Disclaimer: .You know what. I don't FEEL like writing a disclaimer
today.I've written them on every chapter of every fiction I've ever done.
but not this time! If you think I own FY. go ahead and keep thinking that!
IT'S ALL MINE! AHAHAHAHAHA *.nervous cough*
Author's Notes: I know this is early for author's notes, but I just want to thank all my Reviewers! I probably wouldn't have written this much without you! ( PanChan, TheRobin, ChibiMoroko, and all the rest! *loves you all even if she didn't put you here!*) So keep on reviewing! It's my fuel!
"AHEM!"
The two arguing men looked up to see two rather frightening travelers towering over them, well, over the man trying to sell his goods anyways. The man nearly fell off his chair as he took a good look at the fully costumed Yuki Nonaka.
"You're that girl from the hot springs!" He choked out and took a good look at Kira. "AND you're the other one!" He fell out of his chair as he tried to back up.
"Yes, and YOU are the man who took my sword," Yuki growled, and snatched her grandfather's katana off the table.
"And my choker!" Kira snatched it off the table, and leaned over the chair to yell at the frightened thief.
"AH! Please I was just. Hey! Wait!" The thief yelled as his business associate fled towards the door. He however was promptly cut off by a group of thugs led by the scrawny thief that had seen Kira and Yuki ride into town.
"BOSS! TWO SHADY." The scrawny man burst in yelling, only to trail off as he caught sight of Kira and Yuki towering over his fallen leader.
"Err A little help here Benny?" The man on the floor stared at his subordinate and pointed to the two angry people towering above him.
"Uh yeah, sure Boss!" Benny recovered his senses and pointed at Kira and Yuki. "Get em' guys!" He yelled, and with that the group of three thugs advanced towards Kira and Yuki.
"You catch him," a rather evil grin spread across Yuki's face, "I'll take care of these fellows."
Kira ran out the back door just as the thugs were nearly on top of Yuki. Kira was worried about her friend, until she heard the sounds of tables being flipped over and male screams. She chased after Benny and his 'boss' for quite some time; finally she saw them dive into a building and followed after them.
The building was poorly lit so Kira couldn't really make out the walls very well, not that she had any time to look at the walls. The moment she had passed through the door, the numerous thieves and shady characters inside leapt up and drew their weapons. She came to a rather abrupt stop just before she ran into the swords and daggers being pointed at her, she barely had time to react when a net was thrown onto her and she was scooped up off her feet.
"Well then! This is the second time I've caught you in one of my nets," The 'Boss' jumped down from a ledge above the door on which was a peg that Kira's net was hung on. "And I still don't know your name!"
"Yeah, Boss doesn't know your name alright! And if he did, why I'll betcha he wouldn't know who you were, he wouldn't!" Benny prattled on as he scrambled down the ladder that led up to the ledge.
"Benny."
"Yeah Boss, man, sir?"
"Shut up."
"My name is Amefuri," He said, and bowed to the entangled and hanging Kira.
"Charmed," Kira rolled her eyes, and sat still in the net as not to get too tangled.
"I'm sure." Amefuri raised an eyebrow, and smiled. "Too bad we left your friend with those ghastly men back there."
"Oh, I'm sure." Kira nearly broke out laughing. "I'm sure they'll be missed dearly." She smiled, and Amefuri blinked. "So are you going to let me out of here, or am I going to have to slice through it to kick your tail?"
"Such talk, and still I don't know your name!" Amefuri nodded suggestively, the way Jaki often did, and put his hands on his hips. "And no one has ever broken out of one of my nets! They are unbreakable!" Amefuri laughed, and ignored Kira's fiddling with his net.
"Right, unbreakable.Uh huh." Kira ignored him as she untied the rope that the net hung from. There was a brief 'fwwsh' sound and then the net and Kira fell to the ground, it only took a second but Amefuri's unbreakable net untwisted and Kira stepped out.
"Unbelievable Boss! He escaped your unbreakable net! The net you said was unbreakable! The net no one has ever escaped from or broken!" Benny was cut off rather swiftly as one of the random thieves gagged him and threw him out the door.
"What the-." Amefuri started but was cut off as the edge of Kira's Samshir came a little too close to his neck, and remained there. Kira was adjusting her hair with her right hand, and holding her blade, loosely, in the other.
"Amefuri, you have robbed both me and my friend, forced us to break up the group and travel after you, attack a group of random travelers, and meet a man I was hoping to avoid for the rest of my life, but more than anything else, YOU got an eyeful while we were in the baths! Just WHAT do you have to say for yourself?" Kira glared at him, and tensed up.
"Uh." Amefuri was at a momentary loss for words, and the rest of the shady people in the room were wondering why the boss got 'an eyeful' of whatever this guy was talking about.
"Not going to talk, that must mean you're either evil or stupid," Kira smiled as she got caught up in her act. "So, you must know about the monster that was rumored around here- Talk!" Kira said in a rather assertive tone, and moved a little closer to Amefuri.
"Why am I not surprised?" Yuki's voice came from the door, and Kira turned around. "You're surrounded by angry rather evil looking men and somehow you have escaped their devious trap and are now holding their boss at sword-point." Yuki laughed, and dropped the rope she was carrying over her shoulder. Attached to the rope, just outside the door were the three thugs, they were tied up and looked as if some large rabid beast mauled them.
"Yuki, dragging a group of unconscious men behind you?" Kira said dryly and smirked.
"Well I'm sure we can all discuss this like civilized people." Yuki smiled her classic smile, and half the people in the room backed up a few steps.
"Err. Yeah," Amefuri pushed the blade of the Samshir away very carefully and slowly; Kira drew it back and placed it back in its sheath before she was too tempted to use it.
The three sat down, and Amefuri calmly explained how his band of thieves worked. It seems that they only stole from rich or dangerous travelers and then the money they earned would go to the Emperor of Byakko to keep his men out of the region. Amefuri was fighting desperately to keep this town out of military control, but the Emperor was intent about capturing it and sent a monster to terrorize the outskirts as an excuse to move his armies in.
"It's a regular Robin Hood scenario," Yuki stated and turned to Kira.
"Yeah," Kira sighed, and thought about the situation for a moment, completely forgetting about Amefuri's rather long 'charge list.' "Well, we have to go stop that monster and the armed forces. Picking on helpless villagers is just plain rude." Kira smiled, and drew out her sword making everyone in the room rather uncomfortable.
"I agree fully!" Amefuri stood up, and drew out his much smaller dagger in agreement with Kira.
".Oh no, the boss got all riled up for justice again." A few of the thugs behind Yuki grumbled, and she turned around.
"What do you mean?" She asked them, and blinked.
"The boss thinks he's the Son of Destiny. He wants to overthrow the Emperor and unite the four countries." The same thief who had gagged Benny and tossed him outside sighed, and sat down on the ground. Yuki stared back at Kira and Amefuri who seemed to be becoming friends rather fast, and busted out laughing.
"What's so funny?" The thugs that had been grumbling and the thief stared at Yuki as she nearly fell over laughing. The thugs looked at each other as the thief leaned over Yuki to make sure she didn't fall over.
"Well you see," Yuki calmed down a little, and sighed as she had just broken character so badly she doubted the group would ever believe her acting again. "My companion here," She motioned to Kira, "Just happens to be 'Prince Kurare, Desert Wind, Holy Demon, and Son of Destiny.'"
The thugs and thief all stared at each other, and Amefuri stopped talking with Kira for a moment. There was a prolonged silence and a few people moved back from Kira again.
"Are you REALLY the Son of Destiny?" Amefuri stared at Kira, his jaw slightly ajar. Kira nodded, and Amefuri's face lit up. "Then I, Amefuri of BrimHottle, offer my services to help overthrow the tyrannous Emperor and unite the four countries!" He exclaimed with a few added flourishes, and bowed.
"We would be glad to have you accompany us Amefuri," Kira bowed to him, and smiled back at Yuki. "Now lets go take down some monster!" Yuki shot her a look, and Kira laughed nervously for a moment. "Err that is right after we pick up Kagasuki and Tatara."
"Not to mention I really need a good nights sleep and a drink," Yuki added, and smiled. All the thieves and thugs around her suddenly thought of Yuki as one of them. Those nearest threw arms around her shoulders, and passed drinks all around.
"In this gang, that's what we're famous for! Drinking and sleeping!" And thus everyone cheered and proved that this was not exactly a 'feared' gang of lowlifes.
Author's Notes (part 2): Looks like Yuki has made some new friends, and in the words of Meryl (Trigun) "The birds of a feather have flocked together!" The party is starting; the villain is set, and Chichiri's close behind- what will happen next? *Realizes she is sounding like the batman announcer and shuts up. *
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Author's Notes: I know this is early for author's notes, but I just want to thank all my Reviewers! I probably wouldn't have written this much without you! ( PanChan, TheRobin, ChibiMoroko, and all the rest! *loves you all even if she didn't put you here!*) So keep on reviewing! It's my fuel!
"AHEM!"
The two arguing men looked up to see two rather frightening travelers towering over them, well, over the man trying to sell his goods anyways. The man nearly fell off his chair as he took a good look at the fully costumed Yuki Nonaka.
"You're that girl from the hot springs!" He choked out and took a good look at Kira. "AND you're the other one!" He fell out of his chair as he tried to back up.
"Yes, and YOU are the man who took my sword," Yuki growled, and snatched her grandfather's katana off the table.
"And my choker!" Kira snatched it off the table, and leaned over the chair to yell at the frightened thief.
"AH! Please I was just. Hey! Wait!" The thief yelled as his business associate fled towards the door. He however was promptly cut off by a group of thugs led by the scrawny thief that had seen Kira and Yuki ride into town.
"BOSS! TWO SHADY." The scrawny man burst in yelling, only to trail off as he caught sight of Kira and Yuki towering over his fallen leader.
"Err A little help here Benny?" The man on the floor stared at his subordinate and pointed to the two angry people towering above him.
"Uh yeah, sure Boss!" Benny recovered his senses and pointed at Kira and Yuki. "Get em' guys!" He yelled, and with that the group of three thugs advanced towards Kira and Yuki.
"You catch him," a rather evil grin spread across Yuki's face, "I'll take care of these fellows."
Kira ran out the back door just as the thugs were nearly on top of Yuki. Kira was worried about her friend, until she heard the sounds of tables being flipped over and male screams. She chased after Benny and his 'boss' for quite some time; finally she saw them dive into a building and followed after them.
The building was poorly lit so Kira couldn't really make out the walls very well, not that she had any time to look at the walls. The moment she had passed through the door, the numerous thieves and shady characters inside leapt up and drew their weapons. She came to a rather abrupt stop just before she ran into the swords and daggers being pointed at her, she barely had time to react when a net was thrown onto her and she was scooped up off her feet.
"Well then! This is the second time I've caught you in one of my nets," The 'Boss' jumped down from a ledge above the door on which was a peg that Kira's net was hung on. "And I still don't know your name!"
"Yeah, Boss doesn't know your name alright! And if he did, why I'll betcha he wouldn't know who you were, he wouldn't!" Benny prattled on as he scrambled down the ladder that led up to the ledge.
"Benny."
"Yeah Boss, man, sir?"
"Shut up."
"My name is Amefuri," He said, and bowed to the entangled and hanging Kira.
"Charmed," Kira rolled her eyes, and sat still in the net as not to get too tangled.
"I'm sure." Amefuri raised an eyebrow, and smiled. "Too bad we left your friend with those ghastly men back there."
"Oh, I'm sure." Kira nearly broke out laughing. "I'm sure they'll be missed dearly." She smiled, and Amefuri blinked. "So are you going to let me out of here, or am I going to have to slice through it to kick your tail?"
"Such talk, and still I don't know your name!" Amefuri nodded suggestively, the way Jaki often did, and put his hands on his hips. "And no one has ever broken out of one of my nets! They are unbreakable!" Amefuri laughed, and ignored Kira's fiddling with his net.
"Right, unbreakable.Uh huh." Kira ignored him as she untied the rope that the net hung from. There was a brief 'fwwsh' sound and then the net and Kira fell to the ground, it only took a second but Amefuri's unbreakable net untwisted and Kira stepped out.
"Unbelievable Boss! He escaped your unbreakable net! The net you said was unbreakable! The net no one has ever escaped from or broken!" Benny was cut off rather swiftly as one of the random thieves gagged him and threw him out the door.
"What the-." Amefuri started but was cut off as the edge of Kira's Samshir came a little too close to his neck, and remained there. Kira was adjusting her hair with her right hand, and holding her blade, loosely, in the other.
"Amefuri, you have robbed both me and my friend, forced us to break up the group and travel after you, attack a group of random travelers, and meet a man I was hoping to avoid for the rest of my life, but more than anything else, YOU got an eyeful while we were in the baths! Just WHAT do you have to say for yourself?" Kira glared at him, and tensed up.
"Uh." Amefuri was at a momentary loss for words, and the rest of the shady people in the room were wondering why the boss got 'an eyeful' of whatever this guy was talking about.
"Not going to talk, that must mean you're either evil or stupid," Kira smiled as she got caught up in her act. "So, you must know about the monster that was rumored around here- Talk!" Kira said in a rather assertive tone, and moved a little closer to Amefuri.
"Why am I not surprised?" Yuki's voice came from the door, and Kira turned around. "You're surrounded by angry rather evil looking men and somehow you have escaped their devious trap and are now holding their boss at sword-point." Yuki laughed, and dropped the rope she was carrying over her shoulder. Attached to the rope, just outside the door were the three thugs, they were tied up and looked as if some large rabid beast mauled them.
"Yuki, dragging a group of unconscious men behind you?" Kira said dryly and smirked.
"Well I'm sure we can all discuss this like civilized people." Yuki smiled her classic smile, and half the people in the room backed up a few steps.
"Err. Yeah," Amefuri pushed the blade of the Samshir away very carefully and slowly; Kira drew it back and placed it back in its sheath before she was too tempted to use it.
The three sat down, and Amefuri calmly explained how his band of thieves worked. It seems that they only stole from rich or dangerous travelers and then the money they earned would go to the Emperor of Byakko to keep his men out of the region. Amefuri was fighting desperately to keep this town out of military control, but the Emperor was intent about capturing it and sent a monster to terrorize the outskirts as an excuse to move his armies in.
"It's a regular Robin Hood scenario," Yuki stated and turned to Kira.
"Yeah," Kira sighed, and thought about the situation for a moment, completely forgetting about Amefuri's rather long 'charge list.' "Well, we have to go stop that monster and the armed forces. Picking on helpless villagers is just plain rude." Kira smiled, and drew out her sword making everyone in the room rather uncomfortable.
"I agree fully!" Amefuri stood up, and drew out his much smaller dagger in agreement with Kira.
".Oh no, the boss got all riled up for justice again." A few of the thugs behind Yuki grumbled, and she turned around.
"What do you mean?" She asked them, and blinked.
"The boss thinks he's the Son of Destiny. He wants to overthrow the Emperor and unite the four countries." The same thief who had gagged Benny and tossed him outside sighed, and sat down on the ground. Yuki stared back at Kira and Amefuri who seemed to be becoming friends rather fast, and busted out laughing.
"What's so funny?" The thugs that had been grumbling and the thief stared at Yuki as she nearly fell over laughing. The thugs looked at each other as the thief leaned over Yuki to make sure she didn't fall over.
"Well you see," Yuki calmed down a little, and sighed as she had just broken character so badly she doubted the group would ever believe her acting again. "My companion here," She motioned to Kira, "Just happens to be 'Prince Kurare, Desert Wind, Holy Demon, and Son of Destiny.'"
The thugs and thief all stared at each other, and Amefuri stopped talking with Kira for a moment. There was a prolonged silence and a few people moved back from Kira again.
"Are you REALLY the Son of Destiny?" Amefuri stared at Kira, his jaw slightly ajar. Kira nodded, and Amefuri's face lit up. "Then I, Amefuri of BrimHottle, offer my services to help overthrow the tyrannous Emperor and unite the four countries!" He exclaimed with a few added flourishes, and bowed.
"We would be glad to have you accompany us Amefuri," Kira bowed to him, and smiled back at Yuki. "Now lets go take down some monster!" Yuki shot her a look, and Kira laughed nervously for a moment. "Err that is right after we pick up Kagasuki and Tatara."
"Not to mention I really need a good nights sleep and a drink," Yuki added, and smiled. All the thieves and thugs around her suddenly thought of Yuki as one of them. Those nearest threw arms around her shoulders, and passed drinks all around.
"In this gang, that's what we're famous for! Drinking and sleeping!" And thus everyone cheered and proved that this was not exactly a 'feared' gang of lowlifes.
Author's Notes (part 2): Looks like Yuki has made some new friends, and in the words of Meryl (Trigun) "The birds of a feather have flocked together!" The party is starting; the villain is set, and Chichiri's close behind- what will happen next? *Realizes she is sounding like the batman announcer and shuts up. *
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