Jewel in the Rough
Golden Foxfyre
Disclaimer: I don't own the show, so call off your lawyers.
Chapter 14
Laughter floated from the backyard as a couple of teens and one preteen ran about, keeping a ball in the air.
Miyaka stumbled over a tree root and fell with a thud. She gasped air back into her lungs, struggling for a few seconds.
"Are you all right?" Kurama queried, concerned for his younger sister.
"Yeah." They missed the impish expression on her face as she sat up. She swept their feet out from under them, causing them to fall to the rock-hard ground. Miyaka burst out laughing as she sprang to her feet and ran off.
The foxes gazed at eachother for a few seconds. "Are we going to let her get away with that?" Amber queried, easily leaping to her feet.
"No." Kurama got up as well. "She's earned a session of the tickle torture."
They sprang after her running form, catching her in a pinscher formation. Caught between her brother, Amber and the high fence wall, the young girl found herself trapped. Miyaka was tackled, forced to the ground by her companions. Two pairs of hands tickled mercilessly, and she shrieked with laughter. Being highly ticklish had a rather nasty downside, as she was experiencing. She tried to squirm away time and time again.
When they relented, Miyaka was gasping for air. That had been the longest session of the tickle torture by far. Had she really gotten them that angry?
"Next time, it will be longer. If you don't like it, behave yourself." he declared. They let her up and she ran into the house, eager to be away from them.
A quick glance around showed that they were alone. Both shot up into a tree, sitting quietly among the green branches.
"How will your father react when he finds out?"
Amber leaned against the trunk before responding. "He'll flip. But by now he should know that I am not one to be controlled, not anymore." She sighed. "There was something Genkai told me that I am curious about." Brilliant green eyes were troubled. "She told me that spring apparitions were descended of the weaker spirit foxes. Is that true?"
"Yes, it's true." Kurama gazed at her intently. "Don't let it bother you. There are worse secrets that have been kept from children by their parents."
"True." A mischievous sparkle came to her eyes. "Or what parents keep from eachother."
Both chuckled; even they had secrets that they told no other. Kurama his true past and Amber all she had done in Spirit World.
"There is something else bothering you."
Amber nodded. "I have a feeling that they aren't through with what they have planned. The manacle was a weak item, made before its creator knew what he was doing." Her hands tightened into fists uneasily.
"Relax. This isn't the Dark Tournament." Then he shifted to get more comfortable. "But I understand what you mean. I get the distinct impression that they aren't finished either."
Suddenly, they heard voices arguing. Green eyes met before they silently crept to the other side of the tree.
"You don't get it at all!" one snarled. "More than one spirit fox is against us! They stand with the Spirit Detective!"
The other chuckled. "You underestimate yourself. Together we cannot be defeated." He clenched his fist. "And with the magic of the items we have, they won't be able to touch us!
They froze in the tree, hoping they wouldn't be seen. Fortunately, the demons moved on as they continued their debate.
Amber and Kurama leapt down, lightly landing in the yard. "That doesn't sound good." she declared.
"They are spoiling for a fight, I can smell it." Kurama glared at the space that had once been occupied by the demons.
"So that's what that smell was." Amber declared impishly, snapping him out of his rage.
He let out a soft sigh, running a hand through his red hair. "We had better warn the others. This could get ugly."
"It already is." she snorted, flipping her golden braid back over her shoulder. Green eyes grew unfocused. "Objects that do not corrode with time are mostly bad ideas. And when they fall into the wrong hands, chaos ensues." She seemed to come back to the present. "Such is the danger of magic."
A snort alerted them to another demon's presence, as his scent had not been brought to them by the wind. "They can feel spirit energy."
Kurama let out a low growl. "They're setting us up!" His hands tightened into fists angrily.
Amber placed her hand on the fox's shoulder, instantly calming him. "Going into this half cocked won't do anyone any good. First off, we need to stay calm."
"What else?" the fox teased.
"You know the rules of engagement!" Amber flung her arms up into the air in irritation, causing him to chuckle. "Oh, you sly fox! You're going to get it one of these days!" Her eyes twinkled merrily, taking the sting out of her threat. She glanced at her watch briefly. "I'd better go. I'd rather avoid the overprotective father syndrome and the only way I know how is to be home before he is." She waved as she left. "Ja!"
There was something about the entire situation that none of them liked. It reeked of a higher plot, but what could be going on? All the attacks, abductions and thefts seemed unconnected. Nothing was obvious about what was hidden deep within. An evil that wanted everything was looming. And it would start with what had been in the foxes all along...
Golden Foxfyre
Disclaimer: I don't own the show, so call off your lawyers.
Chapter 14
Laughter floated from the backyard as a couple of teens and one preteen ran about, keeping a ball in the air.
Miyaka stumbled over a tree root and fell with a thud. She gasped air back into her lungs, struggling for a few seconds.
"Are you all right?" Kurama queried, concerned for his younger sister.
"Yeah." They missed the impish expression on her face as she sat up. She swept their feet out from under them, causing them to fall to the rock-hard ground. Miyaka burst out laughing as she sprang to her feet and ran off.
The foxes gazed at eachother for a few seconds. "Are we going to let her get away with that?" Amber queried, easily leaping to her feet.
"No." Kurama got up as well. "She's earned a session of the tickle torture."
They sprang after her running form, catching her in a pinscher formation. Caught between her brother, Amber and the high fence wall, the young girl found herself trapped. Miyaka was tackled, forced to the ground by her companions. Two pairs of hands tickled mercilessly, and she shrieked with laughter. Being highly ticklish had a rather nasty downside, as she was experiencing. She tried to squirm away time and time again.
When they relented, Miyaka was gasping for air. That had been the longest session of the tickle torture by far. Had she really gotten them that angry?
"Next time, it will be longer. If you don't like it, behave yourself." he declared. They let her up and she ran into the house, eager to be away from them.
A quick glance around showed that they were alone. Both shot up into a tree, sitting quietly among the green branches.
"How will your father react when he finds out?"
Amber leaned against the trunk before responding. "He'll flip. But by now he should know that I am not one to be controlled, not anymore." She sighed. "There was something Genkai told me that I am curious about." Brilliant green eyes were troubled. "She told me that spring apparitions were descended of the weaker spirit foxes. Is that true?"
"Yes, it's true." Kurama gazed at her intently. "Don't let it bother you. There are worse secrets that have been kept from children by their parents."
"True." A mischievous sparkle came to her eyes. "Or what parents keep from eachother."
Both chuckled; even they had secrets that they told no other. Kurama his true past and Amber all she had done in Spirit World.
"There is something else bothering you."
Amber nodded. "I have a feeling that they aren't through with what they have planned. The manacle was a weak item, made before its creator knew what he was doing." Her hands tightened into fists uneasily.
"Relax. This isn't the Dark Tournament." Then he shifted to get more comfortable. "But I understand what you mean. I get the distinct impression that they aren't finished either."
Suddenly, they heard voices arguing. Green eyes met before they silently crept to the other side of the tree.
"You don't get it at all!" one snarled. "More than one spirit fox is against us! They stand with the Spirit Detective!"
The other chuckled. "You underestimate yourself. Together we cannot be defeated." He clenched his fist. "And with the magic of the items we have, they won't be able to touch us!
They froze in the tree, hoping they wouldn't be seen. Fortunately, the demons moved on as they continued their debate.
Amber and Kurama leapt down, lightly landing in the yard. "That doesn't sound good." she declared.
"They are spoiling for a fight, I can smell it." Kurama glared at the space that had once been occupied by the demons.
"So that's what that smell was." Amber declared impishly, snapping him out of his rage.
He let out a soft sigh, running a hand through his red hair. "We had better warn the others. This could get ugly."
"It already is." she snorted, flipping her golden braid back over her shoulder. Green eyes grew unfocused. "Objects that do not corrode with time are mostly bad ideas. And when they fall into the wrong hands, chaos ensues." She seemed to come back to the present. "Such is the danger of magic."
A snort alerted them to another demon's presence, as his scent had not been brought to them by the wind. "They can feel spirit energy."
Kurama let out a low growl. "They're setting us up!" His hands tightened into fists angrily.
Amber placed her hand on the fox's shoulder, instantly calming him. "Going into this half cocked won't do anyone any good. First off, we need to stay calm."
"What else?" the fox teased.
"You know the rules of engagement!" Amber flung her arms up into the air in irritation, causing him to chuckle. "Oh, you sly fox! You're going to get it one of these days!" Her eyes twinkled merrily, taking the sting out of her threat. She glanced at her watch briefly. "I'd better go. I'd rather avoid the overprotective father syndrome and the only way I know how is to be home before he is." She waved as she left. "Ja!"
There was something about the entire situation that none of them liked. It reeked of a higher plot, but what could be going on? All the attacks, abductions and thefts seemed unconnected. Nothing was obvious about what was hidden deep within. An evil that wanted everything was looming. And it would start with what had been in the foxes all along...