Charmed and Dangerous: Power Unleashed!
Sapphire was in the lead with Blue-Eyed Devil. Hiei was next to her on Spartan. Behind them were Crystal on Sundance and Kurama on Perfect Image. The two were talking. Last were Yusuke on Fair Knightess and Kuwabara on Pegasus.
After riding for thirty minutes, they came to a secluded but open field.
"Okay everyone. Dismount and loop the reins around this tree." Sapphire commanded as she did so herself. She then walked out to the center of the field, Crystal joining her.
Everyone waited anxiously. "Ready?" asked Sapphire. The boys nodded in unison.
The wind picked up and thunder was heard, though there were no clouds. Both girls' heads snapped back, and they began to glow, their eyes closed.
~Sapphire's Transformation~
When Sapphire's head snapped back, she began to glow a dark eerie blue. The sapphire gem around her neck began to shake and glow intensely. She floated about twenty feet into the now dark blue sky. Dark blue smoke engulfed her, her palms outstretched and towards the sky. She summoned her Wiccan powers.
When the smoke cleared, Sapphire's head was forward, her eyes open. Her eyes were now an even deeper blue, her body glowing the same color. Her clothes had changed. Ashe wore all blue-sapphire blue. Her shirt had no sleeves and stopped halfway down her rib cage. Two pieces of the same silk fabric crossed and formed an 'X' on her flat stomach and also on her back. She wore a skirt that stopped in the middle of her calves. A slit ran all the way up the skirt and stopped at her belt. She had exotic sapphire blue swirl patterns on her arms, legs, stomach, neck and face. She also had a beautiful sapphire embedded in her forehead, in a teardrop shape.
She lowered herself in front of the boys, or more specifically, in front of Hiei. Her glowing blue eyes stared deep into his crimson ones. Her beauty entranced him.
'I've only seen this once before . . .' he thought. She made him feel . . . complete and even . . . happy. 'I'm not sure how I'll tell her. I'll ask the kitsune.'
He froze. Sapphire was looking at him with a mix of emotions. Happiness, anger, and even . . . love.
'For who?' thought to himself.
Sapphire looked at her sister who started to transform.
~Crystal's Transformation~
Crystal also started to glow, only a white aura surrounded her instead of a blue one. Her crystal necklace glowed white and rumbled like Sapphire's had, a white smoke engulfing her. Her outstretched palms faced the sky. She summoned her powers and the smoke disappeared. What was left was a different looking girl. She had on a one-piece spandex outfit that stopped halfway down her upper leg. She had a small open triangle on the top of her shirt, just above her chest. She also had a large open triangle that showed her stomach. She had a long bright red skirt on over that, that had a slit that ran all the way up. She had a jewel in her forehead as well, only it was a crystal. Her eyes were an eerie color. Black around the edges of where the green had been, and a glowing white inside. She had the same swirling marks on her body, but they were white. Her hair spiked out a little.
She lowered herself down, next to Sapphire but in front of Kurama, who was utterly frozen. He turned into Youko, who stared as well. Crystal blushed a little.
The sky returned to normal.
"Whoa . . ." Was all Yusuke could say.
"Why do you have a gem on your forehead?" Youko asked, gently touching the gem on Crystal's face.
"It is a sign of our power and is unique to our wiccan line. Every witch in our line has one. It's always there, just invisible when we're not in our 'full form'. This is what we really look like." Sapphire answered.
"What about your powers?" Kuwabara asked.
"Our power is increased ten-fold. Now, I would be able to transfer my empathy to anyone. The power would overwhelm them, probably resulting in death. Especially for demons. My levitation stays the same. Also, I can orb without calling objects names." Crystal explained.
"My powers are more active. I can freeze and blow up anything within a one mile radius. My telepathy can pierce any mind, including those with a jagan. I can now send psychic blasts. Enough of those can kill you." Sapphire continued. She thought for a second.
"My stupid sister seems to have forgotten about her clairvoyance." Sapphire added.
"I did not forget!" Crystal said, pouting and crossing her arms.
"Really?" Sapphire said sarcastically.
"Yeah! I just . . . chose not to mention it." She said looking away.
"Anyway, Crys can now get visions without touching anything. They tend to be more powerful-" Sapphire was about to finish when Crystal started to collapse to the ground, clutching her head.
Youko caught her, then picked her up bridal style.
She struggled for a second, then froze. Her body went rigid, then she opened her eyes with a gasp. She looked over at Sapphire and exclaimed, "The sea hag is coming! She must sense our power!"
"When will she be here?" Sapphire said, suddenly dead serious. This was the one who had killed her mother . . .
"Now." Crystal said. Just as she said that, the hag broke into the clearing.
Crystal tensed, and Youko tightened his grip on her, protectively. She was still weak from her vision and from her transformation.
"You . . . bitch!" Sapphire hissed. She froze the sea hag, but it didn't hold. The sea hag had gained some power recently, and broke free from the freeze.
"Die!" Yelled the hag as she dived at Sapphire. "Go to hell and join your mother!"
This really pissed off the already angry Sapphire. She controlled it however, knowing how sensitive Crystal's empathy was in this state. She stood unwavering as the hag threw energy balls at her. A blue shield formed around her and the balls disintegrated. Hiei stepped forward to kill the hag that had caused HIS love pain, but stopped when he felt someone grab on to the back of his shirt.
"What?" He snapped.
"Hiei, don't. She must do this by herself. No one can help her. Not even me. She needs to be able to kill the sea hag with her own hands in order to become truly satisfied. She'll never be happy if you fight her battles for her." Crystal pulled back, a very solemn and mature look on her face. She sniffled, and blinked back tears. She turned and hugged the now-Kurama. Hiei just glared, not wanting to admit that Crystal was right. Sapphire needed to fight this battle alone.
The battle went on for a while, but everyone could see that Sapphire was just toying with her enemy. After a couple minutes, Sapphire got bored and blew a hole through the stomach of the hag, killing her once and for all. She grinned. Sapphire turned to face her friends. She was crying, but they were tears of joy. Hiei walked over to her and embraced her. She relaxed in his arms, her form returning to normal.
Kurama walked Crystal, who was also de-transformed, and set her down on her feet. She wavered for a second, then grinned.
"Sapph! You did it!" Crystal said, crying too. Sapphire smiled the first true smile in a long time.
Crystal wiped off her eyes. "We should summon mom and tell her!" She smiled.
Sapphire pulled away from Hiei and looked at the sky. It was dusk now. She hadn't realized she had been fighting for that long.
"We'll summon her tomorrow. I'm tired, and I'm sure you are, too." Sapphire said, trying to stay awake. "Let's go home."
Everyone nodded.
Sapphire staggered over and untied Blue Eyed Devil. Hiei watched her, knowing she had little to no power left. She put her foot in the stirrup, but when she tried to lift herself up, her knee buckled. She braced herself for pain, but it never came. She looked up and saw Hiei looking down at her.
"You're always there to catch me, aren't you?" She said smiling.
"I'll never let you fall." Hiei replied.
"Um, can I maybe . . . ride double with you? Seeing as how I can't get myself on Devil?" Sapphire asked hopefully.
Hiei smiled happily, "Of course." He picked her up and set her on Spartan. He tied Devil to Spartan and got on himself.
Crystal smirked at the two lovebirds. She on the other hand, had more strength left than her sister. She pulled herself onto Sundance and sighed. She was starting to feel tired too.
When they reached the house, Sapphire was asleep in Hiei's arms. One of the other stable hands took the horses. Hiei carried Sapphire bridal style into the house.
Crystal yawned, and smiled. "They really do love each other, huh?" She looked at Kurama, who came running up behind her. He had been helping the stable hand.
"What did you say? I didn't hear you." He said.
Crystal shook her head with a smile. "C'mon! I'm tired. Let's go to bed. I'll show you to your room."
Meanwhile, Hiei took Sapphire to her room and laid her on her bed. He whispered goodnight, then left. Tomorrow would be a day of remembrance.
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Author's Notes: Only you can help prevent forest fires! Like Hiei'd ever listen to that . . .
Sapphire was in the lead with Blue-Eyed Devil. Hiei was next to her on Spartan. Behind them were Crystal on Sundance and Kurama on Perfect Image. The two were talking. Last were Yusuke on Fair Knightess and Kuwabara on Pegasus.
After riding for thirty minutes, they came to a secluded but open field.
"Okay everyone. Dismount and loop the reins around this tree." Sapphire commanded as she did so herself. She then walked out to the center of the field, Crystal joining her.
Everyone waited anxiously. "Ready?" asked Sapphire. The boys nodded in unison.
The wind picked up and thunder was heard, though there were no clouds. Both girls' heads snapped back, and they began to glow, their eyes closed.
~Sapphire's Transformation~
When Sapphire's head snapped back, she began to glow a dark eerie blue. The sapphire gem around her neck began to shake and glow intensely. She floated about twenty feet into the now dark blue sky. Dark blue smoke engulfed her, her palms outstretched and towards the sky. She summoned her Wiccan powers.
When the smoke cleared, Sapphire's head was forward, her eyes open. Her eyes were now an even deeper blue, her body glowing the same color. Her clothes had changed. Ashe wore all blue-sapphire blue. Her shirt had no sleeves and stopped halfway down her rib cage. Two pieces of the same silk fabric crossed and formed an 'X' on her flat stomach and also on her back. She wore a skirt that stopped in the middle of her calves. A slit ran all the way up the skirt and stopped at her belt. She had exotic sapphire blue swirl patterns on her arms, legs, stomach, neck and face. She also had a beautiful sapphire embedded in her forehead, in a teardrop shape.
She lowered herself in front of the boys, or more specifically, in front of Hiei. Her glowing blue eyes stared deep into his crimson ones. Her beauty entranced him.
'I've only seen this once before . . .' he thought. She made him feel . . . complete and even . . . happy. 'I'm not sure how I'll tell her. I'll ask the kitsune.'
He froze. Sapphire was looking at him with a mix of emotions. Happiness, anger, and even . . . love.
'For who?' thought to himself.
Sapphire looked at her sister who started to transform.
~Crystal's Transformation~
Crystal also started to glow, only a white aura surrounded her instead of a blue one. Her crystal necklace glowed white and rumbled like Sapphire's had, a white smoke engulfing her. Her outstretched palms faced the sky. She summoned her powers and the smoke disappeared. What was left was a different looking girl. She had on a one-piece spandex outfit that stopped halfway down her upper leg. She had a small open triangle on the top of her shirt, just above her chest. She also had a large open triangle that showed her stomach. She had a long bright red skirt on over that, that had a slit that ran all the way up. She had a jewel in her forehead as well, only it was a crystal. Her eyes were an eerie color. Black around the edges of where the green had been, and a glowing white inside. She had the same swirling marks on her body, but they were white. Her hair spiked out a little.
She lowered herself down, next to Sapphire but in front of Kurama, who was utterly frozen. He turned into Youko, who stared as well. Crystal blushed a little.
The sky returned to normal.
"Whoa . . ." Was all Yusuke could say.
"Why do you have a gem on your forehead?" Youko asked, gently touching the gem on Crystal's face.
"It is a sign of our power and is unique to our wiccan line. Every witch in our line has one. It's always there, just invisible when we're not in our 'full form'. This is what we really look like." Sapphire answered.
"What about your powers?" Kuwabara asked.
"Our power is increased ten-fold. Now, I would be able to transfer my empathy to anyone. The power would overwhelm them, probably resulting in death. Especially for demons. My levitation stays the same. Also, I can orb without calling objects names." Crystal explained.
"My powers are more active. I can freeze and blow up anything within a one mile radius. My telepathy can pierce any mind, including those with a jagan. I can now send psychic blasts. Enough of those can kill you." Sapphire continued. She thought for a second.
"My stupid sister seems to have forgotten about her clairvoyance." Sapphire added.
"I did not forget!" Crystal said, pouting and crossing her arms.
"Really?" Sapphire said sarcastically.
"Yeah! I just . . . chose not to mention it." She said looking away.
"Anyway, Crys can now get visions without touching anything. They tend to be more powerful-" Sapphire was about to finish when Crystal started to collapse to the ground, clutching her head.
Youko caught her, then picked her up bridal style.
She struggled for a second, then froze. Her body went rigid, then she opened her eyes with a gasp. She looked over at Sapphire and exclaimed, "The sea hag is coming! She must sense our power!"
"When will she be here?" Sapphire said, suddenly dead serious. This was the one who had killed her mother . . .
"Now." Crystal said. Just as she said that, the hag broke into the clearing.
Crystal tensed, and Youko tightened his grip on her, protectively. She was still weak from her vision and from her transformation.
"You . . . bitch!" Sapphire hissed. She froze the sea hag, but it didn't hold. The sea hag had gained some power recently, and broke free from the freeze.
"Die!" Yelled the hag as she dived at Sapphire. "Go to hell and join your mother!"
This really pissed off the already angry Sapphire. She controlled it however, knowing how sensitive Crystal's empathy was in this state. She stood unwavering as the hag threw energy balls at her. A blue shield formed around her and the balls disintegrated. Hiei stepped forward to kill the hag that had caused HIS love pain, but stopped when he felt someone grab on to the back of his shirt.
"What?" He snapped.
"Hiei, don't. She must do this by herself. No one can help her. Not even me. She needs to be able to kill the sea hag with her own hands in order to become truly satisfied. She'll never be happy if you fight her battles for her." Crystal pulled back, a very solemn and mature look on her face. She sniffled, and blinked back tears. She turned and hugged the now-Kurama. Hiei just glared, not wanting to admit that Crystal was right. Sapphire needed to fight this battle alone.
The battle went on for a while, but everyone could see that Sapphire was just toying with her enemy. After a couple minutes, Sapphire got bored and blew a hole through the stomach of the hag, killing her once and for all. She grinned. Sapphire turned to face her friends. She was crying, but they were tears of joy. Hiei walked over to her and embraced her. She relaxed in his arms, her form returning to normal.
Kurama walked Crystal, who was also de-transformed, and set her down on her feet. She wavered for a second, then grinned.
"Sapph! You did it!" Crystal said, crying too. Sapphire smiled the first true smile in a long time.
Crystal wiped off her eyes. "We should summon mom and tell her!" She smiled.
Sapphire pulled away from Hiei and looked at the sky. It was dusk now. She hadn't realized she had been fighting for that long.
"We'll summon her tomorrow. I'm tired, and I'm sure you are, too." Sapphire said, trying to stay awake. "Let's go home."
Everyone nodded.
Sapphire staggered over and untied Blue Eyed Devil. Hiei watched her, knowing she had little to no power left. She put her foot in the stirrup, but when she tried to lift herself up, her knee buckled. She braced herself for pain, but it never came. She looked up and saw Hiei looking down at her.
"You're always there to catch me, aren't you?" She said smiling.
"I'll never let you fall." Hiei replied.
"Um, can I maybe . . . ride double with you? Seeing as how I can't get myself on Devil?" Sapphire asked hopefully.
Hiei smiled happily, "Of course." He picked her up and set her on Spartan. He tied Devil to Spartan and got on himself.
Crystal smirked at the two lovebirds. She on the other hand, had more strength left than her sister. She pulled herself onto Sundance and sighed. She was starting to feel tired too.
When they reached the house, Sapphire was asleep in Hiei's arms. One of the other stable hands took the horses. Hiei carried Sapphire bridal style into the house.
Crystal yawned, and smiled. "They really do love each other, huh?" She looked at Kurama, who came running up behind her. He had been helping the stable hand.
"What did you say? I didn't hear you." He said.
Crystal shook her head with a smile. "C'mon! I'm tired. Let's go to bed. I'll show you to your room."
Meanwhile, Hiei took Sapphire to her room and laid her on her bed. He whispered goodnight, then left. Tomorrow would be a day of remembrance.
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Author's Notes: Only you can help prevent forest fires! Like Hiei'd ever listen to that . . .