Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Into Tortall ❯ Chapter Two ( Chapter 2 )

AN: Arigato Gozaimasu Minna san! (Many thanks everyone!) I’m happy I got reviews~! *hugs*

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Chapter two.

"Doshite no*!" Kat said staring into the darkness of the alley way. There were two dark figures standing over another, smaller figure. Kat blinked as she sensed strong magic. The two figures faced Kat. "Onna, leave here unless you want to face the same fate as this girl." Kat’s eyes adjusted to the darkness. She stepped back. The smaller figure was about twelve. Kat saw magic in the girl’s lifeless eyes. "Mage hunters*..." Kat backed up again, bumping into a taller figure. She yelped and jumped forward, slipping in something liquid. She cringed, recognizing the feel of blood beneath her toes. "This one’s on the list too." Said the figure she had bumped into. The voice was deep and cold. Kat swallowed hard. ‘There’s no way I’ll make it out alive without my magic.’ She thought.

A wave of pain wracked her body as black magic searched her very veins for even a speck of her own gift*. She collapsed to the ground as the search ended. Kat readied herself to be killed, unable to move after the search. "Change the list. This girl has hardly any magic. It’s not even strong." The strong voice said.

As the men walked away Kat thanked her patron goddess. She hoped the eccentric woman could hear her despite the fact she was in the real world instead of the book’s world. Kat felt her consciousness slowly slipping away as a familiar voice was heard calling out her name.

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Kit woke up the next day with aching muscles and a pounding head. When she opened her eyes she saw why. Hiei wasn’t there. She never slept well without him near her.

She sat up and rubbed her head. Last night had been hell. She had found Kat passed out near a slaughtered girl. Black magic lacing the entire area. She had ran to find help and got Kat to the safety of the room attached to Kurama’s. After that she had been shown to Hiei’s room and fell asleep on him the moment he walked into the door.

Now she sat on his bed, barley awake, and feeling like shit. "Life is grand." She said sarcastically to herself.

Kit groaned and got out of the bed. She had to see how Kat was. Kurama’s room was right across from Hiei’s so the walk was a short and uneventful one. Kit knocked on the door to see if anyone would open it. She heard a thud from inside and the soft patter of bare feet on wood from within the room. Kit tried not to chuckle lightly as she imagined Kat rolling off the bed. The door opened after a few more minutes to reveal a very tired Kat.

The first thing out of Kat’s mouth made Kit giggle for a few moments. "I feel like I was pelted with stale muffins by the muffin man himself." "I don’t think that’s what happened, but I do love that analogy." Kit said hugging her taller friend. Kat hugged back weakly and moved for her friend to get inside the room.

"I think my magic being used up was a blessing in disguise." Kat said as she crashed on to the bed. Kit noticed that Kat was in a simple white night gown with some mint green leaf designs around the neck line. "I noticed. There were traces of black magic in the area I found you. The girl was slaughtered in a way similar to those of mages killed by mage hunters in our world." Kit replied sitting next to her friend. Kat smiled. "I am unbelievably glad you’re more quick witted than me in cases like this. I can’t think without my magic." Kit patted Kat on the back. "It happens. I think the only reason I’m so calm is I know the course of the book. I can pretty much guess what else will happen along the way now that we’ve messed this place up." Kat smiled. "Good thing, cause I don’t think any of the rest of us has a clue."

Kit stood up smiling. "Let’s find a bath house. We’ll be able to relax a little there." Kat nodded. She was more than happy to oblige. Her veins were still burning like fire from last night. A warm bath would do her good.

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"Town square. Town square. Get lost in it, if you dare!" Kat chanted repetitively. "Don’t rub it in." Kit said scowling. "You know I have a bad sense of direction." "Mine’s worse." Kat retorted. That remark earned a raised eyebrow from the short red haired girl. "Do you really want to test that?" Kat stopped momentarily to pretend thinking that option over. "No, I value my life more than to test that."

Kit grinned in reply. "Well, at least we got to the baths before getting hopelessly lost." Kat nodded as she moved out of the way of a few people running through the streets in a hurry. "So, do we head towards the first land mark we can recognize and hope someone finds us or wander around directionlessly for hours?" Kat asked as they headed towards a less bustling area.

Kit grinned in a mischievous manner. "Wandering aimlessly is always good. We have money that Kurama left us for food so we can eat when we need to and we have enough common sense to ask for directions around sun set." Kat nodded. "Minus the common sense part."

After a couple of hours of roaming the two had gotten some food and managed to find the tilting yard. The pair sat next to the fence of the yard as they talked and ate their lunch. "So. What point in the story do you think We’re in?" Kat asked as she finished off a muffin. Kit shrugged. "One of two areas. Before Kel becomes a squire or after Kel gets the griffin." Kat blinked. "I so want to read this book when we get back." "Even if we’ve already lived through it?" Kit asked. She already knew the answer despite asking the question. "Hell yeah!" Kat yelled happily.

"Don’t you know servants are supposed to be reverent or whatever the hell the word is." a familiar voice said laughing. "Baka* Itoko*!" Kit said tackling the source of the voice. Kat smiled at Yuusuke and kit who were now on the ground half fighting each other. Yuusuke was in the colors of The Own, just as Kurama had been. "Heya Mallet Head*!" Kat said in an oddly cheerful manner. Yuusuke ignored her to continue mock wrestling with his cousin.

Kat looked down the road way and meeped. A pair of nobles were watching them. ‘Damn people and daily strolls.’ Kat thought. "Lord Yuusuke, Koneko-San. I think we’re scaring some people with our practice for the play." Kat said. She sincerely hoped they would catch on. Kit stood up and blinked. She saw the nobles and caught Kat’s drift. "Oh! I guess we should have practiced in private. Correct Yuusuke?" Kit said. Putting on a good act. However, she refused to call her cousin ‘lord.’ Yuusuke stood up. "Play?" He said before being elbowed by his cousin. "Oh yeah! The play We’re rehearsing for!" Yuusuke said as he rubbed a newly sore spot. The two noble women smiled lightly and continued on their walk. The three ‘actors’ pretending to rehearse a play till they were out of sight. Kat sighed relieved when the giggling ladies were out of sight. "Damn that was too close. I’m glad we fooled ‘em." Yuusuke said shaking his head. Koneko and Kat gave him a ‘No thanks to you.’ sort of look.

Kit sat on the fence of the tilting yard and looked up into the sky. "I wish I knew how to tell which part we’re at. I mean, I don’t even know what day we’re on." She leaned backwards on the fence, using her feet to keep her from falling backwards. Kat blinked at the sigh of her friend in a dark green dress with some black leggings visible due to her positioning. Kat yelled and ran forward as koneko fell off the fence with a yelp of surprise. Kat jumped over the fence and kneeled next to her friend as Yuusuke climbed over so said fence. "What happened Kit-chan?" Kit sat up and pointed to some one in the field on a large gelding with a lance in hand. Kat’s eyes widened in surprise.

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Translations

*no , doshite - "What’s going on here?"

*hunters , mage - A group of pure blooded mages who hunt out and destroy mages who are too strong for a non-magical back ground.

Pure blooded mages being mages with a background of at least ten generations of magic.

*gift - For those of you who haven’t read the Protector of the small series, magic is often refered to as ‘The gift." (Translation: Kat’s magic is only referred to as a gift due to the series referring to magic as a gift, Kat considers hers a curse.)

*baka - means stupid

*itoko - means cousin

*Head , Mallet - It’s A nickname Kit and myself came up with one night. It stuck for some unknown reason.

Wheee! SHORT chapter,, but I got lazy. Sorry. I’m also trying to gradually extend the length of each chapter and end them in cliff hangers off and on. ...What? I’m evil. Remember? not to mention I have other fics I’m so behind on people will kill me if I don’t update soon ^^; see you next chapter!