~Woo! I'm in a pretty good mood, surprisingly. I just got home from a visit at a college I want to go to… But, anyway! Onwards!~
End of Days
By Alpha Parvani
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If there is one thing I've learned about children, it's that you always have to remember who their parents are. And Shiro was no exception. I was a half demon. Kagome, I had given her some of my demon blood during the mating. Thus, Shiro turned out a half-breed.
And half-breeds go human one night a month.
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I was surprised when it first happened. For some reason, the thought of my son becoming human never crossed my mind. It also hadn't happened before. I suppose it was the fact that it happened a few days after the day that marked his sixth year of life.
Koga and I had been bickering, so we weren't on good terms at the moment. He had stalked off deeper into the den and I had gone outside with Shiro. Shiro had wailed at the sounds of our argument, but now he was fine, distracted by every little thing. He was wearing tiny pair of hakama and a loose shirt like my creamy colored undershirt. Love since able to walk, he had gone to splash about in a small stream. I stood on the shore, facing the sunset, watching over him.
I glanced up at the sky for a moment, seeing the mood. It was a perfect half moon, bright amidst the darkening blues of the sky. Then I heard the splashing stop and Shiro whine. Looking back, I got the surprise of my life.
My son's silky white hair was slowly being stained black, and his eyes were fading to a plain brown instead of the almost dark honey they normally were. His little claws were gone, turning into normal human fingernails, and his ears were human ears. He looked terrified.
I immediately picked him up and went back into the den. His face was wrinkled up… he was about to cry. I whined at him. "It's fine, pup. Don't cry." I turned a corner. "Koga!"
Said wolf demon looked at me, slightly annoyed. The expression fell away to shock when he saw Shiro. "Otooji*!" Shiro reached for Koga. Koga took him from me, murmuring to him softly. The pup eventually calmed down to little occasional whimpers. I was pacing the space of the cavern, which was only around 20 yards wide. Koga watched me as he comforted Shiro. "Why did this have to happen now? So late? I've been human on my night ever since I can remember." I bared my fangs randomly in agitation. I heard Shiro call for me. I went to him and took him from Koga.
He looked at me with his eyes wide and scared. I felt my heart clench. Setting him on his feet, I knelt in front of him, my hands on his shoulders. "Listen, pup. This… this is going to happen every month. Every time the moon reaches this point, you're going to become human. It's the curse of all hanyous. You're no exception." He nodded slightly. "When it happens, your best bet is to find a place to hide, especially if you have enemies, which you will. Find a good hiding place, or friends who will protect you. It's your only chance to survive. When you're human, you'll lose all of your powers. Your sense of smell, hearing, sight even, they'll all dim down to pathetic points. You won't have your claws to protect you either." Shiro bit his bottom lip.
I hugged him close to me and he slipped his tiny arms around me as best as he could. I sighed and pressed a small kiss to the top of his head. "Don't worry though. You'll always have someone to take care of you. I'll always be there." I looked up at Koga, over Shiro's shoulder. He was frowning at me. I returned the frown before picking Shiro up and walking back to my sleeping area.
Koga knew.
He knew I wouldn't be able to be there all the time for my son.
I growled softly. Shiro looked at me in confusion as he pulled his hair out of the braid it had been in. I smiled at him. He blinked, then smiled back, showing off the space where his two front teeth had once been. It still amused me that he had managed to lose both at once.
I ruffled his hair and tickled his ribs. "Don't worry about it, runt. Just go to sleep." He nodded and curled up under the blanket, the hay and grasses under it keeping him warm. I smiled as he fell asleep, smoothing out his hair.
I felt bad.
It was my fault my son had turned out like this.
But I would teach him
I would teach him how to hunt.
To run.
To track.
To kill.
To survive.
He wouldn't learn the way I did.
~Weelll? Took me long enough, ne? R&R!
~Alpha Parvani