Displacement
Chapter Five- Maybe Just This Once
Mukuro studied Yomi's face intently. She did not see any more emotion.
"Why? Is that somebody's identity so secret?" asked Mukuro.
"No, please forget about it." Said Yomi in a tone of finality.
Mukuro leaned back on her chair. It would be impossible to get anything from Yomi now.
"I believe the dinner is already over." Said Yomi.
"Yes, I better return to my quarters." Mukuro made a move to push her chair away from the table but Yomi, like some kind of a gentleman, pulled it back for her so Mukuro was free to stand up properly.
"May I escort you to your room?" said Yomi.
"Uh... yes whatever you want." Replied Mukuro.
Mukuro was too absorbed in wondering about Yomi's secret to even protest against Yomi' s gentlemanly offer. Actually she was beginning to get angrier than she was curious. She did not like secrets. Especially when the secret was unknown to her.
Hiei stood up quickly.
"We should follow them." Said Hiei vehemently.
"Hiei, sit down!" said Kurama who noticed all the other guests looking at them, "Wait until all the other guests have finished. It's impolite to leave now."
"But Mukuro—"
"Mukuro, Yomi and that Lady Yanagisawa are all important people. They can come and go as they please. But since we are just lowly escorts..."
Hiei finally noticed the people that were all staring. He sat down without another word.
"Alright. But if anything happens to Mukuro..."
"Yes, yes it's all my fault." Said Kurama.
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By now Mukuro was feeling very confused. Who was Yomi thinking of back then? She made her way to the quarters wordlessly, with Yomi trailing behind her. Mukuro kept on walking a few seconds until she realized that Yomi had already stopped.
"Why did you stop?" said Mukuro in an irritated voice.
"Your room is this way." Said Yomi simply.
"Oh, right. I must have had too much wine."
Yomi paused. Then he said, "Yes. You must have..."
And so Yomi accompanied Mukuro until they reached her door. Mukuro opened the door but stood still for a moment.
"I guess I should thank you." Said Mukuro softly.
"The pleasure is all mine."
"Well then, good night—?!?"
"Ssh! Stay quiet for a while." Yomi became very tense. He seemed to be listening for something.
"What do you..." Mukuro trailed off when she saw Yomi's face.
Yomi entered the room first and Mukuro followed. Yomi listened some more but suddenly relaxed.
"I'm sorry I thought I heard something." Said Yomi.
Just then, there was a sudden explosion.
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After the loud sound, the chandeliers in the dinner hall shook intensely. There was much noise and confusion. Some of the guests had hidden under the table in panic and some were running away. They thought they were being attacked.
Meanwhile, Hiei and Kurama were already running all the way to Mukuro's quarters.
"I told you we should have followed them!" said Hiei.
"Alright. I admit I was wrong. But we're not even sure if Yomi was the one who planned this."
"Who else wants to assassinate Mukuro!"
"If Yomi had wanted to kill her, then why did he come with her to her room?"
This time Hiei did not reply. He was actually considering Kurama's calm analysis.
They finally reached the corridor of Mukuro's burning room.
"MUKURO!" shouted Hiei, jumping into the smoke-filled room.
Kurama, who was a practical thinker, covered his nose first before he entered. Meanwhile Hiei was coughing his lungs out.
"Mukuro?" said Kurama, spotting a figure just a few feet away from him.
Hiei considered opening the window to let the smoke out. But then if he opened it, the fire would become even bigger because of the oxygen. The fire was spreading fast, devouring everythingin its way.
Kurama reached out a hand to the outline of the figure in front of him. He encountered a psychic barrier.
"What the?" said Kurama in surprise, "Yomi, is that you?"
Yomi replied. "Yes, don't worry Mukuro's alright!"
"Where is she?" said Kurama loudly.
"I'm here!" shouted Mukuro. "I'm fine, don't worry!"
Mukuro's eyes were switching in and out of focus. She was having difficulty seeing what was going on. Only now did her sight and her mind clear up for a while.
Mukuro blinked in shock. She was in Yomi's arms, in a tight embrace. Yomi's face was worried and concerned. It was so touching to see him worry about her that way. Without the fire and the smoke, this would have been so... romantic. Mukuro shook the thoughts out of her head. It wasn't the time to think about that. But Yomi wasn't letting her go. And somehow, Mukuro did not want to go either. Mukuro's head was pounding. So was her heart. Now Mukuro was even more confused...
In reality, Mukuro was close to fainting. But she did not want to faint. That would be a sign of weakness. But the smoke was getting to her head and besides... in the deepest corner of Mukuro's heart... she did want to stay in Yomi's arms.
'...Maybe... maybe just this once...' thought Mukuro, letting herself faint into Yomi's arms.
And all the world turned into nothingness.
Chapter Five- Maybe Just This Once
Mukuro studied Yomi's face intently. She did not see any more emotion.
"Why? Is that somebody's identity so secret?" asked Mukuro.
"No, please forget about it." Said Yomi in a tone of finality.
Mukuro leaned back on her chair. It would be impossible to get anything from Yomi now.
"I believe the dinner is already over." Said Yomi.
"Yes, I better return to my quarters." Mukuro made a move to push her chair away from the table but Yomi, like some kind of a gentleman, pulled it back for her so Mukuro was free to stand up properly.
"May I escort you to your room?" said Yomi.
"Uh... yes whatever you want." Replied Mukuro.
Mukuro was too absorbed in wondering about Yomi's secret to even protest against Yomi' s gentlemanly offer. Actually she was beginning to get angrier than she was curious. She did not like secrets. Especially when the secret was unknown to her.
Hiei stood up quickly.
"We should follow them." Said Hiei vehemently.
"Hiei, sit down!" said Kurama who noticed all the other guests looking at them, "Wait until all the other guests have finished. It's impolite to leave now."
"But Mukuro—"
"Mukuro, Yomi and that Lady Yanagisawa are all important people. They can come and go as they please. But since we are just lowly escorts..."
Hiei finally noticed the people that were all staring. He sat down without another word.
"Alright. But if anything happens to Mukuro..."
"Yes, yes it's all my fault." Said Kurama.
=-=-=-
By now Mukuro was feeling very confused. Who was Yomi thinking of back then? She made her way to the quarters wordlessly, with Yomi trailing behind her. Mukuro kept on walking a few seconds until she realized that Yomi had already stopped.
"Why did you stop?" said Mukuro in an irritated voice.
"Your room is this way." Said Yomi simply.
"Oh, right. I must have had too much wine."
Yomi paused. Then he said, "Yes. You must have..."
And so Yomi accompanied Mukuro until they reached her door. Mukuro opened the door but stood still for a moment.
"I guess I should thank you." Said Mukuro softly.
"The pleasure is all mine."
"Well then, good night—?!?"
"Ssh! Stay quiet for a while." Yomi became very tense. He seemed to be listening for something.
"What do you..." Mukuro trailed off when she saw Yomi's face.
Yomi entered the room first and Mukuro followed. Yomi listened some more but suddenly relaxed.
"I'm sorry I thought I heard something." Said Yomi.
Just then, there was a sudden explosion.
=-=-=-
After the loud sound, the chandeliers in the dinner hall shook intensely. There was much noise and confusion. Some of the guests had hidden under the table in panic and some were running away. They thought they were being attacked.
Meanwhile, Hiei and Kurama were already running all the way to Mukuro's quarters.
"I told you we should have followed them!" said Hiei.
"Alright. I admit I was wrong. But we're not even sure if Yomi was the one who planned this."
"Who else wants to assassinate Mukuro!"
"If Yomi had wanted to kill her, then why did he come with her to her room?"
This time Hiei did not reply. He was actually considering Kurama's calm analysis.
They finally reached the corridor of Mukuro's burning room.
"MUKURO!" shouted Hiei, jumping into the smoke-filled room.
Kurama, who was a practical thinker, covered his nose first before he entered. Meanwhile Hiei was coughing his lungs out.
"Mukuro?" said Kurama, spotting a figure just a few feet away from him.
Hiei considered opening the window to let the smoke out. But then if he opened it, the fire would become even bigger because of the oxygen. The fire was spreading fast, devouring everythingin its way.
Kurama reached out a hand to the outline of the figure in front of him. He encountered a psychic barrier.
"What the?" said Kurama in surprise, "Yomi, is that you?"
Yomi replied. "Yes, don't worry Mukuro's alright!"
"Where is she?" said Kurama loudly.
"I'm here!" shouted Mukuro. "I'm fine, don't worry!"
Mukuro's eyes were switching in and out of focus. She was having difficulty seeing what was going on. Only now did her sight and her mind clear up for a while.
Mukuro blinked in shock. She was in Yomi's arms, in a tight embrace. Yomi's face was worried and concerned. It was so touching to see him worry about her that way. Without the fire and the smoke, this would have been so... romantic. Mukuro shook the thoughts out of her head. It wasn't the time to think about that. But Yomi wasn't letting her go. And somehow, Mukuro did not want to go either. Mukuro's head was pounding. So was her heart. Now Mukuro was even more confused...
In reality, Mukuro was close to fainting. But she did not want to faint. That would be a sign of weakness. But the smoke was getting to her head and besides... in the deepest corner of Mukuro's heart... she did want to stay in Yomi's arms.
'...Maybe... maybe just this once...' thought Mukuro, letting herself faint into Yomi's arms.
And all the world turned into nothingness.