Hey Guys! Another,Story! heheh. I am using this one Character in here ( I have permission from the creator Ai-Star ) His name is Silver and I simply adore him! XD He's so cool and precious in my thoughts. He's a lot like Tomoe and yet so different. He's a red kitsune, and is a familiar at Mikage shrine. I had a dream/Idea ( No Judging me.. You guys have probably dreamed about hot anime guys too; right? ) So I had this Idea and Ai-Star has helped me through this. XD Enjoy guys..
Another Yokai At Mikage Shrine
He looked outside as he fixed his Hakamashita to his elbows; he sweeped a piece of red hair out of his eyes and stared at the rain despondently.
It was raining hard and it was splashing, causing great puddles to form on the grass and walkway. The teenage fox ground his teeth as he picked up the basket of laundry that he was supposed to do. He sighed, Mikage had went out earlier but was still yet to return; you'd think a grown man could find his way around... But no.
Mikage was a true idiot. No wonder he had no family or children.
Silver sighed as he carried the basket towards the back room; he would scrub it in a bucket and then dry it in the morning...
That was until the shrine door flew open and made the basket fall from his hands. The fox glared at the person who knocked it so carelessly out of his hands but paused and scoffed as he saw Mikage with a rather, Odd looking, orange rain coat. His glasses were covered with the specks of rain droplets and he had a pose that made Silver want to strangle him; how could someone be so giddy on a rainy day?
The fox narrowed his eyes and glared,
"Well you finally decided to find your way back." The fox spat out as he bent over to pick up the clothes that were now scattered everywhere. He put them in the basket before the rainy weather blew a strong wind through the still open door.
Silver then smelled something that strongly represented another Yōkai. It made his senses cringe in distaste; mostly because it was mixed with the smell of mud and rainwater.
He also smelled blood. It was the irony smell that brought back memories that he liked to keep hidden in the corners of his mind. He cringed as he stood, only then did he notice that Mikage had ran back outside and was now helping a figure in through the door. The fox scoffed at the strong smell of yōkai and he couldn't believe that Mikage couldn't tell. Was this man truly that dense? He was letting a yōkai in! He hissed slightly until Mikage gave him a disapproving look.
"Silver, Please..." He whispered slightly and then smiled brightly. The fox looked at him like he was crazy; that was until the god patted the blanket that was covering the other yōkai's head.
Mikage cleared his throat and then gasped when the yōkai stumbled slightly. Silver glared at the covered figure but then blinked when he saw blood dripping from under the blanket itself... That explained the irony smell, plus it was staining the cherry wood floor...
Somehow it continued to drip until it was a puddle; a puddle that could be considered dangerous...
Silver looked up at Mikage and glared, waiting for an explanation. The god winced and tried to help the figure as it stumbled again, then he looked at his familiar and sighed; Bags formed under his eyes until he reached up and pulled the blanket down from the head of the figure.
That's when white fox ears popped out and shocked Silver; he stepped back and bit his lip in complete shock as Mikage patted the head of a shivering teenage fox. He had long white hair and violet eyes; plus he had blackish red marks wrapping around his face and upper arms. Blood trailed down from his mouth and everytime he opened his lips blood leaked out. He looked worse for wear before Mikage looked at Silver and Motioned for the door.
Silver of course did what a familiar would do and opened the door; but that didn't take care of his shock. This was another fox; and he wasn't too happy to have him in his home.
Mikage helped the other teen in and then looked at Silver as he helped the white haired fox sit. "Silver, This is Tomoe..."
Mikage looked at him as Silver looked back and forth from between them. Was it him or was there a HUGE resemblance between them? He wouldn't say anything... Right now he wanted answers; and he wanted the other teen to stop bleeding onto the floor. "He's going to stay with us for a while..." Silver stiffened and then glared at the shivering teen before him; then the fox, Tomoe was his name, glared back.
As if they both knew that this was a stupid idea.
The red haired fox scoffed at his master and then folded his arms,
" He looks like road kill." He muttered as he continued to hold a glare with Tomoe. He only blinked when Tomoe choked and blood travelled out of his mouth. It was obvious he was cursed...
The marks on his body were probably strangling him slowly, choking his soul out of his solid body.
" Silver..." Mikage sighed and then looked at him; " Lets talk about this somewhere else."
The god gave him a serious look and the red fox nodded sharply. He stomped out of the room, before giving Tomoe one last glare. He slammed the door and then looked over at Mikage who was quickly watching the ticked teen.
" Explain to me why he is here." Silver seethed, his tail flicking about in hate and frustration.
The blood was making him sick but he held that back for later; right now he wanted to chuck Mikage's head across the yard. Mikage took a deep breath and then winced as he looked outside at the rain,
" He's cursed..."
" I can tell that Mikage!" Silver cursed and swore as he turned to glare at the door of the room that held the other fox.
" No..." Mikage sighed and massaged his Temple, " I'm going to erase his memoires Silver." The god looked at him with seriousness and the red head stared at him baffled
If this man erased his memory the curse would go away, what was he planning on doing with Tomoe after that? Let him stay?
" Why?" Silver cursed through his grinding teeth. Mikage jerked his tired eyes towards him and smiled lightly,
" Don't grind your fangs; It not healthy for you teeth."
Silver relaxed his jaw and glared, " I'm erasing his memory because he lost someone very close to him." Mikage winced and looked out at the rain once more, " He lost his life partner Silver..." Silver paused; he didn't know that. Tomoe didn't look like he was old enough for a life partner but then again he looked older then Silver himself. He probably was...
... In fact, Silver remembered hearing about a Tomoe before, but he made notion to say such a thing.
" So..." Silver began but Mikage looked at him sharply. He narrowed his eyes and Silver swallowed; He knew how Mikage was about these things...
" Don't say that. He waited for her... Just like your waiting for her." He narrowed his eyes and Silver clenched his fists, He got in the gods face and bared his teeth in malice. How dare this god even bring up what he was going through? He wasn't going to be compared to some star struck lover from the street side! His situation was far more difficult and Mikage knew that well and clear! Whoever this Tomoe was; Silver doubted he knew his pain to the right extent!
" Don't bring Lily into this!" He seethed as Mikage looked at him sternly. The god didn't seem scared, until Silver hissed and balled his fist, " You don't know what I'm going through! Old man!"
Mikage looked at him through his glasses and shook his head before patting silver's head. It took the fox by surprise; giving that he just blew up at him and almost cussed him out the door.
"That's true; I don't know, But you can't look me in the eye and tell me that you understand Tomoe either; now can you? His lover is Silver. You both have aweful situations that your going through; but I will not favortise one over the other. They're both important to me.." He crossed his arms, waiting for Silver to calm down and stop looking at the god like he was dead meat.
Silver relaxed after a moment; leaving the god slightly pleased with his control.
" You should understand..." Mikage sighed " But then again, maybe you don't? The one your waiting for isn't dead." He unfolded his arms and looked into the crack in the door.
He saw Tomoe sitting in the floor; looking down at his hands. As if the world was killing him. Mikage winced and again... Silver had to admit that Tomoe and the man looked similar. He shook it off and sighed heavily.
" Do as you wish..." Silver ground his teeth, " He's your project. Deal with him as you please." He turned around and Mikage looked at him worried. He watched as Silver got halfway down the hallway, Picked up his laundry and continued on his merry way. The god shook his head; what was he getting himself into exactly?
Two teenage foxes? Both former Murderers and rapists? What was he going to do? Was he going way over his head, or was he doing the right thing? What was he doing... Mikage opened the door just in time to see Tomoe grad his chest and cry out in pain. The marks seemed to dig into his skin and Mikage saw the blood flow speed up.
He reached forward as Tomoe lurched forward, throwing up blood...
" Ah..." Tomoe whimpered, his eyes watering as he shook his head, " I deserve this." He muttered as tears welled up, He shook his head as his matted white hair bounced. He looked at the floor and gripped his stomach in pain before throwing up more blood into the already forming puddle. "I don't have any reason to live anyway..."
Tomoe sputtered as he stared at the blood with no emotion in his eyes. In fact he looked crazed, as if he was considering bleeding himself out in that very spot. Mikage reached down and started to reach forward, but he was shocked...
When Tomoe started to break down; tears streamed down his face as he wailed in the empty room. He bit his lip as the tears shook his body...
The blond god let the fox lay his head on his lap as tears streamed down his face, forming puddles. He shook his head and buried his face into the gods lap; his tears hotly seeping through. Mikage patted the fox's head as Tomoe heaved in pain. The god knew he was dying; the blood proved to be from the inside and there was nothing he could do about that, but he could erase his memory and make the curse stop killing him...
The god touched the fox's head right before he closed his eyes and gave up; he touched it and let light make Tomoe gasp out in pain. After he was finished Tomoe passed out in exhaustion... " Onikiri and Kotetsu"
He looked up at see the little children watching intently;
He smiled and motioned for them to get closer to their new family member, " Ask Silver for a Hakamashita of will need something to wear; then get something to remove from his yukata.'
The children nodded before looking at Tomoe; they were used to people like him. Silver had been a murder as well but they learned that even the worst of people could change. Now they were looking at another one. He squirmed in his sleep; his white hair falling innocently in front of his eyes. Onikiri patted his head and Kotetsu laughed slightly before they ran out of the to Silver.
Silver ground his teeth before he walked into the one room that held his knew pest. He cursed to himself as he saw Tomoe looking in a mirror at his now short hair. He had woken up later that night, asking questions and hissing even at Mikage. Silver despised this idea...
This teen didn't even know what he used to be! This was just to save his tail end! Tomoe turned and saw the other kitsune; they both glared at each other until Silver shoved his extra Hakamashita into Tomoe's face. The white headed fox glared at him but didn't say anything as he looked at the clothes.
Onikiri and Kotetsu came in and looked at Silver with wide eyes, " Its good to have Tomoe here, right?
They smiled at him and he rolled his eyes. " He's not wanted here." Silver spat out and recoiled when Tomoe sent a death glare.
He clenched his fists and tugged at his bloody clothes before hatefully throwing the new clothes back at Silver's head.
The red fox caught it and then glared at Tomoe, " I don't know who you are but stop trying to give charity! And tell that dumb god to stop to." Tomoe hissed and tugged at his Bloody Yukata as if it was a lifeline.
" Pfft, if you don't want charity then why don't you just leave? Do you intend to freeload? Mikage might not mind but I have to do extra now." Silver fumed as Tomoe glared.
"I don't plan on staying! As Soon as I figure out where I am then I am out!"
Tomoe spewed out and turned his back on the other fox. He glared at the mirror before feeling Silver throw the extra clothes back at his head. Both foxes glared before lighting their foxfires and attempting to kill each other; this is when Mikage had to rush in and stop them from,
A. " Cussing like dogs; Foxes do come from the dog family...
B. Killing each other...
C. Burning the shrine down, (It happened before and he didn't want to mention it...)
" Stop it you two!" Mikage swore out and then looked at Silver; who had to listen because of being a familiar. Tomoe had to be held back...
He swore and then stomped towards the door, making Mikage blink.
" Where are you going?" Mikage asked dryly, making Tomoe pause and look at him. The white haired fox cursed and clenched his fist,
" Out." He muttered before Mikage stopped him and sighed,
" Remember our deal? You have to tell me where and how long..."Mikage tapped his foot and Silver looked at them surprised.
Mikage was that worried about this idiot? Why exactly? He was walking around, acting as if he was perfect. Silver knew how life was... It was painful and ridiculous. But he had a reason to live for it... he was waiting for something; and he wasn't going to let his everyday life push him off the edge...
Yet...
Tomoe cursed and looked at the god before shyly tugging at his short locks, " I want to go for a walk... Maybe an hour?"
Mikage smiled and patted Tomoe's head; this made the fox look at him in shock, and Silver's tail flicked about. He had enough of all of this...
" WHAT DO YOU MEAN HE'S YOUR FAMILIAR!?" Silver swore out; his eyes went wide
He had just gone to the market and came back to something shocking; Tomoe looked like he was sulking as Mikage glared at him.
Tomoe looked at him and Silver wondered if it was because of him failing in making tea. He could smell the burnt herbs as soon as he walked in. It was disgusting and nasty; but the most horrid thing was the fact that Mikage had forced Tomoe to be his family... Literally forced him.
Mikage looked at Silver and smiled weakly, " I had too... Isn't this great? You guys get to be brothers!" He smiled and clapped his hands before Silver yanked him by his Yukata and snarled,
" He-Is-Not-My-Brother." Silver glared as Mikage swallowed; His eyes grew wide before he narrowed his eyes and pointed at Tomoe, who... was, in his best way, trying to fix the burnt tea but failing. He looked frustrated and on the verge of killing something.
Silver and Tomoe had not been getting along these last few weeks; in fact they tried to kill each other daily. There was no way he could treat this yōkai as a brother! He didn't want a brother... Not again... He looked away from the white haired teen and swore, Mikage opened his mouth and then pointed at Tomoe before sighing,
" You weren't here when he threatened to kill himself.." Silver hesitated, his grip loosing on the gods red yukata. He blinked in shock as the god fixed his clothes and looked at the red head with stern eyes.
His face was soft but also so very dangerous, "I had too. Tomoe thinks of himself as a pawn; he's done things that send him into night terrors every single night. He may be older then you but he has so much more to learn. He needs guidance Silver. I trust you with this…"
Silver glared, " I do not want to be his guidance.I am not his brother..." He hissed as Mikage slammed his hands down.
Silver jumped in shock as Mikage winced and looked him in the eye. " His fate is more terrible then you can imagine. When he finds someone, preferably human, He will die from his curse. It's going to come back Silver.. I am trying to find a cure; but it's proving difficult. I want him to understand the meaning of life before he decides to take it away with his own hand."
Silver paused... He didn't know what his life would be like when he finally got to see Lily; he didn't know.. But Tomoe... What Mikage said was heart wrenching.
"You saying if he falls in love he'll die?" Silver whispered out in shock. This made Mikage nod,
"But.. I want him to fall in love." Mikage grimaced as looked out over Tomoe. He was now standing on the porch looking up at the moon with his pipe in hand. Mikage wondered if he was depressed. Silver paused,
" You want him to die?" The fox looked at him unsure and Mikage chuckled.
" No, I'm finding a cure. I want him to understand life... and then find someone that makes him feel different to the world around him. Someone that sees past his faults, Guide him like a brother..." Silver paused as he glared at Mikage. He wasn't going to guide him; not yet anyway. Tomoe didn't look like the type to throw himself off a bridge. In fact he looked like the type to get drunk and wasted; not the other way around.
The red head huffed out a breath and glared at Mikage, " Like I said.. Do as you please." He looked away before Mikage looked at him.
" Why are you acting so cold towards him Silver?" Mikage looked at him with a soft smile. It was that fatherly smile that made Silver squirm. He looked at him and then choked as he looked around the warm shrine.
" He's a mirror reflection of who I used to be." Silver looked at him and glared," You can understand why I dislike him; If I dislike my past self then I would dislike the person that looks like who I used to be"
He stood up and scoffed at the god's baffled look. He sighed and shook his head,
" I won't guide him… It's not like he's going to go and slit himself open before the world." He turned his back on Mikage and hmphed to himself. He had chores to do in the shrine; he didn't have time to be a ' Little brother' not again, not ever. The last brother he had he killed, and it was to protect the one he was crazy about. He didn't want the brother title again...
He didn't deserve it.'