S C A N D A L

Chapter Twelve

"Be honest with me, according to your grandmother you only said good things about me but your grandfather said it was a bit of a both and you even refer to me as your beloved dragon husband!" Shiro started nagging as soon as they were ushered inside their room.

Kurou who was walking in front of him took the opportunity to roll his eyes. "I was just kidding, could you stop being mad?"

"Are you rolling your eyes on me?"

What the hell?! Kurou glanced at him briefly and continued walking, dangling the keys in his hands. "I'm going to be punished severely, am I not?"

Shiro ignored him and walked inside the room. Kurou closed the door behind them and smirked. "If you're going to punish me..." he started advancing towards him. "I'd prefer you do it right there..."

Frowning, he followed Kurou's finger and found him pointing in the direction of the oversized bed. He glowered, "Is your head only filled with indecent thoughts?"

A sudden scratching paused their conversation and Kurou grinned back at Shiro's annoyed expression. He opened the door in a fraction before letting the creature in and the husky puppy sauntered inside the room making Shiro jump to his feet.

"Why are you so afraid of Thor?" Kurou carried the puppy with both hands and showed it to his husband. "Didn't you say you adore pets?"

"But this one is so noisy...and growling..." Upon saying that, Thor did snarl, baring his teeth at Shiro who had a change of mind in touching the puppy. "See?"

"Relax, it's not like his teeth can do anything," said Kurou and urged him to touch the dog.

Slowly, Shiro reached out and the puppy gave him one last growl before it relaxed in his touch. He smiled and soon was able to hold the animal with his hands. Kurou watched him closely and couldn't help smiling himself.

"Is your grandmother really serious about that puppet show?" he asked, sitting on the bed while patting the puppy. "How are you going to pull that off?"

"I'll have Masaru and Shichiro handle it," Kurou answered and sat beside him. "Just let Oba-chan have her fun. She can be a bit too much but once she's satisfied, she won't bother you again."

"She's nice. Your Jii-chan too. But it would be nice to be told about this before anything else?"

"Here we go again...let me remind you for the tenth time that I did not plan this!" When Shiro didn't say anything and went silent, just playing with Thor, Kurou sighed deeply. "Oba-chan likes you. She really likes you. I've never seen her act that way to anyone, not even to Masahiko-niisan's girlfriend."

"He has a girlfriend?"

"Yes, but they rarely see each other and he didn't even invite her to the wedding."

"What kind of a relationship is that?"

"You should ask my brother about that because we've been asking him the same thing and he won't tell. Anyway, it wasn't like our parents gave us that much time. We got married so abruptly, not everyone could attend. Even Kei's father-in-law was..." his voice trailed off but it was too late to take it back since Shiro was already staring.

"He was there? The diplomat?"

"Uhm, yes...I mean...he didn't stay for long. That's why you didn't meet him."

Shiro busied himself with Thor and was silent for a while. "I guess it's for the best. I'm not interested in meeting him either. I also don't think we should meet."

"I agree..."

"Let me make things clear," Shiro felt the need to bring up the subject once more and put the puppy down. He turned to face Kurou seriously, "You promised to be a good husband to me and respect me. I don't want any of your mistresses or even that man Kei in my house. Do you understand?"