Kaede Hitori: *opens the door slowly*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *is so deep in training he almost doesnt notice, though as soon as he does see her*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *he imediatly drops his sai's and puts his gloves back on*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *turns slowly*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *sweat pouring from his brow, still breathing a bit heavily*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: you'er looking rather...
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *Smirks*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: scary this evening
Kaede Hitori: *cants her head slightly as she looks over him, stepping in and to the side*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *reaches for a cloth and wipes his face off a bit as he looks over at her*
Kaede Hitori: Anta seem fairly.. busy.. gusei can let anta get back to that
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *sits down on the mat as he wipes himself down a bit more*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *shakes his head a bit, still catching his breath*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: it is fine, i was just about done anyway
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *kicks his boots off not knowing why he was working with them on anyway*
Kaede Hitori: *reaches into her sleeve and pulls out a cloth, wiping down the sai of what appears to be some*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *throws the cloth aside once he is satisfied he has wiped most of the sweat off*
Kaede Hitori: *fresh blood that didn't get wiped off the first time she attempted to do so*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *notices as he glances over*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: been busy I see?
Kaede Hitori: Hai.. seems vacation has ended..
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *grins a bit as she says it*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: oh really?
Kaede Hitori: *shrugs slightly and places them at her hips when done*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *seems interested as well*
Kaede Hitori: *pulls the mask off*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *glances up at her from time to time, as he goes through various stretches to*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *complete his workout*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *cracks his neck and back as he finishes, then goes back to sitting still.*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *his knees and feet beneath him*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: so, anyone I know?
Kaede Hitori: Someone else was looking for Kaede..
Hikaru Mitsuharu: oh?
Hikaru Mitsuharu: who?
Kaede Hitori: Though they won't be anylonger..
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *Smirks*
Kaede Hitori: *says it like its just another day at work*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *takes out his Tanto and a wet stone and begins to sharpen it as he listens to her*
Kaede Hitori: *lowers down to sit with her legs tucked under, resting on the heels of her boots*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *looks up from the wet stone from time to time over at her*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: so, did you atleast find out why they were looking for her?
Kaede Hitori: *shakes her head*
Kaede Hitori: Didn't give him time...
Hikaru Mitsuharu: hmm
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *his eyes go back and forth from her to the blade as she speaks*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: that is too bad
Kaede Hitori: All gusei heard was 'gusei-mo looking for Kaede' then a lot of gurgling..
Hikaru Mitsuharu: we need to discover what it is these people are seeking her for
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *smirks as she says it, looking up and over his head still lowered to his work*
Kaede Hitori: Atleast this time it was outside the compound
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *nods*
Kaede Hitori: Gusei-mo guessing they were on their way here
Hikaru Mitsuharu: I do not like that
Hikaru Mitsuharu: someone is going to get themselves killed coming here unwanted, and bring us
Hikaru Mitsuharu: undue attention here
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *doesnt mean by either of them so much as one of the others who live here as well*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *finishes sharpening the blade after several moments.*
Kaede Hitori: Hai.. though gusei cannot say gusei would care if that happens
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *then reaches back behind him and grabs a silk cloth and sets it out in front of*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *him, laying the blade down ontop of it, removing the wet stone after he does so*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *nods*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: I just worry it will bring more of the same looking to see what happened to
Hikaru Mitsuharu: their friend. and more and more will follow, removing our secrecry and privacy as well
Kaede Hitori: Well the guy was felled outside the compound.. anyone could have done it
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *looks over at her now, having set the blade out in front of him on the mat,*
Kaede Hitori: It wasn't a mark so gusei didn't... dignify it
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *looking for a reaction to his movements*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *nods*
Kaede Hitori: *watches him though doesn't seem to have any reaction*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *just looks over at her quietly for a moment, remaining completly silent*
Kaede Hitori: Anta aren't thinking of coming at me with that blade are anta?
Kaede Hitori: *spoken obviously not knowing what hes planning*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *grins a bit but shakes his head as soon as she began her sentence*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *moves his hands up infront of him, holding them out straight*
Kaede Hitori: Gusei would hate to see anta on antar back like anta did to me a few days ago
Kaede Hitori: *grins slightly at her own words*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *just smirks slightly at her comment*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: well you see, I have this tradition
Hikaru Mitsuharu: and I also was busy tonight
Kaede Hitori: *brows lift with obvious curiousity as she shifts to move closer, moving at a crawl before lowering*
Kaede Hitori: *to sit again the way she was*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: each time I take a mark, there is a certain tradition I follow, as I said
Hikaru Mitsuharu: but only for the ones that are work.
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *for some reason doesnt see scaring himself to justify a normal kill*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *looks over at her closely before proceding*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: you asked me a question the other night...
Hikaru Mitsuharu: even prodded, about these?
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *holds his hands out, wearing the elbow length gloves on them*
Kaede Hitori: *nods slowly, shifting to move closer and more directly infront of him*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *lowers his hands again, reaching his left around behind him pulling out another*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *silk cloth, setting it next to the blade*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: well since you are here, and I have my tradition to follow.......
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *trails off slightly as he slowly pulls the gloves off, revealing his forarms and*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *wrists to her for the first time.*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *sets the gloves off to the side, revealing many intricatly cut scars on both of*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *his forarms and wrists*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *holds them out in front of him slightly, letting her see*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *and waits for her reaction before he proceeds*
Kaede Hitori: *doesn't really seem to show any reaction by expression though she does move closer to get a*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *is almost surpised by her lack of reaction to seeing the scars*
Kaede Hitori: *better look, pulling a glove of her own off to let the tip of a finger trail over each slowly like*
Kaede Hitori: *she had done to the tattoos*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *closes his eyes at the feel of her fingertips on them*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *and almost withdraws them but leaves them in place*
Kaede Hitori: *notes the slight hesitation and pulls her arm back, sitting upright a bit more instead of leaning*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *hopes as he closes his eyes that her respoce will be positive*
Kaede Hitori: *towards him, resting both hands down on corresponding thigh*
Kaede Hitori: Why do anta do that?
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *notices her withdraw slightly and opens his eyes slowly, hearing her voice*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: well...
Kaede Hitori: *currently doesn't seem positive or negative in tone, simply asking*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: as I said, it is a tradition I have
Kaede Hitori: Gusei know that is why anta do that now.. gusei wonder why anta started in the first place..
Hikaru Mitsuharu: that each time I perform my duty, I mark myself to symbolize the kill
Hikaru Mitsuharu: it is a sign of respect for my victims
Hikaru Mitsuharu: it is how I show honor to their spirit as I release them
Kaede Hitori: *nods slowly*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: I suppose it would go back to something my Sinjo tought me
Kaede Hitori: *jerks outward the gloveless arm and with a sudden jerk of her wrist the fan now in hand splays*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: that even in death, there is honor. and to always honor ones advasary
Kaede Hitori: *out without much of any effort*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *watches her close, but does not withdraw his arm*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *his eyes shift between her hand holding the fan, and his arm, and up to her eyes*
Kaede Hitori: *turns it over to show the markings engraved into the sections of the fan*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *watching her and studying her eyes*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *grins slightly seeing the marks and nods*
Kaede Hitori: These are as meaningful to me as any limb my body possesses
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *nods*
Kaede Hitori: These have never left my side since gusei got them
Hikaru Mitsuharu: we all have our methods I suppose
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *not wanting to sound like he is trying to lessen the meaning of the fans by any means*
Kaede Hitori: *nods*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *glances back down at her hand still holding his arm*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: was there something you were planning to do with that?
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *almost grins as he says it*
Kaede Hitori: *looks at him curiously almost obviously not having a clue what he was insinuating*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *smirks*
Kaede Hitori: Gusei was not going to strike you with them if that is what anta mean
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *shrugs slightly, letting her know he knew she didnt plan to*
Kaede Hitori: *jerks her wrist again and it closes and arm lifts to let it slide back into its place*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *gently pulls back a bit, making sure to put enough space between the two of them*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *before proceeding to reach down for the tanto*
Kaede Hitori: *looks to him as he reaches for it*
Kaede Hitori: Gusei can let anta do that alone if anta wish
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *looks up into her eyes, making sure their eyes meet, then shakes his head once*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *showing he wishes her to witness it*
Kaede Hitori: *just nods slightly, watching*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *slowly reaches down with his right hand, taking the tanto into it, only glancing*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *away from her long enough to ensure he has it positioned over the proper spot on*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *his left forarm, then seeing he has the place desired, looks back up at her again*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *meeting her eyes, then slowly and with precision, runs the tanto over his forarm*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *making sure the cut is deep enough to scar, though not couse any serious damage*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *he doesnt even wince in the slightest, as the cut is made. then ensuring it is*
Kaede Hitori: *keeps her gaze intently locked with his as long as he seeks it though sees the movement*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *done properly, he takes his time setting the tanto back on the silk cloth gently*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *and takes time to position it the same way it was before he lifted it. still*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *looking upward at her as he does this. then reaches slowly for the second silk*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *cloth, and looks down to tie it securly over the fresh wound*
Kaede Hitori: *looks as if she were about to offer to do it though refrains, keeping her hands on her legs*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *once he has made the tie on his forarm, he reaches back down to the tanto and*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *proceeds to wipe it thoroughly with the cloth, almost noticing her look as he does so.*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *then places it off to his side on the mat and rests his hands on his upper thighs*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *as he looks over at her, trying to judger her reaction to his ritual now that it is complete*
Kaede Hitori: *doesn't appear to have any reaction still, expression fairly blank in that regard though the intensity*
Kaede Hitori: *of her gaze fixed upon his seems almost as if she were trying to delve beyond the coloring of his*
Kaede Hitori: *eyes, nothing spoken.*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *remains silent for what would seem like minutes as he just returns her gaze*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *with his own intently, he almost seems to be letting her search his mind and*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *thoughts after sharing this with her*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *after some time he finally speaks, though very quietly almost in a whisper*
Kaede Hitori: *would infact remain in this positioned staring contest for as long as he'd permit though lacking any*
Kaede Hitori: *ability to actually gain anything from the effort of trying to read him*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: now that you have seen my ritual, there is nothing you do not know about me.
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *continues to speak in his lowered tone*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: I wished you to witness it to show you the amount of trust I place in you.
Hikaru Mitsuharu: To show you I have nothing to hide from you.
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *says it all flatly, and not expecting anything in return, just wished her to know it*
Kaede Hitori: *head tilts very slightly, not sure what trust is needed for such a thing though nods to his words*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *simply nods seeing her reaction*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: I do not wish to have any secrets in our...
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *pauses a moment before continuing, not wanting to sound as though he is*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *implying anything by the word*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: relationship.. I wish us to be open and honest with one another when it comes to
Hikaru Mitsuharu: matter of importance
Kaede Hitori: Gusei cannot think of anything gusei could do to show anta the same..
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *nods hearing her words, though doesnt really expect her to prove herself to*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *him, he is intrigued by the thought as it crosses his mind*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: now that I have shown you this, I can tell you why it is of great importance and
Hikaru Mitsuharu: trust to me.
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *continues on silently, speaking loud enough only for her to hear*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: the last person who i revealed my arms to, and showed this ritual to betrayed me
Kaede Hitori: *listens quite intently, gaze still locked upon his unless he looks away*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: betrayed my trust, and betrayed my honor.
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *remains fixed with hers the entire time he tells the story*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: they took the act of me showing them, and tried to use it against me, and tried
Hikaru Mitsuharu: to expose me for what I really am. After they slept with another behind my back
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *says the next part with a nearly blank and emotionless expression on his face*
Kaede Hitori: *gaze shifts focus from one of his eyes to the other occasionally, expression remaining blank as she listens*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: They betrayed what I thought was shin and dishonored me with their deceit and betrayal
Hikaru Mitsuharu: and together, the two nearly did expose my true identity in Bishani
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *pauses for a moment*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *his expression changes from blank to cold and emotionless now as he goes on*
Kaede Hitori: Anta disposed of them gusei hope... gusei will if not so...
Hikaru Mitsuharu: so for their betrayal and dishonor, I killed them both in Telrae on the eve of
Hikaru Mitsuharu: some very large and distinguished formal ball. Making sure they were left in
Hikaru Mitsuharu: the streets for all to witness, and hover over them like vultures, speculating
Hikaru Mitsuharu: what had happened to them.
Kaede Hitori: *nods a bit, obviously approving of what he had done, not that it was needed*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: I made the one who betrayed me witness me slit the throat of the one she
Hikaru Mitsuharu: betrayed me for before killing her.
Hikaru Mitsuharu: this one even had the nerve to try to beg for her life, telling me she was with
Hikaru Mitsuharu: my child and groveling at my feet
Kaede Hitori: Was she? Or was it a lie..
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *smirks ever so slightly as he thinks back to it as he tells her to story*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: she was with child.... but it was not mine.
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *says it without any sign of emotion that he admits to killing a woman that was with child*
Kaede Hitori: *nods*
Kaede Hitori: *doesn't seem to care*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *nods approvingly*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: it was Utari's.
Kaede Hitori: Gusei do not know that name.
Hikaru Mitsuharu: he is the one she dishonored me over
Kaede Hitori: *nods*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: he was marked by many in Bishani at the time for his ways
Hikaru Mitsuharu: even the Emporer from what I hear wished him dead
Kaede Hitori: Then anta did them a favor
Hikaru Mitsuharu: taking slaves from other lands and using them for his sick fantasies
Hikaru Mitsuharu: he stole women from both Valgard and Zuben.
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *almost cringes at the thought of even touching a non Jillhani woman*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: I even believe Telrae.....
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *thinks a moment*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: Yes, as a matter of fact I remember overhearing some of the Dyrlings there
Hikaru Mitsuharu: that night speaking of it as they looked down at his corpse
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *shakes his head thinking back to that night*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: I spit in her face when she told me the child was mine.
Hikaru Mitsuharu: to try to get pity from me by using the bastard child of another
Hikaru Mitsuharu: she knew her time was done,and once she saw him lying dead at my feet, all the
Hikaru Mitsuharu: fight left her and it was easy and without any strugle from there
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *motions with his finger across his throat*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: and that was that
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *almost blurts out the fact that he took their heads as trophies, but doesnt*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *thinking that may be the one thing that might make her think he is insane*
Kaede Hitori: *watches him still as if expecting him to continue as she saw he was about to say something and*
Kaede Hitori: *stopped.. perfectly content to listen*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *notices her look and grins a bit seeing it, almost calming his nerves a bit*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *remains silent for a moment, but then continues on*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: I took their heads....
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *says it flatly and without emotion*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: I take the heads of all my victims, unless it is desired by the one who hired my services
Kaede Hitori: *head cants slightly again as eyes remain fixed upon him*
Kaede Hitori: What do anta do with all of them?
Hikaru Mitsuharu: they are trophies
Hikaru Mitsuharu: reminders of those I have taken
Kaede Hitori: Don't they.. go bad and smell?
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *grins a bit*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *shakes his head a bit*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: no.... they are...... preserved
Kaede Hitori: Gusei did not know such a thing could be done..
Hikaru Mitsuharu: like a trophy of an animal.... like some of the nobles would have in their palaces
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *nods as if to say oh yes it can be done*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: all of the material is removed.... only the skin and hair remain
Kaede Hitori: Anta should atleast keep the skull!
Hikaru Mitsuharu: the skull as well, most times ones such as those that commune with the dead
Hikaru Mitsuharu: know how it is done
Kaede Hitori: *grins slightly as if insinutating she does*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *nods to say it is kept*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: it is, after everything is removed, the skin is stretched back over the skull, an
Hikaru Mitsuharu: d....its done
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *doesnt really know the entire process or how it works, but is just describing*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *how he saw it done back in Bishani several times*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *looks her over trying to get a read on her by her reaction to the process*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *as he tells it*
Kaede Hitori: *seems interested enough though doesn't have much of a facial expression*
Kaede Hitori: Gusei do not think gusei would do that... gusei like the skulls.. don't want to see their faces..
Hikaru Mitsuharu: that is about all i know of the process.
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *smirks slightly*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *though nods hearing her statement*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: I suppose if one lets the face of their victim haunt them, it might be disturbing
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *shrugs a bit never really being bothered by it*
Kaede Hitori: *shakes her head slightly*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *looks curious at her responce*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: what?
Kaede Hitori: That is not why.. if gusei see their face then I cannot let them be forgotten
Hikaru Mitsuharu: hmmm
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *had never thought of it that way*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: perhaps
Hikaru Mitsuharu: I remember them all
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *motions to the scars on his arms*
Kaede Hitori: *nods faintly*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: but I dont dwell on them, or the past... not anymore atleast
Hikaru Mitsuharu: my past is finished, that is something I realized more then ever coming here
Kaede Hitori: Hai.. gusei left mine back in Bishani
Hikaru Mitsuharu: all that matters now is what lay ahead of us now. once we are marked, we cease
Hikaru Mitsuharu: in the eyes of all other Jillhani
Kaede Hitori: *nods*
Kaede Hitori: Hai.. not this one though
Hikaru Mitsuharu: the way I look at it now, nothing I did there holds any bearing on me now
Hikaru Mitsuharu: well.. in the eyes of your family at least
Kaede Hitori: *shrugs a shoulder slightly*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: but they made a terrible mistake i must say
Kaede Hitori: Gusei could care less
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *grins ever so slightly as he thinks about it*
Kaede Hitori: Who?
Hikaru Mitsuharu: your family
Kaede Hitori: What mistake did they make?
Hikaru Mitsuharu: they never should have cast you out
Kaede Hitori: Why not?
Hikaru Mitsuharu: what you did was for honor and nothing else
Hikaru Mitsuharu: it was not something so petty as being robbed
Hikaru Mitsuharu: you defended the honor and name of your family, and for that they cast you out
Kaede Hitori: Hai but the deaths were of a high cost..
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *shakes his head a bit*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *nods*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: but they were warrented after all
Kaede Hitori: And what ji'mal would believe the word of the ji'ken
Hikaru Mitsuharu: even the Empoper who sits high on his throne would have to see that .
Hikaru Mitsuharu: you defended your honor, and that is the most precious thing to any Jillhani
Kaede Hitori: They do not grasp how we value honesty
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *speaks passionatly as he goes on*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: honesty no
Hikaru Mitsuharu: but we all have our honor and we each defend it with our lives if need be
Kaede Hitori: Even if I did tell the truth to their face.. they were Imperial Guards
Hikaru Mitsuharu: that is something any Jillhani worth his salt should see and believe
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *nods*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: Hai
Hikaru Mitsuharu: I know they would have likely killed you for it.
Hikaru Mitsuharu: but you would have died with you honor intact
Kaede Hitori: Gusei still have my honor
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *nods*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *was just using it as an example*
Kaede Hitori: And if that had happened.. gusei would not have been able to find anta..
Hikaru Mitsuharu: that is something it has taken time to make Tetsu understand
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *nods reluctantly and is happy it didnt*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: when I first told him the truth, he cursed me and called me a disgrace to our
Hikaru Mitsuharu: families honor, but when i explaned all i did was the will of Ji'Kalna herself
Hikaru Mitsuharu: and done out of honor and respect for her, he understood and knew my cause was
Hikaru Mitsuharu: as just as his, i just acheived it differently then he
Kaede Hitori: *nods slowly*
Kaede Hitori: Is he okay with it now then?
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *nods slightly*
Kaede Hitori: Gusei do not think he would much like me..
Hikaru Mitsuharu: now it is more that he accepts it knowing that it is a necessity
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *shakes his head*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: it is not him liking you you have to worry about
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *grins slightly though continues quickly to not dwell on it*
Kaede Hitori: Then what is..
Hikaru Mitsuharu: I am sure he will not have a problem with you
Kaede Hitori: Gusei hope then he doesn't ask what it is gusei do around here.
Hikaru Mitsuharu: I am sure him seeing you with me will tell him what it is you do
Kaede Hitori: Gusei hope that is enough
Hikaru Mitsuharu: he knows I do not associate with many
Hikaru Mitsuharu: and would likely know just from seeing the two of us together
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *notices that she has been kneeling on the floor and moves back slightly*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *making room for her on the mat*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: I would not worry over what he thinks Kaede
Kaede Hitori: *watches him as he moves though seems to be missing the purpose to having done so*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *knows she doesnt use the name, but finds it difficult not to call her by her*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *given name*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *motions her to move onto the mat so she isnt kneeling on the hard wooden floor*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: it is a bit more comfortable
Hikaru Mitsuharu: and since you have been there for some time. I am sure your legs are getting sore
Kaede Hitori: *shakes her head slowly*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *grins slightly, though doesnt mean any insult*
Kaede Hitori: My legs are fine.. though gusei will accept the offer none the less
Kaede Hitori: *shifts forward onto the mat and resumes the same position*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *nods hearing her explain and doesnt challenge it*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: so tell me
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *relaxes again, now that he has made himself comfortable after moving back*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *and seeing her move forward*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: have you had any such terrible luck as I have?
Kaede Hitori: With what..
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *clears his throat*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: with matters of shin of course
Kaede Hitori: *shakes her head*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *thought she would have known after his long story about his luck with it*
Kaede Hitori: Nain..
Hikaru Mitsuharu: then you are luckier then I
Hikaru Mitsuharu: it is the oddest feeling, it can make even the best training and skill seem powerless against it. atleast that was my experience.
Kaede Hitori: Gusei do not know.. some say to know such a thing is better than not at all
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *shrugs*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: perhaps
Hikaru Mitsuharu: but to that I would say try it..
Hikaru Mitsuharu: having your emotions not under your own control can be a dual edged blade
Hikaru Mitsuharu: it is both euphoric and terrible at the same time
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *atleast that has been his experience with it*
Kaede Hitori: Gusei lack the necessary... tools.. to try such a thing..
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *didnt mean to try it lirerally.. was just using it for an example to explain his*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *feeling on the saying, it is better to have loved and lost, then to have never*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *loved at all.... in his eyes it hurts more to lose it then to have never had it*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: tools?
Kaede Hitori: *nods*
Kaede Hitori: Hai
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *seems confused by the use of the word*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: I was not aware one needed tools
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *almost laughs as he says it*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *still naive himself in the matter*
Kaede Hitori: *purses her lips a bit in thought..*
Kaede Hitori: Perhaps wrong choice of word
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *wonders as he still thinks about it*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: then which word do you mean?
Kaede Hitori: Leading a *solitary* life has not enabled me that option..
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *nows seems a bit more curious*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: ahh
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *nods once*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: I see
Hikaru Mitsuharu: I have led one as well, I suppose I was just.....
Hikaru Mitsuharu: in the right place at the right time.... of course you could say that another way
Hikaru Mitsuharu: as well... the wrong place at the wrong time
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *smirks as he says it*
Kaede Hitori: The whole.. not wanting to be touched issue has littered the grounds with the few that have tried
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *nods understanding that completly*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: I would expect nothing less from you to one who placed his hands on you unwanted
Hikaru Mitsuharu: and without permission
Kaede Hitori: Well.. it has proven difficult since that fact didn't go over well with most...
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *sits quietly just looking at her as she speaks*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *cant understand why any would misunderstand not wishing to be touched*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *since he himself is the same way for the most part*
Kaede Hitori: So those that may have potentially been able to get close enough in that way would leave before
Kaede Hitori: trying to get to know me...
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *laughs a bit under his breath, thinking it was becouse she killed any that tried*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *tries his best to maintain his composure but fails miserably and laughs at the thought*
Kaede Hitori: *is insisting that she did kill any that tried touching her but those that actually took the time to*
Kaede Hitori: *try to get to know her would leave when they found out she didn't want to be touched*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *nods after her insistance, understanding now*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: they must not have been blessed with patience
Kaede Hitori: Apparently not
Kaede Hitori: No sweat off my back though..
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *nods*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: so... Do you think someone like myself would have enough patience?
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *asks with a slight grin*
Kaede Hitori: *shakes her head*
Kaede Hitori: Nain..
Kaede Hitori: *smirks slightly*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: no
Hikaru Mitsuharu: hmm
Hikaru Mitsuharu: interesting
Hikaru Mitsuharu: but I do already know more about you then I'm sure any other have known
Kaede Hitori: Hai
Hikaru Mitsuharu: then doesnt that mean I have patience?
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *asks with a grin playing with her a bit*
Kaede Hitori: Nain.. it means gusei knew you as a child and that let anta skip forward a few paces
Hikaru Mitsuharu: hmm..
Hikaru Mitsuharu: but what of all the talking and catching up we have done.... does that not
Hikaru Mitsuharu: require patience?
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *smirks slightly*
Kaede Hitori: Anta cannot tell me that it wasn't entertaining conversation
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *nods*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: Hai, it was.
Kaede Hitori: More patience is required when doing something anta do not want to do
Hikaru Mitsuharu: hmm
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *just said almost the same thing he was about to*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *shakes his head slightly almost mad he didnt get to say what he was thinking*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *when she said it*
Kaede Hitori: *tilts her head forward slightly, eyes lifted towards him*
Kaede Hitori: What
Hikaru Mitsuharu: what you said....
Kaede Hitori: What about it
Hikaru Mitsuharu: I was thinking almost the same thing
Kaede Hitori: And that is bad?
Hikaru Mitsuharu: I was going to say, dont you think I wanted to hear what you had to say?
Hikaru Mitsuharu: Nain
Hikaru Mitsuharu: just made me think a moment.
Kaede Hitori: *nods a bit and lifts her head again*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *shifts slightly, searching for a more comfortable position*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *moves his legs out from under him and sits with them crossed infront of him now*
Kaede Hitori: *remains knelt in place, still watching him.. back straightened and hands on thighs*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *just looks at her for a moment, almost seeming to have lost his focus*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *then suddenly snaps out of it and goes back to looking at her normally*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: So.... I was thinking
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *seems slightly un nerved for some reason as she can tell by the rapid topic change*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: Perhaps we should travel to Bishani to see what it is these people are searching for you want
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *waits for her reply as he settles in to his new position*
Kaede Hitori: *watches him closely, obviously wondering what is wrong*
Kaede Hitori: Anta did not want to go there just to the river and now anta want to go be in their public eye?
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *shakes his head*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: I will not be in the public eye at all.
Hikaru Mitsuharu: I can go in disguise....And for you
Hikaru Mitsuharu: I think it might be wise for us to learn more about those who are seeking you
Kaede Hitori: Perhaps.. though gusei do not think going there would be the best idea for either of us
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *rubs his chin a bit as he thinks about it*
Kaede Hitori: Disguised or nain
Hikaru Mitsuharu: I just do not like being in the possition we find ourselves in
Hikaru Mitsuharu: we need to find out more
Kaede Hitori: Hai.. but we are better off on our home territory than on theirs
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *nods*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: but with them sending curriors here to find you.....
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *grits his teeth a bit*
Kaede Hitori: Hopefully they will learn when their people keep not returning
Hikaru Mitsuharu: I do not like that
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *nods a bit hearing that but is still a bit un easy with them being here*
Kaede Hitori: If anta do not want to stay here.. then where? Kai-ma have no where else to go..
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *shakes his head*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: I did not say anything about us not staying here.... This is our home
Hikaru Mitsuharu: I'm not leaving it
Kaede Hitori: *nods*
Kaede Hitori: Gusei wasn't either..
Hikaru Mitsuharu: I just do not like outsiders trapsing through it
Hikaru Mitsuharu: like they belong here as well.
Kaede Hitori: Gusei-mo do not either..
Kaede Hitori: But our chances are better here than there
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *nods*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: Hai, as you said, we are on our home turf
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *after thinking a few moments he continues*
Kaede Hitori: *keeps her gaze fixed upon his despite the silence, listening when he speaks again*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: so tell me, what do you feel we should do then, other then wait here?
Kaede Hitori: Well.. Ishu supposedly hired the people of that Dyrling compound to find me
Hikaru Mitsuharu: hmm...
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *thinks a moment*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: I can speak to Doyle to keep them from coming here ever again
Hikaru Mitsuharu: If I tell him to keep his people out of here, I'm sure he will pass it along,
Hikaru Mitsuharu: knowing how I would react to Gaijin in our village
Hikaru Mitsuharu: especially if they are of some value to him... I am sure he will tell them all to stay out
Hikaru Mitsuharu: and perhaps, I can find out if he can get that message out of that mans hands
Kaede Hitori: Gusei do not want to put your relation to this Doyle in jeopardy because of this nonsense..
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *shakes his head*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: this would not... and it is not nonsense
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *reasures her of that with the look he gives her as he says it*
Kaede Hitori: It is nonsense.. it would be easier to just leave heihou alone..
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *nods*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: But I dont think the matter of people searching you out is nonsense...
Hikaru Mitsuharu: that is most important to me.
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *hopes she doesnt take his comment the wrong way, but frankly doesnt care*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *as he is genuinly concerned about why they seek her out*
Kaede Hitori: *nods a bit, expression mostly blank through the converstation*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *notices her expression and quiets now, just continues to sit across from her*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *continues to look over at her, though seems to be waiting for her to continue the discussion*
Kaede Hitori: *inhales deeply, slowly exhaling as eyes remain fixed upon his, not quite sure what to say*
Kaede Hitori: Gusei suppose that..
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *listens as she speaks up*
Kaede Hitori: Kai-ma can wait for the next person to come..
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *nods*
Kaede Hitori: and when they do
Hikaru Mitsuharu: if that is what you wish...
Hikaru Mitsuharu: i will not speak to Doyle.
Kaede Hitori: Anta can do that too
Kaede Hitori: Whichever comes first
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *shrugs*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: Hai, if you wish me to, iwill
Kaede Hitori: Gusei do not mind either way..
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *nods*
Kaede Hitori: *finally tears her eyes away to look downward slightly*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *notices her look down and wonders why*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: is something wrong?
Kaede Hitori: *shakes her head slightly*
Kaede Hitori: Nani really..
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *wonders*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: Did I say something I should not have?
Kaede Hitori: Just... gusei wish gusei knew what was going on..
Hikaru Mitsuharu: I do not want you to think I am meddling in your affairs
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *nods*
Kaede Hitori: But anta are..
Kaede Hitori: and gusei do not mind that either..
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *seemed to tense up at first, but relaxed hearing her last comment*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: I just wish to help you is all.
Kaede Hitori: *nods*
Kaede Hitori: Gusei know
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *grins slightly, glad to see she understands he is just trying to help*
Kaede Hitori: Gusei do not want anta to get hurt though because of heihou
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *shakes his head almost with a dismissive smirk*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: me, get hurt?
Hikaru Mitsuharu: never
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *winks*
Kaede Hitori: Even the most skilled of us is not invulnerable
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *tries to lighten her mood a bit with his attempt at humor*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *nods*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: Hai, I am aware of that.
Hikaru Mitsuharu: But that man who was here posses no threat to either of us...
Kaede Hitori: Hai
Hikaru Mitsuharu: But I would like to know more of this Ishu
Kaede Hitori: *nods*
Kaede Hitori: Gusei think he's from Bishani
Hikaru Mitsuharu: with the name Ishu? I would imagine so
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *smirks*
Kaede Hitori: Hai..
Hikaru Mitsuharu: especially since no one of that name lives in Lethe
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *knows that much cause he already checked into it*
Kaede Hitori: Well that and if he was from around here.. he would have come here first before going to the Dyrlings
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *nods*
Kaede Hitori: Well..
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *thinks to himself what would be the best way of finding out more about this*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *person*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: hmm?
Kaede Hitori: *rises to stand without effort of pushing herself up with her hands*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *follows her with his eyes, wondering why she is getting up*
Kaede Hitori: Think it is time for heihou to.. return home..
Hikaru Mitsuharu: oh...
Kaede Hitori: *seems almost reluctant to do so*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *nods reluctantly, not really wanting her to leave... but doesnt know how to*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *quite tell her that*
Kaede Hitori: Gusei will see anta again..
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *pauses a moment before answering*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *looks down and just nods*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *since he cant seem to bring himself to ask her to stay*
Kaede Hitori: *takes a step back off the mat*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *his gaze remains downward, only peering up hearing her stop as she steps off the mat*
Kaede Hitori: Anta have a... well as good a day as anta can..
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *Looks up at her , then slowly pushes himself up to stand*
Kaede Hitori: *turns after she speaks to move for the door though in no real hurry*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *walks forward a bit, though not too close to freak her out*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: Kae.....
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *starts to speak her name, and pauses still trying to find the right words*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *looks down and away from her as he speaks*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: you dont have to go.....
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *says it low, almost a whisper*
Kaede Hitori: *continues to move for the door despite the swell of desire to stay*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *remains looking away incase her reaction to his words is a bad one*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *tries to speak again but his nerves seem to be keeping him from forming any*
Kaede Hitori: *seemed to pause briefly as if considering his words*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *words*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *looks up at her briefly, taking a step towards her*
Kaede Hitori: *nods slowly after awhile*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: i...i wouldn't mind the company
Kaede Hitori: Gusei do..
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *nods hearing her words wanting to challenge it but doesnt*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *thinking she is saying she must go, he decides it best to not press the matter*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: then... i will see you soon Hai?
Kaede Hitori: *nods slowly though in a manner of not wanting to do so, continuing for the door*
Kaede Hitori: Hai.. soon
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *hangs his head a bit seeing her go for the door*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *just nods and turns so he doesnt have to see her go*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *sits back down on the mat, closing his eyes as if trying to get a hole on his*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *emotions as he seems to be having a difficult time controlling his actions at the moment*
Kaede Hitori: *reaches and opens the door to step out, closing it gently behind her and steps too the side to*
Kaede Hitori: *lean back against the wall*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *turns slightly, hearing the door open then close*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *lets out a sigh*
Kaede Hitori: *looks towards the door then towards her house then back trying to figure out what to do*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *almost seems to moap over her leaving*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *and slowly begins to get angry over the fact that he couldnt speak what he*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *wanted to say to her*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *curses under his breath*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *pushes himself up quickly he turns and heads for the door*
Kaede Hitori: *furrows her brows slightly and clenches her hands at her stomach as she turns to leave*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *stops as he see's her still there*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *as he was about to break into a run to chase after her*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: I...
Hikaru Mitsuharu: i was gonna come get you.
Kaede Hitori: *looks down as she hears the door open, raking her gaze over the ground as she turns slightly to*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *just says it and looks over to her, though not directly since he is worried of her reaction*
Kaede Hitori: *peer back towards him to finally meet her gaze to his*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *grins a bit, seeing her turn*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: i would like it if you stayed..
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *says after a moment of just staring at her*
Kaede Hitori: *continues to keep her hands holding at her stomach, head canted slightly*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *almost laughs as he thinks back to what they were talking about earlier*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: I'm....
Kaede Hitori: Gusei..
Hikaru Mitsuharu: I'm wanting to get to know you better.... and show you how much patience I have
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *almost laughs as he says it, still thinking it was funny when she said it*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: but...
Kaede Hitori: *just stares at him waiting for him to finish*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *pauses just looking at her, searching for some sign of her reaction*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: i dont want to make you feel like you have to stay...... if you do not wish to......
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *looks away from her as he says it*
Kaede Hitori: *expression was blank at first though upon noting his searching for a reaction, one was given and it*
Kaede Hitori: *would easily be read as confusion*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *notices the look just before looking away, and seems to be very confussed*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *himself at the moment*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: if you dont want to stay... i will understand
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *wonders now if he even should have said anything, as he begins to second guess*
Kaede Hitori: Just..
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *the decision to say anything*
Kaede Hitori: Just tell heihou to stay, onegai
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *looks up slightly towards her, hearing her speak*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *nods hearing it, though doesnt seem to want to be the one making her stay*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: i want you to stay with me Kaede
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *says it anyway, though hopes she is staying because she wants to as well*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *not just because he said it*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *looks over at her, as his hand moves over to the door, opening it a bit*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *almost waiting to see what she does*
Kaede Hitori: *doesn't move just yet, confusion still in place as she shifts her eyes from his door then towards*
Kaede Hitori: *her house then back*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *notices her looking back and forth*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *almost seems to be getting upset, though not with her, just the situation*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: if you wish to go, you can....
Hikaru Mitsuharu: but i want you to know i want you to stay
Kaede Hitori: *suddenly feels like the victim of a tug of war in her mind, herself stuck in the middle*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *just nods as he says it.... leaving it up to her now*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *turns slowly opening the door further, he looks back one last time and goes back*
Kaede Hitori: *silently hoping he'd just help one side or the other to win*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *inside and waits to see what she does*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *walks in and leans against the wall... hoping to see her come through the door*
Kaede Hitori: *just stands there not sure what to do..*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *pushes off the wall thinking she has already gone and goes back over to the mat*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *sits down on it slowly, almost flopping down on it now since he's upset*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *if she was listening close she would most likely hear him cursing inside*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *seeming mad at himself for even opening his mouth now since she didnt seem to*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *want to stay*
Kaede Hitori: *takes a few slow steps towards the door*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *throws his boots over at the candle in front of him to put iot out*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *just crawls over to the other one since he isnt in the mood to stand now*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *and puts it out*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *crawls back over and lays back on the mat, resting his hands under his head and*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *staring up at the ceiling*
Kaede Hitori: *leans her head forward on the door, eyes closing, hands resting at the sides of the door*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *remains there like that for a while, just letting what he said to her run*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *through his mind over and over again, thinking he messed up somehow*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *mutters a bit getting more and more mad as he thinks about it*
Kaede Hitori: *slides her right hand down the door to open it.. creeping it open to walk in, eyes slightly downcast*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: i shouldnt have said anything to her
Kaede Hitori: *at first though closes it behind her as she lowers down to kneel on the floor just inside*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *hears the sounds and springs up, mostly out of reflex*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *sees her there, though now suddenly doesnt know what to say*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: i..i thought you went home
Kaede Hitori: *shakes her head*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *was the first thing that came to mind so he said it without thinking*
Kaede Hitori: Gusei did not go anywhere
Hikaru Mitsuharu: but i thought....
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *doesnt even finish his sentence*
Kaede Hitori: *has convinced herself that not standing will prevent her from leaving so easily*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *lowers himself back down now, knowing its just her and relaxes from the stance*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *he had taken upon hearing he door*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *just sits on he mat and looks over at her*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: i... i dont know what else to say
Hikaru Mitsuharu: since i cant seem to say anything other then i want you to stay right now
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *speaks low, still a bit upset himself*
Kaede Hitori: *keeps her arms folded at her stomach, leaned forward slightly as she stares at the ground*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *notices her posture and movements and seems concerned suddenly*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: are... are you ok?
Kaede Hitori: Gusei do not know
Hikaru Mitsuharu: what do you mean?
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *thinks maybe someone might hace attacked her or something, not really knowing*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *why she is clutching at her stomach*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *gets up and moves over to her quickly to make sure she hasnt been attacked*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *looks her over, making sure to move her hands away to look for blood*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: hmm
Hikaru Mitsuharu: were you attacked ?
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *is totally oblivious to why she seems sick*
Kaede Hitori: By heihou own self maybe..
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *looks puzzled hearing her say it, his hand still holding one of hers,*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *that he moved to check her over*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *looks up at her, then realizes he is still holding her arm and lets it go thinking*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *she may not wish to be touched*
Kaede Hitori: *didn't at all seem to care though by holding her hand he'd notice the faint shakyness therein*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *did notice it, but dismissed it as anything but what it truly was*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: are.. you ok Kaede?
Hikaru Mitsuharu: did I say something I shouldnt have?
Kaede Hitori: *shakes her head*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *looks down a bit, not wanting to look at her if he is right*
Kaede Hitori: Nain.. anta did not
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *finally begins to feel his nerves relax a bit and very slowly begins to talk*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: I guess it is because of seeing you again.... after all this time.
Hikaru Mitsuharu: I have been feeling the strangest things since being reunited with you..
Hikaru Mitsuharu: i...i suppose it is the feelings and wondering about eachother for all those years
Hikaru Mitsuharu: that is causing it...
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *thinks that but isnt entirly sure yet*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *continues to speak, but doesnt look up at her the whole time*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: I do not know what else to tell you...I just had to say something......
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *trails off*
Kaede Hitori: *nods slowly*
Kaede Hitori: Hai.. gusei know what anta mean
Hikaru Mitsuharu: oh?
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *looks up a bit hearing that*
Kaede Hitori: *nods*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *his nerves seem to calm more hearing that*
Kaede Hitori: Tis.. things gusei never felt before..
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *nods his head a bit*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: Hai...things i have felt...
Hikaru Mitsuharu: but not this way.
Kaede Hitori: *lifts her eyes to meet his*
Kaede Hitori: What.. do anta mean..
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *glances up noticing her look over*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *pauses trying to think how to coninue on*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: it... it almost feels the same as.. as shin.
Hikaru Mitsuharu: but different too
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *doesnt know how else to say it so just blurts it out*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: i mean... i know you know that i care about you...
Hikaru Mitsuharu: if i didnt i would have likly never even talked to you.
Hikaru Mitsuharu: since my past was pretty much closed before you found me...
Hikaru Mitsuharu: and i never would have had you in my home if i didnt..... care for you
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *is just trying the best way he knows to describe what he means*
Kaede Hitori: *nods slowly and looks back down again*
Kaede Hitori: Gusei will have to take anta word for it
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *nods though was hoping she would know what he meant*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *since he can barely explain it himself*
Kaede Hitori: So now that gusei is here...
Kaede Hitori: again..
Kaede Hitori: what now
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *shrugs*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: you stay?
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *grins a bit*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: that would be a good start
Kaede Hitori: Gusei is staying
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *nods with a smile hearing that*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: from there...
Hikaru Mitsuharu: i expect nothing
Hikaru Mitsuharu: other then maybe more talking
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *looks up at her as he says it, trying to put her at ease a bit*
Kaede Hitori: *nods a bit*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *holds his hand out in front of him after a moment, waiting to see if she takes it*
Kaede Hitori: Gusei is suddenly.. quite.. worn out
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *nods*
Kaede Hitori: *looks to it a moment, then up at him then back.. taking the offer to stand*
Hikaru Mitsuharu: *stands with her, then lets her hand go and walks over and sits back down on the mat*
Kaede Hitori: *follows after*
[Due to time constraint, this ends here with them going to sleep]