Who's in Control

Chapter 7

"Kotoha-chan~!!" Douma comes into his estate, his eyes bright and twinkling. He makes it to his chambers, where his love should be. He is swift in slipping in, his songbird stopping her humming as he slides and kisses her cheek.

"Hahaha, Douma, what is it?"A light blush dusted her face, cheeks not nearly as thin when they came back to each other. It's been only a few days and life has only gotten better.

His fangs are showing with how wide his smile is.

"Kotoha-chan, remember your dream?" Her eyes dim a bit, her lips almost dropping as she nods.

"Douma...It's okay. I can-" Douma shakes his head.

"Your dream of having a little one! It can be true." Douma was waiting for her reaction but her tears show. She is hugging him in the next.

"Douma, please, I don't think I could lay with another. I don't want to betray you!" Oh, his songbird thought he found a human male for her.

He kisses her head before pulling back, wiping her tears. His smile still stayed.

"And you won't have to." He takes her hand gently, placing it on his chest, his heart pumping for her. "My lord has given me his blessing! We can have a child, together!"

Kotoha blinks for a moment, trying to process a moment before her tears are renewed.

This time he knows they are of joy as she kisses him.

He doesn't know his own tears started to spill till Kotoha is pulling back, returning the favor of wiping them. She hugs him with all her strength. His chin finds the shoulder where a healed bite mark lays.

"Thank you."

—
Two months later

The idiot was too quiet.

"You two, come with me." Akaza began walking, calling for Nakime, Kyojuro and Sanemi following close behind him.

The infinity fortress has become a hub for all. Demons who fear the light at all times to Humans who wanted to go mad in the never-ending corridors. Luckily their trip is a short one.

Akaza is jumping through with his flame hair punching bag coming to his side.

"Lord Akaza, what do you hope to find at Lord Douma's place?" Kyojuro was always too bold whereas Sanemi was too brash for his own good. Sometimes Akaza thinks about how Sanemi would have been trouble as a slayer in a different life. However, in this one, this human fights him and other demons so his brother doesn't have to. Kyojuro was in the same boat, more because his brother had minimal value to Akaza but keeps him at his estate anyway.

His estate has become a strange environment. Douma had once said it's more of a sanctuary for humans than demons. That led to him punching the dumbass in the face.

"Anything, he usually comes by." Was he worried? No, he was annoyed because if he wasn't bothering him, he would be with his harem most of the time.

But there was no harem anymore as reported by Gyutaro. This means he may have gone mad this past month with his favorite distraction gone.

—

"He's in the garden with his Lady." Hikari would state before telling them where the gardens were located, bowing before dismissing herself. If Akaza looked, he would find the same look of unsettlement on Sanemi's face.

What demoness had caught his interest? Hell, what demoness even wants to be with him?

His charms are atrocious and downright ridiculous at times that he's not surprised when Douma would tell of members of his harem losing interest when they got to know him. He would then laugh as he describe their deaths in detail.

"Good for him! " Akaza looks to Kyojuro, ever the optimistic one.

Maybe the demoness was insane,

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She wasn't insane.

Akaza had to admit she was quite beautiful if only a bit stupid as she sat in the lap of a predator.

The three had entered the garden to find only Douma's back facing them. He would look their way before another would look around his tall frame, having been hidden till now.

She was a female, but she was human.

From where he stood, she only smelled of Douma. His lip curls a bit, a frown threatening to form as Douma throws a smile at him.

"Akaza-dono!" The idiot gets up, helping the human up. That had him for a moment.

He was treating her delicately. This was getting more disturbing by the minute.

Douma would wrap an arm around her shoulders, smiling that stupid grin of his.

"I got some exciting news."

What news could possibly make this idiot grin-

Those eyes seem to glow brightly as he looks down at the female next to him, a smile that feels earned and directed to the human. Eyes that soften and look nothing like he had seen before.

It didn't help the human was smiling too, excited as well.
"Kotoha is pregnant! I'm going to be a father!"
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The wind was louder in the next moment before Kyojuro claps.

"Congratulations, how far along ?" Kyojuro was approaching, a familiar glint coming to Douma's eyes that gave Akaza a good excuse to do his next actions.

Before Kyojuro could lose his head for getting too close, Douma's claws nearly touched his hair as he was tackled by Akaza.

Kotoha though startled a bit looks to where they landed, the dust revealing Douma waving to her before continuing his clash with Akaza, a mix of claws, fangs, and lots of blood.

"Kotoha-san? How far along are you?" She turns, finding the humans closer now. She smiles politely before holding a hand to her stomach.

"Close to two months." Sanemi watches her for a moment.

"Is he treating you well?" Kotoha nods.

"He has been wonderful. I don't know what your lord does but Douma has been nothing but a sweetheart since my pregnancy was confirmed. He worries only during the day when I sit out here, out of his reach." Her gaze becomes caught up in a dream remembering how excited the moment was for them when they discovered they were expecting.

Sanemi narrows his eyes, but his shoulders relax a little.

"My mother would have ginger tea for her morning sickness. Do pass it on so the bastard can take better care of you." Kotoha nods once more.

The three settle down continuing their conversation, with their lords rolling around, throwing each other into the nearest wall before lunging.

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Kyojuro would wave as Akaza stalks his way out, not looking back to where Douma stood at the entrance of his estate, meeting the glare of Sanemi, having one last word to say to him.

"My old man was a bastard till a demon killed him. You better treat her well or my lord won't stop me." Douma gains a dangerous glint in his eyes.

Oh, the bravery of this one.

He leans down slightly to be at an equal height to him.

"Kotoha will be the happiest human on earth. For she is my wife and I am Uppermoon Two. Few would dare to challenge me."

His fangs show.

"But please do come for my head should I ever step out of line with my Kotoha. Should you feel she is sad with me, I'll gladly let you be the first human in decades to kill a Kizuki."
Sanemi gains a vicious grin on his face before turning to catch up to his lord and fellow human.

Douma hums for a moment before going to join his love for the morning as the sun rises.

They should visit more, it makes for good socializing.