KK: I'm totally bored out of my mind right now so I think I should update my story some more. I really should be working on homework, which is the real reason I got on here in the first place, but I just don't feel like it. Anyway, I hope u all enjoyed the last chapter. I know it was short, but bare with me. Ill keep updating as quickly as I can, which will help the story move along some. And I've decided I'm not gonna write any of my other stories until I've updated this one pretty close to where I am now. Basically this means that i'm not going to update Peregrine or Deletion for a while, and, seeing as how I almost never update Seven Artifacts, I think it goes without saying that I wont be updating that. Thnx to all u loverly ppl who enjoy this story so much. U make my millennia. Love ya and enjoy the show!!
Chapter 5: Setting Off
Hiei and Katie stood in Kurama's back yard. Katie was leaning against Hiei's chest, her hair blowing slightly forward. Hiei had his arms wrapped protectively around her waist as the young couple stared at the night sky. Stars twinkled in their deep blue ocean as moon beams danced through the tree branches. Katie closed her eyes and breathed in deeply to catch all of the cool night air.
"It's so lovely tonight," she sighed, "Mom would enjoy it."
"Katie, I don't want you to go with us when we rescue the humans."
Katie looked up at her moody boyfriend, smiled, and shook her head, "I'm going whether you want me to or not. This is my mother we're talking about."
"It's too dangerous," Hiei argued, "I would feel like I would need to protect you. I can't always be there, you know."
"You needed to take care of me a year ago, Hiei. Not this time." Katie raised her right hand into the air, palm out. The air swirled for a moment, then a small black hole appeared in the sky about three feet away from her. Strong rushes of air threatened to pull them, but Hiei braced against them and help Katie closer. Confident that she had proved her point, Katie closed up the portal with a wave of her hand. "If I need to I'll just send a demon to another dimension."
In Kurama's room, Kurama and Kaita stood at his window, watching the human/demon couple.
"She really has improved her power," Kurama observed.
Kaita nodded, "I've been helping her in our spare time. She can sort of control where she opens a portal, but not completely yet. Her power's a lot like Shishiwakamaru's Cape of No Return."
Kurama looked at the demon hunter, "So, will she be able to with us?? Or is she no help at all?"
"I don't really know," Kaita shrugged and crossed her arms, "I don't think we can stop her. She's like Hiei with Yukina or you with your mother."
Kurama nodded and stared out into the distance.
Kaita sighed and turned away from the window, "You should get some sleep, fox. We're all meeting at my place tomorrow around noon."
"Is Kuga coming?"
"No. He, reluctantly, agreed to stay behind and watch over the place while we're gone. But I'll be in contact with him."
Kurama nodded, "Good night."
Kaita turned and kissed him swiftly. Then she passed through a portal and disappeared. Kurama turned back to the window to watch Hiei and Katie talk.
'We got lucky last time.' Youko's voice reverberated in his head, 'We may not be so lucky this time.'
'Yes,' responded Suuichi, 'But Kaita's right. We are going to need you before the end.'
Kaita and Kuga stood on front of the their cave, waiting for the guys to show up. Hiei arrived first. Then Kurama and Katie. Next was Yuusuke. They wanted thirty minutes for Kuwabara before he decided to show. Kaita was ready to have his head.
"Ok, where are we headed to?" Kurama asked.
Kaita shot Kuwabara one last death glare and pulled a map out of her pocket. "From what I heard, there are three large settlements here, here, and here," she pointed to various section, "The largest and closest one is this one, so that's the one we're going to first. The next one is fairly large, as demon settlements go, and the demon lord there also runs a zoo."
"A zoo?" Kuwabara yelled, "Demons have zoos?"
"Yes, we do," said Hiei in his normal, cold tone, "And most demons will do almost anything to get a human exhibit."
Katie shivered, "That's awful."
"I'm sure that, if humans knew about demon, they would want them for their zoos."
Katie was about to argue when Kaita cut in. "Shut up, both of you. We only have two days until the first human is killed."
Everyone was quite for a second.
"The last settlement is smallest, but it's also the farthest away," Kaita finished, "Any questions?"
"Yah," said Yuusuke, "Once we get there, what's the plan?"
Kaita blinked, "You're the leader, and the only official Reikai Tentai here. I assumed you had one."
Kaita blinked, "You're the leader, and the only official Reikai Tentai here. I assumed you had one."
Yuusuke shrugged, "I just figured we'd go in there and kiss ass."
Kaita smiled and shook her head, folding up the map and putting it in her pocket.
"What? It's a good plan!"
"Yuusuke Urimeshi, how are we supposed to 'kick ass' when Youko Kurama, who's easily the strongest, could be killed by the demons in an instant?" Kaita demanded.
Yuusuke stepped forward, "Hey, you wanted me to come up with a plan!"
"A good one!"
"It is good!"
"Good at getting us killed!"
Kurama sighed and Katie said, "Can we just go?"
Yuusuke and Kaita huffed at each other and turned away. Katie sighed at Kurama, who smiled, shrugged, and began to walk east. The others followed him.
They were soon out of Kaita's territory. Kuga stopped at the border.
"Bye guys!"
"But, Kuga, aren't you coming with us?" Katie asked.
The wolf pup shook his head, "It's better if I stay behind."
"Remember," said Kaita, "Check on them every day. And I'll call you if we're doing an inter-dimensional transfer."
Kurama nodded, "Ok. Good luck you guys."
"Bye Kuga," Katie smiled. And they set off to go find Katie's mother the other humans.
TBC