Chapter 9 - Chapter Nine

I said I would be updating every day so I am! A bit more action coming

up, but you'll have to read to see what happens! Lol, ok, on with the chapter!



Chapter Nine



"Ouch! Mom, that hurt!"



"Oh stop complaining, if you would brush your hair more you wouldn't have so

many tangles."



Larena grumbled under her breath, hissing in pain whenever her Mom hit a

knot in her hair. It seemed as though her Mom was taking longer on purpose,

also hitting every single little knot every time she pulled the brush threw

Larena's red tresses. "I do brush my hair every day....it's not my fault my hair

hates me." she muttered, playing with the hem of her dress shirt a bit.



Kohaku had gone ahead to his grandparents to help with dinner, leaving Larena

to be tortured by her Mom in more ways then one.



"Don't worry, your almost done. Oh, I can't believe how much my baby has

grown up!" Yumi sighed, continuing to brush her daughters hair. Larena turned

red.



"Mom, please don't start." she she begged, wincing when yet another knot was

hit by the brush.



"I'm not starting anything! I'm just thrilled that your finally going on your first date!

and you've already met his parents and grandparents!" Yumi continued babbling

on, Larena turning a brighter red by the second. "And you two make such a cute

cou..."



"Mom! We are not a couple! Kohaku is just a good friend!" she exclaimed, her cheeks

still pink. Yumi giggled and finished braiding Larena's hair, securing it with a clear

ponytail.



"Alright, alright. I'll quit bugging you. Now get going or your going to be late." she

laughed, watching as Larena jumped up and ran out, calling goodbye behind her.



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Ten minutes later, Larena stopped in front of the Ogino's house and stood for a second,

catching her breath. After allowing her breathing to return to normal, she sighed and rang

the doorbell.



Kohaku opened the door, smiling at the girl. Larena blushed, smiling back at him. He was

wearing a nice white dress shirt and black slacks, and they looked very nice on him.



"You look very pretty, Larena." Larena blinked, blushing more. Then she smiled again.



"And you look very handsome Kohaku." Now he blushed, also smiling back.



"Larena! Your here!" the teens blinked, and Kohaku looked behind him. Sen ran out from

the living room and grabbed Larena's hand, dragging her inside past Kohaku. "Come on!"

dinners ready!"



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"So you only went because you wanted your dog back?" Mina asked Larena, who nodded,

laughing a bit.



"Ya I just thought it was an old tunnel, I had no idea it led to the spirit world." she replied.



"Your not the only one." Kohakus grandfather muttered, causing them all to start laughing.



Larena stopped when she heard something, her ear twitching slightly as she turned to look

out the glass doors leading to the backyard. Her eye's widened and she gasped.



"What's the matter Larena?" Mina asked, looking at the girl. Larena pointed, her eye's still

wide with fright.



" Spirit Demon." was all she said before jumping up and dashing out, followed swiftly by

Kohaku. She flung the door open and stepped out only to cry out in pain and stumble back,

cradling her left arm to her chest.



Kohaku stopped beside her and looked at her arm, his eye's hardening. The demon had

managed to swipe her arm with it's claws, a small slit running the length of her arm, blood

still seeping from it.



"How dare you hurt her!" he growled, stepping in front of her protectively. The demon roared

and reached out to grab her. "Oh no you don't!" pulling out a few sutras, Kohaku whispered

a spell and threw them at the demon. The papers stuck to it's flesh, the demon roaring in

pain. It slowly dissipated, until nothing was left but a pile of black goo.



"Oh dear, that's a bad wound. Come Larena, we must tend to that wound before it gets

infected." Mina said, gently leading the slightly stunned girl inside and to the bathroom.

Kohaku went to follow, but his grandfather stopped him with a hand on his shoulder, shaking

his head.



The two women came out a few moments later, Larena's arm wrapped in bandages.

"I'm sorry your visit was interrupted by that demon, Larena. Your welcome to come back anytime."

Mina told her, and Larena nodded, smiling a bit at the womans kindness.



"I'm going to stay here for a bit, just to make sure that the demon doesn't come back, alright

Larena?" Kohaku said, glancing at the girl. Larena blinked, then nodded.



"Ok...see you guys later." Larena said, waving and walking off. Her head was again whirring

with questions, wondering what the hell was going on. She unconsciously grasped her necklace

while she walked, the feel of the cold stone seemingly soothing her nerves a bit. 'I hope we can

figure out what's going on soon.' she thought.



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Tadaaaa!!! Another chapter! Ha! I told you I would update daily! Well, besides the fact that I

want to finish it before school starts, even if I didn't I would try to update as soon as possible

instead of leaving it for months at a time. Anyways, to reviewers:



Sarah: I'm glad you like it! And I'm writing, I'm writing! lol. Thanks for the review!



Yessika: lol, yes, an update everyday until the last chaper! Will be up......Saturday! o.o...wow.

and lol, glad you like the story. Thanks for the review!



lovergirlalot: glad you like the story, and lol, I guess I am. and I am glad that I'm saving you

from boredom, lol. and hope you enjoyed this chapter!



angel61991: glad you liked, this a soon enough update? lol, thanks for the review!



ok, I'm glad that everyone is enjoying this story! Sadly, it will be coming to an end soon..but

you still don't know what happens exactly..so you'll have to wait! lol, well, ja ne.



Amaria

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