InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Brief Moments ❯ Games that Kitsune Play ( Chapter 5 )

Chapter 5

Games that Kitsune Play

 

Shippo stood alone beside the small creek that ran along the village's edge. He stared intently into the water. “I'm going to do it this time!” he exclaimed in an attempt to cheer himself on.

 

He took a deep breath and shut his eyes. He tried to picture himself as a young boy with straight black hair. The boy's body would be several feet taller than his own. The clothes were just like the ones that Shippo was already wearing. He tried to focus all his senses until the world around him disappeared. He wanted that image in his mind to be the only reality. He did this until he believed that he was that boy standing beside the creek.

 

He knew his body had changed. He could feel its new height. He slowly opened his eyes and looked towards the water.

 

“No, no, no,” he chanted angrily while Kagome's eyes looked back at him. “Why do I always turn into Kagome?” He turned to check his rear end. “And I still have a tail!”

 

Shippo's shoulders slumped and the illusion was over. He was back to his old self, and kicking at the ground with his foot because of it.

 

`It wouldn't be so bad if I could at least hide the tail. At least then I would be able to say that I could take one human form, but I can't even do that one right.'

 

“Shippo-kun? Are you alright, Shippo-kun?”

 

He instantly recognized the soft voice as belonging to one of the young girls from the village. Nishi was her name. Suddenly his failure didn't seem to matter to him as much. His back had automatically straightened up, and his eyes were beginning to sparkle. The girl was wearing a bright yellow kimono, and her hair was hidden by cloth made of the same material. She was as tall as Kagome, with a slender body. She might have looked fragile to some, but her work in the fields had insured that her limbs were not as delicate as they seemed.

 

He put his hands behind his back and turned to smile at the girl. The smile was goofy enough to make her giggle. “Konnichwa, Nishi-chan,” she said eagerly.

 

“What are you doing? Don't be mad at me, but I've been watching you from the trees. Are you trying to play a joke on Inu Yasha-sama?”

 

`She's been watching me!' His mind screamed as his cheeks went up in flames. The best he could manage was a nervous giggle in response.

 

Nishi looked down at her feet with a matched case of nerves. She didn't want to hurt his feeling. “Don't be upset. I was only hoping to talk to you. When I got to the trees I saw you, and I didn't want to interrupt.”

 

“Oh, it's ok. I don't mind you watching me, Nishi.” Shippo said without looking up. His small feet where once again kicking at the dirt. Only this time it had nothing to do with disappointment. He was too happy with the thought that she had wanted to talk to him.

 

“So, were you trying to take human from?”

 

Shippo hadn't been ready for such a blunt question. All he could manage was to stutter the words, “H...how…how do you…?”

 

“Well, it was sort of obvious. And my father swears that my great grandpa was part kitsune!” She replied merrily as she plopped down on her knees in front of him. “It happens a lot you know…kitsune mating with humans. My father is always telling some story about kitsune tricking the villagers in other villages. He says that a kitsune will take on a woman's form to seduce some villager into mating.”

 

“Woman's form?”

 

“Yeah, I guess it is easier or something. Hey, that might be why you are having trouble. You might be trying to take on the wrong from.”

 

“But I like girls,” Shippo blushed the moment he said it.

 

“That's good to know,” she said with a smile, while looking down at her hands.

 

Shippo couldn't say a word. He could only smile at the ground. His tail was twitching slightly as his heart tried to pound its way out of his chest.

 

Everything around them was quite until Nishi let out a small trickle of laughter.

 

“What? What is so funny?” Shippo inquired.

 

“You're twitching your tail. That is supposed to mean that you are trying to put me under your spell.”

 

“I wasn't, I promise,” Shippo blurted out in a half panic.

 

“I know. I just thought it was cute,” said as she tried to calm herself. “I probably know more about kitsune than you do.”

 

“Oh yeah? Prove it.” He said it half serious, and half jokingly.

 

“Well, Kitsune can't feed properly until they can take on full human form. Until they can feed they can't grow in power.” She paused for a moment to think.

 

“I didn't know that…” he confessed in a whisper.

 

“Oh, and you can tell a kitsune's power, age, and ranking by the number of tails they have. You have one tail, so you have to be under a hundred years old.”

 

Shippo could only look at her for a long moment. Finally he asked, “I'm that old?”

 

“Shippo-kun, you didn't know how old you were?” She asked in amazement.

 

He shook his head as she looked down at him. Suddenly, her checks were bright red. It seemed like she wanted to ask a question, but she couldn't get the words out.

 

“What is it, what is wrong?” He moved in closer to her and placed his hands on hers, which were now resting on her lap.

 

“That is why you are so small. You really don't know. All this time I thought you knew. I mean, I heard that you used to sleep in Kagome's arms before she became Inu Yasha-sama's woman.”

 

“Nishi, what don't I know?”

 

“You don't know how a kitsune feeds? You have never tried to increase you power have you, Shippo-kun?”

 

“No, I never needed to. My father always protected me. When he died, I found Inu Yasha and Kagome.”

 

“A kitsune feeds while mating. They seduce a human and feed off the…energy of mating,” she informed him with one hand practically covering her mouth.

 

Shippo stumbled backwards and fell flat on his butt. Suddenly, every comment that Inu Yasha had made about his sleeping next to Kagome made sense. “That is why Inu Yasha teased me in the beginning.”

 

“That's way you can't hold human from. You need to feed in some way to gain power.”

 

“How am I supposed to do that?” He raised his arms just to let them drop down to his sides again. He turned to look at himself in the water. “I look like a kid, so I'm a kid. How am I supposed to find a mate when I look like a child?'

 

Nishi looked down at the ground and began to draw circles with her finger as she spoke, “I know you're not a kid. I look young too, but I'm old enough to marry if I want too. I would be willing to kiss you…maybe…if you wanted too.”

 

Shippo whirled around and looked at her with wide eyes. He couldn't trust his ears. He had seen Nishi in the village for years, but he had not really gotten to know her until the last few months. He only started talking to her after Sango went to stay with Miroku. He would come to the river to sit with Kirara and Nishi would just show up. He had wanted to tell her that she was really sweet and pretty, but he could never get the nerve to do it. Now, she was telling him that he could kiss her. It was too good to be true.

 

`What do I do?' The question streamed through his mind like words on a marquee. He swallowed the lump in his throat and walked over to her. He sat down in front of her, and looked up into her face. “I don't know what to do.”

 

“Well, we could hold hands. It would be a start,” she said shyly. Her finger continued making circles in the sand as she waited for him to act.

 

He nervously reached for the hand that rested on her lap. Both he and Nishi struggled to avoid the other's eyes.

 

In a very hushed voice, Nishi asked, “You really didn't feed from Kagome?”

 

He shook his head as he answered her, “I didn't. Kagome and Inu Yasha are my family. I was so sad after my dad was killed, so Kagome took care of me.”

 

Nishi stopped making circles so she could place her hand on top of Shippo's. She gently began rubbing at the small hand that rested in hers. Her hands were very soft and warm.

 

“That feels nice,” he admitted. He had to swallow the lump again.

 

She was so embarrassed that she couldn't manage more than a whisper when she talked. “Try to feel the energy coming from my hand. I think you should be able to take it, if you can feel it.”

 

“Are you sure, Nishi?”

 

She nodded, “I think so.”

 

He closed his eyes and tried to feel something other than body warmth. He knew what sort of energy she was talking about. He could feel something similar to it when he was around other youkai. He also knew what Kagome's power felt like. He let himself reach into her with his own power when he couldn't find energy by touch alone. He opened one eye to peek at Nishi, who was setting there with her eyes closed to. His youkai power didn't seem to be harming her in the slightest, so he allowed himself to use a bit more to aid his search. The difference in power was all he had needed to discover a hot well of energy that had been balled up inside of her. He pulled at that energy with his own.

 

It was a wonderful feeling as her energy filled him up. He had not realized how hungry he had been. He wanted more. Without hesitation he pushed more of his power into her until he found what he wanted. He was in a state of bliss as the heat washed over his body.

 

Nishi's mouth was open and she was panting. The sensation was becoming too much for her to take. I was not unpleasant, but it was too much sensation all at once. It felt like he was in her head, as well as her body. She thought that she had been ready for this, but she had had no idea that it would feel this intense. It was far too intimate of a thing. She had known that kitsune's feed as they mated, but she hadn't understood why until now.

 

“aaah…Shippo!!!” She cried out.

 

His eyes shot open to find his cheek pressed into her palm. He let her go and tried to look around. He had heard something and the rush of heat had stopped. The power was still pounding in his chest. It was keeping time with his heartbeat. The world was incredibly bright as he tried to focus his eyes on her.

 

Her body slumped to one side. She had just managed to catch herself by putting her hands on the ground. Her arms were very weak and wobbly. All she wanted was to lie still in the grass that was only a few feet way.

 

She had managed to straighten herself by the time he regained control over his senses. He felt ashamed when he saw the look on her face. She looked so different from the girl he had been talking to only moments ago. She was flushed and she looked like she was barely able to sit up on her own.

 

“Nishi, are you alright? Did I hurt you?” He asked. He reached out to touch her hand, which caused her to jump. There had been a small exchange of energy between his hand and hers at that moment that had caused her to wrap her arms around herself.

 

“I'm alright. I just need to rest. I want to lie down on the grass. Promise you will not leave me if I lay down.”

 

He still felt ashamed. It did not matter if she said that she was ok. He still felt as if he had hurt her, or had taken something that he should not have. “Are you sure you want me to stay?” He asked without looking way from her.

 

“Yes, just don't take any more from me right now. I don't think it would be good.” She answered as she began to crawl way from him.

 

“Can I help you get to the grass?”

 

“If you can touch me without feeding.”

 

He was afraid to try, so he watched as she struggled to find the spot she liked. When she was finally still in the grass, he began to walk towards her. When doing so, he noticed that his clothes felt odd. It was like they were too small for him. He decided to return to the water to have a look at himself before joining her. When he looked into the water, he was amazed that he had grown several inches. His stomach was sticking out and his sleeves were too short, as well as his pants.

 

“Nishi, it worked. I grew!” He chuckled.

 

She managed a smile as she looked up into the sky, “I'm happy it worked.”