Chapter 4: Captured
"Youko, I still feel uneasy about coming here," Kurona said as they walked into Reikai.
"It will be okay," Kurama said. "I'll just explain what happened and hopefully your name will be cleared."
"I still have to give back the mirror though," Kurona said. "I don't want too even if it clears my name." They entered Koenma's office and found he wasn't there. "Looks like he's not here."
"Something isn't right," Kurama said. Then Koenma came yelling into the door. He closed the door behind him and looked at Kurama and Kurona. He yelled again when he saw Kurona.
"Please don't hurt me," he said. "I'll give you all the treasure you want. Please just don't hurt me."
"I won't hurt you," Kurona said.
"Thank you," he said as he walked over to his desk.
"Koenma, this is Kurona," Kurama said.
"I know who she is," he said. "Are you here to return the mirror?"
"No," she said.
"She's here to explain what happened and why she took it," Kurama said.
"Alright; start explaining," he said.
"After my brother was killed and Youko was shot, the group all returned home. I had nowhere to go so I walked around alone. Then I found this village being attacked by a big spider demon. Using my instincts, I attacked the demon and saved the village. However, I was wounded in the process so I grasped. When I woke up, I found my wound cared for and people around me. One of them was the leader of the village and he asked me to stay and protect them. They all knew who I was so some of them were scared. Other either didn't care or were happy. Soon it was like I became part of the village. Everyday I would go outside and watch the village. Everyday, the children would follow me around. That's when Noruti appeared.
"He owned the selection where our village was. He said we had to pay a tax for everyone since we were living on his property. Everyone paid but I didn't. I attacked him only to get into a fight with one of his guards. I got hurt worse than I ever had been. Then he left the village. Later that night, I went to his house to steal the money back when I heard his plan. He said he was going to kill everyone in the village with a special mirror. It was called the kontan touzoku. Its name meant soul thief. I figured if he didn't have that weapon, he could hurt anyone. So I stole the money AND the mirror. What I didn't know about the mirror is once you touch it with your bare hands, it went inside you.
"It hurt like hell. I screamed and that's how I got caught. I grabbed the money and escaped through the window. I returned to the village and returned the money to them. They were happy. Some people had to give up all their money just to pay the tax. I then told them that Noruti was probably going to come here so I told them I was going to relocate them. I got them all out of the village right before Noruti appeared. I stayed. Noruti asked me where everyone was and I told him they were gone. I also told him he would never be able to find them either. That's when the battle between us began. We fought for a while and after two hours of fighting nonstop, I won.
"I told him I could take his soul because of the kontan touzoku but I decided to spare him. Then I left. After two days, the Reikai police started coming after me and tried to get back the mirror. I beat them all. Ever since I protected that village, I would fight a lot more. So when I went to find Youko, I heard he was in Nigenkai, I was attacked by Noruti himself. He threw a knife in my right arm but I'm left handed. Then a portal appeared and I went looking for Youko." Koenma remained quiet. He must have been thinking if he should arrest her.
"Koenma," Kurama said. "I think you should let her go. She was only doing that for defense."
"I understand that Kurama but she broke the law," he said. "Maybe if she serves some time-"
"I won't do it," Kurona said. "You can't make me work here."
"Do you want your name cleared?"
"If my name is famous like Youko kurama then nope."
"Which name; Sakuranbo?" Kurona ran up to Koenma and grabbed the front part of his shirt.
"How the hell do you know that name? Only Youko and Kuronue know that name."
"He told me," Koenma.
"Who?"
"Kuronue." Then dark smoke appeared around Koenma. Kurona dropped Koenma and went back over to Kurama. Then before they both knew it, Noruti was standing in front of them. Kurona brought out her scythes and got ready to attack.
"Thank you for being her here Kurama," he said. Kurona looked at him.
"You knew he was here?" Kurona said as she backed away from him. "You betrayed me again Youko."
"I didn't know Kurona," he said. "Honestly." Kurona ran out of the room with Kurama behind her. Noruti just smiled. You won't get away this time Kurona he thought.
"Just leave me alone Youko," Kurona said as she ran down the hall.
"Kurona wait," he said. "I didn't know." He caught up with her then he heard someone coming their way. He grabbed her arm, opened a door, put her in there and he came in after. He then shut the door behind him. It was a closet and it was small. She put her weapons away and looked at Kurama. He could tell she wanted to get out of there.
"Youko let me out!" she shouted.
"Be quiet or we'll be caught," he said quietly.
"There's now away you can-!" Kurama then kissed her. He heard someone coming and he had to get Kurona to be quiet somehow. He couldn't get his hand up because of the closet space so kissing her was the next best thing. Kurona stared at him with wide eyes. She then thought it was a trick. She tried to push him off her but somehow he managed to push her against the wall. After he heard no one out there, he stopped kissing Kurona and opened the door.
"Let's go Kurona," he said. Kurona followed him out of the closet. "Sorry about that. There was on other way to get you quiet."
"You could have asked."
"I did ask but you didn't listen."
"Opps; sorry Youko."
"Noruti probably has all the doors locked. Can you still pick locks?"
"Yes." They began to walk. After a while, smoke came down the halls and Kurona fell to the ground. She couldn't breathe. Then she collapsed. Kurama ran over to her but didn't get there in time. Noruti grabbed her.
"Just a little smoke was all it took? I should have used that a long time ago," he said. "Thank for being her here."
"Give her back," Kurama said as he grabbed a rose from his hair. Then he felt someone grab his wrist and lifted him off the ground. Then his rose was taken from his hand and destroyed. He looked up and saw a very tall demon behind him.
"Kurama, that's Tiyu," Noruti said. "He's going to be your play mate for today. Once your done Tiyu, return to me." Then Noruti left with Kurona. Kurama looked at Tiyu and saw he had a tough fight ahead of him.
"Master, you've return and with the female," said his demon servant.
"Yes," he aid as he looked down at Kurona. "Prepare a room for her; I'm taking her to see her brother now."
"Yes sir," the demon said as he bowed and prepared to leave.
"Wait, bring me some rope and a ward," he said. "I'll be in my room."
"Yes sir,' he said and left. Noruti walked to his room, opened the door, shut it and placed Kurona on the bed. He had to get the mirror out of her somehow. He could just always force it out of her but that wasn't fun to her. His servant knocked on the door and brought him the rope and ward. Noruti thanked him and left. Noruti placed the ward on her left arm and tied her wrist behind her back. By then, Kurona was waking up. She looked around and saw the room, she tried to get up but Noruti placed his foot on her back to keep her down. She turned her head and saw Noruti.
"Let me go bastard," she said.
"You're in no position to be telling me what to do," he said as he took his foot off her and helped her up. "Follow me." Kurona knew she couldn't win so she followed in out of the room and to the elevator which lead down to the dungeons. She then figured he was going to keep her down here. But then she thought why would he keep me in darkness? I love the darkness. Plus I heal a lot quicker. Why are we going down here? Then they stopped in front of a door. "You better behave in here or I won't bring you down here anymore," he said.
"Whatever," she said.
"After you see what in here, you'll want to come back; trust me on this one," he said as he opened the door. He walked in first then Kurona was forced to follow. She heard chains moving around. "Wake up," Noruti said. "Someone's here to see you." Kurona looked into the darkness but couldn't see to good for some reason.
"Noruti, you bastard, I told you to leave her out of this," said a voice. Kurona jumped up when she heard the voice. She knew that voice anywhere. She walked into the darkness. She could see now.
"Kuronue?" she asked. She looked straight into the darkness and saw Kuronue chained from the ceiling. No Kurona thought. This must be a trick. My brother died a long time ago. Noruti is just trying to get the mirror out of me. But he looks so real and I can feel his aura. It seems just like him. Noruti could have copy that.
"Kurona," he said. Noruti came up to her and removed the rope from her hands. Then he walked back over to guard the door. Kurona ran over to her brother and hugged him. Then she began to cry.
"Kuronue!" she yelled.