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"I still can't believe it..." Nate said, sitting at his desk, while dreamily looking out the window. Its been now a couple of days ever since Kyuubi revealed the truth to him...and they've been a real couple ever since, without any mind control or any intentions to steal hearts anymore. That's when he felt a hand being lovingly put on his shoulder and shaking him out of it.
"Hey now, Nate, I know I am beautiful to think about, but still. Less dreaming, more focusing, you have to learn for the test!" Kyubi, who was currently in his human form, smirked, making sure that his boyfriend stays focused. The fox managed in the short time he has been here yet to integrate himself well with Nate and his family. Other than using mind control to allow them to have him stay, Kyubi managed to win over Nates parents without any tricks like that. Just by being his pure perfect self, he was now again. He could hear Nate groan, the boy wanting to do anything else on his Saturday than learning.
"Ugh, I know, I know. Can't you just...make our teacher forget that we have this test in the first place? Or even use your powers and make sure I get full points? Maybe you can use your magic and write my test for me?" Nate asked his boyfriend with a pleading, almost innocent face, though it was simply met with laughter by the fox, who patted the humans back.
"Oh, Nate. While I certainly can do that with such ease...it wouldn't be right and you need your education, to become just as perfect as me..." Kyubi grinned, before elegantly throwing his head backwards, to look at a certain figure that was watching them. "Besides, I am pretty sure you wouldn't approve of that at all. Isn't that right, Whisper?"
"Yes, its very right! As Nates Butler, I musts insist!" The ghost nodded, looking into Kyubis green eyes. It still had been difficult for both the butler and Jibanyan to accept Kyuubi as Nates boyfriend, let alone have him live with them in the same house and in the same room. This was especially true for Whisper. Getting threatened and mind controlled to insult the Yo-kai you love would make it hard to suddenly trust the one doing it to you. But Kyuubi has been showing that he was earnest and that he felt sorry. Besides, Jibanyan was also believing in the fox, so Whisper decided to at least give him a chance. As if they were thinking about the same thing, Nate started to look around.
"That reminds me...have you two seen Jibanyan? I haven't seen him since this morning." Whisper just shrugged his shoulders and shook his head. Kyubi put his finger on his cheek, as he started to think.
"I'm not fully sure what he meant, but he told me this morning he had something important to do in town...he didn't say what though..." The fox shrugged. He was still grateful since, without Jibanyan pretty much telling him what to do, who knows if he and Nate would be together. Still, it wasn't like they were that close yet.
"Well, whatever it must be, it must be super important..." Nate just shrugged before starting to learn for his test again. He knew that Jibanyan as a cat could most likely take care of himself and if he says its important, then it probably has to be.
"Yeah, surely..." Whisper nodded, though he tried to think, if there was anything that Jibanyan mentioned. They have been together now and they had a lot less of their usual fights, though they would still throw one or two snarky insults at each other. But at the same time, the butler realized, they haven't done anything really...couple-like yet, outside of kissing or cuddling on the bed and telling each other how much they love the other. He actually wanted to talk with Jibanyan about it, but hasn't been able to talk with the cat this entire time.
“Hey, are you alright?” Kyubis voice pulled Whisper out of his thoughts, as the boy sat next to the butler on the bed. He could tell, that Whisper was thinking deeply about something. And it didn't take a genius to know, what it was, that got Whisper so worried, as Kyubi smiled at him. “I'm sure Jibanyan loves you just as much as you love him. If he didn't love you so much, he probably wouldn't have known what to tell me back then and he wouldn't have helped me and Nate get together...”
Hearing their conversation partly, Nates cheeks blushed a little again when Kyubi said this.
“Yeah, maybe...” Whisper did let out a tiny chuckle, he never in his entire life as a Yo-kai would have guessed, that he would see a small cat Yo-kai like Jibanyan lecturing one of the most well known Yo-kai out there. Let alone that this cat would be his boyfriend. “Its just...what if he thinks that it all got too fast? The only reason we were able to convey our feelings was your mind-control...”
“Yeah, and I'm still sorry about that...” Kyubi scratched the back of his head. Just like Whisper, never in his life would the fox have thought that smaller Yo-kai, that he would usually just walk all over, would be the ones to put their foot done against him, lecture him, tell him whats right and wrong...and that he, the great and perfect Kyubi, would actually listen to them. And consider them his friends. “Anyways, what is your plan now?”
"Well, when he comes back home, I'll tell him how I feel and then I'm sure we will figure out something together..." Whisper nodded, though less to Kyubi and more to himself, before starting to go back to work again, cleaning Nates room with a happy smile.
“You do that!”Kyubi smiled, as he once again looked over his boyfriend learning...
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“Aww, what now?” Jibanyan groaned, as he walked aimless through the streets of Springdale. The reason for why he left so early having just canceled their appointment, making him sigh. “I know Hanako is an important producer and this fashion show is very important for her too...but did they really need her today for whatever reason?”
The reason the cat was gonna meet the famous Producer Hanako, who also was a personal friend, was actually very simple. Ever since getting together with Whisper, Jibanyan started to feel more...plain, boring, like just an ordinary cat, save for being Yo-kai. And the most outrages clothes he had were all NyanKB fan-merch, so definitely nothing there. He thought of maybe getting some new style and surprising Whisper with it...but now?
“Who else is there?” He wondered, as he had no idea about style and beauty and all that. If he would go to a store or a stylist like that, he wouldn't even know what to look for. So he started to walk up and down the street and in his head going through all the Yo-kai Nate befriended and that he personally knew too.
“Walkappa or Komasan? No, neither of them really wear clothes or are really styled Yo-kai in the first place...”
“The classic Yo-kai like Boyclops or Lady Longneck? No, their styles are a bit too...outdated. I would like to impress Whisper with something more modern...”
“Poofessor? Definitely not, he would probably give me a long, detailed lecture on the history of clothes and why humans wear them and what each clothing item in the entire world is...”
As he kept walking back and forth, a familiar face saw him and called out to him.
“Hey Jibanyan! How have you been?” When Jibanyan turned to see whose voice it was, he saw that it was none other than his friend Dazzabel. Seeing her skeleton face smile at him, Jibanyan smiled at right back her.
“Hey, Dazzabel. I'm fine, just thinking about something...” He told her, as he began to think once again, who to pick.
“What are you thinking about?” She asked worried, floating a little closer, wanting to help him in some way.
“Well...” Jibanyan then thought about it, before deciding to tell her. “You see, I want to be more stylish, to impress my new boyfriend. But I don't know anything about it and I can't think of anyone who can help me pick out...”
While speaking those last few words, he slowly realized just who he told, that he needed a new style. And seeing her mouth turn up into a smile made Jibanyan dread what would come of it, as he tried to think of something to get her interest down again, before something happens.
“But...but I'm sure I can manage to find...” But by that point did she put her finger on his lips, silencing him. In that moment did he regret telling her anything.
“Nonsense, you came to the right Yo-kai for this and we are friends after all. I know all about styles and trust me, when I am done with you, your boyfriend will not take his eyes off of you and in fact he will shower you with his love and attention!” While speaking, in her mind she was already making plans for all the flashy and gaudy and over-the-top clothes she could put Jibanyan in and just how much his mystery boyfriend will love these.
“No, Dazzabel, I'm sure I...” But as he spoke, he noticed her energy starting to cover his body, as she began to inspirit him. Soon he found himself unable to disagree with what she says and instead began to smile. “You are right, Dazzabel! Lets go and pick out some clothes! I'll trust you and your amazing sense of style!”
“Follow me!” and with an excited smile did she lead Jibanyan into the nearby mall, having big plans for this cat. Soon they bought outfit after outfit after outfit, always leaving every store with a new bag full of clothes. Soon both her and Jibanyan were both carriyng massive amounts of bags under their arms.
“Thank you so much for helping me with this, Dazzabel!” The cat smiled, still complete under the effect of the inspirit, sharing her sense of style now and hanging on everything she told him. Believing both he and her just bought the most amazing and most beautiful clothes in the entire world, both human and Yo-kai, his smile grew even more. “Now Whisper is gonna love this!”
“Whisper, huh?” Dazzabel giggled. She didn't expect those two to grew this close to be in love, but this was wonderful for her to hear. And it strenghtened her resolve in helping Jibanyan impress his boyfriend. “Your really in love with Whisper, huh?”
“More than anything! Thats why I wanted to do all of this! I wanted to be a much more beautiful boyfriend for him!” Jibanyan smiled, partly due to still being under the inspirit, but now also because the thought of his boyfriend filled his heart with warmth and happiness, something Dazzabel noticed, which made the skeleton chuckle a little. Jibanyan kept that warm smile, as he looked at her. “Once again, thank you so much for this! Now I feel like I can be an even prettier boyfriend for him!”
“Hehehe, you're welcome Jibanyan, but its not done yet. I have another idea.” She grinned, as she once again floated closer to him. “Lets do a private fashion show at your place for Whisper! And show him each outfit you bought in all their beauty!”
“Dazzabel...that is the most amazing idea you ever had!” Jibanyan was completely ecstatic at this thought. He could already see Whispers eyes falling out of his ghost body, upon seeing all these beautiful outfits that Jibanyan now has. “Lets do it!”
“Yeah!” And with an excited smile did she and Jibanyan go on their way back home, to plan the, in their minds, greatest fashion-show of all time.