Last Quarter
Summary: He has a lover but married an unknown demoness to defeat the western land's foe. A cold young and beautiful mate has a big secret. The gorgeous cannot let everyone about her background even if he is her mate. Love or duty, truth or hatred, a big-land foe must choose it.
Chapter one: Promise
Inutaisho Eiji has ruled the western land over a thousand years. He is a long live lord and the lord has an unmarried heir name Touga. His son is his right-hand man and he will be the next lord of the western land. The western land has been cemented with the northern land for long time. But the western still has a big problem is the big land who wants to increase the power and control the west and the north. Even if the western land has the northern land is an alliance but Lord Eiji cannot against this foe.
The western heir of the west has a betrothed demoness name Katsumi-Hina. She is a deer demon of the northern court. Everyone has known their relationship for several years. And hope that they will get mated early if the two lands are in peace.
One day the western lord and his heir visit the northern lord and they are inviting to the winter celebration at the castle. A young dog lord lets his father and the north lord has some discuss and headed to a private garden of the northern court to see his beloved woman.
"Touga" A lovely demon smiles and walked toward him.
"I'm grad to see you, Kastumi."
"I'm really grad when I heard that Lord Eiji and you are inviting to the winter celebration at the castle. And how long will you be here, Touga?"
"We'll be here for two or three days but why?"
"I want to show you an ice lake and I want to play an ice skate with you."
"What is an ice skate?"
"No, no, no, no, it's a secret."
"Hn, and I'll find out."
There are many lords, ladies and pups are inviting for the winter celebration. The young pups are allowing to the ice lake with the northern court servants as the western heir but with his girlfriend.
"Wow, it such a good playing but I want to come here again with you in the night."
"Why, Touga?"
"You know I never play it before and it will be good if you teach me privately."
"Yes Touga and what is about tonight?"
"Hn, see you at this lake."
The couple sat together and looked at the pups skate on an ice lake until the sun goes lower in the west. Then Touga went back to the castle when his father messenger informed him to see the lord.
Knock! Knock!
"Come in, Touga"
"Father"
"I want to introduce you Ryuukotsusei. He is the northern lord's officer. Ryuu, here is my son, Touga."
"Nice to meet you"
"Nice to meet you, too"
"Tomorrow night, Ryuu will be your partner in a show."
"Yes, father"
"You can go now, Ryuu and thank you to come here."
"Yes, Lord Eiji"
After the serpentine demon went out, Lord Eiji warns his son about this serpent after he senses the serpent has a secret motive but he is not quite sure. Maybe he might ask the north lord after the celebration about his background.
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The young lord came to an ice lake to see his girl and found she plays an ice skate while she waits for him.
"It sounds fun." He saw she slides around like the girl dances on the glass.
"Touga" the deer demon skated toward him.
"Are you ready?"
"Hn"
"Here are your shoes."
"It's the blade shoes."
"Wear them and I'll teach you to skate."
A young hime taught him how to stand and walk on the ice while let he caught her hand. Sometime she teased him by let Touga rises and falls again and again.
A few hours later, a student can slide over an ice lake and plays cat and mouse with her.
"I catch you." He wraps around her waist and fall and roll on the ice.
"Ha!Ha!Ha! Wow! How fun"
"Yes, me too" Two strong hands still wrap around her thin waist and held her close to share the warmth.
"Touga"
"Hn"
"Can you give me a promise?"
"What's a promise?"
"We'll get mate." She fit his arms and leans against his bold chest.
"Yes, I promise you, Kastumi." The young lord kissed her lips deep and held her up before leave the lake to the northern castle.
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After the winter celebration passed by, lords, ladies and pups went back to their home but Inutaisho Eiji and his heir still stay at the north. The dog lord asked his friend about Ryuukotsusei's background. But the north did not know this officer much.
"He came to apply for a job and he can make his way up to this position by himself. He is omniscient and wise."
"Only this, hn, such a little but I thank you, Masanori."
"When will you visit me again?"
"It's might be next celebration or coming soon if we have the good news."
"See you, Eiji"
"Hn"
The big land = China