Disclaimer: I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho. There I said it.
Hey here is my third fanfic. I'm so proud of myself. And I'm still working on the other two. Sometimes I just get creative splurges. You guys just make me want to write more and more. Now I have an idea for a forth one, but don't bet on seeing it for at lease a few more months.
First before I begin I would like to thank Kitsure Kyo for her story that she posted, Choose Your Own Adventure: Demon Thieves. Her story is what inspired me to write this one. Some things are similar but I changed the names and the descriptions the best I could. Once I hit the middle of chapter 2 or the beginning of 3 the story will have my own style to it. I also change most of the beginning. I hope that you don't mind Kitsure Kyo. It's just I liked your story so much. Enough talk onto the story.
Diary of a Half Youkai Demon
Chapter 1: A new World
I'm Mika Moru, a 16 year old girl from America. My father is from the U.S. but my mother is pure Japanese. I have a half sister who's only 11 years old. I've always felt that I didn't belong, like I was different from everybody else at school. And I was right, I am different and this is my story.
Did you ever get the feeling like your being watched in your sleep? You wake up and look around in the dark, you think you saw something move. You turn on the light, but it was nothing. What if I told you that maybe someone was really there in the dark? Watching you sleep, waiting for their chance. I know the feeling. I've experienced it first hand, and the result my scare you. Personally I found the experience to turn out alright in the end.
One night, about a year ago, I had trouble sleeping. I looked over at my closed door and thought I saw the silhouette of a man. Even at the age of 15, I was scared. I turned my back to the door and looked at my window, that was next to my bed. The plants I grew there, started growing in the direction of the door. I shut my eyes and when I reopened them the plants were back to normal. At that moment I got the feeling that someone was standing beside my bed. My parents and sister were already sleeping, so it couldn't have been them. I could hear his breathing and I grew even more scared. I did not dare move as it became harder to breath.
"Don't be scared," said the shadowy figure, in a calming voice.
The voice had almost a soothing effect. I felt my body relax, after what seemed like an hour since I first saw him. I was still frightened, though. I still did not look at the man who stood beside me.
"Come with me," whispered the voice.
I suddenly found the courage to turn over. As I did I looked up at the man and saw that he was holding his hand out. I tried to speak, but the words wouldn't come.
"Don't be afraid, come with me, my dear," he said, still holding out his hand.
I don't know what came over me at that moment, but I got out of bed and stood in front of him. I still couldn't see his face, but without thinking I took his hand. Within seconds, I could feel my body being pulled forward. I held onto the figure's hand tighter trying to make sure that I wouldn't lose him. And then my feet touched the ground. I studied my new surroundings.
We were in a clearing of a beautiful forest. It was still nighttime, but a full moon was out. And from the light of the moon, I finally could see the face of the man, who took me from my room.
He scared me at first. I let go of his hand and took a couple of steps back. He was a demon, a Youkai demon by the looks of him. He had long silvery hair and fox ears and tail. He had beautiful golden eyes. He wore white Japanese sleeveless shirt, pants to match and a white scarf tied around his waist. For a demon he didn't look half bad. The only thing that changed my thought about him, was when a smirk grew across his face.
"Where did you take me and why?" I asked him, forcing the words out.
"We are in Makai," he simply stated, still smirking.
"Makai?!" I thought, "My mother told me the legends of Makai, but its only Japanese legend. How could the land of demons be real?"
"Every once in awhile," he continued, "I go to the ningen world and steal a human for thrills. I take them here and leave them alone, and for fun I watch them struggle to stay alive here. Some lasted a year and a few managed to find a way home, but most never make it past a week."
I began shaking in fear and had a loss for words. The fox demon walked up to me and cupped my face. He sniffed the air around me a couple of times and the smirk left his face.
"So, y-you're going to leave me here, a-alone?" I asked, shaking still.
"Come with me," he said, letting go of my face, turned and then started walking away.
"How do I know I can trust you?" I let out.
"If you don't, you'll surely die before sunrise," he said, in a calm voice, still walking.
I thought about it for a second, and then ran to catch up with him. I walked beside him with my head down, frightened to look him in the eye.
"I'm Youko Kurama," he said quickly, "Master thief of Makai and leader of the Yushin clan."
"Youko Kurama?" I thought, "Mom told me about him. She never told me that he steals people too. Sort of wish she had."
"I told you my name. It would be respectful to tell me yours," Kurama said.
"Huh?" I said, being pulled from thought, "I'm Mika. Why are you being so nice all of a sudden?"
"There is something different about you. You don't smell entirely human. I want you to stay with me and my clan until I know why you're different," he told me.
I let out a laugh. "I've always been different. My own sister says that I don't belong."
"Interesting," he said, and appeared to go into thought.
We walked through the forest not saying anything else. I wanted to know where he was taking me. The question was burning inside me. But I kept quiet. I was afraid to ask. As nice as he seemed then, I was scared that he would act like I heard what demons really acted like. We came to a place that looked like a giant walk in fox hole. It was covered by vines, grass, and flowers. It was very beautiful.
"Home sweet, home," Kurama said, walking inside.
I followed him in and to my surprise the inside looked like an old temple. There were hallways here and there. I couldn't believe that this was a thieves' hideout. He took me down a side hall and opened a door about halfway down.
"You'll be staying here. I have to go and deal with something. You are probably still tired. Get some sleep and tomorrow someone will come and get you for breakfast," Kurama said, half smiling.
"Thank you," I said bowing my head slightly. I walked in and sat down on the bed.
"Goodnight," Kurama stated, and shut the door.
I looked around the room with curiosity. It was pretty plain. A closet was at the far wall and next to it was a door that was the bathroom. There was a window to the left of the bed and in front of it was a table with a potted plant. It looked similar to the miniature roses that I grew in my room. I yawned and realized that I was more exhausted than I thought. I climbed under the covers and went to sleep.
I woke up only a few minutes later. Someone was yelling out in the hallway. My curiosity got the best of me. So I tiptoed to the door and put my ear up to it.
"What were you thinking, bringing a human here?!" yelled a demon.
"She is more than she seems, Mericu," Kurama calmly stated, "And anyway, it is none of your business what I do! And if you have anymore complaints about what I do as a leader, you will need to find a new clan. And I'll have to find a new best friend."
"I'm sorry I questioned your judgment, Kurama," Mericu said, bowing his head and taking his leave.
I heard footsteps coming towards me. So I ran for the bed and started pretending to be asleep. Kurama came in and sat on the side of the bed. I opened my one eye slightly so I could see what he was doing. He looked down at me with a worried look.
"Mericu doesn't like humans," Kurama said to my 'unconscious' body, "not many demons do. You were right, you are different. I can sense it. I still can't tell though. You could just be a very powerful human. I guess we'll just have to find out tomorrow." He got up and laid something light blue at the end of my bed. He then started toward the head of the bed. I shut my eyes and slowed my breathing. I could feel him brush the hair out of my face and then a few moments later I heard him leave.
I wanted to see what he had left, but I was far to tired and soon drifted off once again.
*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* Dream *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*
I'm walking around a room, an office in a matter of fact. I sat down in a chair on one side of the desk, facing a chair on the other side that had it's back to me. I cleared my throat and the chair spun around. A toddler was sitting in it.
"Aww…, what a cute baby," I said.
"I'm not a baby!" yelled the toddler, "I'm far older than you! But I do like the cute part."
"Sorry. It's just you look like you're still in diapers," I said.
"This is no way to talk to the junior lord of the underworld," he said, slightly irritated, "My name is Koenma and I'm talking to you through your dreams because I have something important to tell you."
"Is it about being taken by Kurama? I don't think he is going to hurt me," I explained to Koenma.
"No, I don't think he will either," he said with a wink, then folding his hands on the desk, "I wish to talk to you about your family."
"Are they alright? What happened?" I yelled at the young lord of the underworld/Makai.
"They're fine. Will you let me talk, woman?!" he yelled back. In a calmer tone, "Have you ever wondered about your mother's knowledge of Makai?"
"She told me that they were Japanese legends," I told him.
"In such great detail? Mika, your mother is a……," he got cut off.
Bum Bum Bum. Cliffhanger. What was he going to say, you ask? Why was he cut off? Are all of these questions running through your mind? Good. Then I did my job. You'll have to wait a day or two for my to get the next chapter up so be patient. Hope you enjoyed the first chapter.
