Disclaimer: Nurarihyon no Mago © Shiibashi Hiroshi
Warning: possible mistype, misspelling, grammar error, maybe some OOC-ness in the future chapter
Summary: Yura was coming back to Ukiyoe town and having problem with youkai when a black spiky hair boy came to help her. Will they fell in love with each other or become the worst enemy for each other?
A/N: Yeah, I know. The idea of pairing Yura with Itaku is strange! But this idea was stuck in my head until I decided to write it. I just feel that Yura and Itaku are a bit like tsundere so that maybe it will be funny if they become an item^^ Now, please enjoy the story...
Yura was running like crazy through the dark path. When I said 'dark', I meant it literally, the path was dark and there was only a faint light that shone the path. Some blood starving youkai chased her from behind; they were running wildly to her.
Crap, crap, crap! Why the hell did I chose this path? she thought. She had just came back home to Ukiyoe Town from Kyoto by train to visit her friends and suddenly encountered some youkai on her way to Kana's house. Since she didn't want to take away her shikigami in front of people, she chose to drive them away to a more solitude place to fight them. But, bad luck for her, she encountered more hazardous youkai when she took the path and ended up being chased by them.
She was running and kept on running until she met with a dead end. She gasped.
CRAP! Wrong choice again! She really had bad luck at choices and chances. She could hear the breath and noise of the youkai behind her. She quickly turned just for met up with bunch of blood starving hazardous youkai waiting to consume her.
Come on, Keikain Yura! You're an onmyouji, fight them! she supported herself. She inhaled and exhaled several times to calm herself down. When she already relaxed a bit, she fastly took her shikigami out from her purse and summoned it.
"Eat them, Tanrou!" Her shikigami 'Tanrou' came out from the shikigami paper and jumped on the bunch of youkai, ripped them to shreds with it teeth. But somehow, more youkai were coming out from the dark shadow and biting Tanrou from every direction, forcing the shikigami to dismiss. Yura gritted her teeth.
"Defeat them, Bukyoku!" she let out one more shikigami, the samurai 'Bukyoku'. Bukyoku used it's naginata to drove away and cut through the youkai. But then many hands came out from the shadow, pulling Bukyoku to the ground. The shikigami started swallowed by the darkness, and then it returned to a shikigami paper. The blood starving youkai ripped the paper to shreds.
They turned to Yura then stepped or crouched closer to her fastly. They were already right in front of her in instant, reaching out their hands to grab her.
They are going to get me! She thought in despair. But when she was already giving up, something cut off some of the youkai in instant. A boy landed in front of her, with a sickle on each hand. The other youkai slowly moved back.
"Eh?" Yura stared at the boy; it looked like he was around her age. His hair was black coloured and rather spiky and he wore a white kimono with strange patterns. The boy looked at her just for a second before he turned and rushed forward to the group of youkai.
Everything felt like just happened for seconds for Yura. It was happening so fast that Yura couldn't even believe the sight in front of her. That boy, used his sickles with strange techniques, defeated all the blood starving youkai by himself.
He's not human… Yura saw it, just a glimpse for a second; his sickles were over powering with 'fear' around it. Does that means that he's a youkai too? Is he one of Nura's comrades?
While she was still thinking about it, the boy turned to her. Yura could saw his face with the help of the moonlight. His dark-brown-gray-like eyes glared at her, making her twitched her eyebrows a little.
"You're… Rikuo's friend? The onmyouji girl?" he asked more to himself. Yura nodded carefully, she still couldn't trust him yet. The boy observed her a bit and sighed.
"Are you really is an onmyouji? I can't believe you're this weak," he said coldly, making Yura's cheeks blushed.
"W-What did you meant by that, you―" Her words were interrupted by a noisy howl. A huge wolf-like youkai appeared from the shadow. It looked hungry, starving for fresh meat. The boy clucked.
"Tsk, they still have the big one with them, huh?" He huffed. "Get back," said the boy to Yura. He prepared his sickles in battle stance. But when he was about to attack, the wolf-like youkai somehow already stood in front of him. He gasped.
It fast! The youkai took up its paw and swung it at the boy. The boy quickly guard himself, but the youkai's claws still managed to wound him. His clothes tattered; he coughed out blood from his mouth. Yura stunned in her place.
What should I do? thought Yura. Yura closed her eyes, trying to calm down a bit. After calmed down herself, she opened her eyes and stepped in front of the boy. She was ready with her human-shikigami fusion 'Rentei' on her hand. She decided to fight instead of doing nothing.
"Oi, what are you doing?" The boy asked her. Yura glared at him with one of her brown colored eyes.
"This is my battle! I'll prove it that I'm not weak!" She turned back to the youkai and pointed her shikigami at it. "Yomi-Okuri Yura MAX!" A huge blast of wave hit the youkai, knocked it down to the ground. But it's not strong enough to kill the youkai, the youkai howled. It stood up with it's four legs again and with amazing speed rushed towards Yura.
SHIT! Yura cursed in her mind. The youkai's claws were swinging down and so close to Yura when…
"Move, idiot!" Somehow, the boy was already standing in front of her. He took the damages from the sharp claws in the place of Yura. He coughed out more bloods from his mouth and fell to his knee. Yura gasped.
"Y-You! A-are you alright?" she asked the boy. She crouched near him and examining his wounds. Darn! Those wounds are deep! Yura could saw it from the amount of bloods that kept on pouring out from the wounds and stained his kimono. The boy coughed again, bloods running out from his mouth. He spitted and wiped his lips.
"I'm fine," he said when he stood up again to face the youkai. "You just stand back. I'll defeat it." His sickles glimmering in the moonlight. He stood in his battle stance and concentrated his 'fear' to his sickles.
"Hatsu's transfer, Hyoui!" The youkai growled and rushed towards the boy, with its mouth wide open, showing off its sharp teeth. Those teeth were so close to the boy, before they could even touch him, the youkai already sliced in two by the boy's 'fear'. The youkai quickly vanished to dust. The boy huffed in relieve.
No way! He really beat it in his condition! Yura stared at the boy. Who is this guy? While Yura were busy glaring at him, the boy suddenly fell. Yura gasped and quickly ran closer to him.
The boy's wounds were bleeding and didn't stop, which caused him losing too much blood. He was unconscious and his face was a little pale. Judging from his face and the amount of bloods he already lost, he might be couldn't last for long.
He is a youkai, and I am supposed to excorcise him, but… Yura stuck in dilemma, should she help him or not? He might be a youkai, but he had saved her from the hazardous youkai and even wounded because protecting her. He even put his life on the line like this! Yura clenched her fists.
AGH! The hell with me being an onmyouji! She took one of the boy's arms and carried it on her shoulder along with his body, walking away slowly from the dark place.
When Itaku woke up, the first thing he saw was the wooden ceilings. And the first thing he knew was that his body succumbed in absolute pain. He moaned because of the pain when he sat up. He looked around and realized that he was inside an old japanese-style room. Isn't this… Rikuo's house? Why the hell did he ended up here?
"Ah, you awake, Itaku?" asked a warm and kindly voice. Itaku turned his head to the source of the voice and found Rikuo in his day form stood at the door. Rikuo smiled while Itaku only tsked at him.
"Why am I here?" he asked to Rikuo.
"You don't remember?" he asked back with a tone of disbelief. "Well, I didn't get the full story, but Yura was the one who taking you here. She didn't say much back then, she only said that you need quick treatment or you'll die." Rikuo smirked when he was thinking back at the moment Yura suddenly came to his house. Her face looked so worried, despite the fact that she knew Itaku is a youkai.
"Yura…? Oh, the onmyou girl." Yeah… Itaku remembered now. He did save that girl when he was helping Rikuo's attendants patrolling around the town. Well, he couldn't help it; the girl looked like in the death line back then. Besides, she is one of Rikuo's friends, after all.
"But I can't believe you became that badly wounded. Was the enemy really that powerful?" asked Rikuo again with a concerned tone. Itaku shrugged.
"…No. I was a bit careless." That and the onmyouji girl careless act. The girl might be the one who wounded this bad if Itaku didn't took her place back then. Thank god Youkai are more resistant to injury and healed faster. Is that girl stupid or something? She was pretty much weak, as far as Itaku saw her power.
"Really?" Rikuo didn't looked really believe it. "Well, I advice you better rest longer. But you can go to the main room, if you want. The others are having a feast today, just like always." Itaku sighed. The youkai at the main house sure love to party, whatever the reason is.
"Well, let's go then." Itaku stood up from his bed, ignoring the pains inside his body. He took upper clothes, a white kimono and a fabric belt with Toono sign, wore it quickly and followed Rikuo to the main room.
Yura sighed. She was sitting inside the main house of Nura Clan, in the main room. She was sitting a little near the corner, a bit far from the others, who were having a (barbaric) feast party. She felt unconvinient, surrounding by youkai everywhere. Worst, Rikuo wasn't there because he went to check up the black spiky hair boy. Aaaagh! Why the hell did I helped him back then? thought Yura inside her head. Well, obviously because it was her that made him wounded seriously bad. That boy protected her, yes, that's why! Yura will always pay back person she indebted to, no matter who or what, she wasn't like her brother who love to lie and will never be like him. This is just like Nura-kun, Yura! He saved you so you helped him! As simple as that!
While Yura was busy with her thoughts in mind, Rikuo came to the main room, followed by Itaku behind. Some of the youkai realized him and gave him a polite nod or bow while the others kept their joyful acts. Some of the youkai that sat near the door grinned at them (Rikuo and Itaku) when they entered.
"Yo, Rikuo! Itaku!" greeted a female youkai with short light-brown colored hair and wore a red haori above green kimono. Rikuo smiled at her.
"Hey, Awashima! Ah, and the others too!" he greeted back warmly while the boy, or Itaku, only nodded at them. Then Rikuo looked around and realized Yura's presence. "Oh, Keikain-san!" He walked closer to Yura, who immidiately stood up when being called.
"A-ah… Nura-kun," she greeted nerviously. Her eyes stared at Itaku, who remained stood behind Rikuo. Rikuo moved himself a bit and pulled Itaku to face Yura near him.
"This is Itaku the Kamaitachi," introduced Rikuo. "This is Keikain Yura, the descendant of Onmyouji Keikain." Yura nodded a bit, only faintly, while Itaku just used his pokerface. Yura gritted her teeth, what kind of attitude was that? But whatever, he was still her savior and she needed to be at least a little polite, besides, this wasn't her house. She didn't want to make any ruckus here.
"Um… T-thanks for saving me back then," Yura said politely to Itaku. Itaku shrugged.
"No big deal," he said flatly. "Besides, you seemed helpless. You looked pretty much on the death line; I never thought you're that weak." Yura flushed.
"W-what did you meant by that?" Yura yelled at him and took out her charms from her purse, ready to summon any shikigami, but fortunately, Rikuo quickly stopped her.
"Whoa, whoa! Please calm down, Keikain-san!" Rikuo turned to Itaku. "Itaku! Watch your attitude!" Itaku just gave him a careless shrug while Yura's face was burning red, with embarrassment and anger. Rikuo patted her on shoulder to calm her down.
"Keikain-san, where are you going to live now? You don't have house, right?" Rikuo asked Yura after she managed to get rid of her anger, a bit.
"Eh? Well, I don't know… Maybe Ienaga-san's house, if she will let me," answered Yura uncertainly. Well, Kana might allow her to stay, but she couldn't be there forever. But the case is, she didn't have anywhere else to stay.
"Then you should stay here! I can ask Okaa-san to prepare a room for you," offered Rikuo suddenly. Yura gasped, Itaku raised one eyebrow.
"Eh? B-but…"
"Oh… Did you mind about it? Well, you probably don't want to stay in a house full of youkai, huh?" said Rikuo bitterly, making Yura felt guilty. Rikuo was just too kind…
"N-no… W-well… I'll stay here, then… I-if you allow me to," she said to Rikuo, even if she didn't really convinced being one house with just SO many youkai, but she didn't want to disappoint this kind and warm boy. Besides, where else she could stay? For a long time, I mean.
"No problem. Kejorou, please tell Okaa-san to prepare a room for Keikain-san," he said to Kejorou, who quickly nodded and went out to do her master order. "Do you have anything else you need?" he asked Yura.
"Maybe some clothes for change… because, well…" She flushed again. She left her bag somewhere when being chased by youkai. Not that there are anything there but some spare clothes and cash. But now that the bag is gone… well, she doesn't have any clothes.
Rikuo nodded understanding. "You can ask Tsurara or Okaa-san later. They will probably give you the things you need."
"By the way, what did you meant about Itaku saved you?" he suddenly asked. Yura frowned.
"Well, I was about… having problem with some youkai when he came and helped me out." Long-story-short, it was kind of like that. Having problem maybe not the best word to describe nearly death. Rikuo stared at Itaku with unbelief.
"Really? Maybe they sensed your spirit aura and attracted with it or something like that?" asked Rikuo to Yura. Yura shrugged. She really didn't know. The time she went out from station, some youkai immediately went after her. But when she took the dark path, more youkai appeared like they were already waiting for her. Maybe someone was aiming at her? Yura shook her head. No… who might be after her, anyway?
"Hm… Then, I'll have you a bodyguard as long as you're here," Rikuo looked around, then locked his eyes on Itaku, who felt a bad feeling. "Itaku, I want you to be her bodyguard." Yura shrieked while Itaku death-glared at Rikuo.
"Oi, Rikuo. Why for the hell's sake that you assign me for her bodyguard?" Itaku pulled Rikuo's kimono collar. Yura, who felt being insulted, sniffed. "I'm not even exchange sakazuki with you!" Rikuo rolled his eyes.
"Come on, Itaku. You already do a matoi with me, so I considered you as a part of my hyakki yakou and this is also a request as a friend," said Rikuo. "Besides, if you don't want to…" He leaned closer to Itaku and whispered something to him. Whatever it was, it succesfully making Itaku's face pale.
"You… WHO told you that?" he hissed at Rikuo.
"Awashima. She even gave me some pics of it." Itaku turned his head and death-glared at the female youkai, or Awashima, who reflexively looked away. Itaku sighed.
"Fine, I'll do it," he turned to Rikuo. "But only until we go back to Toono." Rikuo grinned.
"Unfortunately, we are kind of shorthanded here, Itaku. So, you won't go home until I say so." Itaku jaw-dropped. Reira chuckled.
"And… we from Toono already agreed with that when you're not around. We will stay here until Rikuo say otherwise." Awashima, Dohiko, Amezou, and the others from Toono grinned slyly at him. Rikuo clapped his hands.
"Okay! So it settled! Now please enjoy the party, everyone!" Rikuo yelled and went out from the main room, probably to his favorite spot on the sakura tree. He was leaving Itaku and Yura alone, staring at each other. Itaku huffed.
"You better stay out from danger, weak girl." Yura gave him a deadly glance.
"I know what I have to do and I'm not weak!"
Looks like her choice to go back to Ukiyoe Town was a wrong choice too.
A/N: How was that? Well, no romance yet because it's still like their first meeting. Wait for the future chapters! :3
I'm open for romance ideas about those two (Yura x Itaku) so please feel free to post your ideas in review!
I like tsuderes~ X3