In the last chapter…ok…it's late, I'm sleepy, and…I forgot, so I'm just gonna start typing the story now…
:stops andtries to sneak away from my evil friend...:
The waiter had finally gotten the mess cleaned up and the drinks, not the food, had finally arrived. The people in the booth behind the girls let out a laugh at the events the girls and their 'dates' went through. Tsume just lost it and sat up in the booth and yelled at the two boys. They both hid behind their menus, covering their faces.
She stopped yelling. "Have I seen you two before...?"
"No that's impossible! We…I…umm…NO!"
It was the same waiter who spilled the ice cream who brought the sodas. The guy had place the jewel he stole in his pocket (who knew those waiter uniforms had pockets?) and something strange happened.
Ume's locket suddenly began to emit a dim light. She made an excuse and said she got a sudden headache. Luckily for her, she was sitting on the outside of the booth. She excused herself from the table and ran for the bathroom, holding her head as she ran. When she got up to leave, she almost knocked the waiter down and almost made him drop the soda on Tsume. Luckily for Tsume, he maintained his balance.
Hiei watched her run off. Concerned, he asked if Tsume would go and see if she was alright. Tsume looked at Kurama, but he was concerned too and Tsume was able to see this. She slide across the booth and mumbled something about Ume being fine, and her not needing any help.
Ume ran into the one-stalled bathroom and locked the door behind and she went in. She stood in front of the mirror. Ume was completely baffled as she held the gleaming jewelry. She heard a knock at the door.
"Are you all right. I was forced to check on you." The person outside said. It was Tsume.
The glow's brightness decreased but it was still there. Ume jerked it off and wrapped it in the sweater she was holding. The light was unnoticeable by anyone or anything, except maybe Hiei's Jagan. She walked to the door and assured Tsume she was fine.
"Good, now this date can continue. Maybe it'll go back to normal." She glared at Ume.
"What? Are you implying that this is strangeness my fault! If it weren't for those stupid guys that hit on you, the night would have been normal!"
"Let's let the boys decide whose fault it was."
They stomped back to their booth, only to discover the guys were gone, and so were the annoying people in the next booth.
"I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY LEFT US LIKE THIS!"
"You must have scared them off…" Ume mumbled.
Tsume turned around and shot Ume a glare. "WHAT!"
"Never mind that. We should go and find them. I have a bad feeling about all this."
"Huh?"
"Call it a seventh sense. An additional sense to my Spirit Awareness."
"Humph. Well, let's hurry up."
As they ran, something stopped Tsume. She noticed something strange in the alley close by. A shadow was moving about and Tsume noticed the movement among darkness. She stopped Ume and signaled her to cover her back incase the figure meant harm, although she'd rather have someone else, anyone else, to cover her back.
She took slow steps toward the figure, then, Ume just walked by her, looking impatient. She quickly grabbed the creature. It was the waiter again, except he was bleeding every where and had bruises all over. "Listen. My friends are gone, some weird guys are gone, and now you appear nearby, not doing your job, and all cut up and bloody! Tell me that that isn't suspicious."
Tsume shook her head. "I never knew there could be a girl who is so unfeminine."
"What'd you say!" As Ume was getting ticked, the human tried to escape but she grabbed it again. "Now listen. Tell me what you know, or you won't live to see tomorrow."
"Ok, ok! I'll talk!"
"I can't believe those threats worked…" Tsume murmured.
Ume simply ignored her.
"Some guy named Ronin hired me to do this. He paid a whole mess of money too. I was to steal some jewel from her," The boy pointed to Tsume, "and I did."
"Impossible. I still have it right…here…?" she touched her neck. The necklace was no where to be found. "Oh no! It is gone!"
"Thank you Tsume, for pointing out the obvious."
"I gave it to Ronin in this alley, but didn't get my money. I was angry and yelled at him as he left and suddenly called on a bunch of henchmen and they beat me up. I suggest you two not to get involved with that guy. He's dangerous."
Ume took a deep breath and just let him go. He hit the floor with a loud 'thud.' "Ok, here's the deal, you tell us as much as you can about where Ronin is, and we'll let you go. But if anything were to happen, like if we were walking into a trap or something, I'll make sure you pay for what you did."
"I just met the guy and he offered some cash, and I accepted. All I know is that after I gave the jewel thing to him, he went to the restaurant and came out with some guy in black and with spiky hair, a long-haired guy with green eyes, a guy who was tall and had carrot-colored hair, and some black-haired guy who looked like he used way too much hair gel. Just please don't hurt me!"
"Those guys must be Hiei, Kurama, Kuwabara, and Yusuke!" she looked down at the waiter groveling at her feet, let out a sigh, and pointed to him as she talked. "We mine as well leave. This guy has nothing else to tell us."
Tsume was astonished. The girl that had been to hard-headed and hot-tempered, had calmed down and came to her senses quickly. Tsume grinned. "I guess she must truly care for her friends."
"Well Mrs. Smiles? You are the one who knows the most about this guy. You know where he's hiding right?"
"Yea, but what if we are not strong enough. He possesses the jewel now!"
"So what!"
"But…"
"But nothing! Kurama, Hiei, all of them! They risked their lives for you and your stupid jewelry and you pay them back by hesitating when they need your help! I don't care if I have to go alone. I'm going to save my friends! Tell me where he's hiding and I'll find him!"
Tsume stared at the floor, ashamed that she was ever thinking about giving up and retreating. "Alright, but I'm going too!"
"Good, you owe them all one."
"What about you?"
"I don't need favors. Now hurry up and lead the way."
Tsume was stunned at the girl's change of attitude. When it came to her friends, Ume was willing to risk her life for them. Tsume stood there and nodded and with Ume following, they headed off.
The waiter was still on the floor, stunned. "Those girls are crazy! I swear, if they get hurt, it's not my problem!" he started to get up and ran as fast as his injured legs could carry him.
The girls came to a deserted house.
"You're kidding right…? This is his headquarters…?"
"No, this is where there is a break in the barrier separating Makai and here. Once we go through, we won't be far from Ronin, and hopefully, the others."
"Ok! What are we waiting for?"
"But, if we go in…what would happen?"
"Who knows, but it's better than sitting here and waiting for someone else to save the day!" She looked at the break. "We've got to hurry, the break is sealing up!"
They made it through the break only seconds before it was blocked.
"Even if we had time to think, we couldn't have. This barrier is now sealed, and now, we are stuck here until we find the others and locate a different break."
"Does it matter? It's not like we were going to leave once we got here anyways."
It's a miracle! Ume and Tsume are getting along. Of course, it's only to save the guys. In the next chapter, there will be plenty of suspense, a touch of romance between Tsume and Kurama, and you will all finally see…err...read…some fighting and the powers that were listed before, being used!
