Title: Needs of the Jagan Eye
Rating: PG-13 for cursing and suggested themes
Summary: Hiei's jagan eye has chosen a human to be his mate. Would he fulfill its wishes?
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Yu-Hakusho or anything related to that anime. Why must you torture me so!
Author's note: Heh heh. Yeah, a little late on the update but with school starting and all.=] Well, nothing much on this chapter except I put a few more familiar faces in and some more embarrassing moments for Hiei.
Enjoy Hiei's cuteness when he gets all embarrassed. ;-)
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Before I could fathom what was happening, Celeste had grabbed my hand and we found ourselves frantically running to the woman who had screamed. Other humans were also gathering in a loose crowd.
I looked between the heads and saw a small child being examined closely by a man. The little boy wasn't moving and everyone close enough to see those blank eyes stepped back. "He's still breathing..." muttered the man as he laid his ear to the chest. "But I can barely read his heartbeat."
The woman, must've been the mother, was on the floor wailing about her son and his well being. After a minute or so, an ambulance had arrived and the crowd stood out to let them reach the child.
Celeste outward appearance was that of many other faces in the crowd. "Hiei, that guy! He had something to do with this. I just know it!" she whispered urgently to me. Before I can reply, she had turned back and pushed others out of the way as she headed towards the outskirts of the playground.
"Celeste! What do you think you're-" But I decided to stop mid- sentence since she was already out of hearing range. With a disgruntled sigh, I followed. My natural speed allowed me to catch up to her though I had to hold some back so it wouldn't be so suspicious.
She didn't look back but I could tell that she knew I was there because of the way she moved. After many twists and turns, we ended up in the middle of a bunch of bare oak trees. There was no one around and even the birds had abandoned their songs in this place. Something ominous was here, I can tell.
Celeste finally stopped, panting heavily as she directed her gaze at a figure a few meters from us. "You.... What...did...you do to.... That boy!" she said, angrily pointing at the man. He turned around with an evil smirk.
Gawking, I walked up beside her and gave her a perplexed look. "How did you-?"
She ignored me but, instead, found herself absorbed in her own heroics. "Who are you?!!!", she continued yelling.
"Stupid human," I heard him mutter," Mind your own business little girl or you'll be sorry." His voice wasn't human. It was raspy and seemed more like a low rumbling growl.
He's a demon, I thought instantly. I placed my hand lightly on the handle of the katana. 'Good. Its been a long time since I had a fight.' Celeste's heavy breathing beside me brought me back to reality. Was it a good idea to show her my demon fighting skills in this situation?
She seemed overly confident though. "The police know you're here. They're coming right now!" Celeste took a step further. "Give up!" That was an obvious lie.
All of the sudden, the clothes on the man started to stretch against the fabric. Budging muscles came forth from the skin the color of an unnatural green hue. Stubbly pointy horns started to appear beneath the mass of dark hair. A nauseating odor started to swarm about my nostrils so that I can barely breath. He finally stood straight up, now nearly eight feet tall, and started to stretch out his arms. "Ahh, much better," he muttered, turning his murderous beady black eyes at us. His tongue licked began to wipe around his mouth and fangs. "That child's was sweet but I still have more room for seconds." He grinned menacingly, patting his large belly.
"What the-" Celeste started to say, eyes wide with fear and frozen in horror.
"Run Celeste. I'll take care of him," I ordered with utmost confidence. Great, another one of Gouki's race. This should be simple to handle even without the use of spirit energy. Skin as tough as heavy rocks and a head full of them too. Hn, I was hoping for a fight. These days of peace were softening my skills.
I heard Celeste splitting her foot apart and stand in the fighter's stance I had taught her.
"What are you doing?!!" I hissed at her.
"I can't leave you alone with the-this thing," she said with a mild stutter. With a nervous smile, she turned to me and added," Besides, I'm still hoping this is all a dream or something."
"Idiot," I mumbled and turned to her. "You're not ready to fight a guy like him! You're still not strong enough!"
The shock of the statement helped overcame her fear. "Excuse me?!! I was offering help! Stop being such a jerk and admit that you can't handle it yourself! AND I AM NOT A WEAKLING!!!"
"You are so! Just do something useful and get help!" I said through clenched teeth.
"You do it and I'll stand here and fight!" she argued," Remember? You were the one who taught me!"
"But you're still not ready! And don't argue with your teacher!" I replied, disbelief at how stubborn and stupid she was to believe she could handle such a harsh opponent.
"I am too!!! Shut up. You're not that good a teacher anyway!" she spatted angrily.
"IDIOT!!"
"JERK!!"
Electricity shot from both of our eyes and collided with one another. It seemed we were in our own little world trying to outdo one another in sheer pride and stubbornness. Before long, there was an impatient stomp that shook the ground beneath us and sent us back to the matter at hand.
"Sorry for interrupting such a touchy moment," answered the demon sarcastically," I haven't had a bite to eat in the longest time and that little boy's soul isn't that filling. No matter how sweet." A dimwitted grin was plastered on his face, fangs protruded from the corners. "Any volunteers?" he sneered.
Handling low-class demons like these were easy enough for me but regular humans like Celeste would rarely get out of these predicaments unscathed. I stepped forward, my katana drawn. "It is my fight," I ordered to her, "Go and get help."
"Don't be such a fool! Besides, it would take at least ten minutes for me to get out of here and find someone! That guy's gonna tear you up in less than a minute!" She sounded pretty determined and I knew it was no use to prolong the argument.
"Fine! Just stay out of my-"
The demon must've been pretty fed up with our conversation. He had taken the opportunity to hit me in the stomach. I was thrown a few feet away and landed on the ground, clutching the area where the impact occurred. It caused me some discomfort and will definitely leave a bruise or two but nothing else. I began to stand up as the demon started to charge at me once more.
Celeste jumped in front of him and landed a punch right on his face. "Are you okay Hiei?" she managed to say. Her eyes became wide when the demon began to laugh.
"Was that supposed to hurt little girl?" he sneered, eyeing her red knuckles.
"Celeste! GET AWAY NOW!"
"I can't! You're hurt," she said, planting her feet on the ground. I froze while wondering how idiotic, stubborn-
I watched the demon as he swung his entire right arm at Celeste, knocking her to the side like a sack of potatoes. She laid still for a moment and, for a fleeting moment, I worried if she was alive or not. When I heard her moan, I took the chance to punish the brute that dared to hurt her.
"Wipe that stupid smirk from your ugly face," I said, eyes ablaze. "Or I'll wipe it out for you." Dusting away the clinging dirt, I sensed him becoming more cautious and eyed the katana more nervously. Gee, a little too late for that don't you think?
"Say goodbye to life." I jumped in the air above him and landed on the ground behind after swiftly bringing the blade through him. His face forever etched the surprise and horror that I've bought.
I was looking over my work when a voice called out to me.
"Hiei, where'd you been up to?" I turned to see a familiar wind master floating a few feet off the ground. A grin plastered on his face and messy bright hair shuffled over his horns and ears. Touya, the ice apparition, was bent over the freshly slayed demon, shaking his head. A hooded man stood in the background behind them, tending to a couple of giant insects. Must be Muroku's.
"At least do it more cleanly," mumbled Touya as he froze the entire corpse. Jin took his cue and lifted up the entire body. Nothing was left but a large flattened area of grass blades.
"What are you doing here?"
"Patrol squad," answered Touya ruefully," Mukuro offered us the jobs since you left. We needed the money and getting paid to fight is something we've enjoyed. Still, it does get a little messy."
"N' we get ter hav' a great benefit's too," started Jin," As long as yer' not dead of course." Jin gave him a wink and a large smile. When his eyes grazed over the field for any witnesses, the sight of Celeste brought him a grumble. "Uggh. Now we hav' ter handle a human. Gosh darn it. Been wantin' a quiet one fer a change."
"Yumi! Another human!" called Touya to the shrouded companion that was tending to the bugs. I quickly stepped in front of her and between the approaching demons.
"What is he going to do?"
Touya shrugged. "Nothing much. A few changes here and there in her memory and that's' it. Or you can do it if you wish." They all looked at me expectantly. How was I supposed to explain to them about my condition? I could just imagine them both laughing their heads off. Even more then my so- called friends.
Before I could think about it more, I heard Celeste sitting up. Jin went to her and stood hovering; probably making sure she wouldn't run. Celeste woke up slowly, muttering curse words and then shooting her eyes around the field for the monster.
"Good morning'!" Jin greeted with a giant grin," Purdy little thing aren't ya?" Green irises widened as he moved closer. Touya rolled his eyes at Celeste's broken stutters of surprise.
"Yumi! Come on. There are more to go after!" he yelled once more,"Jin! Stop scaring the humans! You know how fragile they are!"
Jin took flight, floating upside down with his legs crossed with a disappointing pout on his mouth. The sight vaguely resembled a mischievous child that had just been scorned. Celeste stood up quickly with her mouth slightly a gaped and her eyes following the floating figure. "Y-You can fly!?" Jin gave a laugh and looked at me pointedly. With a single wink, he had managed to drain all the blood from my body. He knew! He could sense my- my...problem. I glared at him meaningfully and touched the edge of the katana. In speaking terms, this would translate to 'tell anyone and die by painful torment.'
His reply was a sharp laugh. Celeste seemed relieved to see me and looked around for the demon. "H-Hiei? Where's that-that guy we were fighting?" I stayed silent and looked at Touya and Yumi. Jin had placed both hands over his mouth to keep from laughing. Touya and Yumi both looked confused at the mention of my name that had came from her lips. They were slowly piecing together the details and the heat rising to my face wasn't helping to calm matters.
Yumi stayed silent, hidden beneath the tattered brown cloak so I was unable to read his face. Touya, however, smirked as the realization sank in. "Sooo, to managed to say in a snide tone." That's was where you've been." He gave an abrupt chuckle as he glanced to Celeste and back to me.
Damn it! It's like the whole condom incident all over again!!! All I could do was glare angrily away from them. "Just do your fucking jobs!" I commanded.Jin and Touya continued to laugh more openly. No sound still came from Yumi but I can see him shaking with laughter.
Gah! And Celeste stood there behind me, not sure if she should run or not from the laughing people that surrounded her. One of whom was still giggling hysterically in the air. With a flick of my wrist, I threw my katana straight at Jin. I wasn't aiming directly at him but close enough to knew that I meant business. He managed to dodge in time and the Katana fell to the ground, stabbing itself straight into the solid earth. Everybody was quiet.
"Aw, don't take it to hard," said an exasperated wind master, still holding a smirk as he lowered himself to the ground. "Can you blame us?" His eyes widened innocently. He casually strolled to Celeste who was hovering over my shoulder nervously.
"H-hi?" she muttered as he stopped within inches of us. I looked at him, wondering what the hell he was doing so close to her. Jin noticed my annoyance and took a step back towards the rest of his squad. All three, at least Touya and Jin since the last one couldn't be seen through the heavy hood, stared at us both. It was unusual for a demon to be attracted to a human.
"Why don't you do your jobs already? Aren't there others to offer your services to?" I demanded, embarrassed by the scene.
"Oh yeah! Fer' got bout that." Jin shook himself and turned to the hooded demon. "Well, be'ter get this done or Muroku'll get cranky," he ordered, pointing a right thumb in Celeste's direction.
Celeste stepped away from the others and I. "Hiei? What's happening?" she whispered so that only I can hear. Jin might've heard it with his stupid wiggling ears but he didn't show it as he helped Touya fasten the dead demon I had slayed earlier to one of Muroko's bugs. Yumi stepped forth and reached out a scabby looking tan hand with long blackened nails to Celeste.
"Don't worry Celeste," I mumbled, afraid that Jin or Touya might listen. "He won't hurt you." I turned my head slightly so our eyes would lock together.
"Are you crazy?!!" she boldly screamed. Her eyes looked at the approaching figure and she flinched as she saw his hand. From where I stood, Yumi's eyes had started to emit a red shine." Sorry bud, glowing eyes and flying people isn't something I see very often!" Well, imagine that. Even when she her life is seemingly in danger, she still retain her sarcasm.
"What's taking so long?" droned Touya in a bored tone. He looked back and saw Celeste, ready to sprint from the area. With a disgruntled face, he said,"Why do they always run? Hiei! Can you take care of it?" Before I could answer, he turned back to Jin as they began to open a portle. "Hurry up!"
"Shut up!" I yelled back. I went to Celeste. She had a confused expression on her face but didn't move. Yumi stepped to the side, waiting patiently.
"Who the hell are you people?" she asked with a dumbfounded expression.
"Don't worry. This won't hurt you at all," I assured her. She still looked doubtful. I saw some human mates wrap their arms around each other in an embrace and that usually kept them still. This will allow Yumi the time to erase her memory. I felt the rythmic thumping of her heartbeats and the small gasp of surprise.
It was...interesting feeling another heartbeat correspond with your own.
"Hiei?" she said uncertainaly. I seemed to have caught her off-guard. "I-I-"
Yumi touched her from behind. Her eyes started to glaze over until her pupil was nothing but a small dot in the middle of a pool of phasing green. With her heartbeat slowly returning to normal, I felt her limping against my arms and I felt her breathing gently against the nape of my neck.
With his job now done, Yumi went to his fellow team mates and set himself beside the leftover bug. Touya gave an exasperated "Finally!" and went through the portal, a dead demon encased in ice floated eerily behind him. Yumi followed after. Jin gave me a wink and a small smirk. "Say hell-o to Urameshi fer me!" With those parting words, he went into the dark portal. The portal slowly started to fade into the sky and disappeared.
I laid Celeste down and stared back into the blank green eyes. Darn Yumi! How much of an amateur can one be? He had forgotten to assign her a new memory. Hmm. Maybe this can be another interesting oppurtunity for me.
"I battled the large man and managed to defeat him. The..police...came, questioned me, took the defeated criminal, thanked me, and left. You remained knocked out but wasn't in serious condition so immediate medical attention was not required. I protected you during the fight."
She closed her eyes as the information started to set in. Of course the hero routine isn't often my style but maybe it'll help me to pursue her further. I'm just add in the details later. I waited beside her to wake up.
The sun loomed overhead; rays of warmth covered the whole area and lightened her peaceful sleeping expression that Celeste held. Her black hair fell across her face in messy unorganized strands and the gentle inhale of exhale of her breathing was hypnotic. I moved to a shaded area nearby (can't really stand too much sunlight) and continued to scan the area, trying to avoid my perverse instincts. It was incredibly peacful. Only the occasional rustling of Celeste moving in her sleep and the annoying birds sounded off the trees. It felt as if the area was encased by shrubbery like walls of a forbidden paradise never touched by man or demon. My eyes drifted lazily to the girl, still resting.
It was strange, in this 'untouched paradise', that this girl and I, by complete chance, ended up like this. Like this was all planned in some way.
No, that's just Kurama's BS talking. Fate is too overrated anyway.
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Review please. So sorry for the late update..again. =]
Rating: PG-13 for cursing and suggested themes
Summary: Hiei's jagan eye has chosen a human to be his mate. Would he fulfill its wishes?
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Yu-Hakusho or anything related to that anime. Why must you torture me so!
Author's note: Heh heh. Yeah, a little late on the update but with school starting and all.=] Well, nothing much on this chapter except I put a few more familiar faces in and some more embarrassing moments for Hiei.
Enjoy Hiei's cuteness when he gets all embarrassed. ;-)
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Before I could fathom what was happening, Celeste had grabbed my hand and we found ourselves frantically running to the woman who had screamed. Other humans were also gathering in a loose crowd.
I looked between the heads and saw a small child being examined closely by a man. The little boy wasn't moving and everyone close enough to see those blank eyes stepped back. "He's still breathing..." muttered the man as he laid his ear to the chest. "But I can barely read his heartbeat."
The woman, must've been the mother, was on the floor wailing about her son and his well being. After a minute or so, an ambulance had arrived and the crowd stood out to let them reach the child.
Celeste outward appearance was that of many other faces in the crowd. "Hiei, that guy! He had something to do with this. I just know it!" she whispered urgently to me. Before I can reply, she had turned back and pushed others out of the way as she headed towards the outskirts of the playground.
"Celeste! What do you think you're-" But I decided to stop mid- sentence since she was already out of hearing range. With a disgruntled sigh, I followed. My natural speed allowed me to catch up to her though I had to hold some back so it wouldn't be so suspicious.
She didn't look back but I could tell that she knew I was there because of the way she moved. After many twists and turns, we ended up in the middle of a bunch of bare oak trees. There was no one around and even the birds had abandoned their songs in this place. Something ominous was here, I can tell.
Celeste finally stopped, panting heavily as she directed her gaze at a figure a few meters from us. "You.... What...did...you do to.... That boy!" she said, angrily pointing at the man. He turned around with an evil smirk.
Gawking, I walked up beside her and gave her a perplexed look. "How did you-?"
She ignored me but, instead, found herself absorbed in her own heroics. "Who are you?!!!", she continued yelling.
"Stupid human," I heard him mutter," Mind your own business little girl or you'll be sorry." His voice wasn't human. It was raspy and seemed more like a low rumbling growl.
He's a demon, I thought instantly. I placed my hand lightly on the handle of the katana. 'Good. Its been a long time since I had a fight.' Celeste's heavy breathing beside me brought me back to reality. Was it a good idea to show her my demon fighting skills in this situation?
She seemed overly confident though. "The police know you're here. They're coming right now!" Celeste took a step further. "Give up!" That was an obvious lie.
All of the sudden, the clothes on the man started to stretch against the fabric. Budging muscles came forth from the skin the color of an unnatural green hue. Stubbly pointy horns started to appear beneath the mass of dark hair. A nauseating odor started to swarm about my nostrils so that I can barely breath. He finally stood straight up, now nearly eight feet tall, and started to stretch out his arms. "Ahh, much better," he muttered, turning his murderous beady black eyes at us. His tongue licked began to wipe around his mouth and fangs. "That child's was sweet but I still have more room for seconds." He grinned menacingly, patting his large belly.
"What the-" Celeste started to say, eyes wide with fear and frozen in horror.
"Run Celeste. I'll take care of him," I ordered with utmost confidence. Great, another one of Gouki's race. This should be simple to handle even without the use of spirit energy. Skin as tough as heavy rocks and a head full of them too. Hn, I was hoping for a fight. These days of peace were softening my skills.
I heard Celeste splitting her foot apart and stand in the fighter's stance I had taught her.
"What are you doing?!!" I hissed at her.
"I can't leave you alone with the-this thing," she said with a mild stutter. With a nervous smile, she turned to me and added," Besides, I'm still hoping this is all a dream or something."
"Idiot," I mumbled and turned to her. "You're not ready to fight a guy like him! You're still not strong enough!"
The shock of the statement helped overcame her fear. "Excuse me?!! I was offering help! Stop being such a jerk and admit that you can't handle it yourself! AND I AM NOT A WEAKLING!!!"
"You are so! Just do something useful and get help!" I said through clenched teeth.
"You do it and I'll stand here and fight!" she argued," Remember? You were the one who taught me!"
"But you're still not ready! And don't argue with your teacher!" I replied, disbelief at how stubborn and stupid she was to believe she could handle such a harsh opponent.
"I am too!!! Shut up. You're not that good a teacher anyway!" she spatted angrily.
"IDIOT!!"
"JERK!!"
Electricity shot from both of our eyes and collided with one another. It seemed we were in our own little world trying to outdo one another in sheer pride and stubbornness. Before long, there was an impatient stomp that shook the ground beneath us and sent us back to the matter at hand.
"Sorry for interrupting such a touchy moment," answered the demon sarcastically," I haven't had a bite to eat in the longest time and that little boy's soul isn't that filling. No matter how sweet." A dimwitted grin was plastered on his face, fangs protruded from the corners. "Any volunteers?" he sneered.
Handling low-class demons like these were easy enough for me but regular humans like Celeste would rarely get out of these predicaments unscathed. I stepped forward, my katana drawn. "It is my fight," I ordered to her, "Go and get help."
"Don't be such a fool! Besides, it would take at least ten minutes for me to get out of here and find someone! That guy's gonna tear you up in less than a minute!" She sounded pretty determined and I knew it was no use to prolong the argument.
"Fine! Just stay out of my-"
The demon must've been pretty fed up with our conversation. He had taken the opportunity to hit me in the stomach. I was thrown a few feet away and landed on the ground, clutching the area where the impact occurred. It caused me some discomfort and will definitely leave a bruise or two but nothing else. I began to stand up as the demon started to charge at me once more.
Celeste jumped in front of him and landed a punch right on his face. "Are you okay Hiei?" she managed to say. Her eyes became wide when the demon began to laugh.
"Was that supposed to hurt little girl?" he sneered, eyeing her red knuckles.
"Celeste! GET AWAY NOW!"
"I can't! You're hurt," she said, planting her feet on the ground. I froze while wondering how idiotic, stubborn-
I watched the demon as he swung his entire right arm at Celeste, knocking her to the side like a sack of potatoes. She laid still for a moment and, for a fleeting moment, I worried if she was alive or not. When I heard her moan, I took the chance to punish the brute that dared to hurt her.
"Wipe that stupid smirk from your ugly face," I said, eyes ablaze. "Or I'll wipe it out for you." Dusting away the clinging dirt, I sensed him becoming more cautious and eyed the katana more nervously. Gee, a little too late for that don't you think?
"Say goodbye to life." I jumped in the air above him and landed on the ground behind after swiftly bringing the blade through him. His face forever etched the surprise and horror that I've bought.
I was looking over my work when a voice called out to me.
"Hiei, where'd you been up to?" I turned to see a familiar wind master floating a few feet off the ground. A grin plastered on his face and messy bright hair shuffled over his horns and ears. Touya, the ice apparition, was bent over the freshly slayed demon, shaking his head. A hooded man stood in the background behind them, tending to a couple of giant insects. Must be Muroku's.
"At least do it more cleanly," mumbled Touya as he froze the entire corpse. Jin took his cue and lifted up the entire body. Nothing was left but a large flattened area of grass blades.
"What are you doing here?"
"Patrol squad," answered Touya ruefully," Mukuro offered us the jobs since you left. We needed the money and getting paid to fight is something we've enjoyed. Still, it does get a little messy."
"N' we get ter hav' a great benefit's too," started Jin," As long as yer' not dead of course." Jin gave him a wink and a large smile. When his eyes grazed over the field for any witnesses, the sight of Celeste brought him a grumble. "Uggh. Now we hav' ter handle a human. Gosh darn it. Been wantin' a quiet one fer a change."
"Yumi! Another human!" called Touya to the shrouded companion that was tending to the bugs. I quickly stepped in front of her and between the approaching demons.
"What is he going to do?"
Touya shrugged. "Nothing much. A few changes here and there in her memory and that's' it. Or you can do it if you wish." They all looked at me expectantly. How was I supposed to explain to them about my condition? I could just imagine them both laughing their heads off. Even more then my so- called friends.
Before I could think about it more, I heard Celeste sitting up. Jin went to her and stood hovering; probably making sure she wouldn't run. Celeste woke up slowly, muttering curse words and then shooting her eyes around the field for the monster.
"Good morning'!" Jin greeted with a giant grin," Purdy little thing aren't ya?" Green irises widened as he moved closer. Touya rolled his eyes at Celeste's broken stutters of surprise.
"Yumi! Come on. There are more to go after!" he yelled once more,"Jin! Stop scaring the humans! You know how fragile they are!"
Jin took flight, floating upside down with his legs crossed with a disappointing pout on his mouth. The sight vaguely resembled a mischievous child that had just been scorned. Celeste stood up quickly with her mouth slightly a gaped and her eyes following the floating figure. "Y-You can fly!?" Jin gave a laugh and looked at me pointedly. With a single wink, he had managed to drain all the blood from my body. He knew! He could sense my- my...problem. I glared at him meaningfully and touched the edge of the katana. In speaking terms, this would translate to 'tell anyone and die by painful torment.'
His reply was a sharp laugh. Celeste seemed relieved to see me and looked around for the demon. "H-Hiei? Where's that-that guy we were fighting?" I stayed silent and looked at Touya and Yumi. Jin had placed both hands over his mouth to keep from laughing. Touya and Yumi both looked confused at the mention of my name that had came from her lips. They were slowly piecing together the details and the heat rising to my face wasn't helping to calm matters.
Yumi stayed silent, hidden beneath the tattered brown cloak so I was unable to read his face. Touya, however, smirked as the realization sank in. "Sooo, to managed to say in a snide tone." That's was where you've been." He gave an abrupt chuckle as he glanced to Celeste and back to me.
Damn it! It's like the whole condom incident all over again!!! All I could do was glare angrily away from them. "Just do your fucking jobs!" I commanded.Jin and Touya continued to laugh more openly. No sound still came from Yumi but I can see him shaking with laughter.
Gah! And Celeste stood there behind me, not sure if she should run or not from the laughing people that surrounded her. One of whom was still giggling hysterically in the air. With a flick of my wrist, I threw my katana straight at Jin. I wasn't aiming directly at him but close enough to knew that I meant business. He managed to dodge in time and the Katana fell to the ground, stabbing itself straight into the solid earth. Everybody was quiet.
"Aw, don't take it to hard," said an exasperated wind master, still holding a smirk as he lowered himself to the ground. "Can you blame us?" His eyes widened innocently. He casually strolled to Celeste who was hovering over my shoulder nervously.
"H-hi?" she muttered as he stopped within inches of us. I looked at him, wondering what the hell he was doing so close to her. Jin noticed my annoyance and took a step back towards the rest of his squad. All three, at least Touya and Jin since the last one couldn't be seen through the heavy hood, stared at us both. It was unusual for a demon to be attracted to a human.
"Why don't you do your jobs already? Aren't there others to offer your services to?" I demanded, embarrassed by the scene.
"Oh yeah! Fer' got bout that." Jin shook himself and turned to the hooded demon. "Well, be'ter get this done or Muroku'll get cranky," he ordered, pointing a right thumb in Celeste's direction.
Celeste stepped away from the others and I. "Hiei? What's happening?" she whispered so that only I can hear. Jin might've heard it with his stupid wiggling ears but he didn't show it as he helped Touya fasten the dead demon I had slayed earlier to one of Muroko's bugs. Yumi stepped forth and reached out a scabby looking tan hand with long blackened nails to Celeste.
"Don't worry Celeste," I mumbled, afraid that Jin or Touya might listen. "He won't hurt you." I turned my head slightly so our eyes would lock together.
"Are you crazy?!!" she boldly screamed. Her eyes looked at the approaching figure and she flinched as she saw his hand. From where I stood, Yumi's eyes had started to emit a red shine." Sorry bud, glowing eyes and flying people isn't something I see very often!" Well, imagine that. Even when she her life is seemingly in danger, she still retain her sarcasm.
"What's taking so long?" droned Touya in a bored tone. He looked back and saw Celeste, ready to sprint from the area. With a disgruntled face, he said,"Why do they always run? Hiei! Can you take care of it?" Before I could answer, he turned back to Jin as they began to open a portle. "Hurry up!"
"Shut up!" I yelled back. I went to Celeste. She had a confused expression on her face but didn't move. Yumi stepped to the side, waiting patiently.
"Who the hell are you people?" she asked with a dumbfounded expression.
"Don't worry. This won't hurt you at all," I assured her. She still looked doubtful. I saw some human mates wrap their arms around each other in an embrace and that usually kept them still. This will allow Yumi the time to erase her memory. I felt the rythmic thumping of her heartbeats and the small gasp of surprise.
It was...interesting feeling another heartbeat correspond with your own.
"Hiei?" she said uncertainaly. I seemed to have caught her off-guard. "I-I-"
Yumi touched her from behind. Her eyes started to glaze over until her pupil was nothing but a small dot in the middle of a pool of phasing green. With her heartbeat slowly returning to normal, I felt her limping against my arms and I felt her breathing gently against the nape of my neck.
With his job now done, Yumi went to his fellow team mates and set himself beside the leftover bug. Touya gave an exasperated "Finally!" and went through the portal, a dead demon encased in ice floated eerily behind him. Yumi followed after. Jin gave me a wink and a small smirk. "Say hell-o to Urameshi fer me!" With those parting words, he went into the dark portal. The portal slowly started to fade into the sky and disappeared.
I laid Celeste down and stared back into the blank green eyes. Darn Yumi! How much of an amateur can one be? He had forgotten to assign her a new memory. Hmm. Maybe this can be another interesting oppurtunity for me.
"I battled the large man and managed to defeat him. The..police...came, questioned me, took the defeated criminal, thanked me, and left. You remained knocked out but wasn't in serious condition so immediate medical attention was not required. I protected you during the fight."
She closed her eyes as the information started to set in. Of course the hero routine isn't often my style but maybe it'll help me to pursue her further. I'm just add in the details later. I waited beside her to wake up.
The sun loomed overhead; rays of warmth covered the whole area and lightened her peaceful sleeping expression that Celeste held. Her black hair fell across her face in messy unorganized strands and the gentle inhale of exhale of her breathing was hypnotic. I moved to a shaded area nearby (can't really stand too much sunlight) and continued to scan the area, trying to avoid my perverse instincts. It was incredibly peacful. Only the occasional rustling of Celeste moving in her sleep and the annoying birds sounded off the trees. It felt as if the area was encased by shrubbery like walls of a forbidden paradise never touched by man or demon. My eyes drifted lazily to the girl, still resting.
It was strange, in this 'untouched paradise', that this girl and I, by complete chance, ended up like this. Like this was all planned in some way.
No, that's just Kurama's BS talking. Fate is too overrated anyway.
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