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Oh my God! Seven whole reviews! You guys make me feel so bad . . . this update's so short! Oh, but you make me feel so happy! And I made you wait so long, and now you're getting a short update, but you gave me seven whole reviews! I've broken my promise! I'm a bad girl. Oh, next time you're getting a super long update! Thank you to:
YokoYoukai Haha, well the snip-its in the beginning are really bits and pieces from Youko's past. They're there to help you understand everything. You'll see! Muhaha?
Whatcallmyself Yeah! n.n Tantrums are fun. I guess this story will end up having tiny bits of humor here and there. Korunue's a bad guy now . . . You'll see!
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WARNING:
1. This story will contain Shonen-Ai in later chapters (will be mild.) Don't like don't read!
2. Rated for reasons: Language and future scenes (Blood, etc.)!
You have been warned!
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CAPTURED
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The hustle and bustle of the town went around as usual. Each demon, or whatever, doing their own thing. Women and children demons were shopping, the men were out getting drunk, gambling, or preparing to burn down somebody's house. There was one thing all demons did together, however. That was to create havoc and chaos in Enma's and Koenma's offices, throne rooms, and lives up in Rekai. They knew perfectly well, however, that simply existing was enough to make the toddler-sized Koenma pull on a temper tantrum.
While they liked to cause mischief for others, they didn't like other causing mischief for them.
At a corner, just around the street, the towns official patrol demon was posting up a "Wanted!" sign. A small crowd was beginning to form around him.
"Youko Kurama?" Was the main collective murmur in the group, as his head held the most money to it. Still, some people whispered "Kuronue?" as he too was wanted for a rather large amount of gold. While Kuronue was wanted dead or alive, Youko Kurama was not. There, in bold print under his blurred picture, was the statement "Wanted Alive."
One of the onlookers 'humph-ed' out loud. Shaking his head in exasperation and frustration, he turned away from the sign and out of the town. His dark colored cloak swishing after him. He walked until he came to a riverbank marked by a fallen tree forming a bridge from one end to the other. Another creature was already sitting there, idly whittling away at a clump of wood from the tree.
He scarcely looked up as his companion walked up, grumbling under his breath.
"You won't believe it." The cloaked youkai complained, "It's an absolute horrid snap-shot! You'd think they'd have the decency to put up a good picture of me, wouldn't you? You're picture was actually a good one!"
"I'm sure yours was fine, 'Rama."
"I don't think so. It's bad. For one, I'm all blurry! No one can see me! And two, there's some kind of beer smudge on my nose! It makes me look deformed or something!"
"Poor fox."
The youko growled, wacking his companion upside the head, then dashed up onto the log, running off into the distance. The bat followed.
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Hiei was silent as he continued his rampage through the forest. Not only was the fox traveling expeditiously, but it seemed as though he never took a break! It wasn't that Hiei was getting tired of anything, oh no, he was getting annoyed.
Hell, he'd been annoyed! The kitsune knew he was after him and was playing with him, even if he didn't know why the hiyoukai was chasing him through a forest. Kuro Mori, to be exact. Maybe the fox did it on purpose? Hiei was having rather a hard time trying to navigate around the trees when it was literally pitch black all around him. How he missed the sun.
No doubt the fox could see in the dense woods, either that or all these damned plant were telling him to not run them over. Why wouldn't they talk to him, Hiei thought sourly as he ran, yet again, square into a tree's trunk.
"Damn plants! Damn forest! Baka kitsune!" He swore, rubbing his poor nose while squinting into the darkness.
Hiei didn't even get the chance to zoom off again as something rammed his face right back into the tree's trunk.
Hiei shoved the thing that landed on him down off his branch, and examined the 'Hiei Face' shaped dent in the tree with squinting ruby eyes.
"What the hell did you think you were doing!" He said, glaring at the moving mass of black below his perch, "Can't you see where you're going!"
"Like you could either! You ran into the tree first." Retorted this thing. Hiei swore he had heard that voice before.
"Whatever." He growled out, "Who are you? Why are you following me?"
"Come down here first. I can't see you."
"No!"
"Yes!"
"No!"
"Yes, damn it, get down here now!"
"Fine!" Hiei said, landing in front of the 'thing,' "Answer me!" He barked out.
"I was getting there!" A light flickered, and soon a small flame shown bright in Hiei's eyes. "That's better. Remember me?" The 'thing' grinned at him with a familiar wide smile.
"Hn." Hiei remembered now, it was the Kuronue guy from the bar.
"Good. I'm following to ask you some questions."
"Hn!"
"Okay then . . . why, first of all, did you kill our messenger?"
"Because it was watching me."
"That's what it's supposed to do. How else are we going to know when you've found the fox?"
"Not my problem."
"Well, we've given up sending things after you. Another reason I'm here is to tell you of your progress."
"Hn . . ."
"You've had an encounter with the fox, yes?"
"Hn."
"Why didn't you capture him right there? He was literally in your face."
"I was preoccupied."
"With what?" The bat snorted.
"What's it matter?"
"It doesn't really. Just make sure it doesn't happen again. I'm here to tell you that Karasu doesn't like to wait. It'd be wise to hurry up and get the fox."
"This is a delicate process." Hiei spat out, glaring at the dark eyes scanning his own, "You'll get the fox."
"Of course. Here." The Chimera shoved something into Hiei's hand. "It's a whatchamacallit. You press the red button, and we'll know you've gotten the fox."
"Hn."
At this the bat grew more serious, "No more screw ups, got that? We will kill you if you fail to do this task."
"Hn."
"Good, you know how to tell us when you've got the fox!"
The bat was gone.
Hiei looked at the alarm system. Or he would have if the light hadn't disappeared with the bat. The jaganshi stuffed the device in his pocket with the rose, and turned towards the east. That was where the Youko's youki was coming from now. It seemed to have finally stopped.
Hiei grinned a fanged grin as he launched off again into the trees and darkness. Now was his chance to catch that kitsune.
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Authors Notes: Sorry, it's short. Next time though, Youko get's captured! So that will take a little longer to write out, so that means a longer chapter with no way around it. Isn't that wonderful? Hm, yes. Anyways, sorry for the tardy-ness and I hope you enjoyed it!
Please -of course- review! :Gives reviewers a cookie: nn
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