Silver: I am sooooo sorry about the delay! I've been juggling soccer, homework and writer's block! grr... sometimes I get so frustrated but anyways, here it is. It's short I know, but I'm working on the next chapter as I type. I'm going to get through this writer's block, mark my words! Now, Todd? Todd?
Todd: Zzzzzz
Silver: Nevermind... well i don't own YYH but I do own my stories, so take that! Here is some sweet snow to make up for delay!
And the Plot Thickens...
Chapter 10
Rain wasn't paying much attention to the scenery that passed by herself and her cousin. How could Hiei be so cold? Sure, she knew that was his disposition, but he seemed to be extremely loving towards her all through the night. Rain had felt that Hiei had been protecting her from her fears but now, it seemed as though he was just going to stand back and watch.
"Something on your mind?" Atem asked. Rain jerked her head up and looked at him, or at least the back of his black-haired head.
"Not really," she sighed.
"Did that fire demon do something to you?" Atem asked his tone becoming sharp.
"No! No… he just seemed a little grouchy this morning and I was trying to think of ways to make him more comfortable, you know?" Rain recovered herself and hoped her cousin would just nod.
"You shouldn't be complying to his needs, Rain. You're a princess and as such should be treated like royalty."
Rain almost let go of the ookami Youkai in front of her. Princess? The maid, Tabby, didn't say anything about royalty… only a Count. "What? Princess? Atem, what are you talking about?" Rain asked cautiously, getting more than a little wary.
"Oh I forgot to mention that… our household is actually a royal lineage. We lost our power but we are both still royal. Your father's father's father was King Daemeon. He ruled most of Demon World with his wife (my mother's mother's mother) Queen Deity. We're still not sure how we lost control, but now there is King Eshrak (I don't know if there is a king of demon world so I made up one…. If you know the real name of him if there is one, then please message me and I'll change it!) But let's not get into all that because we'll be there in about 5 minutes," Atem said. Rain narrowed her eyes scrutinizing the information that her older cousin had just given her. 'Princess?'
Soon, the hover board floated down to the ground as some tables popped out of, virtually, nowhere. Rain released her grip on his waist as the board came to a stop. Atem got down first and helped her down lightly. The purple-eyed ookami held out his arm and Rain took it uniformly.
"So, where is everyone?" the young princess asked as she saw no one around to receive them. Everything was quiet… too quiet…
"I don't know… but I've got a feeling we don't want to know…" Atem stated and the eerie feeling wrapped around them like a blanket. Rain let go of the tall man's arm and ventured to a table because of a fluttering in her stomach. Her gut was telling her something about that table and she was going to let her curiosity claim her. In the table there was a message… it was cut into the wood by a knife which had a blade the disturbing color of blood:
To Atem and Rain,
Don't bother looking for the attendees of this reunion for you will find none. They'll be dead and buried by the time you get this message. Goodbye… ha-ha
Signed,
Meta
"Meta? Atem, do you know this person?" Rain asked as she stared in horror at the message before them.
"No… but he'd be long gone by now… I'm sorry but I guess now we are the only ones left of our kind…" Atem said softly, wrapping his arms about Rain.
"Let's go then… we should go back to the house if there is nothing here for us to see…" Rain whispered. As they got onto the hover board, Rain received a sense of foreboding… how could so many people, demons nonetheless, be killed and buried before the reunion even started?
Silver: I hope it wasn't too painful... I gotta go type some more... byes!
Todd: Zzzzz