Under the same moon

I think I crave your warmness

As the sun begin to rise, its light begins to warm the face of the pale wolf, he had always been one to get up early in the morning, this was something he keep doing since he was still a mortal, after yawning he stretch his arms, feeling one of his shoulders sore, probably a bad position. Turning his head to look throw the window he catches the sight of Kuro who was still sleeping on his perch, stepping closer he pet the bird, offering a small smile as he sits on his desk, pulling some papers from a case next to him, going throw them as to refresh the info he was given before. 'It might be that I am getting old for this, the scum was more easy to handle before, but last night indeed there was a moment when I felt like he could take me out any moment.' This made him clinch his teeth, he was suppose to protect Anima City and now he was doubting him self, shaking his head he push that thought away.

"Well, I guess that it's a good thing I have a partner, tho she was missing last night." Partner, once more his train of thought went straight to the girl he had been sharing most of his time the past few months, they had grow more closer with the pass of time. She was the first one to actually stay by his side by her own choose, everyone he knew and had some kind of relation with were chosen by him for one reason or other. But she had slowly won his affection, he knew this the moment he ran to catch her and cushion her fall at the Sylvasa research facility, at the moment he really didn't think what he was doing, he acted by reflex.

The sound of his phone ringing brought him back to reality, answering the phone as he turn his chair around to face the window.

"Ogami here" The voice on the other side of the call was from the major.

"Ogami, im sorry to call you this early, but I got the test results from the gorilla you trap last night, it was quicker since we already knew where to search, it seems that the drug its acting different according to the beastman that consumes it. Most of the ones that we have now are predators, so we don't really know how it might react with a prey, but since they don't handle such stress on their daily life it could be a treat to their health." She didn't use the word death, but he was pretty sure that's what she attempt.

"Is there anything on their blood we can use to give us an idea of who is creating the drug or at least how to treat them?" There was a long pause coming from the major, he could only hear a tired sigh. "We would need a sample of the drug it self to do that and since everyone is still under its effects we can't use them to get info." This was an dead end, he could already see that.

"Understood, then ill keep patrolling, hopefully we can find someone before he actually consume any." He then hang up, leaning back on his chair, it was so early but he already feel tired. After a few minutes shirou got up heading to take a shower and get ready for today, after all, it was gonna be a long day.

As for the tanuki girl, she was still asleep, almost curled with her tail between and against her chest, she found her self nuzzling on her own fur, a silly smile across her face while Nazuna begin to wake up, rubbing her eyes before turn to see her friend, gently holding her shoulder, shaking it to wake her up. "Michiru, come on its already daytime." As reply the girl wave her arm on an attempt to push her friend away to sleep. "Five more minutes shirou…." And once more, she called the name of that gray wolf, shoving her face on her own tail, it was then a realization came to her mind. Michiru thought it was HIM she was nuzzling on.

The tanuki finally begin to open her eyes as well, yawning as her eyes focus on her tail, looking around as if she was looking for something, until her eyes meet Nazuna who was looking at her with a mixture of curiosity and complicity. "Good morning Michiru, did you sleep well? Was Shirou comfortable?" Her eyes went wide as her blood got drain from her face, quickly sitting up as she wave her arms in front of her.

"W-wha?" She almost yell. "W-who mentioned Shirou? I didn't!" She try to defend her self, tho the smile on Nazuna face was more than enough to bring the blood back to her face, but this time it focused on her cheeks, tho it was hard to see under her fur. "Suuuuure thing, you were mumbling his name while I tried to wake you up. Almost as if you were used to be awoke by him." This was the limit Michiru could handle since she had only woke up, so she basically jump off the bed.

"Oh my goodness check it out, it's a wonderful day!" She said as radiant as she always was but she couldn't hide the embarrassment on her voice.

"Alright alright, ill drop the topic for now, but don't think we are over yet." Nazuna leaned on her right shoulder, teasing her with her voice. "I want to know more about that, when, how and how many time~" Shortly after that, Michiru squirm as she gently hit her friend on the arm. "Nazuna! Idiot I told you is not that! We are just friends and partners, that's all!" She keep repeating that, although she couldn't deny she had another view of him since the nyrvasta incident, she notice that his attitude had change slightly, till the point he stop using his collar to hide the scar across his neck. But again she wasn't saying it was love or anything intimate. They finally stop and begin to laugh as the two girls made their way to get a shower, dressed and to the exit to get something to eat, Nazuna as any idol wanted to eat on a fancy restaurant, Michiru had always been simpler but find these rare occasions interesting.

"Now that you mention that, Nazuna, I had never seen you interested on any guy, do you even want to date anyone at all?" The fox girl without taking her eyes off her salad answer calmly. "Yeah I had a few dates." This of course catch Michiru out of guard and she could just stare at her friend, the gears inside her head trying to process what she had just hear. "Like…recently? You mean?" The fox gently nod, not giving much concern to the words she had just told, before rise her face, rising an eyebrown at her realization. "Oh, wait, I didn't told you did i?"

"W-wha? No of course you didn't!" She hit the table with her open hand as he moved her face closer to Nazuna. "Who? When? Who?!" This made the girl blink as a small smirk crossed her lips. "Well, no one you know anyway, just a few guys that confessed me after I become a real idol, but." Her ears moved down as she crossed her arms as well as her eyes close, thinking. "All of them were beastman and I did try date them but, I think beastman are not exactly my type you know? Sure they are cute but, all the fur and some of them drawl when they were nervous, not exactly attractive you know?"

"Oh, well, eh…its not that bad you know? The fur usually is soft, like when you cuddle with your dog! You know, on the couch or the bed." She explain, recalling when she had a puppy as a kid, as the dog grow bigger he would sleep with her on the bed and she would use him as pillow sometimes. At that, the idol girl hold her chin as she look at the cealing, thinking. "Ah, well, if you put it that way, maybe? Still I feel like ill try dating humans again, what about you? Since you brought the topic, ill resume my question from this morning."

Michiru this time knew this was coming, so she sigh, slowly eating some of the tomato that she left for the end, playing with her rice as she lean her chin over her palm. "Okey, if you insist, to be honest I had a crush on a guy that was on the basket team, but after we turn into, beastman…" She look at her hands before sigh. "Not really I hadn't date anyone on my life, not even after been here. So yeah, I guess I was shock to know you had." She confess after finishing her food, looking at the window, releasing a lonely sigh, to which Nazuna turn her head, watching the window as well.

"Nee Michiru, you don't date anyone because no one catch your eye or you actually have someone you like?"

"Mmm…I…think I might have someone I like, but im not sure if I like him or if its just admiration. I never had love someone, so I don't know" Her thoughts wonder once more, bringing her back to Shirou, his face, his eyes, his body press against her as he clinch to her while they were falling, how tight to his body he had keep her, when he saved her from Alan, for a brief moment she could even feel his scent in the air, his fur. 'Or am I in love?' She blush at the thought, but didn't push it away. The girl in front of her notice she was pondering something so she paid the food and wave a hand in front of her friend face to get her out of her thoughts.

"Well, then it seems like even if you don't know if you like him or love him or even just admire him, every time you think on him your mind fly away. I would suggest you to clear those thoughts." She then got up, waiting for Michiru to follow, standing on the entrance where her bodyguards were waiting her, she turn around holding Michiru hand. "If you want to talk about it, you know im always here to do so and about your transformations, just keep practicing, you'll get a hold on it" Then she let her go before go inside the car and leaving the tanuki girl with her own thoughts, shifting her arms into wings before flying to the Co-op, closing her eyes to enjoy the wind over her face, hair and feathers. Pinga had shown her how to follow her instincts while flying so she would know how to take advance of the different currents.

When she was able to see the building she had been staying, she notice a guy with a coat leaving the entrance, so she descended and landed just infront of the wolf-guy, which seem like was expecting her. "Shirou, good morning."

"Hey, good morning." He answer, showing a slight smile, making Michiru miss a heart beat, she felt her cheeks burning as she place her arms behind her, looking away. "I-I suppose you are going to work? Should I come with you?" She watch his reaction from the corner of her eyes.

"Actually, to be honest I could use your help, last night was….a bit tough, if you need to get ready, go ahead, ill wait to fill you the details." The tanuki girl smiled at his words, they weren't cold or icy towards her, in fact he just admitted that he needed her last night, so with a teasing voice before leave she told him something. "Oww, don't worry shirou, I missed you too last night." She had said this to mess with him, which cause him to open his eyes as he turn to see her, his face still with no emotion but there was an spark on his eyes or such she though but she was more embarrassed than what he seem so she run upstairs to escape his gaze.

The wolf remain frozen on his position, still observing where the girl was standing a moment ago, he then got a hand out of his pockets to gently rub his head, sighing as he look up to the sky wondering inside his head. 'What if I told you I did missed you, noisy girl.' His eyes open widely, moving his hand to his mouth to cover it, his eyes narrow in disbelieve.

'Wait, did I really just thought that? No, maybe I am just overthinking, we barely know each other.' He assure himself while looking at the street, remembering when they first meet, she without knowing anything tried to stop him from turning delinquents into pulps. She had prove over and over again that even if she was a mess, she would always risk her integrity to protect and help others, this brought an half smile to the wolf face.

Love don't know age Ogami, she is an adult.

That voice caught him out of guard and he turn around, ready for anything but there was no one there, something inside him warn him, it was not an unknown voice, he knew it but couldn't put a finger on it, he grunt, recently his head was always on the clouds. Never before he had feel so distracted. "I guess its all her fault."

The tanuki girl return shortly after that, using her usual attire, using her jacket around her weist, leaving her shoulders on sight, including the mark she now had over her left shoulder thanks to him. He scolded himself at the memory, his eyes got a bit darker as he did, closing his hands onto fist inside his pockets. 'She could had die from my hand...'

"Shirou?" She ask, getting as response a grunt, as he begin to walk. "keep up or I won't wait for you." His words felt like cold water on her back, what happened? He was in such a good mood a few moments ago, she tried to walk faster to look at his face, but he avoid her eyes, both knew the reason behind this, Michiru had gotten good on reading the ancient wolf, there was no way he would let her seen the fear and guilt on his eyes. 'I wont allow you to get hurt again, that's for sure' He thought for himself as they walked with no real destination, as he begin to walk, explaining to her what the drug had done to those under its effects, how they would hurt and charge against everyone they would get into. "It...kinda remind me like the Nyrvasil syndrome." This fact had already crossed throw Shirou head, tho he tried to push it a side, everyone had already the vaccine using michiru blood, there was no way this could happen again and the victims of the drug, didn't resemble what the syndrome looked like. "It might be a possibility that it has something to do with that, that's a fact, we most not forget that Yaba was forced to go savage."

After this was spoken, shirou hold his shoulder, grunting a bit as he move it in circles, making michiru to look concert to him. "Whats wrong? Did you got hurt last night?" This was odd, sure even if he was immortal he still had to rest and recover from his injuries, but not this long. "Shirou….are you okey?" Her look of concern made him stop his tracks, looking at her, those eyes, so kind and deep, deep enough to allow him to gently get attracted to them, loosing him self for a split moment before grab his head, rubbing his glove over his hair. "Yeah, I am fine, a regular injury won't kill me, had you forgotten?" He answer, walking again but before he could, a hold on his sleeve stop him again, forcing him to look back to the girl holding his arm. His body felt tense at the sight of her face, his eyes pleading to him as well as her face showed annoyance.

"Shirou, I thought we made that clear already, dont try to do everything by your self, thats why I am your partner. To help you, so we protect each other." He stared at her for a moment, she staring him back, he sigh with a low grunt, looking to the other direction. "Fine, but I dont remember telling you I needed a partner." A small grin show on his face, before moving his arm, gently holding her hand so she begin to walk again. A moment later, their hands had split, but in both the warm feeling on their own hands remained.

She keep walking, slightly behind him, holding her hand as he stared at it, she then turn his eyes to the wolf-guy walking infront of her, the words of nazuna ringing inside her head, but she couldn't continue pondering on that because shirou voice calling her brought her back to reality, in front of them a tigger was screaming and roaring while moving his arms, trying to catch anything on his sharp claws. "It seems like he reacted to the drug, take the civilians away." "Got it!" She reply, her legs morphed to cheetah legs, running to take everyone out of the way, while shirou transformed, running to the tigger before jumping to throw a quick on the side of his head, sending the savage creature to the ground. Taking this chance to pick out his phone. "Ogami here, there is another beastman out of control, ill be requesting a transportation vehicle." Some sharp claws ripped the side of his coat, cuting his sking as well, but not reaching too deep. "Fuck" He cursed, rising his feet to hit the tiger on the face again only to find he had catch his leg, swinging the wolf in the air before crash him on the ground, roaring at him, his mouth open, attempting to bite him.

"Shirou! Oh no you won't" Michiru yell, using his gorilla arm to punch the tiger on the jaw, a sickening crack was heard from both of them, the injuried beast released the wolf, screaming in pain as the girl was quick to help shirou got up. "Wow, you really are in bad shape, what would you do without me?" She tease, he growl at her at the time she let him use her shoulder as support, looking at the tiger, who had focus his attention to them again. "So whats the plan, should we take him to the docks?"

"I dont think he will be as easy as the others, I hate to admit it but I am hurt, without me holding his arms back, he might hurt you." She couldn't help but to blush. "Hey, I shown you I can face….wait! They aren't under nyrvasil syndrome, with means they wont mutate, right?" He, puzzled by her question nod. "If we dislocate his arms he wont be able to hurt us." She grin at him, who was amaze that this didn't crossed his mind, before pushing her so they avoid the tiger who charged to them as a bull. "Sounds like a plan, but we must be quick, this is a public place and police wont come here in time."

"Leave it to me!" Holding her shoulders, her fur begin to glow as the time her size begin to grow, turning into a full bear, growling at the tiger. 'Just focus on the moment michiru, nothing more' She repeat on her head, she wasn't sure how long she would keep the form, but it should be long enough, without lossing any time and using her four legs she run tackling the tiger across the street, her powerful front legs hitting his face.

Shirou meanwhile look for something to tie his legs, stopping him from running again, michiru knew how to fight thanks to some lessons from him, using a big and durable body was a wise choise, finding some ropes he begin to tie the legs and tail of the tiger, before know, michiru was sent over her back from a single punch on her face, making her turn on her regular form as some blood came from the place she was hit and her mouth. "Argh! That hurt…" She cry out as her hands cover her nose while some tears threat to come out her eyes, the scent of blood went inside the wolf nose, then, he blanked out.

When he arrive, Yuji Tachiki made a sign for everyone to stop on their tracks, there he saw the young wolf he knew, punching and bitting the tiger, both covered on bruises, but the tiger even on its wild state, seem afraid, behind them there she was. Michiru Kagemori, the girl that had been working with Ogami, some blood over her face, didnt seem severe, tho her eyes were focus on the two fighting as she yell for the wolf to stop.

"Ogami! Stop! You'll kill him" He finally found his voice to call for the wolf, who didnt even flinch at his voice. Since they were informed with time they brought big mammals to stop the tiger, but now he was giving them instructions to split the wolf form the tiger before was to late. "Michiru, are you okey? What happened to Ogami?" He ask in panic as he run next to the girl who seem in trance. "I...im okey but I dunno he...just begin to hit him after he punch me" The old man looked back to where his team tried to push ogami away, figuring that he went into that state after seen the girl hurt, but the wolf didnt submite, punching those that tried to even touch him, causing michiru to snap, running to him, wrapping her arms around him form behind. "Shirou stop! Stop he is done, I am fine stop it, your hurting others!" He then stop midair, blood dripping from his face and fists, multiple claws marks over his body, panting as his fangs were exposed. Like if he had just woke up from a dream, his body relaxed, turning his head to the side, looking at everyone and michiru. "What…" Then the wet feeling over his hands, made him lower his eyes, there was a lot pf blood over his now naked hands, this was not his blood. Before he could look at the victim of his rage, michiru pull him around, not wanting to let him see that. "Shirou, dont….dont look, its fine…" She didnt let go, even after he fel his body went limb, dropping over his knees, she keep holding him close, the memories of his clan killed infront of him, came back to his eyes. He was suppose to be a protector of beastman, but here he was, cover in blood of one of his kind. "I...didnt meant to.." He tried to excuse himself, but the feeling of the young girl burring her face on his chest stop him, she was trembling. 'Is she afraid of me?' The thought made his chest feel tight, but the feeling of her clinching shown him he was wrong.

"Its okey...im okey…" He whispear to her, slowly wrapping his own arms around her, making her jump at the sudden move, but didnt push him away. Everyone else was getting the suspect on the vehicle, he was breathing and it seem like nothing important had been damadge. "What happened back there, I had never seen him going so feral, not even when yaba at the station." "Hm...you are right on that, I think its the first time I seen this but" Looking at the couple who remained clinch to each other, something came up to his mind. "She was able to calm him, that kid its very brave." Slowly, shirou got up, as he walk closer. "Ogami, do you need an ambulance?" Tho he already knew the answer, but before the wolf could answer, it was the girl who answer for him.

"Thanks, but I think ill bring him back home now, he just need to rest." Her smile seem afraid, but the old man understood, moving a side to let them pass, but the girl turned her arms into wings, flying away with shirou hold by her now claws. Non of them said anything, instead of landing on the entrance, she head directly to the roof where her room was located. This seem odd to shirou. "Michiru, it would be better if you land on the entrance." She shake her head, guiding him to her room, placing him over her bed as she look at him, he could see sadness on her eyes. "Ill come back on a moment….stay here." Her voice was soft, as if she was afraid to hurt him somehow, her hand gently stroke his cheek on such soft way that he couldn't help but to feel please and breath calmly. By the time she left for the first aid kit, he stay on her bed, his injuries had already close by now but it still hurt everytime he moved. 'What happened? I dont remember anything after I saw her bleed' His body tensed at the memory of blood, which made him grunt, but another scent fill his nose, he instinctively took his beast form, letting his nose enjoy that, leading his face to the pillow, where michiru scent was coming from. Slowly he begin to close his eyes, as usually happen when he focus on a scent, he could see her, laying on the bed, walking around, that girl Nazuna, himself, Melissa, then, her again, only her. The sound of the door opening made him rise his head to notice michiru walking back in, blinking at him.

"Huh? Did I interupt something?" She tease while sitting on the bed making the wolf grunt, sitting down, allowing her to check for any injuries that may still be open. All of this in silence as non of them dare to speak or say anything. "Shirou, I need you to take your shirt off, not like its covering anything anymore." Rolling his eyes he did as he was ask, indeed his wounds were close enough so they wouldn't bleed anymore, but the skin was still showing the cuts. "Does it hurts?…" Her hands gently explore the back of the guy, getting some grunts of pain as she did making her stop. "Sorry, ill try to be more careful."

"Its okey, this is nothing compared to what I had suffered before." Instead of calming her, it only made her be more worried about the man next to her and as she put some bandages around his chest and shoulders a question escape her lips. "Shirou, why do you always push your self like this? I know you are immortal but its clear that you still get hurt, I dont like seen you hurting others or getting hurt…" His eyes back then and how he basically wanted to kill the tiger had made her be afraid, but not of him precisely, more like of losing him on that rampage he was. Her cheeks blush a bit at the thought but a shy smile appear on her face as she finish. "Okey I am done shirou." She told looking at him while the wolf put his ripped shirt and coat back on, nodding at her. "Thank you, now I better go and report to the major, she might want to know what happen before the police arrive." And just like that, she left the room, leaving the girl staring at the door, slowly putting everything back inside the small box she had brought. Once she was done, she look to the place where he had been moments ago and find her self running a hand over the sheets and before her mind could follow her body, she had already lay over the bed where the scent and heat left by Shirou so now was her turn to close her eyes trying to imagine it was actually him. Her face went from brown to red, opening her eyes enough to see the bed again. 'What is wrong with me?..'

While the girl made her self that question the wolf was already on his studio, his back against the door while his hands where inside his pockets, while he close his eyes a deep sigh scape his lips. "What am i getting into?"

Notes: Okay, maaaaaaybe this episode feels a bit rushed, but compared to the series I feel that it is quite similar, these two cannot go a day without getting into trouble. But I also feel that the last chapter gives me a lot of scope for their approach to be fairly fast, because you can see how much they care about the other and that they fully trust each other. Also lets not forget that shirou is a wolf-guy and we know that those big puppies are very protective with their mates~