Hiei was near the energy source. He could feel it. It was like it was begging him to come. He looked around quickly. He was in a park and there were so many energies that it was hard to pick out just one.
He used his other senses instead. He listened carefully to what was around him. Then a low level demon was sent soaring through the air in his direction. "That must be where it's coming from." He thought, zooming off wit his full demon speed to find the source.
When he stopped, he was immediately confronted with a human. At least, it might have been human, once... it's eyes glowed red with hatred and it basically acted like a wild animal, snorting and jerking to any noise. It's ripped cloths made it obvious that there had been some kind of struggle with it.
When it spotted Hiei, it started barreling at him. Hiei heard a voice in his head. "Want to fight, little demon?" The voice sounded strangely feminine. Odd, he thought, it looks like a male.
When he tried to answer, his Jagaan Eye only picked up chaos in the creatures mind. "What are you?" he asked.
"I am your destruction." was the only thought he received.
He moved quickly, slicing at the creature to either stop it or kill it. The creature was smarter than it seemed, though, because he didn't hit his mark. The creature came at him again.
"Ah! So that is how fast you are!" the creature cheered as it came after him. "Your energy will help me greatly, demon slime!" It's nails got longer and it swiped at him. "I've collected several energies already, but since you're a fire demon like the one all those years ago, I'm going to enjoy taking your life!
The nails barely caught on Hiei's cloak, but the skin beneath the fabric began to burn. Hiei gritted his teeth. "Acid."
The creature watched him for a moment, keeping its nails away from it's body. "Awe! Don't you like my Acidic Nail Slice? Here, have another taste!"
This time, they barely missed Hiei's stomache. He was starting to slow. He wouldn't stand a chance like this. The nails came again and again in a barrage of stabs that were lightning fast.
While dodging the last attack, he was shot backwards. He was down on the ground and having problems getting up. "Finally tired, little one? Not surprising. I've been taking little sips of your energy the whole time."
The creature got close, was standing right over him. It stopped just a few feet away and bent back, looking up at the sky and howling. A large hole showed up in it's middle and a female head slid out. Her black eyes stared at Hiei, and she grinned, revealing two long sharp fangs. She slid out until she was down to her waist. He could see that she had black hair and horns with bat like wings. The human was bent back and it's hands were touching the ground, making the monster look like it was the real body and the rest was just it's 4 legs. She grabbed Hiei's shoulders and lifted him to her face.
"I'm thirsty, demon. I could use an energy drink. Nothing like revenge to sooth the fire burns of the past. Don't you agree?"
She opened her mouth and prepared to bite his shoulder and lowered her head. Hiei closed his eyes, feeling too weak to respond and not far from collapsing. Suddenly...
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Okay guys. That's all for this time around. Stay tuned for the next round of Escaped Spirit Sprites!
Oh, come on! Did you really think I was gonna leave you hanging like that!? Oh ye of little faith! Any who believed that has to review saying what a dunce they are! Here we go people! BTW just teasing about the dunce thing! I would never do that to anyone! No really! I wouldn't! Why are you looking at me like that?! I'm serious!...
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"ROOOSE WHIP!"
A lash and a snap and the creature was smashed into a tree and knocked unconscious. Not to mention, out of it's host. The now human body lay on the ground, unmoving. Kurama was busy watching the Sprite. "You okay, Hiei?"
"Hn." was the only answer he got. "Took you long enough, Kurama."
"Sorry. It had to reveal itself before we could vanquish it anyway."
The Sprite glowed faintly and turned into a small light and tried to dart away. Kurama began to chase it. When he lost sight of it, he heard a small voice.
"Oh! Lookie, Spritie! I caught another one!"
Kurama saw a young girl holding a jar up with a small light in it. A small RED light. He walked towards the little girl.
She turned around and smiled. "Hiya mister! Wanna see?" she asked, holding up her jar.
"Yeah. It looks interesting. I've never seen a red lighting bug before." he said, trying to make it all seem uninteresting. "Can I hold it?"
"Okay!" She began to unscrew the lid and grab for it. She pulled it out and opened her hand.
The sprite's color had changed from an angry red to a peaceful yellow. She put it in Kurama's hand and skipped off. "Oh, a sprite for you and a sprite for me! A sprite to collect energy! A sprite to make you fast and a sprite to make your voice silvery! And lets not forget Sprite dog, who makes my past me new-ew-ew!" she sang.
Kurama studied the sprite in his hand and turned to look for Hiei. "I think she purified it." He explained. "I think we should keep an eye on this girl. There's something strange about her."
"You mean besides the fact that she's supposed to be human but I can't sense any energy at all?" Hiei asked.
~*~*~
Yusuke (Thanks sammy. Lesson one to all fanfic writers, if someone in a magazine writes a character's name one way, it doesn't necessarily mean it's right!) was walking by Keiko through the park. She sat down on a bench and watched some kids playing nearby. Yusuke began fingering the medallion in his pocket. "Hey, Keiko? What are you thinking about?" he asked, noticing the far away look in her eyes.
"Hum? Oh. I was just thinking about when you saved that little boy from being hit. Doesn't that little boy over there look like him?" She asked pointing to a boy on the swings.
Sure enough, the little boy was sitting there, swinging his legs but not really moving. He was watching some kids play tag. Including a purple haired little girl.
She stopped and stared at him for a while. Then she turned her head to look at two people on the bench. She stood looking from one to the other for a while, then went over to the swings and began talking to the boy out of the blue.
"Hi! My name's Satsuna! Do you wanna play? I think you'd be good at playing soccer! Let's play over here!" She guided him towards the bench and stopped across the sidewalk from it. She kicked a ball that had come out of nowhere towards him, but before he could kick it, it veered off to stop at the feet of Yusuke.
"Oops! Silly me! Get that, would you?" She asked the boy.
He reached for the ball and stopped. His eyes slowly drifted up to Yusuke's face and his mouth hung open. "Funny face!" He squealed. He smiled widely.
Yusuke face vaulted. "_() "Hiya kid. You aren't still playing in the streets are you?"
"Nope! I play in the park now!" He climbed up next to Yusuke and sat down. "Do the funny faces again!" He smiled.
"Funny faces?" Keiko asked.
"Oh.. Um.." ^_^() "It's nothing. So, what's your name anyway?" he asked the little boy.
"Shingo. Oh! Hey!" He turned around to tell the girl to wait, but she was gone. So was the ball. "Where'd she go?"
Then a voice called from outside the park. "Shingo! Shingo! Come on now! Dinner time!"
He turned to Yusuke. "I'll see yah later! Mom's calling." He ran out of the park at top speed.
"He's cute." Keiko commented.
"Huh." Yusuke grunted.
"So you saved his life?" a little girl with purple hair poked her head out from behind the bench.
"AH!" O_O "How long have you been there!?" Yusuke asked.
"Ha ha! You're frightened! I don't blame you! Satsuna can be very scary!"
Kieko looked at the girl. "Hey! I saw you this morning! How are you?"
"Fine! My head feels better now." She rubbed the back of her head for emphasis. "You must be really nice." She looked at Yusuke. "Shingo really likes you."
"Um... sure... whatever." Yusuke sweat dropped.
"Uh huh!" Satsuna stood up on the back of the bench. "You are nice!" She hugged him around the neck in a death grip. "Nice mister." she cuddled into his chest.
Yusuke blushed beet red at the sudden display of affection and tried miserably to pry the child loose. "Yah, you're nice too. What about Keiko? Isn't she nice?" Yusuke tried to advert the child's attention.
"Mister likes miss?" She asked, keeping her grip, but looking up at his face.
"Uh... well... you see..." If possible, his face got redder.
"Good." The girl smiled. She hugged him around the neck to where her face was near his ear. "You gots a pure heart. The Sprites like you. I make sure you get one too. A good one."
He felt her hand rub between his shoulder blades and a shiver went up his spine. This girl really creeped him out.
Being as gentle as possible, he pried the girl off and put her on the ground. "Run along now. I'm sure your mom is looking for you."
Satsuna tilted her head to the side. "Mom?"
"Um... dad?" Keiko corrected.
"Dad?" Satsuna repeated. "Who?"
"Don't you know who your parents are?" Yusuke asked.
Satsuna stared open mouthed for a minute then jerked her head to the side, looking for something. "Uh oh." she whispered.
Then they heard a scream from behind the swings and ran to see what was going on. Keiko turned to tell the girl to hide, but she was already gone. She turned back to Yusuke. He was running through some bushes towards the sound of crashing trash cans. When they got to the site of the chaos taking place, they were surprised to see a kitten with silvery eyes and ivory white coat on a wall above the cans.
Keiko looked around. The place was a mess. Trash everywhere, signs of a struggle, fallen tree limbs and burn marks on the grass. The cat watched her intently, swinging it's tail side to side.
"No one's here." Yusuke announced.
"It sure looks like someone was here." Keiko replied.
"Well, they aren't now."
"Are you sure, Yusuke?" She looked around. "Something doesn't feel right."
Suddenly, a trash-can came sailing towards Yusuke. Keiko jumped. "Yusuke!" She knocked him down out of the way.
A roar was heard from behind her. A boy with huge muscles grabbed for Keiko's leg. She moved just in time. The cat was still watching, it's tail curling and un-curling in interest.
Yusuke got up and ran to protect Keiko. "Stay away from her you jerk!"
The boy was obviously possessed, his eyes a blank red color and his body much too big for his head. "G-g-get aw-w-ay! H-h-hurry!" He sputtered.
Yusuke held onto Keiko, holding her shoulders and leading her way. "Hide, Keiko!" He commanded. She walked to the wall and hunkered down behind a trash can. "Okay... I didn't mean literally!" He muttered.
The boy grabbed for Yusuke and shook him. A female voice echoed in his mind. Energy! I need more Energy!" The voice sounded out of breath and desperate.
Yusuke grabbed the boy's arms and struggled from his place in the air. "Put me down!"
As if by magic, the boy dropped him. "Huh?" Yusuke asked.
What's happening to me?!" The female voice echoed again.
"Okay... If you follow orders then...":Yusuke commanded, "Sit down!"
The boy just stood there.
Yusuke heard a voice inside. It was different from the voice before. It was softer, sweeter. You have to make a circuit. Grab his shoulders."
"Well... I've got nothing better to do..." He circled around the still form and grabbed his shoulders, one hand on each. He was still frozen.
Now, give him a command."
"Okay... voices in my head... this is weird. Sit down." The boy obeyed. "And I think it just got wierder..."
Anything else?" The calm voice seemed wise and in control. Yusuke was calmed by it.
"Since I think I'm going insane, you might as well tell me your name. And where you are."
You aren't going insane and my name is Kappa. I'm a Spirit Sprite. My power is spirit puppetry. I was placed inside you threw your back, between your shoulder blades. I don't remember much before that."
"Well, at least I'm not going crazy." He put his hands back on the boy's shoulders. "Spirit Sprite! Remove yourself from him!" As if by magic, the sprite fell forward out of her host and lay motionless on the ground. The boy, now normal sized, stood there stupidly, still under Yusuke's control.
"How do I undo this and make him normal again?"
Put your hands on him again in the circuit and say I release you."
"I release you." The boy blinked a few times then fainted.
He's used too much energy trying to help Her. He'll be out for a while." Yusuke went to pick up the sprite. Don't touch her! Only the priestess can purify her. You'll hurt yourself by absorbing two of us."
Hiei and Kurama had been watching the little girl with interest. She was watching Yusuke and holding a dog. They both noticed that a white cat had suddenly taken interest in her. Hiei began to move closer. Kurama stopped him with a swift hand on his shoulder. "Don't. That's not an ordinary cat."
Hiei let out a confused grunt and looked back at the cat and girl. The cat was starting to glow. In a few moments it was a tall elegant young man with cat ears and feathered wings. "A cat angel?"
It looked at them from the side of it's eyes and smiled, then it picked up the little girl and opened it's wings.
Yusuke was reviving Keiko and trying to explain that the danger was gone with out revealing that she had a spirit sprite in her too.
"Yusuke!" Keiko yelled.
Yusuke turned to see a cat eared angel thing flying from the top of a fence with a little girl in his arms. He landed on the ground near the fallen sprite and set the girl down. "Satsuna! Get away from there!" Keiko shouted.
"Hello, Miss Keiko!" She turned to the sprite. "Tsk tsk. Bad spritey got all beat up by Miss Keiko's boyfriend. How sad. Satsuna Make it all better now.FONT size=2/FONT/FONT
He used his other senses instead. He listened carefully to what was around him. Then a low level demon was sent soaring through the air in his direction. "That must be where it's coming from." He thought, zooming off wit his full demon speed to find the source.
When he stopped, he was immediately confronted with a human. At least, it might have been human, once... it's eyes glowed red with hatred and it basically acted like a wild animal, snorting and jerking to any noise. It's ripped cloths made it obvious that there had been some kind of struggle with it.
When it spotted Hiei, it started barreling at him. Hiei heard a voice in his head. "Want to fight, little demon?" The voice sounded strangely feminine. Odd, he thought, it looks like a male.
When he tried to answer, his Jagaan Eye only picked up chaos in the creatures mind. "What are you?" he asked.
"I am your destruction." was the only thought he received.
He moved quickly, slicing at the creature to either stop it or kill it. The creature was smarter than it seemed, though, because he didn't hit his mark. The creature came at him again.
"Ah! So that is how fast you are!" the creature cheered as it came after him. "Your energy will help me greatly, demon slime!" It's nails got longer and it swiped at him. "I've collected several energies already, but since you're a fire demon like the one all those years ago, I'm going to enjoy taking your life!
The nails barely caught on Hiei's cloak, but the skin beneath the fabric began to burn. Hiei gritted his teeth. "Acid."
The creature watched him for a moment, keeping its nails away from it's body. "Awe! Don't you like my Acidic Nail Slice? Here, have another taste!"
This time, they barely missed Hiei's stomache. He was starting to slow. He wouldn't stand a chance like this. The nails came again and again in a barrage of stabs that were lightning fast.
While dodging the last attack, he was shot backwards. He was down on the ground and having problems getting up. "Finally tired, little one? Not surprising. I've been taking little sips of your energy the whole time."
The creature got close, was standing right over him. It stopped just a few feet away and bent back, looking up at the sky and howling. A large hole showed up in it's middle and a female head slid out. Her black eyes stared at Hiei, and she grinned, revealing two long sharp fangs. She slid out until she was down to her waist. He could see that she had black hair and horns with bat like wings. The human was bent back and it's hands were touching the ground, making the monster look like it was the real body and the rest was just it's 4 legs. She grabbed Hiei's shoulders and lifted him to her face.
"I'm thirsty, demon. I could use an energy drink. Nothing like revenge to sooth the fire burns of the past. Don't you agree?"
She opened her mouth and prepared to bite his shoulder and lowered her head. Hiei closed his eyes, feeling too weak to respond and not far from collapsing. Suddenly...
~*~
Okay guys. That's all for this time around. Stay tuned for the next round of Escaped Spirit Sprites!
Oh, come on! Did you really think I was gonna leave you hanging like that!? Oh ye of little faith! Any who believed that has to review saying what a dunce they are! Here we go people! BTW just teasing about the dunce thing! I would never do that to anyone! No really! I wouldn't! Why are you looking at me like that?! I'm serious!...
~*~
"ROOOSE WHIP!"
A lash and a snap and the creature was smashed into a tree and knocked unconscious. Not to mention, out of it's host. The now human body lay on the ground, unmoving. Kurama was busy watching the Sprite. "You okay, Hiei?"
"Hn." was the only answer he got. "Took you long enough, Kurama."
"Sorry. It had to reveal itself before we could vanquish it anyway."
The Sprite glowed faintly and turned into a small light and tried to dart away. Kurama began to chase it. When he lost sight of it, he heard a small voice.
"Oh! Lookie, Spritie! I caught another one!"
Kurama saw a young girl holding a jar up with a small light in it. A small RED light. He walked towards the little girl.
She turned around and smiled. "Hiya mister! Wanna see?" she asked, holding up her jar.
"Yeah. It looks interesting. I've never seen a red lighting bug before." he said, trying to make it all seem uninteresting. "Can I hold it?"
"Okay!" She began to unscrew the lid and grab for it. She pulled it out and opened her hand.
The sprite's color had changed from an angry red to a peaceful yellow. She put it in Kurama's hand and skipped off. "Oh, a sprite for you and a sprite for me! A sprite to collect energy! A sprite to make you fast and a sprite to make your voice silvery! And lets not forget Sprite dog, who makes my past me new-ew-ew!" she sang.
Kurama studied the sprite in his hand and turned to look for Hiei. "I think she purified it." He explained. "I think we should keep an eye on this girl. There's something strange about her."
"You mean besides the fact that she's supposed to be human but I can't sense any energy at all?" Hiei asked.
~*~*~
Yusuke (Thanks sammy. Lesson one to all fanfic writers, if someone in a magazine writes a character's name one way, it doesn't necessarily mean it's right!) was walking by Keiko through the park. She sat down on a bench and watched some kids playing nearby. Yusuke began fingering the medallion in his pocket. "Hey, Keiko? What are you thinking about?" he asked, noticing the far away look in her eyes.
"Hum? Oh. I was just thinking about when you saved that little boy from being hit. Doesn't that little boy over there look like him?" She asked pointing to a boy on the swings.
Sure enough, the little boy was sitting there, swinging his legs but not really moving. He was watching some kids play tag. Including a purple haired little girl.
She stopped and stared at him for a while. Then she turned her head to look at two people on the bench. She stood looking from one to the other for a while, then went over to the swings and began talking to the boy out of the blue.
"Hi! My name's Satsuna! Do you wanna play? I think you'd be good at playing soccer! Let's play over here!" She guided him towards the bench and stopped across the sidewalk from it. She kicked a ball that had come out of nowhere towards him, but before he could kick it, it veered off to stop at the feet of Yusuke.
"Oops! Silly me! Get that, would you?" She asked the boy.
He reached for the ball and stopped. His eyes slowly drifted up to Yusuke's face and his mouth hung open. "Funny face!" He squealed. He smiled widely.
Yusuke face vaulted. "_() "Hiya kid. You aren't still playing in the streets are you?"
"Nope! I play in the park now!" He climbed up next to Yusuke and sat down. "Do the funny faces again!" He smiled.
"Funny faces?" Keiko asked.
"Oh.. Um.." ^_^() "It's nothing. So, what's your name anyway?" he asked the little boy.
"Shingo. Oh! Hey!" He turned around to tell the girl to wait, but she was gone. So was the ball. "Where'd she go?"
Then a voice called from outside the park. "Shingo! Shingo! Come on now! Dinner time!"
He turned to Yusuke. "I'll see yah later! Mom's calling." He ran out of the park at top speed.
"He's cute." Keiko commented.
"Huh." Yusuke grunted.
"So you saved his life?" a little girl with purple hair poked her head out from behind the bench.
"AH!" O_O "How long have you been there!?" Yusuke asked.
"Ha ha! You're frightened! I don't blame you! Satsuna can be very scary!"
Kieko looked at the girl. "Hey! I saw you this morning! How are you?"
"Fine! My head feels better now." She rubbed the back of her head for emphasis. "You must be really nice." She looked at Yusuke. "Shingo really likes you."
"Um... sure... whatever." Yusuke sweat dropped.
"Uh huh!" Satsuna stood up on the back of the bench. "You are nice!" She hugged him around the neck in a death grip. "Nice mister." she cuddled into his chest.
Yusuke blushed beet red at the sudden display of affection and tried miserably to pry the child loose. "Yah, you're nice too. What about Keiko? Isn't she nice?" Yusuke tried to advert the child's attention.
"Mister likes miss?" She asked, keeping her grip, but looking up at his face.
"Uh... well... you see..." If possible, his face got redder.
"Good." The girl smiled. She hugged him around the neck to where her face was near his ear. "You gots a pure heart. The Sprites like you. I make sure you get one too. A good one."
He felt her hand rub between his shoulder blades and a shiver went up his spine. This girl really creeped him out.
Being as gentle as possible, he pried the girl off and put her on the ground. "Run along now. I'm sure your mom is looking for you."
Satsuna tilted her head to the side. "Mom?"
"Um... dad?" Keiko corrected.
"Dad?" Satsuna repeated. "Who?"
"Don't you know who your parents are?" Yusuke asked.
Satsuna stared open mouthed for a minute then jerked her head to the side, looking for something. "Uh oh." she whispered.
Then they heard a scream from behind the swings and ran to see what was going on. Keiko turned to tell the girl to hide, but she was already gone. She turned back to Yusuke. He was running through some bushes towards the sound of crashing trash cans. When they got to the site of the chaos taking place, they were surprised to see a kitten with silvery eyes and ivory white coat on a wall above the cans.
Keiko looked around. The place was a mess. Trash everywhere, signs of a struggle, fallen tree limbs and burn marks on the grass. The cat watched her intently, swinging it's tail side to side.
"No one's here." Yusuke announced.
"It sure looks like someone was here." Keiko replied.
"Well, they aren't now."
"Are you sure, Yusuke?" She looked around. "Something doesn't feel right."
Suddenly, a trash-can came sailing towards Yusuke. Keiko jumped. "Yusuke!" She knocked him down out of the way.
A roar was heard from behind her. A boy with huge muscles grabbed for Keiko's leg. She moved just in time. The cat was still watching, it's tail curling and un-curling in interest.
Yusuke got up and ran to protect Keiko. "Stay away from her you jerk!"
The boy was obviously possessed, his eyes a blank red color and his body much too big for his head. "G-g-get aw-w-ay! H-h-hurry!" He sputtered.
Yusuke held onto Keiko, holding her shoulders and leading her way. "Hide, Keiko!" He commanded. She walked to the wall and hunkered down behind a trash can. "Okay... I didn't mean literally!" He muttered.
The boy grabbed for Yusuke and shook him. A female voice echoed in his mind. Energy! I need more Energy!" The voice sounded out of breath and desperate.
Yusuke grabbed the boy's arms and struggled from his place in the air. "Put me down!"
As if by magic, the boy dropped him. "Huh?" Yusuke asked.
What's happening to me?!" The female voice echoed again.
"Okay... If you follow orders then...":Yusuke commanded, "Sit down!"
The boy just stood there.
Yusuke heard a voice inside. It was different from the voice before. It was softer, sweeter. You have to make a circuit. Grab his shoulders."
"Well... I've got nothing better to do..." He circled around the still form and grabbed his shoulders, one hand on each. He was still frozen.
Now, give him a command."
"Okay... voices in my head... this is weird. Sit down." The boy obeyed. "And I think it just got wierder..."
Anything else?" The calm voice seemed wise and in control. Yusuke was calmed by it.
"Since I think I'm going insane, you might as well tell me your name. And where you are."
You aren't going insane and my name is Kappa. I'm a Spirit Sprite. My power is spirit puppetry. I was placed inside you threw your back, between your shoulder blades. I don't remember much before that."
"Well, at least I'm not going crazy." He put his hands back on the boy's shoulders. "Spirit Sprite! Remove yourself from him!" As if by magic, the sprite fell forward out of her host and lay motionless on the ground. The boy, now normal sized, stood there stupidly, still under Yusuke's control.
"How do I undo this and make him normal again?"
Put your hands on him again in the circuit and say I release you."
"I release you." The boy blinked a few times then fainted.
He's used too much energy trying to help Her. He'll be out for a while." Yusuke went to pick up the sprite. Don't touch her! Only the priestess can purify her. You'll hurt yourself by absorbing two of us."
Hiei and Kurama had been watching the little girl with interest. She was watching Yusuke and holding a dog. They both noticed that a white cat had suddenly taken interest in her. Hiei began to move closer. Kurama stopped him with a swift hand on his shoulder. "Don't. That's not an ordinary cat."
Hiei let out a confused grunt and looked back at the cat and girl. The cat was starting to glow. In a few moments it was a tall elegant young man with cat ears and feathered wings. "A cat angel?"
It looked at them from the side of it's eyes and smiled, then it picked up the little girl and opened it's wings.
Yusuke was reviving Keiko and trying to explain that the danger was gone with out revealing that she had a spirit sprite in her too.
"Yusuke!" Keiko yelled.
Yusuke turned to see a cat eared angel thing flying from the top of a fence with a little girl in his arms. He landed on the ground near the fallen sprite and set the girl down. "Satsuna! Get away from there!" Keiko shouted.
"Hello, Miss Keiko!" She turned to the sprite. "Tsk tsk. Bad spritey got all beat up by Miss Keiko's boyfriend. How sad. Satsuna Make it all better now.FONT size=2/FONT/FONT