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NOTE: I will be using their Japanese versions for their names, more or less-- Taruto for Tart. Pai for Pie-- They are spoken the same way, its just the fact is if I write 'Pie' over and over again I will get hungry ^^;; (And I like the spelling of 'Pai' better.)
Story
Humans are such feeble creatures, yet they do nothing but cause danger to other things around them, just to satisfy their own greed. They are destructive, selfish, simple minded, and yet boring all at the same time. He could search the entire world, scour their history and analyze all their data, but he knew nothing would prove to him other wise.
The fact is: He hated humans. Detestable creatures. No wonder Deep Blue wanted to destroy all of them…
"I don't understand, Pai. Why would you want to find out more about the humans anyway?" Taruto asked as he floated over his shoulder to look at what he was doing.
"The more information we gather about the humans, the more we learn about their weaknesses and abilities." He told him while pressing several buttons on his control monitor, changing the screen to a seemingly normal picture of a shine. "So it is best we collect all the necessary data needed to wipe them out in the most sufficient way possible for Deep Blue."
"I guess." He sighed, already bored, and backed away from him.
"It's quite fascinating really…" He was mostly talking to himself.
"Did you just call the humans fascinating?" Taruto turned towards him, slightly surprised, and raised an eyebrow.
"Of course not." He almost snorted at the idea. "I mean the data." Correcting him. "There are these places, the humans call them 'Shrines'." He motioned towards the screen. "They are suppose to be some type of spiritual place for the humans. Some are rather old, and carry scrolls dating back and telling much history and knowledge of the humans-- "
"Is that what you've been doing the past few weeks? Finding these old human buildings?" Taruto rolled his eyes. "You are so strange, Pai."
"If it provides us with the necessary data I don't care what I have to do." He paused in his typing and looked at him over his shoulder. "Besides, I have found out that many humans who work there to be quite pure, full of abundant energy."
"Oh?" This seemed to interest him more.
"Yes. Though nothing worth going out of the way to take." He turned his attention back towards the screen. "It might be from the fact that these priests and priestesses are suppose to be 'pure' beings, but I'm not a hundred percent sure. I'll have to gather more data." He continued his typing.
"Yeah, you just go ahead and do that…" He yawned, bored with the idea. "I'll be rooting for you from here." This obviously wasn't what he would like to spend his time and effort on-- but Pai didn't care what he thought.
Because he believed that there was something to his research, even though he wasn't sure what exactly he was looking for-- He just knew he would find it, whatever it was.
Pai teleported to the next shine that was on his schedule to be examined. Supposedly this shine was several hundred years old, and has kept its land placed securely within the boundaries of an ancient tree, whose life span itself is unknown. This shrine--
"Higurashi Shrine." He spoke its given name out loud, as he looked down upon the area from his place in the sky.
It was known mostly for a jewel, whose guardian was the ancestor of the current caretakers, hundreds of years ago. That and a well, but he wasn't really interested in such nonsense, since something like a well and a jewel couldn't possibly be important.
Unless of course, they were connected to Mew Aqua, but the scanners did not pick up any in this area--
"…!!" His eyes widened, and he inhaled a huge gulp of air in surprise when his gray orbs locked onto something particularly strange. "I-it can't be." He whispered in a daze as he stared intently at the ground, questioning his own eyes. He must be seeing things. There is no way a single human could--
Quickly he flew towards the ground and behind the safety of the trees surrounding the buildings, just a few feet away. His eyes narrowed at the woman, who was calmly sweeping the pathway.
"It can't be possible but-- There it is." After studying the lone woman, he came to conclusion that it wasn't an illusion, but indeed what he was seeing was in fact real. "A human with such pure spirit…"
He faded off slightly as his body started to react to her power, even at this distance. His muscles twitched in excitement and his face started to heat up, unable to control his own body's movements. He cursed under his breath slightly and jumped back several more feet to watch at a safer distance, away from her radiating power.
But even from here he could still see it. Her spirit was so pure and full of life, that it stretched far beyond her body, creating a soft white aura around her. Yet still, he was having a hard time believing it. There was just no way-- It went beyond logic that a human could be so… pure.
"With a spirit like that, I could create a powerful chimera anima-- No." He shook his head. "The most powerful chimera anima ever!" He corrected himself.
Without a doubt it would be unstoppable! Not even the Mew Mews would stand a chance.
He could already feel his excitement over take his logical reasoning, and his sharp claws started to dig into the bark of the tree unconsciously. Yes, with such power in his grasp, Deep Blue would most definitely praise him…
"But how did that human get such a pure spirit?" He mumbled under his breath. His curiosity was getting the best of him, but then his old habits started to return. "I want to know more." He shifted his body. "I need more data on this human…"
His mind reeled for several minutes as he continued to watch the woman clean. Soon, he came to the idea of abandoning his plan for taking the spirit, and decided to wait instead. If this woman could have such a spirit, then there were bound to be more humans out there like her.
So he decided that he would watch this woman, day after day, and observe her. Maybe it will reveal how she has such a pure power, and it might even show where more humans of this caliber might be located.
It seems he found what he was looking for after all-- And this data will be most sufficient indeed…
Pai has been watching the strange woman for a few days now, and he has already learned many things about her:
Her name was Kagome, with a human age equivalent to 18 Earth years, the same as himself. She lives alone on the shrine grounds, her family heritage, and tends to it for most of the day. The rest of her family moved out, due to complications with her grandfather, him being in the hospital, so she decided to stay at the shine and look after it by herself.
By now he has also gotten use to her schedule, learning her routines and habits she does around the grounds. Though, with the information he gathered from other shrines, some things she was able to do and she did regularly, seemed a bit unusual for a normal for priestess, so he made sure to take note of everything she did, studying her from dusk till dawn.
She would wake up, before the sun would even rise, and was already outside, using her bow and arrow, shooting at targets several feet away. Her aim was incredible for a human, hitting the marker in the middle every time, and he could only guess she got that way through practice and hard work.
When the sun just started to peak over the mountain, she would stop and go inside to eat. After replenishing herself with nutrition she would start her daily routine of shrine duties, by cleaning and doing odd work around the grounds. Everyday was different with that area, for some days the roof might be damaged and others she just needed to do simple things like look after the plants.
There were certain things she did everyday, like sweep, but other then that she found different things to tend to, so watching her was never truly boring to him.
Every so often other humans would venture into the grounds. She would greet them with a smile and answer their questions. She always seemed polite as she showed them around the area, and even would sell souvenirs.
Yet as he continued to watch her, he began to question if what he was seeing was actually real. There was no way a human could be so… nice, all of the time.
This must be some trick. A fake appearance she displays out in the open. So he decided that he would watch her at night as well. Maybe she shows her true colors before she goes to bed?
But he was proven wrong, for she conveniently leaves her window curtains open for him to peek inside, yet she does nothing out of the ordinary. Combs her hair, reads a few pages in some human books, gets dressed-- The only time he allows himself to turn away at those particular moments, allowing her privacy-- and then goes to bed.
Even in her sleep, as she lays there on her human made bed, in those soft comforters, her peaceful resting face is all he could see as she goes into a slumbering state of dreams.
This silly girl probably doesn't know what real pain is like. She doubtfully has ever faced anything as harsh, or has seen the things he has in her little meek life. No wonder she lives such a carefree existence, wasting her time and pure soul, that could be used for more efficient things-- like wiping out these greedy humans from this planet…
He snorted, turning his head away from the window. A small growl escaped his throat as his leg dangled over the branch of the tree he was resting in.
Just thinking of how the humans treated their planet while they were gone-- Destroying it. Polluting the air and water. Killing life and consuming more then the planet can replenish-- Whenever humans comes to his mind, he always find himself getting agitated and angry. These humans, and that girl, are enjoying their lives on this lush planet, while his own people are left to survive on that desolate land full of ice and snow, barely enough food to live on.
Another growl rumbled though his chest as he glanced back at the window. Just looking at her sleeping so peacefully every night made him sick. This woman has probably never had a single nightmare in her entire life.
The only reason her soul is so pure is because she lived a sheltered life, believing in rainbows, sunshine, fairies and unicorns. She has never seen the troubles real life can bring to her…
Even though he knows this, he will continue to watch her. For he still believes that this is all just an act. No human is that pure or nice. And matter how long it takes for him to find it-- He will see this woman's true dark and dirty colors, like all wretched humans possess.
Pai was once again watching the young woman from his usual spot in his tree, safely away from her. Whenever he got too close to her, his body would react to her pure soul, and that was not something he wished to experience when his duty was to observe her.
He can't really have his full focus on her when his heart was beating loudly, his body would start twitching, and his face began to get flushed from the rapid blood pumping though his veins. Having such a strong reaction to her pure soul was quite uncomfortable for him, especially for a long period of time, so he chose to watch her from a safe distance.
He wasn't sure how long it would be until his body got use to her strong soul. He would have to gather more data on that as well--
His thoughts froze momentarily when he watched with interest as his subject suddenly stopped sweeping. She sighed, and stared at the floor for several moments. Shaking her head, she then continued her sweeping, as if everything was normal again.
"That's different." He quickly put it to his mind to record it. She has never done that before, getting lost in thought so much that she actually stopped working.
Maybe things were finally starting to go some where…
Pai was yet again paused in his thoughts when he watched her stop for a second time that day. Slowly he stood from his sitting position, as he watched her give a deep sigh, then turned her attention towards the large tree the shine was known for, the ancient plant called the Goshinboku. He couldn't control himself as he gently leaned in, to get a better view of what was going on.
She then walked up to the large tree and looked upon its leafy branches. Reaching up with her free hand, she slowly trialed her fingers up its rough bark with a lonely expression on her face. What is she doing?
"Everyone…" She whispered under her breath, and then placed her forehead against the tree, sighing. "I miss you." Confessing to the tree she closed her eyes. After a few moments she withdrew from the Goshinboku. After giving the plant a small smile, she then left the tree and went back to her duties.
"Hmm." Placing his hand underneath his chin, he thought about what he just witnessed. Maybe she was talking about her family? It was the only reasonable answer he could come up with. "Interesting…"
He'll definitely have to put this into his records.
Pai has observed the human female for several more days now, and nothing like the incident on day 27 has happened again. It disappointed him greatly, but he believed if he just watched for a little bit longer, something would happen.
So he continued to watch her, and watch her. He watched her even more so then he did before, paying attention to even the most minute details that she did. It got to the point where he was even questioning what he was doing, but then he reminded himself that he was doing it for the data, and it was necessary to further Deep Blues plan.
He chose to position himself closer to the woman, to get a better view of her daily routine. Might not be the best idea, but it was worth it for the data…
As he was waiting in his tree for her to wake up, he was surprised to see her come out of the house earlier then usual. This quickly got him standing from his perch, and watched as she calmly strolled over to the shooting area she always practiced on.
His eyes glued onto her form the whole way, and even as she started her usual movements of getting ready to fire her arrows, his dark grey eyes never left her figure. He questioned why she was up so early, counting the number of reasons in his head as he scaled the odds and weighed the possibilities. He gave a small hum to himself and just continued to watch her instead, believing her movements will reveal answers.
Slowly she raised her hand, and took careful aim. Judging the distance she fired her arrow, and it wasn't much of a surprise to him that she hit the target dead on, like usual. Reaching down without looking she picked up another arrow from the large box by her side, and fired without taking the time to aim. She then fired five more shots consecutively without a pause between them--
Without knowing it his body slowly started to float into the air, as he watched excitedly. She has never done this before-- Such skill…
He watched as she pulled her arm back into her long sleeve, before bringing it up into the opening, that half slipping off her shoulders, and as it dangled off her waist it exposed her bandaged chest for him to see. His body started to gently float closer and closer to her form, too interested in the female before him to notice.
Suddenly she started to shoot a barrage of arrows at the target, all of them hitting the center. Yet he body started to twitch as he watched her notch three arrows at once, then fired. He gave a pleased hum as all three hit the target as well. She gave a proud huff in satisfaction, her bandaged chest deflating slightly.
His ears gave a small wiggle and he smiled to himself at her impressive display. He continued to watch the intriguing woman fight against the target for several hours, until the barely recognizable item had nothing left but puncture wounds.
Yet the woman was not done yet, even as the sun started to peak over the mountain. She continued to pull back and shoot at the trees that were stationed behind the target instead, and even at that distance she was hitting the same spots repeatedly.
He observed the way her muscled twitched under her skin every time she pulled back the string. How her chest would rise and fall, as she calmly inhaled a small amount of oxygen. Her deep blue orbs would briefly harden as she focused her aim. How her usually cheerful face would become serious as she concentrated on her target, blocking everything out.
The orange rays of the sun softly kissed her form, as a small breeze gently blew her hair around her. By now small beads of sweat were dancing along the surface of her skin-- She fired, and some trickles of sweat would bounce off, as if replied by the force, causing the air around her to sparkle and shine.
For some reason he was having troubling getting enough oxygen into his lungs, for he suddenly stopped breathing. His body felt hot, and his own muscles started to twitch. Reaching up to his pounding heart, he also realized that his face was flushed with color.
Looking at his surrounding, he cursed his carelessness, for it seems he somehow floated too close to her, and his body was reacting to her pure soul again…
Yes… that had to be the reason…
Pai was sitting in a tree, observing the human. She was casually sweeping the walkway, like she always does. It was starting to get dark, and it seems that several large groups of people arriving at the shrine prevented her from doing her usual cleaning--
He paused his thoughts and blinked as something wet dripped onto his nose. Looking up, he could only sigh as he spotted dark clouds looming over the area, before a loud thunderous sound entered his ears.
"It's starting to rain…" He heard the woman give a sigh as well, and stared into the sky.
Standing up from his perch near the top of the tree, he jumped to the ground, shielding himself better from the water that was sure to fall soon. Yet he watched curiously as the woman just continued to stand there, and look into the cloudy sky. Even as the rain started to trickle onto her form, all she did was turn her focus onto the ground.
As the rain started to pick up speed, he began to question what she was doing--
"It was raining that day too…" She whispered underneath the pounding of the water, yet with his long ears he was able to hear her.
Shaking her head, she quickly ran towards the several different buildings that were scattered around the grounds. After closing their windows and doors, locking them up for the day, she ran to her secluded house to get away from the rain.
Just as she was about to walk into her human built home, she stopped and turned to look over her shoulder, at the large tree within the grounds. She smiled to herself, before the sound of a soft sneeze fell into his ears.
"I'll have to double my work tomorrow, since I wasn't able to do them today…" She talked to herself while trying to ring out any excess water from her long raven hair.
Her body shook as she gave another sneeze. She laughed, some how finding it funny, and she stepped into her warm house to dry off…
The very next day Pai watched as she stepped out of her house at her usual time, and all seemed normal for her-- yet he knew the moment he saw her, that something was different.
"Her skin tone is a few shades lighter…" He wasn't sure what the cause was, but he made sure to record it into the data later.
She gave a slight hum as she notched her arrow into her bow and--
"Ahchoo~!" She suddenly sneezed. Her bow moved off target from the jerking motion, and her fingers released, causing her to miss her intended spot by several feet.
This surprised him, causing him to raise a single eyebrow in question. Yet she just laughed at the whole thing, finding it funny, before notching another arrow and shooting it, this time without problems and hitting her target.
"Interesting…" He hummed to himself, as he heard another sneeze being released in the foreground by the unfazed woman. "Very interesting…"
The woman sniffled as she began to sweep the sidewalk, ridding it of any leaves. Hurrying her pace she finished the job, before leaving the broom to finish later, while she ran to the storage to complete her duties there.
Pai watched as she scurried into one building then the other, carrying boxes and things in a faster pace then she normally would do things. Every so often she would sneeze as she entered a rather dusty building, and even when she was carrying the crates, making her body wobble from the sudden jerking motion.
She sighed, before reaching up and wiping the sweat away from her brow with the back of her hand.
The quick shifting seemed to ware her down though out the day, but even so she never once stopped her fast pace cleaning. She went from one building to the next, trying to make up for the lost time she was unable to finish yesterday, and she didn't stop until the sun had long since set.
The cool night air brushed across his exposed flesh, yet he paid it no mind. Instead he was more interested in the woman-- watching her shiver slightly from the same air touching her own slightly wet and pale skin.
As she closed the buildings for the night, finally finished, he watched her give a sigh of relief as she entered her house-- but not before giving one last sneeze…
As Pai sat on his usual spot in the trees, he began to wonder where the female was. The sun was already in the sky, and she has yet to come out of the house to start her practice.
"She's late…" He whispered under his breath. This has never happened before, and it was starting to worry him--
He immediately stopped that thought and almost snorted at what just crossed his mind. Don't know what came over him to think that, but it was obviously some kind of mistake-- He wasn't worried about the human female at all-- If anything he was happy, for this was another shift in her regular routine that he could put in the data records.
"Finally." He hummed to himself when he spotted the door to the house slowly open.
Stepping outside, she gave a small hiss and raised her hand, shielding her eyes from the sun's rays.
"Her face is flushed." He quickly noticed that her cheeks were red with color.
Is this what the humans call, 'Sunburn'? It was rather interesting. Not only that but she was still several shades paler in color then her normal skin tone-- Does sunburn do that too? From what he read in human books, he doesn't think so…
She coughed weakly, placing the back of her long sleeve over her mouth. Shifting for a second, she strolled over towards the storage building, and unlocked it. Once she retrieved her broom she began to sweep the walkway, ridding it from any leaves.
She's not going to practice her shooting? Yet another thing to add to the data.
He watched with interest as her movements where not very organized or smooth. She wobbled around the area from time to time when walking, and whenever she sneezed she almost lost her balance completely, falling, and stumbled around before being able to stand solidly.
She groaned, walking over to the storage building again for the hundredth time that day, she was dragging her feet across the ground, as if they weighed several tons. She has been forgetting things and having to go back repeatedly to retrieve whatever she forgot while there before.
Raising her arm she placed the back of her hand onto her forehead and she sighed tiredly. She hasn't even done half her chores yet, and she was already tired? The female had a rather large amount of stamina in his opinion… for a human. So this surprised him, yet he continued to watch her.
She stumbled slightly as she coughed into the back of her sleeve, before going into the building. Retrieving a large ladder, she gently placed it against the same building and opened it up. He watched curiously as she started to climb the metal object to reach the roof, some building materials in her hand to patch up the old building.
This was rather strange in his opinion, for she was just at the other side of the grounds, cleaning up the shooting area-- Why did she suddenly start this job when she wasn't even finished with that chore yet?
As the woman pounded the hammer onto the top of the building, repairing the patchy roof. She then started to cough, but slowly the weak sound got louder and more violent, forcing her to put down the tools. She stood up to catch her breath, as she coughed into her sleeve. The unstoppable fits of coughs wouldn't let up and she wobbled.
Once they finally stopped she groaned in discomfort, placing her hand onto her flushed face. She stumbled forward, before swaying back the other way. Her blue orbs rolled into the back of her head and her knees gave out, causing her to fall backwards, and off the roof.
His eyes widened as he watched her body slowly come closer and closer to the ground. His body moved on its own and he appeared below her, catching her in mid-air. Slowly he floated towards the ground, and sighed once his feet touched the earth below.
He shifted the girl that was laying across his arms, unsure of why he did what he did.
"Her body temperature is several degrees higher then average." He quickly noticed, looking down at her flushed face. Maybe this wasn't sunburn after all? "Is this what the humans refer to as: 'A cold'?" So she was sick? And still working…? "Hmm." She was tougher then he gave her credit for…
Gently he placed the human female closer to his chest, allowing her flushed face to rest near his neck, as he floated into the air and glided towards her bedroom window. Rising his leg he placed his foot onto her open windowsill, and stepped into her room.
Though he already knew this, he was happy to find her room was covered in a natural and slightly dark color, so it did not hurt his eyes when looking around.
Finding her sleeping area, he gently placed her down on the human made bed. Looking down upon her uneasy form, he watched as her chest heaved in and out, as her breathing became slightly ragged. Her flushed face became redder, and she was perspiring.
Reaching out he brushed away some of the hair that was in her face, and he hummed to himself, a rare smile adoring his own features.
"Interesting…" He couldn't help but stare at her weakened state, finding it intriguing to look at…
Kagome gave a small gasp in surprise and shot out of her bed in fright, causing the covers on her to fall to the floor. Looking around, she was left dumbfounded as to why it was already dark out, and she was in her room. Wasn't she on the storage building?
The last thing she remembered was coughing a lot, and feeling very dizzy…
"Hmm?" Reaching up she touched her forehead and raised an eyebrow she felt something gently stuck there. After peeling it off, she saw that it was a cold patch-- Used to keep you cool when you are sick.
She smiled to herself as she looked at it for several moments, then glanced around to try and see if she could spot the person kind enough to do this for her. Yet was disappointed when she didn't see anyone.
She knew she was sick this morning, so could only blame herself for her own carelessness, for working on the shrine in her condition-- But after getting some rest she felt much better.
Yet as she looked around, she spotted a bowl of apples on her nightstand, and she tilted her head, wondering why they were there--
"An apple a day keeps the doctor away… Or so they say." Pai leaned back in his tree, watching her through the window. A yellow human book was held within his hand and the title read:
How to cure the common cold, For Dummies.
Pai was watching the human female, like he always seemed to be doing. Gathering this needed data has taken up much of his life now, there wasn't a moment that goes by that he isn't inside of these strange shrine grounds. It's gotten to the point where the others have questioned where he's been, and he just tells his comrades the truth, that he is doing research.
It has been a several months since he has first found the interesting human, but it didn't necessary feel that way to him for some reason. She amuses him day after day, even if she doesn't mean to. As he watches her, hours seem to swiftly flow by him as if they were mere minutes as he tracks her every movement, every breath, every twitch of her muscles. Going as far as to notice how she would pause in her work when a breeze would blow by, lift her head up smile to herself, the wind gently moving her long hair around her.
And he always made sure to put it to memory, recording it for later.
Today, she was relaxed, and has been doing light work, mostly looking after the plants. She was doing the one chore that she seemed to do more then the rest, sweeping. This fact caused him to sigh, his lids halfway closing as he watched her all-to familiar movements of how she would softly dance the broom across the stone pathway--
"So this is where you been?" The sudden voice caused him to jump into the air in surprise, floating above his favorite branch he was just laying in.
"Kisshu!" He called out in slight shock. Instinctively he glanced over his shoulder at the female, before looking back towards him. Good, he hasn't seen her-- "What are you doing here…?" He asked calmly, while slowly floating around him, till his taller form obstructed his comrade's vision of the human.
"Oh, just seeing what you have been doing all this time…" Kisshu looked up at him, floating in the air as well. He placed his hands behind his head in a board fashion. "We were fighting the Mew Mews--"
"You lost again, I assume?"
"We might have won if you were there." He added, and glared at him-- Tilting his body slightly he tried to peer behind him. "What have you been doing that was so important you couldn't fight with us?"
"I told you." He quickly got back in front of him, obstructing his vision. This motion caused him to look up at him curiously. "I am collecting data."
"I see…" Slowly he tried to lean in the other direction this time. When Pai got in the way yet again, this caused some warning singles to fall onto Kisshu's mind-- He knew something was up. "What are you doing?"
"What are you doing?" He replied, trying to confuse him, but it didn't work--
"You're hiding something." His golden eyes hardened at him, questioning his strange behavior. Kisshu tried to bypass him to see what he was blocking, by flying above him, but he quickly got between him and the female, causing him to growl at him in warning. "You are hiding something! What is it?" He floated towards him, his face close to his in a threatening way, causing him to slowly glide backwards, uncomfortable.
"I'm not concealing anything from you--" He responded.
"Then you wouldn't mind if I just sneak a peak!" Moving faster then he anticipated, his swift friend zoomed past his form in a blur, and he cursed underneath his breath for his carelessness-- "This is--!!" The moment Kisshu spotted the female his already large smile grew in size, fangs hanging over his lower lip, his ears twitching in excitement, and a dark gleam was in his eyes. "This is all from one human!?" He quickly whipped his head around to look towards him, his golden orbs dilating.
"Yes…" He replied rather dryly.
"Why didn't you tell us about this before?!" His happy mood turned a little sour as he pointed towards the female. "You know what that is?! You know what that means?! We could win--"
"I know!" He interrupted him, getting in his face and growling. This surprised Kisshu slightly and he instantly stopped his small rant. It was rare that he would get angry about anything--
"Yet you failed to mention any of this to us."
"I told you I was gathering data about her!" He replied, huffing and backing away from him.
"That's just like you." Kisshu growled and crossed his arms over his chest. "It doesn't matter now I suppose." Turning back towards the woman his anger disappeared and was replaced by joy once more. "You've gotten enough information on her yet?"
"Not really…" He replied halfheartedly.
"Well, all we really need to know is if she cause us any trouble when stealing her spirit?" He questioned, glancing him at him out of the corner of his eyes. "It is a rather strong energy, wouldn't want it to backfire…" He mumbled mostly to himself, placing his hand underneath his chin in thought.
"…" He looked at the woman who was happily sweeping the stone walkway without a care in the world. She had no idea they were just a few feet away, discussing her death, more or less-- A sudden pain hit his chest, but he ignored it and sighed. "I doubt it." He finally answered, glancing towards his comrade.
"Alright then!" He jumped into the air and did a flip in joy. "Let's go get her spirit then!" He gave a pleased laugh, before flying forward--
"Wait!" Pai found himself suddenly calling to him, and his hand shot forward, grabbing his upper arm, successfully stopping him.
"…?" Kisshu turned and looked at him with a confused expression on his face.
"…" He slowly let go of his arm and looked away, before glancing at the woman once more-- What was he saying? Why did he stop him?
"Oh! I get it!" Kisshu quickly exclaimed getting close to his face and laughing. "You want to do it!" He placed his hands behind his head in realization, smiling. "Well, I don't see why I can't let you take it-- You were the one who found her first!" He hummed. "If you want to be the one to take it, then go ahead." Slowly he floated out of the way and flashed him an amused smile.
"…" He looked at him, before glancing at the female once again.
"I'll make sure to mention it to Deep Blue when we get back." Kisshu cheered, slapping him on the back in congratulations. At the mention of their leader's name, his chest swelled up with warmth and he sighed, happy with the fact that Deep Blue might praise him for his hard work.
"Thanks." He replied, a small smile on his face.
"Just go get it, so we can leave already and kill these humans."
"Right." He nodded, before slowly floating towards his target, his eyes locking onto the unsuspecting female.
He silently approached her, his feet touching the ground behind her, just two feet away. He was so close now, but he was slightly relieved to find his body wasn't reacting to her strong energy anymore. That was good, it should make things easier--
"I see you finally decided to show yourself to me." She stopped her sweeping and his eyes widened in surprise when she turned around, smiling at him. It seems that using a sneak attack and catching her by surprise is out of the question…
"You knew I was here?" He asked, curious.
"Of course." She gave a small laugh, as if finding it funny in her own way and leaned against her broom. "I knew the whole time something was watching me." She confessed. "You're not a demon." She stated, and tilted her head to the side. Demon? He repeated in his mind. Those creatures from the human books? Why would she think he was one of those? "What are you?" She innocently asked.
"I am part of a race called Cyniclons." She was kind enough to answer his question, so he believed it was only right to answer hers.
"I see…" She whispered, then looked at the ground for a moment. A saddened look overtook her features and she nibbled on her lower lip-- a bad habit of hers. "Is there a reason you have been staying at my shrine for so long, Mr. Cyniclon?" She asked, looking back up at him.
"There is something I need from you." He looked down at her with a blank expression, testing her reaction.
"I thought so…" Her mumbled reply surprised him slightly.
"You knew?" He raised an eyebrow at her.
"Tell me, what is it that you need from me?" Her only reply was another question.
"You're spirit energy." His expression turned serious, and his eyes hardened at her. Slowly his raised his right hand, with his open palm facing her he was going to extract what he has been waiting for--
"If that will help you, then please, take it." Removing one hand from her broom, she placed it over her chest and smiled kindly at him.
"…!!" His eyes widened slightly in surprise and his open hand twitched. What? Her words shocked him greatly, and he mentally shook his head. "You're going to give it to me, just like that? Why?!" He couldn't help but question.
"I might have just met you, but you don't seem like such a bad person." She sighed. "You've been watching me for such a long time, and you are the one of your kind I have seen so far." That same saddened look returned to her face and she nibbled on her lower lip. "Your race must be in dire need of my power-- or maybe there are just a few of your kind left. I'm not sure why exactly you need my energy but if it were willing to watching me for so long you must need it desperately." Looking back up at him she smiled once again. "I will do anything I can to help you and your kind, after all, you must be suffering far greater then I am, and need it more then me."
"…" This human just said she would sacrifice herself for a person that isn't even her kind, and she barely knows… That can't be right. Humans were selfish, dishonorable, conceited, destroyers! They cared for no one but themselves--
"You're really nice, and know you wouldn't do anything bad with it." This human was such a fool-- He was going to use it to wipe her entire race from this planet!! Stupid female-- "After all, you helped me when I was sick, didn't you?" Her smile brightened, causing his chest to constrict at the sight.
"…" His eyes widened as he stared into her deep blue orbs. Raising his free hand he placed it over his suddenly heated face. His heart started to quicken, and he felt his body aching at the slight of seeing her happy expression. Damn! His body must be reacting to her pure energy again! He cursed underneath his breath. Why is it suddenly reacting now?
"You're face is red." His lungs ceased moving, for his was unable to retain any oxygen once he felt her warm and soft hands gently cup both sides of his flushed cheeks. "Are you getting sick?!" She questioned worriedly. "We should get you inside at once if you are."
"…" And she even is concerned over his well being… and here he is… going to empty out her spirit and kill her…
His open hand, that was ready to extract her energy at any time, twitched.
Humans were monsters. Humans were destroyers of their once beautiful plant. Humans were selfish. Humans were evil and greedy-- Yet this one… He found no such things with her, and he finally realized that he could watch her and gather all the data he wanted for several lifetimes… but he wouldn't fine a single thing…
Slowly he lowered his hand, and it laid limply by his side in defeat as his eyes fogged over, staring at the ground. He couldn't do it… He just… couldn't…
"Are you okay?" She asked, her tone revealing her worry for him, even now.
"No." He slowly shook his head and closed his eyes. "I'm not well." He reached up and placed his hand over his rapidly thrashing heart, as a warm feeling started to spread though his veins.
"…" She reached up and placed her own hand over his, with a saddened look in her eyes. "Will my energy make you feel better?" She asked. "Is that why you and your kind need it?"
Guilt hit him hard at her words, and he turned his head away, unable to look into her dark blue depths--
"If you won't take it, I will!" A familiar voice rang into his ears, causing him to whip his head back up to look directly at Kisshu, who was staring at them with a smile on his face. "Now please--" Raising his right hand he faced his palm towards her. "Stay still, it will make things go a lot faster." He grinned, a fang poking over his lower lip.
"…" Slowly she turned to face Kisshu, and lowered her hands. Taking a deep breath she prepared herself for what was to happen next without fighting back. She really is a fool… Doesn't she know what that will do to her?!
"What was wrong Pai? It was taking you way too long to extract her energy and all you were doing was standing there--" He huffed and looked at him in disappointment. "Here is how you are suppose to do it!"
"No!" Pai's eyes widened when he watched her body started to glow purple, and she gave a soft groan in discomfort. He watched as she started to float a few feet in to the air, and he was unable to do anything--
A pained feeling hit him in the gut, as his heart sank into his stomach and his mouth felt dry, watching helplessly. Yet Kisshu just gave a pleased laugh as he watched the girl yell in pain, before a bright white orb slowly started to rise from within her chest. Once the unusually large orb was completely removed from her body, the purple aura around her dimmed, disappearing. Her eyes rolled into the back of her head and she fell onto the dirt floor, her lifeless body hitting with a sickening thud.
"Kagome!" For the first time he called her name, and rushed to her side.
As his knees hit the ground, he wasted no time in gently sitting the frail female up, looking at her pale face. His whole body felt numb as he stared at the woman in his arms, his mind blank. One of his arms were behind her shoulders, holding her up, and he used his free hand to gently touch her deadly cold cheek, any warmth from her body was gone-- Stolen away…
"Wow!!" Kisshu called out in disbelief. "Look at this thing Pai! It's as big as my head!! We'll defeat those Mew Mews for sure if we use this!" This seemed to excite him and the smaller male did a flip in the air, cheering.
"…" When his words fell into his ears, a new feeling boiled within his body, as a fiery rage started to fill his chest, heating his veins. Gently he placed her back down on the floor and stood up. His eyes hardened at his comrade, who was looking at him with a confused expression.
"What's wrong with you Pai? Aren't you happy we will finally get rid of these humans?"
Extending his hand, his fan appeared in it, causing Kisshu to look at him strangely. He growled as the heated feeling in his chest flared.
"Return it." He ordered. His voice icy cold.
"What?" Kisshu paused, and stared at him as if he grew a new head. "What do you mean, 'return it'? You must be joking, right? You know what this power will do once we--"
"I will make you return it!" His grip on his weapon tightened until his knuckles turned white, raising it into the air for the first strike.
"This is treason against Deep Blue-- Against us all!!!" Kisshu yelled out, quickly realizing that he was serious.
"I don't care about that…" He whispered under his breath. He didn't care about Deep Blue. He didn't care about the data or his mission. At that moment he didn't even care about his own life…
All he cared about was the pure and kind human laying on the dirt floor. And he will do everything in his power to return her, even if it means going against Deep Blue's orders…
Kagome felt cold, as it was strange, for she was also floating in the air. Did something go wrong, and now she is trapped in this unknown place? She was surrounded by darkness everywhere she turned, and she felt alone. She curled into a ball, hugging herself, and wishing she knew where she was. What was going on? Where is the shine? Where is everyone?
A soft light suddenly appeared below her, and she looked down. Soon the small area of white grew, and she had to shield her eyes from the bright light. As she did so, the warm rays touched her skin, soothing her, and she sighed. She felt herself slowly succumb to the light, before she was shrouded in darkness yet again…
When she felt herself regain consciousness, she wondered if it was all a dream. What was that place--?
Slowly she fluttered her eye lids open, greeting the world with her blue orbs. Looking up at a familiar ceiling, she frowned slightly, before glancing around the rest of her room. Her gaze soon landed on someone that was sitting on the other side, on the floor.
"Mr. Cyniclon…" She whispered, and gently sat up to get a better view of him, her blanket falling off her body. His head snapped up at her voice, and he swiftly got to his feet, appearing by her side. "You're hurt!" She gasped in realization, bringing one hand over her mouth in shock and another onto his arm. He was covered in cuts, his body was smothered in dirt, and his clothes were torn to shreds, barely hanging on his body.
"My damage is minimal." He replied, and looked down at the hand that was gently touching his arm. Reaching out he softly grabbed it and held it within his own large and bruised hand. "You should be more concerned about your own wellbeing." He told her. "How are you feeling?" He asked. "Any memory loss? Trauma? Chills or pain?"
"I feel fine…" She tilted her head, wondering why she wouldn't be--
"…" He gave a deep sigh in relief, and placed her hand down onto her lap. "Kagome." He called her name, and even though his tone sounded serious, she couldn't stop her cheeks from heating up, by the way her name rolled off his tongue so smoothly. "My people and I don't need your spirit anymore." He told her plainly. "So don't give it out to anyone else like that without a fight… alright?"
"I see…" She looked at the ground, realizing what he meant. They wanted more then just a little bit of her energy-- They wanted all of it… So that's what happened--
"I retrieved more apples for you." His words caused her to look at where he was motioning towards, and she saw a bowl of apples sitting on her nightstand. "That should keep the doctor away for quite some time, so you could feel better." His voice was so serious when he said it, that she couldn't help but laugh. As she giggled, she placed her hands over her lips to try and stop, but she couldn't. "You find my concern for you amusing?" He tilted his head at her, wondering why she was laughing.
"No, of course not." She shook her head, her laughter finally subsiding and she sighed. "That was very thoughtful. Thank you, Mr. Cyniclon…" Her expression softened towards him and she smiled. "For everything.
"…" He turned his head away, a new splash of red spreading across his nose. "Pai…" He mumbled under his breath.
"Hmm?" She tilted her head at him and hummed. Is he hungry or something? She wasn't sure if she had any pie in the kitchen--
"That's my name." He finally answered for her, and turned to look back into her blue orbs.
"Oh!" She exclaimed, before laughing into her hand once more, finding it funny. "You have a very unique name."
"Well…" He turned his head away from her once more and looked out of her window. "I must leave now." He told her.
"You're leaving?" This saddened her slightly and she nibbled on her lower lip.
"Yes." He nodded. "My data gathering is over, and I must return to the others. They promised not to release any information about you to Deep Blue, so you should be safe--" Deep Blue? Who's that? She couldn't help but wonder. "Here--" A brightly colored fan suddenly appeared in his hand, and he softly placed it on her nightstand, next to her apples. "If someone should come after you again, use this to defend yourself. It will keep you safe." He seemed rather sure of himself about it, before he stepped back from her and turned around.
"…" As she watched him head for her window, she quickly reached up and grabbed his wrist before he could leave. "Wait." He stopped and looked at her over his shoulder at her, inclining his head to show that he was listening. "I…" She nibbled on her lower lip for a moment before looking at the ground. "I do not want the fan." Reaching out she took his gift, and placed it into his hand. A pained expression overtook his features, hurt. "Why would I want this fan, when you have done such a good job protecting me so far?" She tilted her head, and smiled up at him. She gave a small laugh when she spotted the color of red spreading so far across his face that it stretched over his long ears. She softly placed both her hands around his larger one, and looked up at him pleadingly. "Won't you stay?"
"…" He looked down at the ground.
"Please Pai…?" She felt his body tense underneath her hand and she raised an eyebrow, watching as his face flushed with an even darker shade of red. "Pretty please with a cherry on top?" She added to her begging.
"Ugh." He turned his head away, and a frown appeared on his face. "Don't mention her name in my presence." He paled slightly and seemed in pain at the thought--
"What… Cherry?" He flinched again, causing her to laugh.
"…" He sighed, before looking back towards the window. "Even now I still find your actions to be quite confusing to me." He mumbled under his breath, causing her laughter to stop for a moment. "I would like to stay--" He confessed, his cheeks turning pink in color. "If only to gather more data, of course."
"Of course." His words caused a warm feeling to bubble in her chest and she smiled brightly at him. Maybe now, she won't feel so lonely?
Yet she couldn't help but wonder-- Who was Cherry…?
Kagome was gently sweeping the pathway, which seemed to be the only thing she could do at the moment--
"I told you not to do such strenuous activities in your condition." His familiar voice called to her from behind, causing her to smile to herself.
"Oh yes. Sweeping is so~ tiring." She could practically taste her own sarcasm. "It's not that big of a deal, Pai."
"Of course it is. If you're not careful you could injure yourself and--"
"Yes, yes." She sighed. Now he is going to take away the only thing left for her?! Sweeping!? "What else can I do? Sit at the house and watch T.V, doing nothing!"
"Well, yes." He replied. "That would make me happy…"
"That's boring!" She rolled her eyes. "Heaven forbid I actually do some work around here and wash the laundry! Who knows, I might actually break a nail--"
"You were doing the laundry!?" His voice held slight anger, causing her to pause in her sweeping and fidget nervously. She cursed under her breath at her own slip up.
"O-of course not!" She stuttered slightly. "I would never go against you--"
"So you were doing laundry!"
"…!" She huffed, giving up on trying to play innocent. "What else do you expect me to do while you're gone?" She sighed.
"Kagome, you know I'm just concerned about you." He gently floated around her form, standing before her. "Don't be upset." Reaching out he gently cupped her chin and lifted her head so he could stare into her eyes.
"I know." She whispered and looked to the side. "I know." She repeated. Looking at the ground she continued her sweeping at a slower pace. "So tell me…" She tried to change the subject. "How was work?" She smiled to herself.
"I told you before, my missions and the time I spend with Deep Blue and my comrades is not the same thing as a human job." He replied.
"Hmm, well, what would it be called then? Your so called 'not-a-job'." She hummed to herself. "Let me try and break it down: It is a place where you work hard, taking orders from your boss. You leave your home to go there. And spend more time there then you do with me on some occasions-- I would say that is called a Job."
"…" He gave a small laugh, a rare smile on his face. "Since you put it like that, I suppose you are correct in that assumption."
She gave a small laugh, but the familiar feeling of his cold hand gently caressing her cheek caused her to pause. She leaned into his touch and smiled as he ran his fingers through her hair. Seeing him lean down, a soft expression on his face, her heart skipped a beat, before thumping loudly into her ears.
"Do you miss me while I'm gone…?" He asked while his lips were mere inches from hers.
"A little." She confessed, feeling a small rush of blood go across her nose.
"I see…" His lips curved into a small smile as he started down into her blue pools. "Then I'll make sure to come back sooner, so you won't be so lonely."
"Thank you." She whispered under her breath. Her broom fell onto the floor, forgotten, as she reached up and placed her hands onto both of his cheeks, her chest feeling warmed by his words--
"I knew you were up to no good alien!! Release that innocent woman!" An angry voice called behind her, making her jump in surprise by the sudden interruption.
"Mew Mews." Pai growled, before quickly calling his fan and getting between her and the strangely dressed females-- She paused in her thoughts when she noticed that they, along with the two males with them, seemed oddly familiar.
"When we spotted your energy on the radar at this shrine for several months, we knew you were up to no good." The male with blond hair said. "Last time we came here, we didn't see anything suspicious, but we finally caught you in the act!"
So that's where she knew them from-- They visited before, asking many questions about her and the shrine. She didn't pay much attention to it, thinking they were just regular visitors, but now she realized she should have known better.
"I can't believe you would try and steal this nice lady's energy, Pai!" The girl with the pink outfit spoke up-- If her memory serves her correctly her name was Ichigo. "Release her!" She yelled, pulling out a heart shaped object with a bell in the middle.
"Be careful Mew Ichigo. It might be best if we remove the young woman away from him before we do anything to harm her." Akasaka gave them some advice, looking directly at her.
"I won't let you touch her!" Pai was obviously upset, and he got directly in front of her. He raised his fan, ready to fight.
"…" Looking at Pai's back worriedly, she placed her hand onto her chest, nibbling on her lower lip.
The girls quickly got into position and jumped into the air. Their movements where fast as they surrounded them. Several of them wasted no time in starting a hand to hand fight, out numbering him and slowly causing him to drift away from her without him realizing it-- She gave a small scream in surprise when she felt hands grab her by the arm and started to pull her away.
As she started to struggle against Ryo's grip and he looked at her surprised, wondering why she was fighting him when he was trying to help--
Pai quickly responded to her yell and appeared beside her, swiping at Ryo with his fan, successfully causing him to let go and jump back, dodging the attack-- Suddenly a bright light came from the side, and the next thing she knew, Pai screamed in pain and stumbled. His body was covered in scraps, and he was breathing heavily from the strong attack, yet he still got in front of her, weapon out.
Ichigo landed, and raised her weapon, preparing to attack him again--
"Stop!!" She yelled out in fear, and as fast as she could, she got between the pink dressed girl and Pai, her arms stretched out to their full extent, defending him. "Please stop! Don't hurt him!!" She pleaded, causing both sides to pause in their assault, the Mew Mews looking at her strangely. Her eyes begin to sting slightly, for this reminded her much of her past, but she pushed it aside, as her heart started to thump loudly in her ears. "Please! Pai's not--…" She paused as she suddenly felt lightheaded and stumbled, placing her hand onto her stomach. Her knees buckled, giving way under her unsteady weight, but instead of feeling the dirt covered ground, she was cradled into familiar strong arms.
"Kagome!" Pai called to her as he gently held her. Feeling him gently trail his cold hand down the side of her flushed face she smiled. "I told you not to exert yourself!"
"I'm-- I'm alright…" She sighed, and closed her eyes, feeling exhausted.
Pai sighed as he watched her gently rest in his arms, glad that she was only tired, and not seriously injured.
"Put the human down, you alien!" Ichigo raised her weapon in warning.
"Wait, Mew Ichigo." Ryo spoke up, and placed his hand out in front of her to stop her. "They are acting rather strange… Don't you think?" He questioned mostly to himself, but Akasaka nodded, agreeing with him.
"What do you mean?" The girl lowered her weapon and looked back and forth between Ryo and Pai, before staring at the woman resting in his arms.
"She protected Pai." He stated. "And just look at them…" He motioned towards them with his head, causing the pink haired girl to glace at them once more.
Pai was gently holding her to him, cupping her cheek softly with a worried look in his eyes. Reaching down he rubbed her stomach and sighed, his ears dropping slightly.
"Now that you mention it…" The girl mumbled under her breath as she continued to watch Pai's odd actions towards Kagome. "I've never seen Pai like this before."
"You remember the last time we came here?" Ryo asked her, crossing his arms over his chest.
"Several months ago, when the alien energy first began to become suspicious?" She tried to recall her memory, her black cat ears twitched as she tried to think back.
"Notice anything different?" Ryo motioned towards the two yet again, causing her to tilt her head as she looked at them with her large pink orbs.
"Hmm… I don't think she was…--!!" Her eyes grew three times in size and she gasped, placing her hands over her mouth in shock, her cheeks flushing red.
"Now that you understand." Pai spoke, gently lifting Kagome into his arms and standing up. "Please leave us in peace. You have put enough stress on her already."
"I'm sorry." Ichigo apologized, her ears pressed against her skull in guilt. "We never would have thought that you were--"
"If you are truly sorry, then leave." Was his only reply, before he turned his back on them, and gently floated into the air.
As he carried Kagome within his arms he slowly arrived at her bedroom window. Raising his leg he placed his foot onto the windowsill, stepping inside. Once his feet touched the carpet, he turned and placed her down onto her soft human made bed.
"And I thought I was too heavy for you to lift…" He heard her hushed words, and they caused a rare smile to appear on his face.
"I'm stronger then I appear." He brushed away some strands of hair from her face, staring into her blue orbs. "You are light as a feather."
"Even though I'm so fat?" She tilted her head slightly, and reached up to cup his cheek.
"Your body mass is not heavy." He replied. "The only real fat cells you have gained in your condition are in your chest region." He spoke truthfully.
"Pervert." She blushed slightly, and he just gave a small chuckle.
"How are you feeling?" The low tone in his voice gave away his concern for her.
"I'm fine." Slowly, he lowered his hand and placed it over her enlarged stomach. "We are both fine." She smiled, placing her hand over top of his, as he started to rub soothing circles over it.
Suddenly a powerful force smacked against his palm. The motion caused a swelling of warmth to flood his chest and he smiled.
"I see he has your fiery spirit." He spoke up, causing her to huff out in objection.
"That might be all well in good, but it hurts sometimes." She confessed.
"Really?" He tilted his head and looked down at her stomach. "That sounds rather fascinating. Maybe there is a way for me to gather data about what you are going through, it might help you--"
"Oh yes." She rolled her eyes at him. "And you will be finished with your 'data' long after it's already over. It won't be of any use to me then." She sighed. "Maybe next time this happens you will have to just put up with all this hassle instead of me, Hmm?" She suggested with a joking laugh. "How about you carry around an extract thirty pounds of muscle kicking at you every hour while resting on your bladder."
"The only known species I have heard that does that is Earth's seahorses…" He hummed. "Can other human males do that as well?" He questioned mostly to himself. Yet she couldn't help but laugh.
"Oh yeah. You can just carry around a baby instead, and see how it feels. You will gather real first-hand data then."
"I'll have to look further into this." He obviously didn't realize she was pulling his leg, and she laughed.
After a few seconds of laughing she paused and looked up at him. As she watched him think deeply, his hand under her chin as he looked out the window, a familiar urge hit her and she growled. Reaching out she grabbed his slightly tattered shirt and pulled him to her. Brushing her lips roughly against his, she purred in satisfaction.
"How about we get started on our second one right now…?" She suggested.
"Kagome, you know that is humanly impossible." Yet the idea didn't stop the small spots of red that dotted his cheeks.
"That's not stopping us from trying…" She smirked. "Besides… You're not technically human."
"I don't want to hurt you." He replied. "Though I can't really control you when you get like this."
"Who knows?" She shrugged. "Maybe if you gather more data, you might be able to some day…"
"That would take forever."
"Then you will just have to stay with me-- with us…" She smiled, placing her hand onto her bulging stomach.
Forever…
Fin~
Wow that took a while! I have a job now guys, if you didn't already know, so I might not be able to update as often as I use to, but I will try and write whenever I can.
Story note: There is no 'Cherry' Character in the real Mew Mews Manga/Anime. I made her up just because it was funny and just a random thought appeared in my head while I was writing. Like how they all had food names and such XD
For any confusion about the ending of the story: Pai still feels loyal to Deep Blue so he is still working for them, so it will not seem like a traitor to him or his people and/or so he won't hurt Kagome. Kisshu and Taruto know about it but haven't said anything, and he doesn't necessarily hate humans anymore. By the end of the story he doesn't want to kill them all anymore, and is more focused on trying to save his own people without harming the humans. Kind of like how the Anime ended with them all returning to their own planet with Mew Aqua to restore their own planet instead of messing with Earth anymore--
Strangely enough it thought really deeply into this for some reason, and I wanted to keep going with it, because I had so many ideas, but I couldn't because then it would be too long and would have to be a continuous an that is definitely not what I wanted.
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