Okay! Finally updating! I was sorta busy, so… ^_^'

And I finally broke the habit of updating this right after I write this in 30 min. (Yes, I do that.)

Special thanks to Dreamjiji from deviantART for lending me her pic for the cover!

Anyway, chapter 5, uploaded!

Disclaimer: I do not own Nurarihyon no Mago

"Ri-Rihan-sama…?!" Hagaromo Kitsune's voice echoed throughout the area. Those who heard her froze. Rihan was supposedly dead, so how was he standing here, perfectly fine? He was wearing his usual striped kimono, but instead of his usual protruding black hair, his hair was in a low ponytail. He looked down at Hagaromo Kitsune with amber eyes.

"Yamabuki now, is it? Can you stand?" Yamabuki/Hagaromo Kitsune nodded frantically. Rihan gently set her down.

"You are Rihan-sama, right?" She asked when both of her feet touched the ground. He nodded. "Then, how—"

"Looonng story. I'll tell you guys everything when this is all over," Rihan interrupted. He turned towards Seimei.

"So you're the one who planned my death with Sanmoto, right?"

"Nura Rihan. I suppose that would explain why we never crossed paths in the underworld," Seimei chuckled. "Sensei," He looked up towards the said person. "So you did know the secret to the perfect Hangon no Jutsu. Care to tell me the secret?" The woman humphed.

"Hangon no Justsu isn't a jutsu you should mess with. It requires sacrifices. Sacrifices that someone like you can never handle. Besides, why not just admit you started this whole war for your own personal desires?"

"What?" Seimei asked. Seeing his expression, the woman smirked.

"You didn't actually think I didn't know, right? This entire war, just for acceptance, and the secret to Hangon no Jutsu. Despicable. I wonder why I ever made you my student," She said while tilting her head quizzically.

"Then again, hanyous are greedy creatures, along with both ayakashi and humans."

"Wait!" Hagaromo Kitsune yelled. "What do you mean he started this for acceptance? Hangon no Jutsu I get, but what is this about acceptance?" The woman nodded her head towards Seimei.

"Go ask your son. I'm sure he'll tell you everything,"

"Seimei is not my son!" Hagaromo Kitsune yelled. The Kyoto and Nura Gumi's youkai stared at her.

"Can you and Hagaromo Kitsune stop switching around? It's getting confusing~" Kishi whined.

"It's not my—our fault! Seeing Rihan-sama here—" Yamabuki/Hagaromo Kitsune stated uttering complete nonsense, stopping and starting new sentences without finishing them. Yamabuki's soul and Hagaromo Kitsune's soul were fighting over who gets to control the body. She fell to her knees, clutching her head in pain.

"O-Oi! Yamabuki, keep it together!" Rihan said as he rushed over to help her.

"You're in no condition to worry about others, Nura Rihan," Seimei said from behind. Rihan turned around just in time to see Seimei attack. He swung the Mao's Hammer down towards him. The blade was barely a centimeter away from Rihan's face, when Rihan suddenly disappeared.

What? Seimei thought. As soon as he finished that thought, Rihan appeared behind him.

"Where are you aiming?" He asked. Seimei whirled around, only to cut nothing. Again, Rihan appeared behind Seimei.

"Turning your back against an opponent. What exactly is going on in that head of yours?" He said as he swung his sword down, which Seimei barely dodged. He growled, clearly unhappy about how things were turning out. Rihan merely smirked at his expression. As if on cue, both of them rushed forward, weapons raised, ready to kill.

So…fast! I didn't even see him move! Hagaromo Kitsune thought. To everyone, Rihan looked like he was appearing and disappearing the whole time. Adding to that, he was in his human form, so supposedly, he couldn't use his fear right now.

"Ho~ Rihan suddenly got faster, didn't he~3" Hagaromo Kitsune jumped at the sudden voice. She whirled around to find Kishi with her hood down. Like her sister, she had waist-length black hair and black eyes. The main differences were that her eyes were more playful, instead of being serious and intense, and her hair was down, instead of in a ponytail.

"But then again, Rihan always suddenly powers up when he's protecting something," Kishi said while looking at her. Hagaromo Kitsune clutched her head. It felt like it was going to explode, having two souls crammed into one body.

"Oh, let me help you with that." Kishi said. She drove her hand into Hagaromo Kitsune's stomach. Her arm went deeper and deeper, until her entire arm was engulfed in her body. Strangely, her hand didn't come out of Hagaromo Kitsune's back, and there was no blood. It was as if she were reaching for something inside of her.

After she finally grasped what she was looking for, she forcefully yanked her entire arm out, dragging Hagaromo Kitsune's main body out. (A/N Okay, this might be a little confusing, but it's basically Hagaromo Kitsune being pulled out of Yamabuki's body.) Yamabuki fell to her knees.

"You okay Yamabuki?" Rihan yelled from where he was dueling with Seimei.

"Ye-Yeah! I-I'm fine, Rihan-sama!"

"Don't force yourself! Go with Kishi! She'll help you!" Rihan told her. "You go too, Hagaromo Kitsune!"

"This way, you two!" Kishi yelled as she grabbed both of their hands and dragged them somewhere safe. Yamabuki looked back at the battlefield.

Rihan…sama…

"What's going on? And is that…Nidaime?" Kubinashi asked Kishi as she passed by them.

"Yeah! We'll explain everything later!" Kishi yelled over her shoulder.

"Stop avoiding the question! Tell us what is going on, now!" Kubinashi yelled. Kishi stuck her tongue at him.

"Hey!" Kubinashi yelled. Kishi sighed and turned towards him.

"I just told you I would tell you later, but I suppose telling you guys now wouldn't hurt…"

"So you escaped hell when I opened the gates, isn't that right? Nura Rihan." Seimei asked.

"Why don't you think about that yourself?" Rihan asked as he swung his sword down. Seimei raised his hand, preparing to destroy his blade. Rihan's sword however, only bounced back from the force instead of shattering to thousands of pieces.

"Forget it, you can't destroy my sword like that." Rihan said.

"You're surprisingly calm. Aren't you going to kill me in a horrible fashion?" Rihan's expression turned furious. His eye's turned dark as his irises glowed. Then, he closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

"As much as I would like to kill you," He started as he opened his eyes. "It's not my place to kill you. Rikuo is."

"Rikuo? Isn't he dead already?" Rihan smirked at the comment.

"That's what you think." Rihan said.

"What do you mean?" Rihan nodded his head towards Seimei.

"Look behind you." Seimei turned around just in time to see one of his oni swing a sword towards him.

As I said, I am sorry for updating this so late. I was busy caught up with school work.

So why did one of Seimei's men attack him?

And just how did Rihan come back to life?

Finally! I finished this chapter! I'll keep improving on my writing, so please excuse any grammar or spelling mistakes. ^_^

Please R&R! (Reviews and suggestions are welcome. No flaming though.)