Tayuya slept right the way through all of the night. I watched her sleep for the most part but at one point I had smelt a drunk woman staggering through the forest. I needed to be full to resist Tayuya's bleeding injuries so I leapt down and was back within two minutes. The woman didn't even have chance to scream. Tayuya woke up just after dawn. I redressed her wound's using the clothes from the woman I had drank from this morning. Tayuya smiled and thanked me quietly but there was no fooling my ears. I smirked and she blushed.
"What were you playing last night? I didn't recognise it." She said after I had finished with the bandaging and moved away.
"I dunno. I just made it up as I went along really." I said, shrugging. I was still trying to shake off the uncomfortable feeling of caring that I had felt last night.
"You hungry again?" I asked, needing to get off the subject. She nodded and readied herself for another insanely high speed run. This time I grabbed my pack as well. I was gonna find us a hotel for us. Tayuya would heal faster in a bed. I ran her down to the town and supported her with the arm around the waist again. I was painfully aware of the pulse beating under my fingers and also as aware of how comfortable she was around me. Even Pinky wasn't this easy with me. She leant into me as we walked. She even at one point rested one of her hands on top of my one that was on her waist. I pretended not to notice but I knew that if I could I would be blushing redder than her hair. Instead of Tempura this time I decided to take her for Ramen and Sake. She drank like a fish. I swear to Fucking God I had never seen someone drink so much. My hand this time was on her arm but it was casually stroking up and down. I felt her shudder a few times as I did this but I ignored it other than to smirk at her a few times. When she had finished eating again I led her away but instead of going towards the gate I headed towards the posher more exclusive part of town.
"Now then Hellfire. You are a posh princess and I am your exclusive guard. So please. Look like a princess all pretty and demure and keep the swearing to a none." I hissed at Tayuya. She looked at me confused but the glare I shot her was enough to shut up the strongest of Nin. And it did it's job spectacularly well. We walked into a comfortable looking hotel and Tayuya straightened up and tried to look Regal while I removed my hand from her waist and pressed it to her shoulder. She probably could break the grip if she wanted to but she didn't. She held her head high but didn't act snooty, thank heavens.
"Welcome to Inuisha. How many rooms would you like?" Said the woman as she walked in wearing a Kimono.
"One please..." The woman pulled out a log book and I shook my head.
"I'm sure you'll understand that this is a matter of absolute secrecy. This Lady here is a Valuable asset and the daughter of a very rich man. I am her protector. I'm sure you understand." I said, my voice polite and lilt. The woman looked shocked momentarily before putting the log book back under the desk. I gave her some notes. A fair bit more than the room would cost. Such was the price of secrecy.
"Here is your key." She said, handing me the key before bowing low and exiting. I left the entrance hall and walked straight down the hallway and opened out room. Only after I had closed the door did I release Tayuya.
"This should be better than that cave don't you think?" I asked her rhetorically, smirking at her reaction to the way I handled things downstairs. She sat down on the bed heavily. I sat on the desk that was on the other side of the room and smirked so widely it looked almost like a smile. She was silent for a while so I decided to get out her flute and started to play again. She relaxed again almost instantly. I smirked and stopped. She looked up at me with big brown eyes and the wave of emotions I felt wash over me was confusing but amazing. I moved at vampire speeds so that I was directly in front of her, forcing her to lean backwards on her hands. I pressed closer, inhaling her now familiar scent. She still smelled wonderful. I leant in and pressed my lips to hers gently. This surprised me more than the kiss. How gentle I was I mean. I pulled away after a minute and leapt out of the window and onto the roof. I didn't care that it was the middle of the day. There was no way that she was gonna escape and if I didn't get outta there I didn't know what I would do. I heard some light footsteps and looked around to see Tayuya jumping up to crouch next to me.
"Bel..." I cut her by picking her up and carrying her back into the room. She looked at me half indignantly and half still lusty.
"Will you stay inside. If anyone sees you..." I hissed, trailing off with a sigh. She lay her hand on my arm and I jumped at the intimate gesture.
"Stay in this room. I will know if you leave and if you do I won't hesitate to fucking kill you." I hissed, my voice dripping with malice and blood lust. I needed to hunt. Desperately. I jumped out of the window again and decided to go to a shady bar. In there I spotted a prostitute. I may prefer girls but even I wouldn't stoop that low. If I had to hunt like this I tended to go for the ones who would be potential rapists. I sat in the bar for a while, occasionally getting up to dance and making sure it looked silky smooth and provocative. Not like it mattered with my Vampnoichi beauty. I left after about half an hour and ~surprise surprise~ I was followed by what felt like three males at least one of them was a Shinobi. I smirked as I walked into a dimly lit alley. I loved looking innocent enough to fool them. The moment I entered the alley I was surrounded. This was to easy. It only took me a moment. I then jumped back onto the roof and ran back to the hotel. She hadn't left the room. It was still only morning and I didn't have anything else I needed to do so I had to go back. I hopped nimbly through the window and she jumped.
"Scare ya Hellfire?" I asked, smirking. Inside though my sated stomach was swirling. I could almost hear the blood swishing rhythmically in my body. Almost like a pulse. She went back to where she was before I had come back and didn't reply. I walked over to the desk that I had been sat on before and hoisted myself up. We sat like that for a while before Tayuya sat up.
"Bella...Why did you kiss me before?" The one fucking subject I would so much rather fucking avoid. I didn't answer and stopped looking at her. I heard her get up and sensed her coming closer. She stood right in front of me, making it impossible for me to look anywhere but her. She asked again and I shrugged. She poked me.
"Don't shrug at me Bella. You kissed me and now I wanna fucking know why." Jeez. You'd think she'd never been kissed before. Fuck. Maybe she hadn't. Shit. I had just stolen someone's first kiss.
"I wasn't... Was this...I don't know why Yuya. Was that your first...." I trailed off again She blushed. Shit it was. It was her fucking first kiss. Her last as well.
"You called me Yuya. Not Hellfire. Are you feeling alright Bella?" She asked, pressing her hand to my smooth forehead. To be completely honest. I didn't know.