Note: This is the sequel to the other story I have wrote called "Faith" . For any of the readers who had read it then you will follow this story rather easy. If you how ever haven't then I suggest you go read the first story first, before reading this one. Thanks and enjoy!
Chapter 1
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"Come back here!" A teenage, Mayonaka yelled as he chased after his twin sister. Who had somehow managed to place bright red bows on his ears and tail while he slept. "Murasaki! Come here now!"
He stopped frustrated and pulled the bows from his ears and tail and threw them to the ground. "Stupid sister," Mayonaka mumbled and ran his claws through his now flowing, crimson colored hair. Two lively black fox ears protruded through his hair and twitched side to side a bit as he watched the direction his sister had ran off in.
"Brother!" A child's voice yelled happily.
Mayonaka turned just in time to be tackled by his little half sister, Gin. "Well hi there, runt." He said in a brotherly fashion and ruffled his baby sister's hair a bit.
"Brother, stop it." Gin said in a hyper tone as she giggled. Her waist silver hair shimmering in the sunlight, showing off the spare black streaks through it. But the black barely showed through all the silver. "You're mean, big brother." She said and continued to laugh though. Her sparkling golden orbs staring at her elder half brother with nothing but pure innocence.
"Yes, he is mean isn't he Gin." Murasaki, Mayonaka's twin sister said through a soft laugh.
"You got the courage to come back, huh?" He asked and glance toward Murasaki, a sly grin plastered to his face. "You're not to smart to do that."
"Mayonaka don't you even!" She yelled and held her hands up and started to back away.
"Get her, big brother!" Gin cheered and held her fist up with a laugh.
"Gin, you're suppose to be on my side!" Murasaki said and frowned at her sister confused. "Some sister," She mumbled then jumped a bit when Mayonaka started toward her.
"She went bye bye," Gin said with a sweet laugh.
"Yea, I guess she did Gin." Mayonaka said through a slight chuckle. "Come on lets go find mom and dad." He said and put Gin down so she could walk.
"Tay!" Gin said in a tone which was normal for a six-year old.
Mayonaka laughed at his baby sister as she grabbed his hand and started to drag him toward the castle. "Come on big brother!"
"I'm coming, Gin."
"What is going on here?" Karana's voice echoed a bit as both Gin and Mayonaka froze and turned their gazes upon their mother. "I'm not a ghost you two, don't give me that look." She said and laughed a bit.
"Sorry, mom." Mayonaka said and scratched the back of his head a bit and laughed. "I sort of was tackled by Gin in the front yard could you keep an eye on her while I go find, my evil twin?" He asked and laughed.
Karana laughed at her son. "What did your 'evil twin' do to you this time?"
"Red ribbons, my ears and tail...need I say more?" He asked and laughed a bit then glanced down at Gin. "Go on over to mom ok?"
"Tay! Go get her big brother!" Gin said in a cheering manner and made Karana and Mayonaka laugh.
"Mayonaka be nice to your sister," Karana said with a soft laugh as she took Gin's hand in her own. "And don't tackle her like you did last time. If you both come back covered in dirt I know what happened!" She yelled after her son as he sped off in the direction he knew his twin sister was in.
"Well," Karana said and laughed once more before turning her loving gaze down to Gin. "Shall we go find your father?"
"Yes!" Gin said in excitement and jumped a bit, holding on to her mother's hand as she did.
"Alright, calm down. Let's go find him." Karana said with a soft giggle at her daughter's hyperness.
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"Mother,"
"Hm?" Fitaria asked as she looked through some books. Her and Kuronue's daughter on a wooden bench near her desk, a book in tow.
"Why do I have to read this?" She asked and huffed a bit as she just stared at the boring book. "I mean I know all this without reading this crap."
"Kirei! Watch you're language." Fitaria warned and then sighed, laying her pencil down for a moment. "Kirei we have went over this time and time again."
"I know but the time and time again didn't answer any of my questions about why I have to read about something I already know?" Kirei said then sighed as she slouched down a bit as if showing her displeasure.
Fitaria stared at her daughter then sighed. Youko this is all your fault, I should have never allowed him to baby sit her when she was younger. She is turning out to be just as stubborn as he is. She thought with a slight bit of annoyance as she rubbed her forehead.
"Mother?" Kirei asked and leaned a bit toward her mother, staring a bit confused. Her long ink black hair tied back loosely out of her dark eyes. The only trace of Fitaria that shown through Kirei was a single reddish streak of hair on each side of her head. That mixed in with the black a bit.
"You can go for now, Kirei. But please do not make me go looking for you when it is time for you to study again." Fitaria more begged as she looked at her daughter.
"Alright, mother." Kirei said and sighed as she stood and walked over to the shelf. Placing the book back into its rightful spot before running for her life.
Fitaria sighed in a bit of loss as she closed her eyes and leaned back in her chair a bit. "She is to much sometimes," She spoke softly.
"Is Kirei arguing about her studies again?" Kuronue's voice brought Fitaria back to a certain happiness.
"Yes, she is scaring me by being more and more like Youko every day." She said and laughed a bit as she stood and walked over to her mate and hugged him lightly. "I wish she would understand how important it is for her to be educated on this stuff." She breathed against Kuronue's chest then closed her eyes.
"I hate to say this put you never really allowed her to be a child, Fitaria." Kuronue said softly then waited for the burst he knew he would receive from Fitaria.
"What?" She asked confused and stared into Kuronue's eyes. "Are you saying I am a bad mother?" Her hurt filled voice tore at Kuronue's heart.
"No, Fitaria. I didn't say you are a bad mother!" He said and sighed as he hugged her again. "You just need to let Kirei be a teenager. She doesn't want to sit here all day as much as you would like her too. She is full of spirit and loves the out doors, just like you did in your youth." Kuronue said and place his finger under her chin a bit and smiled at her. "Do you understand?"
Fitaria just stared at him for a moment then nodded. "Yes, I understand what you're saying." She said then leaned up a bit and placed a soft kiss on his lips. "She must hate me." She said through a soft sigh.
"No, she couldn't hate her mother. She just wants a little more freedom." He said and rubbed Fitaria's back gently as she leaned against his chest. "Just let her have some free time and she will be ready to study then."
"Alright," Fitaria said as she closed her eyes and relaxed in Kuronue's embrace.
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"Hey, Kirei." Mayonaka said as he walked out into the garden. "Did you finally get away from your mother?" He asked with a slight chuckle and sat down on a bench not far from where she was sitting on the ground.
"Yes," Kirei's voice was soft as she stared into the koi pond sadly. Her dark eyes full of sadness and they seemed to be filled with a hidden emotion or hurt.
"Do you need someone to talk to, Kirei?" He asked and laced his fingers together as he leaned over a bit, placing his elbows on his legs so he could look at her closer.
Kirei slowly turned her dark eyes to look into Mayonaka's. "No, I'm ok." She said softly but smiled weakly at him trying to console her.
"You sure?" He asked and smiled at her as he put his hands up to his mouth and looked at her.
Kirei smiled at Mayonaka then just stared at him for a moment. She had never noticed how handsome he really was, she always thought of him as an annoying big brother since they had grew up together. Bugging one another, pestering and teasing.
His eyes were hypnotizing in how they just stared at her. She felt a slight shiver in her spine at his intense gaze. "What?" She asked and just huffed and turned away.
Mayonaka smiled then laughed a bit. "I just asked if you were sure you were ok," He said and reached and placed his hand on her shoulder. "Why don't you sit on the bench,"
"Huh?" Kirei said as she glanced at his hand then at his face again. "Ok," She said softly.
He smiled as he watched Kirei push herself up and walk over to the bench and sit down beside him. "What is your mom making you study about this time?" He asked.
"Different types of poisons that can kill a demon and aid in a fight." She said through a sigh. "I hate reading that stuff..." She grumbled as she placed her elbow on her leg then put her chin in her palm. "I already know it all anyway. But no, I can't make her understand that."
Mayonaka laughed as he watched her. "Do you ever really read the book then?" He asked and smiled when she looked at him.
"No, I already know it so I just pretend to read so she'll be quiet." Kirei said and smiled back at him.
"I figured that would be your way of doing it." He said and laughed a bit then ran his claws through his bangs a bit to keep them out of his eyes. "Well, do you want to go for a walk?" Mayonaka asked as he looked over at Kirei then turned when he heard his sister yelling for him.
"Mayonaka! Come on, mom and dad want to talk to you!" Murasaki yelled and waved her hand for her brother to come on.
"I'll be there in a minute!" Mayonaka yelled back then sighed. "I'm sorry, Kirei."
"Its ok," She said and smiled at him and held her hand up. "Your parents want to talk to you, you'd better go."
"How about you meet me here again tonight?"
Kirei was shocked at his request. They had never met at night, well once when they were really young and sort of stupid. "Uhm, I can't. My mother knows every where I go and she won't allow me out so late." She said through a hidden sigh.
"Oh, ok. Well I'll talk to you tomorrow then." Mayonaka said and smiled at Kirei before turning to go toward the entrance, his sister waiting on him.
"Yes, tomorrow." Kirei's voice was so low even Mayonaka's excellent hearing didn't catch it. "This is stupid," She mumbled and huffed a bit as she set her gaze to the fish swimming around in the koi pond.
He's like my brother...these feelings are stupid. Her mind couldn't get the image of his eyes staring at her out of her mind. She shook her head trying to flush the images away only to get a headache. "Ow, that was stupid." She said softly and held her hand up to her forehead.
"I've go to find something to do to get my mind clear for a while." She said and stood and started back toward the castle.
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"You wanted to see me mom, dad?" Mayonaka asked as he walked into the main hall of the castle and stared at his parents curiously. Even though he knew Youko wasn't his biological father he didn't care, he was all he knew and he was happy that Youko had raised him as his father.
"Yes, Mayonaka. We need to speak with you about something rather important." Karana said softly and motioned toward the large table. "Sit down my son." She said and sighed as she and Youko sat down.
"Ok," Mayonaka said as he glanced at his parents confused but sat down still. "What is it you need to talk to me about?" He asked and waited patiently.
Karana glanced over at Youko then took in a heavy breath. "My son are you...I mean have you had any odd feelings toward any of the females around here?"
"Did you have to be so direct?" Youko asked as he leaned toward his mate a bit and then sighed at the shocked look on Mayonaka's face. "What she means is, have you met anyone that you...like?"
"No...Besides no one around here is of my age except my sister and that is just sick!" Mayonaka said and made a funny looking face as he made his parents laugh.
"Nope, you're forgetting someone Mayonaka." Karana said with a soft smile as she held her index finger up.
"Huh? Who?" He asked confused and glanced from his mother and father.
"Kirei is around your age and you are not related." Karana said with a smile then laughed at his look. "What is wrong, son?"
"You must be joking...Kirei is like a sister. We may not be related but still that doesn't change the fact that I grew up with her." Mayonaka said and shook his head a bit.
"What is wrong, Mayonaka?" Youko asked confused and looked at him confused then sighed.
"I don't want to talk about this...at least not about what you are talking about when you come up with Kirei." He said and stood and glanced at his mother who seemed concerned that she had said something wrong. "Mom, just don't mention me and Kirei like that again. Ok?" He asked and sighed as he turned and slowly walked out of the room.
"Well that didn't go so well." Karana said and sighed as she put her finger up to her lips and pondered for a minute.
"What are you thinking?" Youko asked as he glance over at his mate curiously.
"Hm? Oh nothing," She said with a mischievous grin.
"Karana, no. Don't do anything that will make him hate you. Let him find his own love ok." Youko said a bit concerned that his mate would try to butt into Mayonaka's love life.
"Alright," She said and smiled at her mate. "I'll stay out of it. But I hope he does choose wisely."
"He will when he figures his feelings out." Youko said and smiled as he glanced over at Karana.
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"Kirei?" Fitaria asked confused as she walked into the study to see her daughter sitting at the desk reading. "Are my eyes deceiving me or am I just going completely insane?"
"Sorry mother but you cannot go insane if you already are." Kirei replied. Not taking her eyes off the book she was reading.
"What book are you reading that is so interesting?" She asked and moved a bit and tried to get a glimpse of the book Kirei was reading.
"Ah! Stop that get away." Kirei said in a bit of defensiveness as she pulled the book close to her and hid it from her mother's view.
"What is it? I as just wondering it cannot be that bad, Kirei." Fitaria said as she grabbed the top of the book and after a few minutes of scuffling she finally got the book from her daughter. "Now," She said and turned the book so she could read it.
"Oh great," Kirei mumbled and sighed as she crossed her arms and lowered her gaze, just waiting for her mother's jokes.
"The Mysterious Kitsune," Fitaria read off then moved the book a bit so she could look at her daughter, Kirei. "Why are you reading up on Kitsunes, Kirei?" She asked a bit confused.
"I just wanted too. Ok?" Kirei said as a soft, pale pink blush started to rise on her cheeks.
"Kirei?" Her mother asked and sat down in a chair near her. "There must be a reason you wanted to know about Kitsunes." She said and laid the book down near her daughter. "Why?"
"I-I just did ok." She said and sighed as she turned her gaze away from her mother's.
"Kirei, you forget. I'm your mother. I can tell when something is bothering you. Now what is it?" Fitaria asked as she stared at her daughter, then reached over and moved her face so she was looking at her. "Come on, tell me." She said in a mothering tone and smiled.
"Its-its nothing," Kirei said softly and moved her face away from her mother's hand and sighed. She reached and pulled the book back to her and ran her fingers across the leather back of the book. "I was just a little curious about Kitsunes...you said you wanted me to read more."
Fitaria just stared at her daughter a bit confused at first then a warm smiled came to her lips. "Alright, dear. I'll leave you to your reading then." She said and pushed her chair out so she could stand. "If you want to know anything else about Kitsunes, that aren't in the book. Don't be afraid to ask." She said with a gentle smile.
Kirei watched her mother leave then her gaze found its way to the book once more. There are so many things I've just read about Kitsunes...but...but I still don't understand that feeling I had when Mayonaka stared at me. That shivering feeling was scary...She thought and sighed as she laid her head down against her arms. "I just want to know what's going on." She said softly and closed her eyes as she drifted off to sleep, her mind riddled with unanswered questions. And odd emotions.
