Waking up I feel so weighted down as if I haven't slept in days. I look around blinking trying to get my focus back. The room I'm in is quite beautiful adorned with intricate floral designs and expensive fabrics. I'm even dressed in a silk kimono? "What the...I mean I'm down for this but ultra creep statues for who did this.." I whisper as I try standing and approach the mirror seeing what I look like I fall back seeing my new reality. My hair is now an intense shimmering white flowing past my hips my fox ears are even more apparent. And...and not one tail or three...but nine??! Their even colored with the same pattern as my ears they seem so celestial and luminous. I lose control and burst into hysteria laughing uncontrollably. "You mean to f*****g tell me I'm some sort of kitsune or Inari fox?! Hahahaaa oh wow this has to take the cake!" I yell.
"You are a kitsune but it has yet to be determined if you are zenko or yako Blithe. So far all things point to zenko." Speaks a voice from behind. Slowly materializing I see an older man who looks . . wait is that?
"Grandpa?? W-what are you are you one of these? Is this even real???" I ask confused clutching one of extremely fluffy tails my god so so soo soft!!
"Stop that!! compose yourself and no I took the form most pleasing and easy to your eyes young one." He says sitting at the foot of the bed.
"Okay...so uh what we doing here then?" I ask sarcastically Rollin my eyes.
"You human borns have no respect what so ever. But your here only mentally I've been assigned to you. To see what to become. Our prophets have for seen your future but the end is clouded. We know your rare and different. We know your almost a gift from the first inari. What we don't know is if your the world ender or peace." Says the man slowly filled with melancholy tone. "I've convinced them to let me have the final decision but I'm only allowed to call upon you 6 times. This being the first to let you know of this information. The second will be first judgement. From this point your powers will be seeping through faster with time. You have the twins to help I guess. Be careful there are deceiver's Blithe do not trust all. Now time to go back." Says the !an.
"Wait! Wait!!! What is your name?? Why is this happening?? Why have I been chosen?!!!" I scream at him as the room starts to twist and contort. Spiraling till it looks like mixed paint I fall back curling up into a ball from the dizziness. "Please..please stop..please why...why me.. What did I do...so. Many. Questions unanswered.." I say feeling a hard lump in my throat squeezing at my airways till the flood gates open and tears pour endlessly. It started as a whimper and grew to full break down. I grab my tails burying my face into them when I feel weightlessness. Something warm wrapping around me rocking to and fro. I peak my head out and see Jason his face paler then ever with puffy eyes yet streams of red. Under his eyes, down his cheeks, dripping to his shirt. I peep Luke outside massacring a few trees completely obliterated.
"Hi.." I whisper as Jason sees my eyes and squeezes so hard the air leaves my body leaving me to gasp. "Uft I'm sorry..I. I-" the doors bust open crashing off the hinges to the wood floor. I feel big warm scarred hands clasp my face feeling wet. I open my eyes to see what I think is Luke his hair and eye color have changed to empty black abyss black. "I-i don't know exactly.. What. What happened.. An older man that looked like gramps did this..he said it was a private space even called me by my middle name.." I whimper out. Jason consoling me rubbing the small of my back but Luke has not let go or even blinked.
"We thought you were gone. That they took you. Or you ..left us.." Luke stammers still not breaking eye contact.
"W-why would I leave you two? You've done me no harm so far...plus I feel this attachment I, I can't shake to you both. The man said this is the first of 6 visits and the next judgement. He said I was a gift from the first inari.." I stare down twiddling my thumbs as Luke finally let's go. He notices my tails.
"Wait. One, two, three!! Oh. s**t. You have nine?! And what's with the hair?" He asks curiously.
"I'm in a prophecy?.. So I guess that's why? I don't know." I mumble.I feel Jason's fingers run through my hair gently caresses an ear.
"I love the hair imagine it in the moonlight little one. Your something from a different world even more bizarre than our own." Says Jason in total wonderment.
Luke scoffs walking off. "Whatever I I can't do this right now.." Says Luke taking off into the night.
I feel Jason pat the top of my head,"Fret not Blithe he is just upset because he feels this is all his doing. Little one you saw how you got your print?" He asks and shake my head yes. "The reason we did that.. Well we decided long ago we couldn't have separate loves it just created to much hostility between us. And when we saw you I knew we were connected. But you and Luke didn't get along for quite some time. That was till one night he saw you sneaking out going into the woods as a child. Turns out you had been feeding a small family of foxes you actually made a whole den for them. When he confronted you, you were so fiesty you grabbed a stick ready to murder him if he hurt your foxes. He promised he wouldn't and you let your guard down telling him all their names with personalities. But he could see through you and saw you hadn't eaten in days that you actually stashed away what few meals you did have for the foxes. From that moment he never left your side and took of your little fur family for you instead. So you see he's so protective of you because of your heart, he can see through to your soul little one." Says Jason after a long winded explanation. He kisses the top of my head then stands me up with his evil grin. "So since I was so sad you wanna make me better little fox?" He smirks.
"Well yeah what can I do?" I say smiling feeling as though this is a trick.
"Just strip I would love to see what you look like naked with these tails and that hair." He groans.
"No s*x stuff though im to tired and drained." I say exasperated.
"Fine fine I'll be a perfect gentleman I won't do any 's*x' stuff to you." He says with extreme sarcasm and air quotations.
I give in slipping off my shirt and shorts then doing a small spin for him trying to stretch my tails out in all their glory. "Now please can we sleep or can I sleep pleaseeee??" I pleaded jumping into bed patting the space behind me for him to be the big spoon. He huffs and strips down to some fitted boxers which might I say are quite tasty. He climbs in pulling me close as he plays with my hair, every so often rubbing different parts of my body.
"This is actually nice little one. I think I could live with this for eternity." Whispers Jason as I drift back to sleep hopefully a normal peaceful one. No creeps or shape shifty old men. He said not to trust anyone but some foxes are known for being tricksters I wonder if I've met them already and didn't know. To much for this small amount of time. Jason senses me stirring and starts rubbing my ears sending me into a daze letting out small whimpers as I slip into sleep happily snuggled with him.