Disclaimer- I do not own any of these characters, except for the name Kyomari Takiume, and I own Naria as well. The plot is mine!!!
Chapter Three-
Kyomari appeared outside the large double doors that led to the large castle within, but this time instead of feeling at peace at the sight of the majestic palace, he felt tense. The soothing atmosphere that had once surrounded the castle had all but disappeared in his mind, and that scared him.
He breathed deeply, before shifting his face into an indifferent mask and walking stiffly through the doors, towards Koenma's office.
Once there, Kyo stared at the huge doors blankly. He was hesitating, he knew it, but the truth was he really didn't want to go in there. He was about to turn tail, and run when the sound of the doors opening caught his attention.
"Come in, Kyo." commanded the Prince seriously.
Kyomari stared at the young Lord seated behind his throne coldly, before stepping through, and the doors closed swiftly behind him.
Kyo's frosty gaze met the equally cold gaze of his boss, Prince Koenma of the Spirit World.
"I assume that by the look on your face, you have discovered why you are here?" asked Koenma nonchalantly as he steepled his fingers.
"Yes, I assume it has something to do with a certain deal of ours that you are about to break." replied Kyo shortly.
Koenma's face hardened. "Remember your station, detective. I do not accept such ignorant behavior from you Kyomari." he said with extra emphasis on detective.
"You are quite correct in assuming that I am going to have to break the promise we had of never sending you back to England. I have reason to believe that the world is endangered by this deranged dark lord, so I have decided…" Kyo cut him off with a growl.
"You may be my boss, but you sure as hell are not my guardian." snapped Kyo.
"And what are you implying by that statement, Mr. Takiume?" asked Koenma angrily.
"I have a daughter to care for, I don't have time to try and save those flaky ingrates that live in the U.K. What goes on over there is their business, not mine."
"Kyomari, you will go to England. Or I shall have to do something drastic." snapped Koenma.
"Like what?" growled Kyo furiously.
"Like take Naria away."
Kyomari froze, and his entire body tensed with terror and fury. His eyes blazed and he glared at Koenma who looked regretful, but at the same time challenging.
Kyo knew, without a doubt, that if anyone could take Naria away from him, it was Koenma.
"It's not your decision to make Koenma." said Kyo icily.
"And it's not only your life on the line here, Kyomari. It's the fate of the world, and believe it or not, you aren't the only one who lives in it." hissed Koenma.
Kyo stopped abruptly, as the smooth voice of his master floated into his mind repeating the words, he'd always spoken.
"You can't sacrifice the lives of ten, no matter if guilty or innocent, so you can save the one life that you love. Ten for one is not equal, but in truth one for ten is a better odd, than the latter."
Kyo looked crushed in that instant, before his mask of indifference appeared once more. His body went stiff, and his head bowed. His eyes stared at the floor dully, and Koenma looked both defeated and remorseful.
There was a loud bang on the door, and Yusuke's voice could be heard screaming, "Open up, pacifier breath."
Koenma was too weary too even scold Yusuke for talking to him as such, so he looked over at his favorite detective before opening the doors.
Yusuke, Kurama, Kuwubara and Hiei all trooped inside looking disgruntled and slightly annoyed. "Hey, where's Kyo? We went to his apartment to bring him with us, but Botan said he had left already. I…" Yusuke trailed off as he caught sight of the stiff form of one of his best friends standing near the wall.
"Kyo?" he asked in concern. Hiei looked at Koenma with a raised eyebrow when Kyo didn't respond. Yusuke frowned, and turned back to Koenma.
"What's going…?" Koenma stopped him with a raised hand.
"Don't worry about it right this moment, Yusuke. I have a lot to explain to you." said Koenma with a sigh.
He leaned forward in his seat, and steepled his fingers once more as he shot Kyomari's stock-still form a disparaging look, before focusing in on the four confused detectives in front of him.
"So boys, what do you know about the Wizarding World?"
A/N- The next chapter is like seven pages written front and back, so it'll take me a couple of days to get that typed and posted. But hopefully, it'll be done by Saturday night. I'm sorry this is short, but there was no way I could type everything and do my homework as well. There is no preview for the next chapter as it's mostly explanations, but YOU HAVE TO READ IT!!! The next chapter contains a lot of info that's important for the rest of the story. So sorry if it's boring, but you do have to know it. Until next time! Read and Review!!!!