Warnings: Language; Rihan and Yamabuki are alive; Nurarihyon is dead; Tamazuki is over-obsessive; Etc.

Disclaimer: I don't own Nurarihyon no mago, I'm sure it would be a mess if I did.

Notes: Hope you enjoy… Your comments can be negative, just put them nicely. Or you will cuuuuuurse the day you did not doooooooo aaaaaaall that I asked of youuuuuuuuuuuuuuu! Damn, I'm too addicted to Phantom of the Opera. A big thanks to those who review. Oh, and to Kunikohime Madoka Tanuki, sadly this story won't end so happily. I'm not telling how but it will end badly for Yuuki.

The Meeting of the Clan heads

A week later…

Nura Yuuki sighed. VERY deeply. A week had passed since Tamazuk and the Shikoku Hachijuhyakki paid a visit to the Nura Mansion, and a whole lot of bullshit has happened since their visit. But the thing that pissed Yuuki off the most was the fact that Tamazuki was bleeping that desperate. He seriously killed one of the smaller yokai that was wandering outside the Nura mansion, minding it's on business, and then engraved on flesh on its back 'There's no point in running from fate. I will have you, Yuuki.'

"Why… Why must it be me?" she muttered to herself. True, there had been many suitors for her even when she was merely seven, but neither of those love sick puppies were as desperate for her affections as Tamazuki. To go so far as to kill someone just to make his point and express his wanting, only Tamazuki did that.

But to think, Tamazuki was that sweet, innocent Tamazusa that was her dear friend as a child. It just didn't make sense. How could he be that boy that couldn't even think about hurting a fly? And if he really was, what caused the sudden change in his personality? Yuuki would never know.

"Yuuki?" The amber-eyed girl looked to her left, finding Itaku padding over to her. Yuuki tried to smile, "Itaku." But her smile quickly faded as the thought of Tamazuki flooded into her mind once more.

"What's the problem?" Itaku asked, sitting next to her on the porch, "You know, other than Tamazuki."

Yuuki sighed, "To be honest, Tamazuki is the problem entirely. I can't even step outside the house and not find something from Tamazuki." Yuuki had yet to go to school since Tamazuki's little introduction party at the mansion's gate a week ago. And why would she? It would just give Tamazuki the perfect excuse to watch her, they were in the same class and— to add to the pain— he sat right behind her in class.

"Yuuki…"

'Until we meet again, my lovely bride.' Tamazuki's words shot through her head. Her eyes shook as she did, her form shaking uncontrollably,"I… I…" Yuuki's voice trembled as she spoke, "I don't want to be… I don't want him to…" Yuuki's been a mental wreck lately, the stress that filled her mind was overwhelming to the point that one more incident would drive her insane.

"Pull yourself together, Yuuki!" a new voice exploded, "You're the Sandaime, show some strength!"

The Heiress and the Kamaitachi looked to the right, finding Yakushi Zen. "You have to be strong, Yuuki. In times like these, it's important that you be strong for the clan's sake." The bird yokai said. He has scruffy, khaki hair that turns black at the neck and deep red eyes. His skin is pale and he wore a purple kimono and a dark blue Haori with red details along the sleeves and collar.

"Zen… why are you here?" Yuuki said. Zen was very much physically weak, it ran in his bloodline. To see the bird yokai all the way here in Nura territory, it just brought Yuuki worry. Zen could collapse any given moment, it wasn't advisable that he be all the way here.

"The Second has called a clan meeting." Zen sighed, "I didn't think the situation was this bad. The Supreme Commander made peace with the Shikoku yokai during his lifetime, why would they suddenly attack our territory?"

To which Yuuki got a depressed look on her face. Itaku sighed, looking up to the bird yokai, "It's because the leader of the Shikoku Hachijuhyakki is after Yuuki." He said, a hateful look on his face as Tamazuki, again, crossed the Tono yokai's mind with that annoying smirk Itaku so badly wanted to kick off his face.

"I don't understand. The Inugamigiyobu-Tanuki is after Yuuki for what reason?"

"To be more specific, the person after Yuuki is the old Danuki's son— Inugamigiyobu-Tanuki Tamazuki." Nura Rihan said as he appeared.

"Second." Zen said acknowledgingly.

"The meeting's about to begin. Why don't we head to the main hall and continue our conversation there?" Rihan smiled.

"Soon…" Tamazuki crooned to himself, allowing his smirk to grow. The Shikoku lord had perched himself near the exposed side of the unconstructed building that allowed wind to sway in freely.

"He surely is hyped on getting Nura Yuuki." Kagirbari-Onna sighed. "What does he see in that girl that makes him want her so much?" The blue yokai never did understand Tamazuki-sama's taste, seriously, a little QUARTER-BREED over someone like herself? Something must be wrong with his brain!

"It can't be put into words," said Inugami, "but Tamazuki said they were friends as kids, and his feelings just grew for her during their time together." The dog yokai himself had no idea why his master wanted that… that quarter-breed so badly.

Now that it was given thought, what made her so special that Tamazuki would go out his way to get her? She was the same as any other human Inugami had seen, but the same as many yokai as well. Maybe that was it? It couldn't be. Tamazuki was different. He wouldn't want someone if they were the same as everyone else. So it had to be that Yuuki, too, was different… but different on what standards?

"Inugami," Tamazuki called. To which the loyal dog yokai quickly approached his master, "Yes, Tamazuki?"

"Go check on Yuuki for me. She absolutely refuses to step a foot outside her house and it's beginning to worry me."

"So, what are we here for, Second?" Gyuki asked.

"As you all know, the Shikoku yokai have declared war," Rihan stated, "and their leader, Inugamigiyobu-Tanuki Tamazuki, is after Yuuki." To which a majority of the clan heads— specifically the ones that were against Yuuki taking the reins as Sandaime along with her brother— started to rally.

"So you're saying we came here to discuss Yuuki?!"

"What a waste of my time!"

"We don't care if anything happens to Yuuki, the enemy can keep her for all I care!"

Yuuki bit her lip in irritation. These damned sexists will never understand. Nura Yuuki is as damn good as Nura Rikuo when it comes to leading yokai, she's just as strong, just as cunning and just as capable as her brother is, that's why Rihan elected both his children as Sandaime instead of just one, because he knew both were on the same level as the other and could quickly surpass the First Generation as long as they work to the same ideals— which they do.

"All of you shut up!" Surprisingly, it was kind, sweet-tempered Yamabuki Otome who screeched this. "All of you morons know nothing of the situation! If Tamazuki gets his hands on Yuuki he'll have a bargaining chip that might get him control over the Nura Clan and it's seventy-two families! Don't you understand?" These fucking morons have been against Yuuki since she was born, Yamabuki has had more than enough. Why was she attending the meeting? Because the entire clan is concerned in this affair— every clan head down to the last soul in the clan was required to attend.

Hearing the kind Kerrai maiden explode, the clan heads silenced. Yamabuki was not one to be tested when enraged. Seeing the clan heads silence, Yamabuki gained a kind smile on her face, "That's better." She turned to Rihan, "Rihan-sama, you may continue."

Even Rihan would admit, this behavior could be expected of Yakushi Zen, but to see it coming from Yamabuki Otome was just… awkward. (A/N: And OOC, I know.) Rihan cleared his throat before continuing, "Seeing as Yamabuki stated the reason— which is of importance to not just the main family but the whole clan— why we can't allow Tamazuki to take Yuuki, we must discuss Yuuki's safety."

"Not to offend, Rihan-san, but I think I'm more than capable of keeping Yuuki safe from one little Tanuki." Itaku mused.

"Absolutely not!" Karasu-Tengu bellowed, "True, you are a Tono yokai and thus makes you very strong, but we are facing a situation where in an entire clan is after Yuuki-sama, you alone cannot face an entire Hyakki Yako. Regardless of your strength you cannot defeat a Hyakki all by yourself. Therefore we will double— no, triple!— Yuuki-sama's guards." Was it just Itaku or was the entire mansion shaking?

"That being said, Yuuki isn't the only one the enemy will target…" Rihan sighed deeply, "Of course, since Yuuki is a precious member of this clan, the enemy will nonetheless target those close to her as well. Her family, her friends— anyone the enemy thinks she sees precious. Therefore, we must double the defenses of everybody in the clan."

"And not to mention to Yuuki and Rikuo's friends." Yamabuki added.

"Hold it, Second," Hitotsume Nyudo intervened, "Why waste our time building defense? We're under attack, shouldn't we be considering offence?"

"And how, exactly, do you expect to inflict offense on Tamazuki and his Hyakki?" Rikuo said, raising an eyebrow. The one-eyed yokai called Hitotsume always had a knack for ruining the plans when Yuuki is involved.

"Think about it, Sandaime Rikuo, the enemy commander is after Sandaime Yuuki, don't you think it would cause the enemy some damage if Yuuki ruined them for the core?" Hitotsume implied, a small smirk on his face as he knew this would get rid of Yuuki for good, "What if she went with their leader and then defeated him and his clan from within?"

"That's actually a good idea." One of the clan heads piped.

"Yes," Rihan sighed, "It actually is a good idea, Hitotsume." To which Yamabuki exclaimed "EH? R-Rihan-sama! What are you thinking?!"

"BUT," Rihan added, his tone loud to cease Yamabuki's shrieking, 'God, you didn't even let me finish, Yamabuki!' "It's a horrible idea as it may inflict danger to Yuuki. So in any case, we will in no way consider your suggestion, Hitotsume."

To which Yuuki and Rikuo sighed with relief. "So what do we do?" Itaku mused.

"We do what we discussed. Increase the defenses and make the safety of every yokai in the clan and Yuuki's friends— and Yuuki herself— our top priority." Rihan sighed, "We'll think of what to do when the time comes, but for now, our eyes must be on defense."

"I wonder what Yuuki's dad is thinking… putting defense as the main priority." Inugami muttered to himself. Being the right-hand man of a yokai clan leader, Inugami's seen many wars. Of course, some were sparked by the Shikoku Hachijuhyakki and others by young upstarts trying to die before time. To see the enemy putting defense before offense was new to the dog-yokai. "Well… offense does make for good offense, but what is he thinking?"

A small blow of wind and pass of a small group of leaves caught Inugami's attention. "Oh well. Doesn't matter. I'm gonna get Yuuki for Tamazuki soon anyway." He stood up from his spot above the Nura House's meeting hall and leaped away from the old mansion, jumping from roof to roof.

"I wonder what the Nura Clan is up to…" Tamazuki said to himself, staring resentfully out the window in the direction of the Nura house. "They're keeping Yuuki cooped up in her own house… I wonder why." It's been DAYS since the latter had last seen his lovely bride, and with each passing minute that Tamazuki doesn't have her in his arms his patience wears thin.

How long does he have to wait for her? How long does the Nura clan intend to keep Yuuki from him? Tamazuki swore he was gonna do something horrible to one of their clansmen were they not to let Yuuki come to him sooner. "She'll come soon… I know it." he said to himself again. Yes… Yuuki will come soon. She has to. Why wouldn't she? After all, Tamazuki went through many pains to get her, he'd even slaughter the entire Nura family if it meant getting to his bride— and he would should he be given the chance. Of course Yuuki wouldn't want that happening, so she just had to come to him soon… for the safety of her loved ones.

"Tamazuki," Inugami said as he appeared, breaking Tamazuki from his thoughts. "So, how is Yuuki, Inugami?" Tamazuki asked, anxiety eating at him for some reason.

"The Nura clan increased her guards. They won't even let her go to bathroom unguarded." Inugami sighed, Tamazuki was going to get furious at the next part, "One of the clan heads suggested they send her to you, but Nura Rihan said it was a horrible idea."

"I see…" Tamazuki said, stilling himself, "Go along. Leave me be." He turned his back to Inugami. Tamazuki turned his glance to the window again as the dog yokai left, he sighed. "Damn Nura clan… why must they keep me from Yuuki?" he said as if anyone could answer.

His eyes crossed to the corner, where a tattered looking sword stood. On the blade's sheath was written 'Summon the Devil.' Tamazuki's smirk widened, his doubt gone as he remembered his little bargaining chip, "As long as I have this… I can do anything to the Nura clan for all I care, as long as I get my bride I'll do it." His thoughts were crossed by Yuuki's image as he said this, "Soon the lovely Nura Yuuki will be mine… mine and mine alone… nothing and no one will take her from me. Nura Yuuki will belong to me and me alone. I'll make sure of that." His smirk widened as his eyes narrowed on the sword in the corner, "As long as I have the Devil's Hammer, I can be sure Yuuki will be mine."

So, who do you want Yuuki to end up with? Tamazuki or Itaku? XD I know how this ends but I couldn't help but ask. Who knows, whoever gets more votes might end up changing Yuuki-chan's fate.