Cheshire Youko narrowed his eyes at Dodo Karasu,
" You disgust me. Have you forgotten what I can DO? Look where you are, Dodo!" He opened his arms, " You’re in the middle of a GARDEN! You’re pop-rocks are no match for any of my powers!"
" Does Kurama have any other powers?" Yusuke muttered to himself. Dodo Karasu turned to him, " Yusuke get to cover...things are going to get messy."
Yusuke wasn’t about to argue. He dove for cover but wasn’t about to miss this. His interest had been perked the moment Dodo Karasu seemed to shift character.
" Kisama!" Cheshire Youko spat, tossing a ball of chi at Dodo Karasu. He dropped to the dirt just before it hit. Another second and it would have taken his head off. He peered back as the ball hit a gazebo and blew it up.
" I see," Dodo Karasu snickered, peering back at Cheshire Youko, " You like making big booms eh?" He held out his hand, holding a grinning green bomb...a big orange eye glaring at the youko. " Now, you’re on my turf!"
With that, he tossed the bomb, however, missing the target and blowing up a bush instead. Cheshire Youko brushed the hair from his face and smiled, " Wrong....your on....MINE!" No sooner had the words left his lips that he outstretched his hands.....summoning roots from the ground and vines from the walls to entangle his prey. Dodo Karasu let out a gasp as he slowly became tied.
" Can’t battle with explosions alone?! Have to use your prescious buttercups to help you?!" He quickly sent a swarm of bombs scattering around Cheshire Youko, hoping to break his concentration. It didn’t help really. Youko was knocked from his feet, yes, but the roots and vines held tight.
" Pathetic! Face it, you are now never were never WILL be a match for me! You’re weak and will ALWAYS be walked on! You deserve only to be thrown in front of a doorway for someone to wipe their feet on!"
" Kisama!" Dodo Karasu hissed, dropping a pair of bombs at his feet and blowing a "divet" into the ground. Divet? More like a crater! He took a running start and grabbed Cheshire Youko by the hair.
" Kisama!" Cheshire Youko squealed.... " A coward’s attack!"
" Then, you must be no better!" Dodo Karasu retorted. He was right! Yusuke observed that Cheshire Youko had a large handful of Karasu’s locks in his claws as well. He gave a yank, hoping to pull Dodo Karasu from his grip. It was successful and he tossed him to the ground.
" Kisama! I’ll show you!"
Dodo Karasu smiled under his mask and rolled grabbing Cheshire Youko’s tail and giving it a firm yank between his legs, not only causing pain in several areas, but ripping Youko off his feet as well. Karasu was swift to leap onto Cheshire Youko’s lap and begin yanking at the fox-ears.
" Kisama, let go!" Cheshire Youko yelped, trying to push Dodo Karasy away without having his ears yanked off. " Fight like a man!"
" And lose to you?! NEVER!"
So this battle continued in it’s regression for several hours. Yusuke, by now, had become bored and merely watched with his head propped on his arm. One explosion after another...then the Jerry Springer complex. He gave a yawn as he watched the two. It had suddenly become quiet...and the pit of the garden was in SHAMBLES.
" Had....enough....yet, Dodo?" Cheshire Youko panted. His lovely purple suit was ripped and shredded in different spots. His lovely white hair and tail were dirty. He had scratches and even bite marks! That was his punishment for yanking off Dodo Karasu’s mask. After the hard and viscious bites, Cheshire Youko was quick to slap it back on again.
Dodo Karasu stumbled sideways but quickly regained himself, aside frm being horribly dizzy and tired,
" Haven’t.....even....STARTED, Youko."
" Dammit, would one of you quit already!" Yusuke shouted. He slapped his hands over his mouth, ashamed already that he said something.
" Care to join in, Yusuke?" Cheshire Youko smiled with a sly and seductive grin.
" Back off, Kitsune!" Dodo Karasu spat, stepping between them. Yusuke shook his head. Never in his wildest....okay well maybe in the wildest of his dreams....would he ever think Karasu would come to protect him.
" Enough, Dodo! I’m tired of you! Get out of my way!"
" I’m not done with you yet, Youko!"
" Yes, please...finish with him first," Yusuke insisted, pointing to Dodo Karasu. " Don’t let me interfere."
" You heard him, Youko....finish with me first!"
" Very well," Cheshire Youko sighed. He pushed past Dodo Karasu and slammed Yusuke to the ground. He smiled wickedly at him, " Stay here, Babe....I’ll be right back for you."
With that, Youko shot back to his feet and leapt at Dodo Karasu, trying to take a bite out of his neck, only to get a mouthful of the long soft hair. He choked and began to cough, gag and wretch once he let go. He dropped to the ground on his knees, trying to clear his throat.
" Choke on THAT hairball, kitsune!" Yusuke whooped. Dodo Karasu took the handful of wet hair and crinkled his nose at it, " Ick. That was just....nasty." He glanced at the youko and sighed. He COULD blow him up right there. The Cheshire Youko was as vulnerable as newborn kitten right now. But, Dodo Karasu, with such contradiction to his true conterpart, was a sweet soul, despite the display. He valued life and innocence and saw no point in destroying Cheshire Youko. After all, who was he to decide that the youko may one day repent or not? However, to keep him mobile was dangerous. The danger outweighed Dodo Karasu’s pity. He picked up a rock and slammed it down on the kitsune, knocking the fox unconscious.
" Dear me....my, my. I hope he can breathe."
" Do you care?" Yusuke asked, wiping the dirt from his clothes.
" I do. He was hacking something awful. Oh well...he seems to be alright now, save some bumps and bruises."
" Yeah, but how long will he STAY out?" Yusuke asked, approaching Dodo Karasu who eyed him patiently.
" Not too long."
" The court is somewhere out there. He’ll be up and running before they find him."
Dodo Karasu smiled...it was apparent even to Yusuke who could somehow see the glimmer in his eyes. He shook his head, " Dodo, you’re not..."
" The quickest way here is in a straight line." With that, Dodo Karasu summoned up a swarm of little green orange-eyed bombs and sent them streaming through the gardens, blowing up walls and barriers. It made a horrible mess but certainly revealed the court in poor persuit.
" He’s over here!" Yusuke called. " Arrest him before he wakes up! This garden can’t withstand another round like that!"
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