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~*~ Chapter 8: The attack! ~*~
Kila and Kuroi faced each other, glaring. Then, out of nowhere, a blue dragon flew behind Kuroi, backing him up.
"Like him, dear sister? If you remember he is—"Kuroi said, being cut off by Kila.
"Look, bro. I'm not your 'Dear sister' that you used to hit all the time. I'm different......and that is Kitiara from the DragonLance series. Yes, I remember," Kila said.
"Then there is no need to introduce you to your executioner. Kill her, Kitiara!" Kuroi yelled.
Kitiara swooped down for the final blow when, out of nowhere, a sword blocked her path. Then a black-clad body.
"Well, what are you waiting for, baka on'na? Hurry up and hit your brother!" Hiei said, still blocking Kitiara's attacks. Kila nodded.
Kila ran past the fighting pair, ran behind Kuroi, and nailed him in the face with a right hook. Yusuke was impressed.
Kuroi stumbled back, holing his cheek. Suddenly, his head started pounding. 'What is this?! Where did she get the power to do this?!' Kuroi thought.
Soon, the two were exchanging blows, both getting tired and had head-aches. Kila managed to get one hit across the back of Kuroi's head before she nearly fell.
Kitiara gathered up her trainer and flew off on her dragon, stopped for the time being.
Hiei walked over to Kila and picked her up. Kila, who was still awake, went scarlet.
"I can walk, you know!" She told Hiei.
Hiei scoffed. "In this condition? I think not."
Kila sighed and fell asleep in Hiei's arms, a black eye blossoming as well.
~*~ With Kuroi ~*~
Kuroi also had bruises covering his body, but he was being tended to by Kitiara.
When he woke up, about 6 hours later, his memory was a little foggy, but he remembered the vast majority of what happened. He was still aching all over from his little sister's punches, which he never knew were so hard, and he was fuming. He had been beaten by the girl that he used to hit all the time, used to tease, used to taunt. He had been beaten by a girl that was stronger than he though. He always had wondered why she looked so slim and worked out all the time. Now he knew.
"So, how are you feeling, Kuroi?" Kitiara asked, walking over to him. He smiled slightly.
"I'll live, Kit. Thanks. So, where am I?" Kuroi asked, suddenly curious.
"A cave about 5 miles away from the area where your sister last was. I hope you don't mind being so far away, but I would not have been able to fight off all of the bishies that they had at once." Kit looked away. (By the way, Kit is Kitiara's nickname, actually taken from the book.)
Kuroi nodded slightly. "That's alright. Well, I'm going back to sleep. Watch out for me, Kit." With that said, Kuroi fell asleep, his face smooth and almost innocent looking.
Kitiara smiled and kept watch for anything for the rest of the day while Kuroi slept.
~*~ With Kila ~*~
After Hiei carried her into her room, he and Rei worked on her wounds while the others went over what happened.
"That was definitely weird. I mean, I never thought that Kila of all people would hit another person!" Narina exclaimed.
"In all honesty, I didn't, either. It was strange, though. It was almost as if those two had an old score to settle and Kila had had enough of her brother," Jade said, looking unusually serious. Maria nodded.
"The only thing that bothered me was something Kila said. I believe it was something along the lines of 'I'm not the person you used to hit, Kuroi. I'm different.'" Yusuke said, looking angry and worried at the same time. "If that means what I think it means, then Kila's brother, who is supposed to protect her since he is older, hit her physically and she was hurt by that and wanted to get back at him." Something shone in Yusuke's eyes.
Kila woke up about that time, yawning and looking around. She immediately realized that she was in a lot of pain, but she didn't show it. In fact, she didn't show anything at all except the fact that she was alive, awake, and, in her opinion, absolutely fine. She tried to get up, but felt something push her back down. Hands.
"You really need to get some sleep, Kila," Rei said gently, smiling tenderly at her. "I'll go tell the others that you are awake, but no-one is getting in this room."
Kila shook her head slightly. "Let Yusuke in. Tell him I want to talk to him and Hiei. Privately," Kila insisted firmly when Rei started to object. He nodded and exited.
Yusuke came in a few moments later, and Hiei was already on the windowsill.
"You wanted to talk to us, Kila?" Yusuke asked softly, making it seem like Kila was going to die or get hurt if he talked to loudly.
"Stop it with the cr@p, Yusuke. You know that I know you both heard exactly what I told my brother earlier today. I did mean it. I wanted to explain." Kila's eyes were deadly serious and she let a little of her pain show. She stood up and walked over to the second window, leaning on the windowsill and looking out over the town. "When we were younger, Kuroi and I used to play a game. He called it "Hit your little sister and hope you don't break any bones." I called it "Run away as fast as you possibly can to avoid being hurt." I never liked that game, and failed at it, while Kuroi excelled at it. Later, it wasn't a game anymore. The older we got, the rougher he would be with me. One time, he broke my arm. No-one knew it was him. I told my parents I had fallen over a bench in school and my backpack had landed on my arm, breaking it. It wasn't that farfetched, as my backpack had weighed around 20 pounds at the time. So, my parents bought it and my brother went back to his little "game." Me. I never got a break. I hated it. I really, really, really hated it, but there was nothing I could do. So, finally, one day, my parents let me take lessons on how to use a sword. I excelled in that and practiced all the time, sometimes on my brother, as self defense, and sometimes on targets I would place up." Kila stopped for a moment, a tear close to falling from her eyes. "But, now that I have told you, you two have to promise not to tell anyone else. Do you promise?"
Yusuke and Hiei both nodded, and Kila smiled, a small tear running down her face.
"Thank you so much, you two," she whispered before falling over, tears running freely down her face. Before they hit the floor, they had turned into tear gems. The same black/purple color as the spirit energy that had momentarily flared around her when she was really angry. (When she was captured by the Tomb Robber, in other words.)
Hiei and Yusuke stared in amazement as the tears dropped onto the floor. Yusuke picked them all up and placed them in a small cup near Kila's bedside table while Hiei picked up the now-unconscious Kila. He set her in bed, then exited with Yusuke.
Everyone immediately bombarded them with questions.
"She's fine, just sleeping right now," Yusuke said patiently while Hiei flickered out the window. The noise level immediately went down a few notches.
"Can we see her?" Jade asked. She soon came face-to-face with a very angry fire demon.
"No-one is going in that room until Kila wakes up. Well, Rei and Yusuke can go in, but no-one else," Hiei growled. (Yes, I know that he is being way out of character, but you will see why next chapter.)
"Ohhh, Hiei's getting over-protective!" Yusuke taunted, then ran for his life as Hiei chased him around the room.
"You know perfectly well why I'm acting like this!" Hiei yelled, making Yusuke wince slightly.
"Alright, alright! I give up!" Yusuke said. "It's not my fault that I'm telling you the truth."
Hiei growled and went back over to Kila's room, closing the door with a snap.
"What's gotten into him?" Kenshin asked, looking confused. Everyone else shook their heads, except Yusuke, who knew perfectly well what was going on. He just couldn't tell anyone if he wanted to live.
~*~ Chapter 8: The attack! ~*~
Kila and Kuroi faced each other, glaring. Then, out of nowhere, a blue dragon flew behind Kuroi, backing him up.
"Like him, dear sister? If you remember he is—"Kuroi said, being cut off by Kila.
"Look, bro. I'm not your 'Dear sister' that you used to hit all the time. I'm different......and that is Kitiara from the DragonLance series. Yes, I remember," Kila said.
"Then there is no need to introduce you to your executioner. Kill her, Kitiara!" Kuroi yelled.
Kitiara swooped down for the final blow when, out of nowhere, a sword blocked her path. Then a black-clad body.
"Well, what are you waiting for, baka on'na? Hurry up and hit your brother!" Hiei said, still blocking Kitiara's attacks. Kila nodded.
Kila ran past the fighting pair, ran behind Kuroi, and nailed him in the face with a right hook. Yusuke was impressed.
Kuroi stumbled back, holing his cheek. Suddenly, his head started pounding. 'What is this?! Where did she get the power to do this?!' Kuroi thought.
Soon, the two were exchanging blows, both getting tired and had head-aches. Kila managed to get one hit across the back of Kuroi's head before she nearly fell.
Kitiara gathered up her trainer and flew off on her dragon, stopped for the time being.
Hiei walked over to Kila and picked her up. Kila, who was still awake, went scarlet.
"I can walk, you know!" She told Hiei.
Hiei scoffed. "In this condition? I think not."
Kila sighed and fell asleep in Hiei's arms, a black eye blossoming as well.
~*~ With Kuroi ~*~
Kuroi also had bruises covering his body, but he was being tended to by Kitiara.
When he woke up, about 6 hours later, his memory was a little foggy, but he remembered the vast majority of what happened. He was still aching all over from his little sister's punches, which he never knew were so hard, and he was fuming. He had been beaten by the girl that he used to hit all the time, used to tease, used to taunt. He had been beaten by a girl that was stronger than he though. He always had wondered why she looked so slim and worked out all the time. Now he knew.
"So, how are you feeling, Kuroi?" Kitiara asked, walking over to him. He smiled slightly.
"I'll live, Kit. Thanks. So, where am I?" Kuroi asked, suddenly curious.
"A cave about 5 miles away from the area where your sister last was. I hope you don't mind being so far away, but I would not have been able to fight off all of the bishies that they had at once." Kit looked away. (By the way, Kit is Kitiara's nickname, actually taken from the book.)
Kuroi nodded slightly. "That's alright. Well, I'm going back to sleep. Watch out for me, Kit." With that said, Kuroi fell asleep, his face smooth and almost innocent looking.
Kitiara smiled and kept watch for anything for the rest of the day while Kuroi slept.
~*~ With Kila ~*~
After Hiei carried her into her room, he and Rei worked on her wounds while the others went over what happened.
"That was definitely weird. I mean, I never thought that Kila of all people would hit another person!" Narina exclaimed.
"In all honesty, I didn't, either. It was strange, though. It was almost as if those two had an old score to settle and Kila had had enough of her brother," Jade said, looking unusually serious. Maria nodded.
"The only thing that bothered me was something Kila said. I believe it was something along the lines of 'I'm not the person you used to hit, Kuroi. I'm different.'" Yusuke said, looking angry and worried at the same time. "If that means what I think it means, then Kila's brother, who is supposed to protect her since he is older, hit her physically and she was hurt by that and wanted to get back at him." Something shone in Yusuke's eyes.
Kila woke up about that time, yawning and looking around. She immediately realized that she was in a lot of pain, but she didn't show it. In fact, she didn't show anything at all except the fact that she was alive, awake, and, in her opinion, absolutely fine. She tried to get up, but felt something push her back down. Hands.
"You really need to get some sleep, Kila," Rei said gently, smiling tenderly at her. "I'll go tell the others that you are awake, but no-one is getting in this room."
Kila shook her head slightly. "Let Yusuke in. Tell him I want to talk to him and Hiei. Privately," Kila insisted firmly when Rei started to object. He nodded and exited.
Yusuke came in a few moments later, and Hiei was already on the windowsill.
"You wanted to talk to us, Kila?" Yusuke asked softly, making it seem like Kila was going to die or get hurt if he talked to loudly.
"Stop it with the cr@p, Yusuke. You know that I know you both heard exactly what I told my brother earlier today. I did mean it. I wanted to explain." Kila's eyes were deadly serious and she let a little of her pain show. She stood up and walked over to the second window, leaning on the windowsill and looking out over the town. "When we were younger, Kuroi and I used to play a game. He called it "Hit your little sister and hope you don't break any bones." I called it "Run away as fast as you possibly can to avoid being hurt." I never liked that game, and failed at it, while Kuroi excelled at it. Later, it wasn't a game anymore. The older we got, the rougher he would be with me. One time, he broke my arm. No-one knew it was him. I told my parents I had fallen over a bench in school and my backpack had landed on my arm, breaking it. It wasn't that farfetched, as my backpack had weighed around 20 pounds at the time. So, my parents bought it and my brother went back to his little "game." Me. I never got a break. I hated it. I really, really, really hated it, but there was nothing I could do. So, finally, one day, my parents let me take lessons on how to use a sword. I excelled in that and practiced all the time, sometimes on my brother, as self defense, and sometimes on targets I would place up." Kila stopped for a moment, a tear close to falling from her eyes. "But, now that I have told you, you two have to promise not to tell anyone else. Do you promise?"
Yusuke and Hiei both nodded, and Kila smiled, a small tear running down her face.
"Thank you so much, you two," she whispered before falling over, tears running freely down her face. Before they hit the floor, they had turned into tear gems. The same black/purple color as the spirit energy that had momentarily flared around her when she was really angry. (When she was captured by the Tomb Robber, in other words.)
Hiei and Yusuke stared in amazement as the tears dropped onto the floor. Yusuke picked them all up and placed them in a small cup near Kila's bedside table while Hiei picked up the now-unconscious Kila. He set her in bed, then exited with Yusuke.
Everyone immediately bombarded them with questions.
"She's fine, just sleeping right now," Yusuke said patiently while Hiei flickered out the window. The noise level immediately went down a few notches.
"Can we see her?" Jade asked. She soon came face-to-face with a very angry fire demon.
"No-one is going in that room until Kila wakes up. Well, Rei and Yusuke can go in, but no-one else," Hiei growled. (Yes, I know that he is being way out of character, but you will see why next chapter.)
"Ohhh, Hiei's getting over-protective!" Yusuke taunted, then ran for his life as Hiei chased him around the room.
"You know perfectly well why I'm acting like this!" Hiei yelled, making Yusuke wince slightly.
"Alright, alright! I give up!" Yusuke said. "It's not my fault that I'm telling you the truth."
Hiei growled and went back over to Kila's room, closing the door with a snap.
"What's gotten into him?" Kenshin asked, looking confused. Everyone else shook their heads, except Yusuke, who knew perfectly well what was going on. He just couldn't tell anyone if he wanted to live.