Sorry this took so long to get out. I have been trying to load it since yesterday morning and it just wouldn't, but I got it now. This is a longer chapter, over 4000 words, my longest yet, and the rest of the chapters, I hope, will also be this long. This chapter is full of surprises and important information so keep a keen eye out.
Dedicated to Nekodemongrl who has given so many reviews to all my stories and whom also has a story in the works. Really good people, you should check it out when she posts it.
Warning: Contains mature content (In simple terms, descriptive sex)
The sun rose slowly over the horizon. Birds chirped to welcome the new morning. Inside a two-story house near a forest, 8 people still lay sleeping, scattered about the house. In one room, a red head was curled up on the floor beside a bed and another man with black spiked hair lay, stretched out, on the window seat. In the room across, a man with shaggy black hair and a woman with brown hair lay sleeping in each other's arms on the bed. The room beside it could be found three others. A woman with teal hair and a small child with blonde hair were resting in the bed under the covers while a man with orangeish-red hair rested atop, head against the back board.
As they slept, another person downstairs was diligently cooking breakfast, the others oblivious to it. Her knee-length blonde-brown hair was pulled up in a high bun. Eggs were cooking in the skillet and bacon toasted in the oven. She hummed a tune to herself as she whipped the pancake mix. Her friends liked when she made breakfast. Pouring some into the electric fry-pan, she set the bowl down and stretched her arms high over her head, the baby blue top raising slightly. She noted that her clothes were different from those that she passed out in the other day. Shrugging it off, she opened the utensil drawer to get a spatula, when she saw something and screamed.
The two men in the first bed room were up in an instant. They noticed that the bed was no longer occupied. Rushing downstairs, they found the blonde haired woman standing wide-eyed on the other side of the cooking island, several feet from the drawer. Kurama walked over to it cautiously, during while the others of the house arrived. As he pulled open the door, Riley wormed her way behind him. Surprising everyone, he began laughing.
"What is so funny?" Yusuke demanded.
"This." Kurama reached into the drawer and pulled out a spider.
Riley screeched and dove behind Hiei. Yusuke walked up to Kurama and chuckled, remembering when the kitsune told him of Riley's fear of spiders. The princess was holding tightly to Hiei's shirt, the Kajihenge having difficulty prying off her fingers. Kurama walked over to Riley and put the arachnid into her face. Once again, she screeched and ran to hide behind Touya. Everyone laughed over this and it made Riley mad.
"Fine. I was being nice and was cooking all of you breakfast, but if you are going to be that way, let it burn and you can starve!"
With that said, she stormed out of the kitchen, up the stairs, and to her room. The door slamming shook the house. Kurama sighed and made his way out of the kitchen, but was stopped by a particular smell. Turning around, he noticed that the eggs on the stove were burning.
Riley walked down the stairs of her house and towards the front door. Yusuke and Kurama sat on the couch in the living room and looked up when they saw her pass by. Hiei walked into the hall from the stairs as well and followed her to the door. Grabbing her fur-lined coat, Riley put it on, making sure her handgun was within reach before picking up her purse. Kurama got up from his seat and walked over to the two.
"Where are you two going?" he questioned, giving both of them a look.
"Out." was Riley's simple reply.
Her and Hiei walked out the door and the princess made sure to slam it. Stopping Hiei at the stairs, she signaled for him to remove the tracking bracelet her father had placed on him. She took off her earrings, necklace, bracelet, and ring.
"Why are we doing this?" Hiei questioned her as he took of his cloak.
"I want to have an adventure and we very well cannot do that with all of them knowing where we are going." she huffed, her English accent still noticeable even though she spoke Japanese. "Besides, I am sure you want to get out of Ningenkai."
"Of course." he responded, raising his eyebrows.
With a smile, she dropped her cellphone into the pile of trackers collected on the steps and grabbed Hiei by the hand. He nodded at her and they walked down the path and out to the street, where Riley then jumped onto his back. With a small gust of air, they disappeared from view.
A pop sounded in the house but went unnoticed by the occupants. They were congregated in the living room, watching Yusuke, Kurama, Kazuma, and Kohaku duke it out in a video game. Yukina watched adamantly beside her now adopted son, while Keiko cheered Yusuke on. Touya watched the screen curiously. A brown hair man stood in the door frame of the the living room. He cleared his throat several times but could not get their attention. Sighing, he walked over to the wall and pulled the plug on the game console and TV.
"What? What the he...heck?" Yusuke yelled, stuttering over the last word.
"We have a problem." Koenma stated rather plainly.
"No duh. We were in the middle of a fight and you pulled the plug. If that isn't a problem then I don't know what is."
"It is far more serious than that."
"What do you mean?" Keiko asked, placing a forceful hand on her fiance's shoulder.
"Take a look at this."
Koenma handed them a PDA-looking device, but it was actually the tracker handset. Two beeping dots, one white and the other black, flashed, fixed in the same spot. Kurama noticed that the location that they were at was right in front of the house. Rising from his seat, he walked over to the door, opened it, and glanced down at the pile of trackers that Riley and Hiei left behind.
"Very clever." he whispered to himself as he walked back inside. "Seems as though they left their belongings that had trackers on them here and went off somewhere."
"Yes, but where?" Koenma asked.
"I have no idea."
Riley hopped off of Hiei's back and gazed before her. A vast castle-type building rose before her. Off to the side were demons sitting in bug-like automobiles or automobile-like bugs. Confusion came to her face as she looked at them so she did not notice two of the demons walk up to her.
"Well, another human."
"Yeah, time to take it to the memory eraser."
The first one took a hold of Riley's arms and this startled her. Before Hiei could tell the demons to stop, both were lying on the ground with lumps on the side of their heads. Riley lowered her leg and smiled innocently at them before walking to Hiei's side. Sliding her arm into his, she stuck her tongue out at them and dragged Hiei to the castle.
"Hey!" yelled the first demon.
"Hn?" Hiei sounded, glaring at them.
"Why are you bringing a human into the castle?"
"I am not just a human you ignorant piece of lard!" Riley shouted, spinning on her heels and getting into it's face.
"What did you call me?"
"A piece of lard! What are you, deaf?"
"Shut up you ningen!"
"How dare you call me that! You should be bowing to me!"
"And why is that?"
"Because," she spun on her left heel and brought her foot up high, nailing him across the jaw. "I am Princess Riley of Reikai and am an ambassador to Makai, so lay off!"
With another swift kick, Riley knocked the guard out cold. Hiei smirked at this and began walking towards the castle, the princess running to catch up. They walked through the opened gates and into the main hall. There were even more demons in there and this caused Riley to, once again, take a hold of Hiei's arm. Together, they left the hall and went to a room on the far end of the castle. In there was none other than Mukuro and Yomi, talking about something the two couldn't quite hear. When Hiei and Riley walked up to them, they stopped their talking and rose.
"Hiei." Yomi nodded his head at the Kajihenge, having known who it was by the Youki.
"Riley!" Mukuro bowed quickly before hugging the princess.
"Mukuro, it is good to see you again."
"What are the two of you you doing here?" she asked, stepping away and eying them.
"This was entirely my idea." Riley told her. "I wanted to go on an adventure and said to myself, why not Makai?"
"You could get yourself killed." Yomi scolded, standing before her.
"That is why I have my trusted body guard here watching out for me."
With a smile, she leaned her head against Hiei's shoulder. He rolled his eyes at this and shrugged her off. Mukuro let out a small laugh and explained to Yomi what was going on. A chuckle occurred between the two and they faced Riley and Hiei, again.
"Well, we were just about to head to Enki's castle. Would you care to join us?" Mukuro asked.
"That would be fun. I am in. What about you Hiei?" Riley faced him and tilted her head in question.
"Hn."
"Well, in Hiei language, that means yes."
"How would you know?"
"Because...I know you." she faced Mukuro. "I am in need of clothing, seeing as how I left them at home, completely without thinking I might need them...so..."
"Of course. Right this way."
Mukuro lead Riley out of a door on the side of the room. Yomi and Hiei waited there for only 20 minutes until the same door opened again. The two women came out, followed by a demon carrying a chest in which, Hiei assumed, held the clothes.
"We are ready." Mukuro told the men.
"Then let's leave." Yomi said, walking towards the castle's back grounds.
"Kurama, have you found anything yet?"
"Not yet, Koenma."
"How about now?"
"No."
"Now?"
"No, sir."
"...Now?"
"Sir, could you do me a favor?" Kurama asked, facing the toddler king.
"What is that?"
"Shut up." he told him rather bluntly, before turning back around in his chair and looking back at the computer screen.
"Ok."
A day had passed and Kurama's searched had finally come to an end, but he didn't like the outcome. He searched all over Ningenkai and Reikai but could not pick up a single trace of Riley or Hiei's ki. Being curious, he searched Makai and stumbled upon them. From what he could tell, they were traveling in a caravan and were not but a mile from Enki's castle. Cautiously, he told the Koenma and nearly got his eardrums blown out.
"What do you mean they are in Makai? She knows better. I put those trackers on her for a reason!"
"Koenma, sir, could you try to calm down?" Botan soothed, forcing him into his seat.
"Yes, please." Kurama agreed. "Now, I will get Yusuke and the four of us, being you, Botan, him, and myself, could go get them, alright?"
"Fine. She is so going to be grounded when she gets back here."
"Sir?"
"Yes Botan?"
"Shut up."
"What is it with people telling me to shut up? I am the king of Reikai for...Reikai's sake. No one tells me to shut up."
"Except for me!" boomed a voice out of no where.
"Of...course, father." Koenma stumbled.
"Yes, so please do shut up." Enma-sama told his son.
Koenma nodded rapidly before creating a portal that will take them to Enki-sama's castle.
Riley stood before a full length mirror. A black strapless dress clung tightly to her body. It molded to her shape and every curve was noticeable. It came to just above her mid-thigh and had a slit on the left and right side, up to the hip. A silver dragon wrapped around on the fabric, the tail starting at the top hem, just next to her right arm, and it wrapped around to the bottom, where the head rested on her right hip. A simple silver necklace with a diamond in it decorated her neck, while a matching bracelet rested on her wrist. Her hair was in a simple, elegant design, the right side pulled tightly around the back of her head. It met with the left side where it was secured by a black ribbon and fell about her left shoulder in curls. Black heels held her feet and they laced up to her knees.
A knock on the door pulled her out of the inspection and she went to answer it. It was Hiei. He was dressed in a black shirt and slacks, the shirt hanging loose. A black tie was around his neck and his mother's tear gem sat atop it. Hiei looked Riley over and nodded in approval. Giving her his arm, she took it and the two walked down the hall and towards the ball room. Enki was holding a ball in honor of Riley. He had informed her of the pact and negotiations that she dealt with a few weeks previous. The demons under the laws were glad of this. Peace was truly occurring in Makai and Enki was proud of Riley. She was also informed that her father would be attending, along with Kurama, Yusuke, and Botan.
They made their way into the room and were met with applause. Riley smiled at them and bowed. Hiei led her to the far side where Enki awaited them. Koenma stood beside him and he was being guarded by Kurama and Yusuke. Botan was talking with Mukuro near the food and drinks. Enki saw the princess walking towards them and faced her. Koenma did but gave her the look saying 'you and me will talk later'.
"Hello Riley."
"Enki-sama." she greeted, bowing slightly so as not to have her dress lift up in the back. "Father."
"Riley, why did you leave Ningenkai? We were all worried."
"I wanted to get out."
"Remember last time you wanted to get out?" Yusuke asked, patting her shoulder.
"I know, I know."
"Let's just have fun tonight." Kurama told them.
Riley smiled at him. He offered her his hand while bowing and she took it with a giggle. They walked out to the dance floor and began gliding across the floor. Botan smiled at this and walked over to Yusuke, who in turn took her out to the dance floor. The orchestra played in the background and half way through their symphony, Kurama and Yusuke switched their dance partners with each other, Yusuke now with Riley and Kurama with his fiance.
Hiei sat at one of the tables, watching Riley dance with Yusuke. Something flickered in Hiei's mind and he desperately tried to rid himself of it, but it would not leave him alone. Getting fed up, he slammed his drink on the table, causing the glass to shatter. Rising from his seat, he walked out to the dance floor and offered to dance with Riley. Yusuke happily obliged and left. Hiei placed one hand on Riley's right hip and took her left hand in his right.
They danced across the floor and the ones around watched them. He dipped her deep and gazed into her green eyes speckled with brown. Something about them always attracted him and before he knew it, his lips were mere centimeters from hers. Riley closed her eyes, waiting for the kiss. Hiei's lips lightly brushed against hers causing butterflies to weal up in her chest. He pulled away and lifted her back up. Wrapping an arm around her waist, he led her out to the garden in the back of the castle. Finding a bench, the two sat down, only a few inches from each other.
"Onna?"
"What Hiei?"
"You're doing it again."
"Doing what?" she looked at his bowed head.
"Confusing me."
"Oh, that." a tear came to her eye as she looked away.
"What is it, exactly? I asked you before. What are you doing to me?"
"How am I to know if you won't tell me."
"You are confusing me with everything you do. You're so happy, so vibrant, so full of life. You had such a terrible life yet you are so happy now. It draws me in for some reason. The attitude you put out is so intoxicating, it makes my head spin." He looked at her, taking her head into his hand, and making her face him. "What are you doing to me? You are teasing me, confusing me. What is it, this fluttering feeling I have in my chest?"
"That, Hiei-kun, I cannot tell you. You have to figure that out on your own."
Standing up, she stood before him. The moonlight reflected in her eyes as she bent over and gave Hiei a soft kiss on the lips. He placed his hand behind her head to deepen it. With his other hand, he bought her down so that she was sitting on his lap. Their lips never left the others as their tongues fought within their mouths. Hiei pulled away.
"Let me figure it out tonight. Please?" he asked.
"Since you asked so nicely, of course."
Hiei stood up with her in his arms and flitted to his bed room. Making sure the window and door was secure, he set Riley on the floor and began trailing soft kisses along her neck and collar bone. Her hands made their way to his tie to remove it. They trailed across the silken material of his shirt and she began to remove that as well. His own hands began to undo the laces on the back of her dress. It being strapless caused it to slide right down to the ground as soon as the laces were loose enough. Hiei's shirt slid off of him. Riley pulled away from him and walked over to the bed.
The candles in the room reflected off of her porcelain skin, the strapless bra and thong barely hiding her. Hiei watched her sit upon his bed in a seductive manner and it drove his mind crazy. He walked over and knelt before her. Their eyes gazed into each other's and Riley bent down, claiming his lips once again. Her hands ran down his chest and began to undo the belt, button, and zipper of his pants. Hiei's own hands were resting on Riley's hips and began to trail around to her back. She squirmed slightly, a giggle escaping. Pushing her onto her back, he got up and hovered above her. The bra came off easily, as did his pants.
Hiei gazed over her body. No one would ever expect that she was once abused. All of her scars were completely healed, thanks to Yukina's handy work. Placing his hands back on her hips, he looked into her eyes. A smile rested on her face. That was the answer he was looking for and he slowly pulled down her thong. When they were completely off, his hand trailed up her leg and to the opening of her womanhood. He ran his fingers over it, feeling how wet she already was. Placing light kisses on her stomach, he placed two fingers within her, causing a gasp to escape her mouth. Moving in and out, he caused her to moan softly at first until he picked up speed, causing her moan even louder.
Kisses were still being placed on her stomach and they lowered. Butterflies were in full flight within Riley's body. Hiei slid his fingers out of her completely and began to kiss her thighs. Another gasp escaped her mouth as one kiss trailed right over her warmth. Lifting her head, she gazed down just in time to see Hiei slide his tongue over her opening. She moaned at this and rocked her body towards him. He pulled away, only to be flipped onto his back. Riley took his hard member into her hand and slowly massaged the tip. Deciding to tease him, she kissed the base of his penis and slowly moved up to the tip. Her tongue played with it and Hiei moaned her name. Fulfilling what he wishes, she took him in entirely, moving her mouth along the shaft while licking all over. His back arched in pleasure and he could feel his climax nearby. Using his legs, he flipped her onto her back, pulled her up to him, and rolled on top of her. A smirk decorated his face as he rubbed against her.
"Tease." she whispered to him.
"Would you like me to stop teasing and start pulling through?"
"You read my mind."
Reaching his hand down, he parted the lips of her opening and slowly went in her. She moaned in response and ground her hips against his. In response, he rocked back and forth, into and out of her. Moans echoed in the room, but went no further. A scream wheeled up in her throat as Hiei pushed in hard, biting her neck at the same time. No blood came from the bite, meaning that no mate-marking was there. The night passed on around them, the two still lost in utopia.
The Makai sun peaked its way over the horizon. Riley blinked open her eyes and looked behind her. Hiei's head rested against her shoulders, his arms wrapped around her waist and her legs tangled in his. The sheets still clung to their bodies, sweat wetting it. Hiei moved slightly before waking completely. He blinked open his crimson eyes and gazed into Riley's own forest ones. A smile sat on her face and a smirk came to his.
"Have you figured out your problem yet?" she asked him.
"Yes."
"Then what is it?"
"You."
Rolling her over so she could face him, he kissed her passionately on the lips. Her arms wrapped around his neck. A knock on the door pulled them out of the kiss.
"Hiei, Riley, I know you two are in there." came Kurama's voice from the other side.
"And if we are?" Riley called back, grabbing the sheet from the bed and wrapping it around her body.
"Just making sure you two aren't trying to harm each other."
"In which way?" Riley questioned as she opened the door.
Kurama took one look at her and blushed. Her hair was a mess and the sheet accentuated her curves. She smelt of sweat, both hers and Hiei's, and thanks to Kurama's kitsune nose, he could tell. Riley glared at him.
"Not like you're any better, Mr-I-Have-Sex-With-Botan-Every-Night-Of-The-Week."
"Heh, right. I'll leave you two alone."
With a bow of apology, he spun on his heels and walked back down the hall. Riley slammed the door and walked back over to the bed, falling onto to Hiei. He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her to his chest. She smiled at this gesture and buried herself into the covers with him.
Koenma sat at the dining room table with Enki, the two of them talking about land use in Makai. Riley walked into the room and sat beside her father. Hiei came in a minute later and sat across from her. They looked at each other briefly before turning to their breakfast. Koenma noticed this and turned to his daughter.
"I noticed you two left the party early last night. Why is that?"
"We got bored."
"Oh, what did you do?"
"None of your concern, daddy."
"Why is that?" he asked, getting very angry.
"Because it is my life and I am old enough to make my own decisions."
"But.."
"No buts. You might be king and my father but I am 21, for Enma-sama's sake. I can make my own decisions and I rule my life. I get sick and tired of you hovering over me. I can take care of myself. You weren't there for me when I was younger so you are trying to make up for it now by being overprotective. Well, you're smothering me, now." she stood up in her seat. "Please, just stop with this excessive need to direct everything in my life and let me find my own path."
With that said, she walked out of the hall. Hiei gazed at the sunken king. Koenma knew he had done the wrong thing this time. Riley was right. He needs to give her her space. His gaze met Hiei.
"Take care of her."
"Of course."
Hiei, too, rose from his seat and followed after Riley. He found her in the garden, overlooking the pond.
"Are you alright?" he asked her.
"I will be, soon."
She had a dazed look in her eyes. Overhead, the clouds began to turn dark. Thunder echoed throughout the land, shaking it throughly. Hiei stumbled slightly, though Riley stayed stock still. Red, yellow, green, blue, and silver-purple light glowed in the distance. The Oppressors were starting their ritual to open up a gateway to Reikai. Taking down that world, would mean the fall of all life. Riley's gaze rose to meet Hiei's.
"It is time...for the beginning of the end."
Dun-dun-dun-duhhh! Yay! Well, as you can tell, the battle to save the worlds begins in the next chapter. It should take about 2 chapters for that, which also includes the Quinque ritual, who are still missing their Spirit Elemental. The end of the battle and recovery will take 1 (so thats 18 so far), and two final chapters,maybe 3. So 20, maybe 21, chapters. Hmm!
Let me know what you think!
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