Risa Nura: The True

By: Sexy Vampire Girl

Risa leaned on the gate of a school yard as she heard a couple of children scream then it became quiet. Gagoze was hunting around a school yard because it was in the middle of the day and every child was in school. She felt something under her chin that lifted it into the empty eyes of the yokai, "you are truly a vision, Lady Risa."

"You think so, Lord Gagoze?"

"You favor the Supreme Commander, but you are most beautiful. You are wasted as a simple Lady. You should placed on a throne."

"Throne, me?" she took his hand into her own and held on one finger before letting go. "I would need a King for that, right?"

"I would be honored to become your King."

She grinned, "are you proposing, Gagoze, without the Supreme Commander's permission? That is very bold of you."

"If I were to ask the Supreme Commander I am sure he would give you to me."

"You have confidence, Gagoze."

"I am the true representation of this clans symbol of Fear."

"This is true, Gagoze. But that is why I wanted to ask you about the Supreme Commander's decision about making my brother the Third Heir. I noticed that it upset you so."

Gagoze started growl, "of course it did! I deserve the title."

"I am sorry, Gagoze, that you are upset about it. You might get your wish if Rikou truly doesn't want the title. But I heard he wants the title from his yokai self." She sighed, walking pass him, and her yellow eye glowed at him. "I will let my brother decided what he truly wants and I won't let anyone get in his way, understand Gagoze."

"Are you threatening me, my Lady?"

"It's not a threat if you don't plan to do anything," she narrowed her eyes.

Gagoze launched forward and Wolfie leg blocked Risa's body as it stood over her to protect her. "Wolfie, what's wrong? I apologize Gagoze, he's such a protective boy." She stepped forward to the growling yokai and walked passed him. "Let's return home."

As soon as they entered the gate Wolfie gathered his body from all over the town and became solid again. He shrunk down to a puppy and walked through Risa's legs as she walked into the foyer with Gagoze.

"Thanks for coming with me, Gagoze. And I apologize again for Wolfie's protectiveness." she scratched behind her ear.

The door slid open and the Supreme Commander appeared before them and Gagoze bowed his head and excused himself. Risa watched him go then walked passed her grandfather to get to her room. The Supreme Commander followed behind her and she started to get annoyed.

"Do you have a mission for me or you actually want something?"

"Come here, Risa." he sounded concerned and every grandfather had every right to be when a girl was stepping into dangerous territory.

She followed her grandfather to his private room and found Zen and Gyuki-sensai already sitting.

"Zen, you didn't go home?"

"I was on my way home until a fog stopped me," he looked at Wolfie who was still running through her legs.

"Sorry about that," she grabbed the small pup and sat across from her sensei who seemed to be staring at her. "Sensei."

"Lady Risa, you seemed… happy," he started.

"Is it weird?"

"It is since you haven't cracked a smile in years," added Zen.

"What could I say? I accomplished a lot of things I promised my father," she started to rub the young pup on the belly.

The Supreme Commander cleared his throat as he sat down at the head, "I called you here for several reasons, Risa."

"I'm listening, Supreme Commander."

"That boy Rikou is giving this old man a hard time," he took a sip of his tea. "I told him time and time again he should succeed me and become the Third Heir of the Nura Clan to be completely devoted to evil. I want your honest opinion, Risa."

Risa sighed, "Supreme Commander, Rikou has not accepted his true self yet."

"He thinks and acts like a human," added Gyuki.

"He needs time to figure himself out."

"We should wait on how he develops."

"Although he's a completely different case than I was. Give him time to accept himself."

"You accepted your yokai blood, Risa."

"But I was in a much darker place than Rikou was. And I was with papa most of the time in his night parade. I've seen papa concur and spread fear throughout Japan while sitting on his shoulders. He didn't allow Karasu Tengu and yourself to spoil me rotten."

"Hmm, this is true. You have succeeded my expectations by gathering fear, your own night parade of one hundred demons, expanded the Nura's clan territory, and became a great doctor. And that's why I have to ask. If Rikou should refuse by his thirteenth birthday, would you take the seat as the Third?"

Risa looked at the Supreme Commander and saw the seriousness in his eyes, "…"

"I nominated you, Lady Risa," said Gyuki.

"Sensei?"

"A lot of the generals agree to this, R- Lady Risa. I support Rikou as the Third Heir, but if he refuses then we in trust you as the Third," added Zen.

She sighed and leaned back to stare at the ceiling, "It wasn't papa's wish, but I will only if necessary."

"Why did you walk with Gagoze?" asked the Supreme Commander.

"… yyyyeah about that…he may ask you for my hand, grandpa."

Zen spit out his tea and started a coughing fit and Gyuki made a sound but quickly cleared his throat.

"… your hand?" asked the Supreme Commander.

"Marriage, grandpa, marriage," she covered her hand over her eyes and took a breath.

Zen finished coughing, "you can't be serious?!"

"We all should not be surprised since you are of mating age, Risa. I would not be surprised that other Lords will ask for your hand as well. You have achieved much in a short amount of time, well respected, the Supreme Commander's granddaughter, and a female leader. If you haven't already you will be going into heat and your body would need a male for off spring."

"Lovely, I'm a breeding factory" she sounded dead inside.

"Leave us," said the Supreme Commander.

Gyuki and Zen left and left the two Nurarihyon's in the room. The Supreme Commander got up, sat near her face, and saw tears roll down her cheek.

She shifted her body to the side to turn away from him and she felt his hand behind her ear before pressing on a sensitive spot behind her ear. "You've already found a mate, Risa, or this love mark is just a bug bite?"

She quickly sat up and covered her love mark behind her ears, "what else do you know?"

"That whom ever he is he brought a smile to my granddaughters face. A smile we all were surprised to see because its been such a long. Who is he?"

"I- I'm not ready to ready to tell you, grandpa."

"Then it is not Zen."

"Zen?"

"If I were to give you to someone it would be Zen or even Gyuki."

"To sensei?"

"Rikou was my last option."

"My brother?"

"It's… not uncommon as a Nurarihyon to mate with their siblings and to have more than one mate."

"More than one mate?"

"Remember, we are free yokai."

"Right,"

"Do I know your mate's family?"

"You know a lot of families, old man." Wolfie started licking her face to clean her tears and she laughed, "stop it, Wolfie. I will introduce you when the time is right."

"I trust your judgement, but now I must wonder if he's an enemy." his eye glowed with seriousness.

She glared at him, "don't try to scare me, old man. Are we done here?"

"Far from done, Risa."

"I'm going to go visit papa and catch up," she got up and went over to the outdoor door to open it. "I'll be back in a few hours since I have much to tell him. I'll start Rikou's training tomorrow night, but I will inform him tonight."

"Very well,"Risa jumped off the porch and disappeared into thin air to visit her father's grave.

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