Sister Trouble Again

AN: Of course, everything in here is mine so don't use it without my permission. And for all those wondering why this is on "crossovers", it's because it will eventually crossover with some Japanese Animation (Japanese cartoons for all those who didn't know) and if you don't know the anime don't worry. I'll include a site address for info. in the author's note.

It was just another day in feudal Japan. It had been about a week since the incident with Katia's parents. Niroku's human night had come and gone without any great incident. (AN: for those wondering, as a human Niroku looks the same as usual except he has human ears, no claws, and not as much speed or strength.) This they both considered very, very lucky. Unfortunately, this peace can never last long for these two.

"Niroku, do you sense something?" Katia asked. They were walking on the outskirts of a village following a path in the woods.

"Now that you mention it, yes. What do you think it is?" Niroku replied.

"I'm almost afraid to say it because I'm always correct when it comes to these people." Katia said with an ironic smile.

"Who is it?" Niroku asked. Though now he had a pretty good hunch about who it probably was.

"It another one of my sisters." Katia said simply.

"Shit. I was afraid of that. Which one this time?" Niroku cursed.

Katia smirked. "Kaira this time. She's the third oldest. Older and stronger than the other two that we've faced."

"Great. Where is she?" Niroku knew that her sister couldn't be too close because Katia was still herself. Fincara hadn't yet taken over to fight.

~ She's closing in. Not to fast, but fast enough. Let's stop at this clearing here. ~ Katia said, reverting to telepathy so as not to be overheard.

~ Okay, let's go. ~ Niroku replied. They both stepped into the clearing.

A few seconds later her sister Kaira appeared. She looked very haughty, but nothing that they couldn't handle. She was tall with long, waist-length, blond hair and deep green eyes.

"Hello sister. I see you were expecting me. How nice of you to create a welcome party for me." Kaira said.

"Stow it sister. Tell me why you're here. You can't be here to fight me since you're in you normal form, not possessing a human." Katia spat. She put emphasis on the word "sister" so Kaira knew that she was just being sarcastic. Niroku saw that Fincara was back again, and now he realized that the woman in front of him wasn't human at all.

'Why'd she do that? All of her sisters know that Fincara won't kill an innocent human because that would force Katia to far down to ever come in control again. So what is this sister up to?'

Unfortunately Katia was just as lost as Niroku. Unlike with demons, humans, and all hybrids she couldn't read her sisters' mind. Or any god's or goddess's for that matter unless they permitted her too. The same thing went her mind to them. This'll explain why neither Niroku nor Katia reacted in time when a net suddenly appeared over Katia and trapped her. The net was a regular rope net, but it was entwined with poison ivy. Katia's knees buckled and she fell to the ground.

"You..bitch." Katia managed to say. Niroku stood not knowing what exactly to do. Sure he knew he had to get the net off her and fast, but he didn't know how to get it off without her sister stopping him.

"What's wrong little sister. Feeling faint. Too bad, looks like I won. Now I just have to wait for you to vanish. In the mean time I'll take care of your friend here." Kaira said. Suddenly she lunged at Niroku who had barely enough time to get out of the way before he was hit.

Katia was having trouble staying conscious as she lay under the net. She gathered up her energy to get Niroku's attention.

~ Niroku. Niroku! Get my sword..use it against Kaira. NOW! ~ and with that Katia fainted.

Niroku had heard her and understood. He suddenly ran over to the place where Katia lay and where she had dropped her sword, but her barely had enough time to pick it up before her was attacked yet again by Kaira.

"Humph. I though a partner of my sister would be stronger than you. You're barely worth a minute of my time, but I'll kill you just to spite her."

Niroku drew the sword. He felt a flash of disappointment when he saw it was just a regular steel sword. He had seen it once before. When they were battling a minor demon Katia had drawn it and it was like a diamond. It cut through the demon like it was nothing but air. Suddenly it flashed and blinded both him and Kaira for a moment. When he looked down again he saw that the sword was clear like a diamond. He suddenly knew what to do. He attacked.

The sword cut through Kaira, and she disappeared. Niroku rushed over to Katia and pulled the net off of her. He thanked the gods that she hadn't begun to fade yet. He pulled her over to of the trees and began to remove their camping stuff from her pack.

"Hey, you need help with that?" A voice said from the tree where he had just laid Katia down.

"Nope. I got all the stuff out. Why don't you get the food ready to cook while I get the firewood. After supper I have a couple questions to ask you." Niroku said while standing up.

"Okay. Hurry back." And with that they went about their assigned tasks.

*~*~*~*After supper*~*~*~*

"Okay, now what did you want to ask me about?" Katia asked, looking across the fire at Niroku.

"Well, first I was wondering how I could use your sword." Niroku said.

"Simply put I guess you could say that anyone with a good heart and almost any type of powers as long as they're relatively strong can use them. If the person doesn't fit those requirements then it is just like any other steel blade. What else?" Katia said.

"Well, I was wondering what it was made of." Niroku said.

"It's a special type of crystal that becomes as clear and harder than a diamond when held by the type of person I just described to you. What's amazing is that any user with a strong will can alter the sword's appearance. They can make it longer, shorter, sharper, duller, bigger, smaller, reverse-bladed, and so on. There are only three in the whole world that are currently in existence." Katia said.

"Wow. How'd you get it?" Niroku asked.

"Fincara gave it to me. You could say that it was a tribute to her by one of her followers. But don't worry, that was the only sword like this that was ever used for a tribute to a god or goddess." Katia added quickly at seeing the terrified look on Niroku's face. She knew he was thinking about what would happen if one of her sister's or her fiancée got hold of it.

"Okay, last two questions. First, do you know where the other two swords are? And second, can you teach me how to use it in case something like what happened today happens again?" Niroku said.

Katia grinned. "In fact, I do know where both swords are. One is at the bottom of the ocean and," Katia reached into her pack and pulled out a sword scabbard identical to the one around her waist, "here is the other."

Niroku's jaw dropped. "How did you get that?" He asked.

"I found it during my travels alone. I kept it in case I ever found someone to give it too. As it turns out I did." Katia said. She grinned even more.

"Who?" Niroku asked never guessing the answer.

"You. That also answers your second question. I giving this sword to you, and I'm gonna teach you how to use it." Katia said.

"Wow." Niroku said slightly in shock. "Wow. Uh..thank you." He suddenly grinned. "Now I get to have a kick butt sword like yours. That's awesome."

"Good. We'll start practice tomorrow. Sweet dreams." Katia said. And, still grinning, she settled back against the tree and fell "asleep."

"Sweet dreams." He said. The fire had already burnt down and was now smoldering. He slowly fell asleep, happy that he had seen Katia grin. He hadn't realized how much he missed seeing her grin all the time. And with that he too fell asleep.