A/N: almost done. Please forgive me if I don't update for a while. We have
this huge speech thing coming up in school on Monday and I am really,
really, really not good at speeches. I hate standing in front of crowds. Oh
well, Read on!!!
Kaida Okami - The Beginning
Chapter Fifteen
Drowning in Memories
~*~ With Kaida ~*~
Kaida gasped when she saw who it was that stepped out of the bushes.
"Ryu?" she asked in wonder at her brother. Ryu nodded.
"What are you doing here?" asked Kaida, taking in his appearance. He looked
slightly disheveled but calm. His cloths where wrinkled and his boot had a blood stain on
it. He had lost his katana and was carrying a dagger in his belt.
"The guards are after you." He said, ignoring her question. "They will eventually
trace you back to your little friends. If they get a hold of them, your friends will not be
spared." His voice was cold and indifferent, as if he had much better things to do than
look after the troubles of his little sister.
Kaida hung her head.
"I know." She said quietly. "That's why I'm staying here. If they are to distracted
by me, they might not go after the others."
Her brother regarded her with calculating eyes.
"I can stop it." He said simply.
Kaida's head snapped up.
"What do you mean?" she asked quickly.
" Father was not so loved among the others that they would resist a small amount
of gold, if it passed through the correct hands." He answered, measuringly.
"But?" prompted Kaida.
" I will require some form of payment in return." Said Ryu.
Kaida frowned, unease growing. She knew she wouldn't like this 'payment' Ryu had in
mind.
It's the best chance to save the others, said a small voice in the back of her head.
Kaida sighed in grim resignation.
"What kind of payment?" she asked.
Ryu grinned with a malice that was lost upon Kaida. He stuck his hand in his jean pocket,
as if to reassure himself that there was still something of great importance in that pocket.
"You will work for me." He stated. "For the next 20 years of your life, you will
do my bidding."
Kaida's eyes flashed dangerously.
"I am no slave." She spat towards him.
"Now really," said Ryu with his annoying perpetual calm. "20 years isn't that
long of a time for a demon. Besides," he added, with the air of some one about to play the
ace in their hand. "It will save your so called friends. And this is not the first time I have
saved you life."
Kaida's eyes darkened, thinking of the time Ryu referred to. The night Ryu had led her
away from the house when their father had killed their mother and would have killed her
as well.
She opened her mouth, about to agree, when her nose caught something. Ryu had been
standing down wind of her the entire time, keeping his sent hidden. Now the wind
shifted, blowing his sent to her, mixed with the sent of a familiar blood. Her eyes
widened, ever so slightly.
I have to be sure, she told herself.
"Fine." She told Ryu, agreeing to his terms. "If it will save my friends."
Ryu nodded his approval.
"First," he said. "to make sure you are loyal, we have to have you do something
you would do under no ordinary circumstances." He said pretending to mull it over. "ah, I
know." He said finally, eyes narrowing. "Kiss my feet." He commanded her.
Kaida's eyes glittered dangerously. He was pushing his luck..
Suddenly the wind blew the sent of blood back to her and she grimaced. She walked over
to Ryu and kneeled next to his feet as if bowing. Ryu began to laugh as Kaida's head got
closer to his boots. At that second, Hiei burst through the bushes to the side and froze at
the sight before him.
Was Kaida bowing to this scum?! He thought. But his eyes narrowed at the look of
concentration on her face. It was as if she was thinking very hard to place something.
Comprehension dawned on her face as Ryu began to laugh harder. His laughter died
quickly though, as Kaida spit violently on his feet and stood up in a flash, lashing out at
Ryu. Kaida's punch collided with Ryu's cheek, sending him staggering backwards with a
grunt of pain. Kaida straightened and glared at Ryu, murder written on her face, plain as
day.
"What the." choked out Ryu, through several broken teeth.
"You double crossing, back stabbing, pathetic little piece of crap." She spat out at
him.
Ryu's eyes widened.
"You set me up." Kaida said. "You stole one of my daggers and murdered the old
man, knowing they'd pin it on me. You SET ME UP!" she roared at him.
Ryu suddenly grinned and picked him self up.
"well, that one took you a while." He said. "But unfortunately for you, you
already agreed to our terms. You belong to me now."
To Hiei and Ryu's utter surprise, Kaida actually laughed.
"You are a fool." She told him. "I agreed to nothing."
"But." Ryu began to protest.
"I didn't swear it in blood," she told him, with a smirk. "and I didn't use an oath. I
am bound by nothing."
Ryu swore repeatedly.
"No!" he yelled. "This wasn't supposed to happen!!"
"What a pity." Said Kaida idly. "What ever you where scheming didn't work.
And nothing like It will ever happen again. You loose Ryu."
Ryu glared at her.
"I will no loose to gutter slime like you." He snarled, his calmness gone and his
face twisted by hate.
He lunged at her, aiming a punch for her stomach. She dogged and the shot went past her.
He snarled again and turned around feigning a punch at her face, and kicking her in the
side. Kaida flew across the clearing, twisting in midair like a cat and landing on all fours,
creating a cloud of dust as she slid across the ground. Kaida rushed him, sending in a
flurry of kicks and punches that Ryu had trouble blocking. After a moment the two
backed away, panting.
" I always was the better fighter." Ryu said to her.
Kaida snarled.
"Not any more your not." She growled out.
She lunged at him again, switching to her demon form and making good use of her claws.
When they broke away again, Ryu was sporting many shallow gashes.
"You cant beat me." She told him. "Im stronger now."
Ryu smirked.
"Maybe." He said, closing his eyes and concentrating for a moment. "But maybe
not!" with that, his eyes flew open and glowed blood red.
Kaida fell to the ground, clutching her head.
/ "MOMMY" screamed the little girl, white hair pulled into loose pigtails. She stood petrified, watching the man she grudgingly called father beat his wife to death/
"No." whispered Kaida, fighting against the pain in her head. He couldn't control
her. He had no right prying into her memories. She wouldn't let him!!
/ Her mothers once beautiful face was covered in bruises and blood, barely recognizable./
Kaida struggled against Ryu's hold on her mind but she couldn't break it. His mental powers where much stronger than her own.
I cant beat him. She thought.
"Give up Kaida." Said Ryu in her mind, as another scene and another played in
her mind.
She was literally, drowning in memories.
a/n: where you people getting used to my babbling down here? TOO BAD!!! Muwahhh!!!! Review!!!
Kaida Okami - The Beginning
Chapter Fifteen
Drowning in Memories
~*~ With Kaida ~*~
Kaida gasped when she saw who it was that stepped out of the bushes.
"Ryu?" she asked in wonder at her brother. Ryu nodded.
"What are you doing here?" asked Kaida, taking in his appearance. He looked
slightly disheveled but calm. His cloths where wrinkled and his boot had a blood stain on
it. He had lost his katana and was carrying a dagger in his belt.
"The guards are after you." He said, ignoring her question. "They will eventually
trace you back to your little friends. If they get a hold of them, your friends will not be
spared." His voice was cold and indifferent, as if he had much better things to do than
look after the troubles of his little sister.
Kaida hung her head.
"I know." She said quietly. "That's why I'm staying here. If they are to distracted
by me, they might not go after the others."
Her brother regarded her with calculating eyes.
"I can stop it." He said simply.
Kaida's head snapped up.
"What do you mean?" she asked quickly.
" Father was not so loved among the others that they would resist a small amount
of gold, if it passed through the correct hands." He answered, measuringly.
"But?" prompted Kaida.
" I will require some form of payment in return." Said Ryu.
Kaida frowned, unease growing. She knew she wouldn't like this 'payment' Ryu had in
mind.
It's the best chance to save the others, said a small voice in the back of her head.
Kaida sighed in grim resignation.
"What kind of payment?" she asked.
Ryu grinned with a malice that was lost upon Kaida. He stuck his hand in his jean pocket,
as if to reassure himself that there was still something of great importance in that pocket.
"You will work for me." He stated. "For the next 20 years of your life, you will
do my bidding."
Kaida's eyes flashed dangerously.
"I am no slave." She spat towards him.
"Now really," said Ryu with his annoying perpetual calm. "20 years isn't that
long of a time for a demon. Besides," he added, with the air of some one about to play the
ace in their hand. "It will save your so called friends. And this is not the first time I have
saved you life."
Kaida's eyes darkened, thinking of the time Ryu referred to. The night Ryu had led her
away from the house when their father had killed their mother and would have killed her
as well.
She opened her mouth, about to agree, when her nose caught something. Ryu had been
standing down wind of her the entire time, keeping his sent hidden. Now the wind
shifted, blowing his sent to her, mixed with the sent of a familiar blood. Her eyes
widened, ever so slightly.
I have to be sure, she told herself.
"Fine." She told Ryu, agreeing to his terms. "If it will save my friends."
Ryu nodded his approval.
"First," he said. "to make sure you are loyal, we have to have you do something
you would do under no ordinary circumstances." He said pretending to mull it over. "ah, I
know." He said finally, eyes narrowing. "Kiss my feet." He commanded her.
Kaida's eyes glittered dangerously. He was pushing his luck..
Suddenly the wind blew the sent of blood back to her and she grimaced. She walked over
to Ryu and kneeled next to his feet as if bowing. Ryu began to laugh as Kaida's head got
closer to his boots. At that second, Hiei burst through the bushes to the side and froze at
the sight before him.
Was Kaida bowing to this scum?! He thought. But his eyes narrowed at the look of
concentration on her face. It was as if she was thinking very hard to place something.
Comprehension dawned on her face as Ryu began to laugh harder. His laughter died
quickly though, as Kaida spit violently on his feet and stood up in a flash, lashing out at
Ryu. Kaida's punch collided with Ryu's cheek, sending him staggering backwards with a
grunt of pain. Kaida straightened and glared at Ryu, murder written on her face, plain as
day.
"What the." choked out Ryu, through several broken teeth.
"You double crossing, back stabbing, pathetic little piece of crap." She spat out at
him.
Ryu's eyes widened.
"You set me up." Kaida said. "You stole one of my daggers and murdered the old
man, knowing they'd pin it on me. You SET ME UP!" she roared at him.
Ryu suddenly grinned and picked him self up.
"well, that one took you a while." He said. "But unfortunately for you, you
already agreed to our terms. You belong to me now."
To Hiei and Ryu's utter surprise, Kaida actually laughed.
"You are a fool." She told him. "I agreed to nothing."
"But." Ryu began to protest.
"I didn't swear it in blood," she told him, with a smirk. "and I didn't use an oath. I
am bound by nothing."
Ryu swore repeatedly.
"No!" he yelled. "This wasn't supposed to happen!!"
"What a pity." Said Kaida idly. "What ever you where scheming didn't work.
And nothing like It will ever happen again. You loose Ryu."
Ryu glared at her.
"I will no loose to gutter slime like you." He snarled, his calmness gone and his
face twisted by hate.
He lunged at her, aiming a punch for her stomach. She dogged and the shot went past her.
He snarled again and turned around feigning a punch at her face, and kicking her in the
side. Kaida flew across the clearing, twisting in midair like a cat and landing on all fours,
creating a cloud of dust as she slid across the ground. Kaida rushed him, sending in a
flurry of kicks and punches that Ryu had trouble blocking. After a moment the two
backed away, panting.
" I always was the better fighter." Ryu said to her.
Kaida snarled.
"Not any more your not." She growled out.
She lunged at him again, switching to her demon form and making good use of her claws.
When they broke away again, Ryu was sporting many shallow gashes.
"You cant beat me." She told him. "Im stronger now."
Ryu smirked.
"Maybe." He said, closing his eyes and concentrating for a moment. "But maybe
not!" with that, his eyes flew open and glowed blood red.
Kaida fell to the ground, clutching her head.
/ "MOMMY" screamed the little girl, white hair pulled into loose pigtails. She stood petrified, watching the man she grudgingly called father beat his wife to death/
"No." whispered Kaida, fighting against the pain in her head. He couldn't control
her. He had no right prying into her memories. She wouldn't let him!!
/ Her mothers once beautiful face was covered in bruises and blood, barely recognizable./
Kaida struggled against Ryu's hold on her mind but she couldn't break it. His mental powers where much stronger than her own.
I cant beat him. She thought.
"Give up Kaida." Said Ryu in her mind, as another scene and another played in
her mind.
She was literally, drowning in memories.
a/n: where you people getting used to my babbling down here? TOO BAD!!! Muwahhh!!!! Review!!!