Cursed
Chap.3
It was early morning when Hakkai got up, and when he looked around, he saw no Yahiko. The boy had vanished, without a trace or a clue as to where he had gone. But there, in the window seat, sat a young girl, perhaps Yahiko's age.
She was a youkai, no doubt about that; her ears were pointed, and around her bellybutton was an intricate design, a youkai birthmark.
She wore a sleeveless red silk Chinese shirt that didn't cover her midriff, and pair of denim jeans. Her hair was a light pink color and braided down her back, while her golden eyes stared at Hakkai.
"Good morning." She bowed her head to Hakkai. The young man shook the others awake, and gestured to the girl who sat on the window seat where they knew Yahiko had gone to sleep. "Whatever is the matter?"
"Where's Yahiko?" Goku snapped. The girl shook her head, and muttered,
"He should have seen this coming." She raised her golden eyes to the boy, and stood up. "I'm Yumiko, and I'm of Yahiko's. He…left, early, far earlier than you awoke, Hakkai-san." Yumiko bowed to the men.
"But, Yumiko-san, that doesn't explain why he left. He could have told us he had to leave early."
"That boy is full of secrets; he himself is a secret almost." Yumiko's eyes thinned to a line, and she grinned. "I'm a bit of a secret myself."
"There are things he hasn't told us?" Goku wondered.
"There are things that everyone never tells. For instance….did anyone ever tell you what you were locked up for, Son Goku?"
"Now that's hitting below the belt." Goku growled. Yumiko put her hands spread out, and replied,
"Yes, but isn't that simply how life is? You can strive to know everything, yet still not have uncovered so many secrets by the time you die?"
"Yumiko…." Hakkai frowned.
"Alright, you cursed wench! Hand over the Bloodstone Heart and we'll let you live!" A gruff voice shouted up to the window. Yumiko flung open the window, and gasped; there were hundreds of youkai standing outside, and the one who had shouted carried a torch.
"They caught up a little faster than I expected." Yumiko muttered. She shouted out to the youkai, "Not a chance! The Bloodstone Heart is mine to use as I choose, and should I choose to use it for such, I will!"
"Wench, you understand not what you will be bringing upon the world by resurrecting that foul half-breed sorcerer!"
"I understand perfectly! And should he truly be a foul, witless half-breed, as you say, then so be it! Morticus is the only one who can help Yahiko at this point!" Yumiko snapped. "We're going to go to that godforsaken temple, and we're gonna resurrect that half-breed sorcerer, dammit!" Yumiko slammed the windows shut, then whirled around to the Sanzo ikkou and heaved a big breath. "Listen, you can't stay here too much longer. Can you all get out of here in time?"
"Sure we can." Sanzo replied. Yumiko nodded in relief.
"Good. Once we're out, you guys are going to follow me into the forest, and from that point on, trust me, dammit, or you'll end up as the Sanzo buffet, rather than the Sanzo ikkou." Yumiko warned. "Understand?"
"Got it." They replied, and dashed out the door. Yumiko stood there a moment, and muttered,
"I'm helping them; are you happy, Yahiko?" A second voice escaped her lips.
"Yes, Yumiko. I am."