There might be some wrong with words and the grammatical! I'm Swedish so please bear with it!

Disclaimer: I don't own Samurai Deeper Kyo! But I own my OC Hikari and the Woman-freak!

Enjoy!

Chapter 3 – The Dream

"You said your name was...?"

Hikari was standing right in front of the man, which whom was about the same height as Hotaru (without his strange getas). On their travel they had met up with this man and it seemed like he and Hotaru knew each other.

"My name is Akira, a former Shiseiten."

Hikari memorized what he said as she studied him. He was dressed with a white kimono on top and he had blue hakamas. His hair was orange and his eyes were closed. Over his shoulders he had a very worn out cap in a beige color. At his back, Hikari's eyes catch two swords.

"Shiseiten... Ah, wait! You..."

Hikari looked at Hotaru and then back at the man called Akira.

"You are from that group Hotaru was from! That one that fought side by side with Onime no Kyo!"

"That's right!"

"Right!"

Hikari finally understood. She smiled at the samurai.

"Then, very nice to meet you, Akira-san! I'm Hikari, Hotaru's friend and travel companion!"

"Nice to meet you, Hikari-san."

Hotaru stepped forward.

"But why are you here, Akira?"

"I should be the one asking you, you've been missing for a couple of years!

"Ah..."

Hikari looked at the two men. They were definitely old travel companions. Akira's question was so natural.

"Could it be that you're heading to that town, where Kyo and Yuya-san is?"

Akira's question was correct. Hikari answered.

"That's right! Ah, could it be that you're heading there to, Akira-san?"

"Yes, it is. I've been training a lot and now I want to see if my strength can be matched with Kyo's."

"Hah?"

Hikari stared at the samurai, then at the idiot (Hotaru) and then once again at the samurai. They both were the same. They both wanted to fight Kyo. Was everyone around that demon idiots?

"But it surprise me that Hotaru is traveling with someone. Who are you really, Hikari-san?"

Hikari looked at him and then she smiled.

"Well, you see... I met Hotaru back in my village. We somewhat became friends and now we are traveling together."

"How long?"

"It has been around... one year?"

Akira was stunned.

"Wow... I can't believe that you have survived being with him for a year!"

"You have no idea..."

Akira and Hikari sighed (both of them had a big sweatdrop on the head, animestyle again!).

Hotaru was the one who broke the silence.

"Akira, if you were going to Kyo's town, why are you heading to the wrong direction?"

Akira raised his head and turned to Hotaru.

"Wrong direction? You're the one who is heading wrong. Kyo's town should be about one or two days travel at that direction."

Akira pointed at the road which Hikari and Hotaru had been traveling for about one day. Hikari was white as a ghost in the face.

"One. Day. At. That. Direction?"

"That's right! Didn't you know?"

"We were almost there and... now we have walked at the wrong direction for one day?"

"Uh, yeah... I guess so..."

Suddenly Akira felt a huge demonic aura fly out from the woman. Hotaru, on the other hand, didn't seem to recognize it.

"Ho– ta– ru."

"Mhm?"

"Have you been leading us to the opposite direction... for a whole day?"

"But I thought that is was this way..."

"You..."

Akira was speechless. As the young woman hit Hotaru and sent him flying the blind man began to shake in fear. Man, that Hotaru. He used to be all alone. Now he was traveling with a monster.

Akira had known this woman for about five minutes and he already thought that she was scarier than Yuya and Akari together.

"IDIOT! TOTAL MORON! GO TO HELL!"

Hotaru now looked more like a caterpillar, than a swordsman.

Man, he is already in hell, Akira thought. Then Hikari turned and faced him.

"Akira-san!"

"Y-yes!"

"You lead the way!"

"A-as you wish!"

As they began to walk (well, Hotaru was still on the ground), with Akira in the lead, a person fell out of the bushes behind the. Hikari immediately turned around, on her guard.

"Who's there?"

Akira sighed.

"Tokito... how many times do I have to say it. You can't sneak on me, so why don't you just stop with your hiding?"

"Sh-shut up!"

Hikari stared at the girl.

She had short blond hair. No it wasn't blond, it was completely yellow! And her eyes and eyelashes was in the same color. She was small and was dressed as a boy, in a kimono and short hakamas.

The girl glared at Akira, who sighed again.

"Tokito, I won't fight you until I fought Kyo, got it? I want to be in top shape."

"Shut up! Fight me now! I will NOT lose this time!"

"Oh, that's the same line you used last time. Oh, and all the other times as well!"

The girl looked furious. Hikari didn't know if she wanted to interrupt. It looked like this girl somehow was a travel companion to Akira.

"Tokito, you can't sneak up on me, so stop it."

"Shut up! One day for sure I will win!"

"I've told you you can't. I can feel your presence on far distances."

A question popped up in Hikari's head.

"Akira-san, why do you always have your eyes closed?"

He turned his face to her.

"I'm blind, that's why."

"No way! But you can still fight?"

"I'm stronger than Hotaru!"

"No way!"

Suddenly it seemed like Hotaru had awoken from the dead (yeah, after being beaten that hard bu Hikari, I'm pretty sure he was dead).

"There's no way Akira can be stronger than me."

Akira seemed to be pissed of by his words, but before he got a chance to argue against it, Hotaru turned to the girl. She glared at him and her eyes shot open as she recognized who he was.

"Ah, you're that card-boy... Tokubuki."

"MY NAME IS TOKITO, STUPID KEIKOKU!"

"Keikoku?" Hikari asked. She had heard that name before.

Akira answered.

"It was Hotaru's name before he entered the Shiseiten."

"Ah, yes! Now I remember. How nice..."

Tokito looked furious. How dared he, a former Gyosei make fun of her, a former Taishiro?

Hikari looked at Akira again.

"Akira-san, she is your travel companion?"

"Yeah, kind of... I've been traveling the world to get stronger and she has been following me all the time. She wants to defeat me, but just can't."

"Shut up, you moron!"

Hikari was a little confused. It was a lot of new information to melt in her mind. Besides, she didn't like the girls' attitude. And she was surprised by Akira as well. He was the same as Hotaru, maybe not in is personality (hell no!) but he was reaching for the same goal.

Now, Hikari was really curious about meeting this Onime no Kyo. He seemed to be a really interesting person.

The little group decided to travel together. Akira was taking the lead together with Hikari. They both talked and Hikari was a little happy about having one that she could talk seriously to. Hotaru was following after and last was Tokito, who still glared at Hotaru.

Seems like this journey will be really interesting, Hikari thought to herself.

She really looked forward to meeting this famous and legendary samurai, Onime no Kyo, 'slayer of a thousand men'.

XxXxX

"Thank you very much!"

Yuya thanked the guests as they walked out on the road again. It was sunny outside and today, it was a lot of customers, since it was so many people on the festival yesterday.

Yuya was flying. She was singing and almost danced forward. She let the memory of Kyo's proposal go through her mind again and again. She was right about making the festival to one of her precious memories. It was probably her most happiest memory this far.

She had a short cerise kimono, tied up by a pink obi. Her hair was tied up on the back.

Kyo was away, helping Kyoshiro with something. Sakuya stayed with Yuya and helped her. She asked and wanted to know why Yuya was so happy, but Yuya was very secretly about it. She didn't know if Kyo wanted it official yet. However, Sakuya already knew, she just didn't act like it. She was happy for them.

The night before when they met up again after the fireworks, Kyo and Yuya walked side by side, with their hands in a tight grip. Yuya's smile was brighter than ever and you could see that she had been crying, surely by happiness. Kyo's eyes were also shining brightly.

Sakuya was glad that she could see the future sometimes. Yesterday she foretold that her two friends would brought their life together, and it seemed like it was through an proposal during the fireworks.

Kyoshiro didn't know and Sakuya decided to not tell. This was between Kyo and Yuya, if they wanted others to know, then it was they who should tell.

The taverna was now full of people and Yuya were standing in the little kitchen. It was hidden behind a wall, that was about one and a half meter high. It was nice to stand there cooking. The atmosphere in the taverna made you happy as you cooked and the customers was happy when they felt the delicious smell.

Yuya's thoughts fell back to the night again.

xxx

Kyo and Yuya walked on the road, holding hands. They could see their small house in the moonlight. It was late, very late. Yuya yawned. She wanted go to bed. Kyo didn't say anything. He had been quiet ever since they departed from town.

But Yuya didn't care about that, she was to happy and to tired. As they walked in, she took of her zoris and tabis and putted them in a box, which were standing in the hall.

She took out the hairpin that kept her hair in place and let her hair fall on her back. Then she walked with slowly steps to the bedroom. Kyo were standing right in the doorway, so Yuya bumped right into him.

"Ouff, Kyo!"

He didn't move. He stood like a statue and studied her. She blushed a little. Then she headed to the clothing-corner. But she barely took two steps when two strong arms held her back.

"And where do you think you're going?"

"I'm going to change! Anything wrong with that?"

"No need to, you're looking good anyway."

Yuya's cheeks were really red now. Looking good?

Kyo dragged her to the bed.

"Wa-wait Kyo! I don't want to sleep in the kimono! I don't want to destroy it!"

"Then sleep naked."

"You-"

Yuya was trowed down on the soft madras.

"PERVERT!"

Kyo just smiled. He sat down beside her and stared at her.

"Don't blush like that! You look way to attractive!"

"And who's fault do you think that is?"

Kyo continued to smile. Yuya felt how her heart was beating faster. But she didn't want Kyo to win that easily! Se pouted with her lips and tried to lock surly. However, it only made her look even more attractive (in Kyo's opinion, that damn pervert).

Then Kyo lent forward and kissed her gently on the nose. She didn't flinch. He kissed her on the cheek. She didn't move at all. He kissed her on the jaw. She shivered. He kissed her on the neck. She took a deep breath. He lifted the kimono a little and kissed her on the shoulder. She was shaking. He kissed her on the lips. She threw her arms around him and answered.

He smiled. She was to easy.

The thought on her kimono was fading with her desire for the pleasure.

He stroked her down the back...

xxx

"Yuya-san!"

Yuya flinched as she heard her name. She was blushing violently.

"Yuya-san! What's wrong?"

Yuya stared at Sakuya. Damn, she must have been so deep in her memory that she lost contact with the world.

"Yuya-san! You're blushing! What is it?"

"Ah... Nothing at all, Sakuya-san! Haha, it's hot in here, isn't it?"

Yuya waved with her hand and tried to make it look like it was because of the heath she was blushing. Unfortunately, it wasn't that hot.

Sakuya looked at her friend. She didn't know how she was supposed to read that but she decided to not ask more.

"I was asking if I should take the cooking and you serve the customers? I'm not so good at it..."

"Of course! We switch!"

Yuya was happy that Sakuya didn't ask for more.

Yes, it had really been a late night! A very passionate one to...

Yuya blushed again.

The first night as his wife.

The word gave her a flying feeling in the stomach.

She smiled and then she danced out in the taverna and took care of the customers.

Mostly of the men was staring at her. She was indeed beautiful. And now when she was so happy she looked even more beautiful. But Sakuya knew that the former bountyhuntress wasn't an easy pray if anyone tried to grope her. Yuya had both her gun and her knives hidden somewhere in her kimono and she could drag them out in an instant, before anyone could react.

The taverna was full inside, so people began to gather on the outside. Yuya was so happy that she almost didn't recognized it and when she did she was shocked. She had never had so many customers before! Usually it was very calm, since the little taverna was lying on a road that wasn't so popular to travel on. But now, it was really packed.

Yuya was stunned by all the money she collected in. she maybe wasn't a bountyhunter anymore. But she still loved money and the fact that her, from now on, husband was wanted for one million ryo just made the whole picture quite ironic.

"Yuya-chan!"

Yuya flinched when she heard her name. The voice was dark and belonged to a big man. Yuya's mouth turned into a big smile as she saw him.

"Bontenmaru-san!"

He was large and only wore hakamas. Over one of his shoulder he wore a black cloak with a white text that said "Seii-Taishogun". In this era of the Tokugawa shogun, to wear a cloak with that text was the same as walk with a sign that said "Kill me".

But he was very arrogant. He had white hair that was set up in a horsetail on the back of his head. In his belt he had a Bokken. Over his right eye he had a black eyepatch.

Bontenmaru, Bon for short, was once a member in the Shiseiten and he was a very close friend to Yuya. But he also were a very famous and dangerous man.

His real name was Date Masamune. But he preferred to walk around with the name of the 'one-eyed man Bontenmaru'.

Yuya hugged him and he answered by hugging her tight back, that she couldn't breath. When Kyo hugged her, he was very gentle to not hurt her. But Bon wasn't that careful.

And Kyo always says that Bon-san is way to soft on women, Yuya muttered to herself. But the thought on her samurai made her fly again.

"Ah, look at you! So beautiful! Something good must have happened since you're sparkling, Yuya-chan!"

"Thank you! Well, you could say something like that!"

"So where is that samurai of yours? I want to talk with him! Man, I haven't seen him for ages!"

Yuya smiled at her friend. They haven't seen each other for months and she had really missed him.

"He is out for the moment. But I think he'll return by evening."

"Of course he'll return! He got his woman here for god's sake!"

Bon laughed, loud. People was staring at him. He and Yuya was careful to not say Kyo's name out loud. It would be bad if someone actually catch it.

"Do you want something?"

"Ah... Do ya' got sake?"

"I'm afraid that we're out, or moreover, what we have left is K- I mean, we're out."

Bon laughed again. He understood. Yuya was about to say "Kyo's stockroom".

"Sorry, Yuya-chan, but I have to go... see you around!"

"B-but Bon-san! You just got here!"

"Yeah, and it was because I had to talk to him! I'm in a bit of a hurry! Yukimura has called me for some kind of reason..."

Yuya looked a little sad. Bon stared at her and immediately felt guilty.

"Now when I finally got to see you..."

"Aha... D-don't worry about that! I will come to visit soon!"

"Really?"

"Yeah! Promise!"

Yuya smiled. Bon laughed again.

"Well then! Se ya, Yuya-chan! Don't let the demon play around with ya to much!"

Yuya blushed. Bon walked away and she looked after him. Then she returned to the taverna. She couldn't leave her work to Sakuya!

XxXxX

She was standing under a tree. No one could sense that she was there. She hid her aura well. She looked at the little taverna. A big man talked loudly to the waitress, a blonde woman.

Then the man departed. He walked past the tree, where she was standing.

Date Masamune.

Onime no Kyo had powerful friends.

She looked back at the taverna. The waitress disappeared into the building. That blonde... what was she to Onime no Kyo? The woman had her suspicions. She decided to confirm them during the night.

She smiled, a very evil smile.

"Finally, I can see you again Kyo."

Her voice was nothing more than a silent whisper.

Then, suddenly, she was gone. The area around the tree was empty. The night was here soon.

XxXxX

It was close to sunset. All the customers was gone. The little taverna was peaceful and quiet again. Yuya and Sakuya was almost done cleaning.

"Sakuya-san, thank you so much for your help! I don't know what I would do without you!"

"You're welcome Yuya-san. And it was my pleasure."

Yuya looked over at the purse with money she had owned. It was a lot. She smiled as she lifted the purse. It was pretty heavy. It would take some time to count. She walked outside and looked up to the sky. It was pink which proved that the day was about to end. Then she heard voices from the road. She looked and her face lifted up in a bright smile.

"Kyo!"

Sakuya was behind her.

"And Kyoshiro!"

Kyoshiro smiled at her and hurried his steps.

"Yuya-san! How was your day?"

"Wonderful! I had a lot of customers."

"Great!"

Sakuya stepped forward and looked Kyoshiro in the eyes.

"So? How did it go?"

He smiled at her.

"Good! Almost done!"

Kyo was now with them. Before he could open his mouth to say something, Yuya had captured him in a hug.

"Welcome home, Kyo!"

"Yeah, I'm back..."

The group decided to break up.

"Are you sure you don't want to eat dinner with us?" Yuya asked.

"Yeah. Sorry, but there are a few things that I must get done before tomorrow. Maybe another time?" Kyoshiro sounded a little sad but also hopeful.

"Of course! Goodbye! Take care!"

The friends said goodbye. Kyo and Yuya stood there and watched as Kyoshiro and Sakuya disappeared. Then they were alone and the sun was now gone. Yuya felt the cold and huttered.

"We better get in."

"Yeah..."

Later, the couple ate dinner. They discussed the day.

"I've never had so many customers before! You should see that!"

"They must be from the town..."

"Oh yeah! That reminds me... Bontenmaru-san was here!"

Kyo raised an eyebrow as he heard the name of his former follower.

"What did he want?"

"Oh, he was in a hurry, so we didn't manage to talk much. But he wanted to talk to you."

"…"

They grew silent. Kyo was tired. And Yuya was exhausted. It had been a long day.

She quickly cleaned up and took the purse of the days reward. She took it to the bedroom and locked the money in a chest, which was hidden under the floor. Then she changed and went to bed. Kyo was out on the veranda again and she was way to tired to go there. She fell into sleep almost immediately.

A little while later she was awoken as the samurai went to bed as well. She lien with her back against him and he hugged her from behind. It was warm and comfortable.

Yuya fell into sleep again. Kyo, on the other hand, was awake. He had a deep feeling that something was about to happen. He didn't like it.

It was still cold in the nights. But here it was warm.

He listened to the sound of the night outside.

He listened to Yuya's deep breathing. He didn't catch anything unusual.

At last, he also fell asleep.

XxXxX

"-ey! Hey, Mister! Wake up! Wake up Mister!"

Hotaru opened his eyes. He was laying against a big stone. He didn't remember how he landed up there. All he remembered was the fight yesterday. It sure was a tough fight. He had several wounds, which one of them were deep.

"Are you alright, mister?"

He looked up. Over him, it was standing a person. By the voice he could hear that the person most likely was a woman.

"You've got a lot of wounds... Oh, and this is deep! You need first aid!"

The picture got clearer. He was laying against a big stone at the roadside. The person that talked to him was a woman, around his age. She was easily dressed, with brown pants and a white happi. Her long dark brown hair was tied in a high horsetail. Her eyes had a deep green color.

She looked worried.

"Can you walk, Mister? You better get those wound treated quickly!"

"Who... are you?"

He didn't seem to mind the wounds. The woman looked a little confused.

"Ah! My name is Hikari! Anyway, we need to treat those wounds, Mister!"

Hotaru stared. Mister? Had he ever been called that?

"My name is Hotaru."

She stared at him. Then she smiled.

"Then, nice to meet you Hotaru!"

"Yeah... Nice to meet you to... Hachiki."

"I said my name was Hikari!"

She looked really confused now. Well, if anyone wasn't that by meeting Hotaru, then what?

"Hotaru-san? We better get those wound fixed!"

he didn't complain as she helped him up. She took his arm over her shoulder and began to walk down the road.

That was the first time they had met.

XxXxX

Hotaru flew up from his sleep.

The little camp fire was almost burned out. He looked down on his former companion, Akira. He was asleep. Tokito was also asleep, against a tree. So why was he awake?

Then he thought about Hikari. She wasn't here. The he heard her voice. It was weak.

He got up and walked to which the voice was heard. He found her sitting on a stone, looking out over a lake. Fireflies was flying around.

She was singing.

... you and me

we shared a mystery

we were so close

like honey to the bee

And if you tell me how to make you understand

A minor in a major kind of way

Firefly come back to me

make the night as bright as day

I'll be looking out for you

tell me that you're lonely to

Firefly come lead me on

follow you in to the sun

that's the way it ought to be

Firefly come back

to me

Hotaru stared. Once again he was surprised over the high tempered woman. Her voice was bright and strong. It was wonderful to listen to.

Hikari suddenly realized that someone was looking. She turned around and faced Hotaru with panic in her eyes. But when she saw that it was him she smiled.

"Hotaru!"

He walked and sat down beside her, not taking his eyes from her face. She still smiled at him.

"What are you doing here?"

"I heard you sing..."

"Oh..."

"You sang about fireflies..."

She made a gesture out over the lake.

"Look! Aren't they pretty?"

"Yeah..."

"I love fireflies! They are so pretty! The kind of clean up your soul, if you get the point."

"…"

"Forget it, I don't think you would understand anyway."

Hotaru looked at her for a couple of minutes. She turned to him, curious.

"Hotaru?"

"You love fireflies...?"

"Yes! I love them!"

"Is that so..."

He became silent. They both studied the small shining flies as they were reflected against the water surface.

Then he opened his mouth.

"I like your voice Hikari."

"Huh?"

Hikari turned to him and blushed. He was still looking out over the water.

"Your voice is cute. It kind of clean my soul, if you get the point."

Hikari stared at him. Then she laughed.

"Haha! You're so sweet!"

"Hikari..."

"Yes?"

"You love fireflies...?"

"I've already answered that question!" She hit him in the head.

But then she smiled again. Hotaru looked at her.

"I love fireflies... and you, Hotaru, are my one special firefly!"

Hotaru let her word sink in to his brain (yeah, he actually has one). Then he smiled. And before Hikari knew the word, she was trapped in a hug.

"I'm your... one special firefly..."

Hikari looked confused. Then she returned the hug. This was the way Hotaru was. And she liked it.

"Yeah... You're my one special firefly."

"And you, Hikari, is my light in the dark."

She was shocked. That Hotaru actually knew how to say such romantic lines was a big mystery. And it was scary to. But she decided to not think about it for now.

She lifted her head and kissed her firefly gently on the lips.

XxXxX

The thick mist covered up the whole place. He didn't know where he was or how he could be there. He didn't know how the area looked like. He couldn't see his arms if he stretched them out in front of him.

Then he heard a laugh. It was familiar.

"Yuya!" he shouted.

No reply. Then he heard her laugh again.

"Yuya, where are you?"

No reply. Then he heard a laugh again. But this time it didn't belong to his blonde.

The laugh belonged to a woman. It was familiar. So damn familiar that it pissed him off to not remember.

But it made him sad to hear it.

Then the laugh was gone. He felt how his heart ached. As the laugh had disappeared, so had this familiar feeling. He had felt this before, like he had lost someone. But who? And when?

Man, it pissed him off. Everything about this place pissed him off.

"YUYA!"

He began to walk. To where he had no idea. He couldn't see at all. The mist was way to thick. And it was cold and unpleasant.

What the hell was he doing here anyway? Wasn't he in the bed, sleeping with the blonde in his arms?

Then, this was a dream? But somehow, it was way to realistic for a dream. It was just like when Kyoshiro or the Aka no ou had entered his mind.

Damn, he hated to be so confused.

"YUYA! YOU'RE HERE, RIGHT? ANSWER!"

He got no reply. But he heard a laugh again. But this time, the laugh seemed to be closer and more realistic than the former ones. The laugh was smugly.

Wait. He knew that laugh. He knew that voice. And he knew this presence.

The mist became thinner. Now he could see a figure stand a few meters before him. The air began to shiver as the figure let out its' aura.

He felt how the blood in his veins turned to ice. This aura was definitely...

He reached after Tenrou, but discovered that it wasn't there. He was shaking.

In fear.

He was Onime no kyo. He didn't fear anything. He was fear.

But that wasn't completely true.

It was one person that he feared. One person that he was scared of. One person that was worse than fear itself.

And that very person stood right in front of him.

The mist disappeared. He was standing on a snow covered hill. He was barefoot and only had a simple yukata. But he didn't felt the cold. The only thing he felt was the strong fear that paralyzed his body.

His eyes were wide open. In fear and shock. They stared straight on a woman.

She was tall and had great curves. She showed them well by wearing a really short kimono. Her long hair was red and sat in a high horsetail. Se had a big fringe that almost covered her whole face, except for the right part. She had an evil smile on her face.

And her eyes were shadowed. He felt a little at ease for that. If it was something he hated more than this woman itself, then it was her eyes.

"It's been a long time, Kyo."

He flinched as he heard her voice. It was deep and he could feel the power in it.

At last he had strength enough to answer.

"You... why are you here?"

"Surprised? No, rather shocked, right?"

He narrowed his eyes. She teased him. He closed his hands. The grip was so hard that blood begun to seep out of small wounds, made by his nails. She realized this and her smile became wider.

"But Kyo! Are you scared? When I've been looking forward so to see you!"

The woman played sad. Kyo felt his anger raise. And then, he felt how the woman's' strong aura became less piercing. Now he could finally stand without shaking. But he was far from relaxed.

"Better? But still look angry..."

The woman's eyes were still hidden. He hoped that she would spare him that pain. Then he talked again, now with his normal voice.

"Why are you here? Is this a dream?"

"Well..."

"How can you be here?"

The woman laughed. Her laugh made him shiver in discomfort.

"Kyo, have you forgotten? I have great powers, right?"

He flinched again. He didn't like when she used his name so lightly.

"Would it be better if I called you Rat?"

Oh, great! Now she could read his mind. He glared at her.

"Oh, how scary! Do you really hate me that much."

She sounded like she was talking to a kid. She really teased him.

"Weren't you supposed to be dead?"

The woman's smile faded.

"Well, it was a time when I really thought so to..." Her voice suddenly was low. But then she raised again and had that smugly smile.

"However, I'm alive, and here I am! Life is strange, isn't it?"

"You never answered one question."

"Which one?"

"Why you're here."

The woman's' face became serious.

"Yeah, about that..."

"What?"

"You see, I've really been looking forward to see you again."

"Is that the reason?"

"Yes and no."

"I'm confused."

"Hell, you are!"

He still glared at her with so much hatred he could endure, and when Onime no Kyo does that, a normal human would probably be scared to death by now. However, this woman didn't even flinch.

"It isn't really my business..."

"What is?"

"Doesn't matter! But the reason I'm here right now..."

He waited, very impatiently, for her answer.

"I want to fight you."

"Is that it?"

"Yeah, that's it."

"Oh?"

"Last time I saw you, you were just a shitty little brat. I can't believe that you was trained by that Muramasa-idiot."

He shot his eyes open and anger was immediately directed at her.

"What now? Ahw, I can't believe that you actually liked that old fart so much!"

"Don't speak bad about Muramasa!"

"Or you will do what? Kill me?"

"If I could, I would've done that a looong time ago!"

"Ho? Impressive. "

He crossed his arms.

"If you want to fight, then why don't you just bring me my sword here, with your powers, and we fight?"

The woman flew back as she laughed as hard as she could. The laugh didn't sound comfortable at all.

"Fight you here? Are you stupid? If I fought you here, your fear would only make you wake up!"

"…"

"No, I will fight you for real. Maybe not now, but soon I will."

"Why you-"

"Bitch. I know, I know. You hate me don't you?"

The woman turned serious again.

"But you know, Kyo... I don't like what I'm seeing."

"What?"

"You used to be a real demon. Now, look at you."

"What do you mean?"

"You're soft! With people around you, you grow weak."

"I'm not weak!"

"Other people make you weak. To protect the weaker make you weak."

"I'm telling you, I'm not weak!"

The woman got an evil smile again. He felt how something inside him fell.

"So you don't treasure that blonde woman of yours?"

A picture of her, with her golden hair flowing, her bright smile and her big emerald eyes, raced through his mind.

Yuya!

The woman smile was even wider. Her evil aura grew thick again as she got excited.

"As I thought. She really is your woman!"

"You... what are you planning to do?"

"Like I said, you're weak! I don't want to fight you when you're weak."

Suddenly he felt how he was dragged back. The picture was fading.

"See? That's why I told you we couldn't fight here. Now you're so angry that you wake up!"

"You! Don't you dare do anything to her!"

"So noisy..." her voice became weaker, as he got more and more far away.

"DON'T YOU DARE! I'LL KILL YOU!"

"I want to see you try..." he couldn't almost hear her.

"HEY! COME BACK HERE! DON'T YOU DARE!"

"Really, what a child!"

"I'LL KILL YOU!"

XxXxX

"I'LL KILL YOU!"

Kyo flew up. He was breathing fast. He looked around in panic after the damn woman. But she wasn't there. Instead he was in his bedroom.

He felt someone move beside him. He gripped Tenrou in an instant. But before he got to cut the person down he saw straight into big emerald eyes. He stopped his move in the air.

He had almost dragged his sword against Yuya!

"Kyo? Kyo? KYO! It's me! Calm down!"

He breathed heavily and sweat were running down his face.

"Kyo! Calm down! It's me! Yuya! Calm down!"

She shook his shoulders. He was still in panic. She took his head in he hands and turned his face (with force) against hers.

"KYO!"

He stopped immediately. He stared at her.

"Y-Yuya..."

"Calm down, Kyo! It's OK! I'm here, it's OK!"

When he heard her voice, he calmed down in an instant. He tried to control his breathing. Yuya looked worried.

Kyo was shaking and his eyes were wide open. And Yuya could see something that she never had seen before.

Fear.

Fear shined in the Demon's eyes.

"K-Kyo..." she whispered.

Kyo shook his head.

"Go back to sleep!" His voice were shaking a little.

"But Kyo-"

"Back to sleep!"

"Kyo, you-"

"I'm fine! Now back to sleep!" He raised his voice.

Yuya was shocked. Now she was really worried. Kyo got up from the bed and marched to the door, which he shoot open. He looked out over the little garden and around like he was searching for something.

"Kyo! Calm down! It was a nightmare! Just-"

"BACK TO SLEEP! I'M FINE!" he roared.

Yuya stared in shock and confusion. It was the first time Kyo had shouted like that to her. She didn't know what to do so she just sat up in the bed, staring in confusion on her demon.

The minutes passed by. Kyo calmed his breathing. Then he turned around and faced her.

"I'm sorry, Yuya... It's just... I'm fine, so just go back to sleep, OK?" His voice was now soft.

She relaxed a little.

"And you?" Her voice was worried.

"I'll just sit here and... calm down a little. Really, I'm fine! Now, sleep, you're tired."

Yuya saw that he wasn't fine. He was still shaking and his grip around Tenrou was very tight. So tight that the blade would brake if it wasn't because of the fact it was a Muramasa.

But she didn't want him to shout again. She laid back down but she didn't close her eyes. Instead she was looking at him. Her stomach hurt. She wanted to throw up. But she held it in. she didn't dare to go against Kyo's order when he was like that. She didn't know if she was scared of him or anything, but the feeling in her stomach got worse.

She had been so shocked by his scream. To wake up in such an instant isn't good to the soul, she thought.

The rest of the night she was lying awake, watching over her samurai, that didn't stop shaking.

His grip around Tenrou was tight and his eyes were shining.

Shining in fear.

To be continued

Hell Yeah, Kyo freaks out!

Now, things has started to go around. Finally some action!

And who is this mysterious woman? She even scares Kyo! Like I've said earlier, read to find out!

And, yes! In my story, Hotaru actually know a little about romance. Maybe not in the same way as Kyo (whom are supposed to be his idol) but enough to make his girl happy. By the way, if you wondered a little about the dialogue, Hotaru is Firefly in Japanese and Hikari is Light.

About that song she sang; It was Firefly by a-teens. I just heard that song not long ago and I immediately started to think of Hikari and her feelings for Hotaru. I thought that the song suited the atmosphere perfectly! So don't fall off your chair because of that, I'm crazy when it comes to ideas!

Please, REVIEW! I want to know how to make the story better (except for the grammatical and the words, I train my English every day, I swear!)! I take all critics!

Next time: Kyo freaks out again!