A/N: Now to continue where I left off on the last chapter! Just an FYI, this is the last chapter. Enjoy~

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

Kitsune End Of The Beginning

Chapter 6

"Neku?"

"Dad, please wake up!"

"Easy, sis. Dad will wake up when he's ready."

Voices were speaking a bit too loudly for my liking, and my ears twitched in response. I recognized the first as Joshua's, the second as Kasai's, and the third as Kito's. I felt a slight shift on my skin, and I realized I was still in fox form for some reason. Groaning, I tried to shift back, but screamed when pain wracked my body as my bones started to shift for the change.

"Whoa, easy, Neku!" Sanae's voice said urgently, and I opened my eyes wide with a gasp, my pupils constricted. My whiskers went straight back against my muzzle, and I struggled to stand. "Neku, don't! You're injured badly, and you need to stay still!"

"Like hell I will," I growled. "I can't stay still, everyone's in trouble!"

"Neku, I'm right here, and so are the kits," Joshua's voice said worriedly, and my eyes flicked over to see my mate standing there, perfectly fine, with the exception of a small bandage on his right arm, where he had been struck by Sho.

"Dad, we're all fine, I promise!" Kasai chimed in.

"We killed them all, Dad," Kabu added.

"Yeah, and you killed Sho yourself," Kito nodded.

"What happened? All I remember is Joshua getting struck by Sho, and then everything went black and red…" I murmured, my tail flicking in annoyance from being forced to lie down.

"You shifted into a more powerful kitsune form and killed Sho," Sanae told me. "Once he was dead, though, you shifted back to your original fox form and collapsed."

"Why can't I shift back without feeling pain?" I asked, feeling a bit panicked.

"Because you broke your left front leg, and since it's still healing, you can't shift back until it's fully healed in a week," Shiki said as she approached with Beat and Rhyme. "You're a very fast healer, but even broken bones will take a little time."

"I don't remember feeling pain at all," I mumbled, lowering my gaze in confusion.

"You wouldn't because of the extreme protectiveness you felt about me," Joshua replied. "Sanae said your devotion of protecting me caused you to become more powerful so you could save me."

"Seriously?" I gaped.

"Yes, and you can always become that more powerful form again, now that you've tapped into that power once, but only when necessary," Sanae explained. "If you use it too often, you'll revert to a feral kitsune."

"I understand," I nodded, wincing at the pain I felt as I jostled my injured limb. I whimpered softly, and then Joshua shifted to his fox form and climbed onto the bed with me.

"Easy, Neku," he chided gently. "I'll lay with you, okay?" Everyone discreetly left us alone, and I placed my good paw gently on his stomach.

"Are the kits okay, Josh?" I asked softly. "I was worried something would happen to them when you got hurt…"

"They're still kicking, but they miss their dad," the silverette giggled. I felt a couple of light thumps on my paw, and I grinned.

"Apparently so," I chuckled, and nuzzled my mate lovingly. I leaned in close and whispered in his ear, "I think they're gonna be twins."

"I agree," he murmured, and I went back to sleep with Joshua by my side.

X*X(2 Weeks Later)X*X

I was now completely better, a little weak on my left arm, but otherwise fine. Joshua's pregnancy was nearly over, and he was due any day now. His stomach was very swollen because of the kits he was about to have, and we all agreed he was having twins this time. It made me want him. Badly. Very badly.

Currently, we were at home, getting ready to eat when Joshua gasped, clutching at his stomach, and fell to his knees.

"Joshua?!" I gasped, and dropped to my knees next to him. "Is it the kits?"

"Y-yes…they're coming…" the silverette stammered. Sanae and Shiki joined me as I carefully lifted him in my arms bridal-style to our bedroom. Rhyme and Beat stayed with the kits out of the bedroom. They had promised to help out when the kits were being born, seeing as it was just Joshua and me last time. To be honest, even though I was pretty calm last time, I was scared shitless underneath. And now, second verse, same as the first. I'm a nervous wreck.

I cautiously placed Joshua on our bed, where he tried to curl into a ball from the pain, but couldn't because of his swollen stomach. Sanae helped get Joshua to lie out on the bed, and Shiki gently spread his legs wide enough so the kits could be born. Meanwhile, I gripped Josh's hand reassuringly, and he squeezed, hard, as another contraction hit him. I pressed my lips to the top of his head between his ears.

"Easy, Josh," I said. "It's gonna be okay."

"That's easy for you to say!" he snapped at me. "You're not the one giving birth! I'm never letting your dick near me again!"

"That's what you said last time," I chuckled, but yelped as his grip tightened painfully.

"Don't test me right now, dear," he growled, and I nodded with a whimper.

"I won't anymore," I mumbled, and he smirked before another contraction hit him, making him cry out painfully.

"Joshua, it's almost time to start pushing," Sanae informed him. "Are you ready?"

"As ready as I'll ever be," Joshua grit out through clenched teeth as yet another contraction rolled through his body.

"That's all we can ask," Shiki nodded. "Now, push!" Josh pushed, giving a low scream as he did. Ten seconds passed, and then he stopped when Shiki told him to. This process repeated itself for a while. About eight more times, in fact. Finally, they could see the head of the first kit. "The first kit is almost here, Joshua! Come on, another good push, and it'll be out!"

Josh pushed hard, nearly breaking my hand in the process, and then we could hear the first kit's crying. Tears formed in my mate's eyes as he heard it wailing, and then Sanae said, "It's a girl." He held her carefully in a pink blanket, and then added, "Let's get the other one out before you hold them." I nodded in agreement, as did Joshua.

The silverette began to push again with Shiki's guidance, and after five more pushes, the other kit was brought into the world. The second kit turned out to be a boy, according to Shiki, and soon after, they handed us each one of our newborn kits. Sanae handed me the girl, and Joshua got the boy.

"They're beautiful, J," he told Josh.

"We'll leave you be, okay?" Shiki added, and they stepped out. Next thing we knew, Kabu, Kito, and Kasai were quietly coming into our bedroom to see their newborn siblings.

"Mom? Are you okay?" Kito asked when they got close.

"Yeah, I'm great," Joshua replied with a warm smile. "Would you like to meet your new brother and sister?"

"Of course," they whispered. Joshua carefully lowered the twin he held, and did I.

"They're so tiny," Kasai breathed.

"What are their names?" Kabu asked.

"We haven't actually named them yet," I said. "We're about to, though."

"What do you want to name her, Neku?" Joshua asked me.

"Rayne," I answered automatically. "I wanted to name our next daughter that after Kasai was born."

"Then I'll name the boy Akai," my mate nodded. I kissed his temple.

"Perfect. Rayne and Akai," I said.

"Welcome to the world, Rayne and Akai," Joshua whispered. I examined them closer, noticing how beautiful they were.

Rayne was a bit smaller than her brother, but she looked like one day she would be a tough cookie. It was just a feeling I had. She resembled me, with fuzzy orange hair that was longer in the front, already forming slight bangs. Her tiny orange ears twitched as she whined softly, and her little fluffy orange tail flicked. She opened her eyes to reveal bluish violet orbs, and I gazed at her in awe. There was more violet than blue in them, but she was beautiful. I then looked at her brother.

Akai was the larger of the two, despite being born second, and resembled his mother more than me. He had fuzzy silver hair that was already longer than normal, with tiny curls here and there. His little silver ears flattened when he heard his sister whine, and he whimpered, too, his small, fluffy silver tail curling. When he opened his eyes, I was greeted by the sight of violet-blue eyes. There was more blue than violet in them, but he was still a handsome little guy.

"They're so beautiful," Josh breathed, gazing at them tiredly. I noticed how tired he looked, and I carefully took Akai out of his arms.

"Sleep," I ordered. "You're exhausted. I'll take care of Rayne and Akai until you wake up." He nodded once, and then curled up on his side, facing us, and went to sleep. I gently kissed his forehead. "I love you."

"Dad? Can I hold one of the twins?" Kabu asked a bit hesitantly. I chucked softly.

"Of course. Would you like to hold your brother, or your sister?" I offered.

"I'll hold Rayne," he said, and I placed his newborn sister in his arms.

"How does it feel?" Kito asked him interestedly.

"Different, but cool," my oldest son answered. "What do you think, Kasai?"

"She's so cute!" she chirped quietly. "I can't wait until she's older so I can play with her!"

"That won't be for a while, Kasai," I told her, smiling softly. "Kito, can you get Shiki and Sanae for me?"

"Sure thing, Dad," he nodded, and went out, his tail swishing happily. Shortly after, the three returned, Beat and Rhyme trailing after them.

"Can we see the twins?" Rhyme asked eagerly. Kabu and I showed her the newborns, and she smiled widely. "They're drop-dead gorgeous."

"Too cute, yo," Beat agreed, grinning.

"Have they been fed yet?" Shiki asked.

"No, Joshua fell asleep before we could. He was exhausted," I replied.

"Then let's feed them," Sanae said. "Shiki and I have some milk from some of their connections, so we'll warm that up and feed it to them."

"What did you name them?" Rhyme wondered.

"The girl is Rayne and the boy is Akai," I said.

"Perfect names, Phones," Sanae smiled. "I'll get the milk."

Later on, after the twins were fed, we put them down for a nap in their crib that Beat and Shiki had built for us in the past week. Everyone had gone to sleep as well, even the kits, and I was the last one awake. I crawled into bed with Joshua, who moved a bit in his slumber.

"Neku…?" he mumbled sleepily. He yawned widely, rolling over to face me. "How are the twins?"

"They're fine, just sleeping right now," I murmured, cuddling up close to him. I wrapped my arms around his waist and pulled him close, kissing his neck softly. I felt the silverette shiver lightly.

"Neku…" he mumbled warningly, looking at me sternly.

"What, I can't love my mate?" I asked teasingly. Joshua blushed lightly before his ears flattened.

"Not yet you can't," he scolded. "I just gave birth, for crying out loud, Neku. It can wait. Besides, I'm still a bit sore from it."

"All right, but you're not getting out of it. I'll give you a week until I fuck you senseless again," I smirked, and he turned bright red.

"Shut up," he muttered. I chuckled and kissed him gently on the lips once, just a chaste kiss, and then tugged him close to me again.

"Go back to sleep, you've earned it," I whispered. "I love you, Joshua."

"I love you, too, Neku," he breathed before going back to sleep.

X*X(1 Week Later)X*X

I kept my word on that one. I had arranged for Sanae, Shiki, Beat, Rhyme, and all of the kits to go out and have a good time. Rhyme offered to stay with the twins at Sanae's home, which helped. The young blonde ookami knew what we were going to do, but said nothing of it, thankfully. It saved Joshua from the embarrassment of being asked.

We hugged the kits and held the twins one last time before they left, and told them to have a good time. They all agreed they would, and then the group was gone.

"We're alone now, Josh," I told him, wrapping my arms around his waist and pulling him close. Smirking, I kissed and nipped gently at his collarbone, causing him to shiver lightly. "You have no idea how much I've been wanting you."

"You're just lucky I'm not in heat right now, Neku" the silverette muttered.

"What, you don't want to try for another kit or two?" I asked teasingly, feigning surprise. I knew he wasn't quite ready to be pregnant a third time, and I didn't blame him. After all, he had just given birth a week ago. Eventually he would be ready, but we'll see. But for now, he'll just have to make do with not having sex during his heats.

"You know the answer to that," Joshua grumbled.

"That I do," I chuckled softly. I tugged him back to the bedroom, where I laid him down on the bed, unbuttoning his shirt.

Joshua already had a few hickies forming on his collarbone from earlier, and I decided to give him a few more marks. He is mine, after all, and besides, his pale skin is like a canvas right now. I nipped, licked, and sucked on random spots on his chest, making him moan. I felt his erection poke against my thigh, and I grinned.

"Hard already, huh?" I teased. Josh huffed and shoved my chest playfully, and then I pulled my shirt off when he stopped.

"You're hard, too, though!" he exclaimed when he looked.

"Yeah, but I can't help myself when I'm around you. You're too hot for your own good," I replied with a wolfish grin. Joshua spluttered and blushed brightly, making me laugh. "It's true!"

"No it's not…" he mumbled, still blushing.

"Just believe me, you are," I insisted, and kissed him passionately. We battled for dominance, our tongues clashing in his mouth, and eventually I won out. Pulling away, my tail waved excitedly, and I quickly yanked off both of our pants. Holding up three fingers to Joshua's lips, I ordered, "Suck." The silverette complied, swirling his tongue around my digits and coating them in a layer of saliva. I felt my face heat up a bit when he moaned softly while sucking, so I pulled my fingers out of his mouth. I then stuck a finger into Josh.

"Ack! Could you please warn me before you do that?!" my mate yelped.

"Too late now," I chuckled darkly, thrusting my finger into him and making him moan. When Joshua ceased his squirming, I slipped in the second and scissored him. As soon as he started moaning louder from my ministrations, I slid in the third and scissored him wider, causing him to whimper from the stretching.

"Gah, Neku, I-I can't take much more," Joshua panted. "Get inside of me now!"

"Eager, huh? All right, I'm going," I said teasingly, and removed my fingers. Josh whined from the loss of sensation, his ears flattening out to the side. I positioned myself at his entrance, pressing against the silverette. "Ready, Josh?" I asked quietly, pressing my lips to his throat. Joshua nodded once, and I began to push into him. I watched his jaw clench and his eyes shut tightly at the feeling, but I wasn't fairing much better. It felt like the silverette was tighter than last time, but he was loosening up.

Once fully sheathed, I paused, waiting to move until I was signaled to do so. Joshua let out his held breath, the sound coming out like a hiss, and then nodded to me. I kissed him hotly before beginning to thrust. He moaned into the kiss as I moved within him, and soon enough, I broke off so I could focus solely on pleasuring my mate. Suddenly, I hit Joshua's prostate, making him howl and cry out.

"H-holy f-fuck, N-Neku!" Josh stuttered, throwing his head back. "Don't stop!"

"Wasn't planning on it," I grunted, and slammed into him again. He moaned loudly, the sounds coming from him increasing in pitch and volume the more I thrust into him. As my release approached, I reached in between us and began to stroke at Joshua's neglected member, making him cry out in pleasure again.

"Neku, I-I'm gonna—" the silverette tried to warn me, but before he finished speaking, he came, screaming from the ecstasy. His cum splashed onto our stomachs, and soon after, I bit down gently on his neck before I came with a groan, thrusting my hot seed into him. Carefully, I pulled out after a moment, and I felt Joshua wince slightly as I did. I gently pulled him close to me, kissing his shoulder affectionately.

"Are you okay?" I asked softly.

"Yeah, I needed that," he sighed happily.

"Good to know," I chuckled, and kissed him lightly on the lips. He blushed lightly before snuggling into my side, wrapping his tail around us. I copied him, and then pulled the blanket over us both. "I love you, Joshua. Now go to sleep."

"I love you, too, Neku," he mumbled tiredly.

"Sleep tight, my love," I whispered, and kissed his forehead lightly before watching him go to sleep. I went to sleep shortly afterwards.

X*X(8 Years Later)X*X

It's been six years since the twins, Rayne and Akai, were born. They had grown since then, as had their older siblings. By now, Kabu, Kito, and Kasai were 16, and were nearly as tall as Joshua and me.

Rayne had grown to be a slightly rebellious and stubborn child, but she was a tough young kit, like I had thought when she was born. Her orange hair had grown to be about shoulder-length, whereas her bangs had grown to cover her left eye. She had a quiet personality, a lot like her oldest brother, and always watched over Akai, even though he was a bit bigger than her. Her violet-blue eyes always held a sense of knowing in them, which was surprising for a kit of her age. While in fox form, she resembled me, but as a slighter, more feminine version. She even had gained her element, which turned out to be fire.

Akai had grown to be a bit outspoken. He listened to us, and tried not to break the rules we had set out for our children. His silver hair had grown out, looking like his mother's, but he often kept it tied back in a low ponytail. Akai didn't worry too much about anything, but he always gets offended when his sister tries to watch out for him. Honestly, it's quite amusing to see how he pouts when Rayne cares for him. While in fox form, he resembled his mother, just a bit smaller. His element is light.

Kasai was now nearly as tall as us, as were her older brothers. Her silver hair was always kept tied back, which she had taught Akai, and he copied his older sister with the look. Kito had grown taller, but not much else had changed about him. Kabu, though, as well as getting taller, had gained some muscle to him.

Shiki and Beat were also expecting pups now, which everyone was happy about. The pinkette was due in a couple of weeks, which was nice. Rhyme was excited as all hell about becoming an aunt, and Joshua and I had been named as godparents in case anything happened. All of the kits considered themselves cousins of the pups that were on the way, which was honestly quite funny, considering they weren't ookamis.

Sanae was doing well, too. He still babysat the kits often, watching over them and just having a good time in general. Sure, he was a little stricter than Joshua and me regarding rules, but they still loved their "uncle", which was what mattered. Things were going well for us, and Joshua and I had decided to wait on having more kits until the first five were moved out in their own cabins. After all, babysitting can only keep them from knowing about their mother and my sex life for so long…

Speaking of which, we had had sex the night before, and I was lying in bed next to Joshua who was still fast asleep. Fortunately, he wasn't in heat, and we had discovered a quick solution to that. I would merely suck him off a couple of days beforehand, and that seemed to do the trick. The silverette hadn't become pregnant yet, and that's what we wanted.

It was getting close to the sun fully rising over the horizon, and I knew the kits would be back any time soon. I sighed slightly, emerging from my thoughts, and gently shook my mate's shoulder.

"Josh, time to wake up," I murmured. "It's almost sunrise."

"Mmm…" he sighed, his eyelids fluttering open and revealing those violet orbs, murky with sleep. Joshua sat up slowly and yawned widely, and I heard his back click as he stretched, my ears twitching at the sound.

"Good morning, love," I greeted, kissing his lips lightly. "Time to get dressed. The kits will be home soon."

"Fine…" he muttered, and smirked before kissing me quickly. "That's for how well you did last night," my mate practically purred.

"Don't tempt me, or I'll be unable to resist doing you again in front of the kits," I warned, flattening my ears. Joshua paled slightly.

"You wouldn't dare," he retorted.

"As long as you don't tease me, then I won't," I told him with a devious grin, and he nodded once in understanding. "That's what I thought."

"Hush, you," he grumbled with a faint blush, shoving me playfully before picking his jeans up off the floor and tugging them on. I got up and loosely wrapped my arms around his waist, resting my chin on his shoulder.

"You know you can't resist me," I breathed into his furry silver ear, and he shivered.

"No, I can't resist you. Now stop, or else we'll end up traumatizing our children," Joshua advised, and I chuckled softly before kissing his temple and pulling away so I could get dressed. I quickly pulled on my shirt and pants before sitting on the bed as he buttoned up his shirt. Right when he finished, both of us looked up as voices approached.

"Well, I could beat you any day, yo!" Beat's voice boasted.

"Doubt it," Rayne's voice scoffed, amused.

"I'm with Rayne on this one, Beat," Rhyme giggled.

"Bwwaaaaahhh! Why'd you say that, yo?!" Beat wailed.

"Because it's true, big brother," she stated. "Rayne's gotten to be a good fighter."

"…Whatever, yo…" the older blonde's voice grumbled. There was a small squeak as Rhyme's hair was ruffled by her brother, and we watched through the window as she swatted his hand away. We smiled at each other, amused, before going outside and greeting our family and friends.

"Hey, guys, how was the night out?" I asked as we approached. Rayne ran over and hugged me first before switching to her mother, and Akai did the same, just vice versa.

"It was fun!" Akai grinned. "Uncle Sanae took us fishing last night, and I caught two!"

"Same here!" Rayne said happily. "They were big ones, too!"

"That's great!" Joshua praised.

"Maybe now you two can come fishing with us now," I chuckled, earning excited cries from the twins.

"Really?" Akai gasped.

"That would be awesome!" Rayne smiled.

"They definitely earned it," Shiki told us.

"Then it's a plan," Josh declared.

"Did you miss us?" Akai asked curiously as his sister blinked her big beautiful eyes at us.

"Of course we did," I assured them. "Did you miss us?"

"Yeah, we missed you a lot," Rayne admitted, toeing the ground shyly. I pulled her into a hug, and she hugged me back, smiling. Rayne and I were very close as a father and daughter, and I loved it. Akai was closer to his mother than me, but as long as we love each other as a family, that's what matters.

"How about we go fish now, then?" Kasai suggested, and the twins cheered.

"Good idea," I heard Kito laugh lightly over his youngest siblings' cheers.

"We can take them out to fish," Kabu suggested, but immediately the pair gaped at him.

"But Kabu! We wanna go with Mom and Dad, too!" Akai whined.

"Yeah, it's not fair if Mom and Dad don't come along with us!" Rayne agreed.

"We weren't going to stay behind, ya know," I pointed out to my youngest kits.

"We'll come with," Joshua assured them.

"Yes!" they cried out eagerly.

We then left to fish, and when we were done, we all decided to do a little bit of combat practice to work off our meals. Beat and I went first while everyone else watched.

"Watch your dad whoop Beat!" I crowed to the kits, and they laughed and cheered me on.

"Don't think so, yo!" the older blonde ookami shouted, and rushed at me in his wolf form. I quickly shifted to fox form and side-stepped, causing Beat to fly past me and smack into a tree from his momentum.

"Ha! I wouldn't try again that if I were you, dumbass!" I laughed. Beat snarled and charged at me again, firing a water blast at me. I countered with a large fireball, and the two attacks collided, turning into steam.

"What the hell?!" the wolf yelped, and I lunged at him, fangs and claws bared. Beat had no time to defend himself as I slammed into him, knocking him to the ground. I swiftly pinned him, positioning my jaws over his throat, and snickered.

"I win," I stated, and Beat growled.

"Dammit…" he grumbled. I let him up before shifting back, and he shifted back, too. "Why are you so good?"

"Because I'm smaller, faster, and more agile," I answered automatically. "That and you're just all brawn, no brain."

"What?!" Beat gasped. "Why'd you say that, yo?!"

"Because it's true," I smirked. "You need to think about your moves more. Learn to think on your feet, and not throw your muscle around."

"Whatever, yo…" the blonde muttered.

"It's okay, Beat," Shiki assured him. "You just need some practice."

"All right, I'll work on it," he grinned, perking up.

"Can I try next?" Akai asked.

"Sure," I nodded.

"I want to try my hand with him," Rayne added eagerly.

"Sounds good," her twin agreed. As the two got into their combat, I sat back with Joshua, my hand over his.

"They've grown so fast," I murmured to him.

"Yeah," he sighed. I looked at him curiously.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing, nothing."

"Liar," I smirked.

"…I want to try and expand the family again," he finally admitted, blushing faintly. My expression turned to one of surprise, and he shook his head. "Never mind…"

"No, I want to, too, Josh," I assured him. "Look, we'll try again next time you're in heat."

"…Thank you," he mumbled, and I kissed his temple softly.

"You're welcome. Now let's watch the twins," I said, and we watched them as they went at it. Eventually, though, my thoughts wandered. I thought about the excitement I saw in Joshua's eyes when he had asked about expanding our family again. The silverette was so eager, and besides, I love him, so I wouldn't deny him that request. But after everything with Sho and Konishi, I know we'll be safe now. There was no way we could be in danger anymore. This was the end of our beginning.

A/N: And that was the final chapter! In case you're wondering, there will be no sequel to this one, sorry. This is the end of my kitsune fics. Also, I hope you enjoyed the lemon! R&R, peeps!