Chapter 12

'death hath a thousands doors to let out life.' he said.

'god pops.' she smiled. 'still speaking like that.'

'yes and your mouth and attitude hasn't changed.' he muttered.

Yunie starred at him evilfully. 'am going to pertend that i never heard that.'

She walked over and hugged him. He hugged her back. Although he was old, he was taller then what she was. They stood hugging one another for a while and then moved away. Yunie began to look around.

'ummm Kisho?' she called. 'Kisho? Kisho? Where are you Kisho?' she cried. She dropped to the floor and began to cry. 'the blob killed Kisho.' she cried.

'oh gee thanks.' came Kisho's voice. 'why am i the one to die?'

'Kisho! You live.' she screamed jumping up and flinging her arms around him.

'ahhh.' he yelled. 'get off me. Who the old man?' he said looking at the man.

'oh.' Yunie smiled as she jumped onto Kisho's back. 'Kisho this is Master Tai.'

'Master Tai?' Kisho muttered.

'hello Kisho.' smiled Master Tai.

'Yunie get off me.' yelled Kisho.

'No.'

'Get off.' he yelled.

'umm...' Master Tai muttered looking up at them fighting.

Master Tai stopped and turned around. He sighed and when he turned back around he Kisho on the floor in a arm lock with Yunie stood on him. He starred at them as Kisho screamed in pain as she held him laughing. Master Tai dropped his head and shook it as Kisho yelled out.

'now child behave your self.' Master Tai said.

'yes pops.' she smiled getting off Kisho.

Kisho jumped up and starred at Yunie. 'god your dangerous woman.'

'not my fault your so weak.' she sighed.

'am not weak.' he yelled.

'yes you...' she began.

'you two come with me.' Master Tai said walking away.

The two looked up and began to follow Master Tai. Shadow walked along side Kisho as Yunie walked on Kisho's side. They was led along the open plain into a dense forest. Once in the dense forest, they was led to a hut. In the wooden hut was potion bottles, ingredients and all sorts of things as well as a kitchen and the unusal house hold items. He had a large cauldron in the middle off the room and candles everywhere. The walls were plain wood and so was the floor. They stood in the crammed room as Shadow stood outside. Kisho held their bags as they all looked at the room. Yunie sighed and turned to her master as he stood looking at his potion bottles.

'just like you aint it?' muttered Yunie. 'can't throw anything away.' she kicked his cauldron.

'shut up moaning kiddo.' he said still looking through his potions. 'you always moaned. Even when you was a little one.'

'oh shut up.' she said sitting down on one of the chairs.

Kisho placed the bag down and sat by Yunie. Master Tai stopped and walked over too Yunie and hit her across the head with his staff. Yunie held her head. Kisho starred and she looked at him evilfully.

'god what was that for?' she yelled. He hit her again. 'and that?' and then he hit her again. 'why are you hitting me?' He eventually hit her seven times and she jumped up and too the staff out of his hands. 'why are you hitting me?'

'you know why.' he said firmly and then moved to Kisho. 'so your the one chasing after the Demon Fire Cat.'

'yeah.' he muttered. 'how you know that?'

'ah i have been following Yunie for quite a while and then you helped her and i listened and watched both of you for quite a while.' he explained.

'what?' yelled Yunie jumping up. 'you have been watching us? Wait!' she moved right to him. 'you didn't trust me did you? Some Master you are. Not trusting you own pupil.'

'how can i trust a wild crazy hyper child like you with black magic?' he said.

'what?'

'wow Yunie. Am not just the only one who doesn't trust you.' Kisho smiled.

Yunie rose her fist and punched him. Kisho fell to the floor. She then turned and face Master Tai. 'so why come to us now?'

'ah i'll tell you in a while but first Kisho. The mark upon the Demon Cat's chest do you know what it is?' he asked. Kisho shook his head in confusion. 'it shows a maidan. Not an angelic one but a scared one. She is the one that shows the burning innocent soul of the Demon Cat. Surrounded with flames, she is caged within her own body.; he explained. 'the Demon Cat is someone who is misjudged. Try and understand on what i have just said and you may understand why she does what she does or at least understand what she is going through.'

'oh ok.' yelled Yunie. 'forget about that why were you following me?'

'ah yes.' he muttered. 'i wanted to make sure you was okay on your own especially from what you have been through and also i wanted to make sure you have the one to help you.'

'what is he going on about?' Kisho asked Yunie.

'umm...i think so.' Yunie muttered looking at Kisho and then back up to Master Tai.

'also Yunie what you know about Kisho?' he asked. 'and Kisho what you know about Yunie?' Yunie looked at Kisho and he looked at her.

'ummmm...he is a captain of a army for the emperor.' Yunie muttered trying to think.

'she is a traveller and a healer and a black mage.' Kisho said thinking. 'she is also crazy and hyper and werid in dangerous situtations.'

'what you say?' yelled Yunie.

'and she is loud.' Kisho sighed.

'what?' she yelled grabbing him. 'am not loud.'

'then why are you yelling at me?' he asked calmly.

'why are you so bloody serious almost all the time?' she asked.

'i am not.' he moaned backwards.

Master Tai starred at the two as they began to fight one another. 'i see.'

'you see what old man?; Yunie yelled looking at him as she had hold of Kisho's shirt.

'it's love.' he smiled.

'love.' the two yelled together.

'i don't love him.' Yunie yelled. 'he is a total git.'

'what? Am not a git.' Kisho said moving away from Yunie. 'Who would love a girl like that?'

'what did you say?' Yunie yelled about to punch him.

'Well how are you two suppose to trust one another and help one another if you two don't know a thing about one another?' Master Tai sighed shutting them up.

'good point.' Yunie said. 'so how old are you?' sh asked looking at Kisho.

'am 24...' he began to say.

'oh my god.' she yelled jumping up. She began to pace the room. 'oh my god. A pervert. I have been with a man 7 years older then me? Oh my god.' she began to over react.

'wait.' Kisho said. 'your 17?'

'yes.'

'bloody hell. I thought you was younger with the way you act.' Kisho said. Yunie starred at him.

'okay.' sighed Master Tai. 'you two seem to have a great relationship.' The two starred at him and the room became silent.

'hey Master.' Yunie said. 'am guessing you wanna talk to me alone.'

'yes i do Yunie.' he smiled. 'how did you know?'

'you always stand by that door if you do.' she smiled. 'be back soon Kisho.'

Yunie and Master Tai walked out the hut and passed Shadow. They sat down on two fallen logs and they sat quiet for a while. Kisho stood up and looked out the window at the two. He saw them both talk with a serious face. He crept to the door and opened it slightly. He heard them both speak.

'Yunie.' Master Tai said. 'you sure you know what you are doing?'

'yes i do.' she smiled. 'i trust him.'

'very well.' Master Tai said. 'you get some sleep it is getting dark. Oh and Kisho.' he said looking to the door. 'come here. I would like a word.'

Kisho opened the door and looked at them and grinned stupidly. Yunie got up and said night and headed off to a room. Kisho walked over to Master Tai and sat down infront of him.

'Kisho.' he said. 'i know the Demon Cat girl but i can say i dont know where she is other wise i would turn her in. I just want to know. Do you have any idea on who she is?'

'i know this is stupid but at first i thought it was Yunie.' Yunie was by the door listening from the inside. She listen carefully. 'but then she saved me from the Demon Fire Cat so it can't be her. So no i have no clue. All i know is that she is after the emperor.' Yunie walked off to the bedroom.

'Kisho do you know why she let you live when she first started to kill?' he asked lookin at Kisho's scar.

'no.' he muttered.

'she scarred you so she could find you. She wants you to be the one to help her and her to release the innocent burning soul within her.' Master Tai explained. 'i know this for she has told me herself but why she does what she does. You have to ask her yourself. Otherwise something will happen. Some orders Kisho should not be followed.'

'huh?' he looked at him. 'are you saying i shouldn't turn in...'

'yes. I am.' Master Tai looked at him. 'talk to her and whatever you choose to do, lets hope it is just right.'

'hmm...' Kisho looked at the ground.