Chapter 12: More Suprises

Her gaze lingered on his eyes much longer than she intended. Azami couldn't help but tremble as she brought her lips closer and closer to his. His breath was hot, it ticked her face. Her eyes wandered from his face to his body despite herself. He was well built, toned, and if he wrapped those arms around her, she was sure she'd feel at home, safe, protected and… Azami bit her lip and shook her head. No it was wrong… Right?

"What are you doing?" he asked with a tone of urgency.

The kendo master merely smiled softly. She cupped his cheek with one hand and brushed her hair away with the other. His lips looked delicious… And those eyes… She could drown in them.

"I… This… Let me handle this…" she whispered in his ear.

As Azami's lips closed in on his, the audible thud of the door slamming open stopped herwhen she was but an inch away. She quickly turned around greeted by the shocked face of Yukino. The girl dropped her bag and just stood there frozen. She was scandalized. She could have still believed what she was seeing if it was some other girl… anyone else but Azami! Yukino shook her head in disbelief, she wanted to utter curses, shout profanities and scream but no words slipped out of her lips.

"Y-Yukino I-I can explain!" Azami exclaimed blushing furiously.

Yukino remained silent, she was going to hear this through.

"It's a complete misunderstanding! I-I was—" she stammered, something that seemed so unnatural in her normally stiff demeanor.

"You were?"

"I was…" Azami's eyes wandered to the bowl beside her. She picked up the sponge "going to give him a sponge bath!"

Lei scratched his head, it was a habit of his whenever he was confused or embarrassed, and right now, he did it because of both. "A sponge bath?"

Azami flashed him a cold stare "You do know that to properly treat a severe case of mana-burn you should apply grinded aloe leaves to all major muscles in the body." Lei just blinked and stared at her "You didn't?""

He shook his head.

"How did you pass the entrance exam without even know the basic things like this." she said with the air of a professor while passively scrubbing his shoulders.

Yukino sighed "If that's it… Ill just go get my stuff and leave then."

Yukino quickly scurried to the door but stopped mid-stride when something struck her, she quickly turned around "A-Azami..."

The raven-haired girl cocked her head slightly "Yes Yukino?"

"Is you-know-what a major muscle..?"

Azami froze.

"You know. The one below…"

Aerahein, Yukino put on her nightgown and frowned. She felt uneasy.

Yukino found it difficult if not impossible to sleep that night. Something was bothering her, she just couldn't put her finger on it. Surely it wasn't Azami… She's probably finished with that sponge bath. That was unless… Maybe she was purposely seducing the poor guy. He is cute! but it's Azami, the self-proclaimed man-hater… But Lei is a looker. She slapped her face lightly.

"No, Azami's not the type! She's probably scolding or beating the guy up for some reason by now. She did say she hated the guy." she said out loud but in an unconvincing toness.

She sighed and stared at the futon where Lei usually slept and fixed in up in a effort to occupy herself.

"But she did admit that he was handsome once." she muttered unconsciously.

She decided to try the futon out for kicks. Maybe it felt good to sleep where he sleeps. Maybe even better to sleep with him, she giggled at the thought. Yeah that would be nice. Yukino was sure he'd be... Staring at her? Lei bent down and gave her a charming smile.

"Hey." He greeted her.

Yukino bolted upwards, tripping down on the futon in the process. Lei offered her a hand and pulled her up. "What are you doing lying on my bed?" he whispered into her ear. She shivered at his touch, he surprised her by pushing her down on the futon and pinning her there.

"L-Lei!" she muttered.

She stared into his intense brown eyes. He brushed away the hair from her face "Your beautiful." He said breathlessly making her heart skip a beat.

With his hot breath on her lips all she could do was tremble, slowly, very slowly he came closer and closer. Yukino snapped to her sense ands tried to shake him off. "This isn't you!" she whimpered.

He took her wrists and pinned her helplessly, in one quick and smooth motion his lips closed around hers. His lips probed her velvet like mouth, he deepened the kiss and she responded helplessly to him. It seemed like forever before his lips parted from hers. She looked into his eyes, pleading him to… stop or continue she couldn't decide for herself.

"You want me." He said in a smooth deep voice before diving in for another kiss.

Yukino felt his huge rough hands slither underneath her dress and squeeze her firm plump breasts. She blushed furiously as his hands expertly touched her where she needed it. She broke the kiss and cupped his cheeks.

"I love you…" she uttered in a passion darkened voice.

"I love you too." he said.

She draped her arms around him and pulled him close. "I need you now…" she breathed. He grinned in response and took off his shirt revealing his well lean and well toned physique.

He bit her ear whispering "Not just yet."