A/N: Okay, to freakin-person, thanks for the reviews, that's what us over here
need ta keep this thing goin. And can anyone tell me how to put in some nice
seperators or something? Kinda lost here... Oh yeah, and this chap is a songfic.
I think...
Caught in the Mist
Chapter 6
Secrets Revealed
Ryoga stared in shock at the figure that was standing there.
"K-Kiri?" Ryoga stared, too shocked to blink. Tears were strolling down Kiri's cheeks.
"I'm sorry Ryoga-chan, I'm so sorry." She sobbed.
"Kiri..." Ryoga said as he took a step forward.
'Tell me if you'll stay
Just go if you're going to leave
I just hope for an answer.'
"I wouldn't do that if I were you." The man said as he smiled. Ryoga ignored him and continued to walk. The man once again squeezed the object in his hand and a yell of pain echoed in the room. Ryoga gasped and looked at Kiri, the collar was still on her neck and it had dug into her flesh once again, blood dribbled down neck as she kneeled in pain and suffering.
'You might still love me
Or hatred could flow in your blood
I just hope for an answer.'
"See, every time you try and save her, I'll just make her suffer, and you wouldn't want that to happen, would you?" The man grinned. Ryoga clenched his hands and made fists of anger.
"Damn you." Ranma stepped forward, his anger rising as well.
"Who the hell are you anyways?" Ranma snarled.
'I didn't mean to cause misery
I didn't mean to make you cry
I just hope for an answer.'
"Ah, I'm so glad you asked. I am called Yokusei." Yokusei smiled, his crimson eyes flashed.
"Yokusei, why did you kidnap Kiri?" Akane asked, it seemed heat was rising from her. She had always thought Kiri as a kind person and didn't see why someone would want to kidnap her.
"Good question. You see Kiri went to China five years ago…"
Flashback
A small girl (who is obviously Kiri) with her hair tied in a small ponytail and has a karate uniform is standing what seems to be near springs. A tall man is standing next to her, having the same uniform and same dark hair.
"Alright, you ready to begin training Kiri?" The man asked.
"Yes papa," The small girl said happily. The guide watched as the two hopped onto the poles.
"Be careful! Each spring have curse! Whoever fall in spring take form of what drowned.." The man spoke to late, Kiri had just then been knocked and had fallen into one of the springs.
"Ahh! You fall into spring of cursed Shi ookami!" The guide cried out in worry. Kiri's father turned to him in shock.
"Shi... ookami?" He turned around to see what his daughter had become. She was now what seemed to be a wolf, teeth and claws flashing. The creature prowled towards the father.
"Kiri, daughter, it's me." The father pleaded as he saw his beloved daughter turn into a monster right before his eyes. The creature continued to walk towards him.
"No, Kiri!" Blood splattered on the ground as the guide ran away in fear. The creature smiled and growled in enjoyment.
"Ah, what a fine creature you are." The creature turned around to meet Yokusei. He smiled.
"Come, come work with me and we can get many goals accomplished." He said as he held out his hand. Kiri growled, her eyes gleaming.
"So, it seems like it will take a bit of force, oh well." Yokusei said as she quickly threw a chain around Kiri's neck. In shock and bewildered, Kiri pulled and pushed every which way to try and get the material of her neck.
"It is no use, you cannot escape from my control." He squeezed and pain went through Kiri's body.
"From now on, you shall work with me."
End of flashback
'I want to hold your warm hand again
I don't want to be cold anymore
I just hope for an answer.'
"That's evil! To do that to her!" Akane said in disgust as Yokusei finished.
"It is not evil, it is just what I want, and she does a fine job." Yokusei said, grinning.
Ryoga growled, he was angry, more angry that he had ever been. He wanted to go up there and punch him so hard right now. But another question popped in his mind. It seemed that when Kiri was splashed with cold water, she can't control her self. Why can't she? Is it part of the curse? Ryoga pondered on the question but quickly turned his mind back on rescuing Kiri.
'I'm sorry
So so sorry
I just hope for an answer.'
"What plans do you have anyways?" Ryoga snarled.
"I have many big plans ahead, some I may share with you later on, but right now that is between me and my beloved princess." Yokusei said as he pulled Kiri closer to him.
"She will become my slave, and you can do nothing of it, and later on, we shall get married, Kiri, my princess, I have grown found of you." He said as he lifted her chin again. Kiri growled in protest and shook her head away from him.
'I can't pick up my broken pieces
The ones that all have been shattered
I just hope for an answer.'
"I'll never be with you." She cried, but Yokusei just smiled.
"You can't refuse." He squeezed and more blood dripped.
"Kiri!" Ryoga cried, he wanted so badly to run up there and pulled that chain off her neck, to save her from the danger she was in right now.
"Kiri..." Ryoga said softly, Kiri looked up.
'My heart's almost broken
Getting lost inside of yesterday
I just hope for an answer.'
"I want to know, when you are splashed with cold water, is there something controlling you?" Ryoga asked, concern flooded his emotions, Kiri gulped.
"Yes, I cannot control my body when I have transformed. Shi ookami literally means 'death wolf' When I transformed, I have no control and the power of the curse only desires chaos and bloodshed. That is why I destroy, and kill." Kiri said, she hid her face, Ryoga could tell she was not happy, she was the one that attacked the town; she was the one that killed her own father.
'Losing track of time
Nothing seems to matter
I just hope for an answer.'
"I'm sorry Ryoga-chan, I'm so sorry, I destroy, I kill, and I can't do anything about it." Kiri feel to the floor and started to cry, her salty rivers crawling down her face. Ryoga watched her in pain, he wanted to go and comfort her more than anything right now.
"Yes, remember when you entered school Kiri?" Yokusei said with delight.
Flashback
"Kiri! Can you come over to my house tomorrow?" Kiri, who was about nine or ten stood outside her school and was chatting with her friends.
"Sure! I'll call you if I can, alright?" Kiri said happily, her friend nodded and skipped off. Kiri waited happily for her aunt as she noticed that it started to rain. Kiri stared in fear, she had not brought an umbrella. The water covered her entire body, and soon people where running in the streets with fear in their faces. Kiri had transformed.
End flashback
'I know I did wrong
I know I caused pain
I just hope for an answer.'
"She had killed two and many more were injured, everybody saw it with their own faces. All were frightened and no one was her friend. They called her a freak and parents said that they shouldn't have a kid like me in school." Kiri said, her tears soaking her cheeks.
"That is why you should be with me. I shall treat you as an equal." Yokusei.
"Equal my ass! You call this equal?" Kiri yelled as she pointed to the chain which was now stained red.
'Now I'm the one in pain
I'm the one that's suffering
I just hope for an answer
"Now, now Kiri, you must learn some rules or you will get nowhere."
"I don't care Yokusei! I don't want to do your dirty work anymore! Go hire someone else, or better yet, just die!" Kiri screamed as she ran towards Yokusei, he smiled and squeezed his hand once more, Kiri yelled in pain and fell on her knees once more.
'Let me be with you
I'm sorry I caused pain
I just hope, just hope.'
"Fool, you should not say such things to someone who will now care for you." Yokusei knelt by Kiri, he had not noticed her fist clenched in a tight ball that soon met Yokusei's cheek. Yokusei went flying to the wall. Blood dripped down his lip as he wiped it on his sleeve.
"Kiri!" Ryoga ran towards her, trying to waste no time." More screams of pain filled the room as Yokusei squeezed his hand the hardest yet.
'Hoping, dreaming
That maybe something good will happen
I just hope for an answer.'
"You bitch, you shall listen to me, no matter what, do that one more time, and you shall have your head cut off!" He growled as she kicked the fallen Kiri.
"You bastard! Let her go!" Ryoga snarled. "What do you plan to do with her?"
Kiri turned, holding her throat and said weakly. "He made me do evil things in the past, he made me kill people. He made me steal, cheat, become a thief, a murderer, I was wanted all over Japan. Not him, but me, he was never blamed for anything, it was always me." Kiri said, trying to fight back her tears that soon leaked out.
'Hope, that's all I got to do now
Just hope
I just hope for an answer.'
"Kiri…" Akane looked in sympathy. No one could have guessed that behind Kiri's happy cheery face was a dark and clouded past, full of hatred and misery.
"Ah, and my princess, you shall once again do it again, for I have bigger plans." Yokusei said as he smirked. Kiri just sobbed quietly as she sat on the floor, drowned by her sadness and tears.
'I think I'm going insane
Can't tell what is red or blue
I just hope for an answer.'
"Let Kiri go!" Ryoga yelled again, anger was now at its max.
"No, I have said it before, Kiri is mine." Yokusei said.
"Shut up! She isn't yours! She isn't anybodies! Nobody can just take her! It's up to Kiri to decide, not you!" Ryoga said, his fangs shining. Kiri gasped slightly and blushed, Ryoga was angry and had come all this way with the others to rescue her. Nobody had cared that much for her, they knew that she turned into a monster but they still cared, this is what true friends are. She felt that she was the luckiest person alive right now to have them as friends.
'I want this misery to end
I wish it was just a nightmare
I just hope for an answer.'
"If I say she is mine, she is, deal with it."
"No! I am not leaving her until she has come back with us!" Ryoga growled.
"You're starting to get annoying." Yokusei pulled quickly something out of his pockets and threw them at Ryoga. Ryoga saw what seemed to be some sort of ninja stars; he dodged all except for one, which slashed his arm.
'Tell me
I'm waiting
I just hope for an answer.'
"Ryoga-chan!" Kiri cried.
"Heh, you're quicker then I thought." Yokusei said as he got more ninja stars ready to throw. Ryoga huffed. 'This guy is faster then I thought, just got to be on my feet.' He thought as he clenched his hands into fist, ready to attack whenever there was an opening.
"You cannot defeat me, no one can." Yokusei said with a bored tone and an egotistical smirk rivaling Ranma's.
"I might be the first!" Ryoga said as he got up again. He noticed that Yokusei's hand was not clenched around something, meaning that he did not have the control to the chain around Kiri's neck.
"My control?" Yokusei noticed this too and looked around. He was too focused on finding it that he met a kick in the face. He stumbled backwards and saw Ryoga standing, smiling.
"Why you! You'll pay for that!" Yokusei stood up and dove in for an attack, he quickly went in for a punch which Ryoga dodged easily, he dodged all his other attacks easily too. But then he noticed something. 'It seems that with every attack, he gets stronger, is that possible?' Ryoga then gasped, before he had time to figure out the answer, Yokusei punched him right in the stomach which made him fly across the room. Ryoga panted. 'I guess I'm right, with every attack, it gets stronger, meaning this whole time he was just building up his strength.'
"Fool." Yokusei said as he got ready to attack again. Ryoga weakly got up, and got into another fighting stance. Ryoga went in for a sweep kick which Yokusei jumped and sent a punch which Ryoga dodged and kicked, it brushed Yokusei's cheek. Yokusei crouched and seemed to spring into a back flip, he kicked Ryoga right under the chin and landed softly on the ground. Ryoga stumbled backwards but shook himself and got ready to fight again. Ranma, Akane, a duck and a cat all went over to Kiri as the fight carried on.
"We're going to try and get this thing off of you." Ranma said as he looked at the blood stained chain. Kiri nodded but then said.
"I don't think you can get it off, it can only be taken off a certain way." Akane and Ranma both looked confused.
"Well, we're going to try anyways!" It seemed that they tried everything, sawed it, hammered it, nibbled at it (which didn't really help, too bad Mousse XD), and clawed at it. (Which Shampoo hissed and growled at)
"Stupid chain, stupid guy!" Ranma said as he sat down finally, stumbled on how to get the chain off.
"It's alright Ranma, thanks for trying." Kiri said and smiled sweetly.
"I wish I could help some more." Ranma said as he sighed and continued to watch the battle.
"You have done enough, and when Ryoga-chan wins this fight, this chain shall be free." Kiri said.
"When he does, meaning you think he'll win?" Ranma asked.
"Hai, I have total faith in him right now, I know he will win." Kiri smiled. Ranma sighed.
"I just hope you are right."
"I think I am, but, let me rest for now." Kiri collapsed as Akane knelt over.
"Kiri!" Akane cried as she picked up the fallen Kiri. Ryoga saw this and his anger rose to the highest. He knew that she had fainted from to much blood loss, which was Yokusei's fault. He was the one that had control over the chain; he was the one that made blood fall from Kiri's neck. Ryoga had been surprised at all of this, not once, had he ever cared so much for a person then Kiri. I mean, yeah she's his friend but he could feel himself wanting to kill Yokusei more then ever. Was Kiri possibly more than a friend? Ryoga fought his hardest as he dove for another punch towards Yokusei; Yokusei stumbled as he dodged the attack and went for a kick. Ryoga jumped and launched another punch. It hit Yokusei hard as he fell backwards.
"You have made me mad, and no one likes it when I'm mad." He said as he got up slowly. Ryoga just smiled.
"Bring it; you're going to pay for what you did to Kiri." He said as he raised his fists in another fighting stance. Yokusei did the same.
"You cannot defeat me."
"Watch me." Ryoga said as he started to run towards Yokusei, ready to attack.
'I know you can win Ryoga-chan, I know you can.' Kiri said in her dream, those where the only words ringing in her head. 'You can win Ryoga-chan, I know you can.'
