Hiyee, minna-san! Reia-chan here!? This is my first fanfic in Yami no Matsuei so please forgive me IF there are a lot of mistakes that happen in the story. I know that the stories seem pretty short but I think it's worth reading anyway. This is the TENTH chapter already. R&R! :)
Disclaimer: I don't own Yami no Matsuei. But Kageyami Saino, Yumeki Sakura, etc. (Upcoming characters not related to YnM) belongs to me.
Between Two Hearts
Chapter 10: Case 1: Saino's First Battle
~~~~~
Classes were already finished and the sun was about to set. Tsuzuki, Hisoka and Saino were walking out of the high school building. Saino suddenly remembered.
"Oniichan, Kurosaki-kun, this is where I'm going to leave you. I still have to go to the library," she said.
"Then I'll be coming with you," the young boy said.
Saino shook, "Iie. I can do this alone."
"Are you sure?" he reassured.
Saino smiled and nodded, "I'll be going now!"
She ran away from them. Tsuzuki and Hisoka stared at her seriously as she went away.
The brunette told the lime-eyed boy, "Let's look after her. I sense danger surrounding this building."
Hisoka nodded, "I also sense it…"
----------
It was already dark and rain poured heavily on her. Running around the school campus, a figure showed up in front of her. It was the girl with short dark blue hair and wearing the same school uniform. She was about the same age as Saino but a bit taller than her.
The girl said, "Saino... Thank you for coming…"
"… I was really expecting to see you again…"
~~~~~
The purple-eyed brunette and the lime-eyed boy were soaking wet, looking for anything suspicious in the whole campus.
Tsuzuki told the boy, "Nothing. I don't sense it here."
When Hisoka turned to a corner of the gym, he saw Saino, lying unconsciously on the ground with a few blood staining on her body and uniform, and a spirit beast that was floating. The thunder roared.
"Kageyami!?!" he hurriedly went toward her.
Tsuzuki followed Hisoka. The ghastly beast defiantly turned to them.
It said, "So, you also brought a toy for me to play…"
Hisoka pat her cheek, trying to wake her up, "Kageyami! Kageyami!!!"
Tsuzuki told Hisoka, "You stay with her while I take care of this."
Tsuzuki went in front of the girl. He started to call a Shikigami, his hands together and the index and middle finger pointing upward. (I don't know how Tsuzuki summons them so I just made it short.)
"… Suzaku!?!"
The fiery bird appeared, spreading its beautiful wings. It attacked the ghastly beast with thousands of fires from the sky. The ugly beast just dodged it. While they were busy fighting, Saino heard a voice through telepathy.
"Saino… Saino!?!…"
She suddenly opened her eyes. Hisoka noticed her.
He told her, "Kageyami, daijoubu…"
The ebony haired girl turned to the fighting scene. She tried to stand up but the young boy was refusing her.
"Kageyami, you have to rest," he said.
But Saino disobeyed him. She tried to move nimbly toward them but her body turned weak due to some wounds.
"Kageyami!?!"
She cried, "Yamete!?!"
Tsuzuki yelled at Saino, "Stay back!?!"
"Yamete!?! Yamete!?!…"
"… YAMETE!?!"
Everyone stopped and turned to her.
Holding her wounded arm, she bowed her head, shadowing her face, "Oniichan, it's not really a beast… she's also a mere being… she's only a soul, who was just being controlled by an evil spirit that's why she turned into that beast…"
"Oniichan… Onegai… I'll fight it…" she begged him. "Also, to show you what I could do…"
Tsuzuki felt the powerful aura around the girl's body. He smiled and stepped back, giving her the chance. Saino went in front of the beast.
It said, "You fool! You dare to fight me again!? You were merely beaten by me."
She smirked, feeling contented, "You have to give the best you can or you'll not win."
"Foolish child!" it called her. "Death must be waiting for you."
"You think so?" she bravely said. "But I'm a Death."
"Saino, onegai… tasukete…" a voice told her. It was the girl with dark blue hair and crimson red eyes.
"Sera… Daijoubu…"
Saino prepared herself. She put her two fingers together, the index and middle finger pointing upward. She closed her eyes and started the ritual.
"With all my heart, I hereby make a wish. For the god that guards me, I now will unleash!" she yelled. "… Cerberus!!!"
The thunder roared and a huge wolf with fur of ebony and snow, which looked like a Siberian husky, appeared behind Saino. Hisoka was stunned, eyes widely opened.
He asked the brunette, "Did she say Cerberus?!"
Tsuzuki responded, "Hai! It's the watchdog of hell…"
"How come she could summon him???"
The battle started.
"Kari!" Saino said.
The wolf opened his mouth and released a huge ray of thunder. But the ghastly monster just dodged it and tried to attack Saino with dark spirits, which looked like serpents.
"Saino!?!" Tsuzuki pulled out an ofuda, suppose to throw it to her.
When the dark spirits went near to the girl, it vanished.
"Hmph!" Saino, feeling proud.
"How come?!?" the beast was astonished.
Tsuzuki and Hisoka were also wondering.
Saino pulled out a black ofuda out of her blazer and raised it high.
"I forgot to tell you that I have this ofuda. A black ofuda that could sap the power of any dark element and give it to its holder," she contentedly said.
Her wounds rapidly closed up. She gained much energy and felt stronger.
"How could a mere being like you use such great powers?!" the beast asked.
She put back the ofuda in her coat, "How should I know? Ask the creator. I'm sure he knows and…"
She jumped very high and said, "… I'm quickly going to send you there for your final judgment!?!"
"Raiu!!!"
The wolf roared and hit the beast with some lightning from the sky. It vanished into thin air as Saino fell both feet on the ground. The battle was already finish so Cerberus disappeared.
Saino, hearing the voice, "Arigato, Saino… Arigato…"
The rain finally disappeared. Hisoka and Tsuzuki went towards her.
Saino said, "The case is already finish. We didn't even last for three days or more in this school…"
"Well, at least you did a great job. I'm sure you'll become one great Shinigami," Tsuzuki told her.
"You think so?" Saino turned to him.
He nodded without any doubt. Hisoka still can't believe how strong Saino's powers were. Tsuzuki and Saino were busy having their own conversation.
Hisoka thought, "She's such a strong kid. How could she have learned such hard and powerful techniques?…"
Saino turned to Hisoka and apologized, "Gomen, have I made you worried?"
He shook and turned away, "No, it's because I knew that this would happen…"
"So you really are worried," Tsuzuki interrupted. "You want to come with her to protect her…" he waved his finger back and forth.
"Urusai!?!" Hisoka blushed.
Tsuzuki started teasing him, "Oh my, Hisoka. Your cheeks are turning pink."
Saino stiffened and blushed, looking down. Tsuzuki also turned to Saino and teased her.
"Oh my. Also with you Saino…"
The two turned redder, the boy was looking away and the girl was looking down with both hands together, showing shyness.
Saino softly said, "Ano… let's go back now. We're soaking wet and we have to change or we'll catch some cold." She opened her arm, showing the wet clothes on her.
"Alright," Tsuzuki agreed.
They already warped back and entered. Saino hurriedly went to her room and changed. While Hisoka, he was still thinking of many things about Saino.
*****
Wow… Saino also had a Shinigami. But when did she got it??? Anyway, Tsuzuki really knows how to tease people… ^_^
Next chapter hints: (Fruits of Winter)
Saino wouldn't be with Hisoka and Tsuzuki this Christmas. But the people at EnmaCho are planning something special for her… (not for Christmas)
*I won't be putting those 'To be continued' phrase at the end of the chapter anymore. I'll just post them if there would be like part 1 and 2.
Want me to still continue it? R&R. -Reia