#moonlight puppet

For everyone to enjoy. And for our young Alchemist to help you in your training.

Love you guys bye bye.

The only kitsune currently in residence was napping in the glow if the steadily setting sun with an kid that almost looks kitsune but was most decidedly was not, in his arms snoozing against his chest. His black tuffed ears twitched a little at her call, but by the time his eyes opened the portal had shut. Spying the treats and device that would surely delight the others upon their return he murmured a quiet thanks before drifting back off into a rare peaceful sleep.

"Hi everyone I made some more smoothie bowls and um... Some blueberry pancakes for Kuko....I-it's a thank for the Lotus flower.... I'll talk to you all later bye." She quickly ran away.

Several sets of eyes turned to the silver haired kitsune, with varying looks of surprise and curiosity.

"You gave Moonlight a gift?" Kit asked incredulously. "When? How? She's barely here two seconds when she drops off her treats."

"Yes. After her last visit... and I followed her to her world." Kuko replied, the last a bit hesitantly as Kit sputtered. "Only to leave the gift and a note-" "You left a note?!" "-I did not linger nor pry." He ended coolly looking towards the newest treats.

Kit squinted at him and slowly reacted over to poke his cheek "Who are you and what have you done to Kuko?"

The male looked unamused, if a bit of color tinging his face, "I am trying to be nicer. She deserved it as thanks and as an apology for her poor welcome the first time we met."

Bya and Reiko are going to love the bottom platter and Shakko will likely eat the whole plate of donuts on his own once they returned from their trip in the Underground.

As for little Emmy, she had somehow conned the normally very solemn silver haired kitsune into a game of tag in their more fluffy forms, getting to see a side of him normally reserved for the kids as they darted back and forth in the waning day.

And for the silent guardian. Please enjoy.

Said silent guardian wasn't so silent at them moment as his young charge had awoken from her nap and she had many, many questions about both his and her own magic to which he was attempting to answer.

"Ohhh! Oooooh!~" Byakko scampered eagerly to the recipes before catching sight of the bear plushie and squealing at it. She ran to pick it up only to find it being tackled by a giggling Touma.

He looked at her outreached hand and hugged the bear tighter "No B'! Is Tums ber!' The little kitsune chomped on the bear's ear for emphasis, growling lightly. His tail thumped behind him as it and his other echo and eyelights glittered in a range of colors obviously feeling playful.

Touma was having a field day with his bowl, having latched onto the bowl filled with his favorite purple color with excited fervor. Kit was grinning as she tried to do damage control helping him eat (with a lot of mouth smacking and happy murrs from the young kitsune in question) without it going absolutely everywhere.

Byakko giggled grabbing one with the jelly hearts while Reiko grabbed the one with the most variety of fruits in it. Shakko tried a bite or two of hers and while he enjoyed it he silently laminated the lack of cakey goodness.

There was only one person that wasn't smiling at the table. Kuko stared down at the bowl with a neutral frown on his face, the only true indication of the emotions he felt with the agitated twitching of his tail and the slight furrowing of his brows.

"It's not going to bite you, you know?" Kit remarked wiping her son's face as the elder three decided to move outside to enjoy the cool treat in the sunshine.

"Why does she keep sending things?" 'for me' hung unsaid in the silver kitsunes distrustful tone, the tip of his tail giving another frustrated twitch.

"Because she's nice and she likes us." Kit replied calmly before humming happily taking a bite of Touma's bowl.

"She has no reason to. None." He said back tersely, glaring at the bowl remembering the rude greeting he had given her.

Kit looked up at him cautiously "She's just a good person Kuko. She's just being nice because she's our friend and she cares."

He stood abruptly anger flashing on his face "You trust too easy! You barely know this... this woman and she comes into our home uninvited and unannounced. Always bringing little 'treats' to gain ou- your trust." The silver haired kitsune started to pace, ears pressing back as he glared balefully at the treats in question.

"Kuko... it's not a trick or a trap. Moonlight is truly and genuinely our friend. She would never do anything to hurt us, the children or the Shrine." Kit tried to sooth him without any lucky as he bared his teeth at her and angrily snarled "That's what my kin thought when we trusted the monsters and look what happened to us!"

Touma's trademark smile dropped from his face, the colors on his echo parts wavering as he whimpered at the angry snarl making Kit stiffen. She took a deep calming breath petting his back as she stood "It's not the same as then Kuko. You know they didn't want what happened to happen either. They had no choice and the ones responsible have paid for their decision. You can't let what happened in the past hold you back from a happy future."

Kit snickered watching the doll monster disappear as quickly as she disappeared. Her tails flicked in greater amusement at watching the micro expression of something a kin to disappointment before very keen interest pass across Kuko's face at the food.

Reiko and Shakko were busy yelling thanks at Moonlights retreated for the delicious food as the silver fox kitsune eagerly approached the plates. He quickly snatched one of the scallops up with his claw like nails and popped in into his mouth. A rare smile, not invoked by one of the children, graced his face as he murred lowly reaching for another as he chewed.

"You know you can make a plate right?" Kit asked amused making him give a even rarer flush, she was a little disappointed when his murring ceased and he frowned.

"I know... I was only... testing them." Kuko grumbled dishing more out onto a plate along with a sampling of the other items.

Hi everyone I made some yummy mushroom ramen for everyone and a strawberry pie.

And an avocado sandwich for Kuko.

Kit and the children cheered at the bountiful smorgasbord of delectable goodies. Their voices carried from the kitchen as they served out the food with lots of giggles and laughter.

Kuko looked at his specially made goods with a conflicted look on his face, that was looking a bit more ashen with bags under his eyes, but ultimately he picked up the plate to take with him with a light in his eyes.

Later Moonlight found a Lotus flower encased in a barrier to keep it fresh as though it had just been newly picked with a scroll next to it. Inside there in a curving script was a simple,

Thank you.