Disclaimer: I do not own Ouran High School Host Club, it rightfully belongs to Bisco Hatori. I only claim ownership of Mayu Ishikawa (a.k.a. Bun Bun) and the Ishikawa Family and various others that appear. This story is inspired by Desire Climax and Kaichou-wa Maid-Sama. (Fluffy lime here! Also I realize that I've been misspelling Haninozuka...why didn't anyone tell me?!)
Chapter 29 - Passion
Papers were hid inside her market tote, Kuyomi was strapped to her bosom, and she carried the special for that day in her lap. The car that Akusai was driving lead them to the Morinozuka House, she climbed out, a black car followed them, and the Banker emerged from it. He was grinning, Kyoya had accompanied Akusai and Mayu, and Ichiro was ecstatic to be at such a famous family's home. Mayu motioned for him to follow her, he did, and the door was opened by Shiki; the butler smiled at all of them. Their shoes were removed at the door then they were lead to the den area, Mayu took a seat with the animals cuddled on one side, Kyoya sat next to her, and the other two men took their seats across from her.
"I have the contract here Ichiro," replied Mayu. She pulled it free from her market tote, she slid it over to him, and he took it gingerly. "It's not going to disappear."
"I know but I thought you'd never accept it."
Mayu smiled, "You gave me a gift, I never reject a gift from a friend," the two teens walked by, she pointed to them and whispered, "unless it's from them." They laughed while she grinned, Shiki returned with tea, she thanked him, "Shiki?" He looked at her, "Will Taka be meeting me here?"
"Of course my Lady. There's already a car waiting for him at the train station."
"Thank you. I've already told him that I'm taking care of some business but I eagerly await his return."
"What are you going to do when he gets here?" asked Ichiro.
She grinned, "I'm going to challenge him to a sparring match."
"WHAT?!" exclaimed Akusai and Ichiro.
Mayu laughed, "I know, it's strange but I want to spar him. I want to show him how much I've improved and I know that he's going to take it easy on me while I'm going to let loose all of my frustration."
"Good idea," replied Kyoya.
"You're enabling her!" replied Akusai.
"She's marrying into the Morinozuka Family. They're prestigious martial artists, if she doesn't show how she's progressed then she may seem like a disgrace."
"True." They all looked at Mayu, she sipped her tea, "I want to show him how much I've progressed, he only ever sees me train with Shiki. That's not enough to go by and I truly want to vent my frustration with him."
Akusai chuckled, "I see why you chose her as our Himawari, Shiki." The other male inclined his head before disappearing, Ichiro looked at them, and only grinned. "So, you've got something for us?"
"I do." Ichiro removed a small sheet of paper, "This has the name of the person who's been putting up those articles about Chateau Bunny." Kyoya picked it up, he stared at it, "This is my end of the deal."
"How did you trace the article?" asked Akusai.
Mayu replied for the banker, "One shall never give up one's friends or allies." They stared at her, then they all laughed while she sipped her tea, and opened up the box. She gave pieces to the animals while eating her portion. "I've learned that everyone has secrets and many of them are not to be shared with others including informants and their abilities." Ichiro grinned, he stated that he had to go, and she asked him why. The male responded by saying that he had to get his team together to find a suitable location for her tea house, she smiled, "That can wait until you're not busy at work."
"How do you know I'm busy?"
"You don't come in as often on your lunch break and I have two little shadows that tell me." He laughed, "I speak to them quite frequently as I do all of my friends."
"You are truly special Mayu. Thank you for your concern," he replied. Mayu nodded, she produced a card from her bag, and handed it to him. It was a specialty card for her greenhouse and it held a single flower on it, "What's this?"
"Take it to Shining Grove Greenhouse, they'll know what to give you."
"Thank you Mayu." She inclined her head, he finished his tea, and Mayu saw him out. Kyoya followed suit, Akusai stated that he'd drive the Ootori male, and he nodded his thanks. The shadow protector told her to be safe, Mayu grinned, and waved to them before Yuna snuck up behind her to take Kuyomi.
"Mom!"
"I want him! Go change and get ready to spar." Mayu nodded, she took her market tote, and headed towards the dojo area. She entered the changing room, quickly switched out, and decided to wear her Amaterasu gi this time. The headband was wrapped around, she emerged, set her tote on the bench, and waited for Shiki to change. For now, she stood in the center, she went through the basic motions for the stances, she was so focused that she didn't hear the footsteps behind her, and strange hands laid themselves on her midriff. Immediately Mayu spun around, her tip toes dancing away from the man behind her, and she saw Tidus.
However she bumped into another body, she danced away from him as well, and looked to see Shun. Red eyes immediately sharpened into focus, her adrenaline was running high, and when Tidus made a motion to grab her wrist, her instincts kicked in. Her foot immediately flew up to kick his hand away, when Shun tried the same thing, she used her forearm to knock his appendage away. Mayu jumped back to get some distance, the two males looked at one another, and nodded. Tidus charged her but she was able to block his advance with a solid kick to his abdomen, the male wrapped his arms around it, and fell to the ground on his knees. Shun had managed to slip past her, he wrapped his arms around her waist, and her temper flared to the surface. Mayu swung all of her weight forward, Shun slipped over her, he fell flat on his back, and she jumped back again.
Mayu was breathing lightly, taking in deep breaths as they writhed on the ground, she opened her mouth but Tidus had recovered much more quickly, and placed his hand over her lips. The memory of Daiki surfaced, her shin flew out to land between his legs, once more the older son fell to his knees, and Shun was behind her. He wrapped one arm around her shoulders, the other around her waist, and again memories of Daiki surfaced. The rage she felt now couldn't compare to what she had felt before, Mayu could feel that blazing energy through her veins. Tidus looked up with his brown eyes, the glowering red irises burned into his own. "Shun let her go!"
"Huh?" Without another second to waste, Mayu wrapped her fingers around the arm that held her shoulders, she lifted her foot, kicked his knee, he yelped in response, and then she shifted her body. Mayu forced all of her weight on Shun, the younger son fell on his back once more but with all of her weight too. Mayu jumped up and did a few backflips to gain some distance from them, she had both of her palms on the ground while one knee touched the floor, and the other was poised. Her body was tense, clapping was heard, she looked up, and saw the one person she had been waiting for. Shun groaned, "What happened?"
"Don't touch her." Both sons looked over at the male who was standing there wearing a white t-shirt and jeans, Mayu ran to him, she jumped, and he caught her in his arms. Takashi smiled, "You missed me that much?" He put her down, lowered his face slowly, and whispered, "I'll make it up to you Mayu. I promised you that I would but first." As he moved in to get a kiss, Mayu punched him in the stomach, breath escaped him, and he looked at her ruby eyes.
"Not before a sparring match." Mayu turned her back on him, she sauntered away from him, purposely swaying her hips, and she glanced over her shoulder at him. "You're going to have to earn it." Mori stared at her, smirked, and nodded. At this point the rest of the family had entered, Akusai dragged the two teens from the floor, and laughed at their predicament while Shiki glared at them. Reiko and Mitsukuni were excited to see them sparring for the first time, Mayu bowed to Mori, he did the same, and they took their positions. Mayu regulated her breathing as Shiki had taught her and focused on her opponent.
"Are you sure you're ready Snowbelle?" A single nod, "Alright." They began, Takashi allowed Mayu the first hit, he blocked it, she followed up with another attack, he blocked that too, and she could already tell that he was going easy on her since she was still a novice. Mitsukuni sighed but Reiko was grinning, this made him wonder what his wife was smiling about, and Shiki had been grinning too. "You need more training before you can spar me Little Maiden." Mayu smirked, slipped out of his grasp then spun around so that their backs were touching, and he looked over his shoulder at her. Mayu did the same, smirked, and quickly spun away but not before she shoved him forward with both of her palms. Mori stumbled but caught himself, he turned around to face her as she took her stance once more. "Why?"
The Light Maiden started to attack him using the same foot techniques that Shiki had taught her, Mori grabbed the sleeve sof her gi, she maneuvered out of it, so that he was holding it, and she was left in her yellow top with pants and headband. The top was discarded, Mori's lips curved into a smirk as he took his stance to attack her, she managed to dodge most of them but when she missed one; he stopped. Mayu took advantage of that, she wrapped her fingers around his wrist, and rolled with the momentum so that he flipped over her shoulder. Instead of hitting the ground, he caught himself, and stared at her while she took her stance once more. He smirked at her, his brow darted down in concentration, and he realized that she was giving it her all in this match while he held back. Mori charged her, she barely had time to dodge but she did good, there were a couple of scrapes on her body but she ignored them, finally Mori had her pinned to his chest. Her back was against his chest, his arms had hers pinned to her body, and he leaned back slightly so that her feet were off the ground. Mayu squirmed to get out of it, and he only chuckled.
"You're not getting away Snowbelle." Mayu kept squirming eventually she tried to use the leverage to get him to move forward but he was much stronger. She sighed with a smile on her face, "You need more training but you did very good." His jeans were extremely tight, "You lost this match." Mori set her down, she turned around to face, she grabbed his shirt, to pull him towards her, and he stared into her eyes.
"Did I really lose?" He stared at her, she smirked at him, and a blush crept across his face as she planted her lips on his. Reiko was grinning, she had snapped some photographs of their match, Mayu ran her tongue along his lower lip, and Mori stood up. He cupped her face and deepened the kiss that she had initiated, Yuna and Akira looked away while the Haninozukas did the same. Shiki smiled, Akusai was grinning, and the two sons were blushing madly. Mayu broke it off, "I missed you Taka."
"I missed you too Mayu." She grinned, "Let's go get a rinse off." They walked over to Yuna, Mori leaned down and kissed the baby boy's head, Kuyomi giggled, "Did you protect her while I was away?" More giggles, he smiled, patted his head, and turned down a hall in order to change. Mayu smiled then looked at Reiko, the Dark Arts user was grinning, she stated that she wanted to spar so Mayu nodded. Reiko was already in her clothes so Mayu removed her pants, grabbed her top, and placed them on the bench next to her market tote.
"Don't go easy on me Mayu!"
"Same here Reiko!" Takashi had returned just in time to see the two women sparring and he stared as did his cousin. Akira was in shock as they attacked one another without fear or remorse or mercy, Shiki was smiling with Akusai but the others were at a loss for words.
"Why are they going all out like that?" asked Mitsukuni.
Shiki replied, "Because they know that they're on the same level." The others stared at him, "They train very hard to spar with the men but when faced with someone of the same caliber they can use every technique that they ever learned. They are even, they are the same level, and therefore the only way for them to learn is to spar one another without hindrance."
"Is that how you learned Dad?" asked Tidus.
"Before fighting others who were stronger than me? Yes. It looks like you two learned a lesson as well. Don't touch her again or I'll be forced to lay down the law as I did when you were younger." Both sons paled, Mori leaned over to look at them, "This is Takashi Morinozuka, Mayu's husband." The shock was short lived as they heard Reiko yelp, all eyes turned to see that Mayu was in shock as Reiko hit the floor. The maiden gasped, immediately ran to her sister's aide, and helped her up.
"I'm so sorry!" Reiko brushed it off, she rubbed her shoulder, Mayu had tears in her eyes, Mori was going to get up but Mitsukuni yanked him back down again. He was told to watch them, Reiko smiled, she wiped away Mayu's tears then hugged her. "I'm so-"
Mayu was slapped by Reiko, the maiden stared at her sister, while the others gasped, and Reiko simply smiled at her. "It's not your fault. It just means that I need to get better. I'm a little weak is all." Mayu stared at her, her gaze traveled away, and it immediately snapped back to Reiko. Mayu was going to say something but Reiko smiled, "I could use some tea and maybe some taiyaki. I want you to make it Mayu, that'll be enough for me." Mayu hugged Reiko tightly, she helped her sister up, and they headed to the showers to rinse off. They heard from the hall, "You don't have to help me undress or shower!"
"I want to. I hurt you."
"Mayu! S-s-stop!"
"Why are you so shy?!"
There was a lot of giggling while the males all blushed but Reiko and Mayu were only grinning at one another as they took their time. Reiko whispered to her, "What made you think that up?" Mayu shrugged, "You're so devilish! I love it!" Both of them grinned as they took their rinse offs, once they were clean, both women emerged into the dojo. Mayu grabbed her market tote, and she looked around for Shiki but he was nowhere to be found. Akusai motioned for her to go to the kitchen, so the two women were followed by Yuna while the others simply sat there.
When they entered the kitchen, Shiki had everything prepared for her, Mayu smiled, thanked him, and he set the tea while he took a seat to watch her make the taiyaki for Reiko. The butler looked at Reiko's shoulder, he nodded, satisfied that it wasn't too bad but he asked her why she was weak. Mayu stated, "I'm not the only one who's baking here." Yuna stared at Reiko, hugged her enthusiastically as best she could because she was holding Kuyomi, and Mayu grinned while Shiki inclined his head.
"When did you find out?" asked Yuna.
"A few days ago. These last few months were...exhilarating."
"Does it happen to deal with that lace lingerie?" asked Mayu.
"As a matter of fact, that's the whole reason!"
She laughed, "Good!" Reiko laughed as they watched her make the taiyaki, once it was ready, she decorated the fish, then placed them on a piece of parchment, and then put the tray in the oven. It was set and she turned around to look at Yuna, "I'm going to fight the servants Mom. I love cooking and baking."
"Oh you won't have to fight the servants, there's only one person you'll have to fight."
"Who?"
"He's standing next to you." Mayu looked up at Shiki, the male grinned, "He likes to prepare food and drinks only for you. The others have already agreed so if you want to cook then you'll have to beat him in a sparring match."
"Once your knee heals and I move in then it's on!"
Shiki grinned, "I look forward to it. If you are as fierce towards me as you are towards Reiko then you should have a fair advantage."
"Even if I'm smaller?"
"Especially if you're smaller." They all laughed in the kitchen as the others finally joined them, he looked at his sons, "The next time you two lay your hands on her then you're going to-"
Akusai interjected, "Each get a broken arm by a Master."
Shun inquired, "You're going to break our arms?"
"Nope. I'm not going to touch you because you're underage and I'm not a Master. I have someone else in mind."
"Who?" asked Tidus. Akusai looked at Shiki, the man was smiling, he looked at Mayu, and Tidus asked, "Why are you looking at Himawari?"
A new feminine voice chimed, "You don't have the right to call her Himawari."
Akusai grinned, "Meet Xiaolu Shikinabe, my daughter. She's a master of Wing Chun." His dark eyes looked at Mayu, "She'll be your protection for your interview. I may be your friend but I've still got jobs to do. I'll be overseas for a while, I'm not sure how long but she'll protect you...probably better than me."
She laughed, "Thank you for thinking about me Akusai."
"Anything for the Black Dragon's Himawari."
"Go away Father. You're going to be late." He waved to them while heading out but Mayu called him back, Xiaolu looked at her, the oven was shut off, she pulled the tray out, and took one of the taiyaki. It was wrapped in a cloth, she tossed it to him, Akusai caught it then he bowed to her, and dashed off. "He's like a child."
"All men are children at some point," replied Mayu, the daughter stared at her, and smirked. "So, do you eat sweets?" She shook her head, "Do you not like them?" She shook her head once more, "So why don't you eat them?" Xiaolu shrugged, "Ah, I see." The half-Chinese woman stared at the maiden, "You haven't had any that you like."
"You'll like Snowbelle's." Those dark eyes looked at Mori, he was smiling warmly at Mayu, the Ishikawa Maiden grinned, one of the pastries was put on a plate, it was placed in front of Reiko then Yuna, and the rest followed suit. The last one was given to Xiaolu but the woman shook her head, "You should try it." She sighed, took the pastry, and Mayu walked over to Takashi, he pulled her onto his lap, and he bit into the pastry while handing it to her to eat. When Mayu took a bite, she handed the fish back to Mori but he only bit off the pastry as she held it. "How do make it so good?" Immediately her face blushed, "I'm glad that the first thing I get to eat when I come back is one of your sweets." Her face darkened even more which made him chuckle, Xiaolu looked at the fish, looked at the others, and sighed. She bit the head off first, chewed it, mushed it around her mouth, and swallowed. Dark eyes stared at the fish then at the maiden before returning to it.
Mayu looked at her, "Do you like it?"
"It's good."
"Doesn't matter if it's good, someone might say it's good and someone else will say it's bad. Do you like it?"
"Yes."
Mayu smiled warmly, "That's all I want to know."
Xiaolu looked up at Shiki as the male replied, "You'll come to understand her eventually, probably much more quickly than my sons." The woman nodded, nibbled on her fish, and the other two butlers ate their own as well. "My Lady, I believe it is time for you to leave. You two have a lot of catching up to do."
"I know, thank you Shiki." Mayu got off of Mori, he stood, Kuyomi was handed to her, and she hugged her family farewell. When she approached Xiaolu, the maiden hugged her as well, the other woman was stunned, and when she backed off; the white-haired woman was smiling. "I'll see you tomorrow Xiaolu. Maybe at Chateau Bunny." She winked at her as she hugged Shiki as well, "A few more months!" The butler nodded, Mori took the diaper bag and her tote as they gave one last wave, and left the house. Once they were out of sight, Xiaolu glared at the two Matsushita males.
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Kuyomi was crying as they entered the apartment, Mayu was only laughing while Mori stated that he had missed that sound. Once everything was placed on the coat rack, Mayu immediately made a bottle for him, yet Mori took him from her, and began to feed him. She was perplexed by it, "I missed him too." She watched as he sat on the couch, Mayu leaned over the back to watch him feed the baby, she was smiling at him, "It's very hard for me to wait."
Mayu knew that this time was different, "Wait for what?"
"For us to have our own. I'm content with just Kuyomi...for now." Her face turned bright red, he didn't notice as he fed the baby, then he burped him, and he glanced over to see Mayu's red face. He blinked a few times and then he laughed. "You're still shy!"
She turned away, "I'm not shy..." Mori heard her trail off and a thought crept into his mind as she prepped dinner, once Kuyomi was happy, he took the diaper bag, and the baby into the bedroom. The infant had his diaper changed then he was placed in his crib where he fell fast asleep and Mori returned to the kitchen. Mayu had just finished closing the lid on the rice pot, she pushed the button to start it, and he yanked her towards his chest. Mayu squeaked, his arms encircled her waist, one hand trailed up her side to cup her breast. She bit her lower lip as he asked her quietly what she meant, "I don't always blush when I'm shy. Sometimes I blush when I'm excited."
"Oh?" She nodded as he continued to knead, his voice was a husky whisper in the kitchen, "I missed you so much Snowbelle." He couldn't help but nibble on her ear, she sucked in her breath at the gesture, "I'm not sure how I'm going to wait until the wedding. These past few days have made me realize that I can't be parted from you for more than a day." This time he slowly licked her ear, she moaned at the gesture, then he trailed light kisses on her ear until he reached her neck. Those kisses trailed down to her shoulder, it was encompassed in cloth which made him growl with frustration as his conquest was interrupted. Mori thought she was going to giggle at his frustration but that growl he emitted made her moan, this made him stare at her so he began to nibble on her ear once more, and then he growled again. She moaned in response to that growl, he smirked, spun her around, and pulled her close to him. She felt the slight bulge in his jeans, her face was flushed, and her eyes half-lidded. The sight made Takashi plant his lips on hers roughly, he thrust his tongue into her mouth, and she gladly accepted the gesture.
Her hands snaked down his chest, he didn't know what she was doing until she had his shirt halfway up his torso, he paused, she looked up at him while her breath was erratic. "I told you that I wanted to run my hands across your bare chest. I wasn't teasing you Taka." Mori smirked, he removed his shirt, it was tossed aside somewhere on the floor, and she slowly but surely pushed him towards the couch. This time she eased him onto the cushions, she straddled him, and he watched her with ravenous eyes. Mayu wrapped her arms around his neck, and kissed him roughly, she even bit his lower lip. No blood was drawn but he pushed her back slightly, she bit her lower lip as if she had done something wrong, and Takashi kissed her roughly. Those kisses trailed down her jaw to her neck, and he nipped her collarbone until he reached her chest. He placed feather light kisses along her bosom, it caused her chest to rise and fall rapidly, which made him well up with pride but it was pushing him to his limits.
He reached up, pulled the zipper down, slid the straps off of her shoulders, and began kissing her exposed flesh. Every now and then he would leave a red mark in his wake which only made Mayu's blood run hotter, Mori could feel her desire all over her body, and he relished the feel of her squirming in his grasp. Although her lower torso was grinding against his jeans, he growled again, she was huffing, tiny beads of sweat dotted her brow, and Takashi gripped her roughly on the arms to still her. Mayu understood what she was doing, so she tried her best to not move, he looked up at her eyes, they were full of love, lust, and longing. "I'm..not..ready." He nearly choked the words out so Mayu wrapped her arms around his neck, she pulled him close to her chest, and he wrapped his arms around her upper back.
Her voice was a whisper, "It's alright Taka. I'll wait for you."
"Why are you so good to me?"
"Because I love you so very much and I want you to be happy."
Takashi sighed, "Maybe I should let go..."
"I think you should." He looked up at her, she smiled warmly at him, and he began kissing her once more; it was urgent now, he felt himself slipping away, all of his restraint, it was all disappearing in a matter of seconds. He pushed on her upper back to get her closer to him, he wanted to feel every part of her, she ran her hands across his bare back, and he felt sparks at her touch. Mori leaned her back so that he could have access to her chest, however it made her push against his pelvis, and he growled once more but this time it didn't stop Mayu. She shifted slightly, he growled again, Mayu leaned up just a little to look at him, and he was panting; trying to keep back the last of his restraint. Her voice was barely audible in the quiet room, "I love you Takashi."
He felt his last restraint snap, fingers unhooked her bra, it was tossed over the couch to land on the kitchen table, immediately he stared at her breasts. They were covered in a very thin transparent sheen of sweat, her chest quivered with her breathing, and those peaks were hard with excitement. Mori captured one, kneaded the other, and Mayu simply enjoyed everything that he did to her. Both of their breathing deteriorated ever more as he assaulted her body, when she squirmed, he would growl, and she would pant and moan. Takashi was enthralled by her reaction to his kisses, he decided to do something different, he placed his lips on the side of her breast, and began to suck the skin there. Mayu moaned loudly at the gesture, he grinned, when he leaned back to look at what he had done, there was a small red spot forming along with some slight bruising. Takashi grinned but that grin faded the moment that the maiden captured his lips. Her kiss was hungry and he began to understand that thirst that her father had warned him about, he wrapped his arms around her upper torso, pulling her close to him, her bare chest met his, and he moaned into her kiss. Mayu kept her lips planted on his, her tongue invaded his mouth, she was fervent in her gestures, wanting to feel every crevasse of him, yet before anything else could happen, a knock resounded on her door.
The couple both glared at the door, they looked at one another, and laughed; they placed their foreheads together until their laughter subsided. Mori smiled, he kissed her cheek then watched as she got off of him, she walked around until she found her bra, he got up, snatched his shirt, and headed into the bathroom. She put her bra on, quickl wiped her exposed skin of sweat, then approached the door, she looked through the peephole, and saw no one. "Huh?" Mayu waited, the knock came again, so she unhooked the chain, and pulled the door open. A young girl stood there with long blond hair that was loose, she wore a long pink skirt with a long sleeve white blouse, and pink cuffs. Blue eyes stared up at her, they were full of tears, and Mayu glanced around but there was no one with the small girl. She knelt down, "Are you lost?" The girl nodded then her stomach growled, Mayu stared at her as the girl blushed, and the maiden wore a warm smile, "Come inside then." The Ishikawa Maiden closed the door, locked it, then took the girl to the table, she sat her down, and dug around in her fridge for something; finally she settled on sweet buns. "Do you like sweet things?" The girl nodded, "Good!"
Mayu began making the sweet buns, it didn't take her long as she was moving as fast as she could, then popped them in the oven, she poured some tea for the child in her Royal Albert cup, and sat it down in front of her. The girl held the cup gingerly as she drank the tea, she smiled at the sweetness of the berries, and looked at Mayu. The woman asked for her name, "Kirimi Nekozawa."
Red eyes blinked, "Nekozawa? Are you related to Umehito?"
"Huh? You know my brother?"
Mayu smiled, "Of course I know him. I'm his friend but he never told me that he had such a cute little sister!" Kirimi blushed, "I bet Belzeneff told him to keep it a secret!"
"You know him too?!"
"Yes I was given a totem of the Cat Lord so that he'll protect me in the shadows."
"Who protects you during the day?"
"My Lady Amaterasu."
"You're a Light Maiden?"
"I am. My name is Mayu Ishikawa." Kirimi's eyes glowed, Mayu was smiling at the girl, "So how did you get inside this complex?"
"The gate was open."
"I see. You go to Ouran?" She nodded, "Then how did you get all the way here?" Kirimi explained to her that she was walking then began to follow a butterfly because it had blue wings and knocked on her door since it had landed there. The small Nekozawa sister appeared bashful then asked her if she was going to yell at her. "Hm? No." The blond haired girl stared at her, "I would have done the same thing but I do believe that you knocking on my door was no coincidence. Perhaps Lord Belzeneff is watching out for you." She grinned at the older woman with red eyes while Mayu smiled at her. "Come, let's do something with your hair." The maiden looked around then disappeared into the bedroom, she grabbed a large maple leaf barrette then returned, Mayu ran her fingers gently through Kirimi's hair until the knots were all out. The little girl sighed happily, "It always feels good when someone else does it." She giggled while Mayu smiled, she quickly braided the girl's hair, then wrapped it up in a bun, and secured it on top with her maple leaf barrette. "All done." They walked into her bedroom so that she could see her hair, Kirimi was in awe of it, "You can keep the barrette if you like it." Instantly she was hugged, the shower was still running which made Mayu grin, she took the girl back to the kitchen, the sweet buns had finished.
They were removed from the oven, set out to cool off, and Mayu decided to make extra food for her new guest. Vegetables were sliced up, tossed into the rice pot, lentils, rice, and baby shrimp. The buns had cooled off, there were six of them, so she brought one over to Kirimi, it was on a small plate, her tea was refilled as well. "I like this cup."
"You do?" She nodded, "Well how about you come over more often and we can have a tea party? Or I can come to you."
"Really?!" Her eyes were full of wonder, Mayu nodded and stated that she'd love to spend some time with Umehito's younger sister. "Thank you!"
"You're welcome, Reiko told me that he had a sister but it didn't register in my mind until you introduced yourself. You really are cute." Kirimi blushed again but Mayu only smiled as she took a bite of the sweet bun, "Do you like it?"
"Yesh!" Kirimi exclaimed, Mori had entered the kitchen, he blinked a few times, and stared at the young girl. Immediately he removed his phone, texted Umehito that his sister was here, and he got a response that he would be on his way over as soon as he was finished with his duties. "How do you make this?"
"I'll teach you when I come to visit."
"Really?" Mayu nodded, Mori leaned against the wall, and simply watched them interact with one another; he smiled at his betrothed. She was making sure that Kirimi was comfortable, "What kind of cup is this?"
"It's called Royal Albert. It's an antique but I'm sure I can find some more just for you." The girl was positively enthralled with Mayu, and Mori couldn't help but grin as the maiden continued to interact with Kirimi as if she was her family. Eventually he had to join in, so he took a seat next to the blond girl, she looked up at him, and gasped. "You know Mori?" She nodded fervently, "He's going to be my husband." She gasped, then Mayu gasped, and both looked at her, "Kirimi, would you like to be my flower girl?" Those big blue eyes lit up then spilled tears, she ran from her seat into Mayu's arms, and the maiden only smiled at her. "There, there! No need to cry! It's alright!"
Mori put his chin on his palm while his elbow rested on the table, he was smiling at her, and she took a furtive glance at him; his dark grey eyes held lust in them. Her face turned red but it abated as she focused on Kirimi. "Umehito will come to get you when he's ready," stated Mori. Kirimi nodded, "How did you get here?" Mayu recounted the tale, he nodded, and didn't say anything else on the matter, "What did you make?"
"Sweet buns." Immediately he took one, bit into it, and relished the taste of the berry filling; he noticed the cup of tea in front of him. He sipped it, a berry tea to match a berry pastry, and he smiled at her Mayu as she comforted Kirimi. There was crying heard, "Hey, you want to meet my little brother?" She nodded, her tears had dried up instantly, "Come on. He's hungry!" She giggled then followed after Mayu into the bedroom, Mori was grinning as he ate his bun, and sipped his tea.
Only a few hours had passed before there was a knock, Mori opened the door to see Umehito standing there, he motioned for him to come in. Once inside, Takashi said, "Snowbelle's been keeping her busy." The male cloaked in darkness looked at Mori quizzically before they took their seats in the living room, Kirimi was there watching Mayu knit. "Would you like tea?" The male Nekozawa nodded, Mori left to get it for him, and Umehito was grinning at Mayu.
"You really like her Kirimi?" His younger sister ran to her brother, they embraced, and he was grinning down at her. "Did that blue butterfly tempt you again?" She nodded, "It's alright, one day we'll get him." Mayu smiled, she quickly finished off what she was doing, then called the younger sibling over, the girl had returned to the maiden's side, and Mayu wrapped the scarf around her neck. "Is that for her?"
"Yes. It's not winter but I thought it would be nice and it'll keep that pesky butterfly from tempting you!" It was a white knitted scarf with blue butterflies strewn throughout. "She likes butterflies." Kirimi was going to cry but Mayu embraced her, "I'm your friend Kirimi. I'm going to give you gifts so there's no need to cry!" The younger sibling stifled her noise, she smiled up at Mayu, and the older woman returned that smile. Red irises looked at the man cloaked in black, "I fed her already." Immediately he laughed while Mayu grinned, Mori returned with the tea, Umehito thanked him, and took a sip. "Would you mind if she's my flower girl?"
He stared at her, "It would be an honor."
"The honor is having you as a friend."
"You are truly humble Light Maiden." Mayu smiled while Kirimi took her seat next to Mayu, "Do you like her Kirimi?" She nodded, "She can come over sometime if you want." She nodded again, "Oh? Who did your hair?"
"Mayu did!"
"Very pretty but you'll have to let it down since you need to return the barrette."
Kirimi was sad but Mayu said, "I already told you that you can keep the barrette. I have others."
"Isn't it a family heirloom?" asked Mori.
"No, it's something that I bought online because it had a maple leaf but I think Kirimi looks much cuter in it than I do."
"You should keep it!"
Mayu looked at the younger Nekozawa heir with a content smile, "It's okay. Lady Amaterasu will allow me to give it to whom I wish and I want you to have it Kirimi."
"Do I have to be a Light Maiden?"
"No."
"I want to be one!"
"Wouldn't you rather prefer to be a Feline Maiden?"
"Feline?"
"To honor Lord Belzeneff. He is very wise and very powerful, he can protect you from everything day or night, and I'm quite sure he's the one who brought you to my door with a bit of help from Lady Amaterasu." Kirmi was in awe, "But it's your choice. Once Mori and I are married then you can come to the Morinozuka House to learn about Lady Amaterasu, Lord Tsukuyomi, and Lord Belzeneff." She nodded and Mayu turned her attention to Umehito, "I was going to ask you when I had some time but since you're here now, would you like to be part of my school?"
"School?"
She nodded, "Shiki's building a section for me to keep all of my family's scrolls because I thought I could teach children about Lady Amaterasu and Lord Tsukuyomi while Reiko was going to teach them about Lord Belzeneff but perhaps you're better suited for it."
"It would be an honor but who would teach them about Lord Tsukuyomi?"
"I will. It's all in the Ishikawa Scrolls."
"I will help you. It's a great honor."
"The honor is all mine." They smiled at one another and Kirimi stated that she was tired, "I bet you are! You had such an exciting day!" She laughed, Umehito finished his tea, Mayu and Mori saw them to the door, and made sure they entered their car before heading back inside the apartment. They returned inside their abode, the door was locked, she leaned her back against it, and Mori pushed against her. Her breathing picked up while her face flushed but he gave a gentle kiss on her forehead.
"You're going to be a great mother and teacher. It seems that our time for passion isn't here yet. With all these interruptions, I'm beginning to think the Gods want us to wait no matter what we feel."
"I'm inclined to agree with you." They laughed, kissed passionately, then crying was heard, "He's hungry again. Such a ravenous appetite!" Mori allowed her to walk towards the bedroom and paused as she glanced over her shoulder at him, "Kinda like you." She dashed off into the bedroom, he stood there stunned but grinned as he took a seat on the couch, waiting for her return.
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Grey eyes watched her bounce around the cafe, she was invigorated from Kirimi's visit, and she was producing so much energy but he knew the real reason. He had gotten her riled up with no release so she was forced to find another outlet to release the pent up energy. Mori was sipping his coffee while watching her move around gracefully, her father entered, took a seat with Mori, and patted his shoulder. Takashi smiled at his father-in-law, Mayu had brought her father the usual before bounding off to other patrons.
"She's really energetic this morning." Mori only nodded as he sipped his coffee, the infant poised on his shoulder, "I heard that Nabe watched over her while you were gone."
"Nabe?"
Aiden nodded, "Yep. His last name was originally Nabe but since he became friends with Shiki and decided to serve under him in the clan, Shiki changed his last name to Shikinabe. A way for others to know who he served. It's how that clan works."
"Works?"
There was a glint in those green eyes, "They may be disbanded but they still listen to him so if you come across anyone whose last name is Shiki with something attached to it then you'll know who they serve. Since Shiki chose Mayu as their Himawari, there are bound to be some interesting people popping up here and there in the shadows."
"How do you know all this?"
"Let me just say that Ishikawas and Matsushitas have always had a partnership. Talia and Rosette are supposed to marry Shun and Tidus, respectively but we'll see. I'm not sure if I want to torture Mayu like that."
"You wouldn't torture her. Akusai has Xiaolu staying with her since he still has jobs to do."
Aiden raised an eyebrow, "Really?"
"Any way to get rid of his sons?" The Ishikawa Head listened as Mori recounted the sparring match the prior day and he saw anger flash in those green eyes. The man said that he would like to stop by the house if it was alright with him. "Of course, we're going there after Yue, you can accompany us."
"I'll meet you there because I still have business to take care of." Mori only nodded as Kuyomi kept silent, he could tell that Mayu's father was seething with the news of what Shiki's sons had done to his precious Light Maiden. He finished his food, his latte, and paid his bill; he hugged Mayu and said that he'd see her later. She nodded, bid him a blessed and shining day in French, and he responded in the same language. Mayu smiled at him as he dashed off, as it calmed down, Kairi and Mayu began to set up for the night crew.
A familiar voice resounded through the cafe, "I'm so bored at home." Mayu embraced her aunt, the woman was already dressed, and Kairi laughed. "I don't have anything to do! I mean my books sell themselves so what am I to do but come in early?" Mayu was grinning at her aunt, she leaned in, and whispered to her niece, "When your thirst awakens give me a call." She was perplexed, Miho winked, "You'll understand soon enough and you're going to need some help with it just in case Mori gets tuckered out." It was then that she understood, she blushed but Miho hugged her to calm her down, "Since you make tea, it'll be so much easier for you." Mayu nodded, thanked her quietly, and she responded, "Nonsense! You're my niece, I love you." The embraced once more while Kairi told Mayu that she could go, Miho did a fist pump to show she was ready for action.
Kairi laughed, "That's why you're our Ebony Havanese!"
Miho grinned, winked, shimmied, and resumed her work in taking over Mayu's section; Kairi was laughing the entire time. Once changed, she said her farewells to everyone, she was handed Kuyomi, and Mori took the bags with him. The summer air toyed with her longer strands, she patted her infant brother's back, and they waited for the arrival of the car that Takashi had requested. However a sleek dark gray car pulled up, both of them tilted their head in confusion, the person who exited the driver's seat made them both gasp. She was wearing a dark blue pant suit with a white blouse, the back door was opened for the small family, and they climbed in. Once it was shut, the driver entered the vehicle, and began towards Yue's studio. Mayu was going to say something but she replied, "This is the car that Shiki said to drive you in because it's special."
"How is it different?" asked Mori.
"This one's been improved in various areas so you're safe. You'll probably survive if the damn thing fell off a cliff. I hate large cars but this one is an exception."
"What kind is it?" asked Mayu.
"It's an Aston Martin Rapide. British to match your tea cups."
"Thank you Xiaolu."
"No thanks is necessary Himawari. My number should be programmed into your phone, if not, I'll do it when we get to the studio." She nodded, "It should be in yours too Mori."
"You can call me Mayu."
"I prefer Himawari, it suits you just as good."
"Whatever you prefer, Lulu."
"Lulu?"
Mayu grinned, "If you're going to call me Himawari then I'm giong to call you Lulu. Is that alright?"
She smiled, "It's fine." Mayu was happy with that, Mori kissed her temple, and Kuyomi sputtered giggles, "I also received a phone call from Aiden, he'll be stopping by later to speak with the Matsushita boys. You wouldn't know anything about that would you Himawari?"
"I suppose it has to do with the fact that they touched me yesterday. Many people don't know this, especially outside of the family but my Da has a temper. It's where I got mine from, most of my personality is from his side, and if those two weren't such pests perhaps I would have warned them but I don't think so." Xiaolu laughed heartily as she parked the car at the studio, Mayu was grinning, and Mori smirked, the door was opened for them, and they climbed out. "I don't think I'll ever get used to it."
"You can fake it right?" Mayu smiled, nodded, and they headed inside for the Friday photo shoot. Of course Yue was ecstatic about meeting her new bodyguard, he took some photographs of her as well, she wasn't very comfortable but Yue made it work, and Mayu poked her in the side every now and then to make her jump. After they had their fill, Yue began working with his beloved model, Kuyomi was being held by Mori. Xiaolu kept her eyes focused on Mayu, "Whenever you two travel, I'll accompany you." He nodded his thanks and they both fell into silence once more. The shoot, they said their farewells, and their new guardian drove them to the Morinozuka House.
She entered the door, tea had already been laid out in the den, she smiled, and Xiaolu stood by but Mayu invited her to sit down with them. "I know you're going to protest but I still consider you a friend so have a seat." She sighed, sat down, and stated that she'll never win against her; Mayu laughed. "Maybe one day but if Taka can't win against me then no one can." Her red eyes gleamed devilishly and Mori took advantage of it by leaning over to nuzzle her neck. She started laughing while Xiaolu just chuckled and sipped the tea that was there. "I can't breathe!" Mayu was laughing so Mori stopped his antics, she sipped her tea to quench her parched throat, he smile at her, and kissed her on the head. There was a knock at the door, "Must be Da." Xiaolu was going to get up but she put up her hand, instead she called out, "Tidus, Shun, can one of you get the door please."
Immediately Tidus appeared, he opened up the door, and was immediately socked in the face by a clenched fist. Mayu sipped her tea while the other two with her stared in shock, Aiden entered, closed the door, and rolled his shoulders. "Alright, to the dojo with you and your brother. Now." His green eyes were dark, Tidus stood up, nodded, and went to find his brother. "Stay here and relax my glowing star. Daddy will take care of this."
"Yes Papa Wolf." He smirked, it was reminiscent of Mayu's and Mori understood that Mayu was the female version of her father with tidbits of the Honto side thrown in. The Ishikawa Maiden sipped her tea while her father went into the dojo, she was smiling to herself while Kuyomi giggled in his papoose. They could hear sounds of someone being thrown to the ground multiple times along with groans and Xiaolu glanced at the dojo area with Mori, yet they both turned to look at Mayu; she was still sipping her tea as if the noise was a usual occurrence. "I have four sisters, I'm used to it." Mori chuckled and Xiaolu snickered, Aiden reappeared, his sleeves had been rolled up, and he took a seat next to the new guardian, he poured a cup of tea, and inhaled the scent.
"Ahhh, this smells good. It must be your juniper blend." She nodded, "Shiki's always good at picking out things that make people calm down. Where is he anyway? It's been ages since I saw him last."
"He's out doing some errands at the moment," replied Xiaolu.
"Ah. Very good then! I'll have to text him so we can hang out sometime." Mayu asked for his phone, she input Shiki's number, and handed it back. "Thank you my little girl. You were always my favorite."
"I know."
Aiden laughed, "I never have to tell you anything, you just know what I mean by looking at me."
"That's because I'm more like you and Gammy than the Selka."
"Very true."
"I'm glad for it," chimed in Mori. It was so nonchalantly placed that everyone had to laugh at it, he was silent, and sipped his tea while they had their fill. He knew it was all in good fun which was why it didn't bother him. "What about Tidus and Shun?"
"They're still rolling around in there."
"Do you know kickboxing?"
"Nope. I know something far more dirty." They all looked at him, "I'm a street fighter so I'll use any means necessary to get my point across or get what I want."
"You really were a pirate huh Da?"
"At some point in my life yes but you'll know the full history of your family once you read those scrolls."
"So you aren't the one who opened the maple company?"
"Oh no, I'm just the one who inherited it and made it more mainstream. I tell a lot of lies inside and outside of the estate to protect those I love and those scrolls. Keep them safe Mayu."
"Shiki's put a special lock on it, only he knows where the key is."
"Good man." After some time, he stated that he had to go, Mayu hugged him, he did the same to her, to Mori, and to Xiaolu. He waved to them, "Good bye my little family! I'll see you all again real soon." He grinned before dashing through the front door.
"Where's Mom, Dad, and little bro?" asked Mayu.
Xiaolu replied, "Also doing errands so this was an opportune moment for your father to teach those two a lesson. Let's get you three home now before something else comes up. I'll return here and take care of this." Mayu nodded her thanks, they were ushered into the Aston Martin, then dropped off at the complex.
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Once more Kuyomi had been put down to sleep, they had their dinner, and they were currently snuggling with one another on the couch. Mayu sighed happily, she curled into Mori's arms even further, just to get close to him, and he squeezed. It elicited a giggle from her, a gentle kiss was placed on her head, she looked up, and placed one on his cheek. Takashi smiled, they both returned to staring at the wall in front of them, she still didn't have a television, and he didn't mind because he enjoyed time with her more than anything else. "I have a television interview coming up," she said.
"I know."
"Hikaru said that he should be getting the details soon." He nodded, "Do you think that I'll do alright?"
"You'll be fine Snowbelle."
"You have such faith in me."
"Because I know you and I hope to get you know you even better in the coming months." Immediately her face flushed, he saw it from the corner of his eye, and he smirked. "What did I tell you about blushing Little Maiden?"
"I know but I can't control it."
"Then let's do something about it."
She looked up at him, "Huh?" Immediately her lips were captured, she fell into that heat haze that seeped through her veins. She could feel her core start to burn, so Mori took the initiative to unzip her dress, he parted his lips from her, and slowly slipped the strap off her shoulder. Her eyes had become half-lidded, he nudged her down onto the cushions, now he was poised over her, and used that same agonizing slow gesture to remove the other shoulder strap. Mayu's eyes fluttered closed as her heart began to pick up its pace, her chest rose and fell rapidly, he smirked to himself, and began to place a trail of kisses from her earlobe down to her jawline.
His lips met with the center of her collarbone, he gently nudged the necklaces aside with his tongue, then trailed the wet tip down the collarbone to the valley between her breasts. His fingers hooked the straps, they gently and slowly pulled the fabric down her hot skin; she began to pant. Mori felt her squirm underneath him, a smirk curled his lips, his tongue had been replaced in his mouth, and the fabric was finally pulled down to her waist. It bunched up there, he slipped his hand underneath her, the clasp was undone, he slipped it off with the same slow pace, and she squirmed more beneath him. Mori chuckled, she opened her eyes at him, and he couldn't help the gleam in his dark irises. It made her flush, the bra was tossed over his shoulder, he leaned back, and removed his shirt. It was tossed over his shoulder as well, he kissed her between her mounds, then trailed his tongue after them, her breathing kicked up a notch, and he immediately captured a peak.
Mayu gasped at the contact, she had been aching for him to do that, his teasing was driving her wild, she slipped her legs from underneath him, he noticed that she wrapped them around his waist, and he grinned. Once more his tongue lazily curled around her peak, his other hand had begun to knead the other side, and she entangled her hands in his hair. He could tell that she wanted more but he held back, even if his jeans were becoming quite uncomfortable. Mori switched to the other one, the cool air in the apartment made her peak harden even more, the rubbed the tip with his thumb, and she moaned at the connection. His hands were lightly calloused from all of his training, it made his touch even more arousing, and she moaned every time he rubbed her peak or his tongue slathered over the other one. He leaned back to look at his work, she was panting with need, her eyes were closed, and her brow drawn up, she was sweating, and he leaned down once more. This time he dragged his bare chest across hers, ever so slowly, it was agonizing to her, he did to so that he could kiss her gently, and then he trailed those kisses down, all the while dragging his bare chest across her sensitive breasts.
"Taka..." He looked up at her, her eyes stayed closed, "Taka...please..."
His voice was husky, "I love it when you beg Mayu."
"Please...Taka..." He enjoyed her begging, he enjoyed the torment that he was inflicting upon her, and he refused to stop. So his tongue continued to torment her peaks, making one warm then switching so the cool air could caress it, and it made her suck in breath each time. Her panting had increased, her skin was hot, and he could feel electric sparks where her fingers touched his skin. "Taka...shi..." Mori moved lower, she couldn't help but squirm, so he moved her legs from his waist to his shoulders the further he moved down, and he pulled her dress off as he did so. It was tossed over his shoulder to land somewhere, then he returned to her apex, he grabbed her panties with his teeth, and slowly pulled them down, they were swiftly removed. "Taka...I..can't...please..."
"You can't what?"
"Take much more."
"Good." Before she could respond to him, he kissed her femininity lightly, it sent a shock wave of pleasure through her body, and he grinned to himself at her reaction. She was going to beg more but he began to kiss her lips, she immediately bit her lower lip to keep from crying out as another intense spasm went through her body, and Mori did it again. By now she was panting, her chest rose and fell rapidly, her breasts jiggled with the motion, and Mori smiled. He tested the waters, he licked the outside of her apex, she shuddered, moaned, and he did it again. Mayu was gasping for air, her brow was knit together, and Mori watched her expression; he ingrained it into his memory. Without warning, he thrust his tongue inside of her, the reaction from Mayu made his pride well up, and he continued to stroke her walls with his tongue. Mayu was panting rapidly, she was openly moaning, and her hands gripped the back of his head.
His ego inflated even more at her reaction, he kept stroking her slowly, the more she panted and moaned, the slower he went until her eyes snapped open. They focused on him, he looked at her with his lustful grey stones, and her rubies were on fire. He knew what she wanted, "Takashi..please..." Immediately he responded by increasing his speed, she immediately fell to his conquest, her hands relinquished their grip on his hair only to grip what she could of the couch. He moved faster, her panting and moaning increased as well, so he quickly shifted, his bare chest ran across hers, he captured her mouth with his, and instantly filled her core with his fingers. She wrapped her arms around his neck to pull him tighter, he nudged one arm behind her back to lift her up, and he continued to pump her more quickly. With each quickening stroke, she gripped him tighter to her body, trying to get as close to him as she could until her climax hit her. Since he had his mouth over hers, she couldn't cry out, he preferred it that way, and he felt her walls tighten around his fingers, she even went as far as to wrap her legs around him. It caused his fingers to slide in deeper, she arched her back, and Mori inserted his tongue into her parted lips.
When she was finally relaxing, he withdrew his fingers gently, he licked them clean, and watched as she opened her eyes, he could tell that she was dazed, and he smiled. "Did you enjoy it?"
"If you do that with your hand then I can't even imagine what it'll be like."
"Good. I want it to be a surprise."
"You know I love surprises."
"I know you do. I'll get clean first."
"I'll clean up the clothes...maybe."
"If you still can't get up then I'll carry you to the bath." Her face turned crimson, he laughed, "You're shy!" He kissed her deeply, she returned it with just as much passion, and when they parted; he was grinning. "I love you Mayu."
"I love you too Takashi." On cue there was crying, they both laughed, Mori got up, headed into the shower, and Mayu waited for a little bit in order to gain some strength. Once she felt that she could stand, she gathered up her clothes, and headed into the bedroom to sate Kuyomi's ravenous appetite. Her mind turned to the lingerie that she had Ren commission, her face burned as she thought about it and the undergarments she was going to wear underneath her wedding dress to tease him. "So lecherous!" Mayu thought for a minute and smiled, "Must be Da's side of the family." Mayu chuckled while grabbing her riceball lingerie and some undergarments while nabbing Kuyomi so that she could change his diaper and feed him. "It's going to be so fulfilling with him." Crimson irises were filled with love as they stared at the closed bathroom door, "Don't you think so Kuyomi?" She looked down at the baby, his pale blue eyes stared into hers, and he giggled.
