Disclaimer: See chapter 1. Remember, reviews are welcomed, flames aren't. There will be a bit of slash towards the end of the chapter but nothing graphic. Yoko just had to have a bit of fun. –GF
Chapter 10: By the Light of the Silvery Moon
"I need to head back," Yusuke started to say, peering for a moment up at the sky. "I don't want Keiko to worry about me. Before I go. . ." He reached in and pulled out a silver compact. "This is for Little Fox-boy. I'm sure you can show him how to use it. If he or you need help, don't forget to call me. When he's ready, I would like to be one of his trainers."
Pocketing the comunicator, Yoko bowed slightly to Yusuke before returning to the forest shadows.
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Severus Snape realizing that something was wrong, awoke. What was wrong was the missing warmth of his kit. Sitting up in bed, his heart pounding, the potion master called for Yukiko.
Silence was all he heard. The fire was banked for the evening. Warming spells kept the chill away. It was silence that caused the ringing in his ears as he strained to hear the clicking of Yukiko's nails on the stone floor. Nothing.
Getting out of bed, Severus checked the bathroom, then the wardrobe closet before stepping out into his living space. Nothing. "Where could that brat be?" he snarled under his breath. "He had better have a good excuse. . . "
Hearing the portrait guarding his door open, Severus turned sharply around, wand out. Who?
Yoko stepped in and in his arms was a very tired, but still awake, Yukiko in his fox boy form. "I thought I would give my grandson some quality time in the forest," the elder kitsune stated unrepentantly.
"Fatherrrr. . . " Yukiko called sleepily as he was transferred back to the potion master. "Don't be anggrry. Grrrandfatherrr wanted. . ." The kit yawned as he wrapped his arms around Severus' neck, nuzzling sleepily.
"Sh! Child. Sleep. We'll discuss this in the morning," Severus comforted, rubbing a hand along the child's back. "You are safe that is all that matters."
Yoko stepped closer, placing a hand on the boy's head as Yukiko lost the fight to stay awake. "He'll sleep well tonight and will probably sleep through breakfast."
With a nod of thanks, Severus stepped away to head for bed when he felt a hand rest on his shoulder. Yoko moved closer, brushing his body against the wizard's. "I'll be taking him out again in a few days. He needs lessons in the forest. They will be at night." Yoko leaned closer, almost purring his words in Severus' ear.
Severus tensed a bit but realized it was a mistake as he brushed against Yoko's body. He could feel a spreading warmth as blood pooled in his groin. Yoko took a step closer, purring. Severus could feel the heat radiating off the kitsune. Yukiko shifted in his arms as he melted back into kit form. Looking over his shoulder at the taller demon, Severus sucked in a breath! He had never seen such golden eyes before framed in black and silver. Yoko had a slight smile on his face as if he was trying to make up his mind about something.
Purring, Yoko leaned closer and brushed his lips against the wizard's. Stepping around to face Severus, Yoko's hand moved off the wizard's shoulder to wrap around his waist, careful not to disturb the sleeping kit.
Severus was a former Death Eater. He was used to dealing with lust. The Dark Lord's favorite methods of torture was rape and hexing. The insane megalomaniac got off on brutal sex. However, nothing prepared the potion master for the onslaught of pheromones he was experiencing now. Being a potions master, he was well aware of the pungent allure that the fox was giving off. So the question was whether or not to give in to it?
A nip on Severus' bottom lip and Yoko's tongue slipped inside. Severus leaned into the kiss. Never had he tasted anything like this. It had been ages since he'd taken a lover, being a spy was a bit hazardous, after all.
Yoko brought the kiss to an end. Golden eyes peered into onyx ones. A low purr emitted from the kitsune. "Lovely. Maybe next time, little wizard. When you don't have your hands full?"
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Shuichi sat in his rooms pondering the past night. Yoko was in rare form. Rubbing his forehead, the red head really couldn't be upset with the kitsune. Both of them wanted the snarky potions master. The man emitted such power and darkness! It didn't mean to say the man was malevolent, as darkness didn't necessarily mean evil. There were layers to his personality just begging for Shuichi and Yoko to peel them away to see the treasure within.
And there lies the problem. Both of them were attracted to the wizard. It was too soon to reveal his secrets. So what was the next step? That was the big question. Then there was the kit. He and Yoko needed to step up his training. The kit's past must be protected at all cost. It just wouldn't do for the wizards to find their lost savior just yet. The kit was still healing from the sever trauma he had experienced in his young life. In demon years, the kit was a toddler, a babe in arms, but in human years, he was a teenager ready for adulthood. When he lost his human form, he had regressed to his true demon age, which created a paradox and a headache for not only Spirit World but the Human World as well.
It would take at least a full year before the kit was where he should be in strength and growth. However, if the Wizarding World found out just who the kit really was, they would want him to be returned to his human form. Never minding the damage it could cause, or the fact that it was impossible. All of the kit's humanity had been burned away.
Then there was the matter of the kit's demon energy and strength. What element would he command? Kitsunes were elementals by nature. Yoko was an earth elemental whose sphere was a plant mastery. Given the kit's human past, it would probably be air or fire.
And what about magic which he inherited from his human father? If the reports that Koenma gave him were true, the kit had been very powerful when he had been a human.
Rubbing his head, Shuichi groaned slightly. He wished he could sleep and think about the problem but breakfast was soon and then classes. He had a full day ahead. Thankfully, he would be near Severus soon.
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A few nights later, Yoko slipped into Severus' private rooms again. Severus was sitting by the fire, nursing a tumbler of firewhiskey. Yukiko was in foxboy form sitting at his father's feet, reading. 'Quite the domestic scene if you ask me,' Yoko sneered, clearing his throat. 'Time to play.'
"Grrrandfatherrrrr!" Yukiko exclaimed jumping to his feet and running to the tall kitsune.
"Little kit!"
Severus sat down his tumbler as he stood. "How long will you have him out tonight?"
"Not long. He still tires too easily. The plan is to slowly bring him up to full strength as he trains. For now, he will learn how to play, like any kit his age is taught," Yoko replied as he scooped up the now hyper child and settled him on his shoulder. "Will you be waiting up?"
Severus raised an eyebrow, crossing his arms.
Yoko chuckled. "Very well."
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The night was young and the Autumn sky clear with a faint hint of snow in the air. The stars shone like diamonds against black velvet. Two silver foxes ran through the forest.
Yoko began Yukiko's training in hide and seek. It didn't take the kit long to learn how to smell out his grandfather and his reward was a lick, a nip and a tumble into the nearby bushes.
When it was time to return to the castle, it was a very tired but happy kit that Yoko carried in his arms. Between the play and the tumbling Yoko told the kit stories of past kitsunes and his heritage.
Yoko stepped back into the potions master rooms but didn't find Severus waiting in the living area. He could sense the wizard in the bedchamber, awake and waiting. Raising an eyebrow and intrigued, Yoko entered.
Severus was sitting on his bed, reading. He had changed from his day clothes to a dressing gown. A nest had been made for the kit by the fireplace. Normally, the kit slept with the wizard but tonight, well maybe not.
After placing the kit in the nest, Yoko crawled up from the foot of the bed like a true predator. Severus had set the book aside, watching as the silver demon stalked him.
"And what do you think you are doing?" Severus smirked.
Yoko purred. "A challenge makes the game better, little wizard. It's been awhile since I played with a wizard."
"A challenge? What do you have in mind?" Severus said softly, in a deep silky voice that few ever heard. "I must warn you, I play to win."
Reaching a hand between Severus' legs, Yoko leaned forward. "As do I, little wizard. However, with the little kit here. . . ?"
Severus took his wand and with a flick of his wrist, a silencing as well as a calming charm went up around Yukiko's nest, in case the kit awoke. "You were saying?"
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I'm evil, I know. Let your imagination run wild! As for the reviews, they are awesome. I hoped I settled a few questions that have been raised in this chapter.
Until next time. --GF