Hi! I'm back! I decided to fast forward time and get some things going once Nanami and Tomoe go to school for their senior year. So we're finally going to see Ami and Kei! I like their character a lot especially Ami since she's just so darn cute! If any of you do forget, in the manga by chapter 107, Ami and Kei both knew about Nanami's background and the reason why everything is settled is because all the issues were settled by Kurama while Nanami was in her coma.
Two weeks passed since the couple have settled into their new home. Nanami was already raring to go to school because she hadn't seen Ami and Kei-chan in so long, but the only problem was that the girl didn't know how to hide her tail which greatly worried the fox. Tomoe on the other hand didn't care much for school. He just wanted to keep Nanami safe, and in order to do that, he'd have to tag along for the school year.
Nanami quickly packed her bags, this year, she promised herself that she wouldn't be late. Even though she knew she'd probably break that promise. "Tomoe, are you ready..." she paused when she saw him, he was already dressed and ready. Tomoe was just waiting for her. "Sorry! I'm almost done!" she sputtered.
"Don't worry, I can just use my magic to make them think we're on time." Tomoe sighed as he picked at his finger nails or claws, or whatever you want to call them. -_-
"No!" Nanami spat out, he looked up confused, "I promised myself I wouldn't be late this year!" she whined as she stuffed some more of her toast in her mouth.
Tomoe scoffed, "Like that'd happen..." He grinned as he tossed his backpack on his shoulder, "My, my, just look at the time!"
Nanami turned frantically with a gasp, "Tomoe!" She stomped, the bus was already there.
They dashed to the door until a certain little cheeky boy tugged at Nanami's sleeve, "Yes Mamoru?!" She sighed exasperated.
The little drowsy and half asleep monkey boy yawned, "Can I come? I don't like my school and I'm not good at it anyways..."
Nanami glanced over to Tomoe who snarled, "What are you looking at me for?! He's your shikigami!"
She looked down to the monkey, "Mmh!" she grunted with a smile as the boy turned into a monkey shikigami with a puff of smoke and leaped onto the girl's trio ran as fast as they could to the bus stop waving their hands in the air to signal the bus to stay, to which it listened the three boarded the rowdy and loud bus to school. For once the yokai went to school on time and sat in their seats next to each other. Nanami took her books and pencils out of her bag and laid them across her table.
"Nanami," said the voice of the kitsune next to her, just his voice made her heart flutter. "You know that you're ears are out right?"
Her hands immediatly reached for her ears and she gasped. With a quick grab of the wrist, she yanked Tomoe out into the hallway. Tomoe gasped too, he forgot that Nanami was a lot stronger as she dragged him to the end of the hall. His eyes widened, w-what was she going to do?
"How do I control my magic!" she panted.
He peered at her tired face, "Well, it's pretty easy. Sometimes you just summon things by calling them out like kitsubi or kitsune flames. But you can use your magic to hide your tail and ears by using leaves. That's what I do. You hold the leaf in your hand and put your thought into it and hold it up to you. That's for beginners, I'm better so I can just summon fox fire by just thinking it, but for now just stick to that." He handed her a bushel of leaves. "Just keep them in your pocket, they work for almost all leaves."
"Okay, thanks!" she grabbed his wrist and they dashed back to class. Tomoe's eyes widened, she was definitely stronger now.
With a plop, the girl slumped back into her chair, Tomoe chuckled on how the girl immediately swished out a leaf and tried extra hard to work her magic and succeeded. "Look Tomoe! I did it!"
"No way, I totally thought you were still a kitsune..." He rolled his eyes before planting his large warm hand on her head and ruffled her hair a bit, "Good job."
She smiled, "Heh heh! I know I could do it! It feels nice to have my ears on the side of my head." She felt the room go quiet, she looked up to see girls whispering and giving her hard cold stares. She felt her face crack for a bit, "Ack! Oh god did I say that loud! Tomoe!"
He grinned as he ignored her, oh he just loved to tease her, she was just adorable with her bottom lip jutting out. It made him feel nice that she was a human, he felt like she was the Nanami he knew. He wasn't sure if he liked the kitsune Nanami or the human land god Nanami. He needed more time to think.
Then he heard it a familiar shriek and the sudden opening slam of a door, the two turned to see a wailing Mizuki burst into the classroom who was later followed by Ami and Kei.
"NANAMI-CHAN!" Mizuki wailed, lunging onto Nanami practically toppling the girl over as she let out a surprised shriek.
The girl smiled as she patted his head, "Hi Mizuki! How's the shrine?"
He wiped away his happy tears, "It's doing great!" he pulled the girl into a hug knocking Mamoru off her shoulder, the little monkey scratched agrily at his face.
"Heh heh! Sorry Mizuki, Mamoru, please stop that. Thank you, what were you saying before Mizuki?" Nanami cooed to the Monkey before giving the snake her attention
While those two talked, Kei had a serious face, she turned to Tomoe, "What's the big deal? Somethings up, you're hiding something. Spill it fox."
Tomoe looked up from his seat, he didn't expect that a measly human girl could detect something, but these were her close friends, so they probably noticed something. The girl cleared her throat, "Speak up, I know something's up. Mizuki doesn't usually come to school and he lives with her, so why is he so clingy right now and why did she ask about how the shrine is doing, she lives in the shrine, isn't that right Tomoe?"
He was stunned the girl was practically an FBI agent, she got those many details from a quick conversation, "It's nothing." Kei shot him a look before Ami placed a hand on her shoulder.
"Don't worry Kei-chan! I'm sure everything is alright!" Ami smiled. Kei huffed and crossed her arms.
Nanami averted her gaze from Mizuki to the girls and smiled brightly, "Ami! Kei! How are you guys! It doesn't feel like long to me, but I know it's been for you guys, how's it going?" she stretched over and gave the girls a hug.
"It's good!" Ami smiled, "My hair is long and I kind of like it this way, I'm thinking of keeping it like this."
Nanami gasped, she totally forgot the situation that the girl was in prior to her falling into a coma, "I totally forgot! How'd you get changed back? Is everything okay?"
Ami smiled, "Don't worry! I'm fine!" the girl glanced up to the clock, "Oh... class is going to start, I'll explain at lunch okay? Also Kei has a new boyfriend!"
"Oh I dumped him." Kei sighed.
"Wha?!" the girls whined aloud.
"He was a total jerk! He was sweet in the beginning but later on try to make me his personal maid or something, like seriously?" Kei groaned, "But, anyways it's time for class, we better get going, see you later, we'll chat at lunch."
"Hai!" Nanami chimed as the school bell rang through the halls.
Soon enough, the lunch bell rang and the girls met up by the bench they always meet up at for lunch. Nanami forgot hers as usual, but Ami and Kei shared. It was quiet until Kei cleared her throat.
"So what's the big deal, somethings different about you, like really different."
"Wha?!" Nanami spat out, she didn't expect her friends to catch her transformation so quickly.
Ami sighed, "It's probably nothing Kei-chan! Maybe-"
"No, it's true..." Nanami explained.
Ami and Kei's eyes widened, "You mean there is something different?!" Ami wailed.
"Yeah... but speaking of different, your hair Ami! How'd it get so long?" Nanami asked getting off topic.
Ami smiled as she ran her fingers in her hair, "Oh yeah, after you got the robe, the queen freed me, but I was still a dugong, so Kurama gave me this weird potion like thing that turns you into a human. But there's a problem, it doesn't turn you back, it turns you human. It's called the Essence of Evolution or something like that."
"Oh! Well I'm glad everything is back to normal then." Nanami smiled.
Kei picked up a chunk of rice with her chopsticks, "But you're getting off-topic Nanami, what's the big deal? Is it you and Tomoe? You've been closer more than usual."
"Ack!" Nanami gulped as their eyes pressed onto her, "Nah, it's just nothing!"
"Hmm?" Kei grunted, "Spill it."
"Nanami, why are you covered in smoke?" Ami asked peering over Kei's shoulder.
"Hm?" Nanami glanced down at herself, she shrieked, she totally forgot that her magic could wear off, not like Tomoe's. He was older and his magic was stronger, she was young and her's was temporary, "Oh it's nothing! Tomoe just smoked a lot today!" she lied.
Kei knew that she just fabricated it and her eyes widened when there was a puff of smoke and Nanami sprouted fox ears and a tail. "You're a yokai?!" she screeched.
Nanami frowned, her ears pressed down on her head somberly and her tail was tucked between her legs sadly, "Hai..."
"Kya! So cute!" Kei squealed as she pinched the girls cheeks much to the kitsune's surprise.
Ami gushed, "She's so cute!"
Hehe! I'm so evil for making Nanami get embarrassed like that!
Nanami: Eeek! Stop!
Tomoe: *starts shaking with laughter*
Nanami: Tomoe! Stop it!
But anyways, I'll try to have the next chapter up by tonight, I'm going to the beach with my family and I'm also gonna catch some Pokemon because why not? :D