Impressions
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Chapter Two: A Goth Boys Wet Dream / 15 years later
"Gah!" Hiei shot out of the branch he was sleeping in, almost tumbling to his fall. Quickly snatching out a hand, he grabbed the branch and steadied himself. He took deep calming breaths.
Dream. Just a dream.
The thought did nothing to calm him. Of all the things he could have dreamed of, he dreamt of the thing he was most ashamed of.
Reese.
"Hn. Please Hiei. It's been15 years and you still haven't let go..." Hiei looked out at the dimly lit park he had spent the night in. It looked almost like...
"And still talk to yourself I see."
Hiei only twitched his head slightly as his red haired friend pulled himself up onto the branch Hiei was on.
"And I see fox, you are still as nosey as ever."Hiei retorted, watching the sunrise.
Kurama chuckled lightly. "Is this a good day for you, Hiei? I think this is your highest word count for the year."
Hiei shot a look over his shoulder at Kurama, and leapt to his feet. "Talk fox, or find yourself unable to."
Kurama allowed an amused look to come over his face. "That threat was short and to the point..." Kurama raised an eyebrow in amusement. "Kind of like you, Hiei."
"FOX!!!" Hiei drew his katana, planning on going through with his threat.
Kurama leapt gracefully from the branch and landed on all fours on the ground. "No need to get grouchy, Hiei."
Hiei glared at him from above. "Hn. What has you in such high spirits today fox?"
Kurama shrugged. "Koenma wants us both for 'intimidation'"
Hiei glared at the rising sun. "Scary demons scaring demons. Of course only Koenma..."
Koenma stared down at the woman infront of him. Even in such a hopeless situation as she was, she still had the nerve to look intimidating and the attitude to go along with it.
"Who do you work for?"Koenma locked his teenage hand behind his back as he gave his meanest glare to the girl who was chained to the wall.
The girl smirked and with the small allowance she was given to move with the chains attached to her wrists, she put her hands behind her head. "My Boss"
Koenma cocked his head to the side and began pacing in front of her. "Who is your boss?"
She gave him a Cheshire smile. "The one I work for."
Koenma sighed. And there began another round of circle questions.
"What is your name?" He tried, a pleasant smile on his face.
She shrugged her shoulders. "The word by which people address me."
Koenma smacked his forehead, losing his composure. "And, pray tell, what is the word by which people address you?"
There was a hesitant pause. "Reese." The name drifted form the girls lips in a whisper. As if she was speaking an ancient language, something foreign.
Koenma took his head away form his hand and looked back down at the girl. "Was that a straight answer...Reese?"
Reese shrugged again. "I was just tired of you calling me, girl, bitch, and killer in your head or to others."
Koenma cocked an eyebrow. "You can read my thoughts?"
Reese smirked. "No. But what else would you call me since you don't know my real name. And I was only guessing on bitch and killer. Now that you've confirmed it once I get out of her I'm kicking your ass all the way back to your daddy." Reese's features on her face had changed softly while she spoke. The smirk drifted from her face into a small frown. Her eyes slowly slitted into cat like eyes, giving her an evil demeanor.
Koenma suppressed a shudder.
"Who do you work for, Reese?"
She simply looked at Koenma through shadowed purple eyes, a silent promise she would extract her revenge hidden on the tops of her eyes.
Reese then took on a vow of silence for the rest of the interrogation.
"So...explain to me again why you got us in the dungeons of Reikai?" Yusuke drawled sarcastically as the rest of his team followed behind him.
Koenma sighed as he turned right down another hallway in the maze of dungeons. "We have captured a murderer who has been killing of Makai officials and Reikai as well. We believe I was the next target on her list. We captured her early this morning and have kept her in a cell-"
"Did you say 'her', as in it's a female?" Kuwabara cut off the Reikai leader at this new revelation.
"Yes, she. Now may I continue? Thank you." Koenma gave a stern look at Kuwabara while Yusuke snickered and the other two members of the team rolled their eyes. "We've tried to find out who she works for, the reason for her slaughters, and who she has killed and who was next. The only answer she has given us was her name." Koenma said no more as guided the team down a series of steps.
The team paused and shared looks. Kurama was the one who spoke up. "And what is her name, Koenma-san?"
Koenma looked over his shoulder to his team. "Reese"
Hiei tripped slightly over his own two feet at the mention of the name. Only Kurama noticed.
Reese looked around her prison. How big it was, or even what the cell was made of she could not tell because no light entered the cell. It was pitch black.
Reese mumbled curses under her breath as she slipped the key she had taken from the 'Almighty' Koenma into a space between her toes. She closed her eyes then and lifted her foot up near the lock that held her hands chained to the cell wall. She couldn't see anything anyways, so eyes would be cause for distraction.
I need to get out of here...Master needs me. The thought passed through Reese's mind and she put her heart into unlocking the lock. If she could unlock herself, her swords and knives along with her trusty gun were against the wall across from her. Not that she could see them, but she had heard the metal hit the cell wall when Koenma had set them down.
Reese cursed as she moved her foot wrong and the key slipped out from her toes and clashed on the ground, far out of her reach.
"Fuck." Reese cursed out loud in the cell and banged her hands against the wall.
Her cell door opened.
Damn I should have tried that first...
Koenma walked in along with four other persons she didn't recognize.
Annnnddd here the intimidation squad. The sour thought crossed Reese's mind as light flooded the room. Reese blinked and allowed her eyes to adjust. She eyed the key that was resting just out of reach. She glared at it. Traitor...
Koenma slammed the door shut and the 5 bodies filled up the room. The cell wasn't as big as Reese had first thought it to be. She didn't like it when she was wrong.
"Reese, I hope you rested well..." But by the frown on his face and the way he was eyeing the key on the ground, he knew she hadn't.
Reese locked her eyes on Koenma, a promise of revenge.
"Right, these boys here are Yusuke, Kuwabara, Kurama and Hiei. Yusuke will be conducting questions, but I'll warn you. They're not as nice as me." Koenma was going to continue with his threat when Reese's eyes suddenly left him and jerked to his far right where the team was standing.
Her eyes were locked on Hiei, who was leaning against a wall, his crimson eyes locked with hers.
"Holy shit, this is like a Goth boys wet dream" Yusuke was the one to say it.
Reese ripped her eyes from Hiei onto the Yusuke one. She growled as lowed as she humanly could. She knew what he was talking about. The black corset with the red tank top on along with the skin tight black leather jeans she had on and her being chained up, she knew it was anyone dark and twisted fantasy. She took pride in looking dark with such a small form. She did not take pride that other people would mention it. Out loud.
"Fuck you" Reese hissed the words through her teeth and glared at the boy, her eyes holding another promise of revenge against him.
Yusuke smirked. "I'd say when and where, but I don't do criminals."
Reese hissed again, a rage now building behind her eyes. "I meant it as an insult, dumb ass. And I don't do lapdog's anyways. To much slobber."
Yusuke bristled at the lap dog comment. "I'm no ones lap dog!"
Reese let her rage settle and concentrated on a small smirk to play her features. "Really? Are you not at Koenma's beck and call? Sounds like a lap dog to me..."
Kuwabara laughed and slapped Yusuke on the back. Yusuke shrugged him off and glared at the onna. "At least I'm not the one chained up."
Childish. Very childish. Reese rolled her eyes and settled her gaze back on Koenma. She wouldn't argue with the idiot. You never argue with an idiot. They just drag you on down to their level and beat you with experience.
"How did you capture me?" The question was aimed at Koenma. He paled.
"Well uh interesting story..." Koenma fidgeted but said no more.
Reese glared at him.
"Wow. No wonder you need us Koenma. Your letting her control the questions." Yusuke rolled his eyes and shoved Koenma to the side. He then went and kneeled down infront of Reese, far out of her reach. "See, this is how we should do it." Yusuke then grabbed Hiei by the arm ,and tossed her infront of Reese. "Hiei use your cool eye. See done?" Yusuke crossed his arms, looking smug.
Reese glared at the demon infront of him. He glared back.
"Well fuck." Reese was the first one to speak, and before she could stop it, a small smile graced her features. Hiei scowled. "You haven't changed a bit, if only your working for the wrong person now."
Hiei snorted. "Not by choice, I assure you."
4 jaws hit the floor. "You- You know Hiei?"
Hiei stood up and turned his back on the onna. "She does not 'know' me detective. I became acquainted with her when she was younger." He turned to look over his shoulder. "And no, you do not know me, onna."
Reese smirked. "Oh, Hiei. I know a lot about you, Forbidden Child. Outcast of the Koorime, and wielder of the Jagan and the Black Dragon. Your aura hasn't changed, if only a tiny bit. The darkness is still there, an overlaying hint, but it has dispersed some. You have found some happiness in your life, if I'm not mistaken, but your aura is still mixed, so you have not found true happiness. You regret your past decisions, and can not let them go. One in particular sticks out, and no matter what you do, you can not face it. Must I go on?" During her rant, Hiei had turned and stared openly at the onna.
"How do you know this?" He asked, while everyone else was left in the dark. They had no idea what was going on.
She smirked. "I have spent 15 years honing my skills. I can read aura as well as any book. It only takes the right amount of skill and practice."
"So you can read auras? You can probably see ghosts too..." Koenma trailed off deep in thought. His eyes widened then, and stared at Reese. "Your...You're a necromancer?!"
Reese smirked. "Reese Blood, Master Necromancer, Queen of the Dead, at your service."
Yusuke and Kuwabara started heading for the door. "You have a necromancer in Spirit World, I'm outta here" Kuwabara lagged behind, but followed Yusuke.
"Wait" Kurama's voice was like silk steel. "Necromancers control dead bodies with a spirit. There are no bodies here for her to put her magick, Yusuke." His eyes flashed to Reese. "But you wouldn't put your magick into them, would you Reese? You're a Blood. The magick is in your blood, not your soul. You would need to give them your blood, much like your parents had to." Reese scowled at him, but nodded.
"Do not speak of my parents, Kitsune. It would bode ill for you to speak of matters you know nothing about." Reese struggled against her restraints, but could not break them still. Her magick was depleting.
"Koenma, this should have happened 15 years ago if I'm correct" Kurama faced Koenma.
Koenma looked confused. "What should have happened 15 years ago?"
"You should have lost your 2 best Spirit Detectives, Reese's parents, If I am not mistaken"
Gasps and one hiss were let out around the room. It was only Hiei who did not react, but instead went and stood with his back turned to Reese.
"Of course. The Blood mates. They were the best damn Spirit Detectives I've ever had, until Yusuke. But Spirit Detectives then weren't allowed to have families, and I would have known if they had a child." Koenma accused., looking at Reese.
She shrugged. "They kept me in Ningenkai." As if that would explain everything.
Koenma shook his head. "Doesn't matter. They were Spirit Detectives. I had my eyes on them 24/7. There's no way they could have gotten..." Koenma suddenly paused. His eyebrows furrowed. "OH for the love of.."
Reese narrowed her eyes. "You took a nap, didn't you? That day you called me father. The day he and my mother were murdered. You took your eyes off of them. You don't deserve the title as Reikai Prince."
Koenma steeled his eyes. "You have no right to judge me."
Reese smirked, but it held no amusement. "And what right do you have to judge me?"
Koenma closed both his fists at his side. "I am Koenma, Prince of Spirit World! Only one person out ranks me, and that is my father. I have every right to judge you!"
Silence rang thorough out the small cell. All eyes were on Koenma.
"So because you were born, you have a special right to judge anyone with lower rank then you?" Yusuke drawled, his sentence ending with a glare at Koenma.
Koenma unclenched his fists, and went back over his words. "Wait- no. That's not what I- I mean..."
Kuwabara scoffed. "No one has any right to judge anyone. I'm outta here"
Yusuke threw one last look at Koenma, then followed Kuwabara out the door. Koenma followed after his best Spirit Detective, trying to reverse what ill effect he had caused.
Kurama shook his head. "I'd better take my leave. Kami knows I'll be the peace keeper once again." Ignoring Reese, Kurama threw a smile at Hiei. "Are you leaving with me?"
Hiei hesitated at the unspoken question. "Hn" He turned away, his back to Kurama.
Kurama smiled, but nodded. He ignored Reese, and followed the prince-ling and his fellow friends out the door.
Suddenly, it was only Hiei and Reese in the cell, Reese still chained up. Hiei stood infront of Reese, just barely out of her reach. He stared at her, as if reading her deep thoughts, and darkest desires.
Reading thoughts...
With a sudden realization as Yusuke's words came back to her, she realized he could be doing just that. With a metal shove, she closed the gates to her mind, and closed out Hiei. He scoffed when she did this, and turned to her weapons and the key that were lying against the wall, and just like him, they were out of reach.
"Your manipulative."Hiei said finally.
Reese smiled. "I'll take that as a compliment from you."
Hiei threw her a look over his shoulder. "You've changed." He took a step forward, and his foot was standing on the key. Reese eyed it.
For a moment, neither moved. Reese waiting to see if Hiei would slide the key over to her... or lose all hope. Hiei, deciding what to do.
With a swift movement, the key slid out from Hiei's foot and crossed the room to the opposite side of where Reese sat.
Curses that would make any demon blush ran through Reese's mind, but she did not let her annoyance show. Instead she rolled her eyes. "Your teammates childish ways are rubbing off on a certain someone, I see."
Hiei didn't react to the comment, but instead picked up her gun, her knives and all but her own sword and then melted all of that in his hands, into a pile of melted goo.
Reese's eye twitched.
Hiei let the goo plop to the floor.
Reese snapped her teeth at him.
"Show me how much." And suddenly Hiei was gone, the door was closed, and Reese was once again, left in the darkness with no company but herself.
Reese sighed. "Stupid fucking arrogant small sized fire demons. Always think their better then everyone. Show me how mu-uchh. Yeah, I'll show you. Then shove my sword so far up your..." Reese's ranting reached deaf ears and she finally mumbled off as she plotted in the darkness on how to get out of her four walled hell.
She would show the arrogant demon what-was-what, one way or another.
A/N: I really like this story for some reason. Hey, Maybe I'll stick with a story! Imagine that! LOL
Thanks for reading!
