Tsuchinoto of Lightning

Part 1 - Prequel

These parts will be dedicated towards Yui's mother and father :3

As she chases the ball with her twin, Fumiko giggles. She giggles hard, as should an 8 year old. She ran alongside her sister, Fuyuki, making sure not to lose her. But her sister's clothes latched onto a branch, and before she could yell anything, Fumiko was gone.

She chased it, having fun, clearly not realising that Fuyuki is nowhere to be found. Once she caught up to the toy, the girl realised that she's in some strange place...

People everywhere, gathered in one place with a path in the middle of the group. Down that path trotted an elegant lady. Her hair made to look like two horns, or fox ears. She had a lot of jewellery in her hair, and she had so many layers of kimonos, she could barely walk.

- 'xcuse me, who's that lady? - Asked Fumiko, tugging on the woman's sleeve, while trying not to drop the temari.

- That, young lady, is Warabihime Oiran. She's going to see her next customer. Some say, this man will be her husband. - Whispers the lady. - Are you lost?

- Mhmm, I was playing and then- Fumiko started, but got cut off.

- Oh, I doubt that your family could find you here, but I can let you stay at the ogimoto house. - offered the lady.

- What would I do there? If I stay here, or maybe go back through the forrest, my family could find me...

- Oh, but the nights are cold here, you'd freeze...

- b, but...

The lady, ogimoto house's director, took Fumiko to the building, where all the ladies that saw her whispered how adorable she was and how Madam always had a keen eye on treasures.

Throughout the years, Fumiko tried to learn basic housekeeping, and played the shamisen, although, not that good.

Soon enough, she forgot about how she got abducted by the Madam and how she ever had a family. But that's normal, sort of.

People don't really remember things from when they were eight, moreover how Madam dismissed Fumiko's questions about how she had gotten there.

Fumiko, at the age of 14 was now working in the ogimoto house. That's when she met Hikari.

Hikari, 16 year old, had stumbled upon the ogimoto house as a result of his argument with his family and his relaxing walk.

Hikari's family, a wealthy group if Japanese business men, wanted their son to marry another rich family's daughter.

But what Hikari's family didn't know is that the young lady abused him, financially, verbally and psychologically.

Hikari didn't want to spend the rest of his life with this woman, but he didn't have a choice, or so he thought.

He went in and asked for a room with a lady, and that's when he met Fumiko.

Her beautiful, night-sky-like eyes reflected the future of them together, and he fell.

Literally.

He tripped when he was walking in the room. But he didn't mind, she giggled a bit.

- Young lad, are you ok?

- yes, yes, I'm fine.

Fumiko and Hikari exchanged sentences, as the other rooms rumbled with drunk giggles and music and singing, their room was quiet, peaceful and tranquil. Eventually, Hikari promised to meet up again.

- Mr. Tomikame?...

- Yes?

- I could bet my salary that the other ladies can entertain much better, please don't hold yourself back by spending the night with me...

- Oh, Miss Kagome, you're excellent and keeping me company, the other ladies remind me of my fiancé...

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- Fumiko! Fumiko! Hi...

- Hikari, what are you doing? You're gonna freeze to death

- I don't care, Fumiko, I... My family wants me to get married tomorrow.

- Oh, that's excellent!

- No, no, I don't like her. I want you.

- B-but I can't leave just like that, you know you have to pay the okasan so that you can have me.

- Commit ashinuke! Please, let's run away together! I wanna leave my past behind! Listen, we're gonna have a house and kids and work and love.

- Hmmm... - Fumiko contemplated. She thought of the Madam as a mother, she wouldn't dare to betray her. - Alright, I'll go with you.

- You serious?!

- To the end of the world I'll follow you, Hikari. My heart belongs to you.

Fumiko packed some food supplies, left her room spotless, unpinned her hairpin, which she got from the madam, put her hair into a braid and left...

She ran away on the day of her 15' th birthday...