It’s crazy how things change originally I wasn’t planning on writing about kits childhood at all. I have two story arcs planned out but his one was not in the plans. However as I started what was then going to be a short overview of the first 133 years of his life I somehow got into writing when kit was 8. Now it’s turning into a full blown arc that I wasn’t even intending at first. So for this chapter I had to re-plan the first few chapters to include more of his “growing up” experiences into the picture. The first chapters were totally off the top of my head and I had no intention of things coming out like they did either. I just wrote. It’s starting to make me a little more exited to write this story because it’s coming out as I am in front of the computer, which is different. Although I'm planning on the same plot and reasons for things happening. All the things that were planned for behind the scenes (just a little-lot like multiple chapters worth) have now become a main part of the story including a lot detail so I'm not sure how long childhood arc will last. I’ll just write and let’s see where this goes.

Also because the time line of me writing my story has changes their might be little logical errors concerning time. Let me know if you see any I am planning on editing and syncing the novel every ten chapters so everything remains copacetic.

ALSO: CHANGED STORY TO MATURE REASONS FOR THIS ARE; there will be no sex in this series and I’m not sure how I will write the violence yet. However, in expanding on Kits past I will expose various negative culture traits that are extreme and may be considered mature content. Because of that I am changing that tag.

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Kneeling on the floor of the forest I became aware of voices coming near me. It sounded like they were coming closer looking for something. They are looking for me I realized. The voices were a low mumble at first but now was growing louder. How long have I been here? I don’t think how long I stay here matters too much. After all mom will just send the servants out to get me if I'm too late. I can hear the voices they are almost too me now. Finally I see someone stepping around the bushes ahead of me. “Dad! What are you doing here?”

My dad is about average height for male a kitsune standing around 5 foot 11 inches. He’s always been mad he couldn’t make that last inch to 6 foot even (lol). He had silver ears and tail with pure white tips like me. He had a strong chin, high cheekbones and dark brown eyes that seemed to see through anything. The eyes especially were incredibly striking holding deep wisdom like they had seen and know of the secrets of the world, both good and bad. He looks resigned as though finding me is just one more chore on his list provided by mother. I’m sure mom sent him out a long time ago to search for me. As he strongly steps towards me he starts to speak,

“Hi son your mother sent me out to find you, she’s not very happy with you right now. Something about insulting council member Esmarilda Lenex's daughter.” “Dad I didn't mea...” “No son don’t talk right now (sigh) you mother is waiting for you.” “Ok father.” I'm basically cried out now so I just follow behind dad numbly at first. Then becoming more aware as the wind brushed against me and the walk began to get my blood pumping. Now that I am out of the drama that is a part of our classroom, I got to thinking, “hey dad is it really such a big deal if I ask Ashlie to take out the trash? Why did everyone class freak out on me, what did I do wrong?” “Well son it both is and isn’t a big deal. Honestly talk to your mom, she should have taught you our customs a long time ago. I’m not sure why she even has you attending school at this point.” “Dad?” “Just ask your mother son she will explain everything.”

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Moms office was large as I waked in I noticed again how oppressing the feeling of walking in here was. On the wall there were multiple paintings of her and of the past members of the White Tail house. Her pictures all have her sitting in a light green armchair, highlighting the red of her hair on her ears and the white tip on her tail accentuating her beauty. High cheekbones with phoenix eyes completed the picture of an exotic beautify. If I didn’t have the same sky blue eyes as her it might be difficult to tell we were related as most of my features come from dad. I shut the door behind me to see her sitting behind a solid maple desk enchanted to a dark brown color. The desk was the pinnacle of enchanting magic it used adsorbed light to shine on the papers on top. But right now the desk had no paper and the light reflected off the shiny top of the desk into her face, highlighting the slightly lowered brows, the only sign that she was even slightly upset. Her showing even this much emotion shows how upset she really was, mom having been into kitsune politics for so long had an unflappable poker face. Something required for her job on the kitsune council. “sit.” she said pointing to one of the two small armchairs set in front of her desk she was pointing towards the right one so that’s where I went.

“Kit I think it’s time I told you something about kitsune living”, mom tells me. “We kitsune care about results over all else and the results of your actions today have shamed us. Not much but it lets that B)! (@#) Esmarilda Lenex get one step ahead of me. She probably conditioned her daughter to respond that way.”! “What do you mean mom?” “haaa kit you are my only child and part of our culture is that the faults of the children are seen as mistakes of the parents raising them, at least until you hit the age of accountability.” I don’t get it what does that have to do with why my class was so mean today? “You’re probably wondering why I am telling you this. But here’s the truth what happened today was half political maneuvering.

I hold my position by virtue of power and the fact that I have never made a mistake in my responsibilities. Those who seek to gain my power see you as a chance to make a crack in my spotless record. Foolish politicians. They have never gotten and inroads into my power through their own means so now they are trying to use you. If they can get you to make mistakes they can pin me as an “irresponsible mother and say that that irresponsibility most be spreading into other areas. After all I am growing older.” I should kill them! Idiots trying to use my family! Don’t worry kit I’m sure Esmarilda Lenex told her daughter to act like that if you ever made a mistake in class, to make a big deal out of it. [email protected]#($ if you were female kitsune this would never have happened. Kit go to school normally tomorrow I’m sure that it will be fine I will have the maid deliver the note to you in the morning. But, don’t make any more mistakes. I’ll tell your dad to come talk to you about your responsibilities. I might need to plan how to take advantage of this... kit go, we will discuss your punishment later. This is all the time I have for you now. I’ll tell your father later don’t mess up, listen to your father.”

As I open the door to mom’s office dad is waiting for me. “Not too bad yet huh?” he says. “Your mom still dotes on you because you’re her only child. So I wouldn’t worry too much about the punishment from her if I were you. Now I have to teach you something you need to know in our society. (How to explain this so the kid can understand…) Kitsune as a people believe that some deserve to stand above or on top of … no… Kit let me put it this way. Some kitsune think they are better than others, and all female kitsune think that they are better than men.

What this means for us is that men have become the servants in kitsune society because it is ruled by females. Your mistake in the class room wasn’t insulting Ashlie. Your mistake was trying to make a female do your work. If it were another male you called out none of this would have happened. “What do you mean dad?” “Don’t let mom know I said this but I believe female kitsune are raised to maintain position. What this means kit is that from a young age females are taught what to do in various situations to establish superiority over males. I say this because I have experienced similar things. I got in trouble for the same thing as you.

Once I asked a female servant like us to take out the trash and everyone turned on me. I think it’s something they are trained to do. You will never get away from it kit so it’s best just to accept it now. Treat them all like queens and you can still live a happy life. Back to an earlier subject I’ll keep you with me for a few days while things cool down at school. Your classmates are still young kitsune so I doubt they will even remember the problem after a few days. You can go back and everything will be alright. Once you graduate in two years I will take on your training personally until you go to school at age 50. The female kits also have their own mentors until then.” I talked with dad late into the night trying to understand what this means for me and how it will affect my relationship with Ashlie and the rest of the school.

===================================================================================== so kits mom said that half of the reason he was chased out of class was parents training their children to help in their own political maneuvering. Have you figured out the other half?