This place is a mess.

I was never treated fairly and always thrown around or roughed up. I was beaten, made to bleed and cry, but never killed. Oh no, never would they kill me, and I knew it and so did they or their master would get upset. And I would taunt them so. Making comments about how I would tell their master things. They didn't like it so much though because they would be extra rough when they needed their supply.

I wasn't sure what this place was, or where I was for that fact. I know I've been here awhile. Long enough to know that demons aren't the only ones here. Humans mingled with them, but their souls were much darker than those of their demonic counterparts.

I don't know much about these humans. We didn't have them where I was from. Their loud and they smell something awful. It was the humans who treated me the worst. They were the ones that would poke me with the sticks and hurt me. They would rip the scales from my fin and bottle my tears. The demons were just the guards.

I wished I was powerful enough to return the hospitality they had shown me. Ripping them how they ripped me, making them scream in agony until they can't talk or move, destroying them...

Now, now Eve, you shouldn't think like that.

This was my life...

I was broken away from my thoughts when the door on the far end of the room was thrown open shedding little light into my darkened location. I moved back swiftly my hair pooling around me the light catching my pink, blue, and pale green pastel hair. My tail shimmering in the dead dark water. I shivered as I looked at that the floor. It was littered with garbage. Food, bottles, bloody rags, pools of blood surgical equipment. The footsteps of the intruder sounded loud as he drew closer. I knew who it was, he was the human that would heal me enough to endure another night or torture. I was in pain, so I always took the drink without complaint. He was over the side holding out a bottle to me. I surfaced and moved closer, taking the bottle downing it and handing it back. I cough into my hand and look down to see blood. He notices but doesn't say anything. He turns and walks away closing the door, throwing the room into darkness again.

I'm not sure how long I spent just swimming around trying to ignore the dread I was feeling knowing what tonight would bring. I swam up to the wall closest to the center of room. There was a little pull out drawer that the humans would use to put food in so I could eat. Tonight, was chicken, like every night. One of the first nights here they had given me a whole one and told me to make it last. That's when the walls were low enough that for me to jump them. I had jumped the wall and stabbed two of the guards with the chicken bones. It caused a lot of issues and I haven't done anything since. I probably won't. Humans are so much weaker then demons are with nothing but filthy desires carrying their life. I open the latch and shake my head clear of those thoughts. I take some chicken and take a bite when there's a large crash from somewhere nearby. The ceiling crumbles slightly and I stop and look around slowly chewing the chicken. I don't hear anything again, so I got back to my food. I finish quickly when there's another loud sound and screaming from what seems to be down the hall.

"Hello?! Is there someone there?!" I say my voice ringing softly in the room.

The screaming gets louder as it passes by the room. I start trying to jump the wall. It doesn't get me anywhere, so I try and just reach the edge to pull myself up. Still nothing. The door opens up a slight bit and I freeze and submerge myself under water and move back towards the wall behind me. There's a bit of crashing and slight cursing. It's a human. I narrow my eyes and try to catch a glimpse.

"What is all this? I can't even see!" the person says.

I cock my head at the voice. They sounded mad and... slightly desperate. I was confused by this.

"Spirit sword!" he yelled causing me to jump.

The room ignites into a low orange glow and there is a human standing the room that I had never seen before. He had on blue clothes and orange hair, much taller than I had first thought. He looks around and turns to look at the cage currently holding me. It was rather large and deep, but it was vile. He starts taking slow steps towards it. I slowly move away, making sure that there would be no noise. He shines the sword into the tank and looks around.

"Hello? I know there's someone here." He calls.

I don't trust him although he doesn't seem to have ill will. There's no way to tell. I lift my head above the water.

"Who are you?" I call softly.

He jumps and looks around wildly. He doesn't see anything and looks back into the tank.

"I was told there was a demon here who needed help." He says his voice shaking lightly.

The door slams open and light floods the room again but doesn't exactly reach the tank. I sink back under water and move back but not before seeing 3 more people emerge. One seemed human but demon and the other two were demons.

"oh, hey guys." The guy who was already here said

. "No one told you to come play in a disgusting room." One sneered from the door. He screamed demon.

"There's a girl in here." He said sounding annoyed.

"We can sense her." Another one said coolly.

They seem to go to different ends of the room. I move to the center so they can't see me from any side. One of the demons approach the tank and look in. I know he has long hair and it smells of roses. It was odd for a demon, but I held my breath. His hair flicks in the light and something grows in his hand after his energy flares. He throws it up and as soon as it touches the water it starts to glow a bright blue/green color. The water starts to illuminate as it sinks the bottom and my heart beats faster knowing they will see me. I bring my arms up to my chest and cover my eyes as the light blinds me. I wait for a few minutes and then I hear pounding on the side. I gasp in agony and open my eyes to see all for guys looking into the tank, straight at me. I slowly surface as the fear gripping at my heart.

"Who are you?" the red head who threw the glowing plant in the tank to begin with. I stay quiet.

They were demons mixed with humans. I don't know them, and I don't trust me. He starts to say something else when another pops up. He's got deep brown eyes and slicked back black hair.

"What are you?" He asks bluntly.

"God Urameshi! You don't ask people that."

"Well we weren't given any information, and these aren't real!" He says gesturing to me.

"Neither are demons." I pipe in and the red head shoots me an amused look.

I move away and flick my tail when I notice the red crimson eyes looking at me almost curiously. I swim over slowly and cock my head slightly watching him. He glances at the other and his eyes drop the curiosity as he strolls away. I look back at the others and notice the red head has stuck his hand into the water. I swim up to him but stay out of reach.

"Why are you here?" I ask softly.

I wasn't sure he heard me when he turned his head almost as if thinking.

"The ruler of Spirit World explained to us that there were demons being sold from here and that there was one who needed to be saved. I'm guessing that might be you?"

"I don't know if there have been others. I've been here for a while although I'm not sure how long. I just know i wouldn't be sold. I was too valuable to the owner of this place." I say softly.

"Do you know who owned this place?" He asks, his voice dropping like it was a secret.

"Ryo Utsumi. He would be the one to bring me a healing drink before..."

I paused. I don't trust these people. I don't know them. I dip back under water to signal the conversation was over. I surfaced at the far end and the red Head turned away to talk to the others. I had no interest in hearing what was going to be said. A few minutes later, something clicks over, and a light appears. I swim over and sit underwater on the glowing plant. It was nothing but a harmless light. I sit and watch until the one with brown eyes gesturing to me. He places the light up to the tank where I see a figure flick across the screen, and I wave. He takes it away and continues to talk. I push off the plant and surface as he hangs up.

"How are we getting her out of here?" he asks seemingly annoyed.

"Well seeing as she's a mermaid, she can't be out of water too long." The red head states simply.

"Uh I do have lungs." I say softly and he nods slightly telling me he heard me.

"There's only one of us that's fast enough." the brown eyed one says.

The group stops and looks over to the one with crimson eyes who glances over giving them a glare.

"I don't even know who you are." I say wringing my hands.

"I'm Yusuke, the one with orange hair is Kuwabara, the one with red hair is Kurama, and the short one who will rescuing you is Hiei."

I hear a growl admit out of Hiei and Yusuke just smiles at him.

"What's your name?" Kurama asks.

I hesitate slight and look away. "Eve."