Snow: Okay well it is the holiday season again and well to say I am not happy about it an understatement. That is really a lie and we all know it. I just turned the big 1-8 and so I have been hanging out with friends and last month (Nov 2006) I was writing my novel and well it didn't go as well as I thought it would.

Rain: None of ours did.

Kaden: Mine did.

Cy: Oh, shut up.

Snow: Okay back on track now people. Whose turn to do the disclaimer?

Zel: -looks at clip board- Umm…Aya?

Aya: -cleaning his sword- I am not even in the fic yet, I do not see why I should.

Snow: Why not? Oh come on please?

Aya: The pack does not own any of the anime or other crap they use in this fic. Is that good enough so you do not bitch anymore?

Kaden: Yep good boy.

Chapter 18?
Jazz Era Fun

Snow could not help but laugh at Adrian. Something about the youkai was funny. He was like a younger brother to the older youkai around him. Ahriman came up behind the group that was seated at the table and smiled down at the neko who was in return looking up at him with a soft smirk like smile. Reaching down he kissed her head softly. Even though they were close, they were not mated and only bedded together for the time being. She wanted to mate him on even days of the year and he wanted to mate on the odd days.

The neko's eyes closed and a content smile crossed her face. Until Rain's voice came reaching their ears, "This isn't your bedroom so don't get mushy here."

"Oh come on Gunji, we're not that bad are we?" Ahriman's smirk was that of hentai if anyone had ever seen one. The 6ft 2 Shadow God was a bundle of laughs at times until you pissed him off. Keira was unfortunate to have done so in the past and now look at her, she rots in hell after being slaughtered by her own flesh and blood.

The front door of the speakeasy (1) slammed open showing an in shadowed individual wearing a long battered cloak. Raising an eyebrow at him Rain just raised her glass and took a sip from it, but to the humans at the table behind them took that as the signal to sick him. They all stood in the old movie way pulling weapons out of every kind that a Jazz Era mobster would have.

After a short and boring battle, (2) in Snow's eyes they found out something funny. The pack had a bounty on their heads. They were wanted by at least one organization, the church of all things were coming after some very powerful A class demonesses.

"So Banjin, what's a bat like you doing chasing after those higher on the food chain than yourself and how the hell did you get into the bounty hunting life style?" Ahriman, god of shadows, asked the idiot that attacked them.

Snow set down in her high fashion of the time and sighed. She was not in the mood to be hunted by idiots that did not know what they fuck they were doing. "Can I just go home now? I don't want to fight some old guy that doesn't even know how to defend from shadow magic, makes things too easy in my opinion."

Looking up at Ahriman, she glared at his back as he talked to the moron. Shaking out her long hair that she keep her old fashion instead of the bobs that the flappers were so found of, she did not look a day over 400. In truth, Snow liked the look because it was more her then the Victorian dress that was just now going out of style. Turning her eyes to Rain, she spoke, "Are you getting any of this?"

"This guy was some lord and Ahriman met him once. I do not get why they would even be talking. He almost killed you with that last attack." Rain said smirking.

"No, that would have been you. I know defense. You're the one that can't defend herself unless she's throwing a punch at some one," the neko said picking something out from under her index claw.

"And you think that is a low blow koneko?" the fire fox said to her long-term friend.

"No, that's the point; it's the truth Rain-chan." The smirk on the neko's face showed that the woman said it only to piss off the kitsune.

"Snow, I'll have your head," Rain said her voice deep with threat.

"I'd love to see you try because when you fail I'll have Youko's second head." Snow said as her tails swayed back and forth.

"You wouldn't do that to the female gender would you? I'm your friend, hey that's not nice you bitch."

"I'm not a bitch anymore, Rai. I gave that up when I gave Sesshomaru his mark back." Snow stood up and walked over to the talking men. "Okay I don't know you, you don't know me. I do not care what you think of me and I am sure you are the same with me. So what the hell do you want?"

"As I told Ahriman here, I was hired to bring in your heads." The one now known as Banjin said.

"Why would a demon hunt another of its own kind? Bounty hunters are kind low, why would you allow some one from the human world hire you?" Snow said as she crossed her arms and glared at him.

"Hey I can't get home. I have not found a way to the Makai in ages. I'm sure you know the feeling." He said not even caring about Snow's hostel look.

"I don't know the feeling. I live in the Makai and only do business in the human world. All you had to do is find a member of the Key. They would have willing opened a portal for you."

"The Key?" almost everyone but Snow asked at once.

"An order that can easily open portals between the worlds. I thought I told you guys about my pet project. Oh well, does not matter now. Where should I open the portal to on the other side?" Snow said just looking at him as if he was a fool.

"The Eastern Domain. I…"

"You're kidding right? I doubt you could live three hours in the East. The place is ran by the miko that killed the last lord. They made the east a no demon zone and protect its boarders with great skill. I wouldn't open a portal there if some one paid me much less so for free." Snow said looking at the man as though he was something from space not the street out side of the speak easy.

"How long has it been as this way?" He asked them as though he really didn't know.

"Longer than I can think of but then again I didn't grow up in the courts. Rain how long would you say?"

"At least the last couple of centuries. I think they were the reasons that Tetsou attacked the West first." Rain said before she knew her sin. Snow stiffed at the name and would have cringed if she was any less in control of herself.

"That is a sane person's reason, Tetsou wanted us to be weakened and he wanted us to feel great pain but that isn't the subject we're talking about." Snow said turning back to the guys. "Okay I'm not opening a portal to the east, most portals don't open there anyways. I can put you any where else but not in the lands of the miko."

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Ed Elric looked around his new office. His new boss was nothing like Mustang, in fact she was just the opposite. She was a mother of two and a hard core business woman but she was kind and understanding. And she knew how to treat a guy, this office was huge, bigger than Mustang's had been back at central. In fact he doubted if Roy had any room back home that was this big. Why did the woman give him this place? It was huge and all but it didn't seem like he really needed all this space. He could have been the general of her crappy army as she put it with a much smaller place and less resources.

Another thing about this place, the queen didn't seem like the type of girl that demanded diamonds on the second date but her palace was something that just screamed Louis XIV. His phone rang; picking it up it was said queen.

"Edward, tell me something."

"What do you want to know?" Ed said to Snow.

"What you are doing for lunch. I want to have a meeting and I need to know what you have in mind for my crappy army. On top of that I am meeting with another lady and I need an escort. Wear whatever I couldn't care less. Hell I'm wearing something simple. I'm sure you'll be fine in your red jacket. Bring the file on top of the desk. It is in a green folder. It is important, okay not really. Just meet us in the dinning hall; do you need some one to lead you there?"

"No, if I can't find the hallway I'll just make one." Ed said laughing a bit after Snow told him he was funny. "I'll be there at noon okay?"

"Make it ten till, that way we can have our meeting on then meet with the others."

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Snow and Ed just finished with their meeting when Rain and Roy walked into the room followed by Hawkeye. "Snow, you rang?"

"Rain, I have something to ask of you. You know the fun little thing I ask you do at times, yeah I need you to do it soon. I know times are changing but you know my people."

The kitsune smirked, her eyes lit up with a great pleasure. "Yes, I need a good hunt. So when and I know where."

"I don't know the details but I'm sure we can figure them out soon." I eyed the humans. "I see you're showing you new guys the ropes on how things are done here in the Makai."

"Yeah, some one has to. And Isaak is working with that moron right now in the human world. Remind me again why I'm dealing with him?" Rain said as her role changed to that of the head of the biggest mob family in Las Vegas.

"Profit? Once he and his little groupies are behind bars you can take the rest of their turf and the money from the heist. A clean get away," Snow said as though she was talking about what color the guest room should be.

The three that hadn't been in the human world as of yet were watching with more than mild interest. What had they signed up for? These ladies seemed more and more insane as the days went on.

"So will you be at the next meeting? I'm sure Isaak could use some help with the moronic human that runs that stupid family." Rain said giving Snow a smirk.

"If I am that needed I guess I can make time. But you owe me his blood." Snow said finally.

Rain stood up. "Okay where's lunch this time?"

"You know I don't care. And seeing as our guest are new why don't you pick this time."

Rain just nodded and turned to walk out of the room. Snow followed almost leaving three very confused humans behind them.

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Naruto started shaking his head back and forth. He was only 17 and standing in a bar full of drunken demons. Many gave him second glances but that was because his aura was demonic but his scent human.

Walking up to his older brother he slapped him on the shoulder. "Hey Spark wanna do me a favor?"

"Girl issues?" Spark asked as he sipped on his drink enjoying the taste until his element burnt it away.

"Yeah, no, maybe…" Naruto said as he set down.

"Okay spill. I'm sure I've been there done that. So what happened? You get caught cheating? Was she? Are you ready for sex and she isn't? Come one baby bro fill me in."

"I'm in love with a girl and don't know how to tell Rain that my love is human." Naruto said laying his head down on the bar. "She's going to kill me isn't she?"

"Man I have no clue what mom is going say to this. Rain doesn't like humans and yet you were born human. So tell me about this girl." Spark said to the boy that hadn't been in their family very long but fit in so well that it was hard not to think of him as a brother.

Rain had a total of three children all sons and all adopted. Shippo, sweet as can be and sharp as a tact was made the Southern Lord after the phoenix tried to take on the West and the Midlands. He was believed to be unmated and turned down all women that were forced his way. His best friend was Sesshomaru and Snow's daughter Mana, they spent much of their time together and she had a room in his castle for when she staid long periods of time. Or that was what their parents thought. They had been mated since before Tetsou showed his true colors and attacked them.

Spark Long was a fire dragon. His scales the deepest red and his ladies man status unwavering. Spark as handsome as he was, was unmated and couldn't keep a woman around for very long. He seemed to get bored and sent them on their way. The young dragon and Snow couldn't stand each other half the time. It was all name calling and abuse with those two.

Naruto, a human ninja from the village that Rain found on her lands not too long ago was her third and final son. He was strong and held the spirit of a nine tail fox with in him. Yet he's only wish was to be trained by Kaden, who refused. He told her that he would get stronger and some day she wouldn't be able to refuse him as a student.

All three were fun loving and kitsune on some level. Each taken in because they had no one else and each took the Gunji name. And yet Rain had to heir. Shippo had his own lands, Spark wasn't a kitsune and the same went for Naruto. They didn't care though. Each were happy to be part of a family and each swore their allegiance to Rain and the Midlands.

"She's shy but has liked me since girls started liking guys. She's shorter than me and has the most beautiful eyes I've ever seen. Her hair isn't long but it suits her. She's a ninja too and a good one. She is a master of the gentle fist style and that allows her to kill with out blood…"

"But blood's the best part," Spark laughing a bit as his eyes followed the hips of a lovely figure as she walked by.

"Yeah you say that because you're a dragon." Naruto said shaking his head a bit at his brother. "When you get a girl she's going to have to beat you out of that habit."

"And I'll enjoy every moment of it. So what's the girl's name?"

"Hinata," Naruto said simply.

"I'll have to meet her." a voice from behind them said.

Both boys turned around knowing who it was. "Rain?"

"I'll have to meet her before I can say if I give my blessings or not . Doubt it will happen but that is only a doubt." Rain said before patting Naruto on the head. "Don't you have training to do?"

"Don't you have drinking to do?" He asked in return. She held up a mug smiling to him.

"When did you get home?" Rain asked sipping from the mug.

"About five minutes ago. So are you going back with me or do I go fetch her?" Naruto asked already knowing the answer. Rain wanted Hinata here so she would be on her own turf. Hinata would be brave to come to a demon's home to express her feelings for said demon's son and well Rain would show some respect for that action.

"She'll come home with you next time you come back." Rain said before walking back to her bar with two drinks. This caused both boys to shudder…their father like figured had been home a lot lately and Spark had felt their mother had never been happier.

With out warning Naruto was in a neko's embrace. "Hey brat how have you've been?"

"I've been good Aunt Snow." Naruto said as he looked to his brother for help.

"Old Hag let him go." Spark said half heartily as he smirked.

"Brat bum don't push me. I may just make sure you have a blade in your heart." Snow said smirking back at him.

"You know you can't play with sharp weapons…you cut yourself just holding a sword and nearly cut your leg off if you try using it."

Naruto used this fight as his time for escape. Walking out back to the dojo he set down in the middle of the floor and started meditating as he did each time he started training. Clearing his mind of everything but what needed to be there, his body movement, his ninja techniques and a certain white eyed beauty that his mother was going to love when she meet. With his focus blown he just laid out in the dojo and day dreamed. He would mate her under demon law then marry her under human law. She would be his and that was final. Their children will be ninja and would be strong with his techniques and her blood line limit. Neji would be their god father among humans and…and…the boy drifted off into la-la land.

End Chapter

1. Snow: -once again, in a cliché schoolteacher's suit complete with round glasses and wooden ruler, her hair even up in a bun- A speakeasy is a bar in the 1920's. Making, selling and drinking alcohol was illegal so these bars were set up to do it on the DL so to speak…damn pick up a US History book why don't you? For those that do not live in the states…yeah but I doubt that is any of my readers…right?

2. It will be in Rain's fic and well I do not care to write it out right now. If I did, this chapter would never get out before the New Year. Everyone knows I can't write fights…I just can't…hell I can barely RP them.

Snow: Well there's chapter 18, right? Oh well whatever there it is…and just like I promised before the new year.

Rain: You make me sound kind of sex crazed in this chapter.

Snow: And what's wrong with the truth?

Rain: -growls-

Zel: Now, now calm down you two.

Kaden: Yeah listen to the angel.

Cy: -wearing paintball gear and rolling around in the bushes- Here kitty, kitty, kitty…

Snow: -now hiding behind Ahriman-

Rain: -joins Cy in the neko hunt- Come on out to play Snow.

Spark: We won't kill you…just hurt you…a lot.

Snow: -whispering over Ahriman's shoulder- Okay readers please review this chapter…it was kind of a filler but well I'm brain dead from my novel. I need to know you guys still love me.