Chapter Eight: YOU GOTTA BE KIDDIN' ME!

Bikki was lying on Will's bed, sleeping soundly as most damsels' do when they sleep. Her life was becoming much like a fairy tale. How poop.

Will glanced at her sleeping being with a strange twisting in his stomach. Sure, she was pretty, but he usually just sucked the blood out of girls he found attractive and nothing more. Why does he suddenly feel compelled to her for something more than just her blood? He growled. As soon as mistress's plans were complete, killing the girl as soon as possible would be necessary. Will was not going to find himself falling in love with A HUMAN!

Zoro was drinking all the alcohol he could find while Nobu checked the place out.

"Bad…" Zoro said after he was done another bottle. "Bad boyfriend…that's what I am." Zoro glanced at Nobu. For the first time…Zoro felt …drunk.

"What are you talking about? I'm the idiot who told him all about you…I should…burn for this…" Nobu groaned as he scratched his head. His pacing was annoying Zoro. Zoro was still scrambling for liquor though. Bikki wasn't much of a drinker, so he was at a loss. He finally shouted for no/good reason.

"NOT EVEN A WINE COOLER!" He kicked the fridge, which sort of gave way to his strength and toppled over in the small kitchen. Nobu winced at the crashing noises and he glanced towards Zoro.

"Will you calm down? We'll find her." He reassured him. Nobu rubbed his chin in thought. William shouldn't be too far from them. He had felt his presence and he was most definitely within walking distance. He turned back to Zoro in his pacing and saw the swordsman sleeping on the kitchen floor.

Just when Nobu was starting to fix up the mess both William and Zoro created, Taco walked into the apartment, since it didn't have a proper door anymore.

"…What the fuck happened in here?" She asked blatantly, not caring cursing so harshly is not supposed to be in a female's daily vocabulary. Nobu looked up at her, and Zoro slipped back into consciousness, looking up at her as well from the floor.

"Heso…" he mumbled. Nobu ignored Zoro and Taco snorted at Zoro.

"Oh how the mighty have fallen." She said before addressing Nobuhiro. "Okay, what happened here…tell me…now…"

"Will kidnapped Bikki." Nobu said.

"As expected," Taco said monotonously, and she sighed. "Who's gonna save the moron?"

"Me." Zoro and Nobu said in unison. Taco nodded at the drunkard, and then turned towards Nobu and kicked him down the hallway.

"YOU IDIOT! YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO SAVE HER!" She roared.

Zoro stood up, stretched a little and then closed his eyes. A vein became more visible on his head. He was getting pissed.

"It's bad enough I was right here when she was kidnapped, I'm not going to sit here and let someone else do my job." He opened his eyes in a dramatic fashion. In the anime world, speed lines would be around his face, but nothing happened. Taco just looked at Zoro blankly.

"What the hell is wrong with you…" She said. Zoro looked around and then did a hand motion.

"Oi, oi, where're my speed lines?" He questioned. Taco shook her head.

"Dumbass."

Bikki woke up in a dark room lying on a bed. There was a sliver of light coming in from the crack of a door. She could hear voices from the next room over.

"It's good to see you again so soon, Mistress." William's voice said. The door's crack became non existent when Will's shadow came too close. He closed the door, but his voice was still clear enough to make out what he was saying. Another voice, as expected, came crystal clear.

"It's only because of the mayhem Ryuunosuke is causing back home. He's establishing ridiculous laws, trying to get his brother incarcerated. We have to hurry." The woman said. Her voice was smooth like William's, except more seductive, probably because she was a female. "Bring this pitiful human and Nobuhiro back to the netherworld. Ryuu's temper will calm and we'll get our rewards."

"Parts of the otherworldly countries…to call our own…" William said, greed seeping into his words. He wanted to get his hands on enough places so that he could over throw Ryuu and then wreak havoc on the light world. Of course, William wasn't going to relay any of his devious plans to anyone. Mistress will have to continue to believe she was the mistress.

"Don't get excited just yet, getting the girl is just half the battle. We must get Nobu before returning to Hades again."

"I know, I know…" William said.

"…Good…I'll be leaving you for now. Once you have Nobu…I'll see you at my place."

There was a "poof" sound, like a smoke pellet when Mistress left. Bikki curled up in a ball. The thought of knowing Ryuu was out of his coma and causing a ruckus was quite scary. He had appeared to be so meek and feeble in the beginning but then he turned into some sort of sociopath. If only she weren't so pitiful, maybe things wouldn't be so complicated and ridiculous. Why do I have to be the one getting kidnapped all the time!? Why can't Taco be the damsel in distress or something? Bikki thought bitterly as she closed her eyes. Frustration was getting the best of her and her eyes were beginning to tear.

She was going to have to pull a fast one on William. Running away was harder than Bikki had expected it to be. Hopefully, she was "important" enough to be caught instead of killed if she tried to escape. Bikki got off the bed in the darkness and army crawled to the wall with the large shades. There was enough light coming in for her to know where they were. She didn't pull them back, she was trying to be discrete… Bikki slipped inside the shades, standing between the windows and the shades. The large windows had a handle on the side with a lock. The portal led to the small veranda outside. Can I pull the same crap with William like I did with Nobu that time… Bikki thought to herself, and chuckled about her past experiences…