Hey guys, MT here!

I'm really sorry for being absent for awhile but I had a lot of things to deal with. On top of being so sick I could barely function, going back home from college for Thanksgiving, and a death in my family I have had little time to write. Not to fear, though, because I'm finally starting winter break next week, meaning I will be writing more chapters!

Also, to compensate for missing 3 weeks, I wrote two chapters for today and will be doing the same next week!

Anyways, please ENJOY!

Chapter 57

"RAAHH!" shouted Saito as he thrust Derf forward in the air. Saito had been training again for the third day in a row. As you might have inferred, it has been 3 days since Louise and Asuna had (relatively) made up. On the day after, he trained with Asuna and Tenshi while Louise had to take care of some random business and then the three girls trained with him yesterday. Today, Tenshi and Asuna were taking breaks as they had gotten quite sore from all the training. Meanwhile, Saito was continuing with Louise.

"Saito, are you sure you're okay?" asked Louise as she panted. She had been practicing a plethora of spells as well as running about to increase her stamina. "This is your third day training without a break."

"I'm…*pant*…alright," said Saito before lunging out again with Derf.

"Don't worry about him, Ms. Void mage! My Partner is tough as hell. Training like this is nothing to him," said Derf before chuckling. Saito grinned before slashing the air. Louise inspected her husband and she had to admit that she wasn't all that worried despite her asking. She could tell that Saito was just a little bit tired after their third hour of training for the third day in a row. She could plainly see, due to the fact that he had removed his shirt and parka, the very toned and muscular body of her husband with the plethora of scars that littered his arms and torso. On top of that, he was drenched in sweat from the tough workout and she bit her lip in an attempt to stop herself from checking him out. She turned back towards her own training and the two paused when they heard Siesta call them.

"Saito-san! Miss Louise! I've brought tea and snacks to help refresh yourselves!" said Siesta, happily. Louise and Saito muttered thanks and quickly downed the tea, both being parched from training out in the heat, and Siesta set the tray down on a nearby stump before taking a white towel over to Saito. She looked at Saito, seductively, and began to wipe the sweat off his bare chest. "My my, Saito-san. It seems you've gotten a bit sweaty. We will have to make sure you clean up properly after the training is over."

Saito blushed and tensed up as Siesta's face drew dangerously to his and she lightly rubbed the towel over his skin.

"What are you doing you perverted maid?!" shouted Louise, breaking the two from their moment. Siesta looked over to her with a sly look, not taking her hands off Saito.

"Whatever do you mean Miss Louise? I am only helping my master clean up a bit," said Siesta, innocently. Louise puffed up her cheeks and pouted.

"No you weren't! You were clearly seducing him you horny maid!" said Louise, while pointing an accusing finger at Siesta. Siesta frowned at such a comment glared at Louise.

"I am not a horny maid! I am merely expressing my affection for my master!" said Siesta, sparks beginning to fly between the girls' glares. Saito, noticing the quickly tensing atmosphere, attempted to break up the fight.

"Now come on, you two. No fighting," said Saito, trying to catch the girls' attention. Both girls turned to him, their glares now directed at him, and he staggered back a bit.

"STAY OUT OF THIS!" shouted both of them, causing Saito to sit down like a dog and nod, obediently. The two returned to their bickering and Saito sighed after a moment before sitting normally and leaning backward.

The trio was little aware of the other eyes on them…well particularly Saito.

"S-Saito-sama is so m-muscular," said Tenshi, trying to hide the blush on her cheeks as she stared out the window from the second floor.

"C'mon, Tenshi! You can't miss this. I swear Saito gets sexier every time I see him shirtless," said Asuna, her eyes glued to Saito's upper body. Tenshi blushed further and groaned as she tried to rub the burning in her cheeks away.

"B-But, Asuna, h-how can you be s-so calm while watching Saito-sama? D-Don't you have f-f-feelings for him?" asked Tenshi, innocently.

"Tenshi, I'm in love with Saito," corrected Asuna, causing the angelic girl's eyes to shoot over to her. Asuna then turned to Tenshi, a big grin on her face. "Plus I've already slept with Saito, even before he met Louise."

Tenshi's entire face filled with red as she processed these words and she covered her face.

"Y-Y-Y-Y-You and Saito-sama h-h-h-h-have done such things?! I thought o-only lovers did such things?!" said Tenshi, shocked.

"Saito and I used to be a couple?" said Asuna as if it was supposed to be common knowledge. She then grinned, mischievously, and leaned towards Tenshi's ear to whisper something to her. "By the way, Saito is gigantic."

Tenshi uncovered her face to stare at Asuna, confused, and said girl merely wiggled her eyebrows, causing Tenshi to realize what she was talking about. Tenshi immediately turned crimson and hopped up before running out, unable to handle such words while Asuna was rolling on the floor in laughter.

"STUPID MAID!" shouted Louise from outside, bringing Asuna's attention back outside. She could see Siesta pressed to Saito, her bosom clearly engulfing his face.

"I am just as capable as you in my ability to excite Saito-san so don't you dare say I lack the femininity to do so!" said Siesta, angrily. Louise looked like she was going to snap her wand with how tightly she was clenching her fist around it. Her anger finally went berserk when Saito's nose sprayed a fountain of blood from Siesta's cleavage and Louise blasted him with an Explosion to which Asuna was, once again, rolling on the floor laughing.

Ahahaha, never a dull moment when it comes to Saito, thought Asuna as she wiped the tears of laughter from her eyes.

Later that day…

Saito sighed as he laid down on his bed and tried to relax. He ended up training for a couple more hours after Siesta and Louise seemed to calm down. He finally decided to just finish up for the day since he was exhausted. Saito had ended up just laying down to rest a bit before taking a bath but he was already feeling the exhaustion from his training. As his consciousness slowly faded, he thought he heard the door open and close, but was unable to react to it as sleep quickly overtook him.

Saito awoke sometime later and he noticed it was already sunset. He groaned, realizing he had slept for half the day, and attempted to get up to take the bath he was planning on prior before realizing someone was laying on his side. He turned over to find Louise was sleeping curled up against his body. He smiled at her and leaned in to place a gentle kiss on her forehead. She curled into him more after he kissed her forehead and groaned, lightly, before cracking her eyes open. She blinked a couple times and then peered up at Saito's face.

"Good morning, sleepyhead," said Saito, teasingly. Louise took a moment to process his words before blushing in embarrassment and trying to pull away. "I didn't say I didn't like you sleeping on me."

"I-I just came up to check on you and ended up falling asleep, too," said Louise, a bit embarrassed that she really had knocked out. Saito smiled and leaned in to kiss her, this time on her lips, and she accepted said kiss by deepening it. After several seconds, they broke, and Louise giggled a bit, causing Saito to cock a brow in confusion. "You stink. Did you forget to take a bath before you fell asleep?"

"A-Ah, yeah," said Saito, embarrassed. She smiled and pecked him on the lips before hopping off the bed and grabbing his arm.

"Come on, then! Let's take a bath since I haven't taken one either," said Louise, happily. Saito smiled and nodded at her and the two went off to the bath house outside.

After the two had arrived at the bathhouse, Saito had entered first, quickly removing his clothing and entered the bath house in nothing but a towel tied around his waist, beginning by cleaning the dirt and grime off of him. After a few minutes, he heard the door open and close and he turned to find Louise in a towel walking over to him.

"Saito," began Louise after reaching Saito and grabbing a small luffa. "Let me wash your back for you."

Saito nodded and sat still while Louise took the luffa, filled with soapy water, and began to rub Saito's back. After a couple minutes, she began to blush. She still couldn't get used to how muscular Saito was or how broad his back was. It was so manly and she loved it.

Louise hadn't realized it, but she unconsciously stopped cleaning his back and was instead sliding her free hand across his back, feeling the muscles.

"Louise?" said Saito, wondering why she had stopped cleaning. Louise immediately blushed, embarrassed that she got so distracted by her husband's body and began to harshly scrub his back with the luffa, causing him to yelp in pain. "Ow! Why are you scrubbing so hard?"

"D-Don't worry about it!" said Louise before stopping. She took the luffa and placed it on Saito's lap before walking over to one of the bath stools and removed the backside of her towel before pulling her hair in front of her shoulder. "Now do me!"

Saito rolled his eyes at her before taking the luffa to clean her. His cheeks burned a bit when he noticed that Louise's ass was clearly visible, but he tried to ignore it as he scrubbed her back.

Several minutes later, they were both plenty clean and Louise rewrapped her towel around herself and they entered the steaming bath, both moaning in relief as they entered.

"Ah~, my muscles feel so good right now," said Saito in relief. Louise agreed with a simple 'Mhm' and the too sighed as they relaxed in the steaming water. Saito reached out to Louise and wrapped his arm around her to pull her into him. "It's been so long since we've been able to just enjoy ourselves alone like this."

"Mm," said Louise as she cuddled into Saito's chest. Saito smiled and hugged her to him, placing a small kiss on her head. She lifted her head to look at him and glanced at his lips before leaning in to kiss him. He returned the kiss with as much love as she had put into it and they broke to look at each other before kissing again. They kissed on and off for a few moments, Louise straddling Saito as they did so, and they were soon getting out of breath. They broke to take a bit of a breather and they couldn't help but have some lust in their eyes as they looked at each other. Louise placed her finger on Saito's chest and drew little circles as she looked away from him. "Y-You know, Saito, it's been awhile since we've had…that kind of fun."

Saito grinned at her words and he took no time to recapture her lips, this time with more fervor than before.

So? What did you guys think?

I was originally going to make Saito wake up with one of the other harem members but I realized that I have been neglecting Louise lately and I've missed writing SaitoxLouise. I hope you guys liked this chapter and, for those of you who have been looking forward to a lemon, I think you know what this chapter is leading into. :3

Well anyways, Review to let me know what you guys thought and make sure to check out the second chapter!