By Suika Sohma
(Constructive criticism is appreciated.)
Two high heels landed on cement as the tall, slender girl climbed cautiously through the portal. She hid her fox ears into her silky purple hair and climbed the rest of the way out, scanning the landscape of the human plane for the first time through her yellow-green eyes. The black material of her string and leather outfit caught in the sunlight.
She sniffed the air and wrinkled her nose. It smells funny...The atmospheric pressure is different here, too...That will be annoying...
She flinched as she felt several pairs of eyes of eyes staring at her. Men were stopping on the sidewalk to stare at her on both sides of the street. Another was causing a traffic jam in the middle lane of the road. Panic rose up in her throat.
THEY KNOW! She went rigid. How can they tell I'm not human?
She's cute... A man thought, blushing madly.
Woah...check out those legs... Another stared.
"Hey, honey," A man next to her grabbed her upper arm. "How much do you charge?"
"What?" She gasped, glaring at his hand. Darn! I can't throw him down. She growled at an octave he couldn't hear. Humans are supposed to be weak...So what do I do?
POW! A fist collided with the man's jaw and he let go of her, losing his balance and hitting the curb.
"What do you think you're doing, harassing vulnerable girls?!!" Kuwabara hollered angrily, fist still in the air.
Poing. Her fox ears stood straight up and she urgently pushed them down.
This guy... She scrunched up her nose. He has a trace of Kurama's scent...Is he associated with him? Maybe he can lead me to him...
"Hi, I'm Suika." She said as sweetly as she could and bowed.
He caught a glimpse down her shirt and flew back with a nose bleed.
Aw, crap! I didn't even touch him! She looked around worriedly. Was it my aura that hurt him?
"Kuwabara!" Someone ran up, pushing through the crowd. "I thought we were going to..."
Yusuke screeched to a frozen position between Kuwabara and Suika and stared. His shock switched to studying her suspiciously. He finally ceased his silent interrogation and gave up, still unsatisfied. Suika was board straight, slightly sweating.
For a moment there... I thought he knew.
Ding...ding...ding... Yusuke and Kuwabara struck a hilarious pose as the school bell rang behind them.
"This is YOUR fault, Yusuke! All because YOU wanted to investigate that strange demonic aura!" Kuwabara accused, clenching his teeth and sprinting at the school.
These HUMANS can sense demonic aura? Suika was shocked. She looked up at the school.
That must be their meeting place. Suika decided, running in their direction with determination.
"Wait!" She called. "I'm new! How do I join, so I can attend?" She asked.
"AH HA!" Yusuke grinned, pointing a finger at her.
YIPE! HE FIGURED IT OUT! Suika almost leapt out of her skin.
"We'll say we were tardy because we were helping her enroll!" Yusuke continued.
"But, it doesn't take two people to do that." Kuwabara rationalized.
"You're right." Yusuke agreed and grabbed her arm. "Good luck!" He ran off.
Meanwhile, the portal Suika had come through pulsated at the end of an alley. Curious, a passing pedestrian, approached it. He peered in and a huge demonic arm dragged him in.
While Yusuke yakked with the school secretary, Suika silently concentrated. My ears are sensitive enough...I should be able to pick up on Kurama's footfalls. Slowly, the sound of traffic in the school faded like an echo until only a few patterns stood out.
There. She focused on one in particular. He's here in this building... She closed her eyes, listening. The sound became more and more pronounced. ...It's almost as if he's right here.
"What are you doing here?" A stern voice said directly behind her. She turned and to see Kurama's stone face. "Go back to the demon plane."
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