A/N: Sorry it took so long for me to get this chapter up. I've been so busy between school, some family problems and I've been in and out of the hospital these past couple months but enough about me.
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Kyuubi skidded to a stop as he realized what they were running into. He flung an arm out to stop Arashi and hold him back. Kyogyū and Bakeneko were trying to find a way to break into the circle of demons.
"Kyuubi what are those?" Arashi asked panting slightly looking at the demons that were surrounding a blond girl who looked about thirteen and a white haired boy who looked about nineteen. The nineteen year old was holding his distended stomach with one arm and a sword in his other hand. Arashi realized that the boy was pregnant.
"Scorpion demons" Kyuubi mumbled more to himself than to Arashi. The demons were strange looking creatures; they had large pointed tails and sharp looking spikes coming out of their wrists. They had the greenest eyes and they seemed angry about something.
"Why are they mad?" Arashi asked moving to grab his weapons
"This is another reason that I refuse to let you get pregnant. Non-bijou demon clans feel that any child that is half-demon and half-human is unfit to live so they want to kill that child before it is born." Kyuubi said as Kyogyū took down four of the Scorpion demons with a flick of his tails. Bakeneko was working to break through the circle of scorpions to get to the humans.
"Nee, they have a tight circle and it can't be broken easily. You will have to get in here through the top." the thirteen year old said
"Yugito, how am I going to get up there?" Bakeneko screamed "WATCH YOUR BACK!" Yugito turned and kicked one of the demons in the head as he came running at her.
"Should we help?" Arashi asked Kyuubi as they watched the four battle the increasing number of scorpion demons.
"Probably" Kyuubi said exposing his tails and running forward to join the brawl, Arashi following close behind.
The scorpion demons were battling the three humans and the three demons. The six were highly outnumbered and the scorpion circle had yet to be penetrated. Bee and Yugito were putting up a valiant effort to keep the demons away but Bee was starting to get tired and his movements were becoming sluggish. Yugito was trying to pull both their weights but even she was starting to break. Suddenly a scorpion demon broke off from the rest and he ran at Bee's back, spike positioned to kill.
"BEE!" Kyogyū screamed trying to make it through the demons to get to his pregnant mate.
Out of nowhere the demon fell into the sand, it had a giant sword coming out of his head. "Take that you freak!" a voice from outside the circle said. All of the scorpion demons turned to look at the group of humans and demons who were all standing and ready to fight. All of the other bijous stood with their human beside them ready to help. One of the boys, a thirteen year old, was smirking maliciously. "Can I have my sword back, please?" he grinned showing rows of pointed teeth
"What are you doing on my territory?" this question came from a lanky, sandy-blond haired woman. Her blue highlights seemed to glow with the red pupils of her yellow eyes. Her hip length hair blew in its braid as if from a nonexistent wind. Her ears twitched and her tail swished dangerously like a cat right when it is about to pounce.
"Shukaku?" One of the scorpion demons said in surprise
"Yeah, now answer me" Shukaku said glaring at the demons
"You know that child of a human and a demon should not be allowed to enter the world." The demon who had spoken before said
"What's your name?" Shukaku asked talking a step dangerously close to the demon in question
"Kaname" he said holding his ground against the more powerful demon
"So… Kaname, you believe that my sweet daughter" she paused as she reached behind her. She pulled a little four year old out of the crowd. The girl had brownish blond hair and the sweetest brown eyes. She had a tail and ears to match the Shukaku's. "here shouldn't be alive?" she continued enraged
"Papa…" the little girl said in small voice her brown eyes glinting red "may I have the honors?"
"Of course my little Misaye" Shukaku said looking at her little girl proudly "Remember what I taught you, until you hear their bones snap."
"Righty" Misaye said as she held her hand out allowing the sand to surround it. She sent the sand flying at Kaname and some of the other scorpion demons around him. She grabbed Kaname and four of other scorpions and raise them in the air surrounded by sand. She closed her fist and giggled when the five of scorpion demons were crushed in a burst of blood. Misaye danced around in the raining blood and sand, her eyes completely red. "Did I do good Papa?" she asked turning around to face Shukaku
"Very good, baby" Shukaku said proudly smiling as she lifted her daughter and spun her around. She put Misaye back down and turned to look at the remaining scorpion demons who had all begun to retreat. "Well, WHAT ARE YOU STILL DOING HERE!" she screamed causing the pack of demons to scatter. Shukaku took two deep breaths and then turned around and laughed. She walked over toward the dead scorpion demon with the giant sword in its head. Shukaku reached down and pulled the sword out laughing. She handed the sword to the fanged boy and asked "Which bijou do you belong to?"
Arashi inched closer to Kyuubi, as a demon who was taller than Kyogyū stepped in front of the fanged boy. The demon had short, spiky grey hair and three tails with spikes on them. One of his eyes was maroon with a red pupil and the other eye was closed and scarred. He also had a maroon shell like bag on his back.
"I am, Shu" the tall demon said in deep voice
"Of course, only you could choose such as crazy child Kyo" The Shukaku said smiling at the demon that towered over her lanky figure.
"Kyuubi?" Arashi looked at him confused
"That is Kyodaigame, he is from Kirigakure." Kyuubi said quietly to the blond as he stepped in front of him. Shukaku sensed the movement and turned around. Her eyes opened wide with shock.
"Kyuubi, is that you?" she stepped towards him an evil smirk on her face "Didn't think you'd show, couldn't get in touch with you. There was a pain in the ass vixen that kept getting the way; I figured you told her to keep me and the other bijous away."
"No, I didn't. Kisa is a jealous vixen who wants me to herself and she thought that you were going to try and steal me away from her." Kyuubi said as he realizing who she was talking about
"Oh, so she's your mate? What about your human… are you a parent or a sibling?" Shukaku asked looking at the blond who was peeking out from behind Kyuubi's shoulder.
"Neither" Kyogyū answered for Kyuubi, as he held Bee flat to his chest.
"Wait? What? I thought that vixen was your mate, wasn't that why she was jealous of me?" Shukaku asked quite confused
"No, Shu" Bakeneko said taking the taller girl by the elbow "He's like you and Kyogyū, only no baby." She looked at Kyuubi and asked "There is no baby, right?"
"No" Arashi answered looking at the demons and the humans
"Oh my God! Amazing! The great Kyuubi is in love with a human!" Shukaku screamed with all the glee of watching the scorpion demons die.
"Yes, oh how the mighty have fallen, right?" Kyuubi said sarcastically
"I need details, Kyuu. Tell me more, I want you to tell me how you met to today. So… GO!" Shukaku said in a giddy hurry
"Well, maybe we continue this discussion later Shukaku" a human with sand brown hair and brown eyes interjected. She had a hand on Misaye's shoulder and spoke to the Shukaku so informally. Arashi figured that this woman must be the Shukaku's human.
"Did you need to leave Karura, my dear?" Shukaku said placing a kiss on the shorter woman's head
"I have to meet the ninjas arriving from Konohagakure." Karura said
"Right that was today! Okay, we will start the council once you have returned." Shukaku said picking up Misaye
"I need to get going to that meeting, too." Arashi said as Karura turned to leave
"You're a Konohagakure ninja, where's your team?" Karura asked
"I sent them ahead once the big, eight-tailed one showed up. I didn't want to leave two thirteen year olds in the line of a potential demon fight." Arashi answered
"Well then, come on we'll meet up with these guys later." Karura said with a wave of her hand
Arashi looked at Kyuubi, he nodded and said "You go on and find your kits. I'm going to go with the rest of the bijous. I'll see you when you and Karura are finished."
"Alright" Arashi said walking towards Karura
Karura was talking to Misaye. "You be good for Papa, my little sand painting." She said kissing the little girl
"Yes mommy" the four year old threw her arms around her mother in a childish hug
Once the child had let go, Karura turned to Arashi and said "Alright, I know the quickest way to get to Sunagakure, just follow me." She took off, shortly followed by Arashi
They ran in silence for about ten minutes before Arashi broke the silence. "So, that little girl is your daughter?" he asked thinking of the little girl that Shukaku had been holding
"Yep, she's my oldest" Karura said with a sad smile
"Oldest?" Arashi asked
"Yeah, I had Misaye when I was eighteen years old. After I had her, Shukaku told me to find a husband in the village. She wanted me to try and have semi-normal life. So on my nineteenth birthday I got married to a man in the village. Less than a year later we have a daughter, Temari and a little over a year after her birth my son, Kankurō, joined us." Karura told her story on their way to the village.
"Wow, it's incredible how much Shukaku cares for you. She seems to be happy around you." Arashi said as they walked into the village
"It's tru-" Karura was cut off by Rin who ran up a flung herself around Arashi
"Sensei! SENSEI!" Rin screamed, she hugged Arashi tighter as Kakashi walked up to the pair. "You're okay, the big demon didn't hurt you?" the med-nin gave he a quick once over to check for a major damage.
"He's fine Rin, let him be." Kakashi said rolling his free eye. He then turned his attention to Arashi and said "We were told that we had to wait to see the Kazekage. We have to be brought in to the meeting by his wife, I guess."
"And this is where I come in." Karura said taking a step forward
"Wait, the Kazekage is your husband?" Arashi asked looking at Karura in shock
"Yeah, I kind of neglected to mention that, sorry." Karura said linking arms with Arashi and leading him towards the Kazekage building. Rin and Kakashi looked at each other curiously but followed the two adults who were talking like they had known each other all their lives.
"What do you think is up with sensei and the Kazekage's wife?" Rin asked Kakashi
"They act like they've know each other forever. Maybe, he knew a while ago and their just catching up now." Kakashi threw out for an idea.
"Who knows" Rin said grabbing Kakashi's hand and dragging him to catch up with the two adults in front of them.
Well next time we will get into the meeting with the Kazekage and possibly meet the rest of the bijous and their humans. Cookies to anyone who can guess who Kyodaigame's crazy, fanged, Kirigakure ninja with the giant sword is. Oh, and Happy New Year!