Chapter 6: Yumoto's Lullaby

Yumoto sighed as Araki asked if he could take Yumoto to the mortal world again. He was excited…but the thought of seeing Katashi again made him worry. What if that curse came true…? Or was he lying so he would agree to marrying him?

"Scarlet…?" Araki asked and Yumoto looked at him, "Yes?"
"Are you ready to go…?" He asked and Yumoto blushed, "I-I don't know…I'm just…"
"I know…Katashi won't harm you. Your guardians are coming…well the youngest two are." Araki smiled, "and Epinard is insisting, I make you wear this coat…it's the first sign of winter down there."

Yumoto looked at Araki with tears in his eyes. "I-I don't know…i-is my curse even real?"

Araki frowned, "Yumoto-kun…I don't know. The Caerula Adamas are down there now…they're looking for him."

"A-Araki-kun…I…"
"Don't apologize…" He whispered as Yumoto held onto Wombat.

"Lord Tungsten, does Scarlet want to go?" Io asked and Yumoto looked at him, "Y-yes…"

"Why were you crying?" Io asked and Yumoto shook his head, "No reason…I…I was just thinking, sorry."

Atsushi came in with his coat. "Yumoto…it's getting colder down there…"
"Is it?"
"Yes, would you like me to go with you?"
"C-Can you and En-chan-senpai go too? I-I…I know that Lord Tungsten is a good guy, but…I want you all to come."

Atsushi nodded, "We can."

Yumoto nodded and Araki watched as Atsushi put Yumoto's coat on.

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Katashi smirked as Yuudai looked at him, "Prince Scarlet is here…but so are his guardians, suitor, and the Caerula Adamas are here!" He told him and Katashi laughed.

Katashi looked at the hologram of Yumoto, "I have the perfect idea…let's get the heir to chase after a small animal. He loves animals…then we can capture him."

"Lord Katashi, Epinard is like Scarlet's mother, and Cerulean acts likes his father, they won't let him go anywhere alone!"

Katashi looked at his hologram, "Why do you make this so hard?!" He yelled and thought, "Scarlet…Lord Tungsten is weak compared to me…yet…you want him to rule next to you as God of Love?!"

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Yumoto yawned as he began to doze off on Atsushi's shoulder, the trip to the mortal world wasn't a long one, but the trip was so boring to him.

"Little One." Atsushi whispered, "We're here…"
Araki smiled, "Why do you call him Little One?"
"Well when he was younger we…well mostly Argent, would call him that, and it just stuck."

Yumoto blushed, "A-Atsushi-senpaiiiiiiii."

Atsushi smiled, "Yumoto it's okay."

Araki smiled softly, "I think it's a cute nickname. It shows how much they care for you."

Yumoto blushed, "T-then…you can call me Little One if you want."

Hiroyuki smiled at this, "Prince Scarlet has anyone ever told you how awesome you are?"

Yumoto giggled, "Thank you…"

Yumoto blushed as Araki grabbed his hand. "We're here."

Atsushi smiled, "Don't worry, we won't bother your date…we're just here to protect you from Katashi."

Yumoto nodded, "Thanks…"

Araki smiled as he lead Yumoto somewhere. "I want to take you to a bookstore."
"Bookstore?"
"It's a place to buy books…L-Little One…" Araki replied, Little One felt foreign when he said it but Yumoto blushed and giggled.

"Okay, but what's so cool about a bookstore?"
"Many things, reading is nice…"
Yumoto frowned, "I like to read, but…I don't like being forced to read."

Araki nodded, "I understand…Yumoto-kun…may I call you, Yumo-chan?"
"Yeah!" Yumoto smiled and Araki blushed, "Thank you, Yumo-chan…"

The duo spent the day together while his guardians would watch out for people who might be suspicious.

As they were walking to a river, Yumoto froze suddenly and Araki looked at him "Yumo-chan…?"

Yumoto clutched at his chest and Araki gasped, "Epinard! Epinard!" He cried out and Yumoto began to cough.

"Katashi is close…" Io growled and Yumoto whimpered as Araki picked him up. "Lord Tungsten, we need to hide him!" Hiroyuki panicked and Yumoto looked up at Araki weakly.

"Little One…" Atsushi whispered, "Kin-chan has alerted me that he has found Katashi's place…they weren't there…"

Araki gasped, "That's not good…Katashi will be after him…"

Yumoto looked up at him and laughed softly, "I'm surprised you can carry me by yourself…"

Araki blushed and Yumoto giggled, "I'm fine now…please let me down."

Araki nodded, "S-sorry…" He replied and put Yumoto down gently. Yumoto smiled, "But I can tell that Katashi is here…" his smile faltered, "I-I wanna go home…I can't deal with him again…"

"I know…but as the next God of Love, you're going to have to heal them at one point."

"I know! I can't though! He-he…you know…!" Yumoto replied and Araki sighed, "Yumo-chan, Katashi isn't really that strong, if you can get the VEPPer to fight him, they'll defeat him."

"I can't do that! An-chan says as the God of Love, I have to do things myself."

"Little One…" Ibushi's voice spoke as he and the other two Caerula Adamas members walked up to him, "Katashi is looking for you. He's coming. You need to go."

"No! I need to fight him, Ibu-chan-senpai!"
"No." Kinshiro growled, "We're all going, now! Katashi is not to be messed with."

"I'm sorry, but I agree with him." Araki replied and Yumoto sighed, "Fine…let's go then."

Yumoto looked at the greying sky and the almost-bare trees and sighed…he probably wouldn't be back in the mortal world for months…he wanted to stay in the mortal world longer, he needed to know more about it before being the God of Love.

He frowned as they disappeared in a bright light, back to their own world.

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Katashi smirked as he watched Yumoto through his hologram, "I'm coming for you…Lord Tungsten will be killed and I won't mind prying you from his cold, dead arms." He looked at his hands and growled. "I will kill everyone and everything to get to you…my Red Angel…"