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Story Twenty-One: War of the Roses
Timeline: A few months after Kunoichi.
Universe: AU.
Vocabulary:
Shoji: A door, window or room divider made up of translucent paper over a frame of wood.
Tatami: A mat which is traditional type of flooring.
Wakizashi: Traditional Japanese sword with a shoto blade between thirty to sixty centimeters, similar to, but shorter than a katana.
Tanto: Dagger
Hentai: Pervert
Summary: Is a simple; fragile rose enough to win the heart of a girl?
Genre: Romance/Action'ish
Rating: M'ish
Warning: Sexual innuendo
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A crow hopped across the aged wood ceiling beam only halting when it reached a rope tied around the circumference of the beam. It paused, inspecting the thread with a twitching, critical eye before its beak began to peck at the rope it foolishly mistaken for nourishment. Unable to help himself he twitched, wings expanding causing a single feather to detach itself from its skin. Gravity's lethal strings clutched at the feather and at its whim it danced across the air, down towards the still form of a kimono clad girl.
Trance had nestled the young blonde haired girl deep within its embrace, holding her tightly now it almost felt impossible to summon the force to lift her eye lids but somehow the girl managed. Azure flashed and with the accuracy of a sharp shooter her orbs narrowed onto the solitary black feather. In the time it took for the twitching bird's eyes to blink Usagi had already leaped into the air, her hand gripping tightly on the hilt of her wakizashi.
Usagi swung, slashing through the still air with monstrous precision and when Gravity's dance came to end the feather landed soundly on the tatami mat, each of its fine hairs cut thrice. The young girl landed poised on her toes with gracefulness that would surly cause a ballerina to weep in jealously, keeping her wakizashi raised over her head.
Something as insignificant as a single dust mote being swayed out of it route caught the piercing sight of her orb, gritting her teeth Usagi reached inside of her sleeve retrieving a tanto which she hurled at the diving shoji. Flawlessly it pierced through, licking flesh with its uncanny lust before penetrating the wall.
Mamoru breathed harshly, rough voice penetrating the still air with a fowl curse before his hand flew up to cover his bleeding cheek. Although the sound was subtle with his trained ears he picked up the sounds of impending footfalls. Again he cursed, leaving his signature behind he dashed down the vacant hallway toward his preplanned escape route.
Ripping open the sliding door Usagi was met sourly by silent air, no sign of the intruder, that is until her shocked orbs landed on a single rose lying peacefully on the floor. A faint ghost of a smile threatened to pull at the corner of her lips but when she saw movement out of her peripheral vision she buried the desire.
"Seems like we need better security," Makoto stated absently, emerald orbs eying the scarlet coated dagger. "Now," She shifted her eyes towards Usagi's, her steel gaze seeming to infiltrate the girl's very soul. "Is not the time to have fanciful affairs Usa." She pressed her lips together her strict voice lacing with ominous undertones. "The Hydra, sort of speak, has already been released from its box when we declared war against all the syndicates in Tokyo, we need to focus if we want to survive."
Usagi snorted her face hardening as she replied. "I need no lecture," Her velvet tongue smoothed over every syllable. "My mind has and always will be focused and as for the boy, when he ceases to amuse me I'll destroy him."
"Hm," Makoto raised a perfectly manicured eyebrow, a slight smile tugging at the corner of her lips as she turned around and began to walk down the empty hallway. "As long as we're clear," She called out from over her shoulder, the fierce dragon on the back of her kimono glaring fiercely at the young girl.
Smoothing out the fabric of her own short kimono Usagi bent down to retrieve the rose, surprised to find a small sheet of paper hidden in-between the petals.
Beloved lonely lips, of which I have the utmost desire to part with my scorching tongue, though I have to wonder will they taste as equally sweet as your honey coated lips that adorn your proud face?
--M
Usagi blinked down at the note, leaning against the wall her hand gripped the hilt of her scarlet coated tanto. "Hentai," She muttered, her head dropping when a blush crept up on her cheeks.
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AN: Before anyone asks, yes there will be more in this series.. I haven't officially counted them yet but I have six more rough ideas that are just begging to be written. And, I know someone is going to ask but yes, Usagi and Makoto are female ninja yakuza in this universe.. but more on that in future snippets.
News: I came up with an idea for Dazed and Confused part five!!! I will hand it over to you guys sometime soon aka, whenever I have a chance to write it! Le sigh, Usagi and Revenge make such a delicious combination.
Beloved Dawn, CharmedSerenity3 (lol your go usa go usa made me want to pull out some pom-poms!), Sakanscales876 (So true, never trust a bunny epically one with knives.. and don't worry Usa will get some payback), Secluded Sapphire, Anon, Moonkiss, Beediddy, Roswellachick (Me too, I want a sakura tree tattoo so bad but my mother said she'd disown me if I got another tattoo- I have four already-, I will make sure to keep everyone posted but it prob won't be out for a long time seeing as I have so much to finish before I get to work on it, but every little detail of that story has already been planned.) Schoolgirltill2005 (safety dance lol), Roxyk630 (I need a stomach bug to lose some holiday weight too! Sniffle. With me, its more of my muse is constantly on overdrive and gives me way too many ideas for me to handle so I have tons of stories that I need to finish but then comes the evil demon known as writer's block. I think because I update so much people just think I'm ignoring their fav story on purpose and next thing I know I'm getting really bad e-mails. Lol at you fainting on the couch), Midnight blue08 and Jessicam242 (aw, thank you) THANK YOU FOR YOUR WONDERFUL REVIEWS!!!
Off to go work on TB!
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