Distribution: you know the drill, I don't own YYH or Yu-Gi-Oh!

CHAPTER 3

For many moments after that flashback event, Teku kept thinking back and remembering Otogi, her father. Little similarities spark a new flashback.

Two days have passed since the first remembrance. It's a late night; the moon is still full in the night sky. The wolf demon Teku stares up at it with her beautiful lilac eyes filled with sorrow and grief. Her soul feels as if it wants to cry.

Kurama notices she's still awake. He sits up and stares at her back outside on the balcony. His half-sleepy, half-clueless face was so cute.

"Teku? Why are you up so late my dear? Come to bed now."

But the saddened wolf just continues to gaze up at the moon. She holds back her wolf instincts and answer. "Not yet Kurama. I have much to think about right now."

As Teku responded, Kurama got up out of bed and strode towards his lover. He stands behind her, marveling at her perfect shiny hair.

His lover instincts took over his conscious mind. He puts his hands on Teku's shoulders and whispers at her softly. "What is it sweetie? What are you thinking about?"

Kurama's light touch and soft whispers cracks Teku's hard thinking for a second. But as the sensation of the gentle touch passes, the wolf just speaks her mind.

"Tomorrow is the anniversary of…the day I first came to this planet. July 21, when I was born into this world by my father Otogi."

The fox takes his hands off Teku's shoulders for a moment. He speaks in a startling, stuttering manner. "So…t-tomorrow's like…your birthday?"

"Yes Kurama, it is." She sighs, feeling more depressed.

Damn, I wish she told me this sooner. I would have gotten her something.

Kurama tries to sound as cool and calm as possible. He wraps his arms around his lover from behind. "I see. But, why are you saddened by that?"

Another sigh escapes from Teku's lips. She gets her thoughts in order as she begins to reveal the purpose of her sorrowful days.

"My father…Ryuuji Otogi…died on my birthday. Our house burned down, the cause of which was three demons. I quickly disposed of them and left the house. I left his poor dead corpse behind. My past…my dreadful past…all started on that one day.

But the moon…it gave me comfort. Every night of the full moon, my father and me would sit outside and look up at the sky. We talked of our dreams, our feelings, or even something simple like the weather or what we did that day. Full moons remind me of all the times I had with my father. It symbolizes the one good thing of my past."

The moon. It symbolizes so much for a variety of creatures. For one particular wolf, it means a lot.

Not knowing how to react, Kurama nudges towards Teku's face and closes his eyes. He holds her closer to him, reassuring his love that he's still there and that he will always protect her.

"Teku…I'm sorry. I'm sorry about your father's passing. Let me know what your wish is and I'll try my best to grant it."

A glistening orb of water forms from one of Teku's lavender eyes. It falls, leaving a trail of wetness down her cheek. One after another, they fall.

She turns around and gazes into her lover's emerald eyes. She still sheds tears and is still saddened. Teku quickly embraces Kurama. Her tears wet the soft, pale skin that is Kurama's bare chest. (SEXY!)

Instinctively, the red-haired fox closes his arms around the wolf creature. He holds her tighter, accepting her embrace. He tries to comfort her with gentle strokes of her hair.

Teku buries her face in Kurama's well-built chest. Tears are still streaming down her face. She closes her eyes and speaks in a low tone.

"My wish…is a night of freedom. Out in an open field filled with flowers of all different sorts. I want to run around freely, in my demon form, and not be bothered.

I want you there with me as well, just the two of us. We can gaze up at the moon together…just like how me and my father used to do."

Kurama continues to hold the saddened wolf in his arms. All he says is, "Of course…me little wolf."

Well, now you know a little but about Teku and why she was sad for 3 days. Her past was such a horrible one. Luckily, she has Kurama.