Three fanfics in one night...I'm nuts.  NEway, constructive C & C are
welcome.  I'm about to die here... Have fun reading.

--Shuuichi Minamino
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HUNTER & PREY
Ch 6 Kill

	"What is THIS?!" A harsh voice asked.  "Wings?  Bat wings and claws?  This
is a demon child!!"

	"No please! Don't hurt him!" another voice begged frantically. "He's my
child.  He's no demon!!"
	
	"Anyone who's born like that is an evil omen!" The harsh voice spoke again.
"We must get rid of it."

	"No~~~!!!"

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	"The Dark Child, huh?" The taller figure tilted Yukon's head up. "You are
really as good of an assasin as you claimed?"

	Yukon returned him with a cold smile, "Yes.  Do you want me to prove it?"

	"Oh, that's interesting..." Contemplated the man. "Well then, how about
this.  You kill the one I wanted you to kill, if you succeed, then you may
kill another one under my order and I will pay you four times the sum of
what I'll usually pay others.  If you fail on the first try, then I won't
use you, period."

	"You got yourself a deal," Yukon replied. "who is my first hunt?"

	The man pointed outside at a small child. "Him."

	For a moment Yukon just stared.  He then glanced at the man and with
swiftness he leaped outside and ram the sword through the child's heart.  He
looked coldly back at the man and smiled cruely.

	"Do we have a deal now?" He asked.  

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	"That's the one I am to kill?" He asked his employer. 

	The woman simply nodded. "I will give you the payment as soon as you are
done.  You must kill her, she is powerful and she'll destroy us all if she
ever finds out about this."

	"Hm.  I can finish her," he muttered. "how much are we talking about here?"

	"Two boxes of pure gold and ruby."

	"Deal."

	He hid behind the bushes as the female youkai walked past.  He then leaped
out and struck.  She turned around in time and blocked the attack.  She sent
a stream of strong electricity through his body as her hand made contact
with his.  Yukon landed a few steps behind her, gasping for breath.

	"Who sent you?" She asked coldly.

	"None of your business, woman," He replied with the same coldness and
struck again.  

	She ducked and threw a punch at him, Yukon simply pry the fist away and ram
his knife through her throat.  The female youkai gasped and choked, a look
of disbelief shown on her face.  She couldn't believe that it was this child
who would lead to her downfall.  Yukon watched dispassionately as the youkai
choked on her own blood and made her last minute struggle with death.
Finally, she stopped moving.  Yukon pulled the knife out and stabbed into
the neck again to severe the head.  This would bring a large sum of reward,
he mused.

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	Yukon waited silently for his new prey.  This prey would undoubtedly bring
him the greatest amount of reward.  He had been told by his employer to be
careful of this person.  Yukon wondered just HOW dangerous his prey was.  He
was told that this prey has stunning beauty and whose power was hidden deep
down but would suffice upon danger.  Yukon smiled to himself, a challenge,
exactly what he craved.

	Yukon made his first attack as soon as he saw his prey.  Beautiful or not
beautiful, that was NONE of his concern.  His main concern here was to kill.

	His prey looked up in shock as Yukon brought down his knife.  His prey
brought up his arm and the knife embedded itself inside his arm instead of
his head.

	"Shit!" Yukon cursed under his breath.  His prey was much faster than he
expected.

	Sonoma pulled the knife out of his arm and flunged it back toward Yukon.
Yukon ducked but didn't expect the knife to change direction.  It struck him
squarely on the shoulder.

	"Is there a certain reason that you're attacking me?" Sonoma asked calmly,
a gleam of amusement in his eyes.

	"No need to ask," Yukon pulled the knife out and discarded it.  This was
proving to be more interesting than he had expected. "I'm going to kill you
and that's that."

	"Kill me?" The youth seemed surprised.  Then he laughed. "You must be
joking.  I don't even know you."

	"Yukon."

	Sonoma stared at him in shock.  *Yukon?  The famous assasin?*

	"Prepare to die," He hissed as he attacked with an energy ball.

	Sonoma jumped away from the source and appeared behind Yukon.  Yukon turned
around in time to see Sonoma opening his third eye.  The earth started to
shake as the ground cracked.  Yukon felt the ground beneath him gave away as
he fell through.

	By the time Yukon had managed to climbed out of the hole, Sonoma was
nowhere in sight.  It was then that he learned from others who this youth
was.  Ever since, it had been a chase and a game of wit between those two.
Sonoma had been by far his biggest challenge and the most difficult prey.
He was fascinated by this person.  But he had just never thought that this
chase would last for several years; let alone the extent of their
relationships.  That, Yukon decided, was a complete accident.  It was
something that he regretted and hated; it was a violation committed against
his will.  That was his personal reason to kill Sonoma.  It had to be, he
speculated.

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	Yukon looked up into the sky and sighed.  It had been three days since he
arrived at Ningenkai and he still hadn't succeeded in killing his prey or
even getting close to him.  However, he was satisfied in that Sonoma had
decided to seek refuge from others.  It meant that Sonoma was losing and he
was winning the chase.  It had been very interesting, Yukon concluded, and
it would get more interesting...the hunter WILL get his prey.

------------Chapter 6 Kill End (TO BE CONTINUED)-------------

   --Shuuichi Minamino
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  * "J'aurais                        "I would have wanted                 *
  *           voulu ne pas mourir.                not to die.             *
  *  J'aurais voulu                   I would have wanted                 *
  *           ne jamais grandir.                  never to grow up.       *
  *  J'aurais                         I would have                        *
  *           voulu me casser l'ame."           wanted to rend my soul."  *
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  *                ~Cirque Du Soleil                 ~Circus Of The Sun   *
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