Disclaimer: SK isn't mine. And it shouldn't belong to 4Kids either!
Author's Notes: Hee...right now I'm listening to my new Evanescence CD. It's so cool! My favorite song's gotta be "Bring Me to Life" cuz it works for Hao! Anyway, this chapter gets really freaky, but it ends happily. I think...
~***~ A Dream Come True?
Chapter Thirteen ~***~
A feeling of intense warmth moved through my body. I could feel the Soul of Fire's power pulsating through my veins. I smirked as the oni came at me with his club swinging.
The oni brought his club down at the same moment I jumped up onto it. I then ran up to his shoulder and held up one hand. "You won't be insulting shamans ever again."
I placed my hand on the demon's face and he burst into flames.
After jumping out of the way I watched as the demon collapsed into a pile of ash. I smirked a little as I heard footsteps come up behind me. "No need to be afraid of me, Yoh. I don't bite."
He whispered my name. My real name, even at that point I didn't remember it. "Mira-chan... What's wrong with you?"
I chortled a bit and turned around. "You mean to tell me you've forgotten your own brother's name?"
He gasped. "Then...that means..."
"Don't worry, Yoh. You're safe with me. After all, you ARE me."
Yoh gave me a look that at the moment seemed really amusing. "I'm not a part of you and I never will be."
I shrugged and stepped over to the doorway that the oni had recently remodeled. "Say whatever you wish, Yoh. But the fact remains that you have a better chance of survival if you stay with me."
Then I smirked and motioned towards the doorway. "After you."
Yoh walked past me with a suspicious look still on his face.
When Amidamaru walked past, though, I smiled at his thoughts. 'Think I'm insane, do you?' I said to myself.
So...I barked at him!
Amidamaru did a big double take at me and I started laughing. "You're to easy, samurai. Learn to keep your mind closed from me."
~***~
We went on, me using Hao's power to tell which doors led to other halls and which led to monster-rooms. Eventually we found evidence that our friends had passed that way earlier- -a piece of Anna's bandanna, or Horo's headband. Once or twice we found the remains of a monster they'd killed.
As time went on I ran through several plans in my mind. All of them involved ways to get Yoh away from Amidamaru so I could reunite Yoh's soul with my own. And eventually I got my chance.
I spotted a large glass bottle on the floor. Even in my real life I've heard of these- -they can trap spirits. I picked it up and snuck up behind Amidamaru, then opened it. Instant bottled ghost.
"What the hell are you doing?!" Yoh shouted. "Have you completely lost your mind?"
I smirked and grabbed his arm. "It's time, Yoh. Time to rejoin my soul and make my victory over the humans certain."
He tried to pull out of my grip. "C'mon, snap out of it, Mira! Remember who you are!"
"I already have," I replied, backing him into the far wall. "Now it's time for you to remember."
He was scared now. "Please don't- -"
I smirked and lay two fingers on his chest. "Just relax and this won't hurt. Much."
As I began to press on his skin he began to panic. "Please. Stop- -just don't do this."
"Too late."
Yoh screamed in agony as I plunged my hand into his chest. I caught his soul quickly and pulled it out. It was a small blue-whitish thing, wriggling to free itself from my hand.
I smirked and prepared to merge it with my own soul.
"I woulnd't do that if I were you."
Turning toward the voice I saw a girl there. She was about seventeen, with blond hair past her shoulders and gray-blue eyes framed with glasses. Over her red dragon T-shirt and baggy black jeans she wore a long dark duster jacket. Something about her made her seem familiar.
"And who are you to say, human?" I hissed. "This doesn't concern you."
"Oh, it does." She stepped forward, smiling as she admired me. "Almost like looking in a mirror. Too bad you couldn't say the same, enchanted as you are."
My eyes narrowed.
"Put that soul back," the girl told me. "I'll do it myself, thank you very much. I don't want to be outdone by something that bleeds for five days and doesn't die."
"What are you- -"
She snatched my hand and rammed it against the wall, causing me to drop both Yoh's soul and the spirit-bottle. Then she jabbed two fingers on my neck. With that one touch I felt about as drowsy as I do during production week in Drama class.
Within two minutes I fell asleep, pitching forward into the girl's arms.
Author's Notes: Hee...right now I'm listening to my new Evanescence CD. It's so cool! My favorite song's gotta be "Bring Me to Life" cuz it works for Hao! Anyway, this chapter gets really freaky, but it ends happily. I think...
~***~ A Dream Come True?
Chapter Thirteen ~***~
A feeling of intense warmth moved through my body. I could feel the Soul of Fire's power pulsating through my veins. I smirked as the oni came at me with his club swinging.
The oni brought his club down at the same moment I jumped up onto it. I then ran up to his shoulder and held up one hand. "You won't be insulting shamans ever again."
I placed my hand on the demon's face and he burst into flames.
After jumping out of the way I watched as the demon collapsed into a pile of ash. I smirked a little as I heard footsteps come up behind me. "No need to be afraid of me, Yoh. I don't bite."
He whispered my name. My real name, even at that point I didn't remember it. "Mira-chan... What's wrong with you?"
I chortled a bit and turned around. "You mean to tell me you've forgotten your own brother's name?"
He gasped. "Then...that means..."
"Don't worry, Yoh. You're safe with me. After all, you ARE me."
Yoh gave me a look that at the moment seemed really amusing. "I'm not a part of you and I never will be."
I shrugged and stepped over to the doorway that the oni had recently remodeled. "Say whatever you wish, Yoh. But the fact remains that you have a better chance of survival if you stay with me."
Then I smirked and motioned towards the doorway. "After you."
Yoh walked past me with a suspicious look still on his face.
When Amidamaru walked past, though, I smiled at his thoughts. 'Think I'm insane, do you?' I said to myself.
So...I barked at him!
Amidamaru did a big double take at me and I started laughing. "You're to easy, samurai. Learn to keep your mind closed from me."
~***~
We went on, me using Hao's power to tell which doors led to other halls and which led to monster-rooms. Eventually we found evidence that our friends had passed that way earlier- -a piece of Anna's bandanna, or Horo's headband. Once or twice we found the remains of a monster they'd killed.
As time went on I ran through several plans in my mind. All of them involved ways to get Yoh away from Amidamaru so I could reunite Yoh's soul with my own. And eventually I got my chance.
I spotted a large glass bottle on the floor. Even in my real life I've heard of these- -they can trap spirits. I picked it up and snuck up behind Amidamaru, then opened it. Instant bottled ghost.
"What the hell are you doing?!" Yoh shouted. "Have you completely lost your mind?"
I smirked and grabbed his arm. "It's time, Yoh. Time to rejoin my soul and make my victory over the humans certain."
He tried to pull out of my grip. "C'mon, snap out of it, Mira! Remember who you are!"
"I already have," I replied, backing him into the far wall. "Now it's time for you to remember."
He was scared now. "Please don't- -"
I smirked and lay two fingers on his chest. "Just relax and this won't hurt. Much."
As I began to press on his skin he began to panic. "Please. Stop- -just don't do this."
"Too late."
Yoh screamed in agony as I plunged my hand into his chest. I caught his soul quickly and pulled it out. It was a small blue-whitish thing, wriggling to free itself from my hand.
I smirked and prepared to merge it with my own soul.
"I woulnd't do that if I were you."
Turning toward the voice I saw a girl there. She was about seventeen, with blond hair past her shoulders and gray-blue eyes framed with glasses. Over her red dragon T-shirt and baggy black jeans she wore a long dark duster jacket. Something about her made her seem familiar.
"And who are you to say, human?" I hissed. "This doesn't concern you."
"Oh, it does." She stepped forward, smiling as she admired me. "Almost like looking in a mirror. Too bad you couldn't say the same, enchanted as you are."
My eyes narrowed.
"Put that soul back," the girl told me. "I'll do it myself, thank you very much. I don't want to be outdone by something that bleeds for five days and doesn't die."
"What are you- -"
She snatched my hand and rammed it against the wall, causing me to drop both Yoh's soul and the spirit-bottle. Then she jabbed two fingers on my neck. With that one touch I felt about as drowsy as I do during production week in Drama class.
Within two minutes I fell asleep, pitching forward into the girl's arms.