Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Youko's Forgotten Past ❯ Torture ( Chapter 2 )

[ A - All Readers ]

By: Mukuro5

muie5: This is the 5 o'clock news at our top story is...

Yusuke: And people think I'm insane?

muie5: What? I was trying to change some things up.

Kuwabara: Leave her alone. He won't hurt you any more, muie5.

muie5: Eww! Get away from me. Where's Keiko? She's suppose to help me here.

Yusuke: I think she's down stairs in the kitchen cleaning up Youko's mess.

muie5: Oh, yeah! The little mishap in the kitchen.

Hiei: muie5 doesn't own Yu Yu Hakusho cause if she did...

muie5: Hiei and Youko would belong to me and... -starts daydreaming about if I did own Yu Yu Hakusho-

Hiei: But since you never will-under breath: Thank heavens.- it doesn't matter.

Chapter 2: Torture

----20 Years Earlier----

A young girl ran through the trees of the Forest of Tragedy. Her shoulder length hair flew in her face as the cold winds of night set in

“Get back here, kid!” ordered a man with long black hair, brown eyes, two horns above his ears, and he wore a white outfit.

The girl looked back to see the group of men right behind her. She looked forward as she tripped over a root.

“She tripped! Let's get her!” yelled another man.

She quickly got up and ran to an old oak. The young girl crawled into a hole that was in the oak tree. Many men surrounded the oak tree in seconds.

The young girl wrapped her cat-like tail around her small form. Her cat-like ears on top of her head drooped some. She hugged her legs close to her body.

“Stupid girl,” a man with light, light green hair and red eyes said.

One of them reached in to get her. When she saw the hand enter the hole she leaned over and bit the hand as hard as she could.

The man pulled his hand out of the hole and shook it. “Dang brat! She bit me,” he stated.

“I can see that you're still as good as ever with the ladies,” said a male's voice.

“Shut up, Kuronue!” ordered the demon.

A demon walked through the crowd and stopped in front of the man. This demon wore a tight black vest that had ripped sleeves, black ties wrapped around his arms from the wrists almost all the way to his shoulders, and white skirt-like garment over a pair of black pants. Hanging from his neck was a red pendent on a sliver chain. On top of this black bat winged demon was a black hat that was nicked, the top ripped off, and had a gold platelet on front of it. His raven black hair came out of the top of the hat in a ponytail.

“Do you think you can do any better, Kuronue?” asked another man from the crowd.

Kuronue walked up to the old oak tree and stuck his arm right in. Once again the young girl leaned over and bit his hand. Kuronue pulled out his hand that now had a trickle of blood coming from the tiny holes in his skin.

“That brat!” Kuronue growled.

“That was much better, Kuronue,” laughed a demon from the crowd.

Kuronue put both hands into the hole. The girl tried to move away, but Kuronue grabbed onto her throat.

“It's Youko,” said several demons.

“Make room,” ordered some more demons.

“Kuronue. Yomi. What are you all doing?” asked a sly, calm voice.

Kuronue quickly let go of the girl and turned around. Yomi took a step back while Kuronue put his back agents the hole.

“Youko!” Kuronue said a bit surprised.

“Why are all my men out here?” Youko asked again, but a bit more cold this time.

“We were just…”

“Waiting for you to get back,” Yomi cut in.

Just then Kuronue started to move back and forth slightly. The young demon was beating on Kuronue's back has hard as she could. Youko put his right hand on Kuronue's left shoulder. With one swift shove Kuronue got pushed out of the way.

The young girl fell out of the tree and into Youko's arms. She punched him in the gut and jumped back into the hole. The crowd started to mumble stuff about what the girl just did.

Youko ignored his bandits and bet down to peer inside the tree. In there, sat the scared demon girl. She started to shake when she looked into Youko's cold, merciless golden eyes.

“Cat?” Youko asked quietly.

The girl nodded softly. Youko put his right arm into the hole. The girl scooted away till her back hit the back of the hole. Youko just stared into her eyes with his right arm extended out to her.

The girl looked into Youko's eyes. Her cat-tail unwrapped from around her body and her cat ears lifted. She put her right hand into Youko's larger one.

Youko turned to his bandits with the young girl in his arms. The bandit with light, light green hair reached for the little girl with lust in his eyes. The girl grabbed tightly onto Youko's garments. The bandit grabbed the girl's left arm with a lustful smile.

“Now the fun begins,” the bandit said, starting to pull the girl from Youko's arms.

The girl buried her head into Youko's chest as a last attempt to save herself. Youko shifted the young girl into her left arm and grabbed the bandit's wrist. All the other bandits looked on with curiosity. A grayish vine started to wrap around the bandit's arm.

“Youko!” the bandit pleaded as the vine wrapped around the rest of his body.

“No one is to harm this demon girl. If any of you disobey this you will die in the most horrific way,” Youko warned.

The bandits started to mumble various things. Youko gave them all a cold glare. He released the bandit that was wrapped with his vines.

“Get back to the hideout. We have a heist at daybreak,” Youko ordered.

Everyone but Yomi and Kuronue started to head back through the forest. Youko looked at his best friend and his right hand man.

“Youko, why do you want to save a weak demon like her?” Kuronue asked, taking a step towards his friend.

“Don't question me, Kuronue. Let's get back to the hideout. I need you both at the top of your game for this heist,” Youko said, walking back through the forest with the girl still in his arms.

Kuronue and Yomi followed Youko after sharing a shrug. Youko stopped at a calm river while Yomi and Kuronue kept going towards their hideout. The moonlight made the river shine a beautiful blue. The light lit up the girl's face. Her blue eyes matched the crystal blue river. Her shoulder length hair was a muddy brown and her kimono was ripped all over.

Youko put her down and walked over to a bolder. He sat down on the bolder and crossed his arms. The girl looked at him a bit confused.

“Get washed up,” Youko ordered.

The girl nodded and took off her damaged kimono that was a beautiful blue with stars on the sleeves with a royal purple tie. Youko turned so his right side was facing her. She got into the water and started to wash her tail.

“Where is your tribe?” Youko asked a bit coldly.

The girl lowered her head and ears. She started to wash her muddy hair. Youko turned his head a bit towards the young girl. He realized that she was not going to answer his question.

The girl got out and started to pick up her kimono. Youko got up and walked over to the girl. He took off his white garment and handed it to her. She looked up at this handsome demon that rescued her.

“Your clothing is ripped terribly. Take this,” Youko explained, turning his head from her as he spoke.

She smiled at him and happily took his garment. She wrapped it around her small body. Youko looked at her as a cloud covered the moonlight. When the cloud moved on the young girl looked up at him in the eyes.

He then noticed she had a cut going from the bottom of her right eye to her chin. Her shoulder length hair was red, black, and silver and so was her tail. He noticed her left ear was black and her right one was silver. She just looked at the handsome silver haired demon with matching fox ears and tail with golden eyes.

“Let's go,” Youko said, walking off.

The girl started to follow him but fell to the ground. Youko turned around to look down at her. She held her left ankle with pain in her eyes. He walked over to her and bent down. He took her hand off of her ankle. There was a deep cut going almost all the way around her ankle. Blood flowed freely from the wound even now.

Youko ripped a strip from the long garment the girl now wore. He got some water from the river before kneeling down in front of the girl. He placed his hand on the ground and an herb grew out of the soil. He started to work on her ankle rather fast but gentle so not to pain the young demon girl any more. The girl just watched him as he disinfected the wound.

“I never really knew my parents. I'm guessing the same could be said for you,” Youko said after a long silence.

The girl lowered her head and ears. Youko wrapped her ankle and then looked up at her face. She wrapped her tail around her waist in a way that Youko noticed was to comfort herself.

“You don't talk, do you?” he asked.

The girl nodded slightly. Youko stood up before picking up the girl.

“When you decide to I would like to know the name of the girl I'll protect with my life,” he said, walking through the forest.

The young girl looked at him as Youko kept looking forward. She snuggled her head into his chest and closed her eyes. As soon as she started to fall into the calm darkness of sleep, Youko stopped suddenly. The sudden jolt caused the demon girl to open her eyes to the sight of demons surrounding them.

“The legendary Youko Kurama appears to have a little girlfriend,” mocked a red and purple skinned demon.

Youko shifted the girl into his left arm so he could have a free hand. The ten demons took out their axes and masses. Youko pulled out a seed from his silver hair and closed it in his palm.

“I will not stand for trespassers,” Youko said coldly.

“Attack!” yelled one of the demons.

With that command all the demons lunged at Youko and the little girl. The girl put her head in Youko's chest and closed her eyes tightly.

Youko bent down and put the hand with the seed on the ground. Bamboo trees and vines shot out from the ground. With great precision the plants hit their marks. Each demon got a plant through the heart.

When Youko stood back up he felt the young girl shivering. He looked down at her small, quivering body. She kept her eyes closed even after the fight was over. So with that Youko continued to walk back to the hideout.

“The legendary bandit: Youko Kurama. I have found you. Prepare to die,” came a male's voice.

Youko stopped and looked to his left. There stood a human looking being with dark green hair wearing a brown outfit. He held a rifle in his right hand.

“A Spirit World bounty hunter,” Youko stated, showing no feelings.

“Got that right,” said the man.

Youko continued to walk with the young girl still cradled in his left arm. The bounty hunter lifted up his rifle and took aim. Youko's ears perked up a bit as the hunter pulled back on the trigger.

At the last second Youko jumped into a tree to avoid the Spirit World bullet. The hunter looked up at him with a smug smile. Youko looked down at him with a bit of anger. The young girl looked down at the man attacking her savior.

“Don't you dare walk away from me,” ordered the hunter.

Youko put the girl down on the branch of the tree before jumping to the ground. The hunter looked up at the girl before dodging a rose whip attack.

The hunter shot his gun again. Youko swiftly moved out of the way. He lashed his rose whip and caught the dodging hunter's left ankle. Youko started to walk over to the hunter as the hunter turned onto his back. Once Youko was standing above him the hunter gave Youko another smug smile. He lifted up his gun and pointed it at Youko's face.

“Die!” yelled the hunter as he pulled the trigger.

Youko moved just in time to miss the bullet. The hunter grinned as he watched the bullet fly though the air and straight for the tree where the young girl was standing. Youko noticed the hunter's grin and turned to see what was causing it.

“Get down!” Youko ordered, running towards the tree.

The girl watched the bullet with horror as it headed straight for her. She shut her eyes and turned her head. A second later she felt a warm, wet substance hit her face. She opened her eyes and turned her head to see her handsome, silver haired savior using his own body as a shield.

“Are you okay?” Youko asked, looking at the shaking young girl in front of him.

She nodded very slightly as she notice a bloody hole his chest.

“Good,” he said.

Youko stood up and turned around to face the hunter. He pulled out another rose from his hair. He held onto it tightly as he looked at the hunter. His anger subsided as he jumped to the ground.

The hunter was now back on his feet. Youko quickly wrapped the whip around the hunter's abdomen. With one graceful tug the hunter was torn in two.

The young girl turned from the bloody sight of the dead bounty hunter. Youko looked up at her as he transformed his whip back into a rose. He placed the rose back in his hair as he landed on the branch.

He held out his right hand to the young girl. She backed up a bit not wanting to take his hand. Youko looked into her eyes as she did the same to him, but she continued to back up till she fell off the branch. Youko jumped to the ground swiftly just in time to catch her in his arms.

“You are safe. Let's go,” he said, walking towards the hideout once more.

After a few minutes of walking Youko started to slow down in his pace. The girl noticed this and looked up at him wondering what was happening this time. She noticed right off that he started to sweat a bit. She put her hands on his chest to get his attention. Youko looked down at her. What he got was a frown that held a very concerned expression behind it.