Kuro Suzaku is owned by Kuro herself
Kariudo Shikaku is owned by Kariudo-kun herself
Umanoki Sugaki belongs to my friend
I own Kiako (That's ME!), Mana, Malice and Miu. When a new paragraph starts these little thingies will appear ʓʓʓ and if those thingies don't show up I'm sorry -.-; And I'm sorry if there are spelling errors.
Mana and memories: Italic
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Heihachi and I were sitting on a flat rock away from the others, back to back. He heaved a heavy sigh.
"So, Miu was the one who betrayed us..." he said. I nodded with an 'Um hm.' and sighed too.
"Hei-san, how one earth did you end up dying?" I asked. He scratched at his red hair.
"One of the bandits, was slashing away all of our equipment with his giant sword, I managed to shoot him down with an exploding arrow that the SeeDs had manufactured, but the sword ended up crushing me into the debris. Half my body was crushed and uselss, I tried to blow the sword away with a few bombs but then..." he stopped and clutched at his head, "That man with the blue markings... He came placing his hand on my head and all I remember is a bright green light before waking up here."
"Oh..." I hung my head, "Sorry..." I felt a hand lift my chin up and Heihachi smiled at me.
"Hey hey, no tears." he said and opened his brown eyes at me, "It's ok, please don't cry." I wiped my eyes.
"I don't want to go back..." I said. Heihachi frowned.
"Kiako, no..."
"I don't want you to be dead! Why does everyone I love and care about have to die?! I don't want to be lonely, I want to be with you!" I cried, "It's not fair!! It's not--!" There was a sudden slap against my cheek and I had to cover it with my hand to stop the stinging.
"Don't be selfish." Haku said, almost glaring at me, "You're not dead yet remember? Do you really want to die and leave everyone else behind?"
"She's right! Can't you hear them? Everyone's worried about you!" Fayt said as the others came around.
"Don't die..."
"No matter what, you must live!"
"Live Kiako, live."
"Can't you hear them calling you?" Cliff said, "Look." he pointed to a haze in the sky and I saw... Me...? There were lots of people crowded around...
"Kiako-chan!! Kiako!!" Chichiri and Hakkai had beads of sweat coming down from their foreheads as they were pushing chi into the wound in my chest and Krowley was biting at my neck. Kuro and Sugaki were casting some kind of magic into my body and I saw Kel and Zero leaning over me, Zero holding me up.
"Wake up! Dammit... If you die... If you..." Zero's head was hung over but I couldn't see his expression from behind his helmet.
"See? Everyone's worried about you." Kein said, "Eh? Hey look, Kariudo-kun's-"
WHACK!
Kariudo-kun had punched Miu across the face and pulled her up by her collar. Lavi was holding Miu back with his hammer.
"Why?! Why did you betray us?!" Kariudo was shouting, "You shot her... You shot my friend... How could you have killed her!"
"All of this is her fault! Why does everyone love her so much?! She started the war!" Miu was crying, "She's just a filthy demon! She's the one to blame! She's a--!"
"HALF DEMON." nearly everyone shouted at once.
The haze faded just as Kuro ejected her scyth and everyone looked at me.
"See what happens when you're not around?" Zabuza said, "Hurry, go back. They're voices calling you are starting to annoy the hell out of me." He grunted when Albel shoved the butt of his katana into his gut.
"Speak like that and you might just end up there." he snapped. Heihachi looked at me, his head tilted to the side.
"I can take you to the edge of this place so you can go back." he said, "Come with me, now." I hopped off the rock following Hei-san as he lead me and the others to a weird kind of alley.
Honestly, why the heck did it look like an altar...? A never ending one at that...
"Well kid, ready to go back?" Cliff asked. I had to pick at my nails for a moment.
"Why can't you all come back with me?" I asked, I felt like a child refusing to seperate with my favorite toy, or my mother.
Haku let out a small giggle, "I'm afraid our bodies are long decomposed." he said. Zabuza grunted looking away.
"Yeah, and knowing Komui I was probably burned." Cliff said, "Kein and Albel too."
"Hao already burned me..." Fayt said morbidly. Looking at Heihachi, he rubbed behind his head with that sheepish grin of his.
"My atoms probably got destroyed from the mans Ultima spell." he said. Sighing, I nodded and hugged Heihachi.
"I still wish, you were going to be there when I wake up..." I muttered. Heihachi held me tightly and he pet my ears.
"You won't be lonely Kiako, you'll find your 'Someone just for you.'" he said and smiled sadly, "It's just, that someone, won't be me." He gave me a final kiss on the cheek and turned me around giving me a light push. Taking a few steps, I looked back at them.
"Go on, go! Run all the way to the end and don't look back ok? Just..." Cliff had to pause and run his arm under his nose.
"Whoa, are you crying? What happened to Mr. Macho?" Fayt teased.
"SHUT UP! I ain't crying!!" Cliff shouted, and I could see him trying to choke back tears, "Seriously kid, hurry. People are waitin' for ya."
"Yeah I know, I know..." I replied and remembering what he said before he had died, turned and smiled, "Since you guys can't come back, I'll live enough for all of us then!" I stumbled forward as Cliff threw his arm over my shoulder laughing heartily.
"Yeah! That's the spirit!!"
I had to laugh and after giving a few wanted (And unwanted...) hugs, I faced the alleyway and took a calming breath.
"Remember, just run. If you look back you won't be able to go the full way."
I nodded and turned around, smiling as wide as I could, "Good bye everyone, thanks for everything!!" I blurted out as fast as I could then took off down the alley.
Dammit, I'm crying again...
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Yikes... This place is gray all of a sudden!! I looked down the alley I was still going down for nearly.. Ever... and sighed.
"HOW LONG IS THIS FREAKING ROAD!?!?!" I shouted. A hand settled onto my shoulder and Mana smiled.
"Don't worry, we're almost out." he said, "I'll keep you company, ok?" I smiled and nodded.
"Heh heh..."
We both stopped and went back to back. Mana cringed and clutched his scarred eye.
"Oh no, not him... Not now..." he winced.
"Mana, are you ok?" I asked and saw a dark flash. Turning forward, I saw red eyes shining at me.
"Yo! Miss me much?" Kokuzoku grinned, "Well now, how did you end up dying?"
"I... Was shot..." I replied. At least she hasn't tried to slice my throat open yet...
"Ah, by that Miu girl right? Jeez, I leave you alone for a bit and you get all soft." Koku smiled floating in mid air with her legs crossed, "Well, softer then you usually are anyway."
"What do you want?" I asked, I don't have time for this...!!
"Relax, you've got time dreck." the boy in the red robe floated down beside Kokuzoku. I felt Mana steel himself, "Hm? Mana, I haven't seen you pissed off in ages." the boy chuckled and pulled off the scarf covering his head.
"Malice, you know better then to harrass girls." Mana said. Malice looked almost exactly like Mana, only his robes were black and red instead of blue-white and silver and his hair was black instead of silver. His right eye had a moon crescent scar carved in while Mana's was a star.
"Hey, my name is Malice for a reason bro." Malice shrugged.
"Bro? You're brothers...?" I asked. Mana nodded.
"Yes, we are brothers, twins to be more exact." he said, "Then again, the only thing we really have in common is looks."
"Dream on Fairy boy, I'm still way cooler..." Malice said, "And stronger too!!" he lunged forward as his right arm turned into a giant black claw. Mana charged in as a flurry of blue sparks rained from his hands.
"Mana!! Oi, cut it-!" Koku put her hand in front of me and then slapped me over the head.
"Let them fight, they've been itching for centuries." she said, "In the meantime, how about you and me resolve some things?" I had to sigh.
"More fighting...?"
"Nah, I'm a bit lazy for that now. I have a deal to propose." Kokuzoku sat down and I sat with her as the two brothers were fighitng it off, "I'll rejoin your body to fill out your demon half, but you gotta let take control once in a while, ok?"
"No, if I let you do that you'll kill everyone in sight." I retorted, "You CAN come out, I will let you. BUT!!"
"But what?"
"You can only come out when I'm gonna die again, otherwise if I do die you won't exist anymore either." I reasoned, "Make sense?"
Koku shrugged, "Works for me I guess."
"You're awfully agreeable today, so then..." I held out my hand, "Deal?"
She took it with a shake and a grin, "Deal."
"GYAA!" Malice slammed down in front of us and Mana floated back down, wiping some blood from his face as it ran from a slash on the right side of his forehead. Malice was rubbing at a slash over on the left side of his own forehead, "Dammit, you win again..."
"That makes it 50 wins, 50 losses." Mana panted and picked his brother up by the scarf, "Now, behave yourself once in a while!!"
"I will jeez!! You sound like our mom!" Malice seemed to whine then grumbled, "Are you done yet?"
"Yeah, so, let's get going." Koku said. Malice was ready to float away as Mana stopped him.
"What do you want now fairy?"
Mana put his hand over the slash on Malice's forehead and it healed.
"There." he smiled. Malice turned away.
"Don't expect any thanks..."
"Oh don't worry, I know you still love me." Mana smiled. Malice seemed to rage for a moment then floated in front of Koku.
"Anyhow, see ya when ya wake up. I'll rejoin ya then." Koku said with a wave, "Remember the deal!!"
I nodded and after helping Mana with his wounds, we both nodded and took off running.
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Black. Great, that's all I see now... Blurry shapes started to form and I cracked my eyes open.
"Are you sure all the poison is gone?!" Lavi shouted, "ARE YOU SURE?!" I winced when I felt Krowley's teeth dislodge from my neck.
"If I suck anymore she won't HAVE any blood left!" he shouted, "You eyepatched bastard." He turned back to me and bared his fangs.
"Krowley..." I croaked out, "Don't you dare, stick those pointy things into my neck again..." Everyone seemed to freeze and stare at me.
"K-Kiako..." I tried to sit up and cringed at the dull throb in my chest.
"Whoa! Don't sit up too fast!" Lavi paniced and helped me sit up. He gave me a gentle hug, "You little idiot... We thought you died..." I smiled and pat his back.
"I'm built to last..." I chuckled.
"OI! Somebody help me!! I can't hold back Kuro for long!!" Kel cried as Kuro was flailing her scythe through the air as Miu hid behind Kariudo, who was trying not to be hit by the scythe.
"I'll kill that slut! Let me go! OR I'LL CAST INDIGNATION OF ALL OF YOU!!" Kuro shouted.
"Whoa, Kuro-sama hit her Limit Break mode..." I had to chuckle, being alive, was good, "Kuro-sama, if you kill her we can't interrogate her." Kuro stopped and turned around at me. For a moment, I saw relief flood onto her features.
Then it disappeared in the blink of an eye as she came directly at me with her scythe. She used the glass ball of of her staff and slapped it over my head leaving me dazed.
"Don't die like that again!! Jeez, here you go on preaching to everyone, "Don't you dare die!" or "Stay alive!" and here you can't even take care of yourself!!" she yelled and then she sighed in aggravation, "Although, I am glad you aren't dead. Welcome back."
I smiled.
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After informing everyone I was alive again, we went back to HQ with Miu tied up. Kariudo-kun even volunteered to literally drag her in.
Something about a Bounty and if it was ok to shoot her... She still is an assasin after all.
"I see, so that's how..." Reeve said rubbing at his temples. Baralai had his head propped up his hand had turned away when Miu was pleading to him for release.
"I'm the priestess of Bevelle! Unhand me! My father will hear about this!!" she was shrieking. Baralai flinched to hit her but stopped himself before he could.
"Because of you, the high priest was killed in the invasion." he said solemnly. Gippal put a hand on his shoulder and Miu was looking at the floor. Komui had kneeled down in front of her.
"Why is what I'd like to know." he said, "Why betray your own people, your world. Do you have any idea how many people died in these last few days?"
"It's the demon's fault!! She took my Hei away from me!!" Miu screamed, "Seymour promised me that he would make sure that she would die as long as I kept him informed. Of course, he went to go do his own things so I had to do get the Earl to try and help me, but SHE ended up killing Hei anyways!."
Yeesh, apparently even saying my name pisses her off. I closed my eyes and as much as my body could move, I kneeled down in front of Miu.
"Seymour, killed Hei-san." I said, "Go rage at him if you like, or at least, until you're done with your punishment."
"P-Punishment?!" I stood up with a small sigh.
"No objections?" I called. When there were no replied, I nodded, "Very well, Vale, Kariudo-kun, commanders, I leave the choice of her punishment to you." I walked away and pushed past the giant Bevelle doors then leaned against the wall.
Sighing, I looked down at the pair of goggles in my hand and closed my hands.
Yo, I'm back.
Welcome back.
Hm, seems to have gotten a little more cramped in here, did you suddenly grow a brain?
Funny...
I'm kidding. Anyways, I hope you have alot of patience, because the twins are going at it again.
DIE YOU FAIRY BASTARD!!!
You first little one!
HOW THE HELL CAN YOU BE OLDER THEN ME IF WE'RE TWINS?!
Easy, I was born 2 minutes before you so I'M the oldest!!
Oh, SHUT UP!!
I groaned and rubbed at my temples.
This is going to be a very...very long lasting headache...
Authors notes: Waahh... Hei-san is officially dead... (Hey, he died in the anime, he's gotta die here too...) Anywho! Yeah, there we go. I'm trying to work on the third and perhaps Final installment of the TTFP series. But who knows, my imagination never stops. n.n Thanks for reading!!