Jewel Warriors
Disclaimers: I don't own Rurouni Kenshin or any of the characters here. Except Diamond, Sayuri and Kitsune.
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Chapter 4
"Misao-chan! Wake up now!" Kaoru shouted at Misao's ear.
Misao suddenly sat up and looked at Kaoru angrily. "Why did you wake me up? I was having a nice dreamless sleep."
"Princess Tae wants to see all of us right now." She said.
"Oh alright I'll get out of bed. But just give me a few minutes. It's so hard to get out of a nice and comfy canopy bed." She said.
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"So what do you want Tae-sama." Misao asked.
"Oh I'm here just to give you girls some money. It's hard to travel at Juruii with out any money." Tae said.
"When are we going to start travelling anyway?" Kaoru asked.
"Oh today."
"TODAY!"
"But we just got back yesterday!" Megumi argued.
"But I was just following Diamond's orders."
"But Diamond is just a little racoon who's a thief. Why listen to him?" Kaoru said.
"Hey I heard that!" Diamond said coming inside the room. It's eyes narrowed.
"Diamond."
"We're leaving today. Our enemies may come any time. So we should start travelling today! Or else." Diamond said so sternly make the three girls jump.
"Hai!" they said.
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"How much money did Tae-hime gave to us?" Kaoru asked.
"About twenty-thousand juarrians" Megumi said.
"That's enough money to get us a good inn. Let's try that inn." Diamond said.
But the inn was closed
"How about that inn?" Megumi said.
But it was closed too and all the other inns.
"I wonder why all the inns are closing down?" Kaoru asked.
"Not all of them are. Look at that!" Misao pointed.
All of them turn around and saw a run down inn with an almost falling sign that said Sunny Inn.
"It doesn't seem so sunny to me." Kaoru said.
"Yeah. Let's look for another one. I wouldn't be caught dead being seen in an inn like that." Megumi said.
"We should try it. There's no other inn left." Misao said.
"Misao's right. Who knows we may find a clue on finding the second jewel here." Diamond said.
"Or we may find nothing there." Kaoru said.
"Anyway why should we listen to a little racoon like you?" Megumi ran her fingers through her hair.
"You know what you're right Megumi. Why should you listen to a little racoon like me." Diamond moved closer to Megumi.
"Yeah."
"And you're way taller than me."
"Yes."
"But you know why you should listen to me?"
"No. I see know reason to listen to you. If there is give me one."
"Oh yes there is. BECAUSE I SAID SO!"
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"Irasshaimase! Welcome to the Sunny Inn. I'm Sayuri the owner." A short-haired girl wearing a male's waiter clothes said.
"We would only like one room." Misao said.
"What do you mean only one room! We sure brought a lot of money. I want my own room!" Megumi said angrily.
"But Dia…"
"Diamond's just a racoon!"
Diamond gives Megumi a kick from Misao's shoulder where it was taking a nap.
"Okay! Just one room!" Megumi finally agreed.
Sayuri smiled at them at the same time sweatdropping. "Okay I'll lead you to your room."
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"This is your room." Sayuri said opening the door.
Inside the room where just three plain beds with a thin blanket and one pillow each.
Suddenly a small fox came between the girls and Sayuri. It purred at Megumi's leg.
"Eeek! It's a fox!" Megumi jumped.
"Don't worry. Kitsune is my pet fox. It likes having customers at the inn."
"Does it bite?" Megumi asked.
"Sometimes. Just don't make it mad." Sayuri said. Suddenly a woman came out from two rooms across the girl's room. She smiled and went to Sayuri.
"Sayuri-chan I would like to have my bed fixed already. I'm going out for awhile." She said.
"Hai! Kamatari-san." Sayuri said. But before she could go to Kamatari's room. Kitsune came between them and tried to bite Kamatari's leg. But Sayuri held it back.
"Sumimasen Kamatari-san. I don't know why Kitsune's behaviour is like that. It's usually nice to customers." She apologized.
"Don't worry Sayuri-chan it's alright." Kamatari then went down the stairs.
Sayuri sighed and held Kitsune up and scolded it. "Kitsune! Don't act like that to Kamatari-san! She's a very important customer." Kitsune hung it's head.
"It's weird the way Kitsune acts with him. Kitsune's usually nice with our customers." She said.
"What do you mean by him?" Kaoru asked.
"Him is Kamatari-san. He's a man of course."
"YOU MEAN HE'S A MAN!"
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"Now I'm done!" Sayuri said after fixing Kamatari's bed. She took out her broom. "Now it's time to clean the room now!"
"Now where should I start? She saw a dust ball under Kamatari's bed. "Most of the dust are probably under his bed. I'll clean it up first." Sayuri knelt down and started cleaning it out. Then suddenly she felt her broom hit something hard.
"I wonder what that is?" she asked herself. She took a look under the bed. She saw a white and shiny metal blade.
"This is a scythe. I never knew that she had one. Wait a minute. Could it be?" she shook her head. "No it can't be." Then Sayuri suddenly remembered that she had to wash the dishes. "I'll ask him later."
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"Hey guys! I just found out some information why the inns are all closing down." Diamond said coming out from the window.
"So that's why you where gone for along time. I thought you were probably going of stealing other people's food." Kaoru said.
"Well like I was saying the inns are all closing down because a mysterious creature in the night usually comes out and kills people."
"A mysterious creature!"
"Yeah. But the witnesses said that the monster had a shape of a person and had a big scythe which it used to kill people."
"Really? Maybe we should leave already." Kaoru said.
"Coward. We're staying here. You're the Jewel Warriors. You shouldn't be afraid of a monster." Diamond scolded them.
"We may be mistaken for fools if we were fearless." Magumi said.
Then suddenly they heard a shout from downstairs.
"Who was that!" Kaoru asked.
"It must be Sayuri! Maybe the beast got inside the inn and is trying to kill her!" Misao said.
"Don't just stand there! Go and help her!" Diamond ordered.
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Misao was right. Sayuri was in the kitchen washing her dishes when she felt a shadow creeped behind her.
"Oh Kamatari-….."
Suddenly Kamatari raised a scythe above him and tried to hit Sayuri. But Sayuri dodged it.
"Kamatari-san! So you were the mysterious killer that they were talking about!" she said surprised.
"Yes I am. After all the good things I've done to you like being your longest and only customer. You go around snooping around my things. I never planned to kill you but since you have discovered my secret. I have no choice but to kill you." She tried to hit Sayuri again. But before she could do it. She felt something bite her leg.
"Yeow!" What bit me!" He looked down and saw Kitsune bitting her leg.
"Kitsune! Come with me! Let's get out of here!" Kitsune jumped at Sayuri's arms and they both ran out of the door!"
"Darn that girl!" Kamaatari said.
Sayuri and Kitsune ran to the barn. Sayuri bolted the doors. "Here Kitsune we're sa……."
But Kamatari broke the barn door with her scythe. Her scythe was shining and had bright light around it.
"Are you ready to die Sayuri?"
Kitsune jumped and try to bite Kamatari but Kamatari pushed it away. She cornered Sayuri and raised her scythe above her. "Well Sayonara Sayu……"
"Stop it right now!"
"What the…."
"We our the Jewel Warriors Kamatari. So you where the enemy all the long." They said.
Kamatari laughed. "Yes you're right. I'm Kamatari one of the members of The Juppongatana. I was ordered by our leader to kill you all. Now I'm ready to use my real powers." She striked her scythe at the ground. An earthquake started.
The girls fell to the ground.
"Hahahahahaha!
You are so weak! I can't believe Chou was defeated by you." He held up his
hands and made a barrier between him and the girls. "Now Sayuri-chan it's now
time for you to di…. What the………" Kitsune suddenly broke his barrier and bit
his arm.
"Yeow! How did it do that? It's just an ordinary fox." Then everyone noticed Kitsune's forehead glowing.
"Kitsune isn't an ordinary fox! Kitsune's one of the Guardians of the Jewels, Ameshisuto or Amethyst!" Diamond said.
Kitsune or now Amethyst said. "Yes I'm one of the guardians of the jewels Amethyst. I always knew that Kamatari was the enemy. But I couldn't speak since I haven't unleashed my powers yet. But now I can. Here is the amethyst jewel!" An amethyst came out from its fore head and split into three smaller amethystswhich placed itself at the girl's weapons.
"The jewel gives you new attacks. Use it now!" Diamond ordered.
"Hai!"
"I'll attack you first! Lightning!" Kamatari shouted.
"Oh no you don't! Wind barrier." Megumi said and blocked the attack.
"Blizzard!"
"Fire Blast!"
Kamatari was now defeated.
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"Sayonara everyone! I hope we see again!" Sayuri said.
"Sayonara!" So the girls and Diamond started there journey but……."
"Wait for me!" Kitsune jumped at Megumi's shoulder.
"Eeeek! Get of me you little fox." Megumi screamed trying to shake it off.
Sayuri laughed. "I forgot. Since Kitsune or Ameshisuto thought that since she was a guardian. She should also travel with you."
"Call me Kitsune." Kitsune said.
"Nani! You mean I have to travel with this….thing! It should stay here with you and help you out at the inn." Megumi said while still shaking Kitsune off her shoulder.
"No. Kamatari left some money. So I thought that I could spend the money to hire some people and renovate the inn. So we'll have more customers."
"Good for you." Kaoru said.
"Yeah! Bye now! Take good care of them Kitsune!"
"Bye!"
"Darn. Diamond is it really necessary to travel with the fox." Megumi asked.
"It has a name. It's name is Kitsune, Megumi." Kaoru said.
"Of course we have to travel with it! Guardians of the Jewels should always travel together." Diamond answered.
"That's right! I'm sure we'll have a lot of fun together!" Kitsune said cheerfully.
"Grrrrr. Oh alright." Megumi finally agreed.
"Yehey!" Kitsune hugged Megumi.
Megumi sighed. "Why does all of this has to happen to me."
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Author's Notes:
What a terrible chapter! I wasn't suppose to make Kamatari the Juppongatana member of the day. But I couldn't think of anyone else. But please comments, flames and suggestions are all accepted.