Stories tagged “Kitsune”
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My Side of the Mountain
There were some old, spooky-looking books at one end of the shelf—with heavy bindings and even padlocks. I was almost positive they were just props—from what I’ve read, inside your head is the last place you’d want to keep the Necronomi...
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Company for Breakfast
The island was slightly larger than it looked from the shore, and consisted of a beach around a small copse of trees. In the middle of the trees was a picnic table, and someone had laid out a breakfast consisting of assorted pastries and a pitcher of o...
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Into the Blue Again
“So what happens now?” I asked, after we’d finished with breakfast and put everything away. “Well, I could keep you here forever,” Jackie admitted. “It would be nice to have someone there whenever I daydreamed…R...
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We Always Stand Up Straight

The first thing I saw when I awoke was her shirt, slung over the old Saarinen Tulip I use as a desk chair. The “VIXEN” lettering was appropriate. “You know, I was going to make you breakfast in bed today, but I’d rather keep you...
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She Moves In Mysterious Ways

“Well, I guess that explains the anime hair color,” I chuckled. “Care to enlighten me as to what about plain old me could warrant the attention of a kitsune?” “First, just say fox, or fox spirit if you want to be specific....
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Heights and Depths

“Keep me where?” I asked. “In your pocket?” “Oh, you’d be amazed what I can fit in my pocket,” she said. “Or in various other places.” She leaned forward, and I was looking down her cleavage. It mig...