Katia's Weakness

AN: Alexiel is mine as are every one else so far and as is the Silver Life Jewel

'Shit. Tonight's my night.' Katia silently fumed. She knew that tonight was the night that the moon was half full and that always caused problems, always.

Niroku sensed that she was very tense and he couldn't figure out why, so he did the obvious thing, he asked. "Hey Katia, what's wrong? You seem a little tense today."

"I'm fine Niroku. I just feel a little tense because we haven't been attack recently and that is a very rare occurrence for me. And when ever it does happen something really bad happens right afterward." Katia partially lied. She was tense because of that, they hadn't been attacked in about two weeks, but the main problem was that tonight was her night. 'Shit, why now. I have a really bad feeling about this. And I really really hope that for once I'm wrong.' As Katia thought this she knew it was in vain, those feelings were never wrong and that meant trouble.

"Are you sure?" Katia nodded. "Okay then, we should start setting up camp any way, it looks to be about six and soon it'll be too dark to hunt for our dinner."

"Okay." Katia quickly found a clearing off the path of the woods they were in. The gathered dead branches and Katia went off to get some food for dinner. She went into the woods with her bow and arrows and quickly found her prey. She was about to shoot when something wrapped around her neck, she managed to let out a small yell before darkness took her.

Niroku was just getting the fire started when he heard a small yell. He recognized that voice as Katia's instantly. He rushed into the clearing, about a mile from the campsite, and saw what had happened. Katia was bound with chains and what appeared to be.poison ivy.wrapped together. Standing in front of her unconscious form was a young woman looking to be about nineteen.

The young woman turned her attention to him. "Hello. You came to rescue her I see. Very good. Too bad you don't have much time."

It was then that Niroku noticed something different about Katia's scent. It no longer smelled like a mixed breed. "What the hell?" He muttered before realization dawned on him. She was a half-breed so of course she had a time when the stronger of her two bloods receded.

"Oh, I see. She didn't tell you. You probably already guessed but I'm her sister, my name is Alexiel. And tonight is the night that, while in this body, Frincara no longer has a powers. And I guess she didn't tell you about her weakness huh?"

Niroku growled in response. "I guess that means no. It seems that when the two merged she gained a weakness other than the once a month thing. Whenever she comes into contact with poison ivy, especially around the neck and certain area, her energy is drained and eventually she fades. And once she starts to fade only a solid reason for her to stay can bring her back. But, unfortunately, she doesn't seem to have one and if you wish to save her you have to get all the ivy off in the next about.five minutes." As Alexiel said this her smile turned into a smirk. She knew believed that the half-demon couldn't defeat her in five minutes.

Niroku was shocked. 'So that's why she was tense today. She said something bad happens to her whenever there has been a long period of peace. Shit! I should've been better prepared.'

Niroku's thoughts were interrupted when Alexiel laughed cruelly. "What are you waiting for. I'd expect you'd want to save my sister's life, though I can't see why." Niroku lunged at her before she could say another thing. It went on like that for a while and before he knew it his five minutes were up. "Heh, you were too slow. Now you can't pull her back." And with that Alexiel disappeared.

Niroku ran over to Katia and pulled off the ivy-entwined chain off of her. He could tell that she was fading and fast. He knew that unless he did something soon, he would lose her forever.

~*~*~*~*~

Katia's spirit was being pulled toward something when she felt a warmth pulling her back. She was confused. She knew that she had faded from the ivy, but she didn't know what was happening now. She felt that warmth around her middle pulling her back. And she realized who it was and what it was, it was Niroku her only friend and only reason for living. That was enough. She pulled onto the warmth. Letting it surround her and pull her back to reality.

~*~*~*~*~

Niroku held onto Katia's limp form. Trying to find her spirit and bring it back. Bring it back to him, he realized. He had almost given up hope when he felt her spirit coming back.

Katia opened her eyes to see Niroku over her. She smiled and said, while sitting up, "You shouldn't worry like that. You know I wouldn't die that easily." Niroku laughed at her trying to cheer him up.

"You idiot." He said. "Why didn't you tell me you were completely human tonight. I could've helped you."

"What, and let you look over me like I was a helpless child. I don't think so." Katia said. "Hey, let's get back to the camp."

~*~*Back at the camp*~*~

"Now, why didn't you tell me about your night as a human and your poison ivy weakness?" Niroku asked curiously.

Katia looked down at her hands. "Because I wasn't sure how you'd react. Then when I knew it wouldn't matter to you it didn't seem so important and I forgot until today. My body has a nasty habit of telling me that it's my night when I turn completely human. Nice right."

Niroku looked over at her. "I guess I owe you. I'll tell you my human night."

"You don't have too." Katia said, feeling uncomfortable.

"No, I should tell you. It's when the moon is half way to the new moon. Funny that it's exactly one lunar month from your's."

"Thanks." Katia said, feeling happy that he trused her enough with that information. She also felt happy that she had come back for him. 'I love him.' she thought to herself, startled. 'I don't know how but I fell in love with my childhood friend. I just wish he felt the same way.'

Niroku looked at her. He was glad he told her the night he became completely human. He could tell that she was happy too. 'I glad she came back. I don't know what I'd do without her. I'm not sure how, nut I fell in love with her. The girl who was my best friend from the first day she met me. I just wish she felt the same way.'

Oblivious to each others thought they just sat in a comfortable silence.