I love Nurarihyon no Mago so much! Who doesn't anyway? XD It's a family of hotties! *heart pounds*

This fanfiction is not based completely on the manga or anime. I'm not sure whether this will turn out great since it's my first long anime fanfiction, but I promise you that I'll do my very best! :) Do point out any mistakes that I did and I'll try to correct them. Positive/negative reviews are welcome! :)

Let's not delay any further and get started! Enjoy the first chapter~

Disclaimer: I do not own any characters from Nurarihyon no Mago but I do own Reika and the other characters that I came up with. :D


Flowers bloom sevenfold and eightfold,

but the kerria laments,

for not a single fruit does it bear.

Even if I can make flowers bloom brilliantly,

to bear such a fruit,

is beyond my ability.

Such sadness.

His fingers clutched at the smooth, white washi paper tightly, his blood draining from his face. He recognized the familiar handwriting. Every word that he read stabbed him in his heart one at a time. His mind went blank with shock after reading the poem. He let his hand dropped to his side while he stared into the emptiness of the room, his surroundings faded away to nothingness.

Otome, what on earth was she saying?

Did she...leave him?

After all these years together, she left him?

Her sorrowful words lingered in his mind and her velvety voice seemed to recite the poem into his ears softly. She appeared before him suddenly with a gentle smile on her face. When he saw her, his eyes brimmed with relief and happiness.

Thank goodness, he thought to himself. She didn't leave me, it was all just a bad dream.

He stepped forward with his hands reaching out towards her. He yearned to run his fingers through her gorgeous raven hair. He yearned to let his fingers trailed down her pale face and feel her soft skin. He yearned to stare into those loving, ebony eyes of hers and fall deep in love with her over and over again.

His hands, in an attempt to hug her, grasped at nothing but air. She vanished into thin air right before his eyes. He called out her name a couple of times but only silence replied him.

He was all alone.

And then realization struck him and the world came crushing down hard on him. All the air was sucked out of his lungs and he doubled over in pain that was coming from his chest. He clutched his kimono and burning tears spilled from his amber eyes. The pain and hurt he felt from losing his love was just indescribable. It was like being ripped and torn into pieces from the inside.

The cruel fate that separated him and her apart caused all the brilliant lights to disappear from his world. His body trembled and he fell to his knees. His screams of agony began and his Fear intensified in reaction to his emotions. His subordinates could hear him from the outside clearly but they knew that they wouldn't be able to do a thing to comfort him.

"A nightmare! That's right, none of this is real!" he cried out loud. But it was useless, he knew that he was just self-denying the harsh reality. He screamed even worse, hoping to wake up from this horrible dream and realize that she didn't actually leave him at all. But minutes passed and the pain in his chest grew worse. He gripped the paper to his heart, knowing that her fingers had touched it not long ago.

He stood up suddenly, and ran out of the room. There was a soft rain trickling down the sky, soaking his hair and haori a little as he ran towards the back of the mansion, where there was a garden that was blooming full of yamabuki flowers. He stopped to catch his breath and his eyes gazed over the flowers.

Otome, my love...

Was our love for each other simply not enough?


In Tokyo, the bright city lights dazzled every living creatures. Tall, concrete buildings, trains, vehicles and humans occupied the entire place. In this century, the humans dominated the world despite being such fragile and short-lived creatures. None of them believed in the legends about youkai anymore but of course, there were bound to be some exceptions.

The youkai were forced to hide and live in the shadows. There were two types of youkai - evil and good. Those who were said to be standing on the side of evil, possessed greed and hatred. They would snatch or kidnap humans and feed on them. They enjoyed the looks of terror on the weak humans and craved for more. Those who were standing on the side of good, were compassionate and would protect humans. They believed in coexisting with the humans peacefully.

Some of these "good" youkai could be found in a town called Ukiyoe. To humans, it appeared to be just a normal large, old-fashioned Japanese mansion that has obviously stood for a good number of ancient years. But that wasn't the case.

"Rihan-sama! Rihan-sama!" Kubinashi shouted his name repeatedly as he searched the whole mansion for the Second Supreme Commander. The other youkai in the house scattered out of his way as he shot past them after looking into each room.

"Dammit, why must he disappear at a time like this?" Kubinashi muttered under his breath irritably. He had gone to every single room in the mansion but to no avail.

He turned around, making his way to the last place where he knew Rihan might be at. If he wasn't there, well, he would have to ask the Tengu siblings to search for him.

He walked down the veranda steps leading to the back of the mansion. When he saw the familiar back of a certain someone, he heaved a sigh of relief. Standing there, looking at the beautiful yamabuki flowers, was Rihan. He was carrying little Rikuo in his arms.

Kubinashi stayed at wherever he was, reluctant to interrupt them. He was glad that Rihan was happier now ever since he met Wakana. It was a blessing when Rikuo was born. Rihan's broken heart seemed to have healed as years passed.

However, Kubinashi would find him at the garden often when he disappeared. Rihan would look at the flowers with such sadness in his eyes that sometimes Kubinashi would wonder if he was really happy or not.

"I'll be a great youkai like Daddy in the future!" Rikuo exclaimed loudly, his eyes shinning brightly. Rihan used his left hand to pinch Rikuo's cheek teasingly.

"Ow, Daddddyyyyyy!" Rikuo whined, but he flashed a cheeky smile at his father. It was such a sweet moment between the father and son.

As much as he hated interrupting their moment, Kubinashi has to rush Rihan to attend the urgent general meeting at the house. "Rihan-same, please hurry to the meeting room. They are waiting for you."

Rihan turned around slowly. Sensing the urgency in Kubinashi's voice, he agreed quickly. "Here, take care of him," Rihan ordered and handed over Rikuo to him. Once he was carrying him, Rikuo placed both of his tiny hands on either side of Kubinashi's cheeks. He bobbed his floating head up and down like he was waving a balloon.

"Rikuo-sama! Leave my head alone, please!" Kubinashi pleaded, afraid that his head would roll across the ground again. Rihan smiled at the both of them before walking back to the house. Kubinashi couldn't handle him and now, he couldn't handle Rikuo. He pitied him, but only a little.

He made his way towards the meeting room quickly. Two small youkai slid opened the shoji screen doors for him and he entered. The room was dead silent and the atmosphere was so tense. He narrowed his eyes when he saw that his subordinates' faces were strained. All eyes were on him as he walked to the seat that was meant only for him, right beside his father, Nurarihyon.

After he sat down, he began talking. "Sorry for keeping you guys waiting. Now, what's the urgent matter?"

Karasu Tengu spoke up first, his head was slightly bowed. "Soudaishou and Nidaime, there has been rumours spreading around regarding a youkai gathering his own Night Parade of One Hundred Demons."

"I've heard about that." Rihan nodded his head thoughtfully. He folded his arms into the sleeves of his haori. "Continue speaking."

"Apparently, those rumors are indeed true. I've sent my sons to investigate it. And it seemed that their Fear has been increasing greatly over the past few months. This poses a great threat to our Nura Clan," Karasu Tengu said gravely.

He lifted his head to look into Rihan's eyes solemnly.

"It appears...that they are coming to Ukiyoe soon."