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Hiei turned toward Kurama "are you looking for something in this life?"
Kurama wonder how they had gotten on this subject,
"Yes, A girl with a pendant…."
Hiei stared at him, Kurama sighed,
"For the girl I gave that pendant to is my sister" Kurama looked at him expecting to some emotion, but once more saw none.
Hiei looked at him and nodded. Kurama wanted to smack him, of course he wasn't going to show interest in someones business, he thought it was rude.
"Here let me tell you"
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Kurama turned and faced his sister looking at her intently,
"Mitsu, please understand. Mother and Father so not care for me, they have other children more interesting then me I suppose.
She looked at him sullenly. She could understand his view, she supposed, after all they had thirty-three brothers and sisters besides them. Mother and Father had only paid attention to the talented ones, the eldest, and the youngest. She being one of the youngest got a lot of attention, while Kurama being in the middle and not extremely talented was lost in the rush around the palace.
"I still don't understand why you need to go off on an adventure." She pouted.
He sighed, "Mother and father have know need for me, unless 23 of our older siblings decide to drop dead."
He had a point she conceded, for it was true that if twenty-three of the older siblings died he would be heir to the throne. It was true that father was busy most of the time running the kingdom, and making sure that Kitsune every where did not disobey any laws. He also had to make sure that no other demons or sprites tried to take over the little kingdom they had. Kurama was though, extremely talented, he just hadn't fined tuned the quirks he had.
"Well… at least take me with you," she pleaded with a plaintive tone in her voice.
Kurama once more looked closely at his sister. She resembled him in most ways with the silver hair, hair and tail, except her eyes were a blue-green color with a touch of gold, and instead of the golden hazel colored eyes he had, and she was a foot or so shorter. She even dressed like him he thought despairingly. It was a fact that since she could crawl she had tried to follow Kurama everywhere he went. From an early age she had mimicked him and told him her secrets.
In return Kurama had made time for her, playing with her, taking her places, he even told her all his secrets. He and Mitsu had formed a tight bond over the years, he realized sadly, and he would miss having her tag along. But she was only half a century old, not even full grown; she only had just started to learn fox magic. True he was barely full grown himself at a little over a century, but he couldn't risk getting her hurt.
" O'nachan* I can't risk you getting hurt, you are the youngest, and Mother and Father would kill me if you got hurt"
* O'nachan means sister in Japanese
She looked up him tearfully " But Kurama, I'll miss you. I know I can't do much but will you take this… To remember me by?"
He looked down at her hand and saw a silver rose she had made. He knelt down and took it from her, and reached up to wipe a tear off her cheek,
" You know I could never forget you, you are my sister and you know me better then anyone else," he smiled sweetly at her.
" I know, I just don't want to take that chance," when she looked at him she saw that he tears in his eyes. She took a hesitant step forward then hugged him, sobbing.
Kurama was startled for an instant, but then embraced the sobbing child.
" Shush…it'll be okay…I come back," he whispered soothingly. He held her away from him and wiped her tears, " Don't cry… I promise I come back to take you with me when
You older. You must always stay strong and remember me. Here take this."
He took a pendant from around his neck and gave it to her,
"Happy birthday!" he whispered as he handed it to her.
Mitsu smiled, happy that he had remembered.
Kurama turned and walked away.
Mitsu stood there holding the pendant, crying, " Brother!! Don't go!"
Kurama kept walking and resisted the urge to look back, he heard her run after him, and then trip and fall, still calling his name. He soon disappeared from view and Mitsu lay where she had fallen crying. After a while she sat up sniffling and stared at the pendant. On it was a single rose, still not open, only a bud, she touched it and marveled at how life like it was, and the petals even felt velvety under her skin. She struggled to stand and had to lean against a pillar for support.
"I won't forget!!!!!" she shouted hoarsely, and then whispered,
"I won't forget…"
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Kurama broke off as Yuuseke and kuwabura came in.
"She acting…" Yuuseke looked up at them, " are we interrupting something?"
"Yeah, you guys are really close to each other" Kuwabara pointed out.
Kurama looked and saw that Hiei and him were very close, for Hiei's standards. Hiei looked at him and them looked down. Kurama wondered if hiei had something he needed to tell him.
He smiled, "oh I was just telling a story, for hiei."
"Was it a good night story, so little hiei wouldn't have nightmares," Yuuseke commented.
Hiei grabbed his sword and started to rise but Kurama stopped him.
" No it was just some stuff I needed to tell someone… so who was acting suspicious?"
"Huh? Oh I was just saying how those new girls we got…. Well there nice, but that one Kahoka, was sneaking around out there while you were talking."
Kurama just nodded and got up, " I'm going to bed now."
Hiei got up and followed him out of the room.
"is there any more," the little fire demon asked.
Kurama looked at him," no"
"There has to be… don't lie to me."
Kurama turned away, " Just… Just leave me alone."
Hiei watched the normally calm kitsune walked outside leaving him alone.
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