Chapter 7: The Male Version of Felicia
*Yeah the title just gave it away. And don't worry this chapter is not as long as the last one. Now back to my story*
We traveled for two days without luck of even coming near the hideout. We were all pretty mad at Mericu, but I admired his persistence. Felicia was sick of walking so she took to the trees, jumping from branch to branch. She stayed slightly ahead of us as we walked.
Near sunset on the second day, Felicia was jumping through the trees when I heard her hit something hard. She fell from the branches and landed on the ground followed by a figure in black.
"Watch where the hell you're going, you fool," the figure said standing up.
"No, you should watch where you're going, baka!" Felicia shouted, standing up and drawing her machete.
Artemis, Kurama, Mericu, and myself ran over to where Felicia and the other demon were arguing. I could then get a better look at the other demon. He was Felicia's height, though a couple of inches taller. He had gravity defying black hair with a white star burst in the middle. The demon was dressed completely in black and a katana rested at his left hip. A white bandana was acrossed his forehead above crimson eyes.
"Who are you calling a baka?! You're the baka that ran into me!" the demon shot back at Felicia.
"You could've jumped out of the way!" Felicia retorted.
Mericu looked from Felicia to the demon she was yelling at and back to her. "What the fuck?! They could be twins!" Mericu shouted.
Felicia turned her attention to Mericu, "Stay out of this, stupid puppy!" She then went back to the other demon and resumed arguing.
"I'm sick of this! Fighting verbally is for the weak!" the demon drew his katana and stood ready to fight.
"Hn. I was hoping you'd say that," Felicia smirked and threw her machete aside, unsheathing her katana in the process.
Felicia quickly attacked the slightly taller demon, but her attack was blocked. They both fought at top speeds so only flashes of black could be seen. The four of us just watched the black blurs jump around and clash into each other every once in awhile. Finally they stopped not to far from where they started. Each with a katana at the other's throat. They were glaring at each other intently.
"Okay, as much as I love a good blood bath, there's no reason to take each other's heads off," Artemis said running over to the two to make sure they didn't actually do it.
"You fight well," the demon said sheathing his katana. Felicia grinned slightly sheathing her katana as well. "For a baka that is," he added.
Felicia growled and put her hand on the hilt of her sword. Glaring daggers through the mysterious demon.
"Now, now Felicia. You don't need to kill anyone over something so stupid," I calmly told the demoness of the dark.
"Long time no see, Hiei," Kurama said slyly from behind me.
"Hn. What are you doing out here, Kitsune? Don't tell me the great Youko Kurama got himself lost," Hiei smirked.
"That would be Mericu's fault," I explained to Hiei.
"That wolf couldn't find his was out of a crate. Why would you have him navigate?" Hiei insulted unemotionally.
Mericu growled loudly ready to grab his sickle at a moments notice. He stopped growling suddenly and his eyes widened. I looked behind him and saw that Artemis was holding him back by his tail.
"Now Mericu be nice. We know your not that stupid," Artemis said, giving a tug on Mericu's tail.
"You better let go of my tail, woman," the wolf demon growled. He turned around and started punching Artemis. Both of them got into a dust cloud brawl.
Hiei and Felicia stood their with arched eyebrows, watching the display. Kurama stood beside me, crossed arms and scowling at what should be feared thieves. I on the other hand, was trying hard to suppress my laughter.
"Are you children done, yet?" Kurama questioned in a fatherly tone.
They both stopped and the dust parted. Mericu came out battered and bruised and Artemis came out with a few scratches.
"Bakas," both Hiei and Felicia said at the exact same time and in the same tone. They looked at each other. They seemed to really look into each others eyes for the first time, but their soft gazes were quickly replaced with glares. Then they both turned their back to each other and "Hn'd".
Artemis and I saw this and we let out small giggles. Both Hiei and Felicia glared at us and we stopped laughing. Artemis returned their glares with one of her own. Their glaring contest was interrupted though by an oni/ogre that jumped out of the bushes. He would have ran me over if Kurama hadn't grabbed me and jumped out of the way.
"Finally some action," Felicia smirked, unsheathing her katana again. Hiei followed in suit and stood ready next to Felicia.
The rest of us followed their example and drew our weapons. Artemis' daggers and Mericu's sickle shined in the dieing sunlight and Kurama and myself readied out whips.
The oni began to laugh, "Six tasty morsels for me today," He licked his lips loudly.
"If you really think you can live long enough to eat us, you're stupider than you look," Artemis said, her daggers ready in front of her.
The oni growled and lunged at Artemis. Before the oni could get within 3 feet of her Mericu's sickle stuck itself in the oni's arm.
"Hey," Artemis protested. "Can't let you have all the fun," Mericu grinned and laughed.
The oni tore the sickle from his arm and threw it toward me and Kurama. I knocked it away with my rose whip and Mericu recovered it. The oni's right arm was bleeding, but not much. That was not a good sign.
"Okay it's our turn," Felicia said and both her and Hiei lunged at the oni, katanas raised.
"Come on can't let those four have all the fun," Kurama said to me and we both joined our friends in battle.
Even though our weapons were sharp enough to turn any normal demon into slice and dice, but with this demon we only left scratches. The oni laughed and swung his arms and knocked us back and in different directions. Everyone landed with a thud on the cold ground except for me that is. I flew back into a tree. The impact caused me to fight for my consciousness. My rose whip returned to it's original form when I hit the ground. I could hear my friends struggling against the oni.
My companion's cries of pain pierced through me. Then a whimper from Kurama caught my attention. I got on my feet and staggered a few steps forward. My vision was clear again and I felt my spirit energy surge through me.
"If you guys want to live I suggest you back away and then stay perfectly still," I yelled out.
My friends nodded and stepped back from the confused oni. My aura surrounded me and then the ground erupted around my feet. Dust and parts of the ground filled the air so that everyone was blinded. Once the dust settled a huge plant stood behind me. It's stems wriggled in anticipation. The oni backed away slowly.
"Don't bother, this plant responds to movement. You're plant food," I shouted to the oni and thrusted my hand out to signal my plant.
My plant shot forward and clamped it's massive jaws around the oni. (It's a huge vinous fly trap by the way.) It threw him up into the air and hit him in half. His bottom half fell to the ground in a bloody mess. The smell stung my nose so I had the plant finish the job. All of the 'heads' shot down at the oni meat and ate it viciously. Blood was everywhere but thankfully none hit me. I summoned back the plant once it was finished it's meal. Since I used so much of my spirit energy I felt weak and started to fall forward.
Kurama ran out from the safety of the trees and caught me just before my face made contact with the ground. He picked me up bridal style as everyone else came out as well. I rested my head against Kurama's chest feeling safe like that.
"Whoa, Mika. That was awesome," Mericu exclaimed.
"Hn. Impressive for a half breed," Hiei said. I smiled. I knew that was Hiei's way of complementing.
"We should really get her home now," Artemis said, her vice laced with concern.
Kurama nodded and turned to Hiei, "Which way? I know, you know."
Hiei 'hn'd' and his headband glowed then when the glow stopped he spoke, "4 hours run eastward."
Kurama raised an eyebrow, "Would that be by your standards our ours?"
"Yours. That would only take me a half an hour," Hiei smirked.
"Thank you. Are you coming?" Kurama asked the small fire apparition.
"No. I have other things to take care of," Hiei said and turned toward Felicia, "You're planning on following me so just do it and don't get in my way."
"I'm an assassin. I don't get in people's way, they get in mine," Felicia retorted. She looked at us and said, "I'm sure we'll meet again. Until then." With that her and Hiei disappeared in two black blurs.
"They've got the hots for each other," Artemis teased, "Makes sense since they are so alike."
"I'm just glad to be rid of them," Mericu muttered.
"Mericu, that's not very nice," I scolded and kicked Mericu in the arm from my place in Kurama's.
Kurama chuckled and then we all turned and headed eastward. Back to our home to see what the other thieves had done to the place. From my low spirit energy and the knock to the back of the head, I soon drifted off in Kurama's warm muscular arms.
**Yeah that chapter was weird but I needed to bring Hiei in. I'm working on chapter eight at school and have about five written pages so far. I'll update when I can. Bye.**
