The Tutor part 3

[krystalkatzfics]

Nino’s companions for the journey were varied. There was a small mousy young woman who barely spoke and when she did it was in a whisper. Her mother who was travelling with her made up for it. She was a loud over bearing woman who had a higher opinion of herself than she had of everyone else. Both of them had parcels that they refused to put on the roof and they had claimed the small space in the centre of the carriage as their own. The man directly in front of him was in military dress and seemed friendly enough though not overly talkative, though that could have been easily explained by the fact that the woman never shut up. The man beside the red coat was a priest who seemed more interested in the book he was reading than anything else and the last was a middle aged gentleman with a rotund face. He barely nodded at them all before settling himself down and falling to sleep. Overall it was a varied bunch but not all together bad.

“How far are travelling?” The mother asked pressing her elbow into his arm to draw his attention and Kazunari gave a strained smile his head already pulsating with the pains he got from travelling.

“My journey ends of the boarders of Nottinghamshire”

“A fairways to travel, what takes you there?”

“I am to be tutor to the son of a gentleman” Kazunari answered hoping that would be enough to satisfy the woman but alas it only seemed to pique her interest in him. Her eyes sparkled brightly and she launched into a series of questions that he answered slowly before she started to proclaim the charms of her daughter.

“She’s a good girl for the most part, can keep house...” She said causing much embarrassment to the girl in question and Kazunari gave a small smile and nodded his head but as far as he was concerned the most beautiful woman in the world could have been standing in front of him but he wouldn’t have been interested. He had always known that he wasn’t like other men. Women had held no interest to him and yet he would often look at males. When in Oxford he had found himself looking at Sho more than he should. He had never spoken of his inclination to anyone and he knew that he never would. It was not something that he wanted and he tried to cure it but it was no good and he hoped that one day he would find a girl that would hold his interest. At Kazunari’s lack of response she turned her attention to the red coat.

With her attention on somebody else Kazunari allowed himself to settle further into the seat once again wishing it was something more comfortable but acknowledging the effort his brother had gone through to secure him fare for the travel. The carriage jolted around a bend in the road and Kazunari let out a soft moan his eyes closing tightly as a wave of nausea washed over him. When he opened his eyes again the sleeping chubby faced man had woken and was holding out a small paper bag of hard candied fruits.

“Suck on it and it will aide the sickness...” The man said softly, his voice was rough but there was something about it, a crispness to it that spoke of an educated upperclass gentleman that was keeping his tone soft. Kazunari took the offered candid fruit and popped it into his mouth. The man then offered the fruits around before taking one himself. Kazunari studied him for a moment, he was older than he by at least ten years and there were signs of wrinkles in the corners of his eyes. His skin was tanned, more so then anyone he had ever seen giving him the impression of a groundskeeper of a large estate.

He was very attractive for all that he had a round face and Kazunari had to pull his eyes away from him in case the man noticed that he was staring. He focused on the fruit in his mouth making sure to suck it and not chew and gave a small smile as the taste of expensive fruits filled his mouth. As his companion had said it did help somewhat with his sickness and he let out a happy breath resting his head against the side of the carriage. A voice from the top announced that they had half of the hour before arriving at a short stop to change the horses and to stretch their legs and Kazunari almost groaned with relief.

“What do you do sir?” Chattering mother asked through a mouthful of candid fruit Kazunari opened an eye looking out at him and the chubby man answered with a soft;

“I suppose you could call me an estate manager...”

“Of what estate?” Kazunari nearly rolled his eyes at the sharp, eager tone of the woman and he supposed that she would soon be filling him in on all the charms her daughter had to offer. The man didn’t seem to mind though, now he was awake he seemed to be almost charming and he offered her a large smile saying;

“A small one, not far from Nottingham. So, I suppose you and I are to be travelling companions for some time”

“It seems that way” Kazunari muttered flushing just a little at the look that he was being given. It was intense, eyes probing his slowly, and Kazunari had to pull his own eyes away first. He swallowed the fruit down and closed his eyes again listening to the woman talk up her daughter while at the same time managing to talk her down. His father would have hated her, she was the kind of woman he loathed but he loathed those that thought of women as beneath men. He had worshipped his wife and then all three of his daughters never once believing them to be worth less than his sons. Not many would feel the same and Kazunari wondered about the Earl’s daughters and if they had a governess or if he would be allowed to teach them as well.

The carriage rolled to a stop and wobbled around for a moment before the door was opened from the outside. Sunlight filled the carriage and Kazunari blinked slowly before carefully moving his feet around the parcels and climbing out. He turned to offer his hand to the chattering mother and her daughter remembering his manners before heading into the small coach in hoping for something to drink to soothe his aching head.

“A drop of spirits will revive you the best. Come this way...” The voice of his sleeping companion said softly before a gentle hand came to his elbow leading him inside gently as a man would a lady to dance.

TBC

A/N: I hope that this is okay ^_^

Comments

[reveetoile]

oha interesting is Ohno already in the carriage?

[jkc80]

Doing some recon

[yumi_usagi]

I was so surprised that they met there.
Ohno was so nice
Thanks for sharing!

[pupilurker]

uwaaaaa!~ they finally met~ xD looking forward to more interactions between them~ 💛💙

[littlebadlei]

OMG OHCHAN IS IN THE CARRIAGE TOO?! Why?! Oh well don’t care, HES TAKING CARE OF NINO ALREADY YAAAS!!!
thank you sunshine! Can’t wait for more!!

[niyuzuku]

whooaa~~

Is that sleeping man is ohno?
I dont like that woman who speak all along, while we in the uncomfortable place. -_-"

and the end, what did ohno do to nino? o.o

[mae74]

Such an exciting chapter! Could it be Ohno in the carriage?!