The Dream: Luci's Destiny Chapter Twenty-Seven
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A/N: Heh, this past month and so I've been on vacation, so I haven't had access to a computer. Now I'm back, and I won't be gone for the rest of the summer, which is a good thing, right? Oh, and I don't know why, but this thing messes up some of my words, combining them, and it also leaves big spaces. Just so you know...Leave a review!
Chapter Twenty-Seven: Captured
Flashback:
"Ok, I'll go," Luci said.
"That's right," the creature said as he carried Luci away. "Straight to the master we go!"
End.
She had willingly allowed herself to be captured. But why? Luci trembled as stared atMukuro, sensing a glare of contempt.
"So… it seems that Hiei's left you off to die. What a pity," Mukuro said. Luci paid no attention to her; she didn't need Hiei to do anything for her.
Luci smirked. "So then. What are you going to do about it?"
"You're just jealous."
"What?" Luci snapped.
Mukuro walked up to Luci and smiled. "Stay out my way. You and I both know that Hiei wants me, so don't try to interfere…or else…"
"Luci!" Yusuke called. Something seemed wrong. Luci was nowhere to be found. He rushed into Hiei's room. "Luci's gone! We need to go after her. I found her shoe outside. I'm sure that Mukuro—come on."
Hiei didn't budge. "I'm not going," Hiei replied.
"What?"
"That woman can take care of herself. After all, she's the one that ran off."
Yusuke's impatience was growing. "My sister's out there! When Yukina was in trouble, I hel—"
"I didn't ask for your help," Hiei cut in. "On the other hand, Mukuro knows better than to kill her, let alone harm her. From the position she works as, harming a human will attract all kinds of spirit police."
Angrily, Yusuke sped out of the room, calling behind him, "And what if I told you she wasn't human?"
Hiei looked up. What? Could that be possible? Did Mukuro possible know anything? In that case, there would be a problem. Hiei stood up and disappeared out the door. When he was about to jump away, he felt a hand on his shoulder.
"I was wondering when you'd catch up," a smiling Yusuke said, surprising Hiei.
"What was I thinking?" Alice thought to herself as she stared out of her window. "I bet I sounded…well, stupid…and wimpy." She sighed. If Minamino didn't like her, then she would just have to get over it. But…that didn't mean that they couldn't still be friends.
Suddenly she heard a knock on her door, and in walked her mother, saying, "So, Alice. You never told me you had a boyfriend."
"What? What the hell?" Since when did she have a boyfriend?
Her mother leaned up to her closely. "Don't what the hell me. You have a boyfriend? So that's what you were doing every afternoon!"
"What?" Alice's pitch suddenly rose and her voice quickened. "Don't accuse me of thingsjust because you make some stupid assumptions! You see, that's exactly what I'm talking about! You always do that! I was being tutored for that friggin' physics class!" She began to mutter.
Her mother's voice followed the same pattern. "Don't use that tone with me! I know very well what's going on—"
Suddenly the door swung open and in stepped…Minamino…Shuichi Minamino.
Alice suddenly realized what was going on. "Shu—uichi, um... hi…"
Her mother smirked, "I told you. There's my proof. He brought you in here soaking wet just yesterday. This sweet boy even waited for you to wake up, staying for dinner."
"Well, I must say that your cooking is quite nice," Kurama said.
Alice nearly chocked in laughter. Haha, wow, Shuichi really is the polite type. Haha, my mom's cooking, nice? Hahahaha.
"Why thank you, Shuichi," her mother replied ecstatically. "You see Alice, you are way too picky. You need to learn more from Shuichi. At least you can pick some nice guys." She laughed.
"MOM! He's not my boyfriend; he's my tutor!"
"Oh, not that tutoring excuse again! It won't trick me, I heard from Stacey that you two 'hooked up.'" Alice's mother beamed in victory.
"We did not! What? Stacey told you that? I can't believe—" Alice then remembered that she had told Stacey that she had a boyfriend.
Kurama, for some strange reason, had turned pink. He had, after all, been mistaken as that girl's boyfriend. When Alice remembered that he was in the room, she turned crimson as well.
"Oh, um…" Alice laughed.
"You're blushing," her mother reminded her.
"Mom! Shut up!" She gave her mother a threatening glare.
"It's true—I do tutor your daughter in physics," he finally said.
Alice's mother turned around in smiled. "Ah, so you're good at physics too! Wow, you see, I always said that if you can't do physics, you can't do anything!"
"Eh…haha," Alice said. Gosh, Mom, why do you have to ruin like EVERYTHING? "So, uh, Mom, can I talk to—uhh Shuichi alone?"
"Oh, I see what's going on," the mother laughed. "Well, I'll leave you two alone now. Bye!" Once again, laughing, she waved and left the room.
At first, neither one spoke. Then Kurama said, "There's quite a nice view from your window here."
Alice turned to Kurama. "Shuichi—I—I'm sorry if I pushed you into anything. I didn't mean to—"
"You don't need to apologize," he said, staring out the window. "You didn't do anything wrong."
There was a pause. Does he know how I feel? Alice asked herself. Why is he this nice to me? Why is anyone nice to me? I'm so selfish…and……
Softly, he said, "It's going to snow soon…"
"It is?" Alice looked out the window. It was true. Snow usually didn't come that lately in February.
"I like the snow. The slowly falling snowflakes have a majestic beauty of their own."
Then she saw it. Small white flakes dropped from the sky. "Wow! It's so pretty! Let's go outside!" She hopped up from her bed and rushed outside with Kurama following her.
Each year, Alice had been too busy minding other things to really notice the snow. She hadn't played with the snow since she was younger. Maybe something like snow was all she needed to cheer her up. Kurama sat down on a bench and watched Alice dance in the yard, catching snowflakes.
"Alice!" Kurama called. "Look over here. These flowers are alive during this time of year." Alice sat down on the bench beside him.
She blushed as he picked a flower and handed it to her. "That's so amazing! Morning glories…my favorite… You know, Shuichi… what do you usually do during the break?"
"I—I…" I go on missions for Koenma. "I travel around, or I'll go up to this temple and visit friends."
"So every year you're gone during the whole entire break?"
"It depends on if I have something planned."
Her expression changed into a serious and worried gaze. "The Urameshis…they're good friends with you, aren't they? No, no, I want to ask you why were you at their house the other day? You mentioned something about demons. Tell me! Luci and I are really good friends! What happened to them?"
Kurama remembered that Koenma had informed both him and Kuwabara that Yusuke, Luci, and Hiei were in Makai, the demon world. Koenma had told them to stay put because Hiei had everything under control. Koemna would contact him if he needed his help. Koenma had also said that Luci was als0being tested beccauseshe wasn't like everyone else. The reason Hiei was ordered to kidnap her in the beginning had something to do with her abilities. They weren't sure what she could do, but it had something to do with her emotions. If she needed help, he would send Botan to help them escape.
"Tell me, Minamino! You asked me what I was doing there. What were you doing there? Who were those—those green people? Who are you? I'm not going to blackmail you…you can tell me everything."
"They're fine—nothing's happened to them. Maybe they've moved away."
"Don't lie to me. Luci would tell me if she's moved."
"Then why isn't her mother at home?"
Alice thought about that. It was strange that she rarely saw Mrs. Urameshi anymore. Her two children had worried her, so her mother had often stayed out late. Then she remembered what her friends had told her. "At school, they say that Luci's gone to boarding school. Why would her mother go with them? Look, something just isn't right. If they moved, why were you out by their house, demanding to know what was I doing? Why were you asking about demons?"
Kurama had to get away and fast. This girl was a lot smarter than he had imagined. What would she do if she found out about what he was? Would she think that working as a spirit detective was some kind of trick? Would she freak out if he told her he used to be a spirit fox that stole from others? Would she disappear if she found out that he could control plants? All of these things were odd to humans. Would she end up telling someone?
"It's none of your business about who I am," he said. "I don't see why it matters. Anyways, I have to go now." He stood up and prepared to leave.
"Wait!" she said, stopping him. "I'm sorry if I bothered you, I really am. Just—I know that physics is over, but—" she grabbed his arm from behind, "but—you'll still be my friend, won't you?" The snow stopped.
She was bound and helpless—helpless at the feet of a demoness. I don't even see why she hates me so much. Luci thought. It's not like I'm a molester or something. I haven't done anything to her, except yell…unless…she's jealous of me…haha…
Mukuro walked in with her usual arrogance. "So, what should I do with you first? There are so many things I can do… hmm, I'll let you chose."
Luci felt weak. How much of this endurance could she keep up? Her stomach growled; she hadn't had a good meal since last night's dinner. Being tied up in a dark cellar was not a comforting thought.
"What—what did I ever do to you?" Luci asked tiredly.
"Hmph, what did you do? DO YOU NEED TO ASK THAT?" Mukuro grabbed Luci and picked her up by her collar, shaking her. "YOU'VE INTERFERED! YOU'VE GONE AGAINST ME!" She threw Luci down.
More accusations…stupid bitch… Luci slowly sat up again. "Do I take orders from others? I think not. From the way I see it, you're just friggin' jealous of me."
"What? Me? Jealous? You know that's not possible. I'm right, you're wrong. That's the way always been."
"Always been? Ha, I know you're jealous deep down in your heart—if you even have one—because right now, you know Hiei's coming—for me."
Filled with rage, Mukuro grabbed Luci again. "Say that one more time…I dare you to…"
"Face it, Hiei was never meant for you. He doesn't like bitches."
Mukuro kicked her. "Watch your mouth. I can slice you into pieces right now. You should be glad you're still alive… Now say it… Hiei has always been there for Mukuro. Hiei hates me…" She leaned up closely. "Say it."
She spat in Mukuro's face. "You're right about that; Hiei does hate you."
"YOU DARE TO SPIT IN MY FACE. I'LL KILL YOU!" She slapped Luci as hard as she could, causing the whole right side of her face to start bleeding.
Never-ending rage and hate burnedthrough her cheek, fear in a section of her heart, regret in another, the taste of sadness, despair all around in the air—mixed emotions struck Luci as she slowly sat up again, and then...in her ears, rang the echoes of revenge.
Hiei followed Yusuke through a forest path. They were about to enter Mukuro's territory, when Hiei stopped.
"We don't have time to stop!"
"Urameshi, explain."
Yusuke was puzzled. "Explain what?"
"This 'not being a human' thing you speak of."
"Oh…that…uhh, I'll tell you later. Come on, let's go. I can sense Mukuro right now. She's close…"
They soon came to a fortress, smaller than the one Mukuro usually stayed in. "Hey, Hiei, do you recognize this place."
"Yes…most of the building is underground. I know a short cut." Hiei ran in a different direction toward a small cave with Yusuke following behind. What is Mukuro doing bringing Luci to her death building? He asked himself. She doesn't have much time left…why did I leave her there like that?
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