7. Sticky Situation

"Why are you here?" Tomoe asked half heartly, His stomach was turning and he wasn't feeling so up to date with his father coming to the school at such an early hour; but the man just smiled.

"I need you to come home early today. Gwen and Nanami went to the lawyers office and had her husband come, He lost it and Nanami was shooken up a bit." Mikage voice dropped to a whisper and concern ebbed into his words. Tomoe was shoacked at first; but then ticked off with a deep passion.

His fist clenched as he watched his father. Tomoe grabbed his school bag and flung it on his shoulder with a new-found force. He ground his teeth and his tail flicked back and forth, his ears twitching with a fervant anger.

Mikage smiled lightly and patted the teen heads, " Relax, She's okay. Just shaky."

Tomoe looked at him and then at the tile floor of the school building. Why was it that Nanami had to put up with that idiot of a drunkard!? His violet eyes flashed with a sense but he smiled weakly and walked with his father to the car.

The drive home was longer than Tomoe could have imagined. The closer they got the more excited and nervous he got. He hadn't seen Nanami since the last night when their lips touched in a more then friendly kiss.

He had kissed her and he had to admit that biting was involved. He suck down in his seat and looked out the window; watching the scenery pass bye; Rows of Sakura and couples on the rode passed in colorful blurrs as the sky lit with a bright ray of pinks and oranges. It was lovely sight and it had always caled down Tomoe's confusion.

He remembered when Nanami and him were younger. Everytime he was annoyed or irritated; They would go the park and he would run to the sakura.

Flashback

Tomoe: 14

Nanami: 13

"TOMOE WAIT UP!" The girl of a petite height wailed when he took off, full force, towards the gardens in the park. He would have waited for her but he didn't want her to see his eyes.

He was embarrassed..

Mizuki didn't have to tell Nanami that he was starting to notice girls more, It was obvious really. Its not that he liked anyone but he did think Girls could be attractive. It was just embarrassing for him since...

Nanami and him had been friends since they were little. They did everything together and now?

She had to face the reality of him getting older...

The fox swallowed as his legs carried him the the sakura grove at the park. It carried beautiful trees with bright pinks and whites. His eyes grew wide and he heard Nanamis feet pounding towards him quickly.

He gulped and jumped up, grabbing on to one of the sakura branches. He lifted himself up and then sat in one the highest branches; hoping Nanami would pass by and let him sulk.

But fate wasn't a nice thing to him at all.

"Tomoe! " Nanami sounded out with her young, High pitched voice.

He hugged his knees and eyed her as she ran under the tree in which he sat. His tail flicked back and forth and Nanami caught the movement. She went to touch the furry apendage when Tomoe yanked it up and turned red.

"DO NOT TOUCH THAT!" He didn't know why... But.. Now that he was older it was embarrassing to be patted and swooned over, His father said it was puberty and crap like that but..

He just didn't know.

"Tomoe! Come on down, Please?" She whimpered with her wide Brown eyes and the foxes ears flattened.

" NO!" He yelped out and turned his back on her, He was embarrassed. To emabrrassed. So talking to her wasn't a good thing to do right now! Tomoe shivered slightly and watched as the sakura petals danced around him.

This was his santuary. His place of calm and quiet, where no one btohered him.

Tomoe let his leg dangle over the branch, completely unaware that Nanami was still watching him. The sakura petals danced around him and it made him look like the coolest yokai ever, At least in her eyes he was.

She grabbed his leg and the fox jumped, Then he tumbled backwards and Nanami gasped. Her little hands reached out for him as they both crashed into each other in a head banging experience.

"Ow!" Nanami rubbed her head and the fox looked at her,

"Oh! Ah, Sorry Nanami!" Tomoe bit his lip and went to look at her head. There was a bup and Nanami reached up and touched his forehead too. They both looked at each others eyes and didn't breath for what seemed like hours.

Then Nanami smiled brightly and giggled, Closing her eyes to break the stare. Tomoe smiled lightly, Maybe he didn't have to be embarrassed right now, because Nanami knew how he was about girls. She was his Best friend..

Who had an unhealthy obession with his ears.

He paused and took his hand off her head, smiling slightly as he stood up.

"Lets look at the sakura together!" Nanami laughed as she bounced up and rocked on her heels. Tomoe only grunted as they walked, looking at the petals surrounding them.

The fox only nodded slowly as the little girl grabbed his hand and smiled cheerfully. He blinked as their fingers entwined perfectly, The white haired foxes ears twitched but he could only smile...

End Of Flashback

The car stopped and Tomoe snapped out of his daze. He was surprised they were already in front of the big white house that he called home, but he only smiled and opened the car door. He climbed out and walked through the double doors of the house.

When he entered he could smell smoke in the air. His eyes grew wide as his bag fell from his grasp and clattered on the ground. He ran into the kitchen and was welcomed withthe black smoked that burned your eyes and stung your nose.

The fox choked as his ears flattened to his head, He made his way to a window above the sink and opened it. Once the smoke started to think out he saw Nanami staring at the oven in a look of disblief.

"What happened?"

Tomoe narrowed his eyes and scoffed at her, " Your a horrid cook; you know that." He hissed and grabbed whatever she called her black mound and threw in the trash bin. Nanami looked at him with a glare and then stomped her foot childishly,

"I was trying to make Sasamochi!" She growled out and Tomoe paused, His hands faultering at the sink.

He turned to look at her and furruwed his well defined brow, Letting his lips purse up as if he was thinking, " Why?" He muttered.

Nanami sighed, " Mikage said you were coming home early because my dad decided to show up at the meeting drunk; always get you some Sasamochi if you quiet doing whatever your doing to help me. Its your payment." Sh epouted an dhe rolled his eyes.

"We're friends, Payment is not required, What I do is out of... " He paused, " Loyalty."

Nanami sighed, " I still wanted to make some."

Tomoe rolled his eyes and looked at the ingredients; he was surprised she got those right.. He sighed and started to pore a few things, mixing like a professional in the kitchen.

"I'm supposed to make it!" Nanami wailed and flared her arms around like a mad women; She ran towards him but he stoppe dher by placing his hand on her head and stopping her.

"If you want to help, cut the bamboo leaves." He spat out and started to mix again. He handed her a knife and Nanami stared at disponatly. She shrugged her shoulders and started to chop away quickly, completely avoiding the blade as if went up and down.

It was silent until Tomoe spoke, glanced at her with one of his sideway glances. The ones that the girl had grown to find irresistable. For her best friend she knew why girls flocked to him.

"What did he do?"

Nanami paused but then realized he was talking about her father, The blade stopped for a moment when she thought, " He showed up drunk, Then he got mad about the request for a divorce and threw a law book at my head."

Tomoe froze, His mixing spoon stopping in a moment of shock. He ground his teeth, " Did it hit you?"

Nanami shook her head, " Nope! It hit the lawyer though, " She deadpanned, " He got dragge dout by security." She clucked her tongue and Tomoe looked at her confused.

Why was it she was acting like all this was normal? How long did she have to put up with this horrible life? It had to be aweful...

"So, Your mother will divorce soon then?" He looked at her and suddenly her eyes flashed with shock; As if the reality went through her,

"No, Its takes a year." Her blade started to move but she stared at the wall in deep thought.

Tomoe winced and opened his mouth to tell her to pay attention but sadly all he heard was the nasty sound of ripping felsh and Nanami's yelp. He jerke dhis head towards her and sighed when he saw she put a gash in his palm.

His ears flattened and he closed his eyes, giving out an exaperated breath, " Your so hopeless.."

Nanami snarled, " SAYS YOU!"

The fox rolled his eyes and gripped her hand in his, The palm being up while the bottom of her hand pointed towards the ground. He narrowed his eyes and his close distance made Nanami's neck tingle.

Strange...

"You are helpless. " Tomoe ground his teeth and looked at the cut, It was bleeding out and the foxes senses was filled with its irony smell. It was sad to think she was NEVER paying attention; plus she had to deal with an abusive father.

The fox looked around, unable to find a cloth in his distance. He huffed out a breath and looked down at the cut.

"This may sting, Do not move." He growled and Nanami gave him a questioning look. He neared the hand to his mouth and started to run his hot tongue over the cut.

Nanami blinked as her face tinged pink with shock. Tomoe licked again and the girl felt his sharp kanines grazing over the cut, as if he was ferval with what he was doing to her right now.

As he he wanted to keep doing it.

Tomoe pulled away and sighed, " I am a kitsune with healing in my spit, Take that treament or leave it." He pulled away and Nanami nodded.

She didn't know why he was making her feel like this. He was her friend and nothing more, to be truthful it scared her; but then again. Tomoe wasn't acting like that lick meant anything.

The girl held her hand to her heart for a moment and Tomoe arched his brow, " Does it still hurt?"

She blinked but shook her head, "Nope! Perfectly fine!" She laughed calmly, brushing off the situation at hand.

Tomoe handed her the mixing bowl as he started to finish the chopping. The girl swished the spoon in the bowl and accidently let the spoon rocket some liquid across the room.

It landed perfectly in Tomoe's hair.

The fox truned to look at her, He arched his brow and gave her look that said, 'What the crap?'

She smiled sheepishly as he shook his head, making his white hair swish about in a flurry of white and silver. He stared at her blankly and then placed a bamboo loeaf on her nose.

Nanami blinked in shock and he turned back to his work.

The girl giggled and smeared more liquid on his hand. He glanced at her from the side and playfully licked his hand. For some reason his eyes were narrowed and a purr escaped his lips. This made Nanami confused..

His look... It looked, Seductive.

She swallowed as he stopped purring, He had a look on his face that said, 'Try me'

She smirked and threw some batter, it landed on his jacket and his purr turned into a glare. He took his jacket off and let it fall into the floor; then he whiped his fingers in the batter and smeared it on Nanami's cheeks. He did it in a warrior style and she blinked.

He chuckled behind his hand and licked his fingers, again making it look sexy as he did so.

Nanami blinked and put a hand to his cheeks, They burned...

Nope! She was crazy, that was all. Tomoe gave her look of question and she only laughed. Then Mikage walked in to see Tomoe's jacket in the floor, And sweet stuff smeared on Nanami. He blinked and then looked mortified,

"WHAT WERE TWO DOING IN HERE!? He put a hand over his mouth as he looked at Tomoe and muttered, " You guys... Weren't making out right?"

Tomoe's eyes grew wide for a second and Nanami looked at them both confused. The fox flushed and looked at his father like he could kill him.

Mikage winced and whispered, " You guys were huh? Sorry.. I don't like Interrupting."

Thats when Tomoe spewed, " ITS NOT LIKE THAT!" His hair bristled and the room went dark with his evil attitude. Mikage gulped and waved his arms around saying sorry for saying something so embarrassing. ( Even though Nanami had no idea what he said.. Thank goodness. )

Mikage winced as Tomoe scooped his jacket up and shoved it at him, " We're making Sasamochi for dinner."

The god nodded and then smiled, " That sounds great. I'll prepare the table, I brought take-out. We'll have the Sasamochi for desert."

Tomoe nodded as Mikage walked out and Nanami looked at him confused,

"What was that abou-"

"Nothing.." Tomoe hissed with all the venmon he could produce.

Nanami blinked and wiped her face quickly, Then her eyes were caught with Tomoe's twitching ears. She didn't get it. He never really told her why she couldn't touch them, All he said was that it was..

Erotic.

She narrowed her eyes and whimpered. They were so fluffy and they felt like a kittens. They showed Tomoe's personaltiy a lot and she loved that; but... Sometimes Tomoe would get an infection in them and even then she wasn't allowed to pet them to take the pain away.

She wondered why..

She reached forward, her hand shaking. She was determined to feel them fully! The fluff that stuck out and the soft backs of them. Their flexibility.. The way they flicked about and the softness of it. She wanted to run her hands over them.. It was just a pet.

Thats all it was. She wondered why Tomoe's got upset when she touched them, She would ask Kurama. She knew he would tell her; Tomoe wouldn't.. He said it was too personal.

Nanami snuck up behind the fox as he cut the leaves for the desert, completely unaware of her. She reached forward and literally grabbed the ear from behind,

It was forceful and her fingers felt the fluff only for a moment before Tomoe froze up. He had felt her hand grab that one spot and his neck burned with a strong heat. When her finger slipped to the fluff he was finally hit with reality and he yanked his head forward.

"S-STOP IT!" He screamed out in shock, his heart pounding, " Gosh.. Your a pervert Nanami!" His face tinged red, No not pink.. But red. Dark red.

"Whats so perverted!?" She wailed and reached for his ear again.

His face burned and his breath left his lungs. He was backed against the counter, his breathng rugged. She reached out and he opened his mouth to protest. His hair stood on end but before her hands defiled his ears the kitchen door was flung open and Mikage walked in yet agian.

"I set the table and- " He paused for the second time that day and then he looked at Tomoe with an arched brow. The teen was flushed red and Mikage had a feeling Nanami was at it again.

Tomoe looked embarrassed and Mikage scoffed at him for even letting Nanami grab his ear in such a way. ( Again, Not his fault... )

But instead of scolding he smiled, " Lets eat dinner."

Nanami pouted but then seemed to forget her goal, Tomoe was still planted against the counter and he refused to move until Nanami was ten feet away from his head. Mikage chuckled as Tomoe growled and muttered about how His Best Friend was a, 'Pervert.."

"Does she even know what it means to touch your ears?" Mikage asked, arching his brow.

Tomoe adverted his eyes as if to answer his question.

"Ah, I see.. Your to embarrassed to tell her, Huh?"

Tomoe glared at him, " Its to personal.. Geez, Your really annoying."

Mikage laughed and skipped around the kitchen, " But I'm your caring daddy! "

Tomoe glared at him The room going cold with a death defying chill. Yep.. This was not the time to tease the kitsune. Mikage pranced out of the kitchen and Tomoe gripped his now numb ear. He rubbed it and winced.

He was so close to loosing it. She had to stop that! But.. He didn't want to explain why. He didn't want to tell her it was like 'Making out' with him...

He flushed and ran a finger over his ear. A low, unexpected growl came from his throat. He blinked and then swore. Whenever Nanami touched his ears he wanted to moan like an animal...

He winced and grabbed some chopsticks from the main drawer.

Maybe...

Maybe he was the Pervert..