Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Thoughtless ❯ Prologue ( Prologue )

The rain poured heavily and the thunder cracked with a might roar. Demons scattered into their sheltered in the rainy Makai. One lone fox demon, with long silver hair, leapt from tree to tree till he found a strong stone cave. Quietly, he snuck in, careful not to wake anyone who already occupied the warm haven. His silver fox ears shook off remaining water, as did his same-colored tail. His golden eyes bore through the darkness while he ventured further in.

Then, a cold, steel, sharp blade was pressed against his neck.

“Who are you and why are you here?” a female voice, so cold and dark, spoke to him.

“I am Youko Kurama. I'm here because I desired shelter from the rain that has cursed us this past week.” Youko replied, still trying to focus on anything in front of him.

“Why here?” the woman's voice asked. The blade was pressed harder, and by the way it was so easily pressured on, the demon in question was standing before the King of Thieves.

“Closest place. Why are you here?” Youko responded.

“Home.” came the cave's first occupant's reply.

“Quite a home.”

“Shaddup.”

“What is your name?” Youko asked. The blade's presence left.

“Tear.” said the reply. Youko sniffed the air.

“Ah, a panther, eh?” he mused.

“Hn.” Tear muttered and her unseen footsteps led Youko to the end of the cave. There was a fire, and a small makeshift bed of moth-eaten sheets next to it.

“Hm, nice place.” Youko commented sarcastically. He then felt a soft warmth brush across his leg.

A large black panther.

“So, Tear, am I not allowed to see your personified form?” he asked. The panther glared up at him and stalked towards the fire and plopped down on the bed. Youko sat across from her.

“Depends if I trust you or not.” Tear's voice clarified. Youko looked directly into the panther's golden eyes. Then he reached over and poked it on its forehead. The panther growled.

“The panther's real, so where are you, Tear?” Youko asked.

“HERE, YOU FOOL!!” Tear's voice shouted and the panther shot up and glared while growling at Youko.

“Where? All I see is a pissed-off pussy-cat.” Youko said nonchalantly.

“Grrr..” the panther growled. Then, in a fit of black smoke, the panther was hidden from Youko's sight. He looked around the blackness but could not see.

“I pity you, King of Thieves. Not able to use common sense.”

Youko spun around to see a woman standing behind him, hands on her cloaked hips and a sneer on her soft features. Youko seemed to have to rip his eyes away from her. Then he looked at her again.

“So where's your sword?” he asked. Tear rolled her eyes and swished open her cloak to reveal that her sword's scabbard was strapped around her and rested on her lower-back.

“Here. Now, don't make me pull it out again.” Tear hissed. The cloak fell back into place naturally.

“Somehow, that didn't sound right.” Youko said with a sweatdrop.

“Sicko fox!” Tear shouted with a light blush. Her black tail stirred and her matching ears twitched. Youko smirked.

“Am I allowed to stay here?” he asked almost innocently.

“Hn. Go ahead. Just don't get within a 100 mile radius of me.”

“That's outside the cave.”

“So?”

“You said I could stay.”

“And?”

“You're a confusing wench.”

“I don't know how to take that.”

The two just glared at each other with golden eyes. Then they both sighed.

“Fine. Stay.” Tear muttered while she averted his gaze. Youko shrugged and lay down, turning his back away from the fire. Tear watched in pity.

How can this guy just sleep there? He needs something to lie on!

“Hey, fox, do you-” Tear started but saw that Youko was already asleep. She growled and a vein popped in anger. How dare he fall asleep without telling her how long he was staying!! She crossed her arms and went on her side of the fire, kicking the yoko jokingly on the way. As she lay down, she noticed that he was using his tail and long hair as much as he could for a pallet.

Stupid.

With that, Tear fell asleep with her back to the fire…and Youko.