Kurama's Keeper

109: Unwanted Unexpected Thing

Marie gives Arina three tickets " there you go. I hope you like musicals "

Arina ; just went one yesterday.

Marie ; it's a gift. To thank you for teaching me.

Arina : mmm... Kurama said he wanted to have a session tonight.

Marie : it's only valid tonight.

Arina : then I guess we can only go to the musical. Do you want to come with us ? There's three

Marie ; I can't go. Plus, Kurama has a meeting till this evening. Maybe he can't make it.

Arina : I see. I'll get miles and deo? Mmm... Have to tell Kurama. * Takes out phone.*

Marie: I'll help you pass the message. I'm meeting him later for the rent issue.

Arina: oh... Ok...

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Kurama unlocks the door and reaches home. He smells the air " Arina Lantern. So strong...  Arina. Tadaima. Arina. "

" hey. Kurama ~" she wasn't wearing her black dress as usual. She was wearing a red flowy dress.

Kurama : I remember we only have a few buds of Arina Lantern in the balcony. It was never this strong. Did something happen to the flowers ?

Arina : no ~~ I got this specially made to make the room smell this way ~~

Kurama : is that so ? Got a little help ? Or did you do it yourself ?

Arina : does it matter ?

Kurama : you're also... A little taller...

" it's your imagination. Isn't a taller a little good ?" She unzips her dress at the back and let it fall onto the floor showing her naked body.

" That urgent huh ? " He gently caresses her cheek with his back hand " those bruises healed up so fast ? "

" Isn't that good ? " She kisses him on the neck and starts helping him off his clothes...
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He wakes up in the morning with his beloved girl cuddled in his embrace. " ohaiyo. Ari... " Or so he thought. Brown hair. Short hair. It wasn't his Arina. He lets go immediately and gets off the bed. He got a clearer look  " Marie ?! How come you're in my bed ?!!! "

Marie woke up and sat up " so mean. Why else ? "

Kurama: what ...

Then it hit him " the smell !! " He goes out and looks at the small container that held ashes. " Incense. The strong Arina Lantern smell wasn't my flowers either then."

She comes out of the bedroom " essence made to smell like it. "

Kurama: to cover this incense smell. No wonder I didn't smell it out. You need to wear your clothes and get out of my apartment.

She picks up her dress " so mean. We didn't just have a fling you know. " She wears it.

Kurama ; it is just a fling .

She zips it up and opens the door " I was told that if I drank this certain medicine, I would be sure to get pregnant without fail. " She pulls down the handle " I would be our kid's mother. " And she leaves.

Kurama picks up the phone and dials for mamoru's phone.

* Ring ring ring ring ring ring *

Mamoru : hello ? Father.

Kurama : do you know where's your mama ?

Mamoru ; shopping again. She's a bit feverish cos she caught a cold last night in the rain, from going to the shopping mall without an umbrella. She couldn't go home anyway last night so she came to mine to stay over . I got her medicine. Don't worry.