Rain: I'm Back!

Kaden: My GOD NO!

Rain: Ah come on you know I'm not that bad.

Cegali: Yeah keep telling yourself that shortie!

Rain: WHO YOU CALLING TO SHOURT TO ENTER THIS FIC! I'LL HACK YOUR LEGS OFF WITH A WOODEN SPOON! Ed sick er'!

Ed attacks Cegali

Snow: Uh was that really necessary?

Rain: No but it was fun to watch.

Cegali: Why you little¼

Cegali: prepares to beat the wolf out of Rain, she runs off , Kaden chases after her.

Rain: AHHHH! Don't hurt me!

Snow: Uh I guess since Rain has now been tied up and gagged with InuYasha's socks we can start with out her.

Zel: Dark's busy! You do it Snow!

Snow: Alright then¼ Rain doesn't own anything, except your lunch money HAND IT OVER! Nawh I'm just kidding she doesn't have one red scent to her name .

Chapter XI Part I

Immigrant Song

"Good morning Sesshoumaru. Will you be having the usual?" Rain smiled and poured coffee for them. Every morning Sesshoumaru waltzed in with his happy self ordered the same thing, which was a Spanish omelet, fried potatoes, flapjacks and straight , strong, black coffee and demanded Rain have three newspapers ready and waiting for him they were: The Demon World Gazette , New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal. Rain really wished Snow would take care of all that but the neko was just down right scary in the morning¼. It was easier and less painful to just let her sleep.

"Good morning yourself and see how you like it!" He barked at her, sipping the black nectar.

"I'll take that as a Good morning Rain that will be great thanks." She grumbled at his rudeness soon escalating in a full on rant that no one listened to.

About a half hour of silence filled the room that is until a loud crash was heard then the pounding of feet and the slamming of a door. Shipphou was laughing this couldn't be good¼ not for Rain.

"WHY YOU LITTLE CHILD OF SATAN COME BACK HERE SO I CAN KILL YOU!" came the earsplitting scream of a neko.

"HA HA you have to catch me first!" was the youngling's taunt.

'There they go again¼' Rain knew exactly what would happen next. Snow would catch the kitsune, nearly beat him to death and scold him for wakening her so rudely then for joy for joy it would happen tomorrow morning as well.

'Sometimes I think they enjoy this.' Rain chuckled watching her friend chase the fox child around the bar. The loud racked was enough to wake up Dark and Zel who came down to watch the show it was indeed like watching Saturday morning cartoons. (For explanation on these two showing up read Snow's Life of a princess.) Just as Snow dove to catch the disobedient fox the bar's door slammed opened gaining the whole room's attention allowing Shipphou just enough time to escape making Snow fly head first into a bunch of chairs and a rather large cedar table. (Snow: That's not fair! Rain: You called me short!)

We come from the land of the ice and snow,
From the midnight sun where the hot springs blow.
The hammer of the gods
Will drive our ships to new lands,
To fight the horde, singing and crying:
Valhalla, I am coming!

On we sweep with threshing oar,
Our only goal will be the western shore.

"Rain-sama thank Almighty Apollo I found you!" a girl ran in bowed low to Rain's feet, breathing heavily and bleeding like a fountain. Cegali was twitching.

'Sama?' Rain pondered eyeing the girl. She was a kitsune of rank wearing A class battle armor and the traditional warrior's braid in her long crimson hair. Her injuries were serious and her eyes held intense pain, crippling despair and unwavering devotion¼The last part made Rain curious as to the woman's story.

"Lady Rain you must hel-" She was cut off when blood loss took over and she pasted out in a pool of red fluid on the hard wood floor. Snow and Zel carried her to Rain's office, gently laying her on the sofa and covered her up with a deep red blanket.

-o- two days later

We come from the land of the ice and snow,
From the midnight sun where the hot springs blow.
How soft your fields so green,
Can whisper tales of gore,
Of how we calmed the tides of war.
We are your overlords.

"Ah your awake." Snow smiled checking up on the recovering kitsune.

"I think¼I am¼ Did I get hit by an earth dragon?" she asked rubbing her head. Snow laughed. That must have been a huge battle.

"What happened?" the kitsune asked weakly.

"You passed out from blood loss Cegali had quite the time cleaning up the mess." Snow replied with a chuckle.

" Well looks like your up." Rain walked in with a plate of food.

"FOOOOOD!" Rain was attacked by an orange blur.

"Alright so what's your story?" Rain got right to the point. It was time to talk turkey.

The girl took a deep breath and began.

"My name is Shea Gunji of the clan Gunji and I am a red army general. When I was young my mother guarded the palace, my father was an army blacksmith so we lived in Ember at the foot of the castle and Lord Kitcho was the hero I fell asleep every night hearing tales of, I wanted more then anything to be a solider like he was, to bring glory to the clan, to have my statue looking on high above my hometown. The first time I set eyes on the great lord he was leaving the castle and I had snuck in to catch a glimpse of the man my mother loved so dearly. I saw him pat a girl a little older then me on the head, he hugged her and kissed lady Merasaki. He then got on a horse and left to honor his strange alliance with the lord of the west. His name escapes me now. Five full moons latter I snuck in again to challenge my boredom I heard screams of pain, sobs of terror, grunts of pleasure and maniacal laughter. I could smell salt, blood and thick layer of a something I had no clue as to what it was.

"Dose this pleasure you like that low life fox?" came a voice that gave me gills. The lady screamed and cried, she called out her lord's name. I heard a loud smack.

"That is all in vain wench He will soon die as you will!" He laughed. There was one last shrill yelp, I smelt death. I ran. I had to find my mother. Now I wish I didn't she had died before I got there. The castle was on fire there was no mistaking it I could smell it. That Man was closing in. I knew if he found me I would surely die so I crawled underneath mother's corpse hoping that he would only smell death and only see another dispatched fortress guard.

It worked he left in a haze of smog, I shook my fist at him now I had a vengeance to unfold and a clan to protect! I only had to get stronger. And so I did I even attended Spark and Flame Academy for elite soldiers that Kitcho founded before that piece of shit murdered him. When I graduated I was sent directly to the aid of Kitsou Gunji the acting clan leader." she paused and looked at Rain. She was shaking and a blood red color crept to every part of her eyes witch had grown at the mention of the name. Snow was now worried a kitsune's temper could be explosive especially a red's.

"Who is Kitsou Gunji ?" Snow asked speaking up.

"He is my banished uncle." Rain said through gritted teeth.

"Oh¼" was Snow's only reply. "Go on."

On we sweep with threshing oar,
Our only goal will be the western shore.

"I felt sick serving him but he was leader so it was my duty. Soon he started making deals and bargains with Loki and turned his back on the gods of the clan, soon soldiers started disappearing there bodies gone only there uniforms and armor remain it is thought he traded there souls for power. Later the clan split into the Gunji and the Silvers, Zein the silver rose to power and the two clans went to war and still fight it. Apollo lets his rage show , plagues run rampant through the middle lands swift is death from above and the wolves have dropped alliances. Kitsou had gone mad with power¼ Fathers hid there daughters away in fear that he will take them in the night. So I tried to fight. I challenged him and failed he left me to die on Sun God's bluff¼.Then I came here because a tiger demon told me this is where you could be found." She looked down not knowing what Rain's reaction would be.

Rain stood suddenly with clinched fist and fire in her eyes. grabbing White Storm she walked away as calmly as her as her rising anger could let her.

"We leave for my lands to tomorrow! If you over sleep I swear I skin you alive!" She growled and walked to the nearest bourbon bottle.

So now you'd better stop and rebuild all your ruins,
For peace and trust can win the day
Despite of all your losing.

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Rain: This chapter was a pain in the ass!

Cegali: Like you?

Rain: Stow it will ya!

Snow: see ya folks. Happy Thanksgiving!

Rain: If you don't like this chapter kiss my ass all flames will be 'cheerfully' sent back.