6. Makeover!
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" K-Kurama....' Tomoe blinked, his eyes wide as the red head smiled slightly at him and patted his head,

Just like when they were little...

But this was different, he was older now and why was this person here? It was as if he was here just because he got adopted... just because he was in the group that got adopted... His color drained slghtly and he paused, his eyes blanking out as he stared ahead.

His bandaged hands trembled slightly, his eyes blank while Mizuki smiled weakly and stepped in, He put his hand on Kurama's shoulder and smiled brightly and nodded a bit.

" Yeah! Ya know how I said he got beat pretty bad? Guess what???" Mikage grinned and then laughed slightly, " Tomoe-kun just got adopted!" he smiled brightly leaving Kurama to blink but smile brightly.

" Ah!??" He laughed gently, " Thats wonderful!!! Hows the family?" he grinned as Mizuki nodded sharply,

" Nice, Nice.. The man is a match making god.' he winked, ' Holds a nice shop and eveything, Tomoe was working there in foster and they really liked him." he smiled brightly leaving the red headed male to nod slightly.

You see, they were not normal teens, Shinjiro was a tengu. Or crow yokai to specifc. Tomoe a Kitsune, Or fox and Mizuki was the famous reptile or snake Yokai. They used to be unseperatable... Until Kurama left and ignored them right away.

Sadly Kurama could hide his features more then any of them, Tomoe HATED hiding his ears due to the sharp shooting pains it gave him, and Mizuki, well lets say that his eyes had double eyelips like a snake would. One invisble to the naked eye while the other was plain human.

And right now the man was talking to them, and they all looked like freaks...

Not that Tomoe cared, but he did hate this back stabbers guts more then anything in the world right now.

" A match making god hum? Kurama smiled slightly, " Maybe He'll get Tomoe a grl, or maybe help him find Yukji." he grinned as Mizuki shrugged slightly.

" Who knows? They haven't talked in a whi-

" I am still here...' Tomoe glared at them, " And stop bringing that idiot into this! Hes an idiot and he'll return me in a weeks time! I swear he will." he glared and then stood up slightly, he pushed past them and Mizuki winced.

Not to self, Never bring her up again.

" Ah come on Tomoe...' Kurama winced slightly, " You should be happy! I mean a good family a nice bed.. food... No starving.." he smiled before Tomoe turned a cold look towards them. It left the man to blink in shock, his eyes wide.

He didn't understand.... But Tomoe did. This person, decided to come here and act like he understood and cared. Understood and would always be there no matter what.... what a joke. A foolish joke! He had opened up to Mizuk and Kurama... and only one of them stayed by and helped him in his time of need.

You never saw Shinjiro opeing his door to help Tomoe when he was little and alone, you never saw him letting him and treating his bloody wounds or even giving him somethng to eat... At least Mizuki would share even when he didn't really have much... At least Tomoe knew to be resonable.

And he never felt like a burden to Mizuki, which was weird.. They were the ones that argued the most, and he rememebred LAdy yonomori laughing as they cracked jokes and threatened to cook each other.

' You two get along so well.'

He remembered her sayng that, and even though they faught alot? It was true.. So very true. They were close no matter what anybody could say... but Shinjiro left. He reembered coming to the door on day, and seeing the look of disjust because he was dripping with blood...

And oh how much it hurt....

He woudl NEVER forget that rejection! That.... That batrayal... he was just there for his conveince and when he needed him, and that was all he was. This left him hurt and broken even more... But then the words of the drunk familes he got stuck wth...

They made it worse.

The times when Tomoe would lock himself in the closet as they fought and tried to get the door open, the times where he would rock back and forth, crying and holding his bloody hands over his ears.. praying they stopped, And when he got out Shinjiro let him get taken back to those people..

Those people treated him horribly.. and all he was, was money in the bank to them... And now this person was leaving him alone.. Leaving him alone to slightly rot and die to himself all over again.

What had he done? Was he that horrible that you would have to push and shove them away like they were nothing? Now cruel.... how sick..' Maybe he was... and if he was.

Then he would act that way..

" T-Tomoe? Come on... Your being unresonable." he smiled weakly before Tomoe glared slightly.

" Im not being unresonable... Im repaying you Hypocrtye." he glared while Mizuki paled and stepped between them.

" G-Guys...'

" Wow..' Kurama whispered, " You've really changed." he glared sudenly, " Are you that much of a delinquent that you have to push me away when I came to see if you were okay!?" he snapped, " I wanted to know! I care Tomoe..' He looked at him pleedinly before Tomoe glared.

" Care isn't part of you... if you did then you would of cared back then." he glared darkly leaving the man to blink in shock. His eyes wide. Tomoe then grunted and crossed his arms as he looked away, knowing he could not walk out of this..

He shivered and bit his lip until it was bloody, then the cat rubbed his leg and he picked it up. He slightly let it nuzzle his face, making him just blankly stand there before The door opened and a blood haired man poked his head out slightly.

Mikage smiled but then paused when he looked at Tomoe, Mizuki and some red headed guy. he paused, feeling deep tension and remorse... What was that about exactly? He wasn't sure and neither did he wany to know. The male sighed out a bit and smiled,

" Tomoe... Could you come in here with us?" he smiled while Tomoe nodded blankly and walked in...

Leaving Kurama to wined slightly...

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" Now, You don't have to call us mom and dad or what not.' Mikage grinned as he contined to talk out his lonnnngggg ntroduction to the Mikage name. Tomoe on the other hand just stroked his cat, who he had named Saki.

He looked like a robot, just blinking every once in a while before Inari glared and smacked the back of head.

" Pay attetention! These people have been kind enough to adopt you Tomoe..' he smiled weakly and twitched, he rolled the file up in his hand and Tomoe stared at it blankly before looking at them and pausing weakly.

" Are you insane?

" THATS WHAT I SAID!" Inari twitched and sat down, bangng his head on the desk and groaning. Mikage on the other hand smiled and shook his head a bit.

" Nooppee!" he sang in a sing song voice making Elisa cringe and glare slightly. She held her fox ears and then smiled weakly at Tomoe. Although she had to admit her skin was a bit tched from Saki..

" Tomoe... Dear." She ground out, " Your our son now and we love you. In fact we want the best for you. We want you to have a future Tomoe..'She smiled softly " A future with us.' She nodded as Tomoe paused, arched his brow and then looked away slightly.

" I' going to make you regret everything you just said.' he mutereded darkly making Mikage smiled and sweat weakly, he then tugged at his collar and swallowed,

' He hoped not!' He paled but smiled a bit.

" Tomoe.. We will never regret you!" He smiled brightly leaving Tomoe to pause and arch his brow. His ears twitched, his mouth formed in a blank line beforehe sighed out and hugged his knees,

" I keep the cat.." he whispered making Mikage blink but smile slightly.

" O-Of course.." he smiled while Elisa whined mentally....

Great.. Allergy shots.'

" Now of Course..." Mikage smled weakly, " I suspect you to take care of Saki... And also we have a few rules of the house for you to follow.' he smiled weakly, " And we're going to give your room some more touches since its permanant.' he grinned leaving Tomoe to pause and look down slightly. His eyes blank.... Elisa didn't get this..

Either he hated attention, he was a douche, or he was shy... And she meant shy. She sighed out a bit and smiled weakly.

" The rules arent that hard sweetie..' She smiled weakly making Tomoe look at her darkly.

" I ain't your sweetie...'

" Okay, Demon....'

" ............... Can I go back to the orphanage?"

'SMACK!' Inari smacked him agian making Tomoe whine and glare up at him, Mikage on the other hand smiled weakly and swallowed..

" I promise.. You will be perfectly fine.' he whispered and smiled gently leaving the teen to pause and then slightly look away, he buried his face into his cats fur and stared ahead before Mikage smiled gently... and then ust above the whisper he heard.

' Whatever.....'

And this alone made him smile.'

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" WHAT!????" Tomoe yelped, his eyes wide as Elisa nodded and once again foreced him to sit on the counter, " I AM NOT DOING THIS!!" he snapped while she twitched and swallowed weakly.

" Just hold still or I'll do it wrong!" She snapped as he continued to squirm and claw the best he could.

" DON'T!!! STAY AWAY!!!" he snapped making his cat hiss at her evlly.... Elisa twitched, her eyes almost narrowed at his behavior, She could NOT believe this... not at ALL. She ground her teeth and then massaged her eyes.

If only mikage wasn't redoing Tomoe's room right now, he even said he didn't want to be disturbed, which left her upa creek.... She bit her lip and swallowed before forcing a smile.

" I am cutting your hair short, and that is final! The school won't let you go any longer with long hair!!" She snapped and held up the scissors making he hiss and back away, His eyes went feral and he nearly clawed her....

If she ddn't caught his hand and pin him to the counter.

" Your either gonna let me cut your hair.. or we can get Mikage down here to do it.. and hes not nice when hes pissed off.' She glared as he whined slightly. He bit his lip and almost flinched.. no....

He trembled as she held his wrist... This left her to pause and slightly lift her hand. Which only made Tomoe close his feraled eyes and twitch. His ears went flat and he flinched, his shoulder going up as he tried to duck...

Humm...

" Tomoe sit down.."She whispered out. It wasn't harsh or cruel.. n fact she coudln't bring herself to be rude at the moment not with him shaking like this. She swallowed as he slowly climbed on the counter with no complant and looked down, his look bangs shading his eyes as she sighed.

" Its not that bad.."S he whispered, " I mean it must get hot with all that hair.." She smiled weakly and picked up a strand..

His hair was so soft and long... it swayed at his hips and she amost understood why he ddn't want to loose it. But this boy was already trouble, if he became a chick magnet they would be screwed over for life.

She sighed out and then trailed her hand up to his shoulder before getting the sissors and snipping a big chuck off.... But she felt Tomoe flinch and looked down even more.. Was his hair that important? Or was he that not used to change?

Elisa bit her lip and swallowed as she smiled weakly,

" Just relax... Im not going tohurt you in any way.." She smiled gently, " Its pretty hair don't get me wrong.. but its in the way and you need to do your school."She smiled gently leaving Tomoe to pause and swallow..

But she smiled when his hands relaxed on his legs and his shoulder slowly lowered from the self defense.

Good, that was much better.

" Its not that bad.." She whispered and smiled, " I'll be done in no time at all..' She smiled and then lifted his chin, She caught the look in his violet eyes.. they were small and he nearly shivered. She had never seen someone so terrified in her life. The woman bit her lip and then brushed the hair in front of his eyes to the side before cutting his bangds a bit shorter.. and when it was all done?

She stood back and gaweked..

Oh dear, he was still going to be a chick magnet, there was no doubting it.. She smiled slightly and then nodded a bit.

" Goodd.. Goood" She chuckled, " You almost look like a different person." She smiled slightly and then held up the mirror..... Tomoe then paused and looked at his short haired self.. His eyes wide. She thought she did a good job.

But Tomoe's thoughts swirled in panic. What was he to do? What would they asy at school? Why was she so gentle? And why did she not slap him when he fought back? Tomoe bit his lip slightly, his eyes fixed on his reflection.

He didn't want to go to school! it was boring and full of kids that were who know what! He didn't want to think about any of this, in fact it made his stomach turn evilly. School this, school that.. Plus he was going to work in the shop... and someone would be hired soon..

He didn't understand this...

They fed him the night before... and even gave him seconds.. and even when he was hungry still they have him some bread to dip in the broth... He didn't understand, they ddn't get mad at him for eating so much..

Not that it was his fault...

They gave him clean slothes, and even ran him a nice hot bath.. After that they bandaged his arms.. and then sat down with him and watched a movie... he wasn't much on TV but it shocked him... Given he was never allowed to watch it.

He didn't understand.. was this a family? it was slghtly scary and he didn't know what to do in this situation, it made him shiver and glare. There was some things that ticked him off though. No going out past nine, no late nights on school nights, no alcohol. No fighting or gangs... he didn't get any of this and it was pissing him off.

They were not gonna control him just like that! he would never allow it.. Never!

" I look foolish." he fnally muttered out, pullng a blank face and making her laugh slightly.

" You look handsome.."She smiled.. and then blinked when Tomoe quickly looked away, his face twisted in confusion.... No one complimented him like this, he didn't get this... he ddn't look good... he was covered in scars.

The teen shivered and then hopped up from the counter leaving her to sigh out gently,

" Go take a bath and wash off the loose hair.." She smiled gently, " I'm going to clean up a bit.. Remember.. You have school tomorrow Tomoe." She smiled and laughed when he glared at her and then mumbled something to himself.. Which she was sure was something of a fowl manner.

The teen then ruffled his now short hair and paused when she held up a hand,

" Come here for a moment.' She smiled weakly eaving hm to slowly stare at her, his eyes suddenly wide with terror....

" I'm not mad for the cussing..' She snickered leaving his shoulders to slump in shock before he paused and arched his brow in confusion. The woman smiled and then pulled his head over and kissed his forehead.... And she felt him quickly freeze up and jerk his head back.. his eyes wide.

"W-What?" he stammered and then glared, " Leave me alone! " he snappd bu she knew he was just shocked from the goodnight kiss... This left her laughing when he stormed to the old guest room since his room was being remodled.

Yes... Tomoe need a make over, he need his heart remodled to what love looked like......

And she would be the mother she should of been before..'