Under Light of Four Stars
Disclaimer: Do I look like I own Yu Yu Hakusho? Though I do own a lot of the other characters I use in this story like Aquaris, Rosewood, Mesu, Kitsume. In this chapter Jasmine and the evil Aris and I don't own Mika, that would be Pikabloo12's character, that I am using with permission. * Bows to Pikabloo12 * When more characters come into the plot I will add them up here, Ixi out.
Chapter 7. A Strange New World
The creature watched silently from the bushes. It looked like a black cheetah with red stripes instead of spots. (So it's like a cheetah with a black and red tiger coat) It had long saber like fangs with red tips on them, and black claws with red tips on them. It surveyed the clearing and upon seeing it's target crept out of its hiding place. The target stuck out from the rest, just as her mistress had told her. 'The creature looks so gentle and helpless lying there, but my mistress said to bring it to her I must obey.'
Slinking out from the bushes the large cat made no sound, its velvety paws cushioning its every step. The cat picked out Yukina and gently sank its teeth into Yukina's kimono neck. The cat silently dragged her away, thinking to itself 'I find it odd though that my mistress wanted it alive. Usually she tells me to kill on the spot. It's also odd that she brought up Dragon in the orders, Dragon is just a myth is he not? So why would it be easier to control him with her as a prisoner? Oh well, it must be nothing, my mistress Aris may not joke a lot but there is a first for everything I suppose.'
~ * Back with the group * ~
Kitsume's eyes fluttered open. She sat, hand on her temple. 'Wow, that was a dosey of a vision, but it can't be true can it? Hiei would never . . . . .. would he?' Kitsume gave Hiei a concerned look before shaking her head in attempt to rid her head of the thought. (I won't tell you what she saw, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah. So I've gone insane so what else isn't new?) Kitsume crawled over to Hiei and saw something glowing around his neck, but when she reached out to touch it, it vanished. "Hmm? Well that's new." Kitsume looked around at the other group members and they had similar glowing objects that vanished before she could reach them. Kitsume crawled back over to Hiei and shook him awake. Hiei groaned slightly and opened his eyes. He sat up and reclosed his eyes and rubbed his forehead. He slowly opened his eyes and adjusted them to the strange surroundings. As if on an invisible cue the rest of the group opened their eyes and sat up too.
Nothing they say looked familiar or even made sense. Where they were the trees were gray with red leaves. Everything just looked misplaced, and then Kuwabara noticed Yukina wasn't with them. "Hey you guys, didn't Yukina come with us?" Hiei's eyes widened as everyone desperately looked around. They heard leaves rustle in a near by tree, and everyone prepared to attack on first sign of hostility. A small girl stepped from behind a tree.
She didn't look like she could blend in as well as she has just done, she had fair skin, long light lilac-gray hair, with a flower hair tie holding most of it back in a ponytail. She had a sleeveless, peach and off- white dress with a long ruffle skirt longer in the back. It was visibly stitched on the sides of the bodice with purple ribbon. But her most beautiful feature was her eyes, large and purple, they seemed to soak up the world around her and sparkle it back. Also with her were several iridescent butterflies.
She looked scared of them at first, until Kurama stepped forward and assured her she would remain unharmed if they stayed the same. "Are-are you looking for the pretty girl with aqua hair?" She asked slightly hidden behind a tree. "Yes, we are. Do you know where she is?" Kurama was speaking in a slow, calming way so as not to scare her away. They were all new here and could use any help they could get. "I know where she is, or is going, but it is too late to save her." "WHAT!?" Hiei said a little too suddenly and a little too loud, spooking the girl to hide behind the tree again. Kurama gave Hiei the 'be quiet' look and turned back to the girl. "What do you mean it's too late to save her, she's not?" "No, I wouldn't think so, but I saw one of the Empress minions drag her away." Everyone exchanged worried glances. "Who is this empress of yours?" Hiei asked in a slightly more controlled voice (Slightly).
A strange wind picked up and the girl looked around warily. "It's not safe to talk here, please come with me." She took off at a run faster than what any of them thought she could go. They came to a river with a waterfall and they followed her behind the water rushing over the ledge.
To their amazement the cave opened up into a passage that seemed to lead forever. They slowly walked down it looking at the ancient symbols carved into the walls . . . . .
~ * At the Empress's Castle * ~
Mika walked into the overly lavish throne room, and with a quick and stiff bow, addressed her mistress. (Here Mika is in her humanish form, she is wearing a tight I think leather, I forgot what Pikabloo12 said it was, dress with a mock turtleneck sleeveless top, and a shorter skirt well really its all one piece. Mika has long black hair; cat ears on her head kinda like Inuyasha's. She has a cat tail, black fingerless gloves so she can use her claws and black boots Pikabloo12 if you're reading this and I got some of it wrong please tell me.) "My lady, I have retrieved the prisoner as you requested. She is also in the cell you requested down in the dungeons. What do you wish of me to do to her?" Mika's mistress did not look up from the documents she had had a servant retrieve from the library. "My lady?" Mika questioned, unsure of if her mistress had heard her. "I heard you Mika, just do what you like with her, but she remains alive at all costs, understand?" "Yes my lady." With another stiff bow Mika turned and walked out of the room, puzzled by her mistress's words. 'Whatever I like? She has never told me that, not even on the people I capture on my own orders. It still is puzzling me on why Dragon was brought up. Oh well, I will figure something out later. One of those people had strange energy. He may finally be the challenge I've been waiting for.'
Mika climbed the stairs that led to the armory (place where weapons are kept). "Where is your clearance to be up here Mika?" A foolish guard asked. "Clearance? I've got your clearance right here!" Mika slashed her katana forward slicing the fool in half and lighting him on fire (Mika, when she is mad, can set things on fire with a slash of her sword. Cool huh?) She stepped over the charred carcass of the guard and proceeded up the rest of the stairs, taking her choice of weapons.
~ * Back with the group * ~
The passage seemed to go on forever, but a low growl from a blue wolf shook them from their thoughts. Surprisingly enough it spoke (As if you haven't had enough of those yet) "Jasmine, how dare you bring outsiders here!?" The girl who seemed to be called Jasmine replied softly "They are friends," "Of who? How do you know that?" "They bear their mark, I-I saw it myself. They are the ones we have been waiting for." Yusuke interrupted "Hey hold on, what are you talking about?" The two exchanged glances before the fox stepped back and lowered its head in sort of a bow, letting them pass.
Jasmine led on; they eventually came to the strangest thing yet. The cavern opened up into a forest. Everything was made of light colors, trees with white bark on them with light blue leaves. Everyone was speechless and all of a sudden felt sleepy. Jasmine looked back and saw the drooping eyes. She gave a slight smile and found them blankets, pillows etc... so they could go to sleep. Hiei jumped onto one of the trees but didn't go to sleep right away, Kitsume jumped into a tree across from him. Yusuke and Keiko snuggled together under a low-hanging willow type tree. Kuwabara and Shizuru sat under trees directly across from one another. Kurama was tired but decided to follow Jasmine to find out more about where they were and what was going on, Botan went with him.
Hiei's eyes slowly closed and stayed closed. He appeared sleeping and Kitsume watched him with concern, still thinking about her vision. Hiei's face began to twitch with worry and almost fear, but why Kitsume couldn't say. Hiei shifted uneasily and Kitsume watched with interest, as he seemed to be having a bad dream. In all the years Kitsume had known Hiei she had never known him to have nightmares, or at least never show he was having one.
~ * Hiei's Dream * ~
Hiei looked around at his surroundings, nothing just empty blackness. Then all of a sudden Hiei could hear a melody, it was Pop Goes the Weasel, and it sounded like it was being played on a jack-in-the-box. A hollow laugh echoed soon after causing Hiei to back up slightly, nervously looking around. A small girl walked out of the darkness. She was pale skinned almost as white as the dress she wore. She had long silvery white hair, with long bangs. Her head was tilted down looking at the jack-in-the-box in her hands. She lifted her head and Hiei saw her eyes, like black voids there was nothing in them, no reflection of light or the world around her. Her face split into an empty smile and she laughed her voice hollow and faint. Hiei backed up a few more feet unsure of what the creature before her was. "Hiei" She spoke taunting him "I know where Yukina is. She will never see the light of day again. Unless you be a good little dragon and follow Empress Aris's orders, just like before, don't you remember?" The girl began to laugh hollowly again and slowly vanished. "NO Wait Stop!!" Hiei said while taking a lunge forward.
~ * Back in the real world * ~
Hiei lunged forward, breathing heavily and in a cold sweat. Kitsume had awaken, so had the others, and they were all looking at Hiei with concern. Hiei realized he was talking in his sleep and he made an attempt to disappear higher into the branches of the tree, but he couldn't move. His whole body was numb. He slowed his breathing and fell back so his back rested on the trunk of the tree. Everybody was still looking at him, still wondering what had happened. 'Who was that? Hiei questioned himself, 'and what did she mean just like before, don't you remember? Remember what?' The questions buzzed but gave him no answers. He closed his eyes and tried to ignore the peering eyes of the rest of the group. He couldn't even figure out what just happened, so how could they?
Ixi: Hello people. I'm glad you like it so far. I decided to reply to some of the reviews so here it goes.
Dragon Tamer103088: Thank you and you should have already read the answers to your questions.
Animefouryou: Thank you
Hiei's phoenix girl: Double thank you.
FoxLion: I know the double ch2 thing was a mistake that hopefully won't be made again. Also I want to get the Inuyasha Manga, I have one of the Yu Yu Hakusho ones.
Slave2anime: Haha you may say that but . . .. *looks around skeptically *
Jessica: Thank you I will be adding more soon, just got to write them down. ^.^;;
Dana: ^.^ Thx * starts dancing too* (Yeah, so hyper so little to destroy)
Hi!: Sorry about updating in the Spanish section, another mistake I hope I won't happen again.
Again thank you Pikabloo12 for letting me use Mika, I hope it's how you imagined it.
Remember People like it when you review. ^-^
P.S. I need some good names for a dragon, griffin/gryphon (however you spell it), phoenix, and a unicorn.
Disclaimer: Do I look like I own Yu Yu Hakusho? Though I do own a lot of the other characters I use in this story like Aquaris, Rosewood, Mesu, Kitsume. In this chapter Jasmine and the evil Aris and I don't own Mika, that would be Pikabloo12's character, that I am using with permission. * Bows to Pikabloo12 * When more characters come into the plot I will add them up here, Ixi out.
Chapter 7. A Strange New World
The creature watched silently from the bushes. It looked like a black cheetah with red stripes instead of spots. (So it's like a cheetah with a black and red tiger coat) It had long saber like fangs with red tips on them, and black claws with red tips on them. It surveyed the clearing and upon seeing it's target crept out of its hiding place. The target stuck out from the rest, just as her mistress had told her. 'The creature looks so gentle and helpless lying there, but my mistress said to bring it to her I must obey.'
Slinking out from the bushes the large cat made no sound, its velvety paws cushioning its every step. The cat picked out Yukina and gently sank its teeth into Yukina's kimono neck. The cat silently dragged her away, thinking to itself 'I find it odd though that my mistress wanted it alive. Usually she tells me to kill on the spot. It's also odd that she brought up Dragon in the orders, Dragon is just a myth is he not? So why would it be easier to control him with her as a prisoner? Oh well, it must be nothing, my mistress Aris may not joke a lot but there is a first for everything I suppose.'
~ * Back with the group * ~
Kitsume's eyes fluttered open. She sat, hand on her temple. 'Wow, that was a dosey of a vision, but it can't be true can it? Hiei would never . . . . .. would he?' Kitsume gave Hiei a concerned look before shaking her head in attempt to rid her head of the thought. (I won't tell you what she saw, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah. So I've gone insane so what else isn't new?) Kitsume crawled over to Hiei and saw something glowing around his neck, but when she reached out to touch it, it vanished. "Hmm? Well that's new." Kitsume looked around at the other group members and they had similar glowing objects that vanished before she could reach them. Kitsume crawled back over to Hiei and shook him awake. Hiei groaned slightly and opened his eyes. He sat up and reclosed his eyes and rubbed his forehead. He slowly opened his eyes and adjusted them to the strange surroundings. As if on an invisible cue the rest of the group opened their eyes and sat up too.
Nothing they say looked familiar or even made sense. Where they were the trees were gray with red leaves. Everything just looked misplaced, and then Kuwabara noticed Yukina wasn't with them. "Hey you guys, didn't Yukina come with us?" Hiei's eyes widened as everyone desperately looked around. They heard leaves rustle in a near by tree, and everyone prepared to attack on first sign of hostility. A small girl stepped from behind a tree.
She didn't look like she could blend in as well as she has just done, she had fair skin, long light lilac-gray hair, with a flower hair tie holding most of it back in a ponytail. She had a sleeveless, peach and off- white dress with a long ruffle skirt longer in the back. It was visibly stitched on the sides of the bodice with purple ribbon. But her most beautiful feature was her eyes, large and purple, they seemed to soak up the world around her and sparkle it back. Also with her were several iridescent butterflies.
She looked scared of them at first, until Kurama stepped forward and assured her she would remain unharmed if they stayed the same. "Are-are you looking for the pretty girl with aqua hair?" She asked slightly hidden behind a tree. "Yes, we are. Do you know where she is?" Kurama was speaking in a slow, calming way so as not to scare her away. They were all new here and could use any help they could get. "I know where she is, or is going, but it is too late to save her." "WHAT!?" Hiei said a little too suddenly and a little too loud, spooking the girl to hide behind the tree again. Kurama gave Hiei the 'be quiet' look and turned back to the girl. "What do you mean it's too late to save her, she's not?" "No, I wouldn't think so, but I saw one of the Empress minions drag her away." Everyone exchanged worried glances. "Who is this empress of yours?" Hiei asked in a slightly more controlled voice (Slightly).
A strange wind picked up and the girl looked around warily. "It's not safe to talk here, please come with me." She took off at a run faster than what any of them thought she could go. They came to a river with a waterfall and they followed her behind the water rushing over the ledge.
To their amazement the cave opened up into a passage that seemed to lead forever. They slowly walked down it looking at the ancient symbols carved into the walls . . . . .
~ * At the Empress's Castle * ~
Mika walked into the overly lavish throne room, and with a quick and stiff bow, addressed her mistress. (Here Mika is in her humanish form, she is wearing a tight I think leather, I forgot what Pikabloo12 said it was, dress with a mock turtleneck sleeveless top, and a shorter skirt well really its all one piece. Mika has long black hair; cat ears on her head kinda like Inuyasha's. She has a cat tail, black fingerless gloves so she can use her claws and black boots Pikabloo12 if you're reading this and I got some of it wrong please tell me.) "My lady, I have retrieved the prisoner as you requested. She is also in the cell you requested down in the dungeons. What do you wish of me to do to her?" Mika's mistress did not look up from the documents she had had a servant retrieve from the library. "My lady?" Mika questioned, unsure of if her mistress had heard her. "I heard you Mika, just do what you like with her, but she remains alive at all costs, understand?" "Yes my lady." With another stiff bow Mika turned and walked out of the room, puzzled by her mistress's words. 'Whatever I like? She has never told me that, not even on the people I capture on my own orders. It still is puzzling me on why Dragon was brought up. Oh well, I will figure something out later. One of those people had strange energy. He may finally be the challenge I've been waiting for.'
Mika climbed the stairs that led to the armory (place where weapons are kept). "Where is your clearance to be up here Mika?" A foolish guard asked. "Clearance? I've got your clearance right here!" Mika slashed her katana forward slicing the fool in half and lighting him on fire (Mika, when she is mad, can set things on fire with a slash of her sword. Cool huh?) She stepped over the charred carcass of the guard and proceeded up the rest of the stairs, taking her choice of weapons.
~ * Back with the group * ~
The passage seemed to go on forever, but a low growl from a blue wolf shook them from their thoughts. Surprisingly enough it spoke (As if you haven't had enough of those yet) "Jasmine, how dare you bring outsiders here!?" The girl who seemed to be called Jasmine replied softly "They are friends," "Of who? How do you know that?" "They bear their mark, I-I saw it myself. They are the ones we have been waiting for." Yusuke interrupted "Hey hold on, what are you talking about?" The two exchanged glances before the fox stepped back and lowered its head in sort of a bow, letting them pass.
Jasmine led on; they eventually came to the strangest thing yet. The cavern opened up into a forest. Everything was made of light colors, trees with white bark on them with light blue leaves. Everyone was speechless and all of a sudden felt sleepy. Jasmine looked back and saw the drooping eyes. She gave a slight smile and found them blankets, pillows etc... so they could go to sleep. Hiei jumped onto one of the trees but didn't go to sleep right away, Kitsume jumped into a tree across from him. Yusuke and Keiko snuggled together under a low-hanging willow type tree. Kuwabara and Shizuru sat under trees directly across from one another. Kurama was tired but decided to follow Jasmine to find out more about where they were and what was going on, Botan went with him.
Hiei's eyes slowly closed and stayed closed. He appeared sleeping and Kitsume watched him with concern, still thinking about her vision. Hiei's face began to twitch with worry and almost fear, but why Kitsume couldn't say. Hiei shifted uneasily and Kitsume watched with interest, as he seemed to be having a bad dream. In all the years Kitsume had known Hiei she had never known him to have nightmares, or at least never show he was having one.
~ * Hiei's Dream * ~
Hiei looked around at his surroundings, nothing just empty blackness. Then all of a sudden Hiei could hear a melody, it was Pop Goes the Weasel, and it sounded like it was being played on a jack-in-the-box. A hollow laugh echoed soon after causing Hiei to back up slightly, nervously looking around. A small girl walked out of the darkness. She was pale skinned almost as white as the dress she wore. She had long silvery white hair, with long bangs. Her head was tilted down looking at the jack-in-the-box in her hands. She lifted her head and Hiei saw her eyes, like black voids there was nothing in them, no reflection of light or the world around her. Her face split into an empty smile and she laughed her voice hollow and faint. Hiei backed up a few more feet unsure of what the creature before her was. "Hiei" She spoke taunting him "I know where Yukina is. She will never see the light of day again. Unless you be a good little dragon and follow Empress Aris's orders, just like before, don't you remember?" The girl began to laugh hollowly again and slowly vanished. "NO Wait Stop!!" Hiei said while taking a lunge forward.
~ * Back in the real world * ~
Hiei lunged forward, breathing heavily and in a cold sweat. Kitsume had awaken, so had the others, and they were all looking at Hiei with concern. Hiei realized he was talking in his sleep and he made an attempt to disappear higher into the branches of the tree, but he couldn't move. His whole body was numb. He slowed his breathing and fell back so his back rested on the trunk of the tree. Everybody was still looking at him, still wondering what had happened. 'Who was that? Hiei questioned himself, 'and what did she mean just like before, don't you remember? Remember what?' The questions buzzed but gave him no answers. He closed his eyes and tried to ignore the peering eyes of the rest of the group. He couldn't even figure out what just happened, so how could they?
Ixi: Hello people. I'm glad you like it so far. I decided to reply to some of the reviews so here it goes.
Dragon Tamer103088: Thank you and you should have already read the answers to your questions.
Animefouryou: Thank you
Hiei's phoenix girl: Double thank you.
FoxLion: I know the double ch2 thing was a mistake that hopefully won't be made again. Also I want to get the Inuyasha Manga, I have one of the Yu Yu Hakusho ones.
Slave2anime: Haha you may say that but . . .. *looks around skeptically *
Jessica: Thank you I will be adding more soon, just got to write them down. ^.^;;
Dana: ^.^ Thx * starts dancing too* (Yeah, so hyper so little to destroy)
Hi!: Sorry about updating in the Spanish section, another mistake I hope I won't happen again.
Again thank you Pikabloo12 for letting me use Mika, I hope it's how you imagined it.
Remember People like it when you review. ^-^
P.S. I need some good names for a dragon, griffin/gryphon (however you spell it), phoenix, and a unicorn.