(I can get back on. Yayayya!! So, what did you think about Kat's past so far? Authoress Note: I might say sword or Katana, so yeah. Any, who, I might also slip and start to use first person, so if I do and I don't catch it then the I's will be Kat. Actually, I intended to write it all in Kat's POV, as you will see why in the last chapter, but I found that it was kinda hard to do. And just tell me if I do. I will fix it when I'm done with the fic.)
You won't believe what might happen. Someone reported To My Lovely Reviewers because it wasn't story. So, it might be taken off. Can you believe that? That just ruins my whole day. I just wanted to strangle the person who did it. Yes, I know I'm probably over reacting but it's just freaken' thank yous. You don't have to go report it. If you would like to help me strangle the person just read the reviews for TMLR, and you can see who did it.
I meant to say three months in chapter 3, sorry. So, this is three months after chapter 2.
* means look at end of chapter for explanation.
Chapter 6: Training: Neko Style And Angry Fire
A girl started to open her eyes as the sun began to wake up too. When she focused her eyes, she was confused. She didn't know where she was. Behind her, someone else started to wake up too, causing her to jump. Which was a bad idea, she didn't remember that she was up in a tree and started to fall.
"Whoa, watch out, Kitty. The first step's a doozy," a voiced chuckled grabbing her around her waist pulling her back towards him.
"Yeah, ha, ha very funny Sai," she sarcastically said.
"Well, it's true," he said back giving her a kiss.
"Hey, what time is it?" she asked looking at the sun.
"I believe that it's 7:30. Why do you what to know what time it is?" he asked.
"Well, cause we have school today, or did you forget that you are enrolled in school too?"
She waved a finger in his face. He gave her an 'oh, yeah, that's right' look. They both jumped down from the tree and began to walk to school, when something flying in the corner of her eye caught her attention. It was more that something flying, it was more like a sword blade whizzing towards her throat. She took Sai's hand and jumped out of the way. The sword that was aimed for her just missed its mark and instead trimmed some of her hair.
"What was that for?" she asked taking out her katana too and inspected her hair.
"Are you okay?" asked Sai. She nodded angrily. "Put your sword away. I'll fight this guy," he said getting ready to fight.
"No I'm going to deal with this jerk. He cut my hair," she sneered stepping in front of him.
He opened his mouth to protest, but he heard a low angry growl emanating from her throat. (Yeah, I know cats don't growl, but growling is cool.) When it came to her hair, don't mess with her. He also knew better than to start a fight with her. He never wins, even thought he is a better fighter than she was and older, she always managed a win to defeat him.
She placed her hair in a messy ponytail and raised her sword ready to fight at the mysterious attacker. Her ears began to move slowly to the top of her head and began to grow into cat ones. Her claws and fangs grew longer and sharper. Her bangs covered her eyes that were starting to glow red and grew a deadly gaze. She was really mad. First, this jerk attacked her and the one she loved. Secondly, he cut her hair. (Okay, this is a stupid reason to get mad, but how would you like it to wake up, start walking to school and someone comes and tries to decapitate you? Yeah that's what I thought.)
Sai started to back away. He only seen her get this made once. Last time it wasn't pretty.
The shadow began to laugh uncontrollably.
"Did you forget what I told you yesterday, Kitty Kat?" asked the shadow stepping out of the shadow.
Kat began to soften up. Her eyes flickered back to their normal color.
"Oh, it's you," she sneered placing her sword back. Her features went back to how they were. "Don't you ever do that to me again," she spat.
"You have to be ready for anything," he hissed.
"I know that, but couldn't you attack me some other time? It's too early," she whined.
"No, now, get ready, I'm going to start teaching you how to use that thing," he said motioning to the sword around her waist.
"Kitten, we have school," Sai said.
"Yeah, I know but screw school. I want to beat this creep a lesson," she said.
"Okay, fine with me. Can I watch?" he asked mentally jumping.
"Fine with me," she replied.
"Hn," was Hiei's answer.
"So, were are we going to fight?" she asked.
"Right here," he said.
"But what are people going to say when they see us fighting none the less using spirit energies?"
"Don't worry about that. I can place a spell on this place," announced Sai.
He started to chant something before any of them could disagree. The hair on the back of his neck began to rise and his tail twitched.
"Well, while he's chanting let's get started," Hiei said breaking the silence.
"Fine with me," Kat said pulling her sword back out.
I wonder if he all ready know that I have be all ready been taught how to use this, she snickered to herself.
"Okay, the first thing that you have to learn is how to wield the katana with your spirit energy," Hiei told her. "Now, go ahead and try. When you do try and hit me,"
"Sure, this is going to be fun," she agreed happily.
She raised her sword, which bent to the ground. She concentrated, tail swaying. The anklet that she wore was beginning to glow underneath her boot. Hiei watched in awe. The sword began to glow a metallic red. Her spirit energy was making its way down to the tip of the sword. She turned back into her demon form.
"Any time you are ready," she said in a determined tone. Her guard was ready for any attack and so was her sword.
"Hn, fine," he replied pulling out his katana then disappearing.
Sai, at this point, had finished his chant and was now watching the battle that was beginning. Without Hiei being aware of what he was chanting; Sai was able to place a barrier that did more than just make that park seem like no one was there; it also helped Kat see and sense were Hiei was but made it hard for Hiei to see and sense when Kat 'disappears'. (Don't ask me how, it just does.)
~Kitty, the barrier is set,~ he told her.
~Thank you, Sai. Why are you helping?~ she asked dodging one of Hiei's kicks.
~Because I don't want to see my Kitten get seriously hurt,~ he said. (Okay, right now, it sounds like Sai treats like Kat a little kitten, but he doesn't. More at end.*). A smile came through her determined gaze.
~I'll be fine, but I'm glad that you're helping,~ she said glancing over to her fiancé.
Hiei attacked her at the split second that she was off guard. He brought his sword up ready to strike, when she vanished. He searched for her with is Jagan eye, but couldn't sense her.
"Looking for me?" she asked tapping him on the shoulder with the tip of her now normal length sword. (Not normal as what her sword is normally, but normal as in the size of Hiei's sword.)
He jumped and his eyes grew wide. He turned around sword ready.
The two was fighting for a while now. Kat had a few very small nicks and bruises, that were hard to see, but Hiei had pretty big ones, on their arms, legs and face.
Katsumi 'disappeared' again causing Hiei to get mad even more. This was her sixth time that she had done this, and he always couldn't find her, then she would always tap him on the shoulder saying 'looking for me.'
"You have got to know by now that I am a roguish type of person," she snickered dodging Hiei's attack and taking a swing at him. (Rogue as in one who is playfully mischievous not any of those negative words.)
"I've noticed," said Hiei as he jumped out of the way and landed on a tree branch nearby.
He also noticed that she had made her sword shorter but thought that is was one of her tricks. Katsumi pretend not to find where he landed, but her sword grew. She looked around 'frantically' trying to find her 'teacher.' She sensed where he was and just pretend to still be looking for him. She turned around with her back towards Hiei and flicked her wrist, like she would a whip.
As Hiei was about to jump, the sound of cracking was heard underneath him. (No, he wasn't too heavy for the branch to support him. Just keep reading.) He looked down to realize that the tree was tumbling, and he was falling to the ground with it.
"Oh yeah, TIMBER…" Kat yelled over her shoulder after she heard the tree hit the ground. She then sheathed her sword.
Hiei, full of rage and covered in leaves and branches, had two things on his mind, What is happening, he never losses to a girl and to kill that neko. He made his way out of the debris. Kat was standing over him with a huge grin with Sai standing next to her shaking his head trying not to laugh. Both of their tails were swaying. Kat's more than Sai.
"I should have worn you not to underestimate her. She even surprises me sometimes, and I've known her since we were little," said Sai apologetically reaching a hand down to help Hiei, who just knocked it away and got up by himself and picking out the leafs that were snarled in his hair.
"Wow, what happened?" a voice asked observing the scene with two other observers.
"Nothing, really, Cuz. Hiei was just teaching me how to willed my sword. Then we started to spar. Hiei jumped in the tree, and then I sliced the tree," explained Kat to Yusuke, Kurama, and Kuwabara.
"Hahaha, shorty was beaten by a girl," teased Kuwabara.
"Actually, twice," Sai added holding up two fingers.
"You've had to have a great teacher to beat Hiei. It doesn't even look like you broke a sweat," said Kurama.
"Yeppers, all six of them, well five of them, were amongst the best I have ever seen," Kat said giving them a wink. "They really showed me how to control my spirit energy and my sword, oops." She clamped her hand over her mouth then looked over to Hiei.
"What who taught you how to use that sword? No ningen know what that is let alone use it, neither does a lot of demons too," Hiei angrily stated.
"Well, let's see… well, Sai, my mom and dad has always been teaching me to fight and use my powers, actually my dad is a human and was a spirit detective so, he taught me spirit powers and fighting too. Then Yusuke, Kurama and Kuwabaka taught me. Kurama, was the one who, taught me how to willed something with spirit energy and told me that that is how I could use the sword. I always thought that it was kinda weird to have a flexible sword. He also said that I could make it shorter but he didn't quit know how to do it. That was my doing. I adapted Kuwabaka's spirit sword technique into my own," she bluntly stated. "You also taught me." Hiei looked at her funny. "Yep, in these past hours, I have really gotten a lot out of this. Trying to fight, use my powers, and act all at the same time," she said answering Hiei's funny look.
"I knew it. You were using your mental powers," he snarled.
"You did say 'you have to be ready for anything'," she answered mocking Hiei's voice. "You also never said that I couldn't."
"Hiei, you must be getting really unaware of things. You don't seem to notice what's around the park," stated Kurama.
"Hn? There's a barrier."
"Wrong. You didn't pay attention to what Sai was chanting, were you?" Kat asked.
"Let me, answer this one," said Sai raising his hand.
"Be my guest," Kat said stepping back as he stepped forwards. He cleared his voice like he was about to make a long speech.
"Okay, part of the chanting that I did was to help out Kat. What do I mean you're asking? Well, before you showed Kitten told me that you were coming and that a barrier might be need. She also said that she would love it if I made it so that you wouldn't be able to sense her easily and made sensing you a snap. This was a big help, besides the sensing part, but Kitten wouldn't have to use up all of her powers on fighting you and placing her spell up. I was happy to oblige. There was one more thing to the request. She wanted it so that Yusuke or the others could see what was happening with the fighting and all that fun stuff that I placed in the barrier."
When he finished Hiei was fuming.
"I knew it. You are just a weak little Kitty Kat. You need the help to fight and use tricky to beat someone," he said coldly. "I hate fighting someone like you."
He gave Kat a cold death glare before turning to leave.
"Wait, Hiei. I was just having some fun. Please, don't be mad at me. Come on, shorty, train me some more. I promise that I will strictly spirit energy," she pleaded running after the angry fire demon and wrapping her arms around his neck giving him a friendly hug. She let out a kittenishly** (yes, it is a real word.) chuckle as she leaned down and placed her chin on his shoulder. Hiei stood still not knowing what to do. "So, what do you say, Hiei, will you still train me?" she asked tilting her head so that it rested on his.
"Hey, Sai, I think that your fiancée is cheating on you," hinted Yusuke elbowing Sai in the side.
"No, she isn't. When someone is mad at her, mostly her friends because for some reason, she will try and make it right. So, if you're mad at her and she knows it then be prepared to get hugged and pleaded to death, oh and also sorry's. Don't try and fight it because she will keep saying her sorry, and don't try to say that it won't work because believe me, you will forget why you were mad at her. No she doesn't use any powers. She just someone that can make anyone forgive her. And you don't know why you gave in," explained Sai watching Kat desperately to get Hiei to forgive her.
"I don't think Hiei is going to forget," said Kurama.
"Just watch. Even the angriest person, forgives her," he said glancing back at the unconvinced teens.
"Come on, Hiei, ppppplllllllllleeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaasssssssseeeeeeeeee. Don't be mad at me, I'm really sorry," cried Kat still around his neck. Her tail down low swaying slightly.
The other boys could tell that Hiei was getting annoyed, although they couldn't see his face.
"FINE, just leave me alone," yelled Hiei fed-up.
"Really?" she asked letting go and jumping in front of him with her tail going a mile a minute with excitement and anticipation.
"Yes," he replied knowing that he was defeated.
He couldn't stand her pleading for his forgiveness. He didn't know why. Was it her powers, the way that she looked, the fact that she reminded him of his sister when they were little or what? One thing for sure was that he couldn't be mad. He wanted to with all his might but couldn't.
The two walked back to the rest of the gang. Kurama, Kuwabara, and Yusuke looked that the two that was walking up to them in shock. Kat had a huge happy smile on her face and was skipping along the side of a confused Hiei.
"See, what did I say?" whispered Sai looking that the three boys faces with a grin.
"Hiei, back so soon?" joked Yusuke.
"Hiei and I are going to have a real fight well training. And this time I am not going to use my mental powers and without any help from Sai," Kat said with excitement.
"So, shorty, what changed your mind to be beaten up by a girl again? I thought that you were mad at Kat," Kuwabara said.
Sai, Yusuke and Kurama fell over anime style.
"I'm not going to lose. Hey, Fur ball, prepare yourself," he answered drawing his katana. "Sai, take the stupid barrier off," he spat to Sai.
"Okay, but it has been off for a while now," Sai answered. "But I should place another one up if you guys are going to fight again," he added.
He turned around before anyone could add anything to start with his spell.
"Cools, so, Hiei, when are we going to get started?" asked Kat happily turning her attention to her opponent. "Hiei?" she asked seeing that he was missing. "Hiei, please tell me that you're still not mad with me are you?"
She was starting to get worried that someone was mad at her. She couldn't stand when someone is mad at her. When she was beginning to worry even more something made her jump out of her trance.
"KAT behind you," Kurama yelled.
She listened to what he said and turned around to see just that Hiei was charging straight towards her. She let out a quick yelp before jumping out of the way.
"Hey, that's ain't fair. I wasn't ready," she yelled unsheathing her sword to block Hiei's as he attacked her.
Kuwabara, Yusuke, Kurama, and Sai with Sage and Kage were sitting under one of the tree watching in amusement as the two were at it. Hiei with time was making Kat work a little harder than when she had the help. She was beginning to get out of breath and have a few more bruises and cuts then Hiei. The 'battle' was over when Hiei had pinned Katsumi on the ground with his katana at her throat. He had her hand in pinned on her chest with one hand, his other had held the sword. He was like Sango when she tried to get the courage to kill her brother. Her sword was lying on the ground and out of her reach.
"There are you happy?" she asked as Hiei had a very unnoticeable smile come to his face. "You were able to pin me without me using my mental powers," she added trying to move but Hiei didn't move his katana. "Hiei, you won. Now, can I go?" she started to get scared.
Hiei was getting a scary look in his eyes.
"Hn. You were just faking all of this. You really are pathetic. You can't even fight fairly. You have to make everyone believe something that isn't really," he spat pressing the sword harder against her bare neck, but not to the point were she would bleed.
Sai and the rest couldn't just sit and watch anymore, Sai especially. He ran over to his fiancée and tried to stop Hiei.
"Hiei, please. I'm sorry," cried Kat with tears in her eyes. This time Hiei's katana was cutting in her flesh. "I really was just playing around. I didn't mean to make fun of you. Can't you take a little fun?" she asked shivering of what he might do.
"Stop Hiei. Just let her go," cried Sai trying to hold him back.
"Leave me alone, or I will hurt you too," he spat turning his katana on Sai.
"You are hurting me," he replied.
"Hiei, just listen to them," said Kurama. "Or do you want me to have my plant turn on you?" he asked pulling out a seed.
"Please Hiei. I'm truly sorry…" Kat sobbed.
She turned her eyes away waiting for Hiei's final blow. His katana pressed on her neck again. Yusuke and the others had readied their weapons for Hiei to attack.
Okay, that's long enough. I had to make up for not being able to update in a while. Sorry, about the lengthage of the chapie.
*He lets her do what she want's and how, but he also lends a hand/ paw every once and a while. He also always called her, my little Kitten or Kitty, and she loved when he did. She felt loved and protected. I don't want her to sound petty or weak and that she can't fight her own battles, because she isn't. As you probably can tell. Hiei does call Kat, Kitty Kat, which she doesn't mind either because he said it in a way that she didn't mind. It was totally different then how Sai says it.
** Kittenishly means playfully coy and frisky.
All I need is a nickname for what Hiei calls Sai and what Kat calls Sai, what the demons call Leila and what Ryo calls Leila. Cause almost everyone else has one.
Done beaten up on Hiei. I'll go back to Kuwabaka. Just showing how powerful Kat can be.