Karasu Tengu

[Demonic Neko]

Okay, I thought I might do a little backstory of Raven's past, where she was during those nine years. This is deffinetly a work in progress...

Chapter 1

Kiyoshi swept the front steps of the dojo as the sun began dipping behind the horizon. It had been a long day and the only thing on Kiyoshi's mind was the comfort of his bed. His thoughts were interupted by something brushing up against his leg. He looked down to see a thin and scruffy black cat looking up at him.

"Hello little one," he smiled as he leaned over to scratch the cat's head. The cat chirped at him, grabbed the leg of his pants and pulled, then darted away stoped and looked at him. Kiyoshi raised at eyebrow and tilted his head. The cat grabbed at his pant leg again and darted off a ways again.

"Want me to follow you?" he chuckled walking towards the cat. The cat chirped again and dashed a few more feet ahead, stopping to make sure Kiyoshi followed. The cat led him down an alleyway to what appeared to be a bundle of rags. The cat nudged the rags and began to meow plaintively.

Kiyoshi had to get closer before he realized that the bundle was actually a human figure wrapped in torn robes. He pulled back the hood of the robe to reveal the face of a young woman. She was unconsious, very thin and very pale. Kiyoshi sat for a moment wondering what to do, when the cat butted it's head against his elbow and meow pitifully at him again. He looked at the cat, then back at the girl and let out a tired sigh.

He lifted her up and was shocked by how light she was. She weighed nearly nothing. He looked back down at the cat who purred encouraging at him. Kioshi just shook his head and carried the girl back to the dojo.

[Demonic Neko]

Chapter two

Kiyoshi was appaled by the state the girl was in. She was thin enough so that he could see her bones jutting out from her skin, nearly every inch of visible skin was covered in old scar tissue and burn marks. Her hands were stained with... dried blood? He searched through the robes to see if she was bleeding and found a large ragged rip running from her collarbone down under her arm and ending on the small of her back.

Kiyoshi cursed under his breath as the wound opened and she began bleeding all over his bathroom floor. He considered using her robes to staunch the bloodflow, but upon seeing how filthy they were, decided against it. He reached over underneath his sink and pulled out a first-aid kit which he used to clumsily patch up the wound. He gathered up her torn robes and tossed them in the waste-basket, determined to burn them at the first chance he got.

After cleaning her up Kiyosh wraped the girl in a towel and carried her out of the bathroom. After a moments hesitation he decided that she could have his bed. He would make due with the couch tonight..

[Sailor Earth]

I read it You can delete this post if you want *lol* Just lettin' you know that someone read it ;D

[Demonic Neko]

Well I added more to the story.. Not sure if I like what I got so far

[LassyD]

I like it so far except for one insy little problem, you said it was set in japan, and the japanese don't sleep on beds, they sleep on futons which mats that are laid out on the floor for the night, that and a couch is a relativly western thing too. Her new cartaker is more than likely going to have an extra futon though so that's not a problem for him.

[Demonic Neko]

Aaaahh Goes to show how little I know.. Wil fix later after I surmount my writer's block

[Sailor Earth]

Tis cool I'm wondering if I should do something like this for my characters, hehe