Chapter 7: {Vow of Vengance}
("So the man who saved me the other day… was my brother?") Ayano thought as she walked down the street. "Is it REALLY necessary for you to come with me?" she asked, slightly annoyed. James, Aoi, and Hisoka were following her, Ren, and Kazuma back to her house. "We want to make sure you are safe. If Cornelian is here, Doc is sure to be near." said Hisoka. Ren and Kazuma looked at him with irritation. "WE are capable of protecting her." said Kazuma. Hisoka looked at them, a bit startled by their annoyance. "I'm not saying you're not capable. She needs as much protection as she can get right now. If Doc gets a hold of her again…" he trailed off. Ayano's eyebrow began twitching with anger "I'm able to protect MYSELF, thank you very much!" James smiled "Of course you are. You are your mother's daughter after all." Shocked by the sudden compliment, Ayano's anger left her.
They were almost at the house when James and Hisoka stopped them. "He's here…" Hisoka mumbled under his breath. The boys created a circle around Ayano as she drew Enraiha. The birds and bugs had stopped chirping and everything grew quiet. "Above you!" screamed Hisoka. Ayano looked up and saw Lapis lunging towards her with her sword. She managed to dodge but was left unbalanced. Kazuma held her up and steadied her, all the while staring at Lapis. Lapis' former red dress was replaced with a strapless velvet purple dress that matched her eyes. From the shadows of the woods the men saw two figures. They expected it to be Bernhardt, but it had turned out to be Cornelian and Doc. Cornelian was now dressed in a black tail coat. Ayano noticed his eyes were a bright shade of yellow. Doc laughed. "Ayano. My darling little piglet." He was wearing his usual lab coat and spectacles. "I see you have your usual guard dogs around today. Don't worry, dear. I'm not here to steal you away nor kill you, I simply wish to talk." Doc said with amusement in his voice. "And Lapis attacking me? How was that not trying to kill me?" "Oh, that. A formality darling. To remind you that I'm not always going to be nice. I'll get to the point." He waved at Cornelian and Lapis, who immediately moved to his side. "I need you back. I'd prefer it to be willingly. You see, I have a use for that demon I have tethered to your soul." he chuckled sinisterly. "Like HELL I will go willingly!" Doc sighed dramatically then said "I DID ask nicely. Oh well. Keep in mind that I WILL come back to get you." He glanced over at Hisoka then at Kazuma. "And there is nothing your family and friends can do to protect you." With that, he disappeared into the shadows, Lapis and Cornelian followed.
"I guess he did what he came here to do. He's gone now," said James. The boys and Ayano let their guards down, however Hisoka's was still up. "Hisoka?" asked Ayano. "Doc may be finished with you, but she isn't" he pointed towards an alley. The boys once again formed a defensive position when they heard a light amused chuckle. "I'm surprised you didn't point me out sooner, cous," said a beautiful woman with short green hair. "Cousin," Hisoka replied, hatred rimming in his voice. "Once again I find you here with this girl." She looked at Ayano. "I thought I told you to stay away or I'd kill her." She said, a sweet smile on her face. "I didn't leave her because of your threat. I left to get stronger." ("Leave me? …") Ayano thought.
["You leave that girl now and I might be willing to spare her." "Your threats mean nothing, cous" He walked over to Ayano, "Please don't leave me alone!" she pleaded. "You know I have to-" a young boys voice said. Ayano screamed in frustration "I KNOW THAT ALREADY!" The boy turned away, revealing three scratch-like scars on his bare back. "I have no other choice but to go. Goodbye." he said before he walked away, abandoning the angry and sobbing girl. "Shou…" she whispered as hot tears continued rolling down her face.]
"Shou…" Ayano mumbled. She ran over to Hisoka and pulled up his shirt. The boys looked at her in shock. Hisoka's eyes grew wide for a moment, then he pulled his shirt back down. But it was too late, she already saw the marks. "Shou!" Hisoka's eyes grew sad. "So you found out… was it Cornelian who told you?" he whispered to her. Ayano nodded her head. "How sweet. Brother and sister. Reunited. At last." The woman scornfully said. "Now I can kill you both." She was about to lunge for an attack when Cornelian showed up again. She stopped and stared at him. "All right, all right. I'm coming. I'll be back for you. Precious cousin." ("If it weren't for you my mother would be…") the woman thought as she disappeared into the night.
(Thanks so much for reading Chapter seven! PLEASE review. I have many people reading, yet only a few have given reviews. Your reviews make the future chapters better so please PLEASE review. And suggest things I could do for future chapters. If I take a long time to post the next chapter it's because I'm hitting writers block, so the suggestions will help.
It took me a LOOOONG time to decide Cornelian's name. Anyone want to try and guess how I figured it out? You got to put a little thinking into it. How about this, if you can properly guess how I figured it out, I will add you as a character in the story! (an enemy, an ally, whatever you want!) The offer is indefinite, so take your time. I'm only gonna give you one hint! Post your answer in the comments if you are not signed up with or PM me if you are. I will post the winner in the review section and the next chapter released when the winner is decided. Can't wait!
Hint: Contrast Tsui-Ling to Lapis, and Ashita to Cornelian. Try rereading past chapters, as they have been updated.
~MoonGoddessLunaDLC)