Immortal_blossoms

After facing a hard life in her father's house, Kaoru escapes an attempted rape and is moved far away from home by her younger half sister, Kohana, to a temple in another town. There she is caught between two brothers who have more to them that meets the eyes. What more? Kaoru suffers the immortal anger and grudge of an abandoned lover who curses her to a repeated lifetime of unrequited love but she is blessed by a kind woman who disproves of the curse.
Kaoru is then caught between the heated love rivalry between the two brothers and loses her life to it. She reincarnate and it begins all over again and this time she is pressed to choose, and her choice will either bring her to ruin again or bless her. Who does she give her heart to?

The Love in the moonlight

'Kaoru-chan! Why did you run? We've been looking for you all over the place!' first young master Yuuko exclaimed with relief in his voice. Kaoru looked at him, fear gripping her heart tighter than the bounds on her hands and feet.


Yuuko walked around her checking for cats and wounds and muttering things under his breath like, "why did you run?", "look at what she did to herself!", "her yukata is ruined!"


After he took her from second young master Yuuto she thought he would release her from her bounds but he did nothing of the sort. Instead, he turned to his younger brother to discuss. 'Yuuto-san, could you please prepare a cart big enough for two? She won't obediently ride on a horse and walking is not an option.'


'Of course' said Yuuto after giving Kaoru a long look. The cart was brought with him after a short while and the three of them sat in it. She was made to sit as comfortably as she could while still bound, but she didn't want to go back. Her home was back in Hirubira with Kana. And Susumu.


'I don't want to go back with you' she said her voice steady.


'What?' second young master Yuuto inclined his head towards her as though he had misheard her.


'I don't want to go back with you' she repeated despite knowing they had heard her the first time but pretended not to.


First young master Yuuko who was quiet all the while placed his warm hand on her head, smiling gently he said, 'why don't we discuss this with father when we are home and rested? It's not something I can decide on my own.'


But Kaoru shrunk away and his eyes hardened from the reaction. He let his hand fall back to his side, he might love his sister but he didn't have much patience left after this morning's episode. 'You will go back with us. This is not up for discussion.'


Getsumei liked to attend to official matters from the comfort of his bedroom, if you could call it that, than sitting in his cold throne room. It was sparsely furnished and simplistic, unfitting for a person of his calibre and status but he didn't mind. He couldn't let this sleeve get more than is meant for it.


At the moment there was conflict in the northern side of his territory. More and more people were disappearing from the dreaming, nightmares were too abundant and it had become such a hassle for him. He stretched his legs and stood up, this sleeve was wearing out and he needed a new one fast but he didn't have the time or patience to find a suitable one. If his subordinates were competent he wouldn't need a sleeve at all.


After tossing it over and over in his mind Getsumei decided to go to the northern side to see things for himself. 'Handa, how many people are missing from the dreaming?'


The ever present but invisible Handa spoke, his voice sounding a bit too unnatural, 'fifteen children, my lord, since spring?'


Getsumei frowned, 'why am I just hearing about this?'


'They reappeared after some time but they have now vanished altogether.'


Hmm… something must have been feeding off them and could no longer control its appetite. Under normal circumstances he would ignore whatever it is but this thing was undermining his authority by being so obvious, what an insult!


Chapter 011