Chapter 2
Kira, Threads in the Moonlight.
Everyone stood in shock at Kira's words, and how happy she seemed to say it. No one could quite grasp the situation. Cooro looked horrified, as did Husky and Nana. The confused silence was broken by Yayoi.
"HOW COULD YOU SOUND SO HAPPY ABOUT THAT, HE'S DEAD?" She hollered, on the verge of tears.
Kira just smiled and walked passed them, bumping Yayoi on the shoulder. "You know nothing of this world." Kibe's paw twitched with a crack that drew everyone's attention. "So now would be a good time to start learning, no?"
He's eyes shot open and he gasped, drawing in as much air as his small lungs could take in one breath. He arched his back as he tried to exhale, each attempt made him thrash violently in pain. After about five minutes he was able to breathe again and he lifted himself slowly off the ground.
"Welcome back to the world of the living, Kibe." Kira welcomed lovingly.
"Don't talk to me right now Kira." Kibe shot back breathlessly. "I saw you, why didn't you help me earlier?"
She tilted her head innocently, "I wasn't there."
"Don't even try it. I know what I saw, so stop messing around."
"K-Kibe," Nana stammered. "How are you still alive?"
"It's one of his abilities, but it comes with one condition." Kira explained.
"I have to resurrect before Arequin gets here."
"Who's that?" Just as Nana had finished her question something crashed into the ground nearby. Before the dust could settle a man with long blonde hair wearing light blue robes and holding a sword just as tall as he was emerged from the cloud. He approached Kibe and remained silent.
"This is Arequin and he's the angel of death."
"If I have to tell you again Kibe then I'll just take your soul." He spoke calmly.
"Once again Kira is to blame, keeps killing me."
The angel turned to the silver cat girl. "Don't do it again."
"Oh, I'm so scared, I'll do whatever I please and I don't care what you tell me to do."
Arequin grabbed her and dragged Kira into the forest. The group went silent, and all that was heard was the cat girl's screaming. The angel walked of the woods unfazed and drove he's weapon into the ground. "I can assure you that from now on she'll protect you or else."
"Thanks a lot Arequin." Kibe waved.
He placed his foot on one of the many decorative spikes that curved into a hook on his sword. "Not a problem. I can't have fools like that mucking up my work. I'll come and visit some time." Arequin, pushed his sword out of the ground with his free foot and shot into the sky vanishing.
"Is he a friend of yours?" Kuwabara asked.
"Sort of, he's more of a family friend but he's ok." Kibe confirmed with a smile.
"That's just weird…" Yusuke stated but then remembered Botan.
"I suppose, it's a norm for me so I don't think much of it now. It's getting late I'll find some empty rooms for you guys to sleep in. Come on, follow me." He led then into the smaller addition to the house, where they searched for unused rooms. Most of them where already taken by the others that had gone, but in any case the majority of the rooms where so awful they no one want to stay in them. Eventually Kibe was able to find four empty rooms. "Finally, now everyone pick roommates."
Nana choose to stay with Yayoi, Cooro stayed with Husky, Senri and Kurama, Hiei decided to sleep outside, Yusuke and Kuwabara were stuck with sharing a room with Ura and Hakuyo. "What about me?" Kira asked.
"You sleep outside with Arch, Hiei and me."
"Yay!" She celebrated and shot outside all too egger to spend the night near Kibe.
"That's one way to get rid of her." Yusuke commented.
"Sure for now, but I know for a fact that I'll regret it later but until then I might as well get you guys settled in." He entered one of the rooms and the others followed. "This is the girl's room. I hope everything is in order if you need anything then tell Arch. He and I will go shopping early in the morning and get you guys some new clothes, food, the essentials."
"I know I might come off as rude by asking this but; you go out looking like that?" Husky asked.
"Not really, I change into Human form. Sometimes I just go around as a cat because it's so much easier." He scratched his head.
"Whatever let's just get so sleep." Yusuke yawned while trudging into a room.
"Good night guys." Kibe waved and walked out into the cool night air letting out a sigh.
"What's with you?" Kira asked looking down at him.
"Nothing I just love how this place looks at night. The stars, the moon, the tree leaves rustling in the wind. It's all so perfect and I'm glad I'm nocturnal."
Hiei folded his arms across his chest and flashed over to the nearest tree which for some odd reason was filled with ravens. They perched on every branch and twig they also stood on the ground. The birds cried in anger at the demon's approach. Arch strolled up next to Hiei and held his hand up toward the birds, palm up. Their cawing quickly silenced.
"My apologizes, Hiei. They don't take well to others approaching them."
"So are all these things yours?"
"In a sense I suppose they are. They all refuse to leave my side, especially Black." He pointed at the raven perched on his right shoulder.
"Hn."
"I know it seems odd to keep these fragile birds around but they have a sentimental meaning to me." There was a brief silence until Arch laughed. "If you want the tree that badly then we'll go. Come along, now."
Arch walked toward the house with a death of well over fifty ravens following him. Hiei took a place in one of the high branches and looked up into the clear sky. A person slinked out of the forest below.
"Kibe, looks like you have an unwanted guest." Kira's voice was hardened with anger.
"Looks that way, I got an idea. If you can fight him off and prove to me that you care about me living, then you can stay here."
"Deal!" She hollered taking off like a rocket to fight the mystery man.
"She never listens to a word I say." Kibe smiled, realizing his error. "Damn…"
She charged head long into the man. He quickly forced her back but Kira just kept charging. The man waited for her to get closer and then his form burst into a flume of smoke and acid. Caught off guard she hardly had time to stop and the corrosive chemical splashed onto her skin. Out of the cloud sprang a horrible, distorted creature. Its skin was a muddle brown and was dripping in an acid like slime.
"Ew," She said as a smile came across her face. "But I don't have time for you right now." The creature let out a gurgled roar and shot toward her. A small orb of light formed in her paw. "You really shouldn't rush in like that."
As it came in close to strike her, the light formed into a large disk and cut clear through the demon. She jumped up to avoid the acidic liquid spraying from the monster's fallen body. In the light of the full moon she summoned treads of light to her and shoot them down at the remains. The body was burned into ashes. She squealed happily and ran over to Kibe's side.
"What?" He asked as she sat there staring at him.
"Nothing."
He let out a frustrated groan. "Now I know I've made a mistake."
The night passed quickly as the other's slept. Unfortunately for Kibe the same couldn't be said, thanks to Kira annoying him at all times.
Nana, Senri, Yayoi, Husky, Kurama, and Hakuyo woke up early to go shopping with Arch and Kibe.
"Is everyone ready?" Arch asked.
"He's not." Haku stated pointing at Kibe.
Kira had her arms tightly wrapped around the poor boy's waist as he tried to escape. "Let go Kira I have to go."
"No, stay here with me!" She begged.
"I can't just let go."
"Take me with you then."
"No, someone has to stay here and watch the others!"
"Wait," She suddenly let go and the boy fell to the ground. "So you're trusting me to watch over the house and your friends?"
"Yes, can I please go now?"
She sat on the porch with a huge smile on her face. "Hurry back."
Kibe changed into his human form and he walked off with the others. A man stood at the end of the forest covered dirt road.
"Arequin, what's up?" Kibe asked.
"Nothing, I just wanted to see if you were okay."
"How thoughtful, I'm fine thanks."
"I'm not here to be thoughtful. As you know I'm very busy so I'll just tell you this. These demons you and the others have been killing lately. They have no souls."
--Elsewhere—
A man and his colleagues are sitting at their computers vigorously typing in data.
"That's enough for today everyone. Thank you very much for your hard work." The man announced and the others departed.
Another taller man came into the room with a very displeased look on his face. "How many do you plan on sending there?"
"As many as it takes, sir." He answered.
"Resources are becoming very limited. Things aren't how they use to be. People ask too many questions and people just can't go 'missing' all of a sudden. Do you have a solution to these problems?"
"No, I'm afraid I don't, sir."
"That's a shame; I was hoping you would have an answer." He walks over to his worker and forces him onto the protective glass.
"Wait, no I-."
"You what? You are just a sad excuse for an assistant. You create more problems than you solve." The glass behind the man pulls away from him. The room bellow is filled with horribly disfigured creature roaring in anticipation of the man's fall. "Goodbye."
He never reached the ground the monsters in the room tore him to shreds before his body could get that far. The glass moved back into place and the boss sat in his office as if nothing had happened and made a call.
"Hello?" A woman answered.
"Yes, I'm going to need a new assistant." He grinned.
"Wow that one didn't last as long as we thought we'll find another one as soon as possible."
"Thank you." He hung up and sat back in his chair chuckling.
