Sorry for the wait for the chapter but the past few weeks have been crazy for me. Someone told me that there was a confusing part in that there were two cat groups one which is siding with Kyuubi and another who is against him. There is a simple answer to that there is a group of cats trying to get control of a set of lands so that they may make their own grouping (the ones against Kyuubi). Someone else wants to know why I do not speed up the relationship between Kyuubi and Kitsune. I am keeping things going the way they are because I have a plan for it and I mean an evil plan.

Chapter 9: Revenge

Obaa-chan and I watch as the lords and ladies continue their final day of planning to a tee. I hate these meetings because the leaders do not care about my opinion but Kyuubi asks me occasionally what I believe his soldiers would be able to do without a single problem or killing them. He knows that my background as an ANBU leader gives me a head up on most of the people in the grouping. The meeting is almost done and I can tell that the lords are getting anxious to start this war against the enemy.

Just as Kyuubi moves to stand up from his red and gold pillow, Sonya jumps to her feet and turns to face me before saying, "I challenge you, you little bitch. You challenged my authority here in the castle which will one day be mine as the mate of Kyuubi."

"I have told you before Sonya, you will never be my mate and I will not allow you to bully my servants into obedience," Kyuubi growls lowly in a very agitated voice.

The other nobles turn and stare at Kyuubi for his show of emotion. As a noble he almost show no emotion ever because that can be seen as a weakness and be used against him. I hope that things turn out good because if Kyuubi was to fall most likely I would be handed down to the person in charge.

"The challenge still stands, and as a servant of your household, she must accept the challenge or have someone else take the challenge for her. My daughter is also allowed a champion," Sonya's father states with a smirk on his face.

"Fine, Kitsune prepare for a challenge," Kyuubi commands me with a wider smirk on his face showing his feelings of anticipation over the coming battle.

"Power limit, Master," I ask in a serious tone that sends shivers down the spines of the nobles sitting around the table.

I can see confusion in some of the nobles' eyes while others just look curious as to why I am asking that question of my master. Most have been curious as to why I have been standing so close to the table when a normal head of staff would stand at least ten feet behind their lord.

"Only as much power as necessary to defeat her, and nothing more. I want none of your precious energy spent," Kyuubi says leaving his words open for interpretation.

I nod my head in agreement before turning to face Sonya and saying, "Fine, we will fight until submission. The fight will happen in the training field and will start within the next thirty minutes. Interference is unacceptable."

As soon as those words flow from my mouth, I turn and walk away from the room. I ignore the gasps of the nobles as they finally register my words. It is not very often that a challenge occurs on the same day as the announcement. Many females prefer to find themselves a champion so that they will not be hurt or scared by the battle therefore becoming less beautiful to potential suitors. Most likely the bitch already has a champion for her and has it all planned out.

"If I win you will leave the service of Kyuubi," Sonya yells after me.

"Fine, be prepared to leave him alone and never ask to become his mate should you lose," I respond turning down a hall and heading to my room to prepare for the challenge.

Obaa follows hurries to catch up. I know she was glancing around the room trying to figure out what the lords where thinking about the events that had just occurred. She is silent as we travel through the castle to my rooms. Once we are behind my doors, I turn to face Obaa and sigh loudly. She looks at me and just shakes her head.

"Who do you think she has made her champion," I ask her in a calm voice.

"She most likely has asked her father or her uncle to be her champion," she replies opening the balcony doors and stepping out into the cool air.

"I should keep most of my abilities in check so that if there are spies none of them can go to the enemy and let them know what I can do," I say stretching my muscles to their fullest wanting to be limber enough for me to win this battle easily.

I spend the next few minutes preparing for the battle before heading down to the training field; I can feel the tension in the air. The servants want me to win, but the nobles want Sonya to win because it would look bad for a noble to lose to a head servant even if the servant had a lot of tails to use. The conflicting beliefs are just making this place feel like a death trap.

When I reach the battle field many of the nobles are already waiting for me and Sonya is already there but instead of there being someone there to be her champion she is standing alone as if she will face me herself. Is she insane should she take a wound she will lose her value in a dowry and will lose face with her people? I watch as she seems to be stretching but she is doing it wrong for if she wants to be able to move with a greater amount of freedom in battle and not hurt herself when doing more complicated moves. I can already see that her form is not going to be the greatest out there.

"So you have found no one to champion for you. I should have guessed no one would be a champion for a bitch like you," Sonya sneers with a smirk across her face as if she just insulted me with a truth.

"Why would I need a champion when I am the one who earned the position of Kyuubi's head servant by mostly by merit? I would be worried if I was you child. You do not know what and whom you are messing with when it comes to fighting me," I warn her giving her the chance to back out of this challenge.

She hisses at me as she glares; her father walks over and she hushes before turning away from me and ignoring me as if that will make me disappear and this nightmare end. I ignore her and just sit down near the edge of what will be our place to fight. Kyuubi comes to the fighting area a few minutes before when I said that we would fight. He looks at me before turning and standing on the edge of the fighting area and in the middle of the side. I feel that he disapproves of this fighting but his tails are tied and there is nothing he can do. I wonder which of us he would prefer to win. He really is stuck between a rock and a hard place.

At exactly thirty minutes after I made the declaration of our challenge, I step into the fighting ring and motion for Sonya to join me as if I was motioning for a little kid to join me in a game. Sonya charges into the ring and leaps at me. I duck under attack and grab her in my tails before slamming her into the ground and jumping away. She hisses in pain before clambering to her feet. This time she is more cautious and starts to circle me. She tries an approach from the back but I dodge out of the way just in time to land a slap to her side. I continue to taunt her trying to see if she will smarten up and come at me with her head on right instead of doing it thoughtlessly.

I continue doing this for thirty minutes before finally tiring of this game of charades. As she moves to grab a hold of my leg with her teeth, I turn and scratch her across her nose. Blood seeps from her nose, and she releases a whimper of pain. This girl has never really had a real fight in her life and it seems that everyone has let her win the battles she has been in because she has no tactics and very little abilities to actually get her anywhere in a fight.

"You lose little girl. You have to keep your head calm in a fight. You have no technique at all and fight like a lion on a rampage instead of using tactics. You are an insult to warriors and those who taught you to fight went to easy on you and told everyone who fought you to let you win," I tell her as I straighten up and glare at her.

"You dare insult my daughter," Raj demands in a voice full of hatred.

"Oh, I dare because you are the one who allowed her to be treated as such and you are the reason why she will most likely die in this war," I growl back.

"Well what can I do to get better," Sonya demands from the ground.

"You can train until you drop. I can train you if Master will permit it," I respond in a calm and relaxed voice.

"It is fine as long as it will make sure the girl survives the war," Kyuubi tells me looking me in the eye.

I can see this weird look in his eye. I cannot tell if it is a look of happiness, smugness, or anger. I shake a little feeling that the look is one of anger. I feel that I will be punished later for my actions and words today.

"Report to me in the morning," I command before turning around and heading back to my room to gain some much needed rest.

Okay can anyone tell me what Kyuubi is actually showing with his eyes and why. I will make that a challenge to you all. I am very happy with how this turned out but I am tired now. Again sorry for the wait but this week has been nothing but tests and they have been crazy.