Zeure
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Post by Zeure on Dec 6, 2011 13:45:26 GMT -5
"No, I'm not hurt Haruka..."
And apparently just remembered that he was entirely naked. He grabbed the covers a little tighter and formed a shell around his midsection.
"I, uh...I don't know why it happened, Haruka...but I'm sorry."
Yun looked at her sheepishly.
"I think I'll be fine, eventually.... I'm sorry."
He bowed his head in shame for having allowed this to happen. Despite, how it had taken place, he did not want this to be the lasting memory in Haruka's mind. Though it was this way with these types of plans. And he had to get rid of the watchdog.
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Bayushi Haruka
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Post by Bayushi Haruka on Dec 6, 2011 14:08:09 GMT -5
Haruka didn't seem too displeased with him in all truth, she just simply looked concerned. The possibility had crossed her mind that Nori might try and kill him, but this was something entirely unexpected.
"Yun, there is no need to apologize. It was clear as day the woman had her intentions."
She sighed heavily running the names and faces of people she knew through her mind to keep an eye on him. Not to mention the taint Nori had just likely contracted through such direct contact with him.
"You should rest yourself. I am uncertain of what to do now, I'm not sure who I can trust to care for you as I would.."
She seemed to slump a bit, depressively as the burden became apparent.
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Zeure
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Post by Zeure on Dec 6, 2011 15:04:44 GMT -5
"I don't need anyone but you, Haruka. I know you are still recovering and tired from your child, but just check up on me every now and then and I'll be fine. I can get what I need from the market if I'm supplied with the coin, it won't be that hard."
He looked over at her sidelong, as she slumped.
"I'll....I'll drink the tea if it will make you more comfortable with this. Even though I think it will taste like garbage. I would do anything for you, Haruka."
He smiled reassuringly.
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Bayushi Haruka
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Post by Bayushi Haruka on Dec 6, 2011 15:24:18 GMT -5
She did not seem to take comfort in this, a dark and ferocious focus in her eyes as they slowly met his.
"If you wanted to impress me you would have done so of your own volition, but clearly you have no interest and I will be using these resources for someone who is willing to try and keep tabs on their taint..."
Whatever sort of gentle amusement she had before her child had gradually been sapping away through lack of sleep and constant stress through worrying. He was trying to use words to win her over, but it seemed the reality of the situation made the woman far more brutal than he remembered.
With another heavy sigh she seemed to be sold on him being safe at least for now. She rose from her place unsteadily and just left the tea where it was for now, too heavy to move as she already knew. She turned her back on him for now but she seemed in no rush to depart, simply examining the living space once more.
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Zeure
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Post by Zeure on Dec 6, 2011 15:37:08 GMT -5
"Haruka, I am keeping tabs on it. It's not about me doing this for me. I'm doing it for you. I apologize if that is not what you thought. I want to make this work, for us both, and I'm willing to do what you think I should to control it. But that stuff is not a solution, it is a placeholder, and I am already able to accomplish that on my own."
Yun was pleading with her, the tone was sincere and heartfelt. But then, there was a silence, as Yun paused to ponder what to say to the obviously angry Haruka.
"I want to be better, but I've never had hope for it.... Until you drug me out of what I was in. You just rest, dearest. I will be right here, waiting for you."
His head, which had been dropped while he spoke, rose to look at her. He would catch her eye if she turned.
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Bayushi Haruka
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Post by Bayushi Haruka on Dec 6, 2011 16:00:23 GMT -5
She lingered and turned looking back on him, this all seemed to be some elaborate subtle dance as they kept exchanging glances and words. Her pity still held in her heart, or she would have left already.
"I know what you came from. I know there was probably a ton of pressure to taint yourself and practice maho... But I don't understand the taint entirely, I'm no Kuni and frankly I'm not sure if I want to know all the intricate details. I've done all I can to protect myself as well as you for the meantime.
My servants are accumulating as much research as they can about purification as we speak. As subtly as they can, naturally. I... can't do anything more..."
Her figure seemed to slump against the wall, her weakness physically and emotionally kicking in. She thought it would be over when the child was born, but little did she know that the emotional burden would only intensify from there on out. In that moment she actually felt hopeless and helpless as she raised her hand to mask her dampening eyes.
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Zeure
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Post by Zeure on Dec 6, 2011 16:38:54 GMT -5
He watched her slowly fall into a weary heap on the floor. Understanding was evident in his eyes.
"I would hold you if I could."
That lingered in the open air for a few moments, he thought as he looked at her that she was incredibly vulnerable, even though outwardly she seemed so strong.
"It is good that they are gathering the materials, whenever they find something new, I will want to peruse it myself as well. As a shugenja, who is experiencing this personally, I might be more insightful. Plus the reading will help to pass the time while you are recovering."
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Bayushi Haruka
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Post by Bayushi Haruka on Dec 6, 2011 17:49:09 GMT -5
Haruka nodded, "..I'll be sure to have them send the scrolls over."
She regained her senses, pulling herself together in that private moment, he could see her force her inner strength through her body to force it to stand once again. The mask that every samurai was to wear seemed to be a fully body suit for this woman.
Haruka took a moment to pull her robes into place far more neatly than they had been in the past few days. She hadn't had a moment to even consider her appearance.
"I'm sorry to disturb you as such. I will be residing in the geisha house downstairs if you should need to alert me. Simply tell the ladies that you need to speak with the grand mistress and they will know."
For now she would steadily make her way out, eager to return to her son, and needing to deal with Nori's actions. The Shosuro wouldn't be far at all as she maintained an attentive gaze over her mistress.
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Zeure
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Post by Zeure on Dec 6, 2011 20:43:33 GMT -5
"Haruka, I will become worthy of you. Please rest easy with your child."
Yun continued to sit there upon the futon, clutching the blanket around him as he watched her move away from him. No matter how he thought about it she confused him. She moved in ways that he had never seen before, made mental leaps that he did not follow immediately.
Oh, Haruka... What to do what to do... He thought. Wondering after her.
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Bayushi Haruka
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Post by Bayushi Haruka on Dec 9, 2011 6:12:22 GMT -5
Haruka gently disappeared through the door and her soft footsteps could be heard as they gently shifted her weight down the hall. Her mind and heart seemed hardened with her expression as she went around the back of the building.
Yun's ears could practically follow her as she mad her way through the alley and around to a part where only his living quarters could see, the view from every other window and vantage point obscured by the wonderful garden that helped to accent the backdrop of the geisha house. Whether this was an intended thing or not was unknown.
Nori appeared forth from the brush, bowing deeply to her lady and not rising. Haruka gave her same condescending look. The Shosuro dared to look up at her garb to try and apologize, but that's where Haruka bore no sympathy and turned as if she was going to leave on the spot. Nori sank down in her place again, welling up in her failure.
There were words exchanged, that much was clear, but the tension never seemed to deflate between them. All that could be seen was Nori nodding to Haruka and departing first. For a glancing moment alone in the back garden Haruka let her gaze drift up to the window of Yun's room. She merely sighed and shook her head before returning to hiding among the geisha and recuperating her strength.
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Zeure
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Post by Zeure on Dec 11, 2011 23:11:38 GMT -5
Yun watched from his bedroom what transpired in the gardens. He couldn't hear any of the conversation, but it seemed that it was working out the way that he wanted it to. Nori was gone, which freed him up to pursue his meetings with Haruka without the prying eyes of another Scorpion around.
While Nori seemed to be entirely in Haruka's hands, it would not do well for her to get upset at what he and Haruka would be up to. Doubly so given her protective nature of her mistress. Yun stopped to ponder the fact that he had quite possibly ruined Nori's life, but...sacrifices had to be made and he had already sacrificed all that he could for her.
He sat for a moment, thinking on exactly what had transpired and on what the next steps were. Trying to find the best solution to the problems at hand. He hated waiting, but that seemed to be all that was available at the moment. In boredom he was snapping and clapping his hands together just to have a noise going while he was thinking.
"Urgh, I've got to do something..." he said aloud to no one.
He decided to practice his spellcraft. He prayed to the kami to give him freedom to move air around. In his hand he formed a small ball of concentrated air and then he lifted it into the air and moved it around the room. Concentrating on keeping it in that shape. It glided around.
He flicked his wrists and pulled both of his first two fingers out and shaped the ball into a dove which then began flapping it's wings to move around the room. He had it perform several flips and spins in the air just to force it into changing position, exerting his control, attempting to be precise in the way he moved it. He then guided it back into his hands where it curled back into a ball, and the entire process started over again.
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