Disclaimer: I don't own Saiyuki or any of the guys. That honor belongs to Kazuya Minekura. The original characters are my own creations. Kai belongs to GojyoLoverForever and her and Kenren's story can be found in her story, "Saiyuki Extreme."

Warning!!!! There's a big, fat, juicy lemon in this chapter! If sexy Tenpou is your thing, stay and enjoy the story. If sexual situations make you flinch, please find another story to read.

Balancing a few trays laden with food and plates on an arm, Chizuru let herself in Tenpou's office. She had woken up about an hour ago, starving. Tenpou was still asleep but he had been restless most of the night. Chizuru didn't know if he was in a lot of pain or if it was dreams that interrupted his sleep and finally, she couldn't take it anymore. Once he woke up, Tenpou would probably want breakfast and even if he didn't want it, he was going to eat something! After the youkai attack yesterday, he'd lost a lot of blood and he needed to gain his strength back.

Closing and kicking the office door shut with her foot, Chizuru went to his desk and put down the plates of steaming food. A toe caught her eye. Tenpou's foot was sticking out of the blankets and his big toe was twitching. Even his toes were sexy. They were long, like his fingers and for the life of her, Chizuru couldn't figure out why his toes fascinated her so much.

The blanket was pushed down, almost to the top of his boxers. Lightly letting her fingers trace his skin, Chizuru ran her fingers over his old scars on his right shoulder. A funny thought crossed her mind. Tenpou would have matching scars on his shoulders. Her fingers made their way up to his jaw, feeling the thickening beard. When he left for the lower world yesterday, she had rubbed her chin against his, liking the feel of Tenpou slightly unshaven. This morning his beard was even thicker. Letting her fingers drift over his lips, Chizuru smiled as she thought about what she was doing and how it was just like the first time she'd touched Tenpou.

One eye slightly opened. A fuzzy image of Chizuru, her hand on his face stroking the growth of black whiskers, was the first thing he saw when he opened his eyes. It reminded him of the first time he'd kissed her but he wouldn't make the same mistake again, kissing her and then dumping Chizuru off of his lap.

"Tenpou? Are you awake?" Sitting down on the bed, she leaned closer. "I brought breakfast." Chizuru went to get off the bed, but one arm snaked around her waist, preventing her from moving. Quick as lightning, Tenpou had her flipped over his body and she was on the bed, on her back and Tenpou was nuzzling her neck.

"I'm not hungry for breakfast." A flick of his hot tongue on her earlobe. "I'm hungry for you." Sucking the lobe in his mouth, Chizuru moaned in response. Just a small gesture and she was putty in his hands. A hand on the buttons at the collar of her shirt. Two quick flicks of those long, sensual fingers and her neck was exposed. Nips and licks down to her collarbone. A tongue at the hollow of her throat. The feel of his erection at her hip, pressing up against her heating body.

"Ten…Tenpou, you need to eat." How she managed to think, Chizuru didn't know. A knee at her core and she was pressing against it. Her arms surrounded his neck, pulling his mouth closer to her skin. Oh, how she wanted this! It didn't matter that he still had blood on him from the youkai he'd killed the day before or that she hadn't showered yet. All that mattered was getting closer to him and crawling into his skin.

"Tenpou!" The office door flew open and a tiny brown blur ran through the doorway, searching for him. "Tenpou! Kai told me you got hurt and I didn't even eat breakfast, cause I was too worried!" The patter of bare feet on the carpet as Goku came closer to the bedroom. "Tenpou! Are you sleeping?" Golden eyes widened at the sight of Tenpou and Chizuru in bed together. But, it was Goku and he had no idea what he had interrupted. "Chizuru!" Chains rattled as the little boy leapt on the bed, wiggling his way between the couple.

"Good morning, Goku." A long sigh slipped from Tenpou as he greeted the child. Covering himself as best he could, Tenpou sat up. At this rate, he thought he would never get to make love to Chizuru! A long, blonde ponytail came into sight. Wonderful. Goku brought Konzen, too. Tenpou grit his teeth at the unwelcome interruption.

"Goku!" Konzen glared at the child. "Don't jump around like a freaking monkey!"

"I'm not a monkey! Quit calling me that!"

"Stop acting like one and I'll quit calling you that."

Chizuru managed to right her clothes while Konzen and Goku argued. Leaving the bedroom, she brought in the trays and laid them down on the bed. "I thought you might show up, Goku, so I brought plenty of food." The child beamed at her. "There's lots of fluffy scrambled eggs, heaps of bacon, hashbrowns and probably an entire loaf of bread with lots of jelly to go with it." Chizuru dished out a plate for Tenpou.

"How did you know I like this type of food?" Tenpou scooped up some eggs and closed his eyes, savoring the first bite. They were just like he liked them, light and fluffy with just the right amount of salt and pepper.

"Kenren told me that you liked food from the lower world." A blush started to creep up her neck. "And I would watch you when you would come through the dining hall." That confession was made quietly. "I noticed that you ate food like this at breakfast and you ate more food at breakfast than any other meal." She finished up with a whisper.

"Aw, you had a stalker." Konzen made that sarcastic comment from the doorway. Chizuru stuck her tongue out at him, earning a giggle from Goku and a frown from Konzen. A plate heaped with eggs, bacon and several slices of toast with plenty of jelly, was handed to Goku and he dug in.

"Konzen?" Chizuru picked up the last plate, her one eyebrow raised. "What would you like?"

"I'm fine. I was up long before Goku and I've already eaten." A rare smile graced his face. "Eat. You have to keep your strength up if you're going to be taking care of this one." He pointed at Tenpou.

After dishing herself out a plate, Chizuru leaned against the headboard of the bed, right next to Tenpou and started to eat. She watched Goku polish off his breakfast and reach for more toast, not bothering to put any jelly on it. There was a knock on the door and before anyone could answer, Kenren's voice came booming through the office.

"The incredibly handsome, long legged General…" A sweet voice interrupted his speech. "Incredibly full of himself, is more like it."

"Hey! I'm just stating the facts here, Kai. Anyway, like I was saying…oh, the hell with it! We're here!" Kai passed through the doorway, a woven basket in her hand, smiling at Konzen as she passed him and went right to Tenpou, her mind already on his injury.

"How do you feel this morning? Any pain?" At Tenpou's shake of his head, Kai continued with her questions. "How did you sleep?"

"Fine." Tenpou looked around the room. "Did you bring anything to drink, Chizuru?" Chizuru nodded and went into the office and returned with glasses and a carafe of orange juice. She poured a glass for Goku and one for Tenpou.

"Fine?" Chizuru let out an impatient snort. "You were all over the bed last night! "

"Tenpou! You dog, you!" Kenren lit a cigarette. "You're injured and you still manage…" He trailed off when he saw the blush on Chizuru's face. "I mean, uh…well, good thing Chizuru was here, just in case you needed her." Kai rolled her eyes. She knew Chizuru wouldn't have left Tenpou's side last night but of course, Kenren's mind was in the gutter, as usual.

Goku piped up. "How did you get hurt, Ten-chan?"

Tenpou sipped his juice before answering Goku. "As you know, we were sent down to stop a youkai that had been attacking a village down below. When Kenren and I got there, it had a little girl trapped against a tree. She was probably no more than four years old and she was crying, holding her little stuffed bunny in front of her. I ran to her and drew my sword and killed the youkai." Tenpou took another bite of toast. The rest of the group were silent, waiting for him to finish the story.

"And then what happened?" Goku forgot about his food, too caught up in the story. "What happened to the kid?"

"Kenren and I took her home while the other soldiers buried the youkai."

Kenren took up the tale. "She was clinging to me, like a monkey." He grinned at Goku, who stuck his tongue out at Kenren. "I managed to calm her down and she was fine until we got her home. Her aunt had been searching for her and once they saw each other, they both started bawling." Snuffing out his cigarette in the frog ashtray, he continued. "The little girl's parents had been killed a few days before by the same youkai and when she came up missing, her aunt and uncle panicked. Once they saw she was ok, everyone calmed down and they thanked us…a lot." Kenren scratched the back of his head. "I was a little embarrassed cause I really didn't do shit. It was all Tenpou."

All eyes were on Tenpou but the Field Marshall just ignored them and finished his breakfast. He wasn't going to tell them the real reason he risked his life for that little girl. With her long blonde hair and huge hazel eyes, she looked just as Tenpou imagined Chizuru would have looked like as a child and before he knew it, he was running to her. The sound of her cries drowned out the loud voices of Kenren and the others. All he could see was a miniature version of Chizuru, alone and frightened with no one to save her.

Sensing that Tenpou wasn't going to give them any other information, Kai turned her attention to her best friend. "Chizuru, I brought you a clean set of clothes, soap, shampoo and anything else I thought you might need. Since Tenpou has his own bath, you might as well take advantage of it." Chizuru thanked her. "Tenpou, you can take a bath but please be careful not to get your bandages wet." Tenpou nodded.

Kai ushered everyone out, saying that Tenpou still needed his rest and even though Goku pleaded with his huge eyes, begging to stay with his Ten-chan and Chizuru, Kai held firm. Collecting the dirty plates and glasses, Chizuru went to leave to return them to the kitchens, but Kenren grabbed the tray.

"You stay here. I think I can handle returning a few dirty plates to the kitchens." Handing the glasses to Goku, Kenren put his hand on the boy's shoulder. "What say, after we take these back, we go help Kai look for herbs?" Goku's cheer echoed up and down the hallway and saying her goodbyes, Chizuru shut and locked the door. Tenpou did need rest and she didn't want any other disturbances for the rest of the day. Making her way back into the bedroom, Chizuru heard the water running. Tenpou was brushing his teeth, Chizuru's toothbrush on the edge of the sink, all ready for her to use.

Butterflies flittered around in her belly as she walked into the bathroom and wet her toothbrush. Meeting his eyes in the mirror, Tenpou winked at her and to her horror, another blush crept up her neck, turning her cheeks a light pink. As she brushed her teeth, Chizuru argued with a voice in her head that sounded suspiciously like herself, only smuttier.

Brush your teeth! Just ignore the shirtless, gorgeous man standing right next to you! With his boxers riding low on his hips…Oh Merciful Goddess!

Ignore him? How about kiss him?

Shut up!

I'm not shutting up! Kiss him! Or maybe you have more…interesting things on your mind? Hmm? Like checking out those long legs again? Or how about that firm ass? Or those toes? God, those toes are sexy!

Well, yes…NO! Shut up about his damn toes! Shut up and let me finish brushing my teeth!

Spit, stupid! You look like a rabid dog with all of that toothpaste foaming out of your mouth.

Oh Goddess! He's watching me! Ok, get a hold of yourself, Chizuru. Calm down. You're just spitting in the sink. Oh NO! I dripped on my shirt! Great, now I look like a total idiot!

Just wipe it off and you'll be fine. Is he still watching?

Yes.

You probably should stop talking to yourself.

Good idea.

"Chizuru?" Tenpou finished brushing his teeth and was watching Chizuru's face in the mirror. First, she looked upset as her brow knit together and then she looked mad. After spitting the toothpaste in the sink, she looked embarrassed. "Are you alright?"

"Yep! I'm fine!" She rinsed. Smiling at Tenpou, she would have looked alright, except for the ring of toothpaste around her mouth. Before she knew it, Tenpou was right in front of her, a towel in his hand as he wiped off the paste.

"There." Hand on her chin, Tenpou turned her face back and forth. "Oh, I missed a spot." Lips grazing hers, his body pressed up against hers, his tongue flicking in and out, wiping at the seam of her lips. She couldn't feel her knees anymore as she buckled against Tenpou, trusting him to catch her. Warm arms wrapped around her. The scent that was just so Tenpou filled her nose and she was lost. The play of his muscles in his back as her hands roamed over his skin. His wicked tongue! Oh Goddess! She was getting so aroused by just kissing him.

Breaking the kiss, Tenpou slightly pushed Chizuru away from him. He was hard and aching and the last thing he wanted to do was take her like some animal. He wanted to take it slow, make her writhe under him when she found her pleasure and when he entered her warmth…Tenpou shuddered. This line of thinking was only arousing him more and he needed to stop. A cold shower! Yes, that was it. A cold shower…with Chizuru. Up against the wall, her legs wrapped around his waist…Shit! Stop it, Tenpou!

Through a haze of pleasure, Chizuru watched the expressions drift across Tenpou's face. Pleasure, pain and irritation. Before she could ask what was wrong, he had turned her around and pushed her out in to his bedroom.

"I'm going to take a bath and wash my hair." The door closed in her face. Standing there, just standing at the door, looking at it. Chizuru knew she should be upset by Tenpou's behavior towards her but after feeling how hard he was, she knew that he was affected by her. She smiled and went over to the bed, picking up the basket Kai brought and digging through it, humming a little tune. She could hear the tub filling and then, the water stopped.

"Do you need any help in there?" Covering her mouth, Chizuru tried not to giggle.

"NO! I'm fine!"

Laughter bubbled up from deep within her. She loved this man, everything about this man. Chizuru collapsed on the bed, holding her stomach which was beginning to ache from laughing so hard. The sound of splashing water reached her ears. Tenpou must be washing his hair. Silence for a few minutes and then more splashing. Now, the tub was draining. Maybe she should get out of his bedroom before he came out. Whoops. Too late.

Tenpou emerged from the bath, a white, fluffy towel over his wet hair and another white towel wrapped around his waist. A frown marred his handsome face as he looked at Chizuru. She smiled at him. He sighed and sat down on the bed next to her. Laying her head on his shoulder, Chizuru took a deep breath. He smelled like…well, to tell the truth, she didn't ever remember smelling anything like this before. But, his shoulder was warm and she rubbed her cheek against his freshly washed skin.

"What's that scent?"

"Hmm? Oh, the soap. Ivory."

"I've never heard of it."

"I found it in the lower world and I liked it so much, I brought back several bars with me. It floats in the tub." Chizuru lifted her head from his shoulder, a look of surprise on her pretty face. "Really, it does! Try it." Nudging her, Tenpou got her off the bed and soon, Chizuru was in a nice hot bath, the little white bar of Ivory soap, floating beside her.

Oh, this was wonderful! A tub not a shower with iffy hot water, fluffy white towels and not those threadbare rough towels that she normally used but the best part was having all this privacy. Chizuru soaked in the hot water, letting her mind wander for the longest time. After she noticed her skin puckering up, Chizuru decided it was time to finish up. Ducking under the water, wetting her long hair, she emerged and rubbed the water out of her eyes. Kai had brought her favorite shampoo and soon, her long hair was lathered and Chizuru ducked under the water, holding her breath as the soap drifted from her long locks. Quickly washing her body, Chizuru was out of the tub, hair wrapped firmly in one towel and another towel wrapped around her shapely body.

Now, if she could just find her clothes. Not there, not over here, either. Damn! She forgot to bring clean clothes in with her. Biting her lip, Chizuru went over her options. She could stay in here all day. No, that was cowardly. She could have Tenpou bring her clothes to her. That's just as cowardly. No, she was a confident woman! She could march right out in Tenpou's bedroom, get her clothes, her head held high…and run back into the bathroom, slamming to door behind her and locking it! Pumping her fist in the air, Chizuru smiled. Option 3, it is!

Throwing open the door, Chizuru ran face first into Tenpou's broad chest. Oh…my…He still only had that towel around his waist. Low around his waist, too low. Mouth dry, she looked up and met his emerald eyes with her hazel ones. They looked like they could consume her, all of her, right up against this door. Toes curling into the plush carpet, she tried to speak but she couldn't get her tongue loose from the top of her mouth. Maybe, if she just moved around him.

Arms full of sinewy muscle, were on either side of her head on the door jam. Crisp black hairs peppered his arms and even though she tried not to look, Chizuru couldn't help letting her eyes drift down, noticing the hairs on his legs. Those long, long legs and those toes! Forcing her eyes upward, she met his blazing gaze again. The tip of his tongue danced out, wetting his lips. Fascinated, she couldn't take her eyes off of his lips. She had to get out of this towel and get some clothes between her and Tenpou!

She moved to the left. Tenpou moved, blocking her way. She moved to the right and almost made it around him, when his body blocked hers and she was pressed up against the wall outside of the bathroom. The only sound in the room was their harsh breathing. Her small hands clutched at the towel wrapped around her body. Larger hands, with impossibly long fingers, were above her head, trapping her against the wall. Arms beside her head and then, his head, coming closer and closer. Closing her eyes in anticipation of his kiss, Chizuru was breathing so hard she felt like she was going to pass out.

Hot breath in her ear, drifting over her skin. A flick of a tongue. Warm skin against the back of her hands as Tenpou's chest brushed against her. Were those his toes on top of her toes? Still not speaking, Tenpou kept up his gentle assault, bringing his body closer and closer to Chizuru's smaller body, engulfing her in his body heat. Mouth drifting down her neck, little licks against her skin. A shot of desire stabbed her, low in her belly, making her breathing hitch and an steady ache settled between her legs. Wetness seeped from her core and Chizuru moved her neck, giving Tenpou better access.

"Do you know what it was like? Sitting out here, listening to you splash around in that tub?" His voice, oh, that sensual voice, soft and gentle in her ear. A finger traced the outline of her ear. "Do you want me to tell you what I was imagining while you were bathing?"

No. A tiny voice in her head rang out. Yes! A louder voice drowned out the other voice and she recognized the louder voice as the smuttier voice from earlier.

"Yesss." Chizuru barely got the word out before Tenpou's mouth covered hers in a searing kiss. Slipping his tongue between her teeth, rubbing that wicked tongue against hers in a mating ritual as old as time. Setting her body on fire with no intention of putting it out for some time.

"First," fingers threading her wet hair, "I imagined you laying back in the tub, wiggling your toes in the hot, steamy water. Once in a while, you would cup water in your hands, letting it fall over your breasts." The towel dropped from Chizuru's body and suddenly she didn't know what to do with her hands. Instinct made her want to cover up her breasts, but Tenpou's hands were faster, placing them around his neck. "Don't, please don't." Brushing his chest against her nipples, she could feel her breasts becoming heavier as her arousal grew. "I want to touch you, all of you."

"Where was I? Oh yes, your breasts." Hands cupped her breasts and Tenpou teased the rosy nipples with his thumbs. Hot breath in her ear, warm hands on her breasts, Chizuru was finding it hard to stand. With her arms wrapped around Tenpou's neck, Chizuru dug her fingernails into his shoulder blades and Tenpou hissed in pleasure at the feeling. "I imagined you soaping up your body, your hands drifting slowly over your breasts and I wondered if you were imagining they were my hands on your body." Chizuru moaned as Tenpou spun a web of desire around her with his hands and his words. "You rinsed off your body and then shampooed your hair, the bubbles from the shampoo dropping on your shoulders and breasts. Dunking under the water, your hair surrounded you, like a halo."

How could he make her body feel such things with just his hands and his words? Chizuru's body responded, liquid seeping from her core, making her thighs wet. Letting her hands drift over Tenpou's shoulders, Chizuru wanted more. More of his body, more of his touch and more of his words. She pressed her breasts into his large hands. Tenpou responded by shifting his hips, so that his towel covered arousal was against her lower belly, hard and thick.

"I can't take this anymore. Tenpou, take me to bed." Chizuru's entire body was shaking with desire. Barely able to stand, she was leaning up against the wall, letting it support her. "No more teasing, please. I'm begging you." She whispered out the last part.

"No more?" A flick of his wet tongue on her neck, his mouth sucking on her skin. Tenpou moved his hips away from Chizuru's body. "Aren't you enjoying this?" Slowly, his hand moved lower and lower until it was cupped at the juncture of her legs. A finger parted her folds, stroking her clit and making Chizuru moan loudly. One long finger entered her. "Gods, you're so wet." Tenpou's voice trembled. His control was beginning to slip and unless he got himself under control soon, he would be lifting her up and slamming into her over and over, until he found his release. "Touch me."

Chizuru needed no more urging than those two words. Starting at Tenpou's chest, she let her hands wander wherever they pleased. Over his back, feeling the play of his muscles under his skin, down to the small of his back, moaning as he added a second finger inside her. Clutching at his firm bottom as he thrust his fingers in and out. Whispering over his hip bones while she licked at his nipples, earning a groan and a full body shudder from Tenpou.

"Now who is the one doing the teasing?"

"If you can't take it, maybe you shouldn't have started it."

Curling his fingers up, Tenpou hit a spot deep within Chizuru and her walls tightened around him. After what seemed like an eternity to Tenpou, he felt the first brush of her fingers against his thick shaft. His thumb pressed against her clit and Chizuru wrapped her hand around him. A moan. Bodies becoming tense. Up and down, up and down, her fingers moved over his velvety hardness. Removing his fingers from her heat, Tenpou scooped Chizuru up in his arms, taking her over to the bed.

"Your stitches."

"I don't give a damn about my stitches right now." Laying her down on the bed, Tenpou moved over Chizuru, his emerald eyes boring in to her hazel ones. "There was one more thing I wondered about while you were in that damn bath." Nudging her legs apart with his knee, Tenpou kissed his way down her chest, down her belly, stopping to dip his tongue in her belly button.

"Wh…what were you wondering about?" Oh, gods! His mouth was right at her core and she could feel his warm breath on her skin.

"I wondered what you would taste like."

Chizuru's hands gripped at the sheets at the first feel of his tongue on her feminine flesh. Liquid was collecting on his tongue and Tenpou greedily lapped it up. Wave after wave of intense pleasure coursed through her body and Chizuru let out a ragged moan. She was so aroused that she knew it wouldn't be long before Tenpou would send her over the edge. Hips moving of their own accord. Harsh breathing filling the room. Toes curling into the rumpled bed sheets. Shivers up and down her spine and Chizuru threaded her fingers into Tenpou's brown locks and chanted his name. A hard press of his tongue and she was coming, her head arching back and her legs locking around his body.

Tenpou's mouth covered hers and she could taste herself on his tongue. One thrust and he was buried in her wet heat. Letting Chizuru's body adjust to his size, the lovers spoke softly.

"Am I hurting you?"

"No…gods, no." A moan against his throat. "You can move now."

A fleeting feeling of emptiness and then Tenpou was inside again, hot, hard and thick. Wrapping her arms around Tenpou's neck, lightly scratching his skin. A hiss sounded through the room as Tenpou picked up the pace. The bed shook with the force of his thrusts. Moans, names whispered out and feverish kisses. Chizuru restlessly moved her legs against Tenpou's, marveling at the feel of his crisp hairs against her smooth legs.

She moved her legs up and was rewarded with a feeling of intense pleasure. Resting his shoulder that was bandaged on the bed, Tenpou shifted so that he was slightly on his knees. Deeper and deeper, he moved inside her, the familiar ripples shimmering down his back. He was close, oh so close. As Chizuru's walls rhythmically tightened around his shaft, he knew she had reached another orgasm and he quickened his pace yet again.

Slanting his mouth over hers, swallowing her cries, Tenpou came, spilling his seed deep inside her. Chizuru could feel Tenpou pulsing deep within her. Bodies coated with sweat. Muscles relaxing and their breathing began to return to normal.

"I love you." A kiss on her forehead.

"I love you, too" A kiss on his shoulder as he rested his head on her shoulder.

They lay quietly for a few minutes, bodies sated and warm. Neither one could ever remember feeling so loved. Chizuru's fingers were lightly scratching Tenpou's back and he hummed in pleasure. He was sure he was crushing her and he moved off of her body. Chizuru moved to cuddle against Tenpou, dragging the blankets up as she moved. Within a few minutes, the lovers were fast asleep.

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"Are you clear on my instructions?" Li-Touten looked at the smaller man standing in front of his desk. He was sure the soldier wasn't the brightest man in heaven but beggars can't be choosers.

"Yes, sir." Fuck this. Souji didn't really care what Li-Touten's orders were. He was still determined to get back at the bitch for biting his tongue the other day. So what if she was with Field Marshall Tenpou? He couldn't watch her every minute of the day. And everyone knew that General Kenren was too busy with that little healer to be concerned where Tenpou's whore was.

Li-Touten could see the defiance in the ugly little soldiers face. In a flash, he was out of his chair and Souji was up against the wall, Li-Touten's hand around his throat, squeezing the breath right out of the smaller man.

"Perhaps I didn't make myself clear enough, Souji. This Chizuru is mine and mine alone. You touch her and I will make your death long and painful." Li-Touten moved closer, so that his mouth was almost touching Souji's ear. "Now, are you clear on my instructions?"

Souji mouthed the word, yes and Li-Touten let go of him. Immediately, Souji brought his hands to his throat, wincing at the pain Li-Touten had inflicted. He had heard stories of Li-Touten's cruelty but he didn't really believe them. It was rumored that this man, who considered himself one of the most powerful men in the heavens, beat his own son, Nataku. After this, Souji could believe every word and whispered rumor.

"Now, go and don't come back until you find her." Li-Touten dismissed the soldier with a wave of his hand. Souji turned and fled from the office.

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"Chizuru? What are you doing?" Tenpou was standing in his office, wearing only a pair of pajama bottoms. He had just woken up from their nap and his hair was messy, as usual and he was reaching for his pack of cigarettes. Sitting down in the big chair behind his desk, he lit one and dragged the frog ashtray to him.

"Working." Chizuru shelved another leather bound book.

"You can't work. You're supposed to be taking care of me." A halo of smoke wrapped itself around Tenpou's head.

A snort of laughter. "Please. If you're sick, then I'm the Merciful Goddess." Another book slid home on the shelf. "I swear, Tenpou! Can you put anything back to where it belongs? The maps are a mess again, the scrolls are all out of order and there must be at least a dozen paper airplanes scattered all around this room!" Tenpou ducked as one airplane dived at his head.

Grabbing it, Tenpou shot it back at Chizuru and watched as it fell well short of it's target. Emerald eyes narrowed playfully as Chizuru giggled. "That was impressive." Oh, so now she's moving on to sarcasm, is she? Tenpou stubbed out his cigarette.

"As your boss, I insist that you stop what you are doing and take care of me." Placing his palm over his bandaged shoulder, a look of pain flashed across his face. Here she was, teasing him about being sick and he really was in pain. Placing the books on a nearby chair, Chizuru went over to the large chair and bent down to inspect the bandages. Quick as a wink, Chizuru was in Tenpou's lap.

"Hello, beautiful." His arms tightened around her body and she lay her head on his shoulder.

"You're impossible."

"That's what they all tell me."