Man guys, sorry I haven't updated in a while I've been super busy at school, so uploading chapters will be pit back some, but do not worry, as I'll always have a good chapter just waiting for its chance to be uploaded and read by you all. So without further ado Midoriichi: Next Generation starts now.
I do not own the Kim Possible Characters, they belong to Disney. I do However own Kuraiichi, Rida, Akai, Hori, Midoriko, Chisana-ichi, Josei, On'nanako as well as the names Buraun, Koni, Roni, Midoriichi, Hekuta, Murasaki and Kimiko.
Ch. 7 Punishment
The walk back to the Tori Caverns was a long and silent one. No one spoke for most of the trip, since Josei took Reo, Chita and her clan back home, the twins could only guess what sort of punishment awaited those two. Which left them to think of what fate awaited them when they returned home as well. The two half demons stuck close to each other, because of what had transpired, they had almost lost their lives this evening and though they had just barely survived, they were not looking forward to what happens next when they got home. They looked up to see Midoriichi glance back at them. Her glare was intense and they could feel her inner rage growing, they were surprised that she hadn't unloaded her fury on to them.
They quickly looked away, and looked ahead of their mothers. They could see their mountain home as they neared the end of their journey. They both stopped while the rest of the clan moved past them and ascended back up the mountain. Once again the twins dared to glance at their mothers who had noticed that their daughters were not following suit.
The parents casted their daughters a look, a look that told them to get their asses up here now, if they did not want a crueler punishment. Midoriko and Chisana-ichi slowly dragged their feet and ascended the mountain following their mothers. Once inside however Midoriichi turned quickly smacking them both across their faces. Their heads snapped to the left as a red hand print became visible on their right cheeks. They didn't cry out but it did hurt like hell, though one could not tell since their hair was masking their current facial expressions.
"What the hell could you four have been possibly thinking?" Midoriichi asked.
Midoriko was about to answer when Midoriichi spoke up again. "Wait, don't answer that, because I know the answer. Nothing!" She said as she got in her twin daughters face. "This has to be the stupidest thing I've seen either of you do."
"Sorry." Both twins said simultaneously.
"Sorry? Oh noo, sorry won't cut it this time. I don't know if you four noticed but you have just broken a very important law. This place is off limits to everyone, us included. You have not only broken that law, but released Yasei from his bindings." Midoriichi said. "Midoriko, I presume this was your idea, so tell me what could have possessed you to do such a thing? Why would you released Yasei?" She asked her daughter.
"My doing? Why do you think everything is my fault?" Midoriko protested.
"So it wasn't you who released Yasei from his chains?" Midoriichi asked.
Midoriko fell silent as she could not argue that point of logic. "I-It was a mistake. He provoked me, I didn't mean to…"
"You didn't mean to. You didn't mean too! You put not only just your life in danger, but the lives of your sister and your friends as well. Not to mention the lives of other innocents that could have been caught up in Yasei's rampage. Do you know what your problem is Midoriko?" Midoriichi asked her daughter.
Midoriko chose to stay silent. "I asked you a question." Midoriichi said as she got in Midoriko's face, causing her to jump back a little.
Midoriko shook her head. "No." She said.
"Your problem is that you don't think. You always act fist and think never, and that's what I have been trying to teach you." Midoriichi told her.
"It's not entirely her fault." Chisana-ichi spoke up. Voicing her words timidly, almost quietly like a mouse.
Midoriichi turned her attention to her youngest daughter. "What was that?"
"It- It's not all her fault." Chisana-ichi said speaking louder. "I was the one who told them the story, and revealed its location, but I had no clue there was a dragon sealed within the ruins." Chisana-ichi explained.
"I bet your grandmother told you the story, didn't she?" Midoriichi said with a stern look of conviction on her face.
Chisana-ichi just nodded in agreement towards the question.
"That's just great, I expected more from you. From you both actually." She said moving her index finger between the two girls. "You knew damn well that the place was off limits, why would you go there?" She asked Chisana-ichi.
Chisana-ichi shifted her gaze to the floor of the Tori caverns. "I wanted to see the place for myself." She answered.
"It still doesn't make what you did right. You knew there was a reason that the ruins were off limits." Kimiko said as she stepped up next to Midoriichi. "I thought we raised you to show better judgment in your lives."
"We're sorry mother." Chisana-ichi said. "We promise to show better judgment in the near future."
"You're damn right you will. Hell you're lucky to still have one. Now you two can start demonstrating better judgment in a month after you're punishment has been lifted." Midoriichi told them.
"A month? That's not fair!" Midoriko protested again.
Midoriichi folded her arms across her chest. "Hmmm you're right. After what you two pulled a month does seem a bit harsh. Ok how does two months sound?" She asked her daughter.
"Midoriko!" Chisana-ichi whined.
"Now you're just being cruel." Midoriko argued.
"Don't talk to me about cruel, you should know it can get a lot worse. I could beat your ass in front of the whole clan, I bet they would love to see that." Midoriichi answered.
"Whatever." Midoriko said as she looked away. She clenched her fists as she looked back at her mothers. "I wonder if grandmother and grandfather grounded you for two months when they found out that you had made bad judgment by mating with a human. I bet Kuraiichi is turning in her grave, feeling just like you are about me. Disappointed." Midoriko said.
"That's enough out of you Midoriko." Kimiko said. "I will not tolerate such disrespect, to your room now!" The red head pointed.
Midoriko flashed them a sarcastic smile before marching off to her room with Chisana-ichi not to far behind.
XX
Neko Clan Den
Reo hit the ground as he was knocked back by his mother. Chita who was srubbing the sore spots on his body watched as Reo slowly rose up to his feet. Reo looked to see his mother Josei standing right above him.
"You won't live long in this world if you keep acting the way you do. Are you aware that you could've have died today?" Josei asked her son.
He slowly nodded. "Answer me!" Josei roared.
"Yes!" He said.
Josei turned to look back at Chita, before returning her gaze to her son. "You too broke one of our clans most sacred laws. You two are too be immediately punished, do you understand?" She asked them.
"Yes." The both said.
"However, the most I can do is ground you for several months, and intensify your training. Reo how could you do this to me? I lost all three of my daughters, because of a lack of judgment and faith. Now you go and almost get yourself killed. I wouldn't know what to do with myself if I had lost you." Josei said as she wrapped her arms around him.
"There was a reason I did not tell you more about the third clan. I was hoping you would trust in my judgment in doing so." She said.
"Well you know what they say about curiosity and the cat." Reo half-joked. " Still though mother, you always talk about my three older sisters. I know nothing of them except that they were all strong, and died twenty years ago. What are you hiding, what are you refusing to tell me?" he asked.
Josei sighed as she relinquished her hold. "I'm not ready to tell you about them. One day I will be, but not this day. Now as for you two, you are not to leave this den until you have proven yourselves otherwise am I understood?" She asked them.
They both nodded and they left for their room as well. Josei watched as they both retreated deeper into the caves. She was a lot calmer than she initially had been, after all she was glad that those two were safe. She couldn't bear the thought of losing her child once more, and she silently prayed that would not be the case in the future.
"In due time my dear son. I promise I'll tell you everything." Josei said to herself.
XX
Midoriko and Chisana-ichi sat in their rooms, quietly hoping that somehow two months of staring at the walls that served as the confines of their room would pass by instantly. Chisana-ichi rolled onto her back as she let out a sigh, as she looked over to her sister Midoriko. The girl was appeared to be sleep, but was far from it.
Midoriko herself was trying to sleep her punishment away; she planned on hibernating for two months even though that was impossible for her to do. Mostly because she was still mulling over her last words to her parents. She had basically told Kimiko and Midoriichi that they were bad parents. She wanted to apologize, but unfortunately she was too stubborn to do so. Her pride would just not allow it, something she inherited from her demon mother.
"Hey Midoriko." Chisana-ichi called out to her sister in a low voice.
Midoriko didn't respond, but she did roll over to see what her younger sister wanted.
"I'm glad that you are not hurt. I nearly lost it when I saw you in the mouth of that dragon." Chisana-ichi spoke.
"Heh, I'm surprised I was able to damage him the way I did. Though I wasn't expecting his chains to snap either." Midoriko said. She stayed silently for a few seconds before letting out a sigh. "I'm sorry for almost getting you killed Ichi. I shouldn't have let him provoke me so easily."
Chisana-ichi nodded. "It happens to the best of us. I'm sure Reo and Chita would agree." She said.
"Still I have a long ways to go. Today I learned I'm not as strong as I pump myself up to be. I'm such an idiot." She sighed.
"Yes, yes you are." Chisana-ichi agreed.
"Geez why don't you tell me what you really think of me." Midoriko said sarcastically.
"You're an idiot, but you're our idiot. Everyone has a redeeming quality about them, and that would be yours, after all you like to think you're inferior to no one. Believe or not that's a positive way of thinking. So you should keep thinking that way, well I don't mean you should keep charging forward blindly, but to- oh you understand what I mean right?" She asked her older sibling.
"Thanks, I guess." Midoriko said not knowing if she should take the comment as an insult or constructive criticism.
Midoriko laid on her back as well and stared at the stone ceiling. "So…you and Reo huh?" She said changing the subject to something else. She changed it too that because she noticed how Chisana-ichi clung to him, tending to the cat demon's injuries.
"You're not mad at me are you?" She asked Midoriko.
"Mad? Why would I be mad?" She countered with a question of her own.
"Because I know that you liked him too. I was going to tell you, but only when I was sure you wouldn't disown me." Chisana-ichi said.
"I'm a big girl Ichi. I may not have liked what I heard, truthfully I still don't. But like I said things don't go the way you always want them to." Midoriko answered.
Chisana-ichi nodded in silence. She was happy that Midoriko was being so mature about the situation, since she had like Reo since they were young as well. She figured that Midoriko would still be heated over what happened between her and their parents. Though she guesses that was the reason her older sister was trying to be mature about the subject in general.
"Now tell me, how long have you two been secretly dating. It's not too often I get to hear about my sister's love life." Midoriko said breaking the silence.
XX
Meanwhile further south of the two clans, a figure approached a lone hut. The cloaked figure threw off the cloak discarding it to the side, revealing its wearer to be female. The woman had long scar down the left side of her face that went over her left eye, indicating an injury she most likely received from long ago. Her eye was golden in color and she had long dark hair that she kept in a ponytail and ebony colored skin.
She wore a dark raggedy top that showed off her midriff, along with torn hakama pants. Along her back were long scars that trailed along down her backside. She removed the raggedy top and discarded it to the side, revealing her breasts which were wrapped in bandages.
She quickly threw on a black Yukata that had a red hemline around its collar and torso, but gold hem along the sleeves. There was a dark shade of purple under the dress, and she tied it tightly around her waist with a red and black obi. She sat down and stared out of the window of the hut smiling.
'So she did battle with Yasei today huh?' She said in her thoughts. 'She's progressing nicely, but not fast enough. I guess it's time I take her under my wing.' The woman thought to herself.
This chapter is now complete, and I hope you all have enjoyed. Also incase you were wondering, a Yukata is a type of Kimono and the Obi is the sash that fastens it to its next time I update is after I finish Black Star Rising which isn't too far off from being completed. Leave a comment with your thoughts. Have a good night everyone!
