Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Judgement Day ❯ Searching ( Chapter 3 )

A/N: Just like before, I want two reviews to continue.

UltaAnimeFangurl2004:In answer to your comment about the girl and how she might be Kuwabara's girlfriend…well in the last chapter it said (and I quote) `A young girl who looked to be about six was leaning on the shoulder of her slightly older brother.' I don't want to make this a story where Kuwabara falls in love, plus she was six and Kuwabara is now eighteen(at least that is what I'm saying. When he was kicked out by the group he was fifteen.) Oh and before I forget…..titian is another word for orange; Kuwabara has orange hair…thus the titian haired man was him. Thank you so much for reviewing! I appreciate it.

NOTE: I know I haven't done this in the past but now when someone is thinking or talking to themselves in their mind this sign ~ will be before and after the text. ~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~: This series of signs just separates different events.

~:Searching:~

"I don't know." The boy sat still for a moment. He started as the small girl in his arms began moving. "Eris? Eris? Are you alright? Can you hear me?"

"Nekko? Is that you Nekko? I can't see you. Where am I?" Eris's eyes were open and darting around.

"It's okay Eris. Calm down. We're safe. Eris, what do you see?" Nekko was waving his arm in front of his sister's eyes. The girl didn't blink.

"I don't see anything." The boy stopped moving his hand.

"Okay. Just stay here a second. I'll be right back. Just hold on." Nekko lowered Eris's head to the floor and stood. Slowly, he walked over to the man and studied him. He was tall and broad shouldered. He wore a dark, midnight black cloak over his clothes. Black boots peeked out from under the hem of his cloak. His hood was pulled up over his head, casting shadows over his eyes. His faced was scared and haggard.

"Yes?" The boy's eyes flitted to the floor.

"What happened to my sister's eyes?" The man looked over at the girl for a moment, his mouth tightening into a sharp, thin line.

"The Dark Angel has different effects on people. I don't really know what could of happened to her or why she is like this now."

"Oh, okay." The boy moved back to his sister and quietly talked to her. The man took a last look at the children and headed for the door.

"Wait! Please, stop." The man stopped and turned back around. "We, me and my sister that is, have no place to stay. W-we were wondering if we could, maybe, come with you?" The boy paused, waiting uncertainly for an answer. The man considered his choice. It had been a long time since he had had other humans like himself around. Could it hurt? ~Yes,~ whispered a voice inside his head. ~Yes, they could betray you. It's happened before and it will happen again.~ The man shook his head in indecision. ~I have to learn to trust sometime.~ ~But if you trust them you might not be able to find who you once were…or why you were betrayed.~ ~Maybe they could help in some way…~ ~I doubt it. Don't be a fool. Get rid of them!~ ~No, I won't abandon two helpless children. It's not right.~ ~Fine. You will cause your own downfall!~ The voice in his mind fled, leaving him with his decision.

"Fine. Follow me. What are your names? I didn't quite catch them before."

"I'm Nekko. This is my sister Eris. What's yours?" The man strode over to the two and picked up Eris, seeing as she was not in the condition to walk by herself.

"What? Oh- people call me Alec. Well, come on if your coming." Alec began walking from the ruins of the house. Nekko, hurrying to keep up, followed.

"Alec…where are you going?"

"Anywhere and everywhere."

"What? What do you mean."

"I'm searching for something."

"What are you looking for?"

"I don't know."

"How could you-"

"Don't talk so much. It makes you sound thick." He had learned that a long time ago…but from where?

They finally stopped when dawn was about to break.

"Tomorrow we'll head for Ledon. It's a town not too far from here. I'm going to be buying supplies there; I lost mine on the way to your town. I'll be collecting that among other things." The rest of the night the two children slept while Alec kept watch. It was obvious in the morning that Alec usually didn't stop to rest but had stopped for them. `If you're too tired to travel we'll lose more time than you stopping to rest. You wouldn't be fully alert. Remember that.' A few hours later they topped a hill and looked down into the valley that was Ledon.

"Welcome to Ledon."

~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~

Author's Note: That's it for now. I'm going to keep trying to update every weekend but CSAPs are coming up and I might not have time….on the other hand teachers aren't going to be giving any homework so I might just have time! Please read and review. Like I said earlier…I'll write more if I get two reviews for every chapter. I really hope you liked it. I know it was kinda slow but hey, I wrote…didn't I? Anyway…some lines are important to the story in the future. Hope you guys can figure it out as the story continues! Until next time!