U B I Q U I T Y
written by "2Sexy4TheDragons" or "Nevi & Korii"
and Garfakcy earns his newest title.

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A Shift in Power
Chapter Two

"Bierrez, take her."

Bierrez cocked an eyebrow. "What now?" He'd been more than disappointed when Aen had caught up with him (his punishment for stopping to enjoy the scenery) and now he was being told to take care of the younger brat's captive? Typical, but still annoying.

"You heard me," Aen hissed, shoving Michi in the demon's direction. "Take her to the Demon Castle."

Bierrez simply stared at Michi, studying the trembling girl for a moment. Without another word, he turned and continued on his way.

Michi watched him, slightly baffled. Was he not going to take her? It wasn't that she wanted to be in captivity but if her choice was between Aen and this stranger who didn't speak much... she'd take her bet on the stranger.

"What the hell are you waiting for?"

Aen's voice snapped Michi from her thoughts and she quickly apologized, "I'm... uh, sorry! I-I- wasn't... I... Good-bye!" With that said, Michi quickly scrambled after Bierrez.

/ U B I Q U I T Y /

"So... we're headed for the Demon Castle?" Not exactly a cheery topic but so far the journey had been in silence and Michi... Well, Michi was the type who relied on human contact.
Bierrez shook his head, replying simply, "No."

Michi tilted her head to the side. "No? Then where?" Aen had told Bierrez to take her to the Demon Castle, hadn't he? Michi was, of course, no expert on demon hierarchy but Aen had seemed important, slightly more so than Bierrez.

"Just somewhere."

Pouting, Michi accepted the answer. "Oh... well... uhm..." She was obviously searching for a conversation topic. "So... what's your name anyway?"

"Bierrez."

"Bierrez?" Michi smiled; it was a break-through! A step closer to friendship! A-- "I'm Michi. So, Bierrez, what sort of things do you like?"

Bierrez glanced at her; was this girl kidding? Judging by her hopeful expression, no. "Certainly not being told to take so-and-so to the Demon Castle for reasons that won't benefit me."

Blinking in confusion, Michi nodded slightly. "O-oh. I'm s-sorry..."

Bierrez snickered, shrugging. Rather amusing that she was apologizing for being kidnapped (not to mention attempting to make friends with her captor) but he wouldn't argue. "We're almost there."

"Almost there?" Michi repeated, seemingly over her bout of guilt. "Almost where?"

Bierrez pointed ahead of them to a small building with a large sign above it, currently unreadable at their distance. "The inn."

"The inn?" So they were staying at an inn? Then did that mean they'd be going to the Demon Castle the next day? With the way Bierrez was acting she really couldn't tell.

/ U B I Q U I T Y /

"Welcome to Yamaryokan!" came an excessively cheery greeting from a small, silver-haired girl who was sitting behind the receptionist desk. "Fares are 20 gold a night and-- BIERREZ!"

"Gaki, how pleasant," Bierrez smirked down at the younger girl. "So, how many room are available?"

The silver-haired girl cocked her head to the side. "... All three."

"Lovely!" Bierrez snickered. "I'll take one."

Michi's eyes widened which only seemed to amuse Bierrez further.

"Don't worry - it's for you only. I have... another place to sleep," Bierrez assured her.

"O-oh," Michi murmured, obviously confused. She flashed a small smile and then glanced to the girl behind the counter. "Ga-Gaki, is that your name?"

The girl snorted. "Certainly not," she replied, sending a harsh glance in Bierrez's direction. "My real name is--"

"Yume!" The young girl was cut off by a slightly aggravated voice. "I thought I told you to go to bed four hours ago!"

Yume frowned, turning back to the direction of the voice, a figure steadily approaching. "Awe, but Gil, had I gone to bed we might have missed these important customers."

"Important cus--" Gil stopped talking as he caught sight of Michi and Bierrez. "And where have you been?"

Bierrez simply shrugged. "I'm not that late. I had some unavoidable work to do."

Gil cocked an eyebrow. "Oh?"

The demon nodded. "I'll tell you all about it later if you'd like."

"... I'd like to go to sleep," Gil confessed, "but someone seems intent on making that impossible."

Yume frowned. "Well, even if I go to bed now, with Bierrez here, I doubt you sleep--"

Gil shot her a cold glare, Bierrez snickering slightly. Michi seemed obviously baffled.

"Fine," Yume sighed. "I'll take... Bierrez's friend to her room..."

/ U B I Q U I T Y /

Gil shut the door behind him, looking to Bierrez who had already removed his shirt. Moving to his bed, Gil took a seat. "Who was she?"

Bierrez looked up before moving to sit beside Gil. "She calls herself Michi," he explained. "For one reason or another, Nadil wants her. It was Aen's job to return her to the Demon Castle." He shrugged. "Of course, I got stuck with it."

Crawling beneath the covers, Gil nodded slightly. "I see," he murmured, tugging on Bierrez's arm. The demon curled beneath the covers with him, arm wrapping around Gil's waist.

"Still tired?" Bierrez teased.

"Yes." Gil rested his head on Bierrez's chest. "Good-night, Bierrez."

/ U B I Q U I T Y /

"Michi?"

The same dream, never anything new save for the card revealed, cards Michi couldn't understand. Tonight, however, Michi had gathered enough willpower; she was going to chase the shadowy figure in her dream.

"Michi?" The fairy spoke again, waiting for her to turn. Michi refused, moving instead in the direction the figure was typically seen.

The scene behind her unfolded as normal; the fairy lifted the top card from the deck placing it on the table. It rested there, an unseen warning, the reversed High Priestess.

Michi darted down the alleyway, a figure coming into view in the distance. Running closer, Michi caught sight of a feature she had never seen before, a single wing.

End Chapter Two

Parting Note; Yay. Nevi managed to insert her favorite pairing in here. Bwahaha. Ha.