Twin Kitsunes: Darkness Falls

9.

⤚ A Natural Trickster ⤙

Araya

THEY had me in their sights. The thought slowly settled into me. Daiki's mother and the male nogitsune; Raiden. They had taken Aki. Daiki's mother had taken part in taking Aki away and now the two of them had me in their sights, the next one to be taken.

I was terrified. Storm said that this Raiden had no fear of my mother. And my mother was nine hundred years old. Did that mean that's how old this Raiden is? What likelihood did they have to keep me safe if my mom couldn't even keep me safe from him.

Storm promised to keep me safe, but could she? While werewolves may not go by their strength in age the way a kitsune would this nogitsune still had centuries to practice. Storm didn't even have a decade behind her. Unless her bite was lucky there was no defeating him.

The fear pushed down the anger until my mother stepped through the door with some grocery bags at her arm as I looked up. Mom looked up at me and smiled. But the smile didn't reach my face as I sat there. "Is something wrong?" Mom asked as she closed the door.

There were many things wrong and the fact that she didn't know them upset me to great lengths. The way Storm described Raiden's reaction was as if Raiden had encountered my mom before and beat her before in a battle. Did I even know much about my mother?

When I thought about it I didn't. She kept most things a secret and under cover. She didn't like sharing her personal life or her life before she had us. I wonder if it's because she has nine centuries of life before she had us, or somewhere around there.

I bit my lip. Daiki's dark eyes met mine trying to see if I would keep it cool and together. Would I be able to keep it cool and together? I never had to do this before until right now. What I believed I knew about my mother wasn't true. She had so many secrets. Deadly secrets.

This secret could of caused the reason that Raiden had kidnapped Aki and stolen him away. He could be torturing him for all I know. The thought of that didn't settle with me at all. It lit an angry and destructive fire within me at the thought of Aki being hurt.

I didn't know how to react to the fire roaring inside me at the thought of Aki being gone. But with this knowledge that my mom may know something made it even worse. "There is many things wrong." It was the best way to approach this subject. Despite the cool face I was not calm.

I was pissed off and ready to tear into my mom over all of this. Especially if she had some sort of relation with this Raiden guy and caused Aki to be taken over something petty and stupid that could have been solved with ease. Such as an apology.

If she was really so stuck-up that she couldn't even apologize. And the lack of apology caused Aki to be taken and Raiden have me in his sights. She would be getting an earful for me. Even if she was my mother and I have to respect her.

I'd let her know how I really felt since Aki was now gone because of it. I bit my lip. My mom watched me as she put the groceries down and Storm glanced at her. "Well shall we talk about it then?" Mom asked and I nodded. "We shall."

***

Storm fled after that excusing herself outside now that she was okay-ish. But she wasn't quite ready to go knowing that the nogitsune was out there and possibly waiting for her. Daiki and Issei got the hint and followed Storm outside for numerous reasons besides my mom and I.

They were also out there to keep an eye out for this Raiden and their mom in case the two of them decided to show up and attack now. It would make sense since we know knew and could properly defend ourselves against them. Storm getting away was a mistake of theirs for sure.