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Bring Me to Life	By : Ookami13 Category: +S to Z > Samurai Deeper Kyo Views: 7467 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter Eleven:

Yuya�s Backfire

�Whaddya
mean �he�s not here�?!� Where�d he
go?!� I�ll kill him for what he said to
Yuya-han!�

Bontenmaru
rolled his eye and he was sure Akira was doing the same.� Kyo was having a little morning sake � courtesy of
Yuya, who didn�t yet know she was buying � and Yukimura was dipping into his
own bottle� though he paid on his own, wanting to save Yuya�s wallet.

�Do you think we�ll see him
again?�� Akira asked quietly.

�Oh yea.� He has to.�

�What has you so sure?�

�We�re going to Aokigahara.� First you tell me that it�s gone, and now
we�re goin� to Aokigahara.� It�s gotta
be Suzaku-san �cause there�s nothin� else I can think of.� Plus, Kyo looks almost antsy to get
leavin�.�

�We shouldn�t jump to conclusions,
Bon.� You know what will happen if news
gets out that Suzaku-san is back.�

Bontenmaru shrugged while Benitora
continued arguing with Tamanori-san.�
Yuya ate breakfast between he and Sasuke, and Okuni was nowhere to be
found.� Yuya, who seemed unaffected by
Shinda and Toge�s departure, was unusually quiet.� She wasn�t even trying to engage Kyo in any sort of conversation,
which was sort of depressing, since Bontenmaru liked to watch the red-eyed
samurai evade the blonde bounty-huntress� questions.� It was probably the best entertainment he knew of� at the
moment.� Until news of Suzaku�s return
got out.� Then there would be one more
to pick on.

�Well where�d he go?�� Benitora demanded, and Yuya looked ready to
either plug her ears or punch the tiger� most opted for the latter.

Tamanori-san shrugged, �He told me
nothing of where he was going.� All
Shinda-san said to me was that he had a note from someone and it told him to go
meet them somewhere.� He told me neither
person nor place.�

�Was there anything written on the note
that you could see?�� Akira asked, and
Bontenmaru knew the ice-wielder was trying to prove him wrong.

�Hai,� Tamanori-san nodded a smile on
his face, �it was addressed to a �Suzaku-san�.�
Do you know of it?�

Bontenmaru smiled, �Heh, I�m the one
that wrote it.�

Yuya became more alter at this.� Bontenmaru had been the one to write the
note that Shinda had?� Dating all the
way back to� and Shinda�as of last night�couldn�t remember anything from before
Sekigahara.� So maybe instead of it
being her that had caused his lapse
of memory, maybe, just maybe, it was Bontenmaru�s fault?� Perhaps Shinda�s problem was caused by
meeting those from his past?� A past he
didn�t seem to enjoy.

�I
didn�t ask for this.�

That was what he�d said, leaving Yuya to guess at his meaning.� Of course, having one�s parents killed by
other family members probably wasn�t the best way to live one�s life.� Still, how had Shinda and Bontenmaru known
each other?� Had they met during
Sekigahara?� Before?� After, maybe?

�Ah, this reminds me,� Mr. Tamanori began, �I did assign them
to visit an inn and to do some work.�
I�m sure they won�t do it, though.�
Especially under the conditions I set.�

�If they did do as you asked them, though, how long do you
think they�d stay?�� Yuya asked, trying
to gauge whether or not they could catch up to them.

�Knowing Shinda, the most amount of time he�ll allow Toge to
talk him into staying is a week.� He
never stays any longer than that.� This
home was the only exception.�

�How far away is it from here?�� Bontenmaru asked, knowing how Kyo wanted to get going, but they
needed to know the basics first.

Mr. Tamanori shrugged, �About twenty, thirty miles.� They�ve probably already made themselves
comfortable.� Shinda-san always sets a
fast pace and Toge hates him for it...among other things.�

Grabbing Tenro from where it had leaned beside him, Kyo rose
from his seat and began walking, despite not knowing which way the boys had
gone.

�They headed that way.��
Mr. Tamanori said as Yuya and the others followed his pointed finger...
which was the opposite way of where Kyo was walking.

�Thank you, Tamanori-san, but it seems Kyo�s got his own
pla...�

�Bring him to me,� Kyo spoke without turning to face them,
�Bon, Akira, you know where I�ll be.�

Akiba and Bontenmaru nodded; Yuya, however, was not
going to let this one go, �Whaddya mean by that?!� If anything, you�re comin� with us or we�re
going with you!� End of story!�

Kyo turned and Bontenmaru blinked, �Uh, Yuya-chan...?�

�I told you that I�m not about to let a bounty like yours
just walk away!�� Yuya snapped angrily,
realizing too late that her previous statement had sounded too much like an
admittance of some sappy romantic kind.�
Best keep it as professional as possible.

Professional � ha! � right.�
If this was strictly business, why did her chest do flip-flops whenever
he turned those ruby eyes towards her, like now?� It was simple, she tried rationalizing.� Rubies were gems, and gems brought riches.� Money.�
There, situation solved.

If that were true, however � and some nagging little voice in
her head had the nerve to vehemently insist that it wasn�t � why did his voice
lull her into calm?� Almost to the point
where she could fall asleep just listening to him?� She�d never have allowed such a thing to happen before, so what had
changed?� Oh she knew what had changed,
but she�d just as soon marry her brother�s killer � Mibu Kyoshiro � before
she�d admit it.

�Yuya-han?�

She blinked, those scarlet eyes still watching her as
Benitora practically danced about her like a starved mosquito, �I�m not moving
unless your hitokiri ass is with me so I know where that one million ryo
bounty is.�

�And just what do you plan to do if I challenge your
�request�?�� He asked calmly, still
looking at her from over his shoulder.

She squared her shoulders and put a determined look on her
face, �I�ll challenge you right back.�

Kyo wasn�t the only one to quirk an eyebrow.� The red-eyed samurai even turned to face the
bounty huntress, an accomplishment in itself.

�You?� Challenge
me?� You try to pass those poor excuse
for breasts as melons when they�re only apples.� You, who can�t even grow proper breasts, challenge me?�

She growled at him, pulling on her kimono as she always did
whenever he brought up her �less than proper� breasts, �I bet you that I can
keep my wallet away from you until we defeat Nobunaga� If I win, I get to turn you in, get my bounty, and live a life
without needing to worry about said wallet getting stolen.�

�And if you lose?�� He
asked, using Tenro as a walking stick to lean on cockily.

Certain she had the best hiding place, she shrugged and
refrained from smiling, �Set your own terms.�

�Uh, Yuya-chan?� Bontenmaru began, taking an uncertain step
forward, �Remember that agreement you made with Shinda-san?�

�Hai.�� She said while
inwardly cringing.

�Where do you think he learned that from?�

Yuya looked from Kyo to Bontenmaru and back again.� It was no wonder the two were so much
alike.� If what Bontenmaru was implying
was correct � and if Yuya was interpreting it correctly � was true, then Kyo
might as well have raised Shinda.� Or at
least heavily influenced him, just as he�d done for Akira...but at least Akira
was nicer...

Her face must have had that �Oh shit...� look, because Kyo
only smirked and began walking in the direction Tamanori-san had pointed,
apparently agreeing to Yuya�s bet.

Best find a better hiding place, and not just for her wallet.

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((Oct. 19th, 2006)) A/N: Hope you like it! I've got big plans for this... dunno how it'll turn out, but at least I've got plans! --O-chan--
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