1455/Darkened Lessons

Darkened Lessons
Date of Scene:	07 May 2016
Location:	Hisakata Residences
Synopsis:	Ayana comes back from her study session with Sora noticeably darkened; Ikiko notices and chases away the shadows.
Cast of Characters:	Ikiko Hisakata, Ayana

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Ikiko Hisakata has posed:
Saturday night, and Ikiko is sitting in the room she shares with Ayana, waiting for the kitsune to return from the study session with Sora. It felt good to the sometimes-wolfgirl that her girlfriend was making an effort to do better in chemistry, even with the good test score, and she had a small reward in mind for when Ayana gets back.

"I wonder how the tutoring session went," Ikiko muses to herself. Her phantom ears perk up as she hears the sound of the door downstairs opening; Ayana's back!

Ayana has posed:
Ayana closes the door behind her and drops her bookbag just inside the door--not even bothering to put it away where it should go. The kitsune bounds up the stairs three at a time, then makes her way into the bedroom with a sneer on her face. "She's so gullible," Ayana mumbles as she steps into the room. Half dancing her way across the bedroom, she twists and flops down on the bed. "But at least I can say I studied."

Ikiko Hisakata has posed:
Ikiko Hisakata steps over and gives Ayana a hug. "Welcome back, beloved," she murmurs. "How did the studying go?"

She doesn't remark on the kitsune's comments -- at least, not yet, anyway. What she wants to hear is how Ayana thought that it went, which might answer the questions Ikiko might have.

Ayana has posed:
"Great," Ayana replies with a wrinkle of her nose. "At least if you are more interested in the act of studying and not the information. I'm pretty sure I am incapable of chemistry, and stupid as a duck. I hate this class. But Sora-chan and I came to an agreement, so she's going to teach me."

Ikiko Hisakata has posed:
"I don't think any duck is even half as clever as you are," Ikiko retorts with a loving smile. "And I'm sure you'll learn more than you think you will."

She starts massaging the kitsune's ears. "But I think you need something to help take the stress off of dealing with my cousin," Ikiko remarks. "And to relax after dealing with chemistry class. Isn't social chemistry more enjoyable?" She punctuates this by giving her girlfriend a gentle kiss.

Ayana has posed:
Ayana's eyes half-lid as Ikiko starts rubbing her ears. She leans into the petting and makes soft noises of pleasure, then lets out a soft sigh as she kisses Ikiko back. "Not only is it more enjoyable," she says, "I think I deserve it, after all that hard work I put in."

Ikiko Hisakata has posed:
Ikiko Hisakata smiles and focuses on giving Ayana's ears thorough skritchies, from their base amidst her hair to the spiky black tips--

--wait a minute.

A disoriented look crosses Ikiko's face, even as she continues to massage her girlfriend's ears. Sure enough, the bits of white fur that had appeared on the tips of her ears after she had used Twilight Restoration are now black. A quick glance at the kitsune's tails reveal a similar recoloration -- and speaking of recolors, isn't Ayana's fur a bit darker than it had been earlier today?

"Are you feeling okay, beloved?" Ikiko asks, a hint of concern plain in her voice even as she keeps up the ear-rubs.

Ayana has posed:
Ayana shrugs faintly as she leans into the petting. "I feel just fine. In fact," she says, "I feel better than I have in a long time." She twists over on the bed and grabs Ikiko forcefully, pulling the wolfgirl into a tight hug, and presses her lips forcefully to Ikiko's.

The kiss isn't just a loving, passionate one; but something hungry and feral. Like a greedy fox stealing whatever she can get her hands (or lips) on.

Ikiko Hisakata has posed:
Ikiko Hisakata is surprised by the kiss, but isn't complaining about it; indeed, she's kissing back just as passionately as the kitsune, albeit with less hunger. And it feels so good, how energetic Ayana is being, but--

But.

When the kiss finally breaks, Ikiko nuzzles her girlfriend, then softly kisses her neck. And during the kiss, she starts to hum -- a fragment of her Soulful Howl, weakened by not currently being Tsukiko, but still trying to get her emotions across to Ayana. Feelings of concern and care, interspersed with a warning of resembling the foxgirl's past, all with an underpinning of steadfast love that seeks to help.

Even if the hum lacks the power to clear the seeming darkness on its own, it can at least make the foxgirl aware of it. Hopefully.

Ayana has posed:
When the kiss parts, Ayana smiles and bites Ikiko on the shoulder--just as her girlfriend starts to hum a fragment of her song. She wrinkles her nose and bites harder, perhaps painfully hard. Hard enough to draw blood? Maybe! Then she says, "Don't sing that. I don't like it."

Ikiko Hisakata has posed:
Ikiko Hisakata winces, but doesn't wind down her hum until after Ayana's comment. "Why not?" she asks innocently, rubbing her bitten shoulder. "It's just a worried little bit of humming."

Ayana has posed:
"I don't know, it just makes me feel unhappy," Ayana replies with a wrinkle of her nose as she resumes more gentle nibbling on the other girl again--at least this time she's not biting for pain. Wrapping her stockinged legs around Ikiko, Ayana pulls her even tighter into a hug, demanding affections. "You should pet my ears again."

Ikiko Hisakata has posed:
An inspired smile spreads across Ikiko's face as an idea comes to mind. "Sure, but I also want physical ear pettings," she declares, leaning out of the hug just enough to make sure Ayana isn't inadvertently touching the--

"Lycan Locket!"

There's a flash of silver, and suddenly the kitsune finds herself hugging a wolfgirl! Tsukiko wraps her arms around Ayana, kissing the foxgirl with even more passion than Ayana's previous kiss. And true to the implied promise, the werewolf is massaging her ears.

Ayana has posed:
As Ikiko transforms into Cute Wolf Tsukiko, Ayana's eyes widen a bit in surprise. "Well," she mumbles, "I guess that makes sense," she says, then reaches up to begin scritching Ikiko's ears. As the wolf-girl kisses her, Ayana lets out a whimpering noise of happiness, and kisses her even harder, going so far as to bite the wolf-girl's lip mid-kiss! That's not very nice of her at all.

Ikiko Hisakata has posed:
Cute Wolf Tsukiko counter-nibbles in retort, but other than the biting the make-out session is very nice and quite enjoyable for the wolfgirl! She kisses with as much passion as she is kissed, pausing just long enough to take a breath before resuming the mighty amount of kissing!

When that breath depletes, Tsukiko pauses long enough for a second breath, and when that one is gone she pauses for a third. That third one, however, is deeper than the other two, and when she resumes the kiss she puts the force of a Soulful Howl behind it, reprising the emotions of the earlier hum in an effort to chase out the darkness.

Ayana has posed:
Ayana seems perfectly content to continue kissing for all eternity. While her girlfriend is still busy trying to remember to breathe, Ayana has learned to kiss and breathe through her nose, which means every time Tsukiko has to come up for air, Ayana has time to let out a little giggle of amusement.

Of course, the longer the kiss goes, the less Ayana is expecting the sudden (but innevitable) betrayal of her newfound selfishness. At point blank range, Soulful Howl hits Ayana and her darkened soul gem full force, and the Foxgirl yowls in pain and curls in on herself. The girl becomes a fox very suddenly, leaving a pile of clothes on the bed where Ayana was. The little fox turns and runs away from Tsukiko to hide under the desk.

She stays there until the howling stops, shivering.

Ikiko Hisakata has posed:
The howling stops soon after Ayana turns into a fox; with it mouth-muted the way it had been, the loss of contact quickly brings an end to it. The wolfgirl drops her henshin soon after, and Ikiko sits down next to the desk.

"Sorry about that," she remarks sheepishly. "Your fur and actions were kinda dark, so I wanted to chase the darkness away before it could grow." A careful look reveals that the fox's fur has returned to normal. "I'm sorry about it hurting, but it looks like the Howl worked -- your fur's back to its normal lively orange with white tips!"

Ayana has posed:
The little fox peers out from under the dask for a moment, staring at Ikiko uncertainly. After that moment, it crawls out from its hiding place. Very slowly, the creature climbs into Ikiko's lap. Pushing up onto hindlegs, she licks Ikiko's face, and then transforms back into a girl--sans clothes; those are still on the bed. "Sorry," she whimpers quietly. "I don't know where it came from. I haven't been near anyone who uses evil energy lately."

Ikiko Hisakata has posed:
Ikiko Hisakata holds Ayana close, cuddling the foxgirl. "It's okay; it was probably something subtle," she murmurs comfortingly, giving the kitsune a gentle kiss. "I know you don't like chemistry, and you and Sora really don't get along; with that kind of stress, a fragment of darkness probably made the most of the opportunity." Makes sense, right?

Ikiko pets Ayana's ears and gives her an encouraging smile. "At least now you know to be a bit more cautious about what's around you when dealing with both chemistry and Sora, right?"

Ayana has posed:
Ayana wrinkles her nose uncertainly, then reaches up to touch her soul gem. "Sora-chan asked to hold onto my star ball," she says gently. "She only had it for a few seconds, and then she gave it right back. she didn't do anything, but... maybe when I go study with her, you should keep it. It'll be harder to study because I won't be me, if you're holding it. But also I won't have to give it to her."

Ikiko Hisakata has posed:
"I'll do what I can to encourage your learning without distracting you," Ikiko reassures her girlfriend. "Maybe I should check out a beginner's book to chemistry from the library and read it while holding your star ball during your tutoring sessions?" Hey, it might help!

Ayana has posed:
Ayana sniffs amusedly. "Maybe you should just leave it in a drawer and don't open it or touch it," Ayana says, then leans in to kiss Ikiko again. This time it's far less hunger, and more simple innocent love. When the kiss parts, she gives Ikiko a squeeze, then wanders towards the closet to begin finding new clothes.

Ikiko Hisakata has posed:
"It was just an idea," Ikiko giggles, returning the kiss and the hug before standing up again. Still, the thought of a productive nest for the star ball to sit in might still be worth trying. One of those charms for study from the shrine, perhaps, and the aforementioned beginner's chemistry book.