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Disclaimer: I still don't own Yu Yu Hakusho. (Almost typed Inuyasha, and I don't own that either, even though it isn't even in this story . . .)
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Well, now! Isn't this fun! What's fun? I have no clue! I just ate a donought. Or two, not that you care or anything like that. Since I have nothing to say here, should I just get right out on to the reviews? I guess so . . . so thank you;
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Keda Jaganshi - Meh, short? Yes. Sorry about that . . .
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WARNING:
1. This story will contain Shonen-Ai in later chapters (will be mild), if you don't like it, don't read it.
2. Rated for reasons: Language and future scenes (blood, etc.)!
You have been warned!
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CAPTURED
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He glared at the demon, it glared back at him. It was a rather strong, around a middle A Class, but the kitsune was stronger. The kitsune knew this too, as did the other demon. Examining his 'enemy', the fox saw that it was a bat demon. It's apperal was interesting, all black, almost.
The youko smirked at the demon, who's own mouth tilted upwards slightly. "What do you want?" Youko asked him, the bat replied,
"Nothing," raising his arms to show he was unarmed, "Nothing at all."
"That," the fox said, "is a lie. I can see right through it. What do you want?" The question was set in a firm tone instead of the previous playful one.
The opposing youkai's grin grew all the wider, acknowledging the fox's acute senses and abilities to see through his lies. "True, I was lying." He admitted without shame, "Why I'm really following you is because I heard you're a thief."
Who didn't know that Youko Kurama was a thief? The fox nodded for the bat to continue.
"A greedy thief who doesn't share."
Youko nodded yet again, smiling all the while. It was good to know that the common people knew about him, not just the government upon which he set most of his robberies. However, the common people and slaves had some of the most interesting items . . . taking only from the government just wasn't any fun to the devious kitsune.
The bat demon went on, "I have a proposition."
"What kind of a proposition did you have in mind?"
"I want to be your partner," then he added, "in crime. That's all."
"Youko Kurama," the fox reffered to himself in the third person, "doesn't do business with just anyone. And he doesn't like to share what he finds. He also doesn't like annoying demons that are lesser in power than he is, still they are better than the stronger ones, which are hard to find."
"I know that." The bat snapped, "You didn't let me finish!"
"I didn't?" Youko pulled on an innocent looking face, "I'm terribly sorry about that . . . would you like to finish then?"
"Yes, I would!"
"Very well, then." The kitsune nodded, "But what makes you think that I'll not just kill you right here? Why should I let you, a mere bat, join up with me, Youko Kurama?"
At this the bats already wide smile grew even wider as he replied with a somewhat smugly,
"Because," He stated, "I have something you want."
"Oh? And what would that be? I want alot of things, you know." The fox said idly.
The demon shook his head, "You don't understand," he said, "I've got something you really want." He reached into his odd garments and pulled out a chain. On the chain was a small, hazy colored sphere, glowing faintly in the bright moonlight, "It's a faia houseki.1"
"I know what it is . . ." The fox considered the offer, "Name your terms."
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Look.
Sniff.
Leap.
Run.
Run.
Running.
Stop.
Walk.
Enter through the doors.
It was Hiei who followed those simple nine steps to entering a tavern to ask information about the fox. So far, if his memory served him well -which it usually did-, he had followed those non-complex steps exactly ten times in the last five hours on his search for the fox. As you might had been able to gather, it wasn't going very well. For one, the skies were thick with clouds and heavy fog. The air reaked of moisture, and it wasn't exactly warm outside either. It was cool, but that didn't nessicarily bother Hiei as he was part fire demon. Hi-youkai to be exact.
Each and every time he entered a tavern, pushing his way to the front as he was now, and asked the tender about any 'news' of the fox, he always got something similar to what this particular bar-tender was telling Hiei now;
"Hello, thur," This idiot had obviously been drinking, but wasn't that what you did at a bar? "What can I get ya tonigh' Messer?"
Hiei looked around with distasted at the bar, it was a complete slob, as was the owner, "Nothing. Just information."
"Oh, now? What sorts o' infermation?"
"About a person. A demon."
"We hears lots of things 'bout lots o' demons and wotnot 'round 'ere. What demon ya wantin' infermation on?"
"A kitsune."
The tavern's tender snorted, "Ah, now which foxy, Messer? There be lots of them floatin' 'round this world."
"A silver kitsune. I don't supposed there are many of those, but I'll clear it up for you anyways. I'm looking for information about the Youko."
"Oh, you be wantin' infermation 'bout that foxy, eh? Well, dears me, infermation 'bout hims kinda scarse like, ya know? I'll be needin', ah, somewhat to refresh me memory. . . Got anythin' that'll do, Messer?"
"Pathetic," Hiei sneered at the man, "I don't pay for common knowledge. Tell me or you'll end your rotten life sooner."
The man felt the sensation of cool metal pressed against his neck, Hiei's katana lay bellow the tenders double cheeks. The people behind the two locked their eyes on the scene. Many rooting for the taverns owner to be killed, mutters around free beers floated towards the wooded rafters.
"Aight, aight! Ya'll be gettin yer infermation soon enough! Gotta . . . get away from the crowd, ya know? Bloody gossipin' bunch o' bastards they are . . ."
Hiei's lip curled to scorn this pathetic excuse of a man, but removed his katana from its threatening resting place and shoved the man out of the bar through the back door.
The cool night air brushed against their skin, being none the pleasent as the cool north blew it in chilling the tender. Hiei just frowned and poked the man in his overly large stomach with the butt of his katana's sheath.
"Well, what news do you have for me?"
The man swallowed and steadied himself against the wooden walls of his tavern, "Well . . . uh . . . there be a rumor yesserday that yer foxy was seen down by Odaku. Jus' a flash of silver, ya know? But where he was standin' my informer said they found a red rose, aight? Ya know that red roses be his mark, since he ain't got no real one, bein' what he is an all . . ."
"Do they know where he was headed?"
"They gotta mind to think he was goin' down towards ole Kuro Mori . . . they dunno why, but thas what I'd been told they saw. Rumors 'bout yon foxy be hard to find cause he be such a . . . mysterious . . . creature, he be." The man concluded his knowledge about where the fox was,
"I dunno nuttin else! I swear on me ole 'ead ma's grave!" He squealed in an unpleasently high tone as a blade was pressed, once again, by his thick neck.
"You're sure about that?"
"Yes! Yes I am, Messer!"
Hiei gave the ningen a scanning glare before dissapearing into the night.
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Authors Note: Hai, this chapter is unexplainably short. I know. But I have other obligations to other stories I've uploaded to FF . net and they really needed an update- but so did you; so here we are! Both stories updated ("Bloody Lies" and Inuyasha FanFic and this one) and everyone happy . . . except about the length. I hope you can live with it and be happy with you ya got . . . you'll get a longer chapter next time! I promise!
Also;
1 - "Faia Houseki" is something simliar to a Koorime's tear gem, but it's not the same thing. I haven't actually made up what it really is yet . . . maybe, MAYBE it will have a bigger purpose in this story? Who knows? I certainly don't, even if that does sound weird . . . Oo;
Faia- Fire
Houseki- Gem/Jewel
So- off I go to dissapear and upload this to FF . net . Don't forget to review!
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Eveligne