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missiletoe · 5 months ago

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wrote this one yesterday but ran out of time to put it on tumblr because i had to run to dinner! kittyuri where yuri is the king of hell LMAO

Prompt: One hand was behind his back, and he held it out, presenting a bouquet of white and smoky purple lilies.

“They’re straight from the underworld, by the way. They are everlasting. They won’t die.”

― Jess C Scott, The Devilin Fey

Word Count: 940

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It’s the outfit that gets her first. A little dated, sure–Kitty’s not sure the last time she saw someone under twenty-five sporting pinstripes–but drop-dead gorgeous. Kitty scoops her jaw off the chipped pavement and tells her legs to keep moving. They respond like buggy code, her nerves acting like frayed wires as she trips over a stone and struggles to right herself.

It’s the flowers that catch her attention second. The petals are long and thin, a rich purple that bleeds into black at the center. Kitty doesn’t recall seeing anything like those on campus–not that she’s exactly sightseeing as she’s running between classes.

And it’s her voice that gets her third.

“Kitty, these are for you,” the woman? girl? says, offering the bouquet. She can’t be any older than a college student but she certainly doesn’t look the part. She’s got a leather purse with little skulls emblazoned onto the handles that looks like it costs five times Kitty’s running tuition bill.

Kitty’s jaw hits the floor for the second time in twenty seconds when she remembers that she never introduced herself.

“Me?” she squawks, glancing around at the empty parking lot. The girl nods and pushes the bouquet into her hand when she doesn’t reach out to accept.

The flowers are undeniably alive but they smell like death.

“They’re straight from the underworld, by the way. They are everlasting. They won’t die,” the girl tacks on casually, like she’s offering a two-for-one deal at the supermarket. Kitty pinches her own forearm at the surrealism but she doesn’t wake up.

Flowers from Hell and omniscient beings. There is something very wrong with this picture and she doesn’t even think it’s the girl’s abnormal beauty.

“Who are you?” Kitty chokes out when her throat comes unstuck. She’ll need a name for the contact in her phone, after all–or she can leave it at Pretty Flower Girl / Maybe Stalker?

“Yuri,” the girl replies, sticking one hand out. “The King of Hell.”

Kitty doesn’t know whether you’re supposed to shake or kiss the hands of royalty so she ends up gripping it in some sort of bear-claw hold instead. Lovely. She can probably look forward to a hundred years in purgatory for that one.

Yuri’s skin is cool to the touch but she laughs at Kitty’s pitiful attempt at courtesy.

“You don’t have to look so nervous,” she says as Kitty tries to discreetly cover up her heart with that stupid, useless literature textbook Professor Lee makes them lug to every class. She can’t remember if demons feasting on live hearts is something from mythology or a wayward Reddit post she landed on at 2AM. Probably both. “I’ve come here with a proposition.”

I can think of twenty ways to proposition you–

The Q on her shoulder tells her to shut up and focus if she wants to retain her claim to her soul. For once, she listens–which is funny, considering she never listens to the real one.

“A proposition?” she says, somehow making it to the end of the sentence without laughing. Someone needs to update the archives of Hell with a thesaurus and a ten-volume series on the evolving memespeak.

“Come home with me,” Yuri says and the flowers land in a bundled heap on the floor. Maybe the King of Hell does keep a copy of the Urban Dictionary.

“How much is rent there?” Kitty asks instead of something normal like excuse me and find someone else to match your crazy. But still–Seoul apartment prices can be a real killer.

“Rent?” Yuri laughs, puzzled. “There’s no rent at my place.”

Kitty’s sold. (And she swears it’s not just because a pretty girl is offering to take her home–shut up Q! It’s only… economical.)

“I’d like you to come work for me,” she says and Kitty’s mind stalls.

“Pardon?”

“I’ve seen your work,” Yuri continues like Kitty hadn’t spoken at all. “It’s wonderful–no one has quite the inspiration that you do.”

Inspiration? The last time Kitty heard that word was when she drew a crooked parrot for second-grade art class.

“Your… pranks?” Yuri elaborates, like she’s fishing for the right world. Kitty gawks.

“Are you talking about the slime I left in Minho’s locker?” Yuri nods.

“Among other things.”

“You’re offering me a job,” she says, her mind playing catch-up. A job? In this economy? And she didn’t even have to do a 50-question personality test for it. “What’s the hourly rate? 18? 20?”

Yuri blinks at her.

“I can give you a whole realm if you impress me,” she says and Kitty stares. She wants to ask Yuri to elaborate on what she means by impress–how, when, why–but her last remaining brain cell tells her it’s not the time or place.

“And you’ll be royalty,” Yuri says, tipping her head towards the discarded lilies. Blood warms Kitty’s cheeks, even as Yuri tells her that all of her close officials have honorary royalty status as advisors.

“So, the flowers were a bribe?” Kitty asks suddenly, staring at them. They still reek of mothballs and Kitty’s pretty sure there’s actual dark ooze coming out of the center.

Yuri laughs like she’s said the funniest thing in the world.

“Sure, we can call it that,” she says and her smile makes Kitty shiver.

“Kitty Song Covey, do we have a deal?” Yuri asks, studying her closely.

Free rent, no student debt at the end and she’s getting paid? Kitty’s never signed up for something faster in her life.

“Yes,” Kitty says, sticking her hand out to shake.

Yuri grins and seals the contract with a kiss to the back of her hand.

#xo kitty #kittyuri #kitty song covey #yuri han #catglass #kitty x yuri #yuri x kitty #yuri olympics #yuri shipping olympics

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shnuggletea · 4 years ago

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Ready for some Envy? I know my bf and beta loves some jelly Inuyasha. And jelly Mamo. She just likes some angry fueled confessions I think lol.

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Envy

"I envy people that know love. That have someone who takes them as they are."

― Jess C Scott, The Devilin Fey

It was interesting, watching Kagome slowly approach the wild animal before us. People were starting to scatter and a few looked as if ready to jump on Naraku. Even more so when Kagome started to approach. I glanced over at Inuyasha to see him looking super uncomfortable. Probably do to Kagome telling him to 'sit' before leaving him behind to face Naraku. The guy was nuts. The last thing we needed was to cart the two of them to the ER or have the cops show up. How the hell would we explain their lack of IDs and medical records?

No, this needed to be handled quickly and quietly. Hence why I stood back, keeping Inuyasha and Miroku from jumping to Kagome's side. Both of them were very protective of her. It had to be because of what Naraku said, about Kagome using her energy to create them? At least, I had to hope that was why my mate was chomping at the bit to go protect her.

A small seed of jealousy was in my belly but I stomped it out. It was pointless, I didn't care if Miroku had a thing for Kagome. He was just some stupid mistake, calling him here or creating him or whatever the fuck we did.

Now face to face with Naraku, Kagome kept her hands up near her shoulders in submission of sorts. Inuyasha growled but didn't move. Kikyo was on her fucking phone and I was allowing Miroku to press up against me, touching me as usual. I found it oddly comforting that, even in such a strange and stressful moment, Miroku still put his hands on my ass and groped me.

I would never tell anyone that but there it was.

My heart calmed with Naraku, his face paling slowly the longer Kagome stood before him. Inuyasha didn't calm at all, shifting his weight back and forth until it was so bad, it drew my attention from the scene before us. His ears were flicked back and even though Kagome was talking so soft, I couldn't hear her, I had a feeling Inuyasha could.

And he didn't like what was being said.

Naraku was calm so I guess he liked it. For a minute, because I knew the look on Kagome's face. She was scared. I didn't even see Inuyasha move, he was just there, putting himself between Naraku and Kagome. I managed a fearful squeak and that was it.

"We need to squawk back at him," Kikyo said, appearing at my side and speaking like that made sense.

"Huh?"

Phone in hand, she held it up for me to read. It was Wikipedia's Raven page on aggression. It went on and on but basically it said that a leader Raven will squawk a certain rhythm and it's expected the lower Ravens will squawk back. "I'm not doing that."

Kikyo looked genuinely surprised, "Why not?!"

"He's your Mate! You picked Raven, you squawk at him!"

"It's for the submissive to do." She replied, crossing her arms over her chest and popping out a hip. "I'm not submitting to him or anyone ever."

Miroku pushed me back a few steps. "For fuck's sake… I'll do it." I tried to stop him but it all fell flat, standing stupefied as he pushed Kagome and Inuyasha back. "Squawk."

There was no flare to it, no feeling. Miroku was just making the sound and it was really hard not laughing. Naraku was thrown, falling back a few steps before squaring up to Miroku. "SQUAWK, SQUAWK, SQUAWK!"

Tilting his head down in embarrassment, Miroku looked anywhere but at Naraku. I wasn't sure if it was intentional but it was pretty clever. "Squawk, squawk."

He was quietly squawking back at the crazed man. Naraku had truly lost it but Miroku was working hard to bring him back down. "You realize he's agreeing to be Naraku's bitch, right?"

My face slowly turned to a scowl as I moved it to look at Kikyo. "I know. When that's supposed to be your place."

Kikyo just scoffed and rolled her eyes. I knew she wouldn't be responsible enough for this. I should have never told her about it but I was sleep-deprived and manic when I rushed out of my room that morning. I didn't even put on pants and I was waiting for Kikyo to get her dig in about my ass.

It was coming, she would never let something like that go.

The only reason I was even friends with her was because of Kagome. Once roommates in college and Kagome didn't even try to shake the bitch. Kikyo latched onto Kagome because no one else would have her as a friend. Which meant I had to put up with her as well because I loved Kagome to death.

Now settled, Miroku, Inuyasha, and Kagome lead while Naraku followed, looking proud of himself. Inuyasha looked pissed, holding on tight to Kagome while Miroku just looked tired. As his reward for being the one to sacrifice his dignity, I let him hold my waist.

"We should go home. Before someone calls the cops."

Kagome's words sounded like magic, as there was nothing I wanted to do more.

oOo

Naraku wouldn't stop squawking at the startled people. Kikyo wasn't doing anything and Sango looked as freaked out as everyone else.

Taking a step got me nowhere as Inuyasha's iron grip held me in place. Looking up at him, he grimaced back down in disapproval. "I have to calm him down."

"No. You don't."

I flicked my gaze to Kikyo and his followed, getting my meaning in a split second. "There is no one else to do it."

He let go, reluctantly, and I stepped up to Naraku just as hesitant. His eyes landed on me and he slowed his caws for the moment and lowered his arms.

"Um… hi." I already knew I was falling flat and Naraku's frown wasn't helping. "Look… I know you want to be… a badass but no one here understands."

"They don't need to understand, they just need to fall in line."

Now I frowned, looking at him like the idiot he was. "No one is going to fall in line behind a man squeaking like a mad man." His mouth was set in a hard line so I pressed on. "You don't need all this, it's just more headache for you." The corners of his mouth twitched. "Besides, you have Kikyo…"

"That whore isn't good enough for the likes of me."

"But… you're her mate…"

"You're the one that brought us to life. Me to life. Not her. So I should be with you."

My heart twisted in my chest and my belly-flopped from nerves and discomfort. No way I was about to 'trade up' or something. I may have just met all of them but I was sure Inuyasha was meant to be with me and me with him. "That's not… how it works."

"Of course it is! You want me to be calm and complacent? Then you need to be by my side, Master. Not that Mutt's."

I did want him to be calm. The many eyes on us were seconds from calling the cops if they hadn't already. It had anxiety crawling through my body; a mixture of fear and nerves that made me wonder if accepting to be Naraku's was the only way out of this?

"If you will come with us and calm down then… we can work something out."

His eyes bore into me, blood red and it wasn't my imagination. "That's not good enough."

I was aware. Painfully aware of Inuyasha as he pounced between Naraku and me. The smell of him, like a forest of pine heated by the sun, it calmed me. I still grabbed him, clutching the back of his worn and thin t-shirt that did nothing to hide the rippling muscles beneath. And ripple they did, Inuyasha tense and very angry.

"Stay away from my Master." He growled.

I tried to peek around him to Naraku, but Inuyasha wasn't haven't it, backing us up as he snarled. "She's my Master too, remember. You need to share."

"Like hell…"

"Boys! You're creating a scene!"

The people were even more agitated now. Probably because now a dog was on the premises. We should have put a hat on Inuyasha's head, his ears were pressed back but twitching. Anyone could see they weren't fake!

"Wouldn't want to scare the humans, would we?" Naraku mocked.

"You're scaring Master, you prick!"

Naraku took a step, his eyes wild. I took a step too, pulling Inuyasha back with me. "Maybe I should? She was seconds away from being mine with her fear. If I scare her enough, you will be a forgotten memory of a mistake she once made…"

Inuyasha pulled at my hold but I refused to let go, wrapping my arms around his middle to keep him back this time. "Stop it! Both of you!"

This wasn't what I wanted, what I agreed to. I just wanted someone to love and love me. Not fight or scare others!

Naraku was red-faced and I didn't need to see Inuyasha's to know he was just as pissed. Any second now, they were going to brawl and there was nothing I could do to stop it. Because if I caved to Naraku, somehow found it in me to give myself up to whatever his needs were, Inuyasha would be the one going berserk.

I guess most women would be flattered but I was just terrified.

It was then that Miroku appeared, taking a stance between Inuyasha and I and Naraku. "Squawk."

There was no feeling in it, not like when Naraku did it. But Naraku's entire demeanor changed.

And he squawked back.

A few moments of squawking and Naraku was calm. I thought it was all over until Inuyasha turned to me. His eyes were red just like Naraku's had been. "You would go with him? Be his?!"

My voice was trapped somewhere between my chest and my throat and it hurt. Shaking my head was the most I could do and Inuyasha didn't like it.

"You were ready to be with him, be his Mate. Do I mean so little to you?"

"Nnn..no!" Finally, my voice found its way out. "It's not like that! I just wanted him to calm down!"

He stood back, leaning over me the entire time until now, and crossed his strong arms over his wide chest. "He's better than me. A Raven is smarter, stronger, and better looking than a dog…"

"That's not true!"

In a blink, my face was in Inuyasha's hold, cupping my cheeks with urgency but not hurting in the slightest. "I'm filled with a feeling that I don't know or like. I feel sick and it has everything to do with you. I don't deserve Master."

He was feeling something he didn't know? Inuyasha… he was so naive and innocent, he didn't even know how to express his feelings properly. I was pretty sure he was feeling envy but that was giving myself too much credit.

"What will make you feel better, Inuyasha?"

He looked my face over for a moment before diving headfirst to my mouth. It was different than last night, not licking my mouth as he had before. This time, his lips were firmly pressed to mine, pushing them apart roughly with his need. His tongue swept around my mouth as if searching for something or memorizing it. I wasn't sure but I enjoyed it, letting him do whatever he wanted to me and not giving a damn about anything else.

My tongue searched his mouth in return. And he let me, tracing his fangs while he groaned against my lips. When he pulled back, I felt dizzy. It took me a minute to get my bearings again, Inuyasha slowly coming into focus. His eyes were back to their beautiful gold color and I was swimming in them.

"Thank you, Master. I feel a little better now."

I think I was smiling but my lips felt numb and warm. "Then… how about you call me Kagome?"

He didn't say it and my soul felt like it was begging for him to. To hear him say my name again like he had last night. But he didn't, nodding and taking my hand to lead us back to the others. They were standing around waiting it seemed when there were far more important things we needed to be doing.

"We should go home. Before someone calls the cops." I offered.

Kikyo grabbed Naraku like the errant child he was but he pulled back harshly. "I'm not going back to that tiny little room."

I didn't know if he meant our place or Kikyo's. Both were pretty small. Kikyo reached out for Naraku again anyway. "Come on. I need to get you home!"

"Fuck. You."

Now Kikyo was the one to square up. "You already did and it sucked so maybe you should just go back to where you came from?!"

"Gladly."

He took off and damn he was fast! I barely blinked and he was gone. I caught sight of him as he turned the corner a few blocks away. All I felt was tired. I already had to talk Naraku down and now this?

"We have to go after him," I said loudly and Sango whined louder. "Kikyo?"

She was pouting and refusing to do or say anything. Yeah, now was the time for that.

"He's your Mate, dammit!" Sango screeched.

"No, he isn't! He's just an asshole! I think I got the wrong one."

Kikyo glanced around at the others, lingering on Inuyasha, strangely, and I had to grab Sango mid-flight. She was going to slap Kikyo. Probably for being lazy and as much as she deserved it, it wasn't the time for it. "Let's go before he gets any further away."

Sango's eyes went wide and Inuyasha growled. I had just calmed Inuyasha down and now he was irritable again. Something to deal with when we got back. Woo-pie.

"Kikyo should go, not me. Not us!"

My face was tired of all my grimacing and frowning. "She can stay and watch the boys. Get them back home."

"Kagome," Sango stepped forwards and whispered, "I think that's a really bad idea. I don't trust Kikyo."

"It'll be fine," I said, trying to assure myself as well as Sango.

I glanced back, Inuyasha pouting behind me. Kikyo walked over and patted his shoulder. The tension in his shoulders lessened a little as did my worry. Kikyo might be inconsiderate at times but she would at least make sure the boys got home alright. Because I would ask that of her and she was my friend.

"Kikyo, can you take care of Inuyasha and Miroku while we're gone?"

She nodded and we left.

oOo

Babysitting. Great. At least the babies were good looking. Inuyasha was filling out his shirt nicely. But his ears were freaking me out, twitching around like they were. And he was pouting which was a turn-off.

Miroku was still watching the distance Sango and Kagome left in. Sango and Kagome's place, aka home, was several blocks away. As much as I believed in my abilities, I wasn't sure how much longer I could stand the looks our way, their good looks gaining attention. It was Inuyasha's obvious ears that concerned me though, not the looks. I was used to that.

"We should get you a hat or something."

Inuyasha perked a little at that, confused. So I pointed to his ears and his hands shot to them as if he forgot they were there. "You have a problem with them?"

God did I ever. But Inuyasha was pouting enough and that was just not attractive. "No! But… others do… It would make, um, make… Kagome! It would make Kagome happy! You know? Not drawing attention?"

He didn't pout more but he didn't lighten up either. I wanted to see that sexy smile he was flashing earlier. But, he was flashing it towards Kagome.

I swallowed the jealousy I had burning my throat. I wouldn't be jealous of my friend. Not Kagome. She was my dearest friend. I just needed to chill and be good. She asked me to take care of them so that's what I would do.

After we got Inuyasha a hat, a bright red baseball cap that barely fit over his ears, the walk was relatively quiet. But Miroku was dragging his feet.

"Come on you two, let's just get you home." Inuyasha was watching his feet and Miroku was watching the world around them when it hit me. "Wait, you guys have never been here before right? You lived… elsewhere?"

I didn't want to know more. Where they came from or how they got here. It made my nerves flare and I really couldn't feel sick right now.

"Yes. We are new to this place." Miroku answered.

His word choice and the tone he took when he spoke told me he hadn't been here long. Something else they need to work on to blend in. Inuyasha barely spoke and when I had heard him, it was broken like he didn't know the language at all. Another thing that bothered me but no man was perfect.

"You've known Sango and Master a long time, have you not?"

Suddenly, Miroku and Inuyasha were beside me. Miroku's question was one they both wanted the answer to. "Yeah. Why?"

With one on each side, my head bounced back and forth, waiting for an answer. Inuyasha held firm. Strong silent type it seemed. Except when he was around Kagome and I was trying hard not to let that bother me.

"I would just… I don't know… how does one know if a woman is attracted to you?"

I giggled a little and they both paled. "They both asked for you to be here so I'm pretty sure they like you if that's what you mean."

"Could you…" Inuyasha suddenly speaking threw me a little. "Could you maybe…. tell us what they like?"

"Same as any woman. A man that can handle and care for them."

"How do you know if you can do that?" Miroku asked.

It hit me hard. "Neither of you have had sex have you?!" The blood rushing to their faces told me the answer. "Okay, okay, I can fix this. Look, don't worry. I'm going to help you both. I know exactly what you need."

I’m hope to have more for you tomorrow but it’s not looking good. Keyboard is out again.

#inuyasha fanfiction #inuyasha sins #sinfully human #envy

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