It's best to keep your hands off
"I owe you no explanation, father. It's not like you care!" Asahi spat in disdain, sick and tired of the mistreatment he had endured at the hands of his father.
Handa punched on the table causing a dent in the polished wood. "I didn't raise you to be unruly or bring disgrace to our clan, do you get that?!"
"You were never part of raising me other than being a disciplinary tool by our elders!" Asahi spat and scoffed at his father's insensitivity.
Gritting his teeth, Handa's brows twitched at the bold step his son was taking against him.
Harrumphing, Asahi looked away and turned to leave without another word, not ready to listen to yet another complaint from him.
"Don't you dare leave when I'm not done!" He snarled, and a click of the door followed.
Asahi looked over his shoulder, not swayed by the threat. "As much as you would have loved to handle it with an iron fist, you cannot since I'm your precious trophy son."
Handa's mood softened at Asahi's word which made him question his motives, after his wife's death, he had lost all will to display his emotional side as he had done in the past.
He constantly blamed himself for her death and tried to save Asahi from the same fate when he had failed to protect his wife.
With the elders seeking loopholes in his lead on the clan, he wished to raise his son to be the perfect heir once he was gone.
'I have trained you for the hard task and responsibilities ahead.' He had wanted to say.
Dropping his hands to the side, he clenched his fists and let out a sigh.
Click!
Asahi turned his attention to the door with a smile, "it's best you don't send your watchdog after me!"
With that, he stormed off to the one place he could clear his thoughts.
Slam!
Handa looked down at the marble floor in dismay, it dawned on him that he was starting to lose his hold on his son.
"No one is going to lure my son into making the wrong choice!" He declared boldly.
*****
Meanwhile,
In Maiyu's home,
She had stood at the front porch, heaving a sigh of disappointment while her ankle strap heel levitated beside her.
'How could he do that to me?!' She hissed, searching her purse for the keys.
Facepalming, she instantly felt like an idiot when realizing the door opens with an eye scan.
Crouching forward, she felt a ray of light swipe down her eyes before a click was heard.
Stepping in, she jumped back in shock, pointing in front of her. The purse and sandals dropped to the floor.
A lipstick rolled on the bamboo flooring until it made contact with a pair of black boots.
"How did you bypass my security?" She pointed at Tenji with bulging shocked eyes.
Reaching down for the lipstick, Tenji observed the color with a smile. "Red does look good on you, don't you think?"
Carefully placing the lipstick on the glass table, he crossed his legs and leaned back to sit comfortably on her white leather sectional sofa.
Maiyu had her mouth gaped open in disbelief.
Tenji looked behind him briefly, humming and nodding his head. "You did a good job with the refurnishing, I almost had a hard time getting in."
Pointing out and bringing to her knowledge on her magical spell formation that had been tactfully bypassed by him.
Getting to his feet, he took a step forward.
Maiyu took a step back to counter his approach, still unsure how easy it was for him to get into her home.
Tenji took long strides and bypassed her and headed straight for the door.
Click!
Locking the door behind him, he raised his head and had a devilish grin once he locked eyes with Maiyu.
Maiyu let out a gasp the moment she blinked and felt her hands pinned above her head by Tenji.
'What in the actual fuck?!' She switched gazes from her restrained hands and Tenji's smirk.
"It's a dangerous world out there, next time place a stronger formation." He said with a low tone.
For some strange reason, Tenji felt his body heat up as he watched Maiyu up close, seeing her chest heave and her breath brush on his neck.
Gulp!
Raising her thigh, she targeted his groin and watched him crouch over and release his grip on her hands, instead fighting the stinging pain that shot right up.
"What the fuck?!" Tenji groaned in pain and forced his head back at Maiyu, he had a slightly panicked moment at the thought of his balls being crushed by the ordeal.
Maiyu rushed to his side, worried by her involuntary action. "I am so sorry, it was a reflex action to my situation."
Tenji avoided her eyes as he was still internally bawling from the pain and a flush of instant regret washed over him on his stupid action of messing with her.
"It's. fine!" Tenji blurted out through clenched teeth, there was no way of confronting her self-defense.
Helping him up, she placed him on the couch and had wanted to unintentionally help him with the pain.
Getting to her knees, flipping back her hair, she reached for the waist belt, but not until Tenji grabbed her wrist, shock spread out on his face.
"It's best you keep your hands off, Mai!" He sweat dropped at the thought of what could have transpired.
Maiyu frowned upon spotting his grip on her wrist, still not registering what her actions looked like.
"Why are you making a fuss? You're hurt, I could help you w–" Her eyes widened as she processed what she had wanted to say.
Her face went red with embarrassment and she pushed back lightly, careful not to collide with the glass table from behind.
"Tenji y-you know I d... d... didn't mean that, right?" She stuttered and pushed back her hair with her heart pounding.
"Didn't mean what?" Tenji feigned ignorance.
*****
A/N
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¶ How should Maiyu respond to this awkward situation?
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