Chapter 13 The Wolf and his mate
Following his senses Saitou entered the kitchen and eyed the group. "A word Battousai?" he drawled.
Kenshin who had been preparing some tea quirked an eye "Yes of course…" he answered and handed the cups to Kaoru as he sat down a pot of tea in the middle of the table and gestured for Saitou to sit down, sitting down and leaning against the wall Saitou whom still held Tetsuo against his shoulder began rubbing the boy's back softly in order to calm him. He looked to Kaoru, "Has he been fed?"
"Yes…"
Saitou nodded then turned to Kenshin, "Tokio said that the men who attacked her followed her here…what became of them?"
"Sano took care of them…I'm afraid I can't tell you more then that…" Kenshin answered.
Saitou narrowed his eyes a bit as he looked at the rooster head, "Well?"
"They didn't put up much of a fight, after a couple punches they ran off…"
"How many?" he drawled when he didn't receive an immediate answer he added, "You can count can't you?"
"Four…" Sano ground out.
"Would it be possible to get a description out of that small head of yours?"
Sano narrowed his eyes at the captain, "Yes you asshole…" he growled making a fist.
Saitou smirked as he looked back down to his son. "Now really would you watch your language there are children present…"
"Why you…"
"Is he your first born?" Kenshin cut in.
Saitou couldn't help but chuckle, the rooster head was so easy to rile up. "No…" he answered plainly.
"You have more than one kid?" Sano asked with a small smile, "You sly dog…"
Saitou sighed, "Yes you moron I have more than one…did you turn deaf the last few minutes?"
Sano rolled his eyes and glanced over at Yahiko, "What's the matter Yahiko you seem troubled?" Sano chuckled ruffling the boy's hair.
"Aw nothing I'm just trying to figure out how Tokio-san could find her way here…being blind and all…"
Everyone turned to him, "WHAT?" Saitou quirked an eyebrow.
"Wait how would you know that Yahiko?" Kaoru asked.
"That's what Kenshin said…he said he remembers her from a while back while they were fighting and…" Yahiko quickly shut-up when he noticed Saitou glaring at him then narrowed his eyes at the gentle rurouni.
"A bit disappointed I didn't die that day Battousai?" Saitou smirked remembering that day well.
Everyone looked at the two now extremely interested in hearing the story.
"Well at the time…although I was a bit surprised when Miss Tokio saved your life…" Kenshin chuckled softly.
"Saved your life…hehehe…a woman saved your life that's hilarious…" Sano laughed then was hit on the head by Megumi, "Ow…Hey how come she was walking the streets alone if she's blind?" Sano asked.
Saitou sighed and rolled his eyes, "Don't tell me a moron like you has become protective of my wife…"
"Hey she's blind you bastard…"
"Really I didn't know that…" Saitou drawled, his voice dripping with sarcasm.
Kenshin couldn't help but laugh softly. "Why are you laughing sir Ken this is serious…" Megumi huffed.
"Miss Tokio is very capable of protecting herself that she can…"
"Oh really…is that why she's laying in the other room beaten up?" Sano asked a bit annoyed.
"She could have killed them easily but since she was holding Tetsuo she took the blows to protect our child…you moron." Saitou drawled closing his eyes for a moment.
"Yes she is very capable…Last I remember as Saitou and I fought, Miss Tokio had managed to kill a man whom had attacked her…"
"Really?" Yahiko looked a bit awed.
"Where did she learn to defend herself so well?" Kenshin asked the wolf curiously.
Saitou smirked, "Takagi's her father…"
Kenshin looked on surprised, "Oh…"
"Who's Takagi?" Yahiko asked.
"Tetsu Takagi…trained the Shinsengumi's soldiers, he was and still is a master swordsman as well as martial artist…I believe he still teaches in Kyoto…" Kenshin answered looking at the boy, "I'm surprised you haven't heard of him…" he chuckled then looked to Saitou. "It's getting late…Why don't you stay here the night Saitou…it's obvious you look exhausted…"
"Hn…you wish…" he smirked then looked to Megumi, "Can she be moved?"
"No she can't…" she answered with a low growl.
Saitou chuckled as he rolled his eyes then stood looking to Kenshin, "Can I trust you to watch over them for the night I must return home…" he asked.
"Of course Saitou-san…" Kenshin answered with a smile and watched as Saitou turned and headed back to his wife's room.
When he was out of the room he looked at his youngest son, "Now you do your best in driving them crazy…" he chuckled when the baby gurgled as a response.
Eiji turned to the man when the door opened, "Well…can she come home or not?"
"I'll have her moved in the morning…Here can you look after Tetsuo while I go check on Tsutomu and Teiya…"
"Yeah sure…has he been fed?"
"Yes…I'll return in the morning." He told the twelve year old and left the dojo.
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Saitou silently left the dojo and headed towards Taito Street heading next door to his house he entered through the gate and made his way to the front door, gently knocking he placed a fake smile on his lips and waited patiently. An old man opened the door, "Ah Fujita-san…welcome back how is your wife sir?" the old man asked thinking that she had become ill and so since they were such nice neighbors they had offered to care for the children until Tokio had the strength to care for them again. Which was a total lie since Saitou didn't know what had happened to his wife at the moment he had to come up with something to get the old couple to care for them since Eiji was already searching the streets for her and his little brother.
"Oh she's feeling much better thank-you for asking…I just came to gather my little ones…" the police officer smiled as he entered the house.
"Of course Mina is just finishing cleaning them up…" the old man chuckled and went into another room to tell the children that their father had just arrived.
Saitou winced when he heard a screech and excited laughter followed by pitter patter of little feet as they rushed out of the room, an evil grin graced his lips as he knelt down and scooped up his children in his arms, "Well now have you two behaved yourselves today?" he asked.
"Hai Tou-san…" they whispered hugging him tightly.
Saitou put down Tsutomu to stand on his feet and held on to Teiya who had leaned her head against her father's shoulder and was starting to fall asleep. Thanking the old couple again for caring for his children Saitou held out his hand to his son and led them outside.
"Tou-san?"
"Yes Tsutomu?" Saitou looked down.
"Where's, Tetsuo an Oka-san?" he asked.
Saitou sighed, "Oka-san is staying at a friend's house for the night and Tetsuo's with her, it's getting very late and you two should be in bed…" he answered. "We'll go get her in the morning alright…"
"Alright…" Tsutomu answered cheerily as he waited for his father to unlock the door to their new home.
That night Saitou leaned against the wall sitting on his futon, Teiya and Tsutomu sleeping on each side of the wolf, they had missed him terribly these past few days, usually it wasn't this bad because they had their mother with them but she had gone missing and they weren't told why so they clutched at their father until the morning.
After giving them their breakfast Saitou had sent for a carriage to stop by at the Kamiya dojo, Saitou had an evil glare on his face, apparently one of the wheels had been damaged and the driver assured that he would arrive there as soon as he could. 'Perfect now I have to stay in that place surrounded by morons longer than expected…' he growled.
Meanwhile Saitou made his way to the dojo Tsutomu skipped ahead of them while Teiya walked beside her father holding onto his hand.
Since he never smoked near his children Saitou held a toothpick in between his lips, "Tou-san?" he heard in a small whisper. Looking down at his daughter Saitou quirked an eye in amusement at how shy she was. "Why is Oka-san staying at a friend?"
Saitou chuckled, "She was feeling a bit ill…"
"Oh…" she answered looking around, "Is she alright now?"
"She will be…" he smirked as he picked her up and kissed her cheek. Picking up the pace to catch up with his son Saitou sighed when he spotted the dojo, "Eh…this is going to be irritating…" he drawled as he called out to Tsutomu to slow down.
Tsutomu stopped and turned to his father, "Are we here?" he asked excited.
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"I find it weird that Saitou left them here in the first place…" Kaoru sighed as she watched Ayame and Suzume play.
"Yeah no kidding…" Yahiko yawned.
"Saitou knows that we would do no harm to them that he does…besides I…" Kenshin answered but was rudely cut off by Sano.
"Whoa…look at that am I dreaming…I mean is that Saitou with two kids coming through the gate?" he asked everyone turned to see a little boy shyly look around and the wolf himself holding a little girl.
"Welcome back Saitou-san." Kenshin smiled as he eyed the little girl hiding her face in her father's coat.
Tsutomu looked around spotting the grin on Yahiko's face he sighed as he turned to his father, "Tou-san?" he asked, "Where's Oka-san?" he whispered.
Saitou looked to Kenshin, "She's still in the same room…Miss Megumi's with her at the moment."
Saitou smirked at he looked at the small group, "My you all seem tired I wonder why?" he chuckled.
"The baby wouldn't stop crying…" Yahiko yawned.
'Ah Tetsuo's a good boy…' Saitou chuckled inwardly as he led Tsutomu in the house, "This way…" he whispered nudging his son forward.
"Whoa that's kinda hard ta believe…" Sano smirked.
"What how odd it is to witness the way Saitou treats his children?" Kenshin chuckled.
"No…well yeah but how can an asshole like that have such cute kids…"
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Saitou rolled his eyes as he led Tsutomu into his wife's room, before opening the door he tilted the boy's head up, "Alright now…your mother is injured…be careful understand?"
Both Tsutomu and Teiya nodded happily, and slowly entered the room, Saitou put Teiya on her feet and watched as they walked cautiously towards their mother who was now leaning against the wall. Megumi was taking a cup from her hands and whispered to her that she apparently had a few visitors.
A smile quickly graced her lips, "Thank-you doctor might I have a moment alone with my family?" she whispered.
"Yes of course but please don't strain yourself too much alright?"
"Yes of course…" she breathed and waited until she heard the door close, "Is she gone?"
"Yes…" Saitou smirked taking Tetsuo from Eiji's arms.
Tokio took a slow deep breath, "If you love me Hajime you will get me out of this place…these people are driving me crazy…" she huffed gesturing for her children to hurry and get in her arms, god knew how much she missed them.
"I've sent for a carriage it should be here soon…" he answered watching as Tsutomu and Teiya went by her sides hugging and telling her how they missed her.
"Oh I've missed you too my little pups…" she smiled hugging and kissing them in return.
"They've been driving the neighbors crazy…" Saitou chuckled.
"Have not…" the two protested.
"Have too…" Saitou teased chuckling at the narrowed eyes and the crossed arms on the two.
"Stop teasing your children…" Tokio scolded an evil grin on her lips as she held them a bit possessively.
Saitou quirked an eye, "You're going to help them get even aren't you?"
Tokio laughed deeply in her throat, "Hmmhmhmhmhm…yes…"
Saitou looked down at Tetsuo, "And you…I am especially proud of…hn no sleep for the morons how ingenious…" he smirked gently rubbing the babe's back.
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Half an hour later Eiji was running in the yard being chased by four hyper active children, "You can't catch me…" he yelled and chuckled at how the children tried their hardest to try and catch up and trample him down.
"He seems happy that he does?" Kenshin chuckled as he sat down beside the wolf who still held Tetsuo in his arms a toothpick between his lips.
"Still has nightmares…" Saitou sighed gently bouncing his son on his knee. "And would you please stop gawking…I'm not going to harm my children you moron…" He growled looking to Sano who kept glaring at the ex-fighter for higher.
Yahiko arrived with a ball to let the kids play, while he pulled Eiji aside, "So what's it like living with them especially when he's around?" Yahiko asked curiously finding out from Kenshin that Eiji had just been adopted by the Saitou's.
Eiji grinned, "They're fun…" he shrugged.
Yahiko blinked a few times, "Fun!" he looked back at Saitou, then leaned towards Eiji, "Define fun?"
Eiji snorted and rolled his eyes, as he picked up Teiya and twirled her around, making her giggle.
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"Alright I can't stand it I have to know…How'd you get out of Mount Hiei while it was blowing up?" Sano asked.
Saitou narrowed his eyes at the soon to be dead ex-fighter for hire, Sano and Kenshin turned their heads when they heard an unimpressed voice, "Excuse me?" Tokio frowned as she leaned against Kaoru and Megumi as they had helped her outside. Both Sano and Kenshin kind of shrunk away when they saw the look on her face.
Sano smirked "Eh Saitou did you know your wife's scary when she's pissed…"
"Moron…" Saitou breathed.
"Hehe I didn't just get you in trouble did I?" Sano chuckled.
Tokio sighed as she took two slow steps forward and slapped Sano upside the head, eliciting a chuckle to come out of the wolf.
"Ow…hey…" Sano whined.
"I'll have you know I don't get pissed…I get even…" Tokio corrected, "Are you taking me home or not?" she asked looking to her husband.
Saitou smirked when he called for Eiji and handed him Tetsuo, grasping his wife's arm he helped her down, "Wait you can't expect to make her walk all the way to Taito Street do you?" Yahiko protested a bit.
Saitou rolled his eyes as he could hear the carriage arrive, "Do you morons actually take me for an idiot?" he growled turning to the Kenshin-gumi, at that moment a man poked his head through the gate.
"Fujita-san…I'm sorry it took so long…" the carriage driver apologized as he turned and opened the door to the carriage, Saitou helped his wife enter and smirked as his children climbed the steps to join their mother.
Saitou then turned to Sano, "I expect you at the precinct in the morning to give a description of the men who attacked my wife…and you better not be late moron…" Saitou drawled as he climbed into the carriage and told the driver to ride off.
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The next morning as Sano and Kenshin were about to enter the police precinct Chou immediately stopped them, "This way…" he smirked.
"What the hell are you doing here broom head?" Sano frowned.
"I work here rooster head…" Chou smirked, "The boss is this way…we received some information early this morning about the men that attack Mrs.Fujita…" he chuckled.
"I do hope that the captain will restrain himself that I do…" Kenshin sighed.
"Restrain!" Chou barked out a laugh, "Since when have you known that man to hold back on anything…"
Sano rolled his eyes, "So what he killed them?"
"How the hell should I know he told me to wait for ya and bring you to him…" Chou yawned.
Several minutes later Chou smirked when he spotted Saitou leaning against a building smoking a cigarette, four officers stood nearby looking down an alley, "Sir?" one of them sighed.
"They are not to be moved…" Saitou drawled.
"Hey boss…" Chou smirked as he made his way to the alley and chuckled at the sight. "Ouch…"
Saitou looked to Sano, "You said you remembered the men correct?"
"Yeah…"
"So identify them…they're in the alley…" Saitou drawled lighting another cigarette.
Sano frowned and walked next to Chou, there were four men in the alley extremely badly beaten up, bloody gashes everywhere a few stab wounds here, broken limbs there, "You gotta be kidding me…"
"Is it them?" Saitou asked.
"Yeah it's them…" Sano turned his head and narrowed his eyes.
Kenshin walked up to Sano his eyes widened a bit, "Tell me you didn't do this, what if they weren't the men who attacked your wife?"
"Hence the reason why they are still alive…although they aren't more then petty thieves they still attacked a fellow police officer, and several women…" Saitou drawled.
"Damn boss…ya have ta be that rough on em…think there are a few spots ya missed." Chou chuckled as he walked to one of the men, and roughly kicked him in the ribs. "There ya go…that's better…" he smirked, as he walked back to the wolf and Rurouni.
"I quite agree Saitou…" Kenshin frowned at Chou at his actions.
Chou smirked, "What…Miss Tokio's a nice lady…" the sword hunter defended.
Saitou narrowed his eyes at the Battousai, "They attacked my wife…what are you complaining about as I've said before they're still alive aren't they…"
"They still don't deserve to be treated in this fashion…" Kenshin sighed.
Saitou chuckled, "You really want to start a debate with me on this?"
"I wouldn't…" Sano drawled.
"Of course ya wouldn't you're an idiot…" Chou chuckled.
"Watch your mouth broom head…"
"I can insult you if I want to rooster head…"
"Ya wanna shot at the title you broom head…"
"Don't mind if I do…chicken breath…"
"How is Miss Tokio?" Kenshin asked, glancing behind him at Chou and Sano as they began to fight with each other, fists and legs flew around as well as insults.
"She'll be fine. She's been through worse before, this is nothing to her…" Saitou drawled.
"Well that's good to hear…That it is…" Kenshin smiled.
Saitou closed his eyes for a moment, "Arrest the four morons in the alley…" he ordered the nearby officers, and watched for a moment as Chou and Sano argued and fought, "There should be a law to be able to arrest these two for stupidity..." he drawled and turned to head back to headquarters, hoping this day would end soon so he could spend a nice quiet evening with his family.
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A month later Saitou entered his home late at night, rubbing the back of his neck he stretched his arms and after putting his sword, gloves and whatever away he silently walked around the house slowly opening the children's room he quietly entered and checked on his little ones. Apparently Eiji had had another nightmare and was lying on the floor off his futon his blanket thrown to the side, Saitou sighed as he kneeled down and carefully pulled him to lie back and covered the boy.
Standing he slowly left the room, and headed for his and Tokio's, he smirked as she was running a brush through her hair and was now tying it in a braid, Saitou took off his shirt and glanced beside the bed at Tetsuo as he slept soundly in a small nest of blankets and pillows, "How was your day?" she asked.
"Annoying…" he answered looking through a drawer to get his yukata,
"I didn't do anything but stay in my office reading reports and doing paperwork…" he drawled.
"Oh how exciting…" she chirped standing and walking towards her husband, her hands went to his sides brushing against his skin, then wrapped around his waist, she laid a soft kiss on his chest and looked up with an innocent smile. "Does that mean you're too tired to um…hmhmm wipe that wicked smirk off your face…" she grinned.
"To tired to do what exactly?" he chuckled dropping his yukata and pulled her a bit roughly to him, his right hand caressing her cheek and neck slightly pulling her yukata back to kiss her shoulder.
Tokio smirked as she ran her nails down his back, "You actually want me to ask?" she breathed.
"Yes…" he answered plainly leaning her back and trailed kisses down her throat enjoying her futile attempts to squirm in his hold, he swiftly picked her up and laid her down on their futon then pinned her with his body and continued kissing his wife.
Tokio giggled as he ran his hands across her ribs making her laugh, "Very well…" she whispered hugging his neck and head, running her fingers through his hair, she gently lifted his head and kissed him softly, after a few moments she leaned back an evil smirk on her lips, "We need more bedrooms…" she answered plainly and turned to lie on her right side intent on going to sleep, "Sweet dreams my love…" she whispered.
Saitou narrowed his eyes at his devious little kitten, "She can't be serious…" he growled at the thought of his wife being so manipulative especially when her husband was at this moment seducing her.
Tokio lifted her head, "Yes I am we need more bedrooms, Eiji is too old to share a room with a five and three year old…" she answered and lied back down releasing and evil chuckle, Saitou swiftly turned his giggling wife to lie on her back.
"You better finish what you started first…"
"I suppose I've been cruel long enough…" she chuckled as he began nuzzling her neck.
"You should be disciplined…" he growled tugging on the sash of her yukata and kissing her a bit demandingly.
"Well now my dear wolf…please do with me as you wish…" she chuckled, then moaned softly as he kissed her with as much passion as he could give only Kami knew how much he loved this woman, and pity anyone who ever dare to take her away from her mate, the wolf would indeed become vicious and bare his teeth as he would tear the flesh and limbs apart piece by piece. A cruel chuckle escaped the ex-third captain's throat as he made love to his cleverly irritating little wife.
The End…
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