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Remus' first visit to Kitsusagi HQ
It wasnt that late at night but Severus wandered slowly into the headquarters. Things had been a mess at home lately. With the addition of four new kits plus managing the large family. Curling up on the couch he yawned. He had been in his potions lab for most of the day. Now it was time to relax.


Articuno had crept away from his so-called "family" as soon as he could manage. It was difficult with Emily's sharp, overprotective eye, but it wasn't her job to boss him around in the first place. He was plenty old and deserved power over his own life, thanks!

That was what lead him to be resting in the corner of a couch in the Headquarters, curled up comfortably and so compactly that he was hardly noticeable. Clearly he wasn't noticeable, because Severus paid him no mind even when sitting mere feet away on the same piece of furniture.

Damnit, this couch belonged to him. Lifting his head, red eyes narrowed in clear annoyance, Articuno cleared his throat and growled, "...I don't recall you asking me if you could sit there. This couch is presently my domain, you know, and thus you ought to ask me before trespassing."


Severus snorted not even bothering to open his eyes. What an impertinent one. Oh for the good old days when he could have had them hung by their thumbs to be test subjects for his potions. " I dont recall seeing your name on here either. " he said his voice low and with a bit of biting sarcasm. " Forgive me ..your majesty" he drawled out the sarcasm filling the air.


Puffing himself up arrogantly, Articuno huffed and glared, looking for all the world like... well, a spoiled brat, which he basically is.

"My very presence is enough to mark this couch as my own! I do not wish to share it with you, and thus I should not have to! Knowing that, you ought to admit your own stupidity, apologize and leave!"

Despite the almost humorous amount of egoism in his little statement, it was quite clear that Articuno fully believed in everything he said.


Severus opened his eyes and looked at the brat." You have got to be kidding me. " he muttered to himself. Right now he could use Carmilla. One look at her fangs the little kit would run himself ragged from the bloodsucker. However a trademark sneer graced his features" And why would i move for a little dunderhead like yourself?" he smirked wrapping himself tighter into the cushions to prove he wasnt going anywhere. " If you think for one moment im moving youve got another think coming. The world, contrary to your belief system does not revolve around you"

With careful steps, Remus made his way tiredly towards the sound of voices. Trelweny had been forced to cage him through the course of the full moon, & he himself could not remember much more than the sad, pained expression on her face both when she locked him in & when she had eventually released him. They did not speak of it. None of his family spoke of it. Nor could he bring himself to ask his guardian or the audio rhetoric to translate for him so he might talk to his human about it. He was not ready to know. It was like a dream... like two lives merging. On one hand, he was just a young kitsusagi. On the other he had nearly a lifetime of memories. Where did that put him?

Nearing the sound of the voices Remus paused. One of the speakers sounded familiar to him. Something in the way the words carried a sneer. A memory from before. Curious yet cautious, the youth rounded the corner to see for himself... and despite his better judgment perhaps, allow himself to be seen.

severus snorted he seemed to have shut the impertinent one up for the moment. Curling up he glanced over towards the kit. Who seemed awful familiar.

The older kitsu was curled upon a couch, a younger kitsu nearby. Green with a green & silver scarf... so similar to Remus' own house scarf. Could he be of Slytherin House? How do I know of Slytherin House? Or Gryffindor for that matter? Where do these memories come from. Feeling those eyes upon him Remus braved himself.
"um. Hello. I do hope I am not interrupting anything."

He instantly noticed the Gryffindor scarf. " Hardly unless you count the insolent whelp here." he muttered. He wondered when the rest of his commrads from hogwarts would show up in some form or another. Potter was around somewhere but severus was blissfully granted his abscense along with the granger chit and the weasly boy. However he had seen draco and lucius was lurking around somewhere. He had spotted albus on one occasion though it was weird to be older than the headmaster" Are you going to stand there or do i have to take points off?"

Remus walked casually nearer, part of him automatically harkening to the 'professor' tone, part telling him that he was of equal standing, part arguing that thought, & another part confused about the conflicting stances. However he managed to appear calm was beyond him.
"I wouldn't want you to feel you had to take points off." Inside his mind quarreled about knowing or not knowing what was meant by points. He so doubted those other memories. It was either that or doubt his current life.
"I take it you are in a position of authority here?"

Accompanied by a small poof of green smoke, Tsu made her way out of the potions closet with a small vial in her mouth. Spotting her father on the couch at the other end of the room, she ducked her head down and quickly made her way to her corner, settling down into her pillows and beaming over the potion concocted.

severus watched the kit carefully. Noticing every detail. He had his suspicions. " I am a potions professor and potions master. " he stated though not really in authority he could still terrorize students.

Lucius had wandered into the headquarters noticing his friend terrorizing kits he smirked his attention turned instantly to Tsu. Wandering over he nudged a pillow avalanch in her direction.

So busy was she with her potion that she didn't even notice the blonde kitsu enter the room. Or the avalanche of pillows headed in her diretion. A pile of pillows buried her, leaving a somewhat squashed Tsu. "Mmmph! I'm going to..." Shaking her head, she dislodged the pillows above her and glared.

The puff of green smoke & the new arrival startled Remus, though it only showed in his eyes. He was about to respond to the potions master when yet another kitsu appeared & sent an avalanche upon the female. Remus silently berated himself for being too slow to attempt to come to her aid.
"An honor to meet you professor." He fought the urge to ask a memory... a memory of a specific potion, of much help to him. Instead he less than bounced, but more than casually stepped towards the female.
"Are you all right?"

Severus groaned." kits " he muttered to himself and walked over picking the little one up and carting him off. " shes fine. trust me. " he said placing the kit down on the couch. " my daughter can handle herself. "

lucius had sent an annoyed look down at the kit before turning a smirk twords tsu" My dear its so lovely to see you again. And in such good health"

Tsu snarled. "Tring to kill me, are you?!" Turning her head, she gently set the vial down on a pillow before tackling Lucius and attempting to knock him to the ground. Her ears flicked back towards Remus, but she didn't answer, isntead snatching Lucius's cane away and darting back to her pile.

That was... odd. Remus could not recall being carried that way.
"Your daughter?" Remus flushed, embarrassed & uncertain. Perhaps his dream memory was wrong. The other kitsu, the one with blonde hair, set his hackles on end. It was all Remus could do to retain any sense of composure. Harder still because he was a teen. "Ah, well, of course she can handle herself. I fear I can be a bit impetuous."
He did not know what ground he was treading, but something told him that beneath the sneer there was something to perhaps trust in the potions master.

He nodded " yes i have eight children. some younger than you" he stated thinking of his offspring with carmilla. But only for a moment. severus groaned yet again before the young kit could even protest he grabbed him and pulled him over covering his eyes. " Dont move " he said glowering at the scene unfolding infront of him.

Lucius smirked playfully and darted into the pillows after tsu. she wanted to play rough hm. After a moment of wrestling around her he got his cane back. It took putting his deatheater mask over her head to blind her temporarily but it worked. Sitting down beside her he chuckled pulling the mask off her head" your fur is a mess " he said with a playful smirk and started to groom her to fix the issue

"O_O" Tsu sputtered and tried to back away from Lucius - unfortunately in a pile of pillows stacked in a corner there was only so far you could go. "Get offa me!" She snapped lightly at him in warning before darting her head under her paws.

Eight children?!? Remus' thoughts spun in confusion. Then to add more oddity to an already odd encounter the kitsu who so sounded like Severus Snape was protecting him in a fatherly way. His mind reeled. Those other-life memories must be wrong. Still those feelings & glimmers of thoughts were practically instinctual to him. Such as automatically obeying the commanding order of a professor. It was not as if James or Sirius were here to urge him to disobey. A faint whimper escaped his throat.

severus sighed and let go of the young kits eyes. Fatherhood had softened him. Massivly" severus old boy your lossing your touch " he muttered to himself. then reminded himself that he lost his touch when he met carmilla. Looking down at the young kit he paused. " Whats your name boy. "

Lucius chuckled darkly and moved right over again continuing his efforts to fix tsu's fur. " dont think you can go much farther my dear. "

A golden blur shot through the room, followed by the young angelic, who swerved and dodged to avoid running into the other kitsu present.

"No, but I can bite your nose off if you get much closer." Tsu grinned darkly. "Care to press your luck?"

The weight came off his eyes. He was close enough he could almost hear what the potions master muttered to himself, but not enough to trust what he thought he heard. "Remus Lupin, Professor."

Already looking up Remus saw an angelic kitsu... so very familiar yet not so familiar. James?... Or Harry?...

Severus scowled oh his day had just been ruined " Potter watch where your flying!!!!" he growled twords the angelic


lucius smirked " For you. it would be worth it luv. " he stated plainly.

Harry grinned as he spotted the darkly colored potions master. Severus was always in such a foul mood. Snatching the snitch up in his mouth, he made a swooping arc over Severus's head, just barely brushing the tips of his ears, before landing beside the younger kit.

Tsu opened her mouth to retort, then closed it, flushing furiously. "Did you just call me 'luv'?!"

The young kitsu tried to keep his eyes from bugging out of their sockets. Potter... His mind repeated the professor's use of the name. And a snitch. But both Potters were seekers. James more openly snubbed authority...
"Don't you think the low flying was a bit uncalled for?" He said automatically, not thinking how the kitsu was obviously older than Remus was.

Severus snorted. " Nice to see you havnt lost your mind lupin" he said glaring back at the angelic. " This isnt a quidditch pitch mr potter. I should give you detention babysitting my brood . " he muttered the last part lower. his brood would drive anyone insane.

Lucius looked innocently at tsu." why yes i did " he said with as charming a smile as he could muster before going back to grooming her gently. " Is there a problem with that luv?"

"I'll play where I want >p" Chuckling, Harry put a paw on Remus's head. "Professor Snape deserves it. He's always in such a foul mood. What are you doing, Professor? Filling his head with lies?"

"You are odd." Batting him in the nose, she pushed him away slightly.

Surprised at the near-complement mixed with old familiarity from Severus Snape the youth could only nod in reply. To the angelic however it was as if being with James again, somewhat easier to comment on. The paw on his head helped to jar him into response as well. "My head is too full to be filled with anything I'm afraid."

For he thought this was James, the way he chased after the snitch & talked down to Severus.

Severus snorted " if you cnsider it a lie that i have eight kids. And im sure you know that i do potter' he said drawling and speaking down to the insolent boy again. " Lupin. I want you to meet harry potter. " he mustered up the politeness to however it was short lived. " Next time potter ill hex your fur off. " he said settling comfortably in the couch.

Marius however peeked up at harry " ....who are you" he asked politely.

Lucius snorted indignantly" that my dear is the pot calling the kettle black" he playfully anounced before moving back to continue his attentions.

"Lupin? Professor Lupin?" He tilted his head, looking the younger kitsu over. "But he's.. little."

She shook her head, trying to get him off, then simply sighed and laid her head down on her paws.

Now he was floored. Good thing he was still sitting from where Severus had set him down or his knees might have buckled. Professor? Yes. There was a hint in the memory of that other life of him being a professor. However he did not feel much like a professor at the moment. He had a feeling he had not felt much like one in that other life either.
"Remus Lupin is fine." He said softly. Through lowered eyes he glanced at Severus. Had the animosity between Severus Snape & Harry Potter grown in this new form they found themselves in? He dared not ask.

"I thought you were James." Remus added at last, almost sighing. Now that Harry was looking him over he could see the angelic's eyes & scar. Sure give-away that Harry was not his father.

Severus groaned " Potter You have the subtlety of a bulldozer." he snorted out glaring at the angelic. " your ability to state the obvious amazes me at times. " he muttered glowering at the angelic further

lucius finished his task much easier now that he wasnt being fought. " now what my dear is in the bottle" he asked glancing at the potion that she had obviously been working so hard on.

(another new day)
Robes tucked carefully around him, Remus sped hastily into the headquarters. His eyes were slightly terrified, but mostly cautious as he glanced behind furtitively. Relief washed over him seeing he was not followed. He slowed down, pulled together some composure, & gingerly made his way to the pile of pillows. All he wanted to do was rest quietly. Maybe have a conversation with someone. As long as it did not entail anything made by a Weasley. The hems of his robes were still damp. Settling down, Remus sighed.

Luminara opened her eyes long enough to glance at the noise she heard. Seeing the young kit in a scarf running into the headquarters made her curious. Raising her head up she smiled. " And what praytell put you in such a hurry?" she asked quietly fluttering her wings out a bit in a stretch.

Startled, Remus could only blink at the winged beauty addressing him. He swallowed to cover his slip in manners. "Sorry if I bothered you miss." Was she a 'miss' or a 'ma'am'? He did not know. "ah... my 'brothers' were putting on me a bit. Harmless jokes for the most part really, but I didn't want to play anymore."

Remus dropped his eyes self-consciously. He sounded like a frightened git, even to his own ears.

Luminara laughed" Oh you dont have to be scared of me. " she chuckled. " My own son does that when hes in trouble but your hardly in trouble. " She said smiling and putting her wings back down to a folded position. " My name is Luminara. Whats yours?" she asked politely.

Squall laid on the couch. He looked about to see if he saw anyone he knew. Nope no one. Squall then sat up and saw a couple cothed Kitsu. He then scratched behind his ear which cause his hair to get a bit shuffled. Squall then slide off the couch and walked over to the kitsu wearing robes.

He lifted his eyes gratefully, a shy smile barely touching the corners of his mouth. "I am Remus Lupin. It is a pleasure to meet you, Luminara."

At the sound of movement from the couch Remus jerked like a frightened rabbit. Seeing another kitsu however he quickly returned to a normal stance, giving the approaching male a nod. It was likely the older male had heard Remus give the angelic his name.

Squall sat down and then raised an eye brow. "Hello," he said raising his right forepaw and waved. "I am Squall Lionheart," said Squall. He had notice that the kitsu was a bit shocked at first. What are your names."

" ahhh so your the one severus spoke of. " she mused. " He said he saw someone he once knew here. He wouldnt say anything about it though i think it was because lucius was there.." she finished not really sure. Looking up at the other kitsu she gave a quick polite nod.

Oh. He had not heard afterall. "Remus. Remus Lupin. Pleased to meet you Squall Lionheart."

At Luminara's casual reference to Severus & Lucius the young kitsu felt his insides tumble. "Severus said he once knew me?" Remus' voice softened slightly as he let the idea sink in. "So it is not just me, thinking I knew him from ... somewhere?"

He was not quite ready to spout off about those memories of some other life that was & was not his all at the same time. Then again, his 'brothers' he knew from that other life too... but the Weasley twins were talaye not kitsusagi. Here, they were older than him. Only on rare moments when he pulled that tone on them from somewhere in his memory of another life did they show him any of the respect they might have then. His brow crinkled as his own thoughts confused him further.

Luminara watched him carefully frowning. " Something is on your mind?" she asked frowning. One so young shouldnt have THAT many worries. Unless the little one was like hoshi.

The youth flushed. Sometimes, he forgot how young he really was. How things he remembered being better at he was not quite so competent at now. Things that only came with age. Not that he never was flustered in that other life.

"It's just... well, it's difficult to understand how I can know someone without knowing someone." Remus sighed, feeling that was extremely simple and confusing. He did not want to frighten the winged beauty, but she had asked. If she knew Severus & they spoke often perhaps she would have... well if not an understanding perhaps something that would make it so that he did not seem insane to her. "I 'remember' being the same age as Severus. Going to school, growing up. Harry potter was my friend's son!" Anguish flared in his eyes, both old & new, only to fade to a simmer. "Here, both Severus & Harry are older than I am & I think... I think I met Professor Dumbledore briefly but he was only as old as I am. Maybe a little older, but nothing like these memories."

Then there were his talaye brothers. Remus' nose crinkled slightly as he decided not to involve Fred & George just yet. One matter of release at a time.

And it did feel like a release. As if saying it lifted a small burden from his shoulders. Not all of it perhaps, but the ice had chipped & he could feel it. The evidence was in a slight relaxing of his body.

(new day-kitsu there: Fear, Absynith, Ryuuza & egg, Xerros, Sami, Moonsprite, Hoshi, Keoke, Evee; Kitchen: Loz, Devi)
"I think you will like it, Trinity. There has been at least a few kitsu around the last few times I was here. Last time there was even another mini." Remus looked back at his tri-colored little sister, who was actually older than him. Odd that she would always be a kit. He was trying to be comforting but the mini snorted with mild disdain.

"Well, at least it will be better than sitting around home." The kit grumbled, eyes on the floor in front of her. Sighing Remus faced forward once again so he could see where he was going as he entered the door and let loose a small gasp of astonishment before managing to shut his mouth. There were so many kitsu's here!

Behind him his sister looked up at the sound he made & her eyes widened in surprise. Why weren't any kitsu ever here when I came before?

Overwhelmed & a bit nervous Remus proceeded, showing only slightly the feelings inside. Trinity meanwhile chose to dash it all, & strode in like a little queen ready to greet the masses.

Akasha casually sauntered into the HQ, her tails were swaying behind her gracefully. She looked around, she didnt know anybody so she didnt see anybody she knew, obviously. She quirked a brow and sat down, yawning slightly.

Kae'lic meandered in, following Akasha. The egyptian nightmare found his favorite spot, a beam of sun. He stretched out, his tails beating against the ground softly, he turned his head this way and that, his ears flicked every once in a while, and his tongue flickered out between his skinless muzzle. Kemsa tumbled out from between Kae'lic's shoulder blades and looked around, not seeing anyone he particularily knew, there were a few that Kae'lic knew.

Fear stared at her for a moment, shocked at the suddenness of the play. But he recovered quickly and stood, his tails wagging cheerfully. "You wanna play? Capture the pillow maybe?" he asked, grinning.

Moonsprite grew bored of the quiet of the star studded kitsu and fluttered to greet the new kitsu entering the HQ. "Welcome to the party, so it seems." she said happily, playing hostess for a little while before she made her way to bed.

Keoke gripped the pillow in between her legs as best as she could. Her tails flashing back and forth. She put her head on the pillow protectively. You think you can steal my pillow? Her look and voice was all play though. She even added a little growl daring him to try and take it from her.

Akasha raised an eyebrow at the fluttering angelic who had welcomed her to this...party. "Hnnn" she eyed the angelic, she'd never seen one but had heard about their overly perky nature and overall goody-too-shoes attitude "and you would be?" she wanted to know the name of the creature buzzing before her like an excited bee

"So, who have you met?" Remus looked around at Trinity's sharp-toned question. "Well... none of them, to tell the truth. Although there are a few that I think I've seen around." His gaze hovered on Moonsprite, almost certain he had seen her flying about last night.

"ah, thank you." Remus managed, nodding affably at the temporary hostess. Trinity snickered.

Xerros:

Nodding carefully to both his audience, he suddenly gave a soft, but very noticeable yawn. The poor old angel was still tired, and rightfully so, having been followed around showing the area off to Loz (and the waundering Absol egg..). Looking to the father, and Absynith, he bowed low. "Oneself will bid thine both farewell, dear fathering one, and Absynith, hopefully we with cross paths once more." he stated, softly, before picking the egg up and spreading his old wings, taking off towards the exit and calling for his younger partner.

Loz:

The younger one, was, infact, grinning at the sight of the calamity that had unfurled due to his existance, before - that is - he heard the familiar tone of the older Kitsu. "I.... gotta go, maybe I'll see you another lifetime!" he stated quickly, before leaping out of the kitchen. He did not want to be stranded by the angel.

"I'm moonsprite." she answered, settling on the ground. "Too much flying... I'm tired. I'm just greeting a few, meeting new faces and all that. Too many to meet really... but you know." Moonsprite was babbling now, she was a little nervous.

"Oh I think so yeah." Fear said with a responding growl of play. "I'll get it... and then we'll share it." Wiggling his tails again he smirked and prepared himself to leap.

Ryuuza bowed down again to the Angelic as he started to move away from him. he gently picked up the egg with his maw, bowed down to the other Kitsu and then departed from the HQ room.

Akasha nodded softly, eyeing the angelic. "charmed" she replied someone monotone. "I'm Akasha" she said, not waiting to be asked of her name. Looking around she noted all the kitsu's present, and those departing "expanding your repertoire of friends?" she asked with a light smirk. "I myself came in here following my adoptive brother, he enjoys it in here so i thought i'd see what the hooplah is"

"I'm just playing hostess for tonight." Moonsprite said with a shrug. "Not much hooplah other than talking and sometimes wrestling with others. Just depends on who you meet."

Fear pounced Keoke lightly back onto the pillow, chuckling to himself as they got comfortable for the evening. "Time for sleep dear. We'll go hunting tomorrow."

Devi watched the other strange kitsu leave. And then sighed with relief before finding what she was looking for. As she left the kitchen she noticed a lot more kitsu had arrived. And Hoshi was there! But her mouth was full and Nirvana would be waiting.

Keoke steadied herself and waited to be leapt upon. She could tell by his posture what he was about to do and was prepared. Not really sure how she'd react. She could deal with that when it happened. Her smile just got wider in anticipation of a little rough housing.

Remus watched Moonsprite leave, then had to shake his head to clear it. Being a teen had its disadvantages. His sisters eyes smirked with laughter at him as he faced the one Moonsprite had been speaking to. "It's not always so crazy in here."

"Yeah!" The mini piped up. "Sometimes there's no one here at all!"

Akasha watched as the angelic left, leaving the young kit alone with her thoughts. "hnnn" she mused, a movement to the side caught her attention, there was another kit by her. Quirking a brow the green femme eyed up the kitsusagi that was by her. "you would be?" she asked as she had to Moonsprite

Remus blinked, then smiled. "My apologies. Where are my manners? I am Remus Lupin. This is my 'sister', Trinity. A pleasure to meet you." He gave a gently dip of his head in greeting.

The mini gave a mock curtsy to her brother's introduction. Her eyes saying that she would see how it went before deciding herself if it was a 'pleasure' or not.

Akasha raised an eyebrow at Trinity, watching her expression carefully, a smirk came across Akasha's grey maw. "Charmed" she said with a flick of her tails "I'm Akasha, " she paused "That name sounds familiar, do you know my father, Severus Snape?" She'd heard her father speak of a Lupin

That Certainly was not on his list of 'things I expected her to say' which caused Remus to wince ever so slightly. Those darn tendrils of memory. It quickly passed however. His meeting with the kitsu Severus was certainly an almost enjoyable experience. "Yes, I do know him. Though we spoke only a short while." Before Harry rudely interrupted. Trinity was flicking her tails, liking the way Akasha smirked. She felt no need to speak up at the moment. Right now it was fun to watch her brother muddle through. "Severus mentioned he had 8 children. I hope I'm not being too forward, but what is it like having 7 true siblings?"

The mini nodded, curious herself. She & Remus had a large family, but they were the only kitsu. Trinity herself was one of countless Halloween minis, many identical in appearance, but that was not the same as having a kitsu mother & father and true siblings.

Akasha chuckled lightly, her eyes sparkled briefly. Honestly she didnt know what it was like, she lived with her father and brother, a nightmare and a whack load of halloween kitsu's. She only got to see her other siblings once in a while. "I only keep in close contact with my older brother; Chaos. My siblings my age were all given away before i hatched, i only see them when i come here." she smirked crookidly, her tails wrapped around her paws "i live with many kitsu's, but i'm only related to two" she nodded gently "the rest are halloween kits, and the other is a nightmaren" she nodded in the direction of the sun bathing Kae'lic and his constantly chittering guardian

Both kitsu were a little disappointed that there was not more. At the same time, they were slightly pleased. Within each of them there had been the feeling that they were perhaps missing out by not having kitsu parents. It was almost reassuring to know they weren't.

"Other minis? Like me?" Both wistfulness & something like scorn colored the mini's question. Remus gave a wry grin for Trinity's question as his gaze followed where Akasha had indicated. He studied the nightmare without staring, having never seen its kind before. His gentle heart went out to the nightmare seeing the stitches on his face. Remus wondered if other nightmares were equally maimed. It put his three nights a month in the shack to shame.

Akasha chuckled lightly "Yes other mini's like yourself" She watched Remus's gaze, she smiled gently, something rare for the kitsu. "All nightmares are as he is" she said watching Kae'lic, she chuckled "But do not pity him, he see's more then those who have eyes" As if on que the nightmare turned his head towards the group, his ears swivvled then he lied back down. Akasha looked towards Trinity, "If you'd like to meet some, i can call them" she nodded softly.

Remus returned his attention to the kit, smiling softly himself & feeling a little better though he still held his sympathy. "Yes, of course. The other senses would fill in." He was not nearly so articulate or wise as a kit. Come to think of it, he spent most of his time as a kit snuggled in Trelweny's arms or cuddled with the less boisterous members of his family. Of course that was before the twins arrived.

The larger kit's gentleness & softness touched Trinity, & for a brief second she almost took Akasha up on her offer. Then she decided she would rather not be around others like herself. "Maybe... some other time." Trinity replied carefully. "The quiet now is kinda nice."

It was getting late, so Trin was too tired to suggest a game. Still, perhaps they could keep talking for a little while yet.

Akasha nodded softly at Trinity "Very well" she chuckled at Remus. She sometimes wondered how Kae'lic managed to survive, but she didnt question him, just trusted in him. "in the silence one can better hear their thoughts" She mused to herself more then anything else. She turned her head slightly, seeing her older brother come from the shadows in the corner of the room, she always wished she could do that, but she inherited none of her mothers traits. She nodded her head at the cloud kitsu "My older brother" she said with a light nod.

Remus nodded thoughtfully, thinking how sometimes he would rather not hear his thoughts. Every so often he wished he was more impetuous. You are wild enough when you are changed to more than make up for the other days. He reminded himself blandly.

"Your brother?" Trinity was both eager & wary. Would she have to share more? Would the new kitsu like her? Both kitsu turned to smile greeting.

Akasha nodded "yes, Chaos" she said as her brother made his way over to the two. He sat before his sister and looked at the two by her, there was blood over his maw, he'd just feasted

Chaos licked his maw, cleaning the blood, he bowed his head softly "Greetings" he said with a light smirk

Ho-oh bounded into the room. "Get away from me. I don't want to deal with your perkiness right now Draco. Just leave me alone," she yelled behind her.

Hot on her heels, the aforementioned kitsu made his appearance. "But Ho-oooooooh.... You don't know your way around yet."

"I don't care. Its not as if I can get lost around here anyway."

*Skeet strode into the thread, luminous white eyes gazing blindly forward, while he hauled his body through the room. Three skeletal tails draped and dragged along the floor, while a psychopathic laugh echoed from behind him. The skeletal kit was neither happy nor pleased that Samhain had tagged along for the walk. The forever grinning kit, was never a pleasant tag along, his laugh was enough to chill Skeet's blood, never mind his ghastly presence.

Coming to a halt, he raised his skeletal head and took in a deep breath, several scents lingered within the room, many close to their current location, turning his blind gaze off to the left he twitched his ears forward and deep sigh, before trudging on forward.

Samhain on the other hand, crept along, fiery coloured eyes gazed wondrously around, unlike his blind friend, Samhain was unable to smell the other scents, due to his nose less face.
His crazed grin grew wider when several sounds echoed about the room and reached his soft velvety ears.*

Skeet - "Other kits..?"

*His solemn face turned, as if to turn his blind gaze upon Samhain, he merely shrank back into the shadows, the grin remaining upon his face, as it was a permanent feature.*

Remus blanched, suddenly glad he was locked up for his changes. The thought of what he might do if loose appalled & terrified him as it always did. For some reason Chaos' first impression set his mind to that train of thought. It did not help that those thoughts were seldom far from the surface.

"Nice to meet you, Chaos." "Pleasure." Trinity added, a crooked grin forming as her eyes twinkled. What was it about smirks that had her instantly like a kitsu today? Must be the mood she was in. "I'm Trinity & this is my brother, Remus. We've just been chatting with your sister."

The appearance of newcomers through the proper entrance of the door had the siblings scoot out their way. Draco? Perky? Cannot possibly be the Draco I am remembering.

Chaos chuckled softly "charmed" he replied as his sister had. "Glad she's meeting new people" he said smirking to his sister, who glared at him.

On second thought, it had to be. Robes like his, blonde hair, tie in the colors of Slytherin House. It hurt his head to think of Lucius' son as perky.

"Everyone needs friends.” Trinity chimed in response to Chaos; perky... yet slightly snarky as well.

Once again Remus noted that it was later than usual & sighed, both relieved & disappointed. He craved company but... "I am afraid we should be heading home for the night." "Awww." "You know we have to, Trinity. It has been wonderful meeting all of you, & talking with you Akasha. Perhaps we can meet again sometime?"

He nodded to Akasha, then Chaos, & even in Kae'lic's direction not wishing to leave the nightmare out. Pouting, Trinity followed suit. "Until we meet again."

((I might have mixed this one & the last one together a bit, but without finding the original posts & checking I'm not certain.))

New day (after adulthood hits)
Remus wanders into HQ, one paw lightly checking his robe pocket for his chocolate frog. Trelweny said he was an adult now -a full grown kitsusagi. Funny, he did not feel any different. He supposed he looked different, but he still felt as confused & self conscious as ever on the inside. Good thing he was adept at not showing much of it. Except worried. Somehow he always looked at least a trifle worried.
Kesa squeaked and flailed as Eir'Vidar pounced him and latched onto his ear, but shortly he saw the game for what it was, or at least so he hoped. He began giggling madly and squirming playfully "I-have-been-caught!" he squealed in delight, oh how the guardian loved children and playing. Kesa giggled and gently pulled at the kits lips, pursing them together and stretching them, making the kit smile oddly, all the while giggling. Oh how the guardian prayed his life wouldn’t end at that moment, perhaps he should have paid attention when Kae'lic told him the do's and donts of playing with a nightmares child.

Kae'lic nodded at Xerros's heads up, the nightmare had no desire or urge to harm the young kit, but he could see where the angelic was coming from. He was a nightmare after all, and they were spontaneous and tempermental. Chuckling in that raspy way nightmares do, Kae'lic nodded his head greatly, and tilted his head, curious as to this traumatizing event but seeing how the femme moved past it he thought it best to not bring it up at this moment. Bowing his head softly he took the compliment "I thank you for your words young one" he said with the flick of his tongue "My guardian often tells me the things going on around me, but he's currently off playing i think" he laughed and lowered his head to the kit and whispered "my guardian has the attention span of a rodent" he smirked as best he could, given a skinless muzzle it was more of a toothy grin. He flicked his ears at the giggles and giddy noises of Kesa from not to far away

Trinity giggled at the male kit pounced the guardian. "Yes! Play!" Turning to the female she smiled. "We females are smarter than the boys... you already know how to play, right?"
"Trinity no like blood? Pouncing is good. Eir'Vidar like that." he smiled towards the black kit.

His attention was soon redirected to the guardian that he had latched onto. Eir'Vidar raised a brow as the guardian began to play around with his lips. He was definatly different from the creature his father had.

His ears shot up as his sister called him. Pawing at the creature, he let go of Kesa's ear and bounded over to his sister, taking a seat upon her tails with a grin. "Ysandre call Eir'Vidar?" he asked.

Letting out a yawn Dementor sprawled out on the floor. His ears rotatated back, as he let out a growl towards Kesa, not entirely sure of how he was playing with the kit.
Blinking, Ysandre looked at Trinity. "Play? With me?!" she asked, a little surprised.

And again, Ysandre rolled her eyes at her brother. "Oh nothing... Nothing at all. Continue your... rough-housing." she said, shaking her head slightly. There seriously was no way to get through to Eir'Vidar.

A yawn caught the little kit's attention. Sniffing, he smelled familiar... Perhaps he was her father?
Now how was she supposed to take that? "huh? If you draw blood while playing you're playing too hard." She nodded sagely as if always knowing this instead of having been told. Not that the shock she had injured her playmate had not been warning enough. "The longer no one gets hurt the longer they can play."

Pouncing is very good! Hunkering down with tails in the air, Trinity prepared to stalk & hunt. If Eir'Vidar could sit on the other horned kit's tails, than she could pounce upon his.

A few stealth-like steps & she leaped.
Siggy chuckled happily and hopped in her spot to take a better look around the room for the little familiar that the larger nightmare was talking about, finally resting her remaining forepaw by sitting down and relieving the stress on her poor leg. But she never showed it, physically or emotionally. Perking carefully, she caught sight of the little guardian that she thought was his, cause it looked like him. leaning in, she raised her eyebrows high and sort of whispered to Kae'lic.

"My guardian seems t'like hidin' awl th'time, he'sa gooder though. Yers, though, Kae'lic sirrah, seems t' be pinned down by .. emm.." She stopped short, leaning in to look better at the weird whelp that seemed to be pinning poor Kesa down, for a moment. "Wiell.. dars another LOIKE you. Inna big black cape-thingar aye... a litle'whelper loike me 'ad yer Guardian.." she explained to the older kitsu, hoping she helped somehow, looking to him to grade his reaction.

Xerros, on the other hand, gruffed and looked in the direction of the family, gazing to see what the kit had seen, and at the same time flappin his wings once from this spot, letting all the errent feathers falling at the base of his 'bed'

Ahha! It is... RINOA! She is there once more with Angelo walking by her side and she herself pushing along the Squirtle egg, giggling as it rolls and she hears the grumbling from inside. She lifts herself up to splay a little over it but careful not to distribute her weight all over. "Ahh! I can't wait to see you! Then I have a friend to play with!" She hears grumbling from nearby and glances at a momentarily angry Angelo. "Besides you Angelo!"
"of course!" Trinity was eager to play with any kitsu kits. For some reason her jealousy of being smaller & left behind with growings never seemed to surface when there was play to be had. Of course her answering mid air messed up her pounce & she tumbled beside the siblings instead of landing on Eir'Vidar's tails. Rolling she looked up through her banded tail impishly. "oops."

Remus' mood was slowly lifting, both by the warmth of the sun & listening to the interesting lilt of Siggy's speech. Snuggling deeper into his pillow he kept an eye open to watch her.

"Eir'Vidar like blood." he nodded, a large grin plastering itself upon his face. He listened carefully as Trinity speak about playing too hard. "That why birds no play long with Eir'Vidar?" he questioned, though when he 'played' with birds he ended up devouring them.

His gaze turned back to his sister. "Ysandre funny." the male snickered. Why had she called him if she didn't want him? Funny indeed.

Dementor chuckled to himself as he listened to the kits. His son was indeed an interesting character and it seemed that his daughter knew this. "There's..no gett..ing though..to him..hun." he uttered, directing his voice to Ysandre.

Ysandre grinned, her ebony tails wagging. "Really? Well then what do you want to play? Tag?" she asked, happy someone was willing to play with her. She giggled as Trinity tumbled. That was funny!

When Eir'Vidar spoke, Ysandre couldn't help but sigh. What was UP with him?! "What?! I'm funny? How am I funny?!" What was he talking about? He was just too weird. And Ysandre figured he wouldn't even try to figure him out.

Looking back at her father, Ysandre smiled. "I think I figured that out." she replied. "But how do you live with him? Why does he talk to weird?"

Xerros had heard the little commotion behind him, and the lazy old kitsu turned around on his table, looking at to what he had heard behind him. Having guessed before he finally came to his conclusion, he brightened up as he saw that Rinoa had made her way back into the home away from home for all the kitsus, and greeted her. "A good day to you young Rinoa, and to you, Angelo. It appears that one seems to have made a new family member?" He posed to her, as he looked over the egg that she was, at this very moment, completely sprawled over.

Kesa squeaked at the growl from Dementor and rushed over to the nightmare once he was released from the pups grasp, he gently patted the nightmares paw and hurridly said "dont-worry-i-play-nice-with-him" he nodded although the creature could'nt see the act. "Kae'lic-would-kill-me-if-i-hurt-him!As-you-would-too" he added and jumped up and down "I-play-nice" he repeated again. Indeed he was an odd creature.

Kae'lic nodded and laughed lightly "Kesa is a hyperactive guardian to say the least" The nightmare nodded lightly "the other like me is Dementor, he's a distant relative so to speak" he nodded once more "As i thought Kesa went to see Dementors kid" he smirked

"Please stop! PLEASE!" the voice was desperate as what seemed like two kits ran into the HQ living room, the larger of the two chasing the smaller, whom seemed quite intent on diving under the sofa in an attempt to lure his pursuer away from him, "I think I'm gonna be siiiiiick!" he half wailed as she attempted to squish his frame into the darkness the sofa offered.

Chu'si was having none of it, and giggled as she rounded the sofa, poking her blood covered paw under it, "OOooooh~~ BOOOO!! It's gonna geeeeeet yah!" she sing songed as she batted at the smaller vampiric kit, obviously forcing him to suddenly backtrack and instead try to squish his way OUT from under the sofa, quite rapidly, "Aaaaw! Come on Duckie! It's just Blood! And it's not even hurting-blood! It's Luci-blood!" obviously this was the female's way of voicing she had in fact, not hurt anyone in order to obtain it, but rather, had quite literally rolled over uncle-lucifer, bathing in it, "I wanna paint war simbols on you!"

"YOU WILL NOT COME NEAR ME WITH THAT!" came the desperate flail was Duckula finally managed to zoom away from the sofa, hoping up to cling on the curtains, looking much like a scared, disgusted fluffed up cat. Needless to say that despite his scrawny frame..... the curtain did not last long, and thus, the kit soon enough stumbled to the floor in a mass of green fur and dark clothes as his claws ripped them up. A moan escaped from his maw as he lay there, "Chu'siiiiii....."

Amused was not a strong enough word to describe how the cheshire-ish femme felt as she giggled and padded nearer, "You're kinda weird, you know that?" says the one with hole upon her frame, and ... strange neck, not to mention glowing eyes and curling grin.

Rinoa lifts her head up, her long hair tossing around and moving with her as she does, looking at the much older Kitsusagi nearby. Her young face is immediately brighter than before, smiling up at him as she lays sprawled over the Squirtle egg. "The big thing got him! He's watching it for a friend and he lets me play with it!" She is obviously speaking of her owner, whom she doesn't really know much about despite how often he tries to interact with her. Angelo didn't seem to have much of a liking to him.

"I wonder if it's gonna hatch soon! I can hear it! Look, listen!" She turns her head to press her ear down against it, and sure enough, she can hear the little Kitsu inside moving and this makes her giggle with excitement. "Oh I can't wait!"

"Ysandre just funny. Eir'Vidar thinks so." he nodded, holding back a laugh when Trinity had tripped.

Turning his head to watch Kesa, Eir'Vidar grinning quickly running off his sister's tails and pouncing onto the creature that was now speaking with his father. "Eir'Vidar is going to eat you!" he cackled.

Dementor shook his head, "Your...brother can..be a tad..odd...but I lov..e him all..the same.." the nightmare smiled at his daughter. Eir'Vidar was indeed odd. He could go from the biting terror to a rambling fuzzball. "Why ex..actly..he speaks..that way...I don't..know hun."

Dementor's attention then turned to Kesa who was then tackled by his son. "Good.." was all he managed to utter in response to the guardian before his own began to blurt things out from, now atop his head.

"SEE! He's going to eat you!" Fledge shouted, waving his arms about. "Dementor your kid's insane!"
The nightmare shook his head and turned his gaze towards Eir'Vidar who now seemed to be happily gnawing on Kesa's ear. "Vidar..." he barked, causing his son to cease the gnawing and look up to his father.
"Eir'Vidar not really going to eat him. Promise."
"The kid lies!" Fledge wailed, quickly making his way under Dementor's hood for protection. Who knew when he'd be eaten by Eir'Vidar.

"Tag? Sure! You wanna be 'it' first?" With her larger size Ysandre was likely to catch Trin faster than the reverse. The perma-kit figured it was a good way to make sure both got a turn at being 'it' quicker. However she grimaced at Eir'Vidar. "Blood's fine when eating." Personally, Trin did not care how or even if her meat was cooked. Sometimes she hunted the squirrels at the birdfeeder for both sport & sustenance. "But making playmates bleed is a sure way to have them not wanna play." She doubted the kit heard as he took off however.

Her head spun curiously at the new arrivals.

Kesa squeaked again but resumed playing with Eir'Vidar. He gently pulled at his ears and batted at the kitsu's fur "i-no-hurt-him!" he said to Dementor, as a precaution more then anything. Soon enough he was giggling and trying to wiggle free, he didnt try too hard because he enjoyed playing with the kit, since he figured his master wasnt going to have any soon. The little guardian looked up at the kit, as best he could "Eir'Vidar-no-hurt-Kesa-right?" he asked, he trusted the kit though, even if fledge didnt.

Siggy giggled softly and nodded at the poor guardian, almost feeling sorry for him as she watched him skitter between the other nightmare, now known as Dementor to her. "Aye, I 'ave a distant relative, I t'ink. E's.. kind of weird, a bit chaotic. Not exa'ktly a relative, but we were born at th' same time. " Siggy stated, still watching Dem with the guardian. "'E's a riot." She said dryly as she facefell thinking about Everard once more, and her ghost pains returned, making her tch out loud.


Xerros, on the other hand chuckled amusingly at the little whelp, almost glowing with content at her actions to the egg that her owner had acquired. Flickering his tails, he knew that - deep inside - he himself got just as giddy and childlike when another egg mysteriously appeared in his domain, due to his owner - whom he only knew of due to Ohen's personal Guardian (Who, spite her owner, always talked with the other kitsu.) "Yes, It's always such a good feeling when another joins the family, doesn't it? My home suddenly grew by four, and it's so cozy and happy now, due to the action that it's getting."

.... And the headaches.


--

And speaking of headache, Harbinger was walking in from the kitchen, which always gave him almost a migraine from the warning signs that hit him from every corner in that kitchen. Never the less, his ruby red eyes caught the sight of the two kitsus playing at the couch, and - out of a daring state that was almost non-existent for the whelp, he skittered over curiously.

"What's happening here, what happened?" he ask meekly, curious as to what the poor green kitsu was doin' under the couch.

"Whatever..." Ysandre replied to Eir'Vidar, shaking her head yet again. She watched as he ran off, chasing someone else.

"Odd? Now that's the understatement of the year!" she chuckled. Well, at least she knew that she wasn't the only one who noticed just how freaky her brother was. Ysandre found it quite hard to believe that they were actually related... But she just hoped her other siblings weren't like him!

She turned and smiled at Trinity. "Oh goody! Sure, I'll be it! But you better start running soon!" Ysandre laughed, her tails twitching. "Five... Four..."

Rinoa lifts her head up, smiling up at Xerros as her tails wag behind her. Angelo has mimicked her, listening to the egg and the baby inside then also looks up at the other Kitsusagi.

"I guess it is. I'm just looking forward to someone to play with, really!" She giggles, shrugging her tiny shoulders and then slides forward off the egg, doing a full flip and stopping on her butt, front legs pressed down in front of her and in between her outstretched hindlegs.

Her attention -- which is very fleeting -- is caught by Harbinger. "Oh! Oh! It's my friiiiiiend!" She hops up, almost stumbling over her dress and she scoops up Angelo in her mouth to throw him over her head in one fluid moment so that he lands on her back. "Let's go play!"

And thus she gallops over to the forming group, leaping on Harbinger from behind!

Remus' ears perked up at the tch, recognising it as one of pain. "Are you all right? He asked her gently.

Having somewhat recovered from his fall, the vampire gasped and began to back up against the wall, "PLEASE!" the voice was meek, a squeak, not to mention hardly manly at all, spedially due to the fact his frame was positively shaking in fear as Chu'si advanced in on him her paw marring the floor with blood.

The female however giggled wildly, and did not back up - that is.... till Har har's voice filled the air and she slowly turned her head towards him, "Nothing happened! Ducki's a scardy cat!" a pause, "I mean... duck... or kitsu..." another pause during which the teen's usual curling smile dropped and she sat down, obviously pondering this new dilemma through, and thus, giving Duckula enough time to finally properly sit up and back up against the wall completely, his paws outstretched over it, back pressed firmly in place.

"UGH!" he winced as he shuddered, his eyes locked upon the female's dripping paw, "Blood!" the shudder once more run through him, his maw distorted by a huge grimance, which he did nothing to hide; really now... a vampire than not only hated blood, but was scared and disgusted by it - how pathetic could one get, "Chu'si, PLEASE go clean that up; I'm gonna be sick..." his eyes Settled on Har, pleadingly, almost as if asking him to convince her.

"Eir'Vidar no kurt Kesa." the kit said with a smile, before going back to chewing on the guardian's ear. By now that ear was probably covered in drool, not to mention the bite marks.

Perhaps it could be said that it was a good thing the half nightmaren kit wasn't hungry, seeing as he could devour a whole bird in what usually seemed like seconds. Or at lest according to Fledge. It was obvious that Eir'Vidar had gained the blood love from his mother.

Dementor smiled and shook his head at his daughter's reply. She herself was another character, but he'd keep that comment to himself.

"You're crazy to let him play with you!" Fledge shouted to Kesa, peeking his head out from Dementor's hood.

As Ysandre began to count Trin had a split second where she wondered if the other kit had gotten tag confused with hide & go seek before realizing she was being given a head start. Putting as much of burst a speed as she could into her little legs, Trinity bolted across the room, vaguely careful of any kitsu that might be in her way.

Violet shook her fur out once more, the earrings adorning her elegant ears jangling together as she did. Only when she was absolutely certain every hair was in perfect place did she move to head out of the bathroom and into the public.. that public being a pair of kits and one demonic Kitsu.

"now what is goin' on in here?" The sassy orange kitsu drawled with an arched eyebrow as she watched the green duckling cower away from the blood dripping one. Since the girl didn't seem to be in much pain at all, Violet was fairly certain that the blood wasn't hers--or if she was, she was one dedicated masochist.

Since the duckling seemed to be begging for help, Violet strode over to put a paw around him and pull him up against her side. Her eyes narrowed at the female kit, since that blood was getting rather close to her own person now and she'd rather not have her fur matted with it. "Don' you think you should be washin' tha' off?"

Kae'lic chuckled at her comment and turned his head to 'gaze' at kesa and the others, another chuckle came to his maw. "My entire family is screwy" he smirked and rested his head on his paws, he enjoyed basking in the sun and talking to others. "Kesa tends to bring out different sides in everyone" he laughed "As a guardian, he's not much help, but as a constant companion, he's a bit annoying" he laughed once more.

Kesa nodded at Eir'Vidar, he was a trusting companion and didnt mind the drool or the bite marks. The guardian gently grabbed a piece of Eir'Vidar's furr and began chewing on it, for no other reason then because he could, as he batted at the kits paws a thought came to him, he looked up at Eir'Vidar "you-very-much-like-your-uncle" he squeaked and giggled once more

"A-Afraid? Of the blo---"

Harhar didn't see her coming. Well he probably did, but he had decided to ignore his intuition finally for awhile, it was 'too annoying' for him to listen to all these little disasters that could happen, but haven't yet...

Big mistake, WHUTHUMP! was the sound he made when she landed on him, and resulted in him freaking out, flailing madly at Chu'Si and Duckula like a madkit "AUGAUGITHASMEOHGOD..." he squeaked madly, whining - almost not noticing it was his friend until the unfamiliar older kitsu which he finally stopped short, looking up at her, completely fearful, his red eyes wide in worry. "What's on meeeee" he whined.

Rinoa can only howl with laughter for a few moments, rolling off with Angelo also doing the same as she moves. She's quickly up to her feet, giggling down at Harbinger. "It's just me, Har-Har!" she announces cheerfully, leaning down to nuzzle at his face and give him a friendly lick.

She then turns her attention to the other two as Angelo scurries up to sit on her back. "Hello there! I'm Rinoa!" She ducks her head when she realizes there's one under the couch. She places her paws down and dips her body enough to peek under. "HI! Come on out! Let's play!"

Eir'Vidar couldn't help but tilt his head to the side. Uncle? What uncle. The very thought had distracted him enough to not notice the fact that Kesa was chewing on some of his fur now.

His dark antique white tails flicked, before curling up into large coils. "Eir'Vidar like his uncle?" he questioned. Why had his father not told him about this? Then again he had been told that he was part of a large family.

"Who is Eir'Vidar's uncle?"

Dude, these were some RANDOMLY weird kitsus, or so thought Chu'si as she sat and giggled oddly at Har and the Rinoa, whom had pounced him, "You're all sooooooo weird," she sang songed as she waved her blood covered paw around, effectively making the vampire that was not hiding behind Vi's frame turn a rather unhealthy shade of green (needless to say said shade was barely noticeable, given the fact his fur was already green in color as of normally.

"Ewww..." good GOD what was with people here and their freakishly morbid fascination with BLOOD anyhow?! Blanching slightly, shivering falme now hidden under the adult femme's tails, the vampire winced meekly, "IthinkIneedthebathroom," he squeakecd, placing his paws over his maw; all that running and the sickenly feeling at the pit of his stomach was not helping him feel better at all, "And I'm still hungry, and PLEASE clean that blood Chu'si? I'll.... I'll do the 'evil cackle' for you! BUT PLEASE!"

A whine came from the small teen at both Vi's words and Duckula's, "But aunt Vi~~~~! It's Luci-blood! it's so much fun!" however, after giving a pout, she swiftly turned tail and ran off, no doubt in order to wash her paws up and give the poor vegetarian vampire a needed rest. As soon as Chu excited the scene, the kit flopped down on the floor, eyelids heavy.

"What's with people here and BLOOD?" he whined as he let out a sigh, "Dear lord...."

Chu'si soon enough returned, however, all cleaned up and smiling, "I'm hungry too!"

"There you go now," Vi said softly to duckula with a smile. She wasn't too sure what the scene between Hur hur and the other kit was about, but it really wasn't much of her business anyhow.

Instead, the adult concentrated on petting Duckula’s back to help him settle down again and nodded to Chu'si when she returned, "That's good now. Y'be nice, an' I'll go make y'somethin' ta eat. Whatchu want, lil'un?"

All this weight was getting on Siggy, and she finally slid down into a laying rest next to the Nightmare, with a very long sigh, as she looked at her remaining foreleg before looking back at all the others. "Ah t'ink I understand wot eet must b'like though - t'be a wee bit differ'nt from all the other kitsus" she muttered extra quietly to Kae'lic, still keeping a slightly happy disposition. "I din't t'ink you could see it.. Sirrah, but I'muh missin' a foreleg. Wos robbed from me when Ah fin'lly got outta my egg" she explained. She normally didn't say what happened, but she felt like explaining it to one who couldn't see was the least she could do, especially because he was so kind to her.

((On that note, I'll mentally tell myself Trin & Ysa spent all night playing tag while Remus dozed.))

New day (Full moon would have been over 3 nights ago)
Dementor made his way into the HQ, soon making his way over to the couch and flopping down gently upon it. Fledge followed his master in, muttering something to himself, quickly clammering up onto the couch as well.

His son lay curled up asleep upon his back, hence the reason he had flopped down upon the couch so gently. Slowly he glanced around the room, wondering if anyone else was present.
Kae'lic stirred in his sleep, he stretched lightly then growled softly, the act of stretching had re-opened a wound and awoken the nightmare from his sleep. Grumbling softly he noticed he was alone; Save for Kesa. He shrugged lightly and assumed Eir'Vidar had gotten up in the night and returned home. Kesa squeaked loudly as Kae'lic got out, the guardian had been sleeping in Kae's tails and had tumbled out as Kae'lic got up. The nightmare only laughed. He padded gently to where the sun was, still limping. Kesa jumped up and down seeing Dementor "DementorshereKae'lic" he jumbled out excitedly and scurried over to Dementor, he looked up at the other nightmare and waved, even though he couldnt see. "HihihiDementorKae'licsrightoverthere!"

Kae'lic sighed and shook his head lightly, and padded over to where his excited guardian was. "Hello Dementor" he said softly
He made his way to headquarters through the surrounding trees. There was a scent of one near the shadows made through the trees from the waning moon. Remus nodded in her direction, not particularly liking being even in this moonlight & hastened his step inside.

Once past HQ's doors he breathed a sigh of relief. He detested fearing the moon... but Remus Lupin did not see himself getting over that little dilemma any time soon. His eyes adjusting to the light, Remus relied on smell to 'see' if he recognized anyone here. He smiled, finding the familiar scent of Eir’Vidar & Kae'lic & softly padded closer to its source.
Dementor chuckled, his voice extremely raspy more so then usual, as Kesa's voice reached him. "Hello...Kesa.." he uttered, tilting his he downward, just slightly as not to disturb his son who remained asleep upon his head.

The sudden sound of Kae'lic's voice caused him to moved his head once, more. This time upwards. "Kae'lic." he spoke, nodding politely though he knew that the other nightmare wouldn't be able to see it.

Eir'Vidar let out a yawn, as he curled up more upon his father's head. His little fangs clamping down upon the hood of Dementor's black cloak.
It was so sudden. The first fire encased paw grasped onto the back of the couch, and then the other, the fires burning nary a fiber on the couch, but instead, almost spanned from the paws that appeared to be holding the owner up - the do-dads on one paw chingling as they moved.

Ace had .. well... suddenly fallen asleep again while jumping around on the couch, and found himself careening down into the back of the couch. Was an interesting awakening, to say the least.. he thought to himself as he pulled himself onto the couch once again, pretending like that never happened, the fires on his body crackling and smoking from their ignition points.
Kesa squeaked excitedly and clambered up onto the couch, to sit beside Dementors paw, he spoke softly to not wake Eir'Vidar "howisDementor?" He asked gently playing with the fabric of Dementors hood.

Kae'lic chuckled lightly and bowed his head in unknown return, out of habit. "Dementor" he smirked "How are you doing?" he asked, softly as to not wake Eir'Vidar. He winced as he shifted his weight to his wounded paw, forgetting about the injury. He growled softly at the inconvenience of the wound
"Good day, Kae'lic, Eir'Vidar." He lowered his voice as he saw the kit was sleeping. When he put two & two together with Kae'lic's greeting & the conversation of the night before, Remus paled realizing on whom the kit slept. He drew in a sharp breath. "I don't believe we've met..."

His shaky attempt at greeting Dementor was cut short with the kitsu sleeping on the back of the couch almost above the Dementor & his son fell to the floor, burning. Wide eyed, it was all he could do to keep his mouth shut.
Ace only now had felt the eyes on him as he turned his head around slowly to look at the occupants of the couch behind him, grinning like as if nothing at all had happened. He never really let falling-a**-over-teakettle-out-cold faze him - too optimistic to care.

Turning around, he smiled apologetically to his sudden audience, lifting his head to view them all quickly. "Many pardons for raining fire on your parade, I sort of fell inbehind the couch!" he stated, with his steady apologetic, optimistic personality, giving his long, fire like wings a flicker before laying them on his back.
Tossing his hair out of his eyes Remus was able to bring himself around. "You are all right, aren't you?" He asked, concerned. As if that reminded him he glanced at Kae'lic. "Are your wounds healing well, Kae'lic?"
A grin found its way onto the nightmare's maw as he flicked his tails. "I'm...fine..." he uttered, his voice remaining entirely raspy. His long scabby ears soon however flicked forward as Kae'lic let out a soft growl. "Som..ethin..g wrong..?" he questioned, the sound of concern filling his voice.

As Remus' voice reached Dementor, his head turned. "No...I don..'t beli..eve we..have.." he uttered, his ears rotating back, pressing against his skull. "And..you..are..?" the male questioned, the grin slowly vanishing from his face.

Fledge eyed Kesa as he clammered up onto the couch. His attention then turned towards Remus as he approached and began to speak. "Ok...Because you're probably going to be here talking for who knows how long. I'm going to go raid the place for some food, Dementor." he grinned quickly hopping off the couch and skittering away.

Eir'Vidar twitched as sounds swarmed around him. Slowly he rolled over onto his side making sure to keep balanced upon his father's head. His fangs still clamped onto his darkened hood. A tiny snore made its way out from the kit's maw.

Remus' sudden utter of Kae'lic's wounds confused the nightmare for a moment. Kae'lic had gotten hurt? He wondered what had happened. "Wou..nds?"
Kae'lic gave a non-committal shrug of his shoulders. And looked down at his paws, rather pointlessly since he couldnt 'see' the wounds. "it...is a slow process, but Kesa cleans the wounds whenever he can. Its annoying more then anything else" the growled softly, hating having to limp, and having to constantly shift his weight. He didnt hold any grudges against Chaos "But you do what you must for your family" he said with a nod, showing he held no hard feelings towards Chaos.

Kae'lic lifted his head to Dementor and explained "Chaos went...savage and had to be detained. I stopped him from hurting others but thats not to say i didnt get my share of damage" he chuckled lightly, then winced as the chuckling motion disturbed another wound. "If he did to another what he did to me, they might not have lived" he simply said. Not to boast or inflate his ego, it was the truth. He was bigger then a normal kit so he could take more damage.
Steeling himself up, Remus forged ahead with his introduction. "Ah, yes. I am Remus Lupin." He gave a slight tilt of his head, the motion of which should stir the air enough to be 'seen' by the nightmare.
His eyes smiled hearing that Kae'lic was healing. And that he had such a devoted 'nurse' to aid him. "All healing takes time..."
"That...couldn't..have..been..fun..Good to..hear you..stoped..him from..hurting..any..one else.." the nightmare nodded, crossing his forepaws.

Turning his head back in the direction of Remus, he dipped his maw to the robed Kitsu. "Plea..sure..to me..et you.." His name seemed familiar, but he wasn't going to question himself about it. He never did.
Kae'lic nodded even though the motion went unseen "It had to be done" he said with a light shrug.

Kesa lied on his back, his little head resting on Dementors paw. "itwasunpleasentandihavetocleanhiswounds" the little guardian mumbled more to himself then to either nightmare. Kae just quirked a brow "You ARE my guardian" the egyptian reminded, Kesa just wiggled and giggled lightly
He did not seem like the memories of dementors Remus had. Well, he did & he did not. Kae'lic was absolutely right in his calling Dementor an honorable nightmare. "Likewise."

From the corner of his eye Remus saw the fiery angelic fall, eyes shut as a gentle snore -little more than the air going in & out of his mouth- emanated from him. A puzzled look crossed his eyes. Well that was weird.

Now that introductions had been made, Remus found himself with a lack of thought on what to do next. Absently he fiddled with the case on his chocolate frog.
Dementor couldn't help, but laugh as Kesa spoke. It didn't seem to be directed at him, Kae'lic or Remus so he assumed the creature was just speaking to himself. Something he found Fledge did most of the day.

The young kit seemed to twitch once more, lifting a paw and rubbing his snout. Letting out another soft snore, he rolled over. This time his jaws unclamping from the hood, causing him to slide down the back of his father's neck and end up caught between the two spine sprouting from his shoulders.

Slowly his eye flicked open, a squeak emitting from his throat. What had happened? Why was he suddenly on his father's back and not his head, where he had started?
Kae'lic chuckled at Kesa, and at Eir'Vidar. The beast just shook his head, a smile on his skinless maw. "who would have thought the guardians would talk more to themselves then to their charges" he chuckled.

Kesa squeaked in protest "yourtoogrumpytotalkto" he stuck his little tongue out and then giggled. Its as though the guardians were the opposite of the kitsu's they guarded. Maybe thats why the system worked, in the weird way that it does.
Remus' spine tingled at Dementor's laugh. Not that it was frightening... only that it did not mesh with the ingrained dream-memory of dementors. Once the tingle faded however, the newly adult wizard relaxed. A smile of his own touched his lips soon to be accompanied by a soft chuckle. He had not paid much heed to the Egyptian nightmare's guardian's words, but he was grateful for them. It would have been indecent for him -who only wanted to belong- to place a barrier between himself & Dementor solely on old knowledge. It was clear such knowledge did not apply here. His smile broadened. Perhaps this was a great way to live after all. He was not ostracized, Dementor was not ostracized... Many seemed to base their opinions on fellow kitsu by their deed, not fears.

Perhaps he had only seen good examples so far. It did not matter. Even if he was only content for this night, it was enough. Remus' grin widened as he chuckled freely, not even getting the original joke. It did not matter, and all was well.
Kesa got bitten by the laughter bug, and soon the little guardian was giggling, his little hands covering his mouth in a futile attempt to stifle his giggles.

Kae'lic chuckled, a raspy noise in his throat, that shook his whole body despite the pain it created from his various wounds. It seems they all needed a laugh, and it was obvious none of them remembered the source of the laughter.
"Must..be th..at we..'re all...grumpy..then.." came another laugh from the nightmare.

Eir'Vidar tilted his head. Why was everyone laughing? He had obviously missed something. "Eir'Vidar must wonder..." he began, peeking over his father's spines to look at everyone. Yes, how very bizarre that they all were laughing. "Why is everyone laughing?"
Looking up through eyes crinkled in mirth Remus grinned at the kit. "Tension relief, Eir’Vidar. I believe we might have been too stoic for our own good."

He snickered at the image in his head of three grown kitsu with poles in uncomfortable places & almost snorted. It felt good to release the pent up-ness inside like this.
Kae'lic chuckled as Eir'Vidar woke up. "Good evening" he said with another laugh. "Honestly, i cannot remember why we're all laughing" he said with another chuckle

Kesa squeaked indignantly "noteveryone!" he said with a squeak. "Kaeisusuallyalwaysgrumpy" he huffed with a laugh
Dementor's laughing slowed as his throat began to tighten. He never seemed to be able to laugh for long periods of time, and that was something that from time to time got on his nerves.

"I..think..every..one co..uld be..consi..tered usu..aly grum..py..depe..nding..on..who you..'re tal..king to..Kesa.."

The kit quickly tilted his head in the opposite direction. Why would you keep laughing if you didn't remember what you had been laughing about? Tension relief couldn't last so long, could it? "Eir'Vidar says good evening to you too." he uttered happily, giving his tails a swish.
Kae'lic sat on his back haunches, relieving the tension from his front paws. His tails swished softly behind him and eventually curled around his paws.

Kesa nodded at Dementors reasoning "andwhatmoodyougetthemin" he shuddered remembering some of the grumpier kits he's encountered on their bad days, mainly Chaos going bonkers. And there's been times when Severus wasnt too pleasant. "somecanbefriendlyoneday,thengrumpythenext" he growled imitating a grumpy kitsu, but it just sounded like a little toy car that couldnt start.
His actual chuckles were thinning out, but the mirth was still in his eyes. His tails flicked happily; something they had not done in a while. What odd company... Remus found himself thinking. If someone had told him he would be laughing with a Dementor today he would not have believed them. Nightmares were frightening, perhaps, but so was he when the moon was full.

He sighed through his smile. "A very good evening, Eir’Vidar. Though I fear you have woken just as I should think about heading home." He gave the slightest bow to his companions.

"Thank you." He said simply, the happiness in his voice clear. Remus figured the simple words were enough if he was correct in feeling the nightmares felt anything like he did for the laughter. "Until we meet again."

Remus waved, & smiling made his way home.

Chroma, day 2
"Sleepy gene?" Tarik asked, blinking. "That doesn't make any sense, but I like the looks of that you just brought out. Ball huh?"
India, on the other hand, wasn't too sure about the unfamiliar round object. As if everything his sister had just said about the 'sleepy gene' went in one ear and out the other, he stared untrustingly at the toy. "What are you supposed to do with it?" He asked, black tail seeming to tighten its curl around his form.
Keiki's jaw dropped. Her brothers were deprived. Very muchly. "You play with it. Like...toss it, bounce it, hit kitsus with it..." Soon she was off rambling with the many uses of the ball. Her mouth was running on and on and on. But he mind difted off to Capili. She wished she was here, that way she could show them how you use a ball.
"I like the toss it to other kitsus idea. How about we do that?" Tarik asked, nosing the ball into the air and hitting it with his head so it flew up even higher. "Cool."
Tilting his head, India watched his brother playing with the ball. It seemed harmless enough, but he still wasn't sure. Huffing, he kept were he was, not wanted to rise and make his siblings think hed readily agreed to play with them. Not that he didn't want to play with them, really, but he wouldn't let them know that.
Keiki blinked cutely realizing she got lost in thought. She watched Tarik already skillfully handle the ball. She pouted. Everytime. Huffing she readied herself for a jump. With a bit of a run, she jumped, successfully hitting the ball up high and over her. "Don't let the ball touch the ground!" That game was fun too. Of course, only she and Kosuit did that. Capili had too much of an advantage.
Tarik smirked and watched, waiting for his own opportunity to keep the ball off the ground. "Good idea." he said, laughing some occasionally. He tried to get the other brother involved, hitting it over to him. Maybe it would force him, but fun was good for everyone.
Out of reflex, India told himself, he lowered his head to allow the ball to bounce off without hitting him in the face. It seemed to fly unsteadily towards Keiki. Huffing, he swung his black tail behind him and rose to a stand. It looked like he would have to be ready, so the ball wouldn't come at him when he wasn't ready.
Keiki, being the most energetic and probably most experienced, decided to fancy. The cappucino-kit jump ran to it's destination, and twirled around hitting it back up into the air with her tails. Had Capili and Kosuit been playing, Nassor would be putting down style points. And the game would be decided by that. Family was good.
Remus practically pranced into HQ, a definate strut to his stride rather unlike the often humble & meek Kitsu. Upon his back, Chroma chased his guardian, the poor little fellow muttering "nononono!" quite frantically. Perched with her paw & chest on his head, backlegs on Remus' shoulders, the perma-kit Trinity swished her tails happily; an action that occationally distracted the larger but much younger kit from guardian-chasing just long enough to let him pause for breath. Seeing the other kits playing, Remus smiled. Turning his head slowly so as not to displace the mini, he beamed at his baby sister. "Why not try to make friends, Chroma?"

She stopped mid chase, sitting on her tails as they whipped about energetically. "Friends?"
Tarik watched his sister, blinking at her finese. "I think I'm out classed...." he said, going back over to their mother and hiding under her tails.

Tara smiled. "Very nice Keiki, but I guess that sleepy gene has caught up to him again."
India blinked at his sister's stunt. Tarik sure was right about being outclased. He felt the same way. With their brother gone, the ball landed before the male even had a chance to ponder going after it. "So much for that round," he said with a chuckle. As he padded lazily to retrieve the ball, he noticed the three others enter. Flicking an ear towards their conversation, he grabed the ball in his mouth and headed over to drop it at his sister's paws.
Keiki blew a raspberry at her sleep-enduced brother, and mumbled a thing about 'sleepy gene'. She turned her head and the other three new kitsus. She tottered closer to her other brother, taking the other end of the ball in her mouth. She blinked. What now?
"Yes. Friends. Kits your own size to play with."
"Play!"Chroma bounded from her brother's back with a squeel of glee. Remus' guardin gave a heavy sigh of relief & colapsed on his charge. Trinity giggled to herself & gracefully climbed down to follow Chroma. She already spoke more than Theron, but Remus suspected she was slow to speak for a kitsu. He did not remember ever not knowing how to speak.

Ignorant of Remus' musings, Chroma bounded over to where the others had a ball. Bouncing in place with pent up energy, bright blue eyes that matched her markings glistened eagerly. "Play?" She asked hopefully.
From the looks of things, India's sister and this new kit were birds of a feather. Suddenly, he felt out of place with his, not so much lack of energy, but lack of the urge to use any he happened to have. Tilting his head, he looked from Keiki to Chroma. He knew his sister wasn't one to hold back her thoughts. She would speak where he wasn't sure what to say, he figured.
Keiki let go of the ball and looked at the kit. She blinked and tooking a breath and smiled. "Hi I'm Keiki and this the sleep geneed brother of mine India. But you can't call him India because he hates his name so you should call him Ind or Di, like I do. And who is you. Wanna play? We were playing keep the ball off the ground. You do know what a ball is right? He was lame and didn't. Hi!" The small kit breathe out and grinned a toothy grin.
Chroma's grin widened. "Chroma!" She said gaily, introducing herself -perhaps a bit late- as Remus taught her. "Chroma know ball! 'splain your ball play?"

Although her words were still lacking, Chroma understood more than she could explain, such as knowing there wree different games to play with a ball. She was curious to know which one they wanted to play.
"Keiki!" While he had expected his sister to talk, he hadn't expected this much. She had just gone and spilled his name, the fact that he hated his name, and the fact that he was 'lame' and hadn't known what a ball was. Sighing, he flicked his tails idly, trying not to let the situation get the better of him, since the new kit seemed rather unaffected. Sitting, he waited for the ball game to start up again, wrapping his black tail around himself.
Both Chroma & Remus looked at India after his sudden outburst. However when he did not do anything else exciting, Chroma forgot all about it. Trin was a little curious, but she was in slink & watch mode unless the full sized kits mentioned they wanted another player. The wizard however frowned slightly. Not angrily, just contemplative. Being one of the quiet ones, Remus often worried about other quiet ones. India seemed to be a quiet one.
Keiki licked her brother and nuzzled him a bit. Oh how she loved how he understood her crazyness. "This ball...can't touch the ground." With that she tossed the ball up into the air. Giving it one more hit just for height's sake.
With a squeal Chroma chased under the ball. "Chroma get! Chroma get!" As it lowered within her jumping range she sprung to head-butt it midair towards the other kitsu. The force jolted her slightly but she shook her head to clear it when she landed, smiling again & watching jauntily to see who would get it next.

Remus chuckled to himself. Not bad for a day old kit.
India let out a soft yawn, watching the ball fly. Instead out bouncing it up, like he was supposed to, he caught it in his mouth. Tossing it at his sister, he stretched. "I'm out," he said quietly, wandering away. Once he felt like he'd gone a safe distance, he settled down, nuzzling his face against his paws and wrapping his black tail around himself.
Keiki caught the ball. Around the ball she pouted. Lame. She tossed the ball back up in the air, not letting the cursed sleepy gene rain on her awesome hyperactive parade.
Seeing the other kit drop out, Trinity decided that small or no she should play. With a running leap she scampered up Chroma's back to jump off the kit's head to bat the ball higher in the air. Ready to jump herself, Chroma gave a slight pout. "Chroma ball, Trin-in."
"I needed your height, Chroma dear" Trinity replied, slightly mocking. Not that Chroma noticed.
Keiki grinned as the ball flew. "Hi. I Keiki who you?" She bounced a little bit, bobbing the ball on her head a little bit before whacking it back up with her tails. Capili had said that she probably should practice controling her tails. Her elder sister said that it was important if she were to ever control her ability.
Trinity was impressed by the way this kit played fancy. "I'm Trinity. Chroma's older 'sister' of sorts." Their human liked them to feel as if they were all family, but truth be told Trinity could only remotely do so with Remus & Chroma. That only barely.

Cyan hued eyes widened at the tail move Keiki accomplished. "ooo! Me do! Me do!" She ran to intercept the ball's fall & managed to bounce the ball on her nose. Her eyes crossed watching it so close & the markings under her eyes started to blur in her vision. Giving the ball a larger bounce Chroma tried to flick it into the air with her tails as Keiki had done. Only she did not quite get it right. Instead of going up the ball hurtled directly at Trinity, who screamed.

Ducking just in time, the mini felt the ball graze her fur & the shock of that caused her to stand bolt upright instantly. The ball, being directly above her, rocketed into the air above the surprised perma-kit.

Chroma beamed! "Trin-in good ball!"

Remus settled down to more comfortably watch his sisters play. They had just given him a scare, & though he had his wand at the ready to stop the ball with petrificus totalus he was glad there had been no need. As it was, he would not be falling asleep quickly after that. No, Remus would watch until they tired out & he could see them safely home.
Keiki bounded towards the perma-kit before leaping up into the air. This was a move Capili had taught her, well actually the two were learning it at the same time. Capili at the time wasn't heavily pregnant and decided on easy training. With admiration Keiki had copied, but in the end Capili ended up teaching her. Keiki, pushed her front half forward. It was flip. She felt the ball brush against her tails. With that she flicked her hips forward sending the ball downwards fast. Hopefully these kits didn't mind playing hard.

Full Moon
Entering the headquarters, Chroma was uncharacteristically subdued. The teen's brow was furrowed in concentration & something was obviously on her mind. Something she clearly did not understand.

Upon waking up the morning after they were last in the HQ Remus seemed more anxious than normal. Then he would not leave their home and only fussed around, fretting over something. Something he was so afraid of even Chroma started to become afraid, until she whimpered to see him. Then yesterday he slunk up to Trelweny, who sadly went with him to their sturdy metal shed out back. Head bowed, he slunk inside. Trelweny, crying, locked him in.

Chroma had not seen him since. Terrible sounds came from the shed. Their human would cry, but would not let Chroma's big brother out. Now Chroma was hurt, confused, & worried. Everything had been so perfect until this.

Padding through the walls of HQ, Nixis glanced at her surroundings. It had always been her home here, yet it felt so strange and foreign, like she didn't much belong. A frown creased the usually cheek features as she headed towards the door. Perhaps fresh air would clear her head, and make her feel more herself.
Tarik wandered about outside, having worn himself out chasing the squirrels and butterflies, he just wanted to relax a while. Then he saw the door open and grinned. A familiar femme. "Nixis!"

Nixis's head snapped up at the familiar voice. A large grin split across her face, and all signs of the introverted wallowing that had been present disspaered immediatly. "Hiya Tarik!" She bounded towards the Kitsu, somehow managing to stay on her feet. Quite an accomplishment for the female.

With a grace befitting a god, the confident young anthro strolled into the Kitsu HQ, a glance left and right before continuing on his way. He didn't know anyone, really had no wish to do so, but he could be fairly.. sociable.. when the mood struck him.

The fog over her lifted slightly. There were other kitsu here! & one stood upright like Audio-brother Aiden! Aiden was wise about things, maybe it went with having fur & walking on two legs. Chroma did not stop to think that Remus was normally wise as well, her brain simply did not go that route this time.

Seeing that the anthro was also the closest to her having just walked in the door she bounded over like the pup she no longer was. "Hi there! I'm Chroma!" She beamed brightly up at him, as if everyone surely wanted to know who she was. And why not? She was fun!