This is a two part short story to do with the main one

I hope everyone enjoys it

I knew it had to end, I couldn't allow him to suffer because of me. It wasn't fair on him nor on anyone.

I am making a tough decision and it's for everyone. Being the cause of why he is cursed hurts me deeply, like a knife cutting into my chest and allowing the blood to flow through the gaping wound.

"I have fallen in love with you" my heart lurched with happiness knowing that it wasn't the real Umi that he fell in love with, no it was me… but knowing this hurt me even more.

Five hundred years of suffering with a curse created from a contract. Because of me he was on death's doors again.

I'm sorry Mizuki but I can't allow anyone to suffer because of me, so for that I will alter time now that I've seen everything I needed to know.

Umi please be safe.

"Lily it's alright… I may be different but you can trust me" hearing those words when I was younger, I had thought that they were just a dream. But no, no they weren't. The proof was in the bangle I continued to wear on my right arm. It's silvery white body caught the light of the moon, it was my only reminder of the one I truly cared so deeply for. Thinking of him made my heart ache. I should have been me that was hurt but his future self intervened then. I wasn't sure if he was alive but now that I do, I have to fix this mess.

By severing the ties I have with him, even if it hurts me I will do what ever it takes.

Yes he'll be back to being a wild and cruel yōkai, but at least I won't have caused him to die.

"I promised you two night ago, that we would marry right? " a smile etched on to my lips from what he said. Yes he did, when we were children this bangle was given as a promise but then he died. Or so I thought.

It's not that I can't take the guilt whether I am suppose to be feeling this or not. It's just… it's just that I did this to him. I sent him to the past when he was dying, I caused him to become this way. Wild, cruel, lonely, he grew angry at the world for what it did; he didn't even remember me which leaves an ache in my heart. It makes sad but I can fix this. So we can never meet again, if it means saving him from a curse that will destroy him.

I'm sorry Mikage but it is for the best, for his and everyone's sake.

"If you live, we'll meet again… you'll know where to find me" were his last words to me. I do Silver, I do know where to find you and that you left after sending me home. I might be selfish in doing this, but I can't have him in anymore danger. If he's with his brother who can keep him safe, then it's enough for me.

Like before I rushed out of Umi's home in order to locate Silver. He was there as I remembered, injured and dying. It brought tears to my eyes, I am relieved to see that he's still alive but sad to know that he is hurt.

If I am going to change things, now would be the time to do so. Wasting no time, I began sprinting away from Umi's village in order to find a home that might be in the woods, there had to be… did the area just change?

My heart plummeted as I realised that I transported us to a different village. This was good as well since he didn't have time left. I had the peach pills in my bag this time so he wouldn't have to suffer until I obtained them.

I looked down at his weakened form that was in the form of a child. He hid his tail and ears which is good, after all this wouldn't rouse suspicion. I spotted a home near a river and rushed over towards it. I immediately banged on the door in hopes that someone was in. To my relief an old lady opened it and gasped.

"Oh dear what happened?" the woman asked in shock, Silver started groaning more from the pain.

"Please! I found him by the river, he needs help" I pleaded at the woman, hoping that she had some mercy towards an injured child. The woman to my relief ushered me in and helped me place him on a futon.

"What is his name?" the woman asked sternly.

"Ruby" was my reply. I fished out the bottle containing the peach pills and gave them to her. She was shocked to see such stuff and wondered if I was giving her a sweet.

"This can be made into a medicine. Please can you help me?" I asked now feeling tears run down my face. The woman nodded sharply just as an old man entered.

"Shinji you need make a drink with this medicine dear" Shinji was shocked to see us but did as he was asked to my relief.

"I'll get some water and a cloth" the woman said softly. Without warning I grabbed her yukata sleeve catching her attention.

"When he wakes up, please don't tell him about me. I was never here nor did I save him" I looked at her as I spoke. She was confused but nodded.

"Why dearie? Surly it would be better for him to know?" I shook my head immediately; no I need to separate him and Umi at all costs. If I don't, then I feel like something bad will happen.

"It's for the best" was all that I said before turning to look at his pained expression. He was gasping for air and it tugged at my heart strings, but I couldn't allow him to see or know me. It's for the best.

The woman nodded before walking out the room, now was my chance.

Lily bent down and pecked Silver's forehead as a way of saying good bye.

"This is for the best, this way you will be in no more pain. Please don't hate humans anymore" she asked him even though he was out cold and probably couldn't hear her.

Silver's hands move once she gets up, almost as if he was telling her not to leave but Lily brushed off her feelings for him, she couldn't do this to him again. She couldn't risk him from making that contract.

Lily rushed to her feet and without pausing, left the house and not once did she look back.

However what she didn't know was that her purple hairband had slipped off her silky black hair and landed beside his hand.

By the time the woman came back, she was shocked to see that Lily was no longer in the room. It saddened her to know that the girl had left the child behind, but the girl was counting on her to save him and it made the woman more determined to save the child.

By the time Silver's fever and had passed. His eyes had then woken up to see a blurry light, where was he? How did he end up here?

The image of seeing the girl who saved him came to mind. Where was she? Was she here?

The first thing Silver wanted to do was sit up but was too tired to move, he guess that it was because of the fever and from the injury that had caused it.

Silver frowned from the fact that no one was in the room, he moved fingers his fingers in order to help him regain the feeling of movement. His body had gotten stiff from his injury and from sleeping. However once his fingers moved, a foreign object caught his eye. It was a purple item that looked stretched, almost as if it had been used a lot. It looked like some sort of item that was worn.

Silver sniffed it cautiously and caught the scent of flowers; a smile almost came to his lips. He didn't know why but the scent was familiar somehow.

Just then an elderly woman entered the room, she was relieved to see that he was awake.

"Who was she?" He wondered as he looked at her.

"Thank the Gods you are alright, when we found you we weren't sure on whether you were going to live. I'm just happy to see that you are well again" the woman said as she walked towards him and placed a hand on his petal soft cheek. Silver looked at her with confusion, who was she? She didn't smell like the one who had this item.

"How did I get here?" he noticed the woman pause for a bit before replying.

"We found you by the river dearie, now rest up you'll need your strength" the woman said with a soft smile. As soon as she left Silver began to pout.

Why did she lie? He was sure that a girl with hair as black as night, who also contained brown eyes that pierced his soul was the one who saved him. But this woman said that they found him? Wait them?

A while later, an old man entered the room with a curious pair of brown eyes.

"Ah you are awake m'boy? That's good to hear" the elderly man smiled, seeing that smile almost left Silver at a loss for words.

"Was it you who saved me?" Silver asked. He noticed the man looking at where his wife went and nodded.

"Yup, my wife and I found you by the river" again another lie and it was from the old man but why? Silver looked up and sighed quietly.

"I thought it was a girl who found me… must be my imagination" Silver said softly before clutching the purple band under the sheets. He also noticed the man's hesitant gaze, why though? He just wanted to know who saved him.

The girl's eyes had caught his attention and made his heart sing for some reason. It would have been interesting to play with her, yes he was interested in how soft her skin was. What her hair felt like and would stop at nothing until he found her.

But then the thought of how fragile humans were causing him to become sullen.

The first thing Silver wanted to do once had recovered was to look for the girl who held this item. Was she afraid of him for some reason? Did she find out and left him in the hands of people who were too weak to fight? The thought left him annoyed and angry. No, she smiled once she found him by the river. That smile made him feel as if his heart had been stolen. Just thinking about her made his face heat up and felt his mouth tug.

Yes he will get better and track her down. Even if she was a fragment of his imagination that his mind had conjured up, this delusion that was caused by the fact that he nearly died from his injury. However… to know that someone actually cared for him left him feeling strange. Was it good? He wasn't sure but the kitsune was determined to find her, no matter what.

Will he find her?