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KopyKat: Got my first review! Yayness! XO Well, I got some thoughts going on in my rather hollow head. I'm about to leave to go camping for a few days. It is now 12:06 PM on June 2nd. Not that that matters, but still... Oh, and a warning to you readers: I'm all for a Kurama & Botan relationship. They won't have an actual one in here, but I suggest you stop reading if you hate that coupling. (Now June 13- I've gotten a bad review so I'll probably get more with this chapter. -.-)
After filling his tummy, the fox demon strolled about, exploring his domain. He sees a glint of silver in the distance and his eyes widen, "Mom?! Dad?!"
He races to the object of his attention... only to find a few silver coins. He blinks and stares at them, attracted to the shiny metals. The youth takes a step closer, which was a big mistake. In the next moment, he was hanging by his ankle from a tree by a snare. He growls and flails around, trying to get it to drop him, to no avail. He stops when he sees a little girl, not much younger than him, step out from behind a tree.
The girl had sky blue hair that went just past her shoulders and rosy- colored eyes. She glares up at him and points an accusing finger at him, "I knew my trap would work! You kitsunes love shiny things!"
Kurama blinks, "What did I do to you?"
The girl growls, "Some of your kind tried to steal from us last night and when my mommy and daddy tried to stop 'em, they killed 'em!" Tears came to her eyes, "I hate you!"
His eyes widen, "So you don't have any parents either?"
It was her turn to have widened eyes as she looked up at him, "What do you mean?"
He frowns, "My parents were gone when I woke up this morning. They left me."
She eyes him suspiciously, "You're probably pulling one over on me! You fox demons are tricky!"
Kurama stays silent for a moment before speaking. "Trust me. I'm not like anyone else here... at least I don't think so." Truth was, he never really met other demons, but as far as he knew, he acted differently than any of them.
She eyes him suspiciously again before sighing, "I guess I'll let ya go then. It's nothin' if I die now...." She undoes the trap and closes her eyes, trembling.
He unties the rope from around his ankle and looks at her, "Hey... I'm not gonna kill you. Why would I?"
She opens an eye and looks at him, "You're not?"
Kurama shakes his head, "It's not like you're really trying to hurt me or anything. You're not a 'threat'..."
The girl fumes, "Not a THREAT?!?!?! Why I oughta...." She blinks and freezes, "Wait... what's a threat?"
He nearly facefaults at this and she just stares at him expectantly. He couldn't help but laugh, causing her temper to rise again, "What's so funny SHORTY?!?!"
He blinks, looking down at her, "Uh... you're shorter than me."
Her face falls and she realizes that she only reached to his shoulders. She looks down, blushing from embarrassment, "Right..."
"What's your name?" he asks.
She looks up at him, "Botan... yours?"
He smiles a bit, "Kurama." He glances off to the side and watches as a mother bird lands in her nest full of eggs, "Hey, since you don't have any parents and I don't have any parents, maybe we can stick together."
She blinks, "You mean... I can stay with you?"
He shrugs, "I don't see why not. I could use some company."
Her eyes light up and she runs up and hugs him without warning, "Thank you!"
The kitsune blushes lightly from her actions, "Don't do that."
She jumps back, "Ok, sorry."
He turns around, "Follow me back to my home."
The bluenette nods and follows the fox demon, making sure to collect her silver coins first. It was all the money that the girl had left in the world. She smiles a bit since now, she possibly had a home....
KopyKat: Got my first review! Yayness! XO Well, I got some thoughts going on in my rather hollow head. I'm about to leave to go camping for a few days. It is now 12:06 PM on June 2nd. Not that that matters, but still... Oh, and a warning to you readers: I'm all for a Kurama & Botan relationship. They won't have an actual one in here, but I suggest you stop reading if you hate that coupling. (Now June 13- I've gotten a bad review so I'll probably get more with this chapter. -.-)
After filling his tummy, the fox demon strolled about, exploring his domain. He sees a glint of silver in the distance and his eyes widen, "Mom?! Dad?!"
He races to the object of his attention... only to find a few silver coins. He blinks and stares at them, attracted to the shiny metals. The youth takes a step closer, which was a big mistake. In the next moment, he was hanging by his ankle from a tree by a snare. He growls and flails around, trying to get it to drop him, to no avail. He stops when he sees a little girl, not much younger than him, step out from behind a tree.
The girl had sky blue hair that went just past her shoulders and rosy- colored eyes. She glares up at him and points an accusing finger at him, "I knew my trap would work! You kitsunes love shiny things!"
Kurama blinks, "What did I do to you?"
The girl growls, "Some of your kind tried to steal from us last night and when my mommy and daddy tried to stop 'em, they killed 'em!" Tears came to her eyes, "I hate you!"
His eyes widen, "So you don't have any parents either?"
It was her turn to have widened eyes as she looked up at him, "What do you mean?"
He frowns, "My parents were gone when I woke up this morning. They left me."
She eyes him suspiciously, "You're probably pulling one over on me! You fox demons are tricky!"
Kurama stays silent for a moment before speaking. "Trust me. I'm not like anyone else here... at least I don't think so." Truth was, he never really met other demons, but as far as he knew, he acted differently than any of them.
She eyes him suspiciously again before sighing, "I guess I'll let ya go then. It's nothin' if I die now...." She undoes the trap and closes her eyes, trembling.
He unties the rope from around his ankle and looks at her, "Hey... I'm not gonna kill you. Why would I?"
She opens an eye and looks at him, "You're not?"
Kurama shakes his head, "It's not like you're really trying to hurt me or anything. You're not a 'threat'..."
The girl fumes, "Not a THREAT?!?!?! Why I oughta...." She blinks and freezes, "Wait... what's a threat?"
He nearly facefaults at this and she just stares at him expectantly. He couldn't help but laugh, causing her temper to rise again, "What's so funny SHORTY?!?!"
He blinks, looking down at her, "Uh... you're shorter than me."
Her face falls and she realizes that she only reached to his shoulders. She looks down, blushing from embarrassment, "Right..."
"What's your name?" he asks.
She looks up at him, "Botan... yours?"
He smiles a bit, "Kurama." He glances off to the side and watches as a mother bird lands in her nest full of eggs, "Hey, since you don't have any parents and I don't have any parents, maybe we can stick together."
She blinks, "You mean... I can stay with you?"
He shrugs, "I don't see why not. I could use some company."
Her eyes light up and she runs up and hugs him without warning, "Thank you!"
The kitsune blushes lightly from her actions, "Don't do that."
She jumps back, "Ok, sorry."
He turns around, "Follow me back to my home."
The bluenette nods and follows the fox demon, making sure to collect her silver coins first. It was all the money that the girl had left in the world. She smiles a bit since now, she possibly had a home....