The King's Queen

Chapter 15

After spending an hour of pure embarrassment with the pink haired menace, he soon left you to your devices which you took as a blessing to not only cool down your burning cheeks but to also refresh yourself. "Nothing like a good bath to rejuvenate one's self." You sighed out as you wore a spare kimono you found in the room, glancing back your eyes fell on a familiar kimono still drenched in blood. The sight alone made a blush rise from you as well as a click of your tongue, as his so called Servant he had ordered you to clean his kimono until it was pristine white once more______ after which he exited the herbal water flaunting his God like body much to your dismay as you saw something you shouldn't have until you were married. You sulked as you walked across the room and grabbed the temporarily crimson red kimono and walked out the room, leaving behind your own as you made a mental note to retrieve it later.

Your venture led you outside as you grabbed a stray bucket and fetched some water from the well close by, you were quite close to the clothesline that were filled with rolls of multicoloured sheets. As you watched the sheets blow in the wind of the cold night your eyes landed on a small shadow amongst the calming scene. Cautiously you walked through the sheets making sure you didn't make a single sound as you drew closer you could clearly see it was a small child. You couldn't see much since his back was facing you but you noticed he had jade coloured hair and looked to be around eight years old,

"Okay so here is what I will do for Oka-San, if I work hard enough and get lots of money. I can buy her out of this place and take care of her! Yeah!" The boy exclaimed as he grabbed an arm full of a singular sheet and attempted to toss it over the clothes' line, the weight of that sheet seemed too much for the boy as he began to fall backwards. His silver eyes instinctively closed as he pressed the sheet closer to him, bracing for the inevitable pain that was to follow after he falls. What followed was not what he expected, he expected to feel the harsh embrace of the ground but yet he was met with a palm keeping him from touching the ground. His metallic silver eyes snapped open as he hurriedly glanced behind him to see a much older girl with h/l h/c hair that looked rather messy and e/c pools that held an undeniable large amount of amusement that also showed with the small playful smile that graced her face.

"You need help kiddo?" You playfully asked as you kept your hand firmly placed on the unnamed boy's back even after he stabilised himself. He puffed up his cheeks as he smacked away your hand in a fit, "Don't call me kiddo!! Old hag!!!" He rudely ordered as you continued to taunt him, "Oh and who gave you the right to call me an old hag, Kiddo!!!" You said mimicking his tone and expressions, the boy looked at you with a scowl and turned his head to the side trying desperately to hide the blush that graced his freckled cheek. Letting out a huff of a laughter you used the same hand that caught him to poke his chubby cheeks as he bit his lower lip trying to will himself not to turn around and shout at you since he knew that was exactly what you wanted, a reaction. But of course he was only a child, "QUIT IT YOU BAG!" He shouted as he waved his arms around to try to stop you, which he failed miserably at as you were much bigger and stronger than him.

After a while he stopped and admitted defeat, "Since your done with your tantrum, can I help you with the sheet?" You asked as you meekly pointed towards the wet sheet that was still pressed against his chest and barely touching the ground. Without invitation you took the sheet and threw it over the line making sure it didn't fall on the ground and gently fixed the folds so it could dry quicker, the boy merely huffed at the display muttering under his breathe how he could have done it by himself easy. "Hey hag why are you actin' nice, you want somethin'." The jade haired boy asked as you made yourself comfortable and began to wash Sukuna's kimono which made the boy slightly scared due to the blood but he didn't show it.

"Is it wrong to want to help a little kid out?" You asked rather confused by the boy's defensive behaviour, you could tell by the way he stood in front of you that he was always on guard. "Usually someone wants somethin' when they do somethin' nice..." his whisper though quiet managed to grace your ears as you simply huffed in understanding, "The people of this town must be selfish then." You said as you focused your eyes to what you were doing, the blood stains seemed to be coming off as the water became more and more darker. "I take it ya ain't from around 'ere then." The silver eyed boy stated as he turn his body fully towards you, still with his arms crossed but he seemed to have warmed up to you though only slightly. "Really you couldn't tell?" You joked as he just simply shrug his shoulders with his mouth falling into a straight line, "It's easy gettin' confused when just two towns West is where slaves are brought in and out of the empire."