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New threats and new friends
"What did you do to me?" asked Akihito and smirked at the surprise in the eyes of Asami.
"I don't remember doing something you never wanted me to do but, you can look at it yourself." Asami grabbed a hand mirror and gave it to Akihito.
"What?" asked the blonde while watching his face through the mirror, he didn't notice anything strange.
"Turn to the right" said Asami while watching the confused hazel orbs.
"You must be kidding me…" muttered Akihito when he noticed the mark below his ear of a small dragon tattooed on his skin. The dragon below his ear is painted with a golden color and a thin black line drawn at the sides of the mark, outlining the silhouette of the dragon.
"It's very noticeable, why?" asked Akihito seeing the beautiful mark, above all it's very delicate and the details stands out even more with the black line.
"What is the symbol of your family?" asked Asami watching at Akihito who hasn't stop looking at the mark. "It's a gotokoneko ," Akihito said while putting the hand mirror on his lap. "It's not a common figure and many people don't like it, it's a yokai above all." He got up from the bed and put a hand on it to keep balanced.
"Don't push yourself" said Asami when he noticed the dizziness of the blonde. "I'm fine, I'm not that weak." Akihito turned and went to look out from the window, he smirked and his cheeks got a little pink. "There's a good place where they sell the best yakitori and gyoza, and we are very close to it. It's not time for dinner yet but…"
"It's your treat" said Asami grabbing his suit jacket and putting it on. "You will not regret it!" said Akihito opening the door of the room while Asami walked with him.
"Kirishima you can return to Sion. If there's something urgent let me know." Asami walked away with Akihito leading, leaving a shocked Kirishima behind.
"Let's go guys" said Akihito while patting the heads of the two huge cats on the hospital bed, Haruki moved his tail and rubbed his cheek against the hand of Akihito when he heard the word 'yakitori', it's one of his favorite dishes that he barely gets the chance to eat when Akihito spoils him.
Asami got closer to Shun and gave a light patting on the neck of the black panther, Shun nodded and walked beside his owner. Haruki did the same with Akihito, but none of the people without glasses seemed to mind, the only person that held a surprised expression at the sight of his intimidating boss walking away with a brat and his cat was him.
"I never thought that his distraction would be a simple photographer," thought Kirishima while the door closed, he sighed and reached for his phone to inform Suoh about the agenda for today.
"I told you we didn't need the car" said Akihito while walking beside Asami on the busy streets; it was around five in the afternoon so the weather was a little chilly but not enough to bother with a coat. Shun and Haruki walked beside them, each cat besides his respective owner, they listened to how Asami teased lightly at Akihito and the blonde actually responding quite bravely at the words of the older man. Haruki smirked when Akihito made fun of Asami walking and not having someone to drive them to the restaurant, and Shun tried to remain serious while they were in public, just like his owner. Above all, they aren't exactly people that can pass unnoticed.
They entered the restaurant, it was very simple and because of the hour it wasn't crowded like it usually is. Haruki smiled and his stomach growled a little when he smelled the scent of meat with the seasoning of the vegetables.
"Takaba-san!" said an old woman walking to where he was sitting on the floor with Asami.
"You brought a friend today!" she said putting a hand on her mouth smiling and a little embarrassed at the sight of a tall handsome man. She spoke with Akihito for a few seconds more and left two menus for them, Asami looked at all the food but he couldn't actually keep reading while Akihito was muttering about what he should order. The two cats had a special menu for them, Shun was delighted to see that almost all the plates had fish and meat, he usually eats food only made for him but the ones that Akihito makes are much better. It had some kind of tasty flavor but what made it special is the love that was added.
The woman came back and took the Akihito's order, Asami on the other hand picked something different. "You don't like fried stuff?" asked the blonde while looking at Asami curiously.
"I like variety," answered Asami while watching the blonde. "When my family visits, we like to come here and eat until we can't stand up, it's strange because our culture usually likes to eat in small proportions but we are a little different. What about you?" Akihito asked with a smile on his face when he remembers how his family loves to eat the food from this place.
"We are not that close" answered Asami matter of factly.
"Well… my mother would be shocked when I tell her that I finally found my soulmate but, I don't think I can tell her too much about you." Akihito smirked and narrowed his eyes slightly.
"I'm a simple business man" answered Asami, the waitress arrived with a cup of tea and they looked at each other in a competitive way. Shun listened to the conversation but Haruki was more interested in looking at the waitress to see if his food was the next one.
"I feel the need to remind you that I'm not a simple photographer, I'm a journalist and I can get all the answers I want." Akihito took a sip of the tea and put it on the table while Asami got closer to him. The older man looked at him decisively and Akihito didn't feel intimidated by it.
"I'm a successful business man that owns a few clubs," Asami answered while smirking, "I'm sure your family doesn't need to know anything else."
"Well I do want to know," Akihito smiled at him with a hint of mischief in his eyes, "but I don't need you to tell me anything, I'm capable of investigate you by myself." Asami smirked at the determination of his partner, he grabbed the hand of the blonde and stroked his fingers rather seductively, Asami brought them to his mouth and planted a chaste kiss. He smirked when he noticed Akihito blushing bright red.
"I'll take it as an invitation," said Asami letting go of the hand when he noticed that the waitress arrived with their food.
"I admire your way of interpreting everything I say into something perverted." Akihito said with complete honesty at Asami, thankfully the waitress wasn't close enough anymore to here. It was simply amusing how someone like Asami can peacefully eat street food not caring at all about their surroundings, there were no bodyguards and Akihito even relaxed gradually with the small talk between them. Asami felt that Akihito was getting more relaxed and he felt just a little bit closer to the blonde, the people in the restaurant looked at them with curiosity, two handsome men were eating together and one of them was even more outstanding because of his tattoo.
The people that passed closer to their table smiled embarrassed at the sight of Asami and Akihito, most of them were women but they didn't even bother talking to the handsome men, the tattoo on the skin of the blonde one is more than a warning. The two cats were eating earnestly from their own plates, they were sitting beside their owners but even if they were on a date, (because Shun said that it was a date) they were still alert to their surroundings.
Akihito tried to not laugh when some old women got closer to their table to ask for a picture with Asami.
"Excuse me sir, we are not from this country but would you mind to take a picture with us?" ask a woman with sunglasses on her head and she was definitely not Japanese. She had some problems with the Japanese language so Asami spoke to her in very fluent English. Her skin was slightly tan and her age was around 55 years old, she blushed a little when Asami looked at her from where he was sitting.
Asami turned to look at Akihito and the blonde nodded his head excitedly at the two women that were gawking at the handsome face of the older man. Asami sighed softly and turned to look at the woman, "that is only if my fiancé accepts" Asami said in English, he waited for the reaction of Akihito but he got none. The two women blushed and looked at the blonde with happy eyes.
'Fiance? I've heard that word in English before…' Akihito thought but immediately brushed it off when he notices that the three people, including Asami, were looking at him impatiently.
"If it's ok with you, let me take the picture." Akihito said while getting up and excitedly taking the phone that the lady gave to him with a big smile. Akihito supposed that they were waiting for him to offer to take the picture.
"Oh wait a second" said the woman in broken Japanese, "they need to be in the picture". She smiled and reached for her purse, inside of the big white purse there was a small hamster. The other lady that appeared a little bit younger than the other grabbed her own purse and reached for her hamster as well. They were two Russian hamsters; the two of them had white hair with hints of grey color by their heads, they had small brown eyes and the tiny pink noses. Akihito couldn't contain his smile at seeing such beautiful and small soulpets.
They decided to take the picture with each one of them sitting on either sides of Asami, they looked very excited and bashful when they got their heads a little closer to Asami. The older man smirked slightly but he looked uncomfortable, above all, it was his private time with Akihito. The two hamsters were placed on their shoulders and the picture came out very nice, the background wasn't that bad because of the street and the various people passing by with their pets. The plates of Asami and Akihito appeared in the picture but the women were more than happy at seeing the cultural food in the photograph, the younger of the two women had brown hair and she seemed to be in her early forties, she took the arm of Asami and smiled brightly at the camera. Akihito knew that they were tourists so he tried to not get jealous, besides, the women didn't seem to flirt with him.
"Thank you so much!" they said while bowing with a big smile on their faces, Akihito in return said 'you're welcome' in English and Asami only nodded briefly.
Shun and Haruki were thoroughly petted by the two foreign women before leaving, they were even closer to get kissed by them but Shun looked at them a little bit intimidatingly when one of them tried to kiss Haruki, of course they would think that it's correct to do so if they were in their countries but no, this was Japan and Haruki can only receive kisses from him and Akihito. The women got a little scared but tried to brush it off when Asami smirked at Shun, apparently the owner and the black panther couldn't be more similar. They said thanks again and left the restaurant.
"Hey Asami" said Akihito while continuing with his food, "what does' fiance' mean?" he asked confused but his eyes bore pure curiosity.
Asami took a moment to answer, maybe just two or three seconds until he spoke.
"Future" he said smirking slightly and Akihito looked at him doubtfully but didn't make an attempt on asking any further. They ate in peace without any other interruption, Asami looked more amused by the way Akihito can speak about anything and nothing at all, his personality is way more attractive than he thought at first.
"I'm so full! I feel like I can't eat a thing until tomorrow morning" Akihito said while patting his stomach slightly. They walked to Akihito's place because it was closer than Sion, Asami didn't mind walking with the blonde but he was quiet most of the time.
"Did you like it?" asked Akihito while looking at him with sincerity; Asami wondered for a moment if the blonde knew with whom he was actually walking. A lot of people call him a very intimidating shark in business, diplomat or something even worse than a yakuza. He forgot how peaceful a moment can be when someone looks at him for what he is, not for what others believe he is, even though they aren't that far from the truth.
"It was fine" he answers while smirking and walking with a surprised Akihito.
"That food is more than fine, I can't treat you to an expensive restaurant but I assure you that the intention is what counts." Akihito smiled at him cheekily and Asami couldn't help but give a small smile at that remark, the intention is more than enough. They were getting closer to the apartment when something catches the attention of Asami, he turns his head and noticed a camera man, someone he knows too well.
It was around 5:30 in the afternoon which caused the weather to get colder, and the wind was stronger. The sunset was the color orange with hints of purple and red, Akihito loved to take pictures so he didn't notice his surroundings that much, however the camera man followed them a few streets closer to the apartment, Asami grabbed the slim waist of the blonde and pulled him closer to his own body.
"Hey we are in public" said Akihito while blushing but he didn't mind getting closer to Asami because he was indeed a little bit cold because of the weather. Asami continued walking but he didn't let go of the blonde's waist. The camera man hid in a corner and made a disgusted face before walking away. It was pretty obvious that someone was spying on them, Shun looked at Asami briefly when he noticed that they weren't alone.
They arrived to the small apartment and Akihito stopped in front of his door with the key in his hand, he turned to see Asami standing behind him with a calm expression.
"So… uhm…" started the blonde while looking at the keys in his hands.
"What?" asked Asami but his mind immediately understood what was going through the blonde's head. "You want to know more about me" said Asami by his ear, "open that door Akihito." The blonde gulped nervously.
"I- I don't think is necessary for you to come in, don't you have something to do? Break the law or something?" Akihito said with a hint of sarcasm and Asami smirked at the statement.
"I might break the rules by entering your house and take you by force", Asami whispered in the ear of the blonde while touching the left arm of Akihito, an action that caused goose bumps on Akihito. "If you don't open the door then everyone will see" Asami licked slightly on the ear of Akihito.
"Wh-what about them?" Akihito asked while breathing a little more heavily, Asami's face was inches away from his, their noses were almost touching and Asami's lips were the center of attention for the hazel eyes of the blonde. The two cats were looking at them with extreme attention.
Asami turned to see the two pets and they immediately turned their heads looking elsewhere, apparently they were listening to their conversation but Haruki only moved his soft tail to cover his eyes and Shun did the same. Asami smirked and thanked his friend for helping with the mood.
"They don't mind" said Asami while grazing the lips of the blonde, "open the door Akihito" he said again. The two men heard some footsteps getting closer; it was indeed a problem because Akihito was very ablaze with the situation, his boner hurt because of the power in the golden eyes.
Asami took the keys from Akihito's hands and opened the door while his other hand grabbed the waist of Akihito; he was satisfied with the response he got from his actions. Akihito grabbed Asami's tie and pulled him inside of the apartment, their lips collided together and breathing became not an option.
Haruki's eyes were open while looking shocked at the behavior of his owner; Shun shook his head and pushed Haruki to enter the apartment. Shun closed the door with his paw and Haruki hid behind the couch to see how Asami and Akihito practically devoured each other mouths.
"I can't believe it; I don't even know who the animal is, you or your pervert owner. He is practically eating Akihito!," Haruki was about to stop Asami when he took Akihito's shirt off and threw it on the floor.
"Hey don't say that, look at Aki! He is begging for something and I don't think I need to say what it is." Shun was honestly surprised when he saw how the blonde's hands reached for the belt of Asami and stroked a hard muscle. Shun gulped a little while hiding with Haruki as well.
"Oh no, you are embarrassing me Takaba Akihito!" Haruki almost yelled or practically roared at them loudly when he saw what Akihito was doing, he didn't know that someone as slender as him with his small mouth can take something so… big.
"Well, the other party is indeed enjoying it" Shun looked away for a second when Asami tightened his grip on Akihito's hair; the older man closed his eyes and moaned very low when Akihito took him in completely with his mouth.
"I can't watch this anymore," Haruki walked to their room because the living room wasn't going to be available for a while.
"He is so lewd" said Shun when Asami fingered Akihito's ass, he couldn't watch anymore as well so he decided to follow his partner.
Shun walked to the bedroom and noticed that Haruki was up on the small bed, the black panther closed the door a little and climbed the bed as well. When Haruki noticed that he was about to have company he moved away from the other cat, he laid in the bed while giving his back to his partner.
"What's wrong?" asked Shun, it was obvious that something was wrong with Haruki.
"Nothing" he said while looking away, the hazel eyes with hints of green looked away from his golden eyes.
"Don't lie" said Shun while touching the back of Haruki slightly with his paw, "you can tell me anything." He got closer to Haruki and started to purr lowly.
It was just by mere instinct that Haruki didn't move when Shun rested behind him, the purr was comforting and the body heat was extremely comfortable. Shun started to lick the cheek of Haruki while not stopping his purring. "Tell me what's wrong" he said again, and this time the cat couldn't lie.
"Are you ok with someone like me?" he said with a little bit of unease, "I'm male and I'm not even the small cat you met before" Haruki laid his head between his own paws. "I'm not a female that is cute or…" he explained but Shun's paw stopped him from going any further.
The strong paw and golden eyes turned his body, now Haruki was under Shun's chin while the black panther looked at him from above.
"You might not be the small cat from before; actually you've became a little more intimidating." Shun pressed his paw stronger on the chest covered with soft white fur, "And you are not a female that is submissive" Shun placed his other paw closer to head of Haruki. "But I think…" he looked away for a moment and returned his eyes back to look at the hazel ones, "I think I fell in love with you since the first moment I saw you, not because your tiny form or because we are supposed to be together" Haruki looked at him with his eyes wide open. Shun sighed and got all embarrassed, "I really like your personality and your will for protecting your owner, also, you are very adventurous and kind to everyone. I'm very happy that you were made to be with me." Shun said and his purring stopped, actually his heart beating was louder and Haruki's ears heard every single heartbeat.
"So… you should stop with all those silly thoughts, because I will not repeat that again… I- I'can't say it again" Shun looked away and got nervous when he noticed that Haruki's heartbeat was faster just like his.
Haruki's eyes softened and looked with loving eyes at the intimidating black panther, but he knows that his partner was just like a teddy bear. He pushed Shun and pressed his body against the one with black fur. Haruki purred loudly and almost half of it was unconsciously; he started to groom the face of Shun, his neck and ears. Shun's heartbeat was crazy and Haruki's paws felt every single one of them.
"I like you too Shun! Please take care of me," the beige panther smiled at the other one and groomed him so much that Shun couldn't help but get all fidgety with the actions of his partner.
"Yes!" they heard someone saying, "right... there…!" the same voice echoed in the small apartment.
"Was that…" asked Shun with pure amusement.
"Tell me how much you like it" a deeper voice followed the higher one, "I can't hear you my Akihito" there was a loud moan from the higher voice that seemed to come in pauses, the two animals figured it out that there was a lot of skin slapping against each other.
"Ah!" resounded one of the voices in the silent apartment, "Asami!" the higher voice seemed tired and a low moan followed that name, the creaking noise of furniture stopped along with the voices.
"You know… I don't think they'll wait too much longer before having a baby, your owner is creepy." Haruki said when he noticed that Asami walked to the bathroom with a tired Akihito in his arms. Shun looked through the half-open door and answered, "I don't even want to imagine the day Aki fights with Ryuichi, that'll be more than scary."
The next day in Club Sion…
"Suoh report" said Asami while drinking a glass of bourbon, his two best subordinates stood in front of the desk with their hands behind their backs.
"Our pets had a bad feeling about your business partner Asami-sama, it's about Maeda Eri. Shouta was keeping an eye on her for around three days; she is apparently running some tests on the latest formula about the soulmate's bond. She is testing it on animals for the moment but none of them seem to be successful. Souta and Shouta went to inform Shun sir but, they didn't think that Takaba-san would be there." Suoh bowed slightly at his explanation and Asami remained silent.
"Testing on animals?" he said out loud, "we agreed on testing the formula only with people and their pets that were willing to do so, I read the document that affirmed said agreement." He said so the two men paid full attention. "I'll call her to demand an explanation about it. Suoh make sure that Shouta and Souta know about their good decision of informing at Shun, they did well." Asami turned to his other man and looked at him with serious eyes.
"Kirishima report"
"Leaving aside the matter of Maeda Eri sir, we have news about the incident in Hong Kong. Kimura-san gathered all the information he could and Fei Long informed him about everyone that was involved. Fei Long took the liberty of handling the problem and told us that the leader that ordered the attack had a grudge with the Baishe. The group was erased from Hong Kong as soon Fei Long knew who was behind it, Kimura-san reported to his position immediately as per your orders boss."
Asami remained silent while thinking about the two situations, the Baishe had their own problem and it was just mere coincidence that he was framed as well. "Fei Long doesn't make mistakes with information, if it was a mere coincidence and the problem was with Baishe then there's no need to dig in any further."
He started to think about the most suspicious situation of all, "Testing the formula? I need to be informed about it. She can't do as she pleases when half of her research is founded by me." Asami started to have a bad feeling about it.
"If the formula becomes successful in humans, then that must mean that the soulmate bonds can be manipulated by humans and not by life itself. A lot of people that cant find their soulmates can decide to be with another person of their choosing, even people where their soulmates died, can still be satisfied with someone else." There is a lot of questions and consequences if someone decides to use the formula but it can guarantee the happiness of many people and their soulpets.
"Sir" the voice of one of his subordinates brought him back from his thoughts. "I share the same gut feeling as our pets, there is something that doesn't fit with Maeda Eri, she seems to have a especial fixation on you and it's not one that can be categorized as normal." Suoh looked straight at the serious eyes of his boss.
"I'm surprised that you made a presumption like that Suoh," Asami said while standing up and filling up another glass of the expensive liquor. "She is very intelligent and meticulous when it comes to having something that she wants but, I don't think she would dare to do something stupid if it relates our business relationship. However, I won't ignore your opinion so I want someone else to back up Kimura when it comes to Akihito but, don't let him know that someone else is watching."
The two subordinates bowed at the final words of Asami and walked away from the office, Asami searched for his phone that started ringing after the door of his office closed.
"Asami I swear that if you don't stop sending me messages so early in the morning I'll change my number and move away to another country! Annoying bastard!" the call ended and Asami chuckled at the angry voice of his partner. Maybe the messages, calls and even visits from the soulpets of his subordinates were too much, but he doesn't mind as long Akihito is safe. Even if that means that there is literally a zoo inside of his apartment.
One week later…
It was late in the afternoon when there was a knock on his door; he was preparing some documents for the next meeting with the higher ranks on the next day.
"Come in" he said in a boring tone of voice, he was tired of everything at this point.
He didn't even bother on looking up at the person that came in the office, that was until he heard the click of high heels against the floor.
"Can I help you?" he said in curiosity, the woman was extremely beautiful and with a smile that made him stare for too long at the plump lips.
"You are Hannase Yuta-san, right?" she asked with a small smile and a very mature tone of voice.
"Yes I am, you are Maeda Eri. What can I help you with?" he asked while standing up and bowing at her, she bowed as well while letting the man take a glimpse of her neckline.
"I'm a scientist and my business is in charge of a new project that is related to soulmate bonds, and lately there has been a problem with my other business partner." She says in a concerned voice with her brown eyebrows making a small frown.
"Do you know this man, Hannase-san?" she handed a photo of Akihito and Hannase looks at her with a serious gaze. "Do you?" she asks again when he remains quiet.
"He works for me but, what do you want?" he crosses his arms while she smiles with what looks hope.
"My business partner has taken a like to this boy, and they are not even together because they want to. They are soulmates but they actually hate each other, it's so painful to see when they try to get along but they just can't. I must say that my business partner it's nothing but dangerous to this young man, I pity him." She says while feigning a concerned face.
"Dangerous? Asami Ryuichi? I thought they were very comfortable with each other." He says out loud but it seemed like he was talking to himself and not to the woman that was on the verge of tears in front of him.
"He is a very dangerous man, I even remember seeing red marks on the wrists of this photographer. I need you help Hannase-san, they can't continue doing this to each other." She puts her hands to cover her eyes as if she was crying, Hannase didn't believe her but she was literally crying after a couple of silent seconds.
"You are interested in that man right? Why would you want to be with someone so dangerous?" he asks while resting against his desks, Maeda takes a seat in the chair in front of the desk.
"We were dating each other, I even was his companion at that club and suddenly…" she hiccups soflty, "he appears and seduces him with his scent and just… out of nowhere I'm alone with Asami-san betraying me in front of my eyes." She cries softly and Hannase seems to understand what she is talking about, because he remembers seeing her in that club where Asami and Akihito disappeared after the lights were off.
"Why did you look for me?" he asks but he is already willing to help, "you could have gone to his parents or his friends."
"Because you love him, I have seen it and it shows in your eyes… Just like the way I love Asami-san." She smiled sadly and Hannase seems to understand those tears and that sad smile, her soft hair is beautiful but it contrasts with those sad eyes. Hannase looks away and turns to sit on the chair behind his desk.
"There is no way that we can separate them, they are soulmates and their pets aren't stupid or easy to handle. He even has that damn tattoo on his neck and his soulpet is almost ten times bigger than before." He says while grabbing a cigarette that was inside of his jacket.
"I'm a scientist Hannase-san, leave that part to me." She smiles sadly through the dry tears on her cheeks.
"I'm sorry my dear, I don't believe in destiny. You will be mine Asami Ryuichi." She thought while Hannase gives her a handkerchief so she can wipe her tears.
"When do we start?" says Hannase looking tiredly at the pictures of Akihito, he took those one week ago when Asami Ryuichi was kissing him in front of the door of his apartment.
"I'll save you from that man my Akihito…"
A busy morning in Akihito's apartment...
"Remember, he is very important to Asami-san and I don't want you to scare him." Kimura says to his pet which is waiting impatient in front of the door of a small apartment.
"Who is it?" asks Akihito opening the door, he smiles when he sees a familiar face in front of him.
"Eh?" he says softly when he finds himself pinned to the floor of his own house.
"Shit! Soma stop! You are scaring him!" Kimura yells while something very big, smelly and wet covers his body. He tries to open his eyes to see his attacker.
A big grey wolf is looking at him from above, there is a big mouth that smells like meat with onions and a big black wet nose smelling his neck earnestly. The fur is white with grey, there are some hints of red on the ears and the chest of the wolf, and it's almost as big as Shun.
He hears loud and heavy steps coming from the interior of the house and sees how Shun runs to tackle the wolf that was pressing against his body, he sits and notices how Shun is showing his teeth a little and the wolf did the same. Haruki looks at them terrified but runs to where Shun was trying to cover him from the big grey wolf, suddenly there is a change in the mood.
"Don't worry, that's how they greet every time." Kimura says while helping Akihito from getting up.
"W-Wolf?" Akihito mutters, "H-He is a little playful isn't he?" he trembles a little when he remembers those fangs closer to his face.
Akihito looks surprised at seeing the reaction of the wolf when Shun stops roaring; Soma is surprised at seeing a beautiful cat with hazel eyes protecting Shun. Akihito and Kimura observe how Soma gets closer to Shun and licks the cheek of the black panther, and Shun does the same but only once. Soma waves his tail happily at seeing the other panther but Shun looks at him with jealousy.
"You know… He likes to eat meat. Should I go buy some?" asks Kimura while scratching the back of his neck in embarrassment. Akihito sighs tiredly and closes the door of the apartment.
"I'll go make lunch" he says while Kimura walks behind him. Akihito isn't surprised anymore at all the animals that come to his house, but none of them attacked him twice in a day like in this instance, he can't even cook without having the wolf looking at his back while waving his tail without getting tired.
"A black panther, my former cat transforms into a panther as well, a grey eagle, a huge bear and now a wolf… Kamisama give me strength"
A/T :Gotokoneko: It's a cat that uses a tube made of bamboo to blow up the fire. He is from the mythological Japanese culture and its appearance isn't that cute. He is a demon and many people used to believe that if your house is warm, when it should be cold then it's because of the gotokoneko who is warming up the house. Akihito's own mark is a cat with two tails, and it's walking through fire. Also, I'll leave some names so you guys can search how the animals look like! If you want to see the images I posted in another site (ao3), they are in this same chapter.
Haruki: I imagine him as a panther but in what looks like a beige color, it's practically a mix between "caracal caracal" and a tiger. His ears aren't that big, they are normal like a cat would have.
Shouta: It's a "Harpia Harpyja", it's the one of the most biggest eagles in the world!
Souta: It's just a huge grizzly bear that I really like haha.
Soma: It's a grey giant wolf from North America, it's huge and his fur is white with grey. In Asia there's one that has a little bit or color read on the top of his body so I chose to make Soma like that.
Well, the angst is coming guys! Hope you like this chapter and have a good day! :)