Zeure
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Post by Zeure on Nov 4, 2011 23:37:20 GMT -5
Yun sighed heavily again. He didn't lose the focus of her eyes, he didn't want to.
"I personally serve Tamihei Shoju. I am a lost samurai trying to reform myself, as my lord is trying to. I say Tamihei because that is the name he has chosen to replace his former name. We are both formerly Chuda of the spider clan. I...there was an accident in my former life as an Isawa and I had to...leave the Phoenix. The spider were the only people who would take me in, and Shoju is trying to reform us all and I would dearly love to not be universally hated by all of Rokugan."
After he blurts all of this out rather fast, his shoulders slump forward.
"I would dearly love...for someone like you to accept me. For someone to lo..."
He trailed off. Looking at Haruka for any sign that he should just leave.
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Post by Bayushi Haruka on Nov 4, 2011 23:51:50 GMT -5
Strangely though, Haruka did not even so much as flinch. She turned to her side, but kept her gaze on him, not pulling away for even an instant. Her eyes seemed to appraise something else of him now, completely unconcerned for what he just admitted.
"I know of the one you serve.. I know him quite well now for the dealings that he has undertaken, in his quest to return to ancestral lands."
Her hand actually raise up to brush against his neck soothingly. Never once did she condemn him, not for a moment did she shudder or turn away. "Yun-san..." She paused, defeated by an unseen force and letting her face fall. She was saddened by the reality of the situation, another burdened soul she could do nothing for, another being drawn to her for some reason. Clearly some strange destiny refused to be denied.
"I do not know exactly what you need of me... But I am not so quick to judge those who bear this horrible burden, or who's path has been forced this way." She swallowed a bit harshly as she held back the emotion from her eyes. It always tore her up to see people coming and reaching out to her, clearly in need, but the contagious nature of the taint now forced her to contact them in only the most remote and protected ways. "What is it you come for, what can I do for you.. or your lord?"
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Post by Zeure on Nov 5, 2011 0:04:58 GMT -5
Yun was again shocked by this woman. Did she not hear what he said? Surely he was mistaken, and yet, there it was. She had not even so much as winced as he said everything, as he laid himself out to her.
"Haruka-sama, for me, I could only ask for your company. I would dearly love to spend as many hours with you as I can. Sleep often? I dare not contact you through traditional means. I think I need you."
He paused to let that hang, and to consider. I couldn't...just use her for Shoju-sama..but...she offered... Yun wrapped his arms around Haruka in a loose hug, not caring about her half-on armor.
"As for my lord... I, I don't know. I am leery of the danger you might put yourself in. I almost, selfishly want to keep you to myaelf, but I will ask him. Is there anything you would want of me? I can do more than rub shoulders."
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Post by Bayushi Haruka on Nov 5, 2011 0:24:56 GMT -5
Haruka would smile, allowing herself to embrace him in turn as she rested her head on his shoulder gently. It was a strange intimacy she found herself in, her voice sinking to a soft whisper. "I understand, not of the burden the taint brings, but the need of one human to another."
Her arms gently encircled around him as well as she held onto him, hugging and holding him surely and securely. There was a warmth to her form that could only be felt by the most close embrace. She would even go so far as to squeeze him a bit firmly as she spoke again.
"I know if you must serve your lord you must obey and at least deliver his wish to me.. but it will still be my choice in the end if I decide to follow it, Yun-san."
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Post by Zeure on Nov 5, 2011 0:45:01 GMT -5
"Haruka..." The noted drop of honorific hanging in the air denoting Yun's feeling of closeness to her. "I don't think I could force anything on you even if I wanted to."
Yun looked down on her as she clutched at him. He felt her warmth and could do nothing but bask in it. The emotions running through Yun were so mixed, it was hard to grasp them. A certain feeling of longing, a little lust, and some exhiliration were tearing at him and he did not know which was most appropriate. He pulled her head up by grasping lightly at her chin, and kissed her again, not as light as before, deeper than one can feel in the waking world. Here, one could push emotion through physical touch, and Yun would make use of this.
"If you have no further need of me, or request of your own, then I think I had better go now. I have never spent such wonderful time in someone else's dream before; and I will be back to visit you again, if you would allow it. But, if there is anything you need of me, just ask, anything you ask I will attempt to do. Any question, I will attempt to answer."
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Post by Bayushi Haruka on Nov 5, 2011 1:01:36 GMT -5
She wondered now, if it was wrong to enjoy the company and the attention so much. Half of her was trying to console the man for being alone, but the other seemed to drift into something far more self serving. These men now entering her dreams, her eyes would widen slightly as a thought came to mind.
"Yun, will I see you again.. will you come back when I sleep or will I have to call to you? What must I do to ensure that you are safe?"
She dug her fingers in lightly to the cloth as she held tensely onto him. Some unspoken fear now nibbling at her senses at the thought of yet another person she'd meet and outlive.
"I've seen too many deaths in these conflicts... in a single year so much has happened. Just once I want to see someone not die.."
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Post by Zeure on Nov 5, 2011 1:16:03 GMT -5
Yun continued to look into her eyes, it was so enticing to know that she wanted him as much as she was wanted by him. His heart was beating a little faster than it would normally have been, which Haruka could no doubt hear and feel as she clung to his loose fitting kimono which had been pulled open by Haruka's grasp.
"Unfortunately, I will have to split my time between my duties and you. However, I will come to you again. And...should you need me...call out my name in your dreams and I will come to you as quickly as I can. If we ever meet in person, I can forge something more lasting that would enable us to communicate, but I don't know when or if that can happen. One can dearly hope, though."
He continued to kneel there in Haruka's arms. It was clear that Yun wanted more, but he was content with tonights events. The previous questions that he had asked had gone unanswered, but he would not press the issue.
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Post by Bayushi Haruka on Nov 5, 2011 1:26:21 GMT -5
Haruka nodded gently, finally settling down and realizing she had come this far. "Know now that you need to trust me Yun. No matter what happens.. you know I can only help you if you trust me from now on."
The most ironic thing for a Scorpion woman to ask, but it was impossible to tell if she was the heart of the untrustworthy or of the sincere. But her voice was soft and delicate like that of someone who only wished to protect and to save.
Her hand clenched, gently gripping the back of his robes and pulling them looser, exposing his chest in front of her. One of her hands came to his front and she ran her fingers over his chest delicately, feeling his intense pulse. In an effort to try and soothe him, she put a soft kiss on his sternum and rested her forehead against his skin.
"Will you trust me?"
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Post by Zeure on Nov 5, 2011 1:43:01 GMT -5
Yun stood still as Haruka let her hands explore. His chest was not overly muscular, but toned in a rather lithe sort of way. His heart did in fact race as Haruka planted her soft kiss. His hands fell loosely to his sides and his mind swam as fast as his heart beat.
"I will trust you, Haruka. I can say quite fairly that I don't often say that to Scorpion, but to a Unicorn, I have said that often."
It was quite a set of feelings, to recall ones past dealings while praying this woman would go further. The grove they were in took on an etherial quality. It seemed even more dream like than it had before. Yun was having difficulties maintaining his grip on the reins of the dream. The thought might occur to Haruka that she could probably direct it herself if she chose.
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Post by Bayushi Haruka on Nov 5, 2011 1:53:28 GMT -5
She would only smile as her hand slipped deeper into his robes, gently searching around his side and feeling over his skin. Haruka knew she had control over her dream, but it wasn't something she needed to exact over him. Instead she for now would remove the armor from her form, her underlying layers still remaining in place. That way she knew his hands could rest on something softer than the armor, but her robes were well and firmly in place.
Her kisses just gently trailed over his front, giving the soft loving embrace she figured he longed for the most. The taint pushing people away making this life a very lonely one when you were forced away from those you knew. She had felt his kiss before, and now it was her chance to repay him and secure the bond that she hoped would protect her in a time of need.
"Yun, your pulse is so strong.. your heart beats just as mine does." Her hand gently scratched down his bare back and she kept her face to his skin, only looking up to brush her nose against the bottom of his chin. "With the way the empire churns I may need you.. can you protect me, can I trust you?"
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Post by Zeure on Nov 5, 2011 2:06:55 GMT -5
"My lady..." There was something possessive in the way he said my lady. "If you can find me, I will do everything in my power to keep you near me. I will not let anything harm you while I draw breath."
His hands rested on Haruka's shoulders as they had before, and as they had before, they slipped inside to touch her bare shoulder. Something so scandalous in society; and yet, here something that they could share. Truly this dream could be as private as they demanded. He squeezed her shoulder and put one hand on the back of her neck, drawing his nails up her spine. He didn't have the nails that she had, but he had enough to give some sensation to her.
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Post by Bayushi Haruka on Nov 5, 2011 2:18:54 GMT -5
Haruka let out a deep breath against him, holding gently but firmly. "That is all I can ever ask of you, Yun."
She nussled against his neck, her tone apologetic. The soft scratching sending shivers through her form. "Much as I am a woman of war, and a lady of the blade, I am still only one person and I know that soon enough my time will come." Her head would limp slightly, resting up against his shoulder and neck as they were tangled in this deep embrace. "And if you so wish it I will quest for a way to cleanse the taint from you.. I will find a way to purify your form once again to make you whole." Her head turning and looking up at his eyes, "Would you like that Yun?"
In her mind she let the dream fade to twilight to bring the stars out into the imagined sky, just so they could reflect in her eyes while she looked to him. Her warm hold showed no allure to try and drag him into relations, and instead she used her words to convey her genuine concern while she still had his attention. Never did she imagine that she could be this close to tainted people without a worry of her own corruption.
Her fascination had grown into a strange need to reach out for she knew these people were not evil in nature. Only evil in the context in the the powers they drew upon, the consuming darkness that devoured body and soul. The fact that they resisted it and still chose to be noble showed what good could endure in spite of the taint.
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Post by Zeure on Nov 5, 2011 2:41:17 GMT -5
"There is no way to free oneself entirely, Haruka. I've never held any illusion otherwise. I've kept my usage of maho to a limit so as to not completely lose myself, there have been...situations where I had no other choice, but that is neither here nor there. I try not to think about it."
Yun continued to hold her, the stars reflected in both their eyes, and he would gently rub her hair and neck with his hand. He forced his gaze away from her supple form and rested it back in her eyes.
"I've spent so much of this time staring into your eyes, and I find that I've not nearly seen enough."
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Post by Bayushi Haruka on Nov 5, 2011 2:54:03 GMT -5
"They say you can see into the soul through one's eyes. I wonder, what might you see in me?"
It was a sort of typical childlike question based on romanticized notions, but considering how he spoke of her appearance, it all drew her in. Every time he stroked her hair it would cause her eyes to rest slightly, since it relaxed her in a way such attention always did, easing her mind and body. It was gentle, intimate, and delicate.
Haruka heard his words, but in the back of her mind she wondered if it was indeed possible. Such were the things great legends were made of, and it was enough for even a chance to try and help him.
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Post by Zeure on Nov 5, 2011 3:03:11 GMT -5
"Light. Light, like I've never seen if before. Like I've been in darkness too long and i didn't remember the sun til you showed yourself to me. That's what i see in you."
Yun leaned back against the tea table, which was still there despite the scene change. He drew Haruka with him as he moved. Amidst all the stars Haruka could imagine, they held each other.
Yun pulled his robe top all the way off for simplicity and comfort. And he sat with Haruka in his arms just enjoying the feel of her.
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