Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Reunited ❯ Chapter 15

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-Telepathy-


(Thoughts)


Chapter 15


"What happened?" Anada asked as they flew.


"I'm not really sure," Botan answered, "But it had something to do with Shiroi's old memories. When she came into the living room the place turned gray and we saw a bunch of memories from her past, and they weren't pretty."


"Sounds awful," Anada said. "Why didn't Kurama come with?"


"When the memories ended Shiroi got really scared, and I think some of her old fear came back. She sense Kurama and Hiei, and when she heard Yuseke and Kuwabara, she attacked all of them. Kurama got sent out the window, so it was a pretty nasty fall, but he's had worse."


"I don't even want to imagine," Anada whispered.


"That you don't," Botan said. "Do you know why Shiroi would go this way?"


"There's a river," Anada answered. "She always used to go there when she could, especially when she just wanted to be by herself for a little while."


"How far is it from here?" Botan asked.


"Quite a ways," Anada answered. "I have no idea how she was able to get there sometimes."


"It's her fear," Botan informed her. "When she first came to us, an incident startled her so much that she ran into the forest. Hiei followed her, and was surprised at how far she went and how weak she was. He figured it was her fear, and he was right."


"Hiei," Anada said, "It's he the one that always seems to be with her?"


Botan nodded, "There's reason for that." She smiled.


"You're smiling." Anada said, "What is it?"


"Oh he's going to kill me," Botan said. "Oh well, Shiroi can beat him when that happens." She laughed, "Well, to your question, the reason Hiei is always with her is because he's madly in love with her."


Anada's jaw dropped, "Really?"


"Mm-hmm," Botan answered. "He's has been since he met her, and he kept that feeling for five years when we never saw her. Shiroi only just found out last week, so she hasn't known about it very long, and she still has yet to give him an answer for it."


"If I were her," Anada said, "I'd say no."


Botan almost stopped her oar, but at the risk of losing Shiroi, she kept going. "Why's that?"


"Well look what happened to her mother," Anada said. "It's literally the same thing. She fell in love with a demon, just as Hiei has fallen in love with Shiroi. Look how that relationship turned out, and now there's a high chance of that happening to Shiroi."


Botan sighed, "You don't know then. Hiei was the one who killed Raimeihi. He hated the man with a passion for what he had done to Shiroi. Did Raimeihi have to kill Naoru's father?"


Anada shook her head, "No, he didn't."


"So that makes him quite different from Hiei. He protected her a lot when Raimeihi was after her, and she repaid him for it, almost losing her life in the process."


"What happened?" Anada asked.


"A sword wound straight through her body and a deep cut in each of her palms," Botan answered. "And just before then he had raped and beaten her."


Anada gasped, "He really did that?"


Botan nodded, "She came so close to death then. And it didn't help matters any when she ran off a few weeks later, still severely wounded."


"She always has been strong," Anada said.


***


Several yards ahead, Shiroi was running as fast as her legs would carry her. Her fear driven mind was blind to the others, and she hadn't recognized any of them. More memories were flashing before her eyes as she ran, and they only added to her fear.


She reached the river sooner than she had expected. She tried to catch her breath as she stood by the bank, and then sensed a weak energy approaching her.


She turned around and looked up at the sky where the source was coming from. She saw two women approaching her, riding double on an oar. Her fear-blinded mind didn't recognize either of them, and she took off running again, headed down river and back in the direction she had come, but staying at the water's edge.


Botan watched the woman run back the other way. "Why is she still running?" She turned her oar around and went back the other way. Not long after she had done that did run cross paths with the guys.


"Where are you going?" Yuseke asked.


"Shiroi's running back down river," Botan answered. "She didn't seem to recognize us when she approached."


"Just like when she first arrive in the human world," Hiei said. "She didn't trust Botan very much either." He turned around, "I'm going ahead, and none of you are going to stop me." With that he sped out of sight.


"With Shiroi's mind blinded by fear and the power she controls," Botan said, "Hiei could be in more danger than he realizes."


"He really does love her," Yuseke whispered. "Come on, let's go make sure the demon doesn't get himself killed."


***


Shiroi felt demon energy approaching her from behind and ran faster. She knew there was a cave nearby she could hide in. She found the rock formation where she could get across the river and crossed. She felt the demon's energy get weaker for a moment after that, but then it got stronger.


She made it to the cave and ran all the way to the back, hiding behind a large rock. She felt the demon get closer and closer, until she felt him standing right at the mouth of the cave. She listened to him walk inside, but he didn't say anything.


Hiei wasn't stupid, he knew very well that Shiroi could kill him very easily her in state of being. It was why he hadn't called out her name when he entered the cave. He knew that she he was there and he didn't want to frighten her anymore.


He knew she was at the end and walked as quietly as he could to where she was. He saw the large boulder he knew she was behind and decided not to go much closer, just until her could see her and where she could see him.


He inched closer slowly, feeling his heart pounding. One wrong move and it could be over for him. When he caught a glimpse of her pure white hair, he lowered himself down to the ground and sat there.


Shiroi knew he was there, but he had stopped, why? She was too afraid to look and see where he was, but she knew he was close by.


***


Botan was barely able to keep up with Hiei. When she found where he had gone, she went back to the others.


"She ran quite a ways," Botan said as she landed. "I'll lead you there, but it is a walk, and you'll have to cross the river."


"Well Shiroi and Hiei crossed it," Yuseke said, "So we can too."


"There's a rock formation in the river where you can cross," Botan said, "I saw it as I came back." She turned to Anada, "Time to get back on."


Anada shook her head, "No, I think I'll go back to the village. I'll let Kurama know what's going on, and Elder Sansa."


"Be careful," Kuwabara said as he and Yuseke followed Botan.


Botan flew quickly, but not so fast so that Yuseke and Kuwabara couldn't keep up. When they reached the river, Botan showed them where to cross.


"Man, Botan wasn't kidding," Yuseke, said, "They did go far."


"Not much farther," Botan called down to them.


They had only gone a little farther when Hiei appeared out of the side of the mountain.


"How'd he-?" Kuwabara asked.


Hiei put a finger to his lips, and spoke to them in telepathy. -She's inside. I haven't spoken to her or anything. Be as quiet as you can and don't say a word. -


They nodded and followed him inside the cave.


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Author's Note: Dang, this chapter's even shorter than the last one. I must be getting lazy, oh well. Anyway, I keep forgetting to thank all of you readers for your reviews, so I'll do it now. Thanx!