I was running, from what, I couldn't tell, but it was huge and I was afraid of it. I tripped over my own feet and fell face first, as I tried to get up I saw a shadow with red eyes, nine tails, and a fox-like grin.
'Come child, I can give you unimaginable power, come to me.'
It slinked closer and I tried to scoot away, I tried to scream but the sheer amount of fear and awe I felt prevented me from doing so.
The shadows swallowed me and I felt nothing.
(Real world)
Waking up never felt so good after 'that' dream again. I looked over to my bedside and put a third tally mark one a piece of paper. Marking that that was the third time I have had that dream in a row.
"Milady, breakfast is ready," one of my subordinates, Madara Uchiha, told me through the door, "and remember this time if you skip out on school again," the amount of seriousness in his voice increased dramatically, "I will personally hunt you down and drag you there by your feet, and then you will go without dinner tonight,"
I shuddered knowing Madara-kun he was actually exaggerating, he would've brought his other relatives after school and beaten me within an inch of my life then I wouldn't have dinner.
He's done it before but it's a good thing I heal quickly.
I dressed in my uniform and brushed the black spikey hair that was slowly turning a blue tint.
I go to the same elementary school that one of my friend's, Sakura Nura's, father went to when he was our age. It was originally called Ukiyoe but it was changed to Namimori after the third new school building was put in and they changed the uniform.
Most of my subordinates are my age or slightly older, oldest being Senju Hashirama and Madara Uchiha just entering high school and the youngest being Konohamaru Sarutobi.
I'm only 7 years old in elementary school but I'm still considered the leader because my mother was the first leader and they were told by her that once I was born I was to be treated like everyone else. And that Madara would be the temporary leader while I was to grow up, once I grew into a leader they could trust they would treat me like one.
Too bad Okaa-san died reviving her old friend Nura Rihan, I've already become the "trustworthy" leader but I'm not the "strong" boss that I need to be.
Everyone sat at the table to eat but once I came in with my serious look on they rose and bowed to me. I merely sighed and sat down and ate the same food they did at the round table we always ate at.
"Remember to get back as fast as you can mistress," Did I mention we're in the middle of a gang war?
"Don't worry mistress, we will break through their fear and punish them for hunting humans on our turf!" Deidara Yamanaka shouted standing up quickly and knocking over both his sister's and his best friend's food on the floor.
"Deidara…"Sasori Haruno started while his sister, Sakura Haruno, and Ino Yamanaka just sighed.
"D-danna, your fear is overwhelming, p-please don't hurt me."
Did I mention everyone else is yokai while I'm still human? No? Well then there ya go.
"Sasori-kun, calm down, Deidara-kun, please share your food with Ino and Sasori, you know we don't have that much," I stated.
Sasori and Deidara stood up, "Yes Ma'am."
"It's time for you to go, Miss," Madara said.
"Yeah," I turned to the others, "Please have a good day everyone."
(After school, on the way home)
'Crap, I knew this was no shortcut,' I turned a map of the area around and around trying to match the written landscapes with the ones I see.
That's the last time I take directions from a man with a piece of wood stuck on his face!
I heard a slight sobbing, and I emerged from the trees into a clearing, where a woman with fox ears and a tail was lying on the ground like a rag doll. She wore very old yet very beautiful clothes.
She turned to me, "So Ibaraki Douji did as I asked," she said, smiling, "Come child, I can give you unimaginable power, just come to me." I stood frozen. It was like my dream, but she said it in such a sweet motherly voice I didn't notice. Once I got to her she grabbed my face and pushed something down my throat that tasted like iron.
She groaned in pain and just fell over and died.
I looked upon her body in horror.
'An illusion? No she was actually alive before…W-what happened to her?'
I ran home not noticing the new speed I had, I only thought it was from the fear I had from seeing someone die in front of me.
(Ibaraki Douji's POV)
I will not regret what I have done in the past but I will make up for them. I watched Yukina Maguri run from the forest I had deceived her into going into. She had the same amount of tails as the last 'Hagoromo Kitsune'. They were a brighter hue of white and seemed ablaze with fire.
'Must be my imagination.'
(Yukina's 1st sign of being a yokai was incredible speed)
(the 2nd was Jumping ten feet over the high jump measurement)
(special hearing)
(acute senses)
(finally the 'appendages' themselves)