Without You

By: missysillivan

This is my first SDK fanfiction, so you'll have to tell me how it is. Some character will be OOC every now nad then, but nothing is to drastic. Have fun reading, and please review!

Summary: It's been ten years since the end of the crews' journey. Kyo and Yuya stayed together and live a happy-ish life with their daughter. But when they get an unexpected visitor, it seems that its time for every one to regroup and begin another journey. This time to save the woman of our favorite killer's dreams.

Disclaimer: I don't own SDK, although I wish I did, but I do own some of the made up character such as Aya (others will appear later).

Chapter 1

The clanging of the swords echoed throughout the forest. He gave a light chuckle and then turned to his opponent.

"You are getting better. You actually made me worry for a moment." He said with a smirk that could have passed as a small smile.

"Stop fooling with me." The girl's voice said in a sharp reply.

"Why? Is it not fun for you as it is me?"

"No."

"Ha, ha. Well, shall we call it a day? I think you mother may be getting a bit worried." He said with a glance over his shoulder.

"Kyo!"

The Thousand-man slayer turned completely around to face the fuming woman. Her left fist was clenched tight, turning her knuckles white, and in her right hand was her three-barrel gun.

"I think she is more mad at you for earlier then I for being late again." The girl laughed as Kyo shot her a warning look.

"Aya! Don't move a muscle." The woman hissed in a low warning tone as she watched the girl begin to back away.

"What did I do?" The girl whined.

"Both of you. Home!" The woman snapped her left hand up, pointing in the direction of the dimly lit hut.

"You don't really think you can command the thousand man slayer, do you, woman?" Kyo said sternly with a raised eyebrow. "You are still my servant."

"I. Said. Move." The woman's eyes turned into a dark green. Kyo and the young girl could both see the fury behind them. "And I am NOT YOUR SERVANT!" She screamed in annoyance.

"Fine." Kyo shrugged as he walked forward with Tenro still clutched tightly in his hand. "Come Aya. Your mother has spoken." Kyo said in a sarcastic voice as he kept his back to the woman and child.

"Mom. I don't want to go in." Aya walked up to the woman, put her sword in its sheath, and crossed her arms in front of her. "Please let me stay out."

"No." The woman said simply and turned and headed back to the cabin behind Kyo. "You have two seconds to follow before you're in trouble." She said over her shoulder to the girl.

"Fine." Aya sighed as she followed close behind her mother.

"Ah, Kyo. I see that Yuya has found you at last." Kyo turned to see the very feminine man sitting at the table, downing the rest of the sake.

"Yukimura." Kyo said angrily under his breath. "Why are you here?"

"I decided I would come and visit." Yukimura smiled.

"I highly doubt that." Kyo replied as she snatched the sake bottle out of Yukimura's hands before he could drink the last gulp of the liquid.

"You know, Kyo. It's not nice to take things from people." Yukimura said in his usual happy voice.

"Shut the hell up." Kyo growled as he walked away from the Sanada and headed to the bedroom located in the back.

Yukimura pulled out the real last sake bottle and began to drink, only looking up when he saw the blonde woman and the girl walk through the door.

"Ah, Miss Yuya and little Aya." Yukimura smiled.

"Uncle Yuki!" Aya squealed as she lunged at the man, knocking him backwards. "I missed you!"

"I missed you too, my little Aya!" Yukimura laughed. "It has been years since I saw you last. How old are you know?"

"Ten!" She replied with a large smile. Her crimson eyes disappearing only for a moment the smile spread over her face. "Mom says that I'm getting to old for her. Something about my fighting with Daddy."

"I see." Yukimura replied as he rustled her thick red hair. "I take it that you have been training with your father and Muramasa?" Yukimura asked, the question directed more to Yuya then Aya.

"Yes. It's nonstop training and fighting." Yuya replied angrily. "Seeing as though you are here alone, I take it that Kyo is in the back." Yuya sighed as she stopped in front of the man and Aya.

"Yes. He seems to be as aggressive and rude as usual." Yukimura smiled as the girl clung tight to his arm.

"Aya, let the man drink in peace." Yuya sighed once more. "Has Muramasa returned?"

"No, he has not. Neither has Sasuke and Saizo. I believe they decided to have fun without us!" Yukimura laughed even harder as Aya and he had a staring contest.

"Hn. Aya, eat. Then take a bath. You stink." Yuya commanded as she turned to head to the back room. "Yukimura, you know which room to use. The futon is still set up. If, or when, Sasuke and Saizo return, let me know and I shall get them futons also."

"Thank you, Yuya." Yukimura replied politely. "Aya, why don't you listen to your mother?"

"Okay." Aya smiled as she walked up to her mother, who was staring at the ground. "Mom, I'm going to take a bath first and then eat. Okay? Okay!" Aya laughed as she ran to the hot spring outside.

Yukimura's face turned serious, quickly, as he set his eyes upon the still woman. "You have seemed tired since I arrived. Is everything alright?" Yukimura asked quietly.

"I have just been feeling sick. Everything is fine." Yuya turned slightly to look at Yukimura. She had a smile on her face, but the man knew it was a fake. Something was up, but if she didn't want to talk about it, there was no point in dragging it out of her. "Good night." Yuya headed to the back room, the same one that Kyo disappeared behind.

Yukimura just watched as she left, but it wasn't long before he saw Muramasa walk through the front door with many vegetables and a bottle of sake in his arms.

"Yukimura. Help an old man, will you?" Muramasa said as he began to loose some of the dirt-covered veggies in his arms.

"Of course." Yukimura smiled and stood to help the man.

Meanwhile…

Kyo looked up as Yuya walked into their bedroom and shut the door behind her. He continued to eye her as she walked behind the changing screen and undressed. She came out a moment later in a thin night robe and then opened the out door screen. She rested her back against the beam and looked out at the vast mountainside. Kyo could tell something was wrong with her. He stood up and walked over to where Yuya sat. He kneeled down and put a hand on her chin, forcing her to look up at him.

"What is wrong with you, woman?" Kyo asked in a gentle voice, which was still rude.

"Its nothing." Yuya replied as she avoided eye contact with her love.

"You can not fool me, woman. Something has you worried." Kyo pressed once more, but he got the same reply.

"It is nothing. I just feel a little sick, that's all. I heard that a cold has been going around. I am sure I just caught it while in town yesterday." Yuya said as she put her hand on Kyo's, that was on her chin. "Please, let me go." She said in a near whisper.

Kyo just looked at the blonde woman. It tore him up to see her like this. Her normally happy face was dull tonight and her emerald eyes were still a very dark green. "As you wish." Kyo finally replied as he stood up.

Kyo turned and headed for the door that led into the hallway, but he was stopped when he heard Yuya call after him.

"Kyo, can you make sure Aya has eaten and bathed?" She asked weakly.

"Hn." Was all Kyo said. He then left the room, closing the door behind him.

"Kyo! There you are!" Kyo looked up to see Muramasa and Yukimura sitting at the table with six unopened bottles of sake on the table and three empty ones on the ground. Kyo also saw in the corner was Saizo and Sasuke.

"I see that Yukimura hasn't gotten all of the sake." Kyo said with an eerie grin.

"No, he did. Saizo and I just returned from getting more." Sasuke replied as he watched his master get drunk. Aya is outside, in case you're wondering. She took her food and ate out there. She said it smelled in here. It made her light headed."

"I see." Kyo replied as he took two bottles of sake and walked outside.

Once outside, he saw Aya sitting on a large boulder near the tree line that led into the thick forest. He walked up to where she sat and opened a bottle of sake.

"What are you doing?" He snapped as he took a drink.

"Why does it concern you?" Aya hissed in the same warning tone as her father.

"Ha, ha. You have guts." Kyo grinned as he took a seat next to the girl. "Now tell me, why did you come out here, its cold. Your mother would have a fit if she found out you were out here barefoot and only dressed in a thin kimono."

"I needed air. Why isn't Mom out here yelling at me?"

"She needs sometime to herself."

"Is she still upset? I mean, I really didn't think that she would be so moody about that stupid vase you chucked at my head. I mean, it was just a cheap thing anyway. No reason to be upset over shattered glass."

"I'm not sure. She is however different."

"Could she still be upset over the baby?"

"The baby?" Kyo asked confused.

"She didn't tell you." Aya said very softly.

"What baby?" Kyo pressed.

"She was pregnant again, but when she was stabbed last month in the stomach, by that bounty she was chasing, it killed it. She was very good at hiding her sadness, but she was deeply depressed about it. She told me that she hoped for a boy because she wanted to give you a son." Aya replied.

"Why would she keep that a secret from me?" Kyo asked shocked.

"I don't know!" Aya replied in a moody voice.

"I do."

This is the end of Ch.1. Kinda fun to write, but like I always say, I hate writing the beginnings of stories, they are boring and uneventful. Anyway, stay tuned. I'll be writing more:)

iMiSsY!