44. How Could I Have Said That?
That Night
Tomoe stormed inside the house and growled in hate; He wiped at his mouth. Why? He lost so much blood that he threw up outside. His father had looked at him shocked as Tomoe threw his guts up outside.
Now they were inside and Mikage was rushing towards Tomoe. The teen felt lite headed and he almost topled over in pain. The father looked worried as The fox regained his balance..
" T-Tomoe You should stay still and relax.." His father pouted, " You lost too much blood."
Tomoe rolled his eyes, " Shut up." He hissed out in annoyance. He walked towards the stairs but Mikage glared suddenly,
" Sit down!"
Tomoe paused, His body stayed still and he breathed in. He was lite headed but he didn't care, he jerked his head towards Mikage and bared his teeth in annoyance, He clenched his fists even though his amrs hurt him.
" You.. DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO! You've been gone all this time so stop trying to act like your my father!" Tomoe spewed out and fumed. He started to storm up the stairs but he paused and glared at the god, " Besides... I make you sick; because I look like Mom! Well you know what?!"
He glared at Mikage in hate, " I AM PROUD OF MOM! Are you!?" He cussed and stormed upstairs, slamming the door.
Mikage swallowed, He was proud of his wife; and he was proud of his son, But he couldn't take back his words. How could he have said that his pride and joy was... Something sick to look at?
Areno sighed as he massaged the bridge of his nose. He was tired, and annoyed. That kid kept him up till three the other night, if not more. If kids brought that much trouble? He would remember not to have any.
The man sighed and leaned back in his chair, his laptop was quietly shining at him. He maoned from his fatige.. He was exhausted; but he had fallen asleep with every trouble in the world that night. Areno had always wanted to meet his Nephew, but after what he did to the family? It wasn't going to happen anytime soon.
He had disowned his sister , Then he disowned her unborn child. She had kept it hidden from them all, but they were planning on it anyway. She had married a god and to their family it was disgusting to even think about.
They had found out about the baby right after Elisa found out it was going to be a little boy. To think she had produced a gods offspring.. Areno's parents were appolled and disowned her quickly.
Areno was younger at that time; maybe in his teens just a third year in highschool. He was so stupid at the time, he listened to his parents and cussed out his sisters child. Mikage had tried to defend his wife but Elisa had just looked at him with sad eyes and a worried expression..
All she could say was, ' Protect Tomoe.' She said it over and over again and it made Areno sick to the stomach. He had pushed her out the door; not careing that she was pregnant. If she fell and hurt herself it would have been his fault; but Mikage had decked him and helped his wife before anything could happen.
Areno didn't get how a marriage god could have a private marriage to a Yokai woman. She was a frail Yokai to the family. Her hair was so blond that it could have been white in the setting sun; her eyes were a violet, pink. Mikage's was a marroon. Their eye color seemed to have a strong affect on Tomoe's. His eyes were a bright violet. Plus he had his mother's hair color.
He looked like her a lot; but Areno saw his father in him greatly. The way he walked, Or how, in a strange sense he would be smiling in the pictures.
Areno twirled around in his chair and groaned when his cell-phone blare in his fox ears; causing him a great headache. He picked his black phone up and slid his finger across the screen.
" Hello?" His voice was gruff as he rubbed his chin and yawned loudly.
" Allo!" A familiar voice cheered and the man sighed lightly. His chest hurt from the lack of sleep but he had texted this woman as soon as it all happened. To be honest he had no idea what to do when it came to kids; especailly hormonal crazed teens. He was a wreck to say the least.
" Rii?" Areno sighed and leaned back in his swivel chair. He sighed and looked at the roof with his maroon brown eyes.
" Yep! How's you guess?" She giggled on the end until he heard a crash. He blinked and she screamed and then giggled again, " Sorry about that! I'm babysitting." She made a goofy noise and the man chuckled to himself.
" Thats right, " He sighed, " When you will come back to Japan?" He smirked and ran a hand through his hair.
She snorted and he smiled lightly, " Back with You?" She laughed, " I'm not sure..."
He pouted, " Don't tease me.. I'll go there and drag you back.. Kicking and screaming." He smirked and looked at his laptop.
Rii laughed and giggled, Ah yes. Areno remembered her. She was his highschool sweetheart; she always listened to him; understood him.. And she was the also the one that had him go to his sisters funeral. He had stayed in the side-lines as he saw a little boy dressed in black.
The little boy had white hair and his sisters eyes. At first he recolied but that was one of the first times Rii corrected him. She told him that he was a little boy and that he couldn't control who he was..
Areno had to think that one through; but he knew, in the long run.. She was right.
Now he was waiting for her to come back to Japan so they could finally get married. She was gone for collage abroad. He made him smile when she told him but also shocked and hurt.
Rii saw it play across his face; They were supposed to love each other.. and for a teen right out of highschool he was confused. Then to his surprise she pulled out a promise ring.
He had rolled his eyes at how stupid it was but Rii was always that way; she was innocent and giddy. So she slipped the male promise ring on his finger and said that she swore to be his.
Areno had laughed but he welcomed her; and he would wait for her.
" So.." Rii paused, " How was- JEFFERY! OFF YOUR BROTHER!- Was you nephew?" She questioned slightly as he heard kids screaming in the back ground. The foxes ears flattened but he sighed and shrugged his shoulders..
" I was shocked to even see him at Elisa's grave; he was there but- I'm not on speaker phone right?" He questioned this and he heard Rii wince. He heard the phone beep and she laughed nervously,
" Now your not.."
Areno rolled his eyes but smiled, " Well.. He's a cutter."
Rii gasped, " What? What happened?"
Areno winced and leaned forward, " He cut to deep; I had to stop it. Then he asked me why I knew him; I told the truth of course but..." He paused, " His father seemed ticked and protective of him. Plus I think they were fighting."
He heard Rii sigh, " Maybe things are going on at home." She sighed again.
He nodded but bit his lip, " He looked like Elisa..." Areno choked out slowly, " He looked depressed... Nothing like the kid in the pictures."
Rii whined slightly, " Pictures can be disceiving; Were you happy?"
The black haired fox sighed and dragged a pale hand over his face; he sighed and shook his head, knowing full and well she couldn't see him, " Good point."
" Why don't you visit him every once in a while?"
"Rii.." Areno warned, " His father would hang me out to dry if I got close to that kid. You know its impossible for me to get that close."
The blond haired woman sighed heavily and then shifted the phone, " Areno. Remember what Elisa said when you kicked her out? She said to 'Protect Tomoe' and at her grave? When everyone left? I saw what you did." Her voice trailed off as Areno sighed, " You said that you would.."
Areno winced, Yeah He remembered. It was hard for him; but as he stood there.. For the first time in years. He cried for his sister...
'I'll Protect him..' He remembered those lines. He would protect that little boy, he would keep him safe. The kid, apparently needed it. The way he was slicing at his arm had made Areno terrified.
To think that the kid could have killed himself right beside his mothers grave. Areno didn't think he was protecting him at that moment.. But he wouldn't let him die; not like his mother. There was too many people who cared for Tomoe.. Including Areno.
The black fox had collected the pictures that were sent to him through the years, and he put them in a photo book. After he graduated collage and started to get the pictures he was disowned. Probably for having emotional ties to Elisa and her godly child.
But he didn't mind..
Why? Because his father was a horrible excuse. They didn't even call or contact him; the only time they did was when they found out about the pictures; They ordered Areno to burn his prized possessions; to burn his sisters memory... and he refused too.
The man chuckled lightly.. It was his best, and most mature decision.
" I guess I can try to see him." He pondered lightly..
Rii smiled ont he other end, " Yeah, Maybe you'll meet his freinds? In those pictures you have.. Didn't you say there was a girl thats always around him?" She giggled at the sound of it and Areno rolled his eyes. This woman was a hopeless romantic.. Kind of Like Elisa's irritatable husband.
"I don't think its like that; I think its a childhood friend thing." He added gruffly.
Rii gasped and then fiened innocence, " Your being protective about him and girls? Oh my! Someone is getting old.." She giggled, " Remember...We were friends." She started to snort as the man rolled his eyes.
" No, We met at the cafeiteria and you were wearing that stupid glitter get-up for theatre. " He chuckled, " I believ I pulled milk down your shirt.."
The woman huffed, " Yeah, And I called you a pervert."
Areno laughed slightly, " I was a kitsune with hormones.. Plus that outfit was far from sightly."
" Hush you!" She countered in embarrassment and Areno smiled, He missed her.. But her collage classes would soon be over and she would come back. They would be together again. They dated for a few years after highschool and then she decided to study for more than four years in a different country. Oh how he missed her.. The woman knew how to torture him in every way.
He leaned back in his chair and yawned slightly. He was tired and his work was staring at him on his laptop. He should have been doing it but the smell of blood was still strong in his house. He woudl have to bleach the blood off the floor. Tomoe had lost a lot..
His claws were his enemies.
Areno sighed as Rii started to yack on about how her stuides were. He chuckled to himself.. Yes, Rii, was Rii.. And Tomoe was Tomoe; and he had to work out what he did so many years ago. Even though he wasn't sure on how..
Tomoe moaned as the darkness surrounded him and made his body shiver and shake harshly. He coudln't breath and he didn't know why... Then a light flickered. It was a little light and it only lit his room up a bit.
He whimpered as he felt a hand on his head; it was cool and comforting. He opened his eyes a bit and his heart nearly stopped.. No way. He had to be seeing things. His heart sped up and he gasped for air as fear rushed through his body.
His mother smiled at him and brushed his hair out of his eyes , " How are you?"
Tomoe froze; his eyes were wide and he reached out and gripped his mother's wrist, " Your.. Dead.." He whispered out. His eyes were dialating and the woman gave Tomoe a confused look. She mouthed the word, ' What'. His head started to spill and his eyes grew widen until his mother faded and he saw his father staring at him worried.
" Are you still asleep?" Mikage whispered slightly and brushed a piece of sweat covered hair out of Tomoe's eyesight. The teen blinked and then swallowed a bitter taste in his mouth; what was he doing here?
Looking at him?
Why was he staring at him and acting like he was worried, And why was Tomoe's body so hot? He moaned again and let out a whimper as Mikage looked at him worried. He felt his head and sighed..
Tomoe didn't have enough energy to yank it away; instead he welcomed the cool hand and sighed lightly. Even his breath was hot and it pained his body. Mikage knew something was wrong.. He wasn't getting yelled at.
When they were coming home that night Tomoe didn't even make it to the door before throwing up. It had to be from lack of fluids; but right now? He had a high fever and Mikage supected that the rain was taking a toll on the fox.
Tomoe groaned and coughed; he looked miserable and Mikage couldn't stand it. Yes, They were fighting... But he was still his father; and he was going to be there for him.
Tomoe shivered and rubbed his wrist self conscienciously. He was rubbing it roughly and Mikage saw how he seemed to be panicked. He probably still felt the pain from last night and was, in his sleepy state, trying to get the pain to go away.
The fox whimpered and sighly heavily. Mikage had already spoken to Gwen, and she knew that Tomoe had sliced himself again. Nanami only heard bits and pieces but she did know that Tomoe wasn't feeling well at all...
Mikage looked at Tomoe's wrapped wrists and slightly grabbed it, The fox looked at him in a tired way and Mikage tapped his wrists and smiled slightly.
" Lets just put this down for now." Mikage whispered and sat Tomoe's wrist down. He pulled the blanket over the fox and sighed with a genuine smile, " I'm going to call Inari...Your fever is high."
The fox looked at him distorted and his eyes started to drift shut ever so slightly. Mikage smiled but then paused when he heard the bedroom door open. He tunred to see Nanami standing there holding a bowl of soup. The father smiled..
He stood up and bowed slightly before he left the room; he paused before going down the steps and then turned tp crack the bedroom door open. He looked in and smiled...
Nanami sat the soup down o the nightstand and sat beside Tomoe. Her eyes were wide as Tomoe's eyes shot open.. He looked tired and weak.. as if he was sick. She felt his froehead and blinked.
Maybe he was..
"Do you feel dizzy?" Nanami questioned slightly with sweet eyes. Tomoe sighed lightly and nodded making her suck in her breath. She didn't know how he was still here. She didn't know why he was looking at her and why he was still breathing..
But she she glad her Best friend was here. She patted his head to calm him and then picked up his wrists.
" Do They hurt?"
He opened his mouth and she saw his kanines baring as he tried to breath out. He looked like he could faint or even stop breathing all together; but she knew that wasn't going to happen. Tomoe always got like this when he was sick.
To be honest she was mad at him; mad that he cut himself agian; but the other side of herself told her that she didn't know the details and that she should just keep her mouth closed tightly. She didn't know why he was doing this.. But she would help him.
" N-Nn.." He paused and gasped for air. He was tired and cofused. Everything that happened the last few days made him uneasy, Like.. Why did his mother have a brother? And why was he never told?
He could have talked to the man to know more about his mom; he could have spent time with him like a family should; but apparently their family was more of a mess then he thought. Plus he didn't want to think about how his father and him was. It was too painful for him to even think about it.
He looked at her and winced at her blurry figure. He was sweating and moaning out in pain...But even though he was gasping for breath.. He froze when he felt lips touch his skin and pull slightly.
His body froze before he clenched the sheets in one hand; Nanami kissed his cuts and then looked at him with a smile, " I kissed it better." She giggled but then sighed lightly as Tomoe looked at her with wide eyes.
Thoughts of the other night and his dream passed through him like silk and he blushed feriously. he didn't even want to think about that; he didn't even want to think about how it made him and his body feel. It was embarrssing to say the least...
He felt like pervert..
He had to think straight... Before he lost all consciousness and slipped into the dark again.. He blinked and then winced as she grew blurry...
Yes, Until he fell asleep again...
The Next Chapter to Come out will be, Heated... And Mysterious!
The Black Fox of the Family and, Touch Them For Me..
Just you guys wait; For the Sweet touch and the sad but Free Story of Areno and how he got disowned. Also; The Short Story of Tomoe, Areno and Elisa's Funeral.. Also..
What Will Tomoe do out of rebellion to his father? And how will it exactly involve Nanami? ;)
Stay tuned guys! XD
For Marie: " I made A character based Off Rii..
R.I.P. Rii-Chan