Black Snow Foxes and Red Fire Demons pt. 2
Quickly, Cristy sat up as the dwarves stepped back from the bed never taking their eyes off her. She looked around cautiously afraid to make the first move and to say the first word.
"Welcome," a soft dwarf's voice said making her turn to the sound. "I'm Yukina.. Welcome to our home."
She sighed in relief.
"Thank you," Cristy replied kindly. "I'm Cristy.. But I'm called Snow White."
She smiled softly as one by one the dwarves introduced themselves to her. Tiredly, she stood from the bed and towered over them as they gathered around her.
"Come," old Genkai's voice rasped as she took notice of Cristy's clothes. "You're dirty.. I'll lead you to the hot spring."
"Thank you," Cristy replied as she followed the old dwarf.
Genkai lead her from the small cottage and deep into the woods the spring's steam coating the ground and air in a light mist. Cristy listened quietly as she heard the soft bubbling and boiling of the water and the soft hiss of the steam dampening her dress, hair, and skin. It was a small spring surrounded by rocks and growing lush flowers.
"Here," old Genkai said as she stood by the bubbling water. "This is our spring.. You may use it for as long as you are with us."
Cristy smiled kindly in thanks. She removed her clothes and lay them on the large rocks that stood near the spring. She sunk into the water all the pain of her running melting from her bones.
Kuwabara kneeled in front of Karasu and presented a gold box to him. Smiling wickedly underneath his mask, Karasu took the hunter's box with an evil delight. 'Wonderful,' he thought to himself as he stared at the bloodied heart sitting in the box. 'I'll have her heart for dinner, and I shall be the fairest in this land once more.' Karasu handed the gold box to a servant and whispered instructions for the heart's use.
"Thank you," Karasu rasped as he turned back to the hunter.
Kuwabara nodded still kneeling in front of the King.
"And as a reward," Karasu began as he pulled a small satchel of gold coins from his pocket. "Twenty gold coins."
"It was an honor to serve you your Majesty," Kuwabara replied as he stood and bowed.
Quickly, Kuwabara walked away afraid of being found out his long cat tail and hair flowing behind him.
Karasu watched the cat demon hunter leave his presence. Then, he stood and walked to the magic mirror.
"Mirror, Mirror," he began as he ran his clawed fingers through his black locks. "On the wall, who is the fairest of them all?"
"You are your Highness," Bui replied as his face appeared in the mirror. "But in a cottage deep in the woods where six dwarves dwell, Snow White is fairer than you and is alive and well."
Karasu's eyes went wide as he stared at the mirror in rage and surprise. His clawed hands clenched into tight fists sending blood falling from where his claws broke his skin. A loud and menacing growl resounded from his throat.
"WHAT?!?!" he screamed at the top of his lungs as he found out he had been deceived.
In rage, he threw his fist into the wall sending it falling to the ground in pieces the mirrors shattering from the force. He stared at the shattered mirrors in contempt and turned to the shattered magic mirror in anger. Turning away, Karasu walked from the room and made his way down into the bowels of the castle where a large medieval lab stood behind a large wooden door. He went inside. Wooden counters stood with beakers, bottles, and potions piled onto their surfaces. Along the walls, bookshelves stood filled with many books of magic and science. He pulled a dust covered book of the self and removed his mask to blow away the dust. Placing his mask back onto his face, he opened the book making the pages crackle and the spine creak to a page with a poison potion written in the demon language.
"Poison to make the victim's breath congeal and to make the body turn cold with death," he read softly to himself as a plan formed in his mind. "Only to be broken with true love's kiss."
He smiled underneath his mask and set to work throughout the night on the potion.
She took her time bathing in the spring enjoying the warmth of the water the tension and pain slowly going from her bones while the dwarves in the small cottage prepared a simple meal. Her gold-red eyes closed in bliss only to open as she heard footsteps make their way toward her. She looked past the rocks and found a spike of black hair making its way to the spring. Her eyes went wide as she blushed. Quickly, she breathed deeply and plunged herself into the spring under the warm waters as a pair of feet sunk into the spring.
A young Prince with spiked raven hair and his two advisors walked tiredly through the woods their clothes dirtied and their muscles aching. His crimson eyes studied the woods around him as his nose tingled with the smell of a warm spring.
"Kurama, Yusuke," he called out to his advisors making a silver haired fox and a cream haired man turned from their discussion to look at him. "I smell a spring nearby.. I'll be back later."
"Yes Prince Hiei," the silver haired fox replied. "Yusuke and I will be preparing the meal here."
"Yea don't worry," Yusuke added. "Kurama and I will set up camp."
Prince Hiei nodded and walked towards the spring. He walked on the mist covered path smelling the sour scent of the spring and sweetness of the flowers. He came upon the rocks and the flowered spring and spied the red gown and black cloak lying on the rocks. He arched a black eyebrow and looked around cautiously. He found no one. He removed his black armor and his katana and slowly sunk into the murky spring.
Cristy's eyes widened as someone's body sunk further into the water. She spied small but powerful legs and a strong abdomen and chest. (Author's note: ok.. You may all be Hiei fans out there.. But that's all the detail I'm giving you.) Closing her eyes, she turned away shocked at what else she had seen of the mysterious man in the spring with her. Her lungs began to burn with oxygen's need. She did the only thing she could do.
Prince Hiei's eyes went wide as he stared at a beautiful girl suddenly jump from the water of the spring gasping and coughing for breath and air. Cristy rested against the soft and muddy edge of the spring as she filled her lungs with air. Then, she remembered the young man. 'Oh no,' she began to herself sweat-dropping as she blushed. 'There's a young man bathing the spring with me isn't there?'
'The girl was in here the whole time?!' Prince Hiei screamed in his mind shocked as a light blush stained his face. He sighed the light blush still staining his face. Slowly, she turned to him and locked him in a deep gaze.
Cristy sighed her blush glowing brighter. Slowly, she turned and came to meet the eyes of the mysterious young demon in the spring.
Red locked with red-gold sending them into a deep gaze as the forest and spring faded around them. 'How handsome,' she thought as she stared deeper into the Prince's eyes. 'Beautiful,' he thought to himself as he unknowingly moved closer to the smaller demon. Gently, Prince Hiei placed a calloused hand on her cheek and ran his clawed finger on the pale skin sending shivers through her despite the steaming water. She placed her hand on his and gently placed a kiss on his palm. The mysterious Prince pulled her close her raw skin touching his as the water continued boiling around them. Prince Hiei tilted her chin and lowered his lips onto hers as Cristy's eyes went wide before closing in bliss. Slowly, he pulled away leaving her to open her red-gold eyes to open in a blissful daze.
"Forgive me," Hiei whispered as he let go of her leaving her suddenly cold. "I shouldn't have."
"Oh," she replied blushing. "It's all right.. There's-"
She was interrupted by the cries of the dwarves calling for her to come to the cottage.
"Forgive me," she said quickly. "I have to go."
She turned to get out of the spring only to turn back to the Prince once more. She blushed brightly.
"Uh..." she began nervously. "Could you.. You know..."
Quickly, Hiei turned around a bright blush staining his face. He heard the soft sloshing of the spring water and the soft ruffle of clothes as she stepped into the cooling near evening air. He turned hoping to see her once again only to find her gone unaware of the two pairs of eyes watching in the distance of the campsite.
A set of golden orbs and a set of large brown eyes watched their Master's encounter with the strange demon. The two pairs of eyes tilted upward as their owner's smirked. Quietly, they walked from the campsite and made their way to the spring.
Prince Hiei turned as he heard a soft sound behind him.
"Were we interrupting something?" a silver haired, playboy Youko asked smirking an implying smirk.
(Author's note: for all those that might have been expecting some sort of lemon/citrus fruit thing up there.. I wasn't going to give you one.. I prefer not to write them.)
Quickly, Cristy sat up as the dwarves stepped back from the bed never taking their eyes off her. She looked around cautiously afraid to make the first move and to say the first word.
"Welcome," a soft dwarf's voice said making her turn to the sound. "I'm Yukina.. Welcome to our home."
She sighed in relief.
"Thank you," Cristy replied kindly. "I'm Cristy.. But I'm called Snow White."
She smiled softly as one by one the dwarves introduced themselves to her. Tiredly, she stood from the bed and towered over them as they gathered around her.
"Come," old Genkai's voice rasped as she took notice of Cristy's clothes. "You're dirty.. I'll lead you to the hot spring."
"Thank you," Cristy replied as she followed the old dwarf.
Genkai lead her from the small cottage and deep into the woods the spring's steam coating the ground and air in a light mist. Cristy listened quietly as she heard the soft bubbling and boiling of the water and the soft hiss of the steam dampening her dress, hair, and skin. It was a small spring surrounded by rocks and growing lush flowers.
"Here," old Genkai said as she stood by the bubbling water. "This is our spring.. You may use it for as long as you are with us."
Cristy smiled kindly in thanks. She removed her clothes and lay them on the large rocks that stood near the spring. She sunk into the water all the pain of her running melting from her bones.
Kuwabara kneeled in front of Karasu and presented a gold box to him. Smiling wickedly underneath his mask, Karasu took the hunter's box with an evil delight. 'Wonderful,' he thought to himself as he stared at the bloodied heart sitting in the box. 'I'll have her heart for dinner, and I shall be the fairest in this land once more.' Karasu handed the gold box to a servant and whispered instructions for the heart's use.
"Thank you," Karasu rasped as he turned back to the hunter.
Kuwabara nodded still kneeling in front of the King.
"And as a reward," Karasu began as he pulled a small satchel of gold coins from his pocket. "Twenty gold coins."
"It was an honor to serve you your Majesty," Kuwabara replied as he stood and bowed.
Quickly, Kuwabara walked away afraid of being found out his long cat tail and hair flowing behind him.
Karasu watched the cat demon hunter leave his presence. Then, he stood and walked to the magic mirror.
"Mirror, Mirror," he began as he ran his clawed fingers through his black locks. "On the wall, who is the fairest of them all?"
"You are your Highness," Bui replied as his face appeared in the mirror. "But in a cottage deep in the woods where six dwarves dwell, Snow White is fairer than you and is alive and well."
Karasu's eyes went wide as he stared at the mirror in rage and surprise. His clawed hands clenched into tight fists sending blood falling from where his claws broke his skin. A loud and menacing growl resounded from his throat.
"WHAT?!?!" he screamed at the top of his lungs as he found out he had been deceived.
In rage, he threw his fist into the wall sending it falling to the ground in pieces the mirrors shattering from the force. He stared at the shattered mirrors in contempt and turned to the shattered magic mirror in anger. Turning away, Karasu walked from the room and made his way down into the bowels of the castle where a large medieval lab stood behind a large wooden door. He went inside. Wooden counters stood with beakers, bottles, and potions piled onto their surfaces. Along the walls, bookshelves stood filled with many books of magic and science. He pulled a dust covered book of the self and removed his mask to blow away the dust. Placing his mask back onto his face, he opened the book making the pages crackle and the spine creak to a page with a poison potion written in the demon language.
"Poison to make the victim's breath congeal and to make the body turn cold with death," he read softly to himself as a plan formed in his mind. "Only to be broken with true love's kiss."
He smiled underneath his mask and set to work throughout the night on the potion.
She took her time bathing in the spring enjoying the warmth of the water the tension and pain slowly going from her bones while the dwarves in the small cottage prepared a simple meal. Her gold-red eyes closed in bliss only to open as she heard footsteps make their way toward her. She looked past the rocks and found a spike of black hair making its way to the spring. Her eyes went wide as she blushed. Quickly, she breathed deeply and plunged herself into the spring under the warm waters as a pair of feet sunk into the spring.
A young Prince with spiked raven hair and his two advisors walked tiredly through the woods their clothes dirtied and their muscles aching. His crimson eyes studied the woods around him as his nose tingled with the smell of a warm spring.
"Kurama, Yusuke," he called out to his advisors making a silver haired fox and a cream haired man turned from their discussion to look at him. "I smell a spring nearby.. I'll be back later."
"Yes Prince Hiei," the silver haired fox replied. "Yusuke and I will be preparing the meal here."
"Yea don't worry," Yusuke added. "Kurama and I will set up camp."
Prince Hiei nodded and walked towards the spring. He walked on the mist covered path smelling the sour scent of the spring and sweetness of the flowers. He came upon the rocks and the flowered spring and spied the red gown and black cloak lying on the rocks. He arched a black eyebrow and looked around cautiously. He found no one. He removed his black armor and his katana and slowly sunk into the murky spring.
Cristy's eyes widened as someone's body sunk further into the water. She spied small but powerful legs and a strong abdomen and chest. (Author's note: ok.. You may all be Hiei fans out there.. But that's all the detail I'm giving you.) Closing her eyes, she turned away shocked at what else she had seen of the mysterious man in the spring with her. Her lungs began to burn with oxygen's need. She did the only thing she could do.
Prince Hiei's eyes went wide as he stared at a beautiful girl suddenly jump from the water of the spring gasping and coughing for breath and air. Cristy rested against the soft and muddy edge of the spring as she filled her lungs with air. Then, she remembered the young man. 'Oh no,' she began to herself sweat-dropping as she blushed. 'There's a young man bathing the spring with me isn't there?'
'The girl was in here the whole time?!' Prince Hiei screamed in his mind shocked as a light blush stained his face. He sighed the light blush still staining his face. Slowly, she turned to him and locked him in a deep gaze.
Cristy sighed her blush glowing brighter. Slowly, she turned and came to meet the eyes of the mysterious young demon in the spring.
Red locked with red-gold sending them into a deep gaze as the forest and spring faded around them. 'How handsome,' she thought as she stared deeper into the Prince's eyes. 'Beautiful,' he thought to himself as he unknowingly moved closer to the smaller demon. Gently, Prince Hiei placed a calloused hand on her cheek and ran his clawed finger on the pale skin sending shivers through her despite the steaming water. She placed her hand on his and gently placed a kiss on his palm. The mysterious Prince pulled her close her raw skin touching his as the water continued boiling around them. Prince Hiei tilted her chin and lowered his lips onto hers as Cristy's eyes went wide before closing in bliss. Slowly, he pulled away leaving her to open her red-gold eyes to open in a blissful daze.
"Forgive me," Hiei whispered as he let go of her leaving her suddenly cold. "I shouldn't have."
"Oh," she replied blushing. "It's all right.. There's-"
She was interrupted by the cries of the dwarves calling for her to come to the cottage.
"Forgive me," she said quickly. "I have to go."
She turned to get out of the spring only to turn back to the Prince once more. She blushed brightly.
"Uh..." she began nervously. "Could you.. You know..."
Quickly, Hiei turned around a bright blush staining his face. He heard the soft sloshing of the spring water and the soft ruffle of clothes as she stepped into the cooling near evening air. He turned hoping to see her once again only to find her gone unaware of the two pairs of eyes watching in the distance of the campsite.
A set of golden orbs and a set of large brown eyes watched their Master's encounter with the strange demon. The two pairs of eyes tilted upward as their owner's smirked. Quietly, they walked from the campsite and made their way to the spring.
Prince Hiei turned as he heard a soft sound behind him.
"Were we interrupting something?" a silver haired, playboy Youko asked smirking an implying smirk.
(Author's note: for all those that might have been expecting some sort of lemon/citrus fruit thing up there.. I wasn't going to give you one.. I prefer not to write them.)