Chapter 1 - The White Snake

"Please be happy Mizuki," The gentle women cupped the white snake's pale face," Make new friends, travel to new places" Her eyes met the snake's green orbs, glossy with tears. "Maybe find love, leave this place and explore the world" by then, the snake's tears have cascaded down his pale face and landing on the godesses face. "Don't cry, smile for me" Were the last words, before she closed her eyes, she saw the snake gave her a sad smile before bawling his eyes out. "Thank you" she whispered before going in eternal slumber.

The snake closed his eyes as a single tear slipped out from his closed eyes, remembering the memory as he looked at the beautiful, fully bloomed plum blossom. A sad smile embedded on his face as he looked at the sky. Suddenly a dark shadow passed over the fantasy shrine he had created. He turned into his snake form and hid under the shrine as he was afraid of what might the creature be but if the creature attacked, he would be sure to save the shrine. As he peered out form under the shrine, he saw something he was sure was the most beautiful yokai he had ever seen.

"Tengu"

The brown-haired tengu looked around the place. He wandered around for a moment, then stopped to look at the plum blossom Lady Yonomori had left before her departure. He touched the tree's bark gently, as if a harsh touch would do damage. Mizuki was about to lash out for touching the tree but then he heard the tengu gently whisper,

"Such beautiful blossoms" He placed his forehead gently on the bark on the tree before continuing," Who could have taken care of such a beauty alone?"

He sighed before walking away. He looked around the shrine, searching for anyone that could help him on his journey. As the tengu walked around, Mizuki couldn't help but follow him, he didn't wan't to chase him away. It was as if Mizuki was under the magnificent creatures spell. It was not confusing why Mizuki did not chase him, it was mainly because the tengu looked beautiful, Mizuki felt as if he could feel a magnificent aura around the tengu, providing him warmth. And the tengu was quite handsome so Mizuki couldn't let him go just yet. As the tengu wandered around the shrine, Mizuki couldn't help but stare at his face, his dark eyes seeming like he was staring into a abyss, pale skin like snow, red hair like flames, and lastly his lips. They looked soft and plump, a pale shade of pink. Mizuki stared at the tengu's lips for a while then thickly swallowed. The tengu looked around a little more before going back to the plum blossoms, resting under the shade it provided. Then, the tengu fell into a deep slumber.

"He's asleep? Under Lady Yonomori's tree?! How disgraceful" The snake tsked at the tengu's impolite behaviour. But he slowly slithered over to the tengu. He turned back and looked at the sleeping tengu in front of him, he brushed a piece of hair covering the tengu's left eye. He wen't back in the shrine to get a blanket to cover the tengu in case he was cold. He knelt down and laid the tengu's head on his lap and placed the blanket on top of the creature. He gave the tengu a light kiss on the tengu's forehead before whispering good dreams.

Kurama woke up a few hours later, giving out a loud yawn before stretching his arms. He suddenly looked down and saw that he was covered in a blanket. He then never remembered that he was a in a position where he was lying on the ground.

That's weird, is there some one here or something? A god probably?

As he was looking up, he heard a slight whimper to his left where he saw a sleeping boy, around his age with pale skin and white hair. He seemed to be having a nightmare since he was whimpering the same name over and over again. Then Kurama saw something he wasn't expecting, a lone tear sliding down his porcelain cheeks.

"Yonomori, please don't leave me..."

So this might be the familiar of a goddesses. Yonomori was it? Did she leave him or something, he seems like he is having a pretty rough time...

Kurama pondered for a moment, wondering if he should wake up the young man or let him continue his dream. Kurama was staring at the boy as he was deciding. Eye's wandering to his pink lips every now and then. He decided to wake the man, thinking that the man might give him a place to stay for the night.

"Hey, wake up. You seen to be having a pretty bad dream"

The man's eye's fluttered open. Making the tengu's black orbs stare into shining green orbs. They stared at each other for a second, wondering if they should day something first or not. Before Kurama could say anything, the man beat him to it.

"Who are you and what are you doing at Lady Yonomori's sacred shrine?"

"I am of a lowly tengu and I am just here to ask for shelter and some food to eat"

"A tengu huh? Tengu's cannot be trusted" When Mizuki said that, Kurama winced a little. Once Mizuki saw what Kurama, he frowned a little.

"I am sorry but I am to stay for one night" The tengu pleaded to the white snake. Kurama saw a spark of sympathy pass the familiar's eye's, but as fast as it came, it was gone.

"One night, if more, I won't let you get out of here alive" The familiar threatened the tengu, he winced a bit at the familiar's harsh words.

"Excuse me, but what is you're name. I'm Kurama, Kurama Shinjirou"

"Mizuki" The snake answered, not bothered to give the tengu a glance. What the tengu didn't see was the snake having a soft, sad smile on his face as he walked away from the tengu.