Chapter 8: Demon's in Love

Kunoichi and Yukimura finally arrived at the spot were their supposed to arrange the fire attack. They were a little late do to Kunoichi's wild goose chase, which mad Yukimura mad a little bit. The area was like a four way stop but three entry ways were blocked off with HUGE wooden barricades. "Well, do your thing Kunoichi. "ordered Yukimura. "Okay! You might want to back up. I do not want you to get burnt." Said Kunoichi and Yukimura backed away. Kunoichi closed her eyes and did a few hand symbols and yelled, "Phoenix flower Jutsu!!!" Flames shot out of her mouth and started burning the wood. Kunoichi turned around and said, "There nothing to it!" She saw Yukimura giving a weird look towards her, "What?" Kunoichi asked "You ninjas are very interesting with all that mumbo-jumbo Jutsu stuff." "Why, thank you!" said Kunoichi with a smile. Kunoichi saw a shadow on the ground. She looked up and saw it was a bird. The bird had a note tried to its leg. The bird landed on Yukimura's shoulder and Yukimura read the letter. It was from Saizo.

My lord,

Nobunaga is at the pond right now. He keeps looking at the fish and mumbling. I think he is about to start the plan. Please hurry.

Saizo

PS . . . . . . . Hi!

Yukimura just stood there; staring at the letter. He could not believe that Kunoichi was about to die really soon. All these thoughts just raced inside Yukimura's head. His mind was brought back to Earth by Kunoichi pulling on Yukimura's arm saying, "Come on already! We have to find Nobunaga! Yukimura!"

"Kunoichi. . . ." murmured Yukimura

"Yes."

"There is something I have to tell you."

"What is it?" said Kunoichi as she got closer to Yukimura still holding his arm.

"Well, I was meaning to tell you this last night but Katsuyori interrupted, and when I returned to the tent you were a sleep. . . " said Yukimura but he was caught of guard when Kunoichi put her finger on his lips to make him be quiet. "You don't have to tell me. I heard what you said last night." Said Kunoichi with a loving look as she blushed.

"Oh! Then what did I say?" asked Yukimura

He was in for it.

She got closer to him and got up to his ear and said, "I love you, Yukimura"

His eyes widen. He looked down on her and she was smiling at him. He grabbed her arm and pulled her closer to him. She wrapped her arms around his neck and got closer to him, close enough that their chests were touching. They both leaned in closer and. . . . .

BOOM!!!

They looked up and saw smoke, coming from the location of the pond." We better hurry!" said Yukimura "I'm a lot faster than you. I go first to check things out." Offered Kunoichi "You're not going alone!" yelled Yukimura "I won't be alone! Saizo is there. Don't worry I'll be fine." said Kunoichi with a smile, as she vanished into thin air.

When Yukimura arrived he surveyed the area. Everything was in fire and smoke. It looked like Hell itself. We started to walk when he heard the sound of swords clashing. He stared running toward the sound; think that Saizo and Kunoichi were fighting Nobunaga. When he got there, he soon relived that he was right. Saizo and Kunoichi were facing Nobunaga. They had multiple cuts and Nobunaga had none. Saizo charged at Nobunaga but Nobunaga blocked his attack and Saizo was pushed back into a burning shack. Saizo yelled in pain as he felt his flesh being burned by the fire. He collapsed onto the ground, unconscious. "SAIZO!!!!" Yelled Kunoichi as she turned around to see her fallen comrade. When she saw Saizo someone was with him. It was Nobunaga. He had his foot on Saizo and held his sword above him, too.

"Don't you dare kill him, Nobunaga!" yelled Yukimura, running toward Kunoichi.

"Odd. You could have struck me down when Saizo stopped my sword. You are too sentimental. Such is the death of a samurai." Said Nobunaga

"Raise that sword on inch and I swear I'll kill you!!!" yelled Yukimura

"Kill me? You can't even beat me. Stand down boy!"

"No!"

"Then your servant will die because of your helplessness. Such misery. But then . . . a fool servant for a fool samurai." Said Nobunaga as he laughed manically.

"Fool servant?"

"You won't miss him for long. In fact, you'll be joining him."

"Who is the fool?" said Yukimura from behind Nobunaga, with his spear by Nobunaga's throat.

"Very clever boy..." said Nobunaga, laughing

"You can slander me al you want Nobunaga, but you have gone way too far!" yelled Yukimura, his eyes, like crimson red.

"Stupid! You finally got serious." said Kunoichi

"Just kill him already!" yelled Yukimura

"Okay, okay! Geez, what a hassle!' said Kunoichi as she ran up to Nobunaga

"Muhahahahaha! Would really kill your own brother?" said Nobunaga.

"What?!" said Yukimura and Kunoichi

"I said would you really kill your own brother, Yukina?" repeated Nobunaga

"Yukina!? Where have I heard that name before?!" Yukimura thought.

"Nine years ago, you collapsed because of your medical condition (which is controlled now). A boy by the name of Mikaruo came by and to you to the hospital. I came and adopted you as my sister. Then, your mother came and said that she didn't want you around. Mikaruo yelled at her and it took three doctors to hold him down." Informed Nobunaga

"Three? Why Three?" asked Kunoichi

"Because you and Mikaruo are demons."

"What?! I'm a demon?!"

"Indeed. Do you remember Mikaruo?"

"Um. . . . No, not really" said Kunoichi with a frown

"I show him to you." Said Nobunaga as pushed Yukimura's neck with his two fingers. Yukimura yelled in pain as his eyes turned red and fangs formed on his teeth. His hair got shorter and it turned white and black.

This armor changed into a long black trench coat, a red tank top, and black jeans, and black combat boots. Even his spear changed. It was now a scythe with a black and purple gem.

Yukimura was Mikaruo. . .

Kunoichi could not believe her eyes. Her long lost childhood friend was with her this whole time. She thought that he ran away and never came back, but her lord was actually Mikaruo, her first lover.. She remembered that she got picked on continuously because of her red eyes and Mikaruo would always be there for her and scare the mockers away. Oh, how she wished she knew sooner.

"M-Mikaruo?' said Kunoichi as she suddenly turned into her original body. Her hair got longer and it was black and red. She had a black vest and red fish nets on her upper body. She had read shorts and red knee high socks and black heels. She also had on this long, black skirt that had a huge opening in the front. Her Kushinadas also turned into a scythe with a black and red gem.

"Yukina?"

She ran up to Mikaruo and gave him a hug with tears in her eyes. He hugged her back.

"I missed you so much" said Yukina

"I missed you, too" said Mikaruo

Their faces inched closer about to kiss, but Nobunaga grabbed his sister's neck and held her in the air. She was struggling to breathe and say let go but no words were able to escape her mouth.

"Let her go Nobunaga!!!" yelled Mikaruo

"Why should I? She may be one of us, but she is a great threat to the Oda. Now that she is on Shingen's army, she can tell him the Oda's weaknesses. She must be eliminated. Unless, -- "

"Unless what?'

"Unless you kill the fish or you commit seppuku right were you stand."

Mikaruo had a difficult decision to make. Either he kills the fish or he kills himself. Both are bad with a capital B. What to do? Only one thing left to do. Death.

"Nobunaga..."said Mikaruo as he got on one knee, "I gladly give you my life"

"Mikaruo, don't do this!" yelled Yukina

"No, Yukina. It's the only way to save you from being killed."

"I have a better idea." Nobunaga began, "Yukina, I give you the honor of killing Mikaruo."

"Wha?" said Yukina

"Say what!?" yelled Mikaruo

"I said I give you the honor of killing Mikaruo" said Nobunaga as he handed Yukina his Orochi.

"Uh..." Yukina murmured

"Go on. You can do it can't you?" asked Nobunaga

Yukina staggered over to Mikaruo. She was all shaken up and scared. She was about to kill the first love she ever had. The one that helped her dry her tears when ever she cried. The one who helped her with her training. The one who would hold her when a storm came. The one who would calm her when she had a nightmare. The one who gave her their first kiss. The one who actually cared about her. She started crying as she raised the sword above Mikaruo's head. Mikaruo could see how scared she was by looking into her eyes. He closed his eyes, waiting to feel the cold metal against his flesh.

"I'm sorry. . . . Brother. . . "

"What?" said Nobunaga

"I'm sorry but I cannot kill him. He's the one I love. Sure, I love thrill and I can't live without it, but I care about Mikaruo more. I can't kill him." Said Yukina as she fell to her knees.

"Why can't you?" asked Nobunaga

" Because I just can't!!" yelled Yukina as she wrapped her arms around Mikaruo and gave him a kiss. They suddenly turned back to their other bodies. Yukina was back to Kunoichi and Mikaruo was back to Yukimura. They continued to kiss passionately.