Unsheathing the Mystery chapter two! Yay!
Okay, so this chapter delves a little deeper into Keira's past, which will soon be all debunked and everything so hold on. We also get a glimpse of two very important people of the original story, yes you all know what that is. InuYasha.
Prepare for a kinda long and bumpy ride, but hopefully it'll be fun and I'm hopeful that I'm not writing this for just myself. For the love of god, don't let me write this for only myself. Someone just let me know that you're reading...Wait I can just check stats...Damn I'm a moron..
Whatever. Onto the chapter! Enjoy!
Chapter two: Junichi and Past's Shadows
Life with Keira had been different, but not by too much. She made things interesting with her inability to understand metaphors, idioms and slang, so she inadvertently made Tsukune laugh at times. Usually, she looked genuinely confused and other times insulted when he laughed at her.
Today, Keira was sitting on the couch with Tsukune as she tried to understand how the TV worked. " I do not understand. You captured people and used magic to shrink them, then put them inside this strange box?" he smiled. " No, it's been recorded and then...well it's kind of hard to explain. Maybe when I learn more about the whole inner workings of that stuff, I'll explain." she nodded.
Keira's POV
This entire situation was very difficult to understand, and it has put me in one of the worst moods I have ever been in. That is a bad thing. Oh, once I find that bastard Kasho I will draw out his death, if he is even still alive.
Then another thought struck me. What about father? Or mother, and my brother and sister? It has been a thousand years so to be completely rational, surely they would have survived for some time. Though, not even my father is immortal..And then there is the case of war, murder and the like. I stood. My mate, Tsukune as he commonly enjoys to be referred to by instead of simply 'mate', looked up at me. " Something wrong?" he asked, confused by my sudden quietness and then by my standing. I ignored his question and made one of my own.
" Where is the nearest Buddhist or Shinto shrine?" I asked my mate. " Well...That would probably be the Higurashi Shrine, I can take you there but you'd need to change. I think I have something.." he muttered and left the room, and I could hear him rummaging around in the room next to this one. He came back and tossed a bundle at me, and I caught it deftly, looking at it. " My sister comes over sometimes and she keeps spare clothes here in case." He lead me to a room that was light blue and had many different things in it. Deciding to ignore them, because heaven only knew that I would break one of them, I changed into these...clothes that I was given.
Normal POV
The hybrid Princess stepped out wearing a tight red tank top, navy blue skinny jeans, a black fedora with a red band around it and strap on sandals, which Tsukune had to fasten for her because she didn't know how. " Well I suppose this isn't too terribly odd, the shoes are familiar enough. I wore geta like this many a time growing up." true to her word, Keira had indeed grown up wearing geta with a high heel. Once they exited the house, Tsukune locked the door and led her to his car. " We are riding the demon again?" she asked, eyeing the motor vehicle. " Demon...Oh you mean my car right?" Tsukune laughed/asked and she nodded." No, still just a car. You can ride in it and it will help you get to places whether they are near or far." Keira scoffed. " I could run faster than this piece of...what is this made of?"
Tsukune didn't bother to give an explanation, merely stating that if she got in, that she would get a small treat. She begrudgingly agreed, after-again-threatening to go skin someone if the car tried to eat them. She had done this about forty times in the last week...Not that Tsukune was counting.
The man sweatdropped and started the car, driving off. Soon they arrived at the Higurashi Shrine and they got out. Keira raced up the many steps with her mate following after her, though at a slower pace than herself. When he reached the top, he was slightly out of breath but Keira was looking back at him with an eyebrow raised. Once he had regained enough air, he led her to the Chozuya where she cleansed herself, then to the Haiden to pray.
She closed her eyes and clapped twice, bowing her head. ' Please Kami, I pray that my family survived through the thousand years I was held prisoner. I pray that my mother and father, as well as my brother and sister lived as time passed. I pray they did not fall prey to the dangers of this world.' with that, she bowed her head once more and left, placing her shoes on again and leaving.
They drove to the shopping district and began window-shopping. " I do not see the purpose of this but if it pleases you, I will go along with this." Keira stated, and then she stayed in one spot, her head turned. She was looking at something. Tsukune walked back, seeing the woman with silver hair. While her ears were concealed by the hat, she was still easily spotted. She was staring at puppies. It was a pet shop. She tried to go inside but nearly got smacked in the face with the door, which Tsukune opened for her so she wouldn't get pissed off and break the thing. She went to the dog corral and picked up a black puppy with a white spot on his snout and left ear. He yipped happily and licked her face. She smiled happily, hiding her fangs. Tsukune walked over. " Cute. Do you want it?" she turned to him. " Him." she corrected her mate. He nodded. " Do you want him?" he asked, again and she nodded. They offered a travel cage but Keira declined, stating she'd rather hold him. The sight of a cage made her nauseated. Most of Keira's ridiculously long hair had been pinned up with her ears, making it seem like her hair only went to her waist. It would seem as though she had dyed it silver or white to any human, but a demon would know. She was part of the Inu Youkai race. The dog also just solidified the fact, because the dog itself, was a demon. Just as they walked passed, a woman with dark brown hair tied back in a high ponytail and hazel-brown eyes walked passed. Keira inhaled at that moment and her scent became puzzled. She just got a trace of a demon's scent. It was close, like she had just passed them. She turned but the woman that they had gone by was gone. " Keira?" Tsukune asked, seeing the woman turned half-way behind them, her expression puzzled. " Nothing." she said and began walking again, her mate in tow.
The puppy could sense the change of air and whined, licking the woman's cheek and she smiled. " What are you going to name him?" Tsukune asked, holding a bag containing a dog bowl, proper dog food, toys, and a leash and collar that Keira had-begrudgingly-picked out. The woman thought carefully. " I suppose that I'll name him...Junichi." Tsukune thought over the name. " Obedient one, huh? Well if he does behave then it'll suit him just fine." the puppy yipped, apparently pleased with his name.
" Okay, Junichi it is. Now, how about we go shop some more?" the woman replied with, " If you so please, I will accompany you." she spoke politely but the excitement swirling in her eyes belied her feelings on the matter. While this world was very loud and fast, she was quick at adapting to situations. It was something she considered to be a quality of hers.
The woman ducked behind a wall, concealing her scent and aura. She waited for the two to move passed before darting away. She had news. She sprinted as quickly as she could-while in heels and not looking like she were running from a murderer-to her place of business, a large building with many floors and tall glass windows. " Ma'am, I have urgent news!" the woman with sleek dark brown hair and hazel-brown eyes called as she entered her bosses office. Sitting at the desk was a woman wearing a perfectly pressed pantsuit. She had long black hair tied back in a simple yet elegant looking bun, chocolate brown eyes and tanned skin.
She was the CEO of Ellani, a conglomerate business. At the desk next to her, was her husband, Inuyasha Takahashi. He had waist length black hair tied back in a low ponytail, deep violet eyes and tan skin. However, when the woman took off her bracelet, her black locks bled silver, eyes lightened to a brilliant shade of amber and her complexion tanned further. The man, when he removed his chain bracelet, his eyes lighten to amber, hair runs silver and tan skin becomes darker. Yes these two were demons; half-demons.
" Yes, what is it Tatsu?" the woman asked. Her name was Kagome Higurashi-Takahashi and she was also a partner with her husband and his brother, Sesshomaru. The three worked together and ran quite the impressive empire. " I believe that I found her." the woman was suddenly on high alert. " What did you say?" she asked. " I believe I found her, My Lady." she said again. " Y-You found her?" Kagome asked, suddenly needing the support of her husband to keep her upright.
" Yes. She was walking by with a young man when I spotted them." Tatsu left the room to give the two some space, and the couple turned to eachother. " You call Sesshomaru and I'll call Mama." they both nodded and dashed to their phones.
" Mama?"
" Sesshomaru?" the man on the line inquired what his brother had called for, as did the woman on Kagome's phone. " You won't believe what I'm about to tell you."
By the time that Tsukune, Keira and Junichi had arrived back at his house, his arms were filled with bags as were Keira's...well, that and Junichi. Tsukune sat the bags down and pulled out the collar. " Okay, Junichi. Can you hold still for a minute or two?" Tsukune felt weird talking to a dog but even odder was the fact that the dog did as told.
Once the collar was on, the dog padded over to the stainless steel refrigerator to look at his new accessory. Deeming it good enough for him, he padded back to his masters. " How come he understood me, nonetheless did what I asked him to?" Tsukune asked his mate. " Because Junichi is a dog demon." Tsukune balked.
" Are you kidding?" the woman blinked. " Why would I be a pup?" he sighed. " I meant are you joking." she shook her head. " No I am not joking." Tsukune tried to be calm as he absorbed this information before walking into the kitchen to make some dinner.
Over dinner, the two discussed more of Keira's past. " So you mentioned a castle before, does that mean you're some kind of noble?" she nodded. " In essence, yes. I am a high ranking demon Princess of the Black Inu Clan." the man balked as he nearly dropped the pan he'd been about to set on the stove. " Uh...repeat that please?" she blinked. " I am a high ranking demon Princess of the Black Inu Clan." he finally tried to compose himself.
" Okay...okay...so the woman that I'm fated to be with forever who is a demon, is also a Princess of a Clan..." he tried to process the information given. Well this was certainly a new turn of events.
Tsukune finished making dinner in silence and carried it to the table before getting Junichi's bowl and he was about to put the dog food in it when Keira slipped the new puppy a piece of chicken. " Demons are fairly similar to dogs, after all, we are all wild animals, are we not? Junichi cannot eat that...whatever that is so the type that we eat will be his main source of food." well that's that.
So Junichi is now eating human food and the bag of dog food he'd bought is totally useless. Oh well. He's bought worse things-costing far more than a bag of dog food-and he still regrets them. After dinner, Tsukune showed Keira how to work the shower and he was frightened when she turned it all the way up to the hottest it could go. That would definitely leave blisters on his skin but maybe she was just that much more different from him. She had, without an instant of thought began to strip, not paying any mind to the now furiously blushing Tsukune who stuttered out an excuse before making a quick getaway, face burning hotter than a coal.
Once she was done showering, she found a set of cloth sitting on the weird device that got rid of body waste. Picking up the one on top, she found it to be quite bare, consisting of two round shapes, two straps and two other straps. It was red in color and while the shade appealed to her, she was a bit apprehensive about wearing this. Then, picking up the other part, she found that it wasn't much better than the first thing. It had three holes. That was it.
The one with the numerous holes seemed to be some sort of undergarment, as did the round contraption. Possibly a slingshot? Why would she need a slingshot? Dispersing these thoughts from her head with a quick shake, she then began to struggle her way into the odd clothing. Soon enough, the bottoms were on, next was the odd slingshot.
It seemed as though the round parts were supposed to hold her...assets and the thinner straps were supposed to keep it in place. This was all nice, if only she could manage to tie the back. " Ma-Tsukune?" she spoke out, almost saying 'mate' but stopping herself. He'd told her that while it was endearing, no one said this and she would be looked at weird if she said this in public. " Yeah?" he asked, standing by the door. " How do I secure this slingshot?" she asked and he turned red while face-palming.
Oh course; in his own stupidity and rush to get out of there, he'd forgotten to explain to her how to put on a bra. " Oh uhm, it'll be easier to just do it for you." he was gonna get a headache from how red he was turning. " If you say so." she opened the door and he nearly passed out. Why?
Because Keira had opened the door wearing only a pair of red underwear. Averting his eyes, Tsukune tried to keep his composure. ' Don't lose your cool, don't lose your cool...' the man repeated the thought in his head like a sacred prayer as he entered the room and helped her with the bra, securing the clasps to where she'd be comfortable.
" How does it feel?" she looked down at it and tugged on it. " This is a bit tight around my...how do you say it...? I have heard people say this before...Oh. My 'boobs', as people say." she looked slightly proud as she finished speaking. " That's because this is my sisters, she's probably a good few years younger than you...well by human age standards, I guess. If she comes over anytime soon, I can ask her to take you shopping with her to get some clothes." the woman shrugged and began to towel dry her hair as she walked out of the room, after Tsukune taught her how to brush her teeth correctly. She made sure that her fangs were brought to a delicate shine and Tsukune was reminded for the thousandth time why he was glad that she was on his side.
Climbing into bed, Tsukune patted the spot in between his and Keira's legs at the foot of the bed. " Come here Junichi." the little pup did as told and raced for the bed, making a mighty leap onto the surface and face planting the covers. Tsukune had to hid a chuckle and he lightly scratched the puppy's ear.
The couple made themselves comfortable before Tsukune turned off the light and they went to bed.
The next morning, the two got up and got dressed, this time Keira was wearing a pair of jeans and a red halter top. Tsukune brushed her long hair and tried to find another way to style the long locks but failed. " Even if I were in my human form, my hair is far too long to be contained in a simple hairstyle. Hence why I resorted to styling my hair as so." she stated, carefully setting her hair into the usual odango buns atop her head, accepting a few bobby pins from Tsukune to keep them secured, after parting her hair equally.
Tsukune made breakfast and the two-three counting Junichi-ate in a comfortable silence, simply taking in the domesticity of it all. Once the two were ready to go out, Tsukune placed another fedora on the woman's head wordlessly as the two exited, Junichi trotting happily along, though he had a leash connected to his collar.
While the young dog was not happy about the leash per say, he didn't have a problem with the collar. The three got into Tsukune's car and drove off to the dojo for daily practice. " Hey people, it's everyone's favorite weirdo." Tsukune announced upon arrival inside the dojo, though he received no reply. " Why must you refer to yourself as a...weirdo?" Keira asked her mate bluntly. " Eh, it's just a little inside joke that me and my friends here have. Don't worry about it." the woman simply eyed him before dismissing the odd terminology that he used.
But their easygoing day was about to be cut short.
The woman, with her ever-powerful and extra sensitive nose picked up a scent that she hadn't in a long time. Junichi sensed tension and began to softly growl before being silenced by his mistress. " Something wrong Keira?" Tsukune asked. " It is not wrong, not so much as it is confusing." he asked what was confusing.
" What I am confused about, is why there is the scent of a demon. One I know well." a man with flowing blonde hair and brown eyes stepped out from nowhere and grinned at the three.
" That so? Cause I was wonderin' the same damn thing."
Annnnnnd chapter two is done! Yay! Junichi is here, Keira has revealed her past as a demon princess, two CEO's-you all know who they are-are informed of Keira's whereabouts by one special person whom will be revealed in due time, as will the new demon.
I hope whoever is reading this enjoyed this chapter, be ready for the nest one because it may take a while. I suck ass when it comes to updating and scheduling so...what ya gonna do? *shrug*
Sowwy... *sounding like iisuperwomanii from YouTube*
Okay so there it is! I gotta go now, and see-well technically write-you later! Bye!
-Always,
FireHanyou16-
