"Ah, I see," Hinata said. She nodded along, listening. When Matthew mentioned the foxes, Kagami screamed spoke up about her opinion.
Please, please, please can we go see them!! Hinata flinched a little chuckling.
"I think it would be a good idea to go see them," she said. "Someone is looking forward to it." She chuckled again, smiling a little.
”Heh, I can guess who,” Matthew smiled as he looked up to the sky. When he was sure which direction he needed to go, he took Hinata by her wrist and pulled her along.
Eventually, they would leave the field and towards a lit up city. The people there, when they saw Matthew, gave him a warm smile, a warm greeting, some cheers, or anything positive really. Not long after, he would guide Hinata to his house which was a nice one standing some small distances from the town. It seemed more like a mansion than a house. There was a wall surrounding the area, a garden around the house where some animals roamed including the foxes. When they entered through the gate, Matthew made sure to close it first.
”Kitsune!” Matthew called out as all the six foxes came running towards him, pushing him down on the grassy ground.
”There there, calm down boys,” Matthew laughed, slowly standing up as the foxes now went to mess with Hinata.
”The red one is Kasai, the blue one is Kori, the green one is Shinrin, the yellow one is Raku, the white one is Tenshi, and the black one is Kage,” Matthew introduced as the foxes did some different things, some jumped at Hinata, some rubbed their fur against her leg, some jumped on her, and one, namely Tenshi, was nibbling on her shoes.
(Tenshi and Kage are two of the new characters I talked about :P)
(I already love them)
Hinata laughed a little, smiling.
"It's nice to meet you all," she said before looking down at Matthew and chuckling. Kagami was freaking out, enjoying this.
”Hey boys—“ Matthew started as the foxes backed away from Hinata. All of their bodies glowed a different shade of color; representing their fur color.
All had yukatas of their fur color on them with some different accessories.
Kasai, the fire fox, had straight red hair, a pair of crimson eyes, and a burning bracelet.
Kori, the ice fox, had long light blue hair, a pair of azure eyes, a gentle smile, and a crystal necklace.
Shinrin, the forest fox, had short light green hair with black ends, a pair of emerald colored eyes, a teasing expression, and a small bamboo which he was chewing on.
Raku, the electric fox, had wavy blonde hair, a pair of golden colored eyes, a blank gaze, and a pair of thunderbolt hanafuda earrings.
Tenshi, the light fox, had amazingly beautifully white hair, a pair of clear white eyes, a gentle grin, and a glowing white angel halo.
And lastly, Kage, the shadow fox, had messy black hair with pitch black eyes and scleras, a wide smile showing his sharp fangs, and a chain choker around his neck.
”Welcome Hinata!” the six foxes said in unison.
Matthew turned away to force himself not to laugh at them. They were all shorter than Matthew was so they all looked like little brothers to him.
(Reminder to self : Don’t catch feelings for the foxes…)
(it's a bit late for that)
"Thank you!" Hinata said smiling still. Kagami finally passed her way out, sitting on Hinata's shoulders and grinning like a little girl.
"Hello!" She exclaimed. Hinata, having not been expecting Kagami to show up sitting on her shoulders, stumbled a bit and laughed.
(oh no)
Tenshi was the first to react when Kagami showed up. He came closer to Hinata and picked Kagami up by her arms like she was a child. He then slowly put Kagami down, allowing her to stand on her own. He closed his eyes as he looked down at her, tilting his head to side just subtly and smiling.
Matthew looked around.
”Do any of you know where Strix is?” he asked the foxes.
Kage nodded as he looked down…
”Huh?” ”Shush,” the shadow fox silenced his master as he was looking at the watch he had.
”Three… two… on—“
BANG!!!
”WHERE’S MY POCKET WATCH?!” a female figurine came bursting out from the mansion, her brown long hair a mess and her circular glasses were out of position.
”Here,” Kage answered, tossing the pocket watch back at the woman.
She caught the watch, placing it in her coat’s pocket and mumbling something. When she saw the visitors, the feathers she had puffed up in embarrassment as she tried to cover her face. She quickly tied her hair into a ponytail and repositioned her glasses before coming closer to Hinata.
”Uh huh… Hinata, Kagami, this is Strix, she’s our newest shapeshifter,” Matthew introduced as the female bowed politely, her two hands together in front of her.
”Pleasure to meet you both,” she smiled gently.
(Knight’s Profile)
[Strix Noiyer]
[Ability : Metallic Feathers]
[Knight Class : B+]
[Knight’s Sector : Harmony]
Kagami giggled as she was taken off of Hinata's shoulders, holding onto Hinata's hand as she smiled at Tenshi. Hinata put her free hand on Kagami's head, watching the scene unfold. She couldn't help but smile a little.
"It's nice to meet you as well," Hinata said, returning the bow. Kagami waved enthusiastically.
"Hello!"
”I-uhm… mmmmmmmm…” Strix covered her face with her hands as she transformed back into her animal form; an owl. She flew and sat on Matthew’s shoulder, covering her face with her wings.
Matthew let his free arm come up to scratch her head. ”It’s okay girl, she’s my friend,” Matthew said to the bird as she flew off, landing on a nearby tree.
Another sound came from the mansion.
”HINATAAAAAAAAAAA~~~~~!!!!” an enthusiastic female sound came from the doors as a figure came rushing at Hinata and jumping while hugging her, pushing her down on the grassy ground.
”I miss you so much!!!” Serena gave a welcoming smile as Tenshi picked her up and let her stand her ground.
”Be careful dear,” the light fox stated politely as the sister of the Knight giggled nervously.
”I’m sowwy~~”
(Knight’s Profile)
[Serena Syrain]
[Ability : Fate’s Messenger]
[Knight Class : Unranked]
[Knight’s Sector : Balance]
"Serena!!" Hinata said, hugging her back. She laughed as they feel to the ground, picking herself back up when Tenshi took Serena off of her. "It's been too long," she said. Even with the situation, it was still nice to meet up with old friends. Hinata grinned as Kagami latched back onto her arm. The girl grinned, happy to be around so many people.
Matthew smiled at the commotion before he walked over to the foxes, namely Kasai, Kori, Shinrin, and Raku, who were all a few distances away from the group. He whispered something to them to which they nodded to. They soon left the mansion’s grounds, now wandering the outside fields.
”They’ll be back in a bit, say—“ Matthew turned back to Hinata ”—have you been drinking at Sora’s place recently? You know, the dude who literally uses his own blood as his weapons?” he asked, mostly out of curiosity.
Serena was giving Kagami a warm smile as both Tenshi and Kage rested one hand each on her head. Tenshi was a warm figure, giving off positivity while Kage was… a questionable one.
(Knight’s Profile)
[Sora Haruta]
[Ability : Blood Circulation]
[Knight Class : SS]
[Knight’s Sector : Chaos]
[Bonus : Works as a Bartender at the Multiverse Central Bar]
"Heh heh," Hinata said, running the back of her head a little, "As often as I'm allowed. Which isn't much, seeing as I might have started a fight last time I was there." She chuckled nervously.
Kagami watched the others talking, unabashedly staring at Tenshi and Kage. She definitely liked Tenshi, she knew that much. She wasn't sure if she liked Kage, though, but if Matthew trusted him she'd at least tolerate him.
Matthew massaged his temples jokingly, letting out a small giggle.
”What was I expecting from you?” he mentioned with a laugh. ”We’ll be staying here for a while, at least until problems emerge,” the Knight mentioned.
Tenshi noticed how Kagami was looking at him and his brother. It was an extremely clear gaze to spot. He smiled again, turning to his brother.
”Don’t worry about him, he’s nice,” Tenshi mentioned as Kage gave a smile, again, showing his fangs and sharp tongue.
Hinata laughed a little again, then nodded.
"Alright then."
Kagami blinked a few times, then smiled brightly.
"Okay then!" She said. She was surprisingly easy to earn the trust of, especially considering who she had been born from.
Tenshi leaned down to pat Kagami’s head, giving her a soft smile.
”Good girl,” the light fox gave, his soft big tail wiggled around behind his back.
Matthew nodded.
”There are some rooms upstairs, maybe you and your fellas can use those. I assume Tatsuo and Katsuo came along, did they?” he asked.
Kage and Serena exchanged some looks, mouthing something to each other with grins and positive expressions. Right now, everything was fine.
(until the fire nation attacked)
Kagami grinned at the praise, looking quite pleased with herself.
"Of course. I honestly can't remember a time when we've ever been separated for long." Hinata picked Kagami up, letting her hang on to her back.
"And it would be nice to get out of this uniform."
Matthew nodded, guiding them in. The shapeshifters and Serena stayed outside, talking in the gardens outside.
Inside was clean, organized, and all in all an amazing place to stay at. There weren’t a lot of furniture around but all that were there were amazingly nice looking.
”The free rooms are upstairs, they’re all clearly labeled ‘free’ so you can honestly choose whichever one you’d like,” Matthew mentioned.
(that reference tho xD)
"Thanks, Matthew," Hinata said as she followed him in."You're a good friend. I really am sorry we haven't stayed in touch." Hinata smiled at Matthew sweetly before making her way upstairs, going into the first room marked free that she saw. She set Kagami down, patting her head before she started to change into her normal outfit.
(Netflix added it finally, and I've been watching it none stop since XD)
As Hinata would settle in one of the rooms, she might be interested in some of the things within the room. Across the bed in the room was a small shelf, on it were a selection of items. A framed photograph, a soaked book, a rolled up piece of paper, and a blood-filled syringe.
(Check out the photograph?)
(Check out the book?)
(Check out the paper?)
(Check out the syringe?)
(Leave them be?)
Now, after having changed, Hinata took a moment to look around. Kagami was already on the bed, snuggled up in the covers even though Hinata had no intention of sleeping yet. When she spotted the blood-filled syringe, she made her way over. Thankfully Kagami hadn't spotted it, or she would have screamed. She picked it up to look it over, keeping herself between it and Kagami just in case.
The syringe wasn’t super interesting. After all, it was just a syringe. The question now should be, whose blood was it? There was a label on the side of the syringe which reads as ‘C.’ and is written in red. At that time, when the light from outside hit the blood inside, it turned to a more amber-like color and is… pulsating…?
Hinata stayed quiet, thinking to herself. It wasn't hard for her to come to the conclusion this could possibly be infected blood, with the color and how it was acting. She set the syringe down or of sight from the bed, careful not to touch the needle. Just in case. She turned to the bed, where Kagami was looking at her with pleading eyes.
"Alright, alright," she said softly, letting her mouth smile while she thought over what she had been examining. She made her way over, beginning to braid Kagami's hair.