Disclaimer: I do not own any characters from YYH.
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Kain tried harder in all of his classes. It didn't do anything to change what kids thought of him, but it did make the teachers like him a bit more. The only exception was his first period teacher. He still seemed to hate Kain, no matter how good he did, and if fact often called Kain a cheater.
Kain was constantly tormented by almost anyone. In fact, the only one that seemed to be able to stand his presence was Zenryoko. Zen had even started sitting with him at lunch. Because Zen was mute, it kept kids away from them. Often they would spar once they had finished eating. It nearly always came out in a tie, because they were of equal strength.
Because of the rumors saying he was a weakling, Kain started to train more. He would offer to run tasks for people, and would often run for long distances. Little by little, he was making himself stronger than Roes, and the others. Zen was the only one that knew this however. Zen was also the only one that could match Kain. Not that anyone else would try. They would tell Kain that he was not worth their time to fight. They only practiced when they were bored, or had set up practice sessions.
Sometimes Kain even went to Makai, to practice there. No one knew about those visits. At least no one that he didn't want to know. He had made a friend there. Eikura, the demon lord's son.
If the adults noticed that Kain was becoming increasingly reclusive, they paid it no mind. Out of all four familys, Zen was the only one that noticed that Kain was hurting. He also seemed to be the only one that cared. He made up his mind, to always be able to match Kain, just in case, Kain lost his composure. Which would happen soon, if things didn't change.
It seemed that with each passing day, Kain became calmer. The insults thrown in his direction, didn't seem to bother him anymore. Of course, this was all on the outside. On the inside, Kain was furious. He would show them no matter what it took. Even if he had to kill.
It was on one of his trips to Makai, that a solution presented itself. There was a group of hanyou's that were being a pest to the demon lord. Eikura asked Kain to help him exterminate them. Kain gave his word. When Kain told Zen, the mute boy showed fear in his eyes for the first time. Zen begged Kain not to go but, as Kain had already given his word, he couldn't back down.
Zen went and found Kurama. He told him all that he knew and Kurama also started to worry. Koenma had sent the older children on a mission to get a treasure back from the demon lord. If Kurama's guess was right, then Kain had just agreed to kill his own family and friends.
Zenryoko continued to train along with Kain. Each of them became stronger, and learned each other's moves so well, that their sparring had almost become an intricate dance. Bit by bit, they passed up their parent's skill, and still continued to get better. Both strove for strength, but each for different reasons. They became good friends, and it was during one of their sparring sessions, that Zen noticed the little pin lodged behind Kain's ear. He kept this to himself however, and buried it in his memory, where it would surface when needed.
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I am so sorry that this chapter is so short. I truly am.
Please forgive me, but I don't have a tone of time to write, and this was the most I could do in my limited time space.
Gomen gomen gomen.
Please review anyway, even if it is to yell at me for the short chapter.
EF
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Kain tried harder in all of his classes. It didn't do anything to change what kids thought of him, but it did make the teachers like him a bit more. The only exception was his first period teacher. He still seemed to hate Kain, no matter how good he did, and if fact often called Kain a cheater.
Kain was constantly tormented by almost anyone. In fact, the only one that seemed to be able to stand his presence was Zenryoko. Zen had even started sitting with him at lunch. Because Zen was mute, it kept kids away from them. Often they would spar once they had finished eating. It nearly always came out in a tie, because they were of equal strength.
Because of the rumors saying he was a weakling, Kain started to train more. He would offer to run tasks for people, and would often run for long distances. Little by little, he was making himself stronger than Roes, and the others. Zen was the only one that knew this however. Zen was also the only one that could match Kain. Not that anyone else would try. They would tell Kain that he was not worth their time to fight. They only practiced when they were bored, or had set up practice sessions.
Sometimes Kain even went to Makai, to practice there. No one knew about those visits. At least no one that he didn't want to know. He had made a friend there. Eikura, the demon lord's son.
If the adults noticed that Kain was becoming increasingly reclusive, they paid it no mind. Out of all four familys, Zen was the only one that noticed that Kain was hurting. He also seemed to be the only one that cared. He made up his mind, to always be able to match Kain, just in case, Kain lost his composure. Which would happen soon, if things didn't change.
It seemed that with each passing day, Kain became calmer. The insults thrown in his direction, didn't seem to bother him anymore. Of course, this was all on the outside. On the inside, Kain was furious. He would show them no matter what it took. Even if he had to kill.
It was on one of his trips to Makai, that a solution presented itself. There was a group of hanyou's that were being a pest to the demon lord. Eikura asked Kain to help him exterminate them. Kain gave his word. When Kain told Zen, the mute boy showed fear in his eyes for the first time. Zen begged Kain not to go but, as Kain had already given his word, he couldn't back down.
Zen went and found Kurama. He told him all that he knew and Kurama also started to worry. Koenma had sent the older children on a mission to get a treasure back from the demon lord. If Kurama's guess was right, then Kain had just agreed to kill his own family and friends.
Zenryoko continued to train along with Kain. Each of them became stronger, and learned each other's moves so well, that their sparring had almost become an intricate dance. Bit by bit, they passed up their parent's skill, and still continued to get better. Both strove for strength, but each for different reasons. They became good friends, and it was during one of their sparring sessions, that Zen noticed the little pin lodged behind Kain's ear. He kept this to himself however, and buried it in his memory, where it would surface when needed.
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I am so sorry that this chapter is so short. I truly am.
Please forgive me, but I don't have a tone of time to write, and this was the most I could do in my limited time space.
Gomen gomen gomen.
Please review anyway, even if it is to yell at me for the short chapter.
EF