Kit: Hey peeps! We aren't getting reviews!! WTF?! Oh yea...maybe cuz we didn't updated since Chap. 39...
Shi: Oopsies...
Aki: Oops..-cough-
Kit: Right well, n e ways onto the chapter, let's see how much I can get done.
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Morning
Aki opened her eyes blearily to see Sesshomaru's eyelids infront of her, she studied his face as the light from the window spread across the bed and onto his calm face, his eyes slowly began to open but before they were fully opened Aki nuzzled his nose and than pressed her lips against his softly, he returned the soft nudge of her lips against his and left his eyes closed to enjoy it even more.
"Good morning to you too." Sesshomaru said as Aki chuckled a bit. They got up and went to the kitchen...all was quiet...for now...
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Hiei & Mizuki
Hiei's eyes stared back as Mizuki woke with a start, having seen his eyes blearily, Hiei kept her from falling out of the bed.
"I really need to get used to that." Mizuki muttered placing her hand on her chest gently as her heart hammered against her rib cage, "Good morning Jaganshi." She said as she gave him a kiss and he returned it. Jamie ran in smiling.
"Mizu!!" Jamie yelled happily as he bounced in the bed and Hiei got out with a grumble. Mizuki sighed as she sat up then she saw Jamie and she smiled happily as his smile spread to here own face. She picked the boy up and carried him to the kitchen where Aki and Sesshomaru could be seen on the outskirts of the forest, walking around and soon disappearing from sight. Mizuki ignored them and saw Hiei making coffee and some hot chocolate for the 'munchkin' and the others.
"Where's Takara and Kurama?" Mizuki asked.
"Hn."
"Helpful."
"I know isn't it?"
"Oain in the...Jamie, can you go wake Kurama and Takara up?"
"What if they try to hurt me?" Jamie asked fearfully.
"Then I'll hurt them, now scoot." Mizuki replied as she shoved Jamie very gently on the shoulder towards the door. Jamie went to the foxes room for last night's visit and then checked Genkai's room and then to Anima's. Genkai and ANima were woken but Takara and Kurama were no where in sight.
"Mizu! Foxy and Treasure aren't here!" Jamie announced as Anima took a cup of coffee and handed another cup to Genkai.
"Wha-Genkai, where are Takara and Kurama!?" Mizuki asked as a the sound of a small bell tinkling was heard from another area of the temple.
"If I were to guess?" Genkai asked.
"YES!" Mizuki yelled.
"Over there in the shop." Genkai replied as Mizuki walked over to the door to see Kurama at the register and Takara dressed as a priestess. She wore sandals and hand her hair in a ponytail, and she was sweeping the floor, the bell hand been the door when Takara had opened it to sweep the dust outside. Turning the sign around to say open, Takara sat in the chair next to Kurama and Mizuki sighed in relief as she began to make some breakfast.
"Aki and Sesshomaru went into the forest." Hiei informed Genkai as Genkai nodded.
"You are aware that today is August 12th correct?" Anima asked as Mizuki nodded, remembering Condoleezza's visit a while ago.
"The kid will along the Kekai area." Condoleezza said.
"How does a human survive that way?" Anima asked.
"After all, half demons have trouble surviving there." Aki added in.
"Might as well ask Takara." Leezza replied.
"You have to have a small piece of priest or priestes blood, in other words you need some holy blood, even a drop works. My mother was a Priestess and my father a Fox demon, that's how I was able to survive on the border. So the kiddo has to have some Priest or Priestess blood in their system." Takara explained to Anima since Aki and Mizuki already knew of her heritage.
"The it is supposed to be a he by the way." Leezza added.
"It's an it right now." Takara and Aki replied at the same time in the same monotone.
"Right. well then, here are the coordinates and I'll have some weapons shipped to you tomorrow. I have to go now, I think that Kinai is gonna hurt me if I'm not there for my shift again." Leezza said.
"Alright, see you later." Mizuki said finally speaking.
"Byez." Takara said happily.
"Adios." Aki muttered.
"Hasta luego, Amour!" (See you later, Love!) Anima cried dramatically as Leezza waved goodbye and in a small poof, was gone.
"Takara?" Mizuki asked as Takara looked excused herself from the first customer.
"Yes?" Takara asked.
"Today is the 12th so we need to get ready." Mizuki replied.
"Alright. I'll be in in a few minutes." Takara answered as she walked back to the customer, finished helping the customer and then told Kurama what was going on. Sesshomaru and Hiei were forced to help Kurama run the store, mainly, Kurama interacted with any customers and Hiei and Sesshomaru only rung the things up and said the totals.
Inside the house Aki, Takara, Mizuki, and Anima were getting ready for the next day. Aki went to her room and pulled her weapons and ammo out of a box in her closet. She slipped on a pair of jeans and a skin tight blue t-shirt. Her trench coat went on over it and she put her guns and ammo in their designated places. Slipping on her sneakers and placing barettes in her hair to keep it in place she went out back to wait for the others.
Takara pulled a box out from under the bed and slipped on a pair of black skin tight jeans that flared out after her knees. She got on a skin tight white tank top and then put on a red kimono top afterwards. Slipping on her two inch black heels she pulled the twais out of the box and put them on the holster that went around her waist and slid down on the right a bit. Tieing her hair in a bun with chopsticks, one piece of hair being left out, she looked in the mirror and took notice of her hot pink eyes, she was excited. She went out to the backyard and joined Aki.
Mizuki pulled out a fighting kimono and some short shorts that would go on underneath the kimono from out of a box that she had pulled out from the top of her closet. She tucked on a pair of boots that left her footsteps silent but still went with her outfit and tied her hair in a neat ponytail. she thought back to a couple battles and laughed at herself as she thought about how sloppy she and the girls used to be compared to now. She tied her katana and sheath around her waist and walked out to the backyard, joining the girls.
Anima pulled a pair of hand scythes out of a box and hooked them into a pair of sheaths on her belt, exchanging her PJs for a pair of loose jeans and a black v-neck shirt and tieing her hair up in a loose bun she walked out to the backyard after yanking on a pair of sandals that hooked around her ankles to stay on.
When all four were gathered they came up with several ways to form attack plans while going in and then while going out, it was agreed that Takara would carry the baby, having more ability to keep her arms steady while carrying something that wasn't being fired. After a while they went in for dinner.
"It's been a while since we've seen you three in those outfits." Kurama said remembering the first time he fought Takara.
"Yea, it has, hasn't it?" Mizuki mumbled more to herself as she remembered fighting Hiei for the first time.
"Are you going tonight?" Hiei asked.
"We need to get there soon so, yes." Aki answered.
"What time are you leaving?" Sesshomaru asked.
"10:00 PM." Anima answered.
"To the dot huh?" Genkai teased.
"Speaking of which, we better get our packs ready. Thank you for dinner Yukina." Takara said after glancing at the clock and then bowing to Yukina in thanks.
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10 pm
"Good-bye girls. Good Luck." Kurama said.
"Thanks, we can use it." Mizuki said smiling.
"Speak for yourself." Aki said in a monotone.
"Play nice." Sesshomaru said giving Aki a farewell kiss.
"Hm...rather stay here but fine." Aki replied as they broke apart.
"Stay safe." Hiei said to Mizuki.
"Thanks Hiei, I will, don't worry, and we're bringing our uh..pets with us so no worries." Mizuki said as their dragons appeared, they were only about 6" taller now (Dragons grow pretty fast), their scales shone brighter and they lookd a bit more fierce and were just starting to breath some fire.
"I thought you-" Kurama was cut off as Takara silence him with a deep kiss.
"Bye Amour." She said as Anima waved goodbye and each dragon jumped into their master's arms and the girls were teleported to certain coordinates. Kurama fell over.
"Wow..." He muttered...well it was the first tongue.
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12 am
"Suppose we should start it off now." Anima said as the girls finished their lattes and they began walking around trying to track down the child. They were on the outskirts of Makai, in a small town that seemed to be stuck in the years gone by already. They were in the square of the town, heading north and then circling around searching the child. Mizuki was using an aura search, Takara was doing a regular search, Aki was using her senses and Anima was doing a digital search.
"There." Mizuki finally said as she pointed to a house another couple streets ahead, Takara looked to Aki for conformation. Aki stretched her senses and scowled at Mizuki as she walked towards the house, leaving the others to guess Mizuki had been right.
'knock knock knock.'
"Hello?" An elderly lady asked.
"Is there a newborn child in the household?" Anima asked.
"No, I'm sorry." The woman replied.
"Alright, thank you ma'am." Anima said as they waved and left.
"She had to have been lying!" Mizuki yelped.
"No, we're senseing the aura and scents and etc. in the castle." Aki muttered.
"What castle!?" Mizuki yelled annoyed that she hadn't seen the castle.
"The one behind the house we were just at." Takara replied pointing at the castle.
"Oh..." Mizuki mumbled.
"Yeaaahhhh." Anima, Aki, and Takara said at the same time as they headed towards the castle, they hid in the bushes and Mizuki and Aki used their powers and sense to plan out the area of the castle with the number of guards.
"Looks like they're celebrating the babies arrival." Anima said.
"Maybe we shouldn't do this. I mean that baby will never know their parents and the parents will be so heartbroken and-" Takara started.
"Takara it's all a lie." Anima interrupted.
"They're giving the baby all this fuss because they want it to be happy so they don't have to deal with anything off schedule." Aki explained.
"But-" Takara started.
"Takara think about it, wouldn't you do the same thing to avoid being possibly killed?" Mizuki asked as Takara nodded sadly.
"Alright, so we can still use plan A. So that's what we'll use." Anima said to herself as the girls looked at each other and then calmed themselves, focusing on their hair and outer appearance. Anima's hair shortened to her chin and turned a light natural red, a mix between red and brown, her eyes turned to a softer pale blue and her clothes turned into a flowing brown skirt and a white long sleeved shirt with an apron on the skirt and her hair tied in a bonnet.
Aki's hair turned a dirty blonde, coming to her midback and her eyes became a slight hazel color. Her height dropped and cracks from her bones could be heard as she fell to 5'6", her pants became a navy blue ankle length skirt that she scowled at and her shirt turned into a long sleeved pale blue peasant blouse, her coat became a medium blue toned cloak that tied around her neck and covered her clothing.
Mizuki's hair turned dusty brown and fell to her shoulder blades. Her eyes became a light green and her kimono turned into a light red short sleeved peasant blouse and a redish brown ankle length skirt, a blood red cloak settled on her shoulders.
Takaras hair was cropped to flip around her chin and turned black, her peasant blouse was short sleeved like Mizuki's and white while her skirt was ankle length and black, her cloak was a dark green as it settled around her shoulders and her eyes turned a puppy dog brown. Aki began to laugh when she saw Takara.
"Othello board!" Aki said pointing at Takara and laughing harder at her reference to an Othello game board (usually covered with a dark green felt) and pieces (black on one side and white on the other).
"What are you laughing at Icy?" Takara answered as Aki stopped laughing and made to punch Takara. Anima got between the girls laughing nervously.
"Okay so, no more fighting but you two actually have the right idea." Anima said as a light clicked on.
"We do?" Aki and Takara asked at the same time, "I mean...Of course we do!" They both said at the same time as Anima laughed lightly, "So..what's our right idea anyways?" They asked at the same time again.
"We'll use new names for our disguises, don't wanna be caught do we?" Anima asked retorically, "So Aki will be Icy," Grumble, Grumble, Growl at Takara. Takara's laugh, "Takara will be Othello," Hiss at Aki, Aki's laughter, "I'll be Mary, and who will you be Mizuki?"
"Kasei." She answered after a moment's pause to think.
"Okie dokie then, you guys will be noblewomen, and I'll be your servant, we're part of a new tribe in towards the south." 'Mary' said as the others nodded. The 'noblewomen' tightened their cloaks around their forms and Anima tightened her bonnet and her apron, securing them onto her head and body. They stepped onto the path and were kept out of the castle by the guards.
"Who goes there!?" The guard asked, the 'noblewomen's' faces were cloaked by well..the hoods of their cloaks, and they could not be seen.
"You have no right to talk to miladies! You are speaking towards Lady Othello, Lady Kasei, and Lady Icy! Bow down if you wish to speak to them!" 'Mary' yelled to the guards who stood a good head taller than she.
"I bow down to no one I do not know or recognize as a lady." The guard answered.
"You will bow down to these ladies, guard." A familiar voice said, "They are the ladies of a new village in the southern region." A teenaged Koenma said as he came up to the guards, a cheery little grim reaper (A/N: Never noticed how ironic that title SOUNDS) attached to his arm. She curtseyed to the ladies in front of them as the ladies nodded their heads and Mary fell into a deep curtsey.
"Please stand." Koenma said a small sweatdrop appearing on his head at how deep her balanced curtsey was. She stood up bet kept her head bowed slightly. The ladies curtseyed politely to Koenma and the guards fell onto their knees in a bow allowing the ladies and their servant to come into the castle.
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Inside
"Ladies." Koenma said nodding.
"Koenma." Mary, Othello, Icy, and Kasei said at the same time.
"Girls! It's great to see you! I thought I might have missed you when I was escorting someone! I was deffinetly wrong!" Botan said happily.
"Botan." All four said as they were squished and a light clicked on in the Robbed Trios (empty) heads.
"YOU THOUGHT WE WERE DEAD?!" The Robbed Trio screamed as Botan 'eep'ed and hid behind Koenma who laughed nervously.
"It was an honest mistake girls." Koenma said.
"Are you WILLING us into our graves EARLY?!" Icy yelled.
"HAVEN'T YOU HEARD THAT THINKING SOMEONE'S DEAD DRIVES THEM INTO THEIR GRAVE EARLY IF THEY AREN'T DEAD?!" Kasei yelled.
"I can see this is a touchy subject." Mary said as she tried to calm her ladies.
"We don't wanna die THAT early!" Othello screamed.
"HOW BOUT NOT AT ALL!" Icy yelled back as Botan tried to help Mary calm the ladies down.
"I believe I hear the newest arrivals over there dear." A motherly voice said as the girls panicked, Botan latched herself to Koenma's arm, Icy, Kasei, Mary, and Othello straightened their outfits. Kasei, Othello, and Icy took their hoods down to reveal their faces as the woman and man came in to see the ladies talking with Koenma calmly.
"Congratgulations on your first heir milady." Mary said in a low curtsey as the other lady bowed her head.
"Forgive me for not curtseying but I am still sore." The woman said as Othello looked at Kasei, feeling guilt rise within her stomach.
'It has to be done Takara.' Kasei said in her mind.
'But she seems to really care for the child, can't we just see how it goes?' Othello replied.
'And loose our chance to take the child and let the world fall into chaos? Oh sure why not!? Takara look at the man, what aura do you see? You must see an aura, even if it's the balance of elements.' Kasei said as Othello saw the man, Fire was his ruler and Othello sighed knowing full well that a Fire imbalance equalled Evil.
'I see it.' Othello replied as she sighed and shut off the link between them. She faked a smile at the man and woman and nodded her acknowledgement to them with a light curtsey.
"You certainly look wonderful for having had the child not a week ago." Icy complimented as the woman smiled.
"Thank you, Lord Koenma, would you like to show them to the child's bedroom?" The lady asked.
"Of course I will milady." Koenma said motioning to the girls to follow him. They walked up the stairs and found themselves outside a pink door. Icy refused to touch the door. Soft sleepy gurgles came from inside and Botan opened the door. The ladies walked up and crowded around the child's crib. The child was a girl and she wore a dress with some booties on. Her Hair was wispy but obviously a dusty red color. Her eyes were hazel but resembled Amber as well. Takara picked her up and set her on the table as Koenma and Botan left 'not knowing of their plan'.
Takara dressed the baby in a coat and a hat along with a pair of gloves, hiding her arms within her cloak and pulling her hood over her face they took to the front door. They got to the door just as a loud scream from the child's previous room came through the castle.
"Move it now!" Kasei yelled as they began running towards the gate. Takara was in the back between Icy and Kasei and behind Mary, as they were running, their usual features came up to the surface.
"It's the Robbed Trio!" One guard yelled.
"And they've got our ladies child!" The other yelled as they ran towards the Trio. Only their facial features had goe back to normal, they still remained in the clothing with their hair down The child gurgled in Takara's arms as she dodged a spear. Mary grabbed the guard's arm and twisted until he let go.
"Takara keep running home we'll be there soon!" Aki yelled.
"Right!" Takara answered as they continued fighting and she headed towards the house, Using the elements to remind her where to go.
Aki kicked the 1st guard in the gut and Mizuki jumped up and spin kicked the man in the head in mid-air. They smiled, giving eachother a high five. Anima was hanging from a tree branch on her stomach after being thrown up ther eby the 2nd guard and Aki kicked his knee out while Mizuki hit a pressure point that knocked him out. Aki grabbed Anima and carried her as they ran away from the courtyard.
'Takara where are you?' Aki asked as they ran.
'Sitting, I needed a rest. It's not as easy running while carrying a child you're not trying to shake.' Takara replied.
'Alright, I can see you, we're behind you.' Aki replied as Takara turned around to wave. Mizuki stood next to her as they smiled, Mizuki looked at the child who was sleeping in Takara's arms.
"Alright we better get going, Good morning sleepy head." Aki said to Anima as she woke up. Aki stood Anima on the ground.
"Yea, c'mon, let's go, let's walk though so we don't make the baby wake up." Takara said as they began to walk to the temple, Mizuki and Aki walked in front and behind her while Anima walked by her side. When they were outside the temple the next afternoon, they let out a sigh of relief, no one had followed...well, they hoped, they were to tired to view with their sense as they walked up the steps and into the house. Kurama came up to the girls offering lunch which they happily agreed to.
Lunch was a bunch of simple beef sandwichs but their stomachs were all satisfied with the food within them now. The child woke up and began to cry as Takara cradled it and shushed it, it began to quiet down and she handed the child to Mizuki for a few moments while she boiled water, found a bottle that she filled with milk and set the bottle in the water.
"You are aware what a baby in the temple will mean correct?" Genkai asked.
"Someone will need to take responsibility for it." Aki said, "And it deffinetly ain't gonna be me!"
"Take the baby already onna!" Hiei yelled over the baby's crying as Takara made a drop of milk spill onto her wrist as she checked the temperature. She took the baby and as soon as she was in her arms her crying ceased.
"Well...that's a bit odd." Takara said as she offered the bottle to the baby who greedily took it in her mouth. Takara hummed as she cradled the baby in her arms.
"OH MY GOD! A BABY HATES ME!! IT'S THE APOCALYPSE!" Mizuki yelled as Aki smacked her upside the head and Hiei spotted Jamie.
"Onna, you might wanna look out." Hiei said seeing Jamie running towards her.
"Huh?" Mizuki looked i the direction he was and fell out of her chair by the force of the collision with Jamie, "Hi Jamie!" Mizuki said happily.
"Zuki!" Jamie yelled happily as Takara, Kurama and Mizuki laughed. Hiei cracked a VERY small smile that he immediatly banished from his face. The baby in Takara's arms gurgled and began to fall asleep. Takara set the bottle on the table.
"I think Takara has to take up the responsibility as 'mother' to the baby, she doesn't like me and Aki will kill her." Mizuki said as Takara looked up.
"Anima hasn't tried." Takara offered.
"Can't I'm not gonna be around here in another day or two." Anima answered as she shrugged. Takara sighed.
"That leaves Kurama, Sesshomaru and Hiei...who know absolutely nothing about children, and Genkai who refuses to go through that again." Takara mumbled to herself as she sighed, "Guess I have to." Takara added out loud so the others could hear.
"Maybe ya should name her so we don't go around calling her baby all the time." Aki suggested as Takara agreed.
"I'll think about her name tonight." Takara replied as the shop bell rang and she walked to the shop to greet the customer who turned out to be a mother and began a conversation on what's what while in motherhood. Takara learned some very useful things needless to say. The lady left with a small bag of good luck tokens after buying one and then handing it to Takara. Takara smiled and thanked the woman since the pendant was a good luck charm for mothers. When the woman left she checked the shifts, noting it was ironically, her shift, "Hiei! It's your shift too!" Takara called out as Hiei 'hn'ed and went into the shop to help out.
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That Night
"Who's taking baby watch?" Anima asked.
"Kurama and Takara." Aki and Mizuki said at the same time as Takara and Kurama shrugged during dinner.
"Why not." Kurama said as Takara fed the baby in her arms.
"Come up with a name yet?" Genkai asked.
"No not yet." Takara answered.
"What about Genkaku?" Anima asked.
"That fits a boy better." Takara answered.
"Somuko?" Kurama asked.
"Boy." The Robbed Trio replied in-synch.
"Shukumei?" Hiei offered.
"That's not bad." Takara said jotting it down.
"Hoseki?" Sesshomaru put in.
"I like that one too." Takara replied jotting it down under Shukumei.
"Koun Na." Genkai said.
"It makes sense..." Takara said writing it down under Hoseki.
"What about Bitoku?" Aki offered to the list.
"Boy." Takara answered.
"Hito?" Mizuki said.
"Boy." Takara answered.
"Well do you have a name Takara?" Kurama asked.
"Mm..I was thinking about Megami." Takara replied adding it to the list. She looked it over and began Eenie Meenie Minie Mo. She switched the list around to read Megami, Shukumei, Koun Na, and then Hoseki. The name ended up as Shukumei Hoseki Aisuzu.
"So what'll we nickname her for now?" Aki asked.
"Shuku?" Takara asked.
"Sounds good to us." Mizuki replied. They checked the clock to see 10:00 and went to bed. Takara tucked Shuku into the crib. Kurama was supposed to take first wake up, which he did. Then Takara took the wake up and Kurama was dead asleep by the next time. So in all..Takra got the full night to get up every two hours to feed Shukumei. In the morning Takara was on the couch holding Shukumei in her arms, both were asleep and bags were under Takara's eyes as Kurama worriedly woke her up.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to sleep through Shuku's crying!" Kurama said.
"I hate you." Takara replied moodily as she carried Shuku into the kitchen and began to make some breakfast and a bottle for Shuku.
"I deserve that." Kurama mumbled.
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A/N:
Kit: Ok, all done!
Aki: FINALLY!
Shi: YAY!
Kit: Where've the dragons been...?
Aki: Uhh...
Shi: The groomers?
Aki: Daycare Center?
Kit: Don't look at me, I don't know.
Aki: Anyways, we don't own Yu Yu Hakusho.
Shi: Or Sesshomaru.
Aki: I can wish.
Kit: Yea you can. lol Anyways, Bye! Please review and read on later!
TTYL,
Aki-Shi-Kitsunes