Y/n walked up the hill, not focusing on where he was walking as his wild and messy h/c strands blew in the wind while his attention was on the chain around his neck, a chain with four fox head amulets hanging from it, each head silver with different colour eyes that stared back at Y/n.
Y/n was only vaguely aware of the buildings that he passed as he focused more on his thoughts and followed his instincts, However, he was pulled out of his thoughts by voices as he found himself walking onto school grounds, quickly recognising it as the place his parents spoke about.
"Damn it," A familiar voice reached Y/n's ears as he got closer to the main building. "Y/n!" He looked up to meet the only familiar face in the whole place, Alaric Saltzman. "What are you doing here?" Alaric asked as he shifted his gaze from the two other people before settling on Y/n.
"Well... You see... I was in the area and thought I'd drop by and say hi," Y/n shrugged as he readjusted the rucksack on his shoulder, already feeling uncomfortable just being here.
"What did you do this time?" Alaric crossed his arms as he looked at the young adult.
"What do you mean, what did I do?"
"You're always causing nonsense some way or another, what was it this time?"
"Name me one time, ONE TIME where I have caused trouble of any kind..." Y/n glared at the older man who in return just arched an eyebrow as all the thoughts were practically visible as they flashed through his mind. "Or don't..." Y/n shrugged as he shook his head, his challenging expression slipping.
"Where's your parents?" Alaric asked and almost immediately regretted it when he watched the young Nogitsune's expression slip. "No... Hope, take Landon to my office real quick," He looked over at the brunette girl, her eyes shifting between Alaric and the newcomer before nodding and leading the boy inside. "Y/n?" Alaric arched an eyebrow as he walked closer to the Nogitsune.
"Hunters..." Y/n muttered, his gaze shifting towards the ground as he spoke. "A large group of Hunters figured out what we were and they snuck into our camp and..." Y/n paused as he took a deep breath. "My parents told me where to find this place... They must have wanted me to warn you that something was up," Y/n knew that wasn't what they meant but he wasn't planning on staying here.
"Of course," Alaric said as he walked over to the boy and placed a hand on his shoulder. "Hey, you must be tired from all the travelling, why don't you come inside and wait while I deal with this small issue at hand and then you and you can catch up a bit?"
"I would love to but I better be going... Got a lot of ground to cover..."
"I understand but can't you do this for me? Your parents were good friends of mine and I want to understand what's going on," Y/n knew what Alaric was doing just as much as Alaric knew what Y/n was doing so with a defeated sigh, he gave the older man a slight nod before walking into the main building with him.
"Yeah... Are you lost?" A curly-haired student walked up to Y/n who was busy studying some of the paintings on the walls.
"Why?" Y/n shrugged his shoulders as he looked from the painting to the darker-skin-toned boy. "Does no one in this school appreciate art?" He added with a chuckle as he motioned to the painting.
"No, it's just... There..." He said with a smile as he shrugged his shoulders. "I'm MG by the way," He introduced himself as he extended his hand.
"Y/n," The Nogitsune took the boy's hand with a chuckle. "So, how does this school treat Vampires?" Y/n asked with a shrug as he turned back to the art.
"How did you..."
"You have this incredibly sweet smell, typical Vampire scent," Y/n shook his head as the door behind him opened up.
"We're ready..."
"I take it that's for you?" Y/n questioned the soft voice that was only audible because of their enhanced hearing, watching as MG nodded before walking in and leaving Y/n to study the art once again. "Poor guy didn't even get an answer to his question," Y/n huffed as he walked over to the row of chairs and sat down once again.
Before Y/n could relax, a sickening pleasant scent filled his nose and he was to his feet again before storming into the office just as another figure walked into him. "Y/n..." Alaric muttered and watched as Y/n grabbed the messy blacked-haired boy's chin, forcing him to look into the nogitsune's eyes, eyes that glowed a bright green before the boy went numb, passing out in Y/n's arms.
"I like chaos as much as the next guy but... What the actual fuck was that?" Y/n handed the unconscious boy to MG while looking at Alaric for answers.
"Get him to the cellar," Alaric looked at MG before turning his attention to Y/n. "Sort this out and then answer," He spoke in a mocking baby tone as he opened the door for MG to drag the body out of the room.
"What..." Y/n muttered before following the two conscious men out of the room. "Go find Alaric they said... It'll be fun they said..."
"You are following us to see what else happens... Don't act like you didn't barge into the room because of what happened..." Alaric glared at the boy as they made their way through the school.
"So what happened?" Alaric asked as he sat down behind his desk.
"We just locked someone in the basement and you want to have some tea and scones?" y/n arched an eyebrow as he looked at the older man. "Where are my scones anyway?" He crossed his arms over his chest as he glared at Alaric.
"Y/n..."
"What is there to tell you..." Y/n slumped in his seat as he looked out the window. "Somehow hunters found out that we were the last line of Nogitsune and now... I am the last Nogitsune, do you want my autobiography or my autograph, who knows... It might be worth a fortune in the next few years," Y/n rolled his eyes as he glared at Alaric, his usual playful grin plastered on his face.
"Y/n... I'm sorry..."
"Apologies aren't going to bring any of them back," Y/n laughed as he shook his head. "And it's not like you had anything to do with it mister Vampire Hunter," Y/n playfully mocked, throwing his hands in the hair like he was scared which just caused Alaric to chuckle.
"Why don't you attend school here?" Alaric suggests, quickly raising his hand to silence the Nogitsune. "You only have four tails," He pointed at the necklace that was on top of Y/n's shirt. "You can use some downtime, mix with other supernatural kids and maybe work on gaining the rest of your tails so that you can handle doing whatever it is you are thinking of doing..."
"Who said I was planning anything?" Y/n arched an eyebrow as he looked at Alaric, who in return just rolled his eyes. "Who's the girl?" Y/n suddenly asked, a curious glint in his eyes.
"Who?"
"You know who... The one who smells too sweet to be a werewolf, too musky to be a vampire and still somehow has a hint of rose like a witch..." Y/n arched an eyebrow as he watched Alaric's face drop.
"I hate your sense of smell," Alaric glared at Y/n, a mixture of playfulness and warning but instead of making Y/n worry, that made him more intrigued. "It's better for you to leave her alone,"
"But you want me to attend the school..."
Y/n was interrupted when the door opened and a rose scent hit his nose, someone he hadn't met yet. "Dad, you called?" A soft yet firm voice called and Y/n turned to find a blond standing in the doorway.
"Ah, Lizzie," Alaric stood up and Y/n followed him. "This is Y/n L/n, he will also be joining us,"
"I still didn't say yes..." Y/n glared at the man "And back up... Did she call you dad?" Y/n arched an eyebrow as he looked from Alaric to Lizzie and back. "That's impossible,"
"Why's that?" Lizzie asked, crossing her arms over her chest as she looked at the h/c-haired boy.
"Because you are gorgeous and he looks like he wasn't just hit with the ugly stick but fell out of the ugly tree..." Y/n paused as he looked at Alaric, who looked irritated while Lizzie just giggled. "Hitting every branch on the way down... With his face..."
"Okay... That's enough," Alaric clapped his hands together as he looked at Y/n. "There will be no flirting with my daughter either," Alaric warned before turning to Lizzie. "Lizzie, if you would please show Y/n around campus... Where's Josie?"
"There's two?!" Y/n gasped as he looked at Alaric with his mouth gaping wide open.
"Shut up!" Alaric glared at the Nogitsune.
"She had some other stuff to attend to," Lizzie calmed down her laughter as she looked at her father before turning her attention to Y/n. "Come on, let's get this tour on the road," She smiled as Y/n walked over to her.
"Aye Aye Captain!" Y/n saluted with a smile which just made Lizzie laugh again.
"Pirates don't salute," She laughed before leading the Nogitsune out of the room, leaving a very frustrated Alaric staring at the door.
"So what are you?" Lizzie asked as they walked into the library, glancing around casually before her eyes rested on Y/n.
"Messed in the head probably," A deep voice chuckled as three figures approached them. "After all... Why would you're kind come here?" A figure that was only an inch taller than Y/n chuckled as he stood in front of the other two, their musk scent giving away them being werewolves.
"What is it now, Jed?" Lizzie growled as she crossed her arms, looking at the leader with a less-than-impressed expression.
"Nothing that concerns you," Jed muttered as he glanced at Lizzie before gazing at Y/n. "Just wanted to welcome this fox to the school so why don't you be a good little witch and run along,"
"Or you can be a good little doggy and play fetch... Maybe bring back some manners..." Lizzie took a step forward as she glared at Jed.
"Listen here," Jed glared at Lizzie, his voice a low growl. "You are putting yourself in troublesome waters... If you aren't careful, you might drown," He warned the blond witch but was met with a large chest moving between him and her.
"And that sounds like you're threatening her... If you are, then I'm going to shove your head up your arse and roll you through campus like a bloody wheel," Y/n warned, his eyes glowing with the faintest hint of green as he stared down Jed.
"Let's get out of here," One of the other wolves suggested as they tapped their foot against the floor.
"I'll see you around, Foxy..." Jed glared at Y/n before turning and walking off with the other two following.
"Later, Balls-for-breath!" Y/n greeted with a wave, a massive grin plastered on his face.
"So what was that about?"
"Werewolves and Kitsune don't get along..." Y/n shrugged as he looked at Lizzie.
"Kitsune?" Lizzie gawked at Y/n. "I have never met a kitsune before, aren't they rare or something?" She asked as she studied the man in front of her.
"Kitsune don't tend to mix with too many supernatural, especially my kind," Y/n shrugged but was met with a confused look from the blond. "I'm a Nogitsune," He explained and silence fell between the two of them as Lizzie processed what was just said.
"Nogitsune... Void Fox? But aren't those extinct?"
"No... Well not all of us... Me..." Y/n paused for a moment as he tried to gather himself. "I'm the last of my kind actually, so technically that means you are with royalty... That has to make me some sort of prince," Y/n chuckled as he stuck his nose into the air.
"Oh and if you're spending your day with me, what does that make me? A princess?" Lizzie joked as she looked at the proud kitsune in front of her.
"Why, of course," Y/n spoke in the fakest and oldest British accent as he stuck his arm out for her. "Shall we?" He waved to the door with his other hand.
"We shall," Lizzie copied his accent as she wrapped her arms around his before the two of them walked out of the library and through the school.
The two walked around the school with Lizzie showing Y/n a few more places before they came to a stop by the entrance. "And that concludes the tour, if you found this helpful, please feel free to leave a five-star rating," She smiled as she stuck her nose into the air, proud of herself.
"I definitely will do so," Y/n laughed as he looked at the blond before shifting his gaze around the school. "But now, I do have something I need to attend to so I will see you around?" He raised an eyebrow as he looked at Lizzie.
"Of course," Lizzie said with a matter-of-fact tone as she smiled at the Nogitsune, giving him a final wave before walking off.
Y/n stood there for a moment as he took a deep breath in. "There you are..." He muttered with a smirk before walking out of the school and making his way down to the lake.
"You look rusty, old man," Y/n chuckled as he walked closer to the dock, where Alaric and the brunette from early stood with gloves on. "I feel sorry for you..."
"You never do..." Alaric cut the Nogitsune off who just shrugged before lifting the straw to his smoothy to his lips and slurping. "Where'd you get that smoothy?" He arched an eyebrow as he looked at Y/n.
Y/n glanced down at the cup as he finished slurping before a black and green flame ignited and incinerated the cardboard cup. "What smoothy?" Y/n waved his now empty hand in the air.
"So you're the new guy?" Y/n's attention turned to the brunette as he joined the two. "I'm Hope," She introduced herself with a warm smile.
"Nice name, I'm Y/n," The Nogitsune chuckled as he studied Hope. "What's your story, I've never smelt your kind before?" He asked, a curious smile tugging on his lips.
"Smelt?"
"Y/n over here is a Kitsune which gives him an extremely heightened sense," Alaric began explaining as he stepped forward, sipping on his water before opening his mouth.
"I know about the abilities of a Kitsune, I just had never expected to meet one," Hope cut Alaric off as she studied the casual figure in front of them. "So then, what kind of Kitsune are you?" She asked as she watched Y/n.
"I'll show you mine if you show me yours," Y/n smirked as he stepped onto the wooden structure.
"Only if you want to spar a bit?" She crossed her arms over her chest as she arched an eyebrow at Y/n.
"Sure," Y/n chuckled as he shook his head. "Lose the gloves though, I can take a punch,"
"Y/n..." Alaric muttered as he stepped forward.
"Calm down," Hope motioned for the older man to calm down. "Just a small spar between classmates," She added, slightly mocking as she took her gloves off and turned to face Y/n, watching as he rolled his shoulders back with a smirk on his face. "Ready when you are,"
"Ladies first," He gave her a playful wink, watching as Hope took a deep breath before charging forward at him.
She threw a jab and Y/n stepped to the outside, using his opposite hand to give hers a slight tap and knocking it away from him before lifting his other arm to block the fast hook she threw to follow up the jab. Y/n then used the blocking hand to throw a quick flick-jab, fingers grazing the side of Hope's kneck as she stepped back.
Hope went in for another jab but this time Y/n grabbed her wrist and used a slight bit of strength to spin her around and pull her back flush with his chest as he held her arm across her body. Hope tried to hit him with the elbow of her free arm but Y/n reached around her and grabbed that wrist and pulled it back as well, holding both her arms criss-crossed over her. "Aren't you just the firey type?" Y/n practically whispered into her ear as he held her tight.
"Oh," Hope smirked as she looked over her shoulder at the taller man. "I'm just getting warmed up," She returned his playful wink from earlier.
Before Y/n could respond, he felt something lift him off the ground and in s split second, his eyes flashed green before he fell to his feet again. "It's going to take more than a parlour trick to get me, Darling,"
"Okay..." Hope held his gaze before her eyes turned yellow and Y/n felt her pull away from him before slamming into him with superhuman strength, something he wasn't prepared for it knocked the wind right out of his lungs and caused him to stumbled back and his grip on Hope to loosen, giving the girl all the space she as she pulled one arm free from his grasp and grabbed his other arm, channelling all her strength as she pulled Y/n into her back again before flipping him over her and slamming him into the ground before straddling his waist, placing a hand on his strength to stop him from trying to get up. "Was that better?" She playfully mocked, leaning closer as she applied more force, feeling Y/n try to sit up only to be pushed back down.
"I guess so," Y/n smirked as he stared into her yellow eyes.
"That was over quickly," She teased with a proud smile on her face.
"I don't know what happened..." Y/n playfully furrowed his eyebrows as his hands fell onto her waist while she held her hand on his chest, her other snaking around one of his wrists and holding onto it. "Normally I last much longer, this is a first,"
"Performance issues... It happens to the best of us," The brunette smiled as she leaned in closer. "I'm sure you'll do better next time,"
"Dad," A voice cut through the air as Y/n and Hope turned to face a dark-haired witch that Y/n could easily tell must have been Lizzie's sister, her eyes also landing on the two who were in a less than decent position. "Clean up on aisle El," She muttered as she watched the two stand up and Alaric sighed as he closed his water bottle.
"Aisle El?" Y/n asked as he looked at Hope.
"Her sister, Lizzie," Hope explained but before she could ever understand what had happened, Y/n was already behind Alaric as they practically ran back to the school.
"Is this normal?" Y/n asked the hunter as they ran through the forest, more of a jog for the kitsune.
"Lizzie is a sweet girl but she has some issues," Alaric responded as they got closer to the school. "Don't let this change your opinion of her," He glanced over at Y/n who let out a dry laugh.
"I am running back with you so that we can check on her, this wouldn't change my opinion," Y/n rolled his eyes as they made it into the school. "I like her, she fun to be around," He added as he took a deep breath in. "This way," He made his way to the familiar kitchen area. "Woah!" Y/n yelled and raised his hand as Alaric ran it to the room, a green and black mist catching the blade that was hurled at what used to be a closed door, catching it an inch away from the hunter.
"Daddy?" Lizzie's broken voice caught Y/n's ears as he flicked his finger and watched the knife fly back into the knife block.
"Baby," Alaric muttered as he walked over to the blond.
"Y/n?" She asked again as she watched the Nogitsune enter the room, scanning over all the broken glances and flipped racks.
"Hey there, Little FireCracker," Y/n chuckled as he shifted his gaze from the mess to the blond, tears in her eyes as she looked at the two men. "Everything okay?" He asked as he waved his hand and watched as a faint green glow appeared under his shirt, radiating from one of the heads on his necklace as a green and black mist swept through the room and gathered all the glass. "Or do I have to turn someone into a walking pin cushion?" And Y/n would do it, he would do it in a heartbeat.
