AN: Eden here, I hope you enjoy the second installment of my Untitled story. Sorry to all my fans that it has taken me so long to add on both my stories, please be patient, I've been having computper malfunctions. Enjoy
Chapter Two: Irriyana loses her advantage
"So, what's Detron like?" Kuwabara wondered as the five of them sat around the camp fire.
"Why so you can go tattle on me as soon as my back is turned, telling him everything I said about him, good or bad?" Irriyana teased raising an eyebrow at him skeptically.
"We wouldn't tell him." Yusuke remarked.
"That's what you say now, but how do I know he hasn't bought you off already with what is left of his inheritance of my father's fortune?" Irriyana wondered.
"I can assure you that we would do no such thing Miss Phoenix." Kurama defended.
"Maybe he can assure you that he won't say anything, but I don't blame you for not trusting Kuwabara or Yusuke. How do you think I got involved in this mess?" Hiei remarked.
"Don't forget, I don't trust you either." Irriyana reminded sharply.
"I wouldn't expect you too. I do however have a question for you concerning Detron. How did you ever manage to escape the Phoenix compound without a chaperone? Your brother doesn't even let Tenchu out of his site for Yuna and Nataku?" Hiei questioned with an evil smile on his face. "I've done my homework Miss Phoenix, have you done yours?"
Irriyana was shocked. 'How did he know that Yuna is Tenchu's wife? If he can find out about her then Detron can too.' She thought. "Detron doesn't know about Yuna and Nataku. Just like he doesn't know that I'm here. I should be in Sutran at the compound, but Detron and Tyron are in Jackabee in a client meeting." She whispered.
"Don't you have another brother that lives in Dennithol? It seems kind of convenient to me that you're so close to him when you're supposed to be serving the priestess." Hiei pointed out viciously.
"I don't even know where Ivan lives." Irriyana snapped. "He would probably send me back anyway…" She fell silent and Hiei felt a pang of sorrow hit him like a wrecking ball.
He wasn't sure what had come over him. He usually enjoyed ripping people's alibis to shreds, but for some unknown reason to him, he felt…compassion for this strange girl. 'What's the matter with me?' He scolded himself harshly. "So what's your true motive if it's not to run to Ivan Phoenix?"
"That, I'm afraid is none of you business." Irriyana said.
"Well sure it is now that I have to make sure that no one try's to hurt you or kidnap you until we hand you over at the temple."
"I can most certainly take care of myself thank you very much!" She snorted.
"…Irriyana, it's me Isaac." He whispered into her ear piece. "Detron knows where you are; you have to get to the temple tonight! He's going to send Mardenn to retrieve you, so get out of your tracking device and get the hell out of there now!" Isaac advised.
Irriyana felt panic come over her. If there was anyone she was afraid of it was Mardenn. Mardenn was also to become her husband when she returned. "Thank you for all of you generosity and hospitality, but I'm afraid I must be getting on my way. I didn't realize how long I've been here, and I still have a long way to go." She thanked her voice quivering as she stood up and walked away.
The boys were surprised by this sudden statement and the actions. They weren't quite sure what to make of it, or whether or not they should let her continue on to the temple by herself, so they just watched her walked into the dark forest and let her go on her way.
She began to journey slowly toward the temple. She had a long way to go, and she needed to get as far ahead of Mardenn as possible. Her main concern however was figuring out how to get her tracking bracelet off of her wrist.
The only way she knew of was by cutting her wrist off above the device. She didn't have the courage to do that to herself, nor was she willing too when she knew there was an easier, safer way to get it off. "Isaac, I'm going to need your help." She said into her mouthpiece.
"All I can tell you is where they are. I can't help you any more than that when it comes to Mardenn and his bandits…" He told her.
"You have to help me figure out a way to get this piece of shit off of me! I won't be able to get anywhere near the temple before Mardenn finds me if I keep this thing on." She pleaded with her brother.
"Detron had it specially made to keep the Wakazishi and the Katana from cutting through the metal. But he forgot about your Samurai swords. Those are strong enough to cut through the alloy in a matter of minutes. The blade should be able to fit between the space as well." Isaac explained to his sister.
"Just barely. How am I going to do this without being caught by something?" Irriyana looked around for a place to hide were no one could sneak up on her. There wasn't any place to hide besides back in the trees, or back at the Urameshi team camp. She won't about to give up her secret identity to them just yet, so it was back into the trees.
"So, what's your plan?" Isaac questioned.
"I have to cut it off in the trees where no one can see me. Hopefully I won't miss so noise shouldn't be a problem." She commented as she climbed the nearest tree.
"I really don't think that's the best idea Irriyana…" Isaac trailed off.
"It's the only way, unless you have a better plan? Ha, I didn't think so." She said giving Isaac a hint of her usual smart ass remarks. She let out a sigh and took one of her samurai swords out of the scabbard she'd been wearing underneath her kimono, and slipped it between the bracelet and her wrist. She held her breath, and began to saw away at the not-o-fashionable bracelet. Isaac had been right, it didn't take her very long to saw through the device, and she was glad to finally be rid of it. "It's off, now I'm getting the hell out of here!"
"Where the hell is Irriyana?" Detron demanded of Isaac, grabbing his brother by the throat.
"I don't know. Last I heard she was on a hit to get Hiei from the Urameshi team. You know how long it takes her sometimes." Isaac lied reminding his brother, and removing Detron's hand from his throat.
"I sent her directly after that little punk Yusuke to get him off my back, and now she's disappeared, off the radar! That little bitch can't have gotten too far away!" Detron hissed making his way to the control board.
"Now what could Irriyana possibly do to make you so irate on such a nice day?" Setra asked.
"She missed that's what! I think she did it on purpose. Pyron, where was her last known position?" Detron ordered.
"Looks like the last time she was near a check point was at Welf…that's a the entrance to the Demon forest…Irriyana's not dumb enough to go in there is she? No, she must have gone around, so that would put her two hours away from the next check point in…Krusoe." Pyron explained.
"She went through the forest." Detron remarked as he headed for his office. "Send Mardenn after his wife to be. I can't risk getting us to close to the chase."
