Disclaimer: I do not own Kaze no Stigma. Nor the Light Novel. I just found out. Kazuma is more crueler in the light novel than the anime. And Ayano is more short-tempered than the anime.

Lets go!!!!

Ayano and Ryuga both stared at the boy who just appeared infront of them. She began to walk towards him but slowly.

"Li Lonyue? Are you from China?", she asked staring down at him.

He smirked. A smirk of which she was pretty much familiar now. This boy, though he looked cute, seemed dangerous to her now.

He gently bend down and kissed her hand. Surprising her to a deeper shade of tomato red.

"I apologize but it was me who had send that e-mail to you. You see if I hadn't used Yagami Kazuma's name you wouldn't have come." He said in a apologetic way which would've melt anyone's heart.

Anyone except Ayano's. "Do you know him? Kazuma I mean." She asked her hand still in his.

He sighed and let go of her. "Oh yes. We were acquaintance once when he was still in training. Though I dare say that he would rarely like the fact that I am here."

"Then shouldn't be him and not me whom you wanted to meet?" She asked thoughtfully.

He looked behind her. "Who is he?"

Ayano looked behind at her son. She was tempted to lie to him. But later decided against it. She had a feeling that Li Lonyue would find out about him sooner than she lied.

"He's my son, Ryuga." She said in a low voice. Li raised his eyebrows. "I see." He smirked again and began to walk towards the boy.

"Konnichiwa Ryuga. You don't my calling you Ryu do you?" The five year old hesitated but shook his hand with a boy and smiled at the given nickname.

A bishonen. Ayano thought. But a manipulator all the same. He and Kazuma are alike.

Ryuga looked at Ayano and smiled. "I see the Kannagi miko-hime standing here all alone. You see no one has been gaurding this house eversince the assassination. So it was pretty a surprised news to see you come back here after a long time."

"I-Thank you." She stammered, blushing a bit. The bishonen new exactly what to say to please her. Still she was confused at one thing.

Why on earth was he here? But before she could ask him. He checked his watch. That was when Ayano noticed he was wearing a brown shirt with blue baggy jeans.

"I must go I have some work. The youma ofcourse was the last one here. Rarely anyone's ever visited the place. Sayonara Kannagi princess and little Ryu."

He vanished at once. Ayano and Ryuga stared at the place dumbfounded. Ayano had began to doubt whether he was still a trainer.

Kazuma was flying invisible and watching the roads, the people with their own problems, the little houses and the vast buildings.

He had to admire Tokyo everytime he saw it from this view. It was already dusk and the full moon was coming into view.

He landed on the roof of his hotel. Someone was already waiting for him there.

Kazuma saw him lying against the wall with his hands behind his head. He opened his eyes to look at him.

He had green eyes, just like his father Juugo.

"Oh. Kazuma. Long time no see cousin where have you gone?" He asked in a bored way. Not really wanting to know answers.

Kazuma smirked. "If I recall it's you sleeping on the roof of a hotel where I reside. So I can safely say that you were following me."

"And yet you are here all alone". He continued as though he didn't hear what Kazuma just said.

"I am sorry I did not bring your entertainment."

"It has been months since she settled. How is the child? Is she keeping him?"

Kazuma kicked a blue can. "Yeah, she is." His tone was a bit low.

The boy stood up and he faced him. He was a little short than him. His arms and shoulders were slender with hard bones. He too, like him, had dark hair.

"Well then I should visit her soon no? She would be most pleased to know that most of her relatives are still surviving if she ever became the next Head."

Kazuma already knew that the person who weilds the sacred treasure is nominated to be the next successor of the family. He glanced at the sky for some moment. "I do not know what is her true power. Or even if she is on par with us."

The boy didn't reply. Kazuma looked at his cousin for sometime before he asked.

"Are you sure you can't do it? Gru?"

The boy, Gru, shooked his head.

"No I can't. It is the most powerful magic in our domain. It seriously needs a skilled pratitioner without harming the victim."

Kazuma sighed and closed his eyes, "You're useless."

Gruu scratched the back of his head. "Maybe you should ask her. If what you said is true and she was trained to become one of the most powerful magic user."

"Her powers are limited." Kazuma crossed his arms. "She was a skilled magic user when she was a Contractor. I do not know whether she is powerful in fire magic."

Gruu nodded and made a thoughtful expression.

"Although." Kazuma looked behind at him smirking this time. Gruu knew that smirk very well. Had it been any other person the back of their hairs would have stood up, by watching such an expression.

"We can find that out can't we?"

At a museum

Ayano and Ryuga were walking behind Li Lonyue again. He had disappeared but re-appeared again with a small map in his hands.

They had left the Kannagi residence and were walking more into the heart of the Tokyo city. Ayano was beginning to think what kind of day it turned out to be.

First the unexpected welcome by a Youma then this young boy. He told Ayano that he was searching a lost treasure for his master.

According to him, his master had left the treasure in Tokyo years ago. But niw he couldn't pin point the exact location. The master had given him a map that also looked ancient.

Li's purple robes were becoming an attention to people's eyes. Ayano glanced nervously around then back at him.

Finally she could no longer hold back and asked rigidly, "How far is this thing?"

"Not too far Kannagi princess. We're almost there."

"Tell me again why the hell are we following you?" She asked, one eyebrow raised.

Li looked behind smiling. His map even bigger than his body. "Because you are bored and you don't know anything of the magic user world."

Ayano sweet dropped, "You don't have to be so blunt you know."

They walked infront of a museum. "Is that-" Ayano stated.

"One of the best known museums in Tokyo city. My master believes that his treasure is some where here."

"Oh a museum." Ryuga said whom Ayano picked up as he was tired from all the walking. "Ne Onee-chan. What's a museum?"

"It's a place where objects from hundreds of years are secured for other people to see." She said caressing the boy's hair.

Li stared at the door for a moment than smiled, "Well Kannagi princess how do you suppose I should be able to take the treasure without being noticed."

Ayano stared at his dark purple robe with a hood. "First take of that cloak. And you can pose as my little cousin. I will talk to the gaurd about our entry."

Li nodded. Together they walked towards the gaurd to get entry in the museum.

Once they entered little Ryuga was amazed at the scenery infront of him. Ayano let go of him and he walked towards a wall where different types of paintings and weapons hung.

"Amazing." Ryuga's eyes travelled from one wall to another. "Look onee-chan that sword is the same as your's." He pointed to a sword made from wood.

"Yeah." Ayano was also a bit delighted to have come here. Li looked a bit worried. "According to my master. The treasure is here on the ground floor. But as far as I can sence there are more than 300 treasures here."

"Eh? Three hundred?" Ayano was shocked.

"Well many magic users have been embedding their treasures in these small ornaments. They believe that these ornaments are looked after so it might be impossible for even to take them unnoticed."

"I see", Ayano looked thoughtful for a moment. "Then can you sence which treasure it is?"

Li looked from one way to another. "Yes I can. But it's you I want to search this place."

"Me?" Ayano pointed a finger at herself. "But why would I help? If you can find your treasure yourself?"

Ryuga was a little far away so he couldn't hear their talk. "I admire you. Because you are the first person to survive Body Contractor. My mother was also one you see. But she died from the guilt of killing other people. It is said that no Body Contractor can last forever. But you are the first one in centuries. Also the Taoist who trained you revealed that you are good at recognizing barriers." He sounded sincere.

Ayano could red lines appearing beneath her amber eyes. "My. My. You make me sound immortal. It's just that I wanted to live for my son's sake. He is still small and does not know any of these things."

Li looked sad for a moment. "What's wrong?"

He shooked his head. "Come on help me find the treasure princess."

"S-Stop calling me princess." The blush didn't appear to have gone.

At a hospital

Kazuma had been visiting this hospital eversince Kirika told him about that incident.

Apperently, five years ago, not all the Kannagi's had died. Some survived and one of them was in the hospital.

The room 231. Kazuma stared at the patient lying on the bed with numerous machines keeping him alive. His blonde hair were only from the covers.

If only I can save you little brother. But Ayano is now my only hope.

Kazuma couldn't save him because his purifying wind cannot circulate inside his system. Only the fire in his family can save him now.

I am counting on you Ayano. Kazuma knew she did not know yet.

At the museum

Ayano had closed her eyes in order to feel the treasure's aura. Li was looking bored. "How much longer will you take?"

"If you already know. Why not save my time and find it yourself?"

"I am paying you for this." Li stated.

"Yes and that's why I am doing it. Or did someone pay you to test my abilities?"

Li smirked again.

I knew it. Ayani didn't bother to answer who had. Maybe her trainer Tao.

She was staring at a small artifect now. It was a head of an ancient priest who must have existed in the Edo years. His face was painted gold and he had protruding eyes with large cheek bones. She could sence a rich aura from the head.

"This is where your treasure is." Ayano stated. It was night time now and all the visitors left. Only Ayano, Li and Ryuga were still there.

Li smiled. "Finally you got it correct. A little more and it might have taken centuries to figure it out."

Ayano nearly fell from his blunt reply. But something was weird now. The aura was suddenly changing. Ayano looked closely at the ornament when it started to break.

"Eh?"

Suddenly it shattered with so much force that the pieces flew everywhere. Ayano quickly secured Ryuga's eyes. They were shocked to see a green light coming from where the head was placed. The light began to blind them and when Ayano opened her eyes again she saw a large Youma standing right infront of them. It was completely green and had the body of a horse and it did not have any head.

Ryuga screamed and Ayano was calming him.

Li looked bored again but did not do anything. "Well my treasure has been found."

"What?" Ayano looked at a small box beside the monster. "Is that the treasure?"

Li took it with such casuality that it seemed as though there was no Youma at all. He took out his large cloak from his jeans pocket which Ayano could never understand how did he even placed it their in the first place.

He wrapped the cloak around the box. "Well good-bye Kannagi princess hope we meet again." The little boy vanished.

I should've known he was using me as a scapegoat. Ayano thought wearily and stared at the headless horse.

"Materialize Enraiha!" Ayano steadily held the sword at glared at the Youma. "Ryuga get out of here and wait for me by the entrance stairs."

"But."

"NOW", he had never seen his sisiter so furious.

The little boy began to run as fast as he can. The horse had suddenly detected that one of his victims was running away. He tried to block his escape but was stopped by a flow of fire energy.

"Oh no you don't. Your opponent is right here." Ayano's sword had errupted her flame.

Ayano began to swung her sword. But the Youma seemed to be unaffected by its energy. It absorbed the flames through the hole of it's head.

Ayano again tried and this time she ran towards it. She ripped one of his legs with her sword.

But to her amazement a new leg formed out of the cut. "What?"

The Youma began to trot towards her with full speed. Ayano tried to block it with her sword now acting as a barrier. But it was becoming difficult for her to hold for much longer.

What should I do now? If this keeps on going this headless demon is going to kill me.

Wait a minute. Thats right. If I can't kill it then perhaps I can purify the Youma. Moreover, right now, I can cleanse it since it only heals itself after I stab it.

Ayano pushed the Youma away. She closed her eyes and laid the tip of her sword on her forehead.

Please. Spirits of fire lend me your fire.

Small spirits in the shape of dots began to appear from multiple directions. Ayano knew that the summoning of fire spirits was a bit slow but she prayed it would work.

The spirits began to form a large ball of red flame on her sword.

"Eat this you disgusting horse." The purifying danced around for a moment before engulfing it completely.

Ayano could here it's screaming before it died along with her flames.

Ayano sighed and storing the sword she collapsed on her knees.

Suddenly she heard a someone clapping from a distance. Ayano looked up and saw a man with green eyes clapping. Ryuga was standing right beside him.

"Who are you?"

The man did not say anything. However, Ryuga answered. "Onee-chan he is my uncle. Gruu Oji-san."

"Gruu-?" All of a sudden a memory began to stir in her mind. She remembered Kazuma mentioned him once.

"Yo cousin. It's been awhile. Though you are a bit flat from there."

"EH?" Ayano was startled at his bluntness. Were all the Kannagi's arrogant and rude?

Enough for today. Thankee for reading this part.