Riena: I got 5 reviews so I'm updating.

Okami/Neko-chan: WE'RE IN THIS CHAPTER!!!!!!!

Riena: Enjoy it while it lasts. This story is starring me and him. *points her thumb over her shoulder but no one is there* _ _ Where'd Youko go? Neko-chan, what'd you do with Youko?

Neko-chan: *evil grin* *innocent voice* Nothing Ri-chan.

*loud bangs can be heard coming from the broom closet*

Riena: -_-* Sure Neko-chan. Whatever you say. *walks over to the broom closet and opens the door*

Youko: *comes tumbling out, head first*

Riena: *turns into one of her demon forms (silver fox)* *bends over so that she can look Youko in the eye, with her tail straight up in the air* Whatcha doin' in there?

Youko: *who is still on the floor* Neko-chan locked me in there.

Riena: Oh.

Sandy: *snickers* *pulls Riena's tail*

Riena: _ I'm gonna kill you, Sandy! *stands still while her plants chase Sandy*

Sandy: *running around in circles, trying to get away from Riena's plants* HELP!

All (except Sandy): *watch in amusement*

Riena: On with the fic!

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Riena walked down the street, backpack slung over her shoulder, and eyes trained on the ground. She had long, wavy hair that fell just below the middle of her back and was dark brown on top near the scalp and flowed to golden blonde at the tips. Riena pushed a stray strand of hair out of her face as the sun hit it and it shimmered gold. Piercing sapphire blue eyes sparkled in the sunlight like real sapphires.

Riena walked up to a small, one-story school and through a large green iron gate. She looked around, but no sign of her friends. 'Guess I'll just have to tell them during break,' Riena thought.

She looked across a small courtyard that was at the center of the school. Actually, it was only two oval-shaped patches of grass separated by a narrow, concrete pathway. The edges were lined with bushes and a few trees stood in the middle of the otherwise barren patches of grass.

Riena looked into one of the bushes nearby and watched as a shadowy figure scurried out of it. "Damn lower-class demons," Riena mumbled. That happened almost everyday. It was always either that, or something else that had to do with the supernatural. You see, Riena's life in the Nigenkai wasn't exactly what most people would call 'normal'. Her house was full of perverted spirits, her school was filled with demons, the school and the forest behind it were haunted, various demons stalked her, she could often hear them arguing as she walked, and her only friends in the Nigenkai were two crazy demonesses, a wolf demon and a cat demon.

She slowly walked to a door at the edge of the courtyard and walked in.

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Riena walked out of the room clutching many large textbooks and she had her bag slung over her shoulder.

"Hey Riena!" Riena looked up to see two girls running towards her, both smiling. One had long, sandy brown hair that reached past her shoulder blades and ice blue eyes. She wore a light blue sweatshirt over a white t-shirt and had light blue pants. The other had dark reddish-brown hair with soft orange-red highlights. She wore a dark blue sweatshirt over a light blue shirt with dark blue jeans. She also had chestnut brown eyes.

"Hey Okami. Hey Neko-chan." Riena greeted. "Hey!" They chorused. "So, anything interesting happen last night?" the girl with ice-blue eyes, Okami, asked. "Hell yeah," Riena responded. "Like what?" Neko-chan asked. "Like this..." Riena said and began to explain.

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"Wow..." Okami breathed. They had just reached the outskirts of the school's field and the wire fence that surrounded it and separated the field from the forest. They were standing only a few feet away from the corner of the field.

A slight breeze ruffled Riena's hair as she stared into the forest's depths. This forest was haunted. People had died here and they hadn't left, even after death. Riena stared at the forest, as though in a trance.

"Riena? Hello, Riena! Earth to Riena!" Neko-chan shouted, waving a hand in front of Riena's face. "Huh? Wha?" "You ok?" Okami asked. "Of course." Riena replied.

A demon suddenly hopped over the fence and tried to attack Riena. She simply kicked him square in the balls, her eyes closed with an annoyed expression on her face and her hands in her pockets. Then, while he was still in the air, she used the same leg to kick him in the temple. He flew through the fence making a large hole.

Neko-chan and Okami stared at the hole as Riena started to walk away, back across the field. "Nice kick," Okami mumbled as she looked up. "Hey! Wait for us!" she shouted as she and Neko-chan ran to catch up.

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Riena walked down the side-walk, running a hand along the wire fence. School had ended, finally, but Riena wasn't in a rush to get home.

The fence ended abruptly and opened up to a small path that led into the forest. Riena stared, once again, into its depths. Her hand remained suspended in the air as a light breeze ruffled her hair and blew threw the trees. Someone was in there, she could tell, and it wasn't just one of the usual stray ghosts that lived in there, either.

Riena could smell rotting flesh and there was a strong energy signal coming from the forest. Someone was in there all right. Her curiosity got the best of her and she walked slowly into the forest.

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Riena walked.

And walked.

And walked.

The energy signal was getting stronger and the scent of rotting flesh was now so strong that Riena could hardly breathe.

Riena continued to walk until she came to a very small clearing. Riena darted behind a tree when she noticed movement on the other side of the clearing. Riena poked her head out from behind the tree to look at the two figures. The first figure wore a long black hooded cloak that through his face into shadow and covered his entire body, even his hands. The other figure was hidden in the shadows of the trees. Riena couldn't see him clearly, but she could tell that he was male and that he was leaning against a tree trunk. He had his arms crossed over his chest. They spoke so quietly and were so far away, that even with Riena's enhanced hearing, she could barely hear them.

"Have you found them yet?" the figure in the trees asked. "No, my lord. The girls continue to elude us-" the cloaked figure suddenly stopped talking as the second figure held up his hand. "Someone is here." Riena froze. "Should I kill them, sir?" "No. Feed them to the demons." Riena smirked. Plenty of demons had tried to devour her. None had succeeded yet.

The cloaked figure nodded, then held out his arm, pointing in Riena's direction. Riena's eyes widened as the figures cloak slid off his hand to reveal a hand that was a grayish-green and slimy. It looked as though it had begun to decay and was left in water a little to long.

Riena was just about to head back when she felt ice-cold black tentacles of light wrap around her wrists, ankles, waist, and throat. They were so tight that she could already feel the circulation in her arms and legs being cut off. She did not have much time to dwell on this, however, before she was pulled into a black abyss and passed out from the lack of air.

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Riena: I'm not going to update til the little number up there *points* that counts reviews says ten. I know that this chapter was pretty boring but I still hope you liked this chapter. It was longer than the last one. Until next chapter! Sayonara!

All: Sayonara!

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