Here is the next exciting chapter! I must have confused some of you in the previous one about the mentioning of Inazuma and Takanashi once knowing each other, you know, before she said. She never told anyone about it and the beginning of this chapter will explain why.

Enjoy!

"-Leave me be!-" shouted a woman with long black hair and haunting blue eyes.

A man followed behind her. His own black hair was held in a ponytail at the base of his neck and his crimson eyes watched her with a growing lust. He grabbed at her, wanting to take in her scent, but his hands were smacked away by a metal throwing fan. She bore her eyes into him, causing him to cower and recoil slightly.

"-Oh, but my lady! You are so perfect! All I want is to feel your silken hair, breath in your flowery scent, and take you for my own. Why will you not have me? I could give you everything, Inazuma, everything.-"

"-I am tired of hearing your mouth, Takanashi. Sick and tired of seeing you pad after me like a helpless welp of a dog. I will not be your bride! Never! You sicken me beyond reckoning. Why will you not leave me alone? Must I have the guards take you away or are you waiting for me to get fed up and kill you myself?-"

Inazuma took her fan and sliced him across the cheek. Blood as red as his devilish eyes dripped down onto his cotton tunic. He grinned maliciously at her, licking some of the crimson that ran over his lips.

"-I like it when you get angry. How about we save that for the bedroom?-"

Slapping him across the face, Inazuma stormed off down the hall and left him behind.

"-I will have you Inazuma! I promise you that! I will some day!-" he called to her retreating form.

A silent form sits on the balcony of a room. Chancing a glance inside, they see a sleeping form in a bed fit for a king...or in the observers case, his future queen. Waltzing into the room, Takanashi glides over to Inazuma's side and carefully lifts her up. She did not awaken for a spell was placed over her, keeping her asleep for his own twisted pleasure. Listening and not hearing anyone, he jumps out of the window and takes off into the forest. Someone else was in the room, Inazuma's older brother, and he followed after Takanashi.

When Inazuma did awake, she found herself in a simple room within a cave. No windows were around and only one door led out of the room. Not knowing where she was, she jumped off the bed and looked around. Glancing at her own self, she found that she was changed into a rather short and sheer white gown. The door swung open and in walked Takanashi.

"-Ah, you are awake at last. I hope our bedroom is to your satisfaction, as do I hope you like your dress.-"
"-Where the hell am I?-"

"-In our new home, of course. I really hope you like it.-"

He walked over to her and wrapped his arms around her waist. She struggled against his hold, but he was stronger then her. Tightening his arms, he pushed her backwards on to the bed, him falling softly on her. Calloused hands stroked her sides as he kissed her neck. Still she fought against him and still she lost. She managed to get her leg out from under him and pulled it up to her. Rocking her body from side to side, she got her leg in between him and her and kicked him off. No longer defenseless, she hurried out of the room and down the stone hall. There were no doors so she kept on running. She could hear him behind her. Finally reaching the end, she bolted out of the hall, down another, and out of the cave. a vast forest surrounded her as she hurried away. Still Takanashi followed her. Coming upon a clearing, she stumbled on a tree root and fell. That was all Takanashi needed to catch her. Throwing himself on her, he slapped her cheek roughly, causing her nose to bleed.

"-Never do that again!-" he commanded, slapping her again.

As he brought his hand to slap her again, a sword met his back. Jumping off her, he turned around to find a cloaked man holding a 5 foot, broad-blade sword.

"-Leave my sister alone, bastard!-"

He lept at Takanashi and got him across the chest. Takanashi slid back several feet and stood up wavering. The man came at him again and drove his sword into the vile man's stomach. He spit up blood and fell to the ground. The man removed his sword and turned to his sister. She smiled and ran at him, her arms encompassing his waist.

"-Thank you, brother! Thank you!-"


Inazuma's eyes flew open and she sat up quickly.

'-That dream...no...memory. I supressed it long ago. Why did it have to come back now? What does it mean?-'

Shaking her head, she looked baside her to find Hiei shirtless and sound asleep. Kissing his cheek lightly, she carefully crawled off the futon, put her bra and underware on, wrapped herself in her kimono, and made her way out of the room to the kitchen. Everyone in the temple was still asleep for it was before sunrise. Gathering a glass, she filled it with water and downed it quickly. No longer sweating and slightly calmed down, Inazuma made her way back to the room, until she heard a door leading outside slide open. Entering the closest room, which just so happened to be Koka's, she found the door open and the child was not in bed. A wave of panic washed over her as she hurried out of the room. A cloaked figure stood in the center of the clearing beside the temple with two people in his hands. In the moonlight, Inazuma could make out who they were...Hiei and Nekokani. Knowing instantly who the man was, she summoned her sword, the same one her brother owned, and lept at him. A shield rose up around him and she bounced off it.

"-Takanashi, release them now!-"

"-But why, my love? Why should I give them up?-"

"-If you do not, I will kill you.-" she growled.

"Mom...mommy." muttered Koka as she lifted her head up.

"Hold on, baby. I'll get you."

Hiei woke up and faced his father. Forcing the man's hand off of him, he tried to get Koka but was smacked to the ground by his father. Takanashi placed a boot on the side of Hiei's face and ground it into the ground. Koka struggled against him but couldn't break his hold.

"-A deal then, Takanashi.-" Inazuma shouted.

"Don't you dare, Zuma. Don't you ever dare making a deal with him." Hiei yelled at her while wiping dirt off his face.

"-I must save you two because I know what he wants to do." She walked up to the barrier. "Release them and take me with you, Takanashi. I will not fight you, just let them go."

Takanashi grinned at her. His plan had worked. Dropping the barrier, he threw Hiei and Koka out at Inazuma, who in turn walked to him. Hiei grabbed his arm to stop her, but she shrugged him off. When she stood before Takanashi, he took her into his arms and kissed her. She supressed the urge to reject.

"Farewell, you two."

He laughed at his son and the child neko and flickered from view. Just before she disappered, Inazuma blew a kiss at the two. Nekokani fell to the ground crying for her to come back. Hiei, shaking his head, gathered her into his arms and went to wake the others, soothing her as he went.

Takanashi arrived at his castle in Makai with Inazuma in arms. Thousands upon thousands of soldiers walked and practiced outside the castle. Inazuma held in a gasp as she saw all of them. There was definately a battle in the very near future, one that she did not know the outcome of. He took her into the castle and up to his room. Clasping a choker on her, one that held the wearers power, he threw her onto the bed.

"You will be my queen, Inazuma. I could not have you before, but I will have you now."

Drawing a blade from his boot, he began cutting away her kimono. She couldn't fight back at all for she did not have the energy to. A tear rolled down her face as he got all of her clothes, undergarmets as well, off. He, too, removed his clothes and sat on her. As he went to mark her, he noticed that she already had one on the crook of her neck.

"Who?" he demanded of her.

All she did was smirk and he smacked her.

"No matter. I can always change your mind. My son will not have your heart, I will."

"It's to late for that, Takanashi. He has my heart. I might not have told him so, but he does."

"Not for long."

He bent over her and kissed her collar bone as he went into her painfully. He took her that night, despite her protests and screams.

The next morning, he left her battered body in bed and changed into a change of clothes. Walking onto the balcony, cheers reached his ears. His soldiers called to him, spears and swords clashing with armor and shields. Takanashi rasied his hands and all went quiet.

"Tomorrow we go into battle. Makai will be ours and, soon, so will Reikai and Ningenkai. Be prepared for marching to King Hiei's castle at first light in the morning!"

"All hail our future king, Takanashi!" were the cries hear by Inazuma as she sat up in the bed.

'-No! Not tomorrow! The others are not ready!-' she said in her head while glaring daggers into the back of Takanashi's head.

The next chapter will be out later today. Remember, the next chapter in this part is the last one and the final part of the trilogy will be called "Tomodomoni". Keep your eyes out!

-UtsukushiiCho