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"Sorry I never told you
All I wanted to say
But now it's too late to hold you
'Cause you've flown away
So far away..."
~One Sweet Day, Mariah Carey
Chapter Eight
The Koorime grinned at her captive. She'd spent the better part of an hour chaining the unconscious Forbidden Child to the tree, making sure that the chains would cause him pain.
She watched the fire demon, but he showed no sign of regaining consciousness. Finally, disgusted, Hikoni retrieved a bucket of water, lowered its temperature, and threw it over Hiei. The fire demon was immediately awake.
Hikoni chuckled. "Thought you could get the best of me, Forbidden Child? Your time is up!"
Hiei raised an eyebrow. "So go on and kill me already."
Hikoni bared her teeth at him. "I think I will." She advanced.
"Stop." A commanding voice made the Koorime freeze. Mukuro stalked toward the girl. "And when were you going to let me know that you had caught him?!"
Hikoni sputtered. "But Mukuro-sama..!"
Mukuro smacked the girl, sending her flying back a few feet. "Learn your place. You always report to me before acting. Remember that!" Her glower grew blacker. "Leave me with the prisoner!"
"Hai, Mukuro-sama." Hikoni scuttled away.
Mukuro glared at Hiei. "You stupid brat! I gave you a chance, and you didn't take it!"
Hiei shrugged as best he could. He was chained uncomfortably to a large tree near Mukuro's border. "So I'm dead." Big deal.
Mukuro frowned. "You obviously don't care," she snarled. "Tell me why!"
Hiei laughed bitterly. "It doesn't matter."
"Yes, it does!" Mukuro growled. She looked away. "You're like a son to me, Hiei."
The small youkai was silent for a long moment. "I finally realized...that I'm worthless," he whispered. "I loved the wrong person. I should have known..." A tear slid down his cheek, turning into a black pearl and falling to the ground. "My life has no meaning anymore..."
The woman bent and picked up the tear gem. I've never seen him cry. Never. Mukuro's face turned hard. "Kurama did this to you," she growled. Hiei said nothing. "Damn him!" The half-robotic woman spun around, stalking toward the palace. "Damn him to hell!"
Hiei watched her go. It doesn't matter. Her new heir has this right. She captured me, and now she gets to kill me. Mukuro can't interfere...
Hikoni reappeared, grinning nastily. "You're gonna die!"
Hiei smiled sadly. "So what are you waiting for. I don't give a damn if I die. Go ahead. Torture me...kill me...Do whatever."
Hikoni glared at him. "I'll make your death long and painful!"
Hiei sighed. "So do it already."
The Koorime growled in rage and punched him brutally. "I will!"
Hiei refused to scream as Hikoni broke all of the bones in his right hand. She can take as long as she wants. I'm not going to scream. "You're new at this aren't you?"
Hikoni lost her temper and belted him across the face with such power that she broke his lower jaw. His face swelled up in less than a second. She smirked. "Now you can't even talk, Forbidden Child!"
Hiei still refused to scream as the Koorime slowly and painfully broke all of the bones in his left hand. Slowly, she twisted his left arm until it snapped agonizingly. With a hideous grin she twisted it more, until the bone broke through the skin. Hiei gasped, spots of black obscuring his vision. Damn...
In one swift movement, Hikoni forced Hiei's elbow to bend the wrong way. The bones broke with a sickening crunch, causing a wave of pain to wash over Hiei.
Hikoni then repeated her actions on Hiei's right arm, them proceeded to systematically break his ribs, carefully making sure that he was not mortally injured too soon.
Tears of pain welled in Hiei's eyes, but he refused to shed them. The Koorime broke both of Hiei's kneecaps at the same time. Hiei was helpless as the tears spilled over, crystallizing and falling to the ground.
The sight of them enraged Hikoni. "You bastard! You can't cry tear gems! Only full-blooded Koorime can, half-breed!"
Hiei looked up, breathing heavily, a defiant glint in his eyes. Ignorant bitch! Like she can mandate something like that!
Hikoni punched him in the gut as hard as she could. Hiei couldn't suppress a groan of agony. Hikoni grinned. "Poor little Forbidden Child. You're gonna die!"
The Koorime leaned down and twisted his right boot off violently, breaking his leg in the process. She then applied pressure to each bone in his foot, breaking them one by one. Hiei dug his fangs into his lower lip, trying to distract himself from the pain.
He lost control as Hikoni yanked off his other boot, breaking his left leg, and cried out softly. Hikoni looked up at him with a sick smile. "Enjoying this, ne?"
Hiei glared at her defiantly. This proved to be a mistake, as she broke each bone in his left foot more painfully than she had his right. The Koorime stood back and looked at her work. Then she laughed. "You look like a rag doll, Forbidden Child. And I'm not even done with you yet!"
Hikoni grabbed his right arm, breaking all three bones in one swift jerk. Then she re-broke his left forearm, and dislocated his left shoulder. Hiei sagged painfully, not able to hold himself up.
The Koorime jumped up into the tree, smirking at him. "By the time I'm done with you, you'll be begging for mercy." Hiei snorted in amusement. I'll never beg for mercy! Especially not to a bitch like you! Hikoni glared at him. "You won't think this funny!" she growled and leaped from the tree. She landed heavily on Hiei's thighs, at just the right angle to snap both of his femurs, not to mention jar his other broken bones painfully. Black spots obscured Hiei's vision for a few moments, and he forced them away.
Hikoni frowned. "You aren't feeling enough pain!" she snarled. "Why not?!" She slammed her fist into his nose, breaking it. Hikoni paused, looking at him. "Your other senses are interfering!" She smiled and disappeared for a few moments.
Hiei swallowed hard, his stomach knotting in dread. The Koorime returned with a red-hot poker. "I don't like your eyes," she sneered, advancing on him. Hiei's eyes widened in horror as he realized what she meant to do. Shit...This is really gonna hurt...
*snickers* Sorry to leave off here, but I wanted to get this part up. *evil grin* Not to mention the fact that it's such an opportune place to leave off...
Hiei: Great. She's molesting me. Again.
Rose: You know you love it.
Hiei: *glares at her* What're you gonna do to me next?!
Rose: *smiles sweetly at him, batting hugely oversized eyelashes and giving him the innocent 'Bambi' look* You'll have to wait just like everyone else, dear.
Hiei: *looks at you* Y'see how mean she is! Look what she does to me!
Rose: *grins* Bye y'all!
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