Waiting for you
Disclaimer: (Moo: Mooo…moo moo moo mooo!) Nobody understands her, right:lol: She said Tactics does not belong to me!
Rating: PG-13 or T for language
Genre: Tragedy, action/adventure, suspense
Pairing: Minor Sugino and Moo
Warnings or notes: Slightly AU, OOC-ness, grammar or other errors, conflicts, suspense, a poor attempt at humor, around 1500+ words.
Again, I am sorry for the late update. Seems like school work is becoming a bundle…:sighs: I hardly have the time to think of the details for this story. Anyhow, hope you enjoy reading!
Oh yeah, this story has a thicker plot actually…:chuckles: I seem to drag too far away…but oh well…let's just wish it won't be that boring…
Japanese terms:
I guess I could drop this section since I use only the same words in dialogues throughout the entire story. If there is any new word, I will add back this section! Thanks.
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Chapter 13-Unforgivable
The journey to Sakuya's place was like an eternal one. Sugino cursed under his breath when drops of rains blocked his vision several times. Yoko sneezed several times, while Moo was trying to shake off the wetness of her body, mostly her head. Haruka, on the other hand, tried his best to prevent Kantaro from getting soaked with rain.
"We are here at last!" shouted Yoko in a relieved tone when she saw a blurred view of Sakuya's house due to the bad weather. Sugino quickly located a hidden-yet-near-to-the-house spot for them to land on. After all, they were not supposed to reveal their demons' parts, moreover to be seen by any human, even though they were sure nobody would come out during this hour. But worse might come after worse, so it would be better not to take the risk. The once human did not wish for more troubles than it already had.
"Sakuya-san!" the female demon fox called for the woman, right after Sugino landed on a well-hidden spot among the trees. Haruka followed suit with a smooth landing, trying to prevent any further damage to the human in his arms.
Yoko ran towards the main door of the house, calling for its only owner. Because of her impatience and over-worried state, she tripped and fell. Sugino gave a nervous call of her name and ran towards her to help her up. Gratefully, she accepted his assistance while muttering a 'thanks'. Then, she continued her previous action, totally ignoring the bruise on both of her knees due to the trip.
'Such a loyal child…,' Sugino thought as he watched her all the way. Realizing his own thought, the white tengu shook his head slightly and a thin smile was held on his handsome feature. 'I make myself sound old…' It was true that he was indeed older than Yoko more than just a few ten years. But hey, who would want to be considered as an 'old hag' anyway?
Moo's attempt to hide in his wet hair snapped him out of his thought. It seemed like Moo was very cooperative. She knew what to do and when to hide. Smiling slightly at his 'wife', he followed Yoko's steps. The silent Haruka made his move to follow his friends too.
"Sakuya-san!" Both of the male demons heard Yoko's yell. Apparently, Kantaro had a brighter chance of surviving now with Sakuya's help. They hastened their steps without a doubt.
From far away both of the tengu noticed a figure under a bright pink umbrella. Unmistakably, it was Sakuya. Rising with hopes, Yoko ran towards to the female human, only to be stopped by a group of people suddenly. The startled female demon fox's steps halted in a second. "Sakuya-san?"
The said human turned to look up at her, revealing her sad hidden face under the fancy umbrella. "I am sorry…," her voice was audible to everyone else.
"He is NOT welcomed here! Get out of our village!" one of the crowds shouted furiously, a finger pointing at Kantaro. His loud voice somehow alerted the half conscious Kantaro. He opened his crimson eyes and turned his head at the voices, which it immediately alarmed Haruka, who was carrying him.
"Kan-chan is injured! Please get him medical help!" Yoko pleaded, trying to at least get some sympathy from those villagers even without knowing why they asked them to go.
"It's better if he dies anyway! He brings nothing but only troubles to us!" was the merciless reply from the crowds. As the human finished the sentence, the others raised their weapons, which it was mostly stones and readied to throw at Kantaro and the demons.
"But how can…"
Before Yoko had the chance to finish her sentence, another angry reply snapped at her rudely. "He will bring demons here! As long as he is here, we will be cursed! So, get the hell out of here!" It was followed by some other furious and blabbering noises from the crowds. Yoko was stunned. How could they be so cruel to an injured man? Moreover, Kantaro was their kind as well?
"You all shut up! How could you be so selfish? Filthy humans!" scolded Sugino suddenly in an outburst. His fists were clenched tightly and his whole body was shaking quite obviously. Half of the cause was of anger, the other was of himself. He had always hated himself for being a human in the past. No one knew why he felt so, even his long known friend, Haruka and his so-called 'wife'.
The moment Sugino lost his calm, Haruka's eyes narrowed dangerously. The more he heard of the conversations, the more he felt his blood boiled. It hit on his nerves badly. Actually, he already felt furious enough to kill those bastards. Just when he wanted to say something or do anything, a weak tug on his sleeve caught his attention. The black tengu looked down and met with watery pleading red eyes.
"Please…just…l…leave…," a cough. Kantaro winced in pain when he went into a coughing fit. Blood came out from his mouth and dripped onto Haruka's clothes, dirtying it with its bright red stances. The other demons turned to look at him worriedly in a jerk. "Don't…br..bring any…more…troubles…to…Sa…Saku…ya-san…," and he fainted.
Upon seeing he in such a situation pained the others, moreover the ones who knew him so well. Sakuya was crying silently at her helplessness. When she went to find a willing doctor, the villagers cornered her and questioned her about Kantaro's sudden appearance in the village. Soon after, all of them had been waiting to cast Kantaro out of the place for good. She was trying to protest, but all she received was a slap on her beautiful face. Immediately, she was silent.
Seriously speaking, the demons were bewildered with Kantaro's weak plea. How could he…
"Damn it!" Sugino cursed again, which it was an unlikely thing for the white tengu to do. There was no way for those villagers to lend them a hand. And they definitely must leave this place at once, by judging how serious Kantaro's condition was, and by how dangerous those filthy humans looked. He certainly did not care of those glares. If looks could kill, he swore that he would not lose. But now…Kantaro was a more important issue.
"Onikui, let's leave," the God murmured without turning back at his friend. Yoko was dumbfounded and was unable to do anything. For the first time in her life, she ever felt hatred towards the humans. When she was mistreated by the humans, she did not even feel strongly like this before. But now…she could feel her blood boiled. They were trying to surpass the limit.
"Leave now!" those sordid screams came back again. They did not stop when Kantaro coughed out blood. None of them cared for the poor human. Not even a tiny bit of concern was from them. Even if there was, it was from Sakuya's alone.
Finally, Haruka decided to show that he had had enough. His eyes glowed and narrowed dangerously at the crowds. Without a warning, his wings made their appearances visible in front of those eyes. Needless to say, all of them were shocked. "Demons!" Some of them backed away with frightened looks on their faces and ran. Some, however, tried to act brave by shouting and throwing stones at them. "Go away!"
Moo decided it was time for her to appear, so she did and used her ultimate skill-the 'vacuum'. Her mouth acted as the vacuum and absorbed all the stones. Then she comically gulped all the stones. Meanwhile, Sugino smirked evilly as he did the same thing as Haruka and earned some other frightened screams. Yoko did not want to cause further troubles, so she just ran towards Sugino and begged him to leave quickly.
"He brings those demon-friends of his!"
"Buddy, prepare the holy water!"
On the other hand, Haruka, who needed not to be reminded of Kantaro's condition, turned to glare at those defenseless humans before he parted. "Humans, be grateful of Kantaro. If it's not of him, I would have given you punishments. However, there is still no forgiveness." After that, he flew off towards the nearest town, leaving Sugino, Yoko and Moo.
"Moo, bring Yoko to where Onikui is headed to. I have some business here to attend to," Sugino patted on Moo's head, followed by a nod from her. The female demon fox hesitated at first, of course. But no one could refuse Sugino's request. Or rather, no one could ever turn down his demand. Thus, Yoko found herself following Moo's steps.
Turning back to the remaining humans, the white tengu gave an unfriendly odd smile. "Even though Onikui said he won't punish you…but I certainly did not say that, did I?" his eyes clearly conveyed his anger. "You should learn everyone has their own limits. Perhaps now is the golden chance to learn that," he added with another unlikely smirk.
When the humans were ready with those holy tools to fight demons off, Sugino gave a dark low laugh. "Didn't you know? Those won't work on me…," and off he began his battle. To him, it was more than just a punishment. It was a matter of pride and humanity. But most importantly, it was a matter of his past that carried convoluted 'burdens' as well as 'sins'.
: To be continued :
Erm…too many OOC-ness, sorry! About the last part…erm…I cannot say anything here. Anyway, please leave a review after reading, okay? Yeah, if anyone has a better title for this chapter, please tell me okay? I am poor in thinking those…:sighs:
Replies (I love you all for those kind reviews!):
NaTsUkO-ChAn: Awww…thanks for the kindness! Okay then, I won't hit it. :laughs: But sometimes it really makes me mad…Anyway, I will still appreciate its existence. :lol: I am weird. Ah, about the fluff if Kantaro survives…how would you want it to be:laughs: I might consider it since…oh well, no spoilers here. XD But do tell me what's on your idea ne:)
Ruby-dream: Nyu…:glomps back: Now only I know this story makes people feel that way towards Kantaro. XP Thanks for the review, by the way! Hope you won't kill me after reading this chapter…:hides:
Kazuha: Yeah…I guess this chapter has a lot of OOC-ness too. Sorry for that ne! Sorry for the late update too… :'( Hope you don't find this boring ne. And thanks for the review!
Kheal-chan: Hehehe, actually to tell the truth, the story will not end that soon, since I am capable to 'drag' it. :lol: Hope you won't find it bores you until you get fed up of it. Yeah, thank you for the review too!
Yummy Yaoi: I am honored to hear that! Thanks:bows: Yeah, I agree with that. Yoko's very caring about Kantaro in the anime. XD Sugino? Well…I agree with how Sugino actually likes Kantaro despite his attitude too! X3 Guess that's why it inspired me to write like this…But it might be OOC ne…:sweats: My writing is becoming worse…Sorry. :(
Silverkaze013: Hahaha. No, you don't ramble too much. Indeed, I appreciate it! XD Thanks a lot for the review! I hope I can update faster for the next chapter… :) Try my best then. Hope you find this chapter enjoying, if not at least okay:sweats:
White Sherry: I think you did…:laughs: But anyway, thanks for such support! Hope you will continue reading. You are welcome to critique it too ne!
Arbil: Thanks for the review. Erm…about your question, I guess it's better I don't reveal the storyline here. :sweats: Suspense is better. XD But anyway, hope you enjoy reading!
AzzieAz: Awww….thanks:glomps: It's kind of you. Kan-chan will survive (I promised earlier, and still hold onto this promise. Yet, I still like to torture him :lol: ) Hope you like this chapter!
Hopeless-Angel1605: Thanks! Here's the next chapter. Please feel free to critique ne. :bows:
Goku-chan: Thanks for the review ne. Aww…:hands cookies: Please don't worry too much ne? I still keep my promise. :lol: Anyway, hope you enjoy reading!
Additional reply (reviewed on Chapter 11):
Goku-chan: Nyu, it's okay. :) I am already thankful to you for reading! Awww…without a pc is not good. :( It will make me bored. But hopefully you enjoyed the vacation! Nyu, I promise Kan-chan will survive, so don't worry. XD Plus, I wish to live longer. :lol: