Big thanks to Kittyb78 for her drabble. This story is the full story that her drabble hints at

I do not own Suzaku, or the rest of the YuYuHakusho universe. If I did the story would focus more on Suzaku and the demon world. I only own lauryana, and the plot.

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Lauryana knew it would be a bad day. The Lord of the castle, Suzaku, was in a bad mood. She briefly wondered what had happened to the Suzaku that she had met the first day. That Suzaku had been kind and gentle.

However, in only a month, he had started becoming cruel and violent. There had been days where he would abuse her, then in the evening he would wrap her in a secure embrace and caress her until she was so at peace, that she barely remembered why she was afraid of him. He seemed like a whole different person. She was beginning to guess that the kindness had been a ruse. Whenever he had been nice to here there had been an underlying tension and irritability, as if he wasn't sure how to go about being kind.

It didn't matter now. What mattered was staying out of his sight until he was in a better mood. Nervously, she peeks into a room and glances around. No Suzaku. Good. As quietly as she can, the human scampers across the room to the doorway on the other side. She peeks down the hall and is relieved to see that it was empty.

Lauryana jumps as a sudden scream rents the air. Her lord must be taking out his anger on the defenseless servants. Though this thought should bring relief, it only amplified her fear. The scream had come from close by, and she knew that anyone Suzaku ran into while in this mood would soon be screaming as well. The only ones he wouldn't harm were his fellow Saint Beasts, and his trusted friend Murguruu. She had to start moving again.

She hurries down the hallway, in the opposite direction of the screaming. She passes doorways and halls, not turning into them for fear that they would turn into dead ends.

The terrified blond stops in a room and sighs at the irony. She was trapped in a dead end. There was nowhere to go except back. Panicking, she looks around for an alternative exit. As she had been running, the screams had gotten closer. She couldn't go back.

"There you are." Lorry winces and turns to the only door in the room. Standing in the doorway was Suzaku. He had a smirk on his face, and an evil glint in his eyes. Lauryana mentally whimpers in fear. The fact that he was smirking revealed that he was over his bad mood, but had decided to torture anyone he came across anyway.

He confidently strides over, coming to a stop a few feet away. The powerful demon gives her a once over, then suddenly grasps her arm in a bruising grip, and pulls her closer. Lorry looks up at him, fear evident in her eyes. The blond demon continues to study her, cruel amusement dancing in his eyes.

"You know you can't hide, so why bother? I will find you anyway."

He suddenly sneers and harshly twists her arm, causing the blue-eyed female to cry out in pain. Just as quickly, he lets go and steps back, an evil amusement glinting in his eyes.

"Run…"

Lorry dashes off, trying to get around him. For a few seconds she thinks she is safe but, just as soon as the thought crosses her mind, a fist slams into her side. As she staggers under the impact she hears the pheonix demon whisper "Not quick enough."

Another fist strikes her side, and she falls to her knees, gasping in pain.

"Pathetic…" Suzaku sneers at the human in front of him, his hatred growing with each show of weakness. Why did humans exist anyway. They were so frail, it was hard to imagine why they hadn't died out. But he knew the reason. The spirit world had intervened, cloaking Makai in a powerful barrier that kept all but the weakest demons from entering Ningenkai and getting to the humans. Reikai was hell bent on protecting it's useless humans, and did everything in it's power to make sure they stayed safe.

Angrily, he kicks the female in the ribs, delighting in her cry of pain. "Worthless human! I don't even know why I keep you around!" Suzaku growls. Before she could react, he grabbed her by the neck and hoisted Lorry up in the air, hate burning in his eyes. Lorry's hands immediately latch to his wrists. She thrashes as Suzaku's grip tightens, trying desperately to breath.

Suzaku watches her struggle, wondering why he couldn't go through with the simple action of snapping her neck. Why he could not even envision her death at his hands.

Disgusted with himself, he flings her away, and watches as she lands with a thud.

Angrily, he turns and strides away to find a place where he could contemplate this new predicament, leaving the human on the floor, gasping as she filled her lungs with fresh air.

Lauryana blinked back tears, and whimpered in pain. This abuse had gone on too long. In the past he had simply caused bruising, but this time her nearly killed her. It was time to leave. It didn't matter that she didn't know how to get out. Staying here was no longer an option.

Once she is sure he is gone, Lorry slowly stands up. Her throat burns as she moans in pain as her abused ribs protest the movement. "Why? What did I ever do to him?" She asks aloud. The words that came out of her mouth sounded weak and raspy.

Alarmed, her hand goes immediately to her throat, gently feeling for damage.

In his anger, the fierce demon lord had injured her vocal cords. Since she was a singer, this was terrible news. She enjoyed singing, and was afraid of how long it would take to be able to use her voice properly. She checks the surrounding area, then stiffens as a sound reaches her ears. It was the sound of his Makai Whistle. He was playing a haunting melody, and the sound echoed throughout his home. He would be distracted for a while.

Lauryana makes up her mind. She heads out the door and down the halls, searching for the way out. After a bit, she reaches a hallway that was unfamiliar to her. She hadn't been in this part of the castle often, if ever. She wanders down the stairwell and finds herself in another hallway. She was lost. Worried, she wanders down this hallway, looking out the windows occasionally to help her guess where she was.

Another hallway. Another room. Another stairwell.

Hallway. Stairwell. Room.

All unfamiliar to her.

The music that she could hear in the distance stopped. The blond haired human panics, and dashes through the room she was currently in to the stairs at the other side. Running down them, she nearly trips, barely managing to catch herself.

"Lauryana!" An angry yell echoes from a place far behind her. Not far enough to give her comfort though. Now that he knew of her plan, she was in greater danger than before.

Lorry exits the stairs and finds herself in a room with two doors. She chooses one and rushed through it, only to stop in alarm. The door led to a dead end room. On the far wall was a balcony, and Lorry quickly makes her way to it. Peering over the edge, she sees a large, somewhat familiar walkway that led to a lower part of the castle. A part of the castle that was probably not where Suzaku lived.

She would take the chance in the domain of the other demons.

"Lauryana! Where are you?!" Suzaku yelled. He was closer now.

Lorry's blue eyes widen in alarm, and she makes her way quickly to the room she had come in from. This time she chooses the other door, and finds herself at the entrance to a circular stairwell. She hurries down the stairs. They seemed to go on for several stories, and just as she despaired of ever escaping, the exit came into view. The human steps out onto the walkway and looks behind her nervously. If Suzaku had reached the balcony, he would surely see her. Lorry takes a deep breath, and heads across the exposed walkway.

Suzaku looks around angrily. His slave, the human Lauryana, was apparently trying to run away. Didn't she know how dangerous that was? Didn't she understand that her life was his? That she belonged to him? What did she have to go back to that would make her run? What did he do?

As the last question crossed his mind, the blond demon sighs. He had nearly killed her this time. Lorry wasn't the type to fight back, so her instinct was to run. To hide in a safe place. She probably didn't think of his home as safe anymore.

Still, she was his, and he would make her understand that. He would bring her back, and teach her never to run again. The purple eyed lord pauses and listens. He could hear someone down in the floors below him. They were being noisier than his servants, so it was probably the human. She was near the entrance of his lair. She was close to escaping.

Suzaku quickly makes his way to the balcony, traveling along hidden passages that would get him there quicker. He reaches the balcony and scans the room. His slave had been here recently. There was a small layer of dust on the floor of this rarely used room, and it had been disturbed recently.

He walks over to the railing of the balcony, and looks over. He watched the walkway for a bit, and smiles to himself as Lorry steps out into his view. The Pheonix demon quickly steps back. He didn't want her to see him. After a minute, he steps back to the railing and smirks as he spots her. She was rushing to the opposite end of the walkway, towards Seiryyu's lair.

Suzaku gauges the distance, and steps onto the railing, then jumps.

He lands softly, and runs quickly to where his slave was. He reaches her in seconds.

She turns slightly to look behind her, and Suzaku steps in front of her. Her beautiful blue eyes widen in surprise and fear, and manages a small yelp before he knocks her out. Suzaku catches her before she falls to the floor and stares at the woman in his arms for a few seconds, the slings her over a shoulder. His mind wanders to how he would punish her as he makes his way back to the inner reaches of his home.