Stormy Memories (Mission) (M Rated)

Her words brought a warm smile to his features and he spoke softly “You could do the same you know..Anything you asked I would happily do.” He would tell her seriously before rolling them over. Her soft moan from something in the exchange made him want more, and her eyes looking down at him as he bucked his hips and sent her into a moan seemed to ask him for more, no, demand it. Then she would lean forward, her palms on his chest, and began to move her hips, moaning and gasping. Her movements caused him to feel incredible too, and his own moan would join hers. Eventually she would settle on a rhythm and take to it, her form quivering atop him. Her face was flushed with lust and what appeared to be shyness.

His eyes would widen in wonder as he took in the scene before him. Her form, atop him, moving to bring them both intense pleasure. Her violet eyes piercing into his yellow. The golden firelight off to their right would play across her skin, casting shadows in places where it couldn’t pass, like her breasts, her nose, her arms. A thin sheen of sweat was on her form as well from their efforts, the effect causing a picturesque scene that he would take with him for the rest of his life as the fire light caused the entire look to ‘pop’ as it were. She was stunning, and in a way he hadn’t seen yet. In a way he didn’t think anyone would ever match.

His hands would move instinctively, placing them on her hips as she worked to bring both of them to satisfaction. His eyes would still be wide with surprised lust and desire and he found himself instinctively meeting her downward thrust of her hips with his rising. His breathing became heavy and his voice came out breathless as he spoke. “Yenn…” He would say first, the word barely audible to his ears. “You’re stunning..” He would say again, his voice rising a bit as he gripped her hips a bit tighter and began to thrust into her harder from below. He wanted this, needed this, although he couldn’t put ‘why’ into words. After a time, how long he couldn’t say, he would feel a pressure building and his voice would come again. “Yenn, I’m going to..” He would lose his breath on the last word, his chest heaving to keep up. How was he getting tired? His stamina was incredible at the worst of times, but it didn’t matter. His eyes looked to her, his words hopefully enough to warn her.

[Tam 51]

Yenn was in heaven, the feeling of Tamwyn inside of her, his thrusts rising to meet her hips was so incredible that she could barely think. His promise of doing anything she asked still echoed in her mind as she moved on top of him, there was something about the words that made her heart soar. As she moved she could feel herself gasping for breath, the effort taking its toll on her stamina as she felt her skin dampening with the strain. As he placed his hands on her hips she would smile down at him, his words deeping the flush on her face, but she wouldn’t turn her gaze. In that ecstasy filled moment she could believe him, there was only his words and they filled her with happiness.

As he met her downward thrusts with his upward ones she groaned loudly, there was a primal need in her cries, and as he spoke again it barely registered. She’d been hearing him tell her over and over exactly what he was going to do, and this time she would lean down and take his lips in hers. She could feel the tension building again and the only thing she wanted was to experience the overwhelming explosion of light that was her release.

As he worked to tell her of his incoming release, she would lean forward and capture his lips with hers once more. He would return the kiss with equal fervor as he felt the pressure rising, building and he knew his own release was imminent. Although with her kiss, he would assume that she understood what he was trying to tell her, and wanted this. Redoubling his efforts, he’d thrust into her a few more times before holding her tight into the kiss, pressing their bodies together as he felt his own release come. He held her tight through it, his groan of intense pleasure escaping through their kiss as he felt rush after rush, spasm after spasm, for the next ten seconds or so.

Once that was done, the cave would seem eerily quiet and he would break the kiss before leaning his forehead against hers and meeting her eyes again with his. He hand let her go yet, probably wouldn’t do so for a long time. In that moment he looked at her, smiled, and felt at peace with everything in the world. It would all come back later of course, but for now he didn’t care. He held her, arms around her waist, breathing ragged and heavy, bodies covered in sweat and he couldn’t remember the last time he’d been content. The storm continued on outside, but it was a far away thing at that point. After a few more moments he’d capture her lips once more in his, a much more gentle, tender kiss, as he withdrew himself from her. Then he’d look into her eyes and smile. “Let’s just curl up with me holding you, and go to sleep now eh?” He’d ask, a tired smile on his features.

From any perspective both had had a long day. They were thrown an unknown distance across the Land of Lightning, Tamwyn had been stabbed, Yenn had to find them shelter and help him there. Cauterize the wound, and then both had shared so much that the emotional fatigue had to be considered too. Not to mention what had just happened. Right now, all he wanted to do was curl up with her against him, and sleep the rest of the night until morning came. Then they could head off to Kumogakure to report mission failure and, perhaps grab a bite to eat.

[Tam 52]

With their lips pressed together Yenn could only manage a muffled cry as she felt Tamwyn hold her against him. The increased force of those last few thrusts and the pulsing she felt as he emptied himself into her drove her over the edge again. She would lean forward heavily as her muscles shook , gasping for breath between kisses. When he finally broke their kiss she would look into his eyes, her forehead against his and smile with exhaustion. She had never felt so utterly satisfied, and so incredibly spent. She would nod weakly at his suggestion to sleep with him holding her. In his arms she felt safe and happy, and she was in no hurry to abandon that feeling.

Placing a gentle kiss on his lips she would move her head to the side and rest it on his shoulder, she had no energy to move, and so she lay languidly atop him with her hand lazily drawing circles on his skin. After a few moments of slowing her breathing she would close her eyes and smile to herself, a small shudder of pleasure moving along her spine as she briefly replayed what she had just experienced through her mind. “Tamwyn?” She would ask softly, her voice sounding far away as she carried on without waiting for a reply. “Thank you.” It wasn’t sufficient, a simple ‘thank you’. But it was all she had, and felt it was important to say it out loud. She was beyond exhaustion, the day had been filled with so many extremes that every part of her yearned for sleep. And the thought of being held close while she did so filled her with a sense of peace she had never known.

Her weak smile at his suggestion would bring another to his features, and he would return the kiss she gave him before she laid her head upon his shoulders, her finger making lazy patterns on him. After a few moments their breathing would even out, and a shudder of pleasure would move through her and he would nuzzle his head against hers before planting a kiss on her head. He was starting to nod off, when he heard his name. His eyes would open, barely conscious, to address what Yenn needed but she would continue on without pausing, simply thanking him. A small, exhausted, and genuine smile would fall upon his features as he responded, his voice barely above a whisper. “You don’t have to thank me, for doing things I want to do..”He would say, before finally falling asleep while holding her close.

For the first time since that mission to Iron, and the Battle of Meijing, he wouldn’t have a nightmare.

Night passed on into morning before Tamwyn’s eyes slowly opened, mind still remember dreams of naked flesh, moans of pleasure, and...dark hair? Violet eyes? It was that moment that Tamwyn realized that for once, he hadn’t dreamed of either Sayuri, or the damage and injury he had caused in the Battle of Meijing, but of Yenn. He smiled softly at that as for the first time in a long time, he awoke happy. He would look around quickly, an instinctive motion for a shinobi. Their fire had burned out, but it didn’t seem that it had done so at an inopportune time. ‘Should’ve put more fuel on it before we blacked out.’ He would think, considering how easily that could have gone awry. Although he supposed with both of them sharing heat so directly like they were, it wouldn’t have mattered anyway. He took a few minutes, relishing the feel of the smaller woman laying atop him, head on his shoulder. One of his arms had uncoiled from around her waist in his sleep and he hugged her again close. The light shining into the cave showed that it was morning. Probably around mid morning if he had to guess. They had slept later than he had intended, although they did have plenty of reason due to their exhaustion. Still, as much as it pained him to do so, he would have to wake her. So he would tilt his head down and kiss her on the head before shaking her softly. “Yenn, it’s time to wake up..” He would say, his tone soft so as not to startle her awake, but allow her to do so gradually.

[Tam 53]

When Yenn thanked Tamwyn, his reply was something that she ordinarily would have argued. But she didn’t have any fight left in her and so she would nod again and slowly drift off to sleep, her fingers on his skin laying still as her breathing steadied and her mind relaxed. She had no anxiety, nothing to spring her from slumber with a madly beating heart and the clutch of fear around her throat. Only peace and contentment as she slept soundly in Tamwyn’s arms. Her dreams were dreams that night. Happy images of glowing yellow eyes, soft lips and strong arms. For the first time in her entire life she was not plagued with nightmares, and as she felt a gentle shaking and heard a voice she didn’t jump or wake with a start. It took her a few moments to comprehend what was happening. She felt warm and comfortable, she could feel the steady rise and fall of someone’s chest beneath her, and she could hear a soft voice urging her to wake up.

She would open her eyes slowly, blinking sleepily as she took in the world around her. The memories of the night came rushing back as she turned her head up towards the voice and saw Tamwyn’s yellow eyes. A smile would spread across her face as her body curled inwards, stretching and shivering as she tried to wake herself up. Still half asleep she would close her eyes again, too comfortable to want to move. She had heard him, and somewhere in the back of her mind she knew that the day needed to begin, but the part of her that felt relaxed and safe would tempt her to drift back down into slumber. That part almost won out until with a start she would realize that her skin was touching Tamwyn’s. Her eyes would pop open and she would look up at him, a look of surprise on her still sleepy features. “I didn’t shock you.” She would laugh as a grin spread across her lips. “I didn’t shock you and I didn’t have nightmares.”

She was indescribably happy. For once her cursed body and mind had listened to her, or at least adhered to her silent wishes. The night before when he had suggested that it was possible, she had wanted to believe it so badly it had hurt. But now in the light of mid morning she knew it was possible. All of her tiredness evaporated at once as she laughed joyously again and would lean in to kiss him. “Thank you.” She would repeat her words from before they slept, her heart and mind racing with the possibilities that this small change had opened for her. After a moment of excitement she would become suddenly very aware of the fact that she was laying on top of him stark naked, and in the full light of day. A blush would form on her cheeks as the realization and she would speak shyly. “I guess we should get dressed and head out.”

Her initial wake up was adorable, at least to Tamwyn. The slow, sleepy opening of the eyes and the taking in of the world around her. Her eyes would turn toward him and a smile would spread across her features as her body curled inwards, stretching and shivering. He felt all of this against him and enjoyed the feel of her moving against him. Afterwards though, she would close her eyes again, obviously part of her wanted to say ‘Nope, not ready yet’. A downright seductive sentiment that he could very easily get behind. He nuzzled his head against hers and was prepared to let her snooze a bit, and join her no less, when her eyes would pop open. His own would dart toward the entrance, worried that perhaps Yuan Ji had arrived and he had missed it. However he would notice that her eyes were toward him, and not toward unseen danger. Turning to face her he would note the surprised look on her still sleepy features and listen to the words as she spoke.

The laugh that came from her mouth, and the grin that spread across her lips would cause him to chuckle. Then, as she clarified that she not only didn’t shock him, but that she didn’t have nightmares either. He would smile in genuine happiness before speaking as well. “Nor did I..” He would say, and her joyous laugh and kiss would be met with equal joy. He would return the kiss, letting it linger a moment and letting the taste of her lips take over his world for that brief moment before they broke apart. Her words of thanks would be met with a mild blush, then a wide smile would cross his features. “You don’t have to thank me.” He would say again, knowing she would argue, but this time he would swoop in for another kiss, trying to do so before she could. He would hold this one for longer, savoring the moment as he held her at the small of her back, their naked bodies together.

Still, that would have to end or they would be quite a bit later getting home than Tamwyn had planned. So it was with reluctance that he broke the kiss. Shortly after, a blush would spread across her features and her voice would come out shyly, suggesting that they should get dressed and get moving. Nodding his head, but noting that despite the blush and shyness she had made no move to actually move he would chuckle. “I don’t wanna let go of you either, but perhaps we can talk more about the possibility of you moving in if you want. The idea of waking up like this each day is..well..an absolutely tempting idea.” He would say, a blush on his own features as he effectively let his own desires toward that idea known. Still, they had to get up, and procrastinating it wouldn’t do them any good.

So Tamwyn simply lifted her up. He was quite strong for human standards and so it didn’t even take that much effort. He simply shifted her in his arms, sat up a bit and used the moment to stand upright, holding her bridal style in his arms. Then he would gently set her down, ensuring she had time to get her feet under her before letting go. “I don’t know about you, but I’m starved. I hadn’t eaten before the mission started and after yesterday and last night, I feel like I could eat a feast by myself. How about when we get back to Kumogakure we report in and then go to breakfast? My treat.” He would say as he moved over toward his pants which had, mercifully, dried off. Then pulled them on. He would follow up with his boots which he was absolutely positive he had taken off at some point. Or at least, that’s what the author of this post is saying happened at any rate. That was essentially all of his clothing though, so at that point he moved over the entrance and leaned against the side of it, looking at their surroundings as Yenn got dressed. Or at least that was the intent. What he actually did was look at Yenn the entire time, there wasn’t anything lecherous in it. But his gaze would speak of desire, and appreciation for beauty.

[Tam 54]

She was thrilled that Tamwyn hadn’t had nightmares either. It was further proof that she could believe what he had asserted to her the night before. She enjoyed their kiss, pouting playfully as he pulled away, and her brows furrowing as she went to argue with him as he said again that she didn’t have to thank him. “Wha-” Her words were cut short by another kiss and after a moment of irritation she gave in to his kiss and sighed happily while he held her. She found it difficult to maintain her annoyance at his words, and she had a sneaking suspicion that he had said it just to get a rise out of her.

She didn’t move even though she spoke of needing to. That fact didn’t appear to be lost on Tamwyn as he chuckled and said he didn’t want to move either. He brought up the idea of her moving in with him again, and again she considered it quietly. She saw the blush as he asked, and it made her heart flutter. It was clearly something he actually wanted, and it was something she very much liked the idea of, especially considering the night they’d had. But she wasn’t known for making impulsive decisions. Usually. Unless you considered the impulsivity of their carnal exchange.

She let the idea hang in the air, offering a smile to the handsome shinobi. She was still content to lay on top of him, feeling no particular rush to actually get up, but her eyes would widen as Tamwyn made the decision to rise on her behalf. She would grab onto his shoulders as he shifted her and rose while cradling her in his arms in one fluid and impressive movement. She knew she was small, but the ease with which he moved her caused her to blush, this time with renewed desire. As he set her down gently she would let her hands linger on his bare shoulders before stepping back while taking a deep breath to pull herself together. Once parted she felt a strange emptiness and it was all she could do to not rush back into his arms. The one place she’d ever felt safe.

At the mention of food Yenn felt her stomach complain. She didn’t remember the last time she’d eaten a meal. Probably the night before last, although with her feeling the need to sleep in the woods again it was likely even further back. She would wrap her arms around her midsection in a vain attempt to quiet the growling of an empty stomach and look sheepishly up at the taller man. “I’m pretty hungry, it seems whiskey isn’t actually food.” Turning to find her own clothing as Tamwyn went for his, she would bend down and pick up her discarded shirt, shaking it vigorously before pulling it on and fastening the remaining buttons. It wasn’t until she went to put her pants back on that she remembered her scars. She had spent many blissful hours forgetting entirely about their existence and a small sigh would escape her lips as she pulled on the now dry leather. She would pause with the pants up to her knees, sitting on the rock she’d left them on to dry and gently trace a finger along one of the raised lightning bolts that marred her flesh. The gesture was half melancholy and half remembrance, her cheeks reddening slightly more as she thought of Tamwyn’s lips against them.

His kiss did indeed cut her retort off at the knees and he smiled and a wicked little way as she didn’t push the retort after the kiss was done. When he set her down after standing them both up her hands would linger on him for a few moments and he would respond by taking one of them into his hand and kissing her softly. His eyes meeting hers the entire time. This morning thus far had been wondrously peaceful, even a bit playful. It felt good to act that way with someone, and it felt even better to see her acting that way too. When he brought up the idea of food her stomach would growl loudly and he would laugh good naturedly.[color=yellow] “I see you’re in the same boat, very well, breakfast when we return then.”[/color=yellow] He would say as he dressed and moved to lean against the wall of the entrance.

His eyes would watch her intently, watching as she dressed, he found he intoxicatingly beautiful and keeping his eyes from her was difficult. He would have to learn to suppress that on missions, or it could lead to great trouble for them both. She would pause as she noted her scars once more upon her legs, her pants half way up as she sat upon the rock they had dried on during the night. A finger would trace over the raised lightning bolts and he could see, even in the dimness of the cave, that her cheeks had reddened slightly. Probably from a memory of him kissing them. Deciding that reminding her that they held no power over her, and that he found her beautiful regardless of scars, he moved over to her silently. He knelt before her, his eyes boring into hers once more as he leaned forward, and kissed one of the raised lightning bolts on her flesh again. Once that was done he would look up at her, his face serious. “They have only the power you give them Yenn..” He would say, his voice soft, but his tone working to convey that he was there with her every step of the way.

Once that was done, he would rise, and jerk his head toward the entrance with a small smile. “Let’s get going though, the longer we dally, the longer it takes to obtain food.” He would say before holding his hand for her to take. She would have to finish pulling her pants on to take it and stand. Which she would proceed to do. He would help her stand and simply, proceed to go. The memories of that cave would probably stay with him, and potentially for her, for the rest of their lives. But it was time to leave it behind now and continue on. Once leaving, he would move through the woods a ways, not even realizing that he had yet to let go of her hand. Although even if he did, he probably wouldn’t let her go. After a few minutes though he would pause and look toward her. “Actually, you’re probably better at navigating in the wilderness. You should lead, I can’t risk flying up for fear of Yuan Ji spotting me and taking another shot.” He would say with a grimace. He didn’t like it, he’d rather fly them up. From that perspective he could spot the Metropolis that was Kumogakure from pretty much anywhere in the Land of Lightning. However it was too risky.

Before the woman could even open her mouth to speak though, Tamwyn’s ears would pick up footsteps in the foliage. Snapping his head around to look he would see the man himself, Yuan Ji, moving toward them calmly, hand upon the hilt of his katana. He would move to about thirty meters away and look at them. A marginally befuddled look on his features before he spoke. “You..survived? Interesting, well, that’s simple enough to fix.” He would say and Tamwyn would reluctantly let go of Yenn’s hand and put his hands in front of him, in a diamond pattern. His eyes would narrow before he spoke. “I should’ve just killed you before, instead of trying to detain you. My apologies, I’ll rectify the situation immediately.” He would say, his voice becoming dark as arcs of lightning coalesced in his hands. “Ki-ko-fuck yourself.” He would say simply before a massive and bright blast of raiton chakra fired from his hands. It expanded to 100m wide and flew for 300m in just over a seconds worth of time. When it faded, the landscape in that direction that fit those parameters was effectively clear cut, tree’s, gone, rock formations and other such things were sheared through and no longer existent. Yuan Ji appeared to simply have disappeared.

Keeping his senses open, Tamwyn would look around, expecting the man to appear, but a second look would reveal the man sword, warped into unusability, at the ground where the man had stood. Tamwyn moved over and took the sword, searching around for any sign of the man and finding nothing except a black smear upon the ground there. Judging by that, the man had simply ceased to exist. The sword would have to serve as their proof of completion. Turning back and walking toward Yenn he would stop before her, a small smile on his features. “Well that’s done..I should’ve done that to begin with but..I just..couldn’t. I don’t know why. Besides, if I had last night wouldn’t have happened. So I guess I’m quite happy with how things turned out..Would you like to fly back to Kumogakure?” He would ask, his hand outstretched, offering it to her. He had managed to work through his fear of killing people last night, the nightmares of that girl in the Battle of Meijing gone. However he still felt that rush within him now that he had done it, that overpowering desire to kill more. As he felt it, blonde hair, and blue eyes would appear in his mind. He would suppress that, it would appear he still had work to do to get over that mission near the Land of Iron.

[Tam 55]

As Tamwyn felt the need to draw further attention to her empty and very angry stomach she would scowl up at him, but quickly break into laughter as he did. His laugh was infectious and once again, despite the annoyance she felt that she was reasonably sure was intentionally placed by him, she would smile happily.

While she was dressing she was unaware of Tamwyn watching her, lost as she was in her own thoughts. When she saw him kneel in front of her she would gasp quietly, not quite startled enough that her skin fought back, but startled all the same. His words were comforting, and his lips against her scars even more so. She would close her eyes briefly as he kissed her, savoring the feeling of his lips. As he spoke of food again though her eyes would open and she would quickly rise and finish dressing before taking his hand. She dearly wished that she had not forgotten her boots by that creek as her feet were not used to the type of abuse she had put them through, but she walked along cheerfully regardless. She was allowing Tamwyn to lead them, content with the idea of it possibly taking a good deal longer to return to Kumogakure as a result.  

When he mentioned that she should lead, she would begin to nod sadly. He was right of course, but it would mean that they’d get there faster, and she didn’t want this beautiful moment to end. Walking through the woods, hand in hand, with nothing to fear. As usual though, just when she thought there wasn’t anything to fear she would see Tamwyn’s head turn suddenly, and following his gaze she saw the return of the Wind Demon. Her hand would squeeze Tamwyn’s hand subtly, an unconscious act on her part as she struggled to control her fright. This man had very nearly killed her and Tamwyn the day before, and she did not enjoy the thought of round two.

Yuan Ji seemed confused as to how they were both still alive, which gave her some sense of satisfaction. It was the only thing that gave her satisfaction about seeing the criminal again, he had easily dodged her attack before and she doubted that even with the miraculous events from the night in the cave that she would find her aim any truer. Yenn was so used to doing everything on her own, having to fight all of her own battles that until Tamwyn removed her hand from hers and spoke it hadn’t occurred to her that she wasn’t alone. He was there, right beside her, like he had promised.

In another time, and under different circumstances Tamwyn’s words may have been amusing. Perhaps in some mock battle or spar, with friendly intent. As it was though his words were dark and Yenn could only stand there and watch as that darkness turned into a blindingly bright beam of lightning that obliterated their opponent utterly. Her mouth would open slightly and her eyes would grow wide as she tried to comprehend what had just happened. It was so fast and brutal and finite. And it wasn’t just the man that had disappeared. The rocks and trees, even parts of the ground were scorched and just. . . gone.

The only thing that remained was the twisted bit of metal that had once been Yuan Ji’s sword. Yenn would watch, still in shock, as Tamwyn walked over and picked it up, and then turned and walked back to her. With a smile. The smile helped to clear her head, the beaming visage of the man she had placed her trust in. Shaking her head to try to unscramble her thoughts she would look into his yellow eyes, searching for something to hold on to. Some indication that this was normal. She had seen power, but not like this. And while he didn’t frighten her, the best word to describe her facial features would be ‘concerned’. His talk of the fact that he should have just done that last night brought a smile to her face once more. She wouldn’t have given that night up for anything. “I would very much like to fly back to Kumogakure with you, Tamwyn.” She would smile wider as he suggested it, it was one of the first things he had offered to her and she was pleased that he had remembered. Yenn had never killed anyone, never even hurt anyone if you were getting technical about it, and so she had no idea what it was like. She had heard though that taking someone’s life was often difficult and so she would move close to him and gently run a hand over his cheekbone and peered into his eyes. “Are you alright?” She would ask as she sought the truest answer to her question. This must have been what he was speaking about, the desire and willingness to kill tugging at his conscience. She didn’t see anything wrong with it, the man was fully intending to finish the job he had started the day before. To not act would have been stupid and she was thankful that Tamwyn had acted, but she was also concerned that he would hate himself more for it. Searching for his hand again she would try to grasp it with her free hand while keeping her eyes trained on his. “That was. . . amazing. Do you think that maybe one day, you could show me how to do it?” She would smile softly as she glanced at the now missing forest. “Though maybe in a field or something?” She would smirk as she teased him, squeezing his hand and meeting his eyes with a serious look she would nod and then say “Yes.” pausing as she committed to the idea she would continue. “I will live with you.”

Her reaction to his Kikoho would be surprise, shock more like, and when he made the offer to fly them back to Kumogakure she would readily accept it. She seemed excited for the idea of flying in the air, if her smile at the offer was any indication. Her next actions though would surprise him. She moved over to him, and ran a hand over his cheekbones, peering deep into his eyes as she asked him if he was alright. He would look back into hers and nod gently. “Yeah..After the Battle of Meijing and how I almost killed that young shinobi because I hadn’t expected that technique to be so effective..I beat myself up for it, a lot. Over the course of last night though, I came to the realization that it’s part of the job. I can’t blame myself for it. Frankly, Yuan Ji had to go, it’s as simple as that. So I removed him. The issue now..was the incident near the Land of Iron..I liked killing him Yenn..I need to get over that..it’ll take a lot of time..” He would say, his eyes peering into hers as she placed a hand over hers. “I’m okay for now though..promise.” He would say softly, turning his head a bit and kissing her hand.

He would feel her hand grasp his and he would hold it tight. Her words brought a smile to his features before he nodded. “Yes of course, I intend to teach you all of my lightning techniques if you want. You’ll have to progress to the point where you can handle most of them though. They’re all higher level jutsu.” He would respond, telling her that essentially his entire jutsu list would be hers if she wanted. “And yeah, when I learned it I just fired up, avoided that whole problem.” He would say with a sheepish smile before nodding her grinning at her. Her next word would cause him to pause and look at her expectantly. ‘Yes’? Yes to what? The next five words out of her mouth would cause him to freeze. His heart would effectively stop, and with a wide, happy smile he would take her in his arms and kiss her fiercely. “You’ve made me happier than I thought I could be Yenn..Now then, let’s go home.” He would say as he activated his Seraph’s Brilliance technique, his smile staying on his features, his eyes bright with happiness.. Six wings made of raiton would rise from his back, looking for all the world like angel wings. The top pair would be three meters long, the second pair would be two meters long, and the bottom pair would be one meter long. They would appear as they had in the audience chamber, only this time she would be able to see them up close. He would give her whatever time was necessary to admire them before speaking. “I’ll teach you these too if you want, although I encourage you to find a unique way for you to fly if you can. Now then, back toward me. I’m going to hold you from behind so you can see the landscape. I promise, I won’t drop you..” He would say and wrapping his arms tightly around her waist should she comply. His bottom most pair of wings would fold over her legs, ensuring her legs didn’t fall down toward the ground due to gravity and making the flight awkward for her.

Once that was done he would take off, his top two pairs of wings propelling them up into the air. They moved at a fairly good pace as they rose into the air, although he was akin to his normal running speed. So it would be much faster than she was used to. They would rise up into the sky and upon reaching a high enough altitude he would rotate them until they could see Kumogakure in the distance. The surrounding landscape lay beneath them and it, and the city, looked stunning from the viewpoint. The sun was shining brilliantly and illuminating the landscape, the light glistening off windows within the village. He pause there for a time, slowly, very slowly, rotating them around so Yenn could enjoy the view as he spoke. “When I begin moving us, use your hands to block some of the wind from your eyes. I’ll have us back in Kumogakure in a few minutes so I’ll hover her for a bit to let you take it all in.” He would say, emphasizing the statement with a kiss to the back of her neck. When she was ready, he would fly them back toward Kumogakure, a content smile on his face as he held her tight. They had a mission to go report, breakfast to ingest, and now, a move to take care of. Tamwyn couldn’t be happier.

[Tam 56 - Exit]

As she asked him if he was alright, she listened without judgement, her only concern for his well being. He spoke of how he’d been so hard on himself after the Battle of Meijing, and then he spoke of how he liked killing Yuan Ji and she would shake her head to silence his chastising of himself. “It’s okay. It really is. I know you think you’re terrible for it, but you are not a bad person Tamwyn. Is it dark? Maybe. Is it wrong? I don’t think so. Yuan Ji was a killer, he tried to kill both of us, and we were prepared for that. He was the worst kind of criminal, the kind that preys on those who can’t fight back. Whether you liked it or not doesn’t matter I think, when you consider what your intentions were and what you ended up doing.” She would smile as he kissed her hand and nodded as he promised her he was okay. It was good enough. The idea that he saw himself as anything less than the perfect angel she saw hurt her heart.

His offer to teach her everything he knew of lightning was met with a brilliant smile, she honestly couldn’t have cared less what he offered her as long as it included spending time with him. And as her reply to his oft asked question finally came she would gasp with surprise as he would take her in his arms and kiss her. She would return his fierce kiss with equal passion, wrapping her arms around him and melting into his embrace. She couldn’t help but laugh as he explained how happy he was, and at the strangeness of the idea of going home with him.

His wings were breathtaking, and she would stare in awe as six wings of pure raiton rose from his back. With a soft voice she would speak, tearing her eyes from the wings and settling her violet gaze on his yellow one. “They’re beautiful Tamwyn.” It had been among her first thoughts when she met him, that she wanted to see them in person. And now that she was mere inches from them all she could do was stare into the eyes of their creator. His explanations of what he would do and what she could expect were answered with an obedient turn to face away from him. “I know you’re not going to drop me, Tamwyn. You already had that chance and you failed.” She would laugh at her own joke as the bottom wings would wrap around her legs and he pushed off the ground and into the air.

The sensating was exhilarating, flying up into the air and slowly turning to see Kumogakure laid on in all its splendor. The way the sunlight danced along the glass and metal of the metropolis was stunning, a city made of stars. She would relax against him as he kissed the back of her neck, a happy sigh sounding from her lips as she gently stroked his arms around her waist. She was the happiest she had ever been, and as they made their way back to the village she thought she finally understood a phrase she’d read somewhere, a metaphor that she’d never felt held any meaning before she felt it herself in Tamwyn’s arms. Walking on air.

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