Ch 3 Under World: Rumble in the jungle

The meeting time was not specified but all members knew that it was to be held at when the sun grows dark and the moon begins to rise. The trail was closed at this time of night no one hung around except for the gators that guarded the riverside..

"Is everyone here?" Inuyasha asked, receiving nods from the others. "Ok then, let me introduce our new 2nd rank member Kitsuna."

Kitsuna stepped out from behind Inuyasha and waved a smile at the group in front of them.

"Hello" She said nodding her head in a very small bow.

Inuyasha began the introductions and when he got to Miroku and the others was cut off.

"Kouga, Kagome, Sango, and of course Miroku it is nice to meet you all." She said with a slight smile.

"Wait" Inuyasha said "Uuuuuggg, He's late AGAIN" Just then some one came up behind Kitsuna.

In a flash she drew out her Sai and turned to attack but was stopped by his twin blades.

"Sorry I'm late Inu-kun, you know how traffic can be." The stranger said not once breaking his gaze.

"HEY, WOULD YOU TWO STOP THAT, I was just introducing our new member." Inuyasha replied.

"Kitsuna this is N-"He began to say but was cut off.

"NIO, Nio Fukisawa, is that you?" Kitsuna said dropping her sai and hugging him.

"Kitsuna, long time no see" He said hugging her back. "I heard the rumors around school and thought they might have been about you."

"You two know each other?" Asked Sango

"Yes," Kitsuna replied "he used to be my partner in crime, so to speak."

"So Nio, kalmia go notoro?" She said getting glances of confusion from everyone but him.

"I'm ok, haven't been up to much, why are you here?"

"I have come on assignment of course, my employer wishes me to destroy him"

"Him? Him who?"

"I am not at liberty to say at the moment, but he is an increasing threat in the Under World."

"Hmmm, I see"

"There is a rumor in the Under World that says you have retired black shadow, is this true?"

"Yes temporarily anyway, you should know I get bored easily, and I am starting to miss the challenges we used to face."

"Does this mean I can call upon you for assistance if need be?"

"Sure" He said in the normal language signaling the end of their conversation.

"What kind of language was that." Said Kouga

"I do not see how this is any of your business." She replied.

Inuyasha heard an un natural swaying thru the trees and became tense.

"Some one is here, someone is spying on us!" He said drawing his sword placing the whole gang on alert. Everyone drew there weapons ready for the unexpected.

"SHOW YOURSELF" he shouted, "ONLY COWARDS HIDE,"

With that a figure hidden in the shadows became revealed, the form was distorted buy the moonlight but one thing was clear the outline of a sadistic smile that gave everyone chills. Sited on the highest tree branch over looking the river the figure rose and with its exit throwing a single needle aimed at Kagome, which Kitsuna caught just inches from her face.

"AFTER THAT WRETCH!" Inuyasha shouted.

Kouga and Nio took after the figure, leaping from limb to limb into the forest.

"Why would the person try to hurt me?" pondered Kagome.

"I don't know seems like that was an assassin sent to send a message," Miroku suggested.

"Look there is an inscription on this needle," said Kitsuna, "It says for the one who knows the past and blinds the future."

"What could that possibly mean?" Kagome asked turning to Inuyasha for answers.

"How the hell should I know? What do I look like a Psychic?"

"No one expects you to have any ans-"

"I might" Kitsuna said cutting Miroku off "but if this means what I think, those two are walking in to a trap." Kitsuna started after Kouga and Nio saying "don't just stand there c'mon" in a semi worried voice.

"Come on and keep up Nio, I don't need any dead weight dragging behind!"

Easy for you to say thought Nio, whom was still nursing the knee he hurt in the last mission. It was hard for him to keep up, but he was not far behind. They stopped in a clearing leaping from the trees to the ground landing as quietly as possible.

"Do you see them anywhere?" asked Kouga looking around.

"No," Nio said.

"I guess we should head back then," Kouga suggested.

"Leaving so soon? I do hate it when my prey won't cooperate in my little game of cat and mouse or mice rather." A female voice called from the distance. "Won't you stay awhile longer?"

"Where are you?! Show yourself!" shouted Nio.

"Why, that's to easy you have to find me lets play!"

The figure threw needles causing Nio and Kouga to use evasive maneuvers, the darted left and right crisscrossing behind trees.

"Man she is fast," Kouga said panting.

"Yea, she's tough," Nio agreed resting on a tree across from him.

"Tired already boys? And here I though you would be more of a challenge being part of Inuyasha's gang, my mistake," she said scoffing at them.

"Why you bitch, I will make you regret those words!" Kouga howled while running after the voice.

"Wait Kouga don't go off alone!" Nio yelled after him. 'Dam this is gonna turn out bad, I better go find the rest of the gang.' He thought to himself as he retraced his steps.

"Come get me little puppy, come play with the kitty with sharp claws," she said laughing sinisterly into the night.

Upon the highest tree top she stopped and faced him, his eyes were wild with rage. With the moon as their backdrop they began their tango of the night. They began with simple circling leaping from tree to tree. She threw her stars four at a time he dodged them and went for hand to hand combat. She relished at his boldness and responded with her own style of guarding and hitting. She landed more blows then he did and the last one sent him on a flight thru an oak tree stopping short of the forest lake. His face was bruised, and his lip was bleeding his body felt as if it was in an environment with ten times the Earths normal gravity.

"What happened little doggie? Is your paw scratched aren't you able to get up? She said standing over his battered body. "Pathetic, that's what you are! No match for me at all, you've been a waste of time! And yet, I'm attracted to your eyes…"

"Who are you?" Kouga said in a whisper.

"I am Lecatie flo Onarsay, in your language it means "Cheshire Cat of Death". She said getting on top of him in order to watch the slide show of pain playing in his eyes. "This is my present to you Kouga," she whispered in his ear, and then leaded in close, shutting her eyes and kissing him on his lips while silently drawing her ninja knife. She pulled away giving him a smile, which he felt chilling his bones.

"Please give my regards to Inuyasha whom will soon be joining you" she said bring her ninja knife in front of her chest preparing to give the ending blow to Kouga's life. He accepted his fate by closing his eyes. At least I got a kiss he though, there was only silence when the ending blow did not come he opened his eyes. Kitsuna was standing over him.

"What in seven hells are you doing Kouga? Get up and leave this fight to me" Kitsuna stated with nothing but venom dripping from her words.

"Lecatie flo Onarsay, hia?" Kitsuna said turning to the stranger "I believe we have a score to settle."

"Kogitsune, it would be my pleasure! But what is the occasion? Whose eyes have I taken that was dear to you?" She responded with a sadistic smile.

"It is not that per say, but more of a vengeance for my clan against the one you represent." Was her response.

"My Leader Uni?" She started to walk in a slow circle. "Yes I am of the Red Daggers, what's it to ya? No matter only, I grow bored of all this talking let's play."

"SO BE IT" Kitsuna said running at full speed towards her target.

They ran side by side thru the clearing at a speed only Nio could keep up with. Kitsuna drew her Katana and lunged at the "cat" who then dodged throwing her needles. Kitsuna used her katana to block the attack but one grazed her arm leaving a small line of blood. The cat jumped in to the trees being chased by the fox. When she got up to the highest branch the cat was nowhere to be seen.

"What's wrong foxy sweetie? Did the mean kitty nick you? Do you want to run home to your Master Inuyasha?"

"I have no master, it is bold of you to make such a statement" Kitsuna started running thru the trees looking for the formless voice.

"Here kitty, kitty, kitty, why don't you come out I grow tired of this game of hide and seek."

"You don't wanna play anymore foxy sweetie? Ok, it's no fun if you make kitty play all by herself," she whined giving away her position with her winning smile.

"Good, I didn't want to have to get the kitty wet-" Just as she was about to finish her sentence Kitsuna passed out and fell thru the trees. Inuyasha noticed this and caught her before she hit the ground.

"Seems like no one wants to play with kitty, if I didn't know any better I would think that yall didn't like me. Buy the way that last needle was laced with my best poison called "cat's cradle" she will die in three days. You have two, only two days to decide whether or not you are willing to trade Kouga's life for Kogitsune's. Bye, Bye!" With that she disappeared into the tree tops.

"See you next time I look forward to killing you all."

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A/N The people of the under world have their own language, the higher you are in the under world the more pure your dialect is, "" denotes when they speak the sacred language.

So how is it so far, my friend and I have decided to work on this story together. E-mail me with questions or comments.

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