He does not have to visit her tonight, but he cannot help it, for he has become attached to her. She seems that she does not mind, and he desperately wants to see her at least one last time. He steps through her window, while pushing away the thin see-through curtains, as he peeks inside the dark bedroom. He sees a silhouette amongst the blackness of the room and smiles. He steps forward after setting his katana blades upright by the window.

He reaches the king sized mattress and waits for her to take notice of him. She is sitting by the edge and turns to gaze him with tired eyes. She now has faded tiny scars on her face and she no longer has her chest wraps. He breathes out as he situates himself next to her, trying not to gawk at her silky pastel colored kimono that enhances her figure. She turns to look straight ahead, not wanting to meet his gaze. He knows. He knows that it is time to go back to how it once was. Enemies. She does not need him anymore, yet…he still needs her.

"Sumimasen, my warrior."

He wraps his left arm around her shoulders and lets her place her head on his chest. The past few days have been great. They have gotten to know each other, their unwanted alliance transformed into friendship, but for Leonardo, he now feels that they could somewhat become more than just friends. Karai turns to her right and gazes up at him with her dark brown eyes. She briefly smiles at his stature and secretly wishes that they could stay like this, forever. Although they cannot, for they have duties within their clan.

He softly brushes her hair away from her face and leans in to give her a slight peck on her elevated cheekbone. Her heart races, as his muscles tense, when she begins to soothe his chest with her petite trembling hand. She breathes out a content sigh as he parts from her and leaves a kiss on his torso, making him close his eyes admiring her delicate lips on his thick skin. She raises her head to gaze up at his content face. She wants this, she wants to be with him, she wants to be with someone who could love her, and who would care and love her until her dying day. She is willing to give him the chance, if he is willing to take the opportunity. She leans up, while supporting her weight on his muscular thigh, bringing her lips to his ear as the straps of his piercing blue mask tickles her cheek and whispers, "Love me harder."


Inspired by the song 'Love Me Harder', sung by Sofia Karlberg