Chapter 3 - Unpredictability

Now, the thought of taking the girl he liked out on a date DID scare him a bit, but Whisper was willing to push passed his fears and worries to be with Anais.

And he was especially thinking he would be brave enough to turn into a his human form and dress up again, as he had a red rose in his hand behind his back, as he was once again walking up the old stone stairs that lead to the top of Mount Wildwood to find Anais…but someone else rather unexpected was waiting there too.

"Hello, Miss Anais! I thought I'd come up here and ask you if-!" Whisper called up with cheer when he reached the top of the stairs, but he paused when he saw who else was there.

There was snazzy-dressed, grown man with short, blonde hair, and sparkling green and yellow eyes with Anais, and he was grinning evilly at a shocked Whisper when Anais' back was turned.

"Oh, hey Will. It's nice to see you again. This is Kyuubi. Kyuubi, this is my friend, Will. Will, this is my new tourist, Kyuubi," Anais introduced with a smile.

"Delighted to meet you, Mister Will," Kyuubi hissed with an evil, toothy grin.

"U-uh…um…yes…i-it's very nice to meet you too…b-but Anais, I actually had something I wanted to ask you…" Whisper once again tried to ask while remembering the rose behind his back…only to be interrupted again.

"Ah, yes! Speaking of questions—Lovely Miss Anais Spirit—would you do me the honor of becoming my date to the dance at Springdale Elementary School?" Kyuubi asked dramatically with an eager smile, as his sparkling eyes stared directly into Anais'.

But Whisper was horrified. With Kyuubi out to get his girl, what would he do now?! But strangely enough, Anais didn't say anything at first

"Aw, Kyuubi, that's so sweet of you to ask, but…I'm afraid I have to say no," Anais finally answered with an awkward smile.

Both Whisper AND Kyuubi were shocked by her reply, but Kyuubi was the most surprised.

"B-but why…?" was all Kyuubi could say.

"Well, first of all, the dance is for Springdale middle-school students only. And second, I honestly don't think I have time to go out."

"Oh, boo-hoo! Sorry, Kyuubi, guess you'll just have to find another date AND another dance, hmm?" Whisper asked with a grin, relieved that Anais refused Kyuubi's offer. And Anais couldn't help but giggle at Whisper's remark.

But Kyuubi was infuriated, and he showed how angry he was when he was literally engulfed in raging flames, and he stormed off without another word, cursing Whisper's name.

Whisper and Anais stared in surprise at how easily upsetting Kyuubi was, and they said nothing for a moment.

"Someone had an unhappy childhood," Whisper pointed out flatly, and he smiled when he got another giggle out of Anais.

"So, what is it you wanted to ask me, Will?" Anais questioned with a smile.

"Oh…u-uh…what I wanted to ask you…right," Whisper stuttered, fearing she would reject him too, "uh…I-I just wanted to ask…how your day was going?!"

"Um…ok…I guess," Anais replied slowly with a cocked brow.

"Um, right…so…with that being said…goodbye!" Whisper exclaimed with fear, and he suddenly sprinted down the stairs, confusing Anais even more…but she was surprised to see the rose Whisper had behind his back on one of the stairs. He must have dropped it.

Anais leaned down and picked the rose up; she smiled at it when she figured it was from Whisper to her. She then looked down the stairs, only to find that Whisper was already gone.

Maybe it was time to tell the truth.

"What do you mean you couldn't ask her?" Nate questioned with surprise after Whisper returned to Nate's house to give the bad news.

"She wasn't alone."

"Who was with her then?" Jibanyan asked with suspicion.

"Some tall and much more handsome man than I named Kyuubi," Whisper sighed sadly.

"Kyuubi?! Where?!" Jibanyan exclaimed with shock, and he suddenly dove under Nate's bed.

"Um…do you Kyuubi, Jibanyan?" Nate acquired slowly.

"Y-yeah…I owe him money," Jibanyan quivered.

"And what's so bad about that?" Whisper questioned.

"Are you kidding me?!" Jibanyan snapped as he suddenly came out from under the bed, and he viciously grabbed hold of the butler Yo-Kai's chest, "you seriously don't knyow who Kyuubi is?! He's big, he's dangerous, and he's ruthless! If you make him mad, you'll be in BIG trouble…like me!"

"Wait, so if you know Kyuubi…" Nate began to wonder aloud.

"Then that means he's a Yo-Kai," Whisper finished with awe.

"Yeah! A VERY powerful Yo-Kai!" Jibanyan added, still while holding onto Whisper.

"Well, looks like you're not the only Yo-Kai chasing Anais, huh Whisper?" Nate jokingly pointed out, but then he brought his chin to his hand to think, "but how are we going to stop him?"

"That's just the problem! You can't!" Jibanyan shouted as he finally let go of Whisper, but then he clad to Nate's shirt and got up in his face, "he destroys ANY threats in his path!"

"Then you better buck up, and ask Anais to be a chaperone with you at the dance soon, Whisper. If Kyuubi really is as dangerous as he sounds, then you can't keep hiding," Nate stated firmly, as he struggled to pull Jibanyan off of him while his claws dug into his shirt.

But how was Whisper going to compete with a powerful Yo-Kai like Kyuubi? The odds were quite unfair…so maybe desperate times DID call for desperate measures. And Whisper knew JUST who to talk to.

"So, you finally decided you needed my help, Romeo?" Baku asked with a smirk.

She had appeared in Nate's room late at night after Nate and Jibanyan were sound asleep when Whisper contacted her.

"Well…unfortunately, yes. Look at me, Baku, a little butler Yo-Kai such as myself could NEVER compete with Kyuubi. I'd have even lost the chance to EVER be with Anais if she hadn't declined Kyuubi's offer…so yes, I need your help."

"Even if it IS cheating, as you referred to it?"

…

"Yes," Whisper admitted in defeat.

"Well, alright then. I'll be right back," Baku chuckled softly.

With that, Baku poofed away in a big purple cloud, and she magically appeared in Anais' house next door.

"What do you dream about, Miss Spirit? Your secret admirer would REALLY like to know—that, and I skipped breakfast," Baku asked quietly while walking around Anais' house, and she soon found her room.

But when Baku crept into the room, she noticed the small lump under the blanket on the bed.

"Wow, Anais sure is little," Baku whispered with surprise, but she was a bit confused as to why she was this small, so she decided to gently pull back the blankets a little.

But what she saw sleeping there, all curled up into a furry little ball, was something she NEVER expected.

What did Baku see? What does it have to do with Anais? What does it mean?! What does it mean?!

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