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Chapter Seven
Yoko pushed Hana back behind him. He was ready for anything.
"Well, well, well." The bat demon said slowly. "Look at who is together."
"Fang." Hana said under her breath.
"The lengendary silver fox. Master of thievery, Yoko." Fang smiled. It was going to be good, crushing both. "And of course the wonderful played out hunter...Hana." He clapped, as did some of the others. "I want to congratulate you on getting our bounty. I know it must have been hard, gaining trust and all."
Yoko looked at Hana, who had lost all color in her face. "What is he talking about. Was this a trap?" His golden eyes glared.
Hana couldn't believe it. "I told you I was done. There was nothing you could do to make me agree to your terms." She turned to Yoko. "I didn't know that they were around, I mean it."
"Then how are they here, when we are? And on this day too?" Yoko was angered. He didn't like being lied to, or caged.
"I don't know." She said despertly. "They have equipment to find who they want."
Fang stepped down to where the two were at. "Come on, buttercup." He turned to Yoko. "It was simple. She had to get the biggest bounty in the Makai for her and her brother's freedom." He paused. "Which would be you, Yoko."
The silver kitsune's hard glared was on the frightened Hana. "Is that true?"
She blinked back several tears. "Only at first. But I...I couldn't do it. Even to save Makoto's life. I didn't like hunting...and it was all blackmail anyway."
/Yoko let me handle this./
/Shut up Kurama. She lied to us. She was going to give us to Bounty Hunters./
/Listen to what she has to say./ He pleaded.
/No. Listen to what she was going to do. Give us up, for her freedom./ Yoko cut off the connection. He pulled out Rose Whip. "You won't take me without a fight."
An evil grin came to Fang's features. "Take it easy. I'm a barganing youki. Maybe we can work something out. Thief to thief?"
Yoko calmed.
/Don't do it. He's dangerous./ Kurama yelled at him.
The kitsune ignored his counterpart as well as the worried Hana.
"Laylen is worth a lot on the black market." Fang shrugged. "I'll give you, twenty-five percent of what we get."
Yoko's tail swished. "Shouldn't I get most of the pay, seeing as I hold her in my care?"
"True." The bat pondered on it. "I'll give you that percent, plus the total pay for Makoto."
Hana gasped. How could they be doing this? How could Yoko be doing this, and Kurama allowing it?
"I have no interest in the boy." Yoko took a quick glance at Hana. She was staring at him with tear stained eyes. "How much is she worth?"
"I'm glad you asked." He pulled out a book. "At the moment, well she's at the pretty bidding price of 250,000 rubies. Depending on who's calling, it could rise."
Yoko smirked. His ears twitched, picking up that Hana was moving away. "You give me 200,000 rubies, or all of what you make but 50,000 of it, and I'll give you, Hana."
Fang wasn't happy with it. He'd only be getting 50,000 rubies, if that considering Baedden and the others. He knew Yoko was worth a lot more, thousands more. But he wanted to make Laylen pay also. "Alright my thieving friend, you have a deal." They shook on it.
Hana shook her head and tried to run. Two guards handled her. "No! I won't let you!"
"Darling, you have no choice in the matter anymore." Fang bowed his head to Yoko and proceeded to the strangling half demon. "You'll receive your money when we get it." He said over his shoulder.
Yoko walked away. "I better."
Kurama was amazed. /Wha-what did you just do/
/Protected our lives, plus made a lot of money./
/You let them take Hana./
Yoko was getting frustrated. /She was going to give us up for her freedom./ He closed the talking.
Fang held her chin in his hand. "Hello buttercup, looks like your the bounty now. Take her away." He turned to where Yoko was at. /You'll be getting your pay alright. And I'll be making triple./