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“Of course I don’t–!”

Geez–he’d really intentionally gone out of his way to try to avoid being bitten, too, and he’d still managed to piss her off! Even as she got closer, Mitsuba was too terrified of her latching onto him again if he did anything else she didn’t like, so he didn’t dare take any steps back. He just – stood there, staring down at her, trying to look a lot less nervous than he felt.

Without… much success.

Why’d it have to be the freaky fox with a biting problem!? Why did bad things keep happening to the cutest people!?

“… um…”

“… o…onee-san.”

He’d really, really like to keep his fingers! What kind of project was she making, anyway, that needed fingers!? She really was crazy! How’d she even become a Mystery in the first place? Did they really let just any–well, hold on…

Mitsuba fidgeted uncomfortably.

“P – please don’t take my finger.”

How obedient.

Or not, he was merely afraid of her and she enjoyed it.

Nobody should mess with the Misaki stairs or take their guardian as a mere small creature without an ounce of authority. Maybe Hanako was able to keep her down but everyone outside him didn’t deserve an ounce of consideration. Specially the new boy. If she managed to establish herself as superior then all would go smoothly for both parties.

‘Tremble, little boy. Tremble more.’

“Taking a finger would be far too nice of me, wouldn’t it? No, I’d take out your whole hand because a finger by itself is fairly useless.” How do humans held things then? She assumed all fingers were vital. The whole appendage was important. He was protecting it for a reason, right? Then a hand was very necessary to make a body! 

What a wonderful learning experience, her mood improved almost immediately at the thought and it showed with her perked up ears.

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Now, from what could be seen, Spirale wasn’t a totally-industrialized island, for having the city development practically being coast to coast. There were some parks, and there were some wooded areas. Seeing the occasional squirrel running around wasn’t too odd, and birds were plentiful.

All that being said, a fox prancing around the city streets was an altogether different matter.

“H-Hey, hold on!” Rock Volnutt called after the tiny creature zipping down the sidewalk, his pressurized boots giving heavy footfalls as he sprinted after it for all he was worth. “That’s really dangerous! C’mon, stop!”

Nearly bowling over a small cluster of pedestrians, the Digger vaulted clear over them, giving a small sigh of relief, before realizing he’d almost forgotten his objective. Luckily, he saw it– a small shadow ducking into a nearby alley!

He rounded the corner, and–! …Nothing…?

Puzzled, Rock took a few steps into the alley. Other than a fire escape on the right and a dumpster on the left, there was nothing there, certainly no exit on the opposite side. It couldn’t have vanished into thin air… He must’ve got turned around at some point.

That’s weird… What was a fox doing in the middle of town, anyway? A small sigh, followed by a shake of the head. Can’t believe I lost track of it; poor thing could get hurt wandering around in the street like that…

Her small size allowed an easier travelling, able to wander as she pleased and hiding from meddlesome bystanders. Of course, she still remained a pretty odd sight to anyone who paid attention to the petite fox. It was bothersome at best, since she liked to remain unnoticed. It’s impossible with these many nosy creatures walking around, though. 

“What were you looking at? That was pretty rude.” A deep voice could be heard if he looked down, as the school mystery was sitting right in front of him. Her tail swished gently and so the bells on her ears, chiming with the wind. It could have been a fairly charming sight, had it not been for how absurd this meeting was. Her demeanour was far from mystical, seemingly mysterious only by appearance. 

“If you have nothing better than to be a rude boy, do this for onee-san and help her out. Or are you going to be a nuisance instead?” The moment her yap opened, only mean words left out and ruined the magic.

“In a sense.”

“If they start up again soon you could probably just try screaming over them.”

“I wouldn’t get your hopes up. Everyone decides to talk about it again every few weeks.”

          @misakikaidan​.

Oh, no.

Mitsuba recognized her, which was both a blessing and a terrible curse at the same time. On the one hand, that meant that he knew what to expect; on the other sleeve, that meant that Mitsuba really wanted to avoid her.

The issue was, uh, see – when you’re the only two people (or, person and fox, whatever) on an otherwise empty street, it wasn’t exactly easy to just turn and bail and act like nothing happened. Mitsuba wasn’t really in the mood to have some crazy fox chomp on his head again, so while neither was particularly the ideal route, um, maybe he could. Play it off cool. Before turning and fleeing.

‘cause if he just ran now she’d chase after him to bite him for some arbitrary reason, right!? Right!?

“N… Nuh…”

“N-Number Two, was it? It’s – it’s a pleasure to know you’re here in the city, too! Two, too! Th, the um, I’m just – are you still a cr–” –azy fox? Can’t say that. She’ll chomp him! She’ll bite him to pieces! Why can everyone here absolutely obliterate him!? He was way too cute and traumatized for this to keep happening. “–cr…creature…?”

Yep. Nailed it.

Seeing familiar faces was a curse to the reserved fox. One can say this child wasn’t that familiar if she were to be honest -- his existence made her fur frizzle, he was a stranger to the world of the supernaturals and anyone invading her space deserved a good lashing. Here cannot be an exemption. 

Despite her petite size, Yako still imposed herself with that overwhelming temperament and impulsive behaviour. It was incredibly bizarre how contrasting her appearance was to her personality. Mitsuba did not deserve to be subjected to her antics.

Her tails swished as she walked close, small steps only a creature of her size could amount. Once closer, she sat down again and looked up to the boy with that expressionless face of hers’.

“You want to get bitten again, hm? It’s onee-san Number Two for you.” 

  in spite of how brief the touch is, tsukasa comes to a halt entirely. he listens to the unfamiliar voice that spouts a familiar title and he tilts his head a bit before fully turning around. he’s certainly never met this woman before and his knowledge of the other major supernaturals at kamome academy is shaky due to spending most time in the broadcast room, but…

  well, she definitely doesn’t seem like she’s on the same tier as mokke!

  “ nope, i’m not amane! ” tsukasa answers cheerfully, rocking back on his heels. “ shouldn’t you introduce yourself before asking my name? that’s bad manners, you know. ”

What a terrible mistake she had made. She wasn’t one to interact with others willingly, a reserved and short-tempered fox didn’t have a place among people. Actually, not every supernatural tolerated her either and she didn’t tolerate them in return. 

Such was the life of an antisocial creature that preferred sleeping at the infirmary room to waste time away. Now she must deal with a boy that terribly resembled the most terrible number 7. 

“I do not see a reason to behave accordingly, specially if you are not him. If you are dying to know, I’m Yako. Yako of the Misaki stairs.” She definitively had bad manners and was proud of it, anyone pointing out met with the crude reality of how little she cared. A polite Yako was reserved for a man long gone. 

▊狐 “MIKON!? Such a sharp tongue on such a little fox! You’re going to wound this Casko with your harsh words…! Just kidding! Well, I don’t make a point of snacking on things that can talk to me either way.” Not that it would be cannibalism even if she did, since Tamamo wasn’t technically a fox.

“Ssuch an unpleasant gal we have here...” It was this form, wasn’t it? So inconvenient! Yako had to show she wasn’t a mere small inari statue, but also a full formed woman!

▊狐 “What do you mean? Nauseating in the sense that anyone could see a little fox like you and gobble you up? Ufufufu…” She wouldn’t. Probably.

Answers were needed in these times, preferably soon as possible. Relying on the other mysteries seemed like the best choice for her -- the outside world had not been part of her life in a while and the school had become her everything. Many of her kind must feel the same in that aspect. Happening upon that familiar back and size, she eagerly walked toward him. A gloved hand gently placed upon his shoulder before realising her mistake -- Yako removed herself almost immediately.

“You’re not number seven.”

She wasn’t hostile per se, only wary.

“Can you not involve for once in whatever mess you’re making?! I was taking a comfortable nap at the infirmary! Are none of you kids dependable?”

Ever since this radish-girl appeared, it had been nothing but problems over and over. Number 7 did not seem to be around, so getting threatened was out of the table. Finally, she can freely let off steam to her heart’s content. The small fox stood in front of Nene, attempting to give a semblance of authority. Her size did not help in this, but she was still unable to accept it.

YAKO OF THE MISAKI STAIRS | former no. 2  ✽ toilet bound hanako-kun

…have you heard? 

there is a rule regarding that staircase that you must never break.

you must never set foot on the fourth step. 

why?

because……you will be taken to the other side.

an inari statue that is alive

yako can switch between her human and fox form

don’t call her ‘fox’ or anything of the sort, she has a name!

very temperamental

can be pretty supportive regardless

loves riding on everyone’s shoulders or head

SHE IS TOO SMALL AS A FOX BABY MODE ACTIVATE

she fell in love with a teacher called ‘misaki’ but when he died, she became extremely depressed

her plan was to make misaki and build him a new body

since she didn’t know how to make one, she kidnapped students to do it for her

of course, none of these bodies worked and she kept the students that failed

in order to maintain this, she pretended to be misaki and asked to have her body ‘found’

due to this, she was removed from her seat as number 2

her boundary is a bridge among the others 

the misaki stairs became a love spot once nene altered the rumour

the rumour entails now that the couple to walk through the stairs holding hands and professing their love while doing so, will have an everlasting relationship. they will break up if they step on the fourth stair, though