Yoko finally made his way to one of the meeting rooms. 'Why do I care so much?' He asked himself. 'She is just someone that was trespassing. Just a nobody.' Even as he thought it he knew that wasn't the case. She was somebody. She stood up to him. She played little jokes like short sheeting him and dying his clothes pink whenever he made her work more than everyone else. He had to admit to himself that he had come down a little hard on her. An image of her face sprang to his mind. It was what she had looked like when he said he would take her necklace. All defiance had left her face. Her eyes were wide in fear; her mouth open in shock. How he hated that look….but he hated her crying more. He narrowed his eyes and balled his hands as he asked himself again. 'Why do I care!'
He walked into the meeting room to see a short demon sitting on his desk. He was dressed in black to match his black hair. A white bandana went across his forehead and matched the white starburst in his hair.
"Hiei." Yoko said in greeting as he went to sit down in his chair.
"About time you got here. I have been here since this morning." Hiei replied, watching him as he sat down.
"Honestly. I expected you to get here earlier. Amira even beat you." Yoko said with a smile. Hiei's face reddened.
"I refuse to go on any more of your little spy missions with that baka onna!" Hiei replied.
"She's not that bad. You two would make a great team if you just worked together!" Yoko answered.
"You're assuming I want to work with her. She can get caught for all I care!" Hiei said crossing his arms.
"Anyway, what did you come here to tell me?" Yoko asked. He knew Hiei didn't come to whine about Amira. He hated her as much as she hated him and the two would rather yell at each other then anyone else. Yoko smirked, they were like a married couple.
"The raiders are requesting an audience with you." Hiei informed him. Yoko sat up in his chair, his interest peaked.
"You don't say…that's interesting. What do they want?"
"They want to form a treaty that says they can pass through your land without fear of being attacked, and we can pass through theirs." Hiei answered.
Yoko leaned back. "They are assuming that I even want to go through their land. There is nothing of any value there to us."
Hiei leaned forward. "Actually there is." He tossed the fox a map. "This temple is on the other side of Raider territory. I've been to it. It's defiantly worth looting, the problem is that if we take anything from their that is worth stealing, we would be caught because they have temple guards running along half of Raider territory, which unless we make this pact we would have to go through."
Yoko looked at the map. "Your right. Well then, it looks like we have a deal." He said rolling up the map.
"Your going to let them permanently traipse through your territory because off one temple on the other side of their territory?" Hiei questioned. "What about your precious plants?"
Yoko smirked. "We can terminate the treaty after we have what we want. But until then, let them think we are helping them."
Hiei nodded. "I'll tell them that you will meet with them tonight." Yoko nodded as they both stood.
"I wonder what they are really after." Yoko said as they walked to the door. Hiei looked at him, waiting for him to go on.
"They have never wanted to go through my territory before. They must know of something I have that they want. But what?"
Hiei shrugged. "Like it matters. You can try to figure it out tonight." Yoko nodded as they left. Hiei to deliver the message, Yoko to plan the meeting.
Satira scrubbed at the pink in Yoko's clothes as they threw in down in the water in disgust. "I swear it's getting pinker by the minute!"
"Want some help?" Satira turned around as Alianne and Amira looked back at her from the doorway.
"It's a lost cause! This pink is permanent." She said with a sigh as the two other demons entered and sat next to her.
"When I play a prank on someone, I go all the way!" Satira said as she threw the scrub brush into the now pink water.
"Have you tried bleaching?" Amira suggested.
"No, I haven't." Satira said, brightening at the suggestion. Alianne smiled as she went and got the bleach. The three girls then went at turning Yoko's clothes back to white.
"Thanks for your help." Satira said looking at her roommates. "This would have taken all day."
"We were bored." Amira answered with a smile. The three girls started talking when Yoko came into the room. He cleared his throat to get their attention as they looked at him. Satira not meeting his gaze.
"I am having a meeting tonight and I need someone to serve food and drinks to them." Yoko said.
"I'll do it." Alianne volunteered. Yoko shook his head. "Satira, your serving." Satira almost dropped the clothes.
"WHAT! I am not a waitress!"
"You are now." Yoko answered, dismissing her protest. "Be at the kitchen by eight. And I don't want anymore jokes played tonight." He said as he turned to leave. Satira lowered her head with a grumble to get back to work when Yoko's voice called her.
"If you get the urge to play anymore jokes on me for making you work tonight, please wait and do them tomorrow. Ok?" He gave her a half smile to show he hadn't meant any offense. Satira didn't return the smile, but when he left the room a small smile spread across her face, and her day had considerably brightened. And Amira and Alianne noticed she had started humming to herself as she finished bleaching Yoko's clothes.