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I'm not that good at english hehe... but pleaze enjoy! GozuXYukiXRikuo?
Chapter 1 : the Replacement
The sun was up and the birds are chirping; a typical Sunday morning. Yuki Onna or Tsurara Oikawa wanted to help Wakana Nura, wife of Nura Rihan and mother of Nura Rikuo, in doing the laundry when a Yokai suddenly screams.
"Somebody help! Gozumaru is hurt!" A voice screamed. He was desperate to get help from anyone to save the fallen yokai.
"Isn't that Mezumaru's voice?" Yuki Onna said particularly to no one. Worry was evident in her voice and azure blue eyes.
"I don't know. Why don't you check it out Yuki Onna?" Wakana said to Yuki Onna and she was glad that the mother of the young head said that to her. She beamed a smile then went immediately to the source of Mezumaru's voice. Once Yuki Onna arrived, she saw Mezumaru near to tears with Gozumaru by his side. By then, the yokais of the Nura Clan was there and helped their fellow yokai, Gozumaru. Together, they bought him inside the Nura Clan main House. Even the third head, Nura Rikuo, was worried and shocked to what happened to them.
- 2 Hours later
Mostly the main yokais of the Nura Clan is in the room where Mezumaru is. They wanted to ask what happened and settle things to avoid confusions throughout the clan. When he's finally settled, they thought it's finally time to discuss the incident.
"Care to tell me what happened, Mezumaru?" It's obvious that Rikuo was angry at the same time concerned about Mezumaru's safety.
"Well, we were on our way to town when we say aa perverted Yokai trying to kidnap a human. And since we're in the Nura Clan, we felt responsible so we helped her by teaching that yokai a lesson but then he called his friends. We fought like 50 yokais! But we were still injured since it's 50 against 2. We were out numbered greatly!" Mezumaru said his side of the story to the Yokais around him.
"Wow! Really? You guys fought fifty yokais?" Tsurara exclaimed. Even she can't believe that they would do that.
"AND protected that girl whom you didn't even know!" Kejorou added to Yuki Onna's statement. Both girls can't believe that they would do such a thing as a light tinge of pink crept on their pale cheeks. They thought it was Romantic they wish someone would do that to them someday.
"Yeah.." Gozumaru suddenly said. He woke up from the commotion that the girls are doing.
"Kyaa ~ You're so sweet !" Both girls suddenly exclaimed again making everyone sweat drop.
"demo, would Gozumaru really do that? I mean, is he the guy who would recklessly save a girl's life?" Yuki Onna started teasing him with a playful smirk on her lips.
" Hey! I heard that you know." Gozumaru stared at her. Obviously he was pissed big time.
"Well, I didn't whisper it. Obviously I wanted you to hear it to make sure." Yuki Onna smirked at him playfully.
"Shut the hell up, will you? Or else I'll eat you up, Ice crea - *cough*" He didn't finished the last part since he obviously coughed. Meanwhile, while the two are arguing slash teasing, someone observed them with utter curiosity. 'I didn't know that they were that close.' The third Nura Clan Head thought as he observed them bickering.
"Are you alright, Gozumaru?" Mezumaru finally asked him. He wanted to ask him earlier but then he didn't want to interfere his and Yuki Onna's cat fight.
"Yeah. *cough* I'm fine. No need to be worrying." Gozumaru muttered in a weak state though he won't admit what he's really experiencing.
"Oh please. Don't be such a coward. You know yourself that you're not okay so just admit it." Yuki Onna retorted.
"I know myself more than you do, ice girl." Gozumaru said while smiling. He know himself that the woman is worried about him yet he wanted to tease her. It's more fun that way.
"Gozumaru, Mezumaru, I know that both of you needs an assistant to take care of you, right?" The Nura Clan Supreme Commander asked both Yokais. They nodded in response to his question. "Okay then, I want Kenjorou to assist Mezumaru."
"Yes Master!" Replied Kenjorou.
"Yuki Onna, I want you to take care of Gozumaru for a while. Understood?" The Supreme Commander stated.
"What? Him?" "What? Her?" Both of them said at the same time. Surely, they were both shocked to their Commander's decision.
"But Master, I am already Rikuo sama's assistant. I'm sorry but I can't be their assistant all at once." Yuki Onna finally said. She hoped that the Commander will understand that she only wants to serve Rikuo, no one else.
"Yeah, Grandpa. She's my assistant as far as I know." Rikuo suddenly retorted. He too is confused as to why he's grandfather is making such decisions.
"Kubinashi will be your assistant, Rikuo. Gozumaru needs a girl to take care of him like Mezumaru has Kenjorou." The first heir said. Rikuo can't disobey his grandfather so he kept quiet.
"Looks like I'm gonna freeze to death." Gozumaru stated with a teasing look at his face.
" Well, I'll try not to freeze you to DEATH!" Yuki Onna said in a scary yet cute face.
"I-I was joking!" Gozumaru started to become defensive since he thought that Yuki Onna is seriously pissed. And he doesn't want that to happen.
- Night
"Go on. Eat your food then drink your medicine." Yuki Onna commanded with a sad look on her beautiful face.
"What's with the ugly face you're making? *cough* so, you hate me that much, huh?" Gozumaru stated while looking at the ground. He doesn't want to see Yuki Onna's expression.
"No, that's not it. It's just that I hope you can recover quickly so that I can return protecting my master again." Yuki Onna said with a calm, sweet voice.
"I see. *coughs* You really care for that darn brat." He said in a teasing voice with matching teasing expression.
"He's not a DARN BRAT!" Yuki Onna burst at Gozu. She doesn't want anybody insulting her master. NEVER.
"Okay, okay. He's not a darn brat but a spoiled brat *cough*." He said to Yuki Onna.
"Just eat this and sleep already so I can get out of here!" Yuki Onna shoved to hin the food
"Yeah. I wish I could." Gozu murmured. Too bad Yuki Onna heard her.
"What do you mean by 'I wish'?" She said while quirking a brow at him in a confusing manner.
"Well. I'm so sick that I can't even move my *cough* own body." Gozumaru tried saying it as clearly as he can. Yuki Onna, who felt responsible in feeding him, decided to put things by her hands.
"Ahh~O-open your mou~th. Ahh~" She fed him like a mother feeding he rmonth old baby."Just open your Mo~~uth,ahhh."She said yet again.
"No way in hell!" Shouted a blushing Gozu.
"If you don't open your mouth, you'll starve to death. Just open your mouth ~ ahh ~" Yuki Onna said in a convincing tone. Finally, Gozu gently opened his mouth and allowed Yuki Onna to feed him.
"Beef is more delicious than fish, you know." Yuki Onna said while in the process of feeding Gozu.
"*gulp* Yuki Onna," Gozumaru murmured.
"Yes?" Yuki Onna asked
"Uhm, thank you." Gozumaru said softly and smiled at her. He actually said thank to Yuki Onna who was shocked that he called her by her first name since he usually call her names like Ice Cream or Ice Pop.
Yuki Onna blush a little and smiled at him. "You're Welcome, Gozu." He then stared at her cute face with her big round eyes, blue and black waist length hair and her soft curves *gulp*. But this moment was interrupted when Yuki Onna noticed that he's starring at her.
"Huh? Gozumaru? Is there something wrong with my face? Why do you keep starring at me like that?" He blushed even more then looked at the other direction.
"N-nothing. You can go now, Ice Pop." He stuttered.
"He-hey!" Gozu started to laugh when Yuki Onna was about to leave. But she stopped mid way to stare at Gozu's laughing state. He noticed that she's starring at him so he thought that it'll be nice to tease her a bit.
"Hahaha! What's wrong? Am I too handsome to resist?" Gozu said and started to blush.
"Who said that you're handsome? Hmph! And you're laugh isn't that cute either!" Yuki Onna hmphed and left immediately left.
"What?" He shouted then thought 'Seriously? I tried to look cute and it didn't affect her!'
Meanwhile….
'I didn't though he was that cute! What am I saying? Yuki Onna, snap out of it!' she thought to herself.
"Yuki Onna, there you are! Would you help me and Wakana sama in cleaning the dishes?" Kenjorou suddenly popped out of no where and asked Yuki to help her.
"Hai!" Yuki answered with a smile.
~~~~~O~~~~~
"Um, Wakana sama? Did Rikuo sama ate his lunch? Just to be sure.." Yuki Onna anxiously asked her master's mother.
"No. He skipped his lunch saying that he's not in the mood. But, Yuki Onna? Will you deliver this food to him? I know that he'll eat it once you're the one who deliver it." Wakana sama smiled and shoved her a tray containing Rikuo's meal.
"Of course, I'll gladly do it. But it's already 11pm, master might be starving by now!" Yuki Onna is very worried to her master. "But, who gave him his food?"
"Since you're taking care of Gozumaru, Kubinashi will be replacing you for a while so he was the one who delivered it earlier to The Young Master." Kenjorou informed Yuki.
"Oh.. I wonder why he skipped his meal. He never did that to me before." Yuki wondered while making her way to the Sakura Tree because she knoe that that's where her master is. And she was right, the night Rikuo is sitting in a branch whilst watching the beautiful view.
"Master! You shouldn't skip your meal, you know." Night Rikuo smiled when he saw Yuki Onna handing the food to him.
"It's about time. I'm starving!" Rikuo stated making Yuki Onna surprised as hell.
"Ehh? So you were waiting for me to bring you the food?" asked the confused ice maiden.
"Yes" Night Rikuo answered while starring at her.
"Didn't Kubinashi brought you the food?" Yuki ask again.
"Yeah."he replied.
"So why did you skip it master? It is bad for your health if you don't eat properly." said Yuki Onna who is obviously worried for her master's health.
"Because I don't want him to serve me, I want You to serve me Yuki-Onna." said Rikuo who's still starring at her and blushed after hearing those unexpected words. Yuki's cheeks became crimson red. She didn't expect that one coming.
"Ma-Master.."said the ice maiden,YukiOnna.
Rikuo grabbed her wrist and encircled her inside his strong, lean arms. She blushed and was taken a back to her master's move but hugged him back.
"I miss you my Yuki-Onna..." night Rikuo whispered to her ear that gives shivers down Yuki Onna's spine.
"But only hours have passed that I didn't serve you master." Yuki said to him.
"For me, it felt like a year." Rikuo whispered again to her ear. Yuki is very happy that her master actually said that to her. They were engulfed in a romantic silence with the Sakura petals falling down to add to the romantic scene. Until...
~Buurrrppppp~
"Master i think you should eat now" said Yuki Onna as she giggles
"Y-Yeah.." Rikuo said who also missed her giggled so he stared at her for a while then he started to eat. Rikuo finished eating and was about to say goodnight to each other but suddenly…
"Aggghhhh!Ahhh!"
"Who was that?" asked the night Rikuo.
"I don't..." Yuki Onna stopped mid sentence to think when the voice finally registered. "It's GOZUMARU'S!" Both were shocked then rushed to the room where he's in.
" AgggHhhh! Yuki-onna!" They quickly healed his sleeping form. He looked so peaceful while sleeping.
"I think he's gonna be alright though I don't know when will it strike again since I have no idea what illness he has." Yuki Onna stared at Gozu's peaceful face.
"When will it strike?" asked Rikuo.
"I don't know, Rikuo sama. That's why I think I need to sleep here." Yuki stared at her master seriously who was shocked to what he heard.
"What? Here? With him?Alone?"Rikuo bombarded her with tons of questions.
"Yes. I need to keep an eye on him, maybe it will strike again. Don't worry master I will protect him!" said Yuki Onna and smiled at him.
"That's not what I meant," Rikuo hesitated at first but finally made his decision. "I will sleep here too." said Rikuo.
"Ehh?" said Yuki.
"I have my reasons, Yuki Onna. So don't ask." Rikuo firmly said.
" Okay master...but-...nothing...Goodnight Wakka..." said Yuki and blushed.
"Goodnight." said Rikuo. He can't leave Yuki Onna with a guy alone knowing that she's sleeping on a Guy's Room! On the middle is Yuki, on her left side is Gozumaru, and on her right side is the Night Rikuo.
Yuki Onna didn't want to be in the middle but, when she moved to Gozu's left side, Rikuo followed her to her Left side and lay. So it makes her to the middle.
- Next Morning-
Gozumaru woke up and saw a beautiful girl beside him. The woman's eyelashes was long and black, her soft white skin sparkles like a gem. His expression changed with a shock one when the face he was starring finally registered in his mind. Yuki Onna is sleeping beside him though not that close. He stared at her and unconsciously said, "Yuki Onna? I didn't thought she was beautiful. But wait? Why is she here? I didn't remember anything…" He trailed off his statement.
"Yeah, she's beautiful isn't she?" Gozu was in shock. He didn't notice that The Young Head is here as well because he's starring at Yuki Onna's features alone that he failed to notice the world around him.
"Wh-what? Hmph! She's not that beautiful, you know." Gozumaru tried very hard to keep the heat from reaching his cheeks but Rikuo already noticed it. Gozu thought to himself, 'did I said that outloud?'
"It's okay, don't be embarrassed. It's true that she sleeps like an angel." Now, it's Rikuo's turn to stare at her.
"Anyway ,why are you both here?" .
"Well,Yuki=Onna was worried about you lastnight." Rikuo informed him,not noticing the topic change.
"Me?" Gozu then stared at Yuki. She finally opened her eyes and saw Gozu starring at her.
"Gozumaru? Hey, are you all right now?" Yuki Onna worriedly asked him as she sat down immediately. Gozu suddenly smiled when he heard that worried tone coming from the ice maiden.
"Ah, you're awake. Yeah, I'm feeling better already.
Yuki Onna then put her slim hands to her heart and gently said, "I'm glad."
"Oh? So you're worried about me?" He teased Yuki
"What? W-who said I'm worried? Of course I'm not worried about you." Yuki lied and tried hard to avoid the blush that creeps on her cheeks when she remembered that something's missing. "Hm? Master? WHERE'S MY MASTER?" Yuki started to panick.
"Over here, I woke up hours ago; I'm just making sure you're awake, Yuki Onna." Rikuo said with a soft smile.
"Eh? For what Master?" Yuki Onna raised a questioning brown at him.
"Ahh. Well, I have my reasons." Rikuo said nervously, 'I can't leave her alone with this guy.'.
" Master ! You're late." Yuki suddenly shouted once she saw the clock on the wall.
"Haha! There's no school today Yuki Onna.
"It's not about that master. I'm talking about your training with your grandfather!" Yuki Onna said which made Rikuo's eyes widen.
"OH NO!" Rikuo said with a worried look on his features.
"You're in trouble now, spoiled brat." Gozu said whilst smirking
"I totally forgot!" He ignored Gozu's insult since he don't want to be late. He immediately rushed out of the room and left the two alone.
"So, care to tell me why you slept here last night?" Gozumaru already know the answer from Rikuo but he wants it to hear directly from her lips.
"W-well. I was – uhm – worried…." Yuki Onna said.
"So, you decided to sleep beside me? I didn't know I was that attractive." Gozu teases her and blushed a little.
" H-Hey! We were not that close! and who says your attractive!." Yuki said while blushing yet trying to hide it.
"Hm. That explains everything. No wonder I felt cold last night. Any way, thanks for your concern." He thanked our ice maiden. She smiled at him and left the room. Finally, she took a bath on her own room of course then helped Wakana sama. After that, she head back to Gozu's room to deliver the tray of food she prepared. When she opened the door, she saw Gozu wearing only his boxer shorts with his hot muscled body. He noticed someone starring at him and he saw Yuki Onna. They both stared at each other for like 5 seconds. Yuki Onna accidentally dropped the tray she was holding.
"AaahhhhHHHHH!" shouted Yuki Onna.
" W-What's wrong?" Gozumaru asked with a confused and shocked tone.
" Y-Your...!" Said Yuki.
"Im...?"Gozumaru asked.
" You're..."
" what?"
" You're only wearing your boxer! And I just saw you and -…" But she was cut off when Gozumaru started to talk again.
"What? Haven't seen anyone half naked before? Or am I just too hot for you?" Gozu smirked then decided to put his pants and shirts on.
"No! That's not it. Baka!" Yuki started blushing again.
"What are you? A kid? Seriously? You never saw as simple as that? You're pathetic." Gozu said with a playful smirk.
"Eh! I was just surprised...that's all ..." Said Yuki Onna.
"Sheesh. You're so carless. Look at the mess you bought." Gozu tried to pick up the scattered food on the floor.
"Yes it is my fault. I'm sorry." Yuki Onna apologized. She also decided to help him since it's his fault. When she leaned down to pick it up, their hands touched. Both of them looked at each other; their heart skipped a beat. Immediately, they looked the other way while blushing really hard.
"So-Sorry!" Both of them said it at the same time. Finally, the mess was cleaned.
"I'll get another one, okay? But, how could you take a bath? You're sick, you know!" Yuki Onna shouted at him. "Hmph!"
"W-well, obviously, I stink! I had to take a bath." Gozu said while blushing.
" Oh? Is that it?" She asked him and laughed as hard as she can. "So, you do have shame !" She laughed and laughed and laughed.
"Of course! Baka." Gozumaru said.
"I'll go get some new food. Wait here, okay?" Yuki Onna commanded him.
"Sure." She then placed her hand on Gozu's forehead to check his temperature.
"You're still ill. I suggest you get plenty of rest. You're temperature is very high; you shouldn't have taken a bath so can heal faster!" Yuki said to him before she left and fetched a new set of food.
Chapter 1 Ended ,Review if you liked it :) This is my first Fanfiction heheh . i'll update soon!
And i got my Beta reader! thank's Roan!