The reality in between

Hitoshi stood up, he was tapping at his chin, thinking hard about what they could do. He had the idea of going back to Kirigakure and asking Riku to help. He was there kid, might as well ask someone who had the known ability to use the aura of there forefathers. They could try and let Hanashi train herself to use the aura, but he had the slightest idea on how long that was going to train her. He didn't even know where who could teach her besides her brother. But what if he wasn't there and was on his mission on fighting the Akatsuki. Dammit. This is not fair, this was not fair to anyone of them. Not to Hanashi who he had almost killed and to himself. He tigthens his fist together. He was enraged, angry but not angry at her for not using her abilities but he was angry at himself. He failed her.

He bumps his head on the wall next to the door they came from into. He had a hunch that hitting his head on the wall would numb the pain but it didn't. It couldn't even drown the sorrow that he was feeling right now. Everything they did was for nothing. He sighed and turns around but what he was expecting was to see a woman holding onto the key and setting it back down on the table cause she had no further knowledge of how to activate the key. But what surprised him was the glowing blue color that was coming from the golden orb. Hitoshi walks slowly to her, seeing that the orb was glowing a hypnotizing blue. It looked familar to him, he has seen this color before but he did not know where it was.

Hitoshi sits down on his knees beside Hanashi and looks at the orb. She would probably be thinking the same thing: What in the world was going on and what did she do. The orb in her hand began to lift upward slowly, floating into the middle of the room. The orb moved around like a rubix cube, moving in a odd directions. Hitoshi stood up and looks at the orb. He notice that the symbols on the orb was shifting around. It was making another hirogliphic. He wanted to touch the orb, but he didn't have the heart to do it. It was amazing to him. It made the room a blue color. It was comforting to Hitoshi.

"What in the world..." Hitoshi said to cut the silence. He almost touch the orb with his finger but the orb shook a bit making Hitoshi pull back. The orb had stopped shifting. Hitoshi looked at the orb and saw the hirogliphics were much different. It had another lanuage on there, a lanuage that he couldn't decipher. "What do they say..." he slowly grabs for the orb. He had no idea what it might say if he were to touch it. But it was pointless if he couldn't read it. He puts both hands on the orb. The orb reacted to Hitoshi's touch. The glow coming from the orb changed from blue to a blinding white. It blinded both Hitoshi and Hanashi together.

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When the light had faded, Hanashi would be still sitting in the position that she was when she recieved the key. In her perception and those who looked in the world that they were in, she would realize that she was not in Atrum's castle anymore. They were far from it. Instead, she would begin to see that she was in white room. It was huge, uncomparable to any length and height that she could even comprehend. On each side of her, were bookshelves containing a vast amounts of books among books among books. The shelves would go on forever and ever for that is what it is percieved as. A book had fallen out of one of the shelves and landed in front of Hanashi. The book had open up. The pages, were completely white. The pages then began to flip itself.

The book showed pictures, pictures that projected outward in front of Hanashi and was showing her a place where technology didn't seem real in the world of where she ahd come from. It showed a man, surrounded by a army of men who appeared to rifles in there hands. There standing on a large stairwell that lead downward towards the men who were aiming there pistols at what appeared to be a young boy with blue hair. It was Kyouken...or was it Kyouken? It looked like him. He didnt' say a word as he was walking down the steps. The army began to shoot at him. A barrage of infinite bullets raining down at the young man who was walking. What did this man do? What could they possibly want with one man and why would they bring a army to take down this one man. The bullets had no affect on him. Was he immortal like Kyouken, no something was deflecting the bullets but it was invisible to the naked eye. When the bullets hit the invisible deflectants, it revealed to be a object. The young appearing Kyouken lifts his hands out and blades of different kinds appear around them. Axes, swords, knives, guns. They were ten of them. They began to spin around his body and the young appearing Kyouken takes one of the blades and holds it by the handle. His eyes, crimson, his hair jet black...

The book closed itself. What was that she just saw? Was that Kyouken in another world or was it something else. There was probably more books about worlds like this but Hanashi would probably not have the time. Behind Hanashi was Hitoshi. He was unconscious. He looked like the image of when he got stabbed but he was breathing.

"Do not attend to him, Hanashi" a woman's voice said to her. Walking towards her were two figures. Both of figures were wearing white robes that appeared to be that of a monk's attire. They were both wearing hoods and the facial appearance was darken by it. One was taller than the other and looked like a man who was carrying a sword by his waist. The other was a women who was a few inches shorter than the man. She had a female body shape, Hanashi could tell by her curves and how the robe fitted her curves and hips nicely. They were walking to her and stopped just a foot in front of her.

"He will be alright" the man said. His voice was familar to her. It was something that Hanashi could easily regonize. "I'm not surprised you came here" he said in a soothing calm voice. It was father like, almost regonizable by Hanashi's standards "If I am assuming correctly. You came to Atrum's castle. We were expecting you, daughter"

Both of them removed there hoods away from there faces. The man was obviously Kyouken. He had a light smile on his face as he looked at Hanashi. He looked like the man in the book that had fallen from the shelf. His blue hair was just as short as him, his facial and young appearing face was simular to the man in the book and his eyes. The dark blue eyes were just the same as his.

The other person, the woman was someone that Hanashi would not regonize by heart. Her hair was flowing, straight and down to her mid back but her appearance of her face was something that Hanashi could not put into her mind. She did not look like her mother. She was gorgeous, beautiful, to be honest no adjective or verb could even describe her appearance. There was no words. The most interesting and probably the attention grabbing attributes she had was her hair. Her hair didnt have a definite color. It changed constantly, it had a mixture of what a person could describe as a rainbow color. Some of the color Hanashi could regonize but other colors she could not. They were mixing together beautifully like a mixture of all types of creams and they blended together. They would not make a final mix to make a solid color but it would mix together forever. She looked at Hanashi with a smile as well. It was familar to Hanashi, that smile, that plesant smile that could make a cloudy day look sunny.

"Ah ah ah" Kyouken said as he walked past Hanashi, towards Hitoshi. "He is outcold. The power of the key must of put him in a trance like state that wouldn't allow him to wake up "He is the power of darkness, he cannot thrive here because he is only suppose to exist in the world of the shinobi. Because of that, the world that we are in now will not let him become conscious here" he stands and helps Hanashi up off her feet. "Its good to see you Hanashi"

"It is good to see you, my daughter..." why did the woman call her "daughter". Was she Hanashi's mother? She remembered her mother having neon green hair with emerald green eyes but this woman did not have those attributes and yet she was calling her daughter.

Hanashi's eyes widened slightly as she looked now at the glowing blue orb.She didn't see Hitoshi sitting down on his knees besides her.What in the world did she do?She only calmed her soul down,did this happen because she calmed herself?The color of the orb seemed so hypnotyzing.The orb in her hand began to lift upward slowly,floating in the middle of the room.Her hands dropped to her lap as she shook her head slightly,seeing as she was looking at the orb the whole time.She wondered if she even blinked in that time.The orb moved around like a rubix cube,moving in odd directions.The color fascinated Hanashi,it made her want to have the orb in her arms once again.

The symbols on it were moving around,as if trying to make a hirogliphic of some sorts."What in the world..." she heard Hitoshi say.He was about to touch the orb,but the orb shook a bit making him retreat.Hitoshi and Hanashi could see the orb,it had diffrent hirogliphics now.Hanashi and Hitoshi wanted to know what they meant."What do they say..." Hitoshi slowly grabs for the orb.He put both hands on the orb.The orb reacted to his touch.The orb changed from blue to a blinding white.It blinded everything in the room,Hanashi closed her eyes,she couldn't take that white light blinding them.


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When they light faded,Hanashi was sitting in the same position when she recieved the key.Her eyes looked around.She noticed she wasn't in Atrum's castle anymore.She was in a white room.It was huge,way too much for Hanashi's standards.She noticed on each side of her were bookshelves containing vast ammounts of books among books.The shelves seemed to go on forever.A book had fallen out of one of the shelves and landed in front of Hanashi.The book had open upThe pages, were completely white.The pages began to flip themselves.

The book showed pictures that prjected outward in front of her and where showing her a place where technology didn't seemed real.It showed a man, surrounded by a army of men who appeared to rifles in there hands. There standing on a large stairwell that lead downward towards the men who were aiming there pistols at what appeared to be a young boy with blue hair. It was Kyouken...or was it Kyouken? It looked like him. Hanashi kept watching,cracking her head to see if that was indeed her father.He seemed like it,with the blue hair and all.He didn't say a word as he walked down the steps.The army began to shoot at him.


A barrage of infinite bullets raining down at the young man who was walking. What did this man do? What could they possibly want with one man and why would they bring a army to take down this one man. The bullets had no affect on him. Was he immortal like Kyouken, no something was deflecting the bullets but it was invisible to the naked eye. The man in those moving images reminded him alot of Kyouken but something was deflecting the bullets from him.She thought for a minute.Did Kyouken had any technique that could deflect something but was invisible to the naked eye?she doesn't remember anything,maybe it was someone else.

The young boy lifts his hands out and blades of diffrent kinds appear.There were ten of them.They all began to spin around his body and the young man takes one of the blades and holds it by the handle.The book closed itself.Her mind began spinning.What did she just saw?Who was that man that resembled so much like her father?and what was that place?was that the world that Kyouken lived a long time ago?She was interested to see more but she knew she didn't have time.

"Do not attend to him, Hanashi" a woman's voice spoke to her.Walking towards her were two figures.Both of them were wearing white robes that appeared to look like a monk's attire.One was taller than the other,she was presuming it was a man while the shorter one was a female,and how did she know the shorter one was a female?the robe hugged her body,making her have a female figure.

"He will be alright" the man said,his voice was so familiar to Hanashi."I'm not surprised you came here" he said in a soothing calm voice. It was father like, almost regonizable by Hanashi's standards "If I am assuming correctly. You came to Atrum's castle. We were expecting you, daughter" both of them removed the hoods from their faces.The man was Kyouken,she smiled back at him.It was the same Kyouken she saw in the book,she knew it.

The other person Hanashi didn't regonzie.Her hair was flowing, straight and down to her mid back but her appearance of her face was something that Hanashi could not put into her mind.She didn't look like her mother.She was very beautiful,even Hanashi will say that.The most interesting and probably the attention grabbing attributes she had was her hair. Her hair didnt have a definite color. It changed constantly, it had a mixture of what a person could describe as a rainbow color. Some of the color Hanashi could regonize but other colors she could not. They were mixing together beautifully like a mixture of all types of creams and they blended together. They would not make a final mix to make a solid color but it would mix together forever.The woman looked at Hanashi with a smile as well.The smile was familiar,it gave her warmth in her stomach.


"Ah ah ah" Kyouken said as he walked past Hanashi, towards Hitoshi. "He is outcold. The power of the key must of put him in a trance like state that wouldn't allow him to wake up "He is the power of darkness, he cannot thrive here because he is only suppose to exist in the world of the shinobi. Because of that, the world that we are in now will not let him become conscious here" She hoped Hitoshi would be allright.She was hoping maybe he would be awake to see this,it would suprise him,that's for sure.

"It is good to see you, my daughter..." Kyouken had helped Hanashi up and was now besides him,looking at the woman.She didn't look like her mother that she'd met.She remembered her her mother having neon green hair with emerald eyes but the woman didn't have any of those attributes,so why was she calling Hanashi her daughter?

She first turned towards her father and gave him a hug "It's been so long...dad" she let go off the hug and gave him another smile.Then she turned to look at the woman "Your my mother?But last time I saw you,you had neon green hair with emerald eyes,so what's up?Why do you look so diffrent?Or the woman that I saw some long time ago was not my mother at all?" her emerald eyes looked at her eyes.Her arms crossed agaisnt her chest,she wanted answers but she decided to take everything slow.

Namine turned her eyes away from Hanashi. She folded her arms, holding herself. Kyouken saw the pain that Namine was experincing. Her own daughter didn't regonize her. How could she? She looked nothing like the woman who had birthed her, her neon green hair and her emerald color eyes. That was the two attributes that stick out with her and she had no appearance to that turns to Namine and then turns to Hanashi

"Hanashi, she is your mother. She wouldn't call you daughter otherwise. You see, Hanashi. This is her true form. In the world in which you were born, she had to take the form of a person that did not attract attention to her. So she took the form of the woman you saw her. The woman who went by the name as "C.C". She took that name to live in the world. She is your mother, but she does not have the appearance of what you expected her to have"

It was silent for awhile. Namine couldn't bare to look at Hanashi because she had left her as well. She abondon her so many years ago and she was ashamed of it. Hanashi could see her shake a bit. She was crying, she turned away because she couldn't bare to see her daughter be like this. Kyouken walks over to her and embraces her. Her shaking stop. "I'm fine, Kyo..." her voice still waivering steady. Kyouken obeyed and moved away from her. Namine turned to Hanashi and looks up at her. Her eyes was just the same as her hair. Changing into different colors and different shades of colors. There were tears coming from her eyes. It looked like a thousands tears were coming down but it was just one tear. Was this the sadness that she had stored up for her?

"I remember, when you were a child? I use to tell you a story of a young girl. Do you remember? I told you that there was a girl who was surrounded by books. Everywhere she walked and turn there were books all around her. She didn't mind, she loved to read. Oh, so many stories for her to read. Because She couldn't hold all of the stories in her mind at once so she would sometimes read the books over and over again. She was excited all the time. Oh she had many fun and exciting times together with her books. Reading about tales of dragons, knights, kings, monks, scholars and regular people who save the world all the time"

"And you would say..."what was the girls favorite book to read?". I would answer with a book about a prince. He was the same age as her and she would read his story about how he would go on dangerous missions, go on perilous journies through seas and experience different adventures. What was special about this book was that the little girl could not read ahead. When she looked ahead after the chapter was done, the pages were blank. She did not know why but it made it all the more exicting. She was so sad that she couldn't read ahead. She had dreams were she was with him and she would go on adventures with him all the time"

"Each year, she would go back to that book, seeing what the book filled up. It was filled with more exciting stories and adventures. Each year, she would grow up just like the prince in the story would grow up and go on adventures. Finally, she became a beautiful young adult. She was so beautiful that the people that she lived with would spectate on her beauty. Some of the words, I used would've been hard for you to understand but you understood them fine"

"Anyway, she came across the book about the prince. The girl who had turned into a beautiful woman said "I want to go meet this prince. I want to go meet him and go on adventures with this prince" She did not know what she looked like but she didn't care. She had fallen in love with the prince in the story and he wanted to go meet him. She packed her things and travelled to the world where the prince lived. When she arrived, she realized that the place he lived at was something of a place of suffering and torment. She was sadden"

"I remember you would get excited with this part. Holding onto the bedsheets with anticipation. I remember I told you rest of the story. The girl looked high and low for the prince. Wondering where he was. This made her sad. She then went to a dark castle, where lived an evil king. The woman asked if she knew where this king was. The evil king was very devilsh and he wanted to capture her and marry her because of her beauty. I remember you say "She should've beaten him up. He's a bad man". And I said "I know, a very bad man". I remember telling you that the woman was kidnapped her and took her in her dungeon. She was sad. She was wondering where the prince was at"

"When all hope was lost, the king had taken her out of the dungeon and put her in this beautiful wedding dress. The king was going to marry her and the woman couldn't do anything about it. But then, the prince comes in and fights the evil king. The king tries his hardest but the king was defeated and ask for the prince for mercy. The prince took the woman off her feet and the woman say "My hero" before setting off into the sunset"

Namine looked at Kyouken. He was leaning up against the shelf and was reading the book. Namine looked at him with a irrtated face and pouts "Kyo! I was totally telling our daughter about how we met! At least SHOW some interest in the story"

"I was listening, read it so many times, except the part about the king part. That part you made up because you didn't want to say that you were a experiment set down by a scientist who was crazed with power and wanted to use your power to go into this world. The king part sound alot more fairy tale like then the real story, I have to admit. I think Riku would've like the real story instead of the fairy tale. Then, I saved you and we both fell in love. A year later, we had Hanashi and then the story continues" he turns the page of the book he was reading

Namine sighed "You sounded so bored with it. You are such a killjoy, Kyouken"

Kyouken smiled "But I'm a killjoy that you are crazy in love with" Where did Hanashi hear that before.

Namine didn't say anything to that response. She just smiled and turned to Hanashi"Do you remember that Hanashi?"

She looked at the of them.Kyouken explained this is the real form of her mother.she found it hard to believe."Um..that's all nice and good,and..to tell you the truth" she scratched the back of her head as she looked to away from her "My memory's fuzzy when it comes to stories like that..but thank you for telling it again!" she let a nervous smile appear on her lips.Her eyes fell on Hitoshi,her eyes had hidden her worrieness for him.She walked over to his body and knelt down.Her hand touched his.Oh,how she wished he was awake to hear this.He'd probably would first try to get some answers out of Kyouken for messing with their heads.She chuckled at the thought.

Her hand gripped his "He won't wake up until Im back in Atrum's castle..right?" she asked her parents as she looked at his face.A strand of hair fell on his face,Hanashi quickly put it back into it's place while looking at Hitoshi with a loving smile.She got up and turned her body towars her parents,she coughed a little,hoping they would ignore that "moment" "So,you were an experiment?by a crazed scientist?and then father came and saved you.." she turned to look at Kyouken "Im not suprised if Riku would like the real story.He's a mini you for god's sake.."

Even though Hanashi didn't spend enough time with him to really get to know Riku,he acted too...Kyouken-ish for her taste,but it was her own brother.What are you gonna do?

She looked at the happy couple "So" she started "Why have both the both of you been hiding for five years?" her eyes looked at Kyouken "I saw you when you defeated Phoenix.You must've sensed me and yet you didn't do a thing.Could you explain that?and also why DID you go into hiding?" because of him she had to go through trials.Mentally and physically.

By now tHanashi was slightly back to her cold personality but not much.She wanted answers.She wanted to take her parent's back to the other world with her.She didn't have Hitoshi with her now,she had to ask all the questions,and she didn't like that,at all."Please,I just want to know...if it's not too much trouble.I mean,I was looking for you five years.At least I deserve to hear your story"

Namine turned away again. She didnt want to look at Hanashi again. Kyouken sighs, annoyed by Hanashi's behavior but he didn't show it. His slight sigh only gave a hint on his relax mood and now how he felt about Hanashi. He rubbed his eyes

Kyouken looks at Hitoshi. He had an annoyed look on his face like he wasn't really expecting him to be here. He was just expecting Hanashi and not him to tag along. He felt some type of emotion coming for Hitoshi. He has grown stronger in the past five years...ahhh, I see. It makes sense...he is finally complete. He then smiles. What was the smile for? Kyouken then turns to Hanashi

"Hitoshi is here...he can hear us and see us, but his body will remain lifeless for now. I dont know if he'll remember everything he is hearing right now but he'll probably get the gist of it. He is not dead but he is not alive. Lets just say, he lies in-between this world and the world that you came from. I also sense another live here as well, but I will not reveal that to you...not yet..."

"We left because our of duties. Our duties is to be protect all of the history, the knowledge and the people of these books..." Namine said softly

"Yes...you see, in every book here lies a tale. A story of infinite universes, people, history and so forth and so on. These books contains all of those things that the people here, your mother race, and they record it and store it for later usage. As for me, I make sure that everything runs smoothly. Everything and everyone that is meant to live and meant to die. You see, "death" remains the same in every universe. Everyone dies. Death is actually a guardian job, a job for people like your grandfather on my mother side of the family. You see, as the personification of "death" my job is to make sure that everything would be in complete balance. I can never choose sides as to "good" or "evil". If the world in one universe has too much evil in the world and it calls for a hero and no one can step in, I either train a person to become that hero or if all hope is lost, I step in and bring balance into the world. Then, I erase myself in that universe, making it look like another hero did it and not myself"
Kyouken puts the book back on the shelf "The book i was just reading about now is something that I found in one universe. A fifteenth century man who was a great artist, scientist, reseracher and philosopher. His name is Leonardo Da Vinci. In that universe, chakra does not exist. Everything is either weapons created by man and science and religon are at stake. When I take another book, Im in the twenty-first century and technology is at a high point. Much different than its counterparts of the fifteenth century renaisannce era, as what they call it. Much of that universe technology is also in the universe, you and I. Which means some universe are connect and some or not. Some are also parrellel universes. Its funny cause I'm actually a woman and you are a young man. Its very interesting to read these things sometimes"

"But lately, everything has been in chaos. Some universe are being torn apart from the fabric of both space and time. They have been destroyed by creatures such as the red phoenix or some being challening God himself. Someone is creating such being all the time"

"The red phoneix was not meant to be in our world. He was suppose to be in another universe but he existed inside of your uncle's body and then tried to kill the world and everything in it. Which means that someone is trying to not only kill your world but everyone else's. I had to leave because as guardian of the reality in-between "death" persay, I have to make sure that everything is at a balance and if Im not doing my job, then I have failed as not only a guardian but a protectorate as well"

Both Namine and Kyouken were silent. They seem to be thinking for a little bit and it was very awkward to say the least. Finally Namine split the silence in half "We had to leave because we knew that if we told you when you were younger, you would want to follow us to here. We knew it would be dangerous for you. You are not ready to face against a threat like this. We had to leave you, unannounced and unexplained. We knew what you would do, you would begin to resent us, hate us for what we had done to you and leave you guys behind. We both hated the idea but we had to..." she turned her head away again

Kyouken said as he was reading another book. He closed it before looking at Hanashi again and walking to her, placing a hand on her "I know it sounds very far-fetch. I have to admit, it sounds like a science-fiction plot gone totally wrong but it is the truth. Whether you believe so or not, its the truth" He sighes "We dont ask for your forgiveness" shoulder "But we do ask you is to protect your world. Thats what Riku been doing so far. He doesn't know why he is doing it but he knows that something is going afoot and if he doesnt' do anything then no one can...you have to help in your way to make sure that the world in a better for you, Hitoshi and your son..."

Kyouken puts a hand on Hanashi's stomach "You thought you could hide it from us, Hanashi. You and Hitoshi...together...I still dont see what you see in that guy but he's better than any other person I would've asked for"

"I dont know, Kyo, they look pretty cute together if you ask me" Namine said finally, trying to break free of her shame.

Kyouken shrugs his shoulders "All I know is that there is a life inside of you. You dont know it yet but I can feel his aura...it is a strong one...mimics yours and your brother"

Kyouken moves away from her and walks to Hitoshi. "Hitoshi, you idiot..." he leans into Hitoshi's ear and says "I'm very proud of you". He leans up and looks at Hanashi "Your time here is ending...you cannot stay here for long Hanashi" he sounded disappointed. He puts his hands palm up and instantly appeared the orb. He gave it to Hanashi "We will return soon...I promise I will answer more of your questions later..."

"Goodbye Hanashi" Namine said in a soft voice

The akward moment was felt all around.Hanashi silently sighed.Maybe she shouldn't have asked so many questions at once,yet she didn't care.Hanashi had a right to know.It was weird that Hitoshi could hear and see them,since he wasn't 'allowed' in this realm and yet his soul could see and hear us.Could be limbo?who's to say?

Also,Kyouken said another life was in here.What did he mean by that?There was no one but her parents,herself and Hitoshi(she thinks).Hanashi knew Kyouken had the ability to sense other people's auras.What Hanashi understood from all the explaining that Kyouken did,along with her mother they were guardians.Kyouken was death himself,of course,and since he's death himself he doesn't choose sides.He had to keep a balance in the worlds,even if that mean one person dying so that the other can survive.It's like the circle of life,it was almost the exact same thing.

"So the red phoenix was one of these 'beings' that wasn't supposed to be in this world,correct?" she probably knew the answer was yes.She closed her eyes.She understood everything now,as crazy as it sounded she didn't feel the urge to hate them anymore,to resent them.She understood the reason of why they left.

Kyouken was reading a book when her eyes fell on him.He closed it and walked over to her and placed a hand on her.Hanashi had to admit,the story sounded very far-fetched for anyone that heard it,even to her but she believed in them....you have to help in your way to make sure that the world in a better for you, Hitoshi and your son..."

The look of shock spread across her face.What?she was pregnant?How did he know?Kyouken put a hand on her stomach.She wasn't trying to hide it.She just didn't feel it was the time to tell them.She couldn't wait what Hitoshi thought of this when they got back,oh goodie...

Hanashi smiled at her mother.At least she liked the fact that she and Hitoshi were together and,even though Kyouken didn't admit it he looked like he was happy for them too."Of course..you have the ability to sense aura's.The ability mom gave you..." Kyouken moves away from her daughter and walks towards Hitoshi.He leaned closer to his hear and seemed to whisper something that she couldn't quiet hear."Your time here is ending...you cannot stay here for long Hanashi" he sounded disappointed.Hanashi didn't want to leave yet.She had so many questions to ask both of them.

He put his palms up and the orb appeared instantly.He gave it to her.She holded it in her hands,she looked at both of them with a smile "Very well.I will await your return,mother and father.See ya soon"

Both Kyouken and Namine waved to her goodbye. They were happy for them both and now that the anger inside of Hanashi had vanished, Kyouken knew that they would understand now. The past they were sure to despise them but now it is the present and they could easily understand. Kyouken walks up to Hanashi. He was mouthing something off to her. Hanashi could not hear what he was saying because her eyes were fading into white. If Hanashi could read lips he said "Dont tell Hitoshi yet...surprise him, its fun to do..." The last thing Hanashi could hear was the snap of a finger

The surroundings change from the white bookcases with an infinite amount of books to the feudal japan setting of the tower where Hitoshi and Hanashi left off. Hitoshi was laying on the ground. He started to move his arm and his whole body began to move. He grabbed his head and rubbed it saying "What the hell just happen?". He was disoriented and nausea from his experience. He sat up and looked at Hanashi.

"Man, that was one helluva dream. I saw you and Kyouken and your mom and you guys were talking. I was laying there beside you and you guys were talking some more. Then it went all black and I heard "I'm proud of you" from Kyouken. I have no idea what the hell that means but whatever it means, I guess he's proud of me or something. Must've been a really crazy dream"

It wouldn't of been a good idea to tell Hitoshi anything that would shock him entirely. Anything remotely telling him that he would be a father soon because Kyouken knew long beforehand that he would be the father, would be a shock to him. Hitoshi didn't like surprises, espicially when it came from some person like Hanashi or Kyouken. He stands up but he had to catch himself. His disorientation had caught up with him. He catches his balance and holds onto Hanashi before standing up on his own "Hanashi...was it just me or did I hear something about a kid....that had to be my imagination right?" he nervously chuckled

Hitoshi looks over at the tea table. His surroundings have definitely changed from what seem like an few hours went by. The tea cups and the setting of the mats and decoration was gone. It seems Atrum had clean up while they were gone into the world of the reality in-between. He grabs his head "I still feel kinda weak though, all that chakra I used up against his shadow did a number on me" he finally admitted "I was holding it in when we were walking, I'm surprised I didn't fall over and faint. You think Atrum will let us stay here? Eh, probably not, we dont want to overspend our welcome here. Besides, I really dont wanna see mystic come out at him again" that was the woman's spirit name. "She's a killer in illusion shadow techniques...the last thing I want to experience his her abilities on me...I am no mood...to..." his voice began to fade away. He then falls over to the ground. He was extremely tired.

"Seem's he's used up much of his chakra when he touched the orb" Atrum's voice said. He stepped into the room and closed the door "He'll be fine, he is just exhausted at the moment. It wouldn't be good to travel with him at this time so I'll allow you stay here for today or until his body has fully recovered. It seems my shadow did a number on him..." he then bows "I will take my leave. In the next room, there should be a bed for you two to sleep" He walks to the door and slides it across. He took one step out before saying "And congratulation..." he said before closing the door.

A light chuckle left her lips.Ahh her father.No matter what if she was nervous or mad he always found a way to make her feel calm again.Hanashi only could see Kyouken's lips mouth something,then she heard a snap of his finger..The surroundings changed from white bookcases tha had infite books to the feudal japan setting of Atrum's tower.Hanashi was still in the chair that she originally was when holding the orb.She looked around.They were back,and everything seemed to be in place.


"What the hell just happen?" she heard a voice beside her,she turned her face towards where she heard the voice.It was Hitoshi.He sat up and looked at Hanashi."Man, that was one helluva dream. I saw you and Kyouken and your mom and you guys were talking. I was laying there beside you and you guys were talking some more. Then it went all black and I heard "I'm proud of you" from Kyouken. I have no idea what the hell that means but whatever it means, I guess he's proud of me or something. Must've been a really crazy dream" Wow.She hated when her father was right on the dot that Hitoshi could hear them and see them.Hanashi was hoping that Hitoshi didn't hear anything about her having his child inside of her.It isn't the moment for him to know yet..

"Hanashi...was it just me or did I hear something about a kid....that had to be my imagination right?" she titled her head to the side then shook her head "That's just your imagination" she raised her eyebrow when Hitoshi admitted Atrum's shadow did do a number on him.He didn't need to hide himself from Hanashi.If he felt tired he could say it.Ahh Mystic was her name.An interesting one to say the least but Hanashi had more things in mind now.She wondered if Atrum would let them stay the night.I mean,she faced off agaisnt an Atrum illusion that felt so real and that left her slightly shooken up.Hitoshi wasted too much chakra.She hoped he would let them stay the night."She's a killer in illusion shadow techniques...the last thing I want to experience his her abilities on me...I am no mood...to..." his voiced faded away.He fell to the ground.Hanashi rushed over to his side.

"Seem's he's used up much of his chakra when he touched the orb" Atrum's voice said.He stepped into the room and closed the door "He'll be fine, he is just exhausted at the moment. It wouldn't be good to travel with him at this time so I'll allow you stay here for today or until his body has fully recovered. It seems my shadow did a number on him..." she placed her head in his lap as she looked at Atrum."He'll be fine, he is just exhausted at the moment. It wouldn't be good to travel with him at this time so I'll allow you stay here for today or until his body has fully recovered. It seems my shadow did a number on him..." She nodded in aknoledgement "Thank you,Atrum-san.." He walks to the door and slides it open.He took a step forward before saying "And congratulations..." Hanashi's breath was cought in her throat.How did Atrum know about her being pregnant?Did he somehow hear?At any rate she was tired and she wanted to sleep.

Hanashi put Hitoshi's right arm over her,her left arm around his waist as she got him up.He wasn't that heavy,she thought as she walked towards the next room.She slid open the door,walked out and slid it back closed.She walked over to the bed and sat Hitoshi on it first,and layed him down on the soft pillows.Hanashi got on the bed through the other side.She layed down on the soft bed and sighed.This was a tiring day.She looked at Hitoshi as he slept soundly and smiled.She kissed his lips and decided to go to sleep as well.Might as well...later I'll have to tell Hitoshi the truth.. she closed her eyes and fell asleep almost immediatly

Hitoshi dreamed of dreams of dreams that very night. He knew he was dreaming, he could tell he was dreaming. He notice that he was set in a house that was on top of a hill. It had a great view over a village that Hitoshi couldn't decipher in his dream. It appeared to be the village hidden in the leaves but it lacked the mountain's where the previous hokage's were carved so he had no idea what village it was. He saw more tree's in the horizon so he knew he was in the middle of a country that was center around fire country. It was late afternoon, almost early evening in his mind. He oculd see that the sun was setting an beatufiul orange and red color. The sky was an orange as well that reminded him of tangerines. A wooden house that was a story high and a few inches. He was sitting down on the porch in a wooden rocking chair. If felt like an old movie where he was an old man. He felt anxious, like he waiting for someone.

Hitoshi peeked up from his trance and hears footsteps coming up the hill. He peers over seeing only a figure in the background. He sits up and waits for him to come. He didn't feel a inch of worry or fear, he felt happy at the moment. He looked when the person came further into his vision and Hitoshi smiled seeing who it was. It was a young man who looked like Hitoshi. He was just as tall as him but his eyes were green and his hair was black. He oddly looked like Hanashi too. He smiled and said something to him.

Hitoshi woke up. He opens his eyes slowly. He blinks a bit before realizing it was a dream. It felt very real to him, lifelike to him. Maybe it was something that Mystic had did to fuck with him. She had a tendancy to do so. He had no clue what time it was or how long he's been sleeping. He had a refresh feeling and he didn't feel tired so he could had been asleep for more than eight hours. He felt someone else in the bed with him. He knew it was Hanashi. He could tell by the scent of her and her warmth that he loved so much. He wrapped his arms around her waist as she slept and he kissed her neck. He smiled.

He didn't want to get out of the bed, he didn't feel like stretching his legs. He wanted to lay here and wait for her to wake up. He was impatient to kiss her continously but he was patient enough to let her sleep on until she awoke. For the first time, he didn't want to act impulsively, he wanted to be passive and be docile for her. Well, maybe just once he could act just this one time impulsively. He moves into her neck and begins to kiss her all over. He was still Munashii Hitoshi and he still had his personality. His hand was all moving all around her upper body, like a wandering hand.

She turned in her sleep,murmuring a few words that were not making sense to anyone that heard it.Hanashi moved once again,then she felt someone's arms on her waist.It must be Hitoshi.The only man that could lay a hand on her(besides her father)without beating them to a pulp.Hitoshi kissed her neck,it didn't made her move this time.

Hanashi felt kisses on her neck and she woke up.Her emerald eyes opened as she felt Hitoshi's hand wandering around her body "No,Hitoshi..." the hand that was on her hip grabbed his hand in a tight grip as she sat up.Her eyes still looked tired but had a slight annoyance in them.She squirmed away from his kisses.She didn't want anything to happen."Sorry.I just don't feel like it" of course it wasn't anything like that.It's just she was worried about the child that was inside of her.Their child.

Well,she felt this was the time to tell him.She only hoped that he would take it well."Uhh..Hitoshi?" her eyes looked at his with a nervous look spread across her face "I have something to tell you..." she took a deep breath and then exhaled it "Im..pregnant.." she looked away from him as she let go of her hand and placed it on her stomach.Hanashi always wanted a child.She'd be always seen playing with kids five years ago,and felt a motherly feeling around them.Thing is,she never thought she would become a mom,let alone have a relationship with a man.Hitoshi was the only man she loved in her life and he returned their feelings but now that she was with his child,what will he do?what will he say?

Tension was felt in the air,it could be cut easily with a knife.Hanashi waited with anticipation,her eyes looking at the window.She prayed that this was the right time.She thought it was,since as he was trying to get her in the mood or something.But she didn't want to,at least not for awhile "So,Hitoshi?what will you do..?"

Hitoshi stopped. He was slightly disappointed when she didn't want go any further. It sadden him a bit but at the same he was glad. She something was streaming in her mind and it was worrying her to say it. Hitoshi turned his head, having a look of curosity and wondering what was going on. She looked nervous to tell, which made him nervous to ask what she was thinking. With all that in mind, this was causing alot of tension between himself and her and in the room.

Before he could saying anything she finally says it. The big kicker, the one thing that he was not waiting for. She was pregnant. This made one of his eyebrows raise up and look at her with a sly look. "How...whe...wher.." he couldn't even get a full sentence out. He was wondering how she would pregnant so fast. Was it because she was a Shikyo. No, that couldn't be it, they have normal pregnancies just like humans do. A full nine months and then a baby is born but this was something that he was not expecting. It takes a few days for a woman to know that they are actually pregnant so how the hell did she know she was pregant. He admitted not wearing any protection last night. It wasn't making any sense to him

"How...how do..." then it hit him. When Kyouken told Namine long ago that she was pregnant with Hanashi, she didn't believe him until a week later, she realized that she was with child. Damn him and his mental games. He knew that this would happen, he played it all out "So that wasn't a dream when I heard that you were having a son...?" he remembered in full detailed at THAT very moment about the incident "Oh wow..." he was still in shock and he went silent

Hitoshi was taking it all in, he had to cause he had a slight assumption that something like this were to happen. It had to, there pleasures and lust had combined that night and now this was the consequence. Dammit, not now. He didn't want her to have a child now, not yet that is. He didn't feel ready, he wasn't ready to be a father to a son. His eyes couldn't lie as he stared into her emerald green eyes that he was more scared then getting punched by a powerful person or dying. This was out of his perception. He was scared and he didn't want to admit it.

"So Hitoshi, what will you do...?" she asked him. He was scared to answer, frighten to hear what his true answer was. He wasn't ready, he didn't feel ready. He felt closed and trapped into a maze that he could not find his way out. He blinked thinking back to what that voice said to him. Someone was proud of him. Maybe that person was thinking about how he was gonna protect and love Hanashi. Maybe...but he wasn't sure about who said it to him. But the voice sounded he was proud of him.

"Well..." he finally replied "I have to admit, I'm fearful of hearing this. I didn't want to know about the kid...about our kid...I'm so scared right now that I want to run away and never see you again..."

There was a moment of long silence. It was angonizing to be this tension, he was probably hurting Hanashi by talking about that. Hitoshi was just thinking of the words to say it "But dammit, I dont want to leave you and our kid alone and our son hating me because I was too gotdamn scared. Hell, my son would call me a scared bitch and punch me in the face" he said with much tension and excitement in his voice "Dammit, I aint gonna run away from this, I love you so much that I would destroy a village for you. And I'm going to love our kid like no other. Hell, he'll be just as strong and be a powerful person and hell, I dont know. He'll be something better than I was and not fuck up..."

He kissed her. Long and passionate. It was a heavenly feeling. He pulls back slowly from her lips and smiles "I may be scared but I know that I am ready for this kid...".

"But in all, its just been a day. Its take a couple weeks before you even start to feel the affects of being pregnant. Hell, that kid wont feel us doing it anyways. Geez, you getting all worried" he was sounding like the Hitoshi Hanashi knew and loved.

Her gaze dropped slightly.She knew he would react this way."How...whe...wher.." the man couldn't even get a full sentence out.That's how Hanashi knew he was not ready.To him it must've been weird,knowing she was pregnant the day after they did it.She wouldn't know it if Kyouken didn't tell her.Hell,she was still shock and knowing Hitoshi was like her as well didn't help her deal with this any better.There pleasures and lust combined,making this the consequence of not wearing protection.She didn't even told him if he had protection,she was too caught up in the moment,and that moment was now haunting her,you could say.

"Oh wow..." he was still shocked,and then he went silent,making Hanashi even more nervous.Why couldn't he just hurry up and say what he needed to say?If he didn't want this child it was fine,but she was gonna keep the child.It was her desicion as well as his,but if he didn't want him she was gonna take him as her own.She looked away from him,breaking the eye contact that they had.He was scared she was scared.A simple emotion they shared at the moment.Maybe she thought wrong,maybe Hitoshi wasn't the one for her.Yet,her mind could just be making her have doubts about the love she had for him.No she shook her head.She knew she loved Hitoshi,her feelings about him were strong.She couldn't fake these emotions.

"Well..." he finally replied "I have to admit, I'm fearful of hearing this. I didn't want to know about the kid...about our kid...I'm so scared right now that I want to run away and never see you again..." there was a moment of long silence.Hanashi felt hurt,she couldn't believe the words that were coming out of his mouth.Did he really meant those words?He wanted to run away and not see her again?Just when she felt all hope was lost he spoke again "But dammit, I dont want to leave you and our kid alone and our son hating me because I was too gotdamn scared. Hell, my son would call me a scared bitch and punch me in the face" she couldn't believe the words that were coming out of hits mouth either!Even though he was scared,he was going to stay with her and their child.Her eyes looked at Hitoshi with a weird look.He would destroy villages for her?that was a new one.But she didn't care she was so happy he stayed.

Hitoshi kissed her.Long and passionate.He pulls back slowly.Hanashi gave caressed his cheek with her hand.The way he acted now showed he was mature enough to handle a kid coming their way."But in all, its just been a day. Its take a couple weeks before you even start to feel the affects of being pregnant. Hell, that kid wont feel us doing it anyways. Geez, you getting all worried" she looked slightly irritaed,in a cute way and she pouted slightly."I can't help it if I worry,Toshi-kun" she giggled at the new nickname she gave for him.She was gonna enjoy torturing him with that cute honorific for years to come."But" she stared again "If what your saying it's true then..sure.Just can't help but worry"

"I can't help it if I worry, Toshi-kun" She said with nickname and honorific. Toshi-kun, that was something Hitoshi would probably not get use to at all. It was bad enough that he was called asshole by his colleagues but Toshi-kun? It was new to him and it sorta embrassed him. He had a slightly irritated face and even copied back "Toshi-kun...? I swear if anyone else hears about this..." he sighed when he realized in this family, they will know your social security number and bank number. This would be the least bit hidden in this family.

He puts her arms around her and held her. He had a placed smile on his face that was saying he was kinda enjoying the name but deep down inside, he was tormented by the name of Toshi-kun. There was no stopping her calling him that. He would, however, punch anyone else who called him that with no remorse whatsoever. He moved his legs a bit, they were sore, very sore by his standards. Did mystic really do all that to him. Damn, he couldn't even move his legs straight, let alone even get his blood moving to do anything to her.

"Right now, I still feel the affects of my body being wore out and tored by Mystic. I really dont think I can even stand up without wobbling alittle bit. I just want to hold you right now" He kissed her cheek but then he kissed her neck again. He had a fixation with kissing a woman's neck. He felt very vampiric when he did so but he pulled away. For two reasons. One was because he was wanting to see if she wanted to and two his mind was saying go for it but his body was till him if he WAS going to go for it, he wouldn't be able to move for the next few days. He pulls back slowly

"I had a dream...." he said "It was weird. I was sitting down on a porch of one of those houses that sits up on a hill looking down at a village. It was probably early evening and I had this feeling...this feeling of someone was coming to see me. Like, you know when you finally meet up with someone after a long time and you are excited but you play it cool. Thats how I felt" he pauses and then looks out at the window before looking back int Hanashi "Then, I saw this person walking up the hill. I stand my attention to see a young man. He had to been about late teens or his early twenties. He was as tall as me but he had your eyes and hair color. I wanted to say he was our son but its kinda blurry now. I remember saying something to him but I woke up...."

"Toshi-kun...? swear if anyone else hears about this..." she only giggled at this.Of course Hanashi wasn't gonna tell anyone about the cute nickname.Maybe her father will know,since he likes to play mental games sometimes.Besides,he couldn't hide everything .She would eventually find out about anything he was hiding from her.It's better sooner then later.

Hitoshi held her.A smile was on her face and she got a little closer,enjoying the warmth."Right now, I still feel the affects of my body being wore out and tored by Mystic. I really dont think I can even stand up without wobbling alittle bit. I just want to hold you right now" he kissed her cheek but then he kissed her neck again.Hanashi wondered if he was a sort of vampire.He was a cute one if he was.She mentally shrugged.He pulled away,making her pout.He pulls back slowly.

Her eyes stared at him with curiosity as he told Hanashi about his dream.She blinked a couple of times,looking at him wondering if the dream meant something "Maybe he could be our son.I'm not entirely sure but if you had that dream about him it could mean something..." then she placed her closed hand under her chin "But then again,maybe Kyouken only knows how the child will look like.So many possibilities..." she seemed to be in deep thought.After a long silence she spoke again.

"I have to admit.Im kind of scared..." she then looked at Hitoshi with a little nervous smile."This is our first child..im kind of nervous,yet excited.But anyway,since Mystic did all that damage to you,you can't move like you said.You want me to go and get you something to eat?anything in mind?"

"Besides..." she smirked at him "I bet since you can't move your legs we can't do anything.So you should rest" Hanashi stared at Hitoshi's eyes with hers.A serious expression appeared on her face.She was hoping he would stay in the bed or she'll have to do this the hard way.

"I have to admit.Im kind of scared..." she then looked at Hitoshi with a little nervous smile."This is our first child..im kind of nervous, yet excited. But anyway,since Mystic did all that damage to you,you can't move like you said. You want me to go and get you something to eat? Anything in mind?"

He didn't respond to her, he just smiled at her. It was a smile of reassurance saying to her that everything was going to be ok. She then spoke again saying "Besides..." she smirked at him "I bet since you can't move your legs we can't do anything. So you should rest"

Hanashi gave him a very serious look that could melt ice if she stared long and hard enough. Hitoshi smiled "You look so sexy when you give me a serious face" Hitoshi has yet to see what Hanashi could threaten him with. A serious face would get his attention but without the bite for him to back off, he would continue to play with fire that was his lover "I'm curious as to what you might do to me if I even tried to do anything with you. Tempting me is a sin to be honest. j" he kissed her softly on the lips pulling back "I would love to see you hurt me. I would want to see you moan in pleasure as you hurt me..." he whispered into her ear. His voice changed instantly to cocky to seductive in a twist of a second

The one thing that Hanashi might've forgotten about Hitoshi was his sadistic and hidden masochistic nature that was apart of his persona. That was the one characteristic that made him quite different in the arsenal of the former leader of the Shikyo clan. He was more saidistic and twisted than anyone. He kept it hidden by remaining cool and calm. But there are a few times to where Hitoshi will actually pull out his sadism. One is in battle, two to a powerful opponent and three to a lovely woman who might enjoy it.

His hand reached down and squeezed her hips. Firm in his hand but it felt very good to the touch. He brought her closer to his lips again and kissed her. It was much longer and alot more passionate. His hands wandered her body, missing not one part of her flesh. His hands were tantalizing, mesmorizing the sensory of the touch sense. There was instantances where his hands moved towards a few of her more sensitive areas that she enjoyed and he knew how to touch them, how to toy with them, how to tease those spots. His hands had a mind of their own, wandering and exploring the crevents of her body. Even if Hanashi was trying to resist the pleasure, his hands and his lips would not let her hold in all of her moans, all of her cries to tell him to stop. He was going to continue, whether she was grasping on the bed, gripping on the covers with her eyes closed or trying to scream out in pleasure because of the intensity of his actions. He would cease to move.

He was enjoying it to say the least as his mouth moved down her lips, kissed her chin and enjoyed the soft and smooth skin of her neck. He bit down softly, giving her a slight pinch that wouldn't hurt but she could feel the pressure of his teeth on her skin. A warm tongue licked the side of her neck. He travelled down to her chest but travelled back up to her neck. He was teasing her body now. "You know the one thing I want right now...?" he said. His voice was in a whisper still but the seductive tone of his voice remained and it was getting stronger and stronger with each lingering breath. He smiled and laughed softly "You know exactly what I want...."

"I want you...." he said as he paused letting the words settle into her mind

" ....to get like some tea and a pork bun, for the both of us, if you dont mind please" he said as his voice changed back to the normal, sweet Hitoshi that was speaking earlier. He played with her . He played with her and he enjoyed every last bit of the tantalizing seduction that he was about to pull. He smiled cheerfully and sat up. He smiled at her innocently

Hanashi continued to stare at him with her serious look.You looks so sexy when you give me a serious face" her eye twitched.Didn't he know she was actually being serious about this?Sometimes he was asking for it.Hitoshi kissed her lips softly then pulled back saying "I would love to see you hurt me.I would want to see you moan in pleasure as you hurt me..." he whispered in her ear,making her shiver a little.

Damn him!He was being seductive.She then remembered that Munashii Hitoshi has a sadistic and masichistic persona.No wonder he didn't take her seriously.He found her look sort of a turn on?great.His hands squeezed her hips.She still had her serious look but she was failing to keep her cool as he kissed her again.This time,it was much longer and passionate,making Hanashi give in to the kiss little by little.She felt his hands wandering her body.She was gonna get him back for this.His mouth moved down her lips.

You know the one thing I want right now...?" he said.His voice was in a whisper but still seductive at the same time.Hanashi looked at him as he smiled and laughed softly "You know exactly what I want..."

"I want you..." her eye twitched once again.Was he actually serious?"...to get some like tea and a pork bun,for the both of us,if you don't mind please" he said as his voice changed from seductive to his normal,sweetvoice he was speaking earlierl.Her eyebrow raised as she looked at him.Well,two can play that game.

"Hmm..maybe I should stay and have a 'little' fun" her hand was on Hitoshi's chest..She pushed him down softly.Then she got on top of him,sitting on his stomach."Toshi-kun..." she whispered in his ear as her voice changed from her usual one to a seductive one.If he wanted to play well he got her to play,but she was the one that was gonna win,not him.Hitoshi must've forgotten that Hanashi was quiet competetive in almost everything.If she was challegened she'd always try her best to be the winner."Where would you like me to touch you,Toshi-kun?" her hands wandered his chest.Then she leaned closer to his lips,her lips touching his a little "Your lips?" then she pulled away from his lips,going to his cheek,giving a little kiss on it "Your cheek..?" then her hands touched his pants with a seductive look "Or....here?"

She giggled softly.Then he kissed his lips softly.She went towards his neck and bit a little bit hard but not enough to break flesh.She stopped and put her forehead against his.Her eyes looking at his."Where would you like to touch,Hitoshi-kun?" she touched her lips with her hand "My lips?" her other hand went to her long black hair "My black hair..?Or..somewhere else,my love?"

This was entertaining,to say the least.Seducing him was probably the most entertaining thing she's done.Hanashi then leanded into Hitoshi's ear once again.Her seductive voice still toying ,teasing him."I want you..." her eyes ent to a dark emerald filled with lust,like she was ready for something but then they changed back to her normal emerald ones."..to strop trying to 'seduce' me" her voice was back to normal as she got off of him and off the bed."Your so fun,Toshi-kun" she laughed a little and then winked at him.She quickly went out the door hoping he 'admits' defeat when she got back.

Both Hitoshi's hands moved to the back of his head. He had done well in his trapping, now it was Hanashi's move. A cunning smile revealed on his face. Hanashi moved on top of his stomach, he lets out a soft sigh letting her do what she pleased. He played the trap well and she fell into it. He has not forgotten how competitive she was but she had probably forgotten how sly and cunning he can be just by moving his hands on certain areas and saying words that he knew would turn her pleasure center on. Your move, Hanashi...

"Hmm..maybe I should stay and have a 'little' fun" This was getting too easy for him. Her hands pushed him down back on the bed. She then got on top of him, sitting on his stomach.

"Toshi-kun..." Oh, now she was playing the seductive card. A very unwise move on her part. He wouldn't mind any other place and time but at the moment, this didn't even twist him up like it would last night. He smiled remained still, his face seemed turn on but lurking inside his crimson eyes was a laughter that she could not hear. Check he thought to himself

"Where would you like me to touch you, Toshi-kun?" her hands wandered his chest. He let her hands explore every part of his tone body. She could feel every single detail of his upper body, chest abodmen and all. Then she leaned closer to his lips, her lips touching his a little ."Your lips?" she said as he pulled away and then moved to his cheek. "Your cheek..?" then her hands touched his pants with a seductive look "Or....here?" Good move he thought, you got yourself out of check. But will be your next move? Oh, you are too fun, too too fun....

She giggled and his smiled remained. She was persistant trying to win at the competition of seduction. She was winning, in her mind but Hitoshi knew the outcome of this little game they were playing. He has been in the buisness for far too long. These were tricks that he knew that worked in the past. Her head moved to his neck and she bit down on his neck. Tantalizing and fullfilling it was. She didn't break flesh but Hitoshi wanted her too, she would've gotten him into check if she did. She was pressing a button lightly but not hard enough to Hitoshi. Her eyes stared into his. "Where would you like to touch, Hitoshi-kun?" she touched her lips with her hand "My lips?" her other hand went to her long black hair "My black hair..?Or..somewhere else, my love?"

It was entertaining to him, he was getting a bit more then what he had expected from the cold hearted Hanashi. He broke her out of her shell finally and she entered into his trap very well. He was now expecting the words to come out. He was prepared, anticipating the next words to come out of her mouth. She was going to say it. Yes, yes..."I want you..." her eyes went to a dark emerald filled with lust, like she was ready for action but then they changed back to her normal emerald ones. His anticipation was about to burst"..to stop trying to 'seduce' me" her voice was back to normal as she got off of him and off the bed.

"Your so fun,Toshi-kun"

"And you are too easy for me to trap...that was the simplest moves my love to seduce me back..." he whispered to himself as she left the room. She was probably expecting him to say that he was defeated but even he was not easily bamboozled by her attempt. He was laughing a bit. He couldn't help but to laugh. Never had anyone almost push his buttons to actually fool him. He was enjoying all the time.

He sat up, hearing her footsteps move away from the door. This was the perfect time for him to move about. He stood up normally, unphased and unweaken. He did at the time feel a bit weak but not so much to make him faint from all that has happen to his body, chakra and mind. He looked over at the shadow in the corner. His eyes twisted and his head turned

"Get the hell out of the corner bitch..." he said sternly

Molding away from the corner of the room was a blob that was amoeba like. It took form into a shapely creature, a black night gown attire with revealing parts of her body with flowing black hair and seductive black eyes. It was mystic, the shadow of Atrum Shikyo. She moved her way towards him but Hitoshi suddenly pulled out a knife and placed it on her throat

"Enjoying your stay trick...?"

Hanashi's eyes wondered around as she left the room.She should've asked Atrum or Hitoshi where was the kitchen.Hell,she should've asked Mystic but she disliked her greatly to be anywhere near her at the moment.The woman almost killed her.She didn't know wheter if she saw her again to taclke her to the ground and try killing her or just remain calm.The second option sounded better,knowing her great-grandfather.But he wouldn't mind if she tried to,did she?Who knows...the man is still a mystery to me..

Her feet had taken her somewhere that looked like the kitchen.She expected it to be a grand kitchen,filled with chefs,smelling food around and whatnot.But it was like any normal kitchen that a house would have."The man keeps suprising me.." she whispered to herself.Her eyes looked around,searching for any tea that might have been prepared already.There was none.She sighed Looks like im gonna have to do it... Hanashi didn't mind making food or doing them.She was just lazy when it came to it.But since Hitoshi 'asked' so kindly and there was no one else around she had to do it.

She decided first to boil the water.She got the tea kettle that was inside one of the cabinets.Hanashi's eyes wondered around the cabinets,searching for any kinds of leaves that could be around.Her eyes fell onto a variety of leaves,her eyes blinked.She will admit,she doesn't know much about choosing what kind of leaf."Hmm...." Hanashi did knew some medical leaves,and she quickly noticed Atrum had herbs in the mix as well.She took them,deciding that's what she and Hitoshi will be drinking.Hanashi had the water ready.She had to make sure it wasn't too hot for the leaves,or else they would burn,and the taste would be a bitter-sweet one.Hanashi got two cups for tea.She put a certain amounts of leaves isnide each cup but not much.

All that was left to do is sit down for one to two minutes,that's when the water would be ready.She decided to stay up.A sigh left her lips as she watched the tea kettle with a bored expression.Time would fly when she was doing something fun and now it seems as time slowed down.This is why she hated waiting for things.The two minutes passed.She picked up the kettle by the holder,and poured on both of the cups.When the hot water made contact with the herbs the water turned to a light green color,the aroma was nice.

Now to find the pork buns.Something was odd.There were freshly made pork buns in a little basket a little ways from her,near some fruits that were in a basket.They seemed to be fresh but she waas interested in that.Her eyebrow rosed but she decided to ignore that weird fact.Now to get a tray... on the table there was a dark tray.Looks like someone forgot to put it where it was.Oh well,she nedded it.She picked it up and placed it beside the teas and the pork buns.Her hands were careful to pick up both of the herb teas and placed on them on the tray carefully,making sure it didn't spill.Then she placed the little square basket filled with pork buns.She picked up the tray and walked back to the room,feeling happy all of a sudden.

She was nearing the door.She inhaled a breath and opened the door with a smile on her face "Im back!" her eyes looked at Hitoshi.He was up but he had a knife against someone's throat.It was Mystic! "H-Hitoshi..?" her eyes looked confused as to why he had a knife on her throat but she was more weirded out as to why she was here.

"I should be asking you that" Mystic coyly said. She folded her arms and moved her neck away from Hitoshi's knife. Hitoshi guard remained stationary. He wasnt planning on attacking her but he would not be so easily tricked by her. Hitoshi looked at her. She sat down in a chair and folded her legs. The dress held little to the imagination at her dressed moved away from her thighs. "More so, do you enjoy playing fucking a woman that doesn't even know how to make you moan like you did that night..."

She brought up that night. Hitoshi damned her internally. He lowered his knife and placed it back into the holster of his knife pocket. He stood a few inches from the bed. He felt cornered by her but she wasn't gonna let her see this weakness. "Shut up, that was a hundred years ago. I could barely live off my own without that asshole getting on me like a child being told by a father. Besides..."

"Besides what, Hitoshi? You remember that night very well. And dont tell me your memory is hazy, you remember it..." she smiled a smile that Hitoshi would definitely make him cringe "It was a night of many pleasures, a night where you and I made much love in two nights...I remember myself screaming in delight while I saw your eyes roll to the back of your head, wanting more of me and me wanting more of you..." She stands up "Now look at you, loving a woman that could never please you like I did that night. Hell, she was scratching the surfacing of the iceberg when she was messing with your body like that. She has no way of knowing what you like"

Hitoshi eyes was heated. His crimson eyes were about to become brighter because of the intense blood flow throughout his body. He was getting mad or a better term pissed off at her. He hoped that Hanashi didn't hear what she said because he would have to explain to her alot of things that he really didnt' want to explain, not now at least. Hitoshi hand curled into a fist underneath his folded arms but his facial expression remained cool. Mystic smiled at this performance he was putting in front of her. She saw right through it

"Oh baby...yes, that feels sooo good. Please, deeper, deeper, deeper. Ahhh!" she mimic a woman moaning in bed. She giggled and it made Hitoshi beat her face into a living pulp. "I bet she said that when you were pounding it into her. Ha, childs play compared to what you and I did"

"It isnt about that!!" he said aloud, he held back a few words so Hanashi couldn't hear him talking to Mystic. He unfolded his arm and grabbed for his pocket. Good, he had a knife that he kept from last night. Good thing too, he might need to use it on her. "This is much different then before. I didn't love you back then, I never did, it was just a night of lust that you and I engaged into. I was young alright? I was still in training from Kyouken and I needed to give out some stress..."

Mystic laughed at his statement. "Are you kidding me? Please, thats a lousy excuse for that moment. Last time, I checked, I remembered you saying that you would always love me because of that very night. Oh, it was good when it lasted but then I never saw your white bastard haired ass again. What, was I not good for you?"

"It isnt like that..."

"It isnt like that..." Mystic mimic "Bullshit, Hitoshi...you are nothing filled with bullshit. Dont tell me that the night we had wasn't even special enough for that day...dont tell me you didn't whisper into my ear just like you whispered into her ear saying all the things a woman wants to hear about. You are just like them..."

Hitoshi realized that Mystic was shaking a bit when she was talking. Why didn't he realize this beforehand? She was shaking because deep down inside, her heart was truly broken. Broken to see that he was with someone else that almost seem simular to her. Black hair, long slender body with all of the curves that a man would dream for. Hitoshi was young then, he didn't understand what love was until now and even now realizing that he had broken her heart, it still didn't change the fact that she tried to kill Hanashi out of jealous rage.

He pulled out the knife and was standing in front of Mystic. She couldn't react, she didn't cause she was being blinded by her hatred and love for Hitoshi. "You tried to kill her" he said in a soft voice "You tried to kill her out of jealously. Not because Atrum said so, no that was half of it. It was because of me and her wasnt it?"

The door opened. Hitoshi knew it was Hanashi. He couldn't draw back his knife, it was too late. She had a smile on her face. That smile stabbed him in the heart. He saw her expression change immediately "H-Hitoshi..?" . She was confused, which he could understand. Hitoshi turned to Mystic, who was staring down at Hanashi like she was a witch about to be burned on the stake. He pushed away Hitoshi's hand. He didn't show any resistance.

"Mystic I..."

"Fuck you Hitoshi...I hope you die and she dies too..."

She left out of there before Hitoshi could even explain. He was hurt for both Hanashi and Mystic. For Hanashi's confusion and for Mystic. He felt bad for her the most cause he didn't know. Rather, he didn't want to know about them.

"Mystic I..."

"Fuck you Hitoshi...I hope you die and she dies too..."

Those were the words Hanashi heard from both of them.She noticed the look Mystic gave her.It was one she knew all too well.She used to look at any other girls that caught Hitoshi's eyes years ago when they were together.She lower her head a little,her hair covering her eyes as she walked over towards the bed.Her footsteps were only heard.She placed the tray on the bed.Her eyes never making any eye contact with Hitoshi as she placed the tea cups on the nightstand "May I ask what was that about,Munashii?" her cold voice had come back and she called Hitoshi by his last name,meaning she was irriated that she was here.Her hands put the tea kettle carefully on the nightstand as well,leaving the pork buns on the tray.

She finally turned to look at him,but her eyes were hidden by her hair.It gave her mysterious look."Why was Mystic here?" she finally asked after the long agonizing silence."You know.I saw her look.The look that she wanted to kill me right on the spot.The look of hatred.." she felt like she knew where this was going,why she was here and all but she wouldn't tell him.

"Hitoshi..." her eyes finally looked at his.They were cold.Colder than usual."Do you trust me?" she didn't wait for a response cause she kept throwing questions at him "If you do trust me.Tell me what was that all about."Her hands were clenched and shaking.Hanashi felt somewhat hurt,but she didn't know why.Why did that scene with Mystic and Hitoshi affect her so much?She knew Hitoshi loved her,right?

"D-Do..do you even love me..?" she whispered.Hitoshi knows about Hanashi's past but to Hanashi,Hitoshi's past was a mystery.Why didn't he ever take a time to tell her?Was he afraid something would come out that he didnt want her to find out?"Heh.You know what?Don't even answer that.." she took a deep breath and let it out.She turned away from him and started walking towards the door.She had enough.Something told her why Mystic hated Hanashi and she really had enough."Come talk to me when your actually ready to tell me everything.."

Maybe she was overeacting a little bit.But really?If Hitoshi really loved her he would tell her,right?Then again his personality might make him not tell him.She slammed the door shut and sighed.She ran somewhere in Atrum's house.She didn't care.All she wanted to do was be alone and calm down before she snaps.But she swore to herself if she saw Mystic.Her eyes glared at nothing in particular as she ran.Maybe she could've asked Mystic?Then again she would tell her lies about Hitoshi,trying to break them apart.

"Ohh...that woman..is as good as dead.." no matter if your a female shadow or a Shikyo woman.Women will always be women.They like to be competitive,they could be jealous and most of all,they could kill you,litterally speaking.

This could possibly be the worst time to even explain to her what was going on. As he saw Mystic leave the room with her head down but her aura still releasing hatred for him and Hanashi, he saw Hanashi's hair strategically placed over her eyes to show the mixed emotions the was hiding from him. He didn't need to see her eyes, he didn't even need to see inside of her mind. She already knew that she was seething at the fact that Mystic was in the room. She had no clue what Mystic was inside the room with Hitoshi for. She was thinking. And thinking. And thinking. He could tell.

He didn't move, rather he didn't want to move from the spot. His feet felt numb, his legs felt find to walk but his mind didn't give him the permission to take a step forward or a step backward. His mind and eyes were set at Hanashi. "May I ask what was that about, Munashii?" she said his last name first very coldly. He knew she was dead serious about this. Hitoshi could explain right there and then but her emotions would shut him down the moment he even said a verb or a noun.

Setting the buns over by a table, Hanashi hair still didn't show her eyes. Hitoshi desperately wanted to look at her eyes. She didn't want her to hide them from him otherwise he'll find other means into getting into her head and that would not be pretty sight, for Hanashi or for himself. She broke the long tension building silence with "Why was Mystic here?....You know. I saw her look. The look that she wanted to kill me right on the spot. The look of hatred..."

She didn't give him any time to speak. He felt like her words were like glue and each time he tried to open his mouth, her words would bind his lips together. He folded his arms and still looked at her. It was a defensive stand against her words but it was still piercing him like a hot blade. "Hitoshi..." she said with a icy cold tone in her voice "Do you trust me?" again her words cut through the tension again, not allowing Hitoshi to respond "If you do trust me. Tell me what was that all about."


"D-Do..do you even love me..?" she whispered. It was audible enough to Hitoshi. It broke him, broke him like a vase crashing on the ground and shattering into piece. He wanted to grab his chest, his heart was beating so fast to that statement. He wanted to say yes outloud, screaming her name and kiss her but he couldn't move. Her words froze him down to the panels on the floor. The words glued his mouth shut. The only thing he could physically do was look at her. His eyes began to shimmer at the statement. He felt like crying. "Heh. You know what? Don't even answer that...Come talk to me when your actually ready to tell me everything..." she said so boldly.

She exited out the room, slamming the door behind him. Hitoshi could finally move. He takes a long and deep sigh that seem to go on endlessly with each passing second. He sits back in a chair and leans forward. His head was down. Each hair on his head moved forward over his face. She was overreacting, he knew that. He wasn't going to say it to her face but she was. What was bad was she questioned his love for her. It made him severly depressed because he did love her but it also made him severely angry because she had to question it.

It was a few hours before he rose his head up. He looked out at the window and saw that, according to the technology Atrum installed, it was a cloudy evening. Time really passed when he was thinking profusely hard. He saw that the door was open. He looked around and he saw on the bed the witch that started this whole entire incident. Mystics legs were crossed and she folded both her hands on her knee. She smiled "Hello..." she waved

That smiled made Hitoshi think about ripping the smile off of her face, then biting down on her neck until she spurted out blood all over the room. He could pull it off, a shadow spirit can kill another shadow spirit. He had the speed, the power, the intelligence and the chakra to kill her. But his mind went back into focusing on Hanashi. What was the use of killing a person when the problem wont solve it then. He stood up

"You know, your girlfriend is so melodramatic. She just went to a conclusion sooo quickly. Hell, for all she knows, I could've been giving you some water or just saying hello but no, she went through this "Do you love me, do you trust me" shit. The bitch just up and left" she said. he was teasing him. Not just a seductive tease or a childish tease. It was a tease that would shame Hitoshi in a way that he would have to react somehow. "If you ask me..."

"I didnt ask you shit..." Hitoshi responded, breaking his silence. He turned his head to her. He moved the strands of hair that was in his vision and stared at her "You did that last act just to make her question me..." he figured out through his thinking that she subdued him the moment she looked like she was shaking. She made it look like she was weak for him but in actuality it was the illusion that he played on him. A illusion of the heart. The witch.

Mystic giggled "Oooh, you caught me. You know I had to see you again...I just cant get enough of you..." she giggled some more. It made Hitoshi stomach curl up out of disgust.

He moves to the door and opens it. Mystic smiled diminished "You really going to see that dramatic bitch? Dont think she is going to openly forgive you until you tell her everything about you..."

Hitoshi stopped moving. His head slowly twisted to Mystic's direction

"I knew that catch your attention. Why dont you close the door and sit back down like a good little boy..."

"Or else what?" Hitoshi replied in a low voice

"Or else I'll tell her everything about you. Everything she would want to know and everything that would make her kill herself over...because of what she is..."

"She wont believe you"

"Even if she wont believe me, she's a woman. She'll question whether or not its true and she'll try to figure it out herself, thus leaving you in the process....and I know how much you are attach to her. You should've seen your face when I turned away from you. You had so much angst inside of you. I saw that moment of temptation in your eye...you wanted to grab me, hold me in your arm..."

"Ok...ok..." Hitoshi said in defeat. As much as he did not want to admit it, he was about to give into his lust and take her off her feet again. He felt so sick to his stomach, he wanted to crawl in a hole and just die there. He closed the door and walked back to the chair. She giggled

"You are soo easy to manipulate, you know that. Two people can do that and thats myself and your former master. Thats the one thing you didn't want her to know. All of your little secrets and hidden parts about you. Oh, that would suck for her to figure out that you are actually someone else completely different from Hanashi's perspective" she unfolded her hands and leans her hands back so that she could show off her chest. It was a way of her saying "pay attention to me" which Hitoshi hated the most about her. "It would definitely be bummed out if she figured out that you love her because of...." she didn't finish "Well you know..."

Hitoshi didnt know whether to strangle her, kick her out or what. He wanted to kneel down in a corner and ball up. "Dont..." he said. His voice was shimmering "Please, dont do tell...I was going to tell her eventually..."

"But you weren't Hitoshi. You never were going to tell her. Thats the thing with you. I know you inside and out. You are a book that continues to get better but there are some pages that are stuck together that keeps the reader wanting more. Oh, you are too fun!" she moved some hair away from her face "What you should do...is leave this place and go find yourself again"

Hitoshi head moved quickly "No...I'm not..."

"Listen to me! You really dont have a choice in the matter. You can't tell her your secrets and if you do, you'll never see her again and if you dont tell her, you'll never see her again. So why dont you do the third option and avoid the matter altogether. Just up and leave. Its so simple. Its very simple. No boundaries, no compensation. Nothing. All you have to do is walk out. Grab your things and go...she'll forget in due time" she instantly moved her body like a snake and appeared behind Hitoshi. Her arms wrapped around his neck. Her words were snake like, her arms around his neck was constricting him. She was a snake, a woman who was powerful enough to subdue even the seishin master. She whispered "She'll forget in time...she'll even forget about you..." her words hypnotized him. He couldn't pull away from her grasp. He was at his weakest, he was now easily persuaded by the devil herself "Just walk away...and dont come back...forget about her and live your life the way you wanted it to me. Secrets n all..."

"Y-yes..." he responded. His eyes went blank "I have to leave this place...she'll forget in due time..." He stood up. Mystic moved away from him and sat down on a dresser. She watched as Hitoshi grabbed his jacket, his belongings and placed them around his waist. He then open the door back up and took a left towards the exit. She was giggling at first, then a soft laughter. She slides down the dresser and walks out the room. She see's Hitoshi open the door and closing it behind him.

She walks over to where Hanashi was residing in. Oh, how Mystic looked at her. She almost resembled her but not much. Just her black hair and body type. Other than that, they were two different people. She smiled at her before moving away from the door. She had won, she didn't even have to lift a finger. She felt victorious. She waved at Hanashi before walking away from her. If Hanashi decided to chase her, it would be bad luck for her because Hitoshi would be closer away from leaving her forever and she would have the upper hand into killing her.

Hanashi was hugging her legs,as she cried her heart out.She hated this.She hated questioning Hitoshi's love for her.Why did she do that,why?the emotions that she had bottled up inside for so long were coming out.She was done with this crap.Hanashi felt someone was near,her eyes looked who it was.It was Mystic.She smiled at Hanashi and waved at her before leaving.A snarl left her lips as she gripped onto her knees tighter,making thm hurt but she didn't care.That bitch needed to die.

"I should go to Hitoshi..I was being too dramatic..." she got up,a little wobbly at first and headed down the hall.Her eyes looked like she was hypnotized while she was really heartbroken.She might as well die now.She wanted to go talk to Atrum about Mystic.She wanted to know why she acted with so much hatred towards Hanashi.Her feet took her to the room slowly.She prayed he was there.She was acting very bipolar,maybe because after Mystic did that 'genjutsu' on her she's been shooken up mentally.Why did she questioned Hitoshi?She loved him and before Mystic came into the picture she never questioned Hitoshi so why now?Why now of all the times?

She was now in front of the door.Her heart was beating quickly,her mouth felt dry.Hanashi wondered if she was good enough to be Hitoshi's master anymore,let alone his lover.Her hand touched the doorknob,it was cold.She turned it and opened the door."Hitoshi..I-huh?" her eyes looked around the room."Hitoshi?Hitoshi?!" she notcie that his belogings weren't in the room.Her eyes widened "N-No..." she fell to the floor "Oh god,please no..not again.." she wrapped her arms around herself.She felt alone once again,the feeling of being alone.It came back to haunt her.

Hanashi closed her eyes,trying to concentrate,trying to talk to Hitoshi telepathically Hitoshi?Hitoshi?Oh god please hear me...[i] she had gotten up by now,her eyes looking in the room before she turned swiftly to make a sharp left turn.[i]Hitoshi Munashii!Please respond to me! she tried searching for him,trying to sense his chakra but she felt as if she lost him.She closed her eyes harshly then opened them,her eyes letting tears drop a little [i]"HITOSHI!im sorry!ok?!Im sorry for doubting you!Im sorry for everything!please come back..I can't dot this without you.I need you.Your baby needs you![i] she stopped.Her eyes looking around,analyzing the place.[color=red]"Where are you,Hitoshi?"[color] she bit her lip as she continued to search for him.

Hanashi cried out, her longing cries shouting out through her voice and through her mind, Hitoshi did not respond. Hitoshi had left the area, he left the cavern, the castle, he was nowhere for Hanashi voice or mental connection to even hear her. Even if he could hear, it would seem like a person voice drifting in the wind current. Hanashi was frantic and Mystic was laughing to herself. She was watching her, looking at her. She had no worries in the world. One worry that had put comfort in her heart was Atrum had left the castle for a few days. She didn't have to worry about him getting in the way of herself and her devious tricks. Another, was that Hitoshi had left Hanashi. She placed a simple word illusion in his mind. It was a very weak ability when the person is at there strongest. It was deemed useless when the ability of Hitoshi's seishin was active and at its peak. So, she watched as Hitoshi was fondling Hanashi. She heard him talk about what life they were about to have together.

That ultimately made her more than just angry, she was furious that Hanashi had existed. But she waited, patiently, like a mother lion waiting to strike at her prey. She didn't have to fight Hanashi to know that was emotionally driven. Mystic has lived long enough to know that a woman's greatest weakness was the man that loved her and breaking that bond would tear her apart. Oh, how she toyed with Hitoshi's lust factor. She knew that making herself look she was oozing with sex around her body that he would resist. He was still human, a bit more than human but human to say the least. She played with his passion. Then when he was at his weakest and when he felt cornered, her word illusion was as strong as the most powerful seishin attack or genjutsu constructed. Hitoshi would not only leave her, but he'll forget about her, the memories will begin to fade away and he'll be a wandering lost shell looking for the memories that had disappeared.

She loved Hitoshi but she wanted him to suffer to the point of submission. The point where he would crawl back, begging for not only mercy but comfort from her. Mystic watched Hanashi. She didn't worry about her. She was far from being strong enough to kill Mystic. She could barely handle her own when she was facing against Atrum's real illusion. What made her think she had the chance? Mystic may had the disadvantage when it came to her being a Shikyo but she had something that Hanashi lacked. Experience from the first and second leader of the Shikyo clan. She knew the strengths and weaknesses of them and she would use that to her advantage if she had to. Oh, she was begging for her to kill her. She was starting to get that kill intent that she was lacking before but Mystic kill intent has always been lingering the moment Hanashi set foot in the house.

"Oh dear, where did your poor little Hitoshi went? I hope he is ok. I dont want my sex slave to leave me in the dust while I carry his child" she said. She grasp her hands together and looks away dramatically "No, dont leave me, Hitoshi! Not again" mocking Hanashi "I need you, your baby needs you...I LOVE YOU!!! Noo!!!" she was enjoying it as she was laughing harder and harder. She was toppling over her chair, almost falling out of it. She held her hand over her mouth and points at her

"You remind me of a soap opera star that went from the top to the gutter in a matter of a instant" she gain back her composure. "You know, you should've seen this coming. You should've left the house and I wouldn't of followed you. But I suppose that wasn't going to happen. You care SO dearly about Hitoshi that you were whipped enough to let him sleep here. You are still in the territory of the enemy, you slept in a lion heiress den and you thought you were safe with your little boy toy? Get real bitch, you forgot that I almost KILLED you just a day ago"

"Oh but why stop there" She stood up from her chair "I mean, it wasn't hard for me to actually play with him. He is very strong....if you know what I mean..." she licked her lips "How did it feel when he ripped off your cloths and took you into another world where you felt like the moment would never end. Where you moan, you orgasm not once twice or even three times. Many times over..."

She appeared behind her, Hanashi didn't have time to react. She wouldn't been able to react. She was as fast as Kyouken or so it appeared "How did it feel when he said that he'll be with you forever...saying that he'll be with your child and he'll love that child to death...now that he's gone and you'll probably never see him again...you'll never know...you'll be just as ignorant as a fool looking for water. Lost in a forest filled with fucking mystery that even you cant even explain"

She disappeared before she could react. She was sitting in the chair. The chair was like a throne for a queen. She looked like a devil. No, she is the devil. Sitting in her chair, her legs crossed and a demonic smile that a succubus would turn away from. Mystic had this all planned out "So what are you gonna do? Try to kill me? Oh, I see it in your eyes. I know you want to kill me. You wanted to kill me the moment you knew I was in the room with Hitoshi. I saw the jealous face you had him. You made it look like I fucked him the five minutes you were making food"

"Well bad news, little Shikyo princess. You dont have the power nor the kill intent to kill me and even if you MANAGE to kill me, Hitoshi will forget about you...my powers are ongoing and you dont have the power to break that release on him...the illusion is strong enough to break even the most powerful of men... but I'm not too worried. Hitoshi was at his weakest, I just broke him at that point and I realize then that there was no hope for you two...that must suck to know that no matter what path you take, I won in the long run..."

She stood up and began to walk away "But if you hurry, there might be a slight chance that you can pull him out of the illusion, but I doubt it....he's long gone" she puts a finger on her lips "Please, if you strike...your life is mine...if you dont...then I wont follow you....you better hurry and decide too cause the longer you wait, the memories of Hitoshi will begin to fade away faster and faster..."

She stopped trembling.Hanashi frozed hearing Mystic's words."No,don't leave me,Hitoshi!Not again!"she mocked her [color=indigo]I need you,your baby needs you.I LOVE YOU!!!Noo!!!!" her emerald eyes looked at her.In a way Mystic was right,no matter how much she hated the fact.She should've seen this coming and yet, in a way she ignored it.The way she acted towards Hitoshi must've seen crazy to him.First she was happy being with him.Second she was all seductive towards him and third she was mad at him.Why?she asked herself.Why was she so weak?So..fragile when it came to her emotions.It made Hanashi hate herself.

"Oh but why stop there" she stoof up from her chair."I mean,it wasn't hard for me to actually play with him.He is very strong....if you know what I mean..." Hanashi gritted her teeth as her face was now visible towards Mystic.This woman pushed her to her limits.Mystic appeared behind her,Hanashi couldn't react fast enough.She looked like she was fast as Kyouken.

"How did it feel like when he said that he'll be with you forever...saying that he'll be with your child and he'll love that child to death...now that he's gone and you'll probably never see him again...you'll never know...you'll be just as ignorant as a fool looking for water.Lost in a forest filled with fucking mystery that even you can't explain" she dissapeared before Hanashi could even try to do something.Hanashi was disgusted.Not by the fact that she told her all of those worlds that would make any woman crumble in rage and try killing her.She felt disgusted with herself not being able to stop Hitoshi.

She WAS going to pay one day.Hanashi was going to make sure of that.She had to face the facts though.Mystic was strong while she was weak.Hitoshi... she wondered if after she tried to get him back will he forgive her?probably not but she didn't care.Her love for her own Tengu Shadow was strong.

Hanashi got up slowly.Her eyes looked at Mystic's with all the anger she had stored inside of her."I will kill you one day..." with those words out of her lips she was gone in a blink of an eye,using her kekkei genkai to quickly get her cloak and sword.She ran out of the room,out of the castle and out of the cave.Her eyes traced the enviorment,trying to sense if Hitoshi was nearby.

Hitoshi!damn it answer me! she knew it wouldn't be effective unless she was closer to him.She couldn't waste time.If Mystic's words were true then she had to hurry.She ran,Ran as her bloodline would take her.

Mystic smiled when she heard those words. Hanashi now had a reason to kill her. Will she kill her one day? Maybe. Mystic didn't know nor did she care if she tried to. All she wanted to proceed with is make life a living hell. This was just one of the many ways to torment the princess and the seishin master. She was the devil, the devil in a female body. She licked her lips "And I'll be waiting" she said closing the door after Hanashi had left the castle. She closed the door, laughing harder than she ever laughed before. She had won, Hanashi has lost and she felt like she was going crazy, almost mad with this feeling of achievement

"Run...little girl...run..." she said. She lean her back against the door then slides down it till she sat on the ground "There is no point of you to run for no matter where you run, I'll be there. I'll be there" She snapped her fingers. Her laughter continued to fill in the castle and echoed outward in the castle

Hitoshi was walking aimlessly through a path that he didn't regonize nor recall. He was stumbling continously like a drunkard after a long and hard night at the bar. He had a killer headache that was messing with his head, so focusing and walking was not helping him. He stumbled over to a tree and fell over hitting himself on the tree trunk. He felt dizzy, nausea and completely confused. He didn't know where he was or who he was or why he was here. He felt like he was missing something

"I'm so tired...." he said, he slowly rolled over and looked at the sky. It was dark and raining. It would be dangerous for him to stay out here. That he remembered for sure. If he stayed here for long he would certainly die. But he was comfortable, relaxed at the same time and that feeling was overwhelming him. His eyes were becoming heavy and his body was going into a feel of deep sleep. He felt overwhelmed by this feeling, he closed his eyes

"Han..." he was trying to say out a name, it was groggy and barely audiable "Han..as..shi...." was the final words before he fell off into a deep sleep.

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Sleep, it felt so good to Hitoshi. Never had this feel for sleep felt so relaxing and so good to Hitoshi. He didn't want to wake up, nor did he want to even think about waking up. Hitoshi could not believe this pressing feeling. With each passing second, he felt something complete him. He felt something that has been long aching him just wither away into complete darkness. Whatever it was, it felt bad to him. He didn't like this feeling that was pressing against his heart. He was glad this feeling was going away. He smiled

"I wonder what that was?" Hitoshi said in his sleep "It was probably nothing. Man, it felt like a load off my chest...man, I'm fucking hungry. I didn't get anything to eat at the bar last night. I should've gotten something to eat. Dammit, why didn't I. So stupid, so so stupid. Hmmm, maybe I'll get some pizza when I wake up. Yeah, that sounds really good right now..."

Hitoshi sat himself upwards as he woke up from his dream. He was breathing heavily. Beads of sweat had drilled down on his face. He didn't realize it. Hitoshi was wondering what happen to him. He felt like he was dreaming so comfortably yet he was sweating. He didn't understand it. Hitoshi thought it was the rain that drizzled his face but then realzing it wasnt after inspecting his body that he was underneath a tree that shield him from the waters.

"Why the fuck am I sweating..." He felt so weird. She wiped the sweat off his face and stood up. "It was probably nothing..."

Hitoshi! Damn it, answer me! a voice in her head shouted. Hitoshi covered his ears. What the fuck was that? How the hell was this person able to get into his mind and communicate with him? Hitoshi looked at the direction in which the person was coming from. He saw a woman with black hair coming towards him. He wondered who she was. She looked pretty from his standpoint.