Author's Note} This is my little twisted world, that originally started out based on my friend Anjel's fanfics starting with And You Thought It Couldn't Get Any Worse and since she writes much faster than I can read, I gave up on ever trying to finish her series and am making my own twisted world off of it. She knows. She wonders..... But I'm me. I also want to thank Ami/Slugmistress for helping me title this part.
Disclaimer} I don't own Sekmekt or Kayura or Dais or Kale. Or any other Ronin Warriors or YST characters. What ever anime Japanese/American tv companies air them own them, and blah blah blah. I don't own Kiri, either Kat or Anjel does, I'm not sure who.... Though if you ask her father, Kale would probably say he owned her.... Ami owns herself here I suppose.. I certainly don't own her. ::shrugs:: Anywase, on to the story now.
"Homecoming"
Kiri stood on the door step. Her hand was poised, ready to knock. She was almost afraid. What would they say? What would they do?
"Gods, you'll never know if you just stand here, Baka" she muttered to herself under her breath. She knocked.
"Coming! Just a minute!" Ami's voice called from inside. A moment later, she opened the door. Her dark blue eyes opened wide. "Kiri...?"
"Ami..." Kiri growled back. The two stood there staring at each other. Sekmekt had told Kiri about Ami. Kiri hadn't wanted to believe him.
"Are you real?" Ami poked her finger into Kiri's arm. "Poke. Poke."
Kiri pulled back in disgust. "Yes I'm real!!"
"I'm not imagining you am I? Sage didn't slip anything in my food did he?"
Kiri just stood there, glaring. "Maybe he should have Ami..." She shoved past Ami. "Papa!! Seth!!"
Ami stood at the door for a minute, then shrugged and closed it.
"Papa? Seth?" Kiri called as she walked through the house. "Papa?"
"They're not home...."
Kiri turned, and her eyes blazed a royal purple haze of hatred. "What the hell do you mean?"
"I uh... Kale took Seth... Seth had... some school thing... Parent-teacher conference or something... I think....." Ami stuttered.
"You mean I have to stay here with you?" Kiri replied in a dead pan voice.
"No. You can leave."
"I lived here first!!"
"You ran off." Ami replied simply.
"That doesn't mean you can take my place!!"
"I didn't!! Do I look like Kale's daughter?!"
"All right! You took my Mama's place!!" Kiri yelled back.
Ami paused, unsure of how to counter that one.
Kiri smirked. "Nothing else to lie about? Good. I don't want to hear it anyway. I'm going to my room." Kiri turned and stalked up the stairs toward the room she knew from years ago.
Ami watched Kiri disappear. *She's going to scream... 5... 4... 3.. 2.. 1*
"Aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!" Kiri's ear piercing scream echoed through out the house. She shot down the stairs and faced Ami, her eyes blazing even deeper into hatred. "What did you do to my room?!"
"I cleaned. You'd been gone for three years. I didn't think you were coming back..."
"You changed everything! Nothing is like I left it!!" Kiri's indigo eyes blinked back tears.
"I'm sorry Kiri.. I didn't mean to upset you.."
"Well you sure as hell did Ami!! You 'upset me' a lot!" Kiri stood there, staring at Ami with wide eyes.
*Gods, she looks like wounded deer...* Ami thought. "I'm sorry Kiri. I really am/" Ami looked back, her eyes full of apology.
Kiri blinked again. She hadn't expected Ami to apologize. She'd been looking for another fight. But Ami refused to show up, even though Kiri had graciously invited her. Now the blue haired child wasn't sure what to do.
"Kiri.. Don't be mad about your room. It's not the big picture. It's one little thing. It's not worth it to be mad over... I don't think it's what your really mad about anyway. You're mad at me, for being here. Not what I've done, but what you think I'm trying to do. But you're wrong. I'm not trying to take oyur mother's place."
"...You aren't?"
"No Kiri. Kat's your mother. She always will be. I never tried to replace her." Ami gently pulled Kiri toward the living room. "I only ever tried to help your father. After Kat left, it was really hard for him and Seth. And I was all alone now, so it seemed the best thing to do with myself." She sat down on the couch. "I never wanted to replace anyone, just help. Please don't be angry at me for trying to help, Kiri."
"I..." Kiri seemed confused. She still wanted to fight. She was still very angry. But Ami wasn't giving her a field to battle on. She sat down on a chair opposite Aim, feeling defeated. "That's not what I thought..."
"I know it's not what you thought. That's why I'm telling you. It'd be pointless to tell you if I thought you already knew." Ami offered a tentative smile. "Let's start again, okay?"
Kiri looked down at the floor. "All right Ami... Sorry I attacked you so quickly.."
"And I'm sorry I gave you someone to fight. Now, we'll just forget everything so far has happened and start again, fresh." Ami stood up. "Hi Kiri. What are you doing here?"
"I... I came home..." Kiri replied, also standing.
"Welcome back Kiri! Your father's going to be so happy. Seth, too."
Kiri looked up from the floor at Ami. She smiled back. "Thanks Ami.."