Chapter 2 -Tourist

Whisper had no idea how it happened, but he was alone in the woods of Mount. Wildwood at night…or so he thought he was alone.

As Whisper looked around with perplexing thoughts, he never noticed the slim figure slowly approaching him from behind. But when he finally turned around, he was so surprised to find who was striding up to him.

"Anais?!" Whisper exclaimed with shock when he noticed two very off things about her First off: Anais out here at night too. And second: she only wearing a dark purple bath robe.

"Oh, Whisper, it is simply your dream…" Anais began in a soft voice, as she continued to walk up to Whisper with a sexy sway in her figure eight shape, and then she suddenly grabbed the swirling tip on Whisper's head and jerked his face until it was only inches away from hers, "…to love me, right?"

With that, Anais closed her eyes and puckered her soft lips as she started to slowly pull Whisper closer. But Whisper had no idea what to do, so he just let her pull him closer.

And just when Whisper swore he felt the realistic feeling of Anais' luscious lips, he suddenly woke up. That's right, it was all a dream. And what Whisper thought was the feeling of lips was actually the end of Baku's long snout, as she was standing there with a satisfied smile.

"Ooh, dreams of love taste the sweetest in my opinion," Baku cooed as she suddenly ate Whisper's dream right in front of him, "since I am your friend, lover-boy, I would like to help you too. Would you like me to poke into Anais' dreams to tell you what she likes—or what she feels?"

"As eager as you are, Baku, I'm afraid I'll have to decline your offer. I don't want to cheat at winning Anais' thoughts, I want to earn them, truthfully," Whisper sadly protested, so that he wouldn't wake Nate or Jibanyan.

"Whatever you want, Casanova, but I'll always be standing by if you need me," Baku added slyly as she flashed her sharp teeth in a big smile, and then she suddenly left the room to go feed on even more dreams in town in a cloud of purple dust.

Kyuubi was pacing back and fourth in a dim, rock chamber that was fraught numerous with pools of magma in the floo, but he wasn't pacing with stress or worry. No, he was glowing with major confidence.

Those who know Kyuubi know good and well that he has all the confidence in the world when it comes ladies and charming their pants off—figuratively, not literally, of course.

And he was plotting to win Anais' heart.

"Anais Spirit, your heart SHALL be mine, and NOTHING will get in my way. For if anyone dares try and stop me—I'll burn them with all the fires of the Black Pit," Kyuubi growled to himself as he created a bright red flame in his claws.

But despite his intense determination and great track record with women, Kyuubi was completely unaware of a certain little butler Yo-Kai who had the same goal.

It may be have been a clear, sunny, and lazy Sunday morning, but there would be no loafing around for Whisper, Nate, or Jibanyan because today, the brunette boy and cat Yo-Kai were setting up phase one to their plan to hook Whisper up with Anais.

Now, the fact that they didn't know if Anais could see Yo-Kai, Nate instructed Whisper to transform into his human form after taking the butler Yo-Kai to a clothes store and into the men's section, where human-form Whisper had to pick out suitable yet not-too-fancy attire to meet Anais.

Once Whisper came out of the dressing room with dark grey dress clothes and flats, Nate was scanning him over while Jibanyan was uncontrollably snickering.

"You are so desperate, it's funny!" Jibanyan suddenly burst out laughing when he couldn't hold it in anymore, and Whisper was glaring down at the aggravating little cat Yo-Kai, wishing he'd get run over by another truck.

"Quit it, Jibanyan. Now, listen Whisper; Anais' shift starts work at noon, so you can go up and tell her you're a tourist. And since hardly anyone even goes up there, you should be alone with her," Nate explained.

"You know, saying that I'll be alone with the girl of my dreams doesn't really help," Whisper pointed out dryly.

"Oh, don't by such a wuss-puss. Just go get her, Tiger!" Jibanyan ordered with a grin.

"Easy for you to say; you're a part of the cat family, so you're practically right up there with the tiger."

"You know what's funny? You couldn't identify a Yo-Kai to save your life, and yet you can tell which animal is in which family? That's sad," Nate pointed out with a pitiful smile, infuriating Whisper as steam puffed from his non-existent ears.

"Hey, don't get all huffy, Lover-Boy. You got a date, remember? Nyow, hurry up and get to Mount. Wildwood; it's only ten 'till twelve!" Jibanyan informed while pushing Whisper out of the store.

"You think he'll be ok?" Nate asked after Whisper was out of hearing range.

"Nyo, and that's why I'm gonna follow him."

"Good idea."

Anais was dressed formally while standing at the top of an old stone staircase with overgrown vines, awaiting whoever needed a tour of the mountain.

But despite arriving a few minutes early, no one showed up, and Anais was starting to worry.

"Maybe this wasn't the best career choice," Anais sighed sadly to herself, as she sat down on the top step and rested her head on her arms and knees.

"Um…e-excuse me?" Anais perked her head up to a voice she swore she was familiar with.

"A-a-are you the tour guide for the lovely Mount. Wildwood?" Anais couldn't help but grin; she knew who it was, but she'd keep it a secret for now.

"Why, yes I am, Sir. I'm Anais Spirit. What's your name?" Anais asked as she stood back up.

"My name is Whis-I mean…"

"What's your name?" Anais urged, causing (human form)Whisper to blush.

"I-it's…William…b-but you can just call me 'Will'," Whisper stuttered, but then sighed with relief when he figured he came up with a good enough lie.

"Hmm…well, it's certainly nice to meet you, Will. And if you're the only one looking for a nice, educational stroll up here on the mountain, then I suppose we should start the tour, right?"

With that, Whisper nervously nodded at his crush, and Anais kindly started leading him through the beautiful forests of the mountain…but she was saving a certain special place for last all.

But Whisper enjoyed the entirety of the tour anyway.

"Now, our last stop is this special tree," Anais explained with joy, but then she suddenly pulled Whisper close to her by his shirt collar, "there is a rumor that very, very few have heard; it's that there was an old machine in which evil creatures called Yo-Kai were locked away in—but there was one Yo-Kai that was innocent, and was accidentally locked away for about two-hundred years. Crazy, right? Ever heard of that story, Will?"

"O-oh, uh, well…v-very interesting story, I must say…but no, I've never heard of it," Whisper lied sheepishly, but Anais continued to grin.

"Well, did you enjoy the tour?" Anais questioned with more of a happy smile then a sly grin.

"But of course…you are a wonderful guide, after all."

"What was that last part?"

"NOTHING! …I-I'll…just be going now…have a nice day, Beautiful-I mean, Miss!" Whisper continuously stammered, and then suddenly darted off out of embarrassment, but Anais giggled at him.

"When will he tell me the truth?"

Meanwhile, Whisper had ditched the clothes he was wearing and poofed back to his ghostly Yo-Kai form, as he went to hide off in a tree, huffing after traveling a great distance to get away.

But just when Whisper thought he was alone, something suddenly pounced on him and knocked him out of the tree.

"What are you doing here?! Go get her!" Jibanyan shouted.

"You know, you didn't have to knock me out of the tree to get my attention," Whisper grimly pointed out.

"Maybe nyot, but you deserved it for being such a scaredy-cat."

"Oh, you wouldn't understand, you're just a little kitten."

Whisper soon regretted saying that when the cat Yo-Kai suddenly scratched the side of his face.

"Don't call me a kitten! I was a full grown tom cat when I became a Yo-Kai!"

Later that day, Whisper and Jibanyan headed back to Nate's room to give him the details about the date.

"I thought it went swimmingly," Whisper replied, leaving out some minor yet important details.

"He was doing well the whole time until the end of the tour when he suddenly lost it and started getting flustered; he even called her 'beautiful' by accident," Jibanyan flatly explained, making Whisper blush and glare at him.

"Hmm…I know just the thing! There's going to be a middle school dance at my school in about a week," Nate pointed out with a smile.

"And just how would that help me get Anais' attention?" Whisper questioned with a cocked brow.

"Tomorrow, when her shift ends, you can ask her to accompany you as a party chaperon; that'll give you time to get to know her better and vice versa."

"But this time, we'll have to get you a tux, and nyot just some dress clothes," Jibanyan added.

"Do you really think she'll want to go with me after I humiliated myself right in front of her?" Whisper asked in disbelief.

"Of course she would; just don't be so doubtful, ok? What's the worse that could happen? But until the dance, I think you should maybe take Anais out on a date or two," Nate suggested.

"A…d-date…?" Whisper whimpered.

"That's it, you're doomed," Jibanyan admitted, making Whisper whimper with even more fear.

"Not helping, Jibanyan," Nate grunted.

But as the boys were talking to help motivate and reassure the butler Yo-Kai, a certain fire fox Yo-Kai was watching secretly from outside Nate's bedroom window…and he was not amused with what he heard.

"If that ignorant little Yo-Kai DARES even try to steal MY girl with the last heart I need—I'll make sure of it that he burns in my hottest flames."

Yes, Baku may be an important part to the plot. You're welcome, Baku fans.

But now, we have two boys who want the same heart. Who will win?

Until the next chapter, I'm TRikiD, bye-bye!