Love's Embrace

Chapter 6: Rescue

2500 years ago

Kurama twitched his tail once more as he waited. The kitsunes had him on edge slightly.

"No, you're on edge because you're about to hand over the vixen to them, and you know exactly what they'll do to her." His mind chimed in. He growled inwardly.

He looked over at Yanagi to see that her head was hanging down and her eyes were blank, as was the rest of her face.

"I'll come back and get you out." Kurama said as he tied the rope around her.

Yanagi said nothing as she allowed him to continue.

Kurama sighed.

He had tried to come up with a better plan to get Kuronue out, but he needed a suitable partner to pull it off. Yanagi had no strength left to fight. She would be useless if he tried to sneak in with her.

So now the plan was for him to trade her for Kuronue. "But once Kuronue has had time to rest a little, we'll come back for her."

"GET IN THERE."

Kurama and Yanagi looked up to see a battered and bruised bat demon being shoved into the room.

"What in the nine hells took you so long, Kurama?" Kuronue said cracking a bloody grin.

Kurama shook his head at Kuronue's smile. "You look like shit." He commented.

"Well I was being tortured." Kuronue snorted. "Though these idiots don't know anything about torturing." He chuckled slightly and then grimaced. He looked up to see Yanagi who was now staring up at Kurama.

"Ah, a pretty girl. Shoulda known better. Cheating on me again I see." He laughed. "Though this one is really a looker. Why is she tied up?" Kuronue started to ask and then gave a laugh and grimaced again. "Kurama, you really are a kinky bastard."

"I'm trading her for you." Kurama said blankly and stared at Kuronue.

Kuronue frowned and then looked to the Vixen once more. "Why?"

Kurama put his hand to his face. "Kuro." He growled.

"Alright, I get it, I get it. But seriously, she's hot. You should reconsider." Kuronue said playfully.

"Kuro." Kurama said a little more forcefully.

"They're insane," Yanagi thought as she listened to their conversation. She looked once more up at Kurama.

"He can't be the legendary bandit king. He doesn't seem to be anything that I've heard about." She thought as her mind went back to how he had been so gentle and attentive to her needs.

"Are you trading the Vixen or not?" One of the kitsunes called out.

"Yes, I'm trading. I just have one question." Kurama called out.

"What is it?" Another kitsune growled.

"Why say that I killed the leader when you knew that it was she who had done so?" Kurama asked.

"Because we knew that you would find her. We knew that in this at least you would try to clear your name. You never take credit for something you haven't done." A kitsune said as he walked up next to Kuronue.

"Shinji." Yanagi whispered and shudder as she saw him.

"That's right sweetheart. And I won't let you do to me what you did to my old man. I will break you." He laughed. "Now get going bat. I want to have her screaming tonight while I teach her why Vixens shouldn't fight back." Shinji said as he shoved Kuronue forward.

Yanagi started walking forward, face turned down and eyes closed.

Kuronue noted Kurama's stance as he watched not only him walking but the Vixen walking as well. "So he doesn't want to trade her. He wants to save both of us." Kuronue cracked another grin.

As he stepped next to the Vixen he turned slightly to her. "You know sweetie, you're the first female he's taken this much interest in."

Yanagi looked curiously up at the bat demon. She couldn't understand what he'd meant and why he'd said it.

Kuronue sighed. "And you know something else. These idiots are too used to tying up women." Kuronue smiled again as he broke his bindings and grabbed her. "You're coming with us sweetie." Kuronue laughed as he ran toward Kurama.

Kurama growled. "You idiot." He said as he sent vines racing towards the kitsunes trying to stop their escape.

Kuronue set Yanagi down and cut her ropes.

"Why?" She gasped.

"Cause I don't like to see such beauty destroyed by idiots." Kuronue said as he kissed her brow. "And you are so freaking hot. That helps a little too." He joked as the three of them started running for the gate.

"You know Kuro, I'd had a plan to get her out." Kurama growled as they neared the gate.

"Yeah, well for all we know they were planning to kill her tonight." Kuronue threw back.

"Would you two cut it out until we're out of here." Yanagi snapped at them. Having caught up with what was happening and the realization that she wouldn't be enslaved, Yanagi snapped into action.

"Oooo, fiery one aren't we. I like that in a woman." Kuronue joked again.

Kurama grabbed another seed from his hair at his neck and blew on it. He turned quickly and flicked it into the ground in front of the pursuing kitsunes.

"Tell me you didn't use the plant that kills anything that moves." Kuronue snapped.

"This is a less powerful version, so it won't be fast enough to catch us. They on the other hand won't be fast enough to get away. Grab her and let's go before it gets us for stopping to talk." Kurama growled.

"Yes, sir. Come here sweetie. It's time to get out of this dump." Kuronue growled as he opened his battered wings and held Yanagi close to him.

"Can you fly with your wings like that?" Yanagi gasped.

"Yeah, it won't feel good but I can do it. So don't move okay sweetie." Kuronue said as he jumped into the sky.

As he looked below he saw Kurama move agilely above the wall and out of the fortress. "Ah, freedom. It's about damn time." Kuronue said as he followed Kurama from above.

Yanagi held on carefully, not wanting to hurt the bat demon. "Is he really Yoko Kurama?" She asked fearfully.

Kuronue grinned again. "Yeah, and he's as mean as the say. Well, at least to his enemies and any fool stupid enough to cross him or make him mad."

Kuronue looked down to see Yanagi's terrified face.

"I wouldn't worry though. You're not stupid and you don't seem to have given him a reason to hurt you. So you should be fine." He tried to reassure her.

"He said he would protect me."

"Damn, you must be one hell of a lay." Kuronue grinned trying not to laugh. "Makes me want to have a taste." He said as he caressed her face. "But I won't do anything if you say no, though I'm not sure how you could." He laughed.

He grunted as pain laced through him and they fell slightly before he corrected and continued on.

"Finally." He sighed as he started to land where Kurama was waiting.

So just a little note...

Like I said before I got promoted and have been working 6 days a week... Again, yay money boo no time for my stories. But I do have this chapter done and should be done with Chapter 7 soon. Hopefully soon enough that I can post it tonight... morning... this morning...

OH! And nani san... Be prepared to even harder. *evil maniacal laugh*

Yeah, that's right. Another love scene and this one is even steamier. Lol.

DON'T HURT ME!

It'll be M/F/M so you have been forewarned! You should be able to skip reading if it's not your type of thing, and I do understand. Believe it or not, it's not my type of thing either. I just like it for this story.