It was an unusually cold night, one of those nights where you feel anything
could happen. I sat in my bedroom, gazing out the window as rain splattered
my window.
"Shuichi! Someone's at the door for you, she says her names Kuronue."
** Kuronue, My old friend, who died saving me. I stood up I didn't want to have to think of him again, but I could help but wonder who would be at my door using my old partners name. I walked out of the door to my room and looked at my mother, I saw her, and I didn't want to turn the corner, my heart pounded in my chest. "Why should I be worried? He died, anyways this is a girl. But does she know Kuroune?" I thought to myself "Ah there you are dear." My mother said, she smiled sweetly and walked off behind me. Slowly turning the corner and swallowing hard, even though my mouth was dry. Looking at the girl I could tell right away she wasn't like Kuroune. "So you're the great demon fox, Kuronue has told me about." She smiled underneath a hat like Kuronue's. "How do you know Him?" I asked, looking confused my heart pounding. She tilted her head up so I could see her whole face, not just her mouth and nose. The girl had a long black cloak; I'm surprised that my mother didn't think she was from a gang or something. Her hair (what I could see, most of it was hidden by the cloak and hat.) was a light magenta, her eyes matched. "I was the one who saved him Kurama." She said, her voice flowed into my ears and rattled in my head. I was the one who saved him.....I was the one who saved him.... "He died, he had a wound through his right leg, and soldiers where coming from everywhere, how did you save him?" I said calmly, even though in side I felt anger, anger that he had not told me he was alive, anger that he had not come so that all the guilt that had been planted in my chest that day, would go. Anger; But there was another emotion, relief. But can I trust this girl? "The king of the castle was rather mad, he wanted Kuronue to suffer.If you want the whole story, I think you should let me in, it's starting to pour." The girl said looking over her shoulder. "How about you take me to Kuronue and prove that he is alive." I said shutting the door behind the stranger in front of me. She grinned again, and let out a little laugh. "I think you'll want to hear the story before you see him. That way you know how I know him." I didn't feel annoyed I was glad; actually, I wanted to know how she knew him. She walked forward a bit and turned to look at me. (I was currently behind her after closing the door.) "Where do you want to talk Kurama?" she asked I pointed slightly at my room. She nodded and walked that way. Inside of my room she stood until I had sat down on my bed. She pulled the chair from my desk over so she would be sitting diagonal from me. "Well..Kuronue was hit by a bamboo hollow pole. He was hit in the right leg, terrible wound. But, the king wanted him to slowly suffer. I was the healer at the castle. I was told to see the thief and heal him. So I went to do so as always. Then I saw who it was."
"What do you mean? 'Then I saw who it was' what is that supposed to mean?" I asked looking at her leaning forward on my knees; this was getting interesting.
"Kuronue was my friend when I was younger, his family and mine lived together in peace. Then Kuronue left with his father, that was when I was 12 and he was 14. Long time ago, but I couldn't forget his eyes, full on emptiness and wanting. I would get lost in his eyes. I could never forget the eyes that helped me and saved me, and cared for me after the attacks came. My father was wanted on murder by a gang of awful spirits. They came and killed my Mother and father. I was 13. Then Kuronue came; and killed them all, before they could get me; that was when I saw that Kuronue was no longer the boy I thought he was. I remember that." I couldn't say anything to this girl, Kuronue and I would steal all the time, no biggie for us. But this girl was different, she knew the Kuronue under the hard-ass act, the Kuronue I only had a glimpse at once or twice. The Kuronue which was hidden, the dark Kuronue. The Kuronue I didn't want to know. "He pulled me behind a tree that night..
"Are you okay?"
I looked Kuronue in the eyes, his eyes where different, this Kuronue wasn't the once nice and caring Kuronue, this was a killer. I couldn't speak, he was still holding his throwing chain scythes, covered in demon blood. I pushed him away. "What?" he asked looking worried I jumped up and ran, I ran until I collapsed. ..That was the last time I saw him until 250 years later.. That's when I healed him at the castle." She looked up at me "I guess you want to see him." I just nodded. "I should tell my mother; Just a second." I got up and walked into the living room my mother was sitting in a chair reading the newspaper. "I'm going to go with my friend; I'll be back a bit okay?" I asked leaning over her shoulder "Be back by dinner." She said to me "Remember to bring a jacket; don't want you to catch cold." I smiled and nodded I walked back out of the living room. The girl I had just been talking to was standing at the front door waiting. "It would help me if I knew your name." I said quietly to the girl "Anima. Anima Abnoba." She said smiling "That's a different name." I said getting my jacket on. "Well, 'Anima' means 'Wind' in Latin and 'Abnoba' means 'Black Forest' also in Latin. I was given this name because I can control the wind, that's my demonic power; I lived in 'The Black Forest' so my name is saying 'Wind from the Black Forest'" I finished zipping up my jacket. "How far are we going?" "A bit." She walked out the front door. "I'll see you later mother!" I said back into my house. I shut the door, the rain was thicker than I thought it seemed like someone was dumping sheets of water. Anima jumped up into the air and started jumping from building to building, kind of resembling Hiei. I followed her as fast as I could. Rain pounding down on us. She stopped at the top of a 2 or 3 story building. I caught up to her. She pointed to a small house over a hill. "There." She said I jumped and started to run to the house. Anima was ahead of me again. She jumped over to the door opened it and disappeared into the small house. I got into the house. Anima was standing in front of me. She took off her cape and hat. She wore a school girl uniform, which was rather odd under the cape and Kuronue's hat. "Please take off your jacket; your dripping." I nodded and took it off, it was getting heavy on my shoulders. "Where is he?" I asked Anima smiled, "I'll show you, be patient." "Anima...don't keep Kurama is suspense, be nice." Said the voice of my old partner, and friend.Kuronue...
~~~End of Chapter~~~
** Kuronue, My old friend, who died saving me. I stood up I didn't want to have to think of him again, but I could help but wonder who would be at my door using my old partners name. I walked out of the door to my room and looked at my mother, I saw her, and I didn't want to turn the corner, my heart pounded in my chest. "Why should I be worried? He died, anyways this is a girl. But does she know Kuroune?" I thought to myself "Ah there you are dear." My mother said, she smiled sweetly and walked off behind me. Slowly turning the corner and swallowing hard, even though my mouth was dry. Looking at the girl I could tell right away she wasn't like Kuroune. "So you're the great demon fox, Kuronue has told me about." She smiled underneath a hat like Kuronue's. "How do you know Him?" I asked, looking confused my heart pounding. She tilted her head up so I could see her whole face, not just her mouth and nose. The girl had a long black cloak; I'm surprised that my mother didn't think she was from a gang or something. Her hair (what I could see, most of it was hidden by the cloak and hat.) was a light magenta, her eyes matched. "I was the one who saved him Kurama." She said, her voice flowed into my ears and rattled in my head. I was the one who saved him.....I was the one who saved him.... "He died, he had a wound through his right leg, and soldiers where coming from everywhere, how did you save him?" I said calmly, even though in side I felt anger, anger that he had not told me he was alive, anger that he had not come so that all the guilt that had been planted in my chest that day, would go. Anger; But there was another emotion, relief. But can I trust this girl? "The king of the castle was rather mad, he wanted Kuronue to suffer.If you want the whole story, I think you should let me in, it's starting to pour." The girl said looking over her shoulder. "How about you take me to Kuronue and prove that he is alive." I said shutting the door behind the stranger in front of me. She grinned again, and let out a little laugh. "I think you'll want to hear the story before you see him. That way you know how I know him." I didn't feel annoyed I was glad; actually, I wanted to know how she knew him. She walked forward a bit and turned to look at me. (I was currently behind her after closing the door.) "Where do you want to talk Kurama?" she asked I pointed slightly at my room. She nodded and walked that way. Inside of my room she stood until I had sat down on my bed. She pulled the chair from my desk over so she would be sitting diagonal from me. "Well..Kuronue was hit by a bamboo hollow pole. He was hit in the right leg, terrible wound. But, the king wanted him to slowly suffer. I was the healer at the castle. I was told to see the thief and heal him. So I went to do so as always. Then I saw who it was."
"What do you mean? 'Then I saw who it was' what is that supposed to mean?" I asked looking at her leaning forward on my knees; this was getting interesting.
"Kuronue was my friend when I was younger, his family and mine lived together in peace. Then Kuronue left with his father, that was when I was 12 and he was 14. Long time ago, but I couldn't forget his eyes, full on emptiness and wanting. I would get lost in his eyes. I could never forget the eyes that helped me and saved me, and cared for me after the attacks came. My father was wanted on murder by a gang of awful spirits. They came and killed my Mother and father. I was 13. Then Kuronue came; and killed them all, before they could get me; that was when I saw that Kuronue was no longer the boy I thought he was. I remember that." I couldn't say anything to this girl, Kuronue and I would steal all the time, no biggie for us. But this girl was different, she knew the Kuronue under the hard-ass act, the Kuronue I only had a glimpse at once or twice. The Kuronue which was hidden, the dark Kuronue. The Kuronue I didn't want to know. "He pulled me behind a tree that night..
"Are you okay?"
I looked Kuronue in the eyes, his eyes where different, this Kuronue wasn't the once nice and caring Kuronue, this was a killer. I couldn't speak, he was still holding his throwing chain scythes, covered in demon blood. I pushed him away. "What?" he asked looking worried I jumped up and ran, I ran until I collapsed. ..That was the last time I saw him until 250 years later.. That's when I healed him at the castle." She looked up at me "I guess you want to see him." I just nodded. "I should tell my mother; Just a second." I got up and walked into the living room my mother was sitting in a chair reading the newspaper. "I'm going to go with my friend; I'll be back a bit okay?" I asked leaning over her shoulder "Be back by dinner." She said to me "Remember to bring a jacket; don't want you to catch cold." I smiled and nodded I walked back out of the living room. The girl I had just been talking to was standing at the front door waiting. "It would help me if I knew your name." I said quietly to the girl "Anima. Anima Abnoba." She said smiling "That's a different name." I said getting my jacket on. "Well, 'Anima' means 'Wind' in Latin and 'Abnoba' means 'Black Forest' also in Latin. I was given this name because I can control the wind, that's my demonic power; I lived in 'The Black Forest' so my name is saying 'Wind from the Black Forest'" I finished zipping up my jacket. "How far are we going?" "A bit." She walked out the front door. "I'll see you later mother!" I said back into my house. I shut the door, the rain was thicker than I thought it seemed like someone was dumping sheets of water. Anima jumped up into the air and started jumping from building to building, kind of resembling Hiei. I followed her as fast as I could. Rain pounding down on us. She stopped at the top of a 2 or 3 story building. I caught up to her. She pointed to a small house over a hill. "There." She said I jumped and started to run to the house. Anima was ahead of me again. She jumped over to the door opened it and disappeared into the small house. I got into the house. Anima was standing in front of me. She took off her cape and hat. She wore a school girl uniform, which was rather odd under the cape and Kuronue's hat. "Please take off your jacket; your dripping." I nodded and took it off, it was getting heavy on my shoulders. "Where is he?" I asked Anima smiled, "I'll show you, be patient." "Anima...don't keep Kurama is suspense, be nice." Said the voice of my old partner, and friend.Kuronue...
~~~End of Chapter~~~