Hey people. Here's chapter two of my story. Um, I know it was kind of confusing, so if ya'll have any questions ask, kay?
Flare woke up groggily as the first rays of sun light reached the horizon. Yawning slightly, she glanced at Yuskue and Hiei, who were both surprisingly still peacefully asleep. Flare's eyes were drawn to the black haired sword master. Asleep, it was like he did have the walls and defenses that kept him locked away from the world.
"He looks so… peaceful." Flare murmured to herself. Almost immediately, she pushed the thought away. She didn't have time to think about that kind of stuff. Taking a deep breath she yelled, "UP! BOTH OF YOU! NOW!" This startled both boys out of their sleep. "Come on, let's go, we've got to get that crystal." Flare turned from the two boys who'd barely opened their eyes. Waking the two in that manner probably hadn't been her best idea, but Flare was quite happy with the slightly irritated looks on Hiei and Yuskue's faces.
"Where exactly are we going?" Yuskue asked.
Flare merely glanced at him. "The castle up ahead belongs to a vampire named Nikolas. We are going to politely know on the door and ask for the crystal."
"What makes you think that is going to work?" Hiei asked.
"I've known Nikolas a long time. Anyhow, if it doesn't, we break in and steal the crystal." Flare said. Both boys shrugged. The plan was fine with them.
Flare led the way up to the castle. The group of three was met by a large set of doors, but surprisingly, no guards.
Flare grinned slightly and knocked on the door. The door was opened a crack to reveal a dark, dark haired man, who looked to be in his twenties.
"Yo Nikolas, long time no see, neh?" Flare said with a grin.
.: Kurama and Smoke:.
Nathanial's car swerved as a silver Lamborghini came rushing down the intimidating, narrow drive if Midnight. Smoke stopped breathing momentarily as a woman stepped from the car. She passed a shadow into Kurama's mind telling him not to speak, and act as humble as possible for the time being.
Nathanial had left the car to greet Jesickah, who regarded the two demons and two hunters without much interest. "You're selling them to Jaguar I presume." She said to Nathanial. Kurama gave Smoke a slightly curious glance. She returned it with a look that said she'd explain later.
Jesickah lead the way into Midnight, her overly high heels clicking down the hall.
"Wait here." She directed the two demons as they reached a door. She directed, Turquoise and Ravyn into the room, and followed them. Nathanial gave the two a look the clearly said stay out of trouble, and followed them.
Smoke smirked and leaned against the wall. She waited a moment listening, then glanced at Kurama.
"So. What do ya think?" She asked her riveting brown eyes meeting Kurama's spellbinding green ones.
"I'd like an explanation." He told her, never breaking eye contact.
"Who doesn't like a good explanation?" Smoke asked with a grin. "Well, we're about to be sold as slaves into a vampire strong hold. Jaguar will be your quote, unquote, 'master'. Pretty much all you have to do is work around the place, and not piss anyone off. Just watch out for the west wing of the place. Unless you're fond of blood letting." Smoke finished her explanation just as Jesickah and Nathanial exited the room.
Kurama and Smoke watched silently until both disappeared from view. "I assume they're both vampires if they're doing business workings here."
"Yep." Smoke said, smirking. Before conversation could be continued, Turquoise and Ravyn exited the room.
"Jaguar said you two should come in now." Ravyn said flatly as the two hunters passed in the hall.
"Ready?" Smoke asked, grinning slightly. Her companion nodded slightly. "Just remember, this isn't any ordinary mission." She left it at that and walked swiftly into the room.
A dark haired man who looked to be in his early twenties sat in an arm car with his eyes closed as Smoke and Kurama entered.
"Smoke. You got yourself sold into enslavement," He said quietly, opening his eyes. "Again?" The shadow demon stared at him for a moment, then laughed lightly.
"My illusions never did work on you, Jaguar." She said meeting the vampire's steady gaze. "But I'm here for work. Soon as my job gets done I'm outta here."
Jaguar nodded slightly, and his gaze shifted from Smoke to Kurama. Smoke followed his look to Kurama, who had been watching the exchange between the two with mild interest. Smoke blinked slightly. "Oh, Kurama, this is Jaguar. Jaguar, this is Kurama. He's here to help me on the mission."
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Flare glanced around the well furnished castle as she followed Nikolas down a very long hall, with Yuskue and Hiei following behind her. It'd been a long time since she'd been here. Last time….Flare couldn't remember the last time. She stopped short as Nikolas stopped in front of one of the many rooms.
"Damn, this is bigger than I remember." She said walking into the large living room. Nikolas followed her not saying any thing.
"Flare, what do you want?" The vampire asked. Flare turned and grinned at him.
"Fine then, let's get down to business. Nikolas, meet Yuskue and Hiei, two of Koenma's spirit detectives. They're here with me to retrieve some crystal of immortality, while Smoke and another detective named Kurama rescue a witch named Kathryn from
Midnight. So either you give us the crystal willingly or we'll steal it." Flare said flatly in one long breath. Yuskue and Hiei watched the girl with mild interest. She was pretty confident with giving their plans away if things got hard.
To their surprise though, Nikolas just shrugged slightly. "I've never had any use for it." He said flatly. "Stay here." Then he glanced at Flare who was eyeing a silver statue, "And don't touch anything." Flare jumped slightly, and put her hands behind her back. Nikolas walked easily out of the room, leaving the two detectives and Flare alone.
"That was easy enough." Yuskue said. Flare nodded slightly, her eyes unfocused.
Hiei didn't speak for a moment. "It could be a trap."
Flare didn't respond for a moment, her eyes still slightly fogged over. "Huh?" She said after a moment. "No, not Nikolas, he doesn't have the energy to try and kill us or something. If he'd wanted us dead, we would have been the second we stepped through the door."
Hiei and Yuskue gave her looks that said they didn't quite believe her, but who were they to argue? Flare had spent more time around Vampires that most people should have.
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'Right ya'll. There's chapter 2. Sorry it took so freaking long to update, but yeah. I had some stuff going on that….Impared my ability to use the computer. Plus a huge writers block. But here I am now. R&R ya'll. Later.