I own nothing but my OC(s).
Also before you guys believe that I will start following the canon from now on, nope! I just liked the Holy Swords arc so I will add this in my story, but I will try as hard as I can to write it more originally than in canon. Hopefully I will have some ideas on how to write it though lol. Of course, some things will remain the same. Also…would you guys want me to keep Irina and Xenovia as they are in canon, or would you like me to make them Angels?
And regarding his harem…I am thinking of excluding Roygun Belphegor because I really do not have an idea on how to add her into his love life…At the beginning I thought I had an idea but now I am not sure it is good. Besides…8 girls are a bit too hard for me at the moment I am afraid. So I apologize for that…it seems I bit more than I could chew on this one lol. But don't worry, I do plan to add her in the future story I am thinking to write (whenever that will happen).
ALSO A QUESTION!: how do you guys feel about a Percy Jackson Fanfiction? Would you be interested in that? ( I will soon write one probably anyway, but I am curious to hear what you think). I haven't managed to read all the books. I finished The Lightning Thief and am halfway through the Sea of Monsters. My intentions are to write the story starting with The Titan's Curse since I didn't really find a lot of stories on it. Also! I am thinking about the MC being a demigod son of Tartarus since I barely found any fanfics with that and because he is cool imo.
Chapter 19: Accepting Feelings
Kunou knew that she needed to keep an open mind about this, that her boyfriend, her mate, her significant other would attract the attention of other women. She had a vague idea that she wouldn't be the only one in his life, even though she really wanted that to be the case.
After all, kitsunes were very possessive of their mates and sharing could be a bit…difficult.
That's why when Kuroka kissed Keith and declared that she loved him, she wanted to blast the cat in tiny little pieces, yet she also knew that it wasn't her fault. The heart works in weird and mysterious ways, so she couldn't blame her for that.
She cursed Keith's good looks and loveable personality for that, yet she wouldn't have him any other way. That was what attracted her in the first place. She was aware, at the beginning, that he was trying to stay away from them, to keep a distance, yet she didn't give up.
At first, she wanted to befriend him, to have her first human friend. To prove to her father (wherever he was now) that they were not monsters, as he believed them to be. She succeeded in that, yet as time passed, she came to enjoy his company more and more, until it developed into a crush. She began to see herself with him in a relationship, then to get married together and maybe have some kids, if the times allowed. Then her heat came and everything took a turn…for the better. She could feel his fear when she pinned him to the wall, ready to 'devour' him (she blushed at the thought), yet he didn't run, she didn't scare him off, and he stayed. Then when he said he loved her, her heart skipped a beat, or two, or ten. She couldn't believe her ears.
So that moment meant a lot for her, more than she could explain it in words. She felt accepted for what she was, something she never had the need to feel. After all, there were no humans in the Youkai Faction, so she was surrounded by her brethren.
Yet, when Keith came, he was something new, something different, exciting even. She never knew why her mother fell in love with a human, yet now she began to understand. Sure, a lot of humans were jerks, capable of many heinous acts, yet many were also capable of love, kindness and compassion.
She could safely say that she preferred humans to many other races out there. Why? Because there was a simplicity and beauty about them that made her feel jealous. They didn't need to train so they could fight off enemies, they didn't need to be strong so others could respect them and they certainly didn't need to sleep with an eye open in fear that they would be attacked.
So now yes, she understood why her mother fell in love with a human, and why she herself began her relationship with one.
Therefore, she couldn't blame Kuroka that she fell for Keith at all. It wouldn't be fair. He had a certain charm, something that attracted others.
With a sigh, she closed her eyes and started to concentrate. She was currently in Yasaka's garden, kneeling on both legs and praying.
To whom, you may ask? Well, to the Japanese Goddess of Love, Beauty, Eloquence and Music: Benzaiten. She never met the Goddess, but hopefully, she will respond to her prayers. Thus, she waited and waited.
"Oh my, I haven't been prayed to in a long time." Surely enough, a voice said, then giggled.
Kunou opened her eyes and gasped, as if she saw a ghost.
Before her very eyes stood the Goddess Benzaiten. She wore a blood red kimono with a silky white blouse beneath it, managing to hide her voluptuous figure slightly, her long black hair was styled in a bun with four pins keeping it together. The makeup was only adding to her already stunning beauty: red lipstick adorned on her sweet looking lips, the light pink blush was brining life on her pale cheeks and her long eyelashes added to the attention her violet eyes would have already gotten.
"Good evening dear." Her voice was kind and sweet.
Kunou didn't respond, opting to stare at the Goddess, her mouth agape. She knew that deities always had a certain otherworldly beauty that no other race could obtain, but Benzaiten was above every other God or Goddess she ever met.
"Close your mouth dear, unless you want to swallow a fly." The Goddess wiggled her finger playfully.
"Oh! Um…" Kunou rubbed her head in embarrassment. "It is an honour to meet you Benzaiten-sama." She bowed.
"Please, call me Benten or Benza dear." She said kindly. "Now, why did you call me here?"
"Um…you see…" Kunou hesitated. She didn't know if the Love Goddess would answer her prayers or not.
"You have love problems." Benten said, already knowing why she was called here, but she asked because it was fun seeing people get all flustered.
"Y-Yeah."
"Hmm…you worry that you will lose your lover, is that correct?"
Seeing her nod, the Goddess giggled.
"Oh honey, you really need to have more faith in yourself."
"H-Huh?"
"You have nothing to sweat about little fox." She began. "Despite only being human, your boyfriend has a very big heart, enough to actually have more than one woman in his life."
"Are you saying that I am not enough?" Kunou frowned.
The Goddess widened her eyes slightly, then started to laugh.
"Oh no, dear, not at all!" She then grabbed Kunou's hands in her own. "What I meant by a big heart, is that he has very much love to give."
"R-Really?"
"Mhm! However, he doesn't know that." Not giving her time to ask, Benten continued. "Since he is human, he doesn't see himself with more than one lover, so the idea of a harem would be a bit…strange for him, but he won't reject it."
"How can you be so sure?"
"Uh, hello? Love Goddess and all that." Benten deadpanned. "I know people usually see us as useless and good at only messing people's love lives and fucking ( of course), and while some of us are like that (cough, Aphrodite, cough), it doesn't mean all of us are." She huffed.
"I see." Kunou didn't dare laugh, unless she wanted the ire of a Goddess to bite her in the ass.
"So don't worry that much Kunou-chan." The Goddess assured. "Nobody will steal him from you."
Breathing in relief, Kunou thanked her.
"So, are you going to allow that friend of yours to be his mate too?" She asked curiously.
The fox thought about it for a few moments.
"Kuroka-chan is like a sister to me. Ever since she came here, I knew she was deprived of love and affection." She then sighed. "I would also be a bitch if I were to forbid her to be with whoever her heart desired."
"Even if that whoever is your mate?" Benten asked amused.
"Y-Yes." She didn't like saying that, but she knew she couldn't do anything about who Kuroka fell in love with.
"It's ok to be jealous, you know?" The Goddess asked gently. "As long as it doesn't become something too extreme."
"What do you mean?" Kunou tilted her head.
"Yanderes." Benten shivered.
"Huh?"
"Nothing! Now, did you decide?"
Letting a small smile to appear on her face, the fox nodded.
"I already had an idea that I won't be Kei-kun's only lover, even though I desperately wanted to." She added under her breath. "But as long as he will love us all equally, I won't mind…too much."
"Great!" Benten exclaimed happily. "And he will. As I said, he has a big heart."
"Besides, most men would kill to have a threesome." Benten mumbled.
"What?" Kunou asked suspiciously.
"Nothing at all dear!" The Goddess smiled innocently. "Now, if that is all-"
"Ah wait! Can you tell me how many lovers will he have?"
Benten's face changed from easy-going and relaxed to serious, scrutinizing the poor girl with a critical eye.
"Nope!" She beamed, returning immediately to a radiant smile.
"E-Eh?" Kunou's shouldered deflated. "But-"
"Nu-uh, not buts." The Love Goddess moved her finger. "It would ruin the surprise."
With a defeated sigh, the kitsune let it go.
"I see. Well then, thank you a lot for the help Benten." She smiled.
"It was my pleasure Kunou-chan!" The Goddess said giddily. "Now, if you will excuse me, I have to go and ruin – ahem – make sure other's people relationships thrive. Farewell."
In a flash of light, Benten disappeared.
Turning her head to the palace, Kunou got up and dusted herself off. Steeling her resolve, she started to march towards Kuroka's room to have a very important discussion.
Kuroka was dressed in a black nightgown which did nothing to hide her curves or her ample bosom. And to top it off, it was almost see through as well. It wouldn't take one too much to see her purple lacy panties and her matching bra.
She was preparing to go to sleep, yet a thought lingered in her mind still.
Her kiss with Keith, in fact her first kiss that happened a few days ago. She knew what she did was probably wrong, but she couldn't help it! She was aware that Kunou was bothered by it, if her possessiveness of Keith was anything to go by. Ever since she kissed him, the fox kept him under her radar almost 24/7.
She couldn't blame her though. She would have probably done the same if her mate was suddenly kissed by someone else.
With a sigh, she rested her face in her palms, as if hiding herself from the eyes of the world. Keith had done her a great favour, even if she didn't ask him to. So she was more than surprised when he himself offered to help her get her sister back. And she couldn't help it but fall for him right then. She held affection for him before, sure, but she didn't think about it too much, besides the reactions she got from him when he was teased by her were too cute and funny to resist. But now all of that changed dramatically in the span of a few days.
"I don't know what I am supposed to do…" She whimpered, tears starting to drop down on her cheeks. She loved Keith, very much so, but she didn't wish to cause Kunou pain or make the fox hate her. They were very good friends, best friends even, so she couldn't steal her mate away.
Raising her head, she took a deep breath and nodded to herself. She didn't like what she was thinking, but it was the better choice, or so she thought. She was going to ignore her feelings, ask Keith to forgive her rash action of kissing him suddenly, as well as telling him that she loved him, giving him a lie such as it was in the heat of the moment or something.
She took a shaky breath and tried to calm her raging heart. Yes, this is what is going to happen. She is going to tell Keith to forget that and-
Her line of thought was interrupted when someone knocked on the door.
"Kuroka-chan, are you still up?" She paled at the voice.
'Shit!' She began to panic. Why was she here? Did she want to talk? What about? Was she here to tell her to stay away from Keith?
"Can I come in?" Kunou's voice was slightly muffled by the door, but she could hear her perfectly. Taking a calming breath, she forced herself to relax.
"Um…yeah I-I am still u-up and s-sure." She cursed herself for the stutter.
'Here goes nothing.' Kunou mused. Opening the door, she was met with Kuroka and her heart clenched when she saw her state. Her eyes were red and puffy, from crying she deduced, her hair wasn't shining as it usually did and was her skin was slightly paler.
She looked…miserable.
"Hey Kuroka-chan." Kunou greeted softly, a small smile adorning on her face as she sat down near the cat Youkai. Without thinking twice, she embraced her gently. She felt Kuroka tense in her hug, but quickly relaxed.
"I don't know what to do…" Kunou heard her whimper thanks to her enhanced hearing, then she felt her shoulder beginning to get wet, a sign Kuroka started to cry again.
After she let Kuroka to vent out, the cat finally managed to calm down (if only slightly) and the two broke the hug.
They stood in silence, the only occasional sound being Kuroka's sniffing.
"I really love him, you know?" The Black Cat began, her eyes focusing on the carpet. "I know what I did was wrong and it probably hurt you seeing your mate being kissed by another woman all of a sudden, so for that I…I apologize."
Kunou looked out in the distance through a window and let a small smile grace her face.
"I know that you love him." She finally said.
"T-Then, you must be furious with me, right?"
"Furious is a powerful word Kuroka-chan." She looked at her. "I won't deny the fact that when you kissed him, I wanted to blast you back to the Underworld." She laughed at her face. "But no longer."
"H-Huh?" Kuroka's worry turned into confusion. "What do you mean?"
Kunou stood quiet for a few moments.
"Ever since I started to fall in love with Kei-kun, I had a thought that I won't be the only one in his life." The fox said. "Even though I would have loved that very much." She grumbled under her breath. "So, I talked with Benten about-"
"Uh…who?" Kuroka tilted her head.
"Ah, the Japanese Goddess of Love, her full name is Benzaiten, but she prefers to be called that." Kunou shrugged. "Now, as I way saying, after I talked with her, she assured me that Kei-kun won't leave me." She sighed. "She said that he has a big heart and a lot of love to give, so I don't have to worry about anything."
At that, Kuroka's gulped and her frame began to tremble softly.
"Does…does that mean that…" She sniffed and she could feel her eyes getting wet again.
"Mm!" Kunou nodded with a smile. "From what she said, he is going to have more lovers."
"S-So…w-will y-you allow m-me t-to be h-his girlfriend t-too?" Kuroka asked, trying and failing to stop her falling tears.
"It will be weird for him since he is human, and while I am still…sad that I won't be his only lover, I am not so evil as to forbid you, or anyone, to follow your heart." She then leaned forward and embraced the cat Youkai again. "But my answer to your question Kuroka-chan is yes."
The Black Cat instantly hugged her back tightly while crying tears of joy this time.
"What will you do if he shuts down the idea though?" After Kuroka calmed down, Kunou asked curiously.
"I uh…I don't know, nya." Kuroka said nervously. "I hope he is not going to…what do you think, nya?"
"I don't believe so." The fox shook her head. "Let's go and see, shall we?"
Getting up, Kuroka took in a deep breath and nodded in determination.
Keith was sitting on his back in his bed, looking at the ceiling. A lot of things happened in the past few days, and while he was feeling happy that things finally were peaceful again, he couldn't help the confusion that was present in his heart.
After he managed to reconcile Kuroka with her sister, and prove that she was innocent, she kissed him.
At first, he believed it to be something in the moment, something that Kuroka did out of happiness and gratitude, yet that wasn't it since she said that she loved him.
And now he was confused and didn't know what to feel about it. While Kunou was more than annoyed, she seemed to not mind it that much or so he thought. However, her behaviour ever since then changed slightly: she became more possessive and kept a watchful eye on him almost all the time. He couldn't say he minded too much since he loved her company, but he could see Kuroka was very bothered by it.
While Kunou mostly was the same (except the possessive part), Kuroka became more reserved and she didn't really talk much ever since. However, he was worried mostly about Kuroka and Kunou's relationship. He could see that the two were close and would hate to see their friendship crumble because of him.
He didn't want that, but he also didn't know what to do.
Closing his eyes, he cleared his head and thought about Kuroka. Did he regret helping her? Absolutely not. Would he do it again if he had to? Definitely. Did he hate her? No to the fucking no. He had no reason to hate her. Did he like her? Sure, she was friendly, funny, strong, easy to talk to and of course hot as hell. Now…would he like her as something more than a friend? To that he honestly had no answer. He was in a relationship with Kunou, he was her mate and she his, so thinking about having more women in love with him was already out of the question. He wasn't like that. In the night Kunou and him made love, he swore to be faithful to her, so that would go against himself.
'But what if…' A small voice whispered in the back of his head, but he shook it out. There was no way. Sure the supernatural world was weird and very different from what he knew until almost three months ago, but being in a relationship with more women than one…? That was already a long stretch…Honestly, he was nervous when he began his relationship with Kunou already and lucky enough to have her fall in love with him, so having another woman would be impossible for him.
He, of course, had no idea that a certain Japanese Love Goddess was watching his plight, giggling to herself how wrong he would come to be.
'If only he knew how many hearts he would steal.' She said, mirth dancing in her eyes as she watched him.
Anyway, returning to Keith, his musings were suddenly stopped when Kunou opened the door slowly, making him smile. However, his smile quickly turned to wonder when he saw her with Kuroka who looked timid all of a sudden.
"Hiiii Kei-kun." Kunou said giddily. "I hope you are ready to go to bed." She then looked at Kuroka and motioned for her to come forward. "But before that, someone wants to tell you something."
"Hello Kuroka, it's good to see you." He steeled himself and offered her a smile.
"Um, uh, y-yeah, you too." She was looking at the ground the whole time and playing with her gown. "Um, ah, K-Kei-kun, um…y-you see…um…" She honestly looked cute in his eyes, but he didn't dare say or show anything in fear of what Kunou might do to him.
"Come on, tell him already you stupid cat." Kuroka mumbled to herself.
"Kei-kun, me and Kuroka-chan here talked about um…her kissing you." Kunou decided to help her out, but quickly tried to stifle a laugh when she saw him tense up.
Was she that scary?
"And since she is absolutely, definitely and without any doubt head over heels in love with you, we decided to compromise something." Seeing that she had his undivided attention, she continued. "We agreed to share you, of course if you are ok with it."
A blink. Two. Three.
Keith was sure he misheard.
"I…am sorry?" His mouth was agape, something which Kunou found extremely adorable.
"Mm. As I already said, if you do not have anything against it, we would like to share you." It felt weird to say that, but she knew she had to.
"Kei-kun." Kuroka, who seemed to have regained her courage, spoke. "I…know that you love Kunou-chan, nya." He was looking at the ground, but she could see he paid attention to her. "But I cannot change the way I feel about you, nya. I also know that all of this must feel weird and confusing for you, and I totally understand that but…I, too, love you very much and would like to know what do you think about Kunou-chan's proposition, nya."
She was looking at him intently, waiting for an answer. She also knew that it wasn't easy for him since all of this was new, but she hoped, no, wanted him to return her feelings, otherwise she didn't know what she'd do.
Keith knew that if he were to decline this, Kuroka would probably, actually, very, very likely be shattered.
He couldn't lie that he felt attracted to her, no matter how much he would try to deny it. As was already stated, she was funny, friendly, beautiful and understanding. So he had no reason to dislike her or the idea of having two girlfriends, if one of them was her, so why would he?
Ah…right…because of his morality. It was supposed to be immoral to have two lovers, or more.
Yet…the idea didn't disgust him or make him feel like he would do something bad. Then he remembered something his mother told him before she died: 'You create your own happiness, regardless if others consider your actions as bad or wrong. As long as it doesn't bother others, it doesn't get you in jail or it doesn't bring the end of the world, go for it.'
Keith smiled at the thought, then inhaled and exhaled once. He looked at Kuroka and saw her hope filled eyes. He felt his heart clench inside his chest. He was sure that if he were to reject her right now, she would never recover, and even if she were, she wouldn't be the same again.
Good thing he didn't have any intention to do so.
"I am really oblivious to girls' signs, huh?" Keith asked Kunou.
"You have no idea." She shook her head playfully, feigning exasperation.
He got up and walked until he was close to Kuroka.
"I apologize for that." He chuckled softly. "Kuroka, I am very flattered to hear you love me and it brings me joy to hear you say so." He smiled at her and hugged her.
Widening her eyes, Kuroka hugged him back, her eyes glistening with tears once again.
"D-Does t-that m-mean…" She asked softly, sniffing.
"It will be weird and confusing for me for a little while until my brain accepts this fully, but I can confidently say that yes, I too love you back."
Not being able to hold in her feelings anymore, Kuroka leaned her head back slightly, then kissed him deeply, catching him off guard at first, but then he started to return the kiss.
Meanwhile, Kunou was looking at them with a grin. She expected to feel more jealous about it, but surprisingly, her jealousy was overcome by the happiness she held for Kuroka. Of course, it didn't mean she didn't feel slightly jealous, but oh well. She saw him first!
After Kuroka broke the kiss, she licked her lips and smiled sexily.
"Now that I know we can be together, I need to do something." She said.
"Huh? What is- ouch!" He was interrupted when Kuroka opened her mouth and bit him on the neck, on the opposite side of Kunou's mark.
"Let me know about that so I can prepare damnit!" He feigned complaining after Kuroka was done.
Soon enough, a mark of a cat appeared where she bit him, making her squeal in joy.
"Oh relax you big baby." Kunou joked as she grabbed the front of his shirt and smashed her lips against his. "Let's go to bed."
"Yeah, let's, nya!" Kuroka said happily.
"And who invited you?" Kunou raised an eyebrow.
"Hmm, Kei-kun is my mate now too so I don't think I need an invitation, nya." Kuroka stuck out her tongue.
Kunou's eyebrow began to twitch violently.
"Oh…is that so?"
"Yup!" She nodded, then began to undress.
"W-What are you doing?!" Keith's face quickly became red when he saw Kuroka throw her gown, then her bra away, showing off her bouncy and more than large breasts, which jiggled and defied gravity, not even sagging a little.
"Oh, I forgot to mention that I sleep naked. It helps me sleep comfortably, nya." She shrugged as she removed her panties which let her happy place free to the world.
Keith could also see that there was not even a piece of hair there.
"I won't lose to you, you furball!" In an instant, Kunou's clothes flew all around the room, leaving her naked as the day she was born.
Gulping, Keith tried to regain his composure (key word: tried).
"G-Girls…w-what if you two um…sleep in your own rooms tonight?" He asked, slowly making his way for the door…just in case. He didn't make it far though as both women glared at him, freezing him on the spot.
"NO!" They yelled at the same time, incredulous at the stupid words that just came from his mouth.
"Now come here." Kunou demanded.
Not wanting to aggravate the situation further, he complied. He undressed until he was left in his boxers.
"Someone's happy to see us, nya." Kuroka purred when she saw the tent in his underwear. "Come darling, let's go to bed, nya." She said huskily.
He turned off the lights and made his way to the bed. As soon as his head hit the pillow, Kuroka latched on his right arm and Kunou on his left.
"How do my bare breasts feel against you darling, nya?" Kuroka asked alluringly, moving her boobs to left and right softly on his skin.
Of course, the action brought immediate reaction as his erection twitched.
Two hands grabbed his head and turned him gently on the other side, where Kunou was doing the same.
"Ignore the cat Kei-kun. I know you love my breasts the most." She said with a blush on her face.
"As if." Kuroka snorted. "Mines are bigger than yours and I am pretty sure men love huge tits, nya." She emphasized by wrapping her breasts around Keith's arm, swallowing it, then she smirked and looked at the fox's boobs. "Well…huger."
"You want to tell me something?" Kunou asked, rather annoyed, her eyebrow twitching furiously. "And besides, my breasts are big enough." She huffed with a red tint gracing her cheeks, then she was pleased to see her own breasts drowning Keith's arm in them, although not as much as Kuroka's.
"Heh, whatever helps you dream at night, nya." Kuroka quipped.
Before the two could continue their bickering, Keith managed to retract both of his arms from their cleavage, eliciting small whines from the two Youkais, and wrapped them around them.
"You are both lovely and I am more than delighted to sleep with you." He was relieved to see his words had the desired effect on his now two girlfriends (it still felt weird for him to think that), who huffed at one another, but snuggled closer to him. "Good night." Of course he miscalculated his decision as he now could feel his girlfriends' breasts squish against his chest, making him blush furiously.
The room fell in a peaceful silence-
"So when do we fuck, nya?"
"Shut up Kuroka-chan!"
Keith, along with Kuroka and Kunou were sitting in Yasaka's office, the latter having a thoughtful look on her face, while the two other women were holding one of his respective arms possessively between their bosoms like they owned it.
"So what did the Angels warn us about mom?" Kunou asked.
"Yeah, you sounded very…on edge, nya." Kuroka pointed out.
With a sigh, Yasaka got up from her desk, went in front of it and leaned against it, looking at the three.
"Apparently, someone stole the Holy Swords from them." She told them, her expression turning solemn. "And all the Angels are on high alert, as well as the members of the church."
"But why?" Keith inquired. "What could some swords do? I mean, yeah sure they are powerful and all that but…" He widened his eyes slightly.
"For war." Kunou said his thoughts out loud.
Yasaka merely nodded, a grim expression adorning on her face.
"Michael and his Seraphs are trying to keep the others as calm as possible, not wanting them to do something stupid." Yasaka said.
"Did he say anything else mother?"
"He asked us for help, seeing as we are not currently affiliated with any other Biblical Faction." The older fox replied.
"What are we to do, nya?" Kuroka asked.
"He spoke with Sirzechs and agreed with him that the best course of action would be for you three to go to Kuoh where his little sister currently attends high school and help them in their search for the Holy Swords." She answered. "I contacted Gabriel earlier today and she told me that the swords were last seen in Kuoh."
"Don't tell me we have to attend high school or something." Keith groaned. "I never was good in school." He grumbled.
"No, no." Yasaka giggled at his face. "I have already rented an apartment there for you three, and Serafall already spoke with her little sister and Rias about it."
"Do they suspect someone of the theft?" Keith asked curiously.
"Most Angels and Exorcists point at the Fallen Angels, however I have my doubts about it." Yasaka told them. "Azazel isn't a fan of war."
"When are we leaving, nya?" Kuroka questioned.
"Later today." Yasaka said. "Also, don't worry about packing or anything. The apartment already has everything you need."
"Neat." The cat smirked, Kunou and Keith nodding in agreement.
"Oh, and where is Rose? I haven't seen her around in the past few days." He asked curiously.
"Odin called and required her assistance in something." The older fox told him. "He didn't tell me what though."
"I see." It probably was something important, he mused.
"This is all." Yasaka told them. Saying their goodbyes, the human and the cat left.
'Oh Kunou, may I have a word with you?' She talked telepathically in her daughter's head before she could leave.
"Something wrong mom?" Kunou looked at her mother.
"No, no, nothing wrong, but I am confused about something." Her mother assured her.
"You were very calm when Kuroka-chan was hugging Kei-kun's arm earlier." She stated. "Did something happen between you two?"
"Huh? Oh, no, nothing. Everything is fine with me and Kei-kun." Kunou said, then she contemplated whether to tell her mother or not.
"Ever since Kuroka-chan kissed him a few days ago, I couldn't help but feel jealous about it…however…"
"However?" Yasaka raised an eyebrow.
"I knew I couldn't control who she falls in love with, so I talked with her about it and we decided to share Kei-kun."
The older fox blinked once, twice, then looked incredulous at Kunou.
"And he accepted?" Her tone sounded hopeful, but tried to mask it behind a mask of calm.
"He feels weird about having two girlfriends…but he will grow to accept it in the future." The younger fox said. "But yes he accepted, besides he knew he would have broken Kuroka-chan's heart otherwise."
"And is this okay with you?"
"Not…entirely, since I hoped to be the only woman in his life, but I had a nagging feeling that that won't be possible since he would attract attention to himself without even knowing." Kunou chuckled at the last line. "Despite being smart, he is such an airhead sometimes, especially when it comes to girls." At that both of them laughed.
"So…he doesn't mind having multiple lovers?" Yasaka asked.
"That I do not know…but…" She hesitated. "When Benzaiten answered my prayers, she told me that he has a big heart and a lot of love to give."
Yasaka didn't expect that answer.
"The Goddess of Love huh. Why were you praying to her?"
"To help me decided if I were ok with Kei-kun having multiple lovers or not."
"And are you?" Yasaka's tone again became hopeful, but the young woman seemed to not notice it.
"Somewhat."
It was a good enough answer for her, so she let a small smile to appear on her face.
"I see."
"Why do you ask?" Kunou looked at her mother suspiciously.
"Oh, no reason at all." She replied slyly.
Yasaka giggled when she saw her daughter pout.
"Anyway, I believe soon you three will have to get going." The older fox said, looking at the clock on her wall.
With a nod, Kunou said her farewells to her mother and left, not noticing Yasaka's relieved and hopeful look.
"It means that I still have a chance." She said to no one in particular. "And I won't mess it up this time." She said resolutely.
Her face then adorned a predatory grin.
"You will be mine, even if I have to share you Kei-kun."
A/N: Aaaaand cut! Whoooh, this chapter was harder to write than I originally thought…I rewrote it a few times because I didn't know how to make it seem more…let's say "real" in some way. What I mean by that, is that I actually wanted to go deeper in the love aspect of the story, rather than just have Kuroka in his bed next morning cuddling up to Keith without a worry in the world and have Kunou "forcefully" accept that she'd not be his only lover, hence why I brought in Benzaiten, the Japanese Goddess of Love and other things. I believe this chapter was necessary to write because it would explain how Keith's harem would come to be, something which the Anime (I do not mean the manga or the light novel since I didn't read them and I have no idea what happens there) doesn't show, if I remember right…do tell me if I am wrong though please. All in all, I hope you enjoyed this one! I really needed to rack my brain on how to write this chapter lol. I really hope I am making sense and that I do not spout rubbish xd.
Without further ado, let's see the reviews!
Trueopulence: Hmm…my intention wasn't to make her do that though, since she couldn't reincarnate Keith even if she wanted to.
Sakra95: I am embarrassed to admit it but…I honestly forgot about Diodora, that is my bad and I apologize, buuuuut, I will definitely bring him Keith tell about him when the Peace Treaty takes place! Also I have been thinking about giving Cao Cao the Gae Bolg spear. Also the Vritra Gears are Saji's so I don't really want to mess up with that, but I can see what you mean by that. And Issei…I won't get too much in depth with him since my story doesn't focus on him. Sure will try to make him more bearable for those of you who hate him and actually have him be some sort of funny character in the background. I plan for him and Keith to have an amicable relationship and all that, but nothing more. And he won't be stronger than Vali or Sairaorg since I found that stupid in the last season lol…like come on I understand he is the MC and all that but…Sai literally trained all his life to save his mother (from what I remember) and Issei won because "I love Rias Gremory". Yikes
Cesar117: Hmm, I didn't read any stories featuring her, but reading about her on the Wiki Fandom, I can say she'd be an interesting character, but unfortunately the harem is already full. I am sorry for that.
sanjiv121606: I believe that information is from the manga or LN. I do apologize but I haven't read them and I only watched the Anime (if this is mentioned in the Anime as well, then my memory is rusty af). Therefore, I can't really give you an answer to that. Sorry.
6258489: I understand…and honestly I should have made Tiamat way more aggressive, but for some odd reason I didn't. Oh well, she definitely won't forgive Ddraig though.
Dante687: Hmm, we'll see and thank you.
Marsuvees Black The Dark Lord: No problem and welcome back. It brings me joy to see you have returned! May I know what you mean when you say the quality dropped? So I could improve on that and of course, I would appreciate it. All type of feedback is warmly welcomed.
Guest: Regarding the weapon, I have decided on Gae Bolg from Fate.
Chandler Skyes: No worries, your English is good, given that it is not my first language either. Hmm, a Nephilim you say, interesting idea, but unfortunately I intend to keep the MC fully human throughout the whole story, otherwise the title wouldn't mean much. But the Nephilim is a good idea for a future story so I will think on that. Thus I will have to think on how to make Gabriel like him (although since she basically is seen as a kind and loving person, won't be too hard I believe). So unfortunately he won't unlock the balance breaker through accepting himself as Akeno, but a good idea, nonetheless. And I do not intend to abandon it anytime soon, so don't worry!
Godofwar01: About him and the church, that will come in the next chapters, sooo look forward to that. On the Akeno matter though…I am not entirely sure about her since my focus in this fanfic would be almost entirely on the Youkai since Keith is affiliated with them. Sure I added Gabriel, Rossweisse and Serafall to the harem because I believe they have more freedom than Akeno would have, her being the Queen of Rias and all that. Buuut, I do plan to add her as a pairing in the future for other stories.
All these being said, thank you all for reading, reviewing, following and favouring!
I apologize if there are any grammatical or spelling mistakes!
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