Kanokido Week: Day 7 - AU/Crossover

Yokai in Japan come in all shapes and sizes, some spirits are small and (generally) harmless, like the Tanuki or Mujina. Others could be vicious and even deadly, such as the hulking Oni, the scheming Tengu, and Mallet shaped Nozuchi. Yokai possess a vary breadth of powers; some are able to summon winds sharp enough to slice through metal, while others can take the form of other creatures.

Of all yokai, the Kitsune are some of the most notorious. They are capable of almost any magic, be it casting fire to levitation. Practically everything about the Kitsune is fickle. Their allegiance, mood, even their appearance, all they can change at an instant. Despite their unpredictable motives, Kitsune are viewed quite favourably my most humans and other yokai, their small stature and cute faces (usually their default human form) make them very popular.

And Kano Shuuya was one such Kitsune.

"Tsu~bo~mi! Tsu~bo~mi!" Kano hummed cheerfully as he floated along a rural path, spying the trees, looking expectantly at them, searching for certain someone.

"Tsubomi! You awake?" He tilted his head and left and right, chirping with glee. "Talk to me Tsubomi!" He hovered in circles around a Tsubaki tree, which had recently shed its flowers, as evidenced by a few remaining red petals scattered on the earth. "Come on Tsubomi, talk to me!"

"Shut up, Kano. You're so noisy…" A girl, 16 years old in appearance, appeared from behind the Tsubaki's leaves, Her hair a verdant green, dressed in a Violet Kimono. She yawned, smoothing down some strands of her hair. "What do you want?"

"I came you see you of course!" Kano waved his arms about frantically, landing atop the ground with a pouty expression. "You're in such a bad mood today, Tsubomi-chan..."

"That's because you seem to find it amusing to awaken a fellow spirit in the middle of the night full of energy." Tsubomi growled. "What the hell could be so important?"

Kano placed a finger to his lips and wagged it, grinning sneakily. "Come with me and I'll show you." His fluffy ears twitched as he spoke, brushing it's silky hairs around.

Kido's face dropped in disappointment. Kano was always one to . Contemplating an answer for a while before sighing. "Well since you woke me I may as well…"

"Yay!" Kano grabbed Kido's arm and pulled her along. Kido however, flinched as his hand tightened on her. Kano's mood dropped to a more serious one. "Y-you're hurt?"

"A-ah…" Kido recoiled her hand back, hiding it under her kimono sleeve. "No, it's just a little scratch, a little punk snapped a branch off, it's nothing serious..."

"Rubbish." Kano pulled Kido's arm again, more forcefully this time.

"H-hey Kano what're you-!" Kido choked on her own words as she felt a scorching pain run along her right arm.

Kano rolled Kido's sleeve up, seeing a large burn run along her otherwise smooth skin. "…Who did this to you?"

"I said it's nothing serious…" Kido wrestled her arm back from him, looking down at the ground, she felt her face turn to a shade of crimson in humiliation.

Kano gazed at Kido with a cold look, his eyes slowly falling on the Tsubaki she possessed, seeing a side of it's outer bark was badly charred. "Was it those humans who had come planning to cut down the forest?" He asked Kido, his tone icy cold.

Kido looked into Kano's eyes with fear in her mind. "No, Kano I said it isn't anything-"

"It was wasn't it? I'd played nice on them before, I'll kill them this time." Kano's voice turned shrill and cruel, rapturing along the wind as a deathly echo of rage.

"Shuuya, stop it!" Kido screamed at him with an ear piercing wail. A silence fell between the two of them. Kido composed herself. "It was just a drunkard with a lighter, I dealt with them myself."

Kano gave her a dubious look "…is that the truth?"

"Yes. The only one who lies around here is you." Kido retorted

Kano took a step towards Kido and sniffed the air around her. "There's a faint scent of alcohol…" He turned away from her. "Kido, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have-"

"Don't apologise Shuuya." Kido tapped Kano with a light punch to his back. "You mean well, concerning over me, and I…" She gulped before continuing. "I do appreciate it."

Kano tilted his head back round to face the greenette. "Tsubomi…"

"Anyway, what was the thing you wanted to show me?" Kido changed the subject, hoping to get Kano to revert to his usual state.

"No, we're not going anyway if you're hurt Kido." Kano's tone of voice softened, but his protectiveness remained. "I'll be your guard from any who dare to hurt you."

"I-idoit! I said this is nothing!" Kido waved her burned arm in the air, lowering it down slowly before rubbing it. "Owwie..."

"See? Tsubomi we're not going anywhere until we've gotten that healed!" Kano rolled his sleeves up and rubbed his hands together. "Fortunately I know some healing magic that should be able to speed up your recovery right up!"

"N-no way, what do you think you're doing, stay away!" Kido tried to swat Kano away, whose's face had returned to it's smug, leering expression.

"Come on Tsubomi, let me give it one of my magical massages! Or maybe the kiss of renewal?" Kano teased her craftily, receiving a face full of foot and sandal as a result.

"I said stay away!" Kido scuffled away from Kano and floated into the air in an attempt to escape the foxy boy.

"But Tsubooooommmii~!" Kano flew after her, puckering up playfully as he chased her through the air.

Kitsune were truly fickle creatures, but this one was certainly unwavering in one thing. His love towards a certain stubborn Tsubaki spirit.