"YoYo! Machio been a while. You're as shredded as always I see." Ekko said as he approached the surprised Machio.
" Oh, Ekko your here, glad to see you're doing well." Machio said with a smile while continuing to do bodybuilder poses.
Ekko brought his hand up and Machio did the same.
They bumped fists before giving each other a high five then straight into a cross-armlock.
"MUSCLE!!!" Machi flexed his arm.
"MUSCLE!!" Ekko also flexed but it wasn't as exaggerated as Machios.
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{Yakushi Inn: Cerbie Pov}
"Dad has left and had me guard the house again. I miss him already but I must be strong for when he returns...SQUIRREL!!!"...Seeing that it was just a false alarm Cerbie calmed down.
Cerbie walked around the house playing with random items he had never seen before.
Afterward, he visited Cana, she gave him good head rubs. Of course not as good as dad's but she was okay.
'I hope he takes me out for a walk when he comes back.' Cerbie thought as he walked through the front entrance of the house and walked up to the massive gates.
He had seen his dad and mum open it a few times but that other brown-haired lady couldn't seem to be able...maybe I can.
Cerbie approached the gates and with his cute tiny paws tried to open the gate but of course, he couldn't.
But Cerbie wasn't a quitter and tried again even harder and this time the gate slowly opened and Cerbie managed to pass through.
"Wawgh!!"{HaHaHa, I the great Cerbie have conquered the great doors of my home like my father and mother before me.}
Cerbie howled in pride as he strutted away from the inn. Of course, he hadn't forgotten his mission but what if there were any dangers outside, like those big stupid humans that had hurt him?
What Cerbie hadn't noticed was the mischievous smile of a certain almond-eyed Cat as she opened the doors for him.
After Cerbie had wandered outside of course Yoruichi would follow along too. She wondered what sort of adventure the pup would have outside.
If only she would have known that because of this decision in the future she would have a cult of dogs worshipping her as their god, but that is a story for another time.
{Pov End}
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After Hitting the gym for a few hours Ekko decided to do some shopping around Tokyo, buy some manga and maybe some figures, though strangely enough on his way back home he had witnessed a rather odd scene.
He saw a pack of at least 50 dogs run through the streets of Tokyo with no owners in sight. Ekko Didn't try to stop them because one, he didn't really care and two they didn't feel like aggressive dogs so he ignored it.
Though if Ekko had an animal understanding power then he probably would have done a spit take of his drink.
WRAFF!!!!{ Come on lads let us run to freedom.} A German shepherd barked, leading the pack.
Wrafff!! warf! Wraff!!{ Do not let Lord Cerbie and lady Youruichi's sacrifice be in vain, ONWARDS.} A cute chiwawa said in a manly tone.
Hau, Hau!!!{ Ozzie, Ozzie, Ozzie...Oy, oy, oy!!!} An Australian Kelpie braked while following the crowd.
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After that rather interesting encounter, Ekko finally made it back home, where he was greeted by Cerbie guarding the front door.
" Hey there Cerbie, thanks for taking care of everyone while I was away, mhhh, did cana bathe you while I was gone you look so clean."
Wraff!!{ No dad it was the nice cat lady.} Of course, Ekko couldn't understand what Cerbie had said but that didn't matter.
After promising Cerbie that he would take him out on a walk later, Ekko went to his bedroom and sorted out all his items.
After doing so he went back downstairs to the living room where he saw Cana dawdling on the couch as she watched some Korean soap drama.
"Hey, Cana," Ekko said calling out to her.
" Huh, what is it Ekko." She responded while keeping her gaze on the tv.
"Catch!!!" Ekko said as he threw something in her direction.
She instinctively grabbed it without even looking but the moment she did, she knew exactly what it was.
Looking at the Alcohol bottle she was given her eyes couldn't help but widen in shock." Thi..this...how...Ekko do you know what this is, how hard it is to even find never mind buy!!!."
Of course, Cana was shocked, what Ekko had just given her was a Macallan fine and rare 1916 edition. This thing was probably worth over two million dollars, even if you had the money to buy it, it was so low in production that only 40 have been released in the past 20 years.
"You're doing Such a good job, and I thought since you like to drink I might as well give you a little present...ghuuuuh." Ekko was interrupted when Cana suddenly appeared in his vision and kissed his lips.
"Mhhhh!!" Ekko was shocked
After around 30 seconds, Cana let go and started hugging the drink and whispered sweet nothings to it. If Ekko didn't know any better he would think she would sleep with the bottle in her hands.
Since Ekko had misunderstood Cana taking care of Cerbie, he had bought that drink for her from the system, it was pricey but in the end, he decided to buy it.
As Cana was in her own world, Ekko noticed that her hair was frizzy and all over the place.'Has this girl not combed her hair since the morning.'
" Hahahhehehe, I'm going to thoroughly enjoy you tonight, hey Ekko you sure I can keep this, how about I extend that little wager of ours to ten minutes."
Cana said with a sly smile, what had happened in those hotsprings was probably the most pleasure and frustration she had ever felt in her entire life.
The most Pleasurable because Ekko had thoroughly engraved his tongue technique into her body and frustrated because she wanted to experience more than just his tongue.
But of course, she knew Ekko and Rangiku had their little thing going on so until they sorted it out, she wouldn't go that far with him.
"Mhhh...as tempting as that sounds, I want to ask for something else, could I..." When Ekko asked for his request Cana was shocked and confused.
" Really? That's all you want, nothing else." she was confused but since he asked Cana agreed.
" Sure, knock yourself out I guess."
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What Ekko had asked for is if he could comb Cana's hair and style it.
He had her sit on the floor in between his legs while he sat on the sofa and combed it from behind.
When Ekko had seen Cana's messy hair, he was reminded of all his little sisters back in the orphanage and how every morning he used to do their hair.
At first, he was horrible at it and had to ask the local mums in his area for help, but over time he had gotten good at it.
When Ekko had told Cana the reason for his request, she couldn't help but see Ekko in a new light, and her already good impression of him had improved by quite a bit.
" And done, what do you think." Ekko asked as he handed Cana a mirror.
" Wow, you weren't kidding when you said you got good at styling hair. Thank you Ekko." Cana turned around and gave Ekko a genuine smile.
And for a second time in 1 hour, she kissed Ekko on the lips. Though Ekko could tell this one was slightly different, it was less sexual and primal and more...loving, was that the word he would use, he didn't know.
Though tastings her sweet cherry lips, Ekko couldn't help but want more, and more ended up being a slow but enjoyable makeout session where Cana made her way onto his Lap.
Her warm lips delicately brushed against his own, as he felt her heart rate increase through her chest.
Her eyes were closed in pleasure while his were half-lidded in desire.
If she turned her head to the right he would turn it to the left, and occasionally he would receive a pleasurable moan from her while caressing her back.
After the two had finally had their fill of each other they separated. Coincidentally Eris had walked in on the two and complained with a cute pout, she wanted what Ekko had done to Cana and so Ekko not only styled Cana but also Eris's Hair.
And after he finished the two girls decided they wanted to take a quick afternoon nap, and the place they chose was Ekko's lap.
Around 30 minutes later Rangiku returned home, but she was shocked to see Cana and Eris being able to enjoy sleeping on Ekko's Lap and was jealous that there wasn't any room for her.
Ekko could only apologize and promise to make it up to her another way.
The next chapter is a time skip to the fashion show, and then a few more chapters until the school arc begins.