Jaiden was a young man of 20. His body was toned with muscle. His fingers were long slender and nimble. Sometimes he had cat ears and a tail to match but usually he preferred to look human. Given the choice he would rather go bare foot though he didn't particularly mind shoes. His hair was a short dark mess. He had green eyes that burned with intensity. On the outside, except for when he was with his girlfriend, he was an asshole with a love of killing. On the inside he was much the same except that he was extremely insightful.
At the moment Jaiden was sleeping on his side because the weight of his girlfriend on his side had knocked him over. He had woken up when this had happened but he simply readjusted himself so both he and the girl, Sakura, would both be more comfortable.
Sakura was a mute. Her abusive father had beat talk out of her since her first words. At this point she would probably never be able to talk. Her vocal chords were too atrophied. She was also hindered in that she didn't know sign language.
Sakura had long brown hair. Her eyes were a dark blue and her skin just a tad darker than a normal persons. She was dexterous in anything that required her hands. In the area of her breast she was well endowed, but not so much as some of Jaiden's friends such as Himari. She was a bit on the short side. She liked the sound of a guitar and couldn't wait till she could get one.
It wasn't long before Shizuku came in to see the two sleeping together. Her footsteps woke Jaiden from his slumber.
"You two may want to wash up I'm going to start making breakfast." She informed him.
"Bleh morning should take longer to get here." Jaiden moaned gently shaking Sakura to wake her. She looked up at her lover and smiled putting her head on his chest again. Jaiden ran his fingers through her hair for a little while. "Come on we need to wash up"
Sakura snuggle tighter to him.
"No, we need to get up Shizuku is already making breakfast," Jaiden asserted.
Sakura pouted at him but sat up sleepily.
"O! Happy Birthday." Jaiden said suddenly as he too sat up and gave Sakura a kiss.
"I hope I got you a good gift this year."
The eager expression on Sakura's face made it clear that she wanted her gift then and there.
"I'll give it to you when I drop you off at school." Jaiden responded helping her up.
Sakura made a motion like opening a gift looking at Jaiden with a curious face.
"I can't tell you that'd ruin the surprise,"
She gave him a sour face
"Sorry but the rules are rules"
Sakura made a motion like breaking a stick.
"No," Jaiden said assuming she was saying that rules were meant to be broken.
They got out of the bathroom just in time for Himari and Yuto to go in. Jaiden could tell by looking that they had participated in the act the night before. The fact they were holding hands just to do there morning wash up and Himari's huge smile were the most reliable indicaters. They had married just under a year ago. Rinko and Kuesu had been extremely jealous, but everyone else was happy for them. Kuesu had been forced to remove her spell making Yuto allergic to cats.
Jaiden stepped into the kitchen to see how far along Shizuku was in cooking. As usual he found this to be a bad idea. He groaned about how long it was taking for breakfast to come.
Sakura pushed on his forehead with her index finger. That, jaiden had learned, was her way of saying baka.
"O shush up" Jaiden said.
Sakura opened her mouth and forced air through her throat like she was trying to talk.
"Smartass," Jaiden said in an under tone which Sakura smiled at. She'd have laughed if she could have.
On the way to drop Sakura off at school Jaiden handed her a rapped gift. It was about the size and shape of a journal except for an irregularity on one side.
She immediately opened it and almost lost the set of pencils that had been the irregularity. It was in fact a journal. The name Sakura and a Sakura bloom were carved into the front of it.
"That was my fiftieth attempt to do that bloom." Jaiden and then gently turned to the journal to the backside.
Again in the same gold letters something was carved.
Everyone has a right
to voice their opions
This is yours
Jaiden knew at once he had gotten her the perfect gift because she flung himself on him kissing him repeated. "There's more inside." Jaiden said.
Sakura opened and read the inside front cover. It read "For my Sakura bloom, the loudest persoon I know." She took out one of her pencils and wrote underneath it, "With this you will hear my voice"
They walked the rest of the way to the school hand in hand. Jaiden gave her a passionate kiss before saying "I'll see you in a day or two"
He arrived home just in time to leave with everyone else for their lunch with Hazumuu, Tomari, Rinko, and Alien-san.