Chapter 25: A Broken Will and a Broken Heart
Kurama and I were standing in the crowd, watching Team Toguro's match in the new stadium. All we could do was watch as a pale, dark haired youkai by the name of Karasu effortlessly killed some other demon, and then Elder Toguro slaughtered three strong youkais at the same time.
"…Kurama, I don't feel so great all of a sudden…"
"I
can't say I blame you. Come on, let's go."
"Best idea I've
heard all day." The two of us walked down the hall in an
uncomfortable silence, when suddenly Karasu and another member of his
team who was heavily armored (you guessed it, I don't remember his
name…) appeared in front of us. Surprised, I stepped back. Karasu
ignored me and spoke to Kurama, mentioning 'the four of us' that
would fight his team.
"Four?" Kurama asked, and I sensed the hesitation in his voice.
"Yes, of course." Karasu's cold voice came forth from within the mask covering half his face. "…One of you dies today." The one with the armor drew our attention by putting a large dent in the concrete wall. The next thing I knew, Karasu was right behind Kurama, long, pale fingers running through his hair as he whispered something in a frighteningly threatening voice. I couldn't find my voice for a terrifying moment, but then…
"Get your damn hands off my brother!" I jumped forward in an attempt to punch the dark haired raven, but the next second, he was gone and my hand went through thin air. Karasu had jumped into the air, landing on the ground where he had started.
"And you must be…Naoko, right?" Kurama stepped in front of me protectively.
"You touch my sister and I'll kill you." The raven-like demon laughed coldly.
"Oh,
don't worry. I have no interest in her…only you, Kurama." He
finished in a soft, almost seductive voice. "So save your fight for
me…okay?" The two of them walked off and I threw my arms around
my brother.
"Kurama…Kurama, you're shaking."
"Don't worry, Naoko, I'm okay." he replied, returning my embrace.
"…But you're not, Kurama…I know you're not…"
end of chapter twenty-five