Chapter 26
Adonis was there bright and early the next day. The baby dragon was within reach, and Suiryu cannot use any of his power to do anything should something… happen. So with that, he lingered about and waited for his time to snag the little dragon. "How dare someone like that possess a divine creature…" he muttered to himself. "The moment we get the little dragon, then we get the necklace, and then I become the greatest divine sorcerer! The moment I obtain the fully-grown dragon, I will have the power to erase the curse users from this world. We will enter a divine age!"
By ten in the morning, they arrived, Suiryu, his girlfriend and the fledgling in hand.
Adonis was smiling a wicked grin, but froze as another appeared behind them. "We will take you to another room to be comfortable if you don't mind, thank you so much for coming on a short notice" Nobara said.
"Wait, who…" he froze as this odd woman suddenly looked to him. She wore a white kimono, a large rim white hat and a veil to cover her face. She took the little dragon for but a moment as the other two got ready. D'angelo appeared in record time.
"Darlings!" he decreed. "Oh, who is this?"
"Our nanny, this is Kitsuna." Suiryu explained.
"Miss Kitsuna, it's an honor and pleasure… are you looking after the baby when I take them for their photo shoot?" he asked curiously.
"Of course," she said gently.
"I do have a request, if we can have tea and some sweets for Miss Kitsuna as she waits." Said Suiryu.
"Yes, yes darling, she can have anything she wants!"
As they walked off, Adonis felt himself freeze in his steps, the nanny is not someone he was familiar with, but his mind was screaming at him to stay away if he wanted to live…
#
"I can't believe you talked me into this…"
"I didn't talk you into nothing, this was YOUR idea remember?"
Most of the time, they were whispering to each other on this odd turn of events. Nobara got her wish on being a model, but this wasn't what she had in mind to say the least! She was showered, pampered and had the full make up done. Even her eye patch was designer! Yet the outfit she was asked to wear wasn't that appealing to her. They gave her a white tube top and a white flowing skirt, yet it was quite revealing. Suiryu was told to wear nothing more than his white pants for the shoot, everything else was out in the open!
"Why am I dressed like this?" she muttered the moment they came out of the dressing room.
He was silent for the moment, unable to say a word, but shook his head. "No idea… you look good, nearly a bride!" he snickered.
She swiftly punched him in the arm!
"Shut up!" she scolded.
Since then, it was time for the photo shoot.
It timed out perfectly with Yuuji's naptime, he was sound asleep throughout the whole thing as they did picture after picture. Then they did the pictures of just Suiryu and Yuuji or Nobara and Yuuji. Suiryu's favorite one was Nobara kissing Yuuji's forehead and Suiryu kissing hers.
But then it came time for the power couple shots. Kitsune was quick to appear as she took Yuuji from them with utmost care. "Thank you my dear, I won't be long with them, these two are naturals!" D'angelo called.
She merely nodded and went into the other room, but from the corner of his eye, Suiryu saw Adonis follow.
'His funeral' he thought.
"Okay my darlings, let's do some power couple shots! Now, Suiryu how would your worship her?" he asked.
He grinned a little, he brought Nobara over to the side of the set where they covered boxes with very fancy dressing and material. There he sat her down as he went on his knee, from there he tenderly grabbed of her foot and teased to kiss it.
"YES! MORE! I WANT MORE!" D'angelo called.
Nobara ate it up as she posed for the camera, Suiryu went along with it as best he could and then it came to the last ones. "Now, I want to do back shots of the two of you, Nobara back to me. Suiryu give me a look that says 'mess with her, and you deal with me' sort of glare."
He smirked and nodded.
Nobara turned her back. Suiryu closed his eyes as he decided on the look he was aiming for. When he was ready he opened his eyes as the camera went, snapping up his look.
"Okay, stop!" D'angelo called. "I need a moment, that look could kill!"
He smirked as Nobara had to do the same thing, but since he was a little taller, Suiryu got on his knees once more and braced her mid section, from there he felt her hands come on to his back, then heard the camera go off.
"Oh God, the two of you have looks that could kill!" he protested. "But I think that's all for today… this is going to be amazing!" he announced. D'angelo left the room rather quickly, so the charade could end now.
Nobara sighed aloud as she shoved Suiryu off. He snickered as he stood up off the ground. But then appeared worried. "I didn't see Adonis leave that room…" he muttered.
Curiosity got the better of him as he went to check. Peering in, he saw Kitsune with Yuuji, but sitting across from them was Adonis with a blank stare on his face. He appeared quite pale as well. He looked to Kitsune and pointed to Adonis oddly.
She merely giggled. "We had a little talk," she simply stated. "Are you done?"
"I just have to change, thanks again…"
"For my young master, anything," she decreed and looked down at him lovingly.
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Earlier
Kitsune waited for them to finish in the other room.
The offerings given to her were top notch! Some of the best cookies and tea she has had in a few months. Yet all the while, her eyes couldn't stop looking at Yuuji. "Young master, you are doing better than you think you are. Just a while longer okay, I can feel you are about to break out of this stage of your growth…" she cooed gently.
Then the door opened.
She peered up for but a moment to see him standing there. "Leo Adonis… it's been a while hasn't it?" she asked.
He closed the door behind him, but his eyes were bored into little Yuuji. "The dragon hatchling, let me take care of it from this moment on," he demanded.
Kitsune merely giggled. "You are quite brave to make such a demand from me…" she said offhandedly, her hand gently brushed back little Yuuji's hair. "Denied," she said.
"You leave a vulnerable dragon in the hands of a curse!" he protested. "That bastard does not deserve to look after such a divine creature!"
She took a sip of her tea as he continued to rant about Suiryu, when he finished, believing he made his points valid, she still refused. "The selection of this was not up to me, but the dragon himself. He chose his guardian, and the first one he picked out of all others was Suiryu Itadori. I will not go against his wishes." She replied, but then paused. "What do you know of this dragon hatchling anyways?"
Adonis sneered. "He was the demon vessel to Sukuna, was he not?" he growled. "Why is such a thing being able to cultivate to become a dragon… why was HE chosen!" he demanded.
Kitsune began to giggle to his outburst. "Jealous are we?" she asked and continued to giggle. "If you knew what this young one has gone through, you would understand his strength is beyond your own understanding…"
"I doubt that," Adonis sneered. "Do you forget that I was CHOSEN too, I have divine protection as well!" he demanded of her.
She merely nodded. "Divine protection is one thing, being able to achieve something like becoming a dragon is another, besides, your protection is merely small, nothing major. You were also chosen by a Griffin… who still bows in the presence of a dragon,"
His anger appeared to be growing. "Then why does a curse that is created from Sukuna have the protection of a dragon?" he demanded.
Kitsune paused, that was something she wanted to know as well! "You would have to ask the dragon. I do not care for Suiryu myself, but that is just my opinion. The dragon that he is protecting must have their reasons for it," she explained.
"The little one should be under MY care!" he said with a sneer. "Screw it, give me the hatchling NOW!" he ordered.
As his hands reached, Kitsune began to emit her power. Adonis froze as he felt himself repelled back by her aura alone! His legs trembled as he was forced to sit down before her. Then he began to feel his own strength drain out from his body. This caught Kitsune off guard since she wasn't the one taking it!
Peering down, she watched the divine energy draw into Yuuji.
"Ah, he is starting to cultivate once more, well done young master…" she cooed.
When he took what he could, Adonis froze, his face drained of color as he stammered. "That… that thing…"
"Drained you dry" she said with a grin. "In fact, I think he is going to start feeding off of the energies soon enough, perhaps this was his test run." She said and gently patted Yuuji's back. He gave a small coo as he settled himself once more. "Well, at least you were good for something," Kitsune said.
Then Suiryu appeared.
With the photos done, they went back to the school. Kitsune held Yuuji all the way but then asked curiously. "So… what will happen now?"
"What do you mean?" Nobara asked.
"Well, if word gets out that you two had a child, does it mean you two should have one? Young master is going to be cultivating for a while, what if they want photos of your 'son' growing up?" she asked.
There came a sly grin over Suiryu. "Well if it has to be done it has to be done…"
Nobara was quick to shove him off to the side. "Ew no!" she protested. "I am not having a kid for the sake of an image!"
"Who said it had to be for an image?" Suiryu asked.
Kitsune rolled her eyes to it all, but decided that perhaps she needs to assist in the matter. She pulled Nobara back a bit and shooed Suiryu to walk ahead. He sneered as he did but didn't go too far.
"What?" Nobara demanded.
There came a sly grin on her face now. Kitsune unfurled her fan as she leaned over and whispered to Nobara. The fan blocked her words from reaching Suiryu's ears. "Why are you wasting such an opportunity?" she whispered. "You have the king of curses… on his knees, bowing before you."
"But he came from…"
"I am more than aware of that, but his actions speak louder than where he originated from." She explained. "I am not one to judge, but he has never veered from you. Despite the women who have thrown themselves before him, he never looked at them the same way he has you. As well consider this… you have been making him feel human,"
She paused to her words. Yuuji suddenly woke up, he peered about but smiled and chirped at Kitsune happily. "Would Sukuna have treated Yuuji with such care? He has gone beyond my own expectation of tending to him, as well as protecting him… what do you think?"
Yuuji suddenly peered about, when he saw Suiryu far away, he began to chirp oddly at him, almost crying out loud. Kitsune sighed as she caught up to him. "Someone wants you," she said with a sigh.
Suiryu nodded and took him back, but paused. "What are you two talking about?" his back was up to the whole thing, he appeared distrusting of Kitsune who merely smiled to him.
"Just girl talk, sometimes a girl needs to talk to another… And it's for your benefit, thank me later" she said. Kitsune turned back to Nobara and nudged her head to rejoin them. She approached with caution as she began to look at Suiryu a little differently.
"It's been hard," she whispered meekly.
"Huh?" Suiryu muttered.
Only to be shoved by Kitsune. "Silence, just listen!" she said in a hushed whisper.
His mouth instantly closed as Nobara spoke. "I am not saying I wasn't interested in you, it's just… in my mind, it's hard to wrap my head around the notion of who you look and sound like…" she confessed.
He appeared stunned to her words, he wanted to speak but was shoved once more by Kitsune to shut the hell up! His mouth closed again as she continued. "Look, I'm sorry I haven't been giving you a chance, I should after everything we have already been through…" she said offhandedly.
This time he turned to Kitsune who gave the nod to speak. "I still struggle with this," he confessed. "I know this isn't an easy face to look at, trust or believe in… I know this voice isn't the best one either. It's just what I was given. I have always wanted to be more like Yuuji, and I try every day to do so. It's not easy for me, let alone know what it means to be human. But, I am learning and slowly understand it better."
Nobara nodded, she peered as Yuuji was smiling towards her and then his eyes shifted up to Suiryu… was he aware to what was going on?
"Is Yuuji listening to us?" she asked offhandedly.
Suiryu peered down, but his eyes were now closed. "Little brat…" he muttered.
"Either way, I think young master is nearing his first step in becoming a dragon." Kitsune announced.
Both Suiryu and Nobara paused. "Wait, really?" they asked.
She nodded. "I noticed his skills are getting better, as well, he has been feeding off of divine energy, he drained Adonis of his!" she paused and then nodded. "He's taking curse energy off of you as we speak," she announced to Suiryu.
He was stunned but not bothered by it. "He can help himself, not like I am using it right now."
"Not to mention you have a ton of it…" Nobara said offhandedly.
