Kyou's Stories Part 2
"Hello again, readers. Yes it's me, that incredibly handsome and available quarter demon Kyou that you ladies have been missing something fierce. Well no need to fear because I'm back and with plenty more stories and explanations to give."
"One, you aren't handsome, two you're available because no one wants you and three I doubt very much you were missed, baka."
"Shut up, Andrea! This is my turn to tell stories, you aren't allowed in this chapter unless I decided to talk about you and why would I want to do that? Now go away and scare small children with that face of yours."
"You're cruising for a facial from my fist."
"Only simple minded idiots solve everything with fighting, Andrea so who's the baka huh? Now if you'll excuse me I had one of my lovely ladies request to be informed about how Hotaru met Linc given the geographical differences."
"Yeah and you like the sound of your own voice way too much."
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"Everyone just ignore her, she likely just woke up on the wrong side of the riverbank this morning. Anyway to answer my lady Kisha's question, a very good question I might add, I shall begin at the beginning which is always a good place to start. It's true that Linc's kind generally live in mountain areas, as far up as they can manage since they've evolved over time to require little oxygen to breath. This evolution spawned from their biggest goal at the time which was to keep as far away from us land demons as possible. As its been explained before Linc's culture is a matriarchal one which means that females have top places in society and rule the roost. During the time of this story the head of his tribe was very upset since her favorite son's wife was pregnant. Now normally this would be a cause of celebration but Arwen, that was the woman's name, came from a long line of women who died in childbirth. Arwen herself had barely been saved from her mother's womb and it was feared by everyone that she would die, the babe as well. The healers of the tribe didn't know what to do but one of them had an idea that involved a herb found only in a certain area in a nearby valley. Linc, who was the healer's son, was sent to get it. So while he was in the valley he-"
"Kyou, you forgot to explain the wings thing."
"What wings thing? And I told you not to interrupt, Andrea."
"What the idiot forgot to explain was that Linc's kind have wings but that they can retract them into their backs, giving them the appearance of mere human mortals. This way they can come down from the mountains with no one the wiser as to their true identities. Retracting their wings is painful though so they don't do it without good reason."
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"Thank you, Miss Know it All. Anyway, as I was saying Linc came down and retracting his wings went to work looking for the herb. While he was there he encountered a young human boy looking for some herbs as well. Since the boy was inexperienced Linc helped him and during the conversation the boy told him all about this great healer known as Hotaru, the daughter of a demon and a priestess with mystical and great healing powers. The boy told him all sorts of stories about my sister and when Linc returned to his tribe he asked if it might be possible to seek this healer's help, that perhaps she would be able to suggest something that would help. No one liked the idea but in the end the queen gave Linc permission to seek this healer out if he could find her. Everyone was convinced he'd get himself killed doing it but thanks to asking the right people for directions he found his way to the slayers village which is where we all lived at the time. Of course none of us guys liked the idea of Hotaru going off with this strange guy but the girls all thought that he was as harmless as a puppy and twice as adorable so they were all for it. In the end it was decided that she could go but that Wufei had to go too. So the three of them set off and when she got there Hotaru quickly clued into what was wrong and-"
"What was wrong?"
"Andrea...I told you not to...Nevermind, I give up. The reason the women in Arwen's family kept dying in child birth was that they were all really small in stature and for some reason twins ran in the family really, really often. In other words they had a hard enough time having the first one, the second one would usually do them both in."
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"That makes sense. Oh yeah, I remember now. So then Hotaru brought in that Doctor Mike that was one of her professors at Harvard to help with the birthing and C section. Doctor Mike was already in the Feudal Era since she was married to one of the human lords Hotaru had introduced her to. The lord who wanted to marry Lady Sango."
"Yeah. He was still waiting for her even after she married Uncle Sesshoumaru but then he got hurt and met Doctor Mike. The wounds were so bad that Hotaru had to call in reinforcements and actually bring a doctor from my mom's world here. It all worked out though in the end since the doc fell for him too and didn't mind living in this time and giving up her own life back in her world. And you've got me all side tracked, Andrea! Damn it!"
"Not my fault you can't hold a thought for long."
"Shut up! Where was I? Damn it I can't remember where I was...yes I do! Anyway so Hotaru and Doctor Mike saved Arwen and the twins she was carrying and everyone was really thankful. They were so thankful they gave Linc to her. Not as a husband of course but as an assistant and general servant for the rest of his life. Of course Hotaru wouldn't hear of it but they all insisted and Linc insisted so she finally broke down and took him home with her. So everything was good cause now Linc was with Hotaru and he could help her and stuff. Love was in the air soon enough but both of them were too stupid to see it since they're both clueless about that sort of thing. Then however his mother got sick so Hotaru sent him to go visit and while he was there he caught the eye of the evil Persphone."
"Why do you call her evil? She wasn't evil, Kyou. She just saw the finest example of the male species I have ever seen in my over two hundred years and decided she wanted him for her third mate."
"He isn't that good looking. Besides she said she'd declare war on his tribe if they didn't hand him over to her. That's evil in my books. And he isn't that good looking. He has a girlie build and his hair is too long. He isn't all that."
"Jealous much?"
"Shut up. And he isn't!"
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"Sure he isn't. Now are you going to keep telling the story or do I need to take over, dog boy?"
"Shut up, you stupid water demoness. Women, nothing but trouble. Anyway before Andrea started interrupting me again I was saying that the evil Persphone was threatening to destroy his tribe if he didn't let her get her pointy claws into him. You see Persphone's tribe was a lot bigger and more war oriented, think winged Amazons on steroids and you've got a general idea. So they sent another male back to Hotaru to replace Linc with an apology for the switch and of course once she found out she was really upset since she loved him and all."
"But then instead of finding pity from her female relations she was told by all of them that she was being an idiot and that she should go fight for her man. And, Kyou, before you tell me to shut up I'd like to point out that I was there and you weren't so it's your turn to shut up."
"Bite me."
"I will. So anyway we finally got through to Hotaru by pointing out that Linc was being sacrificed to this woman and that if she cared she should at least help him. So then Hotaru, Sora, Mika, Rin and I set out to get him back. Unfortunately we passed idiot dog boy here on the way and he insisted on tagging along."
"Which means that I can take over again since I was there too. So we get there and all seems grim until Arwen pointed out that Hotaru could fight for the right of ownership. So she did and kicked serious but thanks to the fact that it was a full moon and everything."
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"Now you need to explain why full moons are a good thing. After all if these people pay attention to the stories of your father's exploits they're going to wonder why the moon isn't your enemy as well."
"I was getting to that, woman! Geez, always interrupting me when I'm talking. It's no wonder that you can't get a man..." CRASH, BANG. SCREAMS.
"Well that'll shut him up for a while. For the rest of this chapter I'll be doing all the talking since I've just put Kyou to sleep. Unfortunately not permanently. Now where was he? Ah yes, I remember now. Just as the passing phases of the moon effects Lord Inu yasha the cycle also effects the children of his and his brother's pups. During the full moon their children all become full demons in terms of strength, power and in some cases appearance. In other words even Hotaru can be as dangerous as Mika during a full moon. That being the case you can understand why everyone avoids Mika during a full moon. They can also absorb the rays of the moon so that the moon's effects can continue on for several days before fading away. So given her added strength as well as the strength of her love for Linc it isn't hard to guess that she thoroughly kicked Persphone's butt. It didn't end there though since she called this ancient tradition of making it a five on five match. Unwisely assume that Rin and I were humans they picked us to fight alongside Hotaru as well as Kyou and Sora. Then we beat them all up and Hotaru got her man and the rest as one would say is history."
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"Andrea? Have you seen...Why is Kyou on the ground? Oh no! He's bleeding. Kyou! Kyou! Speak to me!"
"Calm down, Hotaru. He's fine. I didn't hit him that hard. And before you ask he really did deserve it."
"Oh. Well what are you doing then? I thought I heard you talking to-oh my..so many people. Hello there. I'm so sorry to interrupt."
"Don't be, we were just talking about you and Linc. One of the readers wrote in and asked if we'd explain how the two of you met. It took a lot longer then it should have because of the dumb idiot though."
"They wanted to know about Linc and I? Why ever would they want to hear about that? I mean it's a pretty boring story. I can't see anyone finding it interesting."
"Hotaru...yours is one of the most unusual stories of romance I have ever heard. We only told them an overview too. Had we the time we would have gone into detail and spent chapters telling them all about what happened and just how unusual your courtship of each other was."
"Oh. Well I guess maybe to some people it might be unusual. What was the name of the lady who asked about Linc and I? I should write her a nice letter thanking her for her interest."
"Her name was Kisha I believe."
"That's a lovely name. I'll have to remember it. It reminds me of that girl from the Magic School Bus."
"The Magic School Bus?"
"Yes, it was a wonderful show that I watched a lot when I was at Harvard. It's all about this delightful bus that can turn into just about anything. The driver of the bus is a wonderful teacher named Miss. Frizzle who takes her children on the most wonderful adventures. The children were quite interesting as well from boisterous Wanda to poor Arnold and his mallow bars."
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"I'm not going to ask. Speaking of ask I likely should tell another story since there's still at least two pages of this to fill yet."
"Well did anyone else ask for an explanation for anything else? It would be rude not to answer them too."
"Well there were a couple of requests for a more in-depth explanation about Lord Terrain and what he did to our family but since I wasn't there I don't feel I'm the person to tell it. Besides, that isn't exactly someone one wants to talk about. I mean what if someone is eating while they've reading?"
"Well what if we were to give a very brief summary of it and then ask the readers whether they want a more in-depth explanation of what happened? If they want to know then we can see to it that they hear the whole story and not just a quick summary."
"That's a good idea, Hotaru. Okay then, that's what we'll do. Basically Lord Terrain was irked at Lord Sesshoumaru for betraying his blood lines and several other small incidents that I really know nothing about. As a result Terrain decided to get rid of Lord Sesshoumaru by leading him into a trap with his children as bait. Terrain kidnapped Ronin, Kiyoshi, Sora, Kyou and Aiden, Dare and Nomi were able to get away to tell everyone what had happened. Lord Inu yasha and Lord Sesshoumaru of course went after him as well as the women of the family, Lord Kohaku and my sister. If you want to hear more you have only to ask."
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"Isn't that a little brief, Andrea? Shouldn't we at least mention the terrible things Terrain did and the battles? It doesn't seem right not to mention them. All those lives lost, they deserve recognition."
"Well if we do that then it will take ten pages to explain things, Hotaru. It's a very long and complicated story if one wants it to be told right. Besides the dead don't deserve to have their story told unless as a warning to those who would mean our family harm. Plus as it is we only have a page left to talk about something."
"What are you going to talk about for the rest of this page then?"
"How stupid your brother is and why he shouldn't be allowed to breed?"
"That's not nice at all, Andrea. Was there anything else someone wanted clarification about? I mean we are a pretty big family and people must be finding it hard to keep all of us straight. I know I'd find it most difficult if I hadn't grown up with everyone."
"Hmm..that gives me an idea. Why don't you explain to them about you all living in the slayer's village. After all they would only know it as an empty village with a graveyard full of fallen slayers with Lady Sango being the only living survivor."
"I don't know, I mean would they really want to hear me talk about something? I'm sure I'd just make a mess out of it all."
"Nonsense, I'm sure they'd love to hear you tell it and I'll help if you get stuck."
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"Well all right, I guess. If you'll help then I guess I could. Well it really all started with Naraku dead and the need to travel having been eliminated since the shards had been found and put back together. Since mother was expecting me and Aunt Sango wanted help repairing her village my parents decided to settle there for the time being and began to help Sango rebuild. Of course word soon got out that the village of slayers was being rebuilt and want to be slayers came to train and live there, to bring the village back to its former glory and reputation. That's where Uncle Miroku met Aunt Emerade in fact. Her father had been a slayer and good friends with Sango's father so she of course came to help Sango out when word came of what she was doing. Oh and I should add that Uncle Sesshoumaru was working on making a home for himself and his family near the village since he didn't want to live with humans, much less my daddy since he and daddy still didn't like each other so much back then. Soon the village was back to its former glory and flourishing with slayers and people who wanted to live there since it was so much safer, especially when you had the most fear of demons as a sort of over lord. A lot of people were a little confused at the idea of demon slayers being protected by a demon."
"Yeah, I can see how that would get a little confusing."
"Yeah but he didn't come to the village much for the first decade or so, only when Aunt Sango or one of my cousins dragged him along. He made people a little anxious though not any more of course. Now they know that he isn't there to tear them to shreds or something. They had some problems with my daddy too when they first met him but soon we were one big, happy villages. Speaking of which I need to get back to help mom. Thank you so much for listening and I hope you very much enjoy these stories. Bye bye!"
"I guess I should be going too. Till we meet again may your days be bright and without annoying dog demon idiots. Mine certainly won't."
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Dear, Lady Kisha
Thank you very much for showing an interest in myself and Linc, we're both very flattered that you would be interested enough to ask about us. I hope that this finds you well and that you're enjoying this story about my family, I would think so if you're still reading it. Well I have children to keep in line and people to help so I have to be going but I hope very much that you continue to read and enjoy.
Best Wishes,
Hotaru and family