Chapter 2: Death of a Loved One
Yukina
Kazuma-san went to tell everyone the wonderful news. We're going to get married!! I just wish that my brother were here to come to the wedding. I wonder if he would approve of my choice in a husband...I hope he would. I mean, Kazuma-san may be just a ningen, but he's very kind and I know that he would make a wonderful mate.

I especially hope that Hiei-san approves. I have come to hope that my brother is just like him. I know that he doesn't like Kazuma-san and thinks that he is an idiot, but I hope that he'll approve. Hiei-san has always been kind to me, and I think that he'll approve if he knows that I will be happy. I hope he will be happy for me. In fact, since I don't have any family here, I want to ask him to give me away at my wedding. I'd prefer my brother to do it, but since I haven't found him yet, and I like to wish that Hiei were my brother, I'll ask him to do it. I hope he accepts.

Kazuma-san has been gone for a long time. I'll go see what everyone's reaction was. I am almost at the room when I hear the clatter of something heavy falling to the floor. The door is slightly open so I peek in without knocking. I am shocked to see Kazuma-san laying on the floor. There is blood on his chest!! Yuusuke-san is kneeling beside him. He looks up at Kurama-san. "He...he's dead..."

I just stand there in shock for a moment. Kazuma-san dead? It can't be! We were going to get married and share a happy life together! Is that all gone now? Then I see Hiei-san's katana on the floor. It is covered with blood. My itooshi's blood! My eyes narrow in fury. Hiei killed my fiance!! And I was naive enough to trust him, to love him as if he really were my brother. I should have listened to my Koorime friends and relatives. Fire demons should never be trusted. They are bloodthirsty and will kill anyone, even someone who considered them a friend, once they don't need them anymore.

I run outside and go after the horrible little fire demon who killed my itooshi, easily following his footprints in the mud. I find him sitting in a tree.

He jumps down as I approach. "Yukina?" he says in surprise. "What-"

"How could you?!" I yell angrily, cutting him off. "You killed my fiance!!"

Hiei looks shocked. "Y-your fiance..?" He backs up a step as I move closer. "G-gomen nasa-" He breaks off and sprawls in the mud as my fist connects with his jaw. The evil little youkai looks up at me with a strange expression on his face, rubbing the bruise on his face as if he can't believe that I hit him. "Yukina..." he says softly, with hurt in his voice.

I'm the one who should be hurting, not him! He killed my itooshi! I lose my temper. "I hate you!!" I kick him in the side, again and again. He doesn't fight back or even try to dodge any of the blows. "You're the worst person I've ever met!!" I aim a kick at his head. He doesn't even try to block it or move out of the way of it. He just accepts it, then slumps in the mud, unconscious. Blood runs down his face with the rain. It's not enough. He must die for what he did to Kazuma-san! I gather my ki to blast him with cold air. A fitting death for a cold-hearted fire demon, to freeze to death.

Kurama-san suddenly jumps in front of my target. "No, Yukina! Don't!" he yells at me.

I narrow my eyes at the youko that I consider my friend. Why is he protecting this murderer?! "He killed Kazuma-san! He deserves to die!!"

Silver hair turns red as Kurama-san switches back to his human form. He gently picks Hiei up and holds him in his arms. "I won't let you hurt him any more!"

I tremble with fury. But I can't kill Kurama-san. He wasn't the one who killed Kazuma-san, and he's only protecting Hiei because he cares about him. Although how anyone could care for that lying, cold-blooded killer is beyond me. I used to care about him, but that was before he showed his true, evil nature to me by killing my itooshi. "Fine!!" I scream at the redhead. "If I ever see him again, I'll kill him!! And not even you will be able to stop me!!"

The half-youko looks at me with sorrow in his huge green eyes. "Then you won't see me either." Kurama-san changes back into his youko form and leaves. Good riddance. He'll find out soon enough the Hiei isn't good at all. The fire demon will probably kill Kurama-san's human mother. Then Kurama-san will agree with me.

I was so pleased and excited when Kazuma-san asked me to marry him. Now he's gone, and I'll never be with him. I wish my brother were here...

At one time, I wished that my brother would be just like Hiei. Now I hope that he's not. I hate Hiei. And, if it's the last thing I do, I'll kill him!

Gomen nasai Hiei-san!! I couldn't help it!!

Do you know how hard it was to write this chapter?! The thought of anyone actually liking Kuwabara makes me really sick. So I just thought about Kurama. I had to go back and make a lot of corrections...

Anyhoo...on with the fic!!

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