"It's been a while, Francis."
A beautiful girl glowed in the darkness. Her hair was black and wispy, untouchable. Her eyes were a rusty red, old eyes. Her clothes were very loose, showing as much skin as she could, even as the cold wind howled.
Francis glared at her, showing his teeth that was already growing fangs.
She chuckled. "No need to be so feisty with me. Unless, you don't want my help." she swung over to him, placing her hand over his cheek. "Nekomata wouldn't want you to hate me, would she?"
"Nekomata is dead. She was killed by D. Kyuubi. So, her opinion doesn't matter now." Francis glowered. Her mouth twitched. Nekomata was her only friend, the only one who had gave her hope in living.
"What's it like..." she began, "To know there's no point in living anymore?"
Francis stared at her. He had found her weak spot. Nekomata.
[somewheres]
Houkou looked down at his children. What else could he do for them, he was useless now...With out Nekomata, he couldn't see the light anymore. But now, his own daughter was clinging to him, begging for an answer.
"Where is he now?" Houkou asked Ronin. Houkou couldn't say 'Francis' it hurt him too much.
"Last time we saw him, he ran off...He sensed something ahead, and didn't want us to get involved." Ronin replied.
Houkou looked down at the floor. He shook his head and stood up, gently pushing Nozomi away.
"I can't leave this place. Go back to him while you still can..." Houkou said.
"But-" Nozomi began.
"He's in more danger than you know...If you're not near him than he can't be strong..."
"What do you mean?" asked Ronin.
"He is a spider demon, he feeds off of other chakra to stay strong. The closer you are to him, the stronger he is..."
"Any chakra?"
"No, only blood relatives...."
Ronin and Nozomi glanced at each other. Could this really be true? Francis is just using us?
[back to Francis]
Far off in the distance they heard someone shouting.
"I'm not Hachimata!" The voice kept repeating.
"Tora...Should we..." Francis began.
She sighed. "I guess so...I didn't expect you to call me by that name."
"Well, it was Neka's favorite one...." Francis replied.
The two ripped into their demon forms and sprinted off toward the yelling.
TBC...Kyuubi? Hachimata? Houkou?
(ps, Tora is a new member of the club!)
