SR: Never thought you'd see *me* again, did you? XD Well, I'm alive, and
feelin' inspired! Now that my Document Manager is working again, I've been
itching to post something new. This is a prologue, but I'll have the first
chapter out REAL soon. (not like on my other ficcies ^.^;;) So, please
enjoy, minna! ^_^
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho or any of its characters, names, places, or anything else thereof. I do own Shien and Rokushou, though. ^.^ Oh! This is also a songfic of a sort. I do not own "Taking Over Me" either. The great Evanescence does.
~~~ CHAPTER 1: RELEASE
You don't remember me
But I remember you
I lie awake and try so hard not to think of you
But who can decide what they dream?
And dream I do.
I believe in you
I'll give up everything just to find you
I have to be with you
To live
To breathe
You're taking over me
Have you forgotten all I know
And all we had?
You saw me mourning my love for you
And touched my hand
I knew you loved me then
I believe in you
I'll give up everything just to find you
I have to be with you
To live
To breathe
You're taking over me
I look in the mirror and see your face
If I look deep enough
So many things inside that are just like you
Taking over...
The woman fell to the ground, landing gracefully, one foot touching down before its mate joined it. Dew kissed the leather unnoticed. Knuckles popped sickeningly as she gripped and released her fist, smirking as her muscles became awake once more, restoring her vise-like grip on the naginata, which was planted firmly on the ground a foot away from her right ankle.
A wind blew from the East, ruffling her violet-hued tresses; interfering with the cool amethyst glare she had been giving the surrounding landscape. Pearl white fangs were bared slightly as her sharp mind quickly thought up a course of action, analyzing where she was and how to get to where she meant to be.
How much time had passed? Why now had she been released? What had happened to her captor so that she might be free? Had it had any effect on her? Where..
Her cat-like eyes widened slightly.
Where was he?
She would need information, and fast. Thinking back, she sought for a memory of a place where one could find answers. Finding such a memory, she closed her eyes and concentrated. With a small muttered chant, she was gone.
Shien Horyuu was free.
***
She arrived quietly, just as she had departed. Her boots clicked softly on old, worn cobblestones, which had been severely damaged after much beating from time and neglect.
The sky was steely gray, smudged with sludge hued clouds, thunder rumbling as if to state its protest at her arrival.
Shien glared slightly. It was a disgusting place.
There was an endless ramble of noise as lowly demons talked on the streets, drunks making uncomprehensible grunts from the ditches, and as all manner of lowlifes bustled in every direction. There was a stench of filth and grime and blood and alchohol raped in the air, and her delicate nose wrinkled a bit, despite her best efforts.
Sparing a step only to break the arm of a creature who had given a dirty catcall, the purple haired woman walked briskly through the mass of demons to a small, run down hut. It stank heavily of mildew and sake. With her talon-like claws, she briskly swept the mass of cobwebs from her line of vision after stepping from the rotting door into the single room.
"Rokushou!"
Her bell-like voice was hard and sharp, and it echoed against the stained walls. She waited a moment. No sound but the wind whistling through the gaps in the roof reached her delicate cat ears.
Giving a hiss of impatience, she came to a small door to her left, and with a swift slice of her naginata, severed it from its hinges. This revealed a leathery, slimy looking frog demon, which was busily downing a bottle of foul smelling liquid. H gave a squawk of surprise at being discovered and another after he had slowly looked Shien over.
'K-k-kami.....it can't be... Shien! The Shan Hakaisha...."
"Yes, it's me."
"B-but...but you...."
"Were sealed away? Yes, but I'm back now, and there's something you're going to tell me."
The frog pushed himself upright, his fear was suddenly replaced with a smug grin.
"Oh really? Well, I don't know. What's in it for me?"
With no warning, the cat demon's anger flashed and in an instant her newly formed claws were at his throat, the collar of his ratty shirt gripped in her pale fist. Fangs bared, Shien leaned in close enough that he could feel her breath on his face and hissed, "You will live to see another day, wretch."
Rokushou gave a squeak and his green eyes bulged to the size of tennis balls. "O-o-okay!! What do you want?!"
"The Jaganshi. You've seen him recently. Where is he? What has he been doing these past years?"
"H-h-h-he's associating with a Reikei Tantei now. I heard one of 'em became Lord of the Makai!!" Shien stood up abruptly, dropping the quivering frog to the ground, not caring about the large crack he made after falling upon the table in his pantry. Wordlessly, she strode from the hut and out into the town.
/.....I hope you'll wait for me....../
~~~
SR: Wow! That was fun! ^__^ I'll be sure to work hard on this. I already love it! Shien is such a cool character.
Shien: Of course I am. You made me that way, fool.
SR: Er...yes, well, anyway. ^^;; Be sure to review please review! By the way, Shan Hakaisha means "Beautiful Destroyer." O.o Ja!
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho or any of its characters, names, places, or anything else thereof. I do own Shien and Rokushou, though. ^.^ Oh! This is also a songfic of a sort. I do not own "Taking Over Me" either. The great Evanescence does.
~~~ CHAPTER 1: RELEASE
You don't remember me
But I remember you
I lie awake and try so hard not to think of you
But who can decide what they dream?
And dream I do.
I believe in you
I'll give up everything just to find you
I have to be with you
To live
To breathe
You're taking over me
Have you forgotten all I know
And all we had?
You saw me mourning my love for you
And touched my hand
I knew you loved me then
I believe in you
I'll give up everything just to find you
I have to be with you
To live
To breathe
You're taking over me
I look in the mirror and see your face
If I look deep enough
So many things inside that are just like you
Taking over...
The woman fell to the ground, landing gracefully, one foot touching down before its mate joined it. Dew kissed the leather unnoticed. Knuckles popped sickeningly as she gripped and released her fist, smirking as her muscles became awake once more, restoring her vise-like grip on the naginata, which was planted firmly on the ground a foot away from her right ankle.
A wind blew from the East, ruffling her violet-hued tresses; interfering with the cool amethyst glare she had been giving the surrounding landscape. Pearl white fangs were bared slightly as her sharp mind quickly thought up a course of action, analyzing where she was and how to get to where she meant to be.
How much time had passed? Why now had she been released? What had happened to her captor so that she might be free? Had it had any effect on her? Where..
Her cat-like eyes widened slightly.
Where was he?
She would need information, and fast. Thinking back, she sought for a memory of a place where one could find answers. Finding such a memory, she closed her eyes and concentrated. With a small muttered chant, she was gone.
Shien Horyuu was free.
***
She arrived quietly, just as she had departed. Her boots clicked softly on old, worn cobblestones, which had been severely damaged after much beating from time and neglect.
The sky was steely gray, smudged with sludge hued clouds, thunder rumbling as if to state its protest at her arrival.
Shien glared slightly. It was a disgusting place.
There was an endless ramble of noise as lowly demons talked on the streets, drunks making uncomprehensible grunts from the ditches, and as all manner of lowlifes bustled in every direction. There was a stench of filth and grime and blood and alchohol raped in the air, and her delicate nose wrinkled a bit, despite her best efforts.
Sparing a step only to break the arm of a creature who had given a dirty catcall, the purple haired woman walked briskly through the mass of demons to a small, run down hut. It stank heavily of mildew and sake. With her talon-like claws, she briskly swept the mass of cobwebs from her line of vision after stepping from the rotting door into the single room.
"Rokushou!"
Her bell-like voice was hard and sharp, and it echoed against the stained walls. She waited a moment. No sound but the wind whistling through the gaps in the roof reached her delicate cat ears.
Giving a hiss of impatience, she came to a small door to her left, and with a swift slice of her naginata, severed it from its hinges. This revealed a leathery, slimy looking frog demon, which was busily downing a bottle of foul smelling liquid. H gave a squawk of surprise at being discovered and another after he had slowly looked Shien over.
'K-k-kami.....it can't be... Shien! The Shan Hakaisha...."
"Yes, it's me."
"B-but...but you...."
"Were sealed away? Yes, but I'm back now, and there's something you're going to tell me."
The frog pushed himself upright, his fear was suddenly replaced with a smug grin.
"Oh really? Well, I don't know. What's in it for me?"
With no warning, the cat demon's anger flashed and in an instant her newly formed claws were at his throat, the collar of his ratty shirt gripped in her pale fist. Fangs bared, Shien leaned in close enough that he could feel her breath on his face and hissed, "You will live to see another day, wretch."
Rokushou gave a squeak and his green eyes bulged to the size of tennis balls. "O-o-okay!! What do you want?!"
"The Jaganshi. You've seen him recently. Where is he? What has he been doing these past years?"
"H-h-h-he's associating with a Reikei Tantei now. I heard one of 'em became Lord of the Makai!!" Shien stood up abruptly, dropping the quivering frog to the ground, not caring about the large crack he made after falling upon the table in his pantry. Wordlessly, she strode from the hut and out into the town.
/.....I hope you'll wait for me....../
~~~
SR: Wow! That was fun! ^__^ I'll be sure to work hard on this. I already love it! Shien is such a cool character.
Shien: Of course I am. You made me that way, fool.
SR: Er...yes, well, anyway. ^^;; Be sure to review please review! By the way, Shan Hakaisha means "Beautiful Destroyer." O.o Ja!