Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Youko Style of Some Fairy Tale ❯ Chapter 9 ( Chapter 9 )

`Thought' “speaking”

Chapter 9

 

Kyoko was finishing up the second blanket she made within two months as she sat on the hill nearby the den that wasn't far from the town. She cut the blue yarn and began to make dark royal blue but before she could put a loop hands grabbed her. Her ears flew back as she let out a scream that would be heard in the town even with all the noise. A hand covered her mouth and she started to growl and snarl at the owners hands as she dragged deep into the forest.

 

Kurama was talking to Munaku when they both heard Kyoko scream which was suddenly cut off. They both took off towards the den. When they got there they only found the spot she was sitting on with signs of struggle and drag marks leading to the forest.

“Munaku, get a search party together I'm going ahead,” Kurama told his old friend before he sprinted into the forest. He followed his nose to find Kyoko and he soon found their trial. Through the brush he saw glimpses of silver and bright yellow of Kyoko's hair and someone's clothes. He screamed out, “Kyoko! Let her go!”

Kyoko made a muffled scream behind the gag in her mouth. A black blur attacked him and Kurama only had a few seconds to protect himself and a few moments to realize it was an old partner in crime and during that time the demons that held Kyoko to shackle and carry off.

“Hiei!” Kurama yelled at his black clad friend.

Hiei looked at him for a second and realized it was Kurama. Jumping back he demanded, “What are you doing here?”

“I'm going after my mate!”

“Your mate?” he looked at him for a moment before realization hit him and he turned towards where the demons were.

“You just added in the kidnapping of the Princess Tatta Hitotsu No Gini Ronomono, my mate!”

“How was I suppose to know?!” Hiei demanded as he sheathed his sword.

“You idiot!” Kurama ran past him trying to find Kyoko's scent but it was no use they covered her scent.

Hiei appeared beside when he finally stopped, “Kurama, why is find her so important?”

Kurama growled and turned to him, “One! She's a princess of the kingdom that's under war! Two! She's my mate! And three! She's three months pregnant with my kits!”

The shorter demons' eyed widened at hearing the last reason. He then told him, “I know where they're taking her. We'll try to intercept them.”

“Wait for us,” Toya yelled as he and his step-brother Neko run to them with a small rescue team, “We're coming to help.”

“Neko, Toya...” Kurama looked at them relieved.

“Our father didn't want to leave without a leader,” Neko told him as he rested his hand on white katana. “He sent us so he could watch over the town just in case it was attacked.”

“Just like your father,” Hiei mumbled.

“Let's just go,” Toya interrupted before a fight could start.

Kurama nodded and looked at Hiei to lead the way.

 

Kyoko was slung over a large demon's shoulder her legs were shackled together, her wrists were chained together, and her mouth gagged by a strap piece of cloth. There were about four more demons with them as they ran through the forest that was unknown to her. She gave up struggling awhile ago and turned to get comfortable on the demon's shoulder. At least the demon was nice enough to not put pressure on her abdomen that held her kits safe.

Finally after nearly two days of running they stopped. The large demon sat her back against a tree and sat in front of her as the other demons set up camp. Kyoko gave him a questioning look, `Why are you doing this?'

The demon set his large hand on her foot and spoke into her mind, `I don't trust these demons at all to stay away from you. I may have been ordered to kidnap you but I will not allow them to touch you, Princess. You're mated and carrying kits. I have a few young ones of my own. I would never allow that to fall upon you.'

`You're very kind,' she told him back. `Please let me go. My mate will kill you.'

`I can't, Lord Kookaburra ordered me take you to him.'

`Can you at least remove the gag and let me put my arms in front?' Kyoko looked at him with pleading eyes.

`I can do that,' he told her as unlocked one band allowing her to move them to the front.

“Hey what are you doing?” the tiger demon asked as he set firewood down.

“Giving her room to breathe she can't go any where anyways,” the large demon told them as he removed the gag.

Kyoko spat out the nasty taste on her tongue but sat quietly knowing the demon protecting her could only protect her for so far. She saw one of the other demons getting to close to her and she hissed at him in a warning. It was then the large demon threw the smaller demon across the campsite.

He growled out, “You are not allowed to touch her! I'll kill you if you do!”

When the demons settled down for the night Kyoko began to sing a sad human song that she was taught by one of her tutors. “I can take the rain on the roof of this empty house, that don't bother me. I can take a few tears now and then and just let them out. I'm not afraid to cry. Every once in a while even though goin on with you gone still upsets me. There are days, Every now and again I pretend I'm okay but that's not what gets me. What hurts the most, was being so close. And having so much to say. And watchin you walk away. Never knowing, what could have been. And not seein that lovin you. Is what I was tryin to do.

“It's hard to deal with the pain of losing you everywhere I go. But I'm doin it. It's hard to force that smile when I see our old friends and I'm alone. Still harder gettin up, gettin dressed, livin with this regret. But I know if I could do it over. I would trade, give away all the words that I saved in my heart that I left unspoken. What hurts the most, is being so close. And having so much to say. And watchin you walk away. Never knowing, what could have been. And not seein that lovin you. Is what I was tryin to do. I'm not afraid to cry.

“Every once in a while even though goin on with you gone still upsets me. There are days. Every now and again I pretend I'm okay but that's not what gets me. What hurts the most, is being so close. And having so much to say. And watchin you walk away. Never knowing, what could have been. And not seein that lovin you. Is what I was tryin to do. What hurts the most, is being so close. And having so much to say. And watchin you walk away. Never knowing, what could have been. And not seein that lovin you. Is what I was tryin to do.” Once she was done she fell to sleep.

 

Neko's ears suddenly pricked up and stopped before catching up to Kurama, “Kurama we're close. I hear her singing.”

Kurama only nodded and quickened the pace but when they came to the campsite they found it empty.

“We can still catch them if we take the path through forest in that direction,” Hiei told them as he pointed in that direction.

Before anyone could speak Kurama took off after the demons. He was not going to follow the path that Hiei pointed out he was going directly after the demons that held Kyoko. Youko was not going to let them take her to whatever distension they were headed for.