Rendezvous [Hitora]

[Lady Jaz]

..Enter..

So it was summer in Amegakure. The rain continued to fall, and the streets continued to look gloomy. But at least the sun was in the sky, muffled by the clouds as always. One may signify the day being a sunshower, but to me, it was still rain. I have been here for so long that the pitter patter of the rain hitting the roofs of buildings seemed non-existent to me now.

Standing in the centre of the street overlooking the tower among more buildings. The noises of the citizens, Shinobi and merchants drone out what thought I had in mind. The rain dampening my clothes to the point when it appeared as if I had just gone for a swim and had not bothered to dry myself off. Yoko’s midnight black fur clung to him, giving him the appearance of a drowned out rat, yet his powerfully muscled body showed more prominently.

“Shall we find some shelter, Yoko?” I say softly, just loud enough for my Timber Wolf to hear me. The canine stretched and yawned, muscles rippling against bone in the simple movement. That image always sent a wave of awareness through me. I am extremely proud of my companion, knowing that should anyone dare attempt to mess with us, Yoko’s stretching will scare them away. I smile at the thought and turn south to head down the street heading for a diner.

Not many industries that served food welcomed animals into their buildings, but this particular diner has never been bothered by Yoko’s company. In fact, they have often placed bowls on the floor while I ate at a table, for Yoko. A sharp bark erupts from Yoko’s jaws, his teeth slamming together at the sound of food. I laugh, knowing all too well that meal times were Yoko’s favourite times. He trots off ahead while I lazily walk along the street in pursuit.

The diner was one of the only places that was not mad of wood. The walls were a steel colour while the floors were a type of tiled marble. The chairs and tables were all wood however, but the shell of the diner was far from it. Yoko stands beside the doors as I approach and follows me in. But sits down at a table near a roaring fireplace to help dry himself off. Meanwhile, I approach the reception and order two steaks and a pint of sake.

“Two steaks?” The clerk asks me. I have not seen her before, but I nod, jamming my thumb back in the direction of Yoko who is now laying stretched out before the fireplace. “Were regulars.” I simply say. The young woman nods slowly and writes down the order before moving away to probably speak to the manager. I turn from the desk and takes the table Yoko had chosen, awaiting for our meals.

[Hitora Ryunobu (Uchiha)]

The infernal rain, Hitora sometimes questioned why he chose to go to Amegakure instead of a sunnier village like Kumo or even a small village like the hidden grass. Then he sighed and remembered that his family had already set up false identities for them all within the village in case something had gone awry as it could only do for the Uchiha clan looking back now.

The young man wore his usual attire of skin tight leather clothing; however it was hidden from sight for the most part, under a pair of black cargo pants with a red T-Shirt and a black hoodie. His boots were visible, but they seemed to match the rest of his attire, his gloves were in a small pocket inside his hoodie along with his small mask he wore to cover his eyes. Around his waist was a simple black belt, that held his pants up and in their correct spot around his waist. He looked like an average guy, not someone who was a shinobi of the village or someone who was once part of the most well known clan in the whole world.

Hitora then saw a familiar person entering into a small diner, that person also had a decent sized dog and Hitora could only think of one person who could get away with that at the particular place. Walking in quietly behind her, the young man sat down at the table with the dog and sat down at the table, smiling gently at the dog knowing who its owner was. He then waited at the table, his hood drawn so that his face was obscured to the young woman who owned the animal.

[Lady Jaz]

The deep growl emitting from Yoko’s throat startled a few customers as his head jerked up at the sight of the new comer. A tall man had walked in and taken the seat before I even reached the table. He also took my favourite seat as well. His face was turned away from mine, but something about him reminded me or someone.

“Hitora?” I say, approaching the table and silencing Yoko. The wolf growled softly and sat down beside the fire as I slipped into the seat opposite this man. With his ice blue eyes scanning the man’s every movement, Yoko remained silent while the waitress bought in two large plates filled with the steak I ordered along with my pint of sake. The gesture of putting the plates and pint down snapped my attention from my wolf, to the waitress whom seemed wary of Yoko’s growling.

My gaze met hers and a genuine smile appeared upon my face. “No worries, he won’t attack anyone.” I simply say, referring to Yoko whom had moved alongside my male companion to sit at the woman’s feet. His gaze hungry as she trembled before him. Once she moved away from the table, leaving the three of us alone, I pick up Yoko’s plate and places it on the floor beside Yoko who dove into the steak before the plate touched the surface. Jesus that wolf was hungry.

Straightening back up, my attention went back to the man. Surely that was Hitora. My Hitora. I just haven’t seen him for a while and has been busy trying to sort out the relationship between Yoko and I to even attempt at finding him. I just hoped that he was not upset about my distance and absence…

[Hitora Ryunobu (Uchiha)]

After the waitress left, the young man slowly reached up and grabbed the edges of the hoodie, slick with rain it was slightly more difficult than usual to grab but not too difficult. As he pulled it down, he revealed his features to his companion, his pitch black hair that was now messy and even a little damp from rain. His piercing black eyes, that seemed to go forever if one stared at them.

His features all in all were described as handsome, and he gave her a slight smile before quickly replying “No, my name is Tom, who else would have the courage to sit down next to a dog as ferocious looking as this unless they could tell who the owner was.”

Hitora widened his smile a bit before falling into a bit of a hearty laugh at his own most likely failed attempt at humor, he was never very good at being funny but he never stopped trying. Hitora then reached out slowly to grab Jasmine’s hand softly with his own hand before easing his smile back into a more intimate one he reserved only for her and said “It has been quite some time Jasmine, I hope your distance hasn’t been because of me..”

[Lady Jaz]

It was Hitora! Heat and colour raced up my neck and flooded my face as my eyes drank his face in. Hitora was exactly as I had remembered him. Even the humour. My expression softened significantly at his joke but I couldn’t stop the overwhelming desire to leap over this table to him. But due to the steak and sake, I simply stood up and moved around to take my favourite seat anyway: his lap.

I even missed his laugh. Such little things about Hitora had my mind reeling about the past. On about how much I had truly missed him. “My distance wasn’t because of you, darling. Yoko was quite a difficult friend to make. At the Amekage’s coronation, we entered the trials and..” I trail off, leaning forward and picking up the pint I had ordered. “Amekage Souzen was at the pier and had fought against Yoko and me. But.. We lost due to lack of communication.”

My voice was quiet as I took a mouthful of sake. Swallowing, I offer Hitora the pint and snuggled deeper into his body. I even realized that we didn’t get rewarded for our efforts at fighting the late Amekage. It embarrassed me to think of losing a fight like that. But he was the Amekage though, so escaping with my life was probably a good enough a reward as any.

[Hitora Ryunobu (Uchiha)]

Smiling at her as she sat in his lap, Hitora wrapped his right arm around her waist and listened as she spoke about why she was gone for so long, the amekage’s coronation. Hitora remembered that quite well, he accepted the pint and took a swig of it before placing it down on the table again, now gently caressing the side of her stomach.

“I had a fight as well, in a clock tower against some water user I think he claimed to be a past amekage. I remember being able to hold my own, to hear you lost because of communication I would never expect that from you, I always figured you were quite good in that area…”

Hitora ended his statement with yet another attempt at humor and gave her another soft smile, before slowly bringing his head closer to hers and gently kissing her on the lips, he left his lips on hers for but a moment before breaking the kiss “Your lips taste as nice as always dear.” Hitora then smiled at her his most suave smile he could muster.

[Lady Jaz]

Just feeling his arm around my waist sent my mind spinning. For crying out loud I am a Shinobi of Amegakure yet whenever I am near Hitora I am a dizzy, flushing girl! But I honestly couldn’t stop it even if I tried. Especially when it came to Hitora. He spoke to me about his time at the trials, speaking of a water user which reminded me of Amekage Kireme. Personally Kireme was my favourite Kage.

Picking up the sake just moments after Hitora put it down, I drained a good portion of it and placed the pint back down on the table. The steak sitting directly in front of me suddenly didn’t look all that appealing anymore, but I hadn’t eaten a thing since breakfast and knew I would feel sick if I didn’t eat now. “Ha ha, very funny. Communication between animals and humans isn’t the same as human to human, Tori.” I said, shifting my weight to face him better.

And that was when he kissed me.

It had been so long since our lips have touched and honestly, the feeling was even better than having him touch me. Although it was brief, I could easily remember the moment over and over again should I chose. And I shall. But at his compliment on my taste had me giggling. “You like me tasting like sake? Perhaps I should jump in a tub of the stuff and have you kiss me then?” I say, laughing and pecking his cheek.

My black track pants felt heavy against my legs as I remained perched upon Hitora’s lap. The material sticking to my legs like a leach to skin. The feeling felt annoying for me, but I didn’t want to leave his lap. In fact, Hitora’s chest was actually drying my bandage-like top which covered only my breasts yet leaving my shoulders and stomach bare and open to the elements. I just wished the rest of me was dried as well.

“So, while I eat this steak, you can tell me what you’ve been up to during our small break away.” I then say softly, encouraging him to fill me in while I pick up the knife and began slicing through the steak once the plate was dragged across the table. The sound alone drew attention to our table but my attention was divided between my food and boyfriend. No one else in the diner mattered at this point.

[Hitora Ryunobu (Uchiha)]

With a light chuckle at her comment about taking a bath in sake because he liked the taste of her lips, he kissed her again, gently and for a few moments. Hitora then rubbed her bare stomach with his hand then began to speak again “Well who would pay for all that sake? Plus the pure smell of all that sake would lead us both to be permanently intoxicated when near each other plus, if we were in a tub of sake who knows what else would happen?”

With another chuckle and a sly smile he kissed her neck, then suddenly his stomach grumbled and he remembered he hadn’t eaten since the prior day, wondering if she heard his stomach he then began to speak again “I’ve mostly been training and doing some studying on the lava seal…I say studying but I mean I’ve been trying to find something on this thing other than rumors of its existence I can’t find any facts…”

Hitora then picked up the bottle of sake and took another sip of it, wondering how long it would take the two of them to polish the bottle off he placed it back down, and poked her stomach a few times with his right index finger so as to bug her a bit as he tended to do, the only noise that could be heard in the whole building was the clattering of silverware on plates, the rumblings of conversation and the crackling of the nice, warm fire. The flames made his Uchiha blood boil, to master the element, to know all there was to its use and finally to unlock the mysteries of the lava seal that was his goal…

[Lady Jaz]

Those caresses, those kisses. Seriously Hitora had not changed a single bit. I smile warmly when we withdrew and listens to his voice yet again. “Paying for the sake?” I say, throwing a look at him over my shoulder. “Why you of course.” I say, elbowing him gently, laughing as I did so. I return to my meal then and continued eating while Yoko simply stared up at me from the bottom of the table.

His plate’s contents were long gone. But my mind was fully tuned to Hitora’s lips at my neck. But the rumbling feeling against my lower back earned a slight giggle from me. In response, I raise my hand to signal the waitress over. “Hey, can I take another order? My man’s hungry.” I say, glancing up at Hitora, expecting him to follow up with what he wanted to eat. Once he said what he wanted, he continued to speak using the topic of conversation we were currently on.

“The Lava seal, hmm?” I reply, curiosity seeping in. I have never heard of such a seal and Hitora had been a shinobi longer than I have. In fact, I was fresh in this business. “Well for these rumours, have you heard anything about the origin of this seal?” I ask, hoping to give him some tips on where to find it. Supportive girlfriend, remember? I turn back to the second piece of steak on my plate and slice through it thoughtfully.

With being so deep in my thoughts on the seal, the probing of his finger against my stomach had caused me to jump slightly. A sly smile curved my mouth as I ground myself into his lap before jumping off and dragging the seat I had been sitting on prior to Hitora’s lap, closer to his. I take my place beside him and catch his gaze with my own. “Well if you are wanting someone to help track it, why not ask Lady Mitsukai? Perhaps she may have details on this seal with being the new Amekage and all.” I suggest with a smile before shoving a piece of steak into my mouth.

But if these were rumours of the seal were true, then what made Hitora know about it? My gaze shifted back to my meal, seeing that as the amount of time had passed, it was almost gone. I take one more bite and moved to slice another section when a pair of icy eyes peer over the table top. Yoko’s attention directly on the steak my knife was plunged into. My gaze went from the steak back to my Wolf before I growled slightly. The sound rumbling deep within my throat. That pleading look seemed almost too hard to ignore.

Slicing the portion in half, I pick up the piece nearest Yoko and toss it to him from across the table. The movement earning a few disappointed gasps and murmurs from the other guests. Yoko jumps up on his hind legs and catches the steak as he did so, chomping down on it gratefully before heading outside to drink from the puddle. I pause for a moment, wondering if I should have ordered some water as well. Whoops. Meanwhile, my mauve eyes travel back to Hitora.

[Hitora Ryunobu (Uchiha)]

Hitora ordered his meal quickly once the waitress was summoned. He ordered a steak but asked it to be cooked more on the rare side; he liked his meat to practically moo at him when he cut into it. Hitora then turned his attention back to jasmine who was now asking if he had known anything regarding the origins of the seal…

“That’s the crazy thing, usually with these kinds of rumors you hear all sorts of things about the origins of the thing in question, but in this case all I can find are that its power is unbridled and that only the very Gods of this realm of existence can top its strength… However, that is merely what the rumors state, no real merit to that I am sure that the Lava Seal is quite powerful but not that powerful…”

It was obvious Hitora spoke in such a way that anyone would have noticed he was almost lost in thought. So lost was he in fact that he almost missed the fact that jasmine was no longer in his lap. Immediately after he noticed this, the young black-haired man gave her a playful pout, and then listened as she spoke about asking the new Amekage, that she might have some sort of information.

While it was true she would have access to information that Hitora could only dream of, he wasn’t too sure about that yet, he could still find something so he decided merely to smile and nod, not dismissing her idea but rather tabling it for a later time. It was then that his hot food came, thanking the waitress he watched as jasmine threw a piece of her meat to her furry companion who proceeded to almost swallow it whole before heading out for some water presumably.

Hitora finished slicing a piece of the meat from the rest of it, and took a bite though as he swallowed the meat a sudden pain at the back of his eyes began to emanate, dull and throbbing, the pain had been there for some time. He’d never told anyone about this and none of the Doctors he had spoken to about it could find anything wrong with his eyes themselves, the area around them or his nerves. Pinching his nose with his thumb and forefinger, he found some release from the dull pain. Hitora then closed his eyes for a moment before opening them again.

He smiled at jasmine the moment the pain had subsided, his normal sheepish grin of a man sometimes too eager to know better yet smart enough that he never bit off more than he could chew. “So what have you been up to of late my dear?”

[Lady Jaz]

The rumour Hirota had heard seemed far too bogus to me. But rather than saying so, my mind went to wondering why he wanted it so much. “Any idea what country it came from?” I ask, my interest waning slightly after the revelation on the rumour. Hitora was obviously fond of the seal, and was deep in thought about it. But if that was the only rumour, I could hardly see why it is of such interest. I mean really, Gods?

Yoko had come back into the diner at this point, his midnight coat drenched to the max once more. Laughing slightly, I get up from the table to kneel down beside the wolf as he propped himself down by the fireplace. His icy eyes regarding Hitora for a brief moment. I could tell just from that look that my companion sensed something about Hitora that he didn’t like. “Yoko,” I say softly, the tone in my voice gentle and soothing.

My fingers run through the matted fur of the wolf, paying particular attention to the area behind his ears as I massage the area there gently. The wolf’s response was to stretch out and let out a long yawn. Hitora was something that Yoko would just have to get used to. But at the sound of Hitora’s question, my gaze shifted up his body before resting on his face. “At this point, just training with Yoko. I am trying to strengthen our bond since we lack communication.” I explain, referring to the fight we had with Souzen.

I also wanted to attempt at learning something else in the meantime, but deciding on what to learn exactly remained a mystery. Yoko closed his eyes and began to loll while the warmth of the fire slowly began to dry his fur. Added to the strokes I did to his belly, my wolf would be dry in no time. Only to be drenched again the next.

[Hitora Ryunobu (Uchiha)]

Hitora, continuing to eat even as she asked her question about even knowing about its original country and his response to the question, “There are hints of it having been rumors of it being first seen all over the world, no singular location can be pinned down for sure…” The young man swallowed his food, leaving his hands with utensils still grasped hovering over the plate for a moment….

“I suppose I have hit a wall in my searching, I might need help with searching for the seal…. Though if what I do hear about how hard it is to earn it, it will need to wait I need to be stronger first…” Hitora then returned to eating his food, simply watching jasmine with the glow of the fire playing on her body. He then watched as she began to pet the furry companion she had, he then listened to her as she spoke.

Listened as she spoke about how she had mostly been working with the animal that had only moments ago growled at him for no apparent reason. They’d been working to strengthen their bond? Hitora didn’t know much about what went into training for combat with an animal, but he decided she must have known more or else she wouldn’t feel it important to bring up. By this point he was more than halfway through his steak, picking up the sake he took a swig of it, having almost forgotten about its existence for a good bit.

He placed it down and an idea came to him, he knew that when last they had met she hadn’t that much experience with combat style techniques, and from that his idea had born fruit. “jasmine, an idea struck me, what if after we finish here we go do some training? I was thinking of learning to manipulate the lightning element, would you like to come with me?” Hitora smiled at her, a big, warm, loving smile. When he was with her, there seemed to be something about her that always made him feel more…alive, more willing to do whatever it took to continue seeing her smile…

[Lady Jaz]

Well there it was. The impossibility of locating said seal. My mind silently wished Hitora luck in finding the seal at all. I simply nodded in agreement. We both needed to get stronger in order to do anything. Hitora seemed to take ownership over my pint of sake, having almost completely drained the object of its contents. I stop stroking Yoko at that point and return to my seat at the table in time for the next question.

Raiton?” I repeat, my smile evident. Yoko raised his head at my absence and stretched again. “I’d love to. Besides, it has been far too long since I’ve seen you in action, darling.” I say, my voice edging on husky. Hitora would finish his meal soon, so perhaps a bit of training will do us some good. Leaning forward, I pick up the pint and do the honour of draining the contents before setting it back down on the table with a loud clank.

“My place or yours?” I then ask, referring to arranging to regroup for our upcoming training session. Yoko was also on his feet, moving around the side of the table opposite Hitora and leaning against my left thigh. He was anxious to leave as well, having wanting to go out and have some fun. Perhaps it will be uplifting for the pair of them to train together as well. I wanted to ensure Yoko’s bonding with me to involve Hitora in our matters so the pair won’t be wary of each other in the future.

[Hitora Ryunobu (Uchiha)]

Hitora continued eating at a good pace, enjoying his food, he watched as she moved back to her seat as he had finished asking her to train with him in essence, the young woman almost parroting his idea of training the lightning element. A smile blossomed on his face when she said that she would love to train with him and that it had been far too long since she’d last seen him in combat.

Putting a large chunk of the steak in his mouth, he nearly choked on it when she asked him where he wanted to train being momentarily confused by her wording. After hitting his chest a few times, not having anything to drink since she had finished their sake off, the young man took a deep breath after swallowing the meat and smiled a goofy smile that showed he knew how much of an idiot he looked like for choking on his own food.

Her tone didn’t help much in how he felt stupid, the young man with the onyx eyes then smiled again, and picked her hand up softly, kissing it gently attempting to earn back some of his cool and suave points that he had surely lost with her not but a moment ago. “Your place will do fine my dear.” gently letting go of her hand, the young man returned to his food, finishing what he had shortly thereafter.

When he was done, he looked at her as he placed his utensils down, wondering what they would do next…

[Lady Jaz]

Seeing Hitora choking on his meal amused me. I knew exactly why he had inhaled at the wrong time. It was my tone. Seeing that reaction alone had pleased me big time. As the decision was made, I nodded standing as I did so. The waitress had come round our table for a fourth time and had begun picking up both our plates when I suddenly moved around the table and waitress to pick up Yoko’s. That too was placed upon the pile as the waitress grabbed the empty pint.

“Thanks, love.” I then say before turning to face my two boys. Yoko remained seated, his icy eyes regarding the waitress before shifting to me. “Let’s go prepare ourselves, Yoko,” I say softly, scratching behind Yoko’s ears. My response was another stretch and a growling bark. He left the diner shortly afterward which left me with Hitora. “I’ll see you in a few moments then. Don’t forget to bring anything you need with you.” I say, leaning forward and giving him another kiss.

This particular kiss was a lot longer than the other ones. My arms encircled his waist before I reluctantly pulled away to head to the reception to pay for our meals. Once that was done, I headed to the entrance of the diner. Imagining the customers in their seats being relieved to see me leave.

..Attempted Exit..

[Hitora Ryunobu (Uchiha)]

Hitora kissed her back, enjoying the soft texture that was her lips. The young Uchiha that had to hide his true identity stood up shortly after that and placed his hood on as he walked towards the door of the diner. On the table he had left a few ryo for their waitress, a decent tip for decent work. As the young black-haired male left he wondered what he would need to bring with him to train with jasmine, and decided that all he really needed were the Lightning Element scrolls he had, so he would head to his home to pick those up before heading to meet with her.

[EXIT]
((sorry for short, shitty post))