3. Shorten My time!
Kyo blinked when there was a knock on the door, he had no clue who it could be given it was early in the morning but he shrugged it off and went to the door as Hiru cleaned up the rest of the kitchen.
Senshi was upstairs cursed at Hiru and trying to give Hiko a bath, but the tot shoved him out and went into the tub himself and started to wash for a long while. This made the teen blink, stare at the door and then grumble as he sat down and let his tail flick about in quiet anger.
Hiru gave him a warning look from the Kitchen while Tomoe shook his head softly and chuckled. Nanami looked at him and smiled
" When did we decide to have so many kids?" he muttered weakly as Nanami shrugged,
" When you said birth control was over rated.." She muttered before Tomoe blanched.. Well then...
Meanwhile Kyo opened the door to a black haired girl, she had brownish silver eyes making him blink before he smiled and shook his head,
" Hey Moira. " he smiled as the girl nodded and smiled slightly.
" Hi Kyo, I brought back that book I borrowed.' She smiled slighty, It only took him a moment to look down and see the book in her hand. He had to laugh since it had only been borrowed a day but apparently she wanted to make sure he got it back. He only shook his head and smiled.
" Come on in, Dad is making treats and TRYING to teach Mom how.' he chuckled and grinned as Moira nodded and stepped in. She walked in before Nanami lit up and smiled as she waved slightly,
" Oh Moira! Hi there dear.' She smiled brightly and slightly happily, " What brings you here?" She smiled as Moira held up the book with a blank expression until she grinned,
'" Book return.' She nodded slightly.' This made the brunette smile and chuckle as she nodded,
' Well welcome back.' She giggled and walked into the kitchen with Tomoe, Moira honestly didn't want to know what he had on his mind but sadly she heard everything as he smirked at her and yanked his wife into the room to, 'Cook'. The girl rolled her eyes and sighed out.
She could read minds, just like her brothers could and just like her Mom. Her father was a kitsune which gave her full standing in that area, just like her siblings. She was youngest out of them all.
She looked at Kyo slightly and watched him, She was fine with being around him. He didn't annoy her, and neither did Senshi. In fact Senshi just worried her... Who she coulnd't stand out of all of the people here was one person and one person only..
And that was..
" Moira?"
The girl paused and slightly looked over her shoulder to see Hiru sitting on a bar stool by the kitchens serving bar. He blinked as he feet dangled slightly and he titled his head, his black hair shifted slightly making her glare and bit her lip.
Hiru was, How do you put it.. Annoying, Obnoxious, Stupid, foolish, And all together just himself. She had to admit he had his moments.. and sometimes she cursed at herself for these.
She had this hate.. this fear for him, and yet her mind couldn't grasp why, and yet she also hated herself for letting her heart flutter at times when he looked at her..
Blooming annoying idiot.'
Moira looked at him annoyed and for some reason she hoped this was an easy meeting, but no.. He just had to go there.
" Your shorter.. Did something happen?" He then smirked leaving her glaring and growling evilly at him,
" Or is it your weight..'
" Hiru! Leave her be!" Kyo snapped as Hiru held up his hands and smirked leaving the second oldest to roll his eyes and look at Moira weakly,
" Sorry.. You know how it goes with him.' He smiled weakly as the girl glared, Levitated a cup of water and then spilled it on Hiru. Hiru then yelped and cried out in shock.
" M-MOIRA!" He snapped out in hate while she smirked and stuck her tongue out at him. Kyo just rolled his eyes and sighed out weakly, this was rediculious. More then anything he had to clean the mess up.
Sadly.
Moira then looked at Kyo slightly and huffed,
" I should be going.' She ground out as the teen sighed out and nodded slightly, He handed her a tin of his dads cookies and then the next book in the series. She lit up when she saw it and smiled at him while Hiru dried himself off in the background.
" Thank you.' She smiled "See you guys later.' She smiled and walked to the door before hiru looked up and rolled hi seyes weakly,
' Yeah see you later.' he muttered darkly before she glared at him and huffed.
' The only place I wanna see you in is hell.' She muttered and walked out leaving Kyo to gawk slightly. Did she just swear or was his fox ears clogged, he really didn't want to know what she said.. not at all.
he just sighed out weakly as Hiru glared at the door. Moira meanwhile walked out and walked next door before using the key to walk in. Sadly when she walked in she saw her siblings at it again.
Akira was whining slightly when he walked up the basment steps, He looked at her slightly and smiled weakly as she rolled her eyes,
' What you do to tick off father this time?" She arched her brow as he smiled and Silver leaned on the door way making the red headed teen jump and swallow,
"Try putting shaking cream in our toothpaste.' he glared as the teen shrugged and smiled weakly while Eli looked up from a doctor book and shook his head slightly. Sakura apparently was out because Moira didn't see her at all at the moment.
Lily was in the kitchen until she saw Moir and smiled as she kissed her head slightly,
" Hi sweetie.' he smiled as she took the cookies to lighten Moira's load. The girl smiled at this and chuckled before Silver paused and looked at her. He furrowed his brow and swallowed,
" Those Mikage boys didn't cause you any trouble right?" He muttered darkly as Moira shrugged and sighed,
"Same old, Same old.' She muttered darkly and went to her room leaving Ren to twitch. He huffed darkly as Lily shook her head weakly, she knew what that meant sadly.' Hiru was up to his old ways again sadly. Who knew why he did that or why he chose to be a total jerk at times.
Maybe no know would know.'
Lily sighed out gently and bit her lip as she looked out the window that showed her the Mikage house hold. She paused and let a breath leave her lips before Silver gently hugged her from behind and nuzzled her neck softly.
' What are you thinking.." he whispered softly as she paused and looked at the house for a moment longer.
" Do you have a feeling everything is going to be.. Alot more confused and hurtful soon.' She whispered before Silver paused, his grip almost grew tighter before he remebered his yokai strengh, but given how Lily had dragon in her she could probably hurt him more. He sighed out and nodded..
' So you felt that too.' He whispered and looked out the window before shivering and hearing something break followed by a,
" IT WASN'T ME!'
" LIAR!"
Ren whined and hung his head slightly, So much for that wonderful quite time. Sadly even when they were older teens they still were loud to his utter dismay. He sighed out and gently let his wife go before going for the stairs... but he did pause and look back slightly at the window.
What was going to happen? Was it good or was it bad?
Would it lead to hurt..
Or something more down the road?
The air was cold, bitter and broken as wails filler the air and cried, tears in their eyes as they cried forever. The air was quite, except for their screams. It smelt like dead, it tasted like death and someone crowded in darkness holding a thread in their hand walked slightly.
This thread, What was it? Could it possible be their thread of life? Their wick to their candle?
Or in this person's case; His lighthouse.'
The person swallowed as his hips swayed softly when he walked, his all black interior showing off slightly. His long black and white tranch coat blew about, dispite the lack of air in the underworld..
His black hair gently scattered on his neck and his black choker seemed to be to tight- Not that he cared. If it brusied... he'd be okay with it. His shoes, black as well dung in the moist dirt below him. And his black, low riding pants was held by a black but loose belt.
In his hand was a thick wick, to a large lighthouse force of life. but he swallowed when he stopped and lookd up slightly. his eyes flashed with uncertainty as a woman looked at him slightly.
' Why did you come, May I ask thee. Even though I already know.' She muttered blankly when she saw him. The person paused, his lips parted softly as a breath left them. His skin deathly pale as his mouth curled in a line of severe pain as the thread dripped blood on his hand and slightly shortened again.
" I have come to request you of something.' he muttered as his breath fogged. The woman however paused from what she was doing- Which was cutting the roses in her presence. The black roses that seemed to rot as she clicked the heads off of them. She looked at him blankly.
" And what have thee to ask of me oh cursed one.' She muttered and looked at him, her pliers to the side as she looked at him blankly. This made him swallow and hold up the thread, his hand trembling as he did so.
" Shorten it.." he choked out, tears formed in his hurt filled eyes as she looked at it and narrowed her eyes.
" So thats yoru answer to this.. Quiting now are we?" She seethed as his hand continued to shake, the tears started to drip hottely down his face, and he swore that was the only thing warm there.
" Yes.." he whispered, pain forming on the straight line of his lips, " I've put up with this far to long, make my time short..' he whispered, he stepped on one of the roses, tears in his eyes when he saw his own rose on front of her.. it was withering and he just wihed he could see it fall..
But she huffed and turned around, " I will do no such thing!" She snapped in anger as he froze, " My curse is to last until your twenty five. If giving up is what you think to be the choice of your lif-
" THERE IS NO WAY I CAN MAKE THIS RIGHT!" he snapped, tears running down his face, the thread dripping its blood, ' I CAN'T! I CAN'T! I CAN'T! " he cried out at the pain he had been holding in for years..
" No. You will only fail if you give up! And Even if you try and fail, At least you can say you tried.' She muttered before he choked, the tears becoming to great as he choked. The spirits around him started to cry loudly due to his mood as she sighed out..
" P-Please.." he choked, " Please Shorten it.. " He swallowed, " My family.. can't take anymore of this.. of me.' he choked and covered his face, but the woman only glared bitterly in hate.
" I have already given you my answer.. Twenty five. And I HATE quiters.' She muttered darkly and waved her hand up before the person choked, pain in his body.. The next thing he knew he was on his bed gasping for air.
He choked as blood spilled out of his mouth and he turned to the side and whined as it slipped out and trinkled on his sheets.. His eyes grew wide when he realized she sent him back, and his hand no longer held the thread that belonged to the light house of his life.'
He choked, his hair shifting slightly to cover his eyes as he choked, biting his lip as he cried.
He couldn't keep fighting... She would never forgive him. They would never forgive him. Did he have to live with this guilt all his life? Why coudln't it all end soon! He wouldn't die so what was the point anymore?
Tears run hotely down his face as he hugged his knees and laid there sobbing, choking slightly as he did so.
What was the point in fighting when he had been doomed from the start...
If forgiveness was real...
He prayed he'd find it before he let go completely...
