Private (Daemora and Saravi Boo)
 

This is a Private roleplay for me and Saravi. If anyone other than us posts here, I will sick my chainsaw wielding kittens on you. And trust me, they are hungry for blood. That or I'll send a fire demon to burn you. >.>

Name: Akira Miyasaki
Age: 18
Race: Human/Demon

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A new day, a new school, all over again. It seemed like they had been moving form one place to another since she was ten years old. Sure her father was a reknowned business man, but that didn't mean her mother had to move to every district he got moved to work in. She let out a sigh as her mother showed her the new school uniform she would have to wear. It was for a private school, so she wouldn't have to deal with any riff-raff, as her father called it. Students who would be a bad influence on her. Akira could care less, she actually wanted to meet someone who would be a bad influence on her. At least then her life wouldn't be quite so boring. It was still at least an hour before the school day would start, so she took her time taking a shower and getting dressed, causing her mother a lot of anxiety when she finally came downstairs to eat breakfast.

"Come now, Akira. This school will be great, you'll love it here." Her mother said, another attempt at encouragement. "Sure thing mom, I'll do my best in school." The usual response. Rather than say how she was really feeling about the move, she always told her mom she'd do fine. Even if it meant she wouldn't bother trying to make friends. She'd done that before and then had her friends pulled away from her when they moved. It was pointless to get involved with anyone. Only a few hours later, they dropped her off in front of the school, and Akira could feel her cheeks flush red as her mom called out to her to 'be good'. There were a few laughs as she quickly dodged her way through the student body and into the building, hiding her face from view the whole time. This was going to be a long day.

Having just finished breakfast, Kurama, or rather Shuuichi Minamino, gave his mother a quick peck on the cheek before heading for the door. "I'm going to be late getting home from school today, Mother. A friend asked me to tutor them." Lies, he was going to spend some time with Hiei. The fire demon was just back from Makai and Kurama was determined to spend some time with his love away from his mother's hearing. "I should be home by eight o'clock or so."

Shiori smiled sweetly. Shuuichi was such a helpful boy. "Okay, I'll put your supper in the oven for you."

"Thank you, Mother." He breezed out the door and hurried to school, taking a few shortcuts over buildings to make up for the leisurely breakfast. He deftly navigated the hallways and dodged his more avid fans as he made his way to his classroom. Settling into his seat with an almost imperceptible sigh, he felt a familiar energy. The redhead glanced surreptitiously out the window and smiled as he spotted the shadowy figure in the tree just outside. 'Hello, Hiei.' He said silently, turning his eyes back towards his books to keep from drawing attention to the lurking demon.

'Hn.' Hiei snorted back at the fox (his usual greeting) and blurred away as more humans were entering the classroom. He didn't want to risk being seen. He had once been caught lurking around the fox's school, by one of the 'teachers' and had to explain why he wasn't in school himself. It wasn't an experience he wanted to repeat.

"Ah, Miss Miyasaki. Glad to see that you made it to your first day of school." A man's voice called. He looked very important, probably the school Principal. "I have your schedule and books in my office if you'll follow me for a moment." There was little choice but to follow him, and Akira took a deep breath as she followed down the hall into a large office room. He handed her some books and a sheet of paper. "Will you need an escort?" Akira smiled but shook her head. "No, sir. I think I can manage to find my way." She said softly and the Principal nodded as she walked out of the office. Today was her first day at this school, even though it seemed most of the classes were almost to the middle of the semester.

"Settle down, class." A woman called as she entered the room. Looking around she noticed all the students were in their proper seats, save for one empty seat. "Ah, yes. I have a small announcement to make. We have a new student in school today." Perfect timing. Akira thought as she heard the teacher give the news. She took a deep breath and walked into the classroom, carefully looking over the other students in the class. She could hear everyone catch their breath, and wondered why they were staring at her. "Miss Miysaski, welcome to Honors Biology." The teacher said with a smile. "You will have to take the empty seat by Mister Minamino." The woman said indicating a boy with red hair.

Akira simply nodded at the teacher as she walked over to take the seat. She glanced very briefly at the red-head as she took her seat. I hate being the center of attention. She thought, noticing that the other students were still staring at her. "Alright class, pay attention. I am not going to give you any free time. Miss Miyasaki, I hope you can keep up." "I'm sure I can manage." Akira replied easily, trying not to pay any heed to anyone but herself.

OOC: FYI, not sure if you know this, in Japanese schools the teachers move from classroom to classroom and the students stay put. So they stay with the same class all day.

Kurama smiled politely at the new student and then turned his attention back to his books. He didn't want to encourage jealousy from his fan club or make the new girl think she had any chance with him. Over the years he had perfected his polite but aloof demeanor and it worked in most cases to keep his classmates at bay. Outwardly, the redhead was paying rapt attention to the teacher, but his eyes kept wandering to the window. The fox couldn't wait for the school day to be over.

Hiei was currently lounging in a tree overlooking Genkai's temple. Yukina was below, feeding her birds.He was planning to leave in time to meet Kurama when the redhead got out of school.

OOC: I did not know that... That's very interesting.

Surprisingly enough, she had been wrong. The day went by very quickly and it was already time to head home. Akira let out a sigh as she walked through the halls, a bunch of girls running up to her. "Hey, Akira, would you like to join our club?" The first girl asked. "Umm, I don't know, what's it about?" She asked hesitantly, not sure if she should really allow herself the pleasure of making friends with anyone. "Oh, well, we're fans of Shuichi Minamino, of course." Another girl said adding a sigh, as if fantasizing what her life would be like. Akira couldn't help but laugh a little at the foolishness of it. "Look, I'm sorry, but I can't join a club like that." "Why not?" A third girl asked, looking confused. "You'd probably be the most likely to catch his attention if you tried." Akira smiled but shook her head. "I'm just not into that kind of thing. Besides, you shouldn't keep your focus on one person. It makes no sense, especially if they show no interest in you. Look, I have to head home, I'll see you tomorrow." She said, not really meaning the part about seeing them. Sure she would see them in class, but she didn't care if she really saw them or not.

Kurama hurried out of the school building, dodging his fanclub with practiced ease. He was grateful for the distraction that the new girl inadvertently provided because he was in no mood to exchange pleasantries with the brainless teenage girls that stalked him relentlessly. He made it to the sidewalk and smiled as Hiei dropped out of a tree and fell in beside him wordlessly. "Hello again, Hiei. Did you have a good day?" He asked, not really expecting much of an answer out of the taciturn demon.

"Hn." The dark haired demon had his hands shoved in his pockets as he walked along, matching his pace to the redhead's relaxed gait.

Akira walked out onto the sidewalk, taking a deep breath, she smiled that she had some time to herself. A sudden honk of a horn pulled her out of her thoughts and she could feel the sudden despair as she saw the sleek black car waiting. "Oh no you don't." She said firmly as she walked away down the sidewalk. She had been careful that morning to watch the route they took to the school so she could walk home. Again, the other students noticed that the car started following her, and she motioned for it to go away. "Miss Miyasaki, I must insist you get in the car." A voice called from the back seat.

Great, they sent the butler to pick me up. She turned to look at the car. "I want to walk home. I want to at least look normal, and this isn't helping." She said as she walked, not bothering to look at the face peering out the window. "Your parents insist that you do. They don't want you to get in any trouble." Akira let out a frustrated sigh. "What kind of trouble can I get into when I'm just walking home?" Her tone clearly indicated her annoyance. "Look, just go home and tell mother that I'm at a friend's house catching up on school work. She'll believe that." Akira said as she ducked down a narrow street that the car could not use.

There were frustrated yells from a distance, but she laughed as she ran for a while, stopping only when she felt she needed it. Finally she slowed her pace and she let herself relax. She had gotten herself lost and it was only her own fault for it. She ran a hand through her long black hair and looked around, it didn't look like a decent side of town. The men were all dirty and giving her nasty looks, definitely not the place to be. She held her arms closer to her body as she moved, trying not to give any real sign of fear, even though she could feel her heart starting to race.

OOC: I'm going to have H and K be doing some demon hunting in the same area (because what else would Hiei do on a date, lol). Demon Black marketeer coming up?

"So what would you like to do?" Kurama asked brightly, "I told mother I'd be home late so we have to whole afternoon."

Hiei thought for a moment, "I felt a B class demon as I was passing over one of the rougher areas of the city this morning. Perhaps we should check it out." He suggested evenly. He liked fighting alongside Kurama and rarely passed up the opportunity to do so.

"Sure." The redhead accepted the idea amiably, "Lead the way."

A few moments later, Hiei ducked into an alley and took to the rooftops. Soon they were heading into the seedier parts of town, following Hiei's jagan towards the demonic presence the fire demon had sensed earlier.

OOC: Yes, yes, coming up very soon.

Akira passed by a shady looking alleyway, trying to avoid any physical contact with all these nasty people. A voice called out to her from the darkness, and she paused despite her better judgement, and turned around. A very shady looking man stepped forward in the darkness, wheeling along a cart filled with unusual trinkets. "Would you care to buy a good luck charm, Miss?" He asked, grinning and revealing his lack of teeth. Akira took several steps back at his dirty appearance, she simply couldn't help that reaction. This man was obviously selling stolen items, or at least, he was selling fakes. "Oh, no thank you, I really shouldn't be here." She said in a weak voice. "Oh come now, please, have a look." He said, saying it as sweetly as he could manage, distorting his face with another smile. Akira frowned but moved a little closer. "I suppose it couldn't hurt to look." She said mostly to herself.

Hiei pointed down into the alley below them. The demon was there, it would be easy to take him out quietly. Just as he was about to move, he noticed movement at the mouth of the alley. The demon obviously noted it too because it called out to the girl. Hiei recognised the uniform as one from Kurama's school and cursed inwardly. They couldn't take the demon on with her watching. Kurama's human cover would be blown all to heck. Hiei eyed the cart ful of trinkets warily. Those were demon artifacts.

The redhead paled as he recognized the new girl from his class. He couldn't risk being seen by her. It would raise too many questions. They were just going to have to wait and hope this particular demon didn't have plans to hurt the girl. Perhaps he really was only there to sell his stolen goods.

Akira tried looking at the trinkets and items, but nothing was catching her interest, not even in the slightest. She took a deep breath and smiled at the man, though she really preferred not to. "I'm sorry, there's nothing here that interests me." She was about to walk away when a hand shot out and grabbed her wrist, leaving a smear of dirt. "Please, I have other things, hidden away. Hold just a second." He said and his head disappeared below the cart. Returning only seconds later with what appeared to be a small jewelery box.

The box opened, and inside was the most simple looking pendant, yet it looked so interesting. Akira couldn't help but lean forward to look at it, completely ignoring the smear of dirt on her wrist. She didn't even feel afraid of this man. "I do hope this isn't stolen." She said simply. She didn't want to be guilty of purchasing stolen items, no matter how rare or unique. "No, of course not, my dear. I found this one day out by my home. I wouldn't dream of selling stolen merchandise to a beautiful girl like yourself." Another creepy smile and Akira backed away, but her eyes remained on the pendant.

"How much?" She asked, softly, almost afraid to hear the price. She kind of hoped it would be too much and she would be unable to pay it. "For you, 1000 Yen." He said, flashing her another toothless smile. Akira grimaced when she saw that smile, but she nodded lightly, almost giddy that she could in fact buy the pendant. It was beautiful in it's simplicity, and it felt as though it was calling out to her. She reached into her bag and pulled out a small wallet, handing him the money. "Thank you very much, my dear. Now, you best head down that way. It leads back to the main street." "I'm not sure I should trust you on that." She said as the man handed over the pendant, keeping the box for himself. "I would not dream of lying to a beautiful girl."

Akira sighed and walked away from the creepy man and the cart. Taking a deep breath she looked down the alley the man had indicated and saw that he was right, it did lead to the main road. She looked back for one moment and shook her head, continuing on at a brisk pace, wanting nothing more than to get away from the area.

OOC: Sorry for the wall... >.<

Akira sighed as she looked at the pendant she had just bought from the seedy alley salesman. It wasn't remarkable in any way, very simple, but the stone on it was very beautiful. Somehow it felt right to hold onto it, like it was something she'd been missing and finally found it again. Strange enough as that feeling was, she couldn't shake it, even though she was certain she'd never seen the pendant before. After a while, she closed her fist around the pendant as the sleek black car came up the street towards her position. "Miss Miyasaki, I must insist you get in the car this instant. Uhh, is that dirt on your wrist? Oh dear, the Madame will not be pleased if she sees that. Please, get in the car." The man in the back seat pleaded. Akira looked at his worry stricken face and nodded lightly as she walked over. The door was opened from the inside by the man and she got in, keeping a firm hold on the pendant, keeping it from view. She didn't want anyone to know that she'd bought it, and for anyone to take it away, she felt like she would lose a part of herself if that happened.

Kurama shook off the last of his thoughtfulness and smiled at Hiei. "Oh well, if she did buy the necklace I'm thinking of, it certainly won't hurt her. Let's not let it spoil the rest of the day, ne?" He started walking and felt the fire demon fall in beside him silently. Kurama didn't really have a destination in mind but he wasn't too surprised when his meandering path took them to a small public park. He often frequented the tiny park when he wanted to get away from, things. It was far enough from his school that no one he knew was likely to spot him there so he felt safe enough to relax a little. He sat down on an empty bench and closed his green eyes, lost in thought.

Hiei settled comfortably in beside the redhead, perfectly content to wait for the fox to feel like talking.

Kurama scrunched down and leaned his head on the fire demon's warm shoulder. Pleased when Hiei didn't pull away. He knew the little fire demon didn't like being affectionate in public but at the moment Kurama simply needed the contact. He had just been reminded of the reason he had worked alone for years before the hunter put an end to his previous life of crime. He would never let that happen to Hiei. He wouldn't run away and leave his dark haired partner to die the way Kuronue had. It didn't matter that the chimera had ordered him to run. He should have stayed. They were in a forest for goodness sakes, he could've done something. He mentally shook off the self recriminations. It didn't do any good to live in the past. His future was currently sitting beside him with one arm slung carelessly along the back of the bench behind him, wordlessly providing the comfort that the redhead craved but was too proud to ask for.

Kurama finally sat up reluctantly. It was starting to get dark. "We should head home. Mother will worry if I don't get there soon. Are you going to stay the night?" He asked hesitantly. Hiei was sometimes more inclined to sleep in a tree than a bed and Kurama didn't want to seem stifling to the free spirited fire demon.

"Hn." Hiei stood and waited for the fox to start walking before he matched the redhead's pace. It was all the affirmative he needed to give.

The two demons made the walk back to Kurama's house slowly but all too soon they arrived at the walkway to the redhead's door. Kurama was just turning towards Hiei to ask him if he wanted to actually announce his visit (Shiori had met the fire demon, though she was under the impression that he was a homeless boy her perfect son had befriended) when he felt a feather light touch on his cheek and the dark haired boy was gone from his side before he could even blink. He laughed lightly. 'Guess he'll meet me in my room. I hope mother left enough dinner for two.' Entering the house and slipping off his shoes. "Tadaima, Okaasan." He called out softly, not wanting to wake his mother if she was already sleeping.

By the time Kurama settled into bed after sharing his plentiful supper with Hiei and doing his homework, he was tired enough to prevent deep thinking. He wrapped his arms around the warm shape of his fire demon and pulled the blanket over them both. He smiled, glad the shorter demon was already asleep and couldn't ask him about his amusement. He didn't think Hiei would really appreciate how cute Kurama thought he looked in the redhead's old pajamas with the pant legs and sleeves rolled up so the dark haired demon wouldn't trip over them.

OOC: Morning next?

Kurama rose with the sun and slipped out of bed, trying in vain not to wake his sleeping companion. Despite the effort, red eyes shot open and the arms around his waist tightened.

"Stay." Hiei commended grouchily, burrowing back into the redhead's side.

"Hiei, you know I can't. I have school and mother will come up here if I don't get downstairs in time for breakfast." He gently disentangled himself from the stubborn fire demon and quickly stood up. He stretched languidly and noted that Hiei's eyes followed him appreciatively. 'Heh, 3000 years and I've still got it.' He smiled. "I have to take a shower. You can go back to sleep if you want to."

"Hn." The fire demon scowled and rolled over, aware he had been caught ogling but honestly, who wouldn't look? Despite Kurama's previous form's reputation for promiscuity, they had yet to do anything but sleep in the year they had been exploring this deeper aspect of their relationship. Hiei had never been in a real relationship before and so was more than content to take things slowly.

Kurama was a bit squeamish about the very really possibility of his mother walking in on them. He was willing to risk her finding Hiei in his bed, but he wasn't willing to risk giving her a heart attack. They could wait until he was out of his mother's house. It was only a couple more years and years counted for very little to long lived demons. He showered quickly and efficiently and then dressed in his school uniform. He dried his hair and checked that all his weapons were in the right places before he slipped back into his room. He knew Hiei wasn't actually sleeping so he didn't hesitate to flop down on the bed beside the fire demon. "How about we plan something fun to do tonight after mother goes to sleep?" He suggested.

One crimson eye peered at him curiously.

"Well, we haven't had a chance to spar in quite a while. We could go to the woods near Genkai's temple. Nobody would notice us there so we could really let loose." The more he thought about it, the better the idea sounded.

"Hn. Sure." Hiei sat up and pushed Kurama's hair back from his face. "I'll meet you when you get out of school." He leaned forward and kissed the redhead on the lips for just moment before he was out of bed and gathering his clothes. He slipped into Kurama's closet and changed out of the too big pajamas. Kurama was already gone when he came out and Hiei slipped out the window silently.