Rant: Ok, just a few quick words. I am not DEAD. Just a little busy with
school and other stuff, that I haven't had much time to do anything, let
alone update my beloved ficcy. I have also been reading a lot of other
fanfiction on the web, and I must say, some of them were so good, they made
me cry. And, now that I have read some of them, I have made a few desicions
on my own fic, the present and future ones. As of late, I will not reveal
my intentions.... SHHH.... they are secrets.
I am truly not making any money off of this, I really don't think that any of us are, I'm just a poor college student that is bored and somewhat imaginative. So, read, and Enjoy!
Notes: Sometimes it will be point of view, sometimes it won't, depends on where the story takes me, I will write and update often, since I know what it is like to be in the middle of a really good story and to just be left hanging.
(Words with a day will be journal entries made by the character, and I think in this story each character will have his own, maybe. Words with ** means they will be personal thoughts. Also, I may throw in song lyrics so beware of those.)
Glass Vase
Chapter 13: The Dance Begins
Someday they'll find your small town world on a big town avenue
Gonna make you like the way they talk when they're talking to you
Gonna make you break out of the shell cause they tell you to
Gonna make you like the way they lie better than the truth
They'll tell you everything you wanted someone else to say
They're gonna break your heart, yeah
From what I've seen
You're just a one more hand me down
Cause no one's tried to give you what you need
So lay all your troubles down
I am with you now
-Hand Me Down, Matchbox 20
Nishi sped like lightning through the forests of the Ningenkai. He stopped atop a tree over looking the temple of the one called Genkai. *This is going to be too easy...* He flickered out of place, only appear at the base of the temple's stairs. He tore away the wards that decorated the ancient tress, and slowly made his way to the top.
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Yusuke ran from the scene like hell. Panting, he stopped just short of the temple entrance, heaving in gulping breaths of air into his dried lungs. *Oh God! Hiei was just about to kill me! (Gasp) I wonder what was in that box-* He couldn't finish his mental statement, when he felt an approaching ki nearby. *It's ki is very low, hm, must be a human... or very weak, and stupid demon.* Yusuke walked towards the archway and craned his neck to see who was coming up the stairs, but saw no one. *Must have been a squirrel* He shrugged his shoulders and turned to walk away, when his face slammed into the chest of a tall man that wore an autumn brown tunic and yellow sash.
"Ow." Yusuke muttered as he pushed away from the body and rubbed his nose. In the process, he took in the man. Tall and well built, about 6'4 he assumed. He wore a brown Chinese style tunic, with a very old but subtle yellow sash. His face was also something to wonder at, not only was the man in perfect physical appearance, but had a charming and seemingly gentle face. Long, chestnut bangs fell into unfathomable aqua eyes, that were set in a caramel face. Thin lips smiled to him in greeting.
"Urameshi Yusuke, Ohayo." Greeted the beautiful stranger.
Finally aware that he had been staring, Yusuke shook himself from his current thoughts. "Hi." He spoke rather uncertain, "Who are you?"
"Forgive me for my lack of etiquette. I am Nishi." He spoke with elegance unknown to his young and tactless ears.
"What do you want?" Asked Yusuke, suspicious, and untrusting.
"I am here for one purpose...." He spoke with calm.
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Hiei and Kurama stood there, watching Yusuke run back up the hill, and disappear around a corner. Kurama tilted his head to one side and smiled, eyes twinkling with something akin to mischief.
*I wonder what he thought...* Kurama put his index finger against his chin in a thoughtful haze. *I wonder if he knows, suspects maybe, about me and Hiei. Hiei...* He looked to his left and saw the silent fire demon still staring after his departed friend, his face emotionless.
"Hn." Was all Hiei said before he looked at his kitsune. "I'm going to see what's wrong."
"What do you mean?" Asked Kurama, concern now lining his delicate face.
"Someone's here." With that, Hiei flitted out of sight with Kurama close behind.
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"And that would be?" Asked Yusuke, starting to loose what little patience he had.
Two figures walked calmly towards the pair. Staring at the newcomer with dispassionate eyes. Nishi turned to see them walking with ease towards them, staring at him with intent gazes. A small grin worked it's way onto his face, he looked to the smaller one, then to the tall one. Aqua eyes narrowed into slivers as he took in Kurama's appearance. Then his smile became wider, more feral.
*No wonder why that disgusting crow desires him so. Beautiful, simply beautiful.*
"Hello," Nishi spoke with calm and interest. "You must be... Kurama."
Kurama stopped and looked at him with surprise written in his eyes. He narrowed his eyes and scowled. "Yes, and who might you be?"
"I am Nishi."
"And what is your purpose here?" Kurama all but hissed.
"I am here... for you."
All three pairs of eyes widened, and Kurama took a step back. He seethed.
"Why do you want me?!" Kurama yelled, his hair standing on end, ready to attack.
"On the contrary my dear fox, I do not want you, the crow does." Nishi spoke with a certain disinterest. "And I must obey his whims, no matter how pointless and unusual they may seem."
Confusion took the place of anger as emerald eyes met dispassionate aqua ones. Hiei and Yusuke did nothing but merely stare from one to the other, eyes and minds working frantically to get everything into retrospect.
"You said crow."
"Hm?" Asked Nishi, now finally addressing the small black figure standing next to his objective. His eyes raked up and down the figure, from the very tip of his pointy black hair, to the tip of his small boots. He smiled in appreciation, this small one, held a fiery spirit. One that should not be tested unless one had wishes of death. Nishi smiled, "Yes, I believe I did. Does that mean anything to you?" *And if I'm right, that hit a nerve in you, little one...*
"Hn, nothing that concerns you and your likes. Why does this detestable crow what him?" Hiei spoke with calm, and yet eerily hidden anger and resentment.
"It was not said, nor does that matter to me. But he seemed adamant about this one called 'Kurama'. I must respect his wishes, thus it must be done. And so shall it be."
"So... The dance begins..." Kurama spoke solemnly, almost whispered.
"Yes, so it does..." Smiled Nishi.
And so, the battle began.
To Be Continued.................
I know it's cruel to be left at a cliffhanger, but I thought it would be more suspenseful, and would urge you all to read my future chapters. So, Yeah, I'm not DEAD. I'll promise you that I will try to update more often! So please read and review! Thanks to all!
I am truly not making any money off of this, I really don't think that any of us are, I'm just a poor college student that is bored and somewhat imaginative. So, read, and Enjoy!
Notes: Sometimes it will be point of view, sometimes it won't, depends on where the story takes me, I will write and update often, since I know what it is like to be in the middle of a really good story and to just be left hanging.
(Words with a day will be journal entries made by the character, and I think in this story each character will have his own, maybe. Words with ** means they will be personal thoughts. Also, I may throw in song lyrics so beware of those.)
Glass Vase
Chapter 13: The Dance Begins
Someday they'll find your small town world on a big town avenue
Gonna make you like the way they talk when they're talking to you
Gonna make you break out of the shell cause they tell you to
Gonna make you like the way they lie better than the truth
They'll tell you everything you wanted someone else to say
They're gonna break your heart, yeah
From what I've seen
You're just a one more hand me down
Cause no one's tried to give you what you need
So lay all your troubles down
I am with you now
-Hand Me Down, Matchbox 20
Nishi sped like lightning through the forests of the Ningenkai. He stopped atop a tree over looking the temple of the one called Genkai. *This is going to be too easy...* He flickered out of place, only appear at the base of the temple's stairs. He tore away the wards that decorated the ancient tress, and slowly made his way to the top.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Yusuke ran from the scene like hell. Panting, he stopped just short of the temple entrance, heaving in gulping breaths of air into his dried lungs. *Oh God! Hiei was just about to kill me! (Gasp) I wonder what was in that box-* He couldn't finish his mental statement, when he felt an approaching ki nearby. *It's ki is very low, hm, must be a human... or very weak, and stupid demon.* Yusuke walked towards the archway and craned his neck to see who was coming up the stairs, but saw no one. *Must have been a squirrel* He shrugged his shoulders and turned to walk away, when his face slammed into the chest of a tall man that wore an autumn brown tunic and yellow sash.
"Ow." Yusuke muttered as he pushed away from the body and rubbed his nose. In the process, he took in the man. Tall and well built, about 6'4 he assumed. He wore a brown Chinese style tunic, with a very old but subtle yellow sash. His face was also something to wonder at, not only was the man in perfect physical appearance, but had a charming and seemingly gentle face. Long, chestnut bangs fell into unfathomable aqua eyes, that were set in a caramel face. Thin lips smiled to him in greeting.
"Urameshi Yusuke, Ohayo." Greeted the beautiful stranger.
Finally aware that he had been staring, Yusuke shook himself from his current thoughts. "Hi." He spoke rather uncertain, "Who are you?"
"Forgive me for my lack of etiquette. I am Nishi." He spoke with elegance unknown to his young and tactless ears.
"What do you want?" Asked Yusuke, suspicious, and untrusting.
"I am here for one purpose...." He spoke with calm.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hiei and Kurama stood there, watching Yusuke run back up the hill, and disappear around a corner. Kurama tilted his head to one side and smiled, eyes twinkling with something akin to mischief.
*I wonder what he thought...* Kurama put his index finger against his chin in a thoughtful haze. *I wonder if he knows, suspects maybe, about me and Hiei. Hiei...* He looked to his left and saw the silent fire demon still staring after his departed friend, his face emotionless.
"Hn." Was all Hiei said before he looked at his kitsune. "I'm going to see what's wrong."
"What do you mean?" Asked Kurama, concern now lining his delicate face.
"Someone's here." With that, Hiei flitted out of sight with Kurama close behind.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"And that would be?" Asked Yusuke, starting to loose what little patience he had.
Two figures walked calmly towards the pair. Staring at the newcomer with dispassionate eyes. Nishi turned to see them walking with ease towards them, staring at him with intent gazes. A small grin worked it's way onto his face, he looked to the smaller one, then to the tall one. Aqua eyes narrowed into slivers as he took in Kurama's appearance. Then his smile became wider, more feral.
*No wonder why that disgusting crow desires him so. Beautiful, simply beautiful.*
"Hello," Nishi spoke with calm and interest. "You must be... Kurama."
Kurama stopped and looked at him with surprise written in his eyes. He narrowed his eyes and scowled. "Yes, and who might you be?"
"I am Nishi."
"And what is your purpose here?" Kurama all but hissed.
"I am here... for you."
All three pairs of eyes widened, and Kurama took a step back. He seethed.
"Why do you want me?!" Kurama yelled, his hair standing on end, ready to attack.
"On the contrary my dear fox, I do not want you, the crow does." Nishi spoke with a certain disinterest. "And I must obey his whims, no matter how pointless and unusual they may seem."
Confusion took the place of anger as emerald eyes met dispassionate aqua ones. Hiei and Yusuke did nothing but merely stare from one to the other, eyes and minds working frantically to get everything into retrospect.
"You said crow."
"Hm?" Asked Nishi, now finally addressing the small black figure standing next to his objective. His eyes raked up and down the figure, from the very tip of his pointy black hair, to the tip of his small boots. He smiled in appreciation, this small one, held a fiery spirit. One that should not be tested unless one had wishes of death. Nishi smiled, "Yes, I believe I did. Does that mean anything to you?" *And if I'm right, that hit a nerve in you, little one...*
"Hn, nothing that concerns you and your likes. Why does this detestable crow what him?" Hiei spoke with calm, and yet eerily hidden anger and resentment.
"It was not said, nor does that matter to me. But he seemed adamant about this one called 'Kurama'. I must respect his wishes, thus it must be done. And so shall it be."
"So... The dance begins..." Kurama spoke solemnly, almost whispered.
"Yes, so it does..." Smiled Nishi.
And so, the battle began.
To Be Continued.................
I know it's cruel to be left at a cliffhanger, but I thought it would be more suspenseful, and would urge you all to read my future chapters. So, Yeah, I'm not DEAD. I'll promise you that I will try to update more often! So please read and review! Thanks to all!