Part 20
"Kurama! Botan! I'm stuck and I don't know what do! I'm stuck here I don't think I can get out! I mean, yeah, I can get out, but I can't!" I was saying frantically.
"Hold it Fox! What are you talking about? And how did you get into that mirror in the first place?" Kurama asked.
"Skip that!" Botan shrieked "How are we going to get her out of there?"
"Botan-" I began, but was cut off.
"HELP!! HELP!!! FOX IS STUCK IN A MIRROR!" Botan was beginning to panic. Kurama was just shaking his head.
"Botan…" He tried to begin, but was also cut off.
"WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO!??" She screamed. She then nearly fainted, but only slumped to the floor. Kurama knelt next to her to see that she was ok and more calmed down. He stood up and faced me in the mirror. "Fox, can you please explain what happened?" He asked. I nodded my head.
"After you guys had left, something grabbed me from behind." I started.
"SomeTHING?" Kurama asked.
"Yes, I refuse to classify it as anything else!" I said. "Then I was soon dragged off and was nearly choked to death!" I made the hand motions for showing that I was chocked. "Then this other guy that came in told him to stop. Said something about a boss wanting me alive…" I shook my head to clear any thoughts and to get back on track. "They dragged me off and the thing-he actually had a name! It Jaro Ska! - Took one of his silver balls-" Kurama cut me off.
"Silver balls?"
"Yeah!" I looked at his expression and quickly said, "NOT THAT!!! There were these little silver balls in his hair!" Kurama looked a bit embarrassed.
"I should not have jumped to conclusions- wait a minute? Jaro SKA?" He looked thoughtful.
"Yes! He turned out to be Nara Ska's brother. You'd have never thought it! She actually had a non mangled and non scarred head with a real mouth and eyes! His eyes frick'n SMOKED!!!"
"A joint?" Botan asked amazed.
"WHAT IS WITH YOU TWO?" I yelled. "No! They just had red smoke in them! JUST LET ME FINISH!!!" I said exasperatedly. "So Jaro took one of his silver balls and through it at this mirror. It turned into a door! Then Jaro and Sivario- The other guy-" I added hurriedly before they asked any questions. "Took me into the mirror and told me that I'd be living the rest of my life here!" Then I added, "They told me how to escape."
Botan jumped to her feet and pressed her face against the glass- it made me crack up- and asked, "YOU KNOW HOW TO ESCAPE?! THEN WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY SO EARLIER?" She screamed.
"Why didn't you get out earlier if you knew how?" Kurama paused. "Or you know, but could not? Does it involve needing outside help?" I nodded.
"The mirror needs to be smashed."
"That's all?" Botan asked.
"I assume it wouldn't be." Kurama told Botan.
"Why is that?" She asked.
"Nothing, it seems, is that simple anymore. It probably also must have some more dangerous part to it. Am I right, Fox?" I nodded.
"Yes, but I hate to say it."
"Is it really that bad? It's not like anyone is going to die or anything…or is it" He changed his expression once he saw mine.
"It is so sad, isn't it?" A new voice said. It sounded slimily familiar. Sivario stepped out from the shadow. "Someone must take the biggest of the broken glass shards and use it to take their life!" He laughed. "I hope you enjoy getting her out of there!" He turned to go, but Kurama took out his rose whip and caught it on Sivario's leg, making him fall.
"There must be another way." Kurama said. "From what I know about mirror traps, there are always 3 ways to escape. I believe you told her the worst one."
Sivario stared in shock. "How do you know that? Only skilled thieves know that! Who are you?" He demanded.
"What you want to know is not who I am, but who I was." He said calmly.
"What are you talking about?" He then smiled. "It doesn't matter. You'll never find out."
"Of course I will." Kurama's face was an angry calm glare that freaked many people out if you were the receiver of the glare. All of a sudden there was a clash of glass and a loud thump. Kurama turned around to see a man on the floor- Jaro Ska- and Botan holding a broken vase.
"He was trying to sneak up on you." She said. Kurama voiced his thanks and turned back to Sivario who was cowering.
"I will tell you everything, just don't hurt me!" He began to grovel.
"Then start talking." Kurama put on his best poker face.
"The way I said earlier was one of the ways, but I only know of the second one!"
"Only the second? Not the first or third?"
"Yes! I swear! That is the only way I know of!" He cowered at Kurama's poker face with a hint of murder in his eyes.
"Fine. Then tell me, Why pick this mirror? Of all the ones in the palace, you picked this one. Why?" Kurama asked.
"I won't tell you that. My boss would kill me!"
"You're going to die anyways if you don't say."
"FINE!" Sivario was frightened. "This mirror is known as the gate to the fourth world. The gate keeper is Jaro Ska. He is the only one who is able to go into that world, except for one."
"And that would be your boss, correct?" Kurama asked. Sivario nodded his head crying.
"Well, he lives in that world and watches through the mirrors in this world. He saw Fox and knew he had to get her!"
"Why?"
"Well…" He looked at me, glaring. "She is…She is…the guardian of the fifth world."
"Fifth world? What is this anyways about the worlds?" Kurama asked.
"The first world is the Demon world. Its guardian is the king. The Human and spirit world are the second and third. Their guardian's are King Yama and Koenma. The fourth world is the mirror world. Its guardian is my boss. This world has a gate keeper. Not everyone is allowed in that world. Only A select few. Then there is the fifth world. Fox is the keeper. It's legendary and no one actually knows what it is. They say that her name is the key to that world, but only Jaro's sister knew it and her old partner. I never knew who it was. My boss wanted to find out her name and use her so he may rule the fifth world." Sivario took a deep breath.
Kurama, Botan, and I just stared. "Why does my name have to keep popping up? I don't even know it!" I said and a thought came across me. 'Nara Ska knew my name…her old partner knew it…Hiei was her old partner…HIEI KNOWS MY NAME?!!' My thoughts continued racing 'If my name was the key to the world and she some how went there and realized that it was a world that should never be visited…then she'd want to kill the only other person that knew of it…to stop others from being able to go to that world…It all makes sense!'
"KURAMA!! I have it all figured out! Listen-" I was cut off by a deep voice.
"There you are Fox. Too bad he won't get to hear it." I turned around. "Hello, I am the fourth guardian. Welcome to my world. Now, you'll be coming with me."
"What?!" I yelled.
"Kurama! Botan! I'm stuck and I don't know what do! I'm stuck here I don't think I can get out! I mean, yeah, I can get out, but I can't!" I was saying frantically.
"Hold it Fox! What are you talking about? And how did you get into that mirror in the first place?" Kurama asked.
"Skip that!" Botan shrieked "How are we going to get her out of there?"
"Botan-" I began, but was cut off.
"HELP!! HELP!!! FOX IS STUCK IN A MIRROR!" Botan was beginning to panic. Kurama was just shaking his head.
"Botan…" He tried to begin, but was also cut off.
"WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO!??" She screamed. She then nearly fainted, but only slumped to the floor. Kurama knelt next to her to see that she was ok and more calmed down. He stood up and faced me in the mirror. "Fox, can you please explain what happened?" He asked. I nodded my head.
"After you guys had left, something grabbed me from behind." I started.
"SomeTHING?" Kurama asked.
"Yes, I refuse to classify it as anything else!" I said. "Then I was soon dragged off and was nearly choked to death!" I made the hand motions for showing that I was chocked. "Then this other guy that came in told him to stop. Said something about a boss wanting me alive…" I shook my head to clear any thoughts and to get back on track. "They dragged me off and the thing-he actually had a name! It Jaro Ska! - Took one of his silver balls-" Kurama cut me off.
"Silver balls?"
"Yeah!" I looked at his expression and quickly said, "NOT THAT!!! There were these little silver balls in his hair!" Kurama looked a bit embarrassed.
"I should not have jumped to conclusions- wait a minute? Jaro SKA?" He looked thoughtful.
"Yes! He turned out to be Nara Ska's brother. You'd have never thought it! She actually had a non mangled and non scarred head with a real mouth and eyes! His eyes frick'n SMOKED!!!"
"A joint?" Botan asked amazed.
"WHAT IS WITH YOU TWO?" I yelled. "No! They just had red smoke in them! JUST LET ME FINISH!!!" I said exasperatedly. "So Jaro took one of his silver balls and through it at this mirror. It turned into a door! Then Jaro and Sivario- The other guy-" I added hurriedly before they asked any questions. "Took me into the mirror and told me that I'd be living the rest of my life here!" Then I added, "They told me how to escape."
Botan jumped to her feet and pressed her face against the glass- it made me crack up- and asked, "YOU KNOW HOW TO ESCAPE?! THEN WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY SO EARLIER?" She screamed.
"Why didn't you get out earlier if you knew how?" Kurama paused. "Or you know, but could not? Does it involve needing outside help?" I nodded.
"The mirror needs to be smashed."
"That's all?" Botan asked.
"I assume it wouldn't be." Kurama told Botan.
"Why is that?" She asked.
"Nothing, it seems, is that simple anymore. It probably also must have some more dangerous part to it. Am I right, Fox?" I nodded.
"Yes, but I hate to say it."
"Is it really that bad? It's not like anyone is going to die or anything…or is it" He changed his expression once he saw mine.
"It is so sad, isn't it?" A new voice said. It sounded slimily familiar. Sivario stepped out from the shadow. "Someone must take the biggest of the broken glass shards and use it to take their life!" He laughed. "I hope you enjoy getting her out of there!" He turned to go, but Kurama took out his rose whip and caught it on Sivario's leg, making him fall.
"There must be another way." Kurama said. "From what I know about mirror traps, there are always 3 ways to escape. I believe you told her the worst one."
Sivario stared in shock. "How do you know that? Only skilled thieves know that! Who are you?" He demanded.
"What you want to know is not who I am, but who I was." He said calmly.
"What are you talking about?" He then smiled. "It doesn't matter. You'll never find out."
"Of course I will." Kurama's face was an angry calm glare that freaked many people out if you were the receiver of the glare. All of a sudden there was a clash of glass and a loud thump. Kurama turned around to see a man on the floor- Jaro Ska- and Botan holding a broken vase.
"He was trying to sneak up on you." She said. Kurama voiced his thanks and turned back to Sivario who was cowering.
"I will tell you everything, just don't hurt me!" He began to grovel.
"Then start talking." Kurama put on his best poker face.
"The way I said earlier was one of the ways, but I only know of the second one!"
"Only the second? Not the first or third?"
"Yes! I swear! That is the only way I know of!" He cowered at Kurama's poker face with a hint of murder in his eyes.
"Fine. Then tell me, Why pick this mirror? Of all the ones in the palace, you picked this one. Why?" Kurama asked.
"I won't tell you that. My boss would kill me!"
"You're going to die anyways if you don't say."
"FINE!" Sivario was frightened. "This mirror is known as the gate to the fourth world. The gate keeper is Jaro Ska. He is the only one who is able to go into that world, except for one."
"And that would be your boss, correct?" Kurama asked. Sivario nodded his head crying.
"Well, he lives in that world and watches through the mirrors in this world. He saw Fox and knew he had to get her!"
"Why?"
"Well…" He looked at me, glaring. "She is…She is…the guardian of the fifth world."
"Fifth world? What is this anyways about the worlds?" Kurama asked.
"The first world is the Demon world. Its guardian is the king. The Human and spirit world are the second and third. Their guardian's are King Yama and Koenma. The fourth world is the mirror world. Its guardian is my boss. This world has a gate keeper. Not everyone is allowed in that world. Only A select few. Then there is the fifth world. Fox is the keeper. It's legendary and no one actually knows what it is. They say that her name is the key to that world, but only Jaro's sister knew it and her old partner. I never knew who it was. My boss wanted to find out her name and use her so he may rule the fifth world." Sivario took a deep breath.
Kurama, Botan, and I just stared. "Why does my name have to keep popping up? I don't even know it!" I said and a thought came across me. 'Nara Ska knew my name…her old partner knew it…Hiei was her old partner…HIEI KNOWS MY NAME?!!' My thoughts continued racing 'If my name was the key to the world and she some how went there and realized that it was a world that should never be visited…then she'd want to kill the only other person that knew of it…to stop others from being able to go to that world…It all makes sense!'
"KURAMA!! I have it all figured out! Listen-" I was cut off by a deep voice.
"There you are Fox. Too bad he won't get to hear it." I turned around. "Hello, I am the fourth guardian. Welcome to my world. Now, you'll be coming with me."
"What?!" I yelled.