[18+] In a world much like our own a curious student meets a young Kitsune with life-changing consequences for them both.

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Voice

of

Dog.

This

is

Rob MacWolf,

your

fellow

traveller,

and

Today’s

story

is “Exchange

Student”

by

Celtic

Kitsune,

who

can

usually

be

found

with

a

notebook

close

at

hand,

she

can

be

found

at

FurAffinity

under

the username

Atomic_Alex.

A

regular

participant

in

the

Thursday

Prompt

where

she

often

finds

inspiration

for

her

writing.

Read

by

BandanaDog,

Unorthodox

Spacetime

Drifter.

Please

enjoy


“Exchange

Student”

by

Celtic

Kitsune.

Jake

was

a

little

taken

aback,

this

was

not

what

he

expected

when

he

knocked

on

his

girlfriends

door.

He

had

been

aware

that

she

had

received

a

new

flatmate

for

the

semester,

an

exchange

student

from

Japan.

She

had

been

somewhat

coy

when

he

had

asked

about

her,

though

really

Jake

had

just been

making

polite

conversation,

Amanda

had

just

responded

with

a

knowing

smile

and

told

him

the

new

girl

was

a

bit

of

a

fox.

Now

he

knew

why.

She

was

indeed

a

bit

of

a

fox,

well

completely

a

fox.

A

Kitsune

to be exact.

A feral Kitsune.

And she was

looking

up

at

him

expectantly.

“Oh

hi, uh

Kyoko

isn’t

it?”

“Yes,

and

you

must

be

Jake?

Amanda

has

told

me

about

you.”

“All

good

I

hope?”

he

asked

with

what

he

hoped

was

a

winning

smile.

After

his

initial

surprise

he

was

quickly

slipping

back

into

his

usual

charming

self,

he

knew

females

found

it

hard

to

resist,

even

those

of another

species

apparently.

Her

tail-tip

was

swaying

from

side

to

side

in

apparent

approval.

She

stepped

back

and

aside

to

let

him

in.

“Mostly

good,

yes”

She

said

this

with

a

smile,

it

was

not

quite

as

reassuring

as

it

might

have

been,

revealing

as

it

did

impressively

sharp

teeth.

He

suspected

she

was

trying

to

copy

human

body

language

in

an

effort

to

fit

in

and

it

didn’t

really

have

the

intended

effect.

Jake

followed

as

she

trotted

ahead

of

him

into

the

living

room,

she

was

pretty

big,

certainly

significantly

larger

than

an

actual

fox

and

she

also

had

unusual

and

striking

coloration,

the

light

moved

over

her

silken

silver

and

white

fur

with

a

metallic

sheen.

“Amanda

will

return

soon,

she

did

say

if

you

turned

up

I

was

to

let

you

in”,

she

threw

back

over

her

shoulder, “Please,

take

a

seat.”

Jake

did

so,

throwing

himself

onto

his

favourite

stuffed

chair,

spreading

his

legs

and

making

himself

entirely

at

home.

She

took

the

couch

opposite,

sitting

primly

on

her

haunches

with

all

four

feet

together.

“May

I

get

you

anything?”

Her

voice

was

heavily

accented

and

distorted

by

her

muzzle

but

her

English

seemed

very

good

and

she

was

easily

understandable.

She

was

also almost

entirely

nude;

her

only

concession

to

modesty

being

a

neckerchief,

and

all

that

did

was

highlight

her

otherwise

lack

of

clothing.

That

also

wasn’t

what

he

expected,

well

she

did

have

fur.

A

silence

fell,

she

blinked

and

he

realised

he had

been

staring.

“Uh,

no

it’s

fine,

I, uh,

never

met

one

of

you

before.”

He

was

flustered,

frig it.

“One

of

what?

A

Japanese

person?”

Jake

felt

himself

flush, “No,

I

mean,

uh…”

After

an

awkward

moment

she

waved

a paw

dismissively

and

again ‘smiled’,

this

time

with

her

tail

which

swept

back

and

forth

in

amusement.

“I

play

with

you,

I

understand

what

you

mean,

no

we

are

quite

uncommon,

even

back

home.”

Jake

knew

she

was

correct,

he

had

an

interest

in

non-human

sentients,

in

fact

he

was

seriously

considering

specialising

in

them

as

part

of

his

Anthropology

studies.

And

an

idea

began

to

form,

this

semester

he

was

required

to

submit

a

pHd

proposal,

Kitsune’s were

very

rare

and

ferals

even

more

so,

and

now

he

had

access

to

one.

Landed

right

in

his

lap

so

to

speak.

He

realised

he

was

staring

again

and

coughed

to

hide

his

embarrassment.

“So how

long

are

you

here

for?”

“At

least

a

year

but

I

may

extend.”

Better

and

better…

“You’re

settling

in

well?”

“Yes

all

are

very

nice,

friendly.”

Jake didn’t

particularly

find

people

to

be

like

that,

maybe

they

treated

Kitsunes

differently,

certainly

there

was

the

exoticism

factor,

or

maybe

it

was

just

her

personality,

she herself

seemed

friendly

enough

though

he

could

sense

a

subtle

amusement

on

her

part

at

how

humans

reacted

to

her.

He

relaxed,

he

was

on

solid

ground,

he began

to

question

her,

he

tried

not

make

it

an

interrogation.

She

replied

openly

and

honestly,

tipped

her

head

to

the

side

and

looked

at

him

closely.

“You

seem

interested

in

my

people.”

“Yes,

I’ve

always

wondered

what

it’s

like

for

someone

like

you,

being

human is

so

mundane”,

he

sighed.

It

really

was,

the

world

was

human

dominated

to

a

massive

extent,

they

outnumbered

other

sentients

a

hundred

to

one,

and

those

were

the

common

peoples

like

Elves,

Dwarves,

Centaurs,

Harlicks

and

so

on.

Man

it

was

boring.

The

races

had

been

fairly

well

integrated

and

non-humans

did

mix

but

they

also

had

their

own

communities,

histories

and

cultures,

something

that

an

outsider

could

never

really

know.

Now

it

was

her

turn

to

stare

and

Jake

felt

decidedly

uncomfortable

under

her

examination.

He

had

the

strangest

feeling

that

something

was

occurring

on

a

level

that

he

did

not

quite

understand.

“You

wish

to

know

what

it

is

like

to

be

a

Kitsune

like

me?”

“I

admit,

I’m

curious,

yes.”

She

nodded

as

if

having

made

a

decision, “There

is

perhaps

a way.”

Jake

sat

up

straighter,

this

was

interesting,

what

did

she

mean?

“I

must

warn

you,

there

is

no

method

of

return,

I

ask

again,

do

you

truly

want

to

know

what

it

is

like

to

be

a

Kitsune

like

me?”

His mouth was

dry,

the

Kitsune

may

not

be

common

but

they

were

powerful

in

their

own

realm,

well

versed

in

The

Way.

“Yes.”

He

answered,

more

firmly

than

he

felt.

His

guts

were turning

over;

he

sensed

he

was

on

the

threshold

of

something

momentous.

“Very

well,

I

admit

it

would

be

nice

to

have

another.”

Another?

Did

she

mean

him?

He

was

growing

excited,

he

thought

he

would

merely

have

an

example

of

her

kind

to

study,

she

was

hinting

that

he

could

actually

be

one.

Permanently.

Was

he

really

willing

to

give

up

his

humanity?

That

wasn’t

a

particularly

difficult

question;

he had

never

been

that

beholden

to

it.

What

about

Amanda

though?

Would

she

understand?

Probably

not,

their

relationship

would

almost

certainly

be

at

an

end.

But

perhaps

a

new

one

could

begin;

Kyoko

had

after

all

implied

that

she

was

lonely.

“Shall

we

begin?”

“Now?”,

his

voice

came

out

as

a

strangled

squeak.

“There

is

no

time

like

the

present

as

I

believe

you

say.”

“Uh

OK”,

he

gathered

himself

though

his

heart

was

racing, “What

do

I

do?”

She

hopped

off

the

couch

and

went

to

the

curtains,

drawing

them

closed

with

her

mouth,

then

returned

to

him

and

looked

up

with

a

smile,

it

went

better

this

time.

“Trust

me…”

He

nodded.

“Now

stand

and

remove

your

clothing.”

Jake

hesitated

a

moment

afraid

she

was

again

playing

with

him,

but

she

seemed

entirely

serious.

Then

he

did as

she

commanded,

stripping

down

to

his

boxers.

“All

of

it…”

Man

Amanda

had

better

not

walk

in

now.

He

placed

his

underwear

to

the

side

and

cupped

his

genitals

with

his

hands,

he

was

quite

definitely

getting

an

erection

though

he

wasn’t

certain

why,

he

could

have

almost

laughed

at

the

ridiculousness

of

it.

“Give

me

your

hand.”

Oh well…

He

did

so,

dropping

his other

hand

and

displaying

himself

in

all

his

glory.

She

gave

him

an

odd

look

but

did

not

pass

comment.

Jake

reached

for

her,

placing

his

hand

close

to

her

muzzle;

she

leaned

forward

as

if

to

sniff

it…then

sunk

her

fangs

in.

Hard.

He

leaped

back

in

shock,

blood

sprayed

from

the

wound

as

he

fell

back

onto

the

chair.

“What

the

fu…”

From

her

position

on

the

floor

she

licked

the

blood

from

her

fangs,

looking

truly

feral.

She

was

watching

him

with

an

odd

intensity.

Jake

almost

spat

at

her,

what

a

dirty

fucking

trick

to

play!

He

raised

himself

to

his

feet

and

went

to

get

a

towel

and

clean

the

wound.

And

tripped,

falling

forward

onto

his

hands,

there

was

something

wrong

with

his

legs.

Warmth

spread

through

his

body,

he

could

feel

something

rising

from

the

nape

of

his

neck,

running

quickly

down

his

spine.

With

a

shaking

hand

he

reached

behind,

touched

his

lower

back.

Fur.

And

it

was

spreading

quickly.

There

was

a

moment

of

panic;

he

had

in

his

heart

not

truly

believed

her,

though

he

had

heard

of

such

things.

He

was

becoming

a

Kitsune,

and

suddenly

he

would

have

given

anything

to

retain

his

humanity.

But

it

was

far

too

late for that.

She

padded

over

and

around

him,

watching

as

he

changed,

her

expression

was

one

of

polite

interest

and

Jake

had

a

sudden

realisation,

he

had

not

asked

her

what

she

was

studying.

It

was

hard

to

concentrate

though,

the

melting

warmth

spread

quickly,

penetrated

him

inside

and

out.

His

spine

lengthened,

grew

behind

him

with

an

extremely

odd

sensation,

he

could

feel

it

as

his

tail

came

into

being,

his

tail.

A

tickling

sensation

marked

the

passage

of

his

new

fur

coat

as

it

wrapped

its

silken

embrace

around

his

body.

He

let

out

a

moan

and

a

gargled

wheeze

as

his

head

pulled

back

with

inexorable force

and

snapped

into

its

new

position,

horizontal

to

his

spine.

Jake

screwed

up

his

eyes

with

the

intensity

of

the

change

as

his

face

rearranged

and

pushed

out,

his

muzzle

forming,

ears

reshaping

and

moving

to

their

new

position

at

the

top

of

his

head.

They

flattened

against

his

skull

as

he

instinctively

pulled

them

back.

He

could

feel

his

hips

and

shoulders

rearrange

as

he

was

forced

into

a

four-legged

stance,

shifted

position

to

retain

his

balance as

his

legs

changed

shape,

arms

became

forelegs

and

hands

paws,

he

was

already