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Chapter 40 - The Other One

Kenos walked towards the hotel's entrance, looking for Kitsune and Lykos who he hadn't seen. From the distance he sees Kitsune walk in all wet from the rain.

Kenos: Ah, you having fun out th-

He saw Lykos walk in behind her while carrying an unconscious Okami.

Kenos: Holy shit.

He ran over to them.

Kenos: What the heck happened?!

Lykos: He walked in on us close to each other, got jealous and tried killing us.

Kitsune: That is a massive understatement.

Kenos: Why didn't you call me?!

Lykos: Kitsune was the last one to get to the fight, she could have called you.

Kitsune: Hey! I was worried about you so I rushed down!

Lykos shrugged and keep walking.

Kenos: Where are you going?

Lykos: Tie him up, so we can talk when he wakes up.

Kitsune: You should probably help us Ken.

She walked away with Lykos.

Kenos: WHERE?

Kenos looked around to see everyone stared at them. He ran over to the two once again.

Kenos: Listen, you two need to not do this here.

Lykos sighed as he closed his eyes. He started speaking in a more loud tone, so people could hear him.

Lykos: Well Ken, we're just trying to help our friend who had a bit too much to drink.

Everyone around stopped staring at them and Lykos lowered his voice again.

Lykos: Just help us get him to a room.

Kenos: Fine.

The three of them walked through a door and stopped right in front of the staircase. Kenos put his hand forward and made a portal to Lykos' room. The three walked in and set Okami down in a chair. Kitsune created rope from her spirit energy and handed and end of it to Lykos. The two tied him down to the chair in a way that he couldn't stretch any limbs.

Lykos: You know how to tie a rope around him suspiciously well, was this normal?

Lykos smirked at her. She kicked his leg immediately.

Kitsune: Shut up man.

Kenos walked behind him to keep watch.

Kitsune: Right, I left his scythe behind the building since well...entering with a red scythe into a building while someone else carries an unconscious body seems suspicious. Can you grab it Ken?

Kenos: My power isn't unlimited you know.

Kitsune: Can you do it though?

Kenos: Well yes but-

Kitsune: Then go grab it dude, we need it so we can have some leverage.

Kenos hit the wall behind him which then opened like a door, it led outside.

Kenos: Go grab it, I don't know where you put it.

She walked through the door.

Lykos: Is that the same thing as a portal.

Kenos: Yes, and it's also easier to use while consuming less power just because it's more stable.

Lykos: Huh, you definitely gotta teach me to do that.

Kitsune walked back into the room, scythe in hand. Kenos closed the door which then turned back into a wall.

Kitsune: Right, let's wake him up.

She moved in front of him and smacked him across the face. Okami opened his eyes to see her in front.

Okami: Hm, oh. This dream again.

She smacked him across the face again.

Okami: Ow, not a dream.

She did the same thing one more time.

Lykos: Kit, you gotta ask him a question first.

Kitsune: Nah, he deserves this.

As Okami noticed Lykos' presence he immediately tried to move out of the chair.

Okami: What is this?!

Lykos: Look man, we just wanna talk this out.

Okami: With the likes of you?! Never.

Kitsune: Okami! For once in your life, listen!

Okami: No! Why would I listen to backstabbers like.

Kenos: Because they aren't what you think they are.

Okami looked behind him and noticed Kenos.

Okami: And who the hell are you?

Kenos: A friend of theirs.

Okami stopped moving, he looked directly into Kitsune's eyes and stayed quiet for a second.

Lykos: You done with your tantrum?

Okami: ...what do you want...?

Kitsune: Oka, it's been 9 years a lot of things have happened, but I can assure you that me and Ly aren't seeing each other. We are just friends. As for you and me.....it's been a long time and considering that you just tried to kill us I don't know how to feel.

Okami: That's how it's going to be, after I spent so much time thinking of you in the afterlife...you're just gonna up and leave me like that.

Kitsune: Dude, you just tried to kill us!

Okami: YET YOU FORGIVE HIM FOR KILLING ALL OF US?!

Kitsune: That's different.

Okami: HOW!?

He moved himself and the chair forward.

Kitsune: BECAUSE IT WASN'T HIM! YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS! ...especially after you called her out...

Lykos grabbed her shoulder and moved in front of her.

Lykos: Listen dude, even I don't know who that was. To this day, Argos has been trying to understand what happened.

Okami: You're smart, how have you not figured out what happened?

Lykos: You wanna know why?

His eyes lit up.

Lykos: Because I've been in a dream coma for these past 9 years! I had no control of anything that happened after my throat got cut opened in that fight. The last time we saw each other was the last time I was me!

Okami moved his head back.

Okami: So...what he said...isn't true at all...

Lykos and Kitsune: THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO TELL YOU!

Okami stopped resisting entirely.

Okami: Oh god...where's Volk?

Kenos: He should be in Russia, where I sent him.

Okami: Right...can I talk to Kit for a minute then. Just us.

Lykos: I'll be in the corner of the room, just in case.

Kitsune: I agree with him, you already did the fake trust card.

Okami: Ugh, fine.

Kenos and Lykos nodded to each other. Lykos walked over to the other side of the room while Kitsune dismissed the spirit rope. Kenos walked out of the room normally for once. Okami stood up and stretched his arms and legs.

Okami: That...feels good.

Kitsune: What do you want?

Okami took a deep breath and tried staying neutral. It was clear from his expression that he was hiding some feelings.

Okami: Are we-

Kitsune: Dude, I don't know. I lost all trust with what happened today. If we are staying together then I'm going to need some time.

Okami: Right...

Kitsune: Just take it slow, take your time to get used to....being alive.

Okami: ...right.

Kitsune: Is that all?

Okami: Sorry. Sorry about calling you Tori.

Kitsune: It's ok, I...I don't blame you. I know what you saw. I know that it was wrong, especially after what she did. You'd have no reason to assume that I'd side with him.

Okami: How's she been?

Kitsune: ....

Kitsune: You wanna talk to her?

Okami: Are you sure?

Kitsune: Well, Ly hasn't met her, so I guess I can kill two birds with one stone.

She walked back and closed her eyes. Her clothes changed along with her eyes and hair color. She stared at Okami unhappily.

Tori: Never thought I'd see you again. Still as jealous as ever I see.

She looked over at Lykos and waved hello at him. Lykos, confused, walked over to the two.