Fog
Disclaimer: Furuba is too good for my grubby hands...
Author's note: Thanks to everyone who reviewed the last chapter. This chapter enters three new characters: Yuki, Tohru, and Kagura! Hooray! Yes...you may notice that everyone is older than they are in the anime. Deal with it. I did it to make the story more natural. Enjoy this. Japanese translation thing: Oi= Japanese equivalent to 'Hey' Nani= what? Hai= yes Setta= Japanese sandals Neko= cat Hakama= remember? These are loose pants worn over a kimono. Baka= stupid
"Oi! Yuki! Message from Akito-sama!"
A boy around the age of 18 turned around at the sound of his name. His grayish-purple hair blew hard in the steady wind caused by the coming storm. His kimono shimmered with black thread, lined with a purple border. Gold flecks scattered across the cloth, signaling a high-ranking samurai. His purple eyes dilated against the wind.
"Nani? Akito-sama wants me?" the boy (Yuki) asked.
"Hai! He expects you there at his house in 10 minutes. You'd better take a horse," the messenger said, bowing in respect. Yuki bowed back and took off towards the horse corral. Yuki held a hand to his face, shielding himself from the stinging drops of moisture that hung in the air as fog. Akito-sama would probably want him to do something completely stupid. He regretted leaving his battle camp right before a battle supposedly was about to break out, but Akito's word was law. No one could disobey him and live.
As Akito's estate loomed ahead, Yuki leaped off his horse and ran up to the gate, letting the horse run at its leisure. He pushed the huge gates back, exposing a gentle garden, complete with banzaii trees, koi ponds, and fountains. Everything was deathly still. The koi seemed frozen within the pond and the banzaii trees didn't sway in the wind. Yuki hated the quietness.
Yuki entered the house and took off his Setta. Akito sat on a cushioned bed, staring at Yuki through dark eyes. His matted hair was effect of years of sickness and lying down.
"Come closer," Akito raised a thin hand to beckon Yuki closer. Yuki uneasily walked closer. At the foot of Akito's bed, Yuki bowed low so his wispy hair brushed the ground.
"I'm in a tight spot, money-wise. I'm letting a girl without a curse into my samurai dojo, for extra money. She knows of the curse so don't worry about transforming. I would like you to accompany her. She will wait for you at the edge of town and you will ride on horses. That is all," Akito said cooly. Yuki stood up and felt a sharp sting strike across his face. Yuki held back a gasp. Akito returned his whipping stick to the sheets of his bed.
"That's a warning, as an assurance that you won't mess this up. You won't, will you Yuki-kun..." Akito grinned.
Yuki bowed and strode out the door. The skin where he was hit stung and began to bleed, just like every time Akito whipped him. He knew that he shouldn't let Akito take advantage of him but Yuki never felt like fighting back.
Kyo woke up in a pile of leaves. As he got up, he realized that he had turned into his curse form; the neko. His orange fur was sopping wet, along with his kimono, which was lying in a puddle next to the leaf pile. Thinking back on the night before, Kyo remembered running out of the dojo and bolting headlong into a tree. Using his 'kitty logic', Kyo came to the conclusion that he had knocked himself out and turned into his neko form.
As Kyo turned, he found he was just a couple yards away from the dojo. With great embarrassment, Kyo realized that he had proved yet again that he was inferior to Yuki. He hated himself. Just as he was about to slink back into the dojo, the orange neko regained his human shape in a puff of smoke.
Kyo swore loudly, waking up the entire dojo. Everyone ran outside to see what Kyo had sworn about. Shigure gasped and turned his head. Momiji just stared in disbelief. Hatsuharu turned his head, unable to yell at Kyo, nor able to look at him either. Kisa blushed profusely as she covered her eyes against Hatsuharu's sleeping kimono. Her brown eyes glistened with tears. Hiro looked at Kisa with a smug look on his face, "Don't worry, Kisa- chan, it's not like the neko deserves manners. It's not your fault if he feels like exposing himself."
Kyo growled at this remark. Anger boiled up inside of him. Hiro's attitude, his posture, even his eyes, reminded Kyo of Yuki. He couldn't take it. Kyo reached down and picked up his hakama and slipped into it. Tying it tight, Kyo smirked at Hiro. "You're just a stupid #$%&! I don't have to listen to anything a runt like you says."
Hiro didn't flinch at all at Kyo's remark. "Hmph...How can you even talk after exposing yourself like that to Kisa-chan... It's definitely something..." Hiro smiled impishly, "something Yuki would never had done." He turned to go into the dojo.
Kyo's fist hit Hiro with full force, knocking him into Momiji. As he fell, Momiji hit his head on the side of the house and he fell unconscious. Hiro landed on top of him, bleeding freely from his cut lip. Kyo didn't stop there. Once Hiro fell, Kyo grabbed him by the hair and lifted him up. Hiro's wispy hair ripped from its roots as Kyo shook him violently.
"Take it back, !%&#()$!!!! TAKE IT BACK!!!"
Hiro stayed stubborn. "Why should I do what a baka neko says? You coward!"
Kyo raised his fist to hit Hiro again and felt Shigure's hand clasp around his wrist.
"That's enough, neko," Shigure murmured, his tone surprisingly gruff. Kyo dropped Hiro, who scurried back into the dojo. That was the first time Shigure had ever called Kyo "neko". He lowered his fists. A crowd gathered around Momiji, chattering urgently among themselves. Kisa turned to Kyo, her eyes full of tears.
"How could you do such a thing, Kyo. I can't believe you would attack someone from behind," Kisa sobbed. Hatsuharu glared at Kyo with a poisonous stare. Kyo knew he had just fo-filled everyone's idea of him as the violent, stupid neko. Tears welded up in his eyes. He really was the baka neko Yuki had called him so many times. In a fit of rage, he hit Shigure roughly across the face and bolted into the woods.
Nyaw! I hope you liked this chapter. I know it was short. More Yuki next chapter and Tohru gets introduced. I hope to get lots of positive reviews. Arigato! Oh... If you're in the mood for a good Inu-yasha fan fiction, check our Will of the Heart by KougakisserAyameflamer.
Disclaimer: Furuba is too good for my grubby hands...
Author's note: Thanks to everyone who reviewed the last chapter. This chapter enters three new characters: Yuki, Tohru, and Kagura! Hooray! Yes...you may notice that everyone is older than they are in the anime. Deal with it. I did it to make the story more natural. Enjoy this. Japanese translation thing: Oi= Japanese equivalent to 'Hey' Nani= what? Hai= yes Setta= Japanese sandals Neko= cat Hakama= remember? These are loose pants worn over a kimono. Baka= stupid
"Oi! Yuki! Message from Akito-sama!"
A boy around the age of 18 turned around at the sound of his name. His grayish-purple hair blew hard in the steady wind caused by the coming storm. His kimono shimmered with black thread, lined with a purple border. Gold flecks scattered across the cloth, signaling a high-ranking samurai. His purple eyes dilated against the wind.
"Nani? Akito-sama wants me?" the boy (Yuki) asked.
"Hai! He expects you there at his house in 10 minutes. You'd better take a horse," the messenger said, bowing in respect. Yuki bowed back and took off towards the horse corral. Yuki held a hand to his face, shielding himself from the stinging drops of moisture that hung in the air as fog. Akito-sama would probably want him to do something completely stupid. He regretted leaving his battle camp right before a battle supposedly was about to break out, but Akito's word was law. No one could disobey him and live.
As Akito's estate loomed ahead, Yuki leaped off his horse and ran up to the gate, letting the horse run at its leisure. He pushed the huge gates back, exposing a gentle garden, complete with banzaii trees, koi ponds, and fountains. Everything was deathly still. The koi seemed frozen within the pond and the banzaii trees didn't sway in the wind. Yuki hated the quietness.
Yuki entered the house and took off his Setta. Akito sat on a cushioned bed, staring at Yuki through dark eyes. His matted hair was effect of years of sickness and lying down.
"Come closer," Akito raised a thin hand to beckon Yuki closer. Yuki uneasily walked closer. At the foot of Akito's bed, Yuki bowed low so his wispy hair brushed the ground.
"I'm in a tight spot, money-wise. I'm letting a girl without a curse into my samurai dojo, for extra money. She knows of the curse so don't worry about transforming. I would like you to accompany her. She will wait for you at the edge of town and you will ride on horses. That is all," Akito said cooly. Yuki stood up and felt a sharp sting strike across his face. Yuki held back a gasp. Akito returned his whipping stick to the sheets of his bed.
"That's a warning, as an assurance that you won't mess this up. You won't, will you Yuki-kun..." Akito grinned.
Yuki bowed and strode out the door. The skin where he was hit stung and began to bleed, just like every time Akito whipped him. He knew that he shouldn't let Akito take advantage of him but Yuki never felt like fighting back.
Kyo woke up in a pile of leaves. As he got up, he realized that he had turned into his curse form; the neko. His orange fur was sopping wet, along with his kimono, which was lying in a puddle next to the leaf pile. Thinking back on the night before, Kyo remembered running out of the dojo and bolting headlong into a tree. Using his 'kitty logic', Kyo came to the conclusion that he had knocked himself out and turned into his neko form.
As Kyo turned, he found he was just a couple yards away from the dojo. With great embarrassment, Kyo realized that he had proved yet again that he was inferior to Yuki. He hated himself. Just as he was about to slink back into the dojo, the orange neko regained his human shape in a puff of smoke.
Kyo swore loudly, waking up the entire dojo. Everyone ran outside to see what Kyo had sworn about. Shigure gasped and turned his head. Momiji just stared in disbelief. Hatsuharu turned his head, unable to yell at Kyo, nor able to look at him either. Kisa blushed profusely as she covered her eyes against Hatsuharu's sleeping kimono. Her brown eyes glistened with tears. Hiro looked at Kisa with a smug look on his face, "Don't worry, Kisa- chan, it's not like the neko deserves manners. It's not your fault if he feels like exposing himself."
Kyo growled at this remark. Anger boiled up inside of him. Hiro's attitude, his posture, even his eyes, reminded Kyo of Yuki. He couldn't take it. Kyo reached down and picked up his hakama and slipped into it. Tying it tight, Kyo smirked at Hiro. "You're just a stupid #$%&! I don't have to listen to anything a runt like you says."
Hiro didn't flinch at all at Kyo's remark. "Hmph...How can you even talk after exposing yourself like that to Kisa-chan... It's definitely something..." Hiro smiled impishly, "something Yuki would never had done." He turned to go into the dojo.
Kyo's fist hit Hiro with full force, knocking him into Momiji. As he fell, Momiji hit his head on the side of the house and he fell unconscious. Hiro landed on top of him, bleeding freely from his cut lip. Kyo didn't stop there. Once Hiro fell, Kyo grabbed him by the hair and lifted him up. Hiro's wispy hair ripped from its roots as Kyo shook him violently.
"Take it back, !%&#()$!!!! TAKE IT BACK!!!"
Hiro stayed stubborn. "Why should I do what a baka neko says? You coward!"
Kyo raised his fist to hit Hiro again and felt Shigure's hand clasp around his wrist.
"That's enough, neko," Shigure murmured, his tone surprisingly gruff. Kyo dropped Hiro, who scurried back into the dojo. That was the first time Shigure had ever called Kyo "neko". He lowered his fists. A crowd gathered around Momiji, chattering urgently among themselves. Kisa turned to Kyo, her eyes full of tears.
"How could you do such a thing, Kyo. I can't believe you would attack someone from behind," Kisa sobbed. Hatsuharu glared at Kyo with a poisonous stare. Kyo knew he had just fo-filled everyone's idea of him as the violent, stupid neko. Tears welded up in his eyes. He really was the baka neko Yuki had called him so many times. In a fit of rage, he hit Shigure roughly across the face and bolted into the woods.
Nyaw! I hope you liked this chapter. I know it was short. More Yuki next chapter and Tohru gets introduced. I hope to get lots of positive reviews. Arigato! Oh... If you're in the mood for a good Inu-yasha fan fiction, check our Will of the Heart by KougakisserAyameflamer.