Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Shura's Quest - The forbidden Forest ❯ Scene 2 ( Chapter 2 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]
Buckle up and hang on tight. I hope I haven't lost anybody by breaking the story up. Seriously, I think there may be at least a couple more "volumes". We'll just have to wait and see.

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Scene 2 ------------------------------------------- Outside Of Gandera


* Hiei is on a high cliff outside of the Gandera Territory border, only as close as he needs to get. As he looks across the plain before him through his jagan eye he feels a familiar presence appear beside him. He opens his true eyes to sideglance toward Banashima.


Banashima-
Yo.


* Hiei closes his jagan and replaces the ward back around his forehead silently.


Banashima-
What are you doing here?

Hiei- The others went to the Forbidden Forest.

Banashima- So naturally you came back here alone.


* Hiei moves to the side and uses his kitana to scar an X in a tree.


Hiei-
There was no way I was going in there with Yusuke.


* Banashima goes over and jackslaps his son. Hiei curses and turns to glare up at the taller, but younger-looking fire demon.


Hiei-
What the..?

Banashima- You can trust the Mazoku.. In fact, he's your strongest ally, boy..


* Banashima tilts his head toward the tree.


Banashima-
What are you doing?


* Hiei relaxes his grip on his sword and resheathes it.


Hiei-
Marking where I've been, what the h--- else..? And it's not him I don't trust.. You know what that place does to a demon's desires.

Banashima- It depends on your classing.. S and.. Quest class demons like the Mazoku.. and ourselves would have no problems.


* Hiei sighs and starts to move away.


Banashima-
But then, I guess it would also depend on what kind of.. desires.. you would have to control.


* Hiei stops, but gives no comment for a couple moments as he contemplates his answer. Finally, he just grunts.


Hiei-
My desires are none of your business, Old Man.


* Banashima scowls at his insolent son, then shakes his head.


Banashima-
Then you trust Yusuke?

Hiei- I've no reason not to.. Unless you know something that you think I don't.


* Hiei begins walking away again. Banashima blinks over to keep pace beside him. After a few paces Hiei half glances up at his Father.


Hiei-
Like I said.. It's not his trust that I question.. It's my own desires that I don't trust.


* Banashima looks down at Hiei when he stops walking.


Banashima-
You still desire to kill him?


* Hiei shakes his head slowly.


Hiei-
Not that it should matter to you, but no.. That desire died a very long time ago.


* Banashima wraps his arms behind his back as he looks out over the Ganderan plain casually.


Banashima-
I got the impression that you and he could have been a bit more than..


* Hiei glances away quickly then blurs away up into a nearby tree to hide against the dark trunk. A split second later the elder demon understands why when a couple Ganderan guards patrolling the border come into view.


Soldier #1-
You there! Identify..


* Banashima turns to face the two soldiers unafraid.


Soldier #2-
Oh, it's you..

Soldier #1- Banashima, what are you doing way out here?

Banashima- I'm just enjoying some time alone, enjoying the view of our wondrous territory.. Is that a crime?

Soldier#2- Of course not, just be careful, you're outside of the border.


* Banashima looks downward to examine where he's at, then moves forward a couple steps.


Banashima-
I apologize. I got too carried away with the view I suppose.


* The two soldiers turn to look toward the plain a moment, glance at each other, then shrug.


Soldier #1-
It's just a lot of dirt to us, whelp.

Soldier #2- Well, be careful. We thought we detected someone strong around here.


* Banashima raises a hand calmly.


Banashima-
The presence you felt was my own.


* The first soldier jackslaps his partner.


Soldier #1-
See, you idiot? It was just him that we sensed.

Soldier #2- Yeah.. I feel it now.

Banashima- Return to your patrol, gentlemen.

Soldier #1- Come on, we got to get to the next post.


* Banashima rolls his eyes as the two soldiers continue on their way. One of the two glances upward at the tree but gives no indication for alarm so Hiei holds his position. He does, however, lift his ward a bit to plant a suggestion of his own.


(#) Hiei-
You should both blow that post up when you reach it.


* Banashima lowers his eyes and shakes his head with a quiet chuckle at his son's game. Hiei drops back down beside him when the grumbling guards are out of sight.


Banashima-
I guess we should move away from here quickly.

Hiei- Hn.. B Classers are easy to manipulate.


* The Father and son quickly blur away to a safer distance. They stop on the tops of a couple very tall trees and look back when they hear an explosion come from the direction they just came from. Banashima sighs and looks at Hiei again.


Banashima-
That's the third guard post in two days.

Hiei- What a shame.

Banashima- All on this side.. What are you really up to? This is the farthest point from the main..


* Hiei glances toward Banashima then returns to his surveillance.


Hiei-
The less you know..


* Banashima looks away.


Banashima-
I'm being summoned by Kandero.


* He looks back at Hiei.


Banashima-
Do not attempt to enter Gandera alone, son.

Hiei- I don't intend to,.. Father.. The battle for this stretch of landfill is someone else's.


* The elder demon nods and blinks away. Hiei decides it best to continue to a different spot as well.