The Tale Continues (Saiunkoku Monogatari Fanfiction: Ryuuki x Shuurei lemon)

Chapter 61: Shusui and Shuuei

Shuurei prepared a relaxing flower tea under the tree that she had sat upon as she watched her two friends. Jyuusan and Shusui are still wiping sweat when Seiran and Shuuei showed themselves.

Shusui gasped when she saw Shuuei. She quickly turned her back to him, not wanting to show him her sweaty and dirty face. She froze when Shuuei embraced her from behind. ''Please let go of me. I'm all sweaty and dirty,'' she said with pink cheeks. She suddenly wanted to vanish.

''You're still beautiful so don't hide your face from me. I would still love you no matter how dirty you are,'' Shuuei smiled as he gazed at her. ''You still smell good too,'' he said and kissed her full on the lips when she gasped.

''Someone is even worse than Ryuuki, don't you think?'' Seiran said to Shuurei as he helped her set the tea and manju on a table which was not there before. It had been placed there through Jyuusan's instructions since she and Shuurei have tea there in the afternoon almost every week.

Seiran checked the food, there is enough from everyone. They can join too.

''Well its okay for them since they are lovers,'' Shuurei thought. Jyuusan sat beside her after she washed her hands in a basin.

''Why are you here?'' Jyuusan coldly asked Seiran.

''What's wrong with me being here? Its part my job to ensure the security of the whole palace. This is within palace grounds,'' he replied curtly.

Shuuei and Shusui settled themselves too. All of them are having tea and chatting with each other when they heard someone stomping towards them. They looked at who it is and saw a sullen Ryuuki glaring at them. His hair is disheveled and he looked really unkempt and exhausted.

''So all of you are out hear happily having tea and no one even remembered me who is buried in papers in my office!'' he said like a child. He is specially glaring at Shuurei. ''I think I just missed something incredible,'' he snorted and turned to leave. Shuuei and Seiran looked at each other and quickly pulled Ryuuki to sit with them.

''We thought we shouldn't disturb Your Majesty since you looked so engrossed in work,'' Shuuei tried to soothe him. But Ryuuki just remained silent with his lips pursed.

''We were thinking of bringing you some of Oujo-sama's sweet bean buns later,'' Seiran tried.

''That's blackmail Seiran,'' Ryuuki refused to look at them nor at the inviting tea and manju (sweet bean bun). He stared at the ground.

''Ryuuki please help yourself with some sweet bean buns and tea,'' Shuurei's voice invited as she handed tea to him with a light touch on his shoulder.

Ryuuki lifted his gaze to the slim hand on his shoulder and up to her warm eyes. She straightened the crease on his forehead. ''It's good that you came, we just started. Here, I made it myself,'' Shuurei offered a manju and Ryuuki finally smiled as he accepted it.

Shuuei and Seiran sighed in relief and Jyuusan and Shusui giggled with an approving look at Shuurei. Ryuuki could be such a child sometimes. They are glad though that he took a break from work.

''Did Prime Minister Kouki bully you again?'' Shuurei inquired and Ryuuki nodded. ''Don't take it negatively. He always talks like that if he sees you are doing a great job. He would not even talk to you if he is not satisfied with your work,'' she reminded him for the nth time.

''I know. It's just that his words are even harsher than Kouyuu. He cold and icy,'' Ryuuki complained.

''That's his way of encouragement,'' Shuurei said.