I'm back for another chapter. Hope ya'll enjoy!!
::Alena P.O.V.::
I awoke with a slight jolt. I'd fallen asleep at her desk. Stretching my arms over my head until I had successfully cracked a few of my vertebrae, I surveyed my room. Maggie was curled in the arm chair she'd been reading and her book had slipped to the floor. Laci was curled on her side on the bed, her sketch pad gently under one of her arms.
I watched my cousin and my best friend sleep for a moment. As I rose, I noticed that a bruise was carefully covered by makeup on Laci's cheek.
"Damn it all Laci." I growled under her breath. That defiantly wasn't a bruise from training with Hiei. It was too old, and Laci wouldn't have had the time to cover it.
"That no good, fucking, damned, lying, perverted scoundrel. I'll kill him this time. I swear it. " I muttered under my breath as I walked as casually as I could into the kitchen. I was slightly surprised to find I wasn't the only one up.
Kurama glanced up at me as I entered the room. When I saw him, I ended my muttering and murder plans abruptly.
" 'moring." I murmured, attempting to hide how badly it hurt me to walk. How is it I hadn't noticed how much pain I was in until now?
"So who exactly do you plan on killing?" He asked.
'Damn. I forgot he's a fox demon.' I thought. " Laci's step-father. Sick bastard deserves to die, and I swore if he beat Laci one more time I'd kill him." I froze up realizing myslip up. "Oh man. Laci's gonna kill me." I started pacing. Kurama just gave me a questioning look.
"I didn't tell you my entire story yesterday, and Laci will kill me if she ever finds out I'm telling you this. After the… 'incident' Laci's weak minded mother married -- Feaking married.—that bastard. Open opportunity to get some when ever. And, it's also great for him to have his own little beating post, who's too god forsaken arrogant to admit she's beaten and raped at least once a week when ever she's actually at home." I was still pacing, but now I was fuming again. The plans forming in my head were becoming more and more terrible.
I stopped myself with a slight gasp. I'd never thought like that in my entire life. Killing someone I mean. Sure, I had some extremely… dirty thoughts at times, and I'd thought about killing people. But I'd never, on my life, actually planned it out.
I sank into a chair shaking to badly to stand.
"Are you alright." Kurama asked. I nodded slightly.
"I'm just kinda surprised that after one day of training, my whole train of thought has changed."
"How so?"
"Laci's step-dad. I swore I'd kill him someday. But I never actually thought of different, exceedingly painful ways to do so." I murmured staring into space.
Kurama nodded slightly. "It's your demon side starting to show." I glanced at him.
"It's just really scary to think about doing that to someone. Thing is though, the person who I want to kill really deserves it." I shrugged. "I'm going to take a shower and get ready. I assume we still have to train today?" Kurama nodded slightly. I gave a mock groan and walked out of the room.
I thankfully remembered to bring my change of cloths into the bathroom, for I would have been extremely embarrassed had I not.
Yuskue, Hiei and Nikolas were in my room trying to rouse Laci and Maggie. They were failing quite miserably. I couldn't help but laugh.
"You." Nikolas said dragging me into the room. "Wake them up. You're the only one who I've seen ever succeed."
"I am the only one who can raise these two from the dead, huh? 'Cept maybe a prince charming." The guys gave me killer glares. "I'm going I'm going."
I decided to get Maggie up first. "Hey Mags, Waky waky…" I leaned close to her and whispered. "Nikolas is dancing around the room naked." Maggie's eyes shot open.
"What?!?!?!?! Where?!?!?" I cracked up. "I'm going to kill you for this." Maggie muttered.
I shrugged and went over to Laci. This one I had to think for a moment. Laci didn't get many crushes, so it was kind of hard but….. It's have to work.
"Laci darlin' waky waky time…" I whispered to her, "Hiei's doing a lap dance to 'Lala' in boxers and nothing else." Laci's reaction was identical to Maggie's.
"WHERE?!?!?!?!" She glanced at me. "I'm gonna get you, you pera loco((Crazy bitch))." I shrugged.
"What'd you tell them." Yuskue asked me as we walked back towards the kitchen leaving Maggie and Laci to get ready.
"Oh, let's just say, Hiei and Nikolas would kill me if they ever found out." I said grinning slightly.
Yuskue laughed slightly. "I don't think I honestly want to know."
"Probably not." The two laughed slightly. 'So Yuskue's not half bad.' I thought. Cocky and arrogant at times, yes, but still an all around good guy.
Yet again, I spent most of the afternoon training with Kurama. My training today was less in the form of harnessing energy, and more of don't let Kurama kill me with his rose whip.
I yelped as I barely dodged the whip yet again receiving only a small scratch across my cheek.
"You need to learn to defend yourself with the whip. If you don't, you'll never land and offensive attacks." Kurama directed me.
"Easier said than done." I muttered. I knew Kurama heard me, but at the moment I honestly didn't care. It'd been raining for most of the training session. And at the moment, I was tired, cold and hungry. A very bad combination with me.
With out warning, I whipped the silver whip in my hand out successfully catching Kurama's whip, and intertwining them. I mentally congratulated my self until Kurama pulled sharply on the whip, causing me to fall forward.
I swore mildly in every different language I new. Kurama gave me a slightly amused look at my choice of vocabulary.
"I didn't know that many curses could be used in one sentence." He said smiling slightly.
I shoved myself up off the ground with a slight grunt. "Well then, you know now."
Kurama nodded slightly. "That's enough for today." I nodded, and followed him back to the temple. Laci, Maggie, Nikolas, and Pheonix weren't back yet, but Amanda and Marissa were both in their rooms.
I took a quick shower, grabbed some ramen and settled into my room. I'd started a song last night, and I now wanted to finish it…
::Maggie P.O.V.::
I jumped back narrowly avoiding Yuskue's fist. I'd been dodging like this for over an hour. In the rain no less. It was slippery, I was cold, and I couldn't land one freackin' hit so I could go inside.
Growling softly, I faced Yuskue again. Summoning my spirit scythes I crouched slightly in a fighting position.
I was seriously determined this time.
"You ready?" Yuskue called.
"Am I ever?" I replied. Yuskue nodded slightly and attacked. I dodged his first two punches, blocked a third, and ended up getting hit in the stomach. I hissed in pain, but whipped one of my scythes towards him, creating a good sized cut on Yuskue's upper arm.
Both fighters jumped back. "Not bad." Yuskue said examining the wound. "Looks like you're done for the day." I nodded. We trekked back to the temple.
I stared at the wall of the shower for a long time as the water pelted over my shoulders and back. Life here was so different. I'd noticed this for a while now. Me, Laci and Alena are more detached than ever.
I've got determination and feelings; I honestly thought no person could ever have.
I got out of the shower dresses, and collapsed on a chair in Gekai's living room with a book. It was reaching it's climax….
::Normal P.O.V.::
Laci stormed into the temple, Hiei on her heels. The two were arguing like no tomorrow.
"Stupid dumbass. I've been out there for three hours in the god forsaken rain." Laci yelled.
"You'll never get stronger if you let something as little as rain stand in your way." Hiei shot back.
"Like I give a damn at the moment." Laci yelled her eyes beginning to glow slightly in he anger, and the ground beginning to shake slightly. Maggie barely glanced up as the enraged elemental witch charged through the living room.
"Laci, please calm down before you cause an earth quake." Maggie said calmly.
"I could care less." Laci muttered.
Sorry, that's all for today's chapter folks. Hope y'all enjoyed it. Suntiger was my only reviewer last chapter so thank you to her. R&R.