Chapter 5
Shou sighed, trying to make little castles of snow with the snow that drifted into his temporary cell through the barred window. For some reason, he was unable to use his powers and it upset him a little. Maybe they had done something to him? He was interrupted from his thoughts when a quiet servant girl walked in to give him his meal for the day. Shou stayed put as she entered the cell and placed the tray down in front of Shou.
"Be thankful they keep you in here." She said, looking up at him with pretty blue eyes. "Otherwise, they'd break your wings to make sure you don't escape." Shou winced at that, nodding a bit.
"What's your name?" Shou asked, curious about this servant. She'd been the first to talk to him besides Kirito.
"Mika." She replied, sitting down in front of Shou, her pure white wings folded behind her back. "I despise Kirito too. I don't think he'd make a good ruler. He shouldn't get a hold of an heir."
Shou looked confused for a moment, not understanding what she was talking about. "What do you mean?"
"Kirito's using you to perhaps draw your...mom...away and make him mate with him. If that happens, Kirito will be accepted into the royal family that Satsuki comes from and he'll be able to rule." Mika explained. Shou's eyes widened as he stared at Mika. There was no way...why hadn't mom said anything about being a prince?
"He never told us about this." Shou muttered softly.
"It's a protection." Mika said, reaching over and touching Shou's hand. "It's better if no one knows how important Satsuki is. Also, Satsuki was hiding his younger sibling from Kirito as well. When Satsuki was arranged to join with Kirito, he was terribly upset so he arranged to go down to Hell during one of the battles and hopefully make it look like he was killed and then run away. But I guess he ran away with one of the demons instead." Shou smiled slightly, nodding.
"He'd already had all four of us when we moved to the mountains." Shou said, shifting his fingers through the light snow on the floor. "I miss them so much."
"I want to help you." Mika said suddenly, taking Shou's hands in her own. "I have an idea, but you have to promise that you'll stick to it and not change your mind."
"What is it?" Shou asked, curiously. Mika smiled and leaned closer to whisper her idea into the hybrid's ear.
Yomi hummed to himself as he walked down the hall back to his room. He needed to change into new clothes and also tease Aki a bit more. Aki had all the luck, getting a mate so soon.
Hitsugi was walking down the hall to Yomi's room, Rose right behind him. He wanted to ask about Sana's whereabouts and, well... He wanted to see the short demon again. He saw Yomi walking just some feet away and ran to him. "Hey Yomi! Have you seen Sana? He didn't answer my call!"
"Last time I saw him, he was in my room with Aki." Yomi said as he opened the door and left in wide open for the other two to come in as well. He glanced over at Aki's bed. "Still there..." He muttered.
They stepped inside, freezing on the spot after a second. Sana was laying down on the bed with Aki, surely naked under the sheets.
Rose had his usual reaction to anything new, flipping open his cellphone and calling his mom.
Hitsugi just stood there, trying to collect his jaw from the ground. "S-s-s-saaana?" They knew their brother would end up mating Aki, but looking at the proof was a lot more shocking then speaking about it.
Satsuki answered the phone after a bit, with a sleepy hello. He hadn't gotten much sleep at all, worrying about his sons too much.
Yomi moved over and poked Aki's side before shuffling through his dresser to find some clothes to change into.
"Hey mom, are you sitting down? I have to tell you something." Rose turned around, leaving the room calmly, as if he wasn't about to break the big news of a mated son to Satsuki.
Beside the angel, Kyo growled, looking at the phone. "Who is it...?"
Aki just slapped the hand away, burrying his face further on the pillow.
Satsuki frowned slightly, but sat down at the kitchen table with his coffee. "What is it?" He looked over at Kyo, whispering, "Rose."
Yomi snorted and started changing into his new clothes. Aki would hit him if he kept on trying to wake him up. Sana didn't seem like he wanted to move either, since he was curled up so comfortably against his mate.
Rose smirked, letting the curiosity and tension grow before speaking. "Sana mated! He doesn't know I'm telling you and probably you will loose me forever when he does, but it's too exciting to stay silent!"
Hitsugi blushed and groaned a little when Yomi started changing shamelessly at the corner of the room. He looked down and the sight didn’t get any better, with his naked brother curled up against some demon they'd meet the day before. "Sana, wake up..."
Satsuki spit out his coffee as he took a sip, choking a bit. "Mated?" He repeated in disbelief.
Sana groaned softly, burrowing closer to Aki and ignoring the sounds around him. He then realized he was in bed with someone and the noises....suddenly his memories came back to him and he sat up, quickly looking around. He paled considerably.
Kyo, who was nibbling on a cookie, spun around, looking at Satsuki with wide eyes. "Who mated! No way any of my babies did it!"
Aki groaned again, burying his head under his pillow to try ignore all that fucking noise.
Hitsugi looked at his brother with a embarrassed smile, one hand scratching his neck. "Hm...hey Sana...hm...Well...We're supposed to meet Saga today..."
Rose laughed, walking back into the room. "Yes! He woke up now, and I think he's gonna faint anytime now...You wanna talk to him?"
Satsuki turned to Kyo, nodding. "Rose says Sana mated already." He then talked into the phone. "Yes, put him on."
Sana sighed and tried to hide under the covers. "All of you, get out now!"
Rose just laughed and threw to phone on the bed, running out of the room. "Talk to mom!"
Hitsugi jumped five feet in the air, already being nervous because of the situation. He walked with large strides to the other side of the room, grasping Yomi's hand and pulling the short demon out with him, closing the door. "Damn, I think he's mad..."
Sana growled softly as he picked up the phone and shut it off, not wanting to hear any lectures or the complete disbelief in his parents' voices.
Aki opened a eye, looking at his angry mate. "What’s going on? Why are you so tense?" He yawned and kissed Sana's cheek, one hand rubbing the still flat stomach on what was soon becoming an habit.
Sana sighed and sunk down to cuddle against Aki. "I'm embarrassed..."
Aki frowned, hugging Sana close to his chest. "Don't be. It's a normal and beautiful thing and now you can rub it in your brother's face you did it first." He smiled, kissing the other demon's forehead. "And maybe you should call home or something. I don't want to upset your mom and dad before even meeting them."
Sana nodded and picked up the phone, dialing his home number again. Maybe Aki was right. He needed to treat this as a good thing.
Kyo stopped talking abruptly when the phone rang, the "Sana mating" subject still fresh, he and Satsuki were still deciding if they should call him. "Hello?"
"Hey..." Sana muttered quietly, holding Aki's hand for support.
Kyo's eyes widened, he looked at Satsuki and pointed to the phone, mouthing Sana's name. "Hey...How are you feeling?" He walked to Satsuki, sitting on the table in front of his mate, grasping his hand.
"Fine." Sana replied. "How are you guys doing?" He asked, taking the focus off him.
"We're...doing our best. We miss Shou and all of you so much. The house is dead without all of you here fighting and destroying everything." He laughed a little bit while looking in Satsuki's eyes, mentally asking him how to start on the real subject.
Satsuki stood up and kissed Kyo's cheek. "Ask about the mating already. When can we meet him?"
Kyo almost blushed, nibbling on his lip. "Wait a second, your mom wants to talk to you." He handed to phone to Satsuki with a little laugh, hugging him close by the waist.
Satsuki smiled as the phone was handed to him. "Sana? So tell me about your mate. I want to meet him." Sana frowned and poked Aki.
"Here, you can talk to him." Sana said, handing the phone over to the demon.
Aki took the phone with a look of panic to Sana. What was he supposed to say? "Hm...hello. My name is Aki." He blushed even being miles away, glad that only his mate could see him now.
Satsuki grinned at Kyo and pointed to the phone. "I'm taking to Sana's mate." He said excitedly. "Hello, Aki. How is Sana dealing with this?"
Aki smiled, looking at Sana. "He's doing pretty well... Embarrassed by his brothers, but well..." He sat up, playing with a loose strand on the comforter before deciding to stop thinking so much and ask what was on his mind. "Are you really an angel? I've never talked to one before..."
Satsuki was silent for a moment, before smiling. "Yes, I am an angel. I suppose Sana must've let you know about everything."
Aki smiled too, looking at Sana again and caressing his face. "The basics. But I would love to hear how you ended up here and mated a demon, some other time, when we meet in person."
"It's a deal. Take care of Sana for us." Satsuki said, smiling and then showing the phone to Kyo. "Do you want to add anything, Kyo?"
Kyo accepted the phone with a frown, thinking of anything productive to say, but end up with the same old words. "Don't hurt my baby or I'll kick your ass." And hang up, to added effect.
Aki looked at the phone with wide eyes, before facing Sana. "Scary dad..."
Sana laughed and kissed Aki. "He's not that scary." He said, pulling Aki on top of him and snuggling him more, not wanting to get up until he absolutely had to.
Aki relaxed on top of him and started to doze off before he remembered something. "We should really get up... You have a meeting with Saga..." But he didn't move a muscle, not even opening his eyes.
Sana groaned softly. "Will you go with me?"
Aki nodded and used all his willpower to get up, pulling Sana with him. "Come on, lets take a shower... and maybe..." He kissed his mate, rubbing slow circles on the smooth back. "Just maybe... We can give a second try to this mating thing."
Sana grinned, suddenly more motivated to get up and take a shower. "Yes, just in case..."
Meanwhile...
Yomi held Hitsugi's hand, smiling at him. "Want to go get some breakfast with me then?"
Hitsugi looked at their joined hands, blushing, but nodded anyway. "Rose vanished, so I think that's okay... "
"I'd rather it be just you and me anyway." Yomi said, squeezing Hitsugi's hand lightly.
Hitsugi smiled shyly, squeezing Yomi's hand. "Yeah... I think I like it too..." That way they could finally talk and maybe, just maybe, he would find out if the butterflies in his stomach when he saw Yomi were just a stupid crush or a real feeling.
"And you can meet my mom and dad later." Yomi said, pulling Hitsugi into the dining hall.
Hitsugi looked around, smiling. All those people, talking, interacting. It was a real school! Nothing like the little one he knew, with the stupid people who looked all the same. "I would love to meet them...Are they here now? Wow, I would have liked studying here."
"They live close by." Yomi answered, getting himself a tray. "What about your parents?"
Hitsugi sighed, nibbling on his lips. Well, he would say the truth for as long as he could. "They're back at our town. I think they will come in a few days but... For now is better if they stay home."
Yomi nodded, grabbing a few things for them before finding a table. "I see..."
Hitsugi nodded, sitting beside Yomi on the table. "So, how are your parents called? And your brothers?"
"It's just me, no brothers." Yomi replied. "My parents names are Tora and Hiroto."
Hitsugi nodded, starting on his food. "Mine are Kyo and Satsuki and I have one more brother besides the ones you already met."
"Oh? Has he started school yet?" Yomi asked, curiously.
Hitsugi nibbled his lip, suddenly very interested in his food. "Hm...he's the same age as us. We're kinda... quadruplets, the four of us." He took a apple and gave it a big bite, hoping that the time to chew and swallow would be enough for him to think of something. "He's blind, so we thought it was better to leave him home... " Well...wasn't that a little mean? But it was the only thing that came to his head at the time.
Yomi frowned to himself, nodding a bit and not saying anything.
Hitsugi poked his food, feeling uncomfortable. Maybe he was a little too mean to Shou? And now Yomi was thinking less of him? He couldn’t fix it without saying the truth, so he just kept quiet, tugging on his lips piercings.
"Are you lying to me?" Yomi asked finally, glancing at Hitsugi.
Hitsugi let go of his fork, looking at his own hands on his lap, his teeth tugging even harder on the lip rings. He felt a little breathless and his voice was just above a whisper. "Yeah..."
Yomi sighed and stood up, taking his tray up to dispose of it. He didn't need to mate someone who lied to him.
Hitusgi felt tears threatening to fall and stood, walking with large strides to the door. Once outside, he locked himself in the nearest bathroom, happy that none of the other stalls were being used... That way nobody would hear his pathetic sobs, the ones he wasn't able to hold anymore. He couldn't explain it, his family needed him more then he needed a mate right now, and telling Yomi the whole plan could mess up everything.
He gave up trying to control his cries, desperate sobs leaving his mouth while tears stained his face. He missed Yomi already and missed Shou. Why they could not be normal? This mess would not happen and he would be able to mate with the only demon in the world who didn't think he was a fat, short, pathetic freak.
Yomi stood there for a moment, watching Hitsugi leave. Perhaps he had been too harsh. He didn't know why Hitsugi lied, maybe there was a good reason. He moved to follow the other, hearing his sobs behind one of the bathroom doors. He knocked lightly, waiting for an answer.
Hitsugi contained his sobs when he heard someone knocking, quickly drying his face even if he didn't have any intention of opening the door. "What?" His voice was heavy with crying, shaking a bit from nervousness, but he couldn't care less.
"Hitsugi?" Yomi spoke on the other side of the door. "Open the door please."
Hitsugi wasn't able to hold a sob when he heard Yomi's voice, quickly burying any hope of being forgiven. He still couldn't speak about the family's biggest secret. "Go away... I can't tell you the truth."
Yomi rest his head against the door. "Just talk to me, Hitsugi..."
Hitsugi sniffed, shutting his eyes to keep anymore tears from coming. "What can I say? I still can't tell you the whole truth... You would hate me and I would endanger my family."
"I won't hate you." Yomi said firmly, sliding down to sit in front of the door. He wouldn't move until Hitsugi came out.
Hitsugi just sat there in silence for a long minute before taking his wings out and pulling one feather from it. He sighed, tugging at his own hair to punish himself for his weakness."We're here to find help. Angels kidnaped my brother..." He slid the black feather under the door, feeling tears burning his eyes again. That's it, he was going to panic and Hitsugi would have to do something to stop him.
Yomi took the feather, staring at it for a moment. "Is this yours?"
Hitsugi hugged his knees, laying his head on them, and suddenly felt like he could sleep for a decade. "Yes... mine. I have wings, I'm half angel, so are my brothers. That's why they got Shou."
"Oh..." Yomi brushed his fingers over the feather. "I don't mind. I never liked fighting anyway..."
Hitsugi sniffed, reaching out unlock the door before curling back on the corner of the stall, wings around him, protecting his body and mind from the outside world. He was feeling miserable.
Yomi moved inside and shut the door, petting Hitsugi's pretty wings. "I think I'm even more attracted to you." He commented, smiling a little.
Hitsugi sighed, parting his wings a little bit so he could look at Yomi. "This should be the time you go out, screaming there's an angel hiding on the bathroom..."
Yomi moved closer and pressed a kiss to Hitsugi's lips. "Stop trying to tell me what I should do."
Hitsugi sniffed some more before letting a small smile appear on his lips. "I wasn't so sure you liked me this way too..." He slid on the floor a little bit, enough so he could throw his arms around Yomi's neck, enveloping them both with his wings this time.
Yomi snuggled against Hitsugi, finding some comfort in having the other's wings around him. "I liked you when I saw you."
Hitsugi smiled, a little embarrassed. "Let's just say I'm not the most confident demon in the world...All my brothers are so beautiful."
Yomi poked Hitsugi's cheek. "But you're cute. Like a kitten."
Hitsugi laughed and blushed, poking Yomi back. "No, you're cute." He leaned forward, laying a very gentle and chaste kiss on the other demon's lips. When they parted, he smiled, looking into Yomi's eyes. "But I'm glad that you think of me that way. I'm really happy..."
Yomi took Hitsugi's hand and stood up, pulling the hybrid up with him. "So now that I'm in on your secret...can I help out?"
Hitsugi hid his wings and unlocked the door, going to the sink to wash his face. His eyes were still puffy and red, but it was better then nothing. "I don't know. I'm going to meet Saga now. My brothers are probably already there. Do you wanna come along?"
Yomi nodded, following Hitsugi out of the bathroom stall. "Of course."
Hitsugi smiled and grasped Yomi's hand, leaving the bathroom and walking short patch to Saga's office. When they got there, just Rose was outside, sitting on the floor. "Finally! Where have you been!? Oh...Hey, Yomi."
Yomi waved cheerfully. "So where are the two newly mated bunnies?"
Hitsugi sat beside his brother, patting the place beside him, inviting Yomi.
Rose smiled at them, offering his pack of cigarettes. "I don’t know, I'm sitting here for at least twenty minutes and no one came..." The younger of the brothers accepted a cigarette, lighting one and taking his cell phone out. "I'll call him..." He dialed the number and waited.
"They're probably not going to answer." Yomi said, snickering. Though he saw Sana and Aki walking down the hall just then. "Oh, there they are!"
Aki smirked when he saw Yomi there, sitting beside Hitsugi with a very satisfied face. He ran to the short demon at full speed, landing right on his lap, crushing Yomi with a bear hug. "Aww! Look at this! Our little Yomi is becoming a maaan! " He messed up the hair of the little demon, laughing.
Hitsugi just smiled, choking a little on the smoke of his cigarette when he understood the meaning of Aki's words.
Rose moved his hand over to rub Sana's belly, smiling at him. "Eggs or normal labor? What do you think?"
"Get off!" Yomi said, pushing Aki off his lap. "You squished me."
"Well, since I've been more demon than angel...I guess it will be normal." Sana replied, still looking a bit embarrassed.
Aki laughed at him, poking his side. "Shorty!"
Rose smirked, getting up and hugging Sana close to him. "No need to be embarrassed! It's a beautiful thing. Aaaand...Now I can mate Kang and you can't say anything! I'll even try to mate him before you give birth so our kids will grow up together! I'm pretty sure I'll have eggs!" He smiled sweetly, laughing a little at the obvious teasing in his words. He loved to get on Sana's nerves.
"You're just fat." Yomi said, pouting at Aki.
Sana grinned. "Then my kids can beat yours up." He said, poking Rose's side.
Hitsugi shook his head, standing up as well. "Ok, Aki is not fat, Yomi is not short and my kids will beat up both of yours." He smirked and pointed to the door. "We should really get going now..."
Yomi stood up and pat Hitsugi's tum. "Right, so 'Sugi and I can start on our children sooner." He joked.
Saga opened the door, hearing all the talking outside. "Ah, so you're back already."
Hitsugi smiled at Yomi's joke, but soon the smile died. Looking at Saga's face made him remember of what they really should be doing here... He missed Shou so much... With a troubled expression, he waved at the teacher, seeing Rose do the same sadly, as if the same thing had just gone through his mind.
They moved into the office next, waiting to hear what Saga had to say. Saga noted the addition of Yomi and Aki with a little smile. "I see you've informed some of the students of your situation." Saga said. "Luckily their parents and Sakito's parents have agreed to help us get Shou back."
Rose sighed in relief, sitting down with on the couch. "Should we call mom and dad now? Ask them to come? And I don't understand... I'm very grateful but...Why they are helping us?"
"They already knew about you guys since you were babies." Saga answered. "And it's probably a good idea for you to call your parents down soon. Extra protection would help if they encounter the angels any time soon."
Aki sat beside Rose, pulling Sana to sit on his lap and turning to Saga. "The father should probably fight, but the mother will need all the protection we can provide... How will we do this with just...thirteen demons?"
"The rest of the school will be notified to be aware of angel attacks, but they won't know the specifics. Basically, just our group will be involved in protecting Satsuki and getting Shou back safely." Saga answered, explaining his plan out more fully. Sana nodded, it sounded like a good plan. The best they could do anyway.
Rose just nodded too, poking Sana and asking for his cellphone back so he could call their parents. Hitsugi beat him to it, already dialing home and waiting for someone to pick up.
Satsuki answered the phone quickly, he had been waiting for news all day. "What's going on?" He asked, as soon as he picked it up.
"Hey mom...We need you both here. Can you come today?" He looked at Saga, just to be sure he was doing everything right.
"Sure. Is everything all right?" Satsuki asked, moving to get Kyo and tell him to get stuff packed.
"Yes, don't worry about us. We'll be fine. Just be extra careful, ok? You can't attract attention... Call me when you're close, we'll pick you up at the station."
"All right. See you later. Call me if anything comes up." Satsuki said before putting the phone down and sliding his arms around Kyo. "It's time to go back to the school."
"Great, so now that they're coming back here...we can expect the angels to arrive within a few days..." Saga estimated.
Rose sighed, looking at his brothers. "We probably should train hard now, while we still can. I've never liked swords, but I think we all need to learn everything we can now... And maybe we should learn to use our powers to attack too..."
"I already know how..." Sana muttered, looking down at the ground. He had even killed things before with his powers. No angels obviously, but he knew how they worked.
Rose kicked Sana's thigh, almost knocking him off Aki's lap. "You can use some practice anyway. Don't be a brat, think of your child."
Sana glared at Rose, snuggling more into Aki. "I can break every bone in a person's body without lifting a finger." He said, though he'd only ever told Shou that before. He didn't want anyone to know he'd practiced on the animals in the woods by their house.
Aki eyes widened, like every one else's in the room. For a second, the office was completely silent.
Rose broke the silence, a frown on his face and a accusing finger pointing to Sana's chest. "I'm soooo gonna tell mom you killed my bunny when we were ten."
Kyo sighed, grasping Satsuki's hands gently and kissing his soft lips. "This is not gonna be easy. Just remember that the kids love you... I love you more then anything in the world." Deep down, he was afraid that the angels made his mate feel guilty, convinced him that he was a traitor and made him trade Shou for himself. "Be strong. I'm sure you learned a lot on all this years."
"I know what I have to do." Satsuki said, kissing Kyo back. If it was the only thing to get the angels to leave him and his family alone...
Their train ride seemed to last forever, but Satsuki practically ran from the train to greet his lovely little darlings, hugging all three of them at once when they finally got there. He was glad to see they were all safe (and dying to see who they were mating with).
Aki just stood at the side, already blushing and fidgeting at the prospect of meeting his mate's parents. But his natural fear of angels made alarms go off on his head anyway when he saw Satsuki, long hair already curling at the ends. He almost didn't believe the blonde was an angel, but Sana was proof enough.
Satsuki glanced over at Aki and pointed at him. "Is he the one, Sana? Oh, he's is cute." Sana blushed and nodded a bit, sending Aki a little embarrassed smile.
Aki laughed nervously, walking to Satsuki and shaking his hand. "Nice to meet you." He jumped back when a little scary demon (Sana's father by the looks of it) appeared beside the angel, glaring at him. "Hm...good morning. Nice to meet you too."
Kyo just kept glaring at him, a little evil smile forming on his lips when the sun hid away and clouds covered the sky, thunders resonating with rage. "Hey..." When he turned away to speak to Hitsugi, the sky cleared up and everything was back to normal.
Satsuki smiled at Aki. "Don't mind him, he's just playing around." He assured the poor demon before spotting Yomi by Hitsugi's side and going to greet him.
Kyo wasn’t bothered by Hitsugi soon-to-be mate, the kid was just too cute. "Hey, let's get going. It's not too good for us to be here on the open."
"Saga got a room for you guys already. Said it had special meaning for you two." Sana said, shrugging a bit. Whatever that meant.
Kyo looked at Satsuki, smiling at him sweetly before a devilish thought ran through his mind. He looked right at Sana and replied at the more neutral tone he could. "Oh... We made you and your brothers in that room."
Aki tried to suppress a giggle when he saw Rose and Hitsugi groaning at the mental image, looking at his mate for his reaction.
"T.M.I., daddy. T.M.I." Sana said, making a face and going to grab Aki's hand before heading back to the school. Another thing he really didn't have to know.
Satsuki moved over to Kyo, kissing his cheek. "We should do that again."
Kyo smirked, nodding at Satsuki. "Believe me, we will. I have very good memories of that room."
Satsuki smiled, knowing he could whole heartedly agree. He never did regret falling for Kyo and having his children. "But we need to get Shou back first."
Kyo sighed, agreeing. He kissed Satsuki's forehead and grasped his hand, laying a kiss on the soft skin too. "Don't worry, he will be back with us soon. Until then, take care of yourself and don't do anything stupid. You know they will kill you if they can."
Sakito was waiting anxiously outside the school, walking to the group when he saw them approaching. He shook hands with Kyo and hugged Satsuki, smiling at them. "I'm sorry I couldn't go to the station too, I was attending to classes."
"It's no problem." Satsuki said, hugging Sakito back. "How are you doing?"
Sakito looked down, sighing. "I'm...doing the best I can to not think about Shou 24/7. I'm sure it have been very difficult for you both too."
Satsuki nodded and pulled him aside for a minute. "I need to talk to you, Sakito."
Sakito just nodded, tensing a little bit at the serious expression on the angel's face.
"I don't trust any of my family for this because they wouldn't let me go, but I'm going to attempt to rescue Shou. I will negotiate with the angels and do the best I can, but I need you to find something to distract everyone else with." Satsuki spoke quietly, not wanting anyone but Sakito to hear.
Sakito's eyes widened and he shook his head, a troubled expression on his face."No! I can't do that. Shou would never forgive me if I helped you to do this and you ended up dead! Think about your family, they would be miserable."
"I won't end up dead." Satsuki said, completely sure of that fact. "Not yet anyway. They want something from me first."
Sakito looked down, kicking the dirt with his feet, his voice barely above a whisper. "And what would that be?"
"They need an heir..." Satsuki replied softly. It wasn't something he really wanted to give them.
Sakito turned his head at him with a quick movement, holding his breath for a few seconds. "You can't do that... You can't even breed anymore right? You already have four kids..."
"I can..." Satsuki muttered with a sigh. "Angels are able to have a lot more children than demons."
"But then how do you keep from getting pregnant from---" He stopped midsentence, with an embarrassed smile. "Forget it, I'm being too curious... Listen, give me a time to think, I'll answer you tomorrow."
Satsuki nodded, though he was sure that the next day would probably be too late. "You know if they don't get an heir from me...they might make Shou give them one..."
Sakito didn't even look up, hands closed in a painful fist, rage emanating of him and clear by his shaking shoulders. "I didn't know you could be so low. I'll think of something, just let me know when."
"I just know Kirito and I don't want Shou to suffer." Satsuki said, putting a hand on Sakito's shoulder. "I'm sorry."
Sakito slapped Satsuki's hand away harshly, not caring anymore who saw them. "Don't touch me. Don't even talk to me without being necessary." He walked away, afraid of not being able to control his anger anymore.
Satsuki ducked his head, feeling guilty for pulling the demon into this mess. He didn't even look at anyone else as he headed up to the room he remembered to be his and Kyo's.
Kyo said goodbye to his children, promising to meet them for breakfast at 7am. They would start preparing very early, wanting to be ready for any angel attack as fast as possible. He sighed, dropping his bags near the door and walking around, heavily cursing every door and window, this time not to keep a angel inside, but to be sure none could enter. "Be careful to not touch the door and windows, ok? You could loose a hand." He walked to Satsuki, hugging him from behind, leading them both to the bed while kissing and licking his neck. "What's wrong, love? Sakito looked pissed at you..."
Satsuki sighed, leaning against Kyo a bit. "I told him something he didn't want to hear..."
"Hm..." He turned Satsuki around, pecking him on the lips before lowering the slim body on the mattress and kissing the exposed navel. "And what would that be?"
"Kyo...stop..." Satsuki begged, looking about ready to cry. He felt as if he wasn't even worthy of Kyo's touch at the moment.
Kyo did stop, already sensing that something was wrong from the very beginning. He rolled off the angel, going to lay down beside him, hugging him close and caressing the soft skin of the troubled face. "What is it? What's wrong?"
Satsuki hugged Kyo closely as he shed a few tears. "They need a heir from me, Kyo and they're going to get one anyway they can. I'm afraid that if I don't come forward soon, they'll hurt Shou or kill innocent demons until I do."
Kyo hugged him closer, burying his face on the blond hair. "You're not offering yourself for Shou. We're gonna get him back unharmed. You have to believe us! Because I can't believe you would trade one of your kids for other.... Even if it's not mine, it will still be your kid. Besides, they would never release you."
Satsuki nodded, but he still had a bad feeling about it. He'd never liked Kirito and knew what sort of sick things he was capable of to get his way. "Believe me, I don't want any part of him in me...but I do want Shou back."
Kyo sighed, running his hands through Satsuki's hair slowly, kissing his cheek. "I believe you, never doubt that... Now try to sleep, you look like you need it."
Satsuki shook his head, sliding off the bed and going to sit by the window he couldn't touch. "I can't, Kyo."
Kyo sighed, pulling at his own hair to try to calm the stress level quickly going up. He stood, walking to his mate and sitting on the table in front of him, crossing his arms. "I'm starting to wonder if there is some kind power in this room that makes you so stubborn."
Satsuki smiled slightly at that. "Maybe..." He muttered, though he honestly he couldn't help it.
Kyo smiled too and leaned down, kissing Satsuki gently. He stood, grabbing both of the angel's arms and tugging. "Come on, at least try. I can't just sit and watch you being miserable."
Satsuki pulled Kyo against him though, holding his mate close. "Then sit with me."
Kyo rolled his eyes, straddling the angel's lap and looking at him very closely, a pout on his lips. "Perfect, being miserable together." He leaned forward, resting his head on Satsuki's shoulder and letting both arms down at his sides, looking vey much like a rag doll. "We can be miserable sitting on the bed..."
"Fine, fine...We can move to the bed." Satsuki gave in, pushing Kyo off his lap and moving over to the bed, sitting on the edge.
Kyo smiled, sitting against the headboard and pulling Satsuki to him, making him sit down between his legs and rest his head against the demon's chest. Both hands went to work then, trying to relax the angel enough so he would fall asleep: the right one drawing little circles on the pale neck and the left one running through the blond hair. "Hey... You do realize Sana is pregnant right? Can you imagine him taking care of little kids?" Talking about something else also was part of the strategy.
"He took care of Shou." Satsuki pointed out. Though he knew it wasn't completely the same, he felt that Sana had the ability to care for others like a mother.
"They were the same age, it's not the same... It will be his real kid now." Kyo leaned down, laying butterfly kisses all over Satsuki's face.
"Mm...I managed it." Satsuki muttered, relaxing a little more with Kyo's touch.
Kyo smirked, feeling victorious. "Of course you did. You're a perfect mom, they all love you so much..." He nuzzled the angel's neck, laying some kisses there too.
Satsuki smirked as well, placing a kiss on Kyo's lips. "I'm not going to sleep."
Kyo rolled his eyes, throwing both hands in the air. "Fine!" The demon crossed his arms, looking at the ceiling, restless. "You're no fun..."
Satsuki laughed, nuzzling Kyo lovingly. "But I feel better..."
Kyo pouted, hugging him closer. "Well, its better then nothing." He kissed Satsuki, taking his time to explore his mate's mouth, sighing in delight. "I love you."
Satsuki closed his eyes in bliss and rest his head on Kyo's shoulder. "It's nice to be back in this room."
"Yeah, I don't like some of the memories but... Our kids were born here." He smirked, suddenly remembering something. "And made here, just like I kindly told Sana."
Satsuki grinned, kissing Kyo's nose. "That's right. You couldn't resist me."
Kyo made face at him, ticking his sides. "Whhhaaat? Lies! Who was the one crying and whining firssssttt?" He grabbed Satsuki's shirt, pulling it up for a more powerful tickling, while trying to make a bad imitation of the angel's voice. "Kyo-sama! Kyo-sama! Fuck me pleaaaasse!"
Satsuki pouted, squirming away from the tickling. "I did not say that!"
Kyo laughed, stopping the tickling to run his hands up and down the delicate sides. "I know that, silly." He changed positions, laying down beside the angel and kissing his lips briefly. "I was just joking around." The demon traveled down, going to kiss Satsuki's navel, his favorite toy ever.
Satsuki ran his fingers through Kyo's hair, releasing a pleased sigh. "I love you too, Kyo."
After some minutes of the light caresses, Kyo laid his head down on Satsuki's belly, fighting sleep. But his body was too tired and eyelids too heavy, guiding him to a dreamless sleep in a matter of seconds.
Satsuki smiled, continuing to gently run his fingers through Kyo's hair as his mate slept peacefully. He still had an unsettling feeling in the pit of his stomach though, knowing that it was merely moments before their peace would be interrupted. His fears were confirmed only minutes later, as ice crawled over the windows, clouding it up with the deadly power of the angels. Satsuki frowned, shaking Kyo’s shoulder to get him to wake up.