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All Grown Up

"Little summoner, you've grown." Stated the red haired monk. Her long purple locks reached her waist now, her figure hourglass. She wore a yellow tube top which seemed to barely keep in her ripe breasts, showed off her slim midriff. Low cut, form fitting, crimson trousers finished off her outfit.

"Treno doesn't seem a good place to be trotting about like that." He gestured.

"I can take care of myself pretty well." Eiko informed him, "I enjoy a good brawl now and then." She slipped out a pair of black gloves with dangerous looking spikes on them. "Kinda picked up your choice of weapon through the years. I enjoy inflicting damage with my own fist."

Amarant laughed, "I doubt you could do that much damage with those, not like these babies." He held up is own pair of Tiger Fangs.

"Maybe sometime we could have a brawl." Smiled Eiko.

Amarant chuckled, "Your ass that's gonna get handed to ya."

Eiko winked at him then headed off to the other side of the bar. Amarant watched her the whole time, sipping his ale. 'Since when did that whiney brat grow up' he wondered to himself.

It wasn't too long before a scuffle happened between Eiko and some drunk with a grabby hand. The man had reached out and pinched her ass, which Eiko answered with a fist in his face. Amarant had to give it to her she'd knocked the guy on his ass pretty good. When Eiko sat back on her stool, assuming the guy was down for the count, the little turd slipped something out of his belt and threw it at her. Eiko dodged, the dagger had been inches away from her head. Amarant got up and picked up the man, "Think you've had enough." He spoke as he threw him out the bar's door. "Close call, eh brat?" Amarant chuckled.

Eiko shrugged, "Had worse." She replied smoothly.

"What are you doing after this?" Amarant asked her.

"Nothing, why?" She asked.

"Want a chance at that brawl? You've got me curious now."

Eiko beamed at him, "Sure." Amarant opened the door for her, gesturing with one large hand. Eiko and Amarant headed for an abandoned tower he was staying at.

"Whenever you're ready." He informed her, getting into his fighting stance.

Eiko equipped her gloves and nodded a yes. Like a blur she was on top of him slicing for his chest. Amarant slid to his left, barely missing her blades. 'Faster than I thought!" He mused as he began to evade her onslaught of attacks. 'Fast but not patient, a bit reckless too.' When Eiko's fist went past his face, he grabbed her wrist and pinned it behind her back.

"You need more focus kid. Let yourself open like that and anyone can do this to you." He demonstrated the "this" part by cupping her breast with one hand. A surprised intake of breath came from her as she became red in the face. She swiftly kicked out from behind, aiming for his privates, thus making him loosen his grip enough to wiggle free.

"What's the matter? Never been felt up before?" He taunted her, waiting for that focus to go once more.

"Not by an old man!" She replied, catching him off guard by that comment and contacting her fist with his shoulder, blades drawing blood. He reached out for her but she was quick to get back. She'd gotten lucky, that was all, he kept telling himself as the two kept attacking and evading. Finally he made contact with her skin, slicing at her neck and nicking her ear at the same time. Eiko let out a curse as she began to bleed angrily from her wound. With swift movements, she launched herself at him, sending the two tumbling on the floor. Eiko landed on top, blade aimed at his throat.

"Not bad Carol, but hey, what's that over there?" She looked and Amarant took the advantage. He had her on her back, arms pinned down. "You fell for the oldest trick in the book." He shook his head at her.

"Are you going to get off me or not?" She demanded. Amarant looked down on her and couldn't see the little girl he'd traveled with anymore. All he saw was a beauty that could have some potential with blades. Also he noticed her breasts were about to fall out of her top if he didn't let up soon. With a sly smirk he leaned on her more, watching as her boobs pressed up until little lavender nipples popped out.

"Amarant!" Eiko screamed, her face turning red once more as he felt his own body react to hers. Quickly he got up and dodged another attack from the angry Eiko who also buisily tried to pull up her shirt.

"I can't believe you! You're worse than that freak at the bar!"

"If it makes you feel any better, I've at least watched you grow up." Amarant commented.

Eiko rolled her eyes at him, not impressed, "Quite the dirty old man now a days huh?"

"Why do you keep calling me old?" He demanded.

"Why do you keep calling me kid?" She countered.

Amarant didn't really have a response for that, as once again his eyes traveled back to her rack, noticing that apparently it was cold in the room.

"What's wrong with you? It's like you've never seen a pair before!" She chided.

"None as nice as yours." He spoke before he meant to, making Eiko blush again.

"You do know your fly's unzipped…" She commented, blushing deeper as amaranth looked down to see. Well, there was no way Eiko could not know he was attracted to her, why did his mind have to be in the gutter when she noticed that! It was Amarants turn to blush as he turned around and zipped up his pants.

"I think I should probably get going…" Eiko mumbled, edging towards the door.

"Alright…I uh, guess I'll see you around then." Amarant said, remembering her wound and asked if she'd like a potion.

"It's fine, I'll deal with it when I get to my room at the cavern." She told him, "Room number three."

Amarant shrugged, not getting the comment at all until she was out and had been gone for fifteen minutes or so.

'Had she just?...Why the hell had she told him her room number? Has she not already given him the whole, 'you're a creepy old pervert' sentence? Amarant didn't really know what to do.

_O_O_

"I've been wanting to get your attention for a long time now." She told him before kissing him on the mouth.

Amarant couldn't believe it! Eiko liked him? Wanted his attention? Since when? Hadn't she liked Zidane? Eiko had countered that one with hadn't he liked Freya?

"Wait, this is all going a bit fast, I'd at least like to know why you want to…to." He couldn't finish his sentence.

"Well, to be honest, I've always kinda liked you. More so actively when I realized that Zidane was a lost cause. I admired the way you could stand on your own two feet. How you didn't have to be the center of attention to show how strong you were, how focused you are in battle. What can I say, I like a man who knows how to fight; and with you, you don't brag about it. It's just how you are." Eiko told him.

"What about that Vivi kid? Don't you like him?" Amarant asked her. Eiko rolled her eyes.

"Listen, just because as kids we hung out doesn't mean we were destined to be a couple or anything like that. I've wanted to grab your attention for a long time Amarant, hoping that someday I'd get a chance to show you how much we can be alike."

Amarant shook his head, "So does that mean you're not really being true to yourself? What would you have been doing with your life if it hadn't been to try and impress me?"

Eiko's face frowned. "Does it matter? I choose this, because I want to. The added bonus of impressing you is just pure luck."

Amarant wasn't really sure if he believed her or not. It was a bit flattering that she had tried to get his attention though. "You did a pretty good job of it at the bar tonight."

Eiko smiled, "I noticed." Her smiled faltered as a thought came to her, "You and Freya, are you still together?"

Amarant laughed, "You know, just because we fought together well doesn't mean we were intimate."

"Come on, you hung out even off the battlefield." Eiko prodded.

"Would it have bothered you if I did?" He asked. "You know well enough that I'm past the age of being a virgin. So if it was one of your little fantasies to be with someone who was, that ships been sailed Sweetie."

Eiko closed her eyes, "I realize this. I know you probably had, but it's not something I like to think about."

Amarant nodded, he could see from her young point of view that having many partners that way was not very romantic to think about. "Are you one still?" He asked out of sheer curiosity.

Eiko winked, "Wouldn't you like to find out for yourself?"

Amarant chuckled, "Maybe some other time." Eiko was about to protest when her grabbed a handful of purple hair and pulled her to him, his mouth pressed roughly against hers. She smelled like blood and sweat from their previous battle, how that scent seemed to make him hungry for her.

Amarant's left hand slipped under her top and fondled her breast as he continued to force his kisses upon her, knowing he'd be leaving bruises. Eiko moaned against his mouth as she felt his fingers tease her taunt nipple. Her heart raced as she felt something hard against her thigh. Before her hand could roam down there he let her loose. "Not tonight Eiko." He told her.

"Is there…something wrong with me?" He asked him, worried she'd done something wrong.

"I don't think you realize what kind of guy I really am. Do you think I'd really just give in and have sex with you right out without first being together with you? If you are serious about trying to be with me, then we need to get to know each other a lot more. I want to try at this way too much to ruin it by having quick sex. Trust me kid, this if for the good of both of us." He kissed the top of her head. "I'll see you in the morning, we'll go fight some monsters and see what else we might find."

Eiko was glad in a way that he'd been an adult about this. Even though she wanted him right now, he made a good point in all that he had said. It made her feel very glad that he was actually holding off to see if this thing might lead to something more long term than just a quick fling. She just had to try and keep her hormones in check, which was going to be hard the way he made her insides burn with hunger.

"Tomorrow then…" She smiled as she watched the red haired monk walk out of her room.