Her thoughts were incoherent as she was slowly pulled back into the waking world; she instantly noticed a dull throbbing coming from her right leg. She slowly sat up; she looked around at the white room with five other beds. Only one other was occupied, its occupant was currently sleeping. Her stomach churned, she never did well with being put under, and she always felt sick to her stomach upon waking. She lied back down, staring up at the white ceiling. She lifted up her left hand seeing that she was hooked up to an IV machine.
'What'd they do to me?' she wondered as fear began to set in again. However, she was too drowsy to do anything about it, but she did want to get away. She started to pull at the tape that held the needle in place, wanting to get out of there even if it meant slowly. She slowly pulled the needle out and put it on the bed, blood started to slowly flow from where it was injected. Ignoring that fact she got up from the bed, ignoring her spinning head. She instantly realized she was no longer in her original bed clothing, but loose fitting pants and a shirt that greatly resembled what Yusuke wore in the Makai tournament except for the color. It was black and hung on her small form loosely. Her bare feet padded across the hard floor softly, she quietly opened the door. She only froze when she heard a soft moan come from the sleeping youkai; once she was sure he was still asleep, she slipped out the door and began to rush through the halls.
When she turned a corner she froze again, her leg had been reduced to a dull pain, why did they help her? She pushed it to the back of her mind and began to wander the halls quickly, trying to find a way out. When she heard two voices she hid behind the closest door until they passed; two guards it looked like. She began to walk again, coming to a flight of stairs that hopefully let to the main door. Looking around cautiously, she began to rush down the flight of stairs.
'The door!' she thought triumphantly once reaching the bottom step. She started to make a mad dash for the door, only to be caught by the collar of the shirt she was wearing. Her heart fell to the pit of her stomach like a block of ice, so much for escaping. When she turned her head around she saw a female who gave her a kind smile, the first she had seen since being there. The female youkai released her shirt only to put up a hand and shake her head when she tried to run again.
"Do not fear me little human," she spoke gently in broken English. "I am here to help you adjust. My name is Taneki Kamaiya of the Taneki Tori clan." She looked up at Kamaiya nervously; she spotted the small blue wings stretching out from her back. She backed up a bit. "I'm not going to harm you little one," Kamaiya said in a soft tone. "Tell me, what is your name?" she questioned. She simply shook her head, refusing to speak. "All right then little one, you don't have to tell me. Come with me," Kamaiya held out a hand, as if she were telling a little child she'd take her home. She didn't run, but refused to take her hand. Kamaiya retracted her hand in understanding and began walking; making sure the 'little one' was close behind. "Since you refuse to tell me your name, I shall set you a temporary one. Hm…" Kamaiya thought about it for several minutes as they walked. "Yume, yes, that will do," she smiled. "What do you think?"
"It's fine," 'Yume' said quietly. "What's going to happen to me?" she questioned softly.
"You will serve under Lord Yomi," Kamaiya replied simply. She led Yume into a small room with a large window, a bed, a chair, and a closet. "This is where you will be staying while you serve under Lord Yomi. What, did you expect something more cramped and with several other servants?" she questioned upon seeing Yume's curious face. Yume simply nodded. "Lord Yomi doesn't have many servants, you will be the third. He dislikes going out to find others unless necessary so he makes certain the humans stay healthy until they grow old and unable to serve any longer." Yume nodded her understanding. Kamaiya kneeled down in front of Yume, holding onto her hands. "Lord Yomi is not a cruel Lord; so long as you behave you will be fine. However, he will not think twice about striking you if you step out of line. Give him no reason to harm you and he will not."
"I can't understand him," Yume admitted quietly as if she had done some great wrong.
"That's why I'm here; I will translate for you and teach you the language until you can understand it well enough on your own. Don't worry, you're safe here."
M.Y.W.I.S.H..Y.N.I.G.H.T.M.A.R.E.
Tijiya: It seems things are looking up for Yume, but is it too soon to tell? Is she truely safe or is it just temporary? You will have to wait to find out! Unless you wanna guess, you can do that too. Reviews are greatly appreciated.
Disclaimer:
Yu Yu Hakusho (c) Yoshihiro Togashi
Hope Rosewood/Yume and Kamaiya (c) Tijiya