Shiver part five

[krystalkatz.livejournal.com]

Title: Shiver 

Author: krystalkatz
Rating: PG

Length: Chaptered
Genre: Au, Yuki-onna, Angst

Pairings: Sakurai Sho/Aiba Masaki

Disclaimer: I only own the plot; Side story to desire is my saviour

Sakurai opened his eyes to the sound of humming. He groaned pressing a hand to his head wondering how much he had had to drink last night. On his forehead was a cool damp cloth and he wondered if the girl from the inn was looking after him. Settling back against the pillows he sighed happily deciding that he must have dreamt the whole thing, the house in the mountain, the cute but insane man and even his rub through the forest. He must have been working too hard, he decided quickly. That thought was a happy one but suddenly it was ripped away from him when the bed dipped and a soft, breathy, male voice asked

“Sho-chan…Are you awake?” Sakurai eyes snapped open his heart thumping when he saw Aiba looking down at him concern in his beautiful features. He tried to sit up but his head swam and he had to lay back down again quickly a groan escaping his lips. “Are you okay?” Aiba asked reaching up to touch the towel on his head and Sakurai stiffened

“What did you do to me?” He snapped coldly pushing Aiba’s hand away and pulling the damp towel off of his head and throwing it to the floor. He saw the sad look that crossed the young man’s face but in his anger he ignored it and repeated even more roughly “What did you do…To me…”

“I saved you! I told you not to run through the mountains through the snow…You tripped on a root…” Aiba said with a sigh sitting back away from him looking down at his hands. Sakurai moved even further away from him, the reporter had to admit that now it had been said he could remember that happening and he gave an angry growl when his cheeks flushed with embarrassment. He looked at the cheerful man surprised to see that he looked more serious than he had earlier and that some of the light had vanished from his eyes.

“And then you carried me back?” He asked wondering how when, Although Aiba was taller than he was, he was obviously heavier and thicker set.

“I brought you back, I used my magic…” Aiba said quickly before narrowing his eyes and flicking his eyes to the white rat thing that was sitting staring at him from beside the fire. Sakurai’s own eyes narrowed at the word magic but for the first time that night he did the right thing and kept his mouth shut. He waited for Aiba to sort out the internal struggle that appeared to be going through his mind and took in the room that he hadn’t really paid attention to earlier and his eyes rested on a collection of paintings in the corner. Most of them seemed to be of a beautiful woman with ebony hair and ruby red lips, just like in the description the old inn keeper had said. Next to her was a man, he was tall but otherwise plain looking, there was a goofy bewildered smile on his face his eyes resting on the beauty next to him. The next painting was the same couple but this time there was a baby of about three years old. It was very clearly Aiba, the smile was the same even then and his eyes were already crinkling at the corners. He was a truly beautiful baby, Sakurai thought absently with a smile which fell away when Aiba started speaking again “I really am a half Yuki-onna…”

“Aiba…” Sakurai said calmly now reaching out to touch his shoulder but Aiba shook his head

“Please! I know that you might not believe me! So I…My friend…He will show you…”

“The rat?” Sakurai questioned looking at the white bundle gasping when he saw instead a cute man dressed in white fur. There were white ears on his head and coming from the base of his back three fluffy white tails fanned out.

“A rat? You think I look like a right?” He said with an angry pout as he pulled out his tails “Does these look like rat tails to you? I’m a fox spirit! Masaki…I don’t like your choice of humans…I’m going upstairs and going to sleep…”

“Ohno…Please…” Aiba said shooting the rat/fox man pleading looks. Ohno sighed folding his arms across his chest, sticking out a bright pink tongue.

“Fine…Because we’re friends, Masaki…” He said and Sakurai’s mouth opened and closed a few times as the man’s ears and tail twitched a few times proving that they were very real. Sakurai felt a shiver running down his spine and he pulled his eyes away from the ears and tails completely freaked out by the way that they moving independently from his body.

“He…He has tails and ears…” He choked out and Aiba nodded with a smile some of the spark returning to his eyes.

“Yes…Ohno is a Huli jing, or put simply he’s a 9 tailed fox…He’s not a very old one though because he only has three tails…” Aiba explained or tried to explain and Sakurai frowned over the Chinese pronunciation. “He’s older than 50 though because he can turn into a human…”

“I’m 76…” Ohno put in helpfully from his spot by the fire but Sakurai refused to look at him again focusing on Aiba who might be a Yuki-onna or a half whatever at least he looked completely human. He couldn’t believe that this was happening.

“Um…Sho-chan…I realise that I didn’t explain things very well before…I’m sorry…It’s my fault…” Aiba hung his head and Sakurai glared at him wondering if he could really think that a simple apology was going to fix the mess that he had created. An annoying voice of betrayal in his mind pointed out that a lot of it was his fault. If he hadn’t been so horny and hadn’t followed Aiba in the first place or if he had believed him none of this would have happened, but he pushed that voice away focusing all of his anger on Aiba.

“You think that an apology will fix this? If everything that you have said is real then I’ve given away two life times to you…”

“Three if you count the fact that you broke your neck out there and Masaki brought you back…” Ohno pointed out rather unhelpfully and Aiba whined shushing him quickly with a finger on his lips.

“Three life times? You think that I want to spend three life time’s alone in a cabin with you? You should have just left me out there to die that would be better than being here with you…”

“Sho-chan…”

“Don’t…Don’t call me that!” Sakurai roared and Aiba flinched back tears springing into his eyes “I’m not a little girl…My name is Sakurai…Is there any way…Anything that I can do to fix this?”

“I…Um…I don’t know…” Aiba admitted his voice shaking as his eyes went to Ohno and reluctantly Sakurai followed suit cringing when he saw that the fox-man’s tails were wrapped around his stomach and he was scratching rather absentmindedly on his ear. When he saw them looking he stopped lowering his hand and looking at them both with a sheepish smile

“Don’t look at me, I’m no way near that powerful…If I had 7 tails or 8 maybe…You’re best chance would be finding your mum or maybe either one of my parents…But…I haven’t seen them since I was a cub…” He said with a shrug “Or if you were really desperate you could try getting a full demon…But human I wouldn’t mess around with them…You might lose more than your life…Now if you’ll excuse me I’m tired…”

Sakurai blinked as the man yawned and then transformed into the half fox creature and quickly curled up with his nose resting on his tails. He let the words sink in and then he looked at Aiba who was still crying slowly looking down at the mark on his palm and wrist another wave of anger filling his stomach.

“You did this, you’d better fix it…”

tbc

a/n: I hope you enjoy ^.^

Comments

[vicco-vicky.livejournal.com]

Poor Sho-chan!!! he understood something but he is very angry with Aiba. I like Ohno interactiopn with Aiba and Sho. And Ohno is a rat?? hahahaha Sho thinks that Aiba was cute when he was a child. I would like to see this picture in the room.
Hope Sho wiil listen to Aiba more.

Thanks for your hard work and waiting for more!!!!

[krystalkatz.livejournal.com]

>.< He's very scared and confused ne >.<
Ohno is rather a strange character xD
hehe he's not big enough to be a fox xD
He was really cute as a child though ne now Sakurai just needs to find him cute as an adult xD

Thanks for reading ^.^

[yumi-usagi.livejournal.com]

Poor Aiba-chan, Sho-chan now blames everything on him now :(
Sho called Ohno therat LOL
Thanks for sharing!

[krystalkatz.livejournal.com]

>.< It really is hard on Aiba ne >.<
Lol, xD I don't think Ohno was amused hehe
Thanks for reading ^.^

[j-sei.livejournal.com]

Ugh, Sho start to irritate me..
Hope he can understand that what Aiba did is what he think is the best way..

[krystalkatz.livejournal.com]

>.< he's scared and confused...
It will take a while but he'll get there :D
Thanks for reading ^.^

[gambitsfox.livejournal.com]

Sho is a bit demanding. Guess that's the reporter in him? Or desperate human? Poor Aiba. : )

[krystalkatz.livejournal.com]

I think its very much both ne >.<
Aiba's just trying his best though he could have picked a better human :D
Thanks for reading ^.^