Chapter 06: Fox and Fire
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291 years in the past.
Southern lands of Demon realm
Many years before Sinta became the princess's knight, he was a thief from Demon Realm that only came to Elyasia to get away from his twin's shadow. For you see, Sinta has a twin brother whose name was Youko Kurama. Both twins didn't see eye to eye even if they looked almost a lot. Sinta's only difference from his twin was the odd highlights he was born with.
Sinta didn't really like the thrill from the chase nor the stuff he would take. Sadly being second best just wasn't working for him. So he had to do something different. He went to his old friend, know she would be staying at her father's place at the time. He used his skills to get into her bedroom, silently only for the black hair female to throw a pillow at him.
“Sinta, are you a perv now?” She asked with a light glare. She didn't turn on any lights yet he could feel her glare.
“No… I just need something different...” He said as he walked over to her bed and sat down near her.
She sighed lightly and reached her arms over to him, pulling him down slightly at she gave him a soft hug. “You know, Skye will kill you… He tried killing your twin a few times, just for doing what you just did..”
He sighed lightly as he leaned against her. “At this point, it would be fun but he doesn't really have a reason to kill me. I'm not the one mated to his baby sister.”
She giggled lightly as she petted his head lightly. “That's true.” She looked down at him as she felt something off. “Sinta, are you bored with this realm?”
His tail twitched lightly as he thought before answering her. Was he bored? He didn't know if he was or not but he had a feeling that maybe he was. “Maybe.”
Rose sighed lightly before pushing him away and getting out of bed. “I'll go talk to father and see if you could stay for a while.”
Sinta blinked. “But why?”
She shook her head as she walked to the door. “When a friend is in need, I like to help. So letting you stay here for a while may help you… and annoy my mate….” She said as she walked out of her room.
Sinta knew that his friend and his brother were mated and had problems but he didn't know just how bad the problems were. Yet over the next few months, Raiko and Skye gave him small hints of the problems yet he knew he couldn't help. Sure, he loved the female fox but his love for her was only a sister or best friend as he knew her heart belonged to his twin.
One evening, Sinta was sitting outside of Rose's room, looking up at the sky. Rose had her head on his lap and was fast sleep yet he didn't mind. He had a hand randomly playing with her soft black hair and dual colored ears. He didn't hear anyone walk up to them until they spoke.
“Sinta, did you lose interest?” A male voice was heard.
He looked over and blinked at the elder fox, Raiko. “What are you talking about?”
Raiko sighed as he sat near him. “I'm asking if you really dislike it here.”
“And yet you asked something different… but in short terms, I do… This realm is somewhere only Youko Kurama could live…”
“So if you could go somewhere else, would you?”
“Let me think about it.”
It took only two days before he answered Raiko and the elder fox told him about a realm only a few could get to and he would be free of his twin. Sadly, after learning about Elyasia, he left for it, without saying anything to Rose which she was used to.
When in Elyasia, he learned just how free the realm was, sure there was two rules but he had no one to beat. Soon, he went back to being a thief, only enjoying a few things that he took.
Southern lands
Sometime after Sinta become Mira's first knight, he went out of 'runs' as Mira called it. He would wonder around Elyasia and the southern lands of the Demon realms until he felt like going back. Sadly one of his 'runs' didn't end well.
Sinta was running away from a hunter and it's shadow hounds. He didn't know why this hunter was after him, but he didn't plan on asking as he dodged it's attacks. “First my twin… and now me… Just what person hates us?” He growled as he felt something hit him and soon felt blood.
He shifted into his fox form as he ran away. For a while he thought that he lost the hunter but he was so wrong. Because as soon as he started to rest, the hunter shot him with something when made his soul leave his body.
“No! I don't want this….!” He yelled. Yet it didn't help. His soul fled to the one realm, he knew the hunter wouldn't go. He needed to get to Elyasia yet somehow he ended up in the Human realm. He floated around until he found a pregnant woman who was at the park. He floated around the woman before going into the baby's body. Sadly he noticed the soul was gone before he entered the young body. Sadly he didn't know who the woman just was until it was too late.
A few months pasts before the young woman named Sara gave born to a healthy baby boy which she named Sin. She was so happy to have him that the past news of her having a high chance of a stillbirth.
Oddly, she knew something was off yet didn't mind as she loved him dearly. She raised him the best as she could even as a single mother. She would ask her older sister, Shiori for help or to let Sin play with his cousin, Shuichi.
As the baby again, Sinta was a very quiet baby. He wouldn't cry nor laugh. He learned the basics of walking, talking and such really fast, faster then other young kids yet not as fast as his cousin. Which he oddly hated his cousin.
Sadly it was when he turned 10, he noticed just who his cousin was yet he after said. He just kept away from him as much as he could. Even noticing that he was doomed to be linked to his twin, he was a good kid. He kept out of trouble as much as he could which was hard when he would return home with cuts and scrapes, never saying how he got them.
By the time he turned 14, he couldn't handle it anymore. He told his mother the truth, which she took oddly well. They hugged and he told her that he would visit whenever he could and that he would show her his true form one day which made her happy.
He left home, and looked around for a portal. He blinked lightly when Chrono walked out of the portal. The redhead with silver highlights, glared lightly at the purple haired demon.
“Princess… sent me to….”
“Pick me up?”
The time demon nodded slightly as he looked down. This demon was too shy for his own good yet Sinta was used to it.
“Then lets go back to our weird princess.”
Chrono nodded and went through the portal with Sinta behind him. Sinta looked around then blinked. “Why is the portal right outside of the castle?”
“Mira used her magic…. She really misses you...”
He sighed lightly and shook his head. He ran his fingers through his silver highlights bangs and red hair. He didn't really know how where his princess would take him being… well human. He didn't even have his full power to allow him to go to his Youko form.
Without the time demon, Sinta walked into the castle. He turned out the odd looks that the staff of demons, humans, shifters, and half-breeds sent him as he walked down the halls to the throne room. Once at the huge doors, he pushed it open with a light sigh and walked into the room.
Sadly once he entered the room, two arms went around his chest. “Sinta, you're finally back.”
He blinked and looked down at her. “Yes… but why are you shorter then me?”
She looked up and smiled slightly. “Magic.” She then blinked as she reached up and touched his bangs. “So… even as a human, you are so different...”
He leaned down and kissed her cheek. “True, but I'm still your fox.”
She giggled lightly. “Yep. So Sinta, what's your human name?”
Sinta sighed. “Mother called me, 'Sin'. Why?”
Mira smiled softly. “Because I can't keep calling you Sinta.”
He smirked as he hugged her dearly. “And who said that?”
She blushed lightly as she thought a bit. “Well...”
He leaned down and kissed her before she could say anything. Sadly he knew this kiss was get him hurt by Mira's mage. He slowly broke the kiss and smiled. “So?”
She blushed a deep red and hid her face into his chest. “S-Soren… will hurt you...”
“I know.”
Heei
It was a raining night and the mood was sad. Hiei was gone as Kurama cared for the baby that Rose showed up with. Either fox knew what to do yet they had their own twin boys to watch and now a new child. Sadly Kurama wasn't happy as Rose just didn't say anything.
Her sister had gave birth to a healthy baby boy but her body couldn't handle it. For the 8 mouths and 3 days, she wouldn't allow Hiei to hurt the baby inside her. In fact, she disappeared when she was only 6 mouths. And Hiei didn't look for her. Rose knew where her sister went to and went with her, leaving her twins Yuto and Kura with their father.
Their mother helped out the best that she could. Even Raiko would show up to help. For the 2 mouths and 3 days, the family kept the pregnant fox happy while keeping their sad feelings down low. Sadly when she gave birth, the air had mixed emotions.
“Sis… what if Hiei doesn't….” Rose asked.
The younger fox shook her head weakly. “Don't….worry… Just.. keep.. Heei… save...”
Later that night, the young fox pasted away and everyone cried yet Rose didn't. She locked away her emotions as she cared for the baby that killed her sister. She didn't understand it but her sister loved her son so much that she didn't care for her life. Or was it that she really wanted Hiei to have a son… Rose didn't know but she didn't care. Hiei had a son but lost the one female who loved him more then life.
Rose waited a few days before returning to her mate and sons with the new baby. Once she returned, Hiei was there but he show no interest in his son, so she handed Heei over to her redhead mate and went to their room.
For the next few years, Heei was cared for by Kurama and Rose as Hiei would disappear for long missions. The two foxes, didn't mind caring for the new child as the twins loved being around the small fire demon.
When he was 12 months old, Rose noticed something was off. In fact, something was really odd about Heei. The darkness dragon that Hiei mastered in the Dark Tournament time, was always appearing about the young child. Doing nothing but playing with him or keeping him safe. She asked Hiei about it but he didn't seem to care.
By the time he was 2, nothing odd happened around him. He walked and talked like a normal demon child but at the same time, the dragon was still around him. It's when Kurama noticed it. Heei mastered the darkness dragon and when he told Hiei about it, he disappeared.
As years pasted, Heei showed no emotions to his father as he would go to Rose or Kurama if he needed something. He would even play with the twins. Oddly he showed Kura more interest then Yuto but at the same time, Yuto would just sleep on him.
But it all changed when Heei started sword training under Kurama's guide. One day, Heei was working on his sword style when Hiei showed up from a mission. He made a comment on how Heei was using the sword and it just pissed the younger demon off. Heei attacked his father and the two fought for a long while. It took Rose, Kurama and Yuto's vines to stop them. Oddly, Kura was reading and didn't notice the fight.
Rose slapped Hiei before going over to Heei to treat his wounds as Kurama went to Hiei. Since then, the two didn't stay in the same room for long.
Soon after the fight, Heei was gone. The twins knew where he went to, but that didn't stop Yuto from whining. So Rose put out a call to her father to keep a look out for a Hiei look-a-like and to send him to Elyasia. She even added a heart from Youko to the letter. Why her father had to have feeling for her mate was unknown to her and her own mate wasn't going to tell her.
In the southern area of Demon Realm, Raiko did what his daughter asked of him. He welcomed Heei to his home and told him about the Elyasia realm. He wasn't sure how the princesses nor their mother and aunt would take to the young fire demon, but he was sure that he would be happy there.
It didn't take much thinking before he left to go to the new realm away from his father. Heei wanted to live in peace away from his father who hated him so much but was that the only reason for going there? Only Heei knew.
A few weeks in Elyasia, Heei lived in peace. Wondering around, fighting weak demons who attacked him first. He didn't have any worries but problems. Yet he wasn't really happy and he didn't know why. He would question himself about it but shook it off. Until one day…
Sinta went out for his normal run in his fox form. He knew that his princess didn't mind as he just wanted to run around. Plus he knew that Chrono could keep her happy while he was out. While he was out on his run, he ran into someone he knew. He went out to the sleeping demon who was peacefully sleeping. He sniffed him then sighed before shifting to his humanoid form.
“Heei, just why are you here?” He asked as he knelt down and poked the younger demon's cheek.
Heei opened his eyes and sent the red/silver hair male a glare. “Sinta...”
“Answer me.”
“Bite me.”
Sinta thought a bit then smirked. “I just might, you know.”
Heei finiched and jumped up, glaring. “Fine… I'm here… to live in peace...”
The fox eyed him a bit before sighing lightly. “You know that Kura would not be happy about this. I bet he misses his fire demon.” He then thought a bit before adding, "Yuto might miss you as well, knowing that boy."
“Maybe so but it's better then fighting with him.”
The fox sighed lightly again then nodded. Then he blinked lightly then looked off behind him as he muttered lightly. “Her magic is getting stronger yet more annoying...”
The fire demon blinked lightly as he watched the fox. “What are you talking about?”
Sinta looked back at him. “My princess used her magic to ask me to bring you to her castle. Something about sleeping on the ground...” He sighed.
Heei blinked lightly again. “Princess?” He didn't get answer since Sinta just grabbed his hand to pulled him somewhere. It took a few hours before he even show a huge building. He didn't understand why he was getting pulled there until he got there.
Outside the castle, stood a beautiful young girl waving at the two. Her long dark blue dress with long sleeves made Heei wonder just who she was. Just Sinta was sighing lightly and muttered to himself about magic.
Once the two got to the castle, the princess smiled sweetly at the young fire demon. “Wow, you really do look like Hiei-chan.” She said softly as she looked him over. “Why were you sleeping outside?”
Heei glared to her and remain silent.
Sinta shook his head. “Mira, I told you that Heei really dislikes his father.” He sighed lightly. “Didn't you read Rose's letter?”
Mira pouted cutely as she looked the fox. “I did read it… but she didn't say anything about how cute Heei is.”
Heei blinked lightly with a soft blushline. “...”
The fox sighed lightly again. “I'm going to my room now. Heei, I'm sure you can deal with this princess.”
The fire demon blinked again. “Princess? She's a princess?”
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The princess blinked lightly as she looked at him. “Didn't the meanie fox tell you?”
He shook his head which made Sinta mutter lightly.
“That old man...” Sinta muttered to himself as he walked around them and went to his room. Raiko didn't annoy him but to send a demon as good or even better then Hiei himself to this peaceful land, wasn't something he liked. Yet he had a feeling, his old friend, played a part in it.
Mira sighed lightly. “Well, I'm the princess of the southern lands as my older sister, Lyra is the princess of the northern lands.” She looked down at the young demon. “Did Kurama or Rosie tell you about this place?”
Heei shook his head. “No…. Rose did tell me stories of her friend with weird powers called magic…. But it was Raiko who told be the basic of this realm.”
She blinked a bit then thought some. “So Rosie did tell you some things…” She sighed. “Oh well. You can learn as you go.” She reached out and grabbed his hand softly.
He blinked but didn't stop her.
She gently pulled him into the castle and to the room she picked out for him. Once in the room, she let go of his hand and turned to him. “This will be your room, Heei. You can stay here all you like.”
He blinked again as he looked around. The room was designed in dragons and flares. It wasn't too much but he liked it. He then looked back at the princess. “Thanks...”
Mira smiled sweetly. “I'll let you get some rest. There is a bath linked to this room as well. Feel free to use it whenever you like.” With that she left Heei to wonder around the room.
For the next few week, Heei wondered around the castle, looking at everything. He talked with Mira a few times, before Sinta pulled him away, saying something about her lover. Heei would be found asleep in the library as well which Mira found cute.
Yet when the new moon set on one night, Mira asked Heei if he would like to be her knight. Which he said yes too, sadly Sinta muttered something and Chrono left the room.
The southern princess got 4 knights that this point yet her older sister of the northern lands got 6 paladins.