Ryu walked down the street with his gift list in hand. His housemates each made a list of items to get for their various friends, lovers, and whoever else they felt needed a gift. The first one on Ryu's list was Shinx Darkness. He didn't care for the wolf too much, but as his pack and Shinx's pack were intertwined by several mated pairs Ryu felt it was polite to offer a gift. All he really knew about Shinx was that the man had a woman, smoked cigarettes, and drank. Shinx also had a darker side so Ryu figured any vice oriented gift would do.
Bundled up and grumbling from the fact that he needed to wear so much clothing to ward off the cold, the wolf wandered around looking at shops trying to decide what to get the Dark Lord for Christmas. After a little bit of thought he decided to just get something simple. After all wasn't this a holly holiday that probably didn't matter much to Shinx? Spotting his favorite seedy smoke and alcohol shop he briskly made his way for the shop front. He put out his cigarette in the ash tray provided by the door before entering the shop. "Oh Ryu welcome. You out of alcohol or smokes?" The grey eyed shop clerk recognized the dark haired man as he entered.
"No gift shopping. Know what brand Shinx likes?" Ryu asked the clerk who thought for a moment.
"Oh the other red eyed, dark haired, gentleman that smokes a lot. You want a box of cigarettes for him?" The clerk smiled when he remembered the name. Ryu rolled his eyes. Why everyone seemed to mix up his pack with Shinx's pack was becoming a frustration point for him. Between Kouta's random outbursts every time he saw Mix wear similar clothing and Jinx resembling himself he was starting to reflexively growl at the comparisons.
"Yeah bag up a pack of them and a bottle of the blood wine." Ryu directed the clerk to add some of the shop's special wine to his purchase. The clerk studied him for a moment before disappearing to the back to get the wine. Blood wine was the specialty of the shop and got its name from the color as well as how it was made. He figured Shinx would appreciate a wine made by enslaved abandoned students.
"Here you go Ryu." The clerk came back and handed a bag with a carton of cigarettes and a fancy bottle of wine in it. "Shall I charge this to your tab or…"
"No I'll pay for it now." Ryu cut the clerk off and handed his debit card over to the clerk. With purchases in hand he left the shop and looked at his list. Next on his list was Shinx's woman Luna. He knew nothing about Luna, but he had a fun idea for her. Glancing around the street he spotted his next stop.
A few blocks down there was a lovely female police officer putting parking tickets on various cars. Perfect. With a smile on his face and unbuttoning his jacket a little to expose his sculpted chest, he walked up to the officer. "Good afternoon. Would you be able to help me with something?" He didn't flirt with women other than his lover often, but when he needed something he was a pro at seduction.
The officer looked up from her ticket writing and blushed as she met the intense gaze of the man before her. "Um sure what can I help you with sir?" She tore off the ticket and stuck it to the car then put the pad and pen in her pocket. Her eyes didn't miss the seductive bit of muscle displayed for her benefit.
"Well my name is Ryu and I need a police escort for a moment." Ryu smiled and held his hand out to the officer and gave her an appraising look. Even with the cold breeze across his chest he managed to keep from shivering.
"Oh Mr. Ryu, Xiren's student right? I've heard of you. I'm happy to escort you." The officer smiled and looped her arm with him. Times like this were the few moment in life when he liked having a famous teacher. Being polite and portraying the sweet gooeyness that most women seem to desire, he led the officer around the corner and into an ally. Once around the corner the sultry officer threw her arms around his neck and pressed her lips to his. Ryu let the woman press herself to him and kissed her and began to undo the front of her uniform.
When the officer realized what Ryu was doing, she broke the kiss and began to remove the uniform herself. She slowly undid the various buttons and clips holding her clothes and job needs together. As the uniform top and accessories fell to the ground Ryu put an arm around the officer's waist and kissed along her neck. His other hand undid the clasp and zipper holding the skirt on the woman's body.
"Oh my Mr. Ryu should we do this here?" The officer's eyes looked lustfully at the wolf as she pulled away teasingly. With a twinkle in her eyes she began to remove her undergarments. "My it's cold out will you warm me up?"
"Do what? I've got what I need." Ryu smirked at the officer as he quickly gathered her uniform and various job needs before walking off. "Get some more clothes or grab a hot beverage to warm up." Ryu waved over his shoulder as he walked off.
"Wait what…You bastard! Get back here!" The woman watched confused as her uniform was stolen by the man she was just making out with. Ryu ignored the woman and stuffed the uniform into his bag the best he could. He'd get Xiren to check it out and tailor it so it fit Luna better. Two presents down and way too many left to go. Zipping up his jacket to block out the cold he pulled out his list. The next person on his list of gift recipients was Atraiyuu. Another easy gift.
A little bit of a walk downtown brought Ryu to his next stop. He growled a little at the sight of the next shop. Atraiyuu loved stuffed toys and cute things so the wolf stood glaring at the cute shop full of girly things before entering the store front with a sigh. As he opened the door the scent of vanilla assailed his senses and a bouncy rabbit sales clerk came happily up to him.
"Hello are you looking for a present for you teacher?" The typically styled white haired and red eyed rabbit asked him with shining eyes. Ryu couldn't help but feel agitation at the super commonly portrayed person. Xiren would have a cow seeing the cliché. The poor guy was dressed in something frilly and cute and beyond common.
"No for my housemate." Ryu answered the happy rabbit shortly and looked around.
"Your housemate? What does he or she like?" The rabbit persisted.
"He likes this kind of junk obviously." He was getting agitated and he wanted nothing more than to just pick something and leave. A cursory glance around the store revealed a section of plushy wolf toys. Purposefully he strode to the wolf toys and ignoring the rabbit trailing after him he examined the various toys on display. Most of the cute fuzzy toys looked the same to him, but as he looked at the various plush wolves he found a few that weren't stuffed. He looked at them curiously and pulled a black one from the rack. "What is this?" He turned to the ever present rabbit.
"Oh that is an excellent choice. You get to make it into a plush toy. The machine over there stuffs it and you can pick out accessories for it from the racks by the machine." The stereotypical rabbit pointed to a large machine full of stuffing and Ryu decided this was the perfect gift for Atraiyuu. With the unstuffed toy in hand he went over to the machine. Another store clerk stood at the machine. This one a typical black haired red eyed cat with his ears and tail showing. Another agitated look crossed his face before handing the toy to the cat to stuff.
Once the toy was nice and fluffy the rabbit student directed Ryu to the table that put the accessories on. This time a blue eyed blond fox was ready to help him personalize the toy. No wonder he hated the cute things in the world. All of the cute animals out there became stereotypical boys that all of the girls seemed to want to sport.
Ryu looked at the various items and selected items to make the plush toy a perfect stuffed version of Atraiyuu's love interest. Once all of the accessories were on the toy, Ryu held in his hands a black wolf with red eyes, a red halo, a pair of black bat wings, and a gun attached to its paw. Jinx would probably hate the thing, but Atraiyuu was going to love it and probably sleep with it every night. As he walked to the register another item caught his eye.
The next person on his list was Asamaru the rabbit that occasionally drank with him and tried to gain his approval. A pack of cute plush toy miniatures lined up on a display shelf. Each pack contained four animals in assorted colors in them and various sets of clothes to put the stuffed toys in. One had a black wolf, white rabbit, green fox, and purple dog; a perfect representation of the rabbits roommates. Grabbing the pack and taking it along with the stuffed wolf he headed to the counter.
"Thank you for your purchase. Please visit us again." The rabbit smiled and bounced happily as he rang up the purchase and swiped Ryu's card. Finally able to leave the shop the wolf carried his purchases out the door and lit a cigarette. He took a few drags from his addiction before continuing his shopping. Feeling better with the nicotine in his system he looked at his list again. Four down and next on his list was Kouta.
He leaned against the shop window as he thought about Kouta's gift. "What the hell do you get a masochistic dog?" After some thinking and a few drags of his cigarette he remembered something his housemate said. Apparently the shock collar that he loved so much broke during the exploits he had with one of his myriad of lovers. Destination in mind Ryu walked off to the seedier part of town.
After walking for several minutes he spotted the shop he wanted. A shop with black paint on the windows and a neon sign announcing it as a fetish shop for adult play was his goal. Ryu didn't frequent places like this, but his housemate needed many of the things sold within to help satisfy his sexual cravings. Tossing the remainder of his cigarette into the ash tray, he entered the smoky building.
"Welcome. How can I be of service?" A sales clerk with pink hair came up to him. The clerk was a dog student and Ryu began to wonder if all dogs were masochists.
"I'm looking for a shock collar for my housemate." Ryu casually explained his reason for being in the store to the pink haired suggestively dressed store clerk.
"Certainly sir. Is there a specific color or voltage level you are looking for?"
"Whatever is the most painful you have. My housemate likes things very hard core."
"Oh? You must be Ryu and are looking for something for the sexy Kouta are you not?" The clerk looked Ryu over with a smile and a light shone in the man's eyes. Ryu knew this look. The clerk was just another of the many men Kouta spent a night with.
"I am on both accounts." Ryu crossed his arms with his shopping bags hanging from his wrists.
"Then I have the perfect thing. We just got this in. Please follow me." The clerk led him through the store and to a back room. Ryu glanced at the various things in the store and rolled his eyes as the dog led him through a door black painted door. "This is our specialty room. We keep our more extreme items in here." The clerk walked to a metal shelf and pulled down a wooden box. He opened the box and showed the contents to Ryu. "How is this?"
Ryu pulled the collar from the box and saw the leather piece held pointed spikes with wires running through them. Apparently the spikes were meant to be tightened against the flesh on the neck to inflict pain extra to the pain of the electric shock coursing through the points. The outward face of the collar had several metal rings on it and no discernable purpose for them. "What are the rings for?"
"Oh those are to attach chains or leashes too. We sell some if you'd like to purchase those with this. Kouta will have a very fun time with you if you use this on him." The clerk's tone held more suggestion in his tone than Ryu cared for.
"I'm not into men, but I know a few men that will love using this on my housemate. Do you have chains that you can hook into his body and hang him from the celling to go with this?"
"Yes we do." The clerks eyes light up and he led Ryu back to the store front. After gathering the purchases he brought them to the counter and bagged them. Ryu paid for his gift and left the store checking off another gift from his list. Looking at his paper he debated on the next gift to get. Sasori was the next one on the list and he knew next to nothing about the cat student. The only thing he did know about the cat was that he liked to hit women with hammers.
Deciding a collection of hammers was the best gift for the odd cat, Ryu made his way to the hardware store. He had no idea what the best hammer for hitting women was, but he purchased one of every type of hammer the hardware store had plus a nice large tool box to keep the hammers in. With this last purchase in hand Ryu decided shopping for gifts was more of a hassle than he liked. His hands were full and he still didn't have all of his gifts yet. Pulling out his phone he called for the limo. Before he had a chance to explain his predicament to the driver, the driver said he'd head right over for him to deposit his purchases and that he'd make sure they were unseen by the others. Apparently Atraiyuu forgot to mention to them that presents were annoying to lug around and the poor limo driver was going back and forth around town to pick up everyone's purchases.
When the limo arrived the driver got out and took Ryu's purchases to place in a compartment in the partitioned section of the trunk. With a thank you and a wave he let the driver get on his way and he checked the rest of his list for who he needed presents for. The next two on the list were Naiki and Mix. The two men were similar enough that he could get them the same thing and please both of them. They both loved science and each other so all he needed was some type of experiment they could do together.
A smile crossed his lips as he figured out what to get the two crazy men. Once again he lit up a cigarette, pulled his jacket closer around him to ward off the chill, and headed around town until he found a toy sore. He finished his cigarette while looking into the windows for the items he wanted. Spying his goal, he tossed his cigarette butt into the snow and entered the building. This store was busier than the others and Ryu thankfully wasn't assailed by needless store clerks. He purposefully walked to the children's science project section and the perfect gifts.
Shelves of candy makers in the shape of lab equipment stocked the shelves and this was what Ryu was looking for. He examined each of the toys and found several of them that made candy eye balls, brains, hearts, and other body parts. Perfect. The two lovers could sit around and make edible creepy things to feed each other. Gift chosen he pulled several boxes of the equipment from the shelves and brought it to the front counter.
"Did you find everything sir?" The sales clerk asked as he started ringing up his purchases. Ryu nodded and took the large bags from the counter and headed out to finish his shopping.
"Finally almost done with this burden." Ryu mumbled to himself as he checked off his housemate and Mix from his list. The last two were his lover Xiren and his best friend Jinx. He decided to save Xiren for last and focus on something for his friend. Deciding to take a break from his shopping and think about his last two gifts, he headed to one of his favorite bars.
Basking in his reprieve from shopping he sipped his beer as he thought about his best friend. Jinx loved alcohol as much as he did, enjoyed sex way too much, and was a demon. He was also currently dating Atraiyuu by some strange twist of fate. For a while he thought Naiki had given Jinx some potion to seduce the angelic wolf, but as time went on the possibility of a potion waned. Ryu wasn't about to contribute to Jinx corrupting Atraiyuu since Xiren was perfectly clear that Atraiyuu was to remain cute and untainted. What do you get a sexed up hotheaded demon?
With few options left open to him, Ryu pulled out his phone and called Kouta. "Yes Ryu?" Kouta's always seductive voice came through the phone.
"Yo Kouta, any place in town to get something that will make a demon stronger?" Ryu asked the voodoo priest. If anyone knew a place to get demonic stuff it was Kouta.
"Hmmm… oh I know the perfect place." Kouta's seductive voice came through the phone.
"And what type of item will I be looking for?" Ryu asked as he scribbled the address on the back of his receipt.
"You'll know it Ryu. Just pick the item that attracts you the most." Kouta assured Ryu and the conversation ended. With a sigh the wolf finished his beer and left his tip on the counter. His ever cryptic housemate gave him little information to go off of, but he had two gifts left to get so he headed out to the address on the paper.
The shop he was looking for was in an oddly comforting part of town. All of the shop windows were darkened and there was a dangerous aura surrounding the street. Ryu wondered why he'd never bothered to venture into this part of town before. Granted there weren't many shops or people walking around, but the air around the street was relaxing and invigorating at the same time. Spotting the building he wanted he entered a building with boarded windows and a small sign reading open. Inside the shop were various enchanted objects.
Ryu had no idea how he knew these objects were enchanted, but on some instinctual level he knew what many of the objects in the shop did. As he looked around with a contented smile on his face a dark haired man with shining golden eyes approached him. "My we don't get many of your type in here. How may I be of service dark one?"
"My type? Dark one?" Ryu looked at the man confused and realizing that Kouta wasn't the only crazy person that seemed to know more about people than they should.
"Yes demons are rare here, but we are always happy to serve." The golden eyed man bowed to him and Ryu instantly felt sorry for Shinx, Jinx, and Mix if they had to endure this kind of flippant behavior their entire lives.
"Whatever, I'm looking for something. Supposedly I'll know it when I find it." Ryu's sarcasm was clear in his voice, but the store clerk seemed to understand something that he didn't. The clerk moved out of the way to presumably let Ryu browse the store. Paying no further mind to the shop worker the wolf browsed the various items in the store. Most of the items were just baubles with curses and various spells that would do nothing for his friend. Again he had no idea how he knew this stuff, but somewhere in his being he knew what all of this junk was for.
As he moved further through the shop he felt something pull him toward a display case hidden in a dark corner in the back. Moving toward the case he saw something glow on a shelf in the middle of the display. Studying the object he found it to be a set of brass knuckles enchanted with some kind of demonic aura. A smile crossed Ryu's lips as he studied the object. Brass knuckles were perfect for Jinx and he looked around for the clerk. Seeming to sense his needs the clerk quickly appeared. "That." Ryu pointed at the knuckles.
"T-that? I caution you sir those are…" The man trailed off when he saw the glowing glare in Ryu's eyes. "I-I'll just wrap these up for you." He hurriedly pulled on a pair of gloves, opened the case and took out the brass knuckles. Quickly the clerk brought the knuckles to the register and put them in a heavily wrapped box. He rung up the price and Ryu paid for the item and left the store. Last purchase in hand, the wolf headed to his last stop. The only person left on his list of people to get a gift for was his lover Xiren. He and his housemates already decided what gifts they were getting for their fashionista teacher.
Carrying his bags in his hands he made his way to a specialty store that sold unique adult clothing. Since his lover's hobby was fashion it only followed suit that he'd buy her something fashionable. Entering the elegant store front he was immediately greeted by a smartly dressed wolf. "Good day Mr. Ryu. Are you here to deliver something from Miss Xiren?" The clerk recognized Ryu since this was one of the stores that bought some of Xiren's designs.
"I'm Christmas shopping today." Ryu informed the clerk.
"Oh, something for Miss Xiren?" The clerk's eyes lit up and he bowed knowing the man before him would spend any amount of money on his woman.
"Yes, I need a diamond studded bra and pair of underwear for her." Ryu handed a paper to the clerk with Xiren's measurements on them and the clerk bowed as he went to the back vault to find the item Ryu requested. Emerging from the back the clerk held out a glittery set of undergarments to display for his customer. "Hmm…" Ryu looked at it critically at the items and pictured them on his lover. With a smile he nodded. "Good." He handed his card to the clerk who smiled an rang up the purchase.
"Thank you for your purchase Mr. Ryu." The man smiled and bowed as Ryu headed out.
"Don't be too happy. Today is the first day I've actually bought things." He shot a dangerous look to the clerk who gulped and decided the man before him was not someone to push a sale on. Leaving the store he called the limo to pick him up. He was tired of the cold and when the limo arrived he happily put his bags in the trunk and got into the warm car. Lighting a cigarette and popping open a beer he leaned back in the leather seats enjoying the warmth of the limo.