10-hru C.8

Today is Saturday. This had to be one of the most impacting mornings Kioshi had ever experienced. He opens up his eyes, the first object Kioshi saw as he started off his day was the ceiling. It was odd due to the fact that he would always wake up by his side while embracing Tohru. Now it got complicated for him. As he turned over to his side, there was no one there. Not a sign of the beautiful blonde by his side. He lifts his upper body up and gets out of bed. He searches through his room, closet, and bathroom. No sign of Tohru anywhere. Since Tohru was gone, he walked over to Kanna's room.

He slowly opens the door without any creaking and peeks through the dark room. As he let a bit of light into the room, he finds Kanna sleeping soundly. He sighs in relief, Kioshi wasn't home alone after all.

Before he met Tohru, he's always been lonely since childhood. He rarely had any friends. The closest he had for a friend was his older brother Masanori. Even if Kioshi was an easygoing person, according to his classmates, he still had the habit of spending time alone. The only time he would ever talk to someone was if they asked him a favor or question, that was it. He was never the type to be in the center of attention. Sophomore year was also the year where he was eager to have a girlfriend. Sadly, he never had one during high school. After he graduated college, he broke out of his shell. If you're a mixing engineer, of course, you would have to communicate with people in order to get things right on every project. But even after he broke out of his shell, he still felt lonely inside his home. At one point, he wished that he would someday meet a girl that would be willing to spend her own time with him. Luckily, he got what he wanted when Masanori called him into his house to introduce Kioshi's new maid, Tohru.

Kioshi returns to his room, willing to go back to sleep. Before he could even crawl back into bed, he finds a letter on his nightstand.

This is what it read:

Dear Kioshi Nishikawa,

I know that you must be surprised by the fact that I'm not there with you. Sorry about that! I went back to my old world to find the life-span expansion potion. If I find the potion and ask one of the mages to help modify the potion, this will allow you to live as long as a dragon. Meaning that we can spend the rest of our lives together, for centuries! I don't want you to die before me!

One last thing, I don't know when I'll be back. These potions are extremely rare to find, for someone who doesn't travel. I think I've told you before that I used to be on the run by humans, right? Well, this could either take days, weeks, maybe months. Hopefully, it doesn't take long like a year. Please take care of Kanna for me while I'm gone for the week. I promise that I'll make it up to you when I return. Don't cheat on me, okay? If you do, I'll kill you.

Love, Tohru.

Kioshi smiles at the last part of the second paragraph. "That's Tohru all right!" He chuckles. Then he frowns at the fact that she won't be back for a while. "I love you." He whispered before crawling into bed.

Kioshi grabs the pillow that Tohru uses to rest her head on while sleeping. He hugs the pillow and sniffs it. "It smells just like her." He smiled before he went back to sleep, soon having a dream about Tohru.

An hour passes, he wakes up with the pillow still in his arms. Then he saw a mound under the covers of the bed beside him. At first, he thought that Tohru came back from her search. But as his eyes adjusted, even more, he noticed that the mound was smaller than what he had expected. There was only one person who was that short from the house.

"Kanna." He called out. Kanna lifts the blankets from her body and shows herself, still in her pajamas

"What are you doing sleeping in my bed?" Kioshi asked politely.

"I'm hungry." Kanna simply said.

Kioshi sighs, he checks the time from his phone. "Looks like I overslept. At least it's the weekend."

Kioshi gets out of the bed and slips on his slippers. "Oh right." He picks up the letter Tohru left behind. "You know about Tohru's situation?" Kanna nods.

"She woke me up." She said in an annoyed tone when she thought about it.

"I see. You want to play piano after breakfast?" He asked. Kanna's expression would turn to an excited one.

They walk downstairs together. Kanna would be in the living room watching television while Kioshi cooked up the breakfast. Kioshi decided to cook crepes like last time. He thought that this would be a good way to start off their first day alone together. This would also be her reward for bringing home such good grades from her school. She was even smarter than Kioshi on mathematics. They were always A+'s on math while the other subjects would be B's or A's.

Kioshi finished cooking, so he calls Kanna's name to tell her that it was ready. He adored Kanna's reaction to her breakfast. Kanna immediately gave him a hug before sitting down to eat up the crepes. Kioshi was off to an easy start, tomorrow was when he would be the busiest he's been without a maid.

When the next week had passed, Tohru still hadn't arrived. It saddened him by the fact that he hasn't seen his beloved for a while. Although, he did meet someone new. It was one of Kanna's old friends, Saikawa. She's been friends with Kanna for a long time now. Since it was getting too quiet in Kioshi's house, he decided to let Kanna host a sleepover with her friends invited to the house. That was how he met Saikawa. She already knew about Kanna and Tohru being dragons, all Kioshi had to explain was why Kanna and Tohru moved here. When Saikawa asked him where Tohru was, he responded with a sad expression. She was confused at first, but then she was told about the relationship he had with Tohru.

A few more days pass on, still no word of Tohru at all. Kioshi was oddly getting used to the loneliness he's been experiencing the past week and a half. This didn't mean that he wanted it to last even more though. Which takes us to present time.

Kioshi was walking down the pastry aisle. He'd had to drop Kanna and Saikawa off at Masanori's house before buying groceries and snacks for the slumber party.

As he found something that the girls would like, he instantly threw his hand out and tried grabbing the pastry. Instead, he was met with a pair of feminine hands. He looks up to see who it was and created eye contact with the woman in front of him. She immediately reacts and backs away.

"I-I'm sorry! I didn't see you there!" She blushed in embarrassment.

"Elma?" Kioshi said, which caught her attention.

"Huh? Have we met?" Elma asked.

"Don't play around with me! Don't you remember? I'm Masanori's younger brother, Kioshi!"

Elma examined his physical appearance. She still didn't remember.

"Wait, I got an idea!" Kioshi takes something out of his small backpack, a pair of headphones. The same ones he used since the day he graduated from college.

He puts on his headphones around his neck. "What about now?" Kioshi asked.

"Oh! Kioshi! It's been so long!" Elma gave him a quick hug to greet each other.

"How are you doing! You've changed! You've even gotten taller!" She commented.

"Have I? You changed your hairstyle too! I remember when you had short hair, now it's longer! I didn't recognize you for a second there!" Kioshi commented before noticing a piece of jewelry on her ring finger. "No way! You're married now?"

"Oh, you noticed! I am indeed, married to the love of my life, Kano." Elma said, hoping that Kioshi would at least recognize the name.

"Oh! So you two did end up being together! I had a feeling that it would happen, you two were meant for each other!" Kioshi commented again.

"Thank you Kioshi. I appreciate you supporting my family."

"Family? You have a kid now!" Kioshi instantly had an idea. "Hey, how about we eat lunch together? There's a lot to catch up, my treat!" He said.

Four years ago when Kioshi still attended college for music, he would sometimes stay the night over at his brother's house just to spend some time with his brother. Kioshi at the time didn't have his house yet, he lived in the dorms from the college he was attending. In one of his visits, he was introduced to Masanori's girlfriend, Miki Kobayashi. Who would soon become his sister-in-law in the near future. Kioshi was shy around her at first, but when he kept visiting his brother, Kioshi got to know Kobayashi even more.

There were times when Masanori hosted a party for his close friends from work. Those being Makoto, Kano, Elma and including his girlfriend Kobayashi. Kioshi was invited to one of them, which is how he was introduced to Elma and the others. Elma and Kano were days away before Kano would decide to propose. Kioshi didn't know about their marriage due to being too busy on college. Another reason why was that Kano and Elma decided to have a civil marriage. The place they had to marry in was small. Elma managed to convince her parents to attend the ceremony, Kano's family went there regardless. Both families had already met before and they were both happy that their child was all grown up and finally sharing a life with the one they love.

Elma and Kioshi already ordered their meals, they sat together and started talking. Elma explained everything that happened to her since she married Kano. The last thing she mentioned was her baby boy, Haruki.

"Haruki is a great name Elma, I would really like to meet the little guy someday!"

She chuckles. "I'm sure that my little dragon would love to meet you!" She said casually.

"Excuse me, little dragon?" Kioshi questioned.

"Oh, Masanori didn't tell you, even after you got Tohru to be your maid? Strange. Anyways, I'm a dragon."

Kioshi was still processing her response.

"What! Why didn't he tell me? And you know Tohru?"

"Yep, we both go way back!" She smiled proudly.

"Why hasn't Tohru talked about you yet?" Kioshi asked.

Elma sighs, she knew why. "Is she still against me? Let's just say that we were rivals back in the day and she always hated when I was too close to miss Kobayashi."

"Oh, she did mention that there were four dragons living in this world. One she still talks to and three she has lost contact with. Now that I think about it, she did say something about being glad that she's lost contact with one of the three."

"I'm sure that she's referring to me," Elma said disappointedly. "Anyways, what's been Tohru and Kanna up to?"

"Kanna is doing great. She's been receiving good grades, having lots of friends, stuff like that. Kanna right now is playing with Saikawa back at Masanori's house. The reason I'm here was that I had to buy more groceries and a few snacks for the girls while my brother and sister-in-law took care of them. I know that they're eleven now, but they're still kids in my eyes."

"Kanna still sounds the same! What about of Tohru?"

"Tohru." Kioshi showed a sad expression. "She's busy as of now. Back in her old world."

"Don't...tell me she left you."

"Not exactly. We're still dating, she's just on a hunt for that life expansion potion." Kioshi said.

"You mean the potion that increases the lifespan of any living organism?" Elma asked just to make sure she had the right idea.

"Correct. She loves me too much that she's willing to put herself at risk to get that potion for me. Just so we can live a long, happy life together."

"I'm happy for that, but...don't you think that it's just...too good for it to be true? The existence of the potion I mean." Elma doubted its existence as it's never been documented of its usage before.

"Elma...I trust Tohru with all my heart. When she promises me something, I trust her. She's the only person in the world I put all my trust on. I'm keeping her word. No matter of what the people say."

"If you say so. I'm glad you at least trust your beloved one. That proves how much you two love each other. Very admirable of you." Elma stands up from her seat. "Thank you for treating me Kioshi, it's been nice meeting you again."

Elma takes out a napkin and writes on it. "Here's my number. I'd like to talk again. I'm sure Kano would love to as well." She smiles.

"Thank you. It's been nice meeting you too." Kioshi responds.

Elma was about to leave the area before she remembered something she had in mind.

"One more thing, if she does find the potion and there's still enough for a few people, can you let Kano have use of it as well? It pains me to think that Kano might die before me someday."

"Anything to help a friend! I'll let you know!" Kioshi said.

Elma chuckles. "Thanks, it means a lot."

Before she could even leave, Elma was interrupted once more.

"Elma wait!"

She turns her head back. "What's the matter?"

"I have one more thing to ask."

She nods, signaling that she's all ears.

"It's about Tohru...ever since I started dating Tohru, she's been acting...perverted." He blushed.

"Perverted, that's no surprise."

"Is it? Then you've witnessed it before!"

Elma sits back down.

"Affirmative, I've seen it all! Tohru used to act like that towards miss Kobayashi." Elma said.

"Then I guess I don't have to explain myself much. Here's the thing...I...kind of do...want to breed with her." Kioshi confessed.

"Oh my, a dirty boy you are!" Elma teased, his face turned beet red. "Don't be ashamed of your body if that's what causing you to get worried." She tried encouraging him.

"That's not the problem."

Elma tilts her head sideways I confusion.

"I'm more concerned about the baby. I don't care about my physical appearance, I care about the health of our future child."

"I see, so you want a family. There's nothing wrong with that, but there's one problem. You're too young. Plus, I don't think Tohru is experienced to handle a baby too. Considering that she was the only child of her family." Elma said.

"I was afraid that you might say that." Kioshi sighed.

"I didn't say that you couldn't mate, don't be disappointed," Elma said, which caught his attention. "You can mate, but I highly recommend that you don't start a family at this age. Just wait a few more years. At least after the two of you marry. It's also important to have just enough money for the family. You don't have to worry about taking a few months out of work, we're dragons, we lay eggs. Just because it's an egg, doesn't mean that we can leave it alone. It has to be protected at all times!" Elma informed.

"That's good to know, but what do I do to avoid getting her pregnant?" Kioshi asked.

"Oh! Kano told me about this, Sex Ed time! There are actually a variety of ways. There are condoms, spermicide and then there's birth control! Kano said that everyone was taught this during high school, don't you remember?" Elma asked.

"Oh right, I forgot about those. I...tend to get embarrassed towards sexual topics. One of my only weaknesses as of now." He confessed.

"Not to worry! It's normal for people to react like that. If you want to get started now and buy condoms, go ahead!" Elma said loudly.

"SHH!" Kioshi hushed Elma. "Don't say that out loud!"

"Oh right, humans tend to keep this kind of stuff private. Sorry!" Elma whispered. "If you're going to the pharmacy market after this, take this advice!" Elma stands up, approaches him and leans by his ear. "Buy female condoms instead! It helps set the mood for the woman if the man inserts the condom inside her. Buy spermicide while you're at it!" She whispered Kioshi nods in response.

Elma turns around to leave and return home. Before she could even leave the area, she has one more thing to say.

"Oh right, I think it's best if you know this." She turns her head back towards him. "Us dragons tend to get a bit feisty and dominant when it comes to mating, so be aware if that!" Elma winks at him before leaving him. Kioshi blushes at the thought of what his first time with Tohru would be like. He'll most likely end up being sore near his pelvis area the next day.

Time-Skip→＞

After Kioshi bought a pack of female condoms and spermicide, he returns to Masanori's house to pick up Kanna and Saiakwa. The girls would end up playing, eating and watching movies for the rest of the day. As night arrived, Kanna and Saikawa would set up their sleeping equipment before staying up late to watch movies in Kanna's room. After half an hour they ended up sleeping as the movie kept playing. Kioshi had to turn off the television and made sure that the girls were doing okay before going to sleep. Soon, his exhaustion would disappear as he entered his room.

As Kioshi opens the door, he finds a figure sitting on the side of his bed. In a matter of seconds, he instantly recognized who it was. Kioshi stood there with eyes wide open.

"Hehe, I'm back." She waved her hands.

Kioshi ran up to her and gave her the biggest hug she would ever receive.

"Tohru...Tohru!" Kioshi said sobbing manner.

He could feel her semi-wet hair. She just got out of the shower and has yet to dry her hair with the blow dryer.

"Aw, you really missed me that much?" Tohru teased.

"What do you think? I was on the verge of falling into depression! That's how much I missed you! Don't you dare leave me like that again!" Kioshi hugged her even tighter to the fact that it actually started to hurt Tohru a bit.

"Wow, you're strong. Anyways, I got the potion."

Kioshi releases her. "You found the potion after all?"

"Both actually. Right there." She pointed to the three bottles set on his nightstand. "Both lifespan expansion and the immortality potions. I bought two of the first lifespan one just in case. Sorry, I took so long to return, they were hard to find. Especially that immortality potion! I don't know if we'll ever use the Immortality one, but I think it's best if we keep it for now." Tohru said.

"So this means...I can finally spend the rest of my life with you. Without worrying about dying before you!" Kioshi said happily, Tohru's eyes sparkled as she smiled.

Tohru grabs one of the lifespan expansion potions and pours it into a cup to a specific amount.

"Drink this. It might not taste good, but it'll be worth it." She hands the cup to him.

Kioshi looks at the green substance inside, then looks up to Tohru. She nods at him, he nods back. He looks back down and drinks the potion in one go. As he consumed all of it, he was surrounded by a glowing neon green aura. Kioshi was about to panic, but Tohru placed her hand on his leg. Meaning that it was going to be okay. As seconds go by, his heart started sucking in the green aura. As it all disappeared, the process was finally done.

Tohru and Kioshi hug it out, now they can live without worries for a great while now.

"Finally, I don't have to worry anymore." Tohru said.

As they were about to depart, they look into each other's eyes. Their eye contact would then lead them to kiss. As they made out for a whole minute, Kioshi decided that it was time.

"Tohru, I want to mate now."

"Wha- you do!?" She asked, surprised.

"Yes, but I don't want to start a family just yet. It's best if we wait a few more years."

"But how will I not get pregnant then?" Tohru asked.

Kioshi takes out a bag and takes out the pack of female condoms and the tube of spermicide.

"Take off your clothes, you're going to like this." Kioshi said.

"Oh right! Let's see if you can handle this dragon with ten rounds!" Tohru said seductively, there's no turning back now!

Tohru rips her clothes off along with his. Elma was right, dragons were aggressive during their mating sessions. The next day, Kioshi woke up with a sore pelvis. He didn't know if he should regret it or not. For the most part, it was worth it. No longer virgin!