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Chapter 8 – Kyo & Aki

The little boy ran through the flower covered field. The color was in soft yellow. The smell was sweet. The field was surrounded by walls. On the walls, there was painted the history of their clan.

The boy was about five years old and had short red hair and he wore a black kimono. His eyes were red, the demonic eyes of his clan.

He tripped and fell forward. He looked up again and saw the back of the grown up woman he was chasing. She had stopped.

"What's wrong, Kyo-chan? Can't keep up?" she said over the shoulder.

Kyo clumsily raised up on his feet again.

"Just you wait, I'll win for sure!" he shouted.

The woman laughed.

"You wont win if you continue like that!"

"One day, I, Kyo, will defeat you, Aki! It's a promise!" he pointed a fist against her.

"Remember that!"

Aki laughed again. She smiled at him with a caring smile. Her red eyes were soft.

"Sure, I'll remember! Just go ahead and grow up, you little brat!"

"I'M NOT A BRAT!"

"Haha, brat!"

Kyo continued to chase after her.

xxx

"KYO! YOU DON'T DESERVE THIS! I'LL KILL YOU!"

What's wrong? Why do you want to kill me? You said that you looked forward to see me grown up. Why do you hate me?

What happened? What did I do?

I don't understand... Aki.

XxXxX

Kyo's steps was quiet against the soft ground. Finally he arrived at the clearing.

There she was.

Aki was standing against a tree and looked bored. She was dressed the same way as their last meeting. The short white kimono, her hair in a high ponytail and barefoot. However, this time, Kyo could see a sword at her waist.

Her red eyes caught his.

"My, my... You're slow!" her voice was bored.

"So you wanna fight or talk?" his voice was clear.

"I really want to fight... However, I got new orders..."

"Talk, then?"

"Yes, looks like that. Actually, I don't want to talk. But I got a feeling that you wanted to."

Kyo walked and stood in the middle of the clearing. She also walked to the middle and they were standing just about three meters from each other.

"Yes, there are some few things I'd like to ask..."

"Hoh? How great!"

She looked very bored. And her eye were full of hatred. But she didn't hit her terrifying aura against him. Kyo glared at her.

"First?" Aki said.

"What are your connection with Saturnus?"

She flinched. Then she smiled that arrogant grin.

"Oh, you've heard about them? Ah, of course, it was that little crazy one right? She who was a part of the clan once..."

"Just answer the question! Don't try with your stupid way of running around the topic. It won't work on me any longer"

She looked at him for a while. She got a strange smile and sighed.

"Trying to act grown up..." she muttered. The she continued.

"Well... As you might know, I left Mibu."

"Yeah, or else Aka no Ou wouldn't want you dead."

"That's right. And he sent the best assassins the Mibu got. And you maybe remember that time? When I was supposed to be dead?"

Old memories came into Kyo's mind again.

"I try to forgot..."

"But you can't. Anyway, back then I thought that I was dead. But somehow I managed to stay alive... I was found by one of the leaders in the Saturnus clan. She saved my life."

As Aki said that she got a strange expression on her face. Kyo couldn't read it, if she was sad or angry.

"I got in debt. I had to pay back, but I didn't know how. I was traveling for some years, fighting, trying to strengthen myself."

"You were weak?" Kyo couldn't believe that Aki actually could be that.

"Yes, I was weak. Very weak. But I got my full strength back. About my debt, the old lady, that saved me, said that she would call me to pay off my debt when a good time came."

"And that time... is now?"

Kyo's question was hanging in the air. It was silent. Then, suddenly, voices was heard and they grew stronger. The voices came from the road and came closer as they ran on the trail.

Aki got an evil grin on her face again.

"Yes, now I'm paying off my debt. Or I'm trying to."

"KYOOO!"

Kyo shot his eyes open as he heard Yuya's voice. And when he turned around he saw his blonde, Kyoshiro, Yukimura, Sasuke, Bon, Benitora, Akira and Tokito coming running towards him.

Damn it Yuya! Why did you come after me?

"Kyo!" They all stopped when they got their eyes on Aki. Yuya looked shocked and Kyoshiro was immediately by her side and held his hand on her shoulder. The others just stared (well, except for Akira).

Aki glared at them with her demonic eyes.

"Can't be..." Tokito was very shocked.

She swayed and Akira captured her before she fell.

"Th-this is..." Sasuke was stunned.

Bon and Tora could almost compete in staring. Yukimura didn't know what to do, so he just stood there and stared with his mouth open.

Aki sighed.

"Hah, what a pain! See? Told you that things as 'friends' only make you weak. They're all in the way!"

"Aki! Your debt, what is it?"

Aki pouted with her mouth. She was acting childish.

"Don't wanna tell, to many people!"

"AKI!" Kyo roared.

"Don't you know?"

Kyo glared.

"You... want to kill me..." it was not a question.

"Yes, I want to kill you. Don't you remember?"

He closed his eyes.

"KYO! I'LL KILL YOU!"

"Yes, I remember." he said in a weak voice.

Yuya tried to stay calm by breathing slowly. Kyoshiro held her steady, most to keep himself from shaking.

"Well, now that you know, please spare me the pain with talking. I've got to go! I'll see you another day. I've got a whole life."

As Aki said that she looked at Yuya.

Yuya felt how her blood turned to ice. Kyo recognized this and placed himself in front of her as a shield.

Kyo took a deep breath.

"Aki, I don't want to fight you!"

Everyone gasped and turned to Kyo. Aki just glared.

"And why's that?" her voice was dark.

"I don't know what's going on. You're no longer what you used to be. I thought that we..."

Then Kyo got a sad expression on his face.

"I thought that we agreed on that I would fight you one day, when I was stronger..."

Aki's face didn't change. Yuya felt her heart beat faster.

What's this? Why does Kyo act so strange?

"I always enjoyed when you came to visit me and Muramasa..."

They all flinched as they heard the name of the loved blacksmith.

"We had our little fights... and always, I was watching your back. I wanted to become like you."

Aki's expression turned to a little more sad one. But she still glared at Kyo with those hateful eyes.

"My goal was to become stronger than you. To defeat you. Not kill, but defeat. We promised that to each other, didn't we?"

"..." Aki seemed to think.

"Then one day, you came to me and Muramasa... As always, I wondered why but then got excited. I had trained really hard and wanted t show you what I could do..."

"..."

"But as quick as you saw me, you screamed. You screamed things like Damn Mibu, You don't deserve this and I'll kill you."

As they all listened to Kyo's story, they all felt a strange aura. It came from both Kyo and Aki.

"I didn't understand... And then, I thought you got killed by that assassin."

Kyo's voice got a little upset. He looked straight at Aki.

"What did I do wrong? What happened? Why do you hate me so much?"

Kyo now sounded more like a lost kid.

"Kyo..." Yuya stared at her samurai, very worried. Aki's eyes were shadowed.

"..."

"Tell me, Aki!"

"..."

It was silent for a while. Kyo took a very deep breath.

"TELL ME, AKI-NEESAN!"

"! ! ! ! ! ! ! !"

XxXxX

The old woman looked at the unconscious girl.

"So much trouble..." she muttered.

She turned to one soldier.

"Be sure to bind her tight if she was about to wake up on the journey!"

"Yes, Your Excellence!"

The masked man, called Asura, turned to the old woman.

"I heard that she wiped out seven soldiers..."

"Yes, she is indeed a true monster!"

"No magical power... But a horrible strength."

"I would kill her, if it was not for the fact that we need her in this project!"

They watched as two soldiers carried the unconscious Hikari on board at the ship.

"But don't you think that Aki play around a little to much?"

The woman's eyes narrowed.

"Yes! I am indeed very disappointed!"

"So are we gonna take action ourselves?"

"Yes, we have to."

"And the demon?"

"Onime no Kyo... I wonder if really are so powerful as everyone says. Well, it is just for him to prove it."

Asura smirked.

"Prepare the boat! You are going by sunset. I will come with the later ship!" the old lady ordered to the crew.

"Yes, Your Excellence!"

"And you..." she turned to Asura.

"Be sure to take it careful! I have my suspicions."

"Yes, My Lady!"

Asura smiled devilishly as he walked away, into the forest.

XxXxX

Everyone stared with shock and confusion and their mouths open at Kyo.

Aki-Neesan?

Aki was... Kyo's sister?

Kyo was... Aki's brother?

Aki raised er face. They all gasped as they felt her terrifying aura explode around them.

"You little..." she growled.

It all happened in an instant. She drove her sword and flew against Kyo in such speed, that an ordinary human wouldn't be able to see. He quickly and surprised drove Tenrou and stopped the attack. The power of the hit was unbelievable.

Yuya screamed.

"KYOOO!"

Silence.

"Impressive..." Aki's voice was dark and hateful.

"But the fact that you stopped my attack is that you hold Tenrou in your hands."

Kyo breathed heavily. Her force was horrible.

And her eyes burned.

"Don't you ever dare to call me that again." Aki said.

Then she flinched.

"Damn it... I have to go..."

She quickly put the sword back in it's sheath as she jumped back.

Kyo stared at her.

"I'll fight you another day. Until then, bye Kyo-chan!"

She disappeared.

It was quiet. Very quiet. The unpleasant aura was gone. No one dared to move. It was nothing more than a big bunch of confusion.

Then suddenly, Yuya felt how her world went black.

"YUYA-SAN!" Kyoshiro shouted. But before she landed on the ground, she was captured by Kyo's strong arms.

"Yuya-han!" Tora shouted.

Kyoshiro put an hand on her forehead.

"She just fainted." he said and then he raised his face against Kyo.

Kyo stared at her. He carefully stroke some hair strings out of her face. Then he carefully lifted her in his arms.

"Come, we better get going!" he said.

They all stared at him with confusion.

"I'll explain everything. But first, we need to get back. I don't know if there are any enemies around since Aki was in such a hurry."

No more words. End of discussion.

Kyo slowly began to walk home. His head was full of thoughts and he often looked down on Yuya with worried eyes.

These days had really been a pain. He had suffered. But most of all, Yuya had suffered.

He cursed himself for being so selfish. Yuya had been worried sick because of him. Why didn't he recognize? She had suffered by meeting Aki just as much as he had.

"What about that woman's feeling for you?"

Memories from the battle against the Aka no Ou appeared. Kyo had just got his body back and he was lecturing Kyoshiro.

"I don't want to fight a man that can't protect a single woman!"

Kyo smiled at his own stupidity. Was those words really from him? He, who couldn't even protect Yuya from everything.

What good was he really? What good was Onime no Kyo?

"I'm sorry, Yuya." he whispered.

xxx

As Yuya opened her eyes she felt very comfortable for some reason. As she looked up she understood why. She was in the arms of her husband.

"K-Kyo..."

As he heard her voice he looked down. His eyes met hers. She couldn't read them, but he looked very relieved as he saw her awake. They had just entered the house and everyone had surrounded them, worried for Yuya.

"YUYA-SAN, YUYA-CHAN, YUYA-HAN, YUYA-NEECHAN!" everyone had different ways to address her.

"Ugh... What happened?"

"You fainted..." Kyoshiro said.

Yuya remembered.

"Oh..." was everything she said.

"How're you feeling?" Mahiro asked, worried.

"I'm fine..."

She looked up at her samurai's worried face.

"I'm okay, Kyo! You can put me down now..."

But he refused.

"Kyo! Put me down, I'm fine!"

"..."

"Hey now...!"

"..."

They glared at each other, Yuya in Kyo's arms. The others felt how the mood changed a little. It became lighter. They all thanked Yuya for that.

Hotaru looked around.

"Where's Hikari?"

"Ah, she went out to pick some berries, but she hasn't returned..." Sakuya said.

"She's out somewhere to pick berries?" Hotaru asked.

"Yes."

He relaxed and sat down. Tora got a sweatdrop on his head.

"Ah... Hotaru-han, aren't you worried?"

"Hikari's got a bad sense of direction. She's probably lost. She'll come."

"Bad sense of direction"... Is that supposed to come from you? Everyone thought.

Mahiro and Sakuya prepared some tea, as the others sat down and made themselves comfortable in the dining room.

Yuya won the 'glaring-at-each-other' fight and were now sitting between Bon and Tora. Okuni appeared and was stunned by the strange mood. She got a fast explanation by Sasuke. She was shocked and were now waiting impatiently on Kyo's story, along with the others.

After a while, everyone (except Hikari) sat and stared on Kyo, waiting for his story. He sat in at the doorway, away from the others.

"That Aki... Is your sister?" Kyoshiro asked.

"..." Kyo thought for a while. Where to begin?

"She's my half sister."

"Half? That sure happens a lot in the Mibu clan." Yukimura said as he looked at Hotaru (which whom didn't seem to get the point at all).

"We have the same mother and different fathers..."

They all sat still and silent as Kyo explained.

"Even if we just were half-siblings, our bond was strong.

As an elder sister, Aki was my inspiration. She was strong and very skilled. I think that she surpassed Muramasa. However, she didn't want to learn out. She said that I had to become strong myself. I chased her. She teased me. I got angry and tried even harder."

Kyo smiled as he remembered his childhood memories.

"We made a promise. That one day when I'd finally grown up, we would have a match.

I was determined to defeat her, because if I did, I would be the strongest without doubt.

As I tried hard, our mother encouraged us both to continue. Our mother was important to us.

But then, when I was around six years old... she died."

Kyo looked sad as he remembered.

"Where Aki disappeared to, I got no clue. She was grown up so she could take care of herself.

I got my way into the center of the Mibu clan. We had always been living at distant from the clan. Why I didn't know.

I was found by the Sendai Aka no Ou. He took care of me. And I got the nickname demonchild, cause of my eyes."

They all nodded. Now some of them was familiar with the story.

"I grown a little. Then I defeated Nobunaga. Or rather, I killed him. For that crime I was imprisoned. Muramasa saved me and took me away from the Mibu land.

As I lived with him, Aki showed up. I was so happy to see her again. And she seemed happy as well. She visited me a few times.

Then, one day... She visited again."

Now, Kyo's expression turned to the one he had earlier. Once again he looked like a lost child.

"She screamed things about that I didn't deserve to live and that she never could forgive me. I didn't understand at all.

Then a Mibu assassin showed up. It was a very intense battle. It ended with Aki getting pierced by a sword and me fainting. As I woke up, I was back at Muramasa's house. He said that Aki was dead. He believed it to. There's no way she could survive that.

I decided to get the title as the strongest by walking my own path. And my thoughts of Aki was slowly fading."

It was very silent in the room. Kyo had never been talking so much. Not even to Yuya or Kyoshiro. Yuya slowly raised and walked over to Kyo. She sat down beside him and carefully stroke hind over his arm, which was laying in his lap.

"My past is filled with pain and sorrow. You learn to forget... even the good memories... it takes a lot of energy to remember..."

"Kyo..." Yuya felt like crying. Crying for Kyo's sake. But he was to proud to have any sympathy.

"But it turned out that Aki was alive..." Kyo continued.

"First, she visited me in my dream. I couldn't believe it... she was back! And she was even more powerful than ever. She's strong. Even stronger than me. With her like that, with so much hatred, she will be unstoppable."

"Is she really that strong...? Kyoshiro asked in a low voice.

"Among us True Mibus... Along us Demons... Compared to her, I'm just a mere human. She, on the other hand, is..."

He was silent for a couple of seconds.

"She's a beast. The most terrifying of the True Mibus..."

Kyo grew silent. Everyone understood. He didn't want to talk anymore. To bring up his past took very much on his energy. They all began to discuss silently with each other.

Yuya looked at Kyo. He looked very tired. She took his hand.

"Hey, Kyo...?" Kyoshiro asked.

"What...?"

"How old are Aki? I mean, I got a little confused as you talked about..."

"Between me and Aki it's about 110 years..."

"..."

"..."

"..."

"..."

"WHAAT? ONE HUNDRED AND TEN?"

As the others got something new and interesting to talk about, Kyo raised up and stepped outside.

He walked through the garden and sat down against one of the rocks at the ending. He heard someone followed with soft steps.

It was Yuya.

She looked at him.

"Are... you okay?" she asked, very carefully.

"Yeah... Just need a little time alone... Tired, gotta sleep..."

The night was coming up. It went cold. Yuya brought one of Kyo's coats. She carefully swept him in it. He was very tired. Yuya wondered if he was asleep.

She stroke him over the head. Then she turned around and walked slowly towards the house.

"Not a goodnight-kiss...?"

She flew around. He was looking at her with tired eyes.

"You-you're awake!"

"Not so much longer..." his voice was weak.

She stared. He got impatient.

"Come here, or else I'll fall asleep!"

Yuya walked and kneed down in front of him. He put his hand on her chin.

"You okay?" his voice was weak but soft.

She smiled.

"I feel much better now!"

"Yuya... Promise me something..."

"What?"

"Go and see a doctor tomorrow."

"Huh? Why?"

"You've been very sick. I'm worried. Better check it up."

She stared.

"Promise?" he was very weak now.

"Yes. I promise. I'll go and see a doctor tomorrow."

"Good girl."

She smiled softly. Then she lent forward and gave him a gently kiss on the mouth. He closed his eyes and seemed to fall asleep.

"Sleep well." she whispered.

She turned around and slowly walked towards the house. Time for bed.

Against the rock sat Kyo in swept in a coat. He was deep asleep and for the first time for a while he slept without dreams.

XxXxX

"Anything else, Yuya-san?" Mahiro asked.

She and Yuya were standing on one of the streets in town. Kyoshiro was somewhere on work. Tora, Akira and Bon had disappeared somewhere.

All the others were at Yuya's house or somewhere else. Hotaru was somewhere looking for Hikari. She still hadn't come back. Everyone was getting a little worried. Even Hotaru.

"Mahiro-san, can you buy some spices to? I'm going to see a doctor, I promised Kyo..."

Mahiro nodded.

"About Kyo... Don't you think that he's been acting kind of... strange?"

Yuya stared.

So I wasn't the only one that thought that!

"Yes... Well, I mean I would be if my brother came and met me on the road, so I cannot blame Kyo for that..."

"Yuya-san..."

"But it's still weird... I mean, even Kyo would recover from that. He's acting as if it's the end of the world... he wouldn't do that, usually, right?"

Mahiro didn't know how to answer, so she remained quiet. Then Yuya smiled.

"Enough with sad or strange things! About those spices..."

Mahiro got the spices and they separated.

Yuya felt a little nervous as she met the doctor, an old man with white beard. But he was nice. She explained her sickness the later weeks. She also said that during some situations, she hadn't slept or eaten well.

He listened carefully. Then he took a look at her, like looking in her mouth etc.

After a while the doctor nodded and sat down.

"I-is it something serious?" Yuya asked nervously.

"No. In fact, it's just normal! You have my Congratulations!"

"What? Normal? I came here because it isn't normal! What congratulations?"

"It's just morning sickness!"

"Huh? It was what did you say?"

She stared in shock as the doctor told her.

XxXxX

The boy sat on the field. He took deep breaths. His mother loved this smell. That was what she had told him. Then he would love it to.

The three year old Kyo raised and began to run. His mother had walked ahead. He felt excited. This was the first time he would walk home alone!

He looked around on the field of flowers. He didn't look forward. As punishment, he bumped straight into a grown up person. Kyo flew back and landed with an "Ouff".

The woman turned around.

"Hey! Watch it-"

She was cut off as she looked into the red eyes.

Kyo stared. The woman had the same eyes as his mother! The woman were also staring.

"Oh my, you must be..."

Then she smiled softly.

"You must bee Kyo-chan!"

Kyo nodded slowly, not taking his eyes of hers.

"I'm Aki!"

She helped him up. She stroke of the grass that was stuck on his back.

"You're Aki?"

"Thats right, Kyo-chan!"

She sat in front of him, smiling widely.

Kyo smiled back.

Aki laughed.

"I'm your older sister!"

XxXxX

Kyo raised Tenrou. He looked at the big rock in front of him.

Behind their garden, it was a little plateau a bit into the forest. It was surrounded by big rocks. Kyo used this as a training spot or whenever he felt for making some swords movements.

He stood still for a couple of minutes, trying to just focus. Then he attacked the rock. With a fast and silent attack he cut the rock into many small pieces.

He felt a person behind. He looked over his shoulder. Yuya stood there, looking at him. She waited for him to be done.

He slowly put Tenrou back in it's sheath. He turned around and showed to Yuya to come. She slowly walked to him.

There was something... Kyo watched carefully. There was something different about Yuya. Her eyes seemed to be more... shiny, like she was about to cry or something. Her movements was slow and waiting, like she was afraid of every step.

She stopped in front of him.

It was silent for a while. She broke it.

"Training..?"

Kyo looked at her. There was something. Her voice was shaking a little. She seemed nervous but barely showed it. He decided to wait her out.

"Yeah, you could call it that..."

"Preparing to fight Aki?"

"..."

He thought for a while. Of all questions, that was the best to come with?

"No..." he answered at last.

"Not?" Yuya got a strange feeling in her gut.

"I don't want to fight her..."

Yuya stared. What's this? This is not normal... for Kyo to be so...

He turned his face against one of the rocks.

"Fighting her would be useless..."

Yuya felt her anger rise. This can't be...

"Besides, I can't win..."

SMACK

Yuya slapped him in the face.

"Don't say that!" she shouted.

Kyo stared at her, shocked speechless.

"Look at yourself! You let yourself down! Then Aki's right! You're weak!"

"What you damn-"

"SHUT UP, NOW YOU LISTEN TO ME!"

Kyo stared. He just stared. Yuya was angry. No, she was furious.

"Where's my man? Where's my samurai? WHERE'S MY DEMON?"

Tears came out of her eyes.

"Who the HELL are you?"

"What... I'm Kyo!"

"Hell, you aren't!"

"Hell, I am! I'm Kyo!"

"You're not!"

"WHAT NOW-"

"THE KYO I KNOW ISN'T LIKE THIS!"

"!"

Kyo was now more than shocked. He was empty inside. All the thoughts was on the words she just screamed.

Yuya cried. Kyo felt his heart broke again. He had made her cry again? He took one step against her but as she talked again, he stopped.

"The Kyo I know, is arrogant!" Yuya faced the ground with her fists hard closed.

"He thinks of himself as the strongest, it doesn't matter who stands in his way, he'll still defeat them!" her voice was shaking.

"The Kyo I know, believe in himself." Yuya's voice was getting weaker as more tears came.

She held her sobs away with force. Kyo didn't know what to do. As he listened to his woman he felt his heart beat faster for every fact she said. Yuya looked at the sword that hang by his side.

"The Kyo I know... is good friend with Tenrou... No, he's the boss of Tenrou, not the slave!"

Kyo stared and he felt something rise inside him. He could almost hear Tenrou laugh at him.

"The Kyo I know, doesn't tremble in fear." Yuya raised her hands and held them over her chest, or rather, over her heart.

"The Kyo I know, is stupid and simpleminded. He would probably already face the enemy now...and fight..."

She took deep breaths to keep the sobs away.

"My Kyo... i-is strong and... and... he captures my heart... Whatever he does, he captures me"

She grew silent. Kyo just kept quiet. Then she raised her face against his.

"GIVE ME MY KYO BACK!"

She turned around and ran.

"YUYA!"

But she was already gone. She disappeared fast. And for every step further away she got, his heart broke more and more.

Kyo stared after her. He heard her voice in his head.

"The Kyo I know..."

He was a fool. He was an idiot!

"The Kyo I know..."

"Am I stupid?"

"The Kyo I know..."

"No, I'm a genius, right?"

"The Kyo I know..."

"I'm... worthless..."

"What's wrong, Kyo-chan?"

Kyo flinched. Aki's voice! Where?

"Ahww, Okaa-san isn't here? Why don't you let your Onee-san take care of you?"

He stared in front of him. A memory...

Aki teased him... And he got...

"I'm..."

...angry.

"I'M NOT A WORTHLESS BRAT!"

As he screamed out to his sister (that unfortunately only existed in his childhood memories or were abroad for the moment), he ran after his woman.

He would show her!

Yuya!

He would make her smile again!

To be Continued

Puh, another one... And yes, this is going to be a looong story (now which one who got all that energy to read...).

I love to write about Kyo as a kid! Anyone read the manga? Isn't he adorable?

And about that Aki. She's a real witch! Or moreover she's a weird woman that drags you crazy sometimes, so prepare!

Please, continue to read and Review!

Next Time: What he wants to protect (Short Chapter!)