The Kitsune Sisters Yin, Yang and their Brother Yung
Ixi: Hey y'all, I'm back, sort of. –Sighs- I've lost all inspiration for the fic… Well, I try, I know it's almost done, but how I reach the end is still a mystery.
I was thinking the story could use a new title, and a read over by me for errors. If you have suggestions for the title, leave it in a review. xD thanks
A/N: Any memories will be seen in bold as this chapter jumps around a lot.
Chapter 16
Last time….
"Welcome young one. Please sit . . ." The woman in the center of the room stated as she directed him to a cushion. "You as well Rya-chan." At the women's beckoning, Rya took a seat near Hirosuke.
"What is to become of me?" Hirosuke asked uncertainly after the silence was too much.
"Hmm, a very good question young one . . ."
Rya's mother drifted off, carefully reaching over and taking a cup of tea from a nearby tray.
"Young one, do you know why our clans fight?" Thyra, Rya's mother asked Hirosuke. The young light fox looked about ready to answer with a quick and smart remark, but the reason for the feud that took many of his family's lives came up a blank.
Rya glanced over at her mother. 'That is a strange question coming from my mother…' She thought.
"Hmm, I thought as much." Thyra said as she stood up and tenderly brushed off her kimono. "Please, the both of you, follow me." She commanded gently.
The two young foxes rose and followed the aging woman down a path that soon found them in a blooming garden.
Ixi smiled as Hiei set her gently down on the couch in the living room in her house. He vanished for a second before returning with a cool glass of water. Ixi warily accepted the glass, taking a sip before touching her two fingers to her temple.
"My head is killing me." She muttered, closing her eyes. Hiei frowned and sat on the edge of the couch.
"Are you going to be okay?" He asked worriedly.
"I think so… it was so weird… ya know…seeing her face…and…and actually knowing it was her… I can't remember her face from the few years I was able to spend with her…" Ixi said with a sigh, taking her blue eyes up to meet Hiei's scarlet ones. Hiei offered her a small reassuring smile.
Jynx sighed. 'That bastard is making me walk half way across nowhere to find something that he said shouldn't exist. Where the hell is the logic in that!'
Jynx growled and rigidly walked towards the very faint dot on the horizon she was told was the temple she searched for. 'This had better be worth it…' She whined, leaping about 20 feet a few times to reduce the distance.
"Fae…Fai… where are you two?" Called out an enchanting voice. The voice echoed though the star dimension the owner was in and soon came back to her.
Another voice soon answered. "I am here milady."
"Oh, Fae, good, good, you are hear. Did you reach her? Did you find my daughter? Did you warn her?" The elegant voice cried in distress.
"I have made contact with her, but not my words… I will do my best, but it has been a great while since I contacted that realm."
"Oh…I see… I am sorry for pushing you so hard lately…"
"It is not a problem milady."
"Still…by any chance, have you been able to contact my husband?"
"Yes milady. He is fully aware of what is going on, but he cannot depart from his duties at the moment. He said he shall send Blade and Crucifix however."
"Oh, I see…"
Within seconds, another voice, a great deal younger than the first two, resounded.
"The cat is on the move! She nears the temple! What shall we do…Rya?"
Kira sighed, for only about the hundredth time since Kurama had picked her up. Kurama rolled his eyes and press onward, determinedly carrying the girl bridal style though the painted park. (Fall colors) They had been contently having a staring contest on the couch before Kurama spontaneously picked her up and walked out the door with her.
After having Kira call him the worst thief in the history of thievery several times, among other names, she became quiet, pronouncing her displeasure with a series of over-exaggerated sighs.
"Almost there Kira." He stated for her.
"We'd better be." She stated simply and dangerously, sending Kurama down memory lane of all the times Kira lost her temper.
Fortunately, they arrived at their destination quickly and Kira's impatience disappeared entirely as she saw the beautiful sunset. The hues of the sun's death becoming a glorious crown for the lake Kurama had brought them to.
Kurama set her down and took up a seat next to her. Kira smiled and leaned her head against Kurama's shoulder, running her fingers over the necklace he gave her.
Kurama smiled and turned his head, giving the girl a soft kiss on the forehead. Kira smiled and closed her eyes.
"Aishiteru Kurama." She whispered.
"I love you too Kira."
Jynx landed gracefully in the battered temple, if you could call it that. It was so beat down and in ruins it was hard to believe anything had been here at all. Jynx's eyes darted around and located the markings "Boss" had told her to look for.
There they were, clear as day. The only part of this so-called temple that actually looked to be intact. Two symbols were kanji for fire and fox, and they other the neko could see was an ancient symbol that she was told was some kind of freaky seal.
Jynx sniffed snootily, brushing some dirt and dust off her clothes before daintily walking deeper into the ruins. She dodged the insane amount spider webs and a few spiders too, along with fallen debris and small chunks of rock that just decided to fall that day.
After what seemed to be a mile or so of spiral stairs, enough to make anyone dizzy just thinking about descending them, Jynx reached a room. Rather empty and dilapidated, like the rest of the place, but a room none the less. This room had three doors leading out of it. Or it did at one time. One of the entranceways had collapsed long before the cat's arrival. Another was full of skeletal remains of various humans and demons. Jynx sighed and took the only free pathway.
Ixi sighed and closed her eyes reluctantly. She was tired, extremely so. Hiei saw this and frowned slightly. He put the back of his hand against her forehead to see if she had a fever. But there was nothing too extreme for him to worry about. Ixi sighed again and reopened her eyes.
"What do you think it means?" She asked him softly.
"I don't know. Perhaps someone is trying to contact you?" He offered.
"Okay, but who? And why? Why now? Why not later, or earlier?"
"I don't know Ixi." Hiei said quietly.
"I wish you did, then I would make you tell me."
"Is that so?" Hiei said with a smirk.
"Yes. I know exactly how to get under your skin Mr.-I'm-So-Cold-I-Make-Ice-Look-Hot."
"Do you really?" Hiei asked, smirking slightly at the name.
"Yes." Ixi answered smugly.
Hirosuke frowned slightly. 'Yeah, a walk around a garden answers EVERYTHING!'
Thyra stopped, making Rya and Hirosuke stop as well.
"Did you know that our clans were once great allies and steadfast friends? One of my clan would die for yours in the blink of eye if necessary, and vise versa. Together, no army could stop us. Light and Shadow, in perfect harmony." Thyra started cryptically.
"Yin and Yang…" Hirosuke stated simply.
"Yes, it was a lot like Yin and Yang. And as there are two sides to the Yin Yang symbol, there are two sides to this story. This fight started three generations before mine, making them my great-grandparents. Rya's great-great Grandfather Ozias and your great-great Grandfather Zebulon. Hmm, our version went along the lines of…
"With our two clan's rise to power, many of the surrounding clans wished for our land and power. They sought to 'slice the monster into two', or break us apart. They thought they could do this by sending assassins out for the two heirs at the time, Ozias and Zebulon. However, the assassins failed, except for one.
"She was a fair vixen, beauty like no other, or so the story goes. She seduced her victims to get close enough to strike. Her target was Zebulon, the flirtatious one of the two heirs. Everywhere the pair went, Zeb was teasing the girls, and giving everything he said a double meaning. He was really something else.
"Well, when he saw 'her', he swore it was love, not just petty desire. And she played along, claiming it was 'written in the stars' and other such nonsense. Ozias went along with it for a while, happy for his buddy for finding someone to settle down with. Unfortunately, a few things clicked in his head, telling him something was wrong. So Ozias, wanting the safety of his friend, dug deeper into Zebulon's so called love.
"When he found out the truth, it broke part of him. He went to Zebulon and tried to warn him, but Zeb yelled that he was out of his mind, and jealous. Ozias, finding there was no reasoning with him, went and tried to get rid of the assassin. He failed to kill her. When Zebulon found out what had happened, he was in a rage. He confronted Ozias, and their battle killed the young shadow fox. Not too long after, the assassin made her move.
"You should have listened to your friend, Zebulon…" Was all she said before killing a shocked Zebulon. She made it look like Ozias had killed Zebulon, and so it began. A war to end all wars."
Thyra sighed and sat down. Rya sat next to her, and Hirosuke uncertainly sat next to her. "Your version is a bit shorter, because to this day, they don't know the truth about the woman. The version passed down to the light foxes states that Ozias killed Zebulon out of jealousy. However, the fact that his dead body was found at the scene of Zebulon's death was never explained. They must have figured Ozias died of wounds from the battle between the two."
"And how am I to know you speak the truth?" Hirosuke challenged the old woman.
"You must figure that out on your own, young one." Thyra said sincerely. "Now Rya dear, there was something you wished to speak to me about?" Thyra said, changing the subject.
"Uh, uh, I-hmm… That's a good question. There was something, but I can't remember it." Rya said, looking a bit flustered. Hirosuke smirked at her in a high-and-mighty way. Rya frowned at him and flick his ear with her finger. "Well if you're so smart, what did I want to tell her?" She challenged.
"Hell if I should know, why on earth would I want to read the mind of some sadistic little girl?" He said daringly. Rya growled at his little girl comment.
"I'll show you little!" She cried before launching herself at the unsuspecting fox and wrestling him to the ground.
"OUCH! HEY THAT'S MY ARM YOU'RE BITING!" He yelled as the girl sunk her fangs into his arm.
"It won't be your arm for long if I have anything to say about it!" Rya growled, removing her fangs and replacing them with her claws.
"Ow, dammit lemme go!" Hirosuke hollered as he claws went deeper into his flesh.
"No, I don't think I will. That is, unless you apologize for being rude to me." Rya said, shifting slightly so that she sat comfortably at about his waist. Blue eyes glared into lilac ones. He continued to stare deeper into her eyes, trying to ignore the pain of her claws in his arm. She glared back into his own blue orbs.
"Sweetheart, you're getting blood all over your kimono, I suggest taking your claws from his arm." Thyra said cheerfully. Rya frowned, but complied.
"Stupid stuck up light wannabes." She muttered, jumping up and stalking off. Hirosuke growled, and glared after her quickly vanishing figure.
"You may wander around the grounds and in the house, but keep your distance. I have told the members of this house not to harm you, but not everyone is as loyal to my word as they should be." Thyra stated, before standing up and disappearing into the garden. Hirosuke stared after her, a little shocked.
"Since when do you let prisoners wander free?" He asked aloud to no one, however, 'no one' answered.
"Well technically, you're not a 'prisoner', more like a guest." Came a voice from up in a tree. Hirosuke glanced up nervously. A black haired fox demon smiled at him. "You know, you were pretty mean to my little sister." He said, jumping from the tree and landing right near Hirosuke, who took in a deep breath.
"I could make you suffer for it. I don't have to listen to my mother's orders to not hurt you. Hell, what's one more notch in my staff?" He threatened, advancing, making Hirosuke back up. "But, Rya would kill me for fighting her battles for her, so I'm telling you to go apologize to her because she's twice as mean and determined than me." Xion said, relaxing slightly to be less intimating.
"She was headed towards the clearing, probably to vent or train. I suggest sooner rather than later if you want your only scar to be the one on your arm." Xion said goofily, nimbly dodging behind Hirosuke and giving him a light push in the right direction. "Over there." He said, pointing to a path. "Good luck." He cried, slipping into the shadows from whence his power came.
Hirosuke just stared dumbly for a second, quickly deciding all the shadow foxes were freaks, but that he should apologize. He sighed and went off in the direction the fox had pointed. He quietly crept up the path, not wanting to run into the girl right away.
At the entrance of the clearing he stopped. There was the most beautiful thing he's ever seen…
A/N: And I think I'll stop right there. Finally, we get into the major plot. Forget what you read on my bio, I will be updating. How often has yet to be seen, but it shouldn't be too long…
Looks at Moonflower with a 2-by-4- o.o please don't hurt me, I'll update!
Don't forget about the new title
R&R