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A/N: You know what? I'm going to write another NEW story since all my other stories are of no good. Lack of reviews. I wanna see which of my three stories that I've been working on so far gets more reviews. So I'm going to try another story for the hell of it! Just to let you know, I am grateful for those of you who have reviewed my other stories. For those of you who haven't, I have no comment. sigh New story, lalalala...who wants to take my AP classes for me? Lolz. Now on with the new story.
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Assassins Three
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Chapter 1: The Task
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Fireworks shone in the skies of Kyoto. Tonight was the grand opening of Kikyo's brothel.
The Shinjitsu no Hana grand opening. And Kikyo was the boss of this special brothel. Tonight
is going to be such a prosperous and rowdy night, every man in town will come here for relaxing,
drinking, and gambling.
"Let's play a game of dice," called out one of the customers. "I bet one thousand silver
pieces." He was Toshio. "Whoever has the highest dice numbers wins!"
"You're on," answered another. "And I bet one thousand two hundred silver pieces!"
They each cup their three dices in the cups and shake them around. Finally, both throw down their
cups on the table and lifted up their cups.
Toshio lifted up his cup and saw three sixes! No one can beat that. When the other
customer lifted up his cup to only find three fives. He lost for sure. Toshio smiled a toothly grin
and grabbed his prize when a angular and petite figure walked down the stairs. It was a woman in
a pink kimono. She walked down the stairs gorganizing all the males at the gambling table.
(A/N: A witch! A witch, I tell you! Lolz. I don't like her. sticks tongue out)
"Kikyo-sama," the prostitutes called out in unison. "How are you?" These prostitutes
were sure giddy, chuckling behind their hands. Kikyo sure raised all those women to make money.
"Fine. Fine," replied a nonchalant Kikyo, waving her fan around. She walked towards
where Toshio was gambling and challenged him to a gamble.
"Oh, if it isn't the great Toshio here in my brothel," Kikyo smiled one of her sexy grins.
"How about I challenge you to a game of gamble?"
Toshio stared at the woman in front of him, lusciously. "Sure, Kikyo-sama. If I win, you
accompany me in your room tonight." Toshio couldn't take his eyes off the sexy Kikyo.
"Deal. And if I win, you will kneel and beg in front of me like a dog!" Kikyo was a
woman of her words. She would never take back her words.
"You have yourself a deal, Kikyo-sama. Get ready to have fun with me tonight!" Toshio
laughed.
"Begin!" Kikyo started, annoyed with this man's slowness. She wasn't going to wait for
him all night. She had other customers, too.
They both began and someone here has a trick up his sleeve. Kikyo could tell. Both shake
their cups and slammed their cups onto the table with a 'thud.' They lift their cups and to Kikyo's
shock, she had three fives! Now Toshio laughed a hysterical laugh. He had won again! And this
time, his prize is Kikyo. He had once again received three sixes! That wasn't supposed to happen.
Whenever Kikyo's at the gamble table, no one can ever beat her.
Toshio, smiled and said, "So Kikyo-sama, how about my treat?"
Kikyo, furious threw the table over and leapt up into the air and towards Toshio. With her
martial arts skill, she casted her sash at Toshio and the sash wrapped tightly around him. Then
with a tug, she pulled the sash to unravel Toshio's clothes, making him naked to the toe except
with some boxers on, to reveal multiple dices on the floor. He was cheating! Kikyo won't allow
such buffons in her brothel. Toshio kneeled himself in front of the great Kikyo, begging for mercy,
while Kikyo summoned two of her men to take him away.
"Alright, alright," Kikyo clapped. "Let's continue with the celebration of the grand
opening of Shinjitsu no Hana. With that, she left for her bedroom chamber.
Meanwhile, a notorious damiyo by the name of Tatsukira Tokinu, dropped by the brothel
for some dinner. He was a great martial artist known by many brigands. Body guards everywhere
accompanied Tatsukira's side. A scrawny-looking Inuyasha wearing a bandana around his head
and an apron, entered the room where the damiyo was seated, handing him some menus.
"You!" Tatsukira pointed at Inuyasha, "cook! What do you have for me? Bring your best
dishes!"
"Hai!" bowed Inuyasha, acting very chirping and callow. He left the room and got ready.
A few minutes later, Inuyasha returned with four of his best dishes. He laid down the
dishes and bowed for the damiyo to commence eating. What the damiyo didn't know was that
the food was poisoned. He happily swallowed down the food when suddenly the poison began to take effect.
"Argh!" the damiyo grabbed his throat, gasping for air. "Who are you!?" he demanded, his
finger pointing at Inuyasha. "Guards!" he yelled.
The guards quickly charged at Inuyasha with their swords. It was no use. They were no
match for Inuyasha's quick speed and dexterity. Inuyasha leapt up on the table and grabbed a
short knife from behind a painting on the wall and slashed all the throats of the guards. 'Thud.'
Each body fell to the floor with one hit. Now it was Tatsukira Tokinu's turn. Inuyasha quickly
approached the damiyo, devoid of expression and plunged the knife into the damiyo's throat.
"W-who are y-you?" the damiyo stuttered, shocked to be killed by a puny cook!
"I'm an assassin. And I was paid to kill you. That is all you need to know, " Inuyasha
replied, his eyes very cold and expressionless, and pulled the knife right out. Blood gushed
everywhere. And now Inuyasha's hands were all bloody.
Inuyasha quickly walked out of the room and went into his bedroom and got himself a
bask of water. He needed water to cleanse out the blood. However many times he washed, he
couldn't wash the blood out of his hands. Even though there was no blood present on his hands,
he still felt dirty.
"Brother," someone called from afar. It was Sesshoumaru. "Inuyasha, you can't wash the
blood away from your hands, ever." Sesshoumaru lived in this brothel along with Inuyasha and
Miroku. "Once you start killing, you can never wash away the blood."
"Sesshoumaru, I know," Inuyasha said quietly. " I don't think I can do this any longer.
We've been killing and killing powerful martial artists ever since we were very young. I don't
know how Kikyo-sama can stand all this."
"Remeber, Inuyasha. It was Kikyo-sama who raised us all. If it weren't for her— me, you,
and Miroku would be now on the streets, dying of starvation. She choose the best three out from
the orphanage—us. We owe it all to her." Sesshoumaru lectured on and on about how Kikyo
raised them.
"I know. I know, Sesshoumaru. And I owe her a great debt of gratitude. I can never
forget that," Inuyasha replied. "Kikyo-sama gets paid huge amount from other great lords to
assassinate these great martial artists of Kyoto. And she raised us—to kill them for her." Inuyasha
sat down on a chair, exhausted.
"Brother, this is our job. Our job is to kill. To kill as much as possible. We are asssassins,
and don't you ever forget it."
Inuyasha sighed and took off the bandana off his head to reveal fuzzy dog ears. "I know."
"Oh, yea. Have you seen Miroku anywhere? He's supposed to be doing his job!" Inuyasha
asked, looking around for any signs of Miroku.
"Don't bother looking for Miroku. You won't find him here, Inuyasha. He's out there in
the open, flirting with women." Sesshoumaru pointed out their window.
"That stupid Miroku. When Kikyo-sama finds out that he is shirking his job, she will sure
give him a good spanking." Inuyasha laughed at the sight of what would happen if Kikyo-sama
found Miroku not doing his job. This had happened before.
"MIROKUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" A female's voice was heard. It was Kikyo.
And she was furious. 'SLAPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!' That was the loudest slap Inuyasha and
Sesshoumaru ever heard from Kikyo. Oh boy, Miroku got his ass busted.
Suddenly, Miroku slumped into Inuyasha's room, his hand holding his red cheek.
"Inuyasha!" Miroku called out, "Kikyo-sama wants to see you. It's another job."
Inuyasha just nodded and said, "first, let me change out of these bloody clothes." With
that, he signaled Miroku to inform Kikyo.
After five minutes, Inuyasha changed into his red haori and walked into Kikyo's bed
chamber. Kikyo was sitting there waiting for him.
"Inuyasha," Kikyo smiled, "how was it?"
"The job went well, Kikyo-sama. It was a success." Inuyasha looked at Kikyo in the eyes.
"Inuyasha, I have another job for you. I've been told that you must kill another martial
artist tonight and another person."
"Who are they?" Inuyasha, quirked an eyebrow.
"Kocchi Tanaki.and his son."
"What is his weakness?"
"It is said that Kocchi uses a large knife to fight. He is quick with his knife and those who
aren't quick enough get the blow. Kocchi's weakness is the inability to fight in the dark. His son
doesn't know any martial arts. You can get rid of him easily—
"You still want me to kill someone without any skills in fighting?"
"I doubt that you will have any trouble killing them for me, Inuyasha."
"Alright, I will prepare right away," Inuyasha nodded and turned to leave.
"Wait, Inuyasha," Kikyo called. She walked close to Inuyasha and reached down to touch
his hand. "Inuyasha," Kikyo said seductively, "stay with me for a while. I've made you your
favorite dishes tonight."
"Kikyo-sama...I have to...go."
"Inuyasha!" Kikyo lunged her arms around Inuyasha's waist, pleading him to not leave.
"Why are you doing this to me?" Kikyo questioned, leaning onto his back.
"Kikyo-sama. I can't."
"Why can't you just think of me as a regular woman? Don't you love me?" Kikyo was on the verge of tears.
"I do, but I just can't, Kikyo-sama. I love you only as my older sister, my savior, but not
like that. Never like that." Inuyasha shook his head and pried Kikyo's hands off his waist. He
loved Kikyo a lot, but only as a sister and nothing else.
"Remember, Inuyasha. You owe me." Kikyo glared at Inuyasha with bitter cold eyes.
"I remember, Kikyo-sama. That is something I can never forget. I am forever in your debt.
I will leave, now that you are done informing me with the facts." Inuyasha turned his head and
walked out of the room and prepared himself.
"Inuyasha! Leave, if that's what you want! Hmph!" Kikyo stomped to her chair and
slumped there, enraged by Inuyasha's stubborness.
Just then Sesshoumaru entered the room. He walked over to Kikyo's table. "Kikyo-sama.
Here is today's bill," said Sesshoumaru as he handed her the bill book.
Kikyo looked up at Sesshoumaru and grabbed the bill book. She looked at it and tossed
across the floor.
"Eh?" Sesshoumaru looked at Kikyo with a question on his face.
"Sesshoumaru..." Kikyo cooed into Sesshoumaru's neck, seductively. She then brushed
her palm against Sesshoumaru's chest. "Sesshoumaru, stay with me tonight, please?"
Sesshoumaru blinked, devoid of expression, and pushed Kikyo away from him gently.
"I...Kikyo-sama, I refuse to sleep with you when all you think about is Inuyasha." Sesshoumaru
walked away nonchalantly and gently closed Kikyo's door.
"Hmph!" exclaimed Kikyo. She failed. She failed to get the hearts of not only Inuyasha but
also Sesshoumaru! No man has ever refused her. When men see her, they lust for her. But these
two stubborn brothers declined her. Argh! How frustrating!
Inuyasha lurked in the shadows, ready to strike. He stood behind the doors and looked
into the window to find Kocchi Tanaki.sitting in his room reading a novel.
"Since you're already here. Show yourself," called out Kocchi from his room. He already
sensed Inuyasha's presence before Inuyasha even neared his window.
"I was going to reveal myself," answered Inuyasha, yawning recklessly into his hand.
"Who are you? And what do you want?" Kocchi said, putting down his novel and stood
up. Kocchi looked at he so-called amateur standing in his doorway.
"Some say your talents of handling a mammoth knife is incredible. They say you are
indeed fast. I want to see how fast you are compared to my dagger," Inuyasha smirked at Kocchi.
"Too bad for those who have challenged me, never lived to tell the tale," laughed Kocchi.
"Hiyaaaaaaaaa!" Inuyasha charged forward with his dagger straight towards Kocchi.
Kocchi, fortunately, jumped into the air and grabbed his knife that was perched on the back of the
painting on the wall.
Then Inuyasha, purposely, blew out the candle that was lit a minute ago. Now Kocchi was
double alarmed. He couldn't see his attacker. Kocchi was weak and defenseless in the dark.
"You see," Inuyasha smirked triumphantly, "I am well trained to fight in the dark while
you're not!" With that, Inuyasha charged swiftly towards Kocchi Tanaki. And the dagger went
straight towards Kocchi's throat. Bingo!
"W-why?!" Blood gushed out from Kocchi's mouth. "A-am I defeated by an amateur?!"
"Because...I am an assassin, that's why," grinned Inuyasha as he pulled the dagger from
Kocchi's throat.
"Father!" a silhouette called, appeared to be leaning on the door. It was Kocchi's son.
Inuyasha, capriciously plunged his dagger into the son's chest even with the door closed. A direct
hit. The door then opened to reveal a little boy! That little boy was standing on a chair when the
incident occured.
'Oh my God!' screamed Inuyasha frantically in his mind. 'How can this be? I just killed a
boy! What have I done?' Inuyasha was hugging the boy close to his chest, trying to wake the
boy. It was no use. The boy was deceased.
A figure in black hid in the bushes. When it saw that Kocchi Tanaki was already dead, it
turned to leave, but unfortunately, stepped on some leaves. A soft crunching noise was heard by
Inuyasha.
"Who's there?" Inuyasha called, dropping the boy and stood up. He saw a figure
retreating in the dark shadows. The figure was dressed in black from head to toe, except two eyes
were present, had leapt onto the roof and he was going to follow it no matter what.
Inuyasha quickly followed the figure onto the roof. They fought a hand-to-hand combat
for a while when the figure threw some powder at Inuyasha, causing him to back up a few steps.
Inuyasha leaned forward and tried to grab the figure, but instead ripped something from the
figure's waist belt. It was a piece of jade carving. It was a phoenix. The figure took the chance to
flee when it noticed Inuyasha distracted.
Inuyasha left the Tanaki residence and went back to the brothel. He charged furiously into
Kikyo's bedroom without knocking. "Kikyo-sama!" Inuyasha shouted, enraged. "Kikyo-sama!
How could you! How could you let me kill a boy? A little boy who was only seven years old!"
Inuyasha shook with anger. "Seven years old!" Inuyasha began to shake Kikyo by the shoulders.
"Hmm..." Kikyo, pretended to hear nothing, pried off Inuyasha's hands off her. She
walked the other way, away from his direction.
"Kikyo-sama!" Inuyasha demanded an answer.
"Oh, stop your complaining. It's not that you never killed anyone before," replied Kikyo, calmly.
"But how could you ask me to kill a defenseless seven- year-old?!"
"You never asked, so don't complain to me," Kikyo shrugged her shoulders. "And
besides, ten years later, this boy will turn seventeen. If you don't kill him now, he will come to kill
you in the future, ne? You know that, don't you?"
"So, drop this drivel and go to bed. You've had a hard night and you need to rest," Kikyo
said, dismissing Inuyasha. "Tomorrow, inform Sesshoumaru and Miroku to come report to me
first thing in the morning. You come as well. Don't you forget."
"Hai..."
"Now, leave." Kikyo repeated again. Tomorrow she'll have the greatest task for all three
of them. Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha, and Miroku will have to be ready. They will have the hardest
task of their lives.
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