White Rose Beauty and the Red Rose Beast pt. 4
She rode quickly into the dark depths of the forest her horse's hooves echoing loudly as they galloped. By nightfall just as the sun was slowly setting in the distance through the trees, she reached the gates of Youko Kurama's castle. She got off her horse and looked to her father's cart sitting near the gate its horse still attached. Taking her horse by the reins, she opened up the iron gates and walked down the path to the castle. Through the hood of her cloak, she watched as the setting sun cast eerie shadows in the garden and on the castle walls. She took a quick glance around her at the roses. 'How odd,' she thought as she studied both halves of the magic garden. 'Who lives here?' She tied down her horse to a nearby tree in the garden before walking towards the large castle doors. A pale hand reached up to the door knocker and knocked. The sound boomed and banged throughout the castle grounds. She stepped back in fear and surprise. Patiently she waited as she listened to the heavy footsteps walking towards the door.
Depressed, Kuronue, Botan, Hiei, Cristy, Keiko, Yusuke, and Kuwabara sat in a large sitting room on fine white sofas made of fine cloth. In the center stood a large vase of red roses and a silver tea set shining lazily in the setting sun. The large windows let in the sun, running its long shadows on the floor and the walls. All sat with a small silver tea cups in their laps in an uneasy silence. 'That poor man,' Keiko thought. 'How could his Highness be so cruel?' Then, they heard it. All looked up in curiosity as they heard the large knocking echo through the castle.
"Who gets it?" Yusuke asked cautiously as he looked around the room.
A murmur of "not me"went around the room only one not answering. All turned to Kuwabara.
"What happened?" he asked stupidly as everyone fell to the floor at his stupidity.
"GET THE DOOR YOU IDIOT!" Yusuke yelled into Kuwabara's face as everyone sweat-dropped.
"Oh," he replied as he got up.
They sighed exasperatedly as he walked out of the room.
Kuwabara made his way down to the large castle front door. He opened the door and spotted a small figure in a hooded cloak. Kizna let down her hood and lifted her pleading silver eyes to the tall human as Kuwabara stepped back in shock.
"Please," Kizna begged worriedly. "Has a demon come by here? He is the owner of that horse and cart just outside your home. Please he's my father, and I'm trying to find him."
'She's real,' Kuwabara thought to himself as she continued to beg for his help. 'I gotta show her to Urameshi.' Without any other words to the young girl, Kuwabara grabbed her wrist and quickly pulled her inside running back to the sitting room.
Suddenly, Kizna found herself being dragged wildly through the large castle. Her tired legs could barely keep her standing.
"Please," she worriedly began again as he pulled her along. "Where is my father?"
Kuwabara didn't answer. He dragged her into the room and pulled her in front of him with too much strength for her small frame. Stumbling, she fell into a pair of strong arms. A pair of eyes locked, one curious, the other slightly embarrassed. Curious, Kuronue looked down at the small girl as she stood a light blush on her face. He continued and studied the girl's face before his eyes went wide as the others in the room looked in shock as well. 'She's real,' they all thought simultaneously.
"Please," she began begging again. "Where is my father?"
Kuronue shook his head to clear his reeling thoughts.
"Your father?" he asked as she nodded in reply.
"Please," she said again. "I found his horse and cart just outside your castle gates, and I fear for his life.. He's been missing for a day now."
Looking to the others for advice, Kuronue looked around the room to all the worried gazes that stared back at him as small nods went around. 'Kurama is going to kill me for this,' his mind grumbled. He walked to the sitting room door and signaled for Kizna to follow. Quietly as she looked back to the humans behind her, Kizna followed.
"Tell me," Kuronue began as they walked towards the tower. "What do they call you?"
"My name is Kizna," she replied as she looked up towards the former Raven. "Are you the Master of this House?"
"No," Kuronue replied quickly as his tone turned hesitant. "Our master is... unwell at this moment."
She nodded in understanding.
"Well," she began breaking a small silence. "May he get well soon then."
Kuronue nodded. 'And may you be the one to make him and all of us well again,' he thought as he made a silent wish. He led her to the darkest and tallest tower of the castle and to a large wooden door with metal bars. She looked inside.
"Father?" she called out worriedly.
"Kizna?" a tired and weary voice called out.
"Father!" she cried sadly and worriedly. "Please.. Are you well?"
She saw a faint shadow in the distance slowly nod in fear as the shadow watched a dark figure walked up behind Kuronue and Kizna. Her father began to warn them only to find his voice come out in blubbers.
"Father?" Kizna asked confused. "Father? What's wrong?"
He didn't answer. He pointed behind them. Kuronue and Kizna exchanged quick worried glances then slowly turned behind them as Kizna's eyes locked with the most greenest eyes she had ever seen.
(Author's note: ok.. Ok... I know it was really, really short and it took too long... again... *sighs* I'm soooo sorry please forgive me.. I really need to get new muses *sighs*)
She rode quickly into the dark depths of the forest her horse's hooves echoing loudly as they galloped. By nightfall just as the sun was slowly setting in the distance through the trees, she reached the gates of Youko Kurama's castle. She got off her horse and looked to her father's cart sitting near the gate its horse still attached. Taking her horse by the reins, she opened up the iron gates and walked down the path to the castle. Through the hood of her cloak, she watched as the setting sun cast eerie shadows in the garden and on the castle walls. She took a quick glance around her at the roses. 'How odd,' she thought as she studied both halves of the magic garden. 'Who lives here?' She tied down her horse to a nearby tree in the garden before walking towards the large castle doors. A pale hand reached up to the door knocker and knocked. The sound boomed and banged throughout the castle grounds. She stepped back in fear and surprise. Patiently she waited as she listened to the heavy footsteps walking towards the door.
Depressed, Kuronue, Botan, Hiei, Cristy, Keiko, Yusuke, and Kuwabara sat in a large sitting room on fine white sofas made of fine cloth. In the center stood a large vase of red roses and a silver tea set shining lazily in the setting sun. The large windows let in the sun, running its long shadows on the floor and the walls. All sat with a small silver tea cups in their laps in an uneasy silence. 'That poor man,' Keiko thought. 'How could his Highness be so cruel?' Then, they heard it. All looked up in curiosity as they heard the large knocking echo through the castle.
"Who gets it?" Yusuke asked cautiously as he looked around the room.
A murmur of "not me"went around the room only one not answering. All turned to Kuwabara.
"What happened?" he asked stupidly as everyone fell to the floor at his stupidity.
"GET THE DOOR YOU IDIOT!" Yusuke yelled into Kuwabara's face as everyone sweat-dropped.
"Oh," he replied as he got up.
They sighed exasperatedly as he walked out of the room.
Kuwabara made his way down to the large castle front door. He opened the door and spotted a small figure in a hooded cloak. Kizna let down her hood and lifted her pleading silver eyes to the tall human as Kuwabara stepped back in shock.
"Please," Kizna begged worriedly. "Has a demon come by here? He is the owner of that horse and cart just outside your home. Please he's my father, and I'm trying to find him."
'She's real,' Kuwabara thought to himself as she continued to beg for his help. 'I gotta show her to Urameshi.' Without any other words to the young girl, Kuwabara grabbed her wrist and quickly pulled her inside running back to the sitting room.
Suddenly, Kizna found herself being dragged wildly through the large castle. Her tired legs could barely keep her standing.
"Please," she worriedly began again as he pulled her along. "Where is my father?"
Kuwabara didn't answer. He dragged her into the room and pulled her in front of him with too much strength for her small frame. Stumbling, she fell into a pair of strong arms. A pair of eyes locked, one curious, the other slightly embarrassed. Curious, Kuronue looked down at the small girl as she stood a light blush on her face. He continued and studied the girl's face before his eyes went wide as the others in the room looked in shock as well. 'She's real,' they all thought simultaneously.
"Please," she began begging again. "Where is my father?"
Kuronue shook his head to clear his reeling thoughts.
"Your father?" he asked as she nodded in reply.
"Please," she said again. "I found his horse and cart just outside your castle gates, and I fear for his life.. He's been missing for a day now."
Looking to the others for advice, Kuronue looked around the room to all the worried gazes that stared back at him as small nods went around. 'Kurama is going to kill me for this,' his mind grumbled. He walked to the sitting room door and signaled for Kizna to follow. Quietly as she looked back to the humans behind her, Kizna followed.
"Tell me," Kuronue began as they walked towards the tower. "What do they call you?"
"My name is Kizna," she replied as she looked up towards the former Raven. "Are you the Master of this House?"
"No," Kuronue replied quickly as his tone turned hesitant. "Our master is... unwell at this moment."
She nodded in understanding.
"Well," she began breaking a small silence. "May he get well soon then."
Kuronue nodded. 'And may you be the one to make him and all of us well again,' he thought as he made a silent wish. He led her to the darkest and tallest tower of the castle and to a large wooden door with metal bars. She looked inside.
"Father?" she called out worriedly.
"Kizna?" a tired and weary voice called out.
"Father!" she cried sadly and worriedly. "Please.. Are you well?"
She saw a faint shadow in the distance slowly nod in fear as the shadow watched a dark figure walked up behind Kuronue and Kizna. Her father began to warn them only to find his voice come out in blubbers.
"Father?" Kizna asked confused. "Father? What's wrong?"
He didn't answer. He pointed behind them. Kuronue and Kizna exchanged quick worried glances then slowly turned behind them as Kizna's eyes locked with the most greenest eyes she had ever seen.
(Author's note: ok.. Ok... I know it was really, really short and it took too long... again... *sighs* I'm soooo sorry please forgive me.. I really need to get new muses *sighs*)