Chapter 4: Wind and Hate
Kurama was twelve years old when he learned about sex. He learned that when a male and a female Youko do something a baby is made. But this made no sense to Kurama. He only knew his mother. Who was his father? What kind of Youko was he? And, why did he leave? Kurama wanted to ask his mother all of these questions, but didn't know when to ask Kiera.
Kiera and Kurama were working in The Fields when a strong wind blew. Sand from the ground flew into their eyes. Tears filled Kurama's eyes. He looked up and saw a huge tornado form in the middle of the fields. The workers ran away from the tornado, while some got sucked up into the cylinder. Kiera grabbed her son as he stared in amazement at the tornado. He had never seen anything like it. As Kiera carried him away, he thought he saw a Youko floating above the tornado.
Kiera ran all the way home. She warned the other villagers, and the village magician put up a force field to protect the village from the winds. When Kiera and Kurama got into the house, Kiera slapped Kurama. "You don't just stand there when something like that happens!" she exclaimed "What are you dumb?" Kurama began to cry but stopped as quickly as he began. "Well, stop yelling at me!" he retorted. "Every time you yell at me, I hate you even more." Kiera stared in amazement. "That's right! I hat you. I've hated you since I was born. I hate the way you yell at me for everything I do. I hate how you tell me I'm worthless all the time. How you tell me I was born a mistake. I hate everything about you. EVERYTHING!' Kurama ran into his room, and slammed the door. Kiera stood there, and just stared. She never realized she was hurting Kurama. She started to cry. Tears ran down her face. She stood at Kurama's door, and wanted to knock, but had no clue what to say. She walked away, and heard a knocking at the front door. She opened the door, and a Youko with black hair and tail stood there. He had a sleeveless shirt on with black trousers. "Hi, Kiera." Kiera stood there, and stared, again. "No, not you." Kiera whispered.