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Between a Fox and a Hard Place 2: Geas 
Aya took a deep breath trying to stay calm. He had nothing to worry about, really... Both Aoi and Itsuki had assured him multiple times that everything was going to be fine, but he couldn’t help it. What if Itsuki’s family didn’t like him? What if they thought he was trying to get between Itsuki and Aoi? What if--
“Aya-love, stop fretting.” Itsuki turned the car off and pocketed the keys. He leaned over and lapped at Aya’s cheek affectionately. “You’re a good boy and my family will love you.”
Two men stood near the front entrance. One was lean and blonde with dark green eyes and the other was slightly taller with waist-length silver hair and familiar copper colored eyes. Fox ears peeked through the silver one’s hair and twitched as he talked with his companion. Aya blinked; both of them were handsome and neither looked out of their thirties. It wasn’t that surprising, at least for the kitsune. Foxes aged like elves did or maybe slower... he never had found out how old Itsuki was... But the other man was human, at least that’s what Itsuki had told him.
“They’re bonded. Once you tie yourself to a kitsune, you live as long as they do.” Aoi whispered into his boy’s ear. “That’s why he looks as young as he does.”
Aya was about to ask another question when the silver kitsune came bounding down the stairs at them
“Itsuki! Aoi!”
The blond grinned and followed his companion. “It’s about time you got here, your father was getting antsy...”
“So were you...” The other man grumbled as he swatted at his friend with his tail. He grinned at Itsuki and Aoi and pulled them into an affectionate hug. “Good to see you both.”
The blond slipped around the group hug and stopped Aya before he could slink off back to the car. “Don’t mind him, he’s being waiting to see them for months.” He patted the boy on the shoulder. “You must be Aya.”
“Yeah, you’re Jake, right, Itsuki’s second father?”
“That’s me, the only human and the only reasonable one in this mad house.” Jake shrugged and looked over to his companion, who was still hugging the other two, his tail wagging like a happy puppy’s. “Kenji-love, stop smothering the boys for a moment and come meet Aya.”
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