OreWaTensai: Thank you for your reviews! I've decided to continue this, so keep those reviews coming. Thanks for the suggestions too. Er I don't think I'll be giving Hiei a girlfriend but I will definitely give Mukuro a rival. But her rival will be an original character so I hope that's okay.
Displacement
Chapter Three- The Much-Awaited Arrival
If today had been a normal one, Yomi would have been exceedingly calm and placid like he usually was. Well, today was far from normal. Today Mukuro would arrive.
Yomi stood very still and tense at the main doors of his fortress. The welcoming party were all positioned accordingly in a show of courtesy and graciousness. Shura wore his best suit at the insistence of his father. Yomi was wearing something similar to Shura's outfit.
"Papa?" said Shura.
"Yes, Shura?" Answered Yomi.
"Why are we wearing these things? Why can't we just wear our normal uniforms?" Shura fingered one of the beautiful designs on his clothing.
"Because we have a guest. A very important guest. You know that."
"I know but... this is really itchy..." said Shura petulantly.
"Bear with it for a while, Shura. Lady Mukuro will be arriving very soon."
About five minutes later, Mukuro's transport finally arrived. Yomi tensed up again. He was more tense than he would like to admit. Shura broke into a grin.
"Papa, don't be so nervous. It's just Mukuro."
"I'm not exactly worried about Mukuro's arrival. I'm worried about how smooth things will be."
"Oh don't worry. I haven't planted a bomb or anything..." Shura cocked his head.
Yomi smiled in spite of himself. Sometimes Shura was such a clown.
Suddenly, from an opening on the top of the gigantic bug transport, some guards emerged. One of the guards stomped on something. A flight of stairs appeared. Then two people, looking suspiciously like humans, came out of the opening. Yomi recognized their auras.
'Could it be?' thought Yomi.
As the two descended the stairs, their physical features became apparent. One was a tall redhead, clearly he was Kurama. The other had spiky black hair... Hiei of course. Finally, Mukuro's head came into view. It seemed that Mukuro did not really bother to dress up. She was wearing a formal outfit, just plain black. Mukuro's party slowly made their way to the platform on which Yomi and Shura were standing. Mukuro's guards stepped aside. Only Kurama and Hiei stayed by her side since they were her escorts.
"Lady Mukuro, it our greatest honor to have you here as our highly esteemed guest." Yomi made a low bow.
"Thank you, Lord Yomi. I am very pleased to be here as well." Mukuro bowed as well.
"Welcome to Gandara, Lady Mukuro." Said Shura as politely as he could.
"Thank you Shura. My, you have grown so much since I last saw you." Said Mukuro with an enigmatic smile.
Hiei coughed loudly. Mukuro immediately gestured towards Kurama and him.
"And these are my honorable escorts. I believe you are already acquainted with them." Added Mukuro, looking rather amused.
"Hiei-san." Yomi nodded his head in acknowledgement.
Hiei did not bother to acknowledge Yomi. In fact he was openly glaring at Yomi. Yomi didn't seem to mind.
Yomi paused momentarily when he turned to Kurama.
"Kurama-san." Said Yomi finally.
Kurama smiled. "Yomi, it's nice to meet you again."
"Yes, it is always a pleasure." Replied Yomi although not sounding very pleased.
"Oh, it's you again Kurama. What the heck are you doing here?" Shura stuck out his tongue.
"Hello, Shura. How are you?" said Kurama good-naturedly.
Yomi placed his hand on Shura's shoulder.
"Now that the formalities are done, shall we?" said Yomi, gesturing towards the door.
"I thought you'd never ask." Replied Mukuro.
Yomi raised his eyebrows but chose to ignore the sarcasm. This was going to be a long day...
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Mukuro spent the whole remainder of the day touring Yomi's fortress. There really wasn't much to see, just a lot of machinery and computers. She spent most of the time talking with either Hiei or Kurama. Of course she avoided conversation with Yomi as much as possible. Gandara was not exceptionally beautiful. But she had to admit that Gandara was indeed an advanced city. She just hoped that Yomi would put his innovations to good use.
When evening was approaching, Mukuro was relieved to know that they would at last show her to her quarters. Yoda led her, Kurama and Hiei through several hallways until they reached a big door. Yoda stepped aside to let the three in.
Mukuro blinked when she saw the large room. It was very, very lavishly furnished. She saw a large soft bed with silken mattresses, chairs that looked overly comfortable and plush red carpeting. Amazing.
"My goodness, this is too much." Commented Mukuro.
"No. This is exactly fitting for you." Said Hiei with a smirk.
Yoda entered the room as well.
"Lady Mukuro, do you find your room to your liking?" he asked.
"Yes, indeed. Please extend my gratitude to Lord Yomi." Said Mukuro in reply.
"Thank you, Lady. Hiei-san, Kurama-san, your rooms are directly to the left and right of this one. Oh before I forget, Lord Yomi asked me to tell you that this room was made soundproof. He insisted on the privacy of your room." Yoda bowed, swept out of the room and closed the door.
"Wow, Yomi actually had this thing made soundproof?" Kurama sat down on one of the chairs.
"I didn't know he had sense enough to do that." Replied Hiei.
"Come on. Could you at least give him a break?" said Kurama.
"Well, I can't say I don't appreciate the soundproofing." Mukuro examined the full-length mirror beside the bed.
"Do you think it's really soundproof?" asked Kurama.
"Let's give it a try... YOMI IS AN IDIOT!" Said Hiei loudly. "There, we'll see if this room is really soundproof at dinner tonight. If Yomi is still his wonderful self, I guess he really didn't hear what I said."
"Indeed we shall, Hiei." Said Mukuro with a smile.