Chapter 10 - Promises To Be Broken or Kept
"KIREI!!!" Amiboshi ran through every single room. Everyone woke up. Hikaru peeked out of her room, sleepily.
"Amiboshi! Some people are trying to get some sleep you know!" she snapped grouchily. He looked at her with a frantic face.
"Hikaru! Kirei's missing!" he informed.
"WHAT?!?!?!" Hikaru snapped to life. Kirei missing?? How the hell was that possible?? Yume came up.
"You guys..." Yume started and held out a piece of paper to Hikaru. Hikaru took it and read it.
"Oh my god...." she began. Amiboshi took the note out of her hands and read it himself. His face became white as paper.
"WHAT DOES THAT IDIOT OF A BITCH THINK SHE'S DOING????" Hikaru freaked.
This is the note Kirei left behind:
Sorry Kou-chan...you guys...
But it's got to be this way...
I'll come back after I've got the Shinzaho...
Promise...
Love,
Kirei~*
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"First off, how do we find her?" Tamahome asked. Hikaru had forced everyone into the living room to figure out where Kirei had gone, after reading the note.
"We could try and sense her chi no da..." Chichiri suggested.
"Unfortunately, we taught her how to block her chi from being detected." Nakago reminded them.
"The real question is...where is she most likely to go?" Hikaru said sensibly.
As they continued discussing a plan, Amiboshi sat there silently, listening to every word that would help him find Kirei. 'Kirei...where are you?'
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Kirei opened the door to her old house and stepped in. She turned on the lights and looked around. Still clean. Her parents saw to that. No one took the house when they had moved into the one she was living in now, so they decided to keep it for whatever reason. It was slightly chilly inside, so she turned up the heating system.
"Time to block your chi, Kirei." she told herself. A red glow emitted from her body then disappeared. She then turned on the hot pad and flicked on the TV.
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"She is making this too easy." Miboshi said sardonically, looking into the water glass. Tenkou looked at him and narrowed his eyes.
"However do not underestimate her. You have failed me many times before...and I don't give many chances." Tenkou said stiffly. Miboshi bowed.
"Do not worry my lord."
"I should hope I wouldn't have to."
Miboshi then left the room to work up his next scheme.
"Kakakakaka....You honestly don't think you can succeed?"
Miboshi glared at Tomo. "I'd most likely fair better than you will." he retorted.
"And what makes you so sure?"
Miboshi grinned wickedly. "Because I have that girl's Shinzaho," he said, triumphantly holding up a small ring inset with rubies. "I can already smell my victory," he said with a relish, a freakish green glowing from his eyes.
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"Did you find her yet?" Yuri asked.
"Does it look like it??" Hikaru nearly screamed. Yuri smiled sheepishly to herself.
"You guys think. Where does she usually go when she runs away?" Mitsukake said calmly. Hikaru thought for a moment.
"Kirei's never ran away before though..." she trailed off. Yume bolted up.
"Wait! Didn't Kirei ever mention some kind of house or apartment where she could go whenever she wanted??" Yume asked. Hikaru looked at her.
"Omigod..You're right...her--her...." Hikaru fumbled on her words, snapping her fingers, trying to remember.
"Her house! Her old house!" Yuri finished. Amiboshi moved like lightning.
"That's where we're going! C'mon!" he commanded, grabbing his coat.
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Kirei sat on the steps of her porch. 'You have the power...don't sweat it. Don't be scared...Miboshi's only a homicidal baby monk with a rattle and if Tomo comes well...he's just a gay bastard with a bad sense of style....Yea! That's what it is!' she tried to tell herself. Just then, a black swirl of clouds appeared before her, materializing into Miboshi. She stood up, trying to keep her cool.
"I've been expecting you." she said defiantly, half hoping that she didn't sound nervous. Miboshi looked at her with his evil eyes.
"So..you set this up?" he said amused.
"No shit. If you hadn't had that figured out...then you must be as stupid as you look." she said pertly. He glared at her, forming a chi blast in his hands, and then blasting the force at her full speed. She dodged it.
"Is that the best you can do? How pathetic." she mocked.
"Pathetic? I'll show you pathetic!" he yelled, another chi blast shot out from his hands, stronger than the first one. Kirei barely managed to dodge it.
"FLAME ARROW!!~~!!" she shouted and unfurled the raging fire at Miboshi. It had no affect, being that he had formed a shield around him. She cursed.
"That won't do you any good." Miboshi said emotionless, catching Kirei off guard with a double chi attack. She dodged one, but was hit with the other. She screamed as the blast seared pain into her right arm. She got up, not willing to give in.
"You got lucky...but it won't last." she said through clenched teeth. Miboshi laughed at her again.
"You don't know when to stop do you? Surrender and maybe I'll think about letting you live." he said in false graciousness.
"No thanks....FLAME ARROW!!!"
This was unexpected, and Miboshi was hit. They were even with one hit each. But there was one problem. Miboshi still had strength and Kirei was losing it quickly.
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"Hurry! Around this corner!" Hikaru directed, leading the others around the block. She gasped. Soon the others did too. They saw Miboshi and Kirei in a full-fledged battle.
"Kirei!" Yuri screamed on instinct. Kirei's concentration broke and looked over at her friends in surprise. Miboshi took the advantage right then and blasted Kirei. Hikaru stormed at Yuri with blazing eyes.
"You idiot!!!"
Kirei got up. "You guys stay back!" she yelled and formed a shield, preventing them from getting closer. Chichiri acted quickly and tried to figure out a way to break through the barrier. Miboshi smiled in his malicious way.
"Trying to save your friends are you? Thank you for making this so easy." he said with feigned gratitude. Kirei stood there confused.
"Wha-" she faltered. Miboshi disappeared and reappeared outside her shield, behind Amiboshi. Before anybody could react, he encased the latter in a transparent sphere, electrocuting him with bolts of black lightning. Amiboshi gritted his teeth at the cracking pain rushing over his body. 'I will not scream!!' he vowed to himself.
"Leave him out of this!! And I know this is very cliched but...This battle is between you and me!!" Kirei demanded in desperation that the man she was currently in love with would be safe.
"Your life...for his." Miboshi said unmoving.
"You are just one big walking cliche!!! Let him go immediately!!!"
"I'm serious you know." he said in his calm manner which just made the situation more maddening.
"Don't...do it....Ki-chan..." Amiboshi gasped.
Kirei shook her head. "As much of a cliche this is...I don't have a choice." She lifted her head. "I accept your cliche proposal Miboshi."
He smiled at her twisted. "I knew you'd come around." He released Amiboshi, who fell to the floor. Kirei didn't bother lowering her chi barrier. If she did then the others might attack and then they would really die. Miboshi reappeared behind her. "After I kill you...I will kill them.." he said in a menacing tone.
"Not if I can help it!" Kirei hissed and stabbed Miboshi in the stomach with a fire arrow. He reeled back in pain. Kirei turned to face him, her eyes in ablaze. "You're going to die Miboshi!!!" A new power overcame her and bolts of red electricity crackled around her body.
"RUBY!!!! LIGHTNING!!~~~!!" she yelled and a burst of crimson lightning blasted Miboshi's body and injured his evil spirit severely. He screamed and fell to the ground. Kirei put her hands on her knees, and panted, wiping away the sweat of her brow. She looked over at the corpse. Something was glittering in the hand. She cautiously walked towards it. 'A ring...' she realized. Inside Miboshi's lifeless hand was the Suzaku Shinzaho. She bent down to get it from his hand.
Suddenly, in a flash, Miboshi's other hand grabbed her arm. She gasped and looked up. Miboshi was still alive!
He cackled. If he was dying then he would take one of the enchantresses with him. A dagger appeared in his other free hand and attempted to stab her in the chest. But she moved back and he only succeeded in slashing her cheek. Blood dripped down her face. With her other hand she forced the dagger out of his hand. He cursed. She grabbed the dagger and stabbed him in the chest continuously. Thus, he was killed and released his grip on her. Quickly, she grabbed the ring and stumbled back, her barrier finally collapsing.
Amiboshi got to her first and held her comfortingly in his arms, to ease her trembling and shaking body. He wiped away the blood from her face, as best as he could. He felt her lithe arms clinging to him, as if for dear life. He kissed her forehead and closed his eyes. The danger was over for now. They were now in for the fight of their lives.
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"Tenkou-sama..." Miboshi's croaking spirit pleaded. Tenkou looked at Miboshi scornfully.
"You have failed me every time I sent you. I am highly disappointed." he said with a tone of frustration. Black light formed in one hand and shot out at Miboshi's soul. The evil spirit's screams echoed throughout the castle.
"Tomo. I hope you will do better."
A shadow with glowing yellow eyes stepped out. He smiled and laughed a terrible chilling laugh the drowned out the echo of Miboshi's screams.
"Kakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakaka......"
"KIREI!!!" Amiboshi ran through every single room. Everyone woke up. Hikaru peeked out of her room, sleepily.
"Amiboshi! Some people are trying to get some sleep you know!" she snapped grouchily. He looked at her with a frantic face.
"Hikaru! Kirei's missing!" he informed.
"WHAT?!?!?!" Hikaru snapped to life. Kirei missing?? How the hell was that possible?? Yume came up.
"You guys..." Yume started and held out a piece of paper to Hikaru. Hikaru took it and read it.
"Oh my god...." she began. Amiboshi took the note out of her hands and read it himself. His face became white as paper.
"WHAT DOES THAT IDIOT OF A BITCH THINK SHE'S DOING????" Hikaru freaked.
This is the note Kirei left behind:
Sorry Kou-chan...you guys...
But it's got to be this way...
I'll come back after I've got the Shinzaho...
Promise...
Love,
Kirei~*
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"First off, how do we find her?" Tamahome asked. Hikaru had forced everyone into the living room to figure out where Kirei had gone, after reading the note.
"We could try and sense her chi no da..." Chichiri suggested.
"Unfortunately, we taught her how to block her chi from being detected." Nakago reminded them.
"The real question is...where is she most likely to go?" Hikaru said sensibly.
As they continued discussing a plan, Amiboshi sat there silently, listening to every word that would help him find Kirei. 'Kirei...where are you?'
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Kirei opened the door to her old house and stepped in. She turned on the lights and looked around. Still clean. Her parents saw to that. No one took the house when they had moved into the one she was living in now, so they decided to keep it for whatever reason. It was slightly chilly inside, so she turned up the heating system.
"Time to block your chi, Kirei." she told herself. A red glow emitted from her body then disappeared. She then turned on the hot pad and flicked on the TV.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"She is making this too easy." Miboshi said sardonically, looking into the water glass. Tenkou looked at him and narrowed his eyes.
"However do not underestimate her. You have failed me many times before...and I don't give many chances." Tenkou said stiffly. Miboshi bowed.
"Do not worry my lord."
"I should hope I wouldn't have to."
Miboshi then left the room to work up his next scheme.
"Kakakakaka....You honestly don't think you can succeed?"
Miboshi glared at Tomo. "I'd most likely fair better than you will." he retorted.
"And what makes you so sure?"
Miboshi grinned wickedly. "Because I have that girl's Shinzaho," he said, triumphantly holding up a small ring inset with rubies. "I can already smell my victory," he said with a relish, a freakish green glowing from his eyes.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"Did you find her yet?" Yuri asked.
"Does it look like it??" Hikaru nearly screamed. Yuri smiled sheepishly to herself.
"You guys think. Where does she usually go when she runs away?" Mitsukake said calmly. Hikaru thought for a moment.
"Kirei's never ran away before though..." she trailed off. Yume bolted up.
"Wait! Didn't Kirei ever mention some kind of house or apartment where she could go whenever she wanted??" Yume asked. Hikaru looked at her.
"Omigod..You're right...her--her...." Hikaru fumbled on her words, snapping her fingers, trying to remember.
"Her house! Her old house!" Yuri finished. Amiboshi moved like lightning.
"That's where we're going! C'mon!" he commanded, grabbing his coat.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Kirei sat on the steps of her porch. 'You have the power...don't sweat it. Don't be scared...Miboshi's only a homicidal baby monk with a rattle and if Tomo comes well...he's just a gay bastard with a bad sense of style....Yea! That's what it is!' she tried to tell herself. Just then, a black swirl of clouds appeared before her, materializing into Miboshi. She stood up, trying to keep her cool.
"I've been expecting you." she said defiantly, half hoping that she didn't sound nervous. Miboshi looked at her with his evil eyes.
"So..you set this up?" he said amused.
"No shit. If you hadn't had that figured out...then you must be as stupid as you look." she said pertly. He glared at her, forming a chi blast in his hands, and then blasting the force at her full speed. She dodged it.
"Is that the best you can do? How pathetic." she mocked.
"Pathetic? I'll show you pathetic!" he yelled, another chi blast shot out from his hands, stronger than the first one. Kirei barely managed to dodge it.
"FLAME ARROW!!~~!!" she shouted and unfurled the raging fire at Miboshi. It had no affect, being that he had formed a shield around him. She cursed.
"That won't do you any good." Miboshi said emotionless, catching Kirei off guard with a double chi attack. She dodged one, but was hit with the other. She screamed as the blast seared pain into her right arm. She got up, not willing to give in.
"You got lucky...but it won't last." she said through clenched teeth. Miboshi laughed at her again.
"You don't know when to stop do you? Surrender and maybe I'll think about letting you live." he said in false graciousness.
"No thanks....FLAME ARROW!!!"
This was unexpected, and Miboshi was hit. They were even with one hit each. But there was one problem. Miboshi still had strength and Kirei was losing it quickly.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"Hurry! Around this corner!" Hikaru directed, leading the others around the block. She gasped. Soon the others did too. They saw Miboshi and Kirei in a full-fledged battle.
"Kirei!" Yuri screamed on instinct. Kirei's concentration broke and looked over at her friends in surprise. Miboshi took the advantage right then and blasted Kirei. Hikaru stormed at Yuri with blazing eyes.
"You idiot!!!"
Kirei got up. "You guys stay back!" she yelled and formed a shield, preventing them from getting closer. Chichiri acted quickly and tried to figure out a way to break through the barrier. Miboshi smiled in his malicious way.
"Trying to save your friends are you? Thank you for making this so easy." he said with feigned gratitude. Kirei stood there confused.
"Wha-" she faltered. Miboshi disappeared and reappeared outside her shield, behind Amiboshi. Before anybody could react, he encased the latter in a transparent sphere, electrocuting him with bolts of black lightning. Amiboshi gritted his teeth at the cracking pain rushing over his body. 'I will not scream!!' he vowed to himself.
"Leave him out of this!! And I know this is very cliched but...This battle is between you and me!!" Kirei demanded in desperation that the man she was currently in love with would be safe.
"Your life...for his." Miboshi said unmoving.
"You are just one big walking cliche!!! Let him go immediately!!!"
"I'm serious you know." he said in his calm manner which just made the situation more maddening.
"Don't...do it....Ki-chan..." Amiboshi gasped.
Kirei shook her head. "As much of a cliche this is...I don't have a choice." She lifted her head. "I accept your cliche proposal Miboshi."
He smiled at her twisted. "I knew you'd come around." He released Amiboshi, who fell to the floor. Kirei didn't bother lowering her chi barrier. If she did then the others might attack and then they would really die. Miboshi reappeared behind her. "After I kill you...I will kill them.." he said in a menacing tone.
"Not if I can help it!" Kirei hissed and stabbed Miboshi in the stomach with a fire arrow. He reeled back in pain. Kirei turned to face him, her eyes in ablaze. "You're going to die Miboshi!!!" A new power overcame her and bolts of red electricity crackled around her body.
"RUBY!!!! LIGHTNING!!~~~!!" she yelled and a burst of crimson lightning blasted Miboshi's body and injured his evil spirit severely. He screamed and fell to the ground. Kirei put her hands on her knees, and panted, wiping away the sweat of her brow. She looked over at the corpse. Something was glittering in the hand. She cautiously walked towards it. 'A ring...' she realized. Inside Miboshi's lifeless hand was the Suzaku Shinzaho. She bent down to get it from his hand.
Suddenly, in a flash, Miboshi's other hand grabbed her arm. She gasped and looked up. Miboshi was still alive!
He cackled. If he was dying then he would take one of the enchantresses with him. A dagger appeared in his other free hand and attempted to stab her in the chest. But she moved back and he only succeeded in slashing her cheek. Blood dripped down her face. With her other hand she forced the dagger out of his hand. He cursed. She grabbed the dagger and stabbed him in the chest continuously. Thus, he was killed and released his grip on her. Quickly, she grabbed the ring and stumbled back, her barrier finally collapsing.
Amiboshi got to her first and held her comfortingly in his arms, to ease her trembling and shaking body. He wiped away the blood from her face, as best as he could. He felt her lithe arms clinging to him, as if for dear life. He kissed her forehead and closed his eyes. The danger was over for now. They were now in for the fight of their lives.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"Tenkou-sama..." Miboshi's croaking spirit pleaded. Tenkou looked at Miboshi scornfully.
"You have failed me every time I sent you. I am highly disappointed." he said with a tone of frustration. Black light formed in one hand and shot out at Miboshi's soul. The evil spirit's screams echoed throughout the castle.
"Tomo. I hope you will do better."
A shadow with glowing yellow eyes stepped out. He smiled and laughed a terrible chilling laugh the drowned out the echo of Miboshi's screams.
"Kakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakaka......"
