I see you, you see me
watch you blowin' the lines when you're making a scene
Oh girl, you've got to know
what my head overlooks
the senses will show to my heart
when it's watching for lies
you can't escape my
chorus
Private Eyes
they're watching you
they see your every move
Private Eyes
they're watching you
Private Eyes
they're watching you watching you watching you watching you
You play with words you play with love
you can twist it around baby that ain't enough
cause girl I'm gonna know
if you're letting me in or letting me go
don't lie when you're hurting inside
'cause you can't escape my
chorus
bridge
Why you try to put up a front for me
I'm a spy but on your side you see
Slip on, into any disguise
I'll still know you
look into my Private Eyes
Hall & Oats - Private Eyes
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AN:- I can't believe my pc crashed! - good thing I saved them huh? #shifty-eyed# I wonder if someone's plotting against me? Aw well - hope you like this chappie!
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"Your mission is to go undercover and investigate the northern boarders of Makai – also known as Rinnadan. We believe they're plotting to eradicate and overthrow the Ningenkai."
"Why the fuck are you telling us pipsqueak?"
"Yes, do tell…considering that both of us are regarded as useless in this current state…"
Yeah, we're still here – pissed off and well, frustrated. We've been hauled back and forth from the temple grounds, Hiei had a thing for making this blasted tattoo bite and pull me along (trust me I've tried tying myself to a tree – only to have the tree dragged along as well!)
Katzi was having a hard time too! Jeeze the amount of times I've seen her try to rip off that 'delicate-but-hard-as-titanium' ribbon…. It's it wonder she hasn't sliced her own head off yet!
Maybe that's why her voice is dripping with so much malice.
"w-we-well we've checked both your records and we thought you two would make a FINE addition to the team #sweatdrops# not to mention that both of you are familiar with that area…heh heh"
"It's true, we've been there plenty of times in the past Koenma" Katzi's eyes glowed a poisonous sapphire whilst I on the other hand; was grinning in sheer malevolence. She continued – sending haunting shivers down the puny spirit ruler's spine.
"But not for the reasons that you are so attached with – no. we weren't there as prisoners. You could say that we were seen as uninvited guests"
my talons gave out a menacing hiss as I dragged them down the glass walls.
"Still want us on this mission 'Koenma-sir? After all, we're not what you call 'trust worthy and it is an area we know of very well"
It was so funny seeing him try and act so brave (like sucking on that pacifier for instance) that the newly repaired wing membrane were pulsating out of mockery. The Humanized wolf just stayed obscured behind some random file stacks.
"Yusuke is in charge of this team. He and the others will be meeting you just outside this vast city. I will expect you two to co-operate; considering that some of you are in awkward predicaments" He flipped a page on one of the reports.
"Now, we are giving you a few of your abilities back - Razi can have some of her dragon abilities returned....."
YES!!! WHOO!! Eh? What's the hold up? Why is he skim-reading all of the sudden? My returning dragon senses tell me that he's playing a very cautious and dangerous game here; maybe that's why he's being apprehensive about this.
"Katzi we can only allow you your Naginata or glave. It's for safety measures"
Oh man! That must suck! She doesn't seem too bothered about it though.... #grins# maybe she's got a plan to get us out of this shit-hole!
We were dismissed shortly after that. I leant against spirit world's doors, confused yet apathetic - idiots the bloody lot of them! They're completely unawares who they are dealing with! We made Jack-the-ripper look sane! And I don't know who he is or was but I'm sure someone does!
"Keep the mental voices down Razi - I'm trying to think. If we're ever going to get out of this mess we've got to lose them in Rinnadan's cathedral. Apparently that's where those so-called 'heretics' are stationed - but they don't know about that. Kurama and Hiei might but I seriously doubt it"
"Ouuuu....good point - so what's the plan?"
"I don't know yet. But if we can escape these detectives we'll have to do it fast. We can survive on what basic skills we have. However; the main problem is the restraints."
I made a new hole in the wall. Who cares?! Koenma could do with a window or two!
"Assholes! The whole lot! Let's go Katzi; before I burn this place to the ground"
"shame - you should"
-Later-
A complete tundra landscape. For miles around it was a pure white glassy rainforest in which the air remained frozen in time. Over in the distance & past some of rock edges laid grey fortresses with banners signifying which territory we had stumbled on. Only Kurama (somehow in demon form) could hear the clanging sounds of beer glasses (Katzi was in her human form and had to rely on HIS warmth whilst I, constantly blew hot flames onto my veins to keep fervent)
Who would have thought that a desolate place such as this STILL had life!?
If only Hiei could just somehow fall into one of those rivers and actually DIE...hmmm...maybe a 'shunt' is in order here....
"I would like to see you try scaly. One stunt like that and BANG - you'll be sent back in the myths book section with my spirit gun"
#growls# stupid human! Stupid gun! Stupid telepathy - or SOMEone here told him...#glares at Hiei#
Yeah go ahead with that smarmy smirk of yours three-eyes! Y'know you can't win against me if it was a staring contest huh!?
Now it was the orange-top's turn to have a dig - not our fault he isn't immune to the cold exactly. Me and Katzi were trying not to snigger as distrustful glaces were exchanged amongst the boys.
"It's f-f-fr-FREEZING here Urameshi! Why did Koenma have to send us here with THOSE two outlaws"
"Please" Katzi shunted her hands up in defence "I wish you wouldn't talk about Youko and Hiei like that..."
"And you can keep your trap shut! You're not exactly brilliant-minded as you made yourself out to be!"
Suddenly without warning she lunged and chased Kuwabara into a nearby town, hollering out how she was going to gut him senseless with her bare hands! #laughing her wings off# we could all hear him spouting out empty threats at her. In the end Youko had to use that weirdo-binding spell that's around her neck to immobilise her.
Dam! I wanted a blood bath!
No fair.....
"Aww...dragoness want her bot-bot?"
"#scowls# if it wasn't for the fact that I don't want to get my talons smeared with your low-class blood I'd gladly have you as a poor-man's appetizer..."
"Guys pipe down!" Yusuke ordered. "Kurama, what do you know about this place?"
He's human again??? What's with this guy? He has more sides and personas than a mad-man at a psychiatrist's convention!
"Well, apart from the temperature being below -24oC...." (by this time me and Katzi had fallen asleep in boredom) "It's a backward haven for spiritualists, philosophers, enchanters and other spirit/mythical type civilians"
Yusuke raised an eyebrow as opened one of the doors - one that belonged to an inn. (Funny enough it was called the Bell and Dragon).
"So we're surrounded by cheap-shot magicians?" Kuwabara piped up; slightly excited but on the other hand unfazed by a scruffy munchkin barged past us - no wait that's just Hiei being impatient as always. Twat.
"No you fool, this is the place where those like enchantress Ruka would inhibit. It's full of spirit energy - not that it would make a difference to you"
"You can tell you had no friends as a youngster Hiei"
"Whatever, I'm going to see if this dump has any worthy rooms"
Ugh, he's worse than an imp! Anyway, Yusuke told me and Katzi to scout outside - but we were threatened that if we so much as stepped out of line - let's just say we'd have more than our bones broken. Which is screwy because dragon skin is impenetrable #gasps# not my wings again!! Anything but them!!!
Obviously Kurama and the others weren't exactly out of sight - only far enough to know what we were talking about. If they understood what we were talking about in the first place....#smirks# we have our ways of misrepresenting our words....
"Close to home aren't we wolf?" I uttered, shivering like a factory tumble dryer on the fritz.
She picked up a handful of snow and smiled.
"Ironically yes. Glacium is just 8 miles away and into Artican Country. Rinnadan is just on it's boarders. I wonder...."
"You seriously ain't gonna do what I think you're gonna do Katzi? Those detectives will have us chained up outside! And I don't know about you but we dragons don't do so well with cold!"
"That's what I'm hoping they'll do. I just hope I get a bloody response!"
"#Laughs# last time you were given the 'ole 'Answer machine' hahahahaa!"
" ha ha verrrry funny Razi....now pull the other leg"
She bellowed a haunting howl (just like the ones you hear in hair-raising horror movies that gets the adrenaline pumping) which was stirred a ruckus at the Inn - they were on their way no doubt.
A few passerby's were telling us to shut up - a few even threw some coinage at out feet. Sweet!
"What the hell was that for Artican wolf? Have you gone nuts" Yusuke interrogated - only to be paralyse by the sounds that echoed through the intimidating mountains of Rinnadan.
"Wolves, she's been calling them for help" Kurama stated flatly. May not look it - but he and Hiei were pissed off.
Only the tall human who happened to be quivering actually had a decent question. Clever human! Have a cookie!
"What's gonna happen to us? I've got a bad feeling about this"
"Hey, no worries Kuwabara, we'll just fry their asses! We were told that some of them might be in on this scheme so why not!?"
Katzi just flipped. No sooner had Yusuke mentioned it she had her weapon by his throat. Not that it did any good because Fox-boy was at the ready; using the collar to force her onto her knees. I could hear a few bones snap.
I darted in to help - only my tattoo had other plans and flung me into a nearby building. Once again! My wings brake and I end up with my head in a pile of hay!
"Why do you two keep fighting against us?? We're supposed to be a team!"
Ruffling the hay out of my hair I spat back defensively.
"Incase you haven't noticed detective it's been a case of 'you' and 'us' the whole 2 weeks. We might be a lot nicer if you treated us a little better to begin with!"
-later that evening-
Oh yeah! That's quality treatment! We're chained to the roof! Night watch they called it.
"Seems like everything's going accordingly old friend" she said, nursing her wounds.
"Yup. But don't you think it's time we co-operated with them?" I asked, watching a few comets shoot through the night sky.
She shook her head half-heartily, looking as if she was about to go into one of her daydreams. Typical.
"Not yet. If we did now then they'd win. I can't allow Youko the satisfactory of that now can I? How are your own wounds doing? Hiei wasn't exactly merciful. Mind you, I think he has a thing for your wings - he keeps snapping them!"
It started off as small, mischievous sniggers..
"M-maybe he's hooked to the blood! HAHAHAAAA!"
"Maybe he should start paying me drug money!!"
We were in fits of hysterical laughter as we continues to mock, jeer and even taunt at the fire demon's expense!
Soft snow had begun to lazily fall from the clouds. I'm still freezing my ass off and heating my veins isn't working as well now. Katzi wrapped a rug around me shoulders.
"I heard that you spent most of the evening in Kurama's room. He didn't do anything....indecent did he?"
"Nuh-huh. Actually we just talked. It was like seeing the local shrink. I knew he was trying to find out if I had a significant other - that the Youko side of him #smirks#."
"You can be so evil to males y'know that!?"
"No more than what you are! You made one commit suicide!"
"Ummm...oops?"
Still bloody shivering I couldn't help wondering what was gonna happen to us tomorrow? Whatever it was - we were prepared.
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A/N: there you go! Read and review please!
