User blog:YMunesanzun/A New Start

'''Days came and went, seasons arose then gave way to the next, friendships grew and blossomed. '''

'''Joining this peculiar grouping of humans and monsters, the boy eventually settled down in a newly founded village that would come to be known as "Yamatai". During the weeks preceding their arrival, his fellow humans revealed to him that these monsters had came to their rescue from a raid not too dissimilar from the one his caravan suffered. '''

'''As fate would have it, these rescued merchants were in fact waiting for the very caravan he was originally travelling with. As luck would have it, this particular group of monsters were en route to this "Yamatai" when the first raid took place.'''

'As the days passed, Yao assumed the role of an affectionate and protective older sister, keeping him safe from any monsters that did'' make passes at him; but more often from the usual bullying and teasing children took part in. '''

''' The following takes place roughly 3 years later... '''

The August Arrivals

'''It was the later half of summer; tree leaves were still a vibrant green yet a cooler breeze occasionally blew through the air as if to remind the inhabitants of the ever-encroaching cold seasons. '''

''The morning sun finally rose, drying the ground and plants of moisture as the hours passed. Thanks to the rain that persisted the past three days, the outside air smelled fresh and earthy; mud and various fallen plant matter scattered throughout the village. The daily life of the residents began early; today, however, they went about their morning tasks with a rushed fervor. Panicked, even. ''

''Used to being woken up much earlier by Yao's incessant poking and prodding, he finally wakes up mid-morning. Confused by the absence of this, he groggily gets up and wanders into the dining area, then into a moderately-sized family room. "Where is everyone...?" he mutters, rubbing his eye, mostly asleep still. "I bet Yao is trying to get me in trouble again." Not noticing the sound feet rapidly approaching him from behind, he begins to make his way towards one of the doors leading outside. ''

''A weight suddenly forces him down onto the floor. "Look who finally decided to wake up~!" she chimes, smirking. "Mother is going to be upset when she finds out. ...When I tell her~". "I-It's your fault I woke up late!" he protests, violently squirming beneath her for several minutes before finally freeing himself. "Eh? It's not my job to wake you up in the morning." she quips, sitting cross-legged in front of him with her hands in her lap, still wearing a smirk. "Mgh...Where is she anyways?" he yawns. "Mother is out making sure everybody finishes their tasks early today." she replies, taking his hand and pulling him up to his feet, leading him back into the dining area. "W...Why? Is today important?". Sighing, Yao brings him a small bowl of rice accompanied by a few chunks of leftover meat. "You really don't pay attention at all, do you?". She sits down next to him, placing the meal in front of him. "W-Well maybe I just don't remember..." he mutters sheepishly, embarrassedly stuffing a few chunks of food into his mouth. "Oh, I'm sure you don't~" she lets out a small giggle, popping one of the larger meat chunks into her mouth. ''

"Well, today is important because somebody important is visiting us.''" she finally reveals, watching his face expectantly for any shocked expressions, the tips of her two tails twitching ever-so-slightly. "...Oh! Is...um... That Yellow-Haired Girl coming by again?"  he asks almost obliviously, about to eat another chunk of his meal when Yao snatches the bowl out of his hands, holding it out of his reach. "She is called 'Tamamo'...and yes, but someone else is coming, too." she answers. ''

"Oh, okay...um...may I eat the rest of my food now?''" he asks. "No, you can't."; "Nngh...but why not..."; "Because I want you to say it"; "Say what?"; "Her name"; "Wha...why?"; "She helped found this village, and is the leader of Kitsunes like me and Mother, and I don't think she would like you calling her  That Yellow-Haired Girl ...and, because I want you to~"; "M-Mmngh..."; "Come on...Say it~"; "...T-Ta..T-Tam..ma..."; "Oh, it's not that hard:  Tamamo ."; "T..Tam-mamo..."; "Good! Now say it again~"; "T-Tamam-mo..."; "Now say 'Aah'."; "W-What? Why?"; "I'm going to feed you so you finish eating...because you're doing my chores~"; "W-What?! No I'm not!"; "Oh but you are~ Mother said so, it's your punishment for sleeping in late~"; "...That's not fair..."''

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~*giggle*~

'''Prayers? Idol Worship? Seems too Familiar.'''

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'''Yep. That Yellow-Haired Girl. Come at me, Wiki. '''

'''Anywhooooo...I'm fairly certain I'm not disrupting anything canon at this point.  I'm pretty damn sure I'm not . While typing out this particular chapter, I was having an internal debate over whether or not to make Tamamo Yao's mother ''' Who knows? She could be . However, as denoted by the ending, she's obviously ''not  Here. In this fanfic .' So, with that being said, I'm thinking of making Yao's mother's name a reference to the Korean myth of the nine-tailed fox, a kumi-/gumiho; however, because I plan on making the mother a five or six tailed fox, I would obviously be using the correct namesake. '''

Fun little mythological corner for those unfamiliar: Kumi-/Gumihos that are displayed in "recent" Korean literatures regarding the mythology  recent Korean dramas? Various Media? or actual ancient mythological texts? I dunno. Probably all three. are basically the  Ever-so-popular in anime/manga media  "Demon Fox Spirit"; Malevolent creatures that needed to  or did they simply prefer to?  devour the livers/hearts  not souls ''' of men to survive, even going so far as to digging up graves. '''

'''So there you go. You don't need to go poking around Wikipedia now, because I just did it for you.'''

'However, this does not mean that Yao's mother is an evil'' fox spirit, but it would explain where Yao got her sadistic streak from. ''' Granted, they're all at least a little sadistic, but she's certainly up there, in my opinion.

'''Oh! And apparently kumihos were all women. Go figure. '''

P.S.: If one of you can tell me what "August" is synonymous for,  If any of you say "Fall" or "Summer", I will Smash Kick you off the screen. '''you will get a deluxe internet brownie! Yay! :L'''

'''Oh! And no using the internet! Use a book. It's like the internet, but made out of a tree, and you'll probably find a lot of them in your parent's attic. Mostly filled with embarrassing snapshots of your baby butt. '''