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Mate of the Demon Prince

by Sessrin Koshimae

Disclaimer: The Prince of Tennis and Its Original Characters is not mine. This is the third installment for WitchangeL's Ryosaku Anthology.

Warning: Story sets on Alternate Universe.

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Chapter 2: My Half Blood Soon-to-be Mate

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He wanted to go to rampage. His blood is boiling with anger and dismay. Being betrothed wasn't in his plan. The recent engagement of him to the Lady of the White Foxes Demon is unbelievable. How could his father put him at that state? He knows well that he despises human and the half bloods so why placing him in an agreement to be the mate of the half blooded demoness?

Lord Nanjiro explained to the Demon Prince about the agreement between the Seishun Kingdom and the Sakura Lands. Since, Lady Sumire, the current Lady of the Sakura Lands and the leader of the white fox demons are getting older, the old demoness sent a request to the Seishun Kingdom about the succession of the leadership of the Sakura Lands and the white fox demon clan.

Prince Ryoma learned that her supposed to be heir is her only son, Lord Shun has died in the war against the Rikkai Empire that dominates and infiltrates the kingdoms at the western part of the country. His soon-to-be mate, Princess Sakuno of the white fox demons, is the next in line to the throne. But because of her unusual heritage that she was born from a full blooded demon and to a human priestess, her rights to be the next Lady of the Sakura Lands is being questioned. Of course, most of the full blooded demons despise the half blood creatures like her. They would never obey and to put themself lower than a half blood demoness. The last resort that the old lady and Lord Nanjiro found is to mate Princess Sakuno to a worthy full blood demon. This full blood demon will be the one who rule the Sakura Lands and be the Lord of the white fox demon clan. Because of the strong alliance bond between the Seishun Kingdom and the Sakura Lands, Lady Sumire agreed with Lord Nanjiro to find the appropriate demon to be mated to the half blood demoness.

Aside from the two demon prince, Prince Ryoga and Prince Ryoma, two other full blood demons has been considered as her prospective mate. Marquess Kunimitsu and Count Shusuke, both came from Seishun Kingdom and serves directly to the royal family were considered to be Princess Sakuno's mate. But the Lord and the Lady of the Seishun Kingdom decided to mate their youngest son, Prince Ryoma to be her lifetime mate.

"Why do I have to be her mate?" Prince Ryoma asked.

"That's the best option, brat. Your brother is the Crown Prince of the Seishun. To get the alliance between the Seishun and Sakura Lands get stronger, you will be mated to their heir, Princess Sakuno." Lord Nanjiro said.

The Demon Prince decided to leave the room. He couldn't take anymore of this talk. It's getting on his nerves. He hates it. He doesn't want to be mated with a half blood demoness. Half bloods are disgusting weakling creatures. Why? Oh, why does he have to be mated with her? Yes, she's pretty... she's beautiful... she's cute. Oh, what the heck. Now, he's complimenting her. What's happening? Why does he think that they're already connected to each other?

She walked away from the palace. Her look is somber. She took a lot of courage not to bursted into her own tears. She just wanna ran away from them. The Mute Princess partially lifted the hem of her kimono to gave her more space to run. She hopped swiftly at the branches of the trees she passed by. Her tears start to find its way to moisten her soft cheeks.

She didn't intend to listen the conversation between her grandmother and the two Royal demons from Seishun. She heard about she being betrothed with the Demon Prince she had saved before. She felt very happy because she like the Demon Prince. She didn't know why she did like him. But her happiness was crushed into pieces when she heard the Demon Prince objected from their engagement. He didn't want her. He didn't want to be with her. She felt her world starts to crumble while listening to his pleas not to be her mate. She kept her feelings intact not wanting to be found eavesdropping at the conversation of the three full blooded demons.

No one wants to be her. No one loves her except for her grandmother. She wonders what would happen to her if her grandmother died. The White Fox Demon Clan members are against her status being the Next Lady of the Clan. What she'll do then? She cannot live with the humans. She could still remember how they killed her own mother and her younger brother. It was good fortune to her that her father, the Great Lord of the Sakura Lands arrived to save her from being burned by the human villagers. Lord Shun avenged the death of his mate and his son. He killed all the humans in the village. The Genocide performed by her Demon father still lingers on her mind. It was since then that the demon seal on her back starts to break. The Seal on her back is the reason why's she's still alive although she has a priestess blood running to her veins. The Seal suppresses her demon blood to overcome her body. Unlike her younger brother, she was born with so much demon blood on her. Her case is different from other normal half bloods. She's much powerful spite the fact that the seal stills on its active phase. She was born with a priestess mother. It is very well known that the priestesses in their world has sacred and purifying bloods. These Priestesses were known being the defender of the human races from demon forces. When their blood was touched by the demons, it would burn their flesh especially if those demons has a very low demonic powers.

Her mother is a High Priestess from human village. She was also known before as a very formidable demon slayer. But things have changed when she met and fall inlove with demon from Sakura Lands.

Priestess Sayuri, Princess Sakuno's mother, left her own village to be with the Lord of the Sakura Lands. They live together in a deep part of the forest. When Sakuno was conceived, Priestess Sayuri was forced to go to the nearest human village to gave birth. Fortunately for her, there is a kind human lady who helped while giving birth. Lord Shun also attended to his mate. To their surprise, the infant that they were expecting as a regular half breed, comes out as a full demon infant. The baby has a pair of two amber eyes and some silky locks on her head like his father in his aggressive demon form. The infant instinctively bits her human mother. Lord Shun took away the infant away from her human mother.

"This is impossible. She's suppose to be a half blood baby." Lord Shun exclaimed.

"My dear, give me the child please." Priestess Sayuri pleads to her demon mate.

Lord Shun obediently gives the infant to his human mate. The Priestess performed a ritual to seal the demon blood in the infant's body. It is necessary to do it for the demon blood might ruined the infant.

Princess Sakuno reached the boundary among the Sakura Lands, Shitenhouji Kingdom and a human village. She stopped and walks toward the near river to take a rest. She hummed silently at herself trying to ease the pain she's feeling. She heard a rustling sound behind her and looked towards its direction. Sakuno sees a tall full demon leaning on a Sakura tree watching her intently with a smile in his lips.

The Demon has a bluish violet locks that hang up to his neck. He has a pair of two violet orbs that staring directly at her hazel colored eyes. He's wearing a black traditional dress with dark blue kimono underneath his outer kimono.

Suddenly, three spider demons appeared at the other side of the river. The Princess was shocked at the strong scent of the human blood coming from the spider demons. She was afraid and always startled whenever she smells human blood. It is like someone gripping her throat tightly and her demon blood instinctively overcoming her system. The Spider Demons leaped on to the air and attacked the startled and shocked Princess. The blue haired demon saw the tension in her body. When he saw that the demoness didn't moved when the Spider demons attacked her, he swiftly moves toward the demoness and cut into half the first spider demon who came forward. Sakuno's eyes widened when she saw the demon defended her from the spider demons. The Demon wielded one of his swords and took the frightened Princess beside him. The Princess pushed herself to the Demon's body, wrap her slim arms around his waist and buried her face in his crooked neck. The Demon wrapped his free arm around her waist and slashed his sword to the next spider demon who attacked them. The Girl in his arms flinched as she felt the demon stained one of her arms.

Princess Sakuno felt his gripped tightened in her waist. She lifted her head at met his gaze. The Demon smiled back at him and leaped into the air avoiding the spider webs. The Demon slashed again his sword in to the midst of air and the invisible blades cut through the webs slicing the remaining spider demon into pieces. They both landed at the Sakura tree near the riverbanks. The Demon loosed his arm in her waist and let her go.

Princess Sakuno tried to utter a word to say thanks to her savior but no words came from her lips. The Demon realized she couldn't talk by the way she acts in front of him.

"You can't talk?" he asked.

The Mute Princess nods at him. He cupped her chin with his free hand and lift it up slightly and observing her throat. The Princess saw his eyes narrowed and his blue orbs turn to gold. She knew the Demon is looking sternly at her neck. She got nervous and gulped.

"You don't have to worry, My Lady. I see, there's an abnormal lump of demonic energy on your vocal cords. It hinders your speech ability. Will you allow me to treat it?" she heard the Demon said. The Princess stares at his eyes and then nods in agreement. The Demon took her hand and led her under the Sakura tree. He put down his swords and sat silently on the ground.

"My Lady, please lay your head on my lap so I can have the full access to your throat and neck." he said.

She obediently sits and lay her body on the ground while laying her head to his lap.

"This may hurt you a little. But I assure you, tonight or at the dawn you would have your voice again." The Demon said.

She smiled back at him and closed her eyes. She could feel his demon energy on her neck. It is warm and strong. She wonders how strong he is. She remembered how her grandmother and the Lord of the Seishun tried to dissolve the lump of her demon energy that was formed after the death of her mother and younger brother.

"Relax the tension, My Lady." she heard the Demon said."And try to control your Demon Energy inside of you." he continued.

She obediently do whatever he says to her. She could feel the lump slowly dissolving thru his demon energy. Her whole body relaxed and she felt very sleepy. She tried to keep her attention around her.

Another demon whose eyes are closed approaches them. She stiffened as she felt his presence comes nearer to them.

"He's my companion. You don't have to worry, My Lady." the Demon said.

"My Lord, the Shitenhouji's soldiers and Prince Ryoma of the Seishun are coming. We should depart now." the newcomer demon said.

The Princess tried to opened her eyes but it's half lidded. She could see blurry the demon with blue eyes staring and smiling back at her.

"Yes, I understand." she heard him said.

"We'll see each other again, My Lady." he said while stroking the side of her face. "And I'll claim you as mine." he continued.

She felt his lips pressed on her forehead before she drifted instantly in her sleep.

Ryoma heard that his half blood mate is missing. His father commanded him to find his missing soon to be mate much to his dismay. He clenches his teeth in anger.

"Stupid half demoness. Where the heck she is by now." he said while following the faint scent of the missing princess at the forest.

He almost reached the boundary between the Sakura Lands, Shitenhouji Kingdom and a human village. He stopped as he smelled the scent of two full blooded demons departing the area near the river. He also catched the strong scent of the princess at the riverbanks and headed toward it.

Prince Ryoma saw the dead bodies and their carcasses spilled everywhere. He saw the missing princess lying under the Sakura tree. He approaches her and realized that she was covered with the scent of one of the demon he smelt before.

'How dare him touch my property.' Prince Ryoma thought.

"Oi, wench. Wake up." the Demon Prince said while holding with each of his arms her body. He saw her eyes opened slightly meeting his cold eyes. "Ryoma-sama." he heard her uttered.

His eyes widened.'Did she just utter his name?'

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Preview to the Next Chapter:

Her every muscles ache. This is really painful. It felt like she's going to die. She didn't know what to do. She couldn't control her ravaging powers. The worst, she might end up killing her new friends.

Chapter 3: The Princess in Rampage

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