Marisay-chan here! This is my first time writing a story! So please be lenient ^_^
Disclaimer: I do not own any of characters of course, only the story. ^_^
Please note: I am following the anime of course, haven seen the manga yet. Also, I made a few changes in the story. For example, there will be no curses from Hagoromo Gitsune, and that they are actually a clan of its own and other changes which you will find out in the story.
In italics are thoughts
In bold are flashbacks
In bold and italics are thought in the fashbacks
Summary: What if both Rihan and Yamabuki are alive? What if Rikuo has no night form? What if said night form is his brother? Read to find out what happen in these circumstances!
~Story Start~
Beep! Beep!
Beep! Beep!
Beep! Beep!
Beep! Bee-
CLICK
"Argh…"
Still a bit tired, a chocolate-eyed boy turned to the other side of the bed only to see…
"Yo."
A boy with white-black hair, smirking at him, his crimson eyes glinting with mischief. The chocolate eyes slowly widen as the boy closed the distance between them, their lips only an inch away.
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"GYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH! GET AWAY FROM ME!" That caused birds near the place to fly away.
Hello everyone, my name is Nura Rikuo. I am 12 years old, and what you just witnessed is quite a normal occurrence in the family…I think…
"Ah! Good morning Rikuo-kun!" Nura Wakana, mother of Rikuo, smiled at him.
"Good morning Okaa-san, Yamabuki Okaa-san, Otou-san, Jii-chan," Rikuo replied back, taking a seat at the dining room.
"I see your brother managed to wake you up," Nura Yamabuki, mother of the other brother, giggled, totally amused since Rikuo's scream had echoed through the house.
"Ah… " Rikuo sighed.
"Haha! You two just keep getting closer and closer, huh?" Nura Rihan, father of the two boys, laughed heartily. Nurarihyon, grandfather of the two brothers, simply shook his head and chuckled.
A vein popped on Rikuo's head at that comment and he was about to reply when a pair of arms weighted his shoulder.
"That's right! We are getting close, aren't we, little brother?" Nura Rikun, the boy that 'woke' him up, grinned and nipped Rikuo's ear, causing Rikuo to yelp and blushed.
"GET OFF OF ME!"
Yes, it is quite a normal occurrence for this normal family.
"Haha, don't be like that Rikuo, we are brothers after all!" Rikun smirked and planted a kiss on Rikuo's cheek before taking a seat beside him.
"! D-Don't do that!" Rikuo blushed while holding his kissed-cheek.
The thing is, we are not exactly normal.
"Oh! Before I forget, Rikun…" Nurarihyon called, while all of them are eating.
"What is it, Jiji?"
"Today, you will have to attend the Council Meeting. Familiarize yourself with each clan's head as the Third Heir of the Nura clan."
"Understood."
"Haha, finally! You will get to meet tons of demons today, good luck to you, my son!"
"Rihan, you will have to come as well," Nurarihyon stated, while sipping on his tea.
"Ah…" Rihan sweatdropped.
That's right. We are a family of demons, or what other people would say, yokais, and we are not just any normal yokais either.
"Do your best, Rikun-kun." Yamabuki winked at Rikun.
"I'm sure you will do just fine." Wakana nodded.
"Thank you Okaa-san, Wakana Okaa-san."
Our family is the Nura clan, the most famous of all the clans in the yokai world with an alliance of 72 other clans, consisting of up to almost 10 000 yokais, and are the ones that ruled a group of yokais. We call it, "The Night Parade of a Hundred Demons".
"Aren't you going to say something to me too, Rikuo?" Rikun grinned at him.
"Thanks for the meal," Rikuo stood up.
"Oi oi. Not th- Oi! Rikuo!"
"I'm off!"
"Have a good day at school, Rikuo-kun!" Wakana waved.
"Yuki-Onna, Aotabo, as usual please," Rihan called out to the two standing outside.
"Yes, Second Heir," Both of them bowed before rushing after Rikuo.
"Ri-Rikuo…" Rikun hung his head with a hand outstretched in the direction where Rikuo left.
"Now now Rikun-kun, please finish your breakfast and then you may go and prepare yourself for the meeting." Yamabuki told Rikun.
"Haha! Let him be. He just got DUMP after all!" Rihan snickered, seeing the flinch that Rikun produced at the word 'dump'.
"Rikun, sulking is not very becoming."
"I am NOT sulking, Jiji!"
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Rikuo sighed as he walked towards his school, Ukiyoe Middle School, getting irritated at his brother's antics.
Wait, why should I be so irritated, I could have just ignored him. That's right! I should just ignore him next time! Just because he has a handsome face and mysterious crimson eyes that could put you in a tranc-
"ARGH! WHAT AM I THINKING?" Rikuo screamed, holding the sides of his head with his hands.
"Rikuo-kun?"
"Eh?" Rikuo quickly calmed himself and turned around, facing a girl with dark-brown hair.
"Ah, Kana-chan. Good morning!"
"Good morning. Is something wrong? You were screaming quite loudly earlier," Ienaga Kana, childhood friend of Rikuo, asked with a look of concern.
"I-I-I-It's nothing! I was just talking to myself! Ahaha..." Rikuo told Kana with multiple sweatdrops on the back of his head.
"Ah. Is that so? Come on, let's walk to school together!" Kana smiled and grabbed Rikuo's arm.
"U-Un!" Rikuo nodded.
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"Hey! Hey! Calm down Yuki-Onna!" Aotabo grabbed Yuki-Onna by the arms, preventing her from going after Kana.
"Calm down? Th-That girl is touching Young Master so casually, and you are asking me to calm down?" Yuki-Onna continued to struggle fruitlessly against Aotabo.
"Well, that girl is Young Master's childhood friend, so it's not that surprising to see them quite close…a-and besides we are not to let Young Master know that we are here!" Aotabo reasoned with Yuki-Onna, getting a bit hysterical at the end due to the dark aura she was emitting.
"…That does not mean she has to touch him," Yuki-Onna huffed, causing nearby trees and buildings to be covered with ice.
Aotabo sweatdropped.
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"Hey Rikuo-kun."
"Hmm?" Rikuo looked at Kana.
"Um… I have been wondering about this for quite some time…Why doesn't your brother go to school with us?"
"Eh?" Rikuo was surprised by the question. Panicking, he quickly came up with a lie on the spot, "Ah- you see-it's -uh- home school…That's right! He's home schooled!"
He is a yokai, there is no way he would come to a human school. Even though I am a yokai as well…
"Then why is Rikuo-kun not home schooled as well?"
"Eh? Ah-er- M-My mother wanted me to go to a public school, that's all!"
"Ah, I see. Maybe I can go to your house sometime. I wanted to meet Rikuo-kun's family after all!"
"A-ah…"
Family huh…
DING DONG
"Ah! Come on Rikuo-kun! We are going to be late!"
"R-Right!"
It's a family I don't feel like I fit in…
When night and day emerges as one
~Meanwhile at Nura main house~
"Stupid Hitotsume-Jiji! Just because he doesn't like me, doesn't mean he should judge me like that!" Rikun fumed.
"It cannot be helped, Third Heir, you are still young," Karasu Tengu, head of the Mount Takao Tengu Party, said, flying beside Rikun as they walked along the corridor.
"I thought in the yokai world, 13 years old is the age where one becomes an adult?" Rikun raised an eyebrow at the small crow yokai.
"Still, compared to the First and the Second Supreme Commander, you still have a long way to go, Third Heir," Karasu Tengu said while pointing a finger at him.
"Urgh…Don't compare me with th- Ah!" Rikun collided with something, or rather, someone hard as they are rounding up a corner.
"Ah. I apologize for not watching where I was walking, Third Heir." A man with long hair, covering the right half of his face, bowed at Rikun.
"Gyuki-Jiji! No, I was the one who was not looking where I was going. How are you, Gyuki-Jiji?" Rikun rubbed his face, which was sore from the collision.
"As long as the Third Heir is fine, I will be as well," Gyuki, the head of the Gyuki clan, tipped his head forward, causing his hair to follow. Even though he was the one bowing, Gyuki still managed to look intimidating.
Rikun sweatdropped.
Gyuki-Jiji is really scary…
"Come on, Third Heir, you need to meet the rest of the clan members. Let's get you to the meeting room with First and the Second Supreme Commander." Karasu Tengu instructed as he flew ahead.
"Coming. I will see you later, Gyuki-Jiji," Rikun waved at him before following after Karasu Tengu.
Gyuki watched, as Rikun walked away, with an unreadable expression. Narrowing his eyes a bit, he turned away, walking towards his destination.
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~After school~
"Then it is decided!"
"Eh?" Rikuo blinked.
"Tonight, we will be hunting for yokais at the abandon building behind our school! Jiro-kun, Torii-kun, Maki-kun, let's do our best! That includes the both of you, Nura-kun, Ienaga-kun!" Kiyojuji Kiyotsugu, one of Rikuo's classmates, declared, looking proud of himself.
"Eeeeehhhh!" Both Rikuo and Kana was shocked by this news.
"Why do we have to go too?" Maki Saori, another classmate, questioned, making a face at Kiyotsugu.
"Because I said so!" Kiyotsugu held his head high up, grinning at all of them.
"Alright! Let's go hunt some yokais down!" Shima Jiro, Kiyotsugu's childhood friend and classmate of Rikuo's, exclaimed, eyes all fired up at the prospects of hunting yokais.
"I rather stay at home and relax." Saori stated while her childhood friend, Torii Natsumi simply smiled awkwardly.
"U-uh…May I ask, why does Rikuo-kun and I have to go too?" Kana asked.
"That is a splendid question Ienaga-kun! That is because, from today onwards, you two will be a part of the Kiyojuji Paranormal Investigation Squad, also known as the Kiyojuji Squad!" Kiyotsugu pointed at Rikuo and Kana.
"Paranormal…" Rikuo started.
"…Investigation Squad?" finished Kana.
"That's right! What we need to do is to investigate on yokais…" Jiro said with sparkling eyes, causing sweatdrops to be formed.
"…And most of all, the master of all yokais, Nurarihyon!" Kiyotsugu clenched his hand into a fist at the name, getting serious all of the sudden.
That startled Rikuo a lot.
Jii-chan? Kiyojuji-san is looking for Jii-chan?
"Why would you want to look for this Nu-Nu- argh- this yokai?" Saori asked, stuttering on the name.
"…It is something that happened four years ago," Kiyotsugu answered, his hair covering his eyes.
"…The bus accident, right?" Natsumi guessed.
The bus accident?...Four years ago?...Ah, it is not Jii-chan they are looking for…
"Please! Save my friends, I will do anything!"
"…Alright then, I want you to promise me something."
"Anything!"
"I want you to…"
"Rikuo-kun?"
The call of his name startled him out of his memory. Rikuo looked up to see Kana looking at him in concern.
"Is something wrong? You looked kind of pale." Kana asked, placing a hand on Rikuo's forehead, thinking he has a fever.
"N-no. I'm fine Kana-chan. I was just thinking of something that's all," Rikuo smiled brightly at Kana.
"I-is that so?" Kana smiled back, a bead of sweat appearing on her face, as she could almost see flowers and sparkles appearing behind Rikuo.
"…We shall meet at 7.00pm at the abandon building then!" Kiyotsugu announced.
"Eh?" Rikuo widened his eyes.
AH! I was so lost in my memory that I missed the rest of the conversation!
"…Eh? What about Torii-san and Maki-san?" Rikuo just noticed that they are not around.
"It would seem that Torii-kun has errands to run for her mother, and Maki-kun seems to have a curfew. What a waste! Do not fear, Torii-kun, Maki-kun! I will make that your absence will not be in vain, I will definitely track down those yokais!" Kiyotsugu promised, causing sweatdrops to appear on Rikuo and Kana.
"…I don't think he realized that, they just did not want to go." Kana whispered.
Rikuo nodded in agreement.
"Well then, see you both tonight!" Jiro waved at them, leaving together with Kiyotsugu, who was still muttering about how to find the yokais.
"Ah!" Rikuo exclaimed, having just realized that he should have decline the 'offer' as well.
Well…maybe I will just go, having nothing to do at home after all.
"…Rikuo-kun, you will be coming, right?" Kana asked nervously.
"Eh?" Rikuo was a bit confused at the question, before he remembered something.
Kana-chan does not like this kind of stuff!
Rikuo watched as Kana bit her lips, waiting for his answer. He softened up seeing how she was trembling as he prolonged his answer. Placing a hand on her shoulder to get her attention, he told her,
"Don't worry, Kana-chan. I will protect you, should anything happens."
"Rikuo-kun…" Kana smiled at him. "Un!"
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"…And that's how it is. So make sure all of you do not, I repeat, DO NOT, go to the abandon building behind my school tonight, alright?" Rikuo told his audience, which was the group of yokais living at the Nura main house.
"Yes, Young Master!" The yokais echoed, before leaving to do their stuff.
"But, Rikuo-sama, will you not be attending the sake celebration?" Kubinashi, a neckless yokai just as his name suggested, enquired.
"Sake celebration?" Rikuo looked at Kubinashi, while trying to tie his shoes.
"Yes, for Rikun-sama. As of today onwards, he will be recognized by the other clans as the Third Heir of the Nura clan."
"…" Rikuo paused his action at that sentence, before averting his eyes from Kubinashi.
"Rikuo-sama?" Kubinashi asked, having noticed that action.
"…It's fine, I'm sure they will be fine without me. Not that they need me anyways…" Rikuo whispered the last sentence.
"Huh?" Kubinashi's eyes widen.
"…I'm off now, make sure not to come to the abandon building, all right?" Rikuo stood up, grabbing a flashlight on his way out, his hair hiding his expression.
"Ah! Wait! Rikuo-sama!" Kubinashi tried to hold his hand out to stop Rikuo, but Rikuo manages to slip through and was already outside of the front gate. Kubinashi could only watch as Rikuo got further and further.
"Rikuo-sama…"
When night and day emerges as one
Rikuo ran underneath the darkened sky, his hair obscuring his eyes, making it impossible to read his expression. Only when he was about to reach his school, did he stop. Placing his hands on his knees, Rikuo panted to calm his racing heart. He lifted his head, revealing eyes that were filled with pain and sorrow.
…That's right, they do not need me, the me who is not fully a human, and yet due to the fact that only ¼ of my blood is yokai blood, I cannot be considered a yokai as well… Otou-san and Rikun have ½ and ¼ of human blood respectively, but both of them choose to embrace the yokai side of them, which is stronger than their human side. Even Okaa-san, who is fully a human, is able to fit in that family well, simply because Otou-san loves her a lot, not that he does not love Yamabuki Okaa-san...
Rikuo straightened up, walking around the school to get to the abandon building.
I could not even decide which I want to be. If I choose my human side, will I really be able to fit within the humans? Sooner or later, my yokai attributes will start to show up, attracting other yokais, which is something I do not want. It could hurt my friends.
Rikuo shut his eyes tightly at that, as he continued to walk.
…And if I wish to embrace my yokai side like Otou-san and Rikun…with only a quarter of yokai blood…will I be able to protect the Nura clan, my…family… with my own hands?
Rikuo opened his eyes, to see that Kiyotsugu, Jiro and Kana were already there.
"You are late, Nura-kun!" Kiyotsugu folded his arms.
"Haha…Sorry about that Kiyojuji-san." Rikuo rubbed the back of his head, his earlier conflict all forgotten for now.
"Alright! Now that everyone's here, let's hunt some yokais!" Kiyotsugu pumped his fist in the air.
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~At the Nura main house~
"Finally done meeting with all of those Jijis and Babas. Ah…I am so tired," Rikun sighed, rotating his aching shoulder after having to sit Japanese style for almost up to five hours.
"Looks like you have no endurance after all, Rikun," Rihan smirked at him, not seeming to have any problems sitting the same way as Rikun at the same amount of time.
"…Shut up, Oyaji." Rikun glared at him. "Haaa…When is Rikuo coming home?" Rikun asked, almost to the point of whining.
"Haha, did you forget that you got DUMP by him this morning?" Rihan teased him once again, getting the same reaction from Rikun at the word.
Rikun growled at Rihan, ready to pounce on him. However, before that could happen, Nurarihyon cut in.
"…Speaking about Rikuo, Rikun…" Getting the attention of Rikun, he continued, "What exactly are your intention towards him?" He then stared straight into Rikun's eyes, as if trying to read him.
At that, Rihan became silent, hiding his arms in the sleeves of his kimono, watching the procedure with his open eye.
Rikun, on the other hand, merely stared back at Nurarihyon. After a few minutes of silence, he closed his eyes, "It should be fairly obvious." He then opened his now determined crimson eyes, and spoke without hesitation,
"I love him."
That declaration does not seem to surprise the both of them, only causing them to narrow their eyes.
"And when the time comes, I shall take him as my mate. I do not care if you disapprove or not, I will not allow anyone to stand in my way on this," Rikun spoke, eyes narrowing and his Fear flaring slightly behind him to show how serious he is.
"…Hahaha! What a fine son you have, Rihan!" Nurarihyon chuckled, breaking the tense atmosphere.
"Agreed," Rihan smiled.
"Do not worry, Rikun. We will not disapprove of this. Yokais have the tendency to mate within their families after all. Even if it is forbidden, who cares? We are Nurarihyons after all!" All three of them smirked at the last statement.
Nurarihyon then become serious again, "Take good care of him, Rikun."
"I will, Jiji." Rikun promised.
"That almost sound like the father giving away his daughter, after approving the son-in-law. Shouldn't that be my role?" Rihan pouted at Nurarihyon, who chuckled while Rikun turned slightly pink on the cheeks.
"OYAJI!" Rikun clenched his teeth, getting ready again to tackle him, but was once again interrupted.
"Is this a bad time?" A voice could be heard outside the door.
"Not at all, come in," Rihan called out, taking advantage of the situation, to which Rikun grumbled, at the fact that he kept on getting interrupted.
The door slid opened, revealing Kubinashi on the other side of the door. It could be clearly seen that something is troubling him.
"What is the matter, Kubinashi?" Rihan started the conversation.
Kubinashi stepped into the room, sliding the door closed behind him before kneeling down near the three leaders.
"I wish to speak to you about something," Kubinashi stated, clenching his hands on his knees.
"Oh?" The three of them were concerned, as this was the first time they saw Kubinashi acting like this.
"It is regarding about Rikuo-sama…"
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"Looks like there are no yokais here after all, hahaha..." Rikuo laughed nervously.
"…That's weird...According to the intelligence I've gathered, there should be some around here," Kiyotsugu frowned.
Rikuo just continued to laugh nervously.
There are some here, you just have not seen them.
~Earlier~
After a while upon entering the building, Rikuo felt that something was here. Decided to check it out, he walked deeper into the abandon building while the others were distracted by the state of the building, which was filled from holes here and there.
He then came upon a room where he sensed a presence inside. Opening the door, he looked inside. There seems to be nothing at first, until he spotted a shadow at a corner. Flashing his flashlight at that direction, he saw a girl sitting there with her head bowed. The girl, noticing lights flashing upon her, lifted her head up, revealing eyes that is void of pupils, before smiling at Rikuo.
Rikuo silently stared for a while before closing the door. He then turned back to rejoin the group. Although his expression remained neutral, his mind is doing the opposite.
A yokai! A yokai who is not from the Nura clan! What is she doing here? Which clan is she from? This is of big trouble! I need to find some way to get the others out of here!
However, just as he was thinking of some kind of excuse, he saw Kiyotsugu and Jiro about to open a half-opened door, where he sensed malice intent coming from it.
"Noooooooooo!" Rikuo rushed forward, standing in front of them to prevent them from opening the door. Kiyotsugu and Jiro squealed in fright at the sound.
"Wh-what was that for, Nura?" Jiro shouted at him, trying to calm his beating heart.
"Rikuo-kun?" Kana questioned, seeing this weird behaviour.
"…Hahaha, I just thought th-" Rikuo trailed off, hearing a voice whispering behind,
"Humans…want to eat…humans…" The voice got closer and closer, a hand reaching out, almost touching Rikuo's shoulder, until Rikuo slammed the door shut.
"…Just thought that we should go to see the other place first. Hahaha!" Rikuo told them. The others sweatdropped at this.
For the next half an hour, Rikuo led the way, getting rid of yokais before his friends could see them.
Haaa…I am tired…but I still need to get us out of here.
"Oh well, let's visit this room and leave then." Kiyotsugu said, as they stood in front of the room that Rikuo prevented them from entering earlier.
As they stepped into the room, Rikuo got a really bad feeling.
This room…we need to get out of this room!
However, before he could warn the others, a creature at a corner started to move at lightning speed, towards the group.
Kiyotsugu and Jiro reacted fast enough, backing out of the room screaming and ran away from the abandon building. Kana, on the other hand, fell down during commotion.
"Kana-chan!" Rikuo shouted, kneeling down beside the girl, trying to help her up. However, when Kana saw the creature behind Rikuo, she fainted out of fear.
Rikuo turned backwards, only to come face to face with a praying mantis that was three times his size. The praying mantis raised its foreleg, preparing to strike at the both of them. Rikuo widened his eyes, trying to protect Kana by covering her with his body. His eyes closed, waiting for the pain.
When night and day emerges as one
Kubinashi stared at the floor in front of him, after explaining what occurred earlier between him and Rikuo.
"…He…really said that?" Rikun tried to confirm with Kubinashi, his expression covered by his hair.
"Yes." Kubinashi closed his eyes, remembering how Rikuo acted when he said those words.
Nurarihyon and Rihan watched as Rikun balled his hands up, his shoulder shaking, as if he is trying to control his emotion. He then stood up, walking towards the door.
"Where are you going, Rikun?" Rihan asked, just as Rikun slid the door open.
"…What else? To get him back here, of course! Who doesn't need him? Everyone needs him! I need him! And I'm going to prove it to him!" Having said that, Rikun left the room to go after Rikuo.
Kubinashi was the only one shocked at the confession that Rikun made.
"…It can't be helped. Rikuo is always battling between his human and yokai side, thinking he is unworthy of both, no matter how I tried to tell him otherwise." Rihan took out a pipe from his kimono, lighting it up before putting it into his mouth.
"To add on, the fact that Rikun was the one chosen to be Third Heir instead of Rikuo, must have added on to the stress." Nurarihyon mirrored Rihan's action, closing his eyes in thought.
"Eh? Then Rikuo-sama is actually jealous of Rikun-sama?" Kubinashi's eyes widen at that.
"…Rather than being jealous, it is more of a fact that he believes that he is not needed in this family, that he has no place in this family. In the yokai world, the stronger the blood of the yokai, the better they have a place in the yokai world. With only ¼ of yokai blood, Rikuo probably believes that he is not strong enough to be a yokai, and yet at the same time, he is not a human due to this blood, which, will definitely cause some troubles later on should he decided to stay at the human's side. Rikuo knows this very well." Nurarihyon blew out, forming rings of smokes in front of him.
"That's…Rikuo-sama…" Kubinashi could only lower his head in defeat.
"Don't worry, I'm sure Rikun will be able to convince him," Rihan smiled. "He's the only one who knows Rikuo the best after all!" He winked at Kubinashi.
"Second Heir…" Kubinashi relaxed at that, before he remembers something. "Ah…First Supreme Commander, Second Heir?"
"Hmmm?" Both of them looked at Kubinashi.
"Just now…was that…a…l-l-love confession…from Rikun-sama…to Rikuo-sama?" Kubinashi blushed slightly.
Nurarihyon and Rihan glanced at each other before bursting into fits of laughter.
"Hahaha. I guess you could say that. Are you against it?" Nurarihyon raised an eyebrow.
"Eh? N-No...actually, almost all the yokais here kind of suspected this. But to hear it directly Rikun-sama is a bit…well…" Kubinashi could only rub his head sheepishly.
"As long as they are happy, that is all that matters. Wouldn't you agree, Kubinashi?" Rihan smiled at him.
Kubinashi smiled back. "Yes, Second Heir."
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~With Rikuo~
Rikuo slowly opened his eyes in confusion.
Eh? There's no pain...?
Rikuo turned around again, finding someone there, holding the praying mantis's foreleg in one hand.
"Don't you dare harm Young Master."
"Don't worry, Young Master. We will protect you."
"Aotabo! Yuki-Onna!" Rikuo was surprised to find them here.
"Come on Young Master, hurry and get out of here! We will take care of things here!" Aotabo told Rikuo, lifting up the foreleg he was holding and tossed the praying mantis further away from them.
"U-Un! Thank you Aotabo, Yuki-Onna!" Rikuo carried Kana onto his back, and rushed out to the exit.
"Now, shall we play then?" Aotabo punched his right hand into his left palm, while Yuki-Onna create an ice wall in the direction Rikuo had left, to prevent the creature from following.
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Rikuo rushed out of the abandon building, not stopping until he reached a bench that was near their school. Settling Kana on top of it, he checked her for any injuries. Upon finding none, he let out a sigh of relief. Glancing at the abandon building, he wonders if he should help Aotabo and Yuki-Onna.
But…
He looked back at Kana.
What should I do? I can't just leave her he- Ah! Is that…
He spotted some shadows near the trees. Looking closely, those shadows actually belongs to Kiyotsugu and Jiro.
"Ah! Kiyojuji-san, Shima-san, that was really mean of you two to leave us there," Rikuo called out, startling them.
"Nu-Nu-Nura-kun, how did you escape from the yokai?" Kiyotsugu pointed at him, his finger trembling from the shock.
"Yokai? A-Ah…actually something just fell down, all of you mistook it as a yokai," Rikuo 'explained'.
"I-I-Is that so? Ahem. Then, should we all go home?" Kiyotsugu bought the lie that Rikuo came up with, a little disappointed that his information was wrong.
"Ah, could you please take Kana-chan home as well? She kind of fainted at that. I...had some errands to run."
"Sure, see you tomorrow Nura!" Jiro waved him goodbye, while Kiyotsugu carried Kana onto his back.
Rikuo waved at them, until they were out of his sight. Turning towards the abandon building again, he was just about to go in, when he was struck by a thought.
What can I do even if I want to help them? I don't even know how to fight…I will only be a burden to them…
Sounds of glass being broken brought Rikuo back to the present. Lifting his head up, he saw the praying mantis flew out and dropped to the ground around 10 feet away from Rikuo. Rikuo take a step forward to examine the body, noticing that the body is not moving.
"Young Master!"
Rikuo turned towards the voice, and spotted Aotabo and Yuki-Onna waving at him, where the praying mantis flew out.
Rikuo smiled in relief at the sight of both of them, "Are you two all right?"
"Of course we are, Young Master. It was of no troub- Young Master!" Yuki-Onna screamed in horror.
"Eh?" Rikuo frowned in confusion, before he was loomed over by a big shadow. Turning around, he saw the praying mantis was already standing, forelegs posed, ready to strike at him.
"AH-!" Rikuo quickly lift his hands up, hoping to provide some protection.
"Young Master!"
Suddenly, there was a blur of white in front of Rikuo.
Eh...? Rikun!
"…Nura Clan Traditional Family Technique: Flying Yokai Yakuza Kick!" Rikun then unleashed a powerful kick at the creature's head. A sickening crack could be heard from that, causing Rikuo to flinch. That impact caused it to fly towards a tree meters away from them, before it slid down to the ground.
Rikuo felt a sense of pity towards the creature before he was enveloped into a hug by a pair of arms, causing his head to lean on a strong, yet soft chest.
"R-Rikun?" Rikuo looked up at the boy, who was a head taller than him, feeling confused by the whole situation.
"…Aotabo, Yuki-Onna." Rikun called.
"Yes, Third Heir?" Both of them jumped out from where they are, facing the back of Rikun, who was still holding Rikuo in his arms.
"Take care of that body and return back to the main house. I wish to speak to Rikuo alone."
Both Aotabo and Yuki-Onna looked at each other, before bowing at Rikun, "As you wish, Third Heir." Both of them took the, now dead, creature away, leaving Rikun and Rikuo alone.
Ack! Don't leave me alone with him!
Being held by your object of affection is not really a good idea. Rikuo could feel his face heating up at closeness between them.
…But, it feels very nice…
"…You idiot…" Rikuo heard Rikun muttered into his hair.
"Wha-What? What do you mean by that?" Rikuo started to struggle against Rikun, but Rikun only tightened his arms around Rikuo, not letting him go.
"Where did you get the idea that you are not needed in this family?" Rikun shouted at him, pushing Rikuo away slightly so he could see him, but not letting him out of his arms.
Rikuo jerked his head up, meeting angry eyes with his surprised ones. Unable to hold the gaze, Rikuo turned his head away, but was stopped by a hand under his chin.
"You are who you are! I don't care if you are a human or yokai! You are needed in this family. Everyone needs you! And I…I need you by my side," Rikun confessed to him, starring into Rikuo's chocolate-like eyes with his crimson eyes, trying to convey his feelings to him.
Rikuo's eyes were suddenly filled with tears. "Rikun…" With that, Rikuo finally let go of his emotion after so many years of hiding it, causing tears to keep on running down his cheeks.
Rikun softened his eyes at the sight of Rikuo crying, brought his hands up to Rikuo's cheek, wiping the tears away. Then, he bumped his forehead against Rikuo's, getting Rikuo's attention.
"…Do you still remember the promise we made four years ago?" Rikun asked him, lacing their hands together.
"Eh?"
"Please! Save my friends, I will do anything!" Eight-year-old Rikuo pleaded to Rikun, who was only a year older.
"…Alright then, I want you to promise me something."
"Anything!"
"I want you to…become my mate," Rikun told him.
"M-mate?" Rikuo widen his eyes.
"Yes. I want you to be by my side. Always and forever..." Rikun lifted Rikuo's head by his chin.
"Can you promise me that?" Rikun lowered his head down, slowly closing the distance between them.
Mesmerized by how the pair of crimson eyes glinted under the moonlight, Rikuo nodded his head, blushing slightly.
Rikun smiled, making his face even more beautiful than ever. "It's a promise then," He then sealed the promise, by kissing Rikuo's soft lips.
Rikuo blushed madly at the memory, lowering his head down to hide his embarrassment. Rikun stared at the adorable picture in front of him. With flushed cheeks and tears in his eyes, Rikuo caused Rikun to be filled with desire.
Unable to control his urge, Rikun grabbed Rikuo's chin up.
"Wha-what are you do-mm!"
Rikun then pressed his lips on Rikuo's, cutting off whatever he was trying to say.
It was not enough, Rikun decided. He then proceeded to lick Rikuo's bottom lip to gain entrance. Rikuo gasped at the sensation, allowing Rikun to take advantage of it, devouring his mouth.
"Mm! Mmmp…!" Rikuo was embarrassed to notice that, all those sounds were coming from him. It only aroused Rikun more, at all of the mewling and gasping that he made.
Rikun then slowly broke their kiss off, moving backwards to look at Rikuo. The sight was far from disappointing. Still panting from the kiss that he just received, cheeks becoming red, and tears from earlier, Rikuo created a really erotic picture for Rikun to see, causing Rikun to want more of him.
However, instead of acting on it, Rikun took one of Rikuo's hands up to his lips. Brushing his lips on the knuckles, he asked, "Shall we go home now?"
Rikuo nodded, face completely red at the gesture Rikun bestowed on him. Rikun simply smiled, lacing their hands again, before walking home together.
~To Be Continued~
Ah, the last scene was quite hard to write…
Some of you might questioned: "Why is Night Rikuo form called Rikun?"
The reason is simple: n is before o, so I used it cause I wanted both child to have the 'Riku' in their names.
Oh a few things to take note of:
Okaa-san = Mom/Mum, informal way of calling one's mother.
Otou-san = Dad, informal way of calling one's father.
Oyaji = Dad, also an informal way of calling one's father, almost rude.
Jii-chan = Grandpa.
Jiji = Gramps, this is the informal way of calling one's grandparents or elder, almost to the point of being rude.
Baba = The same as Jiji, but towards women
-chan = used between close friend, mainly on females.
-kun = used, to refer to males. It can also be used on females of junior states by a person of senior status. (Kiyotsugu is the second oldest in the group, Natsumi being the oldest. But Kiyotsugu refer Natsumi as 'Torii-kun' due to the fact that he is the leader of the group).
-sama = A respectful version of –san, mainly towards people of higher status.
-san = A title of respect between equals of all ages.
That's all folks! Hope you will review and tell me what you think or if you have any questions! And whether I should continue to write or leave this as it is. ^_^
Edited on 3rd December 2014