Title: Pure
Author: MissTuffcy
Story Idea: A friend of mines.
Rating: M
Summary: What started out as an illegal human-trade bust in the makai turns into a mission to save one's kin.
Warnings: Yusuke x Kurama; Hiei x Kurama; Implied Hiei x Oc that means Yaoi. Violence, Language, Character Death, possibly very hard descriptions of abuse and gore.
Demon of the day: Siren; Beautiful demon-ness that sing lovely songs to entrance men and lead them to their deaths.
Motivational Music: Original Music by me.
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Kurama sat under a tree alone. He had been sitting outside for a while in the hard rain. The tree shielded him from the rain so he didn't worry much about getting wet. He sighed and ran his hands through his silver hair. He watched as all the other kitsunes – all with either red or brown hair and fur – run about gathering their kits and running inside their huts to escape being wet. He frowned slightly and brought his legs up to his chest. This wasn't really his clan. His clan was filled with kitsunes with beautiful silver hair and fur. They also didn't have multiple tails like these kitsunes happened to have. They were also a lot smaller than these ones, though, not by much.
They were a clan of rare silver kitsunes. Yeah, were. Kurama felt tears gather in his eyes. They also weren't fighters. They didn't hunt so they never really had a reason to train themselves on how to fight off predators. They stayed secluded deep in the forest; however, hunters had stumbled upon their small clan and wiped them out.
Kurama's older brother had managed to escape, but with fatal wounds. The older kitsune had protected him from the hunters. He also was the one who had brought him to this small village of kitsunes to live in safety. They said he died in the same night from his wounds and Kurama had yet to get over it even when it happened 5 years ago. "Kit," Kurama looked up at the frowning face of his adoptive father. This man had acted as his father for the past 5 years. The kitsune was the leader of this small village. He had red hair that came to his shoulders; his eyes were amber – the only trait he seemed to share with these kitsunes – and behind him flicked seven tails. Kurama never really understood what the tails signified, but he did over hear some kits talking about it showed how strong you were. "Why are you out in the rain? Come inside." The man held out his hand. Kurama shook his head.
"I don't want to…" Kurama mumbled. Being inside when it rained reminded the kit of when his own village had been raided. He was sleep at the time but when his clan mates had smelled danger, they had hidden their kits away. He was lucky that the hunters hadn't spotted him but that was only because his brother had distracted them away from his hiding space. The older kitsune sighed as he squatted down to try to see Kurama's face.
"Come on, Kit…You'll get sick if you stay out in this weather…" He held out his hand. Kurama looked at him and tears began to roll down his face. "Oh, Kurama…" He held out his arms and Kurama slowly crawled over to him and hugged him, burying his face in the crook of his neck.
"Leader," The red kitsune turned to look up at the person who had called him. "Your mate is calling for you," He said. The red haired kitsune nodded. He held Kurama in his arms and stood up. He glanced behind to look at the brown haired kitsune that was following behind him. The kitsune had a giant leaf in his hand that acted as a shield from the rain.
"Thank you," The red kitsune said as the brown one held the leaf over his head. The kitsune smiled.
"Icaron," The female brown fox ran over to him when he walked into the house. The red fox smiled at her. She looked at the silver kit in his arms. She sighed. Icaron walked past her and to the bed room of the small kitsune's room.
"I don't want to stay in here!" Kurama cried as Icaron turned to leave. Icaron looked at Kurama with a frown.
"You will stay in here and go to sleep, kit." Icaron's mate stated firmly.
"Grace," Icaron frowned. "Come here, kit."
"Icaron!" She growled. "We will not spoil him! Just because he is the only one alive from his clan does NOT mean he gets special treatment. He will be treated the same as our other kits had been treated!"
"Grace!" Icaron growled. He glared at her. "Watch your tone with me; I'm up to here with your constant yelling!" Grace glared at Kurama and the kit cowered behind Icaron. "Stop scaring him!"
"If he and his clan had any back bone, maybe they'd still be alive now! They were-"
"GRACE!" Icaron boomed. "This discussion is over!" Grace snarled at him before turning and walking into another part of the hut. Icaron heard a slam and thumps against the door. He sighed; he would not be getting in that room anytime soon. He turned to the small kit in the bed. He was hiding under the covers. Icaron frowned and walked over to him. He pulled the covers from over the kitsune and watched him finger the small white gem around his neck. "Kit," Icaron sat down on the bed. Kurama looked up at him; tears were rolling down his face.
"Why does she hate me and my clan?" Kurama whispered. "Why does she say such mean things about them?"
"It's a long story, kit…" Icaron whispered. Icaron got into the bed behind Kurama. "Where did you get that necklace from?" Kurama smiled.
"Austin's friend gave me it…I think it's pretty." Kurama mumbled lowly. Icaron chuckled.
"I think someone has an eye for you, kit." Icaron said. "I'll have to chase females away 24/7."
"Do you think he would mate me?" Kurama asked.
"He?" Icaron looked down at Kurama with a frown. Kurama nodded. "Um…I…Of course," Icaron smiled, albeit a bit weakly. In his clan, same sex relationships were not common and often times scolded for. Kurama nodded and stared at the wall. He fell asleep after Icaron did.
Early the next morning, Kurama was awakened from his sleep when the older fox behind him got out of the bed. Kurama sat up and watched sleepily as Icaron left the room. Kurama hopped out of the bed and followed after the fox. He ran into Icaron when the older fox suddenly stopped. Kurama looked up at him and Icaron chuckled. "Good morning, little one." He walked out of the hut with Kurama following behind him.
"Kurama!" Kurama turned his gaze in the direction he heard his name being called. There were a group of kits waving at him. Kurama looked up at Icaron and the older fox smiled and nodded. Kurama smiled back and ran over to the other kits.
"Hey Kurama!" The one who yelled this time was a red female fox with large orange eyes. Her name was Milly. "You want to go play with us in the Berry forest?" She grinned. The other five with her grinned with her.
"Okay," Kurama smiled. Millie raised her finger up in the air.
"We have to have partners though!" She said. "To watch each other's back as usual!" She grinned. "I-"
"I want to be Kurama's partner," This happened to be the dark brown haired kitsune – so dark it looked almost black - that was standing next to Kurama. He happened to be the tallest of the kits. His eyes were amber. Kurama smiled at him. His name was Dusk.
"You just want to because you want to grow up to be his mate!" Millie cried. The other kits gasped.
"Well, so?" Dusk glared at her. "I could be a great mate to him. I bet Leader would allow it because I already have two tails and by the time I mature, I'll have 5!" He said with a huff. He grinned at Kurama. Kurama waved his tail around with a frown.
"I don't think I will grow another tail…" Kurama mumbled.
"It's okay," Dusk said with a huge grin. "I'll protect you and our kits from harm!"
"He's a boy!" Millie yelled. The other 4 nodded.
"He can't have kits!" The girl standing next to Millie shouted. She was from the same litter of kits as Millie. Her name was Lilly.
"Sure he can!" Dusk shouted back at her. The two growled and glared at one another before Lilly tackled him to the ground. The other kits gasped.
"Get off me!" Dusk snarled.
"NO!" Lilly hollered. Dusk managed to switch their positions and he placed his fangs on her neck. She instantly went limp but she continued to growl.
"What is going on over here?" Grace yelled as she walked over. The kits all stiffened as the older kitsune glared at them all. Lilly pushed Dusk off of her and pointed at Dusk.
"Dusk says he's going to mate with Kurama and have kits! Everyone knows males can't have babies!" Lilly shouted. Millie nodded.
"And he can't mate with Kurama because they're both boys!" The other kits nodded.
"He agreed to mate with him too!" Another kit shouted. Grace growled.
"Go to your parents, kits!" She snapped. All the kits split and ran except Dusk and Kurama. Dusk stood and dusted himself off. "Be gone with you, kit!" She snapped at Dusk. Dusk glared at her.
"Shut up," He snapped back at her. Grace's eyes widened before they narrowed.
"How dare you talk to me like that? Who is your mother? She should be punished for not teaching you proper manners!"
"Your mother should be punished for giving birth to you!" Dusk shouted before running away. Kurama slowly looked at Grace's red face. She was beyond angry at this point.
"Let's go," She snarled as she snatched up Kurama's arm and roughly dragged him back to their hut.
"Sit there," Grace growled as she roughly pushed Kurama into a corner. She glared at him. "Don't move, don't speak, and don't do anything!" She yelled. She left the hut and slammed the door behind her. Kurama stared down
Kurama closed his eyes and fell asleep leaning against the wall. He didn't really know how long he had been sitting there but when he was bored, he just fell asleep.
"My little Kurama," Cooed the white haired fox demon as she spun around with the fox kit in her arms. The fox kit giggled.
"Momma!" Kurama giggled. She smiled at him. Momma Fox looked up and her smile widened. Kurama followed her gaze and saw his father and oldest brother walk in.
"Heya, Mother," Brother Fox said as he walked over and kissed Momma fox on the cheek. He took Kurama from her and grinned at him. "How's my favorite little brother?"
"Fine! Momma showed me how to sew!" Kurama pointed at the small pouch that he had done with help from Momma Fox. "I made it for you!"
"Where is my present?" Papa fox asked with a chuckle. He kissed his mate on the lips before rustling Kurama's hair.
"No," Kurama wagged his finger at his father. "No messing up my hair! Momma just brushed it out!"
"Okay, okay," Papa fox held his hands up.
"But, Momma made you something papa." Kurama pointed at the mug on the table.
"What's this?" Papa fox walked over to the glass mug and grinned. "Lovely detail, honey."
"Thank you, dear." Momma fox smiled. Kurama laid his head against Brother Fox and yawned.
"Someone is sleepy." Brother Fox chuckled. The fox family jumped as someone came crashing into the hut and slammed the door behind him. The three older foxes looked at him in confusion.
"What's wrong?"
"T-There are visitors! But…they bring a horrible vibe with them!" The fox shuddered. Momma fox walked over to him and ran a hand through his hair.
"Hush now," She whispered. "You can stay in here if you're afraid." The fox nodded and smiled at her in thanks.
"Aluni," Brother Fox – Aluni – looked at his father. "Come with me to see who these visitors are,"
Kurama's eyes slowly opened when he felt someone shaking him. He stared into orange eyes that had reddish brown hair falling in front of them. "Why are you sitting here in the corner?"
"Austin?" Kurama mumbled as he rubbed his eyes. Austin frowned and he picked Kurama up. "You're home early…" Kurama mumbled.
"Kurama, it is the evening." Austin said. He held a hand to Kurama's forehead. "You're burning up! Where is father?"
"I don't know…." Kurama laid his head against Austin's shoulder.
"Where is mother? Why are you in the corner?"
"She got mad and told me to stay there," Kurama mumbled.
"What did you do?" Austin frowned.
"I agreed to mate with Dusk…" Kurama faintly replied. Austin sighed.
"Come with me, kit. You'll stay with me at my house until we can find father," Austin left the hut. "I told you whenever father leaves, you come to me,"
"I'm hungry…" Kurama mumbled. Austin sighed.
"I'll cook you something,"
"Daddy!" Small kits came running over to Austin as he walked through the door. There were 5 of them: 3 boys 2 girls. One of the boys has 2 tails while the others had one.
"Austin," Austin looked up to the vixen sitting on a chair weaving a basket. "Hello little Youko."
"He's sick," Austin said as he walked into the hut fully and laid the silvery kit on the makeshift couch. The vixen stood and frowned slightly.
"Poor baby," The vixen sighed. "He's much weaker than that of our clan. I truly wonder how his people survived through the harsh winters." She left the room only to come back with some herbs, a bowl, and a thick cylinder. She smashed the herbs together into the bowl and she motioned towards the plant in the corner of the room and one of her kits fetched it for her. She snatched a petal of the plant and squeezed it and surprisingly a thick liquid came from it. She mixed it with the smashed herbs and looked in it. "I'm going to need some water," One of her kits ran out to get some and the others watched her closely. "I wonder if he would grasp how to use herbs," She looked at Kurama and she sighed.
"What is wrong?" Austin asked.
"I wish I was the one who was granted permission to take care of this kit," She frowned. "He is much more fragile than us and it would make more sense for a healer to be in care of him,"
"I'll talk to my father about that," Austin said with a nod. "Kurama seems to be comfortable with us anyway so I'm sure he wouldn't mind the change. It'll also give him someone close to play with other than the many kits in the village. Austin watched as his kit carefully walked over to his mate with the water. The vixen poured some of the water into the bowl and began to mix it. She handed it to Austin.
"Make him drink this…this should be enough to help him get better rather quickly." She smiled. "Take the water to so he can wash it down." Austin did as he was instructed and Kurama drunk the smashed herbs. He made a face as it went down but then his whole body relaxed as he fell asleep.
"Can I mate with him?" both the female kits asked at the same time. Austin chuckled as they glared at each other.
"I'm not sure he will be able to mate with anyone of the female persuasion considering it is the male's duty to protect. From the looks of it, he will not grow a second tail whereas females usually grow up to 3 tails."
Kurama slowly opened his eyes. He sat up slowly and looked around. He heard a door open and he snapped his gaze towards it. The person in the door way stood there for a while in shock before smiling. The man was rather tall. Slightly taller than Austin who looked like he was tallest in the village. The man had pointed ears and long black hair and large leathery wings folding in on his back. The man wore a hat and a red pendant around his neck that seemed to glow. "You're awake,"
"Kuronue," Kurama smiled. He knew the bat demon to be one of Austin's friends. Kurama then took notice that he was in the sitting room of Austin's hut. Kuronue came over to sit next to Kurama.
"How are you feeling, kit?" Kuronue asked as he placed his hand on the younger's forehead. Kurama grabbed Kuronue's larger hand with both his small hands and pulled the hand away.
"I'm fine," Kurama sighed.
"You've been out for a week," Kuronue said with a frown. That got Kurama's attention.
"Huh?"
"You have been asleep for a week," Kuronue repeated. "I'm sure you're hungry." Kurama watched as Kuronue walked out of the room. Kurama jumped up and ran to the window. It was night. He frowned and followed behind the bat demon. He was greeted by Austin, his mate, and their kids.
"Hi Kurama!" The two females greeted with a large smile. Kurama smiled back at them.
"Come and eat, Kurama," Austin said with a smile. There were two empty seats so he guessed Kuronue was staying for dinner. He sat down in the chair next to the seat Kuronue had taken and stared at his plate. It was some kind of meat. He made a face. His clan didn't indulge in meat.
"Oh," Austin's mate cried.
"What is it?" Austin asked as he ripped the meat up on the plate for his daughter who was sitting next to him.
"I forgot Kurama doesn't eat meat," She stood up and looked outside.
"It is way too dangerous for you to be out there picking berries at night," Austin said as he stood.
"It's okay…." Kurama mumbled lowly as he stared at the bloody meat with a little green tint to his face. Kuronue stood up.
"Have you ever had cooked meat?" Kuronue asked. Kurama looked up at him.
"I have never eaten meat before." Kurama said. Kuronue frowned.
"Let me see your teeth," Kuronue said. Kurama opened his mouth to reveal tiny but sharp fangs and teeth. Kuronue looked at Austin's sons. "Let me see your teeth," The three opened their mouths to reveal small fangs and razor sharp teeth but they were larger than Kurama's. "No wonder, your teeth is much smaller," He said. He tapped one of Kurama's fangs. "And a bit duller,"
"So his teeth were not meant for meat," Austin asked. Kuronue nodded. He left the room.
"I'll be back with some grub for you, Kurama," Kuronue said with a grin. Kurama smiled at him. He looked at Austin and Austin's mate.
"I'm sorry I'm causing so much trouble…" He mumbled. His ears drooped and he looked down. Austin walked over to him and laid a hand on his shoulder.
"You're not causing trouble, little one," Austin said with a smile. He ruffled the silver kit's hair. Kuronue came into the room with a small basket of berries.
"I didn't know how much you'd eat," Kuronue said as he sat the basket down. "This should be enough,"
"Are those nuts?" one of Austin's sons exclaimed. Kuronue nodded.
I've actually put this story on hold earlier in the year. I wanted all chapters to match and flow perfectly but I think ch1 and ch2 don't do that well with each other. Hehe…