A/N:
Okay... I accidentally started this chapter out in the Author's POV, so I decided that I will write it in THAT POV unless said otherwise. . SORRIES!
Hey! I go with what I feel at the time, you must be used to that by now or you wouldn't be reading this far into my story now would you? O.o Would you?
I no own YYH, BUT I DO own Corro, and Seraphath, and a little alien named Bob. Sorry, Bob's not in this story. :3
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She sliced at Corro's face. She grinned as she saw part of his facial skin peel off. She swiped her three-inch claws across his face more fervently, watching in excitement as the peelings of his skin continued to flake around, dashing around in every direction.
She lashed out again, only to find her wrists were caught by some invisible power. She pushed and it pulled. Then she heard a voice.
"Um, Zura? What are you doing to that potato?"
Zura blinked and found herself in Kurama's kitchen, her wrists held back from a battered potato by Kurama. Her ears twitched slightly from behind the ski hat. She sweat dropped when she realized she had been daydreaming about killing Corro, and had taken it out on the potato.
"Heh, heh, sorry... guess I kinda zoned out." Zura laughed nervously.
Kurama raised an eyebrow, "Is there anything you want to tell me?"
"Um... no..." Zura would have liked to tell him what was going on, who her enemies were, and what her past was, but she was too untrusting to let it all out.
Kurama's mom entered the room before he could ask more, "Would you like some help, Zura?" She asked sweetly.
"No, thanks. You and Kurama relax. I'm almost done with the potatoes." Zura smiled as Kurama's mom took him with her to watch TV.
Zura took out her demonic claws and started peeling more potatoes at the speed of light. She was really glad that Kurama's mom had fallen for that exchange student thing Kurama had fed her. Seeing as they were new found cousins, it had made the most sense for her to live with him, so that's what happened.
When she had first met Kurama's mom she had been nervous. The lady was her aunt and oblivious to it! Although, being oblivious was a good thing for her.
Kurama's mom had given Zura a once over, a few questions, and an excruciating look. Then she smiled and welcomed her into her home.
Zura was caught off-guard by such indecisive behavior, but rolled with it nonetheless. As she considered all this, she just realized she had finished the last potato.
She quickly sliced and diced the vegetables (yes, potatoes are actually veggies) and put them into the deep fryer, where Kurama had told her they would magically transform into fries.
"I'm done!" She called out as she entered their living room.
Kurama was relaxing on the sofa with his mom as they watched the TV. He turned to her with a gentlemanly smile, "Good. Why don't you sit down? Would you like to watch with us?"
Zura looked warily at the "TV". Kurama hadn't told her about this strange light box yet.
"Uh... yeah."
Kurama's mom turned to her, "Sit by me dear. We're watching a monster movie."
"Mother strangely has a taste for horror." Kurama chuckled.
Horror? How could anyone LIKE horror?
"Uh... okay."
So, Zura sat down. It was fine for the first fifteen minutes or so, but when the first monster jumped out from underneath the stairs, things began to take a turn for the worst.
She growled, forgetting about Kurama's mom. She leapt at the TV and bit into it. Kurama leapt after her, trying to stop her from attacking the inanimate object.
"Zura! ZURA! CALM DOWN!" He yelled and eventually pried her off. Kurama's mom sat on the sofa, watching the scene with widened eyes.
"What? Didn't you see that monster? It could have eaten us, Kura!" She waved her arms madly.
"Um... I need to talk to you. Everything's okay, Mom. Just sit there and enjoy the rest of the movie."
She nodded, still in slight shock. Kurama pushed Zura up the stairs and into her new room.
"Zura..." He rubbed his temples in exhaustion, "That monster wasn't real."
"BUT, I SAW IT!" Zura shouted.
"Calm down, calm down. That's just a picture on a screen. The monster isn't real. The TV shows you pictures..."
"Huh?"
Kurama sighed and thoroughly explained the functions of a TV.
"Oh. Who knew ningens were smart enough to make such a thing?" She shrugged and sat in her windowsill, looking out fondly at the scenery.
A Few Hours Later...
Zura was in her room letting her poor crumpled ears free. She removed her normal clothes from her elegant body and slipped into some temporary night clothes
Kurama's mom had given them to her. She was now wearing a rather big and baggy pink t-shirt. She detested the color pink, but apparently Kurama's mom didn't.
That, or that talkative girl Botan had switched her original nightclothes with these. That could be it too.
Zura sat down on the windowsill, stretching and yawning quietly. She stared at the moon. Oh, how it reminded her of her past. It wasn't the best past ,of course, but it wasn't the worst.
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.:Flashback:.
Zura looked to be about four years old, but she had, in fact, just been born. She covered her big brown eyes with her tiny hands to shield them from the bright, white light.
There was a glowing person in front of her. The light was so incredibly bright that it would surely blind her if she looked directly at it.
The light slowly began to dim so she could now gaze at the one who had brought her into existence. Seraphath, the moon goddess.
"I shall name you Zura. Come child, into my arms. You are the last of my faithful servants, yet the first of the wolf demons. Your family, my other servants, wait for you."
Zura ran obediently into her creator's arms, "How can I be the last, yet the first?"
Seraphath smiled, "I have made four wolf demons before you. You five are the first wolf demons ever, the originals. But, you are to be the last of my servants, for I wish not to make more. After all, you five share a heavy burden."
Zura's already large eyes enlarged even more from curiosity, "Really? What burden do we bear?"
The goddess' eyes softened, "You can never cry, lest you open the portal to where I hide in the heavens. If your tears fall, the evil men of any of the three worlds who seek my power, shall find me, and steal away my glory."
"So I can never cry?" Her eyes half closed in sadness.
"No, you may never cry. But, the day shall come when I reward your loyalty to me. Then, you shall cry from happiness, or sadness, without fear."
"Really?"
Seraphath nodded.
"But how shall I be able to never cry? There are so many things to cry for. Pain, happiness, loved ones in danger, the sad things that happens to others."
"Zura, you are my favorite creation yet. The others of your family are brutal and unkind, but you have a softness in you. You hold compassion within your furry heart. Do not loose your compassion; it's a great gift.
But, because of this gift, you will have a constant battle within yourself not to cry. You must learn to balance emotionless and compassion. That is what your family is for. Zura, the three worlds', and my well-being rests on you.
You... you are my keeper. Please, keep me well." Seraphath gently let Zura out of her arms, "Be careful. I must hide in the heavens once more. Take care of me well, little one."
The goddess became a bright light once again before disappearing in a blinding flash.
Tears built up in the young demon's eyes. She shook her head. She couldn't cry. One day she would see her creator again, and that day she shall have her tears.
.:End Flash back:.
Zura punched the wall. Stupid Seraphath. It had been over one thousand years since she had seen the moon goddess. Where were her tears? Had she not been loyal to her all this time?
Zura shook her head sharply as tears of disappointment filled her eyes. She shut her eyes tight, making sure that she would not cry.
"Zura...?" Came her cousin's soft voice through the other side of the door, "I have some hot chocolate if you want some."
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A/N:
So, now you know about how Zura came to be. Gosh, she's OLD isn't she? O.o Oh well.
If you want to know more about the whole 'original wolf demons created by Seraphath herself vs. ordinary wolf demons' thing, just PM me or something .
J: sigh Read and Review
Me: PUT MORE FEELING INTO, J! DANG IT, I'LL BRING OUT THE NINJA-SQUIRRELS, I SWEAR!
J: freaks out READ AND REVIEW! PLEASE! MY LIFE MAY DEPEND ON IT!
Me:... MUCH better:3
