Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Thief Of My Blood ❯ A Not-So Pleasant Surprise ( Chapter 14 )

Disclaimer: I am but a fan who likes to mess with the characters' lives.

 

Chapter 14:A Not-So Pleasant Surprise

 

Kurama and the others had headed back to the mansion after the fireworks. Scarlet said that she and Hiei would be back after their walk. Everyone had gone to bed by now, but Kurama couldn't go to sleep. He had this feeling that he couldn't shake. “I'm sure they're all right,” he thought and force the thought out of his mind and fell asleep.

 

The next morning, there was still no sign of Hiei or Scarlet. “Where could they be?” Yukina asked worriedly. “They both know how to take care of themselves. I'm sure they're fine,” Yusuke said as he sipped his orange juice. “But what if they're not?” Botan countered, “You never know what can happen.”

 

“I'm trying to be optimistic here!” Yusuke shouted at Botan. Everyone was quiet after that. No one said anything, but they where all worried about Hiei and Scarlet.

 

However, the silence was broken by a strong energy coming towards the mansion. The boys immediately ran outside to intercept the being coming towards them. They where surprised when they saw an innocent looking female kicking demon ass. It was pretty obvious that they where part of Kyo's gang, they looked just like the other demons they had killed before. The female looked about twenty. She had short black hair, green eyes, human ears and cat ears, a cat tail and was wearing a black kimono. She finished off the last of the demons and took a deep breath. “I seriously need to start breathing more when I fight,” she said to herself, not noticing the boys. “Uh….” Kuwabara said, staring at the female. “Huh?” she said as she finally noticed the boys, “Oh! I'm sorry! I didn't see ya there.”

 

“Uh, yeah. Who are you?” Yusuke asked. “Oh, I'm Ayame! And you guys must be the ones that Scarlet's hanging out with.” Yusuke and Kuwabara looked at Ayame confused while Kurama's eyes grew wide. “What's up, Kurama?” Yusuke asked, noticing his expression. Kurama stares at the female, “…..you're dead….”

 

FLASH

 

Hiei awoke with a huge headache. The last thing he remembered was falling. He winced in pain when he clenched his hand into a fist. He had forgotten that his fingers where broken. It was then he realized that he was chained to the wall. He tried to break free, but he couldn't, the chains where enchanted to suppress his spirit energy, like spirit cuffs. He looked to his right and he saw Scarlet chained up as well, but she was still unconscious. “Scarlet,” Hiei said, trying to wake her up. When she didn't wake up, he thought he'd give a personal wake up call, “Scarlet, wake up!” Scarlet's eyes closed tighter then slowly opened. “What the hell?” she asked when she found out everything Hiei had a few moments before. “I do apologize for this, Scarlet, but you do understand, since you oppose me, I can't treat you any different as this filthy mutt,” Kyo said entering the room. Hiei was just about to retort to that comment, but. “You call him that again and I'll make sure you can't talk!” Scarlet growled. Hiei stared at Scarlet, wondering why in Hell's name was she so defensive of him; he could take care of himself. Well, Scarlet's remark hit Kyo below the belt, because he lost it. He went to Scarlet and started strangling her. “Let her go!” Hiei growled. Hiei stopped and listened to himself for a moment. He sounded like Yusuke when he was defending Keiko. Why in seven Hell's would he sound like that? Hiei pushed it out of his mind and continued to glare at Kyo. Scarlet managed to choke out a small evil chuckle, “You really-going to-kill me?” Kyo's eyes grew wide in realization of what he was doing and he let go of Scarlet. “Someone will be here to take care of you, shortly,” Kyo said as he left the room. “What's that supposed to mean?” Hiei asked. Scarlet looked over to Hiei with a semi-scared expression, “You don't wanna know.”

 

FLASH

 

“What the hell are you talking about Kurama? She's standing in front of us, she can't be dead,” Kuwabara said stupidly. “Oh, Scarlet must've told you. Surprising, I thought she'd never tell anyone,” Ayame said. “Actually, I found Scarlet at your grave,” Kurama said, staring coldly at the female. “Oh, chill, Red. That ass Kyo brought me back to attack my girl, Scarlet. Like hell I'd do that! So I took off and here I am,” Ayame said with a smile. “Kyo can resurrect people?” Yusuke asked skeptically. “Yeah. He's a psychic demon.”

 

“He's a psychic demon?!” Kurama asked stunned. Ayame nodded, “Yeah. Scary thought ain't it?”

 

“What kind of demon are you?” Yusuke asked. “I'm a creation, just like Scarlet, but I'm made from scratch. I'm one of a kind!” she said with a smile, “But mostly, I'm closest to a Shadow Cat.”

 

“How'd you know Scarlet's a member of the team?” Kurama asked. “Kyo's got a big mouth, `specially when he's giving orders. He doesn't get that I'm just like Scarlet; I don't do orders.” Just then, Ayame's eyes grow wide. “I'm so stupid! I completely forgot! Kyo said something about capturing Scarlet! Why do I have the memory of a goldfish?!” Ayame said as she pounded her head. “What?! Then what are we doing here?! Let's go!” Yusuke said. Ayame nodded and led the boy's to Kyo's hideout.

 

FLASH

 

Hiei refused to scream as the searing hot blade came on him yet again. This would be the fifty-eighth time the dungeon master had preformed this particular torture. Even if Hiei was a fire demon, the hot blade cutting into his flesh burnt like hell. Hiei breathed heavily as his torturer took a break to switch tools. At this time, Hiei glanced over to Scarlet who was being tortured as well, but not in the same fashion; the tortures done to her where the kind that wouldn't leave psychical scars. She was held underwater until she almost drowned, then pulled up just in time. She was also punched and beaten, but only enough to create bruises, occasionally a bit of blood leaked from the wound, but nothing serious enough to leave a scar. She also occasionally got electrocuted, but that was only when she had the strength to backtalk to her torturers.

 

Hiei winced as a whip came down and cut into him. He could tell by the feel of it that it wasn't a normal whip. He looked up at the whip and his eyes grew wide when he saw it was just like Kurama's Rose Whip. The whip came down again and again, cutting into Hiei over and over again. Hiei breathed heavily as his torturer took a few extra seconds to get ready for the final strike with the whip. He was just about to hit Hiei when the whip disintegrated in his hand. He turned and glared at Scarlet, who was glaring back at him. Hiei looked over to her, her eyes becoming glazed over, like she was fighting back tears. Hiei's torturer went over to Scarlet and punched her in the face. She looked back up at him, her eyes filled with hatred, “I'd rather kill myself than let my weapons be used to torture someone I love.” Hiei stared at Scarlet softly, “….onna….”

 

FLASH

 

Ayame and the boys just defeated a large amount of demons protecting the area. With Ayame leading, they followed her further and further underground. “Are you sure you know where you're going?” Yusuke asked, getting fed up with all the running. “I'm sure Kyo's so old fashioned that he'd keep the dungeons in the basement,” Ayame snapped as she found the door at the end of the `never ending' stairs. Using a blast of shadow energy, she broke down the door. Three men came charging at them, but Kurama easily took care of them with his Rose Whip. “Oh my, God!” Ayame said with a gasp. The boys looked in the same direction she was and freaked. “Hiei! Scarlet!” Kurama said running over to them. They where chained to the wall. Hiei was shirtless with countless wounds, Scarlet only a few, and both of them had stab wounds through the chest. “Are they….?” Kuwabara couldn't even bring himself to finish the question. Kurama checked for a pulse, “They're……..dead….”