Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ The Lady of Green ❯ In which hell minions play trumpets ( Chapter 7 )

Firelung06: It's my turn!!!! * Pirouettes around room *

Icelung06: * runs into room * * nearly trips Firelung *

FL: * nearly breaks neck * Hey!

Hiei: * Thinks: Idiots *

IL: Sorry, but have either of you seen the Kurama plushie?

FL&H: * shake head *

FL: Why?

IL: I locked it in my room, to keep it out of trouble, but it's gone! And the window's open!

FL: O_O You're joking.

IL: * shakes head * Nope.

FL: Oh no…

H: What?

FL: It went after Yin-Jins. * Bows head *

IL: Let us now hold a moment of silence for our poor Yin-Jins, who is now (more than likely) no longer with us.

FL: ……

IL: ……

H: ……

Hell minion: (A/N: yes they're still here.) * Plays taps on trumpet *

ALL: O.O Hell minions play trumpets?

HM: ^^;; * thinks: Oops, wasn't supposed to do that. *

FL: Anyway…… I/We do not own YYH. I/We only own Nova, Noric, Ivy, Josie, Enya, and Vlad. And now to Hiei and Enya!

IL: Now on to the chapter with the most swearing so far! ^__^

FL: You know you look like the Kurama plushie when you do that.

IL: ^__^

FL: -__-;;

H: -__-;;

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They walked side by side down the tunnel. After they had left the noise of the other's talking behind them, the only sound that could be heard was the soft clicking of Hiei's boots on the stone floor. They had been listening to Hiei's boots for a while now.

-Click- -click- -click- -click-

Enya's shoes were much quieter. They were made of soft, worn leather, overlaid by a layer of red silk, threaded with gold.

-Swish- -swish- -swish- -swish-

They didn't talk. The only noise made echoed eerily on the tunnels around them.

-Click- -click- -click- click-

-Swish- swish- swish- -swish-

Finally, Hiei's curiosity got the better of him. "What are you?" he asked, not taking his eyes off the path in front of him.

Enya didn't answer for a long time. "A demon." She finally said. "And you?" She didn't look away from the forward path either.

"Demon." Hiei answered.

-Click- -click- -click- -click-

-Swish- -swish- -swish- -swish-

The tension was so thick you could have cut it with a knife. She didn't trust him, and he didn't trust her.

"What type?" Enya asked, still not looking at him.

Hiei raised an eyebrow. Why would that matter? "Fire." He answered. "You?"

"Steel."

-Click- -click- -click- -click-

-Swish- -swish- -swish- swish-

Suddenly, the yellow-white light that seemed to come from nowhere vanished. It was pitch black.

"What the hell?" Enya growled.

A metallic -shling- was heard as Hiei drew his kantana.

"Domez lumis spherai mainis." Enya said quietly. A small orb of light appeared in her left palm.

Now Hiei did look at her. "You're a sorceress?"

Enya shrugged, "I'm no sorceress, just a lower-level mage." She drew her own sword with her right hand.

Enya's sword was unlike anything Hiei had ever seen. It was thin, almost fragile-looking. The base was fairly wide, tapering along the blade to end in a deadly looking point. The sword's edges waved and curved, so they were far from straight. The entire blade itself looked like a candle flame that had been stretched lengthwise and then molded into small waves.

At some unspoken signal, they both started forward again.

-Click- -click- -click- -click-

-Swish- -swish- -swish- -swish-

-Twang-

Twang? Enya thought. Arrows! She jumped, just barely missing an arrow through her calf. Arrows were flying out of the walls in some deadly mockery of rain.

Enya sheathed her sword. This would take some tricky maneuvering. As her feet hit the ground she threw her light orb into the air, over the arrows, and jumped again, pushing off the ground with both feet. She tucked herself in and somersaulted over most of the arrows. She came down; landing on her palms, gave a quick push, and did handsprings the last few feet. As her feet hit the ground on the other side of the hail of arrows, she lifter her hand and caught the light orb, just now finishing it's arc over the arrow trap. Enya couldn't help the smug, self-satisfied smile that crept onto her face.

Hiei watched the whole performance out of the corner of his eye as he threaded his way through the rain of arrows. He had to admit, Enya had style. What kind of style? He wasn't sure, but she had style.

He couldn't let her get away with that.

He dodged his way through the arrows in a few quick flashes, using his lightning reflexes instead of Enya's rhythmic timing. He was standing next to Enya again in seconds.

Enya raised an eyebrow at him. Demons were always competitive, even if they were friends or allies. By Hiei's last actions, Enya could have sworn he was offering her a challenge. This should be interesting, Enya thought. It's been a while since I've been offered a demon's challenge.

Enya looked at him. "Winner gets gloating rights?"

"Private gloating rights." Hiei said, looking back at her.

Enya thought it over. "Fine." She said. She really didn't want Josie to know if she lost. Especially if she couldn't kill Josie.

They both started forward again.

-Click- -click- -click- -click-

-Swish- -swish- -swish- -swish-

Three pits, two fire traps, one more rain of arrows, and one room-where-the-walls-close-in-on-you later, Hiei was winning. Not by much, but you tend to earn extra points when you walk through an arrows trap using only your sword to stop them.

Show off, Enya thought. Hiei gave a faint smile as he picked up her thought with his jagan eye. Enya noticed the smile. Can he…? She wondered. Probably. Just my luck.

The tunnel ended as they walked into a room roughly the size of a three-story apartment complex. Enya's tiny palm light was swallowed by the incredible blackness surrounding them.

"Now what?" Enya asked. Only silence answered. For a little while anyway.

"WELCOME!" A voice boomed, echoing around the room and down the tunnel.

Enya and Hiei nearly jumped out of their skins. They hadn't sensed anything, and suddenly the room was bursting with sprit energy.

"Welcome, fire demon Hiei and steel demon Enya, who is not as she seems."

Hiei clearly picked up Enya's next thought: how does he know?

"Who are you?" she yelled, drawing her sword. Her voice rang with the tones of total rage and a hint of … was that truly fear? Hiei wondered.

"My true name would burn your demon ears to cinders. I suppose you may call me Lucifer, for I am fallen." The voice said. "And now, I fear I must kill you."

Hiei moved into a defensive position. "Can you make that damned thing any brighter?" He asked Enya. "I can't see where the hell he is."

"Tch." Bossy bastard, she thought. She knew he picked up on that one. She jammed all the energy she could afford to give up into the light orb in her palm. The result was enough light to see halfway across the cavern.

In the middle of the cave stood a man. He looked to be about in his mid-twenties, with close-cut, white-blonde hair and ice blue eyes. He was tall, with narrow features, and pointed ears. In his hand rested a weapon neither Hiei nor Enya had ever seen before. It looked like a staph, with a scythe attached to each end. He spun it in a bored way.

"An elf." Enya said scathingly.

Lucifer bowed. "I am pleased to hear my people have not been forgotten by the outside world."

"Tch."

"Hn."

Lucifer laughed. A surprisingly lighthearted sound in such a tense moment. "Such interesting conversations you two must have!" He continued smile at them, somehow pleasant and mocking at the same time.

"Enough!" Enya shouted. She raised her sword "are we going to fight or aren't we?"

"Temper, temper!" Lucifer said, waving his finger back and forth like he was scolding a child. "One would think, after all these years of hiding, you would have lost your appetite for battle. Of course, you know what they say- old habits die hard." With that he attacked, moving quicker than Enya expected.

She blocked. She dodged. She swung. All of this perfectly synchronized with Hiei. They both attacked Lucifer (who was easily twice Enya's size) who never seemed to tire.

Suddenly Lucifer disappeared and Enya and Hiei's swords met with a clash. Their eyes met for a split second, and Hiei saw something in Enya's eyes. Something fighting to get free. As they broke apart Hiei realized she was holding back. Not fighting to her full potential. Keeping whatever it was in check.

"Seven pits of Pellion!" Enya swore. "Where did he go?"

Hiei raised an eyebrow in mild surprise. The seven pits of Pellion was a sort of demonic hell. Normally it was completely unheard of nowadays, seeing as it was only believed in by demons that lived and died thousands of years ago. It was an outdated idea, only useful to demon historians.

Lucifer's laughter bounced around the walls. "He saw Enya. He's beginning to figure you out. I wonder how much longer you can keep it at bay? Not much longer judging by your colorful vocabulary just now."

Enya ground her teeth in frustration. She didn't care how this guy knew anymore. She just wanted him dead.

Hiei was truly unimpressed. "If you were any kind of real warrior, you'd come down and fight instead of taunting your enemies in the shadows." Hiei said. He wished this guy would come down and fight. He didn't really care about Enya's "secret". It seemed everybody had a big, bad secret anymore and he was really getting sick of it.

"Oh, but I never claimed to be any kind of warrior. This is my punishment for crimes against the elves. Whether I live or die makes no difference to me. If you do kill me I will simply be regenerated after you leave." Lucifer stated. " The only reason I know of Enya is because she and I are far older than we seem." He was silent for a moment, as if unsure of what to say next. He finally spoke, "in truth, I am glad to see Shahariku tamed."

Hiei felt like he had been socked in the stomach. THAT was her secret? She was truly Shahariku? Shahariku had been the greatest assassin ever known. She had never failed a mission, never been caught, and had only ever left dead bodies as evidence. She had pulled of some of the greatest, cruelest, most horrifying murders of all time. She had hung the head and skin of an elfin official in the center of a village square … and left the rest of his body in his wife's meat cooler. She had slain a family of twelve humans in front of the youngest daughter, then let the six-year-old daughter live to tell the gruesome story to police, and to hurt from emotional scars for the remainder of her life. Shahariku was known for worse as well, much worse. Demons, elves, and even the humans who were spiritually aware had feared her. She had disappeared over a hundred years ago.

Hiei looked at Enya. She was trembling. Shaking from head to foot. Her head was up, staring at the half-lit room in front of her. She gripped her sword in a white-knuckled hand. She finally said through gritted teeth, "Shahariku died long ago. She was not tamed, she was destroyed. She has no place in this present day world."

Lucifer stepped out of the shadows, his eyes looking sad. "Do not lie to yourself. You cannot deny the fact that you are she. Changed, different, yes. But, she still exists."

"You sonofabitch." Enya said. Her voice had changed. It was deeper, colder, and more emotionless. "All these years and you morons are still trying to save me." she had stopped shaking. "Well guess what Lucifer? I don't need to be saved. You, however, MIGHT!" With that she attacked him, hitting high, low, low, high, middle.

They were fast, Hiei realized. Almost too fast for his demon eyes to follow.

Soon, both of them were covered with cuts and gashes that bled heavily. Enya went into a wide butterfly sweep. Lucifer parried. If they don't stop soon, Hiei thought, they'll both die of blood loss. That's when he felt it. It was like someone had planted twin laser beams between his shoulder blades. Someone was watching them.

The elves. Hiei thought, they're watching. They enjoy watching us. We're entertainment! Then it hit him like a ton of bricks.

This whole thing was a setup.

The two "dangerous" criminals? Probably Nova and Noric! Koenma had told them that they were in trouble with the elves. The detectives? Entertainment. Going through the labyrinth and escorting the two "criminals" right in to the Elvin Council's hands! The same for the rest of the spies. Hiei's stomach dropped into queasy hell. He had been tricked. He had fallen for the whole thing.

-So you finally figured it out.- Lucifer's voice chimed in Hiei's head.

-GET OUT OF MY HEAD!- Hiei thought back.

-Touch-y. Look, congrats to you for figuring it out, but now you need to tell the others. Chances are when she kills me she'll turn on you. (Over a hundred years of pent-up anger and energy can make a person a little crazy.) You need to get out and warn the others in your team now.-

Hiei almost complied. Almost. -Wait.- Hiei thought. -I have a better idea.-

Two minutes later Lucifer said, -we'll both be in trouble when she comes to.-

-Do you have a better idea?- Hiei asked, although privately impressed with Lucifer's ability to carry on a conversation while in combat.

-Not a one. Let's go.-

Hiei watched patiently as Lucifer "accidentally" fought himself back into a wall. Enya's hand shot out to grab his throat and pin him against the wall.

"Now." She told him, "you will die." She tightened her fingers.

"No." was all he said as he grabbed Enya's sword arm and brought it up beside the one strangling him. He held it there as Hiei ran up behind her. She didn't even have time to gasp before her unconscious body hit the floor.

Lucifer sat, dropping his weapon, and took deep breaths on the floor. "Thank you." He finally told Hiei.

"Hn." Hiei sheathed his kantana. He gently placed his fingers under Enya's jaw to make sure he hadn't killed her. Yes, she had a pulse. He picked her up and tossed her ungracefully across his shoulder. Lucifer stood, slightly leaning on his weapon for support. Hiei went over and picked up Enya's light globe on the floor, long since forgotten. It still gave off a bright, steady light.

And so the two demons and one elf left the large blood spattered cavern for the tunnel at the other side. There were two more pits and, what Hiei thought, might have once been a firetrap, but the rest of the tunnel was fairly uneventful. It wasn't long before they saw a light that wasn't theirs.

"The exit." Lucifer stated simply. They continued to walk toward it.

Enya moaned on Hiei's shoulder. She was coming to.

All Enya remembered was going bizerk, and then… she was upside down. Ok…why? Geez, did she have a headache.

Hiei listened amusedly to her thoughts as she slowly put the puzzle together. Neither he nor Lucifer expected what was coming next.

"DIRTY FUCKING TRAITOR! PUT ME DOWN!"

"Fine." Hiei said, then dropped her on her butt, and began to walk away.

"OH NO! I'm not done with you yet! GET YOUR ASS BACK HERE!"

Hiei ignored her and continued walking.

"What's the matter?" She taunted from the floor, "can't handle me in my full demon form?"

Hiei froze. Why that ungrateful little… "For your information, you can't be a traitor if you were never on anybody's side in the first place."

"Oh? So tell me who is your ally, Hiei? I need to know if you start making a habit of going around and randomly knocking people out," she stood, brushing herself off, wincing slightly as her hands brushed across not fully scabbed over wounds.

Hiei didn't answer.

"Tch," Enya said. She walked past Lucifer and Hiei, and exited the tunnel.

"Hn," Hiei said, and followed.

Lucifer, nearly dieing with suppressed laughter (didn't they see it?) followed Hiei.

They emerged from the tunnel to the sound of laughter. All three of the other groups had apparently gotten through before they had, and had heard the whole thing. Josie (who had some kind of weird monkey-thing perched on her shoulders) and Nova were laughing so hard they had to lean on each other for support. Yuske and had his head thrown back and tears were running down his face. Ivy giggled quietly into the palm of her hand. Noric and Kuwabara, both soaking wet, stood behind Ivy and laughed freely. Kurama tried to contain his laughter, for his friend's sake, but he eventually gave in and laughed as hard as the others.

Enya turned a slight shade of red as Hiei scowled at the group.

Eventually, Nova calmed down enough to say, "welcome back, you two. I think Ivy was right, we should have sent a referee." This statement, of course, sent them all into wild laughter again.

After a few more minutes of this Enya finally said, "we're wasting time. We should be moving on."

Noric nodded through his vanishing laughter. "She's right, let's keep moving."

They all started off again, with Noric and Nova in the lead, and Josie and her monkey-thing settling in the rear to talk to Lucifer. "So what's your name?" she asked, "and how did you end up with those…?"

Enya didn't hear the rest as Hiei told her mentally, -I won, you know.-

"LIKE HELL YOU WON!" Enya was still angry about the whole, knocking her out thing, and now this? She swung, heedless of who was watching, and made solid contact with Hiei's nose. Hiei fell on his butt with a hand over his (freely bleeding) nose. Enya stalked angrily to the front with Nova and Noric, and refused to acknowledge the looks given between the spies as they all started laughing again.

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FL: All done!

IL: Yah hoo!

H: I hated it.

FL: ^__^ Well of course you did! Enya broke your nose!

IL: To all our loyal readers out there in reviewer land, sorry we didn't get this posted sooner. Someone, * coughcoughFirelungcoughcough * didn't get her homework done and got herself grounded from the computer.

FL: IT WAS MY EVIL FRENCH TEACHER'S FAULT, NOT MINE!!!!

IL: So anyway, sorry we were late in updating!

H: Question.

FL: What, O vertically challenged one?

H: * ignores Firelung's comment on his height * What did Lucifer mean by "didn't they see it?"

FL: Hmmmm. Wouldn't you like to know? ^_~*

ALL: * hear shuffling on roof *

IL: What the…? * Goes out to investigate *

FL: What do you think it is?

H: I- * is interrupted by Icelung yelling and running back in *

IL: VENOMOUS ANGEL OF HADES HAS HER DEMON ARMY CAMPED OUT ON OUR ROOF!!!

FL: O_O No way.

IL: Way.

FL: * shudders * Not again. MOMMY! * Runs off to find her mommy *

H: What happened …?

IL: We really don't want to talk about it.

H: ….

IL: Please review. Although we probably won't be of this earth next weekend. Review anyway.

H: ??? * Is clueless *