Note: Okay, I know alot of you are confused about the Minagi thing because she is in my other fanfic as well. Well, im here to clear that up. See my friends and I have alter ego's. Like mine is Minagi, my friend Dori's is Nanami( who will be in one of my other fanfics) and in almost every fic I write or one of my friends writes,Minagi will most likely be in it. It's not that i'm lazy, thats just how I write my fics, and in every story she has a diffrent history and look. Only in this fic and my other is she an elf. I didnt want people getting mad so im glad i cleared that up. okay well here is our fic! please enjoy!


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CH.2 introductions

Minagi paniced, and in one quick movement, she drew forth an energy sword and struck the demon's arm as she jumped to the ground. She bounded back a few feet away from the tracker. To her surprise, he was a dog demon, but a mixed breed. She could sense other demon blood in him. This wasnt what she expected, she had sxpected to be feircer and fouler. But he had a somewhat gentle appearence, and was more fair then she could have imagined. She found herself being pulled into his glorious amythist eyes, so gentle yet they still carried the feirce demon appearence. His fine face looked smooth and soft, but she pushed those thoughts aside remembering that he was a threat. She watched the blood ooze from his cut and a sertain pleasure rose in her, makeing her tattoo throb but she ignored it and watched the demon.

Kitsumaru backed away from his attacker, covering the deep gash on his arm. The hot blood seeped through the silk of his haori sleeve. He cursed to himself, makeing the bitch laugh again.

" Aww, did the poor puppy get scratched?" she teased.

Kitsumaru glared at her, he head lowered.

' She's just like the old one described,' he thought.' tall, fair skin, blonde hair...even the black highlight.'

He tilted his head. " You're pretty for a thief," he commented." Whats a little girl like you want with such a big sword?"

Minagi growled. She hated it when demons, especially males, would act surperior to her. But she could play this game, she had so many times before.

" Your one to talk," she said. " You look like you couldnt even carry a dagger much less a sword!"

" Oh really," he snapped back. " Well, just so you know, that is my sword. I'm perfectly capable of wielding it!"

" I dont see you weilding it now!"

Kitsumaru raised an eyebrow. " I dont exactically have it right now, do I?"

" And your not getting it back either."

" We'll just see about that wont we?" Kitsumaru said.

" I guess we will," Minagi said tightning the sword around her waist. She opened her hands, calling upon her ancient power. Energy started to form in her hands and become a long dagger, the same happend in her other. She stood ready to fight.

" Bring it on dog boy," she teased.

Kitsumaru smirked." Feh," he took a step forward, still grinning, and suddenly his whole body began to glow a golden color. Before, Minagi knew what was happening, a gigantic white dog with glowing anuthyst eyes stood snarling before her.

" Oh shit." Minagi said wide eyed. She stepped back a couple of feet in surprise, then gathering her strength she ran at the giant dog and got under his belly. Suddenly, she jumped up and hung to his fur, then did the only thing that she could think of, she bit him like a small tick.

Kitsumaru yelped and reached under himself, biting at his attacker, but his teeth could not grasp her smaller body. Minagi new that she couldn't hold on forever, but she held on tight anyways. Suddenly, she heard a rip, then she felt herself falling back to the ground with handfuls of Kitsumaru's fur in her hands. Kitsumaru stood before her now, in his original form, but in his hand was a huge blue fireball. His eyes burned blood red, and he was grinning from ear to ear, his fangs like knives.

" Shit again!!" she yelled in shock. Then quickly as she could think, she called on more energy and turned it into a knife and stabbed him in the leg.

Kitsumaru stumbled backwards, his hands wrapped around his leg. " Ahhh! ...Bitch!! What did you do that for?!"

" You were about to kill me! What the hell am I supposed to do?!!"

Kitsumaru stood up, breathing hard. " Have you ever felt the burn of acid?"

Minagi blinked. " No..."

" Good! Here's your oppertunity!!" Kitsumaru lunged forward, holding his has hands as if to scratch. Apparently, the girl had been too slow, and his claws slashed down her middle.

Minagi gasped in pain and surprise, and fell on her knees grasping her middle. The acid of his claws burned into her skin like a fire to a forest. Her skin felt like it would melt under this heat. She leaned forward, putting one hand on the ground to support her. Anger was building up inside her. Hate for this demon, hate for the fact that she could do nothing to stop the burning! She wanted the pain to stop! She wanted to kill this bastard for what he had done. The acid felt like it was moving from her stomach into her chest. Frustraiton built up, anger with it, and she couldn't control it.

" You Bastard!!" she screamed at him. Suddenly, her tattoo was glowing, and she looked up at him. When Kitsumaru saw her face he took a step back. Her eyes were slowly changing into black and her pupils red. The black highlight in her hair was starting to expand and cover her whole hair. But then a look of fear came to her face.

" No!" she screamed, almost to herself. " Don't lose control! Don't lose--"

Kitsumaru backed up a few steps, watching cautiously.

" Hey, are you alright? You don't look so good..." he countinued to back up.

" No shit!!" she screamed.

Electrical energy started to swirl up around her, knocking Kitsumaru off his feet.

" No!! Not again!! Please...just get...AWAY!!"

Kitsumaru propped himself up on his elbows.

" No! I'm not leaving without that fucking sword!!"

" UNLESS THIS STUPID SWORD IS WORTH YOU LIFE, I SUGGEST YOU GET YOUR ASS OUT OF HERE!!"

Kitsumaru got to his feet. ' What the hell is going on?' he thought. ' Why is she having so much trouble controling herself?'

Kitsumaru knew that this could be dangerous, but he made his dicision.

" No! I have to have that sword! It was my father's and I will not fail!"

He lunged forward, aiming for the bundle around her waist. Her eyes glowed a fierce red and in a quick movement she raised her clawed hand and scratched his chest.

Kitsumaru grabbed her arms as she swung and scratched. She struggled violently, her eyes now black, her once blue pupils blood red. He knew that she was slowly losing control of everything. He could feel her powers growing, the energy in her body reaching unthinkable amounts. As she twisted and fought, slashing at him, a high pitched scream filled Kitsumaru's ears. He wanted to let go and cover them, the sound so terrible and painful, be he couldn't.

" Let go of me DOG BASTARD!!" she screamed her voice abnormal.

Kitsumaru was now almost unable to hold her. She wrapped her clawed hands around his arms, blood running down his hands, and flung him sideways. But as soon as his feet left the ground he managed to grab her hair, pulling her down with him. Before she could retaliate, Kitsumaru changed into a giant cat demon , and put a giant paw on her body, holding her to the ground( hopeing not to kill her). She struggled and scratched his skin and at one point, even setting him on fire, but eventually the pressure from his body caused her to lose air, and pass out. Kitsumaru took his normal form, and studied the girl closely. Her hair was becomeing blonde agian and eventually, the black highlight was the only sign of this ever happening. He studied her face. Beautiful, but extremely powerful. He then kneeled on the ground next to her and unwraped the Toukijin. Holding it up, he looked back at the motionless form on the ground, then at his own wounds.

" Pretty good for a little girl," he commented.

He turned to leave, deciding since he had what he came for, he had no other buisness with this wench. He'd send the guards to fetch her. They'd have no problem, seeing as how she was unconsious. But as he walked a little ways thinking, he took pity on her. Hardly, more than a girl, surley younger than himself.

Kitsumaru sighed. " I can't believe I'm doing this."

He went back to where she lay, scooped her up into his arms quickly, and bounded off toward the river.

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Minagi found herself being pulled into a place that she had been to once before. The same ledge overlooking the ocean, the same salty smell, the same training session. But something wasn't right...her father was there. But that was impossible...he was--.

" Come Minagi!" he yelled at her. " You can do better!!"

They swung their fists at each other, kicking and swinging. He threw his fist at her, makeing contact and knocking her off her feet. She hit a nearby rock and fell to the ground. She got up on her hands and knees, wipping some blood from her mouth.

" How do you expect to defend yourself when I pass on? Your never going to become as powerful as I expected at this rate! Get up and try again!"

Minagi frowned. She knew her father was trying to help, but she couldnt take this harrasment. She tried to get up, but her back hurt so bad, she just had to rest for a moment. But her father wasn't going to give her that much luxury. He stood over her, his black hair blowing in the salted breeze. His ears twitched and he yelled at her again.

" I said get up!" he said grabbing her arm to try to pull her up hard." Your not even trying! Get up now!! What if your mother was in danger( rest her soul) how could you defend her!! Do you think the demon is going to give you a break!! DO YOU??!!"

Minagi gripped the dirt, anger rising.

" Get up now!! Or would you rather be a little whor for the demons!! DO YOU WANT THAT??!! DO YOU--"

Minagi's heart was on fire! She was never going to become good enough for this man! EVER! She wasn't a daughter to him! She was a replacement!! He never wanted her! He always wanted a son! An heir!! She was nothing to him! NOTHING!! She felt her eyes become black and cold, her hair changeing. Electrical energy surged around her and her father, he held onto his daughter even though the energy was surging through his body. Something was changing about his little girl, something evil, something dark. Suddenly she grabbed his arm with a clawed hand, sending her nails into his flesh. He winced in pain as she stood. She raised her head revieling her black, lifeless eyes. Her father suddenly became over come with fear. This was her other half, his half.

" Minagi..." he gasped.

" I'm never going to be good enough for you!!!" she yelled in a voice that was not her own.

Suddenly, a black energy sword formed in her other hand, and without hesitation she brought the sword around and ran it through his body. She smiled with pleasure at this. He gasped, sending blood from his mouth. She then, slowly pulled the sword out and grabbed him by the throat.

" My..my little girl..." he gasped.

" Is gone!" Minagi finished for him. Then she dragged him over to the edge and held him above the jagged rocks below.

" Minagi...please..." he gasped.

She said nothing, she just gave an evil smile. And with a smirk, she let go of his throat, letting him fall. She heard his screams as he fell, then she heard nothing...

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" NO!!!" Minagi screamed as she opened her eyes to the bright sun. She breathed heavily as the wipped the sweat from her brow. She had had that dream so many times before, she always had it after...

She didnt notice it at first, but she found herself laying against a tree in the soft grass. Then she heard running water from her right. She slowly looked over and saw a river. Her throat suddenly became parched and she licked her lips. Slowly she crawled over to the edge of the river, looked at her reflection, and then collasped, letting her whole head be consumed by the cool water. When the cold water hit her, she remembered everything. The attractive dog demon, the battle, everything. She also remembered what had happend. She brought he head out of the water, swinging her bangs back and forth getting the water out of them. She sat indian style wondering. Had she killed him? She hoped not...she didn't remember what happend to him. Then she wondered, how did she get here??

" Finally!" a familiar voice said. " I thought you were dead."

Kitsumaru was sitting up on a tall boulder, squating like a dog as he looked down at the girl.

" I'd hoped I hadn't squeezed to hard," He jumped easily down to a lower rock, " but you put up quiet a fight."

Minagi's eyes widened. She turned around to the demon, he wa scratched and bloody but still in one piece.

" Your alive!" she said, almost to thankfully, " I mean, so I see you have some skills, I'm impressed."

She shook her head makeing her large, elf ears twitch. Water drops came darting from her damp hair, as a sneeze escaped her nose makeing her ears twitch again. It was kinda cute.

" Well, I'm pleased to hear it. Thank you for your oppinion, but I believe you owe me a thanks." Kitsumaru said, standing up straight.

Minagi had never been one to admit she was wrong, blame it on elf pride. Even thought it was her fault. ' Wait!' she thought. ' He only came for the sword, so why is he still here?'

" Hold up dog boy," she said walking over to him and pointing a finger in his chest. " You only wanted your precious sword, so why aren't you long gone and me still not laying in the forest?"

Kitsumaru shrugged." I figured you would be of more use to me alive. I wanted to ask you about this whole deal...and, your kind of pretty. Much too pretty to be lying in a dungeon right now, and in case you noticed, your not. Besides, I got what I came for." He patted the sword tied to his waist.

Minagi blushed at his complament, but hid it. She had never been told that before so she couldn't help but blush. But then she remembered the sword. She frowned at the demon and then turned back around and walked over to the tree. " Oh well, " she said," I didn't want that stupid peice of junk anyway. By the way, it wouldnt matter if I was in a dungeon or not, I could escape easily. But thanks, I guess."

" Sure.." Kistumaru said, eyebrows raised," I think."

He cocked his head, studying her. She was looking away. He grinned. ' What a funny little thing she is,' he thought. ' Hard to understand.'

" Why did you want the sword anyway?"

Minagi shrugged. " I figured I might get stronger using a strong sword," she said. " I thought it might give me more, control."

She glanced back over at him. ' Damn he's hot!,' she thought. ' So mysterious, yet gentle.'

As she touched her cheek to cover her blush, she felt scratchs on her cheek. Two of them. ' Must have been from his claws,' she thought, but she didn't care. It was just more battle scars. A gust of wind picked up blowing his hair with it, and her stomach tightened. He's so...perfect. ' Why am I feeling like this?,' she wondered. ' A elf warrior is not supposed to feel like this!'

' Is she blushing?' he thought. He almost asked her, but decided to spare himself from being yelled at. She'd really fo off on him if he knew she was feeling soft. Kitsumaru scratched his head.

" Oh well, " he said." Then i'll let you know now that only certain demons can weild the Toukijin. Just in case you try again. I just want to know how you got passed the guards and the sheild around the sword. And dont say it's because your good. It's kinda fishy if you ask me." he crossed his arms and raised an eyebrow, waiting for her answer.

Minagi smiled and shifted her weight. " It's quite simple really, " she said cocky." First off, your guards are perverts( most males are) and secondly, your forcefield was made of elven magic. Powerful elven magic I might add, but it's still elf magic." When Kitsumaru didn't respond she got a smartalick attitude. " Elf", she said pointing to herself. " Elf magic...get it?"

" Oh,...'kay...what's your name anyways elf girl?" Kitsumaru asked, as if still confused.

" I don't know if I can actually trust you," she said " You tell me yours first."

" Alright...my name is Kitsumaru. There, your turn." he held his hand out, gesturing her to speak.

" It's Minagi," she said, then she thought for a moment and laughed to herself. " Can I call you 'kitty' ?"

".........no......."

" Well fine then, " she said. " So your the almighty Demon Lord? You don't look it ya know."

" ummm....no...and thanks for the complament. Thats the nicest thing anyone's said to me all day."

" Well....okay...it wasnt ment to be a complament but whatever." she said. She leaned against the tree and closed her eyes for a moment. " So if your not the demon lord then what are you to him?"

Kitsumaru sat down on the rock. " Why does it matter? All you need to know is that I'm not the demon lord himself. If I were, you'd be dead right now." He tapped his claws on the rock, examing his wounds.

Minagi felt almost sorry for him, but then again she had wounds herself. The acid still burnt, but she tried not to show it. " Your very cocky, for someone who just got beat by a 'little girl.' "

" Hmmm..," Kitsumaru said, cocking his head, " So are you. For someone who just got beat by a 'kitty'...so whats your story?"

Minagi frowned at that. " Number one: You didn't beat me! I could have killed you easily. And number two: my past is none of your buisness, I've been alone all my life is all you ever need to know. Always have always will be."

" Oh...a loner huh? I thought maybe you were just stupid enough to try something like...oh I don't know...stealing a legendary sword from a demon Lord's palace?" Kitsumaru raised an expected eyebrow, crossing his arms.

Minagi shot him an evil look. " For a sword thats so 'legendary' it was pretty easy to steal." She crossed her arms, still looking at him. " Maybe the stupid one is you for not keeping your precious sword heavily guarded."

" Well ! Maybe it WAS heavily guarded since no one thought you'd come through and grab it!" Kitsumaru winced as he stood up again,holding his wounded leg.

" Well," Minagi said standing up, but quickly grasping her middle. " You need to be more prepared!" She then turned and walked over to the river and took off her boots. She placed her feet in , letting her long loincloth glide across the top of the water. Then she began to unlace the front of her black leather top. She took it off revieling a thin, black strapless top underneath.

" Hold this," she said tossing her top at Kitsumaru, and then washing her bloody wounds.

The small leather top landed right in Kitsumaru's face. He reached up to pull it down, but thought twice.

" Umm...Guess so...but...HEY! Are you stripping!!!?...HERE?!!! " He pulled the top off and turned around, blushing.

" Oh please," she said facing him, her partly covered chest showing." Like you have never seen any half naked girls in your time. Would you rather me take off my loincloth too?" She found this quite funny, but was he blushing? She couldn't tell.

"Well,ummm...NO...NO!NO!NO! Just, whatever your doing, do it quickly. I don't have all day to wait. They'll be looking for me anytime!" Kitsumaru rubbed his head.' What a mess, first the sword, then the fight, now this! She's doing this so I'll look, she thinks it's funny...I guess takeing off the lioncloth wouldn't be so bad...' " NO!" he slapped himself in the head. " Don't think like that!"

" Hey," she said frowning," You might as well do it too. Your completly covered in blood, and you smell." she cupped some water in her hands and poured it over the slash in her middle.

Kitsumaru sighed. " I've noticed...but I don't stink, you smell pretty bad yourself. And you're the one who made me bloody in the first place." He carefully unbuttoned his haori, gingerly pulling it off, wincing at the stinging pain in his arm and chest. Throwing it on the ground, he limped over to the water, a good from her of course and knelt down on the bank.

She was glade that he decided to join her. She smiled at his nice lean chest. She was a little proud of the wounds she had given him, but she also felt sorry for him. She wanted him closer, but she didn't want to make it obvious.

" Well anyway," she said. " Hey, could you wash this scratch on my back for me? I can't reach it well." She turned around motioning for him to do the task. " It really hurts, please."

Kitsumaru raised both eyebrows. " Am I hearing wrong, or did you just say 'please'?" He couldnt' believe it, she had manners after all.

" Just shut up and do it!" she said rolling her eyes. " Come on! It really hurts! If you do, I'll show you a method of healing your wounds quicker". She batted her big, sea eyes at him.

Kitsumaru blinked slowly for a moment. 'She's comeing onto me!' he thought. ' And she just offered to let me touch her...ahhh!' " Fine!" he sighed. " Stop doing your eyes like that!"

He wet his hando and was about to clean her scratches, but being unsure of how to do it, he made up an excuse. " Be still! My arm hurts bad enough."

" Quit complaining." she said." I told you that I would heal you didn't I? So stop talking and start scrubbing."

Kitsumaru sighed. " Miss persistent...alright,alright..." he took the cloth she handed him and started to dab the blood away.

Minagi sighed with releif as she felt the cold water touch her burning skin. His touch was gentle, and she closed her eyes, allowing herself to be pampered.

" Hey," she said almost in a whisper, " Will you take off my undertop?"

Kitsumaru stopped scrubbing and swallowed. " Undo your undertop...? As in...so you can take it off?"

" Yes," she said," can you?"

" I can...but..." 'Come on,' he thought ' I dont even know her. But she's giving me the chance of a lifetime..oh screw.' He reached up and, looking away, started to untie the top. Minagi tried to hold in a laugh. As soon as her top was lose she turned around and pulled his pants down, laughing.

" What the fuck?!" He scrambeled to grab his pants. " Why the hell did you do that?! You can't just grab a guys pants and yank 'em down!"

" Pervert, " she said laughing and tieing her top back on. " And I thought you were a gentlemen. I guess I was wrong. I didn't think you would acually do it, serves you right perv."

" I'm the pervert?! Let's talk about perverted! You didn't even warn me, bitch!" He stumbled back away from her trying to get his pants back up. "Ahhh! What a wench!"

" No one calls me a bitch, pervert!!" Suddenly, she grabbed him by the hair and held him under the water, then brought him up, then dunked him again.

As he came up, he sucked in a breath and grabbed her arm, flipping her over him. She landed in the water with a loud splash.

" Ha wench...BITCH!"

She came up and grabbed his shoulders and held him under with her knees. " Bastard!" she said laughing.

Kitsumaru stood up and shook his head like a dog, the long white hair flinging water. " Your laughing?! How could you..." A second later he found himself laughing too.

" It's your own fault," she laughed. " I never thought you would acually do that..."

" Well, you kept insisting!" Kitsumaru laughed harder for a moment then whipped his eyes. " I'm gonna go put my haori back on before you do something else."

" You provoked me," she said. " And don't worry, I won't do anything. Oh, and by the way, nice butt." she winked.

Kitsumaru blinked " uh...thanks..." He rebuttoned his haori, looking around. " I need to go...Jakken will send out guards if I do not." He reached down, grabbing the Toukijin. " It's been...interesting."

" Don't you want me to heal you?" she asked, hopeing he would stay. Kitsumaru strapped the Toukijin around his waist, then looked up.

" No...I heal quickly by myself...thank you thought." He turned to go, then turned back to her. " Consider this--another chance, I suppose. No more trouble from you, no more trouble from me." He winked, and started up the rocks. He turned once more before he left " And Minagi--" she looked up grinning. " Hmmm..." Kitsumaru smiled " You wanted to know who I was?...I am the demon Lord's son. Stay out of trouble little elf." With that, he disappeared behind the rocks.

" Wait!" she screamed hopeing he would come back. " Do you bark or purr?!" When he didn't answer, she knew he was gone. But he left a grin on her lips. ' Demon Lord's son, huh,' she thought. "Well," she said touching the scratches he made on her face," This won't be the last time you see me, Kitsumaru. " Then she continued to bathe herself, thinking about her encounter with the hansome demon prince.