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Yasu shot Minerva a frustrated look on his face, much like a child would, as the elf laughed at his stomach problems. "Hey I'm serious! What is this sorcery??" He let out a sigh and leaned back up against the wall. Minerva had told him that it wasn't her doing, although the kitsune found that hard to believe. Though he had just met this odd woman, he couldn't quite put a finger on why he felt this way. His mother, Mayoko, never allowed Yasu the satisfaction of interacting with children. On certain occasions to the city, Yasu would meet the elders his mother talked to and interact with them. Otherwise he had no sort of environment around children. Even now at an age like this, he acted childish as a compromise to his lost childhood. However, he still remained a gentleman to those he had the utmost respect for.

Yasu then proceeded to pin back his ears in confusion and a tad bit of concern. Was he sick? What were these odd feelings in his fox stomach? "I'm not sick, am I?" Yasu said with a sort of puppy-dog look in his eyes. He leaned even further back, eventually laying completely on his back. Flames appeared between his fingertips as he danced them around his hand. Yasu's eyes widened as he then realized Minerva still had the necklace, shooting straight up into a sitting position once more. "Though my trick barely worked on that centaur....I would love to have that necklace back in my possession." He said eying the elf. Hopefully Minerva would not manipulate him in any way, although Yasu wouldn't quite mind if she chose to do so.

Yasu stared at Minerva in disbelief as she explained that she was some sort of healer but he was not sick. How absurd! This woman surely lied to him and then proceeded to not inform him of his condition. Though what had made the situation worse is that the elf had crawled to him, moving closer into his space. He didn't quite mind it an open area but with a hut as small as this made him quite nervous. Luckily the elf returned his necklace by slipping her cold hands down his shirt to conceal the necklace once again. "Y-you didn't have to return that but thanks..." Yasu's face turned a bit red as he watched her back away a bit.

The fox never truly had any sexual feelings in his life except the times where he worked as a bounty hunter. He was a well-known bounty hunter too, and kept a great reputation up by not killing those who were wanted. He made it seem that they wanted to be captured by only him, and no one else. Along the way he met some companions that convinced the poor man to enjoy himself in a place they had called a Brothel. He agreed in delight of having some fun, but was completely taken by surprise as his companions to him to a sexual place. He had received a couple of dances where the woman would tease him by slipping their hands down his shirt, and gently tugging as his belt. After he had left he vouched to his friends he would never return to a place like that...one that would lead him along to that extent...

The feeling in his stomach was extremely different from what he had felt at the Brothel, though still felt fairly similar. His eyes widened in delight as he figured out why he had these strange knots. It was the woman all along! He eyed her carefully as she scratched behind his ears. It felt good to have someone do it for him and before he knew it he leaned into her hand then eventually to the warm coziness of her lap. "Those who have seen my fox-like appearance say the same thing..." he said with a sigh of relief.

Yasuhiko lost himself in the moment that the two shared. It had been years since he had shared such a time of affection like what his mother had. He remembers sitting by the fire place in her lap, curled up in a ball from his exhaustion. Mayoko would then scratch behind his soft ears, telling him that he should let no one in his life take control of his soul. She sung lullabies, so sweet that it drove him instantly into sleep, giving him dreams of the green forests and the crisp air that filled his lungs as he ran free. What mattered to him most was sitting there with his mother as she gave him the gentle affection he needed as a child.

Unforgivable actions led to punishments as he felt his father's tug of Yasu's hair fling him into the corner. "How dare you harm your own mother. You're a monster, a demon, a disgrace to this family. If this happens again I will throw you out of this house." His mother objected that it was simply just an accident and that everything would be under control now. Testuhiko huffed and left Yasu in tears, as he looked at the floor in fear.

He felt that same tug from Minerva that snapped him out of his dreaming and startled the poor fox. He let out a soft whimper as soon as the grasp had gotten tighter... The elf immediately apologize and Yasu grumbled as the elf backed away. "It's fine you just kinda startled me there." He watched as she curled up against the wall. "What is troubling you?" Yasu asked with concern. He moved over to her and wrapped his arm around her fragile shoulder.

Yasu furrowed his eyebrows as he heard the poor woman admit that she thought he would abuse her, and the way she was mistreated in her past. It felt more comforting as she leaned into him, feeling scared of the demon. He certainly had no intentions of harming the elf, and the fear from her words almost seeped off her skin. It was true that Yasu was a demon, however he wasn't really raised as one. He grew up like a normal human being, until the village kicked him out. What frustrated the demon is that Minerva would think of him in that manner, this woman surely went through hell.

Yasu caressed Minerva's head into him closer, as if he shielded her from the outside world. He sighed giving the elf an answer, "I do not know why you would think so low of me. I would never, never harm you." He wouldn't dare make her speak of her past, in fear of making her more upset. Then the elf lifted her cloak, exposing her tattered scars. He merely flinched at the sight, in complete shock of how badly they were. Grinding his teeth, Yasu asked, "Who did this to you...? I will hunt them down..."

As she buried her face into his chest, he comforted her by rubbing her back gently. He could tell she felt very ashamed of her scars, Yasu however thought they symbolized her endurance. She managed to escape whomever harmed her despite the odds... That is what made her a powerful woman and he loved her for it. Though this time wasn't for affection, the night came upon them both, and Yasu was pretty tired. "If you want, I can sleep beside you and keep you warm. It tends to get cold out in these woods..."

For a good moment Yasu closed his eyes as Minerva leaned into him, basking in the demon's warmness. He could feel the cool streams of tears flow down his shirt and evaporated as soon as the salty water touched his hot skin. Sooner than what he hoped, the elf had pulled away from their embrace and averted her eyes away from him. His ears perked up in curiosity of what she was thinking, and her words answered him. Yasu hardly believed that she was willing to sleep next to him, especially after the reveal of her abuse in her past. She mentioned about 'seeing things' but he wasn't quite sure what message she was trying to convey to him. After she turned over to her side, Yasu slipped in next to her, wrapping his arm around her body as if she were a pillow. He closed his eyes and after a good minute the demon passed out.

Entering the depths of his mind, Yasu knew that he saw eyes as blue as hers and ones that contained as much sorrow. In fact they were all too familiar to him. Back when he bounty hunted, Yasu took on one of the most well-paying bounties. He was a very well known bounty hunter throughout the community at that time, and some say that he was the best. The demon took on a particular bounty, one that paid him roughly 50,000 gold, and a simply task it was. "Capture and return this woman," the poster read as Yasu peered into the drawing of the woman. To him, the woman appeared slender and drained of energy. Her skin was very alike his and green eyes to match her clothing. No she had blue eyes. No never mind they were definitely green. Yasu thought to himself as he watched he dream. The dream continued to him folding the paper into his pants, to remind himself of her image. Yasu heard rumors that this woman was from some sort of tribe, and that she escaped with 'criminal charges'. Regardless of the tribe's business, Yasu found good pay in it and he wouldn't question them. Yet he still he had good intentions of finding this woman, unlike most bounty hunters were.

The first man he asked about the woman was the man himself who put up the bounty. He went by the name of Derrik. A strange man he was and in fact he had these oddly pointed ears with grey tinted skin. Yasu never asked questions about one's race, otherwise the fox could very well end up offending them. Derrik gave Yasu a smug look as the demon approached him, and the elf cleared his throat, questioning him, "Are you another bounty hunter? Fifth one I've seen today, shame really. This girl needs to pay for what she did to me." Yasu noticed a bandage around his facial areas but did not dare to infringe on the intentions of the injury. Derrik continued, "I'll tell you this much though, she won't be easy to catch. She can be lousy with covering her tracks so that's your best bet. Last I saw her was when she attacked me, and the locals say she headed for the mountains. Gods bless her soul if she ever makes it out of there alive." Derrik sighed and left the outside of the tavern were the two met.

The demon as always, left his good clothes at the tavern he stayed at. He still had to take his shirt along with his necklace, but he wore an over shirt to conceal his nobleman like clothes. He also wore a cloak to cover most of his face, but wore a dark wooden mask that represented a fox. This disguise he mainly used for hunting, to prevent people from recognizing him as a bounty hunter. He sought no glory in his line of work, and it was the only pay available to him. Now the closest mountain range nearest to the demon was that of the Serenity Valley, and a big forest it was. The fox had enough money to pay for a horse to travel, but he knew that it would not last long in those woods. He set out early in the morning with his sack of supplies, hoping for the best.

As night fell, Yasu arrived to the entrance of the forest. He noticed the fires of other bounty hunters that were quite distant from him, and chose to stay as far as possible from were they were. Business with other bounty hunters could be fatal. Some were more greedy then others. He tied his horses reigns to a nearby tree, and formed the same sort of hut Minerva and him were using out of his dengen. He set fire in there, and made a bright appearance. He took his supplies with him and ventured into the forest. Being the animal he was, Yasu could see in the night time. At this time he created a distraction for the other unfortunate bounty hunters to notice and he couldn't help a smile peer across his clever face. He looked to the ground and noticed tracks, one that represent a male. The bounty hunters must've tried looking, but soon fled when night came. He peered into the darkness, seeing if he could find any sort of light. To his surprise, he saw the flicker of two eyes stare at him. Yasu crouched and awaited silently for the being to move, in case of it being an animal. A loud burst of rustling came from behind him as the dreaded bounty hunters enter the woods with torches, and for a quick second Yasu looked behind him. He focused back to that spot to see if the being move, but in that time it had moved. With great swiftness, Yasu jumped over to the bush were the creature was, and saw foot prints leading away. He followed them for awhile until he met the tracks to a dead end. The bounty hunters were getting closer from what Yasu could hear, and he frantically looked around to try to locate his prey. He turned his head to up into the trees and as soon as he did, the creature jumped onto him, grasping the back of his body. Yasu moved the earth beneath his feet and trapped the creature along with him. He removed himself from the ground as he took a glance at his attacker. It was indeed the woman with green eyes, and he successfully captured her up until this point. He moved some of the earth to make a tight binding around her hands, to prevent any means of escape. "There's the girl! Get her!" Yasu heard the bounty hunters yell as they closed in on the two. He quickly molded the earth into boulders as he launched a giant one to the group. With this bide of time, he grabbed the woman with force and threw her over his shoulder, taking he into the trees. He used the trees as an escape route as the bounty hunters were left in absolute confusion. The two made it back to his camp where he then mounted her to the horse and took off.

They made it to the village by morning as Yasu took her off of the horse and placed her alone. He used his dengen to encase the woman in complete rock, and dragged the cage with his bare hands. With entering the village, he noticed the wooden huts. Most of the people seemed humble and content. Although this village gave him a weird vibe. He met Derrik in an open part of the village, were some villagers had gathered. Yasu dragged the cage to him and with a mere touch of his finger, the cage disappeared. Derrik eyed the woman closely before handing over his pay, and decided to comment, "Next time I expect her a little more...clean." Yasu bit his tongue to prevent from saying anything rude, and took the money. As he was leaving the village, he noticed a woman carrying a basket full of food. Her eyes appeared blue and in that quick moment he swore he knew her. His mask did not provide him with much vision but whatever the case he thought he had seen her before.

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