Hey guys,
I am soooo sorry that this came late. I completely lost track of time... On the other hand, it is longer than the usual chapters, but like a lot I think... SO hopefully you guys will forgive me on that! Like I said in my other stories, I will try to keep up with the updating schedule of 1 chapter per month. However, there is no guarantee. I have a feeling that this chapter may be it for the month of October, just because of midterms and what not. School and life. But I will try my best to keep it going! Hope you guys enjoy this chapter and as always feel free to R&R! I'd love to hear from you guys.
Disclaimer: I do not own One Piece, just Kyou(ko) Lovell
Summary: Kyouko is assigned a mission to seduce as the final exam in her string of lessons from Ivankov. Her target is Sabo. Though Sabo doesn't know that exactly.
Rating: M, slight adult scenes.
Last Updated: 10-04-15
"Argh!" Kyou charged forward, her arm drawn back.
Sabo smiled at the determination in her voice. He could feel the emotions radiating behind her war cry this time. However… he squat down just before she could reach him, dodging her attack. He stuck out his foot. "You're too easy to read." He sighed, watching at Kyou tried to keep her balance. Sabo reached for her failing wrist and pulled her back towards his chest. "Hey…" He started, wanting to tell her to be more careful, but his words died as he stared down at her wide innocent and confused staring back at him with faint pants escaping her slightly parted lips.
Kyou fell silent as she stared back at Sabo's face. His brows were furrowed slightly and his mouth had formed a small pout. He was staring deeply into her brown eyes, his own stained with worry. "… you need to be more careful." He murmured lightly, in a low tone. His breath rolled off her check and down her neck, brushing against the sensitive skin there. She could feel the vibrations of his words against her back as he spoke. His gloved hand reached to brush the hair away from her face, the light pressure snapping Kyou back to reality. She pressed her hands flat against Sabo and pushed him away while stumbling back slightly, warmth quickly making its way up her face. "K-Kyou?"
"Ha… W-we're… we're supposed to be…" Kyou panted, trying to cool her hot face. What was she going to say? She had forgotten when the image of how close they had just been replayed in her mind, warming her face immediately.
"Are you okay?" His voice was full of worry again. "Was I too rough? I'm sorry!"
"I'm fine!"
"Then, why can't you look at me?" Kyou had been hiding her face behind her blue bangs this whole time.
Her face flushed again when her name left his lips. It was the same slightly husky tone like before. Kyou couldn't help but stare deeper at the ground. The reason was so obvious! He wasn't going to make her say it right? Her breath hitched when she heard another soft murmur urging her to speak. Her hand twitched to cover her suddenly sensitive neck. She could still feel his breath lingering there. Sucking a deep breath in slowly, Kyou schooled her emotion into place and tightened her grip on her blade. "You're my opponent, aren't you?" Her lips trudged upwards when she realized her voice was even. "It'll be bad if I let myself get caught like that." She explained as she flicked her wrist up, pointing her rapier at Sabo.
"True." Sabo agreed, tugging on the edge of his hat, trying to hide his expression again. Kyou took that moment to charge, knowing that he couldn't see through his hat.
"I thought you said no haki!" Kyou grumbled when Sabo dodged it easily.
"You're opponent isn't going to go easy on you."
Kyou gritted her teeth. Sabo was using her words from before against her now. "I still don't like it." She muttered under her breath as she started her barrage forward. She didn't hate haki. She just disliked it. Or rather, she disliked the fact that she couldn't use it. Everyone else she has seen here seen to be able to use some kind of haki but her. "Besides, shouldn't I get a handicap for not being in a fight since we were kids?"
Sabo burst into laughter at the last comment, his eyes turning into a crescents at the mirthful memory. "Even then you didn't really fight." He reminded between laughs.
"E-exactly!" She shouted, face flushing once more. This time she added a stomp and pout for emphasis.
"Hey, don't be mad…." Kyou peeked out through the corner of her eyes and she grinned inwardly when Sabo took a few concerned steps towards her. Just a few more… Now!
"Don't be mad." She repeated back when she pulled the male towards her while sliding her blade towards his center. "Eh?" She gasped when the blade didn't connect and instead she found the blonde continuing to fall forward… towards her. "W-wait!" She screamed before the world tipped over.
Groaning slightly, Kyou could feel a bruise forming from where she landed. Then an unusual pressure on her wrists and finally a presence hovering right above her. Peeling her eyes slowly, brown eyes suddenly widened as an unwanted heat started to spread across her face. Her breath hitched and she couldn't help but to be suddenly super sensitive to her surroundings.
She was trapped, her rapier lost somewhere on the scramble down, but it wasn't like she could have used it anyway in her situation. Her arms were pinned, one above her head and the other next to her face by the man hovering over her. She wanted to squirm and slip out from underneath him, but she couldn't do that either. Not with Sabo's knee pressed against the floorboards between her legs. "S-Sa…" She started only to have her weak voice covered by Sabo's throaty groans.
"I thought you were going to stab me for a moment there. Though I don't think you should have fallen with your opponent. Are you okay?" Sabo groaned as he lifted a head to move his hat out of his face. The thing had moved when they landed, blocking his sight. Not that he really need it with his Haki. Still, it wasn't the same as actually seeing. It didn't give him the details. All he knew was the general placement of the people. So he wasn't exactly ready for the sight before him.
Kyou's blue hair was sprawl out around her like a seashell, and entangled with her hair was his fingers and the wrist next to her head. Her other now-freed hand had moved with its back pressed against her cherry red face. She wasn't staring up at him, only glancing off to the side while trying to hide the blush with her hand. It didn't do much, but add to the sight. "S-Sabo?" Sabo groaned inwardly at that. Why did she have to sound so inviting whenever she says his name? "I-I think I'm done sparring for today." Sabo swallowed thickly, enjoying the sight for a few moments longer before reluctantly, pulling back. He never let go of her wrist though as he got back to his feet, using that hand to help her back up. He was tempted to pull just a tad harder to have her colliding into his hard chest. But he didn't.
"Thank you for training with me." Kyou bowed politely before scurrying out of the room.
That was a lie. She wasn't done, nowhere close. The two of them had started only half an hour ago. Kyou's usually training time was about two hours. But she couldn't spend another minute sparring against Sabo. She never could. Sabo wasn't even supposed to be her sparring partner. But for some reason, no one else seems to be willing to be her partner besides him. Something about Sabo not allowing it or something. Kyou frowned as she glanced at her hands. Was there something unappealing about her that she couldn't get anyone else to partner up with her? She clenched her hands together at the thought, but they relaxed when she realized that that wasn't exactly true. There was someone else.
"Koala!" Kyou shouted as she flipped over, skidding backwards as she landed. She didn't even wait a second before she was off, charging back at the assistant karate teacher. Kyou brought her hands up, gently redirecting Koala's punches. On the last punch, her hand gripped at her wrist, and using her momentum, Kyou pulled Koala forward and threw her on the ground. Kyou wiped the sweat off her chin as Koala got back up.
"I… don't… get it." Koala said between pants. She wasted no time jumping back in and landing a punch that Kyou couldn't dodge or redirect. She smiled when Kyou grunted under the pressure, but that smile dropped when Kyou didn't back down either. She grabbed her fist instead and threw her to the side again. Though this time, Koala managed to keep her on feet, sliding back similar to Kyou earlier. "You're can fight a lot better, yet every single time you spar with Sabo-kun, all your skills is gone."
"That's exactly why I don't want to fight with him." She grunted, holding onto Koala's feet as she roundhouse kicked her stomach. Kyou slipped her feet forward, knocking Koala's far feet back while pulling her capture leg in the opposite direction, forcing Koala to skin. "We always get into… urgh… strange positions whenever we fight, and it knocks me off my game." Kyou glared when her attempt to snap Koala's leg didn't work. She had manage to slip her feet free before Kyou could apply any pressure.
"You have to move faster than that. Can't give the enemy time to read your movements." Koala instructed, repeating what Kyou just did back at her. Kyou nodded and tapped Koala's arm when the pressure became too intense. "What kind of weird positions?" She quirked a brow and stilled her movements when Kyou's face blew up like a hot kettle. She giggled. "What was it this time?"
"He… had me pinned." Kyou quickly changed the topic when Koala started laughing. Kyou could understand getting into some of those situations sometimes. Fighting was like an entanglement of humanly body pieces. It was close quarters. That was why it was called close combat. But most of those time, the opponent and the attacker don't find themselves in intimate positions from random flukes or stupid errors that could had equal probability to land in any other position than that. All the time at that too! It was exhausting almost, just how many times they had ended up where they shouldn't have be. "It wasn't like this when we were kids either." She sighed, wishing times were much easier like before.
"You guys fought when you were kids?"
"Mmm." She hummed. "It was mainly Ace's idea. 'We had to get stronger if we wanted to sail out into the sea', Ace said. He'd arrange for a maximum of a hundred battles a day. Sabo and Ace often tied and Luffy would always lose to them." Kyou started, a faint smile reflecting off her face as she played the memories through her mind. She really missed those days. The days where the three of them were together.
"What about you?" Kyou blinked, puzzled at the question at first. "How did you do against those three idiots?"
Kyou chuckled lightly. Her hand flew to hover over her small smile – a habit of elegance that had developed over the years they had been separated. "I didn't fight too often. When they found out that I was a girl, they were bound set on protecting me. Often claiming that I didn't need to worry about being strong." Another giggle left her. "I think they were scared that I'd turn too into Dan Dan with her huge muscles." Koala laughed at the image. "But, when I was challenged… mmm… It would depend really. They would always beat me in terms of physical strength. That was certain. But I think more often than not, I would win." Koala's eyes widened and Kyou only giggled at her expression. "Not out of brute strength. Out of intelligence. I would always manage to trick them one way or another into winning. Hm… I would always win against Luffy. That was just how it was. Ace… I would win against him most of the time too. It was close, but I'd say 60-40. Sabo… Sabo though, he was harder. Sabo had a brain to him. He'd figure out what I'm doing half the time and it wouldn't work as much. I rarely won against him. But I still did."
Then her brows furrowed together and her lips curled down. "Still, I never ended up in those weird situations or positions before until now." She sighed defeatedly. "Battle isn't my forte."
"True, I can't seem to ever picturing you actually hurting anyone in a real fight. You can carry yourself, make moves, attack, but there's never any real threat to your hits."
"Ah, so you realized…" Kyou scratched the back of her head sheepishly. She had started fighting as part of her training as a revolutionary. It was required that she knew how to handle herself and protect herself. But it wasn't like Kyou to fight and injure someone. She just didn't think she was capable of such a monstrous thing. The only thing she had ever attacked with such strong will was meat. "I'm sorry. I'll try working on it."
"No, don't be." Koala smiled back fondly. "I knew it from the start. You weren't the fighter type. It's not like you to injure someone, especially given the way you were raised." She laughed at the conflicted expression on Kyou's face. A noble helping to overthrow the government they're protected under. Pretty strange conditions. "But the revolutionary is a very big organization. We'll find a place for you to fit in. We don't only have front fighter field agents. There's tons of other opportunities for you to figure out your place in the army."
Koala held up a finger to shush the noble when she was about to speak. "Nu uh, I'm not going to hear anything about you being behind or what not. Age is but a number here. Sabo, Hack, Dragon, and me—everyone—has been here for many more years than you have. Yet you already worked hard and is above a lot of the other soldiers we have here. You're learning speed is impressive, almost scary considering how fast you can apply them. I would have thought you to be an alien if I didn't know you were related to the idiot chief and his brothers. Just what did you guys go through?"
Kyou shrugged, not really feeling or understanding her astonishment. She could maybe understand the three brother's immense strength and potential being somewhat scary and in her opinion, she was nowhere near that. Still though, she didn't really see what Koala meant. They just grew just like everyone else. The mountain monsters they fought with, the townsfolk they ran away from, the bloodbath dinner times they had, it was just like any other day. "Nothing really."
Koala stared at Kyou in disbelief. "Is it the meat?"
"Are you going to make fun of my eating habits again?!"
"At the end of the dance, the gentlemen is to guide the lady back to her place, bow, and thank her for the honour she granted. AND—" Kyou shouted over the out roar from the revolutionaries at the extra and unnecessary care of how to properly handle a lady. "And… the lady are to bow back in silence!" Kyou emphasized the last few words and the crowd instantly shushed. "I know that it may see slightly outrageous how you have to thank them for honouring you, but that is just the way it is. It is by no way an attack on your dignity… nor is it a way to indicate that women cannot walk back without a guard." She explained quickly after. She sighed mentally when their faces relaxed. Revolutionaries… all hot-headed, brazen, and too sensitive for their own good.
Kyou turned towards her partner for the day. "Sir Galdwin, if you will." She smiled, arching her wrist slightly, but never letting lifting her fingers from his palm.
"B-but, Lady Kyouko!" Sir Galdwin stuttered, clearly not comfortable with the situation. How could he be? He was nothing but a knight. Not even the best knight out there. He wasn't a captain, he wasn't a commander. He was just a regular knight that the Lady, herself, had called upon for the day. He had tried to refute her when she chose him, but… there was no real way he could deny a request from the nobility. The only thing that had calmed him throughout the whole exchange was when she said that she wouldn't require much security for the day; that the place she went too was already safe enough. He didn't even take a note at the insult in between her words there either, not that he would mind.
"Sir Galdwin." A chill ran down his spine and immediately, his mouth screw shut and his posture straightened. His eyes locked with her suddenly cold brown eyes and he gave her a small nod, unable to do anything else. "As you wish, Your Majesty."
Kyou's face flushed, "T-that's not me! That's my mother!" She shushed quickly. Her embarrassment faded when she fell a pull on their conjoined hands and the next moment, she was excellently executing the etiquette she was trying to teach the revolutionaries.
Kyou became their regal teacher of all things pertaining to nobility as per Dragon's instructions. Dragon's plan was to use her knowledge to help train the field agents so that they can infiltrate the noble gatherings instead of constantly leaving it up to Kyou. It was a great idea and Kyou really didn't mind it either way. The only problem that came was the fact that all the field agents did not take a liking to any of the formal trainings often calling it 'pretentious', 'preposterous', and 'insulting'. Kyou only shrugged at their reply. At least they were using some of the vocabulary they learned. Unfortunately, until they can properly follow all the etiquette, rules, and curtesy of the events, Kyou was the only agent that was allowed to attend noble gatherings. Then again, she'd still have to attend given her noble standings either way.
"That'll be all for today." Kyou announced. "Please do remember how to properly excuse yourself from a room." She could hear grumbles after that. Even when the lesson was over, they were not technically over until they left the room. Most of them, if not all of them, found that out the hard way on day one. Kyou had an incredible ability to miraculously appear before them, blocking their way and politely conversing with them on ends each and every time they tried to leave without a proper curtesy and excuse. It would happen so fast and smoothly that they didn't realize they were roped into things until an hour later. Even now, they couldn't tell when she was doing that. In the end, if they saw her between them and the exit, they'd knew something was wrong.
Kyou beamed at her class as she didn't have to stop any of the people flooding their way out. They were getting better!
"Kyou-chan."
"Inazuma-kun…-chan?" Kyou tilted her head at the taller male. "Chan. Inazuma-chan." She nodded, seeing now clearly that Ina-chan was now a girl. Probably the results of Ivankov's devil fruit ability. It was always confusing for her, trying to figure out how to address the cross-dresser. Last time she saw her, she was a he. I should probably remind Ivankov-kun that stabbing his partners is not allowed. Kyou sighed mentally, before redirecting her attention to the taller woman. "What can I do for you?"
"Koala told me about your desire to figure out a way for you to fight without harming." Kyou nodded once to show that she understood. "I can help you out with that. I have an idea."
"Really?" Kyou beamed.
Inazuma nodded. "Come with me."
"Where to?"
"To me!" The noble almost screamed when the large miracle man appeared himself from a bush. She stared at the tiny bush in question, wondering how it managed to hide the man and his largely oversized head. She had saw him leave earlier, she was sure of it! The head wasn't exactly a hard thing to miss. "I'm going to teach you the art of seduction!"
"The art of whaaaaaaaaaaa…" She was dragged off before she could even finish asking.
"I've been watching you for a while now and I feel like this works best with you."
"Y-you were watching me?" Her face flushed. "F-for how long now?"
"Since you cheated on your diet." Kyou's face became crestfallen. That was the first day she came here.
"Ne, Koala, have you seen Kyou? She's late for her sparring." Sabo called out as he spotted the orange hair fighter happily walking across the hall. He watched at the bubbly girl stopped, stared for a moment before her eyes widened slightly and a smile grew on her face. As the smile grew, Sabo felt his lips curl downwards in response. He didn't know why, but it just brought a bad feeling into his mouth, as if something unpleasant was about to be thrown into it. He wasn't wrong.
"Kyou-chan is on a mission." His face drop and his arms shot to grasp at his partner, mind rushing throughout tall the mock battle he had with the noble. She's not ready to go on a mission yet!
"What mission? How come I never heard of it?" He gritted his teeth. If anything was to happen to her… He was the chief! Didn't that mean he was supposed to know where and if his members were to go off on a mission?
"Don't worry. She's not fighting anyone."
Sabo blinked, anger momentarily forgotten. A mission where there is no fighting involved? "Is she back at her manor?" The only missions that they had that didn't involve any physical skill really was those involved in the noble world. Even then, he wouldn't really call them missions. Kyou had to perform her duties as a noble anyway, even if she wasn't helping them.
"Nope,"
"Then what kind of mission is she on?" He didn't really mind the fact anymore given that Kyou wasn't doing anything ridiculous or insane. She would be safe and that was all that he cared about. Sure, he would still had preferred to know that she'd be gone ahead of time. Speaking of which… "Who assigned her on the mission?"
"Ivankov-chan."
Sabo's eye twitched and a dark and unnerving feeling began to swell inside him. Last time the two met, Kyou was genderbent. It was obvious from that day forth that Ivankov had an unhealthy attraction towards the pulchritudinous woman. He often mentioned how he wish he could create such a splendid androgynous individual. Androgynous in the sense that when turned into a male, she—now he— maintained his position as the most delightful individual Ivankov had seen. So, if Ivankov was showing more interest into his childhood friend, Sabo couldn't help but feel worried as to what trap she'd fall into next. "What kind of mission?" Sabo repeated, his voice low. Ivankov's missions often lead to strange things involving costumes and far too much of close proximity than comfortable.
"Um…" She started, a finger pressed against her lip in thought. "I think she was learning seduction from him… so probably a seduction mission." She dropped her hand, nodding her head in agreement to her words. "I wonder who the lucky target is." Koala commented absentmindedly as she strolled away, leaving behind a silent Sabo. Koala wasn't oblivious to the gorgeous body that Kyou was sprouting. Seduction would be an easy task for the noble given the great asset she was gifted with.
Sabo's hands balled into fists at the thought that Kyou was one on a mission alone. Then flames appeared, licking at the hardened skin until they exploded into fire. And a seduction mission no less! Sabo gritted his teeth, forcing himself to calm down before he caused another scene that only end with him being scolded at by Kyou. Actually, no he wouldn't mind that, she wouldn't be focused on her mission if she had to scold him. An awful green feeling throbbed at the thought of capturing her attention. It would be a good plan. She wouldn't be able to do her mission then. No, he didn't want to get on Kyou's bad side. He wasn't going to be the stubborn and jealous boyfriend. He wasn't going to… this was just a mission. Just a mission. He paused... The flames settled back, and soon even the haki disappeared. Sabo willed the green mist down. Still… he couldn't let her go on a mission… not alone…. for her safety. A sadistic smirk lay on his face as he walked away, tugging at the rim of his hat. Hiding his envy-gripped eyes.
"Kyou!" Sabo shouted as he spotted the dark haired maiden.
"Brat!" Kyou responded back immediately. Her tone matching his as she spun around to face the man, crossing her arms underneath her large chest. Her smile dropped when she didn't hear an automatic reply. She pursed her lips into a pout in an attempt to hide her blush as she watched Sabo's eyes roamed up and down her body automatically, lingering on a few spots a few seconds too long. Placing a long finger on her plump bottom lip, Kyou leaned forward slightly to glance up at the taller male.
Sabo swallowed thickly as his eyes helplessly fell towards the bountiful cleavage now in his sight. He couldn't help but notice that the way she was crossing her arms made them look extra plump. They looked really lovely and soft. Sabo groaned inwardly. Fuck, he loved and hated Luffy. Loved him for all the obvious reasons and including allowing him to see those breasts bare. But at the same time, he hated him for the tease. Since that bath they all shared, he couldn't help but remember how they looked each time he was given some skin. Then he'd be reminded of the all too obvious fact that he couldn't—shouldn't—touch them. Still… those… that shot… if the V of her shirt just dropped a little bit mo—What am I thinking?! Sabo scolded himself mentally, before prying his eyes off her chest and towards her face. His face flushed redder when he realized she had been staring at him the whole time, her eyes shining with worry.
"Ne, are you alright?" She asked curiously, a tinge of worry on her voice. "Your face is all red."
"Y-yeah! Of course!" Sabo stuttered, arms flying all over the place as he tried to make some sort of barrier between him and his temptation. He glanced towards the wall, cursing at himself… no, cursing at the choice of attire. Who the hell decides to wear nothing but an oversized dress shirt in the middle of the night in the halls of a revolutionary base?! Not to mention, why did she only button the middle two buttons buttoned? Wait, was she even wearing anything underneath…? His eyes slowly wandered back towards the petite girl, peeking through the space between his fingers. She—
"Hey, don't hide from me." Kyou pouted, her hands already entwined into the space between his, fingers interlocking with his and successfully blocking his view. "If you're sick, I need to know!" She gently guided his hands away from them, taking one to each side while pulling herself closer to him. A lot closer. Sabo immediately felt his face heat again when the girl went well into his personal bubble without any signs of stilling. Her worry-filled eyes still locked onto his.
"K-Ky—"
"Hold still." She muttered almost humming-like before a soft thud where their forehead met. Her eyes didn't flutter close, instead they bore into his own. He shivered at the nameless emotion in her eyes. Sabo couldn't quite name it, but he could try. He'd say hunger… of some sort. Before Sabo could even process through what was going on—with their interlocked hands, their pressed foreheads, their locked eyes, and her breath on his lips—it was gone. The warm disappeared suddenly as if it wasn't there to begin with.
"You're warm." She frowned, arms crossed and eyes narrowed in displeasure. All before the stunned male could even tell her to come back. "You were working too hard again." She started, remembering the time that Sabo came down with a fever for pulling a week of all-nighters to fill paperwork. "Here." She grabbed his wrist, pulling the strangely obedient and silent blond with her.
"Where are we going?" Sabo asked, his mind half on the question, half on her round bottom. She wasn't heavy on one side. She was well balanced. Really well balanced. He bit his lip as he made the faint outline of a pair of red panties.
"My room." Sabo's eyes widened and his breath hitched. He had half of a mind to continue with the tease before him or to pull back before he hits the path of no return. He didn't want to jeopardize their relationship just because he couldn't keep it in his pants. "Ah, no running away." How did she…? His thoughts pulled away from him, forgotten, as his battle ready instincts kicked in when the grip on his hand told tightened significantly. "You're staying with me until you get better. It'll be like old times." Sabo gave a weak smile back in response.
Old times… yeah… back to before he had hormones…
Swallowing thickly again, Sabo glanced towards the side while loosening is cravat with his free hand. "So, um… why are you dressed like that?" He questioned and just as the words left his mouth. He began to regret it. An image had come to mind. Or rather, a situation that displeased him greatly.
Kyou was assigned a solo mission to seduce someone. He hadn't seen her for the past two days since he found out. When he finally did, Kyou's skin was flushed, her hair slightly messed, and she was adorned in dress shirt. A guy's dress shirt given the way it fell from her frame. Seduction missions often led to some very intimate situations, often starting with the subtle things and growing increasingly bolder with each move. He didn't doubt that she could finish the mission in two days. Two days seemed impossibly short for someone to finish a seduction mission, yet Sabo had no doubt in Kyou's seductions at all. Her appearance, personality, drive, passion… she was just naturally attractive.
Still, Sabo's eyes darkened, if this the result or aftermath of one of Kyou's boldest move, he didn't really want to know. No, that's not exactly true. He wanted to know who he was going to beat up, but he didn't want to know how far she went. Yet he can't determine how to torture the man unless he knew the amount of pleasure he got first.
Kyou giggled softly, as if slightly embarrassed by the question. "You may find it weird, but it's more comfortable to sleep this way. I was actually on my way back—"
"Back from where?" Kyou raised a brow at him, turning back to shoot him a look as if asking, 'Are you alright', before answering. "Kitchen…."
"Cheating on your diet again?" Sabo breathed a mental sigh of relief, he had thought that she had just returned from her target's room.
"…Go lie in bed! I'll be right back with a wet towel." Kyou instructed before she left to the side washroom.
Sabo rolled back onto the soft bed with a groan when the side door closed. "Ha..." he breathed, knocking his hat off as he covered his eyes. He needed to cool down.
On the other side of the door, Kyou pressed her back against the smooth wood. Quietly taking her shaking hand off the knob, she brought it to her chest, gingerly wrapping her other hand around hand. Exhaling deeply, she slipped down from the door and onto the ground. "T-this is too much." She sighed quietly, her face as red as a cherry tomato.
"Just like I thought, you're a natural talent at this." Ivankov announced as he patted Kyou's back a little too hard, sending her hurling forward.
"I'm impressed." Inazuma commented between sips. "You were able to cover your blush almost immediately after being told to do so despite looking as if your head was about to explode from blood rush."
"BE QUIET!" Kyou shushed, face imploding into a puff of red again. Her eyes darted towards the side and her small mouth into a pout. "It's a skill I picked up from being a noble..." You weren't allowed to be so obvious about your emotions otherwise others could play with your emotions and situations may become dire.
"Still that speed at which it occurred…" Kyou stuck her tongue out at the man. Inazuma had changed back sometime during the training.
"You're training is complete!"
"Eh? But we just started today." Kyou grabbed her neck from the whiplash she just received. She had turned from Inazuma to Ivankov when he spoke.
"Like I said, you are a natural talent." Ivankov repeated, emphasizing with a pout and a jutted hip. Quite opposite to Inazuma, Ivankov had turned female for the purpose of the training. He said it was easier to show the seductions of a female body with a female body… and Kyou wasn't exactly alright with his hands going anywhere near her. As a result of their first encounter. Though now, she wondered if it would have been better to just let Ivankov move her like a doll. That why, she wouldn't know how her body would look like in some positions. "As your final test, you're going on a mission!"
"A mission?!" Kyou beamed at the thought. A real mission! Not one of those so-called scouting missions in her home.
"Ivan-chan, don't you believe that it's a tad early?" Inazuma warned, he had left his comfortable seat to stand and stare at the other woman. If any harm was to come to Kyou…
"Shhh. It'll be fine." The large men simply winked, keeping the rest a secret.
"Don't worry about me too much, Ina-kun." Kyou said, smiling cutely at the other. She patted his shoulder lightly. "I may not be as strong as you, but I'm not weak either."
"Kyou…" Inazuma shushed immediately at the sudden widening of brown eyes. Did something happened to Kyou? But before he could ask, the brown orbs softened and a small giggle escaped her lips.
"'Kyou'? When did you start calling me that? Were you perhaps seduced during the training?" Inazuma's face flushed pink slightly when the words sank in. Kyou only giggled louder and her laugh was soon joined by Ivankov.
"…" Inazuma tilted his head to the left, then right, eyeing the two laughing idiots. Their laughter's only grew in his silence.
"Ahem!" Laughter's stilled and two pairs of eyes landed on the constantly gender bent individual. His eyes were closed behind his glasses and despite trying to keep his cool. The two swallowed thickly. "Didn't you have a mission you want to assign?"
Oh. That's right.
"Ah! Yes!" Looks like Ivankov had forgotten. "You're mission. Don't worry, Kyou's not leaving the base." Inazuma shot Ivankov a pointed stare while Kyou's blinked in surprise. Not leaving the base? So it wasn't a real mission. "Don't give me that look Kyou. I promise you. It's not the same as your scouting missions. You're mission is to seduce…" He grinned wildly, enjoying the excitement on Kyou's face. "… Sabo!" His grin grew larger when her face exploded into red.
"S-SABO?!"
Slapping her cheeks in an attempt to regather her courage, Kyou pulled herself from the ground and grabbed a wash bin to fill with water. She grabbed a towel on her way out.
Her eyes immediately found their way to the blonde lying on her bed and she cussed at how he looked. Sabo was no longer the dorky kid from twelve years ago. Sabo had grown and boy, was she glad that he had decided to go sleeveless today. His arms were one of his more visually appealing parts of him. She bit her lip lightly at the sight of him sprawled out on her bed with his arm pressed against his eyes. Silently inhaling, Kyou forced the warmth from her face and moved towards where Sabo was.
She set the bowl down and sat down on the bed opposite from him. A devilish smile found its way onto her face when he didn't react to her presence almost like he had fallen asleep. She knew he hadn't. His breathing was too fast, no matter how much he believed that he had the best skills at faking sleep. They had shared a room for years. Kyou was certain that she got Sabo's breathing patterns down. Still, she didn't say anything. Instead, she grabbed the top hat, gently freeing it from his hair. But instead of putting on the side table, she brought it up to cover his eyes, letting it rest there.
"I guess you were too tired." She started slowly, her tone was without an exact name. It was a mix of disappointment, but content. A smile blossomed on her face and her eyes twinkled slightly. For the first time, she allowed her mask to fall before her target. The warm blush running across her cheeks immediately and for once, she allowed her mask to slip off. Her face turned alive as rosy red cheeks flowed emotion through her face. She sighed, letting her hand graze his scarred cheek softly from placing the hat on his head. "I'm sorry…" She murmured, imagining the pain that must have caused.
A small twitch had Kyou reeling back almost instinctively. Her free hand went up to cover her flustered face. Never had she let anyone seen it like this. Especially not him. She would always hide her blush back from him. Even though he can't see me… he's still awake. Kyou reminded herself slowly, ensuring that she doesn't forget to watch her words. She did feel braver that he couldn't see her or move without breaking his 'sleeping' image.
"Shh… don't wake. Rest, you workaholic." She pressed a hand on his chest lightly and the boy froze under her touch. She could feel every movement through her hand. The vibrations of his breaths, the expansion of his lungs, the relaxation of his muscles. She smiled kindly at that. He was relax with her.
"You know…" She started quietly. She leaned over, lowering her head until it was hovering next to his year. Her eyes traced his frame, sparkling when his breathing hitched again. Her face grew warmer, so much so that she was wondering if Sabo could feel the warmth raiding off her cheek. "… I like you." She whispered and just as quick as she did, she pulled back like a squealing girl who had just done something she shouldn't have. But she didn't run away. Instead she plopped down onto the bed next to him, hanging her legs off the bed like Sabo was, but facing the other way. Her head rested next to his while her body lay in the opposite direction
Silence ensured for a while before Sabo decided to peek. Lowering his arm, the blonde half expected to be faced with Kyou's face, her eyes open and her lips curved into a mischievous and all-knowing smile. That girl and her teasing nature. But her face wasn't there. Lowering his arm slowly, Sabo tilted his head to glance out from underneath his hat for a better look. Yet, it wasn't there. He was faced with nothing but a waterfall of midnight blue hair.
Is she asleep already? Sabo questioned, eyes roaming down her small frame, watching the slow rise and fall of her chest. He sighed. He couldn't tell. Never could. Not even when they were kids sharing the same room in the orphanage. There were so many times where he thought that she was asleep only to get scolded when he moved towards the tabooed door. The idea of getting up and crawling over her to see if she was truly asleep came into his mind, causing his to nibble at his lip in consideration. It would be a big risk seeing as how he was supposed to be 'asleep' right now.
But still, he wanted to know… what the look on her face be. He wanted to confirm what he just heard. The words that had his eyes widening and his face reddening. Exhaling deeply, Sabo decided against it. If he got caught, he wouldn't know what to do next. This wasn't like those childhood moments where he could just stick out his tongue and apologize.
Also, what if it wasn't what he had hoped for…?
Sunlight streamed through the tiny slit of a window in the corner of the room. Sounds of footsteps could be heard above, shaking the underground ceiling and causing loose dirt to fall from above, landing on a certain blond's face.
Sabo's face crumpled together and his hand instinctively went to swat at the dust landing on his face, unfortunately his aim wasn't exactly that great and he swatted his own face causing him to jolt away. Groaning at his own stupidity, Sabo peeled his eyes opened slowly only to have them snap wide. His breath hitched and he was suddenly aware of his surroundings.
This wasn't his room.
That was right, he had fallen asleep in…
Kyou…
A content smile spread across his face as he stare fondly at the girl curled up next to him. Sometime in the middle of the night, she had turned in her sleep. He chuckled lightly at the memory; she really wasn't a still sleeper, but he didn't mind. Not when he got to see that first thing in the morning. She's seems so peaceful. He thought as he took in the rare sight. How many years has it been since I work up to her sleeping face? Absentmindedly, his hand reached to brush the hair from her face, but before it could, he paused. His lips curved into a slight frown and his pulled his hand back, not yet touching her sleeping face. He didn't want to wake her.
"SABOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-KUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN!"
Said boy cringed as he heard a familiar voice called him, followed by rapid footsteps. He needed to get back to work, huh? Dark eyes returned to the sleeping beauty next to him and he felt the discomfort from before already leaving him. At least she hadn't woken up from that. "Must be nice being a heavy sleeper." He muttered lightly, remember the past when the three brothers had protected her from a raging rhino one night. She never woke up the whole time. "I'll see you later…."
Picking up his fallen hat, Sabo placed it on his head, hiding his eyes from view before getting to his feet. A step later, he felt a small tug on his jacket and he couldn't help but smile sadly at the sight. Clutch somewhat tightly in Kyou's small hands was a part of his jacket tails. When she had gotten a hold of it, he didn't know, but the slight confliction on her face had the man, sitting back down on the edge of the bed.
One of his hands was pressed flat against the bed behind her as he studied her face. He chucked lightly to himself as he gingerly pressed his other hand over hers. Slowly and carefully, he coaxed her fingers away from his jacket. His eyes never left her sleeping face as he did so. His hands naturally finding it was way through her fingers. He was being greedy, exploiting the rare opportunity to see the sleeping face he hadn't seen in twelve years. Her face had matured in their years apart and he couldn't help but wonder what kind of experiences she had gone through in those twelve years they've been apart. She had grown beautifully too.
Leaning in slightly, Sabo went to plant a much wanted kiss, but he stopped himself short, hovering over her sleeping frame, unable to do it. He couldn't… Twelve years. Twelve years since they last spent time with each other. What if, in those twelve years, things have changed between them? He could see the maturity on her face now and it had done wonders to her. But just like how she was no longer the baby from before, he could barely recognize her. He knew who she was, and who she is. But he has no idea who she was those twelve years apart.
Gritting his teeth, Sabo pulled back, leaving the room deftly, but not before whispering a promise.
"I promise to never leave you again."
"Never take a dragon's loot" is what they always say. A dragon is a majestic, almighty mythical beast that holds more power than one can ever fathom. They have claws that are indestructible and carry great destruction. And above all else, a dragon is a greedy breed that will never tolerate anyone or anything taking what is theirs.
So when the dragon of the revolutionaries spotted Sir Galdwin, knight of the Lovell family, with his hands around the princess' waist, a faint blush on his cheeks, something within him snapped. His claws darkened, embedding itself with Haki and his eyes flickered with an animalistic urge to break the man holding what was his. However, just as quick as the possessive nature came on, it was gone.
Kyou… Kyou was returning the knight's affectionate nature. A wide smile lay across her face as she reached up to brush something off the other's shoulder. She gave no sign of discomfort to the other or the hand that was pressed against the small of her back. None of it seem to have upset the girl, in fact the actions seemed to have upset him more so than her.
"Kyou's been assigned a solo seduction mission. It's nothing to worry about, the target's in the base. It's safe."
That's right. She's busy working now too. This was her mission as it is with any other agent. Seduction was just part of the training process. Galdwin was probably just the target. That would explain why she wouldn't turn away his attempts. That was why she smiled so brightly back at him. It was solely business. Nothing more, everything less. This was to her like fighting was to him.
Still that didn't mean he had to stay here and watch her.
Twisting on his heel, the chief went back from the way he came.
"I like you."
Sabo's eyes darkened and a twisted smile landed on his lips. His hands gripped together. And here he was wondering if that even happened last night or if it was a dream. When truth be told, it was probably her just practicing a technique she had learned. His hand coated with Haki and he pierced it into through the metal locker next to him, trying to calm his nerves. He should have known better. Kyou loved to tease him, so of course she would pull something like this. It wasn't like she knew of his feelings so he couldn't blame him, he never had said it out. Yet she had and he instantly jumped too far in his conclusions. She didn't say 'love', hell, she didn't even say 'really like', she only said like. For all he knows, she probably meant it in a familiar sense. She did see Ace and especially Luffy as her brothers, and he was their brother, so… wouldn't that mean she only saw him as family?
"Damn it all!" He shouted, clenching his hand. The locker door crumpled like paper under his grasp and Sabo barely registered its presence under his hands.
"Thank you so much, Your Highness." Sir Galdwin nodded, bowing slightly as he removed his hand from her waist. "I must apologize for being so upfront and close to someone such as you."
"Oh, shush! You were only helping! If it hadn't been for you, I'd probably ripped the dress I'm wearing!" Kyou brushed it off easily, a large smile on her face. The male was honest and loyal to a fault that it was almost cute. Not to mention, he was fun to tease, the slightest bit of action from her lessons had the boy turning as red as a tomato. Now, if only she could be so bold and brave with her actions before her actual target—Sabo. She couldn't do anything last night, not one single thing she had learned in all her lessons. She even gotten scolded by Ivankov for not 'taking advantage' of the situation. When asked what he meant, her face turned so hot that she had fainted moments later.
"Your Highness, are you feverish? Your face is red." He questioned, worry lacing his voice as he unsurely brought a hand up to her forehead to check her temperature. He wasn't too sure if he was allowed to touch her.
She brought his hand away from her face while forcing the blush away. Even the thought of what Ivankov was going to say had her turning bright red. "I am fine, kind sir." She replied earnestly before dropping the hand and placing her hands on her hips. "Now, what did I tell you about calling me by such big terms? How old do you think I am? My mother's still alive and kicking you know!" She sighed when the knight shrunk back in fear at her outburst.
"M-my apologizes, my Lady."
"'Kyou' is fine."
"B-but, I… I could never… to call you… so directly… without title… that would—"
"—Be normal." She interrupted with a smile on her face. She bent at the waist, looking at the fallen knight at eye level. He had fallen down in shock from earlier, completely at a loss of what to do. Then again, he was still at a loss. "It's what I am called here. So please, just call me 'Kyou' when I'm here. I don't want to be so formal here." She smiled kindly at the flushed knight.
I don't want to be so formal with those so close to me.
Closing her eyes, Kyou tried her best to concentrate on her surroundings. She didn't have observation haki, or at least she hadn't tapped into its powers yet. But she rather risk her chance with this than fight the man she couldn't with her eyes open.
She was sparring against Sabo again. He had found her, reminded her that she had skipped out on three days of sparring already and he wasn't going to let her miss out on one yet again. So, here she was, fighting against the one person she really couldn't fight against. Kyou wasn't the strongest of persons, but she wasn't the weakest either. She knew how to hold herself in a battle. She had successfully held her ground against Koala for ten minutes before getting thoroughly beat. Her best was when she was actually able to pin the assistant karate teacher down for a good thirty seconds. Kyou could tackle Koala down without hesitation. Hell, she even tried it against Hack. The only person that she seemed like she couldn't fight against was Sabo. And only Sabo.
But with Sabo being the stubborn brat that he was and the chief of staff, she couldn't get approved for further training without getting his go-ahead. Which mean that he had to watch her skills and deem her strong enough to move on. Unfortunately, he decided that she'd show him her growth via fighting against him and beating him. But Sabo was the one person she couldn't fight no matter what. So each and every time, she'd fail with flying colors.
And each and every time, she tried anything…. She'd end up in comprising situation with the male. And each and every time, it would be harder to get out of them, and a whole lot harder to not react when he's on top of her.
So needless to say, Kyou wasn't happen to be facing off against him again. It didn't help that they had already gotten into a few awkward situations that involved a few minutes time out which they both spent staring in opposite directions until their face calmed down from their red highs. It most definitely, didn't help when each and every time she gets into one of those poses with the blond, she swear she could hear Ivankov urging her to practice what she had learned from him on her target in those situations. She wouldn't do them, of course, being too embarrassed to do something so bold. Then as each opportunity slip by, she'd regret them. The faster she did them, the faster she'd be done with the mission, and the faster she doesn't have to pretend around the male.
Not that she was really pretending.
She meant it when she told him she likes him.
Her face flushed at the memory of yesterday's brave move and for a moment she forgot about the battle and the dragon inching towards her.
Clang.
Kyou's eyes widened and her mouth fell ajar at the sudden noise echoing through the place.
"Are you… alright… Kyou…? You seemed… a little under the… weather… just now." Sir Galdwin question slowly, his voice ragged and coming in between coughs.
"G-Galdwin?!" Kyou snapped out of her shock at the familiar face contorted into pain. He had blocked the incoming attack towards her. Though not without being unscathed. While Sir Galdwin had his sword drawn and pointed dangerously towards the scar on Sabo's face, his chest plate was heavily damaged. Three pronged holes stood in his armor, connected to the chief of staff's notorious dragon hands.
"Do you not think you're going a little too harsh against Kyou?" Sir Galdwin questioned, his voice steadier than before, slowly growing used to the ache in his chest. He would be lying to say that it didn't hurt though. Actually, it hurts like a bitch, and it took all his strength to speak without pause. Though his heavy breathing wasn't exactly hidden. Still, he was able to deliver his message cold-stone hard and clear. He will not idly sit by while someone tries to attack The Lady.
"Sir Galdwin, he's won't actually hurt me. It's just a spar."
"But even when you closed your eyes and your slight fever returned, the man showed no signs of letting up at all. I cannot stand for this, Kyou!"
Kyou?! Sabo's eye twitched. When had this lowly knight gotten so close to Kyou that he could so easily call her by the nickname he made her. Not even her first or last name. No, he automatically jumped into the word he called for her. Sabo knew that it was probably the fruits of her labour. Her seductions were working and they were getting closer, but still, he couldn't help but feel irritated at how close the two had grown and how fast they were.
His hand clenched tighter.
"Argh!"
"Galdwin?! Sabo! Stop!"
Sabo's eyes flickered dangerously in the shadows of his hat. The animalistic rage from earlier returning at full force. His lips curved sadistically now that his prey was in his grasp. Despite knowing better, he really wouldn't care to just enclose his hand and break the armor the knight was wearing. Then releasing his anger out on the man who had taken an interest in something they should have. Despite knowing that he didn't really have a choice in the matter, he didn't know he was targeted, didn't know that the princess was training for a mission with him as the target. Despite, not knowing anything or being in charge of any of this, Sabo didn't care. He just wanted the knight to know that anyone who plays with his loot will end up getting critically injured.
Flames tickled the underside of his hand and before he could send it out into the night, Sabo was forced away from the private militia. "I said to stop!" Kyou huffed, having shoved the two apart with ease. "Galdwin, I am fine. This is only a mock battle and I am feeling just peachy. And you…!" She whirled onto the blond, stepping well into his personal space so she could probe at his chest with every chance she get. "What in the world were you thinking of by fighting my royal guards?! Did you forget that you're battle is with me? Not him? Also, I told you to stop! Why didn't you listen, huh?"
Kyou groaned when the brat refused to respond, choosing to cast his eyes elsewhere instead. The noble groaned before turning back to her fallen bodyguard. "Go rest up. Check for any injuries and send the armor back for repairs." She ordered and within seconds the knight was gone, leaving the noble alone with Sabo. "Today's mock battle is over."
Kyou was so not in the mood for this. This drama and attitude that Sabo has been giving her as of late. It was annoying. She didn't know why but he had been avoiding her, and she had had enough of it.
"Hey, Brat." She called, tone cold and irked. Her arms were crossed under her large chest and her rapier glistened in the light next to her. She was still dressed in her usual training outfit. Like Galdwin, she wore armor. A thickened fabric covered her chest while her corset-thick vest covered the rest of her top. The only difference was that she wasn't wearing her usual cape that covered hid half of her movements from sight. How Kyou was able to wear such thick armament with comfort, he could never tell. Noble clothes, she'd say as if they were something she had grown used to.
"Hm?" Kyou's eyes narrowed at the half-hearted reply. Did he really think she wouldn't notice the way he was acting?
Growing irritated, the noble lost all composure as Sabo refused to look at her, instead focusing on drying off and getting out of his sweat-covered clothes. A 'che' escaped her lips and all years of noble training left her as she resorted back to her old and unrefined self. Her hand tightened around her rapier and within the next moment, she had the taller man pinned against the lockers behind him. His hands tangled in the shirt he was removing and pinned above him.
"W-what are you doing?" Sabo stuttered startled at first, but his eyes narrowed on the familiar look in her face. He paled moments after, recognizing that look. She was pissed. This was not good. "K-Kyou…?"
"Sh…" She muttered, her hand gingerly pressing against his chest as she stared up at him, a calm face on laced with a mischievous grin. Though the anger in her eyes were clear. "You know… Sabo-kun, I think I became greedy these last few years…" She started, her hand absentmindedly tracing designs on his chest, while she made no movement to leave his personal space. "… I expect to be looked at when spoken to." She grinned satisfied when the blond immediately locked eyes with her.
Sabo's hitched his breath when Kyou leaned up, pressing her body against his ever so slightly, until their foreheads touched and she could stare into his dark orbs. "Now… tell me, why you've been avoiding me." It wasn't a question, it was an order.
"Who said… that I was avoiding you?"
"Sabo!" Fuck. Why did she always have to say his name like that? What happened to 'brat'?
A pinched against his abs had his eyes darting back towards hers and a low growl escaping his lips. She only smirked in response.
"I said to look at me when I'm speaking to you. It's rude otherwise, you know." She massaged an apology to the tortured side. "Want to try that again, brat? We both know you were." Her hand stop to press against the side again, dangerously close to squeezing once more. "I don't like lies."
Sabo's eyes fell in an attempt to avoid eye contact, avoid being so close and avoid her, but another squeeze on his lower abs had him jerking his eyes towards her and his breath heavy. He pressed his forehead towards hers, his breath dancing off her face as his eyes locked with hers. "I heard you were on a mission. I didn't want to disturb you… and I didn't want to see you with anyone else."
Kyou blinked, anger momentarily forgotten and a small smile spread across her face before it twisted with another mischievous idea. She truly loved teasing Sabo. She drew her hand slowly up his toned chest, caressing the skin along towards his cheeks to brush the hair there away. She leaned in until her mouth was next to his ear. "Were you jealous?" She purred, hands lightly drawing lines down his body. She hummed approvingly when his muscles tensed at the accusation and from her hands.
A small chuckle escaped her lips and she could feel the warmth radiating from Sabo's face. Aw, the boy was blushing. But she wasn't done. "It's just a mission." She continued, playing. "You know I love you." Sabo's eyes widened and he pulled at his restraint in an attempt to move so he see her face. Growling, he stared up at the rapier that was holding him still and his eyes widened at how deep the sword was plunged in. He didn't know that she could do that. If that had struck someone, they would be dead.
Unable to hide the blush on her face, Kyou hid her face in the crook of Sabo's neck. She wanted to pull back from him, hide away, so that he couldn't hear the thumping of her heart against his skin, but she couldn't. She knew that as soon as she did so, he could see her. Her face red and all. She couldn't have that. So instead, she bit the inside of her cheek, staring at the supple skin before her as she tried to force her blush back.
"You're target's Sabo!"
"What? W-why?"
"You like the boy, don't you? Haha, you're face's all red. Go get him, girlie."
"…T-thank you…"
Inhaling deeply, Kyou closed her eyes, trying to remember what she had learned in her lessons with Ivankov. She had a mission to fulfill and this situation was probably to never happen again. She hadn't thought of getting Sabo like this, pinned under her arms and bare for her to tease, and as embarrassing as it was, she couldn't let the chance go by. What was it that Ivankov always said? Something about seizing all opportunities that come by…
Shutting her eyes tightly, Kyou's lips found the supple skin of Sabo's neck and she began playing with it, littering light kisses along the edge. She smirked against the skin. She could feel each and every reaction the blond was having. Slowly, her lips found their way back to his ear. "You were almost right…" She started, breath low and uneven. "Ivankov did assign me a mission… but Sir Galdwin wasn't the target." Sabo's eye widened and for the nth time, he wish he could see her face, read the expression that lingered there. "Do you want to know who my target was?" She hung the answer in the air before him, teasing him once more while her hands trace down his chest, making muscles tense under her touch.
Sabo nodded, unable to voice anything with the way his throat had closed up. He could feel her every warmth breath she took against his bare neck.
"Hm… I believe Iva-chan said that my target was…" She paused to blow air into his ear. Dang her and her love to tease. Stop stalling and say it al—"You."
Huh?
"You." She repeated, knowing he didn't catch it the first time. "So, tell me, how am I doing?" She asked, pulling back from him for once so that he could see the red lingering on her face, and the mist coating her eyes, and the clouds that she'd breathe out. Her usually neat hair was somewhat tousled from their earlier battle, but here it only added to the sultry image.
"Good…" Sabo breathed, eyeing the girl before him. Whether he was answering her question or her unasked question of 'how do I look', he wasn't sure. But he didn't care, the answer would have been the same otherwise. "But…" He started, burning through the cloth that bound his hands together. He wasted no time in flipping the tables with ease. Every step he took forward, she'd take one back. It wasn't long before he had her trapped against the other lockers, his arms pressed on either side of his head. "Though, you shouldn't ever reveal your target to the target." He advised, chuckling when the girl darted her head to the side, a small pout lingering on her face. She never did like to be scolded.
"Still… to think I was your target." He breathed against her cheek and her face reddened immediately. A bite on her ear had her jolting up and a small cry escaping her lips. He trailed down her jaw towards her neck. Kyou's face screw shut and a small low moan escaped from her before her eyes snapped open and her hands few to her mouth. Her face flushed redder.
"S-Sabo…" He cussed at the breathy moan.
"Kyou…" He called back before dipping his head down again to pay with her ear again. He whispered into it, enjoying the shivers that were dancing up and down her body. "Though, I don't think that falling for your target is a good strategy." He chuckled lightly. As much as he could say that, he enjoyed those two times she said those words he didn't have the courage to. "What if he seduces you?"
Her eyes widened and before she could turn back to ask him what he meant, he latched onto her neck, lips trailing kisses up and down, searching for a particular spot. He grinned when she mewled. Taking the slightly dazed situation, Sabo slipped his arms around her as he pinned her to the lockers, his face nuzzling into her neck. "Two can play at this game." He warned, his breath tickling her neck. He nibbled at her ear before trailing back down to the spot on her neck. Nipping at the spot a few more times, he decided to tease her before clarifying what he knows she wanted to know so bad. "Did you forget? Every agent is taught how to seduce." He sucked on the spot gingerly, letting it go a little too early, before she could feel the full force.
Her eyes softened as his words processed through and a self-defeat laugh slipped through her lips. Sabo stopped his ministrations, pulling back to look at her, slightly confused. Why was she laughing? Didn't she realize that her mission was going downhill right now? Throwing her arms around his neck, she pulled herself closer the taller male. She planted a kiss on the corner of his lips, too intimate for a friendly kiss on the cheek, yet not exactly what he wanted either. It was another tease. "Physicality isn't the only way to seduce. Jealousy works perfectly on you too."
Sabo's eyes darkened as he remember the knight's arm around his Kyou and a warning growl escaped from the man. But Kyou being Kyou, ignored the warning and continued on, opening her mouth to speak words that had a disgusting green feeling swirling inside him. One more word and he had pinned the girl back against the locker, her hands pinned next to her head while he pressed tighter against her, growling again.
"I guess I have to cover the parts that Ivankov forgot to teach you." He whispered
"Like?" She smirked back, challenging him.
"How to not get seduced back for starters."
She purred softly before pushing forward again, finding the same teasing spot on the corner of his lips. She smirked against it, letting her lips brush lightly against his as she spoke. "Mmm… but I wonder who's seducing who."
This mission was going to be harder than she expected.
-Extended Ending-
"What did you mean I failed?" Kyou cried, disbelief running through her at full force. It had been a long week and Kyou was certain that she had fully completed her mission.
"You were supposed to seduce the boy in two days." Ivankov explained easily, not even bothering to spare a glance back at the pouty girl.
"Two days?!" Kyou gasped, shock ridden on her face. "Are you insane?! It took me TWO days just to gather enough courage to do this!" She confessed her voice dwindling at the end while red consumed her face once more.
The group stared at the madly blushing woman. That actually made more sense. They could just see her standing before the mirror in her room, embarrassed beyond belief at the clothes she was wearing and the lines she had to say. They could see her practicing on hours on end to get the right facial expression, the right tone, or really just ways to hide her blushing. It was cute really. Her standing before a full size mirror screaming her embarrassment out towards it as she continued to peek at herself in all those poses and attires.
"That's too bad. Next time be faster."
Kyou blanched. "Wait, next time?" She was supposed to do this all over again?
"I'm not going to go easy on you this time." A husky voice promised as arms slipped around her waist and he rested his chin on her shoulder.
The group paused to look back at the smaller girl who had stopped reacting. She hadn't said anything, and they knew she hadn't fainted from embarrassment since her body was shaking slightly.
Kyou's hands balled into fists and she let out an embarrassed and annoyed roar. "I'M NOT GOING THROUGH THIS AGAIN!"
I hope you guys enjoyed it! As always feel free to R&R! I love it when I hear from you guys. It truly makes my day. Also if there's a certain scene you want to see, request it! I'm still open for requests!
~Airi
