A Fox's Love (American Kitsune Book 1) by Brandon Varnell Page A

her age.
    "I do," Lilian chirped. "Like most Kitsune, I usually only keep one of them out. We don't really like the feeling of our tails being completely hidden, because our tails is where the essence of our power are stored.” She looked at him, a strange glint in her eyes. “Would you like me to bring out my second tail?"
    "Ah, no," Kevin shook his head, "That's alriiiiiiighhttt! What the heck!?" Kevin's shocked squeak was precluded by the feeling of something wrapping around his legs. After banging his knees on the underside of the table when he jumped out of his seat, Kevin looked down, his eyes blinking several times as he tried to associate what he was seeing with reality.
    There, wrapped around his legs, were two furry, bright red fox tails. They were surprisingly soft and warm, but he was more focused on the fact that there were two fox tails wrapped around his legs!
    "Did I mention they could extend to over a meter in length?" Lilian asked innocently. Too innocently. Kevin narrowed his eyes. It looked like those stories about Kitsune being pranksters might hold some merit after all.
    Trying to ignore the girl who had retracted her tails, Kevin ate in silence. It was hard with her watching him, but he made do and did his best to ignore her. When he finished, he cast a glace at the small clock on the stove, his eyes widening as he saw what time it was.
    "Oh crap!" He swore as he bolted from his chair and made a mad dash towards his room. Acting with all the haste of someone who had a horde of Orcs on his tail (or some other manner of dangerous and ugly fantasy monster), Kevin shoved all of his binders and homework into his bag with little regard to whether any of it got crushed or not. He soon came barreling back out and hurried towards the door.
    He skidded to a stop, however, when he saw Lilian standing in front of the door that would allow him to leave. She was looking at him, hands clasped together in front of her. Kevin nearly lost it when he saw how poorly the shirt actually hid her breasts as they were pressed together.
    "Leaving?"
    "Uh..." Only the knowledge that he was running late allowed his mind to properly reboot. "Yeah... I have school... so..."
    "That's right, I forgot that you went to school," Lilian perked up, literally. Her slightly drooping fox ears actually quivered before standing straight up on her head. It was such a cute gesture that Kevin only managed to stop himself from squealing like some kind of yaoi fan-boy and reaching out to caress them by reminding himself that Lilian wasn't actually a fox, but a Kitsune, and that there was no telling what she would do if he caressed her ears. "I've never been to school before. My mother always home schooled us."
    "Ah, I, I see," Kevin tried to steer this conversation back on course so he could finish it quickly. "Listen, I have to go or I'll be late... er! Later than I already am. You can stay here for as long as you want, I guess." It wasn't like he could in good conscious kick her out. Not unless he wanted to be guilt ridden for several months. "Just, um... try not to break anything. Oh! And don't go into my mom's bedroom."
    "Don't worry about me, Beloved," Kevin's cheeks flushed at her apparent pet-name for him. A tad slow on the uptake, wasn't he? "I'll be fine. You go to school. I'll wait for you here." Saying this, the red haired beauty closed the distance between them, leaned up on her toes (she was several inches shorter than Kevin), and pressed her lips to his in a quick kiss.
    Kevin's eyes widened as he felt her warm, soft and slightly moist lips glide over his own. Even though it was just a small peck, it was still enough that Kevin felt a jolt run through him, like lightning was coursing unhindered through his body at the contact. He could not help but compare Lilian's lips to the finest satin as they gently ghosted over his own in an ephemeral kiss.
    Of course, this is Kevin we're talking about, so all these thoughts would not come to him