Hello folks! This is my second attempt at a fanfic. The first one fell
through. If you've ever read my first one, this one is nothing like it so
don't worry. Now this expands from when Youko was still alive in demon
form, all the way to after the Dark tournament. Don't worry years will be
skipped and plots will be changed. Well no more stalling. Ladies and
Gentlemen- Act 1 of Love, Loss, and Revolution: The Opening-When Two
Kitsune Meet
Disclaimer: I don't own!
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Love, Loss, and Revolution
Chapter 1: The Opening-When Two Kitsune Meet
Blood flowed steadily from the deep lacerations as the young demoness trudged onward through the woods, ignoring the searing pain that was threatening to consume her. Her pale white hair was plastered to her face, drenched with sweat and blood as it shaded her lavender eyes from the mid- day sun. Wearily, Daegarathwen grabbed another tree branch and pulled herself further through the mess of leaves that coated the forest floor. Her chest rose and fell rapidly from her laboring as her vision became unfocused. Dae gave up and kneeled, waiting for the dizziness to pass.
"I gotta get away." Dae gasped in between breaths.
Reluctantly, Dae's body heaved itself from its comfortable resting kneel and began to slowly limp on. Sudden pain burned through Dae's left hip as the gash on it re-opened sending a slow trickle of blood trailing down her leg. Dae moaned in irritation as she sensed several demons near-by.
"It's gonna be a long day." Dae whispered to herself as she glanced at the blazing sun.
*********
Youko stopped gazing at the sun long enough to answer his friends.
"I don't know, Hiei. What do you want to do?" the silver-haired fox demon sighed.
"Youko, you've said that a billion times and for the billionth time I DON'T KNOW!" the shortest demon of the trio yelled.
"Munin? What about you?" the fair-haired man said as he turned to face his dark complexioned friend.
The startled raven-demon turned his slacked face to his friends.
"Don't look at me. I decided what we did yesterday." Munin answered flexing his black wings in boredom. "All I know is if I don't move soon, I'll die. I think I gotta cramp in my wings."
"Oh shove a rabbit carcass up it bird boy. I was the one who cut open the whale's body and went inside." Hiei yelled, his crimson eyes glaring angrily at his comrade.
"But I found the body!" Munin yelled in defense. "If it hadn't been for me, you would have had been bored to tears!"
Youko chuckled as he watched his two buddies' converse in their daily battle of names.
"Listen smore I found the body therefore, I found what we did yesterday."
"No you didn't buzzard! And don't call me smore!" Hiei yelled.
"But you look just like one!" Munin countered.
"Do not!"
"Do to!"
"Do not!"
"Do to!"
"Now children, let's all behave and be nice little kids." Youko said as the amusing battle of words continued.
"Well tell him not to call me smore!" Hiei yelled as he stroked his black hair where it met his white starburst.
"Fine then. You look more like a skunk anyway!" Munin murmured loud enough for both demons to hear.
"Why you-"
"Hey, wait!" Youko yelled as inhaled deeply.
Hiei stopped his ranting and turned to stare at his fair-haired friend. "What? Why? Are you trying to save him now because if you are-"
"No, no, be my guest and beat him up, but you'll miss the fun." Youko said inhaling one last time to affirm his suspicions.
"What is it Youko?" Munin asked, hoping for something more interesting than the fighting with Hiei again.
"I smell blood."
"What?" Hiei shouted abruptly. "What kind of blood?"
"Demon." Youko growled as a smirk spread across his face.
"Hmm...sounds like a challenge." Munin said as his smile grew.
"Well, shall we?" Hiei said mirroring the smirk on his friend's faces.
"Let's go." Youko said he and the arguing duo began rampaging through the woods.
***********
Roots seemed to snap at Dae's ankles as she marched on. Finally one got lucky and knocked the weary Dae into the leaves. Unable to muster the strength to pull her up, Dae gave into the overpowering exhaustion.
"I'll just rest here a bit and...sleep." Dae muttered as her lavender eyes became quickly hidden behind her fatigued eyelids. But just as Dae was about to slink off into unconsciousness, a large crack awoke her senses sending her body into adrenaline mode.
"What was that?" Dae gasped as she twitched her white fox ears to and fro. She swiftly brought herself upright and closed her eyes as she concentrated on the oncoming presence.
"Someone's coming. Oh, no. Not again!" Dae whimpered as she forced herself to her feet.
'I'm not going to make, but I gotta try. I won't play the innocent victim this time.' Dae thought as she started forward once again.
***********
Youko ears spasm as he began to pick up the snapping of twigs and shuffling of leaves.
"Whatever it is, it's on the move." Youko stated, glancing sideways as his friends.
"Then I suggest we cover more ground." Munin said as he took flight.
"And I suggest we go faster." Hiei said as he sped up, already knowing Youko's response.
Youko grinned as he quickened his pace to run along side his spiky-haired companion.
**********
Dae jumped as a shadow passed overhead. She ceased her limping, body tense as she waited for the shaded silhouette to disappear only to have it swoop around again.
'The Toguro's.' Dae thought. 'I've been caught.'
"Well, I'm not going down without taking half of them with me." Dae murmured as she leaned against a tree awaiting the arrival of her pursers.
**********
Hiei and Youko halted as there winged friend descended to the ground in front of them.
"I didn't get a good look, but there's definitely someone up ahead." Munin said between pants.
"And we'll soon arrive at the end of our chase and begin our adventure." Youko said as he cocked his head in the direction of the scent.
"Whatever let's go!" Hiei yelled impatiently as he began walking in the direction Youko had indicated.
"Do you think he's anxious?" Munin said as he stretched his wing in preparation for departure.
"You know Hiei." Youko said as he took off closely followed by the raven- demon.
**********
Dae jumped as the bushes around her shifted and voices drew nearer. Holding tightly to a tree branch, she pulled herself into a standing position, ready to attack. The bushes finally split as a tall man with butt length silver haired emerged. His golden eyes meet her lavender eyes as a faint flush of shocked spread over both of their faces. A second man about half the size of the first appeared, his spiky hair adding another foot to his height. A shadow suddenly passed over Dae and quickly showed itself to be a dark-haired man slightly shorted than the first. Most of his long, black hair laid on his mid-back while he rest seemed to be tangled in the mess of black feathers in his wings. Dae quickly snapped out of her daze and growled as the trio began to approach her.
**********
Youko pushed through the final bush to step into a small clearing. He stopped in mid-step as his eyes fell upon the source of the blood: a slender, lavender-eyed kitsune that was bleeding profusely. Her butt-length white hair and white fox ears were drenched with blood. One of her clawed hands grasped the tree next to her as if her life depended on it, while the other pathetically attempted the cover a large wound on her hip. Hiei fell out of the bushes a short time later and gave the injured demoness an unfriendly glare, which she easily returned. Raven soon followed suit and landed opposite side of Hiei by Youko side and gave his kitsune friend a questioning look.
"Well, this was an interesting turn of events." Munin murmured. "What now?"
"I don't know." Hiei said. "But she's not dead. We could kill her."
"Uh no." Munin said as he stepped toward the smaller demon.
"Wait." Youko said as he inhaled again. "She's afraid."
"Well, duh. She's wounded and cornered by 3 male demons." Hiei grunted.
"Yeah, but there's something else."Youko said as he inhaled very deeply.
"What?" Munin asked.
"Toguro." Youko growled. "She smells of Toguro."
Hiei smirked as Munin's normally happy expressions turned dim. "Well I think we found our fun. I got first dibs."
Hiei turned and began walking toward the injured demoness.
Dae's attention snapped towards the spiky-haired demon as he approached her. A bit confused, she sniffed the air.
'He doesn't smell like Toguro, but he doesn't look friendly either.' Dae thought.
A low throaty growl burst from the female kitsune's chest as he pulled a katana from his back.
"Wait Hiei. We don't know if she is part of the Toguro's army." Munin said after hearing the growl.
"Yeah and you can't kill an innocent beauty." Youko added with a smirk.
"Whatever, just go and ruin my fun." Hiei grumbled.
"Good skunk." Munin said as he patted Hiei on the head earning a near bite from the angered fire demon.
Youko laughed at is friends' antics before turning back to the confused and fearful kitsune. Ignoring the warning growling of the female kitsune, Youko continued to stroll toward her. The intensity of the growl steadily increased until only five feet remained between the two kitsune.
"What is your name?" Youko stated in a monotone voice.
"And I should answer you because?" Dae said in a sarcastic voice causing Youko's eye to twitch.
"Because if you don't, I'll kill you."
"Typical male threat." Dae said faking a yawn. "Besides if you kill me, then you'll never know my name."
"Oh what a shame. I'm sure it will haunt me." Youko said stoically. "No more games woman, tell me your name."
"I will if you answer a question for me." Dae said sweetly.
"What makes you think I have to answer you questions woman?" Youko answered arrogantly.
"It's only a simple question." Dae said sweetly emphasizing her point by bating her eyes.
"I don't take to bleeding hearts or women so you know. What's your question?"
"Are you in league with Toguro?"
Youko's eyes glinted red as a deep growled erupted from his chest. He rushed forward and grabbed Dae's wrist, bringing her face within kissing distance of his.
"I am not one of those sick hentai bastards!"
"Good then I won't have to kill you." Dae said with a smirk even though the ringing in her head told her to do otherwise.
"Like you could, I've answered your question now answer mine." Youko said putting some distance between their heads.
"Daegarathwen Lykaios, but just call me Dae. Now do I get the pleasure of knowing yours?"
"Name's Youko Kurama, King of Bandits. Mind telling me and my friends why you stink of Toguro?"
"Well, Youko Kurama, King of bandits, maybe because I just got the crap beaten out of me by half their army before I kill them all." Dae said slowly as the lack of blood and increased amount of movement began to take effect on her wearied body.
Youko broke eye contact with Dae and glanced over her body. The hip wound was still bleeding in a slowly but steady stream. The arm, which he held, was brown and crusting. Dried blood. Three deep claw marks that were embedded in it were slowly beginning to heal. He finally looked back up at her face and followed a thin trail of dry blood that started in her hairline, down her nose and continued down the right side of her cheek to slowly drip off her chin along her neck and collarbone, stopping short of her breast before disappearing into her shirt. Youko brought his golden gaze back to her lilac ones.
"So you're an enemy of Toguro's huh?"
"Yes! Those mofo's can burn in Hell for all I care!"
Youko burst into laughter and turned to his friends, motioning them to come over. Dae turned to look at the approaching demons and didn't notice Youko released her wrist. The sudden loss of support added unwanted weight to her hip injury, which collapsed upon itself. Dae screeched in pain as she crumbled to the ground, her breathing turning to panting.
"You could have warned me." Dae said glaring at Youko.
"Sorry, I didn't know I-"
Youko was cut short as both he and Dae felt a familiar, foreboding presence.
"Munin! Hiei! Move!"
"What? Why?" Munin asked confused.
"Toguros!" Dae screamed, but it was too late.
End Act 1 and the curtains close
A/N: Thank you for reading my story. It will get more exciting, more characters will be added, and lemons will be put in. Please R&R. Thanks all you peoples! This is Lykaios Theophania saying "Jackasses unite! Come my loyal donkey minions! Let's take over the world! Jackass Nut Crunch Attack!" MUHAHAHAHHAHA!!! Buh-Bye.
Disclaimer: I don't own!
Curtains open
Love, Loss, and Revolution
Chapter 1: The Opening-When Two Kitsune Meet
Blood flowed steadily from the deep lacerations as the young demoness trudged onward through the woods, ignoring the searing pain that was threatening to consume her. Her pale white hair was plastered to her face, drenched with sweat and blood as it shaded her lavender eyes from the mid- day sun. Wearily, Daegarathwen grabbed another tree branch and pulled herself further through the mess of leaves that coated the forest floor. Her chest rose and fell rapidly from her laboring as her vision became unfocused. Dae gave up and kneeled, waiting for the dizziness to pass.
"I gotta get away." Dae gasped in between breaths.
Reluctantly, Dae's body heaved itself from its comfortable resting kneel and began to slowly limp on. Sudden pain burned through Dae's left hip as the gash on it re-opened sending a slow trickle of blood trailing down her leg. Dae moaned in irritation as she sensed several demons near-by.
"It's gonna be a long day." Dae whispered to herself as she glanced at the blazing sun.
*********
Youko stopped gazing at the sun long enough to answer his friends.
"I don't know, Hiei. What do you want to do?" the silver-haired fox demon sighed.
"Youko, you've said that a billion times and for the billionth time I DON'T KNOW!" the shortest demon of the trio yelled.
"Munin? What about you?" the fair-haired man said as he turned to face his dark complexioned friend.
The startled raven-demon turned his slacked face to his friends.
"Don't look at me. I decided what we did yesterday." Munin answered flexing his black wings in boredom. "All I know is if I don't move soon, I'll die. I think I gotta cramp in my wings."
"Oh shove a rabbit carcass up it bird boy. I was the one who cut open the whale's body and went inside." Hiei yelled, his crimson eyes glaring angrily at his comrade.
"But I found the body!" Munin yelled in defense. "If it hadn't been for me, you would have had been bored to tears!"
Youko chuckled as he watched his two buddies' converse in their daily battle of names.
"Listen smore I found the body therefore, I found what we did yesterday."
"No you didn't buzzard! And don't call me smore!" Hiei yelled.
"But you look just like one!" Munin countered.
"Do not!"
"Do to!"
"Do not!"
"Do to!"
"Now children, let's all behave and be nice little kids." Youko said as the amusing battle of words continued.
"Well tell him not to call me smore!" Hiei yelled as he stroked his black hair where it met his white starburst.
"Fine then. You look more like a skunk anyway!" Munin murmured loud enough for both demons to hear.
"Why you-"
"Hey, wait!" Youko yelled as inhaled deeply.
Hiei stopped his ranting and turned to stare at his fair-haired friend. "What? Why? Are you trying to save him now because if you are-"
"No, no, be my guest and beat him up, but you'll miss the fun." Youko said inhaling one last time to affirm his suspicions.
"What is it Youko?" Munin asked, hoping for something more interesting than the fighting with Hiei again.
"I smell blood."
"What?" Hiei shouted abruptly. "What kind of blood?"
"Demon." Youko growled as a smirk spread across his face.
"Hmm...sounds like a challenge." Munin said as his smile grew.
"Well, shall we?" Hiei said mirroring the smirk on his friend's faces.
"Let's go." Youko said he and the arguing duo began rampaging through the woods.
***********
Roots seemed to snap at Dae's ankles as she marched on. Finally one got lucky and knocked the weary Dae into the leaves. Unable to muster the strength to pull her up, Dae gave into the overpowering exhaustion.
"I'll just rest here a bit and...sleep." Dae muttered as her lavender eyes became quickly hidden behind her fatigued eyelids. But just as Dae was about to slink off into unconsciousness, a large crack awoke her senses sending her body into adrenaline mode.
"What was that?" Dae gasped as she twitched her white fox ears to and fro. She swiftly brought herself upright and closed her eyes as she concentrated on the oncoming presence.
"Someone's coming. Oh, no. Not again!" Dae whimpered as she forced herself to her feet.
'I'm not going to make, but I gotta try. I won't play the innocent victim this time.' Dae thought as she started forward once again.
***********
Youko ears spasm as he began to pick up the snapping of twigs and shuffling of leaves.
"Whatever it is, it's on the move." Youko stated, glancing sideways as his friends.
"Then I suggest we cover more ground." Munin said as he took flight.
"And I suggest we go faster." Hiei said as he sped up, already knowing Youko's response.
Youko grinned as he quickened his pace to run along side his spiky-haired companion.
**********
Dae jumped as a shadow passed overhead. She ceased her limping, body tense as she waited for the shaded silhouette to disappear only to have it swoop around again.
'The Toguro's.' Dae thought. 'I've been caught.'
"Well, I'm not going down without taking half of them with me." Dae murmured as she leaned against a tree awaiting the arrival of her pursers.
**********
Hiei and Youko halted as there winged friend descended to the ground in front of them.
"I didn't get a good look, but there's definitely someone up ahead." Munin said between pants.
"And we'll soon arrive at the end of our chase and begin our adventure." Youko said as he cocked his head in the direction of the scent.
"Whatever let's go!" Hiei yelled impatiently as he began walking in the direction Youko had indicated.
"Do you think he's anxious?" Munin said as he stretched his wing in preparation for departure.
"You know Hiei." Youko said as he took off closely followed by the raven- demon.
**********
Dae jumped as the bushes around her shifted and voices drew nearer. Holding tightly to a tree branch, she pulled herself into a standing position, ready to attack. The bushes finally split as a tall man with butt length silver haired emerged. His golden eyes meet her lavender eyes as a faint flush of shocked spread over both of their faces. A second man about half the size of the first appeared, his spiky hair adding another foot to his height. A shadow suddenly passed over Dae and quickly showed itself to be a dark-haired man slightly shorted than the first. Most of his long, black hair laid on his mid-back while he rest seemed to be tangled in the mess of black feathers in his wings. Dae quickly snapped out of her daze and growled as the trio began to approach her.
**********
Youko pushed through the final bush to step into a small clearing. He stopped in mid-step as his eyes fell upon the source of the blood: a slender, lavender-eyed kitsune that was bleeding profusely. Her butt-length white hair and white fox ears were drenched with blood. One of her clawed hands grasped the tree next to her as if her life depended on it, while the other pathetically attempted the cover a large wound on her hip. Hiei fell out of the bushes a short time later and gave the injured demoness an unfriendly glare, which she easily returned. Raven soon followed suit and landed opposite side of Hiei by Youko side and gave his kitsune friend a questioning look.
"Well, this was an interesting turn of events." Munin murmured. "What now?"
"I don't know." Hiei said. "But she's not dead. We could kill her."
"Uh no." Munin said as he stepped toward the smaller demon.
"Wait." Youko said as he inhaled again. "She's afraid."
"Well, duh. She's wounded and cornered by 3 male demons." Hiei grunted.
"Yeah, but there's something else."Youko said as he inhaled very deeply.
"What?" Munin asked.
"Toguro." Youko growled. "She smells of Toguro."
Hiei smirked as Munin's normally happy expressions turned dim. "Well I think we found our fun. I got first dibs."
Hiei turned and began walking toward the injured demoness.
Dae's attention snapped towards the spiky-haired demon as he approached her. A bit confused, she sniffed the air.
'He doesn't smell like Toguro, but he doesn't look friendly either.' Dae thought.
A low throaty growl burst from the female kitsune's chest as he pulled a katana from his back.
"Wait Hiei. We don't know if she is part of the Toguro's army." Munin said after hearing the growl.
"Yeah and you can't kill an innocent beauty." Youko added with a smirk.
"Whatever, just go and ruin my fun." Hiei grumbled.
"Good skunk." Munin said as he patted Hiei on the head earning a near bite from the angered fire demon.
Youko laughed at is friends' antics before turning back to the confused and fearful kitsune. Ignoring the warning growling of the female kitsune, Youko continued to stroll toward her. The intensity of the growl steadily increased until only five feet remained between the two kitsune.
"What is your name?" Youko stated in a monotone voice.
"And I should answer you because?" Dae said in a sarcastic voice causing Youko's eye to twitch.
"Because if you don't, I'll kill you."
"Typical male threat." Dae said faking a yawn. "Besides if you kill me, then you'll never know my name."
"Oh what a shame. I'm sure it will haunt me." Youko said stoically. "No more games woman, tell me your name."
"I will if you answer a question for me." Dae said sweetly.
"What makes you think I have to answer you questions woman?" Youko answered arrogantly.
"It's only a simple question." Dae said sweetly emphasizing her point by bating her eyes.
"I don't take to bleeding hearts or women so you know. What's your question?"
"Are you in league with Toguro?"
Youko's eyes glinted red as a deep growled erupted from his chest. He rushed forward and grabbed Dae's wrist, bringing her face within kissing distance of his.
"I am not one of those sick hentai bastards!"
"Good then I won't have to kill you." Dae said with a smirk even though the ringing in her head told her to do otherwise.
"Like you could, I've answered your question now answer mine." Youko said putting some distance between their heads.
"Daegarathwen Lykaios, but just call me Dae. Now do I get the pleasure of knowing yours?"
"Name's Youko Kurama, King of Bandits. Mind telling me and my friends why you stink of Toguro?"
"Well, Youko Kurama, King of bandits, maybe because I just got the crap beaten out of me by half their army before I kill them all." Dae said slowly as the lack of blood and increased amount of movement began to take effect on her wearied body.
Youko broke eye contact with Dae and glanced over her body. The hip wound was still bleeding in a slowly but steady stream. The arm, which he held, was brown and crusting. Dried blood. Three deep claw marks that were embedded in it were slowly beginning to heal. He finally looked back up at her face and followed a thin trail of dry blood that started in her hairline, down her nose and continued down the right side of her cheek to slowly drip off her chin along her neck and collarbone, stopping short of her breast before disappearing into her shirt. Youko brought his golden gaze back to her lilac ones.
"So you're an enemy of Toguro's huh?"
"Yes! Those mofo's can burn in Hell for all I care!"
Youko burst into laughter and turned to his friends, motioning them to come over. Dae turned to look at the approaching demons and didn't notice Youko released her wrist. The sudden loss of support added unwanted weight to her hip injury, which collapsed upon itself. Dae screeched in pain as she crumbled to the ground, her breathing turning to panting.
"You could have warned me." Dae said glaring at Youko.
"Sorry, I didn't know I-"
Youko was cut short as both he and Dae felt a familiar, foreboding presence.
"Munin! Hiei! Move!"
"What? Why?" Munin asked confused.
"Toguros!" Dae screamed, but it was too late.
End Act 1 and the curtains close
A/N: Thank you for reading my story. It will get more exciting, more characters will be added, and lemons will be put in. Please R&R. Thanks all you peoples! This is Lykaios Theophania saying "Jackasses unite! Come my loyal donkey minions! Let's take over the world! Jackass Nut Crunch Attack!" MUHAHAHAHHAHA!!! Buh-Bye.
