"Prince Koenma," Hakudoshi stated sarcastically as he walked towards the little prince's desk. He was greatly amused as the fox avatar and the little hybrid moved to flank their employer. Had he wanted those in the office dead, they already would be. He wasn't like his so called father. He didn't taunt or tease his enemies. He just killed them.
Koenma stood up in his seat with his hands clasped behind his back. He was trying to show a strong front but in reality it was to hide his hands, which were gripping each other as hard as possible, behind his back. It was times like these that he really wanted to curse his father and made him truly appreciate his team as Kurama and Hiei moved to stand slightly in front of his desk.
"General Hakudoshi," Koenma returned his greeting. His tone was polite but held a nervous tilt to it. He noticed the priestess glance up to the one holding her when he said the title. 'Proud,' he thought. The priestess was proud of him for having the title of general was his thought. This made him even more nervous though. This particular general was known to be bloodthirsty and never hesitated when killing. He only had a small circle of people he tolerated but he had never shown this kind of attitude or bearing when around any other females.
"I suppose you are going to want to discuss what happened today," Koenma stated diplomatically.
"Oh little prince, how naive you are. I believe we have much more than that to discuss," Hakudoshi sneered out while using the hand not supporting Kagome to him to reach around to pull out the document tucked underneath his armor. He then threw it on the prince's desk.
"W…ww..what is this,?" Koenma stuttered out, though he knew exactly what document it was. It was supposed to have been destroyed just after he sent Kurama and Hiei out to bring in Kagome.
Hakudoshi made sure Kagome was situated more comfortably in his arms, though throwing out that document had garnered her attention and she was now staring at Koenma with narrowed eyes after a quick glance at him.
"You know perfectly well what that document is, Koenma," he made sure his voice was mocking as he said his name.
"How?" Koenma asked quietly as he still couldn't take his eyes off the document in front of him. For the first time in a long time he felt complete and utter terror fill him. He had always known the file in front of him would cause problems but he had always foolishly pushed it to the back of his mind. He hadn't even read the whole file as he couldn't stomach the contents. It was one of the few times he hated his father whenever he glimpsed at it. He was a fool for believing it could all just be raked away.
"It seems there are those around you who are not as cowardly as you," Hakudoshi stated proudly.
Koenma's head snapped up in surprise at this statement and his eyes locked with Hakudoshi's for several seconds but that was all that was needed. His hand came out to gently touch the file.
"Who," his voice came out even more breathless as his hand on the file began to shake and tears gathered in his eyes but he refused to let them fall. He could tell Hiei and Kurama had both shifted to where they were still in guard mode but they were both also regarding him as well.
"There are many loyal to you and you alone, Prince Koenma," Hakudoshi said, and for once didn't say his name or title with sarcasm or derision. He then turned towards the door and started walking.
Once he was at the threshold he stopped and turned his head so he could regard the Prince who was staring at the file in thought. "Once you have read the additions to that file, Prince Koenma, I believe you will realize that you a choice to make."
"There's more in it?" Koenma asked, almost not wanting to know. His face went white as his gaze went to the Priestess Kagome whose head was visible over Hakudoshi shoulder as she had settled down once again in his arms with her head on his shoulder. He was shocked to see her gaze was on him. Her eyes were only half open on him but he couldn't miss the pain and sympathy her gaze held.
"And what choice do you mean?" Koenma asked confusedly as he made eye contact with Hakudoshi.
Hakudoshi gained a sad expression on his face before turning from the Prince and facing forward. His grip unconsciously tightened on Kagome who snuggled deeper into him in response. A small smile found its way on his face as he glanced down at Kagome to see that she too had a questioning look on her face.
"The same choice I faced centuries ago, Prince Koenma," he said while staring down at Kagome who gained a look of comprehension. He then walked out leaving Koenma stuttering out questions behind him.
