Chapter 6: The escape

Prince Ricoh put Cara in his lap and wrapped his arms around her. He hadn't seen Lee since she was a baby. He had missed Lee so much. Every day since Lee was taken, he would search everywhere in Makai to find her. He didn't realize Lee changed so much. He hardly recognized her. If he had not looked into Cara's eyes when she battled him, he might have never found her. Lee wasn't like Ricoh pictured she would be. She now has long black hair and violet eyes instead of blond hair and green eyes. Her powers were a surprising shock to Ricoh. Karasu probably had trained her to destroy places and kill people. Ricoh had to take her to the place she really belonged. He hugged Cara's sleeping body. I promise Lee; I will return you back home and never let Karasu take you again thought Ricoh. Ricoh then noticed Cara was waking up. She looked around and when she saw Ricoh, she tried to get out of his arms. Ricoh let go of her and she ran to the opposite side of him.

"Where are we? Why did you take me away from my father?" Cara asked.

"We are in a cave in the forest of Makai and if I had left you there, you would be dead," answered Ricoh.

"Where's Kurama?"

"He's outside standing for his friends." Cara tried to stand up but fell. Then she realized the cloth around her wounds.

"Did you bandage me?"

"No, Kurama did."

"Why did you save me? I could have killed you when we fought earlier."

"You didn't know I was trying to help you. Plus I would have lost my wife." Cara thought to herself for a moment. His guy is Prince Ricoh, my husband? I suppose to marry him when I'm 18 and I don't even know him.

"Are you here to take me back to where I was born?"

"Yes I am; once all the Reikai Tantei gets here, we'll take you back."

"But Karasu will find us and kill me."

"No he won't. Once we get there, we'll change you DNA to what it would be."

"I don't wan my DNA to be changed."

"Why not?"

"He may be evil, not my real father, and want to kill me however; he's still my father, and I still love him. I have to go back to him before you and Kurama get hurt." Cara stood up nevertheless, Ricoh pulled her back down. Cara struggled and fell on her back, against the ground. Prince Ricoh got on top of her to keep her from getting up again. "You're hurting my body. Get off me."

"Wake up Cara; if you go back, Karasu will kill you."

"It's better than you and Kurama getting hurt because of me. You're the only friends I've had besides the animals I played with as a kid."

"No Cara; I won't let you return to him." Cara wouldn't deal with this. She wanted Prince Ricoh off her. Cara grabbed some dirty beside her and threw it in Prince Ricoh's eyes. Prince Ricoh got off Cara, trying to get the dirt out of his eyes. Cara got her chance and ran out of the cave. Kurama saw her and tried to stop her. Cara summoned a weak smoke bomb in front of Kurama. She ran past him only to be hit in the stomach by a short guy in all black. Cara fell to her knees and looked at the guy. He had spiked hair, wore all back and had red eyes.

"Hiei, did you have to hurt her that bad?" another guy asked. He had black hair too but put back with jell.

"Hn," Hiei said. Then Kurama came running to the guys and Cara. He helped Cara up, picked her up and carried her back to the cave. She struggle but it didn't work. Yusuke and Hiei followed behind. Once there, Ricoh took Cara, put her down on the ground, pulled out a chain, and chain her right wrist. Ricoh held on to the en. Cara could only go so far with the chain.

"Don't try that again Lee," he said.

"MY NAME IS CARA; I'M NOT THE PERSON YOU USE TO KNOW!" she yelled. She gave up after a while because she knew she couldn't win. She even tried blowing the chains up but Ricoh put a spell on them. She turned her back to the group and remained quiet. When it came time to eat, she didn't eat anything. After everyone but Cara ate, they talk about how to get her home.

"Why not just teleport us there?" Ricoh asked.

"Because Karasu would know; our best option is to walk out of this place," Kurama said.

"I know bandits down here that will let us stay at their camp until we want to leave," Hiei said.

"I don't know about that," Yusuke said.

"Why not detective?" Hiei asked.

"Because the bandits might hate Ricoh," Yusuke said.

"It's Prince Ricoh to you," Ricoh said.

"Anyways wouldn't the bandits try to kill him and they all probably know about Cara," Yusuke said.

"I agree," Kurama said. "But who knows the lands around here well enough to tell us when to stay; Hiei?"

"I don't know it that well. We can use my jagan eye," Hiei said.

"Karasu can sense that," Kurama said.

"He can sense us," Hiei said.

"I know but he's weak," Kurama said.

"What about his daughter? She could tell us stuff about this place," Yusuke said.

"She never left the mansion except to go find Karasu," Kurama said. "Karasu made sure she never left."

"YOU READ MY DAIRY!" Cara turned around and attacked Kurama. "I'LL KILL YOU FOR THAT! THAT IS PRIVATE!" Ricoh grabbed the chain and pulled her back. Cara struggle and finally got past her limits. She threw a bomb on the ground and made it exploded. Dirty when everywhere and Ricoh let go of the chain and Cara ran for the exit. Hiei wouldn't allow it through. He blocked the exit. Cara knew how to get around him. She threw a bomb at him and he dodged it. The bomb exploded and a net came out. The net fell on Hiei and he couldn't get out. Cara ran out of the exit and into the woods. She headed toward her home and her father. First she got ruin of Ricoh's chain. She ran over to a river, removed the chain and threw it into the river.

She heard the gang coming so she stood up and ran to run near the river. All the sudden, Hiei attacked her and she dodged it; only to fall into the river. The water was freezing cold and Cara couldn't swim at all. She was freezing cold hat she couldn't grab anything. Then she saw someone jump into the water, after her. It was Kurama! He held out his hand so he could try and reach her. She held out her hand but then she fell under the water. She closed her eyes because she didn't want her eyes to freeze. Then a flashback came into her head. It was when Karasu took her out to show her the world when she was really young. She was surprised she remembered that day and that detailed.

Flashback

"Daddy, where are we going?" Cara asked at four years of age. She wore black shorts and tank top. She had short black hair and purple eyes. She even had the mask on her

"You'll see and I think you'll like it," Karasu said as he looked down at his daughter. She was only 24 inches and she was small for her age. Karasu looked the same as he always has and wore the same thing.

"Come on daddy; please tell me," Cara plead.

"We're almost there," Karasu said again. Soon they arrived at a lake. Cara's eyes widen and a big smile went across her face. She thought the place was beautiful. Karasu smiled at his daughter's reaction. He watched as she ran into the water and played in it. He walked over to her and she splashed him. Karasu splashed her back with the water. She laughed and splashed him again. Soon they went back and fourth splashing each other. Soon a water demon came over to them and grabbed Cara. He took her under the water, where Karasu wouldn't reach her. Karasu took off his shoes, removed his top and jumped in the water. He swam down to where he saw the monster. The monster put Cara in a cage under the water, removed her mask, and turned back to Karasu. Cara had fainted from the lack of oxygen. Karasu swam toward the cage but was attacked by the monster. Because he was under water, Karasu wouldn't create his bombs. So the monster hit him every time.

When Karasu saw he was close enough to the cage, he opened it, released his daughter, and swam back up to the surface. Once there, he put Cara on the land but was then dragged under by the monster. Cara had woken up and saw her father go under the water. She removed her mask and cried. Then out of nowhere, piranha fish demons ate the water demon and saved Karasu. Cara pulled him to land, brought his top over to him and put it on him. Since she was only four, she didn't know what to do. Karasu then opened his eyes and she began to cry. She was so glad to see her father a live. Then the monster came up and not hurt. "What the hell? I thought the fish ate you fucking ass," Cara said.

"A dirty mouth for a four year old," the monster said. "Come here." He tried to grab Cara but she dodged and took her father with her.

"Hell no!" she yelled. Then the monster grabbed her before she could move. She screamed and Karasu attacked the monster. The monster held Cara in front of him like a shield. Karasu missed on purpose and landed back on the ground. The monster put one of its claws on her back and cut it. Karasu saw that and snapped. The monster was died in a second. Karasu grabbed his daughter and put her down to safety. "Thank you daddy." Karasu then pushed her on her back. Cara screamed and cried at the same time. Karasu heard this and turned a little back to normal. He walked over to his daughter and tried to touch her head. She just pulled away from him and ran ten feet away from him. Karasu sighed and began to walk away. Cara followed behind him. She had nowhere else to go and she was afraid to be alone.

"Why are you following me if you're afraid of me?" Karasu asked as he stopped and turned around.

"I…have nowhere else…to go," she said. Karasu ran over to her and hugged her. Cara was happy that her father was happy at her and Karasu was glad his daughter wasn't that much afraid of her. However, he knew she would allows be afraid of him from this day forward.