Midnight: We're back!
Yami Midnight: I can't believe we've written four chapters already!
Midnight: The chapters are going to slow down slightly now. You know, with school and all...the homework horror might get in the way.
Old Acquaintances
"This can't be happening! I'm going to wake up and find I never made that God-forsaken arm!" Katiyo's voice was now reaching a hysteric level. She started pacing the room quickly. Occasionally, she let out a disbelieving laugh and then a sob.
So this is hysterics. Poor girl. "Katiyo, I don't mean to interrupt, but could you explain to me how this happened?"
Katiyo abruptly stopped pacing and stared at her feet. She did not want to explain, but she owed Sesshoumaru for doing this to him. So she took a deep breath and started.
"The reason you can feel me but I can't feel you is because I didn't receive any of your blood. When I was making the mold for your arm, my finger must have released some blood. It got mixed in the mold, and then I attached it to your arm. So now some of my blood is in your veins." It was strange for Sesshoumaru to hear Katiyo's usually expressive voice go flat. She was obviously depressed.
"I understand now. I believe all demon tribes have a similar way of doing a marital bonding thing. With dogs, though, it's much more...intimate." (AN: Not sex, you gutter-brains!) That got a wet laugh out of her. "The effect is almost the same." Suddenly her face lit up.
"I know! I'm going to go talk to the elders in my flock! Maybe there's a way to reverse it! I'll be back as soon as I can!" And as quickly as she arrived, she was gone.
Well, I don't mind, he thought looking at the wings on his wrist.
I had forgotten how long it took me to get out of here! How long have I been flying? Three weeks? I was in such a rush to get out last time, I didn't keep track. Katiyo had finally arrived. She saw the great tree in the distance. She was nervous. A year had past since the last time she's been home. And I'm not sure whether I missed it or not.
As she flew by, she heard the cries of her flock. They knew she was here. As she swooped into the boughs of the great willow where her flock lived, she hoped to see some familiar faces, or even friendly faces, but she saw none. She flew higher into the tree to a platform set between two branches. This is where the elders had councils. She was surprised to see that all six elders where there, apparently waiting for her.
"So, you have returned." The chief elder said coldly.
"Yes. I come seeking your aid. I have made a grave mistake. I need to know how to reverse the blood bonding." Katiyo said humbly.
"You shall receive nothing form us!" another elder spat.
"But-"
"Three weeks after you left, you were declared an exile. No other Falcon has dared to leave our midst. Let alone run away."
"I've been... exiled?" Katiyo whispered, unbelieving.
"Your parents fought against the decision, so they were sent to Lushagui."
"You killed them? No!" she cried.
"And you shall have to be killed too. We must show the right example for the chicks." The elder send a blast of magic from his beak that changed Katiyo into her human shape. Then he flew into her face, causing her to fall off the platform. Crashing into several branches on the way down, she landed on the ground face up. To her horror, flashes of light blinded her. Now she was surrounded by human shaped falcon demons holding stones, bows and arrows, and sticks.
"Do not kill her! Lame her only! Let her suffer!" cried a bearded old man.
Tripping, Katiyo tried to run and dodge rocks at the same time. She escaped the clinging willow boughs and ran for her life, but the falcons were faster. Katiyo tried to transform so she could fly away, but thanks to the elders' spell, she could only manage making wings sprout form her shoulder blades. Clumsily, she tried to take off, but an arrow punched a hole in her wing, then another, then another. Soon she was brought to the ground in intense pain. They threw sticks and stones at her until the bearded man told them it was enough.
"She is sure to die now!" he said triumphantly. Then they all turned their backs on her and flew away.
"Someone, help me!" the mangled girl whispered.
Yami Midnight: HAHA! Evil cliffhanger! This is payback for all the cliffhangers I've had to deal with!
Midnight: You're so evil.
Yami Midnight: Well, I am your dark half! It's my job!
Midnight: That doesn't mean you have to make our readers go crazy with anticipation for the next chapter. Wait... maybe that's a good thing.
Yami Midnight: Go on...
Midnight: That means they'll have to tell us to update!
Yami Midnight: Un Hun...
Midnight: That means they'll have to review!
Yami Midnight: Is that your final answer?
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Yami Midnight: Ding ding ding! You've just correctly answered the million-dollar question! Hurrah!
Midnight: Yay! Stay tuned for the next exiting episode of An Unlikely Pair! We'll see-
Yami Midnight: (slaps hand on Midnight's mouth) Don't tell them!
Midnight: (muffled) Oops! My bad!