Hey! New chapter's up. Like I said earlier, my chapters are short, only around 1000 words each, but that means I'll upload more often.
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN Any of the characters here except the mysterious voice who will be introduced later. All other characters belong to their respective owners.
See you at the end!
Hiei stood as the door clicked and opened, quickly crossing the room. Kagome followed, concerned about what they might find. It was an open room, the only furniture was a television set into the wall. Hiei looked around, noticing another door next to theirs. He was shocked to see a long pale object emerging at a normal head level, so above him. He watched, it seemed to be hair. A pompadour. His mind instantly thought two things. 'Idiot' and 'Kuwabara'. He watched as the person entered the room. He was too tall to be Kuwabara, and he wore glasses and expensive human clothing. So definitely not Kuwabara. Hiei almost sighed in relief.
He was followed by another male human. He had unruly black hair and bags under his eyes. He stood at nearly Hiei's eyelevel, but he seemed to be slouching. He wore baggy clothes with no markings or tags. Although he seemed to look like a lazy weakling he carried an air of authority and intelligence. He didn't seem to be shocked by their surroundings. Kagome was first to speak.
"Greetings, I'm Higurashi Kagome. It's nice to meet you." She said politely.
"Likewise, I am Himekawa Tatsuya." The tall boy with the pompadour replied confidently.
"Just call me L." The slouched boy murmured.
"L?" Kagome questioned.
"I don't give my name out." L curtly replied, polite yet firm. "I assume neither of you remember getting here." It wasn't a question. He watched Hiei cautiously for a few seconds, before deciding that he didn't seem hostile. He spoke again, he seemed to be gathering information. "Where did you both come from? On earth that is." Kagome frowned, unsure what he truly meant and where they are now.
"I came from Tokyo, but…" She had been with Inuyasha in the feudal era before she had woken up here. But she couldn't tell them that. Hiei remained silent, he didn't care to answer these humans.
L nodded, "It would seem that the three of us live in Japan, which should be helpful with any means of escape." He stated again. Himekawa addressed Kagome, "What's the shrimp's name?" Hiei growled, this guy was to similar to Kuwabaka.
Kagome looked at Hiei and sighed, "He said his name is Hiei." L nodded, it was obvious that this 'Hiei' was either too arrogant or too much of a lone wolf to talk to them, likely both. This whole situation confused him, but he could always rely on fact. It didn't help that his last memory was of Light Yagami standing over him as he… died, and his realization that he had been right all along. Light had been Kira, but he wondered if that even mattered anymore. After that there was nothing. He had woken up in a hotel like room, with a coffin sealed by chains. He spoke again.
"I believe we all have something in common that would have made us targets to be brought here. Please tell me anything about yourselves that you are willing to share." Kagome was first to speak, she decided that she should tell them what she could if she wanted to find a way home.
"I'm mostly an ordinary girl, except, and you probably won't believe me, I have seen… demons." It wasn't too much, but it was something that was a unique factor to her. L looked shocked for a second, before once again taking a blank expression. Hiei said nothing. But Himekawa spoke.
"Well there's a similarity. I have also been in contact with demons. A… friend… of mine is raising a baby demon lord." Himekawa paused on the word friend as if it was a new concept. L nodded before speaking again.
"I believe that we have all had experiences with… things from other realms." Hiei almost smirked, but remained silent.
"Have you also seen the demons?" Kagome asked.
L shook his head and sighed, he wondered whether to tell them the truth or not. He made a plausibly lie inspired by the Kira investigation, "I just had a run in with a shinigami." Hiei raised an eyebrow, slightly interested. It was unlikely for a human to have seen a ferry girl, unless... Hiei smirked, he wasn't the only one with secrets.
"What about you Hiei," Kagome asked, trying to persuade him to join the conversation, "Have you seen a Shinigami or a demon." Hiei visibly smiled, a cold and threatening smirk, before looking at the group directly.
"I am a demon." He stated.
Kagome frowned, if he was a demon she should have sensed it! But looking at him she realised that the bandages on his arm, and his headbands could be wards or seals, confusing her senses. It explained why his coffin had been locked with paper seals and not chains. Himekawa seemed the most shocked, reaching slowly to the stun baton in his jacket. Just in case. Hiei saw this small gesture and sighed. "Relax idiot, I'm forbidden from killing humans at the moment, although I doubt you'd be worth my time." Himekawa scowled, but kept on guard. L bit his nail, thinking carefully. Although he had never encountered a situation like this he had to think rationally. Kagome desperately tried to break the tension.
"Well, there's a similarity…"
L sighed before straightening up, he was surprisingly tall. "I believe that our captor will contact us any minute now." Himekawa looked at him and growled.
"How would you know that?" He advanced towards L, "Are you in league with this f$%#er?!" L sighed again.
"No but it's fairly obvious. If what he said is true and there are twelve people here, there are likely to be two other groups like ours. He also said we what we do is our choice, as well as hinting on there being aggressive or murderous entities within the coffins. He is expecting the groups to fight. Given the amount of time we've been here I would say any battles would be finishing around now. He also put televisions into the larger rooms, likely to show us a recorded, or live message, probably of himself."
L stated each fact as if it was obvious. Himekawa scowled. Kagome watched in wonder, but L sighed, this should have been common knowledge. Hiei almost grinned, the barefoot human was much more intelligent than he was letting on.
As if on time the television crackled to life the voice speaking again. A figure appeared on the screen. It was a man, but it was too dark to see his face. He had black hair with white tips parted at the middle by a headband with an ancient Egyptian snake statue attached to the middle.
"Welcome maggots, to stage three. You will now be put into teams of six. One of the three groups had a little scuffle, so those two pairs will be separated. Now is a good time to mention that you should look after you're partners. Because if your partner dies, your life is forfeited too. Teehee. Try to play nice… however, I won't stop you if you decide to fight. Remember, there is a reason there is two teams. Enter the next station, meet your new 'friends or foes' and continue to the next room, there is a living area and separate dorms for partners. Good night maggots."
I'm not as proud of this chapter and if you noticed any mistake please point them out so I can fix! See ya next week with new uploads of this story and my other story, 'The Murder Suspect Who Didn't Have Eyes'. Also I may start uploading another fanfic that I've been working on, no promises though.