The Wife of Four

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-flashback-

Ch20

Sakura was squatting on the floor right outside of her mother's bedroom. Right after her mother had fainted in the other country, they were all immediately sent back to Konan and Setsuna had forbidden them from entering Usagi's room, in fear of Usagi's unborn baby. "It's all that stupid miko's fault," she muttered. She watched as her two younger brothers play without a care in the world. When she heard her mother's name being cried out, she felt her heart drop. "Okaa-san!" She stood up abruptly before bursting into the room.

She stared at her mother's pale face and quickly ran to the bed. Katsura and Katsuya followed after her, not really understanding what was going on. "It's all that stupid miko's fault," she repeated, muttering into the blankets pressed onto her face. "If only Kotou was destroyed in the very beginning, then this wouldn't have happened. I wish…I wish…" Not finishing her sentence, trails of tears fell down her face as she wailed.

"Nee-nee, don't cry," Katsura said, hugging his sister from behind. Katsuya watched as his siblings cried and followed after them. Within seconds, the palace was in an uproar. Their god had been sealed away, their pregnant precious princess was unconscious, and the three demigods were crying their eyes out.

Hotohori made a move towards his sister, when a guard rushed into the room, announcing of the quick fleet from Kotou coming close to their borders. The young emperor just sighed as the future of his beloved country was turning bleak. "We must get going, the war's all ready getting started," he said.

"We'll help you," Haruka said.

"While it's against the orders to not interfere, Suzaku-sama wouldn't want his adored country destroyed," Makoto said.

"Suzaku is sealed away, so what good would you be," Tasuki said, still pissed that his powers are gone, "Why don't you continued babysitting for the three brats?"

Annoyed with the insult, Rei fired an arrow made of fire at him, who quickly dodged at the last minute. "Don't mistake us for you. Our powers don't come from Suzaku-sama, but rather from our bond with Usagi-chan."

"But if all of you go to fight, then who's gonna look after the princess?" Tamahome asked.

"I'll look after her," a voice from the doorway replied. Everyone looked to see a light purple-haired woman wearing regal clothes and was sporting a large stomach.

"Houki," Hotohori said, looking at his pregnant wife. He closed his eyes for a second and reopened them. He took his wife's hands and kissed it gently. "I put my sister's safety in your care," he said.

"It is an honor to care for Suzaku-sama's wife," she said.

She watched as the seishis hurried out of the room, leaving Usagi still asleep and her three children curled up beside her. Haruka stared at the empress, not sure if she was the right choice. "If anything happens to her and the children, one strand of hair, you better be ready to pay with your life," the blonde said.

Michiru smacked Haruka on the back of the head. "You don't go and threaten the empress like that," she scolded.

Houki smiled and just nodded her head. "If anything happens to Usagi-hime, I know the consequences I'll face," she said.

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"Your majesty, you should also rest," a servant said pleadingly. The empress ignored her as she placed a moist cloth on her sister-in-law's forehead. "Let us do this. You shouldn't be overexerting yourself in your condition."

"I'm fine, but it's Usagi-sama that needs looking after. I may be the emperor's wife, but she is the wife of our god," Houki said, "If anything were to happen to her, it may lead the destruction of Konan." She brushed her hand through Sakura's hair as she smiled at the two sleeping twins beside her. "Usagi-sama's health is more important than mine," she concluded.

"But by endangering yourself for her, that will only sadden Usagi-sama," the servant said, trying to reason with her, "I've seen over Usagi-sama since she was a young girl. I've watched over her and worried over her every time she climbed over the palace wall to help the commoners. And what she hates more is seeing other people get hurt because of her."

"I suppose…"

"Seiryuu!" Usagi screamed, waking up. Her three children also woke up and watched as their mom sat up with wide eyes. "Seiryuu, he's being summoned again," she said. She quickly got up and began to walk to the door.

"Usagi-sama, no!" the empress said. She quickly took the princess's shoulders before she could move. "You mustn't leave the palace, especially NOT in your condition."

Usagi stopped moving as tears came down her face. Her once blue eyes were already red from her crying and her vision was blurred from the distress. "Seiryuu," she whispered to herself. She closed her eyes and tried to clam herself down, knowing that the stress she was placing on her womb wasn't good. As much as she couldn't believe that her once caring husband had been turned into a mindless genie, granting wishes of the miko.

-Usagi stared at Seiryuu, who was sitting cross-legged in front of her, staring at her right back. She glanced to the sides to see the other gods, looking amused at her. Thinking about what had just occurred; her face began to darken in the red hue as she glanced down at her naked body. She squeaked and grabbed the green blankets surrounding them on the bed and wrapped them around her.

Byakko laughed at her antics. "Is there something wrong, Usagi?" he asked. His white tiger tail wrapped itself around his blushing wife's waist.

Usagi shook her head. It wasn't until she realized that the four gods were also devoid of clothing. She ducked her head down as she whispered, "No, Byakko-sama."

"Now, now, there's no need to add the honorific to our names, Usagi," Genbu said, "We are now life partners."

"Gomen," the blonde whispered, 'It's just that I was always just an ordinary princess like any other day and then all of a sudden, I'm the wife of all four gods." Her blue eye lifted up slightly and then quickly lowered back down.

Seiryuu couldn't help but chuckle. "There's no need to be shy, Usagi, not after what happened last night." As the memories of all four deities catering to her needs as they taught her what married couples do behind closed doors flooded back in, Usagi began to feel faint.

Suzaku slapped the blue-haired god on the back of his head with his wings. "Knock it off, Seiryuu. The last thing I want is for her to regret everything," he said, "This is the first time in a lifetime since we manage to find her."

"I don't regret it," Usagi said. This time she looked up and didn't look back down with embarrassment. "I meant it before. I love all of you," she said determinedly.

"Yes, but are you in love with us?" Suzaku asked, "We don't want you to do this as an obligation, not because you want to."

"I'M NOT!" Usagi shouted, "Ever since I was little, okaa-san told me all about the gods. She would always say to not mistaken that what the country does is what the gods would've wanted. I would ask okaa-san to tell me about you every night until her death." In her anxiety, she didn't notice that she had dropped the blanket, once again revealing her naked body. When she felt a cool draft hit her chest and noticed the passion filled eyes, she remembered her predicament and quickly covered herself again.

"Personally, I rather like the markings," Seiryuu said, "It shows that you belong to me."

Byakko's tail unraveled itself from Usagi's waist and slapped his brother's abused head. "She doesn't belong to you, stupid ass dragon. She's our wife, not our possession."

"Wait! What markings are you talking about?" Usagi asked in a puzzled tone.

Genbu pointed to her chest. "These markings," he replied. Usagi glanced down and gasped at the four words branded on her. "These markings are what connect us together."

"But when?"

"When you reached the levels of ecstasy," Seiryuu whispered into her ear.

Suzaku smacked his brother once more on the head. "Can you not be so crude?"

Seiryuu nursed his bruised head as he countered, "Can you not be such a prude? And stop hitting me!"

Usagi watched as the two gods argued, one about his atrocious manner and the other about his stiff personality. She glanced over to the other two gods, only to see them shake their heads and sigh. "You know, despite all this, I have a feeling that this will be a wonderful life together," she thought to herself. Her face flushed red for the umpteenth time that day as Genbu and Byakko hugged her at the same time, still in their naked glory. "If I can get use to it, that is."-

Usagi dropped her head down with her bangs covering her eyes. "Houki-san, gomen," she whispered.

The empress tilted her head curiously. "For what, Usagi-sama?" she asked.

"I know that onii-chan has asked you to watch me, but I can't just stand by as my husbands are forced to fight against each othe." Usagi's fists tightened as her blue eyes glistened with determination. Houki gasped when she saw Usagi glow a light blue color. "Take me to Seiryuu," she said. Before the servants and the empress could stop her, the princess vanished into thin air.

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The Suzaku seishi looked on in disbelief as their miko became enveloped in a light of their enemy's color. Tamahome had quickly embraced the girl he loves, in fear of losing her yet again. Just as they were about to rush in and help, they heard the god sent warriors scream, "Usagi!"

"Oh shit, what now?" Tasuki shouted. He turned around slowly. "What the hell is she doing here?" he yelled.

Before anyone can stop her yet again, Usagi reappeared into the pillar of the light, vanishing with the other two. At first, both sides were at a stand still, neither of them moving, until somebody, most likely Haruka, screamed, "Where the hell did that spoiled pompous brat send my koneko-chan?"

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Miaka awoke on a cold hard surface, reminding her of the times she would sleep during her teacher's lectures in school. She slowly opened her eyes, blinking a few times to get her vision focused. It was then she noticed that she was on top of her school desk. "I'm back home," she whispered. She folded her hands together and held it to her heart. "I have to find a way back," she decided. She was about to move when she heard a sound behind her. Carefully, she leaned over the desk to see Tamahome lying on the floor unconscious and to her bigger surprise, the pregnant wife of the god she's supposed to summon was sleeping right next to him.

"How?" Miaka's eyes widened when she heard footsteps in the hallway, probably one of the teachers checking for any students fooling around in the empty building. Hurrying off the table, Miaka lied down on the floor and held tightly onto her boyfriend. "How am I going to get Tamahome and Usagi-san out of here?" she asked herself. She gasped and slapped her fist on the palm of her other hand. "Onii-chan!" she concluded.

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Haruka burst open the doors and glared angrily at everyone in the room. "What the hell happened to my koneko-chan!" she shouted. She pointed at the empress, ignoring the cowering servants hiding behind Houki. "I thought you said that you'll look after her! How in the world did this happen?"

"She said that she wanted to go to Seiryuu," Houki said, "We tried to stop her, but she disappeared before we could grab hold of her."

Michiru grabbed Haruka's shoulders. "That's enough now, koi," she said, patting the taller female. "You better than anyone how strong willed our hime can be. She's about as stubborn as you are at times."

"But…koneko-chan…where can she be?" Haruka whined, falling to the floor. Banging her sword on the marbled floor, like a child throwing a tantrum. "I want my koneko-chan!"

The surrounding servants all looked confused as they stared at the tomboyish warrior. They all glanced at each other as if to say, "This is Suzaku-sama's warrior?"

"Koi, stop it. You're embarrassing yourself," Michiru said. Shesighed deeply when she saw that Haruka didn't deter from her fit. "Honestly, why did I put up with you?" she muttered.

Haruka stopped for a second to glance back at her. "Because I make you feel good," she boasted with a smirk.

Michiru's face turned red as she smacked the blonde on the back of the head. "Pervert," she mumbled, looking away.