63. What Wrong?

Kurama stared at the screen of his phone mortified and in terror at what he had just heard.

'Help Me.'

The tengu didn't know why he had heard those words leave Tomoe's mouth. The way he said it and quivered in pain, you could just tell. This horrified the older brother because he knew Tomoe. He was one to help others, but he hated getting help from others. It wasn't his thing..

He was a loner when it came to things like that, So when he heard thos ewords Kurama knew somethign was wrong, what he didn't know; but he heard the shiver in Tomoes voice. He heard how soft it was, as if it was forced to be spoken out.

The tengu ran his hand through his hair as he stood up and grabbed his jacket. He pulled it on, grabbed his keys in panic and then lifted his window. He knew his superior wouldn't let him out as soon as he got home. Kurama could still taste the blood that the man had forced on him. The way he got hit , it hurt but he didn't care.

Right now he had to get to Tomoe, the one person he knew would never ask for help, even if it meant a huge chore; which meant only one thing..

This was life threatening.

Kurama climbed out his window, nearly slipping but slowly making his way down the rose trolly. He gripped the edges, not caring if thorns scratched or scared him. He was used to it really. He snucj out all the time just so he codul be with his friends, the ones he called family. Jiru tried to keep him home but the teen cared not.

He was not going to be forced to stay home or forced to be the slave of his own home, THAT he paid for since his ' Superior' was a deadbeat. Kurama nearly slipped but he kept his footing as he slipped down and let his feet touch the earth below him,

As soon his feet landed he took off towards the car that again, was his. He quickly started to unlock it, ignroing the fact that his brother had spotted him and started to point at him through the window with wide eyes.

Kurama didn't even want to know what words Jiru was spewing out of his mouth, he just HAD to get to Tomoe, So when he got into his car and started it? And when he saw his brother storming towards him?

He mouthed out, ' See ya!" And took the car into a one eighty as he left his brother fussing in the dust that his tires sped up. Jiru coughed and choked on the dirt as Kurama laughed to himself..

That was amusing..

He started to speed down the roads, trying not to break to many traffic regulations as he did so, he yanked on the wheel, turning rapidly as he stared ahead. He was panicked, What was going on and why had Tomoe called him for help!?

Usualy he would call his father or a adult that was closest. Kurama sped towards the foxes house, hoping he was there and okay. If not? He wouldn't know what to do.. He had to get him to a safe place if things were to bad.

But where he had no clue..

Tomoe whined as blood dripped from his mouth on the floor, his white haired fanne dout around his head as he whined out. Barely able to say anything else. He coduln't move or even want to move, Why?

He was beat to a pulp, and he didn't even what to think about it, he was numb everywhere, until he moved and the pain shot through his body. He had a large cut down his cheek and his new welts throbbed in and out as they soaked into his back and spread throughout his nerves.

This wasn't a disaplinary thing, this was much worse. he codul barely move, and his vision was blurry from his tears and from the pain that stung his body. His bakc was screaming and his legs didn't want to be touched.

He had heard the front door slam and he figured that his father had left to have a roit in a bar or something, Tomoe didn't know.. neither did he care. He was in far to much pain to even think about anything rometly to do with his life,

Expect for the appealing thought of dieing.. Maybe his father had done him a favor, be didn't have to move; but then again? He didn't want to die..

He didn't want to die and know that his father hated him to just beat him to death, he wouldn't let him win.. even though he felt more broken than anything in the world. He was fine with being alone in the house, because then they coudln't see him cry harshly from the cry.

He tried to move his hand, but only his finger did so as they pulled slightly at the carpet. Blood dripped slowly from the cut in his cheek. He whined out, the welts throbbing. He closed his mouth, not careing if the blood tasted vile to him.

Tomeo didn't have the strenght to gag, he only cried out in pain... he didn't want his father to came back, so when the door opened and he coudln't make it out? He started to whimper and whine, tears rolled down his face until he heard a familair voice.

" T-Tomoe?"

'Kurama..' Tomoe thought to himself, the splashes of color contained red, which could of been the tengus hair. He started to whimper hashly, making Kurama shake violently as he kneeled down and started to roll Tomoe to his back.

The fox almost protested as he dug his claws into Kurama's arm, the tengu winced out in shock but Tomoe rolled anyway, meaning the carpet pressed against his welts making him scream out in pain. Kurama took this as bad as he helped Tomoe sit up.

" Where's Nanami!?" Kurama gasped out as Tomoe whined out in pain, he was sitting which made it worse but then the tengu boosted him up making him scream out. He swallowed through the pain as he slowly looked at the teen,

" Convention.. for a week." He choked out and cringed out in pain. His white hair shaded his eyes and he paused when his stomach turned. He tuned paler and almos tlurched forward, had it not been for Kurama holding him steady. He held it in..

Tomoe didn't understand, he knew that pain codul make you sick, but this was the sick feeling that had been dealing with for a few days now. He didn't understand why he was feeling it but now that he had been beaten he didn't want to fight it much anymore.

The fox whined out as Kurama helped him out of the room and started to help him down the stairs, trying not to let the steps brush against his welts as he helped him to the door and then out to the car.

Kurama helped him in right after Tomoe dry heaved, nothing came up but he wanted it to! He felt aweful, he wanted to puke it up right about how, but he knew his body probably woudln't have been able to take it.

The crow helped him sick in the car , then he got in the drivers seat and stared forward,

" He did it.. didn't he." Kurama muttered as he stared ahead.

Tomoe choked slightly, he didn't want to answer the teen. He didn't want to tell him, but his lack of answer told Kurama all he needed to know. It made the crow want to know why Tomoe wanted to keep it a secret from him; but then again he had kept his abuse secret for years.

Kurama sighed out, he knew what Tomoe was thinking, because he had been there; and he had went through it. So when he started the car?

He backed out quickly and started to speed down the road. Tomeo gripped the dashbaord as his stomach twisted and turned, the seat rubbed his legs and back, making him wail out in pain. He felt even more sick but he wanted to know where Kurama was taking off too.

" K-Kurama..." he covered his mouth and groaned. Why was he feeling this!? He felt queazy and sick to the stomach, it coudln't be the pain.. the pain was just pushing it out. He whined as Kurama winced out, he turned a curve and Tomeo crashed into the window before sendng Kurama a look that said, " You idiot.. I'm gonna barf and I NOT paying for it.'

The tengu smiled sheepishly before Tomoe looked at him in pain,

" W-Where.." he whimpered out as he tried to squirm. The tengu grew quite, not saying anything. This made Tomoe arch his brow in confusion; he didn't see how this was going at all... That was until Kurama snapped his fingers in his face to keep him focused,

" Come on." he muttered leaving Tomoe confused...

Until he saw where he was..

" NO!" Tomoe hissed out in shock, " NO! NO! NO!" He screached out as Kurama winced.

The crow knew this would be his reaction to this situtation, but he had to brind him here. If he brought him to the hospital Mikage would be arrested for Tomoe's state. Kurama knew one thing when it came to being beat by someone you cared about..

You didn't want that to happen to them..

He bit his lip and watched as Tomoe overracted, until he yanked the car door open and puked. Kurama blinked at this.. Oh dear. Either he was in a lot of pain or he was coming down with something, Kurama didn't know but at least he was here...

At least he was where Mikage would least epxect it.

Inari sighed out as he went through the seed count for that year, he had to go over it everytime, sometimes ten times a week. He was the harvest god and the fox god. He had lots coming up on his scedule and the man found himself moan at how much this was going to tick him off lick it did every year.

Not only did all the grian had to be counted, some being lost and some sprouting up, But the foxes sick season was coming up and he had TONS of sick foxes on the uprise. It would be starting in three months, he just knew it. He had just got done with the most hectic months though..

Mating season, and baby births. Inari sighed out and whined, That was three months ago as well, it had been a whiel but he said nothing as he started to go through his charts once more. He hated mating seasons.. It came with angry parents to baby accouncements. Then their was the births which was pleasant but also terroifing at the same time.

Plus some parents had a hard time letting the baby get its shots so it didn't pick up things in its later years, Inari had to convince a ton that it needed to be done and if they could not take it to stand outside.

Inari shook his head from his long hours, knowing him he could never have a vacation because he was one of the main gods at the summit. The god sighed out a bit and yawned, trying to think of what was next on his scedule, until he heard the bell above his door jingle slighty.

He groaned but followed in attempts to see if it was a delivery of some sort; but when he walked slowly into the room? He was utterly shock to see Kurama supporting Tomoe, who had a large cut down his face and was shaking slightly.

This made the harvest gods blood run could as he rushed forward right when Tomoe almost lost balance and crashed into the floor. He helped him to stay steady as the teen quived and then whined.

" Tomoe.." Inari spoke rapidly but softly, He looked at Kurama and mtioned for him to help him to a back room. The crow nodded and then gently helped the teen back before sitting him down and letting Inari set to work.

He started to patch up the large cut on his face as Kurama was asked to leave the room. The tengu complied after Inari convinced him. The harvest god sighed out as he sweeped a piece of chestnut brow, and slightly grey streaked hair out of his eyes.

Tomoe stayed still but squirmed a lot, trying not to put to much pressure on his legs to cause to much pain. He whimpered each time he moved and Inari chewed his lip. he was acting like he got whipped but in a more harsh way.

Inari went to check Tomoe's breathing and was appolled when he lifted the shirt on the foxes back and saw welts scattered across him. They were large and just inflicted, some drew blood and Tomoe shookin pain if Inari even tried to go near them.

This wasn't a fight, this was hard core abuse.

Which took Inari a while to swallow... Mikage and him had always been friends. Ever since the earlier periods and eras when, even cars didn't exist. They had met as children and now were in the prime of times when they helped and were needed. Both where top gods at the summit... so why was the god that was supposed to respresent love?

Beating his child..

Inari chewed his lip, it didn't make since for Mikage. The man was good, inside and out. So what codul have shake Mikage to go this far? He didn't know but he did know Tomoe didn't want them to be touched. Sadly he had to press some alcohol to the welts that drew blood, it only made Tomoe drag his nails through the table as he screamed out in pain.

Then he puked in the floor but Inari cared not. He had seen pain do that before.. he guessed. He sighed out at Tomoe groaned and whined, but the god was more surprised when Tomoe jerked his head towards him and whimpered out in pain,

" Don't tell anyone." He quivered out and the god saw the pleading in his eyes. He didn't know what to say, how could he be left in a place like that? To be beat and to be wounded? His eyes looked as though a soul was not behind them and it only chilled the god to the core.'

" I won't," he whispered but bit the inside of his lip, " but Your not going back home until things are figured out." He muttered. This only made Tomoe looked at him shocked, but there was no room for argument in this matter. Tomoe knew how he looked and how bad it was..

He knew that is was aweful, but he didn't need pity or anything else of that matter; he had enough of that and yet the person who pitied him just beat the living crap out of him.. He didn't know what to say either. He just knew that... Even after his fathers promise.. The truth had flew out in lively colors at the end.

Tomoe knew he wasn't loved, it was just really hard to accpect that he was alone.

The white haired teen whined out as he lurched again, throwing up and making him shake and groan. Inari patted his head lightly, mindful of his ears as the fox maoned out and choked at the disgusted taste in his throat. Finefully he felt something rise up in his chest, something making him scream out.

It was supressed anger, it was the sadness, the hurt the abandonment. He screamed and then jerked his head towards Inari with a sour look,

" Inari! " He seethed, ' Why am I throwing up!? This was going before that idiot did this!' He cursed out in anger; it only took him a few seconds to realize his sudden change of mood, and it shocked him to think he just had a slight mood swing.

Inari blinked at him and then tilted his head to the side,

" W-Well... Flu season is coming up. Then.." The god paused. Surely it wasn't that or anything of the sort; but he had been surprised beyoung compare the last few days so he wouldn't doubt it. He bit his lip and looked at Tomoe,

" Male Kitsune get sick after they mate. Its just a thing that happens." he watched Tomoe's facial expresssions closely, and he did catch a slight twitch and a jerk of the lips before Tomoe looked away slightly.

His face burned at the thought of that, he didn't think... That, in his wildest dream, that.. 'That' Could of been causing his sickness of mood. He didn't know if it was, it wasn't like they mated.. it was just the other. He looked away and Inari felt himself pause as he patted Tomoe's hand.

The fox looked at him and Inari gave him a look, it was stern, but kind, " Tomoe.. I can check to see if you have done anything, you know that right?" He muttered and instantly watched Tomoe tense and cringe. His ears flopped in shock at that little tibit and Inari sat back, Instantly knowing something.

" I see." He muttered. It took him a while to process that Tomoe would even go out and do something like that. He codul of sworn Tomoe had a better head on his shoulders than that, it surprised him that Tomoe.. Actaully went out and found someone and slept about. Which meant whatever that was going around at home?

Must of been bad...

They sat in silence as Tomoe squirmed and looked down. he was shamed and disjusted. he had every right to be. He had done what he would have never thought of doing; in fact it embarrassed him to think that he had went that far and now? Inari knew...

His face burned evene more and he looked down his white hari shading his face as his blush deepened and stung his white skin. Inari looked at him with pensive eyes but he slowly let his look soften. He wasn't happy or proud, but what was done was done and there was no way to take this back.

It could be prevented from happening again in the future but that was about it, it was up to Tomoe to change what he was doing, him and his parents; sadly Mikage was out of comission at the time..

Finally Tomoe broke the silence with a shaking voice, Inari knew the sound.. shame and guilt. He had heard it many times, but never from a teenage fox that had messed up. Tomoe was different then alot of the other snoby kids in the shop that came in and boasted freely with no shame... They didn't know how much the parents cried to inari saying, " I just wanted to know why, but they never told me so I could help.'

The man sighed out as Tomoe,

" Y-Yeah.. We did something, but its not like we mated. It wasn't that far." His voice was full of shame as Inari arched his brow and sighed heavily.

" Tomoe.. is you've never done anything like that before? How do you know if it was mating, of it was just the other?" he furrowed his brow as Tomoe went pale in comparsion to how he already looked.

He looked mortifid and Inari felt himself mentally slap himself, " Relax.. Relax. Mating doesn't always mean something bad if going to happen." he patted Tomoe's head but he noticed his discomforted look. He knew that worry had flooded in and it was his fault.. Tomoe didn't mean to take it to far, in fact he had no idea what to far or to little was. He was just not feeling well at all now that Inari told him something like that.

" Come on." Inari sighed, " Lets get you a room.. and a sucker for being a poor paitent." He smirked as Tomoe sent him a glare and a pout. The fox had watery eyes and Inari wanted nothing more then to hug him and tell him it would be fine...

But Tomoe wasn't going to beleive that when his father was beating him like he was..

And Inari knew this all to well.'

With Nanami and Gwen

Nanami fussed and screamed and howled out as she tried to button her jeans, that HAD fit last week. She knew they didn't shrink in the wash, she had them far to long for them to do that. She wasn't picking up weight.. but the button would not snap at all!

The gril was exhausted and her head was pounding with a headache that made her want to bury her head in a pillow and never get up again; this was only adding to her work load as she tugged and pulled in hate,

" Come ON!" She whimpered out but it was useless. She was s bloated and her period wasn't due for another week or two, She only got bloated then so right now she was irritated. Her aching body, head and everything else? She wanted to soak in ice, then she wanted to stand in a sanua. She was ticked off..

They wouldn't button unless she sucked it all up and prayed it held.. Which she did as she snapped the button very quickly before she coduln't hold her breath anymore..

" Nanami come on! We're goint to be late!" She heard her mother squeal from the other side of the door and the girl sighed out as she opened it. Her mother blinked and arched her brow,

" Aren't those small on you?" Her mother asked as she fixed an earring. Nanami wanted to snap for some reason but she on;y smiled and sook her head. Her mother shrugged her shoulders and grabbed her clutch pruse as she rushed Nanami towards the door...

But Nanami wasn't wanting to go. Her head hurt to much and her pants were tight...

What was going on?