"Waah!" Kurumi cried," What's wrong with her, doctor? Why won't she wake up? I know! How about you wake Saki up the same way you woke me up, master?"

"What are you... ... You gotta be kidding me"

"Oh come on, pretty please, master. It'll be easy for you, master, just pretend Saki is Kurumi."

"Well, since you put it that way, it does have slightly more appeal," Zataku laughed, sheepishly," But still, I can't do it. It goes against my code of honor"

"Hey, I don't ask for all that much, you know"

"Kurumi, I'd like to, but I just can't. It would be taking advantage of her"

"What do you mean you just can't? Do it. 1-2-3, now," Kurumi said, putting on a kind of love-me pout.

"I don't know if it's possible to reanimate her after an artificial activation. Amagi?" Ayanokoji said.

"I really don't know, Doctor"

"But it could work," Kurumi pouted," You don't know for sure. Master, you know in your heart that I would do anything for you. Can't you just do this one little thing for me? Please, master? For me?"

Zataku thought hard about this for a moment, and then said," Aw... Damn it... Okay"

"Such language," Amagi said, disapproving.

"Oh, master, thank you. Pucker up. Here," Kurumi smiled, holding Saki up to him.

"Hey, hey, hey!!!" Zataku said," This is a very delicate thing!"

"What? What does she want him to do to her?" Amagi asked, folding her arms.

"I believe the correct term is kiss," Kamihito said, holding back a laugh.

Amagi gave an indignant sigh, and said," What are you talking about? This isn't a fairy tale!"

"I question this little experiment as well," Ayanokoji said.

"Come on, master! Smack her!" Zataku's face was as red as a beet now. He swallowed, fearfully.

Here it goes," Zataku, thought as he walked up to Saki. Their lips were almost touching when Kurumi pushed Zataku away so hard he thought he was going to die from it.

"Okay, master, sorry about that, but I've changed my mind. New rule: I'm the only one you kiss"

Zataku yelled, from his position up against a wall and on his head," god damn it! Warn me before you do something crazed like that!"

"I'll just do it myself," she said.

"Say what!?" Zataku cried as he got off the ground.

"I'd rather have me kissing someone else than you kiss someone else. Even if it is a girl"

"This... I gotta see" Some sort of rainbow colored bubbles filled the air around them as Kurumi got closer and closer to Saki.

When their lips finally touched, Zataku's face got very badly drawn with thick eyebrows, huge eyes, no pupils, and a glob of sweat coming down the side of his head, somehow due to the shock of seeing Kurumi kiss Saki.

"Now that's just wrong!" he said, returning to normal. Then, Saki stirred, and opened her eyes. Now, her eyes were a sort of brownish-red color. "I can't believe that worked," Zataku said.

"Good morning to you, Saki. Glad to see that you're awake. Welcome back, little sister. Well, you're not really my sister, but you know what I mean"

"Sister?" Saki repeated, sounding unsure.

"How ya doing, Saki? I'm Zataku Jessen. I'm Kurumi's master or something to that effect. Great to meet you"

"You look strange, what's wrong?"

"Nothing. I'm fine"

"Saki," Amagi said," Come with me. I'll need to examine you"

Saki got closer to Kurumi, and said," I don't belong to you. You keep your hands off" Zataku face vaulted because of her statement.

Amagi stammered," But Saki..." She looked at Ayanokoji, who merely shrugged.

"Ladies? Are you sure you're both alright?" Zataku asked.

"What do you mean, master?"

"Especially you, Kurumi. You look like you're hurt"

Kurumi squealed," Oh, Master, that is so sweet. You were worried about me! I could just squeeze you!" She said, wrapping her arms around him.

"Can't breathe..." Zataku said, tonelessly.

"Oh, sorry about that, master"

"Hey, wait a second. Do you hear that? Something like a whistling sound. Like an... Oh shit!!! Get down!!!" As soon as he said that, the shrine was rocked an explosion, and the air was filled with dust. When the dust settled, Ayanokoji was face down on the ground, and he was bleeding form the temple. "Oh man. This looks bad. This looks really bad"

"Get back. Don't move him."

"What a shame. It seems my aim is a little off," A man with a deep voice said from above them. Kurumi looked up to see a blonde haired man standing on a floating platform. Before she could do anything, a winch shot out from the bottom of the platform, grabbed Ayanokoji and carried him up.

"Brandow!" Amagi snarled.

He continued," if I can't have either Kurumi or her master, the demon incarnate, I'll take the next best thing: the one who created them both." Then, Ayanokoji was enclosed in the metal of the platform, and Brandow flew away.

"Doctor! DOCTOR!!!!" she screamed.

Kurumi picked Zataku up, who had anime spirals in his eyes showing that he was dazed, and hugged him close. "Are you alright, master? Please, say something!"

"Easy squeezie lemon peezie," Zataku mumbled, then shook his head left and right to rid his mind of noise. "What was that?"

Nakahito asked," What's the demon incarnate?"

"It is said that a demon greater than any power ever known ravaged the world in ancient times. A great priest of even greater virtue along with three companions killed it. Their names are not known, but what is known is that even though they killed the demon, it couldn't fully die. It swore that its spirit would return into a man born on a certain day and to uncertain parents."

"Saki called me the incarnate. Does that make me a great demon?" Zataku asked.

"I don't think so. The legend of the demon incarnate is just a myth," Kamihito nodded, assuredly.

"Yeah right. There's something inside of me. I need to know more about the incarnate. Maybe that lab Ayanokoji mentioned could hold some answers for me"

That night, Zataku didn't sleep very well. He could feel something in him, raging. It was trying to get out. He briefly touched on it during his fight with Saki, but still couldn't figure out what it was. "Could I be losing my humanity? Or just my mind. I don't care what that priest says. Something is inside of me. No doubt about it"

The next morning, Zataku heard Kurumi call," Okay, Saki. Ready?"

"Yep. I'm ready" Zataku looked out the window to see Kurumi throw boards to Saki, she catch them easily, and put them into place.

"They're rebuilding the shrine. Those girls kick ass" In a matter of moment, it was finished. Kurumi and Saki said, happily," We did it!"

"Man, we're good," Kurumi commented.

"Really good," Saki said.

Kamihito, accompanied by his little brother, walked to them, and said," Very impressive. I wish I could come up with a way to thank you"

"There's no need to thank me. I'm the one who destroyed the place. I should be thanking you"

"Huh? For what?"

Saki looked to a small white house on the edge of the grounds, and said," for letting me build that"

Kurumi went starry-eyed, and said," Oh, what a cute little cottage"

"Oh good, you like it?"

"Lying is not in my program," Kurumi said, cute as ever.

"Perfect. Because I built it just for you, Kurumi"

"What? You built it for me?"

"Yeah. I hope you don't mind"

"A house just for the two of us. How could I not love it? I can see it now. Us, together, in love, happy." Kurumi squealed in delight as she imagined her and Zataku eating dinner there and then afterward... well, enough about that. Saki imagined muchly the same thing except Zataku was ousted and was replaced by her. Yeah. That's real natural. Uh huh.

"I'm so happy you feel the same way, Kurumi"

"What's with those two?" Zataku asked. He was wearing one of his new bandannas, which had a camouflage pattern to it, a black shirt, jeans, and a beat up pair of tennis shoes.

Kamihito mock punched him in the shoulder, and said," Mr. Jessen, you don't know how lucky you are"

"You don't know the half of it, priest" Then, Zataku saw something in the corner of his eye. "Dah! You again!" Amagi stood at the archway to the shrine wearing a tan colored trench coat. She didn't look too happy either.

"Can I have a word with you, Kamihito?"

"I... suppose" They went into the main room of the shrine, and shut the door.

Zataku said slowly," O... Kay" Then, he noticed that Kurumi and Saki were gone. He walked inside the cottage that Kurumi called the "Love nest".

Kurumi stood off to his left hanging up pink curtains, and said," Well, looks like our little love nest is coming together"

Zataku quipped," It's cuoitains for you, Mugsy".

"Huh? What do you mean, Master?"

"It's from an old cartoon. I'll show it to you sometime"

"Hey, Kurumi, I've got something to show you. It's just a little thing. Do you think we could hang this up, Kurumi?" Saki put a fashionable wall scroll up, and smiled.

"Sisterly love. Isn't it pretty?" Kurumi said to Zataku.

"Yeah. I'm just thinking we may not have much time to enjoy it. We've gotta find Dr. Ayanokoji and if I'm really this incarnate thing. Once we get to Izumo, it is my intention to analyze myself and, if what I'm thinking is there, I intend to find a cure for it."

"A cure for what?" Kurumi asked.

"Demonism. Do you understand?"

"I'll go anywhere you want, master, just as long as I can be with you" Saki agreed quietly.

"Well, Dr. Amagi is here already, and I bet we'll be leaving in a couple of days or so. This place smells good. Much better than that incense factory"

"I'm ready," Kurumi said a cute smile.

"So am I," Saki said.

"I'm glad you're all so eager," Kamihito said from the doorway, Amagi standing to his right.

"Well, duh. I don't like the thought of a demon inside me. I'm determined to get rid of it before anyone gets hurt. Especially my Kurumi," Zataku said, hugging Kurumi close.

"We're going to travel to Izumo. To Dr. Ayanokoji 's laboratory. There we may find the answers we're looking for. Kurumi's power, the secret of the incarnate, Saki's purpose, and where they're keeping Dr. Ayanokoji"

"And you're going with them, Nakahito. I know you're powers haven't progressed very far, but they're going to need you're help. The five of you will leave in the morning"

"Good. The sooner I find out what's wrong with me, the better," Zataku said, his voice filled with worry.

Later that night, Zataku had a strange dream. He was sitting in a chair in a dark room. He could see nothing except a light that hung right over him. Suddenly, someone stepped into the light. He looked alot like Zataku except that he had golden eyes like a cat's, white long hair, a thick fluffy tail wrapped twice around his shoulder once around his arm, and still hung only a foot off the floor, claws at the tips of his fingers, and ears like a dog's on the upper sides of his head.

"Hello, Jessen. Do you know who I am? Of course you know. I'm you. Or part of you anyway. My name is Zataku. I'm the incarnate inside of you. I can only invade your dreams for a short time, so I'll cut to the chase. You will soon control my power. We will be one, but my mind will die. This doesn't exactly thrill me, but I can't do anything about it. Just remember: protect the angels. They are vital to the survival of our spirit. Oh shit! I'm out of time. See ya" Then, Zataku woke up, breathing like he'd been running and covered in sweat.

The next morning, guess what? It was raining. Yeah. Really sucky travel weather. Kurumi didn't seem to mind. When it finally stopped, the five members of Kurumi's party gathered up their things, and said one last goodbye to Kamihito.

"Dr. Amagi, please. Promise me that you'll take good care of my little brother."

"You can expect nothing less from me, Kamihito"

"Nakahito," the priest said," I want you to be very, very careful"

"I can't thank you enough for your hospitality," Saki bowed.

"Don't worry, Kamihito. I'll take good care of Master and your little brother," Kurumi said, smiling.

"I'll protect this little dude. Me and Kurumi are always ready to kick some ass!"

"Well, guess this is it," Nakahito said.

"Right. Goodbye, brother"

Kurumi waved, and yelled," Goodbye!"

As they walked along the path to the train station, Kurumi was still smiling. She said," Who cares if we're not in our love nest; at least we're together" she grabbed Zataku's hand, and started to run with him.

"Hey!" he yelled, trying to avoid tripped over his own feet.

"Come on, Master, the quicker w do this, the quicker we can get home"

Zataku thought," This girl is gonna to kill me!"