Jewel in the Rough
Golden Foxfyre
Disclaimer: How could I own this show? Hello, I don't own any company that does.
Chapter 13
"I think I'm going to be sick." Boton declared, gazing at the body.
Amber blocked that from her view and knelt next to the severed arm, gazing at the manacle. Lightly, her fingers brushed the engraved ankh and it released the wrist. She leapt back in shock, green eyes wide. "Nani?!"
"Calm down, Amber." Kurama picked up the item then approached her. "I have a feeling that this is tied to life-energies."
Boton took it from the fox demon. "This'll be safer in Spirit World." She turned to go, brushing against the vixen.
The apparition flinched away from her. There was something about that magic that made her uneasy. "Please keep that away from me." Her voice wavered slightly as she fought her fear.
Kurama drew her away. "What frightened you?" He gently queried, his hand tilting up her face, which she had cast down in fear.
Green eyes met and held. "The magic felt out of harmony with nature." She rubbed her arms, trying to still her rattled nerves. Kurama slid his hand into hers, giving hers a reassuring squeeze.
"Come with me." He led her away, through the tree line and into the shadows of a forest in full-bloom. They halted in a clearing, as green as an emerald, that was quiet and still. Sunlight streamed down on them, warming the chill of evil from their bones. "Amber are you all right?"
"Yes." Her eyes regained their usual twinkle. "I don't know why that happened." She cocked her head to one side. "I think your mother is worried about you."
A mischievous twinkle came to his green eyes. Kurama sprang into a run, drawing her along with him. She easily kept up as they sprinted through the streets of the city to his home.
They halted on a shaded porch in front of the door, laughing. "I can't believe you did that, you sly fox!" Amber cried through her laughter. Finally, they got themselves under control, and just before the door opened.
"Suiichi, there you are. You had me worried." a woman declared.
"Gomen, Kaasan." Then he met his mother's gaze. "Do you remember Amber?"
Mrs. Minnamo appeared confused for a second then recognized the golden-haired girl with her son. That girl had been the only one in Nagasaki that dared to be his friend, even after she'd seen his explosive temper. "Yes, I remember her. Is this her?" She gazed to the apparition silently.
He nodded, "Yes, Kaasan."
She pulled car keys out of her purse. "If you could keep an eye on your sister, I'd appreciate it." Mrs. Minnamo walked into the garage and retrieved her car. After she'd drove away, they entered the house.
"Suiichi!" A young redheaded girl leapt into his arms. "Where did you go?"
"There was something I had to take care of, Miyaka." Kurama set his sister down. "During that time, I found a friend I made in Nagasaki."
Amber approached, feet silent on the soft carpet of the house. "My name is Callista Amber. It is nice to meet you."
Miyaka looked from one to the other, hazel eyes intense. "Suiichi's got a girlfriend!" she sang out.
A bright red blush spread across their cheeks. "Look at how red you are!" Miyaka cried, dissolving into the laughter of a six-year-old.
"I'll give you something to laugh about." Amber hissed, promptly inflicting the tickle torture. Miyaka shrieked in laughter, trying to wiggle away.
"That's enough, Amber." Kurama stated, getting over his embarrassment and pulling her away from his sister. Then he turned to the girl. "It's not nice to tease people."
Miyaka smiled before running to her room.
"I think she got into the sugar." Amber sighed.
"She's always acting like that." Kurama led her up the well-lit stairwell and to his room. Out of all the house, his room held the most plants. After all, he was a kitsune. Plants were his specialty.
Sunlight streamed in through his north-facing window and below, a red rose bush bloomed beautifully.
They sat on the bed, covered with a forest green bedspread. The fox sighed, leaning back some. "Are you going to let your father come between us?" She probably will. Her mother's influence was only in the early years of her life.
"I'll let him have that fit." Amber replied, chuckling at the startled expression on his face. "It's my life, not his. I'm not a little girl anymore."
The spirit fox sat up, gazing into her eyes. He reached over to his night stand and lifted a silver necklace. A pendant in the three dimensional shape of a running fox dangled from it, with eyes of emerald. "I want you to have this." Kurama fastened the chain around her neck.
Green eyes widened in shock. "Kurama?" Amber queried softly. She met his gaze easily. They leaned closer to each other without realizing it, then their lips met in a passionate kiss.
Golden Foxfyre
Disclaimer: How could I own this show? Hello, I don't own any company that does.
Chapter 13
"I think I'm going to be sick." Boton declared, gazing at the body.
Amber blocked that from her view and knelt next to the severed arm, gazing at the manacle. Lightly, her fingers brushed the engraved ankh and it released the wrist. She leapt back in shock, green eyes wide. "Nani?!"
"Calm down, Amber." Kurama picked up the item then approached her. "I have a feeling that this is tied to life-energies."
Boton took it from the fox demon. "This'll be safer in Spirit World." She turned to go, brushing against the vixen.
The apparition flinched away from her. There was something about that magic that made her uneasy. "Please keep that away from me." Her voice wavered slightly as she fought her fear.
Kurama drew her away. "What frightened you?" He gently queried, his hand tilting up her face, which she had cast down in fear.
Green eyes met and held. "The magic felt out of harmony with nature." She rubbed her arms, trying to still her rattled nerves. Kurama slid his hand into hers, giving hers a reassuring squeeze.
"Come with me." He led her away, through the tree line and into the shadows of a forest in full-bloom. They halted in a clearing, as green as an emerald, that was quiet and still. Sunlight streamed down on them, warming the chill of evil from their bones. "Amber are you all right?"
"Yes." Her eyes regained their usual twinkle. "I don't know why that happened." She cocked her head to one side. "I think your mother is worried about you."
A mischievous twinkle came to his green eyes. Kurama sprang into a run, drawing her along with him. She easily kept up as they sprinted through the streets of the city to his home.
They halted on a shaded porch in front of the door, laughing. "I can't believe you did that, you sly fox!" Amber cried through her laughter. Finally, they got themselves under control, and just before the door opened.
"Suiichi, there you are. You had me worried." a woman declared.
"Gomen, Kaasan." Then he met his mother's gaze. "Do you remember Amber?"
Mrs. Minnamo appeared confused for a second then recognized the golden-haired girl with her son. That girl had been the only one in Nagasaki that dared to be his friend, even after she'd seen his explosive temper. "Yes, I remember her. Is this her?" She gazed to the apparition silently.
He nodded, "Yes, Kaasan."
She pulled car keys out of her purse. "If you could keep an eye on your sister, I'd appreciate it." Mrs. Minnamo walked into the garage and retrieved her car. After she'd drove away, they entered the house.
"Suiichi!" A young redheaded girl leapt into his arms. "Where did you go?"
"There was something I had to take care of, Miyaka." Kurama set his sister down. "During that time, I found a friend I made in Nagasaki."
Amber approached, feet silent on the soft carpet of the house. "My name is Callista Amber. It is nice to meet you."
Miyaka looked from one to the other, hazel eyes intense. "Suiichi's got a girlfriend!" she sang out.
A bright red blush spread across their cheeks. "Look at how red you are!" Miyaka cried, dissolving into the laughter of a six-year-old.
"I'll give you something to laugh about." Amber hissed, promptly inflicting the tickle torture. Miyaka shrieked in laughter, trying to wiggle away.
"That's enough, Amber." Kurama stated, getting over his embarrassment and pulling her away from his sister. Then he turned to the girl. "It's not nice to tease people."
Miyaka smiled before running to her room.
"I think she got into the sugar." Amber sighed.
"She's always acting like that." Kurama led her up the well-lit stairwell and to his room. Out of all the house, his room held the most plants. After all, he was a kitsune. Plants were his specialty.
Sunlight streamed in through his north-facing window and below, a red rose bush bloomed beautifully.
They sat on the bed, covered with a forest green bedspread. The fox sighed, leaning back some. "Are you going to let your father come between us?" She probably will. Her mother's influence was only in the early years of her life.
"I'll let him have that fit." Amber replied, chuckling at the startled expression on his face. "It's my life, not his. I'm not a little girl anymore."
The spirit fox sat up, gazing into her eyes. He reached over to his night stand and lifted a silver necklace. A pendant in the three dimensional shape of a running fox dangled from it, with eyes of emerald. "I want you to have this." Kurama fastened the chain around her neck.
Green eyes widened in shock. "Kurama?" Amber queried softly. She met his gaze easily. They leaned closer to each other without realizing it, then their lips met in a passionate kiss.