"She makes you weak..." Ryu's eyes snapped open, he looked to the side seeing nothing but inky darkness, he clenched his hand slightly feeling something solid beneath him. Swiftly he stood up looking around for the intruder.
"Weak?" He asked frowning slightly. "What makes me weak!? Where are you come out! Playing these mind games with me won't do you any good." Ryu folded his arms over his chest glaring in every direction possible, but this voice it was familiar...
"Yashima?" A visage of the small Sekirei with a small smle on her face and her gray eyes glowing took up the entire space in front of him. "What the hell?" He muttered after a moment of staring at the image, why was Yashima just coming up when he had Uzume, Miya, Ahiko just a few names to mention that came to mind right away, and yet Yashima was there or more like her image how she looked.
"You'll never beat me as long as she by your side. She will always hold you back, hold you down, you'll never defeat me with this weakling..." The voice snapped irately shaking him to his core, wincing Ryu covered his ears until the ringing died down to a bearable level. He frowned having enough of this side show, he dealt with this before not recalling the name of the technique but it was definitely not something to scoff at.
"What does this have to do with Yashima?" Ryu asked a loud, feeling dumber and dumber as the minutes passed it was almost like he was talking to himself. He wasn't in his mind scape that much he was aware of, so he was in a dream or something else entirely. What did Yashima have to do with his strength, absolutely nothing she never made or broke Ryu whether she agreed with something or not he still did and he sure as hell didn't hold back just because of the fragile Sekirei. Whoever was going on about this nonsense... "Enough of you crap! What are you!?...If you..."
"Hurt her?" The voice finished mockingly cackling with pleasure as Ryu's anger began to climb. "What will you do punch me through half of the city or cut me down with your sword? A sword who's owner is reluctant, confused, and lost. You should know better than anyone Ryu that if your not committed all the way you'll never win. What if I hurt her?" He chuckled loudly, Ryu gritted his teeth unable to do anything more than just that he couldn't attack and yelling wasn't his thing. "I could start with her fingers, break them by the digit then I'll move onto her legs and snap them in half. Then I won't need to chase her down like the little rodent she is and then I'll be at my leisure to beat her to a pulp before breaking her neck."
"No!" Ryu shouted slamming his fist on the ground with too much force. "NOOOOOO!"
Ryu bolted up in his futon, panting roughly as he brought a hand to his forehead pressing it to it. He could feel the swat pouring down his back, his heart racing, even his senses were in overdrive ready for a fight. He inhaled slowly, exhaling after a moment relaxing as he sunk back down onto the futon his mind muddled with thoughts, and that voice. That cold and calculating voice that he knew he heard before but couldn't place it. "What was that about..." He muttered glancing to the side his eyes widening slightly as he took in the appearance of the woman laying next to him. She wasn't wearing anything, not even pair of panties and her body was on full display from her perfectly shaped breasts, her small waist, those long, long luscious legs and her perfectly sculpted ass that looked squeezable for days.
"Guuaahh!"
"Minato?" He exclaimed suddenly turning to look at the ronin who was wide eyed two women laying half naked on the futon with him. Ryu sighed tiredly spotting Uzume right next to him wearing nothing but her bra and panties "What the hell?"
"Ugh, what's with all of the noise?" Uzume whined.
"Minato!" Tsukiumi slammed the door open with Musubi hot on her heels with Toyotama right behind them, all three of them looking at the scene with different expressions. Tsukiumi was mad, that was putting it lightly it looked like she was ready to drown Minato, Toyotama was glowering at Ryu and the woman sleeping next to him, lastly Musubi looked around the room with a curious expression.
"Ah, keep it down." Kazehana moaned as she sat up massaging her aching skull as she looked around the room, looking for a certain miko. She spotted Miya walkng through a flustered Tsukiumi an Toyotama who both sported lumps for their aggressive behavior, the miko looked at the five of them with narrowed eyes about to summon her hannya.
"I've told you before that violence is not allowed in Maison Izumo." Miya said glaring at Toyotama and Tsukiumi who shrunk down even more, she snapped her head towards Kazehana. "That goes for you too understand Kazehana?" Miya asked calmly, her voice filled with threats if the wind Sekirei failed to comply.
"It's been a while Miya, so I'm at Izumo Inn." Kazehana said rubbing the side of her head with a somewhat bored expression, she looked at Uzume who by now moved next to Ryu doing nothing to hide her assets from his view.
Karei began to stir from his booze induced sleep, her eyes cracked open spotting Ryu in all of his muscular glory and Uzume next to him looking rather sheepish and scratching the back of her head while laughing. Well. She thought as she slowly sat up looking around the room and its occupants, spotting the two who interfered right away, the haughty number nine and bubbly number eighty eight she hid her angry snarl that she wanted to direct to the blonde, turning to look at Ryu squinting to see his violet irises under those long bangs. Looks like I'm in trouble... She concluded sitting up and stretching with a light yawn. "Sorry about taking up some of the space, but a girl needs to crash." She looked sheepishly at Ryu smiling slightly.
"It's fine, no big deal. I take it Uzume brought you here?" It was more of a statement than a question.
"Yes." Karei replied raking a hand through her long hair smoothing it out.
"Well do something about your state of undress, Minato and Ryu may not be able to control their lustful urges." Miya said lightly as she watched Minato blanch sputtering like an idiot and Ryu just scowl at her slightly, she closed her eyes turning around letting her hair billow behind her. "Breakfast will be done soon, Kazehana and Karei if you're eating be on time and dressed..." She glanced behind her noticing Uzume's roaming hands. "And Uzume don't tempt Ryu into sexual acts." She smiled happily when she heard a yelp of fear escape the tenth Sekirei, feeling her job was done she made her complete exit looking at Toyotama and Tsukiumi for a moment silently warning them.
Lustful urges. Ryu thought frowning slightly, it wasn't his fault Uzume couldn't keep her hands off of him literally, he watched her hands trace his toned stomach inching lower and lower. He fought off the blood rushing from his head to his member gently but firmly grabbing her wrist and moving her hand back up to his stomach, but she didn't mind and squeezed his muscles gently licking her chapped lips. "What is thee doing near my husband!?" Tsukiumi's shout interrupted his train of thought and Uzume's advances, Ryu looked at the scene a bead of sweat running down the back of his head as he watched the ronin stutter and fluster himself.
"Tsukiumi just calm down." Minato pleaded waving his hands in front of him. "She was only sleeping next to me no big deal." He regretted his statement watching her blue eyes start to glow a dangerous red and bore into his soul. "W-What I-I meant to say was I d-didn't do anything with her." He stuttered in fright, sighing in relief once her eyes returned to their normal deep blue color and her frown lessened but not by much.
"I will not calm!" Tsukiumi screeched glowering at Kazehana with so much hostility that the air itself wanted to suffocate the drunkard. "She is the one who helped the veiled and masked Sekirei!" And it continued.
Ryu? Karei questioned mentally as she stared at him for a long moment. So... Is this the person that Chiho was telling me about? She shook herself from her stupor seeing Uzume staring at her with a small smirk.
"Oh Karei I see you've already met Ryu here." Uzume's smirk grew seeing her friend got flustered slightly and turn away. "You know I don't mind a little sharing with you, make sure to wear those boots though." Uzume said moving her hand down sending a few winks at Karei snickering when she seen a small blush creep on her cheeks.
"That's enough." Ryu said slightly annoyed, more and more he thought that he was getting milked like a cow by his Sekirei. He was grateful that he was half Sekirei and had endurance because if he didn't he was sure the dirty Ryu would be shriveled up and dry. "Sorry about that she just doesn't think before she talks. It's a really bad habit of hers." Uzume made a 'harrumph' sound folding her arms under her breasts pushing them up ever so slightly as she pouted, Ryu forced himself not to look focusing on Karei but quickly regretted it seeing her naked body right by his. Why in the hell is everyone naked?! He glanced at himself noticing he was just wearing a pair of shorts. Miya is going to bring this up for months... "Do you need a spare set of clothes, I'm sure Uzume could give you some of hers but for now mine could do?"
"Sure, thank you." Karei said slightly surprised that he would offer that so easily. She glanced to the side noticing that the other occupants had left except for the three of them. Ryu nodded his head while raking a hand through his hair standing up and moving to his closet which held most of his clothes, Karei observed his body, he was muscular but not too big, and his muscles were dense she noted almost as if they popped out at her. Chiho wasn't lying no wonder she was blushing like she was when she was telling me about Uzume's and Ryu's visits. Though she knew Ryu wasn't shirtless in front of her Ashikabi, at least he better not have been or he'd be answering to her!
"Let me get a pair of your boxers or shorts." Uzume said as she stood up sauntering over to Ryu who was crouched rummaging through a large box his head halfway in the closet.
"What for you're already wearing panties?" Ryu asked looking at her like she grew a third head, even now he couldn't get use to Uzume and her... Weirdness, he heard Karei gasp as Uzume took off her panties in one smooth motion tossing them to the other side of the room folding her arms behind her back as she looked at him expectantly. "You know Uzume I'll never understand you..."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"You're butt naked in front of me and another woman." He said with a deadpan expression turning his attention back to the closet but froze when he felt two hands rest on his shoulder and a firm body press into his back, more over her lovely breasts.
"She's my friend we seen each other naked already so who cares." Uzume said with a grin snatching a pair of boxers for her and Karei tossing the pair to her which she took after a moment of gathering herself struggling not to laugh at their antics. Chiho wasn't lying these two were simply too much, they were both different in some aspects but they were so close... It was nice to see... But at the same time it made her...
"Um, Uzume could you wait to do that?" Karei asked smirking ever so slightly when she seen Ryu shudder and Uzume press herself firmly against him placing kisses on the back of his neck teasing him further, Uzume wasn't so sure why but she wanted Ryu more so than usual. She just craved him, his body, his warmth. "What's for breakfast I've never been here before and yeah?" Karei said as she slipped on the plaid blue boxers and t shirt Uzume tossed at her a second later, through the entire thing though Uzume didn't get dressed at all even after Ryu pestering her to do so.
"I think grilled fish and miso soup... Unless she's using the western cookbook that Ryu got a few months ago then it might be bacon and eggs maybe toast and bagels and some other good stuff like that." Uzume said pressing her boobs against his back with every word. "Miya's a great cook Karei-chan I know you'll like it. Maybe Nanaha and Yomi are helping we do have a lot of people after all."
"Okay, well I'm going to take a bath I smell like sake, sweat, and leather." Karei said as she excused herself winking at Uzume a few times before she left. Things were certainly going to be interesting and entertaining from here on out, how many more antics would she witness today and instigate to see the outcome?
"Uzume..." Ryu turned to look at her but got a face full of boobs not that he was complaining. "Why aren't you dressed?" He looked up into her eyes seeing them get bigger when he locked his with them, he rarely seen that look. It wasn't her usual mischief or trouble making advances trying to instigate Toyotama and Miya this was her sincere, caring, gentle side. A side he only seen and him only, Uzume wrapped her arms around his neck scooting closer until she sat in his lap and wrapped her legs around his waist inhaling his scent, the same pheromones that attracted her to him that drove her wild during their lovemaking.
"I love you Ryu." Uzume whispered nuzzling her nose in the crook of his neck.
"Uzume, is everything alright?" Ryu asked after a moment of embracing her naked body, doing his best to control himself. It was very, very, very hard feeling and seeing her breasts bounce she she adjusted herself every so often.
"Of course!" She said beaming a smile at him. "Why wouldn't it be? Can't I say I love you without something being wrong?"
"Of course you can..." Ryu said quietly as his eyes dimmed ever so slightly. "I just have a feeling..." Ryu muttered looking away from her for a moment as he contemplated if he was being paranoid or if he was right. He was never wrong when he followed his gut, the first thing he knew was to listen to his intuition. "Uzume..." He gently cupped her chin looking into her brown orbs, noticing the very faint blush but not mentioning it. She was so adorable with those big brown eyes, her ponytail on the side of her head, and those full juicy lips. "Are you lying?"
"No no!" Uzume said slamming her lips into his own kissing him roughly. Pouring every emotion she had into the kiss, her love and fears her thoughts of their future together after the game. She nibbled on his lip, Ryu allowed her access to his mouth dancing his tongue with her own as the room glowed brilliantly from her wings. Ryu wrapped his arms around her waist pulling her closer as he deepened this kiss. "Ah!" Uzume's surprised scream was muffled, Ryu looked amused as he gave her butt another squeeze pulling her closer until she was practically on one with his body the only thing missing was for him to get naked and take her. "So not cool mister." Uzume scolded tapping his nose when she broke the kiss.
"You nibble on my juicy lips and I squeeze your plump ass." Ryu said as if it was obvious. "It's always been that way-" Uzume crashed her lips with his again tightening her embrace around his neck dancing his tongue with his. She mentally smacked herself, she had been acting weird and somewhat distant and Ryu wasn't oblivious to his surroundings he was extremely, extremely perceptive a quality that she just loved about him. But what other choice did she have, she had to help Karei she wanted her to be happy like she was, it broke her heart seeing Chiho in pain and Karei unable to do anything about it. She moved her hands up moving them through his hair until she grabbed a handful pressing her lips further onto his if it was possible shaking slightly when he squeezed her butt harder shoving her against his member.
"Mmmm looks like someone is awake..." Uzume said with labored breaths as she massaged his scalp with her fingers. "What do you say I help you release some of that..." She grabbed his shaft slowly moving the tip of his head closing her eyes and moving her head back when she felt him throb. It was always a shock to her system. "Tension." She finished when he began to place butterfly kisses on her neck slowly trailing down to her collarbone. "Ryu..." She moaned.
"I would love to." He bit down on her neck getting a yelp out of Uzume and her pelvis thrust against his. "But we should get going.. And remember it's your night tonight, Yomi agreed for tomorrow I just better keep my endurance."
"Don't tease me." Uzume moaned placing butterfly kisses on his neck, moving down to his collarbone. "Well." She stopped kissing his neck giving him a quick peck on the lips as she tightened her legs around his waist feeling a deep and warm tingle between her legs. "If what Matsu told me is true I don't think Yomi needs to be worried, after all you even made Matsu pass out and she's a bigger perv than I am." Ryu chuckled lightly while she giggled, that was a day to remember when it was Matsu's turn, Miya came like a bat out of hell when she began to scream loud enough for everyone to hear, it didn't help Miya got jealous or was she just super pissed... "I'm okay ry ry let's just stay like this a little while longer then we can go downstairs and eat." Uzume said as she snuggled up against him resting her hands on his chest and her head on his shoulder. "You were always so warm and cuddly my big ol teddy bear."
"I'm going to need a change of clothes before we go down." Ryu commented, Uzume raised an eyebrow but he gestured down to his shorts and half soaked stomach she looked further seeing it was coming from her. "I didn't think you'd get wet so easily I didn't mean to keep you waiting." Ryu said lightly as he rested his head on top of Uzume's both savoring the moment.
"Oh that bitch... I'm going to get even and then some more." Toyotama muttered as she strode away from the wall she was listening from.
"I think she's gone." Uzume said with a light giggle.
"Yeah I believe so." Ryu seconded. "Think she'll be mad?"
"No just get ready for her to try and dominate you."
"She can try but I will always be the on top."
"Oh I know lover boy."
"Benitsubasa! Haihane!" The orange haired teen snapped irritably sick of listening to them bicker. It wasn't even humorous anymore and Benitsubasa was complaining about the mission they were assigned to complete proclaiming it was too boring and she wanted to kick ass. Haihane for her part was usually reasonable and laid back and cared about TV shows more than her duties at times but she had a nasty streak of teasing Benitsubasa kami forbid anyone mentions her boobs. And it was Haihane's running gag.
"What she started it!?" Benitsubasa yelled glowering at the gray haired Sekirei.
"Only because you're so easy." Haihane retorted with a laugh.
"Enough." Karasuba said annoyingly turning to glare at her two bickering subordiantes. It was a miracle that they didn't kill each other both of them were polar opposites, and both of them got on the other's nerves just on principle alone. "If you're noisy you'll give us away and as much as I'd love to kill a few monkeys it's not part of the task." Her voice dropped to a dangerously low tone making both the red and blue Sekirei shiver in fear, she got a set of nods and that was enough. She turned her head, looking at her essentially second in command. "Koto you know where this place is, so care to fill us in a little bit?" Karasuba asked smoothly as they began to walk again Benitsubasa scowling with so much venom that it'd kill an elephant but Haihane just ignored her looking away at anything but the short Sekirei, why was she stuck with the pink haired brat anyway? It's not like Natsuo cared about her.
Koto put his hands in his pockets. "When the city was seized a few months ago, and even before that there were underground tournaments. These tournaments had no rules, there was just a winner and a loser people place bets on the groups or individuals fighting. They're usually held in the south sector of Teito in a warehouse, this location can get very crowded at any given time there can be hundreds and hundreds of spectators and fighters alike. It's grown in popularity now and there's a rumor that someone is undefeated." Koto paused for a moment looking up at the rooftops.
"Not a big deal whoever it is, is just a pathetic monkey." Benitsubasa cut in earning an annoyed grunt from Koto.
"Undefeated in any match, against any opponent or group." Koto continued folding his arms over his chest, it was rare for a human to show such prowess in combat. But, from the reports and what he gathered the end results were too gruesome for a human to execute, the approach and technique behind whatever attack he did at that moment was devastating and could cut clean through bone and punch a hole through someone's stomach quite literally in some cases, he didn't grimace at the pictures he'd done much worse to people but it was part of his job, and there were many people who didn't like MBI that needed to be silenced. "Enough of your shitty attitude." He said in a low voice turning to glare at the pink haired Sekirei.
Karasuba smirked, impressed with how Koto kept the two in line. It saved her the headache and gave her time to ponder on her own thoughts. "Moving on, the location we're heading to is the same warehouse Koto is speaking about. We need to look and play the part so all of you including myself will place bets but not compete. That idiot Minaka sent us here for some reason and I intend to find it. So are we clear on this?" She looked at her subordinates getting a nod from Koto, Haihane nodded looking at Benitsubasa who growled angrily but agreed knowing she had no choice or say in the matter, she got sick of Koto constantly getting between her and Haihane and who did the orange porcupine haired punk think he was!?
"Stupid orange haired-"
"That's enough Beni." Karasuba said in a tone that broke no argument the pink haired Sekirei opened her mouth the respond but Haihane reached over and zipped her mouth shut, literally.
"Anyways before training bra got her panties in a knot." Haihane spoke up cutting through the awkwardness and tension like she always did when it came time. "You were saying that we're placing bets for a winner, and that there's one on ones or multiple fights at once?" Haihane looked curiously at Karasuba and Koto, she respected Koto for his strength and patience something she herself didn't possess, while Benitsubasa went against everything he said any chance she got which resulted in vicious sparring matches between the two of them that left Benitsubasa bruised and battered and Koto's clothes reduced to rags. "Wouldn't we attract attention I mean Koto has orange hair and a sword, Beni has pink hair, you have a sword with you and I have these claws on my hands?"
"These places get packed and there's a lot of drugs." Koto replied keeping his eyes forward. "By the time we get there we'll beat the rushing crowds and will get to see the fights after we place our own bets, as for appearances don't worry too much about that." Here he laughed lightly as he recalled seeing pictures of fighters that joined. "We'll look normal compared to some of these idiots."
"If you say so." Haihane shrugged with a lazy look in her eyes.
The rest of their walk was in silence except for the noise of nearby vehicles and people going about their day completely oblivious to the danger that they were in, that they could be in with four killers walking on the sidewalk. Benitsubasa glared at Koto's back hoping it'd burn two holes in him, she really hated the orange haired bastard and even though he was stronger than her, she hardly respected him which caused tension more often than not. She thought it was ridiculous that he was the second in command when she was on the team, sure she was a hot head and had a terrible habit of being impatient but that shouldn't matter. They arrived at the warehouse, it was huge and that's putting it lightly even from their post outside they could hear the howls and cheers of people inside followed by the sound of hands slamming on the steel. It was an older building probably from the last nineties judging from its older appearance compared to the rest of the buildings surrounding it and was made of solid brick, concrete, and steel.
"Looks like we got here just in time for the party." Karasuba said with a small smirk on her face hearing the shouts growing in volume.
"I'd say sounds like they're jamming." Haihane seconded as she stepped forward looking at the building with curiosity.
"Let's just get in there and get this over with." Benitsubasa said angrily as she walked forward at a brisk pace, her pnk hair billowing in the wind as she walked faster. Koto frowned at her form biting back a retort him and Benitsubasa always had differing opinions and it only got worse when he was named second in command. Without another word the trio walked to catch up to the pink haired temperamental Sekirei as she pushed open the doors waiting for them while tapping her foot.
"You weren't kidding this place is packed!" Haihane said with slight surprise as she entered the warehouse that smelt of cigarettes, weed, alcohol and any other drug that people found necessary to use at the moment.
"We need to place bets first, so let's go there." Koto nodded to a large desk that had a few middle aged men sitting behind it grins on their faces as they counted the cash.