Hello there, Shidesu here

It's been a while, hasn't it? Well, first things first: i know there are some issues with the names, Aqua for Azura, Tsubaki for Subaki (even if is only 1 letter), there are problems here and there, right now, i have barely enough time to write the new chapters, so sorry if i can't fix the grammar issues quick enough, but i will give my best to prevent them.

Well, without more delay, let's move on to the next chapter, we´ll see at the end of it.

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Chapter 14: Daily life in the Castle Part 3.

"Again!" A voice commanded, irritated and waiting for his response

"W-Wait, i *pant pant* I-I think is enough f-for a simple sparring" Kamui said, leaning on his knees taking slow and deep breaths, sweat falling from his forehead and feeling his arms weary and sore, at his right side a wodden sword was down at the ground

"Nonsense, if you really want to improve, take sword and keep going" Saizo said with the same stance he used in real combat, it has been a while since they started, maybe an hour ago, but he couldn't believe the ninja still had enough energy, what was worse, he missed breakfast for this training.

So here he was, early in the morning, sticky for all the sweat, fatigued and starving, it didn't help that he could smell the fresh pancakes that Flora made nearby the Mess Hall, cleaning his forehead with his sleeve, he attempted to take again the sword he couldn't totally secure the sword because his fingers were weary as well.

"Let's resume then" Saizo said without noticing the loose grip Kamui had on his sword, with a sprint and a half jump, the ninja used his sword to do a diagonal cut, Kamui barely had time to prepare himself, with a back step and raising his sword with both hands, he blocked the attack and saw a chance to counter it, as Saizo was falling forward however, he used his free hand to land and gain some kinetic force, giving his incoming kick enough strength to make Kamui lose his sword and his balance, with that Saizo performed a lunge directly at Kamui guts, making him fall backwards and lost his breath, the ninja was ready to continue the combat as he regained his stance, but the albino just stayed down for several minutes

"Stand up" Saizo demanded, reciving a some groans from the prince

"And….just like…..that….i miss…my nohrian….armor…" Kamui managed to mutter between breaths as he rubbed the place where Saizo hit him.

"Please, dont be dramatic i…" Saizo stopped when he realized what he just did "…i should get a healer"

"Wha-" Kamui flinched when he tried to stood up, placing his hand on his stomach, he could feel the fabric of his blouse teared and his skin irritated "J-Just how hard was th-"

"Just wait here, i´ll get a healer" Saizo said, and before he could ask, he dissapeared in a cloud of smoke

So there he was, in the middle of the training field, laying on the ground, fortunately instead of a sunny day, it was clouded, so at least the sun wouldn't be a bother since every time he tried to move, the same pain came to his guts.

As the wind was blowing gently over the field, he just waited for the return of the ninja 'Maybe this was for last night?' He thought, certainly, it was for last night, an little incident when Saizo found out in his patrol around the camp when Kamui was leading, or better say, carrying the youngest princess in arms to her room, after an hour of lecturing, he made pretty clear that even if he have not any issue with their current relationship (saying several times he even didn't cared what Kamui decided, the albino prince couldn't do more that laugh internally when he remembered the hard amount of money the ninja gambled in Anna Store) the two being together to such late hour at night was forbidden, this was divine justice? In any case, even if he overdo it in the training, right now he didn't felt like arguing for his rash behavior, after all, in part was his fault that Saizo was mad, he couldn't do but wonder how bad Takumi reaction would be when he found out their little deal.

"So, you do this in your training as tactician?" A voice took him out of his thoughts, looking up, he found his friend Silas looking at him with a raised eyebrow "I know you had an *Ejem* busy night last night with Sakura, but still, that´s not reason to be laying around lazily"

Kamui turned a hint of red when he mentioned last night, but despite of his teasing, he coughed and tried to maintain a stoic face "Say´s my supposed best friend' who never told me about a certain…. Bets concerning Sakura and me"

"H-hey, dont say that, is not like i could do something, Charlotte insisted to keep it secret from you, at least for a short time"

"Good to see that you value her more than your old childhood friend" The albino said between chuckles, trying to sound hurt, but failing as Silas slightly hit his shoulder

After a while, they finally stopped laughing, as Kamui returned his gaze to the sky, as Silas just rested his arm on his knees as he crouched, not saying anything for a while, for a short moment they enjoyed the calm silence of the other, until finally after a few minutes Silas continued

"So…..shall we go then?" Kamui returned his gaze to the knight "Lady Camilla is wainting for you"

"Umm….i´m….kinda hurt right now…" Kamui said sighing as he tried to stand again, but failing for the sudden pain "You´ll see…i think Saizo is mad….again…."

Silas chuckled "I see…..well, good thing she´s coming right now"

Before he could ask, a certain soft-red haired princess knelt beside of him, worried and concerned for what she saw "K-Kamui, wh-what happened?"

"Oh, Sakura, i-is nothing, just a little accident sparring" Kamui said trying to calm down the now worried girl

"You said it was an accident" Kagero voice could be heard behind the princess, who was already using her healing rod on him

"Hmph, he could learn to have more endurance" Saizo voice replied

"I agree with him….." Silas said, gaining Kamui disappointed look "…at least at some point, i don't think dying would be good for his health…..so no more sparring from you for a while"

"Of course no, if Kamui is going to be Lord Ryoma new brother in law, I'll shape him in someone worthy of Hoshido Royalty" Saizo said with a defiant tone "There´s no way he´s getting away for what he did last night"

"I-I already t-told you that i-is not what you thing S-Saizo!" Sakura said with a blush

"She´s right, there´s no way Lord Kamui could do something to tarnish Lady Sakura purity" Kagero said, as Sakura face turned redder, as well as Kamui turned a similar shade "Besides, he´s not that kind of person"

"Right, you´re talking about someone that was a Nohrian prince months ago" Saizo crossed his arms "Not to mention he´s so incompetent that he can't chose a bride" with that, Sakura stopped healing Kamui, resting her forehead against his chest and clearly having trouble to not be embarrassed

"He can be a little…indecisive about his amorous life, but I'm sure Lord Kamui love Lady Sakura with all his heart"

"That mean nothing without proves"

"Oh but i have!" Kagero took a little scroll from her pouch, unfolding it, clearing her throat she began "Every time they eat together, in the mess hall or outside, when she isn't looking or when she´s distracted, he stare at her face and smile every time she does it, yesterday at the morning he tried to prepare Sakura´s favorite breakfast but failed, instead, he made his retainers to do it, unfortunately Felicia failed as well, Jakob and Flora weren't available at that time, th-"

"Something more important that just some unnecessary detail of a teenager distracted"

"Fine then, what about their encounter with Anna last night? Or how he carried Lady Sakura to her room, leaving her in her bed and ruffled tenderly her hair before leaving her room, or the fact that he muttered how 'soft and cuddly' her hair was, and how 'nice and pleasant' was her aroma, or how 'tender and light' she is, blushing when he discovered a strand of hair stuck in his cape and how he stared it until he finally fell asleep, or-"

"I THINK THAT´S ENOUGH ALREADY!" Kamui said covering his face with his hands "Gods Kagero! I thought you said that i would have privacy!"

"Im sorry Lord Kamui, but that´s simply not possible now" Kagero said bowing "Until you decide who will be your bride I-"

"C-Can we already ch-change the subject please!" Sakura yelled still hiding her face

"O-Oh, my apologies Lady Sakura" Kagero said, finally calming down "But the point is that, Lord Kamui is someone worthy of Lady Sakura"

"Can we talk about this later? You know, when im not injured" Kamui injected

"A-Ah, s-sorry! I-i didn't noticed" Sakura fidgeted, but as soon Kamui ruffled her hair, she calmed down

"Is not your fault Sakura…it´s their" Kamui looked now at the pair of ninjas, as Saizo grunted and Kagero once more apologized, Sakura resumed her work on Kamui´s injury

"Well, i don't want to interrupt the tender moment between the two of you, but actually, there´s something i want to talk with him" Silas said when Sakura finished healing him "And if is possible, in private"

"Oh…. ok, sure, sorry Sakura, we can *ejem* talk more comfortably later"

"N-No, is ok, i know you´re bussy, just b-be careful, and nothing about hard work for a while, th-the rod can heal wounds, but the bruises will take more time to heal"

"Highly noted" Kamui said as he stood, being helped for Sakura "I think this will be all the training for today…..and for a few days" he said rubbing his stomach, the rod maybe healed him, but he could still feel the blow "Kagero, could you inform Reina i will be a little late for our class?" With a quick nod, Kagero disappeared "…..and…we need to talk later Saizo, there´s something we need to discuss later….." the ninja just grunted again, but slightly nodded as Kamui and Silas started to walk away, leaving the two of them behind

"…should i follow them?" Saizo asked

"N-No, of course no Saizo, i dont th-think is necessary" Sakura turned to him "B-Besides, you´re not supposed to be preparing a-already?"

Saizo looked away, not acknowledging what sakura said, but after a few moments of silence, he nodded "Very well, Kaze will do my assignments while i´m not here, let me escort you to someone I can trust"

"O-Oh…..…please Saizo, try to be a little m-more nice with him, surely if you give him a chance, you´ll discover you two have much in common" Sakura said

"I hardly doubt it…..but he will have his chance"

"Th-Thanks Saizo"

"Sooooo, how are you?" Silas said as the young prince and he arrived to the quarters "Having any problems?"

"Uh? What´d you mean?" Kamui asked as they sat in the chairs in front of a large table "And besides, it wasn't supposed that Camilla were here?"

"Umm…sorry, actually" Silas scratched the back of his head "She´s….moving some of her things to your room…im supposed to keep an eye on you and to not spoil the surprise"

"….great….." he Kamui facepalmed "Please tell me you didn't told her about what happened yesterday"

"No, it wasn't me…it was Beruka"

"Figures" Kamui rested his elbow on the table and his chin on his palm "Actually, it don't surprise at all…..but, why you told me then? She´s not doing something rash, isn't she?" If he knew her very well, and just sending the knight to distract him fueled his worries, hopefully, it wouldn't be something so bad….probably no.

"Well…..you could say….is just, after all what happened, is just seems fair to tell you" Silas said with a small smile "But no, don't worry, she said that she will only change some of your old clothes, and change your bed for a King size one"

"What?! But why? Is not like i have complained at all, besides, there aren´t other priorities that changing my bed?"

"She said that the last time you were *ejem* 'cuddling', it was a little cramped, not that she minded, but you know her"

"Yes i do…..yes i do….." Kamui sighed "Well, at least i ca-"

"Oh, hey guys, i was looking for you everywhere" Another voice took their attention, for their surprise, it was Hayato who called them, being followed for Nyx close behind

"Mind if we took some minutes of your time Kamui?" Nyx asked

"No, of course, please, take seats" Kamui offered the chairs aside of him, they accepted and sat near him, it was weird, for a while, the dark mage and diviner were closer to each other that most of the rest of the camp, it wasnt bad, but the mood that they had a pair a days ago were better than now, Nyx was more quiet than usual, and Hayato couldn't look directly at Kamui´s eyes "So, how can I help you?"

"Actually, more than help, i…..we want to ask for a favor…" Hayato hesitated

"Oh, sure, whatever for you guys, just tell me" they were silent, both Hayato and Nyx looked each other, not sure who would speak first, finally, Hayato gulped and stood up

"We wanted…..if you….if you could help us in our wedding"

"Wh-What?!" Kamui suddenly stood surprised "Your wedding?! You´re getting married?"

"A-Actually, is just a formality" Hayato said scratching his head "But yeah, we are, and that´s why we need your help"

"Of course, anything guys!" Kamui smiled "But i´m not sure of how much help i can be"

"Please, don't over react child" Nyx said, still with her usual stoic face, but with a light shade of red on her cheeks, it was obvious even she was excited "I need you to be our main witness in our simple rites"

"Simple rites?" Kamui pondered "I…I thought it would be a simple wedding"

"No, we discussed for a while…..and since we are from different kingdoms we decided it would be simpler to maintain it….well, simple" Hayato said

"Im not tied to any doctrine or belief, Hayato either, even if we wished to have a lavish wedding, the customaries of Nohr and Hoshido are too different to find space in the same room" Nyx added

"Ok…..but i still, don't understand, what these 'simple rites' are?" Kamui have never been in a wedding, so his knowledge about the subject was in simple words poor, even less if they were going to use another method to promise each other that wasn't the Nohrian type

"In simple words, before any Kingdom founded, or even in the dawn of the mankind, the dragons used methods to promise loyalty, understanding and love to each other, and since our methods differs so much of each other but our beliefs not, we are going to use these simple rites to get married, don't worry about the little details, i have already prepared most of them….except…"

"…..Except?"

"Except that we need some witness and someone who can attest our union" Hayato said, taking his new wife to be hand "And….since you´re not just royalty, but half dragon….we were wondering if…"

"If you wo-" Nyx was about to complete the sentence, when Kamui suddenly hugged them

"Yes, of course! I mean, im not sure what to do, but i will be honored to attend and help in any way i can"

"Just to be sure, are you sure you understand Kamui?" Silas asked, with a small smile "after all, you´re going to be like a cleric or priest, is a lot responsibility"

"Of course! Well, im a bit nervous if im honest" Kamui finally let the pair go off his embrace "But what kind of friend i would be if i reject them?"

"Thanks Kamui, i knew we could count with you" Hayato said as Nyx smiled, something that didn't happened often

"Thanks Kamui" Nyx said "With that clear, we must inform the rest of our group"

"Oh, sure, if you need help, just ask" Kamui said "Even if you want, i can send you to a short trip"

"Th-that is unnecessary, we are at war, and is onl-"

"Sorry, but no, im not saying to neglect your duties…just that you can get a 'day or two' in one of the deeprealms, you can even ask Lilith for an advice for the best in this season"

"Y-You´re to kind Kamui" Hayato said "We´ll think about it, but for now, we need to prepare for the next weeks"

"He´s right, and i think we already took too much of your time" Nyx bowed "I will meet you in the library to lecture you about the simple rites, after your lessons of course"

"Yes, anytime" With that said, both of them left the room, sharing some smiles between them, again, Kamui and Silas were alone in the quarters

"Man…..i can´t believe it" Silas said, still in disbelief

"Yes, is amazing how fast the things change" Kamui said, taking once again the same position of a few moments ago "To think that they couldn't stand each other at first, and now, Hayato and Nyx are getting married"

"Huh, i guess that i have to propose then, i can't stand that someone younger is getting married before me"

"Yeah, sure, whatever, go and marry your beautiful blonde and charismatic girlfriend, leave your best friend behind and alone"

"Oh, c´mon, you won't be alone, you have two of the most charming and kinds girlfriends in the camp, in a way, im jealous you can have that kind of relationship with Camilla and Sakura, at the same time, no less"

"Right, no matter how you said it, im not feeling better for not being able to choose one of them"

"Is just because you´re to kind, and popular with some of the girls" Silas chuckled as Kamui groaned

"Or maybe im to indecisive or insecure" Kamui sighed "….I wonder if mother would be ok with this….."

"You mean Queen Mikoto?" Kamui nodded "She´s surely just happy to know that you´re happy"

"Yeah, right, is not every day that your 'sisters' are not related for blood after years thinking otherwise, and that they love you not as their brother, and less when both of them agreed to share you until you can decide one of them, and less that your Best friend with other members of the camp are making bets about it"

"Forgive me if i s-"

"So….it was true….." Another voice interrupted them, looking at the door, they found it was Takumi who spoke, "What Hayato said it was true?"

"Oh, y-yeah, have you heard the news?" Kamui asked, not sure why Takumi was glaring daggers at him as he approached

"Great news, Hayato and Nyx are getting married!" Silas said, expecting his response, but he ignored him

"…..Kamui…"

"Umm, Takumi, are you alright?"

"Dont you dare to call my name!" He shouted as Kamui stood "to think…..to think i was beginning to trust you, but this?"

"Wh-What? What are you talking about? What do you mean?"

"You know well what i meant Kamui!" Takumi slammed the table with his hand

"Hey, i think there´s must be a misunderstanding" Silas tried to defuse the situation, but was ignored for him

"Calm down Takumi, i-"

"Calm down? CALM DOWN?! How can i ever calm down when i found out that YOU, My supposed BROTHER is taking advances with our own sister?! How could you do that? To our family?! T-"

"That´s enough Prince Takumi" Silas said taking his arm "I know this mus-"

"Dont touch me!" Takumi said as he broke free from his grip "This is between me and him"

"Now, that something i c-"

"Silas" Kamui said, taking both men attention "….can you give us some privacy?"

"Wh-What?! B-But Kamui yo-"

"Please…..trust me" Kamui said, Silas was about to argue, but when he saw his face, there was nothing more to say, he just hesitated to bow and leave the two of them alone in the quarter, an awkward silence filled the air, as Takumi just keep his harsh glare on the albino prince for several minutes until he continued "Now, can you please try to calm down and let me explain?"

Takumi just glared at him with a frown, after a few moments, taking shorts and deep breaths, he tried to control his emotions "Ok, you have ONE minute before i start chasing you"

"Thanks tha- wait, what?" Kamui for a short moment thought he misheard him "What do you mean for one minute?"

"I think is only fair, after all, i own you at least that dear 'brother'" Takumi said as he took off the Fujin Yumi from his back "I never used a dragon as a target before, it will be interesting"

"Pl-Please Takumi, we can talk about this, without treats, without harming each other, if yo-"

"Thirty-five seconds left"

"Oh crap" Was all that Kamui could said before he left the room in a rush.

"K.A.M.U.I. WHERE ARE YOU LITTLE BROTHER?" Takumi said with a voice Kamui would describe as frightening and disturbing, it has been like half an hour since Takumi was chasing him, literally, shooting at every what looked like him, and of course, damaging some of the statues, puppets and other defenses that the castle have, and for the looks, it didn't seems like he would stop anytime soon

'This is ridiculous, we are both grown ups' Takumi thought taking a little peek from the tree he was hiding, only to see how Takumi moved his head from one side to another, like a wild animal hunting his prey '….gods, if on-'

"K.A.M.U.I. If you don't come out, i will force you to do"Takumi said, using one of his hand to improve his hearing

'God, where´s Sakura or Oboro or Anyone who can reason with him, i sh-'

*CREAK*

Just when he moved, he accidentally broke a little branch with his feet, maybe he overreacted when he crouched to protect his head, and after a few seconds he even believed it, but when a sudden force moved not only him, but the whole tree, he knew that it was over.

As he flew from the impact, he could see that the tree where he was hiding no longer existed in one piece, of course Takumi didn't had the force to destroy a whole tree with one shot, but enough to pierce the thick crust and leave a huge hole in one of its edges, which in a few seconds the tree broke under its own weight

"FOUND YOU" Takumi hissed as he approached still aiming for him, Kamui tried to flee, but was stopped when one of his feet got stuck in one of the branches of the fallen tree, giving enough time to the sniper to get more close

"Pl-Please Takumi, cant we talk about this?"

"There's nothing to talk, i don't know what the Nohrian Scum taught you, but flirting with your own sister is something i would never allow" He tensed the magic string of the Fujin "Any regrets?"

Kamui bit his lip, he hesitated for a moment, but steeled himself "If you´re trying to make me regret what I did, then you´re wasting your time!" Takumi right eye twitched "If you could only calm down for a moment, i could explain everything!"

"Good grief, i was going to forgive you if you regretted your actions, looks like this was our fate, farewell Kam- ow, ow, ow, ow, what a- ow, ow, ow"

"Geez Darling, you have been making a fuss without a good reason" Kamui was surprised to see Oboro grabbing Takumi ear and tugging sharply "Really, if it wasn't for that tree, i wouldn´t have found you"

"O-Oboro? What ar- ow, ow, ow!" Once again, she tugged his ear "E-Easy please! You do-"

"K-Kamui!" Another voice yelled, as Kamui looked pass Oboro, just to see how Sakura was at the edge of tears as she ran to his side "Th-Thanks goodness we fo-"

"Sakura! Sta- Ow! Let me go already Oboro!" Takumi tried to broke free, but failed as Oboro secured his bow

"Dear, you really can be so dense sometimes" Oboro said "Sorry for the troubles Lord Kamui, Lady Sakura, if you excuse us, i need to scold my husband"

Both of them nodded as she took away a reluctant Takumi, still trying to broke free, but only gaining a pair of sharp words from his new to be wife

"That was….unexpected…..thanks the dr-offf" Kamui was cut out when Sakura suddenly embraced him, with soft sobs

"I-I was so scared wh-when the patrols said that you w-were in danger" she muttered

"….I….I´m sorry, is my fault, i should have said anything"

"N-No, is not your fault, is mine…..because of me y-aahh!" Sakura was surprised when he returned the embrace, caressing her head

"No, is my fault, i should have expected this, of course he would be this angry, dont worry….i…..i´ll fix this"

Sakura took a few moments to compose herself, before shooking her head "N-No, we are going to fix this, a-after all, i sour fault that h-hes angry"

"…..you dont need to do this Sakura, i-"

"N-No!, i-i want to do this" she backed a little, enough to see his face "I…I want to do this, a-after all, it was my decision to c-confess, to take this path, w-with you" She shyly said the last part, Kamui just stared a moment at her, how she looked everywhere but directly as his eyes, after another moment, he chuckled "Wh-What? A-Are you laughing Kamui? Yo…." Now she was cut off when he stole a little Kiss from her mouth, leaving her with a red blush "…..wh-what? Wh-why was that Kamui?"

"Sorry, is just, you looked so cute, determinated to do this"

"G-Geez Kamui, pl-please don't tease me, especially after what happened" she smiled hiding her face under her bangs

"Heh, sorry" She helped him to stood, taking some seconds to contemplate each other, and smiling at the same time, they started to walk to Oboro and Takumi direction, holding hands and with fingers intertwined, for the first time that established their strange relationship, it was the first time they made a decision not as a brother and sister, but as a couple.

AAAAAAAAAAAND THAT ALL FOR NOW!

Phew, first of all, dont kill me, its been almost a WHOLE MONTH since the last update, i know it, but is just, i didnt had much time to continue with this fanfiction, less with the other, fortunately, i will have more time the next month

I really tried to do something more extended, but hell, i wanted to update this chapter already, almost 3 weeks with this chapter half done, and there was no way i would only have two updates from one month, so lets just hope i can update another chapter before the month end.

In other news, it looks like Rhatja tea mis going to win for *prepare drums* One amazing and decisive point!...wow, :v , don't get me wrong, is great to hear your opinions about other possible fanfictions, but only with 4 (technically 5) votes and Rhatja wining for 1, is kind of…..wow, the poll of Team Sakura vs Harem Route was more…fierce…

ANYWAY! Moving on, what do you want guys? To do a total different fanfiction with Rhatja? (that is if she wins) or add her to this story? There are some comments about the lack or female characters in this Harem route, so leave your opinion or review behind, any comment is welcome

Godheavens! Look at the time, is time to take my so needed rest and go to Valhalla to eat cookie's and sleep, i hope you had a good time reading his chapter, as i did writing it, hope you have a good day and we´ll see in the next update!

SHIDESU! OUT!