Just Another Day, Mother

By Ashley Hall (aka) Yarou

 

          It was a cold morning as Yarou walked out of Kurama’s apartment.  He slowly made his way to the small tribe that lived just outside the city.  If humans came upon it, it looked like a dump.  This is because the leader of the tribe must learn how to create an allusion.  Yarou had already accomplished that. 

 

He came upon the village and walked by.  He was going to see his mother.  He now had the silver bell.  It was yet again Halloween and Yarou would soon take over the tribe fully along with Elizabeth, his tribe leader mate.  He stopped in front of his mother’s grave.  He knelt down and began to talk to the small stone.

 

“Mom, hey.  It’s me, Yarou.  I came to see you.  It’s cold today.  I hope you’re warm.  It’s my sixteenth birthday, I know you knew but I’m telling you anyway.  Kurama’s at home, he’s still in bed.  He wanted to come with me but I left before he woke up.  I know it was selfish but I wanted to talk to you first.  I’ve a lot of stories to tell you.  This Christmas, that’s what the humans call it on the twenty fifth of December, I got a sword.  Kurama said it was from Hiei, but he didn’t want me to know that.  I still like it.  I am learning how to use it.  Kurama got me a bunch of seeds.  I can practice using my spirit energy to make plants.  I still have that dream, you know, when you die and say all of those words.  You always told me to stick up for myself and you’ll always make it through.  Well I’ve done that for the past ten years and it doesn’t always work.  Why did you have to die when you did?  I know I shouldn’t ask that but why?”  Yarou began to cry.  He heard a movement from behind him and his eyes widen from shock.

 

Behind him was a small black fox.  The fox walked forward and then changed into a small human like fox.  She had deep red eyes and black ears and she was tail.   Yarou was the same height as her.  She smiled as Yarou’s bottom lip began to shake.  “Mother?”  Was all that Yarou could say before he jumped on her.  He cried into her shoulder and she rested her cheek on Yarou’s head.  Her hand began to rub his upper back as he cried into her shoulder, trying to calm him down.  “Are you back for good?”  Yarou spoke again.  The woman shook her head as she poked his chest.  “What?  What does that mean?”  Yarou asked as a voice began to speak inside his head…

 

“Remember when you were young, what I used to sing to you when you were upset?”  She asked as Yarou shook his head.

 “I forgot...I forgot almost everything, I only remember what you look like and where your grave is.” 

 

She smiled as Yarou began to hear her soft voice in his head again.  She pulled him into her lap and she held him like he was still a child.  She kissed his forehead and began to sing.

 

When the visions around you brings tears to your eyes/ And all that surround you/ Are secrets and lies/ I’ll be your strength, I’ll give hope/ Keeping your faith when it’s gone/ The one you should call was standing here all along

 

And I will take you in my arms and hold you right where you belong/ ‘Til the day my life is threw this I promise you, this I promise you

 

I’ve loved you forever in lifetimes before/ And I promise you never will you hurt any more/ I give you my word, I give you my heart/ This is a battle we’ve won / And with this vow, forever has now begun

 

Just close your eyes/ Each lovin’ day/ And know this feeling won’t go away/ ‘Til the day my life is promise you, this I promise you

 

Over and over I fall when I hear you call/ Without you in my life baby I just wouldn’t be living at all

 

And I will take you in my arms and hold you right where you belong/ ‘Til the day my life is threw this I promise you, baby/ Just close your eyes/ Each lovin’ day/ And know this feeling won’t go away/ ‘Til the day my life is through this I promise you, this I promise you

 

Kurama walked to the clearing to see Yarou in Elizabeth’s lap.  He walked towards them and then something in his mind clicked, he didn’t see Elizabeth anymore, he saw the Kitsune that Youko, his other self, had once shared a tribe with.  Kurama stood still as he heard her speak and kiss Yarou on the forehead.

 

“Sleep my child, I’ve missed you and I’ll always love you.  I can’t come back, but I will always be inside of you, inside your heart.”  She said as she kissed his forehead and Yarou fell asleep.  She stood up and the woman turned to face Kurama.  She smiled and looked at Yarou.  Kurama watched as the Kitsune turned into Elizabeth.

 

Kurama looked at her, “What did you do?”  He asked.

 

“I gave him his Birthday present.  I let him see his mother.  I knew that was one thing he wanted the most.  Even though he finds me annoying, I still can be nice.  I gave him not only his heart back, but also my heart; I have to make my leader mate happy.  No matter what the cost is.  That’s why I don’t want him to find out about this, ok?”  Elizabeth asked looking at Kurama.

 

“I won’t tell him, I give you my word.”  Kurama said as he walked over to Yarou and sat down next to him and then paid his respects to the grave and then got up.  He left a note for Yarou.

 

Moments later… Yarou woke up and looked at the folded paper on his chest.  He opened it and read began to read it; he saw it was from Kurama.

 

- Yarou -

 

                        I see you didn’t want to wait for me.  I guess

                        that’s all right.  I just wanted to let you know

                        that I’ll be waiting at home and I will have

                        lunch ready for you when you decide to

                        come home.  Make sure you see Elizabeth,

                        I think she wants to wish her leader mate a

happy birthday.  She can be very nice and

and I want you to treat her well.  Well I’ll

talk to you when you get home.

 

- Kurama -

 

Yarou got up and walked towards the village to see Elizabeth.  It was beginning to get warm as he turned to look at the stone once more.  He smiled at voiced out loud, “I will remember Mother.  I will stop worrying and I’ll remember that you’re always with me.  I’ll carry that in my heart forever and I will try and become the best leader of the tribe that I can be.”  Yarou said.

 

Yarou walked by a tree and didn’t notice Elizabeth standing behind it.  “My foolish Kitsune, did you really have to be told by her in order to believe it?”  Elizabeth said as she followed after the Kitsune.

 

Owari

(the end)

 

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            Well that’s it for this little fic.  I had to write this so I can clear up some stuff.  I had to change, I finally found out some of the cool things on my computer on how to make the pages look better then those ugly black and white pages.  I’ll try and do this to the others. 

 

            Well e-mail on what you think, and please send me your fanart, fanfics, or backgrounds; they’re always welcome here at my shrine.

 

            Well here’s a little info on Yarou’s mother, Youko found Mesuno when he was out having some fun and the two became friends.  A tribe knew her as a princess.  Soon, with Youko’s help, they were able to move to the human world.  Youko was still partners in crime with Hiei but other wise he was with the village full of Kitsune demons.  One day Mesuno offered Youko the shiny silver bell that he had admired around her neck, in order for him to have the bell he had to accept to become a leader mate with her when she turned sixteen.  He found out that she was pregnant with another Kitsune demon’s child and left.  And then the rest of the story where Youko returns to the spirit world and then gets injured and became the Kurama we know.  All of this taking place with in a month.

 

Yarou in the Japanese language means bastard, his word can only be used towards men, but they have some bad words out there for us girls too.  I haven’t looked them up yet but oh well.  I took mesuno’s name from the word mesunokitsune, which means bitch fox; vixen.

 

Well there you have it.  Ok have fun and write to me please, and also sign my guest book.

 

- Yarou -

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