Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Demon Dog and Dragon ❯ Mopping up Crime! ( Chapter 2 )
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Ch 2 Mopping up Crime
It wasn't long before Joey found himself in the lunch line, Tristan had gone to get the items needed to wrap his shoulder but his stomach had to be filled first.
He reached over for a tray placing a plate on it with a sandwich, two bags of chips, and jello that wiggled when he moved the tray. He couldn't help but giggle at the way the unstable substance of fruit flavors jiggled, he took up a melon Ramune soda and milk sitting them on his tray and paying for the meal.
“Joey hun this lunch is on me kay.” The casher said as she handed his money back, she was really nice and knew some how that he couldn't pay for half the lunches he got but she let him anyway. With a smile he took the money back gratefully walking over to the table with Yugi and the others.
Yugi was busy with Math homework a notebook in hand while he scribbled down furiously a textbook open in front of him as eyebrows knitted together in concentration.
Tea was busy chatting it up with Mai, a piece of sandwich in her hand which went every which way in her hand as she talked animatedly, at one point the jelly from the sandwich plopped onto Yugi's textbook, he blanched at the girl who giggled nervously shrinking away and blushing.
Joey had to stifle a laugh as he bit into his own sandwich chewing slow at first before engulfing the whole slice of two pieces of bread with ham and cheese into his mouth. Damn it he was hungry and his friends had to blink at him like that it's not his fault that he saved Seto Kaiba from danger, killed a gator youkai using an attack that was strong enough to kill even the wielder, also the fact that he burned calories thus making him look like a starved teen inhaling food.
“Joey it's not like the food is going to crawl away, slow down.” Yugi giggled putting his books back into his small pack as Tristan came in finally with the paper bag as it was handed to him he hissed from reaching out and winced a few times under the scrupulous eyes of Tea who frowned.
His friends gave him raised eyebrows except for Tristan when the chocolate haired female started ranting about friendship and what not.
“You need to stop getting into fights Joey, one day it might kill you. Where would you be then?” That actually made him laugh a bit as his friends looked on with confused faces, he knew where he would end up working for that brat Koenma as a reincarnated Detective who was Prince of Makai doing the child's bidding; which is what he was doing now actually.
Ah yes, he would be faired across the lake of fire by the grim reaper who dosen't act like a gloomy bone ridden corpse in a black cape but a bubbly blue cotton candy haired girl with a nice attitude; not to mention her wooden oar hurts when she hits really hard.
“I don't know Tea…” He finished inhaling his lunch while chugging down his drinks and depositing the stuff in the trash can, it was then that he looked up to see a boy wearing green, dark chocolate orbs looking at him with an intensity that Joey nodded to him. His dark black greasy hair disappeared from site while the blond went to the table for his books.
“I'm going to take a walk outside before lunch is over.” Tristan grumbled handing Joey the paper bag that he wasn't supposed to forget as the blonde smiled taking it from him. Yugi smiled slinging his small backpack over his shoulder and looking at the paper bag in the blond's hand, with a shrug the little guy left for the bathroom.
Tea just snorted at him with a look that could kill, the blond rolled his eyes the girl was a friendship freak! Moving as fast as he could before a lecture could begin he slipped outside.
“How's it going Jo?” The greasy haired teen said as both he and the blond sat under a tree against its soft pliant bark. Wind swept across the blonds face making his shaggy hair sway, he tucked a few strands behind his ear and put the bag down taking the contents out of it, with the scrupulous eyes of two people watching.
“You know the usual saving some ones ass from a demon, this time it was a gator from the Makai Prison. Damnit I almost lost an arm this time too, look at this!” he waved his hand taking the blue jacket off and then his bloody shirt peeling it back to reveal a festering wound that was closing up all but to slowly, a finger poked at the wound, the congealing blood broke and it began to bleed a new. Joey slapped his hand away with a hurt expression on Ysuske`s face.
They sat in silence before the greasy haired teen began chuckling for no reason being joined by the blond seconds later, they were leaning on each other even though they were sitting down both wiping tears from their eyes.
“One of these days Joey we're going to get ourselves killed, for me that would be the third time.” The blond nodded since he knew Ysuske had already died twice; it was quit some time back when he met the boy. It was while training actually with Genkai, he smiled at the face the old woman made when Koenma told her she had another student to train.
“I see you have a red mark on your face, must be from Keiko right?” The dark haired teen nodded rubbing his cheek gingerly.
“You two still together?” Joey asked as Ysuskes face went from overly happy to see a fellow fighter to oh my god my life flashed before my eyes I'm going to die! Five minutes of silence accompanied the silent answer before the greasy haired teen spoke.
“She's had enough of me going all over demon world and here on human world doing my job, she dosen't want a hanyou child either.” He said the last part quietly as a windswept silence consumed them again both looking off in different directions.
Suddenly Joey was tackled from the side as they began to wrestle on the ground throwing playful punches at each other. Ysuske punched a bit to hard making the blond beneath him wince.
“Sorry man I didn't me-“ Joey waved it off getting up and ruffling through the paper bag taking out bandages, his partner blinked before settling back down alongside Joey under the tree.
With nimble fingers he applied the ointment and got his bandages on, also Tristan remembered the painkillers this time and with a whoop of joy he downed two of the small white pills.
“It's fine.” The two sat in silence again taking comfort in the fact that his adopted brother was here, yeah they thought of each other as brothers at least since they were related in the sence that both were Youkai and would be rulers of a Kingdom.
“Hiei you can stop hiding yeah know, your such a tree sprite.” There was an undignified snort in both boys direction as a pinecone was thrown at them only to be caught and thrown back by the blonde; who made a face at the trees boughs, red eyes didn't glare but looked heatedly in his direction.
Before either boy could say anything else the bell rang signaling the end of lunchtime, Joey snorted getting up and putting the spare bandages into his pack for later, you never know right?
“Well I'm sure to see you in detention, I suppose you know what chore we are doing?” The blond grinned at the greasy haired boy who looked totally lost as they both stood up and brushed the grass bits off their clothes.
“Hey Hiei, keep patrolling okay.” Yusuke said as another grunt was given to the two who went inside.
Pushing the door open both were met by a rather girlish kind of guy with red hair and green eyes.
“Kurama, hows it hanging?” Joey asked as all three boys walked through the cafeteria with strange looks being directed in the blond's way, a certain pair of blue eyes watched him intently.
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Kaiba was flabbergasted, the mutt knew Minamino Suichi, he heard of this boys accomplishments and his legendary beauty was nothing short of, well beautiful. He grunted however, pushing himself away from the table and picking up his laptop, to find the three in the hall chatting about something in front of his locker no less.
With a mental shrug he went over to his locker for his books for the next class, pretending to ignore the mutts new friends but having his ears open to the conversation.
“-guro then made me join in the Dark Tournament because he said he would kill my friends if I didn't.” Seemed to be the end of the conversation as the blond's eyes bulged and the red head chuckled.
“Man, I would of liked to fight Taguro. Hey, tell me the rest while we do detention to pass the time.” The greasy haired boy nodded a grin plastered on his face when Joey spoke up again.
“Hey, where's Kuwabara?” He looked to the crowd of kids that began to diminish slowly, as if trying to straggle behind to be late for class on purpose.
“He's not supposed to be here, your replacing him since this is your home town. Plus, it's not his…area of expertise, sides we all have something that he dosen't….” The grease ball trailed off while walking with the blond and red head down the hall away from him, he wondered whom Taguro was and if what happened this morning was just a trick of his mind. With another mental shrug he went to Math II class, where, unfortunately the friendship girl, Tea sat next to him on the right and Yugi on the left.
It was highly likely they were talking about an RPG anyway.
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The hours seemed to crawl by for Joey as he chewed on the tip of his pencil, the eraser was really rubbery and he wondered if the person who came up with gum had done this.
A sudden poke to the ribs had him looking up at the greasy haired one, who, at the moment was writing on a folded piece of paper and passed it on to him.
Hey Jo,
What DO you do for detention? Hope it's not to bad…o_O
Yus
Joey all but chuckled, the pencil in his hand had come out of his mouth and it was being tipped against his lips as he began to think of what they would do, ah yes. With a grin he began writing a smirk playing on his lips as he was done and signed his signature name.
Folding up the paper he gave it back to Yusuke, as the boy looked it over.
Hey Yus,
Today is a very special day for detention; we get to…mop the floor! That means were not confined to the room this time and I had a special request this time for you and me to mop up the gym. If anyone else is in detention they will be helping us, but at any rate you can tell me all the gory details about the Dark Tournament.
Jo
Turning to look at Yusuke, Joey got a thumbs up and a goofy grin before the teacher slammed her ruler down on the blonds desk and he jumped back in his chair, the action almost making it tip over with him in it. He smiled sheepishly, hand going to the back of his head as eyes closed themselves he laughed nervously as a question was slanted at him.
“Mr. Wheeler, what are you doing!” Fiery balls of hellish magnitude were being spit out of the mouth and eyes of the male teacher, Mr. Begart, who was his Math I teacher.
“Sorry Mr. Begart.” He said with a sniggering Ysuske in the background, who also got the hot glare of doom, to which he stopped laughing.
“You both already got a detention, one for being late on Mr. Wheelers account and you Mr. Urameshi for yelling at a teacher.” Begart sighed messaging the bridge of his nose as he took in both the male students before his face went from a flushed red to his normal skin tone.
“You two get another detention to serve for tomorrow…” he said taking back his teaching stick and turning around going back to the chalk board teaching again as all the students gazes were directed on him.
While the teacher's back was turn, Joey and Ysuske simultaneously stuck their tongues out at him, both thinking the same thing. That's the thanks I get for saving the world, about a million times.
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The end of school never seemed so much sweeter then usual as Kurama met up with the Joey at the corner of the room door where detention was supposed to be.
“Uh huh! I knew it, you're a trouble maker Kurama!” The blond pointedly accused with playfulness in his voice as the red head chuckled shaking his head back and forth in a sort of no fashion.
“No I just needed to speak with you and Ysuske, but I suppose it will have to wait. Where is Ysuske by the way?” Said boy just rounded the corner with objects piled high in his arms, which contained three buckets, three mops, and a lot of floor cleaner. Not to mention the floor buffing towels with polish cream and some toothbrushes, it was a large pile indeed as both blond and red head couldn't help but laugh at the youngman.
“Haha very funny Joey, I thought we were going to clean the floor not polish it to!” Ysuske yelled down the hall at the two guffawing teens, when he remembered he had three of a lot of stuff. Once he was next to the two he grumbled about back problems before asking a question.
“Hey man, who's the third wheel?” Joey choked on the answer as none other then Seto Kaiba came their way, his large cape billowing out dramatically behind him as if the summoning of wind would make him look all that threatening. Grumpily Joey stood with the help of Kurama as Ysuske handed the blond a bucket and some of the other things he was carrying.
“No matter, you don't need to know that guys name. Sides I know your itching to tell me who won the tournament.” Kurama sighed as the two teens walked down the hall to the gym while talking of old times and what not when the red head forgot he needed to talk with Ysuske and Joey.
“Guys! After you finish, come over to the apartment, Koenma and I wanted to talk with you!” He shouted, both hands cupping his mouth so it was like a mini megaphone. Both teens shared a look before exchanging a giggling glance and they raised their mops up to signal that they understood.
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Seto was royally pissed off as he stalked out of the classroom; it wasn't his fault that the teacher didn't know her way through a paper bag, let alone history from a textbook.
Every person that met his gaze was glared upon; his retribution for going to detention was to pick on the mutt and his friend. Ah yes, the picking on of Joey Wheeler, the earlier incident however was now lost in the back of his mind. A gator didn't attack him and his limo driver would be at the front school gates when he called for him.
His mind seemed to conjure up strange things these days, not only that but Yugi being a pharaoh incarnated from long times passed he, Seto Kaiba, of Kaiba Corporations a high priest who battled the pharaoh.
Those thoughts disappeared quickly when he looked up to see the classroom they were supposed to be in was locked when someone was yelling, looking to a red head he recognized this boy as Suichi Minamino. Looking past the boy he saw Joey and what's his name waving their mops before disappearing into the gym by way of two sets of double doors.
Grimacing, he chanced a look at the floor to find cleaning implements for him and a note from one of the teachers in the pail. Grounding his teeth together he picked up the note harshly, ripping some of it while he glared his best at it as if to set it ablaze and watch it burn for eternity.
Seto Kaiba,
You had better do your chore with the other two or you wont get your credits for my class.
Sins,
Miss Clara
P.S. I will be there to watch you…
A few more minutes of glaring at the paper told him it wouldn't burst into flames anytime soon, with a grunt he took up his things along with his computer in the metal case and began the trek down the hall.
Though trying to forget this morning it all seemed to come back to him again, Joey Wheeler a Prince and a fighter, a good fighter to boot? That didn't sit right with him and what the hell was the conversation at his locker after lunch. What was it they had that this, Kuwabara fellow didn't have. So many questions were swirling in his mind that his eyes almost got that way before he came to his scences.
“As if Wheeler is some amazing guy, he's only a street mongrel.” With that said he grinned like the Cheshire cat, it would do him some good to pick on the blond and his greasy haired friend. Besides it would pass the time for him while cleaning up a small portion of the gym, or he could pretend to do cleaning, or he could make the two clean and say he was absent because he felt ill.
“Not so fast Mr. Kaiba!” Seto had been in the middle of disposing of the bucket and mop when the metal suitcase was snatched from him, his eyes became infernos of fury.
“That will not work with me Kaiba, now got to the gym and mop! March Mr.!” She pointed to the double doors of the gym as he grumbled marching like a person from the army a sour expression on his face.
Opening the doors to the gym the teacher followed right behind him, she looked to where the other two were mopping up the floor as Seto stopped in his tracks. The two were laughing about something and enjoying themselves but he would soon remedy that and Joey would be his. Wait, where in the seven pits of hell did that come from?
“Go over there for water and mix in this pink liquid. After that start mopping mister.” He about growled out his fury but did as the teacher commanded, damnit he was the CEO and President of Kaiba Corp not a worker or even a slave to this kind of treatment. Oh the things he could do to make this woman kneel before him and beg for mercy, though the image bubble popped from his mind as he spilled some of the thick pink liquid on his white jeans as snickering from the middle of the gym accompanied a glare into golden eyes.
He was then directed to go to where the other two were and grumbled about it but then a smirk made itself known as he pushed the yellow bucket over to them.
“So the mutt has a friend by his side, can't defend yourself on your own doggy boy?” He teased as the blonde bristled making a fist but his friend held him back as a hand was placed on the mutts shoulder.
“It's not worth it man.” The blonde looked over his shoulder into chocolate brown eyes that seemed to convey a hidden truth; the angry ire in the mutt's eyes burned out like a blown candle and turned away from the CEO. Furious about that Seto's hand worked of its own accord shooting out and latching onto the backside of the collar of the shirt of Joey and yanking him down to the ground.
By this time the teacher had contently excused herself for the girls lavatory so that left him a few precious minutes.
“That's right dog kneel at your masters feet.” He chuckled watching as the greasy haired teen growled at him and helped Joey to his feet, the hell was that a real growl.
The teacher came back in after a few moments and he acted as if nothing had happened while Joey nursed a bruised cheek and he seemed to wince at the poking near his ribs in the front.
“Do you remember Sensui?” The greasy haired teen was leaning on his mop by this time as Seto kept his ears open, both hands on top the wooden handle and his chin sitting on top the two hands, the blond was sitting on the floor Indian style and nodded. Miss Clara had watched them to make sure no fighting had ensued and dubbed that she would be back in two hours to check on their progression of the floor; after washing she reminded them came polishing.
“Yeah, that guy was a nutter if you ask me. Couldn't believe he had seven personalities.” Joey shivered as he prodded the mops head; it was all gray and nasty looking it probably had mold or some kind of city growing within its ropey depths. He wouldn't doubt a kind of demon mold grew on these things as he sneezed and shook his head like a dog, which got a smirk from Kaiba that he saw.
“It was pretty funny when Kuwabara thought I was dead, that got him back for the Dark Tournament.” They began to laugh so hard tears came out of their eyes; Ysuske had wrapped his hands around his waist bending forward slightly while Joey slapped his thigh light enough not to hurt himself. Their laughter seemed to echo throughout the gym taunting Kaiba as if to say, you have no friends but then he growled at himself I need no friends. Weakness, he needed no weakness.
“So, is there another case were supposed to do? Because I don't remember Koenma telling me you guys were coming. I mean, he should have sent a Gakuen to my mothers place.” Joey grumbled folding up his hands a pout coming to his lips as he set his chin on his palms while the elbows where on each knee. The other listened intently before getting up and stretching out the kinks in his neck and back the audible pops echoing in the large gym.
Seto moved in closer his back to them as he tried to ease drop on the conversation still denying that he didn't need to hear rpg talk but he wondered which they were talking about; perhaps he could rip them to shreds in the game like he did with the pup many a time before.
“Its not that Koenma could send one of those message birds but I don't think he has any Gakuen left at the moment. Also wouldn't it look strange for a large bird to be flying through a wall? Sides those things are always nasty to me…” Ysuske put his left hand behind his head and rubbed at where the Gakuen had peeked him good in the back of the head. Those things hurt and their talons are sharp, it was a good thing that it was the beak and not the feet.
“That's fine, I suppose it makes scence. What kind of case do you think it is this time?” Before the answer came Joey noticed a change in the atmosphere as he turned sniffed about the partials, he estimated one salamander demon with good skill with a sword, four gators, and two of Ysuskes favorite birds in the whole wide world. He turned to the dark haired teen as he took on a serious expression just as Ysuske did.
“Gators?” The blonde asked as the greasy haired one nodded, a door was opened from the side of the gym and it closed in a hurry as a black blur raced past Kaiba but CEO didn't notice because of the blaring music coming out of the ipod ear phones.
“Hn you look ready to fight.” A smirk lilted to his face as blonde bangs got in the way of his eyes he pushed them back softly while still keeping his scences open, Ysuske chose this time to put his back up against the blondes. It was a good idea if the pack of demons were going to attack from both sides but it didn't seem to be the case since they began to scatter before attacking from one angle.
“You didn't know they were here?” Ysuske blanched apparently mad at Hiei for not saying anything to them, this got Joey's attention as he tried to stop the quarreling. It was natural actually for Hiei and Ysuske to do this before any fight it was as if this was a ritual of sorts to make sure they won each round of the fight.
“Why detective I wanted all of us to have fun…” Said detective rolled his eyes in an un amused manner while Joey slapped his face and pulled his hand down it with a bit of annoyance.
“Guys this isn't the time to banter, besides we have a civilian listening to classical music over there.” He pointed to Kaiba who at that moment chose to turn around, at first Joey thought the CEO would take the phones off and make a snide remark about him since there was a smirk on his face but it soon turned into confusion as he looked to the smallest of the group.
“Whose that, shark bait?” Hiei growled at the tall male his eyes getting so narrow it looked as though he were sleeping, the red iris got small as well and he took a step forward only to be swerved around by Joey.
“The enemies this way Hiei.” Seto didn't know what to make of the blonde when he said this way, what in the hell is wrong with the puppy? Is his brain gone, was it tweaked some strange way?
“Shit they got Gakuen, I hate them damned birds!” Ysuske suddenly snarled as taloned feet ripped through the door gripping the metal in ivory talons and throwing it aside. The loud thump made the only human in the gym jump back a few inches, Hiei snorted thinking along the lines of stupid human.
“I'm going to kill you cause I just mopped that!” The detective yelled as his heartbeat began to get faster and faster, adrenaline ran through his veins making him jitter before a smirk grew. Joey knew that grin all to well since fighting with his brother for quite some time and this meant that Ysuske was going to enjoy the thrill of a fight the fact that you might not come out of it alive or you might have a slight brush with death by a near fatal injury; well now that he thought about it that's one of the many reasons Kieko didn't want to be with the hanyou.
That's when the air shimmered with the full on change to a hanyou as the changes began from the tip top of his gelled hair that began to get fuller and long to the toe tips of the once rounded human toenails that became talons as black as charcoal. His partners body was littered everywhere with tribal symbols of some sort in black tattoos while the birds advanced.
Now, Gakuens were messenger birds used for long distance messaging in Demon World since they don't have cell phones, rude awakening on Joey's part. These overly fat and stuffy birds can be changed into killing machines if the right spell and potions are made he mused as he looked over the two birds hopping there way. From head to tail tip they were black not a piece of white on them unless you counted the beak, the talons, and the eyes, which seem to be creepy since the orbs of the creator were a milky white and glowing. The only thing strange about these types of birds is they have a second set of wings, usually feather wings but on a rare occasion like this one it seems they will have leathery bat wings instead of the traditional feathers.
Before the blonde knew it Ysuske had started running at a normal speed for a human and then threw himself on the wet floor sliding on his ass all the way over to the birds and slapping one of them in the face with the wet end of the mop and poking the other in the eyes as it screeched in pain. He shook his head at the fun that Ysuske seemed to be having.
“That bastard is going to get himself killed again.” The short one retained his chuckle since Joey had tried to make a funny joke about the detective dieing one to many times and coming back to life. Now seeing Hiei chuckle made the blonds day. This day wouldn't come to an end until all the demons were dealt with or in Hiei and Ysuskes cases killed, well in his case too unless he could at least save one of them and have them start talking.
However it was not a surprise when there was a big explosion behind his back and as he turned around chunks of gym wall were being hurled at him as his body moved of its own accord dodging the small and large chucks of wall stucco while smoke billowed out like a mushroom cloud. It smelled like someone had just set off a bomb, the fiery residue of burning rope hit his nostrils, feet moving forward heart racing a mile a minute as he looked about for Kaiba. It seemed the CEO got lost within the gray cloud, damnit I should have been watching him Joey reprimanded himself as he heard Hiei's sword cutting through hard hide and them hitting the squishy insides with a soft squelsh and a thump of the first of four bodies hitting the floor.
Seto couldn't believe his eyes, those orbs just got as big as a dinner plate and kept going before they were the size of Yugi's eyes, maybe even bigger from the shock that tremored down his spine and then up his body. It was a strange tingling sensation that hummed in his body, adrenaline finally kicked in as the tense muscles in his neck loosened up and he took a step back before a boom and a cloud of smoke wrapped around him.
As the smoke cleared Joey put his hand above his eyes watching for anything that might come out of the clearing wispy smoke. A black figure loomed just ahead of him as the fog cleared with Kaiba being held up by his hands in the grip of a slimy Salamander demon; he had even put rope on the boys hands to tie him up with damnit how much time had passed again?
“Well now DD, how will you react to your friend being tortured? Hm?” If it could be called wet or sticky in some way that's how the voice of the demon sounded, the smell that came from it was none to great. The yellow fading into orange and then red told a story of this demon being deadly he wasn't just wearing those colors for show now was he. There was also a chance that the slime on this demons body was poisoness, shit the blonde cursed.
“Not really, he's no friend of mine.” At that the brunette in the demons hands growled at him, blue orbs narrowing to slits at his answer. The CEO began to wiggle about making it a bit difficult for the salamander demon to keep hold of him because of being a wiggle worm.
“You stupid mutt you saved me before why not now!?” Was yelled at the blonde that gave a soft growl of indignation that he shut up.
“I don't have to do anything you say Kaiba, but I do need to beat the snot out of this demon if you'll excuse me.” The fact that he had just dismissed the CEO had the blue-eyed boy going off wiggling like a worm and getting red faced as steam poured out of his ears. As if it were magic the ropes came undone from the teen's wrists and the drop to the floor was a soft thump echoing in the gym accompanied by the fighting being done by the others.
“What, no sword play?” The demon jeered as a strange Arabian sword appeared in slimy hands; Joey had to answer the challenge as he picked up the dropped mop he was using before to clean the floor.
“How disappointing.” A slimy finger waggled back and forth before his orbs as they narrowed becoming slits, he also kept a vigil watch over Seto who seemed stunned into silence for the time being. Good he mused, if he's out of the way then I can kick ass. Licking his lips he flipped the mop head up and set the top of the wooden stick on the floor holding the middle with one hand and blowing his nails with the other showing bordem and just as Joey had predicted the salamander demon charged head on sword trailing behind so the demon could pick up speed. It sounded as if the wind were howling along with the running demon, out of the blue a white talon slashed at his face making a thin line of blood on the left cheek leak out of the cut.
A feral grin had been set on Joeys face as he used the mop, slamming the stringy side at the reptilian bird foot making the third Gakuen screech.
“Tisk, tisk my salamander friend.” It was Joeys turn to waggle her finger at the Salamander who grinned finally getting over to where the blonde was and striking out with the curved sword just as Joey put up the mop to block the attack. It was like a knife through butter slicing the stick in two, shit the blonde mused as he threw away the half with the string. It was now his turn to strike back, using demon speed he rammed the other half of mop into the demons stomach as it slouched over heaving. The wheezing sound was a welcome one as the blonde stood to his full height using his fist this time to slam into the salamanders face sending him backwards and as not to be forgotten the Gakuen chortled.
The blonde turned to look at the bird that feral expression still on his face as he lightly tapped his other hand with the half of the broom as if to say `I haven't forgotten about you.' With a screech the bird took to running at him before unfolding two sets of leathery wings and taking to the air in the gym. Leathery wings went down and up, down and up flapping in a rhythm, as Joey finally understood what it was doing; the bird was going to attack him and Kaiba using a dark energy attack called binding blind. It used the corresponding energy particles in the air to bind you in place while a film the bird's energy wrapped around you in a black color you could see. As for being blind, well, the energy collects into the eye making a thick sort of film in the eye making you blind either until death or until the bird is defeated.
“Shit!” The blonde yelled running over to the CEO and pulling him up from his slouched position on the floor by the wrist. He ran like a bat out of hell to try to get Kaiba and himself away from the attack or at least to try to be out of range. As if the bird knew his plant it flapped above his head and Seto's head following them as finally stopped seeing that running around like a chicken with your head cut off was going to kill them and it looked particularly stupid.
“Very well then, lets play hard ball.” He growled stepping in front of the CEO whose eyes glared holes into the back of his head with arms crossed in the front of the taller ones chest. Rolling his eyes Joey dreaded what he was going to do but in order to fight this thing he had to be at full power and in youkai form.
He felt the thrum in his body as he placed his hands together chanting the spell from this morning that hide his youkai form and started to say the spell backwards in the demon dialect. After he said mon and his pointer fingers folded over with the other fingers, metallic blue lights swirled around him like a tornado making a mini wind start before his transformation.
Seto didn't know what was going on, as he looked around the gym, the greasy haired young man had already killed one of the two large birds with the mop he had still in one piece. The other shorter man had already dismembered three of the four gators he was fighting, their limbs were scattered about on the bloody floor the thick liquid running into the cracks that were created from all the rough fighting and slamming of bodies to the floor. The once pristine white floor was now crimson in color the thick liquid making it hard to stand in some places.
Then all of a sudden the sound of chanting reached his ear that sounded clipped and a strange light that looked metallic in color grabbing his attention was surrounding the blonde. After the light began to disappear each part of Joeys form was revealed as first his hair from the back had become longer reaching down to his shoulder and if so became more blonde but what struck him as odd were the two large blonde triangle ears at the top; since he was not seeing this from the front his vision was obstructed of the two dragon horns in front of the dog ears.
Eyes wide he watched the rest of the Joey being revealed, his muscles becoming bigger, body leaner, the color of his skin bronze. Jaw dropping he watched as a metallic blue dragon tail popped out of the back of the blondes jeans as they ripped apart; the digit even moved wiggling about like a worm. As if to add to the tail wings burst through the blondes back sending flecks of blood and pieces of t-shirt at him as some of the warm life's blood landed on his face in dots. Grimacing he swiped his hand about his face getting some of the red color off and smudging the rest. Blunt round nails had become long talons on both the hands and feet while the blue jeans turned black and into a pair of hakama. It seemed the blonde liked to fight in bare feet since the shoes disappeared.
“Whatever happens stay behind me Kaiba.” The voice had changed and the Brooklyn accent had disappeared as the brunette nodded dumbly.
“Good.” Joey said before first discarding the remnants of the broken broom and then putting out his hand calling on the transformation sword that appeared in his hand. It was a lovely thin blade sword with a blue and gold tassel at the end that swung as it was moved lightly in the hand that held the item. As soon as he could Joey began feeding his energy into the sword a bit at a time while watching the bird and the salamander demon that didn't want to stay down.
Just as with the mop Joey's transformation sword sliced through the Arabian sword as the top that was chopped off clinked to the floor while a stunned demon tried to make words but nothing came out. Red eyes got wide with realization when Joey swiped down looking as though he didn't cut the demon but in reality he did as a few seconds passed before a gurgling sound came from the salamander. The body of the demon had been sliced in half, blood sprayed from the long slice as both pieces fell to the floor with a meaty thump.
“One down.” The blonde grinned looking upwards just as the swirling vortex of energy was directed at them, holding the sword in both hands he pointed the tip at the roof over his head. Air crackled with strange energy as a blue shield made itself known to the CEO wrapping around the two, the black ball of energy was released and hurled at them colliding with the blue shield.
The blonde went down to one knee sweating from the pressure of the attack trying to make sure the black energy didn't get through. The added bonus of having wounds from a previous fight made this all the more difficult and to make it even more worse wiggling caught his eye. The salamanders tail wiggled on over to them on its own coming through the shield heading straight for Kaiba to poison him with its slime.
“Kaiba!” Joey barked as the CEO jumped to the side the salamander tail missing him and inching towards the now demon Joey, disentangling his hand from the hilt of his sword he slashed his claws at the disgusting digit. Slim residue came off the now dead tail as it wiggle getting some of the slime on the blondes arm as he hissed out in pain. It burned his skin as the tingling became warm but he placed his hand back on the hilt of the sword.
Mean while Hiei just finished killing the last gator a satisfied look of murder on his face as he joined by the detective.
“Joey needs help man!” The greasy haired teen said as Hiei blocked his path shaking his heads no.
“Hn I taught him all I know he should be able to fend for himself and protect another.” Ysuske knew arguing with the smaller demon would only cause trouble for him so he let it go and sighed watching his brother and friend try to save his life from a safe distance.
Joey took a deep breath trying to still all the pain in his hand and around his abdomen. The salamander demon and its tail was dead along with the other demons, it seemed Hiei and Ysuske finished and were watching him. Typical Hiei he mused as the black mass of energy pushed harder against his sword shield, he had to think and fast if not the energy would get past his barrier. Wait! Particles energy, if he reversed the particles in the air it would delude the black mass for just a moment and if he used a normal attack then it just might work! A gamble on two lives, if he dosen't then their dead and if so and it dosen't work their still dead but he would of at least tried.
“Kaiba I'm going to lower the shield and when I do run like a bat out of hell over to Ysuske and Hiei.” The brunette snorted at him and tried to speak as he cut Kaiba off.
“If you value your life then do as I say!” He growled out as the CEO nodded, getting up from his kneeling position he stood on both feet and slowly lowered the sword taking back half the energy he put in and using it to disrupt the particles in the air and reversing them. The black void suddenly began to change to a lighter black and then gray.
“RUN!” Joey yelled at him as he looked over his shoulder, the blue-eyed boy ran as he took the shield down and jumping up to meet the attack head on slashed his hand at it as it blew up in front of his face like an explosion.
“Damnit, how come Joey gets to have all the fun? The Gakuen didn't use their bind and blind attack on me!” Ysuske pouted as Seto came about panting and looking back over his shoulder at the smoke clearing from the blow. Was Joey even alive? Did he survive?
White electricity was seen wrapping around the dust that cleared away, there was Joey standing over the dead form of the Gakuen blood dripping from the sword and his other hand. From where he was Seto could clearly see a hole in the birds chest and a decapitated head, not only that but he also saw two white horns on the blonds head.
Another chapter done and over with, on the forefront the Joey/Seto pairing is still there but it will develop through the chapters.
WW: This chapter took me awhile because I didn't know what to place in the fighting scenes and what not. At first it was rushed writing before I deleted half of it and re-wrote it three more times to my satisfaction. *~* takes a bow *~*
Kappy: Read and Review please! ^O^