Demon's Summoning (Noise Prince x WolfDog12) [18+]

[Noise Prince]

Inmai nodded as he explained his case. Fair enough, but it wouldn't make things less confusing. Even his guidelines were a bit contradictory. For the demon, it was easier his way, but Izuki clearly didn't like it.

 

"See, that doesn't really help any… how am I supposed to know when I'm supposed to bother you or not? Like just now, you didn't say anything, but you were hiding under the blankets. How am I supposed to tell whether or not something is wrong?" Inmai explained. He was feeling a bit conflicted. This rule wasn't a means for Inmai to restrict what he was allowed to do, but so he could know what Izuki needed from his little space. Of course, Izuki certainly didn't see it that way. The demon rubbed his face a little, trying to figure out a compromise.

 

"Alright, alright… Then you just need to tell me ahead of time when you're going to relax in your corner. But I still need you to ask me for permission before going there to be left alone." He stated. "So if I think we need to talk about it more, or I think you should talk to me about what is bothering you more, I can do that. Do you find that to be fair, Izuki?" Inmai asked.

 

"I'm not sure hiding would work in the stalls since they have an open side," Inmai reminded him, seeing how distraught Izuki was over something as simple as taking a shower was quite adorable, Inmai wanted to tease him a little. He refrained though, since teasing him about just walking around naked probably wasn't the most tasteful of jokes considering how many people, including those in this building, saw him as a fucksleeve. So he contained himself. It wouldn't hurt to try to be more helpful, after all.

 

Locking the entire bathroom was a little ridiculous, since it was communal, it wouldn't exactly be right to lock everyone else out. And he didn't know everyone well enough to ask the favor.

 

"You can borrow some of my clothes for tonight. You can change into them after your shower, then we'll wash your clothes, and they will be nice and clean for you when you wake up tomorrow," He didn't want to leave him alone tonight, especially not somewhere outside the room. "Tomorrow after the meeting and before ice cream, I'll get you clothes that actually fit you."

[WolfDog12]

"My head was under the blankets so I wanted to be left alone. I didn't ask because I was only going under there for just a few minutes...." He understood that what he did was wrong but still, having to ask for simple things would be too much to ask for. "Fine, I'll ask when I want to be alone and I'll let you know when I'm just relaxing....." This was the best compromise they could come up with? It felt like it was always just one more rule in Inmai's favor. Still, Izuki finally agreed not wanting to throw a tantrum. Honestly, he just didn't want to be punished again, especially with that paddle still sitting at the foot of the desk in plain sight.

 

Izuki had forgotten about the open sides. It frustrated him that the bathroom couldn't be anything like on earth. If there was one thing he'd want to change, it would be that. Glancing back up at the demon, Izuki could tell right away just how much fun Inmai was having, just looking at the small human struggle for a solution. The purple-haired male frowned and glared at the demon for just a minute but when it seemed he would refrain, Izuki let it go to continue working on a solution.

 

Thankfully, Inmai had come up with a solution. Sure it was strange for him and Izuki didn't want to be that much of a bother where he'd have to use the demon's clothes, especially after their first conversation about clothing, but there was nothing else for him to do so he agreed and let it be. Izuki didn't even bother picking out an outfit. He grabbed his clean pair of underwear and followed Inmai out of the room and to the showers. Looking, this demons master of his was starting to act a little more protective, a little more motherly. It was strange to see him that way but it was true. He seemed to care for the human even when no one else did.

 

'Damn it!!! Get out of my head. He only likes me as a cat and that's how I like it. I don't want to be anything more to him. I'm fine just being his cat!!' He thought to himself and filled himself with determination. While at first, Izuki wanted to be seen as just a normal human familiar to everyone, it was different with Inmai. He actually wanted to be a cat to him, a pet to protect.... 'Wait a minute... Do I really want Inmai protecting me? Do I really have a choice? Whatever.... I want to be his cat after all.....' that took a lot to admit even if it was something he was admitting to himself in his own head.

 

They made it to the bathroom and Izuki looked around hoping no one was at least in sight before he stripped down and walked to the shower. He still had to wait for Inmai to turn on the water but at least his ass was no longer red, barely even a pale pink. Izuki began playing with his hair trying to control it even though it would be completely under control as soon as he gets into the water.

[Noise Prince]

"That's good." Inmai nodded, pleased, thinking this was a good compromise. Izuki didn't seem all that happy, but it was a rule for him, so naturally he wouldn't be jumping for joy or anything. But Inmai hoped he would appreciate it in the long run when the demon wasn't talking to him or prodding him when he really wanted to be left be. Inmai wouldn't want to punish Izuki for voicing an opinion or for having different preferences, of course, but he was glad he did so calmly and rationally, or he might of had to do something about it. Ice cream must have had a pretty good impact on him and his mood. Inmai ruffled his familiar's hair. He was being a lot more agreeable. Asking Zuluzen about taking a picture and taking notes, and now this.

 

Inmai could see the frustration in Izuki's face when he remembered he couldn't lock the stalls, let alone have a door to close. That must be quite a change for the human to get used to hear, most communal living spaces like this shared communal bathing, and sometimes even kitchens. But humans usually had their privacy, and it was going to be a little difficult to protect Izuki's. And it was nearly impossible to do so from Inmai. But they would have to make do, Inmai hoped Izuki got a little more comfortable with it over time, since they'd always go when there was little chance of others being there. It wasn't like Inmai could have him wash in the sink, either.

 

Inmai grabbed a shirt and some shorts, both that would be too large for his familiar, since Izuki seemed disinterested in picking any out himself. He didn't seem particularly interested in appearing fashionable, which was fine with Inmai, as he wasn't very fashionable himself. Or maybe the human would surprise him, and pick out clothes for himself that were trendy instinctively tomorrow. With the outfit in tow, he lead Izuki out towards the showers. Fortunately the halls were empty as well, Inmai had a feeling some people who saw them heading to the baths just might decide to take a shower themselves, in attempt to gawk at Izuki in the showers. He almost felt his hair raising on end on his back at the thought. That was one thing he might ever get used to , is the way everyone looked at Izuki. It was infuriating, and it wasn't fair. He knew it would take a toll on Izuki, as well, and he worried for what that might mean in the future.

 

He hoped Izuki was becoming more warmed up to him, more tame, and that he wouldn't lash out or behave poorly when it became too much for him, and opted to talk about it instead. He was his master, it was his job to make sure he was safe and well. What kind of cat owner would he be if he wasn't watching out for him, and wanted him to be comfortable with him? He was tempted to pet him again, but he held himself back. Izuki was his cat by circumstance, he might not want to be treated or regarded as some small cute house pet, even if Inmai definitely saw him as one. He would be conservative with how much he tried to pet him, or else he feared Izuki would ban all contact.

 

Inmai led him into the bathroom, completely empty room, and they found the same stall he had showered in before, where it was a bit out of the way and more private than the others. Inmai slipped his thumb over, and activated the water stream for Izuki, just barely avoiding the stream himself. He noticed that Izuki's ass had returned almost completely to it's normal coloring. He wondered if that was why he refused to take a shower until now, if he was waiting for the color to fade. He smiled to himself. That was actually really cute, but he couldn't let him go days without showering the next time. Inmai played at guard duty as Izuki showered.

 

"Are you about done?" He asked over his shoulder after several minutes.

[WolfDog12]

It was nice of Inmai to act as his guard. Even with all his nerves, it was easy to feel safe and calm knowing Inmai was right there for him. Again, that was not something he would easily admit to though. Once more, it only took the human five minutes to take a shower. He was always the in and out type. "I'm done." He stated and stepped out of the water to get dried off while he let Inmai turn the water off. As Izuki was drying off his body enough to be able to put the clothes on, he said, "We should probably get a charm soon so I can at least turn the water on and off myself."

 

That was another thing certainly weighing on his mind. Izuki wanted to have just a little independence. He was fine having Inmai come with him, act as a guard and get him food but the human wanted to at least be able to take care of his own dishes and turn on and off his own shower. After all, it was the little things that he was missing the most since he'd come to this world of magic. "I know I can't live on my own and a charm isn't going to help me with everything but I at least want to be able to do some things without forcing them onto you." Clearly his heart was in the right place.

 

Izuki looked over at Inmai wondering how he saw him. It was nice that it wasn't in the way other demons saw him, a pet, a sex slave.... wait.... wasn't he a pet already? But this was different, wasn't it? Izuki was Inmai's pet cat, not his pet for sex and stuff... right? Izuki shook his head managing to spray water but quickly got dressed in the clean clothes and went to drying his hair.

 

The human would have to just keep waiting and hope for the best. If Inmai did want him for sex and just didn't because Izuki seemed fragile, wouldn't he get sick of the excuse and do something about it? Or would he just throw Izuki away.... No, even this small human knew enough about Inmai to know that he would never do anything like that. He was genuinely kind and thoughtful. He was more like a protective older brother than anything else. That stuff could never happen so long as Inmai was around!!

 

On their way back, Izuki felt his pants start to slip and had to pull them back up several times. It seemed these pants were really just too big for him. As he continued walking, the human reached down to pull them up one more time before he found them around his ankles. A demon had slipped up behind him and yanked his falling pants right down. Thankfully they didn't get his underwear but it was still incredibly embarrassing and Izuki let out this vicious growl and hiss sound as he turned and punched the demon square in the nose. This time, it seemed to be effective and the demon reared back grabbing his face while Izuki pulled his pants back up. There were only two other demons in the hall but they had also seen it and Izuki wearing Inmai's clothes, clearly too big for him, gave them all the wrong idea.

[Noise Prince]

No one came in during the brief time Izuki was showering. Once Izuki stepped out with a towel, Inmai slipped in to stall and slipped the water off. Izuki dried himself off and started to redress himself. Inmai figured they would want to leave pretty soon, as they were, if he were to guess, about fifteen minutes ahead of the time when people would start filtering in. Izuki's purple hair was still wet, but it looked a lot better now that it was clean. He would bet that it would be incredibly soft and fluffy when it was dry. He'd have to relax his recently implemented policy of not petting him too much for a while when it did dry.

 

"That's right, the charm!" Inmai nodded. "Yeah, we'll get you one soon. Probably tomorrow, if you're up to it." He suggested. For him, it was so effortless to just activate it on his own, and he didn't find it burdensome in the slightest to do it for Izuki's sake, but he hadn't thought about it on his end. He must feel so powerless or helpless without being able to use water himself. That was something he'd have to do soon, getting him a charm to activate it himself. Then he'd be able to get himself water, use the shower himself, wash his own dishes in the sink. That'd be nice, it wasn't any trouble for Inmai, but it would be good for him to be able to take care of little things like that himself.

 

"I understand," Inmai said, smiling. "I don't think you'll run away with it or anything." He assured him, patting him on the back lightly, again as a way to try to reinforce this thoughtful behavior. Plus, he was just so damn cute right now.

 

Humans really weren't such bad familiars. Inmai had been so disappointed, and even a little embarrassed, to have a small human pop into his summoning circle. He was inclined to think it was a mistake, he needed to be sent back, only perverts summoned humans. That wasn't true, Izuki had proven himself to be a very worthwhile pet so far, even if he's an atypical familiar. He was happy to have him here.

 

Inmai noticed him struggling with the pants. Maybe he'd be better going without them once they got back to the room. It was slowing them down considerably, he almost wanted to just scoop him up in his arms and carry him the rest of the way. He wasn't expecting someone to stop the human completely by pulling his pants to the floor. He got a few steps away before he realized something was wrong, and turned around. He saw Izuki pulling his fist back and threw it into someone's face before Inmai could even process what had happened. He then saw that his pants were at his ankles, and was able to put two and two together and figure out what had happened. Fortunately, this demon wasn't so powerful that he didn't recoil from being punched by Izuki.

 

He grabbed Izuki's arm, watching the punched demon to see if he'd do anything, though he seemed preoccupied with his face, and dragged the human away. One hand grabbed the back of his pants and held them in place as he rushed him back inside their room, closing the door quickly. He was clearly flushed, and agitated, completely put off guard by the others attacking his familiar.

 

Did he go back out there, confront them? Would that really do any good or would that just make Izuki more of a target? Damnit… this really wasn't good. All he wanted was to keep him safe. Now he was punching demons left and right for touching him inappropriately. If he knew them, he'd report it. He probably would anyway, but it would wind up getting complicated, and thus take longer for anything to happen.

 

"Well, shit…"

[WolfDog12]

It seemed that Inmai really liked being relied upon even if it were for something as stupid as cleaning dishes and turning a shower on and off, but still.... eventually he would get sick and tired of doing such mundane tasks and it was just over all easier for both of them if Izuki could do those little things. Of course, he frowned a little when Inmai made it more of a joke about him not being able to run away but the human shrugged that off as well. Everything seemed to be rolling off his shoulders today. It was almost hard to believe that he was that same human that threw tantrums and ended up needing to be spanked just a short time ago.

 

Of course, that didn't last long when Izuki punched the demon in the face. Even Inmai was quick to react and grabbed hold of him and his falling pants and dragged him to the room. It probably would have been easier to have just ignored the troublemaker but Izuki was just too embarrassed to let it slide...plus he reacted on instinct and as soon as they were in the room he knew exactly what he'd done.

 

"I'm sorry Inmai, I was just reacting. It probably wouldn't have been so obvious if I had hips like a girl to hold the pants up on but he just grabbed me. I'm sick of these demons trying to sneak a peek thinking I'm just a sex toy!!" He tried to defend his actions but knew how wrong he was. "Of course... I'll apologize if I have to." He hated that option but if that's what it took... He was one day from the meeting that would decide his fate and he was completely out of control. Though that might give them a good reason to keep him to train him how to be good... though that might just be a punishment for Inmai. "I made things worse for you... sorry.... If you don't go out there they may think you're weak or something but if you do go out there and make a scene...." Izuki shivered but he was willing to take it if he had to.

 

The human wanted to just apologize again but what good would it have done. The human shifted and just stood in the middle of the room holding onto his pants. Having pants this big was already enough trouble because he couldn't move too quickly, but now he just made things worse. Plus, there were other demons out in the hall. What were they going to do? Side with the demon he punched or what?! The thought terrified Izuki and he wrapped his arms around his stomach as it knotted in fear. "Don't bother reporting them," He finally mustered. "I'm just a human after all... No point in wasting your energy for something so stupid... I will probably be the one in trouble anyway...."

 

Izuki hadn't let go from holding his waist and just bent over into a crouch where he apologized to his master three more times before his voice had finally given out. The human just whimpered for a bit feeling sick to his stomach. This was the worst timing ever.

[Noise Prince]

It wasn't that Inmai liked having others rely on him, he was pretty laid back and while he could take care of his responsibilities, he wasn't looking for additional ones. But he liked caring for Izuki, it felt natural. It'd take a while to get used to him using water on his own now. But hey, that was one step closer to having him complete a chore or two while Inmai was away, which would be nice to come home to.

 

He was feeling quite proud of how Izuki was handling himself. He didn't get upset, angry, snarky, or sarcastic as easily now, and he was very open with what he wanted and to an extent how he felt. What a transformation in just a few days. Inmai knew bonding was supposed to happen fast between masters and familiars, but he hadn't realized it would be this quick, especially with how Izuki acted just a while ago.

 

Imagine the surprise Inmai felt when his well-behaved familiar had punched someone in the face. He couldn't react fast enough to stop it, but he was able to drag Izuki away from the scene before anyone could gather their wits quick enough to try and stop him. But he couldn't avoid them forever, he'd have to deal with this incident. Izuki talked and cried and looked and acted similarly to demons, moreso than typical familiars, but he reacted with animalistic instinct at the worst times. This time he had really hurt someone! Inmai should have taken his word for him being stronger than he looked, as he presumed there wouldn't be many demons he'd be strong enough to harm.

 

Once they were back in the room, Izuki was back to being a creature of communication. Inmai only stood in front of him, listening in silence, a frown across his face. What a frustrating situation. He really couldn't blame him for reacting the way he did, the way the others treated him for being human was inexcusable. Being physically touched or groped or stripped was an act on top of the quiet aggressions of staring and sneering that built up during his time around other demons.

 

"I won't make you apologize." Inmai told him. Whatever Inmai decided to do, he would never make him apologize to a demon who treated him like a publicly available sex doll, regardless of how he retaliated. But it was also up to him to try to prevent that from happening. The first time, he was lucky enough to be there from a stronger demon. The second time, he was stronger than the demon and Inmai was still there. He couldn't keep punching demons and expect that Inmai would be able to intervene before something terrible happened. Plus, it was just poor etiquette for a familiar to go about physically assailing demons.

 

"I will go there and talk to them. I'll settle things as civilly as I can." He said, about to reach out to touch Izuki's shoulder, but the human bent over, hugging his stomach, as if it was in pain. He bit his lip. He really didn't want them reported…? Then in that case, that would be a bit of leverage with the demons outside. When the human's apologies drained into meager whimpers, Inmai brought himself to reach out to him. But this time he pulled the human to his chest, making him stand upright, and held him closely. He stroked his hair softly.

 

"Izuki, it's okay…. it's okay…" He whispered. "You had every right to be upset. I'll take care of this, I'll talk to them, and I won't report them. All this ends tonight, okay, Izuki?" He waited until Izuki had calmed down a bit, and slowly released his hold, and bent down so they were eye level.

 

"Go to your corner and wait for me to come back, understand?" He said, with a soft tone of voice. "This shouldn't take too long."

[WolfDog12]

Izuki couldn't help but feel bad, he actually managed to hurt the demon. It was a first for sure... Izuki had managed to put his whole weight and embarrassment behind it but still, that didn't amount to much here. After all, to them... and even Earth, Izuki was nothing more than a light weight. He was nothing but a small human... that demon must feel seriously humiliated by now... His nose probably wasn't broken, and if it bled it probably would stop after just a minute or two so it wasn't like it was a major injury... the problem was that Izuki was trying to behave so well for Inmai and then just goes and does something stupid like that. What was going to happen next?

 

The small human panicked but managed to be very talkative in his effort to explain himself and to hopefully make things a little easier for both of them. He didn't want to be punished in any way but he also didn't want Inmai to have to deal with any extra shit. Maybe helping out and protecting Izuki was ok but trying to report the demons would lead to nothing but extra stress and headaches. That was the last thing he wanted for his new master... cat owner...

 

In all of his stress, Izuki bent over gripping his center and whimpered in fear and pain. Thankfully, Inmai was very understanding and comforting. He went over and told the human that he wouldn't report them or make Izuki apologize for something he did out of instinct. It was pretty clear now that this was one demon that hated when others touched or did anything to upset the small human. He was really taking it personally when other demons teased Izuki with their misconceptions that he was some public sex toy for anyone to play with or check out.

 

Right as Izuki was feeling like nothing more then a puddle, Inmai had taken him into his arms and got the young human back on his feet. It was easy to calm down with Inmai whispering to him and holding him so gently in those large, protective arms. When he did quiet down, he was told to go to his corner so the demons could talk it over and put it behind them in a civil way. The purple-haired creature didn't think it was possible but he nodded and watched as Inmai walked out before going to his corner as he was told. Izuki sat down and wanted to hide under the covers but didn't. Instead, he sat pressed into the corner and just waited. What was this going to be like? How scary.

 

As soon as Inmai walked back into the room, Izuki didn't wait to look at his face or have Inmai take so much as a breath let alone a word. "What happened?!" Of course, the human was still in his corner and while he had a million questions to ask, none seemed to come out except for that. It was all he could actually manage to get out as he sat still in his corner awaiting for farther instruction or something.

[Noise Prince]

Inmai was in shock, but also quite frustrated with the whole situation. It was one thing for Izuki to lash out and punch someone and leave them unaffected by the blow, but having him actually able to inflict enough damage to send him backwards, injured, was a whole different thing. Inmai would have to be amazed that he was stronger than some demons later, though. Because the fact that he had hurt someone made this a lot more complicated than the first incident. It wasn't as cute. And now there was likely going to be ego involved, so Inmai might have to physically intimidate him further if he became too irrational to deal with civilly, which he didn't want to do since it wasn't his strong suit.

 

He doubted it would have any effect on the meeting the next day, though. Sometimes familiars were rowdy, but Inmai figured that would be a concern to Izuki, that he unintentionally sabotaged his staying here with him, in this world. But when he explained himself, he was very clear, sounding calm despite the panic he must have been feeling. He sounded so sorrowful and regretful already. He completely understood the potential weight of the actions he took in a moment of rash anger and humiliation. Inmai couldn't bring himself to feel anything but sympathy at this moment.

 

Inmai really did adore his pet cat, and was incredibly protective of him. He took his role as master seriously, that meant he was responsible for Izuki, maybe even more so than Izuki was himself. He would be able to use water soon enough, and read, and clean, and live relatively independent in a number of regards, as long as he remained in this world, Inmai was responsible for his well-being, and his actions. Right now it was his well-being, so he held him tightly, kept him close, made his arms his safe bunker from the world for a few moments. He could feel his shoulders shaking with burden. It made him furious that someone could make him so upset. That weakling demon had the gaul to sexually assault his familiar, for merely being a human in a public place. Shameless!

 

He held him for as long as he felt he should, without letting the demons outside react before he could reach them. Fortunately, his cat had solidified from his puddle-like state. He sent him to his corner, his safe space, to recollect himself, and have a barrier of sorts while Inmai wasn't there. He trusted that Izuki would stay put while he dealt with the situation outside. He assured him again that he was going to take care of it, before stepping out. The two demons, one being the demon Izuki had punched, were making their way to his room already, after forming a plan of their own before coming to confront him. Inmai ushered them away from the door, just in case Izuki disobeyed and tried listening to the conversation.

 

Surprisingly, it did not take long for them to come to an agreement. Both sides were trying to play their leverages, but it became clear quickly that neither desired to be reported. Inmai didn't think it was likely he'd face any repercussions if they did, but he also never expected having a human would bring so much unwanted attention onto the purple-haired man. The fact he hadn't had him on a leash or maybe cuffed while prone to lashing out would not be a difficult case to argue, either. The conversation went as smoothly as reasonably expected, considering the tension. Inmai was not gone long when he returned to the room with Izuki. He was still waiting in his corner when he came back in.

 

"Nothing. That's good," He answered him, coming over and sitting next to him on the floor. "We reached an agreement, nothing more is going to come from this incident. No reports will be filed, and neither of them will ever touch you again. And you're not going to hit either of them again, either."

[WolfDog12]

Inmai was too nice. He even comforted Izuki when he was upset. That certainly was something. The human was more fragile than he liked to be and hated showing this side of himself, but here he was, shaking from his own actions, desperate to make everything right again and not even for his own reasons as much as not wanting to put Inmai in this situation where he had to deal with it. Izuki wanted to be the one to deal with it by apologizing but he wasn't even in the wrong and so Inmai was acting like an older brother again, calming him down before going and dealing with the problem.

 

It didn't take too long for Izuki to relax and find comfort in those protective arms. As soon as he was calm, Inmai instructed him to go and stay in his corner. It was for the best after all and so, when the human was released, he did as he was told and went straight to his corner, sitting down and curling up with his back against the wall, pulling his knees up and to his chest. The human could now only wait and hope for the best.

 

Inmai managed to return quickly. After all, the other demon didn't want to get reported and wasn't even all that injured to begin with. He was more shocked by the sudden punch than anything else so had jumped back holding his face out of surprise. No mark was left behind and it wasn't like his nose was streaming blood or anything. There was a tiny redness to his face but the pain would only last a few minutes before calming down and the pinkness would soon just fade away. It seemed no one wanted any more trouble than this so everything seemed to go over smoothly.

 

Izuki looked up and quickly asked what happened which was followed by a nice reply of nothing. Izuki sat there listening to Inmai as he came over and sat next to his small human. The purple-haired human was all too happy to agree to leave those demons alone. In fact, it was easy to leave anyone alone who didn't harass or try to touch Izuki so casually. If everyone just left him alone, no one would get punched and Izuki would look like a good familiar.... Like everyone was going to stop.... whatever, at least he had some demons that would leave him alone.

 

"Thank you," he whispered as he leaned to the side and leaned himself against Inmai. After being there for a while, Izuki yawned. He was starting to feel pretty worn out now so he closed his eyes and just wanted to fall asleep where he was; comfortably leaning against his strong support. There was something about this world that made him feel like he was having his energy drained. That was of course his imagination since it was just the stress of being in a new world. After all, this place was incredibly different from Earth.

[Noise Prince]

His human was so small in his arms. It was easy to completely surround him in a hug. Inmai frequently had the huge to hold him, a small kitten with invitingly fluffy hair, but he knew Izuki wouldn't appreciate it too much, so he hoped that now it would be comforting to him now, and it seemed to do so. Inmai would probably see him as his pet kitten even if he punched five demons in a row, and he'd be more concerned with what made Izuki so upset than he could be at the action itself. Izuki was starting to feel stable enough against him that Inmai could trust that he wasn't going to crumble like he was about to before, and figured now was a good time to leave him to deal with the angry people outside the door.

 

Inmai hadn't been too worried about dealing with the demons outdoors. When he realized he could barely tell which one had even gotten punched, he knew it wouldn't be an issue at all. They shared a good amount of back and forth when they initially started, the punched demon was the first to admit that he didn't need a report filed against him, though, and after that they could talk rather plainly. The punched demon's friend ended up standing around silently after that, clearly just there to back up the confident sly talk, and now had nothing to do. No matter, one demon, two, three, eight, Inmai was going to get the desired result.

 

The 'injured' demon only had a bit of redness to his nose, and seemed more preoccupied with the humiliation of being knocked back from a punch from a human- a small-looking one at that- than any long term issues with his cartilage. The way he fell back when Inmai had turned around mad whim think the blow was quite serious, but the fall might have been more from shock than anything. It wasn't bloody or showed any signs of bruising or the like. Nothing that couldn't easily be healed with a trip to a medic talent, anyway. There was never much at risk, so Inmai hoped he could assure Izuki of that fact, since he seemed to be taking it very hard on himself.

 

Izuki seemed to be a bit relieved that they would leave him alone, and in turn he wouldn't push them. That would be easy on his end, since he only ever reacted that way when people touched him crassly. But the deal only extended to these two. It would be harder to get the town to not harass or grope or strip him, and Inmai could guess how his familiar would react to that. This would be the most reluctant one he'd given him, but he knew he needed to be consistent. He'd have to punish Izuki for this, he couldn't keep punching demons, even if they were targeting him first. It wasn't except able behavior, no matter how understandable his anger was.

 

But not tonight. Izuki had beaten himself enough, and seemed exhausted. And he had been so good during his last punishment, and was so remorseful now, he hoped that it would go over more smoothly than last time.

 

He wrapped his arm around him, snug, when he leaned into his side. His hand lightly stroked over his ribcage, feeling how it expanded while he breathed. So fragile, even his own breath seemed to manipulate his shape greatly.

 

"You're welcome," He answered after the man yawned. There was no way Inmai was going to have him sleep alone tonight. He'd wait until he fell asleep against him, move him to his bed off the cot, go wash his clothes, then come back and sleep with his kitten at his side. He kept stroking his side until he was sure he was asleep. Then he gently, slowly, cautiously, scooped him in his arms and carried him to the bed, lying him down carefully. He was still and calm in his sleep. None of that anxious, upset, pitifulness he displayed earlier, it was gone from his face. Inmai hoped he was having good dreams. He took his dirty clothes along with Izuki's and left to wash the clothes. There weren't many people at that time washing, which was good, since Inmai wasn't up for polite conversation. He wanted to get back to his kitten.

 

He returned with their clean clothes, and he changed into night clothes, before carefully climbing over the kitten sleeping in his bed, and laying next to him. Inmai pulled the covers over them, and was about to put an arm around Izuki, but was afraid he'd wake him. He had pushed his luck a lot already. Maybe he had been woken up, but was too tired to even open his eyes in response. Too cute.

[WolfDog12]

Inmai was patient enough to wait for Izuki to fall asleep on him before he moved. The small human didn't want to fall asleep at first so it took a while before he finally did fall into a deeper sleep where he was easily moved to the bed without the slightest fuss. Still, Inmai was being so careful with him, scooping him up slowly and gently lifting him to the bed as if he were made of the most fragile glass and could break from the slightest breath or if he were shifted the wrong way. The human was now safely resting on the bed curled up like a child in his huge clothes.

 

Izuki didn't even move when Inmai left or came back and had only shifted enough to lay on his side instead of his back. His breathing was gentle and smooth, his whole body relaxed and unmoving until of course the demon tried to get back into the bed. When he crawled over Izuki, he let out a small whimper but when Inmai settled, so did his pet. Of course, he still woke up a few moments later and half opened his eyes before they closed again and sleep took over. Izuki couldn't even fully wake up anymore. He was done for the night.

 

Waking up fairly early the next morning, Izuki opened his eyes as he sat up. His hair was still standing up on one side. There really was no way to control his mess. Still, the human blinked a few times and looked around looking at Inmai who still seemed to be asleep. It was no wonder, it was his day off after all. Plus, it seemed Izuki had woken up a bit too early since he went to sleep so early the night before. Then again, what it Inmai had the meeting early and missed it? What would happen between the two of them? It was hard to say but the thought made Izuki very uneasy.

 

Debating whether or not to wake his new master, Izuki ended up getting off the bed and pacing slightly. The moment he got up probably would have woken Inmai but the human wasn't paying any attention to that and couldn't stop thinking about it. Finally, he decided and turned to go wake the demon. "Inmai!" Seeing that he was awake was a bit shocking but Izuki apologized for his impatience. "I don't know what time it is or what time the meeting is at... I'm just nervous..... It's probably for selfish reasons though since I really don't want to go home. I'm sorry..." He was more quick to apologize now.... Of course he probably also had to be punished for last night anyway even though he apologized for that so many times.

 

Izuki sat back on the edge of the bed and waited to see what Inmai would do next. Would he try to comfort Izuki who didn't really need it as much right now, try to punish him for what he did, or would he just talk and go make breakfast or something. Heck, he could just end up going back to sleep.

[Noise Prince]

Inmai froze when Izuki whimpered under him, shifting the bed too much as he tried to climb over him, and he didn't move again until it seemed like he wouldn't wake, and pulled himself to the other side of Izuki. Maybe he should have laid him on the other side of the bed, against the wall. But Inmai preferred that side, sot aht'd be a bit of a sacrifice. But that night, Inmai slept deeply, the ordeal wasn't as exhausting as it was for Izuki, but it took a good deal out of him. Plus, the next day was his day off, and the meeting wasn't early or anything, so he was care-free as he fell asleep and stayed asleep. Even as the cat started to stir.

 

He didn't wake up until Izuki pushed himself off the bed, disturbing the slumbering demon a good deal. But he kept his eyes closed, his body woke up before his mind was ready to adjust to being conscious. Then he remembered everything he had to do today. Everything that happened the day before. Izuki. He sat up on the bed, barely had his eyes open for two or three seconds when Izuki turned around, and seemed surprised he was awake. He smiled at his surprise. And his hair. It wasn't as exaggerated as when it wasn't cleaned, but his hair was all sticking up on one side, the side he slept on. His hair was defiant and unruly, it didn't seem to fit the well-mannered kitten he had become at Inmai's side over the past few days. Izuki had gone to sleep much earlier than Inmai did, but he wondered if he woke up because of being nervous. He was quite distraught the night before, and Inmai worried about the things outside his control that he burdened himself with.

 

Inmai glanced at the clock as Izuki anxiously rambled. So he definitely was nervous, poor thing. Inmai hoped he had assured him that the meeting wouldn't result in him having to go home. Though, it made sense that he'd still be a bit nervous, he was the one who really had something to lose, and he didn't know how these things tended to go.

 

"You don't need to apologize… it's okay." Inmai told him, stretching his arms over his head. "I don't want you to go home, either, Izuki. I have a few hours until I need to leave." He said. Izuki came and sat down next to him on the bed, with a rather sullen expression. Inmai was still waking up, so for a moment he thought he was still wrapped up about the meeting, but after a moment he realized that Izuki knew he was due a punishment, and was probably dreading it. And Inmai couldn't blame him at all. As much as he himself dreaded having to administer it, he knew he couldn't let the second occurrence be punished to a lesser degree than the first, either.

 

"So, Izuki… You know you're going to be punished for last night, I'm assuming," Inmai brought up, trying to sound as calm and authoritative as possible. "But I'm going to give you a choice. You can either be spanked now, or when I get home from the meeting."

 

Inmai wanted to do it before leaving, so that he could have some time alone to recollect himself, and not just by hiding under a blanket in the corner. He also didn't want him to dread the spanking when he came back, but rather look forward to good news when he got back, and going out shopping and ice cream. But he had been really good, aside from punching someone, so he wanted to be somewhat lenient, and he figured giving him a choice was a good way to do that, or at the very least let Izuki know Inmai was considering his feelings.

[WolfDog12]

Izuki understood that he wouldn't be sent home but who knows... was it really Inmai's decision in the end? It's not like the human really understood the bond between master and familiar. Was it suppose to be like a pet or was it an even more binding contract? What exactly was it? He didn't know and felt bad that he didn't, but there was nothing he could do until he was actually taught more about this world and its rules. That was probably the most frustrating thing. Not knowing anything about anything.

 

As Izuki sat on the bed, his eyes fell upon the paddle still on the ground leaning against the desk and he frowned more scared of what he knew was his inevitable punishment. Inmai clearly understood what he was thinking and feeling as he spoke calmly but with great authority and gave the small human the option. Izuki wasn't thinking about later that day as much as he thought about just wanting to get it over with. If he waited for the meeting to be over, he'd spend the whole time tearing himself apart just thinking about it. If he got it over with now he could rest a little more... not that his worrying would ever end.

 

The human was already getting a headache. He'd never worried about so much so quickly and for so long in his life so of course it was causing problems. And to think, he only just woke up. "Let's get this over with now..." Izuki said gripping at his pants tightly. Knowing that he'd need to strip, the small human took off the pants and then the underwear. The shirt looked like some short dress that just barely covered anything. Anyway, after he was ready, Izuki sat on the bed again... "Isn't there any other way to punish me? Other than a spanking?" It was a stupid question since he knew the answer but he hated being spanked... Probably why it was the best punishment... "I can't even stop it!! If I hit the person, it is out of instinct... I can't change that no matter how many times I'm hit..." he whimpered.

 

Now it just felt like he was making excuses and Izuki got up and grabbed the paddle handing it to Inmai before draping himself over the bed again. "Please just make it quick..." the human grabbed at the bed hoping for the best. He hated it but he had to take responsibility for his actions even if he didn't mean to do them in the first place. This was still a bit of a harsh punishment when he had already put so much thought into it and regretted his decision. After all, Izuki was the one who was attacked but yet, he was the only one that was going to end up with a sore ass. So the saying of the one to retaliate is the first to get in trouble was also applicable to this world.

 

Izuki grit his teeth and held onto the bed sheets. He wished there was another way.

[Noise Prince]

Inmai saw the expression of the familiar changed when he told him that he would in fact get spanked again, and again when he told him he had the choice of when he would be punished. Inmai knew it wouldn't be an easy decision to make, but he hoped he would see it his way, and decide to do it now and get it over with. Inmai wasn't looking forward to it either way, but now was definitely preferable. And he didn't think Izuki would put it off, as much as he hated the punishment, as he should have foresight to know how much he'd likely dread it during Inmai's absence. Inmai made a mental note not to put off punishments in the future, unless he gave Izuki a choice again, so that Izuki wouldn't ever dread him coming home.

 

Fortunately, after a while, Izuki did give him an answer, and it was quite agreeable to Inmai. He was relieved the human chose to take his spanking now.

 

What Inmai wasn't or expecting, was for Izuki to take it upon himself to strip down. He took off the large pants as well as his underwear, bearing himself waist down. Inmai was actually planning on spanking him on his underwear, since he thought the paddle would be enough without the added embarrassment. Izuki sat back on the bed, and despite having his temporarily white ass unclothed, he started asking if there was another punishment besides spanking him. Inmai was pretty surprised after the clear sign of submitting to the punishment that he was now arguing for another one he might hate less. There were other punishments, sure, but none Izuki would like, obviously. And he had already decided that his punishment would be a spanking, so he would be getting a spanking.

 

Inmai's eyes widened in surprise when he went on to say that he wouldn't learn better after being spanked, that his instinct to hit people. To Inmai, that sounded like a pet that needed more training. Of course, he couldn't really blame him for saying such things, as he really despised getting spanked. But that was a sign to Inmai that this was a good punishment choice. And if it wasn't, enough this time, he'd come up with something that Izuki liked even less. Having him instead plead to be spanked.

 

"Nonsense," Inmai told him sternly. "You just want to lash out at those who hurt you. You're capable of thinking about the consequences of your actions. It's not about standing up for yourself. It's about being reckless and disregarding your place and your ignorance of this world." He told him firmly.

 

Izuki got up, and Inmai was about to grab him and scold him, until he realized he was going to get the paddle from near the desk. Another unexpected move from the repentant human. Inmai had actually been planning on spanking him with his hand first, as the person who gave him the paddle warned him that spanking without starting with the hand could result in a much more intense spanking, with longer effects, than he intended. But the small kitten handed him the paddle, and bent himself over the bed, similar to when he was bound to the wall, bent over.

 

Inmai set the paddle next to him on the bed, and took Izuki's hips, and pulled him over his lap.

 

"Don't get ahead of yourself. I'm orchestrating this," He said, sounding almost playful. He rested his hand on his small, bared bottom for a brief moment, before raising his hand, and bringing it down into his pale skin. These slaps weren't going to be as hard as the first one, as it was preceding the paddle, it was brisk and stung enough, though. His goal was to reach a certain level of pink before moving on to the paddle. Maybe it was a good thing he was bare for this after all, so he could gage by his skin how much he could take, without any undergarments obstructing his view.

 

He kept his pace slow and even, making sure it wouldn't become too much for Izuki too soon, before he took the paddle to his quickly pinkening ass. He struck him repeatedly for almost a solid minute before he was satisfied with the heat and color his hand produced. This was still a punishment, though, so he knew Izuki wasn't appreciating this, even if he noticed how much lighter this was than last time.

 

"Okay, onto your paddling," He announced gently, patting his ass softly, before repositioning the human so he was bent over the bed again, and Inmai took the paddle in hand. He held it against Izuki for a brief moment, as he did with his hand. He hadn't thought of the paddle as being particularly large, but now he could see how it covered almost his entire bottom. This would make giving him a thorough spanking very easy. The paddle lifted from his ass, and struck down against him. The sound was quite loud, especially compared to his hand against his skin. The blow was not a hesitant one, but Inmai could tell from Inmai's body language that he wasn't struck with an unbearable strength, so he kept that consistent. He raised the paddle again, striking lower, hitting where the buttocks and thigh met, as well as the upper thighs, and then higher. It wasn't too important to focus on each cheek with it since it covered both. After ten moderate strokes, he administered five more spanks that were harder, and slower. He sat back down next to him, and rubbed his lower back for a bit while he cried into the bed. Once he was calmer in his tears, Inmai lifted him up and placed him in his lap so his ass was in-between his thighs, and guided his head to his shoulder, cradling him close.

 

"That's it, that's all…" He assured him softly, kissing his purple, clean hair.

[WolfDog12]

It seemed that every step Izuki took to get ready was just another shock for Inmai. It was a bit irritating but couldn't he just see that the human wanted this over with even though he was hoping for something else. Of course there was no point in begging for a different punishment when he was already half naked in order to be spanked. Still, begging and bargaining was all he had left since he was dreading this enough.

 

What was the most shocking for Izuki, which he picked up on immediately was the act that when he mentioned it being instinct, Inmai said:

"...disregarding your place and your ignorance of this world."

He couldn't help it if he was ignorant since he didn't know anything but to think Inmai would say something like he was "disregarding his place" that was the biggest shock and blow. Reality of what he was and where he was hit him and Izuki just wanted to cry, blow up and run away. Of course, he continued to sit there in shock. Of course, after a few minutes, he became almost expressionless and just got ready.

 

When Izuki positioned himself, Inmai took a joking tone with him that he wold be the one to orchestrate things and lifted him from that position and onto the bed and over the demon's lap once more. It pissed the small human off to know end. Here he was tearing himself apart from the inside out and yet, Inmai tried to make it into a joke.... It didn't even matter. The words about Izuki not knowing his place was even worse than this stupid joke and he just laid there over his legs and waited.

 

Inmai started off with using his hand. It didn't hurt as much as last time but it was a slow and agonizing process none the less. Each hit made Izuki cringe and tense more but he managed to keep his mouth shut as he buried his face in the bed for the moment. Of course, the next thing was the paddle. That was what he was looking forward to the least and now it was time to get started with that.

 

As he placed the cooler paddle on his hot ass, Izuki could get a feel for just how large it really was. It was no ping pong paddle that's for sure. As soon as it was pulled away, the human tensed up and prepared himself only to end up shouting slightly as it came cracking down on his ass. He yelped and gripped the bed tightly. The pain was certainly worse than using his hand alone. Still, that wasn't the end of it as Inmai continued to crack the paddle down on his ass even moving to get his upper thigh which was the worst part. Why did he have to make sure the redness was all over him so that he couldn't even hide it with his underwear. This demon must really love embarrassing Izuki to know end because that was what he was doing. Somewhere in the middle of his paddling, Izuki started crying from the pain and embarrassment. But of course, it didn't end with the paddle and Inmai went for five more hard slaps with his hand. He had to love causing his human pain because this was terrible.

 

It finally ended and Izuki was an absolute mess on the bed. He was no longer draped over Inmai so he took his time and tried to calm himself down. Of course, Inmai was just making things worse when he scooped the human into his arms after he finally managed to stop the tears from flooding out of his puffy red eyes. Izuki just wanted to be alone right now but he didn't fight back. He didn't have the strength to. The human looked almost lifeless. He was pale and his eyes were glazed over. Izuki didn't even have it in him to so much as move himself at all so there was no chance of fighting back.

 

He just waited for Inmai to finally let him go and laid on the bed on his side. He was backwards facing the end of the bed so Inmai couldn't just pull the blankets over him without covering his whole body. That was where he stayed. After that, it was like his batteries ran out or something. Izuki wasn't listening to anything, it was just random noise that couldn't be made out and he wasn't seeing anything even though his eyes were open. The human was completely shut down at this point. Little did he know about what was to happen later on.

[Noise Prince]

Inmai wanted to get it over with just as much as Izuki did, of course. That didn't mean he'd rush through the punishment, especially when using the paddle and not knowing how much it'd hurt him or how far he should go, he needed to take his time and concentrate. It was supposed to hurt, of course, but he wasn't trying to traumatize him, or brutalize him for the sake of punishment. Izuki was full of surprises though, as even while he was baring himself, and getting the paddle to bring back, in-between he was making excuses or begging for an alternative. He really hated this, to be so readily submitting to the dreaded punishment to get it over with while simultaneously asking for a different one. Perhaps next time Izuki was given a choice, it would be for what type of punishment, see if he really thought spanking was the worst option.

 

Inmai was a little relieved to see that Izuki was a little surprised when he scolded him, as if that was something he didn't consider, which made him feel a bit better about this, that he was actually listening to him. He knew Izuki was already quite repentant for what he had done, but seeing that he hadn't completely desensitized himself from it before his spanking seemed like a good sign to Inmai.

 

He hadn't realized why he was so shocked, nor read the stone blank expression to follow as anything more than steeling himself up for a painful few minutes.

 

Inmai intended to lighten the mood, to try to ease Izuki into this, to convey that nothing between them needed to change after this. Of course things would, at least for a while, it was likely unavoidable. Neither were exactly use to the dynamic they needed to adjust themselves to. Inmai wanted his cat to go right back to trusting him, laughing with him, falling asleep against him when he was tuckered out from worrying. That might be a little unrealistic to expect when he was taking a large wooden paddle to him after barely a week of knowing him. But hey, he was taking him for ice cream later, that might help.

 

Inmai noted how Izuki might twitch a leg or squirm on his leg ever so slightly with each slap of his hand striking his exposed bottom. It obviously wasn't a pleasant experience even though it wasn't nearly as harsh as the first spanking Izuki got. The color build on his pale skin quite quickly, so Inmai was careful not to judge just on how quickly he became pink or red, and looked for other signs in his body language while getting spanked. Once he was satisfied that the paddle wouldn't be too severe now, he lifted the small person from his body and put him over the bed like the position he had himself in to begin with.

 

From the first strike of the paddle, Izuki yelped when he was hit. He knew it would hurt a great deal more than just his hand would, and that was why he got it, but it wasn't exactly fun to hear him cry out so soon. Last time, he had a bit of enjoyment holding him in his lap while the human struggled against the blows as they landed. It was never something he would do recreationally of course, but it definitely took an edge off of having to spank his pet. Now, though, he felt a little detached from that feeling. Inmai moved the paddle alternatively up against the meat of his bottom to the joining of his ass and thighs as he continued methodically. He hadn't considered that Izuki would be concerned that none of his underwear would fully cover the redness now, as they only covered his bottom, and now his upper thighs would be exposing red skin. For Inmai, it wasn't a factor since Izuki would be wearing pants anyway. Plus, he just didn't want to hit him ten times in a row with this paddle.

 

After five or six swats, the human started crying into the comforter. If he could take that much so stoically, it made Inmai feel that he chose a good number of spanks for his punishment, as he didn't want to draw it out as the pet was sobbing. The paddle didn't falter after Izuki started crying, the determined swats cracked against his red ass steadily for the remaining number. He had actually intended to give him fifteen but after the tenth, he felt he didn't need to use the paddle for the rest, so he used his hand one last time, finishing the cycle. To Inmai, he thought he was doing Izuki a kindness here.

 

He waited next to the human as he cried into the bed, his shoulders shaking, the strands of his hair moving with his shuddering breath he took as he gently sobbed. He rubbed his back for a few minutes while he calmed down. Inmai was using a lot of self control to not just scoop him up in his arms and hug him tightly until he let all the tears fall onto his shoulder. But he knew Izuki would want to have some time to recover like this, and waited until he had calmed his tears enough, before taking him up in his arms and holding him on his lap. He didn't realize that it was more for him than it was for Izuki.

 

"I'm proud of you, you know." Inmai whispered to him. "Despite stuff like this, you've been very good. You're adjusting well to this scary new world. You learn fast and you listen, most of the time. I'm happy to have you here." He cradled him for just a bit longer, patting his hair, rocking a bit. After a moment, he did realize that Izuki probably wanted to be left alone, and he should let him come to him when he wanted to, not when his master did. So he slowly loosened his hold and placed the human back onto the bed. Once released, Izuki curled himself onto his side, facing away.

 

Izuki was laying the 'wrong' way, his head towards the foot of the bed. Otherwise Inmai would have pulled the blanket over him so he could rest in peace. He contemplated getting the blanket from his cot to cover him with. But for now, he decided to just treat this situation as if he had gone to his corner to be left alone, hiding under a blanket. Even if he was on his bed and completely exposed. So he decided to just leave him be. He quietly left for the kitchen to make breakfast. He made omelets, with meat and cheeses, but for Izuki he made a small one and cut up a lot of his favorite fruit. He was scared he wouldn't eat a lot after that harsh spanking he had just received. But if he made him a small omelet with stuff inside, he could get that much down. And he knew he'd eat all the fruit regardless of his mood. But he'd make sure to tell him he could only eat the fruit once he ate the omelet, otherwise he'd make himself full. Once he was done, and had the plates set at the table, he looked over at Izuki. He had checked on him while cooking, too, and he hadn't moved the entire time. Just curled up, facing the wall, his lower body still completely exposed, his ass the the tops of his thighs were bright red, striking against the paleness of the rest of his legs.

 

"Breakfast is ready, Izuki." He told him gently. "You're allowed to get dressed, if you want." He added. Last time it seemed Izuki was incredibly wary of the things he did and whether or not he was allowed to after being spanked. So he wanted to make sure Izuki knew he could get dressed without penalty, or else he just might come over to eat breakfast half-naked. Inmai was especially wary since he saw how glazed he seemed after his punishment, and that he might be emotionally spent and wouldn't have enough energy to rationalize putting his pants back on.

[WolfDog12]

No matter how much Inmai tired to sugar coat or butter up the situation, he was still hurting Izuki for defending himself. It was a cruel punishment no matter how you look at it. Yet, even though he cried and wailed in pain, emotionally, Izuki had completely shut down and when the pain finally became consistent from not being hit anymore, even feelings just sort of gave out and shut down. If he ever did return, Izuki would be in so much counseling he'd probably be in a mental hospital.

 

It finally ended and Inmai comforted himself by 'comforting' (smothering) his cat. Meanwhile, Izuki just blocked everything out. Eventually, he was placed down and he curled up on his side facing the wall and turned the opposite direction as his head was pointing towards the end of the bed. There was some kind of sound that was probably Inmai's voice coming from behind but his ears weren't really working properly enough to listen.

 

The smell of cooking filled the air and Izuki didn't react and just continued to stare at the wall. Not long after, there was that sound again calling out to him about something... probably the food. Of course, the human wasn't hungry and didn't even use his energy to look over and see what was made. There was no way Inmai would be satisfied about this but there was no helping it. Izuki's body became as useful as being trapped in a stuffed animal. The small human gave no reaction to even being touched.

[Noise Prince]

Inmai really hadn't understood the impact this had on Izuki. He was worried with how withdrawn he became, but he presumed with was how Izuki was deciding to deal with the problem. That this was him rebelling a little against Inmai, who was trying to hard to be open and available for him, trying to keep their relationship stable. He was trying to be understanding of what he presumed was Izuki coping, but it was difficult not to worry.

 

He concentrated on making them breakfast for now, if he persisted with this, he'd talk to him about it. He couldn't shut him out forever. He finished breakfast, had it on the table, and called Izuki over. No response.

 

"If you don't come and eat, then you won't be allowed to wear any underpants for the rest of the day." He said, not serious with the threat, but hoping for a reaction. Nothing. Frowning, he went to the bed and sat beside him, rubbing his upper arm. Was he asleep?

 

No, his eyes were open, hazy, but he would occasionally blink slowly.

 

"Izuki," He repeated, out of desperation than of any belief he'd reply this time. His heart was pounding. Did he really mess up? Did he over estimate his pet's sturdiness and severely hurt him? Broke him? Could a human die from a spanking? Dammit Izuki should have said something if that was the case! He shook his shoulder.

 

"Stop fucking around with me, Izuki!" He growled. He lightly patted his naked ass, knowing it was going to be tender enough to hurt at least a bit from that small touch. But still that didn't illicit any reaction from him. He was getting sick to his stomach.

 

"I'm serious, Izuki!" Inmai pleaded with him, his voice straining. What if he seriously did something horrible to him and he was stuck like this? "Izuki!" He was panicking. Really, really panicking. He turned Izuki onto his back, and turned his face to look at him, but his eyes were unfocused and detached. It was almost like looking at a dead person. It was horrifying to see that on the face of his sweet, sweet, Izuki.

[WolfDog12]

There was such a blur of sounds behind him and numb pressure against his body that didn't feel like anything more then a slight wind. Even the touch to his ass elicited no response from the teen. He could hardly feel it as anything more then a small pressure being applied to his body. The sound seemed to get louder but still sounded muffled and distant. What was Inmai even doing?

 

Izuki was soon pulled onto his back and his blank eyes were still staring at nothing... a blur of colors without shape. Nothing in this space.... this huge space that he didn't exist in.... In this world, Izuki was nothing more than an undisciplined animal that Inmai was determined to correct. He couldn't say or do anything without punishment because he was nothing in this world where demons ruled... Did Inmai even see him as an actual human? In fact, he probably did... that was the problem here. This demon... all demons saw nothing but a weak human that was probably less than how humans saw insects in their world.

 

Just as Inmai was what seemed like on the verge of a breakdown, Izuki finally responded. "Meow," He made the sound of a cat and that was the only response he could manage. He rolled onto his side again turning away from Inmai once more. This cat was going to be a cat... detached and distant. If that's how he was viewed, why not.

[Noise Prince]

Inmai was on the verge of tears. He was horrified. His familiar was laying motionless, emotionless, on the bed, not responding to anything he tried to do. The rims of his eyes started feeling hot, threatening tears. Inmai lightly rubbed his punished ass, hoping something soothing might snap him out of this. He didn't dare go the other route. He didn't react to anything. He was terrified that this was permanent. He had ruined everything now… one of the best things to ever happen to him was now a fleshy object on his bed.

 

He moved to stroke his hair now, feeling his eyes start to become wetter. This was his familiar, his responsibility. He was about to go to an important meeting today to convince them all to let him keep him. Maybe this was good timing, though. Maybe Izuki really didn't belong here, he belonged back in his real world. He seemed more unhappy than happy here, a lot of times. Maybe he really wasn't supposed to be his familiar, and it was a mistake.

 

Those eyes were usually so full of spirit, but now they would barely look at him. But at last, Izuki responded to him, gave him something.

 

He meowed.

 

Izuki meowed like an actual god damn cat. Inmai couldn't tell if it was a joke or not. He wasn't sure if he wanted to laugh, cry, or get angry. But at least it was something. That was better than nothing. Izuki turned away from him. Inmai laid down besides him on the bed, and put one arm over him.

 

"Izuki, you can hear me, right? You're aware I'm here?" He reached with his hand over him and took his hand. "If you can hear me, squeeze my hand, Izuki."

[WolfDog12]

Izuki felt the pressure of the arm over him and the warmth it gave off. That warmth was addictive. Izuki was obsessed with it and it just brought back feeling to his body. Sure he felt emotionally destroyed, but he still wanted this warmth, he loved it too much to pass up. Even though he wasn't really listening to Inmai even though he was now hearing him, Izuki still squeezed that hand that held his. It was the warmth he craved no matter how much he was hated... This was probably what he'd been searching for on Earth too. Someone that would give him this warmth and keep him safe... It didn't exist in the human realm... not for Izuki at least.

 

A small whimpering sound came from the broken human as he curled up holding onto that hand, desperately seeking comfort now. Izuki had forgotten about the physical stuff, in fact, he didn't care that his ass was bright red and in pain. All he was focused on was the warm hand that he gripped onto with more mental grip than physical grip. What Inmai couldn't see was that his little human was crying again but it was easy to tell with his shaking shoulders and sniffly hiccups.

 

It took several minutes for him to calm down again before he whispered. "I hate being a human..." His voice was cracking but he couldn't even begin to care about that. "I hate demons...." several sniffles followed. "I know I'm nothing in this world.... I'm sorry." His voice was completely screwed up and his speech was absolute nonsense, but he was finally speaking. Amazingly, even though he was reacting like this, his eyes still didn't seem to have any life in them. How could they when he was this emotionally broken down.

[Noise Prince]

Inmai sighed heavily, relieved to get such a response. It felt nice to know that he was at least aware of him, that they could use this to communicate. It also felt nice to have his slender hand in his, squeezing him. It made him feel a little better, like he hadn't completely ruined the human curled up on his bed, emotionless. The beautiful and feeble familiar was so complicated, Inmai felt he was either treating him like he was fine as hair or as sturdy as rope, finding it difficult to find the way he needed. He disliked being babied but a sterner approach resulted in things like this. It was hard for both to find the balance they craved. One thing was for sure though, Inmai was going to retire the paddle indefinitely.

 

Izuki whimpered, curled up more almost as if trying to wrap around the hand he held so tightly. Inmai moved himself closer to him so that his chest was directly on his back, being careful his body didn't touch his freshly beaten ass. His shoulders were shaking against the demon's body. Inmai left a kiss on his head, though he knew it was futile to really comfort him at all. It wasn't something he was doing consciously at this point, he was a desperate cat owner trying to will his beloved pet well again. Only there was no vet who could take care of a human around here, so this was all he had.

 

He didn't ask him anything, despite having this way to communicate now. He let Izuki cry more, silently laying with him, hoping he could squeeze out whatever he needed and they would be able to discuss this with questions and squeezing. But after a few moments, Izuki started to speak of his own accord.

 

It was hard not to interrupt him, when he said such hurtful things about himself. This world was so cruel and unkind to him ever since he arrived, and while it was somehow preferable to his own home world, it still was not going to be an easy transition to make. Inmai kissed his shoulder, keeping his face there as he waited for the boy to finish.

 

"Don't apologize for that…" he whispered. "It's not your fault that my world hasn't learned to love you yet. It's out of your control, that's the greatest cruelty of it. And you don't deserve it." He told him, gently hugging him. He didn't care if he hated demons, why shouldn't he? Even Inmai, as much as he wanted his pet cat to like him and grow attach, had caused the lad a good deal of hurt, intentionally and otherwise. Especially as red and painful of a state his bottom was, how could he not hate him now? He pushed him into this state, Inmai could only be angry at himself.

 

"But… you're not nothing to me. You're my familiar. And you wouldn't know this, but that's a very precious thing to a demon." Inmai said gently.

 

"It's your choice, though… at the meeting, I can request that you be returned home."

[WolfDog12]

Izuki loved the warmth that transferred into his back from Inmai. It really was nice. The human really was cat like laying on things that were warm whether it was convenient or not. It was just like when a cat or dog steals the seat of a person going to the bathroom because it's warm. Still, that didn't stop him from whimpering and speaking in his broken apart voice. He couldn't keep a steady tone but when you're this big of a mess, there was no controlling that so he just kept talking without paying attention to it.

 

When Inmai was talking, Izuki began to feel a mix of different emotions, almost all of which couldn't quite make it to the surface and continued to bubble and struggle in his chest. Finally, anger build up like crazy and bulled over all other struggling emotions like a train, and took control of the human... Again. Izuki sat up suddenly and raised one arm over his head before just dropping it so his hand weakly slapped Inmai on his cheek.

 

"SHUT UP!!!!" His eyes may seem dead but the rest of him was alive again.... even though that slap was just the weight of his arm falling and not him actually putting in the force to actually slap his master. "Can't you understand that I don't care what other demons think of me? That I don't care if I get physically hurt. I just want you to accept me for me!! I don't want you sending me home because you think it's "Best for me". As much as I hate demons for thinking of me as nothing but trash, I hate humans just as much for treating me the same way." The tears continued to fall. "I just want to be something precious to you and not because we have a demon familiar relationship. Yet, you go and say I don't know my place like I'm suppose to be a cat that should take abuse without any kind of reaction. You tell me I don't know my place!! That sounds like a demon who doesn't find me precious at all and wants me to be a freaking doll. Should I lie down and expose myself to you so you can have your fun and put me away in the closet when you don't feel like playing anymore or throw me out because I'm too dirty?!"

 

Everything he felt was finally able to come into words. Yes he was shouting in anger, voice cracking and chest burning in pain from it all but at least he was speaking his mind finally. "I don't care that I got punished for lashing out!! I care that you said that I didn't know my place in this world!! I'm sorry being human isn't anything more than saying living sex doll!! I'll keep it in mind and spread my legs and moan the next time a demon gropes me or strips me!!!"

 

Izuki was panting heavily now as he just used all of his energy and breath to scream and shout like that. His face was bright red and soaking wet from crying so much.

[Noise Prince]

Inmai was feeling marginally better now that Izuki was responding to him bit by bit. He hoped that he would gradually recover more and more and that everything would be okay again. And he hoped Izuki would choose to stay with him, offering him the chance to go home partially to feed his own ego since he was pretty confident that Izuki would still choose to live with him here. Against the odds he had said that he preferred living here than the familiar human realm, so Inmai was hoping that was the case even now, and that it'd further assure him that Izuki would be okay.

 

He hoped that his words comforted his familiar. That Izuki knew how much he cared for him, that he only wanted to take care of him and keep him safe. It seemed like he was really tough on him, so maybe Izuki really didn't realize this. Inmai would have to make a special effort to make that more apparent.

 

Izuki sat up abruptly once Inmai had finished, something that made Inmai very happy, an energetic sign that he had 'come back' from his trance. His happiness only lasted a brief moment before Izuki raised his arm, and let his hand fall against Inmai's cheek. It wasn't hard, there was no swing to it, just gravity, but his hand was light. He barely left a sting. Though it was enough to shock and anger Inmai, and he sat up as well, with half a mind to seize the offending wrist, turn Izuki on his stomach, and giving his ass a few solid slaps. But he composed himself much better than Izuki could, so when he sat up, he only listened.

 

What he was listening to, unfortunately, was yelling.

 

Inmai held back his tongue, as at every breath Izuki drew, the demon wanted to interrupt and set him straight. Where was he getting such ideas? It was upsetting, almost infuriating, some of the things Izuki was telling him now. He thought Inmai wanted to send him home? He didn't care about getting hurt? But the worst was definitely that he said that he didn't want their relationship to be demon and familiar. For demons, such a relationship was incredibly sacred, special, pure. Poetry and ballads had been written about the importance of such relationships. Izuki was incredibly precious to him, precisely for being his familiar. That hurt him a lot to hear that the human didn't appreciate that. That hurt even more than the idea that Inmai was going to use him in the exact way he had already promised he wouldn't, treat him like how other demons would.

 

Inmai stood on his knees, waiting for Izuki to finish, his face red and wet, his breathing labored. He reached and took Izuki's upper arm in his hand, gripping firmly, and pulled the human close to his chest, keeping his head in place against his chest, another hand wrapped around his waist to keep him close.

 

"Now you shut up," He said firmly, though his voice wasn't as steady as his tone might suggest.

 

"Your place isn't to be a sex doll, a toy, an abused cat, an object to be touched and fucked… none of that. That's not what that meant, and you know that. I know you do. You're my familiar, and I don't want anything to happen to you, even if you don't care. You don't care if a demon hurts you, but I do. I care if a demon sets you on fire, if one pulls your blood into your lungs and you drown on dry land, if your legs are sliced off when you blink. That is what I mean when I say you don't know your place- you have no defense against the people who can do this to you. That's what I'm afraid of, more than anything."

 

He squeezed him slightly after the admission.