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Post by Kuragehime on Aug 17, 2016 23:04:57 GMT -5
Shoot, I meant to have the kitsune come out in my last post xD]]
Mitsuo shrugged. "I don't really know the reason for it, something bad happened between them and some inu-youkai way back before anyone can remember I think," he explained. He grew out of that fear, and instead found most inu and normal dogs to just be a bit irritating...and cats for that matter. He clasped his hands together behind his head and walked on. "It's not super far, but it's outside the city."
Tama flicked an ear and crossed her arms as she followed behind Hana and Mitsuo, checking one last time that her tail was hidden before walking out into the sunlight again.
One of the pillars of the shrine seemed to move, and in the next moment a tall figure was standing on the stone steps. His long, dark red hair fell past his shoulders but was neatly groomed. His green eyes found the small inu sniffing around his territory and narrowed with suspicion. He stepped out into the sun, his arms tucked into the sleeves of a very expensive looking kimono. "State your business here!" he demanded as his foot landed on the lowest step.
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Post by gallifreyanhanyou on Aug 17, 2016 23:23:06 GMT -5
(oops XD)
'oh, that's a bit unfortunate,' hana commented, following behind mitsuo closely. outside the city wasn't bad, since they were closer to the outskirts than the center.
akihiko jumped, a growl starting in his throat that he quickly swallowed, looking up at the kitsune with his golden eyes. 'apologies,' he murmured with a dip of his head. 'is this shrine yours?' without waiting for confirmation (after all, it obviously was), 'I came to ask for asylum. you see, I am rather on the run at the moment.'
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Post by Kuragehime on Aug 17, 2016 23:46:57 GMT -5
"Yeah, I guess, bothers them more than it bothers me," Mitsuo said. "I mean, if you can't even remember the reason for it, then why bother?" However, he was being a bit hypocritical here since he is one to hold a petty grudge, but at least he made sure to remember the reason for it. He looked around, and seeing a school coming up pointed ahead. "It's at the end of this road here past the school."
The kitsune stared at Akihiko for a good moment before answering. "On the run? From whom, or what, may I ask?" He watched the inu closely, still keeping his distance. He had a family here, and needed to know what was after this child (well, child compared to himself).
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Post by gallifreyanhanyou on Aug 17, 2016 23:57:47 GMT -5
(no, yeah, definitely a child. he is literally only 12 years old XD)
'oh, good, not far now,' hana mumbled, having put the shirt back on her head to cover her ears rather grudgingly, since she didn't have a hat handy at the time. she managed to tie it into a type of head covering. as they started past the school, the inu-hanyou caught a scent and stiffened, stopping in her tracks, her hackles raising in fright. 'stop!' she blurted suddenly. 'do you smell that?'
'well...funny you should ask,' akihiko commented, running a long-nailed hand through the silver hair that fell almost to his waist. 'I don't want my parents to find me. they'll take me back to the court and I want to see the world for myself.' his golden eyes were guileless as he met the green gaze of the elder youkai. 'please? just for a couple days, that's all I ask.'
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Post by Kuragehime on Aug 18, 2016 0:29:31 GMT -5
Ok xD]]
Mitsuo froze, Hana's exclamation had nearly made him lose his transformation again. He gave the air a sniff and frowned. He looked at Hana, "Yeah, I smell something...can't quite place what it is though." he murmured.
"Whatever it is, I don't like how it smells." Tama commented, covering her nose with her hands. Now that there were less people around, her guard went down and her tail was swinging in annoyance behind her.
The kitsune took his hands from his sleeves, the one holding a folded up fan pointed at Akihiko. "A young one such as yourself should not be travelling on your own," he advised. He took a few steps forward while thinking over his answer, tapping the fan against his temple. "We have a storage shed over there, use it as you wish."
Sorry for the poof!]]
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Post by gallifreyanhanyou on Aug 18, 2016 0:40:22 GMT -5
'I would know that smell anywhere, even if I haven't smelled it since I was a pup. someone from the western court is here.' the inu-hanyou seemed to curl in on herself. she hadn't wanted to leave, and "forced out" was a bit of an understatement. they made it physically clear to her that she had to leave on pain of death, and perhaps what had hurt the most was that her father had simply stood there and watched it all happen, not even trying to help his only child. she may not have physically scarred, but her mental trauma more than made up for it. 'why? why now?' she murmured to herself.
'they wouldn't let me go, I had to go alone!' akihiko told him. he brightened at the agreement that he could go use the storage shed, and bowed deeply at the waist. 'many thanks, Master kitsune. I will keep myself out of trouble, you have my word.'
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Post by Kuragehime on Aug 18, 2016 1:00:17 GMT -5
"Western court, huh..." Mitsuo murmured. He sniffed again and tensed. The scent seemed to be coming from the shrine he called home. He hoped for whoever it was that his father was in a good mood today. Rubbing his head with one hand before dropping it as his side, Mitsuo resumed walking. "Let's go."
Tama peered over at Hana with curious eyes. "Are you ok Hana?" she asked, noticing the less than happy face the inu hanyou was making. "Ah! Mitsu wait!" she called after noticing that he had already started walking.
"So you came here against their will?" The kitsune said in a low voice. After hearing the inu's thanks he nodded and even gave a slight bow. "I will hold you to that. If someone comes to retrieve you, it is your own responsibility, do not expect any help from myself."
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Post by gallifreyanhanyou on Aug 18, 2016 1:10:54 GMT -5
hana jumped slightly at the bakeneko's question, turning from horrified memory to present anger. 'I'm fine,' she said in a low, growling voice. 'leave it.' she looked forward and hurried after mitsuo, noticing with a barely-suppressed shiver that the scent was growing stronger as they went along...
'I understand,' akihiko said, stepping up the stairs slowly, tugging absently at one of the sleeves of his karaginu. he needed to change out of his clothes, since the mingled scent of the court inu-youkai was all over them. a change of clothing and a bath would make him a lot harder to track. 'ah, sorry, but do you have a bath I could use?' he asked before the kitsune could leave.
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Post by Kuragehime on Aug 18, 2016 1:30:05 GMT -5
"Oh, ok." Tama gave Hana one last glance before jogging to catch up with Mitsuo. After adjusting her pig tails she covered her nose once more. "The smell of kitsune is getting stronger too." she grunted.
Mitsuo shot her a look. "Oi," he muttered. "You saying kitsune smell bad?"
Tama snickered. "Maybe."
The kitsune had already turned around to head inside but he stopped mid-step to look at Akihiko. Actually, he looked past the inu, into the trees. "There is a spring through the trees, that is the most that we have," he said, fanning himself a bit.
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Post by gallifreyanhanyou on Aug 18, 2016 1:40:28 GMT -5
hana gave a small huff. 'not as bad as neko. at least they're still a little canine.' she had stopped breathing through her nose as her fight-or-flight instincts were starting to kick in as the scent strengthened. in fact, she could now tell just how fresh the scent of the courtisan was- not even hours old. more like minutes. odds were good the individual was still present...
'oh,' akihiko said, trying to mask his note of disappointment. 'thank you.' he headed through the trees, hoping that at least part of the spring was in the sun, since he highly doubted it would be a hot spring here. he would need new clothing still, but where would he get that? he dared not ask for too much from the kitsune, or the youkai man might decide he was more trouble than he was worth.
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Post by Kuragehime on Aug 18, 2016 2:07:58 GMT -5
Mitsuo shot a triumphant look at the bakeneko before looking at the sidelines of the field he had passed earlier. He saw the student's bag was still there that he had taken the hat from and walked over. He dropped it back onto the bag before quickly stepping away. He figured the students were too absorbed in their practicing to notice the three youkai walking by. After passing the fields, the path began to be lined with more and more trees - a sign they were getting closer.
The kitsune gave Akihiko a nod and made his way back to the steps of the shrine. However, instead of going back inside he stood on the lowest one and waited facing the torii gate. The tall ears on his head were angled slightly backwards. The wind was blowing at his face, carrying the not only the scent of a kitsune, but a bakeneko and inu hanyou were intermingled with it.
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Post by gallifreyanhanyou on Aug 18, 2016 2:18:26 GMT -5
(I gotta head to bed, I forgot I have to get up early tomorrow to babysit...)
as the scent grew stronger and stronger, hana desperately fought the urge to panic. what if it was someone she knew? one of the ones who'd attacked her when she was driven out? why were they here? were they going to hunt her down and drive her out again? she'd done nothing wrong! her ears were pinned against her skull and her breathing sped up a bit, eyes widening in fear and hands curling into defensive claws. she was clearly losing her calm.
akihiko found the small spring and quickly stripped down and jumped into the water, shivering a little since the water wasn't hot. the fluffy bit of fur around his waist floated, looking for all the world like a tail. he sat down, letting the water go up to his neck, and listened to the few birds in the trees around him. for now, he was unaware that others were coming.
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Post by Kuragehime on Aug 18, 2016 2:40:58 GMT -5
Alrighty, I was just thinking of heading off myself xD Talk to you later! ^^]]
Tama looked at Hana and tapped Mitsuo on the shoulder. "Um, I don't think Hana's feeling too good..." she whispered, but her words fell on deaf ears. She turned to see what the fox was glaring at, and bristled when she saw the much older kitsune standing before the group.
Mitsuo wore his discomfort on his face for all to see as soon as he recognized the figure sitting on the shrine steps. He clicked his tongue and dug his hands into his pockets, stopping directly under the torii. "It's rare for you to be out at this time of day, father. Is our visitor really that important? You've got one of your better kimono on."
The kitsune stood and gave Mitsuo an unreadable look, though it was verging on either annoyance or disappointment. "A young inu youkai came to me seeking safety," he spoke with little emotion in his voice, "I gave him permission to use the shed you like to hide in."
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Post by gallifreyanhanyou on Aug 21, 2016 0:38:05 GMT -5
hana gave a terrible shudder at mitsuo's question to his father, and barely registered the reply at first. young man? maybe he doesn't know me! she thought after a moment, looking up to the much older kitsune. the scent of court inu was practically overwhelming as they stood at the point the boy had been not a half hour prior. she was still half out of her head with the instinctive need to get away from those who might mean her harm. she was certain that if anyone tried to touch her at that point, she would likely run- and take their arm with her.
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Post by Kuragehime on Aug 21, 2016 0:52:38 GMT -5
Hello!]]
Mitsuo frowned. "What - really? You could've waited until I at least got back y'know?" He crossed his arms and his foot started tapping. "Because now we have a slight problem... I told this inu here that she could stay in that shed," he said, pointing back at Hana. "Is he in there right now?"
Mitsuo's father shook his head. "No, he is bathing in the springs at the moment."
"Well, I guess we're just gonna have to wait until he gets out to fix this," Mitsuo muttered. He let out an irritated sigh and turned away from his father's stern gaze.
Tama was slowly backing away from Mitsuo, doing a very good job of masking her fear of these two kitsune as she did so.
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Post by gallifreyanhanyou on Aug 21, 2016 1:04:43 GMT -5
(hey! sorry I've been gone, things have been pretty hectic. I'm helping a friend out with some roommate troubles now)
hana started eyeing the bakeneko as she backed up, moving to make sure she wouldn't run into the inu-hanyou.
akihiko finished his quick bath and climbed out of the cold spring, shivering a little. he quickly threw on the clothes he'd worn earlier and moved to head off to the shed the older kitsune had pointed out to him. maybe there would be new clothes for him to change into there, or at least he hoped so. the quicker he thoroughly rid himself of the court stench, the better.
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Post by Kuragehime on Aug 21, 2016 1:30:40 GMT -5
No worries! I hope everything works out! ^^]] Sorry for poofing, I was getting something to eat xD]]
The older kitsune gave a dismissive shrug. He unfolded the fan in his hand and held it in front of his face, with only his eyes and the bridge of his nose peering over the top. "This could have been avoided, if you hadn't run out so early," he stated with an edge to his voice.
Mitsuo opened his mouth to snap something back, when his father interrupted him.
"It appears the young inu has returned," he said quietly, brushing his hand to the side and pointing his long fingers in the direction of the shed.
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Post by gallifreyanhanyou on Aug 21, 2016 1:38:05 GMT -5
that did it. at the elder kitsune's words, hana turned tail and bolted, fleeing so only a blur and trail of scent was left as akihiko appeared out of the trees. he, too, stiffened at the waft of scent, though he quickly realized it was not from the court and therefore of no consequence to him. 'oh, hello. who are you?' he greeted mitsuo and tama.
(I gotta head out early, but I'll be on tomorrow.)
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Post by Kuragehime on Aug 21, 2016 2:38:13 GMT -5
Alrighty, see ya later! ^^]]
Mitsuo and Tama both turned their heads in confusion when Hana took off. His green eyes slid back to Akihiko and he jerked his thumb in the direction of his father. "Mitsuo Miyamura, third son of Masashi Miyamura," he said, giving a proper introduction only because of the pressure his father's gaze put on him...also the fact that he didn't feel up to having an argument at that moment. "Who're you? I understand you're going to be staying here a while."
I know you mentioned on the first page that you wanted little to no canon characters, but could I possibly add a pair? They're Natsume and Madara (aka Nyanko-sensei) from Natsume's Book of Friends (another show about youkai xD)]]
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Post by gallifreyanhanyou on Aug 21, 2016 20:13:44 GMT -5
(um, sure, I suppose. I don't know that anime so it hardly matters that they are canon characters- they're OC's to me! ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/6575102/images/Zk1a5XUEHw6Q8FG1L5Qy.gif) ) 'um, I'm akihiko, of the western court, son of Masaki and grandson of the Master Sesshoumaru,' he answered nervously. 'I am going to be staying, if you'll have me, but hopefully for only a few days. I've ru- I mean, I'm on leave from the court for a while, travelling to see the world.' once the scent abated somewhat, hana was able to come back to her senses and stopped close enough she could just hear the conversation. 'that little brat is the secondary Heir?' she wondered aloud.
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Post by Kuragehime on Aug 21, 2016 22:03:36 GMT -5
Yay! Alrighty xD I'll have their descriptions up in a bit~]] Not really sure what I'm going to do with them yet, but I'll figure something out xD]]
Mitsuo walked over to the torii and leaned against one of its pillars. Neither of the names that the inu mentioned sounded familiar to him, maybe they would have if he actually sat in and listened to his family's discussions. He shrugged, oh well. "I see... well I'm afraid we have a bit of a problem," he told the young youkai, "We now have two inu who have been told they can stay in that shed - you and a girl named Hana who was just here with us - but that shed's a bit small for two people." He scratched his head and sighed again, he'd been sighing a lot today. "He'll never let you step foot in the shrine, I'm even surprised my father let you stay on the property...you must've caught him in a really good mood."
Tama watched quietly, and looked over at Mitsuo's father to see his reaction. He still had the fan covering most of his face, and there was no readable expression from his eyes.
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Post by Kuragehime on Aug 21, 2016 23:33:37 GMT -5
Takashi Natsume ~ Age 16 ~ Male ~ Human Takashi has short dusty blonde hair with bangs that fall past his eyes but are parted to the sides. His eyes are orange/hazel in color. He is around 5'5", and is on the thin side. He thinks his features are rather feminine and dislikes this, so he tries to act 'manly' on occasion. His outfits are usually a plain white buttoned shirt and jeans or other long pants, with a jacket over it if it's cold. Takashi is a fairly reserved boy and soft-spoken, keeping most things to himself. He has been able to see youkai since birth, and has been the subject of bullying and abandonment because of this. However, he sees and treats humans and youkai as equals and is usually on friendly terms with youkai. He never reveals this to others, though, because he hates dragging others into his problems. While he is kind to youkai (and easily fooled by them), he has little patience for their antics and will lash out with a punch or a kick from time to time. He is agile and fast (thanks to running from youkai all the time), but has little stamina. Takashi is the constant target of youkai because he possesses the "Book of Friends", which is a small book of youkai names written in it. His grandmother collected all the names, and his goal is to return them to the youkai. [kuragehime]
Madara ~ Age Unknown ~ Male ~ Youkai Madara is a powerful beastly youkai who has two different forms. The form he is most seen in looks like a maneki-neko. His maneki neko form is white, with an orange and grey marking on the top of his head and back, black eyes, wearing a red cat collar with a gold bell on his neck and has small red markings on his face. In his original form, he is a colossal (so large he can cover Takashi underneath a single paw and his eye is larger than Takashi's head) wolf-like youkai with white fur, red markings on his face, and gold eyes. He is very prideful and selfish, and condescending toward others. Despite claiming he is not a cat, he acts very cat-like and likes to mess with dogs. He has a very playful and immature side, as well as a more hidden caring side. He claims to only be protecting Takashi so that he can inherit the Book of Friends, but he obviously cares about the boy. His true youkai form is very strong, being able to scare off most 'lower youkai'. [kuragehime]
Whew, that took longer than I expected xD]]
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Post by gallifreyanhanyou on Aug 22, 2016 22:47:44 GMT -5
(cool, I'll get them added with the others I forgot to add)
akihiko looked a bit surprised at the mention of the other inu, but quickly remembered the lack of court scent that went with it and recalled the girl couldn't be a threat to him. 'well...I don't know, maybe we can share?' he suggested naively. 'I don't take up all that much space, I promise.'
'I'm not sharing with a court mutt unless you get rid of those clothes. they stink to high heaven!' came hana's voice from nearby. she came into view, giving tama and mitsuo abashed looks at having fled from what was, no bones about it, a pup.
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Post by Kuragehime on Aug 22, 2016 23:31:07 GMT -5
Thanks!]] Sorry for poofing >_<]]
"Welcome back, did you have a nice run?" Mitsuo asked, looking to Hana with a crooked smile on his face. He couldn't help but laugh a little at her comment to Akihiko. Speaking of Akihiko, Mitsuo looked back to the young inu. "You heard her, you stink," he said. The look on his face made it very obvious that he was getting a kick out of this conversation.
"We may still have some of your clothes from when you were younger, Mitsuo. They may fit him." Masashi's lower voice broke into the exchange, bringing it back to being serious.
"Well, let's go have a look then." Mitsuo said, moving toward the shed.
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Post by gallifreyanhanyou on Aug 23, 2016 0:16:47 GMT -5
(that's okay, I had to do some other stuff anyway)
hana growled lowly at the taunt from the kitsune, and akihiko had to stop himself from doing the same. both of them looked round to mituo's father as he suggested the solution. 'ah, thank you,' the pup said, smiling a little. 'I really would like out of these clothes. I'm well aware I stink.' he wrinkled his small nose momentarily. the look startled a tiny bark of laughter from hana and she found she might get along with this white inu pup. she shifted to follow mitsuo.
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Post by Kuragehime on Aug 23, 2016 0:37:32 GMT -5
Mitsuo chuckled again and stopped at the doors to the shed. It was a good sized shed, easily able to fit a few people inside if they were standing. Weathered wooden panels lined the walls and the pointed rood, evidence of the structure's old age. Yet despite its wear and tear, there were signs that it was still taken each other. A few places were patched up with newer wood shingles, and the hinges on the twin doors were still in good shape. Mitsuo pulled a key out on a chain from under his shirt and pulled the two doors open after unlocking them. Inside, the floor was clear but the walls were lined with shelves stocked of old heirlooms and trinkets up to the ceiling. "Well, the clothes should be in here somewhere..." he murmured.
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Post by gallifreyanhanyou on Aug 23, 2016 0:57:38 GMT -5
hana stepped warily into the small shed, sniffing lightly to see if she could find the clothes they sought. akihiko stayed by the door, figuring there wasn't room for three to move about effectively. hana pulled something from the shelves, sniffing it intently and peeking inside the box. 'baby clothes. not quite,' she noted, putting the box back again and moving on. she eyed a few intriguing trinkets on the upper shelves. they looked pretty delicate. but they also looked very fun to play with...
(ugh, I have to get up early all this week. school's started again- college, I mean, and I have a 9 AM japanese class)
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Post by Kuragehime on Aug 23, 2016 1:17:16 GMT -5
I feel ya, I start next week on Wednesday and I have an 8am class...I wish it was Japanese instead of physics ;-; ]]
Mitsuo took a quick look in a few different boxes, and made a face when he caught sight of the baby clothes. Why'd they bother saving those? He shook his head, searching through another box. Most of it seemed like junk to him, though there were a few things hidden way in the back that he dared not touch. "Ah, found them." he announced. Pulling out a dusty box he held up a few small yukata that looked about Akihiko's size.
Tama was standing at the doorway to the shed, her tail swishing back and forth as she watched with interest. She held herself back from going inside, because she knew that she'd end up breaking something.
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Post by gallifreyanhanyou on Aug 24, 2016 21:46:31 GMT -5
tadaimaaaaa~))
'oh, thank you!' akihiko exclaimed, taking the yukata from him and finding one that was mostly white, like the clothing he wore. 'is there somewhere I can change?' he asked shyly, eyeing hana and tama's female-ness. hana just let out a scoff and turned away, eyeing one of the trinkets she'd spotted on a top shelf. it looked like some sort of ball, but it clearly wasn't a toy. still, it looked like fun...she reached for it.
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Post by Kuragehime on Aug 24, 2016 23:27:14 GMT -5
Okaeriiii~ xD]]
Mitsuo's hand shot out almost immediately as he grabbed Hana's wrist. "It'd be best if you didn't touch that," he said in a low voice, pulling her hand away."Akihiko was it? You can go ahead and change in here, I'll drag these two away," he added, then grabbing Tama by the wrist. He walked out of the shed with them in tow before turning around and closing the doors. "Oi, why didn't you tell me you were hiding some important things in there??"
"I thought you would have noticed them, but now I see I was expecting too much," the older kitsune replied. "You may move them elsewhere if you wish."
"I know, I know," Mitsuo replied as he watched his father return to the shrine.
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