Well, now we're into sibling bonding, yay! Loyalty, cruelty, love and tragedy begin to play into the demon's lives, can they possibly survive?
Thanks for reading: Tajeri Lynn, Spleef and Asher Tye! ((~_*)) I really appreciate you guys taking the time to review! REALLY!
Thanks so much!
disclaimer: I don't own JCA or a cabbit, but I do own an Adam West autograph (Mr. West was super nice when I met him at a con two years ago!)
Chapter 6
Hsi Wu
I awaken in the morning. Father is already there, he is speaking to Rumiko-hime, whispering in
her ear, kissing and hugging her. He holds Hsi Wu in his arms, the little fellow looks perplexed and
unsure of this large stranger. He does not recognize father's voice, for he has not visited us for
some time. It was not that he did not want to, but something very pressing had taken up most of
his time. I know not what it was, or rather, is, as he is still quite busy with it. All I know is that it
somehow involves the Western Demons, our very disant cousins. I am not worried about it, their
problems are not my concern. Our two families split years ago over irreconcilable differences.
Father hands Hsi back to Rumiko-hime, who holds him to her chest and hums softly. She is in a
state of ecstasy, I can tell by the way she sighs. Hsi bats his enormous eyes a few times before
closing them and falling asleep. Father whispers something to Rumiko-hime, she blushes. He
brushes a strand of black hair from her face and holds her small face in his enormous talon. His
lips mouth "I love you". rumiko-hime smiles her graceful smile and returns his affection. He
takes his leave, knowing that Rumiko-hime needs her rest.
I am waiting outside the door. when he sees me, he places a claw on my shoulder and pats me
several times. I am perplexed, more so than Hsi was a few minutes ago, he rarely stops in the
library to see me anymore, once again, the infamous dealings prevent him from being where he
wants to be. He never speaks to me anymore, I don't know why. He speaks to his wives, Tchang
and Shendu. Everyone else is left on their own. I do not hate him, he has done nothing to deserve
that. I know that as demon lord, his work is important to the survival of all the people in his
kingdom, not just us. I hope that I can be half as strong mentally as he is. I am unsure if I could
separate myself from my family, no matter how dysfunctional, in his case.
Father stops to have tea with Mother and Lu Song. They laugh when Lu tells them about the
doctor and how he responded to a very demanding demoness. It turns out that she became so
fed up with him that she knocked his legs out from under him, grabbed him by the undergarments
and threw him into the pond behind our bungalow. I can imagine Lu Song, giant, grey spiky thing
that she is, grab the thin man and cast him outside. I laugh too. Mother tells him about Hsi Wu
how they cared for him last night, how difficult the delivery was, how they were very worried for
quite some time.
"Well, I pity Rumiko-hime the most. I can't imagine giving birth to a baby with feet and hands like
that. Do you know how uncomfortable that is? When Xiao was born, it was the most excruciating
experience of my life. That damned head of his was worse than a stubborn cork!" Lu song says
loudly.
I notice she has a bottle of rice wine sitting next to her tea cup. She's spiking her tea.
"Lu!" scolds Mother.
"Now you, Rei, You were lucky. You might have had two at once, but Tso wasn''t hard. He was
first, I remember. I delivered them both, the old midwife, she was worthlewss as well, I think
Syra Seo ate her after Dai Gui was born and that's when we got that reed of a man. Anyway, Tso
came first, he took awhile, but he didn't put up much of a fight. Now, here's where your luck
comes in, Rei. Bai Tsa. Bai Tsa, Kami-sama bless her! She hasn't got feet! once we got her
shoulders out we just pulled and she came right out! The whole thing took fifteen minutes! Now
that Hsi Wu! He was trouble! First of all, he didn't come head first, he came feet first. Always a
bad sign. Then his wing got lodged and he was stuck for awhile. I'm amazed that girl wasn't killed.
You always could pick 'em, Marl," she continues, I notice her cheeks are pink.
"Lu!" Mother whispers loudly.
"Oh, Rei, don't let her worry you. I rather enjoy her outbursts, that's why I married her!" Father
laughs.
"Shut Up Marl, you seductive bastard," Lu says.
"You didn't say that last month, December woman!" he counters,"You said something rather
different the last time you came to see me. As a matter of fact, you'd been into the rice wine,
too,"
They enjoy this spat. Its not malice, its their way of flirting. Lu likes it and so does father.
Mother stifles a laugh.
Their happiness is broken by a human messenger.
"My lord, urgent news from the West,"
Father looks saddened, He gives both of his wives a kiss, tells them that he loves them and
leaves. Lu looks dissappointed.
"And here I thought we were in for some action, Rei. We could have a threesome or something,
Remember the good old days when all of us would.."
"Lu! Not in front of my son!" Mother shouts.
Mother takes the small bottle of rice wine and throws it into the pond, the same pond Lu threw
the doctor in.
Mother has a fiery temper when angered. i raise an eyebrow and leave the room. I go into
Rumiko-hime's room. Hsi Wu is awake again, the outburst in the sitting room must have
awakened him. His eyes are darkening, I see it. It will actually miss his piercing grey eyes. i pick
him up and hold him close. Mother says it is important to hold infants as much as possible. This
early stage is when they learn to trust. A small clawed hand reaches out of the blanket and
grabs my robe. I blink and look my brother in the eyes. He looks all demon to me, but I still
haven't seen much of him, only his face and now his hand. I actually want to see these infamous
wings i have heard so much about. I know that it is a miracle that he did not die. By some twist
of fate, he survived. My brother survived, for what reason? He is needed, somewhere at
sometime, someone needs him. Nothing happens by accident, Mother said. The little hand still
grasps tightly at my robe. I touch his cheek, it is so soft. A tiny pink tongue peeks out of his
mouth licks his lips. I suddenly smell sulfur.
A small pair of red eyes glare at me through the rice paper door. I slide it open and surprise a
certain golden dragon child on the other side.
"Leave Shendu, there is nothing of your interest here," I try to sound intimidating so the little rat
will go away, but he stays.
"Oh, but I believe there is," his disgustingly hissing voice says.
"My mother said that the half-breed was finally born. I want to see if it really is as ugly as
mother says it is," his eyes narrow and he smiles coldly.
I cannot stand this little beast.
"He is your brother, I will not allow you to talk of him so lowly," I say, I clutch Hsi tighter, he
whimpers.
"You've got him, haven't you, Tso!" he accuses.
"Maybe, impudent brat!"
Shendu is enraged, his eyes glow brilliant, if he were old enough to spout flames, he would. He
is prparing to throw one of his fits, I know it. His fists are clenching and he's growling in hs
throat. Before he can do anything, a very drunk Lu song bursts into the room. She has totally
forgotten that Rumiko-hime is sleeping in her drunken stupor. She glares at Shendu and stomps
one of her gigantic feet. Shendu's act falls and he reveals himself to be the coward that he is.
He lowers himself to the ground and whimpers. Lu is not in the mood for this. Her eyes narrow
and a snarl rises in her throat.
"Shendu! You wretched little cuss! Get the hell out of here before I eat you myself, little weasel! "
She bellows at him.
He shrieks a very high pitched squeak and runs away, heading straight for his mother's
bungalow.
Lu wipes the spit from her mouth.
"Annoying little shit, isn't he, Tso?"
I nod.
I also wonder why he was here. I look into the darkening eyes in my arms and I worry. I worry
about this new life in my arms. I hold him close and swear to protect him, always.
End chapter 6
Thanks for reading: Tajeri Lynn, Spleef and Asher Tye! ((~_*)) I really appreciate you guys taking the time to review! REALLY!
Thanks so much!
disclaimer: I don't own JCA or a cabbit, but I do own an Adam West autograph (Mr. West was super nice when I met him at a con two years ago!)
Chapter 6
Hsi Wu
I awaken in the morning. Father is already there, he is speaking to Rumiko-hime, whispering in
her ear, kissing and hugging her. He holds Hsi Wu in his arms, the little fellow looks perplexed and
unsure of this large stranger. He does not recognize father's voice, for he has not visited us for
some time. It was not that he did not want to, but something very pressing had taken up most of
his time. I know not what it was, or rather, is, as he is still quite busy with it. All I know is that it
somehow involves the Western Demons, our very disant cousins. I am not worried about it, their
problems are not my concern. Our two families split years ago over irreconcilable differences.
Father hands Hsi back to Rumiko-hime, who holds him to her chest and hums softly. She is in a
state of ecstasy, I can tell by the way she sighs. Hsi bats his enormous eyes a few times before
closing them and falling asleep. Father whispers something to Rumiko-hime, she blushes. He
brushes a strand of black hair from her face and holds her small face in his enormous talon. His
lips mouth "I love you". rumiko-hime smiles her graceful smile and returns his affection. He
takes his leave, knowing that Rumiko-hime needs her rest.
I am waiting outside the door. when he sees me, he places a claw on my shoulder and pats me
several times. I am perplexed, more so than Hsi was a few minutes ago, he rarely stops in the
library to see me anymore, once again, the infamous dealings prevent him from being where he
wants to be. He never speaks to me anymore, I don't know why. He speaks to his wives, Tchang
and Shendu. Everyone else is left on their own. I do not hate him, he has done nothing to deserve
that. I know that as demon lord, his work is important to the survival of all the people in his
kingdom, not just us. I hope that I can be half as strong mentally as he is. I am unsure if I could
separate myself from my family, no matter how dysfunctional, in his case.
Father stops to have tea with Mother and Lu Song. They laugh when Lu tells them about the
doctor and how he responded to a very demanding demoness. It turns out that she became so
fed up with him that she knocked his legs out from under him, grabbed him by the undergarments
and threw him into the pond behind our bungalow. I can imagine Lu Song, giant, grey spiky thing
that she is, grab the thin man and cast him outside. I laugh too. Mother tells him about Hsi Wu
how they cared for him last night, how difficult the delivery was, how they were very worried for
quite some time.
"Well, I pity Rumiko-hime the most. I can't imagine giving birth to a baby with feet and hands like
that. Do you know how uncomfortable that is? When Xiao was born, it was the most excruciating
experience of my life. That damned head of his was worse than a stubborn cork!" Lu song says
loudly.
I notice she has a bottle of rice wine sitting next to her tea cup. She's spiking her tea.
"Lu!" scolds Mother.
"Now you, Rei, You were lucky. You might have had two at once, but Tso wasn''t hard. He was
first, I remember. I delivered them both, the old midwife, she was worthlewss as well, I think
Syra Seo ate her after Dai Gui was born and that's when we got that reed of a man. Anyway, Tso
came first, he took awhile, but he didn't put up much of a fight. Now, here's where your luck
comes in, Rei. Bai Tsa. Bai Tsa, Kami-sama bless her! She hasn't got feet! once we got her
shoulders out we just pulled and she came right out! The whole thing took fifteen minutes! Now
that Hsi Wu! He was trouble! First of all, he didn't come head first, he came feet first. Always a
bad sign. Then his wing got lodged and he was stuck for awhile. I'm amazed that girl wasn't killed.
You always could pick 'em, Marl," she continues, I notice her cheeks are pink.
"Lu!" Mother whispers loudly.
"Oh, Rei, don't let her worry you. I rather enjoy her outbursts, that's why I married her!" Father
laughs.
"Shut Up Marl, you seductive bastard," Lu says.
"You didn't say that last month, December woman!" he counters,"You said something rather
different the last time you came to see me. As a matter of fact, you'd been into the rice wine,
too,"
They enjoy this spat. Its not malice, its their way of flirting. Lu likes it and so does father.
Mother stifles a laugh.
Their happiness is broken by a human messenger.
"My lord, urgent news from the West,"
Father looks saddened, He gives both of his wives a kiss, tells them that he loves them and
leaves. Lu looks dissappointed.
"And here I thought we were in for some action, Rei. We could have a threesome or something,
Remember the good old days when all of us would.."
"Lu! Not in front of my son!" Mother shouts.
Mother takes the small bottle of rice wine and throws it into the pond, the same pond Lu threw
the doctor in.
Mother has a fiery temper when angered. i raise an eyebrow and leave the room. I go into
Rumiko-hime's room. Hsi Wu is awake again, the outburst in the sitting room must have
awakened him. His eyes are darkening, I see it. It will actually miss his piercing grey eyes. i pick
him up and hold him close. Mother says it is important to hold infants as much as possible. This
early stage is when they learn to trust. A small clawed hand reaches out of the blanket and
grabs my robe. I blink and look my brother in the eyes. He looks all demon to me, but I still
haven't seen much of him, only his face and now his hand. I actually want to see these infamous
wings i have heard so much about. I know that it is a miracle that he did not die. By some twist
of fate, he survived. My brother survived, for what reason? He is needed, somewhere at
sometime, someone needs him. Nothing happens by accident, Mother said. The little hand still
grasps tightly at my robe. I touch his cheek, it is so soft. A tiny pink tongue peeks out of his
mouth licks his lips. I suddenly smell sulfur.
A small pair of red eyes glare at me through the rice paper door. I slide it open and surprise a
certain golden dragon child on the other side.
"Leave Shendu, there is nothing of your interest here," I try to sound intimidating so the little rat
will go away, but he stays.
"Oh, but I believe there is," his disgustingly hissing voice says.
"My mother said that the half-breed was finally born. I want to see if it really is as ugly as
mother says it is," his eyes narrow and he smiles coldly.
I cannot stand this little beast.
"He is your brother, I will not allow you to talk of him so lowly," I say, I clutch Hsi tighter, he
whimpers.
"You've got him, haven't you, Tso!" he accuses.
"Maybe, impudent brat!"
Shendu is enraged, his eyes glow brilliant, if he were old enough to spout flames, he would. He
is prparing to throw one of his fits, I know it. His fists are clenching and he's growling in hs
throat. Before he can do anything, a very drunk Lu song bursts into the room. She has totally
forgotten that Rumiko-hime is sleeping in her drunken stupor. She glares at Shendu and stomps
one of her gigantic feet. Shendu's act falls and he reveals himself to be the coward that he is.
He lowers himself to the ground and whimpers. Lu is not in the mood for this. Her eyes narrow
and a snarl rises in her throat.
"Shendu! You wretched little cuss! Get the hell out of here before I eat you myself, little weasel! "
She bellows at him.
He shrieks a very high pitched squeak and runs away, heading straight for his mother's
bungalow.
Lu wipes the spit from her mouth.
"Annoying little shit, isn't he, Tso?"
I nod.
I also wonder why he was here. I look into the darkening eyes in my arms and I worry. I worry
about this new life in my arms. I hold him close and swear to protect him, always.
End chapter 6