Author's notes: hey guys here's chapter 4! I would like to thank Kitty Lynne, for the tip on formatting, and the good news is my computers all better now! ^_^ I hope you all enjoy this chapter it mostly highlights Yui, just special for all those who asked. Also thank to all of those who have reviewed it is always a pleasure to read them, and those of you who read and don't review I hope you're enjoying it as well. ^_~b
Chapter 4
You…
It was soft… and warm… Yui rolled over as she continued to rest from her induced sleep. "ummm…" she murmured, as she snuggled against her pillow ruffling her blond hair in the process. However, grimy, harsh hands began to genially shake her. "No… Miaka, we don't have to leave yet…" Yui breathed out. The reply she received was too be shaken again, but harder this time. "huhh" she gasped as she popped up in the bed. One hand shot to her chest to lay protectively over her startled heart, and the other curled around the silk sheet. 'Silk Sheet?' the realization finally dawned on her, 'these were sheets… in a real bed… silk none the less… When was the last time Miaka or I slept in a real bed? Weeks? Months? No more along the year range would be correct.' After all they were lucky to have their sleeping bags out in the wild.
Yui gazed at the room while she thought, it was beautifully furnished, all in blue tones, featuring blue dragons, they were practically everywhere. The walls were a mid-ocean blue with a long scaly dragon painted on it encircling the entire room. And all the furniture, virtually blended into the walls for they were painted to fit exactly into the design on the walls that they went to.
She glanced down at her self to see that over her normal clothes an ornate, silk, blue, robe with that dragon on it. 'I wonder what the dragon is… A family crest perhaps?' she pondered.
"Hey girl!" a very masculine voice shouted. Yui slowly raised her gaze to the guard. "Time to get up, Nakago-sama wishes to speak with you…" he said a little softer than before. Yui slowly swung her feet over the side of the bed and glancing nervously once more at the guard; she easily slid off the soft, slick, sheets. Her bare feet delicately lowered to the floor, where she found a pair of slippers waiting for her. The floor was made to form a dragon, it's head in the center of the room and the corner where the bed rested was positioned in the hand of the dragon. It almost seemed like the dragon possessed the bed and any occupants it contained.
The guard gently led her to a vastly upholstered armchair. Like everything else in the room, it was blue, but the top cushion was fashioned like the dragon's head to over look the occupant. The floor around the chair was just like that of the bed's, a scaly hand with long claws at the end of each finger all three spread out as to hold the chair.
"Your seat Milady…" The guard said with a slight bow, was he mocking her? Yui couldn't quite tell, but cautiously she moved over and took the seat.
As she sat down in the incredibly comfortable chair, a thought popped into her mind, 'I must be dreaming after all, where's… Miaka!' Her head snapped towards the guard, "Where's my friend!?" she demanded as she crossed her arms and a fire leapt into her eyes.
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The thrown room was quite massive, the front doors were made of cedar and had Nakago's face carved into them, they stood about 10 feet tall and 8 feet wide; they stood at least a mile away from the thrown it self. To cover the expansion, a velvet blue carpet started from the doors and went all the way up to the thrown. On the walls there hung blue tapestries some featuring Nakago, and others showing a blue dragon, and in between each one, rested a weapon of some kind. A sword, an axe, a bow, a whip, and a staff are just a few examples. Finally there are three stairs that lead up to the thrown. The out side of the thrown, was blue sapphire garnished with scales of emerald wrap around and up the sides of the chair to form a dragon's head slightly higher that where Nakago's head rested. It had its mouth opened, with teeth of peal, and eyes of ruby to stair out menacingly at all stand before it. The claws on its hand and inside of the nostrils were etched in ebony. The left arm rest had a holder for a whip built in where one now resided. The inside of the chair was soft cerulean, sown in a diamond quilt pattern.
On the lower right side of the Thrown was a golden statue of Seiryu, and on the even lower left side, rest a pair of shackles against the wall, two for the hands, and two for the legs.
Nakago grinned at the guard who knelt before him, "What do you have to report?" he asked monotonly, as he crossed his arms over his chest.
The guard kept his eyes on the smooth, onyx, floor, as he replied, "The girl awakens sir."
"I see…" Nakago fingered his chin thoughtfully. Then he elegantly stood up and strode passed the guard and out of the room.
Nakago continued to walk at his usual mid-pace down the halls. They were of dark cobblestone, and the ceiling curved into an arch. On the left many windows were arranged, they looked out to the East. There it showed a enormous garden full of all sorts of flower's all of them blue and sun could be seen just setting casting an Ouray of colors through out the sky. And barely visible, smack dab in the center was a statue of himself, forever to stand in stone. The Nakago statue was fully dressed in his Shogun out fit with his foot stepping on the neck of a battered phoenix his hand resting on the hull of his sword.
On the right wall of the passage rest blue tapestries like that of the one's in the thrown room. Nakago chuckled to himself as he passed into another hallway, this would be fun… As he neared his destination he could hear, angry and flustered shouts. He halted by the door and listened. "Where is she!? Where's Miaka?! Answer me!" At the moment Nakago choose to open the door.
Yui froze in her place with surprise; she had been interrogating the guard and was in the mist of wrapping her hands around his throat and shaking the information out of him when of all people, 'he' stepped into the room.
Nakago looked at the sight with displeasure as a hint of a frown formed on his lips. Especially when his eyes landed on the guard who's hands where lying on his sword hull. "Leave us." He said with a slightly sharper edge than usual.
The guard started to sweet bullets, "h-hai." He shakily consented as he bowed and zipped out of the room. Nakago's eyes slightly trailed the man as he rushed past, and as soon as he was out of sight, a 'snap' rang out from Nakago's figures. A yelp rang out and then there was silence, as Nakago closed the door.
Yui finally let her arms fall as she stared at the Monster in front of her… If he would do that to one of his own men… what has he done with Miaka, and what is he going to do to me…' she shook her head slightly to clear those thoughts from her mind as she straightened up and re-crossed her arms in defiance as a smaller blaze returned to her eyes, 'I can't let him think I will break so easily, I've got to stay strong…'
Satisfied that the guard had been handled Nakago fixed his cold eyes on Yui., 'She's breaking too fast…' he assessed as his locked eyes with her shocked gaze but then to his pleasant surprise she regained her composure. ' How cute… she's not going to give in yet after all…'
"Nakago! Where's Miaka!? I swear if you hurt her-" She demanded
"Clam your self…" he cut her off in his emotionless voice. "So Miaka is her name…" Yui stifled a look of horror, as she realized she just might have helped him in some way. "Do you have one also…"
Yui held her glare as spat out, "Like I'm telling you anything! Nakago!" With that said she averted her eyes, she had herd stories of Nakago's power and hoped that he couldn't see into ones soul and thoughts…
Nakago frowned, "you disappoint me…" he said emotionlessly as he slowly stepped towards her.
Yui was not going to let him see how intimidated she was by this. She slowly raised her head forcing herself to stay clam.
Nakago smirked at his pray, as he slowly closed in step by step, he then pulled his whip out and wrapped it around his hands and pulled it taught with each stride causing a 'Snap' to sound throughout the room. 'This will be fun… just like one of those annoying yellow birds I keep around, all you have to do is put enough pressure on it and it breaks. No one disrespects me and lives…' "Come." He commanded as he snapped the whip once more. He watched her closely as he advanced on her and delighted in any twinge or shutter of fear that flashed across her face. "Come" he commanded again.
Yui shuddered with each crack of the whip, 'soon that thing would be used on me…' She turned her head away with fear, when she found courage that she never knew she capable of before, and a new Strength seemed to leap with in her, "no…" Yui said softly as she turned her face to lock eyes with Nakago. Her face seemed to be set in stone with a determined yet defiant glare. "I'm not going anywhere…" she said in a deadly whisper, as a slight blue aura outlined her form.
Nakago's eyes widened in surprise, every dragon in the room's eyes glowed with seething anger and a bright blue mark faintly appeared on her forehead… "you…' he whispered as his whip tumbled to the floor.
To be continued….