Enchanted in the Moonlight; The Cursed Ayakashi

The Start of Something New

A/N: It's always fun picking out music. I hope you enjoy listening and reading as much as I do!

Shinra's Pov

"Oh looks like you guys are back," Samon greets us after arriving, "How did it go with Miyabi?"

Seika grips onto her yukata covering her neck and answers with, "It didn't go so well. I couldn't get him to come home."

Huh... she was wearing a kimono earlier. Why didn't I notice it sooner? Miyabi must've had her change.

"Well that's how Miyabi is. He's a stubborn guy, "Samon says trying to cheer Seika up, "He'll be home soon once he clears his head."

"Yeah you're right..." She mumbles.

I walk with Seika over to her door. "Thank you for being with me tonight," She smiles wearily, "I don't know if I would've made it back home okay if it weren't for you."

"Seika, is everything alright?" I ask. I have a feeling that something happened between her and Miyabi.

"Yeah," she answers with a nod, "Things just got a little out of hand."

What the fuck Miyabi. "A little out of hand, how?" I ask, trying to contain my built up anger.

"I don't want you to worry about it," Seika answers, gripping onto her yukata even tighter.

"Seika, you can trust me," I say, placing my hands on her shoulders. She winces in pain and I immediately pull back, "What did Miyabi do to you?"

"Okay...I'll show you, but please don't freak out." She says as she starts to undo her yukata.

Starting to feel flustered I try to stop her, "Wait! Wait! Not out here."

"Then come inside," She answers, opening her sliding door and gesturing me to come in, "But only for a few minutes."

We enter her room, the sliding door closing behind her. She sits on the edge of her futon and I follow suite.

Seika continues to undo her yukata, hesitating for a moment.

"If you don't feel comfortable with this, you don't have to..."

"No, no," She answers shyly, "Oddly even I was asking myself why I feel so comfortable doing this in front of you."

"Oh no," I murmur, "You probably think of me as a friend or brother now, and not a man. This sucks."

"That's not entirely true, Shinra!" She replies with a giggle, her cheeks turning red, "Back when we stayed at the motel, you teased me a lot but you respected what I wanted. We even slept in the same futon together and you didn't try to make a move on me then. So, I'm not worried about you taking advantage of me."

"Seika, you shouldn't trust me so easily. Like Miyabi, I have my urges too," I point out, "That night, I barely got any sleep. Your scent was strong then but it's even stronger now. I just have more self control than the other guys."

"Thank you," She smiles earnestly, "I know that must've been hard for you."

I can't help but feel my face burn up, "Yeah, it was."

After loosening her yukata a little, she slides down the left side, exposing her neck and collar. From the top of her neck to the bottom where the collar is, is full of hickeys and really dark ones too.

That bastard!

"Shinra is everything okay?" Seika asks putting her hand on mine, "You're shaking."

I didn't even realize I was. "I'm just so angry that he left these on you," I reply, "Did he do anything else?"

She nods slowly and and pulls on the yukata exposing part of her chest. I can feel my face burning but I do my best to keep my composure. Seika looks away embarrassed and says, "I can't lie, Shinra. In the moment, it felt good. Miyabi really knows how to give a girl a good time."

Even though she's looking away, I notice a tear falling down Seika's cheek, "I told him to stop and he did, but he got offended. It didn't feel like love and he couldn't comprehend that." I grab ahold of her yukata and cover her up.

"I'm sorry for how we've all treated you," I apologize, trying to hold back my own tears, "We've toyed around with you and because of it, you put up a front. We all took it as you being stubborn and made it a game as to who could break you into submission first...which isn't okay."

"Shinra..." She turns to look at me, the tears flowing down nonstop.

While wiping her tears away I tell her, "Seika, you have a good heart."

Seika takes me into an embrace and kisses me on the forehead, "Yours is even bigger, Shinra."

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Seika's Pov

"Grab a few important things and let's go." I get out of bed and grab a small backpack.

"Where are we going?" I ask.

"We're going to go into hiding," Shinra answers.

Not fully answering my question I ask another one, "But where to?"

"I rather not say anything while we're still here," he explains, "We don't know who's eavesdropping."

"I'm sure they're listening in right now," I respond, "Shinra they're not going to let us leave. This is a suicide mission."

"Because of Miyabi's outburst, I was able to hide my presence earlier and slip something into their booze," He admits, "Even if they try to stop us, they won't be able to use their powers for the next few hours."

"Woah are you serious?" I ask, "Wait, what about Ryota? I can't leave him!"

"There's no need to worry Seika, I already spoke to him and he wants to stay behind to train with Chikage," Shinra says reassuringly, "He wanted me to tell you to go find your happiness and that he'll be waiting for you until you do."

"Really?" I ask. In the small amount of time I've been with Ryota, he's grown up so much. I can't wait to see how he'll be when he's older!

"Yeah and besides, Ryota had his ceremony and can protect himself now," Shinra answers with a smile, "We don't have much time to run away though so we need to leave now."

"Okay. I'll hurry up then." I grab a few essentials like some my charger and wallet, mascara, some undergarments, and a few pairs of clothes to get by for a few days, "I'm ready now, let's go."

We leave my room and sneak out through the back entrance. Outside we encounter Chikage on the patio sipping tea and reading a newspaper. He glances over at us and asks, "Going somewhere?"

"Um, we're just going out for a walk," I answer, my body already sweating from the nerves.

"Is that so?" Chikage says, "And with a bag?"

Shit. Now what?

"Chikage stop playing dumb," Shinra answers, "I'm sure by now you've noticed what I slipped into your drink."

"So it was you. I had my suspicions that you snuck in after getting kicked out," Chikage responds with a smirk, "You only have a few hours before it wears off so you better get going. We won't take it easy on you even if once you were our friend."

Chikage said they're not friends anymore. What happened while I was asleep last night? Shinra, what did you do?

Shinra growls under his breath and responds with, "Don't tell me what I already know."

Shinra grabs hold of my hand and we begin to make a run for it. I don't know where we are going but I hope we can make our escape. Once the drug wears off, the guys will be chasing us down. There's no way that the two of us can win in a fight against them and frankly, I'm terrified for when that time comes.

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