From time to time Narumi wandered into the bedroom to find Jean still curled into the blanket and he smiled, kneeling beside her sleeping form. As he ruflled her hair she sighed still deeply asleep and he smiled at her, deciding to give her a few more hours of sleep.
"I can't believe I can see your demon now, Jean. This is weirdest thing that's ever happened to me...well maybe not the weirdest." Narumi whispered as Jean sighed, not even reacting when he leaned over kissing her forehead. "You can really sleep huh?"
"Not too surprising is it, human?" Yoshitsune commented and Narumi tensed as the demon appeared hovering over Jean's sleeping form. "Relax. I'm not going to hurt you, Narumi was it?"
"Yeah but...how do you keep escaping your tube?" Narumi asked, trying not to flinch when the demon hovered closer to Jean his fingers stroking her cheek.
"Some of us can do that. Don't ask me how, Narumi. Anyway she's just taking a well-needed nap after our fun together." Yoshitsune commented as Narumi visibly relaxed though when he kept staring at Yoshitsune the demon sighed, scratching at his cheek.
"Sorry but I've never seen a demon before. Can't help staring." Narumi pointed out and Yoshitsune just chuckled, giving the detective a nod. "So why can I see you?"
"Beats me. It usually doesn't happen so your guess is as good as mine." Yoshitsune responded and Jean groaned, burying her face in the pillow near her head. "Maybe we should take thsi converstation somewhere else, detetcive." He whispered as they headed outside the bedroom leaving Jean to catch up on her rest.
"So you don't know really know why I can see you?" Narumi asked and when Yoshitsune shook his head he sighed. "Well that answers that question." He grumbled as he sipped at his coffee, looking on curiously as Yoshitsune stared at the cup.
"What is that you're drinking?" He asked and Narumi gave the demon a grin offering to make him one. "Coffee? I suppose since I am staying here I could try to blend in."
"That's the spirit...uh..." Narumi paused and Yoshitsune sniggered, waving towards the cup and as Narumi hurried away to make the demon a coffee he sniggered to himself.
I'm a demon, Yoshitsune thought as he waited for the interesting human to return. Not a spirit.
Now holding the cup Yoshitsune peered at the brown liquid for several seconds until Narumi chuckled and with two slightly red cheeks he took a sip. When his eyes widened Narumi laughed at the smile that spread across the demon's cheeks as he took another sip, enjoying the hot beverage. "Tastes pretty good?" Narumi asked and Yoshitsune nodded, deciding that he really liked the taste of coffee.
This time when I groaned it was because of the ache in my limbs not due to an upset stomach and as I lay on the bed I stared up at the ceiling.
"What exactly happened to me?" I muttered, rubbing at my eyes as I tried to remember why I ached all over my body. I spent the next few minutes trying to understand why there were blanks in my memory and with another groan of frustration this time I struggled to sit, rubbing at my temple. "Great and now there are spots in my memory."
"Jean, you awake?" Narumi called and I looked towards the open doorway to find my boyfriend standing there. "Hey good afternoon. You look pretty worn out if you don't mind me pointing that out." He added, padding over to my bed and when I tried to rise he grasped my shoulders pushing me back onto the bed.
"Yeah I wouldn't do that, Jean. You could barely stay awake after what we did." Yoshitsne said and I blinked as he fixed me a smug smile. "Wondering why you're so tired, babe?"
"Jean, you really don't remember do you?" Narumi asked and I just shook my head at him, raising an eyebrow when he ran a hand through his curly locks. "Damn."
"I remember a few things but most of the last few hours are a blur. Did something happen that I should know about?" I asked Narumi and he and Yoshitsune exchanged a faint smile. "Wait a second...you can see him?"
"See and hear him, Jean." Yoshitsune agreed and Narumi just fixed me with a grin. "There's a few details you really need to hear, babe. Just listen carefully okay?" He said to me and I gave him a slight nod, already dreading the answer.
After a few minutes of listening to both Narumi and Yoshitsune talk I felt the color drain from my face and Narumi reached over, patting my shoulder as I wrapped my arms around my body. "But it's not all that bad, Jean. You're back to normal now." Yoshitsune explained, looking towards Narumi for help when I swallowed.
"Yeah he's telling the truth, Jean. Other than being a little sore you feel alright huh?" Narumi asked and I nodded, chewing my lip and he gave me a tiny smile. "Are you feeling alright?"
"I think so. Just can't believe I acted like that. I don't usually get so carried away and I've never even been with two men at the same time." I told them in a small voice and Narumi just shook his head, blinking when I rested my head on his shoulder. "I still feel kind of woozy." I admitted and Yoshitsune nodded at Narumi, reaching over and I sighed as he stroked my hair.
"Not too shocking after what we did." Yoshitsune sniggered and Narumi shot him a frown which just made the demon laugh. "Oh don't give me that look, detective. You were having fun too."
"Guilty on that but can you blame me? With an attractive girlfriend like this what would you do?" Narumi replied and I lifted my head offering my boyfriend a slow smile.
"Could use a few more hours sleep, guys." I mumbled with a yawn and Narumi nodded, lying me back where I yawned. "You two wore me out."
After spending a few more hours resting I emerged from the bedroom just in time for dinner. Once I wandered into the office I found Narumi and Yoshitune kneeling in front of a table and they looked up with twin grins as I rubbed at my eyes.
"Evening. Someone's looking better." Narumi answered as I sat between them and my boyfriend handed me a bowl filled with soup. "I thought you would like tea instead of sake after last night." He added when I saw the three cups sitting on the table.
"Yeah good call, Narumi. That sake was a mistake. Must be a lightweight." I agreed sipping at my tea. "Tastes pretty good."
"Yeah I've always liked tea. Sakes' very good though." Yoshitsune answered unable to resist giving my neck a kiss and I felt my cheeks burn as Narumi snorted.
"Oh stop being so annoying, guys." I mumbled, sipping at my soup next as I tried to ignore the laughter of both my demon and my boyfriend.
After dinner I took a quick shower and after I returned to my bed I found Narumi already waiting, a faint smile on his lips. "Where's Raidou and Gouto?" I asked as I knlet beside him and he gave me a tiny grin, brushing a kiss against my lips.
"They went to help Nagi so that leaves us a few days until they return." Narumi explained and Yoshitsune chuckled from his corner of the room as I turned my head.
"Why are you out of your summoning tube, Yoshitsune?" I asked and he smiled at me, wanderiing over to me as Narumi cupped my chin.
"Babe, I'm not going anywhere. You don't mind do you?" He whispered, kneeling beside me and my eyes widening as his ran his fingers through my hair. "You wouldn't send me back after our fun together?" He asked, chuckling softly when Narumi kissed me.
"I'm going with no on that, Yoshitsune." Narumi laughed, kissing the tip of my nose and I snorted as I lay on my side. After a pause he wrapped his arms around me and I sighed, enjoying his warmth and Yoshitsune just smiled as he lay in front of us.
Despite my annoyance at being teased by not just my boyfriend but also by my supposedly loyal demon I started to feel drowsy the warmth from their bodies lulling me to sleep soon afterwards.
Since we had the next few days to ourselves Narumi made the most of the quiet and I snorted as he wrapped his arms around my waist for the third time in two days, chuckling as I turned what I deemed my angry look towards him and then Yoshitsune who smirked at the face I pulled.
"Guys, how am I supposed to get any work done? We still haven't finished inventory or worked out a shopping list since Raidou left to help Nagi fight those demons two days ago." I protested, trying very hard to ignore Narumi who nuzzled my cheek.
"They can wait, Jean. Right now there's only one job I want you to do." Narumi replied and I turned my head enough to fix him with a blank stare. "Sit here and look pretty."
"Oh very funny, guys. I just want to do something constructive." I complained, pulling away and Narumi just shrugged nodding towards Yoshitsune who barely let me take two steps before he swept me into his arms. "That is not helping." I muttered, unable to hide a silly smile when he kissed my neck.
"We're just trying to help you relax. You've been running around too much these last few days and you need to rest. You look worn out." Yoshitsune told me and I sighed, fixing him and then Narumi with a tiny smile. "See?"
"Thanks but I just wanted to be helpful. I wasn't feeling the best the other day and now that I do feel better I want to make myself useful." I explained once Narumi convinced me to sit on his chair. "I know I'm a summoner and all but I haven't really done much."
"You're joking right? Babe, you convinced me to join you and your other demons told me how they joined you. You even protected two of your demons from my wraith when we first met." Yoshitsune pointed out, hovering near Narumi's desk.
"Besides you saved my life and for that I'm always going to be grateful. Now how about you sit here while we work on the files?" Narumi supplied and after a pause I finally nodded, watching with a tiny grin as they walked towards the boxes we'd left on the floor of the office.
Great so I'm just going to sit here and do nothing? Not a chance.
Shaking my head I searched the desks for the book Raidou had lent me, eventually finding it and as I leaned back in Narumi's chair I started to flick through it. After a few more minutes I found something on demons that I'd missed the first time I'd tried to read the book until Narumi interrupted me.
"Hmm...demons can be negotiated with by besting them in battle, sharing sake or even giving them gifts. Though it is rare some summoners have also gained demon allies of the opposite sex through intimate acts usually performed when the demon is affected by charm spells. Be warned that female summoners have recorded strange symptoms after being intimate with male demons with some having symptoms similiar to what female demons experience when they go into heat." I rolled my eyes after reading that. "Yeah so I've found out the hard way." Shaking my head I continued reading only to feel the color drain from my face as I stared at the last passage. "Be warned not to engage in intimate acts with the same demon or your significant other if either mentions a sweet, fruit-like scent coming from your body. Doing so could result in rare cases of..."
Once I read the rest of the page twice more I started to breathe heavier, setting the book down quickly when my hands trembled.
"You can't be serious. There's no way that that could be true." I muttered quickly to myself, glaring at the book like it had insulted my whole family. "Back you go. I just know someone made that up to stop women from having any relationship with a demon. Oh sure it's fine for a man to go after a female demon but not the other way around." I grumbled. dumping the book back into the drawer before I shut it.
"Just ignore everything you read, Jean. Someone obviously had an issue with a woman some years back and he's just being vindictive." I said with a snort as I turned my attention back to Narumi and Yoshitsune who continued to sort through the files.