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25. A Kidnap Of The New Bride

Ran Hidari was walking around the Ran Residence in Kiyou when she turned around to see her husband,

"Shuuei, I see that you've arrived already."

Shuuei hugged his wife from behind as he whispered to her ears,

"Hmmm... You didn't miss me?"

Hidari, who rolled her eyes, replied with a simple,

"No. I did not."

Shuuei widened his eyes as he turned Hidari to face him while he sighed,

"My wife doesn't miss me at all?"

Hidari chuckled on her husband's sigh, while her face went near Shuuei's while she replied,

"I didn't miss you, but I longed for you."

The two laughed on what Hidari said,

"Well, since you were longing for me, I guess I could settle and give you a kiss for that..."

He said as he kissed Hidari on the lips as she responded his kiss, while he inserted his tongue to it, which he slowly took off her hakama when there was a disturbing cough from behind them,

"Ara... Ryuuren-dono, I-I-I didn't know that you were there. I'm really sorry... Anou, I'll be leaving first."

Hidari, who blushed upon the sight of Ryuuren, left while Shuuei sighed and grumbled,

"You could've left, you know... Just a little bit and I could have done it... Geesh... Ryuuren, is there any problem?"

The younger Ran sighed and replied,

"As much as I didn't want to see you and Hidari-hime making out, I have to tell you something. They told me earlier that they give their blessings to the marriage and it seems since you married Hidari-hime, they stopped their support towards Yamamoto Kentaro."

Shuuei smirked upon what Ryuuren said,

'So, this is what Furiko-san was planning...'

"Is that so? Well, isn't that great, Ryuuren? They don't seem to deny and disapprove my marriage to Hidari, NOT."

Shuuei turned to his brother,

"Ryuuren, tell me what you told them to approve my relationship with Hidari."

Shuuei said as Ryuuren sighed and replied,

"You're not that foolish after all. Oh well. I told them that I would be leaving the Clan if they don't approve so. After all, I wanted Hidari-hime as my bride as well."

Shuuei smirked and replied,

"But I got her."

Ryuuren rolled his eyes as he turned around and said,

"I want some cute nieces and nephews the next time I come here, but judging by your actions earlier with Hidari-hime, I suppose I'll have one soon. Anyways, I'll be off now."

"Ja. Ryuuren. Arigato."

Ryuuren smiled and nodded as he walked away from his older brother.

"Nieces and nephews, eh? I suppose we could make one later."

Shuuei smirked as he looked at the sky while Hidari felt a chill on her back,

"What was that... Oh well..."

She mumbled as she looked at her reflection at the mirror.

In the Kou Residence in Kiyou...

"Hmmm... I wonder how my nieces and nephews would look..."

Furiko mused as Seiran choked on his food,

"Seiran, are you fine?"

She asked to the older lad who nodded as he drank tea,

"Hai. I'm fine. Nonetheless, why are you thinking that way, Furiko?"

Seiran asked as he continued eating while Furiko said,

"Well, it's typical, especially since Hidari and Ran-san are already married, then it won't be long before I have nieces and nephews. Well, I do know that in the past, Ran-san was a womanizer. So, I'm expecting that by next year, I'll have a niece or a nephew."

Seiran sighed on the matter as Furiko chuckled and said,

"You know, Seiran, by the way that you're acting, it's more like Hidari is your sibling."

Seiran rolled his eyes and replied,

"Of course. After all, I grew up knowing you and Hidari. And more like, I'm with Hidari's sister, so I don't think there's any problem to that."

Furiko smiled at what Seiran said and replied,

"Fine, fine, fine. I get your point, Seiran."

"Furiko, I deserve something for that."

Seiran said as Furiko raised an eyebrow,

"Oh really?"

Seiran nodded as he stood up and went near Furiko,

"More like a kiss or something more than that."

"Uh-huh."

Furiko replied in sarcasm as the two broke to laughter,

"But, I'm serious."

Seiran said as Furiko turned around and took the plates,

"Well, let's see about that. Nonetheless, I guess my plan is getting good."

She said as she broke to a smile,

"Oh? Is that so? So, it'll be soon before you go back to being an Empress, eh Furiko."

Seiran said as he frowned a bit while Furiko placed the plates down and muffled Seiran's hair,

"Baka. I'm Furiko now. Himeko died already. So, I don't think a dead person can be an Empress, right? It's just a bit of a payback."

Furiko said as Seiran nodded while he held Himeko's wrist and made her turn to him.

"Seiran..."

In the Ran Residence...

The door opened to Hidari's room as Hidari turned around when she remembered the earlier events that made her blush,

"Shuuei, w-w-what is it? D-D-Do you need something?"

She asked as her eyes widened as her arms were held and her mouth was covered with a handkerchief,

"Shuuei... Tasukete."

She mumbled as she fainted on the arms of the assaulter.

jychan: Well, that was it! CLIFFHANGER! I'll update quite soon, cause I cannot simply leave things like that. Neh? I simply adore and still love my life that I wouldn't want to be killed by my readers... LOL... So, sorry for not updating... Quite busy.. Very busy... T_T

Stelra Etnae: Yah. I'm sure you'll truly look forward to the next chapter, especially since the chapter ended with such incident. Oh. It will affect a lot. Very much. By the way, I guess Shinyen would be ending about less than 10 chapters more.