( I had help with this chapter from my dear friend, Actriztercaantiro. She came up with the main idea for this Chapter! XD )

30. Ear Touching And Confused Kisses

Tomoe sighed as he ran water over his arms. His scars were healing quite well and his hands were clearing from all the pain he gave himself. Now he had a rubber band that he used quiet often.

It stung and caused swelling but it didn't scar him or damage him. So he was fine for now. The fox dried his hands and turned around only to dee his father walking into the kitchen.

Tomoe looked at him and then dipped his head before he walked of the kitchen. That man didn't even deserve that; but he was still his father.. Even though at the moment he didn't want him to be.

But he wasn't going to focus on his wishes right now; he was going out with Mizuki, Kurama and Nanami to a movie. Somewhere far away from home and out of his father's hair. The man was probably to busy for him anyway.

The kitsune walked towards the door and waited for Nanami. She was running towards him in a soft and cute dress. Her eyes were shining as his pig tails bounced up and down as she ran.

"Tomoe! Wait up!"

The fox sighed, " Blockhead.. I am." He waited as she ran down the stairs and approached him. She smiled brightly in all her innocence and she turned towards the door as Tomoe's tail whipped back and forth.

"ON WARD!" She screamed in a goofy manner. Tomoe nearly ran a hand through his hair in embarrassment. Nanami was always like this; but then again he was always the opposite in these matters.

The fox opened the door and walked out into the crisp air. He shivered but once they walked into the sun everything warmed up. The fox had decided to wear a short sleeved shirt and jacket.

He looked at Nanami and blinked. She was wearing a yellow dress with a big white sweater. It hug off the ends of her hands and her hair was tied into pig tails. She looked at him and smiled. The foxes eyes widened as he looked ahead and tried to keep his focus on the path.

His hormones still weren't settled down so he had to just breath and keep walking. They walked in silence until Nanami tripped. She fell on the ground in front of Tomoe and the fox looked down. He kneeled down quickly.

"Are you alright, Nanami?" His eyes looked at her and seemed to travel over her for bruises or scrapes. The girl just shook her head and put on a determined look.

"I am fine!" She giggled and hopped up, Almost head butting Tomoe. His ears flattened and Nanami starts to giggle lightly. She reached up and tugged on his ear making Tomoe freeze up.

The girl smiled brightly and then let go as she walked forward.

Tomoe stared at her as she walked away and slowly touched his ear as his face burned. She had to stop that..

'Or do it some more.'

Tomoe blinked and swore at himself. He needed to think straight; he had to. Why on earth would these type of thoughts be deluding him? He breathed out and tried to calm himself down until they reached the theatre.

Mizuki was standing there aving his arms about while Kurama was rolled his eyes and urging everyone to hurry up. When Tomoe finally caught up to Nanami he glanced at Mizuki and Kurama a bit confused.

Thats when Mizuki hugged him harshly, " DON'T DO ANYTHING WITHOUT US AGAIN!"

Tomoe blinked and looked at Nanami confused. She didn't tell them that he... Did she? She looked at him and shook her head indicating that she did no such thing. He looked at Kurama and the crow sighed,

"Your dad had to call the school board and tell Mizuki's mom. Mizuki was the first to hear and I had to get him to stop cryng. He nearly flooded his room.."

The snake nodded, " Please don't do that Tomoe-kun!"

Nanami smiled at the and grabbed Tomoe's hand. He froze up a bit as the girl lifted his hand and pointed to a rubber band, " Its taken care of."

She smiled lightly and then looked ahead, " COME ON! LET'S GO INSIDE!"

They all nodded and started to head in. Tomoe walked in and they all paid for their tickets. When they entered the theatre Kurama seated Nanami beside the fox on the end. She was on the end so it was almost like they were sitting alone.

The kitsune looked at the snickering Tengu and growled. He hated these two.. He hated them! Tomoe squirmed in his seat and sunk down a bit; his ears flattened. He didn't know why he was thinking like this. He sat beside her before..

Suddenly he felt something tap his ear. Kurama and Miuki stared with wide eyes as Tomoe looked at Nanami. She laughed and pointed at the screen.

"The movie is starting Tomoe."

He blinked and looked in embarrassment. Thoughts raced through his mind but he couldn't seem to focus.. All that came to mind was.

"Why did she have to touch my ear for that?'

Tomoe moaned as they walked into his house. It was warm which only confirmed his father was home. He was probably sulking because everytime Tomoe andhim saw each other the teen would glare and look away.

He wasn't ready yet.. Not after all those years of being alone and not understanding it. His mother wuld have been there with open arms, But an idiot drove right into their car and ended her life. She was already giving... But she gave up far to much.

The fox looked around and then rolled his eyes as Nanami kicked on her shoes and ran over to the TV. She turned on the video game council and smirked as she waved a controller.

"Remember Video game nights that we would have when we were younger?"

Tomeo arched his brow, " Not gonna happen, Pig."

Nanami puffed out her cheeks and pouted, She mouthed the word 'Please' The fox sighed heavily, his shoulders sagging as he shrugged out of his jacket. The cloth rubbed against his wrists and he winced. He threw his jacket on the side on the couch and slowly made his way over to Nanami.

The fox plopped down on the couch and grabbed the controller, " What happens to the loser?" He arched his brow and Nanami tapped her chin thoughtfully.

She soon smiled like a little child as she turned her head towards him, " We tickle each other!"

Tomoe's eyes grew wide and he almost dropped the remote out of his clawed hands, " Eh?" He paused and started to wonder if Nanami was tired. That just.. They weren't seven anymore. He breathed out and then shrugged his shoulders.

"Fine But if you loose, we stop. I don't tickle." He muttered in embarrassment. This girl never knew what came out of her mouth. She was always saying things that didn't add up or made little to no sense.

Nanami nodded in agreement and then hit the start button. Tomoe rolled his eyes as they both started to fight each other. He furrowed his brow as Nanami character did a flip and landed on his. He flung her off and did a fighting stance.

It took them thrity minutes but when it all came down to it?

Nanami won.

Tomoe blinked and then sighed; He hadn't played a video game in so long that his hands were cramping. He paused and looked at his hands to see them shaking.. The fox moaned and then froze up.

It was like something clicked in his head that he wasn't prepared to understand... Nanami had to tickle him..

The fox felt himself look at the floor in confusion. What was he thinking? He probably could have won.. Maybe.. He wasn't much on electronics. He heard Nanami turn in her seat and the fox groaned.

"We had an agreement!" She laughed and then grabbed his ear. His face truned pink as she tickled the fluff in it. He looked at her mortified. Tmoe knew one thing, and that was he wasn't ticklish there... His tail wagged and Nanami ran a finger over it.

Tomoe put a hand over his mouth and tried not to push her away. Why was he allowing this? It wasn't tickling him but he wasn't stopping her. He swallowed and leaned his head into her touch.

Thats when Nanami tickled his neck. His eyes grew wide as a small snort escaped his mouth. He blinked as a small blush covered his face. The girl giggled and continued to tickled his neck. The fox bit his lip and tried not to laugh but an occasional snort would escape. His sides hurt before he felt Nanami touch his ears again.

His eyes shot open and stared at her as she tried to tickle his ears. He paused, His heart pounding in his chest.

He didn't know why.. But he was trying to pull away; he wasn't trying to protest or think about anything else like he usualy would. Tomoe looked down but then leaned his head into her hand. She finger tugged at his ears and he moaned slightly;

It felt nice.. And yet it also was embarrassing. His eyes widened.. What was he doing?

'Touch my ears some more'

He blinked in shock as that thought rocked through his mind. He would not say that out loud. NEVER! His face burned as he tried to pull away. Sadly Nanami held his ear as a whimper escaped his mouth.

'Nanami.." He hissed and tried to pull her hand away.

She looked at him with wide, Innocent eyes," Tomoe, I am glad your using your rubber band." Nanami sighed and giggled.

The fox looked at her, his breath leaving him. He pulled his knees to his chest as her fingers pulled away. A groan escaped him as his stomach flopped. It was painful but it also felt...

Tomoe blinked and then looked at Nanami, " I only stopped because you gave me this rubber band. I would probably be in the bathroom now.. Cutting Away.' His voice lowered as Nanami looked him in the eye.

The fox paused as his mouth started to move on its own, It had to be because his hormone's were being shaken by his soft hands...

"I haven't thanked you. I don't know how to.. Its a hard thing. I could be in the hospital now.." He paused, " I own some of my life, I guess.." He looked at her, and leaned his head in.

Nanami blinked as Tomoe laid his mouth against hers. It was soft and maybe even a bit unexperienced.. But it tasted nice. The kiss was supposed to a be a friendly, 'Thank you' But Tomoe felt his mouth react as her hands tugged violently on his ears.

He moaned and started to press open mouth kisses against her mouth. The girl paused as they lips pulled at each other; Tomoe whined as she bit down on his lip; sucking.

The male sighed and let his tongue flick across her lips; when he did this he paused himself and gasped for air. Nanami opened her mouth and Their tongues flicked together. Nanami's hands yanked on his hair; makingThe fox sigh. He didn't know what he was doing...

He wanted to ; and then he felt himself hate it at the same time. He tried to keep any thoughts to himself but it seemed to pour out of him more then he seemed to like.

He opened his eyes as their mouths pulled away. They both gasped for air and then Tomoe regretted his next words. The words were something that made his body shake. He closed his eyes and grinted his teeth as a small, innocent and embarrassed look came over him.

"N-Nanami?"

She smiled like the innocent girl she was. She still saw this as a friendly thank you. ( Gosh, Tomoe and Nanami are dense.. Or slow.. You know what? They're both! )

'T-Touch.." He paused and then blushed red. His face burned as he opened his eyes. He didn't want to say that.. He couldn't, Nanami was his friend! He didn't even like her!

But this was a weak moment for him.. and they were already kissing like idiots. It didn't mean he liked her; it just meant he was giving in to a hormonal impulse. Which he wasn't sure if he was proud of or not..

He swallowed, If he said this he wouldn't actually mean it. He didn't want this to happen; his hormones were speaking for him;

"T-Touch.. " He swallowed, " Touch my ears.. Just this once." He whispered out; his face burning.

Nanami blinked but smiled as she started to pull and tug at them some more. He blushed and buried his face into her neck. His face burned on her cold skin and Nanami paused. She hoped he didn't have a fever.. ( Yep, She's Dense )

Tomoe moaned slightly and blushed as he hugged her. She continued to pull and pet; making the fox whimper. His eyes spotted her choker and they slitted. His teeth bared slightly but he stopped himself.

He blushed and then quickly pulled away, WHAT WAS HE THINKING!? That wasn't right! He.. He.. Oh god.. Was he pervert? Tomoe pulled away, his eyes wide. Nanami's hands were on his tail and he quickly yanked it away from her grasp.

"Like, I said." He quickly spewed, " Thanks.. Thats all! And.. T-That... Was only for one time! NEVER DO IT AGAIN! JUST DON'T!" He flushed and covered his mouth with his hand, His face tinged pink and Nanami blinked.

Her hands moved from his head and the fox looked at the TV screen, The girl giggled and smiled.

"Your welcome, Besides... Its a rubber band; Bestest F'w'Riend in the world!" She smiled lightly and Tomoe looked at her.

He looked at the screen and bit his lip lightly, His kanine teeth pinched at his lip and he yelped in surprise. His lip bled a bit and he blinked and stood off from the couch.

No way.. His kanines were supposed to be normal by now!

He paused and ran his tongue across them. He looked at Nanami and he felt his eyes slit. Tomoe backed up a bit and then looked at the stairs,

"I Have to study my English." He mouthed out quickly. It was a stupid excuse but Nanami smiled and waved, innocently.

"Okay with me!" She picked up the video game controller and Tomoe looked away.

'Why was it that...that his hormones' wouldn't calm down? Why couldn't he stop this!? She had to stop touching him... It was a foxes weakness. It was every foxes weekness! He swallowed and paused.. but why was it that...

'He wanted her to touch his ears like that?'