A/N: heh heh, so it took me really long to update, I just got wrapped up
in another fic of mine but now I'm working on this. Please don't hate me!
"I just-"
I began but was promptly cut off by Reisho shoving me against the wall and pinning my neck to it with his hand.
"I know you're lying. Tell me the truth! What are you going?"
Reisho shouted to my face. I just closed my eyes and struggled to get away but Reisho grabbed my hands with his other one and held them.
"What are you doing?"
Reisho said quietly. I opened my eyes and looked to Reisho. A moment later the window flew open and we both looked over to it. Reisho looked to me briefly and let go of me and walked over to the window. He peered all around the window to see if anyone was lurking outside.
He didn't seem to see anyone. He turned back to me.
"You had best be careful."
Reisho said with spite and walked over to the door. I just stood there for another moment with blood dripping from my palm. I had clenched my fist when Reisho grabbed my hand.
A few drops of blood slipped from my finger and a pulled my hand up and pulled the spikes out of my hand. The necklace was still pristine and blood free while my hand was dripping.
I quickly turned my head to see Babs standing by the window.
"Don't dawdle. They're outside now."
Babs said blankly just staring at me. Her gaze fell slightly to my bloodied palm then flashed to the necklace.
"Come."
Babs held out her hand to me and I moved forward towards her slightly. She quickly reached out and grabbed my somewhat injured right hand, but I couldn't react she pulled me out of the window and up to the roof where Jin was waiting. She let me down and I walked some towards Jin.
"I have to go _now_"
Babs said urgently but neither Jin nor I moved.
"Onegai shimasu give me the necklace. I must go now!"
Babs said and reached her hand out. It was still somewhat bloodied from her grabbing my hand.
"Where ya gonna go with it?"
Jin said curiously. Babs just sighed in exasperation and looked behind her biting her lip.
"I urge you to either give it to me and let me run, or enlist some other means of protection!"
Babs nearly shouted at the both of us. Her eyes were full of pleading, almost as though she were fighting for a loved one.
"We'll help you protect it but I want to know what all of this is about."
I said to Babs calmly and waited a moment for a reply. She was searching in my eyes for something to indicate whether or not this was some plan or not.
"It doesn't matter now anyway, we could never get away from them at this point. I'll tell you but we should at least find someone else to assist us in protecting it, and swiftly."
Babs unfolded her wings and jumped slightly off the roof. Jin grabbed me and followed Babs quickly. Babs then slowed so that she was flying next to Jin.
"Is there someone you know that we could locate for assistance?"
Babs asked somewhat normally. Jin nodded happily.
"I know just the guy! Follow me!"
Jin raced off and I tensed up somewhat. I wasn't exactly comfortable with traveling that high up at that speed. I could see it happening. I could easily become one big projectile. Okay, so not big but still a projectile.
After about two minutes we made it to another hotel. We flew to the ground and Babs gave both of us an incredulous look. I just followed Jin. After a while we made it to a room inside and Jin knocked on it.
The door opened and none other than Urameshi Yusuke stared back at us.
"Hey guys, who's your friend?"
Yusuke said curiously.
"If we can come in we'll explain."
I said to Yusuke. He seemed somewhat confused but let us in anyway. Kazuma Kuwabara was somewhat startled by my friend's appearance and me.
"So, what's going on?"
Yusuke said curiously while walking over to the couch. The three of us sat down as well.
"Let her explain, she needs ta do more a that."
Jin said as he sat down on the couch. Babs nodded and stood next to the couch with her arms folded behind her back eyeing my closed hand.
"Very well. I shall explain, I am the guard of Lumen and it's captor. There was someone entering The Ashen Temple-"
Babs was cut off by Yusuke.
"Wh-"
But Yusuke was also cut off by Babs.
"Babs, my name is Babs, and The Ashen Temple is where Lumen and the Captor are kept. Now if I may continue?"
Everybody was quiet and Babs continued.
"I am the keeper of these items and there was a theft attempt. So I fled with the items to the Ningenkai. I abandoned the temple for now, but I will return. I fled here in hiding but it seems the same group has been following me to find these items.
I beseech you to aid me in protecting these items. It would be ruinous if these items were to fall into the wrong hands. So now I ask, will you assist me?"
Babs just stood there. Yusuke stared at her with some disinterest.
"What do I get out of it?"
Yusuke asked rudely. Babs shot him a fierce glare. I could have sworn that I saw a bolt of lightning flash behind those clouded eyes of hers.
"Nani? Nani mo, you get nothing if you don't help, and neither does anybody else. You humans don't understand anything. It's all about you! You inferior race, zakkenayo! You can't help me."
With that Babs snatched my hand and turned it upward, wrenching my wrist painfully in an akward position. Out of instinct I opened my hand and Babs snatched the necklace out of it.
I gasped but Babs was already running at the window. She smashed into it and shattered it. We all ran to the window to see Babs flying away as fast as she could.
"Should I go after her?"
Jin asked unsure. I thought about it for a second but I was quickly distracted by the large rumbling noise coming from the ground. We all threw our gazes to the ground. It seemed to be splitting apart.
After a moment the shaking stopped and another creature was hurled out of the ground followed by a horde of demons.
It seemed to be a small boy, around the age of 12 and he had wings just like Babs except they were black and red. He had short black hair and the same cloudy eyes as Babs.
The boy collided with Babs and they both fell to the ground. We all watched from the window as the rest of the demons spread like wildfire, wreaking havoc on whatever they touched.
Although they were all lower class demons they were in such a massive quantity that they were quite alarming.
I looked hopefully out to the forest, hoping to see Babs still hovering over them like a hawk. But she was nowhere to be seen. I stared there for a moment and finally I saw Babs wearily drift up from the forest canopy.
She had the small, now unconscious, boy on her shoulders, and was struggling with it. She flew back to the hotel and landed on the roof. I took off towards the roof, not knowing or caring if the rest of them were following me.
I flung the roof door open and ran over to the panting Babs on the ground. She had a few cuts on her and one of her wings was mangled. I could tell why she had trouble flying. It seemed as though someone had taken a mace to her wing for a few minutes.
There was a milky silvery substance dripping from her wings and cuts. I suspected that this was her blood but it seemed odd that it was evaporating into a small mist.
"Daijobu desu-ka?"
I said to Babs and put my hand on her shoulder. She flinched and looked up to me with a tired worried gaze. She mumbled something quickly and closed her eyes. She shook her head and stared intently at me.
"The chasm of hell's deepest dark is sealed by the blood of an angel, the angel is roused from the sleep of the anti with a tear, the heart of a defender protects the light of the angel."
Babs said desperately and seemed just about ready to pass out.
"Nani? What does that mean?"
I asked. What was it supposed to mean?
"He's my brother, protect us."
At that Babs passed out with her arms held tightly around her cataleptic brother.
A/N: sorry it's so short, I just wanted to get at least something up by today because I haven't updated in so long! I'm so sorry! Next chapter will be extra long in compensation!
"I just-"
I began but was promptly cut off by Reisho shoving me against the wall and pinning my neck to it with his hand.
"I know you're lying. Tell me the truth! What are you going?"
Reisho shouted to my face. I just closed my eyes and struggled to get away but Reisho grabbed my hands with his other one and held them.
"What are you doing?"
Reisho said quietly. I opened my eyes and looked to Reisho. A moment later the window flew open and we both looked over to it. Reisho looked to me briefly and let go of me and walked over to the window. He peered all around the window to see if anyone was lurking outside.
He didn't seem to see anyone. He turned back to me.
"You had best be careful."
Reisho said with spite and walked over to the door. I just stood there for another moment with blood dripping from my palm. I had clenched my fist when Reisho grabbed my hand.
A few drops of blood slipped from my finger and a pulled my hand up and pulled the spikes out of my hand. The necklace was still pristine and blood free while my hand was dripping.
I quickly turned my head to see Babs standing by the window.
"Don't dawdle. They're outside now."
Babs said blankly just staring at me. Her gaze fell slightly to my bloodied palm then flashed to the necklace.
"Come."
Babs held out her hand to me and I moved forward towards her slightly. She quickly reached out and grabbed my somewhat injured right hand, but I couldn't react she pulled me out of the window and up to the roof where Jin was waiting. She let me down and I walked some towards Jin.
"I have to go _now_"
Babs said urgently but neither Jin nor I moved.
"Onegai shimasu give me the necklace. I must go now!"
Babs said and reached her hand out. It was still somewhat bloodied from her grabbing my hand.
"Where ya gonna go with it?"
Jin said curiously. Babs just sighed in exasperation and looked behind her biting her lip.
"I urge you to either give it to me and let me run, or enlist some other means of protection!"
Babs nearly shouted at the both of us. Her eyes were full of pleading, almost as though she were fighting for a loved one.
"We'll help you protect it but I want to know what all of this is about."
I said to Babs calmly and waited a moment for a reply. She was searching in my eyes for something to indicate whether or not this was some plan or not.
"It doesn't matter now anyway, we could never get away from them at this point. I'll tell you but we should at least find someone else to assist us in protecting it, and swiftly."
Babs unfolded her wings and jumped slightly off the roof. Jin grabbed me and followed Babs quickly. Babs then slowed so that she was flying next to Jin.
"Is there someone you know that we could locate for assistance?"
Babs asked somewhat normally. Jin nodded happily.
"I know just the guy! Follow me!"
Jin raced off and I tensed up somewhat. I wasn't exactly comfortable with traveling that high up at that speed. I could see it happening. I could easily become one big projectile. Okay, so not big but still a projectile.
After about two minutes we made it to another hotel. We flew to the ground and Babs gave both of us an incredulous look. I just followed Jin. After a while we made it to a room inside and Jin knocked on it.
The door opened and none other than Urameshi Yusuke stared back at us.
"Hey guys, who's your friend?"
Yusuke said curiously.
"If we can come in we'll explain."
I said to Yusuke. He seemed somewhat confused but let us in anyway. Kazuma Kuwabara was somewhat startled by my friend's appearance and me.
"So, what's going on?"
Yusuke said curiously while walking over to the couch. The three of us sat down as well.
"Let her explain, she needs ta do more a that."
Jin said as he sat down on the couch. Babs nodded and stood next to the couch with her arms folded behind her back eyeing my closed hand.
"Very well. I shall explain, I am the guard of Lumen and it's captor. There was someone entering The Ashen Temple-"
Babs was cut off by Yusuke.
"Wh-"
But Yusuke was also cut off by Babs.
"Babs, my name is Babs, and The Ashen Temple is where Lumen and the Captor are kept. Now if I may continue?"
Everybody was quiet and Babs continued.
"I am the keeper of these items and there was a theft attempt. So I fled with the items to the Ningenkai. I abandoned the temple for now, but I will return. I fled here in hiding but it seems the same group has been following me to find these items.
I beseech you to aid me in protecting these items. It would be ruinous if these items were to fall into the wrong hands. So now I ask, will you assist me?"
Babs just stood there. Yusuke stared at her with some disinterest.
"What do I get out of it?"
Yusuke asked rudely. Babs shot him a fierce glare. I could have sworn that I saw a bolt of lightning flash behind those clouded eyes of hers.
"Nani? Nani mo, you get nothing if you don't help, and neither does anybody else. You humans don't understand anything. It's all about you! You inferior race, zakkenayo! You can't help me."
With that Babs snatched my hand and turned it upward, wrenching my wrist painfully in an akward position. Out of instinct I opened my hand and Babs snatched the necklace out of it.
I gasped but Babs was already running at the window. She smashed into it and shattered it. We all ran to the window to see Babs flying away as fast as she could.
"Should I go after her?"
Jin asked unsure. I thought about it for a second but I was quickly distracted by the large rumbling noise coming from the ground. We all threw our gazes to the ground. It seemed to be splitting apart.
After a moment the shaking stopped and another creature was hurled out of the ground followed by a horde of demons.
It seemed to be a small boy, around the age of 12 and he had wings just like Babs except they were black and red. He had short black hair and the same cloudy eyes as Babs.
The boy collided with Babs and they both fell to the ground. We all watched from the window as the rest of the demons spread like wildfire, wreaking havoc on whatever they touched.
Although they were all lower class demons they were in such a massive quantity that they were quite alarming.
I looked hopefully out to the forest, hoping to see Babs still hovering over them like a hawk. But she was nowhere to be seen. I stared there for a moment and finally I saw Babs wearily drift up from the forest canopy.
She had the small, now unconscious, boy on her shoulders, and was struggling with it. She flew back to the hotel and landed on the roof. I took off towards the roof, not knowing or caring if the rest of them were following me.
I flung the roof door open and ran over to the panting Babs on the ground. She had a few cuts on her and one of her wings was mangled. I could tell why she had trouble flying. It seemed as though someone had taken a mace to her wing for a few minutes.
There was a milky silvery substance dripping from her wings and cuts. I suspected that this was her blood but it seemed odd that it was evaporating into a small mist.
"Daijobu desu-ka?"
I said to Babs and put my hand on her shoulder. She flinched and looked up to me with a tired worried gaze. She mumbled something quickly and closed her eyes. She shook her head and stared intently at me.
"The chasm of hell's deepest dark is sealed by the blood of an angel, the angel is roused from the sleep of the anti with a tear, the heart of a defender protects the light of the angel."
Babs said desperately and seemed just about ready to pass out.
"Nani? What does that mean?"
I asked. What was it supposed to mean?
"He's my brother, protect us."
At that Babs passed out with her arms held tightly around her cataleptic brother.
A/N: sorry it's so short, I just wanted to get at least something up by today because I haven't updated in so long! I'm so sorry! Next chapter will be extra long in compensation!