Thief of Hearts
Chapter 7
"Trouble brewing"
Disclaimer: As usual, I own only Luna.
I'm back! I'm so sorry about not updating in a long time! Work and school really got in the way. And it still is...Just as a note, there will be a sequel to Thief of Hearts. I have the ending to ToH planned out, and the sequel will take place in modern Yu Yu Hakusho, with Yusuke and the gang!
It was strange, Luna gets captured and tormented by two thieves, and after quite an ordeal, she decides to stay with them, of her own will.
"Wake up kid." Youko said as he lightly shook Luna's shoulder. "It's time to get up."
"Unn…just five more minutes." Luna said sleepily as she curled up to Youko more.
Kuronue, who had been watching, started laughing. He and Youko were two of the most wanted criminals in Makai, and here they were, taking care of a little kitten.
Youko shook Luna's shoulder a bit harder. "Get up. I won't say it again."
Luna opened her eyes a bit and yawned. "Huh?" She sat up and rubbed her eyes.
"It's time to get moving." Kuronue said. ""We'll grab breakfast on the way."
"Okay…" Luna said with another yawn as she got to her feet. And with that, they all started walking.
About ten minutes into the walk, Luna's stomach started growling, rather loudly. The guys gave a laugh, and Luna blushed a bit, embarrassed.
Wanting to show Youko and Kuronue that she could get her own food, Luna climbed the nearest tree to try and gather some of the fruit. Only, her plan didn't work too well, and once she had climbed a few feet, she fell to the ground with a thud. "Reow!" She cried out upon impact with the ground.
Youko and Kuronue burst out laughing.
"Need some help squirt?" Kuronue asked through his laughter.
"Ow…" Luna muttered. "No. I can do this." She got up and tried again. She got about a foot higher than before when –thud- , once more, she fell. "Reow! Dang!"
Youko and Kuronue continued to laugh.
Luna whimpered and rubbed her aching rear. She blinked as she heard a strange sound. It sounded like a twig bending and breaking ten fold. She looked up to see the tree bent towards her. Confused, she turned her head to see Youko's arm stretched out towards the tree. Obviously, he was controlling the tree.
"Well, you want the fruit or not?" Youko asked.
Luna stood up and faced the tree. She jumped, plucking fruit from the tree. When she was done, she had gathered an armful of fruit. "It's breakfast time!" She happily chimed. She found a rather large leaf and set the fruit on it while Youko set the tree back upright. Luna took a piece of fruit in each hand and offered it to Youko and Kuronue.
Youko and Kuronue took the fruit and soon, they were all eating their breakfast. And after breakfast, they once more started walking.
A few hours later, the trio came upon a small village. Luna looked at the guys and knew what they were thinking. They were thinking about another heist. She wanted to stop them, but she knew they wouldn't listen.
"Meet us at the forest's edge on the other side of the village in one hour." Kuronue told Luna, pointing across the village.
Luna looked towards where Kuronue was pointing and nodded. "Okay." She said and started making her way through the forest to reach the area Kuronue had said.
While Luna started her hike, Youko and Kuronue went into the village to start the heist.
"Ow!" Luna cried as she got hit in the back of the head by the tree branch she had just moved out of her way. "Stupid tree." She rubbed the back of her head and kept walking.
Luna found the hike to be unusually difficult and nerve racking. Probably because she was alone. No mother, no father, not even Youko or Kuronue to walk with her and make her feel safe. It was all too quiet. But still, she continued to walk. She had to make it to the other side of the village in less than an hour.
Not to long later, something caught Luna's eye. It was a strangely colored flower. It was elegant looking, blue with crimson tips. She walked over to the strange flower and bent down to get a closer look. She admired it's beauty for a moment before leaning closer and taking a whiff. The pollen tickled her nose, causing her to sneeze. And in a chain reaction, her sneezing sent the sensitive flower petals into the air. After a minute of seemingly endless sneezing, Luna finally stopped and rubbed her nose with a sniffle and continued walking once more.
Once the hour was up, Youko and Kuronue had stealthly made their way to the meeting spot, only to find Luna absent.
"I wonder where she is.." Kuronue said casually. "It couldn't of been that difficult for her to get here in an hour."
"Perhaps we over estimated her." Youko said. "Let's go look for her."
Kuronue gave a nodd and they both headed in the direction Luna was supposed to come from.
About five minutes into the run, they finally found Luna. However, she was laying on the ground, unconscious. They both stopped and went over to her.
"Nice place for a nap." Kuronue said sarcastically as he went to pick Luna up.
"Wait." Youko suddenly said. "I can smell poison on her."
Kuronue looked at Luna and turned her onto her back. He put a hand on her forhead. A second or two later, he looked at Youko. "A fever…"
End of chapter 7