Showdown - Chap 15

"Well~ How do you feel, Mr. Takeshi Kasai~?" Takeshi smirked as he and his new husband were dancing on the dance floor. He held him close, simply swaying back and forth. Neither Takeshi nor Yoshiki were dancers, but that didn't stop them from swaying back and forth to the band Ace had gotten for their reception.

It was a lovely wedding. It had snowed the night before and so there had been a light coating of snow for the wedding. It was what Yoshiki wanted anyways. Takeshi wasn't too fond of the snow, but he wanted Yoshiki to be happy. When he watched his fiancé walk down the aisle with a grin plastered on his face, it was all worth it. He couldn't have asked for a better day than today.

"I feel... incredible..." Yoshiki smiled as he kept his hand tight with Takeshi's. He couldn't have asked for a more perfect wedding. His mother had cried like a baby through the whole ceremony, but his focus had been locked on Takeshi the whole time.

“Good." Takeshi smiled, leaning in to press his forehead to his. "That's what I wanted~" He purred as he moved his hand down from Yoshiki's upper back to his lower back. "I'm glad I could give you what you've always wanted~"

Yoshiki smiled. "What I had always wanted... was love... and you've given me more love than I know what to do with."

Takeshi kissed him softly and smiled. "I could say the same about myself..." He breathed.

Yoshiki smiled. "Our dads did a good job on setting up our wedding."

“Yeah...they were right when they said Kasais new how to throw a wedding." He chuckled.

Yoshiki nodded. "Too bad... there's no honeymoon that could top all our nights of sex..."

Takeshi smirked. "You didn't think we'd get married and not have a honeymoon, right~?" He purred.

"Well... no... but what could we possibly do then that we haven't done already...?" He blinked.

"Do it...not at home?" Takeshi tilted his head. "I got us a whole weekend at the hotsprings." He smiled softly.

"I've... never been to a hot spring..." He blushed.

Takeshi smiled and nodded. "Then it was a good move, huh?"

He nodded. "I'm excited."

"Good. You better be~ You're just gonna love it~" He purred.

Yoshiki smiled. "You know... the clan still has gifts we're meant to open..."

Takeshi smiled and nodded. "Do you wanna slip away and open them?" He chuckled. "Everyone's having a good time...and I don't think we're supposed to open the gifts in front of everyone~"

Yoshiki smiled and nodded. "They're bugging me~ I just want to know what they got us."

Takeshi chuckled. "Well, you carry them~" He winked. "It'll be easier~"

Yoshiki smiled. "This why you like my ability?" He asked as they slipped away inside.

"Lifting stuff is easier...That and you know how to use it other people wouldn't even think of~" He purred.

Yoshiki blushed and took lead. "Shh..." He mumbled, walking inside as the gifts floated after him.

Takeshi smiled as he followed after him. Once they were in their room, he locked the door and went to sit on the bed. "Alright~ Let's see what we got~" He chuckled.

Yoshiki first reached for a small envelope. "This is from Ace... your Dad... You want to open it?"

"Um...let's save that for last." Takeshi breathed. He wasn't exactly sure what his father would give him. He already threw the wedding. What more could he give?

Yoshiki nodded. "Okay... then you choose the first gift."

"Um...how about...this blue one~" Takeshi smiled as he picked up a giant blue box with a white bow at the top.

"Alright. Whose it from?" He smiled.

Takeshi looked for a sticker to tell him. "It's from...Sora." He smiled.

Yoshiki smiled. "Okay." He helped Takeshi unwrap it as they opened the box.

Takeshi blinked. "Cookware?" He pulled out pots and pans and bowls and dishes. "What...?" He tilted his head as a piece of paper slipped from one of the dishes.

Yoshiki grabbed it and opened the letter. "Oh... that explains your Dad's gift..." He smile at Takeshi. "They're giving us our own place on the compound."

Takeshi blinked. "Really? Our...own place?"

Yoshiki nodded as he opened Ace's gift. Sure enough it was a key.

Takeshi smiled a bit. "So...our own place~ Wonder what we can do with that~" He smirked.

Yoshiki blushed. "I assume... all our gifts are based on that..."

Takeshi chuckled. "This is awesome...I can't believe this." He shook his head before blinking. "Hey...there's another letter here."

"What is it?" He blinked.

Takeshi shook his head. "I don't know..." He opened up the letter and scanned it before his eyes widened.

“What...?" Yoshiki blinked as he let the letter float out of Takeshi's hands and into his own.

Takeshi shook his head. "It's...a gift from my sister..." He breathed.

"Which one...?" He blinked as he looked for the name.

"Sayuri...she...she offered us..." Takeshi took in a deep breath. "She offered to be a future surrogate..."

Yoshiki blinked. "No way..." He looked at Takeshi. "Do... we even want kids...?"

"I...don't know..." Takeshi breathed. "But...she said if we want kids...in the future...she wants to be the surrogate." He looked to Yoshiki.

"Why... would she offer that...?"

Takeshi sighed. "She said that she couldn't think of a gift to give us...and she's always felt guilty for not being close. My sister--your aunt--never really bothered with us...and she says she wants to fix that."

Yoshiki took in a breath. "I... that was nice of her... I guess... when the time comes, we don't have to worry about who to ask..."

Takeshi nodded. "Mhm..." He looked to his husband. "I want...it to be just us...for a bit." He breathed. "I want to be with you and enjoy you before I...have to share you." He told him. "If you ever want kids, we can have kids...but I don't wanna be one of those couples who has kids immediately after marrying you. I don't want people thinking the only reason I married you was because I knocked you up~" He smirked, winking.

Yoshiki smiled as Takeshi moved forward and Yoshiki moved his arms around him. "Don't worry... I don't want kids yet... I want to just be us... as we are... I still have some problems... I'm not fit to be a parent... yet."

Takeshi nodded. "Me too..." He breathed. "Let's just enjoy us for now...We've only been married for a few hours anyways~"

Yoshiki smiled and nodded as he leaned in to kiss Takeshi.

Takeshi kissed him back as he pushed him onto the bed. He pulled back and smiled. "I love you, Yoshi...so much." He breathed.

“I love you too, Takeshi... I cannot wait to spend our lives together..."

...

That night had become a blizzard as the Hokage told people to remain in their homes. However, there was one soul not inside. It was a woman dressed in elegant red robes with golden trim. She had long brunette hair and lavender eyes. She trudged through the snow towards the Hokage tower, her eyes heavy with fatigue as she felt the frostbite begin.

As she reached the tower, she gave three soft knocks before falling to her knees, her body shivering uncontrollably.

Tetsuya had told his guards to go home for the blizzard warning. He answered the door, despite it being late at night, after hearing the soft knocks. "Hello...?" He asked as he opened the door.

"H-Hokage... s-sir..." A soft voice squeaked as an arm raised with a letter.

Tetsuya blinked as he quickly knelt down. "Come in...It's cold out here." He helped her up and took her inside his apartment.

She coughed slightly as she let him pull her inside.

Tetsuya led her to his couch and sat her down before wrapping her in quilts and blankets. He wanted to get her warm before sitting beside her. "Are you okay?"

"J-Just cold..." She sniffled and held up the letter again. "S-Sir..."

Tetsuya took the letter and nodded. "Thank you. Please...warm up." He told her.

She nodded as she pulled the blankets tighter. "I-I am... Misuka Donji of the Donji clan..." She sniffled. "M-My father... the clan leader... t-told me he had information you had to know... h-he said no one but you was to see th-the contents of that letter..."

Tetsuya nodded as he opened the letter to read it.

"Lord Hokage, I am Hojo Donji. My clan has been in the dark for a long time and I have now decided it's time to step forward. Your enemy, Shigure's downfall is not as difficult as you may think. I hold the key information you need to bring him to an end. I ask for only one thing in return; that my daughter, Misuka Donji is betrothed to someone of high power within your village."

Tetsuya blinked. "High power...?"

“M-My father... wants me to bear a child of high strength..." Misuka breathed,

Tetsuya took in a deep breath and shook his head. "I...Um...I'll see what I can do." He breathed.

She coughed slightly.

"First...let's get you feeling better. I have an extra bed for guests...and my daughter has extra clothes you can change into." He told her.

"I-I do not wish to be a bother..." She sniffled.

Tetsuya shook his head. "You're not a bother."

"Th-Thank you..."

Tetsuya nodded. "Of course...Come on, let's get you to bed. In the morning, I'll have a doctor come in and check you out."

She nodded as she stood up before shaking her head. "I... I can't..." Her eyes fluttered as she collapsed.

Tetsuya caught her and sighed. "Yes, you can and you will. You are my guest." He breathed as he carried her upstairs to the guest room.

"Mm..." She groaned as he set her in bed.

"Daddy...? What's going on?" Misa poked her head in the room.

"Don't worry, Misa...We got an unexpected guest is all." Tetsuya smiled over at her.

"She looks sick." She frowned.

He nodded. "Yes...but...we can't take her to a doctor in this weather...We'll have to wait 'til morning."

"Poor girl..." Misa frowned. "I'll got get a warm cloth." She smiled and ran from the room.

Tetsuya nodded as he covered the girl with as many blankets as he could get a hold of.