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Summary: It was odd what a creature inheritance can do especially when it happens earlier than it should. Aria had been fifteen when her's occurred and turned her into a kitsune mix. She managed to hide it for awhile, but it got unveiled a month into her fifth year at Hogwarts. Having to flee, Aria ended up country hoping with the help of the goblins. Finally ending up in Japan, Aria traveled to Tokyo where she managed to live for six months before being found. She entered an odd friendship with our favorite ghoulish mask maker that was turning out to be more. The first of a three-shot series.
It had started out as her being his prey. It only changed once she managed to elude him in their game of cat and mouse multiple times. He found greater joy in their games than causing tragedies and fighting stronger ghouls. She was a puzzle that he could never solve and Uta found himself loving it. She always kept him on his toes and ensured he was never bored. He never did managed to catch her, but he couldn't really bring himself to be angry about it.
The ghoul was an interesting man that never gave up chasing her. Even when she played her tricks or tried to deter him, he still never gave up. Aria found that she enjoyed their little games as it kept her from thinking of darker thoughts. He was a brilliant and determined male that she enjoyed playing around with. He always managed to give her inspiration for some new trick. Somehow, he had managed to get beneath her guard and became someone she cared for. When she realized that little fact, it was a little disconcerting, but she couldn't bring herself to be mad.
Grimacing as she held her wounded side, she tossed another explosive ball of fire towards the idiots chasing after her. Somehow, the magicals of Britain had figured out where she was. She slid down the wall of the alley she'd found herself in and closed her eyes. Damn it, she didn't have the energy to fight them off and run. Aria's eyes snapped open as she heard someone land in the alley and growled loudly as she bared her fangs only to stop as she realized who it was. Uta's normally impassive face was a mask of shock. Aria winced as a shudder of pain ran through her and she almost doubled over. Uta snapped out of his shock and moved closer, "Shadow, you're hurt."
"Blame the fuckers chasing me," Aria grit her teeth as she heard the footsteps of the idiots after her.
Uta frowned slightly as he settled down, "Why are they chasing you?"
"To kill me," Aria flinched slightly as he reached out to her, "I pissed off a lot of people in my home country though it was more my families fault then mine,"
Uta gently touched her face, "Let me help you."
Aria was tempted to say no, but the instincts that she'd been battling with since her inheritance occurred pleaded for her to allow it. As another shudder of pain ran through her and the footsteps drew closer, Aria nodded, "Alright."
Uta smiled slightly before turning his head, "All of you, go kill the idiots save for two that we can get information from."
"Of course, Uta," Aria looked up to see masked individuals that she knew to be ghouls standing on the rooftops.
She let out a soft yelp as Uta picked her up and immediately grabbed on tight earning a low chuckle from him. She scowled at him, "A little warning would've been nice."
"I'll endeavor to do so next time," He replied before adjusting his hold on her, "Let's get you out of here and somewhere safe,"
Aria winced as the female ghoul Uta had taking care of her injuries poked at her side. The female ghoul grimaced, "What the fuck could cause a cut like this? Even with our kagune, we can't cause damage like this unless we're being specifically brutal."
"Magic responds to intent and they really wanted to kill me," Aria took as deep a breath as possible.
"Shouldn't your own magic stop this from happening?" The female ghoul asked her curiously.
Aria shook her head, "Not unless I used a shield. Considering how low I am on magic at the moment, I couldn't do much more than keep myself from bleeding out and escaping them."
The female ghoul nodded as she carefully began to close up Aria's side. Aria didn't know where they had gotten the supplies, but she supposed that they probably raided one of the many abandoned hospitals. Aria laid her head back against the wall as the female ghoul commented, "It's funny that I don't really feel like eating you despite how delicious you smell."
"My body's releasing a special pheromone to keep you from devouring me," Aria informed her, "It's a reaction that occurs when I'm in hostile territory and wounded,"
"Nice natural defense," The female ghoul finished up and began wrapping up Aria's side, "My name is Itori,"
"Aria," Aria replied smiling slightly at the woman, "Thank you,"
"Anyone that can get Uta excited over anything other than destruction is someone I'm happy to meet," Itori helped Aria pull on a shirt, "You should rest a bit. The stitches are made to dissolve when the injury has naturally closed up, so we won't have to remove them,"
Aria nodded and carefully laid down on her uninjured side. As soon as Itori had left, Aria let go of the glamour charm she'd been using and allowed herself to fall into a light sleep.
Aria decided that she must have been more drained and exhausted then she'd thought if it was that hard to wake up. She felt far too warm and comfortable to want to wake up. It had been far too long since she'd had the ability to sleep more than an hour, so she was heavily resisting the urge to wake up. Besides, the warm fingers massaging her ears was slowly lulling her back into sleep. As soon as that thought pierced the sleepy veil of her mind, Aria jolted fully awake and away from the hand. A yelp left her as pain seared through her injured side and reminded her that she'd almost been caught. Struggling to keep the whine of pain down, Aria looked to the side and found Uta sitting there. He looked at her with a mixture of confusion and concern, "I didn't mean to startle you. It's just your ears..."
Aria reached up and touch the soft whitish red fox ears. It had been awhile since she'd allowed anyone to see either her ears or the tail currently wrapped around her waist. Aria let her hand fall, "You didn't know, so it's fine. I'm not used to people touching me in my sleep unless it's to cause pain."
Uta frowned at that, "Are they part of the reason those people are hunting you?"
Aria nodded as her tail twitched nervously, "When I turned fifteen, my creature inheritance happened early due to nearly dying. I managed to hide it for a while, but I got found out a month into my school year. People already hated me at that point, so it didn't take much for them to start calling me a demon among other things and send me running," Aria watched his eyes focus on her tail and unwrapped it from around her waist to wag it lightly, "The only reason I made it out of England was due to the goblins and their enjoyment of pissing off wizards. Ever since then, I've been chased all over the world by both the sheeple and the people that had been out to kill me for years," Aria grimaced softly, "I came to Japan because no sane wizard would live here. After all, wizards are a delicacy to ghouls..."
"And yet they found you," Uta's frown deepened, "How?"
"I haven't been able to meet with the goblins or the other contacts I've gained over the years since they started appearing," Aria sighed softly feeling really tired, "I should have known it wouldn't last long,"
"You're leaving?" Uta asked with an odd tone coating his voice.
Aria nodded as she began to detangle the fur on her bushy tail, "I want to stay since Japan has been amazing and I've managed to spend six months here without anyone finding out. I love it here and I love our game."
"Then stay," Uta stood up and walked over to her, "Stay here and I'll protect you,"
"Uta, I can-" Aria began to protest only for Uta to cover her mouth.
"I don't like losing the things I consider mine and you're mine, Treasure," Uta stroked her cheek lightly, "Even if I have to tie you up, you'll be stay here,"
Normally, Aria would have been snarling and shouting that she was no ones. If it had been when she was younger and had just gone through her inheritance, she would have done so. She would have hexed him good while doing so too. However, she was no longer young and lacked the hotheadedness she'd once had. Instead, Aria considered his words carefully and felt a blush cover her cheeks. Aria was tempted to say not, but she was so damn tired of running. Aria just wanted to stay in one place longer than a few months. Not to mention, Uta didn't look surprised by her extra features and she doubted he would let someone try to eat her. Aria looked at Uta and saw the determination in his eyes which made her decision, "Alright. I'll stay as long as I can."
"Good," Uta pressed a kiss to her cheek, "Now, I'm going to go get you something to eat. I would suggest you shower as you've been out for awhile,"
Aria nodded and watched him leave.