Chapter 8

Later that night..

Aki walked around the home as Felix slept in the other guest room. He could hear the sounds of the man's calm breathing with the door shut. Placing his hand flat against the door he leaned into it. With his forehead pressed against the door his free hand slowly grabbed the knob of the door. He debated on opening it and going in there to Felix's side as he slept.

A smile on his face as he remained at the door while considering the thought he could hear the sound of Felix shifting the position he was laying. Turning his head to the side to glance across the room his eyes connected on sight with something reflecting in the light. With a twinkle in his eye he moved to inspect what he had found. It was a large glass aquarium that had fish swimming inside of it. The fish varied in color and type that swam around in the aquarium.

Aki could not help but feel excited at the sight of wild fish swimming in front of him. To a kitsune the sight of freshly trapped fish was like something that gave him the urge to play around. He also enjoyed the idea of just enjoying the water that was right there. Shaking from the pure joy from the idea he had in his mind he began to climb upward.

Ffffsshhhhhh.....

As Aki's body slid inside of the large tank with the fish the water raised higher and began to flood the living room floor. Smiling from the feeling of being engulfed in the aquarium water he pawed playfully at the fish with his hands. He was not interested in eating the fish but simply wanted to toy with them in the water. The scent of fish stuck to his clothes from the water as he bounced around excitedly inside of the tank.

After a while when his excitement faded and he climbed out of the tank he strode around the home looking for more interesting things to play around with. Things that caught his attention varied from jumping around on various pieces of furniture to eating half the things in Felix's kitchen just to see what different mortal foods tasted. The place really felt comfortable to him and he had lost himself in the joy of playing around that he had not even realized that Felix had walked up behind him with a darkened expression.

"What are you doing?!" Felix shouted his question as he grabbed onto Aki by the collar of his pink shirt. He had not gotten much sleep and it was the middle of the night. When he was jolted awake from Aki's mischievous behavior he wanted to knock him on the head. The boy had trashed another room in his house making him wonder if he could ever leave him alone. Standing there with his grip on Aki he could see and smell fish tank water all over the place as it had drenched a lot of the floor.

"You're up?" Aki asked with a look of embarrassment on his face from being caught playing around. He was not sure how he would detour Felix's attention from another mess. The only thing he could think of in that moment was to push for making the man feel embarrassed.

"How can I not be awake with all the racket your making?" Felix sighed heavily as he felt too tired to deal with cleaning up the mess. Deciding to leave it alone til morning he swept his eyes back to look at Aki's soft blush. No matter how many times he saw it he always felt like his heart would waver to scold the boy when he saw him. There was something about Aki that just made his chest ache for the boy.

"That's not what I meant~" Aki teased as he closed one of his eyes up at Felix. Grabbing hold of Felix's arm slowly he began to slide his right hand up to his shoulder. The blush on Aki's face deepened a bit more at his own words. He could see the hint of a blush on the man's face as well making him feel all the more nervous.

The feel of Aki's touch felt like it was sending shocks of electricity throughout Felix's body. In a daze they both lost themselves in each other's gaze as they stood there. Neither one was sure how much time had passed before they realized what they were doing. Felix was the first one to break free from the trance. Clearing his throat he thought for a moment before continuing with their conversation. If he was going to make the boy learn to take care of himself better he could not lose himself in the moment.

"Stop it," Felix scolded while moving his hand from Aki's shirt collar up to cover the boy's mouth so that he could not speak further. Able to see the hint of disappointment in Aki's eyes over how he had responded to the boy caused him to sigh. "Get to bed, now. If I catch you out of bed until morning I wont bring you back any more sweet tomorrow."

Felix knew that the sweets were probably the easiest way to get him to listen. When it came to the candy it was something that Aki was showing a unique obsession for. Taking note of his love for suckers he felt he could use it later if the need arose.

"Alright.." Aki pouted as he walked off to the room he was staying in. When he got in the room he closed the door behind him, leaving Felix alone in the living room with the mess he had caused. For a moment Aki felt bad for having gotten so excited and making the mess. With his back against the door he listened to the sounds of the man moving around until he had gone into his room as well.

That night Felix felt as if he had given up two rooms in his home to the destruction of a little orange hurricane.