Disclaimer: Why must I continue to write these? Nothing has changed. I
still don't own Fushigi Yuugi so leave me be.
Thanks to. . .
Otaku Pitcher: I wouldn't go so far as to say that she is progressing nicely, (you'll understand after this chapter) but she's doing pretty good, I suppose. She hasn't blown anything up yet, at least. The chapters seem long until I type them up but I add as much as I go a long as I can. There's only so much that you can add in certain situations. . .Oh, how she handles Eiken is almost as good as she deals with Genrou later in this chapter. She knows how to get her way, I'll give her that much!
shadow priestess: Thanks for the offer but I finally went out and got my dictionary over the weekend. It's not the best but it'll work for now. Elements from the prequel actually appear in this story but they aren't explained. Which is why I'm writing the prequel in the first place. . . And like, I told, Otaku, the chapters seem longer before I type them up! I have to stop writing so big. . .
Author's Note: Hey! I got this chapter up fast for you guys because I was in a relatively good mood and figured that I should put another chapter up because I won't be updating during the week. Just think, now you have the whole week before even having to read this. . .
'. . .' are Nephiro's twisted thoughts!
Chapter 5: Evil Eye Demon Death Glare
I stared defiantly into Eiken's face. "Kouji! Restrain this bitch and put her in the holding room! I'll deal with her later!" he ordered. He then took off in the opposite direction that he came from, his anger practically rising from his oversized body as steam. 'Although that could just be his BO.'
"Kouji walked towards me and sighed. "Next time just do what da big guy says, ok? Then ya won't get hurt," he advised quietly. "Though it was pretty cool to hear ya tell him off like that."
"Thanks, but I have my own way to get out of this without having to even touch that fat ass," I replied quietly but still managing to keep a matter- of-factly tone.
"Really? Well, just be careful not to get him too pissed off or he'll burn ya to a crisp."
"He better be careful not to get me too pissed off or they'll be nothing left of him to burn," I hissed.
Kouji grabbed my arms and held them behind my back. I felt myself grow tense but knew I had no choice but to go along with it. For now, anyway. I allowed him to drag me to an empty room. I knew Eiken would be back soon. He wouldn't want to leave me alone for long. One of the other bandits might decide to help me out. I just wondered when Genrou would show up. "I'm sorry about this," Kouji repeated.
"No problem. He won't lay a finger on me," I replied calmly.
Kouji just raised his eyebrows and gave me an "I wouldn't be so sure" look before leaving the room, no doubt to guard the door. I sat down to wait for Eiken to appear. I told Genrou I'd distract him but I can't do that unless he's here. 'Sorry, Gen-Chan, you're going to have to wait. I have my own problems to deal with, first.'
After a short period of waiting, I heard stomping in the hall way outside the room I was in. 'Fatty's back,' I thought with a smirk. The door banged open and Eiken appeared in the doorway. He glared at me but I just sat there and smiled at him, totally confident in my own abilities. (I'm part demon. What fear could he possibly arouse in me?) Then the door shut and I was alone with him, which is what I needed to precede with my plan. No witnesses. That was the most important thing that I have learned over the years. Never leave any witnesses around. He strode over to me. "Get up, wench!" he ordered. I remained sitting and yawned in his face. "I SAID GET UP!!!"
I looked him in the eyes and replied coolly, "No." That really pissed him off.
"Why you ignorant-!" He raised his fist in an attempt to backhand me but I merely held up my hand and his stopped moving. I turned my gaze to him, perfectly aware that my eyes were no longer indigo. They were back to their "demon" color: red. "What the hell are you?" he asked, taking a step back, the look of fear so apparent in his face that it was almost humorous. How I missed being evil!
"I am but an innocent girl who wishes to be treated with respect," I replied, turning my demon gaze back to a look of pure innocence. How I enjoyed watching him look so scared! I was wasted on being good. I am so much better at being evil! "Are you going to treat me with respect now?"
"Yea, sure. I'll do whatever you want. Just please don't hurt me!" he cried.
"I have been told that you have an item here called a 'tessen.' I want that. Give it to me," I ordered.
"But. . .but. . ." Eiken whimpered.
"I do not wish to hear your incessant whining! What are you more afraid of? Me or losing that fan?" I interrupted. I let my demon eyes come back for a brief second to emphasize my point.
"Ok, ok! I'll give it to you but it won't be any use to you because you don't know how to activate it."
"I wouldn't be so sure if I were you. Take me to it. Now!"
He opened the door for me and I walked out. Kouji was still outside of the door and was surprised to see me "intact." I merely winked at him and continued on to get the tessen. 'This'll show Genrou,' I thought happily. He led me to a room that I assumed by the large mess was his and pulled out the tessen from a box in a drawer. He hesitated for a second and I knew why. He was debating whether or not to use it on me. "I wouldn't try anything if I were you. I stopped your fist so what's to make you think I can't stop your flames?" He handed me the fan without a second thought. "Thank you. Now, let's see. . .what's that old tradition again? Oh yea! Whoever has the tessen is the leader. Guess that makes me the leader now, doesn't it?"
"You have to be able to make it shoot out flames, first, Nephiro," a low, growly voice said from the window. Eiken's face became paralyzed with fear as he recognized the voice. "Nice job, Nephiro. You'll have to tell me how you did it some day."
I winked and regained the innocent look. "I told you. It's all in the charm," I said. "Here, catch." I tossed him the fan and turned to Eiken. "Bet he knows the special words." Eiken just gulped.
Genrou jumped into the room and leaned against the wall all the while holding the tessen and smirking. "Yup, I do know the words. Now what should I do with this knowledge of mine?" he asked me. His smirk was probably just as big as his ego right about now, if that was even possible. I didn't care this time. I was enjoying the panicked look on Eiken's face almost as much as our game.
"Gee, Genrou. I don't know. Seems to me that the nice thing to do would be to do would be to let him go," I replied. Genrou looked at me quizzically and Eiken breathed a sigh of relief. "That's the nice thing to do but he wasn't nice to me so I say we do a not so nice thing. I say we give him five seconds to get out of here before reducing him to ashes and then throwing the ashes out of the window." I smirked evilly at the cowering fool who dared to cross my path and gave him another "evil eye demon death glare." Eiken cowered even more.
"Sounds like a plan." Genrou walked towards Eiken and held the tessen menacingly over him. "You heard the lady. That's your cue to leave."
Eiken got up, took one last look at me and then at Genrou. "You were working for him the entire time?" he asked me.
"I don't work for anyone but myself unless it suits me at the time," I answered, giving him another glare. "But, it suited me so, yes, I was working for him."
"You better watch yourself, Genrou. That girl is pure evil. She ain't human!" He took off as fast as could out of the room.
Genrou turned back to me. "Pure evil, eh? What'd you do?"
I shrugged. "Nothing. He's just a pansy," I answered simply.
Genrou looked at me and his expression went from happy to wide-eyed as he saw my outfit before turning completely beet red and he finally looked away. I rolled my eyes. Leave it to him to get intimidated by a tight, low cut, sleeveless dress. 'It's funny. It had the same effect on the gods when I used to wear it in my old body.' "I'm sorry, Gen-Chan. Does my dress offend you in some way?" I looked at him innocently.
"Uhh. . .no. . .I. . .umm. . .am just surprised by your. . .err. . .success against Eiken," he lied, trying to cover for himself while rubbing the back of his head and smiling nervously, his little fangs poking out of the corners of his mouth.
"You didn't think I could do it, did you?" I asked while walking over to him so I was only about two inches away from him and looked up at him. I looked into his eyes and saw the slight look of panic take root in them. I knew perfectly well the effects I could have on men if I wanted to. 'Ah the wonders of being part demon. No matter what, you always look good.'
He took a step back and nearly tripped over something. "No. No, of course I knew you could do it."
"Then why were you surprised?" I turned my head to the side and regained the innocent look.
"I just didn't think you'd be able to get him to hand over the tessen without so much as a fight. It doesn't even look like I laid a finger on you. You really have to tell me how you did that, someday," he answered, probably hoping to change the subject.
"Does that mean that there could be a place for me in the bandits, yet?" I questioned.
"Yes! I mean, I don't know. I'd have to talk it over with the others first before I can tell you for sure," he said, obviously flustered by my actions.
"Thanks but you sure took your sweet time getting here." I changed my voice from all sweet and innocent to an annoyed one.
"Yea, well you survived so quit complaining."
I walked towards him and then stopped. "Bite me," I hissed before turning and heading out the door. He sighed and followed.
"You're going the wrong way. We have to go over here." I held up a hand dismissing him and continued going my way until he caught up with me and turned me around. "This way."
"Whatever."
He led me to a room and told me to stay there while he took care of some things. I felt like a dog. "Sit. Stay. No biting." I'll show him once I get into the bandits. I'll have him so completely under my control he won't even know what's going on. Then he can be the dog. Hehe.
Author's Note: Well. . .that was a little longer than the last one. I try, ok? Nephiro sure does know how to manipulate people, doesn't she? Wait, I think I might have told you something about Nephiro! No! I went into the area of the prequel. ::rocks back and forth:: Not that you probably even noticed. . . Umm. . .hope you liked the chapter. More fun times with the bandits in the next chapter. Will she be in or out?
Here's your quote. . .
I turned my head to the side, pointed my finger and gave him a closed eye smile. "Sore wa himitsu desu," I answered, waving the finger in his face.
Oh yea, "sore wa himitsu desu" means "that is a secret" in Japanese. If you've ever seen "Slayers" then you'll know where Nephiro took that from, (though she says where she did in the actual chapter). Bye bye for now!
Thanks to. . .
Otaku Pitcher: I wouldn't go so far as to say that she is progressing nicely, (you'll understand after this chapter) but she's doing pretty good, I suppose. She hasn't blown anything up yet, at least. The chapters seem long until I type them up but I add as much as I go a long as I can. There's only so much that you can add in certain situations. . .Oh, how she handles Eiken is almost as good as she deals with Genrou later in this chapter. She knows how to get her way, I'll give her that much!
shadow priestess: Thanks for the offer but I finally went out and got my dictionary over the weekend. It's not the best but it'll work for now. Elements from the prequel actually appear in this story but they aren't explained. Which is why I'm writing the prequel in the first place. . . And like, I told, Otaku, the chapters seem longer before I type them up! I have to stop writing so big. . .
Author's Note: Hey! I got this chapter up fast for you guys because I was in a relatively good mood and figured that I should put another chapter up because I won't be updating during the week. Just think, now you have the whole week before even having to read this. . .
'. . .' are Nephiro's twisted thoughts!
Chapter 5: Evil Eye Demon Death Glare
I stared defiantly into Eiken's face. "Kouji! Restrain this bitch and put her in the holding room! I'll deal with her later!" he ordered. He then took off in the opposite direction that he came from, his anger practically rising from his oversized body as steam. 'Although that could just be his BO.'
"Kouji walked towards me and sighed. "Next time just do what da big guy says, ok? Then ya won't get hurt," he advised quietly. "Though it was pretty cool to hear ya tell him off like that."
"Thanks, but I have my own way to get out of this without having to even touch that fat ass," I replied quietly but still managing to keep a matter- of-factly tone.
"Really? Well, just be careful not to get him too pissed off or he'll burn ya to a crisp."
"He better be careful not to get me too pissed off or they'll be nothing left of him to burn," I hissed.
Kouji grabbed my arms and held them behind my back. I felt myself grow tense but knew I had no choice but to go along with it. For now, anyway. I allowed him to drag me to an empty room. I knew Eiken would be back soon. He wouldn't want to leave me alone for long. One of the other bandits might decide to help me out. I just wondered when Genrou would show up. "I'm sorry about this," Kouji repeated.
"No problem. He won't lay a finger on me," I replied calmly.
Kouji just raised his eyebrows and gave me an "I wouldn't be so sure" look before leaving the room, no doubt to guard the door. I sat down to wait for Eiken to appear. I told Genrou I'd distract him but I can't do that unless he's here. 'Sorry, Gen-Chan, you're going to have to wait. I have my own problems to deal with, first.'
After a short period of waiting, I heard stomping in the hall way outside the room I was in. 'Fatty's back,' I thought with a smirk. The door banged open and Eiken appeared in the doorway. He glared at me but I just sat there and smiled at him, totally confident in my own abilities. (I'm part demon. What fear could he possibly arouse in me?) Then the door shut and I was alone with him, which is what I needed to precede with my plan. No witnesses. That was the most important thing that I have learned over the years. Never leave any witnesses around. He strode over to me. "Get up, wench!" he ordered. I remained sitting and yawned in his face. "I SAID GET UP!!!"
I looked him in the eyes and replied coolly, "No." That really pissed him off.
"Why you ignorant-!" He raised his fist in an attempt to backhand me but I merely held up my hand and his stopped moving. I turned my gaze to him, perfectly aware that my eyes were no longer indigo. They were back to their "demon" color: red. "What the hell are you?" he asked, taking a step back, the look of fear so apparent in his face that it was almost humorous. How I missed being evil!
"I am but an innocent girl who wishes to be treated with respect," I replied, turning my demon gaze back to a look of pure innocence. How I enjoyed watching him look so scared! I was wasted on being good. I am so much better at being evil! "Are you going to treat me with respect now?"
"Yea, sure. I'll do whatever you want. Just please don't hurt me!" he cried.
"I have been told that you have an item here called a 'tessen.' I want that. Give it to me," I ordered.
"But. . .but. . ." Eiken whimpered.
"I do not wish to hear your incessant whining! What are you more afraid of? Me or losing that fan?" I interrupted. I let my demon eyes come back for a brief second to emphasize my point.
"Ok, ok! I'll give it to you but it won't be any use to you because you don't know how to activate it."
"I wouldn't be so sure if I were you. Take me to it. Now!"
He opened the door for me and I walked out. Kouji was still outside of the door and was surprised to see me "intact." I merely winked at him and continued on to get the tessen. 'This'll show Genrou,' I thought happily. He led me to a room that I assumed by the large mess was his and pulled out the tessen from a box in a drawer. He hesitated for a second and I knew why. He was debating whether or not to use it on me. "I wouldn't try anything if I were you. I stopped your fist so what's to make you think I can't stop your flames?" He handed me the fan without a second thought. "Thank you. Now, let's see. . .what's that old tradition again? Oh yea! Whoever has the tessen is the leader. Guess that makes me the leader now, doesn't it?"
"You have to be able to make it shoot out flames, first, Nephiro," a low, growly voice said from the window. Eiken's face became paralyzed with fear as he recognized the voice. "Nice job, Nephiro. You'll have to tell me how you did it some day."
I winked and regained the innocent look. "I told you. It's all in the charm," I said. "Here, catch." I tossed him the fan and turned to Eiken. "Bet he knows the special words." Eiken just gulped.
Genrou jumped into the room and leaned against the wall all the while holding the tessen and smirking. "Yup, I do know the words. Now what should I do with this knowledge of mine?" he asked me. His smirk was probably just as big as his ego right about now, if that was even possible. I didn't care this time. I was enjoying the panicked look on Eiken's face almost as much as our game.
"Gee, Genrou. I don't know. Seems to me that the nice thing to do would be to do would be to let him go," I replied. Genrou looked at me quizzically and Eiken breathed a sigh of relief. "That's the nice thing to do but he wasn't nice to me so I say we do a not so nice thing. I say we give him five seconds to get out of here before reducing him to ashes and then throwing the ashes out of the window." I smirked evilly at the cowering fool who dared to cross my path and gave him another "evil eye demon death glare." Eiken cowered even more.
"Sounds like a plan." Genrou walked towards Eiken and held the tessen menacingly over him. "You heard the lady. That's your cue to leave."
Eiken got up, took one last look at me and then at Genrou. "You were working for him the entire time?" he asked me.
"I don't work for anyone but myself unless it suits me at the time," I answered, giving him another glare. "But, it suited me so, yes, I was working for him."
"You better watch yourself, Genrou. That girl is pure evil. She ain't human!" He took off as fast as could out of the room.
Genrou turned back to me. "Pure evil, eh? What'd you do?"
I shrugged. "Nothing. He's just a pansy," I answered simply.
Genrou looked at me and his expression went from happy to wide-eyed as he saw my outfit before turning completely beet red and he finally looked away. I rolled my eyes. Leave it to him to get intimidated by a tight, low cut, sleeveless dress. 'It's funny. It had the same effect on the gods when I used to wear it in my old body.' "I'm sorry, Gen-Chan. Does my dress offend you in some way?" I looked at him innocently.
"Uhh. . .no. . .I. . .umm. . .am just surprised by your. . .err. . .success against Eiken," he lied, trying to cover for himself while rubbing the back of his head and smiling nervously, his little fangs poking out of the corners of his mouth.
"You didn't think I could do it, did you?" I asked while walking over to him so I was only about two inches away from him and looked up at him. I looked into his eyes and saw the slight look of panic take root in them. I knew perfectly well the effects I could have on men if I wanted to. 'Ah the wonders of being part demon. No matter what, you always look good.'
He took a step back and nearly tripped over something. "No. No, of course I knew you could do it."
"Then why were you surprised?" I turned my head to the side and regained the innocent look.
"I just didn't think you'd be able to get him to hand over the tessen without so much as a fight. It doesn't even look like I laid a finger on you. You really have to tell me how you did that, someday," he answered, probably hoping to change the subject.
"Does that mean that there could be a place for me in the bandits, yet?" I questioned.
"Yes! I mean, I don't know. I'd have to talk it over with the others first before I can tell you for sure," he said, obviously flustered by my actions.
"Thanks but you sure took your sweet time getting here." I changed my voice from all sweet and innocent to an annoyed one.
"Yea, well you survived so quit complaining."
I walked towards him and then stopped. "Bite me," I hissed before turning and heading out the door. He sighed and followed.
"You're going the wrong way. We have to go over here." I held up a hand dismissing him and continued going my way until he caught up with me and turned me around. "This way."
"Whatever."
He led me to a room and told me to stay there while he took care of some things. I felt like a dog. "Sit. Stay. No biting." I'll show him once I get into the bandits. I'll have him so completely under my control he won't even know what's going on. Then he can be the dog. Hehe.
Author's Note: Well. . .that was a little longer than the last one. I try, ok? Nephiro sure does know how to manipulate people, doesn't she? Wait, I think I might have told you something about Nephiro! No! I went into the area of the prequel. ::rocks back and forth:: Not that you probably even noticed. . . Umm. . .hope you liked the chapter. More fun times with the bandits in the next chapter. Will she be in or out?
Here's your quote. . .
I turned my head to the side, pointed my finger and gave him a closed eye smile. "Sore wa himitsu desu," I answered, waving the finger in his face.
Oh yea, "sore wa himitsu desu" means "that is a secret" in Japanese. If you've ever seen "Slayers" then you'll know where Nephiro took that from, (though she says where she did in the actual chapter). Bye bye for now!