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Author's Notes: I don't know the real name of Kaoru's parents, just applied it to my story. And, by the way, my fic is definitely OOC.
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Prologue: Look Into the Night
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A dark-haired woman, with piercing brown eyes, ran out from her clan, carrying a crying bundle in her arms. People were after her, and they were quickly gaining. She jumped on one tree to another, until she was beyond the canyon that stretched wide. Dawn was coming, she was sure of it, for she could see a faint light in the sky.
The woman stood on the cliff, carefully looking at the crowd who was after her. "There, the dawn is coming. Please, go back!" She pleaded. She knew what will happen if the people didn't heed her pleads. They had no royal blood in their bodies, and they could easily be burned in the coming rays of the sun. Her siblings had sided with her, though secretly, to avoid trouble from their parents.
The people who were after her heard what she had said. They did not have any liking in going after her. But, the one who commanded them was the one who ruled over them, and it was only a matter of duty, nothing more. If they had their personal matters first, they would gladly let her go.
She had been the kindest royal child they had ever met, having the patience of a saint. Her aura brought smiles to their faces and happiness to their hearts.
"Please! Go back! I don't want all of you to perish!" Again, the dark- haired woman told them, tears in her eyes.
Surprisingly, the crowd withdrew. They could not do anymore here. The sun was starting to rise, and the light of it was deadly to their clan. But, two remained. Both had the same dark hair as the woman, but their eyes were much lighter, more piercing than hers.
"Hikaru, are you sure?" One asked, a man.
Hikaru nodded, cuddling the bundle close to her chest to silence its cry. "For the sake of my child..." She replied. "Please, Honou-nii!" Again, her eyes pleaded to her brother. Honou sighed. The sun was shinning now, but the ones who had royal blood could never be burned by its light.
The other one, a woman, smiled softly at Hikaru and her child. "Then, take care, Hikaru-onee. Please, also tell Tsuki-chan that, when she grows."
"Hai, Yume-imouto." Hikaru smiled back, her brown eyes twinkling. "Honou- nii, take care of Yume-imouto for me. She is so dear."
Honou nodded, looking at her for the last time. "We will keep in touch with you, Hikaru. That, we swear under the honorable oath of our clan." He said.
"Of course," Hikaru said. "It is much appreciated."
And, with that, the siblings parted ways.
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3 years later...
Honou and Yume looked with dismay at their little niece, Tsuki, or better known as Kamiya Kaoru in the mortal world. Her father, Kamiya Koshijiro, chuckled at the sight. Hikaru, a bit pale but full of smiles, sat beside him, looking happily at her little daughter.
"Hikaru! I didn't think this little koneko will be this fiery!" Honou complained, brushing of the dirt Kaoru had sprayed all over his clothes. He had dressed in a simple black gi and brown hakama.
3-year-old Kaoru giggled with suppressed delight, bouncing to Yume. "Play!" She said simply, tugging the cream sleeve of Yume's kimono, a bit yellowish from all that dirt.
"Again?" Yume asked in an exasperated tone. The sun was beginning to set, the bright orange hue painting the scenery with a soft light. Kaoru had gotten her mother's raven hair, but had taken her father's blue eyes.
Suddenly, Honou tensed, as Yume and Hikaru did. They had felt a crowd coming, and when they neared, Koshijiro, too, stood straight. He took his daughter in his arms, as the three siblings shielded them from the gaze of their grandmother.
"Honou! Yume!" Their grandmother, Fu, stared at them with eyes of blazing green. She was accompanied by their parents, Tori and Mizu. Honou's own daughter, Hoshi, glared at little Kaoru. But Yume's son, Rei, smiled softly at her. There were also warriors with them.
"Obaa-sama!" Yume cried, surprised at seeing her and the others. "Why...?" While Yume was still oblivious, Honou and Hikaru was not.
"No!!!" Hikaru screamed. "You're not going to take anyone away from me!"
Honou turned to Koshijiro, taking a blade from one side. "Here, take this, Kamiya, and never come back to Yokohama." He said simply, pushing him away with Kaoru.
"But, my wife--" He started.
"Just go!" Hikaru and Honou yelled.
As Koshijiro took flight, he turned one last time to his beloved. "Koishii..."
"Protect Kao-chan for me, anata," Hikaru whispered. "Go away from this place. Yokohama isn't safe anymore for Kao-chan."
Koshijiro nodded, blinking away the tears that threatened to spill from his eyes. He knew that he will never see his wife again. "I love you." He said, running away to the forest.
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He had managed to survive the encounter with Hikaru's clan, setting foot in Tokyo. Koshijiro surveyed his surroundings, smiling sadly. He glanced down at his little daughter, sleeping peacefully in his arms.
"Kao-chan, we will have a new life now, without your mother." He whispered. She shifted, but remained asleep.
With that, Koshijiro walked into Tokyo, prepared for the hardships ahead with Kaoru.
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One month later, in the Kamiya Dojo Koshijiro had established, Honou came.
"It has been a long time, Kamiya." Honou said, sipping the tea Koshijiro had prepared.
"I know," He sighed. "What had happened of Hikaru?"
Honou hesitated, but he felt that he should know. After all, Hikaru was his wife. "Hikaru is dead. Her punishment," He whispered, grasping the cup tightly. "My clan has a new target now."
"And who is it, may I ask?"
"Tsuki." Honou answered simply. "Obaa-sama has already passed on. An...accident had fallen upon her." He continued. "My parents decided that Kao-koneko should join our clan. But they hadn't found your location yet, so that means that you and Kao-chan is still safe."
"I must protect Kao-chan," Koshijiro said. "You and Yume will help, won't you?" He asked.
Honou nodded. "Of course. Yume and I rule our clan right now, but for the future, I must warn you of my daughter."
"Why?"
"She has taken the decision of our parents as her mission when she grows. But don't worry about Rei, Yume's son. He is protective of Kao-koneko, and I'm sure that he refuses to let Kaoru join." Honou said, standing up. "I must go, or my clan will surely be suspicious."
Koshijiro nodded. "Of course." He replied. He walked Honou out to the gate.
"Well, here we must part. Yume and I will still be watching Kao-koneko, but we will not let her see us." Honou implied. "Rei will continue if we have already passed on, but, as I said, beware of Hoshi."
"Yes, I will always keep that in mind." Koshijiro said, bowing. "Thank you, Honou."
Honou bowed back, walking down the street and disappearing as the rays of the sun slowly set.
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Author's Notes: I don't know the real name of Kaoru's parents, just applied it to my story. And, by the way, my fic is definitely OOC.
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Prologue: Look Into the Night
--====--
A dark-haired woman, with piercing brown eyes, ran out from her clan, carrying a crying bundle in her arms. People were after her, and they were quickly gaining. She jumped on one tree to another, until she was beyond the canyon that stretched wide. Dawn was coming, she was sure of it, for she could see a faint light in the sky.
The woman stood on the cliff, carefully looking at the crowd who was after her. "There, the dawn is coming. Please, go back!" She pleaded. She knew what will happen if the people didn't heed her pleads. They had no royal blood in their bodies, and they could easily be burned in the coming rays of the sun. Her siblings had sided with her, though secretly, to avoid trouble from their parents.
The people who were after her heard what she had said. They did not have any liking in going after her. But, the one who commanded them was the one who ruled over them, and it was only a matter of duty, nothing more. If they had their personal matters first, they would gladly let her go.
She had been the kindest royal child they had ever met, having the patience of a saint. Her aura brought smiles to their faces and happiness to their hearts.
"Please! Go back! I don't want all of you to perish!" Again, the dark- haired woman told them, tears in her eyes.
Surprisingly, the crowd withdrew. They could not do anymore here. The sun was starting to rise, and the light of it was deadly to their clan. But, two remained. Both had the same dark hair as the woman, but their eyes were much lighter, more piercing than hers.
"Hikaru, are you sure?" One asked, a man.
Hikaru nodded, cuddling the bundle close to her chest to silence its cry. "For the sake of my child..." She replied. "Please, Honou-nii!" Again, her eyes pleaded to her brother. Honou sighed. The sun was shinning now, but the ones who had royal blood could never be burned by its light.
The other one, a woman, smiled softly at Hikaru and her child. "Then, take care, Hikaru-onee. Please, also tell Tsuki-chan that, when she grows."
"Hai, Yume-imouto." Hikaru smiled back, her brown eyes twinkling. "Honou- nii, take care of Yume-imouto for me. She is so dear."
Honou nodded, looking at her for the last time. "We will keep in touch with you, Hikaru. That, we swear under the honorable oath of our clan." He said.
"Of course," Hikaru said. "It is much appreciated."
And, with that, the siblings parted ways.
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3 years later...
Honou and Yume looked with dismay at their little niece, Tsuki, or better known as Kamiya Kaoru in the mortal world. Her father, Kamiya Koshijiro, chuckled at the sight. Hikaru, a bit pale but full of smiles, sat beside him, looking happily at her little daughter.
"Hikaru! I didn't think this little koneko will be this fiery!" Honou complained, brushing of the dirt Kaoru had sprayed all over his clothes. He had dressed in a simple black gi and brown hakama.
3-year-old Kaoru giggled with suppressed delight, bouncing to Yume. "Play!" She said simply, tugging the cream sleeve of Yume's kimono, a bit yellowish from all that dirt.
"Again?" Yume asked in an exasperated tone. The sun was beginning to set, the bright orange hue painting the scenery with a soft light. Kaoru had gotten her mother's raven hair, but had taken her father's blue eyes.
Suddenly, Honou tensed, as Yume and Hikaru did. They had felt a crowd coming, and when they neared, Koshijiro, too, stood straight. He took his daughter in his arms, as the three siblings shielded them from the gaze of their grandmother.
"Honou! Yume!" Their grandmother, Fu, stared at them with eyes of blazing green. She was accompanied by their parents, Tori and Mizu. Honou's own daughter, Hoshi, glared at little Kaoru. But Yume's son, Rei, smiled softly at her. There were also warriors with them.
"Obaa-sama!" Yume cried, surprised at seeing her and the others. "Why...?" While Yume was still oblivious, Honou and Hikaru was not.
"No!!!" Hikaru screamed. "You're not going to take anyone away from me!"
Honou turned to Koshijiro, taking a blade from one side. "Here, take this, Kamiya, and never come back to Yokohama." He said simply, pushing him away with Kaoru.
"But, my wife--" He started.
"Just go!" Hikaru and Honou yelled.
As Koshijiro took flight, he turned one last time to his beloved. "Koishii..."
"Protect Kao-chan for me, anata," Hikaru whispered. "Go away from this place. Yokohama isn't safe anymore for Kao-chan."
Koshijiro nodded, blinking away the tears that threatened to spill from his eyes. He knew that he will never see his wife again. "I love you." He said, running away to the forest.
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He had managed to survive the encounter with Hikaru's clan, setting foot in Tokyo. Koshijiro surveyed his surroundings, smiling sadly. He glanced down at his little daughter, sleeping peacefully in his arms.
"Kao-chan, we will have a new life now, without your mother." He whispered. She shifted, but remained asleep.
With that, Koshijiro walked into Tokyo, prepared for the hardships ahead with Kaoru.
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One month later, in the Kamiya Dojo Koshijiro had established, Honou came.
"It has been a long time, Kamiya." Honou said, sipping the tea Koshijiro had prepared.
"I know," He sighed. "What had happened of Hikaru?"
Honou hesitated, but he felt that he should know. After all, Hikaru was his wife. "Hikaru is dead. Her punishment," He whispered, grasping the cup tightly. "My clan has a new target now."
"And who is it, may I ask?"
"Tsuki." Honou answered simply. "Obaa-sama has already passed on. An...accident had fallen upon her." He continued. "My parents decided that Kao-koneko should join our clan. But they hadn't found your location yet, so that means that you and Kao-chan is still safe."
"I must protect Kao-chan," Koshijiro said. "You and Yume will help, won't you?" He asked.
Honou nodded. "Of course. Yume and I rule our clan right now, but for the future, I must warn you of my daughter."
"Why?"
"She has taken the decision of our parents as her mission when she grows. But don't worry about Rei, Yume's son. He is protective of Kao-koneko, and I'm sure that he refuses to let Kaoru join." Honou said, standing up. "I must go, or my clan will surely be suspicious."
Koshijiro nodded. "Of course." He replied. He walked Honou out to the gate.
"Well, here we must part. Yume and I will still be watching Kao-koneko, but we will not let her see us." Honou implied. "Rei will continue if we have already passed on, but, as I said, beware of Hoshi."
"Yes, I will always keep that in mind." Koshijiro said, bowing. "Thank you, Honou."
Honou bowed back, walking down the street and disappearing as the rays of the sun slowly set.
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