Back inside the club with the others...
Naoe and Kagetora walked back into the club and began looking around for the rest of their party. They found the others seated at their balcony table waiting, with smug expressions on their faces.
They walked over to the table to join them.
"Did you take care of your pressing "little" problem?" asked Shintaro with a smirk.
Naoe sat down and pulled Kagetora firmly unto his lap, completely ignoring the fact that he was about to sit on the chair next to him. The boy blushed in embarrassment much to the others amusement.
"Yes." said Naoe, "and it was definitely not little." he smirked.
Across from them, Yuzuru was also sitting on Chiaki's lap, looking equally embarrassed.
Kagetora began wiggling, trying to get off his lover's lap and unto the chair. Naoe reached down and slapped him on the ass, causing him to yelp.
"Ow! dammit Naoe! Let me down already!" Kagetora hissed.
Naoe looked up at the angry boy, " don't even try it. I haven't forgotten that little stunt you pulled the last time we were here. I have no intention of sleeping alone fore the next few days again, because you got me angry enough to say things I don't mean," he said firmly.
Kagetora turned away from him pouting. Then he decided to be a bit naughty, he turned to look at Yuzuru, " Yuzuru, care to dance with me again?" he asked sexily.
Chiaki tightened his hold on Yuzuru, " absolutely not!" he hissed, looking like a bear guarding his favorite honey pot.
Kagetora just laughed gayly.
Sakura turned to Haruie, "I have a feeling we missed something," she said.
Haruie laughed and told everyone at the table what had happened the last time they were there. By then Chiaki and Naoe were fuming at the reminder.
"Niichan, you got slapped," teased Sakura.
"Told you the uke ran the show," snickered Shinohara.
Naoe rolled his eyes," shut up Shino," he said scowling.
On his lap, Kagetora snickered, "oh, is my cute little Naoe all upset?" he teased, wiggling around on Naoe's lap.
Naoe groaned and gripped his hips, " sit still!" he ordered.
Kagetora laughed gayly, he was enjoying watching his lover become so undone in public. He leaned over and whispered into Naoe's ear, " so you don't want me to dance with anyone but you and you don't want me to move. Is there anything I'm allowed to do?" he asked seductively, hinting at something more.
Naoe groaned again as Kagetora slipped his hand under his shirt and began to run his finger up and down his torso.
"Buy me a drink ," begged Kagetora sexily.
"No its bad for your body," said Naoe forcefully.
The others who had been watching with rapt attention, waited in anticipation to see what Kagetora would do next.
"So are some of the things you do to me at night," Kagetora said snickering then, " are you sure you don't want me to drink? You know how easy I am after a few. Don't you want me on my hands and knees again like before?" he teased, licking Naoe's ear.
Naoe groaned, " damn you , you little tease. I'll get you your damn drink, but don't you dare leave this table while I'm gone. Are we clear?" he glared out.
Kagetora batted his eyes up at him prettily, " yes , oh great one," he teased, snickering.
Naoe slid him unto the chair next to them and went to get the drinks.
Kagetora threw his head back and laughed gayly.
Sakura looked over at the laughing boy and said, " you coulda just ask one of us to you know?"
kagetora looked over at her and smirked," yeah and I coulda gotten it myself too. But its much more fun having Naoe break his own rules though, dontcha think," he asked laughing.
The others laughed at this.
"It's so strange seeing Yoshiaki so possessive," said Miho, "before he used to be so reserved and calm," she observed.
Haruie laughed," yeah, but with Kagetora, all his usual tact tend to fly out the door and he's back to being a general, conquering and claiming what's his." she said.
Sakura laughed, "well look at Kagetora, can you blame him? I'm only surprised he took four hundred years to claim him," she said.
"Yeah, and he finally succeeded," said Chiaki with a smug smirk at Kagetora.
This time Kagetora snorted, "hn! He didn't beat me , I gave in gracefully." he hissed.
"Why?" said Miho, " why after all these years?" she asked.
Kagetora looked at her as if she was and idiot, " lady are you blind?" he asked, "tell me you didn't notice he looks like a wet dream walking around in a conservative suit!" He said increduly.
This time everyone burst out laughing.
"So you think I look like a wet dream in a business suit do you?" said Naoe from behind Kagetora, causing him to jump in surprise. Naoe had returned without him noticing and had been listening.
Kagetora looked at his lover, a bit red faced, " well yeah. Think about it Naoe, every time I almost gave in before, you were in on of those sexy suits," he said a bit shyly.
Naoe laughed, " no wonder you were always staring at me, when you thought I wasn't looking," he said smirking.
Kagetora blushed even more, " oh just gimme my damn drink!" he ordered, still pouting in embarrassment.
Naoe smiled and handed out the drinks. After returning to his seat, he pulled Kagetora firmly back unto his lap.
Kagetora rolled his eyes at being moved around like a doll again.
"Honestly Naoe, possessive much," said Kagetora, not even bothering to struggle.
Naoe only wrapped a hand around his waist, securing him firmly.
"It's not like I don't already belong to you , you know. After all , I live with you, sleep with you, fight with you, among other things. You really don't have to be so possessive." Kagetora informed him calmly.
This time Naoe smirked, " yeah, you do. Bot we both know that every time I let you out of my sight, you do something naughty," he teased.
Kagetora gave him a sultry look, " but Naoe, the only time I do anything naughty anymore, is with you, under you," he said seductively.
Shinohara and Minoru rolled their eyes in disgust.
"Are they always like this," Minoru asked Chiaki.
Chiaki chuckled, "lately yeah. But it sure beats the four hundred years of fighting." he said happily, " before , they would fight and someone would end up dead, now when they fight, they both finish it in their bedroom. After everything that's happened, I can put up with almost anything from these two idiots." he said.
Kagetora rolled his eyes at Chiaki, then turned to Minoru, " so you're an accountant right?" he asked.
Minoru nodded, " yes I am. I just opened my own firm." he said.
Kagetora smiled, " good. Would you consider making me a client?" he asked.
The others looked at him in surprise
This time Kagetora addressed all of them, " since I obviously need one now, why not him? I'm only gonna get richer in the future from my shares as well as the businesses I plan to start with Naoe. It makes perfect sense doesn't it? I mean think about it, I'll be too busy with exorcisms and stuff and I want all of you to be financially secure as well as Mia, just in case things go wrong and I wind up stuck as a damn baby again. Who better to trust than Naoe's brother, since he is family?" he asked reasonably.
Minoru looked at what was about to be his richest client yet and nodded, " I would love to have you as a client Kagetora," he said .
Kagetora smiled over at him happily, " really? Thank you. Do you make house calls?" he asked immediately.
Minoru normally didn't , but he decided then and there to make an exception. "Yes," he said firmly.
"Good," said Kagetora, " since I know you normally don't, I'm gonna give you a gift in return. You know those shares in that computer company you've been considering lately, buy some. They are gonna skyrocket over the next few months." he said. "I also want you to buy some shares in that company for me as well. Come over on Monday to finalize everything and don't worry I know this for a fact. It's a perk of seeing the future." he grinned .
Minoru smiled at him, "it's a deal. I'll be forever grateful for that priceless tip." he said.
Kagetora laughed, " don't be, were family now remember?" he said and Minoru nodded.
That taken care of, Kagetora turned to Naoe, " now will you let me go so I can go dance with all the lovely ladies at this table?" he asked his lover.
Naoe frowned, " fine but only them. If I see you with anyone else , I'll take you straight home and we will never come here again understood?" he said.
Kagetora laughed, " yes, oh great one," he said mockingly.
Then he turned to the ladies, "ladies will you do me the honor of this dance?" he asked sexily , causing them to blush.
All the girls nodded and got up. They left and went down the balcony stairs to the dancefloor.
Yuzuru turned to Chiaki, "let's go dance too," he said and Chiaki agreed.
They all went unto the middle of the dancefloor and began dancing. Chiaki and Yuzuru together, and Kagetora dancing in the middle, surrounded by the three giggling girls.
At their table...
The three brothers looked at each other, Naoe and Shinohara looking over unto the dancefloor ever so often, to check on their partners.
"Your lover is something Yoshi," said Shinohara to Naoe , " he even has my normally shy Miho, eating out of his hands. If he weren't gay and so obviously in love with you, I'd be worried." he said.
Naoe laughed, " don't worry, knowing Kagetora, he just sort of adopted her as a beloved sister. She will be able to count on him if she ever needs to from now on," he said confidently.
Shinohara looked at him in surprise, " how do you know that?" he asked.
Naoe looked directly at him, " because, ever since we mated our souls, we have been able to sense , if not read, what each other is thinking and feeling. The vibes I'm getting is that, like Haruie, they are now his beloved sisters," he informed them both.
Shinohara nodded looking a bit relieved.
"Did you know he was gonna do this for me, before we got here?" asked Minoru, wondering if Naoe had put Kagetora up to this.
Naoe looked at his Younger brother, "no I didn't. I was as surprised as you were. He is right though, you're family and the best person for the job, especially since you know about our special circumstances." he said.
Minoru nodded, grateful and happy to have his older brother's support, "you do realize he will be my biggest client, other than our family," he said.
Naoe nodded, "yes, but knowing Kagetora, and considering the tip he gave you on those shares, you're gonna be getting a lot of bonuses out of this. By the time Kagetora is through, you will be even richer than you ever dreamed of," he said with a smile.
Minoru smiled back, "you did well Yoshi. I can see why you waited four hundred years for him. He is definitely worth it," he said approvingly.
Naoe smiled and turned to look down at his dancing lover, "yes, he most definitely is," he said softly, almost to himself.
Almost an hour later, they all came back to the table, the girls looking a bit exhausted.
"Where the hell does he get the stamina, " asked Sakura tiredly.
"Must be all those herbal teas he drinks," said Haruie weakly.
"My feet are killing me," groaned Miho.
Kagetora laughed," it wasn't even an hour ladies, honestly. Haruie, I'm gonna have to sign you up for a gym to build up your stamina," he teased.
Haruie only grunted, too tired to speak.
Kagetora looked over at Naoe, "dance with me Naoe," he said cutely.
Naoe immediately got up and they left for the dancefloor.
The girls sat on there balcony seats and looked down at the two men dancing. They saw Kagetora grind into Naoe before pulling away and laughing teasingly.
"They really are good together," said Sakura.
"Yeah , they are." said Haruie, " even when they were fighting, they couldn't stay away from each other."
"No wonder their soulmates," said Miho. The other girls nodded.
"I've never seen niichan so happy,"said Sakura, "Kagetora really is good for him."
The other girls nodded.
"They really do complete each other," said Miho and the others agreed with this as well.
They watched them dance for a few minutes, before deciding to go rejoin the fun.
They all danced and drank for a few more hours, before finally leaving the club around two in the morning, since they had plans for the next day.
Kagetora insisted that Naoe's siblings stay at his place for the night, since it was really late and they were all drinking. They agreed and after reaching home, Naoe and Haruie loaned out Pajamas and showed them to their rooms, before calling it a night. Naoe insisted on a quickie before they eventually passed out.
the next morning...
Kagetora woke up at seven and went to wake Mia. After filling her in on their other guests, he hurried back to his room. After a quick shower, he went downstairs to begin breakfast. A few minutes later Haruie and Mia joined him and for the next hour they made a continental buffet style breakfast, to suit everyone's unique taste. They also had coffee and various kinds of tea.
They had just finished bringing in the platters of food and placing them on the table, when the others finally came down. They all quickly took a seat after a rather sleepy good morning and began to eat.
When Minoru tasted Kagetora's amazing scrambled eggs, he groaned in pleasure, " wow, these eggs are amazing. Who made these?" he asked.
Everyone looked at Kagetora who blushed.
"Thank you," he said shyly.
Minoru gave him a bright smile, "wow, you really know your stuff." he said then, " will you marry me and make me delicious eggs forever?" he laughingly proposed.
Kagetora's blush deepened and Sakura turned to him.
"No marry me. I'll make a good wife, just as long as you do the cooking," she said, " and the best part is you're not only hot, but you're younger than me, so you will be able to make me eggs for a very long time," she said happily.
Minoru turned to her, "he's gay remember? I would make a much better spouse," he said grinning.
Just then Naoe cleared his throat, " well as the spouse in question, he is already taken. Get your own and no you cant have mine," he said giving them a mock glare.
Sakura pouted playfully, "but niichan, don't you want your baby sister to be happy?" she asked mock hurt.
"No!" said Naoe bluntly, " he's mine and I'm keeping him!"
Kagetora rolled his eyes, "what am I a puppy?" he asked.
"No," said Haruie laughing, "from the scratch and bites on Naoe, I would say your at least a cat. And with those tigers eyes..," she trailed off teasingly.
The others laughed , much to Kagetora's chagrin.
"Oh, so he is one of those huh?" asked Shinohara laughing, "I should have guessed from that temper of his."
"We already knew he was a screamer," said Minoru snickering, "he'll make me a wonderful husband."
The others laughed as Naoe gave him a death glare.
"Yoshi, you lucky bastard," said Minoru, putting his hands up in defeat.
"Yeah, even Miho likes him." said Shinohara, "he can cook, is cute, charming, fun , rich and a wildcat in bed. Yoshi we've got good taste in partners," he teased.
Naoe smirked, Miho blushed and Kagetora scowled.
"Hey aren't you supposed to be a monk?" asked Kagetora in exasperation. Everyone laughed at this.
"Yeah," said Shinohara, "but so is Yoshi," he snickered.
Chiaki smirked, "and he's not only a monk, he's a gay monk as well," he snickered.
The others burst out laughing.
"And from the way they carry on every night, he's a horny gay monk," said Haruie.
Everyone rolled over with laughter, except fo Kagetora. He just shook his head in disgust and gave up.
Breakfast carried on in much the same light and it was agreed all around that they would have to do this as often as there lives allowed.
After breakfast...
After breakfast, the others got dressed and after thanking Kagetora for his hospitality, left for their homes. Chiaki , Yuzuru and Naoe also left the various assignment Kagetora had given them.
After they left, Kagetora and two girls cleaned up went into family room.
They sat on the sofas and began to talk.
"So Mia, what did you decide?" asked Kagetora seriously.
Mia looked over at her brother and smiled.
"I want to be with you and our new family, so yes I want to be an Uesugi," she said.
Kagetora smiled back, " thank you so much for this Mia. You will now have to swear your allegiance on your soul to protect this world, as well as give your binding oath to follow me and Lord Kenshin," he said.
Mia nodded and they did the ritual swearing in ceremony. As long as at least one member was present as well as the Lord, it was binding.
As soon as it was over, Kagetora left Haruie to teach Mia how to summon and control her puryifing blaze, as well as the chants etc.
He went into his office and after sorting through his financial documents and creating a schedule for all of them, among other things, he began reading the book on how to care for an infant.
While he knew the basics, since he had more than helped with Mia, even at such a young age, he figured it couldn't hurt to catch up on a few things. For the next few hours, he continued to read, while the girls trained. He wasn't worried about the others on their various tasks, as he knew they would succeed.
Then the three of them had a light lunch before returning to their various tasks.
with Naoe...
Naoe met with Kana Kurenai at the place where Kagetora told him to and everything went smoothly. He followed her back to her apartment and packed what little she had into his car. Then he drove her back to their home.
With Chiaki and Yuzuru...
Everything went smoothly with them as well and Chiaki gave the family the money that Kagetora had given them to start over. They also took all the pictures as well as other important papers . Then they left and went home.
at home..
Naoe and Kana arrived first and Kagetora and the two girls greeted her warmly.
Kagetora made her renew her oath to him as well before showing her around her new home.
She and the other girls bonded immediately, just as Kagetora knew they would and he left them to it. He knew that like Haruie , she was lonely too. While she was not missing a lover, she didn't really have any family or friends, nor did she have a real home. He knew she would be loyal and trustworthy because he was giving her all she longed for.
Yuzuru and Chiaki arrived a few hours later and the girls all gathered around, wanting to hold Irobe. They oohed and ahhed at the sight of the adorable baby and immediately went into mothering mode.
They all played with him while Chiaki and Yuzuru did a little training together.
Kagetora and Naoe went into the kitchen and dinner together.
After dinner they all went to take showers, except for Kagetora who insisted on being alone with the baby. When the others left, he put a protective spell around Irobe and began to play with him. While they played Kagetora babbled along with Irobe, who was now one and a half years old and learning to talk.
"Don't worry little one," said Kagetora, "we will protect you. We're your family now and you'll be safe here." he told the baby.
Since Irobe wasn't an ordinary baby, he smiled up at Kagetora , understanding what he said and Kagetora nodded. Even though he still had to go through all the normal stages of a normal child, he was still actually a four hundred year old inside the body of a baby.
"Kagetora," he said out happily, looking up at his master.
Kagetora smiled, "very good. It must be scary being an adult trapped in a child's body, but it will be all right. We'll all protect you so don't worry." he reassured firmly then, "Look at it this way, can you imagine how many hotties your gonna attract in that cute chibi body?" he teased.
The baby laughed up at him then reached over and hugged Kagetora, trying to convey his feeling to him. Kagetora hugged back and began to play with him, as he would any normal child.
Out in the hall, the others had only pretended to leave, curious about what Kagetora would do with a baby by himself. They all watched the loving scene and felt their eyes misting, even the normally hard-nosed Chiaki.
There lord really had changed. He had gone from a calculatingly cruel and cold, heartless tormentor to a kind, considerate and loving one. Smiling and thanking the powers that be for the change, they left to go take their showers as they had originally planned to, leaving their lord expertly babysitting.
They came back down and after having a family evening, went to bed early after Kagetora had given them their new schedules. They also updated Kana on everything that had happened so far.
With Naoe and Kagetora as well as Yuzuru and Chiaki...
They talked about there new schedules and after making love went to bed early.
With Haruie and Mia...
They went to bed after chatting it up with Miho and Sakura on three way.
With Kana and Irobe...
Irobe fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow. He was already sleeping through the night so it wouldn't be a problem. Kana tucked the covers around him securely and after retrieving the baby monitor , left the room. She smiled as she thought about her day. The others had welcomed her as if she were an old sister who had gone missing. She would for ever be grateful to Kagetora, since for the first time in a hundred years, she had found somewhere to belong.
(Monday)
the next morning...
Kagetora woke up first and hurried to the bathroom. As soon as he was done, he left the bedroom and went out into their backyard. He had decided to reenforce the barrier around the house and place one around the entire estate as well. Then he placed barriers around the vehicles they used as well. As soon as he was done he quickly ran into the house and up the stairs to check on Irobe.
The baby was awake and playing with his mobile, that hung above his crib. Kagetora quickly changed his diaper and after leaving a note for Kana telling her that he had him, he left to make breakfast.
He put the boy in his high chair after feeding him his formula and gave him some diced peaches as finger food on his tray. Then he began to make breakfast , stopping to play with the baby ever so often.
That was how the others found them and they all quickly got ready for breakfast. He placed Irobe's high chair next to him , much to the others amusement, and played with him while he ate.
After breakfast, they all did there various tasks, according to schedule. The schedule went as followed:
7am wake up
8am breakfast
9am-11am miscellaneous activities (such as grocery shopping etc. )
11amtraining
12pmlunch
1pmtraining
2pmstudying
3pm- 5pmtraining
6-8pm dinner
8pmtraining
9pmfamily time
10pmbedtime / anything goes.
The schedule was a bit flexible and Naoe's own was different, since he had work. The schedule was actually only for that week, since they would resume school on the following Monday. Since no one had a problem with it, everything went smoothly.
Meanwhile,
on the other side of town...
With the Takeda's...
Khosaka Danjoh kneeled before his lord. " my lord, the Uesugi have been acting suspiciously."he said. "They have moved into a large Estate and have been living together, including the vessel we had originally chosen for you, Yuzuru Narita."
Lord Shingen Takeda turned to look at he vassal, " is that so?" he asked.
"Yes my lord," said Khosaka, " and yesterday, they brought a tracker ninja to there residence as well as the baby who now houses Irobe." he informed him.
Lord Takeda frowned at this bit of news. "That is interesting. Keep an eye on them. You may go." he said.
Khosaka bowed and left.
Lord Takeda turned to continue gazing out at the horizon, " what are you up to now Kagetora Uesugi?" he asked himself thoughtfully.
All across town, the other possessor families were being updated as well. Ranmaru sent a ninja to spy on them and the Fuuma clan sent Kotaru.
They all had to report back that they couldn't breach the barrier around the estate. Not even the Fuuma, who were used to using spells and incantations could. Their respective Lords worriedly told them to still keep watch.
Since they had tried to breach the barrier, Kagetora knew immediately and informed the others. Then he told them to just carry on their duties as if nothing had happened, since he didn't want to alert the enemy.
He also told them to begin storing their powers energy inside there souls. Since they often got too tired after overuse, this would be for emergency measures and sustain them as well provide a boost to their powers if needed.
Over the next few days, due to the intense training there were being put through by Kagetora, they all developed their abilities quickly.
With Naoe...
He used his amazing boost in power to sharpen his abilities and making his chants power even more powerful. He also practice aiming his energy blast, so that he would miss as much, like with the Tsutsuga beast incident. He stored half of his energy everyday , deep within his soul as Kagetora ordered.
With Chiaki...
He managed to create the link between all their minds and they could now hold mental conversations. He even linked Kana and Irobe to them in case of an emergency. Then he too stored energy in his soul .
With Haruie...
She could now seeing her minds eye, the position of everyone around her and could aim a direct attack without actually "seeing" her enemy. She too stored energy.
With Yuzuru...
He learned to access and control his powers, without opening the gates. He also learned how to fight off possession. He didn't need to store energy because he had that in abundance.
With Mia...
Having been a normal living human when she became an Uesugi, her blaze was a bit different. It allowed her to not only fight, but to heal others on a large scale. Because she was a naturally caring person , it just turned out that way. She too stored energy.
With Kana...
Since she was a possessor like the others and a ninja as well, she only had to store her energy and maintain her fighting skills.
With Kagetora...
His training was the most complicated. With his dreamscape, since he could do anything he wanted there, he began trying to infiltrate his enemies dream. He finally managed to succeed in doing that on Thursday. Also since he knew he could cause wounds in his dreamscape, he began trying to do the opposite. It work and he could now heal injuries while they slept. With him able to do this and Mia's ability, they had an amazing advantage over the enemy. He also learned how to put himself in a meditative, trancelike state and enter his dreamscape while he was awake. He also began to use his blaze in his dreamscape and taught the others how to do so in it as well. Chiaki in particular excelled at it.
With his visions, he could now have them at will. It was triggered by his intense emotions on a particular subject. He too stored up energy, but he stored 90 of his everyday, since he knew that most of the deadly attacks would be aimed at him.
He also studied with Yuzuru and Chiaki that week. Catching up on all he had ignored or skipped out on.
And so went that week. Kagetora did meet with Naoe's brother Minoru on Monday, and they did reach an agreement as well as decide on a few other things. Kagetora also got the lawyer that Chiaki had fiddled with in getting Irobe and placed him on retainer. He took him into his confidence and made him swear an oath. He also wrote his will, just in case.
On Sunday he gave them all new schedules, that had curfews and training in the evening, after homework. Since they were to begin school the next day, they didn't mind about the curfew.
tbc
Authors note: hi there , I hope you liked this chapter . I'm still sick but working hard. Well its all gonna start getting more interesting from here and the enemies are gonna take the stage. In the next chapter, " his enemies begin to worry and make plans and what's up with Kagetora in school? Read the next chapter to find out. Sorry about the errors guys.