Ok... I couldn't wait for any more reviews, so I'll just post the next chapter now!!!!
I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho... but if I did, Kurama and Hiei would be my lovers, I would live in a HUGE mansion with them, take over the three worlds, get rid of all plastic, Own every peach in the world, and put Koenma in the Teddy-bear realm with Kuwabara and a bunch of giant horny rabbits... but I don't... so much for that idea...
Artemis ran until she got to the endless stairs of doom. She was normally full of energy, and was one of the few people that actually enjoyed going up these stairs. She started up them, taking it three to four stairs at a time until she got to the top and opened the door.
"Hey, Grandma, I'm here!" She yelled, stepping inside only to be hit from behind right on the back of her head.
"You're late." Came the voice of Genkai.
"I know, but I ran into Yusuke and the other four." Artemis replied.
Genkai shrugged and walked out the back followed by Artemis.
"Today you are going to find the demon form within you. You already know you are a neko, but you have never seen, or cannot remember, your demon form. You will be strongest in that form, therefore, you must learn to change into it." Genkai said and sat down, crossing her legs like she was going to meditate.
Artemis nodded and took a seat in front of Genkai, crossing her legs. "Ok, so what do I do?" She asked.
"Meditate. Try to clear your mind and only think about before, to the time before you met the Reikai Tentai. Even if you don't remember that far back, try." Genkai stated.
Artemis nodded and did as she was told. A headache fell upon her, be she continued to try until a flash back hit her. It was only a few quick flashes that wouldn't mean much to anyone else, but sent chills down Artemis' spine. There were a few needles with murky yellow and green liquid within them, a table with straps on it, and the last was a dark and dreary cell. Lurking within the cell was a creature. All you could see were its eyes. One was a deep blue and the other deep green.
The girl's eyes snapped open and she scrabbled to her feet, looking at Genkai who held a smug smirk.
"Very good, Artemis." She stated.
"Nani?" Artemis questioned with a puzzled look on her face.
Look at yourself, Diana.
Artemis gazed down to see that one of the markings on her shoulders had disappeared and the one on her right shoulder had expanded to cover her whole arm in odd, Celtic-like marks. She felt a weight behind her and looked be to see a long, black, brown, and white calico (1) cat tail.
"What is on me BUTT!" Artemis yelled, shocked at the sight.
Genkai sweat dropped. "That would be your tail. You should see your eyes." She said, handing her a mirror. ((Oooo. Magic mirror!))
"Whoa…" She muttered as she looked into the mirror. Her pupils were slits and the iris of her eye was green with some flicks of blue and gold, like cat eyes. "Now, how do I change back?" Artemis asked, touching the brown and black cat ears upon her head.
"Concentrate." Was all Genkai said before stating 'lesson over' and walking away, leaving a dumb struck Artemis.
The little neko girl concentrated hard on the image of what she looked like before and found it amazingly easy to change back, with the exception of her tail. Before dealing with that, she looked herself over to make sure everything else was normal then check the time finding that it was almost 5:00 (pm.). Apparently she had been here longer than she though.
"Kuso! I gotta get to work! I'm gonna be late!" She yelled and ran through the temple to the stairs. She took them at least eight at a time, but she was able to keep her balance... must be a cat thing. Once Artemis reached the bottom, she took of down the sidewalk with speed someone of her size shouldn't possess.
By the time she had stopped in front of the large night club where she worked, there was only a bit of sunlight left. She gracefully walked in and to the side of the stage, into the back room.
"You're LATE!" A deep voice yelled.
Artemis winced and turned to see her boss behind her with his hands on his hips looking down at her darkly. He looked like he was in his forties, had short, thinning dark hair and was a bit round if you know what I mean. ((Wolf: coughBeer bellycough))
"Yeah well, you see, I kinda hid this thing that I had to take care of and I--"
He cut her off. "I don't care, Artemis! Just get back there, get ready, and don't do it again!" He yelled and pushed her back into a room and slammed the door once she was in.
"God, I hate him!" Artemis mumbled to herself as she walked over and fiddled through her wardrobe.
An hour later, the sun had gone down and Artemis was dressed in a kinky black outfit and ready to go on, her tail around her waist like a belt. She had a job singing and dancing, entertainment basically. Sometimes Artemis danced, lap dances to cage dances, sometimes she sang, from soft love songs to rock, and more often than not, she would do both. Tonight singing would come first.
Artemis took the stage as the rock music currently playing had ceased and the crowd that awaited began cheering. The club had filled up fast and there looked to be hardly enough room to move around. People were dirty dancing and one that was more of a cling than a dance.
A hush fell upon the crowd as Artemis began to speak. "So, are you people ready? Thank you can handle it?" She called, moving her hips seductively.
As the crowd cheered, a boy around 15 that was clearly knew to this, fainted with a nose bleed.
"Guess he can't." She mumbled with a sweat drop as her music began to play. It was soft rock music. Artemis knew the song instantly. Rinse. When her time came, she belted her song with confidence.
she'd do anything to sparkle in his eye
she would suffer, she would fight, and compromise
she's been wishin' on the stars that shine so bright
for answers to questions that will haunt her tonight
she must rinse this all away
she can't hold him this way
she must rinse this all away
she can't love him this way
how she'd be soothed, how she'd be saved if he could see
she needs to be held in his arms to be free
but everything happens for reasons that she will never understand
'til she knows that the heart of a woman will never be found in the arms of a man
she must rinse this all away
she can't hold anybody this way
she must rinse this all away
she can't love him
and if she runs away she fears she won't be followed
what could be worse than leaving something behind
and as the depth of oceans slowly become shallow
it's loneliness she finds...
if only he was mine
she'd do anything to sparkle in his eye
she would suffer, she would fight, and compromise
she's been wishin' on the stars that shine so bright
for answers to questions that will haunt her tonight
she must rinse him
she must rinse him
she can't rinse him
she can't rinse him
she can't, she won't, she must rinse him
she can't, she won't, she must rinse him
she must rinse this all away
she can't hold him this way
she must rinse this all away
she can't love him this way
As she sang the people were dancing and grinding, but once it stopped, they cheered and she bid them all farewell as she exited the stage to see her boss staring darkly at her again. Does he ever see a good day!?!?!?!
"Get out there and start dancing!" He yelled at her pointed a finer off the stage and into the crowd. He wanted her to give lap dances.
Great…
Artemis didn't have to be told twice, she quickly scrabbled away from her boss and to the side of the sage, and into the thick crowd of ningens as the next song, 'All Around Me' by Flyleaf, began to play. Oh boy, a song just for the purpose.
The neko had only given one lap dance when she spotted Keiko at the doorway, waving for her to come on. Artemis smirked and glanced at her boss, who was now drunk and passed out in one of the booths, before strolling over to Keiko and leaving with her. This was why her boss was so mad at her all the time.
"So, what's up?" Artemis asked.
Keiko smiled. "We're having a party at your place." She replied.
"Nani? Who is 'we'? And why at my place?" The neko asked with a twitch.
"'We' is the guys, you, me, Botan, and Raven, silly. And we're having the party at your place because no one else lives with you." The brunette said with a giggle, making Artemis twitch again, but soon Artemis sighed, meaning she had given up.
"Fine, but we have to do something cool this time. Not any of that pink pajama party crap like last time. And Selene is not no one!" She declared.
Keiko frowned. "Fine, no one lives with you and Selene… I thought that party was fun, but fine. No pink. You can pick the stuff." She vowed with her right hand in the air as if to prove herself.
Artemis nodded in approval and they continued to her home.
(1) If you don't know what calico is, look up a calico cat. It is a cat with a mix of three colors. In Artemis' case, It's white(cream), black and brown(dark and light brown).
Japnaese Words:
Nani- What
Neko- cat
Kuso- shit
Read the next chapter to find out who Selene is and see what happens at the party. Remember, Raven is going to be there as well!!! OOOOOOOO!!!! Will Artemis survive with the bitchy shadow demoness? All hell breaks loose in the next chapter! R&R!
Ja ne!!!!
-- Wolf of the Red Moon