"Those stupid idiots!" Kyozame laughed as he looked out over the forrest from his balcony. "Sure the plan is great, bring her hear to get her memory back, but they are forgetting about me!." He smiled. "Boys!?" Kyozame called. Two demons walked out onto the balcony. "Yes my lord?" They both responded. "They brought the girl here. I could sense them. they are pretty far away though. It might take a few days. Get the girl and bring her to me alive. As for the other two, kill them." "Sir!" They both responded, and left. "Hmmm.......and Kurama also huh? This is very interesting."

"Its been three days, how come we are not there yet?" Kimura asked. "I haven't been there in a long time. I have been ban from Makai you know! There are a lot more trees now. But we are almost there." Ryu said. "Rumor has it that the shanobi roam these parts. If we have to stop for the night before we get there, we might be able to find their camp." Kurama replied. "Hell they wouldn't let me stay in their camp. All the shanobi hate me. Even though I'm ban from Makai doesn't mean I don't come here. The shanobi get in m way." Ryu said. "Shanobi.....as in Jin and Touya?" Kimura asked. "Yes." Kurama replied. Kimura smiled. "I miss them." She said. "Oh dear god you know them!?" Ryu asked. "Yeah and they are nice demons! Unlike you!" Kimura said. "What? What did I do?" Ryu asked. "You slapped me." Kimura said. "Your still on me about that!? Well you deserved it. You were acting like such a baby." Ryu said crossing his arms. "What did I do?" Kimura asked. "You remember that for yourself."Ryu said. He walked a little more ahead of the two. "Hn!" Kimura crossed her arms and stuck her tongue out at Ryu.

"Hey Kurama, how di di know you and Kurounue?" Kimura asked looking at him. "Oh.....well.....we were all friendly rivalries." Kurama said. "Is that why you don't care for Ryu much?" Kimura asked. "....." "I could tell you guys hold some sort of grudge against each other. You aren't telling me, but I will find out sooner or later." Kimura smiled. Kurama smiled back. "Its something like that." He replied. Kurama stopped. He turned around. "What's wrong Kurama?" Kimura asked. Ryu ran to where Kimura and Kurama were standing. He inhaled deeply through his nose, smelling the air. "Its my brother!" Ryu yelled. "That's not all!" Kurama yelled. "what?" Kimura asked. Demons ran at them from behind the trees, attacking them with force. Kimura swung Hiei's katana, slashing demons in two, while Ryu used his fists, and Kurama, his rose whip.

A demon with long claws started slashing at Kimura. It finally knocked the sword out of Kimura's hand, and slashed her across the face, the cut starting just above her eye, all the way down her nose right to the side of her left jaw. Kimura cried out in pain, her right eye going blurry because of the pain just above. Kimura summoned enough energy to create her ice blade, fighting the demon once more. A demon came up from behind her, just touching her lightly on the shoulder. Kimura froze up. She couldn't move at all. She was almost paralyzed. The two demons took her and ran away, meanwhile ryu and Kurama were still fighting.

"Ryu they have taken Kimura!" Kurama yelled. "Ill get her, you keep these guys busy!" Ryu yelled running off after them. Ryu could just see the demons and Kimura, when they ran into a portal. Ryu dove in, just as the portal closed, and missed it. "GOD DAMN IT!" Ryu yelled slamming down on the ground. "they took her." Kurama responded walking up behind him. "Yeah." Ryu said. "She should be safe. He won't kill her, not until she remembers and tells him that is." Ryu said. "What's wrong Kurama?" Ryu asked. "Its that other sent. Its coming even closer......" Kurama turned around rapidly, his rose whip ready.

Kimura was fading in and out of passing out. The pain from the slash across her face was causing her eyes to tear, and everything was going blurry. Kimura closed her eyes, hoping it would go away. She could feel herself being dropped hard on the ground, and could here the demons yelling. Kimura opened her eyes. Everything was even more blurry. She could see them fighting someone. She couldn't make out their face, but her was dressed in mostly all black. Kimura could feel herself passing out. She closed her eyes, but opened them once more, fighting the feeling. The black figure walked up to her, and kneeled down, carrying her over to a rock. Kimura could feel her head leaning up against a rock. the figure then whipped Kimura's face with a piece of cloth. Kimura winced, but let the character do it any ways. She felt very comfortable around this.....unknown figure for some reason, and something about 'it' seemed quite familiar.

"Who are you?" Kimura was able to say. She reached out her hand, but the figure backed away, leaving her sight. "w.....wait." Kimura said. She could feel herself becoming more and more weak. She finally blacked out.

"Oy! you almost rose whipped me to death!" The Irish goblin laughed, levitating in the air. "We thought you were with the demons." Ryu said crossing his arms. Jin frownd. he swooped down, and looked at Ryu. "ah you're the one whos got the stinky wind blowin this way." He replied. "psh that's right Im bad." Ryu said putting his arms on his hips. "Nothing you could beat me up for right now sorry to say." He replied. "Do you know a man by the name of Kyozame?" Kurama asked. "That man has been bothering us with is demons lately! Very annoying. Its been upsetting the shanobi." Jin replied stepping through bush in front of him. "Kimura was captured by his demons, and is going back to his castle." Ryu said. "Kimura? How is that girl?" Jin asked. "Not well." Kurama replied.

Kurama and Ryu explained the whole situation to Jin on the way to his camp. Jin amazed at what he heard, ran and told Touya when they arrived. "We have to save her before your brother could get any information, or hurt her." Touya said. "I know Kimura, she won't tell." Kurama said. "then again....." Kurama looked at Ryu. "Kyozame knows .....everything about Kimura's past. He might.....get her to tell because of the events in her past. And worse, he might manipulate her thoughts." Kurama said. "We have to find her now." Ryu said. "I have no idea where he lives." Ryu said. "We have sensed some borders put up around property about five hundred miles from here." Touya replied. "I flew above once. I saw am odd mansion out in the middle of nowhere." Jin said. "That has to be my brother. He's the only bastard that would do that." Ryu replied. "five hundred miles is quite far from here." Kurama replied. "But it's the best we could do. "Right then! Me and touay shall come with you! We will leave tomorrow. I must go and inform the rest of the gang!" Jin said walking away.

Kimura sat up, rubbing her head. She carefully touched the scar where the slash was on her face. It was hardly there. the strange character must have healed me." Kimura thought to herself. She looked around, for any sign of this mysterious person, but nothing was to be seen but trees. "crap.....now what do I do?" Kimura asked herself. "Maybe I could find the Shanobi tribe. Kimura thought. She started to hike around, looking for some sign of people anywhere.

After a few hours, Kimura found her way out of the forest. "uh.....should I go back in there?' she asked herself. Kimura looked down. She was standing in a field of some sort of strange looking flowers. "Wow.....these are beautiful." Kimura said to herself. "hey you! Your standing on Haru flowers! They are very hard to grow!" a mans voice came. Kimura looked up. A tall man with blond short hair, a te-shirt and jeans came running up. Kimura jumped out of the flowers. "Im sorry." Kimura said. "Its alright." The man said bending down, and picking a few. "I grow these for my potions I make." "Potions?" Kimura asked. "Yeah." The man said he looked up. "wow....what happened to your face?" He asked. "attacked by a demon.....oh no! Hiei's katana! I must have left it back at the sight!" Kimura said slapping her hand on her head. "Hiei?.....Hiei Jagonshi?" The man asked. "y.....yeah.....you know him?" Kimura asked. "My team fought against his team during the dark tournament." He said. "My name is Sazuki. Hiei could tell you how I got my ass kicked by Genkai." He said laughing. "man I was idiotic there. "You know Genkai?" Kimura asked. "Sure I do. I know the whole gang. I helped Kurama in his match against karasu. I was the guy who gave him the potion that turned him into his Youko form." He said. "wow.....that's so cool.....my name is Kimura." She responded. "Nice to meet you Kimura. So.....what exactly are you doing here?" He asked. "I was on a mission, and got separated from Kurama, and a guy named Ryu." Kimura said. "Ryu.....i know that man. He comes and buys potions off of me when ever he could. He is one strange wolf demon." Suzuki said. ".....hes a wolf demon?" Kimura asked. "Yeah. He hides his form very accurately to, thanks to one of my potions. Would you like me to help you find your way back to them?" Sazuki asked. "that would be great! They said that where we were is the place where the shanobi lived." Kimura asked. "Wow. That about four hundred miles from here." Sazuki said. "Well they think im kidnapped by one of Kyozame's demons, and im at his castle. Does that give you any more clues?" Kimura asked

"Kyozame? Man I hate that man. His land is just in those woods. He wanted to get my land too. I assume they are then going to come after you. If they were where you say they were, with the shanobi that is, then they would be heading in this direction to get to the mansion. See, I live smack in the middle of his property m field is all surrounded by woods, his woods. The only way to get to his mansion is by that path over there." Sazuki pointed at a stone path a couple of hundred yard away from them. it cuts into my property, but I don't fuss about it." He said. "They should come by this way and probably stop here." "That's great!" Kimura said. "You could stay here until they come.....we could go back to my cabin, and look at that wound you have there." He said

"It looks like you are healing quite well." Sazuki said examining the cut. "some strange black figure healed me. I couldn't make out who it was." Kimura said. "Well he did a hell of a good job!" sazuki said.