Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ The youkai and you by me, Kita! ❯ Fight ( Chapter 2 )

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Your mind made up, you quickly grab the branch and move to stand on his left, holding it in front of you, readying yourself to fight. He whispers angrily to you.

"Baka. I told you to run." You snap back at him, not taking your eyes of the duo in the clearing.

"Yeah, well did you think I would just leave you to fight these guys ALONE?"

"Hn." Your attention is taken by the shorter demon suddenly running toward you, sickle raised.

"Hah! You will be the first to die, ningen!" Remembering the limited quarterstaff training you got in your school's play of `Robin Hood', you block the demon's blade, and the dense wood holds while he puts more of his weight on the weapon, trying to break it. He smirks at you and start to say something as the wood begins to crack, but is knocked suddenly to the ground to your right. You look up to see Hiei in mid-air, his katana unsheathed, landing neatly in front of you. You give him a bright smile, but he turns to the other demon before you can see his reaction. You run forward to join him, but trip over some root and then feel something cut the air just above you as you fall. On the ground, you look up behind you to see the newly scarred face of the first demon. He's smirking as he raises the sickle to finish you off . . . with wide eyes you watch the blade rise above his head, trying to will yourself to move, but can't . . .

Then, suddenly, a column of black/purple fire shoots over you to engulf him. He howls in pain, dropping the sickle behind him as the dark flames burn hungrily. You sit up and look over your shoulder to see Hiei standing, his arm extended. Did . . . he . . . ? You look back at the now-fallen burning mass in front of you. Do . . . THAT . . . ? You meet his gaze again, and the red eyes are practically ablaze themselves. Then . . . what the heck . . . IS he?!?!? Now you notice the slugglish mountain that is the other demon moving behind him, stupidly bringing an ax up to cut at him. Scrambling to your feet . . . you try to warn him, but a hand covers your mouth. Fire laces up from the spot, and you give a muffled cry, turning to see the still-burning demon smirking at you. You could have sworn you saw him fall . . . you thought he was DEAD . . .

"I told you, ningen . . . you will be the FIRST to die!" You struggle, trying to free yourself, then look with wide eyes at Hiei, who is frozen, a look of murder mixed with hate in his crimson eyes, completely oblivious to the troll-creature moving closer to him from behind his back.

"Let. Her. Go." He practically growls, taking a few steps forward. The flame-ridden demon laughs, bringing his sickle up to press against your neck.

"Don't move. One more step and I'll slit this ningen's throat." Hiei stops . . . and glares with a burning anger behind his eyes. You try to free your mouth from the steel grip of the demon . . . you've got to warn Hiei about the other monster . . . the one behind him!!! He whispers in your ear. "Now, now, stop struggling. If you cooperate, I'll give you a quick death, ningen." You shake your head violently, redoubling your efforts to get free, catching glimpses of the troll coming up behind Hiei. He's so intent on watching your attempts to get free that he doesn't even notice the threat behind him. Amazingly, you get your mouth free, but too late. The monster starts to bring it down on him, and even Hiei's great speed couldn't save him at this range.

"HIEI!!!!" You cry, then feel a blue light bubbling up from inside you . . . then lose consciousness in that moment of desperation . . .

I_N_T_O_-_H_I_E_I_'_S_-_T_H_O_U_G_H_T_S----

I looked over my shoulder at her warning, finally noticing the demon who had come up behind me, but my eyes snapped back to Maki when I heard the demon who was holding her scream out in agony. I couldn't believe what I saw next. The ningen was engulfed in blue flames, her eyes open and white, with no trace of color. The shorter demon was now burning with alternating hues of dark violet and light blue. Then the fire flew out from her body, slamming into the troll behind me. He let out a moan and fell to the ground, dead before he touched the dirt. I quickly looked at the swirling portal and ran over to it, placing my hand on the silvery surface, but my touch was rejected with a crackle of lightning. Hn. It figures. I uncovered my Jagan and put my forehead to the gate, ignoring the sharp sensation of pain the contact caused. I sent out a mental message to the only person I knew who would receive it, deciding I would take my revenge on him when I was out of this world. Then I could hold the connection no longer, and jerked away, the portal already shrinking. I heard a gasp and my eyes flashed back to the ningen, realizing in an instant that the blue light had faded. I ran over to catch her as she fell forward, then glanced back at the silver gate that disappeared into nothingness. Then I was aware of her in my arms, and I flitted back to the ningen house, going in the newly-descreened window, placing her on the bed, and sat in a chair in the corner, watching as the ningen slept.

O_U_T_-_O_F_-_ H_I_E_I_'_S_-_T_H_O_U_G_H_T_S----

You stir in your sleep, then wake suddenly, staring at the familiar ceiling of your room. How did I get here . . . you wonder, trying to remember what happened before you drifted off. With a gasp your memory comes back, and you sit straight up.

"Hiei! What happened to him?!?!? What HAPPENED, for that matter?!?!?" Your racing thoughts are interrupted by a familiar sound of disdain.

"Hn. I'm right here." Your gaze snaps over to him, blue eyes meeting with red. You relax, then wonder about what happened in the forest. You swallow, looking down . . .you're slightly nervous, but before you can ask, he speaks.

"Hn. I suppose you want an explanation, ningen." Your gaze goes back to him, sitting cross-legged on the chair, and you nod a little. He sighs, looking down for a moment, then meets your gaze with his own.

"Fine. This may be hard for you to grasp, but-"

For the next chapter go to `5. Revealed'

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