*(A/N): Hey guys! So this chapter is going to be a little different, it's exactly what the title is. Why did I do that? Because this way you can see Ai's side of the story so that way in the next real chapter I don't have to explain two sides of the same story. Also I want you guys to know that the next chunk of chapters are going to heavily focus on the third plot, so I hope you enjoy.
In other news, we have a winner for the game I posted for you guys. His name is G.N. Over-Kite and he got to create a scenario for me to write in Wolf Dayz. This guy has a great story going called Yet Another Weiss Christmas Story, so please go check it out!
Now it is time for the next game! :D Okami has mentioned that when Urufu grows bigger or heals Okami she is actually using Okami's aura that she gives Urufu, "None of you have seen me and Urufu fight together, her real aura is pretty neat." So here is the question: What is Urufu's true ability with her aura? (Hint: Think of her relationship with Okami and compare it to two other characters in a popular anime.) Good luck!
Until next time, enjoy!*
A Letter From Ai Yukimoto
In the village there was a tradition when it came to names. When a female gave birth to a child, they would name them after their maiden name. A woman had Yonai as her maiden name and had two children, a boy and an older girl. The boy was named Yon and I, his older sister, was named Ai.
My full name is Yukimoto Ai, but in this culture it's Ai Yukimoto. Back in the village, I had a hard time connecting to other people; I was good friends with Tsume but there was only one person that I would trust my life with. That person was Okami.
Okami was an orphan who literally lived on the streets. Everyone looked down on her, they would call her okami (wolf) or inu (dog). When she got older she choose Okami as her name even though she knew that people called her that to mock her, I asked her about it and she said it was the only name she knew.
I met Okami when I was six, I was trying to run away into the forest when I was surrounded by beowolves. I screamed and yelled but no one came…except Okami. Okami saved my life and we became close, but my father didn't approve.
My father is part of the Pack, a group of wolf faunuses who where related to the people who helped create the village many years ago. They were the upper class and were almost as powerful as the Alpha. Whenever the Alpha was going to make a big decision, the Pack had to approve it first. My father was Kenji Kiba's right hand man and even after Kenji died he was close to the Alpha. My family was at the top of the upper class, and Okami was the lowest of the lower class.
But I didn't care, I liked Okami. I supported her in her decision to become a huntress when everyone else gave her a hard time. We were only able to be together when we snuck out into the forest at night and during the day I had to treat her like how everyone else did.
But then Kenji announced that Okami was his first daughter and half human. The people who hated her before hated her even more, but since she was the oldest offspring of Kenji she moved up the social scale and became heir. I liked it, we were now able to spend time together in public; but my friend Tsume hated her new older sister and even called her "Zasshuken" (Mutt).
I absolutely love Okami, we were best friends that I wished could become something more. Okami was kind to me even when I had to pretend she didn't exist. We would meet at night in secret and teach each other certain skills to help the other. Okami taught me how to hunt and I taught Okami the proper way to skin and cut the meat of her catch.
Things were going great when suddenly Okami just vanished… I didn't know where she went or why she left, but I believed she would some day return. I became a huntress and kept her business running, but I was beginning to loose hope. With every day that passed, I would loose more faith in Okami. Tsume became the Alpha and things began to turn dark, I didn't like it one bit and I know Okami wouldn't either. Almost four years have passed when I discovered an unsettling truth.
I learned that Okami was banished and would never return, it broke my heart. A few days later, I stumbled across Tsume's diary and found out why Okami was forced to leave and I didn't like what it was saying. It said that I had reported her to the Pack, I never did that. Why would I banish the person I love most? However, I discovered something else, something so important it would change the fate of the village. A week later there was an attack on the village, I took a chance and used it to get Hime (my wolf companion) and myself away.
I finally left the Dark Shadow Forest behind me. I know my father wouldn't approve, but I'm tired of living in that dreadful place. The only reason I lived there and stayed alive was because Okami gave me the strength to do so; if she wasn't there then what is the point of living?
I want to see Okami more than anything, so I left and searched for her. It has been two months into my search and I'm close, I can feel it. I'm worried about how she will react when she sees me. Will she be happy? Will she still be nice to me? Will she accept my response to what she told me the day before she left?... I don't know…
There are things I need to tell her, personal and professional. With these secrets I have, both Okami and my life is in serious danger. I have to tell Okami before they get to me or her. With the news I have, I know nothing will ever be the same, but she has to know. Only Okami can stop what is going to happen, I know she will. I know that no one will ever see this letter, but I need all this pressure off of my chest.
But I can't rest now; I can't rest until the day she holds me in her arms again.
~ Yukimoto Ai
