A sigh passed through Kiyuno's lips, drawing the attention of a taller female laying in the grass next to her.
"Something the matter, dear?" She asked, slightly amused.
"Ah..." Was her only answer.
The black haired female glared at Kiyuno for such a general answer.
"Would you like to explain?" She growled.
Kiyuno smiled lightly in amusement before she stood from her lax position. The black haired female followed in suit, wondering what could be on the girl's mind.
"It's time to go visit Taikuno and Sakura." Kiyuno explained as the snapped a cloak around her shoulders and pulled the hood up.
"Want to race?" The girl's eyes widened in excitement, just barely being able to contain herself.
Kiyuno shrugged before disappearing in a small cloud of black smoke.
The black haired female's smile grew before she darted out in a random direction, just in time to catch up with Kiyuno's figure. Her form fitting clothes moving with her as she moved.
She let out a laugh when Kiyuno disappeared again, only to appear next to her.
"You run faster than I thought." She murmured thoughtfully.
"I can go faster than this!" She exclaimed, jumping off a broken ledge of a dead city, namely New York city.
The black haired female stretched her arms out. Her body then began to rip and tear in a matter of milliseconds, shaping into a rather large silver wolf, who's fur was matted with dried blood.
As she promised, she was indeed much faster.
Kiyuno frowned as she watched the wolf dart through broken and crumbled buildings.
With a sigh she darted down a similar path, catching up with the wolf in a minute.
The wolf barked a laugh as it weaved through windows, jumping over what seemed to be cars and lights.
"Why are we even in New York City?" A voice whispered in Kiyuno's head. It was the wolf.
Kiyuno ignored it for a moment, instead taking a long jump and grabbing onto a pole of a bent light, using it to cause momentum and disappeared before reappearing just a few feet in front of the wolf.
"I needed some space, you just happened to be here, so we stayed a few extra days." She explained as they broke into a forest.
The wolf made a scoffing sound as it jumped over a log.
After a few minutes of running at insane speeds the began running over water, the surface freezing as soon as Kiyuno's unprotected feet touched it, forcing the wolf to follow behind.
The travel took them around an hour before they were finally at their destination... a small clearing in Australia.
Their actual destination being a floating platform hovering two thousand feet in the air.
You may be wondering what the hell is going on....
First New York City is in complete and utter ruins (not like that's a cliché), like ever other city in the world, and there are floating platforms at dangerous heights.
Well, human beings decided to use their brains that they were graciously given. This caused someone to format a type of device that used the Earth's natural magnetism to lift things above the ground.
The first of these creations was the hover-board, next being the hover-craft (among other things), and then large platforms strong enough to carry entire cities.
Of course, not everyone wanted to be thousands of feet in the air, so there were those who still lived on the Earth's surface.
This allowed the Earth to flourish once again. Which gives you ruined cities and natural deserts, forests, oceans, ect..
Now that that's out of the way.....
"On three we jump!" The black haired girl exclaimed.
"How about you cover yourself, then we jump?" Kiyuno asked, still staring at the platform above them.
The girl scoffed in all her naked glory, a few tattoos here and there were visible. However, she complied, snatching a bag still attached to the smaller girl and pulling out another cloak.
"There, happy?" Kiyuno rolled here eyes and jumped, the black haired girl jumping after her.
They both landed on the platform with ease, and walked calmly up to the door of a lovely two story house.
Knock Knock
The door opened to reveal Taikuno, supporting a girl by the age of three who matched him in her looks.
"Kiyuno-chan! Grim-chan! Come in!" He moved aside, letting the duo inside.
"Make yourselves at home!" Sakura called from the kitchen.
Grim smiled to Taikuno, ruffled the small girl's hair, and then retreated up a flight of stairs.
"So what brings you here?" Taikuno asked as they seated themselves on a couch, Sakura coming out with drinks.
"Just thought I'd drop by, have you had guests recently?" Kiyuno asked, getting distracted by a different, yet oddly familiar, scent in the air.
The small girl in Taikuno's arm reached out for Kiyuno, who took her with a small smile.
"The akasumi came over!" She cheered with a toothy smile, ignoring her mishap on 'Akatsuki'.
Kiyuno tensed, but still bore her smile, being careful to not harm the three year old.
"Is that so, Kagome-san?" She whispered.
"Uh-huh!" Kagome nodded enthusiastically.
"You did here about the trial, right?" Taikuno asked quietly.
"I was there." Kiyuno stated dryly.
"Have you forgiven them?" Sakura asked, scooting closer to the albino-look-a-like.
"Of course." Kiyuno started playing with Kagome's hair, gently raking her hands through it.
"She's just so emotionally detached that she's having a hard time suffering from the withdraw issues." Grim spoke as she trotted down the stairs in a loose T-shirt and shorts, plopping herself next to a now steaming demon.
"I'm not suffering withdraw issues." Kiyuno growled lowly.
"Yes you are!" Kagome chirped, slapping Kiyuno's nose.
Kiyuno blinked and jerked her head back. The kid was extremely smart, and mysterious, knowing where to hit the white haired demon to calm her down.
"Kagome! What did I say about hitting people?" Taikuno scolded.
"But it was a emergency!" Kagome whined. "Auntie-Uno was gonna go crazy!"
Kiyuno rolled her eyes and set the child down.
"Go play with Grim."
"Okay!" Kagome grabbed Grim's hand and led her to the music room. "Can you play me songs?" She asked.
"Sure, shortcake!" Grim chirped as they entered said room.
A few seconds passed and a soft tune was soon drifting through the house.
"Why can't you play like that?" Sakura asked Kiyuno.
"There are many things I cannot do that Grim can." Kiyuno stated with a frown. "Vise-versa."
"Hmmm. So... you wont mind if they came over right?" Sakura asked unsurely.
"Of course not." Kiyuno muttered, though she was once again tense.
"Good, because there here!" Taikuno called from the door.
Kiyuno's eyes widened at the sight of her old friends.
This shock didn't last long and was soon replaced irritation when she felt herself fall to the floor with a crash, a heavy body pinning her to the floor.
"...." Kiyuno made a sound of discomfort before peering at the body that was pinning her painfully to the ground.
She was half on the now flipped over couch, and half on the carpeted floor.
It was Deidara.....
"As much as it brings me joy to see you again, get OFF!" Kiyuno roughly shoved the blonde off before standing up and brushing herself off.
"Sorry Kiyuno-chan! It's just been so long! I'm sorry, yeah!" Deidara exclaimed as he tackled her again, this time without making either one of them fall.
Kiyuno stiffened under his hold, but didn't pull back. Soon enough, she was in the middle of a group hug.
"Ha! How cute!" Grim shouted as she took a picture. Kagome cheered, repeating Grim's exact words.
"Okay... I need space..." Kiyuno stated, shifting uncomfortably under the hold of so many people.
"We really are sorry." Konan spoke as soon as everyone let go.
"Yeah." The others agreed.
"It's fine." Kiyuno sighed.
She smiled lightly, it was nice seeing everyone again. Only, one was missing.
"Where's Pein?" Kiyuno scanned their faces, panicking at their downcast expressions.
"Pein's still mopping around!" Madara cried, throwing his hands in the air.
"Looks like your not the only one suffering withdraw issues." Grim whispered in Kiyuno's ear.
"Who are you?" Itachi asked, eyebrow raised curiously.
"Grim, Kiyuno's older cousin." She replied with a sadistic grin. "Most qualities you find in this one," She patted Kiyuno's head, earning a growl, "You'll find in me."
"So you two are close?" Madara asked, getting closer.
"Very." Grim shot him a wicked grin, eyeing him.
"Please not here." Kiyuno rolled her eyes, knowing that Grim was very interested Madara, which was probably a mutual feeling.
"Fine, I'm going for a run then." The black haired female pouted before she dashed out of an open window.
"Will she mind if I follow?" Madara asked, staring at the window that the curious female jumped out of.
"She might ask for a race." Kiyuno replied.
Madara only nodded before walking calmly out of the door, obviously having his own plans in mind for catching the female.
"Aren't you and Madara going out?" Kiyuno asked Konan after a moment of silence.
"No, The idiot just lost a bet so they had to pretend to be going out for a year, yeah." Deidara snickered, answering for Konan. Sasori whacked him on the back of the head. "Ouch!" Deidara pouted.
"Some things never change, huh?" Konan sent Kiyuno a smile.
"I suppose." She whispered.
"I'm with Itachi, though." Konan smiled at Kiyuno's shocked expression.
"Then what was with this secret girlfriend?" Kiyuno frowned.
"That was Konan in disguise." Itachi answered, a ghost of a smirk on his face.
"Huh..." Kiyuno murmured thoughfully.
"What the fuck is wrong with you, you ungrateful bitch!" Hidan yelled angrily, tired of being treated like nothing.
"I'm waiting to wake up." Kiyuno frowned.
"This isn't a dream." Kakuzu spoke up.
"So I've noticed." At this Konan smiled and hugged the shorter girl again.
"We've missed you so much!" She whispered in a motherly manner.
"Ditto." Kiyuno smirked lightly before pulling away.
Taikuno and Sakura watching with smiles and Kagome playing with Itachi's hair.
For the next few hours the shared stories and joked.
"So you've really been charged with hunting stray demons?" Konan asked, alarmed by this.
"Unfortunately so, I have one mission left and then I'm free from the Witch's Council's clutches." Kiyuno stated with a deep frown.
"Don't demons have their own set of rules though?" Sakura asked, being the demon expert and all.
"Yes, and I've broken quite a few of them, but I'm bound by blood. There's no going against the orders." Kiyuno shook her head.
"How does Mika feel about all of this?" Sasori asked.
"She's upset, but there's nothing she can do about it." The albino-look-a-like shrugged it off.
A knock sounded at the door, and without anyone getting up, a woman with dark brown hair and glowing red eyes entered.
"Kiyuno." He nodded once.
"Kurenai." Kiyuno nodded gravely.
"We have your last mission." She nimbly tossed a scroll at her and then walked back out the door politely.
Kiyuno grumbled lightly before getting up after reading the scroll.
"I'll see you guys later, I suppose." She spoke as she clipped her cloak back together, having discarded it an hour ago.
"Wait." Konan grabbed her cloak, making Kiyuno turn. "Let me see your cellphone." She held her hand out.
Kiyuno reached inside a pouch attached to her hip and pulled out a strange looking device, handing it to Konan carelessly.
"Call this number if you run into trouble." Konan handed the phone back after messing with it.
Kiyuno nodded and exited the house, dropping off the platform, ignoring the small levitation device that would bring her down to the ground.
As soon as she hit the ground she raced off in the direction of France.
It didn't take her long before she found the area she was searching for.
Only it was sunny, not a cloud in sight. She bit her lip and slipped into the shadows, moving around until she found her target.
A cat-like creature was feeding on a carcass of what appeared to be a human.
Luckily, it was in the shade.
Carefully, as not to draw the demon's attention, Kiyuno pulled back her hand and with a flick of a wrist sent a barrage of needles forged from blood straight at the creature.
The screech it emitted was loud enough to break the poor girl's ear drums. It screeched again before turning to Kiyuno and charging with a great speed.
With a gasp, Kiyuno jumped just in time, causing the demon to crash into a rock. It roared in anger before turning back to Kiyuno and pouncing.
Kiyuno did a back-flip, during which she flicked more needles at the demon, making it screech in pain again.
The demon shook itself, making the needles fall to the ground. It let out a snort before looking up to Kiyuno, who was currently perched on a branch, sword made of blood drawn and ready.
It roared again, leaping up to Kiyuno's branch. In retaliation Kiyuno moved to the side, sliding off the branch and carving a nice large cut into the demon's side at the same time.
It scrambled, falling off of the branch and struggling to it's feet. It roared again, charging once more.
This time, just as Kiyuno moved to dodge, it opened it's mouth and metallic bars shot out, piercing Kiyuno's left arm, right hip and scrapping her neck. Effectively pinning her to the rock behind her.
Kiyuno groaned in pain. The demon closed it's jaws, snapping the metallic bars away from it's mouth. Kiyuno hissed when the bars currently pinning her to the rock vibrated.
The cat-like demon stalked forward, testing her. Kiyuno smirked, disappearing and reappearing above the demon, thrusting her sword into the demon's head, burying it into the ground.
A small sound escaped it before the rest of the body fell to the ground.
With a sigh Kiyuno moved away from the demon to heal her wounds. It didn't take her long, so she decided a rest was in order. A rest as a free woman.
She smiled lightly at the idea.
Then the problem with the gang crawled back into her head. It felt wrong to just... give in... but she knew it would be for the better.
It wasn't their fault they left. She remembered the day clearly...
"You have been charged with aiding Orochimaru in the destruction a former Grim Reaper of the Fates, illegally controlling other beings, and being the cause of the deaths of millions of innocent people. How do you plead?" An old woman spoke, glaring at a brunette that was standing in the middle of the circle-shaped room.
"Guilty! And I'd do it again!" She yelled. "Orochimaru will lead us into a new age! One filled with power!" She continued. "Just wa-
"SILENCE!" A new voice yelled in anger. A younger looking woman with purple hair and glowing red eyes. "You have re-written a path that was not to be disturbed. One that had been personally set." She hissed, several voices combining into one.
She was one of the fates, the only one to show themselves to anyone who wasn't the Fates' personal Grim Reaper.
"You punishment will be worse than death and torture." She growled. "I will deal with you myself!"
The brunette looked frightened by the threat.
"Please! Don't!" She pleaded, backing away from the approaching figure.
The woman heard none of it and gripped the brunette by her hair, earning a scream, disappearing in an instant.
"Kiyuno." The old woman called. The girl in question rose from her seat. "Despite this trial's outcome you still have to face the consequences of your actions."
Kiyuno only nodded, accepting whatever they had in mind. She would just need to blow off some steam before they decided to do anything.
The sound of a breaking twig broke Kiyuno's thoughts. She got up immediately, searching for an enemy.
A powerful aura had her on edge, and the scent was heavy. All of her senses screamed for her to kneel.
"Demon of black blood..." A voice hissed, it repeated itself in her head over and over again as it faded.
Kiyuno turned around to see a colossal demon baring it's teeth at her.
It was the Demon Lord, the Demon of the Fates' tears.
Before she could react, she was being painfully pinned to the ground by it's claws, which dug into her skin.
Kiyuno screamed in pain, trying desperately to break free.
"You've gone against our laws....." It whispered, taking it's other clawed hand and piercing her forehead lightly.
Kiyuno gasped in shock when she felt something probe her mind. A blinding pain scorched her body, making her face twist in agony.
"O' Demon of Black Blood.... You shall have your punishment.... Despite that which binds you to your actions...." She felt the hands being pulled away, and she immediately sat up.
However, as soon as she stood she was thrown back into the rocks, making her cough up blood. She cracked a rib or two.
Kiyuno gasped, trying to breathe.
She felt two claws dig into her thigh, making her scream as she was dragged towards the sunlight.
The Demon Lord dragged Kiyuno into the middle of the clearing, drenching her in the sunlight. Then, using the same metallic bars the cat-like demon had used, it pinned her to the ground.
One bar piercing her left middle thigh, the other on her right shin, another going through her collar bone, another going through her right bicep and on through her left wrist, and a final one through her throat.
Kiyuno's eyes widened as blood spilled from the wounds.
A strangled sound broke from her lips, but the Demon lord wasn't finished.
Water was being poured over her. Her body convulsed, it wasn't just any water, but holy water.
Kiyuno shut her eyes tightly, letting out small screams. Everything was on fire, and then being torn from the inside out. However, sleep wouldn't come for her.
She was going to suffer and die.
"If you survive..... seek me...." The presence faded away, with that one sentence imprinted into her mind.
It was a command.
Seconds passed by like days, taking forever. Kiyuno struggled to reach something, trying to ignore the pain.
She stopped every second, unable to bear the pain.
Whimpers and groans escaped her as she tried to reach her objective, her cellphone.
After five minutes she managed to pull it out, stopping to struggle to breathe.
She sounded like she was chocking on her blood. It didn't help that the holy water kept her from healing herself.
Tears of blood fell from her eyes as she struggled with herself, fighting to stay awake.
Being asleep wouldn't matter at this point.
Kiyuno coughed up more blood, struggling to find any number.
"Hello?" A familiar voice answered.
"H-he...." Kiyuno screamed, pain was keeping her from calling for help. "He....hel...." She coughed, "Help..."
"Kiyuno?!"
"Dy.....ing...." She gasped, struggling to stay awake.
"I'll be right there! Breathe dammit!"
Hadn't realized I wasn't breathing....It's so cold.... So much pain....
"Kiyuno!... Ki..... Uno!!!!" The pain won in the end, and she let sleep and pain flood her senses.
"If you survive..... seek me...."
Wow, it's been a while, neh? Sorry it took me so long to get this out! I kept struggling with ideas on how to bring them back together, and I finally settled on this! Okay so obviously not every detail on questions you may have are in this first chapter, but that's how I wanted it.... just a teaser if you will ;3 If you have any ideas on how this story should be I'm all ears, If I use your idea I'll mention you! 3 Comment and rate! I require 3 reviews for the next chapter _