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Yue couldn't have been more furious with herself for getting distracted by a handsome male than she had earlier. She had just met someone named Nemesis, who was rather a grand flirt and made her dislike him just for that manner. However, it was hard not to admire the looks and confidence of such a male; such things were quite attractive. She frowned at herself, irritated with the thoughts that ran round and round in her mind. She was fighting that she was maybe just a little bit attracted to that stupid male and Yue knew it but still continued to deny it. "Ugh," she groaned, ears twitching in irritation. She was supposed to be calm and serene! She could not let her emotions overcome her. Her father, Genjyo, constantly berated her for being overly emotional and it had been why she hadn't inherited his scrolls at first. It made her envy her sisters. She had inherited her other father's looks but all of Genjyo's habits. She sighed. She would accidentally purify a tree again and it would be smoldering for a while if she didn't get herself under control.

What made Yue really angry was that Nemesis had dared to ask her how she purified others. She didn't enjoy the process of purification because she had been forced to practice against real demons; she was only gratified knowing they had been after her life. At first, she had tried to reason with her foes, but in the end, they only wanted the scrolls--and her life. Nemesis hadn't seemed that bad; he'd seemed in control of himself, and she didn't like the idea of harming him when he had seemed just so... reasonable. However, there was something about him--and she knew it had nothing to do with his being a flirt--that felt strange about him. She wasn't sure what it was. As a half-demon herself, she understood the pains of both normal ulaya and demonic ulaya. She didn't purify without reason. In fact, her fathers had pounded into her head to only use her holy powers when necessary; usually, of course, if she had no choice, such as during a life or death battle. She grimaced, the distaste of killing still on her tongue. "Purify" was just a pretty word disguised in a different way of saying "destroy" or "killing." Yue didn't like it... but she wasn't going to tell Nemesis that to power the scroll, she had to chant specific sutras, and the demons that were "purified" were used as power for the scroll. Why her father had chosen her out of all her sisters to inherit the thing was something she still wondered about. Surely her other sisters would be better as the new owner... She sighed to herself. She realized she'd left in an emotional huff when she could have answered in a much more normal and dignified way.

She hadn't been expecting to run into Nemesis again, so when his voice whispered to her, she jumped a good three feet in the air. She had been concentraing so hard on her thoughts she had let her guard drop. "Neme... Nemesis!" She shouted, a paw across her chest. What was he doing here? "Besides the fright you gave me, yes I'm okay!" She said, slightly wide-eyed. "Why are you here?" She nervousy played with her hair, a habit she had picked up at some point, though she had attempted to stop the obvious tic that gave her away. Why was she so emotional? She stared at Nemesis before realizing she was staring. Blinking, she looked away, desperately trying to hide the blush that was threatening to grow on her cheeks.

"You... You're laughing at me!" She growled, finding her composure again... well, sort of. "Yes, you're laughing at me!" She accused, and then tried to back away but he seemed to have her cornered. She eyed his dangerous tail as he offered it to her, and decided it was better she didn't touch it. He might slice her up as a prank... he seemed like the kind who enjoyed torturing others for his own amusement, at least. Then he touched her and she felt her heart stop for a split second.

Taking a deep breath, she backed away from Nemesis as she lit a cigarette and took a drag. That helped to calm her. She wished she hadn't picked up this particular habit from her father, but it helped her nerves, and it always helped clear her thoughts somehow. She blew a little smoke towards Nemesis. "I don't know if I want to get to know you," she finally said. "You make me feel weird. I don't like feeling weird. And I don't care if I excite you," she ended indignantly.

"I don't know what mystery you're talking about either!" She tried to play it off. "If you ask me, Nemesis, you're the one who's more mysterious than I am! You're definitely hiding a secret or two." She squashed her cigarette to keep it from causing an accidental fire as she looked at his features. She wasn't going to let him lull her into a heartbroken trap! No! Not this girl!

She made a face at the shape of the smoke that Nemesis blew at her. "It's called... well, a bad habit," she amended, deciding that it was safer that way. Smoke didn't look like it affected Nemesis, so she didn't feel as guilty about her bad habit near him. That wasn't a good thing. She was supposed to feel contrite and responsible for showing such a bad influence. She did try her best to hide her habit around children though. They didn't need to see such things, although her father had had no issues smoking around her and her sisters.

"You're not an open book, Nemesis," she snorted, unable to hide the laughter in her tone. "Yes, it's by choice, but it's still a horrible habit. Unlike you, who seem to be able to control smoke." She batted at the smoke that had wafted near her. It smelled different from cigarette smoke, more pleasant, less acrid, more... She shut down her train of thought immediately. What she wouldn't give to have her father's paper fan. That seemed like a better weapon to scold demons like Nemesis.

"Yes, Nemesis, you make me feel weird," she emphasized, groaning. He was teasing her. And she didn't like it. But strangely, she was beginning to feel very comfortable about it. She didn't mind... It was nice... and Yue was going to stop her train of thoughts from straying further. She suddenly realized they were standing very close to each other and carefully tried to spread the distance, hoping he wouldn't notice. Why was Nemesis all in her personal space anyway? They'd only just met!

She wracked her brain for all sorts of answers to give him, but truthfully she didn't really know what to say. "I... well, how about we talk about our families?" She figured that was a safe enough topic, since she had talked about her training with her father before. "I have two other sisters, you see..." She stared at him when he was a bit further from her, a comfortable speaking distance. And then...

And then he had to insult her. "Excuse me?" she practically hissed, fuming. "I'm far from confusing, but I don't mind being labeled confusing... I am far angrier that you would... that you would insinuate I'm a coward!" She ended with a bellow, stalking closer to Nemesis in her fury. "I didn't think you from what little I know of, would like training, I certainly don't! It's not fun!" She was in his face now, breathing heavily from her anger and shouts.

In her anger, she hadn't realized she'd closed the distance between the two of them. Something he'd said clicked with her and her anger slowly dissipated. "You... want to get to know me?" As she realized how close she was to Nemesis, a blush of epic proportions painted her face, and she backed up a couple feet. "Ugh..." Why on earth... how... was Nemesis making her emotions go all over the place? Yue groaned. She knew she should have grabbed her father's paper fan. That would have been perfect for this occasion!

Yue glowered at Nemesis. He was teasing her non-stop and she had let him. However, so far it seemed he was rather harmless, but if he changed his tune, she would be ready. "Then why suggest training? True, it's all I know..." She sighed, realizing she'd still be staring at him, albeit in a rather annoyed way. "All right, Nemesis, I'll play your little game. What about me are you curious about, hm?" She finally asked.

"Besides my scroll, which, by the way, will purify demons into dust--" she shuddered at the very thought because she'd seen it far too many times, "--and I think you're growing on me, and no, you can't hold those words against me!" She growled huffily. "I don't know why, exactly, but I feel a strange connection to you, and I hardly know you."

She slowly approached Nemesis again, but just within comfortable speaking distance. "Well, at any rate, my full name, if I didn't already tell you, is Yue Koryu Sanzo. And Sanzo is a title name, meaning I inherited the holy sutras to purify evil demons and their evil intentions." She paused. "Well, at least the ones who intend to tip the balance of good and evil. You see," she tilted her head at him, her golden eyes glittering in the light, "I am 1/3 demon, 1/3 god, and 1/3 normal. I know I said I was half..."

She played with the scroll, fidgeting. "Well, I don't think it's fair if I share more of myself if you don't give me more, either. So. Unlike you, I don't talk to my sisters all that often. I'm kind of envious of you, Nemesis." She looked away, staring into space, not really focusing on anything as she spoke. "I wish I had some close ties with my other family, myself."