Okay... This is a really weird one for me... It's not like it's a different type of story... But, I'm not a big Koga fan, so, it's really weird that I came up with such a cool story for him... I think it's cool, anyway, so, enjoy!

My name is Mori. I'm... Well, I won't lie to ya, I'm fifty-five years old.

Yup. I am the oldest of three children.

My little brothers, Ryo and Tarou, are fourty, and thirty-five years old.

I have brown hair, and sky blue eyes, and my mother's face.

My brothers have blue-ish white hair, and dark brown eyes, and have my father's face.

Something sounds off about this trio of middle-aged, to senior-aged people?

Well, believe it or not, as old as we may sound, we are actually quite young.

Ryo and Tarou are attending elementary school, and I'm in high school.

This is because we aren't entirely human...

Our mother, Hana Chowa, was a kind woman, born into a long line of Miko and Houshi.

You'd never think she'd have fallen for our father, Aoimaru, when she was asked to exorcise him.

Our father is a youkai. The young leader of a powerful tribe of youkai, known as Ao no Inu.

He had been hunting a farmer's cattle when he met my mother.

One thing led to another, and I was born the very next year.

Unlike a bunch of the youkai fathers you might hear about in folklore, and legends, our father rarely left us. He would see to the problems of his tribe, and maybe go see his other son, but, other than that, he was always with us.

Our mother died seventeen years ago.

Little Tarou was only eighteen years old. As grown up as that sounds, he was only about two years old, physically, and intellectually.

Just before she passed, my mother gave me three crystals, in the shape of canine fangs, and asked me to raise my brothers, until they were big enough to go off on their own.

The crystals she gave me were the keys to unlocking our hanyou forms.

It took me six months after our mother's death to figure this out.

She gave me Ryo and Tarou's crystals, trusting that I was the best person to decide when they were ready to use the full of their hanyou powers.

Since our father was present, she also told us why I was in charge of my brothers.

Our father was going to be very busy with the Ao no Inu tribe, she sensed it, and his youkai son would need training for the day that he took over the tribe.

So, until my step brother took over the Ao no Inu tribe, and my father could spend all of his time with us again, I was in charge of my brothers.

We moved every couple of years, tried to stay out of situations that would expose our in-human traits, and pretty much kept to ourselves.

Right around the time I discovered the use of the crystals our mother had given me, I realized that my father, and his tribe, were not the only youkai in existence... and not all of them were friendly.

I also discovered an organization of humans, and youkai, who keep the bad youkai, and the youkai who come too close to exposing themselves, in check.

Each member is paired with another member, following one pattern: Each partnership must be a human and a youkai.

I was partnered with a human. In this organization, I kept youkai from being discovered by humans, fought off youkai that didn't care whether or not they were seen, and learned how to defend myself, and my brothers.

When we get back from school, and I finish work, my brothers and I hang out some... rough-housing is included in that 'hanging out'.

When we do start running around the house, and getting just a little, ahem, wound up, I tend to throw some practice in. I teach my brothers the moves I've learned in the HYPA, and they only think it's playing.

"Come on, Ryo!" I said. "All you have to do is say it, and you and Tarou are free! Easy as that!"

I have them both in a head-lock, sitting on their laps, making them beg for freedom.

Tarou gave in easily, being the younger of the two.

Ryo was making him suffer by not giving in yet.

"Hurry, Ryo! Tarou's in pain!" I said. "Say it! Say it and save him!"

Ryo growled, looking up at me.

"No way!" He grunted.

Ryo took his elbow, and slammed it into my stomach.

"Augh!" I exclaimed.

I let go of them both.

They came at me, pinning me to the ground.

"Do it, Tarou!" Ryo said.

Tarou sat up on my chest.

I knew what was coming. I was so in for it.

Ryo held me firmly to the ground, while Tarou let a long string of spit run down toward my face.

I squirmed violently.

Ryo grunted a bit, and I got a little more slack.

That was all I needed. I slipped my hands out from under Ryo's, and put my arms up in front of my face, catching the loogie, and rubbing it in his face.

In one swift movement, I pinned them both on the floor, with no way of getting free.

"Let's try this again!" I said. "Do you surrender?"

"Onee-chan!" Tarou grunted.

"Yes or no, Tarou!" I said.

"H-hai! Akiramete! Akiramete!" Tarou yelled.

I looked over at Ryo, leaning down toward him.

Ryo's eyes widened in horror and disgust.

"No! No! Not that! Anything but that!" Ryo said.

I stopped, my face inches from his.

"You know what I want!" I said. "You know what will set you free!"

"Say it, Onii-chan!" Tarou cried out in desperation.

Ryo growled, turning away.

I leaned a little closer. "Okay! Okay! I'll say it!" Ryo yelled.

I stopped, grinning smugly.

"Yeah... I give. You win, Nee-chan." Ryo said.

"That's a good boy!" I said.

I let him up, and kissed him on the cheek.

"Eeeww! What'd ya do that for?" Ryo exclaimed. "You got what you wanted! You didn't have to do that!"

"Be thankful that was all you were going to get." I said. "It's common knowledge, Ryo. Give the enemy what they want, and they won't have any reason to hold back. Luckily, I was your opponent this time, and you know you'll escape with your life."

I looked up at the clock.

"It's about time." I said. "Kazeji will be waiting on me."

I got up, and started toward the back door.

"Nee-chan!" Ryo called.

I stopped, and looked back. Ryo and Tarou followed me into the laundry room.

"Let us come with you!" Ryo said.

"I wanna go, too!" Tarou said.

I looked back and forth between them.

They were pretty good in combat by now... I guess it would be okay.

"If I say back off, if I tell you to run, you do it, understood?" I asked. "This is nothing like the games we've played. You can die in battles such as these!"

"It's better than worrying about you all night, every night, not sure if you'll come back!" Ryo said.

I sighed. "Alright." I said. "Let's go then..."

I led them out into the night.

Looking back now, it was probably a big mistake to do that. This entire mess happened because I didn't say no...

HYPA - Humans and Youkai Protection Association

Hai - Yes

Onii-chan - Older Brother

(O)Nee-chan - Older Sister

I really like this story. It's shorter than other stories I've written, but, I'm really proud of it. Please, review!