Amiko Kobayashi (hotlittlehands) wrote,
@ 2011-09-23 19:52:00

Some Time Alone
When everyone was headed to bed or elsewhere, Amiko took a breath and knocked softly on the door of Keiji's room.

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	clawed_progeny 2011-09-27 02:22 am UTC (link)
	He panics at her sudden change in disposition. "What did I do wrong? What did I say? I'm sorry!" He buries his head down and wraps his arms around his knees. "I didn't mean to!" He's clearly not thinking of what's in front of him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-09-27 02:26 am UTC (link)
	She immeidately regrets her reaction. "No... Keiji, I'm sorry, I misunderstood you." She leans forward, touches his shoulders again. "What is it? What's wrong?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-09-27 02:29 am UTC (link)
	He doesn't look up. "I'm sorry, I'll do it right this time, please don't punish me." The words sounded less like a man more those of a scared boy. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-09-27 02:32 am UTC (link)
	...Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. She'd triggered post-traumatic stress disorder... by being offended at a misunderstanding when she was trying to demonstrate the depth of her sexual interest, show a little vulnerability. Her hands cup his face. "No, Keiji. No one's going to hurt you. It was my fault." Her voice gets tear-choked. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-09-27 02:36 am UTC (link)
	The sound of Amiko's strained voice seemed to snap him out of his earlier state. "Amiko? What..what happened? Why are you crying?" He instinctively goes to wrap his arms around her to bring as much comfort as he can." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-09-27 02:38 am UTC (link)
	She clutches, relieved that he's more aware, but she's still crying a little. "I'm sorry, Keiji. I was so stupid." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-09-27 02:42 am UTC (link)
	"I don't really know what just happened, but you are not stupid. I know that much." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-09-27 02:47 am UTC (link)
	She swallows, trying to catch her breath. She touches his face some more. "I... I wanted to show how much I care about you... how much I want you... and I overdid it and came across like some overbearing harlot..." Her own physiologicial-emotional rollercoaster still isn't doing so well right now. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-09-27 02:51 am UTC (link)
	He holds her close. "Amiko, I know you well enough to know that you are no harlot. You're.." he builds up the courage to say it. "You're the woman I love. So please don't cry, I can't stand to see you cry." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-09-27 02:57 am UTC (link)
	"I love you," she says softly, trying to catch her breath. "I... I don't want to upset you again." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-09-27 03:03 am UTC (link)
	"It's okay, Amiko. You had no idea that would happen. I didn't even know. I can barely remember what I saw." Hand caresses her hair. "We'll make this work, somehow. Maybe I should do some reading." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-09-27 03:08 am UTC (link)
	"Who?" shes suddenly asked, though very, very softly. "Who handled your training when you were a kid?" She's still naked, and tearstreaked, and quiet, but she's not looking so vulnerable anymore. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-09-27 06:37 pm UTC (link)
	"Before she disappeared..Mother did," he admitted quietly. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-09-27 06:39 pm UTC (link)
	Oh. Well. Flaying his mother alive was even less of an option than anyone else. "Oh." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-09-27 06:41 pm UTC (link)
	"I've shown you the scars from that time. She trained me to endure pain more than the average person. I..I didn't take to it well at first." He says it as if admitting a weakness. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

hotlittlehands
2011-09-27 06:47 pm UTC (link)

"You were a child." Amiko's been through some rough training, and she thinks her father has put her brother through even rougher... probably in case Misha needs to take him down, or some similarly ridiculous reason that a Great Hero like her father shouldn't be thinking of. But deliberately torturing a child was just...

Amiko grabs his right arm, leans to find the scars, and kisses them.

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	clawed_progeny 2011-09-27 06:51 pm UTC (link)
	"Yes, but I did eventually learn to tolerate physical pain to greater limits than before. When I release my claws, it doesn't hurt nearly as much as it did." he says this as if his mother's actions accomplished something worthwhile. He sighs a little at the feeling of her lips on his arm. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-09-27 06:56 pm UTC (link)
	She continues to kiss lovingly, and just repeats. "You were a child." The witch could easily have taught him different techniques instead of the 'poetic justice' of using something as painful as the claws. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-09-27 07:07 pm UTC (link)
	His eyes take on a hollow look. "Yes I was, but training had to begin as soon as possible." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-09-27 07:14 pm UTC (link)
	She looks up from the kissing, a pained look in her own eyes. "You're defending them. You think they were right" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-09-27 07:17 pm UTC (link)
	"I'm defending my mother. I have to believe what I went through had to be worth something!" His eyes are now more haunted. "If it was all meaningless..I can't think that." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-09-27 07:21 pm UTC (link)
	Amiko swallows. "Of course. And she's your mother. I understand." A pause. "... have you ever seen dandelions growing in sidewalk cracks, Keiji?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-09-27 07:28 pm UTC (link)
	He looks at her quizzically in regards to her question. "I..do not believe so. Why do you ask?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

hotlittlehands
2011-09-27 07:37 pm UTC (link)

...Of course he hasn't.

"...Well, it happens. People pour out the concrete slabs, not expecting any living thigns to end up in the way of cold, efficient, useful stone. And dandelions -- not even native dandelions. The kind that aren't even supposed to be here -- will stay rooted underneath, and grow up through the cracks. They have no good reason for being there, but they keep surviving anyway." Still naked, she leans closer to brush her face her face agaisnt his. "....And I think they're beautiful."

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	clawed_progeny 2011-09-27 07:44 pm UTC (link)
	Keiji's aware enough to make the connection. She thought he was..beautiful? Him? He rests his forehead against hers, the beginning of a few tears forming, but not painful ones. "Thank you, Amiko-chan." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)