A/N: hi guys ! So I'm doing pretty good , on my weekly updates arn't I ? Haha, well anyway nothing really to say in this authors note but to please enjoy this chapter of escape and to see you next Monday ! I'm going to do my best to continue these frequent updates so please in order to help with , please please review ! While I love you guys favoriting , following , and putting me on your authors list I love it the most when you review this story it truly motivates me !
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-Matoba-
As soon as Natsume left , and ventured on into the woods Matoba lost it . He was pissed . He had gotten a call , from Nanase saying that man local yokai were riled up because of Natsume's presence the day before. Because of that now he had to cover his pets tracks.
How very troublesome indeed for him. He didn't enjoy such work , Natsume would be punished dearly for it , that was for certain. But for now , he'd let his bird enjoy his day . After all it wasn't everyday he got to see Natsume happy .
So there was no way he'd pass up the chance to see his bird happy . He may seem like a heartless bastard , and he really was . But Natsume brought something odd out of him. He wanted to be nice to the young sparrow yokai . But something told him to be cruel , that it was fine . It was the only way to tie him down , to break his pretty birds wings.
But enough with those thoughts, there was no point in thinking of such trivial things. After all Natsume belonged to Him, and only him. it was finalized from the day he first met Natsume .
It was a long day for Matoba he had been out searching with his father for the rumored new powerful yokai . It was a supposedly a new god , one who was rumored to be very powerful . And also to be very small and young .
But to the Matoba family it merely meant that there was another yokai to be conquered . Truly to him there was no intrest in this , it would go to be the same as the others went . They would find it , and capture it . And in the end it would become another servant and that would be that .
They had found where the yokai had been staying . It was a residential area for yokai , and a popular one at that . So they were to be careful and to not tread lightly. No matter how powerful they were , he knew better than to underestimate a yokai that was provoked .
As they made it rather into enemy territory, they were immediately tackled with yokai . Who to Matoba seemed to be saying some rather unusual things. They were clearly infatuated with this so called new found god . They would do anything to protect it . Especially a women-like yokai , one who lots of charisma , and spunk .
The yokai seemed very upset , that they had stumbled into this untouched territory . She demanded they leave immediately , and that they should never return . He wanted object to this stupidity of this creature , but his father beat him too it .
And so the women-like yokai went off , and started yelling that they wouldn't be able to take him from her . That she promised her that she would let her grandchild go unprotected . That shed give her own life for that child , all the others had thought the yokai had gone insane .
But he knew better , that women was rambling about something important . Something about a kid that's was precious to her . He thought at first that she perhaps kiddnapped a child , and kept it in the forest . But something in her words lead him to think differently .
The way she got so upset so angry , it was too ...odd to him. He was about to question her , when he noticed his father had sent his personal yokai Harubi to knock the women out . He watched as she went down like a ton of rocks . He looked to his right , and watched as his father let out a small grin of satisfaction .
He continued to watch the reactions of the other members of his clan , as they deceased there plan of action on how to pursue the new founded god . It went on li,e this for a few minutes until he heard a noise . They looked around and soon after that , a small blonde shaggy-haired boy popped out of a tree and onto either side of the female yokai .
The little boy shocked them all , after all it wasn't everyday you saw a small child in the forest without a parent . They all watched in morbid fascination as the little boy went to the unconscious yokai . He froze , the child could see them . He could see yokai , how very unusual .
No one said anything , they just watched . The boy look around at them before his gaze settled back on the ground to the yokai under him. He watched as the boy knelt on the ground and touched the women on the shoulder before closing his eyes .
And not long after beautiful wings as golden as the sun , majestically sprouted from his back . A golden hue also surrounded both him and the yokai on the ground . Many around him gasped , himself included. He'd never seen something so beautiful before .
It Entranced him , like nothing had ever before . The small child who looked so weak was infect so very skilled and powerful . As the glow died down he heared a voice sound throughout the small place in which they resided .
" ummmmm... W-what do you think your doing in this forest ? " the boy asked shyly.
The voice that came out of the little one was very surprising , it sounded so small and very fragile . So very cute , and adorable ; it wasn't natural for a yokI to possess such a tone of voice . It stayed silent for a bit , everyone was getting over their shock , especially him.
" Child of yokai , who are you ? What are you ? " his father's voice asked sternly.
At this the yokai child froze , he obviously didn't expect such a reaction . Or even such a question . He watched as the boy who seemed to be at loss for words struggle to find them.
" I-I am the child of a human and a yokai , a-and y-you are intruding sir. Please leave this women alone. You came here to look for the yokai who has unusual gifts yes ?" the boy stuttered out nervously.
Now this was something new , he had never heard of such a thing. A child born of yokai and human . It was preposterous , totally and unconvincingly unbelievable . Yet , he believed this child's words, because from what he could see in this yokai's eyes that it stated nothing but the truth .
" do you mean to tell us , that you are the strange yokai that others talk about . " another exorcist disbelievingly .
The boy once again dumbstruck , nodded hesitantly at the question , and once again Matoba saw nothing but honesty in his gold eyes .
" How absured , how dare you try to fool us! I'll teach you what it means to say such stupid lies , harubi kill this yokai immedialty ! His father demanded sending Harubi towards the yokai child .
The boy stood there for a few seconds , fear in those beautiful golden orbs . Before it stopped , just like Harubi at the sound of it's name slipping from the boys mouth .
" Harubi stop. " the boy stated calmly and softly.
Harubi , his fathers strongest yokai servant was sent to his knees ins seconds , and by a child nonetheless . It shocked them all , sending everyone into a fit of silence . He looked back to the boy to see the child staring at him . At this he too stared back , they stayed liked this for a bit , until he tilted his head to the side .
" Oh-ho Seiji have you found something you liked finally ? " his father asked slyly.
He looked to his father , knowing the other must have known he was staring at the child .
" Yes , this one is very interesting and powerful . As well as beautiful, father I want this one . " he said calmly .
It was now he saw fear really dance across the boys eyes. His fathers subordinates had already prepared sealing paper . And had set it lose on the boy . He watched as the child screamed and went down as it was wrapped up like a birthday present . He took small strides towards the boy , never letting his gaze waver .
When he reached his goal , he put out his hand to touch the other . Only to be burned by a shield that surround the other protectively . He gasped and retracted his hand . Then let out a malicious grin , his pet was playing hard to get . How utterly adorable .
He watched as the other servants picked up the boy who seemed to have had no energy left as the shield flickered away . It was the day he met Natsume , the only person who gave me such feelings of excitement and curiosity . It was their speacial day .
Matoba slowly came back to reality to see Natsume walking back to him . He wondered how he'd gotten back here , but then threw the thought away as he watched his bird stop to watch him . Just like the day they met . He watched as Natsume too seemed to snap back to reality and and run up to him .
He let eyebrows raise as he heard Natsume mumble from the hug he'd been given . A small thank you slipped from the others lips , also made his own lips turn up in a slight smile . Perhaps he'd let Natsume off the hook just this once , perhaps.
And that's it for this chapter . Whoo almost 2000+ words I'm so proud of myself ! ;) well I hoped you've enjoyed this chapter . And please do remember to review , and while I like all the other things you do such a follow and favorite me . I really want more reviews !
-Sorrowfulchild