Kokoro No Kaitou : Search For The Past



Chapter 8 : Amaya's POV



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They were both going to fight. To the death, most likely.



I needed to get out of there. Needed to get to that girl, the one that I had seen in my dream. I closed my eyes, and tried calling out to her.



Are you…are you here?



Nothing. There was no reply.



Please…you asked me to help you, so I came!



I'm here.




I opened my eyes in surprise. She had answered me!



Where are you?



In the room behind Auron.



You can see him?



Through your eyes, Amaya. I can see everything through your eyes.




Auron came running at Youko, and the fight began. I quickly ducked out of the way, pressing myself against the wall while they fought. I started making my way towards the door that she had said she was behind, watching the two fight as I did.



Kurama…please, please be careful. Don't do anything foolish.



I slipped into the room, and saw the girl chained to the wall, just as in my dream. She looked up at me, and she stared.



"Amaya…" She breathed.



"Hold on. I'm going to get you out of here." I said, running over to her and examining her chains. They seemed to be made of something different from what mine were…



I touched them, and cried out in surprise when they burned me.



She snorted. "You won't be able to get them open that way, Amaya-chan."



"How do I get them off then?"



"Only he has the key." She replied.



"He?" I asked.



This was starting to look like my dream…



"Auron. He has the key." She said.



"Isn't there some other way to break them?" I asked, looking around for a rock or something.



"Need some help, Amaya?"



I turned around, and saw Kuronue and Midori standing in the door.



"Kuronue-kun!" I exclaimed. "Midori-chan!"



He grinned. "It took us a while, but we finally found you."



Midori ran over, and threw her arms around the girl.



"Tsuki-chan!"



The girl called Tsuki smiled. "Ohayo [Hello], Midori-san."



Kuronue walked over as well, and pulled out a file.



"Never leave home without one!" He said jokingly. He started to file away at the cuffs.



I smiled. "Arigato, Kuronue-kun!"



"Auron and Kurama are fighting out there." He said.



"I know." I replied. I walked back to the door, and watched the fight.



I could only see flashes of light, but Youko seemed to be losing. I bit my lip, and watched some more.



Auron was fighting with a sword, and Youko with his rosewhip. There seemed to be a pattern to their fighting - Youko would slash with his rosewhip, get blocked by Auron, and then Auron would slash with his sword, and Youko would block. Every once in a while, one would land a hit.



I really wished that I could see what was happening!



A strange pulsing feeling started in me, and it grew louder and louder in my ears until it was almost deafening.



"Amaya…your powers are starting to awaken." Came a voice from behind me.



I turned around, and came face to face with Tsuki.



"What?"



She looked out towards the battle. "He's going to lose."



I looked back to the fight. "Please don't say that…he has to win."



She shook her head. "Auron is much too powerful for him."



A crescent appeared on her forehead, and I gasped in surprise. "That's why we must help him."



"But how? I don't have any powers like that. Only clairvoyance, mental dominance and healing."



Tsuki took my hand, and her eyes started to glow.



"You have more than that."



I felt a coolness wash over me. "More than that…"



She nodded. "Do you want to help him?"



I nodded. "Yes. Of course I want to help him. I've already lost him once. I don't want it to happen again."



"Here's what I want you to do, Amaya-chan." Tsuki said, taking my other hand. "Close your eyes."



I did.



I heard Youko cry out, and my eyes snapped open again. "Kurama-kun!"



"Focus!" She snapped. "Close your eyes. If you want to help him, you must block him out for now."



I tore my eyes away from the wounded kitsune, and closed them.



"Now, I want you to visualize that crescent." She said.



I formed the image of the silver crescent moon in my mind's eye.



"Now, visualize that crescent on your palms. Your energy is flowing into the crescent." She said.



I did as I was told, and felt myself growing sleepy.



"Only put enough energy so that you'll stay awake." Tsuki's soft voice seemed to be coming from inside my mind now. I felt like I was floating, like a feather caught in the breeze. I was surrounded by darkness, and there was a small silver light in front of me.



It started growing bigger and bigger until it surrounded me now. It was warm, and comforting…



"Send that feeling into your hands, Amaya."



I almost wasn't sure what she was talking about…



I imagined my energy - the silver light - moving into my hands.



"Good. Now aim it at Auron." Tsuki said. "You should be able to see him, even though your eyes are closed."



I could! He was standing there, only he looked different. He was an all-black figure, and it was one that was radiating negative energy. I felt a strong anger and hatred rising in me.



I focused that anger into my energy as well, and let it fly towards him. I opened my eyes, and saw a silver ball of flame hit him squarely in the back, charring the skin there.



Auron cried out in pain, and he whirled to face me, anger very evident in his eyes. He thrust his palm at me, and black energy shot out from it, piercing my shoulder. My hand flew to the wound, and Kuronue caught me when I fell.



Funny how when you've gotten a wound once, it doesn't hurt as much the second time around.



Either way, this attack on me seemed to enrage Youko further, and he started furiously swinging at Auron, who could do little to block in his weakened state.



Tsuki pressed her palm to my shoulder, and I winced slightly. Her hand glowed with silver light, and my wound started to close up.



"I've never seen…Kurama fight like this." Midori breathed.



I watched as best I could, and found that (to my disappointment) I still could not see the battle. Still, after maybe a minute or so, the fight stopped, and Auron fell to the ground, the contents of his abdomen now on the floor. Youko leered at him, his left hand covered in blood almost up to his elbow.



Tsuki finished with my arm, and I ran over to Youko to see if he was alright.



"Kurama-kun!" I exclaimed.



He looked down at me. "Are you okay?"



I blinked. "I was about to ask you the same thing. I'm fine."



"That's good."



He suddenly fell over on me, and I struggled under his weight before falling onto my rear. What was wrong with him?!



Kuronue walked over to us and chuckled.



"Kuronue-kun, is he okay?" I asked, very worried.



He nodded. "He's fine. He just used up a lot of energy."



"So he's just…sleeping?" I asked, looking down at the kitsune in my arms.



"Yeah. He'll sleep for about two or three hours, then he'll be perfectly fine again." Midori said, shaking her head.



Kuronue picked him up, and heaved him onto his back. "There we go." He smiled back at me. "Let's get this big oaf back home. What do you say?"



I smiled back, and nodded. "Right!"



I looked back at Tsuki, and took her hand. She smiled as well.



Home…



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Kuronue tucked Youko away into our room, and the rest of us went into a room down the hall.



We all sat down at the table there - Tsuki and I were on one side, across from Midori and Kuronue.



I decided to ask the question that had been bothering me for a while. "Tsuki-san…why did Auron want tennyos in the first place?"



She blinked at me, looking thoroughly confused. "Tennyos? No, no, he only wanted you and I, Amaya-chan."



"But…why?"



She sighed. "Have you ever heard of the Black Black Club?"



"You mean that ningen crime ring?" Midori asked.



Tsuki nodded. "One of their members, Sakyo, wants to make an opening which would allow all demons can pass freely between Ningenkai and Makai. However, Reikai anticipated this, and set up a barrier to keep the stronger youkai out. It's called the Kekkai Barrier Net."



"I've heard of that before." Kuronue said.



"Yes. Not many have though. Sakyo hired Auron to capture me, because I have the ability and the power to break through the net." Tsuki explained.



"But why would he need me?" I asked.



She smiled. "Because Auron discovered that while I may have the ability, I did not have enough power to make a large enough hole. He needed someone else with the same capabilities as myself. You, Amaya-chan."



"What a coincidence, that you two would be so alike." Kuronue said.



Tsuki smiled again. "It shouldn't be that surprising. We're twins, after all."



The three of us stared at her.



"Twins?" I echoed.



She nodded. "From your real family."



I stared at her for a moment longer before asking the question that had been bothering me for the last three months.



"But how did I end up with the Takahashi family in the first place?"



She closed her eyes, and looked like she was in deep thought.



"It was a cold day, in the middle of the snow season here on Makai. It was to be our first time out of heaven. We were probably only three at the time. Anyways, a blizzard tore through the area that we were playing at, and you and I got separated. When the snow settled, we all searched high and low for you." She opened her eyes, and rested them on me. "We found out about a week later that the Takahashi family had taken you in. We tried to get you back from them, but they refused. They slaughtered our entire family - I was the only one that managed to get away. After that, I was taken in by an aunt."



So, the family that had raised me murdered my real family…? I remembered their kind, smiling faces. My sisters, playing with me when I was small…my brother, teaching me archery…they were all murderers?



Kuronue stood and cleared his throat. "Um, Midori and I will leave you two alone."



Midori stood as well, and they both left.



I was still a bit shocked, and I ran a hand through my hair.



"Um, this is kind of a lot of…" I started.



"I understand." Tsuki said. "And I have a question to pose to you. I'd like you to seriously consider it."



We talked for a while after that. About life in heaven, her life, and mine. It felt good to know that she was from my real family…



I felt relieved, in a way, of a heavy burden.



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Author's Notes: That's it for this chapter! I know that Amaya fighting wasn't all that big, but she doesn't really have any skills yet in this story. She fights a hell of a lot more in the next story, but I can't get into that yet. Don't wanna ruin anything.



Thanks to those who reviewed!



Shessha's Crazy : Was that okay? I really apologize, but she can't really fight fight in this fic. She did get in quite a blow though.

youko : I think that it's really cute too. ^___^

legolaslovr7319 : Well, she doesn't kill him, but she certainly helps the process along. Oh, and earlier, she let the subject drop, and said that she would ask him more about the mate thing later. She said that if he didn't tell her willingly, she WOULD use her mental dominance on him. Whether she does or not is going to be a secret until I post that chapter. ^____^

Suzaku no miko : Yes, the girl gets explained in the next chapter. Well, explained more anyways. I'm just really relieved that nobody's yelled at me for making him too OOC! Yeah, and I think that they're really cute that way! She's probably his only exception to his macho pride. LOL. And I just wanted to give the bad guy a cool name, and I was playing FFX, and there was a cut scene with Auron talking (*drools* MMMMMM….Auron…. ^___^), and I decided that that was a kickass name! And yes, there will be more Kuro-chan / Midori fluff in the future. (coughchapter10cough) He really does have a sweet spot for Amaya! ^___^

Katie E. : OOC means out of character. And is he really that lovesick? Hm…oh well, it's cute! ^___^

miyako14 : Thanks for the review!!

Story Weaver1 : Yes, he does own Team Toguro. He also was a memeber of the Black Black Club, (Tarukanae (sp?) and Yukina's kidnapping). And yes, it was cute how she called him kawaii like a name. ^_____^

Seiyo-san : That's cool. And it isn't confusing. I'm just glad that you like my story. ^____^



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