Chapter 4 the crimson fox and the lightning wolf.
(Yoru's p.o.v.)
I staggered as my vision focused on the crimson and black hell fox in front of me. Fate said that a day would come when I would fight this legendary monster. It stood its black and red fur blazing about it in the blizzards cold wind. Its golden glare narrowed as it spoke.
"Yoru I do not which to kill you but if I must I will. One such as you deserves to die."
"Shut up!" I charged at him. He jumped high in the air. His long tail was the only thing I saw as I landed. He disappeared again.
"Yoru you are much slower then I expected. Or is it the cold weather slowing you down? Clearly it isn't as you are the one that created it."
"Sunao! Why did you kill the chair man and the others?"
"I did a job." I looked at the fox. My own fur was rustling in the wind. His eyes narrowed once again as I figured he was chanting in side that head of his. Before I knew it red crimson chains wrapped around my body holding me in place. Sunao approached me. Standing in front of me his ears perked on his head.
"Do you really whish to die?" I glared at him. He looked as if he smirked.
"Those eyes are really something Yoru." My body instantly turned into deep blue only leaving my mane and tail fur and then I slipped into the ground below. Shocking Sunao.
"So you've decided to fight?" he turned around. His ears twitched madly as he tried to find me. I would have laughed. I was standing right in front of him. Aside from lightning I could control and handle ice snow and water.
(Sunao's p.o.v)
I looked around the area. Did he escape? no. his sent was all around the place. Damn I was hoping to keep him chained so he wouldn't do that. I killed the chair man, his wife, daughter, executives, connections, and friends all at once. It was over a thousand people in one grand ball. I had disguised myself as a human. When everyone was where I wanted them I killed them all. It took a while seeming as I went one by one. Yes a long while. I made sure I did my job ruthlessly. Pulling arms and legs from the body and then hanging them from the ceiling and sewing their mouths together, gashing them and slitting their thoughts. The females I made sure to gut. Oh yes I remembered one of them was pregnant, I made sure they found her unborn baby in the sink dismembered as well as the mother. Blood adorned the whole hotel in every room was a body. I even killed the chefs and maids. But one I left one out. Somehow that dam wolf was there too and if I don't kill him my job won't be done. I heard a crack from far off and my ears perked and I turned my head.
"Bad idea." I turned in time to see Yoru he slashed at my side wounding me. His ice claw didn't make it any better. My side was now blue. I looked at him growling.
"That will grow and consume your body until you're encased in ice." He disappeared again. I glared. This damn snow and winds was blinding me. I growled. I closed my eyes and chanted. Once I opened them the wind split in half and the snow stopped leaving behind a snow covered ground. I looked around.
"Where are you!" I turned. I saw him standing not too far off. I ran as soon as I gotten close enough to hit him my body stopped. I looked down to find that my paws were covered in ice and it was creeping up my legs. I looked at Yoru. His body became covered in fur again. The tips of his ears sported one droplet of water. He walked towards me. I tried to move. Never has someone been so close to me. He sat down and tilted his head. His voice was laced with laughter.
"Can't move Sunao? It's really quite nice to finally talk with you and we are not fighting."
"Shut up!" my body sunk to the floor my head rested on the ground. All my hard work for nothing in the end I lost. I lost to a lowly wolf. I looked up.
"Sunao although it seems that I am fighting against you, I'm trying to save both of us. The people we are working for have signed a treaty. They want us both dead. If one comes back the other will die."
"Why are you telling me this Yoru?" I looked at him. My head was still on the floor but I felt his spell begin to falter. The ice around my side and legs began to melt away. Then it hit me, he was telling the truth I sensed no lie from him. What should I do? Do I really want to die? These thoughts racked my brain. When the ice was finally melted I stood and shook the water from my crimson and black fur. I sat up and curled my tail around me. Then my attention turned back at him.
"So what do you suppose we do?"
"Kill them." I had to chuckle.
"That's funny, kill them all!" he simply nodded. He too shook the water from his body the occasional ice dropping off his form. He sat back down.
"Sunao I know they are out to kill us. We are the last of our kind and you know this. Our fur is worth millions in the black market." I pondered that for a moment.
"If that is indeed so, how come we were sent out against each other and why was I given that job to kill the chairman?" Yoru's ear turned to the right.
"I'm not sure. Maybe to make the job easier." He stood.
(Yoru's P.O.V.)
My eyes began to roam the right half of the field. Something was off. Out the corner of my eye I saw Sunao's eyes dart to the left. He stood and began growling.
I heard him whisper.
"Yoru we are surrounded." I braced myself. Instantly we were surrounded. Humans with specially equipped with full armor and shields along with weapons of the many. A male stood in front of us. Sunao was growling louder.
"Silence Kitsune! I will not have this!" the man had black short hair with bangs that covered the right side of his face.
"I see you two have figured out our plans well then it won't be a problem to kill and skin you now." I watched as Sunao attacked a guard, going for the neck I heard that painstaking crack as the man fell back and Sunao on his chest. His head turned to me.
"Yoru! Run I'm going to use a very powerful and deadly spell." I was hesitant but I ran off. I glanced back to see a handful of guards on my heel. I looked pass them as I saw Sunao's body glow a crimson red color. They had opened fire on him and me. A felt the bullets penetrate my back and shoulders throwing me off I landed on the floor and skidded. I counted about fifty bullets in my body. I saw their heads turn as a loud boom was heard and a growing red barrier coming at us in a fast speed as it took the guards out. I placed a barrier around me. The crimson barrier dissipated. Unfortunately for me I had caught a guard in my barrier. I felt something sharp enter my back as I howled. I jerked my head behind me and sunk my fangs in his neck. Once I made sure he was dead I headed back to Sunao. Questions racked my mind. Why did he tell me to leave? Why did he help me? Why did he trust me? Questions that I didn't have any answers for. I came upon Sunao's form body's of humans surrounded him. Blood flowed from him. I swayed as I came upon his form.
"Sunao." His eyes cracked open.
(Sunao's P.O.V.)
I opened my eyes from the darkness when I heard my name being called. There in front of me stood Yoru. He had a short knife sticking out his back. His deep blue-black fur was red with his blood. I lifted my head.
"W-why did you come back? It's the perfect time…to run." I saw his eyes narrow at me.
"What? Are you going to finish me off? I am in a state of vulnerability." He sat in front of me.
"I whish to do no such thing." I held my head up.
"Why?"
"Because I was never your enemy in the first place Sunao." I saw him lean foreword then regain his composure. He had been shot more than me.
"You are saying we are friends?" he tilted his head slightly then laid down. One of his paws curled under him.
"I would like that Sunao, you are very powerful and could easily kill me, even now when your body has no ounce of energy left you can still kill. Blinded by the need to survive." I saw the fine trail of blood run from him. His eyes closed slightly then opened.
"I can get us outta here." I looked him.
"How? The humans will never help us looking the way we do, they would be fools to help demons." I heard him chuckle.
"We are no demons Sunao. It's true you are a fox demon and I a Wolf demon. But have you ever wonder why we process the powers we do?" he paused.
"What youkai can process the power of water, ice, snow, and lightning? And what kitsune you know can hold the power of hell in his paws? None. Which is why we are in a class all our own." I tilted my head. It made perfect sense. He stood. He swayed a lot then regained his composure. I watched as a blue aura surrounded his form and he stood up on two legs. My eyes widened as I looked upon a human. He had spiked blue hair and pale blue eyes that looked down on me.
"Sunao I can carry you, you are unable to make the transformation due to the fact that you drained all your energy." He smirked. If I could have ran I would have. I inwardly sighed. I felt him pick me up. I screeched. He stopped.
"You're hurt worse then I am. All they did was shoot me and place the occasional knife in my back." Which he reached around and pulled out. He placed it in his pants then placed me around his shoulders as if I was a throw fur.
"Hey! I am no boa!" he laughed.
"Would you rather me carry you in my arms?" I fell silent. If I had the ability to blush I would but lord knows I don't go that way. He walked out of the clearing and back into town. People were looking at us. Yoru swayed a little. A woman with deep lavender hair approached us with a very worried expression.
"Daijoubu?" Yoru smiled. He pulled me gently from his neck and handed me to her. She looked at me confused.
"Please young woman help Sunao i…will…be…fine…" he dropped to the floor. The woman took a step back. I struggled under grasp. She looked down on me.
"Are you Sunao?" I looked at her as if her where stupid.
"Are you a woman? Of course I'm Sunao." I could sense that she was no human.
"Gomen I will get help for your friend." She turned her head and yelled for some one. Soon after a male with shoulder length Ice blue hair walked out.
"What is it Syrah?"
"Please help them Renku." He nodded and I watched as he threw Yoru over his shoulders.
(Normal P.O.V.)
Syrah walked into the room and placed a wet handkerchief over Yoru's head. She had bandaged up his chest and changed his clothing. She then turned to the kitsune who was at the moment asleep in her cat's bed.
"Ano, Sunao? May I see your wounds?" Sunao looked up and glared.
"As you whish." She kneeled down and probed his fur. Sunao silently growled. She stopped.
"I need to get you a bath, your fur is the same color as your blood so I would need to wash you." Sunao stepped out the cat bed. In an instant he found himself in the water.
"You don't waist time do you?" she smiled.
"My boy friend is the same way with his injures, I'm used to blood and gore." She dried Sunao and placed a bandage on his right paw and his left hind paw.
"There!" she wiped the sweat from her head.
"I'm going top make dinner. You are welcome to eat if you whish." She left the room.
(Sunao's P.O.V)
I let my eyes wander the room. My gaze landed on Yoru. His breathing was shallow. The nerve of him to say I was hurt more than him. I saw his eyes open. He blinked a few times and sat up. I walked up to the bed and sat in front of it. (A/n: Sunao is about the size of a Doberman Pincher) he looked at me.
"Are you ok?" I nodded. His chest was covered in bandages that where now red. Syrah came back into the room. I turned towards her.
"I see you have woken Yoru. Let me change your bandages." He nodded. I watched as she removed the bandages with care. Then wiped off the caked on blood with a warm cloth then examined his chest. She smiled.
"Your wounds will be healed by tomorrow." She smiled as she re bandaged his chest. She got up. She turned towards me.
"Sunao may I have a look?" I walked toward her and sat in front of her. I held up my right paw. She took it in her hand and removed the bandage. She moved to the side of me and removed the one on my left hind paw. She pulled back.
"There your wounds are already healed Sunao!" her voice was filled with happiness. She picked up the bandages and walked out the room.
"I'll be back." She pulled the door closed. I heard her and another man talking. I went to the door and listened.
"Being nosy are we?"
"Shut up Yoru." I listened as Syrah seemed to be pleading.
"Renku they are wounded! Let them stay until their wounds heal."
"No! I want them out now! I will not have your attention drawn from me!"
"It never was, please listen to me…" a loud smack was heard through the apartment. That's when Yoru stood. He walked to the door.
"Renku! Stop! What are you doing?"
"You are infatuated with Yoru aren't you!"
"No! I'm not I belong to you! I bear your mark!"
"Shut up!" her shrill voice was heard as a loud bang came from out side the door.
"I will kill them then you!"
"But they are injured Renku! I merely wanted to help them."
"As did I but I see how you look at him."
"What? I gave up royalty to be with you!"
"Shut up!" she screamed.
"Syrah I will be the only one you smile at! And I will be the only one to have you!" Yoru transformed back into his wolf form and silently pushed open the door. (It's those both ways doors.) He walked into the kitchen. The stove had caught fire setting the kitchen in an orange red hue.
"Renku don't do it!" I watched as the one called Renku hold out his hand and a small orb appeared. Out the orb came a sword. A huge double bladed sword. I watched as Renku plunge the sword into Syrah's chest piercing her heart and pining her to the wall.
"Ren…ku…I…will always…love you…and in death I will wait." She held out her hand then it dropped.
(Normal P.O.V.)
Renku turned to find himself face to face with two demons.
"You are the one she wants! You stole her from me!" Renku turned towards Yoru
"You bastard you didn't have to kill her!" Renku turned to Syrah. His eyes widened. His red eyes gave way turning back to pale white. His pupils were nothing but small dots.
"What have I done!" Syrah's body was pressed onto the wall by his sword. Blood pooled around her legs. Her eyes where open and paled over, blood dripped from the sword. She seemed to have a calm face.
"She accepted death." The fire was now consuming the entire apartment, it leaked onto the ceiling flowing like water. A beam came crashing down and Yoru jumped back.
"Sunao we have to get out of here!" he swayed.
"We can't stay in smoke for long." Yoru's vision blurred.
(Yoru's P.O.V.)
My vision blurred. I swayed a little as I walked to Sunao. A beam crashed down in front of me the ashes caught in my eyes. I shut them. Temporarily blinded I found my way to Sunao and grabbed him by the scruff of his neck.
"What are you doing!" I ran and stopped outside a window. A beam was on its way down. I turned my head and threw him out the window. The beam came crashing down blocking off the window. I turned and ran. My vision had returned. I found Renku in the kitchen; he had logged himself on the other blade of the sword. His body loosely dangled in front of Syrah's body. I fell to the floor. My breathing had become ragged.
"I won't die here." I stood and ran to the front door. There was sirens blazing outside I could here it. I took a step back and ran. I felt my body as it went through the front door. I leaped the few steps and took off before anyone had a chance to stop me. I followed Sunao's sent.
(Sunao's P.O.V.)
I felt my body crash though the glass as I tumbled onto the side walk. I stood waiting for Yoru but instead I saw a beam blocking the window. I ran to the front where the fire guard was and saw that nothing had changed. There where people surrounding the hole apartment. I heard someone yell out.
"Look a demon! Its fur is a red as the fire I bet it's his doing!" I ran. I only pray that Yoru will make it out alive. Demons such as us cannot stay in smoke or we will die. I came upon the edge of the city an old abandoned building was there. I walked in. my golden eyes grew to accommodate for the darkness. It seemed like hours. Yoru still hasn't shown. Is he dead? No I will refuse to believe it! I heard a noise and went to investigate keeping perfectly hidden I saw my visitor.
"Yoru!"
(Yoru's P.O.V.)
Sunao's sent seemed to go on for hours, it took me longer to find him seeming as all I could smell was ash, smoke, and blood. I had gotten many frightening gazes. This city was solely for humans so seeing a demon in their city was a little uncomfortable. I staggered as Sunao's sent finally led me to an abandoned building. I entered. I heard him he was here.
"Yoru!" Once I was perfectly sure it was him I allowed the darkness to take me.
Two Days Later.
I opened my eyes. I found myself near a fire. I looked around for a while, I was in an apartment. Sunao was no where to be found. I heard noises it sounded like Sunao's and females. They rounded the corner and the first person I saw was Sunao. Followed by a woman with deep lavender hair. It was Syrah but how? I raise my head. Sunao looked my way.
"So you have finally woken Yoru." I stood and shook my fur.
"Is that Syrah?" she nodded.
"I'm a phoenix so once I die I can be reborn again. Although I can't say the same for Renku." I sat down. Sunao was human. Why hadn't I noticed before? He had long pale pink hair in a low loose pony tail and his eyes where pink. He sported a long sleeve baggy black button down shirt and a pair of blue jeans. I transformed into my human state and stretched out.
"How long was I out?"
"Two days." I sighed.
"Syrah has been keeping an eye on you while I was gone."
"Gone? Gone where?" his face held no emotion as he spoke.
"I have gone to see the damage that our fight as done."
"It was bad it's al over the news. They are saying that the demons that currently live there are rebelling, they also said that a demon fox with red and black was the cause of the fire."
"there?"
"We are no longer in that city. We are now in Tokyo." Syrah pointed out.
"So you moved me?" they both nodded.
"It was hard getting you pass the guards. Syrah simply stated that you where her body guard and was badly injured." She smiled.
"It seemed to work."
(Normal P.O.V.)
Yoru exited the room and looked around the small apartment. Then he turned back.
"I'm going for a walk."
"I'm coming too." Sunao ran behind him. They walked for about an hour.
"Yoru, where are you going?"
"Nowhere." Sunao stopped.
"What do you mean?"
"I said nowhere, I don't know where I am going and I don't know where it will lead me." Sunao caught up with him.
"What about Syrah?"
"What about her? I said I didn't know where I was going, I never said I was leaving. Besides I got her sent it's unique it smells of fire with a hint of jasmine."
"Hai it does, she a very kind person." Yoru nodded. They where walking for about another hour when they found themselves in the city. People and demons where everywhere. The odd couples and the love birds everything was there. Yoru bumped into someone and quickly turned around.
"Hey! Watch where you are going dip shit!" the person stopped. He had long silver hair. That was about all because he was still turned with his back facing Yoru.
"Do not insult this Sesshomaru…ever you filthy wolf." He continued walking leaving behind a stunned Yoru.
"That bastard! I'll show him!" (A/n: who does he sound like? nudges Inuyasha) Yoru ran after Sesshomaru and once he was in view of his silver hair he grabbed his shoulder and turned him around. Before he could get a word out Sesshomaru punched him in the face sending him a few feet back and deserving a few glares from the people.
"listen wolf I told you not to insult this Sesshomaru I would advise you to be smart and walk away next time I wont be so nice."
"What the hell! Get back here you dog!" Sesshomaru stopped dead in his tracks.
"That term would be nice for my half-wit brother but not i." with blinding speed Sesshomaru punched Yoru square in the stomach, then in the face and then in the back, and repeated this for a few minutes. In actuality the fight only lasted two minutes. Sesshomaru drifted to the floor with grace and snorted.
"Filthy wolf it will do well to leave this Sesshomaru alone." His gaze shot to Sunao.
"Kitsune, you are the one who murdered the people in the Mitani Hotel are you not?" Sunao's voice was stern. The hair on the back of his neck bristled.
'I don't like his vibe it dangerous. And he holds two swords. But didn't use them on Yoru.'
'Yes I am who are you?" his face an emotionless mask.
"I am the TaiYoukai Sesshomaru." Sunao bowed. This caught Sesshomaru's attention.
"It's an honor milord." Sesshomaru nodded.
"I'll be seeing you soon, your friend there is perfectly fine." He turned on his heel and walked away with a smirk on his features. Sunao looked on the ground beside him lay Yoru with swirls around his head.
"That was a bad idea Yoru that was Lord Sesshomaru of the west you should do well to keep a distance from him." Yoru shot.
"That arrogant Bastard making fun of me! I'll show him!" Sunao sighed.
"We should be getting back." They walked back to the apartment. When they got there they found a note from Syrah.
Yoru, Sunao
I went to work I cooked a meal for you guys it's in the fridge and if you need to call me for any reason dial my number, I will be back around nightfall.
-Syrah.
"Well let's see what we got to eat." He opened the fridge and awed. In front of him was a large chicken roasted along with macaroni, mashed potatoes, corn, and gravy.
"This girl deserves an award." He pulled everything out.
"Yoru at least leave some for Miss Syrah!"
"Shut it I haven't eaten for days!" he woofed down the food. Eating all. Sunao's stomach growled loudly.
"You know Yoru you are two different people. In battle you are determined, but now you…" he was cut short by Yoru's loud burp. He sighed. He walked to the phone and dialed Syrah's number.
Syrah sat at her desk and sighed. Working as a secretary here was boring but it paid well.
"Yup the secretary of the great TaiYoukai of the west and his son of course." Her phone went off Just as Sesshomaru passed.
"Hello?"
"Oh Sunao! Hi!" Sesshomaru stopped. 'Sunao?'
"What's that? He did! Well then I'll stop by the store when I get off work tonight."
"Welcome Ja ne!" she flipped her phone closed. Sesshomaru approached her.
"How do know Sunao?"
"Well I saved him from death a few days ago. He and Yoru are staying at my place now."
"Does he have blue hair?"
"Yup that's Yoru! And Sunao is your perfect deadly angle!" Sesshomaru sighed.
'Women.'
"Very well I will accompany you to your house after work. I still have a score to settle with Yoru. He is the reason I'm late." With that he walked off.
Syrah opened the door to her apartment. Sunao came around the corner.
"Welcome back Miss Syrah."
"Hello Sunao." She placed the bags on the table. Sesshomaru had yet to be noticed. Syrah looked around.
"Where is Yoru?"
"In the shower he said he smelt like wet dog." Sesshomaru growled Sunao noticed.
"Oh! Sesshomaru-sama how nice to see you again." He remained silent. Yoru came walking out with a pair of deep blue pajama pants. His bare chest showing and his hair pressed down in his head.
"What the hell is he doing here!" Syrah's sweat dropped.
'Oh boy.'
"Well you see I work as his secretary."
"What!"
"Yoru please calm down."
"Yea whatever." He turned and walked into the guest room and closed the door. Sunao chuckled.
'He and Inuyasha must be related if not adopted siblings' Sesshomaru turned towards Sunao.
"Kitsune, I want to know of your doings at the Mitani hotel and the reason for the fifty body's in the small clearing of the hotel and why you where in the nigen city to begin with." Sunao smiled.
"Well you certainly don't waist time do you?" He sat down at the table.
"However although I am a kitsune I would be much more comfortable around you if you used my name." his voice changed to smooth and deep the occasionally emotionless mask slipping into play. Sesshomaru noticed this and smirked.
"Easily done as you already addressed me perfectly on the first time we met. Although I can't say the same for you friend." Sunao smiled.
"I would be happy to tell you the tale." Syrah smiled and made a small snack to the group of acquaints.
'Can't call them friends yet.' Sunao's tale was done by the time she was finished the meal.
"Interesting, I have a job for you and your friend."
"What is it?"
"This job is not in the corporate world. I have another business." Sunao nodded.
"You will be paid well."
"Then I will be happy to oblige milord." He smiled.
"I would have to explain things to Yoru though." He placed his finger on his chin.
'I don't like the looks of this already.'
Next morning.
"WHAT!" Yoru was flushed red with anger.
"You got us jobs working for him!" he pointed to Sesshomaru who stayed the night. A smirked was played in his features. Yoru sunk into the chair.
'Why me?' he sighed.
'Working for the bastard I hate.'
"Fine I'll do it." Sesshomaru stood.
"I expect you both to be ready for work tonight. Be at this address at six sharp." He turned and left leaving the paper on the table.
Three year later (Currently)
Sunao laughed. Yoru sighed.
"Three years! Three years of his pompous ass! I can't stand him!"
"Yoru calm down." Syrah's voice calmed him. In the years that passed Syrah has never left their side. They where three peas in a pod. But Syrah lived in an apartment building down a few blocks from them and visited on a regular. Daily to be exact. She would bring food and snacks that she prepared herself. Sunao's phone went off.
"Hello?"
"Oh kagome-chan!"
"Nani? Yea I'll be right there!"
"Huh bring Yoru too?"
"Sure ok! Ja ne." he flipped his phone closed. Syrah came up to him.
"Girlfriend?" he blushed.
"n-no I am her body guard; Sesshomaru-sama assigned this as our new job."
"I see. Well then I will be at my apartment if you need me. Just call me k?" Sunao smiled.
"Yoru come on! We have to go to Sesshomaru-sama's house and visit kagome!" Yoru came out the room.
"Sure ok how is she after what happened a week ago?"
"Energetic as always." Yoru smiled.
"Well then Miss Syrah please lock up when you're done." Both left a very confused phoenix in the middle of the living room. Suddenly she burst into laughter.
"My, my what three years can do!" she grabbed her purse and exited the apartment and locked to door. She got her car keys ready as she walked down the stairs.
"I want to meet this kagome." With that she drove down the street.
Woo! My longest chapter yet! I didn't want to make it a two part so I kept going! Tell me what cha think!
-marufan