I promised myself that I wouldn't post this until I finished "Truth and Determination", but this idea has just been nagging me for a really long time. So here it is! Hope you guys like it!

Inspired by ayakashistories "Shared Past". (If this is ayakashistories reading this, I'm sorry. I will delete this story if you like. Don't worry, it will be different!)

Disclamer: I do not own Nurarihyon no Mago.

Around 9 years ago…

Nura Rihan walked down the path filled with yamabuki flowers. There was a little boy, around the age of four, running ahead of him, laughing as he went. The boy had long, gravity defying dual colored hair, with the top part of his hair white, and the bottom part black. He had playful crimson eyes, and looked a lot like Rihan.

There was another boy, around the age of eight, holding Rihan's hands. Like the other boy, he had dual colored hair, except he had short hair, and the top part of his hair was light brown. Rihan and the boy watched as the younger boy run off ahead.

Rihan smiled at the scene. When the yamabuki petals flew by, he stopped and turned his head towards the countless bushes. He smiled because the flowers reminded him of how he had met his wife. Suddenly, something pierced through his chest. He was shocked as his blood started pouring out of the new wound that was just opened in his chest. He fell to the ground as a scream pierced the air. Not long after that, the younger boy came running to where they were, wondering what had happened. What he saw was his father on the verge of death, and a bloody sword. The wielder of the sword turned around and looked at him. Rihan lifted his head just a little, to see who it was. He caught his breath. It was the boy who held his hands earlier. Then, the brown-haired boy spoke.

"Are you his son? Ah well, it doesn't matter, I'll just finish both of you off here!" He yelled as he swung his sword down. The blade almost reached the younger boy when the shadows enveloped him, and he disappeared from sight.

"Damn, he got away." The brown haired one cursed.

"What…what do you want?" Rihan managed to cough out. The person he was speaking to turned around.

"Still alive? Oh well, you'll be dead in a couple minutes anyway, heheh…." Rihan could only watch as his attacker walked farther and farther away…

Present day…

"You got a long way to go before you can defeat me, Rikun!" Nura Rihan laughed as Rikun lost his balance and fell into the pond while he easily sidestepped his son's swing. Rikun growled. He had white and black colored hair, and was currently sparring with his dad.

"Damn you, Oyaji!" He yelled as he came up. Rihan laughed.

"I win again. Better luck next time!" Rikun shook himself to get rid of the excess water as he came up. He had a troubled look on his face.

"Is something wrong, Rikun?" Rihan asked, noticing his son's weird behavior. It wasn't like him to be troubled by something.

"Yeah…You know Yura? Keikain Yura?"

"That omnyoji classmate of yours?" Rikun nodded.

"Well, remember that fight we had a few days ago with her brother?" Rihan nodded. Yura's brothers came from Kyoto and wiped out some members of the Nura Gumi. Rikun had met him in his human form, but Ryuuji, Yura's older brother, had seen through the disguise in an instant. He and a guy named Mamiru had attacked Rikun, and Rikun fought back. When they almost had him, Rikun's hyakki yako appeared, and the two omnyoji left, returning back to their hometown, saying there was something big going on. Rihan didn't really care about what happened over there, as long as nothing drastic happened, but Rikun seemed to have another opinion.

"They said that their sworn enemy was revived, and that Yura was to go back immediately. But the name of their sworn enemy, the Nue…I don't know why, but it feels like…it's connected to that incident."

"What incident?"

"…The incident nine years ago." Rihan took in a sharp breath. He still remembered that day. If Rikun hadn't called Zen and the others fast enough that day, he would've been dead.

"…All right, I got it. I'll ask the old man to send—" started Rihan.

"I want to go. To Kyoto." Rikun said. Rihan blinked in surprise.

"What are you saying?" He laughed. "The Kyoto youkai are stronger than you think. You'll be obliterated. Besides, Oyaji would never agree to it." Which was true. Nurarihyon had a bad history with the Kyoto youkai.

"Then I'll make him let me go to Kyoto." Rikun said as he walked inside. Rihan opened his mouth to stop him, but then closed it. He knew Rikun was stubborn, and that he would still do it, no matter what he said. Oh well. Oyaji is probably only going to yell at him for…I don't know… a few hours? Rihan thought. He was interrupted when something splashed into the pool behind him. He turned around to see Rikun floating on the surface, unconscious. He looked over at the direction where Rikun came from, and saw his father, Nurarihyon, with his sword in his hand.

"Oi, Oyaji! What are you doing?! You could've just told or yelled at him! Don't you think you're going too hard on him?" He yelled as he went to go get Rikun's body out of the pool.

"…Sorry. It's just that I've been a little overprotective of him ever since…you know." Nurarihyon said. Rihan nodded. His dad always seemed a little…different, ever since that day.

"Karasu Tengu." Nurarihyon called. A small black figure appeared on his right.

"You called for me, Shodaisho?"

"Call them." Nurarihyon said as he walked off.

"Wait, them?! You can't be serious! Rikun's not ready for that yet!" Rihan protested. Nurarihyon looked at him.

"It's his wish anyway. And besides, I don't think we can win against that Nue or whatever. Not now, anyway. But Rikun might have a chance. Plus, this is the first time he willingly decided on something like this." Rihan looked like he wanted to protest, but kept his mouth shut.

"I understand. I will call them immediately." Karasu Tengu said. After those words left his lips (beaks, whatever) he flew off in a blur of black feathers.

"Let Rikun train first before going to Kyoto. At least he'll have a better chance of surviving then." Nurarihyon said to Rihan, who sighed.

"Whatever you say, old man." Rihan said as he went inside.

The next day, some people from Toono came and picked Rikun (who was still unconscious) up. Rihan and Nurarihyon sat down, and waited for Rikun to return.

How was that for the first chapter? Please leave a review!

To ayakashistories and all other readers: I'm sorry I didn't ask first! I will delete this story if you guys want me to! Just don't hurt me! (Cuz who knows what will happen to yo- us if you do? *smiles evilly then wipes smirk off face*)

Well, that's all I have to say! And again, please leave a review to tell me if you like it or not. Or I will cast a noroi on you…

…I'm getting weirder and weirder by the second…

IMPORTANT NOTE: I'm on vacation now, and don't really have a computer that i can use around, so updting will be very hard for me. Plz bear with me until i can find a computer to use!