My b-day is on Tuesday! Woo! Anyway, I know y'all have been waiting for the
next chapter and for me to get off my lazy ass and write it. School does
contribute to this, as well, but...Just nine more weeks of school....spent
reviewing for the ISATs.......-_____- goody.
For those of you who know your War of the Roses history, you know I'm
making fun of the houses. In the house of the white rose it is really named
York. The house of red rose is Lancaster. Yoko-white. Mancaster-red.
A black shadow of a kitsune walked down the blood red carpet of the Yoko castle. He was the most talented of the Yoko Thieves; he getting the most fire demon powers and looks. One of his eyes was red while the other was gold. He had long, black hair and wore similar to what his little brother, Yoko Kurama, had worn; only his was black. He could control fire as well as plants, and was considered the deadliest of the Yokos. Although he fought for the white rose, he used black. No one held it against him, fearing his wrath more than anything. He arrived at a door and knocked lightly. "Enter." He opened the door and found his little sister, Yoko Shi, at her desk, writing in the Yoko language, which was quite difficult. Speaking it was one thing, and it dropped as a kitsune got older. It consisted of musical barks, and to one who was spoken to in the kitsune language would think they were being sung to. If speaking it was difficult, writing it was four times harder. It had more symbols than the Japanese kanji, and you had to memorize EVERY SINGLE ONE or would not succeed in a political world such as this was. "Is there a reason you have come, Daichi?[1]" Yoko Shi asked, not even looking up from her papers. Daichi stalled. "Mancaster has moved into our territory on the northeast side." "Strengthen the plants and armies there." She wrote a few more symbols. Silence. "Is there something else, Oniisan?[2]" When did she take up a HUMAN language?! Daichi wondered in bewilderment before he spoke. He would not be intimidated by his little sister. "It has been plaguing me for the past thirty-five years." Yoko Shi stopped writing, but did not make eye contact or, for that matter, bothered to look up. "Why did you not go searching for Kurama? I know that you two-" "Because I knew he was gone!" Shi's voice could have been heard all way to the Glacier, she had yelled so loud."Okay? I knew he was dead! King Enma has him and Inari would do nothing to return him![3] Get it through your thick head, Yoko Daichi!" Okay. He wasn't really AFRAID of his little sister, but if she wanted to, she could beat him to a pulp and send him back to Inari. "You may leave now," she said venomously. He got the hint. An after image remained for a few seconds as Yoko Daichi used his fire demon half to leave and go FAAAAAAAAAAAR away. The door slammed behind his after image. Yoko Shi sighed heavily, leaning against the door. Her gold eyes closed as memories of her twin and lover washed over her and threatened to drown her. She walked back to her desk and took out a small version of the shield that was the House of Yokos' trademark. It had a white rose and around the shield in all languages of Makai it reads: They seek them here They seek them there Those youkai seek them everywhere
Some say they're in Heaven "Hell," others say Those damned elusive kitsune [4] Oh Kurama. Why did you leave me? Why haven't you come back? I can sense you out there somewhere. But why don't you come back? The sounds of crashing, cursing, and guards yelling orders sucked her out of her revere. She quickly hid the mini shield before opening her door to find a scene. Five kitsune guards were wrestling with a Mancaster in her hallway. Apparently, they had been trying to take it to her when it went nuts. She leaned in the door frame, smirking, watching to see if the idiots could handle it. "Let go of me you damn bastards!!" it screamed in a weird language (English). "Dumbasses! I swear if you don't release me I'll-" "That's enough!" Yoko Shi intervened. Plants shot out of the rug and tied the koumori's[5] arms and legs together. "The hell! Bitch!" The koumori hadn't gotten a look at who it was that had warded her, so she didn't know who she was insulting. Her mouth was also now covered with a plant. "Bring her," Yoko Shi commanded the low D-class kitsunes. The koumori came, twisting and mumbling. Yoko Shi sat back again at her desk as the kitsune guards left and the winged demon was let out of her plant trap. "When I find the whore that tied me up I'll personally send-"She looked up and saw Yoko Shi. Her mouth immediately shut, red eyes growing wide. She bowed to the ground. Not hard really, considering she was on the floor in the first place. "Forgive me, Lady Yoko Shi. I did not know it was you. It is an honor to be meeting you at last." "What makes you say that?" Yoko Shi asked. Divulge information....yes. "I come from a line of thieves. They talk of the greatest ones and you were mentioned on quite a few occasions." "Where do you come from? Mancaster?" She looked up, startled. "No! I come from the line of Jaganshi." "Hiei Jaganshi?" The girl's crimson eyes narrowed as she walked over to a bust in Yoko Shi's office. "Do you care for this?" she asked. "Not at all." It was something she had found in the forest. She was sure it had somehow come from the human world. Shi couldn't recall why she had kept it. It was such an ugly thing. "Let us pretend that this is Hiei." She pulled a katana out, that Shi hadn't known she'd had, and the bust was soon in pieces. "That shall be Hiei's fate." The koumori sheathed her katana. "He shall pay for taking my family's name. 'Look at me I got a Jagan, I'm really special now. I think because I got this third eye implanted, I should call myself Jaganshi.' Jaganshi has been my family's name for generations. The Jagan has always been in my family, inherited by genes. And no HANYOU FIRE DEMON IS GOING TO BE MY MATE JUST BECAUSE HE CALLS HIMSELF JAGANSHI!" "So, if you are not related to Hi-" The girl hissed. "To Hiei. What is your name?" "Ryoko. Ryoko Jaganshi." "Mm. 'Ryoko.' Good name. Beautiful...but deadly." "Thank you." "You are to be my minion." Ryoko gaped at her. But knew she could not fight the Yoko Thief Shi. Her shoulders slumped. "This is bullshit," she said in that weird language. "But you interest me," Yoko Shi continued. "So I shall treat you with the same respect as higher officials here." "You've got yourself a deal." Ryoko's long, dipped sleeves (like Inuyasha's) flowed gracefully as she shook hands with Yoko Shi.
Done! *leans back* Two days, since I had to get off last night...and when I was on a roll, too. Ah well. It's done now. And my birthday is tomorrow (3/23). 14. One year closer to my learner's permit and high school. Japanese lessons, here I come. I don't think I'll survive tomorrow, with my whole neck, nearly my whole face, and the backs of my hands sunburned from skiing on Sunday. I didn't even need a coat. And I need 10 reviews from both FF.net and MM.org before I continue. Since I have 2 at FF.net, you only need 8 more and 10 at MM.org. I will not continue otherwise. Hiei: And the fact she has writer's block on what do to next... Shut up. So review, give ideas and the next chapter will be up soon!
[1]- Daichi means 'grand first son.' And it fits him since his parents thought he was great....being part fire demon and kitsune. Unlike the Koorime, they knew he would be powerful. [2]- If any of you pay attention in Japanese, Oni is for demon. I just now noticed that it fits Daichi because he's a demon and a brother. Oni-san. [3]- In Japan, it is King Enma, and not Yama. He is the god of death. Inari, for those who don't know, is the rice god and her (I think it's a her) messenger is the ever elusive kitsune. Let me explain the King Enma thing. Neko is Japanese for cat. Koneko is kitten. So, I'm assuming 'ko' goes in front of any word and means the smaller version. So KOenma is the smaller version of King Enma. [4]- That poem is actually derived from The Scarlet Pimpernel. 'They seek him here, they seek him there. Those Frenchies seek him everywhere. Some say he's in Heaven. Some say he's in Hell. That damned elusive Pimpernel.' [5]- Koumori- I got this from another fic, so I don't know if it's right, but I think it means 'bat demon.'
A black shadow of a kitsune walked down the blood red carpet of the Yoko castle. He was the most talented of the Yoko Thieves; he getting the most fire demon powers and looks. One of his eyes was red while the other was gold. He had long, black hair and wore similar to what his little brother, Yoko Kurama, had worn; only his was black. He could control fire as well as plants, and was considered the deadliest of the Yokos. Although he fought for the white rose, he used black. No one held it against him, fearing his wrath more than anything. He arrived at a door and knocked lightly. "Enter." He opened the door and found his little sister, Yoko Shi, at her desk, writing in the Yoko language, which was quite difficult. Speaking it was one thing, and it dropped as a kitsune got older. It consisted of musical barks, and to one who was spoken to in the kitsune language would think they were being sung to. If speaking it was difficult, writing it was four times harder. It had more symbols than the Japanese kanji, and you had to memorize EVERY SINGLE ONE or would not succeed in a political world such as this was. "Is there a reason you have come, Daichi?[1]" Yoko Shi asked, not even looking up from her papers. Daichi stalled. "Mancaster has moved into our territory on the northeast side." "Strengthen the plants and armies there." She wrote a few more symbols. Silence. "Is there something else, Oniisan?[2]" When did she take up a HUMAN language?! Daichi wondered in bewilderment before he spoke. He would not be intimidated by his little sister. "It has been plaguing me for the past thirty-five years." Yoko Shi stopped writing, but did not make eye contact or, for that matter, bothered to look up. "Why did you not go searching for Kurama? I know that you two-" "Because I knew he was gone!" Shi's voice could have been heard all way to the Glacier, she had yelled so loud."Okay? I knew he was dead! King Enma has him and Inari would do nothing to return him![3] Get it through your thick head, Yoko Daichi!" Okay. He wasn't really AFRAID of his little sister, but if she wanted to, she could beat him to a pulp and send him back to Inari. "You may leave now," she said venomously. He got the hint. An after image remained for a few seconds as Yoko Daichi used his fire demon half to leave and go FAAAAAAAAAAAR away. The door slammed behind his after image. Yoko Shi sighed heavily, leaning against the door. Her gold eyes closed as memories of her twin and lover washed over her and threatened to drown her. She walked back to her desk and took out a small version of the shield that was the House of Yokos' trademark. It had a white rose and around the shield in all languages of Makai it reads: They seek them here They seek them there Those youkai seek them everywhere
Some say they're in Heaven "Hell," others say Those damned elusive kitsune [4] Oh Kurama. Why did you leave me? Why haven't you come back? I can sense you out there somewhere. But why don't you come back? The sounds of crashing, cursing, and guards yelling orders sucked her out of her revere. She quickly hid the mini shield before opening her door to find a scene. Five kitsune guards were wrestling with a Mancaster in her hallway. Apparently, they had been trying to take it to her when it went nuts. She leaned in the door frame, smirking, watching to see if the idiots could handle it. "Let go of me you damn bastards!!" it screamed in a weird language (English). "Dumbasses! I swear if you don't release me I'll-" "That's enough!" Yoko Shi intervened. Plants shot out of the rug and tied the koumori's[5] arms and legs together. "The hell! Bitch!" The koumori hadn't gotten a look at who it was that had warded her, so she didn't know who she was insulting. Her mouth was also now covered with a plant. "Bring her," Yoko Shi commanded the low D-class kitsunes. The koumori came, twisting and mumbling. Yoko Shi sat back again at her desk as the kitsune guards left and the winged demon was let out of her plant trap. "When I find the whore that tied me up I'll personally send-"She looked up and saw Yoko Shi. Her mouth immediately shut, red eyes growing wide. She bowed to the ground. Not hard really, considering she was on the floor in the first place. "Forgive me, Lady Yoko Shi. I did not know it was you. It is an honor to be meeting you at last." "What makes you say that?" Yoko Shi asked. Divulge information....yes. "I come from a line of thieves. They talk of the greatest ones and you were mentioned on quite a few occasions." "Where do you come from? Mancaster?" She looked up, startled. "No! I come from the line of Jaganshi." "Hiei Jaganshi?" The girl's crimson eyes narrowed as she walked over to a bust in Yoko Shi's office. "Do you care for this?" she asked. "Not at all." It was something she had found in the forest. She was sure it had somehow come from the human world. Shi couldn't recall why she had kept it. It was such an ugly thing. "Let us pretend that this is Hiei." She pulled a katana out, that Shi hadn't known she'd had, and the bust was soon in pieces. "That shall be Hiei's fate." The koumori sheathed her katana. "He shall pay for taking my family's name. 'Look at me I got a Jagan, I'm really special now. I think because I got this third eye implanted, I should call myself Jaganshi.' Jaganshi has been my family's name for generations. The Jagan has always been in my family, inherited by genes. And no HANYOU FIRE DEMON IS GOING TO BE MY MATE JUST BECAUSE HE CALLS HIMSELF JAGANSHI!" "So, if you are not related to Hi-" The girl hissed. "To Hiei. What is your name?" "Ryoko. Ryoko Jaganshi." "Mm. 'Ryoko.' Good name. Beautiful...but deadly." "Thank you." "You are to be my minion." Ryoko gaped at her. But knew she could not fight the Yoko Thief Shi. Her shoulders slumped. "This is bullshit," she said in that weird language. "But you interest me," Yoko Shi continued. "So I shall treat you with the same respect as higher officials here." "You've got yourself a deal." Ryoko's long, dipped sleeves (like Inuyasha's) flowed gracefully as she shook hands with Yoko Shi.
Done! *leans back* Two days, since I had to get off last night...and when I was on a roll, too. Ah well. It's done now. And my birthday is tomorrow (3/23). 14. One year closer to my learner's permit and high school. Japanese lessons, here I come. I don't think I'll survive tomorrow, with my whole neck, nearly my whole face, and the backs of my hands sunburned from skiing on Sunday. I didn't even need a coat. And I need 10 reviews from both FF.net and MM.org before I continue. Since I have 2 at FF.net, you only need 8 more and 10 at MM.org. I will not continue otherwise. Hiei: And the fact she has writer's block on what do to next... Shut up. So review, give ideas and the next chapter will be up soon!
[1]- Daichi means 'grand first son.' And it fits him since his parents thought he was great....being part fire demon and kitsune. Unlike the Koorime, they knew he would be powerful. [2]- If any of you pay attention in Japanese, Oni is for demon. I just now noticed that it fits Daichi because he's a demon and a brother. Oni-san. [3]- In Japan, it is King Enma, and not Yama. He is the god of death. Inari, for those who don't know, is the rice god and her (I think it's a her) messenger is the ever elusive kitsune. Let me explain the King Enma thing. Neko is Japanese for cat. Koneko is kitten. So, I'm assuming 'ko' goes in front of any word and means the smaller version. So KOenma is the smaller version of King Enma. [4]- That poem is actually derived from The Scarlet Pimpernel. 'They seek him here, they seek him there. Those Frenchies seek him everywhere. Some say he's in Heaven. Some say he's in Hell. That damned elusive Pimpernel.' [5]- Koumori- I got this from another fic, so I don't know if it's right, but I think it means 'bat demon.'