Chapter 4: Satan
A/N- So, what do you think so far? Confused yet? Or just very interested? It has to be one or the other, or you probably would not still be reading.
Disclaimer- Rurouni Kenshin is STILL not ours. DARN!
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Tiffany stares in shock. "I remember that night..." she says in awe. "How terrified I was, to travel without a body to a different time...just a wandering soul."
"As was I..." Danielle responds. "But this is not all." And the images continue.
*Start flashback*
"Uh-oh...Tiff....TIFF!!!" Danielle is about 12 or 13 in this image. She is wearing 70s garb and Tiffany is nowhere to be seen. She closes her eyes and tries to locate her with her powers, which she just remembered she has. There is a dark void where Tiffany's aura should be. Danielle panics and delves further. She is overcome with sensation and she screams with the overload. Out of nowhere, Tiffany returns. She carefully lifts Danielle and hurries to safety.
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"Nnnggh.....what happened..." Danielle opens her eyes and tries to sit up.
"Shh. You need to regain some of your strength before you can try anything." The lights are dim and only the silhouette of Tiffany can be seen.
"But..." Danielle protests. "I couldn't feel you. You were...gone." Tiffany stops whatever she was doing.
"I still can't figure that out. I think maybe He had something to do with it. I can smell him." Her voice is worried and angry. Danielle lays back and tries to rest. Her mind feels numb, but there is just a niggling feeling that something isn't right. She pushes it away, but it gets stronger.
"Tiffany. He's back."
"Damn. Hey...where did our uniforms and swords come from? They just...showed up." Tiffany points to their swords, lying close by.
"We'll worry about that later. Now, we just have to worry about not getting ourselves killed." Danielle sits up and Tiffany doesn't protest this time. She knows her friend is stronger than she looks. They grab their swords and head out.
Minutes after leaving Tiffany's house, they are ambushed. Tiffany's heightened senses come in handy since they are in the forest and because of Danielle's temporary handicap. Even without her abilities, Danielle valiantly strives to help her friend. Her sword skills haven't diminished: at least, not much anyway. They take their stances on opposite sides of the attacker, mirroring each other. The sword is rather far from their bodies, as opposed to the usual close tucking. This is risky, but the girls are desperate to beat this guy.
They may look the same, but since his body was destroyed, he had to take on a new form. It is hard to take a man with an afro seriously. He manages, barely, to fend off the girls' attack, but they hit him with another unpredictable one immediately after, before he has time to regain himself. He is not as skilled as before. He lost something. He was defeated easily.
"Something is wrong. That was too easy." Danielle says as she sheathes her sword. Tiffany stays on guard and keeps hers at hand.
"Yes...it's like, it wasn't him...it was, but it wasn't ALL of him." The girls look down at the bloody form lying on the ground.
"Yuck, let's get out of here." Danielle kicks the body onto its stomach and starts to walk away.
"DANIELLE! WATCH OUT!!!" Danielle unsheathes her sword and barely blocks the other sword about to take off her head. Tiffany is there in an instant, taking most of the pressure away.
"Well, We found the rest of his soul," Danielle grunts as she swings her sword, only to be thwarted. Once again, the battle lasts long. They know they can't use the same trick twice, so they think hard. A voice emerges into Tiffany's thoughts. ~When I say jump, jump into the tree above you stay there. Either he will follow you or stay with me. One way or the other, we need to split up enough to where he cannot fight both of us at once. You know what to do after that.~ Danielle hears Tiff's mental nod and waits till the perfect moment before yelling,
~JUMP!~ Tiffany leaps into the tree. The man is taken aback and lets his guard fall for a moment. He doesn't follow, only continues to fight Danielle. Tiffany dives out of the tree, sword pointed straight down. Danielle rolls away and turns in time to see the sword plunge through the man's head and Tiffany land in a ball on the ground. He falls instantly, blood everywhere. Danielle crawls over to where her friend lies.
"I think it's time." Tiffany nods.
*End Flashback*
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"How many times have we done that??" Tiffany asks as the most recent flashback ends.
"Only those two times. So far. Before this is over, it may happen again." Danielle stands up to stretch. The sun is almost completely in the sky. Tiffany groans.
"Uh oh, I need to get home before mom notices I'm gone." Danielle grabs her sleeve.
"You know as well as I do that you can't go back now." Tiffany looks back at Danielle.
"But...what about our families. And my boyfriend! And, all our friends?!" Tiffany is on the edge of hysterics. Danielle looks at her sadly.
"You knew it would happen. Somewhere deep inside, you knew this was going to come about again. That's what we get for making ourselves comfortable." Tiffany looks longingly towards her home. She draws herself up and tries to hide the pain in her eyes, even though she knows Danielle can feel it.
"So. Where do we go from here?"
"Well...I'm not quite sure..." Danielle grimaces uncertainly. "The only plausible thing is to track down this killer and get him before he gets us. But I'm afraid it will be a bit harder this time." Tiffany listens intently, just enough of her attention on her companion to not be considered rude. "The body he's taken this time.it belongs to a swordsman already."
"I know that already! But it's a question of can the swordsman be salvaged..." Tiffany replies in her distracted voice.
"I think he's still there..." Danielle says softly. "And we can't just kill him. There was something about the way his aura acted.it was.not quite willing."
"We can't stay here...something is here, and whether they be my real family or not, I will not put them in danger. Come, let's go." Surprised, Danielle frees her mind, seeking the force. Whatever it is, it's either really stupid or has an amazing force field. Danielle can't penetrate the shield. But strangely, it doesn't feel malignant. This force is different.
"Tiff, be alert, it seems friendly, but don't get caught off-guard." Danielle whispers as they move silently through the forest.
"This thing seems oddly familiar..." Tiffany wrinkles her brow in thought. "No...it can't be..." she breaks into a huge smile. "Stop for a minute." She says, still smiling. Danielle looks at her puzzlingly, then obeys.
Tiffany whistles a familiar call, and close by Danielle hears a tremendous crash in the woods. Her eyes widen and her hand is poised above her sword, but feeling and seeing Tiffany's calm, joy even, she relaxes. Then into the clearing bounds none other than Satan, their loyal black chow from their own time.
"SATAN!" Danielle cries. "No wonder I couldn't feel his mind! He's a dog!!" she happily rushes to Satan, and the reunion begins. Satan had been raised with the girls, trained to protect them from...less malignant forces without the girls having to blow their cover in some cases.
"I thought no one could follow us! But this is definitely a good thing, we could use a guard dog..." Tiffany's eyes dance brightly with the joy of reunion. Satan is obviously happy to see them, licking, smothering, kissing both girls until they beg for mercy. Satan knows just how much they can both take though, and is merciless in his administration of punishment for being left behind.
"Satan! Stop it!" Danielle cries sternly but happily. Satan's ears prick slightly before the girls hear the voice:
"What are you guys doing out here?!" Ashamed they didn't pick up on the intruder, both girls unsheathe their swords with lightning speed and whirl into position, turning to face...Tiffany's little brother?
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A/N- Hehe...Yes Satan may be an...odd name for a dog...but what else could it be? And besides, lol, wouldn't it be fun if he were lost? "Excuse me, miss? Have you seen Satan?" Btw, we are still wanting reviews! THANK YOU FOR READING! ^_^
A/N- So, what do you think so far? Confused yet? Or just very interested? It has to be one or the other, or you probably would not still be reading.
Disclaimer- Rurouni Kenshin is STILL not ours. DARN!
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Tiffany stares in shock. "I remember that night..." she says in awe. "How terrified I was, to travel without a body to a different time...just a wandering soul."
"As was I..." Danielle responds. "But this is not all." And the images continue.
*Start flashback*
"Uh-oh...Tiff....TIFF!!!" Danielle is about 12 or 13 in this image. She is wearing 70s garb and Tiffany is nowhere to be seen. She closes her eyes and tries to locate her with her powers, which she just remembered she has. There is a dark void where Tiffany's aura should be. Danielle panics and delves further. She is overcome with sensation and she screams with the overload. Out of nowhere, Tiffany returns. She carefully lifts Danielle and hurries to safety.
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"Nnnggh.....what happened..." Danielle opens her eyes and tries to sit up.
"Shh. You need to regain some of your strength before you can try anything." The lights are dim and only the silhouette of Tiffany can be seen.
"But..." Danielle protests. "I couldn't feel you. You were...gone." Tiffany stops whatever she was doing.
"I still can't figure that out. I think maybe He had something to do with it. I can smell him." Her voice is worried and angry. Danielle lays back and tries to rest. Her mind feels numb, but there is just a niggling feeling that something isn't right. She pushes it away, but it gets stronger.
"Tiffany. He's back."
"Damn. Hey...where did our uniforms and swords come from? They just...showed up." Tiffany points to their swords, lying close by.
"We'll worry about that later. Now, we just have to worry about not getting ourselves killed." Danielle sits up and Tiffany doesn't protest this time. She knows her friend is stronger than she looks. They grab their swords and head out.
Minutes after leaving Tiffany's house, they are ambushed. Tiffany's heightened senses come in handy since they are in the forest and because of Danielle's temporary handicap. Even without her abilities, Danielle valiantly strives to help her friend. Her sword skills haven't diminished: at least, not much anyway. They take their stances on opposite sides of the attacker, mirroring each other. The sword is rather far from their bodies, as opposed to the usual close tucking. This is risky, but the girls are desperate to beat this guy.
They may look the same, but since his body was destroyed, he had to take on a new form. It is hard to take a man with an afro seriously. He manages, barely, to fend off the girls' attack, but they hit him with another unpredictable one immediately after, before he has time to regain himself. He is not as skilled as before. He lost something. He was defeated easily.
"Something is wrong. That was too easy." Danielle says as she sheathes her sword. Tiffany stays on guard and keeps hers at hand.
"Yes...it's like, it wasn't him...it was, but it wasn't ALL of him." The girls look down at the bloody form lying on the ground.
"Yuck, let's get out of here." Danielle kicks the body onto its stomach and starts to walk away.
"DANIELLE! WATCH OUT!!!" Danielle unsheathes her sword and barely blocks the other sword about to take off her head. Tiffany is there in an instant, taking most of the pressure away.
"Well, We found the rest of his soul," Danielle grunts as she swings her sword, only to be thwarted. Once again, the battle lasts long. They know they can't use the same trick twice, so they think hard. A voice emerges into Tiffany's thoughts. ~When I say jump, jump into the tree above you stay there. Either he will follow you or stay with me. One way or the other, we need to split up enough to where he cannot fight both of us at once. You know what to do after that.~ Danielle hears Tiff's mental nod and waits till the perfect moment before yelling,
~JUMP!~ Tiffany leaps into the tree. The man is taken aback and lets his guard fall for a moment. He doesn't follow, only continues to fight Danielle. Tiffany dives out of the tree, sword pointed straight down. Danielle rolls away and turns in time to see the sword plunge through the man's head and Tiffany land in a ball on the ground. He falls instantly, blood everywhere. Danielle crawls over to where her friend lies.
"I think it's time." Tiffany nods.
*End Flashback*
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"How many times have we done that??" Tiffany asks as the most recent flashback ends.
"Only those two times. So far. Before this is over, it may happen again." Danielle stands up to stretch. The sun is almost completely in the sky. Tiffany groans.
"Uh oh, I need to get home before mom notices I'm gone." Danielle grabs her sleeve.
"You know as well as I do that you can't go back now." Tiffany looks back at Danielle.
"But...what about our families. And my boyfriend! And, all our friends?!" Tiffany is on the edge of hysterics. Danielle looks at her sadly.
"You knew it would happen. Somewhere deep inside, you knew this was going to come about again. That's what we get for making ourselves comfortable." Tiffany looks longingly towards her home. She draws herself up and tries to hide the pain in her eyes, even though she knows Danielle can feel it.
"So. Where do we go from here?"
"Well...I'm not quite sure..." Danielle grimaces uncertainly. "The only plausible thing is to track down this killer and get him before he gets us. But I'm afraid it will be a bit harder this time." Tiffany listens intently, just enough of her attention on her companion to not be considered rude. "The body he's taken this time.it belongs to a swordsman already."
"I know that already! But it's a question of can the swordsman be salvaged..." Tiffany replies in her distracted voice.
"I think he's still there..." Danielle says softly. "And we can't just kill him. There was something about the way his aura acted.it was.not quite willing."
"We can't stay here...something is here, and whether they be my real family or not, I will not put them in danger. Come, let's go." Surprised, Danielle frees her mind, seeking the force. Whatever it is, it's either really stupid or has an amazing force field. Danielle can't penetrate the shield. But strangely, it doesn't feel malignant. This force is different.
"Tiff, be alert, it seems friendly, but don't get caught off-guard." Danielle whispers as they move silently through the forest.
"This thing seems oddly familiar..." Tiffany wrinkles her brow in thought. "No...it can't be..." she breaks into a huge smile. "Stop for a minute." She says, still smiling. Danielle looks at her puzzlingly, then obeys.
Tiffany whistles a familiar call, and close by Danielle hears a tremendous crash in the woods. Her eyes widen and her hand is poised above her sword, but feeling and seeing Tiffany's calm, joy even, she relaxes. Then into the clearing bounds none other than Satan, their loyal black chow from their own time.
"SATAN!" Danielle cries. "No wonder I couldn't feel his mind! He's a dog!!" she happily rushes to Satan, and the reunion begins. Satan had been raised with the girls, trained to protect them from...less malignant forces without the girls having to blow their cover in some cases.
"I thought no one could follow us! But this is definitely a good thing, we could use a guard dog..." Tiffany's eyes dance brightly with the joy of reunion. Satan is obviously happy to see them, licking, smothering, kissing both girls until they beg for mercy. Satan knows just how much they can both take though, and is merciless in his administration of punishment for being left behind.
"Satan! Stop it!" Danielle cries sternly but happily. Satan's ears prick slightly before the girls hear the voice:
"What are you guys doing out here?!" Ashamed they didn't pick up on the intruder, both girls unsheathe their swords with lightning speed and whirl into position, turning to face...Tiffany's little brother?
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A/N- Hehe...Yes Satan may be an...odd name for a dog...but what else could it be? And besides, lol, wouldn't it be fun if he were lost? "Excuse me, miss? Have you seen Satan?" Btw, we are still wanting reviews! THANK YOU FOR READING! ^_^
