While she's walking back home, she saw a blooming cherry tree.

'That's weird, ordinary cherry trees shouldn't be blooming this late.' She thought looking at the tree. 'It's already August.' She looked away from the tree and remembered herself lying in front of a weeping cherry tree when she saw a person wearing a green kimono with black stripes. She looked up and saw Rihan looking remorseful at her. 'That's when…I became a child of the Nura Clan.' She thought as a strong gust of wind blew surprising all people around her. She sighed and walked away. She took one of her fans and waved it and hid it as soon as she took it out. When she disappeared from sight, hidden youkai came out to stare at the decapitated body of their comrade.

'She couldn't be the one from four hundred years ago!' one said.

'She's too strong for us to handle!' another said. 'She's not like when we last saw her.'

'It must be Nidaime's fault. Rumors had it that at the same time Nidaime met her; the Soudaisho of the Nura Clan had a daughter.'

'You mean Nidaime took her in? And adopted her as his sister? That's impossible!'

'Still, we can't dismiss that thought.' Another said.

'I'm home…' Kagura said sitting on the platform and removing her shoes.

'Oh, welcome home, Kagura-sama.' A man said walking towards her. He's wearing a dark green scarf, a light green kimono and his head is floating from his shoulders. His hair is blonde at the top and black at the bottom.

'Oh, Kubinashi, what's the entire ruckus about? Something went on?' Kagura asked standing on the platform after she removed her shoes.

'Apparently, Rikuo-sama got hurt on his way home.' Kubinashi answered as other youkai are running about the mansion with bandages on their hands.

'I-I see…where's he right now?'

'He's at the living room, Kagura-sama.' He answered as Kagura sighed and went to the place where her nephew is. As she came in she saw Rikuo being hoarded by the same youkai carrying bandages earlier.

'Can I please be excused?' Kagura said as the hoard stopped moving as if a person just hit the pause button and moved away leaving her nephew lying on the tatami mat. 'What happened, Rikuo-kun?' she didn't receive an answer as the young Nura showed her his injured knee.

'Just as I expected, they're over-reacting again.' Kagura thought and smiled as she kneeled in front of her nephew and placed her hand over his knee.

At the same time, Nurarihyon is passing by and saw the door ajar. He came close and saw Rikuo's wound being healed just under Kagura's hand, he was reminded of his wife and his son who could do the same. He became surprised and didn't expect her to do such feat.

'Now, tell me what happened?' Kagura said smiling sweetly, after Rikuo's wound closed up as the young boy told her what happened.

'I tripped by the street when I'm walking home,' Rikuo answered not looking at his aunt.

'I see, you better be careful next time alright?' Kagura answered standing up patting the boy's head as she saw her father standing by the door. 'Otou-sama…'

'So you're able to do that too?' he asked.

'So you still doubt me as your daughter?' Kagura whispered as she passed beside him.

'No, I'm just surprised you could do that as well.' He answered. 'Doubt? Am I still doubting her?'

'Oh, Rikuo-kun you should change your clothes before your mother catches you like that.' Kagura said out loud as the younger Nura ran to his room. 'Oi, you guys aren't you spoiling him too much?' she shouted with her hands on her waist and her nerves literally popping.

'B-but Kagura-sama…' one of the smaller youkai answered but she didn't let him finish.

'It's okay to abide by your master's orders but I'm telling you, don't spoil him or else he'll be the one who'll suffer in the end, get it?'

'Yes, Kagura-sama!' the group of youkai answered.

'You're really tough, Kagura…' Nurarihyon said smirking.

'The same goes to you, Otou-sama! Aren't you being overprotective?' Kagura said pointing an angry finger at her father as the rest of the youkai scrambled trying to hide from her. 'And here I thought you're the toughest ayakashi of all…the Sodaisho of the youkai! You lot are too noisy!' she shouted turning to the running youkai.

'Kagura…' he called calmly and seriously.

'What is it?' she angrily turned only to see the seriousness of her father's expression. 'O-Otou-sama…'

'It's better this way, Kagura…'

'What do you mean?'

'I can't afford to lose him.' He said clearly lowering his head, Kagura's face softened and couldn't help but be feel a twinge in her chest when she heard that.

'I understand, Otou-sama but Rihan niisama died right in front of him. He's bound to ask questions in the future.'

'About Hagoromo Gitsune? Don't be ridiculous.' He answered and walked away.

'Otou-sama…I was right then.' She sighed and slid her hands in her pockets and stared at the weeping cherry tree.

That night, Kagura sat on the porch staring at the moon as the petals from the weeping cherry tree continues to fall almost endlessly. She took the sake bottle and poured some in her cup and drank from it as soon as it's full.

'It was on a night like this…when he found me by the streets. Bathing in my own blood, my life was slowly slipping away from me.'