The Warmth Of Red ||DISCONTINUED||

Chapter Twenty Two

"Karasu, you need to meet a few people." Mayumi told her sister walking towards her, Karasu was talking to Tatara as they sat near Izumo and Mikoto.

"Huh? Like who?"

"Like your cousins, uncles and aunts. Come on."

"Aw~ but Yumi! I don't wanna go." She pouted looking at her sister.

"I don't care. You need to meet them or at least your cousins." Karasu groaned standing up with an annoyed look as Mayumi dragged her away from the group of guys. Tatara smiled, Izumo chuckled as Mikoto smirked. Karasu looked bored as she was dragged to a table full of older adults. Yuki was the first to notice the two of them walking over, she greeted them both with a smile.

"Karasu, come here and say hello to your aunts and uncles." Karasu took notice how tense her mother looked, in fact everyone at the table looked a bit tense. She also noticed how everyone looked at her father and his wife with narrowed eyes.

"Okay, mom." Karasu said with a smile. Mayumi walked away standing with a group not to far from the table.

"That's her? Our long lost cousin?" A man askedz

Yes, that's Karasu Nishi." She replied.

"She's a Shibata for sure. Her eyes prove that."

"Why is HOMRA here in the first place, Yumi? We don't need trouble. The Red King is here as well."

"Like you guys have any room to say otherwise. You are in the yakuza." She said pointing to their dragon tattoo. She let out a sigh.

"Besides, Mikoto won't be trouble as long as Karasu is here to make sure he stays in line."

"What makes you so sure about that?" Mayumi let out a small laugh looking at her cousins.

"Because she's his lion tamer." She said with a smile making the others confused.

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Back with Karasu she finally met her aunts and uncles. Her mothers' three older brothers; Hayato Shibata, Hibiki Shibata and Isamu Shibata and their wives, Nanase, Kōsai and Suzume Shibata. She notice that their icy blue eyes must be genetic. Karasu meet her father brothers too. Kazuo Nishi and Masato Nishi and their wives, Airi and Etsuko Nishi.

"And I'm sure you meet your fathers' new wife, Shun?" Karasu looked at the woman who is clinging to her fathers arm as she glared at her.

"Nope, and I don't really want to know her." She crossed her arms looking away with a bored look.

"Karasu..." Yuki whispered when she saw that look in Shun's eyes.

"You little snot nosed brat!" A irk mark appeared on Karasu's fourhead. She glared at the woman who stood up from her seat.

"Who do you are calling me little you old bat!?" Karasu stood her ground, glaring at the woman standing across the table.

"Shun that's enough! Leave her alone. You are making a complete fool of yourself picking a fight with someone younger than yourself." Kazuo said narrowing his eyes at the blond haired woman.

"Karasu, calmed down." Yuki said standing beside her daughter. How she was proud of her daughter. Karasu was just like her younger self. She was stubborn and hardheaded. Karasu looked over her shoulder looking at her mother.

"Okay..." She grumbled. Yuki smiled when she saw that bored look again.

"Karasu." The brunette froze hearing his voice. They all turned their heads to see Mikoto walking over, his eyes never leaving her.

"M-Mikoto? Wh-what do you need?" She asked walking backwards as Mikoto kept walking towards her.

"I swear I didn't do anything.." He raised an eyebrow.

"Yet.." He smirked at her, the next thing she knew Karasu was picked up and thrown over his shoulder.

"Not this again! Mikoto, put me down!" Of course he didn't listen to her. She looked over her shoulder to see they were heading to the pool. Mikoto took off her shoes and taking her phone from her back pocket causing her to blush.

"Y-you perveted lion! Put me down!"

"No."

"Yes!"

"No."

"Yes!"

"Nope."

"Mikoto Suoh! Put me down right now!"

"Okay."

"Huh?"

"You need to cool down." He told her. She saw that sly smirk, her eyes widen when she saw the pool.

"Don't you even think about- Ahh!" Karasu quickly swam up, once at the surface she gasped for air quickly getting out the pool.

"C-cold! Damn that's cold!" The guys from HOMRA laughed, Mikoto smirked as he sat on the lawn chair. Karasu glared at him making her way to her chair which was right next to him.

"I just bought these Mikoto. You owe me." He closed his eyes. Karasu stared taking off her tank top then her shorts, setting them aside to dry off. The brunette looked at the amber eyed man to see him with his eyes closed.

"Why don't you get in the pool Mikoto?"

"Don't feel like it." He replied his eyes still closed.

"Oh, I see. The big bad lion doesn't want to get wet." He opened his eyes only to see Karasu in her red and black bakini standing there twisting her hair ringing out the water. She noticed him looking at her and blushed.

"Perverted lion." He didn't say anything. He just starred at her. Leaning forward he grabbed her wrist pulling her down towards him surprising her. She sat there in between his legs as a towel covered her up.

"Mine." He mumbled against her neck causing her face to turn red. She tried getting up but his arms were wrapped around her waist keeping her still.

"You seem to be enjoying yourself, Queen." Tatara said with a smile. Karasu felt her her face burn.

"Sh-shut up!" She yelled hiding her face with the towel. She felt Mikoto's chest vibrate as he chuckled. Yuki laughed at the sight of her daughter getting embarrassed.

"She reminds me of you when you where her age, Yuki." Isamu said.

"Yeah, she does, doesn't she.."