Disclaimer: I don't own YYH. I do share my other characters with Ariana Miyuki though

Chapter 1

You've heard of the legendary bandits Youko Kurama and Kuronue right? Everyone has. Well it might surprise you that they weren't always as good at stealing as they are now. When I met them they wee two nobodies so that someone would know they existed...

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800 Years Earlier

"Stop thieves!" A shopkeeper yelled at the retreating forms of a silver kitsune ad chimera with long hair that was tied back into a ponytail.

"Looks like we got some new trinkets Youko." The chimera laughed. "He's not even coming after us."

"Don't celebrate yet. Look." Youko pointed ahead. The city guard was blocking the street ahead.

"Great." Kuronue sighed. "Since when do they bring out the entire City Guard for a shop theft?"

"They don't." A girl stated from behind them. Youko and Kuronue spun around. Kuronue began to draw his weapons.

"Take it easy. We're on your side." One of the girls stated calmly. She was an ookami with shoulder length black hair. The tips were red. Her ears and tail matched and she had gold eyes.

"I'm Ari, that's Chetara. The other girl stated cheerfully. She was a neko with purple hair and black ears and tail. Her eyes, like Chetara's were gold.

"How can you be so cheerful at a time like this?" Chetara asked.

"Because this is where it gets fun." Ari grinned.

"Right. Time to fight for our lives."

"Why fight when you can sneak?" Ari looked innocent.

"That's not fun and we need to stay in practice."

"Sneaking is fun" Ari blinked.

"Sneaking and getting caught. We have to give them some hope so they'll continue to try and catch us."

Ari sighed. "Wow. You sound vain." Then she grinned. "Let's go!"

"Not my fault that they give up to easily." Chetara laughed and walked into an alley. Ari ran after her, and Youko Kuronue stole after them.

The alley they were in the girls split up and went into two different alleys. Ari took Kuronue and Chetara took Youko. They met up outside the city.

"Well that was pointless. They didn't even attack." Chetara sighed.

"Maybe they didn't see us?" Ari suggested.

"Probably."

"Sucks. Let's go home."

"Not yet. Those two from earlier are still behind us. We don't want them following to our home do we? After all they are competition. Not very good but still..."

"Well, let's just lose them along the way." Ari suggested.

"We'll split up when I give a sign." Chetara started running. "Keep track of them and don't go anywhere our place until you can't feel them."

Ari grinned at the boys. She mouthed 'Same place, same time' and took off. The boys were confused but took after the two. They lost them remotely fast, or so they thought until Chetara hit a tree knocking her out, and Ari smacked into a bush, taking flight painfully, landing on her face/neck on landing.

"Well that was easy." Kuronue remarked looking down at them.

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