Back to ze past

Kaoru snarled "naoki is my son of that i am certain. Your taunting falls on deaf ears. Tell me Amaterasu.Have you always been such a brat or is this a new development?

Amaterasu turned back around and made her way over to Kaoru. Her eyes however were glued on the necklace and ring in her hands. "Tell me Kaoru. Why would she bear a child, when she tried to kill the first one? Think on it. You, the father? I'd kill the child in the womb too." She smirked and lent in close to his face. "You know, I always thought Naoki's tail looked more like that of a cats."

Kaoru struggled against his bindings
"Your so full of shit Amaterasu! I have no doubts as to Naoki's parentage.
Stay the hell away from him, he may be your half brother but if you harm him in anyway it will be the last thing you do!" he spat at her

"Harm him?" Amaterasu stood up in shock. "I'm offended you'd even say such a thing.A Full Brother is something, someone like me finds hard to find. No, I wont harm Naoki. He likes me, Trusts me. I'd never abuse a small kittens trust. A small Foxes however..." She lent down and smiled coldly. Her facechanged into that of Ayamas.

Kaoru grimaced "you have what you came for! Leave me and my son in peace! Torment me no longer!"

"Shh." Amaterasu whispered his Ayamas voice. She placed her finger on his lips. She leaned in close and whispered. "Her death was your fault you know. If you had only left tha room insted of hiding away Naoki would still have a mother."

Kaoru's heart squeezed painfully. "i didn't kill Ayama. You did!"

"The one who stands by and watches, is just at as much fault as those who do the deed." Amaterasu moved back and stood above him, looking down at the necklace. A smile appeared on her face softly. "I think I may take my leave now. Maybe grab a few more things on my way out? Your lovers appearence seems to work charms."

"Take anything you want. Just leave Naoki alone. He is the only thing of value i possess. Take it all. I give it too you gladly."

"Weakness is not an attractive fet young foxy." Amaterasu tutted. "And Naoki's a big boy, he can choose who he wants to go with. His big sister, who's made him laugh and smile. Or the father who wants to remove everything that his son loves, because the father couldn't have one thing."

She headed towards the door. "You may want someone to help you out of those ropes." She smirked and left.

Kaoru struggled against the ropes frantically calling up his kitsunebi to burn though them

Amaterasu made her way outside. As she walked outside she lifted Naoki into her arms. Smiling softly she turned back around and held onto the boys wrist. He waved softly to the house.

A musical laughter was heard echoing as Amaterasu and Naoki disapeared into the tree's.
Naoki gave one last spurt of laughter.

Kaoru ran outside calling for his son. He searched the entire grounds before sprinting to the village. He he wasn't in the house then he was at Hotaru's or Amaterasu had taken him. He held onto the fragile hope that Naoki could be found .

Taro nodded, smiling vaguely and followed Hikaru's lead throguh the woods. Horror movie? What's a movie?

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Mori grunted in agreement. "Right. Let's see if there's anything around here. Maybe we'll find something of use."

Takeo's eyes narrowed "i don't like this... Bloody creepy this is!"

Anei frowned, everyone else had been gone for quite a while now and she was starting to worry, turning to Kietsu she asked him if he wanted to search for them, but he merely shrugged and went back to sleep.

Mori was about to make a wry remark when something moved in the mists behind him. He spun around, sword drawn and eyes narrowed. He lowered his blade quickly when he realized that it was Yuni. She moved unsteadily forwards, looking around in a half panic. Her eyes locked on Mori and Takeo and she lurched forwards. The panther placed a hand on her shoulder to steady her and frowned. "What are you-" She shook her head suddenly.
"How did I get... I can't remember where the... where's Hikaru?"

"What happened to Hikaru and Momiji!!!" Takeo asked, keeping his twin blades drawn but lowered
"The hell is going on!"

"I don't know!" Yuni said, sounding a touch irritated. "I was with them and then I was here." She said with a small shrug, slowly pulling her bow from her shoulder. Mori grunted and turned away, glaring into the ruins and waving his sword through the air.

Sekkou sighed loudly as he stared at his partner.

"Come on Takai, can we go now??" Takai just waved a hand at the younger, calling for silence as he looked around him in thought.

"There's a village this way, maybe the demons stopped by there", he muttered.

Takeo muttered an oath and slipped into a half crouch extremely edgey for some reason.

Yuni pulled the string taught, nodded at Mori who walked a few paces away and then turned to point the arrow at Takeo. "Found you~!" She crooned and then fired.

Takeo caught the arrow just half an inch from his blind left eye
"ho SHIT!" he dropped the arrow with a hiss as the wood burned his skin like acid

A snarl crossed her face and sho quickly replaced the arrow. "You're not getting away this time." Mori shouted out in warning and slammed into Yuni's side, sending the arrow shooting through the canopy of leaves.

Takeo lept at her swords bared "Die!"

Mori jumped in front of her and rose his own sword to block Takeo's. "What the hell do you think you're doing?!" He yelled. Yuni's laughter rang out and she took Mori around the neck.
"Bad Kitty."

"Mori you fool!" he lunged at Yuni freeing Mori

The priestess spun around and backhanded Mori, sending him reeling backwards. "Takeo, you really think," She rose her bow again. "That you could avoid this?!"

He grinned "theres a first time for everything!" he moved quikly from her bow's sights
"Mori! Its not Yuni! Its an Onryo! Its not Human!"

"But it's inside her! We can't hurt her!" He snapped.
"Exactly. Wouldn't hurt the poor little priestess." Onryo laughed. "Just you try."

Takeo appeared in front of her and slammed his fist into the side of her face then skipped out of range
"I'll do what I have to do to see you back to the Helfire from whence you came"

"Who did you steal that sentance from?" Onryo spat, turning Yuni's head back to face Takeo. "You know what I'm after, and If you keep punching this one, they won't wake up very kindly disposed to you."

"Phht like you'd let her live anyway, Yuni's as good as dead... something the two of you have in common"

"I might be nice, if you give my trinket back."
"If you don't mind," Mori started, hefting his sword at Yuni. "What the hell do you want? Get out of her!"
"Oh, I don't think I will yet. He has something that is mine, and I am going to kill him to get it back." Yuni's teeth flashed in a grin. "So sorry."
"Takeo, get to Hikaru, and Taro. Would you?"

Takeo shook his head
"Do you think they would of just let Yuni go? no! and if they arn't already injured I won't lead it to them! No More running!"

Zetsubou groaned in his UNCONCIOUS AND BLEEDING state.

(( HINT HINT ))

Amaterasu hummed lightly, a wooden puppet dancing around Naoki that she controlled. She smiled as the boy clapped.

He was so easily amused.

Anei hummed lightly as Kietsu's ears twitched in his sleep, watching it twitch twitch. She was so easilly amused.