Two to Tango (Revised).

ɢᴏʟᴅ ɴᴇᴄᴋʟᴀᴄᴇ.

It's been two months since they started staying in Shinmachi. The two brothers learned a lot of things during their stay and now, they are receiving a lot of guests, considering them as the most popular courtesans of the brothel. Hokuto opened a small box and found a pair of earrings from it. His eyes glimmered since he just got his piercings last week. He carefully put it on and it suited him well. He received the earrings as a gift from one of his guests.

"Hokuto, your guest has already arrived." Ayumi said since the door of their room was slightly open. He smiled widely and nodded, getting up from his seat to welcome his guest. He found everyone chattering outside their own rooms and when he looked around, he saw Itsuki approaching.

"Good evening, Itsuki-dono." He bowed his head as he greeted him. Itsuki saw the earrings he was wearing and examined them. He could tell that those were made with silver. He pulled out a small box and handed it to him.

"My gift for you. I went to Naniwa a few days ago and I got this for you." He opened the box and found a gold necklace. Itsuki put it around his neck and he traced the pendant with his fingertips.

"Thank you, Itsuki-dono. I appreciate it." He smiled at him and they walked inside the room. Itsuki closed the doors for him and then, he started pouring tea in the cups. He didn't notice the powder smeared inside the cups when he poured it.

"How was your trip? Did you have fun?" He asked and Itsuki nodded. He was the first one to drink the tea and little did they know, the powder mixed in their tea was the herbal medicine Hina got before.

An hour had passed and both men started to feel hot and sweaty. Itsuki loosened his yukata and noticed Hokuto's flustered face. He laid down on the futon while breathing heavily. His body was trembling as if he was having a fever. He started to mumble inaudible words until Itsuki decided to attack him. That night was crazy for both of them. Their bodies were already tired but they still had the energy to continue. It was almost dawn when they fell asleep.

Kazuma realized that his younger brother was not yet coming back to their room and it was already afternoon. He went to see him in Itsuki's room and he found them naked and unconscious under the sheets. He called for Jin and they dressed them up before getting a basin filled with water and small towels. The water was cold, so this woke them up. He looked at his younger brother worriedly and Hokuto started asking him what happened.

"We should be the one to ask you what happened. Both of you were naked and sleeping like dead. We thought something bad happened to you two." Kazuma said and Itsuki held his head as it was hurting so bad.

"All I remembered was that weird feeling." Itsuki said and Kazuma furrowed his brows. With what he said, he concluded that Hina had something to do about it. He went out for a while and walked into Hina's room.

He found him putting make-up on her face, so he pulled her up and slapped her cheeks hard. He grinned widely and slapped her once more until her cheeks turned red. Midori was there to stop them and then, Jin arrived to pull Kazuma away from the woman. She started crying and the other courtesans rushed to the room to know what was going on. He tried to pull her hair but Jin stopped him already.

"I told you, I will never forgive you. I know you're the one who put the medicine in their tea!" He shouted at her and she shook her head, feigning innocence. He pushed Jin away and rummaged through her drawers and after some seconds, he found a small packet of fine powder.

"Then, what is this? Try it if it is not medicine." He said and he opened it, forcing it in her mouth. She pushed him away and spat the powder. Itsuki arrived with Hokuto and she shivered when she saw Itsuki's cold stares on her.

"Give it to me." Itsuki said and Kazuma handed the opened packet to him. He forced the remaining powder in her mouth and made sure that she would swallow it all. She started coughing when her saliva got mixed with the powder and eventually ran through her throat.

"Should I surrender you to the military for illegal usage of medicines?" He smiled at her and she shook her head. Jin asked everyone to go back to their work. Kazuma brought Hokuto back to their room and made sure that he would be able to have more rest.

"I'm stripping your work as one of the highest paid female courtesans of Shinmachi, Hina. From now on, you will spend the rest of your life in a secluded place. I will prepare everything for your trip." Jin said and she knelt on the floor to beg for their forgiveness. Midori started to move away from her, realizing that she was protecting the wrong person.

"Midori, help her pack up her things. Since she had enough savings from her guests, those will be used to pay for her debts here in Shinmachi." Jin added and Midori bowed her head. The two men left them alone inside the room as Hina kept on begging them to keep her there.

"It was a good thing that your cousin is not here today." The older one said while they were walking in the hallways. Itsuki nodded and let out a sigh. He couldn't believe that someone would do that to them. He was there to have a fun night with Hokuto and not to have a headache.

"I will give you additional money for compensation. Make sure that Hokuto will be safe from the medicine." Itsuki said and the older one smiled mischievously. He raised a brow at him and crossed his arms.

"You're really taking care of Hokuto. Is he the one you want to marry?" Jin asked and he didn't answer. He doesn't know yet since they only spent a few nights together. He remembered his father's condition for him.

"Is there any way for me to have a child without marrying a woman?" He suddenly asked and Jin was a little confused with his question. They arrived at the dining hall and Kazuma served a glass of water for Itsuki.

"There are two ways. Either you will impregnate one of my female courtesans or you will adopt a newborn child." The older one suggested and he took the glass to drink some water. Indeed, those are the only ways they could think.

"Perhaps, I will adopt. I don't want to do it with any woman now." He said and Jin pulled his small notebook out from his yukata. The pages were filled with addresses and he ripped one to give it to him.

"You can ask this person for a newborn child. She is a midwife. Her patients are women who don't want to keep their children." The older one said and he stared at the address written on the paper. If this is the answer to his problem, he would be forever grateful to it.