Yes! I'm updating! I got back from vacation and school starts in a week so I thought y'all might, just might want a new chapter. Anyways, thanks to all who reviewed. I love y'all, and here's the next chapter.
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Alena groaned as she attempted to lift herself off the floor of the containment room she'd been rather roughly thrown into. She let out a very animal like growl at the demon that was guarding the door so she couldn't get out, but waiting for someone else to be brought in.
Moments later, Kurama was also shoved into the room, looking about as bad as Alena. The man, Sukai, or who ever stood off to the side. "It shouldn't take more than ten minutes or so for the drug to take effect. Then we'll see their true demonic sides." He turned to the guard. "Don't let them get too rowdy. Stop them if they're going to hurt each other." The guard nodded slightly nervously as Sukai walked away.
Alena had given up on sitting up at all and was now laying flat on her back staring at the ceiling. Kurama who had a little bit more dignity, had propped himself against the wall.
After a moment's time Alena spoke. "So this drug-- that we were so ceremoniously dragged out of the cell, strapped down and injected with --will make us like crazy? Our more demonic selves?" Her breathing was slightly ragged as she could feel what ever the hell they'd put in her rushing through her veins.
"I suppose." Kurama murmured. "I guess we'll just have to wait and see."
Alena replied with a groan. Kurama turned to look at her. The girl had flipped on to her stomach. Now she was on her knees and forearms, her back arching, a groan of pain escaping her lips.
Before Kurama could respond to this, his body was also racked with pain, unlike he had ever felt before. I felt like it was tearing at his very soul.
Sukai watched from a screen in his private office as his two most prized test subject squirmed and screamed in pain, as small smile spreading across his face like poison. This was just the beginning.
Finally, Alena's pain faded slightly as she let out a final hiss of pain. She sat up feeling some of her strength returning. But she felt… different somehow. And not in the best of ways either. She hauled her body off the floor running clawed hands through her hair as her vision cleared. Wait…claws? Alena stared down at her hands, where there were indeed claws. And as her hair fell freely into her face, she noted that her bangs and two sections in the front had been streaked white. She felt around in her hair and found her wolf ears. No surprise now. She could feel her tail swishing behind her.
So this is what that jackass had meant about demonic forms. She glanced to where Kurama had been in curiosity; she'd never seen him take on a demon's form. A small gasp escaped the wolf's lips.
Who ever was here now, was –NOT- Kurama. Or at least not the one she was used to. The man smelled like Kurama, but that's about where the similarities ended. This man looked at least twenty, but judging by the silver white fox ears, he was a demon and a demon's age couldn't be determined by looks. Most of the time. He had silver hair, semi tanned skin, and he was really toned. Alena forced herself not to stare and turned her attention to his face where two golden eyes had just snapped open.
Yoko was panting slightly as he stared up at the ceiling of an unfamiliar room. Where the hell was he?
"Who're you?" A voice asked from off to the side. Yoko looked over.
A girl, with white bangs, and charcoal grey eyes stared back at him. She had the facial features of the girl Shuichi was training, but she was different somehow. Yet the same. If that made any sense at all.
"You're…Alena correct?" He asked.
Alena nodded slowly and cautiously, her back pressed against a wall. "Who are you?" She asked, her voice wary.
Yoko sat up glancing around with an edge of boredom. "Yoko Kurama. It's a pleasure."
"I'm sure." Alena muttered, eyeing him. "Where's Kurama? The one I know?"
Yoko shrugged, nonchalantly. "Dunno. His conscience is probably trapped somewhere in the back of my mind. Whatever that drug was I can't say I'm sorry. It's…" Yoko was cut off in mid-sentence as Alena tackled him, the full force of her demon strength landing on top of him.
"I want the Kurama I know back." She snarled in his face. "And you damn well better do everything in your power to get him back or I'll personally cut out you intestines and force you to watch as I feed them to you. Understand?"
Yoko returned the snarl, shoving Alena off of him, and sending her crashing into a wall. She let out a startled yelp, then crumpled to the floor. She glared up at him, baring very sharp fangs, a look of pure angry on her face.
Yoko pulled a rose from his hair and transformed it into a whip. "Who the hell do you think you are to threaten me?" He growled.
Alena silently pulled on the silver chain around her neck, changing it easily into a whip. Then she smirked slightly. "Who are you to ask?"
Sukai frowned slightly as he watched the two. The drug should have brought out their most dangerous tendencies to kill and fight. The only reason they'd actually drawn weapons was because the ookamai wasn't the most intelligent person in the world. But even so, this gave Sukai a chance to see them fight. It was worth it.
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Laci sat, staring blankly in front of her. It was the middle of math class and she wasn't paying attention. The teacher was droning on, and on about x to the y squared. Nothing that would interest her.
Laci turned to her left where Hiei was sitting, staring out the window, probably paying less attention than she was. Not that Laci could blame him. Not of the team was really normal.
Yuskue and Kuwabara actually sat in class, not being disruptive. Amanda and Marissa were actually calm. And Maggie just wasn't Maggie.
Alena and Kurama's disappearance had had a huge affect on the group. 'I wonder why…' Laci thought absently, running her fingers through her blonde curls, before dozing off slightly.
Laci P.O.V.
After lunch, we had a free period to do what ever really. Koenma said we were –supposed- to do something that would help our chances of getting into the random clubs and teams that Koenma wanted us to get into, but why the hell should I care.
I didn't want to be a cheer leader. If I didn't happen to make the squad, than, oh well.
I was just wondering randomly down the hall when I noticed an advertisement for a skating club. Ice skating to be exact. I hadn't skated in a while, but I was good.
Screw cheer leading, if I could get into skating, then Koenma couldn't stop me!
"Where are you going?" Hiei asked from the shadows making me jump.
I brushed past him. "Not cheer leading." I told him simply.
But Hiei being Hiei followed me, because, he can't take the simple I'm not going to tell you answer. Damn him for it. I whipped around to face him, causing him to run into me. "I'm going to the ice skating rink. Happy?"
I was glaring up at Hiei, who hadn't moved. Intimidating much? And, we're like a centimeter away from each other.
"Hn." Was his only reply.
I suddenly had a really weird urge to kiss him. In less time than it took to blink, I leaned forward quickly brushing my lips against his, before bolting down the hall. I had my skates on and I was on the ice before Hiei appeared on the edge of the rink. Watching me.
I started to warm up conscience of Hiei's presence watching her. As I started to do more complex tricks and such I started to tune Hiei out.
Then I tried to start a routine I'd been trying to learn years ago. About half way through, I remembered why I'd never learned it. A double's routine that required a partner, or else you couldn't get enough air on the jumps for it to look good. I finished the triple, which was the last move I could do on my own before gliding to a stop with a sigh.
"You're good." Hiei's voice drifted from behind me. The fire youkai was still leaning against the side of the rink watching me. "If you put as much effort into fighting as you must have put into this, you'd be a very formidable opponent." He told me flatly. I glared.
"What does that mean? Skating's not that hard." I spun in place. Then turned to smirk at him. "I be even you could do it."
"Is that a challenge?"
"Why of course not. I'm just saying, it's a simple human activity. If you couldn't do it, it'd be pretty pathetic." I shrugged slightly, turning away from him.
"Hn, get me some… 'skates' onna." He demanded. I just grinned, knowing I won this round.
About ten minutes later, I had Hiei on the ice, skating. I'd even taught him a few basic tricks. Well more like he watched while I did the trick first, then tried it a couple of times before getting it right.
"You're a natural." I said after he landed a triple that had taken me MONTHS to learn, and he'd done in under ten minutes.
"Hn." Was Hiei's reply.
Typical. Before I got my chance to retort, a woman skated up to us. "You two are two of the bast skaters I've seen in the entire time I've been here as an instructor. We need another doubles team and I think the two of you could be it!"
I stared for a moment then started laughing hysterically, in turn falling on my ass on the ice. My skate hit Hiei's making him fall practically on top of me. I let out a yelp as tried to contain my amusement.
Hiei raised his eye brows looking down at me. "What's so funny onna?" He asked.
I pulled myself together enough to answer him. "You, ice skating one a team." I paused for a second to read his look. "And it's not that I don't think you could. It's that I never thought you would." 'Maybe I misjudged him.' I thought as he hauled me to my feet.
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I finished the chapter in under two hours of sitting here staring at the screen. This isn't one of my favorite chapters, but, it's a chapter none the less. I hope y'all enjoyed it. R&R!