Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Rose that Binds ❯ Chapter 6 ( Chapter 6 )

Okay, here we go. How'd you guys like it? Just a few changes here and there, nothing too big…I'm thinking I should do this on ff.net too…Nah, nevermind. Anway, I have no witty comments at the moment, so please, read and enjoy. Or don't enjoy, I don't care, but at least read it…

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Chapter 6

"What do you mean, they disappeared?!" Koenma practically screamed.

 

The SD's were in Koenma's office, reporting what had happened with the two Youkos.

 

"Just what we said, Binki-breath. They were there in front of us, then a wind came up and the next thing we knew, they were gone," Yusuke explained again, a little exasperated.

 

"That was a rhetorical question, Dimwit," Koenma said, rubbing his temples. Sometimes I wonder if I made the right choice in Spirit Detective. He looked up to see Hiei smirking in his corner. Koenma narrowed his eyes at the fire apparition, but it did not seem to faze him at all.

 

"It's not like it's our fault, your Diaper-ness. We tried to catch 'em to bring them here--" Yusuke started.

 

"But you were too stupid to realize they work as a team and are nearly undefeatable because of it," Koenma interrupted.

 

Yusuke glared at the young prince, but didn't say anything else. The room was quiet as Koenma tried to figure out what to do next. Every once in a while, he would have to glare over at the corner Yusuke and Kuwabara were standing in. They were playing Thumb-War and Kuwabara was winning.

 

"Ha ha, I got you now, Kuwabara. You ain't gonna beat me," Yusuke said, just before Kuwabara pinned his thumb down.

 

"One, two, three. I win again!"

 

"Would you two bakas please be quiet?! I'm trying to think of a way to fix the mess you made," Koenma said, extremely irritated by now. After a few more minutes of brain-storming, the young prince finally came up with an idea.

 

"Kurama, you said that you felt some sort of link with the female?" he asked the fox.

 

"Yes."

 

"Do you think you could use that connection to track her down? Where she is, the boy will surely be. And I'll try to find a file on the two."

 

"Maybe. I can't make any promises though. Youko could feel the connection more intensely than I could. The fastest way to find her would be to let him out and have him lead us to her. But I don't know if it's such a good idea. I don't think people would react well to a man with silver ears and tails walking the streets searching for two demons," Kurama pointed out.

 

"Well, then. You'll just have to search at night."

 

"What about school? We'll all be exhausted. What will be our excuses this time?" inquired Yusuke.

 

"I don't know that yet. But you need to get searching as soon as possible. So get going. Botan!"

 

Botan popped up beside Yusuke and Kuwabara, making both boys jump.

 

"Hey, guys! Lord Koenma said that as soon as you find them, push this button and a portal will pop up a second later," she instructed, handing the Spirit Detective a little controller with a green button on it. "Well, off you go! Good luck!" And with that, she pushed them through the blue portal that had seemingly appeared from nowhere behind them. The next thing they knew, they were in an alley in downtown Tokyo.

 

"Okay, let's get started," Yusuke said, starting down the alleyway.

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Keisu sat in a corner of the old shed they had found to hide out in, keeping watch over Saiyu. She had fainted shortly after they arrived.

 

I guess it was just too much for her to process all at once. I just hope she wakes up before we're found. The guy in green was right. If the baka hadn't yelled, I very well could be dead now.

 

Saiyu groaned, causing Keisu to refocus on her. She sat up and looked around her with a lost and somewhat feral expression, searching for any danger. Turning her gaze to Keisu, she relaxed and made her way over to him, sitting beside him.

 

"Hello," she greeted, pulling her knees up to her chest and wrapping her arms around her legs. She rested her chin on her knees and as different emotions, barely discernable, played across her countenance, Keisu thought she looked more vulnerable than when she slept. He didn't like it. In his mind, he had built her up to be invincible, showing very few emotions. But he would worry about that later.

 

"Hi," he replied softly. "Did you sort everything out that you needed to?"

 

"Yes, at least I hope I did. Although I now know why I felt that strange connection with the fox."

 

"What do you mean?" He looked at her, slightly confused.

 

"Do you remember when I told you that the fox was making me uncomfortable?"

 

Flashback

Keisu, that is enough. Though they may not look it, they are dangerous. Saiyu admonished her brother.

 

Aw, c'mon, Saiyu. This guy is so easy. And I know you won't let anyone kill me if it's in your power to protect me. And you know I'd do the same for you. C'mon, let me have a little fun. The demons in the Sengoku Jidai weren't nearly as dimwitted as this baka. Keisu begged his sister.

 

No, it is too dangerous. We should leave. The fox makes me feel very uncomfortable.

 

What do you mean?

 

I feel like I know him from somewhere long ago. I just do not know where.

End Flashback

 

"Yes, but I don't exactly see what the problem is," he said.

 

"There is much of my past that you know nothing of. He is a part of that past," she revealed, wrapping her arms tighter around her slim legs.

 

He looked at her, waiting for her to go on and knowing that there was a good chance she would not be this open again for a long time.

 

"When I was very young, just a kit, I was living with Kuraiya and my grandfather, Youko Kurama." She closed her eyes at the painful memories.

 

Keisu's eyes widened, but he remained silent. If she didn't get this off her shoulders now, it would haunt her for sometime afterward.

 

"He was training me to use my elemental powers, at least to the best of his abilities. I had already completed my training with the Rose Whip and the Grass Sword. He had promised me that he would teach me to use the Redwood Sword." She squeezed her eyes tighter as the tears began to flow. Her voice cracked as she continued, "I waited on the hill for him, but he never came. I heard him scream, and ran to his voice." The tears flowed smoothly and unhindered now. "There was so much blood. My grandfather's blood. And. . .And he was laughing. Laughing at my pain and Grandfather's agony. After a few years, I had thought Kishan dead. But when I grew older, he sought me out as his mate. He told me that he had fallen in love with me when he first saw me, clinging to my grandfather, covered in his blood. After the first time the bastard captured me, I escaped, swearing that I would kill him and all of his followers. I hate him. More than I have ever hated anyone."

 

She looked at Keisu, tears still shining in her lavender eyes, but no longer falling. Now her eyes only reflected hatred, anger and the need for revenge. "And I will kill Kishan. Even if it means sacrificing my life."

 

Keisu could only stare at first. He'd never heard her talk like this, never seen her like this. Only hatred shone in her crystalline eyes, but if you looked close enough, you could see the unending pain she felt. Her past was one she would rather put out of her memory, but instead was forced to live with it every day.

 

He did the only thing he could think of. He scooted closer to her and put his arm around her shoulders, allowing her to lay her head on his own limb. He felt a strong urge to protect her from the world and even herself. He knew that if he wasn't there, it was quite possible that she wouldn't be either. She would have died or gone on fighting recklessly, eventually killing herself.

 

"It's alright, Saiyu. Kishan will never get you. I'll make sure of that."

 

They stayed like that for what seemed like hours. Only when Keisu felt Saiyu relax and fall asleep did he follow suit. He wouldn't let anything happen to his sister. She had been through too much already.

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Voila. There you go. So much drama . . . Hehe, I'll update possibly next week…or the next, whichever I have time for first. Okie-day. Hope you enjoyed it, and please ignore the extremely sappy drama that hath played out at this hallowed site. Hehe.