11. My Hands Burn

Tomoe froze up; his eyes growing wide with shock. He should have known that this wouldn't stay a secret, especially not with Nanami! She knew everything about him and she also couldn't keep a secret if her life depended on it.

Kurama was clenching his fist and had wide eyes; ready to hear the details of the situation. Mizuki had brought jello from lunch but it was hanging out his mouth. He looked curious but Tomoe knew he wasn't as innocent than he could be.

Kurama grabbed Tomoe's arm and sat him down, The fox blinked as his ears flattened. A low grow came out of his mouth as Mizuki tapped his foot.

"Tell us! What was it like? We heard that Nanami licked you!"

Tomoe sucked in his breath and started to stand; sadly Kurama sat him back done. Mizuki shook his finger back and forth, " You have to answer the question!"

The fox snarled, his eyes turning evil. He was not going to explain himself to them. Him and Nanami were just friends; The kiss they shared was just because of a weak moment and Nanami only licked his ear because she wanted it to feel better. His friends were always saying things like this.

Nanami was just trying to make up to him what he had done for her; even though he didn't ask for it.

The teen rolled his eyes, " It wasn't anything really.." He paused knowing that was alie. He never let ANYONE touch his ears and now Nanami had licked them? He was loosing his touch.

Kurama scoffed at him and shook his head, " She-Licked-Your-Ear; and then there's a bite mark. It had to be heated!"

Tomoe paused, He remembered back to the night before and the way it felt to have Nanami touch his ears; his face twitched into a funny look and colored pink. The fox looked down at the ground, finding an interesting pebble.

Mizuki gasped, " Y-You... Your.. You, Red, Now... What!?"

The kitsune looked at him confused and then shook his head back and forth quickly, " Shut up Idiot." He growled and started to walk back towards the school. Hi shead was pounding harshly.. It was good they only knew about his ears and not about the kiss..

That they shared in his room.

Tomeo shuddered and fixed his school bag before it slipped to the ground.

Kurama clucked his tongue, " You need to tell her why she can't do that. You can't act like she didn't do that. Its like kissing , Tomoe."

The fox stopped and looked at the tengu, He didn't want to tell Nanami that. Especially after she licked one of them.

"She only did it because she thought it would take some of my pain away." Tomoe mumbled, his back turned on them.

Mizuki started to laugh and Kurama choked on some spit, " Um.. Yeah, Sure. She's a human, she doesn't have that power. I bet it made your heart beat hurt, huh?"

Tomoe glared at him; Pain flashed through his eyes and Kurama stopped. He cocked his head to the side and Tomoe swallowed. He wasn't going to show anyone his emotions; not now. Nanami was his friend, Case closed.

And as for the Heart beat? Any teenage fox yokai at his age would feel it because of hormones. It wasn't.. That important.

The tengu sighed, ' So, Nanami stole your first ear kiss.. I guess that's what you call it. " He smiled, trying to be encouraging, " A least no one stole your first Kiss, Kiss."

Tomoe tensed and turned towards the school, his hear pounding..

'Nope, I gave that one away, ' Tomoe thought to himself and then sighed. He should not be acting this way.

Kurama furrowed his brow," Right?"

Tomoe glared at him and looked back at the school, " I'm going home. My head is hurting and my studies are over welming." He sighed out and started to walk back to the school when he was stopped by One of Kurama's teasing questions.

"How did you react to the way Nanami licked your ears?"

Tomoe growled and opened his mouth to scream when Nanami skipped out, in a carefree way.

"He made a lot of weird sounds! They sounded like moans or gasps of pain! I hope I didn't make it worse on him.." She giggled innocently. She really had no idea why he sounded like that.. She was like a little girl with a heart of gold.

Kurama put over his mouth and Mizuki gasped out,

"TOMOE-KUN IS VULGAR!"

Tomoe's eyes grew wide as he started to stomp away. Nanami stopped him and smiled cheerfully, " Lets go home together, Neh?" She smiled and Tomoe shook his head.

"I'm going home early today."

Nanami looked at him and suddenly placed a hand on his forehead. Mizuki nearly killed over in the back ground and Kurama gasped at the conduct.

Tomoe blinked and then glared at them ticked off.

"Your warm.." Nanami pouted and Tomoe rolled his eyes.

"Your point?"

"Did you get your dads cold?"

Tomoe shrugged his shoulders and then sighed, He wasn't feverish if that's what she was saying. He didn't get sick as much as humans did. In fact he felt perfectly fine.

He turned again and then froze. There was a teacher standing there, tapping her foot t the four teens. They all swallowed quickly and she arched a brow.

Why did they hate this teacher you ask? She hated demons and Yokai; and she hated that Nanami hung out with them. Tomoe had to deal with this all to well.

The teacher was an old school one, Which meant she punished the yokai for being late; in a pretty painful way. She was on of those teachers that applied a ruler to the teens hands.

There was a HUGE problem with this though. Tomoe had fox-fire in his hands...

Which meant if he got hit the wrong way.. He could easily bleed or get burnt by his own power. He had told the teacher this but she still hit him harder than the rest of the teens.

"M-Mrs. Haku.." The teens throats went dry as she tapped her foot.

"Nanami, Class now."

The girl looked at her with wide eyes, " B-but."

"Now." The teacher said over her thick rimmed glasses. Tomoe swallowed. She always hit him the hardest... Because she knew it hurt him the most. Once she did it in front of the class; Sadly it only earned Tomoe more fan-girls because they said he was the bad-boy type.

Which was a lie.

Nanami hung her head and looked at Tomoe with an apology. Then she took off down back into the school.

"You three, My office. Now." She mouthed out harshly and Tomoe swallowed. He hoped it was just detention; come to think of it.. It shouldn't have applied to him since he was going to check out of school early anyway.

But of course he couldn't say that to Mrs. Haku. He would just get on her bad side even more..

Tomoe swallowed and shuddered when they all entered Mrs. Haku's office. It was cold, Just like her.

"Why were you three late?"

Kurama, Mizuki and Tomoe looked at her blankly. They blinked and she hit the desk with a harsh hand.

"Answer me, Demons."

Kurama swallowed, Being the oldest of the group at the age of eighteen going on nineteen, he should have been the one to talk. Sadly Tomoe spoke up first.

"We were talking and lost tract of time. I'm going home early anyway; I have medical-"

Mrs. Haku held up her hand and Tomoe snapped his mouth shut, He blinked and the woman sent him a death glare.

"Your brave, Demon. You shouldn't be leaving school at all."

Kurama cleared his throat, " He had too, His-"

She glared at him and he shut his mouth quickly, Mizuki started to cry and Tomoe felt himself fidget in his seat. He had a bad feeling; Plus it was getting late and his head was making the room swirl.

"Mrs. Haku? I have to le-"

"YOUR NOT GOING ANYWHERE!" She hissed and opened a drawer. She pulled out a ruler and Tomoe grimaced. He knew it..

"You all have nerve to talk back to me!" She sat out and then glared at Tomoe, " But You.. You just like being hero huh? And leaving school? Teachers tell you when you can go home; not yourself!"

Tomoe glared at her, Anger building up. Kurama sent him a look that said don't you dare but the fox stood up, " I have my fathers consent, and The school boards. Now if you excuse me. : He growled out and started to go out the door.

The teacher looked at him enraged and grabbed his arm, twisting it painfully. He couldv'e pulled it away with ease but he knew she would call it assault.

Kurama winced and stood up, " As oldest of this group I advise you let go. Mizuki's mom is the principal and My agent knows a great lawyer."

She laughed bitterly, " Sit down Or I'll fail you!"

The Tengu blinked and Mizuki started to wail. This was like a flashback of when they were younger; just a little worse.

Mrs. Haku raised up her ruler and Tomoe's wince filled the air. It turned into a loud hiss as she hit him again and again. The teen bit his lip, trying not to whimper.

He felt his hands throb from he burns he was getting and bloody streaked the side of the wooden ruler. She hit him again just out of anger and Tomoe reached his level.

He yelped out and drew his hands back, Stratching his own skin in the process. Blood trinkled on his white school uniform, The teacher smirked.

"You can go home now, Mr. Mikage."

Tomoe choked and tried to breath out. He walked out the door along with Kurama and Mizuki. Thats when the fox ran to the bathroom and started to run water over the burns and cuts. It stung like crazy..

Mizuki came in behind him and handed him some towels while Kurama stormed in.

"Why does she target you?" He clenched his fists and Tomoe started to lick his hands; hoping the pain would go away. His fox-fire was beating harshly on his skin and he yelped out again.

Kurama sighed, " We'll sign you out. Come on Mizuki."

The snake nodded and they made their way out the bathroom. Tomoe held some paper towels to his hands. Kurama signed the release form and even signed Nanami out as well.

The front desk clerk called for the girl. Nanami was soon seen running down the halls; but when she saw Tomoe's hands she slowly and gasped.

She was used to this, but she never had seen so much blood from his hands alone. His fox-fire had an opposite affect on his body if he was hit in the wrong way. Mrs. Haku had found this out in second grade and had been torturing the fox and his demon friends ever since.

"Tomoe?"

He looked at her blankly and then flicked her in the forehead, " To slow, Lets go now."

She nodded, not questioning him. Nanami looked at Kurama who sighed as the fox walked out the door ahead of them.

"Watch his hands, They might bruise this time."

She nodded and ran out the door without a goodbye.

He might bruise? She had bruises; all over her body in fact.. She didn't want Tomoe to have bruises! He used his hands a lot. He used them to clean, to cook, to read.. What would he do? He helped her! So she would help him!

He was her best Friend..

"TOMOE!"

The fox froze and turned to look at her, not expecting to be nearly tackled in a hug. The girl hugged him and whimpered. She looked a him and smiled slightly.

"When we get home, lets help your hands! I'm sure you have something there that can help!" She beamed and Tomoe rolled his eyes. He had been through this before, There was no worry in it.. but this was Nanami, and she worried all the time.

Thats when she grabbe dhis hand and he blinked. She peeled the paper towel away And Tomoe yelped out. She blinekd and looked at him and then at his red skin.

She ran her fingers over a cut and Tomoe grimaced, his head turned as he tried to fought of the pain..

"This needs to be checked.." Nanami muttered.

Tomoe glared at her, " Your weird...Blockhead."

The girl laughed at his teasing gesture and playfully slapped his shoulder. He smirked for a moment and then looked ahead. Nanami was still holding his hand but when he tried to jerk it away Nanami shook her head and brought it to her mouth.

The foxes fur bristled because..

1. He thought she was being stupid and a bit out of character,

2. Kurama and Mizuki were leaving the building early too and were watching the whole scene with their mouths hanging open. Also their spirits were in the balance of life and death..

Nanami smelled his hand and then gagged, " There's a lot of blood.. It smells like iron." She sighed and grabbed a tissue out of her school bag. She then wrapped his hand in it and smiled.

She reached out and patted Tomoe's head, almost touching his ears ( Because she's so tempted.. T-T I know I am..) The fox froze, his face turning red.

"N-NANAMI!" He squeaked and the girl looked at him confused. She took her hand away and he looked away from her quickly. She needed to stop that!

Of course Kurama and Mizuki saw all this and then smirked at each other; They looked at each other and then started running towards the fox and his best friend.

"LETS GO TO YOUR HOUSE FOR DINNER!" They both yelled making Tomoe snarl his lip evilly..

I wanted Tomoe and The gang of boys to be close like brothers, even though they get on each others nerves. Kurama, I decided, Would be the oldest in the group. Mostly because he's more accomplished in the world and seems to understand it better then Tomoe and Mizuki combined. Jiro is his brother but that comes later on. Kurama will be known to take up for the younger boys because he sees them as his younger friends, and he as their senior.

Tomoe is the second oldest, He's 18 and is the quiet one. Sadly this makes him the best target for teasing and prodding; But.. Quiet people are also shy when it comes to certain things. Tomoe is the only one that has a birth father in this book. ( For the threes boys that is.. ), He was never good at making friend because of his fox features. Nanami came along in a hard time in his life and seemed to heal it in time. Tomoe is now trying to help Nanami with her hard time because of her abusive father. Other than that?

Tomoe's Afraid of failure and getting to involved with people around him. He thinks it leads to too many problems so he stays away. He's never had a crush on anyone because of this mindset. The fox closes himself up a lot to the thoughts of , "like' and ' I have a crush on you, ' He finds it childish.

His weakness? His ears, If they are touched by his the opposite sex, ( A.K.A. Nanami ) He can't control his emotions. Its like, 'Making Out'' ( Kissing Passionatly ) In his animal form.. This leads and issues to comedy and embarrassing moments on his part.. And of Cousre he gets teased without mercy from his Friends, ( Almost Brothers ) Mizuki and Kurama.

Mizuki is the youngest but he was adopted into a high standing family. He may seem innocent but in no way is he this way. His mother in the principal of the school but is as sweet as her adoptive son. The snake yokai sees Tomoe as.. Unfair. Because he's older and has more experience in things. ( Other than the First Kiss thing. Mizuki had his before the fox.. ) He also respects Tomoe because of the foxes harsh past. He's surprised That Tomoe could cope with all the pain even though he's only 18. in other words? He sees Tomoe as a big brother.

That was Character Bios for this story.. For the main boys that is. I hope you understand them a bit more. They all have different Personality's from each other; making them unique. I wish I owned Kamisama Kiss, But .. I don't.

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