The King's Return
Chapter Eleven
The Downfall of the Blues

The next morning was rough. Kourai rose from the bed with a splitting headache and she couldn't remember for the life of her where she would have developed such a headache. She went through her usual morning routine and it all slowly came back to her. She had stayed up most of the night drinking and talking with Izumo about everything she'd learned about the inside of the Green's base. She remembered the conversation slowly drifting away from that and as she rinsed after brushing her teeth her eyes widened. She hadn't even thought to look back at the bed after she woke up, but now that her memory was back to functioning, she walked out of the bathroom in just her under garments, drying her hair with a towel and eyeing her bed curiously. Sure enough, her memory had served her correctly and there was Izumo, asleep in her bed. Her head tilted a moment as she took the sleeping man in with a light smile. He shifted and groaned slightly which exposed the area on his neck where she could see the teeth marks and she grinned. These boys of hers never ceased to amaze her. Each one had accepted her dangerous nature, trusting her to know their limits. She set her towel down on the floor and moved to her dresser across from the foot of the bed to find something to wear.

A few moments later she felt the heat of warm arms wrap around her waist and it actually surprised her. She must have been losing her touch, or trusted him that much. Either way, a small gasp escaped from her before his chin rested against her shoulder and his groggy face appeared next to hers. "Do we have to be up yet? I was hoping to sleep until at least opening time." He mumbled tiredly. The words and the tone of voice he had made a smile cross her lips and she pressed her cheek against his. "You can always sleep more; no one told you that you had to be up." She said quietly and he groaned in protest, pulling her backwards with him toward the bed. "Not without you." The words were clear and she could tell he was serious. She sighed as they fell down onto the bed and she gave in, agreeing with him that it would be nice to sleep longer. The company was a great negotiator too. They both crawled up the large bed and cuddled under the blanket until their bodies decided they wouldn't be able to sleep anymore.

When she opened her eyes again, she looked to find that she was alone once more. "That little bastard!" She growled before she jumped out of the bed, quickly threw together an outfit and put it on, brushed her hair, and ran down the stairs radiating anger. When she arrived at the foot of the stairs, the sight she took in at the bar surprised her greatly. "Reisi?" She questioned at first in a worried tone, before her facial features gave away her skepticism. The Blue King looked up from his drink and over o the woman. He looked worn down and very distraught to her, but he was good at hiding from the rest of the world. She just knew because she had been with him for a short time as well, so she knew him well. "Ah, Kourai. Finally awake I see. Rude of you to sleep so late." Reisi said cockily and Kourai shot a look of imminent death at Izumo who's eyes widened as he raised his hands up slightly in surrender. Her gaze soon moved back to Reisi as she made her way across the floor to stand behind him before resting a hand on his shoulder. "What brings you here for a drink, old friend?" They may have had their differences, arguments, and random fights; but Reisi had been her best friend in school before Mikoto happened.

"I've lost my position in Scepter 4. They put my men—the men on stand-by until further notice and removed me from the picture. Even though I'm still a King, my powers are no longer special among this `new world` the Green King has begun creating. There had been nothing but chaos, and seeing all of the updates just flood in and not being able to do anything about them was killing me. So I came out for a good drink. Can't say much about the company, but you can't have it all I suppose." The hand she had resting on his shoulder gave a squeeze that was hard enough to cause a few cracking sounds and both men winced under her gaze. "Your company may be the best thing here, asshole." She griped before she grinned and forcefully spun him around to face her since he had emptied his drink. "You're coming with me. Izumo, I will take care of you later." She stated coolly, another dark gaze shot his way before she latched a hand onto the Blue King's and began dragging him away. Once outside of the door she loosened her grip, but entwined their fingers to make sure he wasn't getting away and she grinned. "It's been a while, let's take a walk." She said and the surprise in his eyes was enough for her to begin walking to the left before turning to head back down the alleyway beside Homra.

"What's this all about, Kourai?" Reisi finally asked as he accepted that he wasn't going to get away so he met her pace to walk beside her. "Reisi, you're going to go down the same way Mikoto did if you keep this up. Just stop!" She said as she stopped in her tracks and turned both of their bodies to face each other. His brow raised and he smirked mockingly. She saw that coming, the spineless bastard. "Are you worried about me Kourai, the enemy?" He said and as he spoke he leaned in to where their noses were inches apart. Needless to say it probably made his heart pound more than it did hers at this point but what the hell. Kourai's features went very serious then and she locked her gaze with his. "You were never an enemy to me Reisi, just an idiot with childish ideals." This statement caused his eyes to widen in shock before his features took on their mocking tone once more and the woman grinned. Her hand rose up to touch his face before cupping around his cheek. "Just because Scepter 4 has to lie still, does not mean that the Blue clan is disbanded or anything. You just watch, they'll come for you just when you need them to." Her words were comforting even though he didn't want them to be, and without thinking or missing a beat he closed the small gasp between his lips and hers leaving her wide eyed in shock as he kissed her. But just a small peck wasn't enough for him right now. His hands rose up to firmly grab both sides of her face as he pushed her back against the wall behind her roughly, his tongue pushing past her closed mouth and forcing its way in.

It was like high school all over again. He was always so aggressive and rough with her, even before he knew she actually enjoyed it. He just couldn't show emotion without some sort of anger behind it and that always made for some fun times for her when they had been together. Even now, in his moment of relapse as his warm taste flooded in, it was quite fun for her. Her arms rose to wrap tightly around his neck as her body pressed against his, finally giving into his little whim. This caused his to growl, the feeling of the vibration from the noise reverberating in her own throat. His hands moved from her face as he adjusted himself to grip the back of her thighs and lift her feet from the ground, holding her legs around his hips as he slammed her back against the wall again, this time with all of the pressure behind his body. This went on for what seemed like forever but soon Kourai was coming back to her senses and she quickly pushed his face from hers. "Enough of this!" She said through gasps of breath as she calmed herself. "You need to gather your senses not dull them mor;, get your shit together, Reisi!" She yelled at him and he released her legs so she could stand back on her feet. "Go back home." She wiped away the residual spit from her lips and headed back toward Homra, followed shortly after the disheveled Blue King. He could wipe away spit, and straighten his hair back up but right now he was very grateful he was wearing baggier pants than usual. On his way out, he passed by Homra's little hothead Yata and explained to him what had really happened with his ex-best friend and traitorous rival, Saruhiko. This bit of information was what would get the ball rolling for the Red's, because right after that, Yata announced the info and ran off.

[ Author's Notes: Sorry for the long wait guys, it's time for the main battle soon so please stick with me! ]