Disclaimer: I don't own Petshop, Naruto, or KHII.

A/N: Another story. I realized that there is too much going on in TKA that it wouldn't fit in just Naruto's story so I added another character's side to it. Besides, what is a Pasé without its partner? Enjoy everyone and tell me if you have any pairings you would like to add. Cause this one is all fan service!

Kyoko

The bells rang as the door swung open. In ran a person too pretty to be a guy, yet dressed in the suit of one.

Count M stared from his tea set and let out a smile. He lifted his cup and tilted it in acknowledgement. "Good afternoon, Mr. Hiro."

"'Sup Count. How's it been?" said the newcomer in a feminine voice. "You have my clothes in the same place?"

"As always."

"Good. Gotta change before the asshole comes. Knowing him, he'll come three hours early just to catch me off guard." Taking off the garments, the newcomer revealed to be female after all, with a strap on that compressed her breasts. She changed without modesty, for even though the Count was a man, there was no attraction between them. They were cousins after all.

"Ah! Today is the day Miss Naminé's and Miss Kairi's eldest brother come to America, isn't it? I wonder if he is like young Strife," wondered the count.

"That idiot? Nah, you've never met this one, Count. He's the king of assholes and his daddy's favorite. I knew him since I was a kid, before we left to America." Tying the ribbons of her shirt, the woman pulled on a flashy gray skirt. She finished by pulling on black heels and stood, twirling into a pose. "And so, Hiro becomes Kyoko. So, does this look pleasant?"

Count M took a good look at her and made a face. "I prefer you in slacks."

Kyoko laughed. "Me too but I promised Ji-ji. So are you coming?" she asked.

He took a look around the shop in compensation and thought. Finally, he gave a nod and place the cup on its plate. "It's been slow today and my assistant is at school. Perhaps I will. Besides, I have much to tell Grandfather."

"Yay!" Kyoko cheered and grabbed her cousin's hands, taking him into a spin. "Thank you! Thank you! Now I don't have to face him alone! But wait. When did you get an assistant?"

"For three weeks now," answered the count. "He's the only one who managed to see the article I put. He might be the one that Grandfather is looking for."

"Really?" The woman looked thoughtful, staring towards the hallways of the back, where many of the animals her cousin sold appeared from the hallways, all of them grinning and waving hello. She smiled. "That's awesome."

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The drive to the Jenova Enterprise building was fast since the district it stood in was not far from Chinatown. The two reminisced on the past weeks and the count told Kyoko of his latest sale.

"I've sold the shark we found to the heir of the Klein company. I'd give it a week or so before the contract is terminated," he said.

"Is that wise?" Kyoko asked. "Didn't you have a detective looking on you? How will you hide this incident?"

"I'll think of something," the count replied. "Besides, I've finally found my Dai Yoko."

"Your assistant is the Dai Yoko?" Kyoko exclaimed. "Jeeze, I need to visit more often. Otherwise, I might die of a heart attack from all the surprises you've been giving me."

"What about you?" Count M inquired with the quirking an eyebrow.

"Hmm?"

"It's been whispered around that you and Strife are an item and that a certain diva is after your guts for it. Do be careful, though, dear cousin. After all, even with my Dai Yoko I still need your tohsu." (A/N: Tohsu are elemental powers or manifestation of it. It depends whether the power is pure or not. Kyoko has the most pure. I'll explain more in later chapters - NA)

"That's all? Here I was thinking you were warning me out of love for your dear cousin," she lamented, covering her heart. "I'm wounded by it. Besides, you don't need to worry much about it. Tifa is jealous but she's too scared of me to do anything. And Cloud has already straighten it out that we merely live together, nothing else. Though, I am planning to move out soon."

"Tell me when you do. I'll sent some of your friends over to help out with your things," offered the count.

"That'll be wonderful."

The car stopped and Iruka, Kyoko's personal chauffer, opened the back doors for her and her cousin. He was a kind, dark skinned young Japanese man with a large scar across his nose. He bowed to the two of them and whispered a "Good luck" to Kyoko.

She winked at him. "Not to worry, Iruka. I promise to leave everything intact."

"I'll hold her to it," assured the count.

"Please do, Count M," the chauffer said and tipped his hat and went inside, driving the car to a better parking space where he will wait until the meeting was over.

The two went inside the lobby, past the rushing workers of the building and into the elevator. Kyoko pressed the last button, on floor level 17 where the board meetings were usually held. Today, however, it will hold the meetings between the Jenova family and the Konoha family, welcoming the Jenova heir to America.

The doors opened and the two came out. A pretty young secretary awaited them to escort the two inside. The board meeting room was huge, built to hold as many as forty people. A large round table stood in the middle with twice a dozen chairs for the family to sit on. Almost all the chairs on the Jenova's side had been filled while many were empty on the Konoha's.

Both M and Kyoko went towards the old man who sat in the head seat, looking grave and irritated.

"Ji-ji!" Kyoko cried gleefully, rushing over to hug her grandfather.

"It's been awhile, Grandfather," greeted M, taking a deep bow to his patron.

"Kyoko! And Marluxia! So good for you two to come," the original Count greeted his grandchildren. "How's the shop getting along? I trust all is in order."

M smiled. "As it was when you managed it," he replied courteously.

"Ji-ji, why do you look so old?" Kyoko whispered in his ear.

The man chuckled. "You know that I'm not really here, sweetie. I can not skip this meeting like you usually would, for we desperately need the Jenova's family friendship in order to survive in the human's world. For now. I shall use this visage to not further arouse their suspicions and continue on my search at the same time, gather that I don't run into trouble."

"Can you stay longer, Grandfather? After the meeting? I have something interesting to share with you," M asked.

"Let us see to his meeting first, my grandson."

Just then, the doors opened to admit the late comers, most of which sat on the Konoha's side. They past the two without glances, contempt in their still persons. Kyoko and the cunt sat down on either side of their grandfather, as their respective position required. Grandfather, however, stood and greeted the newcomers : the head of the Jenova family, Professor Hojo and his two sons, Cloud and the newly arrived Sephiroth.

Dropping her chin within her curled hands, face around drawn with boredom, Kyoko muttered, "Well, well. If it isn't the demon spawn come to kill us all."

Count M visibly elbowed her in the ribs behind their Grandfather's back, keeping a happy front for the men watching.

The "spawn" mentioned was different than what she remembered actually; sure, he still had the long abnormally colored hair and those pretty emerald eyes. But the way he had matured was like a fine wine; a specimen of perfection.

Damn him. As if Cloud wasn't enough, now she had to watch her back from all the fan girls that would soon be jumping her. She had lost count of the women who went so far to harass the eccentric family friend just to get a date with Cloud.

'And if that wasn't bad enough, I couldn't get a single date from any of those pretty girls,' Kyoko mourned. 'Such is the woe of being a bisexual in a corporate world.'

"Sephiroth, I want you to meet my grandchildren. I know you've met them already in your youth but you'll be surprised at how much they've changed. Marluxia has even succeeded me as count," Grandfather said, gesturing to the two of them.

On cue, they stood and M bowed while Kyoko curtsied as the well behaved grandchildren they were (NOT!). Sephiroth shook hands with M and nodded his head at Kyoko, who in return gave him a cold, hateful smile.

They took their places again, sat down, and the meeting began.

Already bored, Kyoko took out a Cubix cube and began working on it, her concentration droning out the nasal voice of the professor and fake old voice of her grandfather. Really, it hurt her to see him like this, hiding his beautiful form because of these ignorant humans they were forced to make friendship with. Sadly, it had to be done for they needed the strongest family in the world, the Jenovas, if they were to survive in this rapidly growing industrial world.

Three hours latter, they were alone in a separate room, Kyoko, Count M, and their Grandfather. Kyoko locked the door, still intent on solving the Cubix when smooth hands covered her own. She looked up and nearly screamed for joy at the restored beauty of her grandfather. Similar in appearance to Marluxia, he was however more masculine and his hair was long and black. He was surely a godly being as their kind once was.

"Thank you, Kyoko, for keeping your rudeness to a minimum," he said in a soft, musical voice.

"Not at all. You know I would do anything for you, Ji-ji," she said, rubbing her cheek against his.

Patting her hand fondly, Grandfather turned to his second and last surviving grandchild. "Well, Marluxia?" he inquired. "What was it you had to say to me?"

The pink haired count smiled with obvious glee. "Grandfather, I found not only a Dai Yoko, but possibly a Pasé," he relayed to his grandfather.

His dark eyes widened with delight and surprise. "Who is it? Where did you find someone of such sacred lineage?"

"My assistant, Naruto Uzumaki. He was one of the few who say my ad in the paper and the only one who was not swayed by my incense. And just recently, he had overcome Malice Alice and stopped her from annihilating every human within her master's home."

This brought an impressed look upon the other's face, for one knew the bloody prowess of the monstrous bird when she is in a good mood.

"Perhaps I should meet this young man, see him for my self. You understand if I am still skeptical about this, don't you, Marluxia?"

M nodded. "Of course. Claiming to find a Pasé, even having one so close, is nothing short of a happy turn of events. When shall you come, Grandfather?"

"As soon as I am able. You'll know when I arrive, correct?" he asked of Kyoko, who had stayed silent during their conversation. She nodded and he continued. "I must take my leave now, my beloved grandchildren. Projecting this form across the oceans taxes even me."

"Of course, Grandfather.

Kyoko gave one last hug. "Come back quickly, Ji-ji," she said against his chest. "I'll be waiting."

Drawing her close, the former Count smiled. "I know you will."

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The ride back to the shop was quiet, almost mournful. But of course. The loss of their patron, even if temporarily, was still a great tall on their souls. Their kind had always been close-knit. To be separated from a loved one as long as they have…. It was heart wrenching, but bearable.

"You don't have to wait for us, Iruka," Kyoko told the chauffer before exiting the car. "I'm going to stay over tonight."

Iruka nodded in understanding. "I'll be here in the morning, then," he said and she waved as he drove off. She turned and saw Count M watching her sadly.

"It hurts me so to see you like this," he whispered, holding her close. For a moment, his eyes turned black before reverting back to blue. "I still cant comprehend why only you are affected so strongly."

"That's because Hiro still lives within me, so I feel double the pain. This part of himself that he gave me at our birth thrives inside my body, even after his death. That is why I am neither man nor woman." Kyoko drew away from her cousin's embrace and went inside the petshop.

"Dama!" the baby animals cried, shouting the ancient word for beloved. (A/N: Not really. I made that up.)

"Hello everyone," Kyoko greeted, swooping a puppy into her arms. "Want to finish where we left off?" she asked the others.

"Yeah!" The babies ran to the back room, while the older animals either laughed or shook their heads in annoyance.

"Kyoko." She turned slightly at the sound of the count's sudden serious voice. "Don't lose yourself to mortality," he warned. "Otherwise, your tohsu will fade."

She grinned at him. "Don't worry, cousin," she assured him. "I have no intention of becoming human."

A/N: So far, this has been an interesting story to write. I created this side mainly because of the new series of Petshop of Horrors in Tokyo and I saw a chapter page that showed D with a few others that looked like him. I think there was even a little kid. When I saw that, I couldn't help but created Kyoko. Oh, and the original Count is a Naruto character. Just a little hint: he appeared in the Zabuza saga. If that wasn't enough, until next time!