Shonoki: Umm...hehe sorry about not updating in so long. I had spring brak then as soon as we got back we had some stupid tests to take...which I'm still taking. To top it off I was suffering from writers block. I didn't like how parts of this chapter played out in my other version so I wa going to fix it here...now I know why they played out the way they did. Anyway hope you enjoy this chapter.
Hiei smirked at the idea of him getting out of Kyoto. "When can I get back?" He asked. Kurama rubbed the back of his head. "On the next full moon. However, we just had our full moon for the month."
"So he's going to be here for another month?" Hiei looked behind him to see Ayame standing there, katana in hand. Kurama had noticed this as well. "Did I interrupt something?" he asked with a smirk. Hiei glared at him. "She just showed up fox, besides, I called you."
Ayame sat down and waited for the two to finish their conversation. 'A month huh? Well I guess it won't be that bad, at least I'll have help if these demon attacks keep increasing like they are.' Ayame continued on thinking about why the number of attacks was increasing so quickly, therefore the end of Hiei's conversation went unnoticed.
"Are you going to stare at the ground all day or was there another reason why you're out here?" Ayame snapped out of her train of thought at the cold voice coming from over head. She glared up at Hiei who was now standing over her. "Please keep your rude comments to yourself." Ayame stood up and brushed herself off. "I came out to see if you wanted to finish our match."
Hiei smirked then walked over to his spot. "Baka onna" he muttered as he took his stance. Ayame glared at him as she took hers as well. "I heard that." The two started circling each other.
"You're going to lose onna." Hiei commented icily. "Oh yeah, why's that?" Ayame dodged as Hiei brought his katana down. "Because you hold too much back." Hiei lunged at Ayame and managed to cut her side a bit. Ayame jumped back a bit but ignored the cut on her side. Flicking her wrist a bit she unsheathed a few daggers. "Power isn't everything Hiei." She taunted as she circled him again.
Hiei lunged once more. Ayame jumped up and released the daggers, most of which embedded themselves into the ground at Hiei's feet, the others, behind him "Your accuracy needs some work as well." Landing a couple feet away, Ayame shook her head. "You underestimate me." She snapped her fingers. Instantly the daggers were set ablaze, trapping Hiei in the middle of them.
"Nice trick." Hiei admitted. Ayame smiled weakly then waved her hand, banishing the flames. Hiei took this opportunity and attacked. Ayame put her katana up to block only to have Hiei disappear from her sight. She scanned the area then paused when cold metal was felt against her neck. "I win." Hiei stated coldly. "I'm not finished yet." Ayame's eyes began to glow a soft purple However she was interrupted as her tracker began to go off. "Damn!"
Ayame let out a sigh. "Darn, I thought I would win this one too." Hiei removed his sword from her neck. Ayame pulled out the device and looked at the screen. "It's in the park. Damn it, I don't feel like saving the city today." Ayame got up and grabbed her sword as well as her daggers. Hiei sat down though. "Aren't you coming?" Ayame asked as she got ready to run. "Must I?" Hiei asked coldly.
Ayame thought for a moment. "No probably not." Hiei was a little surprised by her answer. He thought for sure she'd tell him to come. "Alright, I'll see you afterwards then." Ayame said. She stretched a little and was gone in a blink of an eye.
At the Park
Ayame stopped as she got the opening to the park. The iron gates had been ripped from their hinges and claw marks ran down the inside wall. "Guess he's been chasing something." a scream emitted from inside the park, catching Ayame's attention. 'Miu? What she doing here?'
Miu backed up against a tree as the demon towered over her. Naoko and the Koji stood a ways away as Sage's unconscious body lay the opposite of them. "Miu run!" Naoko called as she tried to get to her friend. Koji kept a firm grip on her though. "Koji let go. We have to help her." Koji refused. "Miu run, get out of there!" she called.
Miu stood in frozen horror. 'I'm going to die!' The demon raised his claws, ready to strike the girl. "Somebody help!" Miu screamed. The demon brought his claws down. A thick cloud of dust and debris formed as the tree was destroyed. "Miu!" Naoko screamed.
The sound of a sword clearing its sheath was heard as well as a cry of pain from the demon. As the debris cleared, the two friends could make out Ayame standing in front of Miu, sword drawn and eyes focused squarely on the task at hand. The demon was still standing as well, however, a bloody gash was now quite apparent as it ran down his now limp arm.
The demon growled at Ayame. She smirked. "You're not even worth my time." Before anyone had time to realize what had happened, the demon fell to the ground, a clean cut around his neck.
Ayame turned around to her still shocked friend. "Hey Miu, everything alright?" Miu nodded numbly. Ayame smiled. "Good." Miu pointed to Sage who was still unconscious. "The demon knocked him to the ground when he tried to stop him."
Ayame went over and picked the boy up, the difference in height making it difficult. "Hey Koji, Naoko, mind giving me a hand?" The two ran over and took their friend. "Are you guys alright?" She asked when they took him. Naoko nodded. "Yeah, we're fine. The demon seemed more interested in Miu." At this point, Naoko hit Koji upside the head with her free hand. "You jerk, your lucky Ayame showed up! What do you think would have happened to Miu if she hadn't?" She accused.
Ayame looked at her, puzzled. "Why are you blaming him?" she asked. Naoko looked at her friend. "Koji wouldn't let me help Miu when the demon was about to attack. He kept holding back and telling to stop." Ayame smiled. "He did that because I told him to. I didn't want you guys to get in the way or hurt."
Naoko looked at her friend then at Koji who, quite frankly, was a little ticked about getting hit just for helping. "Hehe, gomen Koji." Naoko apologized. Ayame smiled at her friends. But it faded as her tracker went off again.
Checking the tracker, she realized that two more demons had made them selves apparent, and were head straight for her. "Is there a portal here that I don't know about!" Ayame asked in annoyance.
Shonoki: There you go. Chapter nine all set to go. I'll be working on chapter ten as soon as this is posted. Let me know what you think. R&R peeps.
