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Through My Own Eyes

Chapter 4: Kurama's past

A five-year-old Kurama was hiding behind the only piece of furniture in the room, a couch. His parents were fighting a married couple. Kurama's parents were going to be punished because they refused to be separated.

The woman stuck a sword through this mother's stomach. She cried out in pain and fainted.

Then his father cried "No, Shiori!" He was momentarily distracted by his near dead wife and, taking this to his advantage, the man stabbed him repeatedly.

Both of Kurama's parents were dead right then.

The other people left immediately after.

Kurama's eyes snapped open. He then realized that he was a little too close to Kia. He scooted away. Or at least that was the plan. He ended up falling off the couch with a thump loud enough to wake the dead, but not Kia.

Kia was still sound asleep. Kurama wondered how anyone could sleep through that. He tried gently shaking her awake.

"Kia, Kia, Wake up Kia," he said.

"Don't even bother, that girl sleeps like the dead until 8 at least," a voice said from upstairs.

He looked at the stairs and saw Jake standing at the top of them. He was wearing what appeared to be a school uniform.

"Anyway, when Kia wakes up tell her that all the girls are still asleep and that I left for Boston," Jake stated, walking down the stairs and out the door.

Kurama could faintly hear an engine start up then drive off.

Just then Kia woke up. Her eyes opened slowly, it was obvious she was still tired.

"Morning," She muttered sleepily and yawned.

"Good Morning, sleep well?" Kurama inquired.

"I suppose, you?" Kia replied.

"Actually not very well. I had a nightmare," Am I saying this? I shouldn't be telling her any of this. After all I've known her for what a day? He thought. But, before he could stop himself the whole story came out. "My parents were murdered, by two demon punishers. I was only five at the time," he said. He felt that if he didn't tell someone it would explode inside of him.

"That's terrible!" Kia exclaimed, by now fully awake. "That can't be legal,"

"There are no laws protecting demons Kia," Kurama explained.

"Why not?" she stated.

"Ask those in charge," Kurama simply said.

"It's still not right," Kia said.

"I agree," Kurama stated.

"Let's make breakfast," Kia suggested, smiling and nearly falling off the couch.

"Great, what should we make?" he asked.

"Hmm...pancakes? We have plenty of mix. It's the only thing Jake didn't eat all of. And after there are ten girls," she said.

"Great idea. How about you make the batter and I'll cook them?" Kurama suggested.

"'Kay," Kia said, smiling.

After the pancakes were made, two per girl, (Kia and Kurama already ate) Kia woke up all the girls by playing one of her CDs really loudly in one of the girl's ear.

While the girls were gobbling down the pancakes Kurama and Kia were putting all her stuff in her room.

They placed the CDs in the rack, makeup in it's bag and hair stuff was put in with the make up.

After breakfast the girls started to leave. One by one they departed. It was almost as if they had planned it. One girl would leave then a few second later another girl's mother arrived.

After all the guests had left Kia sat on the couch exhausted. She and Kurama had cleaned up the whole house. Kurama said he could do it himself but Kia insisted she help.

Hours had passed and lunchtime rolled around. after doing a quick inventory to see what food they had Kia and Kurama figured out something very important.

They had no food. Not even a crumb was left. No one was expecting that. Couldn't Jake have left some food.

No, Jake the human garbage disposal just had to eat all the food.

"We need to go the store," Kia proclaimed after a through check of the cupboards had been administered.

"Correct," Kurama agreed.

"I forgot one very important fact. The store is too far away to walk," Kia stated.

"So, we'll drive," Kurama stated.

"How old are you?" Kia asked.

"Fifteen," he replied.

"Me too. Therefore we can't drive," Kia stated.

They had a problem on their hands. There was no way to get to the store.

"I know!" Kia exclaimed. "I'll call Nikki," Nikki wasn't present at the party because she had a date with some guy named Vlad. But, she should be home now. And Nikki (whose real name was Amanda) had a drivers licscence.

Kia reached for the phone and in that exact instant the power went out.

"Does the world hate us or what?" Kia said to no one.

"I would assume so," Kurama stated.

It very well may've been true. The store was too far away. None of them could drive. They couldn't call anyone who could drive because the power went out.

The morning sun shone through the large windows in front of the house. So, the didn't have to worry about light only about starving to death.

That wasn't probably going to happen though. Why would it? The power should be back on soon, right?

"Kurama, What are we going to do now?" Kia asked. She got no answer.

"Kurama?" she tried again.

" Earth to Kurama, do you read me?" Kia tried one more time. She looked at where Kurama had been sitting only to find out that it was empty.

"Kurama, this isn't funny," she stated, her voice trembling. She was afraid now.

Kia stood up and looked around the kitchen, still no sign of Kurama. She told herself not to panic. That nothing bad would happen.

Still she was panicking.

"Hmmp," Kia heard a muffled cry, then everything went black.

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