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Speaking/Thoughts

"Are you sure that they're even here?" Isaribi asked draped in a cloak that hid her from any prying eyes. "What if they knew that you were dead, and just decided to move on without you. This leader of yours seems cruel enough to do it after all."

"No they wouldn't do that; as much as we hate each other there is a sense of loyalty among us. Besides one of them has a score to settle with me, so we'll both have to die later until we can decided who's stronger." Kira said with a shrug stopping suddenly and taking in a deep breath through his nose. "Jease what's that smell?"

"It's a village burning." Isaribi answered having witnessed a few in person.

"Burning?" Kira asked immediately interested.

"Yes anyone they suspect to be a demon, or is accused of some kind of relation to the demon island is burned." At this Isaribi pulled the cloak tighter around herself as if the villagers' stares were able to pierce right through and look upon her mutations with disgust.

"People just allow this?" Kira said and Isaribi nodded it was a common occurrence that was actually something people looked forward to. "Come on we need to go see."

"No they'll accuse me, and burn me." Isaribi said pulling her hand back only to be surprised by Kira and pulled forward somewhat forcefully.

"You saved my life Isaribi, and until I pay you back I won't let you die. I hate leaving a debt unpaid." Kira said sternly, and she nodded somewhat dazed. As obligatory as the statement was she had never had anyone say words like that to her, and even when they were from some stranger she didn't know she felt happy hearing them from him. He pulled her to the center of town where a fire that gave off green smoke was lit on a torch. "It's just a kid."

True to his word there strapped to a pike was a little girl with her arms tied to a pike behind her. Underneath her feet was kindling, and several substances that Kira knew would accelerate the fire to dangerous levels. The person holding the torch lit the kindling faster than Kira could respond, and the pike burst the fire licking at the girl's feet. "MOMMY!" she screamed tears streaking her face.

Nothing could have infuriated Kira more at that moment as he charged forward into the flames people yelling at him to stop. He wasn't touched as the fire moved out of the way until he was at the pike nearly incinerated at this point. It finally gave and he caught her hugging the little girl tightly to his body away from the flames. "Get out of my way!" Kira yelled and they jumped from his path.

What greeted everyone's sight was a boy walking out of the fire without a scorch mark on his body holding the supposedly demonic little girl as if she was his daughter. "It's another from Demon Island!" someone yelled and the person holding the green flame pressed it into his exposed lower back. It sizzled out without leaving a mark on him.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?" Kira asked his eyes glowing grabbing the arm of the person that tried to scorch him.

Meanwhile on the other side of the island well away from any of the commotion or fast spreading rumors was the rest of the official starting army of the Uzumaki Empire. "Things here are pretty calm. We should get a house here." Satsuki said offhandedly picking up a little charm that had the kanji for "Burning Love" stenciled on it. "Hey Gaara think you'll get it for Kira?"

"I'm not gay!" Gaara bit back angrily, and Shiki giggled. "What became of Kira anyway we haven't seen hide or hair of him since yesterday."

"I'm sure he's somewhere around her causing trouble." Aria said forming an ice pall in her hand and pressing it to her forehead. This immediately drew attention from children in the surrounding area demanding she make them ice to play with hey. "Hey get off me your brats."

"That's what happens when you're so nonchalant with your powers." Chrome said with a snicker before he caught up to Zale who stood on his own a little ways off. "You don't think that Kira made a run for it do you, I mean it can't be that hard to get onto an island after all."

"Even if he did there's nothing to do about it now, we have a mission to do. Get everyone on that by the way we've learned nothing, and we're going to have to make some kind of progress." Zale said and after a few more quick words with Chrome they all left in different directions to investigate about the water demon that had been ransacking the boats.

Back on the scene with Kira, Isaribi, and the mystery girl stood in front of a crowd of angry villagers who were ready to kill them all without any remorse. "Stay behind me, and whatever you do don't scream it'll make it worse." Kira said reaching into his pocket and pulling out his hand claws. 'I can't kill them because of the damper on the job, but if I scare them enough then they'll run off on their own.'

"Get them!" someone yelled and Kira's body turned to fire causing everyone to take a large step back. "What are you?"

"Want to stay and find out?" Kira asked, and they shook their heads. "Then get out of here, and if you try to flame broil someone again then I'm going to burnt he place down." They nodded before running off; Kira turned to Isaribi and the girl who were slightly shocked at his transformation. "Are you okay, do you have any place to go?"

The little girl nodded then shook her head and Kira sighed in relief. "I was worried there, but you seem okay. Stick with us until we can find you a place to stay." Kira said and the little girl nodded Isaribi had no objections. "Why did they want to burn you anyway?"

"Because of my eyes." the girl said, and they saw them. They were deep crimson that would have sent shivers down anyone's spines, and seemed to belong to a demon. "What's your name?"

"It's Kira." the redhead said standing up straight. "Let's keep on looking for my team, and then we'll get you wherever it is that you need to go."

For the rest of the day they searched, but found nothing of Kira's allies, so they retired to Isaribi's remote little cabin. "Where do you live?" Isaribi asked the young girl who shook her head. "You don't have a home either huh, that makes the two of us, but you're welcome to stay here whenever you'd like. What about you Kira do you guys have a destination in mind."

"Not us, we're a merry little band of freaks that'll go anywhere that is convenient. It's actually kind of nice." Kira said simply then his mission recurred to him. "Hey do either of you two know anything about that monster that's been taking the money from the boats?" Isaribi immediately tensed up her hands freezing. "What is it Isaribi?"

"Get out." Isaribi said to him, and he looked shocked. "We're not letting a boy sleep under the same roof you could get naughty thoughts, sleep outside." After having a few things thrown at him Kira left the little house and stood out in the night air. "Come on Kimiko let's get ready for bed."

Kira stood on the little cliff looking over the ocean when he felt something nudge his leg. Looking down he saw that it was a fox with a bright yellow fur and a white tipped tail. "Zale must have summoned you to look for me." Kira said remembering that Zale had the Fox Summoning Contract under his belt. Tied to his leg was a scroll with information on where to meet. "Great we'll meet up tomorrow then.

Its task completed the little yellow fox disappeared in a puff of smoke leaving Kira to his thoughts.