CPR/KM: Teehee~! Welcome to chapter eight!
Tsunayoshi: S- so many a- already?
CPR/KM: Yup~!
Lilly: ... You left one of them out...?
CPR/KM: Yea, I figure that Tsu-chan was the sanest of them all, so he gets to be free~!
Tsunayoshi: Thanks, I guess?
Lilly: Yes, yes, that is thanks...
CPR/KM: On to chapter eight!
Disclaimer: Why do you think I write fan fiction?
Summary: Alaude has never fancied himself to buy a Pet, much less own one. Yet, here he was in front of a shop about to buy one. And that was all because his cousin thought it would be a great idea for him to own one. If only Alaude knew what trouble was ahead of him with buying one.
Warnings: AU, Het/Yaoi/Yuri, Shounen-ai/Shoujo-ai, Cross-dressing, Gender bender, Language, Smut, Lemons/Limes, Male-Pregnancy/Pregnancy, OOCness
Pairings: AlaudeFEM!Tsuna, JulieSuzuki, I-PinFEM!Lambo, RebornVerde, AsariG, GiottoFEM!Daemon, HaruDino, HanaKyoko, LuceFon
Rating: M
Pet Shop: Willkommen im Irrsinn!
Chapter 8 Reunion
~ Still in the room...
"Alaude-sama...?" Tsuna asked with a shaky voice when she heard the voice.
"Hn."
Tsuna had stopped her attacking of Byakuran the moment that she heard her Owner's voice and was staring with wide eyes at him. There was really standing her Alaude-sama and he did not look like he was beating nearly to death like he had been in the meeting she had watched. But how was that possible? It did not make sense but Tsuna could in the moment careless about it. There was now only one thing she wanted to do and that was being home with her Alaude-sama. She forgot all about Byakuran who was lying on the ground and seemed to be beaten to death and slowly walked over to her Owner. Her ears were twitching and her tail was swishing gently behind her while she took slow steps forward to Alaude.
Knuckle, G and Giotto were watching the scene in front of them with awe clearly seen on their faces. It surprised them greatly that Alaude had been able to calm Tsuna down so easily with just a few words. How had the Skylark known what to say? Normally, when a Pet loses control like that it was advised to just let them get their frustrations out in any way possible and to not get between the Pet and the object that had angered them. But here, Alaude had just said a few words and Tsuna was calm again. G's awe turned into a dark scowl when he looked at the beaten body of Byakuran. That man did not seem to know when to stop with his stunts, did he?
Giotto had shaken himself out of his awe-state too and was now thinking about what they had to do now. Sure, they could call the police and let them arrest Byakuran. But Giotto was sure that Byakuran would somehow get out of jail by the end of the day and then just start anew his regime. It was something that he did not want to happen. On the other hand they could leave Byakuran like that and let him slowly bleed to death. Yet again, Giotto was sure one of Byakuran's subordinates would find him and then bring him the hospital so he can be healed. Sighing, Giotto ruffled his hair while he began to think of another way to make sure that Byakuran was out of his business for a long time.
Knuckle had in the meanwhile called Asari and was surprised when the man told him that he was about to call them. Without even needing to ask why Asari would have the need to call them, he told Knuckle about a certain event that had taken place while there were meeting Byakuran and trying to find Tsuna. Knuckle's face darkened with each second going by when he heard what this event was and could not help but scowl. Giotto had noticed his friend's expression darkening and was getting worried. There was not much that would make Knuckle angry like that but when there was something, you better watch out because Knuckle was not that easy to calm down again.
Giotto strained his ears and tried to hear what Knuckle was talking about with the person that he was talking on with his cell. But no such luck, he could not hear anything and could only hear muttering. It worried Giotto to no end. He was about to ask Knuckle what had angered him so much when said person suddenly turned to him.
"No time, I have to go now," Knuckle muttered out.
"What is going on, Knuckle?" Giotto asked with a worried voice.
"Something about Kyoko-chan," was the only thing Knuckle told Giotto and rushed out of the room.
Giotto stared after Knuckle and wished the man silently good luck. Giotto knew how much Knuckle was worried about his little sister and how protective he was of her. It was no real news to anyone that knew Knuckle that the man would do anything for his sister. But it worried Giotto that actually now to this time there had something happened to Knuckle's little sister, at least he assumed that something happened to her. What worried him was the fact that it had happened now. Why was it happening now and not at some other time? He frowned at his thoughts and tapped his chin in thought. G had meanwhile regained his wits and had turned his back to Alaude and his little Fox-Girl. He did not want to see what those two would do now, thank you very much.
As much as G would love to get some blackmail on the emotionless bastard, he would rather not see how that man and his Pet act all lovey-dovey with each other. At least G assumed that those two were in such a relationship. The behaviour of Alaude in the past few days let G think that he was in such a relationship with the Fox-Girl. It was the only thing that G could think off that would add up to Alaude's behaviour. He was a bit confused when he saw no Knuckle anywhere and turned his attention to Giotto who was in deep thought. Now, as Giotto's childhood friend G knew immediately when Giotto was worried and could easily pick up on his emotion which he did right now.
"Giotto...?"
"Mhm...?"
"Is there something the matter?" G asked with a cocked brow.
"What do you mean?" Giotto asked, turning his head a little to the side.
"I can see the worry clear on your face, Giotto," G said while lighting up a cigarette. "What is it that worries you so much?"
Giotto sighed before he answered G, "It's Knuckle if you must know, G."
"What is with the, lawn-head?" G asked with a frown while chewing on his cancer stick.
"Don't call him that, G," Giotto said in a scolding tone while leaving the room, still not looking in the direction of Alaude and his Pet. "It's his little sister."
"I see..."
"Come on, G, let's leave," Giotto said while leaving the room, not looking back to see if G followed or not. "I don't really want to see what Alaude and Tsuna are going to do now."
"Tch, as if I want to see that!"
While G and Giotto had been busy with talking to each other, Tsuna had reached her Alaude-sama and was now hugging and nuzzling into said person's chest. Alaude just let Tsuna do as she wished while keeping an eye out at the bruised and, now, bloody body of Byakuran. He slowly wrapped his arms around Tsuna's waist and pulled her tight to his body. He did not really notice what he was doing but it seemed that he did not mind it either. He let one of his hands rest atop Tsuna's head and began to pet her while Tsuna seemed to melt into him when he began to pet her.
"Let's get you home," Alaude murmured out, not wanting to stay in this room and building any longer. "And you need a change of clothes, white does not suit you."
"H- Hai," Tsuna murmured into Alaude's chest while nodding her head.
"Hn."
She agreed with her Owner on that one, she really did not look good in that white that she had been forced to wear by Byakuran. Tsuna let out a whine when the petting from Alaude suddenly stopped and flattened her ears on her skull before looking up at Alaude who was looking down at her. She tilted her head to the side when she saw that Alaude was staring down at her with a blank face and wanted to know what he was thinking about. She was about to ask Alaude what was on his mind when he suddenly picked her up.
"Let's go," Alaude said while picking Tsuna up.
"Eeep!" Tsuna squealed out while throwing her arms around Alaude's neck and clutching to him.
~ Meanwhile with Knuckle...
Knuckle after having left the building had speed to his sister's school as soon as had been outside. He was running in the direction of the school of Kyoko and had not even bothered with the car. There was a simple reason for that. One might be because it was not his car and the second was he did not have the keys for the car. And besides a car would take too long, in Knuckle's mind at least a car would take too long. Who knows what has happened to his little sister while he was driving around? Yes, that man had a sister-complex, a very extreme one at that. So it was no surprise that not even after ten minutes of extreme fast running, Knuckle could already see the school of Kyoko and immediately raced passed the gates into the school building.
Knuckle did not pay any attention to what was going on around him nor did he pay attention to anyone that he could encounter on his way to the headmaster of the school. Asari had not really told him anything at the phone. He had just said that it was something very bad had happened to his sister and that he could not say what it was over the phone. So without asking any more questions, Knuckle had taken off to the school. He wanted to know what it was that had happened to Kyoko. He took two steps at the same time when he raced up the stairs and thus easily reached the office of the headmaster fairly fast. Knuckle did not bother to knock on the office door and had just burst in.
The headmaster of the school was sitting behind his desk calmly and watched Knuckle burst in, not even trying to remind the panting boxer that it was rude to just barge in a room like this. He had already tried to tell this man this many a times but Knuckle had yet to take those words to heart.
"Knuckle," the headmaster said in a calm voice. "Do sit down; we have much to talk about."
"What is this all about?" Knuckle asked after having regained his breathing.
"All in due time, now sit please."
"No," Knuckle crossed his arms and stared down onto the principal. "I will stand."
~ In the infamy of the school...
A girl by the name of Hana was sitting on a chair next to a bed where a girl was lying in. She was a girl with a figure that got her envied by most. Maybe not a figure that could kill but a figure that screamed that she was working out. She had long black her that reached passed her shoulder blades and had locks in it. Her face was set in a permanent scowl when one looked at her and her blue eyes were always set in a glare, yet those eyes would immediately soften up when she looked her Owner. Hana had black cat ears sitting atop her head which were twitching like mad right now while her black tail was wrapped around her waist. Her Owner was currently lying in the infamy of the school due to being shot by a person in a black uniform.
Her Owner went by the name Sasagawa Kyoko and brown long hair that reached her shoulders, yet it looked more like orange. Gentle brown eyes were currently closed, while she was breathing softly. Hana's eyes hardened when saw the bandages wrapped around her Owner's left shoulder and growled lowly to herself. Why was her Owner attacked like this? And why had she not been there when it happened? She fisted her hands beside her while watching silently over her Owner. It was just unacceptable that she had not been there to protect the one that she had decided to take as a mate. What kind of mate was she when she could not protect her mate?
Sighing, Hana turned her face away from the slumbering Kyoko and stared out of the window. She would make the ones pay that had done this to her Kyoko. They would pay dearly because no one goes and hurts someone that was dear to her and especially not when she decided to take this person as a mate.
"I swear, they will pay for this..."
"Hn..." a groaned went around the room.
Hana's attention immediately turned to Kyoko when she heard that groan.
"Hana-chan...?"
"Kyoko..."
~ Time skip, later this very same day, Giotto's house...
Giotto sighed as he lay down on his bed and stared at the ceiling. After having left Byakuran's little 'hideout', Giotto and G had waited outside for Alaude to come out with Tsuna which had not taken long. Alaude had not spared them a second glance before going to his car, getting and then speeding away with Tsuna. It did not surprise Giotto that Alaude had done this; it was just like his cousin to act like that. G on the other had scowled and exclaimed how rude Alaude was with his behaviour which was nothing new to Giotto. But that was not what worried Giotto at the moment. No, it was Knuckle had contacted him the moment he had heard the whole story of what had happened to Kyoko.
To say that Giotto was angered at the information Knuckle gave him would be an understatement. He was downright livid and could not believe that Byakuran would order such a thing. That man had sunken truly low in Giotto's eyes. But right now, Giotto was trying to figure out what he should do next because he highly doubted that it was over now. Sure, Byakuran had been heavily injured but Giotto was sure that someone had found him by now and was making sure that he got medical treatment. Byakuran may be out for the count but his subordinates were not. Those could still carry out his orders. Something that Giotto did not like at all.
Giotto ran a hand through his blond hair which did not help him at all to calm down. He ruffled his hair a bit and then sighed when not one idea came to him as to how to stop this whole madness. `How can we do that? I am sure that Byakuran has made sure that no one can take him out this easy,´ Giotto frowned at that thought, `And I am quite sure that this was not the real Byakuran yet again in the room. I doubt he would let himself so easily beaten down by a Pet however mad they may be. It was just too easy.´
"What are you thinking about so hard?" Daemon asked while entering their bedroom.
"Hmm?" Giotto hummed out while turning to face Daemon.
"I asked what you are thinking about, Giotto," Daemon said with a roll of her eyes before she straddled him and stared down on him. "And do not lie to me, Giotto."
Giotto just let a chuckle out while taking a hold of Daemon's hips and making sure that she did not move around. He knew that his wife had already planned something for him. He could see it with the glint in her eyes that spoke of a certain pleasure for him if he should surrender to her without any protests. Not that he would mind it but he had other problems that he had to take care of first. He chuckled again when he saw the pout forming on Daemon's lips but did not say anything. He knew better than to anger her.
"Come on, Giotto, just tell me," Daemon sighed finally out when she noticed that she would not be getting any tonight.
"It is about Byakuran," Giotto murmured out while staring again at the ceiling with a faraway look.
"What has the white haired fool done this time?" she asked with an annoyed tone while wriggling around a bit.
Giotto tightened his hands at her hips, showing Daemon that she better stop or else. But she ignored the tightening grip and just wriggle around more. Surely, Giotto would be able to stand such a little a bit wriggling, right?
"Stop it, Daemon," Giotto growled out while his eyes snapped in on hers.
"And if I do not?" she purred back while leaning close to Giotto's face that their lips were nearly touching. "Whatever will you do then, mhmm~?"
"Do you really want to know, Daemon?" Giotto said with a darker tone in his voice.
Daemon shivered at the tone that Giotto was using and she knew that she had won this round. It was only a matter of time before Giotto gave in, something that she would make sure of happening.
"Why don't you show me, hm~?"
~ In a mansion at the outskirts of Namimori...
Alaude was sitting on a couch in the living room of his back-up mansion. His old one he had to give up for obvious reasons and because he was getting tired of it all. His back-up mansion may not be as big as his old one, but Alaude could careless about that one. It was not that he had needed all the space in it anyways. He looked at the silent Fox-Girl that was sitting on his lap and clinging to him, not seeming to let go anytime soon of him. Instead of pushing Tsuna away, Alaude had pulled her tightly to him the moment she had sat down on his lap and nuzzled into him. He had not minded what Tsuna had done, he had actually missed the Fox-Girl in the last few days and now she was back. It was very good that she was back with him again.
Alaude petted Tsuna on the head and a smirk slowly made his way onto his lips. It was just so adorable how Tsuna relaxed under his touches and seemed to lean into him more; she seemed to melt into him. Tsuna on the other was enjoying the attention given to her by her Alaude-sama and contently nuzzled into him. She had missed her Owner greatly in the past few days she had been locked away in that horrible white room. It had all been too white for her and there was no change in the room. It was always white, white and white. She would not be surprised if she had developed a great hatred for the colour white now. Sighing, Tsuna pushed those thoughts at the back of her mind and just concentrated in taking the scent of her Owner in again.
Tsuna had been happy when Alaude had not pushed her away the moment she had sat down on his lap. Overjoyed, she had nuzzled into him and clung to him, seeming to intend to not let go anytime soon of Alaude. Tsuna blinked when Alaude's arms around her waist suddenly tightened. Now, what was her Owner thinking about that he was doing this?
"Alaude-sama...?" Tsuna mumbled into the chest in front of her, not daring to look up and look at the face of Alaude.
"Hn...?" grunted Alaude out while his arms tightened a bit more but not too much that it would hurt Tsuna.
"Is something the matter?"
"No."
Tsuna squirmed a bit which let Alaude grunt again while he tried to suppress a certain urge when Tsuna squirmed on his lap like that. Alaude was trying his best to not react to Tsuna's squirming around like that on his lap. He had come to terms with his growing attraction to the Fox-Girl when Tsuna had been gone all those days. And Alaude had hated it at first how he was effected by it so much. But now, that he had Tsuna back, he could not deny it as much as when she had been gone. He twitched a little and let another grunt out when Tsuna did not stop her squirming on his lap. It was really getting harder for him to control himself. But Alaude knew one thing for sure that he could not just do what he was thinking about to her right now. He did not think that Tsuna would like this to happen.
Letting out a mental groan, Alaude just sat motionless on the couch. He did not dare to move at all and thus might lose control. `What have I done wrong to deserve such torture?´ Alaude mentally groaned out. Tsuna was obvious to Alaude's thoughts and his little dilemma, too busy with squirming around her Owner's lap. She frowned a bit when she felt something poking her and squirmed around more. She pouted when she could not find a comfortable position with her squirming and let out whine. This was so stupid, why could she not get a good position to sit? Why was it so hard to find one now? And just what the hell was poking her?
Alaude on the other hand had stiffened up when he felt that Tsuna had not stopped her wriggling and squirming like he had hoped she would. It did not help him that he was getting aroused with her doing this and tried his best to hold a groan in or not let out a moan. He began to slightly sweat and his grip on Tsuna's waist began to slacken. `What did I ever do wrong?´ Alaude asked himself while letting out a shaky breath. He heard suddenly that gently ringing from Tsuna's ears and immediately knew that her ears had twitched and heard his breathing out. Hopefully Tsuna would not question him upon this.
Sadly, today was not his day and Tsuna did indeed question him about this.
"Alaude-sama, are you alright?" Tsuna asked innocently after having pulled away a bit so that she was now looking at his face.
"Yes, I am alright," Alaude said with a calm voice, despite his inner turmoil right now.
"Are you sure? You look kind of red in the face!" Tsuna said worriedly.
And that was indeed true, a very faint red had appeared on Alaude's cheeks but you would only notice it if you really searched for it. Alaude on the other hand just shook his head at what Tsuna said, hoping that she would drop it. But sadly, for Alaude that is, Tsuna did not get the hint.
"Alaude-sama, are you sure?" Tsuna asked with a tilt of her head while her ears twitched.
"Yes, I am sure, Tsuna," Alaude said and twitched when Tsuna wriggled in his lap again.
That Fox-Girl was really trying him today, wasn't she?
"If you say so, Alaude-sama," Tsuna said while snuggling into Alaude, having finally found a good position to sit on Alaude's lap without being poked. "Alaude-sama?"
Alaude let out a silent sigh of relief when Tsuna finally settled down and stopped her wriggling around so much in his lap. He stared down at Tsuna when she said his name and arched a blond brow at her.
"What is it, Tsuna?"
"What did Alaude-sama do while I was gone?" Tsuna asked innocently with a twitch of her hears while her tail had wrapped itself around the two of them.
Alaude blinked one time down at Tsuna, showing his surprise at this question. He had not counted with Tsuna asking him such a question and it made him for a second forget about his little problem that he currently had. He focused his whole attention at Tsuna which only made said problem worse again but he was willing to push it at the far back of his mind for the moment. Damn hormones, what was he? A hormonal teenager?
"Why so curious?"
"A- Ano..."
~ At the same time in a different house...
"O-ho, it seems that your plan has worked, Byakuran-sama," a male voice said.
"So it seems, Kikyo~!" Byakuran said with a smile while eating a marshmallow.
The male, Kikyo, was wearing a purple shirt and wore white pants with black boots at his feet. He had long and wavy green hair and a very sharp face. He was very well build yet still look very agile. He was wearing a black cloak which had white lining. He wore even green eye shadow on while his almond shaped green eyes were staring at Byakuran who was sitting opposite of him. Byakuran was sitting casually on the couch with no bruises or any injuries for that matter at his person. He looked fit and relaxed and not like he had fought with angered Pet that he had wanted his blood a few hours earlier.
"Byakuran-sama?" Kikyo asked which earned him a raised brow.
"What is it, Kikyo?" Byakuran asked while chewing on a marshmallow.
Kikyo hesitated before he dared to ask the question that had been on his mind for a few days now. This question had been on his mind since the day Zakuro had been sent out on the mission to keep a certain Skylark occupied. But since the moment Zakuro had engaged Alaude into a fight, they had yet to hear from Zakuro again. Kikyo was assuming that Zakuro was either dead by now or that he had been captured. But he was certainly sure that the idiot red head had been killed. He may have hated the bastard but he was a strong idiot that much Kikyo was willing to admit. And with him gone, Kikyo knew that they had lost a strong ally in this fight.
And now Kikyo wanted to know what they would do next with Zakuro gone. Would they try and find another one to take over his position or would they try and search for his remains? Or, if Zakuro should still be alive, would they try to rescue him? Even though, Kikyo was already very sure what Byakuran would say to this. He still wanted to hear it coming from Byakuran's mouth just to be sure. Taking a deep breath, Kikyo asked Byakuran what had been on his mind lately.
"Byakuran-sama, what are we to do with our loss of Zakuro?" Kikyo asked with a somewhat calm voice.
"Why so interested, Kikyo?" Byakuran asked amused. "I thought you would be happy that Zakuro is gone now~!"
Kikyo stiffened at the light tone that Byakuran was using and narrowed his eyes in on his boss. What was Byakuran playing at now?
"I do not understand, Byakuran-sama," Kikyo said, trying to act innocent about this matter.
"Aw~, you don't need to be so shy about it, Kikyo-chan~," Byakuran said with a mocking a smile to the green haired man. "Everyone here knows how much of an annoyance you thought Zakuro to be~ and that you would have him rather dead than here at our side~!"
"..." Kikyo did not say anything at hearing this.
"And I have to agree with you on that one, Kikyo," Byakuran continued on with a smile on his face, eyes closed. "Zakuro may have been strong on the battlefield but he had not brains when it came to our business. In the long run he would have become a hindrance~!"
"What... do you... mean, Byakuran-sama?" Kikyo asked carefully, having already an idea as to what his boss meant with those words.
The smile on Byakuran's face darkened and Kikyo suppressed a shiver at seeing this. He was getting a bad feeling about this all, but why? Byakuran on the other hand was having the time of his life. He knew that what he was about to tell Kikyo was a great risk and that the man could betray him after hearing it. But Byakuran was very sure of himself that the man would not do so. After all, Kikyo had the most valid reason in paying him back when he had helped the green haired man in the past. He knew that Kikyo was loyal to a fault and would not try to betray his trust. The man had too much pride to break the promise he had made to him as thanks for helping him. Sometimes it was just so easy to play with his little minions.
He let out a chuckle before turning his whole attention to Kikyo and opened his eyes. Letting his purple orbs stare into Kikyo's green ones. Staring him down and thus rooting him to the place he was currently standing on.
"It is easy~, Kikyo~," Byakuran sang out now, letting his amusement be clearly shown in his voice. "Zakuro had no place in our future~! He might have the muscles we needed for fighting, but his brain is another matter~! He would have been taken out sooner or later~!"
Kikyo shivered at the voice Byakuran was using and tried to not step away from the man. But even if Byakuran had not talked like that, Kikyo doubted that he would have been able to move. Those purple eyes that were staring at him let him be rooted to his place. It was as if he was frozen up, like some kind of power was holding him into place and whatever he tried to do. He would not be able to move away from his place. This man was truly scary and Kikyo was glad that he was working for his man and not against him.
"Now that you have heard my thoughts about Zakuro and what I have decided to on it, Kikyo," Byakuran began while staring Kikyo down. "What will you do?"
Kikyo kept silent while staring at the man in front of him. Yes, he was very much afraid of this man and he had been given reasons to leave this man and betray him. After all, who could tell him if Byakuran would not do the same to him like what had happened to Zakuro? Would this man really try to help him when in dire need of help in a fight or would he leave him to rot? As those questions were running through his mind, Kikyo new already his answer. There was no other answer to this new situation now, even with that new information he had heard. It would not change his mind and he would stay with this man and fight for him.
"I will stay by your side and fight for you, Byakuran-sama!" Kikyo said with a steady voice.
"Oh~, I knew you would say that~!" Byakuran said with a smile.
After all, Kikyo had promised it to Byakuran to stay by his side till the very end.
CPR/KM: There you guys go~!
Tsunayoshi: blushes Y- You... Al- ABGJDNF!
Lilly: ... You fried his brain!
CPR/KM: I KNOW! AREN'T I AWESOME!
Lilly: ... Just read and review, people, please?
