Chapter two:
Kurama knew he couldn't go to Yusuke or the others. It was his fight and he had to handle it by himself. Three days wasn't enough time to even truly devise a plan. He had to save her no matter the cost.
The next day Kurama tried to act like there was absolutely nothing wrong with him. Nothing he did would have gotten Kasumi off his mind. Kurama went to school and tried to act normal. He remembered that Kasumi was in his English class; she sat towards the back and always knew all the answers to the questions asked.
"Anzu's out today…how odd," a boy said.
"Yeah, she's always is in school no matter what," another said.
Kurama looked down, feeling as if he was the one to blame.
The bell rang for the start of class. Kurama sat quietly writing some things out. He had thought about sneaking in to the address given, no doubt in it being the Shigen headquarters, but the fact was that the Shigen knew his reputation and would have security cameras at very corner. They were only humans after all and relied heavily on technology.
As the teacher came into class he looked around the room. He cleared his throat and started class. He drowned on and on about the complex structure of an English sentence.
Kurama continued to write down his thoughts and ideas for rescuing Kasumi. It had then crossed his mind to maybe ask Hiei for advice and acting naïve about the situation, but knowing Hiei, he'd know something was wrong and most likely Kurama would end up asking him to leave the fight to him and knowing Hiei he'd agree. Hiei never like to interfere with personal matters and would leave Kurama to deal with it. So, asking Hiei it was. He had no other choice.
After school hours, Kurama waited by the dark alley behind his high school. He stood alone with his arms crossed and his back leaning against the brick wall. Kurama closed his eyes and remembered the night before bitterly.
"You're late," Kurama said opening his eyes.
"What's the deal?" Hiei asked stepping out of the shadows.
"A Kitsune was kidnapped by the Shigen," Kurama replied softly. "A female."
Hiei snickered slightly, "You have an interest in this woman…must be special."
Kurama tilted his head to the sky thinking over what Hiei had said. Kasumi was special, since Kitsunes were rare to find during this time. She was a hurt soul, one that needed to be helped.
"I need a plan Hiei, one that involves me alone. I cannot afford to involve Yusuke or anyone else in this matter. I was the one who brought this upon myself," Kurama said.
Hiei snorted, "You Kitsune are a passionate breed. You'd risk yourself for a woman, and what make her your mate?"
Kurama smiled lustfully at the thought of making Kasumi his mate.
Hiei just snorted again and controlled every desire to hit the Kitsune, but managed to say, "You look like an idiot, Kurama."
"Are you going to help me come up with a plan in three days?" Kurama asked in a serious voice.
"Are you that serious?" Hiei asked with an icy sound to his voice.
"Of course, I'd never be joking about something as serious as this," Kurama replied.
"Fine," Hiei snorted. "We'll meet later at your place."
With that the Fire Demon left without anything else to say. Kurama know needed to have some kind of idea for a plan of action.
As Kurama headed home he could not help, but feel followed by an evil presence. He moved swiftly among other humans and broke into a full run at the corner of his street. He growled slightly turning around at the entrance to his apartment building.
"Show yourself," Kurama snarled.
Two ninja sprang from the roof of one of the buildings. One carrying a bamboo straw and the other with three kunai placed neatly in each hand between fingers. They both wore maroon with the kanji for Shigen on the breast pocket.
"What do you two want?" he asked with irritation to his voice.
One of the ninjas, the one with the bamboo straw, threw a silvery object in Kurama's direction. He caught it and opened his hand to see a beautiful blue teardrop-shaped pendant. It smelled like wild flowers and spices, Kasumi's sent.
A growl escaped from his throat, "What did you do to her?"
The ninjas just snickered and started to attack Kurama on the spot. Kurama reached into his hair and pulled out a rose. Striking it like a whip it had turned into his famous weapon. Three poisonous darts came his way and he barely escaped them. The other ninja threw all six of his kunai at Kurama pinning his legs and arms to the cement. He used half of his strength just to tear himself away from his pining hold and escaped with rips in his pants legs and his shirt. Kurama rushed into the fight ducking under one ninja's arm and pinning it behind his back.
"I'll ask again, what did you do to her?" Kurama said with anger. "Answer!"
"We tell you nothing!" the ninja replied.
"Wrong answer, try again!" Kurama snorted.
Again the ninja gave the same answer. Kurama growled and threw him into his partner. He stormed off to his apartment and some how managed to greet his mother with a kind smile.
~*~*~
The Shigen headquarters were on the far end of town. It was a tall building much like a mansion with a beautiful garden in the back and a high fence in the front of the building. A black limo was parked in the driveway along with several expensive black cars, of high standards. There was a large stained glass window of a bird above the entrance and several large windows above that.
In a small room Kasumi sat. She sat alone without moving a muscle or showing any sign of emotion at all. Her eyes, however, showed her sadness. Every breath she took seemed like she was drawing her last breath, it was drawn out and made a hissing sound as she breathed in. Kasumi looked over to the doors to see talismans covering the doorway. At this point she had been hoping for death instead she found torture.
The door opened and Ryushi swept in with a smirk on his face. Kasumi looked back at the walls. She put on an emotionless, blank stare and she no longer even showed the slightest bit of sorrow or bitterness.
"What is it Ryushi?" Kasumi asked flatly without looking at him.
"Why do you think, my dear?" he replied walking over to her.
"I told you to keep your hands off me," she said.
"Oh, but that'd be too hard, you are absolutely stunning," Ryushi prodded caressing her face gingerly.
"You will do as I asked," Kasumi stated.
"Feisty," Ryushi chuckled eagerly lifting up Kasumi's skirt.
Kasumi drew in a staggering breath and bit her lower lip. These were the times she begged for death. She was just hoping, praying that Ryushi was going to slit her throat instead of trying to delight himself.
"You don't you kill me and get it over with?" she asked.
"Because, my little flower, it wouldn't be fun. I can hear your body willing for something more pleasurable," he replied.
"Something?" she repeated. "Yes, something that I can't get from you."
"That Kitsune can give it to you? Please, he's like a puppy easy to jerk around."
"Refrain from touching me in any way, shape or form before I lose it."
"Poor Angel, my poor, poor Angel."
"Quit with the pet names."
Ryushi got up realizing that she wasn't going to get to her. Kasumi would only give him the same answers that she had already given him and would not tell him more. She would remain in the same spot and with the same expressionless face that always greeted him.
"You ungrateful bitch, burn in hell for all I care!" Ryushi roared and stormed out of the room slamming the door shut behind him.
The talismans went back into place sealing the door. Kasumi got up from her chair and fixed her long skirt and sat back down. Tears welled in her eyes and fell down her cheeks. She felt helpless and alone, no one was there for her and no one cared for her there.
~*~*~
At Kurama's house Hiei and Kurama were thinking up a plan, but nothing came to mind, especially Hiei. All of Hiei's plans involved killing Ryushi, a mere human with a lust of power, which would make Kurama a criminal in all of Spirit World or beating him to a bloody pulp. Either way, it didn't sound too good for Kurama.
"I bet if you asked Yusuke you'd get the same kind of answers," Hiei said flatly.
Kurama sighed feeling heavy in heart, "I guess you are right. I will just face my problems like a man."
"You sound like an asshole," Hiei stated.
"Funny. I just wish I could do more to help," Kurama whispered.
Hiei snorted and got up from where he was sitting in Kurama's room. Before he left he gave Kurama this warning, "Don't risk your life for a woman, there will always be others."
Kurama's reply for that was, "Not like her, there are no more Kitsunes in this world any more in Makai or Reikai."
"Baka," Hiei said and left jumping out of the opened window.
Kurama looked at the window with a sad smile, "Only if you could understand you wouldn't call me that."
He got up and closed the window, trying to decide what to do in this matter. His only option seemed to be to hand himself over, then see how he could defeat the Shigen and hopefully win.
~*~*~
A/N: Ok, so chapter 2 is up! Yay!! I hope you guys are enjoying this fic.
Kurama knew he couldn't go to Yusuke or the others. It was his fight and he had to handle it by himself. Three days wasn't enough time to even truly devise a plan. He had to save her no matter the cost.
The next day Kurama tried to act like there was absolutely nothing wrong with him. Nothing he did would have gotten Kasumi off his mind. Kurama went to school and tried to act normal. He remembered that Kasumi was in his English class; she sat towards the back and always knew all the answers to the questions asked.
"Anzu's out today…how odd," a boy said.
"Yeah, she's always is in school no matter what," another said.
Kurama looked down, feeling as if he was the one to blame.
The bell rang for the start of class. Kurama sat quietly writing some things out. He had thought about sneaking in to the address given, no doubt in it being the Shigen headquarters, but the fact was that the Shigen knew his reputation and would have security cameras at very corner. They were only humans after all and relied heavily on technology.
As the teacher came into class he looked around the room. He cleared his throat and started class. He drowned on and on about the complex structure of an English sentence.
Kurama continued to write down his thoughts and ideas for rescuing Kasumi. It had then crossed his mind to maybe ask Hiei for advice and acting naïve about the situation, but knowing Hiei, he'd know something was wrong and most likely Kurama would end up asking him to leave the fight to him and knowing Hiei he'd agree. Hiei never like to interfere with personal matters and would leave Kurama to deal with it. So, asking Hiei it was. He had no other choice.
After school hours, Kurama waited by the dark alley behind his high school. He stood alone with his arms crossed and his back leaning against the brick wall. Kurama closed his eyes and remembered the night before bitterly.
"You're late," Kurama said opening his eyes.
"What's the deal?" Hiei asked stepping out of the shadows.
"A Kitsune was kidnapped by the Shigen," Kurama replied softly. "A female."
Hiei snickered slightly, "You have an interest in this woman…must be special."
Kurama tilted his head to the sky thinking over what Hiei had said. Kasumi was special, since Kitsunes were rare to find during this time. She was a hurt soul, one that needed to be helped.
"I need a plan Hiei, one that involves me alone. I cannot afford to involve Yusuke or anyone else in this matter. I was the one who brought this upon myself," Kurama said.
Hiei snorted, "You Kitsune are a passionate breed. You'd risk yourself for a woman, and what make her your mate?"
Kurama smiled lustfully at the thought of making Kasumi his mate.
Hiei just snorted again and controlled every desire to hit the Kitsune, but managed to say, "You look like an idiot, Kurama."
"Are you going to help me come up with a plan in three days?" Kurama asked in a serious voice.
"Are you that serious?" Hiei asked with an icy sound to his voice.
"Of course, I'd never be joking about something as serious as this," Kurama replied.
"Fine," Hiei snorted. "We'll meet later at your place."
With that the Fire Demon left without anything else to say. Kurama know needed to have some kind of idea for a plan of action.
As Kurama headed home he could not help, but feel followed by an evil presence. He moved swiftly among other humans and broke into a full run at the corner of his street. He growled slightly turning around at the entrance to his apartment building.
"Show yourself," Kurama snarled.
Two ninja sprang from the roof of one of the buildings. One carrying a bamboo straw and the other with three kunai placed neatly in each hand between fingers. They both wore maroon with the kanji for Shigen on the breast pocket.
"What do you two want?" he asked with irritation to his voice.
One of the ninjas, the one with the bamboo straw, threw a silvery object in Kurama's direction. He caught it and opened his hand to see a beautiful blue teardrop-shaped pendant. It smelled like wild flowers and spices, Kasumi's sent.
A growl escaped from his throat, "What did you do to her?"
The ninjas just snickered and started to attack Kurama on the spot. Kurama reached into his hair and pulled out a rose. Striking it like a whip it had turned into his famous weapon. Three poisonous darts came his way and he barely escaped them. The other ninja threw all six of his kunai at Kurama pinning his legs and arms to the cement. He used half of his strength just to tear himself away from his pining hold and escaped with rips in his pants legs and his shirt. Kurama rushed into the fight ducking under one ninja's arm and pinning it behind his back.
"I'll ask again, what did you do to her?" Kurama said with anger. "Answer!"
"We tell you nothing!" the ninja replied.
"Wrong answer, try again!" Kurama snorted.
Again the ninja gave the same answer. Kurama growled and threw him into his partner. He stormed off to his apartment and some how managed to greet his mother with a kind smile.
~*~*~
The Shigen headquarters were on the far end of town. It was a tall building much like a mansion with a beautiful garden in the back and a high fence in the front of the building. A black limo was parked in the driveway along with several expensive black cars, of high standards. There was a large stained glass window of a bird above the entrance and several large windows above that.
In a small room Kasumi sat. She sat alone without moving a muscle or showing any sign of emotion at all. Her eyes, however, showed her sadness. Every breath she took seemed like she was drawing her last breath, it was drawn out and made a hissing sound as she breathed in. Kasumi looked over to the doors to see talismans covering the doorway. At this point she had been hoping for death instead she found torture.
The door opened and Ryushi swept in with a smirk on his face. Kasumi looked back at the walls. She put on an emotionless, blank stare and she no longer even showed the slightest bit of sorrow or bitterness.
"What is it Ryushi?" Kasumi asked flatly without looking at him.
"Why do you think, my dear?" he replied walking over to her.
"I told you to keep your hands off me," she said.
"Oh, but that'd be too hard, you are absolutely stunning," Ryushi prodded caressing her face gingerly.
"You will do as I asked," Kasumi stated.
"Feisty," Ryushi chuckled eagerly lifting up Kasumi's skirt.
Kasumi drew in a staggering breath and bit her lower lip. These were the times she begged for death. She was just hoping, praying that Ryushi was going to slit her throat instead of trying to delight himself.
"You don't you kill me and get it over with?" she asked.
"Because, my little flower, it wouldn't be fun. I can hear your body willing for something more pleasurable," he replied.
"Something?" she repeated. "Yes, something that I can't get from you."
"That Kitsune can give it to you? Please, he's like a puppy easy to jerk around."
"Refrain from touching me in any way, shape or form before I lose it."
"Poor Angel, my poor, poor Angel."
"Quit with the pet names."
Ryushi got up realizing that she wasn't going to get to her. Kasumi would only give him the same answers that she had already given him and would not tell him more. She would remain in the same spot and with the same expressionless face that always greeted him.
"You ungrateful bitch, burn in hell for all I care!" Ryushi roared and stormed out of the room slamming the door shut behind him.
The talismans went back into place sealing the door. Kasumi got up from her chair and fixed her long skirt and sat back down. Tears welled in her eyes and fell down her cheeks. She felt helpless and alone, no one was there for her and no one cared for her there.
~*~*~
At Kurama's house Hiei and Kurama were thinking up a plan, but nothing came to mind, especially Hiei. All of Hiei's plans involved killing Ryushi, a mere human with a lust of power, which would make Kurama a criminal in all of Spirit World or beating him to a bloody pulp. Either way, it didn't sound too good for Kurama.
"I bet if you asked Yusuke you'd get the same kind of answers," Hiei said flatly.
Kurama sighed feeling heavy in heart, "I guess you are right. I will just face my problems like a man."
"You sound like an asshole," Hiei stated.
"Funny. I just wish I could do more to help," Kurama whispered.
Hiei snorted and got up from where he was sitting in Kurama's room. Before he left he gave Kurama this warning, "Don't risk your life for a woman, there will always be others."
Kurama's reply for that was, "Not like her, there are no more Kitsunes in this world any more in Makai or Reikai."
"Baka," Hiei said and left jumping out of the opened window.
Kurama looked at the window with a sad smile, "Only if you could understand you wouldn't call me that."
He got up and closed the window, trying to decide what to do in this matter. His only option seemed to be to hand himself over, then see how he could defeat the Shigen and hopefully win.
~*~*~
A/N: Ok, so chapter 2 is up! Yay!! I hope you guys are enjoying this fic.
