The king and the cat

Chapter 15

The day after Laura's arrival Claw had Tenshi bring Mitsuki to him. As he waited he stared out the window, seeing his brother Nick arrive through the rain outside; a hood covering his head to keep his head from getting more wet than usual. "Mitsuki you said something to Nick about something he can't control." he began to speak when Tenshi had arrived with Mitsuki behind him, "while I can respect you, please be careful on what you say to Nick. He doesn't want to smile all the time, he needs to." as he heard a sigh go through Mitsuki's lips, "Fine. Anything else?" she asked him and shifted her weight from one side to another. Nodding he looked at her and said, "Your ex's soul has ben damned to the worst torture and has no chance of rebirth as you requested." leaning against the wall he continued, "I was surprised though. You don't usually request things but Nick was adamant about it." when he opened his eyes to look at her he seemed troubled by the confused look on her face. "I never requested for anything Claw. After Nick told me my ex was cheating and actually showed pictures I planned on kicking his ass myself. By the time I found his corpse he was already soulless."

Looking at Tenshi Claw ordered, "Keep an eye on Nick, if he's taking souls without being requested then he's in a sensitive place." afterwards he turned his attention back to the girl in the room, "I apologize, I didn't realize Nick was acting on his own accord." Nodding Mitsuki began heading towards the door then paused, "I meant what I said Claw." she said without turning around, "Don't hurt Kanota, she's suffered enough pain as it is... She doesn't need more of it in her life." then left without another word.

Outside now sitting on a bench Nick laid his head back staring at the sky as the water poured on his face, actually looking like tears. "Only like those who don't fake a smile huh... That was cruel of you... stupid Mitsuki..." he muttered and closed his eyes, dozing off in the rain. By the time he finally awoke he saw why his face was no longer being hit by rain. Someone had left their umbrella to keep him dry as he slept. A familiar ring tone soon snapped him out of his thoughts and scrambled to answer it immediately. "H-hello?... Oh... Mother... N-no I'm sorry it slipped my mind I'll be there in a moment... Of course.... I understand mother I shall be there shortly." and hung up afterwards, placing a wide smile on his face and began to leave, glancing at the umbrella one last time before going to his estate and changed out of his civilian clothes into a suit; meeting his mother in the meeting room. "Yes mother?" he asked as he arrived and saw the older woman. "Better posture. There are a lot of favors for you to do today, most in other companies looking for a man like you to take. Do whatever they ask no matter what it is, do you understand? I won't have complaints about a disobedient slave so you will behave and take the next few days off of school. The company is on the line, so if you do something to upset any of them you will ruin this company's good name." The woman said, her name being Koi, totally different from the kinder woman in a different realm. Nick only nodded, having a charming smile on his face though his eyes were dull of any emotion. "And before you leave, once you are done be ready to attend a party hosted by one of the clients. Behave as expected." was the last of the information given before he left the room.

Hours have passed and people have came and gone into the room where he was in. As he got off the bed he saw that the woman that he was previously with had left a photo by accident. Picking it up he felt his blood run cold and began to tremble. The woman in the photo had her arm around Mitsuki, ignoring the glare that the said girl was giving her. He should've realized that the woman was Mitsuki's mother but thought that the features were only coincidental. Quickly he ran to wash her scent off of him, wanting every trace of her off of him.  Quickly getting dressed he ran out in the rain, the smile he tried to keep on fell as a burning sensation began on his back. Unable to handle the pain he fell to the ground, tears falling from his eyes from the physical and emotional pain. Tenshi had seen him fall and quickly ran over to him worried for his brother, "You're  spiraling... We can't help you if you won't let us Nick." the angel said and began to lean towards him to heal him. "Shut up Tenshi! Leave me alone!" he shouted and moved away from his touch, looking at him with a pained expression, "What's wrong is me! I can't be what she wants... The one thing she wants is someone who can express themselves honestly instead of just hiding it behind a smile and that's something I can't fucking do!" he looked down again as his body shook from crying, "It hurts like hell but if the smile drops it burns... What's the damn point of living if all your just forced to smile all the time...." Wiping away his tears he said, "I'm going to be at my personal estate for a while... Don't come after me..." Looking at him sadly Tenshi asked, "Will you come back?" only to receive a weak smile, "Who knows... Maybe..."

Later that night he had gone with his mother to a Japanese looking estate. His smile still a small charming one as he glanced around with dull eyes. Seeing someone familiar he walked over to them, his mother did say to talk to other people after all. "Kanota? What are you doing here?" He asked surprising the girl in a soft blue dress. "This is my family estate... I was told to come here by the head of the family." she said looking at him confused, "What are you doing here Nick?" she asked. "My family was invited here." he told her then began looking around for Mitsuki. "She's here Nick." Kanota told him, knowing he was looking for her cousin. "Who?" he asked not looking her in the eye at all. "Your feelings for my cousin are obvious Nick." she lightly laughed and gave him a kind smile, "She's still a girl Nick, some things can work. But if you want to talk to her you should check over there." Kanota said pointing over at a balcony where a girl stood with her back towards the party, wearing a black and blue dress. "There's no way that's her." he muttered but walked over anyways. He had a hard time believing that Mitsuki would even wear a dress to anything.

"Didn't know that this was your family estate Mitt." He said behind her, getting the girl out of her thoughts. "What are you even doing here?" Mitsuki sighed turning around, obviously looking bored. "My family was invited here." he answered. "Was that before or after you fucked my mom?" she asked with a slight glare on her face. "Before, before." he said raising his hands in surrender, "If it makes you feel any better Mitt she wasn't tight at all." before getting hit by the girl with her tail. "You're so fucking weird.." she muttered shaking her head, brushing her hair from her face. Without her noticing he looked her over, noticing the moon light highlighting her hair like a halo. She actually looked nicer in a dress. "Hey Nick." She said catching his attention, knowing that she never said his actual name unless she was serious, "If I say something that bothers you at least tell me instead of just hiding it and being all mopey." that being her way of apologizing for the smile thing. "I'll keep that in mind Mitt... So other than guys expressing themselves was there anything else?" he asked, wanting to actually do something to get her to like him. "Yeah. I like guys who make a move instead of just acting like a friend then saying afterwards 'good guys always finish last'" she said and began heading inside. "See ya at school idiot." "Night Mitt." he lightly chuckled, then looked at his phone when he received a text from an unknown number. 'Mii-chan has a weakness for chocolates ^^' he read and quietly laughed in amusement. "I can see why you're his favorite... Ne... I think I'll start callin' you queen... You might be good for King..." he thought out loud and put his phone away in his pocket before returning to the party once again with some light in his eyes.