Title: FoxHunters
Part: 4/13 (I think¡­)
Author: Sushi a.k.a Yume ^^V
Genre: Yaoi!! (of coz¡­)
Pairing: well, I guess it's another RuHana¡­
Rating: PG, G without the yaoi contents.
Archive: ML
Email: yume_chan14@hotmail.com

Warning: English is not my first language, so there will be grammar mistakes and spelling mistakes.

Author's note: well, here is the edited edition of FoxHunters, I'm gonna post the chapters really quickly so the old readers wouldn't be so bored. But I DID add a few new elements into the fic, so if you're bored or interested, you can read it again!!

Desclaimer: I do not own any of the SD things, they all belong to Inoue Takehiko.


Chapter 4 -

Sakuragi looked at the regional map with a devastated expression on his innocent face, now he wish Kogure never took the map out, it's not always good to be prepared. Hanamichi never took his time to study the geography and landscape of his tribe, and since he always go to the LionHunters to play with Sendoh, he thought all the tribes are as close as the distance between the FoxHunters and the LionHunters. But as unfortunate as the truth is, the case between the FoxHunters and the LionHunters is only an exception, there's always a fair distance between different Divisions, so the bawling won't become a daily ritual.

"Curse it, are you sure we can make it?" Hanamichi asked Kogure.

"Well, if you're looking at this map, then the answer would be no." Kogure smiled mysteriously, he opened an unnoticeable black chest and took out a piece of transparent material with confusing red diagrams on it. Then he laid that object onto the regional map, everyone gasped and surrounded the table where the map dwelled with the most interesting expressions on their faces.

The transparent object fitted perfectly onto the map, and now the puzzling red diagrams began to make sense. They're the secret routes to get to various places from the FoxHunter's headquarters, hope arose inside Sakuragi's heart, if this shortcut map is accurate, then they COULD reach their destinations within the limited time.

"Whoa! Now that is a treasure you got there, Kogure!" Sakuragi exclaimed.

"Hey, we took AGES charting them, so praise us, red-head!" Mitsui answered smugly, Kogure just smiled; he took a long time trying to explain the necessity of making the shortcut map to his lover.

"Ok, can you guys get started now?" Ayako asked impatiently, the Fox boy's face is definitely getting pale.

"OK, hold onto your copy of the shortcut map! Shouldn't take too long¡­We should be running on the same path for at least 30 minutes, until an intersection will split us up." Kogure assured, hoping his statements are right. "Lucky the WolfHunters and the TigerHunters are near, I think I heard a rumor about the WolfHunter's Chief's assistant having an affair with the TigerHunter's Chief. Be careful everyone, it's nearly the Championship and those two Divisions will try to get us disqualified."


*************** After 40 minutes of running *********************

"Geez¡­ I didn't know trees could grow so fast! They're a lot larger than the time when we charted the shortcut map¡­ and I think they delayed us by 10 minutes!" Mitsui cursed. "We should definitely rechart the whole area when this business is finished."

"Let's talk that after this business IS finished." Kogure answered. "Ok, we will take the route on the left, and you two should take the route on the right." Kogure eyed Sakuragi and Youhei while pointing at the road. "I think there should be another 10 minutes run until we see their headquarters."

"Ok, we will be separated now¡­ Good luck everyone!" Youhei is panting badly, everyone's tired from the long run, with the exception of Sakuragi.


************** After another 10 minutes ****************

"Ermm¡­ Can we please see Chief Takato Riki or Maki Shinichi?" Stammered Mitsui nervously, he would much prefer a brutal fight than a polite talk.

"Shinichi sempai and Takato Sensei?" replied the guard in a soft and musical voice; Mitsui's quite surprised at the guard's first impression. He's tall and slim, pale complexion with a gorgeously innocent face and big, round eyes. But the WolfHunters suppose to be strong and tanned, with menacing eyes, six-packs and bulging muscles. But this one is cute and nice, just like his Kimi-kun, although no one could compare to his Kimi-kun. "Just follow me."

"Thanks." Mitsui sighed with relief, WolfHunters are not as scary as he thought, not if he's scared at the first place. He clutched Kogure's hand tightly and followed the guard, not realising the jealous expression his spectacled lover had been wearing after the talk with the guard.


************* Inside the headquarters of the WolfHunters ***********

"Takato Sensei and Maki sempai," Said the guard with a peaceful smile. "You have some guests."

The nice impression the Guard left Mitsui shattered into a million pieces after seeing Takato Sensei and Maki Shinichi, the previous description of the WolfHunters suited those two perfectly, although he can't deny that Maki is quite good-looking. Takato doesn't have the fat dangling on his abdomen as Anzai had, but he has an isolated aura around him to warn others to not come closer, and his bottom-of-a-beer-bottle glasses made his look wise. Maki is very strong, Mitsui could almost imagine him wielding all kinds of weapons available with strength that can pull out a deep-rooted tree.

"You boys are from?" Takato Sensei spoke in his deep, hoarse voice. Mitsui gritted his teeth, he doesn't like people calling him 'boy', and definitely not from this old fag.

"We're from the FoxHunters." Mitsui replied after getting his emotions under control, although his face is blushing unconsciously. "One of our hunt-mate accidentally stepped into a trap, Anzai Sensei asked us to come and ask for the holy flower, Salamandron."

"Anzai Sensei? How is he?" Takato Sensei asked again nonchalantly, obviously trying to linger the time.

"He's well." That's all Mitsui could say, one more word he would go up to Takato's ugly face and break his thick glasses.

"Who is stupid enough to step into a trap? Every hunter should know where the traps are on their first day, did Akagi got lazy to teach the newcomers? Or did someone charted the map wrongly?" Maki taunted, while Takato grinned sinisterly at his assistant's deep wit at the art of ridicule.

Mitsui froze on the spot. Whoever's name that's going to come out of his mouth will be insulted throughout out the whole tribe, and he certainly doesn't have the right to spit out anyone's name.

"It's Ryota Miyagi." Cut in by Kogure, with feigned embarrassment. "He was chasing Ayako, so he lost his mind, then he accidentally fell into one of the traps."

Mitsui smiled in admiration as the perfect answer came out from his lover's mouth, why didn't he think of it? Ryota was a transfer Hunter from the WolfHunters! Maki can't spread the news around since he himself is the one who taught Ryota where all the traps are, and his heart is still aching from the lost of the fastest Hunter in the Tribe.

"And please hurry up, Takato Sensei." Mitsui rubbed his eyes, then stared incredulously at Kogure, who just made the previous statement. "In , page 109 line 37. If the poisonous trap injured any Hunters, the Divisions who are hosting the antidotes should contribute their ingredients instantly. I'm sure the WolfHunters have to obey whatever is written in the holy book."

"Get the Salamandron for those two, Kiyota." Takato spitted spitefully.

Kiyota, a wild-hairdo boy with a cheeky grin went into the secret chamber, and handed a beautiful -- although tiny -- flower into Kogure's hand. After saying a single "thank you", the FoxHunters fled out of the headquarters in their fastest speed.

"Do we just let them go like that, Sensei?" Maki asked, unsatisfied.

"I thought you'll know better than that, Maki." Takato replied with a dangerously broad grin that's going to stretch his lined face in any minute. "Jin, are you listening?"

The guard with the peaceful smile who led Mitsui and Kogure in nodded. "Of course, Takato Sensei. Do you want me to call for Nobu-kun and see what REALLY happened? Maybe I'll make a few obstacles on their way so we could delay the FoxHunters?"

"Of course, my little devil." Takato's grin got impossibly broader. "Just look at your smile, Soichirou, they're so beautifully innocent, no one will know how devilish you really are."

"Smile is the best make-up you could ever find." Jin agreed. "Now if you will allow us, Kiyota and myself will withdraw."


********************* At the TigerHunters ******************************

"Hasegawa!" Yelled out Sakuragi with his trademark loud voice. "Take us to the substitute guy and the glasses man right now, otherwise I'll split up your spiky head with the tensai's almighty fist!"

"Alright alright, calm down¡­" Hasegawa answered in a bored voice, the characteristic of the loud-mouthed red-head is known throughout out the whole Tribe. "Is Kogure still going out with Hisashi?" Hasegawa has always had a crush on Mitsui.

"Yes, Slimy eyes." Replied Hanamichi, getting impatient. "If you want to go out with Mitsui, you at least need an eye-operation which will enlarge your eyes by 5 times. Now lead us to the substitution and glasses man!"

"Alright! You don't have to be so mean¡­" Hasegawa said, tears swelling in his almost-impossible-to-see eyes. With a deep sigh, Hasegawa led them into the headquarters of the TigerHunters.

"Isn't that Sakuragi Hanamichi from the FoxHunters? How may I serve you?" Kenji Fujima, the youngest Chief in the last century asked.

"One of our hunt-mate is injured by the stoopid traps, now gimme the Felamindon and we will go!" Sakuragi's eyes flashed with bursting red flames, now he could see nothing except the fox boy's diamond blue eyes.

Youhei sweatdropped.

"You mean Falamadron?" Corrected Hanagata, followed by a few chuckles from the crowd.

"Yeah, that!" Hanamichi is a man who doesn't know how to blush. Well, not under this circumstance anyway¡­

"Who's injured? Don't tell me is my dear Hisashi?" asked Hasegawa, voice trembling.

"No, it's the horrifying Gori who's injured!" Hanamichi answered without even thinking of the consequences. "And, it's Kogure's Hisashi, not yours."

"Go and get the Falamandron for our lively fox friends, Toru." Kenji said with a really warm smile.

"As you wish, Fujima." Hanagata went into the chamber and grabbed some wild-looking grass, then handed it into Hanamichi's large hand. "Mush the grass into powder then mix it with the Salamandron powder, Akagi shall heal."

Hanamichi turned around without even saying "Thank you", but gladly, Youhei was there and he thanked the TigerHunters for their generous contribution.

"You're welcome." Kenji smiled again, showing his great beauty. "Say hi from me for your fellow Hunters."

"Of course." Youhei bowed, then left the headquarters without any more delay.

After making sure that the FoxHunters are out of earshot, Fujima called for his assistant. "Toru? Bring that wine cup for me, will you?"

"Of course." No one questions the devotion Toru gives to Kenji.

"Do you know what am I going to say?" continued Kenji, playing with the wineglass between his long, slender fingers, watching the red wine swell up and down in the cup.

"Yes." Replied Hanagata. "Make some obstacles to delay the FoxHunters and ask Hasegawa to find out what REALLY happened."

"Good Toru." Kenji grinned, then droppped the wineglass in midair and watched the red wine to splash on the carpet like a drop of blood. "Help me to dress up, I want to see Shinichi."