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 Post subject: Re: Fresh Wounds (D12 LN)
PostPosted: Fri Dec 22, 2017 11:47 pm 
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"Kenzo's Red Raccoon?" He echoed. After a moment, he gave a short laugh. "Well, all the more reason that you should illustrate it, then."

"Perhaps." He shrugged, his hands shifting as they touched her. "Yobanjin lands aren't so very far away. And one never knows when species variations can form." He pursed his lips thoughtfully. "Islands actually contain a great deal. Perhaps I'll be more eager to explore them, now that I'm more accustomed to ship travel."

The movement of his hands began to slow somewhat. As relaxing as she clearly found it, Kenzo found it so as well. It seemed a strange mixture of meditative and pleasurable.



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 Post subject: Re: Fresh Wounds (D12 LN)
PostPosted: Sat Dec 23, 2017 12:01 am 
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"I could probably think of something. I know the children, especially Tsumugi, like stories with cute characters... Yoshi is getting a bit the age where he wants to be all tough and manly, pretending he doesn't like cute things anymore." Speaking of her children always brought a fond expression to her face, and her smile seemed to come a bit easier to her.

Noticing the slowing movements, Utsusemi turned her head more to look at him.

"... Feeling ready to get some rest, Kenzo?" she asked, feeling a bit more at ease herself. Maybe, just maybe, she might sleep too?



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 Post subject: Re: Fresh Wounds (D12 LN)
PostPosted: Sat Dec 23, 2017 12:14 am 
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Kenzo smiled, chuckling softly. The sense of relief that he felt at Utsu's smiles, her jokes, was a powerful thing. Once that worry for her faded, he began to realize just how tired he was.

"Perhaps so." He said, sighing. "As much as I would like to do this all night, I really should rest."

He set the comb aside; it would be fine there until morning, and he didn't want to get up. Equally, he didn't want Utsusemi to be outside of the reach of his arms. Indeed, as he lay carefully back on the futon, his hand in her hair didn't leave her body, tracing down her back, coming to rest on her hip. He rolled over onto his side, angling his body automatically into the pose they slept in, his arms ready to encircle her.



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 Post subject: Re: Fresh Wounds (D12 LN)
PostPosted: Sat Dec 23, 2017 12:19 am 
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Utsusemi watched him with a worried gaze as he rolled over on his side, concerned he might stress his wounds or hurt himself, but when it seemed like he was not hurting from the movement, she relaxed into his embrace, her head snuggling into the corner underneath his chin.

"Being here with you now... it is just the medicine I need to recover from this fever," she sighed pleasantly, finding both comfort and security in their usual position.



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 Post subject: Re: Fresh Wounds (D12 LN)
PostPosted: Sat Dec 23, 2017 12:37 am 
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Kenzo's arms slid easily around Utsu, as comfortable as always. Perhaps the only difference was that he did not squeeze her with quite as much vigor as he usually did as she settled against him.

Reminded by her words, he tilted his head, pressing his lips to her forehead. He let them linger there for a few moments, as much for enjoyment of the act as to gauge her temperature.

"Mmm." Kenzo murmured as they parted, letting her head snuggle underneath his chin once more. "Perhaps we both need to rest then, and heal. We shall do it together." He managed a little squeeze then, cuddling her against him. "I cannot think of a better way, myself." His voice was growing softer by the moment.



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 Post subject: Re: Fresh Wounds (D12 LN)
PostPosted: Sat Dec 23, 2017 12:49 am 
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"Mm, to heal," she agreed, her voice soft and calm now.

Perhaps... she was just hurt in some way, and she needed to heal, from the confrontation against her fears, desires, and regrets. Utsusemi just had to remind herself that while she might have lost the battle, the war wasn't over yet - she could still pull through this. If Kenzo would be there, she could make it through somehow.

Because there had to be more to life than this. Sanjuro might have been right that Ryuden was too much for her, but she was slowly finding the determination she had built up over the past weeks. The determination to not be a passive participant in her own life any more.

"Together is the way forward, yes." Her temperature still seemed high, but at least her breathing seemed steadier and easier. The theory that it had been spurred on by her nightmare seemed all the more likely.



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 Post subject: Re: Fresh Wounds (D12 LN)
PostPosted: Sat Dec 23, 2017 12:56 am 
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"Together." Kenzo whispered. His hand gently stroked down her back. "Goodnight, my love." His lips quirked. "I can hardly wait to see what pleasant surprises we can find for each other tomorrow."

He was exhausted, and his breathing quickly steadied, but it took some time for it to slow. He lay, neither quite asleep, nor awake. His fatigued and injury warred with his desire to watch Utsusemi, and make sure she was okay. Still, the sensation of dozing in his arms was a pleasant one.

And then, finally, sleep claimed him fully.



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 Post subject: Re: Fresh Wounds (D12 LN)
PostPosted: Sat Dec 23, 2017 1:05 am 
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"Sleep well, my hero," she murmured in return, placing a small goodnight kiss on his collarbone.

Utsusemi remained awake much longer than Kenzo, listening to him breathe and the rythm of his heartbeat.

Being like this, she was reminded of the masterpiece she had made for the completion of Sadahako's temple... after all, Kenzo was the one who had given her the strength to find a new path with her creation. Perhaps she could still do better, but... a part of her was pleased she had done as well as she had while blazing this new trail. She only hoped others could look upon it with the same awe and admiration that she had seen for the works of other Crane Artisans.

Please, Fortunes, at least grant me this...

Silently praying, Utsusemi eventually too found sleep without being plagued by further nightmares that night.


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