User blog:Redknight910/WWYD Inari Repter

Prompt: The inari switch out.



I stand there, looking at my defeated wife, and the first thought I put voice to is simple.

"What did she take?" The Tsuki's look between each other cautiously as my wife picks herself up, tails rubbing the tears from her eyes.

"She took everything she could get away with, and then some things she knew would get her caught. I am so sorry, my darling." I walk up to her and wrap my arms around her, her eight tails wrapping around me. She quietly cries into my shoulder while I think.

"We have some faithful contacts in the Shina clan, I'll contact them and have them get the most important things back, and I have a plan for the danuki that will take some more time to pull together." My wife looks up at me, then smiles.

"Thank you. We have a few acolytes who can be sent to the Shina as payment. She took many of them, butnot all were fooled. I caught her name as well. Anala." I nod, telling her the temple will be fine.

That night I was visited by our contact with the clan, a fairly mature kunoichi.

"I understand you called for us?" She says in her usual sultry tone.

"Yes, a danuki named Anala took several important artifacts and many acolytes. We would like your clan's aid to return them." She nods slowly, then sighs.

"We were contacted by her several days ago, with express directions to protect her assets, no matter their origins." Of course, I should have expected that. She does give me a sly smile though. "However, given our previous history, and the fact we normally avoid work with danuki's, I'll have a small group recover your pieces from her supplies. Of course, payment will be required." I nod.

"Of course." I take five name tags from a collection sitting nearby. "Five strong men, well trained monks with adequate talent. I think they'll be a splendid addition to your clan, and of course, have all agreed to be yours." She smiled, nodding.

"We'll collect them over the next few weeks. You're patronage is, as always, welcome." With that she vanishes into the shadows from whence she came. With a smile I step into my wife's meditation chamber. Sliding the door closed behind me I approach her from behind.

She senses me and stands from her kneeling place, shucking her robe from her shoulders. She sees my smile, and smiles back, wrapping herself around me. I wrap my arms around her as well, kissing her deeply as she pulls my own clothing from me.

"Thank you for doing so much for my temple. I don't know what I'd do without you." I chuckle, groping her breast as we start to move along.

"You'd probably be pulling men in off the road for spirit energy." She giggles, rubbing my crotch.

<p style="font-weight:400;">"Well, obviously. It's how I found you, isn't it?"

<p style="font-weight:400;">"Indeed it was." I pull her to the ground and begin to ravish her, having been away for some weeks.

<p style="font-weight:400;">The next morning we are woken by one of our Tsuki psudo-daughters bringing in a tray of tea.

<p style="font-weight:400;">"To revitalise yourselves after last night, great ones." I nod, thanking her for the tea.

<p style="font-weight:400;">"The danuki was spotted approaching the temple grounds, everyone has been ordered to keep aware of those around them." I nod, thanking her for the information. I dress myself appropriately, and walk out into the main shrine. As I reach the stairs to the shrine, the danuki joins me with the typical inviting face.

<p style="font-weight:400;">"Some of my stock went missing last night, I was wondering if you'd seen it?" I shake my head.

<p style="font-weight:400;">"I have not seen anything that belongs to you here." Her placid smile widens as she realises my wordplay.

<p style="font-weight:400;">"Well, you wouldn't object ot me and my associates checking, just in case?"

<p style="font-weight:400;">"I would, actually. As I understand it, last time I saw you here, my wife was tied up in an empty chamber, and several of our artifacts had vanished." The danuki puts a hand to her mouth in mock shock.

<p style="font-weight:400;">"That is horrible. If I had known, I would have done everything in my power to stop the thieves." I feel something niggling at the back of my mind, and recognise the impulse of a charm immediately. I smile at her, making my position clear.

<p style="font-weight:400;">"If you are ever spotted here again, this shrine will become the only place you are seen. Am I clear?" She looks genuinely surprised for a moment, before regaining her composure.

<p style="font-weight:400;">"Why, I don't think I appreciate being threatened." I look across the men surrounding her. They seem to be a combination of buissness men and mercenaries, the latter of which have hands rest on hilts.

<p style="font-weight:400;">Before I can make another statement, a blue flame erupts between us.

<p style="font-weight:400;">"I do not think you are in a position to complain." My wife approaches, tails wrapping around me defensively, hand prepared for another fire starting snap.

<p style="font-weight:400;">"I see. This temple truly is beautiful. It would be a shame if anything happened to it. Particularly if I vanished before being able to stop an approaching bandit raid." We both glare at the danuki, neither of us questioning her willingness to do such a thing.

<p style="font-weight:400;">"We will not be threatened either, Madam Anala. So why don't we come to an agreement?" The danuki's ears perked at the prospect of a deal.

<p style="font-weight:400;">"Go on."

<p style="font-weight:400;">"You stay away from our home, our lands and our people, and we won't become a constant thorn in your side. I'd imagine another danuki would jump at the chance to take territory from one of her sisters." Again the danuki's mask broke in a moment of unexpected emotion. After she had recast herself, she made an expected counter offer.

<p style="font-weight:400;">And what of the bandit's heading this way? Would you rather me leave you to them?" I smiled, shaking my head as my wife responded.

<p style="font-weight:400;">"Oh, no, I think you'll be leaving them to us. Don't worry, I'll send any who aren't favoured back to whatever company you found them in." She scans the mercenaries as she speaks, watching for any signs of reaction. Anala thinks it over for a few moments, before nodding, reaching out with a hand.

<p style="font-weight:400;">"Very well, we'll leave your temple and its... lush grounds to you, for now." I smile and thank her for agreeing without too much animosity. She simply smiles and waves at us. "It was a pleasure negotiating with you. It's not very often I find someone as resourceful as yourselves." With that she turns to leave, her entourage turning with her.

<p style="font-weight:400;">"Well, that saves us some time." I mutter as she reaches the bottom of the stairs.

<p style="font-weight:400;">"Why is that, Aro?" My wife asks, her tails trying to find purchase beneath my clothing.

<p style="font-weight:400;">"I was going to start harrassing her buisiness', but she came to us first." M wife chuckles, nodding to herself.

<p style="font-weight:400;">"Indeed, that has saved us some time." All that's left now is for the kunoichi to return our artifacts, and the temple will be back to normal. Also there's my wife's eternally curious tails to sate.