The Classic Crow

AN: ok, cuz everyone rocks, and thanks to my lovely new coauthor, my writers block is gone and here is your chapter with a bit of a twist and a promise for a fast upsate, ENJOY!

~....~ voice in Karasu's head

~Chapter 5~

(1623)

A small boy, with purple eyes, and black hair to his shoulders, peeked around the corner, looking sheepishly for anyone to help.
He was hungry, and because of the abusive behavior of his mother who lived at home, he could not go back to eat.

Seeing nothing, he began walikng outside the village, looking for something, anything that could provide a small meal to quiet his demanding stomache. However, nothing looked readily available....
He had hear, that a group of teenage boys often gathered in an abandoned mansion about a mile outside the village...They probably had food...but..he had heard many frightening stories about what they did to people...little boys who wandered to far away, and were unable to defend themselves.

He heard more ferocious growling, and decided that they were just stories. After all, they were only teenagers, and he was 9 years old, almost in the double digits.
He frowned, was that teenager yet? Oh well.

He kept walking, until the rundown victorian, it looked like a ghost house, maybe the stories were just myths.... maybe he would have to go elsewhere...maybe he-

His line of thought was interrupted when he heard a loud yell.

Three or four boys were running towards him, they grabbed him, and his world went black.


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"So what should we do?"

"He's very pretty.."

"I say we keep him"

"sounds good...Oh look! He's waking up"

The little boy's eyes fluttered open, at first, everything was blurry, but as his vision cleared, he could make out the same four boys as before. "W-where am I?" he murmered, but was rewarded with a sharp slap to the face.

"Shut up!" said the one who slapped him, "we'll ask the questions!"

His eyes began to water, but he nodded in compliance.

"now," said another one, "what is your name?"

"Brun*" was the reply

"Brun huh?"

"you're one of those romanian immagrants! I thought your accent was funny"

Brun frowned, and the four just laughed, then one said, "what are you doing out here anyway?"

"I was hungry," said Brun, "and my mommy wont feed me...she hates me" He looked away sadly, and missed the evil smiles that the other four sent each other.

"Then... why dont you let us teach you how to love?"


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(present)


Kurama ran out the doors and past the footmen waiting to take their masters home, his mind was set on one thing, Karasu.

'YOU IDIOT!' his mind shouted, 'How could your just let him get told those lies!? You were standing right there!'

Tears began to fall from his eyes, he knew that at this moment, Lord Karasu was riding home, hating him, hating him for not sharing this 'information'.

He stopped to catch his breath, and finally thought long enough to realise, The House of Crow was 7 miles away...and he was walking all the way there...hoping to get there before Karasu went to bed.... Kurama mentally smacked himself, 'YOU IDIOT!' he sighed, "I better get going"


((In the carriage with Lord Karasu))

Karasu watched the same moonlight he had seen earlier, but with an entirely different attitude. He had felt hopeful, almost eager to see a...certain redhead...
But now...now he felt betrayed, he was angry, confused...and he felt something he hadnt felt in years...

Karasu grimaced, something he preferred to never feel again.


((Back to Kurama))


His legs were screaming for a rest, his heart was pounding in his chest, and sweat was dripping off his brow. Kurama would have jumped for joy if he had not been feeling all these things, he had caught sight of House of Crow.

"Finally," he murmured, "I can talk to him"

He stopped to sit on a boulder near the path, and he looked up at the mansion, the exact same way he had looked at it all the other times, with a longing to know its residence.

He stood and continued, cautiously entering the woods, and stepping uncertainly over branches and such.

He was tired, but he had to keep going, even if Karasu was mad, he didnt want him to think-
He stopped, Karasu had been mad, hadnt he? He did not look happy at all, and he had been...touching, in such a way...

The redhead smiled radiantly, why hadnt he noticed all this time? Karasu wanted him back!

((Karasu))


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EVEN THINKING WAS DRIVING HIM INSANE!!!


"Why is it that all I can think about is that stupid backstabbing redhead?!?!?!

~Maybe it's because you are in love with him?~

'What?! No I'm not!'

'~es, yes you are.~

"I can't believe that I'm arguing with myself! Stupid annoying conscience! Well you can just shut up!" ‘Oh, we’re back at the castle already? Well at least now I can go to bed and stop thinking about him.’

(Back with Kurama)

'Well it's now or never.' Kurama knocks on the door to Karasu's mansion. The door opens to reveal a guard. "Yes, what is it that you want young man?"

"I...I...I wish to speak with Lord Karasu."

"Well I am very sorry but Lord Karasu has told us that he does not wish to be disturbed. You should come back at another time."

"But I must speak with Lord Karasu!"

(Karasu's POV)

"But I must speak with Lord Karasu!"

'Kurama?! No, it can't be...'

"I'm sorry but Lord Karasu does not wish to be disturbed. For anything. The guard explains again.

“But I need to speak with him! It’s urgent!”

‘I can’t believe that he has the nerve to come here after what happened at the Ball!’

(Kurama’s POV)

“You may speak with him another time. He does not wish to be disturbed!

“NO, LORD KARASU, I NEED TO SPEAK WITH YOU!!!! I KNOW YOU CAN HEAR ME!!!! PLEASE!!!!”

Karasu walks out of his bedroom and appears at the top of the stairs.

(Karasu’s POV)

“I said that I did not want to be disturbed, did I not?”

“Yes you did but this boy refuses to leave! He has said that he has something urgent to tell you and then he started screaming.”

“Well what is it that you need to tell me…Shuichi?” Karasu says his name with venom laced in with it.

~You hope that he came to say sorry don’t you?~
‘Ugh I thought that I told you to be quiet!’
~You did but I don’t like to listen.~
‘Whatever! Just shut up and let me handle my own problems!’
~Fine but if you do anything stupid…~
‘I won’t do anything stupid. Now be quiet!’
~…………~
Sigh.

“Be lucky that I’m feeling generous. Now what is it that you need to tell me?” asked Karasu.

“I…I-I wanted to tell you that I don’t have a fiancé. I don’t even like Juri! Please I’m really sorry for what happened at the ball! Please forgive me?!” Kurama begged.

“If that’s all you need to tell me then I suggest that you leave now.” Karasu replied with an unusual calmness.

“But...but…Karasu…?!” He asked with a beseeching voice.

“I said leave, immediately!”

(Kurama’s POV)

‘I can’t believe that he just told me to leave. I just can’t believe it! I though that he wanted me as much as I wanted him!’ he sniffed, “Fine, if you really want me to leave then I will.” Kurama said, dejectedly.

“Yes…I-I really want you to leave. So leave, now.”
‘I can’t believe that he wants me to leave. Maybe Aunt Leiko was right, maybe I should marry Juri.’ I turned around and walked out the door. ‘I uses I’m going to marry Juri, since Lord*sniff* Karasu doesn’t want me anymore.’ Kurama took off at a blind run trying to forget what Lord Karasu told him.

Once he arrived at his house, his Aunt Leiko came running up to him.

“Where on earth did you go Shuichi?! You had me worried sick! Plus it is way too late for you to be running off like that. I mean really, please use your head once in a while!”

“Sorry Aunt Leiko, I just needed to clear my head.”

“Well you need to tell me these things before you do them! Honestly, I don’t need to be chasing after teenage boys who have no respect for their elders! I mean really, running off like that! You could have at least told your fiancé where you were going!”

“Yes Aunt Leiko I know that what I did was wrong.” Kurama grits out. “I promise that I won’t do it again.”

“Well you should be sorr… oh my. Well, does that mean that you agree to marrying Juri?”

Sigh, “Yes it does Aunt Leiko.”

“Oh, this is just marvelous! I will arrange for the wedding immediately! Oh this is wonderful!!!” He shouldn’t have said that. Now Aunt Leiko was going to make a big deal out of this and he was going to have one giant headache.

“Aunt Leiko, please calm down. It’s not that big of a deal.”

“Not that big of a deal?!?! Yes it is a big deal, you’re getting married! We must start our preparations now!”

“ Now sweet heart, it is much too late to start doing anything other then going to bed. Remember, you were just saying how late it was when Kurama came back.” ‘Whew thank you Uncle Yasuo, you always come in at just the right time.’

“Oh my you’re right! I can’t believe I lost my head like that. Well, it’s off to bed for all of you. Tomorrow we will start the preparations for your wedding, Shuichi. Good night.” And with that, Aunt Leiko retreated to her room along with Uncle Yasuo.

“Good night Shuichi. Oh, and if you wouldn’t mind, do you think that you could get me a date with Yusuke? You know since you’re such good friends with him and all.” Asks
Keiko.

Sigh, “And why would I do that?”

“Because I am your beloved cousin and you would do anything for me.” Keiko said hopefully. ‘Tch, yeah right, as if he would help her out. Ever since he got here, all she’s done is try to make me miserable. 'Well I guess I could humor her…’

“I’ll see what I can do about getting you a date with Yusuke.” Kurama smirked inwardly and though ‘the day Yusuke agrees to go out with you is the day the world ends.’ “Good night Keiko”


((4 Days Later))

Yusuke stared in concern at his friend sitting dejectedly in a shop window.
Upon entering he was Leiko and Madame Kauru, Lady Juri's mother, running around speaking near gibberish on what to get for some sort of wedding.
Yusuke froze, WEDDING!? THATS RIGHT! his mother had received an invitation to...a...

((Kurama))

'I hate my life, I hate my life, I hate my life', Kurama thought over and over again in his head, not noticing any of the events taking place around him.
'Stupid family, stupid life, stupid...Karasu' he cringed at the thought, he couldnt bring himself to hate the crow. The man who had captured his heart so so soon after arriving, so soon after meeting.
The bell to the door of the shop jingled, catching the redhead's attention. He looked up and saw to his utter dismay, Yusuke Urimeshi stood there, staring at him in almost horror, "its not true," he whispered "tell me its not true"
Kurama looked down in shame, "it's true"

The words were spoken, the other teen could only stand there in shock, "but you dont understand," continued Kurama "he... I... you ....dont understand..." Yusuke snapped out of his stupor and growled, "whats not to understand?! You just moved on from Lord Karasu? You're going to marry a stranger, especially someone as annoying and loud and rude as Juri Mazaki?"
Tears gathered in Kurama's eyes "You dont understand" he repeated, "neither did he....He wouldnt let me explain"
Yusuke's eyes softened, "come on," he said, "let me get you some tea" they left the meedling old cats behind to continue bickering about the cake.
"Yusuke," said Kurama staring at him, "they mean for this wedding today..."
Yusuke stared, "but they're still setting it up!"
the fox shook his head, "no, they are only looking for another cake for afterwards, it is all complete"


((Karasu))

[Flashback]

"So, if you want to be a man, you have to pass a test"
Big violet eyes stared at him, "like what?"
"you need to do three things to pass the test"
"What?"
"say a swear word, drink a shot of ale and shoot a gun"
The little blackhaired boy frowned, "I only know one swear-word" he said blushing slightly
"Well," said the elder, "then say it"
"F-f, Fuck" squeaked the boy, instantly covering his mouth afte the word escaped.
The older boy smiled, "ahh yes, Fuck is a special word, only used for special situations...If you dont want to take the others two tests, then you dont have to. Instead, I could teach you the best scenerio to use it in"
The little one tilted his head to the side, indeed, this seemed like the golden oppertunity, "yes please!" he said excitedly.
The older smiled once again, "ok, first start by closing the door, and taking off all your clothes..."

[End flashback]

Karasu stared out at the ocean, from the spot where his Kurama had once sat, it seemed so long ago, it seemed like yesterday, it seemed so pointless now, it seemed like the world to him at the same time.
"Why Shuuichi?" he murmered to the sight in front of him, "why did theses things have to happen?"
He had been hurt only once, with a never ending, never healing scar upon his dreams and nightmares alike. Both haunted him, waking or sleeping, what had happened was in the past, and constantly happening today. He was in love, he was in hate, he was naive, he was paranoid, he was afraid, he was fearless....These thing insode him had been clashing since he was created into the creature he was, something not even he could identify. It was almost as if he were dependant on the chaos inside his soul to live with any hope that there was still a purpose in life.
"But my Shuuichi...."
He had stilled it all, fomr the first moment Karasu had laid eyes on the fox, there was rest in his heart. He had driven the pain away for the short time he had been allowed to bestow such sincere affection on him.
~Then why...Why after he told you the truth, after you knew that he wanted you...and not her...WHY DID YOU SEND HIM AWAY?!~
Karasu flinched, 'you're back'
~I never left~
'I cant feel for him, not after what happened, or have you not heard the news? He has chosen to marry Lady Juri'
~You fool, he wants you! Go to him now, or forever live with the suffering knowledge of what you could have had~
He stood, his hands were shaking and in his eyes was the unsurity of his childhood, and he was off at an inhuman sprint towards the town.
'Shuuichi' he thought, 'please, I cant live without you..'

^end chapter^

AN: well, that was a long chapter, YOU BITCHES BETTER LOVE IT!!
sorry to leave it at a cliffhanger, but yeah sorry, I do promise to update soon though, although I wont add a new chapter without 5 new reviews! yes thats right! I AM THREATENING YOU GUYS!!!! EVIL!! MWAHAHAHAHAHAA!! sorry,
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