'One, Two, Three, Four, Fi-'
"So, you say that you are a guide as well, correct?"
Watching him gently take a seat on the cream colored sofa, his eyes wandered over to your own as if to read into you a bit more. "Yes."
"Then why is it that you have come to the human world just to watch over a mere girl? There has to be another reason as to why you are here."
'Damn you Kurama, why must you be so intuitive to this whole opperation.'
You could feel his demenor changing by the minute. It was obvious now that he was trying to crack you open more than you would have thought, and it seemed that he did not care as to which way it would happen. He was truly Youko Kurama, King of Thieves. Even in this human state, his intelligence and skillfulness was not lost. Just the thought of this had brought a smile to your face, one that was not another extention of lies. For the first time, you had truly felt comfortable in his presence. Maybe it was because of the fact that he was not hiding anything from you. He did not have to hide who he was in front of you whom he seemed to know that you were not of this world and had been permitted to enter this world.
"May I ask why you seem to be smiling at my words." He couldn't help but to feel a bit awkward watching as you smiled at him for reasons unknown to him. Just watching you and your golden eyes light up from something unknown to him, was just odd. But seemingly enough, he felt as if he knew that smile and those eyes. They were very distinct and in his heart, he knew whom they belonged to even if it were a few times that he had seen it. Those expressions belonged to Oriole and no one but her. At that very moment, something just seemed wrong about this whole situation. He needed to find her and make sure that what this 'Hiraani' character was up too, and who she really was at that.
"Excuse me, but I need to check on something." With a quick flash of a smile, he went through the door that led to the kitchen and made a quick exit to the upstairs. At that moment, he knew that he was going to find out an answer to his question. Within seconds, he made it to Oriole's door. Taking in a few breaths, he pushed the door open creating a creeking sound within the whole upstairs of the house.
"Oriole . . . . . . . . . are you there?" Glancing around the room, he felt his heart drop. There she was, still in the same spot that he left her; on the bed sleep. But then, why was it that in the pit of his stomach he felt as if something was not right. He just could not get those golden eyes or that smile out of his mind. She had the exact same one as Oriole. It was true that she was adopted, but there is also no way that Hiraani could be related to her in any way. Oriole had not spirit energy within her body or he would have sensed it, and he was almost positive that Koenma would have informed him of such a thing, right? So why is it that both were alike in personality and characteristics. This was something that he would have to talk with Koenma about. There has to be something with the records of Spirit Word about her origins. But as of now, he was going to allow the little girl to sleep. Gently closing the door, he stepped back only to find himself backed into a small frame.
"Did you find what you where looking for, Kurama?" You spoke. "If you came to find out if I were lying, it seems that you received your wish. And just as I said, Oriole is and will remain safe in her bedroom. But it seems that you did not believe my word since you took the initiative to see if I were telling the truth."
Turning around, he found himself staring into liquid gold. There she was, the strange farrier girl. "I-"
Placing your index finger on his lips, you made sure that he was quiet which caused for a deep blush to spread across his cheeks. "I guess that you truly care for her. Am I correct? No don't answer that, I already know the answer." Making sure that he was still listening you continued. "But since it seems that anything I say will be unbelievable to you, I think that it might be time for me to leave. Oh and, I will say something once and only once. I am not related to her in anyway possible, since I believe that is what you wanted to know. If I were then she would have been centuries old. So no, her origins will remain unknown. Koenma knows nothing of her except for her name, but if you'd like, I could try and look for some. But I can not be sure to give you any information, so do not count on it."
Still blushing, he continued to look at you through emotion filled eyes. He truly was a mysterious creature. Every emotion was masked off as you tried to figure him out. But right now, you couldn't even figure your own self out, let alone him. Emotions stirred within the both of you; none of which either one of you could understand. Never before had he had this sort of effect on you. Every time you would see him, it would lead to you wishing for him to just drop dead in front of you; but now it just seemed . . . . . . . different. Even lying to him created chaos inside you. This was not something that you never wanted to experience. Getting some one involved within you own problems would seriously get them hurt or even worse; killed. And even within the body that you have right now, you would not risk that problem. This was a curse set upon you and no one else. It was your very own burden, even though it was unknown as to why this was so, but it had been something that you have grown to deal with and finally be able to come to terms with.
"Oh, and one more thing. You were right about something; I am not the person whom you have been told."
Staring at your form, he spoke with a hint of confusion in his voice. "What do you mean by that?"
"You will figure out in due time. . . . . . ." You sighed, knowing that you should have never even spoke those words. Considering that he was way too intelligent than most guys his age or for any age at that matter, it was a given that he would eventually come to figure your secret out even if it were from Koenma, Botan, or even you.
You had begun to pull away from him, but once again, you were stopped. But this time instead of pulling you back by words, he took ahold of your hand, making you stumble a bit. This was all to make sure that he would still have you there.
"If you honestly wanted me to stay, you could have just spoken up like you did before, instead of using force." Staring at him, your eyes seemed to pierce his soul.
Flinching at your words, he seemed a bit flustered to say the least. It seemed that he did not take notice to quickly of his own actions. Noticing that he had grabbed ahold of your hand he simple let go, while feeling the heat rise to his cheeks. "I. . .I'm very sorry about that."
"No need to be sorry. Right now, all I ask of you is to answer my question," watching him with a raised eyebrow, you speak once more, but this time you mood was somewhat more polite. "Would you like for me to continue to stay or not? I truly do not mind, actually I would prefer not attending to work right now."
"Um. . . .yes, yes I would be more than delighted if you stayed for a while longer." His words echoed throughout your mind as his cheeks continued to be a bit rosey.
Back in Spirt World, Koenma continued to monitor your moves in an effort to make sure that you were not hurt, captured, or even killed on your mission. But is seemed that you had not even begun. A twing of anger came to his face as it heated. This mission was vital to the three worlds, but mainly Spirit World. If you did not complete this mission, he would have to involve his detective, but that would surely mean their downfall. But at this very moment, that was not the true source of his annoyed manner. He had just been informed that there were only a few more days until the first of the three factors would arise, creating terror and chaos. Once all three were fulfilled, then there would be no more need for help, especially Oriole. She may not have realized it yet, but she was well treasured within spirit world.
Her spirit was something of unknown. No records of her ever existing within either worlds, nor of her power. But there was something that almost every being could recognize; she had a spirit of her own, one that was quite distinct than others. She was neither a demon, spirit, nor human. There was truly no explanation as to where she originated from or what her true form was. It was a known fact that she was not aware of her own self. After being within the body of a child for so long, there was no other memory that she could remember. And the hardest part was trying to recover memories that no one was sure, even existed. After all, no one even knew if 'Oriole' was her true name; it was just a name given to her from so long ago so now it finally stuck with her. But as of right now, Koenma knew that it might be a slight chance, but if she were to complete this mission successfully, their might be a chance of some information being spilled.
"Botan, go retrieve Oriole please. I knew that she did not want to go through with this mission, but this is no time for procrastination. Her help is well need, NOW!"
With a quick nod, Botan left the room quite frightened with Koenma's reaction. He had never been this serious about something, even if it envolved the destruction of both worlds. She knew that this was more important than what he had told her, and that there were many things in which were left unsaid to both her and Oriole. Now she only hoped that is was not something that could cost her, her very own life.