Yukiya settled down on the bed. "Hey, this place is suspicious, let's stand guard. I will stay guard for the first half and you shall for the next," she said.
The red dragon shook his head, "No, you go to sleep. I won't let a girl protect me," he said righteously.
She gazed down at him with her eyes narrowed. "Huh, so you think I'm weak?"
Long Ki scoffed lightly. "No I...I don't think that way. It's just that... if Raijin was here he would have said this," he stuttered.
Yukiya glared down at him. "I don't care about what Raijin says, don't underestimate me. I can do the first watch, go to sleep,"
She stripped to her innerwear and sat crossed leg on the bed.
The Red dragon took a secret look at her. Her milky white neck was revealed from the lapels of her innerwear. Usually innerwear is made up of almost translucent material. So he was able to see things that he shouldn't. His face started heating up and his heart was pounding abnormally.
"You should wear your clothes properly," he shouted and threw his coat at her.
She held her chin and gazed down at him. "I am wearing clothes, right?" she pulled her in shirt.
Her creamy white skin was exposed a little. So the red dragon panicked.
"Yes, yes.. Stop pulling it," he shouted.
Yukiya chuckled out loud. She peered down at the flustered guy with an unknown look in her eyes. "Hey you, mighty prince, have you had any woman in your life. I heard that royal will hand handmaiden to help do this and that."
The said man turned his back towards her. "I....I had no time for woman,"
She kicked him softly. "So what kept you busy all that time?"
He pushed her legs away and humped. "I was taking care of my Kingdom's issues,"
"Wow, what a noble prince," she clapped.
Long Ki rolled over and gazed up at her through his lashes. "Shut up...you... stop looking at me so much. Its making me so unsettled," he whispered.
After saying this, he pulled the duvet closer and rolled into a ball.
'Is he shy? Oh my, teasing him is fun,' Yukiya kicked the rolled up ball slightly. "Aww, you're so cute," she whispered.
"Don't touch me, ah!" he shouted from inside.
"You saying that makes me want to touch you more," she said and started touching him with her legs. Her feet softly caressed his legs and back from outside the duvet.
The dragon rolled over and gripped her foot. He dragged her onto the futon and pinned her hands down. He gazed at her with a dark look.
Yukiya gazed up at him with a dazed look on her face. Suddenly she could remember the way he kissed her; the way he gripped her waist. Her heart palpitated loudly.
"Don't tease me so much. I'm not a vegetarian. I eat meat and…. fishes are my favourite." He whispered. His voice came out in a pant as he gazed down at her.
His breath fanned against her sensitive skin, making her little hair stand up.
"Mnn," she moaned softly.
"Get some sleep," he whispered close to her ears. After saying this, he let go of her hand and rolled over to the other side.
Yukia gazed up at the ceiling in a daze. Her face felt oddly hot. And it was getting even hotter. She had never felt these feelings before. She shot up from his bed and plopped into her own. Covering her face with her futon, she fanned her hot face. She pulled the futon down and peeked at him. He was still rolled up in his futon and softly breathing.
"You.....I don't know what to do with you," she mumbled.
A long silence followed. Both of them rolled over and over in their bed, but sleep evaded them.
The red dragon got irritated. He shop up and pulled her duvet. "Hey, who are you searching for, anyway?"
"You noticed?" she whispered without looking back.
"Yes, obviously," he murmured.
Yukiya got up as well. "I am searching for Xia Che," she whispered and did not give further explanation.
'Who is this Xia? Why is she searching for him? Is he perhaps.... her lover,' The red dragon felt his heart stop for a moment. He held his aching chest.
But Yukiya did not notice his weird actions. She had the most dazzling smile on her face as she whispered, "I love him more than anything in this world,"
Long Ki felt as if his heart was shattered to pieces. He did not love her but.... as time went by he came to the conclusion that he would spend the rest of his life with her.
And this piece of information made him rage in anger.
"Then why did you get engaged to me? You should have married your beloved and had your happily ever after," he shouted.
Yukiya glared at him. "Why are you shouting? Do you think it was my choice to be engaged? Your mother literally forced me to the altar."
Only after saying this did she realize how severe her words had been. "I'm so...." she started her apology when the red dragon uttered his next words.
"You should not have kissed me then,"
He huffed and rolled tightly in the duvet.
"If I hadn't kissed, you would have lost your hand." She shouted back at the rolled up man. Thinking back, all their troubles started when Long ki's mother decided that they both should engage. Why would any sane person force another to marry her son? this Yukiya did not understand.
"Why is your mother so cruel?" she whispered.
"I..I don't know either. My mother can be erratic sometimes." He whispered with his back to her.
"Erratic? She is straight up bat shit crazy," She mumbled.
"Don't talk about my mother like that. She.... she is not that crazy as you think. She is wiser than anyone I know," the red dragon mumbled. "Tell me about your parents," he whispered.
After a long silence Yukiya whispered, "Hmm I don't have one anymore,"
He shot up from the bed and gazed at her back. ��What?"
"I said I don't have parents. Actually, they died when I was very young. Golden carps don't live that long, anyway. But I was lucky; I carried my ancestor's bloodline. So I was able to cultivate," she whispered.
"ho.... so how did you meet your .... Xia,"
"hmm one day I just found him laying there..... on the shore. I fell in love with him the instant I saw him,"
The red dragon did not say anything after this. He quietly went arranged himself in his futon.
Yukiya gazed at him and sighed. 'I....I already have a son..I shouldn't be even thinking about marriage. It's nothing but an unnecessary distraction..... But it's hard not to be swept away in this feeling. For now I will let time decide what happens between us.'
She closed her eyes and went back to sleep, and so did Long Ki. In the end, no one stood guard as they discussed.
Long Ki on the other hand had a fitful sleep. His body felt oddly hot and cold at the same time. It was as if a volcano was surging through his veins. He moaned and removed the duvet.
{"have you had a woman before?" a beautiful voice whispered.
Long Ki blushed and shook his head.
"Then.... I'll show the pleasure that men and women enjoy," a woman's voice whispered close to his ear.
"I...I.. I am engaged," he stuttered.
The woman softly chuckled. "Yes, you are engaged to me," she whispered. Her face cleared up to reveal the face of Yukiya. She was wearing her white inner shirt with her hair untied. It rolled down like a waterfall all over his chest.
"Yukiya... men and women should not...." she slid her hands all over his chest, "not do this before marriage," he mumbled.
"Why not.... didn't you kiss me twice?" she whispered. "You should be punished for that,"
Suddenly his hands were tied above his head with a heaven restraining rope. "How did you even get mnnn.... this?"
She softly kissed his neck and chest.
"Why...isn't it your dream? Anything you want will happen," Yukia whispered with a small smirk.
"Eh.."}
Long Ki woke up panting hard. He could feel himself getting hotter and his breathing became shallow. And..... something else felt weird.
He pulled the duvet and gazed down between his legs. It was standing up for attention. "Shit, is it my rut? It's not supposed to come so soon," he cussed, holding his hot face.
Without making any sound, he slowly sat up. He gazed at the bed to find Yukiya sleeping peacefully. "After stirring me up so much look at her sleeping peacefully like a baby," he said.
He walked around the room, but he couldn't find any bathrooms. There was a chamber pot nearby. He wanted to walk out, but he could not because of his stupid ring.
"Oh god, this is not happening. Why isn't there a bathroom anywhere?" he whisper shouted. "Fine, I guess I have to improvise,"
He dashed into his bed and covered himself fully in the duvet.
He hugged his overcoat to his face. There was a faint smell of lotus flowers on it. "Shit,"
He pulled his pants down and rubbed it.
But this time it felt more... erotic.
"Long Ki what are you doing?" Yukiya's voice came from outside his blanket.
"Nothing.." he croaked.
"I can hear you... fapping," she mumbled.
And so the red dragon became glowing red in shame.