Warning: boy x boy

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So, Doumeki is the hot-blooded type. TYPICAL. THROWING HIM AWAY AND IGNORING HIM. Why? because HE WON'T LET THE PRINCE HAS HIS WAY WITH HIM. Screw him.

Watanuki push his food in his plate around. He wonders what will happen now. Is this how it is going to be? Two of them being married but ignoring each other existences.

Chapter 10: Casanova

Doumeki enters his study and leaning against the door frame to support himself. He stares at the back of the person in his studies. The person who is casually rifling through the parchment left on his mahogany desks. Doumeki snorts and closes the door. Unfortunately, he knows that person anywhere.

"Finally". The person says turning around to face him.

"I thought, 'How long is he going to have me, wait." The guy frown and his eyes gave him a once over assesing look. Maybe the way Doumeki supporting himself on the door give himself away.

"Woah. What is wrong with you?" Kazu says shuffling quickly towards him. He slings Doumeki's arm around his shoulder and use his left hand to support Doumeki by the waist.

"I'm fine." Doumeki bats his friend away once he is seated.

"Clearly, you are not." Kazu said giving him a sharp worried look.

"Hn."Doumeki slides his hand inside his shirt and pull out the nearly blood soaked napkin. Dumping them on his desks.

"You're bleeding." He said.

Doumeki rolls his eyes. He never gets why some people insists to state the obvious.

"Got them while exorcising the ayakashi." He explains simple.

Kazu and him has been friends since they are kids. Kazu is his cousin from his mother side. Twice removed or something like that. He really isn't clear about it. Technically, it means Kazu has nothing to do with the crown. However, his family is still considered as nobles seeing that they are related to the ruler one way or another.

Appearance wise, he has normal built not too slender or muscular. Since he is a noble men and of course had never work a bone in his single life. Brown hair. Fair skin color. Fairly handsome, Doumeki suppose since he has so many bed partners and girls throwing themselves at his feet. If you ask Dooumeki Shizuka one word to describe Kazu. He would say casanova.

"You've been walking around like that?" His friend says shaking his head in disapproval of his reckless behavior.

"It 's not deep." Doumeki explained. He won't die from such trivial wounds.

"Yeah right. You almost collapse just now." Kazu said shaking his in disapproval.

"Do you intent to keep ignoring the fact that you're bleeding out."

His friend ask with a skeptical raised of brow.

"No." Doumeki grunts.

"Yeah. No." Kazu stares at him incredulously.

" You were going to ignore it and possibly bleed to death."

Doumeki glares. He wasn't planning to ignore it. He wouldn't want to left Watanuki to be a widow just after one day of being married to him. That would be a shame and they haven't even consummate their marriage. His mind playback the scene of last night the feel of Watanuki body press intimately to his. Nevermind, the fact that now the said boy is angry at him because of that. Doumeki sighs.

Like he said. He didn't plan to bleed to death. He was going to take care of it as soon as he has the opportunity, then of course his bastard of a friend decided to show up randomly to meet him. Doumeki disinterestedly stares at his friend.

"What do you want?" Doumeki ask callously.

"What I want ?" His friend huff indignantly.

"What about this? I leave the kingdom for a week on business and come back hearing that my best friend is married. I wasn't even invited."

"It just happen." Doumeki says.

A sigh." It just happen. Only to you."

"You know this don't you." His friend shakes his head.

"By the way I heard it is a young man, huh? It should not surprise me. You have never spare a look at any girls before."

Doumeki rubs his temple. Losing blood is making him dizzy or his friend incessantly non-stop conversation is gaving him a headache, it is either that.

"When are you going to officially introduce him to me. Is he pretty? He must be if he manage to sweep you of your feet like this."

Doumeki shoots glare at his best friend.

Like he said casanova. Kazu sleeps with anything with legs, woman and man alike.

"Jealous much?" The boy says holding his hand in surrender.

"Okay. Okay. I'm leaving. I was just dropping by. Let have a drink sometimes." The boy said.

"You should really have that look at. He says gesturing at his torso." Kazu says as the last parting word.

"Hn" Doumeki grunts and remains sitting, not bothering to send his friend out.

He has more important matter to do. For example getting treatment for his wound. Before he really bleed to death.

xxxx

"Enter."

The door open to reveal a young woman in her early twenties instead of an old physician that Shizuka is used to.

Frowning Doumeki says."I send for Osamu-san."

The young woman bow lowly. "Osamu-san has taken an emergency leave. His mother is sick back home."

"My name is Kimiko. I'm a newly appointed physician. As in Osamu-san absent, he has left me in charge."

Doumeki look at the girl thoughtfully. "I take it. That it means you know what to do."

"I assure you, Prince Shizuka. That I know what I'm doing"

"You are in good hands."

Doumeki nodded. Signalling her that she may approach him.

Watanuki slaps his hands over his mouth and backs out from the room carefully. The occupants in the room is still unaware of his presence. Still absorbed in what they were doing. How could they not?

Doumeki is sitting on the chair with his back toward the door and a young woman is kneeling between his leg with her head low. The room was completely doused in silent except for Doumeki hard breathing and occasional grunt. Doumeki grunts at the same time the girl hand move. It is obvious where her hand is even though he couldn't exactly see what the girl is doing being blocked by Doumeki's back. She is pleasuring Doumeki with her hands and probably her mouth too.

Of course. Watanuki sneers. He said no to him last night. It didn't take long for him to find a willing bed partner. At least, Doumeki has the decency not to do it in their bedroom. Watanuki grips the door handle hard and pull them close as quietly as possible, not wanting to see more than what he had already saw.

Doumeki grunts for the last time and glares at the young physician. "You have no finesse."

The woman had a small smile on her face.

"My apologies. I have a severely torn muscle to deal with because someone deem it is clever to walk around with an open slash wound on his abdomen for hours like he is invincible. When he is suppose to get treatment immediately upon returning to the palace."

She stressed the 'upon returning part'.

Doumeki winces when the physician cleans his wound with disinfectant.

"It stings." He comments.

The physician named Kimiko shrugs in response. Doumeki snorts as he finally figures out why the young woman feels familiar.

"Kumiko-san, did told me that her grand daughter is joining the palace staff."

"Sometimes before the wedding. I take it you are her grand daughter."

The physician looks up, surprise evident in her face. "Yes, I am." She says sounding proud.

"I thought so. You are exactly like her."

The young woman looks at him questioningly.

"Straight-forward." Doumeki says. No mercy. His mind added.

Doumeki checks the handiwork of the young woman. His wounds are bandaged well. She did a better job than the old physician, Osamu-san. She really know what she is doing. Doumeki mused.

"Thank you."

The girls stand and bow at him.

"Could you please do something for me?"

"Of course, Prince Shizuka."

"Pass my spouse a message that I'll spends the night at the temple. And make sure he has everything he needs. That is all." He says dismissively.

When the physician didn't make a move toward the door. He asks, "Is there a problem?"

"May I know the reason to as in why you gallivanting around the palace and having a meal with your spouse instead of seeking treatment?"

"That is not for you to know." Doumeki says eyes narrowed.

"Then, may I know why the reason are you keeping lord Watanuki in the dark?"

Doumeki scowled. "I'm not keeping him in the dark." He says resolutely.

It is no open to debate is left hanging in the air. If the young woman is smart she would not push the issues.

The physician lowered her eyes.

"Forgive me, then." The physician says. She bows and take her leave.

Doumeki mulled over the fact that he would not be sleeping in the same bed as his spouse tonight. The prospect of sleeping alone makes him feels lonely. He is making the right choice Doumeki told himself.

Watanuki is susceptible to the supernatural. Wounds inflicted by spirits usually contain some of their evil essence and he doesn't know how it will effect Watanuki. It could endanger him. Even though that is just a possibility. If there is even 0.000000000000.1% chances it could put Watanuki in danger Doumeki can't ignores it.

Beside this better, isn't it. This way Watanuki can sleep without worrying that he might try something.

Remembering, the tension between them at the breakfast. He should give Watanuki some space. Let him cool down. Clearly, the boy is angry at him about last night.

He should take a break for the night from Watanuki. He really should starts meditating again and exercise some self-restraint. He didn't want last night to repeat again. Next time, he could do something that he is going to regret and hurt Watanuki for real.

Maybe, he should start thinking about sleeping at the temple permanently. So, Watanuki can have the their chamber all to himself. Maybe then, the boy can relax and enjoys his new life. His own feeling doesn't matter. He just wants Watanuki to be happy.