Hey everyone! This is Angel! Here is Chapter 7 of Forbidden Love. I wanted to try writing in the 3rd person because it encompasses a lot more people and their thoughts instead of just switching points of view a lot, so yeah. I'll still have 1st person POV though too! Hope you enjoy!
Chapter 7: This Isn't Over
"I told you I didn't do it!" shouted Yusuke.
"Don't lie," said Mr. Iwamoto as his fist came down across Yusuke's face. A light bruise appeared on Yusuke's cheek and a trickle of blood escaped from his lip. He growled and wiped it away with his fist.
"Mr. Iwamoto," said a voice from behind said man. "I trust you found evidence before punishing?"
"Yes, all the evidence I need Mr. Takanaka. There was no trouble at school when he was gone, and the minute he's back look what we have. This boy was the only one skipping gym when the items were stolen. Must have learned this trick from his tramp mother," sneered Iwamoto. Yusuke's body trembled in rage.
"You can…do whatever you want to me," growled Yusuke, tightening his fist at his side and then launching it at Iwamoto," but I won't let you lie about my mother as well! Ahhh…"
"Yusuke!" Yusuke fell short of punching Iwamoto in the face as Koenma appeared right above Iwamoto's head. Yusuke looked dumbfounded at the floating baby.
"Koenma," he said shocked and pointing at the little prince.
"Have I got a big case for you! Three criminals have stolen the great Artifacts of Darkness from my father's vault, made slush out of the guards, attacked Selina, and escaped back to the living world!" Yusuke winced.
"Is Selina alright?"
"Yes she's fine, but that's not what's important right now," said an irate baby.
"Can't you see I'm busy with this asshole here," he yelled, but then his eyes widened and he covered his mouth afraid the teacher had heard. Koenma just gave him a dry look.
"Don't worry about him Yusuke. Right now he can't see or hear us." Yusuke sighed in relief and then let go of his mouth to hold a fist up to Koenma.
"Well anyway, can't you call back later…or something?"
"Stupid! This is much more important," yelled Koenma holding up a finger as if he was reprimanding a child. "If these stolen artifacts are used to their potential, the entire living world will be in a state of chaos and suffering. Lost lives, captured souls, and a bunch of other unpleasant things, got it?"
"I'm not going anywhere for some dumb theft case till I clear up my own ok," said an annoyed Yusuke.
"Well there's your culprit, right there," said Koenma pointing to Mr. Iwamoto. "Take out your psychic spy glass, and look into his left pocket." Yusuke took out the quarter-shaped spy glass that Botan had given him the night before and looked through it to Mr. Iwamoto's pocket. He gasped as he saw all the stolen items in the pocket.
"I don't believe it," he said.
"Now, hurry up and do your thing!"
Time resumed as Yusuke dove for Iwamoto's pocket. They both fought for a little bit until Yusuke let go and brought out one of the items, the golden dragon fountain pen.
"An explanation Mr. Iwamoto," said a suspicious Takanaka.
"Well come on, isn't it obvious? This master thief here has slipped it into my pocket. Yes, in fact I'm so mad I can't even look at him anymore," said Iwamoto lying between his teeth and then turning away to walk out of the teacher's office. Takanaka followed him out.
"Hold on! Iwamoto, I'm afraid we have more to discuss." Yusuke stood there glaring with his fist clenched.
"He really tried to set me up!" Koenma popped up floating next to his head.
"You've been freed from the charge, now go to work!"
"Ok, ok, I'll get to it," growled Yusuke," but before that, he pays." He slammed his fist into his palm to make his point clear on how Mr. Iwamoto was going to pay. Koenma raised an eyebrow at him and put his hands on his hips.
"That's not their policy Yusuke. Assaulting a teacher once you've been set free."
"I can't just let him go like that," yelled Yusuke.
"Then attack him invisibly," said a smug prince. Yusuke sweat dropped and turned to him.
"Give me a break! Do I look invisible?"
"It's one of your new abilities. Try to take control of your spirit energy, and then gather as much as you can into your right index finger." Yusuke looked from him to his finger and grunted as he focused on it. After a second, a small light blue energy ball appeared at the tip of his index finger.
"Good," said Koenma. "Now all you have to do is aim and shoot. Imagine the trigger in your mind and then pull it tight."
"Pull huh," said Yusuke looking down the hall to Iwamoto and aiming his finger at his back. He thought of the trigger and forced his mind to pull back the trigger and then let it go. A little ray of light blue energy shot out from his finger.
"Iwamoto!" yelled Yusuke and the energy shot him in the back, sending him to the ground. Mr. Takanaka ran over to Iwamoto making sure he was all right. Yusuke looked on surprised.
"It worked," he said aloud.
"It's your spirit gun."
"My what?"
"A human being, as I've explained before, emits both body and spirit energy. While a ghost you became more aware of your spirit energy and can now channel it into your finger, hence the spirit gun. It's far more powerful than a normal punch, but until you increase your spirit muscles, so to speak, you can only use it once a day," said Koenma matter of factly. He explained more to him as they both walked to the warehouse a couple of blocks down from the school. As they entered, Yusuke saw Selina sitting on one of the crates, wearing her black outfit from the first time he saw here. She had her arms crossed and was glaring at the floor, but looked up when they entered.
"Hey Selina," said Yusuke waving to her. She stopped glaring and waved back.
"Hey Yusuke." She got off the crate and walked over to him and then her eyes narrowed. "What is that on your cheek," she said pointing to the small bruise that he had gotten from Iwamoto. He chuckled nervously and put a hand over it.
"Oh, this thing? Just had a run in with Iwamoto." Selina growled and glared.
"That slime ball that was at your wake? I'll kill him," she said. Koenma butted in before anyone could speak.
"Now is not the time Selina, and plus, Yusuke took care of him." She nodded at the baby and then sat back down on the crate looking back at Yusuke and tilting her head. He walked over and sat next to her.
"Koenma said the thieves attacked you?" Selina glared once more at the ground and growled.
"I made a stupid mistake, an amateur mistake," she said looking back up to Yusuke, her eyes glazing over a bit as crimson orbs flashed in her mind. She shook her head and frowned at Yusuke. "When I find them, I won't be as defenseless as last time," she said turning her back. Yusuke's eyes widened as he saw a pair of twin short swords sheathed on her back. Before he could say anything Koenma cut him off.
"Selina, Yusuke, enough stalling this is important!" Both of them turned to Koenma. He nodded and waved his hand over a crate and three balls of dark purple energy appeared with the picture of an artifact in each one. "Your chief concern will be recovering the items." He pointed over to a wicked looking sword with a silver blade and golden hilt with a skull formed at its base. "The Shadow Sword can make a monster from whatever it cuts." Then he pointed over to a mirror surrounded by gold and a white braided string attached to it. "The Forlorn Hope emits a cryptic power at full moon." Lastly, he pointed to a glowing green orb with a black metal webbed around it. "The Orb of Baast can capture living souls, especially those of children."
"Cheery," said Yusuke with a chuckle," who came up with that one?" Koenma ignored him.
"Understand Yusuke, these artifacts were forged from darkness and prey on the weak and desperate. They were created eons ago by the universe itself and serve as a vital role in balancing life, but in the wrong hands they can also destroy, tip the scale towards evil. Get them. As a living human Yusuke, you're the best chance we got while they're on Earth. Selina will back you up on this case." Selina raised an eyebrow at that but said nothing. Yusuke looked smug.
"Don't say anything more," he said standing up. "You brought me back to life right? Well I'm guessing I could do something useful to earn my keep." Selina smirked and shook her head. Koenma bowed to them both.
"This is in your hands you two." Selina nodded to him and Yusuke gave him a dramatic salute. Selina chuckled and grabbed his shirt arm.
"Oh, come on you," she said dragging Yusuke out of the warehouse and onto the street. Yusuke smiled and put his hands in his pockets walking beside Selina, who had thrown a black leather jacket over her top and swords.
"So, what exactly happened when you met them?" Selina sighed and explained the situation, of course cutting out the part about Hiei and his entrancing eyes and warm body. She slightly blushed at the memory, but Yusuke didn't see.
They walked down the crowded street, people out shopping and having fun. Yusuke glared at them.
"All these rich kids, all shopping," he muttered. Selina looked to him with a raised eyebrow and then laughed. She patted his shoulder and then went to sit down on a white bench.
"Well guys usually don't like to go shopping but, after this is over I'll take you and Keiko if you want to so badly," she said lightly laughing. Yusuke mock glared at her and went to sit beside her.
"Oh, ha ha, you're hilarious," he said dryly. Selina winked at him.
"Yeah I know." Yusuke rolled his eyes at her and looked around at the crowd.
"How does Koenma expect us to find them in this mess? Some help he was," he grumbled. "We think they're somewhere uptown," said Yusuke imitating an annoying squeaky voice. Selina laughed and was about to say something when her body tensed and her eyes narrowed.
"Hello, that feels a little awkward," said Yusuke.
"I felt it to, its your instinct. It means they must be somewhere nearby," said Selina searching the crowds.
"Someone call an ambulance! It's a kid!" Both Selina and Yusuke shot their attention over to a forming crowd of people. "What happened," asked some random person. "I don't know, he just fainted," said another. Selina gasped and ran over to the crowd with Yusuke in tow. Yusuke pushed their way through the small mob until both he and Selina were at the front and could see the kid. A man was holding the little boy in his arms. The boy was alive and his eyes were open, but he looked lifeless. Selina and Yusuke's eyes widened as what seemed like a little cloud came out of the kid's mouth.
"Yusuke, we have to follow it," said Selina. Yusuke smirked and rubbed his nose.
"I think that's what we call a lead folks." Selina rolled her eyes at him and pushed through the crowd to follow the floating soul. Both she and Yusuke chased after it, running down the sidewalks until it finally turned a corner into an alleyway. There were many twists and turns as it made its way deeper into the alleyways. Selina growled and sped up, intent on not losing it.
"Hey! Wait up," yelled Yusuke.
"Hurry up Yu, we're going to loose it!" They turned another corner and came to an area filled with men who were smoking or talking. It was dark in this part of the alleyway and Selina had no doubt in her mind that those men weren't the sweet and charming types. She and Yusuke slowed down to a walk and stayed close to one another as they made their way through the alley, inconspicuously looking for the child's soul. As they passed the men, most of them looked up and watched them, like a lion staring at a chunk of fresh meat. Yusuke glared at whoever looked at them and thought, 'Uptown just became downtown real quick.' A hand stopped him on his arm. He looked down to see Selina glaring straight ahead of her. She didn't look at him as she spoke.
"That's one of them! Over there, the big guy with the green shirt," she said. Yusuke followed her gaze and saw the man she was talking about. He instantly got a bad feeling about him and focused his gaze on the man more. He lightly gasped as he saw horns appear on his forehead.
"He's a monster!" said Yusuke. Selina finally looked and nodded to him.
"Take out your spy glass and try to see if he has the orb on him." Yusuke nodded back and took out the spy glass and looked through it towards the man.
"The orb thingy, it's in his pocket," said Yusuke putting it back into his own pockets. Selina growled as the demon man yawned and got up off the crate he was sitting on and turn to walk away.
"We have to follow him Yusuke, but we must not let him see us. He's probably going to go back to the others," said Selina when all of sudden both her and Yusuke were surrounded by six of the guys that had been standing around. One came up and put his hand on Yusuke's shoulder turning him to face the guy.
"Hey kid, you got any cash for me?" Another one came up behind Selina who spun around to face them with her teeth bared.
"Sorry minor league, I don't have time for you," Yusuke said. Two more guys came up to him and two others grabbed Selina by her arms. She growled and started struggling. Yusuke turned and glared at the ones who held her.
"Hey! Let her go!" One of the guys around him snickered.
"Wrong answer kid." Yusuke glared and clenched his fist.
"Well don't say I didn't give you guys fair warning," he said while sending his fist into one of the guy's faces sending him to the ground. Yusuke sent a side-kick to another guy's head and spun around to punch another one. Selina smirked at the ones who held her and stopped struggling. They laughed thinking she had given up, but then saw her predatory smirk. She tensed her muscles and then used their holds on her to flip over and kick one of them in the face. He fell to the ground and she turned around to punch the other in the solar plexus, making him grab his stomach and gasp for breath.
"Don't mess with the small woman!" she yelled and side-kicked a guy in the balls, sending him to the ground, in the fetal position, holding his jewels, and whimpering like baby. She looked around to see the guys had all gone down, either by her or by Yusuke. She turned and called to Yusuke as she went the way that the demon man had gone. Yusuke ran after her.
"He left! Damnit!"
"We'll find him Yusuke."
"Uh huh, and what happens when we meet up with them?" Selina sighed and looked to him.
"We'll have to think of something when the time comes."
"What! You don't have a plan?" said Yusuke. She lightly growled and turned to him with a narrowed glance.
"Do I look like a friggin book of allknowing to you?"
"Good point," said Yusuke. They kept quiet after that and searched for any signs that the big man had come through.
They finally ended up in a forest and traveled until some ominous looking clouds blocked the light from the sun and started pissing on them. Selina pulled up her jacket over her head while Yusuke found a heavily leafed branch to hold up over his head. They tried their best to stay under the trees, but it wasn't really making much of a difference. Yusuke stopped under a large tree to shake out his branch and grumble.
"Great, this stupid rain is going to wash out his tracks."
"Hey Yusuke," yelled Selina through the rain. He turned to her.
"Yeah?" She smirked and pointed some way through the forest.
"Does that count as a track." He looked to where she pointed and smirked as well.
"And I thought they were supposed to be smart." Selina laughed and ran towards the column of glowing light above the trees, followed by Yusuke. They came to a clearing surrounded by the light and Selina motioned Yusuke to hide in some bushes. They heard a raspy chuckling.
"Oh yes, this is perfect!" said one of them. Selina quivered at the sinister sound to the voice, and the familiarity. The person who had spoken started darting around the trees, chopping them in half, and making little tiny demons appear but then turn into stone. Selina poked Yusuke to get his attention. He looked to her and she pointed to the clearing and nodded, and then put a finger to her lips in a "shh" sign. He nodded and they both looked back to the clearing.
"If the sword can make demons from trees, just think what they'll make from humans. I say we go to the next big city and carve out a thousand of them, raising an entire demon army." Selina glared at the small man that held the Shadow Sword. The guy they had been following chuckled again with his ugly rasp and answered.
"I like the way you think Hiei. If we teach them to eat souls, I even know how we can feed them all," he said taking the orb out of his pocket," the Orb of Baast." He started laughing like the maniac he was.
"And once the moon becomes full we can use Kurama's weapon and we can supposedly get complete control. Isn't that right," said Hiei to a form leaning against a tree in the shadows. Kurama stood up and walked into the circle of light.
"Sorry I must withdraw from this alliance," he said in his light tenor.
"What!" "Huh?" Was heard from Hiei and the big man.
"What is that supposed to mean. Surely you're not dropping out of the game when we've come this far," said Hiei.
"Yes."
"You coward! Your years of hiding yourself in this human world have made you just like them, spineless and ready to be walked on," snarled Hiei.
"I don't give a fuck if he leaves," said ugly," but he's got no right to the loot. Give us the pretty little mirror."
"I can't. I have great need for it myself first," Kurama said calmly. Ugly man chuckled and then pulled back his fist intending to punch Kurama.
"Alright, then I'll punch it out of you!" Selina gasped and she and Yusuke jumped out of the bushes.
"Excuse me neighbors," said Yusuke. Ugly stopped his punch and looked towards Yusuke, followed by Kurama and Hiei, as he walked into the clearing. Selina waited.
"Couldn't help but notice there's no rain falling here," Yusuke said with confidence in his voice. Selina chuckled and stepped into the circle of light besides them. All of their eyes widened as they saw her. She just smirked to them and stood next to Yusuke with her hands in her leather jacket pockets.
"Maybe the next time you guys go stealing something of great importance, you should hide where it's not so obviously sunny. Just a tip," she said and winked to the three of them. Kurama lightly smiled and bowed his head. Selina smirked and returned the bow, only because he at least seemed to have some manners. Ugly started to laugh.
"Hey look, it's the other treasure. What's up babe? Couldn't stay away from us huh?" Selina glared fire at him.
"Watch your mouth you ugly son of a bitch," she growled to him. He laughed again.
"Ah, a feisty one eh? Always did like mine with a little fire in them."
"Shut up Goki," Hiei growled to him and then turned to stare Selina in the eyes.
"Onna," he said.
"Oni," she responded trying to fight the urge to shiver under his intense glance. He growled.
"Who the hell is that?" he asked motioning to Yusuke. Yusuke snorted.
"Yeah, thanks for talking about me like I'm not here. Hello boys, the name's Yusuke, and Selina and I are Spirit Detectives." Selina rolled her eyes at his overconfident attitude.
"Spirit detectives?" said Goki.
"Don't worry, they're just a bunch of Koenma's fools. They must have been the only humans he could round up. Their spirit energy is pathetic," said Hiei smirking at Selina as she growled at him. All of a sudden Kurama turned around and starting heading for the edge of the clearing. Yusuke turned to him.
"Hey! Where are you going?"
"Sorry, I don't have time to be arrested," he said while walking away.
"Stop Kurama! You just can't walk out on our plan!" yelled Hiei and flitted out of the clearing after him.
"Selina," Yusuke yelled to her. She growled.
"Way ahead of you," she said and sprinted out of the clearing in the direction of the two males.[/color
Selina's POV
I ran as fast as I could, trying to follow the energy of Hiei and Kurama. I came into another clearing, when all of a sudden a body came down and ran into me. I gasped and flew to the ground, rolling a couple of feet away. I lifted up on my arms and looked up through the rain to see Hiei standing a couple yards away from me. He had his katana drawn, and the Shadow Sword was strapped to his back. I growled and pushed myself up off the muddy ground, took off my leather jacket, and threw it to the ground next to me. He smirked and gave me a once over.
"Well I see you're wearing more clothes then you did last time, onna," he said. I couldn't help a blush. I glared back at him and drew my twin short swords from my back.
"I'm not as defenseless as I was last time, oni. Now give me the Shadow Sword," I said tensing my body, preparing for him to attack. I remember his speed from last time, and that caught me off guard, but not this time. His smirk never left his face.
"Hn, you're going to have to get it from me," he said and disappeared. I barely had time to parry his attack before he jumped away and attacked again. We fought, seemingly matching in skill. I had a couple of scratches on my arm and he had one on his cheek. He slashed, I parried, I slash, he parried. I was holding my own against him, but I couldn't stop the nagging feeling that he wasn't showing his true power. I was right.
"I tire of playing with you onna. I shall finish you now!" he yelled and came down at me, trying to slash at my head. I parried him, my swords in the shape of an 'X'. I grunted as he smirked down at me, overpowering me in strength. I was trying to hold him off, but it wasn't easy. Then all of a sudden, he swept his leg out beneath me and sent me to the ground on my back. My swords fell out of my hands and I was once again pinned by him, but this time it was on the muddy ground. Again, he had one of my wrists pinned down above my head and his sword to my neck. My free hand was holding his wrist that held the sword to my neck. I glared up at him.
"Ya know, I think I'm getting déjà vu. We really need to stop meeting like this," I said. He smirked and leaned down to put his mouth right next to my ear.
"I told you this wasn't over." His warm breath tickled my ear and my body shivered. He looked at me and chuckled evilly. I glared at him and was about to say something when I was interrupted by the sound of crashing trees and a male yell. My eyes widened and filled with panic.
"Yusuke," I whispered. Hiei looked up at the tree line and looked back at me smirking.
"Sounds like Goki is having fun with the boy." My eyes narrowed at his heartlessness and I quickly thought of trying to get away so I could go help Yusuke. I needed to distract him somehow or something! Then, I did something that even shocked me. I was led by instincts as my free hand let go of his wrist and grabbed on to his white scarf. I yanked him down and our lips met. A whole body shiver went through me as I felt a spark travel through my body. I felt like I could just melt into putty. His warmth, the feel of his surprisingly warm soft lips against mine, his scent, all of it was sending my senses for a serious thrill ride. His lips may have been soft, but his body was anything but. He was practically laying on top of me, and let me tell you he didn't feel like a marshmellow. Another yell sounded out and I was brought back into reality. I remembered my purpose for this little stunt. I felt his grip on my wrist loosen just a bit. His body was tensed, but he did not break the contact of our lips. I was seriously shocked that he hadn't killed me yet.
As much as I wanted to kiss him silly, Yusuke was my top priority now. With more willpower then I thought I would need, I released his lips and flipped him over. Now our positions were totally opposite. I was the one holding HIS sword to HIS neck. His glazed ruby eyes glared at me. I leaned down until our faces were an inch apart.
"This isn't over," I whispered to him and then quickly flipped off him, grabbed my swords, which hadn't fallen to far away from me, and then took off into the forest running to where I had left Yusuke with Goki.
'I….just kissed…Hiei,' was the thought that ran through my mind. My eyes widened to the size of plates as the actual realization hit me. 'Oh…my…Kami.' I shook my head and growled at myself trying to stay focused on my goal. Of course sprinting as fast as you can, while butterflies on crack are having a rave in your stomach, was making it harder than usual. I finally made my way back to the clearing, and instantly my mind was back on the game. I gasped.
"Yusuke!"
NoOnesPoV
Hiei blinked a few times, just realizing he didn't have a warm body on top of him anymore. He jumped up and watched as Selina sped away. He didn't realize he had put two fingers to his lips, and when he did he threw down his arm and growled. 'She kissed me! Why didn't I kill her? What did she do to me!' he thought while picking up his katana and sheathing it back to his side. He looked again, to where Selina had left and clenched his fists as he felt a weird feeling in his stomach. 'She did something to me. I must destroy her so this…spell will be taken off me.' He snarled as he felt his heart clench at the thought of running his sword through her. Shaking his head almost viciously, he turned and flitted off into the trees, totally forgetting about running after Kurama.
A figure was crouched in the bushes, and had seen the whole thing. They smiled and amusement showed in glowing emerald eyes.
SelinaPOV
"Yusuke!"
Yusuke fell to the ground after being slammed into it by Goki. He lay limp on the ground, unmoving. My heart skipped a beat in fear, but then I heard a dark chuckle. I looked up to see Goki had taken his demon form. He was a giant of a demon at least 8 ft. tall. His skin was a dark reddish brown, and his eyes were golden. His horns were now visible to the human eye on his forehead and his dark brown hair was sticking up as if he had been electrocuted. I looked from him to Yusuke and back to him. My eyes narrowed into slits and I snarled.
"Well look what we have here. Have you come to play too, sweetheart?" My body started to shake as I felt something in me, something…primal, trying to break free.
"I'm going to kill you," I said. Goki just burst out laughing.
"Babe, I'd love to see you try." I yelled and ran at him. I jumped up into the air and did a roundhouse kick to his head. He went flying into one of the nearby trees. I landed in a crouch. The cracking sound coming from Goki's impact made me feel a little bit better, and so I ran to Yusuke. I turned him over so he was lying on his back. His eyes opened and he looked at me. He looked to be fighting his drooping eyelids.
"Yusuke! Don't fall asleep, you hear me!" He smirked a little at me.
"Hey Selina," he whispered and winced. I started to panic.
"Hang on Yu!" A dark chuckle was heard behind me. I gasped and turned around looking at the big ugly lump standing behind me.
"You got a little punch to you babe, I like that." I stood up facing him, trying to keep myself between him and Yusuke. I was about to launch myself at him again when all of a sudden little lights appeared around the clearing.
"Come on everyone! I've found a clearing. We can camp here for the night." "Let's not sleep, I want to find that monster! My pack of big dogs is hungry." I knew that voice.
"What! I hate big dogs," grumbled Goki.
"No! Let's rest; I'm tired of carrying all these weapons!" I raised an eyebrow at what that voice said. 'Only a complete and utter idiot would believe this!' I thought shaking my head.
"Sorry babe, but you're not worth a run in with the local villagers." I sweat dropped. "I'll have to let you and the boy live. Now be smart and stay away from me!" He disappeared into the woods leaving Yusuke and me alone with the supposed "villagers". I turned back to Yusuke and knelt down next to him. His eyes were slowly closing.
"Yusuke! Hang on, help is coming!" I yelled to him.
"Selina!" I turned around.
"Botan! Over here!"
Angel: Hope you enjoyed this chapter!
