Stolen Gold
Chapter 1
This is a new story that I have been thinking about for sometime. This tale will continue into the Yu Yu Hakusho time line eventually but it will be altered slightly for the sake of this new character. Also I gave this story the M rating because there will be sex scenes in this story. You have been warned as I will not mark chapters or sections with these scenes. This will not be my first M rated story so don't worry. Please enjoy this tale of a human woman and her love for the dashing king of thieves.
Disclaimer: I do not own the manga/anime Yu Yu Hakusho by Yoshihiro Tagashi. I do however own my story and my oc Oriana.
Trees flew passed the two men at high speeds. Behind them there were twenty armed demons chasing them. Readjusting the sack on his back, the silver haired fox demon hurried faster alongside his partner. He loved the chase but knew that he needed to find a place to hide soon. These guards were relentless and would not give up until the two thieves were in their clutches.
"Youko, do you see that ahead?" the bat demon asked.
The king of thieves smirked when he caught sight of what his partner pointed out. "A portal to the human world. What luck."
As quickly as they could, the two bandits leaped through the portal, disappearing from their pursuers' view. Youko and Kuronue landed in a wooded area at the edge of someone's backyard. In front of them was a large two story house with beige siding. The backyard held bushes covered in plastic for the winter and empty trellises. Orange and red leaves littered the ground having yet to be raked.
"Maybe there is something worth stealing here," the fox demon wondered out loud.
Shaking his head the black haired demon remarked, "Haven't you stolen enough for the day?"
Chuckling Youko responded, "There is no such thing, my friend. Besides it will give us something to do while we wait for our pursuers to disperse. It is a human's home. There is nothing to be concerned about, Kuronue."
The bat demon was about to object when the door on the side of the house opened. Before they could be spotted, the two outlaws hid behind the tool shed. Peeking around the sides they saw a young woman in her early twenties with long brown hair with a red tint. She was dressed in a dark purple sweater that hung loosely on her body and black jeans. This woman had a little bit of a protruding stomach and round bottom from most likely eating junk and being a couch potato. When she drew closer, the demons could see that she had a kind and lovely face and large beautiful green eyes. In her hand she carried a bag of bird seed. They watched as she sang softly while she filled nearby bird feeders that hung from the trees.
Oriana had lived on her own for the past two years. Her parents had died in a very bad car accident and left everything to her in their wills. She could have moved into a smaller house but she loved her family's home far too much. The woman managed the dwelling well enough on her own, but the loneliness always managed to creep in. She did not have many friends, none of them very close and no living family members left. She felt very alone in the world though she never showed it.
Every morning, as her mother had done, she filled the bird feeders and left nuts for the squirrels. This was very routine for her, however today would be far from routine. After Oriana fed the animals she went back inside to waste some time watching television before work.
"That girl is a diamond in the rough," Youko said with a grin.
"What would you do with her?" the bat questioned curious of his friend's intentions.
"I thought I could use a companion of sorts, and a female would be most preferred."
"Why her though? You could have any demoness you want."
"Something about this one intrigues me. Like any gem she'll clean up with some polishing, Kuronue. Now lets go collect some treasure."
The lock on the door was easily picked and inside they found the woman sitting on the couch. When she caught sight of them, Oriana jumped to her feet to face them.
"What are you doing here?" she questioned bravely, her eyes intense.
"You see, Kuronue, she's a spirited one too," the silver fox demon said with a grin befitting his kind, "We've come for you, my little blossom."
He reached out for her only to have her knock his hand away before she bolted further into the house. The woman did not get far though. Youko caught up without any effort and held her tightly against his body. Oriana tried with all of her might to free herself, but her human strength was nothing against a demon's. Not to mention he towered over her by a good foot and a half. The fox demon pulled a blue flower from his hair and held it in front of the woman's nose and mouth. She inhaled the scent of the flower and lost consciousness. Youko hoisted the woman onto his shoulder while his partner took the bag of loot. Certain that it had been long enough, the bandits returned to the portal. Youko kept the flower over the woman's nose and mouth because the air of the demon plane would kill her. The flower acted as a filter at least until they reached the hideout where the thief king's plants that surrounded the property would take over.
They reached the hideout within a jungle of Youko's various plants after a short time. The hideout was actually an old stone castle that the band of thieves made their own. When they entered the building they were greeted by their fellow thieves who were dining in the large mess hall. Yomi, a demon who nearly resembled a human except for his large pointed ears and two horns on his head, approached the two arrivals.
"Kurama, since when do you steal humans?" Yomi interrogated.
"This one and only time and before you ask, she is for my amusement only," the fox told his other partner with a deadly glare.
"Of course, Kurama," he replied partially frightened.
Kuronue placed a hand on Yomi's shoulder and told him, "Let's leave him to his woman and divvy up the loot."
They dumped the bag out onto the large wooden table in the center of the room, then handed out bits and pieces to each of the thieves in the room. It was then that Oriana came to. She kneed and kicked her captor until he finally dropping her onto the floor. The woman took in her surroundings and felt fear creep into every pore as she realized that she was surrounded by demons. Quickly standing up, she searched for an exit only to have her hopes dashed by the king of thieves.
"So you don't go killing yourself, my blossom, understand this; if you leave the property the toxic air of demon world will kill you. I suggest you not attempt to escape from here," Youko informed her, "So long as you behave you'll have full rein of the property. Do you understand?"
If it meant that her cage would be larger than one room and she would be allowed outside, she would agree to his conditions. "Understood," she told him with a nod.
"One more thing," the fox demon added resting a clawed hand on her cheek, "You will be well taken care of in my hands however you must show me the utmost respect and refer to me as your lord. If you disrespect me even once, I will leave you to them." He softly turned her head so she could see the other thieves that had gathered around them. Oriana shivered as she caught the lecherous stares the male demons. These men clearly did not see a female very often as she did not see herself as physically appealing in the modern sense. Yet here they were eyeing her like a piece of meat. At least their leader, her captor, did not have such a look in his golden eyes. She knew that she would be safer with him, a lesser of two evils. Oriana would have loved to just bolt and take her chances getting home, but she knew that she did not stand a chance against such a large group of demons. She knew when to surrender and this was one of those times.
Sucking up her pride, the woman lowered her gaze and bowed her head as she told him, "Yes, my lord. I will adhere to your conditions."
A confident smirk appeared on his lips as he took hold of her hand. "Come with me," he commanded, pulling the human down a hallway.
As Youko guided the woman through his lair, he questioned her with a soft voice, "What is your name, my blossom?"
She was caught off guard by the question, figuring she would be a sort of servant or slave for the thief. So why would he want her name? The woman got over this quickly though and answered, "Oriana, my lord."
Chuckling softly he said more to himself, "So I did indeed find myself treasure. Your name refers to gold if I'm correct."
"Yes, that is right," Oriana confirmed then quickly added, "my lord."
They had traveled up several flights of stairs and down a long hallway. At the end of it were two large oak doors with a burnt in rose design. Youko lead them beyond the doors into a huge bedroom. A bed made up of plush pillows and blankets sat in the center of the room, a stone fireplace was built into the wall to the right with a fire blazing inside. A crossed from the door were large glass doors that lead out to a balcony, sheer silver curtains hung on either side of them. There was a chest of drawers on the left wall and beside it was a door that most likely lead to the bathroom. On top of the dresser was a vase with two red roses in it and beside that was a polished wooden box.
"This is my room and will be yours as well," the demon explained as he released the woman's hand and approached the dresser.
Oriana crossed the room toward the glass doors. The view from the thief king's room was breath taking. Below the balcony was the courtyard and from this height the woman could see an amazing garden hidden behind bushes on the right side of it. Outside of the stone walls was a jungle of many different plants and trees. The trees strangely grew as tall as the castle, preventing the human from seeing beyond the property. When she looked up, she saw that the sky was red and purple. It was a clear sign that she was no longer in her world.
"Enjoying the view?" Youko asked from right behind the woman making her jump in surprise causing him to chuckle at her skittishness.
Oriana felt something cold and metal on her collar bone and chest. Glancing down she saw that it was a silver pendent shaped like a thorny heart with two roses on the top point. It hung on a simple silver chain and rested a couple of inches above her cleavage.
She could then feel the demon's warm breath on her ear as he told her, "Never remove this pendent. I shows that you belong to me and will keep my men from attacking you."
With a slight shiver, the woman nodded in understanding before turning to face Youko. He was holding a bundle of white fabric in his arm. "Take a bath and put this on," he told her.
He held out to her a smaller version of the white clothes that the fox demon and his other bandits wore except for the bat demon, Kuronue. The woman wondered if that was the only thing he had for clothing or if the king of thieves had a thing for uniforms. Kuronue wore different clothing but Oriana had no wish to borrow anything from him and look like someone who enjoyed the kinky stuff.
Taking the cloth in her hands she thanked him and headed for the bathroom. As she reached the door Youko spoke, "Can you find your way back to the dinning hall, my blossom?"
She turned to face him and answered, "Yes, I should be able to make it back fine, my lord."
"Good. Try not to take too long," the fox demon told her before slipping out of the bedroom door.
Sighing, the woman entered the bathroom. The room had the basic necessities, in white of course. The tub was a very large size, but Oriana figured this was because of how tall the user was. She filled the tub with hot water and then poured in a small amount of bath oil that was on a shelf above it. The water took on the scent of roses which relaxed the stolen woman. Oriana removed her clothing and slid into the water. She only remained in the liquid long enough to wash her body and hair. After draining the tub and drying off she dressed in her new clothes. The pants were tight on her hips but at least they were the right length for her height. The shirt which was like a long sleeveless tunic was very loose on her torso. In fact if she moved the wrong way someone would be able to see the sides of her breasts. Oriana really regretted not wearing a bra that day. Tying the sash around her waist, she bunched the fabric in the back to tighten the front and keep her breasts covered. The only down side was that now the shape of her breasts and little pudgy stomach were clear as day.
"It'll just have to do," the human sighed poking her abdomen, "What does he see in me anyway?"
Not wishing to waste anymore time, Oriana exited the bathroom and into the bedroom. She looked around hoping to find anything to put on her bare feet but found nothing. It appeared that Youko only owned one pair of shoes and they were on his feet. With no other choice, the woman traveled back to the dinning hall barefoot. When she reached the main hall, many of the bandits had already cleared out. There were a few of the lower ranked ones still inside along with Youko and Kuronue.
As the woman approached the long table, one of the lower bandits walked toward the door behind her. He was a rather ugly lizard demon, and as he passed her, he slammed his shoulder into hers. The woman staggered but kept on her feet. "Apologize, human," the demon hissed, grabbing her arm roughly.
Youko stood to go and help his new companion but stopped once he saw what she was doing. On instinct Oriana spun around using the momentum and the open palm of her other hand to strike the demon's arm, forcing him to release her. Quickly changing her stance, the woman threw a left hook at his jaw then followed up by kicking him in the diaphragm. The lizard demon fell to the ground clenching its stomach. The human stood over him still in a fighting stance, her breathing heavy from the adrenaline rush. Someone placed a hand on her shoulder and without hesitation, Oriana turned while knocking the arm away. She threw a straight punch for the person's face only to have it caught in the hand of her intended target. When she looked up she saw that the person she was going to attack was none other than Youko.
"Quite the fighter aren't you, to take one of my men down in only three hits?" he remarked, releasing the woman's hand. Smirking down at her he spoke, "Kuronue, why don't you train my little blossom in combat and weapons? She has potential."
"Why me? She is your companion," Kuronue playfully argued with a smile, he knew he'd never win the argument anyway.
"Yes, but you are much better at training our new additions and at martial weapons," the fox demon told his friend.
With a short laugh the bat said, "Well if you put it that way I guess I could. Would you be willing to be under my tutelage, girl? It would give you something to do and would also be good exercise for you."
Oriana held her stomach as her eye twitched. She knew that he was right though, she did need to move around more. However, what really threw her off about the situation was that she was almost being treated as a guest. Well she would not squander an opportunity for a sense of equality. The woman gave a small smile and replied, "I don't mind, but please remember I'm only human."
"We'll worry about that when we get there," Kuronue told her.
To Oriana's embarrassment her stomach voiced its hunger with a furious growl. The bat demon could not help but laugh while his partner gave a small chuckle.
"Come, let's get back to our meal," Youko said before turning his golden gaze upon his fallen comrade, "Get out of here, Renji, you've already had enough punishment for touching what is mine. Do it again through, and King Yama will be the least of your worries."
Groaning, the lizard demon forced himself to his feet. "Yes, Kurama," he moaned as he left the room.
After he left, the three returned to the table. Youko of course sat at the head and Kuronue to his right. Oriana moved to sit somewhere near the center but the fox demon called her back to sit to his left. The two demons already had plates in front of them filled with meats and breads. Before the woman could reach for anything at the center of the table, Youko placed a plate filled with fruits, vegetables, and a couple of small slices of meat in front of her.
"You are going to destroy what little self-esteem I have, my lord," Oriana told him in a depressed tone, dejected by the fact that she was clearly being put on a diet.
The fox demon swallowed his food before he answered her simply, "A flower cannot bloom without proper nutrition."
'What is with him and flowers?' the woman wondered in her head as she picked up a berry and popped it into her mouth, 'At least the berries in demon world taste good.'
Once they were done dinner, Youko lead them upstairs but only a few floors this time. They entered a room which turned out to be a large study. The two side walls were lined from top to bottom with completely filled book shelves. There were even more books piled on the floor. A low round table sat in the center covered in maps and papers with four floor pillows around it. The back wall had a large window with a padded bench. The fox demon sat at the far end of the table and Kuronue to his right once more.
Looking through the papers on the table Youko said, "It looks as if our intelligence reports came in on the next heist. Looks like Yomi is finally doing his job right."
"Now if only he would stop getting our men killed. We've lost twenty in the past six months," Kuronue added.
"We should stop talking about him. He'll be here any moment now," Youko said before looking up and noticing that his new companion was still standing by the doorway, "You can join us, my blossom."
"I don't mean to offend, my lord, but I would rather not get involved in the stealing of anything, even if it is just the planning," Oriana explained softly.
"No offense, taken, my blossom. I simply ask for your company. You are welcome to any of my books to occupy your time."
"Thank you, my lord," the human said before looking over the book collection.
With a selected book on demon world history in hand, Oriana sat down on the window bench behind the thief king. Said thief did not say anything about her choice of seating. Not long after the woman cracked the cover, Yomi entered and sat a crossed from the leader. The demons then began talking about their next break in. While Oriana read, on occasion she could not help but listen to what they were saying. It seemed they were going after the basic gold and silver with this one. She went back to her reading and ended up reading half of the book by the time they were finished plotting.
"Time to go, my blossom," Youko said as he took the book from the woman's hands.
Oriana stood up and stretched. She then rubbed her sore bottom, she had not realized just how long they had been in the study. The fox smirked at her actions before he lead her back to their room. The first thing he did was head for the dresser and pull out of one of the drawers a white night gown which he handed to Oriana. Blushing, she took it and went into the bathroom to change. The woman came out a few moments later still wearing the necklace and the night gown which rested on her frame in a flattering manner.
"Not bad," Youko remarked from his bed, "Dresses and gowns suit you much better."
She was about to say something, but when she lifted her eyes she froze. Laying on the pillows with a blanket over his lap was a shirtless Youko. The woman's face heated up as she beheld the fox demon's well toned body.
"Do you like what you see, my blossom," the fox demon questioned with a sly smile.
Looking away she changed the subject, "My lord, why did you exactly bring me here? It wasn't for…" If it was possible the young woman turned even more red. She could not help those thoughts from entering her mind as he laid there in such a manner. Youko's laughter caught her attention once more.
"No, my blossom. I only sought a companion. I will not perform such an action unless of course you are willing," the look in his eyes made Oriana's heart skip a beat and her stomach twist in knots, "Now come to bed. You must be tired."
Gathering her courage and pride she approached the side that the fox demon was not on. As she laid down on the soft pillows she told the male beside her, "Just please stay on your side of the bed, my lord. I don't think I could sleep well with you too close to me. I never slept well around strangers."
"I won't be a stranger for long, my blossom," he told her as he watched her eyes begin to close.
With a yawn Oriana responded childishly, "You'll always be stranger than me, foxy."
Youko could not help but laugh at her final words as she drifted into slumber. This woman would diffidently be good entertainment for awhile. No one had made him laugh in a joyous manner in centuries. He laid back staring at the ceiling, waiting for sleep to claim him as well. There was no doubt in his mind that he chose the right female.
I realized at the end of this chapter that some of you may not be familiar with Kuronue. He is a character from the Poltergeist Report movie. If you have not seen it I would advise that you do as it is the better of the two movies, or at least google the bat demon so that you can at least see what he looks like. His personality is unclear in the movie so I made one up for him. I tried to make him compliment Youko as they are best friends as well as make him the big brother type. I do hope you enjoyed the first chapter of Stolen Gold. Until next time.