And we're on to another chapter of And All Things Will End
I wanna dance.
And sing
And party
Lol, but, eh, life won't let me at two o clock in the morning.
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BEGIN!
Chapter 2
I smiled as my little cousin growled in frustration. After ten minutes of stumbling about, crashing into bushes, and falling over branches, she still had no idea where I was hiding. Her seven-year-old face scrunched up in a child's anger, and she finally crossed her arms in front of her chest and sat down, fuming. She had finally given up.
I grinned and hopped soundlessly to the ground and, very carefully, tiptoed my way to her back side. She didn't suspect a thing when I snatched her up into the air.
"AH! ERI-NEE! PUT ME DOWN!" she screeched in surprise. She hated being picked up, or snuggled, a fact that made me grin as I did so.
"Oh, but Imouto-Chan, you're just so cute, I can't help but love you!" I giggled as I held her to my chest. She began thrashing about and threatening me, but we both knew she would just have to wait until I got bored of holding her before I set her down.
Smiling, I began heading to the village, my baby cousin still in my arms. She didn't stop resisting until I finally set her down at the main gate, where the guards simply opened the way for us. I smiled at them as we passed by.
We were greeted warmly by the other clan members as we headed to the main compound. Kumori because she was Daisuke-Sama's oldest child, and so therefore the princess to the Mitsune clan, and me because I was Eri Mitsune, member of the Main Branch, warrior since childhood, and hero of the Morikuze Massacre. I was honored for killing Chieko Morikuze, leader of the former Morikuze clan, who had dared to attack the great Mitsunes. I try not to think about those days too much. They were dark times, long before Kumori was born, and I was thrust into the thick of it as a young child.
It was in those days that my mother was brutally murdered by one of the Morikuzes, and Daisuke took leadership over the clan.
"Eri-Nee, your face is sad again." Kumori said as she lightly began tugging at my sleeves.
I shook myself and smiled down at her. "Oh, I'm sorry, Imouto-Chan, I was just thinking."
She tilted her head up at me, and those big purple eyes narrowed in confusion. "But… Don't you always think? I do. So does Mother and Daddy and everyone else, right? So why does it make you sad?"
I tried not to look dismal again as I grinned at her. "Oh… It makes me sad because I shouldn't have to think when someone as pretty and smart as you can think for me." I said playfully as I rubbed the top of her head.
This had the desired effect. She growled at me, and started clawing at my hands viciously. She absolutely hates to have her head ruffled, and will completely forget whatever she was thinking about if someone does so. This has been my back-up for whenever she began to make it hard for me to explain myself without having to go into the war.
"ERI! STOP DOING THAT!" she shouted as she unsuccessfully tried to bite my hand. I snatched it back, grinning. There was no way that I would let her fangs near me.
Of course, all Mitsunes have fangs. It's just a part of the Possessed-By-A-Demon thing that our family has.
All Mitsunes of the Main branch are possessed by a demon. The demons go by animal form, and have possessed us since the clash of the Great Clans. Every full moon, the Mitsune members must go to the Temple of Purification to be subdued until their possession is over. Otherwise, it ends up being a bloody mess.
"I don't like you anymore, Eri-Nee. You're mean," Kumori hissed as she began stomping towards the main compound. I laughed and picked her up effortlessly. Despite her struggling and screaming, I started running for home. To be honest, though, running doesn't really describe it. It was more like flying, somersaulting from rooftop to rooftop, landing and zooming past startled people, defying gravity and flitting up walls and doors and windows and such. Immediately, Kumori froze and clutched me tightly.
I smiled at her fearful reaction. She isn't scared of heights, but the sensation of falling, flying up, falling again is so new to her, it makes her squeamish. Of course, she's started her early training, but she won't be at my level for another couple of years.
Thank goodness. I don't want her to have to go through what it takes to be a Mitsune warrior for as long as possible. It would change her drastically, and I'm honestly scared to see her when it does.
When we finally landed in front of the gates of the main compound, Kumori was tinted green and shaking. I said playfully, "Be careful, little leaf, or the winds will steal you away."
She just nodded and motioned for me to let her down. I did so, trying not to laugh as she began swaying and tilting at dangerous angles. I had to put my hand against her back to stop her from falling outright.
The guards at the entrance to the main compound let us in, and we walked in a peaceful silence to the inner rooms of the compound. Kumori was called on by her sensei to get back to training, and I smiled and waved her off.
I had been hoping to get a chance to change into my cleaner clothes when Takahari, an assistant of Daisuke's, ran up to me saying that Daisuke needed to see me in his war-room, immediately.
My heart clenched, the way it always did when I had to go there. I nodded to Takahari and went at once.
My footsteps were barely audible as I walked on the plush carpet. Inside the richly decorated room, I always felt just a bit underdressed, and quite a bit nervous.
I had been in this room many times during the war, but not once since. Daisuke would only have one reason to call me here.
Someone has invaded the Mitsune territory.
And there it is!
Another chapter done!
Oh, the joys I have of writing from my beloved Eri-Tan's point of view.
It always makes me cry. Just thinking about how I always kill her off and whatnot.
I'm not gonna do that in this one though!
At least, not for real till the end and whatnot.
She IS DTD, ya know.
So, thank you to my lovely reviewer,TabooElf , I greatly appreciate your nice review on my first chapter ^.^
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