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Chapter 1
Luna pushed her silver hair out of her face, sighing as she looked out the window of her parents house. It's oddly quiet this morning, she thought. The wind blew in through the window rustling the off-white curtains and blowing her hair back in her face, which annoid her very much. She stood with one last sigh knowing she should get up and do her chores, and once again pushed her hair behind her ear. As she left her room and headed to the kitchen she heard a squeal of delight and muffled moans from her sister bedroom. With a look of disgust she picked up a book and threw it at the door. It was obvious her sister had brought her boyfriend home with her. When the book hit the door, Luna laughed as her sister screamed.
"That's so not funny, Luna!" Carla yelled through the door.
Carla emerged from her room followed by her lover, Vincent. He gave Luna a smile that made her feel uncomfortable and sent shivers down her spine. She shook her head and pulled at her blue kimono nervously before turning around to continue what she was doing. Carla exited the house leaving Vincent behind so she could do the morning shopping without interference. Vincent, the sneaky little devil he claimed to be, came up behind Luna and wrapped his arms tightly around her waist, kissing her neck as if she was his lover. Luna turned arouns in his embrace and pushed away harshly, wiping her neck off glaring at him in disgust.
"What do you think your doing, Vincent?!" Luna said backing away disgusted and queezy.
"Oh, don't tell me you don't like it, baby girl?" He said smirking devilishly, edging his way back toward her.
"Your my sisters boyfriend and touching me, her younger sister as a matter a fact! Is...is unforgivable!" She wipped at her neck again, taking a few more steps back.
"Oh, Luna come on. Can't we play? You know I like you. So, why are you acting so strangely?" He opened his arms to her.
"Well, first off, I don't like you! Second, your a vile, disgusting excuse for a human being!" She folded her arms and looked away.
"Vincent! Luna! I'm home!" Carla said waltzing into the house, " Oh, Luna you haven't even started breakfast!"
?Just in time ?? Luna mummbled under her breath.
Luna sighed and walked into the kitchen to start cooking. Vincent looked at Luna's butt as she walked only to have his attention diverted as Carla stepped into his view. The door opened and Skyla and Taka walked in, looking at their daughter and her boyfriend. Skyla sighed and took off her shoes, going to the kitchen to help Luna knowing there was going to be trouble.
"Carla!" Taka's voice boomed as he walked over to his daughter, " I thought I told you he wasn't allowed over or in our house!"
"But Daddy..." She retorted.
" No ?buts?! And you! Get out of my house!" Taka's voice roared as he grabbed Vincent's arm and tossed him out the front door.
"Daddy!" Carla whined, "Mom! Dad's being mean!"
"Well maybe if you didn't have the foul excuse for a boyfriend in the house Dad wouldn't be so mean," Luna stated, only to get a smack on the arm from her mother.
"Luna, shut up dear..." Skyla said, watching luna rub at her arm.
Luna went to her room and stared out the window, the twittering of birds stopping. She straightened up trying to strain to hear where the birds went. A loud explosion echoed from the far side of town. She glanced across the field to see a man walking in the direction of her house followed by hordes of demons destroying everything their way. His eyes had an ominous glow that chilled her to the bone, his long silverish-blue hair flowing menicingly behind him. The red blade, stained with the blood of the villagers, was held fast in his right hand the blade pointed toward the ground.
Luna paniced about to scream as her parents pulled her away from the window to hide in the bedroom. Carla screamed as the door blew open the man standing before them rose his blade his face creased with his evil smirk. He was deathly fast to get there so fast, no doubt he had seen her in the window. As his blade came down Luna jumped out of the way grabbing her great grandfathers sword from it's shelf. She heard her parents and sister scream, their blood splattered at her feet, as she turned to the man.
Luna dodged, running passed him as he swung his blade at her, only to get outside and face demons. To many to count she ran stumbling through the grass. A black figure quickly moved passed her, she froze, and the sounds of swords clashed behind her. She stood there and looked to see another man in black clothes and long blue-black hair coming toward her quickly as she turned fully around. He grabbed her hand and pulled her roughly toward the forest edge, the fire from the town blazing behind them. Luna pulled back his grip, at the edge of the forest, lossening as he let go.
"Who are you!? What's going on here!?" A tear ran down her cheek as she stared at this man.
He turned to her and sighed, " My name is Clouse, and if you want to die here you can stay!" He looked passed her to see the man he had delayed from killing her looking in their direction.
"Clouse? ..." She looked at him for a second and shook her head, " I don't want to die!"
"Then come with me or you will die at the hands of Seth." He held his hand out to her.
Luna looked at his hand before putting her hand in his, gripping her grandfathers sword in her other hand. Clouse pulled her into him and wrapped his arm around her waist, kicking off the ground up into the trees. He jumped to another branch and continued on with in-human speed. Luna's silver hair trailed behind her, intertwinning with Clouse's. The screams of the villagers were now far off and she cried knowing there was nothing she could do to stop them from being massacred. Clouse slowed down and landed on the ground near a small cottage in the forest. She wipped her eyes, and looked at the cottage.
Luna was strong but not strong enough to help.
"We need to get inside, otherwise the demons will find us. " He said opening the door to the cottage.
"Demons? But isn't that just a myth?" She said as he pushed her inside.
"A myth? Either your very stupid or you've lived a secluded life in the house of yours." He said as he cocked his eyebrow and closed the door.
"I'm not stupid!" She retorted angerily.
"Well, first off when we get to the next town we'll have to get you something different to wear. No doubt Seth knows what your wearing and besides your covered in blood." He said point at the blood splatter on the bottom of her kimono.
"You keep saying Seth, who is he? And what do I have to do with any of this?" She said rubbing frantically at the blood splatter only to smear it.
"He is one of the highest in the order. He's the only heir to his father's throne, he is one b*****d that doesn't want to die and won't die so easily!" He clenched his fist and looked down.
" That still doesn't explain what I have to do with any of this, and why he killed my family!" She said furiously.
"I don't know what you have to do with this whole mess if I did I'd tell you!" He looked up at her, her lips creased with a frown, her eyes filled with sorrow and rage, " All I know is that your in danger and so am I. He must have known where you were? he was heading right for you."
"I'm... sorry, this is all my fault." She plopped down into a chair and looked down with a sad expression a thought running through her head, he was heading for my house.
"No it's not... By the way what's your name?" He said questioningly.
"It's Luna...." She replied looking up at him.
"Luna... Well, you should get some sleep and give me the sword in your hand before you hurt yourself."
"Oh, um... this is my grandfathers sword though." She looked at it and handed it to him.
"I'll be careful with it then." He took it from her and motioned for her to go lay down, while setting the sword down.
Luna sighed and went to the bed. She sat down moving the blankets back and crawled in. Clouse watched her fall asleep, then sat and thought. He sighed trying to figure out what the hell Seth wanted. He had destroyed Clouse's every hope and dream and possible now this girls. Clouse was only 10 years old when Seth invade his village.
Chapter 2
Flashback~
Clouse lay fast asleep in his bedroom dreaming about how, one day he'd be a warrior like his father. A loud crash came from within the estate waking him, fimilair footsteps he recognized as his mothers echoed swiftly down the hall. His door burst open and his mother stepped through the thresh-hold, her panic stricken face scaring him. She shook him to see if he was awake.
"Clouse? Clouse! Hunny get up!" She said as he sat up.
"Mommy? What's wrong, what was that noise?" He said frightened, sitting up.
She brushed her sons hair from his face, "Hunny, I want you to hide. "
"Hide where? Mommy, what's going on?" He asked.
"Don't worry." She gave him a fake smile, "Go, hide in the closet, and don't move or make a noise. Okay?"
"Okay. You'll come back for me right, mommy?" He said as she pushed him into the closet.
"Yes, now shush, okay?" She smiled and closed the closet doors.
Clouse nodded and heard her footsteps echo down the hall. He heard the doors down stairs burst open followed by a startled scream. Clouse opened the closet doors and stood up creeping out into the hall. He looked through the railing down to the broken double doors. There stood Seth, his evil smile staring straight at Clouse's mother, demons holding her arms. Seth slapped her across the face, blood dropping from her mouth.
"Where is he!?" Seth hissed.
"I'll never tell you!" She spit at Seth's feet.
"Then you will have to die..." He turned around and took a few steps before drawing his blade and spining around slicing her head off.
Clouse gasped as the demons dropped his mothers lifeless body to the floor. He stood and ran down to the bottom of the stairs.
"You.......b*****d!!" He screamed at Seth enraged his fury clouding his vision.
Clouse clenched his fists, tears streaming from his eyes. Seth stepped toward the boy ready to kill him for the thrill of killing the last of the Ukyo family. Clouse's body trembled with rage , his hands glowing with what appeared to be blue fire. Seth took a single step back before getting blasted by Clouse's fire. He ran past Seth and across the estate into the forest area.
End flashback~
Clouse opened his eyes, a thought had came to him while he was remembering his past. Could she have something to do my mysterious power?, he sat there slightly confused. He turned his attention now to the still sleeping Luna. She was tossing and turning no doubt from a bad dream. He watched as a tear fell from her eye, and felt pitty for the girl. Clouse stood and walked over to her shaking her gently. Luna sat blot up right, her eyes opening slowly.
"Luna? We need to get going..." He said pushing the blanket off her, exposing her skin to the cold air.
"Okay..." she slung her legs over the bed and stood up, feeling a lot better about her families death knowing that they were in a good place now,"Alright let's go..."
Luna grabbed her sword from where Clouse put it and opened the door. Clouse followed her outside only to realize that she was being kind of straight forward. Luna kicked off the ground and up onto a branch in a tree, her mind clear of all her frustrations. Clouse raised an eyebrow and followed her.
"She probably doesn't even know where she's going....." He sighed.
"What?! I do to know where I'm going!" She yelled back at him speeding from branch to branch.
"What the hell happened to you? You changed from a cry baby to a head-strong brat!" He said catching up with her.
"What are you talking about?" She laughed, " I've always been this way. You just don't know me that well. I realized as I was going to sleep last ngiht that...Well their in a better place so I should get over it!"
"Do you even hear yourself? Or do you always act like an idiot?!" He said pushing her slightly.
"Do you always have to be an butthead?!" She pushed him back.
"Yes I do and yes my butt is so pretty!" He pushed her back again.
"That wasn't a compliment!" She pushed him back again this now becoming a shoving match.
"Did I say thank you? No!!" He pushed her back only to have a return push at the same time.
Luna and Clouse fell from the tree landing on the forest floor, dirt flying upward as they skid to a hault. Luna stood up straight and dusted off. Clouse laughed at her, dusting himself off. She looked at him and nodded toward the clearing where the town was. He nodded in return and sped off toward the main gates of the town. Luna followed him their inhuman speed making them look like a blur. Luna stopped, arrows being fired sounded in her ear as and arrow peirced her shoulder. Clouse stopped and turned.
"Luna!?" he raced toward her, her body falling into his arms, " Damn it! She blacked out."
Clouse looked up into the trees to see a villager, " Hey! You!"
"Oh, s**t! Your not a demon!" The villager replied.
"Of course not idiot! Are you freakin blind or were you having so much fun having sex with that girl, " Points to the girl leaving the area, " That you didn't realize we aren't demons! Now, unless your an idiot. Will you mind getting a doctor!?!?!"
"Yes, sir!" The villager jumped from the tree and ran toward the town.
"Luna? Wake up!" He slapped her cheek a few times.
"Clouse..... get this ......peice of s**t out of me!!!" She screamed.
"Alright calm down!" He picked her up and ran toward the town the villager waving him over.
Clouse walked into the building and was motioned to put Luna on the table. A man with white-grey hair leaned over Luna as she passed out again. The man started to take her kimono off. Clouse stared wide eyed then turned away blushing. The doctor lifted her up slightly to slide the kimono off, her soft flesh no bother to him. He kept her up right and cut the arrow head off and pulled the shaft out from the front. Blood ran down her front and back, the villager stared at the blood move down the front of her body before fainting.
"Sir," the doctor motioned for Clouse, " I need you to hold her up right for a moment."
"What?! No! She's naked! I wouldn't turn around and hold her even if it ment I'd die! I mean she's Naked!!!" He said turning accidently, "Ah! Boobs!"
The doctor laughed at the teen and layed the girl back down. He grabbed warm water and cloth, slowly he lifted her back up running the wet cloth from her lower back up the trail of blood. He did the same to the other side of her before pouring alcohol into the wound. Gently he wrapped the wound around the chest covering her breast and over the shoulder covering the wound.
"Alright, sir. There is an inn next door I'll have them give you a room, she needs to rest. " The doctor said throwing her blood stained clothes away. " And get her some new clothes. From the look of things she's a warrior right?"
Clouse picked her up, the doctor throwing a small blanket over her as he walked out. Clouse looked down at her, then ahead as he crossed into the inn. The inn maid motioned him up stairs, he followed her into a room. He laid her down on the bed pulling her shoes off and put the blanket over her. Luna's chest heaved, sweat dampining her forehead. Clouse sighed, leaving and going to the market down the street. He sighed not sure what she'd like but picked a short red Kimono with burgandy shorts and a black bow to tie it. He also grabbed red knee high boots and a see-through pink jacket. Clouse paid the market man and returned. It was getting dark, he sighed and went back up to the room setting the things down in a chair. Clouse pulled a chair to the end of the bed and started a fir in the fireplace before sitting down and watching her. Luna opened her eyes and sat up.
"W-where am I?" her head throbbed and she fell back down, "Clouse," she groaned slightly in pain.
"Lay down and rest, Luna?" He said looking at her.
"Clouse..." She whined as she tried to sit back up.
"Go back to sleep!" he said irritated.
"Yes... sorry." She whined again her head hitting the pillows in pain.
"Man, don't start crying...." He leaned forward and sighed.
Luna placed her hand on her head, her hand then fell limp as she blacked out. Clouse looked across the room to the window and gazed out. The moon was almost full and he knew that she would get better soon. She had been out for a week and had woken up just briefly, which was a good sign. The infection was getting better and the wound would leave a scar but not a very visible one. Clouse sighed and yawned not leaving her side often or sleeping much.
?Few more days?..? Clouse yawned again and relaxed in the chair.
Luna drempt that night a strange dream. It was night, the moon casting it?s silvery haze across and open field. She stood in the middle of the field in a black dress, on the far side she saw what looked like a man. The black figure seemed to come toward her quickly. With her silver hair blowing in the wind the dress rustling she gazed out upon the field and the figure. His silver-blue hair flowed like ribbon in the wind. Luna gasped in her dream as the man she now recognized as Seth was inches infront of her.
?Seth?!? Luna gasped taking a step back.
?You look amazing in the darkness.? Seth snickered wrapping an arm around her waist and pulled her into him.
?Let go!? She turned her head and screamed, ? Clouse!?
Luna sat bolt up right, sweat dripping from her temple. It was morning, the suns golden rays shining in through the window, Clouse no where to be seen. She tried to calm herself, her heart pounding in her chest. As she pulled the blankets back cold air rushed over her expossed flesh, sending a shiver up her spine. She had no clothes on except the wrapping over her shoulders and her undergarments. On the chair was the clothes Clouse had left and on the dresser next to the bed was a basin of water and a wash clothe.
Luna stood from the bed and looked into the mirror above the basin of water. She took the wash clothe and dipped it into the water and ran it over her face. Dropping the clothe into the water she pulled her hair up and tied it up leaving a single strand of hair in her face. She pulled the red short kimono on and pulled the burgandy shorts on. Lifting the black tie, she wrapped it around her waist tying it into a bow and turned it around to where the bow was on her back.
Near the bed, Luna spotted the boots for her. Still wondering where Clouse was, she sat on the bed and pulled the boots on. She looked at them as she stood feeling quite comfortable in them. The knee high boots seemed as if the framed her legs perfectly. With a sigh of approval, she opened the door. Luna stared at a man with dirty blonde hair who was coming out of a 2-way mirror door across from her room.
?What are you looking at b***h?? He glared at her, his black eyes piercing hers.
?I, uh..? Luna stammered, ? I?d appriciate it if? you didn?t call me that.?
?What?! Are you telling me what to do?? The man raised his hand to strike her.
Clouse stepped in between them quickly his long black trench coat swayed infront of her. He caught the mans hand and twisted it.
?I suggest you don?t touch her?..? His voice was serious and slightly amused, due to the man whimpering in pain.
Clouse released his wrist and watched as the now retreating attacker left with an evil glare as if to say, ? You?ll pay for this!? He turned around and looked at Luna.
?Are you okay?? He asked wondering what the hell she had done to her hair.
?Yes? I?m fine, Clouse.? Luna said looking down the hall at a group of men coming down.
Clouse pushed her inside the room and closed the door locking it behind him. He crossed the room the the window and opened it. With a powerful yank, Clouse tore the curtains down. Luna looked at him wondering what he was doing. He grabbed her hand and pulled her to the window.
?Jump?? He said motioning out the window.
?What?!? Luna looked at him as if he was insane.
?Unless you want trouble jump.? Clouse replied.
?Your crazy!? she retorted.
Clouse picked her up and threw her out the window. Luna landed on her feet skidding to a hault and catching her sword that was thrown to her. Clouse followed out the window and landed his cloak hitting the ground as he landed on his feet in a kneeling postion. Luna looked at him as he stood and grabbed her arm pushing her forward.
The sound of splintering wood echoed behind them as Luna and Clouse ran through the village streets. She glanced behind and saw a group of armed men chasing them. Clouse turned and waved his hand a blast of wind emitting from his palm blowing the men back. Luna looked at Clouse wide eyed as they slowed down to walk. He gave her a smirk and continued to walk, jamming his hands in his pockets.
It wasn't a long walk from the inn to the end of the town. Due to it's small size, everything was smaller than a normal town. Small markets, small homes, everything small. Luna sighed and took in a deep breath. With a smile she realized that the air from where she used to live was never this clean and clear.
 SeaSpiritSamara · Tue May 02, 2006 @ 04:29am · 2 Comments |
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