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Chapter 2

Mimirou rolled her eyes as she watched the four teens cry and cower on the floor before her. It was a pathetic site really.

'They are males after all,' she thought, 'They could at least show a little backbone. It's almost enough to make me not want to kill them.' Mimirou flexed her claws in anticipation and snorted a little, 'Almost.'

With the rain and wind was continually coming into the house with the absence of the door wildly whipping around Mimirou's wet hair, Mimirou raised her feline clan claws preparing for the impact on the soft human flesh. A small grin made its way on her face. Just as she went to bring back her claws she found a slight resistance. Kagome latched herself onto Mimirou's arm the jacket still shrouding her appearance.

"Please, don't," Kagome whispered in a pleading voice. Mimirou sighed and lowered her arm in defeat. She kneeled in front of Kagome and put her hands on her uncovered face.

"Okay," she said and reached into her pajama pants pocket, pulling out a roll of bandages, "I thought it would be wise to bring some for you. I assumed something was going happen when you left the apartment."

"Arigato," Kagome said quietly and walked over to Sunako, "Can you please show me to your bathroom?"

"Hai, Mummy-sama," Sunako said and took her up the stairs leaving Mimirou and the four boys.

"Well," Mimirou said, turning her attention back at the four boys, "I'm going to fix this door and clean up the water. You should do something useful or at least stay out of my way."

"Oi, this isn't your house! Who are you to think you can tell us what to do?!" Kyohei shouted.

"Technically, it isn't ours either," Yuki said sheepishly and rubbed his neck.

"Shut up!" Kyohei shouted at the much smaller boy.

"Hey," Mimirou said pushing the fallen double door in its place with one arm, "What did I say about staying out of my way?" Her golden eyes tinged pink.

"Ahh!" the boys all shouted and ran into the kitchen.

"Finally," Mimirou said aloud and placed one of her claws on each side of one of the hinges. With her demonic energy, she welded the hinge back in its proper place. Once she repeated the process with the other hinges, Mimirou looked at the water that had poured into the room and the forgotten broken bowl and soap. She also noted the water dripping from her person as well.

"Hmm…I think that for this task I will require a sponge," Mimirou said to herself and pressed her foot in one of the puddles, "Yep, definitely a sponge. There should be one in the kitchen area." Taking several sniffs, Mimirou found the scent of food and ran in that direction.

-O0o0O-

Kagome was in the bathroom, wrapping her bandages. There wasn't much to fix really. The ones on her forearms and her hands had gotten a little soaked and of course the ones covering—or were covering—her face had to be fixed. Sunako sat on the other side of the bathroom door asking Kagome all kinds of questions about Mimirou or Youkai-sama as she had come to call her. Kagome smiled.

'Ghost-chan, Mummy-sama, and Youkai-sama,' she thought, 'I have a feeling we're going to be good friends.'

"Well," Kagome started, trying to answer her questions carefully, "Youkai-sama lives with me in my apartment. It's been about 3 weeks since we've been living there and we met about 2 months ago."

"Has Youkai-sama ever killed anyone?" Sunako asked with her voice trembling with excitement.

"You'll have to ask her yourself," Kagome said, "but she is an excellent fighter and has quite the weapon collection. Some even have original blood stains still on them. They're kinda hard to get off sometimes."

Sunako squealed in excitement behind the door, "Would Youkai-sama ever show them to me?"

"If you ask," Kagome said, "I'm a bit of a fighter too. Sometimes we spar together. Maybe you could sit in sometimes if you want." Kagome paused. She sensed Sunako had something familiar in her aura, like that of a warrior.

'She must know how to fight too,' she thought.

"REALLY?" Sunako squealed yet again; there seemed to be no end to her excitement.

"Perhaps you could spar with us too, Ghost-chan," Kagome said.

"Ano, I wouldn't be as good as Mummy-sama or Youkai-sama," Sunako said.

Kagome tied the final knot in her bandages and opened the door and stepped out of the bathroom. Sunako fell backwards and settled between her feet, similar to another scene that happened earlier today.

"Don't sell yourself short," Kagome said with a smile, "I'm sure you'll do fine."

Sunako looked at Kagome's shining blue eyes and her tender smile. Her own violet eyes widened beneath her bangs.

'Mummy-sama…shines just like a dazzling creature,' she thought and a stream of blood gushed from her nose.

"Sunako, are you okay?" Kagome asked and turned around to get a wet face towel from the bathroom. She handed it to Sunako. She took and wiped her face free from blood.

"I'm fine, Mummy-sama," Sunako said and sneezed.

"Oh, I forgot about your fever," Kagome said and felt Sunako's forehead, "You're still a little warm. I was supposed to bring you that soup while you lie down for a while. I'm sorry."

"No, it wasn't you're fault, Mummy-sama," Sunako said, "I'm fine." Sunako sneezed again.

"Yeah right," Kagome said and helped Sunako stand up, "But if you insist we can just go into your room and watch some movies together with Youkai-sama."

That cheered Sunako up and she jumped to her feet.

"By the way, who are those boys who live here with you?" Kagome asked.

"Those dazzling creatures…are to turn me into a lady for my aunt…so that they don't have to pay her rent," Sunako said, "I only meet them today and I want to have as little interaction with them as possible."

"Hmm…that sounds a little strange," Kagome said, "but maybe you're being too hard on them. After all, you said you don't know them too well."

'I can't help but wonder what type of woman this aunt of Sunako's is,' Kagome thought.

"Maybe," Sunako said, "It's late. Why don't you and Youkai-sama stay the night?"

"We'd like that," Kagome said.

-O0o0O-

"Sponge…sponge…sponge," Mimirou repeated as she looked through all drawers and cabinets in the kitchen. She had already placed a bowl of warm water and some soap on the counter.

"Sponge…sponge…sponge," Mimirou opened freezer, which she thought was another cabinet, and sighed finding no sponge.

"Hello?" someone behind her asked.

'That blonde boy,' Mimirou thought, 'The smaller one.' Mimirou turned and acknowledged him with a slight nod of her head.

"Ah, I'm Yuki," he said and again Mimirou nodded. He began to speak again about something or other, but Mimirou paid no attention.

'Hmm…shirt…sponge…hmm…' Mimirou thought. With fast hands, she grabbed Yuki by the shoulders and pulled off his shirt. She quickly fled the room with her supplies. He screamed and the other three came into the kitchen.

"What is it, Yuki?" Takenaga asked.

"My shirt!" he cried while pointing in the direction Mimirou went, "Scary girl took my shirt!"

"Sunako-chan?" Ranmaru said.

"No, no!" Yuki said, "Scary demon girl!"

"Yes?" Mimirou said walking into the kitchen. Thanks to her demonic speed, she finished cleaning in a flash. She dumped the pieces of the soup bowl into the trash can and handed the bowl of water with something floating in it to Yuki.

"Thank you," Mimirou said, "Your shirt is a very good sponge."

"Sponge?!" Kyohei shouted, "How could you use a shirt as a sponge?"

"A sponge could not be found," Mimirou said, shrugging her shoulders, "and a sponge was needed." Mimirou turned and left the kitchen.

Kyohei scoffed at Mimioru's back and looked around the kitchen. His stomach began to growl.

"So who's hungry?"

-O0o0O-

Mimirou walked down the halls of the large home following Kagome's scent. She ended up at a door with a sign reading "Sunako-chan's room". She pressed her disguised ear against the door.

"Kagome-dono?" she called outside of the door.

"In here, Youkai-sama," Kagome said from inside.

'Youkai-sama?' Mimirou thought in confusion at the new title but shook the thought off. She opened the door and her eyes immediately adjusted to the lack of light. Looked around and found a seat on the floor next to Kagome. Sitting herself beside her, Mimirou noticed the grotesque décor and figures flashing on the lighted screen on a device called "television". That other girl, whose name Mimirou did not know was staring at her intently beneath her long black bangs.

"May I help you?" Mimirou asked blinking her curiously with her wet black hair still plastered to her face. The girl fell onto the ground with blood gushing from her nose.

"Is there something I'm missing?" Mimirou asked as Kagome giggled behind her hand.

"Youkai-sama, this is Ghost-chan," Kagome said and Mimirou slowly nodded.

"Well, greetings to you, Ghost-chan," Mimirou said and looked onto the television screen.

"Youkai-sama," Sunako asked in a trembling voice, "Have you ever…killed anyone?"

Mimirou was confused by the question but decided to answer truthfully.

"Yes," Mimirou said, "but not recently."

Sunako squealed, "How did you do it?"

Mimirou put her finger to her lips.

"Difficult question. I did it so many times. There are so many situations to consider. There are so many techniques, so many combinations, not too mention more than one individual at once. It's hard to pick out the best one to tell about," Mimirou said.

"Hai," Kagome said shaking her head along with her.

"Mummy-sama, have you killed someone too?" Sunako said barely containing her mirth.

Kagome put a bandaged finger to her lips, "It's a secret."

"This is so awesome!" Sunako shouted and threw her hands up above her head, "Do you have a weapon with you that you would kill someone with?"

"Of course," Mimirou said puffing out her chest out a bit with pride, "Unlike some people who should." She turned an accusing glance at Kagome.

"You'll never know when you have to defend yourself," Mimirou scolded lightly.

"I'm much rather use my fists, thank you," Kagome said.

"May I…see the weapon, please?" Sunako asked timidly.

Mimirou pulled a small dagger from the waistline of her pants. She handed it to Sunako, who held it as if it were precious and fragile.

"You can have that," Mimirou said, "I always can acquire more."

Sunako frowned at her new gift after thanking Mimirou for it.

"Is there a problem?" Kagome asked.

"Not really," Sunako said, "There just isn't any blood on it."

"Of course not," Mimirou said, "Letting the blade get too bloody may make it blunt and not cut as efficiently."

"Ah," Sunako said and placed the gift on her dresser.

Mimirou smiled softly and thought, 'It's nice talking with Kagome-dono and Ghost-chan like this.' She turned and noticed something human shaped behind her. It was like a large human replica only the organs were showing.

'I never saw such a doll before,' she thought to herself.

"I like this," Mimirou said and propped it up against her. Then her nostrils flared out as she caught a scent.

"Something is burning," Mimirou said bluntly, "In the kitchen."

"Let's investigate," Kagome said and stood up with Mimirou and Sunako. They all made their way downstairs with Mimirou holding Hiroshi under her arm.

-O0o0O-

"Are you sure you can cook?"

"Let's eat out somewhere."

"We don't have the money for that."

Takenaga, Yuki, and Ranmaru pestered Kyohei as he attempted to cook something while wearing a frilly pink apron.

"Let's just call some girls," Ranmaru said, "They could cook for us."

"No, they're too noisy," Yuki said with a frown.

"Shut up," Kyohei said, "I said I'd make it! What's so hard about making dinner anyway?" Kyohei shouted loudly as he cut himself with a large knife while talking.

"Maybe Sunako-chan could cook for us?" Takenaga suggested.

"We don't know if Sunako-chan is a good cook," Yuki said.

"Besides," Ranmaru said, "How are we supposed to communicate with someone who shuts herself in her room all the time?"

The others nodded in agreement and turned their attention back to dinner.

"Kyohei, hurry up so I can cut the vegetables," Takenaga said.

"Don't order me around!" Kyohei shouted and the oven burst open with flames.

"Idiots," Mimirou said under her breath as she, Kagome, and Sunako peeked into the doorway.

Sunako walked up past the two of them and made her way to the counter. The four boys shouted as Sunako grabbed a knife. While they shouted in fear, Sunako chopped up and prepared a fish on the oven.

Mimirou and Kagome watched indifferently as the finished meal was placed on the table and the boys began to eat ravenously.

"Pigs," Mimirou said and sat down placing Hiroshi on the side of her. Kagome took a seat by her also.

"Are you hungry, Mummy-sama or Youkai-sama?" Sunako asked turning her attention back at her two guests.

Kagome shook her head, "No, thank you."

"I hunger not," Mimirou said adjusting Hiroshi so he wouldn't slouch so badly.

"I don't think anyone would want to eat with such a disgusting thing at the table," Kyohei said pausing in his consumption.

"If that is how you feel, just go you really wish to leave the table that badly," Mimirou said causing Kagome to giggle.

"Why you?!" Kyohei shouted, jumping out of his seat.

Mimirou just rolled her eyes. While the four boys were eating, Kagome untied the bandages on her hands and forearms so she wouldn't get any projectiles on them.

'They're cute, I'll give 'em that much,' Kagome thought, 'but they eat like they haven't eaten anything in days.'

Sunako fought off a nose bleed as she noticed the smooth skin of her hands and how they were delicately folded in her lap.

"Ano," Sunako said getting everyone's attention, "About earlier…sumimasen."

"Sumimasen," Kagome said deciding her earlier actions weren't exactly ideal either, "I shouldn't have reacted the way I did."

Mimirou nodded in agreement and Kagome elbowed her in the stomach. Mimirou growled slightly but decided to apologize also.

"So anyway," Mimirou said in a tight voice, "about all that other stuff...Su…mi…ma…sen…" She gritted her teeth together and managed to pull her lips in a grimace which was supposed to be a smile.

"Well, later," Sunako said and stood up and Kagome and Mimirou followed her.

"Wait," Ranmaru said to Sunako, "I think you lit my fire. Your cooking is good and you don't look as bad when you're turned away. I think you got potential." The other boys applauded in the background. "Please show me your face, sweet honey." Ranmaru blow a kiss in Sunako's direction but she cowered from it.

'That has to be the worst pickup line ever,' Kagome thought.

'Strange,' Mimirou thought, 'Why does the red one wish to be on fire? And why must Sunako start it?'

"No way!" Sunako shouted and tried to run but Kyohei pounced on her.

"Hold on a sec. you looked at my face and made all that fuss," he held a rubber band between his thumb and finger, "I'm not going to let you get away with hiding yours again."

Sunako tried to run away and the both of them began to slide all around the house on the floor.

"This will not end well," Mimirou said as the others decided to follow the two while she and Kagome remained in the kitchen.

"Do you think Sunako-chan will be okay?" Kagome asked. Mimirou shrugged her shoulders.

"It matters not to me," Mimirou said, "but I do suppose she will be in the need of some consoling in about…" Panicked cries shattered the atmosphere of the room, "right now I'd say."

Kagome said, "I think I'll check on Sunako. I trust you'll take care of the boys."

Mimirou cracked her knuckles with a smile and walked out of the dining room.

"No violence, Mimirou," Kagome called out to her.

"I wouldn't dream of it, Kagome-dono." Kagome sighed and decided to take over for her just to make sure.

-O0o0O-

"Did you see her face?"

"How could a girl deal with such dry skin?!"

"Her lips were all chapped."

"Such a drag. She wasn't even that ugly."

"I'm sure it wasn't all that bad," Kagome said, leaning against the doorway and surveying the damage.

"Ah…Mummy-sama…wasn't it?" Takenaga said not entirely sure what to call her.

"Oh, I'm Kagome Higurashi," Kagome said remembering she did not introduce herself earlier and bowed slightly.

"Hello, Kagome-chan," Yuki said, "Are you Sunako-chan's friend?"

"Yes, we just meet today," Kagome said smiling beneath her bandages.

"So what do you want?" Kyohei asked crossing his arms over his chest.

"I just wanted to see about what happened with Sunako-chan," Kagome said, "I heard a lot shouting."

"It was nothing to worry about," Kyohei said and got a thoughtful look on his face, "Why don't you show us what's behind all those bandages?"

"I don't think this is what we are talking about," Kagome said hastily in a high voice and waved her arms around trying to change the subject. Kyohei stepped up to her with a pair of scissors in his hands. He snipped the knot on the side of her head in the same place he had pulled on earlier. The bandages on her face loosened a little and fell off slightly showing off a bit of her skin.

Kagome quickly froze in the position she was in and brought her hands to her face. She felt the skin of her face with her un-bandaged hands; she had forgotten to re-bandage them. Kagome took a few steps back and then turned around and ran back up to Sunako's room. She knocked on the door with tears streaming down her face through the cage of her fingers.

"Sunako, will you please let me in?" Kagome said softly at the door.

The door creaked open and Kagome went inside. She let her hands fall, content that it was only Sunako and the room was dark.

"Kagome?" Sunako called out to the sobbing girl using her name for the first time. She remembered Youkai-sama calling her that name.

"I'm fine," Kagome said, wiping her tears from her face. Sunako frowned.

"Such a bright person should mar her face with tears," Sunako said and lowered her head, "or spend time with such an ugly person."

"That's nice of you to say," Kagome said, "but I haven't been bright in a long time and I already told you that you shouldn't sell yourself short." Kagome scooted closer to Sunako on the floor and grabbed her hand, "But if we could at least stay in the darkness together."

Sunako nodded and they both turned to the T.V. screen just as an unsuspecting victim had the flesh torn from her bones.

-O0o0O-

Mimirou rubbed her temples and closed her eyes. It seemed the more time she spent in this house; the more she wanted to rip her ears off. She opted to let Kagome handle the situation by herself and immediately regretted it. She walked up slowly to the four objects of her fury. They were talking about Kagome.

"Did you get to see Kagome-chan's face at all?" Yuki asked.

"Not really," Takenaga said, "She covered it too quickly."

"Such a shame really," Ranmaru said, "She had those lucid blue eyes and such a filled out body. Not to mention those luscious pink lips. Absolutely kissable."

"She obviously takes care of her hair and skin," Takenaga said.

"Why would she hide her face then?" Yuki asked.

"Who cares?" Kyohei said just about fed up with all these girls and their face issues.

"I do believe this rather bothersome," Mimirou said walking onto the scene with Hiroshi under her arm once again, "You have to be some of the most infuriating individuals I've ever come in contact with. However, I have heard of this situation of turning Sunako-sama into a lady and I do believe it would be best to keep Kagome-dono and myself around."

"How so?" Takenaga asked. He was confused that the seemingly quiet girl was speaking so much.

"Kagome-dono and Sunako-sama seem to be in the same type of situation," Mimirou began, "and have also grown to be quite fond of each other in such a short amount of time. Of course they will spend time together. And naturally I will have to watch over Kagome-dono." Mimirou sighed, "Of course I have to be near you insufferable imbeciles, but I guess I'll just have to settle with that matter later. Now I'll go obtain some milk and retire to Sunako-sama's room. Good night to all of you," Mimirou left the room having said her piece. She went into the kitchen and retrieved a carton of milk from the refrigerator. Taking the whole container, Mimirou drank from it as she walked back to the door with the sign reading "Sunako-chan's Room" careful not to spill some milk or drop Hiroshi. She opened it without knocking and walked into the room. Kagome and Sunako were both sleeping on the floor leaning on each other. Mimirou smiled softly and sat Hiroshi on the wall.

"Good night, Kagome-dono and Sunako-sama," she whispered and sat against the wall and fell asleep that way.

-O0o0O-

"I still have no idea what to do about Sunako-chan," Takenaga said with his head in his hands, "Looks like Auntie won this one."

"Maybe it's going to get better," Yuki said optimistically. The phone rang and Ranmaru went to answer it.

"Hello? Oh, yes, Auntie. How are you? Yes, Sunako-chan is already well on her way to becoming a lady," he said.

Just then, Sunako, Kagome, and Mimirou with Hiroshi under her arm walked into the room. Kagome with fresh bandages and she and Sunako both wore a black cloak. Sunako had a white mask and dark colored glasses. Mimirou was still in her slightly damp clothes that had dried a little with her hair in a long braid.

"Would you like so tea?" Sunako asked. Kagome and Mimirou both nodded and the trio drank from the tea cups with loud slurping noises.

"We have to turn that into a lady?! IT CAN'T BE DONE!!!!!"

-O0o0O-

punkish furball—There you go! Much more to come and it gets better. The first two chapters just got through the first episode of Wallflower. I'll update as soon as I can! L83R, DUDES!!!!

(edited 10.28.07)