Back to ze past

"Ha! I belong to the King. I already owe my life in debt!" He grinned suddenly and rocked forwards. "Doesn't self defence also include trickery and theft?" He asked, tapping his nose. Once again appearing merry.

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"Just stay back!" Shade warned as the first few advanced. He put about a meter between him and Elizabeth. He had no idea how long he would last. That was a bad thought.

"If that was the case." Amaterasu said quietly. "Why do you bare so many bruises."

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Elizabeth leant up and whispered to him. "I love you."
The demons walked closer, teir breath filling their noses. Then, they stopped.
They growled threateningly as they stepped aside, giving them a path to walk. Ayama grabbed onto Shades arm, having appeared from the side. "What are you doing?! WALK!
She ran through

Shade grabbed Elizabeth's arm and ran after Ayama, not bothering to demand an explination yet. He smiled and made sure Elizabeth was keeping up.

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"Maybe there's only so much one can do againt four, when even attempting to fight back is enough to get you beaten." He turned away. "Sometimes the best defence is silence" He said, glancing at the floor.

Elizabeth gasped when a demon growled as she ran past. But they didn't move.

Once they were a safe distance, Ayama stopped running.

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Amaterasu stepped forward. "And maybe, with the prper training, one can learn to take out six people with bearly a finger movment."

"I don't think I can do that" He said, refusing flatly. "Leave it. If need be, I can take care of myself." he said, bobbing down to rummage through the small pouch he'd worn when they washed up.

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"Care to explain?!" Shade asked, not able to hold the question off, pulling Elizabeth close.

"I hope so." Amaterasu said.

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Elizabeth leant on him, waiting to hear Ayamas explination.

"My self and the man comanding that army have a history. I simple... Spoke to him." ayama said, continuing to walk.

Shade's eye narrowed. That didn't fit in with her concerns earlier on, but he chose to remain silent as they trudged through the trees. He had his hand on Elizabeth's shouder the entire time, refusing to let go of her.

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Taro sat down. "I'm going to be risky and say they'll be back soon" He smiled.

"Oh. That reminds me." Ayama spun and looked to Elizabeth, her blade pointed once more. "Get yourself into trouble once more and I'll leave you for dead. We have more pressing matters on our hands then to look for a girl who can't protect herself." She walked forward, not giving time for anyone to say anything else.

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"Perhaps." Amaterasu said simply.

Shade snorted. "I beg to differ". Once they left the thicket of trees, Shade loosened his grip on Elizbeth and slowed his pace. Sure now that she wasn't in any danger.

Elizabeth stopped walking, her hair blwoing in the wind and framing her face. "Shade. She said.

Shade stopped and inclined his head, turning to face her.

"What I said before." She paused. "It was in the heat of the moment. You can Ignore it. It meant nothing." She started to wlk again

Shade then did the most spontaneous thing he'd ever done before. He took hold of Elizabeth's arm, swung her around and took her into his arms, leaning down and kissing her. When he pulled back from her, he was smiling widely. "Take that back".

Elizabeths eyes were wider than coins. She looked up at him in shock and finding no words, held his face in both hands. Her thumbs run over his cheeks and she smiled softly. "We should keep moving..." She could only whisper.

Shade paused to consider that. "I suppose it's logical to." He agreed, still grinning. "In one second." He said and crossed his arms. "No more of this 'I'm not good enough' nonsense." He said. "You can train and learn to fight, but it takes time and I will not stand for your constant doubts." He said, voice firm, but eyes dancing.

"Always by my side right?" Elizabeth asked, a smile slight on her lips. She held out her hand. "Come. Teach me."

Shade clasped her hand in his and led her back to the cave.

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Taro's eyes snapped up suddenly. "They're back!"

Amaterasu looked out and a smile came to her lips. She folded her arms. "hand in hand." The one phrase she knew in english.

Ayama walked inside the cave and smirked over her shoulder.

"Whoa, cool ya jets dude!" said Hikaru "Calm. Down."
Kuroshi just scowled

"What's the point?!" Mori roared, balling his fists. "Get the hell away from me!"

"The point? there isn't a point! as far as i see it this whole damn thing has just been some spontanious flight of fancy by some bastard pulling the strings!"

silence

"...i have my theories.."

"-I don't need your theories!" mori interrupted.

"All's well that ends well" Taro said, rolling his shoulders, but looking rather amused.

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Mori scowled darkly and stepped back. "I didn't want to speak to you" Mori accentuated his words with a glare, turning on his heel and transforming. The pantheresque Mori leaped into the trees and vanished.

"Kidnapped my Lord?" A man asked, standing at ease in front of his king.
"By my Poisoner no less. Imagine what that man could be doing to her as we speak. She is currently next in line. Fetch her back." Henry barked, resting on his throne.
"Yes my Lord." He bowed low. "Where may the princess be?"

"Japan." The king said. "I believe The poisoner took her with the young Lord."

The ships sailed. One by one. a fleet. Captained by the great Admiral Swan himself. Comishioned to find the princess kidnapped by her poisoner.

Should he find The man responsable for the princess kidnapping, he had been ordered to kill him on the spot. Reguardless of what anyone else would say.

He planned to.

"Fucking hell!" Takai yelled as he paced through the cave that he and Sekkou had been inhabiting the last few weeks.

It took a lot to set off the brainiacs temper, but what that bitch of a demon and the foreigners had done had certainly made him snap.

Scowling as he glared angrilly into the fire Sekkou wasn't in much better condition.

"Weeks of planning down the drain! If that demon hadn't fucking-- ARGH!" Takai screamed kicking Sekkou in the side, causing the other to crash back into a nearby wall. Takai only hit him when he was really really furious.

"New plan?" Sekkou asked through gritted teeth. He had to stop himself from smirking. Takai looked so hot when he was mad.

"YES A FUCKING NEW PLA--" Takai suddenly stopped mid sentence, a very thoughtful look passing over his face as he dived for his slate.

This time Sekkou really could hold back his chuckle, Takai never stayed mad for long. He was too brilliant to bother with mundane things such as a temper.

Mentaro say on his chair, his hand supplying as a wonderful head rest. He smirked. Then frowned. Then kicked the space next to him.

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Ayamas head purked up.

A mirror glinted atracting attention to the girl stepping out of the shadows, She was white. Literally, white hair white clothes...white skin.

in her hands was a round mirror, currently just reflecting back the rooms interior.

Mentaro nearly fell out of his chair. Regaining his composure he pecked out from the back of the throne. "Who are you?" He asked before ducking.