(Night: this first half was revised by a friend of mines. I love her very much in a friend way of course she's the best!!)
"Good job, boy" ,The gruff, raspy voice applauded the young figure.
The creature simply nodded.
The gruff voice continued onward, "Your reward will be... Hmm… death."
The figure slanted its eyes at the one who possessed the voice as fifteen more people glided in surrounding the figure. The gruff voice laughed a glass shattering, wicked laugh then the possessor of the voice left the men to kill.
The figure's aqua-colored eyes scanned each man describing to itself the six foot tall men in red, tight-fitting outfits; also, they had dark red ski masks and were very muscular. The figure being an assassin, noted every movement. It could fight other assassins well, so it presented no problems, even if ten of them were devil's dogs otherwise known as demons.
The five foot three inch assassin grabbed the ochre-gold blade from the back of the loose buttoned black trench coat. The assassin swung it through the air, flashing the beautiful amber and amethyst jewels on the hilt. Lightning struck the sword, and it became a rod that would strike anything within a single foot of the creature. Two men, the most uneducated and foolish, tried to get close to the assassin. The lightning struck their skulls, causing an outburst of screams. Their innards became opposite and flowed out. They didn't have the sight (Night: because of the lightning) to see the sword.
"I don't have time for fools and jesters" ,the sword sliced air and flesh, the aqua eyes turning mad with murderous intent. "Just your master."
The men saw the eyes and turned running in fear.
"And so now think you can run? I'll try to work out my schedule for you. You first."
The assassin tapped the heel of its shoe lightly. A shadow formed. The assassin's sword was put away. The shadow reached out and grabbed the closest demon, dragging it to the assassin. The demon screeched and its throat burned from the shadow's hand. Its mask was snatched up by the assassin.
The face was repulsive, fish like with blue-green scales and tiny black eyes full of fear, it over flowed.
"Where has your boss gone, demon?"
The assassin was purely annoyed; an easy fight always did that.
The demon trembled. "I-I-I don't know."
The assassin frowned. "Sorry-okay not really- but that's not the answer I'm looking for."
The assassin was young, but wise; the lies in the demon's eyes showed like black on white. The assassin took out the sword again and jabbed it into the shoulder of the demon. A semicircle occurred as the blade turned. (Night: ha!! That rhymes! Sort of) Screeches blotted out the silence.
"Ready to talk?"
The demon nodded and cried out, "He lives…in a mansion...not far…I'll show you the way..."
His voice was cutting on and off from the pain.
A vicious smirk formed on TA's (Night: short for The Assassin) face.
"You might be of some use, I believe."
It whimpered as the shadow set him down roughly. TA ordered for the demon to lead.
(Night: That's all my friend wrote the rest is mine) The demon scrambled to his feet and began to march hurriedly as TA kept up with swift steps.
Rain started to pour from the unrequited heavens when they came to a huge grand white mansion from the sounds of it a classy party was going on inside.
"Thanks," TA murmured to the demon.
The demon nodded nervously eyes stricken with fear.
TA sighed, then replied to his anticipation, "You may go, demon."
He ran away going through the forest by the side of the house as TA slipped into the shadows. Carefully, TA slipped into a second story window trying to sense exactly where the gruff voiced man was. From her detection skills he was on the bottom floor surrounded by equally ignorant humans. TA smirked.
'I will get my payment for stealing that dang artifact! 'Slowly TA sunk into the wall becoming a shadow slinking around the halls till they found a room with proper attire for a fancy party changing quickly, then brushed their curly black hair moving bangs out of their very light brown face. Once ready and satisfied with their appearance TA used the shadows to get downstairs without anyone noticing. As TA walked closer to the man with the exact same gruff voice bragging to the people around him many of the opposite gender looked TA up and down smiling or smirking flirtatiously. TA inwardly cringed. 'Baka ningenteki'(Night: meaning stupid humans) TA saw the man showing off the one and only rare purple ruby-that TA stole for him-to some women. TA felt an anime vein in the forehead area.
TA cleared their throat and greeted the groups curious stares," Good evening, my names Taylor it's a pleasure."
The man with the gruff voice replied, "Hello My name is Akito Haruno. Don't mind them I believe I rather talk to an educated being like you."
'Too bad your not'
"Lets talk business, then Mr.Haruno."
He smirked arrogantly, "Of course..."
Taylor walked off hearing murmurs behind them with Haruno following quickly. They were under the shadow of the stairs.
"Mr.Haruno" ,'Taylor' murmured putting slim muscular arms around his neck tightly and whispered in his ear, "I want my money from our agreement tonight."
Haruno stiffened as his heart raced in disbelieve and fear, "T-T-The assassin..."
'Taylor's' lips curved sadistically, "yes."
"Y-You're a-"
'Taylor' slipped her sword from a vortex in the wall as the lights went out and stabbed him in the stomach.
"Yep," 'Taylor' replied lightly like his bleeding body wasn't unnatural, "I'm a girl. Surprised?"
He groaned and went limp.
Dead.
She dragged him through the wall becoming shadow, and then dropped him in the forest burning his body swiftly not forgetting to take the ruby with her. She cleaned off her tight black dress and snuck back into collect her 'payment'. She found a room with a vault in it behind a photo of a blonde woman. After emptying the vault of precious jewels and over a trillion dollars. She made a vortex to her hideout deep in the mountains throwing in the jewels and money before slipping the purple ruby into her sheath with the sword. She fled swiftly into the shadows.
All went black.
End Dream
Young Tsuki woke up with a start as sweat beaded down her forehead. She took in a ragged breath and fluttered her dark as night feather-like eyelashes and searched the overcoming darkness with her big expressive empty aqua eyes. Once she found nothing out of the ordinary her heart slowed to its normal pace and her breaths became regular as she relaxed from her alert state to her everyday meek composure. Tsuki licked her cracked full pink lips. Staying in the maids quarters for seven weeks without food, water, or a latrine caused lots of discomfort in her but she couldn't help being unconscious from a fever that made her bedridden for over a month. Tsuki slipped out of her small cot and stepped gently over the bodies of the women and children. Going through the basket of cloths, kimonos, and other dressings she chose a pair of black shorts that reach her mid-calf and fit tightly around her waist just below her belly showing off her silver belly ring. She also chose a no sleeve black shirt that had a v-cut up to the bottom of her chest and black bandage material used to keep her chest looking smaller. Tsuki some knee high boots most of the males in the castle wore. She gathered all the clothes together and went to find the hot springs out back so she could relax and wash. Holding her dressings in a basket woven from bark of a special tree, Tsuki tiptoed down the winding stairs and out the backdoor to be greeted by the warm vapors of the maids' hot spring. Tsuki set the basket on a rock close by and meekly undressed out of her short pale white kimono and undergarments(Night: well just make 'undergarments' mean 'bandages' for now) careful not to be seen, then quickly submerged as high as her slender neck into the water. Her long tightly-curled black hair hit the bottom even her feet could not. The dark brown streaks in her hair made her hair seem deeper. Her bangs constantly fell into her aqua eyes. Tsuki washed with vanilla alloys she found long ago. She whistled a sweet soft tune to call her pet fox Lola. A bluish-silver fox no bigger than a cat with ruby red eyes came out of a near by tree and approached Tsuki swinging her seven silver tails behind her.
\Hello, love\ Lola spoke to Tsuki cheerfully.
\Hey, Lola. How have you been?\
(Night: It's been two months since they last talked. Why? You'll see.)Tsuki spoke with a ghost of a smile.
\Good, good. Considering Kahyun wouldn't stop talking about wanting to see you again.\
Lola's and Tsuki's facial expression looked like this '--.
\That promiscuous fox!\ Tsuki's…. 'voice' sounded extremely annoyed at the thought of the perverted fox demon, Kahyun wanting to see her.
A foxish giggle came from Lola as she jumped on Tsuki's head. Tsuki soaked in the steaming water and washed her hair that wasn't under Lola.
\But seriously you should actually consider him an option for a mate\ Lola spoke in a serious motherly tone to Tsuki.
Tsuki growled softly and pulled Lola under water with her. She came back up with a wet Lola clinging to her head.
Tsuki went into a small fit of giggles as Lola grumbled on top of a rock shaking off the water. After dressing, Tsuki found her special box hidden in a nearby tree. The box was brown with green gems encrusted in the edges and the writing on it Tsukiakari Himora. Her name. The only thing about her past she knows.
Upon opening the box she saw her two special hair chopsticks. Black with a pale pearl dragon on it and two diamonds round cut stuck on the end. Darkly beautiful, but still extremely beautiful. She picked up an adorable pale white flowered hair comb and combed out her wet tangled web of hair, then carefully put in the chopsticks. Hr hair was stilled in a bun with the chopsticks and the rest of her draping hair falling in a sort of low ponytail. With this style her hair only came to her small ankles instead of draping a few inches behind her. She put the comb away and dashed a creamy pink on her full lips.
She set her special box in the tree and looked in the pool to see her reflection. Her face was average to her even though her friends say her face is gorgeous along with her hour glass figure. Her caramel skin is unlike anyone's in the feudal era of Japan. She frowned; everything about her is unlike everything in Japan.
\Smile. Your way too pretty to be frowning\ Lola said suddenly.
Tsuki jumped in surprise and furrowed her eyebrows.
\I guess\ Tsuki replied unsure of how to respond getting up to head back to the castle as Lola traveled back to the forest.
When Tsuki opened the door to the back everyone seemed to be in a state of upheaval running around like chickens with their heads cut off. She saw Rei, a neko(Night: cat) demon, and stopped her to find out what the crisis was.
"What's going on Rei-chan?" Tsuki asked in a calm, sweet, shy voice colored with concern.
Rei's golden cat ears twitched and she replied, "Princess Yuki can't find her new baby blue comb!"
Tsuki resisted the great desire to roll her eyes.
Rei noticed and clarified, "Lord Kakashi is coming-you know Lord of the North- anyway he's having a meeting with Lord Amaru in about... an hour!"
Tsuki thought for a minute...
"Last time I saw it..," Tsuki snapped her fingers remembering, "It was in her silver box in her mom's dresser."
Rei's silver eyes brightened and she hugged Tsuki tightly cutting off her air.
"THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!"
Tsuki tried to breath, then chocked out, "C-can't breathe…"
Rei sweat dropped and let go making Tsuki fall backwards on the floor.
"Sorry, Tsuki-chan! Well… I got to go, bye!"
In an instant she was gone as Tsuki took in deep breaths slowly and relaxed herself slowly. Tsuki got up rubbing her sore head.
'Man that hurts no more sugar for Rei this month.'