Tale of Two Tails

Chapter 5

Eren quietly went about cleaning Levi's room while the prince was out training. It had been a week since the young fox had been taken in by the prince, and Eren felt a strong bond towards the human male. But he was no closer to warming up to his sister, Mikasa. She was a half demon, and Eren may have been stepping into her territory, but he was not comfortable with her around what he has claimed as his.

Eren went about cleaning. He had noticed very quickly that the prince liked things clean, hence the reason he cleaned the first real day he spent within the prince's room alone. After a while, Eren took a break and went over to the pond.

At the bottom of the pond, hidden and blending in with the pearls and light colored rocks, was a small white ball with gold lettering. It was his kitsune ball. Because Eren wasn't just any old brown fox, but a kitsune. About 200 years old, so he was still pretty young. Only really a teenager if his human form was anything to go by.

He had been wandering the forest, looking for food and mourning. His mother had been killed by demon hunters, and his father was busy, being an eight tailed doctor and all. Eren hadn't meant to wander into human territory, but he had, and he had almost paid with his life.

He wasn't very skilled with illusion magic yet, but he was able to confuse the hunters for a short amount of time, however, he was shot with an arrow. It made a nasty gash in his side, and Eren went into his fox form to finish his escape, but he was weak. So weak. He barely got over the wall and into a garden, where he hid his ball in the pond and hid under the porch.

Eren was hoping that whoever lived here never found him or the ball, but he was found, and was actually taken care of. That was why Eren decided to be Levi's guardian. Because he had show kindness to the fox first. And Eren really grew to like him too.

He understood Levi's feelings towards men, Eren shared them. But hadn't been able to find a kitsune with similar interests that was to his liking. He may be able to turn female, but he didn't like having female parts. He didn't like having a heavy chest and walking without his male part was strange. Other's didn't care and switched at whim, but Eren prefered staying male.

Eren laid down so his paws were at the edge of the pond and he rested his muzzle on them. He wouldn't be able to change back into a human until the night the moon is invisible in the sky. It wasn't that he could only change on certain nights, or that his powers became stronger than. It's just, the night of the new moon is when he believes he should be completely healed, or has gained Levi's trust enough to show him that Eren is really a demon.

Levi seemed to really like demons, and he really respects Eren. And Eren really respects him. He wouldn't mind being bound to the prince. He'd use his powers to keep Levi prosperous and happy.

Eren sensed a presence approaching Levi's room and hid under the porch. The door opened and Eren was met with the scent of Levi. He waited until the door closed and when no other scent hit his nose, the brown fox came out and yipped happily as he saw Levi sit down. The prince turned to him and held out his hand for Eren to rub against.

"Hey Bratty Fox." Levi said. Eren had gotten used to the small nickname that Levi had given him. He said it was because he acted like such a brat, and though Eren was annoyed, he felt that it was endearing. "Father's about to call off the search for that demon." Eren tensed slightly. He always did when Levi spoke about the demon that got away, also known as himself.

"It's about damn time too. If the demon didn't flee, it probably died from the injury inflicted upon it." Levi gently stroked Eren's ears. Eren remained silent. If Levi knew he had taken in the demon they had been looking for, would he be angry? Would he turn Eren into his father and try to force him to fight for them? Eren knew Levi wouldn't if he didn't have too, but would the raven tengu? Would she turn him in if she knew?

Eren knew they wouldn't be able to control him without having his kitsune ball, which was one of the reasons he hid it. But he would be willing to fight for Levi. He had designated himself as Levi's guardian, and as an Inari kitsune, demons won't come here willingly. Eren's made sure to allow his aura to soak into the ground of Levi's garden, as well as his scent. Only demons dumb enough to confront the young fox would dare come here. But Eren was also still weak, so stronger demons could come to take him out.

That's when it happened. A large demonic aura entered the surrounding forest. Eren jumped from Levi's lap and got into a fighting stance, facing the direction the demon was in. Eren's face was scrunched as he bared his teeth, growling.

"Eren, what is it?" Levi asked. Eren took the time to write a quick message in the dirt.

Demon.