Good Morning!
((A/N: i'm sorry for it being late yet again. the internet crashed, again. i hate my internet X.X))
Sao: Hello again all!
Saor: Yes, konnichiwa!
Neko: Stop being so cheerful...
Sao: Naze?
Saor: Yes, naze?
Neko: AND STOP REPEATING EACH OTHER DAMN IT!
Sao: Why would we want to do that?
Saor: Yes, why would we want to do that?
Neko: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUHHHHHGG!
Sao/Saor: hehehehe.
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The wind died down around them as Karuri slumped from her straightened position to lay her head against Youko's bare chest, her tails never leaving their position around her body, though they waved a bit with her movement. He dipped his head to bury his nose in her straight silky hair, wrapping his arms around her lithe form.
"What happens if somebody finds us?" she murmured against him.
"They don't, kitto." he responded.
"But how can you be SURE?" she asked, looking up at him with a teasing pout on her face.
"Trust me, I'm sure." he replied in a breathy whisper, his hot breath washing over her as he leaned down to her face till they were nearly touching.
"Really really sure?" she asked, her movement tickling his lips gently.
"Really sure." Youko smirked gently before closing the mere millimeters between them and capturing her soft lips in a gentle kiss. Her mouth opened in surprise, her tongue brushing against his briefly before they broke off, both slightly weakened from the previous release of youki in the initialize process. She smiled at him, flashing a fang in a slightly evil grin.
"Really really REALLY sure?"
"You're doing that to me on purpose, kitto." Youko stated reproachfully.
"Of course!" she said cheerfully, separating herself from him and darting behind a tree. "Catch me if you can."
"Oh, I can." he murmured, knowing she would hear, before taking off after her, a bright shadow and a white one, threading through the moonlit trees.
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The shrine was woken up to the sounds of Kuwabara being pummeled into the ground by Yusuke. Of course, the reason for this was known only to them.
"What the hell was that for, Urameshi!" came Kuwabara's outraged roar.
Or, maybe it was only known to Yusuke alone...
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"Did you hear something?" Karuri mumbled, sitting up from her (previously asleep) position against Youko's chest on the bed in his room. She was in a burgundy hoodie sweatshirt that came to a little above mid thigh, and he had on a pair of white fighting pants. Tails swished confusedly as Youko twitched an ear toward the banging and yelling from the other part of the shrine.
"Two baka-ne beating each other up." he stated mischievously, shrugging. She blinked.
"Ah..." Baka, baka– that must be referring to Yusuke and Kuwabara, she guessed. So they were still here?
"Shall we go see what the outcome is?" he suggested, rising from the bed fluidly.
"D'accord!" Karuri chirped, bouncing from the bed to follow him closely.
They emerged into a scene of pure chaos. Well, not really. A few decorations were upturned, a couple pieces of china and glass were scattered, but that was about it. The sounds of the ruckus continued from outside. Presumably Genkai had kicked them out.
Yusuke had just sent Kuwabara to the ground in a puff of dust when they emerged from the door. Genkai and Yukina were standing on the porch, Genkai looking bored and Yukina slightly worried.
"Always happen?" Karuri questioned, watching as Kuwabara rose out of the dust to swing a fist at Yusuke.
"Pretty much." Genkai answered, turning to face them. A fanged smirk slid across Karuri's face as the woman took in the two seven tailed kitsune standing on her porch. Yusuke and Kuwabara chose that moment to turn away from their fight, both panting. Yusuke's eyes grew about as big as saucers as Kuwabara's mouth dropped open.
"Dude! It's that creepy guy from the tournament!" Kuwabara was the first to exclaim.
"Who let you out?" Genkai challenged.
"And who the hell is THAT?" Yusuke recovered himself enough to yell.
"Aww, Yusuke, I'm hurt you don't remember me." Karuri put on the overdone pout face, drawing up against Youko's side.
"NANI?"
"Oh, they really don't. I guess all that housecleaning didn't do a single thing for their memories." she sighed. She couldn't see it, too busy giving Yusuke and Kuwabara the reproving look, but she knew that Youko was probably flashing a fanged smirk at the dawning comprehension on their faces.
"KARURI? You're a fucking kitsune? SINCE WHEN!" Yusuke roared.
She quirked her head to the side innocently, wide-eyed.
"Well, I'd say since about... One hundred and seventy-three years ago, when I was born." she informed him sagely.
Genkai tapped her foot impatiently, reminding them of her question. Youko looked down at her arrogantly.
"Surely you realized that a kitsune courting ritual requires two KITSUNE, rather than a ningen with a kitsune spirit and a kitsune disguised as a ningen."
Her brow furrowed, processing this, before she nodded once, accepting.
"So long as you don't cause any trouble," she warned.
"Are you okay, Yusuke?" Karuri asked, noticing him opening and closing his mouth as if to ask (probably yell) something, but was unable to say it.
"You do realize you're only half dressed, right?" he managed to choke out.
"Hmm?" she replied, quirking her head the other way at him. "But surely you know that for kitsune, this is mostly dressed, not 'half dressed'?" she inquired in the tone of utmost innocence.
"Stop flapping your mouth like a fish, dimwit. We have training to do." Genkai commanded crossly, crossing the distance between her and Yusuke in a flash to whack him over the head.
"Ow, grandma, all right all right already!" he growled, forgetting whatever issues he had with kitsune.
"That went well." Youko rumbled in amusement as everyone filtered away, leaving them by themselves on the porch.
"Hai, quite amusing." Karuri smiled, tilting her head back to look up at him.
"I wonder what they'd say if they caught us doing this?" he purred, running his hands behind her head to bring her face forward to his own and crashing their lips together. She held back teasingly, reaching up to brush delicate fingers across his sensitive ears, purposely ignoring his tongue begging true entrance for the first time, until his hands slid down from her hair to brush against the base of her tails, sending a jolt like electricity sparking through her. She opened her mouth slightly in surprise.
It was all he needed, as her tails twined about his waist and pulled him closer to her body. Slowly he explored her mouth, ignoring her small sounds of protest she made despite his taste in her mouth.
When finally he retreated and looked down at her fondly, she mock glared up at him, panting as she tried to ignore the pulsing sensations from her body.
"You," she asserted, "are a terrible person."
"But of course, kitto." he replied laughingly, one eyebrow raised teasingly at her.
"I'll get you back."
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Sao: Very short, I know. Evil me.
Saor: What she means to say, is, "GOMEN NASAI! ALL PLEASE FORGIVE THIS UNWORTHY ONE!"
Sao: I do not. They got the first real kiss. And since I feel like setting it out, Neko and I are going to explain our idea of the courting process.
Neko: It's quite simple really.
Sao: There are several rules. It lasts for a month. You must be in your true form.
Neko: You are not allowed to see each other naked. Even if you're only wearing your tails. A.K.A you can be naked, but you're not allowed to see.
Sao: Besides this and other random rules–
Saor: Yeah, the not speaking the day before initialization? That just got thrown in there because we had a day of silence thing that day and didn't talk. So we wished to inflict the same on Karuri and Kurama.
Sao: Yes, and Yusuke's reaction was highly amusing as well– OI! Saor, I said Neko and me were explaining, not you!
Neko: Basically the aim of the entire courting process, frankly, is to tease and get each other as aroused as possible and yet refrain from having sex throughout the entire month.
Saor: (winces) that's putting it... bluntly...
Sao: Exactly, Neko. Because as we all know, kitsune are very passionate creatures, and also have very good instincts. So if you think you've got a life mate, this tests whether you feel strongly enough to control yourself in order to have them in the end.
Neko: More on this and related subjects next time.
Saor: OKAY! Now we know that this was a short chappie–
Sao: they got the first good kiss.
Saor: IT WAS STILL SHORT DAMNIT! (huff huff) but anyhow, this is just a sucky transition chappie. We're up at two on Wednesday again here, people. But there is a three day weekend coming up, so hopefully, we can get what we want to get done in the next chapter, actually done.
Sao: Saor, you're boring.
Neko: Hai. Now, THANKIES TO:
Ugly Kitten: I'm glad you like the trans. scene! I kinda didn't myself, but o well... Yeah, she has red to black tipped ears because her color progression is white blond to strawberry to auburn to dark read to black. And ears are not big enough for all this. Therefore, she has red to black tipped ears so it stands out against the white blond on top of her head. Totally shallow, aesthetic decision made by me. Heh.
sillylittlenothing: No more initialization. That was it. Very simple, it's just an exchange/release of youki to formally begin the courting ritual. The tournament comes in more in the waaaaaay future... Other than that I can't tell you much.
Princess Kandra: I'm honored that you think my writing is good. It makes me feel loved. Yay!
Youko's Daughter Sakaki: O! You know what's even weirder than chocolate chapstick? Dr. Pepper chapstick. I have some. It's kind of ickful. I like chocolate much better! Augh! Rabid cyber chimps! (Steals rachel's ocelots) HAH! I combat you with my friends ocelots and mongooses! Oi... kami damn it! where'd the mongooses go?
flamekurama'sbloodrose: chapter right here.
XxXHellzFireAngelXxX: I'm glad you love it! yay! Sadly I do not have fan art. I cannot draw other artists people that are already drawn, because it never matches and it makes me feel sad (sniffs) All I do is my original art, of my charries. I do a lot of that... Actually, I do too much of that... I ran out of ink in both my inking pens and have gone through two entire sketchbooks of paper since Christmas.
Rachel: good. I don't actually want katie to find this account. It's too much for her innocent mind. I'm glad you all appreciate my staying up until two. My internet is being screwy again... (sighs) And Karuri has spoken french from the BEGINNING. Check chapter one. She spent half her sophomore year in france. Wish I could pick up the language as quickly as she can...