Kitsune: Bride Of The Nine Tailed Fox- Book 1

Chapter 7

My eyes winced at the sun as I struggle to adjust. I suffered a massive headache and my body felt sore. Once I finally gathered my senses I see a shirtless Quinn bathing in the suns light. With nothing but a towel on, he glistened with clear water droplets as he did something on his phone. He smelled nice, The smell radiated in the air. it wasn't like a men sented body wash of any kind but it smelled so natural of herbs and the finest fruits. I blushed as I shuffle to turn around.

"Could you at least put a rob on? Don't they have those?" I muffle into the sheets as I stare at the nightstand. On it was orange juice and two sliced boiled eggs lightly covered with seasonings.

"Well this was supposed to be Margo and I's bedroom but something is occupying it at the moment." His voice was raspy almost as if he had a cold.

I sat up fairly quickly as I felt my head spin.

"Margo went out this morning, I would eat and drink those, they help with the hangover."

I glance back at the food and back at him then back again.

"What I need is an advil and a punch in the face" I say grabbing the plate and behind the eggs slightly were two little round pills. I studied them for a long moment almost as if the plate itself was magic.

"Don't stare to hard, you might break it with that Lazer stare." I hear him remark and I feel a flush of heat roam my body.

"Whatever" I scuff as I gulp down the pills along with the eggs and juice. Quinn crosses the room sharply as he gathers a set of clothes.

"I would appreciate it if you'd go out and rest in the sitting room there's couches out there. I would like to change now." I had no words as I struggled out of bed taking the sheets with me. After I exited the door slams and I feel some of the flushness resurface. Rude.

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Once I make my way there I sit on the plushed cushions. I skim around the room briskly, It was all beautifully decorated and all looked ..expensive. On the coffee table sat wedding issues dating back to Dianas wedding.

"Oh marg." I breath scimming through the pretty dresses. They were all lovely and looked rather expensive as well. A smile crossed my face as it fully hits me. My big sis is really getting hitched. I continue scanning when Margo rams through the door with bags overflowing her arms and hands.

"Your up? How do you feel?" She says wobbling to the kitchen relieving herself of the bags onto the linoleum.

"Quinn's going to hate that but I could careless right now. Here." She steps over the bags and moves into the kitchen only to return with two mugs. She hands me one. The mugs full of tea, Oolong and Jasmine. She loved jasmine and cinnamon while I settled for plan oolong.

"Thank you, for the eggs too, your such a good sis" I say taking a careful sip as she raises a brow.

"Oh I didn't make the eggs, Quinn did, he actually suggested it. Wasn't that sweet! I was mad at him for the way he was behaving last night but he tried to make It better this morning. Is he still here?" She gets up and strides towards the room and knocks.

I didn't want to believe that it could have been Quinn but I couldn't avoid it. I continued to sip cautiously as the bitter taste flows into my mouth.

The door opens and I hear muffled talk. She wraps her arms around him as they enter the room staying gone for what seemed like hours but only minutes. Margo returns with Quinn dressed in a more ragged Sundays best. Sweat pants and a saggy T. This was my first time seeing Quinn this way. He actually dressed down for once since I met him.

Quinn frowns as he enters the kitchen upon seeing Margos inner shopaholic strun out on the floor. She sits by me and takes her cup in hand.

After taking a careful but generous swig she purses her lips in thought as she tries to form a sentence.

"I.. I am sorry for telling you about Japan like that, I wanted you to know chi I really did but not like that. The last thing I want is to hurt you or mommy anymore than need be"

"Then why go? Stay in Korea? Or go back to China where mommy wants us. Remember when we first came to korea? Mommy almost had a heart attack and it took a while for her to talk to us again. Me more than you. Mom got a new home? It's much bigger and in a better neighborhood. You could learn to love it?"

"Oh chi it's not that simple" she mumbles while getting up and walking into there bedroom.

"And why? For christ sakes it's japan? What's more important there than family huh?"

"Chi stop it just stop, you always do this what about you? At least I'm doing something productive with my life! Your mommy's little spy and that's what you'll always be. I need space chi s p a c e."

I flinched at her words but quickly bit back holding on with sharp teeth. "That's all you do is have space! I want to elope, I want to go to korea, I want to be a businesswoman, I want to move to Japan with a guy I only knew for six months, space space space. Is all you ever seem to have. I took care of mother so much I lost my opportunity, but you made sure you left me with that deed didn't you?"

Her face sagged as I could tell I hurt her feelings bad. She didn't move nor speak, instead sat straight down slowly on the edge of the bed.

"Oh chi" she breathed so softly as she placed her hands on her sunken face.

"I didn't know, why didn't you tell me? I didn't know, I just.. mommy wanted you to finish school but it was just you and Dhina. Chi, if you don't want me to go. I'll stay." I joined her as I grabbed her hands.

"No, I'm just being a spoiled brat. Just don't have too much fun without me. I guess I'm so used to having you that it feels weird If I don't and now that we're together I didn't want to separate again, but I can't hold you forever. At this rate we'll be mom and Dhina." We both laugh as I lay down on the bed. My hair fluffs out and I can hardly catch my breath. I look over to Quinn who's eyeing us both suspiciously as I smile to him kindly. Not even remembering how we even got to this place from the start.

"Hey, can I call you brother early?" He only stares at me with eyes dark and I can't help but shiver. But Margo didn't see as she hopes over and pecks him on the cheek. His eyes stay trained on me as I stare right back.

"I have to go soon, practice." He finally says but I keep my eyes still on his almost black ones.

"Oh yeah! That's right, Bokken practice?" Margo is the one that breaks our death match as we both focus our attention to the bubbly woman bouncing back and forth. His eyes turn hazel as he let's a small smerk welcome his face.

"I use a real katana honey" his voice richly deep as he clears his throat confidently.

"Oh! I can practice my tennis there as well! I forgot that was today, gotta stay fit for the wedding." Margo says getting her things together only to stop and turn to me.

"You need fresh clothes, a shower and your coming with us to shake that enormous hang over" she graces the room with her cute chuckle as she pulls me up. I stammered slightly at this.

"T-thats alright, I need rest remember?" I say trying to weasel out.

"Stop weaseling stop that now" She said knowing me well.

Damn..