Hey Purple, I need to tell you something. It's very important. I turned my head towards Tomoe. He was slowly sipping his sake but he was clearly anxious. I wasn't sure if he was thinking so loud that I heard it, or he was calling out to me. I decided that he was calling out to me.

What is it Tomoe?

Sorry I couldn't tell you sooner but... His tailed swished anxiously back and forth and his ear twitched. Whatever he wanted to tell me, he didn't want prying ears to hear, or me knowing. I kept my curiosity to myself.

If you don't want to tell me, you don't have to. Ok?

Ok. He looked down at his sake. He swirled the liquid around in his cup, remembering things he clearly found disturbing. I put my head down and looked around the room. My eyes darted everywhere looking for something I didn't know about. I casted a glance at Tomoe. He was still anxious about telling me the important "thing".

Hey Purple Eyes.

Yeah?

I think it'd be better for you to just read my mind. It'd be easier that way instead of having me stammer my way with the explanation. I turned my gaze to Tomoe. He looked guilty of a very dirty crime. I shrugged because I trusted him. I let my mind slip into his.

~flashback~

"Hello foxling." Tomoe whipped his head towards the voice. He saw nothing but bushes and trees that surrounded a den. He started sniffing around, nose to the ground. He lifted his nose off the ground and caught an awfully familiar scent. He wondered why it was so familiar but couldn't put his paw on it. Tomoe followed its scent to a bush. He stuck his head in to see a ghastly face. 

"Hello. We meet again." Tomoe jumped back. His fur stood on end as his tail lashed back and forth. The mysterious figure stepped out from the bushes. At first it was an old wolf with shaggy grey fur and dull golden eyes, with scars everywhere. Then, the old wolf morphed into a much bigger form. A werewolf. Tomoe turned into his yokai form and braced himself. He summoned his foxfire while reaching for his katana at his side. Tomoe eyed the werewolf who started laughing. The laugh was disgusting.

The wolf wiped a tear from his eye and caught his breath. "You're a funny one. I didn't think you'd react like that." Tomoe stared at him wide-eyed. The wolf continues, "You seem strong enough. You should do. Can you do me a favor?" Tomoe cocked his head.

"What favor?" Tomoe started to slowly draw his katana. The werewolf glanced at Tomoe's hand. 

"Put the sword away and I'll explain. I don't like have a long-ass blade pointed at my face." Tomoe slid his sword back in its sheath and got up from his stance. The wolf let out a sigh. Tomoe cringed away from his nasty breath.

"I want you to kill a kitty-cat. She's a black cat with purple eyes so you can't mistake her."

"That's easy. Where is she?"

"She's not here, but she'll come to this den in about a week or so at noon. She may come early so come here everyday around noon just incase." Tomoe nodded. He glanced at the den of his dead friends. Why would a she-cat be doing here? Tomoe looked at the wolf who was staring at his broken yellow claws.

"What's my reward?" The wolf looked up from his claws. 

"Hmm. I don't know. I guess anything you want. Well, that is within reasoning. Do you have anything in mind right now?" Tomoe thought about his dead friend and his friend's family.

"Can you happen be able to bring things back to life?" Tomoe picked his tail up as he got excited. 

"I cannot do that. Sorry." The wolf looked at Tomoe and saw grief. Tomoe's tail fell.

"I'll do it for free then." The wolf stared at him in shock, but dipped his head in thanks and left.

~end of flashback~

I blinked the blackness out of my eyes as my mind whirled back to reality. I looked at Tomoe who was slowly sipping his sake. 

"So that's what happened." Tomoe nodded without looking at me. "You don't need to feel guilty. You didn't know that it'd be me. " He just shrugged. 

"But still, I tried to kill you."

"I can forget that. I can forgive that. It's okay." I got up and went over to him. I sat down beside him. He whipped his tail in my face. I jumped back and coughed up a mouthful of fur. 

"Dude!"

"You may forgive me but I can't forgive myself!" 

"Tomoe," I said gently. I went over to him and saw tears streaming down his face. 

"And the scent of that werewolf, I finally pinned down where I sniffed it. It was his! I agreed to do something for that son of a b!tch! And you can still forgive me?!" I sat down next to him again and wrapped my arms around him. I turned to my fox-yokai form and gently twirled my tail with his. He dropped his cup of sake and turned around to cry in my shoulder. He sobbed so hard, it shook my entire body as well. I felt tears welling up in my eyes. I hugged Tomoe tighter. I'm going to call Tomoe my brother from now on. They both are so much alike. They both have soft and fluffy ears and tail. They're both mean but loving at the same time. I miss Flametail. I've missed Tomoe as well. I wish Flametail was still here though.

BOOM!!!! AAAIIIII!!!!!!!  

"What the hell,"Tomoe said as he perked up. His eyes shown with the same confusion in my eyes. Suddenly, a massive aura hit us. It was fierce and full of bloodlust. Both Tomoe and I flinched. But the aura felt familiar and I know who it belongs to. My eyes narrowed and filled with hate and revenge. 

"It's him. He found us!"