Ch.5: Remembering Father
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All Isei did was pace around the mansion out of nervousness. It was decided. The fire demon was to be killed at birth. Fire demons were forbidden in the Maiden clan.
But the more I heard this news, the more I thought it was for the best. The little thing would be hated everywhere, even in the fire demon clan. Fire demons didn't allow anyone who wasn't a pure fire demon. He couldn't go anywhere else because almost every race of demon feared fire demons.
But there was still one question rolling around in my mind. I was in the kitchen drinking a soda and leaning against the counter while Miyo washed the dishes. Suddenly she turned off the water and asked me, "Kurama, honey, is there something on your mind? You look stressed."
"Actually, yeah," I replied. "About the whole Hina being pregnant thing, why doesn't she just kill the boy before it's born to save her some trouble?"
Miyo looked pensive, as she wiped off her wet hands and leaned against the sink. "Well," she said, "Ice maidens think different than us, Kurama. They're very religious. For as long as I can remember, there has been a belief in their clan that says, 'If a child shall die before birth, than it has never lived.'
" It means that if an ice maiden should have a miss carriage or an abortion, than the child never really had life. If they never had life, than they never had a soul. In their beliefs if a child dies before birth, their soul is lost forever. They believe that a child's soul is in an inescapable world that it cannot leave until birth. If the child dies before birth, than the soul is lost forever. That's why you never hear about them having abortions."
I cocked an eyebrow. I had never heard that before. Just then, Isei sprang into the room. He grabbed his boots, out of breath, and began frantically putting them on.
"Where are you going, Isei," I asked.
He finished putting his boots on and turned to face me. "Hina's coming over for a little while. I'm going to get her; I don't want her to have to walk all the way here by herself. Especially in her condition!"
He turned, raced out the door, and disappeared.
Miyo and I both smiled. It had already been two months and a week. Only three weeks to go! I thought. He is going to be a great father!
Little did I know I was totally wrong on that last thought.
Three days later, Miyo made a huge dinner to celebrate Hina's baby shower. We were all laughing, joking, and eating like pigs. Everyone, even Kuronoe, was at the table. For a week he had been able to walk around, sit down, and stand up by himself.
He was not allowed to run or go outdoors. We didn't want him getting any further injuries. Although, we were going to let him go outside for a little jog in a couple days, just to see if he was strong enough.
He wanted to go on our next robbery in a couple weeks. I watched him eat, while he talked to my sister. He was so happy. I was so glad he was finally getting stronger.
I was shaken out of my trance, when I noticed everyone was laughing. Kuronoe and Riku were both laughing so hard, I thought they would both fall over. Riku was sitting next to me and leaned on my shoulder, still laughing. When everyone had settled down a bit, I asked, "What was everybody laughing at?"
I guess I shouldn't have done that, because everyone busted out into another fit of laughter. Finally, Kuronoe got enough control to point at Riku.
"That was great, Riku," one of my fourth floor demons said.
"What? What was great," I asked again.
"Gosh, Kurama! You should really stop slipping in and out of those dazes. You miss everything good!" my sister commented.
"Tell it again, Lil' Rik!" Isei said. I hated when he called him that.
So did Riku, who gave him an evil look, before saying, "Okay! Listen, Kurama. It's called Everybody's Responsibility. This is a story about four people – Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody. There was an important job to be done, and Everybody was asked to do it. Everybody was sure Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry about that, because it was Everybody's job. Everybody thought Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized Everybody wouldn't do it.
It ended that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done."
I couldn't help myself. I burst into laughter. When I couldn't stop, everyone else starting laughing.
"That means little boys like you should clean your rooms, instead of making the nanny do it," Ami said to Riku. Miyo smiled.
The shower was great. Hina sure did eat like she was feeding three demons. She wasn't her usual smiley self, though. No one could really blame her. I invited her to spend the next few days with us.
Isei and Ami had to help her up the stairs after dinner.
After three days, the doctor said I could take Kuronoe outside with me to the fields.
We walked the full length of our fenced in backyard, fifteen acres. When we got to the fence, we went for a little jog in the open field.
After the jog, we sat down to admire the view. As I looked out into the sunset, something hit me. I realized how much was thrown on me, when my parents died. I was left with the family fortune and all the land. I own one tenth of the Makai. I had the responsibility to train Riku and raise him, to protect Ami.
I had the responsibility to steal without getting caught, to choose the best demons for stealing, and the responsibility…to be strong.
That last thought really hit me. My father was one of the greatest rulers in all of Makai, and I was to take his place. Though, I knew no matter how hard I tried, I could never be as strong as my father.
Then suddenly, it all came back to me. How I watched my father die.
*Flashback*
My father lied in my lap, coughing up blood.
"Please Father! Hang on, the doctor is coming."
He smiled at me weakly, and brought his hand to my chin. "It's all yours now, Kurama. I leave it to you."
"No, Dad," I said. "You're going to be to fine, just hold on!"
"Kurama, take care of your sister and mother. Tell your mother to name the child Riku."
I shook my head as the tears began to fall. With that, his hand dropped, and he took one final breath. He was gone.
"No," I screamed. "You can't die! You just got well!" I hugged his limp body to me and balled. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a flash of black zoom by about thirty feet away. It was going to fast for me to catch. I knew it was my father's murderer.
I laid his body down and stood and faced where I had seen the flash. "I'll kill you, you fucking son of a bitch!! You won't get away with this! I'll KILL YOU if it's the last thing I ever do!"
*End of Flashback*
My father had just gotten over being poisoned, when he died.
We never found out who killed my father, but a couple months later, my mother died giving birth to Riku. Ami, Miyo, and I worked together to raise him.
I looked over at Kuronoe. He had fallen asleep, meaning I would have to carry him back to the mansion. That didn't bother me, as long as he was okay.
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