1 A Kind Act

" The poor drunk finally passed out" " What weird hair" people were saying as they passed by a young, unconscious man. His hair was blue. He had drunken too much and passed out under a tree in the park. He had no home; no family. He just laid there, motionless as if he was dead.

There was a gardener nearby tending the gardens. There were also several peculiar things about him. He had grayish silverish hair and yet a young countenance. If you looked close enough you would see the occasional swish of a fox's tail. He was a very talented gardener.

He noticed the man under the tree. He remembered himself being hurt and a shadow helping him. It softened his normally cold personality. He wished he could find the person who helped him. When he was finished, he picked the man and took him to his apartment. When he got there he laid the man on the couch and went to clean himself up. That night he stayed the night up taking caring of the man.

The man woke up that morning to find his helper on a cell phone. When he hung up, the man cleared his throat. His helper turned suddenly, "Oh, so you're awake." The gardener yawned, but tried to hide his weariness.

"Where am I?"

"I found you last night and brought you to my home. You were in pretty bad shape. My name is Youko" he held out his hand.

"My name's Jason" he took Youko's hand and noticed the ears "you're Demon?"

"Alas I am"

"You'll hurt me if you find out what I am"

Youko looked confused then sniffed the air "A half-demon" Don't worry. Why would I help you if I wanted to hurt you. You can trust me."

Jason felt relieved. He saw the trust in Youko's yellow eyes and felt comfortable. This was the beginning of a great friendship, but what sealed it was this: Youko helped him go to college, and one day coming off campus a couple of Demons ganged him. Luckily Youko was working the gardens. He, with his rose whip, taught the demons a lesson. From then on Jason completely trusted Youko.

Not long after that incident, they found Trace, he was beat up and obviously abandoned. So It ended up for awhile the three of them lived peacefully together.