Well this is the newest fic in my Yu Yu series with Catarina. Youko won't be showing up for a few more chapters. This is her life story, the past which little can be seen through my other two stories. As always I don't own Yu Yu

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A young woman cried out in pain as she finally brought her child into the world. Her green eyes stared at the man, no demon, at the edge of her bed holding their new born daughter. His pale blue eyes connected with her bright green ones, as he held the crying babe.

"She is an abomination," he whispered, as a hand softly cupped the baby's head.

"She is your daughter," she replied softly, as she reached out for her daughter and he placed the baby in her hands. Staring at the man she once loved, her heart broke. She knew he was leaving after tonight, not out of spite, but for fear of her and her daughter's life. He was a tiger demon after all. Memorizing his white hair with black streaks, his pale blue eyes, and those two black tiger ears sticking from his head, she knew she would miss him.

"Good bye," he said as he walked out slowly.

"Wait," she cried out. He turned to stare at her, her heart breaking more. "Will you truly never see your daughter again?"

"Chandelle," he whispered her name. "I cannot stay. If they find you and her they will kill you both. I must protect you by staying away."

"I hate this," Chandelle breathed as he left her alone in her small little house. She looked down at the babe, who looked back at her with pale blue eyes of her father. "Catarina. That shall be your name."

Chandelle took care of Catarina and tougher her sorcery, for Chandelle was a sorceress. Living in the woods far away from any villages had its advantages. No one would be around to tell Catarina the truth of what she really was, a half demon. There was no one to make fun of her, put her down, or kill her. Catarina had a happy childhood, but Chandelle would always see her father in Catarina. She had his white hair with black streaks, a white tail with black stripes, those black tiger ears on her head, and the pale blue eyes.

Time to seem to fly by quickly for the two. When Catarina turned twenty her mother died from illness, burying her next to an apple tree outside there home, Catarina felt what loneliness was. She was happy to continue her life away from people, but who can stop the wanderers from entering her secluded clearing. Tskada had heard about Chandelle's death, and knew it was time to finally see his daughter. When he wandered upon her clearing he was amazed how much she looked like him.

"Catarina," Tskada said as he walked towards her.

"Why have you come here," Catarina hissed. "I do not need a father now or ever."

"You know me?" he said, taken back.

"Of course," she sniffed. "I may be a half breed but I can identify my blood my scent. Now leave."

"My mother is dead," he stated she turned and faced him. Tskada wore a black leather outfit, that all tiger demons wore. The tribe of tiger demons they where from are all assassins, and he had plans to train his daughter. She would become an assassin like him. "I am now the leader and half breeds are welcomed in our tribe."

"What makes you think I will go?"

"What do you have left here?" he smirked. Looking around Catarina knew she had nothing left here. Her mother was gone, and while she liked the solitariness of her home, it did get dull after awhile. "Come with me."

"Why," she replied. "You appear from no where and ask me to come with you, why should I?"

"Because you are destined to follow in my foot steps," Tskada smirked. "Your blood is calling you to join us. To become an assassin."

"Maybe I should just kill you for what you did to my mother," Catarina hissed. Tskada lunged at her, she blocked his punch to her face. But he grabbed her arm, and twisted it behind her back, and held her other arm away from her body.

"You cannot kill me if you cannot defeat me," he hissed into her ear. Letting her go she stumbled foreword and turned to face him. "I can teach you to fight."

"Just be warned, if I go with you does not mean I won't try to kill you later," Catarina replied.

"I expect it from you," he laughed. "You are my daughter, and I would never give up on a grudge so easily, so I do not blame you if you never let this grudge go. Besides I hold a grudge against my self for leaving her."

"As long as we understand each other."

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Short I know. Next chapter will be a little more exciting, and Yomi will meet the deadly Catarina. Reviews are always loved. Till next time.