Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Pine, Roses and Lavender ❯ Stolen Vases (Prologue) ( Prologue )

Pine, Roses and Lavender

By: Saiyan Kitsune Foxfire

Disclaimer: I don't own them, please don't sue. I do own Kira and Rosa though.

Pairings: Hiei/OC, implied Y/Keiko and Kuw/Yukina

Warning: attempted Rape, language, OOC

Prologue

A small youko ran deep into the forests of Makai. She was being chased by two members of the Reikai Tantei because she had stolen the Vase of Righteousness out from the nose of Lord Koenma. Her brilliant lavender colored mane flowed freely behind her as she jumped over a large dried riverbed. When she landed gracefully on the other side, she trained her coal black ears on the movements of her pursuers. The running of the ningen was still far off but she also picked up the swift moments of someone flitting in and out at extreme speeds.

`Shimatta,, they are still on my tail. All of this for a silly vase.' She thought as she took off again. `Well at least I have a head start.' She ran until she reached a giant gorge. She paused at the edge and glanced behind her. A black clothed figure with crimson almond shaped eyes flitted down from the nearest tree. `Well had a head start.' She mentally berated herself for being so careless to be followed and trapped by the infamous Reikai Tantei. Ruby scrutinized her golden emerald depths before his gruff voice assaulted her ears.

"Hand over the vase, kitsune ." The figure commanded, his black upswept hair blew slightly in the almost none existent wind. The youko glanced down into the gorge again seeming to battle with something in her mind. Hiei took a chance to advance on the youko he had been chasing. "You have no where to run now little one (1)." At that remark, the youko growled low in her throat.

"I am not little. As for places to run, I do have one option."

"Oh and what is that?" Hiei asked, intrigued at the fiery spirit this youko had.

"Down. Gomen, but this is a matter of life or death." The youko said before she back flipped into the gorge. `Matter of life or death?' Hiei thought as he watched her graceful dive.

"Matte…" Hiei yelled as he reached after her. He was too late as he watched her plummet to what seemed her death but she flipped at the last second and landed gracefully on the ground below. She ran off in a direction of a cave and Hiei uncovered his Jagan eye to follow her ki. `Shimatta, you let her escape, you Baka' part of his mind yelled. `Yes, but you now know where she is now and from the movement in her ki she's not going anywhere for a while.' The other part of his mind argued.

"Hiei, hey Hiei…" a voice called out to him from the forest behind him. Hiei turned to see the dark haired Sprit Detective come running up beside him. "Did you catch her?"

"Does it look like I did, detective?" Hiei snapped as he turned to look down into the gorge again. He did another ki search to make sure the youko they were after was still down there. Yusuke also looked down.

"Where'd she go?"

"Down there. She's not going anywhere for awhile lets wait for the fox and the dimwit." Hiei said before he disappeared into the trees above the stunned Yusuke. `Hiei wants back up? It's really going to snow.' He thought as he watched the youkai perch himself on a tree limb overlooking the gorge. Yusuke cleared his thoughts as he pulled out his communication mirror.

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The youko could swear she was being watched but kept glancing around to find no one. She growled low in her throat while raking one hand through her lavender tresses. `Kuso. I'm just being paranoid.' She thought to her self as she tried to calm her nerves. After a few deep breaths she continued further into the cave she had sought shelter in. `Now where's that entrance again?' she looked around for something that might tell her where the door was. As she searched she thought about the youkai with crimson eyes. "Ugh, am I attracted to him or something? I met the man for about ten seconds and he's already invading my thoughts. {sigh} I wonder what Kurama would think if he saw his twin pulling a theft like I just did. Usually I would be excited about the idea of a chase, the game of cat and mouse. But ever since that moronic bastard took my imouto-chan, it's been a matter of life or death. I'm coming Rosa, onegai, hang on.' She finally found what she was looking for and opened it. She took another deep breath and entered the dim room. With her youki she sensed the bastard and her sister. Several of his underlings where around but the youko ignored them, they were under her, and made her way towards their leader. She was repulsed to even share the same air but if she did one wrong move it would cost her sister her life. She mocked a bow and held out the vase for the leader to inspect. He stood from his throne type chair, his repulsive beady black eyes bored into her skull then looked over the vase. His ugly mouth turned up in a sneer. He pulled a chain and a young frighten-looking youko with forest green eyes, red hair, black ears and tail came into view.

"Get the vase from you sister, Rosa." The reptilian leader commanded as he allowed a little slack in the chain. The young youko scampered over to her older sister. The older youko gave over the vase and watched as her sister went back to the leader. The leader grabbed the vase out of her sister's hands and motioned for her to go back to where she was, chained to his chair like an inu. "Kira… you actually got it. You've surprised me." The leader sneered. His grey hands turned the vase over to inspect it.

"What? Naugt, you thought I couldn't pull it off? I've learned from the greatest Makai thieves this land has ever known." Kira said through gritted teeth.

"Ah yes, that kisama traitor, Yoko Kurama and the one I killed, now what was his name?"

"Kuronue." Kira whispered. Anger flashed gold in her emerald eyes as she tried to remain calm and detached so that she wouldn't endanger her sister's life. "I did as you said, now let my sister go."

"Actually you didn't. You got caught and you lead those baka Reikai detectives right to this den." He sneered as he placed the vase down next to his chair. He motioned for some of his minions to attack Kira. She tried to fight back but was warded so she couldn't use her youki. Her arms were bound behind her and she was forced to a kneeling position. Naugt pulled on the chain again and Rosa fearfully appeared at his side and Kira struggled against the binds ignoring the burning of the ropes and the ward. He produced a tanken from inside his clothes and placed it dangerously close to Rosa's porcelain colored neck as he watched the look of horror flash in Kira's emerald green eyes and smirked. "Now I think I will let you choose what you punishment will be. Your sister's life or your sister's innocence." Kira's eyes widened, what kind of sister would let her younger sister be ruined by these monsters, but she couldn't let her sister die.

"Take me or kill me, leave my sister out of this." She spat.

"Oh, but you're more valuable alive and pure… what can't decide here let me help you. " In one swift movement, he moved the dagger through Rosa's neck, partially severing it. Rosa's crimson blood flowed from the wound over the leader's hands as he relished in the look on Kira's face. She was numb and shocked to respond. He then, shoved Rosa's lifeless body to the floor and motioned for the minions to clean up the mess. "Put her in the cage to let her cool off." He said before he went back to his chair. "Oh and give her this." He threw over a dart to one of his minions. The oni caught it easily and jabbed it into Kira's arm. Kira winced as she felt the sleeping effects of the dart take effect. She tried to blink off the effects but the plant was too powerful. `Kuso,' she thought as the blackness over came to her eyes. The minions deposited her in the rusted cage, locked and warded the door.

In my story, Hiei is as tall as Kurama's Human form; So Kira is shorter than him.

Glossary

Imouto-chan : Younger sister

onegai : please

inu : dog

tanken : dagger

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Kitsune_Foxfire: Wow the Prologue is done. I kinda left it a cliffhanger so tune in next time to find out what happens next.