Chapter nine: Jealous
Lord Eji, Touga, Mizuki and her servants visit Lord Akio at the Northern Castle in the mid-rainy season. The western lord introduces a young lady to the northern lord and his new assistant Ryuukotsusei.
"Lord Hideo never told me that he has a gorgeous niece like you, Mizuki."
"Because I usually live in a house with the grand parents and they never allow me travel far from the area."
"I'm sorry about their death, Mizuki."
"Thank you, Lord Akio"
"We are sorry, Mizuki. I want to talk with Lord Akio."
"Yes, Lord Akio" She left the room and walked down the hall found Ryuukotsusei held many scrolls and some of them fell on the wooden floor.
"Thank you, Lady Mizuki"
"You're welcome"
"I heard Lord Touga has a mate but I didn't think she is gorgeous and kind."
"He puts it on."
Ryuukotsusei or Ou Tian Long smiled at her when they walked down the hall together. Their laughing quite echo through the hall but the louder one is the viper. Their familiarity is in someone eye who is unaware of his irritation.
'How dare she?' Their cordiality made him jealous. 'You're my mate, Mizuki. And you are not allowed to laugh with other male.'
The futer lord cannot help but left the area before he is going to hurt his mate or the serpent.
'Calm down, Touga. You didn't love her.'
'But she is our mate.'
'Ah! Do you make a promise to Katsumi that you won't love her, don't you?'
'Yes…but it's not the point.'
'Hn?'
'Shut up, beast. I don't want to talk about this.'
'Alright'
"Touga" A sing song voice drew his attention to turned around.
"Katsumi"
"I heard from my lady that you will come and I really miss you."
"Me too"
The two figures walked to another direction to a private garden on the back of the northern court. But they are on her eyes.
"Is he your mate, Mizuki?" Sakura saw them headed to the backward garden.
"Never mind and they are not our aim." The two walked down the hall to the northern wing of the castle to see their target to elicit a secret of the scripture.
'They are flames but I'm just a mate, only unwanted mate. I cannot jealous them. And one day we will over.'
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On a late morning of the northern land, Lord Eiji is going to see Ryuukotsusei at the library of the castle but he found Mizuki and Kanako on the way. He asked the two women to accompany him to the western wing.
"Touga, I'm surprise to see you here."
"Father"
"I though you went out with Saburo."
"No, he said he will visit his grand parents at Matsushima." But his eyes glance at his mate who sat beside the assistant.
'Get away from her, Ryuukotsusei.'
The rain has covers the western land on the second day. A dreamy face demonness watches the cold falling rain in a library while she held a scroll in her soft hand.
"Hello, a kind demoness"
"Hn" She answer him but didnot look at a new comer.
"Where are your friends?" A tall frame sat beside her at the kotatsu.
"They have accompanied Lady Mizuki to the northern land."
"Why don't you go with them?"
"Do you want the answer?"
"A little" He moves to her side a little.
"Hn" She got up but the man tugged her hand to sit beside him again.
"Please stay with me for a while and I'll let you go." A large hand stills hold her hand. "I feel I'm alone."
"Are you sure?" She turns around and saw many demons and demonnesses are clouded in the library.
"Not like that" He hates these people. Why don't they leave the room yet or he take her to another room. The cat demon put his idea a side and laid a small flower pin on her palm.
"Why do you give it to me?"
"I bought it from a gift stall from human market on yesterday. I think it is…fine and it suit to your hair." He tried to hind his bush cheeks.
"Hn?" She saw his red point ears and smiles knowingly. 'He is cute and timid.'
"Could you put it on my hair, Ichirou?"
"Eh? Mm! Of cause not" He picked a pin and tried to force his shaking hand to held her soft silky hair up and pin it.
"You're shaking. Do you get cold?" She hinds her smile when he tries to pin her hair.
"I'm not."
"Ichirou, what do you think about Cheng Po Long?"
"Hn?"
"I saw you stood beside Lord Eiji and Lord Touga on the wall gate."
"I hate this dragon. He tries to occupy our land and did not care who is the owner."
"And what about his men, do you hate them too?"
"Sure, they are bad and worst as their leader. I swear I'll kill them all if I found them." He fits his hands tightly.
'And you will kill me too if you know, Ichirou.'
"Ichirou, Ichirou" A melodic voice called his name.
"Suisen" They turn around found a cute demoness rushed to his side and caught his large hand.
"Come with me. I have something to show you."
"Ah?"
"Hurry up, Ichirou." A lovely green hair demoness dragged him out of the room left Yuki sits lonely again.
'Why am I jealous?' She did not know why she felt like this. 'Please hurry up everyone. I want to go back Huang Shan before I fall in love with him.' A sad smile shows up on her face but fade away in a second.
A slim hand touches a flower pin on her hair to feel him warmth and imprint it in her mind. 'I start to like you, Ichirou.'
