Sliverlita: hello people we are heading into Chapter Four of Leaving the Only Home You Know. I think it's time for me to mention a rating change. From Chapter Three to the end of the whole story the rating is now Mature. Okay now that I have done that lets recap what has happened.

Ch.3 recap: The girls have move to Makai, Starzen checks out the town and runs into some trouble with King Shinnon's tax collector beating up on an old women. They won't leave the old lady alone after she had warned them twice. Starzen turns into her Moonairan Spirit Fox form and kills two of the tax collectors and breaks the nose of the third one and told him to give a message to the so-called King. After the fight; Starzen goes to the Rose Tavern and meets Tabitha and the two become fast friends. She leaves and heads home to find her sisters have went to bed and feeling tired as well she goes to bed.

Youko: The whole summary is at Chapter One. You will find the Disclaimer there as well.

Kouga's Return and Youko Appears

Starzen woke up the next morning to find that the house was quiet. She went downstairs to see where everybody was but notice that no one was downstairs. "Where did they go too, I wonder?" she said aloud. While she plundered this, she walked into the kitchen to find that her breakfast had been prepared for her with a note from Dosha. Starzen picked up the note and read: Good Morning Zen-Zen! Saki, Kariti, and I have gone to see Sessho and Inu. Before you get upset, we were going to see if you wanted to come with us but it might not be a good idea for you to come with us. Kouga is still looking for you. We tell you more when we get back. Love, Dosha, Saki, and Kariti. P .S- I fixed breakfast for you. It's on the counter.

After reading the note she sat down and begun to eat what Dosha fixed for her. Starzen couldn't help but to feel a little bit sad about not being able to go with them. "I understand that it's not safe for me to go back to Sengoku with Kouga looking for me but I wish that I could see Sessho so I can tell him that I'm alright." she said. She finished her food a put the plate in the sink so it could be washed. Well since they are gone to visit Sessho and Inu, I might as well plant some flowers in the yard to make it feel more like home. she thought. She went upstairs to take a shower and find something to wear. Looking through her closet she found a sundress she loved. It was black with spaghetti straps and a green vine that had pink daisies on it. She went to her dresser and pulled out a black lace bra and pink lace panties. After she got dress she slipped on her shoes and processed to head outside.

Now Starzen didn't plant flowers like normal people; her method of planting flowers and other plants was that like most Spirit Foxes. She scattered seeds of different kinds around the yard. and they begun grow the minute they hit the ground. Seeing the flowers bloom like that reminded her of Sengoku. The smell, sound and everything she missed it all but little did she know that her worst nightmare was 20 feet from her ready to pounce. Starzen felt the presence of someone but by the time she turned around the person was already on top of her. Her attacker had her pinned to the ground, as she opened her eyes to see who it was. To her horror, it was the last person in three worlds she wanted to see Kouga Okami the prince of the Eastern lands. "Hey sexy, is this where you have been hiding yourself?" he asked her. "Get the hell off of me you mangy wolf!" she yelled. Kouga looked at her with hurt eyes. "That's no way to speak to you future mate." he said squeezing her breast with his right hand. Starzen screamed as the memories of him raping her came back to mind. All she could hear was the sounds of her voice crying and screaming for him to stop and his voice telling her to shut up and take it.(1)

As the tears fell from her sapphire moon eyes, her aura as a demon miko shot up causing Kouga to be tossed back in to a few trees. Starzen saw this as her chance to run but he was back on his feet as well. He reached out and grabbed her on her sides, scratching her leaving four deep claw marks on her sides. Feeling the blood flowing from them she had no time to stop and heal herself. Heart racing and blood flowing out of the wounds she ran into the forest praying to every goddess that she could think of in hope of one of them sending someone anyone to save her. In the middle of the forest a young Spirit fox stood and he was deep in thought. He was tall with silver hair that was well cared for. His ears were large and pointed. The fox demon's eyes were gold like the sun but they had a greenish hue to them if he stood in the sunlight at just the right angle. His tail was one whole but it had spilt in three separate tails. He wore a tunic outfit that had light blue belt around his waist. The outfit itself was solid white and made with the finest silk that one could find in Makai. All in all he looked like a god and someone that any woman would love to have as a bed mate.

"It's beautiful it will make a lovely addition to my collect but I would love to know the origin of this item." the spirit fox thought as looked at his new found treasure. Before he could finish his thoughts, he heard the sound of a young girl screaming and crying. He turned around to see where it was coming from. Starzen looked behind her to see if Kouga had managed to catch up to her. As thoughts begun to race though her head, she didn't look to see what or who was in front of her until it was too late. She ran head first into the male spirit fox. Starzen looked up to see who she had bumped into and was shocked to see that it was a male spirit fox (2). "I'm so sorry that I bumped into you." she said as she took an apologetic bow. The spirit fox came to eye level with her and smiled. "It's quite alright but if you don't mind me asking, why are you in such a hurry?" he asked as Starzen's scent hit his nose. "Her scent is wonderful but fear is contaminating it." he thought. She looked into his gold eyes and quietly said: "I'm being chased by a wolf demon that has hurt me before and has returned to do it again." He knew that the girl in front of him spoke the truth because he could smell the scent of a horny wolf demon in the area. "What has he done to you before that he is trying to repeat my dear demoness?" he asked looking into her blue silver eyes.

Lowing her head down to keep from crying she piped out in a sad voice: "He has raped me and I was only five years old when he did it and the reason he did it is because I refused to be his mate. I'm promise to someone else but he wouldn't hear it so one day when I was visiting my older brother, dad and baby brother, he found me in a meadow by myself and raped me." Tears started to fall down Starzen's moon-colored skin. It made the fox demon in front of her mad and upset. He has done some pretty bad things in his day but he would never do something like this. She felt the goosebumps on her skin as he looked at her. She was in a daze but she came out of it when she heard Kouga's voice calling: "Starzen come out come out wherever you are I have something big and long for you that I know you want." All she could do is shudder "I don't want to be raped again and I don't want to be his mate." she cried. He couldn't believe that a creature as low as a wolf demon would rape a girl of such beauty and power (3). When Kouga found her, he noticed that she was with another male and that he was a spirit fox like her. Getting angry Kouga said: "Who the fuck are you and why are you touching my soon to be bitch?" Before he answered Kouga, he turned to Starzen and introduced himself. "My name is Youko Kurama and you are…." Starzen looked at him and said: "My name is Lady Starzentareaus Silvelita Moonaira-Shikon but I prefer Starzen or Sereana." Bowing to her, he said: "It's a pleasure to meet you Starzen." to which she replied "likewise Youko Kurama."

By this time Kouga was getting pissed and impatient with all the pleasantries so he made a lunge for her but was stopped by a plant vine hitting him, sending him flying into a couple of trees. Starzen looked up to see Youko controlling the vine with the greatest of ease. She was impressed by his skill and grace and good looks. Kouga was back on his feet and tried to go after her again but this time he was caught by a pissed off Youko who had him by his throat. "To answer your first question, my name is Youko Kurama- prince of thieves and the reason I'm here is to keep demons like you from hurting someone a second time after they have told you that they are intended for someone else and that they don't want to fuck you." His voice was calm and eerie like hers when she took her fox demon form. Kouga tried to get away but Youko's grip on his neck was tight and unforgiving. "I should snap your neck or let one of my plants eat you." he had an evil smirk on his face. The wolf prince begged and pleaded for him to spare his life on the promise that he would never return to Makai and that he would never bother Starzen for the rest of his life. Kouga agreed to this and Youko let him go. He took off as fast as he had appeared.

Starzen was thankful that he had saved her from a fate worst then death but before she could thank him properly, Starzen fainted due to the blood she had lost during her chase with Kouga. Youko turned around to find her unconscious on the ground. He picked her up bridal style and carried her back to his home. Starzen woke up to the smell of the forest after a summer rain and the feel of silk on her skin. She rubbed her eyes and noticed that she wasn't wearing her dress anymore and that she had on a guy's shirt. Her eyes turned a mirror at the end of the bed. She looked at herself and noticed that she wasn't a little girl anymore she was by Moonairan law a women (4) but she couldn't help to feel that she was still a little girl. As she continued to look at herself, she noticed that her hair was turning snow white and her crescent mark was glowing. The door opened as her knight in shining armor walked through the door. He had her clothes folded in arms and a smile on his face. Seeing him smile like that made her heart melt and put a smile on her face. Youko couldn't help but to notice that she look hot in his shirt and that she looked even better with nothing on. "I see that you are awake now Starzen and I must say that you look beautiful with my shirt on." he said. She begun to blush at his comment. Chuckling softly at her rose colored blush he laid her clothes on the bed. "This is your home?" she asked as he sat down beside her. "Yes it is. Do you like it?" he asked her.

Even though she just came into the house she loved it. "I love it Youko it has an earthy feel to it." she told him. "I'm glad that you love it." he replied. Starzen felt at peace with him like the two of them belonged together. Youko was feeling the same way but didn't understand it. "Starzen I need to check the wound on your side." he said. She unbutton the shirt and took it off so he could check the wound. As his fingers touched her skin she felt the surge of electricity that came when their auras collided with one another. The shock didn't hurt it was quite pleasing. "You are from Moonaira?" he asked. Her scent was driving him crazy it took every ounce of self control to keep him from taking Starzen to bed and showing her that ookaims have nothing on kitsunes in the pleasure department. "Yes I am from Moonaira but I have family in Sengoku as well." she told him as he put a bandage on the wound. "There you go all better." he said as he kissed the bandage. Youko headed out the room to let her get dress. In the room Starzen's mind went back to what just happened between her and Youko. "I think he likes me." she thought as she put her dress back on. Down in the kitchen Youko was making tea for him and Starzen when he heard the front door open and his best friend Kuroune came in with a smile on his face. "Hey Youko are you here, I have some information on our latest hit." he said.

Youko came out the kitchen to find out what Kuroune had to tell him. After hearing it he started thinking about how to handle it. As he looked up at the ceiling he saw Starzen coming downstairs like a beautiful angel. Kuroune remembered where he had seen her before then it dawned on him, he saw her in the Rose Tavern talking to Tabby. From what he had heard she was the one that beat three of King Shinnon's tax collectors without breaking a sweat. "Kuroune this is Starzen and Starzen this is my best friend Kuroune Koumori he lives here with me and Yomitsukumi Antan but you can call him Yomi." he said. She bowed to him and he bowed to her. Starzen took a seat beside Youko and decide to answer Kuroune's unasked questions. "Yes I'm the girl from what happened in the town square and yes I'm very strong but under certain circumstances I can't always fight some of my battles. Today would be a good example of that." she said. Their mouths fell open at the fact that she knew what Kuroune was thinking before he could say it. "I'm a mind reader a trait I have in my fire demon nature but It's also in my normal nature." she said to Youko who was thinking. "I'm a Moonairan Multi-Demon (5) which means I have more than one demon nature. I'm half kitsune, half inu, half kaki, half yuki, and half lighting. Four of my demon natures come from my mother and her side of the family and my dog demon nature comes from my father and his side of the family." she told them.

"Moonairans are pretty hard to kill but even harder to kill if they have demon blood like me and my two brothers but if we have see tragic or if we experience physical and emotional damage like being tortured and raped we might lose the will to fight or the will to fight becomes demon bloodlust. Back home it is called Undivided." she paused to let them get questions out. "How do you deal with it?"they asked her. "Most of the time I kill until someone comes along and stops me or kills me which there have only been three people to stop me without killing me and they are my sisters." she replied as she thought about them and how worried they might be. "Guys I'm sorry to have to cut this short but I need to head home and let my sisters know that I'm okay." said Starzen. She turned to Youko and said: "Can you walk me home? I don't know how much that mangy wolf values his life but he might try again if I walk by myself." Youko and Kuroune couldn't agree more on this. Growing up in Makai taught those two that not every demon is good about keeping their word. "Sure Starzen I can walk you home. Hey Bats (6) can you hold down the fort while I'm gone? He asked him as he walked her to the door. Kuroune nodded his head as he watched his friend go out the door with the beautiful demoness. "She might be the one that can rock his world and turn it upside down." he thought out loud.

As Starzen and Youko walked through the forest, they talked about Starzen and her family. "So you parents are what type of demons?" he asked. Starzen looked at him and said: "My mother was a Moonairan Spirit Fox and my father was a Sengokuan Dog Demon." He looked at her with a somber face noticing that she had said was instead of are. "How long have they gone?" he asked softly. "They have been gone for a few hundred years now." she said. Her voice was sad as she thought about her two teacher her parents. They meant the world to her and the fact that they were gone still bothered her. "I'm sorry to hear that. My parents are no longer living." he told her in a sweet soft voice that radiated the sadness of a child that has lost it parents. They remained quiet for the rest of the walk. Lost in thoughts of childhood and their parents. The two demons came in view of a large white house that had a large black oak table and eight matching chairs. The yard was teeming with flowers of all different kinds. On the side of the house there was a tree that has blossoms that looked like a star and the smelled of cherries. Youko turned to Starzen and asked: "What kind of tree is that one Starzen??" She looked at him and said: "The tree you are asking about is called a Star Cherry. It is only found on Moonaira and blooms in the winter and sometimes in the spring. My sister's name comes from this tree because my mother loved the blossoms and the fruit they would produce." He was amazed that she knew so much about the tree. "Who plants all the flowers, trees and shrubs if you don't mind me asking?" Smiling at him she felt the sense of pride that he had noticed her flower skills and knowledge. "I'm the one that planted all the flowers, trees and shrubs. "I was planting some more flowers when Kouga came and attacked me." she said.

Youko was about to say something when a girl with long hair that was black like the night and it was streaked blood red. Her eyes were midnight blue almost black and her face was full of worry and concern when she saw her sister and a demon that she didn't know. "Starzen, Are you okay? I've been worried that he hurt you again" she asked looking at her with happy eyes. Starzen ran up to her and hugged her tightly and replied: "I'm alright he didn't get me." Just as the Starzen let go of her sister the other two sisters came out and hugged her tightly breathing sighs of relief that she was okay. "Guys I would like you to meet the person who saved me." she said as she looked up at Youko as he smiled at the happy reunion. They girls looked at him and smiled. She took a deep breath and said: "Youko I would like you to meet my sisters. This is Melandosha M. Moonaira-Shikon, Sakartaliya H. Moonaira-Shikon and Kairitus M. Moonaira-Shikon and girls this Youko Kurama, he is the one that saved me from that mangy wolf and he even treated my wounds." The girls let go of Starzen and took deep bows to show their gratitude. "Thank you so much Youko-san" said Dosha. He couldn't help but to blush at their politeness. "You are welcome but please call me Youko or Kurama." he told them. It was one of those unwritten rules amongst Spirit foxes that you don't address one as san. "Okay Kurama we won't call you that anymore."Saki said in a sweet voice. Starzen was happy to see her sisters getting along with him.

Deep down in her heart and mind it felt like Youko belong with them. "Girls it's time for lunch. Let's give Zen-chan time to thank Kurama and say goodbye to him." Dosha told the other two. Saki and Kariti groaned as they turned to go in the house and get cleaned up for lunch. Dosha gave him a smile before saying: "Thank you Kurama for saving her. Whenever you are not busy stay and have lunch or dinner with us sometime you can even invite your friends." She turned to her sister and gave a wink before heading into the house. Starzen turn and bowed to him and said: "Thank you for saving me and treating my wounds I owe you one." He was blushing at her remark. He could by the seriousness of it that she meant to repay him anyway she could. "I will keep that in mind." he said with a sultry smile and a tone of voice that matched it. Something about that voice made her want to kiss him until the stars fell from the sky. She walked up to him and laid her head on his chest listen to his beating heart. Youko looked down at the curvy sun/moon haired demoness. He felt that he had found his equal someone worthy of being his friend and something more when the time was right. She looked up at him and stood on her tip toes. He wrapped his around her as he leaned down and kissed her gently on the lips and then on the neck.

Sapphire moon eyes met gold sun eyes as the two looked at each other. Youko want to deep the kiss and Starzen wanted to taste Youko more but the moment was interrupted by Dosha saying: "Starzen, lunch is ready come inside before it gets cold!" Sighing, she looked at him and said blushing: "I have to go." Youko brushed his lips gentle against hers and said: "I have to go too; Kuroune is probably wondering what is taking me so long." They let each other go and proceeded to go their different ways. Before going into the house she turned around and asked him: "Will you always be my friend and protect me?" He turned back to her and said: "Yes I will be your friend and I will protect you. Just come and find me, Kuroune or Yomi." Smiling at what he said, she went into the house to join her family for lunch.

Starzen: Another chap finished. Now it's time for number explanations.

(1)- She is reliving what happened that day. I will explain this later.

(2)- Starzen has been told by her brother that most demons are aggressive and will hurt someone if they think the person is being rude. Also she doesn't know the difference between a male and female spirit fox.

(3)- Youko is B to A class Demon so that makes Starzen about a B class demon but she gets stronger as the story goes on.

(4)- Starzen is 200 years old. On Moonairia she is considered a woman. As we all know the earth age for women is 18.

(5)- Shoain-Zennian is the moonairan for the word Multi-Demon. It really means demon of parts or one with no separation between demon natures.

(6)- Koumori is the Japanese word for bat. Youko's nickname for Kuroune is Bat or Bats which is a little joke between the two. Kuroune calls Youko "Beautiful Fox or Warehouse" and they call Yomi "underworld or darkness".

Kuroune: well that is it for chap 4. Come back for chapter 5.

Starzen and Youko: Plz Review

All: Thank you and Goodnight!!!!