"I was thinking of this promt while scrolling some Gintsu picture on tumblr. This kinda keep playing in my head for few hours so i decide to give a shot for this. This just some intro for you guys. Hope you guys enjoy it. Read and review nicely, please. ^^" are what i was saying few days ago. My final semester exam are end! \(^o^)/ so, this the full chapter for the first chapter. Thank you for those who review. You lift my spirit a lot. anyway, enjoy.
While holding a lid on his left hand and a ladle on other hand, he takes a deep breath and continue having the glares fight with a pretty half naked blond woman in front of him. With only a blanket as cover for her naked body, she continues to hiss at a silver perm head guy in front of her with a warning "come near if you dare" written all over her face.
"You stupid fox," Gintoki stated.
"Pervert old mortal," her reply.
"For the last time I'm not old and for the last time I told you I found you at the dumpster already naked and hurt! I'm just trying to help you, stupid Kitsune!" he scream back as he got tired with all unfinished argument with this Yokai he found 9 hours ago.
Everything started when Sakata Gintoki, a well know veterinarian in Kyoto, do his daily chores, that was throwing all the trash into the dumpster in the back alley behind his clinic. While nagging all his way about how terrible his assistances were for not even wanted to throw the trash to dumpster, he couldn't help but notice a buck naked woman laying beside all the trash collected at the Dumpster. He did like what every man done if they found a naked woman, goes panic for half hours till he realizes a familiar symbol on her shoulder.
He took her back to his house and called for his little sister who still not arrive till now for some help and after a few hours of 'deep sleep', the woman wakes up with a high pitch scream and kick him hard on his face. The unreasonable fight goes on for a few more hours, which put them into their current position.
"Liar," her only reply making Gintoki feel frustrated even more.
"You not even worth for me to lie on the first place."
"What was that supposed to mean?!"
"That's mean, I'm not interested in doing anything you ever think of in your stupid brain, so please calm down and stop making me using the kitchen utensil as a weapon to protect myself from your sharp claw."
She starts to calm down, looking at how tired his face is after few hours fight with her.
"Who are you? How did you know who I am?" she asks not taking an eye off of him.
"Sakata Gintoki, a vet that found you at the back of his clinic."
"Liar, I can smell an enormous spirit power from you and that sword," she point of the sword displayed at the corner of his house.
"None of your business actually."
She continues to glare at him, couldn't accept the answer given, until her stomach starts to growl. A smirk form on his handsome face as the woman start to blush furiously from that very unladylike sounds.
"Listen, I have some tofu and red bean* buns if you want some, but on one condition, clean yourself first and wear something. I don't want any stalker saw a naked woman in my house and start releasing some stupid rumours in neighborhood."
Her fox tails come out as soon as she hears the words 'tofu' and 'red bean' causing Gintoki to jump a bit as this is his first time seeing a real life Kyubiko, a nine-tail fox.
"And please if you could control it, please don't take your tails out so suddenly. You're the first Kitsune, I ever met."
"I-I couldn't help it," she replies with a pouting on her face. Damn, as if her naked figure are not enough to make him feel awkward, she have to add more oil into the flame.
Bathing time are not easy for Gintoki as the lady herself couldn't sit still with all her obsession to soap bubbles and the shower which she never saw before. Kindly remind him of a certain dog he have to treat a few days ago.
She's pretty in her own way. With a white skin and golden blond hair, she really as beautiful as the myth being told.
"Tell me, what's your name?" he asks while rinsing the soap from her hair. She stops blowing the soap in her hand as she hears the question.
"Tsukuyo, as the glowing moon that hanging in the night sky. Like the day I've been created."
"What a Zenko[1] doing walking alone in this world? Don't you have a temple you supposed to protect?"
"My temple being destroyed by human and turn into a tall, hard thing made from a rock."
"That's called a building," he explains.
"I don't have any place to live after that, but I still have a duty."
"Really? What is it?" he asks while drying her hair using a towel. She looks down deeply, looking so sad remembering her previous master, the Inari goddess[2].
" I must protect all the human from any harm."
" Human doesn't need any protection."
"Wh-why did you say that?!"
"Because we just some bastard that never gets enough only from protection," he wraps the towel to her body as she stands up after hearing his answer. She could never accept that. Human not a strong being and that's why they need protection.
Except for this bastard.
He gave her his shirt and short pants for her to wear while waiting for his stupid little sister. He just hope she doesn't go over react and buy too much cloth for this woman since they will never know how long she going to stay here on the first place. She might choose to go to the Fushimi Inari[3] and live at there like other Zenko did. Or maybe become the stray Nogitsune[4].
Nah, she too stupid to become a prankster.
Sakata Mitsuba arrive at her brother's apartment with 10 shopping bags full with women's cloth and undergarment. She enters the house with all the excitement she could muster.
"I've told you to buy one cloth only. You are using my money, you know," he said while face palming himself.
"Hush, one won't be enough, Gintoki," Mitsuba replies back while running slowly into his apartment. "Where is she?"
"There," he pointed to Tsukuyo who eat all the food prepared by Gintoki happily with all her nine tails showing off her glory like a peacock without she even notices.
"She's beautiful," Mitsuba walk slowly toward Tsukuyo and pat her head as soon she stand beside the creature.
"She is? Pfttt." Gintoki said nonchalantly. "Did you tell anyone?"
"Nope."
Tsukuyo touch Mitsuba's face with one hand, making the said woman shock.
"You have a pretty face and a clean soul. Are you a priestess?" she asks Mitsuba.
"I am. Our family has a temple and I'm the caretaker of the temple, but ours are not Inari temple."
"Wait, does that mean you actually a priest?!" Tsukuyo asks, hand point toward Gintoki.
"I was and it's none of your business. What's your plan after this?" he asks Tsukuyo who glares at him as he walk near her. She shook her head.
"I don't know, but I won't stay here too."
"Nah, you have too, since you don't have anywhere to go anymore."
[1] Zenko : a good fox. Said to be benevolent, celestial foxes associated with the god Inari. Sometimes, they simply called Inari foxes.
[2] Inari goddess : mostly known as the god of rice, fertility, tea and Sake. There's no exact sex for Inari as Inari has been depicted both as female and male from most folklore and myth. Kitsune that is Zenko well know to be the Inari messenger and have white fur. Tsukuyo in this AU used to be an Inari's messenger before her temple being destroyed. I used the word goddess instead of god to describe it as a young female food goddess instead of old man carrying rice by another folklore.
[3] Fushimi Inari (Fushimi Inari Taisha) : The head Inari temple located in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto. This temple is well known for its thousand Torii creating a path or tunnel.
[4] Nogitsune : Wild fox, used at one time to differ between good and bad foxes. They used 'Kitsune' for good fox or messenger of Inari and 'Nogitsune' for the foxes who did mischief and tricked people, once. But they not considered as bad foxes, more to a prankster.
Sorry for any mistake exist in this story. Kindly read and review. *bow* (_ _)