Nobara: Alright, now that I have time and because one of my friends made a good point to me. This is Chapter 7 of Flipflopped, we'll get straight to it without any witty arguments mainly because my muses went out to Ihop and left me...note to self...get revenge for that later...
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A loud groan filled the clearing as Kurama's emerald green eyes fluttered open, "W-where am I?" he asked softly. A dull throb ran through his throat as he spoke and the ringing in his ears grew louder. Kneeling directly in front of his nose was a small woman, no bigger than Barbie doll if that. Long pale blonde hair was braided and fell over her back in an attempt to keep the locks from her face as she worked with a small rag on wiping away the dried blood on the fox's forehead. "Faerie!" he exclaimed angrily, raising his hand up from the the ground. She sucked in a breath of air sharpely, eyes widening with suprise as he caught her off guard. Despite the pain it caused Kurama, he grasped the fragile woman tightly in his fist.
"L-Luke!" she managed to gasp out in a high pitched yell. The sound awakened the ruroni and fire demon with a start. Yoko had apparently been rising the same time as Kurama and clapped his hands over his ears at the sound. "Woah! Easy there lad," said the deep voice of the poacher from before. He'd entered the when he'd heard his small friend calling for him. Holding up his hands to show he meant no harm Luke came closer slowly, "We mean no harm to you, we're just--" The large man was cut off by the black blur springing at him from the ground. Hitting the forest floor with a loud 'thump' the poacher's breath was forced from his body. Hiei said nothing as strike after strike fell hard in Luke's jaws and chest, the demon's knee dug sharply into the human's gut not letting him take in air.
Yoko had moved to pull back his firey friend when the same said Hiei went hurtling past him into the trunk of a tree. "Damnit let me go!" he shouted as he fought the invisible force that was holding him back. A new, dark woman came in from the trees and stood calmly behind Luke who was now pulling in large breaths of air. "Not until you calm down Hiei, we won't get anything accomplished with you trying to kill us," she said. Her gaze shifted to Kurama, the boy still crushing Rowan in his fist, "Kurama, release her," the woman said gently in a soothing tone. Her voice working like magic on his senses Kurama calmed enough to allowed his grip to loosen enough for the faerie to escape. Quickly she fluttered away on her injured wings to sit on Tatiana's shoulder.
"What have you done with Miss Kim?" asked Kenshin from somewhere towards Kurama's right. The ruroni's hand rested on the hilt of his sword, ready to fight at any given moment. "We've done nothing to her! It's those damned pixies that have!" exclaimed the faerie in a squeak. Luke's breath had regulated enough to where he could sit upright now, "A pixie? And what are you, Santa's elf?" asked the familiar voice of Sara. Junior's number one troublemaker. Turning his clouded gaze towards the voice Kurama saw Yusuke and Kuwabara standed just towards the left of them all, hands shoved into their pockets and wearing expressions that revealed nothing to no one. "I'll have you know I'm a faerie, F-A-E-R-I-E," she said indignantly. Kuwabara rolled his eyes and looked over to Kurama and Yoko, "Are you guys alright?" he asked. Yoko snorted and Kurama offered a nod of his head. "Onna, let me down now," came Hiei's icy voice. Yusuke and Kuwabara's attention turned to the still immobile fire demon who was staring dangerously at Tatiana.
"Or what? You'll spit at me?" she asked, cocking her head to the side and giving him a light smirk that only futher enraged him. The orange haired oaf of a teen burst out laughing at the sight but had no coordination to get in a word between the cackles. "I'll deal with you later," growled Hiei. "Who are you people?" Kurama finally asked when his mind began to clear and he could remember what had just happened. Luke looked up at Tatiana then back to Kurama, "We're Shadow Guardians," he said simply. "What?" asked several voices in unison. "Shadow Guardians are the original creators of the TCAA. We were the ones who assumed various roles in this plane so we could make sure that the players were kept safe from any form of harm," explained the tall brunette in her musical voice. "What happened?" Kenshin asked, releasing his hold on his hilt. Rowan looked down to the ground shamefully, "Nepotism, I hired one of my cousins to help me here, I'm the designer and programmer. Somehow he managed a mutiny and threw me from my position at the top when I taught him how to run things," she said softly.
"We quit when we found out what had happened. It didn't seem like a big deal at the time," Luke offered. "Then the half-bishies began to disappear," said Tatiana. The men grew quiet, "Then what?" Kurama pushed. "We found out that Roland, my cousin, has been working on a way to shut off the human world and the bishie world because of the halfbreeds they create," Rowan continued explained. Tatiana cleared her throat and looked at the faerie from the corner of her eye, "Sorry Ana, I meant halflings," she said looking at her large friend who said nothing. "You're a half-bishie?" asked Yusuke suprisedly. Tatiana nodded, "My mother was a human, my father was half demon who travelled with a priest, a monkey, and a pyscho," she said with a slight laugh.
"Where has he taken Lizzy?" asked Hiei, alot calmer than he had been. Tatiana looked down to Luke then over to Rowan, "Truthfully we have not the slightest idea. I'm sorry, Roland relocated everything when he took over. We've looked everywhere," she said. Kurama sighed and looked back to Hiei whose head was somewhat hung. "Then we'll just have to look harder," said Kenshin sternly.
Kit let out a loud groan as she struggled to roll herself over. Every muscle in her body ached and the kitsune could hear her heartbeat ring in her ears. "Looks like she's awake," said a gruff voice somewhere in front of her. Slowly opening her eyes Kit's gaze rest on the amber orbs of a bishie sitting on a tree branch above her. "Are you alright?" asked another voice to her side. This one belonged to a bishie monk. "I think so," she managed to force out. The monk offered her his hand, "Let me help you up," he said. Gratefully Kit took the hand offered her only to feel his free one 'help' her from behind. A loud crack rang through the forest as her own free hand met his jaw. "Stupid lech," murmurred Inuyasha who sat in the tree. "Forgive me for that, my hand is cursed," said Miroku with a light laugh. The kitsune rolled her eyes, "Forgive if I don't believe you," she said flatly.
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Nobara: Taa-daa! Finished! And here come the good-for-nothings themselves.
Hiei:twitches:
Nobara: What's his problem?
Yusuke: I think he's going to be off ice cream for a while...
Hiei: Bad images, bad images...
Nobara: What did you do to the hobbit!
Kuwabara: Nothing...too bad...
Nobara: Poor Hiei...
Kurama: You're pitying Hiei?
Yusuke:jumps back and makes sign of the cross: Who are you and what have you done with Nobara!
Nobara: Bite me...
Miroku: Is that an offer?
Nobara: No! Ahhg! Why do I keep y'all around?
Kurama: Entertainment value?
Nobara:shrugs: I guess...