9. Finally Found
"Are you sure that they're in here somewhere?" Kawachi asked Mizuno.
"They should be..." Mizuno trailed off. "The only problem is, they keep moving, so it gets really difficult to track them."
Monica sighed. "I really hope we catch up with them soon..." She trailed off. "But, who is Yukino exactly? The queen of the demons?"
"She's an evil sorceress, to be more exact." Mizuno explained to her. "She's been around for a long time terrorizing villages and stuff, and she can turn people into demons. Rumor has it that she's trying to take over the entire land and plunge it into darkness and stuff."
"After we reunite with Kai and defeat Sylvan, I suppose our best course of action is to hunt down Yukino and destroy her, right?" Tsukino asked.
"Right, Princess." Mizuno responded.
As the group continued their search, Shachihoko turned to Monica, asking a question.
"Hey, Monica? I'm just wondering...how long have you and Kai known each other, anyway?" He asked. "Just curious, that's all. You don't have to tell me."
Monica hesitated before she spoke. "Kai and I were friends since we were kids. We grew up in the same village. My dad's health failed later on and my mom got sick from worrying so much, so he let me live at his house and helped me out. Kai's training to be a samurai, you know. But at the same time, he has to take of himself, make sure I'm okay, deal with the job he has at the bakery...He's really hardworking. I like that."
Shachihoko smiled a bit. "So you like him?" He teased.
Monica blushed. "Uh, um...well..." She tried to figure out something to say, but couldn't.
Shachihoko's grin just went wider. "It's alright, Monica, your secret's safe with me." He responded. "I'm sure we'll find him soon."
Before Monica could speak up in reply, two figures burst into the clearing, both wielding swords and staring each other in the eyes. The blades clashed and they both moved about so quickly that they were almost blurs to the group's eyes.
"Give me what you got, demon!" One of them shouted.
"Certainly, Kai." The other chuckled as he ducked a punch to the face. "I refuse to hold back."
The swords clashed, and the two were staring at each other in the eye, pushing against each other with all of their strength. It was right then when one of them tripped, and they both fell over onto the ground, one of them laughing.
"That wasn't expected at all..." The demon chuckled as he helped Kai up. "Not bad, considering you were drained due to my feeding off blood last night."
"Thank you. You're not too bad in a dress, either." Kai responded before both turned to see the gang. The others just gave them blank, surprised or confused faces. Kai sighed. "This is going to need some explaining..."
Author note: ...That was really short. Um...I was hoping to put an actual fight scene in here, but I think I'll have to save it for next chapter...