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Author Note: I am updating now because I have time and I kinda feel bad about not updating on Saturday. But it was my birthday and I had a show to prepare for the next day. Anyway, on to the story!
Heart of Atlantis
Chapter Three: Man After Midnight
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It was once asked, if you leave a room, is it still there? It's a good question. One that we may never know the answer to. What do you think about it? I am not quiet sure myself. Whatever.
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~*~*~*~ Amara's POV ~*~*~*~
I had the dream again. I don't know why, but when I was young I always got this strange dream. It was always the same. Then it stopped all together and now over the past month or so, every night, the dream is there. Nothing has changed from the last time that I had it.
My dream, I'll describe it. It is very blurry. It starts out with a woman. She has long blue hair and clothes like mine. There is a creature in front of her. It looks pissed to say the least. I too was in it, only I was a little girl. The woman told me to stay put, to back. She then faced the creature and started to chant an old spell. There was a bright flash of light and then the dream fast forwarded to another scene.
Now I was watching, like a spectator to a movie. I saw myself, the same creature stood in front of me. There were also three men standing off to the side. I could not make out their features or anything because the dream was still blurry. And there was a fourth man standing next to my figure. Then I saw my aura flare.
I woke up at that point. Well, to be more exact, I screamed and sat bolt upright. 'I need to go for a walk.' I thought as I got out of bed and put on my shoes. The hall was pitch black. 'Oh well' I thought, it didn't bother me. I closed my door quietly.
~*~*~*~ Normal POV ~*~*~*~
Princess Amara started to walk down the hall to her left. Something made a sound behind her. Out of instinct she whirled around to kick whomever it was that was behind her. The person caught her leg in a strong pair of hands.
"Afraid of what lurks in the shadows, Princess?"
"What the hell do you think you're doing sneaking up on me like that?!" She nearly shouted. She felt Hiei drop her leg but she could barley see him in the darkness of the hall.
"Why are you not asleep?" He asked.
"Why aren't you?" She retorted.
"Unlike you ningens, I do not require as much sleep." Hiei answered gruffly.
"And if I were to tell you that I was not mortal?" She challenged.
"Then what are you?"
"I am an Atlantian. I live for an extended period of time, longer than that of a mortal and that of a demon." Amara explained.
"Why are you out here?" He asked.
"My aren't we full of questions. I couldn't sleep either. So, I decided I would go for a walk. Care to join me?" She offered as she started to walk away. Hiei decided that he had nothing better to do so he fell into step beside her. "Back in Atlantis I used to spend entire nights walking through the halls and corridors of my palace. I would wonder about till dawn thinking about random things and exploring my palace. Even today I'm still finding rooms and halls and places I never knew existed."
"What do you mean?" Hiei asked. 'This girl is rather interesting and she doesn't seem to fear me as others have so often done.' He thought.
"Well you see my family is a little strange. Our family has ruled over Atlantis ever since Atlantis first came to be and each generation continues to add onto the palace until they die and the next takes over. So, I'll find rooms from centuries ago that have not been disturbed at all. The ghosts of previous rulers still reside in the palace. Some of the workers were killed and some still are, it's a dangerous job, but the ghosts of the deceased still roam about and I usually run into them. Occasionally I will see the woman from my dreams." Amara explained her family's strangeness to the fire demon, which seemed to be listening with something close to interest but she wasn't sure. She had heard rumors about him being a cold, heartless killer but from what she could see and sense he was no different than her. Sure he hid his emotions well but his eyes deceived his thoughts.
"What do you see in your dreams?" Hiei stunned himself by asking that. Normally he wouldn't have cared and he could easily pry into her mind but for some odd reason that he couldn't place, he wanted to hear her tell it. He had never said this much to anyone and never cared for anyone other than his sister. What was happening to him?
"In my dreams there is a women and she tells me to stay back. In the dream I am a little girl and there is a demon of some sort standing in front of her. She kind of looks like me but I can't tell because it's so blurry. Then she chants something and there is a bright explosion and I am in another scene. Only this time I am only a spectator from the outside. There are three boys and one is standing by me, but I can't see them also because it is to dark. Then I see my aura flare and then I always wake up."
"What do yo—" Hiei was cut off by a loud grating sound the feeling of rushed air. "Kuso! I can't see a thing!"
"Don't curse the darkness, Hiei," Amara said as she held out her hand and a crystal sphere appeared and it glowed with a bright light, "Light a candle. The light lit the entire hall. The only problem was...
"Weren't we in a blue hallway?" Amara asked as she looked around the hall. It was nothing like the hall she had seen before falling asleep. This one was painted red with pictures of King Enma and Koenma. There were also fewer rooms and the doors were positioned differently. "Seems Koenma failed to warn us about what the rooms could do."
"Great shifting rooms." Hiei muttered.
"You can sense them right? Kurama and Yusuke and them?" Amara asked.
"Yes but that won't do any good, baka Princess." Hiei snapped.
"Excuse me, but this baka Princess has a way back if you would stop being an ass for a moment." She snapped back. Hiei glared at her and waited for her to explain. "You can sense them right? Well point in the direction that they are in." She ordered.
"Why?"
"Because I' will show you if you would cooperate."
"Hn." Was his only reply as his jagan glowed. "That way."
"Good now take my hand." Amara instructed and she held out her hand. Hiei only looked at it then at her as if she was crazy. "Take me hand unless you want to wonder these halls for a while." Hiei reluctantly placed his hand in hers and she walked to the wall. She then proceeded to walk through the wall. Hiei's eyes widened at the fact that she could phase through solid objects.
"See? This isn't so bad and we can get to the others quickly. Just make sure you don't let go, otherwise you'll run smack into the wall." She said as she smiled at him. After a few more minutes they finally reached Koenma's office to see everyone there. They all looked at her and Hiei as they came through the wall holding hands.
"Where were you two?" Yusuke asked with a smirk on his face. Amara glared at him and he was sent flying into a wall.
"Uh, hi, everyone. Koenma you really should warn others that you have shifting rooms." Amara said as she dropped Hiei's hand. Koenma just laughed. Amara went to stand next to his desk and to face the Reikai Tantei.
"Princess Amara, could you please inform us of the problem you are having in Atlantis?" Koenma asked. Everyone looked expectantly at the princess.
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Author note: All right that is the third chapter for you guys. Thank you all for the reviews they were very helpful.
IMPORTANT!!!!
I need to know if you guys want Amara paired with Hiei or not, and there is another character later on that could go with Kurama. So tell me what you guys think, okay? Thanks again to my reviewers! Please Review! Ja ne.
-- LuckySpirit
Author Note: I am updating now because I have time and I kinda feel bad about not updating on Saturday. But it was my birthday and I had a show to prepare for the next day. Anyway, on to the story!
Heart of Atlantis
Chapter Three: Man After Midnight
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
It was once asked, if you leave a room, is it still there? It's a good question. One that we may never know the answer to. What do you think about it? I am not quiet sure myself. Whatever.
~*~*~*~*~*~
~*~*~*~ Amara's POV ~*~*~*~
I had the dream again. I don't know why, but when I was young I always got this strange dream. It was always the same. Then it stopped all together and now over the past month or so, every night, the dream is there. Nothing has changed from the last time that I had it.
My dream, I'll describe it. It is very blurry. It starts out with a woman. She has long blue hair and clothes like mine. There is a creature in front of her. It looks pissed to say the least. I too was in it, only I was a little girl. The woman told me to stay put, to back. She then faced the creature and started to chant an old spell. There was a bright flash of light and then the dream fast forwarded to another scene.
Now I was watching, like a spectator to a movie. I saw myself, the same creature stood in front of me. There were also three men standing off to the side. I could not make out their features or anything because the dream was still blurry. And there was a fourth man standing next to my figure. Then I saw my aura flare.
I woke up at that point. Well, to be more exact, I screamed and sat bolt upright. 'I need to go for a walk.' I thought as I got out of bed and put on my shoes. The hall was pitch black. 'Oh well' I thought, it didn't bother me. I closed my door quietly.
~*~*~*~ Normal POV ~*~*~*~
Princess Amara started to walk down the hall to her left. Something made a sound behind her. Out of instinct she whirled around to kick whomever it was that was behind her. The person caught her leg in a strong pair of hands.
"Afraid of what lurks in the shadows, Princess?"
"What the hell do you think you're doing sneaking up on me like that?!" She nearly shouted. She felt Hiei drop her leg but she could barley see him in the darkness of the hall.
"Why are you not asleep?" He asked.
"Why aren't you?" She retorted.
"Unlike you ningens, I do not require as much sleep." Hiei answered gruffly.
"And if I were to tell you that I was not mortal?" She challenged.
"Then what are you?"
"I am an Atlantian. I live for an extended period of time, longer than that of a mortal and that of a demon." Amara explained.
"Why are you out here?" He asked.
"My aren't we full of questions. I couldn't sleep either. So, I decided I would go for a walk. Care to join me?" She offered as she started to walk away. Hiei decided that he had nothing better to do so he fell into step beside her. "Back in Atlantis I used to spend entire nights walking through the halls and corridors of my palace. I would wonder about till dawn thinking about random things and exploring my palace. Even today I'm still finding rooms and halls and places I never knew existed."
"What do you mean?" Hiei asked. 'This girl is rather interesting and she doesn't seem to fear me as others have so often done.' He thought.
"Well you see my family is a little strange. Our family has ruled over Atlantis ever since Atlantis first came to be and each generation continues to add onto the palace until they die and the next takes over. So, I'll find rooms from centuries ago that have not been disturbed at all. The ghosts of previous rulers still reside in the palace. Some of the workers were killed and some still are, it's a dangerous job, but the ghosts of the deceased still roam about and I usually run into them. Occasionally I will see the woman from my dreams." Amara explained her family's strangeness to the fire demon, which seemed to be listening with something close to interest but she wasn't sure. She had heard rumors about him being a cold, heartless killer but from what she could see and sense he was no different than her. Sure he hid his emotions well but his eyes deceived his thoughts.
"What do you see in your dreams?" Hiei stunned himself by asking that. Normally he wouldn't have cared and he could easily pry into her mind but for some odd reason that he couldn't place, he wanted to hear her tell it. He had never said this much to anyone and never cared for anyone other than his sister. What was happening to him?
"In my dreams there is a women and she tells me to stay back. In the dream I am a little girl and there is a demon of some sort standing in front of her. She kind of looks like me but I can't tell because it's so blurry. Then she chants something and there is a bright explosion and I am in another scene. Only this time I am only a spectator from the outside. There are three boys and one is standing by me, but I can't see them also because it is to dark. Then I see my aura flare and then I always wake up."
"What do yo—" Hiei was cut off by a loud grating sound the feeling of rushed air. "Kuso! I can't see a thing!"
"Don't curse the darkness, Hiei," Amara said as she held out her hand and a crystal sphere appeared and it glowed with a bright light, "Light a candle. The light lit the entire hall. The only problem was...
"Weren't we in a blue hallway?" Amara asked as she looked around the hall. It was nothing like the hall she had seen before falling asleep. This one was painted red with pictures of King Enma and Koenma. There were also fewer rooms and the doors were positioned differently. "Seems Koenma failed to warn us about what the rooms could do."
"Great shifting rooms." Hiei muttered.
"You can sense them right? Kurama and Yusuke and them?" Amara asked.
"Yes but that won't do any good, baka Princess." Hiei snapped.
"Excuse me, but this baka Princess has a way back if you would stop being an ass for a moment." She snapped back. Hiei glared at her and waited for her to explain. "You can sense them right? Well point in the direction that they are in." She ordered.
"Why?"
"Because I' will show you if you would cooperate."
"Hn." Was his only reply as his jagan glowed. "That way."
"Good now take my hand." Amara instructed and she held out her hand. Hiei only looked at it then at her as if she was crazy. "Take me hand unless you want to wonder these halls for a while." Hiei reluctantly placed his hand in hers and she walked to the wall. She then proceeded to walk through the wall. Hiei's eyes widened at the fact that she could phase through solid objects.
"See? This isn't so bad and we can get to the others quickly. Just make sure you don't let go, otherwise you'll run smack into the wall." She said as she smiled at him. After a few more minutes they finally reached Koenma's office to see everyone there. They all looked at her and Hiei as they came through the wall holding hands.
"Where were you two?" Yusuke asked with a smirk on his face. Amara glared at him and he was sent flying into a wall.
"Uh, hi, everyone. Koenma you really should warn others that you have shifting rooms." Amara said as she dropped Hiei's hand. Koenma just laughed. Amara went to stand next to his desk and to face the Reikai Tantei.
"Princess Amara, could you please inform us of the problem you are having in Atlantis?" Koenma asked. Everyone looked expectantly at the princess.
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Author note: All right that is the third chapter for you guys. Thank you all for the reviews they were very helpful.
IMPORTANT!!!!
I need to know if you guys want Amara paired with Hiei or not, and there is another character later on that could go with Kurama. So tell me what you guys think, okay? Thanks again to my reviewers! Please Review! Ja ne.
-- LuckySpirit