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Suguro Ryuuji, heir to his fathers temple was sitting hunched at a desk, meant to be at the temple was instead working late at night at a desk job.
the office was filled with typing from almost every individual, his head was pounding and his fingers were cramping, even his eyes stung from the blue light being created from the computer He had been sitting in front of for hours. Wishing he could be home by now.
With a sigh he blinked away the strain, ‘finally done’ he thought to himself before standing up ‘’I’m leaving, see you tomorrow" he said without interest as the person in front of him waved bye, ‘’Suguro, wait!’’ one of his coworkers cried with a nervous giggle. ‘’Sorry,’’ he clapped his hands together, lowering his head, ‘’A project got messed up can you help out?” he asked, Ryuuji's smile straining. 'But i want to go homee’ frustration laced in the voice in his head. ‘’Please man!’’ the other begged and with regret he said ‘’alright’’, ‘’seriously?’’ the other asked with joy beginning to rise ‘’thank you!" With his hand up he turned around to walk away, leaving Ryuuji to sigh and go back to straining his fingers.
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From the soft clouds three kitsunes watched the poor man ‘’harboring such despair can bring ones world to ruin, but before that happens we must attempt to save the young sir..'’ The one with purple hair said, ‘’please, send me’’ the one with white hair stood up while the one with brown made a low growl ‘’why you?’’ he asked, crossing his arms.
'’His poor heart is very troubled but i can help free him’’ the white hair said, his ear flicking a few times while the purple hair smirked. ‘’alright, i shall grant you the permission then.’’
‘’Thank you’’ he said while the brown hair growled again ‘’no way, he’ll just mess it up!’’ his tail swished in agitation but the white haired male ignored it. Looking up to the screen, focused on the male he smiled. ‘’just wait and see, i shall pamper him well!'’ He said with confidence looking back to his brother.
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Ryuuji stood at the train station, sighing after he placed his phone up and stepped through the train when the doors opened, his mood was practically seeping out of his body and moving to clammer on the people near him. ‘Im sick of riding the last train’ he thought as his back was hunched. ‘and i had to skip dinner, again...'
The train soon came to a stop and Ryuuji got off. As he made his way away from the train station and down the roads, and passing a small market he stared at it and his stomach growled. ‘’wait, did i eat the last meat bun?...whatever’’ He moaned as he continued his walk to the apartment complex. Walking up the stairs he stopped to sniff the air, it smelled wonderful.. whoever got that meal was pretty lucky.
Pulling out his key and unlocking the door, be was blinded by bright lights that had his arm instinctively going up to protect his eyes ‘weird, did i leave the lights on this morning..?’ He asked himself before pulling the door open wider, immediately he went stiff as he spotted the male standing at the stove on a stepping stool, dressed in a blue kimono. He had white hair, bright blue eyes, pale skin, white fox ears and a fluffy white fox tail. Standing at the stove he seemed to be checking on the food before looking at the door with a bright smile. ‘’hi, welcome home! Oh my you must've had a terribly long day.."
‘’Huh..." He broke out of the stiff stance before he turned red in the face from embarrassment. ‘’I'm sorry! Uh wrong apartment!’’ He shouted before slamming the door close, his eyes drifted to the number beside the door. ‘Wait.. I totally live here...’ He thought, going back to grab the handle and reopen the door. Maybe he was just imagining stuff? ‘’Hey welcome home, oh my you must've had a terribly long day..’’ The boy repeated with the same smile before Ryuuji closed the door again. ‘’a dream?’’ He asked himself before slapping his own cheek, quickly whining in pain as it left a red mark ‘’nah.. nope, sooo..’’ He reached for the handle again, reopening the door. This time the boy was walking over. ‘’Yay, you're back! You’ve certainly had a long day!’’ He rested his hands in front of himself, holding them while his tail swayed back and forth. ‘’i’m glad you’re here, i’ve prepared you a nutritious dinner!’’
'Why is there a little boy in my apartment..? And more importantly what's up with the fluffy ears and tail? Maybe he lives nearby..? But if someone where to see him in a grown man's place..’ The kitsune tilted his head with a hum as Ryuuji went stiff, thinking on a scenario of what could happen to him. Fear had coated his face before he opened the door, picked the boy up by the shoulders and placed him outside then shutting the door with a sigh. He leaned against it. ‘’I'll pretend like that didn’t happen..’’ With another sigh he relaxed, ‘’I need some sleep..’’
When he said that the boy phased through the door. ‘’poor thing, you must be so exhausted. ’’ He was walking through the door and Ryuuji screamed, backing away. ‘’you- you can seriously pass through walls!? Are you like a ghost?!” He asked in a rushed pace with fear. ‘’Oh no.. this is even worse than i thought...'’ Te kitsune caressed the empty air. ‘’Um hey, aren’t you going to eat your dinner?” He asked Ryuuji while looking up at him. Ryuuji caught off guard, looked at the stove. ‘’It's nice and hot!, you’ve had such a long hard day of work, you must be starving,’’ When he said that Ryuuji's stomach growled. ‘’Yep! So should I make you a plate?’’
‘’Woah, I can't eat at a time like this! Who the heck are you and what are you doing in my apartment!?’’ He pointed with a yell only to go stiff once more when he noticed the boys tears. The Kitsune sniffed as he looked down, rubbing his eyes. ‘’That's fine..I only put my heart and soul into this meal... but that’s okay i will discard it for you..’’ His ears folded down while he walked past Ryuuji, getting back on the step stool and grabbing the pot, looking at Ryuuji twice before he begin to tilt it slowly towards the sink, teasing.
’..no! Don’t do it! You win! I’ll eat it!’’ He cried, his hands up, he really didn’t want to pass on a good meal, while looking down to huff the boy looked to the side with a smirk before placing the pot back on the stove and looked back at Ryuuji. ‘’excellent!’’
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Ryuji was sitting on his knees at the table by his bed, looking down at the steaming food in front of him. The boy was walking over to place a steaming pan of rice down on the table. ‘’Looks great..’’ Ryuuji said, his stomach growling again. ‘’it’s freshly made!’’ Rin grabbed a bowl and stacked a mountain of rice. ‘’Holy crap, I can’t eat that huge mountain of rice!’’ Ryuuji cried and Rin giggled, placing the bowl in front of him "well try it!’' He grabbed his own bowl and sat down on his knees, Ryuuji clasped his hands together. ‘’Thank you for the meal..’’
‘’Eat up!’’ He smiled, watching Ryuuji pick up some of the meat and place it in his mouth. His eyes went wide and he hummed with delight. ‘’How is it? Good, right?’’
‘’It is..." Ryuuji mumbled happliy while Rin's tail swished harder behind him. ‘’I'm glad! You should try some of the stew next!’’ He handed Ryuuji the bowl and Ryuuji brought the bowl to his mouth, drinking some of the stew before placing it down. ‘’Wow..! It has such rich flavours, it reminds me of something.. like the food my mom use to make!’’
‘’Is that your way of complimenting dinner?’’ When ryuji nodded he giggled, reaching for a bowl. ‘’Well in that case then, i'll have some too!’’ As he began to eat, the room began to fill with a soft happy atmosphere. ‘For some reason, this takes me back’ Ryuuji thought.. ‘how many years has it been now?’ He asked himself.
’Yum! It's delicious!” Rin cheered. ‘i actually can’t remember the last time i came home to a hot meal, it's kind of nice not eating alone..’
‘’Would you like to have seconds?’’ Ryuuji nodded while the boy packed him another mountain of rice. ‘wait- i still don’t know nothing about this kid..’
‘’I don’t want to be rude or anything,’’ Ryuuji started. ‘’But can you tell me who you are?’’
‘’Oh yes of course!’’ The boy stood and placed his hand on his chest. ‘’i go by the name of Rin Okumura and i'm an 800 year old servant of the gods, a fox demi-god!’’ Rin said while Ryuuji stared with wide eyes. ’A.. fox demi-god..?’
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‘’Let me get this straight, you're a demi-god?!’’
'’That's right!’’
"And you’re supposedly 800 years old? Uhh.. but you look more like a teenager.. -would you please stop with the rice mountains?!’’
‘’But you need the strength, you should have some more stew too!’’ He said before getting up, leaving, and coming back with a bowl of stew, giving it to Ryuuji he sat back on his knees. ‘’uhh question, do you get these ingredients from my kitchen?’’
‘’No I brought them with me!’’ Ryuuji nodded before taking a bite. ‘’They’re delicious.. where do you get them from?’’
‘’Oh they were just some offerings that people left at the shrine-'’ Rin said with a smile, ‘is it okay for me to eat their offerings..?’
‘’Is something the matter?’’ Rin asked with a tilt to his head. ‘’No.. it’s just.. to be honest i’m still quite not sure why you came here..’’ Rin giggled and shrugged his shoulders. ‘’i simply couldn’t stand to see you looking so worn down so i decided to help you’’
"Worn down..? Look it's not that i don’t appreciate it.. i just don’t get why you choose me..’’ He said but shivered as Rin's expression turned serious. '’Listen to me carefully.. if you must know the truth..’’ Ryuuji gulped with a hesitant nod.
Rin clapped his hands together, resting them against his cheek while his tail started to wag hard behind him. ‘’you’re just the type of young man i prefer!’’
‘’Are you kidding me?!’’ Ryuuji asked in disbelief and Rin pouted. ‘’Do i look like i’m joking?’’
‘’Ah no.. sorry, I guess gods don’t need a real reason huh?’’
"Perhaps it is because i'm indebted to your family’’
‘’Huh?’’
‘’Look, i just want to pamper you for a little bit.. is that so bad?’’
‘’No.. thank you for dinner,’’ He smiled softly ‘’It was my pleasure!’’ rin was cleaning up and placing down two cups of tea. ‘’Was everything to your liking?’’
’Yeah.. i'm so stuffed i can barely move-’’
‘’Then, mission accomplished!’’ Rin cheered while Ryuuji brought the cup up to his lips, taking a sip before sighing with a smile, ‘’This tea is delicious.."
‘’From now on I should serve you tea after every meal! It will be much better for you than all that coffee, i'm sure that youre poor stomach can use a break..’’
"You know about that?’’ Ryuuji had asked a bit surprised.
‘’i’ve been watching you for a while..’’ He turned to pick up the dishes before standing up. ‘’Watching me..? Oh I'll take those!’’
‘’No, ive got it! You just sit there and focus on relaxing,’’
’But i-’’
"Better drink that tea before it gets cold!’’ Rin began to walk back to the tiny kitchen, leaving Ryuuji to stare before moving to sit back down and stare at the tea, thinking back on a distant memory.
‘’Now, tell me some other ways you would like to be pampered,’’ Rin said as he walked back into the room. Ryuuji looked up and he stared for a bit. ‘’i guess i don’t really know..'’
’There must be something!’’ Rin said as Ryuujis eyes began to drift to Rin's tail.. ‘’well.. maybe, um.., would it be okay for me to touch your tail?’’ He asked, Rin immediately went stiff and defensive, holding his tail to his body with a shadow of fear over his face. ‘’Say what now?!’’
‘’It’s fine! Nevermind, sorry..’’ Ryuuji apologized and Rin sighed, his face beat red while he sat down, turning around so his back faced Ryuuji. ‘Well.. if it will make you happy.. i don’t really allow this but.. my goodness.. this is truly a strange request’..’ He said as Ryuuji moved behind him. Rins tail flicking in front of him. ‘’Is it really..?’’
‘’You may proceed’’ Rin shook his head with a smile, letting his hands rest in his lap. Ryuuji stared at his tail blushing lightly, ’incredible.. the color is breathtakingly beautiful it's like an explosion of the snowiest mountain of fluff!’ He thought reaching his hands out. ‘’And to be sure you really don’t mind?’’
Rin huffed, flicking his tail with almost an annoyed way '’it's okay!’’ Ryuuji reached his hands out slowly, grabbing the tail gently and stuffing his face against it.
Rin went stiff with a gasp but Ryuuji paid no mind, basking in the fluff instead, he began to run his hands up and down the sides of rins tail with a giddy giggle. ‘’it’s so fluffy!’’
"Eee!’’ Rin shrieked when Ryuuji began to squish and bounce his tail. ‘’Your tail is so soft.. i feel like i could do this all day, this is next level luxurious.. like if a hug material formalized into fox fur... eheh.."
"Honestly.. the commentary seems a little unnecessary..’’ He said before letting out a small moan when Ryuuji rubbed his hands down to the base. ‘’oh, i'm sorry! I didnt hurt you did i?’’ He asked with concern looking to Rin who was bending forward.
'’..I'm fine, there's nothing to worry about.. you may pet my tail as long as you want..’’ Rin's eyes were closed while Ryuuji smiled and snuggling his face back into the fur. '’thanks!”
Rin tried to contain his squeal as his ears popped up. Biting his lip as Ryuuji kept moving his hands, his shoulders went tense before he screamed loud enough for the entire building to hear. Now he was laying forward, panting while Ryuuji thanked him with a grateful smile. ‘’..do you feel better now?’’ Rin asked, looking back to him with a small smile.
’Yeah, probably better than ever!’’
‘’That's wonderful.. it pleases me to see you so happy.."
'’Crap, I messed up your pretty tail!’’ Ryuuji said, lifting his shaky hands. ‘’it reminded me of petting this stray that was around my temple when i was younger, i'm really sorry..'’
‘’It’s okay because now it’s just nice and fluffy!’’
‘’I feel bad that you’ve done so much for me tonight but i havent done one single thing for you..'’ Ryuujj lowered his head while Rin giggled ‘’that's so cute.. there is only one thing i wanted tonight and that was to see your smile!’’
‘’Is that really enough though? A little boy like you shouldn’t have to help a grown man like me..’’
‘’How funny! Need i remind you i am 800 years old so you’re the little one!’’ Rin's eyebrow twitched and his smile strained.
‘’Okay.. but if this goes on I'll be a lazy bum..’’
‘’You say that like it's a bad thing.. every person in the world has their flaws, even me and I've had 800 years to figure them all out. For what it's worth I already think you're working hard enough! I did these things for you today because I felt like it.. so please don't worry so much and might I add you're overlooking a very critical detail concerning demi-gods."
‘’Oh and what's that?”
‘’Care from a fox demi-god is considered priceless, no amount of good deeds could earn it! That's why you need to stop being a worry wart and let me pamper you!’’ He said before opening his arms, smiling at Ryuuji, Ryuuji stared before leaning forward like he was in some sort of trance, falling into Rin's arms while Rin laid against the floor, letting Ryuuji fall asleep in his arms. A job well done for today!