Yu Yu Hakusho
A Deadly Fox
Chapter 3
First Job, Good Buy Friend
By: Yaiko Youkai
June 2, 2003
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"Why did you two keep me with you?" Sikana asked.
"Thought we could use you on some of our jobs." Kuronue asked.
"Is then a request or an offer as a partner?" Sikana asked.
"Partner." Was all Youko said then sat down in front of the fire.
"What if I say no?" Sikana asked.
"Then we'll kill you it's that simple." Youko said.
"Nice choice isn't it!" Sikana said sarcastically.
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several hours later after Youko and Kuronue's offer they broke camp with Sikana's help.
"Are you going to be our partner?" Kuronue asked after every thing was put up and put out.
"Well I helped take down camp so yeah." Sikana said and smiled at Kuronue.
"See all you have to do Kuronue is not give them another choice." Youko said and smirked.
"Yeah right. If I didn't want in I would have said no. I didn't matter what choices you gave." Sikana said.
"Yeah keep thinking that." Youko said to Sikana.
"I will because it's true." Sikana said and smirked at Youko's face.
"She got you there Youko!" Kuronue said and laughed at the clueless look on Youko's face.
"Oh shut up lets go!" Youko said and turned then started walking. And Sikana stuck her tongue out at him.
"What are you doing?" Kuronue asked Sikana.
"Nothing…" Sikana said and laughed a little and followed after Youko.
Several Hours Later!
The three of them have made it to a village and Sikana was in a store looking for some different close since the close she wore were of royal guards and would make them very big targets.
"Ah…how long is this going to take?" Youko asked a little annoyed.
"As long as it takes for me to find something I like!" Sikana said and gave Youko and chill out look.
"I have to agree with Youko. This is boring." Kuronue said.
"Ah-Ha found something." Sikana said happily then went and changed into it. When she came out she carried her old cloths and two new sets of cloths.
"Finally can we go now?" Youko said and stood up.
"Yep." Sikana said and smiled.
"Every thing the young lady wants is free." The store owner said cowering in a corner because Youko had scared him when they came in.
"Thanks. Let's go." Sikana said picking up another set of cloths.
"Welcome." The owner said and ran to the back of the store when Youko started for the front.
"That's annoying." Kuronue said then looked over to Sikana carrying five sets' of cloths.
"Do you really need all those cloths?" Youko asked.
"Well would you rather me get all these cloths now or when what I'm wearing gets tore beyond repair go threw this again?" Sikana asked.
"All those close are fine." Youko said quickly.
"It's embarrassing to see us waiting on a woman to pick out cloths." Kuronue said.
"That's why I pick out so many. Believe it or not I hate cloths shopping as much as you too but it had to be done. Remember I was a royal guard and that's not to damn girlie." Sikana said and crossed her arms over her new cloths she was carrying.
"We have a reputation to keep." Youko said.
"Yeah well so do I. Remember since I'm your partner I have the same reputation!" Sikana said angrily.
"She has a point Youko." Kuronue said.
"Would you stop switching sides Kuronue." Youko said angrily.
"Great partnership we're all ready angry at each other." Sikana said sarcastically.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, stop your bitching. Remember that line." Youko said sarcastically back to her.
"Oh man Matika I forgot about her. She's probable looking for me." Sikana said and stopped.
"I doubt that. The lord of the castle is probably making her stay seeing as you two were the only guards." Youko said.
"Well can we go back and see." Sikana asked.
"no!" Youko said.
"Oh come on Youko please." Sikana said and put one of her arms around his and looked up at him.
"Fine. We'll go look." Youko said.
"Besides Youko we never got what we were there for any way." Kuronue said and laughed at how he caved when Sikana put her arm around his and looked up at him.
"I said we'd go back OK!" Youko said and pulled his arm away from Sikana.
"Thanks Youko!" Sikana said and fell into step behind him.
Later At The Castle!
"Youko what were you here for any way?" Sikana asked as they stayed in the forest.
"You know of the Tentake Jewle?" Youko said.
"Yeah but if you don't know the way to get there with out setting the traps even Youko the fox will die." Sikana said and looked between Youko and Kuronue.
"But you know how to correct." Kuronue said.
"Well of course I was main guard I knew every thing that when on and every change that was made to the castle or the inhabitants." Sikana said.
"Well then you're lead on this one." Youko said.
"You mean you're attacking the castle again!" Sikana said.
"Why of course how else would we get the jewle?" Youko said in a like Duh manner.
"I won't attack the villagers or Matika. But I'll be lead on this." Sikana said and crossed her arms.
"Fine we can take care of that." Youko said.
"Don't kill anyone Youko." Sikana said in a warning tone.
"or what?" Youko asked.
"I'll…I'll do something. Haven't quite figured that out yet." Sikana said.
"We won't kill any one Sikana." Kuronue said and smiled at her as he got a like who said look from Youko.
"All right let's go." Sikana said.
"Shouldn't we wait until night?" Kuronue said.
"See what I mean by you have to know the castle." Sikana said and started out of the forest. Then Youko and Kuronue after her.
In The Castle.
"Miss. Matika!!" a villager yelled.
"What?" Matika asked running up to him since he was on guard.
"Miss. Sikana and the two thieves are back." He said pointing to them.
"Here we go." Sikana said and hit the gate with a fire-ball taking the door down.
"Sikana what are you doing?!" Matika yelled.
"Get out of the way Matika." Sikana said starting to walk around Matika but was stopped by Matika grabbing her arm.
"Sikana what are you doing?" Matika asked.
"I'm going to get the Jewel now let go of me." Sikana said.
"But you helped us put up those traps." Matika said.
"Of course I did and now I'm going to go around them." Sikana said.
"Kill her Matika!" Lord Kimpta said.
"What?! I can't do that!" Matika said and looked back to lord Kimpta stunned.
"Just do your damn job and kill her." He said angrily.
"Why don't you shut up and try it your self. How dare you don't talk to Matika like that! Let go Matika." Sikana said and looked over to Matika who was speechless but reliesed her.
"Matika what are you doing?! Kill her she's here to kill us." Lord Kimpta said.
"The only person I'll touch or allow them to touch would be you. Youko, Kuronue don't touch any one else. Matika come with me." Sikana said and walked into the castle.
"What do you want with me?" Matika asked.
"Well I figured if you helped me you could join us. And get out of here. Those two are quite nice ones you get to kind of know them." Sikana said and started to go down a corridor.
"No don't go that way!" Matika said and Sikana just stopped.
"Why?" Sikana asked and looked back.
"We put up more traps since you were taken hostage." Matika said.
"Damn this is going to be frikin fun. Good thing I left Youko and Kuronue back there." Sikana said and started back over to Matika. "Now where? How in hell do we get down to the Jewel?" Sikana asked.
"This way." Matika said and ran down another corridor. Then Sikana ran after her.
Out Side!
"This is fun." Youko said sarcastically. Waiting for Sikana to come out of the castle with Matika.
"She won't come back out." Lord Kimpta said.
"And why in hell would that be?" Kuronue asked a little annoyed.
"We added several traps that Sikana don't know about." Lord Kimpta said.
"Yeah well she has that other girl with her… what the hell was that." Youko said turning to the castle.
"I told you. Matika just led her into a new trap." Lord Kimpta said and started laughing.
"Oh man this isn't go Youko." Kuronue said.
"No shit!" Youko said and started for the castle.
"Don't take another step." A woman's voice said.
"Matika I see our trap worked." Lord Kimpta said.
"Yes sir." Matika said carrying Sikana out of the castle hardly able to walk she threw Sikana at Youko's feet.
"Matika…" Sikana said in a hurt tone as she tried to push herself up.
"Sorry Sikana but that's for betraying us!" Matika said in an angry tone.
"You are the one who betrayed me. I trusted you! And you led me into a trap. You're no better then him." Sikana said standing up and pointing to lord Kimpta.
"Don't point at me you little worthless traitor." Lord Kimpta said and Matika looked down at the ground.
"Go to hell!" Sikana said and almost fell.
"Hey…calm down." Youko said catching her before she fell to the ground.
"Thanks Youko." Sikana said then stood up straight and started for the castle again.
"Where do you think you're going?" Matika asked grabbing her arm again.
"Let go of me!" Sikana said in an angry tone and jerked her arm away from Matika. Then walked into the castle and started for the jewel the way she was going to take in the first place.
"Sikana don't you dare! You're weaker then me now after that trap so don't make me kill you." Matika yelled and started after her.
"You got to get to her first." Youko said and Matika turned around to face him.
"Stay out of this. It has nothing to do with you." Matika said in an angry tone.
"It does now that she is our partner." Kuronue said walking up beside Youko
"I know for a fact that she offered you the same thing we offered her. A partner ship. But you betrayed her and led her to a trap." Youko said kind of angry now.
"I didn't betray her she betrayed me." Matika said
"And how do you figure that?" Kuronue asked.
"She's partners with you now." Matika said.
"Yeah she came back to tell you she was fine and not to worry about her. Then we decided to go after the Jewel again. She made up promise we wouldn't fight just let her go get it. She said she'd go get it but wouldn't fight you or any one else to get it. But since you betrayed her I don't think she would mind me killing you now." Youko said and smirked at Matika.
"Back off Youko I told you not to touch any one." Sikana said coming out of the castle with a jewel around her neck and she looked like she had never been trapped.
"But she…well the jewel works…" Youko said and looked at Sikana.
"Yeah it works. Now leave her alone. she made her choice and I made mine. Let's go." Sikana said and started for the gate to the castle walls. The only signs of being trapped showed in her eyes when she looked at Matika.
"Sikana wait…I'm sorry!" Matika yelled as she ran after her.
"Matika get your ass back here." Lord Kimpta said.
"Shut the hell up you fucking idiot." Sikana said when she turned around.
"Sikana I thought you came back like they had came the first time." Matika said sadly.
"Matika you know I would never hurt my friends or family. Mina and yourself is here I wouldn't let them hurt any one. I made them promise me they wouldn't." Sikana said then started to walk away.
"Sikana wait please…I tried to go looking for you but he said I'd have a bounty hunter after my head if I did." Matika said running after Sikana again.
"Matika I work with Youko and Kuronue now. May be we'll catch up to each other in a couple of years. I'll see you later." Sikana said and gave Matika a little hug and started walking with Youko and Kuronue out of the gates of the castle walls.
"Don't you dare leave Sikana. I swear I'll put a bounty hunter on your ass!" Lord Kimpta said.
"Yeah like a bounty hunter is going to want to get close to Youko and Kuronue. Just try it and see how many bounty hunters Die." Sikana said arrogantly. Then Youko, Kuronue, and Sikana left the castle.
"Sikana…I'll find you once I've trained some new guards." Matika said as she watched Sikana, Youko, and Kuronue walk into the forest.
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Authors Note: Hope you like this chapter. Please review and tell me what you think.
