Marisay-chan here making stories! Thank you to those who review in this new story! It made me happy!

To zeenz: Man love stuff? *Sweatdrops* I assume you are talking about boyxboy love? It took me a while to understand what you mean…As for dropping it…*Sweatdrops again* Well, this story will mainly be focused on family related stuff, as show in the genre. However, there might be some boyxboy love, it will be quite mild though, as compared to my other stories (Since I did not decide which pairing to place in here)…but I will understand if you wish to stop reading this story due to that.

Disclaimer: I do not own any of characters of course, only the story. ^_^

In italics are thoughts

In bold are flashbacks

~Story Starts~


~The next day~

"Rihan-sama?" A voice came from the door, before it slid open, revealing a really beautiful woman. "Rihan-sa- my..."

The woman blinked when she saw Rihan lying flat on the ground, nursing a few big bumps that were on his head.

"Ow...hm? Ah, Yamabuki, is it time for breakfast?" Rihan turned to her.

Nura Yamabuki smiled, kneeling beside Rihan and gently smoothed the bump that was on his head. "You shouldn't have played such a prank on Kubinashi-kun."

"Ah...playing pranks is a yokai's forte, if we don't do this, what else can we do?" Rihan smiled back, landing a kiss lovingly on her cheek, causing her to blush.

"Why do I always walk in on such scenes?" A voice came from the door.

Looking up, Rihan and Yamabuki saw Rikun standing there, a hand covering his eyes.

"It's because you have bad timings," Rihan smirked, wrapping an arm around Yamabuki's waist, causing her to squeal. "You should be ashamed, interrupting your parent's bonding time."

"Please," Rikun deadpanned, going forward to detach Rihan's hands off Yamabuki and taking her hands. "You have enough bonding time at night. Don't bring it to the day as well. Come on, Okaa-san, let's start breakfast without him." Rikun guided his blushing mother out of the door.

"Oi! You can't just leave me here!" Rihan sweatdropped, kneeling towards the door, watching as Rikun and Yamabuki's figure got further away.

"I just did," Rikun's voice came from the down the hallway.


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"I'm going off to work, Rikuo," Wakana called out, standing unsteadily at the doorway.

"...Are you sure you are going to wear that?" Rikuo stared at the source of her unsteadiness, which was a pair of high-heels.

"Un. Despite the promotion, first impression matters a lot of course!" Wakana smiled, her shakiness got worse the longer she stood. "Then, I'm off! Remember what I have told you yesterday!" She opened the door and walked out wobbly.

"...Have a nice trip." Rikuo waved after her, before sweatdropping as he witnessed his mother tripping over a rock. "That's not what I meant..."

Rikuo sighed and glanced at the wall clock at the side.

"Well, might as well do some sight-seeing." Rikuo grabbed a jacket and left the house.


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~Around noon, at Ukiyoe Town~

Rikuo looked around in awe.

"Everything sure is different here...hm?" Rikuo blinked as he saw a group of small weird creatures running around. He watched as one of them jumped across the puddle that was blocking their way, before gesturing the others to do the same. One by one, each of them jumped over, leaving behind a small white creature.

Rikuo observed the creature staring at the puddle, dipping its leg in it and shivered.

"Come on! We got to get back to the main house!" The one that jumped first said to the white creature.

The white creature looked up, before looking down at the puddle again and shivered at the sight of it.

"You can do it."

The white creature looked towards the voice, seeing Rikuo standing near, smiling brightly.

"Ack! That human can see us!" The group that had gone ahead squealed at the fact.

Paying them no heed, Rikuo encouraged the white creature, "If you always avoid it, no matter how strong you get, you will always be unable to get over it. So, just go ahead and do it, instead of fearing it."

The white creature stared at Rikuo for a while, before clenching its hands. Taking a few steps back, the white creature ran towards the puddle, and leaped off at the edge.

Rikuo and the group watched the white creature jumped over the puddle, landing safely on the other side without getting wet. The group cheered, patting the white creature's back for a job well done. Noticing Rikuo was still looking at them, they quickly continued where they were going, eager to get away from Rikuo.

The white creature stopped halfway through its running and turned to Rikuo, getting his attention. The creature then bowed at him, showing its gratitude.

Rikuo blinked in surprise and hurriedly bowed back, before looking back at the creature, only to find that it was not there anymore.

Rikuo tilted his head to the side.

"Things really are different here..."


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~At the Nura house~

Doors after doors are being slammed open, before a door finally opened to where Rihan and Yamabuki were, startling them badly.

"Where is she?!"

Rihan and Yamabuki blinked as they saw Nurarihyon standing there, huffing.

"Jeez, are you trying to scare the dead, Oyaji?" Rihan placed a hand on his racing heart. "And where's who?"

"She didn't..." Nurarihyon growled. "I told her not to go out alone!"

"Ah?" Rihan blinked, before smirking at Nurarihyon. "Ahhh...could it be that you actually lost track of O-" Rihan was cut off as a pipe came flying to his forehead, making him fell to the ground at the force.

Nurarihyon huffed again and slammed the door shut, his footsteps fading away in a hurry.

Yamabuki had a bead of sweat on her cheek as Rihan slowly sat up, rubbing his forehead in pain.

"Jeez, venting his anger on me just because he lost track of her." Rihan picked up the pipe that was thrown to him, looking indignantly at it.

"Aren't you worried? I mean, there are a lot of dangerous yokais out there," Yamabuki asked him, feeling worried.

"Don't worry, Oyaji should be able to find her in no time. Besides, no yokai would dare to attack her," Rihan said. "Anyways, I wanted to tell you something."

"Hm?" Yamabuki blinked.

"It's regarding about a boy that I met yesterday..."


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~Ukiyoe Town~

"Hm..."

A really beautiful lady stood in front of a store, looking intently at the fruits that was sold there.

"Hello, beautiful lady, what can I get for you?" A male voice said.

The lady looked up, to find the shopkeeper smiling at her.

"Um...I was just wondering which would be better for my family, that's all," The lady said, looking at all the different fruits. "Each and every one of them looks so delicious that I just can't make a choice."

"Would you like to take a look at the back store?" The shopkeeper smiled, gesturing her into the shop. "Some fruits can't be displayed outside as I needed to keep them in good conditions."

"Really? Thank you so much!" The lady smiled, walking into the store guilelessly, not aware of the shopkeeper's smirk.


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~Back store~

"Please...! Stop!" The lady struggled against the shopkeeper, as he pinned her against a wall.

"Well, well. It's not everyday I get to see such beauty here," The shopkeeper leered at her. "I figured that I should enjoy this while I can. You are single, aren't you?"

"I already have a husband! Please let go of me!" The lady tried to hit the shopkeeper with her hand, but it was grabbed before it could do so.

"Already have a husband? I suppose it's not surprising. Oh well, I will just enjoy taking you then. I would enjoy seeing your husband's devastating face once I have broken you." The shopkeeper buried his face on her neck, sniffing gleefully.

"Kyaaa!" The lady struggled harder. However, against a man, it proved to be futile. Tears started to well up in her eyes, she quickly looked around to find something that could help her. Spotting a rolling pin near her, she grabbed it with her free hand and swung it to the shopkeeper's head.

"Urgh!" The shopkeeper let go of her as a result, holding his head in pain.

Taking the chance, the lady quickly made her way to the door, trying to get back to the main store. However, the moment her hand touched the doorknob, she was yanked down to the floor on her back.

"You are going to regret that!" The shopkeeper growled and proceeded to slip the lady's kimono off her shoulder.

"No! Someone! Please help!" The lady shouted out, tears rolling down her cheeks as she tried to fight back.

"Scream all you want! The room is soundproofed, nobody will save you," The shopkeeper grinned, kissing her neck.

"HELP!" The lady screamed.


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~With Rikuo~

Rikuo continued to walk around the town after the earlier episode. Drinking from a can of soda that he had bought earlier, he looked up at the sky.

"It's getting late, I should probably return home soon." He finished his drink and threw it up into the air. Once it reached down to an appropriate height, Rikuo kicked it to a tree nearby, watching the can hit the bark of the tree and rebounded back before dropping into the recycling bin that was below the tree.

"Score!" Rikuo clicked his fingers in success, grinned widely.

"Hm? Ah, maybe I should buy some fruit home as well since I am here," Rikuo decided as he happened to pass by a fruit store.

Rikuo went to the store and looked around. He hummed happily while trying to decide what to buy.

"Hello? Is there anyone there?" Rikuo called out once he had decided. "Hello?"

Silence greeted him.

"That's weird...why would they just leave the store unattended?" Rikuo frowned. "Maybe I should go to another store."

Rikuo turned to leave. He then caught sight of the door that led to the back. Blinking a few times, Rikuo found himself unable to tear his eyes away from the door.

Rikuo placed a hand on his chest, frowning deeply.


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~Back store~

The lady was crying uncontrollably, her kimono torn apart, only leaving a few stray parts that covered her modesty.

"Now, this is where the fun part begins," The shopkeeper smirked, holding her hands above her head with one hand and trapping her legs with his.

The lady watched through blurry eyes as he reached his free hand towards her breast.

"NOOOOOOOO!" She screamed, shutting her eyes tightly.

Suddenly, she felt a breeze past by her and then-

BANG

The lady slowly opened her eyes to find someone standing in front of her, their back facing her. Trembling, she sat up slowly, noticing that the person who saved her was only a boy, with dual-light and dark brown hair. She glanced in front, seeing the shopkeeper was thrown onto a pile of fruits, groaning in pain.


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Rikuo growled at that man.

How dare he do this kind of thing?!

The shopkeeper quickly stood up, "Wha-! What are you doing here, boy?! Urgh! Whatever! I will just make sure you are unable to talk!" With that, the shopkeeper took a knife that was on the table nearby.

"Ahhhh! Look out!" The lady shouted.

"Say goodbye, little boy!" The shopkeeper grinned maniacally, going towards Rikuo while thrusting the knife at him.

Staring at the knife coming towards him, Rikuo's eyes flashed red for a second.


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The lady glanced at Rikuo as they walked away from the store, clutching tightly to the jacket that was wrapped around her body.

Noticing the staring, Rikuo asked, "Is something the matter, Oba-san? Are you hurt anywhere?"

"Ah! No...um...thank you for helping me," The lady smiled at him.

Rikuo shook his head, "Not at all, Oba-san. I'm just glad that I decided to check the store out instead of walking away like I planned to." Rikuo smiled, "If you do not mind me asking, what were you doing back there, Oba-san?"

"Ah..." The lady looked down. "He told me that I would be able to get better fruits at the back, so..."

Rikuo sweatdropped slightly.

How gullible...

"You shouldn't listen to such things, Oba-san, especially from a man. Oba-san's really beautiful after all," Rikuo grinned cutely.

"A-Ah...Thank you," The lady blushed at being complimented.

Rikuo chuckled, "Ah. I should get home soon, if not Okaa-san will be worried." Turning to the lady, "Be careful on your way home, Oba-san. You should be fine now as there will be more people on the streets. See you again someday!" Rikuo waved and rushed off.

"Ah!" The lady reached out a hand in the direction Rikuo left. "...I did not even get his name..."

The lady placed a hand on her cheek, recalling what happened earlier.

"Say goodbye, little boy!" The shopkeeper grinned maniacally, going towards Rikuo while thrusting the knife at him.

The moment the knife was about to reach him, Rikuo simply ducked down a bit to avoid the knife, before raising a hand to knock the knife off the shopkeeper's hand.

Angry that a child could best him, the shopkeeper resorted using his fists. However, before the fists could even land on Rikuo, in a movement that the shopkeeper and the lady could not catch, Rikuo landed a hit on the shopkeeper's diaphragm, knocking the air out of him as well as causing him to land back to the pile of fruits.

The lady could only widen her eyes at the scene, watching as Rikuo huffed and grabbed the remaining piece of her kimono that was large enough and covered her with it. Then, he took off his own jacket and wrapped it around her shoulders.

"Let's go before he gets back up."

He led her out of the door, without a glance at the unconscious man.

"His jacket is still with me too..." The lady sighed. "What should I do now? If I go back looking like this-"

"Yohime!"

"Eh?" The lady, Yohime, turned around, to see Nurarihyon running towards her, looking worried. "Ah, Ayakashi-sama!"

Grabbing her arms, "Nura Yohime! Do you have any idea how worried I was when-" Nurarihyon paused in mid-sentence when he took note of her clothing. "What happened? Were you attacked? Who did this? Yokais? And who's clothing is this?" Nurarihyon grabbed the jacket's sleeves in disdain.

"O-One question at a time, Ayakashi-sama," Yohime tried to calm Nurarihyon down, noticing he was emitting some murderous aura. She quickly explained what happened earlier.


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~Night~

"...So a human boy helped you," Nurarihyon concluded as he carried her, jumping from roof to roof.

Yohime nodded, "I just wished that I could get his name." She sighed. "If it was not for him, I could have..." She shivered, clutching on Nurarihyon's kimono.

Nurarihyon squeezed her shoulder, reaching on the rooftop of the Nura main house. "That's why I do not let you go out alone, Yohime. Please ask for me if you need to go out next time," Nurarihyon kissed her forehead.

Yohime nodded tearfully, as Nurarihyon went into their room and let her down. He placed another loving kiss on her cheek before turning to leave.

"Ayakashi-sama? Where are you going?" Yohime asked him, slightly worried to be left alone after what happened.

Nurarihyon smiled reassuringly, "Somewhere. I will ask Yamabuki to accompany you. Don't worry, I will be back soon." He then left, leaving Yohime, who was tilting her head to the side in confusion.


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"So, how was your day today, Rikuo?" Wakana asked during dinner.

Rikuo shrugged, "Normal, I guess. I managed to help a lady from getting..." Rikuo trailed off, narrowing his eyes at the reminder.

"Rikuo?"

Rikuo sighed. He told her about the earlier incident.

"I see...You did a great job, Rikuo. I'm proud of you."

"...There are people like that over here too..."

Wakana softened her eyes, witnessing Rikuo getting slightly depressed by the fact. Reaching to him, Wakana patted his head gently. "It is unavoidable. If there are good people, there will, then, be bad people." She looked at Rikuo, "It applies to them as well."

Rikuo blinked and smiled, the image of the white creature he saw today flickered in his mind. "I guess so."


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"If it wasn't for that kid..." The shopkeeper growled out, walking down the dark empty street. "Once I get him, I'm going to-"

"Hoooo. What exactly do you plan to do?"

"Eh?" The shopkeeper turned around to see Nurarihyon standing a few feet away from him. "Who the hell are you?"

"What a rude human! How dare you talk to our leader that way?!" A woman with white kimono stepped out of the shadow, a scowl on her face.

"Isn't it expected? He's a human after all." A man stepped forward this time, however-

"AHHHHHH! M-M-MONSTER!" The shopkeeper fell to the ground and shakily pointed a finger at that man, who only had one eye on his face.

"Monster? That's laughable coming from you," A voice came from behind the shopkeeper.

Whipping his head around, he saw Rihan, with Rikun standing there. The shopkeeper quickly backed away from them, looking frightened as more and more weird creatures came out of the darkness, surrounding him.

"So, this human is the one that dared to touch Obaa-san, huh?" Rikun unsheathed his sword from his sleeve and placed the tip under the shopkeeper's chin, "You have some nerves."

"Wh-What d-do you w-want from me?!" The shopkeeper widened his eyes at the sword.

Nurarihyon suddenly appeared, kneeling in front of him, making use of Rikun's sword and pushed it against the shopkeeper's neck, ignoring the squeal he caused. "Let it be known that, I do not take lightly to things that cause my family any harm." Nurarihyon narrowed his eyes, letting go of Rikun's sword and stood up.

The shopkeeper sighed shakily, thinking it was all over.

"Nurarihyon."

"E-Eh?" The shopkeeper stuttered.

"I am the master of the spirits, or what you would say, yokais, in eastern Japan. They all call me, Nurarihyon. Remember that." Nurarihyon then looked at all the other yokais. "Now, shall we teach him a lesson as to what consequences one would have for touching a member of the Nura clan?"

The shopkeeper trembled as all of them advanced towards him, their eyes glowing in the dark. "N-N-No! W-Wait!"

"Show him no mercy," Nurarihyon smirked.

"AHHHHHHHHHHH!"

~To Be Continued~


Hohoho! Were you surprised that Yohime is here? And Go Nurarihyon! Serves the shopkeeper right for touching Yohime that way! Rikuo sure is cool in here, don't you agree? Wakana seems to be clumsy as always too!

Rikuo sure is not surprised when he actually saw yokais running around, wonder why? And why was he clutching his chest earlier? Also, why did Rihan feel the need to tell Yamabuki about Rikuo?

Things to note:

-kun = used, to refer to males. It can also be used on females of junior states by a person of senior status.

Oba-san = Aunt

Ayakashi = spirits, synonyms to yokai

Obaa-san = Grandma

Yokai = A class of supernatural monster in Japanese folklore

That's all folks! Review and tell me what you think!

Edited on 2 January 2015