The Accident in Chemistry Class

Chapter 5: The Origin of Yumi

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A/N: Since this is talking about my character's past, the chapter will be written in italics. The next chapter will be with Kei. Oh, by the way, please bear in mind that this is a very, very, very, very, very tragic chapter! Don't get angry with me! It's not my fault!!

When Yumi was but only nine years old, a tragedy occured; one that haunted every single day of her life.

She had been playing with her toys and hummed to herself. The kitsune child was extremely content—nothing in the world could ruin that.

Her human mother had just had a child, a little male kitsune named Denieru. He had red hair, like his demon father's, tiny black ears with tufts of fur sticking out from it messily, and a small bushy black tail with little red hairs layering it. His bright green eyes bore into anyone's, they were so beautiful and so innocent that you could forget all your troubles... Too bad it wasn't possible for Yumi when she tried. He was only three months now, but had grown quickly.

Yumi's demon father had just come back from hunting and heaved over his shoulder a humongous buck whose legs were severed and its majestic coat now seemed dull. The fur coating his antlers were rubbed off and it looked as if powerful fangs pierced through it. Her mother Aya turned her head and smiled at her demon husband Bokkai, who also gave her a toothy smile. She embraced him and wrapped her arms around his neck as he nuzzled her cheek. Yumi's lips turned upward in a childish grin and she resumed playing.

Denieru grew older and soon enough he was almost a year-old. He already began to speak, which was remarkable by his standards, being only a mere kitsune tot.

Yumi played with him and taught him games like hide-and-seek, and so forth. December had come, her birth month, and she was now ten. Denieru was born in the spring, a long way off. Yumi showed him the snow, which he curiously examined, sniffing it and nosing it, sometimes batting it with his hand, which shot back toward him as he experienced the cold feeling of the white substance. Yumi giggled and, hoisting him up on her back, scurried back to her hut.

She was shocked to see a mob of village men holding torches and marching along the dirt path Bokkai marked for her, in case she should get lost, to lead back home. She ducked in the tall grass and peered at the marching men. As the last man went past her, she hopped out from her hiding place, holding Deneriu tightly, and followed suit. What were these men doing on her path?

Meanwhile, Aya was boiling water and had a burning fire in the fireplace. Bokkai tore the buck into sections and Aya began to smoke them. Bokkai growled lovingly at her and she stroked his ear sweetly. Neither had an idea of the approaching "visitors". As the men came closer, Bokkai heard them and his ears twitched.

"What is it, Bokkai-kun?" Aya asked nonchalantly as she turned one of the legs over the fire.

The kitsune demon growled.

"I smell men coming...and fire. They've brought fire..."

Aya was now very worried.

"Where's Yumi and Denieru?? I must find them! They could be hurt!" she cried. Bokkai took her in his arms and reassured her.

He came out from the hut and the scent of the men and the burning torches grew stronger. The demon growled low in his throat.

The mob began to burn the grass in the meadow and it spread quickly. Soon enough, the meadow was a burning inferno! Yumi and Denieru watched cautiously from an overhanging rock. Without any warning, Denieru hopped from Yumi's grasp and landed on one of the men's heads. Yumi shrieked. As the men tried to attack Denieru, who weaved in and out underneath their legs, Yumi climbed down to rescue him.

As soon as her feet touched the ground, rough hands grasped her arms and shoulders and she was heaved into the air. Yumi's stomach tightened sickeningly. What had she done? She was certainly in trouble this time.

Yumi's heart sunk as she heard Denieru's cry of pain and her head whirled around and saw, to her horror, a tall man pounding on her baby brother with his fist and other men kicking him.

"Assholes! Leave him alone! I said, LEAVE HIM ALONE!" Yumi sobbed and broke free of her capturer's grasp, running to her brother's aid.

He was bloody and bruised and choked up blood. His ankle was sprained and he had cuts on his hands. Little Denieru began to wail. Yumi grabbed him and ran from the men before they had time to react. Before she rounded the corner, she shouted out, "FOX FIRE!" and blue flames erupted in front of them.

"MOM! DAD!" she shrieked as she saw the hut and Bokkai and ran inside.

Immediately, Aya took Denieru from the girl's hands. Both were crying hysterically. Bokkai entered the room and saw everyone's horrified expressions. Things were looking grim, very grim.

The men had somehow found their way around the Fox Fire Yumi conjured and now were carrying their torches and attempted to engulf the hut with fire. The ceiling began to sink and blackened into ash. Yumi took Denieru from Aya's hands and ran. The ceiling finally collapsed and everyone fled, but Aya was too slow.

"MOTHER!" Yumi shrieked and tried to run to her mother's aid, but Bokkai held her back, shaking his head. It was too late, she would already be dead by the flamed ceiling crushing her. Yumi couldn't bear to think of it. The girl was horror-struck as Bokkai's eyes rolled back into his head, only the whites showing. He came crashing down to the ground, a spear embedded in his back. Those men had killed Yumi's father and her mother. This was too much, Yumi told herself angrily. Scooping Denieru into her arms, she stepped forward to the men, who were chuckling at her futile attempt to stop them. These were demons, they said to one another, and they had to be destroyed. A mere girl of this age, only ten, would not be able to stop a group of adult men! Ha! They laugh in Yumi's face.

Yumi felt like vomiting. These men were despicable. How could such disgusting beings as this even exist?!

"YUMI!" Yumi whirled her head to the side and saw a tall teenage seventeen year-old male kitsune-hanyou standing on an overhanging rock above the men. Yumi's heart leapt. Her elder brother, Kyou, had come to rescue them!

Kyou lept high in the air, the sun shining on his back, the heat spreading through his body. He extended both arms and legs and yelled out, "FOX FIRE!" Huge blue flames erupted out and burned many men. A few were trapped by a ring of blue fire. The heat was intensifying. Yumi cheered and Kyou grinned at her and Denieru. His green eyes flashed handsomely and he flexed his claws, boasting. He then ran, and, snatching Yumi—still clutching to Denieru tightly, who was whimpering—placed them on a tall tree branch for safety. He looked Yumi straight in the eyes.

"Yumi, stay here and take care of Denieru." He glared at the ground. "I need to take care of these bastards..." Growling, he took off and Yumi heard many men shrieking. She covered both her eyes and Denieru's. But she was happy, happy because Kyou was going to make everything better. He always did.

Suddenly, a voice different from the others cried out, and Yumi's heart stopped momentarily.

Kyou...

She placed Denieru on the branch and scrambled down, tripping and running across the ground, stumbling over to her fallen brother. She started to sob by his side, kneeling to the ground.

"Y-Yumi..." Kyou choked. He took her hand and squeezed it. His free hand dug deep into the pocket of his pants and he pulled out a knife, which he placed in her hand. "Yumi...I need you...you to..."

"What? What is it, Kyou-sama?" Yumi whispered.

"Take this and slide it across my wrist, like this..." Kyou demonstrated. 'I'm going to die, there's no hope for me left. That man impaled me with his sword... I don't want to suffer...and I don't want Yumi to suffer neither... This is for the best,' he thought sadly.

"Like this? Am I doing it right, Kyou?" Yumi asked obliviously. She had no idea of what she did. "...Kyou?"

"I love you, Yumi, always...remember...that..."

"KYOU!" Yumi shrieked. She had lost everyone in her family, except for Denieru.

Yumi somberly walked back to the tree. Yumi cried again.

Denieru had lost his balance and fell from the tree. She cradled him in her arms, holding him to her chest warmly, but the tiny body did not stir for minutes. After relentless sobbing, Yumi heard a tiny voice speak out, "Yumi? Yumi, where are you??" Yumi made a squeal of happiness and hugged him tightly. Denieru was alive!!

"Denieru, we're leaving this place, and our home. It bears us too many cursed memories. We shall leave these lands and find a new home. It is no longer safe here anymore." she announced and placed him on her shoulders.

A village was nearby, the village of Lady Kikyou.

In nearly two days, the siblings arrived, collapsing from exhaustion at the front of a hut.

Lady Kaede peered through and saw the fallen Yumi, Denieru holding onto her tightly.


Yumi awoke to the smell of smoke and scrumptious food. Her mouth watered. She opened her brown eyes and saw Denieru ravenously chewing on smoked sausages, for they had not eaten for two whole days. Yumi had gathered a minium amount of berries for Denieru, and nothing for her, but it wasn't enough. Yumi leapt from her sleeping mat and ate silently with Denieru, tearing off and biting the meat from the delicious sausages.

The old miko Kaede stepped in the room and Yumi bowed gratefully.

"Thank you, kind old woman. I believe you are the young sister of Kikyou?" But young didn't seem right, for Kaede looked older than Kikyou. The old miko nodded.

Yumi and Denieru stayed for several weeks for Denieru to heal his broken leg.

When it was fully healed, Lady Kaede prepared a pack (filled with food) for the two of them on their journey.

Yumi waved goodbye as Denieru scampered along beside her. They had a day's journey ahead of them to go.


A day and night later, Yumi stumbled upon a well that looked as if it hadn't been used for a very long time. It was covered with ivy and over-run with weeds. Denieru stood on one of its short walls and Yumi peered over. She gasped as the two of them fell over and landed on the bottom of the well.

Yumi climbed up to the waiting Denieru and gasped at the surroundings.

"Where are we?!"

They were no longer in the Sengoku Jidai, but in a shrine inside a large city.

Tokyo.


Demon-Slayer13- I should be posting up Kei's picture soon enough, along with Denieru and Kyou. Wow, I can't believe we're writing stories with the same song! I LOVE "She Will Be Loved"!!

Story Weaver1- Yeah, from the looks of InuYasha, it'd be enough to scare people out of their wits! But once they see those two cute widdle dog ears perched on his head, all fear and hate is lost!!

Clawfang- Yay, a new reviewer! Glad you like my story!

Cursed-Mummy- Yay, another new reviewer! I'm glad you like my story and think it's funny! I'm not all that funny a person, sometimes, at least.

Kit-Kat- After a while, Kikyou stops wanting to take InuYasha to Hell. Hey, what's your email address? It would be helpful to me if I had it so I could tell you things quicker instead of you having to wait until the next chapter. Please send it to me! My email address is on my bio.

And if there's any other reviewers I've forgotten, forgive me. Sometimes I don't get the reviews people write me on my email account and it takes a while to go on to check them, 'cause I'm lazy. grin Okay, next chapter is on Kei's past!