Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ The Forbidden One's Secret ❯ The Meeting ( Chapter 1 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

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It was the middle of the night. Hiei was sitting in the tree outside his window staring at the crescent moon.

'Stupid fox. How did I let him talk me into living in this ningen house?.. I was doing just fine the way I was before.'

Hiei's thoughts were interrupted when he heard footsteps in his room. Without looking down from the moon Hiei spoke.

"What do you want fox?"

Kurama appeared in the window with his elbows on the window sill.

"Hiei, the point of me asking you to stay here was so you could live in a house instead of tree branches."

"I have always slept in trees, and I always will sleep in trees."

Kurama sighed then began to speak, "That may be, but human beds are far more comfortable than any branch."

"I don't need some ningen luxury. Kitsune, you've been in this ningen world so long that you've become soft and weak."

"Hiei, just because I accept a few human luxuries, does not make me soft or weak. However, I am aware that while in this human form I don't have the same amount of power as I do when in my youko form. But that has nothing to do with me living like a human."

"Hn," and with that, Hiei jumped out of the tree and started walking down the street.

Hiei was in a clearing at the park. The only thing near him was the tree he liked to sit in.

'I can just stay here tonight. I don't feel like dealing with that fox and his human like thoughts.'

Hiei pulled his katana out of its sheath and held the blade up to his face, as if he was examining it.

"Well, I don't feel like sleeping yet, so I might as well train."

Hiei had been training for over and hour. He was practicing various attacks with his sword. Then, he tried an attack and his sword flew out of his hands, and landed a couple feet away. He was about to go retrieve it when he heard what sounded like a female giggling. The sound was coming from his sleeping tree. Hiei spun around to see the source of the sound. He expected to see a girl by the tree, but what he saw surprised even him. She was indeed a female but not only that, she was a demon. She was standing in front of the tree. She was slightly shorter than Hiei. Her eyes had deep purple colored slits. Her skin was the color of a humans'. You could see the tips of the dark blue fur on her pointed ears, which were showing through her hair, on the side of her head. She has hair that is two shades lighter than the fur on her ears. She had medium-length fangs and retracted centimeter long claws. She was wearing a black cloak that went down to her ankles.

"How long have you been there and what's so damn amusing!?" Hiei practically yelled.

The female slowly suppressed her giggling and looked as if she was thinking about something. Then she calmly responded, "I've been standing here for about five minutes. And I really didn't mean to laugh but you looked so serious when you were playing with you sword."

By the time she had finished her answer Hiei had his sword back in hand and had it pointing at the female.

"I wasn't playing with my sword. I was training with it." Hiei said in an aggravated tone.

"Well I think you should consider playing instead of training, then maybe you wouldn't look so serious."

"I don't remember asking for your opinion."

"Irrelevant, I always speak my mind."

"Keep it up and you're going to have an early death."

"So, mister drop his own sword thinks he can beat me. I'd like to see you try." The female said with an amused smirk.

"Is that a challenge?"

"Only if you think you're actually capable of defeating me."

"I've had enough of your mouth, now you will taste my blade!."

Hiei then lunged at the female with his sword pointed to her chest. The female effortlessly moved out of the way.

"Is that the best you can do? After that threat I thought you could at least keep me entertained."

"I am not your source of entertainment."

"Considering how slow that attack was, I'd have to agree."

Hiei let out an annoyed growl and charged her again, and again, and again. Each time she easily dodged him.

"You know, if you used one of those techniques you were practicing earlier, you might be able to hit me."

Hiei paused then said, "This will be the end of your existence."

Hiei ran toward her then just as she began to move, Hiei disappeared and reappeared behind her. He slashed with his sword, only to find that she had turned around and blocked his sword with one of her own. She then used her claws on her free hand to slash across Hiei's chest. Hiei was thrown back and landed on his back a meter or two away from the female. Hiei rose to his feet and looked at the female standing before him, or more specifically, he stared at the sword.

'Where did that come from? I didn't see it earlier. She likely kept it hidden under that cloak. I wonder what else she has hidden. And now that I think about it.. Why didn't I sense her ki when she first showed up?. I will need to stay on guard.'

Hiei was pulled out of his thoughts when his opponent began speaking.

"Are you just going to stand there or are you going to attack me again?"

"Why am I the only one doing any attacking?!"

"You're the one who threatened me. I have no desire to kill you."

Hiei brought his hand up to his chest and wiped some of the blood with his hand. Then looked at the female with a questioningly look.

"Oh, yeah, that. Well, you did almost cut me so I had to do something. And by attacking me, you deserved it."

"Then you deserve this."

Hiei then charged the female and she countered him with her sword. This continued for about 15 minutes. Then the female suddenly had a serious look on her face and said, " Ok, enough games."

Then for the first time the female charged toward Hiei. Hiei was caught slightly off guard and then tried to counter, but he was too late and the next thing he knew.. He was on his back with the female kneeling next to him with her the tips of her claws in his chest and the sword ready to slice his throat. Hiei froze, not sure what he should do.

'She just has to barely move to kill me.' The thought was followed by many others involving ways of turning the tables.. So to speak.

Surprisingly though, the female withdrew and stood up, returning her sword to its sheath at the same time. After the sword was put away, she extended a hand to help Hiei return to his feet. At first, Hiei just stared at her hand then realized if she was going to kill him, she would have already. So, he reluctantly grabbed it, and she helped him stand, then she released his hand and took a few steps back.

After Hiei put his sword away he said, "Why didn't you finish me off? I do not need charity!" He had a confused but angry look on his face.

She sighed then said, "As I have already told you, I have no desire to kill you."

"Tell me. Why are you here, and why were you watching me train?"

"Because I don't have any place I need to be, and I'm bored."

"Demoness, you have a name?"

"Sareiu. And yours is ..?"

"You don't need to know.”

“I told you mine.”

“Hn.”

“I see, you have no honor then.” Sareiu then turned to walk away.

Hiei- “Hiei.”

Sareiu stopped and turned back to face Hiei.

Hiei- “Hn, you don't fight like an amateur.”

"I had to learn in order to live. What about you, your faster than any other demon I've met?."

"I've always been fast. But you defeated me with little effort.”

Sareiu- “Don't take it personally. Many demons cannot defeat me.”

“Hn, you are full of your self, and have a false sense of security that will likely get you killed.”

“Perhaps, however I am not entirely full of myself, just well trained.”

Hiei- “You think you're so unbeatable, then train me, and grant me a rematch?"

"What do I get out of it?"

"How about.. another source of amusement." Hiei said sarcastically.

Sareiu just grinned, then replied, "Very well, I will train you. But it won't be easy."

"Nothing of Makai ever is."

"When do you wish to start?"

"As soon as possible."

"Very well, meet me here at just after sunset tomorrow night. I would prefer to limit the number of humans I must come in contact with."

"Agreed, but know now.. I will not call you master."

Sareiu giggled then said, "I would not have it any other way. I expect to be called by my name, for I will address you by yours. I will be going now, I suggest you get some sleep for tomorrow."

Hiei nodded and Sareiu disappeared. Then Hiei jumped into the tree and soon fell asleep.

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