Chapter 21
A few hours later, Kain walked back in, handing her the letter he had written. She looked at and said, "Thank you, it is written well." Then added, "Kain there is something I must ask you." Without waiting for an answer she said, "Did I nearly send you to your death?"
"H-hai," said Kain. Why is she asking now? Is this a test?
"I'm sorry," she said. "It the first time I woke right?"
"H-hai, Kaetsukikko-hime," said Kain.
"I would like to know what happened," said Kaetsukikko.
"Very well," said Kain. "When you first woke…"
"Kiryu?" asked Kain.
"Where the hell am I?" snapped Zero. "What did you do to me?!"
"This is your castle. I was summoned here against my wishes to serve you because of a contract between our ancestors aeons ago. I knew about the contract" said Kain.
"You freaking knew?!" said Zero.
"Correction, I did not know about you," said Kain.
"Yeah, well get out. Leave, I don't need you," said Zero.
He wanted to tell, Zero about the limit that he could stay away from Zero and the castle because their bond had first been activated recently, but couldn't due to the order Zero just made. If he left the castle grounds, he would die and Zero would most likely pass out since he was immortal due to the Elixir of Immortality flowing through his veins. He gritted his teeth as he fought the pain that drove him further away from the castle. The farther he got away from the castle though, the weaker his body got.
He coughed. A hand was on his shoulder. Hana!
"Kain what are you doing out here?" asked Hanabusa, his expression and voice unreadable. "You know you can't stay away from your master for long. Besides, you still haven't told me who it is. Come back inside or you just might kill yourself."
"He ordered me to leave," rasped Kain.
"Yeah, so damn him!" cried Hanabusa. "I can't let you die out here, so you had better come in with me."
In the end he followed Hanabusa back inside. For some reason, he found it easier to return, which meant that there had to be some strain on the bond and his master had felt it too. Because when he went back to his master's room, he was passed out cold.
…the rest you know," said Kain.
"Sorry," murmured Kaetsukikko. "For making you go through so much physical pain. You still took care of me after that…I am indebted."
"Actually…I had to take of you," said Kain. "It was part of the contract."
"Fine by me," muttered Kaetsukikko, turning away. She was more than a bit miffed because the boy told her bluntly that "It was part of the contract", when she was so willing to ignore that.
"Aish," said Kain. "You were the one who asked to know then you said you were indebted, which you shouldn't be, since the bond has been in our blood since forever."
"Whatever," said Kaetsukikko. "You drive me crazy."
"Ditto," said Kain under his breath.
"What did you just say?!" cried Kaetsukikko. She looked ready to breathe fire, not that it would really matter, since his element was fire, but then again, she could easily over power him, leading him to back down.
"Um…nothing?" he said innocently, too innocently.
"Innocent doesn't suit you," said Kaetsukikko bluntly. To this, Kaname just laughed, saying "She's right you know."
"You feel better now?" asked Kaetsukikko, kissing her husband.
"Much," he said smiling at her. He pulled her onto his lap.
"I knew I could make you feel better somehow," she said flicking the tip of his nose. She kissed him on the lips and jumped off his lap, sticking her tongue out a him, when she was a few steps away from him.
He sighed and returned to reading papers that his wife had never bothered to read. Ever. Thus, he was reading them now, while trying to ignore her. She pouted. "You're no fun, .me."
Doomedpassion: I couldn't resist making Zero really OC, well really playful…but oh well. I guess Kaname never finished reading those papers that night.