A Youko's Journey
Chapter 1: Birth
The fox's screams could be heard throughout Makai. She was howling out for help. She was in labor. Damn that male and his mating ritual. She knew she needed to mate, but she did not know how hard the birth would be. Wood sprites from all through the forest came over to her. Their laughing made the fox scream louder. Push she thought. PUSH! Get this thing out of me. She pushed, screaming in pain. The wood sprites continued their laughing. She was really getting pissed off. The laughing. The screaming. The PUSHING! One last push and her baby were born.
The female fox, Kiera, carried her infant to the fox village. She shifted into her human form, a tall silver haired woman. She looked human but she was the total opposite. Youkos had the power to change into a more human looking form, though they still had fox ears and tails showing. All Youkos were ferocious monsters that hunted lower demons in the Makai. The little fox in Kiera's arms started to cry. Damn this child Kiera thought. She marched to her hut and placed him in a haystack. She looked at him, and wanted to strangle him. He looked so much like his father. That son of a bitch! He quieted down and fell asleep. She stared at him for a long time. What should his name be? What? She thought very deeply, and after a few minutes, a smirk stretched across her face. "Kurama."
The next morning Kiera brought the new baby into the village. She introduced Kurama to the other Youkos in the village. There were so many questions about him: Who is the father; Is he a brat; Will he keep us awake at night; and so on. It was as if they never saw a baby before. "Oh, Kiera this is wonderful." Kiera turned around and saw the village elder, Rink, before her. "We need a good strong male around here." Kiera rolled her eyes. "He won't be able to do anything for at least a year," Kiera replied. Rink laughed. "Well, true!" Kiera was getting tired, and Kurama was fussing in her arms. She waved goodbye to Rink, and went back into her hut.
That night, Kiera awoke to Kurama's screaming. She hated this. Kurama's diaper was full. She really hated this. After Kurama settled back down, Kiera went back to bed. She stared at Kurama from her bed. He was so cute. Ha! She nestled into bed and fell not a deep sleep.