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

Chapter 76: A Visit in the Night

Seiran could not sleep again. He blamed Jyuusan for the things she said a while ago. He had checked her and she is already sound asleep. He is glad that she slept in his mansion. If she had said she would go home so late at night, he would have accompanied her. He knew just how many pursuers she could have.

'I don't mind if it's you,' Jyuusan's voice repeated itself over and over again in his mind. How could she say that to him while they were in that position? Was she challenging him? Or she simply just wanted him. He knew she was aroused and that made him even more annoyed. How could she sleep so soundly after getting aroused by him? While he is there, tossing and turning in his bed, thinking of her, of her words and what kind of tricks she is trying to do to him.

He remembered the time in the hot spring when she wandered to the forest. She had a panicked look in her eyes when she thought he is going to do something to her. Why is there no hint of that fear when he tried to scare her now? Did something change? Or she trusted him now? He kept on thinking and thinking wondering to himself why he has to think so much of that woman. 'Of course! I have to be prepared for her tricks,' he reasoned.

He wanted to go to her room and watch her sleep. However, he was stopped when an image of her nude body flashed in his mind he shook his head. He cannot get near her if he can still perfectly remember seeing her nude. He had fantasized over her and if he would go to her room, he is afraid he might do the same again.

In the morning when Jyuusan saw his face, she laughed at him. She fixed his bangs which are covering his face. ''There that looks better,'' Jyuusan said and suddenly kissed him. He could not say a word. ''Don't think too much of me, you're ruining your beautiful face,'' Jyuusan said as she caressed his cheek. After that she quickly run off without having breakfast.

He was left there standing where she left him, wondering what just happened. 'Was that her plan this time? To stress me out?' he thought. He spent a whole month thinking about the words Jyuusan had said to him since he was given another task by Ryuuki. Jyuusan trained her soldiers alone for a month and they never met.

Seiran longed to see her and stopped himself from doing so. 'Why would I even want to see that deadly seductress?' he thought.

And after a month, Seiran gave full reports to Ryuuki regarding his investigations. He sighed in relief that the task is finally over. He lay down in his bed and closed his eyes. He heard someone opening the door. He sat up and was confused when he saw Jyuusan enter. ''What are you doing here? I was ready to unsheathe my sword.'' He thought someone might have come to assassinate him. Perhaps that's her plan too.

''You're always too uptight. Can't you relax a little bit?'' Jyuusan said in a sweet voice and sat beside him.

''Did you sneak in the house?'' He asked suspiciously. Why didn't the servants come to tell him if he has a visitor, she must have sneaked in?

''You really do not know how your servants think of me. They welcomed me warmly and allowed me to enter since they thought I am your woman. I allowed them think that way so I could come here freely.''

''Stop tricking even my servants. Don't involve them in your pranks. This is just between us,'' Seiran scolded. Even though he has servants, he really does not treat them as such. He cooks his own food and washes his clothes most of the time.

''Don't worry. I won't. You never came to trainings,'' she said with a pout. She looked cute that he wanted to kiss her. He gazed at the beautiful face he had been longing to see the whole month. He could smell her sweet scent due to her closeness and wanted to hug her tight and nuzzle at her neck.

''I'm sorry I was given another task. I thought my assistant told you. It's over now so I can come and help you in the trainings tomorrow,'' he explained.

''You're cruel. You did not even come to tell me personally. You did not even miss me? I got no one to embarrass when you don't come,'' Jyuusan complained.

''That's what you're worried about? Why would I even miss you? I finally got time to rest from your tricks,'' Seiran muttered. He is bothered at how close she sat beside him.

''But you looked stressed much more than when I trick you,'' she noticed.

''That's the kind of job they entrusted to me.'' He suddenly felt her hands on his shoulders and she started to massage it. After working without rest, the way her hand moved was so relaxing it felt really good that he closed his eyes to savor it. Her warm hand felt so good but he refused to back down so easily. ''Is this how you plan to kill me now? Make me relax and then attack?''

''Why won't you just enjoy what I'm doing? I'm giving you a favor here,'' Jyuusan complained at his uptightness.

''Go and leave all your weapons beside my sword first. I'd relax after that.'' When he saw her remove her weapons and her haori (jacket used over a kimono), he allowed her to do what she wants. She massaged from his head and shoulders and decided she would give him a whole body massage. She made him remove his upper clothes and she massaged his back. He did not resist this time and relaxed. He loved the feeling of her hand touching his naked skin. Her movements are relaxing and alluring at the same time especially when she pressed at butt and massaged his lower body.

Jyuusan gazed at the purring Seiran, he had really lowered his guard that if she tried to kill him maybe she would succeed. He turned and lied on his back after her body massage. His eyes are still close when he said, ''thanks, that was really good.'' She stared at his fully toned body. He is really masculine.

Seiran opened his eyes when she started massaging his arm. He watched as she skillfully did her job. Deep inside him he thought that this feels so right. For this woman to be in his bed giving him a relaxing massage. He did not realize he had been staring at her for a long time and the massage is already over.

Jyuusan bent over and kissed him. He blinked several times before he closed his eyes. Somehow her kissed felt as relaxing as her massage. He realized he had always liked her kiss too. He felt her lick between his lips asking for an opening, his heart fluttered. Before he could think things over, his lips parted and he let her explore him. The warmth and softness of her tongue felt good as she explored him. Her hand started to caress his naked chest as she kissed him. Her small arm lightly brushing his skin made him purr.

''You missed me too. You had been thinking of me the whole time,'' Jyuusan said after kissing him. Seiran was surprised. She was right. Even as he worked, he had thought a lot about her. He had even thought of going to see her when he missed her yelling at him but he stopped himself. Now that she said it, maybe he really did miss her.

Seiran fought the urge to hug her tight and kiss her as much as he wanted. He was thinking that this could be a part of her tricks. Before he would fall under her spell even more, he thanked her for her massage and told her to go and sleep in her room – the room beside his, where he first touched her.

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