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The sun slowly started to sink to the ground. Letting the occupants of the land know that it was almost time for night. There was a wooded area. A forest to be more exact. The forest was large and a good ways from any cities. Somewhere in the enigma of trees, was a small clearing. Well, rather large clearing. In the front of the clearing was a medium sized garden and a two story house. In the back of this clearing was another small garden, that was close to the house, and a training field that rested a good ways from the house.

This training field was where the house's family was hanging out. I shouldn't say training field; since they use the field for other things. Parties, napping place, hiding place, or picnic grounds where good names for it as well. But, we shall call it 'field' for that is what the family refers to it as.

Today just so happen to be the youngest family member's birthday and the family was celebrating it out in the field. Usually they invited others to come and visit on the kid's birthdays, but today was different.

Aiko had officially turned two that morning. She was pretty happy through must of the day before. Nothing seemed to bother her. But, at one o'clock that morning she had awoken and started to. . . puke. Leaving the family with the only option of canceling the little party they had planned for the day.

Though still sick and tired, but no longer puking, they had wanted to help her feel better. Besides the fox's medication of course. So, they took her and her sister, Amethyst, out into the field where they were letting her open her presents.

"Kurama, I think she is looking alittle better already," Hiei whispered into his mate's ear, while pushing some red hair behind the ear. Kurama was half fox demon/ half human. He had long silky red hair that framed his slender face and bright emerald eyes. He had a slimmer body than Hiei, but that is not implying Hiei is large.

Little golden eyes looked up to Hiei. Peering into his almond shaped eyes. Watching the ruby orbs move from Kurama to her. Gravity defying hair slightly frittered when Hiei moved his head. Long black hair wiggled as Aiko gave a few giggles.

Father and daughter looked to one another. Silently, Aiko raised her hands up, putting them completely into Hiei's view. There on the young child's finger was a large mess of tape and gift wrapping.

While Hiei worked at getting the tape and wrapping off; Kurama turned to their first daughter, Amethyst. The young girl was sitting alittle off from the family and seemed to be taking notes of some sort. The red head looked back to his two other black haired loves and gave a small sigh. He was the only non-black haired person in their family.

With a firm shake of the head, Kurama stood and walked the tiny distance to his other daughter. It took him very little time to walk and sit next to Amethyst. He lowered his head some to get a better look at her eyes. The usually beautiful amethyst colored eyes; were now a dull lavender color. The color was brought out more by the dark circles that surrounded her eyes. It was easy for the fox to see she wasn't sleeping. Why? He was still trying to figure out.

"Amethyst?" He asked in a light voice, so as not to surprise her. She glanced up, while tucking the notebook close to her stomach, and gave her father a bright smile. "I'm just writing down a few. . . equations!" The nine year old yelped, when her father leaned closer to her.

The only thing Amethyst hated about her red headed father, was that if you looked into his eyes he could do almost anything without you knowing it. It was a fox trick. One that he told her she would soon learn, but she didn't believe it for a moment.

The young girl didn't know it was gone; until her father's eyes glanced away from her and down to something in his hand. She followed to where his eyes had gone and found the book resting nicely in his hand.

"PAPA! NO!" Amethyst lept for the notebook, but ended up head locked under her papa's right arm. Kurama held her there, while using his left hand to venture though the book.

It had to be the weirdest looking notes he'd ever seen. It looked like a completely different language! Which it could, but the older fox was quite sure he would have been able to reconize what language it was.

Just as Kurama went to ask what the writing said, a certain person decided to come. Though this person was always welcomed, it stilled surprised everyone that the person had shown up.

"I know what you're thinking my dear son and I'm upset that you thought I wouldn't come to see my grandchild on her birthday!" Shiori yelled, when she was alittle closer to the family's resting spot.

Amethyst took advantage of her papa's attention being diverted and quickly grabbed the book from him. With book in hand she pushed her shoulders against her father's arm, causing him to loosen his hold, and then backed her head out of the head lock.

Once free from the hold the nine year old stood up and speeded over to her grandmother. Amethyst gave Shiori a quick kiss and a 'hello', before running off towards the house.

Shiori merely blinked and watched the retreating figure, like her son and his family, as the figure soon became a black blur then disappearing.

They all just watched. Finding it hard to do anything else.

'Whatever is wrong with her, Fox, we are going to have to get her to talk about it,' Hiei spoke softly into his mate's mind. Not letting Shiori or Aiko know what they were planning on doing.

"Aiko! What is that in your hair?" The black haired grandmother asked, as she turned to face the rest of her son's family. Everyone's attention was turned towards the youngest daughter.

Brown, red, and green eyes narrowed at the sight of the tape in the girl's hair. Golden eyes looked around trying to figure out what was going on with her head.

"I just hope we don't have to cut that out," Kurama commented while standing up. Amethyst's actions still confused him, but he would worry about that later.

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It was another, painful, hour before Shiori, Kurama, Hiei, and Aiko made it back to the house. Luckily, they carried the wrapping and tape in their hands and not in Aiko's hair. Darkness covering the sky and leaving everything under starlight. The house was silent and clean looking. Causing no one to notice the accidents that had taken place upstairs.

Everyone, but Aiko, moved for the kitchen. There they planned to clean up and sort her gifts out; not knowing the Aiko had stopped at the steps.

Golden eyes widen in surprise and fear when the warm scent of blood assaulted her small nose. She could feel a tight force squeezing her chest and forcing her to be left with little air. Her heart beat dramaticly rose, as she ran up the stairs.

Aiko had planned on heading straight to Amethyst's room, but when her eyes caught the bloody sight of the hall, she was stopped frozen in her tracks. The young mixed demon was starting to feel her lungs attempting to shut down, attempting to shut away Amethyst's blood smell.

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Lavender colored eyes started to mist when they opened and saw only metal bars. A great pang of pain was swelling all over the young half fox's body. She could feel a large bump starting to materialize on the back of her head. Bruises were forming all over her body; some shaped like a oval circle and others like hand prints.

"Well, is my little -master-happy-maker awake now?" A deep, rough voice asked. Misted eyes attempted to find the owner, but found that they could only focus on the bars to her cage. "You will find it a little hard to focus for a while. But, don't worry. You will be in your father's hands before to long!" He howled with excitement, before walking away to grab the front of the cage.

When he had both hands firmly on the metal bars, he started to drag the wheeled cage off into a well lit cave.

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A high pitched scream shreaded through the air from the upstairs. The three adults glanced up before glancing at one another. In seconds all were running for the stairs, trying to find out the source and cause of the scream.

By the time they had made it to the top, Hiei and Kurama, could easily smell the blood. They all turned the corner and stopped at the beginning of the hallway. Blood seemed to be sprinkled on the floor and on the wall opposite of Amethyst's room; being the only 'warm' thing in the hall.

"Aiko? Amethyst?" Kurama yelled as he ran for the first room in the hall. He stopped at Amethyst's doorway and gave a startled sob when he saw the disorder of the room.

It seemed that blood was also everywhere in the nine year old's room. Luckily the blood didn't all belong to the red head's daughter. But, enough of it did to know that she must of lost. Pages from her notebook were thrown everywhere; some laying in blood and others crumbled into paper balls.

There in the farthest right corner of the room, Aiko sat rocking a piece of paper back and forth. Kurama instantly ran to her and pulled her to him. He held her still; until Hiei's groan and Shiori's gasp could be heard from the doorway. After that he pushed her into his line of sight and tried to take away the paper she held. It seemed to be the only one that didn't have blood on it or was crumbled.

It took Hiei's help to get the paper from their daughter. But, once the paper was gone she broke down into tears and started to throw fists at whoever was near by.

Then, with Shiori's help, Hiei got Aiko out of the room and away from the hallway. The older fox demon had to take a minute to breath; before bringing himself to look at the note. As he went to read it, he noticed it was strong with Amethyst's scent. 'That must of been why she tried to cling to it,' the red head told himself.

He took another breath and then casted his eyes towards his hand. From there he started to read the note.

Dear Kurama and Hiei,

I have taken Roxy from you, for she belongs with my master. NOT YOU! Her father, who is also my great master, will be glad to have her back after you so wrongfully took her.

There is not a price in any world that will make me bring her back to you, so don't even think about trying to bribe me to give her back. Do not come after me either! I will be forced to sever a limb of her's if you come close.

Roxy's current caretaker,

-Servant of Arc

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Well, that's it for now! I'm sorry for such a short chapter. But, I'm visiting a good friend and she wants to play monopoly! (What a game, huh?)

Thanks for reading! Please tell me what you thought about the story so far!

-Ssa