Deep in the mountains and woods foxes and wolves have always had an understanding; it was a tense, hostile relationship even though they did what they could to pretend it wasn't. The clans and packs have shared the mountains and the waterfalls without many issues or problems. Even with their understanding, there were always problems when it came to tradition and not bending their ways. Each group has had rules, which the packs and clans know of in order to keep the peace between the very different demons of the mountains. The rules were made by the clan and pack leaders and must be followed, if they are not the consequence's can be severe…
200 hundred years ago, before the jewel was broken…
The day was young, the dew gleaming on the green grass from the early morning, the sun was warm lighting up the sky, and the mountains were calm this morning. The clans and packs began to rise for the day starting their morning hunts and trainings.
Times have been tough for the demons lately. Humans were beginning to invade on their territories giving them less and less land to hunt. Being able to hunt and live in peace was becoming increasingly hard for the mountain inhabitants. Not to mention living near your rival clan didn't help matters when it came to tension.
This particular morning started like any other, the leader of the fox clan was training his young but very determined, strong, and unique, kindhearted daughter…
"Father?! Can I please take a break?!" the younger fox demon asked, more like whined to her tough but loving father.
"Young lady, if you are going to lead this clan one day you need to keep up your fighting skills," the elder fox demon said leaning on a near by rock.
"Father that isn't going to happen. Not for a long time at least. Plus I don't even know if I want to lead this clan…you know Kenji is more fitted for leading this clan then I am," the girl said and knelt in front of her father, before he could respond to her comment, giving him the saddest, cutest puppy eyes and pleaded. "Please, just an hour break?"
Her father looked at her and smiled, "Very well Scarlet, you win. Since you've done so well in your training, just an hour though."
"Yes!" Scarlet cried in excitement as a tornado surrounded her and she ran off without another word.
"Where does that girl get so much energy? I thought she was tired and wanted a break…" the elder fox asked himself and headed back to the den. He new he was asking a lot of his daughter, but the clan would one day be ruled by her and he wanted her to be ready for that. She was wrong though; Kenji wouldn't be better suited for leading this clan. He was a good lad, but hard headed and didn't work well with others. But for now he can lighten up a little bit, let Scarlet enjoy herself a bit. She was still very young after all, but she was growing fast into a young lady and that he wasn't ready for. He saw the way the young men in the clan were beginning to look at her, and that made his heart ache. Her dark brown, wavy, shoulder blade length hair, fox ears and tail reminded him of her mother. He could honestly say she got his eyes, but they looked prettier on her, golden brown. Her affinity for the five elements was something that was unique to Scarlet though. Fox's have an affinity for one or two of the elements, but never all of them. She was beautiful, and he did not like the idea of men wanting to be with his little girl…
Loving the feeling of having a break from her seemingly never-ending training, she ran. To where, she did not know or care, just somewhere other then the training circle. She liked training, she really did, but she wanted to do something else other then train. Having an annoying Kenji watching her train wasn't that great either –why can't he just leave me alone. I don't have feelings for him and he, opf- Her rambling mind was cut off when she crashed into something; make that someone.
"Hey watch where you're going," an annoyed wolf demon said standing up brushing himself off.
"Hey watch where your standing," Scarlet said also standing up brushing the dust off of her blue Qi Pao (Classic Chinese dress) long dress, and black leggings. Scarlet looked at the young wolf demon standing before her. He was about her age. To a human they look about thirteen-fourteen, but in demon years they're about one hundred. (I'm not good with demon age/ ages)
"So what are you running from fox? Your shadow?" the wolf asked smirking.
"No actually, I was trying to run from you stench wolf but you managed to sneak up on me. It won't happen again," Scarlet said with a smirk just as big as his.
"Hm… touché fox," the wolf said grinning.
" You interrupted my run, so of course I'll be touché." Scarlet said rolling her eyes at his grin.
"You knocked me down fox, now who should be the touché one, me or you?" the wolf said with his smirk never fading.
"I still think I should be considering you have no manners wolf," She said eyeing him.
"I have plenty of manners fox, I just choose who to use them on." Kouga said chuckling.
"How about instead of referring to me as fox why not using my name wolf," she said with a grin of her own.
"I would if I new your name fox."
"Scarlet. My name is Scarlet. And you are?" Scarlet asked.
"Kouga," he said smiling. "You have a lovely name." He smirked when she blushed. According to his father he was becoming a flirt, which he didn't mind much.
"Thank you, "Scarlet said smiling.
He looked over the young fox, she was defiantly pretty, but his father warned him about foxes. That their sly, two faced, thieves and not to be trusted. She had also noticed that the young wolf was good looking. He defiantly had a nice body for someone so young, and his blue eyes were amazing, but her father had also warned her about wolves. That they are loyal to only their pack and wont hesitate to betray someone if he or she is not one of them, and they were greedy wanting all of the mountains to themselves to make themselves more powerful. If either of them, fox or wolf, wanted to take the other for a mate it would be the ultimate betrayal to their kind. Or that's what they've always been told.
"So why were you running?" Kouga asked trying to not act like his father.
"Just getting away from training," Scarlet said with a shrug sighing.
"Hmm, I know how that feels. Maybe we can hang out some more, so that we can both get away from training," Kouga said. He smiled when she did.
"I'd like that," Scarlet said as her fox ears twitched. "My father is calling me. I have to go," she said and turned to run back the other way.
"Scarlet," Kouga said. She turned back around to look at him. "It looks like we can't hang out during the day, so maybe we can hang out tonight." She smiled and nodded.
"That's sounds good to me," she said and ran back to her training. She could tell he had a kind spirit and meant her no harm to her, so she couldn't wait to meet with him that night…
Later that night
Scarlet was sitting by one of the many waterfalls that were in the mountains. Boredom quickly setting in she waved her hand and some of the water turned into a stream and she brought it to her and twirled it around her. She did it a few more times before she was interrupted.
"Are you that bored that you train when you don't have to?" Kouga asked leaning against a tree. He wore the same smirk on his face from earlier.
She put the stream of water back into the waterfall and smiled at him.
"If you didn't move as slow as a turtle I wouldn't have gotten bored," she said grinning. Kouga chuckled and sat next to her dipping his feet in the water.
"So its true what they say about fox's," Kouga said.
"What is?" Scarlet asked feeling a little defensive. She knew what wolves said about foxes, which weren't true.
"That you have affinities for the elements," Kouga said. Scarlet nodded relaxing and smiling at him. "What elements can you control?"
"All of them."
"All of them?"
"All of them, fire, water, earth, air, and spirit," she said and smiled proudly.
"Wow remind me not to mess with you," Kouga said grinning. Scarlet smiled and playfully punched his arm. He lightly pushed her back. She splashed him, he splashed her and soon they were in the water. They swam in the water for hours, laughing, playing like they were children again, and purely enjoying each other's company….
They spent the rest of the night playing stupid games when they eventually had to get out of the water and head home…
Every night for the next few months they would meet by that water fall, and every night they would end up sitting in the cave behind the water fall talking about anything and everything…
"Scarlet?" Kouga asked leaning against the cool cave wall, he seemed a bit nervous this night.
"Yes Kouga," Scarlet said sitting next to him leaning against the wall.
"Do you believe in love at first sight?" Kouga asked looking into Scarlet's golden brown eyes. Scarlet smiled and said,
"I'll let you know." Kouga smiled, one of the few smiles Scarlet has seen from him. He usually smirks or gives a cocky grin.
"I want you to have something Scarlet," Kouga said and removed a pendant he was wearing and placed it in her hand. The pendant was the craving of a wolf. Scarlet smiled and put it on, and it nicely rested against her bosom.
"What about you Kouga? Do you believe in love at first sight?" she asked smiling. Kouga looked at her and smiled.
"Yes, I believe in love at first sight, because, from first day we met and you knocked me over, I fell for you. Literately." Scarlet's eyes widened in shock at what he had said. Kouga reached over and placed his hand on Scarlet's cheek and slowly brought her closer to him. They were so close that her beautiful scent was intoxicating. Their lips were almost touching when…
"Get away from my daughter!" A very mad fox demon yelled. The two young demons stood up with their super demon speed and backed away from each other blushing like mad. The cave continued to echo when Scarlet's father had shouted. She looked up blushing more seeing Kenji glaring at her as well. –Why does he have to be here? - She thought.
Soon they were in the wolf den being stared at by over fifty wolves, a very angry alpha wolf, and 2 angry foxes.
"Kouga, you know our laws and the fox clans laws. You know it is forbidden for you to be with a fox! The law applies for the wolves and the foxes!" The alpha wolf yelled, and followed it with more shouting making the two teens feel lower then dirt.
"Scarlet I'm taking you home now, and you are forbidden from ever seeing the wolf again!"
"But father!" Scarlet tried to argue.
"Do not argue with me young lady! Now lets go!" The elder fox yelled and grabbed Scarlet by the arm and dragged her out. With a smug Kenji in tow they headed out. Scarlet looked back at Kouga and he looked at her as she was being dragged out of the cave, they mouthed to each other, I'm sorry, and that was the last time they would see each other…
Later the night, their fathers were lecturing both Kouga and Scarlet…
"Scarlet, I know you don't understand right now, your young, but trust me, boys like Kouga are never loyal to one girl. Kouga will find someone else and forget all about you. Plus I have told you over and over again; wolves are only loyal to the wolf pack and nothing else. Kenji is a better match for you Scarlet. " The elder fox had said.
"That's what this is about father, that I chose a wolf over Kenji." Scarlet said getting angry, but was near tears.
" No Scarlet, it's about protecting my daughter!" The elder fox shouted…
"Kouga, I know you don't understand right now, your young and young men are stupid, but trust me, Scarlet is a fox, a vixen, girls like Scarlet are never loyal to one boy. She will find someone else and forget all about you. Plus fox's are thieves, filthy little bandits."
"But wolves/foxes are loyal to their mates father," Scarlet and Kouga said.
"But not when they are looking for a mate. Once they have found their mate yes they are loyal to them but until then, their as loyal as their options are available." the fathers said.
"Foxes are thieves Kouga, they do nothing but cause trouble," the alpha wolf said. Kouga looked down at his hands lost in thought.
"Wolves are ruthless. They kill humans for food Scarlet. Their blood thirsty wolves, and nothing more," the elder fox said. Scarlet looked out at the sky holding the wolf pendant.
"I'm sorry father, I wont trust him again."
"I wont trust her again father."