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Nino chewed his lips nervously his eyes flicking to the gate and then back again wondering how his lover wasn’t as nervous as he was it was his son they were about to meet after all.

“Kazunari please will you stop pacing? Your endless to-ing and fro-ing is disturbing the fish…” Ohno sighed now, his gruff voice seemingly made softer by the tired hint that was in it and Nino stopped sensing the semblance of worry in his lover’s voice. Of course he was worried, Nino thought almost floating to his lord’s side, Ohno had an inferiority complex bigger than the empire of course he was worried about the heir that they were about to meet how could he think otherwise? Nino reprimanded himself quickly his head resting against the older man’s shoulder as he watched his lord poke his finger into the icy water and let a greedy looking fish attack him “That is right Kazu-fish…”

“Kazu-fish…” Nino repeated looking down at the pale gold fish with black speckles that was still sucking at the forefinger.

“Yes he looks like you when you are about to grow angry with me or are sulky and are about to pout…” Ohno explained softly and Nino’s eyes narrowed as he caught just the trace of a blush in his lord’s cheeks.

“I do not sulk…Or pout…” Nino denied very clearly pouting as he rested his bum against the wall and half glared at his lord.

“You are doing so now my love…” Ohno pointed out with a laugh that rang around the garden and pulled the attention of the other uses that were walking in the shade admiring the flowers. Nino huffed folding his arms across his chest wondering where this new man that liked to tease was coming from. It had been happening since Nino had returned from the emperor and had once again affirmed that there was nothing that was going to make him change his feelings and Nino wasn’t sure how to respond. Yes he had seen these sides to his lord in the privacy of their chambers but now he was displaying them where other people could see and that wasn’t fair. He had already seen several courtesans that had often spoke against his lord when his back was turned, looking at him with wonder and longing and the boy that had once stated that he never got jealous was getting jealous with more and more regularity. The only reason he had not been arrested for attacking them yet was because when they were approached by one or two of the more forward members of the Garden Ohno shut down completely again and looked as scary as ever as he dismissed them coldly. His sweet almost shy lord might be showing his true colours out in public but only he was allowed to benefit from them. “…Kazunari…”

“…Yes?”

“…Kiss me…” Ohno ordered, his voice losing some of the warmth again as his eyes narrowed and without questioning it Nino moved to do as he was told his lips brushing against his lord’s as his fingers moved to caress his scarred cheek sighing with happiness when Ohno’s arms came to wrap around him warming him more than the rays of the sun. His lord’s tongued traced the outline of his mouth before he pulled away a self-satisfied smile on his face and Nino allowed himself to bask in it before asking

“May I ask what that was for my lord?”

“The smile on your face was breath taking I just wanted to assure myself that it was me that you were thinking of…” Ohno answered his cheeks going a full red now and Nino leaned into him, his hip connecting with Ohno’s stomach as he told him honestly,

“It was and is…It always is, my love, I have already told you that I think of little else…How could I not be thinking of you when you are everything to me?”

“…I wish that you would only speak words like that to me when we are alone…They give me thoughts that are not appropriate for an audience…”

“They are your thoughts my lord they are appropriate…Unless we were to act on them…”

“Kazunari…When did you believe that you had the right to speak so freely to me?”

“When you first told me that you loved me my love…Besides I told you once that I would prove to you your worth to me and I have long since discovered that I only have words…”

“So the action of you throwing a guard into the rose bush while pressing his knife to his neck…Or of you mounting a horse and riding from the palace with only your wit and Yamashita to find me were not proof? I would say that you have a lot more than words…” Ohno smiled his eyes dancing in a way that caused Nino’s heart to thump against his ribs and he was positive that there was a happy sigh behind them from one of the other courtesans and he took a step closer to his lord his hand resting on his arm in a way that stated clearly that he was claiming him as his own. It was a subtle gesture but one that every consort and lord knew, a hand on the bicep the top half of their body leaning forward. “They know that I am yours Kazunari…I have not even looked at anyone else since I have been here…”

“I…I am sorry my lord, I know that you are free to do as you wish but… I…” Nino whispered suddenly feeling afraid that he had over stepped his boundaries again he was about to take a step back when Ohno caught his hands and held them fast

“Are jealous…”

“Very…” Nino confirmed and Ohno laughed fingering the necklace that was around his neck

“Do you suppose that I make jewellery a lot? This  was my first and only piece that I have made…I…Am very satisfied with you and I have confessed that I love you do you really believe that I would go with anyone else after that?”

“…I am sorry...” Nino repeated his heart dancing in his chest and the feeling only grew when the gate finally opened to reveal Yamashita holding a pack and leading a boy that was dressed in black and grey. He pulled out of Ohno’s arms watching as they approached the boy seeming to drag his feet. He wasn’t very tall and Nino doubted if he would reach the top of his hip his face was pale and there were red tear tracks down each cheek but when he looked up the former courtesan could see that his eyes were defiant. His lips were compressed into a thin line but Nino suspected that normally they would be full and deep beautiful pink. Nino had been positive that when he saw the boy he would be able to tell if he was his lords or his brothers but nothing could be further from the truth. He looked like both of them but while, somehow managing to look like neither. His hair was no help being and almost ebony black tied loosely back into a bun,

“Lord Ohno, Lord Ohno-Ninomiya” Yamashita said giving them both deep nods of the head when he came to stand in front of them pushing the boy, Satoru, to stand in front of him his hands resting on his shoulders. “Say hello…”

“Hullo” Satoru said his head barely moving in a nod and Nino chewed the inside of his cheek nudging Ohno with his elbow jolting him into movement

“Hello…It is nice to meet you…” Ohno said his head bobbing briskly and Nino rolled his eyes wondering where his bright teasing lord had flown off too.

“Hello Satoru-kun, I am Kazunari…” The courtesan said dropping to his knees and looking at the child. Satoru stared back at him coldly and Nino found himself wishing for the first time in his life that he was Aiba and had his natural affinity with children and animals because right now he was floundering.

“Ninomiya-sama…Ohno-sama…” A voice called and Nino sagged with relief turning to look and Hotaru who was walking towards them. She was wearing the clothing of the servants and Nino knew that he would have to change that soon knowing that she wouldn’t feel confident in her new life until they did.

“Hotaru-chan please come and say hello to my lord Satoshi's son…”

“I am not his son…I do not want to be his son…I want to go home! I want mama…Tomo please…Can I not come home with you?” Satoru whined and Yamashita shook his head while Ohno gave a growl quickly turning on his heel striding away from them quickly. “See he does not even want me…Mama said that he was cruel that he just hurts people and that is why he is scarred because no-body would like him…He is just evil…”

“That is not…” Nino started stopping when Hotaru marched forward and slapped the boy’s cheek hard leaving both Nino and Yamashita staring at each other in bewilderment.

“Lord Ohno is a good man…You are lucky he is your papa…You know nothing about evil men…” She whispered her voice borderline hysterical and Nino saw that her eyes were awash with tears and he pulled her into a hug burying his hand into her hair. She stayed that way for a minute but not a single one of the tears left her eyes while Satoru cried enough to cause a river and Nino sighed guessing that there was still a lot more he had to fix before his lord could have his family.

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