Hunted
A Winter's Dream
Both Yoruichi and Soifon stood huddled together outside the snowy airport having finally touched down in Sweden.
"It's cold." Yoruichi's teeth were chattering from how cold she really felt from wearing nothing but jeans, a top and jacket in a snowy country in the middle of winter.
"It's good, it's nice…It's cold." Soifon nodded repeatedly in agreement and they couldn't help but laugh at how silly they must look compared to others passing them by in full winter outfits compared to Soifon's suit and Yoruichi's casual outfit, "Taxi!"
They divided into the first taxi that pulled up and Soifon asked that they be taken to the best clothing store the driver could think of within the city and the two of them were soon picking out the fluffiest and warmest outfits they could get their hands on. Once they were both fully equipped to handle the weather they decided to spend the time left till their next flight walking through the winter wonderland of the capital, taking in the Christmas decorations that covered the market square. The stalls looked like ginger bread houses and everything was covered in fairy lights that even Soifon felt the old spark of that Christmas cheer people cherished though the deciding factor for her was how Yoruichi was dragging and pulling Soi to each stall and trying all the homemade cakes, biscuits and local delicacies on offer.
"This place feels like a dream." Yoruichi exclaimed in child like wonder as she stared up at the giant lit up Christmas tree in the middle of the market place.
"If this is a dream I don't want to wake up." Soifon softly replied though her gaze was fixed solely on Yoruichi and how happy she looked. It felt like a lifetime ago that Soi had seen Yoruichi smile without a care in world and knowing that it was because of something she had done made Soifon feel like her heart had expanded ten times in size. It felt like it was going to burst from her chest at any moment and what struck Soi as odd about feeling that way was how she would happily stay that way forever.
"What was that?" Yoruichi turned to face Soifon very aware of what the shorter woman had said and took in how cute the business woman appeared in the puffy snow outfit complete with a red nose from being outside in the cold for so long.
"N-nothing." Soifon looked away nervously but she couldn't hide the red glow that came over her face.
"Come here." Yoruichi smiled warmly and pulled the fur lined hood of Soifon's coat up and with delicate precision let her fingers softly dance across Soi's cheeks now and then in a show of adjusting the fur around the hood. "Your nose is red," Yoruichi giggled at how Soifon's blush intensified tenfold from her actions which only encouraged Yoruichi, "May I kiss you?"
"You don't usually ask." Soifon did her best to avoid eye contact with Yoruichi despite subconsciously licking her lips.
"Sometimes it's nice to be asked." Yoruichi murmured and planted a very soft and light kiss upon Soi's lips. Soifon melted into the familiar warmth and wanted more that she surprised Yoruichi a little when Soi cupped her face to pull her deeper into the kiss before it ended.
"Don't stop." Soifon breathed out in a whisper. Yoruichi couldn't help but grin at how Soifon pulled her back for more and she almost purred at how Soi's hands had started to wander slowly from her face, down along her neck to grasp at her coat to keep Yoruichi locked in their kiss.
"Whoa there, slow down Bee." Yoruichi hummed though loved the way Soifon was now pulling at her coat as if it was in the way from what she was really after.
"Sorry." Soifon breathed out breathlessly, her face was flushed with colour and her eyes gleamed with energy.
"No I liked it, I liked it a lot." Yoruichi reassured her little bee, "Just it's still cold and we're still around people." The reality of how intimately they had just acted in public dawned on Soifon and it was impossible for Yoruichi to not laugh at how Soifon cleared her throat and tried to look as professional as possible despite having a bright red face.
They continued to explore the market square together except their thoughts kept returning to the heated kiss they had shared. Yoruichi found herself gazing at Soifon more often and looking away whenever Soifon caught her doing so while Soi was overwhelmed by the energy flowing through her from their kiss and how she was memorised by nearly anything Yoruichi was doing. A graceful turn, the way her hands moved, the slightest gasp or moan at spotting something she liked, even the way Yoruichi breathed now and then was enough to send Soifon crazy. It reminded her of the very first night they had met and how she couldn't keep her hands off of Yoruichi only this time Soifon couldn't place any of the blame on alcohol. Yoruichi really did hold that power over her. Panic gripped Soifon at that thought and everything seemed to slow down while she had a constant back and forth debate as two thoughts clashed in battle. The side that had gotten her to where she was today told her to run and never look back, strong and decisive as always but now there was a new voice that wanted her to stay, that it wasn't as scary as she believed.
"Yoruichi," Soifon started and stopped when she remembered the point of this trip was to make Yoruichi forget her troubles and if Soifon told her all that was on her mind right now she had an idea it would cancel out any good the trip had done so far. It can wait for another day, Soifon decided already aware she had put off telling her about it three times now, once when Yoruichi had been shot, the next was when Yoruichi had revealed her past and now today.
"What is it?" Yoruichi turned around and Soi saw the small wooden carving of a horse decorated with some patterns in Yoruichi's hands. "Do you want that?" Soifon asked, grateful to have something to focus on.
"Yes." Yoruichi nodded sheepishly and hugged Soifon when she purchased the statute for Yoruichi, "Thank you!"
"I think we should head back now so we can get our flight." Soifon checked what time it was to make sure they wouldn't be late.
"Great! The sooner we get to the hotel the sooner I get you into the hot tub – speaking of, we need some bathing suits." Yoruichi jumped on the idea of finding a place to buy some swimwear while Soi's mind drove her body wild with images of Yoruichi in a very revealing two piece.
Even on the connecting flight to their destination Soifon was unable to seek refuge for now she knew exactly what Yoruichi would be wearing in the hot tub and all she could think of was Yoruichi in the hot tub or Yoruichi at igloo when they could finally be alone. Soi glanced over at how relaxed Yoruichi looked under the blanket, she had fallen asleep with her seat fully reclined and only her head was visible but Soi still found her gaze dropping to Yoruichi's chest.
"What is wrong with me?" Soifon muttered and took a deep breath to try and gain some control over herself again.
"Relax bee. I'll have you soon enough." Yoruichi's lips curved into a smile at Soi's question.
"You're awake!" Soifon hissed back in a whisper despite the husky tone in Yoruichi's voice sending shivers up and down her spine.
"How can I sleep when all I want is you." Yoruichi answered in the same tone without opening her eyes once or moving under the blanket. Soifon breathed in shakily and checked to make sure that no one was paying them any attention and was really glad that the first class area left more space between passengers for more privacy.
"You are not helping with comments like that." Soifon looked anywhere she could that was not in Yoruichi's direction.
"Would it help if I were to push your coat off over your shoulders and to slowly undo each of the buttons on your shirt?"
"You are evil." Soifon watched Yoruichi's grin grow wider clearly pleased at herself.
The rest of the flight and the next few hours afterwards passed by far too slowly for Soifon and she vaguely paid attention to what the guides were telling them about the area, where everything was, times of events taking place and a bunch of information to do with health and safety. All of which she would have normally taken in every word and asked questions but it was very difficult to focus when Yoruichi's gloved hands kept 'innocently' touching her here and then or tugged at her coat playfully, teasing her right when Soi felt like she was able to think rationally once more. Yoruichi on the other hand was enjoying every second and listened to everything the guides had to tell them and the other guests that were there as well while she found any chance she could to brush up against Soifon and send the smaller woman into a quiet frenzy.
"You are playing a dangerous game." Soifon practically growled at her when Yoruichi's hand found its way under Soi's coat and tugged at her shirt.
"Those are the best kind." Yoruichi replied coolly as they trudged through the snow at the back of the group now that the guides were showing people to their igloos for the next few nights. There was some last minute information given to them about temperatures but Soifon quite literally ignored them and entered their igloo, Yoruichi quickly thanked the guides and explained that Soifon was just cold before she entered after her. The igloo itself was a lot taller and larger than Yoruichi imagined once she was inside but she didn't get a good look at the interior for Soifon pulled her roughly towards her the moment the door had been closed. Yoruichi barely had time to register the fact that she had landed flat on her back on a giant pile of furs, blankets and a sleeping bag before Soifon was on top of her assaulting her lips with fierce and powerful kisses, her hands practically tearing at the coat standing between her and Yoruichi's body. Yoruichi laughed happily at the urgency burning within Soifon and helped unzip her coat for Soi who did not slow down or stop her advances.
"God I love this side of you." Yoruichi moaned through the kisses and Soifon responded in turn by biting her neck and earned a gasp of both pleasure and pain from the chocolate skinned woman.
"Shut up and kiss me." Soifon commanded with a fire burning in her eyes and Yoruichi was glad she was already lying down since that look alone was enough to make her melt into a puddle.
"Gladly." Yoruichi breathed out and pulled Soifon into another onslaught of dominant kisses while Soifon busied herself with pushing and pulling the coat completely off of Yoruichi and separated herself from Yoruichi's lips briefly to pull her gloves off with her teeth. This allowed Yoruichi some time to work on unzipping Soifon's coat though the second she was done Soifon pushed Yoruichi back down amongst the furs and slid her hands under Yoruichi's top who tried to keep up with the wandering hands since she was lost in the possessiveness shinning deeply within Soi's powerful eyes. Yoruichi moaned impatiently at how Soi's fingers danced across her skin just below her chest and she arched her back into Soi's touch so that she would continue her advancements.
"Now who's impatient?" Soifon's lips curved into a smile, her voice was rough and full of desire.
"Don't you dare." Yoruichi answered with a ragged breath.
"Oh I dare." Soifon grinned and ceased all movements of her hands and lowered her face at a snail's pace towards Yoruichi's lips but held off from actually kissing or making any contact. Soifon remained that way, grinning down at Yoruichi with only an inch or two between them, her hot breath danced across Yoruichi's lips. The dark goddess might have been able to hold out a little longer if Soifon had not purposely ran her tongue across her lips, wetting them in anticipation of the kiss. Yoruichi couldn't take the gap between them anymore after that and gave in; she moved to kiss Soifon who backed away triumphantly. When Yoruichi was about to complain Soifon's hands resumed their movement and massaged her breasts through her bra and Yoruichi responded with a low moan of pleasure from the contact, "Better?" Soifon asked happily.
"Yes." Yoruichi purred contently and reached up to Soifon and guided her down to claim Soi's lips with her own once more in a soft kiss that grew more passionate with each passing second, Yoruichi spurred on all the more by Soifon slipping her hands beneath the bra and began using her thumbs in a way that left Yoruichi gasping and breathing heavily in-between moans, "It'll be easier if you let me take my top off." Yoruichi murmured huskily.
"It's still quite cold in here." Soifon responded through their kisses.
"Then we'll get under the covers. And get that thing off." Yoruichi indicated to Soi's coat, annoyed at how it had managed to stay on this long.
"After I get this-" Soifon pulled Yoruichi's top over her head exposing her chocolate skin at long last, "Off," Soifon wrapped her arms around Yoruichi to help keep her warm till they were under the covers and buried her head into her chest and kissed the exposed mounds of flesh as they fell back down amongst the furs and blankets together.
Yoruichi flung the covers aside panting heavily as she did and didn't move afterwards, her body was still recovering from the rounds of pleasure that were currently coursing through her veins.
"We are doing that again." Yoruichi breathed happily.
"We already have, many times now." Soifon panted and moved the blankets back over Yoruichi's body who gave a puzzled look in return, "We're in a place made of snow remember, it's still cold –Mumph!" Soifon squeaked as Yoruichi dived on top of her and silenced her with a kiss.
"At least let me start the fire first." Soifon managed to get out in-between the kisses.
"There's a fire?" Yoruichi stopped surprised by this fact entirely.
"It's over there." Soifon chuckled at the baffled expression on Yoruichi's face when she saw the fire pit placed in a dug out area of the floor not too far from the bed area. In fact she finally had the time to take their current surrounds and she noted that there were small battery powered lights running all along the inside of the igloo and even a seating area with a large block of snow at table height.
"Actually are you getting hungry at all? I could do with some food." Soifon busied herself with finding her clothes strewn about the bed.
"Hmm? Yeah I could eat…you." Yoruichi added with a mischievous grin and got to watch the blush spread across Soi's face as a reward.
"F-food Yoruichi, do you want food?" Soifon did her best to ignore Yoruichi's comment.
"Oh alright we can go find something to eat but I want you for dessert."
"You just had to say that, couldn't let that one go?" Soifon wasn't really sure why she asked, it just gave Yoruichi more ammo when she got like this.
"Well I don't plan on letting go of you when I get you back in my hands."
"You know you can let some of them slide by, it won't be the end of the world." Soifon adjusted her clothes and started tying the laces on her new winter boots.
"Feel like sliding back into bed?" Yoruichi yanked the sleeping bag open for extra effect.
"I'm – I'm done, just done. If you want food I'm outside."
"Wait, I'm coming, I'm coming!" Yoruichi scrambled around for her clothes.
"Again? I didn't do anything." Soifon scolded herself for stooping to Yoruichi's level but at the same time saw the appeal the older woman got out of it at the same time when Yoruichi gave a playful wink back to her in response.
This has been a huge success, Soifon thought to herself now that Yoruichi was no longer focusing on her old memories. Soi breathed out contently with her eyes closed while she waited for Yoruichi outside the igloo and was surprised at how well she had adapted to the silence nature brought along with it. She had gotten so used to the sound of cars whizzing past, people bustling to and from, phones ringing left right and centre and other city noises that it was really great to hear nothing but the wind for a change. I don't think there has ever been a time where I left the country for anything other than business before. I'm breaking a lot of my rules here – Soi sniggered to herself, hell I should throw out the rulebook after what I've been doing. How much trouble am I walking into with her? There was no way Soifon could deny the fact that Yoruichi had certainly complicated things for her, in the few months Soi had known Yoruichi she had been late to work, witnessed a shooting and now skipped work entirely for Christmas holiday. It's like watching a morbid scene play out before my eyes, I know I should turn away and yet I can't - no I don't want to.
"Thanks for waiting." Yoruichi captured Soi's lips in a kiss when the shorter woman turned to look at her and enjoyed the warmth of Yoruichi's lips on her own once more.
"I swear I'm addicted to you." Soifon breathed in Yoruichi's scent and lamented over the loss of contact when Yoruichi pulled away with a toothy grin and skipped ahead of her through the snow. I am in so much trouble, Soifon thought while she watched Yoruichi prance around in the snow with a bemused expression and followed after the dark skinned beauty, though did so at a walking pace in an attempt to retain some of her dignity. All of which was shattered when a snow ball hit her directly in the face, stunned Soifon ground to a halt while joyous waves of Yoruichi's laughter enveloped her very core.
"I'm sorry I couldn't resist." Yoruichi laughed at how shocked Soifon really did look at wiping the snow off of her face.
"You do realise who I am right?" Soifon asked with both authority and an edge of disbelief from Yoruichi's actions. Yoruichi however merely bent down and gathered up snow and with a cocky grin started to make another snowball. Soifon raised an eyebrow at Yoruichi's actions almost daring her to follow through with what she was planning. Yoruichi shrugged back in return as if she was saying 'what you gonna do about it, hmm?' and threw the snowball at Soifon who managed to duck under it this time round.
"You are in so much trouble!" Soifon broke out into a run towards Yoruichi, scooping up a handful of the freshly landed snow and soon caught up to Yoruichi who was busy trying to form another snowball only to end up covered in Soi's snowball.
"Ha!" Soifon stuck her tongue out at Yoruichi and continued to run past her towards the main resort cabin.
"This isn't over yet!" Yoruichi grabbed more snow and gave chase, determined to get back in the lead. The depth of the snow however wore them both of them down greatly that their race turned more into a snowball fight with each step and the children of a family building a snowman close by were inspired to start throwing the snow more instead of using it to build that an impromptu snowball war was taking place between them and other guests that heard the commotion going on outside were soon running over to join in which left Yoruichi and Soifon seeking refuge behind the trees for cover.
"I don't think I can hold out much longer!" Yoruichi cried out dramatically as a bunch of snowballs splattered against the tree she was hiding behind.
"They're just kids, we can take them!" Soifon scooped up some more snow and set about forming it into a snowball.
"They took out Tom!" Yoruichi exclaimed with overdramatic sadness as a nearby parent trying to sprint through the crossfire was hit many times and performed an emotional death.
"My name's Derrick!" He shouted back.
"Not Tom!" Yoruichi slumped down into the ground, "I can't go on without Tom." She laughed as the man in question got back up, bowed and headed out of the battlefield, still getting hit by snowballs. Soifon dives out of cover to reach Yoruichi and places a snowball in her hand.
"If we must leave this world than let's do so together." Soifon declares with fierce determination, Yoruichi taken in by Soi's words nods once and they tap their snowballs together like wine glasses when celebrating a toast at a dinner party.
"Together." Yoruichi repeats and holding Soi's hand they emerge from behind the tree and throw their snowballs towards the kids whilst getting hit by several of the snowballs thrown their way in the process.
"Well I died." Yoruichi chuckled.
"Food?" Soifon looks at her questionably.
"Food." Yoruichi agrees and they too leave the snowy battlefield.