Title: Losing
Author: Hieiko
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho.
Character: Hiei
Notes: Written for the yyh100 "Beginning" challenge.
Summary: Hiei contemplates the meaning of defeat.

Hiei hated losing.

Not least because it usually meant the difference between death and survival. It was a weakness, because if his life were spared in defeat, he would then owe it to his opponent. From having seen numerous battles, he knew that such a thing would be a burden to be carried for the rest of a lifetime.

So he always fought to win. That didn't mean he always succeeded. He still had his share of losses, but only to the best of the best... Kurama, Yusuke, Mukuro.

But every time Hiei lost, his life had a new beginning.