Ellen: Hi! Errr... sorry about this. Something happened with posting all of
my chapters in that this one (which is kinda important by the way) got left
out! Here's where I introduce Sakura and Mitsky. This chapter goes right in
between chapters 3 and 4!
Fwooshy: For shame. How dare you call yourself a Kurama fangirl, making such a mistake. Tsk tsk tsk.
Ellen: Why you little...!
Cheddar: Remember people, Fwooshy's the yami here! Calm down!
"Excuse me, but would you mind telling us what happened to our tree stump? We kind of liked it the way it was." Two girls had entered the clearing from what would've been my back, if I hadn't sensed them and turned. One was taller, around 5' 7", with eyes almost the shade of green of Kurama's, but slightly more yellow. She had raven-black hair that shone green in the light, and wore a green dress. I noticed a large scabbard attached around the girl's waist, and a black and silver hilt gleamed coldly in the lightning. The other, shorter girl, about 5 feet tall, had blue eyes that were mixed with a slight tinge of gray, with black hair that held glimmers of indigo. She, however, wore black pants and a black tank-top with a silver dragon design embroidered on it. It was she who had spoken.
"Excuse me, but what tree stump are you talking about? This tree has been here for years. I should know. I grew it from a seedling." Kurama leapt down from the tower and landed with grace. I followed suit; immediately, thicker grass cushioned our landing. We stared at the newcomers politely. "So, what brings you to this part of the forest?"
"Forgive our rude intrusion into your scene," the taller girl said with a hint of mischief in her eyes. "I didn't know lovebirds hung out here."
"LOVEBIRDS?" Kurama and I cried in unison, looked at each other in alarm, then glared at the girl. "Listen, you'd better explain yourselves! You've no right calling us that!" I almost looked scared. These girl's spirits set my brain off on an even higher alert than I had felt with Kurama.
They both chuckled softly. The shorter youth introduced them. "My name is Sakura Yotska, and this is my sister, Mitsky." They both had somewhat dark complexions, and held the same pose when standing, but my internal senses reeled especially at Mitsky. "Now it's your turn."
Kurama and I looked at each other and nodded, although I was still a little uneasy with them, so I didn't reveal my true name just yet. "My name is Malecasu, and this is Suichi, a friend." Hm, I thought to myself, how'd I come up with a name like Malecasu?
"Oh, by the way, I see that that little patch of grass at your feet is thicker than it was there before you came down, and there's no way that the vines behind you were a natural formation. I assume that one of you is a demon? Maybe with nature powers?" Mitsky asked. Kurama gasped quietly; I stood and looked at her questioningly.
"What's a demon? I don't know what that word means," I asked as I blocked off most of the exits from the clearing with branches and vines from nearby trees, except the ones that were in Sakura and Mitsky's line of sight, of course, so as not to raise their suspicions.
"Look, don't be cute, we felt a mass of demon energy becoming... unblocked, you might say, eh, Suichi?" Sakura glared right into Kurama's eyes, Mitsky into mine. I returned the stare unflinchingly, crossing my arms.
"I was serious. What's a demon? What are you talking about, 'demon energy'?"
"Hey," Sakura said, turning her head but not her eyes, "I think I recognize you, Suichi. You're Kurama, the legendary fox demon!"
"Thank you. I didn't know I was a celebrity." Kurama actually looked pleased that the girls saw through his disguise.
"Hey Sakura," Mitsky exclaimed suddenly, "I don't think that that energy surge came from Kurama!" She stepped closer to me, closed her eyes, breathed deeply, opened her eyes, looked slyly at Sakura, and nodded towards me. "It was her. Hey! You don't happen to have a price on your head, do ya? I wonder how much you'd go for..."
I started. "How... what -? "
Mitsky grinned. "I'm a demon bounty hunter, kid. I should probably be able to sense a demon when I see one, but I gotta admit, your demon energy's pretty well hidden."
Her occupation slightly scared me. "So I wasn't serious about the demon ignorance part, but what's 'demon energy'?
I think Mitsky could sense my fear as well, because her expression softened. "Don't worry, M-Chan, I'm a demon, too. Demon energy is what gives us our power, and anyway, I only hunt when I'm hired. As I'm currently unemployed, you have nothing to worry about." Mitsky drew her blade; a double-edged sword made of cold steel, honed to a very fine edge and tapered to a slim point. I noticed that the hilt was carved in the shape of a crystal, and made of a substance so black, it almost seemed to suck in light from around it. "Like it?" she inquired. "It's called the Fiend Crystal Blade. Every demon's life it takes makes its hilt a shine bit blacker." She chuckled somewhat sadistically.
"Please, my real name's Nerua," I said apologetically, as I looked at my watch. "Holy sock! It's really late! Good thing I don't have any homework; I need to get home! Sorry guys; I'll meet you here tomorrow, same time!" I unblocked all of the exits that I had closed, and sped off.
Kurama smiled. "So? Here, tomorrow?"
"You bet." Sakura and Mitsky turned and started walking away. "See ya!" They called in unison, and waved without turning.
Kurama walked away from the forest, and called Botan from a pay phone. He only reached her answering machine, but he knew better. "Botan, this is Kurama. I know you're there. Pick up the phone; it might be worth your and Koenma's time."
Ellen: Okay, that last little paragraph was just to get you into the
story again. Please review me, people!! I'm getting lonely... and
depressed... Waahh... ;_;
Cheddar: It doesn't help that she hasn't watched YYH in about a week
now...
Ellen: *cry* *snivel* Kurama...
Fwooshy: *Cough* *cough* Obsessed *cough* *cough*
Ellen: Shut up, you!!! *cry*
Cheddar: .__.v Read and review us, please! Don't forget the sequel to
this story, "Excerpts From Nerua's Diary"!!
Fwooshy: For shame. How dare you call yourself a Kurama fangirl, making such a mistake. Tsk tsk tsk.
Ellen: Why you little...!
Cheddar: Remember people, Fwooshy's the yami here! Calm down!
"Excuse me, but would you mind telling us what happened to our tree stump? We kind of liked it the way it was." Two girls had entered the clearing from what would've been my back, if I hadn't sensed them and turned. One was taller, around 5' 7", with eyes almost the shade of green of Kurama's, but slightly more yellow. She had raven-black hair that shone green in the light, and wore a green dress. I noticed a large scabbard attached around the girl's waist, and a black and silver hilt gleamed coldly in the lightning. The other, shorter girl, about 5 feet tall, had blue eyes that were mixed with a slight tinge of gray, with black hair that held glimmers of indigo. She, however, wore black pants and a black tank-top with a silver dragon design embroidered on it. It was she who had spoken.
"Excuse me, but what tree stump are you talking about? This tree has been here for years. I should know. I grew it from a seedling." Kurama leapt down from the tower and landed with grace. I followed suit; immediately, thicker grass cushioned our landing. We stared at the newcomers politely. "So, what brings you to this part of the forest?"
"Forgive our rude intrusion into your scene," the taller girl said with a hint of mischief in her eyes. "I didn't know lovebirds hung out here."
"LOVEBIRDS?" Kurama and I cried in unison, looked at each other in alarm, then glared at the girl. "Listen, you'd better explain yourselves! You've no right calling us that!" I almost looked scared. These girl's spirits set my brain off on an even higher alert than I had felt with Kurama.
They both chuckled softly. The shorter youth introduced them. "My name is Sakura Yotska, and this is my sister, Mitsky." They both had somewhat dark complexions, and held the same pose when standing, but my internal senses reeled especially at Mitsky. "Now it's your turn."
Kurama and I looked at each other and nodded, although I was still a little uneasy with them, so I didn't reveal my true name just yet. "My name is Malecasu, and this is Suichi, a friend." Hm, I thought to myself, how'd I come up with a name like Malecasu?
"Oh, by the way, I see that that little patch of grass at your feet is thicker than it was there before you came down, and there's no way that the vines behind you were a natural formation. I assume that one of you is a demon? Maybe with nature powers?" Mitsky asked. Kurama gasped quietly; I stood and looked at her questioningly.
"What's a demon? I don't know what that word means," I asked as I blocked off most of the exits from the clearing with branches and vines from nearby trees, except the ones that were in Sakura and Mitsky's line of sight, of course, so as not to raise their suspicions.
"Look, don't be cute, we felt a mass of demon energy becoming... unblocked, you might say, eh, Suichi?" Sakura glared right into Kurama's eyes, Mitsky into mine. I returned the stare unflinchingly, crossing my arms.
"I was serious. What's a demon? What are you talking about, 'demon energy'?"
"Hey," Sakura said, turning her head but not her eyes, "I think I recognize you, Suichi. You're Kurama, the legendary fox demon!"
"Thank you. I didn't know I was a celebrity." Kurama actually looked pleased that the girls saw through his disguise.
"Hey Sakura," Mitsky exclaimed suddenly, "I don't think that that energy surge came from Kurama!" She stepped closer to me, closed her eyes, breathed deeply, opened her eyes, looked slyly at Sakura, and nodded towards me. "It was her. Hey! You don't happen to have a price on your head, do ya? I wonder how much you'd go for..."
I started. "How... what -? "
Mitsky grinned. "I'm a demon bounty hunter, kid. I should probably be able to sense a demon when I see one, but I gotta admit, your demon energy's pretty well hidden."
Her occupation slightly scared me. "So I wasn't serious about the demon ignorance part, but what's 'demon energy'?
I think Mitsky could sense my fear as well, because her expression softened. "Don't worry, M-Chan, I'm a demon, too. Demon energy is what gives us our power, and anyway, I only hunt when I'm hired. As I'm currently unemployed, you have nothing to worry about." Mitsky drew her blade; a double-edged sword made of cold steel, honed to a very fine edge and tapered to a slim point. I noticed that the hilt was carved in the shape of a crystal, and made of a substance so black, it almost seemed to suck in light from around it. "Like it?" she inquired. "It's called the Fiend Crystal Blade. Every demon's life it takes makes its hilt a shine bit blacker." She chuckled somewhat sadistically.
"Please, my real name's Nerua," I said apologetically, as I looked at my watch. "Holy sock! It's really late! Good thing I don't have any homework; I need to get home! Sorry guys; I'll meet you here tomorrow, same time!" I unblocked all of the exits that I had closed, and sped off.
Kurama smiled. "So? Here, tomorrow?"
"You bet." Sakura and Mitsky turned and started walking away. "See ya!" They called in unison, and waved without turning.
Kurama walked away from the forest, and called Botan from a pay phone. He only reached her answering machine, but he knew better. "Botan, this is Kurama. I know you're there. Pick up the phone; it might be worth your and Koenma's time."
Ellen: Okay, that last little paragraph was just to get you into the
story again. Please review me, people!! I'm getting lonely... and
depressed... Waahh... ;_;
Cheddar: It doesn't help that she hasn't watched YYH in about a week
now...
Ellen: *cry* *snivel* Kurama...
Fwooshy: *Cough* *cough* Obsessed *cough* *cough*
Ellen: Shut up, you!!! *cry*
Cheddar: .__.v Read and review us, please! Don't forget the sequel to
this story, "Excerpts From Nerua's Diary"!!