Disclaimer: Nuramago belongs to Shiibashi-sensei. I am just writing fanfic for my imagination.
Author note: Everyone, did you watched this week episode of NuraMago anime? Rikuo was so cool! Sometimes I want to pair him with my OC or dream about it. Well, I still go for Rikuo x Yura but guilt of his charm is really alluring me.
Waring: some foul language, OCs, and violence (the warning might be increase/sweat), also some Ooc-ness.
Ch. 7 Straight and Liar
Kiniji and Kyouji left from Nurarihyon's room as they bowed their heads to show respect to him. When there were only two of them in the hallway, Kyouji asked to Kiniji.
["Big sis, Let me ask you this. Did you protect Yura-chan because you knew something about her?"]
Kiniji paused for a moment before giving the answer. She sighed and smiled bitterly. ["I just wanted to be friend with her. But, I guess the god inside of me probably made my body to act like that. Then again, she's a sweet girl."] She glanced to her brother when her eyes narrowed. ["Why did you act like that in front of everyone? Didn't I warn you to do not open your mouth before you think hard?"]
Kyouji scoffed to her words. He didn't want to hear that from her. ["You too, are as well. Also, you always straightforward aren't you?"] Kiniji tilted her head. ["Why do you say that in this situation? Don't avert…"]
["You sound like so emotional but deep inside, you are saying in logical way."]
Kiniji's face twitched slightly but tried to act nothing. ["I don't think I did that way."]
Kyouji shrugged his shoulders as gazed to his sister. ["Hah, you are slow when it comes to you. Well, I will hit the sack for tonight. Four of us should need lots of spiritual energies to open last seal of the 7th piece."]
He waved his hand while walked away from that spot. Then, he noticed someone around corner but didn't bother to care about it. The reason why he didn't care was that someone had some business with his sister.
When Kyouji was gone, Kiniji put on her back of neck and shoulder with hand. She slightly rubbed it and thought what she should do about the matters. Also, she needed some spiritual energy to return her former strength and requirement for releasing seal.
"Some thoughts are you in…" A voice started Kiniji and she raised her head as her eyes found who spoken to her.
"Ryuuji-kun? Why are you here? I thought you went somewhere or something."
"Tried to find about the figure that called my idiotic sister in idiotic name." Ryuuji grumbled as he replied to her. The bead of sweat formed on the back of Kiniji's head. Then, she noticed something inside his voice.
"Heh-, really? You sounded like you are covering something."
Ryuuji flinched but his eyes narrowed as the time passed by seconds. Kiniji thought she said something that Ryuuji was misunderstanding her because he was giving death glare.
"What I am trying to say is you are not telling more. You should say 'I'm trying to find what that figure is wanted with my sister.' "
"I'm the one who choose which words I should use." Ryuuji glared at Kiniji and Kiniji sweat dropped every second. "Oh yes, I'm sorry for saying weird stuff to you. My mind got jumbled because of my thoughts." Her face down when shortly sharp pain hit her head. Stupid headache…
She sighed in pain. Then, she quickly covered her mouth when she realized Ryuuji was still standing. "Well, I will go ahead. See you later…" She murmured at the end of sentence that no one could hear her.
Kiniji was about to leave the hallway to go to her room but someone grabbed her arm. Ryuuji, still looking at Kiniji, pulled her by grabing her wrist with his one hand and her shoulder with his other hand. She was suprized that why was acting like this. It was not like him. Well, Kiniji didn't know Ryuuji for a long time but she already analyzed his characterstic long time ago. So, she wondered why Ryuuji would grab her like this.
"…Oh I'm kind of surprised."
"For what?"
"Because you grabbed me like this." Kiniji grinned in amusement.
"…You are weird." Ryuuji scoffed when Kiniji's answer was like that, no lies.
"I heard that lot of time." Then Kiniji rolled her eyes when she realized she sounded weird somehow. She continued. "But you are liar at the battlefield, right? A smart one." Ryuuji gazed to Kiniji's lips but he slightly shook his head and let go of her. She started at him and blinkering her eyes few times.
Then Kiniji giggled suddenly.
"Oh boy, I should stop think strange things in my head. It became habit now."
Ryuuji grumbled in annoyance when she said like that. Kiniji saw through what Ryuuji was trying to do but she thought it as her imagination.
Somehow her cheerful attitude was drawing him to her. It was attracting. Also, she can see through what people were thinking even she could see what Ryuuji's thoughts. Yes, sometimes she put her nose in somebody's business but she was caring that person in good way. A truthful idiot if he had to put nickname for her. An onmyouji would fall for the god and that from other country.
I'm no different from my idiotic sister…
"Ummm… Ryuuji-kun, you are making scary face, here? Are you thinking about unpleasant thing that ticking you?" Kiniji carefully asked to Ryuuji with concerned eyes. Ryuuji narrowed his eyes in disbelief that she was fast to see through him.
"It's nothing. I'm going to my room."
"Oh yes. See you later then, Ryuuji-kun." Kiniji smiled sweetly at Ryuuji that he almost wanted to cover his noses for seconds. She skipped to her room with happy atmosphere and left Ryuuji at that stated in the hallway.
Around the opposite corner where Kiniji just went, Rikuo and Yura were looking at Ryuuji quietly. Yura couldn't believe her eyes what she was seeing at her brother's reaction.
"Wow, I can't believe my demonic brother would make that face."
Rikuo, in his night form, was putting his fingers on his chin and chuckling mischievously.
"I think I found a way to black mail at him when he would make noise about our relationship."
Yura sighed and slapped Rikuo's forehead with her ofuda. "Don't make trouble to Kiniji-san."
Rikuo mumbled under his breath as he took that ofuda and tossed over his shoulder.
In the dark place, AkaKarasu was sitting his throne silently as he was waiting for something. He was waiting right moment. Now, he found where the princess's soul hidden so he needed a way to get his hand on that girl. A swift sound made in the middle of dark place, a weapon-human, who just finished his spying to Nura Gumi's main house returned.
"AkaKarasu-sama. I'm reporting my duties. The four symbols are currently resting at Nura Gumi's main house. The onmyouji girl, the container of Nari-sama's soul, is also there as well."
"Anything else?"
"…No, that is all sir." The spy cut the information about Rikuo and Yura's relationship to his master. He didn't want to his master to get upset for that mere relationship.
AkaKarasu gazed below to his spy and asked another question. "Did you give the letter to one of four symbols that is spying for us?" The spy nodded. "Yes, at this time, the god is probably reading our letter about when we will going to attack Nura Gumi's main house and take him and onmyouji girl.
Meanwhile, Kiniji was reading the letter in seriousness in her face. She carefully read it again to make sure what she was seeing at it. Then, Kyouji spoke to her behind of her back and he couldn't see what his sister was doing because of his spot. He was standing near the door.
["Big sis, what're you doing?"]
["Oh nothing."] Kiniji smiled and quickly hid that letter to somewhere. Kyouji tilted his head in questionable way because of her strange act. He shrugged his shoulders to shake off that idea.
["Oh, and I called for Yura for you. I don't know why you would call in the middle of night."]
["It's important matter."] Kiniji grinned. Kyouji rolled his eyes. He didn't want to involve the serious relationship now. He had enough about it. ["Whatever. I will go somewhere to wait for you guys to finish. Call me later when you finished your business with her."]
When he turned his back to her and about to leave the room, Kiniji slowly drew her guns behind her back so Kyouji won't noticed about it. But, she didn't move at all until Kyouji already left the room. Kiniji sighed.
["No…I should do it…"]
I can't let my emotion to get distract. I need to see this as logical and rational.
Yura walked her way to Kiniji and Kyouji's room. She heard from Kyouji that Kiniji called her at middle of night. Before she went to visit Kiniji, Ryuuji asked her to deliver some night snack to Kiniji. Yura dropped her jaw when she saw a very faint reddish cheek on his face.
Was there a romance between them at all? They sounded like a small conversation!
Yura wanted to scream to the mountain or to deep hole how she can't believe this! Then again, Kiniji was good woman and she cared about Yura many times. If it was Kiniji that would stand next to Ryuuji then she would gladly accept it.
"I mean god is cool and powerful…"
"Keikain-san, what are you mumbling?"
The sudden voice started Yura and she almost jumped as yelped in surprise. Tsurara, the snow maiden with innocence face stood next between Yura.
"Tsurara-san, you startled me."
"Oops sorry, I saw you ahead of me so I decided to greet you at least. So, what was thing you talked about?" Tsurara tilted her head, tapping her finger on her cheek as she was waiting Yura's answer.
Yura waved her hands and shook her head at same time. "It..It's nothing! Tsurara-san."
Tsruara frowned at Yura's answer. She didn't get satisfactory answer but decided to slip that one and asked next one. "Then, what are you doing in late night? Rikuo-sama will worry and I will freeze you if you make Rikuo-sama to worry."
Yura sweat dropped when she heard Tsurara's half concerned question and threating at same time. "Kiniji-san called me to come to her room. She said it's important."
"Mind if I come along with you?" Tsurara asked to join company and Yura nodded to let her join.
When they arrived almost at Kiniji and Kyouji's room, they smelled something. The smell of blood and it was very fresh. They gasped and rushed to the room as they checked that the door was opened. When Yura stepped on the floor of the room, she slipped. The sound of splash made when Yura fell on the ground. She smelled the strong smell of blood and noticed her hands and body got cover by blood.
"Keikain-san!" Tsurara gasped when she saw the scene. The floor was covered by blood and there were body parts scattering on. Yura's eyes got widen when she checked whose body parts that belonged to. They were belonged to…
"K…Kiniji-san…."
Suzaku, one of four symbols, was sliced into pieces that no one would believe these were god at first place. Yura and Tsurara froze at their spots and couldn't move from their spots. It was terrible. A worst nightmare came upon them.
A/N: Yes, now there is the major one hit there. Yes, one of gods got attacked here. (Kiniji isn't died since she is god and it's impossible to kill god.-Of course, they can be attacked.) I want to write about fighting scene or draw it. Yes, that would be awesome.
