A/N: Hello everyone. I'm sorry for the long wait. For the longest thing I have had no inspiration to write and now I find myself in the mood to write again. I wanted to thank all my reviewers for their comments… I hope you all enjoy this chapter….

Friends in unlikely places

Chapter four

After their little encounter with Nella in the middle of the night the two demons felt a little bit reassured about their future. However nothing was written in stone but they decided to wait it out. In the morning the father opened up the door to the basement and he narrowed his eyes as he pulled out the box and pressed the buttons. Jisushika and Kuro shouted in pain as they were rudely woken up by the not too pleasant shock. " Wake up swine… get to work!"

The two slaves got up from the basement floor and they walked up and into the kitchen. Nella was already there along with the mother who looked rather annoyed. Jisushika walked over to the stove and started a pot of water. Kuro took out the plates and silverware needed for breakfast. He placed it down on the table and bowed respectfully to each member at the table.

Soon after Jisushika gave cups of coffee to the parents and then she walked over to Nella. " What would you like for a drink mistress?"

" I'll have some coffee too." She stated. Jisushika handed her a cup too. " I hope it's to your satisfaction." The father took a sip of his coffee and he frowned at it as he pushed the button once again on Jisushika's controller. She shouted out in pain as she fell to her knees. " What have I don't to displease you master?"

" There is no milk in this coffee wretch." He hissed.

Jisushika trembled as she tried to get back on her feet. " I'm sorry sir… it won't happen again… I promise."

" Well don't just sit around.. .get me the darn milk bitch." Jisushika got up and went to the refrigerator and she pulled out the milk and placed it on the table. Once again the father gave her a shock. She grabbed her collar and cried out. " Pour it slave… that's what you're here for, to do everything for us." Jisushika opened the milk bottle and poured it into the mug. The father simply huffed at her. " What use is having a slave if they don't do shit."

Jisushika felt like killing the man where he sat but she decided against it. Kuro looked rather concerned for his wife's well far, being shocked three times already wasn't good for her and if they kept it up she would wind up in big trouble. Kuro sighed as he tended to the food and soon served it to them. The rest of the morning was rather quite. Both parents decided to take off to do some shopping.

Jisushika fell to her knees. Nella rushed over to her side. " You okay? You seem to be in a lot of pain."

" It's terrible, I can't stand this anymore. I have to get out of here… we can not wait any more."

Nella looked out the windows very quickly and then returned. " The coast is clear, listen… we should try to get out now…"

Kuro shook his head. " We can't do that. If we try it now, the other humans around here will start to get suspicious and we will be caught again to only be punished terribly. No we should wait till night fall, that way we can escape in the cover of darkness."

Nella sighed. " Alright, tonight. I'll come get you… but until then, please try to hang in there."

The day was like every other, full of pain and abuse. Forced to cook and even when they thought they were doing something right one of the adults would find something wrong even if it wasn't just for the excuse of inflicting pain on them. The father got very annoyed with them and dragged them down into the cold basement. He chained their hands to the wall behind them and then gave them another shock.

Kuro and Jisushika couldn't take the pain anymore and so they both passed out with the hope that Nella will come and rescue them. Later that night when her parents were fast asleep, Nella went down the stairs and arrived in the basement. Her look saddened as she saw the condition the two of them were in. She walked over. " Hey, Kuro… Jisushika, wake up…"

At the sound of her voice the two captive demons awoke from their slumber. " Nella.. thank goodness you are here…."

" Don't worry, I'll have you out of these chains in a second…" She took out the keys and unlocked them. " There, now lets get out of here."

" Wait a minute, do you mean to say you want to come with us?" Kuro questioned.

" That's right. I wanna help you and besides if my parents find out that you are missing they will think that I let you go… but if I go with you, they will think I was kidnapped… it works out better that way… the fact is I want to stop all this pain just as much as you do…. So please let me come with you…"

Kuro looked at Jisushika for answers. The female demon smiled as she got to her feet. " Alright Nella, you can come with us. Besides it gives us a cover, we can't be caught again if we are with a human…"

Kuro nodded. " Sounds like a plan.. alright, lets get out of this hell hole." The threesome discretely made their escape out of the place they have called both a home and prison. The group rushed off to the caverns where they once lived to try to find their leader and their little girl.

Nella blinked as she walked in and looked around some. " So you guys use to live here in this cave?"

" We indeed did live here with some other demons. Things were pretty peaceful until the attacks started. It wasn't much but it was just right for a bunch of unwanted demons." Kuro explained.

Jisushika continued to look around all the little rooms and hidden cambers throughout the cave. She came back shaking her head. " Nothing.. There is absolutely nothing here not even a tin can… Denieru must crept out with our daughter and taken her somewhere safe."

Nella looked over at Jisushika. " Do you have any idea where he could have taken her? Did he ever mention anything?"

Jisushika placed her chin in her hand and thought for a moment. " Well now that you mention it, I think I remember him saying that he had another cave dwelling with another clan due east of here. But I don't remember exactly where it was."

Kuro smiled as he picked up his scythe and placed it in his belt. " Well looks like we are on a journey to stop this madness that has started to plague our world and a journey to find our beloved daughter."

Nella nodded and then broke a small smile. " Looks like we have an adventure and I will join you on your quest to help set things right again… I promise, together the three of us will change this world from cruel and destructive to a better and peaceful world."

The demon pair smiled at each other, " Together… we head east!"

To be continued…

Hello everyone. Once again I'm sorry for the long wait. I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. So the journey begins. What will happen to our friends and will they even be able to do what they say? Find out next time. Please review.

Trunks and goten