The Demon Enchantresses
Chapter Six
It was another beautiful day on Rithanka. Ayi was shining bright, and flowers were in bloom. The desert was hot, as usual, and the perfect place to train. Rithanka has multiple climates, so it's one of the best planets used for training. He was training harder than ever, however. He had been letting his fury out every day from about seven months ago. He was angry at Headquarters for making her go. He had, and still did, love her, and he knew that she had loved him. But they sent her away on a trip, maybe never to return.
Ever since she killed that invisible demon, it was as if Headquarters was expecting more from her than before. But she was just the same. She hadn't changed at all. Just another demon destroyed, and another friend lost. What was to be expected in battles? Everything perfect? He unleashed his fury on a small shrub that was growing in the desert.
Suddenly, the sky turned dark, and Ayi was hidden behind black-gray clouds. He looked around, confused. Then he saw a vessel fall from the sky. The sky didn't change, but grew darker where the vessel passed by. He stayed put, but he didn't need to wait long. The creature in which the vessel held emerged. It was huge, monstrous, ugly, and every inch of it yelled demon.
It walked toward him, and when it saw him, it smiled an evil, scheming smile. "You there! Are you the one that has killed my cousin?" it asked.
"No, but I know who did. Grant me power, all mighty beast, and I shall take you to her." He bowed as he said this, and the demon acknowledged him.
"Very well. But it was a she that killed him?"
"Indeed. I am most sorry to hear of your tragic loss, but I must see her, as well."
So, the demon granted him his power. He entered his body, so they were two evils in one. Then, he got a ship and took off after his long lost love...
Yoshiko was tired when she got back with Yusuke, Hiei, and Hannah. They had gone on rides at the carnival, walked all over the place, and had races in the park. She thought they were all exhausted, but she wasn't sure.
They went into the living room and sat down on the couches. Then Hannah asked, "Who's hungry?"
They all looked at her, and she blushed slightly. "We had candy and other stuff at the carnival, and you're asking if we're hungry?" Yoshiko asked, then shook her head while putting it down and closing her eyes. "How typical of you."
"Well, I know we had stuff at the carnival, but I'm hungry for some real food," Hannah replied. "What do you say, Hiei?" She poked Hiei in the stomach.
"Yeah, sure. I could go for some real food, too," he responded.
"Then that settles it," Yusuke said. "I'm hungry too."
"Oh, all right!" Yoshiko gave in. "I'll go find something." She got up and went into the kitchen, and looked through cupboards and the refrigerator. "Uuumm...Yusuke, you didn't eat all the food, did you?"
"No," Yusuke replied. "Why?"
"Because it's all gone," Yoshiko replied. The other three groaned and Yoshiko set a jar of pickles on the table in the middle of the living room. "That's all that's left, except for a giant mess."
"Oh my God," Yusuke said. "Kuwabara must have been cooking again."
"Oh? How do you say that?" Hannah asked.
"Because he can't cook, and whenever something doesn't turn out right for him, he always just leaves it and makes something new out of completely different ingredients," Hiei said.
"Oh," Yoshiko and Hannah said at the same time.
"Well, I'll go get some more things, then," Yoshiko volunteered.
"I'll go with," Yusuke said immediately after.
"All right, just hurry back, all right you two?" Hannah said.
"Yeah, sure," Yoshiko and Yusuke both called over their shoulders. As they walked to the store, they saw something move in a dark alley.
"Did you see that?" Yusuke asked.
"Yeah. I thought you didn't," Yoshiko replied.
"Let's check it out," he said. So, they walked towards the dark alley. They looked around, but didn't find anything. "Ya know, since it's dark, and it's an alley, and we're alone..." his voice trailed off as he brushed the back of his hand against her cheek.
"Yusuke, I don't know. Something tells me we're not alone," she said. But he didn't listen. He was only a breath away from a kiss, when they heard a voice.
"Yoshiko." It was stern, strong, angry, and jealous. Yoshiko's and Yusuke's faces drew apart, and they looked toward the back of the alley. They saw the silhouette of a tall figure, masculine, too, in both body and voice.
"Who...who are you? Who's there?" Yoshiko demanded.
Then, he emerged from the shadows. Yoshiko gasped and took a few steps back. Yusuke stepped protectively in front of her, facing the man.
"Yoshiko, I'm hurt!" the voice said curtly, and smiled a little. His smile faded and he asked, "Who is this with you?"
"That's none of your business! What are you doing here?" Yoshiko demanded.
"Why, my darling, I've come to take you back," the man said.
"Back where?" she and Yusuke asked in unison.
A smile played across his face. "Back to Rithanka, where you belong."
"I've abandoned Headquarters! They can't take me back!" she yelled defensively.
"Ah, but you must. You are not to be here any more. You do not belong here, my beauty."
"I'm not yours any longer! Kentaro, stop it! You can't just take me back! I stay here, and Headquarters knows that! They can't take me back!"
"What's going on?" Yusuke asked, completely confused.
"Nothing that concerns you, boy," Kentaro said.
Yusuke was becoming angry. He didn't like being called boy, since he was almost twenty. Then again, he never did like it. But when this freak that was scaring Yoshiko called him that, he got very angry. "I'm not a boy," he said, defending himself.
"Stay out of this!" Kentaro demanded. "It has nothing to do with you."
"If it has something to do with Yoshiko, it has something to do with me," Yusuke defended.
"Yusuke, just get out of here, please! I won't allow you to get hurt!" Yoshiko cried.
"Girl, shut your mouth! If he wants to stay, let him. He'll only get his ass kicked, or maybe he'll die, but that's not important. Your family worries, my dear," Kentaro said.
"No they don't," she said. "They were informed that I'm here, and I talk to them every now and then. They know I'm fine, and they don't worry that much about me."
"Oh, but they do," he said. He moved a few steps closer, and Yoshiko moved back. Yusuke was caught in the middle, not knowing that she stepped back, but preparing to fight this freak.
"Stop it, Kentaro! Please! Don't come any farther!" Yoshiko begged.
Yusuke stopped Kentaro from getting any closer to her. Kentaro looked out of the corner of his eye at him, and he said, "Unless you want to end up roadkill, I'd stay out of this."
Yusuke smiled. "I've already been roadkill, thank you."
Kentaro threw a punch at Yusuke's head to knock him out, but Yusuke blocked it and countered with a punch of his own in Kentaro's stomach.
With a grunt, Kentaro hit the ground hard, but got up immediately.
"Stop it, you guys, please!" The men heard Yoshiko yelling in the background, but they didn't stop. They kept fighting, fist after fist, block after block, kick after kick.
Kentaro kicked Yusuke in the balls, and Yusuke fell to the ground on his knees. Yoshiko cried out, and chanted something. A huge bow appeared in front of her, and giant, all-blade arrows appeared in a sack on her back. She pulled out an arrow, grabbed the bow, and shot an arrow at her foe. She struck him in the left shoulder blade, and he cried out and swung back and charged at her.
Before she could get another arrow cocked and ready to shoot, Kentaro slammed against her and shoved her against the hard brick wall right behind her. She screamed out in pain, and Yusuke saw this. He got up and used his spirit energy to destroy Yoshiko's attacker.
Kentaro hit the ground hard and Yoshiko chanted one last thing before she passed out. Yusuke didn't hear. He saw the golden aura come from Kentaro and enter Yoshiko's body. Then he ran to her side and held her close.
"Yusuke?" He heard a voice from behind him say.
"Yusuke, what happened?" That was a feminine voice. The first was masculine. He felt their presence behind him, but he didn't turn around. He just stared at Yoshiko's limp body, tears rolling down his cheeks.
"Come on, Hannah. Let's leave them alone," the masculine voice said.
"But what if he needs help?" Yusuke heard their voices disappearing. "Yusuke may need us to help him with her..." She was too far for Yusuke to hear now. He just held on to her body.
After a few minutes, Yususke picked her up and carried her out of the alley way, and kicked Kentaro in the balls when he passed by the unmoving body. He carried her body home, and gently set her on his bed. He went back to his door and closed it and locked it. He went back to his bed, and held her close. He kissed her cheek, her forehead, her closed eyes. He barely heard her breath, barely saw the movement of her chest when her breath came. He fell asleep like that, and dreamed about losing her to that awful being that attacked them in the alley...
Chapter Six
It was another beautiful day on Rithanka. Ayi was shining bright, and flowers were in bloom. The desert was hot, as usual, and the perfect place to train. Rithanka has multiple climates, so it's one of the best planets used for training. He was training harder than ever, however. He had been letting his fury out every day from about seven months ago. He was angry at Headquarters for making her go. He had, and still did, love her, and he knew that she had loved him. But they sent her away on a trip, maybe never to return.
Ever since she killed that invisible demon, it was as if Headquarters was expecting more from her than before. But she was just the same. She hadn't changed at all. Just another demon destroyed, and another friend lost. What was to be expected in battles? Everything perfect? He unleashed his fury on a small shrub that was growing in the desert.
Suddenly, the sky turned dark, and Ayi was hidden behind black-gray clouds. He looked around, confused. Then he saw a vessel fall from the sky. The sky didn't change, but grew darker where the vessel passed by. He stayed put, but he didn't need to wait long. The creature in which the vessel held emerged. It was huge, monstrous, ugly, and every inch of it yelled demon.
It walked toward him, and when it saw him, it smiled an evil, scheming smile. "You there! Are you the one that has killed my cousin?" it asked.
"No, but I know who did. Grant me power, all mighty beast, and I shall take you to her." He bowed as he said this, and the demon acknowledged him.
"Very well. But it was a she that killed him?"
"Indeed. I am most sorry to hear of your tragic loss, but I must see her, as well."
So, the demon granted him his power. He entered his body, so they were two evils in one. Then, he got a ship and took off after his long lost love...
Yoshiko was tired when she got back with Yusuke, Hiei, and Hannah. They had gone on rides at the carnival, walked all over the place, and had races in the park. She thought they were all exhausted, but she wasn't sure.
They went into the living room and sat down on the couches. Then Hannah asked, "Who's hungry?"
They all looked at her, and she blushed slightly. "We had candy and other stuff at the carnival, and you're asking if we're hungry?" Yoshiko asked, then shook her head while putting it down and closing her eyes. "How typical of you."
"Well, I know we had stuff at the carnival, but I'm hungry for some real food," Hannah replied. "What do you say, Hiei?" She poked Hiei in the stomach.
"Yeah, sure. I could go for some real food, too," he responded.
"Then that settles it," Yusuke said. "I'm hungry too."
"Oh, all right!" Yoshiko gave in. "I'll go find something." She got up and went into the kitchen, and looked through cupboards and the refrigerator. "Uuumm...Yusuke, you didn't eat all the food, did you?"
"No," Yusuke replied. "Why?"
"Because it's all gone," Yoshiko replied. The other three groaned and Yoshiko set a jar of pickles on the table in the middle of the living room. "That's all that's left, except for a giant mess."
"Oh my God," Yusuke said. "Kuwabara must have been cooking again."
"Oh? How do you say that?" Hannah asked.
"Because he can't cook, and whenever something doesn't turn out right for him, he always just leaves it and makes something new out of completely different ingredients," Hiei said.
"Oh," Yoshiko and Hannah said at the same time.
"Well, I'll go get some more things, then," Yoshiko volunteered.
"I'll go with," Yusuke said immediately after.
"All right, just hurry back, all right you two?" Hannah said.
"Yeah, sure," Yoshiko and Yusuke both called over their shoulders. As they walked to the store, they saw something move in a dark alley.
"Did you see that?" Yusuke asked.
"Yeah. I thought you didn't," Yoshiko replied.
"Let's check it out," he said. So, they walked towards the dark alley. They looked around, but didn't find anything. "Ya know, since it's dark, and it's an alley, and we're alone..." his voice trailed off as he brushed the back of his hand against her cheek.
"Yusuke, I don't know. Something tells me we're not alone," she said. But he didn't listen. He was only a breath away from a kiss, when they heard a voice.
"Yoshiko." It was stern, strong, angry, and jealous. Yoshiko's and Yusuke's faces drew apart, and they looked toward the back of the alley. They saw the silhouette of a tall figure, masculine, too, in both body and voice.
"Who...who are you? Who's there?" Yoshiko demanded.
Then, he emerged from the shadows. Yoshiko gasped and took a few steps back. Yusuke stepped protectively in front of her, facing the man.
"Yoshiko, I'm hurt!" the voice said curtly, and smiled a little. His smile faded and he asked, "Who is this with you?"
"That's none of your business! What are you doing here?" Yoshiko demanded.
"Why, my darling, I've come to take you back," the man said.
"Back where?" she and Yusuke asked in unison.
A smile played across his face. "Back to Rithanka, where you belong."
"I've abandoned Headquarters! They can't take me back!" she yelled defensively.
"Ah, but you must. You are not to be here any more. You do not belong here, my beauty."
"I'm not yours any longer! Kentaro, stop it! You can't just take me back! I stay here, and Headquarters knows that! They can't take me back!"
"What's going on?" Yusuke asked, completely confused.
"Nothing that concerns you, boy," Kentaro said.
Yusuke was becoming angry. He didn't like being called boy, since he was almost twenty. Then again, he never did like it. But when this freak that was scaring Yoshiko called him that, he got very angry. "I'm not a boy," he said, defending himself.
"Stay out of this!" Kentaro demanded. "It has nothing to do with you."
"If it has something to do with Yoshiko, it has something to do with me," Yusuke defended.
"Yusuke, just get out of here, please! I won't allow you to get hurt!" Yoshiko cried.
"Girl, shut your mouth! If he wants to stay, let him. He'll only get his ass kicked, or maybe he'll die, but that's not important. Your family worries, my dear," Kentaro said.
"No they don't," she said. "They were informed that I'm here, and I talk to them every now and then. They know I'm fine, and they don't worry that much about me."
"Oh, but they do," he said. He moved a few steps closer, and Yoshiko moved back. Yusuke was caught in the middle, not knowing that she stepped back, but preparing to fight this freak.
"Stop it, Kentaro! Please! Don't come any farther!" Yoshiko begged.
Yusuke stopped Kentaro from getting any closer to her. Kentaro looked out of the corner of his eye at him, and he said, "Unless you want to end up roadkill, I'd stay out of this."
Yusuke smiled. "I've already been roadkill, thank you."
Kentaro threw a punch at Yusuke's head to knock him out, but Yusuke blocked it and countered with a punch of his own in Kentaro's stomach.
With a grunt, Kentaro hit the ground hard, but got up immediately.
"Stop it, you guys, please!" The men heard Yoshiko yelling in the background, but they didn't stop. They kept fighting, fist after fist, block after block, kick after kick.
Kentaro kicked Yusuke in the balls, and Yusuke fell to the ground on his knees. Yoshiko cried out, and chanted something. A huge bow appeared in front of her, and giant, all-blade arrows appeared in a sack on her back. She pulled out an arrow, grabbed the bow, and shot an arrow at her foe. She struck him in the left shoulder blade, and he cried out and swung back and charged at her.
Before she could get another arrow cocked and ready to shoot, Kentaro slammed against her and shoved her against the hard brick wall right behind her. She screamed out in pain, and Yusuke saw this. He got up and used his spirit energy to destroy Yoshiko's attacker.
Kentaro hit the ground hard and Yoshiko chanted one last thing before she passed out. Yusuke didn't hear. He saw the golden aura come from Kentaro and enter Yoshiko's body. Then he ran to her side and held her close.
"Yusuke?" He heard a voice from behind him say.
"Yusuke, what happened?" That was a feminine voice. The first was masculine. He felt their presence behind him, but he didn't turn around. He just stared at Yoshiko's limp body, tears rolling down his cheeks.
"Come on, Hannah. Let's leave them alone," the masculine voice said.
"But what if he needs help?" Yusuke heard their voices disappearing. "Yusuke may need us to help him with her..." She was too far for Yusuke to hear now. He just held on to her body.
After a few minutes, Yususke picked her up and carried her out of the alley way, and kicked Kentaro in the balls when he passed by the unmoving body. He carried her body home, and gently set her on his bed. He went back to his door and closed it and locked it. He went back to his bed, and held her close. He kissed her cheek, her forehead, her closed eyes. He barely heard her breath, barely saw the movement of her chest when her breath came. He fell asleep like that, and dreamed about losing her to that awful being that attacked them in the alley...