Alright Chapter 8 is out :)
I Hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Years, I know it was a busy time for me but not life is coming back together lol
Fair warning this chapter is Rated M so if that's not your thing I do apologies you probably shouldn't read this.
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Kill the patience
Tatsumi woke up to the feeling of Esdeath still pressed against him. It didn't seem like she had left that spot at his back the entire night but what really had him awake was the feel of her slowly rubbing circles on his stomach with her fingers.
He laid there and let her touch him, trying to figure out why her fingers rubbing against the muscles of his stomach felt so good. He generally was very ticklish but the way she glided her cool fingers over his abdomen just felt simply amazing and he decided to lie there and let her do as she pleased. He kept his breathing even to let her continue to think he was asleep.
"I know you're awake Tatsumi, I can feel your heart beat faster and your breathing pick up every time my hand goes lower." Esdeath said, next to his ear. To demonstrate her point, she moved her hand lower to light stroke the hair beneath his naval.
Not able to take the torment anymore, he rolled over to face her and looked up into her eyes. She was smiling down at him with a small grin on her face. He was so tired last night that he had not paid much attention to her attire and just then noticed that she only had a simple long-sleeved button up shirt on. What had him eyeing her cautiously, though, was the fact that the shirt wasn't buttoned and left little to the imagination. He instantly knew that if he let his eyes drift lower, he would be needing another shower to wash away the blood that would be evacuating his face.
Esdeath, on the other hand, was completely unfazed by her near nakedness. She generally slept in the nude and only put this shirt on so that he wouldn't freak out but that didn't stop her from leaving it unbuttoned throughout the night. Feeling his warm skin pressed again her was amazing and she slept peacefully throughout most of the night, occasionally waking up to study her lover. She studied his body and the mark of his Teigu, lightly tracing her finger over it and him.
He was still coming into manhood and his body was swiftly shedding the softness that marked childhood and becoming more toned and rugged. It delighted her senses to no end. She found herself more and more attracted to him the more time she spent in his presence. When she woke this last time snuggled against his back as the sun started its climb over the horizon, she let her fingers trail over his front, across every inch of skin she could reach, not yet daring to go underneath the shorts he had on. Time would come when she took what she wanted, but something in her told her to wait and she obeyed that instinct.
Still looking into his eyes, she brought the hand that was slowly teasing him up to run her fingers through his soft brown hair bringing another attractive flush across his face.
"We have a busy day today Tatsumi and after last night I realized you don't have anything to change into, so I instructed for clothing to be purchased for you. It should be brought up here soon, unless you want to go shopping and you can purchase your own clothing and items."
Taken aback at her thoughtfulness, he agreed to go shopping but wouldn't turn down the clothes purchased as long as they fit. He didn't know how long he would have to play this role he put himself in, but he might as well prepare himself for the long haul.
"Good, its still early enough that we don't have to go meet the other Jaegers yet, so we will head down now and get it out of the way." Esdeath said as she moved away from him and stood up and presented her back to him. Wanting to tease him again she stretched her arms up and leaned her head back. As she did this her shirt rose up over the generous curve of her butt and Tatsumi got the briefest glimpse of her before her hair shielded what he was trying so desperately to look away from.
Sighing at her antics, Tatsumi rolled to his side of the bed and stood up, adjusting the short shorts so that he could preserve some of his modesty. He made his way over to his way over to the pile of clothes he wore yesterday and put them back on, giving them a small sniff to make sure they didn't smell to bad before moving on and putting his boots on. He heard clothes rustling around and figured Esdeath was getting dressed as well.
The sun was still coming up and Esdeath's bedroom window looked out of the east side of the capital. The sight he saw made his heart swell in his chest.
No matter how many times he watched the sun rise and set it never failed to move him with its beauty. He saw a mixture of purples, pinks and blues in the clouds as the sun started to peek over the horizon.
He stood there for a moment letting the view set his mind at ease. He turned around only to see Esdeath staring at him with a curious expression on her face. It made him blush a little, being stared at so intently by her.
Putting his hand behind his head in a nervous gesture, he felt the need to explain himself for some reason, "I made it a habit over the years to watch the sun rise and set to collect myself and to prepare for whatever challenges that would present themselves to me."
Walking over to him, now dressed in her generals' uniform minus her cap she said, "There is nothing wrong with what you're doing Tatsumi, I used to do the same thing growing up, but mine was to simply to remind myself that I had not fallen to weakness and was strong enough once again to survive another day."
He looked over at her, curious, and wondered what kind of childhood she had lived to become who she is now.
"Would you tell me about your childhood?" He said.
She glanced at him with a blank face before a small smile formed on her lips, "I will one of these days, it's a story I don't like to think about to often, but since you and me will be together from now on you have the right to know my past." She said, moving away from him towards the double doors leading out of her room.
This made him even more curious about her, but he nodded his head all the same and followed her.
They made their way down to the shopping district and walked in and out of shops, picking up items he might need or want. The few people they came across completely avoided him as soon as they caught sight of Esdeath. She appeared happy and collected as she shopped with him, but her presence still warned of danger and even the street animals avoided her.
As the morning went on and purchases were made, they sat down for a bite to eat at Esdeath's encouragement.
She seemed to be in a good mood and was eagerly asking questions about him and his life and would even answer some of his questions about her life. The more he found out about her, the more uneasy he became. She was who she was because of her views on life and that bothered him on some fundamental level. He understood her outlook of the strong surviving over the weak, but she had little to no regard for those who she deemed weak and viewed it as another day's work when she took them down to her torture chambers to extract information from them.
As they sat down, a young waitress approached them with a charming smile on her face. He saw her look at Esdeath warily before turning to him with a smile on her face, "Welcome to the Boar's Head, can I start off by getting you something to drink?" she nervously said to Esdeath and him.
He gave his order and when he looked at Esdeath, what he saw there had him opening his eyes slightly. That's when he noticed how close to him the waitress was standing. She was clearly very nervous with the empire's strongest general was sitting in front of her and had moved closer to him until her thigh was brushing against his arm.
Esdeath was staring at the point of contact with a dangerous glint in her eyes.
Hoping to avoid whatever it was this situation was moving towards, he moved his hand across the table and brushed his fingers across hers in a show of affection, "Esdeath" he said her name with as calmly as he could.
She finally looked at him and then gave her order to the poor waitress who was on the verge of a nervous meltdown.
She watched the waitress move away and wrapped her fingers around his, "That was a new emotion that I have not experienced yet, and I will not tolerate it Tatsumi. I would take care to not touch or let others touch you unless you want them to die. Only the Jaegers will be permitted to have physical contact with you."
Seeing that she was completely serious he started to realize his position in her life and how his actions would affect others where Esdeath was concerned. He would have to be careful from now on. He would not let others suffer pointlessly because of Esdeath's jealousy.
Their drinks came, and their orders were placed. As they ate, Esdeath told him about her plans for the next few days. She would rotate the Jaegers between patrols here in the capital and training with her out in the mountains.
"I'll explain more when we meet up with the rest of the Jaegers. That's just my general plan of events, at least until we catch the whereabouts of Night Raid. I can't wait to get my hands on one of them and it's only a matter of time before they slip up." Esdeath said, leaning back in her chair.
'If only you knew how close one was to you' He thought, the irony of the situation not lost on him. She was sleeping and sharing meals with one.
With the meal finished, they made their way back up to the palace to put his purchased items up in her room and to summon the rest of the Jaegers to the meeting hall.
"Tatsumi, before we head down, I want to give you something. I have had this prepared for a while now for when I had finally claimed a partner and it only seems appropriate to give it to you now since we will be moving into training soon and you don't have a weapon." Esdeath pulled something from her cabinet and when she handed him a package wrapped in cloth, he felt Erobus shift around in his mind, getting a feel for the package himself.
He unwrapped the cloth and uncovered a short sword about the same length as Incursio but significantly lighter. It was a simple looking short sword, but he could feel how well balanced it was. On the guard of the sword was her Teigu's symbol and the fuller of the sword was light blue color. He couldn't stop an appreciative smile from showing on his face as he ran a loving finger over the symbol and down the silver length of the blade.
'This sword will come in handy. It is made of fine material indeed.' Erobus whispered to him.
"Thank you, Esdeath. I was going to ask for a simple blade, but I guess I won't have to with this." Tatsumi said looking back up at her.
Pleased with his expression she said, "You are welcome. Let's join the others now, I have the desire to see that blade in action."
Strapping the blade to his side Tatsumi followed Esdeath back down to the meeting hall he shared with the Jaegers. He still needed to find out how his and Leone's presence was found out. As far as he knew no one should know what they looked like and the fact that he had been able to walk around freely meant they still did not know what he looked like. His only option was to somehow contact Leone and figure out what she's been doing and then disperse the rumors.
Reaching the meeting hall, they all sat down with Tatsumi once again finding himself seated on Esdeath's lap and her wrapping her arms around him like a child hugging onto a teddy bear. Though it had only been a day he'd sadly started to get used to her clingy ways.
"With the rumors of Night Raid being in the capital, we will be performing patrols around the city while rotating around training. Mt. Valish is only a couple league away, so it won't be a problem for those who are patrolling to make it for training twice a day." Esdeath said, fully expecting some form of complaint about the grueling rotation. She was happy to see the desire in the faces of her Jaegers to train. She decided she would reward their dedication with slightly less physical pain and focus more on endurance.
"We have no missions for the time being and will focus our attention on the matter at hand. I will be splitting you up in teams of two, and the rest will follow me. Prepare what you think you will need to bring with you, we will be spending the rest of the week doing this rotation. Be ready to move out in 1 hour."
"Yes General." They all said in unison.
"Wave and Tatsumi you two will be the first on patrol. You will be relieved by Dr. Stylish and Seryu. Make sure you two join us as soon as you are relieved of your post."
After Esdeath and the rest of the Jaegers left for the training grounds she had set up for them Tatsumi found himself alone for the first time since being taken in by Esdeath. He should feel relief but something in him missed her presence. He had gotten used to feeling her presence over the last day and a half and now that it was gone, he felt somewhat uneasy. It was a similar feeling of having something taken from you then realizing you missed having it.
"I guess this is where we depart Tatsumi, if you find anything don't do anything hasty and try to find me. I will cover the north and east side, you get the west and south side." Wave said as he headed off.
"Will do" Tatsumi said going the opposite direction. He was pretty sure navigating through the streets would be his biggest obstacle, and searching for himself would do no good, so he would take this time to familiarize himself with his surroundings and try to find a way to contact Leone to figure out what was going on.
He spent some time just walking up and down the various streets and going in and out of shops, but something caught his attention. He felt a pressure run across his senses before a door connected to an unmarked building opened and he was pulled into it by a clothed arm.
"What th..." was all he was able to get out as another hand covered his mouth. The mysterious person was standing behind him pulling his body back into…two soft mounds?
As his mind was registering the sensation at his back, he heard a voice close behind him.
"Tatsumi, thank the gods your safe." A seductive voice said.
He turned his head smelling her unique scent before he saw her in the dim light.
"Leone!"
Winking at him she nuzzled her face against his neck and breathed in making him blush at her actions.
"I have been looking everywhere for you, but the word on the street is the empires strongest general has you now. I'm sure there is more to the story and you will tell me everything but let's head back to base before someone catches onto us. I have been a little busy and some old contacts have snitched me out."
Looking at her hesitantly he said, "Actually I am going to stay, I have been given the perfect chance to get intel on the corruption infesting the empire, Esdeath and her new group. Besides, it will be the perfect opportunity for the rebel forces to get an upper hand with the information I can gather."
'That explains how they found out we are here.' He thought.
"Wait, if they snitched on you then that means they know who you are." He said.
"Not exactly. I have kept my identity hidden, so they don't know who I am other than the fact that I am a member of Night Raid." Leone said putting a hand behind her head and grinning at him.
"I can't say I agree with your decision to stay, but if you think you can pull this off and not get killed then the information you gather could definitely help us in a major way." She said
They talked for a while, catching each other up on everything that had been happening. When it was time to separate Leone approached him with a look on her face he could not read.
Taking a step forward she slowly brought her hand up to cup his face. He had grown taller over the many months they spent together so when she bent her head forward it was only a slight tilt of her head for her lips to touch his.
Leone had always followed her instincts and right now they were screaming at her to mark him in some way, even if she didn't completely know why, but the tightness in her chest had her obeying the internal command.
"Promise me you will stay safe Tatsumi, and make sure you come back to us. I will inform the others of your decision." She whispered against his lips then gave his lips a small lick.
Tatsumi could only stand there as she kissed him. He was used to Leone flirtatious ways, but she had never once made a move like this with him and it caught him off guard.
All he could do was look up at her as she backed away slowly. Her eyes were half closed, her cheeks were flushed a slight pink and her lips were a little swollen. It was a truly seductive view and one he never thought he would personally see from her or be the cause of, but he realized his body wasn't reacting the same to her as it did when Esdeath kissed him last night. Neither was his heart.
Keeping the frown from showing on his face at the path his thoughts had taken, he promised her he would do whatever it took to stay safe and come back to everyone in one piece when his mission was done.
Walking back out onto the street with more to think about, he couldn't help but wonder why she kissed him. Leone was like a sister to him. Could she view him as something more? Did he want her too? No, he couldn't entertain that thought, he had already lost so many of his closest friends and comrades. He couldn't let himself get that close to anyone if he had any hope of his heart not breaking any more than it already had. His relationship with Esdeath, however, was complicating his desires to stay unattached.
As he walked the streets, he kept thinking about Esdeath. She was gorgeous, seemed to care for him and want to be with him, she was stronger than anyone he had ever met and had a sense of loyalty to those in her protection that seemed at odds with everything he had ever heard about her. She was a ruthless killer that seemed to care about those in her protection, however, gave little thought to anyone she deemed weak and would walk over them without a second glance. Even still, he felt a strong pull to be near her. Like a moth drawn to a flame just waiting to get hurt. He felt pulled in a million different ways, logic telling him to not get involved, but his body and emotions telling him to reach for something he wasn't sure he was ready for.
Lost in his thoughts, he didn't see Seryu until she was standing in front of him holding her Teigu.
"Hey partner, it's time to switch." She said
"O... Okay" Tatsumi said, still not used to being in her presence.
"Wave is waiting for you at the entrance gates."
"Thanks." He said before jogging off. He wanted to get to training grounds, so he could burn this confusion off with some exercise and training.
Meeting up with Wave they chatted as they jogged in the direction of Mt. Valish. Wave was the closet to his age and his friendly attitude eased some of Tatsumi's emotions as they joked back and forth.
They reached their destination rather quickly and when they got there what they found had their mouths dropping opening.
Bols was frozen in place with only his chest and head free, Run was strapped to a tree by bands of ice, and Kurome was pinned down onto the ground with Esdeath sitting on top of her, seemingly pleased with her handiwork while she waited for Wave and Tatsumi to join them.
She had felt his presence well before she saw him and when she finally did see him her heart started to beat a little faster.
Waking up with him this morning was a glorious experience but seeing him again after a short amount of time away affected her just as much. With a blur of speed, she ran to his side and immediately stopped, smelling something different about him.
Eyes darkening a little, she leaned closer to his neck and gave a small sniff then moved her nose to his mouth and gave another sniff.
She smelled a woman on him, jerking her head as if struck she glared at him.
Hostility started coming off her in waves, scaring every one of them, no one knowing why her mood suddenly shifted.
'Who would dare touch what belongs to me and why had he allowed it.' Esdeath thought.
Jealousy and anger swelling up in her chest she did the only thing she could think of that wouldn't hurt him or the Jaegers. She summoned a giant ice spear and hurled it into the trees, knocking everything in its path down as it flew out of sight.
Still not satisfied, she looked at him briefly then picked him up and threw him over her shoulder before sprinting off into the trees.
Panicked at this display of aggression, he realized she knew about the kiss Leone had given him somehow.
He needed to do damage control before she killed him.
"Esd-" He called out before he was tossed into a river. Coming up sputtering with water in his mouth he had enough time to clear the water from his eyes before he saw her.
"I told you I would not tolerate anyone else touching you, it seems like a lesson is in order here Tatsumi."
She had stripped out of everything but her bra and panties and was jumping into the river with him.
She swam to him with strong strokes of her arms and legs and when he was within arm's reach, she dragged him to her and sealed her lips over his. This was not the gentle kiss from last night, this was a kiss that destroyed common sense and reason. It was punishment just as much as it was sensual. Her hands were ripping his clothes open and tossing everything including his sword onto the rivers bank. Every bit of exposed skin was touched with her hands or her lips.
He felt lost to this assault on his senses, and his body was reacting to it in ways he had not expected. When he felt her teeth sink into his shoulder, his mind went blank and he howled in pain driving her excitement up even more.
Feeling pain didn't excite him but he was damn tired of trying to hide his lust for her and it seemed like she had had enough as well.
He grabbed her body and ripped his shoulder out of her mouth causing her teeth to scrape painfully against his skin, causing small trails of blood to seep down his skin. When he had her face in front of his he smashed his mouth against hers.
Not willing to let him have the upper hand she would show him who was the master and who was the servant in their relationship.
She thrust her tongue into his mouth exploring its depths and moaned at the taste of him. She needed more of him, she needed to mark him so that he knew who he belonged to.
She dug her fingernails into his back, leaving angry welts as they trailed across his skin.
Their mouths battled for supremacy, their tongues dueling but she soon won the match and gave his bottom lip a bite in victory.
Letting out a pained grunt, he reached up with a free hand and grabbed her breast roughly through the soaked fabric of her bra she had on, causing her to hiss with pleasure.
Lost in the sensation and pleasure she was giving him he let go of any embarrassment he might have had, realizing that with her it would do him no good to have it anymore and it would only cause him suffering in the long run to hold onto such childish expectations. He couldn't resist her anymore, and to be honest he was tired of the conflicting emotions he was constantly having and decided to put it aside and just enjoy this experience with her.
With his hand still on her bra he dragged the wet material up until her breasts were exposed to his touch and he once again let her large breast settle back into hands.
Moaning harder into his mouth as she felt his rough palm rubbing against her hardened nipples, she finally broke the kiss to let them both drag air into their lungs.
Gasping for breath, he looked into her eyes and got lost in her carnal beauty. He knew that she was dragging him down and this would change everything, but he just didn't care anymore.
Replacing his hands with his mouth, he glided his mouth over her skin until he had reached her nipples. Letting his tongue run gently over her nipples he could feel her shudder underneath his mouth and that gave him encouragement to be a little rougher.
Never had she let a man touch her, let alone in the way he was, but the feeling of his mouth rubbing against her sensitive nipples was almost too much for her to handle. She was supposed to be teaching him a lesson and showing him who he belonged to, not the other way around.
In a show of strength and dominance, she grabbed his arms and pushed him through the water until his back hit the banks edge and then angled her head to lick the water droplets from his face.
"You are mine and it would be best if you don't forget that." She said between licks, marking the spot where that woman's scent was the strongest with her tongue, wanting desperately to remove it from his body. She then laid her forehead gently against his, her hair falling around them blocking anything else but her from his view.
Reaching down between their bodies, she let her fingers graze over the bulge in his pants before stripping them off as well.
Taking him in her hand she gently glided her hand up and down on him causing him to hiss between his teeth and buck gently underneath her.
This experience with him was as new to her as it was to him, but due to her line of work she knew a lot about the male anatomy and how it reacted to certain stimulation's. Right now, she was drawing on every bit of experience she had to make him react in ways that told her he was hers now.
"Esdeath" Was the only thing he could say in this moment, and the hidden plea was not lost to her as she rose up on her knees and guided him to the place that would bind them together before slowly sitting down on him.
Gasping in unison with her, he gripped her waist as she sat down fully on top of him.
The feeling of him inside her had every one of her senses in a raging inferno. As she adjusted to his length inside her she started to move her hips and couldn't stop from crying out in pleasure as ecstasy washed over her in waves.
They stayed like that for a long time as she let her body teach him who it belonged to and after she had them both gasping and spent, she finally felt satisfied.
This wasn't originally about her receiving pleasure, this was about him understanding that he was hers and only hers, but the outcome was the same and the dynamic of their relationship had shifted into something more. She was his just as much now and she would never let him go.
In a display of affection, he wrapped his arm around her waist and shifted closer to her as she gently ran her fingers through his damp hair. They laid there and let the sun warm their still wet bodies as he came to terms with what had happened.
He had just made a big mistake - one he was sure would not be overlooked by the others - but what was done was done and he honestly had no regrets. He had felt a weird pull to her from the very beginning and now that pull was even stronger. By the way she had him pressed strongly against her naked body, she felt it too.
"We should get back." He said against her chest.
Sighing softly, she touched the tips of her fingers to the black crescent moon mark on his chest, "You are right we should."
"Tatsumi"
Chuckling lightly, he said "I know, I am yours"
Leaning forward she gave his face a small sniff and smiled in pleasure as she now only smelled her scent on him. In fact, her scent was all over him and that pleased her even more. She had wanted to move forward in their relationship together and now it looked like they had. It was still the beginning, but it was going in the right direction.