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Yes yes, I know I said Thanksgiving weekend but my friend came back from college this weekend and I hadn't seen him in a while so I really wanted to hang out with him, which I did. Though, this update is fairly quick if you really think about it. Well, I thank everyone for the great reviews and I am sorry if I did not reply to yours but I have been really busy lately. Well, I hope you all enjoy the chapter! And I apologize in advance for any grammar errors. Enjoy!
Chapter 10
Good bye
Shiori let out a soft sigh as she exited her house, now being back in her original human form though demonic blood continued to course through her veins. It was a bit awkward knowing that she no longer was human but it was not as bad as she had first thought. Though, that was not what was important at the moment. What was important now was to buy some flu medication for Shuichi as he had a very high fever. Naomi was watching him at the moment as Kazuya went to work while Kurama had gone to school. Her son being the infamous bandit was still quite weird to her but she didn't really mind that much. After all, he was still her son no matter what.
"So you feeling any better, Shuichi?" Asked Naomi as she handed the sick boy some freshly brewed green tea which he gladly accepted.
Shuichi nodded as he sniffed a little while unwilled tears streamed down from reddened eyes. "A little. Thanks for watching me, oba-san." He lifted the cup up to his lips and took a long drink.
"No problem. Now, rest up if you want to be better by tomorrow." Ordered the emerald-eyed woman as she took the cup from him and placed it on the nightstand beside the bed.
He nodded as he his head back down on the pillow and shut his eyes, truly wanting for this virus to go away.
Naomi quietly exited the room, shutting the door softly behind her. A sigh left her as she headed for the kitchen. 'Poor kid. Getting the flu. Being sick is never fun.' Her head perked up upon hearing the door open and someone step inside the house. It was not Shiori as she had just stepped out a few minutes ago and she would not have come back so quickly. Naomi calmly walked towards the front door as she sensed little energy from this being meaning it was no threat. Her eyes narrowed upon seeing Kimiko standing there, "What are you doing he--!" Naomi eyes widened as suddenly a red light enveloped her entire body while Kimiko chanted something. Within seconds, the light vanished and Naomi felt awkward, weaker than she had been. It was then that she realized all of her spirit energy had been taken.
Kimiko smirked at her as she began advancing upon her prey, "Now dearest sister, how does it feel to be the weakest in our family?"
"I wouldn't know as you are still the weakling." Replied Naomi as she backed away until her back hit the kitchen counter, the tips of her fingers feeling a knife on the counter.
The smirk vanished, becoming a hateful scowl, "I'll make you respect me, you little whore. I'll kill you and--"
"Just shut the fuck up. Your voice is so irksome so just kill me already, that way I won't have to hear you anymore. You annoy everyone around you, you know? No wonder your husband's cheating on you. Like mother, like daughter I suppose." A startled gasp left her as suddenly two hands were firmly and tightly clutched around her throat.
Kimiko tightened her hold on her sister's neck, glaring hatefully at the older psychic, "I've always hated you, you bitch." An ear piercing scream suddenly escaped Kimiko as a knife was forcefully jabbed into her left breast causing her to release Naomi.
Naomi sprinted towards Shiori's bedroom, praying to Enma that she still had those protective wards around it. She shut the door and let out a sigh of relief until she heard a familiar coughing.
"Are you really willing to give up this child's life in exchange for you own? How selfish, Naomi."
Cursing under her breath, the woman rushed out of the room but before she had anytime to react, a shot was fired.
Kurama's head perked up. He suddenly had a feeling that something bad was about to happen and he for one knew that gut feelings were usually correct. He was currently in Psychology class and just having finished taking a major exam on the brain, being the first one finished. The redhead raised his hand, "Sensei, would it be alright if I were excused to go to the nurse's office as I feel ill."
The teacher looked up from the book he was reading and nodded. "Of course Minamino-san."
Calmly rising from his seat, Kurama left the room and shut the door before sprinting into a run as he hurriedly raced towards his house. The teen quickly rounded corners and avoided collisions with other people, not really caring if he bumped into someone as his main priority was to see if everyone was alright.
"Shuichi?"
Upon hearing that all too familiar voice, Kurama came to a halt and turned around only to see his mother standing a few feet away with a bag of groceries.
"What are you doing out of school?" Inquired Shiori as she strode over to her son.
"A bad feeling came over me in class, almost like a premonition that a bad event was about to occur and I feel that something has happened. At first, I had thought that something had happened to you but since you are here..."
Shiori's eyes widened as she caught on to what Kurama was saying, "Then something might have happened to Naomi or Shuichi..."
Kurama nodded. "Yes."
Without another word, the two bolted off in the direction of their home.
"Naomi! Shuichi." Shouted Shiori as she entered the house with Kurama close behind her, receiving no reply from either.
Emerald orbs widened as the scent of his aunt's blood reached his nostrils (as well as Kimiko's scent) causing him to glance at his mother who too had obviously picked up on the scent as she was already rushing towards its source (dropping the bags of groceries on the ground before running off). Kurama quickly followed.
A startled gasp left Shiori as she saw her sister's body laying in a puddle of her own crimson blood in the hallway. "Naomi!" Within seconds, Shiori was by her sister's side, lifting her out of the blood and onto her lap, "Naomi!"
A weak moan escaped Naomi as her eyes wearily fluttered open. She rolled her head to the side and smiled gently at Shiori, "Hey..."
"What on earth happened!"
"Kimiko... took my power.. shot me through the lung... took Shuichi..." Naomi began coughing heavily with blood coming up and pouring off the sides of lips, "Sorry I have to leave ya.. but... I can't see straight any more.. can barely breathe actually..." Her gaze shifted from her sister to the fox demon standing behind her and she smiled at him, "Kurama-kun.. watch her for me.."
The redhead nodded slightly as he stared down at the psychic, "Of course, Oba-san."
Naomi smiled at him before looking at her sister whose eyes were beginning to fill with tears. "Oh, stop it with the waterworks, Shiori. It's better I die than you.."
"No! You're not going to die!" Shouted Shiori frantically as the tears finally began to fall, "You're not..."
A soft laugh came from Naomi as she shook her head lightly. "Quit lying to yourself... You know I am.. Now.. Kimiko got hold of some chant that steals the powers from their victim and transfers it to the chanter so be careful of that.. Kick her ass for me, alright?"
Shiori nodded slightly as salty tears continued to drip down her pale face.
Naomi smiled gently as her eyes slowly shut close, "Thanks... Good bye... Shi-chan..." When that final syllable left her lips, the brunette's body became limp as she finally died.
"Naomi!" Shouted Shiori as more tears began to fall. She shook her sister's body several times, shouting her name, longing to hear her say everything will be fine, just wanting to see her kind smile again but she knew nothing like that would ever happen. Naomi was dead because of her. Yes, it was her fault. She choked back sobs as she clutched her sister's bloody corpse tightly to her chest, not realizing that her son was no longer within the house.
Kurama was furious. No, furious was nowhere near to describing his anger at the moment. That woman was going to pay dearly for killing Naomi and causing his mother so much unnecessary pain. Oh how he would enjoy ripping out her organs, one by one and seeing how long he could do that for without killing her.
Narrowed emerald-eyes were ablaze with rage as their owner followed the scent of his aunt's killer, now being in the Makai. No thoughts were in his head, all his actions being fulled by one instinct that was running over and over again in his mind and that was kill. This feeling was similar to that one fight with Gourmet after Gamemaster was killed (before being revived by Koenma). He wanted revenge for an unnecessary death as he did now except that this time it was personal.
Kimiko's disgusting scent was becoming stronger as he neared Kaori's castle. Carefully, the former thief entered through the breech in the barrier as he remembered it's exact location from when he had been here with Naomi the other day. Within seconds, Kurama stood before the front door. Upon seeing it open on its own, his eyes became narrowed even more as he cautiously stepped inside.
"Welcome to my humble abode, Youko Kurama. "
Kurama snorted softly at Kaori's booming voice that echoed throughout the building, "Foolish girl, do you truly believe I came here to play childish games with you? Just come out and face death or it will come to you."
"Oh but that shall not be necessary. If you look to your right, you shall see why you are under my control."
As Kurama turned his head in that direction, emerald widening upon seeing Shuichi being held at gun point by Kimiko. A murderous glare appeared on the fox's face as he reached towards his hair, fully intent on slicing the psychic to pieces with his rose whip.
"I wouldn't if I were you. You pull that rose, she pulls the trigger and would you really want to cause your wretched mother more pain with a loss of a son?"
Kurama growled as he lowered his hand.
"Good dog."
The redhead's face remained cold and hardened as he began to speak. "You truly are pathetic cowards, the worst kind of humans. You say demons are cruel beasts yet you yourself are no better than they, worse actually as some demons have do have some form of honor while you obviously have none." Emerald widened as their owner heard something shoot through the air. He quickly spun around, a dart filled with some sort of clear liquid hitting him in the chest just as he had turned around. He winced slightly at the brief pain, staring down at the dart for several seconds before glaring up at Kimiko, "Cowards.." Once that word left his lips, he fell onto the ground with the drug in the dart having taken affect almost instantaneously.
Kaori walked forth from the shadows, slowly approaching the unconscious redhead. "You know nothing of our kind as you have always been a monster. Oh how enjoyable it shall to torment you."
Yes, there will be Kurama torture next chapter! Hopefully I can make it fairly graphic.. I have been plotting on torturing Kurama in this fic for a while so yes.. hehehe... The next chapter will probably be a bit longer than this one but it might take me a week or two to update as I still have a fairly hectic schedule. Well, until next time please review! Ja ne!
