Yusuke let out a coarse cry, "You know, broken tend to cause pain."
Carei had just finished bandaging his wounds. "When I said put it tight I
didn't mean cut of the blood flow to my arm.
A recently arrived Kurama inquired to the situation, "So what sort of demon are we dealing with?"
"I don't know, but he is incredibly strong and fast.." Yusuke moaned as he sat up.
"I hit him over a dozen times and still didn't go down," Hiei said coldly.
"That does not answer much. How could a demon with that much power stay hidden in this world for this long and no one know anything of him?" Kurama said.
"Did you at least catch his name Yusuke?" Hiei questioned.
Yusuke put a hand on his bruised head, "Yeah, I think it was.."
"Spike.."
"What?" every one said as they turned their attention toward Carei. She had been very quiet so far and seemed to stress for any if them wanting to bother her. "Carei?"
"His name is Spike. I don't know what you would call him in your tongue but to sustain himself he feeds of the blood of humans. He is pretty much indestructible, invulnerable ergo that your attacks were quite useless against him. He can only be killed by either taking of his head of impaling his heart with a wooden stake."
"And how do you know this?" Kurama asked a despaired Carei.
"I have a past history with him. A long past...I thought he was dead. I thought he would never return. And now he will kill us all."
"Not if we kill him first," Yusuke said as he broke off a leg of a chair. "You said all we have to do is put thus into his heart. That will be easy enough."
"Well it still leaves one question to answer. Where has he been hiding all these years?"
"I tell you the story. Sit down though you're in for a long wait.
"It was a long time ago but it must be told if this is to make sense to you. Back when I was a little girl in some cold part of Hungary. My father was a great begin that has been around since time began. One day in his wonderings he fell upon a human. He was very intrigued he had never seen a human before. He was curious to see how they acted so he took human form and appeared to the human. That human was my mother. Several years went by after that. My mother, Arien, was young and only knew him as a kind and unusual friend that would appear from time to time. One day when visited my mother she said to him, 'I have known thou for many a year and have come not upon thy name.' At that he my father was confused. A name? In truth he had no name. He knew he had to give her an answer so he chose a word that had no meaning. He called himself Talon.
"Over the years he became very fond of her. You can guess what happened next. She bore a child my brother Hadrian. A few years later she had me. My father taught us everything. About Makai, Spirit World, demons, and act. He told us never to sit with our backs to a door.
"One night while my father was away seeing the world, four demons came. Somehow they broke the enchantments that protected the house. They slaughtered everyone in the village. Killed my mother. One of their powers is to turn others into one of them. They tried to turn me and my brother. I don't know, my fathers blood perhaps the fact we were half human. In some ways we became them and some ways did not. Their names were Angelus, Darla, Drusilla, and Spike. When Talon returned he was devastated, he found them easily. He killed Darla and Drusilla. Beat the crap out of Spike. For Angelus he cursed him with a soul and conscience so that he would feel the guilt of what he has done. He disappeared shortly after. My father was angry at himself for his adventurous ways. He thought he should have been there. He departed from this world.
"My brother and I after that became drifters. Wandering from place to place, occasionally we would run into Spike. Every time we would try to stop him from killing people but he was stronger than us. Eventually He thought of us as a nuisance and decided to get rid of us. He chased us through half the known world. Until that one night. Spike chased us here to this town. Now granted we didn't have nearly the power my father has but we devised an amulet that would trap him. So we waited for him. Then he found us. My brother fought him while I got the spell ready. And it worked, but Spike managed to kill my brother." A tear fell from Carei's eye. "That was almost 400 years ago."
"Sounds like a supernatural soap opera," Yusuke criticized.
"You see Spike just wants me. I am only a liability to all of you. I leave town, the country. I'll run Siberia. I still have some friends there, I think." Yusuke began to say something. "I know what you would say Yusuke. As long as he is here people will die, you and everyone you know and care about are just targets. If I know him he'll torture me to the point were I have know scream left in me, then he will kill everyone you know Yusuke, your mother, Keiko until you are know fill of hatred you come at him blindly. Once he has you he'll start to bleed you slowly. Once you die he'll begin on all of you. Until he gets bored, and kills me, he will rain terror on this town."
"Well that better not happen then." Kurama said. "You won't have to leave Carei. Why go to Siberia when you have friends here?"
"The fox is correct." Hiei spoke.
"Yeah, and plus...I owe this guy some payback. Spike may be tough but I'll teach some manners." Yusuke said while he cracked his shoulder.
"Yusuke, you're tough but you're a fool if you believe you can beat Spike! Countless demons and apparitions have tried and have all died."
"Listen to the girl Urameshi." A voice ran as the door burst off its hinges. "She may a bloody betraying bitch, but she knows a little better than you, mate." Spike stood on the porch right out side the door. Kurama and Hiei had long since pulled out their weapons. Hiei stood on the couch wit his katana at hand, Kurama brought that famous whip of his. Yusuke stood there unflinching.
"Don't worry," Carei said. "He cannot enter a private home without being invited in by its resident."
"What?" Hiei said.
"Oh she is quite right pet. I can't pass through this doorway. I see you've rounded up a band of pansies here. I know you," he pointed to Hiei. "The little annoying one with a sort sword. I owe some. I have not met you yet. But you will be dead soon."
"Enough, William. Leave." Carei said.
"There was a reason I came here well to kill you and to show your boy friend here this." He reached to side to reveal a battered Keiko gagged and tied. There small holes in her neck and small cuts all over here body.
"KEIKO!!!"
"Yusuke no." Kurama held Yusuke back.
"Now it seems I have your attention mate. Have the coly and yourself come out and play, if you wish for her to avoid anymore pain."
"How did you find her?"
"Please I could bleeding smell her all over you last night. Now if you want her to die just say so."
"He is lying Yusuke he will kill all of us."
"Now that just ruined the surprise. I tell you what Urameshi. I do her quick out of the goodness of my heart."
"Nooooo!"
Yusuke charged Spike. Spike dropped Keiko and knocked Yusuke back into the house. "I'll give till midnight to make a decision." Spike picked up Keiko and left.
Author's Note: to all Buffy and Angel fans I am going to tweak around with the characters a bit.
A recently arrived Kurama inquired to the situation, "So what sort of demon are we dealing with?"
"I don't know, but he is incredibly strong and fast.." Yusuke moaned as he sat up.
"I hit him over a dozen times and still didn't go down," Hiei said coldly.
"That does not answer much. How could a demon with that much power stay hidden in this world for this long and no one know anything of him?" Kurama said.
"Did you at least catch his name Yusuke?" Hiei questioned.
Yusuke put a hand on his bruised head, "Yeah, I think it was.."
"Spike.."
"What?" every one said as they turned their attention toward Carei. She had been very quiet so far and seemed to stress for any if them wanting to bother her. "Carei?"
"His name is Spike. I don't know what you would call him in your tongue but to sustain himself he feeds of the blood of humans. He is pretty much indestructible, invulnerable ergo that your attacks were quite useless against him. He can only be killed by either taking of his head of impaling his heart with a wooden stake."
"And how do you know this?" Kurama asked a despaired Carei.
"I have a past history with him. A long past...I thought he was dead. I thought he would never return. And now he will kill us all."
"Not if we kill him first," Yusuke said as he broke off a leg of a chair. "You said all we have to do is put thus into his heart. That will be easy enough."
"Well it still leaves one question to answer. Where has he been hiding all these years?"
"I tell you the story. Sit down though you're in for a long wait.
"It was a long time ago but it must be told if this is to make sense to you. Back when I was a little girl in some cold part of Hungary. My father was a great begin that has been around since time began. One day in his wonderings he fell upon a human. He was very intrigued he had never seen a human before. He was curious to see how they acted so he took human form and appeared to the human. That human was my mother. Several years went by after that. My mother, Arien, was young and only knew him as a kind and unusual friend that would appear from time to time. One day when visited my mother she said to him, 'I have known thou for many a year and have come not upon thy name.' At that he my father was confused. A name? In truth he had no name. He knew he had to give her an answer so he chose a word that had no meaning. He called himself Talon.
"Over the years he became very fond of her. You can guess what happened next. She bore a child my brother Hadrian. A few years later she had me. My father taught us everything. About Makai, Spirit World, demons, and act. He told us never to sit with our backs to a door.
"One night while my father was away seeing the world, four demons came. Somehow they broke the enchantments that protected the house. They slaughtered everyone in the village. Killed my mother. One of their powers is to turn others into one of them. They tried to turn me and my brother. I don't know, my fathers blood perhaps the fact we were half human. In some ways we became them and some ways did not. Their names were Angelus, Darla, Drusilla, and Spike. When Talon returned he was devastated, he found them easily. He killed Darla and Drusilla. Beat the crap out of Spike. For Angelus he cursed him with a soul and conscience so that he would feel the guilt of what he has done. He disappeared shortly after. My father was angry at himself for his adventurous ways. He thought he should have been there. He departed from this world.
"My brother and I after that became drifters. Wandering from place to place, occasionally we would run into Spike. Every time we would try to stop him from killing people but he was stronger than us. Eventually He thought of us as a nuisance and decided to get rid of us. He chased us through half the known world. Until that one night. Spike chased us here to this town. Now granted we didn't have nearly the power my father has but we devised an amulet that would trap him. So we waited for him. Then he found us. My brother fought him while I got the spell ready. And it worked, but Spike managed to kill my brother." A tear fell from Carei's eye. "That was almost 400 years ago."
"Sounds like a supernatural soap opera," Yusuke criticized.
"You see Spike just wants me. I am only a liability to all of you. I leave town, the country. I'll run Siberia. I still have some friends there, I think." Yusuke began to say something. "I know what you would say Yusuke. As long as he is here people will die, you and everyone you know and care about are just targets. If I know him he'll torture me to the point were I have know scream left in me, then he will kill everyone you know Yusuke, your mother, Keiko until you are know fill of hatred you come at him blindly. Once he has you he'll start to bleed you slowly. Once you die he'll begin on all of you. Until he gets bored, and kills me, he will rain terror on this town."
"Well that better not happen then." Kurama said. "You won't have to leave Carei. Why go to Siberia when you have friends here?"
"The fox is correct." Hiei spoke.
"Yeah, and plus...I owe this guy some payback. Spike may be tough but I'll teach some manners." Yusuke said while he cracked his shoulder.
"Yusuke, you're tough but you're a fool if you believe you can beat Spike! Countless demons and apparitions have tried and have all died."
"Listen to the girl Urameshi." A voice ran as the door burst off its hinges. "She may a bloody betraying bitch, but she knows a little better than you, mate." Spike stood on the porch right out side the door. Kurama and Hiei had long since pulled out their weapons. Hiei stood on the couch wit his katana at hand, Kurama brought that famous whip of his. Yusuke stood there unflinching.
"Don't worry," Carei said. "He cannot enter a private home without being invited in by its resident."
"What?" Hiei said.
"Oh she is quite right pet. I can't pass through this doorway. I see you've rounded up a band of pansies here. I know you," he pointed to Hiei. "The little annoying one with a sort sword. I owe some. I have not met you yet. But you will be dead soon."
"Enough, William. Leave." Carei said.
"There was a reason I came here well to kill you and to show your boy friend here this." He reached to side to reveal a battered Keiko gagged and tied. There small holes in her neck and small cuts all over here body.
"KEIKO!!!"
"Yusuke no." Kurama held Yusuke back.
"Now it seems I have your attention mate. Have the coly and yourself come out and play, if you wish for her to avoid anymore pain."
"How did you find her?"
"Please I could bleeding smell her all over you last night. Now if you want her to die just say so."
"He is lying Yusuke he will kill all of us."
"Now that just ruined the surprise. I tell you what Urameshi. I do her quick out of the goodness of my heart."
"Nooooo!"
Yusuke charged Spike. Spike dropped Keiko and knocked Yusuke back into the house. "I'll give till midnight to make a decision." Spike picked up Keiko and left.
Author's Note: to all Buffy and Angel fans I am going to tweak around with the characters a bit.