Eternal (Mikage x Tomoe) | By : flagfish Category: +G to L > Kamisama Hajimemashita Views: 1205 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0 |
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"Tell me," Tomoe murmured, "that you'll make everything all right."
His voice issued whisper-soft against Mikage's fingers, where he’d held them possessively to his lips; during his master’s absence Tomoe had sworn he resented him thoroughly, that he'd never forgive him for leaving, that he hated him to the innermost depths of his soul— but now that he had him in earnest he thought he’d undergo any humiliation if it made him stay.
His pride dissipated while he held the digits warmly to his cheek, he wished Mikage would stroke his hair the way he used to; part of him longed to say, punish me, and another desired to ask, say you've forgiven whatever I'd done, tell me you love me and that I've been good.
In truth, he couldn't fathom what he might have done to have earned his master's rejection, and he'd spent the greater part of the last twenty years mulling this over; certainly it must have been his own doing? Certainly, he'd thought many times in the past, if only Mikage came back he could ask, so that perhaps he could understand...?
The hand caressing his cheek was kind, Mikage's long hair fell over his face while he gazed down to regard him; "My, my," he said gently, "like a little fox kit, aren't you?"
When Tomoe had been his familiar, he'd come to him regularly to be consoled; Mikage had a delicate way about him which soothed his bleeding heart, and even when Tomoe had been an insolent, untamed wild fox, despite it he'd ultimately submit and come to him subdued.
A familiar wasn't meant to sleep at his master's bed, but what was to be done?
In the end, Mikage would kindly stroke his hair and admit him regardless, and allow him to sleep at his side.
Tomoe had acted so dignified and aloof around Nanami that she might never have guessed he’d let down his guard so far— but, with time, she'd come to know him well enough that she saw through his haughty demeanor. To a certain extent, he was really quite vulnerable.
Now alone with his old master he observed while Mikage's fingers carefully slid back his hair, the brush of his lips was ethereally soft; after having surrendered his old powers as a deity, Mikage could kiss him without worrying that he might unintentionally claim him back from his current mistress.
In truth, however, Tomoe thought he wouldn't mind serving them both if such a thing were possible; he loved them both with candid devotion.
He'd have liked to call Mikage Master like he once had.
In the moonlight that washed in through the window Tomoe appeared deceptively fragile, his hair and ears shimmered an unearthly white, and Mikage leaned forth to kiss him; he pressed his mouth to his temple, his cheek and the tip of his nose, and ultimately his lips, where Tomoe's breath went suspended for several moments.
"I've missed you," he muttered at last; "I've missed you so much—"
"Shh," Mikage whispered, because he couldn't well say I’ve not gone a day without watching over you these past two decades.
His hands were inhumanly gentle on the white of Tomoe's skin, familiar in their motions from the way Mikage used to examine him long ago; despite himself he couldn't help smiling at how well the old ailment had healed, it appeared now gone without a trace. He thought that even now, hundreds of years after the fact, he still could trace the path along his flesh that once was marked by shadow.
"Shall I bathe you?" he asked kindly, "Would you like that?"
Tomoe grinned in response, he still could remember his master's careful touch when long before he had tended to him; "Please," his voice came breathily, maybe if he closed his eyes, he could pretend that Mikage never had left...
From just outside the chamber doors Nanami listened in intently, she thought she could make out the low sounds of the floorboards creaking while Mikage went on to lift Tomoe in his arms; she totally wasn't interested.
It definitely wasn't at all hot that Mikage had Tomoe completely disrobed in his arms and was about to take him to the bath— and certainly she wasn't the least bit regretful that she wouldn't be able to hear quite as well from outside the room whatever they'd go on to say or do there.
"So they're going in the bath, huh?" Mizuki's voice came unexpectedly.
At that, Nanami nearly cried out in surprise, but he managed to shush her before any sound issued forth; she regarded him utterly flushed in the face and rapidly whispered, "Ah! This isn't what it looks like! I was just—"
But Mizuki merely smiled; after all, he’d served a mistress long enough to know what sorts of things women liked to listen in on— and if he could be of service to Nanami in some way, then he was more than happy to do so.
"You want to hear what they’re doing in the bath, isn't that right?" he asked, and Nanami was quick to deny it; "What?" She stammered in whispering tones, ears hot with embarrassment. "Hear what Mikage is doing with that idiot? As if…!"
"Yeah, I get that," came the reply; "To be honest, I’d much rather you showed this much interest in listening in on me, but I guess it can’t be helped…"
While he spoke Nanami noticed he had a contraption in his hands which gradually emitted low, flickering light, as though it were cast by an invisible flame; Mizuki went on to explain that the device's unique illumination had an enchanted means of amplifying sound, from even a fair distance away— in case she was interested.
"Wh—" she laughed badly; "—of course I'm not interested…! Why would I be interested…!"
But the gentle grin never left Mizuki's face; "It's Tomoe," he said softly, "you love him, right?"
Nanami flushed deeper; despite everything, she was touched by his kindness.
"You always look out for me, don't you?" she asked with a warm smile; and really, he was right. There was nothing unnatural about her wanting to hear something like this when it involved Tomoe.
Within the bath chamber, Mikage grinned serenely while he carefully lowered Tomoe into the water; "You do know that your mistress is listening in," he said, and Tomoe gave an elegant scoff of laughter.
"Naturally," he said with an air of aristocratic grace; "I'd have been awfully suspicious if she wasn't."
To be continued…
A/N: I would love to find someone interested in roleplaying Mikage/Tomoe or other m/m pairings from this anime (if this is still on here then I'm still looking, haha! Regardless of the date on the fic ^^ ) I've had an incredibly, incredibly hard time finding anyone interested in doing this, because fans tend to like strictly Nanami/Tomoe, and don't usually want to write Tomoe against another guy (I'm even fine with Nanami/Tomoe as a side pairing in the RP, but I do want m/m with him as the main pairing ^^ )
I don't mind at all if you haven't RPd these guys before, if English isn't your first language, if you're a little shy, or if you're new to this fandom or to RPing; I just like writing with someone else who's passionate about the same stuff =) If you feel like giving it a go and are over 18, then please reach me through the contact info on my profile. Thank you! ^^
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