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Adventures in Kitsune-sitting
Um, yeah. Just an idea I had about what would happen if Kurama got stuck in fox form. And I mean fox, as in four legs, fur, and (in this case) multiple tails. Oh, and Kurama may possibly be OOC. Depends on how you think he'd act in that form.
First The Kitsune
To say the least, Koenma was less than happy as he practically stormed into Genkai's and dropped the object in his arms none to gently. The small bundle gave an unappreciative squeak as it hit the floor. Genkai, Yusuke, Kuwabara, Botan, Yukina, Shizuru, and Keiko stared first at the bundle then at Koenma, then back to the thing in front of them. After a moment, Yukina moved a bit closer and, very slowly, put out her hand to stroke the silver fluff tenderly.
Almost immediately the thing began to thrum happily. The koorime couldn't help smiling a little at the mild vibration under her hand. The silky fur was so soft. This continued a few minutes before the creature undid itself and stretched out some, several plumed tails waving back and forth lazily in its contentment. "It's a fox," Yusuke stated dumbly, still in a state of shock from Koenma's overly dramatic entrance.
"It's not just any fox," Koenma muttered angrily. Genkai took another sip of her tea, "it's Kurama, isn't it?" The young ruler nodded curtly, "I don't know how, but he's stuck like that. He's virtually defenseless. Someone has to watch him, and it's not going to be me." Everyone else had been listening intently up til this point. Yusuke looked from the kitsune, to his mentor, to Koenma, then back to the kitsune. Then he asked the one question on everybody's mind, "that little thing's Kurama?"
Genkai studied her student momentarily, "Yes Yusuke. That is Kurama. This is a kitsune's truest form." Meanwhile, much as the kitsune had been enjoying Yukina's petting, he'd slipped away from her and now she was watching as he padded over to where Keiko was sitting. Suddenly getting the feeling she was being watched, Keiko glanced down to find herself staring into a pair of liquid gold eyes.
With Yukina and Shizuru watching, Kurama uncertainly placed first one front paw and then the other in Keiko's lap. Tails flipping with a slight nervousness, he raised his nose to the teacup in her right hand, sniffing at it almost daintily. "You know," Shizuru started quietly, "I'll bet he's thirsty." She got up and disappeared down the hallway, returning shortly with a dish in hand. She sat back down and placed the dish on the floor in front of her.
It took Kurama almost no time at all to notice the shallow bowl now on his level. Nose twitching, he moved towards it carefully, watching the three girls watch him. By now the rest of the group had stopped their discussion of whether or not the kitsune was indeed Kurama and was watching him slowly approach the bowl. He poked his muzzle over the rim and sniffed a moment before a slim, pink tongue darted out to lap at the cream. For a short time the only sound in the room was the quiet lapping as Kurama partially emptied the dish.
Suddenly aware it had fallen silent around him, the kitsune paused and ran his tongue over his lips to catch any of his treat threatening to escape. He'd noticed all eyes were currently on him, and it was making him uneasy. After a few seconds he turned and slunk back over to Yukina, curling himself into a tight ball on her lap. "So," Kuwabara picked up an earlier topic, "who's gonna watch him?"
Chaos: Well, I hope you enjoyed the first chapter. Please R&R. And remember, I like s'mores, so any flames will be used to roast my marshmallows. Other than that, tell me what you think.