Posts by SakuraChain

OOC: It's fine :3

"Hmm, so that's it then. Interesting decision-" Hisami paused as his gaze turned towards the door opening and his gaze settled upon Rei. His expression didn't show curiosity, or interest but instead a cold stare. He turned his head towards the older man sitting across from him, "I think it would be as good as any time to tell her now, I don't want to keep any unnecessary surprises hidden for long." The bluntness in Hisamu's tone was a bit surprising considering how he was a 'guest' of all things within the household, however the older man nodded his head in solemn agreement and turned towards Rei, giving a gentle smile, "Rei, there's something I want to tell you. It took me awhile to consider this," He gestured to Hisamu whose gaze remained upon Rei as if analzying her from his spot, "This is Hisamu Inugami. He is to be your husband and succeed the household after I retire."

Hisamu had to force his expression to remain blank, though in his mind he was more than amused. There surely was no punches pulled there with that surprise. The young man bowed his head slightly to Rei, supposing he'd might as well play nice at the moment, "It's nice to meet you, Rei." He straightened up and turned his head back towards the older man, his eyes narrowing ever so slightly. He still had suspicions on what the man was thinking and choosing him of all people to integrate into the family. It seemed overall a bit too shady for him.

Seventeen year old Kazuo Shibata never had drawn attention to himself. He was usually always very withdrawn, only speaking when he was spoken to, teased quite often throughout his years from elementary school and forward; never liking violence or any such actions. Kazuo even had went so far to not feel as if he was drawing attention to himself by growing his hair out to the point it had been impossible to even view his face, much less even make eye contact. And if that wasn't enough to make him unpopular, it was his obsession with aliens and the unknown as well as constantly pouring his time and energy into reading comics or gaming in general, he wasn't particularly at the top of the class in terms of grades. Over all he was very, very underwhelming and it was a wonder how he even had any sort of friends, much less a friend that was female. Kazuo was deathly afraid and intimidates by women. It wasn't the fear of them doing something horrible to him, it was because.. he wasn't a great talker and yes, he certainly had at one time fantasied about a life he was in his mind never going to have, finding a pretty girlfriend to eventually marry and enjoy life. Kazuo had given up on that and locked that away entirely and in a way, he lived life as a monk now, never seeking anything out of his comfort zone and just being safe. That however wouldn't last long.

It had been awhile clearly peaceful night, and Kazuo being the fanatic he was about the supernatural had heard rumors of a disturbance in the area a few nights ago, now going to inspect the area. A soft sigh escaped him as he briefly moved a bit of his long hair out of the way from his glasses, squinting, "..I hope there's something here.." His shoes made a soft crunching sound on the fallen leaves scattered about the clearly abandoned forested area, however his foot hit something akin to a root, with eyes widening in surprise as he began to fall forward a cry of shock escaping his lips before he was... impaled by other sharp roots that clearly seemed more like daggers. At that moment, Kazuo Shibata was no longer himself. The smallest bit of movement came from the ground, moving forward into the mouth of the supposedly "deceased" human and latching unto the tongue. This being had been waiting for a large lifeform to come along, more specifically a human. It's rage against bring caught off guard by the criminals the hunter himself had been appointed to keep alive escaping his grasp and most likely already had latched unto a human themselves by now. This enraged him. They weren't supposed to interphere in this world, much less alter the environment. This was a crisis considering the criminals he had with him wasn't something he'd simply allow to run rampant, especially considering how dangerous they were... he had to find them fast.

Kazuo Shibata... I'll have to take your body for a little while. Kazuo's body straightened up slowly, blood trickling from the wounds substained from the alien's hasty grab for the large human body. Already the alien himself was searching through Kazuo's memories, assimilating the brain to its will and growing annoyed at how pitifully weak this frail body was. Why couldn't he have come across something more suited to the matter at hand? "Tsk, I shouldn't complain." Kazuo's hands came up to the long hair covering his face and a huff of annoyance escaped the young man's lips, "..I'll have to cut this.."

And so, the next day; Kazuo Shibata was walking to the high school he had memorized as such from the human's memories, however he had altered the human's appearance in terms of the young man had previously hid his face with his long hair, now the young man's face was promptly revealed and he could already hear the chatters of the students around him, phrases such as, "Who is that?" or "Is that a transfer student?" The alien wondered why they were reacting in such a way, humans really were simple minded creatures. The alien didn't cut the human's hair to get attention, it was to actually be able to see. It was frustrating how every second was consistent of him moving hair out of his eyes just to see in front of him. However as he continued forward through the school yard, he was observing the area. He didn't know where the criminals themselves were, and he didn't know which humans they possibly would've taken over but it certainly was a problem either way as he muttered under his breath, "Annoying pests.."

He turned his head slightly towards her then smiled slightly, "You're welcome." Tomoe's gaze however then turned away and was focused upon the very small and controlled fire he had made to heat up some water he had taken with them from the shrine's well before they had to leave. The firelight itself had cast a warm glow upon the panels of his face, detailing the rather handsome details to his face and adding light to his dark brown eyes which were currently focused upon the work he was focused intensely upon, his lips parting slightly in a slight huff as he turned to the case beside him to take out the herbs necessary for her. Although as soon as the tea was properly heated, he had taken the small container he had taken with him earlier with the tea for her and moved over towards her, handing it over though he had felt her gaze upon him which made him concerned at least if she had something on her mind or if something was bothering her, "Are you alright Skylar?"

Tomoe's brow furrowed slightly however his facial expression relaxed as he turned away from her deciding to let it go. "Alright." He then took to making his own medication, remaining quiet for a bit then speaking up once more, "I suppose that's the last dosage for you, though I'm sure you're glad not to have to take something so bitter." An amused smile crossed his face, though it seemed as if he was diverting the conversation away from asking her if she was alright, after all he didn't want to pester her but he was curious, but he had the feeling he didn't necessarily want to know... or did he? It wasn't often he would come across a dilemma like that.

Ah? Kazuo's gaze had been focused ahead and looking around for any signs of suspicion, or any possible oddities. Surely the criminals couldn't have gotten too far have they? However,this attention focused upon the apprehension of the criminals he was so focused on was automatically tossed aside and scattered by a familiar voice. His eyes turned upon her, though seeing as this human's memories of this particular female was considerably good memories, he supposed this was a good 'friend' of Kazuo's. "Hmm? Ah, yeah." He looked aside from her, turning his gaze forwards though feeling utterly bewildered why this human body was beginning to show signs of nervousness, though the alien himself had no doubt he could control such actions he wondered why such a reaction would come through, "..I was getting a little tired of not being able to see clearly." Which in its own way is true, he wasn't going to put up with not being able to see.

However Kazuo was becoming more and more aware of the stares he was receiving which his eyes narrowed slightly and an expression of distaste crossed his face as he said quietly, though the annoyance in his voice was seething through, "I don't know why they keep staring." To even see the slightest bit of annoyance from Kazuo was surprising, he was always docile, however there was a certain edge to his eyes that clearly showed the annoyance he was feeling. I won't be able to catch up on suspicious activity if these humans won't scatter. He took in a deep breath and exhaled, forcing the annoyance down. What else could he have expected from such lower life forms?

Forcing himself to ease into a calmer personality more similar to the human in which he controlled, Kazuo offered Iako a rather pitifully nervous smile, "S-so, how are you today?" It was annoying to the alien as this human seemed to always show signs of nervousness when talking to a human female, but he didn't bother to change it. It wasn't as if he could, even if he had access to the brain and nerve system it wasn't like he could change habits so easily. But he supposed this was tolerable, this human female didn't seem to make Kazuo overly nervous so it was something he had to deal with and nothing more.

Kazuo felt his face heat up at her gentle smile and he was confused by the action itself, was it common for this human to do so? A quick scan through the human's memories confirmed such an action was common so he placed it aside. Good, one less thing he didn't have to worry about.

Much to Kazuo's relief, the students of course had dispelled however his eyes narrowed ever so slightly as he scanned over the students who were walking away. Nothing suspicious quite yet... It was rather disappointing, but the day was only beginning and he was sure he could possibly get some new leads.

However his attention immediately snapped back to Iako, a bit taken off guard by her tugging at the sleeve of his school uniform in which he hastily followed after her to the lockers. He listened attentively to Iako's words however as he had stopped in front of his locker and began putting the locker combination, he had paused at her words seemingly as if a jolt had went through him. What could he possibly say to that? Of course this imbecile human he was controlling had been curious and judging by Kazuo's personality it seemed unlikely he could lie... maybe he could tell a half truth? That would put at least one suspicion to rest at least, and he certainly didn't need unnecessary attention.

"Y-yeah, I heard about it," He eased a grin upon his face, seeing as the human certainly seemed very enthusiastic about the supernatural judging by his memories, he supposed this would be the correct action as he added sheepishly, "I went there last night, just to check it out a little." He added with a disappointed expression and a sigh, "There wasn't anything there though, I was really hoping I could've found something..." There an easy lie, and as such it probably wouldn't be out of character. The less suspicion; the better.

Hisamu raised an eyebrow at the flurry of words and emotions coming off of the young woman. He certainly didn't expect this, certainly this was surprisingly... entertaining. He leaned back, entwining his fingers together as he raised an eyebrow, speaking up, "That's exactly what I would like to know too, your daughter clearly would be more familiar with the household itself, why would you choose a stranger over your own flesh and blood." A slight curve to his lips signified an amused smile, "It's seems a bit too.. shady for me."

The older man looked between the both of them then simply said, "I have my reasons for doing such a thing. If it wasn't beneficial to this household then I wouldn't have ever considered it." His gaze turned towards Rei, piercing and cold, "And for the necessity of the situation, you are not suited for the task." Hisamu now was a bit surprised. As to what was this old man thinking? However he had to admit, the words were a bit harsh but he didn't speak up. This wasn't something he should argue against, this was something he could observe and take amusement from and simply nothing more.

Tomoe chuckled slightly at her response, though he could still feel her gaze upon him in which he of course expected a question to be asked eventually; however he blinked as surprise crossed his face at the unexpected question. Of course, his expression relaxed as he continued to focus on making the medication for himself answering truthfully, "No. I haven't." He then emptied out the tea into a container and began to drink it, though after he was done he said, "I never did have the time to spare for something like that," He began to pack away the medication he had, "Nor would I want to cause every single burden I carry with me to be subjected upon them. With my involvement with the Zashi.. they would never be safe." He closed his eyes, a slight smile on his face, "Plus, even if I wasn't involved with the Zashi, my illness is another factor. Medication for treating it is very expensive, and getting it any other way is... inhumane. Especially if I had or ever will decide to marry, it wouldn't be fair. And I don't even want to think about considering children..." He opened his eyes, his gaze turning towards the small fire, "My illness is heritary... I wouldn't want to subject anyone to such suffering.." His expression almost looked... lonely for a few moments. It really seemed as if he was denying himself of so much to his life and didn't bother searching for love or anything related to it. However regardless, a chuckle escaped him, "I can't deny though, I have wondered what it's like. And oddly enough I had received many proposals before. It's flattering but unfortunately not the life for me." He paused then a sheepish expression crossed his face, "Oh, I rambled a bit too much didn't I? I'm sorry."

Kazuo looked away from her guiltily as he took out the necessary things from his locker, "A-Alright." However he knew quite well that he wasnt going to allow that to happen, simply letting Iako tag along in the things that were necessary for him to do wasn't an option. Of course initially thinking that she had been fooled by his lie caused him to relax a little, however he stiffened up as soon as she began to speak again and immediately he wanted to retreat. This human...

"W-wait, Iako..!" However she was already walking back to her class in which Kazuo heaved a sigh in dismay. Great, now he certainly needed to keep his guard up. Just as he closed the locker behind him and walked to his own class, his gaze focused on a human that walked past and his eyes narrowed slightly. The human female however met his gaze at the same moment, almost as if sensing his stare before turning her head and continuing forward without sparing him a second glance. "So one of you are here..."

Of course after enduring the class in which Kazuo's gaze looked consistently bored; only looking about if someone moved or there was a faintest bit of a glance towards him. It wasn't like he was nervous, however he didn't see that human female yet. Tch... She's probably hiding. He closed his eyes, his brow furrowing in frustration. He needed to deal with them quickly without them being alerted to his presence. After all he didn't need them on guard, it would be even more difficult to extract the criminals themselves from the bodies. However, before he realized it with much dismay it was lunchtime and such he knew he definitely had to stay on guard.

Standing up, Kazuo was the first time leave his classroom rather in haste considering his body almost was too eager to escape the gazes of the females looking at him in the classroom. Was this human really that terrified of women? He put a hand to his head as he muttered under his breath, "Useless body.." However he continued forward towards the direction of the cafeteria, his gaze immediately looking over the students there in search for either Iako or the strange human he had spotted earlier.

"They're running again like ants aren't they Kaede?" "Ah?" The fox yokai turned his head towards his companion, the oni's flaming hair billowing around his face like a wreath of flame, his red eyes glowing like the dying coals of a fire. The fox yokai's lips twitched up in the slightest of smiles as he turned his gaze slowly towards the peasant human as they were scrambling for their lives like the insects they were, "..It's to be expected Takemi. Humans are such weak creatures." The fox's ears twitched back slightly as his gaze once again turned towards the oni beside him, "Aren't you going to finish them off?"

"Hmm... I should, shouldn't I?" The oni hefted a large katana over his shoulder, a wild grin plastered upon the yokai's face, "Are you sure you don't want in on this Kaede?" The fox yokai raised a slender fingertip to his lips, a devilish smile on the fox's face as he chuckled, "I'd rather see the carnage afterwards. Its much more rewarding. Besides, I don't need my new haori to be dirtied by human blood right?"

Takemi smirked as he turned his head, "Suit yourself. You're missing out on all the fun." With that, Kaede watched as the oni rushed off and began his slaughter of the humans they had attacked. As far as Kaede could tell, Takemi was reckless and rash. The oni had become more like a younger brother to him over the years, foolish and very eager to slaughter humans. Not that Kaede minded. The fox yokai never spared a second thought to the beings called humans, nor did he share any sort of grudge against them or did he find them vile or disgusting... he merely found them interesting little toys that should bow to his will when he wanted. Even now, a coy smile was on the yokai's face as he watched the human villagers running for their pitiful lives. They are certainly very much like ants. The pathetic fools. However, just as he was about to turn away from the carnage his golden eyes flickered upwards in surprise at what he could've sworn was a flash of light landing among the trees within the large forest behind him. ...I should see what that was.. His eyes narrowed slightly as he glanced over his shoulder towards the yokai terrorizing the humans behind him. ...Takemi should be fine.

Immediately, the fox yokai took off towards the direction of the strange light, his long white hair whipping behind him as his curiosity lead him closer towards the direction of the strange beam of light. However, his lips parted in the beginnings of surprise as his nose picked up the delicious smell that suddenly reached him. This scent, although human was incredibly sweet. Kaede stopped briefly in his running as his eyes narrowed slightly. Such a scent... to carry was unbelievable. Walking at a more brisk pace towards the scent, roughly slashing aside bushes and shrubs that were in his way, he stopped immediately at the clearing in which his golden eyes took in the human that lay on the ground before him, his eyes briefly widening slightly as his ears perked. ...Who is this..?

Shou tilted his head slightly to one side at her words. He had to admit, it was quite funny when she was angry though that intrigued him more. He should've expected such a reaction from Narumi considering there wasn't anything else he should've expected. In fact, he wanted her to react in such a way to him- he found it far more entertaining when she did; not only that he did want to test her to see her reactions and he surely wasn't disappointed by what he received.

His facial expression gave nothing away as he raised an eyebrow, "I don't expect you to believe me Narumi, I do like you," He turned away from her, continuing to walk as if nothing had happened only glancing back at her one more time as he said, "I expected you to reject me automatically. But don't expect me to give up so easily Narumi." His gaze locked with her's, though his own expression still remained unreadable and unyielding to what he possibly could be thinking though with that he turned away and continued walking as if without a care in the world, going back towards where the other students were within the high school to help out the cleaning like he was supposed to.

The older man's gaze remained calm, as if expecting her responses, "No. That's not the reason at all, in normal circumstances you would be more than capable of succeeding me. However, recent events has made this decision to be highly necessary." Hisamu's eyebrow raised slightly. Recent events? Oh, how interesting. He spoke up again curiously, "And this somehow is necessary for me to marry your daughter and succeed you? So tell me, what are these recent events?" He leaned forward slightly, his eyes narrowing, "Or are you going to say that you cannot say what possibly would cause this?"

The old man's attention turned towards Hisamu and said simply, "...This situation requires someone not within the family to take hold of and to control. That is all I can tell you Hisamu." The younger man crossed his arms as well, though a smirk crossed his face as he casually leaned back, "Well, this certainly is interesting now. Granted, you won't tell us what possibly is the problem is; I'm more than willing to assist."

Ah, of course.. Kazuo's gaze automatically turned towards Iako and he offered her a soft smile and waved back towards her, though being hesitant in the action. His attention however was elsewhere; his violet eyes occasionally turning from her and looking throughout the crowd of students towards the human female in which he had spotted earlier. A slight frown crossed his face as soon as his gaze landed on her. Now looking at her closely, though having to be discreet in the action since she seemed to be surrounded by a small mob of students all trying to obtain her attention, he identified the young woman in his mind as Yuki Tachibana, one of the popular girls within the school. Though he had to search through his memories for the name, she was one of the prettier females within the school though of course acting relatively cold and aloof to almost everyone though she seemed almost on... edge. ...Surely they haven't been alerted to my presence yet have they?

Banishing the thought from his head, he quickly made his way forward over to Iako though keeping the rather nervous expression on his face. He needed to act as Kazuo normally would, and seeing through the human's memories that he always seemed nervous around large crowds of people he supposed it would be best to act like he usually would and expect many questions from this human's friend. He was already trying to possibly think of ways to avoid any sort of question she may ask, or think of proper excuses to dodge any sort of information that wasn't needed. However his gaze still occasionally flickered over to Yuki in which he noticed she too was watching him closely. ..Hmph. I need to act natural.

However as his gaze yet again turned towards Iako's face, he didn't know why this human's heart was racing so fast. Palpitations? Is this body breaking down on me? However, he quickly dismissed it. Seeing as this human was utterly afraid of women and this was his only female friend, it would only make sense as to why Kazuo would react in such a way. Humans were such strange creatures after all, and he wasn't here to observe and learn more about them at all.

Obviously the first bizarre thing that came to his mind was the woman's obviously strange clothing. As to where did this human come to obtain such a thing? He moved closer, cautiously to take a closer look at the human, clearly female as his tail swished behind him in curiosity. Such strangely colored hair, and certainly the clothing left nothing to the imagination as he usually would see the women in this era wearing modest kimonos and such; this woman clearly wore clothing of odd material- things he wasn't familiar with at all. His clawed fingers grazed the side of the human's face, an eyebrow raised slightly as if checking to see if she was dead. No... still alive, just unconscious. How strange.

His golden gaze flickered up towards the skies however, his brow furrowing slightly in confusion. Was this human the reason for the strange light he had spotted within the sky itself? His attention then turned back towards the human woman again and his ears twitched back. After finding something so utterly strange, he couldn't just leave like nothing happened. A smirk then curved across his lips as if amused. This human certainly was a strange one... he'll just have to take her for himself. Gripping the human woman by her arms, he then immediately picked her up, cradling her close to his body as he looked down at her with a cold glint in his gold eyes. If this was a trap, he certainly was sure he would be attacked by now and considering he hadn't... well, it seemed as if his life was going to take a turn for the interesting in which he wouldn't push aside the opportunity at all.

So with making up his mind, he glanced over towards the direction in which he came, considering the option if he did want to go back... but he didn't need Takemi trying to take his new human toy from him. After all, he did need some sort of entertainment rather than watching the hot-headed oni slaughter human senselessly. "..The dimwitted fool should be fine after all." Though he said these words with affection towards that of what he could consider his brother, he didn't want anyone to get close to his strange toy he had found. In fact, when she did wake up... he wondered how she would respond or how she could explain the bizarre clothing in which she wore. All the more reason to take this human with him.

Moving out of the clearing itself, Kaede started walking along a more secluded path, still holding the human in a tight grip in his arms. He did wonder why a woman was unconscious though in the forest itself... though he paused briefly as he looked down at her again. ...This scent... He lowered his head closer, his nose grazing the side of her neck as he breathed in. ...It's intoxicatingly sweet..

It had taken him some time to find somewhere to stay, though having found a small hut nearby the village that had been unfortunate enough to be attacked by Takemi; he had placed the human down or rather more like dropped her upon the floor. He found distaste in touching humans for long, much less would he ever consider taking a human with him before other than this one in which he had closed the shoji to the hut and waited impatiently for the human to wake up. His impatience grew further as soon as he realized she was still very much unconscious and just as he was about to shake her awake, she had woken up. Kaede's ears twitched back slightly at her sitting up, his tail twitching in distaste as he said in a cold tone, "Its about time you woke up wench." His golden eyes flickered over her form with a look similar to what could either be a mixture of faint disgust or possibly interest, it was really hard to tell.

Kaede's ears twitched once more as he then promptly placed himself in front of the exit, which of course would be the shoji behind him, his arms crossed as he tilted his head at her, his fox tail swishing back and forth behind him as he demanded, "Who are you and where did you come from?" His tone was crisp, to the point and it seemed like he had no intentions of letting her escape, his lips pressed into a tight line as his eyes narrowed at her, the slit pupils clearly not human, nor was the white hair or the fox ears and tail and the claws, but he was a beautiful man if one could ignore the obvious animalistic features to his body.

"Tok...yo...?" The name sounded foreign. There was no Tokyo as far as he knew of. Probably some strange human village he probably hadn't come across yet. He stepped forward, closer towards her as he crouched down in front of her, his hand flashing out and grabbing her face angling her face so that he could get a closer look. It seemed as if Kaede wasn't going to answer her question unless when he felt like it, his golden eyes meeting her's as his eyes narrowed slightly. She doesn't seem to be lying. His gaze flickered over her form yet again as he added, ..Especially with those clothes... she must be a Geisha. Though... probably not. Her expression is too innocent, what a shame... Then Kaede now decided to focus on the questions in which she had answered. He was faintly surprised she didn't know who he was, after all humans have quite feared the fox yokai's reputation as a killer, in fact he was brutal and his name was always brought up with his brother in arms, Takemi. However considering she came from a place called... ah, Tokyo, he supposed he'd might as well enlighten her on the situation at hand. He did silently agree with what she had muttered, she probably did hit her head.

Letting go of her, he straightened up looking down at her with an expression still looking more like distaste or disappointment, "My name is Kaede. As for where you are, you're on the outskirts of Edo, near a small village." He took in Akira's strange appearance yet again before saying, "I'm guessing women from this... Tokyo you speak of commonly dress the way you do? It certainly doesn't leave much to the imagination," A slight beginning of a smirk crossed his face as he chuckled darkly, "Not that I can complain much."

OOC: X3 lol So true.. the things that people wear sometimes..

Eh? What a strange place this Tokyo must be.. His ears twitch back, though as soon as he saw her grimace a frown had crossed his face. This certainly wouldn't be good if his new toy was damaged, "Tch.." He leaned down once again, his golden gaze turning to her hand that came to her head, "A human such as yourself I would've assumed you would be more careful." He reached up and touched gingerly where she had placed her hand, his claws grazing lightly against her flesh as his eyes narrowed, "You must've hit your head. Idiot." The clear insult was clearly not held back, it almost seemed as if he said whatever he'd like regardless if it would be considered rude or not.

Standing up, yet grabbing her arm within an iron right grip, he said clearly in a commanding tone, "Come. A healer will see to you," His gaze turned over to her in slight distaste, "And I'll see to it that you receive different clothing." Kaede didn't want any yokai or human looking upon this young woman in such attire. Only he should be able to, after all she was his now whether she knew it or not.

Kaede paused and looked over his shoulder towards the woman he dragging along behind him utterly confused by her question. Old terms? Just what was she talking about? "Doctor... nurse...? I've never heard of such nonsense. Is that how you refer to your healers in this... Tokyo you mentioned?" It was obvious he didn't understand what this bizarre woman was talking about and clearly his confusion was etched upon the fox yokai's face.

Tomoe's eyes widened slightly at her words, in which he couldn't find anything to respond. For the first time, Tomoe was speechless as if her words snatched the air out of his lungs. He looked away from her, his heart squeezing at the sweet tone she used in which he closed his eyes as his eyebrows furrowed, murmuring, "Good night.. Skylar.." However he put a hand to his head, taking in a deep breath and exhaling. What is this woman doing to me? He glanced over towards Skylar, seeing her shivering in which he grimaced as he took out his own blanket and draped it over her. Though realizing it wouldn't possibly be a good idea for either of them to catch a cold from the sudden chill he closed his eyes as he thought, God please still my heart.. He felt as if he really shouldn't be doing such a thing. This wasn't allowed.. he shouldn't and couldn't be so close. However giving up, he then laid next to her, drawing her close to his body to supply her warmth although his cheeks were tinted with pink. This was the second time in his life that he had ever lain next to a woman, and he certainly needed to make sure this would occur again.. He couldn't allow it to.

"That's what I said didn't I woman?" The clear curt tone he used was obvious that his patience was growing thin with this human. This was indeed Edo, but he didn't realize what sort of possible fear she was having at the moment. Was there enemies here that she was afraid of, or was it finally becoming logical enough for her to be afraid of him? Either way, it didn't change the fact he was becoming annoyed with such interruptions from his toy. His grip became tighter on her until it was relatively painful, "Are there anymore confirmations you need, or are you still bewildered as to where you are?" His golden eyes immediately turned towards the rustling of bushes and immediately he pulled Akira against his body tightly without a word, his arms locking her into place as his tail lashed in faint agitation as another voice called out, "So, this is where you were hiding brother? Weren't interested in the slaughter were-"

The flaming red hair of the relatively normal looking young man was the first distinction that this was none other than Takemi. Kaede felt annoyed at the timing of the oni, the young yokai obviously finding enjoyment in the victories of his slaughter and just by looking at the fresh blood dripping from the large katana he weild, as well as the blood splattered upon his yukata and face, the slaughter went very well. However the oni's faze was focused on the woman Kaede was holding tightly to himself, though a dark grin crossed the oni's face, teeth revealing to be sharp and deadly, "I see you've caught quite the prize Kaede, I'm sure she'll be quite entertaining to the both of us, no?"

Kaede smiled though the smile was cold, "I'm afraid not, this human is mine." He raised one hand to the side of her face, his claws dangerously close to her throat, "And I have no intentions to simply share her body so easily Takemi." As if to prove his point, his teeth bared slightly as sharp teeth bit into the side of her neck, clearly without warning before he immediately let go, his tongue trailing over his lips to take away any traces of blood that could've possibly remained, not caring that he had left an injury on this woman. She was his, and he wasn't going to allow her to leave... especially not now.

Takemi's eyes narrowed, the oni's expression unreadable for a few moments before he simply turned away and said in a relaxed tone, "Very well, I know when not to mess with one of your toys Kaede."