Hello my readers. I'm so happy about getting reveiws so quickly this time, Yay! This chapter is a bit different from the others. In my opinion it is long overdue, not to mention entertaining. There is also a special guest.
BlackRoseVixen05: I'm afraid you'll have to wait a bit longer to find out, Youko is very busy in this chapter. Glad I got some emotion from it though.
Darksaphire: Glad you liked it, and your Yu Yu Hakusho stories are good., I had actually read Riding Deception before.
Warning: In this chapter, Youko goes on a killing spree. Possible other things. Rating comes into play here.
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It's a Secret: Chapter 9
Youko couldn't sit still. After Kuro tried to save the book, he had been badly injured. Youko had rescued him and brought him back to camp as fast as possible. Sho had him in a in a tent and wouldn't allow anybody to see him. The chimera's condition was still unstable. Nori and Shizuka on the other hand, had already recovered in the week that had passed.
Youko couldn't stand waiting any longer, he needed to go let off some of his anger, at not being able to save Kuro from harm. He blamed himself for the explosions. Without a word to anyone he ran off towards town. His energy had been out of control while he worried, so as he ran, he left completely changed green life behind him.
He had covered himself with a cloak so nobody would recognize him. As he wandered around aimlessly, he noticed a couple of teenage boys following him. He turned and faced them, not caring who saw. "Get lost or perish." he told them, his voice icy and empty of emotion. They came out and surrounded him, irksome, arrogant smirks on their faces. It was clear they wanted to rob him.
"I warned you." he muttered before swiftly grabbing one of them by the neck. Without hesitation he crushed through the bones. Squeezing the life out of the boy without a second thought. As he did so, his hood fell back.
"It's Youko!" somebody cried, most people ran away as fast as they could, but a few foolish onlookers stayed to watch. The teenagers who had thought to rob him fell to their knees. "We're sorry, we didn't know it was you, oh greatness!" they cried. He felt a cruel grin touch his lips as he stabbed his claws into the one who spoke. He killed the rest of them off quickly.
Then he turned to the onlookers. He raised his blood covered fingers to their view then killed them in much the same fashion. At the end of the night, not a living soul remained in that town. Many had fled, but many more had been killed. This kind of thing had happened before, when Youko felt worried or angry. His delicate grace and calm beauty were what made him legendary. Sometimes he did these things for fun, this kind of thing also helped earn him the reputation of being a king of bandits, which wasn't entirely untrue.
After he vented his self anger on almost innocent demons, he returned to the forest around the campsite. Though sunrise was near, he still felt no desire or need to sleep or return to the camp. The violence had temporarily gotten Kuronue out of his thoughts, but now he had nothing to distract him.
He knelt by a small spring and dipped the fingertips of one hand into the water. Blood rose from his hand to the surface of the water. Why did this have to happen? He just sat there, his bangs shadowing his eyed. Because of me, he was hurt. Because I wasn't strong enough. Because I had to show off with the flashy explosions. Hearing one of Kuro's favorite expressions run through his head, he felt his eyes moisten a little. "You've changed so much foxy boy." No, I haven't changed. I'm the same weakling I always was. I can't handle the truth of this, so I run. I try to show everybody I'm strong. But the truth is... the truth is I'm just a fraud. I have no right to live. I was rescued on that day so long ago, but he should have just left me there. I guess what he said is true, I'll always be a greedy little kit. I'm so selfish, I deserve only..
He never finished the thought, for suddenly a deep voice spoke from behind him. (hint hint; special guest) "Am I interrupting your self pity fox?" a mocking voice rang out around him. Youko turned. Why didn't I sense him approaching? Standing in a tree directly behind him was none other than the forbidden child himself.
"What do you want?" Youko asked coldly, shaking off his wet hand. The half koorime smirked evilly. He jumped down and swiftly moved behind Youko, grabbing his elbows, and pinning the fox's arms behind his back.
He didn't respond. "This is a sight, the merciless bandit king at the mercy of the forbidden child. That's too ironic for words. But we're really not so different you know. The things you were thinking right now were not unlike what I've felt before. One difference though, I wasn't foolish enough to let my guard down while doing it."
"How do you know what I was thinking?" Youko questioned, curiosity getting the better of him. Plus he needed to buy his time... "I thought you were supposed to be a merciless killer. So why is it that the forbidden child is standing there trying to get pity from myself? Not to mention the fact that your body seems to be a little, shall we say, excited to see me." Youko mocked. He actually had no idea if that was the case, but judging by the demon's quick change of subject. He was.
"Did you forget already that I have a Jagan eye?" Hiei responded in that same bored tone that Kurama had mastered. Youko had met the koorime before. On several solo thieving jobs, he and the little demon had teamed up to get their hands on what they wanted. Though Hiei was an assassin, he did occasionally take on thieving jobs as well.
Youko had in fact forgotten about the demon's third eye. But that didn't matter now. Sharp ended vines shot towards the Koorime at full speed. With one hand holding Youko, the other drew his Katana and sliced the vines before Youko could blink. Then the Katana was at his throat. "Don't try that again." the little demon warned, his tone threatening.
"Don't worry." Youko told him, I never repeat the same move twice on one demon.
"Hn." his captor grunted. ( It's very obvious who this is.) He pressed the blade against the fox's neck just enough to draw blood. Youko tensed. "Don't worry, I won't kill you today." he was assured. "I'll just go back and kill the guy who asked me to kill you, I have a reputation to uphold, now don't I.
"But next time you're feeling suicidal remember this, when you were about to die, you didn't want too." He spun Youko around to face him, the sword still at his neck. He grabbed Youko's hair and wrenched his head roughly back. Youko stayed silent. The demons lips covered a sensitive spot on his neck. He felt the demon's tongue come out and slowly lap the blood from the cut. "Remember next time we meet however, that when I'm serious, I do enjoy to toy with my victims."
Since he was still bent back, he was lowered to the same hight as the koorime. The small demon leaned over him and looked down into his eyes. To his annoyance, Youko felt himself harden under the smaller demon's body. They both realized this, and with a smirk the forbidden child pressed their noses together. "What was that you said earlier about me being excited?" Then the koorime pressed his lips down on Youko's, hard. Youko felt the other demons tongue enter his mouth and feel around it. No, this is wrong! Youko thought, Kuronue coming back into his head. Just then he felt his assailant bite down hard on his tongue.
Youko couldn't help but utter a small whine at that. As the little demon pulled away he looked down at Youko, all emotion leaving his eyes once more. "Remember that pain next time you let your guard down you baka kitsune." and with that, the koorime vanished, leaving a confused Youko standing there.
All of his self pity, as the forbidden one had called it, vanished. And when he noticed sunlight reflecting in the water, he hurriedly ran back towards where his mate lay near death. All memories of the little Koorime gone from his mind.
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This is the longest chapter I've ever written. It should make up for the shorter chapters that I wrote before. Anyway, it took me while, so it better be appreciated.
I know, strange right. I just couldn't resist having Hiei kiss Youko. I knew I had to put Hiei in somewhere in foxy boy's past. And there was a reason for it, don't worry he still loves Kuronue. Anyway, if you want to find out what happens next I need reviews. Until the next chapter, what happens is as the title says, It's a Secret.
