The Skylark in Ukiyoe Town

(NoM x KHR Crossover)

Rated T

Pairing: Fem!Hibari x Nura Rikuo/Yoru (Night Form)

Synopsis: Hibari Kyoya died killing her famigila's enemies. She was proud of the fact that she managed to protect her comrades and live up to her title as the "Strongest Guardian." Her pulse stopped and she knew she had died. One thing she wasn't expecting was it to start beating again. Her first thought when she awakened was, "Kamikorosu."

11.

It was a given that anyone who knew very well of Kyoya's personality knew that she was an easily pissed off individual when it concerned her fighting against cocky herbivores. Right at this moment, her irritation was at full throttle. She took out her tonfas and then lighted her bracelet with purple flames which were fueled by her irritation (resolve). Her flames quickly coated her tonfas as she bent down and took her stance.

Meanwhile, Hitotsume was surprised by the sight of her appearance once he turned to face her. "Purple flames...?" He murmured in slight confusion. Confusion and surprise were also evident in the faces of the other yokai. However, only the yokai whom she regarded as a carnivore remained unperturbed.

Nurarihyon cleared his throat in order to catch his subordinates' attention.

"You may begin."

And then they started. Kyoya was in front of him in a flash and swung her flame-coated tonfas at him in one swift motion. Hitotsume blocked it quite easily though and continued to parry her relentless attacks until she kicked his shin. Her unexpected attack made him grit his teeth in pain. He quickly jumped backwards and swung his katana in front of him to block her next attack.

Glop

The sound of something gooey dropping onto the wooden floor caught his attention. He looked at his sword and found himself gaping at the sight of his half-melted katana, thus lowering his guard for a few seconds. Before he knew it, he was struck hard and then sent flying in the air through the open shoji doors. He ended up landing into the pond where a yokai called Kappa liked to frolic in. He began to shout indignantly as he struggled to get out of the pond to which she simply yawned at.

"Hn. A herbivore indeed. If he hadn't underestimated me and held back, perhaps he wouldn't have lost so easily. However..." She walked towards the carnivore and whipped out a flame-coated tonfa at him to which he sidestepped easily. "...you, carnivore, promised a fight with me. That is why I came here in the first place."

The purple flame that originated from her bracelet began to expand in size, thus enveloping her whole body. "Roll," she called out to her box animal hidden in her hair. "Cambio Forma." She stated and the hedgehog suddenly disappeared into the mass of flames that enveloped her body.

Her kimono was suddenly replaced with a large black trench coat. The word "Fuuki" (Discipline) was written on the back while the words on the side of her coat were "The Drifting Cloud That Bites To Death," The design of a large bird was seen on the inside of the coat as she lunged for another attack. As she attacked, it didn't go unnoticed the pair of cat ears that appeared on the top of her head and the split tail that swung back and forth behind her.

"That split-tail...the child of the Hundred-Strength Two-Tailed Cat?!" The rest murmured in surprise. "It is no wonder then why the commander wants her to be a part of our alliance."

"...preposterous...thinking it was a human..."

"She seems strong..."

Nurarihyon simply smirked as he took out his own katana to block her tonfa. "I see that you have released your human form to show me that you are taking this quite seriously. Let us make make a wager then."

Kyoya paused and moved a few steps back away from him. Her eyes narrowed at the glint in his eyes.

"What do you want to wager?" She asked.

He grinned before answering in a carefree tone.

"If I win...you are to marry my grandson."

Her eyes widened in shock before narrowing once again. She glared at him.

"Hn. I'll defeat you before that happens, carnivore."

"We'll see." He laughed.

12.

Kyoya growled as she limped back to her home, her hand clutching tightly her bruised arm.

It was obvious she had lost.

Even with her entering cambio forma and transforming into her yokai form, she was still beaten.

She was still pitifully weak...and now engaged to marry the carnivore's grandson.

13.

Nura Rikuo didn't know what to think of the pretty female yokai that his grandfather suddenly introduced to him as his fiancee. She looked human but looked pretty cool as well. To think, a half-yokai like his father! He smiled brightly as he introduced himself to her.

"My name's Rikuo! What's yours?"

"Hibari Kyoya." She answered him coolly. She looked intimidating but compared to the other yokai in the main house, she didn't look as scary as them.

"Can I call you Kyoya-chan?" He immediately asked.

She stared at him before eventually nodding.

"Great!" He grinned happily. "Let's be friends."

14.

Nura Rikuo.

The carnivore's grandson was unexpectedly...

...a herbivore.

That was Kyoya's first impression of him as she stared at him.

To be engaged to marry someone weak made her growl in annoyance...but he didn't seem too bad like the others.

She huffed as she walked past him. He'd need some training if she had to consider him as her equal.

15.

Deep down inside Rikuo, his yokai self regarded the female half-yokai as someone quite strong. He wouldn't mind being tied down with someone like her.

Soon...he would awaken.

It was only a matter of time.