Title: Legally Sane 2: Psychological Trauma
Pairings: HieixOC with some YusukexKeiko and KuramaxBotan as well as some unrequited KuwabaraxYukina- The latter pairing may change in later chapters.
Disclaimer: Yu Yu Hakusho, I own not.
Shout Outs!: Thanks again to Black Wolf Jaganshi Lover for helping me out with more ideas to help me overcome my writers block. I totally love you.
Last Time: The lights flickered on, illuminating us in a compromising position. And if that wasn't enough, the high pitched shrill of Kuwabara pierced through our mildly lust driven minds, and we sprung apart in shock.
"What the hell is hamster legs doin' here?!" …Another perfect moment ruined. Great.
Chapter Four: Demon Tag and The Ultimatum
I can't believe this is happening. Out of all the questions I had been expecting, this was not one of them.
"Why was Hiei's hand up Lydia's shirt? And why was she making that sound?"
Rinku's voice was unfortunately heard above the general hubbub that had broken the stunned silence between Kuwa-chan's arrival and the sudden alarm that was raised moments later.
Kurama coughed politely into his fist, the other hand trying to find its way to the precocious child's mouth in order to stifle any more embarrassing questions.
Too bad everyone heard the first couple.
The entire group all glanced at Rinku; then turned their curious gazes to us. 'Us' as in me and Hiei. We were both still seated atop the counter, and the fire demon's hand was still up my shirt. How utterly mortifying. Quickly slapping his hand away, I slid off of the counter and created some distance…Only for Hiei to drag me backwards and into the space his spread legs had created. I guess he wasn't ready to let go of me so soon.
"Well y'see mate…" Chuu began, trying to think of a way out of not having to explain the 'Birds and Bees' to our delightful brunette.
Rinku shifted impatiently from foot to foot, eyeing the big man with irritation. When he didn't receive his answer fast enough, his eyes darted about the rest of the group suspiciously.
"Well?" he snapped, folding his arms across his pajama clad chest.
"Hn. I was trying to rub her chest," came the caustic reply, and I shot a look at the speaker.
I gasped, my cheeks blooming with mild humiliation. How the hell was I supposed to salvage my dignity? Before anyone had a chance to comment, my voice rang out- Hurried and slightly panicked.
"I had an itch!" I declared loudly, whipping around on my startled Koorime, my eyes daring him to disagree. "Hiei was scratching it for me, weren't you Hiei?"
Everyone's attention was now directed to the fire apparition, and he returned their looks balefully.
"Hn."
"Let me translate to all those who aren't fluent in Hieinese! Ahem- "Yes, Lydia is right, I was scratching her chest because she had an itch. Also, I'd like to take this opportunity to say thank you to Lydia for her helpfulness in translating my caveman-speak, and she-" Mmph!!"
A hand had somehow found its way to my mouth, and was effectively stalling whatever else I was about to say. I glanced over my shoulder to meet a pair of very pissed off, but hella sexy crimson eyes. I gulped audibly.
"Onna…" he began, his tone low and dangerous.
My eyebrow rose in response, and he slowly removed his hand so that I could breathe and answer coherently. His eye twitched, and his hand hovered dangerously above the hilt of his katana. I was in deep shit…
"That, ladies and gentleman, is Hiei's famous threat; "I am going to kill you, in a long and excruciating manner. I give you five seconds to run." So, if you don't mind…GET THE HELL OUT OF MY WAY! I'M TOO YOUNG TO DIE!"
The last part of my sentence ended on a high pitched shriek, and as it had completely caught everyone unawares, they all sprung to the side instantaneously. For a brief moment, I felt like Moses at the parting of the Red Sea.
I darted out from between Hiei's legs, barely managing to dodge his lightening quick hands and hurtled out of the kitchen door, my feet slipping and sliding with my erratic movements across the newly polished hardwood flooring.
It was barely five seconds before I heard the duller thud of his own footsteps, and I glanced over my shoulder to see the fire demon hot on my heels. A bandaged hand shot out to snag the back of my sleeping attire, but luckily enough, I tripped over a forgotten sandal and sailed straight through the paper doors that led out into Genkai's extensive training grounds.
"Kyaaaa!" I shrieked, the wind completely knocked out of me as I skidded through the freshly trimmed grass, until I came to a stop a few hundred yards from the main doors.
Slowly, I pushed myself to my knees, peering through the gap they created to see everyone filing out onto the porch; including Hiei whom merely stood there with his arms folded casually across his chest and his mouth curling into a superior smirk.
"Clumsy baka Onna…" Floated over to me on the slight breeze, and I jumped to my feet and dusted myself off.
"Oh fuck you, you misguided munchkin!" I snapped back, flipping him the single fingered salute mockingly.
"Hn. I might just take you up on that," came the reply, and his eyes took on a delightfully sinful sheen. "After I've punished you for your insolence."
A shiver of apprehension slid its way down my spine, and we eyed each other as a prey would it's predator and vice versa. This was an…Interesting way for our reunion to turn out.
He took a step forward, gauging my reaction; and in return, I took a step back. This continued for a few moments, until he was a couple of yards away, his gaze as calculating as my own. Would he step to the left, if I leapt to the right? Would he jump at me without preamble if I stepped forward?
I bit my lower lip indecisively, realizing that Hiei was in fact giving me an opportunity to dart off- I guessed he really enjoyed the chase and the challenge I would inevitably present despite my inferior speed and strength.
After a moment of deliberation, I feinted a step to the left, and then immediately leapt to my right whilst Hiei was following my earlier movement. His eyes widened, and I shot him a cocky wink as I began to sprint around the available space, weaving in and out of the trees, passing in front and behind the entertained onlookers…With Hiei trailing after me at a slightly slower pace and with Yusuke and Kuwabara's commentary ringing in my ears.
"Aaaaand they're off! Lydia is keeping a surprising speed considering she's a lazy slug…" Yusuke yelled into his fist, pretending it was a microphone." What are your thoughts on this, Kuwabara?
"Either that, or the Shrimp is holding back!" Kuwabara chirped, mimicking his friend's pose.
I sped past the two in a blur, my hair whipping out of its constraint to flow out behind me.
"NOT HELPING GUYS!" I shrieked, barely managing to escape a particularly daring tackle from my crush.
"Y'know Kuwabara…That was probably the most intelligent thing you've ever said," Yusuke praised, patting his friend on the shoulder with a condescending smile on his face.
"Y'think so, Urameshi?" The carrot top replied, also with a sappy grin curling his lips, his eyes closed. They popped open again soon enough, and he yelled at the top of his lungs; "Hey wait a minute! Are ya insultin me, Urameshi?!"
The brunette's gaze snapped from Kuwabara to our 'race', just in time to see my miscalculated sidestep and Hiei suddenly tripping and falling face first onto the ground with a jarring thud.
"Ooh! And a sharp turn by Lydia sends Hiei sprawling to the ground…No, wait. Is that ice?" Yusuke's voice that had held humour at Hiei's expense trailed off into mild incredulity, his eyebrow raising and his left eye twitching.
Everyone stared in confusion as the ground had turned from lush greenery into a frozen wasteland in a matter of seconds.
I skidded to a halt, almost falling over myself in the process. Frowning, I took in Hiei's sudden incapacitation, the poor demon trying in vain to stand upright so that he could continue this amusing game of cat and mouse. I bent over double, bracing my hands on my knees as I tried to regain the breath that I had lost. Damn, was I out of shape, or what?
"Uh…Where did all the ice come from?" I thought it important to ask, and everyone nodded in agreement.
"Sorry about that…" a cool voice spoke up, and I shot a look at the speaker. It was Touya. "But despite the advantages of seeing such a beauty scampering about scantily clad…I thought it a shame that she should be chased in such a callous manner."
I sweatdropped at that, my head falling forward in exasperation. A hand snagged around my ankle, and I let out a surprised screech as my entire body floated for a moment…Before landing solidly on my butt.
"Ow ya damn gerbil! What'cha do that for?!" I snarled, fighting for some semblance of balance. "Ugh…I think I broke my ass."
Hiei merely chuckled, and swifter'n you can say 'Howdy doody!', had placed a heated, yet chaste kiss to my lips before flittering off. Everyone else began to pile back into the house just as dawn began to break, each mumbling something about too much excitement and too little sleep.
I remained where I was for a few minutes more, completely oblivious to the numbing affect the ice had on my tush; content to watch the sunrise. I had never really stayed up long enough to see it, and once I'd fallen asleep, nothing short of an atomic bomb being dropped on top of my neighbour's house would rouse me. So again, I wouldn't be able to see it.
The sky turned a dusky rose, streaks of flame red and intense orange fanning out from the east; a chorus of beautiful colour and silence winding around one another to create the perfect setting for…Something romantic. Unfortunately my demon had run off. Bastard. The light rebounded off of the ice around me, creating little sparkles and twinkles here and there, and I grinned stupidly at the sight.
Once the birds had roused and began their incessant chirping, I decided it was probably time to scoot on back to my own bed. Perhaps Hiei would follow, who knew? With a grunt, I tried to hoist myself to my knees at least, only to find that the lower portion of my body refused to move. I blinked…Then tried again. Still, it wouldn't co-operate.
"What the hell?"
My hand slipped beneath me, trying to find a space to use as leverage to hoist my numb and unresponsive lower half so that I could crawl away in a dignified manner on my hands and knees…But I found no space. Instead my fingertips traced the curve of my rear, right up until it met the ice. There was no gap between the two.
Uh-oh…
"Uh, guys?" I called out hopefully; "Guys…A little help here!" No answer. "My ass is freaking stickin to the damn ice! Someone help me!"
The sounds of crickets and a few awkward, yet sympathetic chirps answered me.
I twitched.
"This isn't funny guys! Toss me a damn shoe-horn or something! Hiei?! Heat up my ass so I can get up! This is really uncomfortable! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, DON'T LEAVE ME HERE!"
My cries echoed off into the distance…
It was exactly five hours and forty-two minutes before somebody realized I wasn't present for a haphazard Brunch; and had thus set out to investigate my whereabouts.
"Hahahaha! Oh my God! Ly-…Hahahaha!"
Did I mention that my saviour was Yusuke? Yup, there he was, bent over double and clutching his ribs whilst he guffawed at my current position. My current position being; me on my side, my body flushed a strange blue tint, and one hand stuck to my ass and the ice.
"I-I-if you v-value the a-ability to f-f-father ch-children…I s-suggest you h-help m-me!" I snapped, my teeth chattering, and my eyes only slightly open from the cold.
I couldn't feel anything, and when I stuck my tongue out to moisten my lips, it momentarily stuck to my upper lip. It took a few tries to successfully retract it, but by that time, Yusuke was on the floor and pounding at the ice so hard his knuckles bled- His eyes watering with mirth at my expense.
I growled feebly, and closed my eyes.
"Now now!" Yusuke managed to get out, once he'd subsided to a few giggles; "No need to get your panties in a bunch, ne?"
A sharp slap to my ass had me jerking in shock, the noise reverberating around the clearing.
He did not just slap my ass! I scowled darkly, and yelled out numerous death threats and expletives. Fucking cheek!
Yusuke's strangled yelp gave me pause in the middle of a very rude word, and I tried to crane my neck to see what was wrong. I laughed out loud, though it sounded rather weak- I was cold and tired, so sue me!
Yusuke was in the position he'd been in before; on his knees at my exposed side, his hand raised just above my already red butt cheek, poised and ready to deliver another humiliating spank- Though the cause of his sudden loss of movement was due to Hiei and his seriously sharp katana pressed to the Detective's throat.
"…Hiei, I was only kiddin! No need to slice a buddy!" he stammered, eyes round.
"Ya damn pervert! I can't believe you did that!" I exploded, before Hiei could say anything. "The minute I get up, you are dead meat! You got that Urameshi?!"
Hiei snarled softly, his eyes darkening from their bright scarlet hue to a rustier colour.
"Better get your affairs in order, Detective;" he growled loudly, the metal pressing tightly against the brunette's throat.
Yusuke trembled. "Woah there Shorty! I was messing around!"
"You touched what is mine…" Hiei added shortly. "You should know by now that demons are very territorial."
"Ah, but you haven't marked her yet, have you Hiei?" A smooth voice cut in. "So that makes her fair game, as far as Makai customs go."
My gaze shifted from my enraged crush to the lithe figure of the spirit fox, his hair a glistening silver rather than its usual red. His amber eyes flashed with amusement as he leant nonchalantly against a tree off to my right, one ankle crossed elegantly over the other.
"I don't need to mark her, when you all know she belongs to me."
Yoko's ears flickered at this, and a harsh chuckle reverberated in the back of his throat, his eyes lidded lazily.
"Oh? And what of the number of Yokai currently residing in this realm, Hiei?" The fox remarked casually with a toss of his head. "Do they know of your understanding with that delightfully sparsely clothed female of yours?"
Hiei's attention waned, and he thrust Yusuke away from him, who only gladly scampered off inside the refuge of the temple cursing about ornery fire demons and sadistic females.
"What are you saying fox? Spit it out." Hiei re-sheathed his katana, and folded his arms across his chest.
"Hello? Yeah, remember me? The girl stuck in a compromising position to the freaking ice?!"
I, of course, was ignored.
"What I am saying is rather simple. Your woman has grown exceedingly attractive during your absence, and it has been all I could do to keep myself in check around her. Do you think all the others will be as accommodating as I? In order to stake your claim, you need to mark her as yours. Until then, as I said, she is fair game to one and all."
Hiei's shoulders stiffened slightly, and his face twitched imperceptibly.
"My affairs are my own fox."
With that said, Hiei leant down and warmed the ice beneath me, instantly liquefying at the tips of his fingers. Soon enough I was free- Soaked, but free, and he scooped me up.
I don't really know what to think of this whole 'marking' thing, as it hadn't been explained to me in great detail, so I remained silent, and contented myself with snuggling into the heat of the ebon-haired boy's body.
Hiei turned abruptly on his heel and started off towards my room inside the temple, when Yoko's voice rang out again, causing him to pause for the briefest of moments.
"Mukuro didn't really give you a holiday, did she Hiei?" The rumble of amusement obviously grated on the shorter demon's nerves. "And I suppose she doesn't know about Lydia either, am I wrong?"
"The Onna is none of her concern."
"She will find out you know, and I doubt she'll be too happy about it."
"Mukuro knows that my private life is my own. She wouldn't dare to interfere."
Yoko snorted softly, his tail lashing out behind him.
"Whatever gets you to sleep at night, my friend."
"Hn."
Hiei flittered off after that parting shot, and we almost instantaneously appeared in my bedroom. The door slid shut, and I was tossed onto my futon with little care for my own personal comfort. Spinning around, he strode over to a small cabinet in the corner and started pulling out a towel and some extra clothes for me to slip into, throwing each article at me when his fingers latched onto it.
I remained quiet for a little while longer, trying to quash the surge of jealousy that rose in my breast at the thought of this 'Mukuro'. Gnawing lightly on my lower lip, I began to briskly dry myself, completely ignoring the fire demon for the moment. I didn't trust myself to speak.
Unnerved by my silence, Hiei shot me a questioning look, and was met with one of my darker glowers. His eyebrow rose sharply, and he strode back over to me, his hands resting heavily on my shoulders.
I shrugged him off.
His eyes narrowed.
"Onna."
That one word was heavily laden with unasked questions, and I finally looked him dead in the eye, my anger palpable.
"Who the hell is Mukuro?!"
-Mukuro's POV-
After my heir's sudden disappearance, I had grown rather worried. Sure, he came and went as he pleased, but to be perfectly honest, during the three years he had been here with me…He had never stayed away for longer than two days.
It had now been three, and my advisors knew not where he was.
"Mukuro-sama…?"
I shifted in my seat, shooting my subordinate a passive look- But he quelled beneath my gaze nonetheless, practically prostrating himself at my feet. His eyes remained locked on my right arm, however, possibly expecting it to deliver a death blow for him having disturbed my thoughts.
Who did he think I was? Hiei? I am not so rash, or as hot-blooded as the little fire koorime.
"What is it?" My tones are clipped, and my only good eye rests on him with an air of someone who was mildly bored, yet willing to listen to alleviate it.
The demon; a green scaly creature with several eyes dotting it's misshapen face, rose to his knees, head bowing in respect.
"We have received news of Hiei-dono's whereabouts, Mukuro-sama."
My spirits rose at this admission, and my heart, or the demon's version of it, fluttered restlessly in my chest. I lifted a hand and placed it over the spot, lightly rubbing at it to ease the movement.
"Where?"
The one word conveyed my impatience, even though it had only been a few minutes since he had struck up this conversation with me. Such is the case when dealing with human emotions- Something I, and the Forbidden Child found to be utterly disgusting.
"He is residing at a small temple in the Ningenkai, Mukuro-sama. There are a number of people there with him, demons and humans alike, including his younger sister."
My eye widened fractionally, and I slid out of my seat with a grace that I shouldn't have possessed due to the awkwardness of my body and its mechanical parts.
"Is that so?"
"And…" The demon seemed reluctant to continue. Perhaps he had noticed the sudden brightness of my mood, and did not want to diminish it.
"Yes?"
He shuffled uncomfortably on his knees, and I barely restrained the impulse to strike him down for wasting my valuable time.
"Well…Before he left, there was a rumour that he had gotten close to a human female…" He paused, gauging my reaction. My silence prodded him on. "And that he has gone there…Expressly to see her."
I remained quiet, a hand lifting to run through my short orange hair.
'So he has a lover in the Ningenkai, does he?' I thought, bitterness running rife through my veins. 'A human no less. I must see her with my own eyes, to ascertain the kind of threat she might pose.'
I voiced my thoughts, though not to the extent I had uttered them in my mind. I was a leader first and foremost, and if I went after Hiei, I had to make it look like I was doing it out of concern for my heir. Not to find him due to my feelings for him.
"I must see this girl for myself. Hiei cannot afford any…Distractions. He has duties to carry out, and I will not allow him to put my empire in jeopardy to sate his carnal appetites on a human wench."
I spun on my heel, pausing to whip a cloak over my shoulders, leaving the subordinate to cower in my looming shadow. Barely sparing him a glance, I strode over to a circle engraved in chalk into the floor, and stepped within it, my right arm glowing an eerie red.
"Hopefully he has already grown tired of her. I hear human women have not nearly enough stamina to keep a demon's interest for long. And if she's as young as I predict…"
I trailed off with a knowing smirk, and I closed my eyes briefly as the light enveloped me in its warmth and security.
I touched down on the outskirts of a small forest, my eyes darting to my side to see the subordinate from before, growling and hissing menacingly at anything that moved. Was he one of my many guards? If he was, he must've been right at the end of the queue, as the various wildlife merely returned his looks with scorn.
And they were fuzzy little things too. It was obvious he still had things to learn, but I would tolerate his company nonetheless.
"Mukuro-sama…Do you think it is wise to be here?"
I restrained the urge to roll my eyes childishly at the question, and settled for an indignant sniff instead.
"Are you questioning me, subordinate?" I replied silkily, my aura spiking some in order to scare him into blind obedience.
"N-no, Mukuro-sama! I am just concerned for your safety, as always!" came the stuttered rejoinder.
Slick. But it wasn't wise to infer that someone of my power and station had anything to fear. Despite losing to Enki…I was still extremely powerful, and I can say that without an ounce of arrogance. It was pure, undiluted fact, and whoever decided to test my claim would meet an untimely end.
Voices off to my far left caught my attention, and I masked my Yoki out of habit before advancing in the direction they came from, stopping only when I attained a good vantage point.
My 'heart' skipped a beat. There he stood, short as ever with those piercing crimson eyes that promised bloodshed if he didn't get his way. Those tightly toned muscles rippled fiercely beneath his black cloak…But what on earth was that smell?
My nose wrinkled, and my eye glanced about to find the source of such a pungent odour. My gaze alighted on a young female carefully ensconced in the fire demon's arms, but unfortunately I did not glimpse her face.
Black hair, long and slightly curled fell over his right arm, and pail legs were thrown over the other. Just from the few things I noticed, I realized that this female was more than likely the one I had to watch out for…And luckily for me, she seemed rather frail.
"Mukuro knows that my private life is my own. She would not dare to interfere."
His strong voice carried over the breeze to where I was standing, and my eyes narrowed in mild displeasure.
'Is that so, Hiei? And why would I not dare to interfere in your affairs?'
I heard the snort of the silver fox, and my eyes zoomed in on him for a moment. Good looking, yes…But he wasn't anything like Hiei. So I immediately dismissed him, turning my attention back to the koorime, only to find that he had disappeared. The woman along with him.
I mentally cursed myself for having taken my eyes off of him, and I closed my eyes in order to focus all of my concentration on singling out his Yoki and inevitably finding out where he had gone to. I locked onto it surprisingly fast, and I realized he had only gone into the temple…Possibly to get rid of his human charge.
With the stealth I was famed for, I flickered out of sight, and appeared again outside of the woman's window, my back against the rough wood of the buildings walls.
"Who the hell is Mukuro?!"
I couldn't help but smirk at that. So she did not know about me, as I did not know about her then? Oh Hiei, what a tangled web you weave. I wonder how you will get out of this one…
I listened intently to the argument brewing inside, my smile growing ever wider. Who would have thought the mere mention of my name could act as a wedge to drive the two apart? Their voices escalated, and I heard the tinkle of something fragile breaking, and I imagined it was the woman crumpling beneath Hiei's contempt.
I snuck a look inside, only to catch sight of Hiei's shocked face, along with the woman's angered one, and what looked to be a porcelain vase on the floor at Hiei's side, broken into small pieces.
The woman had the utter gall to attack him!
Hiei seemed to come to himself after a brisk shake, and he snarled at the woman. The words were so low, I couldn't make them out, and soon enough…He had disappeared from the room altogether leaving the woman by herself fighting back tears of sadness and anger.
'Such a fragile creature she is. This is a perfect opportunity to see if she is worth his time, let alone his affections.'
My mood brightened considerably, and I leapt through the open window, much to the girl's surprise. I landed lightly on the wooden floors, and I glanced at her with what I deemed to be a 'friendly' look. From the woman's gasp and sudden flinch…It was probably a lot less welcoming than I thought it was.
"You must be the woman Hiei dropped his duties for."
-Lydia's POV-
"Well?"
I tapped an impatient tattoo on the floor with my still bare foot, my body still wracked with constant shivers from being exposed to the cold for an extended amount of time. My lips had finally lost their purplish tint, but my pale skin still retained the blue. I felt like a freaking Ribena carton.
"Hn. She is none of your concern."
I bridled at that. None of my concern? Another woman in his life, one he'd been living and working for, for the past three years and it was 'None of' my 'Concern'? Bullshit.
"Kurama told me that she has feelings for you," I probed casually, folding my arms over my chest.
Hiei unconsciously mimicked me, and lounged back against the far wall, his eyes downcast.
"Kurama talks to much, and usually about things he knows nothing of."
Well that was a dead end. I puffed out my cheeks and scowled.
"He also says that the feelings aren't mutual. Is this true?"
Hiei turned slowly to look at me, anger and disbelief contorting his features.
"You doubt me, Onna?" His words were soft. Lethal, even.
I arched an eyebrow. "You've been gone for three years without any communication, and you've been living with a horny as hell demon lord. What makes you think I could ever doubt you." My voice was laced with sarcasm.
His eyebrows snapped together in an angry V shape, and he took a step towards me.
"…"
He seemed at a loss for words. Can't imagine why.
"…What?"
His scowl darkened, and he snarled over his shoulder; "Think what you will, but I will not tolerate anyone inferring that I am dishonest." Before flickering out of sight.
The sliding door opened and closed on a gust of wind, leaving me red faced and my eyes welling with angry tears.
"Hiei you complete moron!" I screeched after him, my hands balling into fists.
I released a frustrated groan, beating my fists atop the quilted bedclothes in an effort to release the tension that had built up within me since Yoko's arrival earlier. I suppose that is why I hadn't noticed another person entering my room via the window.
"You must be the woman Hiei dropped his duties for."
My head snapped up, and I banished my self-pitying mantra to gaze wide eyed at the intruder.
It was a woman. At least…I thought it was. She had short orange hair, and one bright blue eye, the other obscured by a garish and unflattering monocle. Her clothes were on the manly side, and her smile was far from kind…It gave her a rather wolfish appeal, like she was trying to lure me into her den so that she could chew on my leg for a good half hour.
I flinched, and scooted backwards.
"Who are you?"
The woman chuckled softly, and with a flick of her wrist, another demon appeared at her side- this one leering freakily at me.
My eye twitched.
"Oh forgive my poor manners," she replied after a moment. "My name is Mukuro. I am Hiei's…Benefactor."
The way she said 'Benefactor' had my skin crawling, and I glowered at her. Mukuro was it? Did she come to take Hiei away from me? Okay, so he might be in a state of mind where he'd willingly go with the demon lord…But I wasn't about to let that happen. Three years is a bloody long time, and I would get some nookie before he disappeared again.
"Oh, really?" I replied crisply. "What can I do for you?"
Her eyes narrowed at my tone, though the smile stayed in place.
"You have caught his eye…And he has caught mine. I want to see whether or not a filthy human such as yourself is worthy of becoming something more than a female companion."
I frowned at that, my head cocking to the side.
"And how do you propose we do that?"
The wind picked up around me again, and I had to fight to keep my tshirt down. I was only wearing panties underneath. When I finally opened my eyes, I noticed that her companion had disappeared.
'Where did he go…?'
A scaly hand with something acrid slicking its palm wrapped around my nose and mouth, and I was forced to inhale the nasty stuff for fear of suffocation.
"A fight to the death. But we'll be playing in my territory with my rules," she stated smugly.
The world swam before my eyes, and when the hand removed itself to wrap around my waist, I managed to utter a weak;
"Hiei…"
Before succumbing to the darkness.
Spirit: Yay, another chapter down! And it only took me four days to do too...Anyway, I hope you like where this is going...If you don't see it then...Oh well, you'll have to wait and see over the next few chapters. Just want to thank all those wonderful people who reviewed the last chapter, and to say I hope I kept everyone in character...And everyone knows the drill; constructive criticism is welcomed and complimetary reviews even more so!
Question Time!:
1) How old is Lydia now?
19- It's been three years since she and Hiei had parted ways. If you remember, she was 16 at the time.
2) Wow, Lydia has changed quite alot hasn't she? Why does she swear and stuff?
Yes, she has. Before, she was rather shy and was a rather ugly duckling so to speak. Now, three years on...She has grown up, and now has slightly more adult views, hence the bad language. She has a slight attitude which she gained from hanging around Yusuke and seeing as she was almost murdered as well as attacked by various demons in the first story, of course she's going to toughen up a bit. It's called 'growing up'.