Gratitude.
Chapter 4.
That night Ino was so tired but Kisame kept them walking long after the sun disappeared. She yawned and took a step with her eyes half closed..instead of her shoe hitting solid earth she sank into sand and almost fell!
Ino gasped and caught herself just in time before she face planted. They were back at a beach..she recognized the same beach from before even saw the remains of their fire pit. Kisame grinned at her clumsiness, clearly amused. Ino settled herself against the rock by the fire pit and was prepared to fall asleep.
Kisame started a fire and immediately stood.
"Stay here." He took out Samehada and she eyed the sword warily.
"Where are you going?"
"Back to the place we fought your team. I can find them from there." Ino didn't protest..she wanted to find them as soon as they could. Even though she was looking at the fire she could feel his eyes on her briefly and then he turned to leave.
"Wait." She said and he turned to look back at her. His face seemed more shark than human from that angle. "Leave your coat?" The hot spring was around here and Ino could use another bath maybe wash her clothes. She could wear his coat again until they dried.
Kisame shrugged it off and handed it to her. Their fingers brushed and it sent a jolt of sudden longing through her. Ino kept her eyes down knowing his sense of smell had probably caught that. She wrapped the coat around herself and when she looked up from the fire he was already gone..
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Kisame had been gone for a long time and Ino found she couldn't sleep without him there.
His coat has his scent all around her. She closed her eyes and she pulled it tighter up to her nose breathing in deeply. She slid her hand down her body before she could change her mind and slipped her fingers into her skirt..
Ino played with the sensitive bundle of nerves just begging to be touched and thought of his sharp toothed grin. The way his mouth moved on her and the way his muscles flexed when he swam..the kindness he had showed her this whole time. He only ever got aggressive after she had started it..
His voice suddenly floated in her memory perfectly. '"I'm showing you my gratitude."' Ino came and immediately withdrew her hand breathing hard. She was slightly embarrassed with herself ..her cheeks flushed a deep pink.
She opened her eyes and gasped. Kisame was standing there across the fire watching her with lust burning in his eyes.
"How long..?" She only managed to get out between pants.
"The whole time." He breathed in deeply and Ino suddenly wanted him between her bare thighs.
"Promise you won't kill me after?" She asked looking up at him with eyes that pleaded to not go back on his word..to keep this perfect. "If I accept your gratitude?"
His next words shocked her.
"You will forever have my gratitude, Kunoichi. Anytime..anywhere." He flashed her that sharp toothed shark grin and approached her.
Her heart started to pound and she began to slip out of his coat before she lost her nerve but his voice stopped her.
"Leave it on."
The waves crashed in the background creating the perfect mood in time with the crackling of the flames.
His hands found her heated cheeks and he kissed her..it took Ino's breath away. All she wanted was to be naked and pinned underneath him to feel his bare skin against hers, his weight holding her down. Like he had in all of her dreams.
Kisame slid her skirt down and her shirt up exposing her from her breasts to ankles while still wrapping his open coat closer to her sides. His large hand found her between her legs and groaned at how wet and ready she was. There was no talking as she spread her thighs and allowed him to shrug out of his pants. Then he was against her..her heart beat was the fastest it had ever been when his hard muscles brushed against her bare skin.
Ino was lost in the sensations of him kissing up her stomach nipping with his sharp teeth until his lips found her breast. He took her nipple into his mouth sucking nibbling and teasing earning a high pitched moan from her..then he switched to the other one.
While he did this his thigh coaxed her legs farther apart and he slid closer so his hard length was pressed right against her drenched sex. His teeth nipped her ear playfully and then his hand slid up to her face covering her mouth with a powerful strength.
Ino's eyes suddenly searched his in panic and confusion but he just looked into her icy blue eyes and plunged deep.. there was no resistance due to her playing with herself. She felt her body give way..a slight tearing and she was suddenly filled with a white hot stab of pain. His hand muffled her cry of agony and she tensed squeezing her eyes shut tightening her thighs around his to stop any further movement.
"I know." He whispered against her cheek stilling his movements completely. "Breathe, Ino." Her next breath out of her nose was shaky. Ino felt strange..he was filling her up completely..it was foreign and yet she liked the thought of him this close to her.. until he moved again. The pain was still there and her breathing came in faster pants..she wasn't regretting doing this with him but she regretted the ache his large member caused her.
He took his hand away from her mouth and his eyes held nothing but understanding for her.
"You smell like blood now. I can stop." He growled quietly and began to pull back. The sudden movement inside of her brushed a spot that hit her with a spark of pain and pleasure. Her inner muscles tightened around him involuntarily and he groaned above her. The sound he made excited her.. to have this mountain of a dangerous man in such a vulnerable position gave her a sudden confidence.
"No..just go slow." Her eyes slid closed.
So he did..watching her face for signs of pleasure or pain as he pulled back slightly only to push himself back in..
"Fuck. You're so tight." He hissed, trailing fiery kisses down her neck.
"And you're..," She paused to gasp feeling a whole stroke of pleasure for the first time. "So big." Kisame detected the change in her posture and thrust a little harder. Her fingernails dug into his back and her thighs tightened around him trying to bring him closer.
He pumped into her harder not bothering to cover her mouth as her cries grew louder and full of bliss. Her stomach was tightening again lifting her up higher until she thought she might die if she didn't finish soon. Her cries had a pleading whine to them and his hand snaked between their legs pinching her sensitive clit.
"Ahh, Kisame!" She cried out his name and then he groaned, tensing and releasing himself inside of her hot convulsing pussy. He barely had time to take a breath before he stilled completely hearing steps leaping from tree to tree at a decent distance. Ino winced as he pulled out of her a little faster than he intended.
"Stay here." He yanked his pants on, grabbed Samehada and then he was gone..
...
All Ino could do was lie back in the sand for a moment..that had been..incredible. She caught her breath and pulled her clothes back on before tugging his coat around her shoulders and breathing in his scent deeply. She was sore and wanted nothing more than to soak in that hot spring now..she wondered what he heard that she couldn't.
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After a little bit she heard Kisame return as he set down his sword..Ino opened her eyes realizing she had drifted off.. and they widened in horror.
His sword was drenched in blood and there were dark spattered droplets along his chest, torso and shoulders. He looked frightening. Suddenly the fantasy came crashing down and reality set in. That she was in the presence of Kisame Hoshigake, Akatsuki member, an S- ranked criminal , Itachi Uchiha's teammate and she just gave him her virginity. He had killed something..or someone.
He looked down at her quite seriously.
"You smell like blood and..," He paused. "Go to the spring and bathe." Kisame turned from her and picked up his sword before walking to the waves..she watched him wash the blood from his chest before turning herself and walking to the hot spring...
...
After washing her clothes and herself she leaned back against the rock..the water was easing all of her aches and pains..especially the lower ones.
Ino had been in there for a while and she heard him place his sword down suddenly. She knew he could be quiet if he wanted to be it was like he made the noise on purpose.
Opening her eyes she silently watched a now blood free Kisame strip his clothes and step into the water. His entire body was one powerful muscle and Ino shivered at the thought of him coming at her with that sword. She'd never survive it.
He watched her across the steam without a single emotion on his face and it made her nervous all over again. Before she could snap and ask what he was staring at, he spoke.
"Three ninja. I killed them. They heard your screams and wanted to partake..whether you wanted to or not." He dipped down in the water like he had the last time they were there and waded closer to her. "So I killed them."
"Why bother telling me?"
"I saw the way you looked at me. Like you were seeing me again for the first time." Her mind flashed back to her throwing her kunai and then turning to see him in the field.
"Are you in pain?" He asked glancing down to her lower stomach.
"It's..mild. Did you find any trails or leads on my team..before.." she trailed off..before she touched herself and came while thinking of him.
"Yes. First thing in the morning we can go. The Shadow kid must be hurt worse than I thought..I can smell them from here."
Kisame came closer then and Ino found herself wondering.
"Did you mean it? About..," She trailed off again. "Having your gratitude forever?"
"Anytime. Anywhere. I meant it." He growled and grinned at her with those sharp teeth. He suddenly floated back to the other side and relaxed in the water..giving her space. She was grateful.
"What were you and your team doing all the way out here anyway?" He asked. Ino hesitated to tell him..but the mission went so far south she supposed it didn't matter now.
"Supposed to be checking out some town on the coast..big fights and massive chakra levels were reported." Ino looked up to his ever present grin and rolled her eyes.
"Of course! It was you and Uchiha. So who are you guys fighting?" She scowled.
"And why would I tell you? That's our business."
"I just told you ours!" She snapped.
"Not a good habit for a Kunoichi." His grin never faltered..back to teasing. Ino took a calming breath and didn't rise to the bait that time.
Ino studied his face, particularly his gills..even from day one in the field she wondered what they felt like. She found herself swimming forward. Wading to him not unlike how he did before. His eyes followed her every movement and the corners of his lips turned up in an amused smile.
Kisame relaxed back against the edge of the spring and Ino stopped in front of him squeezing herself between his legs.
"Can I help you, Kunoichi?" He asked and pretended to bite like a shark in her direction faster than she could blink.
Ino slightly flinched and then felt annoyed by her reaction.
"Yeah. Be still."
He went still..looking a little confused until her fingertips brushed the gills on his upper face. No one had ever touched them before..but him. It sent a chill down his spine.
Ino pulled back but his hands wrapped easily around her upper arms and pulled so she could rest against him.
"Why are you acting this way? Your reputation is the exact opposite of whatever..these last few days were."
"Hmm." He grunted as though contemplating. "Our line of work is fatal..I could just as likely be dead tomorrow. Why not enjoy life's pleasures while they're still available?"
His thumb brushed up and down her cheek leaving tingles on her skin.
"Besides..most of what I get from females are fear and hatred. Don't get me wrong." He grinned at her. "I got a little of that from you, too..but I could smell what made you different. You were curiously aroused and it in turn made me curious." He gave a short laugh. "The way you looked at me when we were in the tree. I knew I'd never stop pursuing you. I planned to in the next few weeks but you found me first."
"So what happens after all this?" She asked..so even if she never left the village again it wouldn't have mattered. He would have came to look for her eventually. She was glad to hear it.
"Life goes back to the way it was but if I see you again by some chance..I'm going to fuck you until you can't move." She could hear the smile in his tone but she wasn't smiling..that wasn't what she meant.
"I was talking about in a battle..with my team or my village. I will defend them with my life." His large hand smoothed down her loose hair..still smiling.
"So loyal."
Ino yawned suddenly.
"Come on..before you drown yourself again."
...
Shikamaru groaned and stopped walking for a moment.
"Let's just stop, Choji. It's almost dark and I need a minute."
Choji obliged and helped him sit so he could lean against a tree.
"We've barely made any distance but alright." Any other time Choji would have flopped down anytime for a rest but thinking about Ino was taking over their minds.
"You don't think she's..," Choji started and Shikamaru knew what he was going to say.
"No. She's alive. She has to be." He said firmly.
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Dawn came quickly and Kisame was already waking her.. she was still sore between her legs and hoped that would go away soon. She dressed in her now dry clothes and put her hair back up. Kisame smelled the wind blowing in their direction and grinned a half smile that showed his teeth. His coat whipped around his body in the breeze.
"That way."
They walked for about half an hour before Kisame suddenly stopped her. Throwing an arm up across her stomach and pushing her back.
"What is it?"
"Your friends aren't alone." He paused. "Another three man squad and I smell blood."
"How far?" She gasped.
"Less than half a mile."
...
Choji woke mid morning to the sound of steps..
"Shikamaru..," His friend was looking around at the shadows and bushes with his hands already in place for a Shadow Possession jutsu. They had company..
Choji only had time to grab Shikamaru and jump behind the trees before three shuriken came flying at them from nowhere.
"Damn it!" Shikamaru groaned and clutched his side..he had an internal injury..it hurt just to breathe and one of the Shuriken had sliced his arm.
Choji suddenly cursed and whipped his head behind them..there were two more people coming..running at them! They were surrounded already.
"Oh, come on!" Shikamaru groaned again. Suddenly, a shape jumped over them too fast for either of them to even see and into the trees where the Shuriken came from.. the still air was suddenly pierced with screams and crashing. They both swore they heard the sound of bones snapping followed by more screams. The sounds of metal hitting metal rang so shrill it almost hurt their ears.. and then the other one from behind them came closer running slower than the leaping shape..
...
"I can smell their coordinates." Kisame said. "Let's go."
Ino started to run and a striking pain between her legs had her gasping for a moment. Kisame stopped to look back at her, concerned. Ino shook her head..
"Keep going..it's because of..,"
"I know." He said and then he vanished.
Ino couldn't fight like this..the next few days of walking were going to be great..
Ino ignored the cramping pain and set off at a decent pace..
She wasn't confused by which direction due to the crashes and screaming. Ino ran through a large bush and almost toppled over Choji!
"Ino!" They both exclaimed at the same time. She was gasping from running but she grinned and grabbed them both in a hug at the same time. Ino immediately charged up her chakra and the glittering blue encompassed her hands. She pushed Shikamaru flat on his back and began to heal him. Shikamaru grimaced for a moment and then his whole body relaxed.
"How are you doing, Choji?" Ino asked over her shoulder.
"I'm fine..hungry but fine." He sighed.
"The question is are you ok?" Ino looked back at Shikamaru and his gaze was piercing right through her.
A sudden last yell cutting silent all of a sudden had all of them quiet. Ino focused on healing..it would be a few minutes. Shikamaru put his hand over her blue one and she realized she was crying.
"Aww Ino, don't cry." Choji said behind her.
"I thought you guys were dead." Ino suddenly pushed everything she had into her chakra..the lazy blue energy fired up higher and fiercer than it ever had before!
"Ino, how are you doing that?" Choji had come closer to look.
She couldn't talk..it took all of her concentration to finish. She was out of breath again but Shikamaru sat up and stretched his arms over his head, hearing his elbow pop. He sighed in satisfaction.
"How did you know we were here?" Shikamaru asked.
Ino stood and her vision started to go fuzzy.. used way too much..chakra.
Suddenly Kisame was there blood spattered again like last night..
"Ino!" Kisame called her name.
She blacked out.
...
Kisame caught her before she fell..he witnessed her healing the boy..such amazing chakra levels.
Her team suddenly jumped up..how slow they were. Now Kisame knew he had been distracted that night to let these brats get the best of him.
"Let go of her." Shadow kid made a hand sign.
He lightly laid Ino down and swung Samehada out of it's sheath.
"Considering I just saved all of your lives. I'd stand down." Kisame growled, well aware of the other kid behind him.
"And why would you do that?" Shikamaru asked slowly not releasing his hand sign just yet.
"The Kunoichi and I struck a deal. She is free to go home with you as soon as she wakes." Lower your hands before I break them..Kisame thought.
The shadow kid lowered his hands and the other kid sat.
Smart.
He remained standing with Samehada in his hand..waiting. He had to see her wake up and be on her way for himself first.
"Oh man. My head." Ino groaned. She was instantly swarmed by Shikamaru and Choji. They started asking questions at the same time and she groaned.
"Quiet." Kisame snapped and her team turned to him with scowls on their faces but at least they stopped talking. Ino was surprised when he extended a large blue hand to her and she took it..standing. He let go immediately and stepped back.
"This is where we part ways, Kunoichi. Get home." Ino nodded. He looked her over one last time before disappearing.
Her team seemed stunned into silence.
"Choji? Shikamaru?" Ino smiled.
"Yeah?" They both asked uncertainly in unison.
"Let's go home."
