Aquired Affections

Youko Kurama sat in a large chair that stood in the livingroom of his castle that many would call his hideout. The chair was soft with large cushions and a high back. Many would say that he lived his life like a king, and he did have a crown, but as just about everything else in his castle, it was stolen. The crown sat tilted on the edge of the back of the chair. The kitsune youkai seemed bored as he sat with his legs over the arm of the chair. He leaned back so most of his upper body was hanging over the other arm. During the days that he was awake he'd stay bored since theiving was done better at night.

His best partner in crime, the bat demon Kuronue, was sound asleep in his room. He didn't much care for the day. Infact, he'd rather just sleep until the sun went down. There were of course other thieves around that would be willing to go out with the kitsune, but right now just wasn't the time. He still had an hour or two before the sun would be downand there was no telling if Kuronue would want to go thieving. After all, everyone needs a break once in a while.

One of the maids of the castle walked up to the 'king of thieves'. She looked only to be a child, barely older then seven or eight. She wore a lovely white dress tat ended close to her ankles in frills. Her hair was white, not blonde, but white. Then there were her eyes. Even they seemed almost white, although they were for the most part a very, very light blue. "Is there anything that I can get you, Master Youko? You seem as though you could use quite the pick me up..."

The grand kitsune sat up right in his chair. "A glass of wine or something would be fine, Yuki... I'm waiting for Kuronue to get up." His burning amber eyes looked down upon the so called child. "And you shouldn't stay in that form. One day you may get stuck and I'll never see the beautiful gal that is supposed to be the head maid around here."

"Oh stop it." Yuki, as Youko called her, said. "You're making me blush and I know that's not true. Plus you know that my magic let's me be this way only when I wish to. I prefer to fool those who try to sneak into your castle. Being a maid around here is harder then you'd think. Since you guys are gone most of the time we've got to keep people from attacking the castle and keep people like Koenma from finding it." She began to walk away, her pale figure disappearing into the kitchen.

Once she was gone Youko let out a sigh. "She's lieing. She uses that form just to taunt me because she knows she's got a great body... And to think she's one of the very few people that have ever turned me down..." He rested his elbow on the arm of the chair and then let his head rest on the palm of his hand. "Torture is what I'd call it..." he continued to mumbled, closing his eyes for a few minutes.

The youkai's eyes shot back up upon hearing the sound of footsteps. Looking forward he saw a beautiful young woman looking to be around the age of 17 or 18 holding a glass of wine. She had on the same type of dress that the child had worn, and yet this one came a few inches above the knees, showing her slender legs. Her long hair that had come down to her mid back was also now just above her shoulders. "I figured it'd be best not to 'torture' my boss. After all... I've worked here for quite a few years an wouldn't want to be disposed of now."

Youko looked her up and down with a fanged grin before taking the glass of wine. "Thank you for the wine." he said before drinking a bit of it. "I'd never fire you, Yuki. I enjoy the moments you show your true self far too much. And hopefully you'll realize what you've been missing with me."

"Oh yes. I've been missing so much." Yuki said, turning away. "The most you've ever kept a girl around for is three days." With a wave of the hand she began walking off. "Call me if you need anything. And by anything I don't mean anything that is perverted."

The kitsune let out a chuckle and stood up, finishing off the wine. Yuki was gone by now and Youko set his glass down in the chair. "The sun's gone down a bit... I think I'll go outside and look around for a bit.." After a few minutes of walking he went out two large doors and headed to a small forest that was near by. His amber eyes looked for any movement and his plush ears listened for the slightest sound.

Hearing the trickle of water Youko walked toward a body of water. It would either be a river or lake since there were no hot springs close by or he'd know about them. Continueing to walk deeper and deeper into the darkening forest. Soon he came across a large lake. He now remembered coming her once or twice with a girl or two. He couldn't remember who or when due to all the women he had been with.

The king of thieves stopped walking upon seeing a figure in the shallow part of the water. He didn't move, not wanting the person to know he was there. Youko smiled as he saw the figure was a woman with a great body. She was slim with a good sized chest and not too big or small of hips. Her long lavender hair covered her chest and stopped around her mid back or so. Plush lavender fox ears sat atop her head and a soft, fluffy lavender fox tail wrapped around her waist.

Instantly Youko knew that he'd have her for his next girl. Of course he would wait until she was leaving to sweep her off her feet and take her back to his castle. For now he wished to watch her delicate body. He sat in wait behind a few trees so that he could see her but she couldn't see him.

The female kitsune had already gotten into the deeper water. She felt as though she was being watched and it was quite bothersome to her. Her ears hung low close to her head and her icey blue eyes darted about, looking for whomever was there. --I don't like the feeling that I'm getting...-- she thought to herself. --I mean... were it just an animal around I wouldn't be worried... But whoever is watching me seems to be a rather strong demon. I can feel their energy flowing around... but I can't pinpoint where they are...-- Within seconds the kitsune female had gone from the water to being fully dressed and walking away.

Unluckily for her Youko was much faster. Before she knew what had happened the male kitsune had rushed in and picked her up, craddling her in his arms. Seconds passed and they were inside the castle walls. The female fox demon was dazed, not knowing what was going on and why everything was happening so fast. Pretty soon the last thing she remembered before passing out were two burning amber eyes.

Youko gently set her down on the silken sheets of his own bed. He let his clawed hand run gently down her cheek an neck. Her skin was soft and her hair was still damp from the water. The female kitsune smelled of lilac and lavender. Youko smiled and began walking out. He knew she'd be out for at least a few hours. Upon walking out of his room Youko ran into Kuronue. "It's about time you got up. I was begining to think you'd sleep through even the night." The kitsune said to the bat.

Kuronue shook his head. "Just got a few extra hours. Who's the girl in your room?" The bat had only seen a glimps of the female fox before Youko had shut the door.

"Just a girl I picked up at the lake..." Youko said with a shrug. "She's out like a light right now... Ready to go out and pick a few trinkets up?" The kitsune gave a smirk.

"Always." Kuronue replied as they began walking toward the castle doors. They walked out into the dark night. The clouds covered the stars and moon, creating the perfect setting for them. Both the kitsune and the bat would travel quite a ways off before they would find a good place to hit.

While the two demons were out thieving the kitsune girl awoke, finding herself in a room she had never seen before. Her eyes widened and she quickly got off the bed she had been placed on and backed into a wall, whimpering. "Where... where am I...?" she asked herself, her eyes darting about the room. Her soft ears hung low and she remembered the last thing she had seen. The eyes of the one who had brought her here were cold and unfeeling. Why had they brought her here and what did they want with her?