Alright here's chapter 9: Memories
This chapter will be in no one's point of view even though it may seem to be in Shihiko's Point of View
Also, Shihiko's appearance in Yoko's eyes won't be covered in this chapter. There's a very important reason for this. So now that that is covered enjoy!!! -
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What makes you think that I'm just going to give it to you?" the cocky girl sat tied up to a bolder in the Yoko's cave. The golden eyed kitsune walked towards her with a calm but ruthless look in his eyes his silver hair spilling over his shoulders like a molten silver waterfall.
"Because if you don't, then rest assured that I will kill you," he said, his voice was as steely as his gaze.
The girl simply laughed at his reply, "oh really? Well I can assure you Yoko Kurama that if you kill me then you'll never possess the eye of Shin Ryuushi." At her statement he smiled slowly giving her a dangerous cocky look that seemed to say 'we shall see,' with that he walked into another opening in the cave.
== End Flashback ==
'Kurama... so he is still alive. Is this a coincidence or fate that we should meet like this again after a century of loneliness and despair?' Yumi, or rather Shihiko stood on the balcony outside of her apartment where Kurama himself had been not too long ago. She closed her eyes letting the wind waft through her long, wavy, brown hair as memory upon memory assailed her; memories of the man she once adored, memories of their friendship, memories of a love she thought was mutual and finally memories of abandonment, hurt and pain.
'You were my first everything Kurama; my first lover my first adventure and my first heartbreak...how shall I repay you for the happiness and the misery you left me with?'
She opened her eyes to gaze out in front of her. The scenery of the city bathed in sunlight gradually melted away into a warm yet damp cave illuminated and heated by a great fire in the center of it. Shihiko looked around the cave noticing all of the precious treasures, talismans, and artifacts that lined its walls. The kitsune was very industrious; many of the treasures here were priceless artifacts that were highly guarded in both reikai and makai.
She was snapped out of her observations by the sounds of someone entering the den. This person was not Kurama, but someone else. A tall man with midnight blue hair and wings entered into the den. He was very beautiful and the odd but fancy looking hat he wore on his head made him seem suave and all the more handsome; almost piratical. He seemed quite startled to see her sitting in the den. His eyes looked her up and down in obvious admiration. He began to walk towards her and it was then that she noticed the dagger lying in his waist band 'hmmm, this looks like my ticket out of here,' she thought to herself.
"Well, I must've done something right for Kurama to leave a treasure like you here for me," he proceeded to walk towards me, his intent obvious in his hungry eyes. He was further fueled by the coy but sexual look she presented him with, "Yes, I must've done something right,"
When he reached her, he ran his hands through her silky hair, pulling her head back to make her more accessible to him; she tilted her head upwards urging him on. When his lips touched hers, he began to devour her hungrily. It was then that she tasted alcohol on his breath, 'Hn, too easy.' The man was so caught up in his passion and drunken state that he didn't even realize it when her leg flew from underneath her and crashed into his crotch. The man screamed in agony. So she wouldn't waste time she delivered another swift kick to his face rendering him unconscious. "Indeed, you have done something right," she said.
With that done, she took off her shoe using her other foot and grabbed the dagger out of his waist band with her foot. After got hold of the dagger, she kicked her foot up, sending the knife flying in the air a little behind her. With expert precision she caught the hilt of the dagger in her hands, which were tied up behind the boulder. Not wasting time she cut the ropes that held her captive and discarded them.
She heard footsteps coming from the area where Kurama had disappeared to. She smiled to herself and sat gracefully on the boulder awaiting his arrival. She saw Kurama round the corner from the other cave. He came to a halt when he saw the man knocked out on the floor and her sitting calmly almost mockingly on the boulder she was once tied to. She heard him whisper "Kuronue," in a timbre that most demons could not pick up or hear let alone a human.
"It seems your friend had a little accident," she said in an innocent tone. Kurama glared at her and began to walk towards her, "sorry did I say something wrong?" she said as she too rose from the boulder and began to walk towards him.
Just as she said that, he closed his eyes and chuckled slightly while shaking his head. "You're a fool you know that. A smart person would have fled after knocking out their enemy's best friend, however you didn't. Instead you've further pissed me off. And trust me a pissed off fox is the last thing you want to be cornered with."
Shihiko didn't stop walking towards him, nor did she seem worried or frightened. She continued to walk towards him until they were not even an arms length apart. "So what are you going to do, kill me with those little plant things that you tote around in your hair?"
Kurama raised an eyebrow pensively, "the thought had crossed my mind, after all they worked capturing you, so they should be efficient in killing you."
"They only captured me because I allowed them to capture me darling," he seemed taken aback by those words. She smiled in his face and fluttered her eyelashes; the move didn't have the effect she thought it would. Suddenly a multitude of thorny vines sprouted from the Youko's hair and lashed out at her. She screamed in agony as the vines wrapped around her entire body many times and began to squeeze the life out of her. Blood began to flow from her arms, torso and legs from where the thorns impaled her. Kurama smiled slowly as he watched her writhe in pain.
"What was it you were saying now about my 'little' plants?"
She looked up at him, her eyes full of fire, and smiled crazily, "invertus introspectae!" she hissed. Suddenly the plants snaked around her warped and were being repelled away from her. The youko was shocked as he saw his thorny vines being forced away from her by her spell. Finally the plants, shriveled from the force pushed upon them, fell to the ground. She closed her eyes and took a calm, deep breath, "repairae incantatae," she said quietly. All of the wounds she suffered suddenly healed up as if she hadn't just been impaled by hundreds of thorns. She opened her eyes and smirked. Kurama stared at her in disbelief and enthrallment.
"You're a white dragon," he said.
"So, you have finally figured it out hmm,"
"I thought that your kind was just a myth, a legend created by your people to scare the lower dragons and slaves into submission,"
"Well, you thought wrong, because obviously I am here and I am indeed a white dragon,"
He watched her contemplatively, "what is it that you want?" he asked, obviously still interested in the fact that she was what she said she was.
"I have a proposition for you, you are going to steal something for me," she said in a high-and-mighty tone. Kurama looked at her in askance; his right eyebrow rose, and then laughed. He laughed harder when he caught sight of the girls expression, her mouth had literally dropped in the shape of an 'O' and she looked at him as if he had just slapped the hell out of her. In all honesty his amusement had come from his disbelief from the fact that this slip of a girl before him had the audacity to order a fox, let alone Him, the infamous prince of ALL thieves and code breakers, to steal something on her behalf. It was priceless.
Slowly but surely his fits of laughter had died down and he mustered up enough breath to speak, "That doesn't sound like a proposition, fair one, it sounds more like a command," he said in a low, seductive, yet amused tone.
Shihiko flinched and blushed slightly when he called her fair, it didn't go unnoticed by him. He smiled devilishly at her inexperience and obvious attraction for him.
"And what exactly do you find so amusing about my proposition," she said quickly forcing away her shock and reddening face and staring him boldly in the eyes.
Yoko folded his arms and closed his eyes, "Usually in order for something to be a proposition, one must offer something in return for the other's services." He opened his eyes halfway and looked at her lazily, letting his gaze travel down the length of her body.
At his blatant seductive act her cheeks became hot and red again. She tried to force the ungodly arousal from her body once again and stared at him with a world-weary expression on her face, arching her right eyebrow delicately, "and what precisely will your price be?" she said rising to his challenge.
His smile faded as his eyes lingered on her lips. His face took on a dreamy and seductive expression. He closed the gap between them and circled one arm around her waist, bringing her closer to his desire. She expelled her breath as she felt his slightly hardened organ beneath his tunic. His other hand brought her face up to meet his and he lowered his head down to meet hers. He brushed his lips gently against the soft, silky surface of hers as he let his hand drop down to her neck to finger the heavy, garnet and amber stone that rested there, "this is what I want," he whispered against her lips
Her eyes raised up to meet his, he looked up from her lips and into her eyes. She smiled slyly on his lips and mouthed to him, "You drive a hard bargain fox, I'll have to make sure you work extra hard for this...prize." She nipped his mouth; he smiled at her playful yet innocent actions. He leaned in to try to kiss her again, but she stepped out of his embrace; an action which he didn't anticipate on her part. To say the least, he was a bit offended, but he kept his cool and said nothing.
They heard a groan and shuffling sound coming from behind them. They turned to find Kuronue waking up with one hand clutching his crotch and the other holding his head where she kicked him at.
"Son of a bitch," he groaned weakly.
Kurama snorted and said, "that is just like you Kuronue, getting into trouble because you're always thinking with the wrong head," he left her side to help his friend.
Shihiko walked over to a wall and leaned against it. She watched Yoko help Kuronue up and waited for him to finish...
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The three demons sat around the fire in the center of the main den. Kurama and Kuronue sat across from Shihiko. She could tell that two of them were trying to figure her out. Trying to figure out why a seemingly sheltered girl would seek out the greatest thief amongst thieves in all of Makai.
"I need you to steal a sword for me," she said matter-of-factly.
Kuronue snickered, "Look honey," he said putting sarcastic emphasis on the word 'honey,' "if you need a sword, we have plenty here," he waved his hand in the general direction of their treasure trove to indicate the number of priceless, jewel encrusted swords that laid about the cave. "Take your pick,"
Shihiko looked at Kuronue with not one iota of expression crossing her features, "the sword I am speaking of is a special one...honey." She said mimicking his tone on 'honey'. He flashed a smile at her which could clearly be interpreted as 'I am not amused.'
"The sword I need is called the Shaii," she said.
The two men stared at her in disbelief. She could see by the look on their faces that they had heard of the sword.
"The Shaii," said Yoko, "I have heard that the sword once belonged to the great ruler of the phoenix race; but somehow the land in which the race resided in was destroyed and all that was left behind was the silver sword engulfed in flames, floating in the center of the decimated holy city. That was over 100,000 years ago." Shihiko nodded her head while staring into the kitsune's golden eyes.
"Yes, that is the sword I seek," she said.
"It is also said that the sword contains all of the powers of the phoenix race, that the race itself, upon extinction, made a desperate attempt to merge with one another and that their merged powers and bodies coalesced with the sword. People always believed that the origin of the sword's immense power came from the assimilation of the entire race into one entity," said Kurama, his eyes searching hers to gage some type of reaction.
The three sat silent for about three minutes until Kuronue broke the silence, "Such a thing must grant the wielder of the sword awesome power...Tell me, what would a cute thing like you want with such a dangerous thing?" he asked contemplatively. Both the thieves were watching her with calculating gazes. Both were curious, yet, hesitant to learn more. Curious to learn more about the treasure and her cause, but, hesitant to become entangled in any trouble she might, and was sure to get into, when she got the sword. They watched her as she got up and moved away from the fire.
"I have great need for that sword...rest assured that my need for it will not place you in any danger," she said, easily reading the reason for their hesitation.
"That's nice, but, if you want us to do anything for you, you have to tell us why you want it," Kuronue pressed on.
Shihiko turned to face the two thieves with fire in her blush and golden eyes, "Revenge..."
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Okay, this chappie was supposed to be longer, but I had to cut it shorter because it would have probably been about 6,000 words. Hey the have a long history --, anywayz the next chapter will be the second part of their history.
I also wanted to have a little poll.
Do you all think Hiei is a virgin, (relevant to upcoming chapters...hey I'm serious...)
Do you all want me to go into extreme detail with Yoko and Shihiko's past. Meaning basically I could cover the basics now or have certain things pop up throughout the story. (In case you didn't notice, I need a little help and I need you guys' opinions)
Also do you want to make up or give me suggestions for other characters or villains that could show up later on in the story? It's not like I don't have the sagas and their main villains already planned out but suggestions are definitely welcome.
And lastly (well maybe not) would you all like it if I posted the saga names and summaries in the next update?
Now, finally, just to let you all know, I usually update faster if I get reviews, just suggestion, even critical things, or flames are welcome, I just need feedback. So I hope u all give me feedback for this chapter and hopefully answer my questions.
Okie dokie will try to update on the weekend with part two of memories.
Tchao
This chapter will be in no one's point of view even though it may seem to be in Shihiko's Point of View
Also, Shihiko's appearance in Yoko's eyes won't be covered in this chapter. There's a very important reason for this. So now that that is covered enjoy!!! -
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What makes you think that I'm just going to give it to you?" the cocky girl sat tied up to a bolder in the Yoko's cave. The golden eyed kitsune walked towards her with a calm but ruthless look in his eyes his silver hair spilling over his shoulders like a molten silver waterfall.
"Because if you don't, then rest assured that I will kill you," he said, his voice was as steely as his gaze.
The girl simply laughed at his reply, "oh really? Well I can assure you Yoko Kurama that if you kill me then you'll never possess the eye of Shin Ryuushi." At her statement he smiled slowly giving her a dangerous cocky look that seemed to say 'we shall see,' with that he walked into another opening in the cave.
== End Flashback ==
'Kurama... so he is still alive. Is this a coincidence or fate that we should meet like this again after a century of loneliness and despair?' Yumi, or rather Shihiko stood on the balcony outside of her apartment where Kurama himself had been not too long ago. She closed her eyes letting the wind waft through her long, wavy, brown hair as memory upon memory assailed her; memories of the man she once adored, memories of their friendship, memories of a love she thought was mutual and finally memories of abandonment, hurt and pain.
'You were my first everything Kurama; my first lover my first adventure and my first heartbreak...how shall I repay you for the happiness and the misery you left me with?'
She opened her eyes to gaze out in front of her. The scenery of the city bathed in sunlight gradually melted away into a warm yet damp cave illuminated and heated by a great fire in the center of it. Shihiko looked around the cave noticing all of the precious treasures, talismans, and artifacts that lined its walls. The kitsune was very industrious; many of the treasures here were priceless artifacts that were highly guarded in both reikai and makai.
She was snapped out of her observations by the sounds of someone entering the den. This person was not Kurama, but someone else. A tall man with midnight blue hair and wings entered into the den. He was very beautiful and the odd but fancy looking hat he wore on his head made him seem suave and all the more handsome; almost piratical. He seemed quite startled to see her sitting in the den. His eyes looked her up and down in obvious admiration. He began to walk towards her and it was then that she noticed the dagger lying in his waist band 'hmmm, this looks like my ticket out of here,' she thought to herself.
"Well, I must've done something right for Kurama to leave a treasure like you here for me," he proceeded to walk towards me, his intent obvious in his hungry eyes. He was further fueled by the coy but sexual look she presented him with, "Yes, I must've done something right,"
When he reached her, he ran his hands through her silky hair, pulling her head back to make her more accessible to him; she tilted her head upwards urging him on. When his lips touched hers, he began to devour her hungrily. It was then that she tasted alcohol on his breath, 'Hn, too easy.' The man was so caught up in his passion and drunken state that he didn't even realize it when her leg flew from underneath her and crashed into his crotch. The man screamed in agony. So she wouldn't waste time she delivered another swift kick to his face rendering him unconscious. "Indeed, you have done something right," she said.
With that done, she took off her shoe using her other foot and grabbed the dagger out of his waist band with her foot. After got hold of the dagger, she kicked her foot up, sending the knife flying in the air a little behind her. With expert precision she caught the hilt of the dagger in her hands, which were tied up behind the boulder. Not wasting time she cut the ropes that held her captive and discarded them.
She heard footsteps coming from the area where Kurama had disappeared to. She smiled to herself and sat gracefully on the boulder awaiting his arrival. She saw Kurama round the corner from the other cave. He came to a halt when he saw the man knocked out on the floor and her sitting calmly almost mockingly on the boulder she was once tied to. She heard him whisper "Kuronue," in a timbre that most demons could not pick up or hear let alone a human.
"It seems your friend had a little accident," she said in an innocent tone. Kurama glared at her and began to walk towards her, "sorry did I say something wrong?" she said as she too rose from the boulder and began to walk towards him.
Just as she said that, he closed his eyes and chuckled slightly while shaking his head. "You're a fool you know that. A smart person would have fled after knocking out their enemy's best friend, however you didn't. Instead you've further pissed me off. And trust me a pissed off fox is the last thing you want to be cornered with."
Shihiko didn't stop walking towards him, nor did she seem worried or frightened. She continued to walk towards him until they were not even an arms length apart. "So what are you going to do, kill me with those little plant things that you tote around in your hair?"
Kurama raised an eyebrow pensively, "the thought had crossed my mind, after all they worked capturing you, so they should be efficient in killing you."
"They only captured me because I allowed them to capture me darling," he seemed taken aback by those words. She smiled in his face and fluttered her eyelashes; the move didn't have the effect she thought it would. Suddenly a multitude of thorny vines sprouted from the Youko's hair and lashed out at her. She screamed in agony as the vines wrapped around her entire body many times and began to squeeze the life out of her. Blood began to flow from her arms, torso and legs from where the thorns impaled her. Kurama smiled slowly as he watched her writhe in pain.
"What was it you were saying now about my 'little' plants?"
She looked up at him, her eyes full of fire, and smiled crazily, "invertus introspectae!" she hissed. Suddenly the plants snaked around her warped and were being repelled away from her. The youko was shocked as he saw his thorny vines being forced away from her by her spell. Finally the plants, shriveled from the force pushed upon them, fell to the ground. She closed her eyes and took a calm, deep breath, "repairae incantatae," she said quietly. All of the wounds she suffered suddenly healed up as if she hadn't just been impaled by hundreds of thorns. She opened her eyes and smirked. Kurama stared at her in disbelief and enthrallment.
"You're a white dragon," he said.
"So, you have finally figured it out hmm,"
"I thought that your kind was just a myth, a legend created by your people to scare the lower dragons and slaves into submission,"
"Well, you thought wrong, because obviously I am here and I am indeed a white dragon,"
He watched her contemplatively, "what is it that you want?" he asked, obviously still interested in the fact that she was what she said she was.
"I have a proposition for you, you are going to steal something for me," she said in a high-and-mighty tone. Kurama looked at her in askance; his right eyebrow rose, and then laughed. He laughed harder when he caught sight of the girls expression, her mouth had literally dropped in the shape of an 'O' and she looked at him as if he had just slapped the hell out of her. In all honesty his amusement had come from his disbelief from the fact that this slip of a girl before him had the audacity to order a fox, let alone Him, the infamous prince of ALL thieves and code breakers, to steal something on her behalf. It was priceless.
Slowly but surely his fits of laughter had died down and he mustered up enough breath to speak, "That doesn't sound like a proposition, fair one, it sounds more like a command," he said in a low, seductive, yet amused tone.
Shihiko flinched and blushed slightly when he called her fair, it didn't go unnoticed by him. He smiled devilishly at her inexperience and obvious attraction for him.
"And what exactly do you find so amusing about my proposition," she said quickly forcing away her shock and reddening face and staring him boldly in the eyes.
Yoko folded his arms and closed his eyes, "Usually in order for something to be a proposition, one must offer something in return for the other's services." He opened his eyes halfway and looked at her lazily, letting his gaze travel down the length of her body.
At his blatant seductive act her cheeks became hot and red again. She tried to force the ungodly arousal from her body once again and stared at him with a world-weary expression on her face, arching her right eyebrow delicately, "and what precisely will your price be?" she said rising to his challenge.
His smile faded as his eyes lingered on her lips. His face took on a dreamy and seductive expression. He closed the gap between them and circled one arm around her waist, bringing her closer to his desire. She expelled her breath as she felt his slightly hardened organ beneath his tunic. His other hand brought her face up to meet his and he lowered his head down to meet hers. He brushed his lips gently against the soft, silky surface of hers as he let his hand drop down to her neck to finger the heavy, garnet and amber stone that rested there, "this is what I want," he whispered against her lips
Her eyes raised up to meet his, he looked up from her lips and into her eyes. She smiled slyly on his lips and mouthed to him, "You drive a hard bargain fox, I'll have to make sure you work extra hard for this...prize." She nipped his mouth; he smiled at her playful yet innocent actions. He leaned in to try to kiss her again, but she stepped out of his embrace; an action which he didn't anticipate on her part. To say the least, he was a bit offended, but he kept his cool and said nothing.
They heard a groan and shuffling sound coming from behind them. They turned to find Kuronue waking up with one hand clutching his crotch and the other holding his head where she kicked him at.
"Son of a bitch," he groaned weakly.
Kurama snorted and said, "that is just like you Kuronue, getting into trouble because you're always thinking with the wrong head," he left her side to help his friend.
Shihiko walked over to a wall and leaned against it. She watched Yoko help Kuronue up and waited for him to finish...
:-:-:-:-:-:-Later on...
The three demons sat around the fire in the center of the main den. Kurama and Kuronue sat across from Shihiko. She could tell that two of them were trying to figure her out. Trying to figure out why a seemingly sheltered girl would seek out the greatest thief amongst thieves in all of Makai.
"I need you to steal a sword for me," she said matter-of-factly.
Kuronue snickered, "Look honey," he said putting sarcastic emphasis on the word 'honey,' "if you need a sword, we have plenty here," he waved his hand in the general direction of their treasure trove to indicate the number of priceless, jewel encrusted swords that laid about the cave. "Take your pick,"
Shihiko looked at Kuronue with not one iota of expression crossing her features, "the sword I am speaking of is a special one...honey." She said mimicking his tone on 'honey'. He flashed a smile at her which could clearly be interpreted as 'I am not amused.'
"The sword I need is called the Shaii," she said.
The two men stared at her in disbelief. She could see by the look on their faces that they had heard of the sword.
"The Shaii," said Yoko, "I have heard that the sword once belonged to the great ruler of the phoenix race; but somehow the land in which the race resided in was destroyed and all that was left behind was the silver sword engulfed in flames, floating in the center of the decimated holy city. That was over 100,000 years ago." Shihiko nodded her head while staring into the kitsune's golden eyes.
"Yes, that is the sword I seek," she said.
"It is also said that the sword contains all of the powers of the phoenix race, that the race itself, upon extinction, made a desperate attempt to merge with one another and that their merged powers and bodies coalesced with the sword. People always believed that the origin of the sword's immense power came from the assimilation of the entire race into one entity," said Kurama, his eyes searching hers to gage some type of reaction.
The three sat silent for about three minutes until Kuronue broke the silence, "Such a thing must grant the wielder of the sword awesome power...Tell me, what would a cute thing like you want with such a dangerous thing?" he asked contemplatively. Both the thieves were watching her with calculating gazes. Both were curious, yet, hesitant to learn more. Curious to learn more about the treasure and her cause, but, hesitant to become entangled in any trouble she might, and was sure to get into, when she got the sword. They watched her as she got up and moved away from the fire.
"I have great need for that sword...rest assured that my need for it will not place you in any danger," she said, easily reading the reason for their hesitation.
"That's nice, but, if you want us to do anything for you, you have to tell us why you want it," Kuronue pressed on.
Shihiko turned to face the two thieves with fire in her blush and golden eyes, "Revenge..."
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Okay, this chappie was supposed to be longer, but I had to cut it shorter because it would have probably been about 6,000 words. Hey the have a long history --, anywayz the next chapter will be the second part of their history.
I also wanted to have a little poll.
Do you all think Hiei is a virgin, (relevant to upcoming chapters...hey I'm serious...)
Do you all want me to go into extreme detail with Yoko and Shihiko's past. Meaning basically I could cover the basics now or have certain things pop up throughout the story. (In case you didn't notice, I need a little help and I need you guys' opinions)
Also do you want to make up or give me suggestions for other characters or villains that could show up later on in the story? It's not like I don't have the sagas and their main villains already planned out but suggestions are definitely welcome.
And lastly (well maybe not) would you all like it if I posted the saga names and summaries in the next update?
Now, finally, just to let you all know, I usually update faster if I get reviews, just suggestion, even critical things, or flames are welcome, I just need feedback. So I hope u all give me feedback for this chapter and hopefully answer my questions.
Okie dokie will try to update on the weekend with part two of memories.
Tchao