I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho or any of it characters, I only own Tsuki, Lika, any non-YuYu characters and the story.
Chapter 1: A lonely cat
It was the middle of November on the street of Tokyo; there was a small girl about the age of 17 sitting in a tipped over garbage can.
'Why do people have to be so mean?' she cried in her mind, she was like most people with one difference.
She was a demon.
'Why do they have to throw stones?' she asked herself.
She turned her head to the top of the garbage can; she saw nothing but snow and a brick wall.
She crawled out of the garbage can; her black cat ears heard nothing but a car every so often. Her long black cat tail dragged on the ground as she walked deeper into the alley, she looked up and saw the nearly full moon, "Midnight." She said to no one. She was right; it was midnight.
She turned a corner; she looked down to see a broken mirror.
She bent down and looked at the girl in the mirror, her hair was knee long dark red with lots of grease while her eyes were blue with red from crying. Her skin was almost pure white and covered with scars, gashes and large and small bruises.
'Tsuki had to be different… Tsuki had to be a demon… Tsuki had to live.' She thought as tears dripped from her eyes onto her gray ripped strapless mid-thigh long dress.
'Tsuki wish Tsuki could go away, Tsuki wish Tsuki wasn't a demon, Tsuki wish… Tsuki wish Tsuki not born.' She thought digging in a garbage can.
A young boy walked along the road, his hair was clean, long and red while his eyes were as green as green could be. He wore a thick gray jacket with a dark blue scarf and black sweat pants with white tennis shoes.
He walked under a street lamp as his shoes crunched in the snow.
He walked into an alley; he turned a corner and saw someone digging in a trashcan. 'Who's that? I've never seen anyone in this alley before.' He thought before walking closer, the person stopped and lifted their head; she was the cat demon.
She jumped away from the garbage can and started running as the fur on her tail and ears stood on end.
The boy ran after her pulling out a rose from his hair, she ran into a dead end. She tried to clime the wall but fell on her side, the boy found her and stood only 8 feet from her.
He flicked his wrist making the rose in to a whip about 14 feet long with rose thorns all along it.
He walked closer to the girl but stopped about 3 feet away from her; she was curled up in a ball crying her eyes out.
"Please! Stop! No hurt Tsuki!" she cried, his eyes saddened as he saw bruises all along her legs and arms, "You mean no harm do you?" he asked. She looked up as her eyes released more tears; she shook her head 'no'.
He flicked his wrist again as the whip turned into a rose, he put the rose back into his hair as he bent down next to the girl.
She curled up tighter; he laid a hand on her shoulder as she winced from fear.
"It's ok, I won't hurt you." He whispered, 'Stranger not going to hurt Tsuki? Tsuki don't understand.' She thought. "What is your name miss?" he asked, "Tsuki." She replied; her ears were half way down. The boy smiled, "My name is Shuichi." He said sitting on his knees; the wind gave a strong blow making Tsuki shiver. Shuichi pulled his jacket off laying it on her; Tsuki looked up and stopped crying. "Why don't you come with me?" Shuichi offered, Tsuki looked up, "Were?" she asked quietly. Shuichi laughed slightly, "To my house, you need a bath, new clothes, and a meal." He answered before picking Tsuki up and carrying her to his house.
They walked down a neighborhood as the snow stopped; Shuichi stopped walking as they came to a green and white two-story house.
Shuichi saw there was still one light on in the kitchen; he smiled at the thought of his mother staying up to wait for him.
He turned the doorknob and walked in turning to the left only 5 steps away to the kitchen.
"Mother, I'm back." Shuichi called, a woman about 38 years of age and black hair ran in, her light brown eyes watered with tears when she saw her son.
"Shuichi honey! I thought you got hurt or something!" the woman cried squeezing her son, unfortunately squeezing Tsuki between them like a sand witch. Tsuki gave a painful 'mew'.
Shuichi's mother backed off frightened, "Honey, who or should I say, what is that?" She asked grabbing a baseball bat that was against the wall, Tsuki's eyes widened as she began to squirm and scream.
"Mother, put that thing away!" Shuichi demanded, his mother laid the bat on the table next to her; Tsuki stopped screaming and relaxed in Shuichi's arms.
"Mother, this is Tsuki-chan, Tsuki-chan, this is my mother. Her name is Shiori Minamino." Shuichi said sitting Tsuki on the table, Shuichi walked over to his mother and kissed her on the cheek.
Shiori smiled at her young Shuichi; she stopped smiling as she saw Tsuki staring at her tail as it snaked along the table.
"Tsuki-chan?" Shiori asked trying to get her attention; Tsuki looked up as her ears went down.
'Will Tsuki hurt me? More of, will she hurt Shuichi?' Shuichi's mother thought.
She raised a hand slowly towards Tsuki; Tsuki leaned away from Shiori's hand. 'What Shiori doing?' Tsuki thought seeing if she should run or not, "Shuichi, will she scratch or bite me if I touch her?" Shiori asked.
Shuichi walked over to Tsuki, "Tsuki-chan, please don't hurt my mother all right?" he asked scratching behind Tsuki's ear. Tsuki nodded as she smiled and started to purr, Shiori couldn't help but giggle at Tsuki purring.
Shiori walked closer and started to scratch Tsuki under the chin. 'So humans can be nice.' Tsuki thought as she purred louder making both mother and child laugh.
"I think I'll go get our little guest a pair of pajamas. Would you take her to the guest room Shuichi?" Shiori asked watching the small girl yawn.
"Yes mother." Shuichi asked helping Tsuki off the table, she went only to his chest and sadness went through Shuichi's eyes as he saw how sickeningly skinny she was.
'How can someone be so skinny? She looks like she hasn't had anything to eat in at least a month! I can see her ribs!' He screamed in his head.
Shuichi snapped out of his thoughts to see a worried Tsuki looking at him, he smiled trying to say he was ok though she didn't believe it.
"Come, follow me." Shuichi said leading her up stairs. Shuichi opened the door to a dark blue and red bedroom; it was plain and simple having only an oak wood bed and dresser with mirror and alarm clock. There was also a pair of blue silk pants and long sleeve shirt on the bed.
"This is your room Tsuki-chan, I hope you like it." Shuichi said smiling, Tsuki smiled as big as she could before squeezing Shuichi and running to the bed.
Tsuki climbed on the bed and started jumping not realizing there was someone in it.
The person woke after only about 2 jumps, they grabbed Tsuki by the leg making her scream.
Shuichi ran over and prided her free, "Hiei I told you to warn me when you stay here!" Shuichi semi-yelled while yanking the cover off the bed, Tsuki was sitting on the ground clinging to his leg. Were the cover sheet use to be was a very ticked off teen boy.
His hair was spiky black with a white starburst in the middle front, blood red eyes and a black cloak. The boy named Hiei huffed before jumping out the window into a tree next to the window.
Shuichi glared at him before petting Tsuki on the head, she looked up at him and nuzzled his leg.
"Why don't you go change?" he said handing Tsuki the pajamas. She ran into the bathroom, about ten minutes later Shuichi started to worry.
He knocked on the bathroom door, "Tsuki-chan, are you ok? You've been in there for a while." He asked worried, Tsuki cracked the door open and stuck her head out; her face was very pink.
He looked at her with a eyebrow up, "Tsuki… can't… ware the pants." Tsuki partial stuttered, partial whispered. "Why not?" Shuichi asked while blushing. "There's no hole for my tail." Tsuki whispered while blushing more.
Shuichi thought for a moment, "Hand them to me, I'll make a hole for your tail." Shuichi said.
Tsuki nodded before handing him the pants, only a few minutes later Shuichi had sown a quarter inch hole in the back for her tail.
Tsuki came out of the bathroom warring the pajamas; they hung off all her curves making Shuichi blush. "What does Tsuki do with Tsuki's old clothes?" Tsuki asked in a whispered tone.
Shuichi walked over to her taking her old dress, "I'll dispose of these and take you shopping tomorrow." He said smiling while pushing her to the bed gently, "But until then you should sleep, tomorrow we will go shopping, get you a warm meal, a few exams, and you get to meet my friends. Sleep now though." Shuichi said walking out the door.
Tsuki smiled as she curled up under the sheets, something she never thought would happen. 'Tsuki guesses life isn't so bad.' She thought as she fell asleep.
Tsuki walked down the street of Tokyo, only it was summer and she was only 6 years old. Her hair was less greasy and was only down to her mid back. "Hey look! It's the cat human!" a 9 year old boy yelled, 5 more kids about the same age came walking up, all with rocks in there hands. Tsuki's eyes watered for she knew what was about to happen. "Ready? Set… fire!" one boy yelled as the rocks were thrown. Some were hitting Tsuki on the legs, some on the arms, and a few on the head, Tsuki screamed every time a rock hit. Some kids started grabbing sticks and hitting her every place they could. Tsuki started cry and scream louder, she started to stop when she felt something shaking her and crying her name. She saw a stump coming towards her face when-
"Tsuki-chan wake up already!" someone yelled as they shook her harder.
Tsuki woke with a cold sweat and Shuichi's face in hers. "Tsuki-chan are you alright?" Shuichi asked worryingly, Tsuki just stared before she saw Shiori staring with the same expression as her son.
"Why? What happen?" Tsuki asked confused, Shiori sat on the side of the bed running a cold washcloth over Tsuki's face.
"You were screaming, yelling, tossing, turning, and crying for help. Are you sure you're ok?" Shiori asked. Tsuki nodded, "Yes, just a dream of when Tsuki was 6, no big deal." Tsuki informed them faking a smile.
Shiori smiled walking to the door, "I'm going to make a big breakfast for you, my son told me you looked sickeningly skinny to were people can see your ribs." Shiori said walking out the door.
Shuichi rubbed Tsuki's ears, "If you don't like something just tell me. Ok?" Shuichi said seeing if it was he or his mother.
"Alright, what's the time?" Tsuki asked while purring, Shuichi looked at the clock. "6:30, why" he asked, "Tsuki really don't like waking up this early, if it a problem then Tsuki get use to it! Tsuki just not use to it." Tsuki asked pulling away and lowering her ears, Shuichi noticed she was uncomfortable, "It's alright, though you will have to wake up early today, my mother is already cooking and when she cooks she won't stop for almost anything!"
Shuichi laughed making Tsuki laugh and smile no longer having her ears down.
"Well my friend Keiko is coming over to bring a pair of clothes for you so we can go shopping." Shuichi said, "Alright, does Shuichi mind if Tsuki use Shuichi's shower? Tsuki hasn't had a shower in… well, long time." Tsuki asked with a nerves laugh.
"Of course, you live here now to. You may use anything you wish, and I'll come get you when breakfast is ready." Shuichi said as he left.
Tsuki smiled as she walked to the bathroom, she striped down before walking in the hot water, 'It's been almost 10 years, this feels so good.' She thought as the water poured down her head and tail, she grabbed some soap scrubbing as hard as she could to get the dirt out.
After the shower she walked out of the steamy bathroom in a towel, her hair being much lighter without the grease and dirt. 'That's right Tsuki don't have clothes, oh well, Tsuki could put pajamas back on.' She thought.
The door handle started to turn; all Tsuki did was stare thinking it was Shiori. A girl about the same age only short brown hair and matching eyes walked in, Tsuki screamed and ran back into the bathroom slamming the door.
Tsuki sat against the door holding her knees against her chest. She sat there in silence, 'Is person gone?' she thought before she herd a knock on the door, "Hey, are you Tsuki?" apparently it was the girl.
'No, she not.' Tsuki screamed in her head, "Yes." She whispered, "My name is Keiko, I brought you a pair of clothes, I'll lay them on the bed for you but I have to go and find my idiot boyfriend. See you later!" Keiko piped, Tsuki herd the door close.
She carefully opened the door before walking to the bed, a dark green spaghetti strap, black mini skirt and red jacket laid on the edge including some fresh undergarments.
She slipped the clothes on right before Shuichi came in. "Hey, do the clothes fit?" he asked poking his head in, Tsuki nodded smiling and giggling. "Well breakfast is ready, I hope you have an appetite!" he laughed, Tsuki giggled more as she walked out of her new room and into the kitchen.
Shiori was sitting at the table still in her apron, waiting for the two. "Glad your awake, how did you sleep?" she asked, "Great, shower made Tsuki feel much better, though people no have to…" "Of course we have to help, you were sleeping on the street! Nether one of us could leave you there." Shuichi interrupted Tsuki; Tsuki stared for a moment.
She smiled, "Thanks." Tsuki said sitting at the end of the table. She stared at the food wide eyed, 'Wow, pancakes, waffles, toast, eggs, ham, chopped- wait ham? Oh no Tsuki forgot say Tsuki no eat meat, l maybe people won't notice.' Tsuki thought, but stopped when she saw a hand in front of her face.
"Tsuki-chan, hello are you awake? Hello, Tsuki-chan, earth to Tsuki-chan!" Shuichi said breaking her thoughts.
Tsuki shook her head, "Sorry, Tsuki lost in thoughts sometimes." Shiori smiled, "Don't worry, Shuichi does the same."
Shuichi blushed at the comment.
Shuichi handed Tsuki a plate, "Go ahead and dig in Tsuki-chan." He said. Tsuki blushed while filling her plate, she filled it with an apple, pancakes, waffles, grapes, an egg, toast, chopped cinnamon apple slices, oranges, bananas, cantaloupe, grapefruit, carrots, a pear. Some apple, grape, mixed fruit juice, a tall glass of milk, little bit of water, orange juice, and jasmine tea.
"Hey, Tsuki-chan, just out of curiosity why aren't you eating the ham, bacon, or sausage?" Shuichi asked while having a sit of water.
Tsuki started choking on some toast from the question; Shuichi jumped up knocking his chair down. Just as he was behind Tsuki she pounded on her chest swallowing the toast, "Tsuki-chan are you alright?" Shuichi asked handing her some water. Tsuki nodded drinking the water, "Still why aren't you eating any meat?" Shiori asked.
Shuichi had now sat his chair up right and was sitting in it.
Tsuki looked down as her ears lowered, "Well Tsuki… Tsuki no want Shiori and Shuichi to bother, just that… Tsuki no eat meat, fish Tsuki eats but Tsuki no see them as meat along with eggs." She said closing her eyes. "Tsuki-chan if you didn't eat meat you should have told us, it's not a big deal." Shuichi said. Tsuki looked up smiling.
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