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Disclaimer: I do not own OHSHC
Claimer: I do own Kuro, Kami, Orochi, and Amaterasu.
Italics: Flashbacks
Chapter Two: Separation Anxiety
"Kaoru. Kaoru honey, it's time to get up now." A soft voice coos as nimble fingers touch tussled red locks.
Orbs fluttering open, two tiny hands rub at a gorgeous set of emerald green eyes. Shifting slightly under the blankets before pulling the covers off of his head Kaoru looks up at his beloved mother. Mocha eyes shinning down at her son Amaterasu pats his head softly prior to kissing his faintly freckled cheek. Yawning softly and then letting off a playful grin, the redheaded boy climbs into his mother's lap. Resting her cheek against his head light moisture trickles down her face slipping off into her son's beautiful ginger locks. Looking up at his mother with questioning eyes Kaoru touches her shoulder gently as if to say "What's wrong, mommy?"
"Don't worry, Kaoru. Okaachan's alright." Amaterasu ensures her five year old with a simple hand gesture.
"Then why are you crying?" Kaoru questions looking at the tears spilling down her flushed cheeks.
"I was just remembering something is all." Amaterasu smiles half-heartedly fingering the tiny heart shaped locket draped around her son's neck.
"Something sad?" Kaoru whispers with a worried expression.
"Yeah, something sad." Amaterasu replies wiping the remaining tears away as she stands up; Kaoru still in her arms.
"Hey Okaachan?" Kaoru asks suddenly placing his hand on his mother's.
"What is it, Kao-chan?" His mother wonders as her son looks down at his locket.
"Why can I never open this?" Kaoru inquires holding the white and black heart in his hands.
~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Hikaru, get out of that bed now before I dump a bucket of water on your head!" A masculine voice hisses as a set of arms fold defiantly across their owners chest.
Curled up in the fetal position, blankets covering his head, is little Hikaru. One black wing the other white shield the five year olds tiny form as Orochi climbs into bed with his son. Pulling back the covers revealing messy ginger hair the little boy's father goes for the kill and begins tickling his defiant son's sides. Laughter escaping his mouth but eyes seriously showing annoyance with having to admit defeat Hikaru raises his hands in the hair begging his dad to stop the assault on his tender middle. Sighing softly Orochi stops as promised and his son takes a much needed breath of fresh air. Then looking to Orochi with identical emerald green orbs Hikaru sits up in bed with a devilish smiled plastered on his lips.
"I win!" Hikaru giggles jumping into his father's lap nearly knocking the demon over.
"What do you mean "you win"?" Orochi questions sensing no logic in this conversation.
"I win cause you told me next time it'd be the water bucket. You tickled me again so therefore I win." Hikaru smiles pulling down his bottom lid and sticking out his pink tongue.
"Damn it!" Orochi curses under his breath tussling the locks of red. "Five years of this and you always seem to win the morning battle."
"It's because I'm a little trickster isn't it?" Hikaru gloats proudly doing a summersault off of his father and back onto the mattress.
"Now who told you that?" Orochi wonders his brain wracking with all the possibilities.
"Kakasama." Hikaru replies indifferently as his father suddenly turns pale. "Tou-chan, is something wrong?"
"It's nothing." Orochi whispers reaching for the black and white heart shaped locket draped around his son's neck.
"Tou-chan, why is it that I have to wear this thing again?" Hikaru comments looking down as his father fixes the necklace so that the hitch is in the back.
"Because if you don't Kakasama and Tou-chan will be angry with you." Orochi warns a seriousness in his tone.
"Kay." Hikaru mumbles rolling his eyes hopping off of the bed. "Still makes no sense to me."
"It will someday…" Orochi mumbles softly his thought drifting away to five years prior.
~*~*~*~*Five Years Prior~*~*~*~*
"This is an outrage! A complete botchery!" Kuro growled temper flaring.
"Amaterasu, one night without guidance and you've fallen into temptation's grasp." Kami sighed looking to the redhead cradling her infant sons close to her chest.
"The counsel won't stand for this. You'll be executed unless some action is taken." Kuro hissed frustrated with the overall situation.
"What do you purpose we do, Kuro-sama?" Orochi asked glancing over at the woman he had actually come to love over the past several months.
"I don't know. I just don't know anymore." Kuro breathed rather exasperated.
"There is one thing." Kami whispered gaining attention from all three sets of adult eyes.
"What is it, Kami-sama?" Amaterasu questioned hoping it would be an better alternative over execution.
"We'll separate the twins." Kami stated gaining a gasp from both parents. "And completely wipe everyone's memories of nine months prior."
"Wipe our memories! That's ludicrous!" Orochi snarled defiantly as tears entered Amaterasu's mocha colored eyes.
"Any other suggestions then?" Kuro hissed stealing a look at the now waking twins.
"As much as I don't want to separate them we'll do it. As for the memories Orochi and myself should be allowed to keep them. Our son's memories should be sealed away." Amaterasu replied handing one of her darlings over to his father.
"Are you sure, Amaterasu?" Orochi whispered cradling his son in his muscular arms.
"Kaoru will stay with me, and you'll look after Hikaru." Amaterasu nodded kissing the youkai's cheek delicately. "Don't worry."
"Then it's done." Kami agreed to see Kuro shaking her head in approval. "Kaoru and Hikaru will have their memories sealed away and the theory is that they were adopted."
"As for Orochi and Amaterasu, your memories will remain a secret to all of those around you. And the Azure Moon Ball will never take place again." Kuro stated causing looks of worry to be plastered across the twins parent's faces.
"It's the only way to ensure no further mistakes happen. Demons and Angels no longer reside together for a reason." Kami said as he took two identical lockets out of his jacket pocket. "Make sure they never open the locket or take it off for that matter. This is the key to their memories."
"Understood." Amaterasu murmured faintly as she kissed Hikaru's head for the last time.
"Hai." Orochi confirmed pressing his supple appendages to Kaoru's cheek.
And then the deed was done. Their memories locked away inside a white and black locket never to be opened again. For if word got out that a successor Youkai and a favored tenshi had mated the world would forever be changed.
Looking to his son Orochi smiled gently. Oh how he wished with all his being that his child would one day come face to face with his other half. Thinking back to the day the twin's memories were sealed away the words that their mother Amaterasu murmured were still fresh in his mind. What could she have meant by don't worry? Shaking his head softly for a moment the youkai followed after his kin.
Don't worry…
Did you like chapter two? I thought that it turned out pretty well. Hikaru and Kaoru are sooo cute!! Okay so please leave me a review and I'll try and update ASAP.
