Tremble For My Beloved
::Chapter Four; The Spotlight Is On::
If it wasn't for the fact that I blew my blender to pieces, I would have thought a baby that could give full sentences out like a pro would be weird. I was lying down, in an office type of room. I could see the baby talking behind his little desk to some people, and I had no idea who those people were. But one of them had better of been Yusuke. I was really confused, and I could feel myself beginning to freak out.
"She's waking up." I heard someone say. I tried moving, but to no avail. Someone's arms were around my shoulders, holding me up. "Ayumi?" I heard Yusuke's voice say, his voice held nothing but distress in it. My eyes readjusted themselves as I turned to look at Yusuke. I felt so groggy for some reason. "Yusuke?" I asked, "Where…where am I?" Yusuke hesitated. "You're in an office. With my team, and my boss. Um…there's a lot that needs to be explained to you." He said, rubbing my back. I sat up into a better position and looked around. The baby was still in the chair, staring intently at me, which gave me the creeps.
I looked to my left, and three boys were standing there. One had long red hair and emerald green eyes; he was about average height. He was wearing red as well. Another guy that I recognized as Kuzuma Kuwabara looked stupid as always. And the other guy was the shortest of them all, despite the fact that his jet-black hair defied the laws of gravity. He had crimson red eyes, and a white star burst in front of his hair, under that was a white bandana. He wore all black. I frowned, and looked back at Yusuke. "What's going on?" I asked. Yusuke frowned as well, and looked back at the baby.
"Um. Ayumi, this is Koenma. He's my boss." He said. I looked at him, and then up to the baby, then back at Yusuke. "Um. Hang on. What?" I asked. He sighed and stood me up. "Koenma. Can you please change into your teen form?" Yusuke asked. The baby simply shrugged, before a little green light appeared around him. He changed. He now looked roughly nineteen, with brown hair. He still had a pacifier in his mouth. I screamed and backed up, hitting the wall with a loud 'thud'. Yusuke held me though. "Stop! It's okay! Just relax Ayumi." He said. I stared at him, and then pointed a finger at the thing behind the desk.
"HE WAS JUST A BABY! WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?" I asked, getting angry. Yusuke sighed. "We'd tell you if you relaxed. You're gonna see weird shit from here on out, so get over it and shut up." Yusuke said, angry as well. We glared at each other for a moment before his eyes relaxed and he pulled me into a hug. "Relax kid. I promise nothing bad is going to happen." He mumbled. I nodded, feeling a little better, and looked at this Koenma guy.
"Hello Ayumi." He said politely. I nodded dully. "Hello." I said. "Do you remember what happened?" He asked. I thought for a moment before frowning. "I guess. I was in my kitchen, and then…I zoned out. And then I just remember this…thing…was trying to grab me. And I just held out my hand and it exploded. But then it was like nothing was ever there! And Yusuke's sitting there telling me I just blew my blender up. And then next thing I know, I wake up here." I told him. He nodded.
"Correct. Ayumi, as of right now, you are in the Rekai." Koenma said, glancing at the other boys, and then back at me. I gave him a confused look. "Rekai…meaning spirit world…huh?" I asked him. He smiled patiently. "There are three worlds Ayumi. The one you lived in was labeled the Ningenkai, and that is where all humans reside. The Rekai is where all spiritual beings reside. And finally, there is the Makai. All demons live in the Makai, and few live in the Rekai. The only demons that can live in the Ningenkai are the ones that I allow to live there. I am ruler of the Rekai, and I basically oversee things in both the Makai and the Ningenkai." Koenma stated, motioning his hand in front of his desk, where a chair suddenly appeared to be.
Yusuke sat me in it, knowing I would probably fall over here pretty soon. "Um. Okay, I guess I can kind of believe that one." I said, knowing that it was probably true. My grandparents believed in things like spiritual beings and demons, and separate worlds for them. It wasn't like we could be the only living things out there anyways. So that wasn't too scary, but I knew something else was coming. Koenma smiled kindly. "That's good. Usually people have issues believing that." He said, mostly to himself. I nodded, understanding.
"Now, on to the more confusing parts. There are…some humans who have special powers. There are some who are touched by spirits, and there are some who are even gifted by the demonic." He said. "People who are gifted by the spirits, is somebody like Kuwabara here, who I assume you know." He said, waving his hands towards Kuwabara, who gave me a small wave. I looked at him before giving a small wave back, and looking back at Koenma. "They are still humans of course, and you should know that all humans have a ki, right?" Koenma asked. I nodded, that was basic human anatomy.
"Humans that have spiritual powers can basically make their ki into a physical shape." Koenma finally said. I gave him an odd look. "Okay, I get that…. but then again I don't." I said, looking at Yusuke, who gave me an encouraging smile. "I can have Kuwabara show you, but you can't freak out. I'm afraid if you scream like that again, you'll wind up breaking somebody's ear drums." Koenma said chuckling. I blushed slightly, but nodded, looking over at Kuwabara.
He stepped forward, and held his hands out into fist. A second past, before an orange light appeared in one of them, it shot up and went through his other hands, and shot up further. It was half the size of Kuwabara himself. I gawked at it, my eyes wide. It took the form of a sword. "Oh…" I nodded, still nodding. I knew priest and monks could do that, if they concentrated and trained long enough, so that again was no big shocker. Though I was surprised somebody like Kuwabara was capable of doing that. Koenma glanced at me cautiously, before motioning something to Kuwabara. The energy sword disappeared.
"So, there's your spiritual human. Now…I will skip over humans that have been touched my demons…for now. But I'll return to the subject in a matter of time. I want to explain a few other things before we get to that." He said. Yusuke sighed, knowing what was coming next.
"Do not scream. Kurama and Hiei are demons." He said curtly. I jumped and looked back at the redhead and the short guy, not knowing which was which. I clung to Yusukes' shirt tighter, but he gave me a comforting smile. "Ayumi. Just because you hear the word demon, do not assume it is evil. Kurama and Hiei are both good demons." Koenma said. I narrowed my eyes at him. "And how can you tell that they're demons? They look human to me." I muttered. Koenma glanced at the boys before nodding. The redhead stepped forward.
"Hello Ayumi. My name is Kurama; I'm a fox demon. The demons name inside of me is named Yoko Kurama. My friend over there is Hiei Jaganshi, and he is a fire yokai." Kurama said. I nodded, but still hesitant. Just because I knew who they were now, didn't mean I believed them.
Kurama reached into his hair, before pulling a simple rose out. I gawked at him, before he simply smiled. He whipped the rose forward, as it shot into a long green whip. I gaped at it. He also concentrated, as he begun to change forms. His red hair turned silver; his green eyes were turning into a gold color. He got taller; his outfit went from a red jumpsuit to a white toga looking outfit. Silver ears and a silver tail came out, as long as his canines. He glanced at me swiftly. "This is Yoko Kurama." He stated. My eyes were wide, and I could not hold back the scream that came out of my throat.
I wasn't screaming just because he changed, I was screaming because he changed into something relatively similar to the thing in my dream. Yusuke held me tight, and whispered that it was going to be okay. But I shoved him way, pointing at Yoko. "You changed into the same thing I changed into in my dream! Only…different." I muttered. Yoko raised his eyebrows to me. "You mean, you changed into anthro?" he asked. I nodded. Half human, half animal. "Yes." I said, gasping. He nodded, before turning back into Kurama. "I see." He simply said, before motioning to Hiei. Hiei glared at Kurama, and then glared at me, before standing in front of me.
"I don't like having to show my demon form to a pathetic ningen." He said coldly. I gave him a look, I didn't know if I wanted to see. "Are you an anthro too?" I asked him. He glared at me. "No." He said curtly, before reaching his hands back behind his head, and untying his bandana. He kept his head down, so that star burst hid his forehead, and placed the bandana in his pocket. He looked back up slowly, and I squinted. There was a little slit in his forehead, and as I began to examine it, it seemed to get bigger.
My throat closed before I could scream, a deep shudder went through my whole entire frame, as my eyes widened. Staring at me, were not only a pair of crimson eyes, but a wide purple one as well. I found my voice then, and I screamed, flinging myself as far away from Hiei as possible. Yusuke frowned at me and began to walk towards me, but I held my hand up. "No! Stay away from me!" I shouted. Yusuke frowned again.
Hiei was now glaring at me, walking closer. Past Yusuke, past the over thrown chair, and got right in my face. I shivered with him being so close to me. He scared me more than anything, and that eye seemed to pierce through me. "You think this is scary looking?" He whispered, his voice hoarse. I nodded, fervently hoping he would back up and leave me be. "I'd love to. Unfortunately, I can't go back home until you get it through you're skull that I'm real." He answered my unspoken thoughts. I almost screamed again, before his hand shot out over my mouth, keeping me quiet.
"I suggest you get over yourself onna." He said harshly, before he too began changing forms. He tossed his cloak and shirt off, and I just now noticed he carried a katana at his hip, and by the time it hit the floor, I was staring at a whole new creature. For starters, his skin was green. For another thing, instead of their being his three eyes, there was no a hundred of them. Bright purple eyes covered his body from head to toe; his hair seemed to stand up even further if it were possible. "This is my demon form." He stated simply. He shoved out his arm, and there seemed to be a black tattoo of a dragon curling around this arm. "Dragon of the Darkness Flames. My attack. My dragon." He stated simply again. And he finally held his left arm out, palm up, before a gulf of flames seemed to be dancing in his palm. He changed back before anything could really happen. I stared up at him, shaking, and completely passed out.
When I woke up, Yusuke had me sitting in the chair again, and he was holding me securely to him. I peeked around and stared wide-eyed at Hiei, who was clothed and leaning up against the wall he started at, and glared at me. I shuddered and looked away from Hiei, back at Koenma.
"I apologize for that, Ayumi." He said sincerely. "Hiei is a good demon don't let him fool you, but to put it bluntly, he's an ass." He said. I nodded, noticing that right away. "And now, on to Yusuke." Koenma said. My eyes widened even further, it that was possible, as I glanced up at Yusuke. His eyes were wary, as he looked back at me. I frowned. He was my best friend, my brother, and a major part of my life. I didn't care what he was. He was Yusuke to me. I smiled up at him, letting him know it was okay. He grinned before kissing my head lightly.
"Yusuke is special. You see, at first he was like Kuwabara. A human with spiritual powers." Koenma explained. I nodded, as Yusuke held his hand up in the form of a gun. At his fingertip, a light blue ball of light formed. "If I were to point this at someone and let it go, it would shoot at them like a bullet." He said, grinning. I nodded, before looking back at Koenma. That wasn't too hard to grasp. "However, it's been recently discovered that he is also a demon." Koenma said. I glanced back towards Yusuke, wary now.
He grinned me a reassuring look, before standing up. It didn't take long to realize what was going on. He threw off the black tank top he had on, and changed forms. His hair grew out, impossibly long. And it had a spiky look to it. There were also purple looking marks all over his face and chest. I nodded; he didn't look too much different now. He changed back, his hair receding back to it's normal style, only now it hung messy into his face. He grinned and sat back next to me. I curled up next to him instinctively, before looking back at Koenma. "Yusuke is what we call a demon sleeper. That in its self is a really long story, and not one I use to explain. Yusuke may if he wishes, at a later time." Koenma said. I nodded, giving Yusuke a look. He laughed. "I'll tell you later." He mumbled.
Koenma smiled. "Now, back to the subject of people being touched by demons." He stated, getting serious. I had an uneasy feeling in my stomach, and I knew I probably wasn't going to like this. "I'm sure you've connected the dots by now Ayumi. You have been touched by a demon…partly." Koenma stated. I felt all the blood in my face rush out. "I don't…have any other forms. I don't change into anything. I don't have any stupid powers. How could I have been touched by a demon?" I asked.
"Your powers have been binded, by a really strong power. And I do not know what that is. But…you're an anthro Ayumi." Koenma said. I paled again, and stood up. "No. You're kidding. I don't believe that for a second!" I shouted, folding my arms. Koenmas' expression didn't change as he looked at me. "You're dream that you told Kurama about. Tell me about it." He said. I stared at him, before explaining my dream, quickly. Not wanting to linger too much on it.
"Exactly. You've seen yourself in your anthro form…you are a wolf demon." Koenma said. I sat back down, in fear of my knees giving out on me. "On top of that, there is something else in you. And this is very crucial." Koenma said. I just simply looked at him. "Your mother, was a Sun Goddess." Koenma said softly. I blinked up at him. "My…mother?" I asked. He nodded. "Yes. Your father was a full wolf demon, and your mother was a Sun Goddess. Ayumi, you are not only half wolf demon, you are also half Sun Maiden. That explains the change in your eyes and your wings. And the wolf demon in you explained the anthro change." Koenma explained. I leaned into Yusuke, and closed my eyes.
"I don't want to hear anymore." I whispered. "It's too much." I said. Koenma looked down at me. "I'm sorry Ayumi. This has all been brought on you so fast, and I apologize for that, but…I cannot allow you to continue living in the Ningenkai. It's too dangerous. And I have no idea what would happen to you if your powers were let loose. You are going to learn how to control them; to harness them." Koenma said. I simply nodded. I didn't care anymore; I just wanted to sleep.
For the third time that day, I fell unconscious.