The Kitsune Law!
The store owner was a Spider-Inu mix-breed demon, who had said nasty things to Mikori, then shoved her hard to the ground, and began to kick her. Routama's eyes quickly began to bleed black (since his eye are already red, the white part shall bleed black instead of red) as he struggled to keep control of his beast. He just as quickly ran up to the demon and grabbed him by his neck a growled in his face.
"Why did you harm MY KITSUNE?! Choose your words wisely, for you shall lose more than just your head! Your whole family could be dead due to your choice of words!" Routama growled out as he noticed Mikori had passed out cold.
The Spider-Inu's eyes widened considerably after hearing the words; 'MY KITSUNE' Then he gulped hard for what he has done to the girl.
"I-I-I d-didn't know s-she w-w-was your m-m-mate.." He stuttered in fear of his family's death.
"NOT GOOD ENOUGH! YOU GOT ONE MORE CHANCE TO EXPLAIN WHY YOU HARMED HER AND DO SO FAST, MY PATIENCE IS WEARING THIN!" He yelled in a deeper growl that promised death, not even bothering to tell him Mikori wasn't his mate just yet.
"I-I harmed her, due to her being a K-k-kitsune and she claimed to be shopping for clothing f-f-for y-you, Mi' Lord... I-I'm sorry Mi' Lord but I didn't believe her due to your law against Kitsune's." The Spider-Inu stuttered, as Routama's grip on his neck tightened harder.
Routama through the male into the wall of his store and he summoned his guards.
"Your life is spared just this once, but you will not go unpunished. I will have my choice of a free kimono." He said with a low growl, still pissed off at him. Now turning to face his guards he spoke in an authoritative voice.
"Send word to all villages, within the north, Kitsune's are allowed to live and thrive in the northern lands once again. But the only Kitsune allowed in the palace is my intended, Mikori The 12-Tailed Kitsune!"
"Hai, Mi' Lord!" all ten of them said as they all sped off in all directions.
It's been 2 days since Routama has met the Kitsune and he now has 12 more days to go to his brother's castle. Which, by the way, is plenty of time to make it on time, since it barely takes him six days walking to make it from the Northern Palace to get to the Western Palace.
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After his guards left, he picked up the Kitsune and looked at the kimono in her hands. (The pic of the Kimono is on wattpad) As he was about to leave with Mikori in his arms, the store owner spoke up.
"A-a-aren't y-you going t-to pay f-f-for the k-k-kimono?" He asked in a fearful stutter.
Routama didn't bother to answer him and left the village heading towards a nearby clearing in the forest to set up camp. Then after finally finding such a place, he set her on the ground and covered her with his Moko-moko. He then pulled out the jewelry he bought before finding her in the spider-inu's shop and looked at it as he thought to himself.
'I hope you will accept and become my mate.' He thought with a soft, yet almost sad smile.
Routama glanced up at the moon, then whistled in the quietness, knowing Mikori wouldn't wake up after being knocked out. The whistling had summoned his Imp servant, Yumi, and Ōkami Beast, Luna. *Aka Giant Wolf*
*Pic of Luna is on wattpad*
"You called, Master?" Yumi spoke with a soft gentle voice.
Luna just grunted and sniffed the air looking away from Routama on to Mikori. Routama took notice of this and smirked as he put the jewelry away again.
"She is Mikori, She is a 12 tailed Kitsune demon, and she is my intended..." He gestured towards the sleeping Kitsune.
"I'm ordering for you to send word to my brother, so she may be able to attend his daughter's wedding."
"Hai, Routama-Sama!" Yumi said with a smile plastered on her beak-like mouth.
She'd do anything he said with willingness as long as it involved her going to see her beloved imp, who serves Sesshomaru. Luna, however, was much harder to convince to doing anything and doesn't like most anyone, but noticing how she was more than willing to sleep next to the Kitsune, Routama smirked and whispered into her ear.
'If you don't she won't be able to attend the wedding and might be harmed by Sesshomaru's Guards.' With that, she bolted up and began to run towards Sesshomaru's Palace, with Yumi screeching at her about waiting for her.
Routama chuckled lightly as he then sat near Mikori. He looked down at her face, noticing her hair was in the way of seeing her beautiful face. So with a clawed hand, he gently moved her hair away from her face, to notice she was smiling in her sleep and unlike the night at her house on the couch, she was sleeping more calmly now than she was that night. That made him happy to know she felt at least safe around him and he smiled a genuinely happy smile.
*Morning the next day* (11 days left)
Routama had woken up just woken up to the smell of cooking fish. When he opened his eyes he noticed Mikori cooking 6 fish over a fire. He quirked up an eyebrow, due to him thinking she wouldn't have the knowledge of how to make a fire because of the women of his time. Most of them did not know of such and did not bother to learn. Finally sitting up straight he spoke.
"This Routama wishes to know how you know how to make a fire?" Mikori frowned.
"Are women of this time that stupid?" She asked with sarcasm shown clear as day in her voice.
He then frowned and was about to speak to defend himself, but she beat him to it by speaking again.
