Master and Yokai
Ugh, I knew the first chapter was totally rushed. I probably shouldn't have been talking about Dissidia Final Fantasy with my sis at the time...
SilentNight: Sorry I really did miss read it. I'll change it, thank you for that info. I should read carefully even if I'm half asleep :X It was suppose to be Shiranami. I thought Shiragiku was wrong when I went to check... But Kejourou was Shiragiku's attendant, I don't think she was her daughter but I could be wrong again. I recalled mentioning that I wasn't going to follow the current arc because it would completely conflict each other. I'll say this is around right after the Kyoto arc. If the new chapters reveal new info about the characters aside from the finding out part then I'll probably mention it like names and new characters.
AngieCarol: Yeah sorry about the rushness... I'll try to make up for it in this chapter. I hope this is better.
Nura.0: I'm glad that the first chapter was at least tolerable :) I meant the put the one(s) who show up in this chapter in the first one but I was still debating on certain things.
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Chapter 2 Two More Arrive
Rikuo left home to school so fast that he forgot his lunch in the hurry. Fear not, one of the yokai will bring it to him. He arrived at school and took his seat with twenty minutes to spare. His eyes were a tad strained, signs of tiredness, lack of sleep, anxiety, or all of the above. Rikuo had very minimum sleep while balancing school with patrolling and training, but the young master is also curious to see who were next. He blanked out the window with thoughts racing through his head.
It was only a few minutes before Tsurara, Aoi, and Shiranami (sorry, this was the name I meant to type, not Shiragiku) arrived following him. In the heir's rush, he left them in the dust causing them to panicking, finish breakfast quickly (swallowing it), grab their lunches, and chased after him. So as they enter the classroom, they were panting so heavily one would think they were on the verge of death desperately gasping for air. Rikuo didn't even notice them, too busy sorting out his thoughts. It was only when Tsurara spoke, he realized that his underlings were there.
"W-waka... Please... Don't do that again..." Yuki onna huffed slightly ticked with the other two but she couldn't stay mad at him. One, he is the master. Two, she obviously loves him.
"Oh! Sorry about that. I thought I was going to be late again" Rikuo gave an apologetic face. The three yokai just sighed and let it go. Kurata did not even know that Rikuo ran off to school. So, he just strolled on in normally as if nothing happened thinking that the third went with the others to school.
"Hey guys, you went pretty early." The attendants glared at Kurata.
"Where were you? The master ran off this morning and you didn't go after him like we did?" She was about to burst with ice, and Rikuo tried to calm her down.
"Eh? You mean he didn't leave you?"
"NO!" Before they could continue the lecture, the Kiyojuuji Paranormal Investigation Squad entered.
"Good morning everyone! Oh, you're Kurata from the other class. Sorry but only the Squad members who attend most of the meetings can hear these wonderful news. I will have to ask you to leave," Kiyotsugu shooed Aotobou away. He left the room.
"You can't just kick people out of the room. They have the right to be in here!" Saori lectured with her fists on her hips with Natsumi, her best friend, agreeing.
"Too late for that! Anyways! Our next-" The bell rang and they all went to their respective desks. Oddly enough their class is shortening up to mostly just them and a few other students, a very small class.
"Morning class," Yokotani sensei entered.
"Morning sensei."
"Just like yesterday, we have two more students." She gestured towards the door for the two to enter. The first one is 5'3" with straight brown shoulder-length hair, blue eyes, in a male uniform that seems a little loose on him. The second one is around 5'4" maybe a little shorter, has long blue hair tied into two high piglets, red eyes, in a female uniform which appears uncomfortable. Guess it yet? Ha ha ha. "This is Gozumaru," gesturing the first one, "and this is Mezu. Please treat them nicely. You may take the empty seats behind Tsurara." They sat behind her. The yokai in the class covered their mouths to to hide the smirks and held back laughter.
During lunch, they relocated to the rooftop. However Rikuo and the yokai stayed back for a while. Inside the empty classroom, they burst with laughter that was held in for far too long. "Stop it!" Mezu exploded while holding down 'her' skirt because it was far too short for 'her' taste.
"Sorry, but why are you dress as a girl?" Rikuo recovered from the laughing fit.
"It was Gozu's fault! I hate you!" 'She' punched Gozumaru repeatedly.
"Mines? It's Gyuuki-sama's decision!" he retorted and whacked Mezu on the head.
"But it was you who changed his mind!"
"Well you're face is too feminine and you can't wear a mask!"
"Grr-ah!" Mezu did not have a comeback for that. "But cross-dressing is too embarrassing! What am I suppose to do for physical ed? I am NOT changing with a bunch of girls around!"
"Gyuuki-sama already thought this through! Look at your schedule!" 'She' looked at the paper in 'her' hands. Physical ed is missing alright. In place of it was independent study.
"Fine, but I really hate this and this uniform is so uncomfortable!"
"Quit complaining! I didn't design it!" After the five minute argument they went to the rooftop where everyone else was at.
"What took you guys so long?" Kana asked.
"I forgot my lunch, so I had to go buy some but I couldn't decide. They went with me too. Heh heh heh." Okay, they didn't bring him his lunch... They only grabbed their own. In any case, they sat and ate while Kiyotsugu began the meeting, as he already finished eatting.
"My research tells me that Nurarihyon always sneaks and eat in the Keikain's main house!"
"You want us to go all the way to Kyoto...?" Yura asked wondering how stupid can this guy get. The weekend wasn't going to be enough time to get to the Keikain main house in Kyoto, search the rooms for where he'll be eating, and find out when he will be there. Apparently he also doesn't have updated info. If he did, he would have known that Nurarihyon stopped eatting there for quite some time.
"Of course! With speed and my nearly unlimited information on yokai, we'll definitely find him."
"No. Way."
"Is this guy for real...?" Gozumaru asked his fellow yokai who only shrugged.
"Oi, Kiyotsugu." Shima tugged on the fanatic's shirt.
"It's nowhere near the weekend."
"Fear not! This will be for our long weekend! But for now, we'll take-"
"Wait a second! Our 'long weekend' is our winter vacation (I don't know if they actually have winter vacation but it's my story)! Why should it and New Year be wasted with yokai hunting?" Saori argued. She seems to be the only one to argue with Kiyotsugu.
"That is not a waste! It's a wonderful opportunity! And don't you want to meet our savior?" Mostly everyone agreed with the second part, not necessarily the first.
"..."
"Then it's settled!"
"Fine, but not New Years," Natsumi declared.
"How about we go to the festival on New Years?" Shima suggested. They agreed to that.
"I can't, sorry. I have a family reunion" Rikuo informed.
"Aw... How about you two?" he asked the newer students.
"Busy," both of them responded.
"Now the next part of our meeting goes back to our class," Kiyotsugu continued. "It has gotten smaller lately to accept transfer students. I think this is the work of a yokai!"
"... What yokai?" everyone asked with a doubting look.
"That's what we'll find out!"
"Or, the rest of the students just transferred schools, studying abroad, or is just ill..." Yura stated with a blank look.
"Or is it?"
"It's in the files I saw when I was helping the secretary organize," Rikuo added.
"Mystery solved," Tsurara chirped.
"Aw, that's no fun!" Lunch was over and they returned to class.
After class, Rikuo was staying at school to help around for a while longer. The yokai stayed there too, but only Rikuo was running around the school. They just sat outside near the entrance. There were many students around for club activities or just to hang out. Since Kurata didn't eat lunch with them because he got held back a by teacher for tuning out during class, he finally saw the two that joined them in school. He burst out laughing when he saw Mezu who, in return, was furious and used the heel of his shoe for a powerful and painful stomp on his foot, engraving it deep in.
"So, how do you four like school so far?" Tsurara asked the boys... and 'girl'.
"Not enough water here..." Kappa lamented while doing the homework with such ease then went on to listen to music and reading some sci-fi books.
"It's okay. I don't care too much. I'm just here to look after Rikuo-sama" Kubinashi focused on making sure that his head doesn't move that much so no one sees that there's no neck.
"It's strange..." Gozumaru just plainly concluded.
"I think it's interesting, but I really... really... HATE this uniform..." Mezumaru spoke. Then some other students approach them.
"Hi are you guys new?" a girl asked.
"Y-yeah. Well not Tsurara and Kurata over here," Kubinashi responded.
"Oh okay. If you guys need help around, feel free to ask anyone."
"Alright, thanks."
"Whoa! What happened to your neck?" another asked.
"Something that I rather not talk about..."
"Sorry about that." The girl covered the other's mouth."
"It's fine."
"Heeeey, you're pretty cute," a guy flirted with... Mezu, much to his disgust.
"..." Mezu twitched, unknowingly to the flirt.
"You wanna go out sometime?"
"No..." He didn't even hesitate to say that.
"Ahaha, You got rejected!" Boy one said to boy two. "Forgot, that guy. Instead of him, you should go with me to-"
"No..." 'Rikuo! Finish up soon! PLEASE SAVE ME!' Those poor boys don't even know that they were kind of creating a yaoi scene. Poor them. Poor Mezu even more.
"Aw com-"
"No. No. NO."
"Ah, playing hard to get huh."
"Do you know what no means...?"
"Of course!"
'Liar...' everyone thought.
"Hey, guys. I'm done, let's go!" Rikuo came out of the building. With that he and the yokai left to sanctuary.
"We're back."
"Welcome back," Wakana greeted them warmly.
"Welcome back, waka-sama!" little yokai run up to them.
"Hi."
"Rikuo-sama," Karasu Tengu called. "Where's the other two? Did they ditch?"
"Huh?" they looked around. Gozu and Mezu are no where to be seen. Rikuo looked up into the tree, but nothing. "Weren't they right behind us?"
"Never mind that. They're probably reporting to Gyuuki-dono. Rikuo-sama, there's been a rise in yokai presence in our area lately. Please be careful around school and patrol. Always have at least two people with you at all times. Do not go off by yourself even for a little while ESPECIALLY in your human form."
"Yes, yes."
"Now if you should ever need to call for help, just shout and my stupid sons should be in the area and race to your service."
"Okay." Rikuo finished his homework and then went on his daily patrols through his areas. He and his entourage haven't seen any foreign yokai around during so, there were signs of it. "Sanbagarasu."
"Yes, waka-sama?" the three crows appear before him.
"Keep an eye around this area in particular."
"Yes." With that, they dispatched. Patrol ended, and they went back home.
'I wonder if anything else will happen at school. If some yokai should appear there, we might panic a little while making up excuses to go after them and if necessary, eradicate them... That'll be embarrassing but it has to be done... I really want my human life and yokai life separate!'
'Oh that isn't going to happen and you know it... It's kinda funny watching my counterpart making up these weird excuses and what not just to delude them.'
'... Some support you are...'
'I'm great, aren't I? I remember that one time when you claimed you had a stomach ache from lunch and Tsurara looked so hurt because she made it will all her might. Man! Did she look like like she was gonna strangle you to death!'
'It's not funny when it's going to affect you too... And I needed an excuse!'
'Ah, more excuses.'
"Stop it!" Rikuo accidentally screamed out loud. A mob of yokai rushed into his room, some with brooms and frying pan. "Sorry, I was talking to myself..."
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Well it's longer and semi more interesting than the first. I didn't give those two different names cause it didn't seem necessary. Kappa is a type of yokai and Kubinashi means 'no neck' if I recall correctly but don't take my word for it... I don't think I portrayed Night Rikuo that well, I know he's more of a jerk than Day Rikuo but yeah. I know I tortured Mezu, but I had to make it work somehow. I mean look at his face! I have yet to see someone with a more feminine face, though many are pretty close. Oh note that I'm not a yaoi or yuri fan.
There's probably not gonna be anymore new students from the Nura Clan cause I can't control that many characters and give them lines to speak. However, there would mostlikely be camos every now and then.
R&R please