Well, it's summer break and my whole life has been turned upside down. If you guys have read any of my other stories, you would know that I was going through a hard time recently. Well, that matter has finally been settled. The night before Memorial Day something happened at my mom's house. I was forced to call the police at two in the morning and I am now living with my father. Hopefully that explains why I haven't been able to write these days. Sorry for the delay.
With that out of the way, here's the third chapter of SHADOWED AMBER EYES! Enjoy.
Disclaimer: Me no own Yu Yu Hakusho.
Chapter Three: A New Recruit?
By: Asura Mori
"Go away."
Kuronue stared at the silver-haired kitsune, not exactly sure he'd heard the demon correctly. "What?" he asked stupidly, then winced as Youko glared at him. "Are you deaf or something? I said go away. I have no time for you stupid whims." The thief continued calmly, though his golden eyes were shooting ice daggers at the bat demon's heart.
"I just offered my services to you and you're telling me to leave? What kind of greeting is that?" he argued, hoping to get the fox to change his mind. "No kind of greeting is what it is. I don't have need of you or your 'services'." Youko turned away from the demon and started walking away, completely aware of every move the bat made.
"At least let me prove myself to you!" Kuronue called after the fox, making the legendary thief stop briefly. Youko turned slowly, a cold smile on his face. "You really want to join my band of thieves that badly?" he asked quietly, his golden eyes appraising the demon from head to toe, "It's hard work and I won't deal with slackers. You fall behind, you're dead. Do you still want to join?"
"I wouldn't be standing here if I didn't." Kuronue shot at the fox, obsidian eyes glittering. Youko smirked and started to walk off again. Not understanding, the bat demon stood there looking stupid. The kitsune turned after a few minutes when he realized that Kuronue was still standing in the same place he'd left him. "Are you coming or not? I thought you wanted to prove yourself."
"Oh." The other demon flushed and started after the silver-haired fox, who was now laughing at him, "Shut up." Amber eyes glittered with suppressed laughter as the two left the woods surrounding the castle.
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Yomi watched this exchange with hooded eyes, dislike radiating from his body at the sight of this newcomer. He didn't like him. Not one bit. He almost clapped for Youko when the kitsune had told the bat demon to go away, but had stopped himself so as not to give his position away. Youko would have been furious to know that he was still hanging around and listening to his conversations.
His dislike had only grown when the bat had called after Youko to let him prove himself. Who did this Kuronue think he was? Youko had already told him to leave, so why was he demanding anything of the fox demon? What had really pissed him off though was the fact that Youko had agreed to the other demon's terms and would allow the bat to prove himself.
Yomi didn't like the fact that Kuronue had made Youko laugh either. Nobody would come between him and his destined lover. Not even this Kuronue.
The dark-haired demon followed after the two quietly, wanting to see how the demon ranked in Youko's eyes.
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Kuronue followed Youko without question, which pleased the kitsune. He had started to think that this was a complete waste of time, but now he wasn't so sure. The bat demon had a sense of humor and was sarcastic a lot of the time, but he followed orders without question and had a sense of awareness that rivaled even Yomi's. With the proper training, Kuronue could even be on equal terms with him!
A quiet smile formed on the fox's lips as he ran through the trees, Kuronue following obediently after him. He came to an abrupt stop, forcing Kuronue to make a decision. He could either try to stop and possibly fall flat on his face or pass the kitsune. Or he could do something else. Youko watched with approval as the bat demon grabbed a low hanging branch and flipped onto it, his dark eyes watching the kitsune the whole time.
Still smiling, Youko gestured for Kuronue to follow after him and ran off through the trees. The bat quickly followed the fox, his movements graceful and his feet quiet. Again, Youko approved of the other demon. But nobody was perfect. The bat was going to mess up sooner or later, though if he were lucky it wouldn't be until much later in his career.
The silver-haired fox stopped by the river this time, waiting for the bat demon to catch up. He was only a few seconds behind Youko, which the kitsune took into account. The bat was doing a lot better than Yomi had, which was a notable feat. Yomi had always had a hard time keeping up with Youko, while this Kuronue had done so easily. This pleased Youko, but also made him uneasy. If Kuronue were to change sides and join the Spirit World bounty hunters… Well, he wouldn't let that happen. If Kuronue wasn't up to speed on everything or gave up on being a thief, Youko would kill him.
"Why are we stopping now, fox?" he turned to regard Kuronue, who stared at him with those dark eyes. "It's time for you to prove yourself to me." Youko answered, smiling slightly. The bat was arrogant and had the power to back it up. Good. He turned to look at the other side of the river, drawing Kuronue's attention to the building. "What the hell…?" he heard the bat whisper and chuckled to himself.
"That's your target." Youko answered when Kuronue looked to him, "Inside that castle lives a rich demon lord by the name of Lainsce. His power is immense, though he's nowhere near as powerful as to challenge Mukuro or Raizen. But that's not your concern, unless you happen to run into him while stealing from his treasure hoard." The kitsune trailed off and look over at Kuronue, who looked a bit pale. Good. The bat did know fear.
"… Your 'mission' is to steal the Shadow Blade. I will be there to help, of course. I never send any of my men to dare these places by themselves… unless you want to storm the place by yourself?" the kitsune looked at the bat again, a small smile on his lips. "Ah, no, I'm good. I accept your help." Kuronue gulped, staring at the castle in amazement and horror.
"All right then. Let's begin."
"Already?!"
"What, did you think I was about to sit here all day and wait for you to be ready?"
"But…"
"I thought you wanted to be a part of my band of thieves. Are you backing out already?" Amber eyes flashed dangerously as Youko took a fighting stance, "If so, I hope you're ready for the consequences for wasting my time." Kuronue looked between the castle and the waiting fox, obviously torn. Finally, he sighed and shook his head no. "I'm ready."
Youko dropped his stance with a smile and hopped over to the other side of the river. He turned to look at the bat, who still stood on the other side of the river. "Good. I so didn't want to kill you before your potential had been realized." With a laugh, he ran off towards the entrance of the castle, where he would wait for Kuronue to follow.
Kuronue watched the kitsune go and sighed again before hopping over the river to follow after the daredevil fox. After all, he didn't really have a choice. It was either death by the castle lord or Youko, and he had feeling that being killed by the fox would last a lot longer than anything the castle lord could think of.
Also, he really did like Youko and wanted to bed him. Smiling at that thought, he ran off after the fox and prepared himself to do one of the biggest heists of his life.
To be continued…
A.M.: So, what do you guys think? The next chapter will have Kuronue and Youko storming the castle and stealing the Shadow Blade. I want your guys' opinion. Should they get caught or get away? Either way, they live, so don't worry. It's just for laughing purposes. La la la la la la.
Hope you liked this. Please review! Asura Mori out!
