Into The Spider's Web
Disclaimer: I don't own YYH or any of its characters.
Ahhh.. I'm proud of myself that I got this far =) I'm usually too lazy to write this much, but due to all the encouragement, here's the next chapter! Enjoy! ^_^
Hiei treaded through the thick forest, muttering how Koenma just have to land them in the middle of nowhere, not even slightly close to the castle. "When I get my hands on him, he's gonna be sorry. First I'm gonna wring his little neck and then-." Kuwabara crashing into him interrupted Hiei. "Watch where you're going! Stupid human," Hiei cursed as he gave the taller boy a whack on the head.
"Hiei! Just because you're angry at Koenma sir for landing us here doesn't mean you have to take it all out on me!" Kuwabara rubbed his head in pain and irritation, and gained another death glare from his partner. He sighed. "This isn't going to work out if we don't get along somehow."
Hiei stopped in his tracks, looking forward in astonishment.
"What is it? You finally agree with me?" Kuwabara gave Hiei a huge grin.
"No you dimwit, we're actually closer to the castle than we thought. It's right there, I can see it from here." Hiei pointed downward into a valley. Kuwabara came closer, trying to get a glimpse of what Hiei was talking about.
"Hey there it is!" Kuwabara shouted in excitement. He also hated treading through the forest.
"That's what I said. Now keep moving. Remember, when we get there, we don't know each other."
"Wait, does that mean you were wrong in your calculations? I mean you did say the castle is another ten miles from here."
"I am not wrong. They expanded it. Come on, slowpoke." Hiei started his descent down the side of the mountain towards the castle.
"You mean there is more than what we see?"
"Of course. This part is only the servants quarters, probably where you'll be staying."
"But, how can you tell? This place is huge! It might be the Lords rooms for all you know."
Hiei looked into the distance. "I know because I've been here before."
"Care to elaborate?"
"No."
The rest of the journey to the castle was silent and uneventful. Well, until Kuwabara reminded Hiei he is supposed to be in a dress. Poor Kuwabara, didn't know what was coming until he got another whack on the head. He entered the castle with two rather large bumps on his head.
"Ooh! You're so pretty, little girl. And you have on the cutest yellow dress! What's your name?" The female demon pinched Hiei's face as she studied the new servant. Hiei scowled. "Hila." Yes, that's Hiei's new undercover name. =)
"Well, my name is Sayaka. You'll be calling me Sayaka ma'am. And your first task for today is to unpack and settle in. Enjoy your first day here, honey, because you see that big lady over there, the one with the purple horns? She's your overseer. Her name is Kitame, but never call her that. You must address her as Mistress, understand?" Hiei nodded, uninterested in Sayaka's babbling. Who is she anyways? She never gave Hiei any indication to who she even was. Although she did seem to know what Hiei was doing here.
"Oh, here she comes. Try to be a little bit more cheerful." Sayaka petted Hiei's head, which only made Hiei deepen his scowl.
"Lady Sayaka." The overseer bowed to the slender demoness. "I see you have made an acquaintance with your new servant. I give my condolences to your last servant. I hope this one is too young for your…husband."
"Thank you, Kitame Overseer. I am glad this one is so young. I've always wanted a child."
"A word of advice if I may Lady?" The overseer waited until Sayaka nodded. "It is not wise to grow too fond of a servant. After all, they are expendable, and anything may happen to them while they are not watched under your eyes."
"That is all too true," Sayaka glanced down, saddened by some past memory.
"I will go now to show this little one her room. I ask to be dismissed to perform my duties."
"Permission granted, overseer. Give extra care to my little one." The Lady Sayaka smiled softly to Hiei as she walked away.
'So, that's who I'll be serving, and she is a Lady. Well, at least my disguise worked.' Hiei followed the overseer as she walked him to his room.
"Hila is it? Well, let me give you your duties around here. You are to wake up at five a.m. and wash up. Then go to the kitchen, which is to your left, you see it? Good. You will help the cooks clean in there. Afterwards, around nine, bring the Lady's breakfast to her room. It's the one on the top floor in this building. You go up the stairs and it should be two doors to your left. Spend the rest of the morning helping the Lady get ready, then bring the empty trays down here to be filled again for the Lady's lunch. For the rest of the afternoon, you shall do whatever the Lady commands you, and lastly, bring the lady's dinner to her when she asks you to. Got that?"
"Yes, Mistress." Hiei smiled to himself as he heard his tasks. They were not difficult at all. In fact, it left him a lot of free time around his tasks. 'I guess there are advantages to being a child, and female too.'
"Here's your room. I'll leave you to unpack. Your workday starts tomorrow at five. Don't forget." The overseer turned and walked away, leaving Hiei all by himself.
Hiei chuckled to himself as he settled in. He doubt Kuwabara had it this easy, even though Hiei had to wear a dress, this was almost worth it. Almost.
Kuwabara walked into the stables holding his nose. The stench of rotten flesh and horse dung assaulted his senses. Just smelling it made him feel unclean. "Ugh. This smells."
"Hey you! You're the new stable hand?" A big beefy demon marched towards Kuwabara.
"Uh," Kuwabara looked around to see if there was anyone else. "Yes, I guess I am."
"Then what are you waiting for? Pick up a shovel and clean up this mess." The demon pointed to a pile of shovels next to Kuwabara, then pointed to a large pile of dung in a dark corner.
A disgusted look appeared on Kuwabara's face. 'This is sickening! I can't believe I have to do this. Koenma owes me big time for shoveling dung.'
"Hurry up! Damn, don't know where they get these people. Never wants to work." The demon grumbled. "By the way, I'm the stable master, and that's what you call me ok?"
Kuwabara stared at the bulky demon. 'He's the stable master?'
"What are you looking at? Did I mention you get no food unless your job is done?"
"Uh… where do I sleep?" Kuwabara held up his small pack of clothes.
"They didn't show you to your quarters yet? Damn do I have to do everything around here? Third door down this corridor. Now work and stop wasting my time."
Kuwabara quickly ran to his room and dumped his pack. He hurried to work, since he didn't want to miss his dinner.
*Back At the Human World*
Holding up the piece of paper in the light, Yusuke read the directions to the party. "Now turn right, yea, then down two blocks and make a left, and then make another left in one block, then another left in two blocks." Yusuke smiled as he thought he finally got the directions right.
"You baka. If we do that, we're just going to end up where we started. Let me have that paper." Kurama snatched the paper away. Slightly annoyed that Yusuke was horrible at directions and they've been going around in circles in the last half hour listening to him. "You have this thing upside down!"
"Umm… oops? I never did pass that map reading class." Yusuke gave Kurama an apologetic smile. "I promise I'll make it up to you, Kurama. Don't be mad."
"I'm not. Although next time, I get to read the directions."
"Hehe, then less work for me!"
Following his own directions, Kurama managed to find the place. "Here we are. Yusuke let's go in."
"Right." Yusuke led the way into the dark building, paying for their tickets and went straight for the bar.
Loud music, fast and hard, pumped through their ears. The dance floor was crowded with people, all dancing and waving glow sticks around.
Kurama scanned the room for any demon activity, but he found none. This just seems like a normal rave. He walked through the crowd, searching for anything suspicious. After ten uneventful minutes, Kurama decided there was nothing he could do here except to wait and see if anything demonic will happen later on. Turning around, he asked Yusuke if he wanted to dance.
"Yusuke, you-," Kurama stopped. Yusuke wasn't behind him, or in front of him, or anywhere else that he could see. 'Shit, I told him to stay with me.' Kurama made his way around the dance floor and searched for Yusuke.
Yusuke came and sat on one of the stools for the bar. "Bartender, I would like a beer."
The bartender, a tall black haired guy, with a rough voice eyed Yusuke. "You old enough boy? I can't be selling liquor to under aged kids. Let me see your ID."
"Come on, I'm old enough." Yusuke stared at the bartender as if challenging him to prove him wrong.
"You look too young for me."
"I'll have you know I look younger than I really am. I'm old enough." Yusuke grinded his teeth.
"No." The bartender now resorted to ignore the boy.
"You obviously don't know how to do business. Let me speak with your manager."
"He's busy."
"Look, just give me a goddamn beer and I wont have to hurt you." Yusuke tested the bartender.
"You look too small to be hurting me."
"Believe me, by the end, you'll be screaming for your mommy." Yusuke gave him an evil smile.
"……" The bartender didn't know what to say. His manager will be mad if a fight started over something so small.
Yusuke glared defiantly towards the bartender. 'Hehe this is fun.' "Come on, you big crybaby."
"Listen, kid, no one calls me a crybaby!" An arm started to come down on Yusuke's face.
Yusuke prepared to dodge it, easily. Waiting for the moment when the arm is near, Yusuke never had a chance to even duck.
"Ahh!" The bartender screamed out in pain as another arm bent his back in an awkward position.
"Wha-?" Yusuke looked up, confused to why the arm didn't come down as he planned.
A man, with shoulder length white blond hair, and the bluest eyes Yusuke had ever seen, stared down at him. "My apologies. It seemed that my hired helps don't have much manners. My name is Akiro. I'm the manager here."
"Umm… I'm Yusuke."
"Yusuke? That's a nice name." The voice, slow and precise made Yusuke's head dizzy. "Why don't you come join me in my private room? It's so noisy in here, don't you think?"
Yusuke's subconscious told him this was not a good idea. This man is dangerous. But those clear blue eyes, so deep and penetrating, they beckoned him to come. The man's voice was so soothing and he sounded so genuine and nice, he can't possibly harm me, Yusuke's mind informed him. "Yusuke, you need not be afraid. I will not harm you." 'No, he would not harm me. He is a good man, I can trust him.' "Yes, you can trust me Yusuke."
Yusuke knew something was not right, but his mind refused to let him pinpoint it. It was as if his mind was all cloudy and confused. Trying to shake the strange feeling from his head, Yusuke took the hand that was offered to him. "Come with me." The man's voice commanded. Soon, Yusuke was gliding across the floor, led away by this strange man.
Ahhhh!! (grabs her head in frustration) I don't know where this story is goin anymore. It just seems to run away from me and sidetrack me from my original plot everytime I write it. It has a mind of its own =p. of course, I'll just let my muse handle it next time. (pokes muse) goddamn, he's asleep again.
Sorry for Kuwabara lovers. I don't want to be mean to him. Really I don't!
And o ya, I think I made Yusuke seem a little OOC… or maybe that's just me… ^_^