I stood in the corner of the room as that fat ningen brought in two new yokai to terrorize the only thing I found precious.
Yukina.
That girl... she's so innocent. Maybe that's why I need to protect her, because my innocence was taken by wars and fighting. The birds brought me here. They knew she needed help; they brought a jewel-like tear and a small lock of beautiful blue hair.
I followed them the next day. It was easy to get into the place; I just had to make a quick lie.
~Flashback~
"What are you doing here?!" the fat ningen demanded.
"The man who raised me said you needed something to protect something important. That you needed something strong. I am a powerful yokai. Nothing can get through my impenetrable defence."I stated, emotionlessly.
I needed him to believe me.
"You can test me if you wish."
And he did.
He put me in a small room with a big homemade demon thing. It was more of a mutation that a demon, it had a reiki, not a yoki, that's how I knew. It pounded at my shield, but it couldn't get through. This made the fat ningen greedy. He wanted me. So I said I'd work for him. But the stupid, fat ningen made a ridiculous mistake. He brought me straight to what I was looking for. The small, innocent ice apparition. As soon as I got into her room, I just stood in the corner. I watched her.
One day the fat ningen came in and yelled at her, he tried to throw a seal on her. As soon as I saw the pain it caused her, I ripped it off, and put up my powerful sand barrier around her, protecting her.
"Stupid monster! How dare you!" the ningen shouted.
"I came here to protect this girl, from you."I stated.
He growled and left. As soon as I heard the door lock, I brought down the shield and looked at her carefully, making sure not to make eye contact. I was impure; I had lots of blood on my hands.
What if some of that rubbed off on her?
"Are you okay miss?" She asked. I was shocked; she was concerned about me, when she was the one who was going through pain.
"I'm... okay..."I mumbled, "What about you?"I questioned, still refusing to make eye contact. She lifted my head and forced me to.
"Thank you. I am okay now, thank you for, protecting me."
~Flashback end~
I immediately put my sand shield around her and glared hostilely at the two new yokai. I dissolved myself into sand and reappeared on top of the shield.
"Move, onna." the large, muscular yokai commanded, I just glared, made no motion to move, or reply.
"Hehehehehe... This onna has good eyes, brother." the small, creepy looking thing on the larger one said.
Suddenly I started to dissolve into my shield. Soon I was inside.
"Ayame-chan, what's going on?" Yukina asked, scared a little.
"Nothing. Just more annoyances." I stated.
Suddenly painful, squeak-like shrieks were heard from outside.
The birds.
"Ayame-chan! Let me out! My birds! They'll be hurt! I need to protect them!" Yukina shouted, just as terrified as she was horrified.
"But, you...They could hurt you Yukina-san..."I said. In the end I knew I'd let her out. I could never say no to this girl, even if it would hurt her in the long run.
"Please! Ayame-chan!" she pleaded, tears coming to her eyes. I glared at my wall, and a rumble was heard from the other side.
They're trying to break through my shield. Fools.
I sighed, and complied. I grabbed her and jumped off to the side as I let my shield dissolve. It followed behind us, and a fist came crashing into where we were.
Is it just me, or does he looks like he's on a serious dose of steroids now? His muscles are definitely larger than before...
"So you finally joined us... hehehehe..." the small... thing... asked. In his extremely long fingers were two small birds that Yukina had been talking with before.
Yukina managed to keep her look almost as passive as mine. But as soon as he crushed the birds a little bit more she screamed at him to stop.
He crushed them.
Yukina screamed as if she had been crushed herself. Tears streaked her face, turning to beautiful stones before they hit the ground.
I glared at the brother. Not for the birds. It's harsh, but I could care less. But for Yukina. I took a step forward, ready to destroy these fools that made my precious person cry. But she grabbed my sleeve, still sobbing. In a fluent motion I was kneeling next to her, holding her sobbing form.
I'll find a way to make them pay.
"You should learn to be more obedient, onna. Then things like this won't happen anymore." the huge yokai wasn't so huge anymore, his muscles had definitely shrunk.
He can manipulate his muscles, probably...
They left the room and I held Yukina as she sobbed. She looked at me, tears running down her face.
Thank the Gods, she is hurt, but the innocence is still there. She didn't have it taken from her this time.
There was more 'Clack Clack's as the jewel-tears hit the floor. I knew the fat ningen would come to collect soon.
That stupid ningen would be dead by now, if Yukina-san hadn't request I not kill him.
After a while she fell asleep, and I moved her away from the jewel-tears.
That fat ningen doesn't deserve to be anywhere near this innocent creature. Neither do I. Corrupt as I am. But I will protect her. As soon as I know she is safe, I will just watch from a distance. Beings such as myself shouldn't be around something so pure... We will corrupt them.
I sighed. A few hours later the fat ningen came in with his personal, new, favorite, body-guards.
"Haha! Stupid monster! See that? Toguro broke right through your little sheild! You're nothing great!" he mocked. I smirked, and my higher, soft, luring, manipulative voice rang out.
"He did no such thing. Yukina-san request I let her aid her friends, or attempt to, and I complied. He didn't even so much as dent my impenetrable defense." I stated. This earned a glare from the ningen.
"You lie! Don't try to-"
"Actually, I think she's correct." this 'Toguro' said, "I did not feel the shield weaken before it disappeared, and rather than shattering, it just dissolved into another form."
This caught the ningen by surprise.
I get the idea that this Toguro is a man of little words.
"Let's hurry; I want to watch the stupid children get slaughtered." The fat ningen muttered, sulking.
Somehow the ningen had talked Yukina into requesting I stay calm, and of course, because she asked, I did.
I walked gracefully and protectively behind her, and kept a cautious eye on the two other yokai and the ningen. Soon the two Yokai left, and it was just Yukina, myself, and the fat ningen.
Why won't she let me kill him? Probably because of her innocence. She would feel guilty, knowing that I would have stopped if she told me to.
No words were spoken, but Yukina seemed to focus very hard on something. Soon we reached a room that looked down on a stadium like room. The yokai brothers stood in the middle, and two ningen teenagers walked in. It was obvious what was going to happen so I walked away from the window and stood against the wall. My short blond hair with shoulder length bangs shifted as I moved into a more comfortable leaning possession. My blond kitsune ears twitched, listening to the fight below, and my blond kitsune tail swished from side to side, wishing it was myself down there, destroying the two yokai brothers that I had come to loath from the moment I met them. My crimson red eyes watched the fat ningen carefully; being sure he got no closer to Yukina. After a few minutes I could sense two new presences. Both were strong, one was angry, the other trying to hide itself. I shifted uneasily. I wouldn't have been able to sense the one trying to remain hidden, but one thing allowed me to.
It was of my breed.
Another kitsune.
I decided that was a very appropriate time to take my leave, the two new players could take on the yokai if they teamed them, and the ningen was child's play. I knew Yukina would get out of here okay.
"Yukina, you will be freed from here by the end of the hour," she looked over at me, shocked, "So I am taking my leave." the ningen was too engrossed in the fight to notice my words.
"But, Ayame-san! Won't you come with me? You can! It's okay! I don't want you to leave!" she said, the pain in her eyes hurt me deeply, knowing that I was the one causing it, "You can come with me." she whispered.
"No." I said, "I can't. Good Bye, Yukina-san."I dissolved into sand and easily slipped out of the mansion. I found a small hole into the Makai, and I easily got through the barrier.
This barrier was put in place to block out A and S class demons... But not sand, or any other element. I, at S class, can get through with ease in this form, although I doubt I would be able to in my solid form.
I finally entered the Makai and quickly teleported to my home, through sand. I entered a small, warm cave. In the centre was a small pool of clear, frozen water. Even in the warm temperatures the water never melted. I took a step towards it and looked at it. The smooth surface began to project images, like a screen.
I saw a short, yokai, with spiky black hair that had a white starburst on the front, and crimson eyes punching the fat ningen mercilessly. Yukina latched on to his arm and cried at him.
Probably asking him to stop.
The short yokai gave one last punchthatthrew the ningen into the window, cracking it. Yukina looked out the window and her eyes widened. She left the room and went down into the arena area. She began to heal a hideous orange haired ningen, who began flirting shamelessly with her.
If I ever find that ningen, I will destroy him. So long as Yukina-san isn't there.
I returned to the room with the shorter yokai. Now another yokai was there, although he was in the body of a ningen. He had red hair and emerald eyes. They were speaking and the red-head seemed to be aggravating the short yokai.
I wonder which is the kitsune...
With my observatory pool I could see events that are currently occurring or that have occurred in the past, but I couldn't see the future or hear anything. I could tell the difference between a ningen and a yokai, but I was unable to see what kind of yokai they were.
I zoomed out of the scene until there was nothing left to see. I went and sat against the side of the wall in the cave.
I was once again alone. I once again had no reason to exist. Nothing to protect or hold dear.
Now what?
