: : Caged Fate : :
: By : Akikazu :
: : Chapter Ten : : Caged Battle : :
He was coming for her, a dangerous predatory smirk on his face. Mahiru could only watch and pray that Mitsuru would come soon. Yuhi tilted her face up so their eyes met.
"Soon you'll be with me for eternity," he promised.
"No."
Mahiru struggled in the limited space she had. Lirin looked at her sadly and faded until she could no longer be seen. This would be just another story with a painful ending.
A wicked looking knife glinted in Yuhi's hand and he brought it towards Mahiru. It rested coldly against her stomach ready to cut at the slightest pressure.
"I must change you now, as long as you remain magically bound to this room, I will be able to take you later," Yuhi explained.
He pressed the blade ad a thin line of blood trickled down her as a result.
"Mahiru!"
Growling Yuhi removed the knife and turned to the door, the door was wide open and the transformed Mitsuru stormed inside, shortly followed by Seno who had a ball of liquid hovering above his shoulder.
"Mitsuru," Mahiru sighed in relief.
"Your family was set on earth to destroy my life," Yuhi accused crossly.
"We sure were," Mitsuru taunted.
Seno let amusement cross his face before disappearing and reappearing in a chair. Lirin faded back in next to her brother and sat on his lap. Both were ready to watch the drama unfold.
"Seno told me all about you," Mitsuru taunted.
"Nothing will give you an advantage over me, I'm immortal."
Mitsuru smirked and came deeper into the room, changing back into a human. He looked at Mahiru's concerned face and examined her well being. After assuring himself that she was not too bad off he looked back at Yuhi who was growing impatient.
"If my ancestor could make you immortal, I can undo it."
"You can try."
A blast of wind blew Yuhi into a wall while a slice of arm cut Mahiru free. Mitsuru helped her to her feet and waited for Yuhi to get to his feet.
"You're rather old aren't you?" Mitsuru commented.
"With age comes wisdom," Yuhi retorted.
Three knives streaked through the air and laded around Mitsuru and Mahiru.
"Concealed weapons, interesting," Mitsuru murmured.
More knives shot towards them but Mitsuru lifted Mahiru into his arms and jumped away, they hovered in midair and awaited Yuhi's next move.
Yuhi threw a sickle on a chain at them, but lightning met it and traveled down it to electrocute him. Mitsuru landed on the ground and set Mahiru down behind him. Yuhi regained his feet and more knives came at the couple. A tap into the air and Mitsuru had the air redirecting the knives at Yuhi. He moved aside and the knives went right past him.
"You're a tricky little tengu," Yuhi commented.
"And you haven't noticed an important little detail," Mitsuru replied.
He pushed Mahiru over to Seno and ran to avoid more knives. Yuhi stalked after Mitsuru, glaring at the defiant tengu.
"And what would that be?"
Lightning arched through Yuhi's body from the ground. Lirin giggled as his hair stood on hair. Mahiru shook her head wondering how they could have a conversation as they attempted to finish each other off.
"I'm not telling."
With that announcement Mitsuru darted into the on coming knives and escaped to the opposite side of the room with no serious injuries. Yuhi growled and continued stalking him, then he paused and smirked. Knives were launched at Seno, Mahiru, and Lirin.
Seno cocked his head at the incoming knives and they froze and clattered to the ground. He then looked mildly at Yuhi.
"We are not combatants, merely spectators," Seno declared.
Yuhi looked a little out by his failure to kill them, but turned back to the tengu he was suppose to be fighting. Mitsuru was on the move.
Both men were soon face to face. Yuhi found himself frozen in place.
"You really want to know what you missed?" Mitsuru questioned.
Yuhi couldn't even reply.
"I haven't made you mortal yet."
Yuhi's eyes widened slightly. Mitsuru moved his hands and lightning formed strange symbols between them. The symbols flew into the air and twirled around Yuhi pushing into him.
"But not you are."
With those words Yuichi crumbled into dust. Mitsuru turned to his audience.
"I win," he stated.
Lirin whooped with joy and hugged Seno. Seno smiled and spoke quietly into her ear. Lirin nodded and opened her mouth. The liquid hovering over Seno's shoulder went in. Lirin disappeared completely.
Mahiru jumped out of her chair and ran to Mitsuru. She crashed into him and embraced him tightly. Mitsuru hugged her back. Seno smiled at the couple and disappeared leaving them alone. Mahiru was the first one to pull back.
"Mitsuru, I love you," she confessed.
"Ditto."
They blushed in unison and continued hugging. Then the whispers of a song came to their ears.
: : End Chapter : :
: : Author's Note : :
I'm typing on my mom's laptop in the car. It the day after Christmas and we're driving home from California. I got lots of gift cards for Barnes and Nobel and cash for Christmas, but the best part is that we're leaving my two sisters and brother in San Diego. I get piece and quiet.
Akikazu signing off
: : A Note From Kejie : :
I can't help but envy Akikazu's brother and sister…
They finally got rid of her!
Too bad I can't say the same…
Over and out.
: : Next Time : :
The song
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