If ya want a disclaimer…read the first chapter…at least I think it has one…
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Maybe I'm a Slave
Chapter Two
Legolas opened his eyes and felt a terrible pain in his head. He tried to remember what had happen but he only got fuzzy memories. He felt warm despite the pain and he looked to his right and almost died from heart failure. Sleep next to him, was a mop of blue hair and a small female body. He gulped as his mind began to play different scenarios of last night. However, that proved to be too painful to think of and decided to get up and hope that the fresh air outside would help him. As he tried to sit up, Mei rolled over to him and landed on his hand. He sighed and tried to move his hand away when her arms reached out in her sleep and grabbed his arm. She snuggled a bit in her sleep. Legolas felt his face flush and all the pain that was in his head was forgotten. His arm was touching her chest…a bit too tight for his comfort. He tried to free his arm, but the girl kept on holding it tighter. He looked up and wondered why this was happening to him. As he looked up, Mei's eyes opened a bit and she briefly wondered why the elf was looking up at the ceiling. Then she closed her eyes again. Then her eyes opened again. She was in bed with Legolas…hmmm…then she let go of his arm and got up. She yawned and looked at him again…he was still staring at the ceiling.
"Hey…how come you're up so early? I bet you have a hangover." Mei said as she gave a sleepy smile at the elf. Legolas blushed as he looked down at her. "Oh…if you're wondering why the hell I'm sleeping here, it's because I had no where else to sleep. The Hobbits are all comfy together, Gandalf is old, Gimli stinks, and Arwen would kill me if I go near Aragorn. You were the best thing even if your lady is going to kill me once she finds out. Anyway, let's go and get that hangover cured."
Legolas followed her into a room that was yellow and white and had a table, chairs, and windows. He looked out to see that it was just the crack of dawn and that it was still rather dark. Mei turned on the lights, which surprised Legolas who looked up in wonder at the lights.
"How is it possible that light should come?" he asked. Mei gave a snort as she rummaged though the kitchen. She took out some tea and began to boil some water.
"In this world, we use electricity to make things work. See that switch? That's how you turned the lights on and off. Also…since you and Alona got plastered…you guys missed the joys of riding the bus…I'll show you my car once you get better. Let's see…oh yeah! The TV is pretty nice too. I got a bunch of anime for you all to watch. Hm…I need to stash away all of the old man's tapes…don't want those two to find them…and the rated R movies…and the PG-13 ones…" Mei then began to mutter to herself. Legolas was about to ask her what she was talking about when he heard someone coming into the room. He went into a familiar stance except he forgot that he had no bow. A man who looked to be in his early thirties entered the room. He was about Legolas's height, long black hair that was pulled into a ponytail, and tan skin. He had dark green eyes and was now glaring at the blue haired girl that was in the kitchen.
"Who is this young man and why are there people sleeping in my living room?" the man asked calmly. Mei rolled her eyes.
"That young man is an elf who happen to be the one who knocked me up and the others are my customers." Mei said equally calm. The man sighed and gave a nod.
"How many times did I tell you to not bring your work here?"
"First time as of now. Besides these guys have no place to go. So…lets get to the important stuff like WHAT THE HELL IS THAT SHIT DOING IN THE GUEST ROOM? I'M THE ONE WHO DOES THE CLEANING IN THE HOUSE!" Mei yelled glaring at the man. Legolas blinked and wondered what was going on. The man gave a guilty look before he cleared his throat.
"Yes…well…anyway, you still need to explain to me about this man."
"Oh, that's Legolas. He's the elf who was with the Fellowship. He's a tree lover." Mei said as the kettle began to whistle. Legolas winced at the pierce sound but the pain was gone when she lift the kettle up. "Anyway, Chy met them in an ally and she brought them over to the club. We got a little bit drunk and came back home. Oh yeah…did anyone call about numerous demon activities? They came through a rip and I was wondering that it might be still there."
"Not that I know of. I don't feel anything at all…in fact…I did not feel anything last night."
"Hmm…me too…Chy said she found them about five blocks away from the club…but even at that distance…a rip could be easily felt." Mei said frowning as she handed Legolas a mug of tea. Then she remembered something important. "Oh! Hey Legolas…this is my good for nothing uncle. His name is Goto Neko. A perfect bastard and smart ass."
"Makes him wonder where you got that from." Goto said with a smirk. Legolas watched the two in amusement as they began a verbal fight.
"Oh yeah? It's not like you're a saint!"
"I'm not the one bring in strange men."
"Hey! Give me some credit! I brought in a couple of chicks!"
"One of them is pregnant! So technically you brought in one chick."
"DAMN! Wait a minute…why the hell are you going about with the chicks?" Mei asked narrowing her eyes. Goto gave a shaky laugh. "Besides…she's Legolas's chick."
"Really? I thought you were his chick…unless…heh." Goto said with a smirk. Legolas blushed understanding only a bit on what the man was saying. Mei's face turned white to pink to boil red as the man snickered at her.
"Look you pervert! I'm going to go and sweep the shrine…you, my manly uncle are going to cook breakfast for everyone. You are also going to wear this apron. When I get back from cleaning…breakfast better be done and you better be wearing this apron…got it?" Mei asked coldly as she held up a frilly pink apron that said 'Kiss My Ass Lover Boy!' on it. Goto gulped and looked over to Legolas for help. Legolas merely turned his attention to his tea. The pain in his head was subsiding. Goto sighed as he saw that the elf would be no help to him. Mei gave a smirk and threw the apron at him. He caught it and began to tie the strings. "Oh…were there any jobs for me today?"
"Just one…there was a disturbance at the park yesterday…a couple were found dead. There seemed to be no sign of attack. Only strange thing was that the female looked more dead than the guy." Goto said seriously. Mei gave a nod at that.
"The demon must have left already…I don't think it would stay in the park…it may have found another host. What was the estimated time span of death for the girl?" Mei asked frowning. Legolas watched in wonder, as the two relatives became serious. It was amazing that they could argue and then suddenly agree within seconds.
"About three days. The girl's mother would like to see you this afternoon at about three. Think you can handle it?"
"I have to since you're not going it. Anyway, get to that cooking! Make sure you make enough for those Hobbits…you're going to be cooking dinner as well."
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When Mei returned, she found that breakfast ready and that her uncle was still wearing the apron. She gave a nod to the others who were awake. She looked at the table and silent gave thanks to Kami that her uncle was smart enough not to set up chopsticks to their guests. She practically drooled at the sight of the food. It was a combination of Japanese and American food. A bowl of rice with the small fried fish at the side. Then there were five main dishes in the center. The first contain sausages and eggs. The second contained some miso soup. The third had bacon and vegetables. The four had some fried pieces of chicken with some tofu with some added spice to it. The last dish contained her favorite…sushi! Her uncle must have been hoping she would not pick on him anymore…tough luck though…she was still planning to.
"SUSHI!!! OH MY BELOVED SUSHI!!!" Mei cried out as she sat down and began to pile her bowl of rice with sushi. However, Goto calmly took the plate of sushi away.
"I do believe that we have guest here…please try out the breakfast that I made." Goto said with a charming smile at everyone who was still shock at Mei's behavior. Pippin and Merry were the first to recover as they took some sushi and tried it out. They have heard so much about it that they had to see if it was as good as she said it was. Mei's eyebrow twitched as she saw the two Hobbits eating her pieces of sushi. Gimli saw her face and a grin slowly spread on his face. There were times that he could annoy the girl and here was one of them.
"Give me a piece of that confounded food, little ones. No sense in hogging it up." The dwarf called while giving the human girl a smirk. Goto gulped as he felt Mei's aura turned into a bright red. He prayed to Kami that whatever Mei was planning to do for revenge…that there would not be any property damage. Mei glared at the others…daring them to try the stunt that the dwarf did. Legolas knew better than to make her angry as well as Aragorn who did not want to be teased all day. Arwen merely ignored everything while trying out the various foods on the table. Alona only leaned closer to Legolas and Mei felt her temper rise a bit at that. Gandalf watched everything in amusement while the last two Hobbits decided to do what Arwen did. They just ate everything else. Mei watched the three eat the sushi that was from her rice bowl. Legolas gulped at the look in her golden eyes. They were predatory and gleaming with a dark aura. He briefly wondered if she ever had that look when it came to other things, but blushed as he tried to put the thoughts away. Alona looked up at her prince and felt a pang of jealous as she saw that her prince was gazing at the strange human.
"My lord, do you think this food is safe?" she asked. Right away, both Nekos glared at the pretty elf.
"Look here, Lady Alona, my uncle cooked this food…it's pretty damn safe since I've been eating it for most of my life." Mei said turning her glare at the elf. Alona gave a muffle cry as she threw herself at Legolas who blush at the attention. That was the last straw for the blue haired girl. "OK! THAT'S IT! I'M GOING TO THE STUDIO NOW! OLD MAN! YOU BETTER BRING THEM THERE AFTER THEY FINISHED BREAKFAST!"
Goto gave a smirk as he saw his niece blow a fuse. It was not often that she was completely angry.
"Why? They are your guests."
"DO YOU WANT ME TO ASK CHY WHAT THE HELL YOU BEEN DOING FOR THE PAST MONTH AND CAST IT OUT TO THE PUBLIC?"
Goto gulped and shook his head.
"GOOD! THEN YOU DO WHAT I ASK AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY WEAR SOMETHING NORMAL!" With that, Mei left the table to change into something for practice. Goto gave a sigh and then felt someone tugging his clothes. He looked down to see one of the Hobbits, this one had dark curly hair and big expressive eyes, look at him sadly.
"Will she be fine?"
Goto gave a smile and ruffled his hair.
"Trust me kid, there is nothing in this world that can make her cry except for death. Besides…it might be that time of month." Goto said grinning.
"I HEARD THAT OLD MAN!"
"Damn…heh. Anyway, eat up! Don't worry about her…she'll just eat some breakfast with Yen and the gang." Goto said cheerfully. Everyone looked uncertain about that but followed the human's advice. Soon, they heard the stomping of Mei as she opened the slide door to show that she was wearing an orange tank top, loose jeans, and a white button down shirt. Her hair was still a mess, but her golden eyes glared at everyone.
"I'm going to work…if my uncle makes a move at you girls…kick him in the balls and be down with it." Mei said coldly as she gave her uncle a smirk. Then she slammed the door shut. Soon, everyone heard the front door shut with a slam as well. Aragorn and Gandalf looked at Goto with doubt in their minds.
"She's always like that…only…she's never been that short tempered before…makes me wonder…she must be in love! WAHAHAHA!!!!!" Goto said as he took a fan from his sleeve and began to fan himself. Everyone blinked at him. Aragorn gave a smirk at Legolas who had a dazed look on his face.
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Yen looked up as he heard the door slam. He blinked as he saw that it was Mei who slammed the door. The girl looked furious for someone who had a party last night. He looked over at Chy who shrugged her shoulders. Then both looked at Mei with a questioning look on their faces. Mei saw them and rolled her eyes.
"It's just a bad morning…anyway, are you guys free?"
"Yeah…need help with anything?" Chy asked. Mei gave a nod.
"Yeah…it's the Fellowship…I need to buy them some clothes for now."
"Ah…seeing how you don't have any fashion sense…you came to the right person!" Yen said with a grin. Mei stared at him before she turned her attention to Chy.
"It's times like this…I think he's gay." Mei said dead panned. While Yen pout, Chy laughed at the comment. This was the Mei they knew…not the one that seemed pissed off.
"So…what pissed you off today?" Chy asked as she tuned her guitar. Mei sighed as she took her bass out of the case.
"That old man of mine…he just started saying crap again. Anyway, I got enough on my mind. I have an interview to do at three…so if our shopping goes over a bit…could you guys show them around town?" Mei said as she tuned her bass. Chy and Yen both tensed as they heard the word interview.
"What is it this time?" Yen asked with concern in his tone. Mei shrugged as she looked at them.
"I'm not quite sure. A couple has been found dead last night at the park. The strange thing was that the girl was already dead for about three days. There was no sign of assault. It looks like demons work except I have no leads at all. I can take a guess that their souls were snatched or that they're life was drained…too many possibilities." Mei said with a sigh. Yen frowned at that.
"What's the diff?"
"When someone's life is drain…their soul is still able to reach heaven or hell…however, if it is eaten or snatched…the soul would not exist in either plane or it will weaken until it disappears. Either way…your soul is destroyed painful before it disappears. That's why people want their love ones souls to reach heaven. If the victims life was drained…it would be easy for me to figure out the demon…however, if their souls were snatched…I got a lot of work to do." Mei explained. Chy scowled as she heard all of it.
"It's a load of crap. You're not a cop, Mei…what makes you think that you should figure this out?" she asked strumming the strings with her pick. Mei sighed and nodded at that.
"He said the same thing. That's why we're not in good terms with each other." Mei mused. Yen rolled his eyes at that.
"That's because you get your sister worried and that make him a tight ass. Also the fact that he thinks that you should have gone to that family reunion." Yen noted. Mei glared at him but said nothing.
"Forget this…we got practice." Chy muttered as they adjusted the mics.
The trio practiced singing and playing. Sometimes they screwed up and other times played great. That was music business. Repeat until they got the perfect track down. It was so simple and Mei loved this. A simple minded task…there was no thinking involved…no motives, no logic…just singing and playing.
"Here I am…under a spell
Underneath this Sakura spell…
It binds me to your soul and it takes me to my knees
You got my life…in your dirty hands…
You said…to trust you
I said…all right…
But what was that gleam…the one in your eyes?
What did it mean…is everything a lie?
Is this all an illusion…to give me hell?
This song was one of the depressing types. However, Mei loved it. It gave her an excuse to do a bass solo and it fit the low sound of the bass perfectly. Yen set the beat for a while and nodded his head to the music. Mei's voice was a bit lower than usual, however, it still sounded good. Her voice was sort of husky, soft, and almost sexy in a way. Yen gave a smirk as he thought that if he did not know her, he would have fallen for her.
Here I am… under a spell
Underneath this Sakura spell…
I want to break it…but it brings me to my knees
It keeps me from…reality….
Why do you keep me…in this web?
In this cruel illusion like dream?
I'm walking in the grove…
I'm listening to my feet
Pink snow…kissing on my skin
Looking up and I see
Petal by petal they're going to fall…
It was then when Goto entered the studio with the Fellowship. He had to control himself from laughing at their faces when he took them downtown. It was so amusing to him. He watched his niece and had a smile as he listened to the music. He remember a time where he did not want her to do this…now he was glad that his niece beat the crap out of him and had her own way. One thing was for sure...they were getting a lot more money now.
Legolas looked at Mei from the tinted window that separated him from the girl. He had heard her sing many times…but this was the first he had ever heard her sing with music. It was beautiful…the way her voice flowed. The way her eyes were half shut in concentration. The way her lips moved with each word. It was as if her pink lips caress the words that came out of her mouth.
Blood flows through my vein
Like fire and ice; pain comes again
You kill my soul once again
Feeling pain…in my heart
Do you want me to give it up?
It's the Sakura spell…
The Sakura spell…
It's the only spell…
That takes my heart away…to you…
Here I am…under this tree
This Sakura tree
It holds a spell...it's one that you know
It's my cell…only you have the key
It's this Sakura…spell…
It's the only thing…
That keeps me with you…
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Mei groaned as she looked at the time. It was about noon…and she was starving! Despite what her uncle had said about her…she did not have time for breakfast. That had bothered her through out rehearsal. Her mind was now on her favorite food…sushi.
"Damn that old man…sushi…stupid old man…sushi…why did he take a way my….sushi…I wonder if Hobbits would taste good with…sushi…I wonder if I fried Gimli…sushi…I wonder if Legolas would look good in a loincloth…sushi…" She thought as she walked over to the group. Everyone then noticed the glazed look and that her eyebrow was twitching nonstop. Goto gave a grin as he hugged his niece tightly. Legolas watched with a pang of envy that the human got to hug the priestess.
"My, my, my! That was wonderful!" Goto said cheerfully. However, the niece merely tense at the touch and then Goto felt himself flying to kiss the wall.
"Old man…how long will it take you to see that hugging me won't get you out of any revenge that's on my mind?" Mei snapped, but then a pained expression was on her face as a loud growl was heard. "That's it! You're going to fix my dinner tonight! Anyway, we got more important issues to think about! LUNCH AT THE JAPANESE STEAK HOUSE!!!"
Chy and Yen cheered at that. The Japanese Steak House was one of their favorite places to hang out…but it was also damn expensive. Mei was leading everyone out when she turned back to her uncle who was picking himself up.
"Oh yeah…you're picking up the bill!"
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Aragorn watched with wary as the cook, that was what Mei had called him, began to chop with speed at the meat. He gave the man credit. He was good with the knives. It made Aragorn wonder if the man was any good with the sword. However, that thought disappeared as the plate of beef and vegetables was offered to him.
Frodo gasped as fire erupted from the black table. It was amazing to him. The food , the colors, and the fact that everyone in this place knew Mei. He wondered if Mei was a princess as well as a priestess. It could explain why so far everyone seemed to know her. He then looked at his own plate of meats…it was called shrimp. Mei had recommended for the Hobbits and the elves. He took his fork and took a bit out of the small curly pink meat. The flavor exploded into his tongue and the taste of pepper filled his senses. His eyes widen at the delicious flavor.
"You love it." Mei said to him as she saw the look of pure joy grace his face. She smiled at him…glad to see the poor Hobbit more relaxed then the last time she had seen him. Then she looked at all of the members of the Fellowship…it has been a long time since she seen them this relaxed and happy…now that she thought about it…she really did not seen them happy at all. This was a new thing. She looked at the clock…she would give them until about one thirty to finish before they go shopping. Then she looked over at her self and made a face. The clothing that she was wearing was not right…but then who really cares theses days?
"Oh…Mei…I looked over the information that was given to us about the murder and you might find this interesting." Goto said as he took a photo from his coat pocket. Mei frowned as she looked over at it. It was a picture of an eye.
"Okay…just what the hell am I suppose to see?" Mei asked glaring at her uncle. Goto gave a snort and shook his head.
"And you're suppose to be my heir…look at it closer."
Mei gave a pout and looked at the picture again. She frowned and turned the picture upside down. Then she held it really far away from her…then close to her eyes. Soon she was standing on her head…trying to see the picture. Goto groaned in embarrassment as he watched his niece doing all kinds of ways to look at a picture. Chy and Yen began to laugh their heads off at this and soon everyone joined in on the laughter except for Mei who was still trying to look at the picture. It was about one thirty when they left and Mei was still trying to find the clue.
"DAMN IT! JUST TELL ME!"
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Okay here is the end of the second chapter for this fic…thank you for those you reviewed…sorry for taking so long in this chapter…
Arwen…thank you for putting up Chapter 22 for Distant Voices…if you guys haven't read that yet…READ IT!!!!
Also…the song that was posted in this chapter was created by me…at least the lyrics are…SO NO STEALING UNLESS YOU AKS ME!!! WAHAHAHA!!! I FINALLY GOT SOMETHING THAT NO ONE CAN TAKE AWAY FROM ME!!!
The last thing is that I have a webpage…but it's still needs a ton of work…I got a picture of SD Mei, Yen, and Chy..even though it's a sketch…I'll post that up on my website tomorrow…when I remember!
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Maybe I'm a Slave
Chapter Two
Legolas opened his eyes and felt a terrible pain in his head. He tried to remember what had happen but he only got fuzzy memories. He felt warm despite the pain and he looked to his right and almost died from heart failure. Sleep next to him, was a mop of blue hair and a small female body. He gulped as his mind began to play different scenarios of last night. However, that proved to be too painful to think of and decided to get up and hope that the fresh air outside would help him. As he tried to sit up, Mei rolled over to him and landed on his hand. He sighed and tried to move his hand away when her arms reached out in her sleep and grabbed his arm. She snuggled a bit in her sleep. Legolas felt his face flush and all the pain that was in his head was forgotten. His arm was touching her chest…a bit too tight for his comfort. He tried to free his arm, but the girl kept on holding it tighter. He looked up and wondered why this was happening to him. As he looked up, Mei's eyes opened a bit and she briefly wondered why the elf was looking up at the ceiling. Then she closed her eyes again. Then her eyes opened again. She was in bed with Legolas…hmmm…then she let go of his arm and got up. She yawned and looked at him again…he was still staring at the ceiling.
"Hey…how come you're up so early? I bet you have a hangover." Mei said as she gave a sleepy smile at the elf. Legolas blushed as he looked down at her. "Oh…if you're wondering why the hell I'm sleeping here, it's because I had no where else to sleep. The Hobbits are all comfy together, Gandalf is old, Gimli stinks, and Arwen would kill me if I go near Aragorn. You were the best thing even if your lady is going to kill me once she finds out. Anyway, let's go and get that hangover cured."
Legolas followed her into a room that was yellow and white and had a table, chairs, and windows. He looked out to see that it was just the crack of dawn and that it was still rather dark. Mei turned on the lights, which surprised Legolas who looked up in wonder at the lights.
"How is it possible that light should come?" he asked. Mei gave a snort as she rummaged though the kitchen. She took out some tea and began to boil some water.
"In this world, we use electricity to make things work. See that switch? That's how you turned the lights on and off. Also…since you and Alona got plastered…you guys missed the joys of riding the bus…I'll show you my car once you get better. Let's see…oh yeah! The TV is pretty nice too. I got a bunch of anime for you all to watch. Hm…I need to stash away all of the old man's tapes…don't want those two to find them…and the rated R movies…and the PG-13 ones…" Mei then began to mutter to herself. Legolas was about to ask her what she was talking about when he heard someone coming into the room. He went into a familiar stance except he forgot that he had no bow. A man who looked to be in his early thirties entered the room. He was about Legolas's height, long black hair that was pulled into a ponytail, and tan skin. He had dark green eyes and was now glaring at the blue haired girl that was in the kitchen.
"Who is this young man and why are there people sleeping in my living room?" the man asked calmly. Mei rolled her eyes.
"That young man is an elf who happen to be the one who knocked me up and the others are my customers." Mei said equally calm. The man sighed and gave a nod.
"How many times did I tell you to not bring your work here?"
"First time as of now. Besides these guys have no place to go. So…lets get to the important stuff like WHAT THE HELL IS THAT SHIT DOING IN THE GUEST ROOM? I'M THE ONE WHO DOES THE CLEANING IN THE HOUSE!" Mei yelled glaring at the man. Legolas blinked and wondered what was going on. The man gave a guilty look before he cleared his throat.
"Yes…well…anyway, you still need to explain to me about this man."
"Oh, that's Legolas. He's the elf who was with the Fellowship. He's a tree lover." Mei said as the kettle began to whistle. Legolas winced at the pierce sound but the pain was gone when she lift the kettle up. "Anyway, Chy met them in an ally and she brought them over to the club. We got a little bit drunk and came back home. Oh yeah…did anyone call about numerous demon activities? They came through a rip and I was wondering that it might be still there."
"Not that I know of. I don't feel anything at all…in fact…I did not feel anything last night."
"Hmm…me too…Chy said she found them about five blocks away from the club…but even at that distance…a rip could be easily felt." Mei said frowning as she handed Legolas a mug of tea. Then she remembered something important. "Oh! Hey Legolas…this is my good for nothing uncle. His name is Goto Neko. A perfect bastard and smart ass."
"Makes him wonder where you got that from." Goto said with a smirk. Legolas watched the two in amusement as they began a verbal fight.
"Oh yeah? It's not like you're a saint!"
"I'm not the one bring in strange men."
"Hey! Give me some credit! I brought in a couple of chicks!"
"One of them is pregnant! So technically you brought in one chick."
"DAMN! Wait a minute…why the hell are you going about with the chicks?" Mei asked narrowing her eyes. Goto gave a shaky laugh. "Besides…she's Legolas's chick."
"Really? I thought you were his chick…unless…heh." Goto said with a smirk. Legolas blushed understanding only a bit on what the man was saying. Mei's face turned white to pink to boil red as the man snickered at her.
"Look you pervert! I'm going to go and sweep the shrine…you, my manly uncle are going to cook breakfast for everyone. You are also going to wear this apron. When I get back from cleaning…breakfast better be done and you better be wearing this apron…got it?" Mei asked coldly as she held up a frilly pink apron that said 'Kiss My Ass Lover Boy!' on it. Goto gulped and looked over to Legolas for help. Legolas merely turned his attention to his tea. The pain in his head was subsiding. Goto sighed as he saw that the elf would be no help to him. Mei gave a smirk and threw the apron at him. He caught it and began to tie the strings. "Oh…were there any jobs for me today?"
"Just one…there was a disturbance at the park yesterday…a couple were found dead. There seemed to be no sign of attack. Only strange thing was that the female looked more dead than the guy." Goto said seriously. Mei gave a nod at that.
"The demon must have left already…I don't think it would stay in the park…it may have found another host. What was the estimated time span of death for the girl?" Mei asked frowning. Legolas watched in wonder, as the two relatives became serious. It was amazing that they could argue and then suddenly agree within seconds.
"About three days. The girl's mother would like to see you this afternoon at about three. Think you can handle it?"
"I have to since you're not going it. Anyway, get to that cooking! Make sure you make enough for those Hobbits…you're going to be cooking dinner as well."
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When Mei returned, she found that breakfast ready and that her uncle was still wearing the apron. She gave a nod to the others who were awake. She looked at the table and silent gave thanks to Kami that her uncle was smart enough not to set up chopsticks to their guests. She practically drooled at the sight of the food. It was a combination of Japanese and American food. A bowl of rice with the small fried fish at the side. Then there were five main dishes in the center. The first contain sausages and eggs. The second contained some miso soup. The third had bacon and vegetables. The four had some fried pieces of chicken with some tofu with some added spice to it. The last dish contained her favorite…sushi! Her uncle must have been hoping she would not pick on him anymore…tough luck though…she was still planning to.
"SUSHI!!! OH MY BELOVED SUSHI!!!" Mei cried out as she sat down and began to pile her bowl of rice with sushi. However, Goto calmly took the plate of sushi away.
"I do believe that we have guest here…please try out the breakfast that I made." Goto said with a charming smile at everyone who was still shock at Mei's behavior. Pippin and Merry were the first to recover as they took some sushi and tried it out. They have heard so much about it that they had to see if it was as good as she said it was. Mei's eyebrow twitched as she saw the two Hobbits eating her pieces of sushi. Gimli saw her face and a grin slowly spread on his face. There were times that he could annoy the girl and here was one of them.
"Give me a piece of that confounded food, little ones. No sense in hogging it up." The dwarf called while giving the human girl a smirk. Goto gulped as he felt Mei's aura turned into a bright red. He prayed to Kami that whatever Mei was planning to do for revenge…that there would not be any property damage. Mei glared at the others…daring them to try the stunt that the dwarf did. Legolas knew better than to make her angry as well as Aragorn who did not want to be teased all day. Arwen merely ignored everything while trying out the various foods on the table. Alona only leaned closer to Legolas and Mei felt her temper rise a bit at that. Gandalf watched everything in amusement while the last two Hobbits decided to do what Arwen did. They just ate everything else. Mei watched the three eat the sushi that was from her rice bowl. Legolas gulped at the look in her golden eyes. They were predatory and gleaming with a dark aura. He briefly wondered if she ever had that look when it came to other things, but blushed as he tried to put the thoughts away. Alona looked up at her prince and felt a pang of jealous as she saw that her prince was gazing at the strange human.
"My lord, do you think this food is safe?" she asked. Right away, both Nekos glared at the pretty elf.
"Look here, Lady Alona, my uncle cooked this food…it's pretty damn safe since I've been eating it for most of my life." Mei said turning her glare at the elf. Alona gave a muffle cry as she threw herself at Legolas who blush at the attention. That was the last straw for the blue haired girl. "OK! THAT'S IT! I'M GOING TO THE STUDIO NOW! OLD MAN! YOU BETTER BRING THEM THERE AFTER THEY FINISHED BREAKFAST!"
Goto gave a smirk as he saw his niece blow a fuse. It was not often that she was completely angry.
"Why? They are your guests."
"DO YOU WANT ME TO ASK CHY WHAT THE HELL YOU BEEN DOING FOR THE PAST MONTH AND CAST IT OUT TO THE PUBLIC?"
Goto gulped and shook his head.
"GOOD! THEN YOU DO WHAT I ASK AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY WEAR SOMETHING NORMAL!" With that, Mei left the table to change into something for practice. Goto gave a sigh and then felt someone tugging his clothes. He looked down to see one of the Hobbits, this one had dark curly hair and big expressive eyes, look at him sadly.
"Will she be fine?"
Goto gave a smile and ruffled his hair.
"Trust me kid, there is nothing in this world that can make her cry except for death. Besides…it might be that time of month." Goto said grinning.
"I HEARD THAT OLD MAN!"
"Damn…heh. Anyway, eat up! Don't worry about her…she'll just eat some breakfast with Yen and the gang." Goto said cheerfully. Everyone looked uncertain about that but followed the human's advice. Soon, they heard the stomping of Mei as she opened the slide door to show that she was wearing an orange tank top, loose jeans, and a white button down shirt. Her hair was still a mess, but her golden eyes glared at everyone.
"I'm going to work…if my uncle makes a move at you girls…kick him in the balls and be down with it." Mei said coldly as she gave her uncle a smirk. Then she slammed the door shut. Soon, everyone heard the front door shut with a slam as well. Aragorn and Gandalf looked at Goto with doubt in their minds.
"She's always like that…only…she's never been that short tempered before…makes me wonder…she must be in love! WAHAHAHA!!!!!" Goto said as he took a fan from his sleeve and began to fan himself. Everyone blinked at him. Aragorn gave a smirk at Legolas who had a dazed look on his face.
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Yen looked up as he heard the door slam. He blinked as he saw that it was Mei who slammed the door. The girl looked furious for someone who had a party last night. He looked over at Chy who shrugged her shoulders. Then both looked at Mei with a questioning look on their faces. Mei saw them and rolled her eyes.
"It's just a bad morning…anyway, are you guys free?"
"Yeah…need help with anything?" Chy asked. Mei gave a nod.
"Yeah…it's the Fellowship…I need to buy them some clothes for now."
"Ah…seeing how you don't have any fashion sense…you came to the right person!" Yen said with a grin. Mei stared at him before she turned her attention to Chy.
"It's times like this…I think he's gay." Mei said dead panned. While Yen pout, Chy laughed at the comment. This was the Mei they knew…not the one that seemed pissed off.
"So…what pissed you off today?" Chy asked as she tuned her guitar. Mei sighed as she took her bass out of the case.
"That old man of mine…he just started saying crap again. Anyway, I got enough on my mind. I have an interview to do at three…so if our shopping goes over a bit…could you guys show them around town?" Mei said as she tuned her bass. Chy and Yen both tensed as they heard the word interview.
"What is it this time?" Yen asked with concern in his tone. Mei shrugged as she looked at them.
"I'm not quite sure. A couple has been found dead last night at the park. The strange thing was that the girl was already dead for about three days. There was no sign of assault. It looks like demons work except I have no leads at all. I can take a guess that their souls were snatched or that they're life was drained…too many possibilities." Mei said with a sigh. Yen frowned at that.
"What's the diff?"
"When someone's life is drain…their soul is still able to reach heaven or hell…however, if it is eaten or snatched…the soul would not exist in either plane or it will weaken until it disappears. Either way…your soul is destroyed painful before it disappears. That's why people want their love ones souls to reach heaven. If the victims life was drained…it would be easy for me to figure out the demon…however, if their souls were snatched…I got a lot of work to do." Mei explained. Chy scowled as she heard all of it.
"It's a load of crap. You're not a cop, Mei…what makes you think that you should figure this out?" she asked strumming the strings with her pick. Mei sighed and nodded at that.
"He said the same thing. That's why we're not in good terms with each other." Mei mused. Yen rolled his eyes at that.
"That's because you get your sister worried and that make him a tight ass. Also the fact that he thinks that you should have gone to that family reunion." Yen noted. Mei glared at him but said nothing.
"Forget this…we got practice." Chy muttered as they adjusted the mics.
The trio practiced singing and playing. Sometimes they screwed up and other times played great. That was music business. Repeat until they got the perfect track down. It was so simple and Mei loved this. A simple minded task…there was no thinking involved…no motives, no logic…just singing and playing.
"Here I am…under a spell
Underneath this Sakura spell…
It binds me to your soul and it takes me to my knees
You got my life…in your dirty hands…
You said…to trust you
I said…all right…
But what was that gleam…the one in your eyes?
What did it mean…is everything a lie?
Is this all an illusion…to give me hell?
This song was one of the depressing types. However, Mei loved it. It gave her an excuse to do a bass solo and it fit the low sound of the bass perfectly. Yen set the beat for a while and nodded his head to the music. Mei's voice was a bit lower than usual, however, it still sounded good. Her voice was sort of husky, soft, and almost sexy in a way. Yen gave a smirk as he thought that if he did not know her, he would have fallen for her.
Here I am… under a spell
Underneath this Sakura spell…
I want to break it…but it brings me to my knees
It keeps me from…reality….
Why do you keep me…in this web?
In this cruel illusion like dream?
I'm walking in the grove…
I'm listening to my feet
Pink snow…kissing on my skin
Looking up and I see
Petal by petal they're going to fall…
It was then when Goto entered the studio with the Fellowship. He had to control himself from laughing at their faces when he took them downtown. It was so amusing to him. He watched his niece and had a smile as he listened to the music. He remember a time where he did not want her to do this…now he was glad that his niece beat the crap out of him and had her own way. One thing was for sure...they were getting a lot more money now.
Legolas looked at Mei from the tinted window that separated him from the girl. He had heard her sing many times…but this was the first he had ever heard her sing with music. It was beautiful…the way her voice flowed. The way her eyes were half shut in concentration. The way her lips moved with each word. It was as if her pink lips caress the words that came out of her mouth.
Blood flows through my vein
Like fire and ice; pain comes again
You kill my soul once again
Feeling pain…in my heart
Do you want me to give it up?
It's the Sakura spell…
The Sakura spell…
It's the only spell…
That takes my heart away…to you…
Here I am…under this tree
This Sakura tree
It holds a spell...it's one that you know
It's my cell…only you have the key
It's this Sakura…spell…
It's the only thing…
That keeps me with you…
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Mei groaned as she looked at the time. It was about noon…and she was starving! Despite what her uncle had said about her…she did not have time for breakfast. That had bothered her through out rehearsal. Her mind was now on her favorite food…sushi.
"Damn that old man…sushi…stupid old man…sushi…why did he take a way my….sushi…I wonder if Hobbits would taste good with…sushi…I wonder if I fried Gimli…sushi…I wonder if Legolas would look good in a loincloth…sushi…" She thought as she walked over to the group. Everyone then noticed the glazed look and that her eyebrow was twitching nonstop. Goto gave a grin as he hugged his niece tightly. Legolas watched with a pang of envy that the human got to hug the priestess.
"My, my, my! That was wonderful!" Goto said cheerfully. However, the niece merely tense at the touch and then Goto felt himself flying to kiss the wall.
"Old man…how long will it take you to see that hugging me won't get you out of any revenge that's on my mind?" Mei snapped, but then a pained expression was on her face as a loud growl was heard. "That's it! You're going to fix my dinner tonight! Anyway, we got more important issues to think about! LUNCH AT THE JAPANESE STEAK HOUSE!!!"
Chy and Yen cheered at that. The Japanese Steak House was one of their favorite places to hang out…but it was also damn expensive. Mei was leading everyone out when she turned back to her uncle who was picking himself up.
"Oh yeah…you're picking up the bill!"
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Aragorn watched with wary as the cook, that was what Mei had called him, began to chop with speed at the meat. He gave the man credit. He was good with the knives. It made Aragorn wonder if the man was any good with the sword. However, that thought disappeared as the plate of beef and vegetables was offered to him.
Frodo gasped as fire erupted from the black table. It was amazing to him. The food , the colors, and the fact that everyone in this place knew Mei. He wondered if Mei was a princess as well as a priestess. It could explain why so far everyone seemed to know her. He then looked at his own plate of meats…it was called shrimp. Mei had recommended for the Hobbits and the elves. He took his fork and took a bit out of the small curly pink meat. The flavor exploded into his tongue and the taste of pepper filled his senses. His eyes widen at the delicious flavor.
"You love it." Mei said to him as she saw the look of pure joy grace his face. She smiled at him…glad to see the poor Hobbit more relaxed then the last time she had seen him. Then she looked at all of the members of the Fellowship…it has been a long time since she seen them this relaxed and happy…now that she thought about it…she really did not seen them happy at all. This was a new thing. She looked at the clock…she would give them until about one thirty to finish before they go shopping. Then she looked over at her self and made a face. The clothing that she was wearing was not right…but then who really cares theses days?
"Oh…Mei…I looked over the information that was given to us about the murder and you might find this interesting." Goto said as he took a photo from his coat pocket. Mei frowned as she looked over at it. It was a picture of an eye.
"Okay…just what the hell am I suppose to see?" Mei asked glaring at her uncle. Goto gave a snort and shook his head.
"And you're suppose to be my heir…look at it closer."
Mei gave a pout and looked at the picture again. She frowned and turned the picture upside down. Then she held it really far away from her…then close to her eyes. Soon she was standing on her head…trying to see the picture. Goto groaned in embarrassment as he watched his niece doing all kinds of ways to look at a picture. Chy and Yen began to laugh their heads off at this and soon everyone joined in on the laughter except for Mei who was still trying to look at the picture. It was about one thirty when they left and Mei was still trying to find the clue.
"DAMN IT! JUST TELL ME!"
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Okay here is the end of the second chapter for this fic…thank you for those you reviewed…sorry for taking so long in this chapter…
Arwen…thank you for putting up Chapter 22 for Distant Voices…if you guys haven't read that yet…READ IT!!!!
Also…the song that was posted in this chapter was created by me…at least the lyrics are…SO NO STEALING UNLESS YOU AKS ME!!! WAHAHAHA!!! I FINALLY GOT SOMETHING THAT NO ONE CAN TAKE AWAY FROM ME!!!
The last thing is that I have a webpage…but it's still needs a ton of work…I got a picture of SD Mei, Yen, and Chy..even though it's a sketch…I'll post that up on my website tomorrow…when I remember!