Waiting for you

Disclaimer: Tactics is not mine, okay?

Rating: PG or K+ (rating might go up in the future)

Genres: Slightly AU, action/adventure, tragedy, suspense

Pairings: None, unless you count Sugino and Moo as a pair

Warnings or notes: Slightly AU, minor spoilers for both manga and anime, OOC-ness, an original character, grammar or other errors, poor attempt at humor, around 1500 words this chapter.

Hmm…now this story moves on to the next stage as climax will come soon! XD I enjoy so much while writing this story, happier when I received those encouraging reviews! Thanks a lot, dear readers! Oh yeah, another cliffhanger with Kantaro's thought… XD Apparently I like to end my chapter (last two chapter ended with Kantaro being mysterious) as cliffhangers. XP

This chapter reveals more of Kantaro's plan and Yoko is on action (I nearly went over the words-limit I set for myself)! Dedicated once again to my wonderful readers, especially my reviewers as well as Stella, Hispanic Tenshi and Karushna5 for adding this story into your story alert, not forgetting Akai-Akegata,Stella (again), Kofuna Koei and Vampireotaku for the story fave! It might sound childish of me to be happy of this current little achieve (compared to the other good authors, they have much more fans), but I am really grateful to you all.

Hope you enjoy and please review. :bows: Yeah, sorry for the lame titles for my chapters. I am not good in naming titles for each chapter…:sweatdrops:

Japanese terms (inform me if I made a mistake please):

Kindly refer to the previous chapters for tengu, –chan, -sama, -san, anime, and manga.

kimono – Japanese's traditional wear

onmyoji­ – people whose jobs are similar to exorcist (casts evil spirits away with special spells and ceremonies) and priest (performs religious rituals)

: ooo :

Chapter 7-Unstoppable plans

Early in the morning, Yoko was up and she quickly changed her clothes into her usual kimono. 'I must go to see Haruka-chan now,' her mind reminded her as if she would forget her plan. In another swift movement, she went towards her master's room as quiet as possible. Things would be worse if Kantaro knew what her mini plan was.

Ah, the crimson eyed youth was sleeping soundlessly on the huge bed. Satisfied, Yoko then went to find another human in the house; Sakuya. After she had a talk with the widow regarding her so-called-journey to buy something for Kantaro in a far away town and would probably take a day, she went towards the main gate to start her hunt. A figure passed by in front of her and actually stopped, blocking her way. Seeing the black silky long hair, she did not have to look up to know who it was. Obviously, it was Sugino with Moo once again hiding in his hair, which the God was happy to have her do that.

"Sugino-sama, good morning," she greeted with her usual smile. It seemed like a good night's rest really washed away her exhaustions from the day before. She was feeling better in both physical and mental. Upon hearing her greet, the white winged tengu could not help but to smile and wished her a 'good morning' in return.

"So, are you going now?" he asked after a few moments of silence. The demon fox only nodded as a reply. Sugino raised an eyebrow, but remained silent. That girl sure was energetic. Just woke up and went straight away to find Haruka. Surely this time the proud tengu would have a little problem with this female demon.

"Okay then, I will go now," the female youth said, waving her right hand as a signal for her little departure. Before she could take two steps, the long haired tengu stopped her.

"Do you know where he is anyway?" was a simple question from the God.

Supposed it was a yes, but to dear Yoko, it made her wondered. "Oh yeah...Where is he?" she asked Sugino back, repeating after him. Sugino fell on the ground comically. When he regained his composure, he shook his head, doubting her ability to take care of herself for she was such a blur girl.

Sugino sighed deeply. He did not have a choice, did he now? "Okay…I will go with you. Moo will have to stay and watch that guy," he finally managed to voice out his thought from yesterday. It was true that he preferred to stay and watch the young exorcist to make sure he did not take advantage of his cute beloved 'wife'. Yet, he was worried of Yoko's safety to travel alone. In addition, the journey would not be easy. If they fly to there, things would be better and faster.

Right after he said those words, a little green demon made her appearance in front of them. "Moo!" said the cute creature with a face of content. She was happy to oblige to stay with Kantaro. After all, he was the one who 'saved' her in the hot spring. She grew fond of him at the first sight. No matter how cross her 'husband' would be when she fussed around the young man, she still do that nonetheless.

Sugino eyed his 'wife' with defeated look. It seemed useless for him to argue with her over that shorter human. No matter how, she just would not listen to him. What was so good about him anyway? Decided to end things fast and avoid any further delay, he turned back at Yoko. "Let's go fast. Before that guy wakes up and finds out," he stated. Yoko only nodded.

After he made sure Sakuya was not around, his wings appeared; making him looked really like an angel. Then, he asked Yoko to cling on him tightly to prevent her from falling down during the journey. Before they departed, Sugino actually nagged his beloved 'wife' and asked her not to be too close to Kantaro like usual. Yoko sighed and pulled Sugino's T-shirt (he had to wear something else apart from his tengu clothes to avoid stares). Biding their 'goodbyes', both demons set off as Sugino's silvery wings flapped off.

On the other hand, Sakuya entered Kantaro's room with a tray of food and a glass of his favorite green tea. Noticing that Kantaro had awakened, she greeted him with the usual 'good morning', followed by a 'good morning' from Kantaro. "Feeling better now?" she asked while helping Kantaro to sit.

The wounded youth averted his red eyes to look at her sapphire's orbs. After a moment of hesitation, he shook his head. "I am feeling dizzy and slight nausea."

Sakuya's eyes softened with concern and sympathy. It must be hard for him. "I will go find a doctor in town, okay? Is it okay to leave you alone like this?" she asked again, unconsciously implied that the demons were not around. Although, it was not as if Kantaro did not know of it. He knew Yoko long enough to understand her character and stubbornness. She must had ignored his threat and still set off to confront his other male slave.

Deciding to go on with his own big plan, he nodded eagerly. Deep within, he apologized to the kind widow for her troubles. It was so unkind of him to lie to her, but he could not take to risk to tell anyone of his plan. Everyone would probably end up in stopping him. Well, maybe not Sugino, but not that it mattered right now. "Thank you, Sakuya-san," he murmured timidly while feeding himself a spoon of chicken porridge that the mistress had brought to him for breakfast.

After that, Sakuya told Kantaro to wait for her return for about two hours maximum. She even brought in some food and a teapot of tea for him incase he was hungry. "Please rest before I come back then," she advised and went out to the nearest town to find a willing doctor. Soon after her figure was out of sight, Kantaro was on action. Before he could start, a green creature appeared suddenly in front of him, making him stunned. He had forgotten all about Moo!

Apparently only Moo could truly sense what Kantaro was trying to achieve. She tried her best to convince the stubborn youth in her own ways. Nevertheless, Kantaro would let nothing to stop him. It was his top priority, and maybe the only chance he got. Instead, he tried to make Moo understand. "Please, Moo-chan…Sugino-sama wants this too right?" he asked, trying to persuade Moo not to interfere.

Moo shook her head harshly. "Moo! Moo! Moo!" she 'moo-ed' urgently to show that she was sure Sugino, her 'self-claimed husband' would not agree. But to Kantaro, it would be otherwise. He knew Sugino would want this. Maybe not in this way, but the result was what counted right? Up to this point, the young folklorist was forced to use his power to waste no time further.

"I am sorry, Moo-chan…," he apologized before Moo found herself being paralyzed by a paper spell. She struggled under the spell, trying to break off. But when Kantaro was serious, his spiritual power appeared to be stronger. Thus, she could not manage to escape. Her eyes were slowly closing to the sudden urge to doze off. Must be the spell taking its effect. Sooner or later, a certain green demon was asleep on the floor before she was gently placed on a large bed.

Pulling out a piece of white paper and holding a brush, his left hand moved as swiftly as it could to write a spell. Actually, he was not a left-handed. But due to his injuries on his right side, he was forced to write the spell with his left hand. Finally, the spell was well written and he cast the spell in a professional-like way. A bright light followed afterwards as it surrounded his whole body like welcoming him with its embrace. Kantaro relaxed into the warmth. Soon, he felt no longer pain on his torso. The spell worked just perfectly.

"Step 1 done, now move on to Step 2," he murmured as he grabbed the familiar old bowl as well as his onmyoji's clothes. With great effort, he managed to go through the challenge to change his clothes with one hand. Although the pain might be gone, that did not mean his limbs were able to work like normal. The spell could only act as pain killer, nothing more, and nothing less. After he had done with his clothes and placed the bowl somewhere within his sleeve, he walked as fast as his injured feet could bring him to. It seemed like hours for him to reach the destination with such condition.

Finally he arrived at an abandoned temple not far from a well-known forest to him. He knew someone was waiting for him in that forest and he soon would meet him. Soon, but not now. Settling down all the important tools for the soon-to-take-place ceremony, the young exorcist closed his eyes while his mouth murmured a complicated spell. 'Everything would end soon…Very soon.'

: To be continued :

:mimics Kan-chan: Everything would end soon…Very soon. You would end soon too, Kan-chan. XD Just kidding. Nonetheless, the story would not end that soon. More conflicts will come. :winks: Oh, I love making people suspense.

Replies (I noticed that usually I will get 4 reviews at least in a week after an update. Thanks for those nice reviews, dear!):

Kazuha: I hope this chapter reveals more hints and satisfies you. :smiles: Thanks a lot for the support again, dear. I am really happy to hear that from you!

Yummy Yaoi: First of all, thank you for the review:hugs: Hmm…When will both of them meet? I suppose they will meet in the next chapter or in chapter 9. It would be a disastrous (oh, what a strong word XD ) reunion, I would say. Anyway, I will be mysterious as well by not spoiling the plot. :laughs:

NaStUkO-ChAn: I pity Kan-chan for he is suffering a lot in this fic. XD Haha, thanks for the reviews. Not only this fic, but for others as well. I wrote a one-shot especially for your kindness, 'A dream comes true'. Hope you like it! Hai, I will try to update as soon as possible. XD Thanks again!

Mizu: Thanks a lot for spending your time to write a review:hugs: Your internet is getting better ne? Good to hear that:smiles: Hope you like this chapter and also hopefully it doesn't bore you. :sweatdrops: