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It wouldn't take a fool to say that the great Taiga Kagami was scared out of his wits. Trembling at the corner of a large and spacious guest room, he stared at the object of his fears. An angry Tetsumi, her pet dog in hand and a sadistic glee in her beautiful, crystal-like, light blue eyes. "Now, now, Kagami-kun," she cooed at him gently but it soon turned into a frightening glance. "Could you please explain the situation to me?"

It was sinister, he knew, that if he actually leave alive and breathing, then he would cut his diet. Can you even call it a diet? Kagami was not sure, but what he did understand in those agonizing ticking seconds inside the room, is that he actually might pee his pants. It was only his alpha-pride that prevented him from disgracing his name. Was that the reason of picking an empty guest room while towing a confused Kuroko on the way? He just knew, he was digging his very own grave.

'Shigehiro! YOU ARE SO GONNA DIE!'

This was followed by a scream so great, it echoed throughout the whole palace. Servants and one very afraid Ogiwara Shigehiro cringed at the sound. There were a series of thoughts like 'Kagami-sama, please hold-on!' many very misplaced variations of 'Kagami-sama! Please take care of your gorgeous mind and face! We still have to plan our wedding!' and one very meek 'Please Kagami! I hope you're not plotting my demise at this very moment! Uwaah...'

And so, after one very slow hour, Kagami Taiga emerged from the hell they called a guest room with just a few bruises and scratches. Luckily, they were already fading and healing. But not the emotional inflicted pain that he got. He barely recovered from last time but already, there was a new one that formed in his mind. The poor tiger got scarred for life.

Kuroko Tetsumi was fuming. Her spine was stiff and there was a cold look in her enchanting eyes. Nigou, her absolutely cute dog, whined from his seat when his mistress fixed him a nod to dismiss him. Slowly inching towards the large door, he cast one last look to his beloved owner and set off to find Kagami Taiga.

She scanned the floor of the room and directed her glare to the piece of paper with elegant writing; it was sitting oh-so-innocently on the ground. Her teal-colored eyes were burning holes unto the letter. It would have been possible to do that given that she possessed the proper skills and abilities to cast a spell to it. But she can't. It was considered rude to do that to an object who has done nothing wrong.

The content of the reddish piece of parchment was written on with golden ink. It was genuine, she knew. If the signature and stamp didn't prove it then the cursive writing should. For Tetsumi, seeing the authority on the words were a sure give away. But why was she furious? It was only a letter of invitation for a ball in honor of the emperor. Things wouldn't have been so serious if not for the manner of time that it was sent to her. She should've been the first to read and to decide whether to accept or decline the invitation.

Then why is it, that her aniue and Satsuki were the first ones to open the envelope that held it, written a letter of acceptance that was sent to Rakuzan, the main land of the Lower realm? She sighed heavily and collapsed to the bed. She allowed a momentary show of weakness in her privacy and groaned softly. She deduced the number of appointments and activities that she needed to cancel. She would have to put up with Satsuki and her dresses. And her biggest problem is the manner in which she will go.

Kuroko Tetsumi, Queen Regnant of the Upper realm, for once, have been torn in deciding one simple choice. She was queen but also a scion. But then again, it was also mentioned in that letter that the current ruler could send someone as a proxy for the event. And just then, an idea popped into her head. Smiling slightly, she quietly rose from the foot of the large king sized bed and sauntered to her own room for preparations.

Rakuzan's Center of Authority

(A.K.A. His Majesty Akashi Seijuro's Palace)

Murasakibara Atsushi was enjoying the view. The fluffy clouds were slowly forming into his most favorite dishes. One particular fluff was situated in between two plates of mitarashi-dango. It was round, soft-looking and absolutely delicious. 'Was it a meatball? Hmm, marshmallow perhaps?' That was the only thing passing through the mind of the 6'10 giant.

After many minutes of contemplation of the matter, he finally arrived with an answer 'Souka, it's a-' he did not manage to finish that line of thought. "Atsushi, may I inquire as to what you are doing near the pond with a dreamy expression on your face?" The interruption was caused by a certain figure of authority with bright red hair. Heterochromatic eyes of one golden eye and a fiery red were staring bemusedly at his guest and loyal companion.

"Ahh...Akachin~" he greeted in his usual lazy tone of voice. He gratefully took hold of the plate offered by the patiently waiting young man. "Atsushi..." he drawled to the relaxing king with the snacks he brought. "Hnn? *munch* Ah! *munch* I was wondering, *munch* Akachin, if that ball-looking cloud was a meatball *munch* or a marshmallow." he informed while pointing at the said cloud.

"What do you think, Akachin? *munch*"

"Ahh, it would look more believable as a meatball because of its form, but do you not think of it as uncanny if a meatball is white?" the ever logical remark of the handsome face said. With this, the purple-haired giant perked up and fixed a pleading look at the emperor that he vowed to serve. "Yes, Atsushi, you can always use the palace's private kitchen. Okaa-sama was fond of your appetite for sweets, she had it made especially for you." Akashi turned and proceeded to walk away from the man he was just talking to. He turned his head and nodded in goodbye.

"Hmm, only three more moons until the show starts." he murmured out loud. Oh, he really can not wait for what happens in his ball. He chuckled darkly in anticipation, 'Me? Find my bride there? Ryota, Daiki and Shintaro might have been delirious when they thought of that. But still, a little entertainment won't change anything.'

Even though Akashi's thoughts were full of arrogance and selfishness, he couldn't shake the feeling of something telling him to beware of a thing that might happen. And to this, he only smirked once more to say his trademark sentence. "Since I always win..." he released a deep and low chuckle before "I'm always right."

Shigehiro-denka's Bedroom

A figure was huddled on the farthest corner of the room all the way at the very end. The room was large and very comfortable if not for the tense atmosphere that was surrounding it. the temperature dropped several degrees when a bang was heard. Just then, the large oak doors of the seemingly empty room opened with a rather harsh force. Ogiwara Shigehiro, older half brother of the Queen regnant, Kuroko Tetsumi, risked a peek from the wall that obstructed him from view from the hissing and growling Kagami Taiga. His furious eyes were wildly searching everywhere.

The Scion's gaze immediately focused on the trembling head behind the wall and narrowed his eyes at the appointed target. He threw his head back in a maniacal laugh and walked steadily but at the same time, he stomped both of his feet at a nail biting pace. The echoes it produced were enough for the guilty man to search his mind for a peace-offering that might stop the raging tiger from clawing his insides out.

Taiga, which means tiger, has been clenching his teeth the closer he got to the hiding place of the 'fool' who dared to do such an atrocious thing to him. He smirked sadistically, something that might actually rival a certain other red-head at the Lower realm. But then again, it's actually a no, no one can rival the way that emperor can scare the wits out of others.

When he was successfully in front of the 'accused' in the situation, he tilted his head just a bit higher to look more imposing while glaring at his childhood friend in the eye. Well, atleast he tried. The orange-haired male who was looking at everywhere but the imposing presence that was less than a meter away.

"Tell me again, why the hell did you told me to do that!" was the angry yell that escaped the red-head's mouth.

"You knew! You knew that she'd be angry! NO, scratch that...she was enraged!" the redhead poured out his anger by verbally assaulting the prince. If Shigehiro behaves, he might take mercy... But...

"I...I..I, T-t-t-taig-a! Umm...I-" it was all the man had managed to stutter at his current predicament. But just then, the rescue that he was pleading for the Creator to come send to his aide and, you know, rescue him, decided to make its debut. It came in the form of the best rescue of all, his precious little sister...

"Aniue? Are you here? I thought I heard some yelling. It sounded a bit like Kagami-kun. Oh, I'm sorry, am I intruding in something important?" his cute imouto softly and politely called from the miraculously-still-alive-and-not-blasted-to-smithereens door.

"Ohh! My precious little sister! You came at just the right time! Finally, you can save your big brother from his untimely demise! Kagami-kun's abusing me! Oh my! You're the light at the end of the torturous tunnel of suffering!" expressed in his brotherly voice, Shigehiro quickly changed tactics and called out to his beloved little sister.

"Don't you dare try to use Tetsumi in this!" the indignant yell that came from Taiga was ignored by the previously quivering man who was overjoyed by finally being able to baby his sister again.

Unknown to the two grown men, Kuroko sweatdropped at the sight and cautiously tried to escape. She was stuck though, for his brother latched himself at her lithe legs. She could easily kick him away, that simple task was a piece of cake given their difference in strengths but once again, she can't. He's her brother! She can't hurt him!

Calmly assessing the situation, not once did her facial expression changed. She was the picture of calmness and a figure of authority. In times like this, Kuroko quickly thanked the Creator for her superiority at the moment. She opened her mouth to tell them off but whatever was going to come out of her mouth, it was immediately forgotten because of a certain blob of pink and jade. The 'blob' screamed a very loud and ear-splitting "Tetsu-chan!"

And with that, Shigehiro's only escape route was snatched away at the very second by a pair of strong arms of the female Seer and childhood friend of him and his sister. He slowly turned around to look meekly at the face of a good-looking young man. However, the expression this one was making was not something that Shigehiro liked.

"Umm...HI?" he called out hesitantly.

The grin that Kagami made promised retribution and pain. He slowly closed the doors and locked it. Cracking his pale knuckles twice, he smiled a face splitting grin. Poor cheshire cat, somebody already beaten your record...

And with that, shouts and yelps were heard inside the room. Cries of "HELP!","I don't want to DIE yet!", "Ka-kagami-ku-kun...please, have mercy!"

Meanwhile, Kagami Taiga laughed a very scary one that sounded a lot like "Mwuah ha ha ha!"

*Bang*

*Pong*

*crash*

"Uwaahh!"

"HA HA HA HA! Yes! Suffer more!"

*slash!*

*stomp*

*insert evil laugh*

"Suffer the way I did inside that guestroom! Mwuah ha ha ha!"

A tense silence was sent throughout the room and the whole wing outside. Maids and butlers were expecting a smiling Taiga out of the room. But no such man came out. Not even a sign of his ever so glorious presence was sensed outside the presently dangerous doors. A small pin fell from the maid's hands, it rolled on the floor and the sound echoed all around them. Muffled voices were heard. Whimpers were getting louder, when suddenly, "I-is i-i-it fu-fu-finished?" came the scared voice of their beloved denka.

"FU FU FU! You haven't seen the end of it yet!"

"Uwahhh!"

The witnesses were silently praying before proceeding to carry out their orders. Somehow, they knew, it was going to take a while.

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