Caesar quickly made it back to the Fox-kin stronghold and easily snuck by the guards stationed at the gates… he stealthily moved to the mansion that was in the middle of the area and looked for the room he was given.
Once he reached the wooden hallways he couldn"t help but scratch his head in annoyance, he had forgotten where his room was…
"Sigh, I suppose I can sleep in one of their rooms for tonight…" he sighed in exasperation and whispered to himself.
He closed his eyes and sensed three familiar aura"s, one was naturally Ahri"s while the other was Joe"s. Caesar remembered Joe"s loud snoring during the trip and his choice became easy… He immediately walked toward the warmer aura, which was probably Ahri"s.
He soon reached a fancy looking sliding door and quietly opened it, he walked inside and closed the door behind him… the room was pitch black and only the sound of rhythmic breathing could be heard inside.
Caesar smiled and slowly started to unb.u.t.ton his shirt, belt, pants, and other layers of clothing until he was practically nude… he ran his fingers through his long hair and shook his head to make it more comfortable before making his way to the bed.
*creak*
He loudly sat down on the bed and expected to hear Ahri"s cute and surprised voice, however, contrary to his expectations…
"Huh, who the h.e.l.l dares to infiltrate this old man"s room?" a deep and majestic voice rang in Caesar"s ear.
"Huh?" Caesar made a confused sound and squinted his eyes deeply, suddenly, the lights came on and both Caesar and Musashi were looking at each other, face to face while practically nude.
Confusion was reflected in both of their eyes for a few seconds before Musashi furrowed his brows and asked: "what the h.e.l.l are you doing in my room?" he asked skeptically.
"I had meant to go in Ahri"s room, don"t worry, I"m more disappointed than you are… do you have any idea what it feels like to expect a beautiful girl in your bed but instead an old man appears?" Caesar spoke while ma.s.saging his temples.
A vein suddenly appeared above Musashi"s right eye, "do you think it makes me feel better knowing that you were trying to sneak in my granddaughter"s room? practically nude at that" Musashi asked angrily.
"Don"t worry, I don"t bite, and besides, we"ve slept together for the last few months" Caesar said nonchalantly and headed toward the door.
"Now just wait a G.o.d d.a.m.n minute you b.a.s.t.a.r.d, are you not going to apologize for waking your elder up?" Musashi asked with folded arms, to which Caesar just looked at him with disgust evident in his eyes.
"Look, I don"t want to stare at your practically nude body any longer than I have too…"
Seeing that Musashi still had an expression of "it"s not enough" Caesar begrudgingly faced him and half-bowed elegantly.
"my bad for barging in your room, however, it"s not my fault your aura is the same as your grandaughters…" Caesar spoke sincerely.
"Why were you heading to my granddaughter"s room in the first place? Don"t you have your own room?" Musashi asked curiously.
Suddenly, a teasing smile appeared on Caesar"s lips as he faked a sad expression, "I had heard with your old age, you might leave us soon, so I had wanted to make sure you saw your great grandkids before the inevitable" Caesar said sorrowfully as if he was doing Musashi a favor.
"Hmph, my beautiful girl still innocently calls me by daddy sometimes, why would I need great grandkids so early?" Musashi asked while rolling his eyes.
A playful smile appeared on Caesar"s lips, he had wanted to say "you"re not the only one she calls daddy" but he held himself back.
"Well, all jokes aside, I think I"m going to leave first," Caesar said while picking up the clothes he had stripped off earlier.
"Alright, I didn"t notice it before, but, you reek of troll blood… you should take a bath" Musashi replied while holding the bridge of his nose.
Caesar didn"t respond and heaved the rest of his clothes over his shoulder, he glanced at Musashi one last time before walking to the door.
He slid open the door and took one step out before Musashi interrupted him with his voice…
"Take good care of my granddaughter when I"m gone, she is my star in the sky and also my light at the end of the tunnel" Musashi"s joking expression was nowhere to be seen as he said these words.
Caesar"s smile also disappeared as he turned around to look Musashi in the eyes, "I can"t promise that I won"t make her sad or angry, however, I can promise that I will never abandon her" Caesar replied solemnly.
"That is all I want, there are bound to be hurdles in relationships, especially ones as special as yours… But, as long as you two don"t abandon each other, I will be satisfied" Musashi nodded his head in satisfaction and sat back down on the bed.
"U-uhmm, p-please excuse me" Suddenly a quiet voice rang in both Caesar and Musashi"s ears, interrupting their man to man moment.
They both looked to the right and saw a younger girl in maids clothing blushing furiously as she glanced between Musashi"s and Caesar"s near-nude bodies, she had just been walking in the hallways and heard some noises, so she decided to take a peek, but never would she have thought to find the extremely handsome Caesar and Clan head staring at each other so pa.s.sionately while semi-nude.
The corner of Caesar"s lips twitched, "don"t get the wrong idea little la.s.s, this is a misconception" he tried to explain calmly but the girl"s expression didn"t change in the slightest.
"I-I-I understand, y-you don"t want your "prefrence" to be spread amongst the other men… I swear I won"t tell a soul" she replied with determination.
"Sigh, what an unfortunate turn of events" Caesar felt as though he had sighed more times today than he had in his entire second life.
The young maid bowed apologetically and ran away with her tail between her legs, literally. Musashi at the side held his belly while laughing at Caesar.
"Haha, to think that a young maid girl would happen to pa.s.s by the hallways at this time" Musashi couldn"t help but chuckle at Caesar"s misfortune.
"You"re in the same boat, what are the fox-kin men going to think once they hear their clan head is into young and handsome men," Caesar asked with disdain, which made Musashi"s laughter abruptly stop.
Musashi stroked his beard while carrying a contemplating expression, "you"re right, how can we solve this?"
Caesar took another step out of the sliding door and shrugged his shoulders, "you"re the clan head, do something about it, as for me, I am in dire need of sleep"
*slam*
Caesar slammed the door shut and once again sensed for that familiar mana, this time, he had actually started making his way to Ahri"s room.
He soon reached a relatively simple door, he delicately turned the k.n.o.b and stepped inside the room, it was pitch black and smelled like cherry blossoms.
*creak*
He quietly closed the door and threw his clothes on the ground before making his way into the bed.
"Hmm, what are you doing in my room?" Ahri who was still half asleep asked curiously once she felt someone get in her bed.
Caesar wrapped his arms around her waist and closed his eyes, "to sleep" Caesar replied curtly and pulled her closer.
Ahri who was already used to Caesar"s embrace nestled closer and went back to sleep, she was too tired to resist nor did she want to.
Soon, only the sound of their calm breathing escaped from their mouths.