My Heavenly Demon
'The Guardians' a worldwide clan of humans blessed with holy weapons and magics to maintain the divine balance of good and evil by keeping the demon population down. What happens when a guardian encounters a demon that changes everything? Based in a fantasy era that is a mix of Edo Japan, Renaissance England, and a more modern way of thinking.
Tezuka x Fuji and mentions of Oishi x Kikumaru
AU|Yaoi|Lemon|OOC|Fluff|Bondage|Violence|MPreg|Non-Con|Kidnapping
Chapter Twelve
(Tissue warning: Sad Chapter and a bit of non-con. Sorry. I promise it ends well.)
Syusuke lay in a mess of blankets, sleeping. His hair lay strewn about in knotted tendrils. His body bare and covered in bruises that were rapidly disappearing. Teruyoshi stood over the sleeping form. Scarlet eyes burned with anger. Dropping over Syusuke, he tugged at a knotted tendril. "Wake up." he hissed. A cerulean eye popped open, meeting his gaze and a fist connected with his jaw. Stumbling back, the black-clad demon held his jaw. Before he could recover the brunette demon was on his feet. "You'll..." he began but was cut off when Syusuke's fist connected with his ribs, his bones cracking under the impact despite the binding. He managed to catch the next blow, his larger hand closing around Syusuke's fist and using the grip to twist the other's arm behind his back. With his free hand, he fisted the brunette's locks and pulled, forcing Syusuke to look up. The two stared and growled at each other for a few minutes before he captured the other's lips in a crushing kiss.
Grunting, Syusuke bit down on the tongue that decided to invade his mouth. Teruyoshi growled at him and threw him to the floor, his arm taking the brunt of the fall awkwardly and the bone snapped. A pained hiss escaped him. He was tired and sore and did not want to deal with the older demon. Quickly he set the bone with a sickening crack and got to his feet. Teruyoshi had attacked him in the study, stripping him of what little he wore and taking him where he had sat roughly. At some point they found themselves back in Teruyoshi's quarters, the assault continued. His neck was bruised from fingers and the collar being pulled tight. His hips, arms, and thighs held bruises and healing puncture marks from claws. His backside and back hurt terribly and he felt quite ill. Silently he turned on his heel and crawled back into bed, burying his nude body in the blankets and being mindful of his arm.
Teruyoshi stared after Syusuke for a moment before grabbing him by the broken arm and pulling him out of the bed. Syusuke let a painted whine, his expression, however, remained cold and homicidal. "You are mine," Teruyoshi growled resolutely. "Your body is mine and I will do to you what I want and when I want." He added, squeezing the broken arm. "Tell me, little one, who do you belong to?" No response came, he squeezed again. The other demon let out a pained yelp. "Well?"
"You..." Syusuke hissed through clenched teeth.
"Good boy," Teruyoshi said and let go of Syusuke's arm. "Sit down." he gestured to the bed. Once his order was followed he grabbed a silk sash he kept in the bedside table. He wrapped Syusuke's arm with it, adding support to the already healing bones. Once he finished he sat down next to the other demon who no longer looked homicidal. "Once your arm heals, I will have you," he said and left the room.
Syusuke collapsed on the bed, holding his arm to his chest. He had sensed Masao leave, he was sure that Teruyoshi had as well. He hoped and prayed to every deity he could think of that Masao was going to fetch his human and come get him. Hopefully before Teruyoshi could come back. Rolling onto his side he pulled his knees up. He still hurt and it did not seem to be stopping as his body healed.
Tezuka, Masao, and the others took to horseback to get to the next town. They sped through cobbled streets, horse hooves echoing through the empty night-time streets. The journey would not take long, an hour at best. Eiji and Oishi rode together, as did Seiji and Masao. Tezuka was on his loyal mare. He clicked his tongue and urged her to move along quicker. Oishi and Seiji mimicked him, their horses taking up a gallop alongside Tezuka and his mare at the fastest they could move.
As they arrived in the next town, they fell to a trot as Masao guided them through the streets. Before long they stood in front of the manor house. The horses were tied and given feed. The group stared up at the imposing manor house. Orcs and ogres greeted them at the door, snarling and growling as they stood in imposing stances. "Nya...So, what's the plan?" Eiji asked as he took up hiding behind his lover. Tezuka drew kurenjinguburēdo and Oishi carefully heaved pājinguburēdo into an offensive position.
"Disable and knock out anyone between us and Syusuke. Kill only if you have to." Tezuka said. Every one nodded. Eiji and Masao exchanged looks and nodded to each other.
Eiji handed tenshinosasayaki to Seiji who fixed it to his hip. With another exchanged look with Masao, both creatures transformed into beasts. Masao looking much like an oversized black okami cub, almost double the size of Eiji who, like a giant bright red kitten, has paws larger than Oishi's hands. The giant beasts lunged for the creatures blocking the entryway, The orcs and ogres didn't even hold their stance and took off screaming before the kitten and cub could turn them into pet toys.
The group passed through the doors leading into a foyer of sorts. Inside were more orcs and ogres, and a few beasts much like the okami and neko. "Teruyoshi knows we're coming. He is going to make this difficult." Oishi said and Tezuka nodded. "Kunimitsu, find Syusuke. We'll deal with these guys," he said. With a nod from the other three, they all lunged, creating enough of a distraction for Tezuka to slip by.
Tezuka ran up the stairs, leaving behind sounds of weapons clashing, yelling, howling, and growling. Every room he passed he threw open the door. Every one of the rooms was empty.
Syusuke knelt on the bed as Teruyoshi bound his arms behind his back with a rope. Once his arms were secured he was shoved face first onto the bed, his backside in the air and on full display for the other demon. He had sensed the guardians come. He was sure that Teruyoshi had as well. They both could hear the fighting and doors being opened violently. The black-clad demon grabbed his hips, pulling him back as he was impaled onto the hard and engorged length. A hiss escaped his lips. Teruyoshi wanted Tezuka to see this, and he had no strength to fight him off. Perhaps if the cuffs were taken off, he'd be able to summon the strength to fight. However, that was not the case. Between the lack of strength and the pain he was in, he just could not. Teruyoshi pushed into him as deep and hard as he possibly could, pulling gasps from his throat.
The door to the room flew open, and Tezuka stared at the demon currently buried to the hilt inside his demon. His stone expression did not waver as he came into the room, Teruyoshi grinning at him. With kurenjinguburēdo leveled at the demon, he circled around the bed. "Remove yourself from him."
"Oh, but he is mine now," Teruyoshi said and took hold of Syusuke's arms and pulled him up onto his knees without pulling free of him. He watched as Tezuka looked over the smaller demon, who bowed his head, unable to meet the guardian's gaze. "Isn't that so, little one?"
"No," Syusuke growled.
With a hiss Teruyoshi tossed Syusuke to the bed, pulling himself free and tucking himself back inside his clothing. He grabbed up his long sword and leveled it with the guardian. With a growl, he lunged across the room, bringing the blade down on the guardian who parried the attack expertly. His demonic blade screamed as it met the holy blade, sparks flying with each clash.
Syusuke watched as Tezuka met Teruyoshi blow for blow. Their blades screaming and sparking with each clash. The guardian managed to knock the demon off of his feet and brought his blade down on him. Teruyoshi managed to move just in time, the blade catching just the sole of his boot. Tezuka backed Teruyoshi into the bathing chamber, leaving him alone. Syusuke gasped as pain shot through his back and abdomen.
"Syu!" Masao yelped as he slid into the room, back in his human-like form and tenshinosasayaki in hand. The demon looked at him. "Are you okay?" he asked. The demon was even paler than usual, his body bruised and his hair a mess. He did not look well at all. Syusuke shook his head. "What's wrong?" Another head shake. With that he jumped into bed, freeing the demon's arms from the ropes. "H-hold on. I will get the keys for the bindings," he said and rushed across to where his master's coat lay over a chair, just outside the reach of Syusuke's chain. "Please be there" he whispered and reached into a pocket, inside, the keys. He cheered and pounced the bed, one by one he undid the cuffs.
Once free, Syusuke rubbed his sore ankles and wrists, which were red and raw from them cutting into him. He'd heal. He looked at Masao who was watching him with concern. He gave a weak smile.
Seiji, Eiji, and Oishi slid into the room. Eiji was still in beast form and sat down at the door, blocking the way in or out. They had already disabled those that met them in the entry, but more could show up and he would make sure they did not get into the room. Seiji dropped his staff and hopped onto the bed to look over the demon, his heart pounding in his chest from both fighting and worrying for Syusuke.
Oishi rushed through to the bathing chamber where he could hear splashing, clashing of blades, and grunting. His range with pājinguburēdo was far greater than the range Tezuka got with kurenjinguburēdo. Tezuka flew back toward him as he stepped in and crashed into the wall. Before his friend could recover, he hefted pājinguburēdo, swinging it at Teruyoshi, who was so focused on the other guardian. He hit him directly, slicing into his hip.
Teruyoshi growled and grabbed his hip. "You are fools! Fighting for a demon!" he hissed. "Generations of guardians are rolling in their graves as you betray the very things they built! For a demon!" he snarled, sounding like a rabid animal. "I will recover, and I will get back what is mine!" he said, using the window in the chamber the escape before he was killed.
Tezuka got to his feet and sheathed his blade, he rushed passed Oishi back into the room. Masao sat over the demon, his ears flat against his head, the elf sighed and slipped a small orb back into his robes. While Eiji transformed back to normal, his ears too bent back against his head. Syusuke sat in a pool of blood on the bed, his knees pulled up to his chest with his arms wrapped about his knees. "What is it?" he asked.
Seiji shook his head. "I am sorry. The damage to Syusuke's body between the fighting and the abuse he suffered at Teruyoshi's hands... The babe… I'm sorry." he said.
With a nod, Tezuka made his way to his lover, he set a gentle hand on his back. "My angel, let's get you home," he said. His heart broke with the news, as he sure his demon's did. Seiji climbed off the bed, grabbing the okami as he did so, directing him out of the room. Oishi hefted pājinguburēdo onto his shoulder and placed a hand on the small of Eiji's back, directing him out as well. Once they were alone, Tezuka forced Syusuke to look at him. He needn't say anything, he pressed a gentle kiss to the demon's forehead. "Come," he said.
Syusuke got to his feet, his legs shaking. Tezuka wrapped him in a blanket that had not been stained and picked him up, tenshinosasayaki was laid on him. "I..." He began but stopped, burying his face into Tezuka's neck. "I'm sorry." he whimpered. His heart broke. He knew that would be the result of Teruyoshi finding out. He had hoped his body could withstand it. Just as it had done with the fight to protect the town. He was wrong, so wrong.
Silently, Tezuka brought Syusuke to his horse. He took tenshinosasayaki and handed his demon over to Oishi while he tied the katana to his horse then mounted her. Oishi promptly lifted Syusuke into his arms. The demon sat sideways and tucked against him.
Seiji mounted his horse and put his hand out for the okami. "Come. Your master will not come back for you, and if he does he may kill you for your betrayal. I will take you in. Come along." he said. The okami yipped happily and took his hand. Seiji smiled and pulled Masao up onto his horse, the cub immediately snuggled against his chest.
Syusuke walked through town, tenshinosasayaki on his hip and Tezuka at his side. It had been several days since he had been rescued and his body was completely healed. He had been to see Seiji every day. Everything was back to normal, including no indication that he was ever with child. The loss of the babe weighed heavy on both him and his human, they hadn't the heart yet to tell Tezuka's parents until now.
Tezuka placed his hand on the small of his lover's back as the walked. "Are you sure you are up to this?" he asked for what was probably the millionth time since they left home.
"Un." Syusuke nodded. "We should have told them sooner, they deserve as much," he said and Tezuka hummed in agreement. "We've given me time to heal and I am fully healed."
"I am aware," Tezuka responded. Since bringing his demon home he had not left his side. He sat through Seiji's exam of the demon. He watched everything and got to learn more about the unique gift that was Syusuke's body. An orb was used to monitor Syusuke's womb as it returned to normal, taking back on the state before the babe. Now that Syusuke was fully healed, he wished to ask about trying for a babe. However, he knew it was best to wait.
The two approached the Tezuka estate. It was a large manor house that was under repairs. During the demon attack, half of the manor was reduced to rubble. Both of Tezuka's parents sat beneath a tree in the midst of taking on its autumn colors.
"Mother. Father." Tezuka greeted as he and Syusuke approached the two.
Ayano and Kuniharu looked up at the two. Ayano jumped to her feet. "Please tell me you did not have Syusuke walk here!" She pleaded."Syusuke, dear, please have a seat."
Taking Ayano's hands in his own, Syusuke held them tightly. "Thank you, but there is no need to fuss." He squeezed her hands. "I have lost the babe." The human woman gaped at him and he shook his head and smiled. "It is okay."
"H-how?" Ayano questioned.
Tezuka placed a hand on Syusuke's shoulder. "Do you remember how I was searching for Ota?" he asked and his mother nodded. "Ota had taken Syusuke and gave him over to a demon. Teruyoshi. He kept Syusuke for days..." He began. His mother moved to sit down after freeing her hands. He moved to sit as well, pulling the demon to his lap. He disclosed the story of what had happened. From the moment a blade was held to his throat to the days of care from Seiji to see Syusuke healthy. Syusuke filling in the bits where he was not present, without going into extreme details. By the time their tale was over Ayano was in tears, a mix of anger and heartbreak.
"We will see that Ota faces punishment for his crimes. We will also keep a constant lookout for this Teruyoshi, should he attempt to come for you." Kuniharu said, placing a hand on Syusuke's shoulder.
The two spent the remainder of the day with Tezuka's parents. Syusuke sat with Ayano, getting lessons on how to play the koto. Tezuka sat in the study with his father, drinking wine and discussing affairs of the estate which Tezuka would be inheriting. After a large dinner of grilled meats and rich soup, both Tezuka and Syusuke said their goodbyes and left for home.
It was well after sundown as they made their way through town. Tezuka brushed his fingers over Syusuke's hand, briefly entangling their finger. "How are you feeling now that we have told my parents?"
"Much better," Syusuke responded, smiling up at his lover. "I am glad we were able to see them and tell them," he said and Tezuka nodded in agreement.
The two walked in silence until they reached the remnants of the fountain in the town. Water no longer flowed through it, and most of it had been crumpled. Syusuke sat down on what was left of the fountain, thin fingers running over the stone. Tezuka sat down beside him. "So much has happened in the past few weeks, Kunimitsu. The demon attack, Teruyoshi, the babe…" he began, his human reached over and cupped his face, cutting him off.
"Do not think on it, my angel. It is over." Tezuka said.
"The town is being rebuilt," Oishi said smiling as he approached, Eiji on his arm. "Teruyoshi may not have survived my strike," he added.
"Even if he has, it will take time to recover and we will not allow him near," Masao said, approaching as well, from the other direction, Seiji walking behind him. He waved as they neared, barking at the other creature, who mewled in return.
Syusuke smiled at the four. He had already sensed them nearing, but in a town full of people, it did not mean they were actually coming to them. His attention immediately snapped back to Tezuka when his hand was grabbed. Cerulean met dark chocolate and he smiled. "Hm?"
Tezuka brought Syusuke's hand to his lips and kissed his knuckles. "My angel..." he began and moved to kneel in front of his lover. "You have seen so much pain in the short time that I have known you, yet you smile happily as if you had never seen that pain," he whispered. His eyes drifted to Syusuke's abdomen, and the demon placed a hand over his stomach. "I love you, Syusuke."
"I love you too, Kunimitsu." The demon responded, smiling ever so happily at Tezuka.
Taking the smaller brunette's hand, Tezuka once again kissed his knuckles, then turn his hand over and kissed his wrist. "Marry me?" he asked. Syusuke gasped and looked to each of their friends. The demon had finally figured out why they all met at the ruins of the fountain. He had planned this during the time Syusuke was recovering. He'd sneak away and send letters with his maids. Deciding the night that the demon had been told he can move about again will be the night. Before they left for the estate, he had sent messages with his maids. Everything worked out according to his plans. Their friends were there to witness the proposal.
Syusuke nodded, his mouth slightly agape with surprise. "Yes, of course!" he squeaked. He jumped into Tezuka's arms, knocking him back onto the ground. He held him tight and nuzzled the human. For the first time since before the morning Ota took him, he felt his heart soar. He pressed a kiss to Tezuka's lips and their friends cheered.
A/N: I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I really AM! I promise you, they have happy chapters coming!