Years ago
Matatabi was walking in a cave in his cat form when "momma is that you *sniff* I can't see you," a voice of a little girl "no child I'm not your mother but do you need help?," the nekomata asked now in his human form "I want to get and go home" "okay I'll lead you out the cave will you be able to find your way home?" "I know my way around my name is Gyoken" "my name is Matatabi" the two walked hand in hand when the ended up being in a spot with two paths "oh no if we choose the wrong it would take longer," Gyoken said "done worry I know where to go" using his super vision he saw through each path one leading to a bottomless pit the other leading to light "let's go left."
The two made it out and Gyoken's jaw dropped seeing the man's cat ears and tails his red eyes shined like rubies "incase you're wondering I'm a fairy cat remember don't ever say we aren't real or we die~" the little girl ran away smiling "THANK YOU" "DONT MENTION IT."
Some years past after that Matatabi was eating some fish when "is that you Mr. Fairy cat?," a woman voice said "no way Gyoken?" he embraced with a hug "I never thought we would meet again like this," the young woman said "how have you been doing all these years?," Matatabi asked "oh I have been supporting my lover his name is Hakutoku" "ah so you have a fiancé" "there one I'm worried about...my mother has gotten sick and I have been told she might die before I give birth to a child" "Gyoken my wife died a long time ago but instead of grieving all the time I try my very best to live for her cause she would want me to live a full life." Gyoken felt so much better "so if I love someone very I must do my very best to live for them because that person wouldn't want me to be sad all the time?," she asked "that's about right" "thanks fairy cat l will remember your wise words" the woman left waving "I know she will be a great mom."
Years later
"Are you mad Gyoken?," Matatabi asked the spirit "no Hakuryuu nor Judar knew Arba was in my body there are times I wonder how things would be if she hadn't possessed me but now all I can do if watch my remaining children through the rukh hopefully my Hakuei will be saved." Hakuren, Hakutoku, and Hakuyuu smiled as Gyoken floated to them despairing to the rukh "I wonder if he'll get jealous because I have the ability to talk with souls of the rukh like people."