The room was filled with the sweet scent of love. The two men were laying in bed, embracing each other. One of Asakura’s hands was wrapped around Sato’s shoulders, having his fingertips gently rub that smooth, pale skin.
While caressing his lover, Asakura’s mind was drifting to a place of comfort and silence. He wasn’t asleep, nor was he fully awake. He simply existed in a state of calmness, while feeling an incomparable feeling of fulfillment. As if there was nothing else he could possibly want from life, apart from this moment to stretch endlessly.
After several minutes, Sato’s soft voice broke the silence of the room. The words rippled through the calming atmosphere, bringing Asakura’s attention back to the present.
“Ryuu, do you get along well with Kota Shinji-san? I mean, does he know about your family?”
“He knows. When I first thought of making the company public, he was the first person I talked to. During that time, he wanted to get away from his father’s grasp, and to pursue a career in the financial industry. Luckily, the old man Kota had another son, who seemed to like the publishing company. So, the old man eventually decided to leave his sons the freedom to choose what they wanted to do. If one wanted to pursue the financial business, then so be it. As long as Suzumori Publishing had an heir, the old man was happy. Thus, Shinji came and worked for me.”
“He worked for you? But didn’t you say…” Sato, tilted his head to look at Asakura’s profile. His expression was quite puzzled.
“In the beginning, I owned the company. Until the stocks were sold, and the business became public, I was the big boss.” Asakura paused, then let out an amused laughter. “Sato-kun, I was almost a fourth-generation gangster. What boss do you think could handle me? Besides, deep down I wanted to carry the business in my own way. Building the company, making it grow and allowing for future generations to prosper. Then, Shinji came along and helped me with taking the lead. I felt I could trust his knowledge and experience, and I became a General Manager instead. That way, I could focus more on my own plans.”
“So, this is how you and Subaru-san met?”
“No. Actually, Subaru and I met before that. It had to do with Keita.” Asakura said, shifting his eyes awkwardly.
He felt troubled for a moment. But seeing Sato’s calm expression, he eventually dared to continue.
“Shinji and I met soon after his brother and I started working together for the promotion of Keita’s first novel. We went out for drinks one night, and Shinji tagged along. He kept saying that he was bored of his friends and wanted to see who was the person his little brother kept spending time with.”
“This is all so shocking that it’s almost giving me a headache.” Sato breathed out.
Now he understood why Asakura was so close to Kota Subaru. They have known each other for such a long time, after all. They were more than just casual friends. They could even be said to be best friends.
Sato’s muddled mind then jerked awake. He suddenly remembered something else he had wanted to talk about.
“Ryuu, what about that other family? The Omuras, I mean. Did they still cause trouble for your family after what happened to your father? Were you ever in danger?”
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Asakura fell silent for a short while. As he pondered over the matter, his palms steadily rubbed against Sato’s smooth skin.
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“I guess that’s lucky.” Sato sighed with relief. “For a moment there I thought we should be worried about your safety.”
Sato didn’t want to admit it out loud, but in actuality he felt very scared. What if something happened to Asakura and he, Sato, was not able to help? The very thought almost drove him crazy with worry.
Noticing Sato’s troubled expression, Asakura felt his heart being doused in honey, but also ache at the same time. A sweet and sour feeling spread throughout his chest, and he couldn’t help but tightened his arms around Sato’s body. He loved the fact that his lover was worrying about his well-being, but, at the same time, he hated the fact that Sato was troubled.
Truly, as both a lover and a man, Asakura found himself in a very complicated predicament.
Therefore, he did what he knew best: tease and play it lightly. Exhibiting a tantalizing smile, Asakura suddenly shifted his position. He rolled over Sato, and whispered softly into his ear.
“If anyone should be worried, that would be you. Since you’re my reverse scale, everyone would target you in order to get to me.”
It was the truth said in the lightest manner possible. Asakura knew he should have been more serious, but he couldn’t bear making Sato sad or cause him to be upset again. He knew that Sato would worry too much if he knew about the Omura posing as a possible threat, so he decided to deal with the situation himself. As long as no one touched Sato, he could handle anything that came his way without even batting an eye.
Meanwhile, hearing this declaration, and feeling the hot breath ghosting across his ear, Sato shivered. He hurriedly clasped a hand over his ear, then whirled his head around. A frown appeared on his face.
“I don’t want to be your weakness.”
Seeing his lover with his fur puffed up, Asakura couldn’t help but chuckle. Sato was truly too adorable for him to resist.
“It’s already too late for that. It’s been a while since you’ve been the one person who can get under my skin. If even my uncle knows that, I’m afraid it’s already…”
Reaching up to this point, Asakura stopped talking abruptly. He stared fixedly at Sato’s face, his mind becoming furiously active.
‘Now that I think about it, could it be that the sly bastard sent those two idiots because of this? He was afraid the Omura family would act against me, and he wanted to protect both me and Sato?’
A second later he scoffed at his own ideas.
‘That’s just stupid, as well as impossible. That man would never go out of his way to do something that doesn’t benefit him in any way. And how does keeping me alive and well benefit him? Surely, those two imbeciles did something to upset him, and got thrown out because of that.’
“Asakura-sa…? Uhm… Ryuu, is everything alright?”
Sato was watching Asakura attentively. His former frown had disappeared, and his eyes were now laced with worry. The sight of it warmed Asakura’s heart, but also made him feel distressed. He didn’t want to see that expression on his lover’s face. The only things he wanted to see on that beautiful visage were a bright smile during the day, and a blush of passion during the night.
“Everything is alright.” He said quietly.
“Are you sure?” Sato asked doubtfully. “You’re not keeping anything else from me, are you?”
“No. I promise.” Asakura pushed his body slightly further away from Sato’s. Raising a hand, he stated solemnly. “I hereby declare that I have told you everything about me, my family and my businesses. If I were to lie, you are entitled to apply any kind of punishment you see fit. This humble servant will accept it.”
At the sight of his lover being so silly, Sato truly felt helpless.
“Acting so childish…” he chuckled.
“Hey, you wanted me to promise. How about it? Do you believe me now or not?” Asakura grinned mischievously.
“En. I believe you.”
“Good. Now, how about we go and eat something. Will you cook for me?”
“You know I am bad at it.” Sato’s face flushed in embarrassment. “You wouldn’t want to eat my food.”
“A while ago you wanted to cook for me, and I promised to eat it. No matter how it is, I want to try the food that you make for me.”
“Is this a case of strong love that embraces all, including the crows sitting on the roof?” Sato raised an eyebrow.
“Hey, are you calling my love for you blind?” Asakura retorted indignantly, but a teasing glint flashed in eyes.
“No, I am calling your taste buds taste-blind for not being able to distinguish good food from bad food.”
“It depends on what type of food lies in front of me.” Asakura retorted, winking meaningfully.
Just as he had hoped, Sato’s face became beet red in an instant. The young man raised his hands, and immediately covered his face with both palms.
“Stop teasing me.” His small voice came out muffled.
“How can I do that when you have such cute reactions?” Asakura laughed.
He pressed down, using his nose to nudge Sato’s hands away. Then, he began to plant soft kisses on the exposed skin.
“The fact that I’m the only one who can see you like this makes me very happy, and also grateful. For allowing me to be a part of your life, as well as for accepting me wholly, Sato, thank you.”
Being kissed softly like that, as well as being spoken to in such a tender manner, made Sato feel overwhelmed. His face flushed several shades of red, appearing as though it could explode at any point in time.
“You’re too much.” He whispered softly, hiding his face from Asakura’s eyes.
“No, you’re just too cute.” Asakura grinned wolfishly. “Let’s go another round.” he said suddenly.
As his mind thought of the tempting idea, his eyes obtained a very peculiar sparkle.
Seeing him like that, Sato gulped involuntarily.
Thus, the innocent immortal was once again teased by the bad dragon until he couldn’t even remember where they were.
A/N: This, hopefully, will be the last weekend with a single chapter release. The evaluation ended well at work, so I will try my best to get back to the usual amount of chapters, or at least give two chapters per weekend. Thank you everyone for your wishes! It was really alright this past week, yaay! 
See you all next week! Until then, wish you a wonderful week ahead!
they are too cute! I adore them!
thanks for the chapter <3
🥰🤭 I am happy to know that.
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Thank you for the chapter 💜
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