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KopyKat: I'm trying to make them act like typical 4 & 5 year olds. Youko Kurama is also supposed to have slightly advanced intelligence than your normal 5 year old. His parents didn't 'baby talk' him, so he more than likely has a more sophisticated language than other 5-yr.olds that are human. I admit that I'm probably making Botan a little too mature, but I've been pretty much sticking to the type of vocabulary I had when I was that age. I remember something from kindergarten where some lady brought in her 'invisible alligator'. While most of the class believed it, I was smart enough not to (though that does not imply that I'm even CLOSE to intelligent now =X.x=). Anywayz, on with the fic...
Botan was immobile for the next 2 days, so Kurama had to 'mother' her during that time, which was a foreign concept to him. He just did what felt right: put cool things on her head, try to keep her fed and watered (though she sometimes couldn't keep things down), and to top it all off, a blanket that belonged to him just in case she was cold. He was relieved when her condition began to improve on the 2nd day, partially because he felt guilty, partially because she was his new friend.
The kit didn't sleep next to her that night since she seemed to be doing better. Before going to sleep, he hoped that she would be back to normal soon. It was hard taking care of her, and frankly he didn't like it. What normal kid his age would?
He woke up the next morning and found her gone from her 'bed', if you could call it that. He gets to his feet and glances around, looking for her. She wasn't anywhere in the cave. Kurama growls, running out, "Stupid idiot!"
He stops after a bit and sniffs the air, searching for any scent at all. A gentle breeze kicks in and Botan's scent came with it. Being trained in hunting, he knew that she was somewhere in the direction that the breeze had came from. He sped in that direction as fast as his legs could carry him (which isn't TOO fast, but faster than your normal 5-yr. old).
The fox eventually came upon a field of flowers and saw her in the middle of it, making a flower wreath. He staggered out into the field a bit before collapsing, sending some butterflies airborne. He lies there, panting from his run.
Botan sees him and trots over to him, her now finished wreath clutched in her two hands, "Kurama! Are you ok?!"
Kurama raises his head and glares at her, "Dummy! Why did you run off?!"
She's about to reply when a butterfly decides to land on Kurama's nose. She giggles, "You've got a butterfly on your NOSE!"
Kurama looks at the butterfly cross-eyed before taking a deep breath and blows it off, also causing his bangs to rustle a bit. He looks back at her and opens his mouth to say something, but she drops the wreath on his head at that time. He blinks and looks up at the flowers, his ears swiveling a bit, "Why'd you put flowers on my head?"
She smiles brightly, "My mommy and I used to do that. It's called a flower wreath."
He stands up and takes it off, handing it back to her, "It's too girly for me. You keep it."
She becomes all teary-eyed, "You don't like it?"
He stares at her for a moment, thinking. He didn't exactly want her to cry, but he didn't want to wear a girly flower wreath on his head either. He sighs before putting it on her head, "It looks better on you."
A smile appears on the girl's face again as she clasps her hands together, "Does it really?!"
He smiles, "Yeah... sure it does... a LOT better than it looks on me."
She cheers and hugs him, "Yay!"
His eyes bulge, "Don't hug me! I don't want to be hugged by a GIRL! Eew..."
She breaks away and glares at him, "Whaddya mean?! I don't have cooties!"
He jumps back, "Yeah, but girls are nasty!"
She growls and lunges at him, "I'll show you NASTY!"
They begin roughhousing, though they weren't inside a house, so it could be thought as horseplay or quarreling. At first, it was a fight. Then it began turning into play. The two began rolling around, trying to toss their opponent away. Once one would succeed, they seem to play a game of tag before getting into another scuffle.
The two tire of this after about 10 minutes and just lie on their backs in the field, staring up at the clouds. Kurama looks over at her, "You can learn how to hunt today. We can go right now."
Botan grins and jumps up, "Yeah! Let's go!"
Kurama leads her into the forest where they look for their prey. The first thing they found was a stag and Kurama decided to start her on that, which had to be one of the biggest mistakes he had ever made.
They were stationed up in a tree when Botan leapt down, which is what he told her to do. She landed on the stag's back and it reared up, bellowing out. It began bucking, trying to throw Botan off. The poor girl just held on for her dear life as the stag ran around, kicking its rear legs up in the air, also occasionally springing up into the air. She screams, "HEEEEEELLLLP!"
Kurama drops down onto the animal's back, scoops up Botan, and leaps back up into the tree. They look down at the stag begins ramming into the tree, snorting. It wasn't too happy to say the least. Kurama glances around for anything that might be of help and spots some vines climbing up a nearby tree. He smirks a bit before concentrating. The vines slid down the tree and up to the stag. They wrapped themselves around the stag's legs and moved up. Soon, the animal was ensnared and helpless.
The two children drop down from the tree and the fox bends down, picking up a blade of grass. Only seconds later, he was holding what appeared to be a green dagger instead of a blade of grass. He looks over at Botan, "I want a sword, but I'm not strong enough yet."
He turns back to the animal and stabs it in its heart, killing it almost instantly. Botan begins feeling extremely queasy at seeing all of the blood, "That's... ew... yucky...."
He looks at her, "Deal with it. You'll see a lot of it."
Kurama calls off the vines and carries the deer back to the cave, having a little help from Botan. They cook the deer over a fire that Kurama made with the help of Botan, though he still didn't quite get the hang of it.
While eating some of the deer, Kurama looks over at Botan, "Looks like you'll have to hunt rabbits. They're a lot safer."
Botan nods, "Yeah, I don't want to get killed!"
The two turn in for the night, but neither went to sleep right away. The kit looks over at Botan in the darkness, "Botan."
She looks over in his direction, "Yeah?"
He smiles a bit, "You're weird... and puny...."
She frowns, staying silent. By the sound of his voice, he wasn't finished talking.
"... but today was a lot of fun, especially when we were playing in that field. Let's have some more fun tomorrow 'kay?" he asks.
She smiles brightly, "Oh, yes! Let's have more fun!"
They fall silent after that and drift off to sleep. Meanwhile, a short figure watches them from outside. They smirk before dashing off into the night. Unknown to Kurama, he would get to know that figure quite well during his life...
KopyKat: I'm trying to make them act like typical 4 & 5 year olds. Youko Kurama is also supposed to have slightly advanced intelligence than your normal 5 year old. His parents didn't 'baby talk' him, so he more than likely has a more sophisticated language than other 5-yr.olds that are human. I admit that I'm probably making Botan a little too mature, but I've been pretty much sticking to the type of vocabulary I had when I was that age. I remember something from kindergarten where some lady brought in her 'invisible alligator'. While most of the class believed it, I was smart enough not to (though that does not imply that I'm even CLOSE to intelligent now =X.x=). Anywayz, on with the fic...
Botan was immobile for the next 2 days, so Kurama had to 'mother' her during that time, which was a foreign concept to him. He just did what felt right: put cool things on her head, try to keep her fed and watered (though she sometimes couldn't keep things down), and to top it all off, a blanket that belonged to him just in case she was cold. He was relieved when her condition began to improve on the 2nd day, partially because he felt guilty, partially because she was his new friend.
The kit didn't sleep next to her that night since she seemed to be doing better. Before going to sleep, he hoped that she would be back to normal soon. It was hard taking care of her, and frankly he didn't like it. What normal kid his age would?
He woke up the next morning and found her gone from her 'bed', if you could call it that. He gets to his feet and glances around, looking for her. She wasn't anywhere in the cave. Kurama growls, running out, "Stupid idiot!"
He stops after a bit and sniffs the air, searching for any scent at all. A gentle breeze kicks in and Botan's scent came with it. Being trained in hunting, he knew that she was somewhere in the direction that the breeze had came from. He sped in that direction as fast as his legs could carry him (which isn't TOO fast, but faster than your normal 5-yr. old).
The fox eventually came upon a field of flowers and saw her in the middle of it, making a flower wreath. He staggered out into the field a bit before collapsing, sending some butterflies airborne. He lies there, panting from his run.
Botan sees him and trots over to him, her now finished wreath clutched in her two hands, "Kurama! Are you ok?!"
Kurama raises his head and glares at her, "Dummy! Why did you run off?!"
She's about to reply when a butterfly decides to land on Kurama's nose. She giggles, "You've got a butterfly on your NOSE!"
Kurama looks at the butterfly cross-eyed before taking a deep breath and blows it off, also causing his bangs to rustle a bit. He looks back at her and opens his mouth to say something, but she drops the wreath on his head at that time. He blinks and looks up at the flowers, his ears swiveling a bit, "Why'd you put flowers on my head?"
She smiles brightly, "My mommy and I used to do that. It's called a flower wreath."
He stands up and takes it off, handing it back to her, "It's too girly for me. You keep it."
She becomes all teary-eyed, "You don't like it?"
He stares at her for a moment, thinking. He didn't exactly want her to cry, but he didn't want to wear a girly flower wreath on his head either. He sighs before putting it on her head, "It looks better on you."
A smile appears on the girl's face again as she clasps her hands together, "Does it really?!"
He smiles, "Yeah... sure it does... a LOT better than it looks on me."
She cheers and hugs him, "Yay!"
His eyes bulge, "Don't hug me! I don't want to be hugged by a GIRL! Eew..."
She breaks away and glares at him, "Whaddya mean?! I don't have cooties!"
He jumps back, "Yeah, but girls are nasty!"
She growls and lunges at him, "I'll show you NASTY!"
They begin roughhousing, though they weren't inside a house, so it could be thought as horseplay or quarreling. At first, it was a fight. Then it began turning into play. The two began rolling around, trying to toss their opponent away. Once one would succeed, they seem to play a game of tag before getting into another scuffle.
The two tire of this after about 10 minutes and just lie on their backs in the field, staring up at the clouds. Kurama looks over at her, "You can learn how to hunt today. We can go right now."
Botan grins and jumps up, "Yeah! Let's go!"
Kurama leads her into the forest where they look for their prey. The first thing they found was a stag and Kurama decided to start her on that, which had to be one of the biggest mistakes he had ever made.
They were stationed up in a tree when Botan leapt down, which is what he told her to do. She landed on the stag's back and it reared up, bellowing out. It began bucking, trying to throw Botan off. The poor girl just held on for her dear life as the stag ran around, kicking its rear legs up in the air, also occasionally springing up into the air. She screams, "HEEEEEELLLLP!"
Kurama drops down onto the animal's back, scoops up Botan, and leaps back up into the tree. They look down at the stag begins ramming into the tree, snorting. It wasn't too happy to say the least. Kurama glances around for anything that might be of help and spots some vines climbing up a nearby tree. He smirks a bit before concentrating. The vines slid down the tree and up to the stag. They wrapped themselves around the stag's legs and moved up. Soon, the animal was ensnared and helpless.
The two children drop down from the tree and the fox bends down, picking up a blade of grass. Only seconds later, he was holding what appeared to be a green dagger instead of a blade of grass. He looks over at Botan, "I want a sword, but I'm not strong enough yet."
He turns back to the animal and stabs it in its heart, killing it almost instantly. Botan begins feeling extremely queasy at seeing all of the blood, "That's... ew... yucky...."
He looks at her, "Deal with it. You'll see a lot of it."
Kurama calls off the vines and carries the deer back to the cave, having a little help from Botan. They cook the deer over a fire that Kurama made with the help of Botan, though he still didn't quite get the hang of it.
While eating some of the deer, Kurama looks over at Botan, "Looks like you'll have to hunt rabbits. They're a lot safer."
Botan nods, "Yeah, I don't want to get killed!"
The two turn in for the night, but neither went to sleep right away. The kit looks over at Botan in the darkness, "Botan."
She looks over in his direction, "Yeah?"
He smiles a bit, "You're weird... and puny...."
She frowns, staying silent. By the sound of his voice, he wasn't finished talking.
"... but today was a lot of fun, especially when we were playing in that field. Let's have some more fun tomorrow 'kay?" he asks.
She smiles brightly, "Oh, yes! Let's have more fun!"
They fall silent after that and drift off to sleep. Meanwhile, a short figure watches them from outside. They smirk before dashing off into the night. Unknown to Kurama, he would get to know that figure quite well during his life...