Amiko Kobayashi (hotlittlehands) wrote,
@ 2011-06-14 19:44:00

Alternate Future: 'Cause every night, who's in your bed?
Amiko hadn't been there when it happened. But in her nightmares, she sees it all so clearly. The poisoned knife. Her Lady-Mother in agony... and what had to be done to end that agony.

She awakes in tears, cursing the cruelty of the Hand.

And realizes where she is, whose arms are around her.

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	clawed_progeny 2011-06-14 10:21 pm UTC (link)
	Keiji is instantly awake at the sound of his lover's anguish. "Amiko? What is it? What's wrong!?" He held her close, not sure what else to do. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-06-14 10:24 pm UTC (link)
	Amiko tries to get a hold of herself. "Nightmare," she says. "Just a... just a nightmare." She nuzzled her face against ...a Hand operative. But she shook that off. She was not letting her Lady-Mother's memory down. Mariko would have known that better than anyone. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-06-14 10:26 pm UTC (link)
	"It sounds considerably more than a mere nightmare. Do you want to talk about it?" He stroked her hair. He hated seeing her in any kind of pain. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-06-14 10:28 pm UTC (link)
	"Well, it was. My Lady-Mother. The toxin. I wasn't there, so I shouldn't remember it. Just a nightmare," Amiko assures him rather emphatically, grateful for his touch despite the awkwardness of the situation. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-06-14 10:32 pm UTC (link)
	A slight scowl came across his face at the mention of that incident. One of the Hand's more disgraceful actions. That and practices just like were currently being purged, but he knew that did little to soothe current pains. "Has anything happened recently to make you think about that?" He gently kissed her on the forehead, trying to calm her. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

hotlittlehands
2011-06-14 10:36 pm UTC (link)

Her eyes start to flicker around at the room in the compound, but then she looks down. "I don't know. Usually, when nightmares flare up, it's about my natural mother. I was there when she died." A long, long pause, then, quietly. "Sometimes whenever news comes about my family, I half expect I've somehow condemned Yukio or Daddy-Logan-sama to dying horribly just because I love them." Another pause, and she looks into his eyes. "Or y--" She stops herself. She's never tried to make him leave this damn den of beasts. That wasn't how this went. But she feared for him, too, sometimes.

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	clawed_progeny 2011-06-14 10:42 pm UTC (link)
	He gently cups her chin, turning her face to him. He has an idea of what she's thinking. While true it was something they rarely discussed..for her sake, he would. "Go on, Amiko-chan. Say what you have to. Get if off your mind." He encourgaed gently. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-06-14 10:44 pm UTC (link)
	"Or you, Keiji," she says quietly. "I worry about you. Issues of whether I'm cursed or something aside -- what if you can't keep control here?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

clawed_progeny
2011-06-14 10:50 pm UTC (link)

"You are NOT cursed," he says firmly. "For a long time I was the cursed one. I was trapped in a cycle of lies with no life of my own. You freed me from that. You were my savior." He gives her a gentle kiss on the lips before looking her back in the eye. "I worry for you as well. Everytime I hear of something going on in Japan I wonder if you are all right. I have to fight the urge to abandon my duties and seek you out despite how formidable I know you to be."

He pauses for a moment.

"As for control..I've been looking into that."

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	hotlittlehands 2011-06-14 10:55 pm UTC (link)
	She kisses him. "Damn straight I am, and I can trust the people I work with. ...What are you considering?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

clawed_progeny
2011-06-14 10:59 pm UTC (link)

"I've been digging into our oldest archives to the very beginning of our history. I suspect that somewhere down the line the Hand was a much different group and was corrupted down the line into what it is now. I'm looking for proof to present to the lords. Also.." he's reluctant to mention this, but he promised her they'd be honest with each other. "I'm also considering finding a way to ascertain the identity of The Beast, the demon that many in the Hand still worship."

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	hotlittlehands 2011-06-14 11:01 pm UTC (link)
	"That's very interesting, Lover. I hope it helps. And whatever his identity, it's definitely not a healthy practice," Amiko remarks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-06-14 11:04 pm UTC (link)
	"As do I." Keiji holds her close. "No..no it isn't. It has to end. Which is why I'm trying to learn who the Beast is..and find a way to slay him." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-06-14 11:05 pm UTC (link)
	"...Never look for an easy way out, do you, my Keiji?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

clawed_progeny
2011-06-14 11:09 pm UTC (link)

"The Beast is the source of the Hand's corruption. If I can destroy him maybe I can cut off the members who still use dark magic from their source of power. It's just a theory though, I have no evidence that it would work." He gives her a warm smile, a practice he's getting more used to doing. "No..I don't do I? I certinly wouldn't be holding you in my arms right now if I did."

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	hotlittlehands 2011-06-14 11:13 pm UTC (link)
	"Mmmm. I guess it's a worthwhile habit, then." She kisses his neck. "And it's a good theory, Lover." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-06-14 11:16 pm UTC (link)
	"Thank you, Amiko-chan." Keiji lets out a moan at the feeling of the kiss. He tried not to let it distract him from why they had woken up. "Is there anything else you need to talk about? I'm here if you need to." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-06-14 11:19 pm UTC (link)
	"Not much more to say. I think I'll go to the shrine tomorrow evening. I wish I could take you with me..." but that would never do. So she distracts herself by kissing him some more, down the neck, along the clavicle. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-06-14 11:22 pm UTC (link)
	"And I wish I could join you. Perhaps one day I will." While he said "perhaps", it was said more like a promise. He sighs at the feeling of her lips. He takes her hand and kisses it. "If I have to treck into Hell itself to find that monster so I can be with you..then I will do so gladly." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-06-14 11:29 pm UTC (link)
	"Keiji," she sighs. "Tell me what you want? Make me forget about everything else." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-06-14 11:34 pm UTC (link)
	Keiji gives her a mischevious grin and quickly flipped them over. "I have a better idea. I agree we need to make you forget, but I think we need to focus on what YOU want. I'm at your service, my goddess. Command me." He had been kissing her neck, as she had for him, before whispering the last two words into her ear. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-06-15 12:02 am UTC (link)
	Her breath hitches, and she groans a little at the way he says that. Amiko reaches into his hair firmly and guides him to her breasts. "Your mouth, please," she says equally firmly. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-06-15 12:05 am UTC (link)
	Her grins at her. God he loved her forcefulness. "Gladly," His lips are upon her right breast while his hand massages her left gently, but firmly. His toungue teases at her nipple, before switching to her left breast and massaging it's twin. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-06-15 12:11 am UTC (link)
	"Oh, so good, Keiji. Now teeth." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-06-15 12:15 am UTC (link)
	He complies, gently nipping at her nipple. In the meantime he caressed her belly, so far staying just above her waist. He was deliberately frustrating her a little. He loved it when she got demanding. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)