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Birds of Paradise
3
Rin lie awake in her bed, Haru's warmth comforting her through the night; either way she couldn't sleep. She constantly was thinking and worrying about Tohru. Rin turned to her side to face her handsome pet. "Haru…" she called softly but he didn't stir. She sighed in frustration.
"You're so useless." She jumped suddenly when she felt a warm hand gently touch her cheek.
"What's bothering you?" Haru asked in a monotone voice but concern was laced with it. Rin cuddled closer to Haru and breathed in his scent. "You're worried about Tohru-kun again." It wasn't a question, but a statement. She just nodded. He smirked and kissed her forehead as he ran his fingers through her soft black tendrils.
"She's never here anymore and when the tribe goes out for hunting she doesn't join. And not to mention, she comes back so late." Rin stared into Haru's lazy gaze.
"Have you tried talking to her?" Haru suggested so easily.
"No. it's her business, I'm not her babysitter!"
"No you're not, but you are worried about her and you care for her." Haru yawned and his eyes started to close again.
"Of course I care for her." Rin placed a soft kiss on Haru's lips and turned over to her other side, her back towards him. She didn't sleep, just stared and thought of Tohru.
Tohru was perched on a tree branch just outside of Kyo's hut. She had been following him all day everyday for the past week. She was fascinated by him. It was nighttime and she was risking being seen by the humans; the moon was bright and she wasn't very hard to miss.
Kyo hadn't walked out of the hut for maybe two hours now and she figured he was asleep now. Tohru shivered at the cool breeze and decided to go to the bathing pool. Instead of flying she jumped from tree to tree.
As she got closer she could feel the warmth of the water and it excited her. Tohru glanced around to see if anyone was there before she took off her furs and jumped into the sauna. As she swam Kyo's image appeared in her mind. She remembered when she first saw him here. She knew she gave him a look of hatred but when she realized the way he looked at her with adoration she felt bad.
No one has ever looked at her like that. She blushed, and not because the water was hot.
"Tohru?" the brown haired girl flinched and let out a small squeal.
"Rin-san you scared me." Tohru giggled and Rin smiled back.
"I didn't know you were here. Is this where you've been?" Rin let her kimono slide from her body and she walked into the water. Steam clung to her and danced off of her smooth body.
"Uhm yes it is. I couldn't sleep."
"Me neither. Can I talk to you about something?" Rin swam over to where Tohru was standing.
"Of course; anything." Tohru's heart raced, nervous about what Rin was about to ask. Was it going to be about Kyo?
"This past week I've barely seen you at all. This is the first time we've talked in a while. Where have you been?" Rin's eyes looked sad and concerned.
"I didn't mean to worry you Rin-san. I'm sorry." Tohru was ashamed of herself for hurting her friend's feelings.
"Don't be sorry just tell me what you've been up to." Tohru looked at Rin and then glanced away.
"I- uhm…" Rin suddenly splashed Tohru playfully. Tohru looked at her with a questioning look.
"Everyone has secrets Tohru. You've kept mine for years and I trust you. You don't have to tell me anything if you don't want to." Rin blushed and couldn't look Tohru in the face.
"Thank you Rin-san." Tohru splashed her back and they began splashing back and forth and playing.
Next morning…
Kyo led the group of villagers through the forest to an open meadow where the women picked grains and herbs and the men scavenged for food and wood. Kyo sat on top of his horse, keeping an eye on everyone in view. He searched the skies with a little bit of hope to see Tohru fly by. He then heard something behind him and he scanned the trees and saw nothing. 'I could've sworn I heard someone call my name…' Kyo jumped off his horse. "Stay here and keep watch I think I heard something." He commanded Hiro who nodded and went back to watching the villagers.
Kyo crouched down and slowly began pulling his sword from its sheath. He looked back when he realized it wouldn't come out and saw a small pale hand on the hilt of the sword. His eyes met with Tohru's deep brown eyes. She smiled and removed her hand from his katana.
"Tohru?" Kyo asked surprised. She nodded and placed one of her fingers on her closed lips, signaling him to be quiet. She crawled on the forest floor in front of him and he followed. A few minutes later they were at the bathing pool oasis. "Why'd you bring me here?"
She didn't answer. Tohru walked over to the water and filled her cupped hands with the clear blue liquid. She walked back to Kyo and he was definitely confused at what she was doing. Tohru then made the water form into a sphere shape before placing the warm liquid onto a place on Kyo's shoulder.
"Ouch be careful I hurt that shoulder the…" he lost his words at the sudden feeling of cool relief on the sore bdy part that had been bothering him for the past week. "How'd you do that?"
"The water is sacred to us because it's not just beautiful and a great place to bathe but it has rejuvenating powers." She smiled at him.
Kyo blushed. "Wait a second. How'd you know my arm hurt?" he became guarded.
Tohru sat down and put her feet into the water. "I've been watching you." She blushed and smiled. "You humans are so different and intriguing."
"You know I could kill you right now…this world would be rid of just one more of you things." Kyo swiftly placed his katana to Tohru's back where her wing was attached to her body. She glanced back at him.
"Then do it…Kyo-kun." She stood up and turned around to face him. He just stood there like a statue. Tohru walked closer to him until she was in arm length of the hilt of the sword. She grabbed it from his hand and placed it back in its sheath. "i kind of like you Kyo-kun. How about we meet again, tonight?"
Kyo was speechless and just nodded.
"Meet me here three hours after the sun has gone down." They suddenly heard rustling behind them and heard a voice call out Kyo's name.
"Hurry, go that way before someone sees you and me." Kyo watched her swiftly run into the forest and disappear. He quickly walked to where the voice resonated from and found Yuki. "What do you want?"
"We're heading out now. What were you doing back there?" Yuki's eyes scanned the trees behind his cousin and saw nothing.
"I had heard something and was looking for the source." Kyo grunted and pushed past Yuki.
"Hmmm…" Yuki became suspicious but followed Kyo to the group in the meadow anyway.
It was now pitch dark outside and everyone was eating or sleeping inside their huts. Shigure was sound asleep and Yuki was visiting Akito. Kyo quietly tip-toed from the hut into the night. It was a balmy clear night. He snuck out of the village -making sure no one was following- and into the forest. It took him more than an hour to find the oasis. He didn't know what made him want to meet with her again. He figured Shishou was wrong and he didn't love Tohru, she was just the enemy and he was curious to know more.
Kyo finally reached the water and stepped into it. The warmth swam through his whole body. He looked for Tohru but didn't see her. Kyo sat down on the ground with his feet still soaking. His garnet eyes then caught a figure under the water and he looked closer until Tohru's head popped out and she spit out a stream of water in his face.
"What the hell!" Kyo wiped his face infuriated. She giggled.
"You should get in, the water feels great." He shrugged and looked away. "What's wrong…you came didn't you?" he knew she was right. 'why did I come here?' Kyo's heart beat fast and he knew he really liked Tohru but he wasn't allowed to. He took off his shirt and got in the water anyway, knowing he was playing with fire.
"Wow, this water is unreal." The warm liquid wrapped around his body, titillating every nerve inside him. It felt like ecstasy and he shivered with pleasure. "Does it feel like this every time you get in?"
"Yes. That's why we love this place. It makes us feel happy and relaxed. Kind of like a paradise." He blushed when he looked at her. Beads of water caressed her skin and her feathers would shimmer in the moonlight as it reflected off of the water. A permanent smile was placed upon her lips.
"Tohru, I want to see you again." He blushed and couldn't look at her in the eyes.
"I'd like to see you too." She swam up to him and splashed him in the face.
"You're dead!" he joked and grabbed her by the waist and tossed her through the air and she plopped into the water. She laughed when she resurfaced and Kyo couldn't help but join in. they splashed around and rough housed in the water.
It was very late now and the sun would be coming up soon. Kyo threw his shirt back on and watched as Tohru got out of the pool. She wasn't naked this time; she wore some kind of fur outfit. She shook her wings off and slid on a pink and red kimono with butterflies fluttering on the cloth. "Why were you dressed this time?" he didn't mean to ask but Kyo's mouth moved without him thinking.
Tohru blushed profusely. "I knew you'd be coming. Why would I swim naked with you here?"
"Didn't mean to offend you I was just wondering." Kyo blushed and wanted to slap himself in the face.
"It's okay. Kyo-kun, why do you look at me like that?"
"Like what?" he asked as he put on his sandals.
"Well, like when I see a beautiful flower that just bloomed and the sun is shining down on it." Tohru blushed and tied his kimono shut. Kyo blushed as well.
"I don't look at you like that; whatever that's supposed to mean." He scoffed and started to walk away.
"I'll see you here tomorrow?" Tohru asked with anxiety.
Kyo nodded. "Yeah, I'll be here when the sun goes down." he raised his hand without looking back and disappeared. Tohru smiled and walked off.
Next day as the sun was setting….
Kyo and Tohru walked through the forest talking and laughing, enjoying each other's company. Kyo told her about fighting methods and his favorite thing was working hard. Tohru told Kyo about the tribe and the beauties of the forest and its' animals. She talked about the ceremonies the Birds had and how families worked and how they accomplished rituals. They talked about how different each of them was and yet how similar they were as well.
They met the next day and the day after that and the days after that. They would talk for hours and there were even some days they didn't talk but they wouldn't want to be anywhere else. Both sides were constantly suspicious. Akito grew more and more angry and Rin grew more concerned. Rumors flew through both villages like a plague.
Kyo was laying in the meadow as he waited for Tohru to arrive. He loved watching her fly. His eyes caught a glimpse of the greens, blues, and purples of her wings and he sat up, supporting himself on his elbows. Tohru landed next to him with a gust of wind. She jumped on to him, wrapping him in an embrace and he held her back. They fell to the ground, Tohru's body ontop of his.
For a moment they stared into each other's eyes. "Tohru…"
"Yes?" Tohru whispered huskily.
"I want…to kiss you." He blushed and she did too. Tohru lowered her head closer to his face and their lips touched gently and briefly. Both of their hearts sped up and their bodies felt hot. Tohru quickly got off of him and sat in the grass.
"I shouldn't have done that." Tohru ran her fingers through the individual blades of grass.
"Was it not good?" Kyo was anxious to know the answer.
Tohru shook her head. "It was wonderful…I've never felt this way about anyone; especially a human." Kyo lightly grabbed Tohru's chin and turned her head to face him.
"Who cares what others think. Do what YOU want to do." He placed a soft and warm kiss on her cheek and she blushed as she laced her fingers in between his.
"Kyo-kun…I really like you." They stared into each other's eyes again and he nodded.
"I really like you to Tohru." Their lips touched again and they flinched at the spark they both felt. Kyo grabbed her by the waist and pulled her back on top of him. His hands cupped her cheeks as they kissed, their kisses progressively becoming more passionate and heated.
A loud noise, like a bird cawing interrupted them. "I have to go…I'll see you at the bathing pool tomorrow night." Tohru kissed his lips once more before standing and shaking her wings and throwing herself into the air. Kyo sighed and tried to make his heart slow down. He smiled lightly before getting up and walking back to the village.
Tohru reached the entrance of the cavern where a male Bird stood. "You called us all back home?" he nodded and pointed her to go to Rin's chamber. Tohru practically skipped to her friend's room. She knocked and walked in smiling.
Suddenly a sharp pain hit her cheek and she placed her hand where it hurt. Her eyes stared at Rin's angry features in surprise.
End! Did you like-ee? As usual I ended with a little cliff hanger so I can torture you all with the suspence! Pleeease R&R! thank you for reading!