108 Nine Tailed Fox (1/2)

Little fox? Wasn't he supposed to be asking that question? He looked at the little furry face that was pure white. It blinked its clear turquoise eyes at him and then yawned cutely. Chen Wentian was still baffled when it spoke again.

\”Are you dumb?\” The fox asked.

\”Of course not!\” He replied quickly.

\”Oh, good. You can talk. Your name?\”

She, it was obvious from the fox's voice that it was a female, took on a very haughty tone like she was too good for him. It only made him more confused. She got a bit impatient and waved her twin tails about. It was really beautiful to see and not threatening in the least.

\”My name is Chen Wentian.\” He said politely.

\”Tch, what kind of fox name is that? It sounds terrible!\”

He was stumped once again, \”I'm not a fox.\”

\”You're very obviously a shadow fox, are you retarded?\” She was getting very annoyed.

Oh... Chen Wentian finally wrapped his head around his appearance. He was in his shadow soul body which just happened to be a shadow fox. Nobody had ever even seen his shadow before, let alone speak to it so had never been an issue. He concentrated his spiritual energy and morphed into a smoky shape of his human self.

\”Ah! I see.\” The little white fox seemed very excited suddenly.

There was a flash a light and there was now a human girl sitting on the bed instead of the fox. She looked young, perhaps no more than thirteen or fourteen. She wore a snow white robe that was lined with a familiar silver fur. Her delicate feet and her dainty hands were visible, maybe showing off more skin more than any parent would allow. She was still very obviously a fox from her twin tails that remained after the transformation as well as the pair of twitching ears on her head that poked out of the long silver hair that cascaded around her and onto the bed.

When he finally focused on her face, he found himself frozen in shock. His mind became blank as his soul felt a mysterious tremor. How can there be such a beautiful girl in this world... Her face was perfect and each of her features exquisite to the extreme. He compared her to all the great beauties he had ever met in his life and found that they all paled in comparison. She was a goddess, how else could one look as perfect as her?

\”You became dumb again...\” The fox girl said sadly, looking at the silly expression on his face.

\”No no no, I'm fine!\” Chen Wentian said, quickly coming back down to earth, \”What's your name?\”

\”My name is Jasmine.\” She tilted her head, \”Are you lost? How did you find your way in here?\”

\”I'm really good at getting into trouble.\” Chen Wentian shrugged.

Jasmine's lips slightly turned upward at his lame joke. Her smile only made her perfect image even more captivating. It soothed his mind and warmed his heart, he couldn't help but become mesmerized again. They stared at each other for a while before he found his voice again.