Rewritten version!
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English is not my first language but I now have a Beta!
WARNING: This chapter is a bit more "off the main story-line" than the others. I still think I could make it fit into the original story with some additional chapters. But if someone still wants this story to stay "pure" then stop reading here. No mature stuff! I promise. I won't go there with these sweet babies.
Setsuka e Cain: Seu desejo é uma ordem
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… Let's begin...
Setsu took a shower first and left the bathroom in only her towel to give her brother a rattle for fun. Cain looked up from the armchair by the balcony when she slammed the bathroom door shut a bit harder than necessary. The girl smirked when his eyes widened and took her in.
Kuon begged every higher power in the world to make the towel drop but no God answered his prayer.
"Nii-san, what should we do today?" She asked and Cain exhaled slowly while he turned his gaze away. Ren tried to sort the possible activities into safe and not safe in his head while Cain gave the question back.
"What do you want to do, Setsu?" He wondered and she smiled as he asked.
"Mmm… As long as I'm with you…" Ren had sorted the things by then and Cain picked one of the safer options.
"Then let's see if the stores in Guam have anything for my cute sister."
Setsu walked up to him and bent forward to be able to bring their faces close.
"I must have been good today if Nii-san wants to spoil me." He tilted his head to the side and patted her cheek slowly.
"Today and every day. I'm blessed to have you by my side." Cain held her gaze as Kuon was trying to take over and peek down her towel. She really wasn't careful considering what she was wearing.
"Then jump into the shower and then I will let you spoil me all you want." She hummed pleased and backed away. Cain followed her out of the chair and placed one kiss on her hair.
"I will be right out." Cain turned to let her have her privacy and closed the bathroom door behind him. Ren didn't let himself think too much as he started to undress. He managed to keep his mind empty until he pulled off his pants and the weight of his phone made itself known again. Cain picked it out of his pocket and flipped it open.
The picture was right there when the display lit up. He took her in. Her every spot and line. From the caring hand in his hair to the beautiful, relaxed face. Ren knew she loved Sleeping Beauty and she could now live up to the name herself.
Cain zeroed in on her collar and Ren burned in their mind. He had passed it as a really dark shadow or some of his hair but now he could see that it was the love bite that made a part of her fair skin black. The phone couldn't zoom enough to make it clear and he doubted that anyone else apart from them would be able to distinguish what it was.
Ren glanced down on his own hip and the blood pooled on his cheeks.
As he was looking down, he saw a scrunched-up piece of fabric. It looked too small to be a piece of clothing and his curiosity made him bend down and pick it up. It was light and lacy.
While he tried to make sense of up and down, he ended up with her panties spread between his hands. The realization hit him like a rubber bullet in the gut. Ren dropped them in shock as the heat rose in his face again.
'She is taunting me. Kyoko, remember that I'm still here.' Ren whimpered and backed away quickly.
'Is she wearing those?' Kuon was burning with fire. 'Is she actually wearing that kind of underwear?'
'Kyoko is thorough. I should have suspected it.' Ren sighed and took cover in the shower. He turned the water a bit hotter than usual to hide the blush. 'Those were practically see-through…' Ren bit down and focused on the task of cleaning.
"Nii-san I leave your clothes on the sink." Ren jumped high when the words sounded but the curtain saved him. Cain took over and he pulled the cover to the side.
"Setsu. I'm sorry but I dropped some of your clothes on the floor." He nodded at the black pile of lace at her feet. She had shorts and a bustier on again to his dismay. Ren watched from behind Cain as she picked the black fabric up and eyed the piece of clothing. Ren expected a blush but Setsu only smiled happily.
"Ohh Great. I don't want to lose these ones. They are my favourite pair." She turned to pick up his clothes that were scattered on the floor and put them in the basket by the door. Cain met her eyes before he closed the drapes.
"Don't worry. I will buy you as many as you want." He smirked and retreated into the cover of the shower.
"Great. Then let's find a store with lingerie on our tour." Setsu said and Ren slipped inside his mind. He heard the door close and Ren let himself out.
"She really went with it." He breathed but couldn't help but to fill up with some pride. "It's the perfect Setsu. Kyoko is amazing." Ren reached out and made the hot water chilling cold.
'Please chill me down to the core or I won't be able to resist touching that girl.' Knowing that shopping lingerie with Setsu would be a challenge Ren turned the water colder and colder while he tried to strengthen his resolve.
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The shower drowned out some of the words but she was able to hear the last two sentences.
"It's the perfect Setsu. Kyoko is amazing." Kyoko slipped to the surface and her body trembled from the praise.
'Ren praised us. When he didn't know that we could hear him.' Kyoko was certain that it was not meant for her ears as he had used her first name. Kyoko blushed when she remembered how her name rolled off his tongue. It was a potent weapon in his hand and she feared that he would start to use it on her.
'It would be troublesome to blush every time he speaks your name. We have to make it reality in some way….' Setsu planned out loud with a witty smirk.
'Setsu! I was about to let you off the hook but…'
'What did I do?'
'You left your underwear on the floor on purpose!'
'I did?' Setsu feigned innocence.
'Yes, I know you did.'
'No harm done. He didn't even slip for me to see. Well for now. We are going out to buy more later and we just have to get brother's advice don't you think?' Setsu was pleased with herself as Kyoko feared for what was about to happen.
'I can't do that! Setsu!' Kyoko wailed in their head and Setsu took back control. She moved to the desk and saw in passing that her brother had stocked up on scotch.
'We are doing it.' Setsu talked about the shopping and Kyoko silently cried.
'Setsu! I can't! I can't show the man I love… THAT!'
'Of course you do. Lingerie is made for women who want to look nice for the man they love.'
'I can't do that. I'm not beautiful or…'
'Do you plan to drop your act? Because I know that I'm cute and smoking hot.'
'But I'm not! Ren can't think that about me…'
'He already does! He wanted to tell you in the park when you were dressed like Natsu! You stopped him but you know what he was about to say.'
'Setsu… how would I be able to hide my feelings if he isn't outside my reach anymore?'
'Don't think about it if it troubles you. Lean on me until you can start believing in yourself.'
'I don't want…'
'It's not vanity to believe people when you get a compliment. It doesn't make you a bad person. Why would it?' Setsu stopped Kyoko's way of thinking as soon as she could.
Kyoko didn't form complete sentences but Setsu followed the paths her thoughts travelled. She could feel the girl open up to the compliments she had received. The first time she had make-up on at the Ruriko assignment, Kijima at the dark moon party, Yashiro when she had the school uniform and then finally Ren at the park. Setsu liked how Kyoko reacted to it. It was with care and fear but she didn't dismiss it.
Setsu undid the lid from a bottle of scotch and took a full breath of its fumes. Kyoko reacted to the smell too and floated to the surface. At that moment they were one. Setsu pulled out all the compliments Cain had told her about Setsuka and Kyoko was in a happy embarrassed buzz. She closed her eyes and pulled in another breath. She felt the heat against her back the moment before he spoke.
"I think I told you that you are not old enough for that." He said beside her head and she absentmindedly lifted her free arm to let her fingers run through the dry and warm hair.
She could get used to this. His arms around her waist, the smell that spoke so much to her and the sound of his voice. The scotch was the man in the essence. Smoke, fire, and the burning feeling that travelled her body.
His skin was so close to her and she tilted her head to bring their faces together. She dragged her hand through his soft hair again as she licked her lips.
"I have dried it properly." He said before she moved and Kyoko froze. She caught the surprise in Cain's eyes when his sister no longer was there. It only lasted for a moment before Setsu was back in control. The stunned face turned into a sexy bite of her lip.
"I know. I only wanted to touch you." She smiled and turned to the bottle again. She secured the lid and put it down on the bench while she tried to hold back her grin.
'Dangerous! I almost kissed him! What? How? What happened?' Kyoko screamed in flustered embarrassment.
Setsu was baffled too. Kyoko had almost kissed Ren. His words had snapped her back to sanity in the last moment.
'If he hadn't spoken, I would have kissed him. No doubt about it. I felt safe, loved and cared for…' Kyoko mumbled and Setsu almost laughed. 'I'm bad.' Kyoko declared while Setsu turned around inside Cain's arms. His black pants had so many ripped holes he would be able to keep cool and the thin black shirt was made in an almost see-through material with ripped sleeves.
It fitted him like a glove and Setsu felt the contours of his body through the fabric. She let her eyes follow him from top to bottom.
"What?" He asked and stroked her back.
"Mmm… just admiring you." Setsu exhaled loudly in a pleased way. Cain waited for her to explain but she only pushed away from the desk and then reached for her shoes.
"Let's go Nii-san. Time for you to admire me." She mused and took his hand.
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Ren was running out of willpower. He knew what kind of clothes Kyoko had inside the small changing booth in front of the armchair she had seated him in. He had hoped to distract himself while she changed but she had dragged him with her to an area with empty booths. He prayed to whatever God that would listen for the girl to keep hidden behind the curtain without asking him for advice. But no God heard his plea in time and the hand on the velvet drape only gave him a moment to straighten his face.
She was wearing a teddy that just barely touched her thigh. The silk hugged her top and then got more flowy in the skirt part. The white fabric looked like it was made of pearls. Cain guessed she had only panties beneath as her legs were bare.
The girl burned with excitement and Ren knew she looked at his face for a reaction.
"What do you think, Nii-san?" She asked and then spun around slowly.
'I think I'm ready to abduct you and lock you up somewhere.' Kuon thought but Cain answered.
"Incredibly cute Setsu." He said and the girl turned to the curtain again.
"Great. I have about four more to show you. Wait for me." She grinned and closed the drapes behind her.
'Four more? I will die. Probably from insufficient blood in my brain.' Ren guessed as he sank down the chair, trying to put the mask of Cain firmer on his face.
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Kyoko was enjoying it. Really. The fabric slipped through her fingers and the clothes hugged her body with little pressure.
'It is princess fabric. It flows and glows.' Kyoko giggled in their head. To save some of her heart she had only picked sets that would cover her about as much as Setsu's Guam clothes would. But the limit ended there. To say that the next one was skimpy was an understatement.
It was fabric in a wrap around her chest and then another around her hips. The two pieces of fabric covered just enough to be decent and then they were connected with thin chains forming a cross on her stomach. It was very revealing but the cross and the black fabric were very Setsu. She pulled at the fabric to cover her butt and then stepped out to show the judge. She saw how his eyes widened and then burned with the emperor's fire.
"Should I get this one Nii-san? I could use it with shorts in this weather." She saw him shift in his seat and his eyes darted to and away from her.
"It's cute. A fashionable girl like you would know how to wear it I guess." He smiled but there was something off about his voice. Setsu turned one more time and then slipped back into the changing room. Setsu closed the curtain and Kyoko exploded in a blush.
There was only one way to interpret his discomfort and the fire in his eyes.
He was affected by the situation.
Kyoko turned to the mirror and stepped back until she could see her full figure. For the first time in her grown up life, did she give herself an unbiased run over.
'Shoulder waist and hip-ratio are within the desired measurements. Long legs compared to the rest of the body in an almost fashion-model like way. My chest is small but not unproportioned.' There was only one conclusion. 'Am I attractive? But Shotaro did say...'
'Don't listen to the man who called you his maid.' Setsu snorted.
'Well, he knows me the best.'
'He does? He didn't even recognize you a month after you left his apartment. No, nowadays there is one senpai that knows you even better, don't you think?'
'Setsu...'
'Right. We still have more clothes to try on. Let's see the answer in his eyes then.'
'I'm not good with the emperor.'
'Thank god you don't try to realize what that look means then.' Setsu pointed out and began to change her clothes.
'Setsu! Wha… How do you know this?' Kyoko stammered in her mind and Setsu began to pull on the next pair of undies.
'Kyoko, you know this. It is in the small stuff you have seen at the ryokan and in the business so far. You are naïve and an airhead but also smart and observant. Give yourself some credit.'
'Setsu… is it okay? Can I be a girl like this? Will it ruin me?' Kyoko asked and Setsu answered even if she wasn't one hundred percent sure what the girl referred to.
'No Kyoko, you will be fine. It's called growing up and it will help you tremendously in your acting. Use everything to do your best in acting and Ren will respect you even more.'
'I guess so.' Kyoko admitted with a smile.
'You admit that Ren likes your body already but I think he likes your persona a lot too. But you won't listen to me.'
'I listen, Setsu. I just won't assume anything before he tells me directly. He has a darkness inside him and I want to lead him into the light. But only if he is ready.'
'You will accept it if he wants it?'
'I guess. I do love him Setsu. And it is a brand-new love, right?'
'That's right… Kyoko?'
'Yes?'
'I'm proud of you.' Setsu watched as Kyoko fastened the only button on the front of the camisole. She was fully changed and looked into the full body mirror. The top was open in the front but covered her butt. It merged between her breasts and showed her belly button. She could see the panties with this and they were black with thin golden chains running from hip to hip. She turned around and reached for the wine-red drape.
'Thank you, Setsu. I'm proud of you too. It's your turn to shine.' She ripped the fabric away and stepped out to the poor man about to be charmed away.
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Ren cursed silently for himself. That day would fill his dreams for years to come.
The girl he loved in lingerie, bare legs and just thin fabric hugging her skin. The third time she walked out, his restraints wavered.
Her body was on show and she turned a full 360 for him before she stopped. He knew she waited for his judgement and he tried to focus. He ran his eyes over her body one, two, three times and finally landed on the almost black bruise on her shoulder. It helped. Knowing the pain he had caused her made some of his resolve return.
"I'm buying that one for you." He said and Setsu smirked that smile he was so weak for. It was a slow sweet torture. When the curtains closed again Ren put his head in his hands and stopped himself from fleeing.
He deliberately planted his feet flat down on the red carpet and demanded them to not move as she showed him the next one. That one was see-through from the bra down to the panties and he was in pain.
"Cute as always." He made himself say.
'More like my sexy goddess.' He sighed in his hands again as she headed back behind cover to prepare the next weapon that would slay him.
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Setsu and Kyoko were sure. Ren was about to lose it. The feeling of satisfaction made Setsu smirk and she looked at the last piece.
To both girls' disappointment, she had planned it poorly and the last one was the most proper one. She held it up and wondered if there was somehow she could spice it up. Because the light blue teddy was not enough to break him.
Kyoko wanted to see him break as she was curious about what would happen. Her eyes drifted and landed on some lingerie someone else has left behind in the booth. The majority were too girly to be an option but one dark red set caught her eye. She asked herself three times if she had the guts to wear it before the curiosity took over and she pulled it on.
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Ren thought about escaping. 'This is pathetic.' He thought and bit down. 'The last one. I will endure the last one. Then I will drag her out of here.' He clenched his fist in an attempt to keep it together.
"Nii-san." A voice called him and he searched for the girl. She was grinning evilly his way from the drapes. Her body was still covered so he couldn't say what made her pull that kind of face. "This last one is special. Tell me your honest opinion." She teased him and Ren immediately knew he needed some way to escape.
"I already know that everything looks good on you." He said and started to rise from the armchair. The devilish grin on her face grew. He turned his head towards the front door.
"I will buy whatever you want. Just gather whatever you like. I will step out to smoke in the meantime." He said but then caught sight of a couple of men entering the store.
He stopped in his tracks as he evaluated if they were a threat. The guys giggled and pulled the different bras without consideration. Ren got the feeling of a bunch of kids in a candy store even if they all had to be about Kyoko's age. Cain frowned but movement to his right made him focus on Kyoko again.
"Nii-san." The vixen called and he couldn't help but to turn her way.
Afterwards Ren would never be able to remember the next few moments as his brain filled with fire.
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She could see him take her appearance in.
The bra was dark red in silk and lace. It had full cups with padding that gave her a generous shelf. Two shoulder straps on either side ran to cross in the back. The chest band was thick lace and the clasp were in front between her breasts. It was comfortable and sexy. The panties were the biggest surprise. A thick arrow covered her front but then broke up into three straps on either side that caressed her hips and showed a lot of skin. In the back it turned into a hipster cut that covered her, mostly. She could make out every single finger of the bruise on her hip.
The man in front of her just stared for a moment and she started to turn around. Kyoko was dying on the inside as her butt wasn't fully covered. She turned the full way around and then it was like magic.
Kyoko jumped as the man suddenly was standing in front of her. One moment they were outside and in the next they both were inside the changing booth and the drapes were closed behind his back. Setsu landed with the cold mirror to her back and the man suddenly was everywhere. His body trapped her and his eyes were bottomless pits of fire.
He was breathing hard through his mouth and the parted lips lined up with her own. She knew what would come next. The kiss. Her heart beat hard in her chest and she waited for his move.
"Don't let anyone else see you like this. You are mine." He breathed out so faintly she had trouble hearing the words. She saw him pull a steadying breath and she realized he tried to collect himself.
Without thinking she took his head between her hands and pulled him closer. The man made a sound that was barely audible and then finally put an end to her suffering. He pressed his lips to her, hot, panting, impatient. She parted her lips in a sharp inhale from the heat and he tasted her upper lip with his tongue and she was lost.
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Ren had fought his way to the surface and he found his body pressing the girl to the mirror. His tongue was tasting her lip and she met up with her own.
Kuon moved a hand from the cold mirror to the dimples in the end of her back.
'This is a dream.' The man thought. He moved only his lips for a while and sucked on her soft lips. He pressed her against his frame like to make them one and she held him as strongly back.
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Kyoko tasted it and felt it. The short while their tongues had touched had been enough to make her brain melt. Her body moved when he did. She could only follow his actions and try to mimic them.
His panting breath brushed her lips and her hand found its way into his hair. Setsu gripped it hard to make it impossible for him to flee. Her gut burned like she had downed half a bottle of scotch. Her head was as buzzed as after the other half. The heat was addicting and it made her crave something she could not name.
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He put his other hand in the girl's neck and sucked more possessively on her lips. Ren felt his heart beat hard, almost as if it wanted to migrate into the girl's ribcage. But reality hit the man like cold water. She could hardly breathe and she had her hand gripping his hair almost painfully. Ren opened his eyes and saw how watery her eyelashes were.
Ren yanked away quickly and the girl looked absolutely lost when he did. He saw her knees give up and she crumpled down on the floor. And she still looked lethally alluring. Ren could feel his body reacting and reaching for her but he acted before it happened. He had time to see her wide eyes before he turned and left the store and the girl he loved behind.
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His sudden movement stunned her and she lost her grip of his hair. Without any support, her knees gave in and she crumbled to the floor. Startled and confused she eyed the man in front of her. His eyes were unseeing, almost like when he had lost his reason a few times before. Kyoko got shocked back into her mind but before she could react, the curtain fluttered and he was gone.
It took her a good five minutes before her mind began working again.
'What happened? So suddenly?' Kyoko asked confused.
'Ren stepped out and stopped it.' Setsu guess was as good as her own.
'I noticed. But why? It's just an act for him right…? Did it repulse him that much?' Kyoko's heart hurt with the possibility.
'Don't even try Kyoko. You felt it, he wanted this as much as you.'
'Then why?'
'I have two guesses…' Setsu thought. 'One; it was Ren that kissed you and he is not ready to leave the darkness yet. Two; he thinks you did not like it. I would guess the second or he would have acted Cain to hide his feelings for you.'
'How can I not like it?' Kyoko asked but then exploded in a blush that coloured her full body red.
'Ha-ha I know! But Ren thinks of you as pure and well that was a pretty grown-up kiss.' Setsu mused and Kyoko stammered.
'It's because you made me believe that I had some magic of attraction.' Kyoko breathed hard and climbed back up to get her clothes sorted. Her knees were still weak and Kyoko stopped to give them time to regain their strength. 'Setsu, is it possible to grow up in three days?'
'Who cares? Grow up in two days if you like, this will only make you a better actress than before. It's not like you have lost your old self. You only add a new layer on top of it. The other is still the foundation that makes you, you.' Kyoko slowly calmed down and Setsu felt her wrap around the new things she had learned. A strange sense of calm filled them.
'I might blame this on you. I think the siblings could kiss on the lips. You are from England after all.' Kyoko smiled cunningly after realizing that once again she could hide her mistakes with acting. Setsu changed clothes and then put all but the red set back on the shelves.
There was some group of men her age in the store but Setsu ignored their cat calls. Kyoko blushed and took their words as a compliment. She moved to the counter and bought the red set with her own money. She could use them for the plan she was making in her head.
The guys tried to talk to her but she ignored them and headed out of the store with the bag in her hand.
Setsu was in a high mood for about a moment, then she ran into the last man she wanted to meet at the moment. Murasame skidded to a stop in front of her when the store's automatic door closed behind her. Setsu grunted in displease when the man and the giggly girl on his arm came to a stop in her way.
"Hey Heel! What's wrong with your brother?" He almost spat out and Setsu hoped it meant he had given up on her. Kyoko on the other hand recognized the fume of alcohol around the actor.
"What about my Nii-san?" She asked as he seemed to have seen something that might help her. His face contorted into a sour pout.
"He stormed past us like a demon with his hand covering his mouth. If he is sick it will slow down the movie."
"Don't worry about him. I will take care of him in the best way." She smirked at the same time Murasame seemed to realize what kind of store she just exited from. His eyes went to the bag in her hand with the matching logo.
"Hey what is that?"
"Are you so dumb?" Setsu asked and his jaw dropped.
"Is that lingerie? For him?" He asked and Kyoko actually got what he was implying. For the first time she knew it wasn't the thought of her carrying his underwear that disturbed the man. It's the idea that she would wear it for her Nii-san. But even if she got it, it didn't mean she couldn't toy with the man.
Setsu reached into the bag and pulled up the lace silk bra.
"I don't think it will fit my brother to wear." She deadpanned and Murasame blew his top.
"That's not what I meant!" He yelled and the girl on his arm backed away from him with doubt on her face.
"Well then, good." Setsu let the bra fall into hiding again. "Now, where is my brother?" She asked the pissed off man.
"I won't tell you." He pouted like a kid and the girl he had brought lost all her remaining reason to stay by his side. Setsu smirked as the girl fled but Murasame didn't even notice.
"I'm not as dumb as you. You don't have to tell me." She snorted and moved the way he had been coming from. He had said Cain passed by him. That direction was the only way for it to have happened.
She only got two steps before a hand caught hers and spun her around. She continued the spin and twisted Murasame's arm behind his back.
Kyoko worried about hurting him for a bit but the drunk man didn't even resist the slightest and made the move fluently. Murasame looked confused and a bit sick when she pushed him the other way. When he finally turned again, she had put some distance between them.
'Hand covering his mouth. Guess he is concerned about the kiss then.' Setsu thought.
'We better think of something.'
'I already have.'
'Risky… But I like it... We can do it.' Kyoko hummed and gripped the bag harder.
'Grea…' Setsu's thought got disrupted as Murasame once again had reached her.
"Hey stop." He yelled so loud the voice echoed in her ears. He had a firm grip of her right upper arm so she couldn't twist him again.
"What?" She bit back. He was panting slightly and the air smelled of booze.
"I will not let you go to him." Murasame breathed and glared, daring her to challenge him.
No worries, Setsu would love to.
"And why is that? Why do YOU have any say in the matter?
"You two. You are not normal. You don't behave like siblings. I won't let him take advantage of you." Setsu was almost about to laugh out loud. Instead, she gripped his collar and pulled him close to her face.
"Who said that HE was the one taking advantage of the situation?" Setsu smirked and slid one finger across the sticky skin over his neck.
Murasame's eyes widened and then she could see how his eyes landed on her shoulder. The mark shined brightly and obviously ticked him off.
"Did he do this?" Murasame asked and reached out for it.
"Who knows." Setsu slapped his hand away before he could touch her.
"It's not normal! It's wrong."
"Don't you dare badmouth my family." She snapped his way and some people that walked past took a wider detour around the pair.
"Of course I will if you do that kind of thing!" Murasame argued and Setsu turned cold as ice.
Some instinct for survival made the former Yakuza lift his foot to step back but he then remembered the mark he had seen on the brother's hip earlier that day. Some truth had to lie in her words. Cain had passed him with his mouth covered and running away from the girl. The only solution left had to be that she had done something he didn't like. Murasame changed the move so that he stepped forward instead of back.
"Setsuka-san how about you follow me instead? I will teach you about real affection." Setsu stared as his voice had turned one-eighty into a soft and soothing one.
An ice-cold chill ran down her spine. Following him would be dangerous, very dangerous.
"I don't want to. I only need my Nii-san." She tried to move away but his grip was firmer than ever.
"No, you need to learn. Then you will understand that others can give you more than your brother. More than pain and a killing spirit." Murasame shivered at the last words and turned around with her in tow.
"Nii-san!" Setsu called out in vain as the actor in front of her obviously couldn't think straight at the moment.
"Stop! I won't hurt you. I'm not a brute." He pulled her harder and Setsu moved. Her pride refused her to get pulled after the man and she instead walked one step behind him. Setsu cursed but to her surprise found Kyoko calm.
'He is drunk. Nothing we haven't dealt with before. Worst case scenario we only have to reveal myself as Cain's manager.'
'Still, I don't like this.' Setsu said and put some pressure on the hold Murasame had on her. It didn't give.
'Well let's try finding a way to escape first.' Kyoko thought just before the suite's door slammed shut behind her.
'Damn it.' Setsu cursed as she found herself alone with Murasame at his hotel room.
Murasame kept his shoes on and dragged her inside.
"Let me go. If anyone finds out, you will be charged with kidnapping." Setsu threatened but he didn't think straight.
"I just wanted to show you something." He said and Setsu tried to shake him up.
"You are going for flasher instead?" She knew it was stupid to provoke him but they had an airtight escape if it came to it. He had pulled her to the bed and without care dropped her down on top of the bedspread. Setsu pulled a foot up and planted it firmly on his chest when he got closer.
"Knock it off." She told him and kicked him away. He pushed harder the same time she pushed away and she worried if her heel would give him a bruise. He pulled her boot to the side and he landed on top of her with a heavy blow.
He seemed unaffected by the impact and he pressed their lips together before she had collected herself from the sudden assault. Setsu's eyes widened but she managed to roll his heavy body to the side.
"That was disgusting." She said and jumped up to her feet again. Setsu moved quickly to the door while she still contained her anger. Kyoko was stunned.
'This man is a hopeless drunk.' She mumbled and urged Setsu out into the hallway.
"Setsuka." He begged and his hand found her left one again. She could only stop as his hand was grasping her hard. "Relax. Please give this a try." He said and Setsu burned with fire. His left hand found the mark on her shoulder even with her back to his.
'He doesn't get it.' Setsu fumed as Kyoko also was running out of patience. 'What language does a Yakuza speak?'
"I can play rough too, if you want." His voice was too annoying for Setsuka to stop. The grudge demons didn't get time to act before Setsu lifted her right fist and turned around. She had time to see his eyes widen before she threw the punch. Kyoko knew that it wouldn't connect but she could feel adrenaline flush through her body.
She had done something stupid. The many years of fighting told Murasame that he didn't want that fist aimed for his face to connect and he swung the bathroom door open to shield himself. Setsu hit it hard. Hard enough to make a permanent dent in the door. Also hard enough to split the skin of her three first knuckles. Setsu screamed and cursed in English as she grabbed her hand and held it to her chest.
"Damn it!" She spat out and Murasame peaked out from behind the door.
"If that had hit me, I would have been seriously hurt!"
"It would never have hit you! Do you think I am stupid enough to get into a fist fight with a pro? It was just an empty threat to make you listen to me." Kyoko was almost fainting from the unexpected pain but Setsu kept it together.
'Karma.' Kyoko mumbled and Setsu growled. 'I need Ice and possibly a hospital.' She tried to move the fingers and to her relief they all moved as they should with only some dull pain. 'Ice should do it.' She thought and turned to the door again.
"Hey... you really felt that bad 'bout it?" He asked and his voice told her that he finally listened.
"It felt like dead meat. Nothing else."
"I'm really sorry Setsuka-san. If you tell your brother, he will kill me, and I guess I deserve it. You never once said yes. I'm truly sorry. I don't know what happened." Kyoko could see the remorse in his eyes and the devastation. Like she thought, he just followed the wave of the booze without thinking.
"I don't know if I will tell him. But he sure is going to see this and then look for suspects." She said as she grabbed the door handle behind her and slipped in pain. He took one step as if to help her but Setsu growled.
"Keep away. Next time I won't miss, and then someone ever scarier will hit some more." Her mouth didn't hide the hate Setsu felt for the man and he backed away with his hands in the air.
"Setsuka-san, I am really sorry." He told her as she switched hands and opened the door with her left.
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Many people looked her way as she let the few drops of blood drip from her hand.
'What did I think? To hit a former Yakuza?' Setsu sighed.
'I don't think you should hit anyone.'
'It was just a threat.' Setsu winced as the breeze made the wound sting.
'Yeah… and his face is alright. He will be able to act tomorrow.'
'Don't worry about him. We have to find Nii-san.'
'Yes, the plan will still hold if he isn't back at the hotel yet. If he doesn't get distracted by this wound… We have to hide it.' Kyoko pushed Setsu to find a solution.
She forced the Heel to the pharmacy to get appliances to patch her up and then picked up a pair of biker gloves from a guy sitting on the sidewalk with a bunch of merchandise. They were a little big but covered her wounds completely without ruining her image.
'If I play this right, I might even get another kiss.' Kyoko blushed in her head and Setsu gave her a mental high five.
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When Ren regained some composure to take notice of where he was, he found himself on the beach where they had eaten some days before. He had unconsciously walked up to the very same tree that they had used as a back rest.
He didn't take that tree but the one next to it and slid down its trunk. The screaming thoughts in his head finally made it to the surface.
'What have I done? I have ruined it. How could I?' The heat burned inside him and on his lips and the outside world seemed to have turned cold.
'Blame me.' Kuon offered but felt the same shame. The girl had been pressed against the mirror until she was gasping for air.
"Kyoko will erase me from her mind. She won't even hate me." Ren mumbled and gripped his upper arm in an attempt to stop the shivers from running over his body.
'Probably.' Kuon joined the depressed team and only Cain remained.
'The girl we love won't drop her role until it's over. She is still my sister.'
'That's even worse. Forcing her to act as if nothing happened. I know she will go on, but who knows what I have destroyed inside her.' Ren gripped harder and tried to keep himself levelled.
'Well, it won't help to avoid her. She will play the role of Setsu and search for you if you don't return.' Cain pointed out for the other two.
'I have to collect myself and lock these memories away until I can end my role. With the end of the role, she will end her memory of me and these dirty memories are all I will have. It will hurt me for the rest of my life.' Ren tried to make the trembles stop by taking deep breaths. 'It will forever be with me that I found pleasure in something that hurt her.'
'Let's get going. I don't want her to go out looking for me.' Cain pushed and the collective force of the three minds made his body move.
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He was surprised to find the room empty. He expected her to lay on the bed but it gaped empty. Cain even checked the balcony and the bathroom before he was sure she wasn't hiding from him. He glanced at the phone and got shocked when he saw that it was more than two hours since he separated from the girl.
'She must be looking for me…' He turned to the front door but froze when he saw the handle move. Ren choked on his own air.
'I'm not ready.'
The door burst open and the girl stepped inside with such a foul mood even Cain took a step back. He could see her eyes widening when she caught him just two steps away.
"Cain!" Setsu barked and shut the door hard behind her. He was startled by the use of his name and the tone she did it with.
"Setsu." He managed to choke out and backed away from the door. She was furious and he had no idea how to handle this Setsu.
"How could you do that!?" She cursed after him and started to follow him into the room.
'What? She is planning to do this in her role? No, you can't...'
"You left without paying, stupid brother! You promised to buy me loads." She stopped short of him and gave him the cutest pout to date. Ren felt like he had been pulled into a tornado just to be put down safely on his feet again.
'The clothes… She is angry about the clothes.' His legs hit the bed and he came to a stop.
Setsu pushed him when he still was out of balance, making his back hit the bed hard. She didn't hesitate but climbed on top of his stomach.
"I really wanted every one of them." She pouted and pinned his hands to the bed with her knees. He wouldn't be able to get out without throwing her off and none of the men would risk that. Cain tried to meet her eyes to figure out what she was doing. The tornado had picked him up again and he was lost in her acting. She settled with her forearms on his chest and continued to pout.
"You are angry." He began carefully.
"Yes I am."
"But not because of the kiss I forced on you?"
"Ha?" Setsu tilted her head to the side. Ren died a bit on the inside. If she ignored the kiss, it had to be because she couldn't face it.
"Nothing." He answered and turned his head to the side. It was hard to breathe with his heart hurting that much.
"Forced me?" She asked and Cain pulled a breath.
"Sorry Setsu. I won't do it again." Even if she ignored the topic, he had to put it out there.
"Are you talking about leaving me alone like that?" She asked and shifted so that she could grip his jaw. When she had forced him to meet her gaze, she smirked that lethal smile again.
"Good. Because it would be irritating if you got out of the room every time we make out. When you finally allowed me to kiss you on the lips, I won't let you deny me anymore." She said slowly while keeping his gaze in hers.
'She is not ignoring it? S-she wants more?' It was too good to be true.
Setsu had to be seeing his doubt because she leaned in and kissed him softly on his lips again. It was like fire and lightning. She was kissing him and without hesitation. It only lasted for a moment but it mended Ren's heart like fine balm.
"That was my first adult kiss today. It made me breathless and it was so sweet my eyes started to water." She said in a whisper while her breath ghosted over his lips. Cain exhaled as the words travelled down to Ren and Kuon. The feeling of hope shook them out of their dark shells like an earthquake.
Cain didn't know what to say. He loved his sister and wanted her safe but his body was just for borrowing and the feelings inside it were more primal than his love. He couldn't really accept this development if there was even one percent chance that she didn't like it. Because he knew that if he had the permission, he and his body would not hesitate to kiss her every waking moment.
He didn't know what to do and his sister noticed. If Cain was confused before it didn't get better when his sister suddenly disappeared and a blushing Kyoko took her place.
"Ren, I'm sorry." She breathed and Ren rushed forward to the surface. It was the first time she had said his name and he could not NOT answer it. No matter how confused or shaken he was at the moment. "I wore that last outfit to confirm that I'm maybe a bit attractive. When you kissed me, I felt really good." The blush was burning cutely on her face and Ren felt himself melt. "I'm starting to gain some confidence, about my acting and about myself. Setsu teaches me a lot, as you always have." She smiled the cutie honey smile and all his doubt disappeared.
"Kyoko." He whispered and she laughed in a soft but embarrassed way.
"I hope you will teach me a lot. Even after this role is over." She didn't hold his gaze but Ren could hear the words and they mended the last cracks in his soul.
The memories began to flow back into his mind, untainted by his assumptions. Her grip of his hair even before her meeting his tongue and the pleased sounds that had slipped out of her. He couldn't deny it anymore. She had willingly moved when he did.
"If you don't mind…. I would like to keep that kiss as a dear memory." She said and Ren's heart was more than healed, it had swelled.
"If you don't mind me keeping it too?" He asked and Kyoko's blush burned more red.
"Well sure… I guess. I behaved pretty wild though…" She muttered and Ren laughed. The sound was thrilling and it was a spell that made everything seem right again.
"Only I will know."
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Ren was smiling again and the sound of his laugh made her heart speed up.
'Only he will get that reaction from me. Murasame was nothing.' Kyoko glanced at her hand and made sure that the wounds were covered.
She still had a lot on her mind. She didn't know if it had been her or Setsu kissing Cain that time. Something in the middle she believed. To her own surprise she didn't feel the need to figure it out. She knew that Ren had been inside the act completely. The possessiveness of Cain that had been evident in his only spoken line.
"Don't let anyone else see you like this. You are mine." That had to have been Cain. The pack of men in the store when she walked out would have been reason enough to hide her inside the changing booth. The kiss was only a reaction to the closeness of their faces and the forbidden situation.
"Kyoko, you have grown tremendously this year." Ren interrupted her thoughts and Kyoko accepted the compliment as soon as she got it. Her smile grew wider.
"Thank you, Ren." It felt like everything was levelled again between them and she moved her left hand to her face. The face was her own at the moment and she flinched when she remembered that they were in the middle of an act. "I should let Setsu back out."
"Kyoko first." Ren stopped her and he had a wrinkle on his brow.
"Yes?"
"Setsu said she wanted more kisses… How should I react?" He wondered. Kyoko blinked and then exploded in red. The twist in his brows disappeared and Ren looked fascinated instead.
"I think…" Kyoko stammered. "Lips and tongue are fine…"
'Am I terrible to want more?'
'No.' Setsu told her simply. The sister was thrilled about the possibility of more kisses.
"Is it too much?" She asked when the fire in Ren's eyes burned her core.
"No." Ren said quickly. "If it is alright with you, I think the siblings would continue this way."
"Thank you. Please take care of me in the future." Kyoko bowed her head down and Setsuka straightened out of it.
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Ren woke up with a hot body pressed to his. She was completely on top of him but her weight was barely noticeable. It was well before the alarm had been set and he watched the girl that had her face in the middle of his chest.
She had been sleeping soundly ten minutes after she stepped out of the shower. It had been an eventful evening and his mind had been too mangled to handle it all. With some hours of sleep behind him the first thing that floated his mind made him blush.
'She wants more kisses. Even tongue is fine…' He almost whined when the reality hit him. He was allowed to kiss her. It was Setsuka of course, but the lips were the same as the girl he loved. Kyoko also didn't mind. She wanted to keep the kiss as a memory.
'Am I foolish for taking this as a glimmer of hope?' Ren sighed.
'You would think I should have learned the lesson by now.' Kuon rolled their eyes and Cain moved his hand to stroke some of her escaped hair into order. The girl snuggled into his heat when he moved and Ren just let himself enjoy it a moment while he collected courage. The way he planned to wake her up took bravery, strengthening of his heart and maybe a courtesy meeting with his toothbrush.
… Author's note….
Oh my. This chapter started so many things.
Love from Sweden ^^