Constancy
Chapter Two
-Double Trouble-
Two Years Later…
Natsumi, now four, sat in the field beside her home. It was still within the castle walls, but it was a massive green land that met with the sparkling lake. She was wearing a simple dress that scooped low and had sheer, flowing sleeves. Her hand rested on the black head of a lounging dragon, which was blowing out smoke in his ease. 'I've been having bad dreams…Kensei…' she frowned, looking down at the snoozing beast.
Kensei perked up at this, turning his head to look up at Natsumi. He had grown quite a bit since hatching, and was now four times his original size. 'What kind of bad dreams mistress?' he cooed, wanting to soothe her troubles away.
'A scary, black shadow keeps coming after me and eats me.' She sighed, shivering from the mere recollection.
He nuzzled her, letting his body heat up a bit to ward off her sudden chill. 'Master Akito and I would never allow that to happen to you.' he said confidently. 'Remember that.'
"I know…" she said aloud, scratching his head once more. Suddenly her eyes went wide and dilated. She took in a sharp breath and stared forward, before standing almost robotically. She turned towards the palace, running off.
'Mistress!' Kensei squawked, flying after her and calling for his master, since the pink haired girl's behavior was disconcerting. She stopped once she reached the wall of the palace and felt around. When nothing happened she grimaced and lowered to the ground, touching the soft grass with her hands. Her eyes rolled back and then focused, before the grass sunk down and a tunnel appeared. She continued down with Kensei hurrying after her. Natsumi stopped once she was in a room she hadn't been to in two years.
Her faded gaze searched around before she spotted what she was looking for. She stopped beside a set of eggs that matched in their pale pink color. They were joined, but still two whole eggs. She touched them both and before Kogané could realize what she was doing, Natsumi smashed the eggs on the ground. He roared loudly, snapping at her, but Kensei jumped up and slashed with his claws, defending the pink haired princess.
Kogané screeched out once more, getting up on all fours and moving around the massive cavern. Natsumi stayed focused on the eggs that were cracked. The slightly larger of the two tried to claw out, but was struggling with the shell that was abnormally thick. The small princess began to crack it off, and soon a pink dragon crawled out and cried out.
The other still shook, scratching at the egg. Natsumi hurriedly ripped the shell away until a space large enough allowed a tiny black dragon to claw out. The rest of the egg burst and the dragon plopped onto the ground, crying out. It stretched its black wings, which were tinted with a light pink. Shadowed over its eyes was the same pink of the other dragon, streaking from the corners. When the light jade eyes met the princess', the black dragon launched from the ground and tackled her, crying out with absolute adoration.
The pink dragon hummed, crawling around on the ground, sniffing for her mistress. She stopped by Natsumi and sniffed her, but shook her head before gnawing playfully on her foot. 'I need my mistress.' A small voice told her. Both dragons had the same jade orbs that were filled with innocence.
'My sissy is above. Can I carry you?' Natsumi asked.
The pink dragon looked up and purred. 'Please small princess, I want my mistress. Thank you for saving us.'
The black dragon squawked. 'My mistress is amazing!'
Kensei's red gaze was riveted on the smaller female. He roared, getting both beasts' attention as he walked over to where Natsumi and her dragon were. 'I will carry one. You cannot hold both princess.' He said, his head turning towards the entrance of the cavern as his own master rushed in, nearly out of breath.
"Natty, are you okay?" the five year old asked, looking around. Akito's green gaze landed on the two dragons, though he was mostly focused on the black one. "Did you get one too?" he asked, going over to her to get a better look.
The pink haired girl looked up, sitting up as well with her dragon in her arms. "This is Tsuin." Natsumi told Akito with a bright smile. "And Futa." She gestured to the pink dragon, which was hiding behind her from Kensei. The elder dragon sniffed Tsuin, getting in her face. Tsuin snapped and bit Kensei in the nose, making a small snickering sound. Natsumi laughed joyously, snuggling her dragon. "Be nice Tsuin!"
Kensei shook his head, scrunching up his nose from the slight sting. He growled then, snapping at her with his larger jaws, though not hurting her. "Kensei, treat her like a lady." Akito reprimanded, only getting a huff from his dragon as he circled Natsumi and began to inspect Futa in a similar manner. Seeing that his partner was going to be difficult, the young Uchiha decided to let it lie as he held his hand out towards Natsumi's dragon. "Hi, my name is Akito." He smiled slightly, slowly moving his hand to scratch near her ear. 'You look really cool.'
Tsuin sniffed his hand before allowing him to touch her smooth scales. A small purring began to come from her. 'Mistress…he smells nice…'
Natsumi giggled. "I know he does." She said.
Futa whined, shying away from Kensei and staring at him with wide jade depths. 'I will not hurt you small one.' He cooed, lowering his head only slightly to show her that he meant no harm. 'I just want to learn your scent.'
She crept forward and plopped on his head, since she was tinier then he and Rikou had been. Both the dragons were. Tsuin growled over Natsumi's shoulder at Kensei, giving him a wary look. This made the princess giggle, "I'm so excited!"
Akito smiled, stroking Tsuin's head. "It's okay Tsuin, he's just trying to help." He assured her, before looking to Natsumi. "We should get her to Satomi. I passed her and Minako playing in the garden on my way here."
The princess nodded, letting Tsuin crawl around her neck and perch like a scarf. Natsumi plucked up Futa and cradled her, letting her perch her head on Natsumi's arm. "Let's go find her then, before Niro and Taira get mad again cause' I came in here." She giggled, hurrying towards the door. Kogané growled lowly, watching them, but even he looked weary of Kensei.
'Beware Alpha. Infatuation is a dangerous thing with a dangerous woman.'
Kensei made a noise similar to a scoff. 'You worry Elder. I will be fine.' He dismissed, following after Natsumi.
Akito looked up at the golden dragon. "Don't worry Kogané, I'll keep an eye on him." he said, before running after the group.
'That may do more harm than good.' Kogané grumbled.
When he finally caught up to Natsumi, she and the other dragons were with Satomi and Minako. Futa was practically glowing in her happiness to be with her mistress, and Satomi actually had a smile on her face. Akito ran over, stopping next to Minako, an ebony haired girl with her father's bright blue eyes, and her mother's complexion. "Isn't having a dragon great Tomi?" he asked, smiling at the pink haired girl's rare happiness.
"I've never been so…happy." She breathed out, snuggling with Futa. "You're so pretty." She told her new companion, petting her head and getting a happy squawk.
It was then that Natsumi finally seemed to notice the difference between the dragons. "How come Tsuin is black and Futa is pink?" she blinked. "They were both in pink eggs."
"That is kind of weird." Minako agreed, looking at the two dragons in interest.
The ground shook and a loud roar almost knocked the four children off their feet. 'You!' Niro screamed, watching Natsumi with fury. 'What have you done?'
Natsumi was wide eyed, and Tsuin cowered in her arms before her father. "They couldn't get out! They would have died!" she cried out. Kensei rushed over before the princess and her dragon, letting out a roar of his own, though it was not yet powerful enough to rival the king's. He puffed his chest up and extended his wings, a clear sign that he would defend both females from the red dragon if need be.
Taira landed next to her mate, her fangs shown in her anger. 'You have trespassed on my den one too many times child.' she hissed, glaring at Natsumi.
Futa squeaked out in protest, hissing at her mother since she was nearest to her. Niro stalked forward and swatted the black dragon from his path before lunging at Natsumi. He roared loudly, making Natsumi scream and hide her face in her crossed arms, as did the other two girls, who were scared to death. There was a loud clank, as if metal clashed with metal, and when she opened her eyes, Gaara was standing between her and Niro, his sword drawn, parrying his own dragon's claws. "What are you doing!" he demanded, glaring both dragons down, who immediately backed off. Niro because this was his master and lord, and Taira because her mate would not allow her to even attempt a move on his master.
'She desecrated my den again.' Taira said, still sounding upset, but less so. 'And forced my daughters from their eggs.'
"They were dying!" Natsumi cried out, hiding behind her father.
Niro growled. 'I don't know how you would know that. Master, I am still hesitant to believe this tiny girl can speak with unhatched dragons.'
Kensei, having finally recovered from being hit away, roared once more, stopping at the redheaded king's side. 'She can.' He said, baring his sharp teeth. 'So stand down.'
Akito's eyes widened. "Kensei!" he said, glancing from his dragon to its elder. Anyone knew it wasn't a god idea to stand up to the dragon king, but every day his dragon grew more and more like the alpha he was.
'Stand down young one.' Niro sighed, looking exhausted. 'I tire of your defiance. You cater to my master's child as much as you cater to your own lord.' The large dragon glanced over to his mate, not at all threatened by his son. 'Examine the newborns. Make sure they are alright.'
Taira nodded, moving around him and peering at Natsumi and the two young dragons. She brought her head close to the princess, sniffing Futa and Tsuin to inspect them. 'They appear fine.' She said, cooing to the still startled dragons and licking them to try and calm their nerves. It wasn't good to overwork their small hearts so soon following their hatching, after all.
Natsumi set her dragon down, as did Satomi, and both hobbled over to their mother, licking her snout as she lowered it. 'We couldn't get out.' Tsuin piped.
'Shell too thick, we are too small.' Futa whimpered.
'My poor babies.' The queen said, nuzzling them. 'Come.' She lowered her head, allowing the two to climb on top of it. 'We shall fly.' She said, before taking off. Kensei immediately followed, wanting to be with the females as they experienced what flying was like. Niro watched them before looking back down. He laid his head on the grass before Natsumi, meeting her gaze.
'Forgive me small one…I just worry for my children…thank you for hearing their cries…'
Natsumi smiled happily. "Of course!"
The dragon nodded and took off after his mate. Gaara sighed, sheathing his sword and watching them. "What happened this time?" he asked his youngest.
"I was just sitting with Kensei and suddenly I heard them crying out. They've been trying to get free for a few days now and were dying. I had to do something. It was my dragon!" Natsumi huffed.
"So everything is okay now?" Minako asked, confused. It was hard for her to keep up with everything, since she had no way of hearing what any of the dragons had been saying, or their masters' thoughts, for that matter.
"Sort of…" Akito looked to the redhead. "Kensei…really likes Tsuin." He said. "Like…a lot." He frowned, unable to think of how to describe it.
Gaara glanced down at Akito with a calculating gaze. But Natsumi spoke before he could. "But she bit him!"
"Yeah…that made it worse." The young Uchiha looked to the ground, digging the toe of his boot into the dirt.
The king's gaze narrowed. "Worse how?"
Akito blushed slightly. "He…likes a female that will stand up to him…despite how much bigger he is."
He rolled his eyes and groaned, pinching the bridge of his nose. "Fantastic." The king growled, starting to walk off. "Be sure you rein him in, we don't need dragons becoming attached before the two destined are intertwined with one another. And I say this because Metsuki was head over heels for Taira before she was bound with Niro."
Natsumi watched her father leave, blinking in her confused state. "But Tsuin is just a baby."
Minako frowned. "Aren't they brother and sister?" she scrunched her nose up. "That's icky."
The ebony haired boy looked at her. "That doesn't matter to dragons." He explained, before returning his gaze to the sky. He could feel his dragon's feelings, and despite the king's warning, he already knew it was too late. Once Kensei set his sights on a goal, he did everything in his power to get it. No matter what it was.
"I'm gonna go find Shiro." The onyx haired girl said before bouncing off, not waiting for anyone to acknowledge her declaration.
Satomi stared at the Uchiha and then up into the sky. She seemed to hear his train of thought, despite the fact that the dragons were far off. "But what if Kensei doesn't get what he wants?"
"He'll kill for it." Akito said softly.
Natsumi gasped. "Like kill one of the other dragons kill?"
"If he has to." The Uchiha whispered, before looking to the two princesses. "Don't worry." He tried to smile, since both appeared upset by the news. "I'll make sure to keep him under control until the ceremony. And if it comes down to it, I'll stop him. I promise."
The two didn't look too sure, but it wasn't too much longer that the dragons returned and landed gracefully. Futa and Tsuin hopped off their mother and wrapped around their respective twins' legs. 'Flying is wonderful!' Tsuin exclaimed.
'Most invigorating!' Futa purred.
Satomi blinked. "Inviga-what?"
'Invigorating, young princess.' Kensei said, making his way over to Akito. 'And it is.'
The elder princess blushed from her embarrassment. "I dunno what that means." She admitted, Natsumi nodding with her.
'Really exciting.' Taira chuckled, brushing her head against her mate's. 'Should we call for Rikou? He will want to meet them as well.'
'Not without my master. I sense it will be somewhat chaotic.' Niro nodded and gestured to the girls. 'Climb aboard. We will show Her Highness the new hatchlings and Taira will bring Rikou.' The red dragon lowered onto his belly and allowed the princesses to climb on with their dragons. 'Can you sustain your master yet Kensei?'
'Yes.' The black dragon said.
Akito blinked. "But Kensei, we've never-"
'We can try.' Kensei said. 'Just get on. We'll never know unless you do.' His tongue flicked out for a moment as he met the Uchiha's gaze.
He sighed, tightening his lips before climbing on top of his dragon. He situated himself the way he had seen his father and uncle do many times before, looping his arms around the beast's neck. 'Okay…I'm ready.' He said, trying not to feel apprehensive about the whole idea.
Hearing this, Niro took off, making the twins giggle excitedly and their small dragons roar out in delight. 'Father! Father!' they called together, letting their wings fill with air.
Kensei took off too, Akito's grip tightening harshly when he saw the ground becoming smaller. 'Calm down master.' Kensei rumbled, glaring back at him. 'You're making this even more difficult than it already his.' The black dragon tried to speed up, wanting to be closer to the newborns, and show how strong he was. Akito loosened his grip slightly, noticing that when he began to relax his dragon didn't wobble as much, and the flight was smoother.
They sped up, actually able to keep up pretty well with the older dragon. And when they landed on the balcony of the throne room, Akito had a huge smile on his face. "Wow." He said, dismounting. He stumbled a bit from slight dizziness, but was caught by Kensei. "That was awesome."
'And you were worried.' Kensei snickered.
Sakura walked out onto the balcony then, confusion on her face. "What's going on Niro?" she asked, taking in the scene. She squinted slightly, seeing her daughters aboard the red dragon, along with something else. "Natsumi? Satomi? What are you doing up there?"
"Look Mommy! Look!" Natsumi cried, sliding down Niro's side and then running over to her mother. She lifted up Tsuin, who stared wide eyed at the queen. "I got a dragon! Her name is Tsuin!"
The pink haired woman gasped, a look of delight coming to her face. "Oh my goodness!" she exclaimed, carefully taking the small creature from her daughter. "She's beautiful." She said, examining her, before scratching beneath her chin. "And such wonderful coloring. What a sweetheart we have here."
Tsuin flicked her tongue out at Sakura, making a small purring noise. She flailed around before beginning to gnaw on the woman's hands. Satomi was next to her sister, Futa in her arms and watching her sister bask in the attention. "I got one too Mommy. She's Futa."
"Futa." Sakura said, giving Natsumi her dragon back before taking the other one. "Why, you're almost the same pink as my Taira." She smiled, stroking the small dragon. "And just as adorable as she was when she was a hatchling." She scratched behind Futa's ear. "Congratulations sweeties, mommy is so proud of you." she lowered down to the ground to be closer to both of her daughters and their dragons.
"Really?" they both asked, smiling as they hugged their dragons like stuffed animals.
"Of course." She nodded, stroking both of her daughters' heads. "Having a dragon companion is one of the best things in the world. Other than being with the one you love, but that's a matter for a different time." She laughed, kissing both girls' foreheads. "And when they're older we can go flying together. Won't that be fun?"
"Yes!" the twins cheered together, giggling. They looked almost exactly alike in that moment, aside from the slightly different lengths of their hair. Natsumi kept hers short and just above her shoulders, while Satomi's was a small braid that stopped above her shoulder blades.
The doors of the throne room opened and Gaara walked in with Toshiro and Minako following after him. On the other balcony, Taira landed and Rikou flew in, sliding on the floor. He looked around excitedly and then spotted the two new dragons he'd heard about. He let out an excited roar and bounded towards them. Seeing this, Kensei immediately intercepted the red dragon, hissing and baring his teeth in warning. He rumbled low in his chest, a sound that no one, even Akito, had ever heard him make before.
Akito began to move towards his dragon to stop him. "Kensei-" he said, halting in his movements when his dragon snapped at him, before returning his red gaze to Rikou, keeping up his defensive pose.
Rikou shrunk back, appearing confused, but did not challenge the other. Their conversation was silent, even to their riders. Rikou lowered into a submissive bow, laying flat on his belly as to not provoke his elder and better. Natsumi ran forward, her eyes watering from fear. "Kensei stop it!" she cried, unable to stop the flow. Tsuin looked up to her mistress and hissed warningly at the larger dragon.
Kensei snapped at her, growling in a commanding tone, his words still silent to everyone around him as he put Tsuin in her place and returned his attention to the other male. And for once, the black dragon did not immediately cater to Natsumi's desires. Instead he walked forward, stopping before the red dragon and holding his head high in a continued display of dominance. Then he lowered his head, touching snouts with Rikou and letting out a grunt, showing that he now had permission to approach the new females of their herd.
The light red dragon lowered his head and hurried around Kensei, before stopping in front of Natsumi, who was still crying. He tilted his head and licked her cheek, catching some of the tears. 'Fear not small one…I am fine.'
'B-but what if he hurt you?' Natsumi met the dragon's gaze, sniffing. 'Akito said he would kill.'
'I'll pummel him first mistress!' Tsuin promised, looking forward at the dragon. Rikou leaned closer and sniffed her. Tsuin sneezed, making Rikou snap back in surprise before snickering.
'You are funny.' He cooed, licking her head.
Tsuin grumbled, but allowed it. Kensei walked over to Natsumi and nudged her slightly. 'I would not have done anything to cause you more duress mistress.' He cooed. 'Please do not be so upset.'
Akito made his way over to them and put his hand on Natsumi's shoulder. 'He means it Natty…Kensei was just showing that he is alpha, nothing more.'
The princess shrugged off his hand and walked away, leaving the room as she cradled her dragon. Gaara watched her disappear and sighed. Toshiro frowned and headed over to his dragon, patting his head. "You alright?"
'Of course master. Kensei was just being pushy as always.' Rikou snickered, grinning at Kensei to show he was not being disrespectful.
Kensei scoffed, nipping at his brother. 'Your thick hide would have protected you anyways.' he teased.
Minako raised her hand, her cerulean eyes wide. "Yes Minako?" Sakura asked, giving the girl an odd look.
"What happened?" she asked innocently, lowering her hand and giving everyone else a curious look.
"The first female has been born." Gaara said simply. "Kensei, being the alpha, was now in the position to show himself the leader he is to be. So he showed his dominance. Which he will have to do with the others when they finally hatch."
"But then why is Natty and her dragon upset?" the ebony haired girl questioned. "Tomi and hers are just fine, so how is it different with them?"
Satomi sighed. "She is close with the dragons, even if they aren't her own. She can feel them. She was scared cause' Rikou was scared."
The red dragon growled. 'I was not scared.' He grumbled.
'Were too.' Kensei snickered, a haughty expression coming to his features.
Akito rolled his eyes and looked at Toshiro. "I'm sorry about that." he said.
The prince just smirked. "I don't know why you're apologizing to me. I'm not the one mad." He chuckled, patting his dragon's head.
"If she wanted to hear what I have to say she would have stayed." The Uchiha said stubbornly. "Come on Kensei, I want to practice flying."
Kensei snorted. 'Master, I really think you should-'
"No." Akito glared, crossing his arms. 'We did what you wanted to do, and now we're going to do what I want to do. And I want to practice so that we can be good at it.'
The dragon sighed softly. 'Very well.' He turned and made his way to the balcony, the Uchiha right behind him.
Satomi sighed. "Idiot…"
"Satomi!" Sakura scolded.
The younger pink haired girl blushed. "What?" she replied innocently. "Daddy says it all the time to your caretaker."
The queen sent a glare to her husband, before returning her gaze to her daughter. "Yes, but that doesn't mean you can say it. You know daddy says words that mommy doesn't like sometimes."
"But you say it too…" Satomi mumbled.
Sakura huffed. "Well…you can't say it until you're older." She nodded in finality.
The princess huffed, grumbling as she walked off to find her sister. Toshiro smiled, looking up at his parents. "I'm so glad we have two more dragons!"
"Me too sweetie." The pink haired woman smiled at her son. Though both she and Gaara knew that having two females was going to complicate things, especially concerning Kensei.
Akito frowned. "Kensei! What are you doing?" he asked as they dove towards the palace.
'You are going to speak with Princess Natsumi.' The black dragon explained, heading towards said girl's balcony. 'You must make things right with her in order for there to once more be harmony in our pack.'
"But I don't understand why she's so upset." The Uchiha said as they landed.
Kensei looked at his master, meeting his gaze. 'Then ask her.'
The ebony haired boy scoffed. 'You're a pain sometimes.' He walked over to the entrance into Natsumi's room and poked his head in. "Natsumi?" he called out, spotting the pink haired girl lying on her bed with Tsuin next to her. "Can I come in?"
She sighed, closing her eyes. "No."
Akito's brow furrowed, but before he could back away, Kensei snorted. 'Go in anyways.' the young alpha said.
He nodded, and entered the room, making his way over to her bed. "Natty," he said a bit softer, climbing up onto the mattress and sitting next to her form. "What's wrong?" he leaned over her to try and get a look at her face. She sat up quickly, glaring at him angrily.
"If I yell the guards will run in here and you'll be in trouble." She huffed, daring him to linger. The small black dragon snickered, before catching a glimpse of the other dragon on the balcony. She shrunk back and scooted underneath the mass of pillows.
The Uchiha frowned, looking a bit sad, though part of that was what he could feel coming from Kensei. "But Natty, I want to know what's wrong." He said, reaching out and carefully holding her hand in his. "I'm sorry about earlier. I really am. I know it scared you."
"I was not scared." The small princess huffed, crossing her arms.
"Well it made you sad." Akito said, leaning closer to her. "And I don't like it when you're sad. I like to see you smile." The corner of his mouth tilted up slightly.
She frowned, giving him another threatening glare. "You just don't wanna feel bad anymore."
He huffed. "Nu uh." He denied, before smiling a bit deviously. "I wanna see the prettiest smile in the whole world!" he declared, beginning to tickle the pink haired girl. "C'mon Natty, lemme see your happy face."
Natsumi smacked his hands away, scooting away from him, now having to force the frown, and he could tell. "I don't want to smile." She said, sliding off her bed. Tsuin poked her head out and watched the two with a curious stare.
'Mistress run! He will attack!' she cried out. And no sooner had the thoughts reached the pink haired girl, Akito had jumped off the bed and began chasing her around.
"The tickle monster will get you and make you smile!" the ebony haired boy threatened, his arms extended as he wriggled his fingers in a tickling motion.
"No!" Natsumi screamed, covering her mouth before she could laugh, which in turn would make her smile. "Get away!" she mumbled out from beneath her hands, the smallest hint of laughter forcing through as well.
"Never!" Akito laughed, wrapping his arms around her and lifting her from the ground, turning in a circle. "You are my prisoner!" he declared, tickling her while she was still in his hold.
Laughter finally burst out from her mouth and filled the room with the glorious sound as she beamed. "Stop it Akito!" Natsumi giggled loudly. Tsuin, who had come out from the pillows fully, was on the edge of the bed, watching with jittery excitement. She launched off the bed and landed on Akito, biting at his hair as if it were her enemy.
'Unhand the mistress you dark haired cretonne!' she declared, trying to pull at it.
Akito's laughter increased. "Tsuin! You're messing up my hair!" he smiled, having to release Natsumi in order to mess with the dragon on top of him. "I'll tickle you too!" he threatened, beginning to do so to the newborn's sides.
Seeing all of the happiness in the room, Kensei scurried in, though he hesitated slightly upon reaching the pink haired princess. He nuzzled her side, barking softly before laying his head against her stomach and looking up at her. 'Can I play too mistress?' he asked, his tail swishing back and forth in his thinly veiled excitement.
Tsuin pounced on the older dragon's head, biting his ear. 'Too big! Hurt my mistress already!' she yelled, doing the same to Kensei's ear that she had to Akito's. Natsumi blinked and watched the two somewhat fight it out, since Kensei couldn't shake off the small thing. But all the princess did was giggle.
"I think this is going to happen a lot. Tsuin thinks she's an alpha."
"Kensei doesn't seem to mind too much." Akito said, watching as Kensei rolled on the ground to shake off the smaller dragon, though he did it in a way that wouldn't crush or hurt her. And while she was down he stood quickly so that he could hover over her.
'Calm down small one.' He ordered, blowing a bit of smoke on her to cause her to cease her thrashing. 'I would never be rough with my princess.'
Tsuin attempted to blow fire at the male, but all that came out was smoke. She lowered to the ground, her rear shaking as her claws flexed. 'My princess.' She warned. Natsumi had to admit, for a small spit of a dragon, Tsuin had a lot of spunk. Especially since she herself found Kensei scary sometimes, just like she did Niro.
Kensei appeared to smirk. 'Very well.' he lowered his head and licked the top of hers before she could react, getting rid of Rikou's smell.
"Kensei, his majesty said not to do that." Akito scolded, knowing that the real reason behind his actions was completely possessive.
Natsumi looked to Akito, confusion portraying through her bright jade eyes. "Not do what?"
Tsuin squawked, but remained under Kensei's tongue, letting him do as he pleased, which was pretty much bathe her himself. 'Stupid Alpha…' she grumbled.
'Funny female.' The male dragon responded, laying next to her when he was finished in his task.
"Um…" Akito looked at her. "He's just not supposed to grow too attached to any of the female dragons, since there's the mating ceremony when we're all of age." He explained. "Your father said it wasn't a good idea to form bonds before then, in case they are broken. But Kensei doesn't seem to care." He sighed.
"Kinda like you, huh?" Natsumi smiled at him, nudging him with her elbow.
He smiled in return. "Yeah…I guess so." He said, having never realized the similarity.
The princess giggled, walking over and picking up Tsuin. "Come on Akito. Let's go find the others and get lunch!" she declared, opening her door and hurrying out.
Akito turned his gaze from her to his dragon. "You better not get too attached." He warned. "Cause' there's no guarantee that you'll get what you want."
'The situation is the same for you Master.' Kensei said, rising from the floor. 'But I always get what I want, so I am not worried.' He walked past the Uchiha towards the door. 'Now come, mistress does not like to be kept waiting.' He left then.
The ebony haired boy frowned. Kensei was right. The dragon always got what he wanted. And it was like his father had told him. Uchihas always got what they wanted in the end, no matter what. And so he shouldn't be worried, he thought as he ran after his dragon. Because when it came down to it, things would turn out in his favor, with or without his interference.
