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They, being Harry, Touou, and Hokushin were nearly at the border after running day and night, dodging traps and hired killers. The clever king had apparently sent messages ahead, just in case. Yomi seemed to be doing his best to stop the trio or at least slow them down enough to catch up. He himself was faster than the monk demons had expected but they were still managing to lead by a few hours travel.

Harry was held unconscious and pained looking in Hokushin's arms now. Touou and he had switched who held him the last time they had checked on his bruising. He was still wrapped up and warm as they could possibly keep him in the circumstances. Touou and Hokushin had decided to feeding Harry a sleeping drout that Lin had given them, it being specially brewed for Harrison to help him sleep if in pain. They had decided it was the safest and most humane way to keep him until they could find a healer or get back to their own, and treat him as he was in so much pain. Anytime he was awake he would writhe and howl in agony.

The suffocating angry aura of Raizen was significantly slowing everything down as it was like an oppressive shroud. That and all of the energy and focus it took to keep a shield up and themselves from being killed. There was a selection of ways to die as their king's terrible storm shrieked around them in an almost deafening roar.

Being picked up by the random rogue tornado and killed by the impact of being thrown or something being thrown at you. Having fist sized hail stoning you to death. Freezing to death from the sleet like rain that came down so fast and thick it was nearly impossible to see more than an arm distance away or potentially getting shocked to death by the wild acting lightning. Was among a few of the ways one could die.

The monks were sure that the worsening storm was the only thing that was keeping the very sound sensitive demon from catching up. As bad as the noise was for them, Harrison's ears were even pinned back and twitching while out cold, they were sure it was hundreds of times worse for the sightless sound reliant King possibly even extremely disorienting and painful. More proof to that theory was how much the other demon had slowed down. He was within only a few miles of them until they had entered the storm. Now he was hours' worth of running behind them. Though both monks were sure if he were able to pinpoint them in the nasty unnatural storm, that he would have no trouble catching them. That thought is what kept the monks going at the very best of their running abilities… That and how much worse their charge was getting. Harry was becoming a grayish color while the bruise on his side had completely blackened and the last time they had checked went from his armpit to his hip and was nearly halfway across his chest. Several more hours' worth of running and they were sure that they had lost the desperate king. Both demon's were relieved when they came to that conclusion.

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"Finally." Hokushin sighed, relieved when they finally managed to run through the last of the Yomi's forest. They bursting out of the wooded deathtrap into a ravaged looking brush field. Now they would just have to locate their king in the charged storm. They were safe!

Both demon's jerked around at the loud crackling of falling trees.

"I have finally located you! Clever using this storm to confuse my senses. I may not have been able to focus well on your energy with all of this stray power building up in the air…. but I still have my ears and they are far more sensitive than that of the average demon's. Even in this weather I could still hear you from leagues away! If only you had not spoken those few times to one another. I had thought I had lost you but you both had decided to give each other updates on Harrison's condition. A mistake." Yomi mocked stepping around the pick-up-sticks looking trees he had destroyed, "Now I will not kill you if you just hand the bearer over. The both of you are obviously unable to care for Harrison. He is in no condition to be moving like he has been. Raizen is incompetent! You fools are not capable of taking care of him. I can and will!" Yomi possessively insisted yelling as loudly as he could over the howling winds that wanted to tear them all from the ground. His words hardly even being heard over the painfully loud wails and groans of nearly uprooted trees.

"I would not advise taking another step if I were you. Our king is very territorial and in the mood he is in he is likely to rip you apart. As you know he has begun feeding again. He is more than capable of killing you now." Hokushin warned the other, also yelling.

"He would not dare! If we got in a fight there is no way he would survive Mukuro!" The horned king smugly shouted.

Hokushin could help but laugh at how ridiculously stupid the youngest king was. How naive he was thinking that either kings had any chance against his own now. He may not be anywhere near peak shape but Hokushin was sure with Raizen's superior experience and vastly improved health, that he would have little trouble beating them one at a time. He might experience trouble if they were to fight together but he knew that Mukuro's hatred for Yomi far exceeded his hatred for Raizen. The monk's king wasn't even near the level of Mukuro's hate for the arrogant fool. In a few more months' time Hokushin was sure his king would be strong enough to totally take the demon realm back over with minimal effort.

Yomi sneered, "What do you think you are laughing at? I have the upper hand here, you have no power against me now hand the bearer over!" The demon growled, enforcing his point by letting out a massive flare of his own demonic energy.

Touou and Hokushin glanced at each other. That was true. Even as powerful as they were Yomi's abilities far exceeded their own… Though if Hokushin could managed to wrap the goat like king up he was sure that he could at least break a few bones, slowing the king down enough for Touou and Harrison to get away. He doubted he, himself would survive the encounter but it was better than Yomi getting ahold of his lady. He was sure that the other would not be kind nor gentle with him if the other was to get his own way. Harrison would become some broken toy. Hokushin held his arms out to Touou, Harrison gently cradled like a small child between them, whimpering slightly at the shift. They ignored Yomi's growl. Touou flashed Hokushin a worried look, wordlessly gathering the bearer from his friend.

"I am sorry but I cannot do such a thing. Harrison is part of our tribe. You know as well as I how much it would disrupt the balance now that he is so integrated within us. Anyway, do you think that our king would allow you to steal him away after he stayed with him day and night for months nursing him back to health?... Or at least until his foolish heir convinced him to leave and see that idiotic tournament? It is not only us that are fond of our Lady but also our king." Hokushin said, smiling a bit.

Yomi snorted, "like that bastard would leave his throne to do something like that. Right." Shifting into a fighting stance.

"You have never even met our king, Yoko did…. So you have no idea what he would or would not do. It would be greatly appreciated if you would please be silent about things you have no knowledge of." Hokushin said, tone polite as he to, shifted into a fighting stance. He took a deep breath, swallowing, he was ready to die. He lunged at Yomi and Yomi sprinted at him.

Hokushin went bug eyed, completely shocked. He nearly fell over trying to stop himself from barreling into his king who was suddenly just there, in a flash of green light. Snarling with Yomi dangling by the throat.

"You moron! Are you trying to get yourself killed?" Raizen barked at his friend, furious. He seemed to hardly even notice the hands clawing at his fingers or the harsh choking noises the other king was producing.

"I-I am sorry sir! I was simply trying to protect Harrison. I thought that this was the only way to do so as it was impossible to locate you in this storm, it being so thick with energy." Hokushin said, bowing his head in apology.

Raizen snorted as the wind began to slowly die down and the hail lessened. An effect of having Raizen there. Where ever Raizen was seemed to become the eye of the storm. "I should choke the life out of you, you know that? It would be so easy. Like popping… a grape… I cannot believe I was ever so weak as to be considered anywhere near your own strength it is so pitiful. Like the buzzing of biting flies against my skin. Just an annoyance… It is disgusting that someone as weak as you managed to take over a children's playground let alone created your own kingdom.. How badly have I been slacking in my rule during my starvation for a fool like you to take up power?" Raizen grumbled. Looking at the demon in complete disgust. "And you, what the hell do you have to say for yourself Harrison?" Raizen asked, anger sounding barely restrained.

"Sir he is-" Hokushin was cut off.

"He can speak for himself." Raizen said, leaving no room for argument.

Touou nervously shifted, the tunic Harry was wrapped in slipped a bit, jerking his charge. Harry groaned in pain making a pathetic distressed noise as he became a little more awake by the pain. His body trying fight to fight the drugs given to him and completely wake up. Touou hissed under his breath at the pain he had unintentionally inflicted. Damn it he should have been more careful.

Raizen immediately turned snarling at the noise. He went pale at the sight, staggered back, and dropping the nearly unconscious king he was so startled by the shape Harrison was in. His hands lightly trembling. Only a few days before Harrison was pink in the cheeks smiling and laughing and deemed well enough to even be allowed to roam about outside. Now he was gray, face screwed up in pain, looking like an unbloodied up version of how he had when he first saw him! Now though Raizen couldn't even be slightly objective about the situation he cared far too much for Harrison to be able to close himself off from the situation. "What-what happened to him?" Raizen finally managed to rasp, feeling like his throat was closing up.

"His rib was displaced in a struggle…. He is in horrific pain. That is why we had to… force unconsciousness. We used the numbing serum as well but its effects dulled faster than we had expected." Hokushin nervously explained, bowing his head farther as to try and prevent aggression towards him.

"H-how, how did-did this happen? What kind of struggle would have done this? Who got a hold of him?" Raizen demanded, making a positively pained gesture in Harry's direction. Raizen had to hold back a distressed whine. He was barely even able to look at the bearer.

"Well… It was more of a Lady Harrison wanting to get ahold of them really…. A female decided that it would be a good idea to break into the rooms that Harrison and Yusuke were staying in… She seems to have known what he was as she knew how to provoke him into wildness. He was out of his mind and ready to kill anyone to get ahold of her he had lost it so badly. We thought she was a bloodrainer at first as she was able to shift into the form of one perfectly but… I then remembered how toxic their blood was even to themselves if they travel too far down. She ended up being a shapeshifter instead, one of the branch members of the resurrection beasts. She was interested in acquiring our lady for the beast who was head of the canine clans. Thankfully she didn't not tell anyone of what Harrison was and I was able to dispatch her before she could. I had been the first to grab him to prevent him from attacking the girl then heir Yusuke..-s friend. A fire apparition…. Maybe he was too rough? When I had a hold of Harrison I had been afraid that I would break something as something was feeling wrong in Harrison's chest area." Hokushin explained, deciding to use his King's son's friend for the blame at the look of pure murder spread across the demon's face.

Hokushin didn't want to lie to his king but he didn't want his prince to die either. Yusuke may have been hard headed and obnoxious at times but he was a good person. Completely idiotic and misguided, yes, but he always tried to do what he thought was best for his family and friends. Yusuke didn't mean to hurt Harrison, Hokushin was positive when it came to that. He didn't think that the half demon would ever intentionally hurt the demoness. He ignored the sharp glare Touou darted in his direction. Hokushin had also grabbed Harrison for all he knew he was the one to break the bearer's ribs and all Yusuke had done was move it out of place… Blaming the fire demon was the most logical thing to do in his opinion especially with him showing so much interest in his lady and his lady seeming to genuinely enjoy the company of the small dominant. No way could he allow that to blossom in any way at all! He was sure Harrison and his king were meant to be! Now the idiot had to realize it or at the very least express that sentiment as well, the stubborn fool. No what he had done was for the best.

Hokushin nearly let out an undignified eep when lightning struck his king, suddenly and completely without a moments warning from the now nearly normal sky.

"What?!" Raizen yelled. Enraged nearly to the point of irrationality. "That stupid boy allowing anyone outside of the tribe near him?! He should have known better, next time I see him I am going to beat him until he has some sense in that head. What was he expecting?" Raizen ranted throwing his clawed hands in the air in pure exasperation and anger. Stomping on Yomi's head when the demon tried to get to his knees without even looking back continuing his furious tirade about irresponsibility and wanting to beat Yusuke for his idiocy.

"I would think that we could be using your energy in a better way, getting our lady to a heal being one of them." Touou finally said, looking testy as Harry let out another pathetic whimper of pain.

Raizen immediately stopped at the whimper, pinning his ears back and darting over to Touou. He was unable to prevent the distressed keening noise that escaped him. He held out his arms, silently demanding for the other dominant to hand over 'his' submissive. Carefully he was handed Harrison.

Raizen cradled the tiny frail body like a mother would a newborn, tenderly but firm. He gently run claws through wind messed hair, wrinkling his nose at how little the bearer smelled of him. Harrison smelled of some artificial floral crap and ozone instead. "Throw the bastard back into his forest. He fucks with me again ill rip that ugly head of his off and hang it over my throne, maybe turn it into a light to entertain myself." Raizen said in a completely dismissive tone. He was far busier thinking about how long it would take for Harrison to recover again. If only Harrison would willingly feed. He was afraid that he would soon have to force him. He was becoming dreadfully thin. Raizen wasn't sure how much longer Harrison's already compromised body could take the strain.

"O-of course sure." Hokushin managed to say, looking at his king in a startled manner. He grabbed the unconscious king by the collar and drug him to the forest edge, leaning him against a tree.

"I will be heading back to the tower using my lightning travel technique. I do not think that the healer in this area has the expertise needed to fix the damage done. Seitei has already returned…. I will see the both of you in a few days, right?" Raizen said, sounding a little unsure of leaving the pair.

Both nodded, Touou then bowed. "Of course my king, our Lady Harrison is main priority. Now that we know that he had gotten to you and will be treated far sooner by a competent healer a great weight has been lifted from the both of us." The stern demon said. Truly looking relived.

"Yes, just please let up on the storm a bit would you… old friend?" Hokushin said, giving the larger white haired demon a teasing smile.

Raizen grunted and rolled his eyes. "Yeah, whatever, I forgot that light drizzle crap was hard on none stormbringer god types."

"Yeah…. drizzle…." Hokushin mumbled under his breath a complete disbelieving expression on his face.

"Well….. if that little shit of a son of mine shows up before I summon him, beat the hell out of him for me for being such a moron! Take his bathroom pissing privileges from him to and whatever else ridiculously overboard you can think up as well! That little shit does not deserve having the schedule jogged around to use it! I mean when was the last time Kotomari was able to bath or Bob was able to take a piss inside? Months? Let's see how the little ass like that!" Raizen said, smirking and looking like he was beyond pleased with his idea.

Hokushin raised an eyebrow. "About tha-"

Lightning flashed blindingly bright where the king stood. In the time it took to blink an eye Raizen and Harrison were gone.

Hokushin groaned, slumping. "Apparently we are not going to be getting any more bathrooms anytime soon. Marco and Shogo said several of their brother's sons were going to be joining us soon….. There are seven soon to be joining us. I have no idea how I can change the schedule to allow everyone to have adequate bathroom time. It was already hard enough with Yusuke being added to our tower and we have the fewest individuals within it! I also have no idea where they will be sleeping as there is only two more sleeping spots left within our tower without overlapping anyone." Hokushin sighed in exasperation. Complaining to his friend he wouldn't really admit it anyone but the mix of everything was really starting to overwhelm him.

"I do not really think that will be a problem soon as I am certain that the outpost is in less than desirable condition. With the soil being composed of mostly sand and the underground springs it is unlikely that our towers are even standing anymore…. We are more likely to have to move to the unfinished fortress in Thundermaker's Spine…. What a pain that will be…. Think of how likely it is that some bandits or some other hooligans took over…. And how likely it is that the place is riddled with stinking corpses of those that tried to get to the gold and Atlantiyn treasury! That should be the fool's punishment, dealing with the chard, rotting bodies!" Touou sniffed, still not mentioning what Hokushin had done though he looked like he wanted to.

Hokushin wisely didn't say a word.

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It had only taken about a day to get Harrison to the outpost using the lightning as a method of travel instead of running for several days. Though it was a rather exhausting method of travel especially with a passenger.

Raizen was thankful when he arrived as Harrison was very much awake off and on. He had to stop several times in fear of the bearer injuring himself in his delusional thrashing. He had foolishly forgot to ask his generals for the concoction that helped the poor bearer sleep through the pain. Especially as the worst part of anytime Harrison breaking from his delirious agony filled unconsciousness was the horrible hysterical sobs of pain he would begin making. Thankfully, at the moment, he was unconscious but was already showing signs that he would once again wake.

Raizen had not been expecting to see most of his outpost's buildings turned mostly into muddy rubble or a strange almost bubbling looking layer of sand to be covering everything. His own tower mostly sunken in. The place looked nothing like the formidable looking fortified outpost it had been only days before, instead looking like the remains of a crumbling bunch of shanties. Sitting on a rock cliff above the mess was a huge raggedy camp, looking more like an upscale Hooverville than that belonging to a royal army.

"My king! We are so relieved you are home! We were very worried that something would happen and we would be unable to assist you!" A young darker skinned monk yelled, cheerfully running to his king.

"What happened here?" Raizen asked, looking at everything with furled mostly grown back eyebrows and widened eyes.

"It seems that our clay buildings could not withstand the strength of your storm. They all were smashed by the hail and damaged by the rans or wind and the newest buildings were destroyed by the left over tornados….. It was rather tragic. After that the area flooded and now it is a swamp of quick sand. A few of the youngest ones were foolish enough to try and cross it and almost got sucked in. Thankfully, General Seitei, noticed them before such a thing could befall them. We thankfully were at least able to save much of the backup bedding and that the Beastato fields lie farther away on higher ground as we were able to use the canvas form them to build shelter. We have also managed to save many of the treasures and managed to dig out the sacred Korime stones… We gathered them before the chambers finally flooded several hours ago. Sadly, I have also been informed that it would be impossible to rebuild here. The ground has become too unstable." The monk explained to his king so animatedly that he hadn't even noticed Harrison being carried as Raizen walked at a brisk pace to the encampment.

Raizen couldn't believe how much of an idiot he had been. How could he let his control slip so badly? Of course everything would be destroyed everything was practically made of mud for hells sake! He was lucky the place had lasted so long in reality. After all, most of the outpost was several thousand years older than his rein. Now it was completely unusable. The landscape was practically giving him the middle finger for the uncalled for shit he put it through. He didn't blame it, he would have given him a big up yours to, if he were this place. He had put this area through way more than necessary over the years. Like making it support way more people that it clearly was supposed to.

Raizen was just glad his men had all gotten out alive. He was such a fool. He could have killed all of those loyal to him, killed his dear friends loyal enough to stay even when they thought he was soon to die! He needed to take better care of them he could never let that risk happen again…. First he needed to take care of his sub though.

Adoration and worry bloomed in Raizen's chest at the mention, even mentally, of the stunningly beautiful, sweet but foolish submissive. Raizen didn't want to think about all the work it would take to make it to the castle he had been building let alone all of it that it would take to make the place livable. He doubted even the finished bits were in the best of shape and if it was than he had no doubt that someone had taken it over. Raizen hadn't even given the place a second glance once he had accepted he was going to die and moved to the outpost nearly 600 years beforehand. What a hassle! He knew that there was no way to recover the area though it had to be done. They would have to travel west and they would have to do it soon. He was not going to be some homeless panhandler king.

"Where is Lin? Harrison is badly injured and is in need of a medical care immediately." Raizen finally barked at the monk, tired of his nattering.

"Wha- um yes of course sir! Follow me!" The monk said, looking completely taken off guard. He couldn't help give Harry, who was obviously in distress, nervous looks. How hadn't he noticed his lady obviously in terrible condition, limp in his lord's arms?

Raizen followed the monk to the camp, annoyed by his slow pace. Didn't the moron understand that Harrison was critically injured? That blabbing bastard was definitely getting extra field duties! His eye twitched when hundreds of excited demons greeting him at the same time surrounding him, all being generally unhelpful in their excitement at seeing him. Then it got a hundred times worse as mass hysteria struck at the realization of how unwell their lady was. Raizen was nearly to the point of skinning them all alive when he had finally managed to slip through. The dark skinned monk, he believed his name was Ji as his identical twin counterpart was far less talkative and annoying, led him to the second largest patchwork of sheets stitched together to make a Frankenstein of a tent, in camp.

Completely bewildered a handsome, muscular, late 20s something year old looking monk walked out. "What is going on here? I am trying to get some rest before my shift starts!" The aggravated demon snapped looking ready to give whoever was making so much noise the beating of their lives as he rolled up his sleeves, revealing taunt muscular marking lined forearms. He froze when he saw his king and who he carried. "Oh shit!" He groaned, running a head over his zigzag marked bald head. He took a deep breath trying to calm himself a little.

"What in the deepest bowls of Spirit world's punishment happened now? I literally just took that damn binding off of his arm less than two weeks ago! I worked on the recovery of Lady Harrison day and night for weeks and I want who ever fucked him up dead, got it? He shouldn't have to deal with this sort of shit anymore. Hell, I shouldn't have to deal with it! You better bust that boy's ass for this for convincing our lady to go, got that? Yusuke's I mean, not Lady Harrison's though you better put him on lockdown after this, right? He can't handle much more damage especially when he's running on empty like he is. It will end up killing him." The demon complained, playing with a scalpel hanging out of his mouth like a cigarette. He's narrowed eyes emphasized his high, almost sharp looking cheekbones as he glared at his king. "What the hell are you doing? Want him to die on my shanty stoop or something? Get your ass in here!" The strange monk barked, suddenly stomping over to his confused looking king and grabbing a clump of his long hair, dragging the taller demon within the tent.

"Lay him over there, got it?" The demon grunted pointing to a thick futon, hand on his hip as he began to get out an assortment of medical instruments.

"Yes." Raizen said, dropping to his knees at the futon and carefully laying Harry down on top of the blankets. He knew not to talk much more than yes or no and only answers to Lin's questions when he was in exhausted doctoring mode and never to thank him when he was in that sort of mood either. It was a good way to get yourself screamed at. Lin was likely the most temperamental demon Raizen could think of in his army if not one of the moodiest demon's Raizen had ever met.

Lin was not of the same species as most of Raizen's monk army was but was of a similar species with prominent head and upper facial markings, broader builds, and less interest in forming large socializing groups like the others were so happy to do. Both species lost nearly all of their hair when matured. Starting off as rather grotesquely haired when young and going completely bald when finally old enough to breed, both male and females went through this process and were normally of similar height and similar builds, making many mistake them all as being male. When it came to the 2 shorter more slender species that liked to frequent human world most were mistaken to be females, especially because they were more likely to have the occasional anomaly that did not properly mature and lose all of the hair on their heads. It was only the small group of a few odd species of Mazoku that developed in such a way among demons. They were dubbed the 'Monk demons' because of their odd baldness. Though many also became monks…

Raizen was convinced that the demon was always so grouchy because of the fact that he made himself live with so many other demons as Lin's kind normally never lived with more than a hundred other normally closely related members and he was living with over a thousand unrelated members outside of his nephew who was his assistant. That and the fact that everyone was so friendly with each other and he was just not the touchy feely best friends forever sort of guy unlike many of the others.

"So what the hell are we looking at? Freaks got ahold of him again? Got ran over by a stampede of hungry boar demon heading to one of those things in Yomi's shitty city, what are they called, oh yeah… an all you can eat buffet… So did one of those things have half price coupons for the day? Tripped and fell off a cliff? Details details, what the hell do I have to try and jigsaw back together before he wakes back up?" Lin said, sounding almost bored as he washed his hands in hot soapy water and dried them then rolling up his sleeves and connecting clasps he had on the insides of his sleeves to ones sewn into his clothes shoulders to make sure they didn't unroll during surgery.

Raizen let out a breath, not wanting to hear the enraged rant his friend would likely begin. "From what I was told his rib was rebroken and displaced somewhere in his chest. It is the same one that punctured his lung. Thankfully it does not seem it has done the same damaged like before but he is likely bleeding a lot as the bruising is spreading and is terrible, almost black it is such a dark purple now. Apparently a female provoked him into a territorial rage and the injury was sustained when Hokushin, Touou, and the others in the room were trying to restrain him…. It seems to be causing him unimaginable pain.. He-he just screams and jerks when he awakens with these wild glazed eyes.. looks like he hardly even recognizes me.." Raizen said the last bit, swallowing.

If he were physically capable he had a feeling he may have started crying at that moment. He grimaced as his eyes burned, crap, he really must have been upset. The pressure in his eyelids was near critical level. If he were to get anymore distressed he may 'cry', though it wouldn't be tears like that of a human or some other demons. It would have been dark yellow slicked black hormone rich blood made oily and thick through a painful and unpleasant reacting between specialized glands under his eyelids.

Those glands would fill with stress hormones and were normally fine with no reactions. When stressed out and the glands filled beyond capacity the glands would sometimes burst upward and invade the tear glands making a painful reaction and causing vessels around them to also burst until all of the fluid managed to spill out of the tear ducts giving the appearance of bleeding eyes. It wasn't a serious thing, just annoying and rather embarrassing as it was considered the closest thing to crying a demon of his species could do.

Raizen couldn't remember the last time he had cried. He didn't even think he cried when his love, Kuroyashi, died. His brain refused to stop playing back the screams, the disoriented vacant pain filled eyes… It was over and over again on a loop in his mind. He was sure it would haunt him for many years to come…

Raizen didn't want his love for Kuroyashi to be trivialized or lessoned and he was terrified he would forget her if he gave in.. If he admitting his devotion and affections for the little bearer but he was sure… Sure he was completely in love. Maybe even more than he had been with the fiery woman. No the worst part of it was that he was a lot more in love the Harrison. More in love than he thought a person could possibly be… So much it hurt him to even imagine the bearer being upset and now, his lovely little Flower, as Harrison had jokingly called himself, being in agony was killing him. He the most powerful demon to ever live, couldn't help and it was torture!

Raizen was sure that if Harrison were to die he would go along with him, he could not live without the other. Raizen had no reason to live without him. Harrison had saved him, brought him a reason to want to live. He brought him more happiness, just being there, with him, than Raizen was sure he had ever felt in his entire life in those few short months he had cared for him. Raizen ran a clawed hand gently over Harry's pain scrunched face. Trying to sooth both Harry and himself. He felt completely disoriented, frazzled even. He felt near ready to fall apart. Raizen hardly even noticed Lin's enraged rambling. He was so focused on trying not to cry and self-soothing himself through running his hands through Harrison's hair and running clawed tips lightly over Harry's pain filled face, he hadn't even heard a single word of what the other had said.

Raizen never wanted to feel that fear of losing the other ever again. Of him not being able to protect him or wake with him cuddled up in his embrace in the morning, that sweet sleepy smile aimed up at him. He was in love and he wanted Harrison. Raizen wanted to be by his side every day, to protect him, to make him smile, and breed him, and just be with him forever. He was realistic he knew that they may argue sometimes but that was just part of being with another. Harrison wasn't just some other person to him, Harrison was the one. The one he desired to mate with. Kuroyashi had been beautiful and he had been in love with her for her cleverness and her temper and those fearless eyes. He would always love her but she was dead and she could have never been his mate… Such a fantasy would have killed them both in the end…. A mate was until the day one died and her life was just a blink in the span he had lived. His kind did not have the ability to prolong the life of their mates so anything with her would have ended with tragedy. Harrison.. he was who Raizen believed himself to be truly meant to be with.

As cliché as it sounded the Bearer was the ying to Raizen's yang. Able to sooth him even when he was enraged and he able to calm Harrison when he was at his most stressed and frightened. Sweet and gentle, calm, and nurturing to his gruff and harsh, aggressive, and protective nature. They were like two puzzle pieces that had been looking for one another for all of their lives. Harrison understood him, truly and it made Raizen's heart swell with affection knowing how much the little demoness seemed to just always know what to do. What to say to make his day. Best of all they could truly spend their lives together, their entire lives which were practically forever as long as they feed and neither would ever have to be alone again.. If Raizen could help it Harrison would never be sad or afraid ever again either. Harrison deserved the best life possible… Raizen just hoped that Harrison felt the same way as no matter how much it would break his heart if Harry didn't want him… Raizen wouldn't force a relationship on the bearer. Though he could admit to himself that he was petty enough and jealous enough to possibly attempt to sabotage a relationship with someone else.

"My lord! Get out of your own damn head and get out of my way! Seriously, what the hell has gotten into you? Move I need to examine my patent! I mean unless you want Lady Harrison to die or something!" Lin finally screamed, completely fed up with his King's lack of response.

Raizen nearly jumped when the demon yelled in his ear. The idiot was lucky he hadn't acted on instinct first and attacked in defense. Raizen grimaced, standing from his uncomfortable position and walked over to Harry's other side. He was relieved that Harrison took so little space on the futon, allowing him to sit on it instead of the uncomfortable rocky ground.

Raizen watched as the healer pulled Harrison's robes down, not liking another doing such a thing with him. Turning his head at the sight of horrific bruises and seductive markings. Feeling his face heat up he was sure he was blushing… appreciating the lovely markings at a completely inappropriate time. He couldn't help but feel a confusing mixture of devastation and arousal at the sight of both the damage done and the enticing markings in that order. Raizen just hoped his pants didn't tighten any.

Lin began rubbing his hands together. Producing dark purple sparks until both hands were covered in the strange energy. He lightly chewing on the scalpels handle in his mouth with a look of concentration on his face.

"Here we go." Lin mumbled, slowly easing energy covered hands to Harrison's side, causing pained moans. "I am sorry my Lady, I know that it hurts." Lin said, his harsh look softening. "You may need to hold him down, he is about to wake." Lin said, his tone much kinder and quieter than before… Not long after Harry was awake and screaming in such a hoarse manner that Raizen was sure he wouldn't be talking in more than a whisper for many days to come. Raizen trying to hold down his flailing limbs. But was having trouble as he could not lay himself across him at all in the state Harry was in. Raizen was glad when several monks ran in to the tent, Seitei being one of them and took over holding the shrieking bearer down. The pure agony on the little Bearer's face was torture to look upon. Raizen was glad when he could move away.

Lin hardly even seemed to notice his focus was so strongly on his task. Lin's gold colored eyes were closed as he tried to concentrate on finding the rib piece, damn it was big. After several long moments he smirked. "Found it. Thankfully it seems to be in a single piece…. It is also in an easy spot to reach, though it is dangerously close to his liver it seems to have cut up a lot of his soft tissues….. He also has an infection in the lung that had been damaged before, it also did not heal right because of a left over bone splinter I hadn't noticed before. I will need to drain the left over fluid from his lung and remove that, then I will need to clean out the infection starting in the area the bone piece is from the forming abscess as well. I am surprised he hasn't been complaining about trouble breathing or pain before his rib was rebroken." Lin yelled over the painfully loud screaming in a surprisingly very clinical tone, eyes still closed.

"I will need to sedate him and fix these right away. He could become septic if that abscess ruptures and it seems to be close to doing so… That rib could also puncture his liver at any moment. He would bleed out in minutes if that were to occur. The rib seems to be broken to a point and is likely to sever the major vessels feeding it blood if it were to puncture his liver from where it is sitting." Lin announced, finally removing his hands from Harry's side. He opened is outer tunic and removed a yellow liquid filled capped needle from a pocket sewn into it. "It is a good thing that I still have some of the specialized sedatives that I had brewed up for him left over or this would have been extremely painful for him. It would be just like the emergency surgery except head probably stay awake through it. Thankfully he was nearly dead then. I'm not sure if he would appreciate or not remember it this time around if cut him open without any tranquillizers. Especially with that rib tangled up in a bundle of nerves like it is right now." Lin grimaced, shivering a little at the thought of being awake while someone was handling such sensitive nerves. He took the cap off of the needled end. He tapped the bubbles out and pushing on the plunger until a small bit of the fluid within trickled out to make sure he didn't end up accidently giving the Bearer a hot shot. "Hold his head still." Lin said. Waiting until Seitei had Harry's right side of his face pushed against the bed, exposing his straining neck. He then stabbing the needle into Harry's neck with a quick jab, pushing on the plunger.

It didn't take long for Harry to stop struggling, becoming completely limp and silent on the futon.

"Damn I wish that we had managed to get my operating table out, it would be so much easier!" Lin grumbled to himself, taking some antiseptic scrub and a sponge to clean the incision area. "Anyone squeamish, get the hell out. I don't want to deal with puking morons. I already have too much shit to worry about. Oh, and if anyone has and alcohol hidden away somewhere you better give it up! I'm thirsty as hell and don't want any more of that gods awful Beastato water crap you huggy fruit loops are cooking up!" Lin barked at the gathering group in a blunt irritated tone of voice.

Some of the younger demons eeped fearfully at his vicious glare. He was well known for his terrible temper and lack of hesitation at taking a swing at those that angered him.

"Alright then, let's get started." The demon said, snatching up a scalpel from his tray, twirled it in his fingers before making the first incision with a rather demented smile on his face as Harrison's dark blood began to flow.

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"So yeah apparently the old bastard says he isn't allowed to be here or some frign' lame ass shit. I don't know but yeah. I was really angry… but if what you say is true and am not doubting you guys, than maybe it was a good thing the two stiff asses took him. Too bad Shishi didn't get to formally meet him though he's a cool guy, really pretty to you would like him, I think... I mean you sure did when we were walking by at the hotel." Yusuke said, giving the blushing demon a mischievous smile.

Shishiwakamaru glared at Yusuke, blushing with his arms crossed, "I don't know what you are talking about. " The demon denied.

"Oh you mean you forgot after walking right into that post.~" Yusuke sang, snickering at his now sputtering friend.

"Wha' he walked inta o' post?" Jin said, grinning.

"Yup straight into it, staring practically with hearts in his eyes when he saw our Harri!" Yusuke laughed Jin and the others immediately joined him.

"Shut up! How was I supposed to know that there was a post there? It came out of nowhere, I swear!" Shishi insisted blushing beet red and stomping his feet like a child.

"So when will we get ta see 'im o'gain?" Jin suddenly asked, still trying to get his laughing under control.

"Huh, oh, I don't know right now. I guess when you visit? Pop's probably has like super max lockdown going on with him now so there is no way that he would be allowed to travel or anything." Yusuke said, rolling his eyes.

"You should have just let me take him with me. I could have taken care of him, I am sure that Mukuro would not have minded and would have gotten the surgeon to work on that rib immediately." Hiei sneered.

"Hey man, that isn't my call. There is like a hierarchy thingy that has to be followed if I don't want to get my ass flayed and want to keep my pissing inside privileges I have to follow it," Yusuke insisted.

Hiei raise an eyebrow, "And when have you ever listened to authorities? Even when it's in your best interest?" The fire demon said in a doubtful tone.

"Well… You got me there…. Truth is that it isn't really why I was following what they wanted it was a mix of Harry agreeing to go with them and…. Touou… He may be weaker than me but I'm scared shitless by that bastard.. He is one mean dude. He likes to torment me anytime I do something he deems unacceptable behavior when it comes to Harri. I apparently need to have instincts pounded into my head or something according to him… I did like a super no-no and I was frankly afraid he was going to suffocate me in my sleep if I didn't go along with whatever they told me to… That and the impending war if they didn't get Harri back into the old man's domain. Both those reasons were what convinced me to let them take him back." Yusuke admitted, nervously laughing.

"War, wait what war?" Rinku asked, wide eyed.

"Oh yeah, Raizen was so angry he threatened to pretty much annihilate this place, bang, right off of the map if he didn't get Harri back!..." Yusuke said, almost sheepish sounding while making a spirit gun gesture at the 'bang'.

The others looked unnerved.

"Well Harr said tha' he was ganna try an' convince Raizen ta le' us come for his birthda' suit day! It will be a blast, no doubt! He says it's tha' 31 o' July. I don' care wha' Yomi says I'm ganna be goin' ta it!" Chu suddenly cut in, grinning.

"What? Me to!" Rinku insisted, excited at the prospect of getting to meet another king and getting to practically be roomies with Yusuke for a week or two.

"Yeah, I'm definitely goin'! You can count me in! Can' wait ta see me angel!" Jin literally shrieked in his excitement, happy to be able to see his beloved Harry again and get to do something fun with all of his friends.

The others also eagerly agreed, cheering excitedly.

"Wait wait! You can't all come, we don't have enough bathroom time as it is!" Yusuke moaned, thinking about how he barely managed to get two minutes just to piss most of the time. No one seemed to even notice a word he said, excitedly talking between each other about what to get for Harry. Everyone quickly shooting down Chu's idea of buying him a case of one of the strongest types of demon world alcohol, Ogre Kill. Saying it was impersonal and likely to kill him as Bearer's and alcohol just didn't mix well. Really no one and Ogre Dead mixed well. It even made Chu throw up most of the time and he was a professional super strong alcohol drinker.

"He likes good chocolate and strawberries. He said he really missed both of those things when we were talking about food on the way here." Yusuke suggested.

"Me me! I'll get 'em for him!" Jin insisted before anyone else could claim the idea. He excitedly hopped around with his hand in the air like a small child. Jin mentally swooned, what could be more romantic than Chocolate and strawberries? It was going to be so amazing! He loved both things as well. Jin was sure they were meant to be together! His angel would be so happy! Both things weren't easy to get in demon world after all he was sure he could get both though.

Because Jin decided that he wanted to do a gift on his own everyone else decided they also wanted to and began badgering Yusuke's for other things Harry liked. He didn't really think he know much though. Yusuke knew he loved dogs, he had that stuffed dog or wolf thing called… he was pretty sure Paddy which apparently Jin thought was adorable and had him talking about his old blanky from when he was a child that he still had a shred of. He then went into a whole speech about why the two were so perfect for each other again. Then he told them about Harry's jewelry collection that the bearer had said were all family heirlooms. Then about how he seemed to like jade and leaf green a lot and his love of reading. Then of Harrison's constant boredom with just sitting in the tower all day most of the time. By the end of it Yusuke was surprised at how much he actually knew about the other teenager, probably more than anyone else that had met the demoness in Yusuke's dimension. He had thought it was very little but really he knew quite a bit and telling them of the things Harry seemed to like and dislike really fired everyone up and gave them great ideas for what to shop for.

Yusuke was sure that Raizen was going to be pissed when that bunch arrived. He would have no idea what hit him. He really hopped that Hokushin managed to convince Raizen that they needed like 20 extra bathrooms before then. Yusuke had no idea what month it was in human world but with his luck Harrison's birthday was only weeks away. His bladder was not going to be liking him when they showed up. Man he was likely going to have to start taking a leek on the buildings or something and he was sure he would be getting a smack down for it if he was caught. Fun.

End Chapter 14

I don't know what it is about this chapter but it doesn't seem as well written as my other chapter to me at all and I am sorry about that. I worked on it for days changing it over and over again and I just couldn't figure out what was wrong with it or if it was all in my head… I hope that you guys/gals liked it though!

I can finally start to write the really fun stuff after this chapter. Might have a catfight between Jin and Raizen which I think would be amusing!

I have a feeling that Hokushin will be ecstatic once he finds out that his King has finally admitted to himself that he has a thing for Harry! I can't wait until I can write the chapter for Harry's birthday to! Now I just need to have Raizen and his monks head out to the old castle. I wonder what will be their if anything? You will find out just how vast Raizen's territory really is especially compared to the other kings. Both not even realizing that they are practically Guppies in a fish bowl compared to Raizen. Should I be kind and have public restrooms and a rec-center for the monks or should I be cruel and force them to stick to what they were doing for fun which is pretty much cleaning, training, and weeding the fields and make them have even less bathrooms…? Which I am not sure how they could go without the amount of bathrooms they already have they have so few but I'll try if that's what you guys want!

I am also adoring my OC Lin. I was not expecting him to be that way at all! I just let my characters write themselves, especially my OCs. I thought he would be all meek or something and he was like hell no, what the hell are you trying to do to me? Stand back and let me write myself as you are obviously an idiot and really are annoying the hell out of me right now. Couldn't even get my looks right! You better get me a stiff drink because this is going to be one hell of an experience lady!

Please review it helps motivate me to write. It also helps me improve and I often get some of my best story ideas from reviewers! I use bits and pieces of suggestions all of the time! What do you guys think I should do next with my stalkers? Should Harry end up with Raizen or have a twist and have him end up with someone else in the end?

Next chapter hint: Travels and Blooming love