Leo Vulpes: I'm going to remake this fic soon. Make the chapters better, more exciting, and give you more of who each person is. If you have any suggestions (besides the second chapter cuz I know it needs the help) please do not be afraid to tell me. I'm actually more afraid that no one will like this which is why feedback is a definant yes!

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto! Or Yu Yu Hakusho!

My Other Life

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Chapter 17

A Child's Cry

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"Alright," Announced Riko after the last battle had been cleaned up. "Will the rest of the teams please step up on the stage?"

Kyuubi smiled at Itachi with calm eyes. "Win for Takala and Itaru, show them that they have a great dad." Itachi leaned down and gave him a kiss on the cheek before going up to the arena where his mother, father, and uncle were waiting for him. The redhead waiting a few seconds before deciding to go back to their room to patch up his tail.

The corridors were cool compared to the sun outside, and an eerie feeling filled the air around him.

All too soon, cold white hands draped around his body.

"Ah, Kyuubi-kun, so good to see you again." The snaky voice said, causing Kyuubi to freeze up. "How has my favorite kitsune been?" Kyuubi tried to struggle away as he found a slimy tongue being slid up his neck. "Stop struggling Kitsune, I told you this last time, it will a lot less painful."

Kyuubi's eyes snapped open and tears began to stream as he remembered the night his mother disappeared and he became Orochimaru's new favorite.

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"Itachi!" Mikoto called as her oldest son suddenly shot off.

It was going well, they had gotten three of the four dragons down and the last one was being a stubborn ass. They were so close, all Itachi had to do was finish him off by knocking him out, but the wolf suddenly looked to where the other three foxes were standing, and ran off.

So here we have Itachi running through the corridors, tracking his mate's scent.

Upon reaching Kyuubi, he found Orochimaru pinning down the now naked kitsune, and Itachi's anger flared. "Let him go Orochimaru."

Kyuubi's red eyes looked up to his mate, tears still flowing from them. "Itach-" Orochimaru had muffled the kitsune's cry by placing his hand over his mouth.

The golden eyes of the snake demon glared towards Itachi. "And why should I let my Kitsune go? He's so perfect, I want another child of his, Kabuto came out so nicely."

Kyuubi's eyes narrowed and his eyebrows drew together. He bit the pale white hand, causing it to release him. "Kabuto is not my child. Not after your possessor took over Kurochi!" The red kitsune struggled even more and managed to get his hand free, to which he used to punch Orochimaru across the face.

Itachi helped out by grabbing the man's collar and slamming him against the opposite wall. He took off the black cloak he was still wearing and wrapped it around Kyuubi. He started to escort Kyuubi away from there, but he turned back to Orochimaru in the last second and kicked his stomach. "I find you touch Kyuubi one more time, and people will fear me more than you." He threatened before turning and walking out with Kyuubi.

When they finally reached the rooms, Itachi let Kyuubi walk inside before turning and locking the door. He turned and wrapped his arm around the redhead's waist and lowered his head into the crook of the kitsune's neck. "Who's Kurochi?" He regretted asking that as soon at Kyuubi stiffened.

"Kurochi… is my first son. I had him when I was three, I had to grow up fast in order to raise him so I had the mentality of a twenty year old when I was only three and a half…"

--Flashback Wave-Thingy Again--

"Mama? Mama look I picked these for you!"

An eight year old Kyuubi looked to the five year old child. The child had silky silver hair that looked like the moon and the same color eyes. His pale skin shimmered and he had silver fox ears and tail that had light tinges of red at the tips. "They look very nice Kurochi." Kyuubi complimented, hugging the silver boy as he accepted the flowers.

The flowers were a bright yellow and turned purple near the center. Kurochi had grown a large garden, and out of them all, he treasured these flowers the most because they weren't like any other he'd seen.

"Mama, do I have a dad?"

Kyuubi took the smaller child's hand and began to walk with him. "No… your dad was a bad man, and we should be glad he's gone because I love you, and he doesn't."

Kurochi nodded and smiled brightly to his mother. "Mama, can we go to the gardens?"

Kyuubi hummed in approval and let himself be led by the silver kitsune to the center of the large garden area. He closed his eyes and took in the scent of the overwhelming flowers. When Kurochi stopped abruptly and stepped back his eyes snapped open.

"Who are you!? You can't be here!" Kurochi cried, backing behind his mother. "Mama, tell them they can't be here."

In the middle of the garden was Orochimaru, and an aged man. Orochimaru chuckled deeply and a dangerous grin broke out on the old man's face.

"Orochimaru-sama, may I take over that child's body? This one aged, a normal human, but that one seems like one full of hundreds of years to live." The old man asked.

"After I speak to them Kabuto, then, I don't want you to completely take over Kurochi, just his body. Now, my dear Kitsune, how are you these days?" Orochimaru asked, as if he wasn't in the middle of the royal gardens.

Kyuubi growled and pushed Kurochi behind himself. "Go away Orochimaru, I can call my sisters right now and-"

"And I'll be what? Your sisters are gone for the evening, to check on Kushina's kit. So it's just you, and all the guards went with them just in case anyone from the Ningenkai tried to attack them. Kurama is nowhere to be found either. So… who's going to help you? And all I wanted was to talk to you and my son."

Kurochi gasped and hid even more behind Kyuubi, clutching to his mother tightly. "M- Mama?"

Kyuubi turned around and faced Kurochi right in the eyes. "Kuro-chan, don't listen to a word that man says."

Orochimaru chuckled once again. "Oh, but a child should listen to their father's words."

"Mama, is he my dad?"

Kyuubi closed his eyes and willed himself not to cry in front of his son. "Yes, he's your dad. But promise me, no matter what happens, you hate him. Hate him so much it puts all other hates to shame." Kyuubi whispered into the silver kitsune's ears.

"Kabuto," The raven haired snake called to his loyal underling. "Take him now."

The old man grinned and his black eyes shrunk in before a glob-like mass crawled out of the old man's mouth.

"This is Kabuto, a possessor who will now take over our son's body." Orochimaru chuckled out, Kyuubi growling low and trying to hide Kurochi away from the glob.

But quick as lightning, Kurochi was screaming and holding his head, Kabuto was inside him and taking over.

"Kuro!" Kyuubi cried out, backing away from the boy that was once his son.

"Orochimaru-sama, help me with this." Kabuto spoke, handing a kunai to the snake and holding the long silver hair out. The once silver eyes were now black and his skin was no longer porcelain-like.

The black haired man too the kunai and cut off the silver hair, watching as it burned when it hit the ground. "Come now my son, we have work to do."

-- End Flashback Wave-Thingy Again--

Kyuubi was weeping against Itachi's chest as the other's joined them. Kibou was limping slightly as he leaned on Kakashi's shoulder, but other than that everyone looked fine.

The last to enter was Yoko and Tamaro with the kids close behind them. "Itachi… what happened?" Yoko demanded.

Kyuubi buried his face into Itachi's shirt as the pale man explained. "Orochimaru attacked him. I got there just in time."

A round of growls erupted from a lot of the occupants of the room. "That bastard! I ever see him again, I'm not going to kill him, I'm going to torture him till he wants to kill himself but can't!" Tamaro sneered.

Itachi glared at the floor and detached Kyuubi from him. He was at the door when someone finally questioned him.

"Tousan, where are you going?" Takala asked, tugging on his father's pant leg.

Itachi bent down and stayed at eye level with his son. "Takala, I'm going to go get someone very important to Kaasan. I want you to stay here with him and make sure he doesn't come after me, okay?" He requested.

Takala nodded furiously and strode over to his mother. "Kaasan, Tousan says you can't go anywhere for now and to wait for him to come back." The toddler defined, sitting on his mother's lap just to make sure he wouldn't get up as his father walked out the door.

Leo Vulpes: I'm sorry for the uber-short chapter! But I realize that I'm lacking on my update skillz. But it's because I'm a little bit of a writers block and I have the obsessive need to go and remake my fics so they are better... I promise I will not forget about this, and we can only go up from here!!

Thanks to all who have stuck through this fic for so long and I hope you an survive another chapter!