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Demonic Dance

Enter & Capture

Written By: Suki4ever

Demon World

Between Town Tanaka and Mysterious Castle

Not far from the town, was a lake. It's not one of your best lakes. But who cares when you are cover in blood. That is where our two misfits are at. Hawk has his head in the water, scrubbing it with his hands, trying to get rid of the substance. Raven was a few feet away cleaning his clothes of any trace of blood; his body already cleans of the gloo. Hawk lifts his head out of the water and shakes it. Water splashed every where, even on Raven.

"Hey, watch it! I don't want another bathe for today." Said Raven as he shields his self from the water.

Hawk stood up, grinning evilly with mischief. Raven narrows his eyes, "What are you thinking about?"

Hawk shift his shoulders in disdain, "I don't know what you are talking about, Rave."

Raven kiss his teeth at that, "You're up to something." With that Raven went back to washing his clothes.

Hawk took his time to walk where Raven sat, whistling a tune while he was at it. When he thought Rave was too catch up in his laundry, he took a step to the edge of the lake. Without looking from his clothes, "You won't dare!" Said Raven.

Hawk just grin more viciously then scream out 'cannonball' as he jump in the water, creating a massive wave that splatter every where around. Raven got most of the impact of the splash. Hawk resurfaces, swimming on his back. Raven got up slowly shaking of water from his body, staring at Hawk with Malice. Feeling Raven's stare on him, "I thought you needed to cool off." Sighs Hawk.

Raven just walk over to the edge and took up his discard clothes then set them to dry. When he was about to head back to the shore to give Hawk the tongue slashing of his life, he spot his guns' belt hanging from a low branch of a tree. An evil glint appears in his eyes. He walks over to his holster and takes out his twin desert eagles. He cocks back the triggers then hides the guns behind him and walks back to the water's edge.

"Hey, Hawk I got a surprise for you." Said Raven sweetly.

Hawk, who is now doing the dog stoke, stops and turns to Raven. "Hey, you got me a surprise. What is...!"

Hawk's reply stops as Raven pull out his desert eagles and aim them at Hawk.

"Um...Raven what are you going to do with those guns?"

Raven response was a grin and 'Let's see how fast you can dodge in the water.' Then he fires.

ooo

o Gun shots and One hour and five minutes later. o

The two are seen again, this time away from the lake and in now dry clothes. Raven was back in his hunter's outfit, except for the jacket that he had hanging over his shoulder. His hair has been pulling into a small low ponytail at his neck. His guns that always at his hip, which like look newly polish. Now he was taking his time up the trail to the castle, whistling a tune.

Not too far Raven, slowly walk Hawk and does not look so clean up as Raven. For one, his coat is lace up with bullets holes, which he is wearing over his dented up bulletproof vest (now we know why he wears a bulletproof vest, with a partner who would use you as target practice any chance their get I would too), he has burn cuts randomly on his pants (who knows what happen there, but I have a idea) and his boots well let's just say he's going to need a sandpaper machine for that. All he is doing now is trying to keep some distance away from trigger happy himself.

"Raven, you are the worst." Said Hawk all of a sudden.

Without turning around, "I did warn you."

"No you did not. All you said is you dare me."

"That's a warning."

"Ja-ku." Hawk said under his breath.

"I hear that Taka-Kun."

"Would you stop calling me that!"

Raven's response was a chuckle. They slowly track their selves up the long mountain trail to the Mysterious castle. Most of the way they had to speed hop when the trail was uneven to walk on. Within minutes, they were in sight of their goal. As they near the gate, they open slowly revealing some kind of bird demon. Raven quickly grabs Hawk by the arm and dash into the nearest bush. When in the bush, Hawk was about to say something but Raven put his hand over his big mouth to quiet him. The demon stops as if sensing something was wrong. Both men tense at that, hoping for the demon would pass along. For two different reasons.

Like their pray was answer the demon walk away while fluffing its feathers. When the demon was a good yards away, they jump out from their hiding place. They look back where the demon was headed. Hawk put his hand over his eyes and grimace, "That is one really mess up, demon. Where the hell do you think she is getting them?"

Raven shrugs, "Who knows, maybe from the rejects factory. But all I know, I am interested in the big cheese in there." Raven points to the castle.

Hawk walks over to the gate and hops over it. "Be careful for what you ask for."

Raven smirks and follows Hawk over the gate. "Raven is never ungrateful for what he asks for. Besides, I am always careful."

Hawk shakes his head at that, "Yeah, right!"

They both look around the area. The castle stood on a deserted land; with no grow of green or wild life. Like a dry up desert, well there are trees but they are dead. The castle drew all the darkness of the area. Its massive height of seven stories. Its brick a creepy gray mark with black. Its windows shape like the windows of an old cathedral of ancient Great Britain. The pictures on the windows were demons with bat wings, vines with thrones and fire at the bottom as if from Hades. A dark shadow like mist surrounds the towers of this compound. Making it more forbidden. Even the sky was not normal for Makai standards. Mix in touch tones of violet, gray and red. If you think that's all you are wrong.

I may say there is no plant life, but there are vines that are dry up without the use water for along, snake around the grounds and walls of the castle. Hell, there's even a moat and drawbridge. You can get more medieval, well unless you dress your demonic minions as knights. That's going a little too medieval.

Hawk look at the castle as if he seen a ghost and take a step back. Raven just rose an eyebrow up at it, thinking the person who live here need to get their head examine. Hawk eyes still on the castle, "You expect me to go in there. Who ever live here, is sick or maybe mad."

Raven's glaze swift to the towers, "Just shut up, chicken." With that Raven walks over to the front of the castle, only to flown. The drawbridge was up, way up. You see the door must be eight feet high and the drawbridge is about ten feet, covering the door completely.

"So much for going through the front door." Jokes Raven as he leans forward to get a closer look of the moat. Hawk look at Raven in shock and anger, "What you mean by the front door. We suppose to sneak in, not walk in as if we are visiting."

Raven sighs at Hawk's statement, "How could we sneak in a place that knows we are coming. It's a waste of time if you ask me. And is not what I have in mind. I am becoming impatient. When that's happen, I can't think straight. I want to get this over with."

"You may be right. But what if we do a surprise attack. One of us can be a decor, while the other one get the job done. Knowing the she devil, she will have more demons that are ten times more vicious than our friend in town. So we must sneak in."

Raven just shrugs his shoulders and look at the block entrance again, "Alright fine. Since this place is big, let's spit up. You take the left side of the property and I take the right. See we can find another way of entering. If found something report it back to the other. Okay meets you in ten minutes." With that Raven left the scene. Hawk who is now alone, take a step near the moat and look at it. In the moat was not water, but green, smelling thick slime substance. That is bubbling like hot lava. Hawk grimace at it, "This woman is sick." Covering his nose, he walks away in the direction of the left side of the stronghold.

o Raven's point of view o

I slowly take my time as best I can to look around me, trying to find another entrance. So far nothing. I sigh. I never like Makai much. It was fun while it lasted when you were young and exploring the place likes a new toy car. Now that car is old and rusty, plus need a tune up. Instead of you putting it in the junk yard of retried cars. You keep it, hoping there's some fun left in that tin can. But there's hardly none. You try giving it upgrades, it just back fire. All there is a broken down car, trying to re start its engine. Hopeless.

Now I am renown bounty hunter catching or killing my targets. For fun and money. Now the fun has gone out of it. All I am doing is for the money. Which I don't need. I just don't know why I do it anymore. It's seen my life have no purpose. I shook my head. "What am I thinking? Of course my life has a purpose. If not my life would have ended along time ago. I also have people who care..." I pause at that. "Second thought, all they care about is my good looks and my strength. And maybe they do care about me little. But still, all they care about is my body. I curse the day, when my body begun to mature. Now I got everyone giving me lustful stares. Makes me sick to my gut."

I look up to the darken sky and flown. My client did not say much about the subject that my partner and I suppose to capture and bring in. All I has to go on is that it's a woman. A blood demon. And is a high B class, which I can handle easy. I put my index finger to my chin in thought, well there is her name. Arashi. A weird name for woman. It mean tempest. Hell, anyone that is name over a whirlwind is weird to me.

I then begin to check the dead vines for anything, you can never be too surprise. Nothing. "This is becoming a waste of time." I said to myself as I even check the grounds.

I search back at the walls of the castle, still no opening. "I am calling it quits. I been here for nine minutes and still can't find any thing. I am going back to Hawk and see if we can rethink another idea. Shoot if we can't think of one, I just have to blast that damn drawbridge down along with the door."

o Hawk's point of view o

"Oi, this is hopeless. I had been walking for five minutes and I still can't find an opening." I said as I kick a rock from under me. I take a quick once over of the area. Still nothing "There's something wrong about this place. I can't put my finger on, but there is something. The area is giving off a strong vibe. A vibe of unknown chaos. If Rave and I are not careful, we will be shallow alive. That's what my six senses are telling. It's never wrong. That's also another reason I think we should sneak in, even if they know we are here. We can bid some time, so we won't feel the whole damage. That's what I believe."

I shove my hands in my pants pockets and continue my search of the place. Two minutes into the whole thing my eyes discover something that you would see in a place like this. A pond. Not just any pond, this has clean, clear water. I glaze at it in suspicion. "There's a catch here. I don't trust this pond."

But then the crystal blue surface reminds me of the color his wife loves to wear. Her favorite color, sky blue. I sigh at what I was doing. This was not the time remises about one's wife. Even if the husband wants to screw this mission and run home. Then drag his beautiful wife in his arms and kiss her senseless. When she could not think to stop him, he would slowly slip his hand under her dress and...

Right now I can feel my skin becoming hot by my thoughts and sweat coming down my face in buckets. I begin to take deep breaths to calm down my racing heart. This is definitely not the time to fantasize about one's wife.

I glare back at the pond in dismay, "This is your entire fault. Hell, if you did not look so innocence, I would just jump in to cool off."

With that I turn on my heels and walk back the way I came. "Screw this, there's no opening here. Shoot, I might as well take Rave's sick idea of blasting down the door."

o Normal view o

Near the front entrance Raven was waiting, when Hawk got back. Raven has his eyes close, arms folded across his crest and he was tapping his right foot. Hawk rolls his eyes at this. 'Impatient bastard!'

"I see you finally show up. I thought you got lost. After all, you can be such a baka." Said Raven, when he sense Hawk coming his way. His eyes still close.

Hawk just kisses his teeth then withdrawal his blade. Raven ears twitch at the sound, "What you think you are going to do with that sword?"

Hawk round his self to face the door, katana pose in front of him. "Simple. I am going to slash down that drawbridge."

Raven finally open his eyes and focus them on his partner. "So you throw away your stealth idea and decide to do the direct approach. That's my kind of plan." With that he also took out his weapons, he cock back the triggers and readies his self for target practice. As they were about to attack, the drawbridge drop down. Raven and Hawk straight their selves from their attack and blink at each in confusion. The door slowly open, where the sound of demons talking. This time it was Hawk who grabs Raven by the arm and run around the side of the fortress to hide. They stood crouch to the ground and watch as two ugly bird demon walk out. Hawk's mouth opens as if he about to throw up right there. Raven look at him in warning. Hawk closes back his mouth and look back at the demons.

As the demons start to cross the bridge, the door remains open. Both guys' eyes narrow between the door and the demons. They look back at each other with bright eyes of a plan. They nodded their heads in understanding. They wait as the demons got near the edge of the bridge then they set in their sneak attack. This was quick and soundless. Raven came up to one of them and snaps his neck then throws the body in the moat. Hawk rush in front of the other one and slash his head in a clean cut then he too toss the body in the moat. In fun Raven play little soccer with the head before he kick it in the moat. Hawk stare at him in disdain, "You one sick fuck."

Raven struck his tongue at him, "I know what I am. But what are you Taka-kun?"

Hawk growl at him in hatred, "I hate you."

"Oh, that's too bad." Said Raven as he lean over to Hawk and flick his index finger under his chin. "Because I love you."

Hawk grimace at that and run through the door of the castle. Raven begins to laugh as he follows his scare rabbit partner. "Come on Hawk. I was just kidding."

Where they both stood was a huge hall with twin staircases going around a large water fountain. They both lead to a big arch way to a long empty corridor. The walls of the hall were smear in dark red, line in black drapes and lighten candles. In the center stood a dark gray statue of a beautiful woman with bat wing and long hair. She had her hands together in pray and her face downcast. On her body, was low cut revealing dress. Making her less innocence in her angelic pose.

Raven stroll over to the statue; checking out the face, "So this is our mysterious woman of the manor. Well now I have a description of her. Makes it easy to find her, instead of picking of the women here one by one."

"Rave how you know it's her. It could be any one. And besides I bet you she's the only beauty here. With all those demons we had seen so far."

"Oh, Hawk. Have you no familiarity of the classics. In every ancient castle like this. The people or in this case demons would put up objects like paintings, statues, figurines and other things in honor of their lord or mistress."

"But still, how you know she just steals this place from the previous person who own it and did not change a thing. That we are looking at the former owner."

"I doubt it. I have a feeling this woman praise herself too much. That she would want people to see her beauty. She loves to grout. Plus everything in here looks brand new."

Hawk glare draggers at him, "Show off."

Raven grins and begin to mount one of the stairs leading to the archway. He stop near it to make sure it was really empty then he enters it. The walls were lace with paintings and mini sculptures of the mysterious woman. On the ceiling hangs about eight candleholders, lighten dimly. Four steps into the corridor, Hawk decided to join him, whistling out as he saw the display. "Man, Raven! You was not kidding when this woman love to grout. There must be about forty painting and sculptures of her here."

Raven reply was silence; his eyes were on the look out for any thing suspicious. Nothing happen as they got to the other side of the corridor. Raven pokes his head through the archway, seeing if there are any demons on the prowl. Like the corridor, this hall also had paintings and sculptures of the woman. Hawk was getting real annoyed by this, the way his face show pure disgust. But he said nothing as they step into the hall. On each end of the hall was a door. Both close, so they can't tell which one was safe go through. After two minutes of thinking Raven points to the door to the right. "That one. I have a feeling the other leads to a dead end."

Hawk nodded with him in agreement, he also gotten that same vibe. So they take the direction of the right door. Hawk was the first to reach the door. He put both of his hands on the doors and closes his eyes. He let out his senses beyond the door and found no hostility. He nods his okay to Raven and then open the door. They found their selves...

Well this is something you would not expect in a place like this. Raven and Hawk eyes were huge with bewilderment and confusion. They did not move as they took in their surroundings. Hawk blink his eyes to clear them, he still see what he was seeing.

"Do you think this is an illusion?" Ask Hawk.

"One way to find out." With that Raven took a cautious step forward. Nothing.

"Hawk, run!" They both sprint across the huge virtuousness, gorgeous indoor garden. As they pass through everything came alive. Roots from plants erupted from the ground discharge at them. Making them dodge to avoid them as they run. Poisonous gases spurt from flowers into the air. Causing them to hold their breath. The ground quake and tremble as everything start to crave in on them. They barely survive the chaos as they reach the other side, open the door rush through and close it behind them.

Leaning against it, breathing heavy. They nearly yell out when they hear a big bang coming from the door. Two minutes they stood there waiting for their hearts to calm down. Hawk was the first one to break the silence.

"Remind me to never, ever enter any sort of garden again. Who ever thought plant life can be so vicious. I thought we was going to kill over when the ground was about to swallow us up. That I must admit is scary."

Raven nodded his agreement, trying to suck in some air. The garden was the least of their worries as they hear growls all around them. They look up to see about ten demons staring at them. Their jaws drip with saliva, their claws twitching for a fight, wings spread out and tails swaying in tension. Harpies. Ugly harpies.

"So much for sneaking in. Oh well, this is more my style." Said Raven, going into a fighting stance.

Hawk shakes his and went in the same fighting stance as Raven. Three harpies rush at them, Raven kneed one in the stomach and knuckle fist it in the face. Crushing the skull, it drop dead instantly. Hawk round house kick the second in the head and dislocated its spine with a fist to the back. It dies also to the ground. When the third one was near to them, they both punch it in the face at the same time, the head explode on contract.

"Three down, seven to go."

All seven decided to jump them at once. Big mistake. Gunshots and blade slashes plus sounds of demon in extreme pain were heard out through the room. When it was down, the walls and floor were sputter with blood and gore. Hack up body parts lace around the room with no recognition of the species, they fought. It was done under one minute.

Hawk flick of his katana of blood and look around the room. "Do you think we over does it?"

Raven put back his guns in his holster and begins to step over the mess, to get to the door on his left. "No, consider this a warning to any more demons who want to mess with us while we in this fortress. And besides you should be lucky we came out of this still clean."

Hawk follows Raven through the door when he opens it. "I doubt it. Those demons we fought did not care if they die. Its like they were doing it as sacrifice."

Raven body tremble by the statement, "Don't say anything like that. I hate that word. But you are right, we better find the woman, quick. If we get their queen but in chess the king. We would have checkmate. Then they will lie off. They would not want any thing to happen to their mistress."

"I am not sure about that. I think they will fight back even if we have their sire."

"Well then we will have to kill them. I don't care. All I want is to get this woman, bring her back to our client and go home."

"That's seen too simple."

Raven sigh at him, "Hawk can you shut up about your troubles. I want my mind to be clear. Plus you are going to signal more demons to our location."

Hawk glare at him, "Oh and you thought that those noises we made back there was quiet."

"Oh please Hawk, can you shut the hell up already!"

o Two hours later o

Raven and Hawk was in big trouble, big time. They were in a dungeon like room. Windows cage up with steel bars. Walls and floor bear of gray stone. And about three hundred demons blocking their two possible exits. The door they came from and the large staircase on the other side. They stood back to back in the middle, surround.

They had managed to kill fifty demons when they enter the room. Still they were fairly mismatched. But that was not the problem, the more they kill, the more would show up. This was getting frustrating. Everyone was glaring at each other to see who would make the first move. Seconds would turn to minutes. Waiting was torture.

It was the demons who made the first move. Half the unit blocking the door lung at them. Raven and Hawk separated from each other and retaliated. Hawk power up his blade and slash down five demons at once. While Rave shoot down nine with his charge up guns from behind him. Hawk counter act that and slash down six more. They jump back to the center, waiting for more demons. They spirit energy going down in each encounter. They were soaking to the bone in sweat, Hawk long time taking off his coat but still sweating in gallons.

This time it was demons from the stairs that attack, but more viciously. Raven and Hawk barely defeated this group of demons like the ones before. Reality was a bitch. They are going to lose if they don't think of something fast. And that idea came to Hawk as his dispatch more demons. An idea he had thought of, long time ago while talking to Raven at the front of the castle. But it won't be easy, one or both of them could die, a risk he is about to make. But it is a risk he must take. As they got back to the middle. Hawk voice out his plan in their secret language when they started this job.

Raven quickly look at Hawk with the corner of his eye but still keep his focus on the demons. "'Are you crazy?'" Ask Raven in the same tongue.

Hawk charge up his blade with more energy then before and response in the same tongue again. "'Yes. Buts it's the only choose we have.'"

"'You know that you can dead in the process, baka!'" Shouted back Raven.

Hawk begin to ready himself, "'Like I said before. It's our only choose. Get ready.'"

Raven growl at this, but ready himself nor the less. Charging his guns for the plan. Hawk nodded to him, "'On the count of three.'"

Raven eyes harden at him, "'You baka.'"

"'I take that as you are ready.'" Sighed Hawk.

They went into battle stance. "'One!'"

Rise weapons high. "'Two!'"

Time slow as Hawk finally said the last number. "'Three!'"

They rush forward, in the direction of stairwell. Killing off demons that was in there way. Forty demons down, they finally broke through. But Raven was the only one that race up the stairs to the unknown. Hawk stops at the foot of the stairs and turn to face the demons that was in front of him.

"Don't get your self kill, baka!" Shouted Raven as he continues on.

Hawk grin at the statement, "I won't!" Shouted back Hawk as he lunge his self at the demons with his fully charged sword.

The last thing that Raven heard as he dash up those stairs was the sounds of demons dieing and his friend's remarks of them being ugly.

(I wonder if I should end it here. Mm...nah I will continue a little longer!)

Raven charge up more stairs, getting near to the tower. Hopping that Mistress Arashi was there. He also hopes that Hawk won't fall. That gives him more speed as he ran up faster. He finally reaches the landing, which lead to a long hallway and French double doors at the end. The walls show the same things as the ones before. Raven grinded his teeth together, "This woman need to get a life!"

After that he sprints down the hall, huge axes started falling down the ceiling toward him. He keeps dodging them until him reach the door and quickly open then lunge in. He picks his self from the floor and sat. Rubbing his head, "Damn traps!"

That's when he looks around his surroundings. The room he sat was huge and dark. The only source of light was coming from a glowing sphere in the center. From that, nothing else. Raven rise himself to his feet. 'It does seem no one is here. But I will not be fool. Those demons were guarding something. And I intend to find out.'

Raven begins to walk over where the glowing sphere lay. As he got near the light coming of the ball start to burn his eyes. He stops to swift his eyes away from the light. 'Damn, how I wish for some sunglasses right about now.'

Raven tries to block out some of the light with his hand as he got near to it. When he senses he near it, he stops. With the other hand he reaches over and touches the ball. Nothing. Raven takes back his hand and kiss his teeth, "Nothing! Don't tell me I wasted my time here. I better head back before Hawk gets himself kill."

As he turns around a chill went through him then hitting the doors with such force that they close in tight. All the candles in the room lighten one by one. Giving Raven a view of the room and it's companion. At the head of the room, sitting a richly made throne was the statue in flesh and blood. A dark long hair beauty with pale skin of ivory, brownish red eyes, smear with black eye shadow around her eyes, small tilt nose, rudy lush lips all in a heart shape face. Her body was pose with one leg over the arm rest, the other on the seat, her back leaning on the other arm rest, her elbow on the edge, her head resting on her palm, her other hand in her lap rubbing a small black bat. She wore the same dress as the statue, a black low cut with spits at the sides and funnel sleeves.

Right now, she was looking at Raven through her brown-red glaze, petting her bat lovely. She opens her mouth in a smile, showing off tiny fangs. Raven raises an eyebrow at this act. 'She's up to something.' He thought to his self.

A silky voice vibrated from her lips, "So what do I own to this occasion, dear visitor?" She laughs as Raven growls for the hard on he got from the sound of her voice. 'Lousy bitch!'

Raven straightens his self and act like nothing has happen. 'Two can play at this game.' He clears his throat and reply in a smoky, sensual voice. "Well, beautiful countess. I come to take you away."

She narrows her eyes at him. Raven just grin showing off his teeth in the process. 'See how its feels to be arouse by someone else's voice.'

"Come to take me? Where I must ask?" She asks, getting over her body reaction. Raven step away from the glowing sphere and slowly walk in her direction. "I don't think you would want to know." He stops six feet away from her. He put his index finger to his lips, "It's a secret."

'If I can seduce her into trusting without fighting me. This will be over quick.' He thought to his self as he lets his eyes turn an even brighter yellow. To make her think that he have desire for her.

She laughs at his playfulness. But her tone became serious, "I know what you are up to and it will not work."

Raven's smile never waver, "What may I ask, that I am up to?"

Arashi swing her legs in front of her, still watching him. "You are trying to get on my good side and it's not going to work." She said in a sing long voice.

'Lousy bitch!' Raven said in his head again. But still Raven not throw down the act. He raises hand to himself, pointing. "I trick you. That's not my style. Everything I said was truth and I mean to keep it." He said the last part in serious.

Arashi sigh at his meaning then set her pet bat free. "So you finally show your true colors. Fine by me. All I know, I not going anywhere."

"You know what queenie it's not nice to tell yourself lies, its self shame." Said Raven as he take two steps forward.

Arashi glare draggers at him, "How dare you! You think you can come in here and do what ever you want. You are sadly mistaken!"

Raven put his right hand over his mouth in a fake yawn. "Nice speech princess. Too bad it's just an act. Its time we throw our cards on the table. I am not in the mood for games, anymore. So cut the crap."

Still sitting in her seat, she folded her legs over each other and sigh fake weariness. "So you figure it out and I was having so much fun." She pauses to give him a grin, "So when did you find out about my plan?"

Raven ignore her grin, "That's simple. From very beginning."

Arashi pouted at that, "If you knew it was a trap from the start, why you still came?"

He just shrugs his shoulders then turns his back on her. "The fake client you have hired, to tell me there was a bounty on your head was not my only client. You see, I saw right through his décor. I was going to turn him down when something stop me. I told him to give me day to decide. With that time, I did some research about you and found a real client, who would really want to see you again I might add. His name is...damn I think I forgot, all I know its start with a k."

Arashi's eyes turn red and she begins to growl through her lips. "Koenma!" She said through stiff teeth.

Raven grin at her and snap his fingers, "Yeah, that's the name. Good guy, little too spoil on the side. But he is a big spender on you."

Arashi did not rise to the bait, instead she sat silent. Raven cock his head at her, "Why so silent? You got what you want. Me. I guess you are disappointed that your plans backfire. That you can never have me. Don't worry. You will be in my company for a few days before I hang you over to my client. You two are going to have so much fun together." He chuckle a little at his statement. "You know, you were not the only woman to pull a stud like this. And I know you will not be the last. All you woman are all a like. You take one look at me and think that I am a good catch. Chasing me down, in hopes that I can warm your bed furs at night. Sex is all you crave. Instead of taking a good look at my being, to look through my good looks and strength to see the real me. That's why you will never have me."

The room was silent after his little out burst. Neither spoke. His words just drift around like an unbroken promise. It seem like an eternity went by.

Arashi was the one to break the silence with a dark cackle. Raven raises his head to stare at her, "What so damn funny?"

She levels a glaze to his, "You are. You think you so clever."

"The last time I check I was." He said to her in mockery.

"It's not good to be so self confident. You can be seriously burn. You say that no one understands you. That they can't pass your false mask and see the real Raven underneath. But you are not the only person who did research on one's foe."

Raven lift one dark eyebrow, "Me? What there's to know about from the locals that you don't know? I am a bounty hunter, I never fail a job yet, an excellent marks man, I love black, ladies man and I also love to kill demons that get on my nerves. Yes, I think that's about it."

"Now, you must cut the crap. There's more that's meets the eye. You said to throw down all the cards on the table, but it's seemed you don't want to let them all go."

"I am flatter. But I'm still taking you in."

"Arrogant fool! I am nothing going anywhere neither is you, my dear Raven."

"What you trying to say. You still have a few cards you still not throw down to the table. By all means throw them. Like it's going to help you." He begins to laugh.

Arashi smiles at him, "You just enclose your fate in my hands. I have a surprise for you my beloved." She turns to the side and pulls a cord.

Raven stops laughing and turn to her in fake pleasure, "You have a surprise for me. I can't wait to see it." He laughs again, this time harder. The wall on right side of the room opens up to reveal a doorway. Out that doorway, stood the first good looking demon that Arashi had in her service. This demon was tall and lean with long bright blond hair; sky blue eyes, fair color skin and he wear clothes you would see in a woman's fantasy. Sex slave. Raven stop laughing at this, he took one good look at the man then to Arashi. "Sorry, onna. I don't do guys."

Arashi ignore him and turn her glaze to her servant. "Would you be a dear, Kashikoi? And bring in 'my gift'."

Kashikoi bows to her then went back into the shadows of the doorway. Raven just stood there in his thoughts. 'Kashikoi? That means wise and clever. I don't like how this is going. About time, I grab the woman and head out. No telling if Hawk is wining down there.' When Raven was about to set his plan into action, Kashikoi came back carry something. Raven stop in his tracks as he stare at what Kashikoi had in his arms. The blood in his body became cold and his heart stop beating. He was sniff as a doorknob.

Arashi laugh at his reaction, "I see, you love my gift."

Raven said nothing as he continues to stare. His past begin flashing images in his mind. He tries to hold them back, but they would not go back to their dark void. Struck in his frozen state, eyes not blinking. Silence was torture.

He finally broke the stillness, but the only thing he can say as his once yellow eyes turn to a milk chocolate brown, was one word. "Keiko..."

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(Whoa! I finally finish. This chapter took a while, well over week. But hey I have things to do. Well I am not happy with the ending. There's was suppose to be a fight scene between Raven and Arashi. Instead I made them throw insults at each other. Next time I am not going to be listening to Anne Lennox's 'No more I love you's' while writing a story. She made me soft hearted. See ya.)