The early morning rays from the sun shined down on ryu's face, he groaned in protest the hat about to wake him from his slumber. He sighed quietly feeling them subside, but it was already too late. He slowly opened his eyes, glancing from side to side. To his left a was a beautiful woman with purple hair, he looked at her clothing and realize that she wasn't very modern in dress wise. To his right was the busty brunette he'd meant yesterday she was a wearing a purple shirt with a yellow star, blue capris, and white shoes. A look of relief and affection gracing her face.
"W-Where am I?" He rasped sitting up, but immediately regretted it as pain sent him back to the comfy bed he was laying on.
"Don't move too hastily, your wounds will take time to heal." Miya said in a gentle voice looking at him in a motherly fashion. "You're at izumo inn, I am the landlady miya asama." She bowed her head slightly in a show hospitality.
"I... I see, my name is ryu sahashi." He answered taking in his bandaged torso. "How did I get here?" He asked incredulously looking from miya to uzume.
"She brought you here," miya looked to uzume. "She was worried about you, she brought you back here and I took care of you. She's been sleeping outside of the door waiting for you to wake up."
Ryu looked at uzume smiling softly. "I was told how you got in that condition. I apologize, uzume and matsu shouldn't have put you in that position." Miya glanced at uzume who got twice as small under her gaze.
"Ah, matsu." Ryu took a breath, it was slightly painful but he'd get through it. "That was her name.. You guys escaped?"
"Thanks to you!" Uzume exclaimed grabbing his hand into hers, she felt the same sensation as before when she was in his embrace. When he saved her.
"I'm sorry I should've stayed."
Ryu managed to prop himself on his elbows. "It's okay, I couldn't let them gang up on you." He replied.
"Ryu doing dangerous things like that isn't smart," miya said covering her mouth with her hand. "If you would've been really hurt, I'd have to punish uzume and matsu." Miya laughed softly.
"T-Thanks." Ryu said with a slight bow.
"Do you have a home to go back to?" Miya asked.
Ryu shook his head. "I actually got kicked out, well the power went out and... Yeah."
"You're welcome to stay here for the however long you need. But please try to stay off of your feet." Miya said with a small smile.
"Thank you." Ryu sad graciously.
"Uzume, take him to your room he'll be staying there." Uzume grinned wide nodding her head in approval. She wanted to be alone with him. Gently she grabbed a hold of his hand helping him up to his feet. Miya waited until the two of them left to pick up his broken sword. The blade was cut cleanly no doubt the mark of a true swordsman. Her blood began to go hot as one person entered her mind capable of this...
Kurasaba
Ryu walked the best he could. Considering his entire torso was almst bandaged it was points for effort. "So, your name is uzume?"
"Mhm," she looked up at him. He was much taller than she was, and very muscular but not overly huge. "I forgot to mention that." She laughed scratching the back of her head.
"Kind of hard when you're dodging swords and claws." Ryu joked they both laughed slightly, it pained ryu but it felt good to laugh. He walked up a flight of stairs leading to the second floor. He didn't see izumo inn from the outside but it never struck him as a two story establishment.
Uzume slid open her door extending an arm forward.
"Welcome home, ryu!" She grinned. Her room was spacious, a futon was by the window right across from it was her closet stuffed with boxes. There was a small TV across from the bed and that's was pretty much it.
"What's in there?" Ryu pointed to the boxes in the closet.
Uzume smiled naughtily. "Just some costumes that I like to wear." She said suggestively and ryu didn't miss that tone.
"I think I should lay down." He said making himself comfortable on her futon, with a sigh he slowly began to relax.
Uzume was never one to exercise restraint. She slowly straddled his hips staring into his violet irises. Ryu wanted to protest, but for some reason he was drawn to this woman. What was it about here? Her big brown eyes? Her ponytail? Her breasts? "What?" Was all he could get out.
"I should've explained before," uzume ran her fingers down his neck to his chest getting closer to him. Her crest heating up like her body. "Be with me forever and ever." She whispered planting her lips onto his in a passionate kiss.
What the!? Ryu thought, overwhelmed for a second. This woman just kissed him, why? He did save her but wasn't expecting a kiss in return. She opened her mouth inserting her tongue into his dodging with it, she pressed herself closer to his body, breasts nuzzling against his firm chest. Any protests were out the window, ryu melted with the kiss returning uzume's embrace. He caught the most breath taking sight ever, ten yellow wings bursted from uzume's back surrounding the two of them.
After what felt like an eternity they broke the kiss staring deeply into the other's eyes. Ryu was panting for breath he was getting into it. "Wow." He touched his lips they were still tingling.
Uzume grinned. "May my veil always cloth your from the evils, I number ten uzume am yours forever and ever." She said quietly kissing him again, she wrapped her arms around him squeezing.
"U-Uzume." Ryu sqeauked wanting to cry out in pain.
"Sorry," uzume relieved some of the pressure sighing happily. I waited so long, it feels so good. She said mentally nuzzling her nose on his chest.
"What just... Happened?" He asked.
"I am yours." Uzume smiled with longing in her eyes. "Forever and ever."
"But the wings and and-"
"I'm a sekirei, silly weren't you listening when I said I'm number ten?" Uzume joked giggling when she took in his confused appearance.
"But, why are you 'number ten?'" Ryu asked, confused.
"There's 108 of us." Uzume replied. "I'm number ten."
"But I thought you said you're uzume?" Syrus was confused. Wings, numbers, and sekirei what the hell did he get himself into?
"I am, my name is uzume." She replied.
"And, we just kissed. You said we're together forever and ever?"
Uzume nodded.
"Then I have to go." Ryu said.
"Wait? What?" Uzume asked, fearing hitting her like a sledgehammer. Did he not want to be with her? Did he hate her? She didn't know what it'd be like to be without him, for her kind that was worse than death.
"Hold it there, hey!" An energetic voice caught ryu's attention. He looked over at the TV screen noticing there was a white haired man talking in it.
"Are you-"
"Yes, I am hiroto minaka. And you must be ryu sahashi, a pleasure." He replied with energy.
"How do you know my name?" Ryu asked lowly.
"I know everything, I'm the CEO of MBI I have access to any information I desire. Now listen closely, you've been selceted to partake in the tournament of the gods. As you now know you're an ashikabi and you've winged a sekirei."
"Ashikabi? Tournament? What are you going on about!?" Ryu barked. He just wanted to relax and this man was just a pain in his side.
"How rude," he said sadly before cheering up. "To answer your question an ashikabi is you-a human-a sekirei is her. He nodded to uzume. You two formed a bond by kissing, now you're a part of my game."
"What game?"
"The sekirei plan, you two will fight and fight until you are the only two standing then you'' receive a prize." He replied happily.
"This must be one of those infomercials about toe nail clippers..." Ryu groaned.
"One more thing, this is to remain a secret. If you tell anyone then you will force my hand I will send MBI and all of our forces to deal with you." Before ryu could respond the TV shut off.
"Well, he's insane..."
"Ryu, dinner will be ready at six. Don't be late." Miya said from the doorway.
"Alright."
Uzume got to eye level with ryu worry in her eyes. "Do you hate me?"
Ryu looked at her like she was a monkey doing long division. "Hate? No, never uzume. What gives you that idea?"
"You're leaving."
"To buy a new sword, if we're going to be fighting then I need to protect you and myself." He replied with a blank expression.
"Oh," uzume looked away embarrassed. She was merely over reacting the entire time, she felt so stupid. "Well, dinner is done in two hours, and most shops are closed."
"Yeah," ryu agreed. "I guess I can wait until tomorrow." He scratched the back of his head, curiosity getting the better of him. "What kind of costumes do you have?"
Uzume inwardly shouted for joy. She had two hours to spare maybe she could get a rise out of him. "I'll show you them."
Miya sat at the head of the table with a sweet smile, to her left was homura, ryu was situated on the other end of the table with uzume at his side. He smiled smelling the aroma. "This looks great miya!"
"Fufufufu, why thank you." Miya replied.
"What happened to you?" Homura asked looking at the heavily bandaged torso. "My name is kagari by the way, nice to meet you."
"Like wise," ryu said after chewing some of his fish. "And, I got into a little scuffle no big deal." Ryu shrugged looking at the man, he thought that somehow he was a girl since he had an elegance about him. But he didn't see giant breasts so he shrugged it off.
"I hope you recover well." Kagari said with a slight nod.
The rest of dinner went by uneventfully. Uzume kept making jokes, ryu and miya would laugh at times but other times wouldn't. Kagari rarely spoke and when he did it was to miya about work or asking ryu questions.
"Now it's time we go over the rules I have in place here." Miya said with a smile eying ryu carefully.
"Of course." Ryu replied.
"First rule there will be no illicit acts under the roof of izumo inn. Second rule there will be no violence under the roof of izumo inn. Third rule dinner is at six sharp every night, so please not try to be late. I'd hate to waste so much food ryu-san." Miya closed her eyes, her smile seemingly sweeter than before, "can you follow these rules?" A demon mask formed behind miya glaring at him, several sweat drops formed on the back of his head.
How does she do that? He wondered. "I see it as more than reasonable, no illicit acts from me miya-san." Ryu said with a smile, a real smile. Miya eyed him carefully before nodding.
"Your bath is ready, I'll give you fresh bandages afterwards."
"Thank you miya." Ryu said, gratefully. She was so kind. Ryu hurried out of the kitchen and made his way to the bathroom. He idly twirled a strand of his black hair sighing to himself.
"Hey sexy," uzume said from her room, sliding the door open. "Where are you heading off to?"
"Miya has a bath ready for me, so I'm going to take one." Ryu shrugged.
"I'll wash your back." Uzume suggested following after him. Ryu was going to protest but chose against it, he was a little tired and his wound was going to take time to heal, he also wondered where that girl with the glasses was.
They entered the changing room. Uzume began to strip down with no reservations folding her clothes neatly and placing them in a basket. Ryu glanced back at her pressing hs fingers to his nostrils to hold back a nose bleed, uzume stood before him naked with a grin slowly forming on her lips. He began to blush furiously turning away. "I don't need help."
Uzume started to snicker at her flustered ashikabi, he was enjoying the way he looked at her. And fund it amusing that he began to blush. "Oh come on ry ry," uzume walked towards him gently removing the kimono as he took off his hakama. "I have to see what I'm playing with!" She began to take off his bandages.
"Ry ry?" Ryu looked at her with a raised eyebrow. "Playing with, uzume?" He began to get a bad feeling, miya's voice in the back of his mind.
"Don't worry." Uzume waved her hand placing the bandages in his bin for now. "Let me wash your back." Ryu wrapped a towel around his waist before he took off his boxers to have some modesty in front of uzume. He entered the bathroom taking a seat in the bath tub. He grimaced a few times getting used to the steaming water, he sunk down sighing happily as he felt his sore muscles beginning to relax.
"You're no fun ry ry," uzume mock whined pouting at him. Ryu had to admit she was adorable with her big brown eyes but he wasn't digging his nickname. "Wearing a towel in front of your sekirei." Uzume sunk down in the tub at his side wrapping an arm around his.
"Uzume, I have a question." Ryu said, still confused. Sekirei were aliens, extremely hot aliens that had crazy powers. But he needed to know more.
"I might have an answer," uzume purred running a hand down his hip bone until she meant his manhood. Ryu was about to scream if his beat red head was anything to go by, uzume raised a finger to his lips pecking him. "Shh, we're bonded as sekirei and ashikabi now." She tightened her squeeze on him slightly feeling him stiffen. He's above average.
Miya stood silently outside of the bathroom door. She was pleasantly surprised that it was so quiet, and he was hesitant on dropping his boxers in front of uzume. Most guys would kill to take a bath with her, but he was still modest.
Ryu sat on a stool shampooing his long hair. "So, sekirei there's 108 of you?" Ryu asked.
"Yep." Uzume replied with a smile scrubbing his back thoroughly she made sure to take her time when she got towards his butt.
"And... You're all aliens with super powers, and have to fight until there's one standing?"
"Correct!"
Ryu had a thoughtful expression. He didn't know much of the city he was raised in the country side. Crime rates were up by sixty percent there was a murder or robbery almost every six hours. "Do you have to fight? I mean can't we just... Stay like this?" Ryu glanced back at her.
Uzume's eyes widened just a fraction. Was he really considering they not fight? That they could live peacefully forever and ever? She'd love nothing more than to have that, but unfortunately it wouldn't be. "We're sekirei, so we have to fight." She said thoughtfully walking to his front and kneeling down in front of him.
"Uzume..." Ryu said lowly. He didn't want to upset miya, whatever those horned masks were creeped him out he wanted to keep miya happy. He did find uzume very attractive, he didn't notice that he was staring at her lovely breasts.
"Ry ry," uzume winked playfully slowly starting to wash his stomach trailing just below his waist. "I won't lose, I'll fight so we can stay together. I promise." Uzume looked at him with a fierce determination, ryu didn't know why. But he was magnetized to her, he felt that everything would be alright as long as he had her at his side.
"I'll protect you, uzume. I promise." Ryu said with a fierce voice staring into her eyes.
"You know, when you talk all brave like that. It's really hot!" Uzume grabbed his hand guiding him to the tub to finish their bath. She couldn't help but grin when she seen him staring at her body fondly. She was happy that he didn't mind her being so open with him. "I'm going to bathe you just enjoy." She said in a quiet voice stepping into the tub, ryu felt awkward but at ease at the same time it was very strange.
But something drew him to her, he felt a warmth inside of him seeing her big brown eyes fierce with resolve. He nodded with a small smile sitting in the tub. I got a hole put in my chest, and now I'm with this beautiful woman life sure works in funny ways.
He had more questions to ask, but for now he would enjoy his time with uzume.
I know my oc seems like a gary stu, mary sue, whatever but that isn't the case, he knows martial arts and kenjutsu when weapon bans are lifted you tend to learn these kind of things. He will need more help than he ever thought. Just give this story a chance and to those who read, enjoy! I always liked uzume and she got a rough deal in the anime, chiho will be in this as well to those who wonder.