A/N: And here's my newest TWEWY fic, but this one's gonna be a bit different. It's another mpreg, yaoi, animal hybrid fic, but you'll soon experience my surprise for you all…By the way, it's Neku's POV, as usual. Enjoy~

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Kitsune Beginning Of The End

Chapter 1

I stalked steadily closer to my prey, a large rabbit, silently. My ears twitched, listening for any sounds, and the tip of my tail flicked a bit…nothing. Perfect. My blue feline-like eyes focused on the rabbit, and I crouched low to the ground, getting ready to pounce.

Suddenly, the wind shifted, casting my scent towards the rabbit, and it ran. I chased after it, my paws easily carrying me after the animal. Finally, right before it could dive into its hole in the ground, I snagged its fluffy tail with my claws. Dragging it towards me, I dodged a kick from its hind feet, and bit down on the back of its neck, killing it.

"Bravo, Neku, good job," a familiar voice called out to me, and I didn't even have to look to know who it was.

"Thanks, Joshua, but where's your catch?" I questioned, flicking my fluffy tail at him. The red fur was dotted with pieces of the underbrush I had run through to catch that rabbit.

"Oh, I was going to catch it, but your rabbit is much bigger than my measly little squirrel," the silver fox replied, joining me. I rolled my eyes at him.

"Seriously? Can't you hunt for once? What if something happened to me? You wouldn't be able to feed yourself," I pointed out validly.

"Yeah, sure, and we'll repopulate tomorrow," Joshua scoffed, but his usual sarcasm had an undertone of something I couldn't quite place. "Neku, you and I both know that both of those won't happen. We live forever unless mortally wounded, remember?"

"Duh, of course I remember, dumbass," I snorted. Folding my ears back, I added, "But let's say, for example, we tried to repopulate, and I was the one pregnant, you'd have to be the provider. Remember that one?"

"…Yeah, I remember…" Josh answered, lowering his head. "Sorry, Neku, I was just teasing."

"Sure you were," I grinned, my tone sarcastic. "Look, let's just get this rabbit home so we don't have to bury it like the rest of our catches. Once we get this one home, we'll go dig up the rest."

"Yes, sir," Joshua smirked. Between the two of us, we carried the rabbit back to our hidden cabin in the forest. Once we had dropped that off, we split up and dug up the rest of our catches. I beat Josh home, and waited for him at the front door in my human form, leaning back against the door frame, my tail curled around me for warmth. My ears twitched as he approached.

"About damn time you got home," I muttered as he got closer, carrying a few dead prey animals in his jaws. He dropped them by my pile of prey before shifting into his own human form.

"Kinda hard when it's dark out," he replied, shrugging. "Anyway, let's eat. I'm starving, and it's been a long day."

"Not as long for you as it has been for me," I snorted. "Look, Josh, I know we're the last two kitsunes here, but it's kinda hard to even consider repopulating with you when you're so difficult."

"…"

"What?"

"Sorry," he apologized, sitting in front of the fire I had started earlier in the fireplace. His fluffy silver tail swished along the floor before stilling. Internally, I sighed; here we go again…

"Josh, don't be sorry, just…I dunno…stop being so difficult," I suggested. "Honestly, some days I just can't tell what goes through your head."

"Even though we've been friends since we were born, Neku, I still wouldn't expect you to know what I'm thinking," the silverette giggled. Oh thank god, he's not going to go emo on me. He tends to do that when I get mad at him. His ears pricked up suddenly. "Can we eat now?" Did I mention he can be a glutton sometimes? No? Well he is.

"Yeah, sure," I chuckled, and grabbed the rabbit I had caught earlier. Taking it into out small kitchen, I skinned it and cut it up before bringing it out in a pan to cook over the fire. When it was finished, I dished up the cooked rabbit, and we ate in silence. As we ate, I couldn't help but think about our situation.

We're the last of the kitsunes in existence, and one of us has the ability to get pregnant to be able to repopulate, but we don't know which one of us can. We're both able to repopulate by now, but we'd rather want to because we love each other, not be forced into mating.

Joshua and I are so close, though, because we've lived together since our families were slaughtered for their pelts. We were forced into it when we saw them killed, and swore to each other to never go near humans and to remain in hiding in the forest. The silverette and I have lived like this since we were five years old, which was 13 years ago. It's been a long time, but the time goes by quickly when you can live forever.

The main thing I was concerned about, though, was the whole repopulating thing. Joshua acted like it probably wouldn't happen, but I'd rather that not be the case. Sure, we hadn't said anything about how we felt about each other, but I could sense something in him sometimes. I'm sure he'll say something one day…

"Neku? You okay?" Joshua's voice snapped me out of my thoughts. I glanced up at him, startled. "You seemed to be drifting there."

"I'm fine, Josh," I assured him. "Just thinking about our pasts."

"You know it's not healthy to dwell on it, Nekky," he said, saying my nickname teasingly.

"I know that. And don't call me Nekky!" I growled. Joshua merely giggled in response before taking the last bite of his rabbit. Rolling my eyes, I finished off my portion of rabbit before snatching his plate from him irritably. The silverette smirked at me as I put the plates in the sink and came back over to sit by the fire. I sat there, staring into the flames and thinking about when I would gain control over my element.

You see, every kitsune has the ability to control fire or light, and Joshua had already gained his light magic a couple years back, so I figured mine would come soon after. I was wrong. I still hadn't gained my element. It was odd, but I guess it'll come when I truly need it.

"Thinking about your element again, huh?" Joshua guessed, and I glanced at him.

"…Yeah," I sighed. "It just bothers me that I haven't gotten mine yet and you have…"

"Neku, who knows? Maybe mine just came to me early," the silverette shrugged. "Just try not to worry about it too much." He yawned widely, suddenly looking tired. "Well, I'm tired, so I'm going to bed. Goodnight Neku, see you in the morning."

He got up and walked to the bedroom we shared, his ears twitching as he curled up in his bed. Soon enough, his breathing evened out once he was asleep. Sighing, I got to my feet and followed Joshua's example, dousing the fire before going to bed.

As I curled my tail around myself and closed my eyes, my body covered by the mismatched quilt of random rabbit furs, I couldn't help but think that I would never get my element. Tears budded in the corners of my eyes at that thought.

The reason we knew so much about kitsunes is because Joshua and I had had a shared dream shortly after he had gained his light element. We had learned a lot about kitsune history, as well as how we were the only ones left in existence. The kitsunes in our dream were spirits of past living kitsunes that were killed for their pelts. We hadn't seen them since Joshua and I had turned 16, when Josh had gained his element. Two whole years, and we still had unanswered questions. Hopefully they would be answered tonight…

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I woke up in the morning to the sun's warmth on my face. Sitting up and yawning widely, I realized Joshua wasn't in his bed. I blinked, surprised; he normally was still asleep by sunrise. I started to panic, my eyes widening and ears folding back. I got up quickly, undressed and yanked on a clean shirt and cargos before running out of the bedroom. I was relieved when I saw the silverette in the kitchen, making some breakfast. I sighed internally; thank god he wasn't missing…

Joshua looked up at me when I came in, one of his ears folding back. "You okay, Neku? You look spooked."

"I'm fine," I replied, taking a deep breath to slow my heart rate. Watching him, I realized there were eggs in a pan, and he was taking it over to the fireplace, where the flames licked greedily at the wood in there. His violet eyes glanced at me as he cooked the eggs, and he sighed.

"I guess you're wondering where I got the eggs from?" he guessed.

"Yeah, I am," I nodded.

"I was out early this morning, foraging," he explained, and I narrowed my eyes at him until they were mere slits.

"Where exactly?" I questioned. He gained a sheepish look on his face, so I knew it was something he wasn't too proud of.

"From a hawk's nest," he muttered, lowering his head. I raised a brow at him.

"You do realize how high up those suckers are, don't you?" I said. "How on earth did you manage to snag them?"

"I tricked the mother into following me while the father was out hunting, and then I snuck back and snatched the eggs," he admitted, flattening his ears out to the sides. I facepalmed.

"Oh my god, Joshua, seriously? You could've been either killed or severely injured, and then we'd both be screwed!" I growled at him, my bushy red tail lashing angrily. "If you'd have been injured, I'd have had no way of knowing until it may have been too late! And if you were killed…" I didn't even dare to finish that statement.

"But I wasn't hurt, now was I?" he pointed out, lowering his head slightly.

"It doesn't matter," I snapped. "The point is that something bad could have happened, and I wasn't there! You can't do this to me, Joshua! I know we aren't mates, but I still worry about you when you become reckless like this! Fuck, you almost gave me a heart attack when I realized you weren't here this morning!"

"…"

"Look, I'm sorry, I just hate when you worry me, that's all," I muttered, and went outside, shifting into my fox form and running off. I needed to burn off some steam, and running was the best way for me to do that. I ran as fast as I could, pushing myself to go as far as I could, and then I would turn back for home. Finally, I reached the river, so I lapped at the water, being careful so as to avoid getting my paws wet. When I had drunk my fill of the crystal clear water, I turned to go home. A sudden voice, however, stopped me.

"Neku, can we please talk?" I looked over to see Joshua in his own fox form joining me. I turned my nose to home and started to head that way, but froze when the silver fox's sharp teeth clamped down on the fur of my tail. I glared frostily at him, bristling with rage and growling low in my throat. He knew that was a damn good way to piss me off, so why he did it, I don't know.

"Let go, Joshua," I ordered, but he refused to let go. "Unless you want me to hurt you, Yoshiya, release my tail." He gave a quiet whine before removing his teeth from my tail. I didn't call him Yoshiya unless I was dead serious, and I was this time. Sitting down, I licked my tail where he had bitten to smooth out the fur before gazing at Joshua calmly. "What did you want to talk about?"

"…About what you said back home," he answered. Shrugging his shoulders slightly, he added, "Look, you're right. Let's just go home to talk, okay? You lead." I could tell he had something weighing heavily on his mind, but I couldn't tell what. I turned and took off running towards home, and then shifted back to my human form once we reached it. Josh did the same as he padded inside, and then closed the door behind him.

"What's on your mind, Joshua?" I asked, starting to become genuinely concerned for the well-being of my friend. He sighed, not looking me in the eye.

"…I… don't know how to say it…" he mumbled. He tail waved anxiously, and his ears were folded back.

"Come on, Josh, you know you can tell me whatever's going on," I urged. Finally, he looked up at me, his violet eyes giving me an intense stare.

"Neku…I know we've just been friends all this time…but…I want us to be more," he murmured. Shaking his head in frustration, he said, "Look, what I'm trying to say is that I'm in love with you, and I have been for two years."

I stared at him, wide-eyed. My heart started to race and I felt a spike of adrenaline rush through me. He loves me? And he's been in love with me for two years? What the hell?!

"Why didn't you tell me sooner?" I asked softly, looking down. I didn't want to upset him, so I kept my tone gentle and held a casual posture. My ears folded back, though, showing negative emotions.

"I was scared that you wouldn't feel the same," he mumbled, and I looked up to see tears sparkling in the corners of those violet eyes of his. "But after hearing what you said earlier, I felt like it would be a good time to tell you. And that you would return my feelings."

Thinking on it, I looked deep inside myself, remembering how much I care about him. As I thought about it, something clicked into place. I know what I feel for Joshua now. Time to tell him.

A/N: And there's a cliffy for you all! I hope you guys like this fic so far! I'll post the next update as soon as possible, okay? R&R, peeps!