Title : Arrows and Whips
Disclaimer : I do not own Inu Yasha and YuYu Hakusho.
"..." Talking
'...' Thinking
~@~@ Time gap
~*~*~* Scene change
*......* Telepathy
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Previous Chapter:
"Thank you, Mommy." cried Veiland. She laughed a happy laughed while hugging her 'son'.
And so Vixinia's month of training started.
Chapter 9 :
The next two weeks passed peacefully, if you didn't count the demons that were still running free from Makai. Vixinia had trained extremely hard with her four teachers, but not for nothing. Her power had increase. She had almost mastered her demon abilities, but she couldn't control them if she was in a rage. She had better healing techniques and had mastered the ice elemental attacks.
But still, nothing was perfect. Vixinia had some problems in her magic (concealment, sealing, etc). Therefore, she had to be extra careful during the new moons. They had gone through one night before, and Vixinia had to go home and fix the well-sealing spell. Ellon had the same problems in magic. Veiland didn't learn as hard as the other two. He only mastered the fire element and how to fight with a small sword. He could win against some lesser demons, but preferred to stay by Vixinia's side for safety measures.
Both the boys had become closer to Kurama and extremely little closer to Hiei. Hiei had refused to teach anyone else besides Vixinia. Ellon had sulked for three days for this. Sango and Miroku visited them often. They told her that Kikyo had lost her ability to sense the Shikon shards - which gave them some advantages if they stole a shard. Inuyasha had always found an excuse to keep the clay priestess around.
In short, everyone were happy, everyone, except for...
Koenma.
*~*~* Koenma's office *~*~*
"Oh no!" exclaimed a toddler.
"What is it Koenma, sir?" asked Botan worriedly. Her boss had been extremely stressed about the demons escaping to the Ningenkai.
"Bring me to the Spirit Detectives, Botan." ordered Koenma.
"But why? Just bring them here." asked a confused Botan.
"Just DO IT!" Koenma yelled in frustration.
"A-Alright Sir." stammered Botan as she teleported them to Genkai's Temple, where she knew the Spirit Detectives were gathering.
*~*~* Genkai's garden *~*~*
Ellon was dozing on a tree with the fire foxes. Veiland was playing with Yukina. Tsukikage, Hayami, Akira, and Genkai were discussing about their students, while the Spirit Detectives were training as always. It was a peaceful scene, until...
"ELLON!" roared Vixinia from inside the house. She emerged in a very soaked white T-shirt and trousers "What the hell did you do?!!!"
"Nothing." the silver fox boy answered innocently.
"Nothing?!" Vixinia yelled. "You put that damn bucket on my room's door!"
"Vixinia, watch your language." warned Tsukikage.
"Sorry." Vixinia said sheepishly.
"You've learn much from that Inu-guy, right?" chuckled Hayami. Vixinia glared and huffed.
"It's not my fault. He cursed all the time." she retorted as she tried to squeeze her hair dry. "One more time you do this, Ellon. I'll cut off your tail."
"Awww. I was merely putting a bucket of water on your room's door."
"Well, the problem is : It fell when I opened the door." snapped Vixinia.
"Alright. Next time ice will do." pouted Ellon. Vixinia flexed her claws.
"Say goodbye to your tail, runt!" she growled.
"AHHHHH! Lady Tsuki help me!" he leaped from his tree and hide behind the wolf woman.
"Vixinia, he was only kidding." laughed Tsukikage.
"So am I, Lady Tsuki. I'd prove that he's a coward." smirked Vixinia.
"Hey. If your tail is about to be cut, I'm sure you'll do the same thing." whined Ellon.
"Nahh, Mom will fight to keep it on her." supported Veiland. Vixinia smiled as she squeezed the remaining water from her hair..
"Not fair, two against one." murmured Ellon.
He watched in disdain as Kuwabara and Yusuke watched Vixinia with perverted gaze. Too bad she wore white that time. Her soaked clothes showed most of the body.
"If you two humans don't stop staring now, I won't hesitate to kill you."
Just then, Botan appeared from the sky.
"Hello guys!" she greeted cheerfully. Koenma's head popped out.
"Who's that toddler, Botan?" Ellon tilted his head slightly.
"I'm her boss!" yelled Koenma.
"What are you doing here, toddler?" mocked Yusuke.
"I am no toddler, Yusuke." snapped Koenma.
"Erm, sir. You wanted to tell the something, right?" reminded Botan. Koenma suddenly forgot his anger and cleared his throat.
"Yes, this is something very urgent." he started.
"Yeah sure." muttered Yusuke. Koenma glared at him.
"The barrier between Makai and Ningenkai is falling." he resumed.
"What?!!" yelled the Spirit Detectives.
"You heard me!" Koenma yelled back. "If we don't find a way to repair it, the whole human population will perish."
"Hn. It won't make any difference." grunted Hiei. Vixinia gave him a dead glare.
"How to restore it?" she asked.
"All I know is that we have to use miko power to do it." said Koenma.
"Why don't you fix it now?" asked Kuwabara. The other was getting impatient.
"The problem is : We don't have any miko that have the required amount of energy."
"Let old hag do it." suggested Yusuke earning a glare from a certain old lady.
"First, I'm not an old hag, Yusuke. Second, I am not a miko."
*And I thought you're her student.* mocked Kouran. Yusuke let out a long string of curses.
"Hayami, our students and their foxes are taking your sarcastic attitude." commented Akira.
"That proves that they're truly my students." Hayami responded as he watched Vixinia smacked the back of Yusuke's head.
"You may cuss but not with that kind of words." she scolded.
"So, our mission is to find a miko and repair the barrier?" asked Kurama. Koenma nodded vigorously.
"Then mission completed." said a monotone voice. They all turned to Hiei.
"We have her here." Hiei looked at Vixinia. She looked confused.
"ME?!" she pointed herself.
"Yeah. I forgot. She's powerful enough to destroy Hiei's dragon." exclaimed Yusuke.
"Will you give it a try?" asked Kurama gently. Koenma gave her a hopeful look.
"But if I'm not strong enough..."
"Please. Just try. You're the best we can get." pleaded Botan.
"Alright." she agreed. "But how?"
"I don't really know. Maybe you just have to give some of your power to it?" answered Koenma.
"The demons will surely try to stop you." warned Hayami. His tone was serious.
"That is why we're coming with her." declared Ellon.
"The Spirit Detectives will escort her." said Koenma.
"That give us more reason to follow her." said Veiland.
"I can't let any of you start hitting on her without my permission." Ellon eyed Kuwabara suspiciously.
"Hey. Even if you are my brother, that doesn't give you the right to mess with my personal problems. I choose who I want and I definitely DO NOT need your confirmation." Vixinia yelled and stomped away, muttering about some good-for-nothing-brother under her breath.
"So, who is permitted to make a move on your sister?" asked Akira, whose curiosity was taking over.
Ellon grinned. "Kurama." he replied without any doubt. Kurama blushed. He was grateful that Ellon was on his side and was more grateful that Vixinia wasn't there to listen to what Ellon had said.
"Way to go, Kurama." Yusuke cheered. "You have your soon- to-be brother-in-law on your side."
"Me too." Shippo piped in. The fire foxes nodded in agreement. This causes Kurama to blush even redder.
"I suggest Ellon and Shippo stays here." said Botan. She earned a disbelieving looks from both of the boys.
"I can't trust them to guard my sister, yet." protested Ellon.
*Except for Kurama and Hiei.* added Youko.
*The humans are weak.* agreed Kouran.
"I'll show you what's weak!" shouted Kuwabara as he lounged at Kouran. She jumped from her place and landed gracefully beside Youko, causing Kuwabara to stumble and fell.
"Plus, clumsy and stupid." Veiland finalized. All of them laughed really hard.
"Shut up, damn foxes!" Yusuke snapped. Vixinia had chose to come out in her dry clothes since she heard a loud commotion from outside. She concluded that the boys might be fighting again.
"Cut it off, all of you!" Vixinia yelled. None of them heeded her. She looked at the sky, asking the heaven for help.
'Here we go again.' she thought as she watched Yusuke chased Veiland and Ellon.
@~@~@ The next night @~@~@
"Vixinia, wake up." Kurama shook Vixinia slightly.
"Don' wanna." she mumbled as she pulled her blanket to cover her entire body. Kurama sighed and tried some more.
"Go away!" Vixinia said from under her blanket.
"What is i-i-i-t?" yawned Ellon from the door.
"We're going now." stated a grumpy Yusuke. "Why aren't you sleeping, runt?"
Ellon glared at him. "I do need to go to toilet at night."
"Mom won't wake before sunrise." stated Veiland who had just came, rubbing his tired eyes. "She got extra training yesterday."
"She will." Ellon grinned like there was no tomorrow. "Lets do it old fashioned way."
"No no no no no. I'm not in it this time." Veiland ran to get ready. Ellon murmured some incantation after asking the boys to move back. Suddenly, out of nowhere, water and ice cube falling onto Vixinia. And as Ellon expected...
"Kyaaaaaa!" Vixinia sat up, glaring at her laughing brother. "If you want to live, run!"
She grabbed her bow and quiver that were laid beside her and shot madly at her brother.
"I'm merely helping Kurama." Ellon cried as he ran for his dear life.
@~@~@ Fifteen minutes later @~@~@
Ellon was sporting some lumps on his heads while muttering about some cruel sisters. Kurama had managed to snatch the bow from Vixinia's hands. Instead of calming down, she chased Ellon around and beat the crap out of him.
"Your fault. I couldn't think straight because I was partially sleepy and you ran." Vixinia folded her arms. "My instinct knock in and you know the rest."
"Yeah, PARTIALLY my fault." Ellon mumbled in disdain.
"And you forgot rule number one that Hayami taught us" Vixnia continued
"Don't run from an unstable demon since they will think that you are their prey." reminded Veiland.
"I like to see you stay there when an arrow is aimed to the middle of your eyes." snapped Ellon.
"I won't do it if you didn't pull that prank on me again." Vixinia stated calmly.
"Well.. you won't wake up otherwise."
"At least don't put ice in the water." she cried. "It is freezing."
"Fine. I'll give you a bucket of warm water next time."
"Do it and say goodbye to either this world or your tail."
"Like you did just now?"
"I don't believe they are siblings." muttered Yusuke.
"You should. They're a good team in battle." said Veiland. He stifled a giggle as his mother and her brother argued all the way to their destination. She looked like a kid when she did that.
"Botan. Open the damn portal." grumble Yusuke as they had reached a deserted area. Botan did as he said and they all went to the border of the two worlds.
*~*~* The Border *~*~*
Vixinia felt a huge power when they reached the barrier. She felt it was calling for her. The barrier was a purplish transparent wall. It was located in a separate place between Ningenkai and Makai. None could see the top of it. The barrier was shimmering feebly.
"Groaaaaaar!"
A large group of demons suddenly attacked them. Yusuke shot some of them with his Spirit Gun. They all prepared their weapons. The demons kept passing through the barrier.
"Hurry, repair the barrier!" called Kurama as he sliced more demons with his Rose Whip. He was in his demon form now.
"Fine! Cover me." Vixinia ran towards the barrier. Her friends surrounded her and protected her from any possible harm. She placed a hand on the barrier. She tried to channel her power, but failed.
'Please, I have to do this right, or else.." Vixinia thought as she took a glanced of her fighting friends. She was startled when the barrier started to hummed under her touch..
'What the...' she thought as a bright light engulfed her very being. She opened her eyes when the light ceased. She found herself in a white place, not a room but similar to it. She could still see her friends fighting out there.
"Guys.." she called. None of them heard her. She tried again to no avail.
"They can't hear you," echoed a melodic voice. Vixinia turned around but saw no one.
"Show yourself."
"As you wish, Kagome." the voice said again. Kagome was more than shocked when she heard her name being spoken by someone she didn't know. But she was thunder struck when a beautiful woman suddenly hovered in front of her.
She had heel-long silver hair, which was let loose. She wore a long, white dress, which flared out below the waist and had silver lining at the edge. Her dress had a transparent blue layer on it, which gave her a regal effect. It covered her whole feet, but Kagome could tell that she was wearing a high heel silver-ish blue shoes. She wore crystal belt, which had lily pattern. Her long blue sleeves were transparent, showing her delicate arms. She wore a silver coronet that held a crest of guardians in the middle of her forehead.
She had her hands on her sides, spreading a little and her head was slightly tilted back. some light that radiated comfort as well as regal air surrounded her. As the woman opened her eyes, Kagome could see two silvery-blue orbs staring at her. They were calm, yet warm.
"You have come at my time of need." the woman smiled. Kagome looked at her, completely lost.
"Who are you? How do you know me?" she managed to say.
"I am the Guardian of the Barrier." she answered. "I am also known as Kikuyu."
"Where am I?" Kagome looked at her surroundings. She was in a separate place from her friends. She could not hear them, and they, her.
"You're in my.. world if you called it. Your spirit is here but your body is out there." Kikuyu explained.
"That's why they can't hear me and oblivious to your presence." Kagome mused. Kikuyu merely smiled. "Why only me?"
"Because you are the Destined One. You are to come here and help me restore the balance of the two worlds."
"Why is the barrier falling?" Kagome asked again.
"My power is weakening." Kikuyu stated calmly. "A demon from Makai uses his magic to weaken me and the other Guardians to destroy the three barriers."
"Why you?"
"He planned to destroy the Ningenkai first since it is easier. The other Guardians can't leave their places to help me. I need your power."
"I'll give it to you happily as long as the Ningenkai is not destroyed." Kagome nodded. 'I hope I can kill that demon. He sounds like another Naraku to me.'
"Krei is not an easy opponent." Kikuyu warned. Kagome looked at her.
"You reads mind?"
Kikuyu nodded and smiled. "You're in my world. Nothing can be hide here."
"So, is this Krei guy the demon I am supposed to kill?"
"If you don't mind." Kikuyu replied. "He's hiding, watching you fight."
"Can you held the demons from passing through the barrier again?"
"I doubt I can, Kagome." Kikuyu replied sadly. Kagome took her hands and concentrated. Kikuyu felt that her strength returning in an instant.
"Can you do it now? We will need your help."
"Yes, I can. For now."
"Sorry for not giving more. I need my strength to fight that Krei."
"It's alright. Now I'll send you back to your friends."
*~*~* In the Battlefield *~*~*
"What is Vixinia doing?" shrieked Kuwabara. He was slashing the twentieth youkai with his Spirit Sword.
"I don't know." replied Yusuke. He shot down another demon. Since Vixinia had touched the barrier, her eyes glowed and she didn't move an inch.
"May be repairing the barrier?" suggested Veiland.
"Whatever she is doing, she has to be conscious again." Kurama said. "She's an easy prey for these demons."
As if on cue, a group of demons sped towards the still form of Vixinia.
"No. MOM!" Veiland cried.
Before the demons could reach her in three feet radius, they were burnt to ashes. Vixinia closed her eyes and went back to normal. They felt the barrier became stronger and surely, the demons stopped coming from the other side.
"Guys. Sorry for letting you fight alone. I'll explain later." Vixinia said sheepishly as she drew her sword to fight the rest of the demons.
"You did it don't you?" asked Kurama.
"For now. Yes." Vixinia replied. "We need to kill the one behind all this to end it."
"Who is it?" Ellon piped in.
"His name is Krei, a demon."
"Anything more?"
"Forgot to ask." Vixinia admitted. Ellon looked at her.
"Nice to know that, Sis." he said sarcastically.
"Shut up."
"The one with strong magic." came the voice of Kikuyu in her head. Vixinia nodded.
"Find the one with strong magic." she told the others.
They defended themselves from the ferocious attack of the demons left. Vixinia had bee concentrating to her surroundings as she fought, looking for any trace of magic. She stopped fighting suddenly.
"There!" she exclaimed. Some vines shot towards the trees. A figure leaped out from the tree branches to the shadows and laughed coldly.
"So, you found me, The Destined One." he said in a mocking tone. "Took you quite long."
"Why do you weaken the shield?" asked Kuwabara. Vixinia could almost tell that the man rolled his eyes.
"To destroy that precious world of yours." he said.
"Step out of the shadow and show yourself, bastard!" yelled Ellon.
'Gee, I need to talk to him about his language later.' thought Vixinia.
"As you wish." He stepped out slowly.
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A/N : Another chapter. Sorry, short and lame. I'm out of inspiration currently. The semester exams are coming in a month. I will have to learn harder. About OOC-ness, I must say that I can't help it, especially for the YYH. I had NEVER watched them before. Thanks for those who reviewed. I'll work harder!
~Sincerely
Flying Phoenix~
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