Chapter thirty-eight: in your skin IV.
Himitsu felt weak in her knees, her legs trembled as she tried to catch her breath. To molding chakra was harder than she could ever imagine, especially with huge amount as is Tobirama's supply of chakra. She felt the sweat drops running down her temples. Mayonaka joined her hands in seal that Hashirama teached her and started to mix her chakra with air.
"Suiton no jutsu!"
Himitsu blew out an air with force, she blew and blew until her face turned bright red as a result of the lack of an air. "Ahhh!" She shouted when she finally breathed in newly fresh air. "Look Hashirama!" She yelled happily. "There was some water, right?!"
"Well, that were your saliva, sensei." Hiruzen announced grumpily while he wiped his face with his sleeve.
"Oh-" Himitsu's mood dropped to the zero. "It's useless-"
"I don't think so." Hashirama smiled friendly. "This technique takes much more ability to create the water outside the body than to manipulate what is already available."
"So?" Himitsu slumped to the ground.
"We just need some water." Shodai suggested.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Tobirama sighed with fatigue, he never thought that serving to other people all day in tea house could be such an exhausting. Sun began to set behind the Hokage monument and the sky was coloured with warm colors. Tobirama stretched his shoulders, he felt his muscles are tense as a rock, then he imagined that Himitsu almost everyday after her work went to see him. He always turned her down with words 'I'm tired' or 'I have a lot of work'.
"Such a fool I am." He muttered under his breath as he watched the sky from the small roji garden around the house.
"Himitsu-" Senju turned around to meet Takagi's tired face. "We're done today, I'm going sleep." Spectacled boy mumbled. "Are you going to see Tobirama today?"
Tobirama wished nothing more that to see how is Himitsu after her first day as a Hokage's brother, but... "No, I'm going sleep, too." His exhaustion was bigger than he would admitted aloud.
"Well-" Takagi looked sheepishly on the floor. "I hope it's not because what I said earlier?"
"No." Tobirama smiled slightly, reassuring him. "I'm tired and I'm sure he's, too. That's it."
...
Tobirama finally climbed up to the stairs and headed for Himitsu's room. He placed his palm on his lower back and stretched a bit, he felt the sharp pain everytime he did. "Jeez..." He muttered. "I would rather fight to the death than be in woman's body again."
He slowly entered the room, lazily closed the door behind him and walked toward the bathroom. All the time were his eyes half closed. He lit the light in bathroom and with the feeling of humiliation he stepped to the toilet bowl and pulled down his pants. When he sat down, his eyes widened in horror.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Burning torches illuminated the training ground. Dusk fell upon the peaceful village hidden in the leaf. Hiruzen already left home as he needed some rest for upcoming mission.
Hashirama sat on the ground, cross-legged, on his lips danced satisfied smile as he watched Mayonaka princess in his younger brother's body. She tried really hard to manipulate her, no, Tobirama's chakra. This exhausting, day long training brought its fruits at the end.
Himitsu knelt on the ground, her palms pressed against soil. The water in front of her danced like a waves, creating vortexes, the clear liquid was controled by her, finally. The wave splashed on the ground, poured in every direction when Himitsu released her technique. She panted heavily, her eyes were almost open, she felt like this is her last minute of her life. She landed on the wet grass underneath her and closed her eyes, calmed her breath. "I... can't..." It was even hard to speak, so she let her mouth ajar without any words. Who knows if it was exhaustion or unconsciousness that was calling her, but it was blissful feeling when she felt her mind relaxing slowly.
"You did well today." Hashirama whispered as he rose from the ground. "But I can't leave you sleep here." He stepped closer to the sleeping body of his younger brother. He chuckled when he saw the trail of saliva running down his mouth. "Himi-chan, you making him look so innocent." Shodai chuckled.
...
...Hear me?! Hey, Himi! Come to me!
...
Himitsu snapped her eyes open. "Huh-" She blinked few times before she recognized the person hovering over her. "Hokage-sama? What's the matter?"
Hashirama face was clouded with confusion. "What-" He blurted. "I just wanted to take you home..." His eyebrows shot up. "You just fell asleep a few seconds ago...did I wake you up?"
"N-no." Himitsu shifted into sitting position, her head still dizzy. "I just...I don't know-" She looked around the dark training ground. "I heard someone... I think..."
"I think you're just extremely exhausted and you need a rest, c'mon-" Hashirama grabbed her under her arm and helped her to get up. He placed her arm around his shoulder, putting her weight on his own. "You've done an incredible advancement in only one day." The First smiled and peeked at her with the corner of his eye. "I'm so proud of you Himi-chan."
"I just wanted..." Mayonaka sighed. What exactly she wanted? To be with Tobirama all the time? To understand him better? Who knows, the only thing she knows now is that she doesn't know what to think anymore. The more she learned about his life, the more confused she became. Wouldn't it be better if she leave him alone? The man of Tobirama's caliber don't have a time to play around with one foolish girl.
"I already told you, didn't I?" Hashirama remarked with his eyes focused in front of him. "He loves you."
Himitsu stared at him, did not know how to respond. "Un..." Was all she managed to say.
Himi! Come home! I ... I have a problem! Hear me?!
Himitsu widened her eyes. "Did you hear that?" She stopped and put her weight back on her feet. "My voice-"
"Tobirama?" Hashirama's face grew serious. "Is he in trouble?"
"I don't know-" Himitsu turned on her heel and started to run to Kitsune's tea house, leaving Hashirama behind.
"Maybe I should taught her hiraishin no jutsu-" Hashirama muttered to himself.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Himitsu felt as all muscles in her body complaining aloud, the pain shot through her form with every step. She wished nothing more than slammed herself against soft pillow and switch off her brain, but not now. While she was running, well not really running, rather say walking fast, she realized that every time Tobirama finish his day he must feel the same tired as she is now, and she, like an idiot, kept asking him to go out with her after his work. "Fool-" She gritted her teeth and gained her pace. "I must be real annoyance for him-"
Finally she saw the tea house, in front of the door she saw petite woman, waiting nervously. "Tobirama-" She stopped in front of him. "What's the- ahhh!" Before she could finish her question, she was rudely dragged into the house, up to stairs and ended up in her own room. Tobirama locked the door, he remained with his back to her, his hand resting on the door. "Tobi...rama-" Himitsu spoke warily. "What's...wrong?"
"Blood." He uttered quietly.
"What?" Himitsu's eyes widened. This is began to be really creepy situation. "Blood? I don't under-"
"I'm bleeding-" He spat, pressing his hand into fist.
Himitsu gasped, shock twisted her face. "Where?!" She blurted out, horrified. She grabbed his arm to turn him around. She started furiously rummaged across his body to find his wound. "Where! Tell me where!" She paced in circles around him, her eyes scanned every corner, every curves, every inch of her own body. "Tobirama, you should me more carefull! This is my body!" She continued in her search.
Tobirama grumpily stared in front of him, his lips tightly pressed, creating firm line. "Himi-" He growled in a low voice, his cheeks started to changing its color.
"What if you leave my body with scars?"
"Himi-!"
"Or, maybe I will turn back into my body and then it will hurt!"
"Himitsu-"
"I'm wounded and I'm bleeding!" Princess ignored the attempt of her boyfriend to gain her attention and she continued in her dramatical speech. "Tell me where? What have you done?!"
Tobirama sighed, the drop of sweat popped on his head. "Himi!"
"My body will be scarred-" She slammed the back of her head theatrically on her forehead."No one would want me anymore!"
"Himi-... what!" The drop of sweat on his head was repleaced by angry vein. "What the hell you mean! No one would want you?!"
"He- he- he!" Mayonaka shoved her finger into her mouth. "I mean...he- he-"
Senju shinobi folded his arms. "Oh no, not this laugh in my body-" He sulked.
Himitsu blinked few times until she realized the color of his cheeks. "By the way-" She remarked. "Why are you blushing?" He locked his gaze with her. They quietly stared into each others eyes as if they were talking telepathically. It took a good two minutes to Himitsu until she finally and surely understood what was going on. Slowly, very slowly her eyes widened and her mouth formed big O. "Ooooh-!" She gasped.
"Yeah-" Tobirama nodded and looked away, he felt more then humiliated.
"Oh...this blood...eh-" Himitsu turned her back on him. She never imagined, even in her wildest dreams, that one day her own boyfriend will know what it feels like to have monthly period, and literally. She felt her cheeks slowly ignited with heat, she felt so embarrassed. Her menstruation was the last thing she wanted now. "It's so embarrassing-" She whispered and hid her face in her palm.
"Don't think about the awkwardness of this situation now." Tobirama said calmly, even though he avoided eye contact. He knew about 'women days', of course he did. And he knew how natural is it, so there's no need to be shy about it, but to talk with his girlfriend about 'her days' was totally different than talk with his girl about 'his days.' "For now, we just have to stop the bleeding."
"Huh-" Himitsu sharply turned to face him, her brow furrowed when question mark popped above her head.
"What-" Tobirama shrugged, his cheeks still red.
"Are you stupid?! This is not an injury!" Himitsu growled. "You can't stop this!"
"Well, okay, okay..." He waved his hand. "How long it will take until it stop?"
"Uhm...I don't know-" Himitsu shrugged. "It depends on my mood."
"Oh I see-" Tobirama narrowed his eyes. "In what mood are you now?"
"Baka!" mayonaka gritted her teeth, her fist tightly pressed. "It's about your mood!" She sighed desperately when she noticed how her boyfriend rolled his eyes. "Tch, first menstruation get the best from you, huh?" She smirked.
"Quiet!" He frowned.
"Well, at the end it's kind of funny." Himitsu giggled. "This is my first time when I'm cool while I have my days!" She erupted in laughter, slapped her hand into his back continuously. Tobirama put up sulking face when he thought about Madara. He was right, if she will spend all her time with Hashirama she will be affected by his idiocy. The fact that Uchiha mentioned Tobirama, too, was totally irrelevant for him now.
"Fu. Fu. Fu-" Tobirama imitated laugh without emotion, his face was cold. "Stop being insane and tell me what to do." He growled.
"Okay, okay..." Himitsu calmed herself. "Think about it as if it's your injury, okay? You were fighting and now you're bleeding-"
"I won't get wounded so easily." He stated proudly.
"You're persistent, are you?" Himitsu remarked moodily. "Never mind!" She announced with a smile. "When you're bleeding, the first thing you do is..."
"Clean the wound?" Tobirama said warily.
"Well, yeah-" Himitsu grinned. "What the hell!" She yelped when she noticed Tobirama with cotton swabs and small bottle in his hands. "What is it? And when did you get that?!"
"Disinfection." He said simply and poured clear liquid on the swab.
"No!" She shouted while her face paled (if it's even possible to be more pale with Tobirama's skin.) "No this kind of cleaning! This is not the real wound, baka!"
"I know-" His face still without any emotions. "I was joking."
"Like seriously..." Himitsu's face turned purple. "You have a strange sense of humor-" She muttered under her breath.
Tobirama cleared his throat slightly, his expression insulted. "Forgive me that I tried to ease the situation." He folded his arms under his breasts.
"Whatever." Himitsu opened her wardrobe. "Go in the shower, I will-"
"Shower?" Tobirama smirked. "You want me to wash your-?"
Her face turned bright red, Tobirama's red line on his face disappeared in an instant. She didn't realize how shameful this could be. "Well...I...ugh..." Her tongue committed suicide, her words couldn't be formed.
"Don't worry-" Tobirama chuckled. "I'll be gentle."
"What a perversion!" Princess raised her hands in defensive position, drops of sweat dripped from her face.
"It's a good opportunity to find out what makes you... tickle." The last word came from his mouth as a mere whisper, his eyebrow raised.
"Tobirama!" The steam hissed from her ears. "Don't you try...!" This time it was him who burst out in a laugh. Himitsu gritted her teeth. As beads of sweat running down her face, gradually vaporized into steam due to the heat of her face. She knew he just teased her, but every torture had its limit. She stormed around him and went to the bathroom.
While he drowned in his own laugh, he heard some ruckus from the bathroom, probably she looking for something. Then she stepped out, reached her hand and his eyes registered something small and white in front of his eyes. "What is it?" He asked while he tried to choke his laugh down.
"Tampon."
His laughter died. "What?!" He warily asked and studied small white bullet-like thing in her hand.
"Tobirama, this is tampon." She introduced with grin. "Tampon, this is Tobirama." She took tampon between her fingers and held it out for him to see. "With this you can stop the bleeding." Wild smirk across her face.
"Hell no!" Tobirama spat with his fangs bared. His face turned blue, he gulped heavily. "No way I'm gonna put this in!"
"But you have to." Himitsu blinked innocently with her lashes.
"Himi, even though I'm in your body, I am still a man!" He growled while he closed his eyes in furious outrage.
"And, what?" His girlfriend snorted. "Like it or not, you have your first real period."
"I can't be the one who's been inserted! I'm the one who's inserting! Do you understand!" Tobirama bursted in anger.
"Ego of males-" She rolled her eyes. "Fine, we'll use sanitary pads."
Tobirama pouted, with the most awkward feelings he entered the bathroom. It's time to stop complaining, to get this thing over as soon as possible.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Tobirama lay on Himitsu's bed, true, he felt to be more clean, but still... He shifted into more comfortable position, on his side. He watched as his girlfriend entered the room in his body. He noticed that his white hair were damp. "You've been in the shower?" He raised his eyebrow.
"Yes." She nodded with relaxed expression. She couldn't miss his sulking face. "What's the matter?"
"My girlfriend just washed my whole body and I was not there." He smirked.
"Whoa, whoa-" Himitsu raised her hands. "Don't get the wrong idea. I did not touch that thing down there." She chuckled, so did he. She sat on the bed and watched him (herself) for a while before she spoke. "I caused you a lot of trouble, did I?" She asked in a low voice. "I was just thinking that, you never been in such a place before. I have to be a real annoy-"
"It's fun." He cut her off. "My life was such a odd stereotype, but since you walked in, everything seems to be livelier, brighter and more fun."
Himitsu stared in disbelief on her boyfriend. "May I have a question?"
"Sure." He locked his gaze with her.
"What exactly you love about me?" She looked awkwardly away.
"You." Was his simple answer. "I just said it, didn't I? You gave my life completely new meaning and I can't imagine my pitiful life without you anymore. Your laugh, even though it's kind of awkward, it's still so cute. Your changing mood, your sense of humor, I love everything. Before I lived only for the sake of this village and the future generations, but now it's you, my sole purpose for life."
"Really?" Himitsu felt like she was just gifted with a new breath, her heart felt so warmth.
"Sure." Tobirama smiled. "The thing is, that I can't see the reason why such an amazing woman is in love with someone like me."
"Whenever I tried to look into my future, I've always seen a declined, pathetic, insignificant woman without no one. But now, whenever I look ahead, I see you and I see myself how lucky I am and I have all I've ever wanted." She smiled brightly. "All I ever wanted is you, the man who will always stand by my side and will love the real me. I love you, Tobirama."
Senju shifted into sitting position and leaned closer to his girlfriend. "I miss you..." He whispered and...
"!"
"?"
"It's weird, right?" Himitsu broke the silence. Their lips were just an inch apart, but neither of them were able to did that final move. Princess pulled away slightly. "I know it's you, but-"
"Somehow odd to kiss myself, huh?" Tobirama sighed.
"Yeah, somehow..." Himitsu chuckled sheepishly.
Both of them lay down on her bed, Tobirama's hands sneaked on her (his) waist. "Even this is odd..." He smiled slightly, so did Himitsu.
"I hope Mito-sama will find out something." She muttered, then yawned widely.
"Yeah, me, too." Her boyfriend nodded and closed his eyes. Before they could realize, their bodies warmed together and they surrendered to the blissful sleep.
Yosh...done...
Okay, I know this chapter is not fun at all, but please don't kill me. Life can't be always so funny.
Gomen'nasai :)
Please read and review... :)