The Child of Destiny
chapter 1
by Karrafear
Author's note: Okay, this is my first attempt at actually writing a fan fiction. All the cast are borrowed from the popular anime of YU YU
HAKUSHO with the exception of four to five characters. The main character not from the YU YU HAKUSHO cast would be Miyuki Fuji (the
child of Destiny). I am not a fan of YAOI stories, so be warned that I will do every thing in my power to stop a relationship growing between Hiei and Kurama. Okay, no more spoilers, you just go on ahead and read. I hope you enjoy it and please email me to give me your opinions on the story.
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The child of Destiny
Chapter One: Introduction
By Karrafear
Hiei walks down the dark corridor. His footsteps echo with every step he takes. Finally, he reaches his destination. Two huge doors are blocking his path. That's when he hears the footsteps behind him. Someone impatient and is running towards Hiei.
Yuusuke: Hey Hiei! Wait up!
Hiei stops and turns around: Hurry up.
Yuusuke: Do you know what we're being called for? I just got the message that Enki wants to meet me as soon as possible.
Hiei: Mukuro send for me without telling me what she needed me for.
The two looked at each other with suspicious eyes, studying each other's faces to see if the other is lying. Later on, it was obvious both of them didn't know what they were in for, so they both hold onto a handle and pushed the doors open. Inside the huge room, stood two figures with one other in the centre sitting on what looks like a throne. The middleman stirs uncomfortably. Hiei and Yuusuke walked in cautiously and quietly, not wanting to bring too much attention on themselves. There, they stood awaiting their instructions.
Mukuro: We have a problem.
Hiei scans Mukuro's face to see if there is any indication of what might this 'problem' be. No such luck. Mukoro's face is cold and unreadable.
After a long silence, Enki finally gathered his thoughts together and spoke to the two young Youkais.
Enki: The child of Destiny has been resurrected. He must be destroyed before he threatens the entire existence of the Makai.
Hiei and Yuusuke looked at each other with eyes full of enquiry. Both of them had no idea of what Enki is talking about. Enki cleared his throat and continue specking.
Enki: In legends, the Makai was created by a being of great power. This being is known as the child of Destiny. Why such a name, I don't know. Through his blood, he created the first Youkais. He was the bringer of life to the Makai. Thousands of years later, he grew to despise his creation and wanted to destroy those Youkais who are ugly or imperfect. The Youkais rebelled against him and enclosed him in a stone statue. Tens of thousands of years past, he reawakens again. This time, filled with rage and fury, he was dead set on destroying all of the Makai and creating a new Makai in the process. All the Youkais gathered together to fight for survival, the survival of the entire Youkai race. Countless died. In the final battle, the child of destiny was slain. But he made a curse that spread fear into all the surviving Youkais. He said he would return every hundred thousand years or so to try and finish the job he started. He will succeed in destroying what he spent half his lifetime creating, the Makai world. Since then, years have past, and each time the child of Destiny appears, he was defeated in his childhood stage of life, where his powers have not reached full potential. Each time, the Makai shook with great intensity due of the level of power held by this child when released after his death. Now, this threat has returned.
Enki ends the story here and takes in a deep breath. Hiei and Yuusuke looked at each other. Both knowing exactly what the other is thinking. They both wanted to challenge this so called 'child of Destiny' in to a fight with them. Mukuro sensing their intentions took a step forward to warn them.
Mukuro: The child of Destiny has appeared in the Ninggenkai, he must be found and brought back here, alive. This is your mission. He will be wearing a crest around his neck like a necklace, which looks like this.
Mukuro holds up a piece of old scroll, which bear on it an interesting design of an eye on a ball like shape. Hiei and Yuusuke could only eye it with curiosity. In their minds, they try to picture the child of destiny. In Hiei's mind, an image of a normal looking human which look exactly like Kuwabara is formed, wearing the crest. In Yuusuke's mind, an image of a much bigger man is formed, with huge muscles and an ugly grin, wearing the same crest. Yuusuke slightly smiled with an evil grin, letting his imagination run wild. Yomi was tired of just standing there and wanted to add his opinion into the matter.
Yomi: You may ask for assistance via Kurama and that Ninggenkai human. When you find the child of Destiny, and if he does not co-operate, destroy him. Understood?
Hiei and Yuusuke: Understood!
Hiei and Yuusuke after bowing, set off to go to the Ninggenkai. Both walked in silence.
Mukuro: Do you think they can handle such an important task?
Enki: It can't be helped. They are the only ones with real knowledge over the Ninggenkai. I just hope it isn't too late.
Mukuro (thinking): I just hope we're doing the right thing.
Something inside Mukuro tells her that this isn't right. An uncomfortable feeling of betrayal fills her heart and she doesn't understand why.
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In the human world
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Shuichi Minamono stood leaning on a tree waiting patiently. He had received the message from Hiei and Yuusuke saying they will be returning to the Ninggenkai immediately by order of Enki, Mukuro and Yomi. And so, he waits for their arrival. Not far away, Kazuma Kuwabara sat on a wooden chair in the same park. Unlike Kurama, Kuwabara sat uncomfortably, becoming bored with all this waiting. He was suppose to be meeting Yukina, instead, he was asked to help Yuusuke solve yet another case of finding missing people or something like that. They haven't told any of the girls yet because the message strictly said not to tell anyone and keep this meeting a secret. Finally, Kurama lifts up his head, knowing his friends have arrived.
Yuusuke: Hey! Kurama! Kuwabara!
The use of his name woke Kuwabara up from a daydream he was having which include the presence of a known Koorime by the name of Yukina. Yuwabara knocked out of his day dream stood up abruptly, facing his friends with an embarrassed look on his face.
Kurama: So, what's this all about, Yuusuke?
Yuusuke: I'm actually not very sure. We're looking for someone, that at least I know. Some one called the 'Child of Destiny'
Kurama and Kuwabara: 'Child of Destiny'!?
Kuwabara: What kind of stupid name is that?
Hiei: It's all the information we've been given. We have to find this person, and bring him back to the Makai, unharmed.
Kurama: What other information have Mukuro, Yomi and Enki gave you?
Yuusuke: They said he'd be wearing something that looked like this.
Yuusuke held up the scroll which have been given to him by Mukuro. Kurama and Kuwabara stared at the strange looking object.
Kuwabara: It'll be like finding a needle in a hay stack. How the hell are we suppose to find just one person in the entire area of Japan, or even the world perhaps.
Kuwabara was beginning to realise the difficulty of this task. At this rate, he won't be able to get together with Yukina at all.
Hiei pulled out a strange looking device, something mechanical.
Hiei: Mukuro gave this to me. It measures the rekai energy level. Normal humans will have a very low rekai energy level. (testing the device, he pointed it directly at Kuwabara, the reading shows 40%) Just as I expected.
Kuwabara's face reddened with anger but Kurama stood between him and Hiei.
Kurama: This is not the time nor the place. (indicating all the people who
walk past the park)
Hiei: It will help us find the 'child of Destiny', because the child of Destiny will have a very high level of Rekai energy. All we have to do is be at the right place and the right time to find him.
After some time of silence and contemplation, Kurama agreed to help. Kuwabara however was not soo willing, but he gave in at the end with some persuasion from Kurama and Yuusuke. Now, all four split up and set off to find the child of Destiny. Kurama holds on to the mechanical device, being the only one who knows how it works. Hiei set off on a different route, using his Jagan to help him scan the area. Yuusuke and Kuwabara are both at a disadvantage, walking all over the place to try and find a person wearing the crest. Kuwabara had thought of giving up and returning to Yukina but his loyalty and honesty to his friends kept him going. Since he promised to find this person, he won't stop until he does.
Hiei was the first who spotted the child of Destiny. Using his Jagan, he scanned all the people in a crowded shopping area and found a person wearing the crest. It was worn on the outside, so is very visible as long as you are looking at it straight on. However, what Hiei saw puzzled him. The Child of Destiny is a ....girl?...Hiei literary blinked twice before confirming his find. Yes, it was definately a girl. A good looking one at that. Hiei pushed away that thought and concentrated. The girl had violet blue hair, a lot like Boton's actually. But she was very short. Hiei was pleased at this. At least there was some one shorter than he was. After watching the girl go into a small gift shop, Hiei decided to go down there from the roof top he has been staying on for the past minute. After landing on his feet, he moves slowly towards the gift shop.
When Hiei is 10 metres away from the shop, the door opened revealing the girl he saw earlier. She walked out holding a plastic bag. Hiei studies the girl's graceful movement as she walks away from him and the shop heading north. Hiei finally snapped out of his day dream and discovered he was watching her intently while she has escaped. +What the hell am I doing?+ Hiei thought. +Instead of capturing her, I was admiring her beauty?+ Hiei mentally slapped himself and quickly ran after her. Hiei caught up to her of course with his tremendous speed. He grabbed onto her school cloths violently and pulled. This results in slamming the weak girl on to the wall of the shop and having her clothes ripped off. Hiei just stared at the crest for a moment, now having seen it close up, he was 100% sure she is the Child of Destiny. Then, he noticed that he was holding the girl's (use to be) shirt.
The girl was dazed at first as to what happened. All she knew was that someone abruptly pulled on her clothes and knocked her onto the wall. When her eyes focused, she stared at the person who acted so violently towards her. Then she noticed he was holding something, a piece of cloth, some one's shirt, her shirt. The girl did the first thing that came into her mind. She screamed at the top of her lungs : PERVERT!!!!!! This lead to many people turning around and starring at the accused 'pervert'. Hiei did not like the attention he was getting all of a sudden. The girl then stood up to face Hiei and she slapped him across his face so hard that it knocked him over. Hiei's eyes flared with anger matching that within the girl's eyes. He has never, in his entire life, been so ridiculed in public like this, and by a ..... girl! Hiei got up and was about to hit her when a man grabbed onto his arms.
Man: How dare you touch Miss Miyuki!
Hiei: Don't touch ME!
Hiei elbowed the man, and he yelped in pain letting go of Hiei. Hiei then made a move so fast that the man didn't even see it coming. In a millisecond later, the man was thrown to the other side of the shopping area, knocking against a wall and falling unconscious. Many of the people in the crowd was shocked at this. Some panicked and chaos started. Hiei ignored the people around him, some staring in amazement, some running away to call a police man, some even intrigued. Hiei turns back to look at the girl who had slapped him to find her crawled against the wall. Her eyes full of fear. Hiei was temporary put off by the looks in her beautiful, sky blue eyes. He has never seen anyone soo scared in their life before. It was more than fear, it was terror, horror immobilisation. Her body visibly trembled and her breathing radical. Hiei lost all the anger he once had towards this human girl, he was actually wondering what could have happen to her. It was unusual for someone to be that scared of him, even for a weak monster who knows of his fame. He eyes her curiously.
Miyuki (whispered, her voice verbally trembling): You're a Youkai. You're going to kill me......
Hiei was shocked. How did she know.............
He was taken back by the sudden bright light which engulfed the child of Destiny. A light so bright, it hurts Hiei's eyes even when they're closed, especially his jagan. Hiei shouted out in pain. All of a sudden, Hiei was thrown back by a powerful force. He is knocked against a wall and fell through bringing the wall down with him. But it was still the ringing in his ears, the throbbing in his head and the straining put on his eyes that are killing him. The pain was so much, Hiei could not handle it any more, he collapsed.
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Sometime later, in Yuusuke's house
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Hiei's eyes slowly opened, as they focus on the unfamiliar ceiling. Hiei figures out where he is from the sound of Yuusuke and Kuwabara in another room. At that time, the door slide open quietly, and Kurama entered.
Kurama: Feeling better?
Hiei only grunted, turn his back away from Kurama and closed his eyes, trying to shut out the world around him. Kurama watches him with concern.
Karama: What happened?
Hiei: (silence)
Kurama: We all saw a blinding light soaring up towards the sky, then it disappeared. We went to the location. Every thing seems okay, the people were a bit shocked but no one was hurt. Only you. We found you under a pile of stones which use to be a wall. We asked the people what happened and they replied-they didn't know. After that, we abandoned the search and came here. You weren't physically hurt but just unconscious.
Hiei: (silence)
Kurama: Yukina is out there, she seems very worried. I think......she knows.
Hiei: (silence)
Kurama: I'll tell them you're okay, come out when ever you feel like it.
Kurama headed for the door, knowing he will not be able to get a thing out of Hiei. Not in his mood right now, any way. Leaving the room, Kurama
shut the door behind him quietly.
Hiei tried to contemplate what happened to him today. He remembered the girl. That was something he found hard to forget, he wondered why though. She had that striking blue hair and sky blue eyes. She was short and wearing a school uniform. He recognised the school uniform as one from a very popular and expensive private school. +So, she has to be rich+ Hiei decided to narrow his search down so he would be able to find her next time round. Hiei suddenly remembered her face, full of fear. His eyes widened when the memory of her words appeared.
Girl: You're a Youkai. You're going to kill me.
+I don't want to kill her, do I?+ Hiei thought to himself. +Mukuro wanted her back in the Makai alive, doesn't she?+ memories of Mukuro's words came flooding back. Then Hiei realised +perhaps they want to kill her there..+ FLASHBACK
Girl: You're a Youkai. You're going to kill me.
+Wait a minute, I know her name+ Hiei thought as he remembers what the man said to him before the 'incident'.
Man: How dare you touch Miss Miyuki!
+Miyuki+ Hiei whispered to himself, this name of the human also known as the child of Destiny. 'Miyuki......We will meet again.'
For a long time, Hiei just stared at the ceiling thinking about what he was going to do next time he saw her. Calculating all the possibilities, Hiei's head started aching from too much thinking. Then, he decided to finally get up and headed for the door. Opening it, stepping out and closing it behind him. The words of the child of Destiny still revolving in his mind.
FLASHBACK
Miyuki: You're a Youkai. You're going to kill me.
Hiei walked into the hallway towards the family room where all the noise are present. He was greeted with Yukina's yelp as she ran up to him and hugged him. Taken back by the sudden gesture, Hiei quickly pushed her away gently. Yukina looked up at him with concerned eyes (that of a worried sister), but then she lightened up a bit knowing he is okay and smiled. Hiei looked around noticing everyone's gaze have fallen on him and Yukina, especially Kuwabara who eyes him with suspensions. Hiei just grunt and step towards them ignoring the face of Kuwabara. Yuusuki was sitting on the couch watching television. The voices of Shizuru ,Keiko and Boton can be heard from the kitchen while Kurama was setting up the table for dinner. Hiei relaxed a bit but then stiffened again knowing he will have to talk about what happened today. Hiei walked over to Kurama and started helping him putting the plates down.
Kurama thinking +If he is willing to help set up the table, he must have something on his mind+
Yuusuki (ignoring the two): Let's see what's on news nowadays.
News reporter: In today's news, multi-millionaire Kenji Fuji has set up a reward of 1 million Japanese yen for anyone who can bring his daughter - Miss Miyuki Fuji - home safe and sound.
Hiei: Miyuki? (Hiei's eyes widen)
News reporter: This morning, Miss Miyuki was last seen is a local gift shop down town where there were reports of some kind of explosion causing the crowd to be blinded by the sudden light.
Yuusuke: Wow! 1 million yen. Just think of what I could do with that kind of cash.
Hiei turns around slowly to view the television, totally forgetting the plates he
was holding before. They fell on the floor and many are smashed. Kurama noticed this change in Hiei and watched him closely.
News reporter: This is a recent picture of Miss Miyuki. If any one have any information on the where about of Miss Miyuki Fuji, please contact police authorities. I repeat, if any one have any information on the......
The television screen suddenly focused on a picture of a young girl. The girl had blue hair, blue eyes and is wearing a uniform. Hiei's eyes widen with surprise.
Kurama's face revealed his curiosity and anxiety at Hiei's sudden reaction. All the other people have gathered around Hiei after hearing the sound of the smashed
plates. They stared at Hiei with inquisitive eyes, wondering what's going on.
Hiei finally spoke: That's the child of Destiny...
Kurama immediately shift his gaze off Hiei and onto the television screen, focussing
on the image of the girl. Kuwabara had no clue as to what Hiei said or meant. Yuusuke had not paid attention at all so he did not know what the commotion was about. The rest of the group was silent waiting for an explanation.
After the news item finishes, Yuusuke turned off the television and turned around
to face the starring faces of Hiei and Kurama.
Yuusuke: What?
Kurama (speaking directly to Hiei): Are you sure?
Hiei: Yes.
Kuwabara: What?! Did I just miss something?
Yuusuke: Did something happen I should know about?
Silence in the room, until Hiei finally broke it.
Hiei: I found the child of Destiny today.
Yuusuke: What? How? Did you really?
Hiei: Yes, she was wearing the same crest that Mukuro showed us.
Everyone was silent for a while until...
Kuwabara: SHE????????
Hiei: Yes, the child of Destiny is a girl. Believe it or not, it's true.
Kuwabara: But I thought you said it was a guy, not a girl.
Kurama: The child of Destiny is only a legend, no one really remember it clearly.
Yuusuke: Okay, so you found her. Then what happened?
Hiei sat down on the couch and begin telling his story. He talked about how he found her and the experience he felt when the bright light appeared. He conveniently left out the part about how he tore the girl's shirt. Hiei finished off the talk and took a deep breath, while every one in the room contemplates the information given.
Kurama: Okay, so we know who she is and we know she has powers. That, we have concluded so far.
Yuusuke: Yeah, but haven't you heard the news, her dad's a filthy rich man and he is setting up a reward of 1 million Japanese yen for anyone who have information or can bring her in. Just think about what we could do with that amount of money if we are the ones who found her and bring her home.
Kuwabara: First of all, how are we going to find her?
This question seems the most important question soo far and everyone is trying hard to answer it.
Kurama: I think we will be needing more information about her. I think we will need to talk to her father or some one close as to where she would go.
Yuusuke: Haven't you heard the news? If her dad knows where she is, he wouldn't be giving a reward for anyone who found her, would he?
Kurama: What I meant is that we need information about her personally, as in her personality, her likes, dislikes. Personal things like that will help us narrow the search down a lot. Hiei, you're the one who has met her, what's she like?
Hiei was silent, thinking about Miyuki's words again.
Hiei: She is scared.
Kurama, Yuusuke and Kuwabara: ?
Hiei: She is scared of Youkais, she is scared of death...
Kurama: Well, that doesn't help. I think we really need to talk to her father.
Yuusuke: Okay, how about tonight.
Kuwabara: What?! So soon?! But I have to go to uni early tomorrow!
Yuusuke: Well, you either come or not come.
Kumabara: Okay, okay. (sulking)
So a plan was set. Tonight, all four of them will is if they can reach the home of one of the wealthiest man in Japan and get into it. If not, they will have to break in to the house.
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Outside Fuji's mansion
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Yuusuke, Kurama, Hiei and Kuwabara stood outside of a huge steel gate which mark the property of the Fuji family. They were not alone. With them, stood many reporters fighting their way through the gate with guards and guard dogs protecting
it.
Kuwabara: How are we going to get in?
Kurama: The direct way.
Kuwabara:?
What Kurama meant by the 'direct way' is to climb over the steel fence and onto the land belonging to the Fujis. Hiei made it through no problem. Yuusuke and
Kurama followed soon afterwards. Kuwabara however had a little problem with heights.
After arguing over how he was going to jump over a steel fence with dangerous spiked wires around it that is at least 5 times his height, Yuusuke had to jump over the fence again and literary throw Kuwabara over the fence on to the property.
Once they were all on the land, they could hear in the distance, dogs barking. It
didn't take them long to notice they have been spotted and the guards have let the guard dogs loose on them. Kurama decided it was not good for them to unleash their power on petty dogs, so he suggested that the group run for cover. Yuusuke and Kuwabara acknowledge this suggestion and started running in the opposite direction. Hiei however refuse to budge, he refuse to run away from such stupid and weak beings.
Kurama: Hiei, what are you doing?
Hiei: I'm not going to run away.
As the mad dogs appear suddenly racing their way towards Hiei, Hiei steadied his stance and got ready to strike back. All of a sudden, a man's voice can be heard commanding the dogs.
Man: Stop!
The dogs immediately obeyed and stop running towards Hiei. However, they still gnarled and bark at him with utter dislike. Hiei and the others are curious as
to why the guards have called off their attack. The man who commanded the dogs stepped out of the group of guards. He was singled out by his red leather jacket while the others wore black suits. Hiei immediately recognised him as the man whom he had met earlier today. This is the same man as the one who caught his arm trying to stop him from hurting the child of Destiny.
Hiei: It's you.
Man: We meet again.
Yuusuke, Kurama and Kuwabara: ?
Man: Who are you and what are you doing here?
Hiei: I'd like to ask you the same question.
Guard one: Just answer the question.
Kurama: We're looking for the same person you are.
The man narrows his eyes and he scanned the group of unexpected intruders.
Man: Come with me, the boss wants to speak to you.
He turned and walk back in the direction he came from. The other guards and guard dogs follow him in silence.
Kuwabara: What was that?
Kurama: An invitation.
They followed the man across a large grass field to reach the huge mansion on the other side. The mansion was large but not as decorated as many other mansions. It's design is simple and attractive. It just looks like a big house rather than a luxurious, and heavily decorated building. The man opened the door and stepped in leaving the door open.
Kurama was the first to enter, followed by Yuusuke, Hiei and Kuwabara. Inside is a very spacious room with beautiful mirrors hanging on walls and a lovely chandelier hanging from the roof. Except for that there is nothing else that is spectacular in the room. It looks like a room in a normal house, with not too stylistic furniture and no really cool looking displays. To Yuusuke, it feels cosy, warm and very safe. To Kurama, it actually reminds him of home. He likes the peaceful atmosphere. Kuwabara was a little disappointed, he was expecting lavish furniture with huge displays and many paintings hung on walls. Hiei had no reaction to this place.
A middle aged man slowly walk towards the group. He had grey hair but his eyes are kind and gentle. He spoke in a voice like a wise man.
Old man: I am Kenji Fuji, Miyuki Fuji's father. But I think you already know that.
Kurama: Yes.(bowing)I am Suichi Minamono, also known as Kurama. These are my friends. (pointing to each one as he calls out their names) This is Yuusuke Urameshi. This is Kazuma Kuwabara and this is Hiei.
The guard man in the red leather jacket stepped forward to speak to his boss.
Man: Sir, the short one is the person I told you about.
Hiei's eyes narrowed in anger. He hates it being called short.
Hiei: Hn!
Mr Fuji: Albert. You will call him Mr Hiei.
Albert: Understood.
Mr Fuji: You must excuse Albert's manners. He was just transferred here from Britain and has not gotten use to the Japanese life style.
Kurama: Britain?
Mr Fuji: Yes, you see, Albert is Miyuki's bodyguard.
Kurama, Yuusuke, Hiei and Kuwabara: Bodyguard?
Albert: Hn!
Albert and Hiei exchange glances at each other. Each disliking the other's attitude.
Mr Fuji: Miyuki is no ordinary child, as you all should know. She has special qualities which are locked away deep with in her heart. She is afraid of releasing these qualities. Why, I do not know.
Silence
Mr Fuji: May I ask, why are you after my daughter?
Kurama: We have reason to believe your daughter is a being known as the 'Child of Destiny'. She possesses great supernatural powers. We have been sent to find her and bring her to see higher authorities.
Mr Fuji: What higher authorities are you referring to?
Kurama: I cannot answer that.
Albert: Oh! Any why not?
Hiei: Because you wouldn't believe us anyway.
Albert: Really? Just try me.
Hiei and Albert exchange dark glances again.
Mr Fuji: I know very well of my daughter's powers. But I was surprised to see that you all seem to have supernatural strengths as well.
Kurama, Yuusuke, Kuwabara and Hiei: ?
Mr Fuji walk over to the couch and sat down, welcoming the group to follow. He picked up a remote control and pressed play. Suddenly, the huge screen television came to life, displaying some tape footage which immediately explained what he meant by 'supernatural strengths'. The film footage is of a security cameras, showing how Hiei, Kurama and Yuusuke made it over the steel wired fence with no problem. It also showed how Yuusuke threw Kuwabara over the fence.
Albert: I know that is not humanly possible.
Mr Fuji: Care to explain what you people really are.
Kurama: It's a long story, but understand this, we are not here to start a fight.
We are sent here to find your daughter and bring her back with us. That is what we will do, with or without your help sir. Though it would be useful if we co-operate together to accomplish what we both want to achieve.
Mr Fuji: You are very careful with your words.
Kurama smiles.
Mr Fuji: Albert, give me the video tape.
Albert: Sir?
Mr Fuji: If we are to cooperate with them, we need to share information.
Albert: But Sir, we don't need them!
Mr Fuji: Yes we do, we need their skills in finding and tracking as well as their powers.
Albert bowed and walked away silently. He returned holding a video tape. He place the tape in the video recorder and set it up as play. The television screen changes from the security camera footage to a new scene. This footage also from a security camera but it is attached to some kind of mental institution room. It was night time, the light from the moon shines through a small window. Inside the room, a lone figure is present. The figure is of a child, 8 to 10 years of age crouched in a foetus position. It was dark and the footage wasn't very clear, but Hiei could make out the features of the figure. It was the child of Destiny, Miyuki Fuji. The child suddenly broke out in tears and started crying out loud. She clutches on to her head and rolled on the ground as if it hurts and the pain unbearable. Her screams intensify and her body visibly trembled from pain. Then, something extraordinary happened and the all four of them watched in amazement. The walls of the room started to twist and turn. It shrunk and then expanded again. Then, just as suddenly as it began, it stopped. The child lay on the floor unmoving, as if dead, no longer screaming but weeping softly. The door opens and the doctors came in to check on how the patient is. That's when Mr Fuji pressed the stop button on the remote control. The screen of the television became blank and there was a long silence. Kurama finally gathered his thoughts together.
Kurama: What was that? Was it the camera?
Mr Fuji (serious tone of voice): No. What you saw actually happened. There was nothing wrong with the footage. The walls in the room actually bend and twist in many directions as shown on the footage.
Yuusuke: But that's not possible!
Mr Fuji: It seems Miyuki is able to bend matter to her will. However, it causes great strain on her physical body.
There was a long pause, as all the information slowly sinks into the minds of Kurama and the others.
Kurama: You knew all along that Miyuki is not a normal child?
Mr Fuji: Yes.
Kurama (curious): Then why do you still care?
Mr Fuji (looks at Kurama with questioning eyes): Because she is my daughter.
Kurama is silent once again. In his mind, he tries to imagine how Shiori would react if she ever found out he is not human and that he has the power to control plants. Kurama sign and he push away his emotions and try to concentrate on the matter at hand.
Yuusuke: Do you know where she might have gone? (he finally snapped out of shock and is in control again)
Kuwabara: Yeah! It'll be much easier for us to find her if we knew where she is.
Albert: You idiot! If we knew where she is, why do we still need you?
Mr Fuji: Albert! Mind your manners.
Albert: Yes, sir.
Mr Fuji: Miyuki returned from mental institution not long ago, and has yet to get use to normal lifestyle. She knows of no one who lives here and has no friends. She isn't exactly the talkative type. So we really have no idea where she went.
Hiei: Hn! That's a lot of use..(sarcastically)
Kurama looks at the mechanical device which he had brought with him, the same one given by Mukuro.
Kurama: Perhaps if I higher the frequency of this thing, it might be able to help.
Yuusuke: You can do that?
Kurama: I don't see why not, I just need some instruments to help me.
Mr Fuji looks at Albert and Albert oblige.
Albert: Follow me.
Kurama follows Albert down the halls and disappeared. No one was worried because every one knew Kurama was able to defend himself. There was no need to worry about him. They turned their attention to Mr Fuji, who, at the time
showed a glimmer of hope in his eyes. Hiei felt a slight edge of jealousy as he watches the man worry himself sick over his missing daughter. No one ever worry about him. Instead of accepting this feeling as jealousy, Hiei switches the idea into looking down upon human emotions as being weak. After a short while, Kurama returned looking rather happy with himself. Albert followed behind him, his face unreadable.
Yuusuke: So?
Kurama: It's done! Now, all we have to do is test it out outside.
The group moved out of the hall, exiting the main door and stepped into the huge front lawn. Kurama lift up the device and turned it on to maximum. The device immediately came to life, beeping and glowing red.
Kurama: I'll change it to locate people with high rekai energy levels from a 20 kilometre radius.
Kurama then twist a few buttons and the thing beamed even brighter. Every one crowded around Kurama to see the mechanical instrument working it's magic. In actual fact, no one knew what was going on with the beeping and the lights, but it looks interesting.
Kurama: I found her!
The rest of the group stared at a screen full of numbers and codes. It was practically unreadable. Kurama however seems to know all about it. His head lifted from looking at the device and he pointed his finger in a direction, north.
Kurama: That's where she is, about 5 kilometres that way.
Everyone was amazed at how he deciphered the encoding and how he managed to understand how to work the damn thing. In their hearts, they praised Kurama for his knowledge and wisdom, even if it does make them seem stupid sometimes when compared to him.
Yuusuke: But that's where the grave yard is.
Mr Fuji: She went to see her mother, that has got to be it.
Everyone turned around to face Mr Fuji. His face full of sadness as the memories came flooding back. Tears started to form in his eyes. Then, he wiped them away and turn his attention back to the group.
Mr Fuji: Find her! Bring her back safely and I'll allow you to bring her to the 'so-called' authorities.
Every one nodes and were on their way. Hiei went by foot, while the others follow in Albert's car. They reached the grave yard pretty late in the night. Hiei was already there and waiting, he didn't feel like finding her by himself. Albert parked the car and every one got off. Kurama led the way following the instructions of the mechanical device he held in his hands. They came upon a big tomb stone and Kurama suddenly stopped.
Yuusuke: What is it, Kurama? Why have we stopped? Are we there already?
Kurama however did not answer and stared straight ahead on to the tomb stone. Kuwabara didn't like the idea of walking around a grave yard in the middle of the night. His spine is shivering from shear nervousness.
Kuwabara: Hey, maybe we should come back in the morning, huh? It'll be easier finding her then.
Hiei: Coward!
Kuwabara: I am NOT! I just don't like being in these situations at night.
Albert: Coward.
Kuwabara's face turned red from shame. Suddenly, a high pitched screaming sound can be heard and it seems to be coming from the tomb stone. Hiei clutched onto his ears as the ringing started to cause a massive headache for him. Kurama and Yuusuke followed in Hiei's example, covering their ears like in internal pain. However, Kuwabara and Albert doesn't seem to be affected at all. They couldn't even hear anything. They just watched as their friends collapse onto the floor yelping from pain and clutching their ears.
Albert: What's wrong with them?
Yuwabara: I DON'T KNOW!!!
All of a sudden to the surprise of Albert and Kuwabara, a huge monster leaped out of the tombstone smashing the marble doors to pieces as it charges towards Kuwabara and Albert. It looks like a massive wild bore, ugly and fast. It knocks Kuwabara off his feet and charges again towards Albert this time. Kuwabara landed heavily on his back as he rebounded off a tree and fell on to the floor. Albert was also knocked off by the wild bore but landed safely on his feet. While this is all happening, Hiei and the others are still in pain, rolling from side to side on the floor, blood visibly flowing out of their hands which covered their ears. Kuwabara became angry and willed his dimension sword in to life. He charged towards the bore and was knocked away. He gets up and try again. Albert sensing his chance, he quickly ran towards the tombstone. He knew Kuwabara will only be able to hold off the monster for a little while, so he must find out how to destroy it, but first he aims to find miss Miyuki. He entered the dark tomb stone. On the coffin lay a new, fresh body. Miyuki laid on her mother's coffin, peacefully asleep with out knowing the danger which surrounds her or what has been happening outside. Albert wasted no time, he grabbed the poor girl and shook her violently trying desperately to wake her up.
Albert: Miss Miyuki! MISS MIYUKI!!! WAKE UP! MISS MIYUKI!!!
The girls eyes slowly opened and came to focus.
Miyuki: Albert.....
Albert sensing she is awake, immediately carried her off the coffin and out the tomb stone doors. Outside, his eyes widened with shock. Kuwabara, his shirt full of his blood stood unsteadily. He stood between the monster and his friends, not allowing the creature to get close to harm them.
Miyuki: What's going on?
The wild bore creature turns around to face them. Albert took two steps back, knowing very well that if the monster charged, they would die.
Kuwabara: RUN!!!!!!!!!!!
The creature charged towards Miyuki and Albert.
Voice: STOP!
The bore stops charging.
Voice: RETUREN TO WHENCE YOU CAME! I COMMAND YOU! I COMMAND YOU! I COMMAND YOU!
The bore screams in pain as it's body is engulfed with a blinding light burning away at it's organs and eating away it's flesh from with in until the energy is released through the skin. Yuwabara shielded his eyes from the light. Albert did the same and accidentally dropped Miyuki. They all collapsed and fell unconscious.
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Sometime later, In the Fuji Mansion
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Kuwabara awaken abruptly, thinking he had a nightmare. He quickly scanned the environment around him and found that this was not his room. He started panicking until the door opened and in stepped Kurama. Kuwabara stared at Kurama strangely because Kurama was wearing a different style of clothing. He was wearing the same kind of red leather jacket that Albert wore.
Kurama: Feeling better?
Kuwabara: Uhhh... I guess so. What happened?
Kurama: Well, it seems that you have been sleeping for 8 hours now.
Kuwabara: 8 hours!
Kurama: After a while, Mr Fuji sent some men to look for us. They found us all laying on the floor unconscious and brought us home. Albert was the first to wake up, and that was 6 hours ago. Yuusuke and I woke up 3 hours ago and Hiei is still unconscious.
Kuwabara: What about that monster?
Kurama: The funny thing is Yuusuke and I didn't see any monster. We were having a massive ear ache. The same with Hiei. Only you and Albert saw it.
Kuwabara (remembering): How about the girl?
Kurama: Still sleeping. Yukina, Boton and Keiko is looking after her now.
Kuwabara: Yukina is here? (his face brighten up a lot at this thought)
Kurama: Yeah! It seems they were looking for us and came here. I'm going to check on Hiei. Come on out when you're ready.
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Hiei opens his eyes, the throbbing headache is still there. He got up slowly not wanting to collapse again. He noticed that he is not alone. Someone else is in the room. As his eyes focused, he could make out the features of Kurama.
Kurama: Good, you're awake!
Hiei: What happened and why do I have a massive headache?
Kurama: The high pitched sound we heard attacks a youkai's sensitive hearing. This means that it only affects Youkais. That's why Albert and Kuwabara is not affected and why you are the most injured of us all. If I was in my youko form, I'd still be sleeping. Thank god I was in my human form and Yuusuke only a half breed.
Hiei: Gee Thanks.
Kurama: No problem. We've got the girl and I've talked to her father. After a long time of discussion and negotiation, he finally agreed to let us bring her back to the Makai. Tomorrow, we'll bring her back.
Hiei: How is she?
Kurama: She's not hurt but she doesn't seem to remember anything at all. She doesn't remember meeting you or the monster or even where she was today. She just woke up a few minutes before you did. Get some rest. You'll need it.
Hiei thinking +Tomorrow, Child of Destiny, you'll be meeting the three lords of the Makai+. Hiei returned to bed forcing all thoughts to leave his mind and he slowly drifted off to sleep again.
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Author's note: Okay, I think I'll stop it here for the moment being. Wow! And this only lasted one day. My God! How long is this going to be? I do hope you enjoy the story. Please email me to give me advice, criticism, support or just email me for the fun of it at shella@iinet.net.au The second chapter should be out soon.