Zeure
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Post by Zeure on Jan 5, 2012 1:30:12 GMT -5
Yun sat alone in the apartment, having everyone walk out on his meal wasn't something that he was used to, though he knew there was more to it than that. Haruka left because she had gotten some secret scorpion communication, he was sure of that. He had, admittedly never gotten the chance to look her over thoroughly for traces of spells and things of that nature. He reminded himself that he should do that.
And Kyo left because she did.
He let his upper half fall backwards onto the floor from his seated position and looked up at the ceiling; and he sighed.
"I don't think we'll ever get the chance...."
He shook his head. No, defeatist attitudes like that would never accomplish anything. He had said that he would trust her, though circumstances seemed to make that harder by the day.
Maybe he just needed more sleep. Maybe then he could decide on something. For the moment though, he would simply wait in the room to see if either of them returned.
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Shosuro Kyo
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Post by Shosuro Kyo on Jan 5, 2012 14:27:24 GMT -5
Kyo gave only a minor glance to Nori as she drew the threatened with the blade. The message was clear, but he ignored it, but he kept her in his peripheral vision just in case. He approached her and watched as Haruka put a curious stone she was speaking to and quickly shift it to her sleeve. Another mystery for another time.
Iie, Haruka-sama. It has been a long few days. I was merely heading to my quarters for the night. Is there something you need of me before I take my leave?
As tired as he was, Kyo still respected the fact the Haruka had him for a reason, whatever it was. He would wait to see if she needed him for something before he would go to sleep.
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Bayushi Haruka
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Post by Bayushi Haruka on Jan 5, 2012 21:24:37 GMT -5
She shook her head gently. "No, Kyo-san. I'm sorry you've worn yourself down so. Let's pray you do not fall ill from your diligence. If you would like you are more than welcome to take shelter with the ladies below, I'll even cover the costs on your behalf if you so wish." A simple genuine gesture as a reward for him, she thought.
"Do not worry for my sake, I will be fine and I appreciated your company tonight. I hope we can arrange to meet again very soon." She bowed lightly to him, but knew she was keeping Yun waiting. Without so much as a moment's hesitation she went back to open the door and re-enter the apartment. Nori quietly slipped back into the shadows as she watched and waited.
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Post by Shosuro Kyo on Jan 6, 2012 12:36:42 GMT -5
Thank you Haruka-san, but I already have paid for some lodging. Kyo smiled and watched as Haruka went back to finish eating with Yun. Kyo left out the front and headed back to his lodging. Questions were really starting to build up around him and he had no answers to any of them.
He headed to the lodge they head set a side at the magistrate office for him to stay during the investigation. He walked into his office and laid down on his sleeping mat and fell right asleep. His dreams were muddled and confused, much like he was during his waking hours.
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Post by Bayushi Haruka on Jan 7, 2012 11:18:56 GMT -5
Haruka gave Kyo a gentle bow as he departed and went on inside, her eyes searching the room once again as she entered it. She closed the door behind her as an unspoken signal to Yun that there would be no more visitors. Absentmindedly she looked relieved to have one less set of eyes on her every move.
"I apologize for the additional guest this evening, Yun. I have seen him off for the evening and I suppose I should be retiring as well very soon as the hour is late."
Her face turned to the window as the night started to take hold and the moon poured its light through the clouds as if on que, though she certainly seemed in no rush to depart and respectfully waited.
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Zeure
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Post by Zeure on Jan 9, 2012 1:32:39 GMT -5
[OOC] I had to fall off the internet this weekend, but I've got some messages going out to people and I'm figuring out the timeline of events. As soon as I see that, I'll be able to progress the thread the way that I want. [/OOC]
"No, Haruka, can't you stay for a little while at least? To be here with me, alone?"
His tone was almost pleading, but it spoke volumes about him to her. They had just never really had any time alone other than the dreams. And now that they finally could be alone together in the real world, all manner of things kept cropping up to keep them from having it. His eyes, that dull brown that spoke of his subdued taint, were staring at her, wanting so much for several things.
"You, at least, must finish your meal. Kyo-san did not hesitate to finish his. Or" *and his tone got quieter here* "Perhaps we could just lounge in each other's laps or arms for awhile. I could tell you how my day went, you could relate the same story. We could be a normal "couple" for awhile."
A weak smile crossed his face as he said that last part.
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Post by Bayushi Haruka on Jan 9, 2012 13:49:49 GMT -5
Before Haruka had maintained a more stoic and steeled nature in front of Yun. But in the short conversation with her husband her heart and resolve had sank so much, she found herself in need of something gentle and soothing. Her mind quietly raced through the nature of the taint and all that she had learned of it and she quickly settled on something that might satisfy his request.
"Come and sit with me then, Yun. Rest your head on my lap and tell me of your day as you so wish."
She shifted from the door and went to sit by the rest of her meal, positioning herself so she could enjoy the rest of it and relax with Yun close with her. It was all too easy for her, so long as he behaved and didn't try anything funny, she believed she could trust him.
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Post by Zeure on Jan 9, 2012 17:18:51 GMT -5
Yun could sense her moment of trepidation, and seeing that look that she had was one she adopted while she was considering something he decided that it must be because of his... condition.
"Haruka, I promise that my sickness can not spread while I have it suppressed. It is as if it has totally left me. I actually can't even use the... magic that is associated with it while I am out from under it's grasp."
As she finally accepted it and sat at the table, Yun slid over towards her across the mats that surrounded the central dinner/cooking table to her side and turned so that his back was facing her. Pulling his legs out from under him in the normal sitting position, he moved his head and upper body backwards so that it was now looking up at her from her lap. His head moved back and forth for a moment, taking in the curves of her legs and forming the most comfortable position that he could. He was resting right up against her stomach. He breathed deeply and then a sigh of contentment escaped him.
"Ahhh, simple pleasures... Say what you want for all the things that man has wrought for pleasure, there is none so fine as the joy of being wrapped up in the body of your lover."
He laid there for a long moment, forgetting anything else that he had said before about relating stories. He felt that something was bothering her, but he was reluctant to interrupt this moment.
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Post by Bayushi Haruka on Jan 9, 2012 17:49:01 GMT -5
She was more aware than ever as she finished her meal with one hand, listening to Yun's stories and stroking his hair with the other. Occasionally she glanced to the sides, looking out the window and keeping watch as always. Haruka could find little peace in her own mind now, but instead thought it better to at least grant a little to someone else.
"You make yourself quite vulnerable by limiting your magic, Yun. It is flattering and comforting, but I hope it does not cost me dearly."
She seemed cold in tone even though her form was warm against him. Coming from the north had its advantages certainly, the warmth of her form naturally always rising to keep her at her fittest.
Her fingers continued to stroke through his hair, trying to maintain that intimate touch with him, she could practically feel Nori staring daggers into her. But her rank and place was to obey, so Haruka knew she would do no harm to either of them. There was still unspoken fears in her as she wasn't entirely trusting of his testimony to subduing the taint. She sighed heavily trying to relax along with him, though she couldn't imagine the bliss Yun must have been experiencing. It had been so long since she really could relax and let go, but this was the samurai way.
Her gaze dipped gently as her eyes softened and she eased while listening to him. She would nod and continue to show her interest as she listened to him carry on about his days, but she was unwilling to do the same at such length. She instead started going on about how the geisha house beneath them was one of the first she was able to visit outside of Unicorn lands and how the women there had grown with in sophistication and skill.
The hours would linger as they continued to talk and after she was finished eating Haruka actually shifted, resting her back against the wall again and pulling Yun up to rest his head up on her chest, her pulse gently filling his ears as she continued to stroke his hair and soothe him. Silence eventually took her as she had run out of story to tell, and though she looked out the window at the evening shadows, she seemed unwilling to call it a night just yet.
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Zeure
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Post by Zeure on Jan 9, 2012 20:42:24 GMT -5
After their several hour stint of being in each other's company, the silence had finally taken over. There seemed nothing to talk about. She had been trying to take care of him the entire time and he had let her, all the while knowing that she was tense and on edge. But as the silence hung, he couldn't stop feeling that nagging sensation and he finally decided to act on it.
"So, Haruka, I've been... waiting, for a moment to ask, but..."
He was tense, suddenly, he didn't like this, he felt he was straying somewhere off the path.
"You've been... off for awhile now. Like, you're not quite yourself..."
Was it him, had he done something wrong, she made a remark earlier about not having red meat, did fish make her sick?
"I think there is something bothering you, but I don't know what it is..."
Was it him, just in general, could they never... be...
"Would you tell me what is bothering you? I maybe could help you with it. I really want you to be happier than you seem to be, so if there is something I can do..."
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Post by Bayushi Haruka on Jan 9, 2012 20:48:22 GMT -5
She swallowed heavily, having put off the conversation for as long as she could manage. Haruka was struck with guilt and knew that Yun would have to remain closed off from others. What was done was done so there was no going back on it.
"All right Yun.. you win." Her head sank a bit as she actually rested her head on top of his in some submission. "I never told you, but I had a second son. And tonight he died..."
Her form trembled as she let it out. "He had been ill before he was born, but there was nothing I could have done, and now... his young life is over."
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Post by Zeure on Jan 9, 2012 21:31:09 GMT -5
[OOC] [/OOC] He rose up to look at her, removing his head from her chest. As he caught her eyes, he drew her into him, wrapping his arms around her and placing her head on his chest. "That's... that's terrible, I'm sorry." He rubbed her hair as she breathed, gently pushing it back over her ear. In the motion, he was also rubbing her cheek a little bit. He had a mixture of sorrow and an attempt at placation running through his mind, but he could come up with no way to really soothe her. Tragedy was like that, especially with children. "I wish I had known, I am a shugenja, after all, I could maybe have done something. But... no, that's not helping. Here, just rest against me, I'm here for you, Haruka."
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Post by Shosuro Kyo on Jan 9, 2012 21:38:15 GMT -5
A quiet sleep escaped Kyo on this night. Nightmares and darkness plagued his dreams. He rolled and coiled in his sleeping and he was woken several times by his female yoriko Niamu asking if he was okay.
I am fine, Niamu. It's just been a long few days... Kyo answered for the fifth time in 2 hours. Niamu, had a look of disbelief but left him to his sleep. Kyo nodded off to sleep again, to continue his nightly torment.
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Post by Bayushi Haruka on Jan 9, 2012 23:56:28 GMT -5
"It's... okay." Her voice quivered as she fell apart a bit, letting the silent tears stream down as she continued to mourn the loss of her son. It was nice to be held and in that moment she let herself go a bit, clinging to Yun's arms and sobbing openly.
The tears would fall like rain, her form strained, her body burdened with all the worries of this life finally being released into the night. With time her emotion would ease, never permanently, but enough that she could pick herself back up, enough that she could pull herself together once again.
Haruka wiped her eyes and sat up gradually, looking back at Yun. "I'm sorry for all of this, it was not your burden to bear but I... couldn't let myself go until I felt safe..."
She swallowed knowing those words would help validate him, but the evening was a full night and even the city started to finally come to rest as the parties and late night drinkers all started to disperse and find their rest. Haruka started to consider doing the same now.
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Post by Zeure on Jan 10, 2012 0:24:07 GMT -5
Yun wiped the tears off the side of her face that was exposed to him as he continued to stroke her face and hair. He lifted her face up so that she could see him as he spoke. "Haruka, your burdens are now mine to bear as well. That is what it is like to love someone. Just as you bear the burden of my condition, just like I do. If you open up to me, I will help you with everything. Don't forget it. But, for now, why don't you head back down and get some rest. I will be here if you need me again. And I'm ready for whatever you need... or want, of me." [OOC] Follow here: Clicky! [/OOC]
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