Coyote Tricks: The Bone Eaters Well

With the morning Kit is back to normal and the Babelfish charm works so all dialogue is once again Japanese unless otherwise stated.
If you have not read the warnings and disclaimers in the first chapter, please do so now before proceeding. This chapter is rated R for nudity, coyote sexuality and psycological nudity.

Chapter: Coyote Heat

Kit awoke to the sunlight streaming in the window. A quick flick reassured him that his tail and ears were back. Then he became aware of the warm mass he was currently entangled with. He looked at the peacefully sleeping face of Shippo beside him. He grinned as he remembered last night. He lay there a moment feeling the fur of Shippo’s tail warming his back where it was wrapped around him and his leg fur tickling his shins. He felt tempted to take up where they had left off last night but the angle of the light coming in the window made it clear it was time to get up and face the music. Toshiro was certain to have heard them last night and even if he didn’t there was no hiding the scent markers. The one thing canine spirits had over humans is there is rarely any ambiguity over what relationships were as the scents spelled them out. Oh they could both do an intense cleaning before anyone woke up. However, Kit was still a little miffed over Shippo having him do so before even if he now understood the reasoning. He was not sure he wanted to try to hide their relationship again and since last night had made him alpha, Shippo could not force the issue.

Kit slowly untangled himself from the sleeping fox. He dug out a pair of sleep pants and put them on hoping to find the bathroom without waking anyone. He walked into the common living area and straight into Toshiro.
‘So much for hoping’ he thought
“Uh good morning” he said trying to sound nonchalant and failing.
Toshiro, arms crossed, said nothing but walked up, and started looking closely at the sides of his neck.
“Where is Koto?” Kit asked nervously.
“I sent her home this morning. I see he hasn’t marked you. That is something at least.”
Kit found himself starting to rankle at Toshiro’s attitude.
“No” Kit said with an edge in his voice. “Anyway last night it would have been me marking him.”
Toshiro’s eyes widened as he read the scent markers on Kit.
“He submitted…” He started and then turned away needing to think about this development.
‘Shit why did I have to say that’ Kit thought to himself.
Toshiro considered the implications of this unexpected development. It was unacceptable that his father a five tailed Kitsune would submit to this gaijin youth yet the scent marks were undeniable. Toshiro could do nothing about it other than to challenge Kit but to do so and win would dishonor his father further and he would not do that. All that left was to get Kit to understand the embarrassment that this situation would cause his father and renounce the alpha position. But how to get a gaijin to understand.
He turned back to Kit. “It is not acceptable for you to be his mate. You dishonor him.”
“I didn’t mark him if that is what you are getting at.” Kit said his hackles rising at Toshiro’s tone.
“That doesn’t matter the relationship is not acceptable. Have you ever heard the term Yaoi?”
“No” Kit replied. Either the term must have no English equivalent as the babelfish charm didn’t translate it.
“It is an anagram for a phrase. Loosely translated ‘No climax, no resolution, no meaning’. That can be the only result of this relationship, it will serve no purpose. You cannot be a true mate to him, you cannot give him children. You can only serve to embarrass him in front of other Kitsune.”
Kit fumed even as he realized there was truth to all that Toshiro said but he was not going to let Toshiro dictate to him!
“Well you’re wrong on one part, I could give him kits.” Kit said as his form shimmered and transformed.
Toshiro found himself standing in front of a female Kit and was suddenly very aware that Kit was wearing only a pair of sleep pants.
“Unlike Kitsune illusions, my transformations are physical and more than that. Do you know what a coyote pack does when threatened by a larger wolf or fox pack?”
Toshiro shook his head obviously flustered by this unexpected avenue of attack.
“They out breed them” Kit answered for him. “All the available females go into heat and breed with any canine; coyote, wolf or fox until the threatening pack is bred out of existence. Thus female coyote spirits also control their heat cycle.”
Toshiro notice the heat scent coming off her and in spite of himself felt his body reacting.
“Maybe I am an embarrassment but I notice your body isn’t ashamed of me. As for what goes on between me and your father, that is our business not yours and don’t you forget it.” The last came out as a shout as Kit’s finger and breasts drove the point into Toshiro’s chest. Then she turned and stomped off in the direction of the bathroom transforming back into male form along the way.

Toshiro watched him go open mouthed.
“He is right you know” Shippo’s voice came from behind him.
Toshiro turned to face Shippo. “Father, I…”
“Be quiet Toshiro, you have embarrassed me quite enough.”
Toshiro bent over almost double.
“I am sorry Father, I should not have interfered.”
“You are damn right you shouldn’t have. I will deal with my relationship with Kit and the consequences as I see fit. Perhaps now you understand some of my feelings about you pursuing your relationship with Koto despite my objections but I never forbid you following her and I expect the same from you.”
“Yes father” Toshiro said bowing again.
Shippo looked at him closely as he stood.
“I want you to leave the house for awhile while I deal with Kit. Go see Koto and have her deal with the situation your defeat by Kit has left you in.” Shippo said indicating Toshiro’s still aroused state. “And don’t come back without calling first.”

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Author’s Notes: Toshiro’s use of the meaning of Yaoi here is not entirely correct. When I first read the translation of the yaoi phrase I thought it meant the same as Toshiro uses it here, implying that a m/m relationship is a pointless relationship. On doing my follow-up research for this story I found that the orginal meaning was more along the lines of what the US fanfic writers call PWP (Plot What Plot) meaning a story that is strictly written for the sex scenes with little or no character and plot development. I sure Toshiro knows this but uses it in the manner he does to try and make a point.