Chapter 4: Seeing Karasu

Cara and Kurama walked down the hall toward Karasu's room. Cara had stopped trying to convince Kurama not to go see her father. Cara knew about the bad stuff her father did and that was why she wanted to make sure Kurama was ready. She knew she couldn't hurt her father if he tried something on Kurama. Cara was even scared of her father but she never showed it on her face. Cara and Kurama came to a door and Cara opened it. "Dad, I'm back with Kurama." Cara and Kurama walked into the room and there, Karasu was in bed, sitting up. Karasu was ready to see Kurama. Cara closed the door and walked over to her father. Kurama walked a little closer to Karasu but not to close to him.

"How nice to see you again my pretty little kitsune," said Karasu.

"How did you survive our battle?" asked Kurama.

"You might want to ask the little black crow sitting next to me," said Karasu as he faced his daughter.

Cara looked at Kurama and told Kurama she saved Karasu from dieing. "I sensed my father was in trouble so I ran out of the house and went looking for him. I found a portal to Hanging Neck Island and found my father's body was going to be thrown off a cliff by some demons. I attacked the demons and rescued my father. When I was looking for a portal, I was attacked by humans. I couldn't use my powers in front of humans and plus, I couldn't kill them. So I just let them hurt me but I made them promise to leave Dad alone. They didn't hurt me to bad; I just have a scratch on my arm. After that, I found a portal and I ran to it. The portal ended and I ran back to the house. Here, I set my father down and gave him most of my demon energy."

"You really love your dad, Cara?" asked Kurama.

"Yes I do," said Cara.

"So Kurama, have you thought about me?" asked Karasu smiling under his mask.

"Nope," said Kurama. Karasu felt hurt. Karasu had been thinking about Kurama nevertheless; Kurama hadn't been thinking about Karasu (I would hope so). Cara looked at her father and then Kurama. There was silence between them. What's going on? What's going to happen next thought Cara? Karasu titled his head down and said nothing. Cara got up and got a chair for Kurama. She placed the chair next to her seat. Then Cara asked Kurama to sit in the chair. Kurama walked over to the chair and sat in it. Cara then sat back in her own chair. Then the room was surrounded in the green bombs Karasu used in the end of his battle with Kurama. Dam, I knew he would try something thought Cara.

"Dad, what are you doing?" Cara asked.

"Don't move Cara or the bombs will explode," said Karasu. "Kurama, come and take my mask off if you don't want my 'daughter' to die." Kurama got out of the chair and walked over to Karasu's side. He lifted Karasu's head and removed Karasu's mask. Kurama set it to the side. Then Karasu grabbed Kurama's hair and kissed Kurama on the lips. Cara saw that and ran straight through the bombs. She got hurt but all she thought about was her promise to Kurama. Cara slapped her father's hand and Karasu let go of Kurama's hair. Kurama broke out of the kiss and Cara pulled him toward the door. Nevertheless, they had to deal with Karasu's bombs.

"Dad, stop this, please," said Cara.

"No; you made a mistake giving me most of your demon energy. Now, hand over the kitsune Cara," said Karasu standing up.

"HELL NO! NOT IF YOU'RE GOING TO PLAY WITH HIM!" Cara yelled. That was the first time she'd ever yelled at her dad. Cara threw her mask off and had a crow call. A bunch of crows came into the room and attacked Karasu. With all the crows attacking him, Karasu made the bombs disappear. Cara grabbed Kurama, pulled him toward the window, and breathed in a lot of air. Cara grew her wings and jumped out of the window. She didn't take Kurama because he might have got hurt. Cara came back for Kurama and grabbed him around his waist so he wouldn't fall. Kurama didn't mind because he was bigger than Cara and she couldn't hold on to him anywhere else.

Karasu killed the crows and watched Kurama and Cara escape. Karasu ran for the door but found it was locked. My daughter is pretty good but not as good as me thought Karasu.

Cara was flying around the mansion, looking for a place to hide Cara. Then Cara remembered her special room. She had found a room in the mansion where her father didn't know about. Cara would keep special stuff up there. Cara found the room and asked Kurama to open the window. The window looked just like any part of the house. Kurama opened the window and Cara flew right into there. Cara set Kurama down and went over to a corner. She was bleeding badly and she didn't want to get anymore of her blood on Kurama. She threw Kurama a towel from a box near her and told him to wipe her blood off himself. Kurama caught the towel and started to wipe Cara's blood off him.

Then Kurama started to think. Cara is nothing like Karasu. So she has to be Lee. If she was truly Karasu's daughter, she would have left me there. However, she saved me and promised me she wouldn't let that happen. "Cara, does your dad usey act like this toward you," asked Kurama. Cara looked at Kurama and shook her head no. Her dad never done this to her before except if you count when he tested her to see how long it would take her to scream. Kurama finished wiping the blood off him and walked over to Cara. He handed her the towel and Cara took it and threw it on top of the box. "Why won't you wipe up your blood Cara?"

"Why should I wipe my blood off me? If my dad sees me, he'll just hurt me again probably," Cara said.

"Didn't you lock him in the room? I saw you locking the door from the outside," said Kurama sitting down next to her.

"I did but how long will you think that door lasted? Maybe two minutes if we're lucky. Hopefully my dad didn't see me fly into here." Cara's wings then disappeared into her back. "Kurama, do you see any mask up here? I can't see to well now. I got blood into my eyes while I was flying and I can't seem to get the blood out of my eyes."

"I think I see one," said Kurama as he stood up. He walked over to another corner and got the same mask that looked like the one Cara wore earlier. Kurama walked over to Cara and handed her the mask. Cara thanked Kurama and put the mask on. Then she looked up at Kurama.

"Kurama, do you ever feel like you don't belong somewhere?" asked Cara.

"Sometimes; why do you ask?" asked Kurama.

"Because sometimes I feel as I don't belong here. What just happened now, I thought I didn't belong here. I am nothing like my father except for creating bombs and how I look," said Cara. I sounded like as if she didn't want to be Karasu daughter. Kurama thought how come she doesn't remember who she really was. Was she to young to remember or did Karasu erase her memories? Karasu probably erased her memories Kurama figured. "I want to be free of my father," Kurama heard Cara say. "I love my dad and all but this time he's gone to far."

"Cara, I can help you," Kurama said. Cara looked at him. "I was assigned to return you to where you were born."

"Tell me what you know. I don't know anything about past Karasu is my father," said Cara.

"Your real name is Princess Lee. You real mother was Queen Lyn and father was King Tai," began Kurama as he sat down next to Cara. "You are Prince Riko's fiancée. You live with your parents and Prince Riko. You are suppose to marry Prince Riko when you are 18. How old are you now?"

"17 right now; my birthday is in six months," said Cara. "Anything else?"

"That's all I know."

"Wow; dad never told me any of that. So, that was my life before. So, Karasu isn't a real dad?"

"Nope; he would have been if the queen married him."

"I'm so confused!" Cara's hands grabbed hr head and Cara went into a little ball.

"It's alright Cara. This is all new to you. It will take some time getting use to." Kurama put his hand on her back.

"I might get use to it but Karasu still owns me in away. I can never escape from him. He is my dad even though he's not my real dad. Kurama, can you please take me to see my real parents someday when I escape this house?"

"Of course; just give me a couple days and we'll leave."

"Are you sure? My dad will find us and then what?"

"You might have to face him."

"I can't fight him. He's to strong and he knows all my attacks."

"I'll just have to train you then." Cara got out of a ball and hugged Kurama. She thanked him. Cara stopped hugging Kurama and realized she got blood all over Kurama.

"I guess we both better take a bath. There are secret hot spring chambers in this house that dad doesn't know about. We'll go there once I find you soon new clothes. Stay here and I'll return soon." Cara got up and went to the window. She removed her mask and breathed in lot of air. Her wings came out. Cara opened the window, flew out, closed the window, and flew off to find Kurama some new clothes. Please be safe Lee thought Kurama.