I know what you guys are thinking; another story? YEP! XD I got inspired for this one. Now I will try to update it on time; if I get a chance.. -_- Things are getting hectic here. Hehehe, Okay;
This story has a a moral; ( Like a lot of my stories, ) Its, ' Maturity Comes from Experiences, Not Just standing back and acting like you are Mature. If you do this? Then your Immature...'
Here you guys go, And let me say. This one may shock you a little bit? O.O Enjoy...
Also, I may not be writing for a little while do to school.. Please forgive me! I will update as soon as I can! You know I can't stand not writing for you guys! T-T
Simple But True Things... ( Not sure about this Title..-_- )
One Night?
The girl shivered as she looked up at the tons of stone steps in front of her; they climbed higher and higher and her stomach was disaggreeing with the whole idea of walking up them. She hung her head as her beautiful brown hair hung in front of her eyes;
She had to get up there; she had asked around town and they said the person she was looking for often went up there; some said he even lived in the place with two other men. She didn't know what that meant but she would shrug that off and continue on her merry way...
She stepped on the first step and groaned,
Her life was a royal mess... wasn't it?
" YOU CALL THIS CLEAN!?" Inari screamed at Tomoe who was glaring at the god in annoyance. He had enough of this mans crap for that day. For five hundred years he been cleaning the floors with perfect perfection. Now this man was fussing?
And to put it in the most perfect terms? The man was the one who had dragged mud in with his feet. The young teenage fox glared at him with his violet eyes. His fangs flashed and the god knew that he had angered the yokai.
" It was clean until someone decided to come in and act like he knew everything!" He swore out in annoyance and crossed his arms as his fists clenched, Thats when Mikage walked in yawning and glaring.
" Could you two not fight for two seconds? My head hurts.." He whimpered in his childish way and Tomoe didn't understand how this man was his father. It made no sense... he had to be exactly like his mother. He had to be.
Inari spat out a laugh until he looked at the floors, " Clean these.." He sighed and rolled his eyes as Tomeo gasped and started screaming about how he had already done so. Mikage let out a whine until he blinked.
It grew quiet until Tomoe started to cuss Inari out; but Mikage stopped him from progressing farther as he held up his hand and looked towards the closed door. The god sighed and realized his prayers woudl be starting early again.
He truly wanted a small break but sadly being a god meant nothing like that would come to him. he sighed heavily and yawned before combing his hair with his fingers and straighting his back to look more professional.
Mikage sighed lightly and smiled when he got a knock on the door; Tomeo rolled his eyes and said something about humans being so hard to handle. He turned to leave until Mikage opened the dor to see a panting girl.
She was gasping for air and trying not to faint from all the exercise she had just gotton. Her hair was dishevled and Tomoe paused as how familiar she looked. He furrowed his brow before shrugging his shoulders and continuing in his cleanign job; again.
Mikage smiled and waited for the girl to catch her breath, when she did she stood straight and looked at the man in front of her; She smiled lightly and then swallowed,
" Um; Hi. My name is Nanami..." She thrust her hand out and Mikage looked at her surprised; he then chuckled and shook her hand as well until the girl blushed slightly and shuffled her feet. She looked Mikage square in the eye and swallowed,
" Does Tomoe-Dono live here?"
Mikage blinked in surprise from her determined expression; and thats when he noticed something about the girl. He wasn't quiet sure about it but he didn't say anything as he froze on the spot.
Thats when Tomoe paused and dropped his wrag; Inari gave him a, 'Who is she look.' Tomoe shrugged his shoulders before getting a weird feeling his gut; he stood up as he placed the wet wrag in the water bucket beside him.
He inched closer and Mikage sent him a fleeting glance before shaking his head in confusion. Tomoe walked closer until he was close to the edge of the door; he then peaked around and looked at the girl. She did look familiar.. but it was fuzzy..
Nanami blinked as she looked at him and he titled his head to the side, " Thats me." He growled out. It hit hi that she was human and he wasn't really sure why she was staring at him like he had done something wrong.
She straighted her back and swallowed, her young eyes showing her discomfort.
" Who are you?" He hissed out and crossed his arms over his chest. Mikage gave him a disapproving look and the god sighed lightly before looking at Nanami. She twindled her fingers and looked at the god.
Mikage furrowed his brow; she looked maybe the age of seventeen, only a year younger then his son, if his son was human.. Which he wasn't at all. The god sighed and moved over and motioned to the inside of the shrine.
Tomeo hissed in disapproval but Mikage waved him off as Nanami smiled, her lip quivering. She looked worried as Tomeo glared at her and rolled his judging eyes. She stepped in and Mikage guided her to a table.
" Now, Now, Dear.." Mikage smiled and patted her head as if she was his own child, " What brings you to Mikage shrine? And to Tomoe?" He motioned towards the fox that was glaring at them both and pouring tea in their favor.
The girl breathed in and looked at Mikage worried; she didn't know what to say. It was all so sudden and as she tried to speak or explain? Her stomach turned from her breakfast earlier that morning. She gulped as her palms sweated and the fox rolled his eyes.
He wasn't acting like the one person she saw at first; he was acting really cold at the time and she didn't know what to say.
" Are you going to spit it out?" Tomoe glared and she suddenly felt her heart sink. She didn't think she could... He was glaring at her and she knew.. he wouldn't want to speak to her; not after she said this; but then as she looked up? His gaze was annoying...
She didn't really know him either and she was starting to wish that she didn't. He was already proving to be an Immature jerk. She glared and Mikage breathed out with a fake chuckle. He tried to wave the atmosphere away but he knew that wasn't working.
" Why you here dear?" Mikage swallowed and smiles, " Do you have a prayer?"
Nanmai shook her head and then looked at the god in the eye, " No. I have something important to tell your son."
Mikage smiled as Tomoe snorted. He didn't even know this woman; she probably looked familiar from the streets or something.
Thats when the girl, with shaking hands let her hands press against her mid-section, Then she looked Tomoe in the eye and glared, " I'm pregnant.."
Mikage suddnely went pale and Tomoe stared at her intent gaze, what was she saying exactly?! Inari dropped his cup in shock until the blond god sputtered, " You mean.. You want me to bless the baby?" He hoped that was what she was saying but to his dismay she looked over at Tomoe and glared.
" Nope."
Mikage swallowed , " Then W-Wha-"
The girl rolled her eyes and stared at the god with no confidence, " Your son? Is the father."
Thats when Tomoe dropped his tea pot and Inari covered his mouth in shock. Then Mikage darted up and glared at Tomoe, " YOUR ARE SO GROUNDED!"
The fox blinked as it all flooded back to him.. He didn't know what to say, all he could do was stare in shock. He knew she looked familiar but then again... He was too drunk to make her out completely at the time..
Oh gods..
"Mind explaingin this?" Mikage crossed his arms after everything had settled down. Tomoe was still thinking long and hard and trying to be sure if this was all right. It couldn't be...
Nanami nodded and then breahed out," I Met Tomoe at the market; we kind of got stuck with some sake?" She blushed and Mikage nodded slwoly,
" How long ago?" The god questioned slightly as the girl swallowed and swallowed with a pale look about her.
" A month.."
Thats when Inari snapped his fingers and then glared at the fox, " IT IS YOURS! YOU-" Mikage held up his hand and winced; thats when Tomoe remembered not coming home till very late one night. He had gotten into trouble but.. he didn't think the trouble was this bad...
Mikage bit his lip and then looked at Tomoe. There wasn't much to do about this situation; what were they supposed to do? The young fox looked like he was about to pass out from shock while Inari looked like he wanted to kill, and calm him down.
Mikage just wanted to help as much as he could; but how do you help a pregnant girl? He looked at Tomoe in a worried manner until he breathed out and looked at Nanami. She looked exhausted and the god wondered what she was going through.. she was a human.. A human with a baby yokai on the way.
The god swallowed and glanced over at Tomoe; the fox was completely white with shock until Inari grabbed him by the shoulders and guided him out of the room so that he wouldn't pass out.
Mikage winced and then looked at Nanami with a cheerful smile, " You know, I'm the grandpa! " He propped his head in his hand and swallowed, ' Dear, Do you have a place to stay at this time?"
Nanami looked at him and rubbed the rim on her tea cup, " Well.. You see."
Tomoe gasped for air as Inari looked at him with murder in his eyes; that was until the teen nearly fainted in the shrines courtyard. The harvest god lunged forward in shock as he caught the fox by the arm and steadied him.
Thats when Tomoe looked at him completely mortified, " H-How?" He muttered in shock. Inari winced..
"Well You see..' The god began but Tomoe held up his hand to stop him from the embarrassing exclamnation. He breathed out and gripped his pained chest.
He didn't understand; what was he supposed to do in a time like this?! He didn't want this! What if she was lying about the kid? No.. The fox winced, He could tell from the light coming off of her. He was messed up... HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN TO HIM!?
Tomoe shook as Inari winced and patted his back, " Hey.. Calm down. Your gonna give yourself a heart attack."
The fox whimpered and covered his face before breathing out in deep gasp. He didn't know what to do! HE WAS NEVER TOUCHING SAKE AGAIN! The teen suddenly whimpered as the harvest god froze.
" Kid relax.."
" HOW CAN ANYONE IN THEIR RIGHT MIND RELAX!?" Tomoe out making Inari blink in surprise, " HOW!?" Tomoe winced and banged his head against the shrines porch while saying, Death was better then thiiiss...
Inari narrowed his eyes at his whining and sighed, " Your the one that got yourself into this problem! SO suck it up and act like a person who is getting ready to have a child!"
"I DON'T KNOW HOW!" Tomoe panicked as Inari watched the fox pace in the back yard. He was wearing the grass out as she waved his hands about giving Inari all the reason's why this wasn't a good idea, " AND!" Tomoe spat out, " I DON'T EVEN KNOW THAT-'
" FOX!" Nanami finished ranting as Mikage nodded and poured her some more tea; Was it him or was this pregnant woman on a war path? He chuckled to himself; it made him wonder how his son got attracted to this girl, but then again.. His atittude told her a lot.
" What am I going to do? Moving in with three guys?!" Nanami shook her head, " What would I do!?"
Mikage chuckled and patted her head kindly, " Relax, You'll get the biggest room in the house and the warmest clothes. We'll have a personal bathroom installed and Tomoe will stay in his room.. The only thing is that he will help with the child." The god sighed sadly, " The baby will hate you and the father if he doesn't have proper care and love.. So.. I ask you. Do not separate my son and his child."
Nanami paused, She didn't know if his words were deeper then she could see or he was just being to fatherly; but it did make her smile.. She paused and then nodded; Just then Tomoe walked in looking flustered.
Thats when Mikage hugged his new little member of the family and smiled, " Guess whos' moving in!?" He cheered as Tomoe froze, his wide innocent teenage eyes widening.
" WHAT! THERE'S NO WAY IN-"
Mikage glared at the fox, ' Tomoe language... The baby-'
"ISN'T EVEN HERE YET!" Tomoe cursed out loud making Nanami flinch.
Oh god, what had she gotten herself into?