Chapter 16: Sneaking Around Can Be Very Bad
Author's Note: I'm so so so sorry for not updating. I'm so busy with school that I get an average of 4 hours of sleep a night. But, I'm on Spring Break right now so I'll be able to give some chapters. I hope the chapters that I'm able to write will hold you guys over until summer.
Kenji followed Ari out of the bathroom and into the nearby forest. Elijah saw the two leave and decided to follow, just incase Kenji needed to be bailed out of trouble with the demon. While he was following the demon and the human, he caught the scent of someone in front of him.
"I wonder who would be following them, other than myself?" he wondered outloud.
Elijah kept close enough to see Kenji and Ari, but far away enough so that the shadowy figure would not see him.
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"Looks like one of your friends is following us." Said Ari. "I don't mind really" added the demon. "Since you'll need someone to drag you back to the healers when I'm done with you."
"Yeah right." Muttered Kenji. "Elijah's gonna have to drag you back by your puppy tail in about five minutes."
"We'll see." Smirked the dog-demon. "This is the place." He stopped running to show off a nice little grassy patch surrounded by many tall trees. "I like it here. I discovered it on a walk two days ago. I thought it would be a perfect place for a fight. Now, Let's fight!" He shouted and lunged at Kenji.
"Alright!" Kenji yelled back and blocked Ari's attack. He threw a punch at the demon and missed, and in return, got a foot in the face from Ari. Kenji fell back, but got up immediately and stood in position to fire his Spirit Gun.
"I won't give you a chance to power up this time, little boy." Growled Ari as he used his telekinesis to start hurling rocks at the Spirit Detective.
Thanks to Yuki's training, Kenji was able to dodge the rocks while keeping his mind concentrated on gathering energy. When all the rocks were gone, he jumped into the air to get good aim and fired his Spirit Gun at Ari's head.
"Fool." Laughed Ari as he used his telekinesis to deflect the blast. "Did you really forget about my power? I can use it to block any attack. Would you like to see some of the other thing Mistress Rain taught me?"
"Bring it on, puppy." Taunted Kenji.
Ari looked at Kenji and pointed his finger at the boy. Kenji's body was lifted off the ground and into the air. "Remember this? I used it to throw your friend out of the ring!" he moved his hand in a throwing motion and Kenji went flying head first into a tree.
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Elijah arrived in the patch of grass just in time to see his younger friend being smashed into tree by a demon. "Hang on, Kenji!" he yelled. "I'll help you out buddy!" He ran toward Ari, but was stopped by blast that landed in front of him. The shadowy figure shook its head as if telling him "no". "Who are you?" he asked. The person hung a mirror on the branch of the tree and jumped out of it. "Where are you going?" he yelled.
"Looks like your friend isn't going to help you after all." Said Ari. "Oh well, that gives me more time to play with you!" After smashing the guy into the tree a few times, he changed his hand motion and Kenji started to swing around in a circle.
'Now what am I going to do?' Thought Kenji. 'I was counting on Elijah to bail me out here. If only I could find a way hit him while he's not looking.'
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Elijah followed the figure deeper into the woods. "I don't know who you are. Though you seem familiar." He said.
The figure continued to stare at him.
"You, know. I'll have to fight you, I guess. Since you won't tell me who you are, I'll have to make you tell me." He ran toward the person and tried to punch it in the face. But the person stopped him and pushed him against a tree. It used its legs to pin his legs against the tree and used one arm to keep his arms above his head.
"I thought you would recognize me right away." Whispered a female voice. "I guess my boyfriend doesn't know me as well I know him." Using her free hand, the girl pulled off the cover that was masking her face.
"Yuki?" He asked, his eyes becoming big and round. Then he blushed when he noticed the position they were in.
"Who did you expect it to be?" She questioned, using her other hand to fully pin him against the tree.
"I wasn't quite sure who you were but" Whatever he was about to say was cut off when she forcefully kissed him on the lips.
He didn't return the kiss but was able to reverse their positions by sandwiching her between himself and the tree. "This isn't like you Yuki. Why are you acting differently?" He loosened his grip and hugged her gently.
"It's just that I haven't seen you for a few days and we're always together. I'm not used to being without you." She started placing little kisses on his neck.
He enjoyed the kisses being placed on his neck and then enjoyed them even more when she sucked and nibbled at the tender skin. But when he saw her red hair start to turn silver and a pair of sharp fangs graze along his neck, he came back to reality. "Yuki, you know we're not supposed to see each other."
She stopped her attack on his neck and returned to her normal self. "I know. I should probably be heading back to the arena now. I told Rain I'd only be gone for 10 minutes and it's been 15. Don't worry, I'll come visit you again. I love you." She kissed him one last time and ran off in the direction of the stadium.
"Oh, I forgot about Kenji and Ari. I'd better get back to the field and see if he's alive." Elijah ran back to the grassy spot only to find Kenji sitting underneath a tree, drinking a soda. The cat/bird demon was treating Ari's wounds with his powers.
"How did you beat him?" Asked Elijah, running over to sit next to Kenji.
"I saw this hanging off a tree branch while that guy was swinging me around." He pulled out a now shattered mirror with a silver rim from his pocket. "I thought it was just an illusion until I saw it a few more times. Then when the dog finally got tired of swinging me, he threw me to the ground and said something like 'Haha. You'll never beat me, weakling. Unless you find a way to attack me without it being reflected by my power.' That's when I remembered Yuki telling me that Spirit Energy is flexible and also bounces off of certain likes, like mirrors. And what luck, that a mirror was just hanging there."
"Yeah, that is convenient." Said Elijah, sarcastically. 'No wonder Yuki was there. She had to help her student after all.' He thought to himself.
"So then I charged up my Spirit Gun and fired it over his shoulder and to the mirror. Then he laughed and said, 'You missed me weakling. It's too bad, now I'll really to have to' and that's when the giant ray of Spirit Energy"
"It wasn't that big." Added the other demon that was fixing Ari's wound. "I got here the minute that blast was fired. I'm surprised that it even went through his skin"
"Shut up, kitty cat." Said Kenji. "I'm telling this how it really happened. So then, my giant Spirit Gun reflected off the mirror and he jumped up for some reason and the blast when straight through his stomach. It was the coolest thing ever, man. By the way, where did you go? I wanted you to see me in my 15 seconds of fame."
"I had to go. You know, nature calls." He made up. "I wish that I'd been there man."
"Hey! What's that on your neck?" said Kenji, as he pointed to the red splotches and tiny bite marks.
"I got bitten by something while was taking a leak. No big deal. Let's go back to the stadium." He got up to leave.
"Wait!" called the winged demon. "Could you carry Ari back to the healers?" he said to Kenji. "And, I want to talk to you." He Pointed to Elijah.
"Sure thing." Said Kenji, as he picked up Ari's body and carried him back.
The demon made sure that Kenji was out of hearing range and started talking to Elijah. "Yuki told me about you."
"She did? What did she say?"
"She said she loves you very much, and that you're an excellent fighter. I'd like to request that we fight each other in the ring. As you know, I'm Team Sayo's leader, Arima. I'd like to see how you're skills match up against mine. Does that sound okay to you?"
"That's fine with me." Said Elijah.
"But," added Arima, "We'll have to fight tomorrow. I used my healing powers on Ari today. Using my healing powers drains me a lot. I want to be at my best when I fight you."
"Then, tomorrow it is." Agreed Elijah as he started to walk away.
"And one more thing Elijah." Said Arima to stop the other demon. "I know that you saw Yuki today. I'd suggest that you take a bath and do your best to cover up those hickeys she gave you on your neck. I know that you're not supposed to see each other. And I don't anything preventing you from fighting me tomorrow. Especially being grounded by your parents because you were doing something you weren't supposed to." He opened his black wings and took into flight gracefully, then headed for the arena.
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When Elijah had returned back to the stadium. Kuronue had just finished his fight with the fourth member of Team Sayo, and won. It was announced that the last two matches were to be fought tomorrow because, Lirel, the Bomb Specialist, who had just fought with Kuronue, had damaged the ring with many holes.
Once Elijah had heard this news, he ran upstairs into his room and got his supplies to take a bath.
"Hey, why the sudden urge to take bath? You didn't even fight today." Asked Kyo.
"Well, after chasing Kenji and Ari through the forest and getting bitten by bugs while taking a pee, I need a bath to relax me. And by the way, I'm fighting Team Sayo's leader tomorrow." He exited their room and headed down to the hot spring.
When he arrived at the spring, he was glad to find that no one was there yet. "At least I can really have some relaxing time." He stripped off his clothes washed off with two different kinds of scented soap, and when she couldn't smell Yuki on his skin anymore, he finally sank into the steaming hot water. "I wonder how bad those hickeys I mean bite marks from the bugs are." He got out of the water, pulled a mirror out of his bag, and proceeded to inspect his neck. "Wow, she really gave me some bad ones this time."
"Who gave you a really bad one?" asked Kuronue, as he and the rest of the team where taking off their clothes and getting ready to bathe.
(A/N: I really wish I was there right now. Seeing all those guys without anything on. Yum.)
"I was talking about the bug bites. They usually don't look this bad. I guess the bugs here leave really nasty bites."
"But, why did you say she?" asked Kyo.
"Well, I called them 'she' because the bugs were so pretty, that they had to be female." He lied. "So, what are you guys doing here?"
"We thought that taking a bath before all those nasty demons got in was a good idea." Said Kenji. "I hope we're not invading your private time Mr. Secret."
"No, you're not. But I was wishing for some company."
"Well." Piped Kazuma. "We're probably not the company you were wishing for. We might not be sexy girls, but we're you friends. And we can keep good company. Right guys?"
"Yeah!" all the others cheered.
"But still, lovely, naked, women here would definitely spice the place up." Added Kuronue.
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After taking a bath and eating a good dinner, the team went back to their rooms to watch a movie. Kuronue and Kyo had fallen asleep on the couch while Elijah, Kenji and Kazuma had finished the movie. When the movie was over, the two sleepers were left on the couch and Kenji and Kazuma went to their shared room, while Elijah went to his room alone.
"It's stuffy in here." Noted Elijah. "I think I'll open the window." He opened the window and a cool breeze entered the room. Elijah changed into his boxers and got into bed.
He had been sleeping peacefully until he heard someone moving around in the room. He got up to yell at the person when a small hand covered his mouth. "Don't scream." Whispered the voice as the light was turned on.
"Yuki." He said. "What are you doing here?"
"I was watching you sleep from that tree and I had to come in and see you." She let go of him and walked over the bed and sat down. "I also wanted to wish you luck in your fight against Arima tomorrow. He's a very good fighter."
"So, you're saying that I won't be able to beat him?" asked Elijah.
"Not without my help, you won't." she added. "You see, he's a very strong telekinetic. He doesn't have many weak points. But, if you're able to aim a shot at him, go for his tail first. That's his most sensitive spot. Then, go for his wings once he has his defenses down. You can handle it from there." She got up and headed for the window.
"Don't you want to stay for awhile?" he offered. "Everyone's asleep, and won't be waking up soon."
"I think I've stayed long enough. I had to sneak out of my own room to come and see you." She opened the window and prepared to step outside when Elijah grabbed her and pinned her on the bed.
"Well, I don't think you've stayed long enough." He leaned down and kissed her lips. "Stay for five minutes."
"Okay." She replied. He let go of her hands and she wrapped her arms around his neck, kissing him softly.
He kissed back, pressing his mouth harder against her, while putting his arms around her waist and pulling her closer. He pulled her from laying down and into his lap, because he didn't want to crush her. Yuki's eyes fluttered open when she was pulled up, but closed again once she felt his hands start to roam her back. She moved her hands down and started to rub his abs. She liked it when the muscles tightened at her touch.
Elijah opened his mouth licked at her lips. She opened her mouth and his tongue went in to play with hers. After having a battle with their tongues, Elijah pulled away from her mouth and aimed for neck. He planned to give her the same treatment that she'd given him earlier.
"Oh I see, this is payback for the hickeys I gave you." She giggled as he continued to attack her neck. While he got his revenge on her neck, she busied herself by playing with his hair. The silky black strands with streaks of silver felt soft and cool in her warm hands.
When he decided that her neck looked as bitten as his, he found the spot between her neck and shoulder, he softened it up, and sank his fangs into the skin.
Yuki tried to scream, but Elijah put his hand over her mouth. The pain started to fade as he cleaned the blood off her wound. She looked into his eyes and were blood red, and they looked at her oddly. "Elijah, what's wrong?" she slapped him in the face. "I said what's wrong?"
Elijah returned to his normal self. "I have no idea." He looked at her neck. "Yuki, did I just do that?"
"Yeah." She replied, a hint of sadness in her voice. "You know what this means right?"
"Yeah." He looked at the ground, embarrassed about what he'd done. "What are we gonna do about it?"
"I don't know. But, we can't let anybody find out, that's for sure." She stood up. "I think I need to go now."
"Wait!" he interrupted, "Didn't your parents tell you that you have to mark your mate after you"
"That's right!" Yuki exclaimed. "Since we didn't do anything, that means this is just a bite and not a marking of any kind." She started jumping up and down. "I love you and your genius Elijah! I was starting to worry, you know."
"So, you don't want to be my mate?" he asked.
"No! Elijah, I didn't mean it like that. I was saying that since we're only fifteen and that's way too young to get married. Even though it's okay by demon standards to be mates at this age. We don't live in the Makai, therefore we shouldn't be mates yet." Yuki hugged him. "When the time is right, I would love to be yours. But it's not now."
"I think it's time you left Yuki." He commanded.
"Why? Do you want me to leave?"
"Well, you were the one who insisted on staying for only five minutes. It's been about half an hour since you got here. Now go on." He said as he ushered her out the window. "People like me need their beauty sleep so they can be even prettier in the morning. Goodnight my love." He closed the window and the curtains so she couldn't get back in. Elijah turned off the light and got back into bed and fell asleep instantly.
Author's Note: Wow, writing this took me all day, literally. Well, it's done now. You won't get another chapter tomorrow. But you most likely will on Thursday. That chapter was starting to get a little steamy. I wanted to continue, but then I'd have to change my rating. Oh well. This chapter was certainly very Elijah-centered. After all, it is supposed to be a romance fic. I hope those fighting lovers won't get mad because I didn't write the actual entire fight between Kenji and Ari. But I think I put it into enough detail from Kenji POV that you can get a nice picture of what it looked like in your head. It sure feels great to be writing again.
Mucho Love-o, (I'm learning Spanish, by the way)
~Blu~