Anaka lead them behind the wall of a nearby building. From here they were securely out of view of all the others who had gathered, and most deffinitely out of ear shot as well. Hiei might have taken the lead, but he'd found himself sort of frozen when surrounded by so many people. He was fine being in a big crowd of demons, since he was most likely just going to kill them anyway. It was when he had to put up with people that he lost his cool.<br/><br/>It was easier for him to think and breath when in a smaller group like this. Hiei could feel himself relaxing as they got further and further away from the crowds, until they were out of sight completely. Now that he could focus again, he had no complaints when Anaka gestured for him to begin the interrogation. "What's your name?" Hiei asked Hatsu. It was an obvious first question.<br/><br/>Hatsu was still rather confused about just what was going on here. These two people lead him away, out of seeing and hearing range of all of his supposed allies. He was grateful that Ayl came along with him. He was pretty sure these people were Hunters, but you could never really be sure could you? Especially not with the existance of Silencers.<br/><br/>He had kind of been in a daze, almost completely lost in thought, but he jumped to attention when he heard the little man called Hiei speak. "My name is Hatsu," he said. "Hatsu Hikari."<br/><br/>Hiei gave a slight nod, instantly memorizing the name. "Well, Hatsu," he said, "We have reason to believe your demon is Yami, correct?"<br/><br/>Hatsu paused.<span style="font-style: italic">Why are they asking that Yami?</span>he asked.<span style="font-style: italic">You'll see soon enough,</span>Yami replied.<span style="font-style: italic">Go ahead and answer their questions.</span>Hatsu nodded internally. "That's right," he said to Hiei. "Why do you want to know."<br/><br/>Hiei closed his eyes and looked down for a second, crossing his arms. He looked up shortly after, his arms still crossed. "In case your demon hasn't already told you this, you are not his first host."<br/><br/>Hatsu nodded internally; he already knew that. But Hiei was still talking. Did he know more?<br/><br/>"Yami's first host was named Vaan, and he is Anaka's brother," he said, gesturing his head toward the green-eyed girl beside him, identifying her as Anaka. "We were hoping Yami would know something about where Vaan is now, because he's nowhere to be found." He didn't ask whether or not Vaan was alive; he figured that question would be answered when they found him.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">What should I tell them?</span>Hatsu asked Yami, deciding to ask him about Vaan himself later, if he was still curious after this whole interrogation was done.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">Don't worry about it,</span>Yami replied.<span style="font-style: italic">I'll just materialize and answer their questions myself.</span><br/><br/>Hatsu gave another internal nod and turned to his interrogators. "He says he'll talk to you himself."<br/><br/>There was a slight shimmering in the air, and soon Yami was visible to them all, talking so that they all could hear. "You ask if I know where Vaan is now?" Yami said, immediately adressing Hiei, whom he'd already met and happened to be the one asking the questions. "Currently, I don't know. But I assure you, he was very much alive when I parted with him." Yami closed his eyes, recounting the last encounter he'd had with his previous host. "The last time I saw him, was when we'd just parted. He was unstable, angry. He vowed to find another, more powerful host if I wouldn't have him." Yami shook his head. "The boy didn't understand what I did. When a demon and host are compatable, they merge and stay merged easily. Vaan was a good fighter, intelligent and talented, but we were no where near compatible enough. My presence inside him would eventually have torn him apart. I split from him as early as I could in an attempt to minimise the damage to his body and mind."<br/><br/>Yami paused for a moment, as if collecting his thoughts. "I highly doubt Vaan would have died. I have no evidence whether he's alive or otherwise, but I highly doubt he's dead."<br/><br/>Hiei gave Yami a long look before continueing, as if absorbing the words. "Since you were previously bound to Vaan, is there any way for you to locate him."<br/><br/>Yami closed his eyes and smiled slightly. "You expect me to help you track him down?"<br/><br/>"It would be helpful," Hiei replied evenly.<br/><br/>Yami thought for a moment. "I'll do it on one condition." Hiei raised his eyebrow, indicating he wanted to hear just what that condition was. "You let me give Hatsu a little more training first," the demon said. "Vaan was drawn to battle: we may end up somewhere dangerous. I'm very compatible with Hatsu and I don't want him dying so soon."<br/><br/>Hiei looked pointedly at Anaka. He wasn't going to just go and agree to this. Yami might very well be their best and/or only chance of finding Vaan, but it depended if she was willing to wait as long as it took Yami to train Hatsu to his liking.