I know I've been dealing with writer's block for a while but now I'm good as ever!…I think…anyway…my allergies are finally gone and I feel as great as ever! Hurray! Nothing exciting going on except that I have Spring Break soon, so that means I get to work on chapters more! But I probably won't because I have a life ha ha ha.

Chapter 9 "Battle Plan: Complete"

Before

"THERE THEY GO!" shouted Ghanjan suddenly as Kyo and Tohru looked over at the wasteland.

All the perfectly ordered armies suddenly became a huge blob and sprinted towards the other side. The Zodiac animals dashed towards the opposite side that was coming closer to them as the mortal warriors did the same. Everyone else who still stayed in human form sprinted with their weapons deep in the palm of their hands.

Kyo continued looking at everything and everyone, trying to get a good view on how the mortals would attack. But then he suddenly moved his eyes away from the battle, for he saw something running away. And it wasn't just anything…a little rat who was carrying his clothes (You know with teeth) was running away from the battle towards the castle as the fight continued.

Jekou, who was standing next to Kyo, noticed the same thing, and as he looked at Kyo, he noticed that he had a very nervous expression.

"You saw him…didn't you," whispered Jekou quietly, as Tohru looked up curious, hearing their voices.

"See who?" thought Tohru. "Someone important?"

The two sides suddenly clashed towards each other, and now the war of the Zodiacs and Mortals has begun once again. The shots of rifles could be heard from miles away as the shouts and screams echoed through the Mortal Castle. Blood started appearing in front of everyone's eyes, but it was nothing important to them.

Kyo and Jekou kept quiet as Tohru watched the battle, same with Momiji, Ghanjan and Uotani.

"Oh there's Otu!" shouted Momiji excited. "And Seth! Oh and I think that's Tsuji too!"

"Do you recognize anyone familiar Kyo-kun?" questioned Tohru happily.

He kept quiet as his eyes continued staring down at the battle. Well…duh Tohru! Of course he knows everyone! He's the all mighty cat leader of the Zodiac Land! How stupid can she get?

"…They seem familiar," answered Kyo quietly.

Tohru smiled happily to him, yet surprised that he even answered. As soon as she was going to ask him another question, she noticed herself on the ground with Jekou on top of her.

Sure enough a sphere was thrown to Tohru's room balcony, a warrior trying to aim at the princess. But Jekou quickly pushed her away from the tip of the sphere and landed on top of her, saving her from a sudden death.

"WOW JEKOU!" shouted Momiji impressed. "THAT WAS SO COOL! THAT WAS LIKE THE MATRIX WHERE YOU LEAN BACK SLOWLY AND MAKE THOSE COOL SOUND EFFECTS AND-!"

"Thank you so much Jekou-san," answered Tohru as she smiled happily.

Jekou suddenly blushed, but stood up quickly, helping Tohru stand up as well. He didn't actually hug her or anything like that, so that's why he didn't transform.

"Hey I need to talk to you," snapped Kyo as he grabbed Jekou's arm.

"Talk 'bout what?" questioned Jekou surprised. But he was dragged inside Tohru's room with the balcony door slamming against the wall.

"I wonder what his problem is," muttered Uotani as she continued watching the battle.

Tohru's Room

Kyo released Jekou's arm as he rubbed it, trying to get rid of the pain.

"What the hell was that all about?" questioned Jekou stupidly.

"Do you know what you almost did?" questioned Kyo. "You almost revealed yourself as a Zodiac!"

"Hey at least I didn't so don't take it so hard," muttered Jekou. "Besides, I'm not that stupid to know hugging the opposite gender can make me change."

"But what do you think would have happened if they did find out?" questioned Kyo. "The whole plan would go to hell!"

"Look," muttered Jekou as he sighed. "Here I am getting yelled at when I just saved your girlfriend. Is this the thanks I get?"

"She's not my girlfriend!" shouted Kyo as he slammed his fist against her dresser. "…Just don't go doing anything that will show our true selves okay?"

Jekou simply nodded as Kyo calmed himself down.

"You're going to have to pay for that dresser you know…" muttered Jekou as he noticed the dresser broken in half.

Battle Field

Only a couple of Zodiacs have already been slaughter, but most of them still stood. Of course Hatsuharu and Kagura were up and ready to go. But as Ghanjan watched the battle, he noticed something strange. It didn't look like an actual battle like he always seen. But it seems like…it seems like the Zodiacs are actually holding back.

An arrow was gliding it's way towards Kagura as she fought off some warriors in front of her, not knowing there was an arrow heading straight towards her. But Hatsuharu suddenly grabbed the arrow quickly and broke it in half, chuckling a little, thinking how stupid the mortals could be.

Mortal Garden

Yuki ran quickly through the bushes, trying to find a place where no one would see him. Soon enough he transformed back and started dressing himself. His two swords and his dagger suddenly appeared out of thing air, equipping itself in Yuki's belt and in his shoe.

"Now I wonder where the back entrance is…" thought Yuki to himself as he walked slowly through the garden maze.

He suddenly spotted a guard around the corner of his eyes and he quickly hid behind the bush. He glanced over at the guard, still hiding himself, and as he suspected, there were guards guarding the back. He noticed other guards as well, and it seems that if there were a lot in the back, then there must be dozens of them at the back entrance.

"Pretty smart," whispered Yuki to himself. "I guess I'll just have to pass them the hard way."

He quickly grabbed the handles of his two swords and sprinted swiftly through the garden. The guards in the back heard the quick footsteps against the grass, but they couldn't see anything at all. But soon enough they were on the ground, dead by the hands of Yuki.

He noticed some other guards rushing his way, and of course he did the same technique. Sprinting towards the guard making it impossible to see him, and slashing his way pass them. All the guards fell on the ground as Yuki swept his two swords in the air, releasing the blood from the killing metal.

"This is going to take me a while," thought Yuki as he sighed.

Battle Field

Hatsuharu was on a roll now, and even though the plan was to hold back the army, he was just going out of control. He slaughtered anyone who interfered with him, and this made his day. His warriors fought aside with him, glad that he was Black. Seeing their leader Black somehow made them more determine then ever.

Kagura noticed this too, and she suddenly spotted him fighting at least ten men. She suddenly felt someone's back against her, and as she took a quick eye over her shoulder, she noticed one of Hatsuharu's warriors.

"Ox 872 you should be close to your leader not me," shouted Kagura, trying to over talk her voice through everyone. She and the ox warrior continued fighting mortals who kept coming their way.

"But Lady Kagura!" shouted the ox warrior. "Lord Yuki isn't here!"

Kagura continued fighting through the men, and soon enough she made a huge slash that killed everyone in front of her. She looked around quickly, wondering if the ox warrior's comment was true; and it was.

"Okay!" shouted Kagura. "Continue with your job I'm going to get Lord Hatsuharu."

She nodded as a warrior came up behind her. Kagura ran through the warriors, killing some on her way that was blocking her. Soon enough she saw Hatsuharu, laughing madly to himself as he killed everyone in his sight.

"Lord Hatsuharu we're done!" shouted Kagura as she rushed behind him. "Call your warriors!"

Hatsuharu didn't answer to Kagura at all and continued killing his way, wanting more blood and screams in his sight.

Kagura suddenly brought out a pill and stuck it inside Hatsuharu's mouth while he tried to pull her away. Some warriors started coming after them, and as Kagura released Hatsuharu, she continued fighting her way.

"Lord Hatsuharu are you back to normal?" shouted Kagura.

She turned around and noticed Hatsuharu trying to hold back the warriors from attacking him.

"Our job is done!" shouted Kagura. "Call your warriors and let's get out of here!"

He nodded as he and Kagura rose their swords into the air. All the warriors stopped and looked at the both of them. Soon Kagura and Hatsuharu rushed quickly out of the group of soldiers as their warriors followed. The mortal warriors merely watched them leave, surprised and shocked. Did they just retreat?

Tohru and everyone else watched surprised as Kyo and Jekou walked back onto the balcony. All the Zodiac warriors were leaving the Mortal sight, and soon enough they were gone.

"…Did they just…" stuttered Uotani surprised.

"…They retreat…" said Ghanjan also in shock.

All the warriors at the battlefield wondered about the same thing too. Did they just retreat? It was quiet around the Mortal Castle, but soon enough shouts, laughter and roars were heard all around the castle. Tohru and Momiji held their hands together and started jumping up and down excited. Uotani and Ghanjan just stood there in awe, amazed that this was the first retreat ever. Kyo and Jekou, however, remained calm, knowing the true reason on why they retreated.

Soon all the warriors walked back inside the mortal castle with Yishanu and Kaxa in the front of them. There were only a few bodies on the deserted ground, but it wasn't as much as a full completed battle. As soon as all the warriors were inside the mortal territory, the gate closed, and the battle was over.

"WE WON MOMIJI!" shouted Tohru happily as she continued jumping with joy. "WE WON!"

The roars and cheers were still heard throughout the castle, which made all the mortals happy.

"Let's go tell Hanajima-san the news!" shouted Tohru happily as she rushed out of the balcony. Everyone followed her except for Kyo, who remained where he was, staring at some dead bodies on the ground.

"You're just going to stay up here?" questioned Ghanjan as everyone rushed out of the room.

"Why do you care?" questioned Kyo as he kept calm.

"Hey I don't know what your problem is but you have a shit attitude!" shouted Ghanjan.

"You're one to talk to," muttered Kyo.

"WHY YOU!" shouted Ghanjan as he was prepared to fight again.

"…So it seems your side won," said Kyo suddenly as Ghanjan cooled down. "Your side won the battle."

"Er, yeah," answered Ghanjan.

"It's none of my business," muttered Kyo as he continued staring out to the bodies. "Why did you have that stupid sad face while the battle was going on? What, you don't like seeing people getting killed?"

"You're right," answered Ghanjan. "It is none of your business…but since you're becoming so close with Princess Tohru, she will probably tell you soon anyway."

"…Tell me what?" questioned Kyo curious.

Ghanjan sat on a chair in Tohru's room as Kyo stood outside not wanting to look at his face. He heard him taking a deep sigh, but simply ignored it.

"Three years ago," started Ghanjan. "I wasn't a servant. I was actually a warrior for the mortal side. You probably remember me…or one of your leaders remembers me. Kuji Sanada?"

"You're Kuji Sanada?" questioned Kyo a bit surprised. He suddenly chuckled to himself, surprised about this. He heard rumors from some other leaders that Kuji was one of the strongest warriors in the mortal side. His moves were so swift that he danced like a feather. "So is Kuji your real name or someth'n?"

"Let me finish," said Ghanjan. "Three years ago there was a battle between us, the cats and the dogs. King Yishanu wanted me to be his bodyguard, incase any Zodiac warrior attacked him, and I was greatly honored. But I had a sister…well make that my little sister, Shiora Sanada. She was also in the army too."

"So how did you become a servant?" questioned Kyo.

"…During the battle," continued Ghanjan. "My sister started having trouble fighting off the Zodiacs. She had at least fifteen warriors surrounding her, and I knew she couldn't fight them off. I don't have a mother or a father or any relatives…except for Shiora. So I left my position on being King Yishanu's bodyguard and instead went to help Shiora. But I suddenly heard him scream, and as I turned around, I heard another scream. I turned back around again, and this time I saw Shiora lying on the ground with a sphere in her head."

Ghanjan kept quiet for a moment as Kyo continued looking out into the battlefield. He saw a couple of warriors with spheres in their heads, but still, that was a way to kill them.

"King Yishanu was injured when I left my position," continued Ghanjan. "And he became very furious about it. So for my punishment, I was sentence to be killed and have my DNA cloned into a servant."

"So people here could have their DNA's cloned," thought Kyo. "No wonder why I keep seeing familiar faces in every battle I attend to."

"They couldn't find my sister," said Ghanjan. "Even though I saw her body, after the whole battle she was no where to be seen. So that's why we couldn't copy her DNA…but now everytime I see a battle those images always appears in my head. I want to become a warrior again and revenge my sisters death for not taking care of her."

"She's already dead you idiot," muttered Kyo as he walked inside Tohru's room. "She's dead and she's not coming back so get over it." He closed the balcony door and walked towards the bedroom door. "You were made to be a servant and that's who you should be. You're not going to be a warrior again and be killed for no reason. You can't repent for someone who is already dead so just get it out of your head…besides, your making Tohru worried in every battle. I could see it in her face."

He walked out of the door and closed it softly as Ghanjan stayed in Tohru's room. He thought about what Kyo said, and for some reason it actually made sense to him. But still…he could have at least said it in a calmer way.

As Kyo was walking downstairs, he suddenly heard Yishanu's voice through the whole castle. Some servants who were close to him stopped as well and listened to the announcement.

"Attention everyone!" announced Yishanu. "As some of you might not know, the Zodiac territory just retreated to us. This is showing us that we are becoming stronger and we will defeat them eventually!"

There were roars of excitement through the castle again, but Kyo simply sighed to himself.

Yuki, who was still in the garden, buried the last guard in the way back of the garden. He had killed all the guards that were in the garden and buried them in the back of the garden, not wanting anyone to find them. He listened to the announcement as well while continuing the process.

"For this great achievement," continued Yishanu. "We are going to throw a huge party in the garden! A huge banquet and dances and much more. Tomorrow night will be a night no one will forget! A night where everyone could finally relax in peace, so don't forget."

After that sentence it seemed that the announcement was over. Kyo sighed once again to himself as Yuki completed his job.

"God I feel like a graveyard person then a warrior," muttered Yuki to himself. He looked up at the sky and noticed it was getting pretty dark. "I'll take a rest for tonight."

Nighttime

After a huge dinner for celebrating the victory, Tohru and Kyo walked upstairs heading to bed. Tohru smiled happily, glad that today was a happy day like she always wanted it to be. But Kyo however kept quiet, and this made Tohru unsure.

"Kyo-kun is there something wrong?" questioned Tohru confused. "You never spoken a word after the battle…are you sad about the Zodiac army?"

"Yuki is in the castle," thought Kyo. "Where is he going to strike?"

"Kyo-kun?" questioned Tohru confused.

Kyo came to his senses and looked at Tohru who had a very worried face.

"…I'm all right," answered Kyo quietly. He approached his bedroom door and opened it, yawning a little.

"You're going to attend to the party right?" questioned Tohru excited.

"Wha?" questioned Kyo surprised. "…What do you mean attend to the party?"

"Didn't you hear Yishanu's announcement?" questioned Tohru confused. "There's going to be a HUGE party tomorrow night at the garden and it's going to be fun! Please say you will come! There will be food and excitement and laughter and dances and-."

"I don't do fun," muttered Kyo as he walked inside his room. "Night."

He closed his bedroom door, as Tohru stood in front of it, disappointed about his answer. She suddenly sensed someone behind her, and as she turned around she noticed Zeknui, smiling calmly with her gentle face.

"Zeknui-san!" cried out Tohru as she fell back a little. "You scared me!…Aren't you suppose to be sleeping?"

"I tried looking all over for you today," said Zeknui as she kept the smiling face on her. "But I suppose you were busy…anyway, I wanted to give you a little gift hearing about the party tomorrow."

She held a box in front of Tohru that was wrapped very decorative. Tohru grabbed the box and looked at it surprised.

"Well?" questioned Zeknui. "It's not going to open by itself you know."

"Oh!" answered Tohru as she laughed a little. "I'm sorry but I'm just a little surprised!"

She started opening it as Zeknui watched, and as Tohru was finally done taking out the remaining wrappers, she held up a beautiful dark blue pendant. It was the most magnificent pendant Tohru has ever seen.

"…It's so beautiful," said Tohru amazed.

"I would really appreciate it if you wore it at the party," said Zeknui as she kept that same smile. "It would mean a lot to me, and it would bring out your beauty as well."

"Oh of course I will!" answered Tohru. "Of course I'll wear it! Thank you so much!"

"…I'm not trying to be a burden," said Zeknui as she looked at Kyo's door. "But I heard the cat leader saying he wouldn't attend to the party?"

"I don't think he's into things like that," answered Tohru sadly. "But it would be so much fun if he came."

"Don't worry," said Zeknui as she placed her hand on Tohru's shoulder. Tohru suddenly felt a disturbing feeling throughout her body, but she tried to hide it from Zeknui. "I'll find a way to make him come to the party."

"Really?" questioned Tohru excited.

"Trust me," answered Zeknui as she removed her hand. "I'll make sure he'll come to the party. Now you should get some sleep. We're going to have a big night tomorrow."

Tohru nodded as she walked inside her bedroom.

"Goodnight Zeknui-san!" said Tohru happily as she closed the door softly.

Zeknui walked downstairs, keeping that same smile on her face. But soon enough, that smile disappeared into a grin.

"Lord Akito," spoke Zeknui quietly. "By tomorrow night, that girl's powers are going to be mine…"

She continued walking downstairs, not running into any servants who were probably sleeping.

"But it's hard to make out," thought Zeknui. "Lord Kyo is changing somehow…could it be what that girl is doing?"