Smiling dreamily, Yoruichi pressed her face into the soft pillow. She felt completely and utterly relaxed; the euphoric high of earlier activities had waned and left her feeling tranquil. Her eyelids were heavy and she occasionally found herself drifting off to sleep, only to be gently woken by the feel of soft finger tracing patterns on her thigh.
She looked down the length of her bare body to where an equally naked Soifon was sitting. She was looking down on Yoruichi's body, her fingers moving slowly across her bare skin.
"Enjoying yourself?" Yoruichi mumbled, still smiling.
Soifon blushed slightly at being caught. "I thought you were asleep."
"Nah. Just dozing," Yoruichi answered. Soifon continued slowly stroking along Yoruichi's thigh with her finger tips, tracing along the outline of the tribal sun tattoo etched into her skin.
"When did you get the tattoo?"
"Years ago," Yoruichi said. "When I finished college I decided to take a year out and go travelling. I got it in Amsterdam."
"You don't seem the type to get a tattoo, especially such a big one. Did it hurt?"
"I guess, I don't remember all that well," Yoruichi replied. "I think I was a little bit worse for wear when I got it done."
Soifon stopped her movements and frowned. "Did you go travelling on your own?"
"No."
"With Urahara?"
Yoruichi chuckled. "No. He was still in university when I finished college." She sat up, moving closer to Soifon, taking her time as she considered her next words. "I went with my girlfriend."
Soifon's eyes widened in surprise. "Oh."
Gently, Yoruichi brushed Soifon's hair back from her face. "We met in college. Afterwards neither of us wanted to jump straight into careers, so we decided to just take off and go on an adventure."
"What happened?"
Yoruichi cocked her head to the side. "On the trip? Or do you mean what happened to her?"
Soifon flushed and looked away and then she muttered, "Both."
"Let's see," Yoruichi hummed. "We went to Australia first and we found jobs in a hotel. Cleaning, not very glamorous but it paid a decent amount. Enough for us to get by at any rate, plus we were allowed to stay at the hotel which took care of accommodation..."
Yoruichi launched into a fairly detailed story of all the different countries they visited and some of the situations they wound up in, while Soifon sat still and listened, occasionally interrupting with a question or comment.
"... Eventually we decided that we should come back and make an effort at being grownups. So after the year was done we did just that."
"It sounds like you had a lot of fun," Soifon said. "You stayed together after you came back to Japan?"
Yoruichi nodded.
"So what happened then? You make it sound like everything was great between you, why did you break up?"
Yoruichi realised that she would have to be very careful about what she said here. She took a moment to consider her words, continually stroking Soifon's ear as she did. She loved the way that Soifon leaned into her touch and the perfectly relaxed expression that the action evoked from the girl.
"She had to move away," Yoruichi said eventually. "She had to go home and look after her younger brother. I wasn't willing to move with her. She didn't want to uproot her brother and move him here." That was only part of the story though, but Yoruichi was unsure how Soifon would react to the rest of it so she opted instead to leave it out. It wasn't as though Soifon actually needed to know.
"So you broke it off?" Soifon asked.
"No. We tried to keep it going. We wrote to each other and tried to speak to each other every day, but we were both just too busy to keep it up. Eventually we just drifted apart and she met someone else."
"That's kind of sad."
"Yeah, it was," Yoruichi sighed. She leant in and kissed Soifon softly on the lips, moving closer so that their bodies were touching. "Hmm, still, it wasn't the end of the world," she murmured between kisses. She moved her arm around Soifon's back and pulled Soifon closer to her, cinching her in tight.
Soifon's hands hesitantly moved across Yoruichi's body. Sliding up her thigh, her hip, her back and eventually gliding round to her breasts where she tentatively cupped them.
Yoruichi smirked and her head tilted back as Soifon's lips slid down her neck. She allowed Soifon to push her back down on the bed and continue with her ministrations. "Mmm, that feels really..." She gasped slightly. "...good."
Soifon moved back up her body. Yoruichi could see that she was blushing and there was uncertainty in her eyes. Yoruichi took hold of Soifon's face in her hands and drew her down for a deep, lingering kiss. It had the desired effect. When Soifon broke the kiss the apprehension had vanished from her eyes and was replaced with something altogether more mischievous. A smirk tugged at the corners of her lips, and she planted a final quick kiss to Yoruichi's lips before venturing lower.
Soifon was stirred from her sleep by the feel of cool air against her bare skin and the shift of mattress as Yoruichi clambered out from the bed. Groaning, Soifon grabbed the quilt and pulled it up to her chin, snuggling down into the warmth. A few moments later she heard the sound of the toilet flushing and Yoruichi's heavy footsteps. The mattress sunk down as Yoruichi got back in, the covers once again shifting and cooler air being let in. Soifon shivered.
"...you cold?" Yoruichi asked her voice heavy with sleep.
Soifon shook her head. Her eyes opened when she felt Yoruichi shuffle closer, her body resting along Soifon's. This was unusual. Yoruichi usually slept on the other side of the bed from Soifon, keeping a fair distance between them. This suited Soifon fine, she had never tried to close the gap between them and instead had embraced the freedom. Since Yoruichi's bed was a king size there was plenty of room for Soifon to spread out and enjoy the space without infringing on Yoruichi's sleeping space.
Tonight, Yoruichi seemed to be foregoing her usual rule of maintaining distance between them. She was pressed against Soifon's body, her arm was draped over Soifon and her face rested just behind Soifon's neck. Soifon could feel Yoruichi's warm breath tickling her.
"...you've gone really tense?" Yoruichi murmured.
Soifon swallowed. Yoruichi's hold on her tightened, drawing her back into the warmth of her body and she felt Yoruichi curl around her.
"You're going to find it difficult to go back to sleep if your all stiff like that." Yoruichi fingers gently stroked Soifon's stomach, tickling her slightly and causing the muscle to quiver. She stopped abruptly and pulled Soifon even closer to her. Her breathing eased and deepened, signalling that she'd fallen back to sleep.
Soifon remained awake for a good while longer, unsure what to think about having a sleeping Yoruichi wrapped around her.
Soifon was woken in the morning by the sound of Yoruichi's alarm clock buzzing loudly. Her groan of annoyance was equally as loud, and it was probably that which woke Yoruichi from her sleep.
"Urgh," Yoruichi pushed herself up and reached across Soifon to turn off the clamorous device. Once she'd done that she collapsed down, lying diagonal across Soifon's body. "It's far too early," She complained.
Soifon turned her head to check the time; it was only seven O'clock. It was far, far too early in her opinion. Yoruichi hadn't moved from her slumped position and Soifon was beginning to suspect that she had fallen back asleep.
"Um, Yoruichi?" She said tentatively. "Don't you have work?"
Yoruichi shook her head. "Not till this afternoon."
"Then why did you set the alarm?"
Yoruichi propped herself up on her elbows and turned to Soifon. "Because you have school."
"It'll be okay if I'm a little late."
"Nice try, but I'm not being the reason for you flunking High School," Yoruichi tapped Soifon on the nose as she spoke, smiling as she did so. Her hair was ruffled up and sticking out at odd angles, the greater length of it hanging down one shoulder and tickling Soifon's skin. It was an interesting look for the woman and Soifon couldn't help but feel that she might prefer Yoruichi looking so unkempt.
Sighing in defeat, Soifon prepared herself to get up and get ready, since Yoruichi was apparently insistent on being a quasi-responsible adult this morning.
"Of course," Yoruichi continued, her smile shifting into a suggestive smirk. "There are other benefits to waking up so early."
She kissed Soifon, her tongue gently pushing against Soifon's lips and begging entrance. Her hands were already dancing down Soifon's body causing Soifon to shudder in anticipation and pleasure. Her moan was muffled against Yoruichi's lips, and she felt the woman smile against her.
"See?" Yoruichi moved back from her. "Isn't this just the best way to spend the morning?"
Soifon wanted to speak her agreement but found it that bit too difficult with Yoruichi's lips attached to her neck, and the feel of her experienced and ever-so-slightly teasing fingers playing her like a finely tuned instrument. It was much easier to gasp, to moan and arch her body into Yoruichi's touch.
She certainly agreed though, this was easily the best way to begin the morning.
"Got everything?" Yoruichi asked, sipping at her coffee as she did so.
"Yeah," Soifon grabbed her back from the couch and slung it over her shoulder. She scanned the room checking to see if she'd forgotten anything. She was thankful that she'd had the sense to bring spare clothes this time; usually she'd end up going to school in a crumpled uniform since Yoruichi had a fairly annoying habit of throwing her clothes across the room. She wondered how Yoruichi would react if she were to throw her very expensive designer clothes across the room too.
"Right then," Yoruichi grabbed her keys and placed her coffee mug down on the table. "Let's go!"
It didn't take long for them to be on their way, pile din Yoruichi's car and making excellent time. For the first time in months, Soifon might actually be early to school. She smiled at the thought. And she'd even done her homework, Yoruichi had insisted upon it.
Turning her head, Soifon looked to the woman to her left. She was acting differently, it had started small, the change to their rules and then she had actively begun to treat Soifon differently. She seemed... gentler, more like she was actually interested in Soifon's life and possibly wanted to be a part of it, which was in direct contradiction to the rules they had set out. This whole relationship – if could be called that – was cantered around sex. The point of it was that they didn't ask anything more from the other one. And while Yoruichi certainly hadn't asked more from Soifon, she was acting in a way that suggested that perhaps she wanted more. It left Soifon feeling confused.
"Don't drop me off at the school gates," Soifon reminded Yoruichi. She didn't want anyone knowing what she was up to.
"I know," Yoruichi smirked at her. "I'll just drop you off where I picked you up yesterday."
Soifon nodded. "Can I come round tonight?"
"If you like," Yoruichi answered. "You should call home first though. Let your parents know you're alright and all. I should probably mention that Kisuke will be round tonight. I'd feel a bit bad if I kicked him out two nights in a row."
Soifon pulled a face. She didn't want to speak to him! "Right," she said sounding entirely less enthusiastic than she had before. Yoruichi smiled at her and then laughed lightly. Soifon found it slightly infectious, and she smiled as well, a soft blush tainting her cheeks. She decided she could live with Yoruichi being that little bit more caring.
They were just round the corner from school when Yoruichi pulled over, stopping the car. Soifon sighed again; they had gotten here too quickly for her tastes. She couldn't be bothered with school and would much rather have spent the day with Yoruichi.
"Here we are," Yoruichi announced unnecessarily. "Right, you sure you got everything?"
"Yeah," Soifon replied.
"Then have a good day," Yoruichi was grinning at her. Soifon suspected that she was enjoying her misery.
Fumbling for the handle, Soifon was about to exit the car when Yoruichi pulled her back. She was only slightly surprised when Yoruichi kissed her. It left her feeling slightly breathless.
Yoruichi just smiled at her, soft and genuine. "I'll see you later," she said.
Soifon nodded and exited the vehicle, slamming the door shut behind her. She watched Yoruichi drive off and then turned towards the school, a smile on her face. Something was definitely different, and whatever it was she really liked it.
Turning the corner, she was greet by Isane standing there waiting for her. This was a surprise and Soifon recoiled slightly. Isane stared at her, worry evident in her large eyes but there was also something that looked like anger. She was gripping the strap of her bag tightly, the whites of her knuckles showing just how tight her grip was.
"Soifon," She said. "Who was that?"
Wow, I was a little shock by all the reviews I got for the last chapter. Thank you so much for them, they mean a lot to me. Hopefully you'll enjoy this chapter as well.