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Chapter Seventeen: Intruders
Meanwhile, in the forest, Yoko was toiling with his own emotions. The moon is shining throught the branches and casting shadows everywhere.
(pov of Yoko)
Why did I shout at her?! I should have never done that...she'll be heart broken.
(regular pov)
Yoko sighs, and kicks at the ground, cursing at himself out loud. Then all of a sudden an unusual shadow leeped down in front of him, scaring the bejesus out of Yoko, it was Hiei.
"What are you doing!" Yoko said, trying to regain his composure.
"Just seeing where you were headed in such a huff." Hiei replied with calmness.
"Hmph..." Yoko gestured, and started walking again.
Hiei followed at his side. They were going back to their lair. Soon they were at the entrance way to their hideaway. It was concealed by a small waterfall, Yoko pushed a small rock and the water parted for them to enter. Inside there were weapons of every kind. And the loot they had stolen from the village, of course.
They stopped dead in their tracks when they heard unusual sounds coming from the back of the cave.
"Do you hear that?" Yoko said in a low whisper, putting his arm in front of Hiei. He twitched his ears to pick up any faint sounds. He also sniffs the air to see if he knows what kind of creature there is in there with them. "How interesting...a bat demon..." Yoko said with humor in his voice. He licked his fangs and smirked. "I think we have some business to attend to in here."
(in the back of the cave)
The intruder was indeed a bat demon...a very powerful one too. However he enjoyed stealing just as much as Hiei and Yoko. He picked up an ancient vase, that had opals and sapphires inlaid on it.
"Very pretty indeed." He said, turning the vase, in the light to see the faceted jewels sparkle. He chuckled to himself.
He moved quickly through the belongings of the fools who lived here. /Such idiots/. Then he stopped, tweeked his ears....he heard someone..no..two beings enter the cave. He grinned and listened more.
He heard one of them say "Do you hear that?" and "How interesting...a bat demon..." He smirked with satisfaction at hearing them know what he was.
"Yes you're right morons" He yelled to Yoko and Hiei.
He walked out to the living area of the cave, where Yoko and Hiei were standing. He had a large sack filled with things he had stolen from that day hung over his shoulder.
"You dare call us fools when you are the one who just got busted stealing our goods?" Hiei said cockly.
"Didn't you just steal these yourself?" He said smoothly, knowing it would piss off Hiei.
Hiei growled at him.
"Oh such a short temper, that'll get you killed one of these days." He said with sarcasm dripping like venom from his mouth.
Yoko moved forward, he was getting tired of his partner being insulted. Not to mention, this ama had just called him a moron.
"Are you prepared to die?" Yoko said calmly. This was a perfect excuse to get rid of his anger at himself.
"Are you insinuating that you, a fox, could kill me?" He said snickering.
"What's your name? I'd like to know the names of victims before I slit their throat." Hiei said with anger beginning to bubble up.
"It's Kuronue, Mr. Slit My Throat." Kuronue said cunningly, bowing at them. "The greatest theif of the Makai ever." He shot a smile at them, showing off his glittering fangs.
"Oh really, Kuronue huh, I've heard of this dolt before, he pilages other thiefs hideouts." Yoko said knowingly.
"Hn...this should be easy then" Hiei said while he unsheathed his katana, it glinted in the light given off by the plants that lit the cave.
Yoko looked at Hiei, obviously his friend was at the end of his rope. =Hiei don't be so hasty I have this taken care of, that idiot won't know what hit him= Yoko telepathically told Hiei. =fine but you better hope it's good or I'll take out this anger on you= Hiei replied.
Yoko turned back and smiled.
"What are you smiling at foxxxxxx!!" Kuronue said startled as he was hoisted into mid air by one of Yoko's plants.
Kuronue is now dangling in front of Yoko and Hiei. Yoko laughs with satisfation. Hiei even chuckled at the sight of him dangling like a ragdoll before them.
"LET ME DOWN YOU BAKA AMAS!! YOU TWO ARE SOME SON OF A...." Kuronue vented angrily.
"Tsk Tsk Tsk" Hiei said wagging his finger in Kuronue's face. "Such language isn't needed." Hiei laughed at his own insult.
Kuronue snapped at his finger, trying to bite it. Hiei pulled his finger back protectively.
"Canable" Hiei snapped at him.
Kuronue narrowed his violet eyes at the cocky fire demon and crossed his arms."You two have no sense of humor you know, I was only sporting with you two." Kuronue said regaining his calm.
"I see, when you're cornered you try to smooth talk your way out of the situation." Yoko said while he walked casually over to the sack of their loot. He picks it up and walks to the back of the cave to put it back.
While Yoko was gone, Kuronue was studying Hiei.
"So you're the legendary Hiei, master swordsman of the Makai, owner of the Dragon of the Darkness Flame...it's a pleasure to meet you." Kuronue said with a hint of humor in his voice.
"Don't try any of that cra....yes I am the legendary Hiei." Hiei said with delight at being reveared. Nonetheless, he put the tip of his katana at Kuronue's throat, pushing it slightly into his skin, making it bleed a bit.
Kuronue noticed that he was some what winning Hiei over, perhaps he could get him to cut him down from this plant contraption.
"I thought so, you're known all over the Demon World, feared and idolized." Kuronue said soothingly.
"Hmm..." Hiei said. He dropped his katana back down, he was being hypnotized by his captive. His eyes started to glaze over.
Kuronue smirked at the sight of the great Hiei being overcome with his own powers.
"You know, I could make you even more popular throughout this world....maybe even the Reikai and Ningenkai." Kuronue said slickly. "If you cut me down, there are unboundless possibilities for you, perhaps you could become the ruler of the Makai."
Hiei was completely taken over, his eyes had turned a weird light pink. And his mouth was contorted into a goofy grin. "Ok I'll release you." Hiei said robotically.
Kuronue smiled, he loved it when his powers worked correctly. But just as Hiei was raising his katana to cut him down, Yoko walked back in.
"HIEI WHAT THE SEVEN HELLS ARE YOU DOING!!!!" Yoko screamed at him.
Hiei suddenly snapped back to the real world. He blinked confusingly.
"What...am I doing?" Hiei said perplexed. He looked up and saw his katana an inch away from cutting the vine that held Kuronue in the air.
"Seems that you were about to cut that idiot down!" Yoko said angrily, he thought that Hiei was betraying him.
"I didn't...I don't......I'm so confused!!" Hiei said dumbfounded, he dropped his katana to the ground.
Kuronue watched them bicker with his head going back and forth to the two fighting parties. Much like watching a ping pong game. He suddenly busted out laughing.
"You two are definately a weird pair, the best buds at one moment and at each others throats the next." Kuronue mused.
They both looked at him with flames in their eyes.
"SHUT UP!!" Both Hiei and Yoko shouted at the top of their lungs at once.
"OK you don't have to yell." Kuronue shouted back.
Hiei looked at Kuronue suspiciously.
"I remember him talking about how much of a big shot I supposedly am in the three worlds..." Hiei said to Yoko, trying to explain himself.
"...Facinating..." Yoko said as he looked at Kuronue. He shot daggars at him, he knew what he had done now. "You know Hiei, I've heard that bat demons have an uncanny ability to hypnotize people and demons." Yoko said smoothly, knowing he had just bursted the little bubble that had kept Kuronue's butt out of trouble.
"I see." Hiei replied.
Kuronue flinched at the fact that he had just been found out. He put on an innocent looking face.
"Honestly I've never heard that bat demons could do any such things." Kuronue said trying to slither his way out of this too.
Yoko walked over directly in front of Kuronue's face. Kuronue could feel his breath on his face.
"Someone needs to brush their fangs better....or get a Tic Tac." Kuronue jested, waving his hand in front of his face.
"And someone else needs to shut their big trap before their voice box is ripped out." Yoko threatened.
Yoko then turned slightly, breathed into his hand and smelled his breath, it didn't stink. He turned back around and sneered at Kuronue. He had a big grin on his face.
"You know...you're not that bad, for a numbskull." Yoko said smiling at him. He liked this guy's wry sense of humor.
With that Yoko cut Kuronue down. Kuronue fell face first onto the ground.
"Damn, you think you coulda let me down a little more gently." Kuronue growled, rubbing his head.
"Nope." Yoko laughed, he put out a hand offering to help him up.
"Hm.." Kuronue took his hand and stood up.
Hiei couldn't believe what his partner had just done. He had bit his head off when he accidently almost cut the moron down!
"You mean to tell me, after biting my head off, it's perfectly fine for you to let this imbecile down?!" Hiei yelled at Yoko.
"Yes absolutely fine." Kuronue said to Hiei.
"Did I ask you?" Hiei said to the bat demon.
"I dunno, I just thought I'd add my two cence." Kuronue said laughing.
"Come on Hiei, he could be a good addition to our theiving team." Yoko said trying to get Hiei to calm down.
"Hn...whatever, I just don't want that idiot being a leech." Hiei said coldly.
"Well I do suppose it would be fun to steal with the greatest thief in the Makai and his friend." Kuronue thought out loud.
"I thought you were, quote on quote 'the greastest thief in the Makai'?" Hiei said smugly, while he made the little quote things with his fingers.
Kuronue just laughed nervously. Soon they were all laughing at the smart remark Hiei had said. And that is how a new alliance was made.
(smiles) A wonderful past two chapters if you ask me. Kudos to my best friend 'sexyrulerofkurama' for helping me with these chapters. Actually she wrote them. I didn't do much, just watched. (nods) Well thanks for reading.....and reviewing.