A/N: Look! It's back!!! New Chapter with bunches of goodies!


Faylinn stood there staring at Yoko as he picked up sticks and tossed them into a pile.

"You died for my family…?"

"I died for your Aunt. Your father died for your mother."

Faylinn shook her head. "I don't believe you."

Yoko huffed and sat down. "Well hurry up, I don't have much more time in control of this body."

Faylinn inched closer to him as he started the fire. "You're controlling Kurama's body?"

"Yes, I'm in control of it on occasions. Now sit down and I'll tell you what happened."

"Your mother and Aunt tried to break into my castle hundreds of years ago, your aunt lead the break in. She was trying to steal whatever she could get her hands on for food and money. Your mother was not found of stealing from people but couldn't argue with her sister, so she followed her in and was subsequently captured by your father.

"Kuronue, your father, worked as my second in command; whenever I left to steal something he would come with me to make sure I didn't get into any trouble." He stopped for a moment; concentrating on the fire, then turn back to Faylinn. "When he caught your mother he brought her into the main hall where I and the other demons waiting for Cytheria, your Aunt. The moment Cytheria found on her sister Morna had been caught she quickly made her way to the main hall, but what none of us expected was her to be desperate enough to free her sister to actually sneak in and try to hold me hostage for an exchange; this, of course, happened long before your Aunt truly knew the full extent of her other sided abilities; if she had she wouldn't have had to hold anyone hostage. She could have just walked in using her Love youkai abilities and walked away with Morna and not have a second thought. But as it were she snuck in and tried to use me as a hostage.

"I had never seen such determination in someone before and henceforth offered her and her sister a place to stay in the castle with us as long as she returned the stuff she had trying to steal from us. After a moments hesitation she agreed; it was easy to tell by the look that exchanged between the sisters that Cytheria always worried about Morna and that she had decided taking Morna out of the forest and away from stealing was the best idea.

"For years they lived, secluded from the rest of the demons that lived under me. Cytheria even refused to eat with the rest of the demons; she would leave and hunt for any wild animal she could find then set to cooking it herself, until one day Morna finally decided she wanted to meet the man that had captured her since she had grown oddly fond of him. While Cytheria was out hunting one day Morna left the secluded area and ventured out to see if she could find your future father. Of course she had more of her mother's abilities so it wasn't long before she had gotten herself completely lost and actually stumbled into Kuronue's room. Your mother was a perfect match for Kuronue; she was always very mild and calm. You're aunt on the other hand, was wild and carefree.

"As soon as Cytheria found out that Morna was gone she quickly set out to find her. I found her sneaking through the halls, sniffing out her sister's sent. It was only the second time I had ever met your aunt, but it was easy to fall for her. I set out to help her track down her sister, but by the time Cytheria found her she realized that it was going to be completely impossible to think about separating her sister from Kuronue and soon she joined the ranks of my castle.

"While Morna stayed out of the political and skill ranking, Cytheria quickly joined into the ranks and fought her way up to stand almost toe to toe while Kuronue. Many times I knew she debated whether or not she could actually fight against Kuronue and win, she knew that not only was the only way to win was by Kuronue's death but also that it would greatly upset her sister since now Morna was only found by Kuronue's side or her own.

Being out in the public's eye, Cytheria and Morna gained a lot of interest. Soon they were called the Moon and the Sun of the Castle and they truly brought joy to almost everyone. As soon as everyone realized that Morna's attention was only for Kuronue's their attention was soon focused solely on Cytheria. She was truly a perfect model of what many demons wanted in a woman, and every other female that lived with the walls of the castle envied her.

"It was then when I realized how standoffish she was becoming; she looked more and more sullen everyday. Finally I had to confront her; that was when I found out that your mother and Aunt had never been separated since she found her mother. The fact that she was that bonded with her younger half sister touched something in me and made me respect her all the more; soon I found myself in love with her."

Yoko stopped for a moment, gazing over at the frozen form of his love.

"Cytheria wanted to keep it a secret, she knew what it would do to my leadership if I showed any form of weakness to the people I ruled over, but it didn't take her sister long to find out which meant Kuronue found out as well. Though, at times, I felt bad for Cytheria that I was keeping her feelings, and mine, hidden she always seemed to be happy about it. So, for years, that's how we lived.

"Then one day I got wind that there was a colony of Love youkai not far from where we lived, and, thinking only really about myself, I wanted to take Cytheria there to see if there was a way to find out what her abilities could possibly be; so I made her go with me. Of course just after starting the journey the castle came under attack and your father was seriously hurt. Cytheria begged me to go back with her to help her sister but I made her promise to continue on without actually telling her what we were in search of; it was my mistake. Of course she agreed, she trusted me, and at the time, I used it to my advantage.

"She was taken prisoner inside the castle that held the colony of Love youkai by the leader; she lost all her memories as well. I regretted everything I had done to her and vowed I would save her, and I would do it alone, but I was foolish, they were expecting me to come after her, and they caught me, within inches of reaching her.

"For months I was held prisoner until she wandered down into the cells. She found me, the room she had been kept in, and somehow got her memories back. She saved me by almost sacrificing herself in the escape, but her sister and Kuronue had caught up to us by this time and I passed her off to your mother while Kuronue stayed with me.

"Your father died to save your mother and your sister. I selfishly will say I only died to save Cytheria."

Faylinn stared at Yoko for a long, silent moment.

"Can't we save her…?" She finally asked. "I mean, I know we can't save my mother, but Cytheria is frozen in ice. Can't we, I don't know, unfreeze her somehow?"

"No." He answered. "There is no way to reverse the process. Being frozen by that flower means death. Why do you think that if you touch the flower it explodes? To remove any thought from your head to try and save the person that's frozen. Cytheria went through a lot to freeze herself on her own flower, the pain must have been nearly unbearable; I won't try to save her for my selfish gain."

He shook suddenly and Faylinn watched as Yoko became an image super imposed over Kurama then faded completely as Kurama fell unconscious.

She looked at the red haired boy then over at her mother and her Aunt.

"I wish I could be as strong and as caring as you two were…" She murmured as she pulled her knees to her chest and rested her cheek on them. "There is so much I don't know…"