I've been writing ahead with this fic and adding random chapters and stuff here or there. I wanted to make sure there was nothing I wanted to add between this chapter and the last one, that's why it took so long.
Disclaimer: I don't own the manga or the characters except the ones I made up.
Kougaiji laughs as he runs through the snow.
Kougaiji Gyu
Male Demon
Family: Mother, father, (Lirin hasn't been born yet)
Physical Description: Red hair, red eyes
Comments: Closer to his mother than his father. The Gyu family is known for their physical prowess, and ruthlessness. As a child, Kougaiji was pushed, to succeed by his strict father, resulting in a rather rebellious attitude, and a very strong, brilliant man. Not exactly a playboy, but definitely not a virgin either. He knows martial arts, fire magic, and is able to summon demons. And, well... You guys know Kougaiji right? O.o
He bends down, packs a snowball in his hands and throws it at nothing in particular. He looks around to see everything covered in white. The bare stems of his mother's rose bushes peeked out of the snow though, and he trots over to see if the fluffy snow had made the pointy thorns less sharp. They hadn't.
He rubs his stinging finger against his pants, and looks around for a target to throw more snowballs at. But the snow was growing more fierce and Kougaiji can barely see a few feet away. A strong gust of wind howls through the garden and nearly knocks Kougaiji of his feet. He starts to get scared, he hadn't considered the possibility of this happening when he shook off the guards that had been ordered to watch him. The snow had looked completely harmless and he'd run down a barren path without thinking.
Kougaiji tries to focus on his surroundings, looking for a familiar landmark to lead him back to the castle.
There! A tall tree that he liked to read under. He frantically lifts his feet from the snow that was piling on the ground and begins to run, wishing, the whole time, that he had mastered the fire spell his mother had taught him.
Suddenly, his foot catches on a rock that had been hidden by the snow, and he tumbles to the ground. He tries to push himself back up but the snow was still falling and the wind still howled above him. He feels buried by all the forces of nature that seemed so much stronger than he was. So he just lays there, wondering if anyone was going to come looking for him.
It turns out there was. There is a glint in all the white and Kougaiji recognizes his mother. She pulls him up and rushes him into the back door he had been only a few yards away from. Maids wrap towels around him as soon as he passes through the doorway. His mother grabs a towel and begins rubbing it against his hair. He bends down, trying to escape from all the attention, "Ok mom! I'm dry already!" She stops, handing the towel to a servant and walks over to face him. "Alright then. Why don't you explain why you ran away from the guards." Kougaiji looks sheepishly down at his feet. "They wouldn't let me play, an' besides, nothing happened!"
"Nothing happened? Kougaiji you could have died out there!" Kougaiji considers this, it had seemed pretty likely when he was out in the blizzard, but thinking back from the comfort of soft and dry towels, the argument didn't sound very plausible. So he looks up and says with as much force as he was capable, says, "Nuh- uh!"
His mother looks surprised at the determination in his eyes and laughs, "Silly boy" she mummers. And pulls him into his room for a warm bath.
That had happened in the beginning of winter, now the snow was slowing down and looked harmless again. But Kougaiji refused to let something like that happen again, so for he had stayed inside for most of the winter. He took another sip of hot chocolate, mourning the fun he should've had that year. His thoughts were interrupted when the door of his room was thrown open. A little blue haired boy runs into the room.
Masumi Fukushima
Male Demon
Age: One year younger than Kougaiji
Family: Mother, father, elder brother, twin sister
Physical Description: Dark Blue hair, light blue eyes, can be thought of as a "pretty" boy
Comments: Part of the royal Fukushima family, the richest family of that era. The Fukushima family is famous for their pretty faces, and Masumi will grow to be a very handsome boy and a playboy. Overall though, he is kind, charismatic, and one of Kougaiji's best friends. He is very smart, and great with technology. He knows martial arts and water magic, being able to freeze water into different weapons, and various other ways of attacking. Unlike Kougaiji, he is only able to use this magic when there is actual water around.
"What are you doing in here? It's snowing outside and me and Masami are gonna have a snowball fight!"
Masami Fukushima
Female Demon
Age: One year younger than Kougaiji
Family: Mother, father, elder brother, twin brother
Physical Description: Dark blue hair, light blue eyes
Comments: Masami is the also part of the rich Fukushima family. She is the younger of the two twins by about five minutes. She is also very smart, but is one IQ point lower than her brother. This causes great frustration for her and is constantly teased by her twin about this point. Following the Fukushima tradition, she will grow up to be a very beautiful, kind girl. She knows martial arts, a rarity because of her gender, and water magic. However, her power is to heal instead of attack. Like Masumi, she can't use this magic without water already being there.
Before Kougaiji can tell Masumi that he didn't want to go outside, Masumi is already pulling Kougaiji out the door. A little blue haired girl is already building a fort. She straightens, studying the progress she made, then she notices the two boys advancing towards her. She runs over, grinning, she says, "Hey Kou! My dad says that you wouldn't come outside because you were tr-trama-... umm... traumatized!" Kougaiji blushes, but tries to maintain his dignity, "Do you even know what that means?" he sneers.
Masami crosses her arms stubbornly, "I know it's bad!"
"No it isn't!"
"Yeah it is!"
"You don't know what it means, how do you know it's bad?"
Masami is stumped. How did she know? "Whatever!" she cries, and goes back to her fort. Kougaiji stands straighter, grinning about his victory. But then Masumi leans over and whispers, "Kou, being traumatized is bad."
Kougaiji glares at him. "But she doesn't know that." Masumi grins, shrugs, and in a louder voice says, "Hey! we should have teams!" Masami glances over, "How do we do that? We only have three people." Kougaiji smirks, "Me and Masumi against you."
Masami stomps her foot, "That's not fair!" Kougaiji shrugs, "So?"
And Kougaiji forgot about his fear of the snow, putting everything he had into the fight. Disturbed by no troubles at all.