User blog:Akasha1908/You're my Favorite: A Tale of Three Shotas

For Kazu...
Yoshitsune entered the game room on the Divina side of Master Kazu’s ghost mansion. He was in a particularly good mood, and couldn’t keep the smile off his face.

“Whatcha blushing for, sissy-pants?”   Benmaru asked, wiping his nose with his arm like one of those tough guys out of the movies.

“Nothing that concerns you.”   Yoshitsune replied coolly, sticking his tongue out at him.

Benmaru wasn’t exactly Yoshitsune’s favorite daemon in the house. In fact, he was probably the second to the last person on his list of daemons he couldn’t stand. But Benmaru was a gamer, too, so they were always crossing paths in the game room. For the most part they kept their distance from each other, but every once and a while, the hot-headed Benmaru couldn’t resist teasing Yoshitsune.

“Aww, you got a new girlfriend or something?”   Benmaru chided.

“Shut up.”

“I’m right, aren’t I?”   Benmaru laughed, slapping his knee. “Yoshi has a girlfriend!”

“I don’t have a girlfriend.”   Yoshitsune snapped angrily. “Geez, why do you always have to be such a butthead?!”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"">“Ha! She must have turned you down then, huh?”   Benmaru replied with a sneer. “I can’t blame her!”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"">“For your information it has nothing to do with a girl! I’m blushing because Master Kazu just told me I was his most favoritest shota in the whole mansion! He even said I was the cutest in the whole world!”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"">Benmaru’s face went completely blank, his left eye twitching ever so slightly. Yoshitsune couldn’t hide his smug smile. He would’ve chided Benmaru some more, but he could practically see the steam rising from the top of the Divina’s head.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"">“What did you just say?”   Benmaru asked through clenched teeth.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"">“You heard me.”   Yoshitsune shot back. “What? Is the little baby jealous?”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"">“NO!”   Benmaru replied, an angry pout forming on his lips. “I just think you’re a big fat liar!”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"">“I am not!”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"">“Are too!”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"">“Am not!”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"">“Are too!

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"">“Am not! You’re just mad ‘cause I’m his favorite!”   Yoshitsune shouted.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"">“Nu uh!”   Benmaru shouted back, shoving Yoshitsune.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"">Yoshitsune shoved him back even harder. “Yeah huh!”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"">“I know you’re lying, because Master told me I was his favorite!”   Benmaru wiped his nose with arm again, smiling haughtily. It might’ve had more of an effect if he wasn’t missing his two front teeth.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"">“You? An adorable shota? Please! More like a wild animal!”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"">Benmaru bristled angrily. “It’s not like I like being called a shota or anything, but you know how Master Kazu is.”   His cheeks flushed crimson. “You’re just mad ‘cause I’ve got proof your lying. I’m Master’s favorite, so that’s that!”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"">“Well, I think you’re lying!”   Yoshitsune shot back. “It sounds like something you’d do!”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"">“I don’t have to prove anything to you, sissy-pants!”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"">Yoshitsune huffed angrily. “Arguing with you is pointless! Why don’t we just go ask Master Kazu who his favorite is right now?!”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"">“Fine!”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"">Yoshitsune turned on his heels, marching out the game room in search of their Master. He could hear Benmaru stomping angrily behind him, huffing and puffing right up until they found Master Kazu.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"">Their Master was truly a wonderful person. Full of love and kindness. Every time he saw the tall dark haired man, Yoshitsune couldn’t help but feel an overwhelming sense of joy. Except right at that very moment…

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"">Master Kazu was bent over, pinching the cheek of the infamously cute Muneyoshi Yagyu.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"">“Oh, Yacchan!”   Master Kazu cooed. “You’re so adorable! I swear you’re the cutest little shota in the world! Don’t tell anyone, but you’re my favorite!”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"">“Don’t call me a shota!”   Muneyoshi replied in mock anger. “And stop pinching my cheeks!”

<p class="MsoNormal">''<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Why that son of a…! ''<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">   Despite his outward anger, Yoshitsune could tell Muneyoshi was eating up all the attention Master Kazu was showering him with.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"">“Did Master just…?”   Benmaru started to ask.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"">“Yes he did.”   Yoshitsune said, answering the question without needed him to finish it.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"">Yoshitsune cleared his throat. “Are we interrupting?”   He asked, his eyes narrowing on Muneyoshi.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"">“Not at all, Yoshi-kun! Why don’t you and Ben-chan come join us? We were just about to have a picnic!”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"">“Yeah, not gonna happen.”   Benmaru muttered coldly.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"">Yoshitsune ignored the request. “Master Kazu, we couldn’t help but hear what you just said to Muneyoshi. Is it true? Is he your favorite?”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"">Master Kazu’s radiant smile faded a bit. “Well, of course it is. All of you are my favorites!”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"">Benmaru opened his mouth to speak, but Yoshitsune held up his hand to stop him. “Hold that thought, Benmaru.”   He turned his attention back to Master Kazu. “I’m afraid that’s not how this works. You can only have one favorite, and I believe that favorite is me.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"">“Wait a minute!”   Benmaru exclaimed. “I already told you I’m his favorite! Tell him, Master!”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"">“Okay,” Master Kazu said, holding up his hands. “Everybody calm down. Master is allowed to have more than one favorite.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"">Though the smile was still pasted on his face, Yoshitsune could tell he was anxious; like a mouse cornered by two angry cats…

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"">“I’m going to have to agree with Yoshitsune on this.”   Muneyoshi interjected. “We can’t all be your favorite.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"">Make that three angry cats…

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"">“Yeah!”   Benmaru added. “So tell these chumps it’s me already!”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"">Master Kazu laughed nervously. “Alright boys, enough of this nonsense. Why don’t we all go in and have some candy?”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"">The three boys exchanged looks for a moment. Yoshitsune smiled malevolently, wiping all pretenses off his Master’s handsome face.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"">“Yeah, candy’s not going to fix it this time.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">And that’s when the fight started…   

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"">PS:   Don’t worry about Master Kazu. He’s fine. In fact, he’s the happiest human in the world right now. It’s not every day he gets attacked by 3 angry shotas. He’s proof that dreams really do come true…

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