CHAPTER 14

Hie and Raven where knocked back by a blast of energy that came from Raven's father. He was more powerful than Raven remembered and smarter too, seeimingly knowing what the two were going to try on him next. Raven wished Hiei would use his dragon on her father but he didn't seem to want to. It almost seemed as if he was afraid to use it. She didn't fault him. She knew the dragon used up a lot of his energy so it wasn't such a bad thing.

Hiei glared up at Raven's father, a look of angry determination written across his face. This thing refused to die. He was used to things dying easily when he fought them. He jumped back to avoid a blast of energy from her father and cursed. "Why won't he die?"

"He's more powerful than the last time I fought him," raven replied, eyeing her father carefully. "We'll have to do something he doesn't expect."

"Like what?"

She looked at him. "Maybe we could combine our powers," she suggested.

"How are we going to do that?" he asked.

"You use your dragon and I'll add my own power to it," she replied. "Maybe we can defeat him with that."

It sounded like a plan. He nodded. "Okay let's try."

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Kurama glared at Slade as Terra quickly scrambled away from the man on all fours. This man had ruined peoples lives and seemed to enjoy the pain he'd caused. The fox didn't have to hear his story to figure that out. He already knew. Knew by the look in his eyes and the way he carried himself. Slade was a man who thought what he did could be justified. The consiquences meant nothing to him. Nothing at all.

Slade could tell. "It shouldn't bother you so much," he told Kurama. "You should be used to this sort of thing by now."

Kurama should be used to contronting that sort of person but his world was different than this one and it seemed out of place. He cracked his rose wip once then moved quickly, grabbing Terra by the arm and pulling her away from Slade. Kurama's outside looks seemed to change, fade into that of a white eared and tailed fox demon. Though he was in Yoko's form he still kept his own personility. He noticed Starfire watching him with a drooly look on her face. He returned to her side and set Terra down beside her.

Slade acted as if nothing had happened. "So you're faster than I thought," he said calmly. "Fine but it won't do you any good." Then he attacked the fox.

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"Azerath Metrion Zinthose," Raven focues her powers, floating a few feet behind Hiei who had shed his cloak and was unwrapping the bandage around his right arm. His red eyes glared up at Raven's father He hoped this would work. The dargon had drained him pretty badly the last time he used it but he felt it wouldn't matter this time. If Raven's power intensified his attack then maybe he would wind up using less spiritual power than usualy. He glanced at Raven whose eyes glowed white. She was ready and so was he.

Turning back to Raven's father he ran at him, the black energy from the dragon swirling around him. "Dragon of the Darkness Flame!" he shouted, shoving his hand forward.

As he did so Raven also let her power loose and it combined with the dragon making it larger and more deadly. Trigon was not expecting the blow and couldn't get out of the way. The energy enveloped him as the dragon opened its mouth and consumed the demonic giant. With a scream is seemed to collapsed within itself creating a swirling vortex.

Raven felt herself being sucked into it and tried to grab onto something to keep from being pulled in. Hiei would have done the same but something told him that was their way out. He grabbed Raven's wrist and when she looked at him questioningly he said. 'That's our way out!"

She chose to trust him and let the portal suck her and the koorime in. Her hands grasped Hiei's arms tightly as the wind blew her hair in her face. She saw Hiei smirking the second before the portal sucked them in.

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Kurama was just dodging a blow from Slades staff when a portal opened behind him and two dark clothed figures came flying out of it and right into him and Slade. The four hit the ground in a tangle of arms and legs.

Starfire let out a squeaking sound and stared at the four on the ground. She recognized the figured. "Friend Hiei! Friend Raven!" she exclaimed in surprise. "You have returned!"

"What?" Terra asked, staring at the figures.

The bodies untangled themselves and Slade got up and jumped out of reach. Kurama helped both Hiei and Raven up, noticed they looked like they had just been in the middle of a brawl. "What? What happened?" he asked. "How'd you get back."

"It's a long story," Hiei said, panting. "We'll tell you after we get out of here." he noticed Slade standing a short distance away. "And after we deal with him."

Slade chuckled. "You won't be dealing with anybody," he said before he ran off. "I will be seeing you all again soon."

The group watched him go then Starfire asked. "Friends, are you okay?"

"Yes," Hiei replied. "We are fine. Let's just get out of here."

The others nodded and headed back up to the city streets.

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As they headed out Hiei and Raven told their stories the best they could. The other three listened intently and didn't interrupt at all. Kurama did give Raven a once over as he said. "So you are the girl he met that acts like him."

The demon girl said nothing. She looked at the sky as they exited the subway and saw blue sky.

"It seems the storm is over," Starfire said, looking at the sky. "And the monsters have all left as well."

Hiei nodded in agreement. He no longer elt the demons and guessed that they were all gone."

Starfire took a deep breath then smiled at her friends. "Come, let us be heading back home," she said. "The others will be happy to know the storm is over."

The others agreed and followed her back to the Titan's Tower. Hiei walked hand in hand with Raven smiling that smug smile at her. She smiled back. She was glad he was back. She had a feeling this time he would not leave her alone and her smile got bigger. Yes, the storm really was over.

THE END

A/N

I finally finished it! It got enough inspiration to finish it but I'm sorry it ended so quickly. I didn't have a lot of inspiration and nothing else came to mind. I hope you enjoyed it and thanks for reading it.