Disclaimer: Well I don't own the Yu Yu Hakusho characters; I'm only borrowing them for the mere pleasure to write a small piece of this anime.
Summary: Challenge. Hewas seeking for the future, the lonely traveler wanders…She whose hearts screams, seal away those dreams…It's a Faraway Dawn.
Pairing: It's a Youko KuramaxAyame.
Well I know this pairing is weird, if it's not really unheard of, but well a special friend of mine likes it and she challenged me to do it, so here I am.
For those who don't know, Ayame is the dark haired ferry girl, she has randomly appeared but she's very pretty and due to her lack of appearance in the show I can in a way be free with her personality.
Well this is dedicated to my friend, Maiden of the Phoenix and to those that maybe in a small second like this pairing.
"Tooi Yoake"
1. Silver.
The sky was pitch a few pale stars marred the deep black ocean in which the sky consisted. A heavy silence unfolded that night, it was a silence not a even a single cricket sliced it with its usual nocturnal music, it almost felt like if the night itself was reflecting death.
A sudden flash of silver dashed through the tall trees of the forest land, it moved so fast that any person that happened to have a quick look at it will quickly disregard it as a trick of his or her imagination, but they didn't knew how far they were from the truth, but really how could an inexperienced human eye unveil the truth behind the flash of light.
Just as abruptly as the light passed it came to a stop revealing an ethereal figure now standing in the middle of the clearing, by seeing the unnatural handsome looks and the proud pose the figure had some might jump to the conclusion that it was a god, but the tail and the ears will tell otherwise, after all, humans weren't that much familiar with that type of youkai, but this person wasn't any youkai.
No, he was the most feared and ruthless thief Makai had to offer, every demon shuddered at the mere mention of his name, after all he was famous for being cold, calculator and an unmerciful killer, he was a demon that didn't knew about pity nor love, those were aliens feelings to him, that's why everyone was afraid of the kitsune thief Youko Kurama.
However what was such a feared and important thief was doing in Ningenkai, well from time to time he will go there to do what he did best…steal. Some humans did have valuable things that were worth to steal and so he did, like that night, he had stolen a very fine katana that belonged to the head of the Tsukimine family and he had been playing with his pursuers.
Yet that game of hide and seek was starting to bore him and he decided that it was time to end it, after all it had been a long while since he had spilled Ningen blood and he wanted to do it before he left back to Makai, cause he didn't knew when he will return and have another chance like this one. He was prepared to merely slay the pursuers and leave that place, when the sudden sound of voices caught his attention.
Silently like only someone like him could muster he moved closer to the sound of the voices, the sound of running water reached his ears as well. A pair of tall bushes was on his way and he decided to use it to his advantage and hide to hear what they were saying.
"Tsukimine-san" A shy voice, which obviously belonged to a woman, lightly called "I have some news, from your father, Lord Tsukimine-sama"
There was the briefly sound of someone gliding on the water "What is it now, Chiyo?" A silky and soothing feminine voice asked "What does he needs to tell me now?"
"Well, my lady, he wants you to return to the estate immediately" Chiyo answered still with a shy tone.
"Does he say why?" The elegant and velvety voice asked.
"Someone broke into the manor and stole Lord Tsukimine katana" Chiyo immediately informed to whomever that was there about his deed "The thief is still around here and it can be dangerous for you and he wants you to be safe back in the manor"
"Alright then, Chiyo" The velvety voice answered after a few instants "I'll be out in a moment"
"Hai, Tsukimine-san" Chiyo answered and afterwards her light steps lost in the distance.
"He only wishes to save his new source of wealth" The silky and sweet feminine voice complained apparently to herself "Otherwise he wouldn't give a damn about me"
Nothing more was said after that but the sounds of gliding water was heard; the distinctive sound of someone coming out of the water, a small smirk appeared on the silver kitsune face. It seemed that his little trip to Ningenkai was now more interesting than before, he had not only stolen a very fine katana, now fate placed on his way the chance to slay the daughter of Tsukimine clan, how better could it get.
It's true that he wished to spill some blood and he had thought that maybe his pursuers will be enough but now that he had come upon such a happening to kill her with her father's sword seemed more fitting, after all it was not everyday that he stumbled upon a victim of 'royal' blood, he waited for a few seconds, he knew his pursuers will not be able to catch up with him but he suspected that she must be guarded and that will be good enough for his plan.
After all what was a better insult to a man like 'Lord' Tsukimine more than to show him that his guards were useless and failed to protect his daughter to later find her death by the sword he had once wielded for the same task against others. The smirk widened when he finally decided to act upon it, silently he went out of the bushes to attack and his eyes fell on the back of his prey.
Well he had to admit that for being a human and the daughter of a man like Tsukimine, she was really beautiful. Bright raven hair that cascaded to her mid back seemed to glisten under the dim light proof that it was still slightly wet, the white yucata she was using to cover her nudity was plastered somehow sinfully against the well shaped curves of her body, from quick calculation he could tell she was around seventeen or eighteen years.
She turned around and he wasn't disappointed, she has soft looking moon kissed skin and her face was delicate and feminine just like it was meant to be for a woman of her social level, a pair of deep azure orbs looked at him in shock and mute surprise, she was indeed a beautiful piece of artwork. The soft and full pale rose lips opened for a few seconds only to let a small scream escape from them.
That simply sound snapped back him to the attention he didn't knew he had lost, putting his god-like speed in use, he moved in a flash before she could react as to what had happened. A yelp of surprise escaped her lips when his arms wrapped around her to trap her in a real strong grasp, she struggled a bit but soon enough gave up and fell resigned in his grasp.
"Tsukimine-san, are you alright?" Chiyo's familiar shy voice asked with some worry.
Kurama turned around just in time to see a young girl from around twelve appearing in the small clearing, the young girl hazel eyes widened open when she saw her lady trapped within his grasp and just like he expected it a shrill scream escaped from her lips while she fell to her knees, it wasn't long before some guards finally came out.
"You vile vermin lay of your hands from Lady Ayame!" One of the guards angrily spatted.
"I will, if it wasn't for the fact that I wish to test the katana from Lord Tsukimine to see if it's sharp enough" Kurama answered on a cold and almost teasingly tone that apparently sent shivers down Chiyo's spine "I think I'll use it on her instead of you"
The guard glared a thousand daggers to him "No, you won't!"
Kurama just smirked more coldly when he saw them approaching, in a quick movement he ran to the forest with her, the last things he could her was Chiyo's desperate scream and a curse coming from the guard. Well now it was pretty obvious that they wouldn't be a problem for him and he had been easily dodged them.
But still he kept his place trying to place some distance between the now two groups of pursuers he had on his back, because if he was caught his plan wouldn't work at all and she might end escaping in the confusion. Even if she did is not like Kurama wouldn't be able to track her again, after all the soft and sweet scent of orchids was almost unmistakable in a place like this one, it was more like he didn't had more time to waste after all he needed to return to Makai.
Suddenly he stopped dead on his tracks on a clearing that he was sure they wouldn't be found and that they will be able to find her body the next morning, unceremoniously he let her go and she fell to her knees, he took some steps away from her and turned to see what she will do, however for a long time she just stayed there and didn't even moved a muscle.
"Aren't you going to kill me?" Her soft voice suddenly asked him.
He smirked at her question "When the time is right I will"
"Is not now the right time for me to die?" She replied still not even moving from her position "You just have to slash me with that katana"
Now that was something he didn't expect, he raised an eyebrow and gazed at her, a small draft of wind passed by and her raven hair gently waltzed with it. From the way she was speaking it seemed she wanted to die or maybe she was making it hear that way so he will let her go in peace.
"Stand up!" He immediately ordered and followed each one of her movements while she moved to stand up "Now, look at me"
Slowly she turned to look at me "Have you finally decided to kill me?"
"Do you wish to die?" He simply asked her.
"Really, I do not think my answer can make any effect on the decision you had already made" She said not even bothering to answer his question and looking down at the floor "Stop wasting time on such questions and kill me already"
"Look, wench!" He quickly moved forward and grasped her chin with his claws, a bit brusquely he made her look at him "Just answer my question, do you wish to die?"
Her azure orbs flashed with anger "I do, I want to die, just do it already!"
Kurama glared at her and with some violence he loosened his grip on her chin, what was the point in killing her if that's what she wanted, all the fun in killing was seeing the fear on his victim face and to hear them ask for pity, something that he didn't had, however this girl was not afraid and was waiting for him to kill her.
That's not what he wanted; he wanted to hear her begging him to forgive her life and to smell her fear at her dismiss, but she was wishing and wanting him to do it. Yet now he was curious as to why a woman like her, a woman that was breed in the best of the best, amidst the coming war, wanted to die? He will at least get an answer for that.
He glared coldly at her "Why do you want to die?"
"That's not of your concern!" She spatted angrily and looked down "Just kill me already"
Once again he grasped her chin and obligated her to look at him "Answer me"
"…No…" She answered with a broken voice "I beg you, just kill me"
No one had ever begged him to kill them, the sudden sadness and hope coming from her eyes told him she really wanted to die, strangely he felt something tugging at his always cold heart, it was a strange feeling, something he had never felt…it was with a shock that he realized he felt pity for her and not only that but also a strange fondness, something that became clear once he gazed at her intense azure orbs.
Never in his life, Kurama had beheld so many emotions in one single being, her eyes were so expressive, but those eyes only expressed feelings of sorrow, pain and despair. It was almost like if someone had broken her spirit and made her into something she didn't wanted to be, something that she hated so much that she wished to die in order to never be that person again.
Mutely he let go of her chin again and she silently waited for him to kill her, he moved one of his hands and placed it on her neck, she gazed at him for a few seconds before her eyes filled with mock shock and surprise and she fell unconscious in his arms.
Kurama looked down at the unconscious woman in her arms and realized that he didn't had wishes to kill her anymore yet he still wanted to know why she wanted to die so fervently. Silently he moved to sit under a tree placing her on his lap and waiting for her to wake up and tell him everything; he knew he needed to return to Makai but strangely for her…
He seemed to have all the time in the world and so he waited for her to wake up, after all, dawn was still faraway and he had time…
Well part one ready, I know I have some grammar issues and maybe Youko seems a bit OCC, but heck is the best I could do, after all the limit date to this challenge was drawing close.
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