Found You (Uzui Tengen)

Chapter Ten

Miko's Pov
"Okay you are down to two hours.. That's if I don't accidentally fall asleep today has been a long day and all I really wanna do is get back to the inn and sleep. I admire you all for coming all the way out here." I shook with gentle laughter folding my hands into the sleeves of my kimono, sitting back further on my thighs.

"I wouldn't be here if it was for something dumb Miko you know this.. Ladies do you mind?" He looked towards his three wives with a gentle smile and now to their heads. The three smiled muttering their own goodbyes, before they slipped from the back room to head to the front of the store once again.

"I traveled this far Miko.. Just hear me out okay? How have you been, are you taking care of yourself? Are you being safe?" I fluttered my eyes a couple times in place, the sleep was heavily paced in my eyelids taking a soft breath in. I bowed my head down with a single like smile.

"I have yes, after I left a year ago I opened up this shop, I like to allow women the satisfaction of feeling beautiful by their own hands. I've made some money on the side lines I help co-run an inn on the outskirts of town it's peaceful and you?" He shifted his form a couple times across the hard wood of the floorboards more to get a little closer at me.

"I've been enjoying my retirement as I promised the girls. We rest at the estate. They take on training others back at the Uzui compound. Do you remember what I asked you a year ago?" I found my eyes once again nodding pressing my back to rest over the tops behind me.

"How could I ever ask when you wanted me to be your fourth wife. It warmed my heart a little that you still saw me in that light but as I said before Tengen. I'm content with my life here and you know I've been going on dates." I grew shy with a smile, noticed how his facial expressions changed to a darkened one for a moment, before long he was clearing his throat shaking out the strands of his white hair.

"What if this time my proposal is different? What if I ask you to marry me, but you have no ties to Suma, Hina and Makio? You are married to me and me alone." I gave him the deepest look of confusion reading my hands from inside my sleeves. My own sound of confusion leaving from my lips.

"I- that's not even possible Tengen you are already married stop doing thinking of selfishness interior moments." His eyes held a stare of deep seriousness gesturing with the one hand,  he was left with since that battle he brushed his bangs away from his eyes.

"It actually is possible, Hina, Suma and Makio took my last name the Tengen name. But if I take your last name. It would be solely your marriage. I want a chance to give you what I wasn't able to all those years ago. I want to be here and help you run this shop. The girls wanna be along side and help with the inn or anything that can. They wanna be sister wives on the side who are in support." My lips dropped open a little, backing up in surprise when he reached out to hold my trembling hand in one his own.

"Miko.. I want this more than I ever wanted anything. I love my girls I do but it doesn't feel complete without you, it just doesn't.. I wanna fix what I can not." The guilt dropped down to my heart in a matter of moments. It felt too selfish to even think like that, I could find my own love and I knew I could I could feel it deep down my heart like it wanted to explode on in.

"It isn't fair to those three girls out there who have been by your sides for years Uzui you know this." I chuckled sadly squeezing my eyes with the warmth of sad tears leaving me, taking a deep breath in. I squeezed back at his hand.

"I've missed you greatly and the part of my heart that is selfish is just calling out to accept.. I'll give you this once chance but.. As soon as I feel as if it is all for not you leave me be in peace is that a deal?" He moved closeted to me. A rush of relief took over his body before he moved to rest his temple onto the collarbone of my own, his body shaking.

"That's all I ask... That's all I ask."