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Chapter four: back to the cave
The next morning Jounouchi awoke with a massive headache. Whilst rubbing his head he looked around his room. At first, he couldn't recall where he was, then everything started coming back to him. They were in Jiaoyohe, a desert city, chasing a demon. Hm, demon.
Demon.
Jounouchi's eyes widened and he ran over this his window, as if he was expecting to see the demon outside somewhere. Of course, he was nowhere in sight. Jounouchi sat back down on his bed, as numerous thoughts entered his head.
Had it all been a dream? He thought. But it had felt so real. Absentmindedly Jounouchi touched his cheek. He could still feel the demon's claw resting on it. He remembered what the demon had said, he had once been a human. Is that even possible? He reminded himself to ask Yami later. But that wasn't the only thing he remembered, he also remember a name.
"Seto…" Jounouchi said softly, almost longingly. Just then, he heard a loud banging on his bedroom door.
Jounouchi got up, running his fingers through his hair and walked over to the door, opening it slightly. When he saw it was Yami standing in the hallway he opened the door completely and stepped out of the way, letting Yami enter his room.
"What's up?" Jounouchi asked, he could see a worried look in Yami's eyes.
"Someone's been killed," Yami said, looking at Jounouchi, "a guard. They found him outside of the castle."
Jounouchi could feel the blood in his veins freeze. If someone had been killed, that means the demon must've been here. And that meant…
It hadn't been a dream, Jounouchi thought, he had really been here, in his room.
"Anyway," Yami continued, "I thought you should know. This is the first murder that actually happened inside the castle walls."
Yami's eyes looked concerned, he was afraid the out coming of this case would be the same as their last case; death. Yami was certain of one thing; they had to protect the king. If the demon was now killing guards that protected the castle, it would only be a matter of time until he got in and killed the king. But Yami didn't understand one thing: why? Why would that demon want to kill the king.
Jounouchi saw the concern and fear spreading over Yami's face, so he did what any friend would do; he tried to cheer up Yami.
"Don't worry," Jounouchi said, "We'll get this bastard."
But he wasn't so certain that they would, and if that demon really had been human, wouldn't killing him be murder?
Yami just smiled at him, apparently he wasn't so sure about how they were going to handle this case too.
"Can I ask you something?" Jounouchi asked.
"Of course you can," Yami said.
"Well," Jounouchi started, "have you ever heard about a human being transformed into a demon?"
Yami stayed quiet for a moment, mulling over his thoughts.
"There are legends," Yami said, still pondering, "but you'd need exceptionally powerful magic to do that. Most stories I know involve Gods turning humans into demons."
Jounouchi stayed quiet for a moment. Maybe the demon had lied to him. Maybe he knows Yami is a demon hunter, and he's just using Jounouchi to get close to Yami. Why didn't it feel like that when he saw him the night before, though?
"Yami?" he asked then.
"What?"
For a moment Jounouchi considered telling Yami about what happened the night before, but he didn't really know how to. 'Hey Yami, last night something odd happened. That demon entered my room and told me that he hadn't always been a demon. Also he sort of made a move on me, right there on my bed and now I have the strange urge to see him again. High five!' Even if he would say it more tactfully, he was certain Yami would get mad at him for not even trying to kill the demon. He decided he wouldn't tell Yami.
"Let's go get something to eat, I'm starving," Jounouchi said grinning widely.
After breakfast Yami retreated himself to his bedroom, where he would spend the rest of the day reading several of the very old books he brought a long, hoping that one of them would mention something about blue eyes.
Jounouchi was feeling rather guilty he was too much of a chicken to tell Yami about the previous night. He wandered the streets of the city aimlessly, trying to ignore the stares of the people that he walked past. The burning hot sun made it unbearable to be outside, but he didn't know what else to do. Even though he was Yami's assistant, he could do nothing now to assist Yami. He was stuck in this dusty hell-hole whether he liked it or not and he felt so useless.
Jounouchi sighed, once again he was bored.
He sat down on a bench that was located in the shadows, and looked at the deep blue sky.
It sort of looks like Seto's eyes… Jounouchi pondered. He then sighed in annoyance, it seemed that everything he thought about involved the demon somehow. He just couldn't get him out of his head. All he could think about were those eyes and his touch. His soft, warm touch. His soft, warm touch. He didn't understand why. Was it demon magic?
He then realized how he could help Yami and get some answers for himself.
With a large grin and a brave feeling in his stomach he stood up from the bench. This was the best idea he ever had.
Yami slammed the book shut and threw it on the desk in front of him. He was getting more pissed off by the second. Not one of them mentioned a demon with blue eyes. He simply couldn't work with so little detail.
He got up and paced around his room. He knew that demon had been there in the cave, there was a good chance he'd still be there. Yami, however, wasn't so desperate to run head-first into danger without any proper preparation. That's more something Jounouchi would do.
"GAH!" he yelled out loud, letting out his frustrations. The more he thought about the case, the less sense it made.
Yami flopped down on his bed and looked at the ceiling.
It seemed as if the demon was trying to get revenge on the people in the city. But no one ever mentioned anything that could point to revenge. They just said, 'he showed up a couple of months ago.' Something must've happened then.
"Maybe they summoned him," Yami thought out loud, "and now they're afraid to admit they made a stupid mistake."
A summoning always could go wrong. People would ask a demon for various things; wealth, fame. But then why didn't any of his books mention anything about a demon with blue eyes? Maybe he'd find more information in the castle library…
As Yami made his way through one of the large halls of the castle, he couldn't help but feel as if someone was watching him. He looked around cautiously, his hands hovering over his belt. Attached to the belt was a sheathed dagger, ready for use if he was attacked. In his line of business he had learned it's better to be well prepared at all times. There were large pillars placed in the hall, and Yami was certain someone was hiding behind them. Slowly Yami began to unsheathe his dagger, ready to attack whatever was watching him.
"Ah, Yami, there you are," he heard a voice call behind him. Yami quickly sheathed his dagger once more and turned around. The king was looking at him with a wide smile. Yami narrowed his eyes.
"Here I am," he said, he didn't feel comfortable.
"I was wondering if I could talk to you," king Sugoroku said, it was more of an order than a question. Yami never took orders.
"Well actually," Yami smirked, "I was on my way to your library."
King Sugoroku's smile faltered.
"And what will you be looking for?" he asked.
"Well, I'm looking for a book on summoning demons," Yami replied, "Do you happen to have one?"
"Summoning demons?" the king looked more angry than surprised, "Are you implying we summoned that thing here?"
"Well it can't just have appeared here for no reason, right?" Yami asked, his smirk didn't disappear.
"I told you already," the king said, "I don't know where it came from, all I know is that a couple of months ago something started killing my men."
"And why exactly would he kill your men, king?" Yami taunted the king.
"I don't know, maybe because he's a demon?" The anger was evident in the king's voice, "that's what they do, killing others for no reason."
Yami chuckled silently and walked past the king. The kings gaze never once leaving his face. Yami then turned around and looked back at the king.
"That's exactly the thing," Yami said, "Mostly, they do have a reason."
He then just walked away, still smirking, and left the angry king behind.
Something definitely isn't right, he thought as he entered his bedroom again. He wanted to visit that library. Yami decided he'd go back during the night, as he was sure king Sugoroku would be keeping a close eye on his library.
Jounouchi stood in front of the cave with a smile on his face. If everything went okay, he'd have answers. After all, the demon wouldn't kill him, he thought he was cute.
Jounouchi patted his camel (that he had called Daisy this time) and went inside of the cave. The environment was suddenly a lot cooler, which he didn't mind. He just hoped Seto would be here.
The cave went deeper than he thought, and it was a lot darker than he'd hoped. He cursed himself for not bringing a pocket light. After wandering around for about ten minutes, he finally saw a light in the distance. Jounouchi approached the light with caution, but it was clear this was the home Seto had been referring to. And sure enough, there he was. Asleep on a worn down mattress.
Jounouchi wasn't sure what to do; should he wake him up or wait?
His answer came fast enough, as Seto's eyes flew open.
"Uh, hi," Jounouchi said sheepishly.
The next moment happened so fast, Jounouchi's brain couldn't quite grasp what was happening. Suddenly he was pinned into the wall.
"What the…" Jounouchi said, but then the demon squeezed his throat shut. He looked into the blue eyes, they were completely different from the night before. Cold, distant. There was a completely different person standing before him. Maybe it had been a dream? He had felt so certain about this when he stood in front of the cave. Now, he wasn't so certain anymore.
Soon, his vision started to become blurry from the lack of oxygen. The world started to slip away from under his feet and his head felt woozy. He was certain a few tears were escaping from his eyes.
"I'm… sorry…" Jounouchi choked out, though he wasn't sure for what.
The world slowly faded to black, as he started to fall into unconsciousness.
I'm sorry, Yami.
A/N: I'm sorry if this is amazingly crappy, I've been sick for the past 5 days. That's right, I got sick on newyear. |:
It sucks, really. You should all review and make me feel better! No? Please? ;_;
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