Ok I am on a bit of a roll, so give me some butter and lets get this chapter going.
Three days. That's how long he has been waiting for that thrice damned "Special Permission". Gen couldn't stand it, three days was not a long time, yet for him it felt like an eternity. Who knows Yoshimori's condition, he could be dying for all Gen knew and yet here he sits having freakin' TEA with Masamori and Shigemori.
Together they merely sat at the traditional Japanese table drinking their tea. No one spoke, just drank. Sometimes Gen thought that Masamori and Shigemori just didn't care about Yoshimori, but he knew that was incorrect. They just his their worry under a cool, tea-drinking, exterior facade. That still didn't make him feel any better though.
Gen was about ready to throw his teacup onto the table and rant to his two companions about how they should have left the moment Yoshimori was taken to get him back as soon as possible so he was out of that BASTARD Kyuuketsuki's clutches, when the door to Masamori and Shigemori's hut flew open.
"GEN! We got the special permission! You Masamori and Shigemori get Atora and Raizo and get started on your preparations! I expect you out of this fucking village in 5 days do you hear me!"
Not even bothering to reply Gen rushed out of the hut and to his own, to begin packing his things and to pack some of Yoshimori's things as well, before heading to the center of the village to meet Masamori, Shigemori, Atora, Raizo and Zi to collect together provisions, figure out where their going and gather several maps, first aid kits, etc.
Yoshimori wasn't sure how long he's been in this strange dark room, but if he had to hazard a guess he'd say 2 to 4 days, not that it mattered much, the only notable things that happened the last couple days would be his wounds looking much better, and Eki's slight advances slowly increasing. Yoshimori turned and looked at the vase of flowers Eki had left Yesterday. He said they were one of a kind breeds he created himself, and that they thrived in darkness. They certainly were strange looking, not one flower was very bright in color, but all were dark red, blues, and blacks. What was even weirder was the stems looked like they were made of black glass, and the flower petals all looked scaly.
Yoshimori was drawn out of his inspection of the flowers by the door opening, and Eki walking in with a bright smile on his face. His smile seemed to not only light up his face, but the room a bit as well. Eki looked pretty good when he smiled too, Yoshimori mused.
"Good news Yoshi-chan!" Yoshimori flinched at Eki's new nickname for him. "Today you can leave this dank room and wander about the castle! I'll change your bandages first, then show you to your room, and afterwards I'll give you a tour of the castle." Eki stated excitedly while changing Yoshimori's bandages to much lighter ones, allowing for more free movement.
Eki snuffed out all the candles and lead Yoshimori out of the room and up several flights of stairs, until they came out to the above ground levels. When they reached above ground and came across the first of the windows, Yoshimori had recoiled in fear at the sunlight shining through the giant windows. That was until Eki explained that all the windows in the castle were designed to filter out the dangerous and lethal properties in the direct sunlight, making it safe to leave them open. Awed Yoshimori stuck his bandaged hand in the light. He felt the warmth that comes with direct sunlight, but no burn whatsoever.
Eki smiled kindly when Yoshimori looked him with wide happy eyes. Little did Yoshimori know how many people died merely to put these window up in the first place. Eki had designed these windows just for Yoshimori, knowing he would miss the sun, and had forced many of his servants and subjects to die in the sunlight to put these windows in place of the old normal glass ones.
"Thank you" Yoshimori whispered, eyes glowing with his happiness.
Eki saw it then. A rare opportunity, and decided to take it. He stared into Yoshimori's eyes, both of their eyes started to glow bright yellow/green before Yoshimori's started to droop. Eki caught him before he could hit the stone floor, asleep.
Eki carried Yoshimori to the room he was going to give him. The room was plain, with tan walls a nightstand, a wardrobe, and a queen sized bed with light green blankets. The ceiling was high with a chandelier hanging from the center. The windows were huge with thick tan curtains pulled open, allowing sunlight to shine in. The nightstand was on the right side of the bed and the wardrobe was on the left. Overall the room was plain and sparse, perfect for Yoshimori to personalize with all the time they will have together after they've mated...that is if Yoshimori keeps a separate room from Eki.
Laying Yoshimori on the bed Eki stripped off his clothing and put him into silk boxers. Eki carefully lifted Yoshimori's left leg, bringing his ankle to his lips. He kissed Yoshimori's ankle before uttering an incantation in a foreign language. As he spoke the spell Yoshimori's ankle began to glow and a black chain tattoo began to etch its way across Yoshimori's creamy skin. Yoshimori barely stirred before relaxing fully back into sleep.
Eki knew that Yoshimori's heart wasn't completely healed, but the happiness he felt at being able to be in the sunlight, gave a temporary veiw into his heart being healed, thus creating a perfect, but brief opening for Eki to establish the fourth bond. It was unexpected, but welcome, allowing Eki's plans to move along at a faster rate than he had planned. Now all that remained was the fifth and final bond, and Yoshimori would be his forever.
The spell Eki had placed on Yoshimori would keep him asleep for several more hours. By then the sun will have set and Eki will have come up with a plausible explanation as to what happened. Eki couldn't very well tell Yoshimori that he'd placed a sleeping spell on him now could he? Plus with the sun down, Eki will be able to show Yoshimori the oasis that he can see from his windows. Making his way across the room again, Eki stopped at a door farthest right on a wall that contained three doors. The furthest left door led into a medium sized walk-in closet, the middle door led to a large bathroom, and the third led directly to Eki's own room. Walking through the door Eki looked around his room.
Everything was either gray, black or red. The curtains were pulled tight over the large windows; he'd never liked the sun, even if the sun couldn't burn him through those new special windows. The room was lit with small candles around the room and a large candlelit chandelier hanging from the high ceiling. The walls were patterned black with gray vine-like designs. The curtains and the bed were dark crimson, the bed itself was a large king sized four-poster bed with the gray curtains pulled open. If one were to look closely at the bed curtains they would see thin red vine-like designs that matched the walls designs. A lighter crimson door led to a very lavish and dark bathroom, and another gray door leg to a large walk-in closet filled with black clothing. A crushed velvet couch sat facing the windows. The couch was red and the coffee table was made of Iron, and black glass. There was a picture frame sitting on the table facing the windows.
Eki sat on the couch and picked up the picture. Smiling at him and obviously enjoying themselves were three people. A young Yoshimori and a young Zi both smiling and laughing as they climbed all over a teenager with short silver hair, and yellow/green eyes.
Eki remembered the day in the photo. It had been exactly one month after this picture was taken when Eki was banished for his ingenious experiments.
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