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Kitsune: Hello peoples! This is chapter...erm... -to the side- Help me out here...
Kaonashi: This is chapter 16.
Kitsune: RIGHT! Yes! Chapter 16! I've come so far!
Kaonashi: -muttering- Not as far as Evil Towel or any other author who has more than sixteen chapters...
SMACK!
Kaonashi: OUCH! -rubbing the bruise on his cheek- What the -BEEP- was that for?
Kitsune: That wasn't a nice thing to say! TAKE IT BACK! -starts tickling him-
Kaonashi: -laughing uncontrollably- HAHAHAHA! Hee heee...I...I...HA HA...I take it back! HAHAHAHAHA! I TAKE IT BACK! S-STOP!
Kitsune: -stops tickling- -sitting on top of him- Good boy. -leans down and kisses him-
Kaonashi: -in a daze-
Kitsune: -gets off him, accidentally stepping on him- -Kaonashi: OOF!- Now then, on with the next chapter! And be nice and review for me, please! Thankies! -looks down- Kaonashi? What're you doing down there?
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Disclaimer: You should know it by now...
Claimer: I own Jyaki!
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Chapter 16: Reliving the Past Part 1
A mysterious white fog entered the room, seemingly from nowhere. It lay on the ground, around their feet. A white light erupted from behind everyone and they turned to Kurama, who was enveloped in white light.
When it faded, there stood a handsome man with silver hair and golden eyes, fox ears and a tail. He wore a white fighting uniform, and an angry expression.
Kitsune's eyes widened. "Yoko..."
"Woah, Yoko Kurama...Welcome back..." Yusuke said, smiling at his transformed friend.
Kitsune continued to stare at Yoko.
"Hey, he cleans up pretty nicely, ne, Kitsune?" Sahara said, aside to Kitsune.
She still continued to gape.
Sahara looked at her, waving a hand in front of her face. "Kitsune? You with us?"
"Yoko..."
Sahara raised an eyebrow. "Kitsune, I saw a shiney sword down there, go get it!" she bribed.
Still, the female fox demon stayed in place.
Yoko Kurama turned and smiled devillishly at Kitsune. "It's been a long time, Kits..." he said.
"You two know each other?" Yusuke said, pointing to them.
Kitsune's eyes remained set on Yoko, but she regained her cool. "We go back a long time..."
-Flashback-
Two figures sat on a rock by an onsen, looking through their spoils. The man with dark hair and bat wings spoke first.
"Well, that was easy," he said, with a smirk.
"And to think those guards were dumb enough to think we were from the Makai Union, HA! There's no such thing!" the one with the fox tail replied, running his hand over a shiny sword. (Kitsune: -drools- Shiney...) (Kaonashi: Uuuummmmm...Kitsune?)
Suddenly, an ear-piercing scream issued from deep in the woods. Both men looked in confusion towards the place from whence it came. Nothing. Suddenly, the same scream came again, only closer.
"What do you suppose is making that racket?" the dark-haired man asked.
"Let's go find out," the one with the tail replied, getting up.
They ran towards the place of commotion, and hid in the bushes. They were pros at stealth and ambush, after all. They were surprised at what they saw.
"A she-fox?" the dark-haired man questioned.
Indeed, before them was a clearing. And in the clearing, a young girl had stumbled after running. She had long, white hair, and entrancing golden eyes, just like the man with the tail. The only difference between the two would be that the she-fox had nine tails instead of one. And there were jagged purple lines on her cheeks. She wore a tattered whitish kimono that was half hanging off her frail body.
They heard a low, amused growl of laughter coming from the direction where the woman had come. They saw the fear in her eyes as another man entered the clearing, with black hair and a brown wolf's tail, and glimmering crimson eyes. He was handsome, but the amount of evil energy issuing from him signalled a whole bunch of bad thoughts; death, blood, and such.
"Why are you trying to run, sweetheart?" he asked the girl. As he approached her, she backed up, dragging herself along the forest floor, scrambling to get away.
"G-get away from me!" the girl screeched at him.
"Now, I'm not going to let you get away so easily," the evil man said, rushing up to her, kneeling down and spreading her legs wide. He smirked in her face, "I want another go..."
"I said get away, Jyaki!" the girl screeched, clawing at his hands. Blood slowly poured out of the deep scratches on his hands and he lifted her to stand, then raised his hand and slapped her hard across the face, sending the girl sprawling back to the ground. She clutched the side of her face, turned away from him. He noticed the two small white things on the ground lying in a pool of blood.
"What's this? Lost a couple of teeth? They'll grow back in a day, anyway, so forget about it," he bent down, and in a disturbingly gentlemanlike manner, offered his hand to her. "Now come with me and be mine."
The girl muttered something that the men hiding in the bushes, watching, couldn't hear. But the wolf demon, Jyaki, apparently, picked it up.
"What did you say to me, little fox?" he growled in agitation, glaring murderously down at her.
She repeated her statement, "Never."
In anger, Jyaki grabbed her by the kimono, pushing her against a rock, and clawing at the robe, trying to tear it off her.
Unable to watch any longer, the man with the tail came out from hiding, surprising his companion. "Erm...Yoko?"
"Hey, you dirty demon, keep your hands off her!" the white haired man, by the name of Yoko Kurama, yelled. Jyaki turned to him, a murderous glint in his eyes.
"What did you say to me?"
"You heard me, scum," Yoko said, pulling a rose from his hair.
"So, you're looking to meet your death? That's fine with me. I'll grant your wish!" Jyaki said, letting go of the girl. She dropped to the floor and scuttled away behind a rock, looking at the battle about to take place.
The dark-haired man, named Kuronue, came out from hiding, and took a stance next to Yoko. "Yoko," he said, "Do you really think this is a smart thing to do? I mean, we're thieves, and--"
"Thieves or not, I will not allow one of my own kind to suffer," Yoko said, coldly, not taking his eyes away from Jyaki.
"You're own kind?"
"Are you blind, Kuronue? The girl is a fox demon,"
Kuronue took a glance to the cowering girl behind the rock, her nine tails moving indenpendantly. He glanced back at Yoko. "I did notice."
"Good. Then let's fight," Yoko charged, making the rose turn into a series of whips, coiling around his arm and forming a point, creating a thorny sword encircling his right arm. He slashed it at the wolf demon, who got cut across the chest. He growled in pain, and readied to attack, but had gotten sliced by a small scythe.
The scythe circled in the air and returned to Kuronue, who grabbed another in his other hand and threw both at the wolf demon. The demon dodged and struck Kuronue with his claws, creating a gash in his chest. Jyaki was about to enact the finishing blow on the bat demon, when both of Kuronue's scythes circled back and struck Jyaki across the back.
Just then, Yoko sliced Jyaki with the rosewhip sword, cutting him badly, and Jyaki stuck his hand through Yoko's stomach. Yoko pushed the wolf demon away, slicing again. This time, the demon dodged, landing on the edge of the clearing and turning to dash away.
"You've won this time, but I will be back," he growled, dangerously. He set his sights on the fox demon girl, a deep lust in his eyes, "We're not finished, sweetheart. Come back to me if you want to live."
"Never in your wildest hentai dreams, you mangy wolf!" the girl shouted at him. He growled, and turned, rushing away into the woods. The girl breathed a sigh of relief, closing her eyes and sliding her back down the rock. When she opened her eyes again, she remembered her saviors. She crawled out from behind the large rock and rushed to the two men.
"Thank you so much for rescuing me from that bastard," she said, bowing deeply.
The male fox demon smiled. "It was nothing," but he winced, clutching his stomach. The girl gasped.
"You're hurt! I'm so sorry! I didn't mean for you to--"
"It's okay, just a scratch," Yoko said, opening one eye and smiling. But he winced again and sat down. Kuronue did the same.
"Please let me help you," the girl said, "You've done so much for me already. It's the least I can do for my heroes."
"Heroes, huh?" Kurnoue mused. He liked the sound of it, but didn't say anything.
The girl helped the men lay down and started to examine their wounds. Just as she was about to take off Yoko's shirt to see the damage, he grabbed her arm and looked at her. She was startled as he did this, and looked at him questioningly.
"What's your name?" Yoko asked, his eyes connecting with hers.
"K-kitsune..." she answered, unable to break the gaze, "My name is Kitsune..."
"Yoko, don't scare the girl," Kuronue teased.
After that, they allowed her to bandage them up and helped make camp, after all, it was getting dark.
Yoko and Kuronue looked at her from one side of the campfire, while she turned her head down, looking at the ground. They finally decided to ask her some questions. Who knew which side the girl was on?
"So, Kitsune," Yoko started, "Where are you from?"
Kitsune turned her head up to look at him. "I'm from...I'm...not sure. But I have two brothers...half-brothers..."
"And they are?" Kuronue insisted.
"Sesshomaru and Inuyasha, the sons of the Great Dog Demon."
"You're his daughter?"
"Yes,"
"How old are you?"
"Um...almost 5000..."
"Days?"
"Years."
"YEARS!"
"Did you have to yell, Kuronue?"
"Sorry,"
Kitsune held in a bubble of laughter, watching the two bicker. She turned to them. "So, tell me about yourselves."
"Like what?" Kuronue asked.
"Well, you could start with your names..."
"Oh...yeah. I'm Kuronue,"
"And I'm Yoko Kurama."
"We're thieves."
"You too?"
"Whaddaya mean, 'you too'?"
"Yeah, I'm a thief, too. I don't really see how you've never heard of me." Kitsune said.
"Oh...Okay then..."
An uneasy silence issued from them, and it wasn't just one of those "I Don't Wanna Talk Anymore" silences. It was an eerie silence.
"Um..." Kitsune began, "Is it okay if I..uh...stay with you guys?"
"Why? Don't you have a home?"
"I did..." she said, "But when I met Jyaki, I forgot about home. Jyaki was my boyfriend, but he only wanted me to take care of his lust. I lived with him for a little while because I thought it was a mutual love. But I now realize that he was just like all the other guys. A pervert. I'm not saying you're a pervert, it's just that all of the other guys I've met just wanted to get in my pants.
"I can't really trust anyone, and no one will stick up for me." she continued.
"Why? Yoko asked.
"Because I'm really powerful, and I'm related to Sesshomaru."
"If you're so powerful, how come you weren't trying to defend yourself and we had to do all the work?" Kuronue asked, annoyed.
"Becuase Jyaki's stolen my power, and I'm completely helpless now. I'm trying to recoup my strength, and regain my energy, but it'll take some time..."
"Oh...I'm sorry..." Kuronue apologized.
"It's okay."
"So, what kind of demon are you?" Yoko asked.
"If I told you, you'd laugh," she said, glancing at the ground in near-shame.
"No we won't, tell us," Kuronue said.
"I'm a fox demon and a dog demon, and a dragon and a human. My dog and dragon powers are sealed inside, so I'm now a half-breed." she explained.
Immediately, Kuronue burst out laughing, and was promptly smacked.
"You said you wouldn't laugh!"
"Damn, you hit hard. Are you sure you couldn't have defended yourself back there?"
"Shut up, Baka!"
"Make me!"
"I will!" She slapped him again.
"Is that any way to treat your rescuer!" he yelled in defense.
"I never asked you to rescue me!"
Yoko glanced back and forth at the two arguing and sighed. It was going to be a long while before it ended.
However, he kept on stealing glances at the she-fox. How she intruiged him. It was all too strange, for another fox demon to be so close, when his race was almost all wiped out. And the nine tails were a rare trait among foxes, and this, too, made him wonder. He'd have to get close to this one.
-Fast Forward A Month-
Yoko, Kuronue and Kitsune had gotten along well, and they included her in their missions and let her tag along with them. Pretty soon, Kitsune was included in association with Yoko and Kuronue.
Yoko and Kitsune had been getting close, as friends. But the more time they spent together, the more their feelings grew.
Pretty soon, something else happened that would change all of their lives.
"I'm tired!"
"It's only a couple more miles, Kits!"
"Can't we rest?"
"No, we have to keep going!"
"Kuronue, let the girl rest. I'm bushed, too."
Kuronue sighed in resignation, and sat down as they made camp. "I swear, you two, you never get any work done anymore!"
"Hey," Kitsune warned, "Remember it was we who saved your sorry ass from the Okitami Tribes when we raided their cheiftains's palace last week. Be grateful." She hummed as she stirred a pot of noodles and dumped some in three bowls, passing them to Yoko and Kuronue. They qeuitly ate their soup, when suddenly...
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!" came a scream from...the sky?
Yoko and Kuronue looked up to see something drop right on the open fire, putting it out. Kitsune just kept eating her soup, not caring that someone had just fallen out of the sky and onto their campfire. Yoko and Kuronue stared in disbelief as the figure stood up and dusted HERself off.
The girl was very pretty, and had long black hair and red bangs and red ends. The small, smoldering embers lit up her cold, silver eyes and emotionless face. The new woman also had black angel wings protruding from her back. She wore a black ninja outfit minus the mask and face covering.
She glared at the three theives. "Who the Hell are you?" she asked, angrily.
"Shouldn't we be the ones asking that?" Kitsune said, emotionlessly, still not looking up from her soup. "If I'm correct, it was you who dropped into our campsite, not the other way around."
"Hold your tongue, Foxy!" the woman cast a sharp glare at Kitsune, who finally looked up from her soup. She set it aside and glanced in the girl's direction. In the blink of an eye, she'd lunged, drawn her sword, and held it in front of the girl's neck, and the girl did the same. Neither blinked, flinched, or backed down. They kept their eyes on the other's.
After a moment, the new girl smirked. "Just as I thought," she said, "You're only a half demon."
Kitsune growled, angrily, then smirked. "And what does that make you? You're only half angel. Fallen angel, actually, and vampire, too."
"Smart,"
"Shut up," Kitsune said, sheathing her sword. Suddenly, she grinned and offered her hand. "I'm Kitsune,"
The other girl stared for a minute before sheathing her own sword and smiling, taking the strange fox girl's hand and shaking it. "Sahara,"
"I hear it's hot there. What's your name?" Kitsune asked.
"Sahara,"
"...OH! That is your name, sorry." Kitsune sat down and so did Sahara. Sahara glanced at the two men.
"Who're they? Your man-slaves?" she asked, pointing to them. Kuronue responded by growling, and Yoko just face-faulted.
"Nonononono! They're my partners! That's Yoko and Kuronue," Kitsune corrected the half-angel.
"The Yoko Kurama and Kuronue? Are you serious?" Sahara asked, in disbelief.
"The ones and only!" Kuronue said, boasting.
"No need to brag, Batty. I had a guess that was who you were," Sahara smirked, awaiting Kuronue's angry response. The bat demon growled, but said nothing.
After a small silence, Kitsune yawned, stretching. "Well, I'm bushed. I'm gonna head off to saw some logs." She got up and poked Sahara on the shoulder. "Follow me," she mouthed. She led the newer girl towards where they'd sleep...in a tree.
"You sleep in a tree?" Sshara questioned.
"Is that so unusual?" Kitsune replied in question. She brought up one blanket and settled on a particularly thick branch.
"Well, I'm used to sleeping in a bed,"
"Where did you use to live?"
"In the palace,"
"Palace?"
"Yeah, I forgot to mention. I'm the Princess of the Southern Lands of the Makai. My mother died when I was young, and then my father took over the throne. He got drunk once and raped me, and..."
"HOLD ON A SECOND! He raped you? His own daughter!"
"Well, he's a bastard,"
"Just like someone else I know,"
"Who?"
"Jyaki."
"Who's Jyaki?"
"My ex-boyfriend who I thought I loved, but he only wanted me to take care of his lust. He raped me...many times. Even when I cried and begged and pleaded for him to stop, he just kept on..."
Sahara was silent for a while. "I'm sorry,"
"S'okay,"
"You must really hate him, huh?"
"Yes," Kitsune said, her eyes turning cold and deadly, "That bastard violated me in the worst of ways, and he took most of my power. I've gained a lot of it back within the month I've been with Yoko and Kuronue, but..." She sighed, shrugging.
Sahara flew up in the tree, on a branch next to Kitsune, laying out her blanket and sitting down. The two of them looked at the full moon, rising above the trees, amongst the stars.
"You know what the stars remind me of?" Kitsune asked.
"Fireflies?" Sahara guessed.
Kitsune smiled, turning her head towards her. "Yeah, exactly! Have you ever heard of Luna?"
"You mean the cat demon goddess of Blodo Dosa, the Mystical City?"
"Yeah!"
"I wanna visit there. It's supposed to be beautiful there."
Kitsune looked down, putting on a grim face. "But I've heard the place has been overrun by vampires."
"What's wrong with vampires?" Sahara asked, defensively.
"Nothing, but these aren't ordinary vampires. They're supposedly able to withstand being in the daytime and being in the sun."
"I have a little condition,"
"Condition?"
"I turn angel by day, and vampire by night,"
"That's cool."
"Have you ever played Kamani ball?"
"Kamani ball? ...Yeah..."
"What's wrong?"
"They're...not exactly the best of memories for me..." Kitsune said, thinking of how many times she'd tried to join in a game of Kamani Ball. But everyone would throw the ball far, and when she'd retrieve it and return, they'd be gone.
Sahara looked at the fox girl in sympathy. She'd obviously been through hard things in her life, that Sahara could only imagine. "Was it hard for you to be a half demon?"
Kitsune smirked at the thought of the humans and demons. "Well, you know how demons and humans are. My kind can't get along with either of them."
"You seem to get along with those two pretty well,"
"Yeah, well..."
Meanwhile, Yoko and Kuronue sat, burning up the campfire again, watching the two in the tree, conversating. Kuronue sat down, pulling a blanket over himself.
"Those two seem to get along well, don't you think, Yoko?" he asked. Yoko smiled.
"Yeah, they seem like the best of friends. I wonder if they ever met before?"
"Heh, probably. The angel sure is cute,"
"Awwww, does Kuwonuwe have a cwush on da half angewl?" Yoko teased. He recieved an elbow in the ribs, and fell back with a small, "Ooof!"
"Shut up! It's not like I haven't seen you making eyes at Kitsune!"
Immediately, the fox demon blushed a small tint of red, and turned away.
"Heh heh...getting you excited? I mean, come on, you're almost at the point where you'll be in heat and you'll just drag her away and--"
Kuronue couldn't finish his sentance, for Kurama had pounced on him, screeching something similar to "SHUT UP YOU ASS!" The two boys began to wrestle each other, and pretty soon a dust cloud was all that could be seen of them besides some limbs poking out of the cloud every now and then.
Back in the trees, Kitsune and Sahara looked as the two demons down on the ground brawled each other, and then becoming engulfed in a dust cloud.
The two girls sweatdropped. "What do you suppose they're talking about?"
They turned to each other, shrugged, and buried themselves in the blankets, bidding each other goodnight before falling into a deep sleep.
Kitsune: Whew! Now that that's done, you all can review the story! This was chapter 16! And can anyone help me get Kaonashi out of this coma he's fallen in?
Kaonashi: XX Zzzzzzz...
Kitsune: -sweatdrops- Um review please! Here's the spoiler!
Kitsune's reliving her past, and now she's found out how she met Kurama and Sahara. Soon, someone else will join the little crusade, and what'll happen when Kitsune and Kurama, and Sahara and Kuronue become more than "just friends"? Plus there's another visit from everyone's least favorite wolf demon! What things will happen? What loves will bloom? And what things will blow up in their face? All next time on...
YU-YU-HAKUSHO! CHAIN LETTER!