It was a cold and eerie night. The clouds passed from
the full moon, which cast its light over the true ice
fortress. Hyoukoumori bats flew around the fortress' tower.
Toukaibutsu patrolled the walls and the perimeter of the
area. Deep within the almost pitch black courtyard, Icykal
had begun to birth more little ice terrors.
Within the fortress itself, the ice army was busying themselves with final preparations for their queen's newest plan. However, there were some people who did not want to work. They just wanted to play. And that's exactly what they did.
Sekka and Hiten lay in their bed, panting heavily. Beads of sweat dripping from their bodies. She put her hand on his chest and kissed his neck. "I love you, Hiten," she whispered into his ear.
"I love you, too, Sekka," he said, kissed her forehead, then closed his eyes.
Morning brought a cold chill to the area. Fuyuka sat atop the ice tower, watching down on the grounds. He was so focused that he didn't hear the footsteps behind him.
"What's wrong?" Frostbyte asked, sitting beside him. He pointed to the courtyard where Sekka and Hiten were making out. She laughed. "Oh, I get it. Your jealous."
"It's not fair," he growled. "I was here first. She should be with me, not him."
"And whose fault is that?" Frostbyte said. "Why did you not make your move a long time ago?"
"I was waiting for the right time."
"And now that time has gone." Frostbyte stood up. "Well," she continued, "This much I do know. They actually do have deep feelings of affection for each other. So it would be wise that you stay out of their way." And with that, she left.
Fuyuka's eyes narrowed. "It's not fair," he whispered. Then an idea came to him. He smiled wickedly and stood up. "Maybe things will start to go good for me after all..."
A few hours later, Frostbyte decided to check up on Fuyuka to make sure he was okay. When she got to his door, she heard him speaking with someone. She stayed outside and listened.
"So you can do it then?" Fuyuka asked. His visitors said they could. "Good, and remember, I don't want any of this getting out." His visitors assured him that he was safe, and approached the door. Frostbyte, being a ninja, concealed herself in the shadows as the two men left the room. She could barely make out their features, but one of them had long blue hair, and the other had long red hair.
(Oh god, Fuyuka, please don't have done something stupid...)
She knocked on his door, which startled him. "F- Frostbyte," he stuttered. "You didn't see anyone leave, did you?"
She smiled. "Why, did you have a lady friend come in for a romp?"
"No," he smiled. "Never mind then."
Night fell again. KooriKisaki had asked Sekka to do a special task for her, and so Hiten was left all alone. He sat on her bed and thought about how great his life was going. He had a beautiful girl and so did his brother. He lay down and closed his eyes.
"Ya," he sighed, "Life is great." He dozed off. A few minutes later, he was awakened by a knock at the door. "Go away," he muttered. "I'm sleeping." But the person at the door would not go away. They knocked again. "I said I'm sleeping," he exclaimed. Then finally, the door slowly opened. He bolted up in his bed to see to shadowy figures at his door. "Who the fuck are you?" he exclaimed.
The taller of the two men had blue hair that grew to his waist. His eyes were as red as blood. He wore a sleeveless orange shirt with baggy tan pants. His partner had red hair in a ponytail that reached to a little above his knees. His eyes were as black as night. He wore a pink sleeveless shirt and purple baggy pants. On his right arm, he wore a golden gauntlet. Held in his hand was a long staff made of wood with an orb at the top.
"I said," Hiten repeated, "Who are you?"
"That is of little importance to you," the blue haired man said as he and his partner approached Hiten.
Sekka did not arrive from her task until early the next morning. She crept quietly up to the door so as not to disturb Hiten. She quietly opened the door and peered in. She screamed in terror. Hiten's mangled body lye on the bed, all of the things in the room had been trashed. Bloodstains were everywhere.
She ran over to the body on her bed and knelt beside it, not noticing that her CD player had dropped from her pocket. When it landed, it opened and the CD fell out. But she didn't ever hear the clang sound. She held Hiten's head in her hands, and then began to call for help.
Fuyuka had just so happened to be standing outside the room when he heard the call. He rushed in the room and gasped. He went over to her and knelt beside her. "Who the hell could have done such a thing?" Sekka gave no answer through her sobs.
Two Toukaibutsu entered the room and Fuyuka walked over to them. "I want you to search the area for anyone not of our army or of Naraku. Bring all those that you find back here alive, got it?" The Toukaibutsu grunted and left for their search. Then, Frostbyte entered the scene.
She glared at the sight before her. "Fuyuka," she said, "Take Sekka out of here, I'll see if I can clean this up."
"You sure," Fuyuka said, taking Sekka in his arms. "Okay," he whispered in her ear, "It'll be okay now." He led her out of the room.
Frostbyte turned back to Hiten's body. "Those two men," she said aloud. "I understand now." She looked down and saw Sekka's CD player and the CD. She picked it up and read its title. "Yogore no Yurikago?" she muttered. "What an odd name..."
That evening, the whole group sat around the big bonfire that was cremating Hiten's body. Manten looked into the flames and could not believe that his older brother was in them. Yura tried to comfort him, but it didn't help much. Souten couldn't even look. She sat cross-legged beside Yura and Manten and just stared at the ground. Tears slowly made their way out of her eyes. Kouryuu sat beside her, stunned as she was.
Fuyuka and Sekka sat together. She was resting her head on his shoulder, crying softly. He had his hand on her shoulder, rubbing it gently. Neither of them heard Frostbyte come up behind them. "Fuyuka?" she whispered, "May I see you in private please?"
"Of course," he said, then turned to Sekka and said, "You gonna be alright?" She nodded, tears still streaming down her cheeks. He got up and, with Frostbyte, walked to a more private location. "What?" he growled.
"I know about the assassins," she glared.
"I'm afraid I don't know what you're talking about," he said.
"The one with the long blue hair and his partner with the long red hair," she whispered angrily. "I saw you talking with them yesterday."
Fuyuka clenched his teeth. "You told me you didn't see anyone!" he growled with frustration.
"I tell you a lot of things," she muttered. "I thought I told you not to interfere with them!"
Fuyuka scoffed. "Well, it's too late now, isn't it?" he smiled, baring his fangs. "And I suggest that you keep your mouth shut, otherwise you'll end up like... him." He pointed to the bonfire.
"I will keep my mouth shut," she said, "If you hire those assassins for another job for me." Fuyuka looked her straight in the eye as she continued her request.
He looked to the ground. "Fine," he grunted. "I'll pay them for your job. Are you happy now?"
Frostbyte turned around and whispered, "Are you?" as she walked away. Fuyuka looked at the ground and sighed. Then he shook his head and went to sit with Sekka.
Frostbyte smiled. "Excellent," she whispered to herself, "Now I will finally have that wind enchantress all to myself, and that wolf boy's head on a stick..." She cackled evilly.
Within the fortress itself, the ice army was busying themselves with final preparations for their queen's newest plan. However, there were some people who did not want to work. They just wanted to play. And that's exactly what they did.
Sekka and Hiten lay in their bed, panting heavily. Beads of sweat dripping from their bodies. She put her hand on his chest and kissed his neck. "I love you, Hiten," she whispered into his ear.
"I love you, too, Sekka," he said, kissed her forehead, then closed his eyes.
Morning brought a cold chill to the area. Fuyuka sat atop the ice tower, watching down on the grounds. He was so focused that he didn't hear the footsteps behind him.
"What's wrong?" Frostbyte asked, sitting beside him. He pointed to the courtyard where Sekka and Hiten were making out. She laughed. "Oh, I get it. Your jealous."
"It's not fair," he growled. "I was here first. She should be with me, not him."
"And whose fault is that?" Frostbyte said. "Why did you not make your move a long time ago?"
"I was waiting for the right time."
"And now that time has gone." Frostbyte stood up. "Well," she continued, "This much I do know. They actually do have deep feelings of affection for each other. So it would be wise that you stay out of their way." And with that, she left.
Fuyuka's eyes narrowed. "It's not fair," he whispered. Then an idea came to him. He smiled wickedly and stood up. "Maybe things will start to go good for me after all..."
A few hours later, Frostbyte decided to check up on Fuyuka to make sure he was okay. When she got to his door, she heard him speaking with someone. She stayed outside and listened.
"So you can do it then?" Fuyuka asked. His visitors said they could. "Good, and remember, I don't want any of this getting out." His visitors assured him that he was safe, and approached the door. Frostbyte, being a ninja, concealed herself in the shadows as the two men left the room. She could barely make out their features, but one of them had long blue hair, and the other had long red hair.
(Oh god, Fuyuka, please don't have done something stupid...)
She knocked on his door, which startled him. "F- Frostbyte," he stuttered. "You didn't see anyone leave, did you?"
She smiled. "Why, did you have a lady friend come in for a romp?"
"No," he smiled. "Never mind then."
Night fell again. KooriKisaki had asked Sekka to do a special task for her, and so Hiten was left all alone. He sat on her bed and thought about how great his life was going. He had a beautiful girl and so did his brother. He lay down and closed his eyes.
"Ya," he sighed, "Life is great." He dozed off. A few minutes later, he was awakened by a knock at the door. "Go away," he muttered. "I'm sleeping." But the person at the door would not go away. They knocked again. "I said I'm sleeping," he exclaimed. Then finally, the door slowly opened. He bolted up in his bed to see to shadowy figures at his door. "Who the fuck are you?" he exclaimed.
The taller of the two men had blue hair that grew to his waist. His eyes were as red as blood. He wore a sleeveless orange shirt with baggy tan pants. His partner had red hair in a ponytail that reached to a little above his knees. His eyes were as black as night. He wore a pink sleeveless shirt and purple baggy pants. On his right arm, he wore a golden gauntlet. Held in his hand was a long staff made of wood with an orb at the top.
"I said," Hiten repeated, "Who are you?"
"That is of little importance to you," the blue haired man said as he and his partner approached Hiten.
Sekka did not arrive from her task until early the next morning. She crept quietly up to the door so as not to disturb Hiten. She quietly opened the door and peered in. She screamed in terror. Hiten's mangled body lye on the bed, all of the things in the room had been trashed. Bloodstains were everywhere.
She ran over to the body on her bed and knelt beside it, not noticing that her CD player had dropped from her pocket. When it landed, it opened and the CD fell out. But she didn't ever hear the clang sound. She held Hiten's head in her hands, and then began to call for help.
Fuyuka had just so happened to be standing outside the room when he heard the call. He rushed in the room and gasped. He went over to her and knelt beside her. "Who the hell could have done such a thing?" Sekka gave no answer through her sobs.
Two Toukaibutsu entered the room and Fuyuka walked over to them. "I want you to search the area for anyone not of our army or of Naraku. Bring all those that you find back here alive, got it?" The Toukaibutsu grunted and left for their search. Then, Frostbyte entered the scene.
She glared at the sight before her. "Fuyuka," she said, "Take Sekka out of here, I'll see if I can clean this up."
"You sure," Fuyuka said, taking Sekka in his arms. "Okay," he whispered in her ear, "It'll be okay now." He led her out of the room.
Frostbyte turned back to Hiten's body. "Those two men," she said aloud. "I understand now." She looked down and saw Sekka's CD player and the CD. She picked it up and read its title. "Yogore no Yurikago?" she muttered. "What an odd name..."
That evening, the whole group sat around the big bonfire that was cremating Hiten's body. Manten looked into the flames and could not believe that his older brother was in them. Yura tried to comfort him, but it didn't help much. Souten couldn't even look. She sat cross-legged beside Yura and Manten and just stared at the ground. Tears slowly made their way out of her eyes. Kouryuu sat beside her, stunned as she was.
Fuyuka and Sekka sat together. She was resting her head on his shoulder, crying softly. He had his hand on her shoulder, rubbing it gently. Neither of them heard Frostbyte come up behind them. "Fuyuka?" she whispered, "May I see you in private please?"
"Of course," he said, then turned to Sekka and said, "You gonna be alright?" She nodded, tears still streaming down her cheeks. He got up and, with Frostbyte, walked to a more private location. "What?" he growled.
"I know about the assassins," she glared.
"I'm afraid I don't know what you're talking about," he said.
"The one with the long blue hair and his partner with the long red hair," she whispered angrily. "I saw you talking with them yesterday."
Fuyuka clenched his teeth. "You told me you didn't see anyone!" he growled with frustration.
"I tell you a lot of things," she muttered. "I thought I told you not to interfere with them!"
Fuyuka scoffed. "Well, it's too late now, isn't it?" he smiled, baring his fangs. "And I suggest that you keep your mouth shut, otherwise you'll end up like... him." He pointed to the bonfire.
"I will keep my mouth shut," she said, "If you hire those assassins for another job for me." Fuyuka looked her straight in the eye as she continued her request.
He looked to the ground. "Fine," he grunted. "I'll pay them for your job. Are you happy now?"
Frostbyte turned around and whispered, "Are you?" as she walked away. Fuyuka looked at the ground and sighed. Then he shook his head and went to sit with Sekka.
Frostbyte smiled. "Excellent," she whispered to herself, "Now I will finally have that wind enchantress all to myself, and that wolf boy's head on a stick..." She cackled evilly.