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Chapter 3: Different Companion
As the week past, Kougaiji was busy preparing for the long trip. He brought some clothes, food supplies, the old book, and all the necessary items. As he was walking down the hallway, he noticed a nurse walking into Dokugakuji's room. Because of his curiosity, he walked towards Dokugakuji's room. As he was about to knock, the nurse opened the door, holding a tray with a glass and some medicine.
"Oh, Kougaiji-sama, please excuse me."
"Wait."
"Yes my lord?"
"What has happened?"
"It seems that Dokugakuji-san has a fever, my lord."
"Fever?"
"Yes, my lord."
"Very well. You may leave now."
As soon as he said this, the nurse bowed and continued walking to where she needed to go. As soon as she left, Kougaiji knocked on the door.
"Come in!"
Kougaiji walked in the room just to see Dokugakuji lying on his bed covered in thick, warm blankets, with a thermometer sticking out of his mouth and with a small, wet towel on his forehead.
"You rarely get sick. What happened?"
"Well Kou, remember when you, me, Yaone, and Lirin went to the north east forest yesterday?
"Yeah."
"Well, I gave my cloak to Lirin when it rained. Lirin forgot hers here. So I had to let her use mine, since you had one and Yaone had one. So I just have a cold. That's all. Oh and, I can't go with you to the cave to find the Fire Dragon's power tomorrow. Sorry Kou."
Kougaiji sighed and said, "I have no choice. I'm taking Yaone with me. Good night."
"Good night."
Kougaiji quickly left the room and searched the castle for his beautiful subordinate, Yaone. He walked towards her room and knocked on the door. When he didn't hear her answer, he knocked again, this time a little louder than the first one. When he still didn't hear her answer, he got a little irritated and just walked in the room. He saw her sleeping soundly on her bed, cuddling a small pillow. Her hair was down and it covered her face. Kougaiji silently closed the door behind him and slowly walked towards her. He carefully moved the hair covering her face to the side. As soon as he did this, she moved slightly and was now lying on her back. Because of her movement, the blanket slid down up to her waist. She was wearing a thin white nightgown. It was thin so he could clearly see her undergarments and the perfect shape of her body. He blushed a little and covered her with the blanket. After doing this, he slightly tapped her shoulder.
"Yaone, wake up."
Yaone opened her tired eyes and sat up, rubbing her eyes with the back of her hand. As soon as she noticed Kougaiji staring at her, she quickly got out of bed and bowed.
"I'm sorry if I had to wake you up. I tried knocking, but you wouldn't answer."
"It's alright, Kougaiji-sama. And I'm really sorry for not waking up."
"I have to something important to tell you."
"What might that be, my lord?"
"Dokugakuji is sick and he can't accompany me tomorrow. You will be accompanying me instead. Will that be alright with you?"
"Yes, Kougaiji-sama."
"I apologize for the short notice."
"It's alright."
"Then you should prepare for the journey. Oh and, you should switch off the lights when you sleep."
"May I ask why?"
"Because when the room is bright, what you're wearing might seem see- through."
Yaone was puzzled by what Kougaiji told her. But when she looked at her nightgown, she finally noticed that her nightgown was too thin. As soon as she noticed, she blushed and quickly crossed her arms in front of her and turned around.
"I'm so sorry Kougaiji-sama. I didn't know."
"It's alright. Anyway, you should get some rest. Good night."
"Good night. Oh and, may I ask how long our journey will be?"
"About a month."
"Thank you."
As soon as Kougaiji left, she quickly took out a bag and prepared her things. She took out some clothes from her closet and neatly fixed them inside the bag. She took out a small first-aid kit from the bathroom and placed it inside the bag as well. She took her belt and filled its pockets with poison, grenades, and vials with different substances inside. After preparing her things, she walked to her bed and slept.
The next morning, Yaone walked in her bathroom to take a hot shower. She took off her clothes and stepped into the shower. It took her about twenty minutes in the shower. After taking a shower, she got dressed, gathered her things and walked out of the room. While walking down the hallway, she saw Kougaiji walk out of his room, carrying a bag on his shoulder. She quickly walked towards him to greet him.
"Good morning, Kougaiji-sama."
Kougaiji just came out of his room when he heard someone say his name. As he looked at where the sound came from, he saw Yaone walking towards him, carrying a bag with things in it. He smiled a little turned to face her.
"Good morning. We should leave right away."
"We're not going to eat first? It's not good to leave with an empty stomach."
"Don't worry about breakfast. I sent the maid to make breakfast for us. We will eat on the way."
"Oh."
"Let's go."
Yaone just nodded and followed Kougaiji to where Hiryu was. When they got there, a maid greeted them and handed Kougaiji their breakfast that was wrapped in a piece of cloth. Kougaiji dismissed the maid and placed his and Yaone's bag on Hiryu. He got on Hiryu first and helped her get on. Before leaving, Kougaiji checked the things if he placed them properly. As soon as he was done, he took her arms and wrapped them around her waist. Yaone blushed when he did this and loosened her hold around his waist. When Kougaiji felt this, he quickly tightened her hold and looked at her.
"You should hold on tightly if you don't want to fall."
"I'm sorry."
"It's alright."
As soon as they were done talking, Hiryu flew away. Yaone watched, as the castle became smaller as they went higher. When the castle was just a tiny dot from her view, Hiryu suddenly sped up. Yaone quickly tightened her hold and was now hugging Kougaiji from behind.
"I'm sorry. Did I go too fast?"
When Yaone realized what she was doing, she blushed and loosened her hold just a little, just enough so that she wasn't hugging him. And soon, everything was just normal and they just continued on their way.
To be continued...
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Well... This chapter just focused on Kougaiji and Yaone. I might focus on the Sanzo-Ikko on the next chapter. So don't worry. Anyway, please review. Thanks! ^_^
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Chapter 3: Different Companion
As the week past, Kougaiji was busy preparing for the long trip. He brought some clothes, food supplies, the old book, and all the necessary items. As he was walking down the hallway, he noticed a nurse walking into Dokugakuji's room. Because of his curiosity, he walked towards Dokugakuji's room. As he was about to knock, the nurse opened the door, holding a tray with a glass and some medicine.
"Oh, Kougaiji-sama, please excuse me."
"Wait."
"Yes my lord?"
"What has happened?"
"It seems that Dokugakuji-san has a fever, my lord."
"Fever?"
"Yes, my lord."
"Very well. You may leave now."
As soon as he said this, the nurse bowed and continued walking to where she needed to go. As soon as she left, Kougaiji knocked on the door.
"Come in!"
Kougaiji walked in the room just to see Dokugakuji lying on his bed covered in thick, warm blankets, with a thermometer sticking out of his mouth and with a small, wet towel on his forehead.
"You rarely get sick. What happened?"
"Well Kou, remember when you, me, Yaone, and Lirin went to the north east forest yesterday?
"Yeah."
"Well, I gave my cloak to Lirin when it rained. Lirin forgot hers here. So I had to let her use mine, since you had one and Yaone had one. So I just have a cold. That's all. Oh and, I can't go with you to the cave to find the Fire Dragon's power tomorrow. Sorry Kou."
Kougaiji sighed and said, "I have no choice. I'm taking Yaone with me. Good night."
"Good night."
Kougaiji quickly left the room and searched the castle for his beautiful subordinate, Yaone. He walked towards her room and knocked on the door. When he didn't hear her answer, he knocked again, this time a little louder than the first one. When he still didn't hear her answer, he got a little irritated and just walked in the room. He saw her sleeping soundly on her bed, cuddling a small pillow. Her hair was down and it covered her face. Kougaiji silently closed the door behind him and slowly walked towards her. He carefully moved the hair covering her face to the side. As soon as he did this, she moved slightly and was now lying on her back. Because of her movement, the blanket slid down up to her waist. She was wearing a thin white nightgown. It was thin so he could clearly see her undergarments and the perfect shape of her body. He blushed a little and covered her with the blanket. After doing this, he slightly tapped her shoulder.
"Yaone, wake up."
Yaone opened her tired eyes and sat up, rubbing her eyes with the back of her hand. As soon as she noticed Kougaiji staring at her, she quickly got out of bed and bowed.
"I'm sorry if I had to wake you up. I tried knocking, but you wouldn't answer."
"It's alright, Kougaiji-sama. And I'm really sorry for not waking up."
"I have to something important to tell you."
"What might that be, my lord?"
"Dokugakuji is sick and he can't accompany me tomorrow. You will be accompanying me instead. Will that be alright with you?"
"Yes, Kougaiji-sama."
"I apologize for the short notice."
"It's alright."
"Then you should prepare for the journey. Oh and, you should switch off the lights when you sleep."
"May I ask why?"
"Because when the room is bright, what you're wearing might seem see- through."
Yaone was puzzled by what Kougaiji told her. But when she looked at her nightgown, she finally noticed that her nightgown was too thin. As soon as she noticed, she blushed and quickly crossed her arms in front of her and turned around.
"I'm so sorry Kougaiji-sama. I didn't know."
"It's alright. Anyway, you should get some rest. Good night."
"Good night. Oh and, may I ask how long our journey will be?"
"About a month."
"Thank you."
As soon as Kougaiji left, she quickly took out a bag and prepared her things. She took out some clothes from her closet and neatly fixed them inside the bag. She took out a small first-aid kit from the bathroom and placed it inside the bag as well. She took her belt and filled its pockets with poison, grenades, and vials with different substances inside. After preparing her things, she walked to her bed and slept.
The next morning, Yaone walked in her bathroom to take a hot shower. She took off her clothes and stepped into the shower. It took her about twenty minutes in the shower. After taking a shower, she got dressed, gathered her things and walked out of the room. While walking down the hallway, she saw Kougaiji walk out of his room, carrying a bag on his shoulder. She quickly walked towards him to greet him.
"Good morning, Kougaiji-sama."
Kougaiji just came out of his room when he heard someone say his name. As he looked at where the sound came from, he saw Yaone walking towards him, carrying a bag with things in it. He smiled a little turned to face her.
"Good morning. We should leave right away."
"We're not going to eat first? It's not good to leave with an empty stomach."
"Don't worry about breakfast. I sent the maid to make breakfast for us. We will eat on the way."
"Oh."
"Let's go."
Yaone just nodded and followed Kougaiji to where Hiryu was. When they got there, a maid greeted them and handed Kougaiji their breakfast that was wrapped in a piece of cloth. Kougaiji dismissed the maid and placed his and Yaone's bag on Hiryu. He got on Hiryu first and helped her get on. Before leaving, Kougaiji checked the things if he placed them properly. As soon as he was done, he took her arms and wrapped them around her waist. Yaone blushed when he did this and loosened her hold around his waist. When Kougaiji felt this, he quickly tightened her hold and looked at her.
"You should hold on tightly if you don't want to fall."
"I'm sorry."
"It's alright."
As soon as they were done talking, Hiryu flew away. Yaone watched, as the castle became smaller as they went higher. When the castle was just a tiny dot from her view, Hiryu suddenly sped up. Yaone quickly tightened her hold and was now hugging Kougaiji from behind.
"I'm sorry. Did I go too fast?"
When Yaone realized what she was doing, she blushed and loosened her hold just a little, just enough so that she wasn't hugging him. And soon, everything was just normal and they just continued on their way.
To be continued...
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Well... This chapter just focused on Kougaiji and Yaone. I might focus on the Sanzo-Ikko on the next chapter. So don't worry. Anyway, please review. Thanks! ^_^