My first ever fanfic on this site and I do not own Wolf's Rain thanks for asking.

Chapter Seven: Night at Tsume's pt.1

Blue blushed as she gathered her wet hair in her hands. She hitched her towel around her naked body tighter and looked in the mirror. Her cheeks were still red as she remembered back on when Hige had barged in unannounced and interrupted her…shower. Of course, one look at Tsume's face was enough reason for Hige to hightail it out of there.

Chagrin flushed her face as Blue applied her makeup carefully, wanting to look perfect for her dinner with Tsume. The blue cocktail dress that Tsume had specially picked out for her was draped over the counter. Baby blue and silky, the dress clung tightly to her body and flared out at her hips, ending a little over her knees. It was gorgeous, of course, and with Blue wearing it, the dress was simply stunning.

Blue tiptoed out of her room carefully, knowing the Tsume's room was right next to hers. Her barefoot padded soundly and she raised a fist, ready to knock on the door.

Suddenly, the door wooshed open and Tsume was there, leaning against the doorframe. This was the first time she's seen him without his signature leather attire and he was…well, hot. Tsume wore a simple black dress shirt (top buttons undone of course) with a white tie and black jeans. Was Blue ever glad that her foundation and makeup covered up most of her red face.

"Would you like to come in?" Tsume asked, peering down at her through his lashes.

"S-sure," stammered Blue, stumbling into the room. She silently cursed Tsume and his uncanny ability to make her flustered in such a short period of time. She padded into the room. A faint wave of cologne swept over her and she closed her eyes, inhaling. It was one of her weaknesses really, the smell of cologne. Upon opening her eyes, she saw a room that was much like hers, rather plain and hotel looking. The only difference was that there was a glass doorway leading onto a balcony outside. Blue walked slowly over to the doorway, ignoring Tsume for the time being. She slid the doorway open and stepped outside.

"It's beautiful!" she gasped, looking up at the stars. Back in the city where she lived, the bright lights would not allow her to see any stars, but here…here was different. The cool night breeze swept her navy hair back.

"This is where we'll be dining tonight," murmured Tsume, behind her. Blue gave a little jump of surprise and whirled around, facing him.

"Don't sneak up on me like that!" she exclaimed.

"Honey, like I said before, it's not my fault if your senses aren't good enough," smirked Tsume.

"Well, like I said before, it's not my fault that you're a wolf and YOUR senses are good!" sneered Blue, pushing Tsume back a little. "You should be glad that I even came. You know, if I didn't see those beautiful stars outside, I already had half a mind to go back the way I came and leave you alone to your miserable little self! Got it?"

Tsume grabbed her hand and held it tightly up to his face. Blue's hand curled into a fist as she struggled to pull her hand back.

"Why must you always insist on using physical force to try to fight me? You know you can't win," said Tsume, eyeing her balled up fingers. "You already know I'm a wolf, so why bother trying to hurt me?"

"That's because I know that you can be hurt," replied Blue sweetly, raising her leg, ready to kick him in his sweet spot. As her knee swept upwards, a warm hand curled around her calf and Blue felt herself being yanked forwards. The next thing she knew, her right leg was curled around Tsume's hips and his hand was holding her leg there in place. Her stomach was pressed up against his and Blue's face was up close and personal to his.

"You forgot again, silly. I'm a wolf. My reflexes are much faster than yours, human," smirked Tsume. Blue gazed back into his eyes, determined not to let him get the better of her.

Suddenly, Tsume jerked her hand forward and Blue's upper body flew towards his. Her chest collided with his and unfortunately, she had something vital up there that he didn't. Tears stung in Blue's eyes as her chest throbbed. Tsume's mouth closed over hers, enveloping her in a kiss. Blue's tears were replaced with shock as she felt him working his tongue over her smooth lips. All pain was forgotten over the previous incident as Blue closed her eyes and twined her fingers in his short, white hair.

A knock on the door broke them apart. Blue blushed again as she turned around and leaned over the railing on the balcony. Tsume strode towards the door, opening it. Marcus stood outside with a cart full of dishes and food.

"It's about time. Get it," growled Tsume and Marcus hurried to do as he said. He wheeled the cart over to the balcony, stopping short as he caught sight of Blue. He let out a sigh that caused her to turn around.

"Hi Marcus," Blue said warily, looking at him.

"Have I ever mentioned how hot you are?" he said bluntly. Blue looked very much taken aback.

"N-no, I'm afraid you haven't," stammered Blue, flushed at what he said. Marcus walked confidently up to her and pressed up right against her. Her back was against the balcony and Blue was trapped. In a bold voice, he tipped her chin upwards towards his face with two fingers and said, "You know babe, you could always come 'round and have dinner with m-"

Marcus' words were cut short as Tsume grabbed him around the collar of his shirt and yanked him backwards off of Blue. Blue remained stationary in the position that she was when Marcus was hitting on her due to surprise. Her mind was whirling. What the-?

Tsume guided Marcus to the door roughly. Before slamming the door shut on his face, he murmured some words that Blue couldn't hear, but judging by the look on his face, they weren't friendly. Tsume huffed as Marcus disappeared behind the heavy wooden door and turned around to face Blue. Some anger disappeared on his face as he saw her cast a frightened look at him.

"I'm sorry," he said, rather sweetly at that. "Sorry you had to put up with him."

"N-no…I'm fine," said Blue, still shaken.

"Would you like to…eat? I swear that the food is satisfactory," said Tsume, gesturing at the cart Marcus had left behind.

"There's no table though," said Blue, looking around. "Where are we eating?"

"Well, you said you liked to see the stars outside, so why not eat on the balcony?" smirked Tsume when he saw Blue's reaction to what he was saying.

"Serious? But there's no table," replied Blue, shocked.

"Well, I could get my men to bring up some tables, but there's always a chance that Marcus might come bac-" began Tsume, only to be cut off by Blue's retort.

"NO! This is fine. I'll eat on the ground," she said, plopping quickly onto the wooden paneling of the balcony. Tsume laughed as he brought plates of food off the cart and joined Blue on the floor.

They ate in silence for awhile; Blue enjoying the stars that she rarely saw.

"What's it like…being the leader of a…whatever you guys run here," asked Blue curiously, nibbling on her ribs.

"Well," said Tsume slowly, "It's my kind of life. I live here and I breathe what I do."

Blue nodded slowly, thinking of what he had just said.

"Don't you get lonely sometimes? I notice that you don't hang around much of your men," said Blue, looking up at him. She curled her legs to the side, careful not to dirty the dress. Tsume didn't answer her, but he looked at her, his eyes curiously bright.

"I don't have friends. I don't need them," he replied after a pause.

Blue snorted. "That's crap Tsume. Everyone needs friends and you know it. No wonder you're such a grouch all the time!"

Tsume rolled his eyes at her and continued eating.

After Tsume was done eating, he waited for Blue to finish her meal like what a good gentlemen would do.

"What? No temper tantrum at me tonight?" he smirked, leaning against the wall.

Blue laughed. "What? You're not being a jerk tonight?"

Tsume was silent. "I guess that's true. I'm feeling especially kind tonight…so I might even put up with someone like you."

Blue scowled and finished up the last of her salad. "That was an amazing dinner, Tsume." He tilted his head at her and Blue took it that he was acknowledging what she had said.

"Do you drink?" ask Tsume suddenly.

"What? Drink what?" said Blue, rather confused.

Tsume snorted. "Of course, I wouldn't have expected anything smart to come out of you. I mean alcohol. Wine. Beer. You name it."

Blue narrowed her eyes at him. "Oh yeah? I always go out with my father's men after work. They're crazy at a bar and we have drinking contests all the time," she lied.

Tsume lifted an eyebrow at her. "And so I'm guessing that you don't participate in these contests."

Blue sat up straight. "Are you suggesting something?" she asked hotly.

"No, merely stating the fact that I think you're lying," replied Tsume calmly.

Well, of course she was lying, but she wasn't about to admit that to him.

"Bring it on," shot back Blue.

Tsume smirked at her as a shiver ran down Blue's back.

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A small wineglass was held in both of their hands as Blue and Tsume glared at each other. Or rather, Blue was glaring at Tsume and Tsume was smirking at Blue.

"Let's make this contest more interesting. We'll play rock, paper, scissors and the loser drinks a glass of wine if they lose," said Tsume.

"This isn't exactly fair. You could spike my glass of wine with some drug for all I know. How 'bout we alternate between drinking wine and something else, so we don't drink too much."

"Fine. How bout we drink a glass of wine and strip off an item of clothing on alternating rounds," said Tsume with a devious grin.

Shock flashed through Blue's face as she realized this was Tsume's intention all along.

"Are you CRAZY? I'm not playing a stripping game with you!" she shouted, getting up and crossing her arms.

"Are you backing down, Blue? Didn't take you for a chicken," drawled Tsume.

Heat coursed through her cheeks as she looked at what she was wearing. "I'm only wearing a dress. I think I deserve to change."

"Be my guest, but don't run away," said Tsume, gesturing towards the door.

Sorry this chapter took so long. School messed me over big time. So I'll give you guys longer chapters! Summer is coming so keep an eye out for more chapters!