Laurence's POV:
I moan as I found the last few bites of sushi Rei made and started to eat them up, giggling at the taste. Thank you Rei! I heard Toru exploring the kitchen, pulling down a thing of rice and dumping it into a bowl. "Rice~" He laughed and started to make it, humming happily. I looked over at him as I ate away at my sushi. Emile walked in and paused when he saw us before going to look around the cabinets for something to eat. Toru eyed him down then tackled him into a hug and growled playfully at Emile, nipping at his ear. Emile laughed and hugged him before dropping him and decided to cook himself some ramen, doing it on the stove, adding natural ingredients with the noodles. Toru watched him closely and then looked at me, sneaking over then wrapped his arms around me and kissed my neck playfully. I blushed as I hid my sushi from him. Emile looked around and got a pair of chopsticks out and started to stir the noodles. Toru whined at me and then licked my neck then nipped my ear, starting to suck at my earlobe to mess with me. He pulled away when his rice went off and raced over to it, getting it out and draining it before he started to eat it without salt, smiling. I frowned and got out some soy sauce and poured it over his rice. He looked at it and frowned but tried it. He moaned and then started to eat it quickly, looking starved. I watched Emile finish cooking his ramen and dump it into a bowl. He started to eat it as he looked towards me. I suddenly saw Calix appear in the room and he snuck up behind Emile, wrapping an arm around his lower waist from behind with a loud purr. Emile's eyes widened as he tensed up.
"I'm eating," he said quickly. Calix gave a growl and then leaned in, starting to kiss his neck and gave him a love bite, pulling Emile back against his chest. Emile shoved a bite into Calix's mouth quickly. Calix ate it and moaned in Emile's ear, a teasing light in his eyes. Emile took a bite then and smirked. I looked them over, a little creeped out. Toru growled at them, looking upset and earned a glare from Calix who pulled Emile closer to him.
"Stupid mutt," Calix muttered, looking Toru over who started to set the bowl down, getting upset. He glowed white quickly and laid his ears back, running towards Calix who yelped and took off running when Toru was getting close to him, the bell on his kimono jingling. Emile held back a laugh, letting it happen and walked up to me, getting beside me. Calix ran around the kitchen, trying to get away from Toru who was snarling at him. "YOU BETTER QUIT!" He hissed at Toru and then yelped when Toru suddenly changed into his fox form and leapt up onto the counter between them and then jumped on Calix's chest, biting his nose hard.
"Toru," I cried out. "Don't bite him!" I scolded. Toru growled defiantly and glowed a bright white again, earning a shriek from Calix who gave a panicked look and yanked Toru off him by the scruff of his neck. Toru thrashed, trying to get back at him and laid his ears back, looking angry.
"Calix," Emile begged. "Stop provoking Toru."
"He bit me though!" Calix growled and looked at Emile. "You can't tell me not to defend myself." Toru snarled at him and then scratched at his arm, managing to flip his body around and changed back to his human form as Calix yelped and dropped him. He tackled Calix to the floor and pinned him down.
"I'll banish you!" Toru growled.
"You're too young," Calix growled back at him challengingly.
"Toru, stop fighting that demon!" I ordered. Toru went rigid and then looked at me before he got off him quickly and walked up to me, laying his ears back.
"Yes master," he said quietly. I smirked and finished off my plate of sushi.
"Good boy," I told him. He walked up to me and nuzzled his head against me, keeping his ears back as he let out a soft whine then glanced towards his kimono on the floor, walking over to it and picked it up, not seeming to be incredibly worried that he was exposed to everyone. I caught Calix looking at Toru, seeming to be enjoying what he saw as he sat up slowly. I frowned and covered Toru quickly. Fucking perv. I exposed my fangs towards Calix.
"Take your eyes off him, perv!" I hissed.
"Calix," Emile said with distaste. "I can't look but you can?" Calix widened his eyes and looked towards Emile.
"What? It's not my fault he walked right in front of me," he whined. Toru started to do the tie on his kimono again and smiled at me sweetly. Calix got to his feet and walked over to Emile, pulling him into his arms. "You know that I only want you in the end though~"
"You better be sure about that," Emile grumbled and poured his bowl onto Calix. Calix yelped and jumped back quickly, frowning as he looked at the ramen then at Emile.
"Emile! Why?" He whined.
"You're a perv," Emile hissed.
"I'm a demon," he muttered. "I couldn't help it. I love you though. I marked you, didn't I? I'm not going after Toru. He's a mutt!"
"And you're a perv and I'm not letting you touch me! Go wash yourself in holly water," Emile hissed. "You made me ruin my food too." Calix growled then, glaring at Emile.
"Look, I'm sorry," he hissed. "I'm trying to make it better. I won't look at another person again like that if you come back to me."
"You promise?" Emile asked as he gave it a thought. Calix's expression softened and he nodded. Emile sat the bowl on the counter with the chopsticks. "Go take a bath," he told Calix. Calix frowned.
"Are you telling me off or are you just telling me that because of the ramen?"
"I'm not letting your gross body anywhere near my sleeping chamber like that," Emile lingered his finger over Calix's chest. "While you're busy I have to go out on the town." Calix sighed and then nodded.
"I'll be back later then," he told Emile then kissed his cheek, disappearing. Toru curled up to me and rubbed his cheek against my chest with a happy smile. I started to clean up the mess in the floor from the bowl of ramen as Emile slipped away, pulling out his divine death knife that worked very much like a death scythe.
"What's he gonna do with that?" Toru asked curiously then jumped up on the counter, sitting down on it.
"Reap," I told him calmly. "Reapers have to reap every few days or they'll die because they'll be useless to this planet." He widened his eyes.
"That's awful," he mumbled and then reached for me when I finished.
"Yeah, reapers are what's left of suicides... their punishment from the gods is to reap until death do they part." I looked towards Toru. "He doesn't know anything of his past life, he just knows he woke up immortal with glasses and a death scythe that came with a quota." He nodded and then laid his ears back.
"That must be terrible... I'd hate to be like that.... I'm glad I'm a fox spirit," he mumbled and looked at me, waiting for me. I smiled and walked up to him, wrapping him in his arms.
"They say that a grim reaper will have a marking on his body from how he killed himself. For example if he slit his wrists, there would be markings across it... if a junkie overdosed then there would be a marking on the last needle's point. They say its sometimes a skull." I purred. He nodded and then jumped down from the counter to get into my arms better.
"That's pretty cool though," he told me and smiled. "It's sad but it's cool."
"Oh yeah, but someone has to reap the souls you know? So it might as well be a divine punishment to those that take their lives as just a game." He nodded and then gave me a sweet look before he kissed my cheek.
"You'll never become a reaper, right?" He asked me and wrapped his arms around my neck then jumped up so I was carrying him.
"Of course not! I would never!" I told him and kissed his cheek. "I love my life that I was blessed with." He smiled at me happily and then kissed my neck.
"Good, I'd be upset if my master was unhappy," he told me and then nuzzled his face into my neck, playfully nipping at my ear. I frowned as I got an idea and snuck over to the cabinets and got out a glass jar of cat nip I had gotten for Toma and looked at Toru.
"I need to go do Dmitri a favor, want to come with?" I asked him. He smiled and nodded, looking at the cat nip curiously. "I had the maids get this durring the day for me," I explained. "Toma has been giving Dmitri hell over Mushu and they've been at each other's throats over the issue. Charles came to me with concern last night, remember?" I asked him and grabbed his hand, taking him to go find Dmitri and Toma. He hummed happily as he followed me and let me take him up to Dmitri's room where I heard cartoons going off inside.
"Who's my sweet little Toma~" I heard Dmitri purring on the other side of the door. He sounded like he was doing better with Toma and it was going back to normal for the most part now that Dmitri tossed Mushu out and promised not to get another dragon. I knocked on the door and walked in on them.
"Hey, I have a present." I told them and walked up to Dmitri, slipping the bottle into his hand. Dmitri looked at it then purred in happiness. He opened it up and looked towards Toma in his lap.
"Toma~ Look, Laurence brought you a gift for us to play with," he purred and then sprinkled some into Toma's hands. Toma looked at it before rubbing it against his nose and moaned in pleasure, falling down onto the couch. I smiled towards them. Dmitri laughed and put the cap back on the bottle, setting the rest aside as he started to rub Toma's sides to pet him, purring as he gave him a loving look. "Thanks Laurence," he whispered, looking towards me then looked at Toma with joy.
"Yeah, I thought you might want that since you've been having trouble." I gave them sweet looks. Toma giggled and turned into his dragon form, starting to play with the cat nip he received. Toru watched him curiously then shifted too, jumping up on the couch as his kimono fell to the floor again. He laid his ears back and snuck up, curiously sniffing the catnip Toma had. Toma pounced on Toru and nuzzled his head into his fur. Toru yelped and then wagged his tail, giving a playful growl then smelled the catnip again. I saw his ears start to twitch and he fell over into Toma, giggling. Toma giggled back and knocked the catnip into the floor and went after it. Toru followed him, falling into Toma and they started to chase the catnip, knocking it around as they both played in it. I raised an eyebrow as Toma pounced over Toru in joy to get to the catnip. Toru tripped and landed into a few pieces, rubbing his head against them and pawed at it, his eyes looking a little funny like it was working on him too. I laughed and sat down with Dmitri.
"Looks like foxes enjoy it too," I whispered to Dmitri. Dmitri laughed.
"He might be really tired by the end of it," he warned me. I felt Toru tackle my feet when the catnip brushed up against it and then he yipped, rubbing his head against my feet where the catnip was. I lifted my foot for him and laughed as Toma pounced over him to get it. Toru tackled Toma then to get to it and growled at him, scrambling to get over him and then under him to get it. Dmitri smiled and then handed me the bottle. I laughed and held it back to him.
"No, this is yours," I told him. "So has Mushu showed up again?" I asked.
"No, not yet," he told me and then shook the bottle a little. "Toma~ Come here. I'll give you some more so you're not fighting Toru." Toma jumped up eagerly and purred towards Dmitri. Dmitri opened the bottle and sprinkled some more out of it for him then capped it firmly and set it aside. Toma growled as he jumped it and knocked it into the floor, going for it quickly. I felt Toru jump up into my lap suddenly, his weight crashing into my stomach as he held a piece of catnip in his mouth lightly. He looked up at me and dropped it before he jumped up onto my chest and started to lick my face. I laughed and rubbed his head, kissing the top of it. Toma took his under the couch, growling with it. I heard Dmitri laughing as he watched the edges of the couch curiously. Toru nipped at my earlobe before he latched onto it and started to suck on it, moving his tiny fox body closer to me as he pressed his paws against me to get at me better. I laughed and gave him his cat nip to distract him. Toma's body smacked against the bottom of the couch, his growls being more vicious. Toru looked at the cat nip and went after it, rolling around in my lap with it as he pawed at it, going crazy. I laughed towards him, throwing the catnip back into the floor. He yipped and dove after it quickly, chasing it as he tackled it and then ran with it underneath Dmitri's bed to protect it. Toma ran out with his mouthful and went for his nest, tackling into it. Dmitri smiled and cut the cartoons off, sighing. "He looks happy," he murmured and then looked towards me. "So~ Are you staying for a bit?"
"Do you want me to?" I asked sweetly. "I know you're having trouble."
"It's not as bad anymore now that we've gotten past me trying to have another dragon," he purred to me. "You can stay if you want. Toru probably won't leave for awhile." I could hear Toru growling underneath Dmitri's bed, sounding slightly possessive.
"Of course I will stay.... So you're not going to try to keep another dragon?" I asked him.
"No, I've decided all I need is Toma," he told me and smiled. "I want Toma to be happy too," he told me and then stretched. "So... what's up with Toru anyways? I was curious about that."
"Toru?" I asked in confusion.
"Yeah? You're keeping him, but is he more of a pet, a friend or something?" He asked me and frowned. "I've heard him call you master sometimes... and he affectionately nibbles at you."
"Oh... well... he's a gift from a god to keep a demon away but now I think he's more of a companion while I show him the world." I rubbed the back of my head. He nodded.
"A companion huh?" He asked softly and smiled. "That's nice." I nodded and gave him a sweet look. "That's good," he told me and then leaned his head back. I felt something attack my feet then and Toru let out a growl, gnawing on my toes. I laughed and scooped him up then kissed his head. He growled playfully at me and nipped at my nose before he licked my face. He laid his ears back and wagged his tail as he licked my neck happily. I laughed and wrapped him in my arms and hugged him. He shifted suddenly and he kissed me, another playful growl coming from him as his ear twitched as he kept them back. I blushed and pulled away from the kiss, blushing.
"Toru?" I asked him. He gave a sweet growl and started to nip at my ear, pressing up against me. I reached for his kimono and wrapped him up in it and made him put it on. He fought a little but let me as he kissed my neck and then stole another kiss from my lips. I blushed and tugged on his ears, tsking. He's so high. He whined as I tugged on his ears and started to cry. I let his ears go and kissed his cheek. He growled and then kissed me again. I pulled away from the kiss and placed a finger on his lips. "Toru, settle down." I told him firmly. "You're too high to know what you're doing." He looked me in the eyes and watched me before he kissed my finger and then gently bit it, not drawing blood, but more of an affectionate nibble. I looked him over and shook my head. I pulled away from his mouth and scooted him into the floor. He whined and then started to rub his head against my leg, laying his ears back.
"But master~" He whined, begging me. "I love you~" He gently grabbed my leg and gave a small growl, rubbing his cheek up and down the front of them. I watched him and blushed, scooping him up and letting him back in my lap. He gave me a sweet smile and then kissed my neck, tucking his head up under my chin and kept his ears back as he wrapped his tail around his legs. "I love you master~" He told me softly, sounding contented. He licked my neck and wrapped his arms around it. I blushed and pushed his head away from my neck.
"Toru, please!" I begged and laughed. "Lick your ball of cat nip."
"Do you not love me back?" He whined, looking at me with a pout as his ear twitched. He unwrapped his arms around from my neck and sniffled.
"No, of course I love you!" I told him and pulled him back. "Just settle down okay?"
"But-but... why can't I kiss you?" He whimpered and then curled up to my chest.
"You'll just regret doing it later," I told him. "Then you'll be embarrassed." I heard Toma snarling as he tore up the cat nip. Dmitri shrunk down in his seat quickly, watching Toma with wide eyes then got up and darted for the bathroom, shutting the door behind him to hide. Toma looked up towards the bathroom door and started for it, calling for Dmitri. Dmitri opened it slowly, only enough to peek out at him.
"What?" He asked softly as Toru snuggled up to me. Toma gave him a smirk before pouncing towards the door. Dmitri shrieked and shut the door quickly, a small thud following it as he fell into the floor. Toma transformed back into his human form and grabbed the door handle and jiggled it.
"Treasure?" Toma asked sweetly.
"What do you want?" Dmitri called from the other side of the door, sounding like he was still close to it- I could imagine him leaned up against the door trying to keep it shut.
"Why're you behind the door?" Toma asked innocently.
"Hiding," Dmitri said simply.
"From who?"
"Uhmmmm.... you?" He said nervously, his voice starting to shake. "You pounced at me...."
"I found you, show yourself!" Toma told him.
"Why?"
"'Cause I found you," Toma told him and jiggled the handle.
"YOU'LL EAT ME! I don't wanna be dragon chow!" Dmitri whined.
"No I won't." Toma shook his head and giggled. He slowly started to open the door cautiously. "Rawr treasure!" Toma yelled and tried to get him. Dmitri shrieked and darted past him and ran for the bedroom door to escape completely. Toma chased after him, just a giggling. "I FOUND YOU! I FOUND YOU! YOU'VE GOT TO LOOK FOR ME NOW!" Dmitri yelped and looked back at him then crashed into the door.
"O-ow," he whined and then looked at Toma. "Find you? Are we playing hide n seek or something?" He asked in confusion, looking unsure. Toma tackled him and giggled.
"Roar! Now you find me!" Toma ran off then and got under the bed. Dmitri walked over to the bed, frowning in confusion before he knelt by the bed and looked under it.
"Found you?" I laughed, knowing Toma had used his powers to hide in the darkness under the bed. "Toma... isn't that cheating? I know you ran under here...." Dmitri started trying to crawl under the bed to search for him by feeling around. Toma giggled and gave himself up.
"You cheat too!" Toma told him.
"What do you mean I cheat?" He asked and laughed, pulling Toma out from under the bed then kissed the top of his head.
"You know you cheat too," Toma told him and wrapped his arms around Dmitri. "But that's okay. I can cheat too."
"What do you mean by I cheat?! I haven't cheated...." He mumbled and then sat down on the edge of the bed, holding Toma in his arms. "Wanna see something cool?"
"What?" Toma asked curiously. Dmitri smirked and held out his hand. I suddenly heard the sink in the bathroom running water and then a small stream of water floated out to Dmitri and balled up in his hand, the water in the bathroom cutting off. Dmitri looked at it then gently removed his hand, watching as the ball of water stayed floating where his hand had been. "How'd you do that?" Toma asked and looked thrilled about it. Dmitri smirked.
"Your treasure has powers," he told Toma sweetly and kissed his cheek. Toma blushed and giggled, crawling off of Dmitri and laid down on the bed. Dmitri looked towards him and then reached out to the water, having it turn into a small cloud and then had it form into a small snowflake incased in ice, the rest of the water evaporating into the air. He held it out to Toma, a little coin of ice with a snowflake in the middle. "It won't ever melt Toma," he told him softly. "It's a gift." Toma snatched it and went towards his nest, hoarding it there and giggled. Dmitri laughed as he watched him. "Do you like it?" He teased.
"Uh-huh!" Toma said and ran back to Dmitri. "Thank chu!" Dmitri laughed and ruffled his hair.
"Good~ You're the only dragon with a coin like that."
"It doesn't compare to you though," Toma told him. Dmitri blushed and bit his bottom lip then nodded.
"Y-yeah," he whispered, looking a little sad as he watched Toma. I could tell he was worrying about Toma leaving him in the future and forgetting him again. Toma looked into Dmitri's eyes before giving him a huge smile and crawled back into his lap.
"When I'm older I don't want to leave you! You've come with me for eternity in search of my hoard of treasure and mate. You're going to be a great treasure to keep around." Dmitri sighed softly and rubbed Toma's head.
"No... I don't think I should," he told Toma softly. "Your mate won't be happy. You'll want to mate with her anyways, and your kids would eat me. I'll stay here with the Rosarios."
"But I want to be by your side," Toma mumbled. Dmitri smiled at him and kissed the top of his head.
"Then keep the ice coin near you," he purred to him. "I don't have to be right next to you to be with you. I raised you, didn't I? You'll grow up into a beautiful big dragon and have beautiful little dragons with a pretty dragon you find somewhere. You'll have the largest hoard of all too because you're going to be mighty and powerful. You can always visit if you end up missing me...."
"Nu-uh, you're coming with me!" Toma told him.
"Why?" Dmitri mumbled and ruffled his hair, giving him a smile. "I'd rather you love your mate then drag me around everywhere and lose potential mates because you're taking me with you."
"I won't loose anything. All I've got to do is pick one and they'll be fawning over me as soon as my jaws bite down into their flesh." Toma giggled. Dmitri shivered a little then bit his bottom lip.
"I'm good. I don't need to see that... and I'd rather think of you as a sweet innocent dragon, not one biting and mating with other dragons." Toma frowned and looked away, nodding.
"Fine, fine. You stay here and replace me when I leave." Toma got off him then. Dmitri widened his eyes then scooped him up quickly.
"How could I ever replace you?! Toma, you're my only dragon I ever want," he told Toma quickly then looked him in the eyes. "If you want me to go with you that badly, then I will... but don't think I would ever replace you." Toma nodded and smirked.
"That's what I thought!" Toma kissed Dmitri on the cheek. "You'll be mine forever." Dmitri blushed and then nodded.
"Uh huh, I'll be yours forever if you want me," he purred softly and then kissed his cheek. "I'll help you raise your kids too if you want."
"That's my mates job," Toma said.
"Why does she have to do it by herself?" He asked and then frowned. "Besides, wouldn't you like it if they didn't try to eat me?"
"If they try then I'll eat them. I'll gobble them up like green eggs and ham." Dmitri frowned and looked at him.
"That's a little cruel," he whispered then sighed. "I guess they better not eat me then."
"UH-HUH! Dragons are strict with their young around their treasure. There is a difference between children and jewels." Dmitri frowned a bit and then nodded.
"That's... harsh. I wouldn't ever trade you away for gold... but then I guess that doesn't make me much of a dragon parent, huh?" He sighed. "No wonder why you never looked at me as your parent."
"You're not a dragon, of course you're not my daddy." Toma giggled and tapped him on the nose. "You're silly."
"I could be like an adoptive parent though," he mumbled and sighed. "I raised you after all."
"No, you cared for me. You're a care taker but that's it. You're not strict and you can't roar at me like a parent to get me to behave. You're just a caretaker treasure piece." Dmitri tsked and smirked at him.
"I can't roar? I can't what? I can't.... ROAR?!" He roared at Toma then playfully and started to tickle him. Toma giggled and squirmed away from Dmitri before going under the bed. "I'm going to get you, you little rascal!" He called out, holding back a laugh as he started to go after him. Toma giggled as he used the darkness to cloak himself under the bed. Dmitri pulled out his phone and turned on the flashlight option, shining it under the bed to see if he could get rid of the shadows cloaking him. Toma giggled and raced out from under the bed, going to his nest. Dmitri got up quickly and went after him, scooping him up before he could jump into it. "Gotcha!"
"RAWR!" Toma yelled back.
"Rawr right back at you~" Dmitri teased and tapped his nose. Toma giggled and grabbed at Dmitri's shirt.
"I'm hungry!" He told him. Dmitri laughed and started to carry him to the door.
"Okay~ We'll get you some fish with some honey and sugar," he purred, walking out and abandoning me with Toru who had been snuggled up against my chest, watching them. He looked up towards me and then sat up a bit, glancing around for his kimono. I smirked and forced it on him then. He yelped and struggled a little but let me before he whined and looked at it, adjusting it on him. He looked towards me then tackled me, growling. I laughed and tied his little bells on him before scooping him up and going to follow Dmitri and Toma. Toru whined and squirmed in my arms before he settled down and kissed my neck softly, nipping at it. I kissed his temple as I walked us down to the kitchen to meet with Toma and Dmitri. Dmitri was fixing Toma some fish slathered in honey, singing softly to him while Toma sat on the counter. Toru glanced at them then looked at me and nipped at my ear then kissed my jaw. He kissed my lips then and pulled back, laying his ears back. I looked towards him firmly. Toma looked eagerly towards the plate, wanting to attack it. Dmitri laughed and finished, giving it to him. Toru whined as he watched me and then glanced at my neck, returning to it as he kissed it softly. I smirked and sat Toru on the counter before getting myself a bottle of blood to drink. Toma dug into his plate. I watched him, frowning softly. It would have been nice for Toma to have an older dragon around... He wouldn't be so possessive and spoiled then. Toru jumped down from the counter and started to walk towards the door, bouncing in his steps softly. I frowned and chased Toru down.
"Where are you going?" I asked and grabbed his wrist. He whined as I grabbed him then looked at me.
"I'm going to the bathroom," he told me and then took his wrist back then escaped out the door.
"Okay!" I told him and looked back towards Dmitri and Toma, continuing to suck down my bottle of blood. Dmitri watched me and then leaned against the counter, smirking.
"So, he's been kissing you a lot. Are you sure you're just his master?" He teased me.
"He's high on cat nip," I mumbled. Toma finished eating and went for the jar of sugar. Dmitri glanced at him but didn't stop him.
"Just because he's high on cat nip doesn't mean that he can't mean his actions," Dmitri told me then looked at me. Toma got into the jar of sugar and started to eat big gulps of it.
"Well.... Inari said we were supposed to bond.." I trailed off.
"Have you gone back to ask him what he meant?" He asked me and then raised an eyebrow. "Maybe you should ask Toru about it. He probably knows what to do."
"Maybe," I told him and nodded. "I'll ask when he's not high." Toma managed to drop the sugar jar into the floor and went after it, turning into his dragon form. He seemed to be doing a lot of shifting between forms lately. He'll have to pay for it later. Dmitri tsked as he watched him then walked up and scooped Toma into his arms.
"That's enough," he told him firmly. Toma licked his lips and growled. "No more." Toma growled again and went for the fridge then, squirming out of Dmitri's arms and went back to his human form and opened up the fridge, pulling the jug of milk out. Dmitri watched him then sighed. I felt arms wrap around me then and heard a small growl. I frowned and looked for Toru. I was met by Calix's eyes though, not my lovely Toru.
"Hello," he purred at me then let me go.
"Calix," I hissed through my clenched teeth. Toma spun on his heels and turned into his dragon form, hissing and went to attack Calix. Calix held up a hand and Toma was frozen to the spot, unable to move. Dmitri widened his eyes and ran up to Toma in worry.
"Don't look so upset to see me," he purred. Toma hissed daggers towards Calix out of anger. I frowned.
"Don't go taking out our beef on others around us," I told Calix.
"Don't let him attack me," he told me and then smirked. "I came to tell you that our deal... still stands," he purred and then smirked. "I will still get your soul when you die, but I am not openly going to pursue your soul and make you die early. I thought you'd like to know~ How wonderful."
"You tricked Emile," I hissed in outrage. He laughed.
"Oh, he did win a Laurence's soul," he told me and then smirked. "He did win the affections of a demon." He winked and then ran his fingers through his hair. "He just didn't get exactly what he wanted, but he'll be happy."
"You're terrible," I hissed and looked away from him. "Go away." He laughed.
"Just don't die and it won't matter to you," he purred at me then flickered his eyes to Toma. "Speak a word of this, and you three won't be able to talk ever." I looked towards him and had him pinned against the wall in seconds and exposed my fangs.
"You're testing my patience," I hissed. He looked towards me and then smirked.
"Okay, the talking thing was a bit much," he admitted. "I don't care if you tell anyone or not." He purred and then stretched, seeming okay with being pinned. "I thought you'd rather know so you will be motivated to live."
"I wasn't motivated to die," I hissed. "You'll never have my soul Calix. You'll die of starvation if you had to wait."
"Well~ I don't have to wait for your soul. I can make more deals," he told me and smirked. "Just look at it this way... I have to serve you somewhat until you die," he purred. "It all comes with a price though... to be paid at your death."
"Yeah I only asked you get me out of there, that's done. You're just trapped waiting for me to die to collect my soul but I won't let that happen!" I let him go and glared him down.
"Won't let what happen? Me collecting your soul?" He asked in amusement. "Good, I'd like to see how fun it'll be to watch your life play out. That's why I didn't rip your contract up. You're interesting to me enough to keep alive and near."
"I hope you know you'll have to wait for a very long time," I told him. "It'll be my goal to keep my soul from you... Just out of your reach." He smirked.
"That's what makes me want your soul the most," he told me and laughed. "It's why you're still contracted to me." He stretched then paused, his eyes lighting up. "Emile~" He looked at the door in happiness, something close to love mixed with lust flooding his eyes. "He's upstairs~"
"He must be back from his night on the town," I mumbled and looked at the door. He purred and then disappeared into the darkness just as the door opened and Toru came bouncing in, his hair sparkling like starlight a little brighter this time. I gave Toru a smile and reached out for him. Toma snared in anger. Dmitri picked him up as Toru walked in and purred, able to get him off the floor then kissed his cheek and sat him back down, Calix's power falling off Toma. Toru looked at me in delight and walked up, stopping in front of me. Toma squirmed, anger flooding him.
"Calix paid me a visit while you were out," I muttered. Toru growled then and smelled the air, narrowing his eyes as he started to glow white again. He looked towards the door as he caught his scent and started for it, looking upset. I grabbed Toru and held him to me. Toma jumped onto the counter and looked out a window by it, fuming in rage. Toru squirmed then turned into his fox form, trying to escape my hold. I held him close to me and kissed the top of his head. "It's fine. We're all okay." He growled and then looked at me before he changed directions and tried to get onto my shoulder to get down. I let him go then to see what he would do. He started stalking for the door, changing into his human form. I followed after him with a small frown. He walked out and headed in the direction of the elevators, planning on going after Calix to attack him.
"Toru, you shouldn't go attacking him...." I warned. He paused then looked at me.
"Why not? He's after you again, isn't he?" He frowned. "I need to repay my debt from you rescuing me, and if he's still after you, then I still owe you."
"He said he never got rid of my contract. Might as well go after him..." I shrugged. "I won't stop you." He watched me and then walked up slowly, reaching out and touching my cheek then gave me a soft smile.
"I'll get him when he comes back around for you," he mumbled and then smiled. "I'd rather stay and please you master," he told me sweetly and gave me a loving look, rubbing my cheek a little as he perked his ears up.
"Now you turn around?" I asked and tsked. He laughed and then leaned in and kissed my cheek.
"Now I turn around," he told me and looked me in the eyes.
"You're funny," I sighed out. He laughed and then tilted his head.
"I'm funny? Would you rather me go chase a demon or would you rather spend time with me? It's up to you." He tapped my nose then pulled away then frowned. "I forgot my kimono back in the kitchen," he whispered and looked at himself then towards the kitchen door. I laughed and pulled him back towards the kitchen so he could collect it. He picked it up and slipped it on, tying it shut then looked at me. I smiled towards him and leaned up against the doorway. Toma was now laying on the counter top. Dmitri was cleaning up the sugar with the help of a maid, apologizing to her about the mess as Toru walked up to me slowly and then looked at me before he gently wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me to him. He looked me in the eyes and then slowly leaned in, glancing to my lips. I looked away from his lips quickly and smirked.
"Toru, what did Inari mean by us bonding?" I asked him.
"Bond?" He asked me, distracted from my lips by my question. He tilted his head. "Did he want us to bond?"
"He said he wanted us to bond," I explained softly. He bit his bottom lip then and blushed.
"That's... a serious thing," he whispered to me. "It means he wants my spirit to be connected to yours. You'll be able to feel what I feel and see what I see if I want you to be able to see it. It makes you truly like a master."
"Well he said he wanted that," I told Toru. He sighed and then nodded.
"Do you want that?" He asked me and then tilted my head up to make me look him in the eyes. I shrugged.
"I wouldn't mind Toru," I purred. He blushed and then nodded.
"Then I will, like Inari wanted to happen," he mumbled and leaned in, leaning his forehead against mine. His ears twitched before he started to glow, closing his eyes. I blushed and waited for him to finish bonding with me. I felt something start to warm me up inside then and we were slowly surrounded by the starlight that radiated from him. He pulled back and looked at me, watching me. "You do know what this means, right?" He asked me softly. "It means Inari really trusts you. This is an eternal bond. I'll become your kitsune, yours forever."
"He said he put a lot of trust in me," I said softly. He nodded.
"He does. He's letting you become my official secondary master in doing this- my true secondary master... and he doesn't normally allow this," he told me and then rubbed my cheek. "You have to be absolutely sure you're okay with this because you'll be opened to my feelings and to everything that happens to me- whether it's terror or anger or love," he mumbled. "You'll feel it all along with your own. I won't be able to hide anything from you ever again... and you'll be able to see from my eyes."
"I won't mind, it's not too far off from the power I have now." I gave him a sweet look. He smiled and nodded before he leaned in and tugged my shirt aside slightly. He leaned in towards my exposed shoulder and then laid his fox ears back before he bit it gently, his teeth changing to sharp, almost canine like teeth. He growled softly as I felt the warm feeling racing towards the bite and then he pulled back, the bite healing quickly and my body started to glow like his. I blushed and held my ground, not wanting to seem weak to him. He looked at the bite as it healed and then looked at me before he leaned in towards my neck, wrapping his arms around me and bit me there. I held back a groan and let him, closing my eyes tightly. He licked it then and pulled away from me as I felt a rush throughout my body, being flooded by a mix of what felt like light and love. Toru watched me with a small blush as the light around us faded and the bite healed again. I could feel Toru's emotions, strong and slightly nervous as he watched me, but I could sense his love for me under it, his adoration. I gave him a small smile and rubbed his arm then and brought him closer. He's such a cutie. I pulled away from him, assuming we was done now. He blushed and moved away from me, embarrassed and started to walk towards the refrigerator. Dmitri was staring at us like we had just gotten off an alien mothership and looked freaked out. I looked towards Dmitri and smirked.
'What? Want one?" I teased.
"N-no, I'm happy with Toma," he said quickly and walked over to Toma, scooping him up. Toma got on his head then and bounced back onto the counter. "Toma!" Dmitri frowned at him then crossed his arms. "Fine then."
"Fine indeed," Toma snapped back and looked out the window. Dmitri narrowed his eyes then and sighed.
"Well, you're not a baby anymore. I shouldn't expect to be able to hold you like you are one much," he mumbled, calming down and then started to wander off. Toma looked towards Dmitri before looking out the window.
"What are you looking at?" Toru asked curiously, walking over.
"Japan," Toma told him.
"Well what part?" He asked, frowning.
"The outside."
"Anything in particular?" Toru asked and looked out the window too to see. I looked out, not seeing much out there except for the street. Toru frowned and then moved away from the window, bored. He glanced at me, and I felt his love swell back up but he looked away and laid his ears back, starting to dig through the refrigerator. Dmitri glanced over and then walked over, sitting down on the counter beside Toma and petted his back. Toma let out a small purr at the touch. I leaned up against the wall, debating on my next move with Calix. Toru glanced at me after being satisfied by what he found and walked over to me, grabbing my hand. "I wanna go to bed master," he said softly, looking me in the eyes.
"You don't have to call me master," I whispered softly and started to pull him off to our room. He gave my hand a squeeze.
"Okay," he said and then smiled. "Are you worried about Calix?" He asked me.
"Yeah, he tricked us..... He might still be tricking us." I sighed and looked towards him. "I just don't want Calix to hurt my new family." He nodded.
"Calix won't be able to," he promised me. "I'll stop him for you when he comes close to you."
"I'm sure I could help protect myself too," I whispered. Somehow. I pulled Toru with me up to our room and inside it. He looked at me and gave me a playful look before he nipped at my ear then went over to the bed and fell into it, crawling under the covers with a laugh and then growled playfully at me. I walked over and laid down by him and pulled him into my arms, getting the covers over me. I looked him over and gave him a cute look. He growled softly then laughed, leaning in and stealing a kiss before he buried his face against my chest, laying his ears back. I blushed and rubbed his head. "Settle down," I whispered. I felt his love plummet into disappointment and embarrassment before he nodded and closed his eyes, snuggling up to me. I wrapped my arms around him to bring him comfort and tried to get us to fall asleep like good boys. He stirred slightly and sighed before he rubbed one of his ears softly, curling his tail around him as he curled up against me. I felt his breathing start to slow as sleep got a hold on him, his face laying against my chest. I fell asleep a little after he did, my eyes falling heavy as the sun started to come up and tire me.
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I felt him stir against me, getting up out of bed and then went to the bathroom and cut on the shower. I heard the door shut behind him before his kimono and bells fell, hitting the floor. I opened my eyes and looked towards the door before grabbing my phone Silas got me and texted a maid to bring up some blood for me. I got out of the bed and went to the closet, putting on one of my lazy outfits since Silas wasn't here- I didn't have to look good for my maker. I put on some sweats and a t-shirt then walked out to greet the maid that was close to the room. I gave her a grateful look before drinking the blood and going back into my room. Toru walked out, dressed in one of his more comfortable silk kimonos. He smiled at me and then walked over to the bed and sat down on it. He laid down on the bed and gave me a sweet look. "Good night Laurie."
"Laurie?" I asked and raised an eyebrow.
"You don't like it?" He teased me and rolled over onto his stomach, watching me.
"It sounds French and feminine." I shrugged and finished off the bottle of blood.
"I thought it was cute," he told me and then started to play with his ears.
"Where'd you come up with it?" I asked and sat the bottle down.
"Laurence- Laur... Laurie," he mumbled and looked up at me and smiled. "I thought the first part of your first name and a cute ending would make a nice nickname."
"I don't think I need a nickname," I told him and ran my finger through my hair. He smiled and sat up.
"Okay," he told me and reached out for me. "I won't call you Laurie then." He laughed happily and gave me a sweet look. I smiled and passed him up, going into the bathroom. I brushed my teeth then started to put some products in my hair, pushing it back and admiring the green shades in it. I heard him whine and then felt him watching me before he laid back on the bed and started to play with the sheets. I looked myself over in the mirror before leaving the bathroom and looked towards him.
"Well, ready to go?" I asked him and left my room. I don't want to spend another minute in a four cornered room no longer than needed. I had enough of it while I was in that padded cell. He followed after me quickly and ran up to my side.
"Want to go explore town?" He asked me and smiled. "I'm curious... and it'd be really cool."
"I thought about going and checking out Tokyo, yeah." I looked towards him. "As long as I get to explore and stretch my legs. I traded my soul for freedom after all." He watched me then nodded before he grabbed my hand.
"I'll get your soul back somehow," he whispered to me.
"Why would you? I wouldn't know what to do with it besides trade it off again for something else I want," I purred playfully. "I don't need it. I'm going to hell anyways." He frowned and then gave my hand a squeeze.
"You seem more worried with the demon having your soul... and I don't like him having my master's soul, so I'll get it back for you and I'll hold onto it so you don't trade it away. You have me," he mumbled. I smiled softly and rubbed his head.
"Don't worry your sweet little mind about me," I told him. He smiled and leaned his head into my hand.
"I'll still worry anyways," he told me and smiled towards me. "Let's go though. The house is stuffy." He grabbed my hand and started to tug me down the hall quickly, dragging me out for a night out on the town.