Hello again! It's a new chapter arriving for you today! I'm sorry for my late updates recently. I will try to update regularly again as my schedule and my writing speed allow me.

ayame shuurei-san: firstly, I'm sorry for late updates, I will try to post regularly now. :'( but I am happy that you are willing to wait and even leave a review here. Fuji should be brave, ne? Otherwise people will treat him badly, poor Fuji.

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Question: how many time writers should read and reread their stories before posting it? Since I tend to reread it at least dozen times before posting it and even I have reread it thrice until I surrender and post it anyway. I lack some confidence and I always think that I miss something, urgh..

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Warning: oh, I know you will like it.. *smirk* prepare your heart everyone because you are going to witnessing a heating moment of our perfect pair.

Chapter 9

The Kiss

"Say, Mr. Mitsuru.." Momoshiro asked while collecting his clothes.

"Just Mitsuru, please. I hate honorific." Fuji smiled at the black haired man.

"Well, then.. Mitsuru, do you have a sister by chance?"

Fuji took the coat from Momoshiro and put it on the horse. "I had. She died years ago. Why?" Fuji asked while walking to Lord Tezuka's direction.

Momoshiro shrugged, "No. It's just.. I know someone who looks like you."

"Really? Maa.. People often say that." Fuji looked at Lord Tezuka and stretched out his hand stubbornly, the lord looked at him peculiarly. "Let me help you."

"There's no need." Lord Tezuka said.

Momoshiro and the rest had removed their inner coat and their heavy coat, what left were left only their long sleeves white shirt and plain dark blue vest. At the first they planned to keep the coat but since everyone could see the emblem clearly, Fuji suggested to discard it. They had such a great pride on their symbol it seemed.

"Well, hurry up. He won't be there all night long." Fuji answered.

Lord Tezuka sighed, he took off the coat which Fuji took immediately, and then the inner coat and last his black cravat, what left was his white shirt and black vest like Momoshiro and the rest. Fuji was staring at how the lord discarding his clothes layer by layer, how his muscle contracted and how majestic he was. If he looked so regal in his coat and everything, he looked so sexy and enticing after that. Fuji could feel heat emanated from the lord and he was sure he wouldn't need any blanket to keep him warm if he sleep next to the lord at winter night.

"There you go." Lord Tezuka's words woke him from his daydreaming. Fuji cleared his throat and smiled, he was hoping that he didn't drool and embarrass himself because of it. "Good."

"We are ready to go."

"We?"

"Yes! I will go too and let me explain before you cut my speech again. I have come here several times and let me tell you, they have so many secret paths, they don't need the back door since they don't need it." Fuji answered confidently, "You are lacking one person too so I am volunteering to help." Fuji said again.

"And if I don't allow it?" Lord Tezuka narrowed his eyes to the smiling man.

"I will enter alone, as you do."

Lord Tezuka was contemplating which option better and finally gave up. "You can go with us."

Yes!

Momoshiro, Kaidoh and the rest looked among themselves since the lord agreed to the stranger easily but nobody was dared to protest.

"First group can go. We will enter group by group after five minutes." Lord Tezuka said.

The men of the first group nodded and went to the bar.

"This is so exciting." Fuji said shortly and jumping on his feet, his hood was bouncing up and down with his movement. Fuji looked at it for a moment and decided to discard it too, just like what the men did.

"Do you think they will pass?" Kaidoh asked.

"Yes. All of you have scary face which people afraid of. If I don't know you well, I will think you are a pirate, Sir." Fuji answered.

Kaidoh coughed, "Well, sorry if I have scary face." He looked back to the bar while Momoshiro trying his best not to laughed loudly.

"I'm praising you, actually. Sometimes scary face is better than feminine one." Fuji smiled but his smile didn't reach his eyes this time.

Momoshiro and Kaidoh looked at him in blank expression, clearly didn't understand what he talked about. "They have gone in." Kaidoh reported.

"Hn.. You can go now."

"Yes, Sir." Kaidoh hissed.

"See ya, Mitsuru." Momoshiro waved. Fuji waved back to him.

"We will go after five minutes." Lord Tezuka reminded.

"Um.. Don't you feel cold? You can use my coat since I used to Southern winter." Fuji moved to take his coat.

"No. The northern's winter are colder and harsher than this. You keep the coat for yourself." Lord Tezuka grabbed Fuji's hand to stop the small man. The lord was saying the truth, it was Fuji who removed his coat later than Lord Tezuka yet it was the lord's hand which warmer. Fuji pulled his hands away.

"They are allowed to enter. Well, not bad, nobody will believe that they are soldiers if they don't literally see it." Fuji chuckled.

"Hn.. They are good soldiers."

Fuji glanced at the lord next to him, Momoshiro and Kaidoh definitely could enter easily since they were anything but rough and looked uncultured people yet the man next to him was anything but regal and was a man with authority. Everyone could see it.

"Um.. Can I suggest something?"

Lord Tezuka glanced over him, "Go on. It's not like I can stop you, can't I?"

Fuji bit his lips sheepishly, "Well, sorry but I think you need another makeover."

Lord Tezuka frowned, "What do you mean?" Fuji scratched his right cheek, "Well.. You can't enter without a better disguising, people won't believe that you are on of them."

Lord Tezuka looked at him suspiciously but relented, "And also.. Can you bend over a bit?" Fuji touched the tip of his forefingers together.

"What do you want?"

Fuji waved nonchalantly, "Nothing serious, just a bit..about your hair."

Lord Tezuka rolled up his sleeves and leaned over, he was a head and several inches taller than the slender man so Fuji never saw the lord's face directly, this time he could see how perfect his visage even under the dim light was.

Fuji back up a little to restraint his gasp, "Do it quickly." Lord Tezuka said.

"Su..sure." He raised his hands and he hoped the lord didn't see how his hands shook a little. "Excuse me." He touched his hair, it was cold at the tip but warmer as he moved deeper into the tresses. He messed up the hair, so the lord would look less noble and rougher. He hoped.

Lord Tezuka stared at him intently and Fuji pretended that he didn't realize it, his cheeks were hot under the gaze, it was the cold he reasoned.

"This is better." Fuji said finally and pulled his hands away quickly. Lord Tezuka raised his brows, "How do you think?" Fuji's handy works made Lord Tezuka's hair as if someone had raked their hand at his hair in the middle of making out session and now the lord looked totally dashing.

Perfectly handsome and totally endearing. If he was charismatic handsome before, he was devilish handsome after it. "Perfect." Fuji answered shortly avoiding the lord's eyes.

"Hn.. Let's go." Lord Tezuka marched toward the bar with Fuji trotted behind, a smile was printed on the lord's lips was unseen by the small man.

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"I can't believe they prohibited us to enter!" Fuji grumbled when they finally went into the bar. It was Lord Tezuka's charismatic and convincing voice that made the doormen allowed them to enter. Fuji felt so embarrassed and useless compared to the lord, "I have come here for times but now they ban me to enter! It wasn't those men who guarded the door last time, the previous man was nice and polite, he allowed me entered easily." He explained desperately to ensure the lord that he was capable enough.

"Maybe it's wise to change the doorman." Lord Tezuka mumbled. "What?" Fuji asked.

"No. Nothing." Fuji humph-ed and scanned around the bar, Momoshiro and Kaidoh then approached them. "We have searched around here but we don't find anything."

Lord Tezuka nodded, "Search through every room, second and third floor, restroom and every nooks and crannies here."

"Yes, Sir." They nodded and went away.

"Let's go." Lord Tezuka ushered Fuji deeper into the room.

The bar was about fifteen meters long and twenty meters in width, long tables were placed horizontally at the spacious bar with small stools scattered around to facilitate the guests. On the wall were placed many torches, at the farthest wall from them was a stair to second and third floor and the drink counter was built below the stairs with a bulky and hairy man as its bartender. People were sitting in front of the counter with their vack toward them. Their target wasn't there as they expected.

"What's that door lead to?" Lord Tezuka tilted his head to the door at the corner of left wall.

"Another room, restroom and storeroom. Should we go there?"

"Hn. Come on." He walked carefully not to raise suspicions from the rest. Fuji was walking behind with light steps.

When they almost reached the door, a group of men who sat at the table decided to finish their night earlier so both Lord Tezuka and Fuji had to stop their tracks and let the men walked pass them. One of the man with dark skin and darker teeth smiled at Fuji while scanning him unapropriately which replied with dark stare from the small man, the man then laughed and walked away. Fuji rolled his eyes and then he saw someone he feared and despised recently, the man was sitting in front of the counter with another silvernette who he known so much.

That's impossible!

The silvernette felt his stare and turned around but Fuji's reflex was better, he pulled Lord Tezuka's hand and shielded him by his taller and bigger figure. "What's the matter?"

Fuji paid the lord no heed and peeked from the lord's shoulder while tip toeing. The silvernette was looking around the room, the man next to him then started to look around too. Fuji was panicked, they mustn't find him here.

Lord Tezuka was puzzled by the little man strange behavior and tried to ask but it was ignored since Fuji was too occupied with something behind him, and from his expression, he knew it wasn't something good so he decided to turn around and look by himself but was stopped abruptly by the smaller man.

Fuji saw both of the men stood and talked a bit so when Lord Tezuka tried to look behind himself, Fuji knew he had to do something before everything too late. He placed his hands on the lord's face and pulled him toward himself while apologizing, "I'm sorry, Lord Tezuka." He whispered and their lips touched.

Fuji was trying his best to kiss the man while hiding from the men. He never kissed anyone after Saeki, that was years ago, and got his next kisses from his clients, they were just small forced pecks on his lips since he would inject the sleeping drug into them or knock them off. He couldn't stand anyone who he despise to touch moreover make a move on him. He was as virgin as a maiden and didn't know whether to proud of it or cry over it. Maybe he would die without knowing the "flesh" pleasure but there was no one worth it in his eyes.

What he knew about kissing was sticking your lips into another until you lose your breath, many people said it was appealing but Fuji thought it was appalling. Or so he thought, Lord Tezuka's lips were warm and pliant, it wasn't rough as his personality was, moreover with the lord's amazing smell, he shamelessly wanted it more. It was almost heaven.

Lord Tezuka was thrown off balance by Fuji's action, on one second he looked terrified but the next second he threw himself and startled him, his hands tried to pry the brunette away but the warm and soft lips were too enticing to shove away. Fuji's hesitant kiss brought him to question whether he was truly inexperienced in this area or he was a great actor who pretended not to know anything. Whatever it was, he had to stop this now.

Lord Tezuka placed his hands on Fuji's to pry it away but Fuji slid his hands to his shoulder and locked them on his nape. He tilted his head to the left and Lord Tezuka inhaled how sweet and warm the smaller man was. Suddenly, everything didn't matter for both of them, they just stood and enjoying each other's presence. They continued to gave each other little pecks on the lips, Fuji forgot about the men who dissappeared to the second floor while Lord Tezuka forgot about the missing man he had to find.

"Get a room will ya!" The voice woke them from the kiss. "I don't mind them to continue it here!" another joined and they laughed together. Lord Tezuka pushed Fuji away and stared at him menacingly. Fuji swallowed down his fear, he still heard people whistled and cat called and continued to the door with his weak knees without caring if the lord following him or not.

"I.."

"Don't. We won't talk about this." The lord replied when they entered the storeroom. Fuji nodded quickly, "I won't. Do that again, I mean I won't do anything or then.."

Lord Tezuka stared at him and Fuji shut his mouth immediately, the mouth which still tingling with sensation the lord left and his nose was yearning for the lord's smell.

They searched around quickly but since people were coming and going a lot, they retreated as Lord Tezuka commanded.

"Let's check the second floor."

"Okay." Fuji followed the taller man to the stair.

"I will check the third floor, you go help Momoshiro and Kaidoh in second floor."

Fuji agreed immediately, the lord definitely shocked and scared of his insane and sudden action and now yearned for a distance from him. He couldn't blame him though, he used the lord as his shield and instant escape. They separated on the second floor, Lord Tezuka climbed to the third floor while Fuji continued walking to the first room he saw. Well, at least the lord still allowed him to stick around, he sighed.

He grabbed the door knob with his left hand and someone suddenly pulled his right hand hard and fast, Fuji's reflex made him threw a punch but blocked by the man next to him. Fuji was shocked when he saw the man that he failed to launched another attack. The man gripped his left hand without letting his right hand go and dragged them to the secluded area under the stair.

"What are you doing here, Nioh?" Fuji asked bitterly, "Why are you here with Lord Tamura?"

Nioh turned around and pushed Fuji into the wall, trapped between Nioh and the wall, "Easy there, my Fuji." He smirked.

"Answer me, you asshole! What are you doing here with Lord Tamura?!" Fuji shouted.

"Puri." He let Fuji's hands go, "Lord Yukimura ordered me to do something here and I meet him accidentally."

Fuji snorted, "As if I will believe that, tell me the truth."

"I am telling the truth. What do you want me to say? I will do as you wish, my love." He placed his hands on the wall, successfully trapping Fuji between his hands.

"Tell me why you are here with Lord Tamura or I will kill you." He gritted his teeth, "I thought you are my friend despite your perverted inclinations, now explain it before I change my mind."

"And if I am being honest, will you let me into your bed?" He smiled sweetly.

"You are not helping at all! You know that Lord Yukimura is trying to hand me over to Lord Tamura! I will do anything to stop it!" Fuji said desperately. "Help me here, hm?"

"Anything? Including kissing the lord of the north?" Nioh asked lowly, his blue eyes glinted in mischief. Fuji gasped, "You.."

"I saw you just now and if I didn't send Lord Tamura away, do you think you would be safe here? With or without your disguise, you are very easy to be recognized."

"You know what Lord Yukimura ordered me to do with Lord Tezuka." Fuji stated.

"Yes, to kiss his ass and get information from him. I don't expect you to literally kiss him, knowing your nature."

"Don't start."

"You have kissed him in one week of your acquaintanceship, why can't you do the same to me? You know I have begged to be with you for years."

"It's a perforce and inevitable situation to save my life that time. Lord Yukimura will be furious when he knows I am straying around instead of doing my job."

"Which as useless for me, but Lord Tezuka's presence here will help you a lot, won't he?"

Fuji swatted Nioh's hand away, "What are you trying to say?"

"Dunno. You are acting different after you meet him."

"I am not and don't try to change the subject, why are you here?"

"Lord Yukimura ordered me to get something, which I can't tell you, from a man here and I met Lord Tamura and surprise, surprise, who else do I meet? Our lovely Fuji with his new sugar daddy."

Fuji punched Nioh on his stomach, "Don't you ever try to mock me. Better keep your mouth shut or I will kill you."

Nioh coughed and caressed his stomach, "As long as I get you, I won't kiss and tell." He straightened back and smirked, "But, if you kiss me I think I will tell people, though."

"Can't you be more serious?!" Fuji asked in frustration.

"No, never. Why do you always refuse me? If he can get you so do I." He advanced quickly and grabbed Fuji's shoulder.

"If you do more than this, Lord Yukimura will learn about where the drink supplies dissappeared to." Fuji said shortly right before their lips touched, "Not only that but also the mysterious disappearance of the presents from the lords." He ended it. Nioh stopped, their breath were calm and steady, Fuji could feel the warmth on his lips everytime Nioh exhaled.

Nioh chuckled bitterly, "You will never let me in, will you?" Fuji stared blankly at him, "If you will never let us in, why are you sticking with the lord?"

"My actions are not your business and my togetherness with Lord Tezuka is merely my job to get information about his mission here, as Lord Yukimura commanded me to do."

Nioh caressed Fuji's left cheek carefully, "Although I am not convinced by your words but I will let it pass, I won't tell anyone about today."

"And about Lord Tamura? Why is he here? He is a lord yet he nobody protests or drives him out." Fuji frowned.

"He is meeting his friend and why would he be refused? He is one of the fund risers for Sinner." Nioh answered, "What?" Fuji asked suddenly.

Nioh stepped back and smirked, "Forget it, Fuji. You better go home, Lord Yukimura is not going to be happy if he finds out about this. I still have one thing to do before go home, see you later. Puri." Fuji called him but the silvernette turned around, Fuji followed him to the stair but the taller man was quicker and went to the first floor then dissappeared through the front door.

"He hasn't answered anything!" He pounded his fist to the railing in frustration but his attention was drawn to the movement at the corner of the stair.

At the second step of the stair to the third floor stood an unexpected someone, "Lord Tezuka." Fuji whispered in fear.

"Do you.. Did you.." He stammered.

The lord approached him in firm and unwavering steps, "Ah, although it's not polite to eavesdropping but I am glad I did, I almost get tricked by you people but now I know." He stopped and stepped closer to Fuji, "I heard everything." He answered flatly.

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Earlier when he ascending the stair, he remembered that Fuji was not armed and although the smaller man was capable enough to protect himself but Lord Tezuka could not shake off his guilty toward the man. So he went back to the second floor but stopped when he saw someone pulling Fuji into the secluded area under the stair. He thought a thug was cornering Fuji but from their conversation he knew they were more than just strangers.

Also, what was behind Fuji's constant appearances and their not so casual meeting.

"So you know.." Fuji asked warily.

"Hn.. All of them."

"About my identity.. Also.. About Lord Yukimura?"

"Ah. Your mission? Yes, I heard all of them clearly." He said coldly. Lord Tezuka saw Fuji swallowed nervously, good, he had to be worried after trying to deceive him.

The bespectacled lord stepped ahead and the smaller man retreated automatically, "Now, it's the time to explain. Calm down, I am not some petty minded people so I won't make presumptuous assumption and I believe in presumption of innocence. You have things to tell, don't you?" He asked calmly but Fuji knew better.

"I.. I won't deny anything. What you heard just now were true." Lord Tezuka nodded, "And?" He took a step ahead.

"Your appearance at the south is unusual for Lord Yukimura." Fuji stepped back.

"Why?"

Why? Why indeed?

"Um.. I don't know the exact reason but I presume.. Can I give my opinion here?" Lord Tezuka didn't say anything, "Okay. Okay. Let's say..there are things happen here, I don't know what but he thinks you are threatening him. He wants to know your reasons, why you are here. Just your purpose, nothing more than that!"

Lord Tezuka took another step and Fuji was forced to retreat into the shaded area under the stair where he was cornered by Nioh just now and unlike the previous situation which he was confident could handle perfectly, this time he was too nervous to think let alone to take action. Not when a great lord as his opponent.

"And what if my purpose here disrupt Lord Yukimura's peace? What will you do?"

"It depends." He answered, "I can't tell you since Lord Yukimura doesn't say anything beyond this. He will do something or at least talk to you, or else. He won't do something drastic in my opinion since you are significant for a whole host of reasons. He can't be reckless."

"Should I believe in you?" He asked flatly, "I remember someone saying about trusting action than words. Should I follow his words?"

Fuji shrugged, "It's up to you. That person also believes that sometimes it's better to let the lords to decide what would happen next, it's easier and faster than struggling to keep your opinion. It's safer, too."

Lord Tezuka stared at Fuji, "You say about things happen here are the reasons why Lord Yukimura send you to me. What are they?"

Fuji contemplated whether to tell the lord about Lord Yukimura's activities in his club and how he sometimes used tricks to trap his customers or not. But then again, he didn't have any evidence with him so he doubted that Lord Tezuka would believe it, also it was a usual occurrence of business man to play a trick here and there, wasn't it?

"I don't know. I merely following Lord Yukimura's orders."

Lord Tezuka's eyes grown darker, "Hn..I see. You are also merely doing your job at Lord Yukimura's club, seducing all innocent lords who Lord Yukimura throw into you, aren't you?"

"Innocent Lords? What do you mean? I don't.."

"Don't need to sugarcoat anything. I know what you do at Lord Yukimura's club. Why does Lord Yukimura hire a man for his dirty jobs? He even tries to use him to get something from me. What would the lords say if they found out about this?"

Fuji's smile faltered, "That's.. When?"

"From the start. When I found you at the forest that night."

"Then.." then the lord knew all the way, his poor disguise as a woman and his desperate way to be next to the lord. He groaned in frustration.

"Why don't you tell me from the start?"

"Your disguise is not my business since we are just strangers." He replied as if it was the most sensible thing to say,

"It's a surprise to meet you days later, with Lord Yukimura and his wife."

"I wonder why they introduce us but then I know. It's not hard to find out about you, rumours say more than enough with that infamous name of yours. People say Lord Yukimura give an exclusive treatment to his most loyal lords. A service from a specific person with specific services. The lords use her as a doll, a lust satiation, a medal. Do you know her?"

"I take you as a person who pays rumours no heed, but you prove it wrong, Lord Tezuka."

"The rumours don't concern me but when the rumours start to effect me or my people, it becomes my concern."

"And what are you concerning about?"

"You, Lord Yukimura and your dirty plans. What is your purpose following me around? For information? For fame? I don't understand you." He stopped for a moment then added, "Why are you following him albeit knowing him doing bad things?" Lord Tezuka whispered, remembered how Fuji protested about the unfair judgements to the poor man the other day but kept staying with Lord Yukimura and doing his nasty jobs. How could a person being so contrast?

He took another step and this time Fuji were standing between the lord and a wall, the lord towering upon him.

"You don't run away from him. Why are you staying? When you came to me suddenly, I heard the rumours and giving me no other choice but to observe. And I did. That's why I come into a conclusion." He lowered his head till Fuji's level and continued, "You are not leaving for reasons. That you are enjoying it." He said it harshly and that broke Fuji's heart more than he thought. He never paid someone's opinion any attention but Lord Tezuka's harsh accusing gave him a big breakdown.

Fuji threw a punch to the lord's left face but was blocked by him precisely, the collision caused a small wind blew through them. "Another thing I learn about you is, you are using your fist to deal with your problems. There's time where you can't use it, so use it wisely. Have someone ever told you that?"

Fuji attempted to pull his fist away but to no avail, Lord Tezuka's grip was too firm and Fuji's strength was nothing compared to him. Then, a new dreadful thought passed through his mind, he was alone with a stronger stranger in the middle of nowhere and nobody could help him. "No. Never. I learn to survive and if it didn't work then you were free to use force. Often time they use force, whether I like it or not."

Yes, nobody could help him and he knew about it already. Lord Tezuka might be as enticing as the devil itself but he had to remind himself that everything related to the devil was tended to destroy. He would never surrender, never. He had only himself and he would do anything to survive, to be free.

"Like what you do to those lords and men?" this time his voice was full of hatred and prejudice.

Fuji opened his eyes and stared at the lord intently, he read what was the lord trying to say, "Saa.. I don't think I can explain it well to you, a lord who is worshipped and surrounded by too many bootlicker won't understand. Why are you being so offensive for a mere toy like me, hm? Oh, then again..are you offended by how I treat you? Because I treat you as how I do to the other lower and definitely less noble lords? I hurt your pride, don't I? Had I treated you better, you wouldn't have to be so angry, ne?"

The next thing Fuji realized was he was pushed into the wall with Lord Tezuka's gripping on his arms tightly and the lord lowered his which Fuji took as a threat as he thought the lord would give him a headbutt so he closed his eyes quickly and readied for the impact.

His expectations were answered with a pair of warm and smooth lips.

The lord's lips was still the same he remembered in his minds. It was warm, pliant and smooth. The lord moved slowly with light pressure then small pecks on his lips, then he changed back into the slow kiss. Fuji went rigid with closed eyes and lips and waited the lord to stop but he didn't want it to stop altogether, he thought the lord was mad at him yet why he kissed him? His rationality was almost washed off but he managed to grasp it before it flew away.

Fuji turned his head away and Lord Tezuka's lips landed on his cheek instead. Their breath were uneven, Fuji gasped quickly when he realized that he had held his breath all the time and each time he inhaled the lord's mint and rich smell ambushed his nose. It was intoxicating.

"Stop it." Fuji said meekly.

"Why? Doesn't Lord Yukimura order you to get information from me in any way you can? Ah, because it's defying your principles?"

Fuji looked at Lord Tezuka with his opened eyes, the lord made his heart went somersault, his cheeks blushed heavily and his lower body became uncomfortable. "Yeah, you are right. It's not my principles, at least the other lords are honoring me, spending much their money on me, praising and adoring me till they can't bear it anymore before I let them falling into my arms. You sure are thinking highly about yourself if you think you can change my principles by a common move like this." He lied.

All the way he spoke, the tingling sensation was still left on his lips and he didn't want it dissappeared soon. Fuji licked his lips involuntarily while Lord Tezuka looking at him with darker eyes and suddenly the lord kissed him again.

This time was totally unlike the previous innocent and chaste kiss, this time was greedy, hot and raw kiss. The lord nipped his lower lip forcefully until Fuji gave him an opening between his lips and then Fuji felt something slick and hot entered his mouth.

Fuji moaned when the lord's tongue touched his. Lord Tezuka put his left hand on the wall while his right hand slid into Fuji's warm and smooth nape under his short phony hair. Fuji himself wrapped his arms around Lord Tezuka's shoulder, he then was pushed further into the wall. Lord Tezuka stepped between his legs and Fuji rubbed his tights into the lord's which caused a delicious friction on his lower part and he moaned delightfully. He felt electric shock ran down his spine and made his knees ran weak but Lord Tezuka wasn't helping much since he attacked Fuji's lips, mouth and using his right hand to keep Fuji at his place.

Fuji felt an urge to do, to get something more but failed to gain it. As if he read his mind, Lord Tezuka then lifted Fuji from the floor and Fuji's feet locked on his waist reflexively. Lord Tezuka used the wall to keep Fuji balance and safe and his new position gave Fuji more place to explore.

Lord Tezuka brushed his hand on Fuji's hair and Fuji heard small plopping sounds when his hair pins fell down on the floor but he didn't care, with Lord Tezuka's kiss and his hand squeezing his calp, it was heaven. His short phony hair fell on to the floor and his long tresses fell down, creating curtains around them.

When Fuji learned much about the kiss, he tried to kiss the lord back. He licked, sucked and nipped the lord's mouth as he did to him. The lord clutched his head harder and groaned deeply. Lord Tezuka tilted his head more so Fuji had more space to kiss him.

They stayed there kissing each other for longest time, Lord Tezuka now was caressing Fuji's tight and sometimes his back side while Fuji raked his hands on the lord's head and back while moving to create the delicious friction, then the lord detached from Fuji unexpectedly.

Fuji was literally tossed aside to the floor by Lord Tezuk. He was too confused yet startled, his breath came in gasping, his lips glossed and red from the kiss, the cheeks were crimson red and his cerulean eyes was fogged and turned darker. Fuji felt so hollow and cold soon after the lord's warmness gone.

Lord Tezuka was no better, his hair was messy and his glasses was blurry. He was breathing as hard as Fuji while his right hand closed his lips rightaway.

"We mustn't do this." The lord commented.

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Lord Tezuka never intended to play Fuji's game let alone kissed him deeply. He got angry when Fuji talked about the lords and seemed to enjoy all of the attention from them. He intended to scare him and mocked him after crushing Fuji's pride and made Fuji begged for his forgiveness, yet it was him who was crushed by the smaller man.

Who would expect that his previous not so called kiss at the first floor before sank deep down in his heart or even lower than that and left a resonance to his mind. He must be getting too old since he became so poetic suddenly. Tezuka almost laughed at his own thoughts and decided to stop his silly action and continued to search the bar instead but all of them dissappeared when he saw the reddish tongue stuck out for a moment when Fuji licked his pinkish rose lips.

His resolution snapped apart and his controls over his proper and responsible manners flew out of the window. It dissolved into his needs and wants, his needs to kiss and taste the smaller man; his lips, his mouth, his needs to feel him in his arms, Fuji's name in his own lips. His wants to find what beneath the surface, his wants to get more of Fuji.

So then he kissed, kissed and kissed the smaller man again and again without caring about who they were and only cared about how good Fuji's smelled, it was mixture of roses, strawberry and innocent. He was curious whether he tasted the same too. Lord Tezuka knew it soon after he touched the wet, smooth and warm cave of Fuji's mouth. It was so pure, so sweet and so delicate.

He then let Fuji's hair down to inhale Fuji's smell, his soft lips and his sweet mouth, also his silky hair and tight triumphantly. He heard Fuji moaned and he kissed him deeper. He wanted it more, more.

My only one...

I love you.

Forever.

He heard the familiar voice called him and realized what he was doing with a stranger in public.

I'm sorry, I'm betraying you. Lord Tezuka realized his actions, he shouldn't have done it at all. He betrayed his vow to a cunning yet seductive man. He did let his guard down. He mustn't be too close to this man anymore, or else.

He separated himself from Fuji immediately. They were gasping and flushed but Lord Tezuka gained his consciousness faster.

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"You did it first and now you are saying we mustn't. Can't you be more convincing?" Fuji said shortly between his sharp breath and got up.

Lord Tezuka stood and walked away from the wall. He combed his hair to straighten it but his unruly hair didn't want to listen, then he sighed and let it as it be. "It wasn't my intention." He said finally.

"Sure." He pretended to brushing away the imaginary dust from his trousers to avoid the bespectacled man's gaze.

Lord Tezuka looked at Fuji sharply as if his stares could kill.

"Should I believe it when you did it with such intensity?" Fuji mocked. "Unless, you do it to anyone you meet, unintentionally my Lord." Fuji added and stared up.

"At least when I kiss someone, I do it with my own will. I don't need someone else to tell me to kiss people's feet." Lord Tezuka snapped.

"What are you implying, Lord Tezuka?" Fuji narrowed his eyes.

"You know it better, Fuji. Working at the club with tons of lords wandering around should teach you something, shouldn't it?"

"Yes, that the lords are no more than lowly species who use people as their toy. Toy which can be thrown anytime they want it."

Hearing what Fuji said to him got his anger back to the man, "There is another kind of people too, a kind which take advantage from the unknowing and helpless lords for their own benefit. They are called parasites."

Lord Tezuka's words stabbed and torn his heart apart. No, this lord was sure different, he was warm in one time and suddenly became so cold, much colder than an ice block. At least with the other lords, they were willing to give Fuji anything he wants and this lord only gave him misery. Why did his words effect him just so deep? Why did Fuji care?

"I don't understand about what you are talking about right now."

"I'm sure you know, Fuji. I loathe this kind of dirty and sickening place."

"Then.. Why.. Why are you coming here? Why.. Why did you kiss me?" Fuji said slowly the last part. He hugged himself tightly and waited the lord's answers.

"It's confidential."

"You mean getting people attention, attending parties and dancing with many beautiful ladies? Yes, it's really confidential indeed."

"I went there because they invited me. I wouldn't be there if they didn't."

"Where would you be then?"

"Finding rebels who are threatening the nation." He answered seriously.

"What rebels? I never heard about it before?"

Lord Tezuka glanced at him and sighed, "There was a rebel fifteen years ago, their purpose was creating chaos and building new government using that situation."

"Why would them? King Tezuka the Tenth already changed the nation for better. But.. I never heard about this before, there was nothing happened years ago." Fuji frowned and asked the lord to explain more to him.

"No wonder, you are too busy kissing and fawning Lord Yukimura and his deprived bearings. You lead them to your poisonous web and destroy them. You exploit their feelings and take it for your own benefit." Lord Tezuka said sarcastically after remembering what the ladies talked before, he felt bitter bile rose to his mouth in each sentence and felt sorry for Fuji but he shook them away event though Fuji looked so deserted and pitiful.

Fuji was annoyed at how the lord saw him and asked bravely, "Then.." He tilted his head upward, "Then.. Are you one of them, my Lord? Didn't you fall into the same poisonous web too, like the rest of them?"

Lord Tezuka gritted his teeth, "No." He said finally, "What happened just now was a big mistake, from my part. However, I can assure you that it won't happen anymore. I won't humiliate Tezuka's name for a mere dirty rat from this place."

Fuji gasped by Lord Tezuka's words. No matter how many times he repeated that Lord Tezuka's words wouldn't affect him but they did affect, it gave big impact to his self-esteem and opened the wound on his hollow heart. He shifted his face and blinked away his tears, why did everything so damn difficult and tiring for him?

"Why are you following me?" Lord Tezuka asked after a while.

"Because I am told so." He answered calmly.

"I don't believe in you."

"Whatever, I won't get anything too, either way."

"Are you sure? I can feel that there's something fishy behind your mission. Don't tell me Lord Yukimura is involved into this rebellion, too." Lord Tezuka stated without hesitation "Aren't you one of the rebels, too? And tonight's incidents are a trick or decoy to me from Lord Yukimura and his fellows."

Fuji chuckled, his long brown hair shifted, "My.. You have a great and brilliant imagination, Lord Tezuka. If you need a new occupation, I suggest you to write a story. It will be a best seller, for sure."

"Answer me." Lord Tezuka hissed.

"And what? You will kill me? After the unfruitful kiss just now?" Fuji asked angrily.

"Don't try.." Lord Tezuka lowered his head and this time the lord would give him a stronger and most painful headbutt ever for sure.

"Sir!" They shifted and found Momoshiro stood a feet away from the hooded area. "We found the man, I send our man to secure the room."

Lord Tezuka shifted away from Fuji and the brunette could see Momoshiro clearly now as the spike haired man did also.

"Mitsuru— Miss Fuji!" He stammered when he saw Fuji's new appearance.

"Wha..what.." He pointed and waving around so much.

"Stop that. Show me the way." Lord Tezuka said, his business with Fuji could wait.

Momoshiro shut his mouth and lead them to the mentioned room. "He is inside." Lord Tezuka nodded and they barged into the room only to find it empty.

"Where did he go?" Momoshiro shouted to Kaidoh.

"I don't know, you moron! We guarded the door and nobody has entered or exited from the room."

Fuji tried to open the windows but they were locked. "The windows are locked, too."

"Search around the room. He shouldn't be that far."

"Yes, my Lord!"

Fuji stood and looked at how they searched around the room, this room somewhat familiar to him. He walked to the desk next to the window and knocked around it.

As expected.

This room had the same structure with what Lord Yukimura built at his club. He set the thin cheap carpet aside and pulled a small metal rim at the corner.

"I find his secret way out." Fuji said to no one in particular.

Lord Tezuka who stood at the middle of the room turned to look at him. His gaze showed that he didn't believe in Fuji.

"I found his way out." Fuji tilted his head toward the burrow next to him.

"How can you know?"

"This might raise your suspicion but this room has similar structure with one of Lord Yukimura's room at the club."

Everyone as stopping their search and waiting for Lord Tezuka's decision. "And you tell me Lord Yukimura isn't involved in this?" Lord Tezuka replied, he folded his arms over his chest.

Fuji rolled his eyes, "Oh, well. Do you or do you not want to find the man? We are running out of time and I am afraid we might lose him."

"Lord Tezuka?" Momoshiro asked.

"You remember that I believe actions more than words, don't you?" Lord Tezuka didn't answer him so Fuji took deliberation to continue, "So let me show the action to prove whether I am right or a rebel just like what you accused me, ne?"

Everyone was waiting nervously and then the lord finally answered, "Fine. But we will capture him by my way. If you prove it wrong, you will be the first to be dead tonight."

Fuji smiled, "Leave it to me."

They then entered the tunnel.

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A man entered a room at the third floor. The room was bigger and more luxurious than any other room at the bar.

The man bowed politely, "They have gone, as we planned, Master." He reported.

"Good. This goes better than my expectations." He got up from his chair behind a dark brown desk.

"What are we going to do next? Are we going to harm them? Even Lord Tezuka?" The third man on the room asked from a cushioned chair next to the furnace. He was holding a glass of expensive whiskey, rings on every single finger and clothes that could buy another bar for times. He was clearly a noble, with his arrogant with simple-minded side.

"Relax, my Lord. We won't do any harm to him. We merely scare him to leave South immediately. Lord Tezuka presence here will disturb our business, we can't let money being wasted, can we?" He assured.

The lord nodded quickly, "Yes, that's right. I leave all the rest to you, Mr. Aogi."

Aogi opened a door that led him to the balcony. He saw movement from the forest, "Time to start the next stage." He said.

The young man with the scar on his face nodded. "Ah, don't forget to bring the thing I gave you for your birthday present last time, will you?" He turned around and said happily.

A glint of understanding passed the young man's eyes. "With pleasure, Master." He bowed and left the room.

Aogi shifted back and smirked, his gaze was placed on the forest, deep into the forest where nobody would never expected about what would be going to happen that night.

Please enjoy my welcoming party, Lord Tezuka, he mused.

So? What do you think? It's a long chapter. There's something I want to write but suddenly I got a short term memory lost and now I don't remember it at all. What a day! I will add it to next chapter if I remember it.

Review please?