STRANDED!!
The Orb
She had a headache. And it hurt like hell. Sitting up and rubbing her head, Botan struggled to open her eyes. Her long lashes felt like bar bells. She finall got them to open as cotton candy eyes searched the room.
She looked around. She was on the floor, and it was cold. It was cold and dark. She went to stand up but her knees gave way and she fell back to the hard floor.
Where was she?
Her hair was still tied into a ponytail, she still wore her clothes. She couldn't figure out where she was. And what did whoever took her want? She started to think about Hiei coming and saving her, but her mind went back to their fight and she felt the tears sting her eyes again.
Suddenly the door to her 'cell' opened and stood in the door way was a large man, the details blurred out do to Botan's vision and being in the dark too long.
Who was he?
OoO"Who are you and where did you come from. OH! And more importantly, where IS BOTAN!" Hiei had the man by the throat.
The man tried to catch his breath. "Hiei…if you don't let him go, he's not going to be able to tell you anything, you'll have already killed him." Jewls sat casually next to the fire staring into it.
Hiei snorted and dropped the man, but not before using his speed and pulling out his katana. He stuck it to the man's neck.
"Talk."
"I-I don't know what they want with the girl, but they took her to the castle in the middle of the island. When they found out that girl over there…" He signaled towards Jewls, making sure to keep clear of the sharp blade before his neck. "They figured out who they needed and set up a fake mission for Koenma, then they made her crash to the island, but w-we didn't know you would be with her."
"That's what they love about me, I show up everywhere." Hiei smirked. Then his smirk faltered. "Why do they want her?"
The man shuddered. "I-I don't know…"
Hiei was tempted to grab the man by the neck again and strangle him. Somehow, they managed to keep Yusuke and the others out of this.
He would find out what they wanted with her, even if he had to kill a few people to do so.
OoO"You sure you know how to fly this thing?" Touya said from behind Yusuke.
Yusuke flashed a grin. "OF COURSE!" The plane was going at about 300 miles an hour and Yukina, Keiko, and Jin were currently sitting in the back with their faces practically pressed into the seats. Kuwabara was running around screaming 'we're gonna die!' over and over again.
Kurama was trying to use his second plane control to slow the plane down, but no avail as Yusuke's control panel was first, therefore it was more in command.
They were flying over a series of islands right now. Yusuke finally slowed down. Everyone wondered why they slowed down.
"Hey everyone! Keep watch for remains that someone has been on a beach on one of these islands. They're around here somewhere, that or they drowned."
Yusuke laughed and Keiko hit him in the head. "OW!" He wined. Kurama looked forward from left to right. He spotted what it looked like a bunch of logs in one area.
Now that, you don't see just laying around on an island. "There!" Yusuke never hesitated; he swerved the plane and headed for the island in search of Botan and Hiei.
OoOBotan squinted at the bright light, she never did quite adjust to it before the man pulled her limp body to her feet and started dragging her out of the room.
Botan staggered and tried her best to keep up. Having a drained body didn't help matters. She finally was able to walk and keep up with the man, until he picked her up and started running.
That was different. She guessed he wanted to get to wherever he was going fast. She soon felt herself being dropped to the ground.
Her clothes torn and her eyes now adjusting, Botan looked around. She wondered where she was.
"You're in my territory now dear. And you're not going anywhere." Came a deep voice from behind her.
She turned and came face to face with a man with eyes as black as night, and hair was brown. His hair went to his waist and was tied in a high ponytail. He wasn't bad looking, but Botan thought him disgusting.
"What do you want with me!" Finally…she could get some answers.
"What do I want? You tell me. You should know dear, what I want was placed inside of you at birth and I want it now.
Botan gasped. He couldn't possible…I-it was impossible to get the orb out…he couldn't…wouldn't get it!
Botan clutched her chest and backed up to a wall. "I'll never let you have it."
The man smirked. "So you do know what I'm talking about, well then," He sighed. "Since you won't give up without a fight." He snapped his fingers and his guards stepped forward. Her eyes flickered.
"Grab her."
She started to run and the men started to chase her. She ran and ran with bare feet, she brought no shoes when she was walking with Hiei.
Hiei…
The thought of him slowed her down. 'No, I must think about him later. Right now I must get away from here!'
She came to a corridor with three halls. Left, right, and straight.
She took a sharp right and continued to run. When she finally spotted a wooded door that looked as though it hadn't been opened in ages. She slowed her pace until she came panting in front of the door.
It was worn, and it had cobwebs everywhere, and she wasn't even sure if she could get into it…
She wrapped her pale fingers around the handle and pushed. No luck. She pushed harder and the door creaked. She scowled.
Damn door.
She gave it one last hard push and the door busted open. She gave a yelp as she hit the hard cold ground. She lifted her upper body and looked around. Violet eyes scanned the dark room. She stood up and looked for a light switch.
Instead, she found a lit candle. She found it odd at the fact that it was already lit, but took it as her only light source. Shutting the door, she started to walk around. There were millions of paintings on the wall and she found most of them interesting.
She started to think back. The orb was given to her at birth. Or better yet, it was placed in her body at birth. Her mother, the person who carried the orb before, passed it onto her before bandits from the west killed her.
The orb was said to have great power, as she learned that it was in her body at age 13 when her best friend told her about it. It was said that who ever held the orb in their hands, had eternal youth and power, and nothing could stop them.
But the carrier of the orb was to die if not treated right away. But the only medicine fit to save the carrier was not found in any world. It had long vanished and now no one knew what it was.
When Botan died it was passed on through her grave, and now, as a ferry girl, she still carried within her human body Koenma gave her. However, her not being able to die, she had no use for the medicine.
She stopped looking around as she heard voices and footsteps. "Great…now they'll find me for sure." Botan found a corner and hid, blowing out the candle in the process.
"Check in there." Came a voice form right outside the door. Botan shivered. She felt a sudden cold draft.
The door opened, with little effort from the man outside, and he walked inside. Botan almost whimpered, as the footsteps got closer to her hiding place but she held her breath. She felt relief wash over her when the man turned and she heard the footsteps fading. She stood up quickly and looked for a window.
No window.
She ran over to the door and grabbed the doorknob. It rattled but didn't budge. She was locked in. She muttered a curse under her breath.
"Hey there…" Someone grabbed her from behind and she screamed.
To be continued...