Kat: Another long chapter for my loyal fans!!
Disclaimer: Me no own Yu Yu Hakusho…blah, blah, blah. I do own Kuro, Lucien, and Kraven. Yay me!!
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Kuro drove as fast as they car would go, her mind open to detect any cops and rearranging the minds of the people who saw her. She sped through the city and let out a sigh of relief once she swung into a parking place located in front of her brothers' home. Climbing out, she raced to the door and pounded on it. A guy with emerald eyes and black hair in a small ponytail answered, "Hey Kiken. What's up?" He wore a black silken shirt that complimented his tan skin and white pants.
Kuro pushed past him, saying, "Watch out Lucien." When she was through the doorway, she slammed the door shut after her and gave another sigh of relief.
Lucien stood there in confusion, "Geez Kiken. What's gotten into you?"
Kuro stood tall and walked into the house to the bathroom, "Will you stop calling me Kiken?"
Lucien looked at her like she was insane, "Alright…" he said slowly, "what do you want me to call you?"
Kuro splashed some water on her face from the faucet and then grabbed a towel to wipe her face clean of some of the makeup. Then she removed both the wig and the contacts, "How about 'Kuro' but I guess 'sister' would suffice." Kuro barely got that out before she was engulfed by a big hug from her brother that left her breathless.
When he released her, he called over his shoulder, "Kraven! Get down here! We have a special guest!"
There were footsteps from above them and they descend down to their level before a guy appeared behind Lucien. His features were extremely similar to Lucien's and they were all set to perfection, which said they were related. He had white hair that was also in a ponytail like Lucien and his eyes were purple but turned red when he saw Kuro. He wore a white silk shirt, black pants, and black dress shoes. His lips rose into a half smile and he muttered one word, a name, "Kuro…"
Kuro smiled at him and said, "Hello, Kraven. I would hug you but I don't to get makeup on your…" her words were cut off when Kraven walked forward and pulled her into his arms.
"Welcome back, little sister," Kraven said into her hair.
When he pulled back, she saw both of her brothers smiling at her. Lucien then spoke with mock hurt in his voice, "How long has it been since you last contacted us? Twenty years? Ten?"
"Five. No wonder Kraven does the bills," Kuro teased.
"Yeah, well, I was kind of distraught when my twelve year old sister disappeared when we were only fifteen," Lucien replied.
Kraven then spoke, "On that note, where did you go?"
"Japan," Kuro replied with a shrug.
Kraven looked at Lucien with a hard stare. "What?" Lucien asked.
"Didn't I tell you she went to Japan?" Kraven asked in a calm voice.
"Well, how was I supposed to know? She talks about traveling the whole flippin' world!" Lucien said exasperated.
Kuro cocked her head, "You knew where I was?" she asked Kraven.
He nodded.
"Then why didn't you come after me and bring me home?" Kuro asked. Her brothers were overprotective and took any chance they could to keep her safe.
Kraven smiled and winked at her, "I knew you would come home eventually. Plus, you needed to learn whatever lesson the Fates sent you there to learn."
Both Kuro and Lucien rubbed their temples. "I hate it when he plays Oracle," Lucien said.
"There's something I know I didn't miss," Kuro agreed. "I think he does it for fun"
Kraven gave her another wink, "You know it. I take every chance I can get to annoy both of you."
"You're succeeding," Kuro and Lucien replied at the same time.
"Consider it a welcome home present," Kraven said to Kuro. "Now if you two will excuse me, I will make the guest room up for Kuro." With a small smile, Kraven disappeared into the maze her brothers called a home.
Both Kuro and Lucien looked at each other with amusement before Lucien wrapped an arm around her shoulder and escorted her into the kitchen saying, "I bet you're hungry,"
"Starving," Kuro replied as she sat down on a stool by the bar.
"Well, let the master cook Lucien make something for his darling little sister something to eat," Lucien said and Kuro jumped up from her stool.
"Maybe I should do the cooking," Kuro insisted as she took the knife from Lucien's hand.
Scowling, Lucien went to sit on the stool Kuro had just occupied, "My cooking is not that bad,"
Laughter erupted from the doorway as Kraven walked into the room and he said, "Your cooking skills leave something to be desired, little brother."
Lucien just glared at his brother and Kuro snickered softly before she said, "Would you like something to eat, Kraven?"
"Yes actually, but not what you have in mind." Kraven went to the fridge but stopped to stand by her and peered down at her with a worried look on his face. "When is the last time you fed?"
Kuro thought for a moment, "Last night. Those Carne Asada chips were so good."
Kraven frowned, "That's not what I meant and you know it."
Lucien got up and went to stand next to his brother, staring at Kuro, "You're right, Kraven. She must not have fed for a while."
Kraven turned and opened the fridge and a secret compartment to pull out a bag of blood.
Kuro's eyes widened and she began backing up with her hand outstretched, "No way. Come on, guys! I don't want that!"
"You need it, Kuro." Lucien and Kraven started towards her.
"No way in Makai!" Kuro shouted and dashed out of the room. She ran up the stairs and into the last room in the hallway on the right, slamming the door behind her, leaning against it and smirking when she heard a 'thunk' as one of her brothers, no doubt Lucien, hit the door she just closed. She locked it before running to the window, knowing the door won't hold her brother's back long, and threw it open before hopping out and landing in the tree next to it. Swiftly, she made her way down it and once her feet hit the ground, she took off running for Kat's car, snatching her keys from her pocket as she went. She just reached the door and was slipping the key into the lock when at gust of wind whipped behind her, alerting her of someone's presence.
Turning, Kuro looked to see who it was but she crumbled to the floor as she was knocked unconscious. The last thing she heard was someone say was, "Got you."
Lucien opened the door and both boys looked around the empty room, both sets of eyes ending on the open window. Lucien ran forward and jumped out the window to land on the ground in a crouch and the front door opened to reveal Kraven. They both walked to Kat's car to see the key hanging from the lock where Kuro left it.
With a growl of annoyance, Lucien cursed and turned to his brother, saying, "She's escaped again."
Kraven rubbed his chin and said, "That's not good."
Lucien looked at his brother with a glare, "That's the understatement of the century!"
Kraven locked eyes with his brother, "No Lucien, this is really not good." Lucien stiffened when he heard the urgency in his brother's voice and waited for him to continue. "You saw how pale she was. Having not fed for a long time myself, I am afraid she is extremely close to losing her control."
"And now she is free in a city full of prey to sate her hunger," Lucien said as the danger of their situation dawned on him.
"Exactly. We need to find her right now. You have stock in your car, correct?" Lucien nodded and Kraven continued, "As do I. Therefore, I suggest we split up and search for her. Make sure you are tuned in so you can catch a flare of her energy which will tell us when she loses control." Lucien nodded again and walked to his car which was a green Porsche and Kraven went to his car which was a silver Lamborghini. They both started their cars and pulled out of the parking lot, going in opposite directions to find their little sister before it was too late.
Kuro groaned as she regained consciousness and her hand went to her head where she felt a bump. Growling in annoyance (like brother like sister), she silently promised to make the person who gave her the bump pay! Her eyes fluttered open enough to take in her surroundings. The sky above her was dark yellow that was turning orange and she sighed. Sunset, one of her favorite times of the day.
Suddenly, a very familiar ugly face covered her vision of the sky above, "Hey guys! She's awake! Whoa! One of her eyes is red and the other is green!" the person shouted and Kuro's eyes instantly closed. Mentally cursing herself for almost being caught, she waited as she turned her eyes grey before she opened them again to see four figures staring down at her.
"What are you talking about, Kuwabara? They're their usual grey. You're such an idiot."
"Shut up Urameshi!" Kuwabara shouted.
'Oh shit!' Kuro thought as she realized who was around her. She sat up quickly, which her muscles protested and began crawling backwards to get away from them.
"Kuro? What are you doing?" Kurama asked.
Not answering, she continued to back away but stopped to grip her stomach when a blinding pain flared there. She squeezed her eyes shut tight and grits her teeth against the pain that flared, dulled, and flared in a reoccurring pattern. Finally, it dulled enough that she could ignore it. Her eyes opened again to see Kurama and Yukina kneeling on either side of her, watching her with worried eyes. 'Oh dear Kami," Kuro thought as awareness dawned in her and her eyes widened, 'Not now!'
"Kuro? What's wrong? Where does it hurt?" Yukina asked.
"Please…just…get away from me!" Kuro grounded out as the pain flared and she began cursing in English.
Kuro saw the hurt blossom in Yukina's eyes and she felt guilty over it but so long as it got her friend away from her. She could already smell the scent of Yukina's and Kurama's blood and it was making her mouth water.
"Kuro, we're trying to help," Kurama stated as he followed Kuro as she once again began to crawl backward.
"If you want to help," Kuro grunted, "then get away. As far away as you can!" Kuro was about two feet away from where Kurama paused and she rolled up in the fetal position, moaning in pain.
Pain sprouted in her mouth as her canines lengthened and covered her mouth with her hands and they grew out from under her upper lip. She closed her eyes as she knew what was about to happen next and she stopped fighting the pain that was threatening to over take her. Instead, she issued one last warning to the people she considered her friends, "If you wish…to live…get away…from me…while…you can."
"What the hell are you talking about, Kuro?" Yusuke asked, fear flickering in his voice.
"We're you friends, Kuro. We are not going to leave you," Keiko stated as she knelt next to Yukina and held onto the ice maiden's hand.
Kuro smirked and said, "You are…for now…" then she gave in to the pain. Her black fingernails lengthened and grew into claws and her eyes changed colors so her left eye was neon green and her right eye was crimson red. She felt a small area of air around her move and she slashed at it with her knew claws. Her nose twitched as the scent of blood filled the air. She sat up and a low growl escaped her throat.
Everyone watched as Kuro moaned and withered on the ground in pain. Kurama reach his hand towards her and she swatted his hand away. As he drew his hand swiftly back towards himself, they all saw the blood gushing from four crimson lines on his hand.
Kuro stilled at once and twitched twice, before she sat up and growled. Yukina, Botan, Keiko, and Kuwabara all gasped while the others were stunned in silence.
Kuro was not the same as she was. Her ears looked like that of an elf and her eyes had changed color. Not only were they the mix-matched colors Kuwabara had seen, but where her eyes were white, they were pitch black. Also, twin gleaming white fangs peaked out from under her upper lip and they looked extremely sharp. Her nails that where always filed short so they didn't hinder her grasp on her katana were about three inches longer than they were a few minutes ago.
Kuro lifted one of her hands to her nose and her nostrils flared as she inhaled Kurama's blood from her nails. Then she smiled, her fangs gleaming at the diminishing light. She looked up, past them, to the setting sun and her smile grew wider. The wind picked up for a second and the scent of Kurama's blood reached her again and her smile disappeared as he nose quivered. Slowly, she rose to her feet and began approaching Kurama.
"Kuro! No!" a guy shouted and all heads turned towards the voice. A guy with white hair and red eyes appeared in front of Kuro, his hand outstretched before him, "Stop Kuro."
Kuro looked at him like she was in a dazed and cocked her head. Then she smiled again and slowly shook her head no.
"Shit!" another guy's voice yelled and another guy appeared. He looked exactly like the first guy except his hair was black, his eyes were green, and his clothes were different. He grabbed Kurama by the arm and dragged him backward to place him by Yusuke before he did the same with both Keiko and Yukina. Then he crouched on the ground in front of them, tensed like a lion, and watched the other guy and Kuro. After a minute, he glanced back at Yukina and said, "Ice Maiden, if I were you, I would heal the fox's hand before Kuro pounces on him."
Yukina instantly went to Kurama's side and healed his hand.
"That doesn't help. She can still smell his blood. Did you bring the cooler, Lucien?" the white haired male asked but didn't take his eyes off of Kuro.
The black haired guy responded, also not taking his eyes off of Kuro, "Yes but I left it near the car when I saw how far gone she was and how close she was to the fox, Ice maiden, and the human." Lucien looked over his shoulder and his gaze swept the group to land on Hiei. "You, Forbidden Child. I sense you are the fastest of us here. Will you run over to the green car over there and grab the cooler?"
Hiei snorted, "Why should I? Make the fox do it."
Lucien replied instantly, "I can't. If he goes, Kuro will smell the blood on him and attack him. You don't want to lose your friend, do you?"
Hiei snorted once again.
Lucien turned around to face him and glared, saying, "If you don't get that cooler, Kuro will go further into her transformation, get passed us all, and then she will get her hands on the nearest ningen and kill them! Do you want her to do that and get in trouble with Koenma?"
"Lucien…" the white haired guy said in a warning voice.
"Oh, shut up, Kraven! I personally do not want to see our sister handed off to Koenma." Lucien turned his eyes back on Hiei, "Now, will you get the damn cooler?"
Hiei glared before he disappeared in a blur of black.
"Shit!" Kraven said as Kuro's eyes followed him and she too disappeared. Kraven was instantly running toward Hiei, followed closely by Lucien. The guys managed to tackle her to the ground and Kuro let out an ear piercing shriek of anger. Then there was the sound of tearing flesh and Kuro was in the air, black angel wings dripping with blood flapping to keep her up in the air.
Both of the guys were one minute, on the ground, the next, after twin sounds of ripping flesh, up in the air, sets of ivory wings sprouting from their backs and dripping with blood.
"Kuro, you need to stop this madness," Kraven shouted at Kuro.
Kuro smiled before she let out a chilling laugh and began doing flips and turns in the air, "We both know this is not madness, Kraven. How many times have you lost control?"
Kraven froze at her words, "We both know that has nothing to do with this. You helped me get through it. You fed me. Now I am here to return the favor."
Lucien was continuously glancing behind him, watching as Hiei made it to the cooler and opened it. Hiei's eyes widened when he saw what was cooling inside the cooler. It was bags. Bags full of blood. He looked up at the three people flying in the sky with wide eyes before returning to the cooler.
Kuro stopped moving and took a sitting position in the arm and crossed her legs. She put one arm on her knee and her other hand held her head, "That's right, Kraven. I did save you when you lost control. But I'm didn't lose control. I am completely in charge. I am just letting my instincts run things for now. It's a glorious feeling." Kuro straightened and spread her arms wide, twirling upwards in the air. "I see things, smell things, and hear things I never have before." Then she straightened and floated back down to her brothers, a serious look on her face, "I have no desire to drink that stale, cold blood. Not when there are so many warm options instead."
Lucien looked at Hiei and stealthily motioned him to throw a bag up to him. Still stunned from what he was seeing, Hiei did as he was told. He grabbed a bag and tossed it up to Lucien at the same time Kraven attacked Kuro.
Kuro blocked all of Kraven's attacks but one slipped through and knocked her head back. She growled and brought her head back up, but Kraven was not in front of her. Lucien was. Her arms were pulled behind her and Kuro yelled with outrage. As she yelled, Lucien shoved the bag in her mouth and her fangs popped it. The blood spilled down her throat and her eyes drifted close.
Kuro woke up later, her hunger completely sated and when she opened her eyes, she was faced with her two brothers. They both watched her warily. "Damn. Did it again, didn't I?" Kuro asked and her brothers exchanged a glance before they turned back to her and nodded.
"Worse than last time. How many times do I have to tell you how bad things could turn if you don't feed?" Kraven told her sternly.
Wincing as she sat up, Kuro said, "Sorry."
Lucien looked at her before he nodded and stood, followed by Kraven, "We'll be in the car. See you when you're done here." Kraven grabbed the cooler sitting next to him and followed Lucien to where their cars were parked.
As they went, Kuro opened her mouth to ask what they were talking about until awareness filled her at the presence of others and she turned to see the gang still there, "Oh." Kuro folded her legs and put her hands in her lap.
There was silence until Yusuke whispered, "What the hell was all that, Kuro?"
Kuro's eyes were on her hands, "You were never supposed to see than." She gritted her teeth and wrung her hands, "That was me losing control." Then she stopped gritting her teeth and relaxed her hands, "You were never supposed to know anything about me other than I am a well informed human but in truth, I am far from it. I'm not a human, spirit or demon. I'm a rare species known as the Fallen. I was once an angel but my brothers and I were blamed for something we never did and were cast out. We were lost for a while until we decided we were going to live amongst the humans like some demons did, and that is what we did. That's how I am here right in front of you, because I vowed not to feed off a human to draw Koenma's attention to me and to stay hidden from the Angel's Shikaku who are always out hunting the Fallen."
The gang did not speak and Kuro smiled coldly to herself, "Well then, I will not taint you all with my unworthy presence," she said and stood. She left them without looking back and walked to Lucien's Porsche. Her brother climbed out of the car and went straight to Kuro to hug her tight. "What are you doing?" Kuro asked, confused by her brother's actions, especially when Kraven appeared when Lucien let go and wrapped her in a hug.
When she was released once again, Kraven held up what was in his hand which was her wallet. She took it from him and he said, "There's money in there and a few credit cards that go to our account. Spend at much as you need or want."
"What are you guys talking about?"
Lucien smiled and stroked her hair, "We know you want to get away for a while. There are a few clothes in the truck. Go somewhere new and have fun."
Understanding dawned in Kuro's eyes and she smiled at her brothers, "Thank you both." Then she climbed into Lucien's car and in a squeal of tires, drove off at an illegal speed.
Kat: See! Wasn't that good? Please review! Toodles!