SailorStar9: After getting Chapter 5 out, this is Chapter 6 of this fic. (Sighs) Guys and girls, is it too hard for you to leave a review, instead of just putting this fic up on your favorited list and story alerts?
Disclaimers: I own nothing, except for the plot bunny and my OC.
Chapter 6: Ambush
Haruto exited from the shower to see Kikyo talking to a red lizard.
"I see…" Kikyo nodded, the lava lizard summon giving its report. "I understand. Thanks, Uzuki. Here." She summoned a small flame and let the lizard feed.
"I never knew you had a summoning contract." Haruto remarked.
"It's not a contract," Kikyo corrected. "It's a summoning seal. Sort of a mandatory requisition for being Vesta-sama's Goddess Guardian."
"Then why a lava lizard?" Haruto wondered.
"They're small, swift and nobody gives them much notice." Kikyo pointed out. "That's why they make the best spies and information-gathers. Besides, they don't use too much energy and don't dispel as long as you feed them when they return for a recharge. Uh, no." she flushed, after the lizard inquired something via telepathy. "Not yet. Shut it!" she glared at the amused teen after the summon scampered off. "Out of all the lizards, it had to be the cheeky one to report back."
"And what was that about?" Haruto wondered.
"I'll tell everyone later." Kikyo grinned, kissing him on the cheek before dashing for the door.
"Oh, that sneaky…" Haruto smirked. "Get back here!" he took off after her.
"Can you repeat that?" Subaru echoed, after Kikyo informed the other two of her decision.
"I said, there has been a change in plans." Kikyo sighed. "My informant came in earlier with news about the Pallasites, so I'm splitting off after this."
"Just how reliable is your information?" Koga asked.
"She's never led me wrong before." Kikyo replied, biting into her muffin.
"'Before' being the key word." Haruto cut in, returning to the table with his buttered toast. "I'm coming with."
"You never change, do you, Haruto?" Koga mused. "And, are you sure you'd be able to sleep tonight, Kikyo?" he eyed the three empty cups by her side.
"Nah, she could go through five of these and still sleep." Haruto shrugged, Kikyo drinking her fourth cup of coffee.
"What I don't understand is how you can stomach those." Subaru remarked. "Me, I'm a tea person."
"Then, you should have seen Haruto here on sugar high." Kikyo smirked behind her cup.
"Kikyo, you won't…" Haruto trailed.
"Do tell." Koga and Subaru's interest were perked.
"Maybe later." Kikyo's smirk widened, causing the two to facefault on the table and Haruto to snort back a laugh.
"Have you wondered that we're walking straight into a trap?" Haruto inquired, the couple leaping through the trees.
"Quite possibly." Kikyo agreed. "Say, Haruto," she gave her amber-eyed love a mischievous grin. "How are you with seals?"
"I like the way you think." Haruto returned her grin.
"What is this?" the leader of group of Pallasites demanded, he and his troop having arrived at the ambush spot, only to be jolted back by a surge of lightning.
"Lightning Seal: Electric Field." Guardian Vesta replied calmly, the two clones of Haruto and herself dispelling into smoke.
"A barrier?" the Class 2 Pallasite realized. "Perhaps we have been underestimating you."
"We're not done just yet." Haruto added, donned in his Wolf Cloth. "From here, we can brunch off into a lot of other techniques."
"Lightning Seal: Electric Mayhem." The pair transferred their energy into the glowing seals.
The group of Pallasites heard multiple snaps of electricity going off around them before a burning jolt hit their bodies, knocking them out cold.
As he caught his breath from the sudden zap, the Pallasite leader could actually see the random pulses of lightning rushing from seal to seal. Another shot hit him and dropped him to the ground while he was analysing the attack. The Class 2 Pallasite was breathing raggedly as he turned his head towards the couple whose hands were held out at the field surrounding them. He shakily rose to his feet once more but was quickly struck back down. Before he could even try to rise again, he was hit one more time. The leader growled to himself and sunk into the ground before another bolt could hit him.
"Doton: Sashin no Mai!" Haruto let his attack loose, taking out the battered group of Pallasites.
"Wow Haruto, I think they might have cleared the stratosphere." Guardian Vesta joked.
"Thank goodness we went through survival training back in the Academy, huh?" Kikyo chuckled, the ninja pair having camped out for the night.
"No kidding." Haruto agreed, roasting the mushrooms they had gathered earlier.
"And I remember you freaking out when you found out I was female." Kikyo teased. "I mean, I'd been dropping hints like crazy about me being a she."
"You don't want to play that game with me, Kikyo." Haruto smirked. "You know I'll retaliate."
"I'll retaliate harder." Kikyo fired back.
The next morning, Haruto yawned a little, mixed in with a soft sigh and glanced at the feminine form snuggled at his side.
"Morning, love." Kikyo greeted, stirring. "How are you doing?" she asked, shifting into a more comfortable position.
"Well, I'm definitely well rested." The wolf joked, tightening his hold around his partner. "What about you? That hurt, Kikyo." he mock-pouted, Kikyo smacking his wandering hand off her hip. "I want you to touch me gently."
"You don't want to go there, Haruto." Kikyo smirked. "Or else…"
"Or else what?" Haruto was prodding on dangerous grounds.
"No more morning make-out sessions." Kikyo smiled sweetly and removed herself from her fiancé's hold.
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