Wednesday, December 8, 2004

   Chapter 2--The Return of ShiShi
"Damn that beautiful youkai..." ShiShi Wakamaru mumbled under his breath. It had been about a month now since Siiryuu and Hiei had brought Kouga back to the Temple. ShiShi had been circling around the Temple for hours, waiting for Siiryuu to emerge. She had not so far, and he was growing impatient.

Siiryuu, meanwhile, was in a fitful sleep, tossing and turnin. It was the dream she was having...

"Mama!" screamed a little girl. She had black wolf ears, black dragon wings, and a black wolf tail. "Mama!" she screamed again. "It must be done." said a rough voice from beside the woman who appeared to be the girl's mother. "My baby...I'm so sory..." the child's mother said. "I love you..." And then, a door was slamming in the little girl's face.

Siiryuu woke up with a start. She wiped her eyes and slid out of bed. She brushed her teeth and dressed quickly. She made her way outside and to the training arena, stapping on her belt with her katana, and then her belt with her four daggers.

ShiShi smiled in satisfaction. "Ah...there she is." he murmured. But--blast it!--she was standing there with a bunch of other people. Including that Kouga boy... Oh, how he despised Kouga. Oh sure, ShiShi reflected, I have my boy-band good looks, but Kouga is a gentleman. I'll just have to get Kouga out of the picture...

Siiryuu stepped out of the way of a few thorns that sprayed into the audience. Her brother, Kurama, and Yukki's brother, Yusuke, were fighting. Siiryuu began to have the feeling she was being watched. She turned around--nothing. She turned back to the fight, which Kurama had won. "Siiryuu, look out!" Kouga yelled suddenly, pushing her out of the way. A dagger whizzed between them. Out of mere shock, SIiryuu fell to her knees, and blacked out.

"They left me here..." Siiryuu heard a girl's voice say. "Me, too." was the reply. This voice sounded more cheerful than the first. "Evil people..." "The temees can bite me." replied the first voice. "What's your name?" "Yukki. Yours?" "Siiryuu." replied the first voice, the girl who had been locked in.

Siiryuu woke up. She was moving! She looked up to see Kouga carrying her. She smiled. "You can put me down now, I'm up." Kouga smiled down at Siiryuu and set her down gently. "What happened?" he asked. Siiryuu screwed up her face in confusion. "I dunno, really..." "Well, Siir, not to worry you, but I think that dagger was meant for me." KOouga told her softly. "Oh, Kouga!" Siiryuu exclaimed, throwing her arms around him. He held her gently, his cheeks turning red. "But who--ShiShi Wakamaru..." Siiryuu growled, pounding her fist into the wall. "Who?" asked Kouga. "He's like...obsessed with me. He's probably jealous of you." "Why?" Kouga asked. Now Siiryuu blushed. "I dunno. Maybe because you're better-looking and more polite." she replied. "I'm better-looking?" Kouga asked. He struck a dramatic pose. "I know. I'm so beautiful..." Siiryuu laughed. "And more polite." she added. "Yeah, that too." Kouga agreed. Siiryuu grinned. "Why did /you/ carry me? Why not Hiei?" she asked suddenly. Kouga's blush deepened. "I wanted to, and Hiei was sort of in shock. You blacked out, you know." No, really, I hadn't noticed...Siiryuu thought. Suddenly, something smacked Kouga hard in the back, and he fell to the ground at Siiryuu's feet.
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