Chapter 26-Tao vs. Fan! Catfight!

Japanese Glossary:

Kawaiso: What a pity.

Nani-yo: What do you want?!

Teme: … (Abusive word! I advise you not to use it! Especially not in front of someone who is Japanese or understands it! It's a very rude word!)

Namaiki iun-ja naiyo: Don't be so cocky

Kono ama: You bitch

Jun grimaced and sat up. Her mind was streaming with the horrible incident which had just occurred a day ago with her. Sighing and holding back tears, she fell back on her dark velvet bed. Her head throbbed painfully. She tilted to one side trying to ease the pain. It was not easy to stay like this…not forever. Just the thought of that poured fresh tears down her flushed cheeks.

There was a soft knock on the huge mahogany doors. Jun didn't bother standing up. The bed was a long way to the doors, the distance between being nothing but a plain mustard marble floor. Jun just muttered in a weak voice,

"Come in…"

One door tilted open and Tao Len stepped inside her room. He looked at his sister, who was wearily lying on the bed,

"Are you felling better?" his voice echoed to her.

"No." she answered, picturing her little brother by the door.

Len stood by the doors for a while then walked to a wall near Jun's bed. She could hear his footsteps tapping on the floor. They stopped near her bedside and Len's gaze shifted towards the marble floor,

"Who did this?" he demanded.

"Why do you ask? It's not like you can do anything," Jun sat up and patted her tear-stained pillow once, then threw her head back on it.

"I'm just asking," Len answered and crossed his arms. He stood there in silence watching Jun as she changed sides uneasily.

"It was a girl," the mumbled reply came finally, "I can't see you but I know you're looking at me, little brother," she added hoarsely.

"What did she look like?" Len asked, leaning against the cold maroon wall.

"Len, do your questions ever end?" Jun smiled sadly. Not at him but at the ceiling.

"Well…yeah…you could say so," he said and walked up to her bed, where she lay, "Now tell me, "what did she look like"?" he repeated.

"Okay, okay!" Jun said and sat up, "I don't remember her features very clearly but I can never forget those eyes. They were-" her lips trembled "Pale red…that's the last thing I saw before she- before she took away my sight!" With the last words muffled, Jun broke into tears, her body convulsing in one shudder after another.

"Xui…" Len murmured venomously under his breath.

"Who?" Jun asked.

"Nobody...nothing…you rest, okay?" he quickly pushed her back in a sleeping position.

"Goodnight," she sobbed and pulled the covers up to her chin, totally nonplussed by his weird change in behavior. Wasn't he ready for chatting about the girl a couple of minutes ago?

"Night," Len replied and walked out of her room. His temper rose with every step he took back to his room. How dare she! How dare she touch my sister!! You're going to pay Xui…you're going to pay so bad you would remember it all your stinking life…too bad you won't have any…not for long!

Jun took short painful breaths as she slept half-heartedly. The sound of a footstep awoke her. She wasn't alone in her room…someone was there with her. Jun opened her eyes though it was of no use as she couldn't see, "Who's there?" she said in a quivering voice.

"Guess?" came the reply. The voice was boding evil.

"You!" Jun gasped. Her heart pounded against her chest so hard she could hear it beating.

"Good! You remember me by my voice," each footstep that Jun heard was harder and higher that meant she was getting close. The footsteps stopped in front of Jun's bed.

"How could I forget you?!" Jun cried out. She felt like screaming and calling her mother but couldn't when she tried. It was the same force that held her but this time at least it let her talk.

"Well, you are right about that! Good point!" the purple-haired girl flicked her tongue across her lips.

"Nani-yo?! You already took my sight!" Jun's voice turned sorrowful and pleading.

"Namaiki iun-ja naiyo!! Besides I want someone you can't give me but I am willing to take him myself!" came the menacing reply.

Jun's voice turned suspicious, "Who?"

"Your little brother! Len!" Xui said. Anger flashed through her eyes, "He gave me pain! And I'll return it…first by killing his love, which I have already done…and now his sister!"

Jun didn't have time to reply. Xui curled her fingers around her neck. Her grip was merciless, full of fury and pleasure. Jun clawed at Xui's hand but wasn't strong enough.

"Die!" Xui yelled making sure her voice wasn't high enough to be heard outside by anyone. Jun slid her fingers around Xui's and tugged at them tightly pulling them away from her neck. Xui let out a gasp.

"You are strong…very strong to have done that! Kawaiso! You're not strong enough to save yourself," she was about to coil her fingers around Jun's neck again but Jun made a furious grab at Xui's hair pulling them hard.

"Aah! You insolent fool!!" Xui tried to pry Jun off her but couldn't. Tears stung her eyes as Jun pulled on harder.

"I'll never let you touch my family, kono ama!!" Jun shrieked and pulled so hard that Xui let out a painful yelp.

"Teme!!" she screeched and dug her nails in Jun's arm.

"Never!!" Jun cried out. She could hear footsteps behind there screaming. Someone was coming! She just had to hold on a little longer. Xui struggled hard, deepening her nails in Jun's flesh but couldn't get herself free.

"Let go right now!!" she screamed.

"So that you can kill me!! No way!" Jun answered, "You took my sight! And I'll take yours!" she furiously pulled one of her hand away from Xui's hair and scratched her face using her long nails. Xui moved in time so Jun's nails ended up slashing her nose.

The door burst open and there stood Len, Ran and En. Len let out a loud gasp when his eyes fell on Xui. Xui's bloodshot eyes narrowed as she saw him and she pulled back harder.

Jun's grasp on Xui's hair loosened allowing her to pull away. Xui stood in the middle of the room, her face blood-covered. She mouthed a "love you" to Len. All the eyes were focused on her (except Jun's of course!) She quickly did hand seals and disappeared in a thick cloud of maroon smoke.