Author's Note- THANKS FOR THE REVIEWS!
PS- This chapter is really all about Kurama. I figured that just doing about five sentences per chapter wasn't working and Kurama's part of the story wasn't coming along too well and it needed to speed up to keep up with the rest of the story. So, I'm going to get Kurama caught up with Yukina and Hiei!
(New author's note: Gah! I'm so sorry! I haven't updated in, like, forever! (Also, having a sister that updates almost once a day (slightly exagerrating, but only slightly) doesn't give me a very good reputation.) Since this chapter is short, I'll upload the next one, too. Again, I'm sorry. I've been so busy with school, and even though it's been out for a month, I've been so busy with everything else that I haven't even had time to write my novel, much less any fanfictions. But hopefully I'll be updating more. Again, sorry for the delay. First 8 chapters are still by Sesshoumaru Minion.)
It was now about six in the morning.
Kurama was had already been walking for about an hour.
"Not too much longer…"
As most of the time, Kurama was right. The snow had all melted; it was well past time for it to be gone.
He was now about three fourths of the way up the mountain; which is about where he wanted to be.
The farther up the mountain he went, the deeper into his memories he was. Kurama could replay what happened to him in his mind as if it was yesterday-
There stood a young fox demon boy.
He had small soft fox years on top of his white long hair. He had a tail that looked that of a fluffily kitten's.
"Kurama." Called a deep voice out to the young boy.
"Yes father?"
The fox boy spoke with innocents but…fear was in his tone as well.
The boy's voice was weak also, but because of the death of his mother that was only a month ago.
"Kurama. I must leave you."
"What?" The young boy cried out. "Why?"
His father sighed and spoke with a relaxed tone.
"I have taught you very much. How to thieve. How to survive. You know all of my ways of survival. Now it's time to use them."
"But… you can't…"
"Leave you?" A chuckle came after that. "Kurama, you need this. I need this. I must leave to do what I was meant to be. I was not meant to be a father. You were not meant to be my son. I have taught you to survive so you could leave as I do. Alone. So you could now how it truly means to be a fox demon. To hold the fox form. The monster living in you."
The young boy was fighting tears.
He spoke in a whisper so his father couldn't hear his sadness, "But…I can't live on my own…I…don't want to be alone."
His father snapped back, "You must Kurama! Except the fact that you were meant to be alone! I was alone until I met your mother, and it caused her nights of constant worry. Is that what you want to give people?"
"…No sir."
"…Good. Now, stay here in this cave. The cave you have lived in for your years. This is now your home. And yours alone."
His father was leaving until the son cried out, "So…you're going to leave me to die…just because of what you did to mother? You're going to do that to me?"
His father sighed. "You will understand…someday."
And then, the great fox thief was gone.
Kurama looked up from where he stood.
There was the cave.
The bloody cave where he spent most of his childhood. The place where he dwelled on the facts of what his father told him.
Being alone.
Helpless.
Away from other demons.
That was the life his father had given him.
For two hundred years he was in that cave, until he finally left.
Kurama walked until he met the cave entrance. It was a wide entrance. The cave was dark, but some light was creeping in from the rising sun.
And beside the cave entrance stood a stone grave.
It had the name imprinted, "Yoshiyuki"
"...Father…I am home."
HAHAHA! It was so short! -slaps myself- I'm sorry! And after I asked for 10 reviews and got 13 too! But, if you read the 'PS' thing, it explains why. But that doesn't really cover up the fact that it's so short. XD