Time Cross Academy was one of the greatest schools that travel in the time rift. It opens once every five years and every supernatural creature or magician wants to send their children to study in it. The list of applications was long even though the entry criteria were stringent. Time Cross Academy's principal was a fearsome woman, as the archmage of the time rift who held power over an entire academy that didn't get destroyed in a dimension crack, nobody wanted to offend her.

On top of that, Time Cross Academy was known for one other thing apart from its superior education. For clans and countries who are looking for potential marriage partners for their children, it was the perfect place to be. Testimonials have said that while the methods were weird, the results were fantastic. 10/10 would recommend sending their children there to find a potential mate if the family has no problems against receiving a male bride or offering a male bride. Amanda Lucifer guarantees happiness in every couple that leaves her academy if it was fated.

The second gender was a thing that nobody truly understood. Amanda Lucifer always sends a potion to be drunk by the student applying to go to her academy. There would always be an explanation note defining what the second gender was and how the second gender worked.

When Soubi's father heard about the academy's application deadline, he quickly submitted the details of his only son and paid the fees. The clan head of the fox demon also force-fed his only son the mysterious potion without questions and Soubi cursed his father in his head. The potion was vile and he didn't want to be sent away for five years to an all-male school to find a male bride. Yet, he wasn't given a choice. Being born in the snow fox clan, Soubi was the only male heir. All his other older sisters were married to mortals or wandering around seducing them. The powers of a kitsune fox can only be passed down from male clan heads to their sons. Soubi resented his fate.

After drinking the potion and resigning to fate, Soubi packed his things with a heavy heart. He tried his best not to cry and tried to recall what he learned about the Academy.

Time Cross Academy only accepted males and they must be of legal marriageable age. Once they enter the Academy, they must take the second gender test regularly to confirm their second gender identities. There is no leaving the Academy until five years is up once they enter simply because the rift portal will only open for three days once every five years. Amanda Lucifer's words were absolute in the Academy and if she arranges a marriage for two students in the Academy, they must sign the marriage certificate with the principal as the witness to be sent back home to their parents. Sex was encouraged during mating season but safe practices must be enforced.

Pregnancy was not possible in the Academy without consent from the clans of both students, for clans who wanted heirs early and consent to it, baby-making room facilities were available in the Academy and there were very capable medical staff at the campus in case of labour.

The more Soubi read it, the less sense everything made. Was his father really sending him to that kind of school just because he said he wasn't interested in girls? how could this happen to him?!

The poor snow fox demon sobbed. It's not that he didn't like female foxes. It's just that the female fox demon candidates in his omiai were too scary. His father didn't know their true nature and Soubi didn't want to get devoured. His father was already in his eight-hundreds so the man was anxious to get his young son to settle down and produce grandbabies. However, the old man kept matching his seventeen-year-old son with vixens who were at least two hundred years older than him. The legal age for sex was eighteen and the moment Soubi turned eighteen, his father said that he was sending him to the Academy for five years out of desperation. How was this fair?

Soubi cried bitter tears that night even after packing his things. He didn't want to get eaten by scary old vixens who looked at him like he was fresh meat. Then again, he didn't want a male bride! Why couldn't his father understand that he was still young? Also, his sisters were being very rude. They started betting if Soubi would take home a male bride or bring home a husband. Poor Soubi could only swallow bitter tears of frustration as there was nothing he could do to defy his fate. His father had ordered his personal attendant and guard to follow him to school so there was nowhere to escape. Kenma was a great pal to hang out with and he had taken care of Sobi ever since he was a child. However, the bodyguard was a stiff woodblock sometimes and Soubi just knew that he would be frustrated to no end with his guard sticking to him like a shadow.

"Whatever, I'm going to sleep!" Soubi decided and shut his eyes before drifting to lalaland without difficulties. Thinking always made him sleepy.

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The next morning, Soubi ate quickly without tasting the food as he chewed. He was too nervous about attending the mysterious school to think about anything else. His father babbled on excitedly and bawled when they had to leave. Kenma carried Soubi's bag as the fox heir waved goodbye to his family. They travelled by cloud and arrived at the meeting point ten minutes early. The Academy's rift portal had yet to open so many people gathered around to socialise but Soubi decided to stick to himself. He touched the collar hidden beneath his yukata and swallowed. There were many people and the chances of meeting his arch-nemesis who was also attending the school should be very low.

Soubi frowned at the thought of his bitter rival. Sei Kurohebi was a black snake demon and the youngest son of the black snake clan. Ever since they were young, the man had always beaten him in all their games and bullied him to no end. Sei was a sick person who enjoyed making him cry. He always stole Soubi's toys and even made Soubi's playmates like him more, leaving the poor fox lonely throughout his childhood. If it wasn't for the good relationship his father had with the clan head of the black snake demons, Soubi wouldn't even want to have anything to do with the prick!

"What are you thinking about?" Kenma asked. Soubi had a wistful expression and if the caretaker was right, the young fox must be thinking of his childhood friend again. No matter how Soubi claims to dislike or hate Sei, he never really did anything to push the black snake away.

"Are you thinking about young master Sei again?" he asked and instantly Soubi's face turned red.

"What? No! Are you crazy? Why would anyone think about that bastard? Besides, it would be better if I didn't meet him at all in the academy. He must have told his father to enroll him when he heard that my father submitted my application without me knowing. The sick bastard must be mocking me..."

Kenma was thoughtful and chose to refrain from saying anything. The truth was very different from what his young master thought. As usual, Soubi was a very dense fox and different from most foxes who were manipulative by nature. It could be because of his age or due to the fact that Soubi had been pampered from a very young age but the snow fox was very innocent even for an eighteen-year-old. His view of the world was still pure despite knowing about the crafty ways of demons. Soubi made everybody worry about him but because he was so cute, they also couldn't help but bully him sometimes to show their affection.

Soubi hated it. He tried very hard to be masculine but was only as tall as Kenma's shoulder. He couldn't bulk up and had a figure prettier than most girls. The one thing that the snow fox demon excelled in was the shrine dance. As the successor of the snow fox clan, he had to learn to do the spiritual dance to bring prosperity to the clan and grant the prayers they received from their devotees. Usually, the bride of the fox clan who shared the mating bond with the clan head should perform the ritual but since Soubi's mother passed away many years ago, there was only Soubi and his old father who could do it. Being the filial son, Soubi offered to take up the responsibility.

Kenma smiled slightly. The first time Soubi performed the spiritual dance, everyone was mesmerised by his beauty but no one more so than Sei. It was an open secret to everyone that the youngest son of the black snake clan fancied Soubi. Still, as the caretaker and bodyguard, Kenma would only watch as their love story unfolded. Ordinarily, it would take about a hundred years for Soubi to even realise that Sei liked him and maybe two hundred more to eventually settle down with the black snake. However, Amanda Lucifer was a very capable woman and a master of tying the red string. The clan heads of the Kitsune and Kurohebi clans decided to send both their foolish sons to the Academy in hopes of getting grandbabies quicker but Kenma would keep that information to himself.

The portal appeared and excited cheers could be heard. Soubi watched the purple portal grow in size and shivered. Once he stepped into that place, there was no escape for five years. Could he survive?

"Come on, young master. Let's go. It's not good to be tardy on the first day, we must make a good first impression."

With a heavy and reluctant sigh, Soubi got up and dragged his feet over to the portal, not wanting to go and hating to squeeze with the thrums of excited students.

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From the tallest floor of the tallest tower in the Academy, Amanda Lucifer observed her new intake of students flooding through the portal gates. For three days, the portal will open and she will have a good show to watch for the next five years. Would this batch of students turn out more promising than the last?

The principal was a tall lady who resembled a supermodel with her tall and busty figure. The red suit only served to accentuate all her right curves. Amanda's signature long platinum hair reached past her waist and bounced with every step she took. The clicking of her heels on the polished office tiles echoed coldly in her lonely office, a severe contrast to the atmosphere in the courtyard. With her magic monocle, the archmage inspected all her new students and took note of who would be the potential trouble-making ones.

"Principal, the students are gathering in the hall. You should get ready for your welcoming speech and farewell speech to those graduating us."

Amanda looked over to her tiny bat summon who acted as her personal assistant at times. The archmage smiled. This year, she received even more applications than the previous year but as usual, they only accepted a thousand students and rejected the rest. There were a few familiar names who have been applying for the last two hundred years and haven't given up hope on attending her academy but Amanda was firm and rejected them. Rapists and sex fiends were not allowed to become students in Time Cross Academy. The school was a place that promotes love so the screening process was very stringent. This year, she received many interesting applicants but the principal was expecting for the first couple to be formed before the first mating season started.

"Asahina, check if any of the students are missing. I will be giving the speech in twenty minutes."

The bat follower transformed into a small girl with black hair pulled into cute twin tails and purple eyes. She smiled and saluted. "Yes, ma'am!"

Amanda looked out to the courtyard and spotted the omega snow fox who was forced to attend her academy. The archmage couldn't keep a smirk off her face thinking about how hard his father begged her to accept the application form that had clearly been forged on behalf of his son. Normally, the archmage wouldn't accept such a thing but after hearing the stories from the Snow fox clan and the black snake clan, she made an exception. Now that the die was cast, it was time to watch a good show.

>>Xxx Destiny Aitsuji xxX<<

"Greetings, freshman attending Time Cross Academy. A short introduction of who I am although some of you may recognise me. My name is Amanda Lucifer and I am the archmage as well as the principal of this academy. Your families have agreed to entrust you to me for the next five years. Whether you live or die, is up to me to decide. Heed my rules well and you shall survive. Disregard them and forfeit your lives."

Nobody made any noise when Amanda Lucifer spoke. The authority in her voice didn't leave space for protests of negotiations and the new students swallowed. Some of them like Soubi were already regretting their decision to attend the academy.

Amanda scanned the new faces and smirked at their uneasiness. In Time Cross Academy, she was the absolute authority and her words were the law here.

"Asahina will brief everyone on the rules of Time Cross Academy later for the freshmen. For the students who are graduating and leaving us today, you have done well. For many of you, the last five years haven't been easy. There may have been ups and downs during the period of five years while you were in my Academy. Some of you experienced bittersweet feelings, some experienced your first love. I hope that those of you who experienced true love will learn to cherish it like how you cherish each other. Time Cross Academy brought you together but after you leave the academy, you should choose your own paths to walk, remembering what you have learnt from here. The road ahead might not be smooth. There may be people threatening you and your relationship, trying to tear both of you apart and ruin the family you have but stay strong. I, Amanda Lucifer, will always be a supporter of true love. Should you request the assistance of the Academy, I will be willing to listen to the troubles of any ex-students. For those who have graduated without a mate, do not worry, life always has a plan for you. Remember the teachings of Time Cross Academy and don't let that happiness slip away from you when you find them. Love transcends gender, age and time. Never limit yourselves. With that, congratulations on graduating Time Cross Academy, you can now return to your homes and begin the new chapter of your lives."

The speech ended and cheers thundered across from the right side of the hall where the graduating students were sitting. Many new students nearly lost their eyeballs from shock at the heated make-out sessions of some couples who were unashamed at displaying their affection. The cultural shock was real and the ceremony to send off happy couples made many new students deny reality with their very existence. Soubi was one of the new students who wanted to unsee everything.

"How can they accept this so easily? We're talking about male brides... why are more than half of the student population ok with bringing home male brides? The few that don't have mates don't mind accepting male brides in future and even purchase that potion from the principal in crates for the bridal selection... What's so good about being an omega? I don't want to bear kits!"

Kenma listened to his young master fume with the patience of a saint. He smiled sympathetically. "Apologies, young master. I cannot empathise with you because I'm a beta."

That sentence alone sent Soubi into another round of depression. Yes, his attendant was a beta for his second gender test. Why was it that he, the sole male heir of the Kitsune clan, was an omega? Where did his manly pride go? Soubi didn't tell his sisters about his second gender test because they would surely mock him. Not many of his sisters placed bets on him bringing home a male bride and those who did only did it for fun. Soubi wanted to wallow up in self-pity and die in a ditch. He heard that his most hated rival was an alpha. The world wasn't fair!

The graduation ceremony for successful couples was full of mushy actions like carrying the male bride in a bridal style out of the portal or taking commemoration photos of each other french making out at the photo booth. There were even cheesy festival stands that sold couple wishing charms that a couple wrote their wishes on and tied it to the magic willow in the Academy's garden. The freshmen and graduated students were given a break after the principal's speech to enjoy the festival until the afternoon and explore the academy campus. After a farewell lunch, the graduating students will start packing to leave within the next two days. In this short time frame, many single seniors started exchanging contact details with the new students and Amanda watched it happen from her office.

"How are this batch's first years like?" she asked.

Asahina bowed. "None of them look like they would violate the rules. I will go through the rules after the farewell lunch. Are you sure you want to give the graduating students an opportunity to mingle with the new students?"

Amanda smiled. Usually, she would give the academy's graduating cohort a chance to mingle with the first years. However, there was a special request from one of her very promising students to introduce this as a way to soothe the hearts of lonely singles who didn't manage to find their mates on campus during the last five years. Amanda approved the request without questions. Long-distance relationships were also a type of love that can be very strong if both parties can overcome it. She was also rooting for a lonely beta who just turned omega in his last semester. Already she could see him meeting a junior alpha wolf and smirked. She smelled a new red thread story forming but that would be a tale later. For now, Amanda Lucifer was busy. She had to sort through the students who applied to different classes suitable for them. While she was a hardcore romantic, she was also a strict educator.

Asahina saw that her boss and owner was busy and bowed before taking her leave. The bat familiar decided to patrol the campus ground to uphold its rules and regulations.

>>Xxx Destiny Aitsuji xxX<<

Soubi chose to hide in a corner at the back of the school to escape that weird pink hearted atmosphere. This wasn't normal and his poor omega heart couldn't take it. There were also too many alphas present who looked like they were out to get him like all his omiai candidates. The snow fox told Kenma to enjoy the festival without him and Kenma gave his young master a worried look before he was sent away.

Soubi breathed a sigh of relief. The back of the school was very quiet and nobody was here. It gave the overwhelmed snow fox time to think. Throughout the welcome speech, Soubi had been discreetly trying to find familiar faces. It had been three years since he last saw his childhood friend even though they still exchanged letters regularly. Unlike him, Sei had been busy working at his older brother's store trying to learn the ropes of helping out with his family business. The hateful snake was only three years older than him but already, he was more independent than Soubi could ever hope to be.

A part of the young fox demon missed the black snake. Being in such a big school for five years was hard even if he had Kenma by his side. After all, there were many things that he would be embarrassed to talk about with his guardian.

As if Amanda had heard his wish, the black snake demon that Soubi had been dying to see appeared. His midnight-black hair shone and his yellow eyes burned like the sun. Soubi froze when their eyes met. It had been three years since they last saw each other but Soubi couldn't recognise Sei anymore.

"Sei?"

The black snake demon smiled. "Are you surprised to see me again? It's a miracle how you're still so small and cute. Nobody would believe that you're eighteen this year, you still look the same as when you were fifteen. Did uncle not feed you properly? Do you not eat meat?"

Enraged that the first words out of Sei's mouth were to insult his height, Soubi snapped and threw a fist at his friend's direction. The snake demon was much taller than him and looked like the ideal man that any girl would drool over.

Sei laughed and caught the fist easily before pulling the cute snow fox in and stole a kiss. Soubi's brain short-circuited when their lips connected. the snake demon blinked when he didn't receive a reaction out of his childhood friend and crush. Could it be that the Soubi didn't register the kiss?

As the snake demon leaned in once more to kiss Soubi, the snow fox regained his common sense and struggled with all his might in panic and pushed the alpha away.

"Y-y-y-you! What do you think you're doing?!" he shrieked and collapsed onto the floor in shock. Soubi felt his heart hammering with force enough to break out of his ribcage and hyperventilated.

Sei tilted his head to one side and took in the flustered sight of his crush with great pleasure. Then he smiled angelically and replied.

"I'm seducing you, of course. You didn't think that I attended the academy out of coincidence did you? I'm here to take you home with me as my bride."

At a complete loss for words and a brain meltdown from hearing Sei's answer, Soubi held back tears, screamed in frustration and high-tailed out of there. Sei watched the terrified fox make his escape and laughed. He was looking forward to the next few months they would be spending together at Time Cross Academy.

"Now that he is finally aware of me, it's time to step up my game. I wonder if he will run away if I told him that I only bullied him because I loved him. No no, better not do that yet. I don't want to ruin the chance that otou-sama and Kitsune-sama gave me. Let's find Kenma first," Sei reasoned and went the opposite direction of where Subi escaped to. For now, everything was going according to plan and the first day hasn't even started.

Soubi looked at his school handbook that was distributed after the afternoon speech. Time Cross Academy had very strict rules that everyone had to abide by and anybody who breaks the rules will be punished by torture or death depending on the severity. While it sounded like a scary place, the rules that Amanda Lucifer implemented made him feel safe instead.

As an omega, Soubi was always afraid of what alphas would do to the weaker second genders like him. The collar he wore was bought by his father who was worried about him getting marked by a stranger that he didn't want as a mate. Kenma was also sent to protect the snow fox demon but nothing assured Soubi more than the ten golden rules.

1. No rape and non-consensual sex.

2. All mate bonding and marking can only take place after both students sign a mate registration certificate.

3. Only registered mates can spend their heats in each other's rooms during the mating season.

4. Dormitories are only accessible by their respective second genders. No visiting of other second gender dormitories are allowed.

5. Alpha, beta and omegas have individual toilets, no using of other second gender toilets allowed on campus.

6. No attempting to break up a registered couple.

7. No public sex.

8. Pregnancy rooms must be reserved beforehand and approval from both parties' parents must be submitted before permitted use.

9. No skipping or faking results of second gender retests held every semester.

10. All second genders and species are treated equally and fairly, no bullying is tolerated.

Apart from these rules, students have a lot of freedom to choose their elective classes and even roommates. Soubi's roommate hasn't arrived yet but he is an omega human who looked very out of the place and afraid. The snow fox demon didn't blame the kid. He was only eighteen and a human to boot who was registered in Time Cross Academy by his adoptive family to marry into an influential alpha's family for connections. Soubi took pity on the poor boy and befriended him.

The boy's name was Ringo Yamamoto and he came from a family of exorcists. He wears a traditional blue bottom hakama and is shorter than Soubi. The man had black hair and chubby cheeks despite being eighteen years of age and this was the first time Soubi thought a boy could be cute despite being the same age as him. Ringo was a clumsy boy who was shy and soft-spoken. The snow fox didn't think that his roommate would last very long in the school full of supernatural creatures. Many alphas were eyeing the human boy earlier and Soubi decided to step in when a vampire alpha came too close.

Speaking of Ringo, the boy was late. Soubi's stomach rumbled. They were supposed to meet up in the room before heading to the canteen together to grab dinner. How long could one shower take? Showering twice a day must sound tiring. Soubi hated water so his showers usually only lasted five minutes. Ringo had been gone for half an hour now, surely he didn't drown in the bath... right?

"I better check on him," the grouchy snow fox demon said and left his room.

The showers and bathrooms were shared in the dormitories. After the introductory speech by Asahina, Soubi learnt more about second genders. In society, most of the population were betas and they made up about sixty to seventy percent of the workforce. However, in Time Cross Academy the betas were the minority population making up only twenty percent. Their dormitories were smaller compared to the alpha and omega dormitories.

Alphas made up ten to fifteen percent in the population outside of the academy in the ratio similar to omegas. The urban legends have it that alpha and omegas were attracted to each other because of physical compatibility by the power of pheromones released during heats and ruts. However, according to Amanda, there was one other attraction between alphas and omegas called the soul bond. This happened when alphas and omegas who were fated mates met. The chances of finding your fated mate were one in a few billion but at Time Cross Academy, Amanda helped. Most alphas and omegas will find their fated mates in the academy over the five years. Rumours have it that the archmage herself was actually the goddess of love who could see who had red threads and where they led. Soubi didn't know if he should believe it but he didn't care. He just wanted to know why the alpha and omega dormitories were so ridiculously huge. Then again, housing four hundred omegas in one building must be difficult even for the archmage.

The alpha and omega dormitories were like mansions. There were a total of four levels with each level housing a hundred students. Each room had two students sharing a bunk bed which meant there were at least fifty bedrooms on each level of the dormitory. Even after the orientation tour of the dormitory, Soubi was still lost. Exactly which bathroom did Ringo use? Soubi had checked the fourth bathroom now but his roommate wasn't there.

"Whoa! Why are you in such a hurry?" the dorm manager stopped Soubi when he was running in the hallways.

"Dorm manager Lee!" Soubi nearly sobbed in relief. "I can't find Ringo anywhere..."

Dorm manager Lee was a five-hundred-year-old mermaid who worked for the academy for nearly two hundred years now. The lady was kind, patient and understanding. All the omegas loved her and she gave off a motherly vibe.

"Ringo? I think he went to the bathroom on the second floor but he should be back in his room by now. Do you want me to show you the way back to your room? You've run quite far to look for him."

Hearing that, the snow fox demon heaved a sigh of relief and thanked the lady before excusing himself. It was only the first day and Soubi was exhausted. That human exorcist was really more troublesome than Soubi expected. When he saw him he was going to give Ringo a piece of his mind.

The door to the room clicked open and Soubi smelled the lower scented soap before he saw his human roommate. Immediately, he felt lethargic from the chase and scowled.

"Where did you go? What kind of shower were you taking? It's almost an hour now, the canteen is going to close!"

Ringo apologised profusely and promised to make it up to Soubi tomorrow by collecting breakfast for him. "Let's go now before they run out of food," Soubi sighed and dragged his small roommate to the dining area.

The canteen was full of delicious food smells and Ringo couldn't decide what he wanted although the exorcist looked a little ill seeing the more unique meal items for other species. Blood wine and raw livers don't sound appetising so they skipped that part of the menu.

"One plate of inari sushi and two fried chicken drumsticks please," Soubi ordered and Ringo chose the same thing, unable to make up his mind.

The lunch lady looked apologetic when she realised that she ran out of fried tofu to make the inari sushi. Soubi's ears drooped. "No inari sushi?" he was close to tears. After a stressful day, eating his favourite food always cheered him out. To think that they were out of stock... it was Soubi's worst nightmare come true.

Ringo watched as his friend mentally collapsed at the devastating news and looked at the long line of people waiting impatiently behind them. "Make it onigiri please with two fried chicken drumsticks. I'll have the same thing as him," the exorcist apologised and urged his friend whose brain had gone offline along.

Soubi was lifeless as Ringo led him to a vacant seat. He didn't realise who he was sharing tables with until a familiar sensation on his lips jolted him out of his thoughts.

"What? You-!"

"Hello, what a coincidence seeing you here," Sei smiled. The alpha black snake demon was sitting alone when he saw Soubi and his troubled roommate. The snake waved to Ringo who was very thankful that there was someone who was willing to share their seats with them.

"I'll go collect our food, please take care of him for me. He's very depressed right now because the cook said they were out of inari sushi."

Sei agreed to look after his childhood friend and love interest and waited for Ringo to leave before observing his zoned-out friend. Soubi must be really depressed to not realise who he was sitting next to. Whenever the fox demon saw him, he would hiss like a cat and approach him with wary eyes and a guarded look. Seeing an unguarded Soubi full of openings just made Sei want to do bad things to him. Hence, he took the opportunity to steal another kiss from him.

The kiss worked like magic and Soubi regained his senses. The spitfire fox in him returned and he yelled at the alpha snake demon who only laughed when Soubi grabbed his collar to shake him.

"Now now, don't be angry. You were unguarded so I cannot be blamed. Besides, do you really have to be so angry with me? I purposely came early and ordered some inari sushi hoping that I would see you so we can eat them together. Can't you forgive me in the name of inari sushi?"

The shameless snake alpha smiled coyly and Soubi found himself blushing at the foul play. On one hand, he was touched that Sei was very thoughtful but on the other hand, he had been kissed twice in a day by this same snake.

"I can forgive you for the kiss earlier but not the one this afternoon behind the school. How dare you steal my first kiss from me?!" he hissed and Sei's eyes widened in genuine surprise.

"First kiss? I thought you lost your first kiss to your first omiai candidate when you were fourteen?"

Soubi blushed furiously at that memory. Why did Sei have to say that? "Who told you that? I didn't lose my first kiss to that madwoman!"

Sei was confused. According to Soubi's older sisters, the kit lost his first kiss when a crazy omiai lady forced herself on him. Kenma found Soubi in the room with his top undone and his hands bound with his obi. The fox lady was also having her wicked way with him and that was when all hell broke loose. Nobody had seen Kenma act so aggressively before. The fox lady went back with one eye less and a disfigured nose. The rumours spread so quickly and from that day onwards, Kenma became Soubi's official bodyguard, accompanying him wherever he went.

"Your sisters said that you lost your first kiss and almost lost your first time to that vixen... Kenma did some to the rescue and stabbed one of her eyes out but that's not the point, is it? Speaking of Kenma, where is he?"

Soubi struggled with his emotion before sighing eventually. "Kenma's with his beta pals. They are hosting a dormitory welcome party and doing the hundred ghost story night so he's not coming. Also, I don't know who you heard it from but that mad vixen didn't kiss me. She actually wanted to skin me for my white fur if that makes you better, I'm still very much a virgin with my first kiss intact until earlier this afternoon."

Sei paled. "Soubi... I'm so sorry, I didn't know. I... I'll take full responsibility for you. Let's get married."

Soubi's jaw fell and Ringo came just in time to hear it with two dinner sets in his hands. "Oh? Soubi, is that your lover? Congratulations on getting married!"

Embarrassed and unable to handle the misunderstanding with so many people watching them, Soubi did what he did best and fled the scene.

"Sou! Wait!" Sei tried to call but groaned when the snow fox demon vanished at record speed. He then turned to Ringo with an apologetic smile. "Sorry but I can trouble you as his roommate to deliver dinner to him later? I have this plate of inari sushi, it should cheer him up. Sorry about that, see you later."

Ringo didn't have time to respond and was left alone to catch up on what just happened while he ate dinner alone. The exorcist sighed as he packed up food for Soubi including the plate of untouched inari sushi. Demons were complicated creatures.