Chapter 8: Welcome

The green-haired vixen wryly smiled, it wasn't everyday that the Yang Clan's heir came to chat with her. She loved seeing him blush cause of embarrassment, and no, It wasn't because she hated her cousin. On the contrary, he was her favorite cousin. He was so cute, so adorable and unfortunately too young.

"Living under the same roof with not one, but two of the arcane tower's hottest freshies. Now isn't that every guys wet dream?" she said with an air of delight.

"Thrilled." Lei rolled his eyes.

"Lei, quit being like that. You sound like one of the elders from our clan." She scolded.

"I didn't come here for idle chatter Jade." He said rather coldy.

The wizard stood up from her chair, slowly she made her way towards he cousin. Lei looked at her with a quizzical expression on his face. She leaned towards his and pinched his cheek.

"Are you still angry about that stunt I pulled?" she asked, whispering into his ear.

"Incest isn't my fetish I'm afraid."

"Pity."

"So how is she?"

The mage's eyes lit up, he avoided her eyes. A wry smile played upon Jade's lips.

"So did something happen?" prodding the boy with two fingers.

Lei shrugged, the girl was an expert interrogator. She pushed him unto a chair and planted her heel in front of his crotch.

"That doesn't concern you Jade. What id like to know how granddad is doing back in Kunlun." he said, determined to change the topic. His cousin however, seemed to be one step ahead of him. Jade leaned in closer until their faces were a mere inches apart.

"I want to know more about her." she said sheepishly.

Lei frowned. She was sexy, screw that, she was steaming hot. But she was his cousin after all. But under these circumstances, it was difficult to maintain composure. He struggled to push her back but she pinned him to the chair. Her sapphire eyes were drawing him in.

"Now tell me." she leaned in closer, careful not to break eye contact.

He was fumbling with his words. "She… Her… I…"

"Lei-kun." her voice almost hypnotic "Would you mind telling me. Lei-kun." she said as her fingers traced the contour of his nose. She giggled inwardly, it was unfair hypnotizing him like this but… it was just too much of an opportunity to pass off.

"She's… She's… Like…"

She leaned in closer, eager to hear what he was going to say.

"She's…"

"Yes!"

"She's…"

"…I'm screwed! Screwed! Screwed! Screwed!" Yukino wailed in a panic stricken voice "Azami I'm going to kill you! No! This should be happening!"

Azami watched the girls animated expressions, oblivious to the cusswords her friend had been muttering for the past hour.

The kendo master brought a cup of tea to her lips. She tilted her head to the side. "Are you done? Your going to tire yourself out by shouting you know."

"We can't do anything about it." The raven-haired girl stated calmly.

Yukino sunk in the sofa, she was right, it was pointless to complain. He was coming and there was nothing she could do about it.

"Why are you so worried? He's just a guy."

The brown-haired mage wasn't worried, she was terrified. She grew up in a household without any men around. She studied in an all girls school up till last year, and so far, she still hasn't made any male friends. Sure there were the occasional suitors, but Azami took care of them for her.

"It's because he is a guy!" Yukino explained.

"You can just knee him at the groin you know?"

"I'm going out, I need to get some air." Yukino said nervously.

"Whatever suits you Yuki."

The brunette opened the door and a bouquet of roses greeted her. Holding it was a very nervous looking mage, who seemed to be too pre-occupied with a piece of paper to notice that the door had been opened.

Yukino wanted to slam the door shut and run away, but for some reason her legs failed her. The mage lifted his head and blinked stupidly.

"I-Its you!" both shouted in unison.

Lei quickly fumbled for the note he stuffed in his pockets. He needed those lines, what did he write again. He held out his palm to see what he had, he was terrified to see a condom sitting on top of the pile of candy and coins. He didn't have on on his person last time he checked… unless… Jade! He jammed the offending item into his pockets.

"I-It's not what It seems!" he explained nervously.

"Then what does it mean?" A voice coming from somewhere behind him asked.

He closed his eyes, expecting the worst.

"You damned pervert!" Azami screamed. She lifted her katana, ready to tear his lithe form into two perfect halves.