So, this was just an interesting story that I had in a dream, and I've been spending the past few months trying to develop this story. Okay. Hope you enjoy.

Apricot gently rocked the small baby in her arms. The baby boy rubbed his eyes, and Apricot sighed happily. 'My second child,' she thought. "Marron," she said softly.

At the sound of his name, the baby gurgled a bit.

Apricot sighed again, this time a little sadder. She wished that she didn't have to go on a mission at the moment, especially since she had two children to raise now. 'Carrot is enough trouble, but now I have a 2-month old baby to raise too,' she slightly complained.

But she was a sorcerer hunter. And a sorcerer hunter always had to complete missions that they accepted, even if it meant their lives.

Though she wouldn't have to go on this mission if it wasn't for Onion. He always seemed to do things that he didn't really mean to do.

So now she had to go on a mission. And, just like always, she might not come back.

As if sensing what his mother was thinking, baby Marron began to cry.

She sighed, rocking him gently. Looking out at the river that flowed by their home in Mount St. Hordic, she decided to sing softly.

"Hush now, my baby
Be still love, don't cry
Sleep like you're rocked by the stream
Sleep and remember, my lullaby
And I'll be with you when you dream"

She looked down at the baby in her arms, who began to settle deeper in her arms. His cries slowly ceased, and were replaced by gurgles as he began to play with his mother's hair. She felt herself smile.

"Drift on a river
That flows through my arms
Drift as I'm singing to you
I see you smiling, so peaceful and calm
And holding you I'm smiling too"

She held the baby closer to her, wishing never to leave the boy alone. She wanted to be there for her children, especially for someone who was so young. It just felt right, a mother holding her baby in her arms, just like any regular mother would with their regular baby.

"Here in my arms,
Safe from all harm
Holding you I'm smiling too"

But she knew that Marron would be different than other children, just as she was different from other mothers. Because of her ability to use Eastern Magic, there was a possibility that Marron might have it too.

She had a feeling, however, that he would have it. She had a feeling-mother's instinct, if you will-that Marron would be able to use Eastern Magic.

The baby gurgled again, and she looked down at him. She wanted to be here for her growing boy, but because of her job as a sorcerer hunter, she knew that she would be away most of the time.

So she had to settle with the lullaby she sang to him, hoping he could remember her.

"Hush now, my baby
Be still love, don't cry
Sleep like you're rocked by the stream
Sleep and remember, this river lullaby
And I'll be with you when you dream"

'Don't worry, little Marron,' she thought. 'Even when it looks as though I'm not here, I will be, and I will help you though anything.'

"Here in my arms,
Safe from all harm
Holding you I'm smiling too"

She watched as the baby in her arms fell into a peaceful slumber. She hoped he would have peaceful dreams, in a place where he could be safe until the day he becomes a sorcerer hunter, since Apricot knew Big Mama would ask him when he was at the right age.

"Sleep and remember, this river lullaby
And I'll be with you when you dream
Sleep and remember, this river lullaby
And I'll be with you when you dream
I'll be with you when you dream"

"Apricot?" a familiar, feminine voice said gently. Turning around, Apricot smiled as she saw Milphey-Yu, the cross-dressing Haz-Knight.

"Yes?"

"It's time to go."

"Right," she replied, stepping towards him. She stopped, though. "Where's Carrot?"

"He's with Onion right now. They're waiting for us."

"Okay." Gently, Milphey-Yu took the sleeping baby from his mother. Baby Marron stirred slightly for a minute, but settled down again.

Apricot smiled at her child. She found that she didn't want to go to on the mission now.

"You'll be back," Milphey-Yu reassured her. "You'll see your children again. Don't worry."

"I know." Leaning towards the child, Apricot gently stroked the raven bangs that were growing.

"Sleep well, little Marron."

A reddish-glowing figure sat, watching the reflecting glass with the image of a woman and her baby son with interest.

"Brother?" The glowing figure turned to look behind him, to see a bluish-glowing figure standing there. "What are you doing?" she asked.

"Watching this mortal and her son, Sister," he replied.

"A mortal?" the bluish-glowing figure almost scoffed. "What's so interesting about a mortal?"

"An Eastern Magic user," he replied. "A rare kind of mortal among the human kind. And her son……though a baby, he has the potential to use Eastern Magic too."

"So? There are some of their species that can use Eastern Magic."

He shook his head. "No. This baby……He's the reincarnated form of Yaksha."

She gasped. "Yaksha?!" she repeated. "A Pillar God?!"

He nodded. "Yes."

"How do you know?!"

"I'm not sure. But I know for sure that that boy is Yaksha's reincarnated form."

"But……wouldn't that mean……?"

"Indeed. The god of Destruction has also been reborn into a solid form."

"What's to be done?"

"We must let fate take its course, and let the other Pillar Gods take form, and they will be the ones to defeat the god of Destruction."

The bluish-glowing figure shook her head, leaving her 'brother' alone.

The reddish-glowing figure returned his watch towards the looking-glass. 'Marron Glace,' he mused. 'I expect great things from you. Yaksha……you have finally returned to this plain.'

TBC

The glowing figures will make more sense in later chapters. I know I'm making this revolve around Marron, but I mean can you blame me? In both the anime and manga, he's taken a back seat because of his brother or the girls, and he doesn't really play much of a role besides 'the quiet, rational person' and 'the devoted younger brother of the hero.' So, if you notice with my other stories, they have Marron as the star, just because I believe he's not used enough in actuality. But, remember, that's just my opinion.

Anyway, I hope you all enjoyed this story!! More to come soon!!!!