Wishes
Stage 6 – The Encounter
"…It has been a while… Kurasa."
"…Kamui."
Joshua wasn't sure what to think as Neku said only one word in retaliation to the words that had been spoken. At that particular moment, all he could do was stare wordlessly at the… 'man'… standing on the water's surface in the middle of the hot spring as though it was little different from the ground.
He was tall (possibly even taller than Neku), with long, pale bluish-purple hair held up in an old Japanese ponytail on top of his head, with two long locks hanging past his face, secured by ribbons near the tips, with sharp, narrow eyes of a cold, icy blue, and nine powerful fox tails that swayed lightly behind him and two long fox-ears coming from his hair. Like Neku in Kyuubi mode, he had eye shadow around his eyes that made his eyes seem several shades darker, only his was a deep blue instead of black, and he was dressed in a white kimono over a dark purple hakama, and he carried three katanas with him, secured around his waist at his left hip. The last notable fact was the old Japanese pipe currently being held to his mouth, before it was moved and he exhaled a small cloud of smoke.
'This… is Kamui?' Joshua found himself wondering, before the redhead standing before him finally spoke again.
"…Why are you here, Kamui?" Neku demanded icily, his hands flexing slightly as though he was itching to do something.
"Is that not obvious?" questioned the other fox calmly, but there was a cold, deadly undertone to his voice that made Joshua dislike him very much. "It is time for you to come home."
"I'll be the judge of that myself," Neku stated, and one of his tails snapped at the air like a whip. "I don't need you to babysit me, Kamui. I'm over 3.000 years old already. I'm not a kit anymore!"
Kamui didn't answer immediately, opting instead to take a long drag from his pipe and exhaling, before offering a response. "Your mission is already over. It is time to go home."
"I already said that I'll be the judge of that myself," was the reply. "It's not for you to decide whether my mission is done or not."
"…hmph. You say you are no longer a kit, and yet you are still acting as one… Searching for excuses to keep playing a game that's long since ended…"
"Look who's talking; I am not the one acting like an obsessive yandere here!"
At that, Kamui actually choked on a puff of smoke and Joshua couldn't help but giggle. Despite that both Neku and Kamui were powerful daiyoukai, they were actually acting like a pair of squabbling siblings, and, for a moment, this made them seem almost human.
Of course that wasn't meant to last as Kamui cast a glare at Neku. "Last chance, Kurasa; come home with me!"
"My name is Sakuraba Neku," the redhead snarled out furiously, his tails bristling even further, making them seem much thicker than they actually were. "And even if I was coming back, I would never go back with you!"
If possible, Kamui's glare only grew stronger in intensity. And then – without so much as a word of warning – Kamui had disappeared from where he had been mere moments ago, only a slight ripple on the water indicating he had ever been there. Joshua barely had time to blink, before Neku suddenly produced a nine-pronged sword from one of his tails – the same that Neku used against Joshua two months ago – and brought it up, blocking the incoming slice downward from Kamui's katana – who had just as suddenly appeared in midair in front of the redhead, as though he had just teleported.
From his last actual fight with the redheaded Kyuubi almost two months ago, Joshua knew that he was fast… but Kamui was on an entirely different level. Neku was forced to leap back on several occasions and parry the incoming blows from Kamui's blade, and even their nine tails shot out and seemed to dance around them like a mass of razor sharp blades trying to rip the other to shreds.
In less than a minute, Neku had leapt halfway across the spring, with Kamui right behind him, both of them jumping about on the surface of the water without any difficulties. Joshua could only stand there and watch, both unsure of what to do and mesmerized by the almost dance-like fighting the two Kyuubi were using against one another.
If Kamui were to stab forward with his katana, Neku would simply spin out of the way with his arms held to the side of his chest, before countering with a swish of his tails. And whenever Neku would lash out, Kamui would twist his body around in a way that was almost elegant, before he almost speared Neku on the end of his own tails. They moved so fast and so fluent that Joshua had a lot of difficulty following everything that happened.
Until the point where Neku whipped out with one of his tails and a flash of black shot out, colliding head-on with Kamui's face and knocking him back. And the Composer was more than a little surprised when the flash of black slowed down enough for him to make out just what it was.
"…Misaki Shiki?"
The girl standing on the water only two feet away from Neku certainly looked like Neku's first Partner from the Reapers' Game. Well, her normal self, that is, meaning the appearance that she had given up when entering the Game 5 years ago. Black hair with a hint of brown trailed down her back to her shoulders, but instead of some casual clothes, she was wearing a light green kimono, a white Kitsune mask hid her face from view, a small pair of fox ears peeked out from her hair and a long, bushy fox tail swayed a little behind her. And of course, last but not least, Mr. Mew was standing at the ready right beside her.
"…I see you have added more dolls to your collection," Kamui said coldly, making Joshua frown in confusion. "What good will such pathetic copies of humans do you?"
'Dolls? Hmm… I wasn't aware Neku collected anything so childish…'
"Don't you dare look down on us!" Neku snarled out, and even the masked Shiki seemed to be getting angry, even if her actual face wasn't visible. "Nana, show 'im!"
The girl—Nana—didn't object, nor did she hesitate and threw her arm forward, the motion sending Mr. Mew flying right at Kamui. Of course, that was blocked, but the next hit came so fast that it smacked the blue-haired Kyuubi to the cheek, forcing him to stagger before Mr. Mew drilled both claws into his gut, knocking the breath out of him. And as he staggered back, a chain of barbed wire appeared right behind, making him howl as he tripped backwards and fell in the water with a resounding splash.
This sight made Joshua giggle. 'Aahhh. Looks like their "water walk" trick only works when they're standing or walking on it, and not when they fall on it. Hihi.'
Nana was also giggling, even as Kamui climbed back out, spluttering. Once he had caught his breath again, the Kyuubi snarled and stood up straight. "You… are a FOOL, Kurasa! You would betray your very family… for this pathetic Composer?"
Joshua immediately stopped giggling and smirking, and he felt a vein twitch on his forehead. 'Did… did he just call me…?'
"I don't need you lecturing me! And my name is NEKU! Sound plus manipulation! How difficult is that to understand?" Neku roared out furiously.
Kamui glared in equal or even greater fury, the grip on his blade tightening. "Have you already forgotten? Have you forgotten who it was that murdered your family?"
While Joshua stared at the blue-haired Kyuubi in surprise at this piece of information, Neku snarled. "Do you actually think I would forget that? No! But taking out my anger on those who have had no hand in that massacre is both childish and stupid! Just because one Composer would go out of his way to wipe out our kind does NOT mean all of them are the same!"
At those words, Joshua actually dropped his jaw in both horror and shock. Neku's words kept on echoing in his head as he tried to relocate his voice, which seemed to have escaped him at some point. However, before he could find it, he became aware of a deadly snarl rumbling through the air, coming from the blue-haired Kyuubi in question.
Kamui's glare, if anything, had gotten even fiercer than before, to the point where Joshua was sure he could set things ablaze with his glare alone.
"You foolish BRAT!" Kamui practically howled, his tails swaying angrily. "Humans will always be humans! Their first and only interest will always be themselves! No matter how much they claim it to be otherwise!"
And no sooner had he finished those words, or one of his tails lashed out at the air, sending a volley of razor sharp blades flying from the limb - straight for Joshua.
"Shit!" Neku yowled, and Joshua gasped sharply in alarm, moving to dive aside…
But no sooner had he prepared to jump back, or the blades were stopped only a few inches away from him by a pair of fans, the blades rupturing through the material but preventing them from hitting their intended target. Both surprised and relieved, Joshua turned to look at the wielder… or "wielders"… of the fans.
They were a pair of kids of roughly 15, maybe 16 at the most, one of them male and the other female, with deep red hair the color of fire, the girl's hair styled into a bun and the boy's in a small ponytail, dressed in beautiful kimono's, both in silver with black and golden trimming. Like the Shiki-look-alike, they had a pair of fox-ears poking out of their hair, a fox-tail swaying behind them, white Kitsune masks covering their faces from view.
Neither of the two spoke as they beat their fans at the ground, dislodging the blades from the items, which, upon reopening, were once more in one piece. They remained silent as they stood firmly in between Joshua and the two Kyuubi, clearly to prevent something similar from transpiring again.
"That… was a despicably low blow, Kamui!" Neku snarled out. "If you want a fight, pick it with me and leave Joshua out of this!"
Kamui only snorted, a look of contempt on his face tat seemed to be aimed more at Joshua than Neku. "You would choose such a pathetic soul over us? Have you lost your mind? You know the rules that were set for your mission!"
"So what?" Neku said with a small snort of his own. "At least I'm not the one throwing a tantrum because a person I care about wants to do what he wants for once!"
"Kurasa, you–"
"It's Neku! Ne-ku! How many times do I have to say it before you get the point? I'm NOT the same kit I was before, Kamui! Just get the hell out of here! I don't want to see your face here anymore! GET OUT!"
The sheer fury in Neku's voice caused Kamui to backpedal in alarm, a startled look on his face. However, it had gone in the blink of an eye, and Kamui glared. "…you will regret this, brat!" he snarled, before he kicked off from the water – and disappeared.
For a long, breathless moment, no one moved, but, finally, Neku released a long, suffering sigh and held his head, as the trio of fox people relaxed their stances. Neku grumbled something under his breath, before he began to walk back toward Joshua. As he did, though, his tails swayed briefly, and in the next moment, Nana had disappeared. And when Joshua looked carefully, he noticed that the other two were also gone.
But before he could ask about it…
"Get on your knees."
Startled, Joshua looked up to Neku, blinking. "I beg your pardon?"
"On your knees, Yoshiya," Neku snarled out dangerously.
"Okay, okay… sigh… no need to get pushy," Joshua sighed out, though on the inside, he was panicking. He wasn't sure what the Kyuubi had planned, but he had a feeling he wasn't going to like it. Neku never used his real name unless he was royally ticked off, or hot and bothered.
Nevertheless, Joshua got down on his knees, knowing what would happen if he didn't. What happened then, however, wasn't what he had been expecting;
Neku dropped down to his knees as well and slumped forward, his forehead thumping against Joshua's collarbone solidly.
Of course, Joshua gasped in surprise at the motion, and then blinked as his mind caught up to what had happened. "Uh… Neku?"
"Shuddap…" Neku grumbled in annoyance, not even bothering to look up. "Pillows don't talk…"
"…excuse me?"
"Shush…"
Joshua stared for a moment, expecting the fox to do something to surprise him like he sometimes tended to do… but after a few more moments, he realized that Neku's tails had coiled up around them both, and the redhead's breathing was calm and even.
He was asleep…
As that dawned on him, Joshua allowed a small, slightly relieved sigh and smiled absently. "And here you go calling me a piece of work… hihi… you're not so bad yourself…"
Shaking his head, Joshua wrapped one arm around the fox, using his other arm for leverage to scoot back and settle against the sakura tree they had been laying under before. Neku didn't move with him on his own accord, which he had expected. Hence why he'd wrapped his arm around the Kyuubi, so that he could move the Kitsune with him.
Once he had settled comfortably against the tree, Joshua allowed another sigh and looked down to the Kyuubi.
The redhead's face was calm, and he actually looked rather peaceful. Josh had never seen the fox when he was asleep (or had never really watched before), but it was hard to believe that this person resting against him was a fearsome Kyuubi no Kitsune, if the fox ears and nine powerful tails didn't give away immediately. His mouth had opened a little, but he was breathing only through his nose. His eyelids occasionally fluttered, lost in the realm of dreams, and Joshua resisted a chuckled as he realized that Neku's eyelashes were actually pretty long. His facial features were sharp, even more so than they had been when he had been a teen, and Joshua had to wonder how much of that was really his own and how much was actually human. His lips were only one shade darker than his skin, but you could only notice that if you were really close…
Startled, Joshua snapped his head when it dawned to him that he had been steadily inching his face closer to Neku's. Or more accurately; inching their lips closer to each other.
"…I must be out of my mind…" Joshua breathed out, running one of his hands through his hair. "Why was I trying to… well… whatever. Maybe I should get some rest, too…"
Sighing heavily, and just slightly in exasperation, Joshua was able to move Neku until the both lay on their sides beneath the tree. Just as he was about to doze off, however, he almost jumped as a few of Neku's tails flopped down over him. If Joshua didn't know any better, he'd say the had a life of their own.
Chuckling slightly at his own thought Joshua finally just shut his eyes and rested his chin on top of Neku's head, and, slowly, his consciousness slipped away from him again.
"…So much rain…" Jin murmured, almost wistfully as he gazed outside from inside his apartment, twirling his pen between his fingers. His foster parents were asleep, so he had to be extra quiet, but that didn't bother him.
He didn't understand just how he had ended back in Shibuya, living with people he barely even knew, but what did it matter? This was how his life had been for the past ten years anyway; he'd been shipped off to so many foster families over the years, all because they couldn't 'deal' with his 'problem'. And because he'd skipped school so many times in the past, he wasn't really allowed to go anywhere.
Not that that stopped him. He was technically an adult, so even if they wanted to, they couldn't stop him from doing what he wanted.
Moving his bangs aside, Jin went back to his 'homework'. Of course, he didn't care about his grades; he wasn't aiming for anything and he had no one he wanted to impress, so why bother, anyway? Really, all he wanted was to do what he liked.
His pen strayed from the page and he pushed up the books and papers, flipping open a sketchbook and prepared to set his pen down… but he paused.
With a small frown, he stood up and walked to the window, throwing open the curtains all the way and moving to the side so he could look around the corner of his windowsill. Sitting there on the fire escape of the building, was someone who Jin had never seen before, and he knew he would recognize someone like this guy.
He was a young man with curious silvery blonde hair which hung down to his mid-back and was secured at the shoulder blades in a loose ponytail, but he had two shorter locks framing his face that curled over his cheeks, just under his eyes. He was dressed in simple non-brand clothes and was currently struggling with trying to get an umbrella open, and he was failing horribly.
"C'mon you stupid thing… open!" he snarled, and the umbrella obeyed – too well. It opened so far that it was now inside out, courtesy of a sudden gust of wind zipping into it. And, to add insult to injury, the wind was strong enough to blow it out of the man's hands. "Oh…! Can't I get a break already?"
Rolling his eyes, Jin merely shook his head, before undoing the latch and pulling open the window. Leaning forward on the sill, he asked simply: "What are you doing?"
The man yelped and whipped around to face Jin in surprise. "Oh uh… nothing. I was just uh… That is, I…"
Jin waited for a few more moments as the man struggled to come up with a good excuse as to why he was standing outside in the rain on a fire escape in the middle of the night, before he had enough of it and sighed in annoyance. "You're gonna catch a cold out there… get in before you freeze to death," he grumbled, ducking back into his room before he, himself, caught a cold. He left the window open, and moved into the adjoining bathroom to snag a towel.
It wasn't that he really cared, he just wasn't feeling up to having to clean up after a dead body. When the man quickly scampered into the room, closing the window behind him, Jin tossed him the towel, which hit him right in the kisser.
"BWAH!" the man yelped from behind the cloth, before moving it down to look over it and to the brunette. "Was that necessary?"
"Just shut up and dry off… Take a shower if you must, just don't bother me," Jin mumbled in annoyance, returning to his seat to get back to what he was doing.
The man seemed a little confused, but he didn't ask and instead walked toward the bathroom, closing the door behind him as he went. Jin, however, didn't even look up and instead only brought down his pen to the paper of his sketchbook and began to draw.
Half the time, Jin wasn't even thinking about what he drew; he just let his hand go where it wanted to go. Sometimes he would draw things from his childhood nightmares, things that he wanted to forget but couldn't. Most of those involved birds. God, how he hated birds… stupid creatures… He didn't even remember what started his hatred for them, and he really didn't care, honestly.
Jin remained silent as he kept on sketching, even as he heard the shower turn on. Any normal person would've never agreed to let the guy inside, let alone let him use the shower as he pleased, but Jin wasn't normal, and really, he just didn't care.
"Huh… that's pretty cool."
Jin absently looked up. The guy was now leaning on the backrest of is chair, chin almost resting on Jin's head, looking down at the sketches with a towel wound around his hair to prevent any droplets from leaking out. He appeared to be mostly dry, except for his hair, which would explain the towel.
"You're pretty good. Are you studying art?" the man asked.
"…no. I'm not allowed to."
"…not allowed to? Says who?"
"Foster parents… current bunch…" Jin mumbled. "They say it's better if I learn something 'worthwhile'…"
"…Geeeeez… what a waste…" the man murmured, watching as Jin kept sketching. "You got so much talent… You could be a great artist if given the chance."
"…whatever…"
The man blinked a few times, before moving around the chair. "Oh, by the by, I'm Ruka. Thanks for pulling me in here back there."
"…Jin…"
"Pleasure."
The guy—Ruka—barely seemed to mind the lack of response and instead leaned sideways on the desk and watched Jin work. He didn't ask about Jin's foster parents, or why Jin was still living with them for that matter, and that was fine with the brunette. He really didn't want to discuss any of that.
"…You like drawing?"
"…hmhmm…"
"It shows… you really pour all you got into these, huh?"
Jin only finished the bird he had just drawn, its large tribal styled wings, beak and talons looking both gorgeous and dangerous at the same time. Something about it felt off, though; like something was missing…
"Huh… looks like a big ol' leader type, huh? Why not give 'im some lil henchmen?"
At those words, Jin blinked and looked up to Ruka. The blonde, in response, held up his hands as though in defense.
"Just an idea! I mean, it looked a bit… empty, yanno? Would be a lot more epic with some cronies scattered around."
"…"
Jin just looked at Ruka for a long moment, his expression not giving anything away, before finally turning back to his drawing.
"…"
Wordlessly, he started drawing the henchmen Ruka had suggested.
"..iya-san. Yoshiya-san, awaken."
"…mm… hm?"
Joshua wearily blinked his eyes open, a tad annoyed. He had just been enjoying a nice nap, so who was trying to ruin that?
As he became a little more aware, he noticed that, sitting a little to the side, were the two Kitsune who had used their fans to protect him from Kamui's 'assault'. However, the main difference was that they were no longer wearing their masks. They looked much alike, only the girl's eyes and features were rounder, and their eyes were a dark golden color. As with Neku and Kamui, they also had eye shadow (deep black) surrounding their eyes, but they also had a single kanji painted on their forehead. The girl had the kanji for "two", and the boy had the kanji for "three".
"We apologize for waking you…" said the girl.
"…but this is a matter of extreme urgency," finished the boy.
Joshua sighed slightly. "Can't it wait, really? I'm rather tire, so if you'll excuse me…"
"Yoshiya-san, please…"
"…this is important!"
"…could you stop finishing each other's sentences? That's creepy…"
"Our apologies," both said at the same time, in the same tone, while glancing down at the same angle. If there had been any doubt earlier, it was crystal clear now that they were probably twins.
The Composer resisted the urge to sigh again, and settled a bit better to face them properly, taking note of the still sleeping Kitsune laying against him. "Alright, what's so important that it can't wait until I wake up on my own?"
"Before that, perhaps an introduction is in order…" said the girl. "I am Nii Lin."
"And I am San Ren," said the boy. "What we wish to speak with you about, is the situation with Kamui."
"Ah, yes, the 'yandere', as Neku calls him," Joshua quips with a chuckle, and the twins actually look like they were resisting the urge to smile or laugh.
"Yes, him. The matter is, Kamui may have left this place, but there is a great chance that he will seek you out," Lin said, a deep frown on her face that was mirrored by her brother.
"Oh? Is that really such a problem?" Joshua asked with a tilt of his head.
"You do not understand; Kamui is almost 3 centuries older than… Neku-san," Ren said, though he seemed to hesitate on Neku's name for some reason. "The fight today… Kamui was holding himself back so he would not hurt him, but we fear that, if he catches you alone, then he will do no such thing."
"We do not doubt that he will come for you, for he will likely think that if he removes Shibuya, then Neku-san will return home," added Lin.
"…This might be just my 'illogical' thinking, but how is that going to help him?" Joshua asked, trying to hide the fact that Kamui coming after him—after learning that he's even stronger than Neku—actually scares him.
"Your thinking is not illogical, Yoshiya-san," said Ren. "It is Kamui who is the illogical one, but this is merely because he worries too much."
"No matter what, Neku-san will always be the youngest, and this—for Kamui—is enough of a reason to start to worry."
Joshua watched the pair for a moment. They didn't look like they were trying to pull a prank on him, but then again, Joshua didn't know anything about these two. The only thing he knew for certain was that they were close to Neku in one way or another.
"Alright… so, say I believe you, what would you have me do?" he asked after a moment.
"All the advice we can offer you is to ensure that, until Kamui leaves Shibuya behind, you are not left alone," Ren said softly.
"He will be watchful of your every move from now on, hoping for the moment you are alone so that he will have a chance to strike."
"Your best chance to prevent a confrontation is to stay close to anyone you can until he leaves. Of course, this includes your Angel friend at the WildKat cafe."
"…that's it?"
"For now, it is the best we can offer you… though even this option will most likely not last long…"
"You may have noticed already, but Kamui has a powerful hate for humans. He is also very impatient. Eventually, he will lose patience and will attack immediately."
Josh sigh in annoyance, rubbing his temple as he felt a headache coming on. So his only real chance was to avoid Kamui, which was accomplished by staying with someone at all times. But if he did that for too long, Kamui would lose patience and attack anyway. So where did that leave him?
'…hold on…'
"And what if I, say, stuck around Neku all the time?"
At that suggestion, the pair's ears snapped up and they stared at Joshua in surprise, before turning to each other and sharing a look. They seemed to be wordlessly conversing with each other, before they turned their attention back to Joshua.
"That… could work…" said Lin, though she did not sound completely sure of it.
"We… had not considered the option much… since… well, you seem to dislike meeting Neku-san overly much," Ren admitted.
"…Where did you get that idea?" Joshua said before he could stop himself. When the pair looked at him strangely, he realized what he'd said and almost paled in alarm. "H-he's still my Proxy, you know? It's still amusing on occasion to rattle his cage a bit."
The pair frowned slightly, but they didn't question him, for which he was glad. Even in his own mind, the reason he had just given sounded almost like an excuse, and he really didn't want to admit that fact.
"Well… if that is what you wish to do… then do not let us stop you," said Lin.
"We apologize for the inconvenience and we will hope that this situation will be resolved soon," added Ren, after which the pair bowed deeply, their foreheads almost touching the ground.
Well, they were polite at the very least. That was always a plus. However, this still left one of Joshua's questions unanswered.
"One thing, though; exactly who are you two to Neku?"
The pair looked up for a moment, before they looked over to each other once again. They seemed to want to say something, but before they could, Neku gave a small groan and shifted against the Composer. Almost immediately, the pair paled and scampered away, running past them as Neku's tails flailed for a bit as the Kyuubi slowly awoke — and then they were gone.
'So much for getting answers on that…' Joshua thought with a small, annoyed frown, before wiping the look away and smiling down at the awakening redhead. "Morning, dear."
"…nrgh… 's not mornin' yet…" Neku grumbled wearily blinking his eyes open. "'n' Dun call me tha…"
'Wow… he must be really bushed if he's slurring like that.'
Joshua had never seen the Kyuubi grow tired enough for his speech to be slurred, even upon awakening or after a 'busy night' (mostly because Josh tended to be the one to pass out from exhaustion), so this was a very peculiar and rare sight for the Composer of Shibuya. And of course, he wouldn't be Joshua if he didn't play on that.
"Awww. Not enough sleep for you? Need me to tuck you in again?"
"Shuddap…" Neku grumbled, grabbing Joshua's shoulders and pulling himself up so he could properly rest his face against the silverette's shoulder. "You're too noisy…"
"Oh? But didn't you say last time you wanted to hear me scream?"
"…dun tempt me, Josh…"
"Awww… why not?"
"Wanna sleep…" the Kyuubi grumbled, his tails coiling up around them once more. "So shush…"
Joshua merely smirked cheekily, but he shrugged his free shoulder and reached up to rest one of his hands on top of Neku's head, taking careful not to use his whole hand, rather than just his fingers. Last thing he wanted was for Neku to lash out at him again. But thankfully, the fox took this move a whole lot better, and though his ear twitched briefly against the silverette's cheek, he didn't respond. The Composer resisted the urge to sigh in relief, and instead ran his hand lightly through Neku's spiky hair.
It wasn't until he did that he realized he had never really touched Neku's hair like that; his hands were usually bound together or he was clawing at the redhead's shoulders and back. The locks were coarse, which made Joshua wonder if, just maybe, Neku's hair was naturally as spiky as it was, whereas before he would've believed (along with everyone else meeting him) that he was using gel to keep it in place. However, it was also surprisingly soft, and the strands tickled as he moved a small lock between thumb and forefinger.
Unable to help himself, Joshua moved his hand through the redhead's hair in a way that one would pet a cat. Scratching was out of the question, he knew now, so he just ran his hand through the spiky strands. As he did, though, a noise began to reverberate from within Neku's chest, and it took Josh a few seconds to place the sound.
"…Neku, are you actually enjoying this?" Joshua giggled out, running his hand over and over through the Kyuubi's hair.
"…grraaah… sh… shuddap…" Neku managed to get out, clearly trying to stop purring as loudly as he was.
Of course, Joshua allowed a small, evil smile, and decided that now was the perfect time for him to get a little 'payback' on the Kitsune. So instead of stopping, he brought up his other hand as well and began to run both hands through the fox's hair, dragging only his fingerpads across his scalp.
In response, Neku released something that Joshua could almost call a mewl, as his tails began to twitch and sway, his body instinctively moving closer to the Composer's touch. His hands gripped onto Joshua's arms tightly, the Kyuubi's long nails almost ripping both his shirt and his skin. And, as Joshua shifted his leg, he realized that the Kyuubi had another 'small' problem.
"J-Josh… s-stop already…" Neku ground out, his breathing starting to grow heavy and uneven.
Though of course, Joshua did anything but stop. If anything, his smirk only widened and he ran his fingers across the fox's scalp all the way down to his neck, drawing more purrs and mewls from the redhead.
"Why ever should I?" Joshua asked with a giggle. "You seem to be having fun, aren't you?"
"Th-that's not the… point…!" Neku choked out, before he release another keening wail as Joshua began rubbing his leg along the fox's groin. "N-no… ah… hah… J… Joshu… aaah…"
The Composer allowed a small grin, which faltered when Neku instinctively arched forward against Joshua. And since Joshua was currently positioned a little higher than usual, Neku's cock ground hard against his own, which was steadily hardening as well because of the sounds the fox was making. For a brief moment, Joshua actually thought about stopping, but the thought of getting even with Neku wouldn't let him.
So instead, he brought down one of his hands, cupped the Kyuubi's ass and pulled him closer. This time, he got something that was a mix of a howl and mewl, which was mixed together with his own moan as their erections rubbed together through their clothes.
With one hand still running through Neku's hair and the other keeping Neku close by his ass, he murmured softly: "What's the problem, Neku? Normally you wouldn't miss a chance like this… or did Kamui rattle you a little too much?"
"Tha… that ha-has nothing to—aaaahhh! S-stop it…! Y-you don't know what… hah… hah… J-Joshuaaaaah!"
The ashen haired boy allowed a small chuckle, before he had to break it off with a groan. In a way, he should've seen this coming, but he couldn't care much at this point. He was much too focused n what he was doing at that point to think about that. Hell, he didn't even remember why he thought this was a good idea.
"Hah… hah… does… does it matter?" Josh managed to get out. "C'mon… it's no… ngh! No different from any… other time… hah… aaahh… So why're you… holding back?"
"Y-you don't get it! I-I can't—ahhh! N-no…! S-stop…!"
"It's… fine… c'mon… just… let it… ah… let it g-goooohh!"
If Joshua had been paying close attention, he might have noticed the way that Neku was struggling to keep his mouth shut tight, his face still pressed into Joshua's shoulder as his entire body trembled. His lips curled away, baring his sharp fangs even as he kept his jaw locked tight, up until he let out another yowl.
"J-Josh…! D-don't make me… AH!"
"Nrgh… hah… ah… Ne… Neku… oh god…! You… you brought this… on yourself, you… hah… you know?" Joshua choked out. "You… you're the one who… hah hah… got this whole thiiing—! St-started…! So… aaahhh! Wh-why don't you just… hah… ah… enjoy this? Ahn!"
Neku's only response was a loud moan, his uneven breathing forcing his teeth apart to allow him to get the required amount of air in his lungs. And once he had opened his mouth, it was exceedingly difficult getting it shut again. The Kyuubi wailed as his tails flailed almost violently, his hands pulling on the silverette's shirt, pulling it down past his shoulders.
Joshua didn't really notice this until the Kitsune started to nip on the junction between his neck and shoulder, a rumbling purr rolling off his tongue. The Composer was barely able to smirk, his own breathing no longer allowing him to actually say anything with the exception of the endless litany that was Neku's name. When one of Neku's ears twitched against the side of his head, he managed a slow blink, before he, without thinking, moved forward and lightly nipped on the long ear (using only his teeth so as not to get any hair in his mouth).
In response, the redhead gasped sharply, so he did it again, and this time the fox whimpered. The silver-haired boy groaned at the sound, moving his hand through the fox's hair a little roughly, drawing another purr from the Kyuubi that made him whimper.
"Ah… hah…. hah… Ne… Nek-uuuuuh! Oh god… can't… ah… ah… I… I can't…! Aaahh!"
"Hah… hah… so… don't hold—aaah! Back… sh-shiiiit…!"
Joshua wanted to say something, but nothing would come out except for a long, pleasured wail as his release hit him. Neku yowled briefly as his own climax struck him at roughly the same time, before—
"Ah!"
A sharp pain in his shoulder sent a surge of pleasure racing across Joshua's nerves that made it feel as though he just came again. Hell, maybe he did, but the Composer was beyond caring, as Neku's contented purr resounded in his ear and even through him somehow…
His vision grew hazy as he released a breath he hadn't been aware he was holding, before his body went limp against the Kyuubi and his eyes slipped shut. He didn't know just what he was feeling, but it was something he could definitely get used to.
A/N: Right, couple of people to introduce here. Let's go in order;
Kamui = I based him off of the Vocaloid (or "Gackpoid", as the original name is for him) Kamui Gakupo, whose voice has been provided to him by Camui Gackt. For those unfamiliar with him, Gackt does a lot of songs for the Kamen Rider series.
Ruka = Ruka's appearance is mostly based off of Kuja from FF9 (who I still say is the estranged brother of Joshua).
Lin & Ren = The names originate from the Vocaloid twins, Kagamine Rin and Len, but that's as far as that goes.