"Here we are." Ryoma gently placed Sakuno sitting on her bed. His wife had a terrible glare on her face. He picked up a cup of water and offered to her. "Drink a little."

She picked up the cup and threw it with all her strength. The little object crashed on the wall, creating a stain on the paint.

"Go away! I do not want you near me!"

"Could you talk to me properly, please? You are not making any sense." He sat by her side, but she distanced herself, leaning on the headboard.

"How do you want me to behave after you cheated on me?!"

"I did not do such a thing." He responded, calmly.

"You kissed Kaguya-san!" she threw a pillow on him, but he dodged easily, just moving his body a little. "Not only you are a liar, you put her in a terribly situation!"

"I did not lie. I was expecting you to come home so we could talk. I was going to properly ask your forgiveness."

"You can do as you please." She lowered her head, her red bangs in front of her eyes. Her voice was so sad. "Find another woman, divorce me if you hate me so much. I do not care anymore."

"What are you saying?" he felt horrible. "I do not hate you."

"You are always keeping your distance from me. First you thought I wanted to kill you, you left me all alone on our honeymoon and you never touched me again." Her voice was trembling and Ryoma noticed the small tear running down her face.

"Sakuno…"

"I am human, but I have nothing against youkais. I always thought you were so beautiful and special with your different powers." She finally looked at him again. "I know a human killed your mother, but we are not all the same. My parents had an arranged married and they were able to love each other very much. I was also hoping we could find love together. But, since I arrived, you did nothing but reject me and make me feel lonely. And now you even insult me with infidelity."

The human princess laid down, her body curled up close. Her shoulders were trembling and Ryoma knew her crying had intensified, even if she was so silent.

He tried touched her, but his wife shouted, angrily.

"Do not touch me!"

"You have every right to be upset with me." His voice was very gentle. "But, you must believe me, I do not hate you. I just kept my distance, because I did not know how to behave around you. And you came to me after losing your fiancé; I did not want you to force yourself to surrender your body to me. You still have feelings for him, don't you?"

She turned around and laid on her back, looking at him.

"I will always love Tomoharu. But that does not mean I will not care for anyone else. Even if we never come to love each other, I would always respect you as my husband."

"Can you forgive me, Sakuno? Please?" he held her hand and kissed it. "I would do anything. Do you wish my fangs? Or a piece of my spleen or liver?"

She looked at him horrified for a moment and then she laughed.

"What would I do with such things?!"

Ryoma was pleased to finally see her smile again.

The sake had clouded her mind. She touched his face and caressed his cheek, surprising the young king.

"If you ever get near any other woman, I will shoot an arrow across your skull, my lord." She whispered and he wondered if he had any idea of how her seductive was her expression. "And I will make a necklace with your horns. I always thought they were very cute."

"I will never do it again." He showed her a small smile. It was the first time in his whole life someone described him as cute.

"You are going to ask Kaguya-sama forgiveness as well."

"As you wish, my lady."

"I want us to get along." She brought him close, his forehead against hers and she closed her eyes.

"I want that too." Ryoma was about to kiss her when she opened her eyes and she stopped him, her hand grabbing his hair. She had a deep frown on her face.

"You are not kissing me after kissing someone else. You are grounded, my lord."

"What do you mean?" he was confused. "Weren't you complaining I did not touch you?"

"It is different now. You hurt my heart. You have to court me properly." Sakuno turned around and covered herself with the sheets, closing her eyes. "Go to your chambers, Ryoma-sama. If I want to see you, I will tell you in advance."

He chuckled at her words. His wife was something else. Ryoma caressed the long hair and whispered "good night" before leaving.