Chapter 6
The Truth Revealed
Ahhh.. disclaimer …. Look to the previous chapter… I'm sick of writing it every time…
OoOo…I'm writing as fast as I can… but I'm kinda dazed from lack of sleep, so if this chapter turns out to be a bit weird, don't blame me!
I swear, I spoil you ppl by updating everyday… takes away from my beauty sleep!! -_-
Anyways enjoy!
Yusuke closed his eyes. He did have too much wine, and his world was beginning to get blurry. It definitely didn't help that he was fighting with a possible demon who was currently trying to subdue him. "I said get the fuck off of me! Who are you anyways?"
"I think I should be the one asking you that question. No normal human can resist my spell, how can you?" The man reached for something behind the pillows. "Ahh…I knew it was a good idea to keep these handy." He pulled out a pair of metal handcuffs. "Now I don't have to waste so much of my energy keeping you docile." The man fought with Yusuke as he struggled to chain the boy's hands to the bed frame.
"Damn you freak. Who the hell stashes handcuffs anyways?" Yusuke glared hard at the man.
"Haha, if you didn't come out of my spell, I would've had you naked by now, screaming in pleasure telling me how much you like these." The man gave the handcuffs a rattle, and then stood up. A beaming smile directed at Yusuke's death glare. "Well, it doesn't matter how you broke my spell. You. Are. Still. Mine," and he placed a quick kiss on Yusuke's mouth. "Let's get to the good part." The man started unbuttoning Yusuke's shirt, which didn't take long, since Yusuke's shirt only had three buttons.
"Heh, that was quick. You know, you do look cute when you're flushed like that. I wonder though, is it really the wine making you red, or is it me?" He tried to open Yusuke's shirt, grinning at the stubborn boy under him. "What?" His hands couldn't pull the shirt open.
"Hmp…Zipper. I knew I bought this shirt for a reason. It's to keep perverts like you out!"
"Grr…I will have you. Just wait and see." The man unzipped the shirt. "What! There's more?" A line of strings tied the shirt together. "Damn whoever designed this!"
Yusuke began to feel nervous. His shirt wasn't going to keep the man away forever. 'Kurama, where are you?'
Kurama inspected the door. Locked. 'No problem. Plants, go to work.' He smiled, and summoned small vines, slowly covering the door, spinning outwards from the middle. The door creaked as the wood cracked from the pressure of the vines, compressing it into a smaller rectangle.
Kurama wondered at what lies behind that door. 'Is Yusuke really in trouble? If he was, wouldn't he have screamed, or there will be at least some sounds of fighting.' What he didn't know was that the room was protected by a soundproof spell.
*Hiei's Room*
Hiei squinted as he tried to draw out the lines that marked the walls of the castle. He was making a map of the place, and devising a plan to make his way up to the labs. "Hmm…I go through here to bring the lady food, and just my luck. The labs are right around the corner." 'I'll just pretend I'm lost, which is no big deal anyways, since I'm new here.'
All of a sudden, a knock sounded upon his door. Startled, Hiei swiftly covered his map and pencils underneath his blankets. "Who is it?" Hiei put on his innocent child face, which wasn't very good, since he still looked as if he was about to kill someone, seeing him in a yellow dress.
"It's me." A female voice answered.
"Please, come in." Hiei opened the door. "My Lady, why didn't you call me to come to you? You didn't have to walk all the way here."
"I-," the Lady looked disheveled. Closing the door behind her, she took Hiei's hands. "Promise me, child, that you are never going to speak a word of this to anyone else."
"Lady, have a seat. You look ill. Should I call the healer?" Hiei was truly concerned. He served this Lady for a few days now, and he was surprised that she had treated him so nicely. Under her command, Hiei only did minimum work and indulged in every pleasantry the lady had, including nice facials and well food. She truly treated him as her equal, instead of a filthy servant.
"No, don't call the healer. Hila, please promise me. I have to tell someone, and ever since you came into my care, I've felt this link to you, like I can tell you everything and it will be all right, because you are never going to betray me." The lady's eyes were red, almost watering at this confession.
Hiei nodded. "I promise, Lady. Your words will never leave this room."
Lady Sayaka sighed, the tension from her shoulders loosened as she gave Hiei a hug. "I never doubted you."
"What is it you have to say?"
"Hmm… where should I start? Ahh… before you came here, I had another servant. Her name was Stilia. She was a few years older than you, and very pretty too. And everyone liked her, you see, not just me. Stilia was the kindest girl I have ever seen. Some say now that she wasn't fit to be in the demon world, she was too caring, had too much compassion in her soul. I loved her deeply, as much as I can love a servant. You can imagine my grief as she was taken away from me," she paused.
"How can I say this? My husband is very powerful in this castle, third in command to Lord Shikosume himself. I also loved him, ever since we laid eyes on each other, we've been in love, but he is starting to scare me, Hila. It's just small changes, at first, like sometimes he would forget to meet me somewhere. Of course, I dismissed it because everyone forgets sometimes. But then bigger changes occurred. His personality, it seems now as if he has two of them. One is the loving husband that I married and the other; the other one is a monster, a true demon. He has separated himself into two people, and I am afraid the demon is going to dominate. Hila, I'm scared. One night, Stilia was still with me, helping me with my bath. She was really such a sweet girl, singing to me with her lovely voice, so clear and calming. I was relaxed in the warm water, with my eyes closed, listening to her singing,"
The lady bit her lips, seeming to recall the scene. "And he came in. His eyes, that's what I remember the most, flaring with anger. I swear, I've never seen him like that before, eyes all wild and he had- he had an axe, in his hands. I was stunned to see him in my bathing room, since he never comes into mine. Then suddenly, he roared with malice, bellowing out that Stilia should shut her mouth, because her singing was driving him crazy. Stilia looked completely astound, seeing this demon react so violently to her singing. My husband screamed in anger once more, and then…and then he grabbed my innocent Stilia by the hair towards the other room. She protested in a small cry. I quickly grabbed my towel and followed them out, pleading my husband to calm down, not to hurt Stilia. He appeared to be infuriated by my pleas, striking Stilia across the face. Tears were running down Stilia's face. Unable to apprehend the situation, my Stilia started to twist and turn out of my husband's death grip on her. It all happened so quickly, in a flash, it was over. Oh, Hila. My husband, he- he held onto her hair, pulling her neck backwards as he pummeled his axe down, slicing her head cleanly off her shoulders. I ran to her, and immediately called for the healers, but this is one thing no healer can ever heal. My poor Stilia, she was already dead, her eyes staring blankly towards the ceiling." A single drop of tear splashed on her hands. "My husband stalked out of the room." Silence followed.
Hiei didn't know what to say. He put one arm around the lady to hold her as she cried. After a few minutes, she calmed down and regained a little of her composure. "I'm sorry, my lady," was all Hiei said.
"Thank you, Hila, for your concern, but I'm not done yet. The next day, my husband acted as if nothing happened. I asked him why did he kill my beloved Stilia. To my surprise, he denied he ever killed her, he didn't even see her last night, even though her blood stained my carpets. That's when I got a strange feeling that something was terribly wrong. I mean why should a lord try to cover up that he killed a servant? It happens all the time. Then, I remembered something my husband told me, weeks ago. I thought it was odd then that he would say such a thing, but now the more I thought about it, the more it made sense. It was dark outside that night, so we were able to see the moon perfectly. He put his arms around me and told me that he was doing something, something in the labs, and it was very unstable. It might get dangerous, and things might change; and that at the first sign of danger, I was to leave the castle and him, and return to my home. It sounded silly to me then, that I might ever leave him, but now, I'm thinking it's a pretty good idea. But I was also curious, so last night, I snuck into the labs when no one was looking. Nothing was out of the ordinary. I was frustrated that I couldn't find anything helpful in there, so I was about to leave. That's when I heard two people come in. They were arguing. I hid close to them so I could hear the words. It was Lord Shikosume and one of the scientists. They were arguing about a new drug, Hila, something that will not only strengthen the user, but will also evolve him beyond his natural abilities. Hila, they were thinking about giving it to the entire army! Just so they will become more powerful. But the thing about this new drug is that it is highly addictive, so much that the user will become insane, a monster, if they do not continue taking it." Lady Sayaka sighed.
"They were reviewing my husband's case, about how he killed Stilia. Apparently, he is on the drug and forgot to take a does. The scientist warned that the drug is too unstable, that they might not be able to control the users if they were not closely monitored. And if the users get too out of control, the whole castle may fall, and eventually, the entire demon world will be filled with mindless horrors, ones that have nothing else on their mind other than to kill and destroy. I was completely shocked as the scientist explained his view on the drug. The Lord Shikosume didn't want to listen to his reasoning, saying that the scientist was too paranoid. The drug will bring his reign over the lands possible and everyone will bow down to him. He's power mad, my little one. I don't know what to do. The lord is also planning to take on the human world, and conquer it. He is already sending shipments of the drug across, to his future army."
Hiei frowned. 'So I guess I don't have to sneak inside the lab after all.' "My lady, I'm truly sorry you had to go through all of this. But now, you mustn't stay here any longer. It is getting late and you spending the night here will raise suspicion."
Wiping away her tears, the lady stood up straight. "You are right, Hila. Please don't tell anyone this. It will only get you killed. I just had to get this burden off my chest, I couldn't hold it in any longer."
"Don't worry, lady, I said you words won't leave this room, didn't I?"
A small smile came from the lady. "Thank you, Hila, for listening. Somehow, I don't feel so alone anymore."
Hiei gave the woman a hug and let her out the room. A few minutes later, after making sure no one was near, Hiei pulled out his communicator and called Koenma.
*In the Human World*
Yusuke continued to send death glares to his captor. "I will make sure you die for this, vile creature."
"Oh, do I really look so bad? I could be ugly you know," the man gave a triumphed cry as he finally got all those damn strings untied. "Ow!" The man screamed in pain as Yusuke managed to kick him.
"If you know what's good for you, you better uncuff me." Yusuke eyed the door, seeing vines encircling the frame. Since the man's back was to the door, he had no idea what was coming.
"You are in no position to threaten me. If You know what's good for you, Yusuke, you better shut up and do what I say."
"I don't think so, ugly." Yusuke grinned as the door fell to the floor with a bang.
"Wha-?" The man turned around to see a very very pissed off Kurama. "Who are you?"
Kurama entered the room, and seeing a blond man hovering above Yusuke, his vision grew red with fury. 'He's mine!'
"I am your worst nightmare." Kurama spoke coldly, while still managing to put a touch of malice to the words. Without giving the man a chance to answer, Kurama spun out two vines towards him, vines sharp enough to cut through glass without shattering it. The man barely dodged it in time, getting a deep cut on his left shoulder.
Injured, the man took a fighting stance, muttering a spell, a healing spell, as his shoulder healed. Another second and the man was casting another spell, this time, an offensive one. Fireballs rained on Kurama, but the he dodged them, one landed so close that it singed his clothes.
Kurama glanced at his shirt. "Damn you, this is my favorite shirt! Rose Whip!" Holding the whip up, Kurama flicked it so fast that Yusuke couldn't even see it.
The man had not expected an attack so quickly after the first one. The whip slit open his chest, blood dripped freely out of the wound. "Shit." Another healing spell fixed the bleeding, but all the spells the man had cast that day drained him, the wound left a dark scar, threatening to split open again if stretched.
Another attack from Kurama ripped the man's skin open from the ankle to the knees. Kurama smiled evilly, clearly having the upper hand. No longer trying to heal his wounds, the man cast an ice spell, making shards of ice cut through the air. One nicked Kurama's cheek, and another one sliced his arm.
While Kurama was distracted with the ice shards, the man tried to escape, knowing that if he didn't, this room will certainly be his grave. Calling a transporting spell, he did not see Kurama already headed for him with his whip. A surprised look appeared on his face as Kurama's whip hacked right through his eyes, leaving no doubt that the man was dead within a second.
A pleased grin was plastered to Yusuke's face. "Kurama! Kurama! You're my hero! Now uncuff me." Yusuke shook the handcuffs.
Kurama went to the bed, and leaned over his love. "I think I rather like you this way, Yusuke. All tied up and no where to go."
Yusuke's eyes widen. "You wouldn't leave me here. Kurama? Come on, give me a break! I was almost raped!"
"And whose fault is that?" Kurama bend dangerously close to the boy's lips.
Yusuke looked directly into Kurama's deep green eyes, "Certainly not mine," as he closed the distance between them and kissed Kurama. Letting Kurama take the lead, Yusuke was almost overwhelmed at how much he missed the redhead.
Kurama lapped at Yusuke's tongue and exerted himself on top of Yusuke, taking hold of the other boy's wrists. This time, Yusuke didn't mind at all. The kiss deepened as Kurama began grinding himself on Yusuke, he can't seem to get enough of this boy! Every kiss that they had was so good, so exciting and so damn arousing. Yusuke groaned in pleasure.
Kurama ended the kiss and buried his face in Yusuke's neck.
"Umm… Kurama, that was good. A million times better than that creep's!" Yusuke kissed the top of Kurama's head.
Kurama jerked his head away. "He kissed you!"
(Sweatdrop) Yusuke laughed nervously. "Yea, but it was nothing compare to you! I was thinking about you the whole time, Kurama, I swear!"
Kurama recovered from his shock and kissed Yusuke again. "It's ok, dear. All that matters is that he's dead over there, laying in a puddle of his own blood, and we're here, making out."
"Ahh! Kurama! Don't tell me that! I don't want to think of him. You just ruined the mood." Yusuke pouted. "Now please get me out of this room, Kurama? I don't want to be in the same room as that guy's corpse."
"Ok, ok, but you owe me for rescuing you."
"Oh, I know just what to do to pay you back, Kurama. Just wait till we get back to your house." Yusuke smiled teasingly.
"I can't wait, my love," Kurama whispered into Yusuke's ears.
Oh, my. My longest chapter. Yay!! Ahh.. I love Yusuke and Kurama….they're so cute together!!
*looks at clock* eep! I better get going! Damn, another day of having just 3 hours of sleep… stupid work (grumble, grumble)