I do not own YYH. Done from Kurama's point of view.

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As I look back upon that which is called my past, I find many things I regret doing, not doing, and the like. Amongst those shallow memories and hollow shell, I find the gem of truth in the sand of life. This gem glitters like the evening sunset, it sparkles like a diamond rainbow, and it tells me that not all hope is lost. This gem is one that you cannot find in stores, it is valueless, yet many a king has lost his life in search of it.

So how did I come into possession of it, you ask? It's a simple matter, really. This gem was given to me by my human mother when she first bore me, Youko Kurama, into this strange new world. It was frightening, but no more so than my homeplace, the Makai. It had strangers, but the Makai possessed more stranger things than these flesh-colored creatures called 'humans', and given favor by King Enma. Oh, how they disgusted me at first. Eventually, though, curiosity overruled disgust and I came out of my shell a bit.

Why does my past bear nothing but regrets?

I guess someone such as myself really doesn't deserve to be guilt-free. I'll admit, after some of the things I've done, I wouldn't expect to be acquitted. I'm just as guilty as the rest of the gang. But the gem given to me by my mother, Shiori, has given rise to the belief that maybe I can be a better person than I was before. Perhaps ol' Enma can't count on my condemnation by the world, after all. Shiori's love, the base of the gem, is firm, and because of it, I am cleansed and can stand proud.

The gem is made of many parts, and love is only the base.

The second part of the gem is accomplishment. For everything I've done wrong, there's always going to be something that I've done right. I may not be the same person I was, but that just signals change and improvement. I have grown to be a more mature person, even if what I did back then wasn't considered as bad as I consider it to be now.

The third part of the gem is friendship. Friendship is what binds a group of people together - permanently. Of course, that does not mean that our friends will always be the same person or people, but it does mean that certain friends have changed you, or you have influenced them for the better. There is a negative side to that, as well. Some groups become cliques or gangs, with only special admissions and rites. For instance, my group of friends, when I was Youko, stole things and were cruel to others. (Is it any wonder I was on the Most Wanted list?)

The fourth part of the gem is responsibility. If I am not responsible with my life, I lose it, or I wind up some place I don't want to be. If I am not responsible, then all of my hard work to preserve this way of life shall be in vain.

I have too much time on my hands.

It's obvious if I can write this much, so I shall sum it up: we receive this gem, this gift from our mothers, when we come into this world. Since I, Youko Kurama, had posssessed a fetus, then I was given this gift, something I had never had before. It allowed me to experience the love that a human mother gives to her child. I guess...well, I guess it was the key point that made me change.