lovely lil shadow zakura....(...or mizunderstood me)

Chapter 7:
The Team from the West

Once everyone settled down, they started to get to know Jack a little bit better. Sure like a normal pervert he tried flirting with the girls. Marina once again attacked him, and on top of that Zeke and Takado beat the snot out of him for peeping on the girls. Finally the winds started to pick up outside. No one had any idea on what was heading their way.

Jack-"Hey Maru..."

Maru-"What?"

Jack-"...are you sure you're not a girl?"

Maru-"I AM NOT A GIRL!!!"
Maru left the room and went outside

Maru-"I can't believe that stupid Lecher! I can't believe he even asked...oof...sorry.."

???-"Hey you ok little girl, you should watch where you're going. The name's Torn."

Maru-"Yeah I'm ok...HEY I'M NOT A LITTLE GIRL!!!....lousy jerk..."

Torn-"...yuck I touched a queer!"

Maru-"I'm not queer!!

???-"Torn just cool it, the little queer isn't important!"

???-"Yeah Torn, listen to Zang! Besides we need to find Jack."

Maru-"Rrrrr, STOP CALLING ME QUEER!!! I'M NOT QUEER!...wait you're looking for Jack?"

Torn-"Yeah we just said that, are you deaf?!"

Zang-"Yucan, help Torn cool it!"

Yucan-"Fine...hey where'd Rita go?"

Torn-"Don't know, don't care!"

Zang-"SHUT IT TORN!!"

Maru-"(man are these guys ever retards....)"
Maru tries to sneak away...

Torn-"HEY! Where do you think you're going ya twerp!"

Maru-"....GO AWAY YOU UGLY RETARD YOU'RE NOT WELCOME HERE!!!"
Maru runs back towrds the estate...Torn follows and catches him...

Torn-"HA! I'll show you a retard, you little brat!"

Yucan-"Cool it! Jeez who are you anyway?"

Maru-"I'm Lord Maru, youngest of four. None of you are welcome here! This is my family's property, and if you don't leave you'll have to deal with my sister!!"

Torn-"Oh and what's your wittle sister gonna do? smack my hand and tell me to go away?!HAHAHA!!"

Maru-"Nope....first of all my sister is seventeen!, secondly she won't smack you she'll kill you, and third.....YOU'RE AN IDIOT I TOLD YOU I'M THE YOUNGEST!!!!"
(POW!BAM!PUNCH!)

Torn-"Here you wanna call me an idiot again?!"

Maru-"*sniffle*.....Marina!!!!!!"

Torn-"Who's Marina, ya little cry baby?!"
(SWOOSH~)

Marina-"I suggest you get off of my little brother, or else."

Torn-"Or else what girly?"
(BAM!POW!BASH!SNAP!CRACK!)

Torn-"WHAT THE BELL WAS THAT FOR?!"

Marina-"That was the else. Maru are you ok?"

Maru-"*sniffle*....he....he hurt me!"

Marina-"It's ok, I'm here now. As for the rest of you get LOST!"

Torn-"You're pretty fiesty..."
Leans over Marina

Torn-"...but insane! You saved this little cry-baby!"

Marina-"That so-called crybaby is my brother."

Zang-"Jeez, lightin up will ya...we didn't know you were his sister. The name's Zang, these are my friends Yucan and well...you already met Torn."

Marina-"I could really careless about who you are, all I want to know is why you're here."

Maru-"....they're looking for Jack..."

Marina-"Oh, so you're Queen Sira's little henchmen, you came from Sandsuma am I not correct."

Zang-"We aren't her henchmen! But yeah we're from there, how'd you know?"

Marina-"Well you smell like your stupid queen, you're dressed in desert clothes, and well Jack told me about you."

Yucan-"So...could you please take us to him?"

Marina-"...umm....NO."

Torn-"Ok, then take us to you're ruler! you stupid brat! oh and what's with the ears??"

Marina-"Well instead of taking you to the ruler, because I can tell you right now she hates you and well....here let me rephrase that for you...GUARDS TAKE THESE TRESPASSES AWAY!!"

Guards-"Right away, Lady Marina!"

Zang-"WHAT THE?!...YOU'RE THE RULER!"

Marina-"What's wrong, didn't Sira tell you about me?"

Yucan-"Well she did mention to us about a girl named Bell-bell."

Marina-"Rrrrrr!!DON'T EVER CALL ME THAT!!!"

Zang-"Just hear us out Marina, we were sent here to kill Jack and as soon as that happens, the sooner we'll leave."

Marina-"Suzaku, could you come here please. I'm afraid that you can't kill him, I say he lives!"
Suzaku is a close friend of Marina's. He is also Marina's personal knight and wizard.

Suzaku-"Yes Marina, why have you summoned me?"

Marina-"Suzaku~, what do you think I should do with these trespassers? They want to kill a new friend of mine, they we sent by Sira..."

Torn-"Look Lady Vicious, we have a warrant to find Jack and kill him..."
RIIIP!!(warrant was shredded)

Suzaku-"I'm sorry but that warrant is only usable in you're desert! Besides Sira only rules over the western region of Kira. This is the Northern region. The Northern and Eastern regions is ruled by Lady Marina and her family, the Tsuna clan."

Zang-"WHAT?! What do you mean the warrant is useless here?!"

Suzaku-"It's useless to where ever the Tsuna clan rules. With that said you better not go to the Southern regions either."

Yucan-"Well then you better not go to the Western Regions!!"

Suzaku-"You mean Western region...Sira only controls the West."

Zang-"You gotta be kiddin me...only the west...."

Yucan-"What's wrong with that?"

Torn-"You're such an idiot, Yucan!"

Suzaku-"....in other words...yucan...Marina-"rules over the North-western, Nothern, North-eastern and Eastern regions!"

Yucan-"...ok then who rules over the South-western region, that has to be Sira's..."

Suzaku-"...afraid not. Tentetsu, Lord Takuya's older brother and Lady Marina's uncle, rules over the South-western, South and South-eastern regions."

Marina-"Hahahaha, Sira is the queen of a small area!!"

Yucan-"(oh man....she's right...)"

Maru-"...so I suggest you go back to you're litter box sized region!!"

Yucan-"Fine, Jack is you're problem now....but we're not leaving."

Maru-"...well you're not staying here!!!"

Suzaku-"Little lord, may I suggest that you let them stay."

Maru-"Why?"

Suzaku-"...well since they're in the Tsuna territory, you can force them to do your whim...whatever you desire."

Maru-"^_^* COOOL!!!!"

As Maru entered an argument with the new comers, their friend Rita was in town with her pet weasel Mocchi looking for Zang, Torn and Yucan. Unfortunately for her, she ran into Coral. Coral is a normal human, well at least close to normal, that lives in town. She is also one of Marina's friend. She occassionally annoys Sephiro into letting her stay at the Estate. Also she crushes on any guy she presumes to be hot. She goes looking for them too.....you get the idea.

Coral-"Hey stranger~, you need some help?~"

Rita-"(0_0''' is she lez....)"

Coral-"Hey boy I can help you if you like~"

Mocchi-"Just ignore her, we need to find the others."

Coral-"HEY MISTER!! I'M TALKIN TO YA!!"

Rita-"SHUT UP! AND LEAVE ME ALONE!!!"

Mocchi-"Please Rita. Calm down we really..."

Rita-"STAY OUT OF THIS MOCCHI!!"

Coral-"Rita? what kind of guys name is that?"

Rita-"It's not you stupid lez..."

Coral-"Wait you're a girl!?"

Rita-"Yea is there something wrong with that?"

Coral-".....EEEWWWWWWWW!!! NASTY, I was hitting on a girl! YUCK!"

Rita-"...-_- now that the concept is grasped, you know why I didn't answer."

Coral-"I'm sorry, I take everything back!"

Rita-"Wait could you still please help me."

Coral-"....0_0 umm...I don't do that!"

Rita-"Not that. Can you help me find my friends?"

Coral-"...oh...I can do that. Who are they?"

Rita-"Well first of all I'm Rita, and this is Mocchi. I thought I should properly introduce ourselves."

Coral-"Nice to meet you, I'm Coral. So who's your friends?"

Rita-"Well there's three of them. There's Zang, he's the youngest, Yucan, he's pretty cool, and then there's Torn, he's a major pain in the butt."

Coral-"...never heard of them, but maybe Marina knows them."

Rita-"Marina? who's she?"

Coral-"She's a friend, she rules over this region of Kira."

Rita-"Cool, let's go see her."

...Meanwhile...

Torn-"YOU LITTLE BRAT!! YOU'RE INSANE, you can't do this!"

Marina-"Excuse me ya flippin JERK, but I can!"

Torn-"..ok what retard put her in charge?!"

Marina-"My family has ruled over this land for eons!!...besides I'm the most powerful of my family so that gave me rights to rule."

Rita-"Zang, Torn, Yucan~!! I've been looking for you guys!"

Zang & Yucan-"Rita~!! Where in the hell were you?"

Rita-"..heheh...Mocchi and I got lost in town, I met Coral. It was her idea to come here...umm who's fighting with Torn?"

Coral-"OMG~ that's Torn?!"

Rita-"...yea why?"

Coral-"-_-. I only get a glimpse of him..."

Zang-"What's the problem? You could talk to him after he's done."

Coral-"...umm I don't think so...Marina has that killer instinct in her eyes....not good."

Rita-"WOW~ that's Marina!? she looks sooo cool and....! I love those ears they're soo cute~"

Zang-"(....omg you're insane!)"

Yucan-"..heh...what do you mean by killer instinct?"

Coral-"well if you keep watching you'll know...."

Zang-"...-_-she means Torn is gonna be killed....! WHAT?!0_0"

Coral-"...here i'll help you're friend...Marina!"

Marina-"What?! Shouldn't you be bugging some guys??"

Coral-"(good point)...that's beside the point. Could you please not kill the hottie?"

....(take some time to let things soak in)....

Marina-"WHAT THE BELL IS YOU'RE PROBLEM?! How can you like this jerk?!"

Coral-"Just can~ hehehe!!"

Suzaku-"Lady Marina, would you like me to go tell Veronica that there are more guests?"

Marina-"Why thank you~! Coral, you can keep this loser....sick how could anyone like him-_-..."
Rita comes running over and touches Marina's half-demon ears

Rita-"Ooo they're sooo soft....Coral, Marina has a point. Torn is selfish, cruel, he's also...."

Torn-"Ok everyone gets the point!"

Suzaku-"Lady Marina, I think she forgot some more things to say about him dost thou not agree?"

Marina-"Sooo true, Suzaku~!...umm why are you still touching my ears?!"

Rita-"they're sooo cute and soft!"

Mocchi-"Hey I thought I was soft?..."

Rita-"You are, but her ears are softer..no offense...!Oooo and her hair!!! it's like silk~"

Marina-"umm....thanks. Who's the stuffed animal?"

Mocchi-"I'M NOT A STUFFED ANIMAL!! I'M A WEASEL!"

Marina-"...touchie are we not..."

Mocchi-"...rrrr...you're the missing link between humans and demons....not to mention animals!"
Marina grabs Mocchi

Marina-"Hey Suzaku, could you please have Veronica clean this. It smells...oh and make sure she dresses it~"

Suzaku-"Of course Lady Marina. Oh and for the rest of you, please come with me I'll show you around the Estate."

Marina-"You didn't have to go to that much trouble, Suzaku..."

Suzaku-"Thy shall do this, for atonement to thine beloved cherry-bell~"
Suzaku kissed Marina

Marina-"....AHHHHHH! Suzaku! why'd you do that for?"

Torn-"(...-_- not cool, how'd he just do that...)...I'm not leaving to go to the estate just yet!"

Marina-"Come on Maru, lets head back to the estate. I bet I could get Takado and Bella to play with us."

Maru-"YAY!! You're the best sister!!"
Just then, Torn dashed over to Marina

Marina-"What the..?"
Torn grabbed her and kissed her, then ran off towards the Estate

Marina-"!GET BACK HERE!!! YOU'RE SOOO DEAD WHEN I GET MY HANDS ON YOU!!!"

Maru-"...oh boy...Takado and Zeke aren't gonna be happy about this..."

Rita-"Don't worry Maru, I have a feeling that we'll all get along and become that greatest friends!"

Zang-"...heh...I hope you're right, Rita, because from the look of things..."

Yucan-"WOOHOO!! This is gonna be great!"