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

until later. Much later. Right now, his mind had pretty much short circuited.
    "Beloved?" Kevin blinked. Lilian stared at him in concern. "Are you okay?"
    "Ah... Ah..." Kevin's mind recovered with admirable speed. Admirable for him, at least. "Yes..." he mumbled. "I'm fine. It's just..." he trailed off, feeling embarrassed as he murmured something out that Lilian could not hear.
    "What was that, Beloved?"
    "That was... my first kiss," Kevin mumbled lowly, his head turned down so he was looking at the ground instead of Lilian. It was infinitely more interesting than the gorgeous fox girl in front of him anyways.
    Yeah, right.
    Lilian smiled at him, her own cheeks tinging pink.
    "That was my first kiss with a male too."
    "I see," Kevin stared in surprise. "That was your first... wait," he blinked several times as his mind caught up with the rest of what she said. "With a male?"
    ...
    Cue long awkward silence.
    "Damn that Iris."
    "Wow," Kevin whistled in a completely Out of Character kind of way. It's generally called an OC moment. "I just don't – wow. I don't even know what to say to that." Seriously, what does someone say to that?
    "A-Anyways," the fox girl tried to get rid of her embarrassment by changing the subject. "Shouldn't you be going to school?"
    "Right." Was it just him, or did this girl just sound almost like one of those stay at home wives he heard about on those fifties shows his mom used to love watching when she was at home?
    Ugh, whatever. He didn't have time to deal with this. School had started five minutes ago and it would take him twenty to get there. He would deal with this strange fox girl, and everything his new situation entailed (and yes, that was a pun just now) later. Right now, it was time to head out.
    Little did he know that there would be more problems than just an angry homeroom teacher to deal with when he finally arrived at school.
     

    Chapter 7: A Not so Normal School Day
    "You're late, Mr. Swift!"
    Kevin barely managed to withhold a wince at the sharp tone in his homeroom teacher's voice. Ruby Vis was one of those hardcore teachers who was very... passionate? Yes, passionate. She was very passionate about her job. It was her art, and if math was her chisel than teaching was her hammer.
    Which meant he and the other students were the marble upon which she would strike.
    Ouch.
    She was a very plain looking woman with mousy brown hair, dark eyes and pale skin. Whenever Kevin saw her, he could not help but be reminded of a vampire. The only reason he did not suspect her of actually being a vampire was her lack of sparkles. Despite this, her skin was certainly white enough to be a vampire's. It was so translucently pale that he often wondered if she ever got outside beyond walking to and from her car.
    Probably not.
    "Sorry, Ms. Vis," Kevin apologized quickly. "I had some... erm... trouble, waking up this morning." Internally, he winced at the terrible excuse. Dang his inability to tell a good lie! Maybe he should have said something about a black cat crossing his path forcing him to take the long way around?
    Yeah, as if she would believe that.
    "You missed my lecture," Ms. Vis continued as if she had not even heard him. Uh oh. That wasn't a good sign. Whenever a teacher pretended to not hear you, it usually meant they were going to punish you. That just sucked, especially since it hadn't been his fault he was late. He had been dealing with a close encounter of the sexy fox-girl kind.
    Too bad he couldn't tell her that. What was he supposed to say? “I woke up with a naked girl in my bed. Oh, and by the way, she's a Kitsune. You know, those supernatural creatures found in Japanese Mythology.” Yeah, he could see that going over really well.
    "Take your seat and ask your neighbor for the notes on my lecture that you missed." This time, Kevin did wince, especially on those emphasized words. She was definitely peeved at him. "You'll need it if you want to complete your assignment for