Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Glass of Time ❯ Chapter 1 ( Chapter 1 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]
         "Hiei, glad you could make it." The toddler-sized ruler of Reikai said around the large blue binky in his mouth. "Hn," was the only answer that Hiei spared the toddler. "I've got an important mission for you." Koenma continued, unfazed by Hiei's lack of conversation. "All you need to do is deliver a message to the King of Makai."

         As soon as Koenma said that Hiei's eyebrow went up. The toddler took that as his queue to explain. "I would usually send Botan, but there's been a train wreck and he's really swamped."

         "Why not send Yusuke and the buffoon?" Hiei asked him, leaning casually against the wall. "Well, I would, but they would take too long. I need to speak with the king as soon as possible." Koenma said as he started to read through and stamp the files piling up on his desk.

         Hiei sighed. "Fine. Where's the message?" "Here." Koenma said, handing him an official-looking letter. Hiei took and then went back to leaning against the wall of Koenma's large and sparsely furnished office. "What are you still doing here? I told you it's urgent." Koenma questioned when the short demon didn't leave.

         "Aren't you forgetting something?" Hiei asked mockingly. "Huh?" Koenma took off his blue Jr. hat to run his fingers through his brown hair, trying to remember what he could have forgotten. After a while, Hiei got tired of waiting and explained.

         "They won't just let me in." "Oh, right. Of course." Koenma stammered, taking a paper and stamping it. "Here. Show them this paper. The seal means you work for the Reikai." He said, pointing to the large, blue star with a big R in the center.

         Hiei grabbed it, and then disappeared into the red portal he made that led to the Makai. He came out to meet two large youkai guarding the palace gates. His Jagan eye told him that one of them was a snake youkai, and the other one was an inu.

         "What business do you have here?" The inu asked him. "Hn," was all that Hiei said, but showed him the seal Koenma gave him. The inu youkai took it from him and examined it to see if it was a fraud. After a while, he gave it back to Hiei and they opened the gates.

         Hiei walked right up to the large, ornate front doors and knocked. 'Hn. First time I don't go into a palace through a window to steal something.' Hiei thought as he waited for the doors to open.

         When the door was finally opened, a hawk youkai servant showed him into the impressively decorated entrance hall. "Would you like anything, sir?" The servant asked politely. "Hn. No." Hiei answered shortly. The servant bowed deeply and started to walk away.

         She was stopped when a voice rang out from the stairway. "Lina, you didn't finish doing my hair, and I've gotta leave in half an hour." The servant, Lina, and Hiei both turned to where the voice came from.

         Hiei couldn't believe what he was seeing. 'A ningen?!' There, coming down the stairs, was a human girl of about 16 or 17; wearing a tight, mid-thigh length black dress that fit her curves exactly right, high-heeled black open toe shoes, and had her thick, glossy raven locks half straight, and half wavy.

        
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