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Author's note: Heya! I decided to continue this, since one of my friends is all 'grr'. XP I'd also like to thank ScufflenTussle for reviewing. Remember readers, more reviews(good or bad)more chapters :o. I'm sorry, that was selfish. At least read, okie?;
Curse of Envy
"What the hell is this?" the cold voice rang out through the dark forest, dampened by recent rainfalls.
A figure completely draped in silver with piercing gold eyes walked up to two people, a couple, sitting together on the ground, underneath a large tree. One was male, with short brown hair and soft chocolate eyes. The other was a girl, with hair made of pure gold and eyes that never remained the same color.
The boy lifted his gaze from the girl and up to the silver draped figure, "What do you want? She's mine, go away!"
The gold-eyed figure growled ferociously, his tone incredibly malevolent, "Fine then.."
Vines leapt from the ground underneath the couple, and wrapped tightly around the girl. The girl struggled, but it was all in vain, the vines only tightened their grip, reacting to her violent thrashing. Suddenly, the vines sprouted thorns, piercing the girl's skin and managing to wretch a horrifying scream from her throat.
"Otaru!" The boy shouted, his eyes wide with fear, his whole body shaking, trembling, ready to fall apart.
"Who?" came the familiar voice once more, and stepping from the shadows of the gloomy tunnel, was the young spirit detective, Yusuke. His raven black hair hung in front of his eyes, unkempt. He was clad in a white tank top and blue jeans, which both seemed incredibly wrinkled, with a pair of worn sneakers.
Koenma blinked, and remembered he had muttered something. He was a bit flustered, realizing he was caught with a secret he wanted to be kept away for long while. He tried to speak, but his tongue caught in his throat and refused to move. Guiltily, he averted his gaze form Yusuke's, settling it once more on the girl in the tube behind him.
"Cat got your tongue?" Yusuke put on a grin and snickered, slowly making his way over to the large tube in the center of the room, "or perhaps, cat girl?" He was obviously referring to the girl's cat-like features, but Koenma didn't find it too humorous.
"How did you find out about this place?" Koenma whirled to face Yusuke, gaining his usual noble gleam in his eyes. He folded his arms in front of his chest, pretending as if nothing was wrong.
"Botan was worried, and called me to get over here to help her talk to you. When we got to your office, I noticed the tunnel, and decided to go down it, and see where it led to. Botan's still waiting at the entrance," Yusuke turned to face Koenma and quirked an eyebrow, gaining an amused look in his dark chocolate eyes, "I answered your question, now answer mine. What the hell is going on?"
Koenma breathed a sigh, slowly losing his authoritive look and posture. His gaze wandered up and down the tube, taking in the sight he had forbade himself to ever look upon again. "Well-"
"Koenma-sama!" Botan's voice suddenly came echoing down the hall, bouncing around the large walls of the room. The blue-haired reaper appeared shortly after her voice, clad now in a pink long sleeve shirt and a pair of worn jeans with sneakers . Panic shone in her violet eyes as she hurriedly spoke, "Koenma-sama, there are thieves trying to break into the vault, they even made it past the-" She froze in mid-sentence, her eyes widening at the sight before her, her breath catching in her throat..
Koenma quickly turned on his foot to face Botan and began to walk towards the tunnel, ushering both Botan and Yusuke in front of him with a slight urgency and relief, "It'll be explained later. Yusuke, go take care of those pests. Probably just some lower-class youkai that got lucky.."
Yusuke threw one last glance at the dark room behind them, illuminated only by the faint white glow of the tube. But, he finally gave his consent with a nod and bolted off down the dark hall, vanishing into the shadows. Koenma started off after Yusuke, and Botan jumped up, her oar appearing underneath her. She landed softly on it, and hanging on tightly, glided on the darkness after Koenma and Yusuke.
"You better have a good explanation for all of this, Koenma-sama!" Botan shouted after his retreating figure that was eventually swallowed up in the shadows of the tunnel just as Yusuke had been.
Author's Note: Yes, my chapter's are short, but I also like cliffhangers. The next one will be long, promise.. Soo.. Review, please!