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Chapter 9: Guardians

"What are you doing in our forest?" asked one of the Guardians.

"One of you kidnapped the river spirit Kohaku, and I've come to save him!" yelled Chihiro.

"You look like a human..." said another Guardian.

"It doesn't matter, I'm here not in the human world so you have no right to kill me!" answered Chihiro, standing up, her foot hurt a little but she stayed standing,

"And you have no right to accuse us of kidnapping a spirit, it is undone," said a Guardian.

"I was told he was kidnapped so you could get to me," replied Chihiro.

"Still doesn't make sense, I say we kill her!" said a Guardian.

"Wait! Youzaburou..." said an older Guardian in the back.

"Grandfather he is no longer in this family!" said another Guardian.

"But he is still bound to his birth right unless he...." Trailed off the older Guardian.

"Unless he what? Kills Kohaku? Me? What?" asked Chihiro.

All the Guardians, there was four, gathered around the older Guardian to talk in private.

"If it is Youzaburou he'll kill the river spirit and get out of his birth right."

"Or he'll use the spirit to kill this human, for that human friend of his."

"Well it doesn't matter she is right, we being true loyal Guardians can't kill her."

"But if we send her to Youzaburou, he'll kill her for certain, or his human girlfriend will."

They Guardians turned back to Chihiro and Rin, "Well, we think that Youzaburou has this river spirit of yours, he lives about a half an hours walk west of here, you can't miss it." Said the older Guardian pointing west.

"Thank you," replied Chihiro walking out of the door closely followed by Rin.

"Sen I can't believe it you lived through Guardians!" said Rin after they were a ways from the house.

"Yeah but it's this Youzaburou who wants me dead," said Chihiro.

Rin thought a second and then replied, "Well lets not think of the downsides." Rin and Chihiro both laughed.

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Li stood a little ways back from the house of the Guardians. Li laughed, "We still have a chance Dak."

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Joshua opened the door to Sibliy's cell and walked in. A few minutes later he walked out leading a dog on the magick leash. Joshua tied the leash back to the wall, the magick of the room fully wore off and the dog turned into her true form.

"Joshua, you wont kill me will you?" asked Sibliy.

"I'm still thinking about it," replied Joshua. Kohaku rolled his eyes, these two were getting on his nerves, he wished they would just kill each other and stop talking about it, or get married and get it over with.

"Joshua please just let me go?" asked Sibliy.

"Of course Sibliy why didn't you just ask in the first place," replied Joshua waving his hand. The leash disappeared, Sibliy smiled an evil smile.

Sibliy got up still in her human form, she ran and tackled Joshua. Kohaku watched as they exchanged missed punches and kicks, while they rolled on the ground. Joshua pinned Sibliy down, he looked down at her full of anger.

"Can't you two just kiss and make up?" said Kohaku, he noticed that Chihiro and Rin were standing in the door. Chihiro had picked up a sword that was leaning against the edge of the inside wall.

Sibliy struggled, under Joshua's hold, she seemed to not be able to change into a more dangerous creature. Joshua lowered his face to Sibliy's and kissed her. Sibliy struggled for a minute but then gave into Joshua.

Chihiro walked in and swung the sword at Kohaku's chains. There was a loud clinging noise and then the chains fell to the floor. Chihiro grabbed Kohaku's hand and started to drag him to the door.

The door slammed shut, Chihiro and Kohaku turned around to see Joshua and Sibliy standing there. Sibliy was looking a little 'hairy' and Joshua raised his hand.

"Stop!" said Rin, she walked in front of Kohaku and Chihiro, "This gets everyone what they want, Youzaburou if you marry her you get out of your birth right, and Edisu you'll belong to the Spirit world, and we'll all be happy."

Joshua lowered his hand, "Joshua!" remarked Sibliy.

"No Sibliy she is right, You must do this, you still owe me from that gold I gave you," replied Joshua.

Sibliy growled, "Fine! But who ever said I wanted to marry you?"

"You did, Sibliy," said Joshua.

"Why do you hate me so much Edisu?" asked Chihiro.

"Show her Sibliy," said Joshua. Sibliy grumbled and changed her appearance into Mai Lin.

Chihiro looked shocked, she was just about to speak when a girl behind he said, "Mai Lin."

Everyone looked at the girl, "Ami! What are you doing here? You don't belong here! And why are you calling me Mai Lin?" said Sibliy.

"I got used to Mai Lin. I came here to tell you, that you can't return to the Human World. And I am also fathers daughter so I have just as much right to be here!" replied Ami.

"Powerless Brat! How did you find me? And why can't I return?" yelled Sibliy.

"When I got here Chihiro was getting on the train, so I followed her. I knew that wherever Chihiro was you wouldn't be to far behind," Ami said handing Sibliy a Newspaper article, "They are on to you Mai Lin. The last guy you poisoned died in a car crash before the poison killed him, so they found trace of the poison in his blood and traced it to all those Heroin overdoses. And then linked it to you, see your mistake was the shape of your face, yeah the finger prints where different the eye the hair, your nose size, but not the oval of your face. Our parents were asked about it and they said that you never asked for money, and they thought that you were just experimenting with different looks. The Police are looking everywhere for you. Come on, ten people Mai Lin I can't believe you! Chihiro you can't return either if you do, you'll be thrown in an insane asylum and Haku will be thrown in jail." Ami handed Chihiro another newspaper clipping.

"Fine! I Wasn't planning on returning Ami, but you, you will!" exclaimed Sibliy.

"Just because you were grandfathers favorite, and born a dog, doesn't give you any right!" yelled Ami almost in tears.

"Yes it does! Joshua could you please..." said Sibliy. Joshua grabbed Ami and faded away.

Kohaku grabbed Chihiro's and pulled her towards the door. Rin followed Chihiro and Kohaku out of the house. Outside Kohaku turned into a dragon, Rin and Chihiro climbed on his back and they flew off into the night. Sibliy was watching them from the door. Joshua came up from behind Sibliy, and put his arms around Sibliy's waist.

"I still want her dead Joshua," said Sibliy turning around to face Joshua.

"I know, three year, in three year you can," replied Joshua.

Author's Note: Yes naturally I have created the Guardians in general, Nami Kai Liahnii/Li, Dak, and the Shadowy figure(dealt w/ Yu-Baaba), if you use them I request creation credit Thank You. Guardians, are like racist. They believe that humans shouldn't remember the Spirit world, so the Guardians will kill the people who do. (exceptions: Humans married to spirits, partial spirit, and humans still in the Spirit world( like Chihiro, who had gone back and remembered and then returned to the Spirit world(Joshua was assigned to kill her))) Any Guardian who kills a Spirit(any amount of Spirit (ex. Sibliy)), or marries a human(any amount of human(ex. Sibliy)) gives up all birth rights of a Guardian, and can no longer kill. Now please give me reviews, I really want to know if you think this story is getting to confusing or not, etc. Thanks.

~Na