Waking Up With Magic
Chapter 11
By: ShadowsOfTheHeart
"You came back and shatter my world, you came back wanting more, you came back and I turned away.."
Note: I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho, PLEASE! PLAESE! REVIEW!
I never really understood how annoying cooking can be until you have to help with it. At home Sakura and Lucy do all the cooking. I cook when no-one is home, and that usually consists of grilled cheese or rama noodles. Not really cooking but close enough. Between heaving my eyes watering from the onions, and me cutting my fingers with the peeling knife, I say I'm in awful shape. I guess dads bad cooking skills have been passed to me.
Now I'm sat here, in this heated kitchen, with the evil peeling knife and a bag of carrots. We're having stir fry tonight and we need lots and lots of carrots. Miss Tookie is off somewhere saying she needed some air, in truth her cellphone buzzed. It's either her fiance or her ex. Outside of being crazy, she's a easy person to read.
I let out a sigh as I put the now peeled carrot in the big water filled barrel next to me. 30 down and about a million left. The cool water felt nice on my hot skin as the carrot splashed in. With much regret I shake off the water and take a other carrot out of the burlaps bag. I give the veggie a shake before placing the peeling knife at the end. I'm pretty much on auto pilot right now. I let out a annoyed breath as I put pressure on the knife but before I could cut the end off electricity surged through me with a jolt, causing me to almost cu my thumb off.
A new sent filled the air, no not new. I dropped the knife and carrot, I'm on my feet before they hit the floor. I know this sent, even in this heated kitchen filled with the all it's different cooking smell, I can never mistake that sent. I run out of the kitchen's back door and stop, I stop because I can't believe what I'm seeing. He's here, he's right here standing with his hands in his pockets, wearing a white track suit, but I don't care because he's here.
I move before he can say anything, and before I know it I'm in his arms, ssfe and secure in his powerful arms. I take in his wild forest like sent, I let my arms hug him tight. His body is a little border and hard, even his hair looks a little different, it's more red, longer, and softer.
But I don't care.
I take a full breath "What are you doing here?" I finally say still cliched to his body.
"I finished early, I got your message and knew there was something wrong. So I asked Hojo for a favour." he answered me while lightly pushing me back with a soft yet stern smile, he knows. "What's this about you almost drowning?"
I gave him a shrug "I kind of got push off a cliff with a magic spell"
"Kind of?" he question me with that all knowing look he has. I let out a sigh and told him everything, as I came to the part about Andrew I stopped and looked around. I don't know why but I have a feeling I shouldn't tell him yet, at least not in the open.
"Let me see your arm" he said when I finished my story.
With a nod I pull out of his arms and strip off my red track suit jacket. As I draped the jacket over my uninjured arm I turn so he can see the bandages. His gentle hands take my arm, his strong fingers run over the bandages like silk. He pushes in at the middle making me winch, he whispers a light sorry before letting my arm go. His warm touch lingers as I turn back to him. I don't replace my jacket I like the wind on my skin.
"It's healing well" he finally says "The nurse did a good job" he let the last psrt linger making me read between the lines, it would be healed now if he had treated it. I can only smile, I feel so light now as I laugh at his hidden meaning. He gave me our smile and before I could melt into it, his lips caught mine in a sweet fast kiss. Our kiss, making my heart jump, my breath catch and causing butterflies to spring alive. His taste lingers on my lips as he pulls away. Just as fast and smooth. He makes it looks to easy, like he's pushing the air away like simple bushes.
"I missed you" I hear myself whisper
He smiles at me again before taking me by the shoulders and spinning me back to the kitchen door with a I know on his lips and a missed you as well. His strong hands feel nice, heavy and just right.
"There you are!" I jump at Miss Tookies voice, my eye meet hers quick. There's a shit eating grin on her pretty face as those slider hands sat at her curvy hips. He must have saw her, annoyance crushes my happy butterflies. Yes, I can't forget that he loves to mess with me as much as he actually loves me.
"I.."
"No worries" she cut in with a wave of her hand "I got a little worried when I came back and saw the knife on the floor and you gone" her grin widen as her eyes left mine and travels behind me. "Yes he is a hot one" giggles erupted from her, my back stiffen while Kurama chuckles.
"I'm.."
"Take five, ten, heck take even 30. We have lodes of time" she winked at me before she blew a kiss and retreated back into the kitchen. As the door slams I let out a embarrassed sigh.
"She's a interesting one" Kurama whispers making me spin around to him.
As much as I want to let into him, I count back from ten and say "You have no idea, and before you ask because I can fell the question. She asked if I had a boyfriend. I said yes, that's all I said. She made the rest up herself."
He gave me a fake kicked puppy look "You don't think I'm hot?" he touched his hand to his chest "I'm hurt"
Of course he would do that, he wants me to say it. Damn him, he's back for five minutes. That's right he's back, my anger fads away fast and I laugh. I don't give him time to respond before I jump at him. With sold arms he catches me as I wrap my legs around his waist. "Of course your hot" I laugh and before he can respond I kiss his soft lips. He kisses me back with a fire, the smell of the forest sweeps over me. He pulls me closer and I link my ankles at his back. The kiss deepens, his arms are almost crushing me with need. It's like I can't get close enough to him.
"I knew it!" my eyes snap oped as I pull my lips from Kurama's. He doesn't let me go as I snap my head to the kitchen door. Claudine is standing there with Lucy.
"Ah damn" I hear fall from my swollen lips, lips that are still buzzing from our fiery kiss.
She's pointing at us with a look of pure victory. "The pot is mine!" she shouts out with a jump. At this point Kurama puts me down. As a enquiring thought hits me, I look to Lucy for help but she is just standing there mouth open and I think shocked. Claudine jumps off the back step and runs to me and Kurama.
"I knew it, I knew it!" she shouts out again skipping to a halt in font of me and Kurama, heat rises to my face as she leaned in. "I win!"
"Will you stop with that! What the hell?" I stressed out trying not to feel the doom of what I know she's going to say next.
"The team had a pot going on when we would catch you two in the open!" she exclaimed with such a happy expression I swear I saw her blue eyes swirl. "I had during camp, Talie almost won before we left but couldn't prove it was you, she said and I quote 'I caught a glance, but she was dressed far to cute for it to have been Holly, but who else has that hair?' then she went she turned to looked again you two were gone!" Claudine laughed out in victory. I went to cut in but she was too quick "But before I interrupted that hot kiss I took a picture"
The colour drained from my face as she finished, and in finishing she held up her phone, there on the LCD screen was Kurama and I locked in a passionate not so G rated kiss. My knees felt weak and my face flushed again this time with anger.
"Are you fucking kidding me!" I made a swipe for the phone but Claudine danced back from me with inhuman like grace. I didn't dwell on this as my anger clouded my better thoughts and control "You can't show that around, his murderous fan club will hunt me down and mount my head on a pike!." I shivered from the grotesque thought.
I'm going to die young.
Clausine didn't seem to care, her happiness is frighting and wait, wait, this cant, there's no way "Who the hell are you! You are not Claudine!"
This caused her to stop and give me a confused look as she pocketed her cell phone "Really Holly, I would have thought your powers where better polished by now."
I stood shocked and confused "What?"
"Alistair is a horrible teacher, I don't get what Lucy sees in him" she went on like this conversation is a totally normal occurrence between us.
I on the other hand am to shocked to answer or to think at the moment, I look to Lucy for understanding but she is flushed and I think angry. Pressure soon was placed on my shoulders, Kurama's warm hands gave me comfort as he breath caught me ear. "This is why I hate fairies" I jumped
"Did you say fairy!" I yelled out turning to him "Who's, what?"
He chuckled "Alistair hasn't been teaching you well" he took a breath and turned me to the now amused crossed armed Claudine. "Your coach, Miss Claudine is in fact a fairy. They have a odd why about them, very vain and love to meddle in others love lives. Strong things, with a weird fascination for the fighting arts, and sports. They are also very in-tuned with emotions and know when someone is in love. They feed off that emotion for it is the strongest."
"Wait, wait, fairies are real and Claudine is.."
"Yes, yes." Claudine cut in rather sharply " I know you're new to your powers and all, but I didn't think you where this slow."
I flinched and shot her a look there I saw bringing amusement in her pretty face. Her eye drew my attention because they are in fact swirling. She caught my gaze and looked away quickly in a swear. " You really are void" it came out in a low whisper of joy.
"I don't.."
" I'm so sorry Holly, I thought Alistair told you everything" Lucy cut in appearing next to me in a rush of cold air, I jumped back, she never users her magic like that. In fact she pretty much sticks to healing. She told me once that she wasn't good at attacking spells. I didn't know she knew how to shift. Alistair keeps telling me that shifting spells are for advanced mages and are use mainly in combat. Lucy shouldn't know that spell let along how to use it.
I nod my head in showing her I understood and let my mind draw away from Claudine's amused eyes and Kurama's warm hands. Lucy's colour is wrong, she normally has a green colour surrounding her like the earth but, today, today it's more of a grayish silver much like Michael wife's.
Odd.
"Holly! Are you in there?" Joked Claudine, snapping me back to the present. I take a note not to make my thoughts known as I give a tilt of my head and smile.
"Sorry my anger had me fantasizing about smashing your phone"
Claudine chuckled and tapped her pocket "You can try, but I know you can't fight, and as the fox told you we fairies are very will trained"
Odd "I never said anything a bout fighting you, I just want to smash your phone" I gave her a sweet smile and took a step back letting Kurama's arms drape over me.
"Oh, well you see in order for you to get my phone you're going to have to fright me for it" she gave a light laugh before giving me a wink. "Don't look so pale, no one on track will tell"
I gave her a sceptic look, but I knew they would never tell, we are a team, and I trust my team. " I guess" I muttered still not liking the situation but what's done is done, I might as well deal with this little slip up. "Okay, but before you go and show you prize picture around, I want to tell the team myself"
She smiled "Of course" she then bounced over to use "But" she gave a evil smile "you got to beat me first" with a laugh she was gone, like the wind.
"Claudine!" I yelled moving away from Kurama only for him to stop me "Hey!" I shouted back at him in a huff of annoyance, I spun around "She's going to get away!"
"Let her" he stressed in a serious way, his eyes are cold and I shifted my eyes to Lucy, she was just standing there, watching us, her eyes are not of my step-sister. They are far away, cold as stone. The air became cold as I nodded at Kurama letting him know I haven't missed anything involving her.
"Lucy" I asked lowering my core ready to defend the best I can. I'm good at shielding spells, well you can't really miss those up.
"Yes Holly?" She answered her eyes flicking back to their normal playful self.
"What's you fathers name?" I asked getting a look of pure shock from her. I felt Kurama shift as well, he was readying himself to protect me.
"Why do you ask?" she answered with a light smile, a smile that didn't reaching her eyes.
"Because" I answered gathering my powers in my hands remembering how Alistair taught me how to brake a glamour. "It's a password" with that I trusted my hands out sending my electrum power at her. She didn't have time to move as my gold and silver light struck her, braking the glamour with a shattering sound. As the smoke cleared there was a jolt of power, blue particles filled the air and the impostor was gone before I could get a look. I swore as the air cleaned. I looked to Kurama who had a growl on his lips.
"We have to find Lucy" I stressed remembering my dream. "Did you?"
"I know the sent" he stressed "I'll go find Lucy and Hojo, you go back to the kitchen; I don't want the cook to think you've run off with me"
"But"
"No buts" he whispered with a kiss before flickering away with such speed I couldn't follow him, yes his has changed. He's much more powerful and dangerous. I let out a breath of worry and turned back to the kitchen, what the hell is going on?
"I told you to be careful" she snapped in anger as her underling appeared before her, his glamour gone, his face flushed, with, not anger, but shame.
"You told me she couldn't use her magic like that?" he snapped back "and that demon showed up, you didn't tell me her boyfriend was him!"
"He wasn't suppose to be here!" she yelled back feeling a burning her stomach, the air around her turned cold as did her glass grey eyes.
"Maria calm down, if you lose control they will fine us" Her underling stressed standing ready to shift them both away.
"I know" she whispered taking a breath as he power started to drain and the air turned warm again. "We need to be more careful"
"Yes" he answered with a bow "You didn't take her, did you?"
"No, the demon has ruined that plan, they will be on higher alert now. We have to come up with a new plan" she answered as the summers wind played with her blond hair.
"What about the wear?" he asked his dark eyes gleaming in the sunlight.
"Yes, him" she muttered "He can not see Holly with Kurama, not yet. Keep him away until I have secured Lucy and Hojo." She turned facing the track field just as her cell phone jingled. "Claudine" she muttered "I hate fairies" she added flipping open her phone.
"We have to be careful around her, she comes from that family" her lackey stated in his deep voice.
"I know, she is a danger, she also has taken a liking to those people" she closed her phone and turned to her underling "Be careful Kimura, the demon my have caught your sent" with that said she faded away in white and silver.
Kimura rose form his bow and took in a shaky breath as gold chains burned under his skin. Chains the bound him to do as his master ordered, orders he can not disobey, even if they went agents everything he believe in.
Lucy flew over the high jump bar with ease, she breathed out as her back hit the mat. "Good job Lucy-chan" Maria called with a clap of her hands. Lucy smiled at the blond as she got up.
"Thank you" she mused as she jumping off the mat, on landing she gave her body a shake. "Just a few more inches and I can compete with the elites."
"You can do it" Maria smiled handing her friend a bottle of water. Lucy took it with out complaint, she didn't care that the cap was off, or that Maria was giving her waiting look. Lucy put the bottle to her lips as Maria eagerly awaited.
"Lucy!" startled, Lucy dropping the water bottle, it clattered at her feet spilling the liquid onto the dray ground.
"Damn" she swore and danced back from the spillage "Claudine-Chan?" she yelled turning to said person.
"Sorry, sorry" she mused with a glint in her eyes, as she stopped just short of the two "I wanted to show you the picture I got of Holly and" she stopped at seeing Maria, who was giving the fairy a hated look. Claudine smiled at her in victory and threw her arm around Lucy's shoulders "Come on you're going to love this" she added turning Lucy and herself away from the angry Maria.
"Oh" Lucy mused with excitement "he showed up after all?"
"Oh he showed up alright" with that said Claudine gave a winning look over her shoulder at Maria, as her eyes swirled with a threat and a challenge.
Maria fumed with anger and frustration, as she watch the pair walk away form her. Everyone was getting her way. The demon, the mages, and now the fairy knights of Asural. She needed to start whittling away those defences for her plans to work. Her way to Hojo was Lucy, her way to Lucy was to get ride of a husband, a demon, a mage and a fairy knight. She got ride of one already, but his chains will only last so long before he regains his fairy powers, she was running out of time.
Maria stood in place until Claudine and Lucy was a good distance away, far enough away to not notice her anymore. With that she bent down and picked up the water bottle, it was warm in her small hands as she glared at Claudine. She whispered a chant, still with her eyes on the pair and in a puff of silver partials the water bottle was gone. Maria took in a breath she moved her other hand making the drugged liquid disappear, removing all evidence of her planned crime. As she rose she pulled out her cell phone, she had one more under her power, someone who would like nothing more then another go at the void users protector. She put the phone to her ear "Andrew it's time, tomorrow you will have your match with Alistair" she didn't wait for a answer as she hung up, a wicked smile spread across her lips as she snapped her fingers, making her make on the wear active, thus making him her new pone in her dangerous game of love and hate.
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Wind whipped around him, making his hair thrash around in a violent way. Cold honey eyes starred him down, murderous intent in his air.
"I don't have a reason to fight you"
"But I do"
"Alright, but I will warn you, when it comes to my family I do not hold back, even if I consider you a friend" In chant of beauty and purple smoke a sword of silver appeared in the war mages hand, in that same smoke his track suit shattered away, leaving him in his war mage uniform.
Honey eyes harden as they became dark and cold "You don't understand" it came in a snarl "I have no choice"
"We all have a choice" he answered in a low tone shifting his feet, getting into his stance "I'm living proof" he pushed power into lags and shifted, sword ready, eyes cold.
A growl hit the air as blood hit the ground.
