The Unforgiven
Disclaimer: I do not own Yuyu Hakusho or Metallica's The Unforgiven
Hello! Thank you Cute Anime Kitty! You are the best! Now, here's the next chapter! (Kegam: Finally!)
Chapter 2:
Arkana sat on the dirt floor cross legged with Hiei in his lap. He was gnawing happily on Arkana's fingers and looking up at him with big, innocent, red eyes. Arkana looked up from him when one of the younger bandits burst into the cave.
"Have you heard?" he panted, resting his hands on his knees. "The-the Ice Maidens, they-they lost a baby the other day, a boy with black hair and red eyes." Everyone turned to the infant in Arkana's lap.
Hiei was completely oblivious to what was going on around him and continued to slobber all over Arkana's hand. The owner of the hand sat in numb disbelief.
"But I found him, I found him. He was all bruised and broken and I found him, I nursed him back to health," he muttered dumbly. It was true, Hiei's bruises had all but disappeared and it was all thanks to Arkana.
"Nobody cares what you did, Arkana," the Boss's cool, booming voice snapped, "You will take the boy back to the Ice Maidens. No matter how valuable his tears are, we cannot risk a run in with the koorime."
Arkana's heart sunk horribly. He was really growing attached to Hiei and he couldn't bear the thought of having to give him back.
"But- Sir- can't I- can't I keep him?" he stuttered unintelligibly, looking up at the Boss. The Boss merely glared at him.
"I told you, you will take him to the Ice Maidens," he replied stonily.
"But- Sir-"
The Boss sighed and shook his head.
"I didn't want to have to do this," he said. "Come over here, Arkana."
Nervously Arkana complied, but hesitated when the Boss held out his hands for the drooling child. Gently Arkana pried his wet fingers out of Hiei's mouth, much to Hiei's disgust. He cried and made a fuss when Arkana tried to hand him to the Boss. When he was finally in the Boss's custody, Hiei's fit ended, though he wore an irritated frown the whole time.
"You will take the boy back to the koorime," the Boss stated firmly.
"What if I don't?" Arkana asked rebelliously. The Boss growled.
"Are you questioning my authority?" he roared, spitting with rage. "Do you dare disagree with me?" Hiei started crying again. Arkana bit his lip and shook his head. "You will take him back to the Ice Maidens immediately." The Boss's voice was low and dangerous.
"Fine," Arkana said, wiping the small dribble of blood from his lower lip. He took the baby from the Boss and started to walk out of the cave.
'Oh, Arkana,' he thought to himself, 'what half-baked scheme are you plotting now?'
Kegam is under the impression that Arkana is plotting a half-baked bean.
Kegam: It's a new invention!
Yeah, y'know, baked beans, half-baked beans, we think this could be huge.
Kegam: I'm hungry.
Sigh. Well, that's the end of the second chapter! REVIEW!
Disclaimer: I do not own Yuyu Hakusho or Metallica's The Unforgiven
Hello! Thank you Cute Anime Kitty! You are the best! Now, here's the next chapter! (Kegam: Finally!)
Chapter 2:
Arkana sat on the dirt floor cross legged with Hiei in his lap. He was gnawing happily on Arkana's fingers and looking up at him with big, innocent, red eyes. Arkana looked up from him when one of the younger bandits burst into the cave.
"Have you heard?" he panted, resting his hands on his knees. "The-the Ice Maidens, they-they lost a baby the other day, a boy with black hair and red eyes." Everyone turned to the infant in Arkana's lap.
Hiei was completely oblivious to what was going on around him and continued to slobber all over Arkana's hand. The owner of the hand sat in numb disbelief.
"But I found him, I found him. He was all bruised and broken and I found him, I nursed him back to health," he muttered dumbly. It was true, Hiei's bruises had all but disappeared and it was all thanks to Arkana.
"Nobody cares what you did, Arkana," the Boss's cool, booming voice snapped, "You will take the boy back to the Ice Maidens. No matter how valuable his tears are, we cannot risk a run in with the koorime."
Arkana's heart sunk horribly. He was really growing attached to Hiei and he couldn't bear the thought of having to give him back.
"But- Sir- can't I- can't I keep him?" he stuttered unintelligibly, looking up at the Boss. The Boss merely glared at him.
"I told you, you will take him to the Ice Maidens," he replied stonily.
"But- Sir-"
The Boss sighed and shook his head.
"I didn't want to have to do this," he said. "Come over here, Arkana."
Nervously Arkana complied, but hesitated when the Boss held out his hands for the drooling child. Gently Arkana pried his wet fingers out of Hiei's mouth, much to Hiei's disgust. He cried and made a fuss when Arkana tried to hand him to the Boss. When he was finally in the Boss's custody, Hiei's fit ended, though he wore an irritated frown the whole time.
"You will take the boy back to the koorime," the Boss stated firmly.
"What if I don't?" Arkana asked rebelliously. The Boss growled.
"Are you questioning my authority?" he roared, spitting with rage. "Do you dare disagree with me?" Hiei started crying again. Arkana bit his lip and shook his head. "You will take him back to the Ice Maidens immediately." The Boss's voice was low and dangerous.
"Fine," Arkana said, wiping the small dribble of blood from his lower lip. He took the baby from the Boss and started to walk out of the cave.
'Oh, Arkana,' he thought to himself, 'what half-baked scheme are you plotting now?'
Kegam is under the impression that Arkana is plotting a half-baked bean.
Kegam: It's a new invention!
Yeah, y'know, baked beans, half-baked beans, we think this could be huge.
Kegam: I'm hungry.
Sigh. Well, that's the end of the second chapter! REVIEW!