I am Draith… and I think it is high time I stopped beginning my chapters this way, eh?
Casey: I'm glad you are more satisfied, read on… there's something in here for you!!
Lady Ann Kenobi: You make good points… heehee. Hiei's so immature, ne? ^_~
Reviewer: It was Hiei
Kitsune Girl: Yes, I do.
Pierce: Shh!!!
Kimiko Kashibara: o.O you ROCK! I want a bishball… does it come with a bishi already in it? Or are they sold separately… hm…
Radical Edward: thanks! Actually, that did make sense… scary…
Lita: I'm EARLY!
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho. I do not own McDonald's. I do not own ANYTHING except Sara. I own her, yes I do. And Pierce, say what you like, Sara was my very own creation, whether or not she resembles Deloth is not my concern! *grins evilly *
Chapter 6: It All Goes Wrong: Part I
Scene 1: Forest
At last the paint sullied water floated down away from the bank. It had taken forever to remove the offending paste and dye from his face. Satisfied now that his visage had returned to normal, Hiei stood up from the woodland stream, growling in his yet pent-up anger. I can't believe I let myself fall into that kitsune's trap, he thought. He leapt onto a nearby bough and began bounding from branch to branch, tree to tree. Hiei always felt better when running through the forest, and often thought more clearly as well. And he wanted that peace to think clearly very much now, for he had revenge to plot. Not just on Kurama, but something had to be done to the place of his recent torture. There was no way Hiei was going to let them get away with everything that they had put him through.
He stopped, pausing in thought as well as he stood silently on a high limb, taking a moment to close his eyes and feel the fresh breeze as it made its way through the trees. He sighed softly after a moment. The human world did have some small positive points… as least when humans themselves were not around to spoil them.
Humans. They disgusted Hiei for the most part. Nevertheless, he was stuck not able to kill them, or else face Spirit World's retribution. He glared at no one in particular. I can't kill the bakas, he thought. No, a different vengeance must be sought for them. After all, there ARE worse things than death… He smirked. He already knew what he would do. It would hardly give him the satisfaction that a mass murder would, but it would suffice… for the moment. Leaping off the limb and to the next, he headed off to McDonald's.
Scene 2: McDonald's
That night seemed to drone on forever. Sara closed and locked the exit door after seeing the last finally normal child and parent out of the building safely. It had not taken long for the younger ones to become scared and upset once they stopped being made to throw things. And once everyone had gotten their own minds back about them from the control of Hiei's Jagan, they all realized just how much damage had been done. Every ball was outside the ball pit, which had been nearly ripped open by the "Warriors" themselves. There was soda dripping from tables, chairs, play equipment, and slides… even the walls ad ceiling were soaked and raining droplets. Various food items were plastered everywhere, including on the clothes and skin of all of the employees and patrons who had been in the room at the time. The place was a complete and utter disaster.
The usually cheerful young manager looked around once again and sighed a tired sigh. "Well," she addressed her employees as well as Kurama and Botan as they were still there. "I don't suppose any of you want to stay and help clean this up now, do you?" she looked at them all with pleadingly hopeful eyes.
Nevertheless, despite her efforts, not a one of her coworkers seemed to give her any indication that they wanted or even intended to stay around after hours to clean up the catastrophe that was the party room. Even Kurama, who was eager to help fix the destruction of Hiei's temper tantrum, cringed as he too took in the total destruction of the room. Botan was cringing in general, still mad that Hiei would cause so much trouble.
Sara caught their look as well as the ones on the other's faces. "Alright, I get the picture," she said, her tone now one of exhausted resignation "We'll lock up and clean in the morning, guys. Let's go." With that, she headed towards the exit with her keys in her hand.
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He watched as the manager exited the building and locked the door after the employees and everyone else had left. He waited until the fox and the ferry girl were well out of range. Then he silently crept towards the door. He took care not to attract unwanted and unnecessary attention to himself as he quickly and effortlessly picked the lock and let himself inside of the building. Carefully shutting the door behind, he again made sure that no one had seen him.
Now alone in the darkened, silent building, he turned and walked with purpose towards the back closets. He opened the door to a utility cabinet, and emptied the jugs of cooking oil out of it, placing them on the floor in a row. Then he proceeded to spread the oil in splashes all over the kitchen, and out into the dining area. He dumped a large portion of one of the jugs next to both the toaster ovens, and the backup generator near the rear exit.
Taking the last jug of oil from the floor, and glancing around at his handiwork with the rest of the building, he headed towards the exit he had come in through. When he reached the outlet, he opened the jug, trailing the liquid from the nearest puddle in a line out the door with him. Getting a safe distance from the side of the building, he cast the rest of the oil back at the outside wall. He smirked to himself as he prepared to finish the plot that his work had been moving towards. He took a deep breath.
Scene 3: ReiKai, Koenma's Office
Long after the TV screen had been flicked off, Lord Koenma sat at his desk, moaning slightly in distressed frustration. He was so upset that he had not even yet touched the sugarcoated strawberry rice cake sitting on a plate in front of him.
"But Koenma, Sir, no one was seriously injured, surely Hiei has gotten his anger out of his system by now?" the blue oni spoke up from beside and slightly behind his master's desk chair. Though he spoke to the toddler, his eyes were hungrily contemplating the untouched treat.
Koenma whined and put his head down on his arms, which he crossed on the desktop. "Ogre, what are you thinking?" he asked in a complaining tone. "As funny as seeing Hiei in a clown suit truly was, that little bit of fun he just had with the kids won't hold him if he's really mad, you know that." He picked his head up, a serious expression on his face. "If he's really angry, who KNOWS what he'll pull," he said, then continued with another whine in his voice, "Oh! This is exactly why I wanted him occupied!! If he goes on a rampage, my Dad's going to kill me!" Koenma held his head in a gesture of despair, eyes closed in near defeat.
Picking up the remote control off the side of the desk, George sighed. He held it out towards Koenma and suggested, "Koenma, Sir, why don't you try to find him? Don't you think you should know what he's doing now?"
The toddler opened his eyes and looked first at the oni's face, then at the remote control that he held. "Hey!" he yelled, snatching the remote from George's hand. "Give that over, ogre!" He then proceeded to turn on the TV viewer that was used to follow Yuusuke's Spirit Detective missions, and quickly flip through the channels. He was so intent on the flashing images that he completely missed George's patient, long suffering expression.
After many flashes, Koenma finally tried looking at McDonalds to see if Hiei was there. As the screen got clearer and the picture sharpened, a small dark figure could be seen standing several yards from the side of the building. Koenma leaned forward and squinted to see better. Then he let out a yelp of surprise. "OGRE! Is that Hiei?!" he yelled practically in poor George's face. The oni nodded, looking nervous as ever. "Well, what is he DOING?!" He turned back to the screen, his question clearly rhetorical as he was now seeing for himself exactly what Hiei was doing there…
On screen, Hiei could be seen chucking the last of a jug of liquid at the side wall of the McDonald's building, and stepping back a bit. Koenma sat on the edge of his seat and watched, as Hiei seemed to gather his energy for a fiery attack. The toddler's eyes widened. "He's going to torch that building!! BOTAN!" he called, seeming to expect her to come at his summons.
"But Koenma, Sir," George spoke up, "remember, you sent her to check up on them; she was with Kurama last we saw."
Koenma groaned. He then risked switching channels and grabbed the remote to attempt to find Botan. After a few precious seconds of searching, he found her with Kurama, a block or so from his apartment.
George looked closely at the two, who had stopped walking. "Why, it looks like… like they're…" he started, not sure if he should finish his statement or not.
Koenma gaped at the screen. Then he found his voice and floated up towards the TV. "BOTAN!" he yelled, which startled the poor oni behind him. "Stop kissing that demon and listen to me!" he finished when she did not respond right away.
At that, Botan pulled away from Kurama and looked up at Koenma "Uh, eh-heh, konnichiwa, Koenma, sir!" she replied, seeming more than a little embarrassed at being caught. "What is it you needed?" It took a little prompting, but at last, Kurama took his arms from around her waist, though he did not step very far away from her.
Koenma sighed, trying not to yell at them both too much. "You two need to turn around RIGHT NOW and head back to McDonald's!" he said in a very commanding tone. "There's no time to argue, Hiei's about to torch the place!" The last statement held a more enforcing feeling to it.
Both Botan and Kurama's eyes widened. Kurama was the first to speak up. "Alright, we'll head right there," he said, already grabbing Botan's hand and heading back down the sidewalk and towards McDonald's.
"I didn't know that the two of them were…" George started to say as Koenma, panicked, turned the screen back to McDonald's to find Hiei once again.
"They weren't," Koenma said flatly as he turned back to where he could see Hiei. He yelled out as he saw Hiei send flames along the line of liquid that he had spread along the ground. "Botan! Where IS she? She needs to get there and STOP him!"
Scene 4: Back At McDonald's
By the time they arrived at the scene, the McDonald's building was already aflame from the inside and on the out. Hiei was just standing there, looking rather sadistic in the glow as he watched the fire he had created burn in fury. "Hiei!" the kitsune yelled. When the fire demon failed to acknowledge him, Kurama walked over beside him. "Hiei," spoken softer this time, though his voice still had to be raised to be heard over the now roaring inferno, "what in the hells are you doing??" He split his attention between the burning building in front of him and his seemingly insane friend to his right.
Without turning or taking his gaze from his blazing masterpiece, Hiei chuckled in a smug, self-satisfied manner. Then he shrugged, ever so slightly. "You said it, fox, what were your exact words?" he said, this time looking over at Kurama. "I believe you said, 'play with the children now, exact vengeance later,' correct?" His expression turned serious. "I played. It was time for vengeance."
Kurama started to protest the fact that he had not meant for Hiei to bring about his revenge on McDonald's or its employees, but on HIM, but he stopped when Hiei held up a hand. Turning and starting to walk away from them both, Hiei interjected, "This is that vengeance, kitsune…" Then, after he had disappeared at a lightning-fast paced run, he spoke in both their minds telepathically. "…For now."
Kurama and Botan stared silently at the fireball of a building, not sure exactly what to do next. As soon as they heard the sirens of fire trucks approaching, however, they took the cue and quickly left the scene, deciding that Hiei could be dealt with in the morning.
Or so they thought…
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A/N: Alright, this is a two-part chapter/update thing… I did not feel like waiting too long before updating, and then having a possibly monstrous chapter to upload. The next installment, "It All Goes Wrong: Part II" should be written up and doled out soon enough, so try to hold in your excitement! ^__^ Hope you enjoyed this chapter, Please R&R!!
-Draith
