I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho. Only Lionel, Malie, the tailor, and the nameless demons are mine.
Chapter One- Abducted
"Yusuke! You pervert!" screamed Keiko before she let fly with two face slaps that sent the detective crashing into a tree. She turned from him, fuming. He had not only touched her butt, he had groped her chest, too. She hadn't minded the butt too much because she really liked him, but the touching of her breasts was going too far. She started to walk away.
"Keiko!"
"Leave me alone, Yusuke!" she yelled back. "Our friendship is through!" She stormed away, neither one aware of three blue eyes that had witnessed the event.
That girl, the owner thought. She is strong for a human. The perfect slave. He watched her head into the woods and he smiled. Excellent. I can seize her and no one will be able to stop me.
Keiko scowled as she wandered through the trees. Yusuke had really done it this time. I'm never going to forgive him. I had thought that he would have grown up with being a Spirit Detective, but he's still the same jerk he's always been. I deserve someone better than that. Hmm, maybe Kurama. He seems like a nice guy.
She heard rustling and cracking and her scowl deepened. She kept her back to the sounds as she crouched down and seized a thick branch. She hefted it before turning and hurling it at a cluster of bushes. "I said leave me alone, Yusuke!"
The branch spun through the air…and landed in a hand with reddish-purple skin. Its claws bit into the wood as the hand closed into a fist, breaking the branch in half. Then, a figure slowly rose from the bushes and Keiko took a step back. It was a demon who looked to be eight feet tall with the same skin color all over his body. A pair of horns sat atop his head and a mane of black hair went down his back. A trio of blue eyes looked at her and the mouth upend to reveal that all his teeth were sharp. A spiked tail was also visible.
"Hello," the demon said in a melodious voice that seemed at odds with his appearance. "You're Keiko, yes?" She nodded, stunned. "My name is Lionel. I saw the fight you had with the Spirit Detective. He is a fool to treat you the way he did." Lionel went up to Keiko and knelt down to look her in the eye. "I, for one, would never touch you like that unless you allowed it."
"That's…really nice of you," Keiko said as she took another look at Lionel. He's actually good-looking for a demon. And he's nice and considerate of my feelings. Keiko suddenly gasped as Lionel seized her, stood, and flung her over a shoulder so that her front was facing his front. "Hey!" she exclaimed, pounding on his chest. "Put me down!"
Lionel laughed in a low voice. "I have no intention of doing that. I saw the strength you have with your slaps and the throwing of the branch and I like that. You will be a wonderful slave."
"No!" Keiko screamed, hoping someone would hear the commotion and come to investigate.
"Oh, don't be like that," Lionel said as he walked. "It won't be so bad. Your primary responsibility will be fulfilling my every desire. I already have cooks, housekeepers, and servants but no personal slave. That will be your place in my home."
Keiko screamed, kicked, and hit Lionel to attract attention or hit her captor to get him to drop her. Her physical assault had no effect on him; her screams prompted him to put a hand over her mouth. "Oh, really now. I will not order you to have sex with me. My desires will be simple: Bringing my meals, simply keeping me company, and perhaps even beating up foolish demons who think a lot like Yusuke. You will not wear a skimpy outfit for you are fine the way you are." Lionel nodded approvingly at her pink sweater and brown pants.
Keiko continued to struggle, but she was no match for Lionel's strength. He stopped in a clearing and pulled a medallion out from under his shirt. He held it up and a dark portal opened up. "I had planned to wait until the tournament's end to return home, but obviously that's changed. I want to get to training you for your new role." He entered the portal that closed up behind him. He found that Keiko had stopped fighting and smiled slightly. She now realizes that she is mine and trapped in Demon World to serve me.
Keiko flinched slightly at the clap of thunder before opening her eyes to see an odd world. The sky was a steady red with dark clouds. Lightning flashed and thunder boomed, yet no rain had fallen. She turned her gaze forward to see a handsome fortress that looked well-defended. Lionel called, "I'm home!" The barred door rose and then the solid steel door behind it opened. Two armed guards stood behind it, one on each side. They bowed as he passed them. "Master," they said.
"As you were," he said as the gates closed and several bolts slid across the metal door. "You will be expected to call me Master as well, Keiko," he added as he entered the front door.
"Not on your life," she retorted, her mouth now uncovered.
"That may be, but what about on your life? You see, I'm a flesh-eater. You would do just as well as my food as you would a slave. It's up to you to decide whether you want to be my slave or food." He bared his sharp teeth at her in a smile.
Keiko's heart beat hard at what she heard. She had been presented with two terrible fates. She had to choose between being Lionel's slave or his dinner. She had thought Lionel was nice, but now he was threatening her life, revealing that he was a demon who feasted on flesh, particularly human. Given the options, there's only one choice.
"Well," she sighed. "Given my choices, I would choose slavery over being eaten."
"Wise choice. But believe me, you will have a good life here, serving me. We can spend time simply talking about ourselves."
"We could," she said neutrally.
"Good." He put her on her feet but kept a hand on her shoulder. "Malie!" he called. A female demon, at least six feet tall, with four arms, silver hair, and deep blue skin appeared. She knelt before Lionel. "Yes, Master?"
"Take Keiko to be measured for clothes appropriate for a slave then bring her to my Throne Room."
"Yes, Master." Malie took Keiko by the shoulders and guided her down a different hall. She looked the human up an down as they walked. "Why would Master want you as a slave instead of food? He usually eats humans, not enslave them."
"He said he saw me slap someone real hard and throw a thick branch."
"Ah, you are stronger than human girls usually are. No wonder he took interest in you."
"What do you do, Malie?"
"I serve Master faithfully and gladly. Most demon masters are cruel and abusive, treating those he controls as scum or dirt. My master is different; more so as he has decided to take a human as a slave. A personal slave. You are fortunate to be in service to Master Lionel."
Keiko was quiet as she was brought into the tailor's workshop and being measured. She caught Lionel's eye for the unusual strength she had and he decided to take her for his personal slave instead of eating her as he feasted on flesh.
He had stated that she would fulfill his orders and desires, with sex exempt from them. He expected her to bring his meals, keep him company, and punish demons who behave like Yusuke. She knew she could fulfill those duties as the alternative was to be Lionel's dinner.
I would normally have Yusuke get me out of this situation, she thought as she was led to Lionel's Throne Room. But, we are no longer friends and besides, I am quite capable of protecting myself and fighting back if I have to. I will serve Lionel and hopefully get me to believe he can let me roam free and alone. Once I have that, I will try to get home.
