SailorStar9: This is Chapter 4 of this fic. (Sighs) Come on people, you guys were the ones who wanted me to update this, so have a heart and review. Remember, boys and girls, reviews are an author's subsistence.

Disclaimers: I own nothing, except for the plot bunny. Heck I don't even know if my pairing is original.

Chapter 4: Devilish Nurses

Yuya entered the empty room where Elenaithil was in, the immortal ice Princess using her powers to heal Okuni and Santera.

"Where are you headed?" Yukimura inquired, Kyo already ready to move. "Are you going to chase after Akira? But what can you do while you're still not completely healed. Does it bother you so much that it's not your body? A samurai like Kyo who can't draw out his true strength, to do so would cause himself pain. When you traded places with Kyoshiro this time, it was possible that you might never come back. you were afraid of that, weren't you?"

"It is certainly Kyoshiro's body to begin with." Elenaithil admitted, her healing aura ebbing.

"It must be painful." Yukimura added. "But I don't know that pain. That's why I can't sympathize with you. But going alone is a little dishonest of you."

"Since Yukimura said it, I've got no choice." Sasuke leapt from the tree. "I guess I'll go with you."

"That's right."Benitora agreed. "Looks like I can still have a little fun with you, Kyo."

"That's right." Yuya exited. "We're not kidding around. If you disappear before I trade you in for the reward, it'll be a problem for me. Even if you do disappear, no matter how many times I need to, I'll go after you."

"Don't be ridiculous." Kyo retorted. "Why do I have to be helped by you idiots? Damn... some servants..."

"Demon Eyes Kyo, who wouldn't love and has lived alone so far, now he has friends to depend on." Elenaithil smiled, as the group outside headed back in. "I wonder what Sakuya would say if she saw him now."

"Where are you going, Migeira?" the recovering Okuni inquired. "If you leave without a word, everyone would be sad."

"I don't plan to go along." Migeira replied. "To actually force that person to come out of the shadows, I'm interested in this Mibu clan that Nobunaga mentioned."

"So you plan to investigate it." Okuni concluded. "You get worked up so strangely."

"Then, how about you?" Migeira shot back

"As a former Jūnishinshō, not having a single gift is rude of me." Okuni replied.

"Sakuya mentioned something about Muramusa's village." Sōjirō reported after one of Yukimura's subordinates reported that Sakuya had gone missing.

"Seta..." Yukimura turned to the young samurai.

"My... mistress had a vision, where she and Sakuya discussed quite a number of things."

"Muramusa, is it?" Yukimura mused. "I guess we can only go there, Kyo." he looked over at the silent samurai.

"This is Muramusa's house?" Yuya blinked, the group having arrived at their destination the next day. "Sakuya!" she beamed when the seer stepped out of the house. "Sakuya... I wanted to..." she started.

"Don't come any closer!" Sakuya barked.

"How do you do?" Saise chuckled. "I'm Saise from the Mibu clan."

"I'm Saishi!" Saishi beamed.

"Who the hell are those two?" Sasuke growled as he and Saizo readied their weapons.

"I am going with these people out of my own will." Sakuya informed. "Do not fight."

"Anyway, we're in a hurry." Saise added, she and Saishi disappearing with Sakuya.

"Excuse us!" Saishi sang.

Giving Yukimura a glance, Sasuke and Saizo took off after the trio.

"Please go." Elenaithil gave Sōjirō the go-ahead, the teen vanishing. "Muramusa." she greeted the blond weapon-smith who had exited from his house.

"Sarutobi, there's someone here." Sōjirō informed, the three heading into the forest.

"Don't come any further, Sasuke." Makora warned.

"Kotarou." Sasuke breathed.

"If you come any closer, then you will make an enemy out of the Mibu clan." Makora cautioned. "I have offered my hand to the Mibu from now on."

"Wait, Kotarou!" Sasuke shouted after Makora vanished from sight.

"Sasuke!" Saizo called out.

"Taku, children these days." Sōjirō muttered, the two older fighters following the younger samurai. "So impatient."

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