Strange Human II

My name is Puri... I don't know where I was born or my own surname... Currently I'm staring at a really handsome kid or guy I dunno what to call him I guess. Anyways I should tell you how I got to this position but before that I'll tell you who I am.

Luckily for you the opportunity will definitely provide it's self

Riomaru stared at the human once again. How could she be so flat? he asked internally but his bored demeanor made it look like he was still concentrating on the current situation. Riomaru soon got fed up of asking himself what seemed to be a rhetorical question, and turned his attention to the perverted little girl.

"Who are you " Riomaru asked with complete seriousness

"I'm Puri I already told you "

Riomaru narrowed his eyes at her response

"Tell me human... Why were you spying on me"

Puri blushed lightly and fidgeted a bit, her eyes roamed around the room

"I think I'm in love with you" Puri says with little embarrassment but no uncertainty

Although Riomaru was caught off guard with the confession he did not show it, he remained calm, it seemed the girl was not in her right minds so he had to proceed with caution.

"You are just meeting me " Riomaru stated flatly, he was certain of the girl's insanity when she smiled broadly at his response. Then it hit him... What if they aren't actually meeting for the first time, what if all this was a set up to lure him to her... What if this girl was actually a demon?. Riomaru readied himself to take her life what ever means possible, her response though made him freeze but he still maintained the urge to kill her, as she said

"it's love at first sight, isn't it wonderful? "

Riomaru wanted to slap something or someone, is this a spy? A spy would never say something so ridiculous. Is she insane?, he wanted to believe it but couldn't she looked sane enough. Rio stared at her once again to see if she was throwing some sort of prank and was getting to the catch, but she wasn't... She still had that stupid love struck look on her, he wanted to be infuriated by it but couldn't... He had to admit she looked cute...

Huh? What is this? Did someone like Rio just compliment a human even if it was remotely.. A strange day indeed. Rio then decided to stop the delay and put her hopes to bed.

"Love is a lie"

A tad harsh... No completely ruthless, it was obvious that love meant everything to her, it was her entire world and it was all directed to him. He watched as some passion left her eyes signifying that the words hit her deep. He didn't relish her suffering neither did he find joy in her disappointment but he did get a degree of satisfaction from watching her look like the rest of humanity. Predictable and normal not unpredictable and strange.

"You don't believe in love?" Puri asked. It sounded like a statement but it was a question, she looked so cute downcast, Rio didn't feel sorry for her. No he felt sorry for himself he had to stand her and watch a human be human... He then decided to put the icing on the cake before he left ,he decided to finish her hopes of love up.

"Yes it is a lie. Things like love at first sight are completely mental. The concept that is love is a complete sham as it's said to be boundless " Riomaru said with his regular calm and collected tone, he then looked up at the girl but instead of seeing a broken looking girl, he saw the same girl smiling like a homeless man who just won the lottery... He didn't like that smile... It meant she had a reply to his statement and by the looks of it a very good one... Riomaru felt regret, why did he say that he should've justed left when he had the chance. He did something very human and got cocky... Why did he try to put icing on the cake?!. He should've just left the cake as it was... Now he just gave this Puri human ammunition and that smile told him it was an automatic weapon she had in her possession.

Puri smiled prettily as she knew exactly what to say to trap the overconfident boy. Riomaruon the other hand consider taking to his heels in all his life of facing demons he hadn't felt any sense of dread... But as this human girl smiled at him he felt a whisker of the emotion.

"oh is that soo?... Let me tell you a story"

Riomaru slightly shuddered what did this human have under her sleeves? He didn't want to find out but he couldn't run either, running was the cowards way out and he Riomaru was not a coward by any means.

"Speak human. I do not have all day" Riomaru said. It was meant to at least unsettle her, it was a Last hitch attempt to get her frightened and quiet. It was... Unsuccessful. She smiled even broader than before.

"ok... I don't initially come from this village you just liberated... I don't know where I was living when I was younger but I can remember who I was living with... My mom and dad... " Puri's eyes were hooded with a little darkness signifying that the thoughts she must've been having were tied to painful memories. If that didn't make it obvious her hesitation did.

"Do not tell me you are already finished human?, I have to say I am relieved, the last thing I want to do is listen to the useless old love stories of two deranged fools" Rio said blankly, without any venom but the words still made it's mark and got the reaction he was looking for. Anger.

"Mama and Papa were not foolish!, how dare you say that! " Puri said with righteous anger

Riomaru had to resist the urge to scoff, so easy... Humans were so easy... A few hurtful words and they explode like a barrel of ale set ablaze... And an angry human is a stupid human. If luck was with him she would act foolishly and give him reason to cut her down... Despite being a powerful swordsman and having no heart or measure of kindness what so ever, Riomaru was no mindless murder he wouldn't kill a defenseless human unless he was provoked.

"...Papa was a bad man but that doesn't make him foolish! He meant well!" Puri shouted at him with a tone filled with anguish not anger. And for a reason those words moved him... It was an alien feeling... Another new sensation that reminded Riomaru that he was human in a regard...

"...my mother was the daughter of a merchant in a village in one of the most notorious barren wastelands... more notorious than this one. she was the only child so she was loved and cherished by her parents especially her father. My mother was a peaceful, humble and kind woman, she was loved and adored by all... Many tried to get her hand in marriage but she turned them down in hopes of true love."

Riomaru was about to call her out on her predictable lovey dovey story but the fierceness in her eyes told him otherwise, he decided to stay his hand... Or in this case shut his mouth.

"My father was a bandit the leader of the desert brothers... The reason why my home town was seen as almost inhabitable. After raiding a neighboring village my father decided to camp on the outskirts of my home town, there he saw something... As his men slept he took a walk and came across a woman who seemed to be wandering as well. My father soon deduced her to be a wealthy figure from the look of her clothes, he also concluded her to be the most beautiful woman he'd ever seen... That made him want her for himself, my father pounced on my mother and forced himself on her. He raped her violently without any care or remorse. He raped her repeatedly and let his men have their way with her too... "

Riomaru was not lost for words... That was a human thing... But he was stunned, down right surprised. The girl didn't seem to be lying but if she was then he'd applaud her as he believed her completely.

"...After forcing information on the location of her village by the expected means, my mother was taken along with my father and his gang to her village, her home, where she had family and friends, where she grew up. My mother was made to watch as everyone was brutally and mercilessly murdered, he mother was raped and killed by my father right in front of her. She watched as he father begged and screamed her name as he was battered with sticks until my father ended him with a heavy kick from his iron clad boots bashing his skull in in one strike... " Puri said all seemed to be even more quiet than it should.

"..."

"I... I grew up in a happy home, my mother married my father, he quit his gang and evil entirely because he loved her, first he fell in love with her body and denied his men the pleasure of her... He then fell in love with her soul and took her away, my mother said to me that she would never forgive the man that killed her parents and destroyed her village, but that man wasn't my father as he had changed, reinvented himself... Sort of evolved into som-" Puri words were cut short as Riomaru suddenly grabbed her shoulders tightly, startling and silencing her, she gulped nervously, had she done something to offend this boy?

"Did you say evolve? " Riomaru asked her with a calm but slightly urgent tone

Puri trembled in fear his strength was far over an adult's, how was that possible?, she decided to quickly answer him least he opted for something other than just hand to shoulder contact. " Y-yes I did... Mama used to say he was worse than vermin before but he evolved into a good man... "

Riomaru whispered something incoherent but Puri could've sworn she heard something like 'it's not the same thing'. He eased the pressure off her shoulders and slowly let her go, after he had straightened his posture he signaled her to continue her story with a nod.

"But my mother and father were later murdered to this day I don't know how or why... I was taken here by a neighbor, I had nothing and no-one to rely on, I lived on the street and mostly on an empty stomach... The only way I fed myself was through theft... I was shunned and a pariah to the villagers, because I had no background and my foul mouth and questionable character didn't seem like a good influence to children of my age group, the adults ignored me and made thier children do the same. My only friends were my fellow street kids... We did everything together I thought I had finally found good companionship... I thought I finally had a place to call home again... Until they attacked. Rasties, those vile creatures took everything away from me! My friends my home!, they ate everyone innocent or not... I just happened to be doing a job for someone so I was cleaning the bath house, I hid underwater so the rasty that came my way couldn't sniff me out. When it left I hid in this corner, hoping, waiting and praying somebody would save me... Then you came."

Riomaru stared right back at the human who was looking at him with eyes filled with adoration...

Puri giggled as she recalled how she was saved by the young swordsman.

Puri shivered and sobbed, the rastreadores that she had just escaped due to her fast thinking of hiding in the bath house's pool had just left, but she knew she was far from safe... The village had gone quiet as fast as it fell into chaos. This could mean only one thing ...everyone was dead. she sobbed and struggled to stifle her cries, even though the villagers treated her like garbage she didn't wish them such a horrible demise. She clasped her hands in disparity trying to say a prayer with are hoarse voice... She stared out of a hole in the wall of the house, what she saw was the last thing she expected to see... A boy with silver colored hair with two noticeably long bangs framing each side of the figures cheek, lazy eyes with a bat shaped scar on the corner of his right eye, the figure looked to be calculating the situation but before Puri's brain could register what she had just seen the boy dashed into combat, she was about to scream on instinct but she quickly clapped her mouth shut, she wouldn't do the boy any help by giving away her position... But that was a lie, a humane way of putting it... Deep down Puri knew she shut herself up because she had made a subconscious decision toflee as the boy occupied the demons, to use his death as a diversion... It was a shameful and disgraceful thought. She was already disgusted with the idea and herself but she would wholeheartedly do it if it meant her possible survival. She wanted to live... No she didn't want to die this way... Not like this. The sound of the mad shrieking of the rastreadores drew her attention, to her surprise, behold the little boy was atop the rasty slamming his sword violently into the skull, he could easily kill it but it was obvious that he aimed to make it suffer... The movement of his hands seemed frantic but it soon fell into a rhythm like a drum beating... The she stared at his eyes, the calm and bored expression was no more, it was replaced by rage at a divine level. The anger in his eyes frightened her more than the entire squad of rasties but strangely it also attracted her, when the demon finally slumped it's entire head was missing... Crushed out of existence. The boy once again retained his calm demeanor but that did not spell any good news for the now aware rasties, with incredible speed and skill of a veteran the boy single handedly killed the rasties that were over twenty in number... The villages warriors couldn't defeat a single rasty this boy just took down over twenty, with no effort what so ever. Puri didn't acknowledge the fact that she was now saved just that the person who saved her was the most beautiful thing she had ever seen. it was love at first sight.

(Back to the present)

Puri grabbed Riomaru's hand and placed them on her cheek "It's love... Love has no bounds, my parents story proves that... So do you see it now we can live happily ever after! " Puri said in glee

Rio sighed, this girl was a mental case... he was going to reject her he knew that perfectly, it was best to retract his hand and simply tell her he's not interested but their was one tiny problem... Her cheeks were really soft and warm he didn't want to pull his hand away. How childish... But currently Riomaru didn't care. "It does not matter to you that I don't believe in love and I have absolutely no feelings for you " Riomaru asked

"No it doesn't... You will fall in love with me... Eventually. And you do have feelings for me why else would you save me? " Puri asked rhetorically but Riomaru didn't give a damn about nature's rules talk less about the laws of English, so he answered a rhetorical question

"I didn't. I did not mean to save you human girl, I only killed those things because I was thirsty, this has nothing to do with you, I wasn't here to save anyone and if I did her name would be water... Following your ridiculous sense of logic then I would be in love with water... " Riomaru said flatly, he usually didn't talk that much but today he felt different...

Puri giggled and pressed her cheek into his hand much to Riomaru's delight, even though he wouldn't acknowledg it ever.

"You're funny, that's another reason for me to love you " Puri said cheerfully

Riomaru again questioned her sanity then he began to question everything, maybe it was all a dream... before he knew it he was questioning the need of sliced bread...

Puri looked up at her hero and 'lover' "So can I travel with you umm... Yeah what's your name anyways? " Puri asked innocently

Riomaru pulled his hand away, undoubtedly she would not like him touching her once she found out who he is

"My name is Riomaru I am also know as El Buitre (The Vulture)"

Puri's entire system was flooded with a cold sensation that could only be fear... This boy was the vulture, the most dangerous terrorist to ever breathe air... It all made sense now, it explained his attitude and insanely outstanding swordsmanship. It all fit but it stillb seemed...

"Impossible " Puri gasped.