"You have no right to call me your sister, you traitorous murderer!"

Kuro smiled, a fanged grin as he chuckled lowly. He lifted his Cerberus, and he could see Sakura's eyes following it with great interest. He spun the blade six or seven times before swiping it to the side, and then clicking his tongue. Hatchi bound, did not walk nor run, but bounded over to Kuro, landing down next to Kuro. Hatchi nuzzled Kuro's cheek and the demonic neko chuckled lightly, scratching Hatchi's neck. Hatchi walked over and sat next to Kilala, who made a soft mewl of emberassment, causing Sango to giggle.

"Are you still upset with me, Sakura? I already gave my i deepest /i apologies."

"You evil liar! You slew my entire village!"

"Slew is such a harsh term, Sakura...but yes, I did."

Sakura screamed in anguish and leapt forward off of the cave entrance, lifting her blades into the air. Kuro took a single step back and the blades she swiped sunk into the ground. She swept her hand out, and then removed both of the weapons. Kuro jumped over her hand and raised his Cerberus. He lifted his sword to attack, but a voice pierced the air.

"Return to me!"

Kuro quickly dropped to the ground, bent, and then pushed off to the left. He placed his hand on the ground, pushed off, and landed down beside Luna, who stepped in front of him to face Sakura. The girl lifted her dual swords as Luna lifted her hands, balling them into fists. Sakura spoke up.

"So you're the keeper of Kuro?"

"I am."

Luna said, as Sakura ran forward. Luna blinked, and then grinned. She wasn't nearly as fast as Kuro. And in the same taste, she wasn't as fast as i Luna /i either. Sakura lifted her swords, brought them back, and stabbed them both forward. Luna twisted in place, and the swords both passed by her. Luna touched her fingers to Sakura's chin, paused, and then viciously uppercut her into the air. Sakura whimpered in pain, flipped backward, and then crashed to the ground. Luna jumped forward and landed beside Sakura, grinning.

"You won't touch me with speed like that."

Sakura scowled and thrust both of her blades into the ground, and then flipped backwards. Sakura placed her hands together and paused, beginning to chant. Kuro slanted his eyes, shaking his head. He knew something was wrong here. Sakura still had her old techniques, her magic tecniques. Kuro held his position where Luna had left her, arms crossed, and spoke.

"Be wary, Luna. Sakura is a formidable opponent."

"Yeah, right. Look how i slow /i she is."

"She is also one of the most highly renowned mages in the land."

i "Madou!" /i

Sakura's voice pierced their conversation and Luna turned to see eight black orbs moving at an extreme speed towards Luna. Luna yelped and ducked as fast as she could, but one of the bullets still scraped her shoulder, leaving a deep gash on her perfect skin. She gripped her shoulder and bit her lip as the wound bled. Madou. Magic bullets. Kuro growled at Sakura and bent down, reaching his arm out and opening his palm.

"Majutsu; Neko Hasaki."

Sakura's eyes opened wide at the word and she hurriedly ran to her swords, retrieved them, and turned in place, beginning to sprint. But it was already too late. Majutsu; Neko Hasaki was the only magic attack Kuro knew. It was translated into 'Black Magic; Cat's Edgeblade'. In front of his palm formed a long spear that latched about his arm, below the elbow. When he moved his arm, it moved with it but left a trail of black and purple behind it. Kuro bent down low, paused, slanted his eyes, and then swept his arm forward.

"Ha!"

The long spear cascaded through the air and ripped through Sakura's upper right shoulder. Sakura yelped in pain, and then gripped her shoulder. She turned back and cursed Kuro to the depths of the netherrealm, as well as Luna. Luna pushed herself up, holding her wound, and Kuro pushed off to land next to her, holding onto her. The wound had been deep. She had lost a lot of blood. She looked to Kuro and blinked in confusion.

"What were those things...? So fast..."

"They're called bullets. The nagasaki rifles created them. They're not very erm...efficient, with one shot and then needing to be reloaded. But they exist, still. Dangerous weapons. You're nowhere near being fast enough to avoid them."

"But you...?"

"Easily, yes. Now come."

Kuro lifted Luna onto his back as she slumped, her lips pressed to the back of his neck as she fell unconscious. Kuro blushed very slightly, and then looked to the rest of the group. Kagome and Miroku were still there. Miroku was alive, Kuro noted. But his jaw was violently cracked, so it would take time to heal.

"Won't be kissing anyone with that mouth, will you?"

Miroku scowled, but quickly stopped since the action caused him pain. Kagome released another arrow and Kuro bent down, and then pushed off into the air. Kuro spun twice, and then landed down beside Inuyasha and his group. Inuyasha lifted his pointer finger and middle finger into the air, holding it there, and then several hundred tentacles of darkness formed an orb around them. They began to rise into the air, and then burst off towards their usual spot of hanging about, the mountain. Kuro made sure his eyes were closed lightly as he held onto Luna, no intention to remove her lips was in sight.

As they landed, Inuyasha swept his arm.

"Take any place you might desire. Set Luna down, her wounds will heal in short time. Sango, come. Let us fetch dinner."

"Please, allow me."

Kuro said, setting Luna down. He bowed to Inuyasha and Sango, to their astonishment, and turned to the cave entrance, high above the ground. Kuro pushed off, his one sleeve flapping wildly as he descended. He placed one foot far ahead of the other, sliding down the side of the mountain as if he were surfing, his hair moving as he pushed off the mountain side and flipped into the air, lengthening his claws. He hit the large lake that stood before the mountain and slowly descended below the surface, eyes scanning for all of the fish he could catch. He would gather a feast for them.

Kuro lifted his claws and pushed forward, swiping downward. Sushi night.