Disclaimer- Characters from the animaes YYH, Inuyasha, RurouniKenshin, and SailorMoon may appear in this chapter but i don't own them.
3 A New Home
On the way home Youko was thankful for a strong tail otherwise, he'd have trouble with carrying his tools along with Ash. Youko lives in an apartment with two other guys: Trace and Jason. Trace is the same age as Ash. When Youko got home, Jason was still a work. ?Trace I'm home? No answer. ?Trace? He peered into the kitchen. He saw Trace collapsed on the floor which was all wet because the sink was on and the drain was stopped. A broken dish was on the floor and a stepstool was tipped on its side. After putting Ash on the couch, Youko carefully- so as not to slip on the water- went to the sink and turned off the water. He bent over Trace to see if he was dead. Thank goodness. he thought when he found Trace simply unconscious. He picked Trace up and put him in his bedroom which he shared with Youko. He put a warm cloth over Ash's forehead and then collapsed a recliner and just fiddled with his talisman; he wondered what exactly was this lost race Ash had mentioned. He looked up and Ash wasn't on the couch ?Ash? Youko called. Trace came weakly out of his room ?She's in the bathroom?
? She okay? asked Youko. ?And What happened to you?
? I just suddenly passed out. I don't know why. I feel like I've been beaten and my energy has been drained.?
?Weird? commented Youko. ?You better go lay down.? and with that Trace walked back into his room.
After some time had passed?
Better check on her Youko thought. Just as he was getting up, Ash staggered from the bathroom. She blood on her bottom lip. She staggered over to the couch and collapsed on it .? Good She's asleep.? Youko checked. A ninetails came out of the bathroom. Youko looked toward it. ?What do we have here? Youko walked over to the ninetails. ?Where did you come from? Youko asked holding out his hand.
I am FlameDancer Ash's spirit creature. I do not mean any harm to Ash. We've been friends for a long time.
Youko was taken aback by the Ninetails's telepathic ability. ? I suppose Ash would be upset I get rid of you, so you can stay.?
Thank you very much. I won't be much trouble. Just then Jason came home. He was carrying two bags of food. He was balancing a grade book and a stack of papers on one of the bags. ?Youko, I took the liberty of bring home dinner. Could you help me get these in to the kitchen?
?K? Youko took a bag. ? How was school?
?Pretty fine, not much trouble. Let's see who studied.? he shook the bundle of papers that were obviously tests. He saw Ash. ?Um? Youko who is this girl who's sleeping on our couch.?
? Her name is Ash Night. I adopted her today. I don't know why really I guess I felt sorry for her. She seemed pretty lonely. I hope you don't mind. She came with a pet ? Youko warned Jason as he pointed at the ninetails.
Jason sighed. ? I have no problem with this. I think Trace will enjoy the company. Mind you she is a girl. Just don't try to adopt every orphan in Japan. Okay?
? Of course. I know better than that.? Youko replied ?Trace Dinner.? Youko called to Trace.
Trace stumbled out of his bedroom. ?Nice I don't have to cook?
? Are you ok? Youko asked.
? Don't worry about me? Trace began to eat. Ash was still out on the couch. Not wanting to bother they let her rest and they ate in peace.
