After a deadly battle with darkness. Stiles suffers mortal wounds. Despite Stiles wanting to die as a human, unable to live life without his best friend Scott bites him.
At first it doesn't look like its had that much affect other than to save his...
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They eat their meal in silence, sometimes Kyle's father would ask Stiles the odd question about what subjects he was studying, what he wanted to do after he finished school, normal questions that made him feel safe.
But he should have known it wouldn't last. After the meal Kyle's father decided to leave him in the living room with Kyle, alone.
Oh fantastic.
They stood up, both protesting but he did it all the same.
Kyle scowled, looking away.
"Was it all a lie?" Stiles asked him bluntly, eyes narrowed, his fear of the young Nogitsune had completely gone by this point.
"What I said? No. How I said it? Yeah, I thought it be fun to freak you guys out" Kyle muttered but didn't look at him.
"Why?" Stiles snapped.
Kyle stared at him like it was the dumbest question he had ever heard.
"I'm a trickster, what do you expect?" He demanded, rolling his eyes. xxx
Stiles frowned "Your dads-"
"My dad can be like that to, when his hungry" Kyle said cooly.
"Right" Stiles said, feeling even more uncomfortable.
He was about to walk out but his eyes lingered on a photo on the window sill. A younger Kyle and his father and...
And a pale women, next to them.
"Is that...?" Stiles asked warily.
Kyle's expression suddenly turned black and guarded as he said "She's my mother, yeah"
"Was?" Stiles wondered, he had a bad feeling about this.
"She died, a long time ago" He said slowly.
Stiles felt his stomach drop and he shuddered "My mother died a while ago as well"
Kyle blinked a little, he looked unsure how to take this.
"Was she a um-" Stiles started to say.
"A Nogitsune? Yeah she was" Kyle said, his voice had turned more bitter.
"If you don't mind me asking, what happened?" Stiles wondered, wondering what could kill a Nogitsune.
"You first" Kyle said stiffly.
He didn't say anything for a couple of seconds but then raised his chin, meeting Kyle's eyes head on "Dementia"
The young Nogitsune gave a bitter cold smile as he replied "Oni"
Stiles looked at him startled "But-"
"You're lucky she didn't go on a killing spree" He hissed angrily, closing his eyes. Stiles could feel deep waves of pain coming from Kyle. Pain, anger and grief.
"That's what his excuse was" Kyle then sneered out, turning to Stiles "The guy that called the Oni to kill her" He shook his head, his eyes watering "She wasn't dangerous. She-she was a little unstable sometimes but she never hurt anyone! But he-he still-" Kyle cut himself off, turning away from Stiles, hands curled into shaking fists.
Stiles didn't say anything, he just waited for Kyle to get a hold of himself again.
Something Kyle was thankful for but he wouldn't tell Stiles that.
He said, his voice full of grief and rage "My mother was a very old Kitsune compared to my father. The hunger and darkness only grows as we age. Some of us lose the will to fight. Though some Kitsune's believe we will always lose the fight eventually, so why not snuff us out before we become dangerous"
"Kyle..." Stiles murmured, eyes wide.
He was horrified and sympathetic at what the young Nogitsune had been through.
He shook his head and turned to Stiles, feeling angry that he had told Stiles so much "You should go"
Stiles stepped forward but Kyle gritted his teeth as he hissed "Get out!"
"I'm sorry" Stiles murmured, before he turned around and walked towards the door.
Kyle followed and was about to shut the door on Stiles but he caught it. Surprised how easy it was to push against Kyle.
"You might think I don't get it but I do" Stiles said.
Kyle snarled "How could you possibly get it?!"
"Because I was in the head of a Nogitsune who has lost the will to fight and I think...." Stiles took a breath, looking a lot more anguished "I think I did too"
The Nogitsune blinked, then he regarded Stiles with a new look in his eyes, as if seeing the were-fox for the first time.
"Did it feel good? To stop fighting" Kyle asked.
Stiles grimaced, admitting to something he'd never told anyone before, not even Scott.
"Yes...it did" Stiles said, his voice a little shaky, guilt bleeding inside him.
Whatever Kyle was expecting Stiles to say it wasn't that.
His eyes narrowed a little but then he smiled. It was a genuine smile but also looked pitying?
"You'll be good at this" The Nogitsune told Stiles.
And then he shut the door on him, leaving Stiles to stand there feeling the most unsure of himself than he'd ever been.
