Third Times The Charm! [Private: Ikari/Ryo]

Ikari Yamashiro! Kitsune extraordinaire...! Taking... Taking a nap in the middle of the forest. House or no house, this silly fox still enjoyed to nap in the forest despite the potential dangers it might cause. In the fox's dreams, she tossed and turned as her dreams turned from pleasant to... Less so. Inari's words whispered in her ears...

Ikari snapped awake and scrabbled at her surroundings. She had even gotten on all fours like a fox, her ears standing straight up, tails perked and at the ready as her kitsunebi gently emerged from popping sparks. But... Nothing. Just a dream... But what was real was Inari's warnings. Always telling her not to sleep outside... Maybe she had a point, Ikari wasn't as powerful as her past incarnation after all. But! It wouldn't completely stop the Kitsune!

Being wide awake as she was, Ikari decided it was for the best to get up and get moving for the day. Staying still now simply wasn't ideal, even if the prospect was alluring. While Ikari trudged around the forest, her keen nose caught the distinct smell of hollow. Yuck... stinky things. Ikari pinched her nose as she tried to ignore the scent. But, her nose caught one last smell before she had closed it up with her fingers. A much more pleasant familiar smell, a smell she hadn't smelled since... Since...

Ryo! Ikari's ears perked up again, the Kitsune suddenly shifted into a fox that was bigger than a wolf; about four feet at the shoulder. The woman, now fox, sniffed at the air with urgency before she sprinted off in pursuit of the scent that led towards Ryo. The last time she had seen the woman, they had some very tasty barbeque... And Ikari wanted to make sure she was safe. Ikari sprinted as hard as she possibly could to make sure she could reach Ryo. She had no idea if she was in true danger, but she knew the woman was tough. All she had to do was get there...