Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Thirteen Fates 1: Siren's Song ❯ The Story ( Chapter 2 )

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]

Serena slept contentedly on a wall with her head rested on Hiei's leg while Kuwabara and Yusuke sparred in front of the temple. Yukina sat next Hiei, looking sadly at a picture, more like a VERY realistic looking painting, of herself and a teen age demon with ankle-length black hair with three white streaks in it, white wolf ears, claws, black demonic wings, sharp, amethyst eyes, as well as a third, blood red eye, and several black and white tails fanned out behind her. It has been four months since Serena came to live with her would-be-family, and the young wolf demon was now the size of a normal wolf. (I've heard of growth spurts, but that's just nuts!) Yukina has been nothing but miserable since the day she was separated from her best friend, no matter how much comfort the Spirit Detctives tried to give. Hiei had to do everything in his power not to kill Serena for the hell she'd caused for his sister.

"Hiei,"Yusuke looked up at Hiei for a moment,"where the hell's Kurama, he's late again."

"Another date with Maya probably."Hiei snorted,'Ever since he started dating that bitch he's been nothing but late.'

Serena growled at the mention of Maya's name. Hiei clamped his hand down on Serena's neck to make sure she didn't accidentally switch back to her youkai form. She gave a snort of gratitude and turned back to the conversation.

"I though he broke up with her once."Kuwabara said, just barely dodging a punch from Yusuke.

"He did,"Yusuke landed a punch right on Kuwabara's nose,"then he just started dating her again. I think the Netherworld fiasco did something to his head."

Hiei snarled at the memory of what had happened to Yukina just days after Serena had arrived. Needless to say Serena had been little more than furious at the fact that someone had attacked HER best friends.

"Sorry I'm late."Kurama said, running up.

"Another date with Maya?"Yuske snickered.

Kurama blushed, receiving a barely audible snarl from Serena,"Yeah."

"Now that everyone's here,"Botan groaned,"you've got a new mission. There's been a ring of thefts all over the three worlds, especially Makai."

"Is there anything specific they're after?"Kurama asked, sitting down next to Hiei.

"Yes,"Botan pulled a familiar pendant out of her pocket.

'Koronoue's pendant!!'Kurama mentally yelped.

Botan continued,"all of the things stolen had a connection with this pendant. Aparently it was stolen from the Youkai palace nearly a thousand years ago. It's one of pendants that were said to have the power over the Thirteen Fates."

"The Thirteen Fates?"Yukina, slightly stunned, pulled a pendant exactly like Koronoue's, except with a pink gem instead of red,'Why does everything around me remind me of Mohroh, or was it Serena? UGH!!'

"Yes,"Botan looked at Yukina's pendant in suprise,"I don't know much about them. What I do know is that when all thirteen pendants are brought together as one a powerful weapon is summoned that could either destroy the worlds or save them. I don't know much about the Thirteen Fates because the legend comes from Makai."

"The Thirteen Fates,"Hiei looked at Serena, who gave an approving grunt,"life, death, war, peace, love, hate, time, trust, friendship, loyalty, placement, and imperfection."

"But that's only twelve."Yusuke said, watching Hiei.

"No one knows the last fate."Yukina looked at her pendant,"My pendant represents love. I think red represents death. I can't remember them all. I know blue is placement, black is either trust or war, and white is life. The legend says that the thirteenth fate will be revealed when the other twelve are united. I got this pendant from a strange wolf demon. She told me that I'd need it later."

"What did she look like?"Botan asked, looked at Yukina in suprise.

"She had long gold hair and beautiful purple eyes."Yukina explained,"She had a strange burn around her left eye."

"That sounds just like the theif."Botan looked stunned,"I'm not sure about her name."

"It's Mohroh."Kurama sighed,"There's no other Lupine demon like that."

"I take it you knew her?"Hiei asked, stroking Serena.

"All too well."Kurama sighed,"She was another partner of mine, one of my best friends. She was carefree, stubborn, and wild. Kuronoue was in love with her. She gave him that pendant."

"That pendant was his?"Kuwabara yelped, finally coming out of his trance staring at Yukina.

"Yes," Kurama leaned over and scratched Serena behind the ears,"that's why he never took it off. Mohroh gave it to him right before she vanished."

Serena's ears twitched,'Mohroh, that's the name I took.'

'That was Serena's demon name.'Yukina thought, looking at her pendant again.

"Do you know how many of the pendants she has yet?"Yusuke asked, watching Yukina's pendant.

"As far as I know she only has three."Botan looked at Yukina's pendant as well,"Plus our two makes five. The pendants were scattered across the worlds years ago, no one knows where all of them are."

"Legend says that only the demon who can see without eyes can find the pendants."Kurama explained.

"See without eyes? That's impossible."Kuwabara said, looking at Kurama in suprise.

"Not impossible, just improbable."Hiei looked at the sky,"A demon I knew had such a powerful sense of smell and hearing it was almost possible for the brat to fight blind."

"There are also humans who have been blind their entire lives and still lead normal lives."Kurama scratched Serena's neck,"But none of them can actually 'see'."

"Can we talk about this later?"Yusuke said, looking at the sky,"I promised my mother I'd be home by sunset."