Nah! I can't do that to my fans.
Flamer: You're going soft.
rolls eyes Anyway, I must warn people of low tolerance to the augst in this...
Flamer: smiles ON WITH THE FIC!
"Kai? Kai, wake up!"
Orange eyes opened slowly to the sound of an alarmed voice. Kai sat up slowly, but then closed her eyes and fell on her side because of her broken wings. A pair of gentle hands helped her sit up without hurting herself.
Kai tried to open her eyes again, moaning in pain.
"Yoko... is that you?" She whispered, but her eyes told her otherwise.
"Not even close." Hiei chuckled.
Kai smelled the air to find that they were back in the forest. Knowing this sent Kai into alarm. One, she wasn't in Karasu's chamber like she was suppose to, and two... a flashback of last night went through her head and fright filled her eyes. Hiei saw it too well.
"Calm down, Kai. You're in no danger... for now..."
The dragoness' fright became concern also, but too many questions were in her head. She held her temple in confusion. She did remember being attacked... but...
"Who... saved...?"
"I did."
Kai and Hiei looked to see Chi-Li approching them, smiling with unusually brightness.
"I saved you. It looked like Yoko was..."
Suddenly, all became all too clear for Kai. "DON'T SAY IT!" she screamed, holding her ears and head.
Hiei frowned at the amount of shivers coming from Kai's body and both Chi-Li and him knew the reason. Almost half way from the entrance last night, Hiei and Kai were headed back to the forest, but Kai had to stay in the fortress since she still had to go to Karasu.
Big mistake.
Not some much as one second of the fire demon's leave did Yoko come behind Kai in an alluring manner. Kai didn't think much of it until the fox started to act extreme rough and didn't waste time in trying to strip her. Next thing the dragoness knew, she was half dressed and both her wings were broken.
Yoko had taken a gaze of the red moon and was atemping inraping her.
Luckly, the fox's awareness was decreased and Chi-Li, coming from Karasu's chambers, knocked Yoko out and flew her and Kai out of the fortress.
Kai didn't want to think about it. Being partly psychic didn't help in forgetting, for everytime her concern for Yoko went up, the picture of the fox's cold and agressive face past through Kai's head. Hiei and Chi-Li took pity on the dragoness and tried to calm her as she started to scream and hold her head in pure terror.
Suddenly, Ruby came, startled that her mother's ki level was high and noticiable. It took Kai's daughter to snap the dragoness out of it.
"Mother!" Ruby cried.
Kai closed her eyes, and slowly... the images went away. She jumped into the nearest open arms, which were Ruby's. Her sobs were not just fearing Yoko, but from the countless times that she had been bought, sold, and used only for her beauty and beatened and raped for oppossing it.
Chi-Li narrowed her eyes, because she wasn't thinking about Kai's problems. She was thinking about Karasu... and the small amount of love he showed her last night. Chi-Li was even thinking about what he said...
Kai is still important to me, Li-kun, but I will meet up with you every other night from now on. Leave yourself for me, for I will find you.-
/- I'll be waiting for you, Karasu. -/
"How are we going to get Kurama out of the castle without drawing attention to him?" Ruby asked while holding her dramatized mother.
Hiei thought for a moment, but then sighed.
"We would have to wait for Kai to come from her state so she can go in the fortress. We have to know what moon will be out tonight. Then, Kurama has to stay alive until tonight."
Suddenly, Kai's shivers became less voilent and her eyes opened slightly.
"I know..." I whispered.
Chi-Li gasped.
"What's the moon?" Ruby asked.
"White moons all this week. It will be safe because everyone will be at ease." Kai whispered, drying her eyes while Ruby worked on Kai's broken wings.
"That's good. All we have to do is hope that Yoko will stay alive in that dragon-filled fortress and has come out from his comma."
A small amount of movement came from the inside of the castle as Kurama awoke with a small sore on his head and a light concussion. He gasped to realize that he was in the fortress and a dragon could see and kill him in a heart beat now that he wasn't Yoko.
Quickly, he jumped into the shadows, walking in them to keep the little cover on him. As he travel by shadow, he heard a strong voice in the distance. Another few steps showed fire light behind a cracked door where the voice was coming from.
Kurama peeked and gasped to see a gang of dragons listening to a man that fit the destription Hiei gave of the Alpha.
"My plan for complete dominace is coming closer. Soon, I will have enough power to cut a portal to the NingenKai large enough. There, we can over run the humans and repopulate. We'll take over that Earth and make it our new home. I don't know how many years I've lived on this small, inferior island, but it's no way for your mates or my mate to live. This way, we dragons can truly live the way we were meant... AS A RACE!"
A lot of applause went through the room and Karasu silenced them, having more to say.
"Speaking of mates, I have an annoucement to make. My past mate, Tenshi, has come to me as a reincarnate and shall be taking the place of Kai in my new world. Kai is still under my protection, however. No one else may claim her. If she comes to my chambers with a foul scent, expect to be dealt with. If you see Kai with anyone else in a courtship, make sure to kill the male... and Kai..."
Kurama gasped.
/- Nani! That's just the same as a death wish! -/
The fox's fist bawled up as Karasu's new words angered him more.
"I've already noticed one scent that has been in the castle and back out again. I have come to the conclusion that we have intruders that survived the blue moon. That being said, they are no oridinary enemies. I have let the dragons beast out in the forest so they may deal with them, so do not trouble over this. Recess."
And with that, Karasu was gone and the dragons started to leave the room. Kurama hid in a nook above the door, masking his scent slightly. When the crowd was gone, Kurama continued to looked for the way out of the castle.
/- I've got to tell Koenma. Someone has to be ready at the Ningenkai to protect it. If Karasu manages to make a portal big enough, Earth is doomed to the threat of vengeful dragons. -/ The fox paniced.
But, Kurama had to be quiet while stalking in the shadows, for as he tried to find a quick way out of the castle, he had to keep down wind so passing dragons and beast wouldn't sniff him out. Suddenly, Kurama caught sight of Karasu passing down a hallway and came to complete stop.
Karasu also stopped.
He looked around, sniffing slightly as his wings fluttered with excitement. Then, he started to chuckle.
"I don't know who you are, but Kai's scent is all over you. I should warn you that I shall be combing the forest tonight for any intruders in a new form of mine. You can thank the moons for that."
Kurama growled softly in anger.
/- The same moon that drove all of the dragons to attack themselves. -/
"However, let myself be known clearly to you..." Karasu growled, his eyes glowing red and his hair and wings flashing from black to blonde to black again. "Kai is still mine, even though you may have heard what I said in the meeting. Let your futile atempt to kill me go on, but let it be known to Spirit World that Earth will be my new domain for me and Tenshi. Anyone that tries to stop me shall perish..."
The fox gasped at the amount of energy that had built up in his body as his eyes, wings and hair relaxed and he went down the hallway, laughing. Kurama now knew how Hiei felt when he first encountered Karasu. He struck a fear in one's heart that could tear one's soul in shreads and render someone helpless under his deathful chuckles and lethal smiles.
/- I've got to get out of here! -/ Kuramarealized mentally.
He made his next steps quicker. Finally, as much doughing and ducking ensured, he saw the way out... and two dragons blocking the wayin and out of the entrance.
/- Damn... I'll have to be extremely quiet... or wait for a distraction... -/ Kurama cursed, waiting near the entrance for the right time to stalk out.
Finally, the perfect distraction came by. Since the guards were male dragons, the female that stopped to ask them questions caught all of them off guard.
/- Perfect! -/
And with that, Kurama jumped from the shadows and made a dash for the forest. He picked up the scent of his friends and was in hot pusuit.
A few minutes in the forest, and Kurama stopped dead in his tracks. The air was think with fear and shock of someone, but it also smelled like Kai and Ruby were near-by. With protection on high, Kurama quickened his search.
Then, he reatched the two, where he saw Ruby tending to some wounds that Kai seem to have in her wings, but as soon as the mother dragoness saw Kurama, her whole body went back into complete shock and horror.
She jumped into Ruby's open arms, sobbing heavly.
Ruby looked at her father with hatred, but misunderstanding.
"What did you do to Kai-san!" She demanded.
Kurama was too concerned with Kai's injures to answer as he kneeled down to his lover, but as he tried to touch Kai's broken wings, they became burning hot and Kurama was unable to examine them. He looked at Ruby for an explaination.
"DON'T TOUCH ME!" Kai screamed.
"Where did the wounds come from?" Kurama asked, somewhat ignoring Kai's mental battle.
Ruby's eyes narrowed, holding Kai closer as if she was the mother.
"You should know... you're the one who injured Kai-san."
Kurama's emerald eyes widened at the discovery, but couldn't remember at any time beating Kai so baddly... unless...
"Did I... gaze at the red moon by accident?"
"You finally found out." Sighed a voice.
Kurama looked up to see Hiei and Chi-Li looking at him with faces of disgust.
"What happened last night?" Kurama asked.
"You don't remember!" Chi-Li gasped.
"No... I don't..." Sighed Kurama.
Ruby gasped at the new infomation. Hiei came up to Kurama's ear, whispering what happened. When the fire demon was finished, the fox was in equal shock.
"I don't want to go into further detail..." Hiei said.
Kurama looked down at Kai with tears in his eyes. He couldn't believe that he had acturally raped Kai because of his mistake. Kai could feel the emotional bond from Kurama and stopped her sobbing. She looked at the fox with tear-stained eyes and a clouded mind, but she still held on to Ruby for dear life.
Out of confusion, Kurama attacked the fire demon suddenly, pinning him to the ground. He held his fist up, ready to strike. Hiei held still, not afraid.
"Tell the truth, Hiei!" Kurama growled.
"Would I lie to you?" Hiei whispered.
With that, Kurama backed off, looking back at Kai. She was looking back at him with the same intensity. Suddenly, Kai flew/crawled to the fox, crying again. Kurama held her, holding her tightly.
"I'm so sorry, love. I never meant to hurt you."
"I'm sure you didn't..." She whispered, "but it still hurts."
"I promise to ease your pain slowly in time."
Everyone smiled at the slightly happy reunion, but Hiei's smile didn't last long. He walked up to them, his hands behind his back.
"Did you learn anything from the fortress?"
Kurama turned around, looking at the fire demon with more fear in his eyes than when Karasu talked to him.
"Yes, I'm afraid." He responded, stroking Kai's hair while he told of his findings.
By the time Kurama had finished, the island had grown dark and cold. The island had become quiet and the roars of the loose beast dragons started to arise. Chi-Li said she had to be at the release site so that she could keep an eye of the beasts. However, Hiei could sense a different objective in the dragoness' aqua eyes.
"So, Karasu's released an army of beast dragons on the island so they could sniff us out. How clever." Hiei stated.
"That's not all," Kurama sighed, still holding a now sleeping Kai. "He knew I was hiding in the shadows and told me that he would be in the forest also, scooping it out for us. We must keep on the move."
Ruby gasped.
"How could Leader do this? Even though it is for a noble cause, his head is messed up to have the Earth as the new place for dragons. I love the Earth and its humans. He can't just cut a portal and take it over..."
Tears started to form in Ruby's orange eyes and an blue glow engulfed her. She pounded the ground with such force, it shook the birds out of the tree canopies.
"I WON'T LET HIM!"
Kai awoke with the tumor, startling Kurama slightly. He looked down at her with a smile, assuring that she was okay and not to worry. However, Kai looked at her daughter in fear, but not so much as to cause another mental breakdown.
"She's still in shock?" Hiei asked.
Kurama shook his head, frowning. He still punished himself mentally for doing such a vile thing to his lover. He couldn't even remember when he would have looked in the Red Moon's light. Still, the past was not to be dwead upon now. They had to keep moving or sheild themselves from the new thread of the beast dragons.
Suddenly, everyone turned around to the canopy, sensing a familar presense.
Boton flew down from the trees, looking rather disturbed.
"Sorry to ease-drop, but Koenma is getting worried. Karasu's energy is really growing. It's gotten to the point that earthquakes are happening unnaturally. And new information just came in."
Kurama waited.
"Do you remember when Ruby had to move to the Makai because of her high energy levels? Well, if all of these dragons move to the Earth, the whole plant is doomed to suffer major natural disasters, so not only is Karasu going to enslave mankind... he'll destory it and the dragons themselves." Boton reported.
Kai gasped, the fear in her orbs growing again. Hiei's eyes also widened, as so Ruby. Everyone was surprised on the info, and now felt even more rushed.
"Did Koenma tell you any plan we could use?" Ruby asked.
Boton thought for a moment, and then answered.
"Lord Koenma thought that if you could make Karasu realize that going to Earth would be futile, he may stop."
"That might work. Leader is not crazy, but just sick in the mind and too head strong. He sees a prize too great, and if we can have him see the error of his ways, Leader will stop!" Ruby cheered, jumping up slightly.
Kai smiled slightly to see happiness in one's heart again. Kurama also smiled. The plan was just suicidial enough to work. Hiei, however, didn't seem too pleased as Boton flew away, finished with her report.
/- If Chi-Li were here, she would be telling Karasu this infomation and we would be finished with this damn mission by now. -/ He huffed.
Chi-Li walked through the forest, not going in any particulardirection. She knew that Karasu would find her when the time was right. Finally, her nose picked up his scent. However, soft hands cup her waist from behind before she started looking. Instead, she moaned from to touch, opening her wings.
From the chuckling that followed, it was indeed Karasu.
"I've found you... my koi."
"Hai."
He turned her around, their lips locking roughly. Karasu smiled as he found that no one had kissed Chi-Li since last night but him. She was clean... just for him. They gazed at each other from the embrace, their minds in a daze. Karasu had never felt this way in Kai's presense, but Chi-Li, he felt the beautiful electricity that happened everytime true lovers kissed.
To put it shortly, Karasu missed the feeling deeply, and Chi-Li knew it.
She cupped his jaw, whispering.
"Tenshi knew there would be a day when we would be together again."
Karasu covered Chi-Li's hand with his own, enjoying the warmth. It made a true smile paint on his face.
"My heart was aching for you, Tenshi. And now, I can give you the best home coming present, because by the time I become powerful enough, the Earth will be ours to rule together... as Dragon... and Dragoness."
Even though Chi-Li knew of the true meaning of the words, they sounded so romantic, she had to blush and respond positively.
"I would be honored... my King."
And with that, Karasu wrapped his wings around Chi-Li, kissing her lovingly once more.
Flamer: gagging AH! The f-fluff! THE FLUFF! dies from the fluff
... Wow... did I write that much fluff?
T.K.: eating some of the fluff Taste like cake.
Hopefully, my next chapters won't be so... fluffy. Prepare for fights, transformations... and maybe one mating scene... if I feel like it!
Hiei: rolls eyes Lazy ass. Review plz.