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Temple Grounds
Chapter 13: Project Rescue Kiity Cat
:: Telepathy:: "speech" //thoughts// /lyrics/
Who ever said finding a way to find Hiei was wrong.. DEAD wrong.. Maru grumbled even more as she sat perched ontop of a pine tree.. Looking for the named demon.. It would figure the single time you NEED the guy you can't find him. "I swear. At least on the ground he's not hard to find. Then again wearing black 24/7 and not talking doesn't help looking for the Bakayara." "Who are YOU talking about?"... Oh shit.. //Well.. I found him at least didn't I?// ::YUSUKE! GET YOUR ASS HERE NOW!:: Maru screamed mentally before calmly severing the link and turning to face the named 'bakayara'. "And who do you think I'm looking for in a tree near sunset?" She asked in the normal tone and she stood up.. Red-gold eyes flashing brightly as she felt the pulsing at her shoulders begin to bother her.. Why now? The wings had stopped being all together a few hours ago.. Now it was like a deep ember was burning it's way outward.. But she shrugged it away and got ready to give Yusuke another S.O.S.
Hiei either muttered something under his breath, or deemed the whole thing worthless and chose to ignore her.. Because she didn't hear another word out of him as she jumped and sure enough he followed. He must have guessed something was up..
"Maru! You found him!" Yusuke yelled running up, he stopped about two feet to the right of Maru.. His eyes smiling about as much as his grinning mouth was.. Which was A LOT.
"Another missions from the little fool?" Hiei grunted, narrowing his eyes in what Maru called, 'better spirits then usual'. "No, special assignment." Botan said cheerfully diving into view from above.. Maru just about had a heart attack.. "WHY in the world do you do that?!" The guardian asked wide-eyed and glarring all at once. "She likes niosy entrances." Yusuke said still grinning good naturedly.. Maru locked eyes for a brief moment with Kurama, nodding a thanks, then simply looked past Kuwabara.. But not without a slight smile.. Though it seemed to crack into a smirk half-way... Oh well, can't be perfect, ne? ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ``````````````````````
"So how do we get there?" Kuwabara asked, glancing at Maru. She of course had the answers. "Well, we're just at the edge of the grounds now. We'll have to take the long way about half-way around them to get to the dragon clan's area." "Why can't we cut through the Temple Grounds?" Yusuke asked.. Anything to make it cut less time out of a weekend.. "Simple. I can't get through the barrier and exit out again. Not unless I have another form to pull out of my sleeve." Kuwabara looked at her 'sleeveless' black happi coat.. "You don't have sleeves."
"No kidding." Maru said rolling her eyes, still looking a bit happier then before. She was wearing her red happi coat, (the short one) a white sash, white borders on the coat, and baggy black chinese styled pants with white cuffs. Her andals were the usual red color and leather. "But in any case we'd be less likely to attract attention coming from the west then from the Grounds.. since no one's supposed to be there that can come out."
"So we're going to 'rescue' the cat?" Hiei asked, his eyes on Maru. In truth it was odd to have to actually look downward slightly to talk to someone.. Since Maru was of course about an inch or maybe an inch and a half shorter then he was. Maru however seemed completely unphased and answered promptly with her still hard to get used to smile. "Yes, and the 'cat' does have a name. Besides that has a funny ring to it.. Project 'Rescue Kitty Cat'." ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ``````````````````````
They'd been walking for a little over two hours.. When for some ungodly reason laughter seemed to surround them.. Not anything evil or mean.. More like a child's laughing.. Maru however froze instantly.. Eyes wide and searching.. "Tsuki! Hold up!!"(pronounced s-oo-key) "No Kly (pronounced cl-A) You gotta catch me!!" The first voice was a boys.. Older maybe tens.. The second a small girl by the sound of it.. Though much younger. "Great... Kids.." Maru groaned looking not so happy now.. Yusuke blinked and continued to look around them.. Though nothing but the path, trees, and a shrub here or there.. "Where?" Kurama looked around ten focused his eyes to his right. "There." Maru followed suit then seemed to vanish in gold sparks again.. Kuwabara did a double take.. "And she complains about Botan? Atleast you can see her.." Then barely visible a small gray-green wolf cub ran into view.. It moved along the ground in a rapid blur o paws and fuffly fur.. It was a bout 2 feet long.. If that much and barely a foot tall at the shoulders.. But it was moving over the moss and little grasses at a break neck spead, not noticing them because it was laughin and had it's eyes closed. It was the girl's voice but with the wolve's mouth moving and that bother Kuwabara a bit..
Then out flew a second several feet behind the first. This one was a good 2 feet and some odd inches inches larger on the measurements and moved a bit more in a controlled manner.. As if it were older. Long white fangs and black claws were noteable through darker grey fur and a white underbelly, chin, a tail tip, and paws. The laughter was a boy's this time.. Both were running and wouldn't have noticed anything besides their own game since they'd pass the group several feet to the right.. Alas.. A sudden flash of golden sparks a few feet above the larger wolf and a blur of white fur, and gray fur collided and tummbled to the ground.. Snarling and growling followed.. The smaller cub skidded to a halt, ignored the 'group' and bolted to her brother's side..
Maru and the male parted.. Neither marked.. But both pairs of jaws were snarling and their eyes flashing.. Maru's a golden color and the Male's a blue brown almost. But Maru was a bit larger though not by much. They each appeared about equally angry and ticked.. Though the cub only reeled and pointed her nose to Yusuke, Kurama, Kuwabara and Hiei and snarled to.. As if she was going to hold them back..
Then just as suddenly as the two larger wolves and bristeled.. The fur settled smoothly, the claws retracted, and the jaws closed calmly.. Both stood erect.. Sizing up the other. But Maru snorted. "Don't worry about the small one. She couldn't pierce a leaf with her milk teeth."
The 'small one' seemed to take this as a rather bad insult and launched herslef toward Maru.. Only to be tossed bakc calmly on a bush.. "Stand down Tsuki." The male had knocked the cun away with his right paw.. The side that was facing the group and the small 'girl'.
"Why? That big jerk just knocked you over! Why don't you kill her already! She's not supposed to be here anyways!" Tsuki ruffled up even more and growled comicly.. But Kuwabara only blinked and shuddered.. //I hate dogs..//
Kly only twitched his ears at Maru. "My sister had a point. Why are you here?" His voice was deep.. Much too deep for the laugh they'd heard..
"We're passing through." Maru answered simply turning to them.. Levaing her side wide open for the male to attack.. Which Hiei thought was rather dumb.. But the gray wolf didn't do anything. He only trotted to his sister and picked her up by the scruff of the neck. He looked long and hard at Maru. "We'll tell the Elders of your presense. So don't bother trying to leave before sun down." He growled more at the demons and humans rather then Maru.. Then he left..
Maru did her vanishing act and appeared closer to Hiei in her normal form. "Sorry about that." "Okay.. What just happened?!" Yusuke asked wide- eyed and angry. "Yes, why did you attack?" Kurama seemed to look at Maru a bit more like she was a puzzle rather then a girl. Kuwabara was speeechless, and Hiei only looked mildly concerned.
"Simple. I greeted him like any wolf should. Guard up and looking for a challenge until I showed him I ment no harm." Maru said simply, recieving not so simple looks. "A wolf is always going to act as if another wolf is laying in ambush. The cub did and turned to you four. Kly however acted on instinct and focused on what he deemed the the most dangerouse threat." "Oh..." Yusuke responded.. Looking sumped. Kurama seemed to to 'get it'. Kuwabara murmured something about dogs, and Hiei rolled his eyes, "That's the dumbest.." "Let me guess, the dumbest most irrational thing you've ever heard of?" Maru said crossing her arms across her chest. She smiled though, her eyes more golden now..
"Hn." //That again? Give me a break!// Maru just shrugged then turned to the majority of the group. "Well, the scouts'll be here soon enough." She said sitting down a large tree root that looked oddly like a stump. But she saw the question about to come and answered it ahead of time. "A scout is a.. Sort of like a soldier of sorts for the clan. The wolf clan uses there's more for finding intruders and such. Just precations.. Doubt we'll even have to see the main villiage since we're going along the rim of the land.."
"Is that what you're guessing?" Hiei asked with a disgusted tone. Maru picked up on it with in a nano second of the words being spoken. "Yes. As a matter of fact, I know that because I'm a half wolf baka. They won't bother with us much at all." Maru said leaning against the main tree trink and not failing to meet Hiei's glare.
Needless to say it was rather tense for the few hours they were left alone..````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ````````````````````````````
Maru breathed unevenly as she dozed.. Aware that the others were doing the same.. Best save strength for what-ever was coming after all.. But there was still that alarmingly calm attmosphere.. Too quiet for the Makai for sure. Then again with the wolves in constant movement most threats wouldn't come anywhere near here..
Then a faint scent came then was shortly followed by three wolves walking into sight.. A black one, a golden brown colored one, and in the center of the two an older white one.. The outer two were males.. Both larger then than herslef by far.. The white one smaller.. Though what bothered her was the fact that this was probably one of the female elders..
Kurama was already awake, as was Hiei. Kuwabara and yusuke were both sawing logs. Though Yusuke woke up a few seconds later.. Kuwabara kept snorring..
Maru did her vanishing act and reappeared in her wolf form.. saving time then it would transforming in the single dimension. Her white fur bristeled along her spine and all the way to the tips of her two tails.. But she stood there, only a few feet closer to the advancing forms then Hiei.. But slightly unsettled in appearence.
"I am to presume you're the wolf who aproached Kly Oana?" The white wolf asked, old gray eyes thin and narrow. Her right fang was turning more toreward the inside of her mouth.. Almost as if it had been turned years before and now worked as a hook.. She seemed more feeble in the dim light.. And by the purple stone in a silver collar of sorts she was impirtant here. The other two were males.. In their prime and both looked bland and ready to attack at the twin tailed Guardian.. Though there was a hint of fear in both pairs of eyes.. Maru sank lower to the ground, paws flashing black claws help ready and her fangs bared..
Hiei noticed that Maru was trying to make the 'scouts' or the male wolves back down.. Since both had yet to even do more then glare at her. He had seen wolves before.. But not this big.. They easily beat Maru in size since she was around 6ft in lenth and they were around seven maybe even eight. In hieght she stood about 4-5ft tall.. They were around 6-7.. "Who do you think you are?" The black male asked, snarling and flashing dark blue eyes.. "Stand down wench!" Maru easily could have struck out then and there but held her rage at bay.. But her eyes flashed coldly as the brown one lowered his ears.. He didn't seem as fool hardy as the black though he would probably join in a match in his favor.. A coward..
"Koshu! Enough, leave your insults for the alphas. These people are our guests. And the young female could easily put ou in your place. Or the fire demon and the fox. As for the slumbering ones perhaps they have hidden things as well." The old wolf chuckled with a slight growl at the younger wolf.. Who promptly lowered his black ears and steped back.. But still throwing glares at Maru..
"Now, what is it you are here for?" The old one asked.. Ignoing the males beside her.
Hiei looked both smug and unsettled.. As if the old wolf's words had struck home.. Calming him before he had ripped the canine's throat out himself..
"I told the cub and her brother." Maru said simply. Not recalling her own fangs and claws for a moment.. "Then tell me why." The old one pushed..
"Look we're passing through on order's from Ko-Enma." Yusuke answered, suddenly growing a bit ticked at the snarling dark wolf behind the old one's flank.. Then he continued. "But I don't think we need to mess with the puppy pound."
Bad move.. Both males instantly lunged foreward but didn't have the chance to get more then a full five feet.. Maru tackled the black one and had her claws to his throat while Hiei easily had his sword to the brown's throat. Yusuke, Kuwabara, and Kurama were poised and ready.. All 5 had their eyes locked on the two wolves..
Maru gave a low growl.. Low enough so that she didn't have to move but it got the point across to the black.. Don't move or die.. "Leave the old one here, or you'll go back to you're villiage less a male then before and that's a promise." Maru said raking her claws gently across the black's muzzle.. He didn't even flinch..
The brown had his tail between his legs and was on his back.. Blade to his throat and Hiei looking VERY dangerouse.. The elder nodded. "Both of you, leave us. I'll return in an hour." The white wolf said gently..
The two did so, gladly.. But Maru didn't let her guard down.. Which the elder noticed.. "You've been training haven't you Maruka?" It was said with a slight chuckle..
"Maruka?" Kuwabara was guess what.. Clueless! "That would be her real name, correct?" Maru only honored in with a slight nodd and she sat, her legs stiff and springy.. "And you're traveling to the dragon's land?" Another nodd this time from nearly everyone.
The elder sighed then let her eyes fall on Maru. "Sarania is in you.. I can see it in your eyes Maru.. Though your father is there as well.. That deep and angry look tells me that." She smiled, right fang glinting. "You seemed to have kept the dragon blood at bay for now."
"I don't want to speak about it. Now say what you've gotta say then leave." Maru was straight foreward to a point then she began to get angry.. And Yusuke noted that her fur couldn't hide the fact she was twitching in anger...
"Very well. You may pass but I must ask you to meet Kly and Tsuki near the Tetsuju River.. You know where it is correct Maruka?" The elder asked begining to turn away.. A yes followed her. Then she faded away as silently as she had come.
It was several moments before Maru could even feel herself breathe.. Much less regain enough sense about her to change back.. //Then again I'll stay like this for tonight.. Maybe nothing else will sneak up on us.. //
She turned to the four and was greeted by two confused faces, one questioning face, and one that was a mixture of the two along with anger.. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````` Natalie- THANKS YOU AGAIN! I'll try to remember what you said.. Sorry I was a bit off track as I said before.
Yaiko(I think that's how you spell it)- Thanks for the review! It matters greatly how many of these O get though as someone already proved, quantity is less valuable then quality.
Temple Grounds
Chapter 13: Project Rescue Kiity Cat
:: Telepathy:: "speech" //thoughts// /lyrics/
Who ever said finding a way to find Hiei was wrong.. DEAD wrong.. Maru grumbled even more as she sat perched ontop of a pine tree.. Looking for the named demon.. It would figure the single time you NEED the guy you can't find him. "I swear. At least on the ground he's not hard to find. Then again wearing black 24/7 and not talking doesn't help looking for the Bakayara." "Who are YOU talking about?"... Oh shit.. //Well.. I found him at least didn't I?// ::YUSUKE! GET YOUR ASS HERE NOW!:: Maru screamed mentally before calmly severing the link and turning to face the named 'bakayara'. "And who do you think I'm looking for in a tree near sunset?" She asked in the normal tone and she stood up.. Red-gold eyes flashing brightly as she felt the pulsing at her shoulders begin to bother her.. Why now? The wings had stopped being all together a few hours ago.. Now it was like a deep ember was burning it's way outward.. But she shrugged it away and got ready to give Yusuke another S.O.S.
Hiei either muttered something under his breath, or deemed the whole thing worthless and chose to ignore her.. Because she didn't hear another word out of him as she jumped and sure enough he followed. He must have guessed something was up..
"Maru! You found him!" Yusuke yelled running up, he stopped about two feet to the right of Maru.. His eyes smiling about as much as his grinning mouth was.. Which was A LOT.
"Another missions from the little fool?" Hiei grunted, narrowing his eyes in what Maru called, 'better spirits then usual'. "No, special assignment." Botan said cheerfully diving into view from above.. Maru just about had a heart attack.. "WHY in the world do you do that?!" The guardian asked wide-eyed and glarring all at once. "She likes niosy entrances." Yusuke said still grinning good naturedly.. Maru locked eyes for a brief moment with Kurama, nodding a thanks, then simply looked past Kuwabara.. But not without a slight smile.. Though it seemed to crack into a smirk half-way... Oh well, can't be perfect, ne? ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ``````````````````````
"So how do we get there?" Kuwabara asked, glancing at Maru. She of course had the answers. "Well, we're just at the edge of the grounds now. We'll have to take the long way about half-way around them to get to the dragon clan's area." "Why can't we cut through the Temple Grounds?" Yusuke asked.. Anything to make it cut less time out of a weekend.. "Simple. I can't get through the barrier and exit out again. Not unless I have another form to pull out of my sleeve." Kuwabara looked at her 'sleeveless' black happi coat.. "You don't have sleeves."
"No kidding." Maru said rolling her eyes, still looking a bit happier then before. She was wearing her red happi coat, (the short one) a white sash, white borders on the coat, and baggy black chinese styled pants with white cuffs. Her andals were the usual red color and leather. "But in any case we'd be less likely to attract attention coming from the west then from the Grounds.. since no one's supposed to be there that can come out."
"So we're going to 'rescue' the cat?" Hiei asked, his eyes on Maru. In truth it was odd to have to actually look downward slightly to talk to someone.. Since Maru was of course about an inch or maybe an inch and a half shorter then he was. Maru however seemed completely unphased and answered promptly with her still hard to get used to smile. "Yes, and the 'cat' does have a name. Besides that has a funny ring to it.. Project 'Rescue Kitty Cat'." ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ``````````````````````
They'd been walking for a little over two hours.. When for some ungodly reason laughter seemed to surround them.. Not anything evil or mean.. More like a child's laughing.. Maru however froze instantly.. Eyes wide and searching.. "Tsuki! Hold up!!"(pronounced s-oo-key) "No Kly (pronounced cl-A) You gotta catch me!!" The first voice was a boys.. Older maybe tens.. The second a small girl by the sound of it.. Though much younger. "Great... Kids.." Maru groaned looking not so happy now.. Yusuke blinked and continued to look around them.. Though nothing but the path, trees, and a shrub here or there.. "Where?" Kurama looked around ten focused his eyes to his right. "There." Maru followed suit then seemed to vanish in gold sparks again.. Kuwabara did a double take.. "And she complains about Botan? Atleast you can see her.." Then barely visible a small gray-green wolf cub ran into view.. It moved along the ground in a rapid blur o paws and fuffly fur.. It was a bout 2 feet long.. If that much and barely a foot tall at the shoulders.. But it was moving over the moss and little grasses at a break neck spead, not noticing them because it was laughin and had it's eyes closed. It was the girl's voice but with the wolve's mouth moving and that bother Kuwabara a bit..
Then out flew a second several feet behind the first. This one was a good 2 feet and some odd inches inches larger on the measurements and moved a bit more in a controlled manner.. As if it were older. Long white fangs and black claws were noteable through darker grey fur and a white underbelly, chin, a tail tip, and paws. The laughter was a boy's this time.. Both were running and wouldn't have noticed anything besides their own game since they'd pass the group several feet to the right.. Alas.. A sudden flash of golden sparks a few feet above the larger wolf and a blur of white fur, and gray fur collided and tummbled to the ground.. Snarling and growling followed.. The smaller cub skidded to a halt, ignored the 'group' and bolted to her brother's side..
Maru and the male parted.. Neither marked.. But both pairs of jaws were snarling and their eyes flashing.. Maru's a golden color and the Male's a blue brown almost. But Maru was a bit larger though not by much. They each appeared about equally angry and ticked.. Though the cub only reeled and pointed her nose to Yusuke, Kurama, Kuwabara and Hiei and snarled to.. As if she was going to hold them back..
Then just as suddenly as the two larger wolves and bristeled.. The fur settled smoothly, the claws retracted, and the jaws closed calmly.. Both stood erect.. Sizing up the other. But Maru snorted. "Don't worry about the small one. She couldn't pierce a leaf with her milk teeth."
The 'small one' seemed to take this as a rather bad insult and launched herslef toward Maru.. Only to be tossed bakc calmly on a bush.. "Stand down Tsuki." The male had knocked the cun away with his right paw.. The side that was facing the group and the small 'girl'.
"Why? That big jerk just knocked you over! Why don't you kill her already! She's not supposed to be here anyways!" Tsuki ruffled up even more and growled comicly.. But Kuwabara only blinked and shuddered.. //I hate dogs..//
Kly only twitched his ears at Maru. "My sister had a point. Why are you here?" His voice was deep.. Much too deep for the laugh they'd heard..
"We're passing through." Maru answered simply turning to them.. Levaing her side wide open for the male to attack.. Which Hiei thought was rather dumb.. But the gray wolf didn't do anything. He only trotted to his sister and picked her up by the scruff of the neck. He looked long and hard at Maru. "We'll tell the Elders of your presense. So don't bother trying to leave before sun down." He growled more at the demons and humans rather then Maru.. Then he left..
Maru did her vanishing act and appeared closer to Hiei in her normal form. "Sorry about that." "Okay.. What just happened?!" Yusuke asked wide- eyed and angry. "Yes, why did you attack?" Kurama seemed to look at Maru a bit more like she was a puzzle rather then a girl. Kuwabara was speeechless, and Hiei only looked mildly concerned.
"Simple. I greeted him like any wolf should. Guard up and looking for a challenge until I showed him I ment no harm." Maru said simply, recieving not so simple looks. "A wolf is always going to act as if another wolf is laying in ambush. The cub did and turned to you four. Kly however acted on instinct and focused on what he deemed the the most dangerouse threat." "Oh..." Yusuke responded.. Looking sumped. Kurama seemed to to 'get it'. Kuwabara murmured something about dogs, and Hiei rolled his eyes, "That's the dumbest.." "Let me guess, the dumbest most irrational thing you've ever heard of?" Maru said crossing her arms across her chest. She smiled though, her eyes more golden now..
"Hn." //That again? Give me a break!// Maru just shrugged then turned to the majority of the group. "Well, the scouts'll be here soon enough." She said sitting down a large tree root that looked oddly like a stump. But she saw the question about to come and answered it ahead of time. "A scout is a.. Sort of like a soldier of sorts for the clan. The wolf clan uses there's more for finding intruders and such. Just precations.. Doubt we'll even have to see the main villiage since we're going along the rim of the land.."
"Is that what you're guessing?" Hiei asked with a disgusted tone. Maru picked up on it with in a nano second of the words being spoken. "Yes. As a matter of fact, I know that because I'm a half wolf baka. They won't bother with us much at all." Maru said leaning against the main tree trink and not failing to meet Hiei's glare.
Needless to say it was rather tense for the few hours they were left alone..````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ````````````````````````````
Maru breathed unevenly as she dozed.. Aware that the others were doing the same.. Best save strength for what-ever was coming after all.. But there was still that alarmingly calm attmosphere.. Too quiet for the Makai for sure. Then again with the wolves in constant movement most threats wouldn't come anywhere near here..
Then a faint scent came then was shortly followed by three wolves walking into sight.. A black one, a golden brown colored one, and in the center of the two an older white one.. The outer two were males.. Both larger then than herslef by far.. The white one smaller.. Though what bothered her was the fact that this was probably one of the female elders..
Kurama was already awake, as was Hiei. Kuwabara and yusuke were both sawing logs. Though Yusuke woke up a few seconds later.. Kuwabara kept snorring..
Maru did her vanishing act and reappeared in her wolf form.. saving time then it would transforming in the single dimension. Her white fur bristeled along her spine and all the way to the tips of her two tails.. But she stood there, only a few feet closer to the advancing forms then Hiei.. But slightly unsettled in appearence.
"I am to presume you're the wolf who aproached Kly Oana?" The white wolf asked, old gray eyes thin and narrow. Her right fang was turning more toreward the inside of her mouth.. Almost as if it had been turned years before and now worked as a hook.. She seemed more feeble in the dim light.. And by the purple stone in a silver collar of sorts she was impirtant here. The other two were males.. In their prime and both looked bland and ready to attack at the twin tailed Guardian.. Though there was a hint of fear in both pairs of eyes.. Maru sank lower to the ground, paws flashing black claws help ready and her fangs bared..
Hiei noticed that Maru was trying to make the 'scouts' or the male wolves back down.. Since both had yet to even do more then glare at her. He had seen wolves before.. But not this big.. They easily beat Maru in size since she was around 6ft in lenth and they were around seven maybe even eight. In hieght she stood about 4-5ft tall.. They were around 6-7.. "Who do you think you are?" The black male asked, snarling and flashing dark blue eyes.. "Stand down wench!" Maru easily could have struck out then and there but held her rage at bay.. But her eyes flashed coldly as the brown one lowered his ears.. He didn't seem as fool hardy as the black though he would probably join in a match in his favor.. A coward..
"Koshu! Enough, leave your insults for the alphas. These people are our guests. And the young female could easily put ou in your place. Or the fire demon and the fox. As for the slumbering ones perhaps they have hidden things as well." The old wolf chuckled with a slight growl at the younger wolf.. Who promptly lowered his black ears and steped back.. But still throwing glares at Maru..
"Now, what is it you are here for?" The old one asked.. Ignoing the males beside her.
Hiei looked both smug and unsettled.. As if the old wolf's words had struck home.. Calming him before he had ripped the canine's throat out himself..
"I told the cub and her brother." Maru said simply. Not recalling her own fangs and claws for a moment.. "Then tell me why." The old one pushed..
"Look we're passing through on order's from Ko-Enma." Yusuke answered, suddenly growing a bit ticked at the snarling dark wolf behind the old one's flank.. Then he continued. "But I don't think we need to mess with the puppy pound."
Bad move.. Both males instantly lunged foreward but didn't have the chance to get more then a full five feet.. Maru tackled the black one and had her claws to his throat while Hiei easily had his sword to the brown's throat. Yusuke, Kuwabara, and Kurama were poised and ready.. All 5 had their eyes locked on the two wolves..
Maru gave a low growl.. Low enough so that she didn't have to move but it got the point across to the black.. Don't move or die.. "Leave the old one here, or you'll go back to you're villiage less a male then before and that's a promise." Maru said raking her claws gently across the black's muzzle.. He didn't even flinch..
The brown had his tail between his legs and was on his back.. Blade to his throat and Hiei looking VERY dangerouse.. The elder nodded. "Both of you, leave us. I'll return in an hour." The white wolf said gently..
The two did so, gladly.. But Maru didn't let her guard down.. Which the elder noticed.. "You've been training haven't you Maruka?" It was said with a slight chuckle..
"Maruka?" Kuwabara was guess what.. Clueless! "That would be her real name, correct?" Maru only honored in with a slight nodd and she sat, her legs stiff and springy.. "And you're traveling to the dragon's land?" Another nodd this time from nearly everyone.
The elder sighed then let her eyes fall on Maru. "Sarania is in you.. I can see it in your eyes Maru.. Though your father is there as well.. That deep and angry look tells me that." She smiled, right fang glinting. "You seemed to have kept the dragon blood at bay for now."
"I don't want to speak about it. Now say what you've gotta say then leave." Maru was straight foreward to a point then she began to get angry.. And Yusuke noted that her fur couldn't hide the fact she was twitching in anger...
"Very well. You may pass but I must ask you to meet Kly and Tsuki near the Tetsuju River.. You know where it is correct Maruka?" The elder asked begining to turn away.. A yes followed her. Then she faded away as silently as she had come.
It was several moments before Maru could even feel herself breathe.. Much less regain enough sense about her to change back.. //Then again I'll stay like this for tonight.. Maybe nothing else will sneak up on us.. //
She turned to the four and was greeted by two confused faces, one questioning face, and one that was a mixture of the two along with anger.. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````` Natalie- THANKS YOU AGAIN! I'll try to remember what you said.. Sorry I was a bit off track as I said before.
Yaiko(I think that's how you spell it)- Thanks for the review! It matters greatly how many of these O get though as someone already proved, quantity is less valuable then quality.
