Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Ryuusei no Solitude ❯ Chapter 22

A friend of mine helped me thought of this story and I'm writing it for her! So if you want to kill me and give me death threats go ahead but I shall continue it nonetheless. I like the story line and the idea, plus I'm a sucker for AUs. So this is my AU and I hope you like it. Even if you don't I'm still continuing it.

Ryuusei no Solitude

By: Koritsune Dragonrider

Rating: PG-13

Warning: Bad language and little bit of violence

Disclaimer: I do not own nothing that is relate to the YuYu Hakusho series.

Summery: Kurama was never shot by the hunter, Yusuke, Kuwabara, Keiko, and Shizuru are demons, and Hiei never left the Koorime Island, because Hiei's a girl! Here is an AU with a lot of twist!

Pairings: Kurama/Hiei Yusuke/Keiko Yukina/Kuwabara

Chapter XXII

Everyone had been around the campfire to help each other clean up dinner. It had been a year since Hiei's incident in the river and otherwise a slight bump on the head, she had been okay. He was now in male form and was keeping lookout as usual while the others cleaned up.

"Why does the shrimp always get sentry duty," complained Kuwabara. "It's not like we can't."

"Personally," said Yusuke as he scrapped the scraps off the plates on the ground in a nearby stream, "I would rather have Hiei as looking out for demons then have him looking at my back."

"You have a point, Urameshi," said Kuwabara and washed the dishes, but the Nekojin still kept his beady black eyes on the fire demon.

"Look out!" yelled Keiko pointing at the sky where a black object had suddenly plummeted toward them. Everyone ducked, except Hiei who was still in his tree, as the things swooped over their heads to fly in the sky again.

"What is that?!" yelled Yusuke.

"It's coming back!" yelled Shizuru. "Hit the deck!"

They ducked again as the thing flew toward them, but this time Hiei jumped from his spot and grabbed it before it could fly away again. Holding it tightly, but not tight enough to kill it, he regarded the bird like creature with curious eyes. It looked like a rave, except it had three red eyes, two in the regular optical spots a birds would have, and a third on its forehead. Instead of two wings it had four on either side and its beak was lined with teeth.

"Carrier raven," he said when he saw the note tied to the creature's leg. Taking the note off, the raven flew away. The scroll had a seal on it that he had never seen before, the wax was grayish silver and the seal was a rose. "Who's this from?" He showed the seal to Yusuke and the Toushin shook his head.

"Never seen it before," he said. He handed the scroll to Kurama and the fox's eyes widen. The kitsune grabbed the scroll and quickly went to his bed roll to read it.

"I guess its Kurama's," said Kuwabara.

"Wonder what it says," said Yusuke.

"Don't pry, Yusuke," said Keiko to her boyfriend and Yusuke promptly forgot about it, not wanting to get smashed by another boulder.

Kurama sat on his bedroll and held the letter a little away from him. He knew what it was, but he wasn't sure he wanted to go this time. Carefully he undid the seal and unrolled the letter.

Youko Kurama,

We are pleased to inform you that the Tribunal will take place a fort night from when you receive this letter. All the rules to the Tribunal will be required, meaning no contact to friends, family, acquaintances, etc. if you meet someone of acquaintance, kin, or companionship you are to disregard past service and meet the requirements of the council. You are to arrive alone. If you do not comply with the rules and regulations then you are disqualified. A set of the requirements are posted with enclosed letter.

Kurama crushed the letter and took out the paper with the rules. Through it was required to send the rules when the Tribunal comes into motion; Kurama had known the rules and regulations since childhood when he was still in the crib.

Rereading the rules he crushed that too and threw it in the fire. He didn't want to leave his friends as of yet. Word was that a slave train was nearby and taking unsuspecting demons and stray humans by the day, not caring that they had family and friends to go back too. A cat demon lost her kitten to it one day and searchers are still looking for the train. But he had no choice but to go to the Tribunal.

Packing his things he needed very few things, his clothes, some yen, and an assortment of seeds in case he got caught by a demon on the way there.

"Going somewhere, Kurama," asked Yusuke when the kitsune walked out.

"For a while," said Kurama.

"I'll come with you," said Hiei jumping from his tree and walked toward Kurama.

"No, Hiei," said Kurama and the fire Koorime stopped short of his friend. "I have to go alone this time."

"What if you get into trouble," asked Kuwabara and Kurama smirked.

"I ain't called the King of Thieves for nothing," he said and walked away from the camp. Hiei turned to follow.

"Stay, Hiei!" yelled Kurama, knowing his friend would follow him without looking behind him. "Yusuke's in charge. You'll obey him till I get back."

"But, Kurama . . ."

"That's an order, Hiei!" yelled Kurama, not turning around to face his friend. If he did he felt that he wouldn't be able to leave. Hiei stood in chock and looked at the kitsune silvery white back and nodded.

"Hai," he said and Kurama left. Hiei jumped into a tree and watched the silver kitsune turn to his fox form and disappear from sight.

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It had been a few days after the fox left and everybody looked up for the hundredth time in the last five days at the petite demon, who hasn't left her spot. Shizuru had to climb up and force feed her, saying Kurama would kill them if they found her in bad shape, and Keiko, or one of the guy when Hiei was in male form, would take the Koorime to the privy to relieve herself, which was just the forest and a rag to wipe herself with, and the whole gang at times would have to get her to bath. Other then that she stays in her tree.

It was a week after Kurama left when the battle came. Keiko and Shizuru were making their lunch while Yusuke and Kuwabara had gone out to set up traps to catch any animal stupid enough to get caught in them. Hiei, as usual, was in her tree, looking in the same direction that Kurama had left in.

"Hiei-san," called up Keiko and Hiei gave a grunt of an answer. "Shizuru and I are going to pick some berries for pastries. Watch the camp please."

Hiei was silent so Keiko and Shizuru walked off, knowing the fire Koorime would watch the camp while they went to work. They walked into the berry patch and stared picking big, ripe berries.

"I hope she's all right," said Keiko.

"She'll be fine," said Shizuru. "I just hope Kurama'll be back soon or she'll be like this till forever."

"Me too," said Keiko and they returned to their chore.

Hiei knew they left and she didn't care. All she cared about was seeing her friend again. Where did he go? Why did he go? These questions always brought in blanks to her mind and several times she wanted to Search for Kurama to find out where he was, but somehow she couldn't. Why couldn't she? It wasn't of her own will, but something was blocking the traces.

Afraid you'll become soft? asked Jagan and Hiei saw in her mind's eye the form he takes when talking to her. The green male form with the multiple eyes covering his body. She had gotten used to this form and talking to him.

I am not soft! she growled at him and the Jagan chuckled.

Doesn't look like it to me, he said.

Why do you always assume that you know me?!

Cause I'm inside you head.

Hiei was about to snap back with an answer of her own when she realized that the Jagan was right. He was in her head. He couldn't get away from her alter personality. Sometimes when she changes to male, she thinks it's the Jagan's form instead of hers. She always feels like she's not in control of her body in that form, but sometimes she is. It wasn't something that can be explained.

Some one's coming, said the Jagan and Hiei's head shot up to look around. It was faint, like someone masking it, but there was a ki trace. Some one was coming.

I said that, said the Jagan before letting Hiei take over again. The hiyoukai jumped from the tree as five demons walked into view.

"Sorry," she said. "This camping spot's taken. Find some other place."

"Oh, but this is exactly the place we're looking for," said one demon and moved closer toward her. Hiei drew her katana and glared at the demons.

"No," said Hiei and the demons laughed. Next thing she knew a smoke bomb exploded at her feet and she inhaled. Her lungs and throat burned and she started to cough really hard, a hacking sound coming from her mouth. Trying to clear her throat and her eyes she felt a sharp pain against the back of her head and she blacked out. Her last conscious thought was "Not again."

Yusuke and Kuwabara had set up the last trip wire for rabbits when the heard the explosion. They looked up to find out where it had come from. They both gaped when the say it had come from their camp.

"Let's go!" yelled Yusuke and Kuwabara was a step behind him. When they reached there they saw it looked the same, only with a few scatter drifts of smoke. A second later Keiko and Shizuru ran in and looked around.

"What happened," asked Keiko. "Where's Hiei-san?"

"Gone," said Shizuru, bending down and gently touching a spot in the earth. "We were too late by a few minute!"

"I smell blood," said Kuwabara his sensitive cat nose picking up the smell. He walked over to Shizuru and touches a stalk of grass. Lifting his hand he looked at it for a second and showed it to the others. On his first two fingers was a red splotch of thick crimson liquid, blood. Shizuru sniffed it too and grimaced, a scowl growing on her face by the second.

"Hiei's, she said. "Holy fuck! They hit her hard! She didn't stand a chance!'

"You know what that means," said Kuwabara looking at Yusuke.

"Shit," groaned Yusuke and kicked a clump of dirt. "Kurama's gonna kill us!"

TBC

A/N: I'm glad you all like my story, and many of you are wanting to know why I'm taking so long on getting the two demons together. Well, so far only one person figured it out. I like to point out that I'm basing this on a little word I like to call reality. In some of the stories I've read, through great stories they are, the main couple get together in just a few days, but in reality, it takes a few months or years together. If you don't like this discontinue reading my story, but I won't discontinue writing it.

P.S.: Gomen nasai for the late update. School work got piling and then I had other ideas and …. It's a long story, but mostly school. I hope you're not too mad at me. I'll try and update as much as I can, I promise! Just don't flame me!

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