13. Make Out! ( UP! Make UP!)

Tomoe glared out the window; it was hard to think that this man was back after all he had done but then again. He was hobbling around with alcohol in his hand and spewing out nonscience for the world to hear.

The fox ground his teeth, aggervation came out and Nanami looked at him confused. She was so innocent to everything around her that it surpirsed Tomoe that she never had broken a think in her body.

She was careless and if she fell out of a tree Tomoe knew that she could get hurt.. It was strange he was always getting hurt in her stead...

FlashBack

Tomoe: '9

Nanami: 8

"Tomoe?"

The fox didn't answer her, he just sat there annoyed. The nurse came in and started to dab a cloth against his bloody lip.

"I didn't thin you fall off the bike so hard... And in front of a car." Nanami whimpered, tears welling p in her eyes.

Tomoe almost laughed, She thought this was scary? He was the one that almost got run over like he was road kill! The fox snarled and wouldn't look at her.

This is what she got for playing in the street..

The silent treatment,

And this is what he got for being so Stinkin careing!

A bloody lip and a broken arm..

Tomoe rolled his eyes as Nanami poked at his cast, He hissed and glared at her. He wasn't going to talk to her! He almost died because she didn't listen to Auntie Gwen! Even his father panicked..

Mikage had freaked out and if he could he would have called the whole military just to get Tomoe ( Who wasn't screaming in the slightest. ) To the hospital, ASAP

Whatever that meant..

Nanami whimpered again and snuggled her little head into Tomoe's good arm. Her was wamr against him but just because she was appologizing didn't mean he couldn't be mad at her.

"You shouldn't have been in the street in the first place!" He screeched out annoyed and highly on his limit of self control.

"I know.." Nanami started to wail onto his arm and he rolled his eyes.

"Get off, I don't want your coodies.."

The girl looked at him hurt but pulled away slowly, Her little feet dangled over the bed as she stared at the tile floor. Sniffles rang out of her mouth.

Tomoe looked at her after a few minutes and groaned mentally,

"Fine I forgive you, Just stop CRYING!" The boy screamed out annoyed. He hated it when girls cried, it made him cringe or crawl away whimpering himself.

The girl suddenly suck it up as if it was an act and tackled Tomeo over on the bed with a hug. He coughed as her smell filled his senses.

"Nanami, Can't, Breath.. Off..Now." He sputtered until the girl let go.

Then she grabbed his hand and rubbed it softly because of his broken bone. He couldn't feel anything through the cast; it wasn't possible.

But she still rubbed on..

End of Flashback

Nanami hopped off the bed and trotted over to where Tomoe was looking out the window. He was glaring and she wasn't sure why. It took a lot to get Tomoe mad, But not a lot to get him embarrassed.

The girl had learned this through time..

Now?

He was mad.

Nanami looked out and blinked. Her father was standing there waving his hands about; singing some drunken tune. The girl didn't think Tomoe hated her father but then again, he never told her what he thought.

The man looked up at the window and smiled wryly. He started to scream swear words and threw his bottle against the window. Tomoe didn't even flinch when it hit the glass and foamy liquid ran down the window.

He did relax when he saw the man take off running down the street. He was Whooping and cheering about how he needed another bear from Suzy.

Nanami shook her head. It was sad that the man that just ran away was her father. Her flesh and blood just ran off to who knows where. Just like it was when she was little and her and her mom had to go without food.

Then in the mornings Tomoe would come over and they would eat bento.

They were both carefree kids but Nanami got the impression that Mikage knew about their situation and Tomoe didn't. She just wanted him to be her friend like always; not her protective big brother.

She didn't need a brother, she just needed Tomoe to smile or on occasion laugh with her. She didn't mind his serious look or his harsh words, She had learned to deal with it head on.

Tomoe and Nanami had an understanding of each other that no one else had.

Mikage would bring food on those sad morning and Gwen and her would eat till they were stuffed. He would come back for lunch something and Nanami would try to tackle Tomoe.

The little boy would only chuckle to himself and mutter how childish she was, But Nanami knew he was talking about himself too..

They were both kind of childish when things boiled down to it.

"He is gone." Tomoe muttered, breaking Nanami's thoughts and making her jump.

Tomoe looked at her, his violet eyes searched her for an answer to a question that was never asked.

"How long has he hit you?" He seethed out between his grinding teeth.

Nanami blinked and then looked at Tomoe, " Not long; but we did go without a lot of things when I was little."

Tomoe looked at her, something clicked in his eyes and he nodded, " I see.'

She paused but didn't say anything as Tomoe walked out the room..

Tomoe swore, He didn't know that all these years that Nanami was suffering! If he did he would have done something, Anything, to protect his younger friend. They were friends since they were small and she seemed to understand everything that went on in his life.

Everything but the important things that he left out in their conversations.

The teenage fox paused and ran a hand though his hair. He felt like a traitor in a way; and then he didn't because Nanami didn't tell him about what was happening to her either.

To them they were just kids that did't understand anything but each other.

The kitsune walked on and cringed each time his foot hit a step, It jolted his body and made his headach even more than it already was.

Tomoe reached the bottom of the steps and sighed, There was so much lost time between Nanami and him. It was painful..

How could they..

Make-Up That time? Make-up the time that was lost so long ago..

The fox mearly grunted and went to the kitchen. Mikage looked at him with a smile but then paused,

"You saw him huh?"

Tomoe shrugged his shoulders as he found the headache medicine, " He threw his bear bottle at my window." He seethed out and clenched his fist as he got a pill out and replaced the bottle in its rightful place.

"What?" Mikage gasped as Tomoe swallowed the pill with some water and nodded. He relaxed a bit with the thought of having medicine in his system. It would have to help him..

It had too.

" He threw his beverage at my window." Tomoe said a bit slower so it would click in Mikage's head. The man gasped and Tomoe rolled his eyes. His father was the slowlest man alive.. ( Look in the mirror buddy.. -_- )

Mikage soon calmed down and looked at Tomoe worried, " Son.."

Tomoe looked at him and furrowed his brow. Thats when Mikage pointed at a load of prayers and a sheepish grin came over him.

"I have to go fufill these and Gwen is going with me. I'll be gone for three hours tops; Okay?"

Tomoe blinked and his ears flattened. He should have known this was going to happen to him. His father was going to take off again and Tomoe had to stay home alone.. Nanami was there but..

His dad was always so busy.

He liked spending time with him but he was a god and had so many prayers Tomoe was amazed he wasn't a Large scale god yet. He wanted to see his dad more but he also knew his work brought in the pay for the house and food they ate.

Tomoe's tail went limp but he forced a smile, He put on the mask that he developed so well when his father left him alone. He put on the mask of the person everyone wanted him to be. The fox felt like a fake but there was nothing he could do about it.

It would be selfish to ask his dad to talk to him for a least a moment because his father was always busy.. Or was it selfish?

Mikage did make him with his mother, so why couldn't Tomoe have soon time with the man that raised him? Sometimes it felt like he had no one to talk to..

Thats when Nanami would call his phone and he would wipe away the tears before they fell. He would fix his voice so it didn't crack and he would answer the phone with what little dignity he had left.

Mikage was an amazing father that would do anything for Tomoe. He never hurt him or talked down to him; but.. He still missed his dad.

"Its okay." His voice never wavered after years of practice and talking to himself. It was like he was trying to convince himself that the words he just spoke were true.

Mikage smiled, " Thank kido!" He ruffled the teens hair and walked out of the room. Tomoe heard the front door click shut as His father left with Gwen..

His stomach turned and he looked down; his hair shading his eyes.

He felt like his world was as messed up as Nanami's sometimes.

The fox bit his lip and breathed in sharply, He sucked in and tried to get rid of the tears that failed to go away. A few streamed down his face in a hot blurry mess but he quickly swiped them away and Swore.

No, He wouldn't be weak right now. Not after all the years of eating take-out and waiting for his father ot come home. Sometimes the prayers were hard to track down and Tomoe didn't see Mikage for a few days.

He had to admit.. The house was so big that he would just walk around it. His footsteps would echo throughout it and he would try his best not to let tears gus out of him.

Tomoe felt alone...

Almost all the time.

He wasn't mad at his father... And yet he was. Tomoe knew if his mother was here she would have seen his cruel actions; or the way he would get into a fight and come home bloody.

Mikage only scolded him; But Tomoe.. Just wantd someone to understand his situation. Even if it was just for a little bit.

Tomoe breathed out and looked up. His face showing only the cold mask he put there earlier. He was okay... For now, that is.

The fox opened the fridge and grabbed two take-out boxes. Once he grabbed them he put them in the microwave and heated them to the right temperature.

He pulled them out, gave them a stir and walked into the living room with two green teas and the food.

Before he could call for her he saw Nanami sitting on the couch watching some detective show.

"It was that woman..." Nanami sputtered in irrtation at the television set, " It was the woman that you were just talking to! Your idiot.. She's the killer!"

Tomoe rolled his eyes and sat the food down in front of her. Nanami blinked and then looked at him.

He froze, Did he still look emotional? Had he let it slip? His heart started to pound but to his surprise Nanami only smiled.

"Thank You Tomoe!" She picked up her chopsticks as Tomoe's musles relaxed. He was okay... He was fine. As long as he didn't let anything slip out into the open. As long as his mask stayed in place.. Than he was okay.

The fox sat beside Nanami and let his tail wrap around his torso. Then he staarted to eat and stare at the screen along with Nanami.

The girl looked at him when they were finished and smiled, " Its nice that its quiet huh?"

Tomoe scoffed at her, " It was quiet; then you opened your mouth."

He smirked when Nanami clenched her fists and stuck her tongue out at him. The fox paused and stared at her mouth for a moment before he choked on his green tea. He coughed behind his hand and looked away from her before he got anymore perverted thoughts..

He only looked at her mouth because his attention was drawn to it by Nanami's childish actions, besides.. He was just being stupid because he was alone and he hated the feeling. He wasn't going to do something stupid because he was suffering from seperation fear.

The fox shifted in his seat and sunk down, hoping that the seat would swallow him or cover his shame.. He didn't know. Either one was fine. As long as his mask stayed in place.

As long as Nanami didn't have to have a mask, And suffer what he was feeling, he would be fine. She was carefree and he wanted her to stay that way. He wanted her to keep smiling like they did when they were younger.

Her father was not going to take that away from her; He wouldn't let that drunkard around her... Not even if she was so foolish to beg to see him.

Tomoe looked at the TV and paused, In the show there was guy who was drunk or high.. Tomoe wasn't sure; but he knew one thing. He was driving and there was another car in his line of sight.

The car turned rapidly and Tomoe's ears flattened and twitched in pain when he heard the disgusting sound of metal connecting and bones crushing.

"Nanami, Turn the channel." Tomoe spat out as he saw a body lying in the road.

"What why?" Nanami asked totaly innocent to it all.

Tomoe grabebd the remote and flipped the channel quickly; Nanami blinked at his abserd move but she didn't correct him. After all..

When the car wreck was over and the police were done with the bodies.. Tomoe turned the channel back. He tossed the remote in her lap and she narrowed her eyes at him,

"What was that about?" She asked.

Tomoe looked at her, his eyes void of emotion or even the the signs of life. She shivered.. Why...Did he look like this? He looked like that one part just killed him completely.

"Nothing." His tail flicked, as he turned to look back at the screen, " The crushing metal was hurting my head." He lied through his teeth and crossed his arms. He wouldn't let his mask fall.. Not for a TV show.

Nanami looked at him and he knew she had a suspiction; but he didn't care. The metal that was crushing.. The breaking bones... It sent memoires that he buried, long ago, into his mind.

He looked forward, completely unaware of the girl that was getting closer than he found comfortable.

Nanami leaned forward and let her hand grab his ear. Tomoe felt something go over him; almost like a flame that heated his whole body. His face turned pink and he started to jerk away.

"Nanami! STOP!" He screeched. She had been doing this way to much lately! What did she see in his ears? God! She was pervert!

The girl crawled forward closer and placed down her hands on his ears. The teenage fox blushed and he felt his hands begin to shake in embarrassment. Then the girl sweeped her thumbs over the sides of them.. Her long fingers touched the fluuf of his ear and Tomoe then noticed how extremely close they were.

He blinked in shock..

They were face to face with each other.. Tome started to lift his hands to pull Nanami's hands away; his heart was racing. He couldn't take this! She had to know what she was doing!

But he didn't want to tell her..

He would tell Kurama to tell her.. Or his father.. Anyone but him!

Nanami made a circular motion with her fingers and Tomoe eyes widened. Oh Holy...

Oh Crap! CRAP! CRAP!

His body turned a bit and his lip titled open as a breath escaped him. He continued to try and rip her hands away but it was impossibe. She wouldn't let go and his body would jerk everytime he tried to grab her hands.

It wasn't possible for him to stop her at the moment.. but he didn't want to ride this out either! This was embarrassing beyound anything he ever had to encounter! Her fingers tugged and his eyes slitted.

Oh god no...

He looked at her mouth and Nanami furrowed her brow. He blushed profoundly and tried to say something. She tickled the fluff again and he whimpered. Sadly the whimper turned into a feral moan..

"N-Nn..Ah...Nana.." He tried to breath it out between moans but it was impossible! GOD THIS WAS EMBARRASSING!

"What?" Nanami asked as she focused on her task.

Tomoe looked at her and moaned loudly.. He did not like this, He did not like this! HE DID NOT LIKE THIS! His eyes traveled over her mouth and her scent filled his senses.

His mouth watered and he licked his chapped lips, Nanami scratched the back of his ear and he groaned; Tomoe leaned his face forward; not being able to control himself...

His pressed his mouth on hers and Nanami gasped. Her hands froze as Tomoe let his lips pull at hers, softly.. Over and over again. His heart was pounding and NAnami tightened her grip on his ears, Completely unaware that it was the one reason why he was kissing her.

Tomoe moved his mouth over hers ferally. He didn't even know if he was doing it right himself; In fact they both lacked experience in kissing and whatnot.

Tomoe maoned out, trying to pull away back failing because Nanami still had his ears in her hands. Her grip tighened and Tomoe started to kiss her more violently.

Nanami muttered something and he gasped for air. He continued to move their mouths together, not careing about anything because Nanami got his teenage Yokai Hormones to go rampid.

He tried to stop but his tongue licked at her lips, asking for entrance. He gurgled out; He was shocked with himself to be truthful. Tomoe's tail wagged lightly, the end flicking about like a cats. He didn't know anything about kissing much less the ones that involved tongue! He never kissed anyone like this before; in fact, Nanami was the only one who kissed him.

He bit down lightly on her bottom lip and sucked, His heart beat picked up and a moan that he was trying to surpress escaped his mouth. He ran his tongue over her lips again and continued to ask for entrance to her mouth.

He felt so perverted...

His hands traveled to the back on her head and they trailed through her chestnut hair. He yanked her head back and continued to kiss her like a fervant idiot.

Nanami gasped at his conduct so Tomoe took his opportunity. He slipped his tongue into her mouth and started to explore. He gasped for air and continued. He rubbed their tongues together all the while blushing and trying to stop himself.

His tongue ran over her teeth and then met hers,

Nanami closed her eyes and kissed him back; Tomoe heart started to pound.. He had to stop..

He..

Had

To

Stop

Now!

He sighed into the kiss, Nanami was his friend! His best friend since they were little! THIS WASN'T RIGHT! He was... 'Making out' With her.

Tomoe swallowed and tired to pull away, Sadly there was the sound of footsteps and Tomoe's blood ran cold.

" I heard it in he-" He heard his father say. He heard Gwen gasp and Tomoe suddenly pulled away in shock. Nanami stopped touching his ears and he blinked in shock. He literally fell backwards off the couch and landed on his back.

The teenage fox looked up to see his father and Gwen staring at him wide eyed. He swallowed and blushed brightly...

"WHAT IS GOING ON IN HERE!?" Mikage spat out quickly, leaving Tomoe to shudder and wish he was far away from... Well..

Everyone..

Note: "I don't plan on making this story short; I just love putting kiss scenes in these stories! SO Look forward to MANY more chapters to come! This one of course ended with Mikage..

I'm Just so bad.. Hahaa.