Little relaxation with a side of heat ~ Open thread

It was around noon, it was raining lightly but still a rather nice weather. Aimi didn't mind about the rain since she loved any weather really... as long as it didn't get too cold for too long. After eating her breakfast this morning and going out for her usual routine of walking around the village to find something to do, Aimi had finally settled down to some relaxation for herself and therefore decided to go to the hot springs. A small tingle feeling of excitement bubbled in her stomach as she ran on light feet towards the hot springs, with a wide smile on her face. She never got bored of soaking in the warmth of the hot springs, and she'd probably stay there forever if she could. Well.. that was if she wasn't too busy with everything else! I still have left to pick up the groceries for Haruma-san, pick up the trash in Gogo's garden, feed the cats in the northern alley... remember to buy dinner for tonight.. Ah yes, there was always plenty to do for the young ninja of the Kumogakure village. And that was the way she liked it best.

Upon entering the hot springs, the young girl quickly went into the changing room after paying the small entrance fee and getting a towel to cover herself with. After looking around, she noticed that she might just be the only person at this hour in there and with that in mind she chuckled to herself. That just might give me a reason to spread out over the whole place! Sitting down on a chair in there, she leaned down and loosened her boots before kicking them off, and then stood up and undid the corset and let it fall on the floor. Next she unbuttoned her shorts and let them slide down her legs, along with the decorating clothe on them before taking her glove off and then last but not least her panties, that had small pictures of stars and suns on them. Yes... she was fond of cute panties. Lastly she took the braid out of her long hair, and shook it gently so that the wavy strands spilled over her body.

After picking up her clothes and putting them neatly on their place, along with her boots, Aimi picked up the towel and wrapped it neatly around her lithe body before stepping outside. While peering through the steam that filled the air, she came to a surprised to see that she had been right in guessing she was alone as her brown eyes scanned the place as well as she could. "Well... I shouldn't really be complaining. I did come here to relax and have a moment for myself." Letting the towel drop casually down on the ground, Aimi then dipped her toe into the warm water before letting out a shriek as she jumped into it. It was -warm- to get into the water this fast, and she quickly came to the surface again with her head while gasping for air as she laughed out and flailed while trying to decide if she was going to flee from the almost overwhelming warmth or stay in it.

Her hands came up and wiped some strands of her black hair that was getting in her eyes before she waded to a rather comfortable spot that was her favorite one and sat down there, leaning herself back with eyes closed and her arms stretched out from her body to the sides. The water barely covering her chest, not that she really minded since she was alone. "Aaaah this is liiiife... I better not fall asleep though.. last time that happened I almost drowned -and- looked like a raisin for many hours." Thinking back to it, and the laughter of her parents when they saw her red colored daughter scamper home after -hours- in the hot spring, made Aimi laugh out. She lifted her right leg up and let her toes peek out of the water before wiggling them around, enjoying feeling the cool air play around them.

It was time for a change of scene and return to Kumogakure once again. Kaisen already knew that no one would concieve him as a person who evaded the authority that gave him permission to train there every once in awhile but there this sense of a nagging feeling that pokes in him at times when he is gone for more than two weeks that tells him that he better show up, at least tell them he is alive everyone once in awhile. He was a lone wolf but that didn't mean he didn't want to have a bit of company once in awhile.

He was a bit cold, he did not have his rainproof cloak to cover him from the bits of rain the dripped downward on him. It was a habit he needed to break. Usually when it rains in Kumo, there is a chance it snows in the mountains and Kaisen was very use to the snow at this point in age. This is the first time for him to come back down to Kumo in the rain. He wasn't necessarily freezing but cold nonetheless. Cold is a force of nature, he remembered, can't always fight it. The uniform he was wearing was getting soaked and he was about another three miles or so to his apartment. Running was out of the option, his legs were thoroughly tired from training and he couldn't sit anywhere outside because well for obvious reasons. He was in the seventh district, the relaxer district Kumo villagers call it and to his left was an open hot springs.

He looked to see if he had any money, he moved his hands thorugh the one pocket he had and pulled out few ryo. It should be enough he thought, just enough to get a good hour or so in the tub to rest his muscle. He walks in and talks to the woman who was standing at the desk. Politely, Kaisen gave her the Ryo he had and the woman accepted it heartfully. Pointing to the men's changing room, Kaisen thanked her and walked to the room. He notice that there was no one in the changing room, no shuffling of feet, no small groans of older men, older fat men, walking butt naked. It was just him. Must be a slow day he thought.

This was a bit intimidating at first but that intimidation passed and he was now very comfortable. He took off the wet shirt, the black tank top that he was wearing and then down to the black pants and his compression shorts. Now naked, he grabbed a clean towel off the rack and wrapped it around his waist where he carried himself forward towards the sliding door. Oh, he almost forgot. He went back to where he dropped his stuff off and grabbed his katana. It still had condensation, even after being in a hot enviroment. He grabbed it by the sheath and hold it beside his waist walking back to the sliding door

Sliding it across, a warm wave of fog pushed on his skin, opening the pores almost instantly. It was already relaxing and he hadn't even reach the water yet. He was contemplating how he was going to probably sit here for a long time till he was a tiny black shrivel. If his mother would see him, she would have a fit. Thank goodness he moved out very early. He walks on the stone walkway towards but stopped. What he heard was someone, an arm or leg maybe, came out of the water. It didn't sound very heavy like a grown male adult so he could assume it was a woman, a naked woman for that matter.

For that moment, Kaisen imagined the legs, silky as fine linen woven together, were completely wet, dripping off the edge of her heel and down back in the water. She was probably liking the temperature difference of the hot and somewhat cold. He broke away from it, only knowing that his imagination would continue to grow on the thought turning it from something beautiful into something lustful. Kaisen moved through the mist, now getting thicker and visibility was limited. He stopped when his toes reached the edge of the bath. Maybe she didn't hear him, he was, after all, softly walking, almost silent for anyone to hear. He took off his towel, his skinny and lanky body covered in the mist like a blanket. He slowly moved his body into the hot bath. Oh that was better, much much better. The bones that was aching was moving fluidly and his muscles were relaxed.

He leaned his head back then back straight again. He suddenly turn to the girl who was staring straight at her. She had every reason to as Kaisen was sitting right next to her. Even through the mist, her dark brown eyes cut through like headlights and his light brown met with it. He was silent at first, his muscles too relax to tighten in embrassment. No, it wasn't the water. Kaisen was sure of it, it was definitely him that was making himself relax. He wasn't at all embrassed but he wasn't narcissitic to get all too comfortable with her. Pale as she was, her skin did glisten from the water did glisten off her

"I'm sorry" he said calmly as if it was nothing "I didn't see you there" and in honesty, he couldn't see her. She literally blended in with the warm mist. Now that he was close, he had question whether his eyes wanted to see nothing or not cause she had coal black hair. He moved away a bit from her, even though he wasn't close to her to begin with "I...I'm sorry"

Just as Aimi was about to sink into her own little place inside her mind, where she could dream of anything she wished for and think of all her silly romantic dreams, a small sound caught her attention. At first she thought it hadn't been anything, and in worst case scenario this was just another female getting into the water.. not like she hadn't seen boobs before. And besides then the mist was very thick, making it really hard to make anyone out in it. Slowly she raised her arms above her head and cracked her neck while yawning lazily and then sliding her body a little further into the warm water. She felt like she could just float away somewhere, not having a care in the world about anything but the water that was caressing her skin and making her feel light headed and wonderful with it's warmth. However, that feeling came again, making the raven haired girl sit slightly straighter in the water as she thought she had seen someone move towards her. Peering her eyes, she noted this wasn't a very tall person nor wide, so she was automatically assuming another female her own age. But that shadow lacked all... female movements?

The person was now probably dipping their toe in the water, very close to where Aimi was sitting, until the whole body followed after, making small waves in the water that was still just minutes ago. Aimi stared... and stared some more as it was clear that this was -no- female that had just slid into the water close to her. Worst case scenario would be a female coming in? Yeah RIGHT! She had thought this was a separate bath, although now that she thought about it.. not so sure. Where the heck was her towel!? As the startled young girl kept staring, making out that the -man- next to her had dark skin and was probably around her age, seeing that from what she had gathered he was rather lean in the body build. Just then, he turned his head, and through the mist her eyes met light brown colored eyes.. and to her surprise he didn't seem that startled at all when he looked in her direction. A pervert?? Not being violent by nature, Aimi was though ready to give a very painful kick at a place that would never fail to work against males, if he would try anything.

She felt now that not only was the heat giving her face a reddish color, as she started blushing a tomato red color as her eyes quickly darted away from the boy's until he started talking to her. He says he didn't see me? Well.. perhaps.. but he still doesn't sound as embarrassed as he should be! She herself felt like disappearing through the ground as she lowered her body a little further into the water, until it was touching her neck. The mist is still around, just calm down. He doesn't sound like a maniac rapist. Again he apologized after seemingly moving slightly away from her, making her a little surprised before a small smile of relief crossed her lips. So this -had- just all been a misunderstanding.

"It's fine... ummm hi." Geez.. why don't I sound a little bit more stupid? She had many male friends, and she wasn't the least bit shy around them, but then again... they weren't sitting next to her stark naked. I don't recognize him.. Squinting her eyes, she tried to make out his face better, until she realized she was probably now looking like a perv herself. Averting her eyes away from the stranger, she held in a giggle while thinking he was probably now scared that -she- would do something inappropriate. "My name is Aimi, what's your name?" Her bright voice gave a hint to how much of a cheerful person she was, each word she spoke always sounded like a small smile was following after. Seeing how peaceful and forgiving Aimi was at nature, she wasn't going to be making any fuzz about having a male next to her. Even if her mother would've probably beaten first her up for not having any morals as a -lady-, and then beat up the poor boy for daring enter into the same water as her precious daughter.

Sitting a little more upright again, without though turning her head towards him again as she didn't want to seem too prying, she very slowly crossed her arms over her chest... just in case. Even if the mist lay over them as a heavy fog that covered most things, then it didn't change the fact that she was a very naked young girl next to a very naked young boy. What had her mother said about guys and their hormones again? Well... as long as she would just act normal, then maybe that guy wouldn't be bothered either. She doubted he'd have some lewd thoughts... or was that perhaps her naive personality thinking for her yet again? Oh how all her friends would've facepalmed at her right now.

The soft voice had a euphoric effect on Kaisen. The influence of him being a bit tired; a bit tired would be more of a understatement, very tired for days of training and his body now almost relaxing due to the heat of the air and the warmth of the water. But Kaisen knew better, he believed that it was the girl herself who had said comfortable said hi to him made him want to jump out, not out of fear but because he didn't want to go any deeper.

They both acted...abnormal. She was not at all panicking, shouting the classic "YOU PERV!" and making attempts to either slap his face red or kick him in a place that was unforgiving in the future yet she showed little embrassment and regain her composure like a trained spy who was going through a tough interrogation process. The thought of it was, in a way, attractive. At the moment, he couldn't find why it was attractive but later on he would find out why. Kaisen arms came out of the water and he moves them through the thickness of his afro; the nappy and kinkiness of his green tinted hair began to relax, loosening it down a bit. It was now laying lazily on the stone ground.

He kept the calm on his face, his face letting up a small smile; half forced and half willingly, it wasn't much of a natural thing for Kaisen to smile. He wasn't the smiling type but in this situation, it would be better for him to smile. Was it? This was happening very fast, everything that was happening was something a teenager male experience a very steady pace yet he broke every boundary of teenage male fantasy. A story in a teen novel that was going oh so right. But the author usually makes the character say something foolish or downright appalling to the girl he tries to obtain. Kaisen never read any teen novels but he could tell that this would be a good one...or a horrible one.

Her name was Aimi. A sweet name. It was a name his mother would've probably called him if he was a female. He wasn't paying that close of attention to her face but she was trying to examine who he was. She appeared to have never seen him before and she was right on her assumption, she had never seen Kaisen before and Kaisen never seen her before; in fact, Kaisen doesn't really know much about the Kumogakure genin, chunin and jounin for that matter. He only knows the Vongola and that was it. His mother told him to at least socialize with people; he failed at that part but maybe this was a way to redeem himself.

"Kaisen" he said "Kaisen Kurayami. It's a pleasure to meet you Aimi" when he said that, she saw her sit upright. He didn't meant to look down at her chest but it was a instinctive thing to do, natural in the sense. She had covered them up. Half of him said thank you but the other half wanted to see the rounds of the nipples, a full breast even. The mist began to clear a bit, just enough for visibility between two people. With that he saw the parts of her neck that was vulernable, bare naked to the open. He had the sudden urge to lean over to her and place his lips on her neck, either to slowly lick, a soft gentle bit or even a soft yet cold kiss. It may have been the hormones in his body but at that instance, just a split second just seeing her move, he wanted her.

He was surprised his face didn't show his lust. He knew his face didn't show his lust for he had been a calm person, ever since childhood. His foundation has always been calm and with that, he was able to maintain such a straight face when face with something yet he knew that one eye would stare at that part of her neck while the other eye, the eye that Aimi could see was staring at her dark brown eyes "I didn't think anyone was here. The lady up front didn't say anything about a person, a gir-er, woman being in the hot springs"

He felt a bit of his hair drooped down over his forehead. It moved over to his left eye. Convienent he thought. God truly wants me to look like I'm even more staring at her. But he was staring her and God had a sense of humor of letting Kaisen know that he was enjoying the fun he was seeing. "I hope you dont mind. The waters is way too nice to be getting out. My body is very tired right now and I think I might fall over if I were to get out"

Aimi wasn't sure if she should curse out loud or thank someone when the mist started slowly getting more clear, and allowed her to examine her fellow hot spring companion more, and also giving him the opportunity to see more of her. To heck with it, I am covered well enough. ...But just in case she glanced very quickly down to make sure that there wasn't anything indecent for his light brown eyes to see. She was rather liking what she was seeing by now, his dark skin was the complete opposite of her own pale one and it was making her want to press her hand against him just to see how much paler she'd look against his body. She bit her lower lip lightly as she kept on, in a very quick manner, to look over what the mist was slowly revealing. His hair was that of a thick afro, a hair-due which Aimi had never seen before, so she was probably staring very rudely right now but yet having her eyes filled with a rather curious and fascinated look. The afro was though getting rather damp, as it was probably much more impressive when not leaning back like that. What she was seeing of his face was also very likable to her, and she tried her best not to stare, as she didn't know if he felt uncomfortable with it.

With a small, and very girl-like movement, she raised her other arm, which was not covering her chest, up and pushed some of her black long hair behind her ear while looking away from him again. The blushing still hadn't ceased, but she was getting a little calmer even if the shyness was still there. Again that day, the young girl felt a slight tingling in her stomach like something exciting was happening or was about to happen. But what it was that was making her feel this way, she wasn't sure of. He wasn't the least bit a person she would feel scared off, from what she had seen and heard now. But well.. what did she really know about him?

"Kaisen Kurayami" She said his name outloud, as if wanting to test just how it would sound, before smiling again in a rather embarrassed way as she realized she had just given him her first name. Her eyes sparkled in a humorous way while she laughingly started talking again. "Ah I'm sorry.. I can be so dense sometimes. My family's name is Kei." Kaisen didn't really seem like a person to mind that small detail that much, making her not feel too stressed about her small flaw in the politeness. Kaisen.. I like that name. She wanted to say it again, but well.. didn't want to seem any weirder than he probably thought she was already. She shifted slightly where she sat, crossing her long legs as she watched out not to move her right arm out of it's place as with the other she started splashing gently in the water while seemingly in deep thought. She opened and closed her fist in the water, as if trying to capture it, and yet her mind was completely elsewhere. It didn't occur to her that she would be having any effects on him, as he seemed just as calm as if they were both wearing clothes and were talking about the weather. So why did she feel a little.. tense and weird?

"Well.. the lady there was probably too busy reading her magazines to really bother noticing when I came here. Not that any harm was really done." She chuckled to herself while thinking about it before shaking her head slightly, making the strand of hair she had just tugged behind her ear slide forward again and rest against her bare shoulder. Sometimes she could've sworn her hair was alive! No one could really tame it even if it was this smooth, so she usually just took matters in her own hands and braided it to keep it from always getting in her face or get stuck in various things. Before the braiding had come, she had slammed doors at her hair and then fell when going to walk away, or she would get candy stuck in it or all kinds of food. There was also a very painful time when she had gotten to know how much puppies -love- to bite and pull at long hair. So yeah.. the braid was there to stay. It didn't really occur to her to cut the hair, since she was rather fond it.

Aimi's big eyes got even bigger as he made his apology for going to stay in there, seeing that she thought it was completely out of the question that anyone would be in her way. She stretched a little and tilted her head to the side with a smile in her eyes before she shook her head for the second time. "You don't have to at all. I will probably be going soon anyways.." Not that she wanted to. It was weird, but she really -really- wanted to keep sitting here and talking with him. Get to know him better.. Aimi hadn't felt this... feminine near anyone before and it was a little confusing but also exciting. She was maybe a little bit more slow in reacting towards boys than other girls her age, so she had never understood the shy and clumsy attempts of flirtation from her male friends that were her own age. She wasn't sure if she was feeling attracted to him, or if this was a moment's curiosity. But she did know that she would regret not getting to know him at least a little better.

"So.. how come I haven't seen you around before?" She just -couldn't- bite back the question any longer, it had to come out. She was curious for Heavens sake! If he would decide to ignore her question, then she wouldn't really mind.. only come up with a new question while hoping she wasn't really bothering him. She was a rather chatty person, and even if silences were good sometimes, then Aimi didn't want to waste time there with a silence. She felt like she really wanted to keep listening to his voice while sneakily watch him.. or well she thought at least she was sneaky.

It was the perception of Kaisen that made him believe that he did not ask for her families name. It didn't even occur to him to even think. Of course it didn't occur to him, at this very second he had contemplating the aggressive instincit that drives man to do spontaneous actions right now. The neck was still vulernable in his vision. It dimly glisten in reality but to Kaisen that's not what he saw; he saw it brighten, asking him, tempting with in a finger saying to bite her. She wouldn't mind. She may have a bit of reluctancy but the lust in her was too strong for her to resist. She would gladly join in on the poses of sensual art of two bodies joining.

He blinked, breaking the chain of thought inside of him. Anymore and he was sure that the loins underneath would be on fire, jumping on his conscious, telling him to perform the act. He saw her eyes were looking at him with interest. He could see that her eyes were not only looking at his eyes but everything else that the water didn't hide. They were opposites in many ways: one was pale as the mountainstop of Kumo while the other was dark-skin, the color of the earth deep in the ground. She had straight hair while his hair was in knots that would take a locksmith to break. He saw the red flush in her cheeks. Out of embrassment of looking at him or was it the heat? It was both and if Kaisen could blush, he probably would be too for the same reason

She had said something else too and Kaisen did a nod that had agreed with what she said about the woman being distracted. He was definitely not distracted by her hair; long as it was, he wanted to move his hands through them. It would probably feel like moving his hands through streams of high grass that was soft to the touch. His hands wanted to caress the scalp that hair came from and trail downward from there to places he wished to feel and wished to caress. The feeling was getting stronger and that lust had rush downward through his body. He was glad she asked him to stay; he would be extremely embrassed to get out knowing what his body was doing.

Kaisen attention grew back to focus when she ask sudden of why she never seen him before. That was very sudden which confirmed Kaisen's assumption of her interest about him. He was enigmatic, enstranged and never seen in the village. His colleagues would give him the name that would follow him forever; the midnight ghost.

He retained his focus though it appeared he had kept his focus the whole time while she was looking at him with interesting. Sorry lust but you would have to settle down for now. Can't jump out of this. He spoke saying "It's not a surprise really. I'm never around in the village due to the fact that I have a station way up in the mountains. Far north from here, I watch to see if any invaders come in from the other side of the mountains"

Kaisen never really consider it a hard job. It was more along the lines of hoping you might have something to do to keep the time away from your mind. Time was the enemy and it was one hell of a opponent when boredom kicks in. "At times, I constantly train up there by myself, passing the time away and sending in reports through the pigeons back to Kumogakure. The pigeon returns the next day and I repeat the cycle" his arms had moved up on the stone ground next to his katana, still have condensation on the hilt and part of the sheath

"I do go around other villages as a messenger at times and I do complete missions ever so often but most of my times I'm up in the mountains alone" he felt like his body had moved closer to Aimi without him knowing. A closer view maybe to get just a touch of her. The touch of her hair or maybe the touch of her pale cheek now a soft pink with blush "Sorry if I'm not much of the speaking type, being up there, I've grown accustomed to being myself in the high pressured air with hearing nothing but emptiness that goes on for miles" he heard himself talk and he didn't think he could stop what he was going to say "In the emptiness, all I hear intitally is Time yelling back at me saying that I exist and that's all I do; exist. Yet when I'm up there, the serene feeling of absolute peace, no confliction..."

"It's like living in-between both worlds of heaven and hell and it seems that both sides of me truly enjoy both drinks that they share with me. Both of them are intoxicating, a type of ectasy that I just can't seem to resist...-like the skin of your body, the color of your hair, the legs that want to be touch by my hands. You want me to touch you just I want you to touch me. Are you an angel or are you a demon? You twist me violently on the inside yet I enjoy such pain. You are an angel while I am the tormented soul who never exactly took sides of the conflicts and wish to taste the lips of that angel that is the sweetest of wine-..." he didn't say the last part aloud but he felt like he did in a way. His eyes had said that.

"Sorry, I went off in a tangent. You have to excuse me on my...romanticism. Being up in the mountains on long periods of time do that to a man" he shrugged casually. "Looking at you, you are probably no younger than maybe fourteen or fifteen so I'm assuming you are either a genin or chunin" she didn't look fifteen, her features were young and they appeared to be an painting that would remain everlasting in youth

Kaisen didn't say anything to her comment about the lady in the front, but he just nodded while seemingly in deep thought. I wonder if he ever laughs? Or are my jokes maybe just that lame? She wanted to see that dark face light up in a smile, watch his eyes get that gentle look to them. But for now, they had a completely different look which made her skin feel like it was on fire.. and she was now sure that it wasn't just the water's fault.

Wait what? He was a guard up in the mountains? And was he always alone? Her curiosity was only sparked more as that mysterious boy kept talking. The young girl leaned slightly forward, having her almond shaped eyes slightly rounder as the thoughts inside her mind started swirling around. How could he be alone there always? Wasn't he terribly lonely? How come this was allowed!? For a moment it looked like she would get tears in her eyes, but Aimi held them back since she wasn't sure if Kaisen would like seeing such sympathy for his behalf. "But.. isn't it awful? I could -never- be for so long alone, somewhere up in the mountains!" Had he come closer to her, or had her body moved slightly? Well that wasn't really important right now, as she was still shocked at what he was telling her. He couldn't be much older than she was, mostly 3 years older if that, and here he sat and was telling her what kind of a lonely job he had to be stuck in!

She reached out her arm and lightly placed her hand on his shoulder, as if wanting to show him he wasn't alone right now, while a small and gentle smile entered her lips. Careful now Aimi, this was exactly what everybody had warned her about. She got too attached, too emotional near others and didn't mind giving some of her love to make others feel better. If she knew how much her family and friends worried about that part of her, she would probably laugh and tell them they were acting silly. But right now, at this moment.. then she was doing exactly what they were all fearing. Being afraid of others or not trusting wasn't in this girl's nature, and to be frank then it was quite.. weird that she hadn't already been taken advantage of. Perhaps there was her strong will to thank for that.

She was listening to him as he kept speaking, her big heart glad that he wanted to share with her. She felt proud of herself for being worthy of that, and was determined in becoming a good friend for him from now on! "It's alright, I understand." She felt now like she was talking to one of her lonely stray animals, trying to soothe them and get them to trust her as she made her voice more gentle and displayed all her caring with her dark brown eyes. However, Kaisen was far from being an innocent animal that would eat out of her palm. Her full lips felt like they were tingling slightly as his eyes looked at her with a rather.. intense look in them, making her dart her small pink tongue out to moisten the quickly drying lips. His words were intoxicating, making her drink them in with admiration, as she was sure he would be able to understand her romantic side after hearing how he spoke himself.

"It's fine really, I like listening to you talk." She nodded eagerly, not wanting him to stop talking, while also thinking about his words. Surely he was lonely up there all the time.. and as a man? Wasn't there something someone said to her about men needing women every once in a while? At that time she had snorted and ignored that, but now as she saw the slight fire in his hypnotizing light colored brown eyes.. she wished she had listened for longer to that advise. "Oh, I'm 14. And will turn 15 after not that long!" Did he notice how quickly she added that last part? "Uhm.. and I'm a Genin." Lowering her head shyly she glanced down at the water, seeing her own pale colored legs ... much clearer than she had expected. For a moment she went a little wide eyed, but it wasn't like she could just stand up in front of him and get her towel! Not that she really wanted to for that matter... Aimi! Since when were you like this? There was certainly now some time for self scolding. "W-what about you?" Stuttering now? Oh great..

She sucked in a deep breath as she realized her hand was still resting on his shoulder, her eyes darting over there. Just as she thought, her pale skinned hand looked rather funny against his dark skin. But laughter wasn't in her mind as she slowly pulled her hand away while offering an apologizing smile. "I'm sorry, I get too pulled into things and tend to get overly touchy." She tried laughing it off, but her laughter sounded... well very stiff to be frank.

Is it awful to stay in the mountains all alone and without any contact for such a long time? To Kaisen, the thought of being alone never crossed his mind. True, what he said to Aimi was true about how he would train himself constantly, keeping his body and mind active so he could remain focus. He had a few occasions where he was ready to slip through the cracks of loneliness but even then, he didn't necessarily feel that ongoing pull of going towards society, back to civilization where he could try to make friends, try to be social, try to be a human.

But Kaisen wasn't, no he was no where near human. He was long past the fact that he needed to be social, the urges and passions to be a creature of sociality was gone. Society didn't want him. His peers put him as a freak of nature; a disgrace, as what many said, to all cultures alike. Life was rough and so he had withdrawn from it, accepting his role as the guard of the mountain ranges. He didn't mind anymore or rather he didn't care.

Aimi's hand grasp his shoulder. Kaisen didn't react to this, not at all. The curls of hair drooped more down onto his face and he didn't intend to split them apart yet to see anything. He had heard her say that she didn't mind him talking off tangent. He was not annoyed by it but he wasn't pleased at all. Through the cracks of his hair, he saw her lips being licked as he was talking earlier. She was hooked on him, a wine that made her more drunk and made her want to hear him more. The question of the matter was would Kaisen let her continue to get drunk off his words.

He turns his head away, not wanting to look further at her. A girl, or rather woman, of her stature was too much of a distraction to him-she is an angel, I am a lost soul- and if he were to look at her more, he would indulge into those lips of hers. It was both easy and difficult to look at her. It was easy for him to back away from this, he could walk away, stand up and walk out of the spa yet the difficulty was seeing those eyes of hers stare him down with sadness. He notice the attachment factor with her and he did not like that at all. He wasn't going to say it but he knew he was feeling that.

His head turns back, he moved the strands of hair away from his face and looked at her. She was fourteen but turning fifteen soon. Such a sudden rush to say that she was about to turn fifteen. It was a bit odd but Kaisen didn't react, his face didn't show a thing, a damn thing about him caring. The cold distinctive look was also putting a factor of Aimi wanting to know more about him. He was not the first to be aloof from people but he was the only one that accepted loneliness as a friend; as a lover.

Her hand drifted away from his shoulder and she had an apologetic smile on her face saying she was overly attached to people. He waved her off as to not mind this, only out of habit when he wanted to avoid getting to a subject like that "I'm sixteen and I'm a chunin who is ready to be a jounin soon" his voice didn't sound excited about this and he wasn't too surprised that he was going to be a jounin. It gave him more leeway to do things outside of the village but further away from it as well

"You asked me if it was awful or not to be in the mountains alone" he looks at her, he got a bit closer to her knowing this would be more intimate and he knew it based on how he read many situations in the past. He shook his head "It isn't. I dont mind it. It keeps me away from the riftraft of people and what not. I..." he paused as if it was on que in a play "I never really liked society...more intensely, I hate it"

He stopped then pulled away from leaning too close, only to move back to where he began in the first place. Society was a diease in Kaisen's mind, only to put people in a cage so that they wont be too bored or get too anxious . He wasn't the fact that no one accepted him in society, having no friends and no relatives. His father always away, only to sparingly show his face and his mother...Thinking about his mother made him blink knowing the fate she suffered not too long ago. That was one of his main reasons of hating society, they had disown his mother and when they disown her, they disown him for whom they were.

"Maybe it's because I've harden myself from this place and I just dont want to come back. A lone wolf one might say. I can accept that either way* he blinked an looked at her, he was shutting himself away again. A psychologist would say it was out of fear that he was shutting himself out but Kaisen knew better. It was out of habit he did this. He knew that if he were to continue here, he would lust for her as he was lusting now. His right hand was in the water, in a fist physically hurting himself not to move over to her any closer. This is a temporary thing he thought to himself lust passes away like day turning night..

Something about his attitude seemed a little bit different, like he somehow had pulled the breaks. She was naive yes, and this was all very exciting and new for her, but that didn't mean she was blind to the fact that he all of the sudden changed and there was like an invisible wall that came between them. Of course, being someone that was used to training and working alone... even living alone, he was someone that was different than her. Very different. She had a loving family that spoiled her. In fact if she wasn't this kind by nature, she would probably be a very annoying girl that demanded things from everyone without giving anything back. Her parents had often worried about if they were too soft with their daughter, but how could one be strict to their only child? Especially when she was always smiling and trying to help anyone that was hurting.

He moved closer to her, and was now saying he liked it.. that life of his, even after she thought she had caught something else in his voice earlier when he was telling her what it was he did, how he lived. Then his words had sounded like he was talking about something that was strangling him slowly, but now... now the emptiness and loneliness were the friends and Aimi was the enemy. Aimi and her society, her life. Biting her lower lip as if trying not to ask too many questions, she tried her best not to ruin things by talking too soon. Her heart ached for him, in his place, as she tried to picture just what kind of life he had had. How can one hate society? What has to happen for those kind of feelings to sprout? The closeness of him confused her also, before he was pulling back again.

Everything that was happening made the young girl's head spin while she hugged her arm to herself while turning her head slightly and staring at the water in front of her. The usually sparkling and smiling eyes were serious now, giving the color to them a bit more of a darker look. Her mouth that was always ready with a big smile or a witty comment, was bit together as she thought about what he was saying, while trying to shake off all the confusion that was in her head and ignoring the warmth that was trying to consume her body.

Maybe it had all just been her imagination that he had felt as she did. Maybe his whole body didn't feel like on fire when she was close to him, as hers did when he just looked at her. She could still feel the warmth from his skin in her palm. You are an idiot Aimi.. he needs a friend, not some silly girl that blushes and starts thinking like some love sick... hormone freak! But how was she going to let him know that she wanted to help somehow? Wasn't she just going to push him away if she tried? She wasn't going to let him see that she felt a little bit sad over his withdrawal, as she didn't want him to think she'd turn her back on him. Even if they had just met, then she knew she couldn't just forget him now after what she knew.

"Kaisen... can I please be your friend? I want to show you that there can be good things also to society and to being around others." She turned her face back towards him, her eyes displaying the strong will she had while a serious expression was on her face for once. Perhaps that question sounded idiotic, but it was the best she could do right now. She didn't want to make him feel cornered, and she also didn't want to back off and let this boy keep being this isolated. She truly wanted to try and save him from his hatred, even if she was just a weak and silly girl. "I know you don't know me... and I probably look very stupid to you. But I don't think anyone should be alone, and I would very much like to be the one you can talk to whenever you feel like it. I can be a good listener and actually shut up from time to time." She was nervous, very nervous, but she forced her voice to be strong as she tried to lighten the feeling of her words slightly by making that small joke about her chatty side. The corners of her mouth lifted slightly as she gave a small but warm smile, while her eyes looked into his as she tried to make him not want to flee from her or her question.

The first boy she felt something for, would probably also be the first person she had to truly work for the friendship. That was.. if there was any ground to build it on. Aimi just had to force herself to push aside any other feelings than those that a friendship should have, and then things would be good. She could deal with that.. probably.

A redeemer Kaisen thought to himself. She is trying to redeem me. Her words were strong, unlike many of the so-called 'friends' he had in the past. The same friends who said the same thing: "I want to get to know", "Try not to be so sour all the time" "Come on, hang with us, it'll be fun". It was those same people who lied to him, tricked him for his naivaty at the time, placing a horrible trap. In this trap, he saw those same friends, the decievers, who watched as an older group of children began to severely beat him after tying his legs and arms to a chair.

They wanted to break him. They wanted to make him squeal. Physically, they were too weak, his father had trained him to be resilent, he had suffered many punches of a grown man. It was that each punch these kids brought on his face, on his chest, his arms, his stomach and his legs was taking away the warmth he had for people. It faded away with each punch. Each set of blows that made him colder, distant from people, distant from friendship and love.

Kaisen didn't smile to her warmth. It was just another psychological thing to only warm him up, to open himself, to make him want to be human. He knew that expression. Genuine as was, Kaisen didn't accept it. His solemn face, the brown eyes that once showed a bit of embrassment for entering into the tub was now hollow in appearance, seeming to drift into the warm and cloudy waters as if his mind was on a trip of heroine.

In most scenarios, when male are closed off and distant and a female wanted to be the savior, the male would get violent. It was the comfort zone they reconize and they did not want to break that comfort. For Kaisen, he was readily aware of the chances he had to come back to society and he just couldn't drink that drink yet. The door was forced shut and there was nothing that could open it.

"I.." he hesistated for a second. In that brief moment, he didn't know how to answer the question. He always had a advantage on situations like this but this was different and he knew it too. His hesistation in his eyes disappeared and he finally said "I do not think I am ready to come back to society" he said calmly but this was very cold in retrospect. He was aware of this and knew it would hurt her. "A friend said that to me once, to get me back to society, to enjoy the life of people" he paused then his eyes stared at her. Her warm smile would be frozen by his stare. It was strange how he had turned from a hopeful young lad to a cold adult in a manner of a conversation

"That same person wanted me to suffer, only use me in a sick game that left me..." he was going to say an empty shell but his mouth couldn't utter the words "Nothing, nevermind" he was now avoiding his answer "I dont want a friend. I'll never need one" But did he? Maybe that's what he needed, maybe he needed to be with a friend, people tend to change dont they? See the errors of the ways and maybe show a bit of kindness.

Kaisen disagreed with that inner voice in his mind. Humans are cruel creatures, dressing in skins of sheep only to be a ghastly wolf inside who nothing more than a sick and twisted being who satisfy his self through the harm of naivity, whether physical or mental, it was all the same to it. She didn't know his past nor did he want to explain it. You came to save me and I refuse you. An angel trying to redeem a fallen god. Maybe, just maybe... but no, he didn't need his concious to tell him what he wanted to do. He was going to do it

He drew near her, closer than before. Her hand would slightly graze his arms but it would then feel upper portion of his abdomens. Her hands would feel every fine detail of his body. She wouldn't of realized it before due to the mist but now she could feel that part of him. For someone so lean, he was something different. Something that teenagers these days dont usually have. His hands could not help but to touch her legs. The water had almost dampen the feel but when his hands reached the surface, he could do no more than to let his hands remain there.

His head lean over to her head, his lips looked slightly cold, like ice and her lips looked warm yet parched. He was going to do to two things; one of those things was to show her his graitude of trying to redeem him. He kissed her softly but it was a long kiss. Kaisen knew it was a long kiss cause he knew if it was a kiss of lust and passion, he would've rush downward on her neck and more but it was not that. It was not a kiss of friendship but it wouldn't be a classified as a kiss of thankfullness. It was odd in this situation but it was comforting and it would soothe her warm soul.

He pulled away, still holding on to her just a moment longer. "You already saved me..." he whispered softly to her

She blinked, then felt like her smile froze before it slowly disappeared from her lips as the disappointment was starting to settle in. She realized almost even before he started talking that the hand she was reaching out was about to be slapped away. But he -did- hesitate!...didn't he? She thought stubbornly, like she wanted to try and find some hope for this situation. Why was he this cold? Why couldn't she somehow get in and show him he could trust her? All she wanted really was for him to be able to smile and feel good, like everybody should be able to feel. Come to think of it... how long had they sat here now and talked? She was surprised that no one else had entered, and she was also very relieved as she would've probably kicked that person out of there!

He -had- been about to say something more.. something that was personal most probably, she just knew it! But instead he came with a short and cut-off answer for her, while it was as if he was more trying to convince himself than her that he didn't need any friends. But that just didn't add up.. Had someone else promised him friendship and then betrayed him? Aimi didn't understand how people would be able to do something like that, and it made her chest hurt. She wanted to apologize to him, even if she didn't even know what to apologize for. And maybe that guess of hers was wrong, as it was also possible he just had never had any friends and therefore didn't know how to deal with one at all. Wasn't that just more of a reason for her to keep fighting? She thought so at least..

But Aimi got surprised as Kaisen moved towards her, as he was now -very- close. And for a second she thought he was perhaps going to whisper something to her, finally share something and prove himself wrong when he kept saying he didn't need anybody. But well before she could even try thinking more about why he kept coming closer, then she had others things to think about as she felt her hand slightly touch his arm, and then... O-oh my .. but..but..what.. Her whole body stiffened as she got even redder in the face, if that was possible, while her brown eyes became completely round and very big as she stared at Kaisen's face with disbelief and then fright displaying in her eyes. A small sound came from her lips, the beginning of a protest or something else even she didn't know, as she couldn't even try to move away so shocked and embarrassed was she. Certainly she had had many thoughts earlier, but now.. this all felt so BIG.. and almost too much for her to handle as she had no idea what was going on inside of Kaisen's mind.

The young girl almost jumped from her skin when his hands touched her legs, and she thought her heart would beat out of her chest while she swallowed hard and tried desperately to say something ... anything! But her lips only moved slightly, and no sound managed to come out as her eyes became even bigger if possible when he leaned his face closer to hers. I-is he gonna... b-b-but..

Somewhere deep down in her throat a small whimpering sound was made as his lips settled on hers, stealing her first kiss. At first she only thought about what was happening and if she was supposed to be starting to get scared now, but then again... it wasn't as if she was detesting this. On the contrary, then she had to hold back in not wrapping her arms around his neck. If she hadn't been so stunned and completely caught of guard, she might have pondered about doing something like that. And let's not forget her virgin shyness over what she had just ... felt when he was that close! This was the first time Aimi Kei was not only unable to say something but also not being able to think -one- rational thought. Slowly her eyes closed as she experienced a delightful warmth that seemed to be calming her down. The kiss wasn't vulgar or violent in any way, on the contrary it was so gentle.. that a single tear ran down her cheek as she pressed very lightly against him. As he pulled away, her whole body was still as stiff as it could possible be, and her hand was still -touching- him while she was sure she'd get a cramp in it if she wouldn't relax soon.

Opening her eyes while letting her breath shakily out as he pulled away, she whispered very gently. "W-what do you mean by that?" Even if the words he spoke somehow made her feel a slight jump of joy in her heart, then she wondered what she could have possibly done that was this important. To her it was just so natural to offer kindness and friendship to anyone that needed it. He was still so close that she felt like she was about to drown in his eyes, his presence. But why had he done this? Was this some kind of a way for him to say goodbye? She swallowed again as her hand grabbed onto his arm, while she tried to find anything to say that would make him not go just like that. Was there then any chance that they would meet again?

Her eyes probably showed not only confusion but also desperation as she struggled to find the words she needed. It was awful being this powerless! Aimi had never thought she'd feel this way.

He could not have expressed it any other way than what he had done to her. The fright in her eyes, the stiffness of her muscles, the disbelieve in her face that he did this and yet it did not register to Kaisen at the slightest. He seemed even more calm that he appeared before and it was not natural of anyone, even the oddest of people to perform such an act of affection towards a person they met. Kaisen would now and later believe that this was the only thing that he could properly express at the time and he would accept it regardless

A tear fell from her eyes and was trailing down the flush cheeks of Aimi. His hand reached over and with the tip of his finger, he wiped it clear from the cheek. It was warm on his finger, warmer than the water and the fog it generated. It was odd that it felt good on that one spot in his hand but Kaisen didn't mind. He did not smile at this thought, he didn't think he could. What was it that Kaisen wanted to say at this time; to answer her question, yes that was it but how to answer it was something of a curious thing and Kaisen was not a person who sought after curosity.

Or maybe he should. Maybe he should let this one time happen. He knew it would be a long time before Kaisen would see this girl again. He knew it for he knew that the future predicted long ago would come to past. He wanted to at least feel the pleasure of kissing a woman. Her hand was grasping on his arm. The wetness made it slippery for Kaisen to slip by but he did not resist. He shown none of it. He placed a finger on her lips. Do not speak his eyes said, just let me do what I have to do. He removed the finger and lets his lips touch hers again, the slow passion in it did not ease up this time. The hands that were on her legs only reached lowered down to her hips where he squeezed lightly on her soft skin.

A man of few words; words that he could only express through the actions of what he was doing. The kiss that he broke only trailed down to her small neck. It was tantalizing but nevertheless something that Kaisen enjoyed as he bite softly. My god she tasted just as he imagine. Maye it was his imagination but there was a sweetness to her neck, a taste of honeydew lingered on the tiny tastebuds of his tongue. He knew this moment could go on forever but could not dwell in it any longer. His soft bite trailed back up to her lips where he kissed what seemed like a eternity

To Aimi, at least, it would be an entirnity. Her eyes would only have seen a bit of sweet darkness, heavy her eyelids would become as the final kiss that Kaisen laid on her was dreamlike. Her hands would wonder on his body and he would accept her touching every part of him. He was not shy nor would he be shy when he would come back to see her. His hands would only get lost on the snowy skin that she had and only then would she understand what a woman feels like when she reached the tip of climax with the man of her everlasting dreams. He somehow fullfiled it and she'll wonder how he did such an act.

Her eyes would open and she would then realize that she was the only soul in the hot springs. She would know. The deep breathing that Kaisen had was gone and the only sound was the soft steam rising from the water filling the air with its warmness. His blade was gone and it appeared that he had put her to sleep. She wouldn't even felt like she slept for she only closed her eyes for a second but he was gone and it was just a few minutes of time that had passed by her. The kiss he made still remained there and she would feel that his presence was not gone. It was interesting how this meeting had turn into something passionate. She would probably feel giddy, sad, excited, curious, every single emotion through the spectrum.

The rain did not let up and it was still a bit cold outside that shivered Kaisen's bones. But he would not feel it. No, his soul was still warm from the event that had taken place. He did not go back to his apartment where he would sleep in his bed tonight. No, he'll travel back up to the mountains on his post, where he'll stay there and train, waiting patiently for any army to come if they would come. The guards had seen Kaisen. Giving him a brief nod, they let Kaisen pass through. They didn't openly say it but they were quite scared of this kid. His eyes were hollow to them and they were able to see what lied deep in them which were like his father; a trail of blood that would stretch for miles.

Turning his head, he was up on the path again where he saw the overview of the village. It was beautiful to be honest, even in the cold rain, he could only imagine it when it was partly cloudly. It would be beautiful. It would be hard to imagine how such architecture could breed such foulness in this generation. Kaisen knew the answer but chose not to say it. He kept it to himself. He would remember this encounter. How long will it before he turn to that girl? Would she remember him? Of course she would, he had a tendency of making such an impression on people when he needed to. He continued to walk up the hill until before long no one would've been able to see him and he was lost out of sight

How could one so cold be so gentle? He had silenced her questions with a finger to her lips, before his mouth claimed hers again in a mind blowing kiss. She couldn't breathe when his lips were against hers, his kisses only making her want more and more as she still felt a little overwhelmed by all the feelings that were swirling inside her. Kaisen broke the kiss, she made a low protest as she struggled to gain her breath, but only to let out a startled moan as his mouth had gone down to her neck and his teeth nipped on her sensitive flesh there. His hands that had been making shivers run up her spine by staying on her legs, moved to her hips and that had only made the girl feel like she was melting into the warm water as her back had arched slightly.

Every part of her, every inch of her, was burning up for him and his touch. It was so weird how she felt, when she had only met him that same day. How was it possible for him to be able to play on her body like an instrument, and she didn't even want to protest it? Was he done hypnotizing her? His sweet, torturing mouth left her neck and found her lips again just as she had gotten enough power in her arms to wrap them around his neck. Her eyes closed while she concentrated on just a single thing... him.

While it was like she had just blinked, then yet it felt like she had had a long dream, as Aimi's eyes fluttered open while she blinked once, then again, before sitting completely up with a startled look on her face. Even if she could still feel that warmth of his lips on her own, then she was alone. For a moment she even thought this had all been a dream. No.. I know it wasn't. Everything was too real... too.. intense. She could still feel how it had been to have his body that close to hers. But how?.. Why? The confusion was taking over completely as she looked around and thought about what on earth had happened. Had he used some kind of a Jutsu on her? The dark brown eyes of the young Genin got filled with fresh tears that soon started spilling down her flushed cheeks as with a low sob she let herself sink again into the water so that it reached her to her chin.

It felt so disappointing that he had just left like that, but that thing that had happened between them... even if it was confusing why the cold, young man had did it then Aimi couldn't help but think that it meant he would perhaps come back and see her. He had to! Her thoughts took her back to what had happened, making the tears slowly stop as a small and shy smile started spreading over her face. Wow ... it was kinda like in the love stories I read.. What would have happened next if he hadn't left? Thinking about it, her face poofed out in red color again as she bit her lower lip before making a small squeal of embarrassment and letting herself slide all the way into the water while grabbing her blushing face in the water. OMG ! I ALMOST WENT THE WHOLE WAY WITH A STRANGER !

She stood up quickly from where she had been seated, which resulted in slight dizziness from having soaked too long in the hot springs, and then walked in fast steps to where her towel had been waiting for her. She had now on her face a mixture of a shy, embarrassed, guilty, excited and well ... expression! If anyone knew what had happened here.... they would all faint ! Even she was close to fainting herself when she thought about what had happened, what -could- have happened as she quickly wrapped the towel around her before running into the changing room. With shaky hands, and her face still feeling like it was on fire, she threw her clothes on and then ran out of the room. In her hurry she almost ran down the lady that had been up at the front, which yelped out in surprise as she jumped out of the girl's way. "Hey wait! I didn't know you were here today! Wasn't there a boy that went also into the hot springs?" Oh you have -no- idea. Aimi giggled hysterically to herself but didn't slow down one bit as she sprinted out of the building and kept running until she couldn't even feel her legs anymore, in the direction of her home.

The rain was pouring down now, kinda the perfect weather at the moment, but it still didn't manage to cool down the girl that was running as fast as she could. She didn't even bother avoiding the puddles, so the muddy water splashed up onto her legs and clothes. She didn't know if she should be smiling because of the sweet secret she had from the hot springs, or if she should start crying again because of losing someone she had never really gained in the first place. But as said before, then Aimi was a very life-loving person, so her full lips started very soon to display a smile before finally she was starting to laugh out loud.

Whoever would see her running through the village, soaking wet and muddy, while laughing so much she could barely breathe and finally had a coughing fit, would probably be thinking that there was a psycho in the village. I will -not- feel sad, and I will -not- be grieving for him being gone. I'm going to work as hard as I can to become stronger, and I know that we will meet again ! And then ... then he better not try to leave that quickly again.

[ Aimi leaves topic..dah dah daaaaahmmm xD ]