AN: Three Chapters? Wow, I thought I had more up. Oh well, next chapter here and ready to read.
Because I seem to keep forgetting this stuff.
Disclaimer: The show is owned by some dude in Japan. Sadly I'm not him, I'm a girl sitting in her room in America typing. The plot and additional characters are mine though. Ask my permission if you wish to use them.
Chapter Three
Kunanai loved the feeling of being a thief, always on the move, constantly honing your senses to the area around you. Of course, that was the past and she was unable to forget those bittersweet memories. They were the perfect team, she and Kurama. Everything had been perfect; they were so in tune to the others actions. Things were the best even when she was still learning how to steal affectively, always growing in her skill.
Flashback
Kunanai sat quietly beside the fire waiting like always for Kurama to return. She hated feeling useless but he told her that she was inexperienced and would only cause him trouble. She, however knew it was in her nature to be a thief and would become one.
She snuck away from the fire, in an instant becoming a fox. She went silently through the foliage approaching another campsite. A man slept quietly, his arm thrown over his eyes shielding them from the light. She slowly crouched, crawling to his side.
A red glint caught her eye, drawing her slowly forward. On a closer inspection she found it to be a red jewel set in a ring of metal. Attached to the metal was a mildly thick string that hooked onto his pants. She gnawed at it cautiously, feeling the string snap. The jewel fell to the ground noisily, the man rolling over so he was facing her.
She could tell he was going to open his eyes and see her, catch her in the act. She snatched up the jewel and ran, hearing the man shoot up. His curses followed her through the foliage; soon he took on the pursuit. She crouched beside a tree, the jewel hidden beneath her tail. His leather boots stopped in front of her, cautiously moving through the foliage.
"Alright, Kit. Obviously you're new to thieving so I'll give you a break. Give me the jewel back and I won't kill you."
She could tell by his aura he controlled people's minds by hypnotizing those around him. She refused to move though but he turned to stare straight at her.
"Now give it here. I need it more than you could possibly," he quietly said holding out his hand.
She shifted slightly finally deciding it best to give him his jewel back. She transformed back so she looked human and found that he stood closer than she thought. The sun was beginning to rise casting them both in its early rays.
The man stood close to the height of Kurama though looked nothing like him. He had lightly tanned skin that he seemed unafraid to show. His hair was long and black that was pulled up in a high ponytail, the bangs of which fell into his dark bluish purple eyes. His ears were pointed and stuck out through his hair. He wore a black leather vest that showed off his chest and black leather pants. From his back were two leathery, black bat wings that seemed abnormally small.
"You're a girl? How old are you?" he said, his hand falling back to his side.
"Of course I'm a girl. And I'm nearing the age of ten as of two weeks ago. Now who are you and your age perhaps, young man?" she asked casually, leaning back against the tree.
"I'm a…Youkai and my age is nearing that of twenty, now give me the jewel," he commanded.
She held it up, the string wrapped around her fingers, "And why would I do that? I mean, finder's keepers, correct? Even Youkai know what a Kitsune steals becomes their own."
He stared deeply into her eyes, slowly coming closer. He placed one hand on the bark beside her head; the other lightly cupped her cheek, his thumb lightly stroking the soft skin.
"You know, what they say about Kitsune's really is true. You are beyond beautiful and at such a young age," he looked down at her, noticing the slight fear in her eyes. "Don't worry. I won't hurt you. Whatever happened before, whoever did anything to you wasn't me."
She gulped, her hands dropping to her sides as if she were surrendering. He leaned in and slid his hand down onto her shoulder.
"What's your name, sweetheart?" he whispered, his voice husky.
"Kunanai."
He froze and pulled back, staring at her, "Are you related to Youko Kurama?"
She nodded, narrowing her eyes as his hand continued to move towards her hand. She shoved him away, her fist hitting his stomach. He gasped, catching her hand so she could not escape. He fell back, Kunanai landing on top of him.
"Well, this is lovely," he wheezed out.
She struggled against him, punching him. He only held on tighter to her to prevent her escape further. He growled as she kneed him in the groin sending a ripple of pain up his body.
She froze, a light blush gracing her cheeks, "Um, sorry. Look, can you let me go? My brother will be back soon and he expects me to be at camp."
He nodded, "Only after you give me my jewel back."
She lifted her hand and dropped the ruby onto his chest. Instead of letting her go, he pulled her face down and kissed her soundly on the lips. Her eyes widened but she remained froze, her body going completely rigid. He pulled back with a sigh, letting his hands fall at his side. Her eyes remained wide and unblinking; her body remained stiff on top of him.
He opened his eyes and looked at her, "Hey, just think you got your first kiss by a gentleman such as myself."
She sat back and in one swift motion, slapped him hard across his face. His head turned to the side, her handprint appearing on his cheek. She jumped to her feet and ran to the campsite, hurrying to get away from him.
Kurama however did not return that morning or afternoon. By the time evening approached, she began to worry excessively. Every noise brought with it the thought of potential danger. It was almost dark when he finally stumbled into the camp. His shirt was almost completely ripped from his body while his pants had been cut down to shorts.
Kunanai caught him, supporting his body with her own weight. She helped him lay down, covering him with a fur coverlet. The wounds he received continued to bleed meaning the creatures, the lowly demons that had done this to her only living relative were still near by. She patted his only uninjured body part, his left shoulder before leaving.
She had quickly grabbed a bow and five arrows as a precaution in case there were more than expected. Their laughter filled the air, seemingly slicing through the dense woodlands. She crouched in the foliage surrounding their camp, counting six or seven drunken Youkai. They were normal Youkai, having multicolored skins and pointed demonic ears.
She set her eyes on the one that seemed to be the leader and nocked an arrow. She turned the bow sideways so it ran long in front of her. Her right pointer steadied the arrow as she sighted her target down the shaft.
"Time to meet your Lord," she whispered letting the arrow fly.
It flew quickly leaving a slight buzzing sound as it whized past the others. It embedded itself into the man's chest, piercing him through. By the time the arrow sunk in, Kunanai had another nocked and ready to fire before they could react. Soon all five arrows were embedded in the now lifeless corpses. She looked up counting one more. She pulled a dagger from her waist and slowly approached.
"Well, how 'bout this? I was wonderin' how I was going to get rid of 'em but hey, you did the job for me. Thanks, kid," he turned revealing the fact he was not drunk as she expected.
His eyes widened as he let them wander her form, "Wow! Damn, I get a beautiful Kitsune. Yay!"
She growled, her knuckles turning white from clenching the dagger. The metal began to bite into her hand drawing a little blood.
"Ah, come now, let's not fight. I'm a firm believer of makin' love, not war."
She flew at him, her dagger being stopped between the metal of two swords, "You and your men tried to kill my brother."
He furrowed his brow, "You mean that silver fox-boy?" He smirked, "Actually, a few of the men are into that thing." He leaned in, "They raped him."
Kunanai's eyes went blank and she let her arms drop to her side. She stared at him though seeing straight through him. She breathed calmly, not noticing him approaching.
"That's it, give up. I won't hurt you…. much," he whispered.
Suddenly he was slammed into from the left, making him fly into the tree next to him.
"Hey, bozo, deal with me then her," the man from earlier yelled.
"Well, hello Kuronue. How delightful of you to join us," the other said casually as he pulled himself from the tree.
"Daku, you've gone too far and you know it."
Kunanai remained unmoving, her hands beginning to glow, the right was black and the left was silver. Kuronue however did not even glance at her but kept his eyes on his opponent.
Daku had long blonde hair that fell to his knees. His skin was puke green and stuck out against his red pants, blood red. He was well muscled, both hands clasping a broad sword in each. His eyes were pitch black, not even a speck of white showing.
It was Daku that attacked Kuronue first, slicing madly while Kuronue dodged, staying just out of reach. He chuckled lightly, pulling his jewel from his pocket. He began swinging it, the jewel blurring into a circle of glowing red. As Daku concentrated on the jewel, Kuronue's hand snaked back and pulled out a sift connected to a long chain.
He threw it at Daku, the top flying straight for his heart. However at the last possible second, Daku blocked, his other sword piercing Kuronue's shoulder. He dropped to the ground, his hand clasping his shoulder.
"Same old tricks, son. Did you think I was that naïve?"
He raised his sword to strike, the metal gleaming in the firelight.
"Kunanai, now would be a good time to think of helping!" Kuronue yelled though bracing himself for the deadly blow.
'Move or die,' a voice rang in his head.
Without questioning, he crawled away on one hand, getting as far from Daku as possible.
"Flaming Ice Dragon!" Kunanai yelled her right hand was in front while her left clasped her wrist.
Kuronue watched a dragon fly at Daku, its mouth opened in hunger. It contained silver inside though the outside danced with black fire. Its eyes and mouth both glowed pure silver as it swallowed Daku. At first, he froze before becoming consumed by the dragon.
Kuronue then turned his attention to Kunanai only to see her collapse from energy loss. He smiled, slowly climbing to his feet.
End Flashback
Han sat on top of a parapet, her eyes scanning the ground before her. Something was still definitely wrong. Kunanai was not in any immediate danger as far as she could see but she felt it inside herself. She only needed to convince Lord Inari of that fact but that was near impossible. She watched Dananu and Yananu step out onto a balcony. A moment later the meeting bells rang shrilly through the air.
"A meeting, huh? Wonder what this is about," she said quietly though straining to hear.
Yananu's voice filled the courtyard easily, "People of Jantu, your king has come with a proclamation from the Great Fox, Lord Inari."
She narrowed her eyes, watching Dananu speak up, "My loyal people, as of today a new law has been passed. Our Lord has come to me about this matter. As many…all of you know, Jantu is a place where Kitsune's, hybrids, full-breeds, and hanyou's get along in harmony. However, Lord Inari is done with contaminating our village. As of now, all hanyou's are to leave Jantu. If you refuse, execution is the only other answer."
Han's mouth fell open in disbelief. She knew for a fact Lord Inari would never say anything of the sort. Anyone with even the slightest trace of Kitsune blood was family to him.
"He needs to know," she whispered jumping from the rooftops.
Yananu shook his head as he watched Han jump towards the only portal to Inari's kingdom. It was too bad she would never make it as his plan was still being put together. As he suspected, three platoon leader from the Demon Army caught her, dragging her into the castle.
Inari would not know of their doing until he came seeking himself. It helped that he knew Inari was searching for Kurama's soul. He wished he knew where it was so he could destroy it and make Inari stay away though even with this little distraction their days were numbered.
He needed one thing done before then and that was Kunanai's death. It was her own fault they wanted her dead. If only she had learned not to best a royal or make one fall in love with a lowly hybrid then perhaps she could live. However she had obtained a low S-class, the highest power class there was and that was without using the Flaming Ice Dragon, with it she reached high S-class. Still she would have been allowed to live if it was only that but she refused take orders from anyone other than Lord Inari.
He spat, turning away from the village to return to the castle. She would be dealt with soon enough then he would not have to worry about a single thing except perhaps which God they would follow once Inari found out of Kunanai's murder.
AN: I seem to know a large amount about Yyh yet not enough for my exams… How sad. Oh well, review! Much Love, S. Hunter.