** Once again, I do not claim this. So there's no need to sue me. ^_^; **
The sun begins to rise, starting a new day. Of course, the Bloody Zhang-Yi Kweon woke up before daybreak and set out to a nearby demon village.
"Hnn..." Zhang Yi looks around through the small crowd of villagers. A cat youkai walks to a shed holding a dead rabbit, small wolverine demons tackle each other playfully, and even lizard youkai stand leaned up against a tree smoking pipes. Nothing was unusual as a town like this in the world of the youkai. But, even though the villagers seemed to stay so relaxed, Zhang-Yi felt differently. "There's a strange aura surrounding this town... I can feel it in my bones... something feels immensely powerful here... what could it be?" she muttered lightly under her breath to herself. The power wasn't close nearby, fortunately, but it was in the area. Even when she sniffed, she could smell the light scent of blood in the air.
In a forest, a tall silver fox youkai standing in loose, white robes stands before a small dog youkai who appeared to be a villager from the village. The fox youkai long, silver hair, which goes down to his knees, gently blows in the gentle breeze. Around his neck appeared to be a necklace with a small, golden amulet hanging from it. Accompanying the fox youkai was another demon, a tall bat youkai wearing a dark blue vest and white pants. His skin was fair, and his glittering indigo eyes held a rogue light. Black bat wings sprang for his back. His dark hair was pulled up into a ponytail, a dark blue hat rested before the tie.
"Why did you do that?" the fox youkai asked scolding, his deep golden eyes darkening in anger.
"I... didn't mean to! I'm very sorry!" the small dog demon whimpered bowing on his knees, a bloody wound on his shoulder. "Please... spare me, Youko Kurama!"
The silver fox demon, now known as Youko Kurama, leered down to the dog youkai. "NEVER touch the Satsugai amulet without my permission again."
"The Satsugai amulet..." the bat youkai began, "...is a deeply treasured pendant with many powers. It is believed to grant you immortality if you have enough will. A mere, weak demon like you could never use it. So I advice you never do something so foolish ever again."
"Kuronue..." Youko asked as he turned to the bat demon. "There's no need to worry. His punishment will soon follow."
"P-please don't take my life! I'll do ANYTHING! ANYTHING!" The dog demon tightly closed his eyes as sweat starts to slide down the side of his face. He tightened his sweaty paws nervous. "I just wanted to see the pendant you wore around your neck! I-I had no clue it was so special to you! Please forgive me!"
Youko chuckles lightly under his breath, reaching out his left arm. "Perhaps the death tree would like a taste of your flesh..." Suddenly, a red branch grows into his arm and raps around it tightly. The branch becomes thicker and grows taller until it somewhat looks like a Venus fly trap with sharp teeth. The death tree hisses, looking at the small dog demon as saliva slowly dripped from its mouth.
"GAAAAAH!!!" The small dog demon jumps up horrified and begins to tremble even worse that he just was.
"Death tree... please enjoy sinking your teeth in the bones of this victim, would you?" Youko asked smirking. The death tree sicks after the dog demon, who shrieks and runs away. "Fool..."
The dog demon is running and pouting as he scurries into town, looking around with teary puppy eyes. Zhang-Yi spots him and blinks. "What happened to you?" She walks over to him with a what-the-crap look on her face.
"HE attacked me!!!" the puppy youkai replied as he burst into tears. "One touch of that darn amulet, then he whips out some crazy Venus fly trap plant!" Zhang-Yi grabs him around the collar of his tunic aggressively.
"WHAT AMULET???" she hissed with widen eyes.
"I believe... they called it the Satsugai amulet..." Once he answered her, she releases him, dropping him to the ground.
Zhang-Yi looks to the sky. "I knew it... that aura here was the man with the amulet!" Her fist tightens as she places it to her chest. "He has the amulet... whoever attacked this demon has the amulet!" She turns back to the fox demon and smirks. "What's your name?"
"My name is Musuko!" he replied smiling, his paws together and wagging his tail.
"I see... my name is Zhang-Yi Kweon."
Two days later, Zhang-Yi is leaned up against the tree by a lake with the Saiten blade in her arms. Musuko stands up from the other side of the tree stretching. "Gah... I'm bored. Want me to go fishing for you?" he asked, turning to her.
"Yes... that would be nice..." Zhang-Yi responded with her eyes closed, on the verge of drifting into a deep sleep. 'We have been looking for that Youko character Musuko mentioned for days now. Haven't found a thing. But... I know. We'll get him... and slit that neck of his...' she thought as she hears Musuko shifting though the cattails by the lake. Suddenly, she sees Musuko running back panting with his eyes widen. He stops to take a breather holding his knees. "What happened?" Zhang-Yi stands up, sheathing Saiten by her side.
"I saw him... in the lake! It's Youko... Kurama!" Musuko says talking between breaths. "Look... between the cattails!" He points to the cattails by the lake. Zhang-Yi goes over to where he directed and pulls the cattails apart to look at the lake.
Youko is standing naked with water sliding down his bare body. He flicks his shimmering silver hair, which shines in the sunlight. The specks of liquid on his body appear to glisten like glitter. Around his neck is the golden Satsugai amulet on a chain. His fox ears flicks on his head. Zhang- Yi immediately blushes at the nude man in the lake. She feels heat consume her body and her cheeks burn. "He's... beautiful..." she whispers to herself. Taking her eyes off his body, she looks back to his face and notices something. 'This is Youko??? But, he looks so sad and gentle...' Zhang-Yi turns back to Musuko, her face still beaming a shade of red. "Are you serious this is Youko...? THE Youko Kurama who attacked you...?" she mutters in his ear.
"Y-yes! This is defiantly the Youko Kurama... the silver fox youkai bandit! The one who possesses the treasured amulet thingy that you want! The one-" He blinks for a moment to notice that Zhang-Yi is not listening. "Helllloooo?" Musuko looks to Zhang-Yi. Her eyes are shining and big with the blush still glazed over her nose. "Zhang-Yi? Are you listening to me?" He thumps her on the head, but she doesn't even reply with the lightest growl. 'Something is wrong with her!!!'
Youko places his hands into his hair when he turns to the cattails where Zhang-Yi and Musuko are spying. He blinks as he notices them. "WHO ARE YOU?" he asked suddenly in a risen voice.
"Ack!" Zhang-Yi hides behind the cattails trembling. 'He saw us!' She looks to Musuko, and then yanks him from the cattails. "Baka! He spotted us!" she muttered agitated.
Youko does a quick change and sneaks over wet-headed to where Zhang-Yi and Musuko are curled up. "And who might you two be?" he asked sourly, thinning his eyes.
"Urmm... my name is Zhang-Yi Kweon." She replied, turning to him and standing up. She wipes at her kimono for dust.
"I-I..." Musuko started, but is interrupted by Youko.
"The dog youkai who--" Youko narrows his eyes and leers at him. "What are you doing here???" He takes a step forward to the shivering Musuko on the ground as a drip of water falls from a strand of hair. Zhang-Yi hisses at him.
"That amulet around your neck! That is the Satsugai amulet!" she shouts. 'Wait a second... if he has the amulet... he must be looking for the Saiten sword...! I can't let him see my sword... so I better stay defenseless...'
Musuko turns to Youko sweating badly. "So where's the bat guy you was with a couple of days ago?"
Youko's face becomes less tense and closes his eyes.
Zhang-Yi looks at him and goes into thought, 'His face... he's sad... I knew it.'
"He's dead..." Youko replied.
At a small inn in the village, Youko along with Zhang-Yi and Musuko discusses what happened to his partner. "I see... he was stabbed with a bamboo spear..." Zhang-Yi said with saddened eyes. Youko lightly nods.
Youko gets up. "It's getting late. I'm going to sleep now..." He walks off to his room. Zhang-Yi blinks and follows him quietly. She twitches as she feels a sharp pain in the back of her head.
"Where do you think you're going?!?" Musuko whispers to Zhang-Yi, holding a strand of her hair.
"Let me go, you moron! I'm going where I'm going!" Zhang-Yi whacks him and goes back to following Youko upstairs. She sees him close the door of his room and walks up to it. Placing her hand on the doorknob, she ponders if she should go in and comfort him. After deciding, she turns the doorknob, going inside. "Hello?" Zhang-Yi blinks at Youko lying down on the bed.
"Zhang-Yi..." Youko looks up to her coming in and taking a seat on the edge of the bed. His eyes widen as he feels her hand stroking his hair.
"You know... when I saw you bathing in the lake... I felt a stir inside my chest. It was something that made me so happy..." Zhang-Yi speaks gently to him. Her eyes glow from the moonlight shining though the window. Other than the light from the window, the room lacks serious lighting. She feels her face begin to burn again. 'Why do I feel this way? Why is my heart racing? I'm the Bloody Zhang-Yi... a youkai who many know as a deadly murderer... so why, of all people, do I feel like this?' "Youko... do you have a clue what the feeling I have? Because I can't seem to find the word for it..."
Youko turns his head to her, his silver hair shifting on the pillow a bit. "Love..." he said as he reaches his arms out to her, opening her kimono a bit. He leans over and licks her on the neck.
Zhang-Yi's face burns weird as the word runs though her head repetitively. 'Love... love... love... I'm in love? But, why?' She looks to him, slowly sinking next to him on the bed. She removes her kimono and looks up to Youko's golden glistening eyes as she opens up his robe, revealing his chest. "As ironic as this may be... I think I'm in love with you..." She leans down, kissing him on the lips deeply. She puts her tongue between his lips. He blushes lightly, and then kisses back. 'Whoever thought... I would be in love...?'
** I give credit to Ali9 for this story. ^^ She's helped me out and gave me ideas! Thankies!!! - huggles - Please read her fanfiction! ^^ - peace sign
- **
The sun begins to rise, starting a new day. Of course, the Bloody Zhang-Yi Kweon woke up before daybreak and set out to a nearby demon village.
"Hnn..." Zhang Yi looks around through the small crowd of villagers. A cat youkai walks to a shed holding a dead rabbit, small wolverine demons tackle each other playfully, and even lizard youkai stand leaned up against a tree smoking pipes. Nothing was unusual as a town like this in the world of the youkai. But, even though the villagers seemed to stay so relaxed, Zhang-Yi felt differently. "There's a strange aura surrounding this town... I can feel it in my bones... something feels immensely powerful here... what could it be?" she muttered lightly under her breath to herself. The power wasn't close nearby, fortunately, but it was in the area. Even when she sniffed, she could smell the light scent of blood in the air.
In a forest, a tall silver fox youkai standing in loose, white robes stands before a small dog youkai who appeared to be a villager from the village. The fox youkai long, silver hair, which goes down to his knees, gently blows in the gentle breeze. Around his neck appeared to be a necklace with a small, golden amulet hanging from it. Accompanying the fox youkai was another demon, a tall bat youkai wearing a dark blue vest and white pants. His skin was fair, and his glittering indigo eyes held a rogue light. Black bat wings sprang for his back. His dark hair was pulled up into a ponytail, a dark blue hat rested before the tie.
"Why did you do that?" the fox youkai asked scolding, his deep golden eyes darkening in anger.
"I... didn't mean to! I'm very sorry!" the small dog demon whimpered bowing on his knees, a bloody wound on his shoulder. "Please... spare me, Youko Kurama!"
The silver fox demon, now known as Youko Kurama, leered down to the dog youkai. "NEVER touch the Satsugai amulet without my permission again."
"The Satsugai amulet..." the bat youkai began, "...is a deeply treasured pendant with many powers. It is believed to grant you immortality if you have enough will. A mere, weak demon like you could never use it. So I advice you never do something so foolish ever again."
"Kuronue..." Youko asked as he turned to the bat demon. "There's no need to worry. His punishment will soon follow."
"P-please don't take my life! I'll do ANYTHING! ANYTHING!" The dog demon tightly closed his eyes as sweat starts to slide down the side of his face. He tightened his sweaty paws nervous. "I just wanted to see the pendant you wore around your neck! I-I had no clue it was so special to you! Please forgive me!"
Youko chuckles lightly under his breath, reaching out his left arm. "Perhaps the death tree would like a taste of your flesh..." Suddenly, a red branch grows into his arm and raps around it tightly. The branch becomes thicker and grows taller until it somewhat looks like a Venus fly trap with sharp teeth. The death tree hisses, looking at the small dog demon as saliva slowly dripped from its mouth.
"GAAAAAH!!!" The small dog demon jumps up horrified and begins to tremble even worse that he just was.
"Death tree... please enjoy sinking your teeth in the bones of this victim, would you?" Youko asked smirking. The death tree sicks after the dog demon, who shrieks and runs away. "Fool..."
The dog demon is running and pouting as he scurries into town, looking around with teary puppy eyes. Zhang-Yi spots him and blinks. "What happened to you?" She walks over to him with a what-the-crap look on her face.
"HE attacked me!!!" the puppy youkai replied as he burst into tears. "One touch of that darn amulet, then he whips out some crazy Venus fly trap plant!" Zhang-Yi grabs him around the collar of his tunic aggressively.
"WHAT AMULET???" she hissed with widen eyes.
"I believe... they called it the Satsugai amulet..." Once he answered her, she releases him, dropping him to the ground.
Zhang-Yi looks to the sky. "I knew it... that aura here was the man with the amulet!" Her fist tightens as she places it to her chest. "He has the amulet... whoever attacked this demon has the amulet!" She turns back to the fox demon and smirks. "What's your name?"
"My name is Musuko!" he replied smiling, his paws together and wagging his tail.
"I see... my name is Zhang-Yi Kweon."
Two days later, Zhang-Yi is leaned up against the tree by a lake with the Saiten blade in her arms. Musuko stands up from the other side of the tree stretching. "Gah... I'm bored. Want me to go fishing for you?" he asked, turning to her.
"Yes... that would be nice..." Zhang-Yi responded with her eyes closed, on the verge of drifting into a deep sleep. 'We have been looking for that Youko character Musuko mentioned for days now. Haven't found a thing. But... I know. We'll get him... and slit that neck of his...' she thought as she hears Musuko shifting though the cattails by the lake. Suddenly, she sees Musuko running back panting with his eyes widen. He stops to take a breather holding his knees. "What happened?" Zhang-Yi stands up, sheathing Saiten by her side.
"I saw him... in the lake! It's Youko... Kurama!" Musuko says talking between breaths. "Look... between the cattails!" He points to the cattails by the lake. Zhang-Yi goes over to where he directed and pulls the cattails apart to look at the lake.
Youko is standing naked with water sliding down his bare body. He flicks his shimmering silver hair, which shines in the sunlight. The specks of liquid on his body appear to glisten like glitter. Around his neck is the golden Satsugai amulet on a chain. His fox ears flicks on his head. Zhang- Yi immediately blushes at the nude man in the lake. She feels heat consume her body and her cheeks burn. "He's... beautiful..." she whispers to herself. Taking her eyes off his body, she looks back to his face and notices something. 'This is Youko??? But, he looks so sad and gentle...' Zhang-Yi turns back to Musuko, her face still beaming a shade of red. "Are you serious this is Youko...? THE Youko Kurama who attacked you...?" she mutters in his ear.
"Y-yes! This is defiantly the Youko Kurama... the silver fox youkai bandit! The one who possesses the treasured amulet thingy that you want! The one-" He blinks for a moment to notice that Zhang-Yi is not listening. "Helllloooo?" Musuko looks to Zhang-Yi. Her eyes are shining and big with the blush still glazed over her nose. "Zhang-Yi? Are you listening to me?" He thumps her on the head, but she doesn't even reply with the lightest growl. 'Something is wrong with her!!!'
Youko places his hands into his hair when he turns to the cattails where Zhang-Yi and Musuko are spying. He blinks as he notices them. "WHO ARE YOU?" he asked suddenly in a risen voice.
"Ack!" Zhang-Yi hides behind the cattails trembling. 'He saw us!' She looks to Musuko, and then yanks him from the cattails. "Baka! He spotted us!" she muttered agitated.
Youko does a quick change and sneaks over wet-headed to where Zhang-Yi and Musuko are curled up. "And who might you two be?" he asked sourly, thinning his eyes.
"Urmm... my name is Zhang-Yi Kweon." She replied, turning to him and standing up. She wipes at her kimono for dust.
"I-I..." Musuko started, but is interrupted by Youko.
"The dog youkai who--" Youko narrows his eyes and leers at him. "What are you doing here???" He takes a step forward to the shivering Musuko on the ground as a drip of water falls from a strand of hair. Zhang-Yi hisses at him.
"That amulet around your neck! That is the Satsugai amulet!" she shouts. 'Wait a second... if he has the amulet... he must be looking for the Saiten sword...! I can't let him see my sword... so I better stay defenseless...'
Musuko turns to Youko sweating badly. "So where's the bat guy you was with a couple of days ago?"
Youko's face becomes less tense and closes his eyes.
Zhang-Yi looks at him and goes into thought, 'His face... he's sad... I knew it.'
"He's dead..." Youko replied.
At a small inn in the village, Youko along with Zhang-Yi and Musuko discusses what happened to his partner. "I see... he was stabbed with a bamboo spear..." Zhang-Yi said with saddened eyes. Youko lightly nods.
Youko gets up. "It's getting late. I'm going to sleep now..." He walks off to his room. Zhang-Yi blinks and follows him quietly. She twitches as she feels a sharp pain in the back of her head.
"Where do you think you're going?!?" Musuko whispers to Zhang-Yi, holding a strand of her hair.
"Let me go, you moron! I'm going where I'm going!" Zhang-Yi whacks him and goes back to following Youko upstairs. She sees him close the door of his room and walks up to it. Placing her hand on the doorknob, she ponders if she should go in and comfort him. After deciding, she turns the doorknob, going inside. "Hello?" Zhang-Yi blinks at Youko lying down on the bed.
"Zhang-Yi..." Youko looks up to her coming in and taking a seat on the edge of the bed. His eyes widen as he feels her hand stroking his hair.
"You know... when I saw you bathing in the lake... I felt a stir inside my chest. It was something that made me so happy..." Zhang-Yi speaks gently to him. Her eyes glow from the moonlight shining though the window. Other than the light from the window, the room lacks serious lighting. She feels her face begin to burn again. 'Why do I feel this way? Why is my heart racing? I'm the Bloody Zhang-Yi... a youkai who many know as a deadly murderer... so why, of all people, do I feel like this?' "Youko... do you have a clue what the feeling I have? Because I can't seem to find the word for it..."
Youko turns his head to her, his silver hair shifting on the pillow a bit. "Love..." he said as he reaches his arms out to her, opening her kimono a bit. He leans over and licks her on the neck.
Zhang-Yi's face burns weird as the word runs though her head repetitively. 'Love... love... love... I'm in love? But, why?' She looks to him, slowly sinking next to him on the bed. She removes her kimono and looks up to Youko's golden glistening eyes as she opens up his robe, revealing his chest. "As ironic as this may be... I think I'm in love with you..." She leans down, kissing him on the lips deeply. She puts her tongue between his lips. He blushes lightly, and then kisses back. 'Whoever thought... I would be in love...?'
** I give credit to Ali9 for this story. ^^ She's helped me out and gave me ideas! Thankies!!! - huggles - Please read her fanfiction! ^^ - peace sign
- **