Alright! Chapter 10! =D
I'm glad everyone seems to enjoy this story! Makes me all the more happier to continue writing it!
It didn't take long for the group to arrive at the restaurant, it seemed that time just flew by. But it wasn't particularly a pleasant walk. Jesse ignored the group and hadn't said a single word to them, much less a 'hello'. And Kaiba walked behind the group, glaring holes into the others as they walked. The tension was so intense the gang gave a heavy sigh of relief when they finally entered the restaurant
"Ah! Jesse-sama! Welcome back! Here for business again?" The waitress asked as she approached the group. Apparently Jesse was known to come here.
Jesse gave the girl a quick smile. "Yes, something like that." She answered.
The waitress nodded happily. "Then I suppose you want the back room as you talk." She said, grabbing the number of menu's for the gang and walking in the direction to the back room she mention.
The gang was slightly confused. It seemed Jesse had been here many times in the past and the workers got to know her very well and had gotten used to her showing up.
"Are you guys just going to stand there like idiots or are you going to follow?" Mokuba questioned from the other side of the room. Luckily the place was empty at the time so it seemed he found no reason to be courteous. Not that Kaiba and the workers seem to mind.
The waitress led the group to a nice open room with a business table and chairs in the center. Kaiba had business meetings at restaurants many times before, much to his disliking, but he wasn't going to argue. He didn't understand why they couldn't talk back at the building but then again; as Blood came to mind, he figured it was best.
The group took their seats, with Jesse at the far end and Kaiba sitting right next her. Everyone thought he'd wanted to sit by her so they purposely left the seat open.
The waitress handed everyone a menu, everyone, except Jesse.
"And you'll have the usual, Jesse-sama?" The waitress questioned.
Jesse nodded and sent the waitress off.
Jesse sighed as the waitress finally disappeared behind the door. "Alright, lets get this over with." She stated.
The group was just ever so slightly depressed that she wasn't happy to see them. As they looked back at it though: they didn't give her much of a reason to be anyway.
The room was filled with tension, as no one spoke up to ease the tension. The waitress came and went, giving everyone their drinks and taking their order, then left completely as everything was set.
"If you want your questions answered, ask them now. I won't be allowing this to happen again." Jesse stated, giving the group a glare.
Everyone tensed.
"We're… trying to figure out where to start. That's all. There are a lot of questions we'd like to ask." Tea answered, trying to ease some of the tension.
Jesse stared at her for a moment, biting her bottom lip thoughtfully as she thought where to begin as well. She had already known that they would ask a lot of questions.
She sighed as a thought came to mind. "Well, lets start with the main reason we're here. The Demon Hunter business." She said.
Everyone winced at that. The words 'demon' and 'hunter' should never be used together, not to describe someone so petite and frail looking as Jesse did. They figured though: it was a better place to start then any.
"Ok, lets start with the reason you didn't tell us." Yugi said timidly. He didn't want to offend Jesse.
"Well, try to understand from my point of view. How do you think people will react, regardless if you believe in demons or not, when they find out you're a hunter?" Jesse questioned back.
Everyone thought for a moment, taking into account at their own reactions. They were frightened, and saddened, thinking that Jesse only came along during that time for pay, with no regard to anyone that had lost their souls. So they were harsh to her, and shoved her away with their anger, so that made Jesse distant, and uncaring.
They hung their heads in utter shame as they realized why Jesse was so distant from them now.
"We're sorry Jesse, we had no idea your job was so tough." Joey said, saddened at how he and the others had been so rude to her before
Jesse smiled sweetly at them. "There is no need to be sorry, frankly I would have reacted the same way if I were you." She answered, giving everyone a reassuring smile.
"Well, I don't think we would be so willing to answer questions to others if I were like you though. I wouldn't want to be near someone…" Tristen stopped mid-sentence. "Do you hate us Jesse?" He questioned.
"No, I don't hate you. I was disappointed. But I found it unfair to leave you in the dark. So that's why I'm willing to answer the questions you have." Jesse replied, taking a sip of the coffee she had ordered.
"Besides, the hunter thing is only part of my job." She added.
The others shot their heads up, giving Jesse confused looks.
"What… do you mean by that?" Mokuba questioned finally.
"I'm only a demon hunter part time. You think a demon hunter would have so much paper work to do?" Jesse laughed as everyone's expressions blanked at the reminder of what had happened at the building earlier. There was another question for later.
"So what else do you do?" Tristen asked.
Jesse thought for a moment. "Well, I work for a section of the Order of Wizardry. I have to go through human police files and erase anything that has to deal with a demon or any other magical creature sighting or involvement. We can't have humans thinking we exist. That would only cause trouble for us; I'm also like a jailer. I have to punish those who break our laws. And sometimes that interacts with my hunting's. I'm also like a secretary sometimes. The Order can get forgetful at times and miss something." Jesse explained.
It took awhile for all this to sink in, but as it did; so many more questions rose.
"So wait, who or what is this 'The Order of Wizardry'? Are you telling us wizards and mythical creatures exist?" Tristen exclaimed.
"Well yes, that's exactly what I'm saying." Jesse answered, taking another sip of her coffee. "And the Order of Wizardry is pretty much like your standard government. We have a head, or president, and we have courts and such, the like." Jesse explained.
"So wait, does that make you a witch or something?" Joey questioned.
"Well something like that, yes. I'm a half breed." She answered. Confusing everyone.
"A half breed?" Joey questioned again.
"Well to put it simply, I'm part 'witch' in your case and part demon." Jesse answered.
Kaiba's felt his heart ache.
A demon? How? Why? I… I refuse to believe it!
"But wait aren't demons normally the hideous…." Joey stopped mid-sentence, after receiving a death glare for Kaiba and Jesse.
"Yes, full-fledged demons normally are monstrous creatures. Half-breeds aren't though. And either way, demons have to ability to disguise themselves as humans. So they are able to live normal lives with humans. Another part of my job, demons must make requests to live in the human would and the requests go to me. We can't allow dangerous demons to live with the humans." Jesse explained. "I just have the strength and agility of a demon, plus my life span is increased." Jesse added.
"Ok, so your parents were a demon and a wizard or something then?" Tristen asked.
Apparently it was a touchy subject,
Jesse looked down, avoiding eye contact with the others.
"I don't really remember my parents. Snape told me my mother was a wizard. So my father had to be the demon. But he didn't know my father well." Jesse answered halfheartedly.
"Oh… Sorry Jesse, we didn't know." Tristen quickly apologized, dropping the subject.
"So, who's Snape then? The man from before wearing all black." Tea questioned lightly.
"Snape is my guardian. He was the only one willing to take care of me." Jesse said.
Everyone winced. Snape appeared to be such a dark and distant person at first sight. It was hardly believable he had much sense of showing emotion.
Jesse noticed this. It was a common misunderstanding. "Snape may appear dark but he's really quite nice. You just have to look behind all that strictness." Jesse chuckled.
Since they were on the topic, Kaiba felt it was a good time to ask her about that man: Blood.
"So, whose that other person? Blood?" Kaiba questioned, trying to relax his shoulders from the tension of just saying the name.
Everyone saw this question coming.
"Well, he's an old classmate of mine. Plus he's my coworker. Not that he had much of a choice anyhow…" Jesse said, a smile appearing.
"Huh?"
"Not much of a choice?"
"He is so far in debt to me its not even funny. So; he and his workers, like the kids you've met earlier, help with my job at times." Jesse explained.
Everyone cringed at the memory of those two. If it wasn't for Snape, they might have been killed.
Kaiba was relieved to know that nothing was going on between her and Blood though.
Why was I so worried in the first place anyway? He thought.
Jesse made a quick glance at her watch. She would have to end this soon. She got up from her seat quickly stating: "I'll be right back everyone. Please relax and we'll continue." And left the room.
She made a turn down an empty hallway, easing her shoulder blades as she pulled out her wand. A single tear gliding down her jaw line.
"I'm sorry everyone. But, I can't let you get dragged into my life. Not as it is." She muttered to herself.
She walked back toward the room where everyone was, walking up so silently to the crack she had left in the door and pointed her wand at the group, and muttered the words: "Obliviate"
She quickly made her leave, paying for her food and out the door.
"So, they completely forgot?"
She looked up at Blood, whom had been giving her a worried yet mocking look.
"Yes, they completely forgot. They have no memory of our existence." She replied, looking away from the other man.
"You should have just let me do it. You always get so upset over doing this. You know I hate seeing you so sad." Blood replied, cupping Jesse's cheek gently.
"Leave it Blood. It's over and done with. Hopefully it won't happen again." She answered, slapping his hand away.
Blood nodded, and dropped the subject. "Alright then, let's head back."
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