Chapter 58 Home Again

The pair of Azi and Shizu eventually released their lips from each other's necks from their nibbling. They now had a crimson red mark adorning the sides of their necks.

The two locked eyes and saw the saliva on each other's lips. Both lick their lips which prompted them to move in for a kiss.

*Bang*

The door to Azi's room suddenly fell off its hinges and in came Kajima who had a pile of people lying on the floor behind him.

Shizu was the first to notice the entrance of the uninvited guests and saw that Kajima was standing over the two of them beside the futon bed with a frown.

Shizu was about to turn her head to meet Kajima's eyes, but a resistive force prevented her from moving her head. She noticed that Azi had firmly held the back of her head as he continued to move his lips closer to her own.

Azi's eyes were glazed over from their long intimate exchange of nibbling and Kajima's sudden entrance was not enough to wake Azi from his stupor.

"Wait Azi, n-not here we are in publ.....mmmh"

Shizu attempted to speak up, but her words were silenced by Azi's deep kiss which made her writhe a bit under the blanket.

A surprised cry of amazement rang out from the pile of people on the floor that witnessed the exchange.

Kajima could only sigh and think to himself.

'Me thinks the lad is getting to use to her. Aw well, too late to force him away he's really locked her in. *sigh*'

Kajima had noticed that Azi had let go of Shizu's head when she stopped resisting and had begun to tightly grip Shizu's waist to bring her body close to his own. Kajima's sigh deepened as he noticed that Shizu was resisting less and less as she began to forcefully push the back of Azi's head with her own hands to further deepen the kiss.

This lasted for a few minutes, and everyone kept silent so as to not break the pink atmosphere that had suddenly permeated the room. The atmosphere finally dissipated when Azi lessened his grip which prompted Shizu to let up on her grip on his head.

The two separated their lips and an incredibly thick line of saliva formed between the two of them. Both began to breathe heavily as they attempted to catch their breaths, their eyes began to feel heavy and they both drifted off to sleep.

Azi, still tired and too relaxed to move, could not fight the sensation. The same was said from Shizu who had been up for the last 24 hours to watch over Azi. She had also not slept much for the past 2 days due to the expedition.

Seeing the two passionate idiots fall asleep so quickly that it shocked him, Kajima whispered to the group of people on the floor to get up and exit the room.

Nodding their heads, they all quietly got to their feet and left the room. Kajima was the last one out of the room and smiled at the now all too familiar sight.

In one last whisper, Kajima said.

"Welcome home you passionate idiots."

*****

Decem 13th of 4831 AS

Feeling the sun on his face, Azi opened his eyes and began to stretch his body up from the bed with a yawn. His body and mind were still feeling sluggish, but he no longer shivered uncontrollably and felt only mildly warm.

Looking over to his left he saw Shizu sleeping peacefully, he tried to remember what happened the last time he was awake. He recalled that he was comforting Shizu yesterday and was nibbling on her neck.

He suddenly felt calm and then..... nothing.

Scratching his head in befuddlement, he decided that it would be best to wake Shizu so that she could explain what had happened in greater detail.

Shaking Shizu a bit to get her to wake up, Azi's attempt was successful and Shizu's eyes began to blink awake.

Wanting to get her attention, Azi teased her a bit.

"Wakey Wakey my sleepy little spoiled cat. Wakey Wakey."

The familiar tone of voice got Shizu's attention but the mention of being called a spoiled cat caused a bit of annoyance to swell up in her mind.

In an annoyed and sleepy tone, Shizu retorted.

"I am not *yawn* a spoiled cat. I am a....."

Her words ended abruptly as she remembered what had occurred to her before she fell asleep.

She remembered seeing Kajima which was no surprise to her, but in the corner of her eye she saw her sister, brothers, and a couple strangers looking at her. She realized that the group was likely spying on them through a previously fixed door that was now off its hinges.

This made her instinctively look to the entrance to the room to check if the door was still on its hinges. She hoped that it was all a dream but to her dismay the door was lying flat on the floor.

A heat began to rise in her face, and she quickly pulled the futon's blanket around herself as she rolled up into a ball on the bedding.

Azi was befuddled by Shizu's actions at first and wondered why she was getting so embarrassed. They had displays of affection like nibbling when they were drunk but Shizu never minded it then or after they began sleeping in the same bed.

"Umm, Shizu, What is wrong?"

In his attempt to get answers, all Azi got from his question was a sharp glare from Shizu who peered through an opening in the ball of blanket. A chill ran down his spine as he knew that the glare meant that he was likely going to be punished for something.

He could not remember what he did but knew that he had no way of escaping as Shizu would always catch him in bed at the end of the day.

Accepting his fate, he thought.

'Well I better enjoy this moment while I can.'

Which prompted him to crawl into the blanket ball that Shizu made around herself. Forcing his way between the opening in the blanket, he got as close to Shizu as he could.

Shizu, still glaring at him, allowed him in but made sure that she had a firm grip on him as he got comfortable. She was still thinking on what kind of punishment she should subject Azi to, as she deliberated Azi rested his head on her soft chest and began to enjoy her warmth.

While Azi did feel a sense of indignation when being cuddled. He could understand why cuddling someone else felt nice. The warmth and softness of another person's body was a heavenly indulgence that was usually overlooked by the more physical or material pleasures.

Sighing in content, Azi continued to cuddle Shizu until she was fed up with his antics. While Shizu also understood the appeal of cuddling, due to recent events she felt that Azi had taken things too far when he kissed her in public and wanted retribution for his actions.

Wanting to get back at the mischievous little puppy now in her arms, she got out of the bundle of blanket with Azi hanging onto her like a koala.

Confused by why Shizu did not push him away but instead held him close, Shizu began making her way out of the room. Azi guessed that Shizu was likely going to punish him, but he had no idea of what kind of punishment Shizu would inflict upon him. He thought she would take him outside for a sparring match to blow off some steam, but he thought otherwise as that seemed too simple.

It soon dawned on him as Shizu was making her way to the bathroom, Azi attempted to escape from her but the grip from her hands pressed him close to her body that he grunted in a bit of pain.

"Wait Shizu! We aren't married, we can't bath together!" Protested Azi.

"I have already seen you naked when I was nursing you and I had to help you relieve yourself. So save your arguments for when I am done punishing you."

Azi could only blush at the thought of him being "handled" by Shizu in his sleep, but he still tried to resist as Shizu began to strip him of his clothes.

Her strength was still greater than his own as Azi's internal magic was not at full capacity so he could do little to muster any meaningful resistance.

From Shizu's perspective, she felt like she was wrestling with a small puppy that was trying to get out of taking a bath. She was unfazed as she removed the undergarment that hid his manhood. After finally stripping him of all his clothes, Shizu picked Azi up like a sack of rice over her shoulder.

Sliding the door to the open bath, she tossed him into the large bathtub with an audible splash. Shizu began to strip off her attire and threw them into a nearby hamper.

The two had not had a good bath for the past few days so they both reeked of dried sweat and monster blood, but this was more so for Azi. He had been up for 5 days straight when forging Shizu's weapon and longer since he had gone to help Shizu's on her expedition.

Grabbing a sponge, some soap, a towel, and a basin full of warm water Shizu approached Azi who was still trying to get the water that went in his eyes and nose out of his system.

Coughing a bit of water out of his mouth, Azi looked up and saw Shizu approaching with a soapy sponge and towel in each hand. She had an evil grin on her face and for the first time in his life in Shisayama, Azi prayed in his mind.

'Lord, have mercy on me.'

*****

*Huff* *Huff*

"Uhhh Rulu, I can carry for those if you need me to." Said Kajima as he witnessed his youngest niece carry numerous bags full of groceries.

"I'm fine Uncle Kajima, *Huff* but do you think *huff* that they are awake yet."

"I think so, but I would not put it past them to sleep in some more. They have both been up for days with any real rest and their recent work has got them running on fumes."

"Agreed." Said Nosuri who was followed by Ougi. "The two of them are excellent warriors and warriors as strong as them must get their proper rest if they are to be effective in the field."

"Well said Nosuri. It seems whoever taught you how to use a bow was a wise teacher." Said Kajima. "In any case, we are here. Thanks again for helping move the groceries I left in Manu's office."

"It was no problem, but are you sure? Are you really going to let us room in your home?" Asked Rulu.

"Yes, I already have two guests so having more is fine on my part. I rather appreciate the compan....!"

"AHHHHHHHH KAJIMA HELP AHHHHHH"

Kajima's words stopped as Azi's scream could be heard coming from the house. Deftly sliding the entrance to the house open, Kajima walked briskly into his house and followed the cry for help to the source.

This led him to the bathroom which befuddled him but when he opened the door to the bath, he was unsurprised by what he saw.

Azi was lying on the wooden floor of the bath and was covered head to toe with suds and bubbles as Shizu straddled his back as she rubbed a sponge into every crevice of his back while washing his hair with her other hand.

Shizu was buck naked and had a sadist grin which grew whenever Azi writhe beneath her.

Nosuri, Rulu, and Ougi soon entered the bathroom and could only blush and smile wryly at the sight.

Rulu and Nosuri were doing their best to hold back their reddening cheeks, but were still unsuccessful as steam began to rise from their heads.

"Kajima! Thank god. Get he hmmf. Ouch that hurts Shizu Stop. This isn't funny, come on. Get .... off. *huff* Ouch!"

"You cannot escape your punishment, prepare yourself my apprentice. This is the price of humiliating your knight."

Shizu began to more vigorously wash Azi's as he writhed beneath her in a bit of pain but was more damaged by the humiliation and indignation he felt.

Sighing for what felt like the millionth time, Kajima only motioned Nosuri, Rulu, and Ougi out of the bathroom as he also began to move to the exit. But before he closed the door to the bath, he gave Azi a pitying look and asked Shizu with a single word.

"Alive?"

"Alive." Said a gleeful Shizu.

"WHAT! KAJIMA WAIT PLEASE HMMMF"

Azi plea was cut short as Shizu had laid her body atop his back which caused his face to be pressed down into the hardwood floor as a soft contrasting feeling enveloped his entire back and head.

Closing the door so that the others would not witness what would occur next, Kajima calmly walked away and began to occupy himself with his blacksmith work or the organization of his groceries.

For the next hour, all the occupants in the house could hear was the cries of a man dying of embarrassment as a woman cackled over his death cries.