It has been 45 minutes since Yuki used her Cold Mist technique to track someone but until now, they received nothing.

"Are you sure the mist will find him, Kitten?" Yuroichi said as she stood up from her sitting position

Yuki let out a huge sigh and stood as well. Dropping the act of patiently waiting when in reality she's bored out of her mind.

"Maybe it's best if we-"

Yuki's words were cut short as a huge metal claw came swiping towards her. Since her natural cat reflexes kicked in, she was able to duck at the right moment. Both Yuki and Yuroichi turned around to look at their assailant.

"Long time, Yuyu. Still remember me?" a mysterious lady shouted from the building right next to where they are

"Samui." Yuki muttered to herself

The lady known as Samui has back length shaggy black hair and very pale skin. She's wearing a black Chinese style dress that reached up to her mid thigh. On her right shoulder is a huge claw like ornament in the color black with white linings and design. She looks nearly human but what separates her from the human category are her solid black eyes and instead of having hands, claws are in it's place that are identical to what is on her shoulder but smaller. She has the same height as Yuroichi and looks like a lady in her mid 20's.

Samui gave a sadistic smirk and launched another claw attack towards Yuki. This time, Yuroichi deflected it and sent the claw back to it's owner.

"Sorry missy, but as long as I'm here, no one touches my kitten." Yuroichi said and took an offensive stance

"Playing mother eh. So you must be Yuroichi Shioin. Another pesky friend for that pesky girl." Samui said with a sneer

"But like her other friends before you, YOU'RE JUST GONNA DIE!" She added and leaped towards the building they are

Yuroichi jumped towards her and met halfway. They engaged in a furious midair battle with a few swipes and kicks here and there. Yuki just stood below not helping that's because she intends to stop something from happening.

When Yuroichi was about to kick Samui, Yuki observed Samui's hand transformed into human ones but in the color black and that is when she jumped into action. Yuki flashed step and appeared between them holding Yuroichi's foot and kicking Samui in the face. It all happened so fast that neither of them realized what happened. It resulted in Yuroichi being thrown downwards and Samui flying all towards a far away building. Yuroichi landed smoothly and Yuki landed beside her as well.

"What happened there? Why the interruption?" Yuroichi asked

"Her hands are in incineration mode. You'll turn to dust when she touches you." Yuki said while looking towards the building where Samui crashed

"Hahaue, I want you to find him immediately. Most likely the mist found him and is having a hard time coming back. I'll handle Samui until you return." Yuki said and brought out her claws

"Will you be okay?" Yuroichi said glancing at her daughter

"I'll be fine, Hahaue. Besides, this isn't the first time I confronted her. Well, alone that is." Yuki said with an underlying tone of 'Be back immediately'

All of a sudden, Samui appeared before them and swiped at Yuki. She immediately dodged it and looked at Yuroichi.

"GO, HAHAUE!" Yuki screamed the same time Samui attacked her again

Yuroichi immediately left and Yuki kept her attention on the black clad lady in front of her.

"You playing hero, Yuyu? That's so brave of you." Samui taunted the little cat girl

"You know very well that you can kill me where I stand. What's the hold up?" Yuki taunted

"It's actually never fun fighting you alone, Yuyu." Samui said and licked her claw

"Although I really can't resist the smell of your reatsu. Especially your BLOOD!" She added before charging at Yuki and a full on battle commenced

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Somewhere, Yuroichi is busy running from building after building to find the guy Yuki needs. Although for a short period of time, Yuroichi is already familiar and acquainted with this said guy. She keeps her eyes sharp to locate the mist Yuki sent out. She saw a sliver of movement in her peripheral vision and she swiped her head towards it's direction.

"There." She mumbled and followed the movement

When she did, Yuroichi found herself in the local park where cherry blossom viewings were usually held. The mist she was looking for appeared in front of her and vanished.

"If it's gone, then that means he's close." She said and transformed into a cat

She wandered around the park and as she does, she sees families happily strolling around. She wandered, what if she takes Yuki here one day? Will she like it? Maybe bring Kisuke and the gang along too. That may be good.

As Yuroichi kept thinking about their future bonding time with her kitten, a sakura petal brushed pass her nose. A petal? Isn't it autumn season? She stopped in her tracks and looked around her. Indeed, one of the sakura trees in the park is, miraculously, in full bloom. People are gathering around it and taking pictures of it. Something's up. Walking towards the tree, Yuroichi heard a flute playing. A familiar tone confirmed that the guy she was looking for is beyond the wave of people surrounding the tree. So she walked past all the people and when she got in front, she can't help but smirk.

"Found you, Haru." Yuroichi said aloud and the man playing the flute stopped playing

The man Yuroichi called Haru is wearing a shrine maiden garb and has knee length brown hair that is tied at the ends. He opened his eyes and pure pink pupils can be seen. Sakura petals are also cascading and circling his porcelain like body. In his hands is a flute just like those commercial ones which professionals use. The flute glowed and turned into two metal fans.

"Lady Shioin. What a pleasure." Haru softly greeted

"Hello, Haru. But no time for formalities now." Yuroichi said and you can hear the hurry in her voice

"Samui?" Haru asked

"Yes. And Yuki." Yuroichi added

Haru's eyes widen a fraction but returned to it's original size immediately. He stood up from where he sat and gripped his fans hard.

"Come, Lady Shioin. I must teach someone a lesson." Haru said and both him and Yuroichi vanished from the tree

As they did, so did the sakura petals in the tree.

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"GYAHAHAHAHA! WHAT'S WRONG, YUYU?! KNEES GIVING UP?!" Samui screeched as she kept on swiping her claws towards Yuki

Yuki is panting and bruises and cuts adorn her body as she keeps dodging all of Samui's attacks.

'Come on, Hahaue.' Yuki thought in her head

"HIHIHIHIHI! Without your precious Muracho you're quiet worthless, huh? How pathetic!" Samui taunted and kicked Yuki hard

Yuki landed with a groan when she hit her back against a wall. She coughed up blood and struggled to sit up.

'I can't fight Samui alone. If only I know how to use Kido then this would have been a different story.' She thought again

All of a sudden, she felt a hand in her neck. A hand?! She tried to look down and indeed, Samui's hand turned normal, but not color black. She's taking her time.

"My my my. I gotta tell you, Yuyu. Being free is soooooooooo AMAZING!" Samui said and looked at her dead in the eyes

"Thanks to your stupidity, I managed to be away from Haru for a while. So I kinda seem to owe you one, huh?" She added and tightened her grip on Yuki's neck

Yuki groaned and scratched Samui's arms but that doesn't seem to faze the black clad woman. Instead she just laughed and suddenly turned her hand black. Yuki's screams filled the air as Samui purposely let the cold flames slowly burn Yuki's neck.

"HAHAHAHAHA! Yes, writhe under my icy flames. You have no idea how long I've waited to do this!" Samui exclaimed and laughed maniacally

All of a sudden, a blade swiped just a hairsbreadth away from Samui's eyes. This caused her to drop the now weakened Yuki and steer her direction to the blade's origin. But by doing so, a scoff was released from her mouth.

"She really managed to find you, huh? So much for my fun then." Samui said in a bored tone

"What are you doing to Lady Sakura, Samui nee-san?" Haru sternly said as he walks forward

"Jeez, lighten up. I was just playing with her." Samui said

Yuroichi looked at Yuki's injured form and can't help but boil in anger.

"You call almost killing my precious kitten playing? You're sick." Yuroichi said

"Tch. It's hardly even called that." Samui mumbled but too bad, Yuroichi heard it

So without holding back. . . .

"FLASH CRY!"

Samui found herself next stuck to the wall with an aching neck and red cheek. Yuroichi is panting in anger when Haru touched her shoulder.

"I will take it from here, Lady Shioin. I will see to it that onee-san won't bother Lady Sakura anymore. Please take care of her." Haru said and looked at Yuki's direction

He walked towards her and knelt down. A blue and green glow emitted from his hand and placed it on Yuki's injuries. After he is done, they heard rumbling.

"YUROICHI!" They whipped their heads to see a very angry Samui

A dark aura is seeping out of her and even a cold breeze can be felt.

"Well, she's mad." Haru said and extended his hand

His metal fans appeared and he took an offensive stance.

"Go, Lady Shioin. I got this. Continue treating Lady Sakura's wounds." He said and charged towards Samui

Yuroichi acted quickly and took Yuki away while leaving the two to settle things.