SailorStar9: This is Chapter 3 of this fic. (Sighs) Remember, boys and girls, reviews are an author's subsistence.

Disclaimers: I own nothing, except for the plot bunny and the pairings.

Chapter 3: Memories, Part Two

"Thank you, doctor." Hakkai escorted the village's doctor out, the said physician having given the unconscious former Jinchūriki his diagnosis. "Now, I'll just have to wait for her to wake up." the human turned demon muttered. "Okay..." he blinked when he saw Tokusa glow an emerald green as the Hana no Tama started to inject its power into its bearer. "Well, that never happened before."

Meanwhile, Tokusa continued dreaming.

Flashback

"What a wonderful sight, Field Marshall Tenpou." Touten scoffed, his subordinates having subdued the Field Marshall. "Do you see? You no longer have the right to look at me in that way. And you never will again!" the Commander's taunts were cut short when he found himself held down by thorny vines.

"I would strongly suggest that you do not push your luck, Commander." Hasu cautioned. "I have heard everything. Or have you forgotten that I hold half of the decisive powers in court?" she trained a cold glare at the trapped Commander."Stand down, all of you!" she barked, her index finger resting on her honor sword. "Do not make me cut all of you down! Leave us!" she commanded.

"Yes, at once..." Touten's soldiers stammered and backed off.

"You had me bugged!" Touten roared, seeing the rainbow-colored butterfly landed on the Fairy's finger.

"I call it preventive surveillance." Hasu corrected. "I find it funny, that you, a mere hired hand, are able to rise this high in rank, despite having fallen in favor with my brother. Correct me if I am wrong, but hadn't Nataku been fighting alone all this time,despite the other officers who were sent to the Lower World 'under his command'? To you, the War Prince is quite simply a tool, nothing more, nothing less. Consider this your first and only warning, Commander." she warned. "And pray that I do not find more of your under-the-table dealings. Field Marshall Tenpou, we're leaving." she informed.

"Of course." Tenpou retrieved his glasses and followed the Hundred Flower Fairy out.

"It is alright to just let them go?" one of Touten's guards questioned.

"It doesn't matter, for now at least." Touten assured. "Destroy all of the 'Fairy Butterflies'!" he ordered.

"At once!" the guards set to work.

"You certainly aren't as patient as you look." Hasu joked, causing Tenpou to blush in embarrassment. "Touten isn't an opponent you can take down this easily." she warned.

"Hasu-sama..." Tenpou blinked.

"My brother knows of the dangers of the Lower World, but is blind to the daggers within." Hasu stated.

"You mean..." Tenpou breathed, casting a wary look at the door they had just exited from.

"Yes," Hasu turned to the ceiling. "I fear Touten is merely bidding his time; the moment nii-sama shows any weakness, he will strike. That is why I have been gathering evidence of his guilt. The Wheels of Fate are already turning; not even I can stop it. All I can do is delay the inevitable. But for nii-sama's sake and for the peace of the Heavens, I am willing to pay any price."

This woman... Tenpou mused, stunned by the sheer determination of the Flower Fairy. Is no ordinary female.

"Field Marshall Tenpou," Hasu turned to the bespectacled Field Marshall. "Can I count on you, to stand by my side when the time finally comes?"

"I am at your service, My Lady." Tenpou crossed a fist over his chest. "And I am sure Konzen and the others will do the same."

"Thank you." Hasu whispered.

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