13. Marks, and Princess's

He woke up all because he got kicked in the gut for the fifth time that night. In fact it had been going on all night to his dismay.

Tomoe groaned and ground his teeth as he opened his eyes weakly and looked at the brown haired girl eside him with narrowed eyes. She was laying bisde him but she almost pushed him out of the futon with all her kicking and snoring, he honestly hated this fact but there was nothing he could do about it.

Her legs were sprawled out as her mouth was opening and closing from the soft snores that escaped her, but Tomoe swore he had a permiant footprint on his back or something! He ground his teeth weakly and tried to think about last night since it was very blurry... But he did remember one thing.

They actually talked.

They talked most of the night and thats was probably why it was a bit later in the morning then Tomeo usually got up. Nanami herself was still out cold and probably would of been for a while, but as for Tomoe he sighed out weakly and tried to relax with no prevail.

They talked, he wasn't expecting to talk with her though. They didn't talk about themselves, mostly the baby and doctor apptionments they had to set; but still for him he was shocked that they even looked at each other.

His head never left her stomach last night as he continued to listen and sigh out slightly from the sound of nothing. He wished he could hear the baby, and see what was going on, But alas that was impossible.

At times she would laugh though, and her chest and stomach would rumble, and instead of making him cringe it comforted him and he soon relaxed with his head pressed to her stomach in a soft manner, he didn't know what to make of it. And most of the conversations left his mind really. They had, indee talked so much that Inari came and banged on the wall, telling to shut up for the night.

Which only proved her was easdropping..

And Tomoe was still pissed off at this.'

Tomoe didn't understand why they talked though, ne day they was fighting and threatening to kill each other and the next they were talking to the wee hours in the early morning. Maybe it was pregnany hormones? He wasn't to sure really.

Tomoe wasn't willing to talk about much from the baby topic, not him or his past or why he became a familiar, or how he meant his father and his Adoptive uncle Inari. He didn't have the heart to even think about things like that... Not at all.

Right now he just wanted rest but that was not going to happen since the lady of the swamp was coming by today because of Miss Yonomori's rumor about him getting a human girl pregnant. Sure the rumor was true but now he had to make sure the shrine was safe so his father/master didn't get scolded by a princess.'

He was already gonna get scolded for letting his teenage son out at night. Plus his phone was still broken and when he got drunk that night he hadn't drank in a while so he got drunk faster then usual. Usually he wouldn't kiss some girl he didn't know- Maybe in the past but that was a different story for another day.

But he had gotten drunk so quickly that he kissed her all the way into her apartment, and now he was paying for it with a child on the way. It used to be just him, Mikage, Inari and shrine spirits. But now, not only was he getting one person.. but he was getting two.

The second one was just in development and not ready for the public eye...'

Tomoe sighed out weakyl and ruffled his messy hair, he yawned weakly and pulled up his night yukata so that it covered his shoulder, he didn't toss and turn alot did he? He wasn't sure as he stretched and yawned, his tongue gently brushing his teeth as he did so. He slightly looked at Nanami annoyed though and twiched a bit.

She needed to be tied down!

He grimaced and rubbed his shoulder, he knew he had a brusie now and what sucked more was his stomach was churning slightly froma smell going through the air. it smelled like someone was cooking but sadly his stomach started to twist from it. It gave hima nostalgia and it reminded him of when Mikage first cooked for him...

It was awful and he knew right away why he smelt it... In fact it smelled so bad he litterally almost unchucked right there, but instead he stood up and walked to the bathroom int he hallway before loosing whatever could come out of an empty stomach.

He whined out and leaned his head on the door before flushing and going to check in the kichen, but what he saw made him twitch as Inari glared at Mikage and turned the burner off.

" FOOL! Who would wann eat that? Espeacilly a pregnant girl and her mate!" he snapped leaving Mikage to quiver. Tomoe side stepped when a skillet flew past him head, but he didn't even flinch as hs anger flared.

" WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TWO DOING!?" He snapped leaving mikage to whimper and cry,

" S-SEE WHAT YOU DID!?" he crid out, " He even cursed at us!"Mikage whimpered while Inari rolled his eyes and got rid of the burnt food Mikage had tried to cook.

" He cursed at you.. he knows better then to curse at me." he glared and washed the pot before putting it back on the stove and started to cook something more eatable.'

Tomoe on the other gagged about from the lingering smell and Inari looked at him slightly when he caught the fox gag and cover his mouth.

" The pales to the left of the fridge.' He muttered and stirred the food before Tomoe nodded and grabbed it, when he was finished he shivered and whined before looking at Inari weakly. he didn't know why thsi was happening at all...

" Soooo...' Inari smiled as he stirred the food and looked at the sick fox, " What was you and Nanami so chatty about last night?" he grinned as Tomoe glared at him,.

" You would know.. easdropper. " he glared before Inari rolled his eyes.
" I don't easedrop." he glared while Tomoe rolled his eyes and yawned weakly. He then sighed out and shrugged a bit as he did so,

" Just baby stuff really.' he muttered before Inari arhed his brow slightly and paused.

" Just baby stuff?" he blinked as Tomoe nodded.. Sure there was one other thing they talked about bu tthat was more of a mate to mate talk that he would never talk about to someone esle. It was confiditional of course... or at least really embarrassing and trash worhty...

-Last Nights Conversation-

Tomoe sighd out as he laid his head on her tummy and sighed out softly,

" So thats why he said we need a midwife.' he muttered before Nanami nodded slightly and sighed out softly,

" I see..' She whispered before going silent. At first Tomeo thought the conversation was over before She bit her lip and began slightly.

" Tomoe?" She whispered before he sighed out softly and nuzzled her bare skinned stomach.

" Hum?" he muttered before she bit her lip slightly and swallowed. She paused and looked at him slightly before smiling and stroking his head slightly.

"Well... Whats with the mate mark?" She whispered slightly, " I mean... It is just a fox thing? She muttered, " And how is it that you have a mate mark when I didn't-and can't bite you that deep?" She muttered slightly in confused, It was a good thing Tomoes face wasn't facing hers though since he blushed red and let his hot face touch her stomahc.

He swallowed a bit and sighed out weakly, he didn't wanna talk about the mate mark but he probably would have to or she would ask Mikage and he'd giveher the talk without thinking. He sighed out a bit and turned his face to look at hers- And then thought better about it and turned his face back the other way.

" W-Well..' He whispered weakly, " Its not just a fox thing.' he whispered softly, ' But.. Fox mate marks are the only ones you cant erase.' he whispered softly, " Snakes for instence.. they leave a shiny trail of their spit and it reddens the skin.' he muttered softly, " But the mark can easy be erased by the spit of another male.' He muttered, " But foxes marks cannot be erased. Because they bite and it permittally damages the tissue that they bite, Its commonly the neck of course but I havemet some with mate marks on the arms.. " he nodded weakly and sighed out a bit.

Nanami listened and nodded slightly,

" So... A foxes mate mark is the only mark that if perminate?" She whispered before Tomoe nodded slightly and tried not to flush or make a fool of himself with such an embarrassing topic. She then swallowed a bit and sighed out softly,

" Why does it scar?"She whsipered softly, " And how is it that your marked? I have human teeth.. I dont have fangs like yours.' She whispered making Tomoe blush and almsot bury his face in her stomach, but he thought before abut it and swallowed.

" Well..' he bit his lip and swallowed, " It scars because our fangs are sharp, they don't look long when theyre in our mouths.. but when it comes time to use them? They bare and grow out a bit so that they can be used properally.' he whispered and bit his lip slightly, his face burned and he didn't know why, but it was true and embarrassing.

" As for how you marked me... Well..' he blushed and swallowed, his heart almsot slow, " When a fox marks a human... Their mate mark realizes that he marked a human.. and that the human cannot return the mark." He whispered softly, " So a mark forms on the male, to signify he is taken.. But marking a human is very rare and it hardly ever happens.' He whispered softly and swallowed.

This left the girl to blink and nod slightly. She blushed slightly, So his mark reconized she was a human and thats how Tomoe got his mark. She didn't know that marks could be so complicated but it also made absolute sense. She smiled softly and paused.

" So whats with the ear and tail-

" T-T-T-Thats a c-Conversation for another day!" Tomoe squeaked and finally gave up trying to act cool as he kept his back to her.. The girl blinked but nodded.

" Um.. Okay sorry?" She blinked as Tomoe closed his eyes and shook his head weakly.

'Stubborn Nosey GIRL!'

-Back to Normal time.'

Tomoe shivered from the conversation before sighing out wealy and looking slightly at Inari with blank eyes.

" What time is it and when is the princess gonn abe here?" he muttered weakly before Mikage blinked and looked at the clock.

" She'll be here at ten." He ndded as did Inari. Tomoe then relaxed.

" And Good.. I have time to get ready then..'

Inari then looked at him weakly,

" Kido? Its Nine fifty." he muttered slightly before Tomoe froze up, slowly looked at the clock and yelped,
" YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME!" he yelped and took of to get dressed and ready.

He hated morning like this...Crap,

He hated morning period.'

Nanami twitched and galred at Tomoe, not only when she woke up did he snap at her for kicking in her sleep, but she woke up with him running around their bedroom, pulling his shirt off in front of her ( Something she didn't need to see as soon as she woke up ) And pulling it on while cursing like crazy.

But thats not why she was mad.. she wasn' mad do to the wake up call or do to the nasty smell that was lingering in the hallways. No.. It was the plain simple fact that after Tomoe tied his Obi. ( Again.. She didn't wanna talk about it. ) And got his outfit ready did he glare at her and huff.

" You are NOT to leave this room! I don't need the princess to look at you and see how pathetic you are!" He snapped, " It will bring this shrine to its grave.." he shivered and stormed out after grabbing his fan and pulling on tabi.

This left the pregant girl blinking in shock, her mouth slightly fell open as she tried to swallow but could not. He just changed his shirt, tied his obi and retied his pants to tighten then, then he rushes and tells her to stay in the room!?

Nanami twitched, her eyes narrowed at the slidding door before slighting looking at a shrine spirit who was sitting beside her, mostly because Tomoe said she needed to be watched.. She ground her teeth as the spirit looked at her weakly and swallowed.

" S-Sorry miss... He really does mean well.' it whispered she crossed her arms and pouted.. Then two seconds later she was sobbing and holding the little spirit like a pillow.

Stupid Tomoe!'

Tomoe swallowed and bit his lip as he tugged at his collar and breathed as he sat down behind Mikage in pure Familair on the other hand kissed the princess's Um.. eh.. Er... Flipper? And smiled sweetly,

" Ah Lady Hememiko!" he gleamed happily, " Its been So long!" He laughed cutely, " What have you been up to.' he smiled as the Princess smiled ( Or so he thought ) And giggled.

" Well as tis the same Mr Mikage. I am as I was tis many years ago." She chuckled and giggled cutely while her familiar glared at Tomoe and Inari. When the princess and Miakge turned their heads the other Familiar pointed at his sword and slid his finger across his neck before pointing at Tomoe.

Tomoe on the other hand opened his fan, flipped it and showed him the blade work on the back, he then smirked and mouthed out a fowl work making the familair gasp. It drew the ladies attention and Mikages, But when Mikage looked at Tomoe, the fox smiled cutely making mikage arch his brow and gave him a , ' Behave; Look.

The fox almsot slumped, dang it.. This mad knew him to well andit kind of sucked to his dismay. Tomoe sighed out before the lady breathed slightly.

" I heard that a baby was coming to Mikage shrine." She smiled slighty as Mikage nodded softly.

" You heard correctly." he smiled making Tomoe gawk at him for his bluntness. He thought they were hiding the fact about this happening!? He whined mentally before the princess lifted her flipped and beckoned him over.

Tomoe paused while Mikage nodded at him as if saying it was safe to go. So Tomoe came up to her and bowed slightly before she looked at his coller and spotted his mate mark. This lieft the the fox to go completely red. W-Wait! it was THAT noticeable!? He was spotted and choked slightly as his hand flew to his neck.

The girl on the other hand chuckled,
" The claim is truth." She smiled cutely before blinking, " But where is the pregnant girl, the one who carries your kind master familiar?" She smiled before Tomoe lauged slighty.

" She is not feeling well." he muttered before the other Familiar, glared at him,

" Im surprised she even let you tough her!" He glared, " You probably raped her right? Just cant seem to keep your hands to yourself now can you, you stubborn fox!" he glared making Tomoe suddenly glare darkly at him. Mikage froze up and went to grab Tomoe handbut was to late as Tomoe hit the familiar so harshly his claws made a deep mark in the fmailiars face. The other man hissed in pain before Inari grabbed Tomoe's arm and yanked him back.

But before anything else could happen you heard, and saw Nanami at the doorway,

" Tomoeee.. Do you know where Inari's tea is- Oh!" She yelped as the shirne spirit face palmed. He told her he was still in the meeting with the princess.. and he honestly believed she used to tea as an exucse to see what was going on.

Tomoe on the other hand glared at her and bit his lip before the princess lit up slightly,

" She is thou adorable!" She giggled making Nanami blink in confusion, Inari then sighed out weakly and got up.

" I'll make some for you.' He nodded and left the room before Nanami saw the other familiar with claw makrs in his face, She gasped and then jerked her head towards Tomoe, she saw blood drip fro her claws before she frowned,

" Tomoe..' She whispered as he looked away from her unmoved,

" Thats her.' he seethed and walked back to his spot before Lady Hememiko nodded and bit her lip,

" She is adorable.. and strong boned." She nodded making Nanami blink and swallow. She almost stod up taller as the princess circled her and giggled slightly.

" For a human she is strong.' She nodded and then giggled cutely, " I have older baby things at home that I must give to you, Or we can go out and get some." She chuckled making Tomoe suddenly gawk- Wait what!?

Nanami on the other hand lit up, she didnt' seem to notice she was talking to a catfish spirit as she grabbed the other girls fin and nodded happily,

" OH YES!" She smiled happily, Mikage smiled as did the other familiar while Tmoe looked like he was the only one that was lost in the whole shrine.. he had no clue what was going on and why! How did this work out... SO... SO.. Well!?

He ground his teeth slightly while Lady Hememiko paused and smiled,

" I'd like to inspect the shrine through, just so this lady stays safe and so does the child." She smiled while Tomoe stood and nodded slightly,

" Yes but of course.' he whispered and sent Nanami a , " Really?!' Look as he passed her. But to his irritation she just smirked and waved slightly at him...

Oh it was on!'

UPDATED AGAIN! XD I was on a roll with a few things or this story So I hope you guys like it! XD I FINALLY got to update it yesterday and now again. XD I hope you guys like this. =w=