A/N: Okay, here's the sequel to the first kitsune fic! I have some good things planned for this, so I hope you'll like it! Also, this takes place about 2 weeks after the end of the first one. It's kinda weird, because as soon as I turned the TV on this morning, there was a fox on Animal Planet. Can you say "inspiration much"? Enjoy~

Disclaimer: I own nothing but the story and the kits.

Kitsune End Of The Beginning

Chapter 1

It's been two weeks since I had impregnated Joshua again, and he was already showing. When the kits had come home the following day, we had explained to them without going into explicit detail that they would be having younger siblings soon. They were ecstatic. Kabu was probably the most enthused we had ever seen him, while Kito and Kasai were running around shouting about how they would be older siblings soon. Sanae had merely given us a sly and knowing grin.

So anyway, it had been two weeks, and since Joshua's energy was depleting him faster due to his pregnancy, I was out hunting with the kits. The children had already mastered their hunting techniques, so they could hunt for themselves now. Not like we would make them, but they enjoyed it.

I had spotted a plump pheasant, and was about to pounce when the breeze suddenly shifted, blowing my scent towards the bird. As soon as it realized it was in danger, I was almost upon it, and it was too late. I killed the bird quickly, and then carried it back to my sons and daughter.

"Help yourselves," I said with a grin, dropping it in front of them.

"Thanks Dad!" Kasai chirped, and began to eat.

"Thank you, Dad," Kabu and Kito added, and started eating as well. I sat down and watched them eat, and then looked at Sanae, who had trotted into the clearing.

"How's Joshua?" I asked him in a soft tone. He had gotten back from checking on my mate, and I wanted to know how the silverette was holding up.

"He's fine," the black fox assured me. I nodded, feeling more relieved. I was worried about Joshua, seeing as he hadn't lost this much energy back when he was first pregnant. I couldn't help but worry about him, though; I love him so much, and besides, he's practically my other half.

"Good to know," I murmured. "I was worried he might be getting lonely."

"Try not to worry so much, Neku," Sanae advised. "It's bad for you."

"Can't really help it," I shrugged. "He's basically my other half."

"No problem, I understand," he nodded. We watched the kits eat, and once they were finished, they sat back, sighing with content.

"That was good, Dad," Kabu told me. "How are you always able to find such big prey?"

"That, Kabu, is a secret," I chuckled, and winked at him. "I'll teach you that when you and your siblings are older. Now, who wants to hunt for your mother?"

"I do!" Kasai squealed. "Can I, Dad? Can I?" She hopped around as she asked.

"All right, you can hunt for something for your mom," I laughed. "As long as it's nothing too big, and if you take your brothers to watch you."

"Awww, Dad! I wanna hunt for Mom all by myself, though!" she protested.

"Kasai, I don't want anything to happen," I said firmly. "Even though I'm sure you'll be safe, I just don't want to risk it." She lowered her head and ears sadly. Placing my tail on her shoulders, I added, "That doesn't mean you're not mature or anything. I would rather be safe than sorry, that's all. How about this: if you catch something really good, you can go hunting with me tomorrow." She looked up at me, her bright blue eyes shining.

"Really?!" she gasped.

"Yes, really," I grinned. "Now, go with your brothers, and they'll help you find something." She nodded eagerly, and then bounded off, Kito and Kabu in tow. "Don't forget to be home before sunset!" I shouted after them, and they waved their tails in acknowledgement. Once they were out of sight, Sanae and I began to head home.

"Hey, Sanae?" I said after a few minutes of silence.

"What's on your mind, Neku?"

"Not much, I was just wondering if you'd be able to watch the kits tomorrow night. I want to have some personal alone time with Josh, and we can't really do that with the kits around."

"My pleasure. I'll take good care of them," he promised.

"I know, you always do," I chuckled. We eventually made our way home, where I shifted back to human form and went straight to the bedroom. Joshua was lying on his side in bed, asleep, his back to me. His ears twitched when he heard me.

"Neku…?" he murmured, rolling over to look at me. I sat on the edge on the bed, near his stomach, kissing him gently. I then kissed his stomach, making him squirm slightly from the sensation. "Neku…don't do that now…" he whined, and I chuckled softly.

"Oh? How about tomorrow night, then?" I said suggestively, and he blushed, staring at me with wide, violet eyes.

"Wait, you mean Sanae's going to watch the kits tomorrow night?" he asked.

"Yeah, I already asked and he said yes, so we have a quiet evening to ourselves tomorrow," I whispered in his fuzzy ear, making him blush harder.

"All right…Thank you," he mumbled, and I kissed him passionately. He kissed back just as passionately, and I felt myself start to grow hard. I broke off with a gasp when Joshua accidentally brushed his knee against my crotch. "Sorry…" he murmured when he realized what had happened.

"It's okay, Joshua," I promised. "It happens. We have some time to let ourselves calm down, seeing as the kits are out hunting, so no biggie."

"Still, I didn't mean to make you…hard," he muttered, embarrassed. I kissed his cheek before straightening up.

"Look, we'll deal with it tomorrow night. As for right now, though, I need to go to the river, and quick, before the kits get back," I said, and started to leave. Pausing, I looked back at my mate. "Unless you want to come with me?"

"Yeah, that sounds good," he nodded, and carefully got up before following me to the river. I was able to cool off and clean myself up while there, and so did Joshua. It felt good to me, so I was certain it felt great for him. Once we were finished, we got home, mercifully arriving before our children and Sanae. No sooner had we sat down in bed, however, before we heard the loud chatter of our kits as they arrived home with Sanae.

"I caught it! I can't believe I caught a rabbit! And it's so big, too!" Kasai's voice rang out. Right as she finished speaking, they came inside, Kasai bearing a wide grin. She raced over to Joshua and showed him her catch. "Mom! Look, I caught a big rabbit for you!"

"That's amazing, Kasai!" he praised. "Thank you so much, it's perfect."

"You're welcome, Mom!" she squealed, and quickly ran over to me and showed it to me, too. "Now we can go hunting together tomorrow, just you and me, right Dad?"

"Of course, Kasai," I smiled down at her. "I wanted to anyway, so we'll go out tomorrow and hunt together."

"Yay!" she cried out, and looked at Kabu and Kito gratefully. "Thanks, Kabu and Kito, for helping me!"

"No problem, sis," Kabu told her, and ruffled her hair playfully.

"Of course, Kasai," Kito grinned. "We know how much you love to hang out with Dad."

"That's true," Sanae chuckled as he leaned against the wall. "She wouldn't stop babbling about how excited she was until she smelled that rabbit."

"Hey! Sanae!" Kasai whined, but the older kitsune merely laughed.

"You know it's true, squirt," he teased her as she pouted. Kabu rolled his eyes at Sanae.

"She did great, and we all know it," he said, and Kito nodded. Joshua cleared his throat as an awkward silence settled over the room.

"As long as she did good and caught something, that's what matters," he pointed out, and the awkwardness melted away, everyone visibly relaxing.

"Anyway, how about we eat?" I suggested, and the atmosphere became calmer when food was mentioned. I prepared our dinner, and we all ate around the fireplace. When we finished, Sanae stood and began to head to the door.

"Sorry, guys, but I better get home before it's too late," he told us, and we all bid him farewell as he left. As soon as the door had shut, Kabu leaned back against the wall where he was sitting, sighing.

"Something on your mind, Kabu?" I asked, looking at him curiously.

"Not much, just kinda irritated," he muttered, furrowing his brows.

"Why's that?" Joshua questioned.

"I'm kinda pissed off that Uncle Sanae poked fun at Kasai," he grumbled. Kasai opened her mouth to speak, but I cut her off.

"He was only teasing, Kabu, you should know that," I said firmly. "He's like that, and has always done that since he met you three."

"I didn't take it personal or nothing, Kabu," Kasai chimed in. "I promise, it was just kidding around!"

"…All right, sis, as long as you're fine with it," he said softly, and she hugged her older brother. Kito was silent throughout the entire exchange, but smiled when his siblings hugged.

"Okay, you three, time for bed," Joshua told them, and carefully got up.

"Awww, but Mom, I don't wanna go to bed! I'm not even tired yet!" Kasai pouted, but yawned when she finished speaking.

"Looks like you are," Kito laughed, and got to his feet, too. "Come on, Kasai, you need to sleep. Otherwise you won't be able to hunt with Dad tomorrow." Kasai immediately looked horrified when she realized Kito was right, so she got up and hurried to her room after hugging us and saying goodnight. The rest of us smiled at each other in amusement before Kabu and Kito went to their room. As soon as the door clicked shut, Joshua and I left to our room for the night, extinguishing the fire as we went.

"So you're going hunting with Kasai tomorrow, huh?" Joshua asked as he curled up on the bed, loosely wrapping his tail over himself.

"Yeah, I promised her," I answered, lying down beside him. Placing my tail over us both, I added, "Besides, she really does like spending quality time with me, and she doesn't get it often."

"True enough," the silverette giggled. He sighed heavily as he got more comfortable in bed. "Goodnight, Neku. I love you."

"G'night, Josh," I replied, kissing him softly and wrapping my arms around him. "Love you, too."

A/N: All right, it's finally finished! Let me know what you think! Also, a quick side note, I forgot to mention that Neku and Joshua expanded their house to have more bedrooms so that Kasai has one and Kabu and Kito share one. Just a quick note. R&R, peeps!