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Mokou of the Fujiwara Clan

Chapter 2

Home is No More

Mokou pondered about the strange woman. Did she just open a door or a portal in midair? Who was she? She must be some kind of deity. Mokou made up her mind. Yes, she must be a goddess. But which one? Mokou thought back to all the deities her father taught her about. Her father. Mokou felt anger creeping back and vengeance taking a grasp on her heart once more. Her father. The man who was unfaithful. The man who made mother disappear. The man who had caused all this. No. It was the foreign princess that caused all this. Not her father. Never her father. Mokou tried hard to convince herself that this wasn't happening, but try as she might, the memory of her father and the princess together blotted out everything else in her mind. Mokou stood up forcefully, knocking the table and the chair over, performing a perfect, 10 point table flip.

" That lady. I'll kill her!" Mokou screamed. She searched the house for a weapon and found an old, sturdy washizaki (A/N: For those of you who don't know what is washizaki is, it is a sword similar to the katana, only smaller. And for those of you who don't know what a katana is, go google it or ask your typical anime fan). Mokou lifted the sword and swung it around a few times. 'Those sword lessons I secretly took are quite useful!' she thought. With that, she marched out the door and headed towards the building where the princess will be staying.

Crickets chirped and the crescent moon shone bright silver against the blackness of the night sky. The whole village was peaceful and quiet in sleep. That is, except for Mokou, the princess, and her guards. Ok, some of the guards are asleep too. (A/N: I know right?) Princess Kaguya had her own things to worry and think about, but she had absolutely no idea that one of her suitor's daughter was out for blood. Her blood that is. "Eirin, is my dinner ready?" Kaguya's stomach growled. "Hurry up!"

A silver haired woman with a somewhat curvaceous figure stepped out of the kitchen. "Kaguya, you should learn to cook by yourself. You're going to be married soon, you know." The woman set down two bowls of rice and several plates of vegetables and meat.

Kaguya laughed. "Me? Married? Your jokes are hilarious, Eirin. Those fools will never be able to find those items I asked for. It's simply sheer fun and entertainment for me and nothing else." Kaguya glanced around suspiciously. "Are there any signs of THEM yet?"

The woman named Eirin sat down and whispered, "They already picked up on our location. They will be here in about a week. We should get ready to leave by then." She then put her hands together and said quickly, "Ittadakimasu." And proceeded to eat her dinner. Kaguya promptly did the same thing.

Meanwhile, Mokou hid behind a stack of firewood and silently watched Kaguya's guards. She figured that if she messed this up, she can either A: be killed, or B: They'll set more guards around Kaguya and this will ultimately lead to option A. She planned to understand the guard's shift times, when Kaguya leaves the house, and what other people Kaguya has as means of defense. If she messed up once, she may not be able to do it again.

TRIGGER TIME SKIP: ONE DAY PRIOR TO KAGUYA'S TRIED MURDER

Mokou was ready. She had memorized the guard's shift times and she learned that there was a silver haired woman with Kaguya. "No matter. They will go down together!" Mokou hissed to no one in particular. She kept her weapon ready for the small sword had been sharpened at their family's personal blacksmith several times. This will be the instrument of Kaguya's murder. Mokou smiled at that thought. She will have her revenge.

It was the time right before the sun awoke and day came forth. Mokou hid behind a pile of wood and waited for the guard shift. The two sleepy looking guards swapped places with two other more-energetic-but-still-sleepy guards. One of them leaned on his spear and attempted to start a conversation with the other older guard. "You know Haruko, I heard about this girl that was supposed to be plotting the Princess's murder. You think it's true?" Haruko grunted in reply. The younger guard went on, "Wouldn't it be funny if she attacked us no-!" the guard was cut off abruptly when a sharp, strong stab of pain came from his throat along with a sudden gush of blood. He gasped and collapsed into a heap. The other guard barely had time to react when what seemed to be a metal horn protruded from his chest. 'Hold on, that's not a horn, it's a blade.' Was the last thought he had before expiring. He too, collapsed into a silent bloody heap.

Mokou wiped the blood from her sword carefully and took the guard's weapons and proceeded into Kaguya's house. The house was quiet and dark. 'No servants?' Mokou thought. Mokou silently stole into Kaguya's room. All according to plan. So far so good. Mokou slid the bamboo and paper door of the Princess's room aside silently. Only the soft breathing of the sleeping princess can be heard in the rigid silence of the night. Mokou stalked towards Kaguya. The moonlight shone through the open window and illuminated the Princess's pale face. Mokou raised her sword and brought it forcefully down into Kaguya's abdomen. The Princess's eyes fluttered open right when the sword slid into her flesh.

Kaguya whispered, "Tasukete Eirin."

EIRIN! EIRIN! TASUKETE EIRIN!