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Kii & Kat: R&R

Chapter 18: Evil One

Little Rain began to stir around.

"Where am I? What happened?" she asked looking around.

"You're here," a female demon that looked like Akai said, coming out of the shadowy doorway.

"Mommy?" Rain questioned running up to her then she stopped. "You're not her," she said backing up.

"You're a smart little girl," she said smirking at Rain's quick reaction.

"W-who are you?" she stuttered.

"I'm your dear mommy's sister," she smiled evilly and approached Rain.

"My mommy doesn't have a sister," Rain said backing up farther and hit the wall.

"Of course she does. She just never talks about me...because I'm her evil half, Nekura," she placed one fingernail on Rain's cheek, making a small cut that bled.

Rain placed her hand on her cheek and forced herself not to cry. "Leave me alone," she said.

Mommy? Rain asked trying to get through but only managed to get static and a headache.

Nekura smirked, "Stay here and be good. I have some pests to get rid of." She disappeared, locking the door behind her.

Rain sank down to the ground and brought her knees to her chest, then cried.

Meanwhile

Kii and Kurama arrived back at the house, still soaked from the rain and Kii cursed lightly under her breath at the rain.

Akai looked at then and held in a chuckle. "What happened?"

"You should be grateful," Kii snapped.

"Why?" hissed Akai.

"Because I have the very best getting Rain back, and I know she can get her back. Now, I want to dry off before I go help," Kii said, trying to work her way around Akai.

Akai stood still not moving and glared at Kii.

"I'm not telling you who she is," Kii hissed.

"My daughter is in the hands of Nekura. No one but me can get her back," Akai stated stepping a side. "And yeah I am saying don't help."

Kii glared at her, "I can do what I want."

"Not if she has a say in it," Akai answered back turning from Kii and began to leave. "Don't come, or I WILL personally kill you myself. Don't think that I won't."

Kii's anger got over the edge, her eyes turned red.

Her voice came out in an emotionless voice, "I'll kill you."

"Kii?" Kurama asked cautiously.

Kii's eyes blinked back to the sapphire, to the red, and back to the sapphire again.

She suddenly looked frightened, shoved Akai out of the way and rushed to her room.

"Her eyes..." Akai muttered.

'There's something similar about the way she was a few minutes ago... with the time she killed her father... Her eyes... they changed. Red eyes...' Akai thought.

When Kii came back out, her hands were shaking.

"Kii, what's the matter?" Kurama asked seeing her hands.

"Nothing," Kii lied, hiding her hands behind her back.

Akai knew something wasn't right and tried to dig into Kii's head but some how there was a block that even Kii didn't know about.

"You're hiding something I know it," Akai said staring at Kii trying to read her expression.

Kii forced her expression to be emotionless, and the shaking stopped, "I have no idea what you're talking about," she lied again.

"Your eyes they changed, and your voice wasn't the same either," Akai stated. "Something happened. There's even a block in your mind too that I can't break. What's going on?"

"Nothing that you need to know about!" Kii snapped angrily.

Akai studied Kii again then gave up. "Fine, I tried to help you out, but I guess you don't need it. I'm going to get Rain back."

Kii said nothing and opened the door, running out into the rain.

"Where are you going?" Akai called after Kii.

"Somebody owes me something, and I'm making sure she does what she's supposed to!" Kii called back.

Akai sighed and turned around. "I'll be back," she said to the others, "Hopefully," she said under her breath.

Kii hid behind a tree and grabbed Akai's arm as soon as Akai came near.

"What the freakin' heck?" Akai said.

"You want Rain back right?" Kii asked, trying not to be angry.

"Is this a trick question?" questioned Akai.

Kii rolled her eyes.

"Yeah, I want my daughter back, and that's what I'm going to do right now," Akai said heading off again.

Kii grabbed her arm again, "Hang on a few minutes. Someone really, really important is coming to help. Whether you like it or not, you know you can't do it on your own."

"Yes, I can do it; at least I can do more then what you can. You don't know about Nekura. I do," Akai said then looked at Kii and saw that she really wanted to help. "Fine, if you think it would work. I'll wait."

Kii nodded, and forced down a shadowy, restless threat.

"So, who is this person?" Akai asked.

Kii stiffened and didn't answer.

"Come on, you're not going to tell me?"

A beautiful girl started walking by their hiding place, "Why? She can introduce herself," Kii answered, grabbing the girl's arm, and pulling her over.

The girl whipped out a dagger and had at Kii's throat in a second.

"Hey! No need for unnecessary violence, Nela," Kii said, removing the dagger from her throat.

"Oh. It's you," Nela stated in a tone that said she wasn't happy to see her.

"This is the person?" Akai asked looking at the girl not very impressed.

"I know what you're thinking. But believe me, she's more than you think," Kii answered, eyeing Nela suspiciously as if she didn't quite trust her.

"Let's get this over with. I have people to kill, places to rob, things to do," Nela hissed.

Akai glared at Nela. "You don't have to do this you know," she growled back.

"Nela!" Kii cried out in alarm, grabbing Nela's shoulders and keeping her away from Akai, "This isn't a time for a fight!"

"You're lucky you have such a good friend," Nela hissed.

"Nela. Stop it. Do your job," Kii snapped.

"I don't need her to protect me from you," answered Akai. "YOU might need her to protect you from me though," she added.

"Shut up, Akai!" Kii snapped again.

Nela turned her gaze to Kii, "I have the information you wanted, plus the safest route in, and the place where Rain is being kept."

"I could have told you all that you needed to know, Kii," Akai stated.

Kii shrugged and turned to Nela, "You're coming with me. That's the deal, remember?"

"Yeah," Nela replied, rolling her eyes and whispering something in Kii's ear.

Kii suddenly saw something red.

"Hey someone's here..." Kii hissed quietly.

Akai turned to where Kii was looking.

Kii took Nela's dagger, receiving a glare from Nela, and in one quick movement, she located the person's energy, and placed the dagger around the person's neck.

Kurama stood still, feeling the cold metal of a dagger being pressed up against his neck.

"Oh. Kurama. It's you," Kii said in surprise, taking away the dagger.

"That was a nice greeting," he said rubbing his neck.

"Gomen," Kii answered with a sweat drop.

"Hey, that's the redhead who was with you," Nela stated.

"Um... not to interrupt anything, but I'm going on ahead," Akai said.

"Okay. But meet us. Nela, you go separate to, perhaps if we're lucky, one of us will distract them," Kii instructed.

"Yeah, yeah," Akai answered off handedly.

Kii sensed everyone's restlessness, and said, "Okay. Go now already."

"Oh and Kii, connect if any thing happens," Akai said over her shoulder.

"Yeah," Kii answered casually.

Everyone split up and headed towards their destination.

With Kii

Kii entered the building easily, without flaw.

'Perfect,' Nekura thought to herself watching Kii enter.

Kii looked around suspiciously, thinking 'This is too easy.'

'That's what you think,' Nekura answered Kii's thought to herself.

'What the hell!'

Nekura watched with a grin as Kii look around.

Kii swore under her breath, "I know you're watching me."

'Very good, kitsune. You know that I'm watching you. But you have to be thinking why I'm not attacking,' Nekura thought to herself with a smile.

Kii let out another string of curses.

"Come out and fight dammit," Kii hissed.

The room faded away and a shadowy clearing appeared.

Out of the shadows a giant silver fox came towards Kii, stopping a few yards away, hissing.

Kii backed away, her palms feeling cold and clammy.

In front of the fox, two figures where there, but Kii couldn't see them clearly. She took a few steps forward cautiously.

The fox growled and Kii jumped back.

The clearing was lit suddenly, and below the fox, there was Akai, her nails digging into Kurama's neck. All Kii could do was look on helplessly as Akai sliced Kurama's neck.

Kii screamed, and her eyes began to turn red again.

Akai then turned and faced Kii with a sinister grin and licked the blood off of her nails.

Kii's eyes flickered back to sapphire, and Kii backed away as the fox began to approach her.

"I hoped that you like that little show, because you are next," Akai stated walking towards Kii.

Kii's body was numb with fear as she tried to scramble backwards, tripped, and fell to the ground on her ass. She continued to scramble backwards, not bothering to get up, her eyes focused on the cause of her fear.

"Ahh, scared?" Akai asked. "Not going to answer. Kat got your tongue," she laughed.

Kii's eyes began to flash, from red to sapphire to red again.

Akai continued to laugh as she walked closer to Kii and flexing her fingers.

Kii stood, her eyes were the color of blood, and her voice was emotionless, "The world is full of fears. But when the fears become overwhelming, I appear."

"What are you going to do about fear?" Akai asked.

"Kill it," she replied, her voice was almost like she was brainwashed.

"Try," Akai stated disappearing only to show Kii Kurama's body slowly rising to his feet.

Kii paid no attention, to Kurama, her focus on Akai.

"Ahh, don't look for me. I'll pay attention to that demon over there. This is one of your fears isn't it? Seeing him die?" Akai asked behind Kii. "So, kill it then."

Kii swung around and sliced the Akai's neck.

Akai stumbled back a bit, touched her neck, and felt the blood. An evil laughed emitted from her.

"Do you think that I'll die that easily?"

The illusion faded away, as Kii collapsed to her knees. The fake Kurama had struck her from behind.

"I told you, you should have paid attention to him," Nekura told her before she fell unconscious. "Now, Kurone, take her to where the girl is," Nekura instructed one of her demons. "Now, the others," she said with a smile.

With Akai

Akai slowly walked into the building knowing that something had happened to the others but not what.

"Nekura, come out, now. I know that you are here so there is no point in hiding from me," Akai said looking around.

Nekura came out of the dark and smile.

"Ahh, nice to see you, sister," Nekura replied.

"Well, not here. Now, give me back my daughter," Akai threatened glaring at Nekura.

Akai glared at Nekura as her tail swayed back and forth.

Nekura sat down in a chair, watching her sister, amusement on her face.

"Where is everyone?" Akai asked angrily.

Nekura was silent for awhile, a wicked smile on her face.

"Nekura, I'm serious. Where is everyone?" Akai asked again this time growling.

Nekura seemed to be thinking for a moment, "You'll find out soon enough..." she said, as small trickles of blood began to fall from the ceiling.

Akai looked up and was in horror. Kii and the others were hanging from the ceiling only by their wrists.

"KII," she called.

Kii began to stir, the pain in her wrists and Akai's voice breaking through her sleep, "Who is it?" she asked groggily, not opening her eyes.

"It's me, Kii. What happened?" Akai answered before snapping her head back to Nekura. "What did you do to them?"

Kii awoke fully, and stared down at the two girls below.

Nekura smirked wickedly, "Nothing of interest to you."

"Nekura, you have gone too far this time. Bring them down now and give me back my daughter, too, or I WILL kill you this time," Akai hissed.

Kii grabbed the ropes with her hands and flipped up so that her feet were touching the ceiling. This position relieved some of the pain in her wrists and gave her time to figure out how to get out.

"Kii, how are you doing up there?" Akai asked still looking at Nekura but heard Kii move around.

"Just fine!" Kii called down, looking around to see who was also up there with her. There was Nela, Kurama, and Rain.

"Good, just hang around a bit longer. I'll figure out a way to get you guys down," Akai replied back. "Sorry about the pun," she added.

Kii shrugged and then shrieked a bit as the ropes around her hands tightened.

"What's wrong?" Akai asked looking up. "Let me guess," she added. "Nekura, what a clever demon, using tightening ropes. Nice touch."

Blood trickled from Kii's wrists as the rope dug into her skin.

"Kii, don't move around much or think about trying to break free. The ropes will just dig deeper," Akai warned Kii.

"Yeah," Kii called down and flames erupted from above, and Kii fell unsteadily to the ground.

"You okay?" Akai asked giving her a hand up.

"Yeah," Kii answered with a week smile. There was gashes on each of her wrists were the ropes had dug in, "Aww. These are gonna leave scars," Kii complained.

"Oww," Akai said looking at them. "Would you mind trying and get the others down, while I deal with my sister?" she asked glaring at Nekura.

"Oh hey. There's a second person here-..." She stopped short and stared at Nekura.

"Just please, get the others," Akai said trying to avoid a long explanation.

"I don't think so," Nekura said snapping her fingers and the others disappeared.

"This is stupid. Do you think I'd seriously leave them up there without planting something on somebody so I could find them if I lost them?" Kii questioned.

"But do you think that I couldn't read your mind and find that out?" Nekura replied with a grin. "I knew about that this whole time that's why it won't work," she added.

"And how do you think that I've survived this long against people like you? Its one of my better traits to be able to make barriers unbreakable even by the most powerful physics," Kii said calmly.

"Don't underestimate her, Kii," Akai said to her. "She's much more then a physic, believe me. She's even part of me. She knows your weakness and everything that I know and vice versa."

Kii laughed.

"You find that amusing?" Nekura replied with a smirk.

"I find third raters like you amusing," Kii answered.

"Bad move," Akai whispered watching Nekura get angry.

Kii smiled, everything was going her way. She just needed to push it a bit farther.

"Leave her out of this, Nekura. Your fight is with me," Akai said stepping in front of Kii. "Kii, find the others and don't argue," Akai told Kii.

"Baaka. Third raters like you shouldn't challenge us," Kii said, trying to push Nekura to her limit, and ignoring Akai.

"I never was challenging you. I was challenging her," Nekura said pointing to Akai. "But if you call me third rate again then you are going to die," she added angrily.

"I'm only telling the truth, after all, my father told me not to lie," Kii answered.

Nekura glared at Kii as her tail swayed behind her. "Fine. Your funeral," she hissed disappearing.

"Kii, she's much more powerful then I am," Akai warned.

Kii smirked "Oh and Akai tell Kurama I'm sorry."

When Nekura appeared, throwing punches, Kii dodged every single one.

Nekura appeared behind Akai and made her disappear with her too.

"Now, who is who?" one of them asked as they both appeared.

Kii smiled and said one simple thing, "Nekura, I don't have time for your stupid games. Rain has lost a lot of blood, and this isn't funny."

Oh, but I think that it is, she answered in Kii's head.

"You!" Kii shouted, punching Nekura in the face.

"Wrong one," the real Nekura said behind Kii. "But nice try."

Kii smirked and spun, flinging her leg up to kick Nekura in the head. Nekura blocked and punched Kii in the chest.

Kii didn't seem very fazed and gave a nice hard kick in the leg.

"Nekura leave her out of this please," Akai pleaded. "Fight me instead. You did want to fight me," she added.

Nekura took Kii's wrist and squeezed very hard.

"Why?-" Kii's sentence was cut off as she shrieked.

"KII," Akai yelled before attacking her sister.

"Damn you..." Kii swore.

"Tisk, tisk, you should know better then that," Nekura replied as Akai came close to her.

The next thing that Akai realized was that she was paralyzed and the desire for blood was gone, and Kat was back.

"How?" Kat asked shocked.

Nekura just laughed.

Flame erupted behind Nekura.

"Flames, I see," Nekura said turning around. "How original," she added boredly.

Kii disappeared for a few moments, as she hid high up, looking down at the two sisters.

"Too scared to fight anymore?" Nekura asked looking directly at Kii's hid away. "Don't forget I can read your mind, no matter what."

Kii smiled, holding a arrow in her mouth, making sure there's a barrier around her true plan.

Nekura looked back at her sister. "So, do you like what I can do?" she asked her ignoring Kii for the moment.

"I can still beat you. Even IF you turn me back," Kat answered with a snicker.

Kii took out her bow and positioned it properly; taking out the arrow from her mouth and placing it in front of the string and pulling it back.

"Well, are you sure about that?" Nekura asked Kat before disappearing.

Kat smiled. "You seem to forget that you and I are connected," Kat said before kicking to her left knocking Nekura back a bit.

Kii aimed and hit Nekura in the chest. Nekura cried out in pain and staggered back a little. She looked down at the arrow, pulled it out, and then threw it to the ground.

"You haven't killed me yet," she said ignoring the pain.

Kii quickly readied another arrow, staring intently down at the battle below.

Kat looked at her sister and a ping of sadness washed quickly through her. "Kii, don't," she said blocking Kii's view.

Kii pulled back the arrow and hid from anyone's view, listening intently. Kii's face showed irritation.

"You can't kill her," Kat said plainly. "If you do, you WILL have to go through me," she added.

Kii swore lightly at the naivety of Kat.

"Just get the others out of here, and don't come back," Kat instructed.

Kii didn't move.

"Are you listening?"

Kii shook her head and wondered how she was going to explain this one. She slipped quietly without anyone noticing, and went straight to the others.

Others

Kurama was the second to start to stir around. They were all still hanging from their wrists.

"What is going on?" he muttered before the door opened.

Kii opened the door quietly, a sharp arrow in her hand. She first headed to Rain, and sliced the ropes that held her. Kii caught Rain and set her down on the floor, and started towards Kurama.

"Kii, you're not dead," he cried looking at her.

"Kurama, you're awake," Kii said in surprise.

"So, Akai really didn't kill you?" he asked.

"What are you talking about?" Kii asked, cutting the ropes.

"I saw Akai kill you then everything went black," he explained rubbing his wrists gently after the ropes were gone.

Kii shrugged, "Nekura cast an illusion on you as well."

"Who?"

"Long story, no time," Kii responded, cutting Nela's ropes as well.

"Where is Akai, anyways?" he asked picking Rain up.

Kii was silent as she picked up Nela.

"Kii, what aren't you telling me?" he asked looking into her eyes.

"She wanted to stay. I had to let her," Kii responded, looking away from Kurama.

"That doesn't make sense," he said back.

"What doesn't!" Kii snapped.

"You going along with what she said. Just you actually listened to her," he answered. "Plus why would she leave Rain?"

Kii didn't answer.

Kurama started to leave after he placed Rain on the ground, gently.

"Watch her," he instructed.

Kii looked hesitant, but nodded.

Kurama walked to where he sensed Kat and Nekura.

"Kurama!" Kat exclaimed turning to see him. "I told Kii to leave with you guys and not come back. What are you doing here?" she asked getting mad.

Back with Kii

A little while after Kurama had left, Kii approached Rain.

Rain was still unconscious.

The little girl looked extremely pale, her wrists were just as cut up as Kii's- probably worse. Rain slowly began to move her fingers and her eyes moved under her eyelids. Kii bent down next to the little girl, and checked her pulse. It was faint. Rain eyes open a little from Kii's touch and gave a weak smile.

Kii smiled back sadly and shook her head bitterly at the cuts on her wrists. 'She's lost a lot of blood... she could die...' she thought.

"Auntie Kii, what's going on?" the little girl asked weakly.

"It'll be okay," Kii reassured her.

"Okay," the girl answered quietly looking at Kii with a smile then closed her eyes again.

Kii frowned and stared at the small bloody wrists. She placed her hands above each, and a blue orb appeared below each hand. The wounds began to heal slowly.

'Now about the blood...' Kii winced, and took out a small needle like syringe. She placed it in one of her large veins, taking out dark blood. "I hope your blood type is capable with mine," Kii said aloud, inserting the syringe into one of Rain's veins, and pushing it down. She did this twice, hoping that Rain had received enough blood.

The color in Rain's face began to come back, but the little girl stayed asleep.

Kii sat down, she was getting dizzy because of all the blood she lost- not just the blood she gave to Rain, but also the blood that had seeped out because of the ropes. Kii looked down at her wrists and saw that they were still bleeding. She winced.

She looked over across the room to see two eyes watching her. They were Nela's. "You shouldn't have done that," Nela said.

Kii smiled sadly and replied, "What would you have done?"

Nela said bluntly, "I would have left her to die."

"Or would you?" Kii asked.

Nela looked like she was about to say something, then she bit her lip and said nothing. Nela watched as Kii blacked out.

Kurama came back to the room, a bit confused and pale. He looked around and saw both Rain and Kii out cold but no sign of Nela around.

Rain began to stir.

"Rain!" Kurama rushed to Rain, sitting on his knees, "Are you all right?"

"Uncle Kurama?" she asked opening her eyes. "My wrists hurts, and I'm not feeling good," Rain answered placing her head on his lap.

"What happened to Kii?" he asked.

"Auntie Kii?" she asked, "I don't remember," she replied.

Kurama looked at Kii, "She seems to have lost quite a bit of blood. We need to get you and her out of here..."

"Where's mommy?"

Kurama looked a bit uncomfortable and responded, "She'll come home later."

"Okay. I'm going to go back to sleep," Rain said tiredly before closing her eyes yet again.

Kurama sighed, and picked up Kii as well, and headed out. He cared the two back to the house.