⛔️ MATURE CHAPTER ⛔️

Kojitsu peered over the maps of the land surrounding his castle. He circled all potential landmarks that Chiho may have escaped from that was illustrated on the map. He lowered his eyes to comb out the fine details for moments longer until he decided to put down his calligraphy brush.

"Where could you be Chiho. . . You could not have gone that far." He said with a sigh. Leaning over his desk, he tousled his thick, raven hair sloppily in different directions. He smoothed it down, cleared his throat and looked around the bedchamber. His mind was circulating different directions as he surveyed the decor around his room. His eyes landed on the wardrobe in the corner that contained Chiho's kimono which made his stomach drop.

He didn't want to lose a prime opportunity like this to have his offspring be closer to a demon than he ever was. Not to mention, Chiho was perfect. She was all he looked for in a demon woman and he waited for too long for her to come of age to let it fall between his fingertips.

He pushed himself up from his desk with his free arm, careful not to aggravate his bandaged arm any further. The wounds across his torso were still in the beginning stages of healing due to Sesshomaru's poison claws. He never knew how damaging it would be to fight another demon let alone an infamous demon as Sesshomaru. He felt. . .

"Incomplete." He said.

He limped over to the wardrobe and opened its cherrywood doors slowly. Chiho's smell permeated through the wooden containment the wider he opened the doors and it made him ache even more. He didnt want to admit to missing her, and openly he wouldnt. But he did at the bottom of his heart. And it frustrated her that something as valuable as she slipped through his hands.

For an instant a vision of Sesshomaru taking Chiho away flashed across his mind and it infuriated him. He balled the fabric of her kimono in his hand so tightly that he drew blood in his palm.

"Curse that Sesshomaru." He spat with clenched teeth. "If i find out you've taken Chiho from me I-"

"My lord?" A soft rang out from the entrance of his room. There was a hesitation in making its presence known, but once Kojitsu's eyes wavered from Chiho's kimono to the figure at the door it was hard to hide at that point.

When Kojitsu's eyes met Mitsuki's, her heart pounded harder than normal, versus Kojitsu's auburn eyes burning a hole in her entire being. His velveteen skin glowed against the setting sun while his hair rested lazily down the middle of his back.

Even with his torso covered in bandages and his disposition on the wearier side, Mitsuki's cheeks still burned as if it were the first time she saw him.

"You're here again, Mitsuki." Kojitsu mentioned, his eyes turning back towards Chiho's clothes. He rubbed the hem with his thumb a few times before closing the wardrobe once more. On his face bore a slight regret and it pained Mitsuki's seeing him so broke up over a girl that wasnt even here.

"You weren't needed until the evening. What brings you up here so early?"

Mitsuki, taken aback by his curt response, held the towel to her chest and hugged it closer. She was beginning to regret coming into his chambers so early but, she figured, the worst he could do was turn her away.

"I- I thought the Lord would like to enjoy his bath with some company. "

Kojitsu raised an eyebrow at her suggestion. She didn't just come up for a bath, he knew that. He could smell it on her. But he thought to humor her indulgences for moments longer.

He walked up to her, leaning closer into her space until she was backed against the door. She smelled of sweetened almonds and Lillies. He hated Lilly's. He guessed she could see the scrunch in his nose the closer he got to her and instantly became self conscious.

She looked down at the floor, her cheeks a bright crimson.

"You smell nice, Mitsuki. But," he lifted her chin to meet her shaky gaze, "If you want to join me in the baths, well i can't see myself denying you before schedule."

"Y- yes, of course, My Lord."