Dreamscape Memoir

[Father 'Suke]

[Continued some time after this.]

Before falling asleep he did a double check of all items he brought with him to the Land of Wind to find they still remained available to him. The clothing of course were that of his shihakushō and haori robes, both filled with the prismatic compass, sniper mono-goggle with anti-flash lenses, condition, thermal, and x-ray visions. There was also the known world map, forty one senbon, ten smoke grenades, hundred sixty exploding tags, eighty locking tags, and the summoning scroll linked to his medical items. All these packed nicely alongside his satetsu kiba and kyuushi swords while in bed he rather was crude to wearing minimal for the hot mornings.

Sleep as important as it was, always weighed heavy in 'Suke's mind though as he fell asleep that night. This was ever more important as one crucial development was made point and blank for him during the latest sleep he had. The sleep being that of which was the dream that floated around him his mind wen he noticed it in the latest situations. The dream of which he noted and made seen for himself was a rather developing one and that was the involvement of his love Yoshi in the middle of the dream. Yoshi was dressed rather fancily for the dream and it was that fancy dress that struck a cord in 'Suke most of all.

The dress was not the ordinary, no it was a wedding dress of white and red, the ruby coloring all making it rather beautiful. 'Suke was awestruck from it, the complete white look from the front yet it had a red border along the front right along the chest. The back however held a braiding weave of the color and not only that but it held a firm red line that went downwards from the spine down with a middle flare. It was all rather beautiful and 'Suke absolutely loved it and it made him rather excited. There was a wonderful embroidery along it too, holding a rather silver color to it as well.

There was an exceedingly beautiful feeling felt by him as he only smiled while soon finding the ceremony to go onwards. It was small, even given the title the two held there was something different to the small ceremony here. Rather it felt out of place in his dream yet he enjoyed the favor of this dream and it was to continue an importance as the dream continued onwards. The dream was enjoyable, exciting, heart pounding, and was full of heart to the feeling he held. All of which the dream had continued with what seemed to be no end at all to the delightful activities that occurred inside it all at once.

[Yoshi [Lynx!]]

WORD COUNT: 360

TAGGED: @blackspire

TAGGED: LYNX

Unlike Ryosuke, the girl had awoken rather early, and hadn't had much pleasent dreaming of any kind. Feeling rather dizzy as she was getting out of bed, her body was strangely sore. It felt as if someone had been hitting away at her all night, leaving her blue and purple everywhere. Staggering to the bathroom while groaning softly, the morning hair would simply have to wait for later, as she soon found herself on her knees from nausea, vomitting into the toilet. With a slightly elevated temperature, signifying a fever, she drank a glass of water, despising the taste for reasons unknown to her. There was something strange going on, she could feel it. Could those, who had wanted to assassinate her within Amegakure, have managed to somehow poison her once again? Looking at her own hands, it seemed the most reasonable explanation. Right until the girl used her onigami eyes to search through her body for foreign sources. UH, OH.

As soon as she was done in the bathroom, cleaning up and everything, she confusedly walked back into the bedroom to look at Ryosuke. Then gazing around the entire room. Holding a hand to her face, she scratched her hair. What exactly was she meant to do now? As much as it was in the cards, it wasn't something that she had expected. Not knowing if she should be happy, sad, or even paniced, she hopped onto Ryosuke, straddling him at the waist, waking him up in a gentle yet determined manner. Then when he looked at her, with those sleepy confused eyes, she opened her mouth to speak, then stopped. Then looked to the ceiling, trying to determine the best way to put it into words. Found none, looked at him again. "Well, you see..." She started. Letting out a frustrated grunt. Then, when all other options seemed to be unfitting, she simply blurted it out. "...It seems I might be pregnant, Ryosuke.." With it finally being shared, she let out a soft sigh, before lying down against him, placing her head onto his chest. Needing him close, it should be rather obvious that she was frightened and confused, and she needed his support to figure out exactly what was going to happen from now and onwards.

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[Father 'Suke]

The dream was fantastic, excitingly so as he was ecstatically pleased and happy with himself in this moment. It was beyond any kind of happiness he could feel in the past and now it was only bubbling up however eventually it came crashing down upon his head. Because the entire dreamscape of which he was in began to crumble when there was the act of waking him up. His eyes groggily opening to see Yoshi's beautiful face. He didn't know why she was waking him up but he did smile to that face, the face of which reminded him of the beautiful wedding in his dream.

However, she was looking upwards for a reason that 'Suke could not fathom, this worried 'Suke for a moment as he did not know what exactly to do in this situation so he began with, “Yos-.” He was immediately cut off by the look in her eyes as she began to speak up in that moment with frustration to the mix as him. He put his hand on her hips, hoping it to calm her down yet soon enough she voiced it with such speed he almost didn't catch it. Yoshi had laid herself against his chest, sure enough she could hear the heart beat that was first so very steady begin a flutter to its beat. However, his flutter was not out of nervousness nor panic.

No, his fluttering heart was in an overjoyed state as he could not believe the incredibly news. He moved his hands from her hips and then positioned on on her lower back to hold her close and the to the back of her head to embrace her fully. He began to speak from there onwards, “Yoshi, I am beyond happy for words right now.” He smiled as he kissed the side of her head and continued that warm embrace to her. Yoshi and now the child were the two most important individuals in his life, and though he was speechless he kept her close to further show the support he had for her.

[Yoshi [Lynx!]]

WORD COUNT: 360

TAGGED: @blackspire

TAGGED: LYNX

Hugged tight against him, he could likely feel the girls panic slowly lessen, as she slowly calmed down. Ryosuke was recieving her with excitement and joy. It was reassuring her with what the final decision on the matter was going to be. Not that she had really been much in doubt. If Ryosuke hadn't been ready, however, there would've been a decision on her hands...  "..I would like for you to check me, uhm.. Just to make sure that there's.. no problems or anything. I must admit I am a little nervous, and I only know because my bloodline told me something foreign was growing.." The girl admitted. Due to the positioning and what her eyes revealed, there really wasn't much doubt of what was going on. Perhaps she was just overly cautious. It was in her nature afterall. Perhaps it was simply to let Ryosuke see and feel it for himself. To allow him to confirm, without a shadow of a doubt, that this was in fact happening. Still keeping close to him, she allowed him to hold her tighter than ever, as a single soft sentence followed shortly after.

"...We're going to be a family." With the words spoken, she hugged him tight, giggling a little, happily. It was so strange to say. It was everything that she had ever missed. First they were talking of a home, a place where they could live together. Now they were starting a family, and there hadn't even been a moments hesitation to find on his face or in his voice. He wanted this, just as much as she did, even if the girl was rather scared at the prospect. Having children and being a mother. It wasn't something that she had ever expected to do. Everything had suddenly become so real. Rolling a little to the side, she pulled the blanket over herself. This was definitely the beginning of something new. There wasn't any way to deny it. A new beginning, a new chapter...

"In short time, I'll probably need a less.. exposed job. I don't think I have much more time than a couple of months, maybe three." It was obvious that in a couple of months time, being a functioning shinobi would be hard. Seeing as how active and flexible she was, it was also unlikely that she would spend six or seven months in their home, hiding away. They'd need to find.. something.

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[Father 'Suke]

'Suke smiled, happily hugged against Yoshi as he was overjoyed with the news. In fact he felt her pulsing heart against him during the hug that slowly lessened itself further and further to a calmer mode. Reassurance was all he could give her and it was enough for him to smile and enjoy this peace with her. 'Suke blinked however that she asked for him to check her. That was incredibly different since well, the fact his studies of medical science were around cleansing one of foreign contaminants and such. So ultimately he was curious if he was capable of actually pulling off the idea of checking for a pregnancy.

“Well then, I guess first thing to check for is just the usual questionnaire format. First is, when was your last period? Have you noticed perhaps any spotting between one to two weeks of your last period? Have you experienced any unexpected nausea or vomiting? Perhaps bloating and cramps? Changes to your breasts is of course an obvious sign but perhaps painful to the touch or are tender? Do you rush to the restroom every twenty to thirty minutes for frequent urination at all? Any backaches or headaches? Mood swings by chance outside the obvious irritability you have here? Any food aversions/cravings? Lastly, any disrupted sleep cycles?”

That was his questionnaire for her, and mostly a majority of them being answered yes can easily tell him that she was indeed pregnant. He could run usual tests and what not but outside of that using all doctor knowledge he had was for the questionnaire mostly. With a steady gaze he wanted to keep everything calm and natural for her. However, her bloodline telling her something foreign was growing in her made him wonder just what bloodline she was. However now she said the next and he was smiling to that. Exposure to jobs, them being a family, all of it made sense to him.

“After we return from this country we can make way to one of the neighboring countries to Ame no Kuni if you are up for it before we settle the politics down. I'll get construction on a home ready for us as well if you like. If you need to get something though or have need to let of some steam for a mission and what not, the shadow clone can be a good bet for you. I can use a soul split for my tasks at the tower every few hours while attending to you as much as possible.” He smiled, wanting to take care of her more than anything else. He loved her more than anything in the world and he wanted her and their child to be safe.

[Yoshi [Lynx!]]

WORD COUNT: 360

TAGGED: @blackspire

TAGGED: LYNX

Still lying against him as he began his questionaire, rather strangely, the girl only became more and more convinced that she was correct in her assumption. There was simply too many things that lined up perfectly with what he had to say. So, rather thoughtfully, she'd slowly give her reply to him.

"I would estimate about three to four weeks ago, maybe little more than a month, even.. I would've normally had it about a week ago.. I've not had any unreasonable spotting.. The exact reason why I got worried, is that I woke up extremely early, feeling nauseus and dizzy, my abdomen cramping.. I do feel incredibly bloated, like I have a bunch of trapped air I cannot be free of.. When it comes to feeling sore, its not just my chest.. I feel sore everywhere. In some places my skin reacts as if I had a sunburn. Lastly, I'm having a rather hard time coping. I don't normally feel this many.. feelings at once. I think I'm scared, happy, angry, sad, frustrated and joyful at the same time. I don't really know..." The girl admitted. There couldn't be much to question in regards to her answers. They were mostly extremely spot on, and he could basically feel how she didn't seem to be in one place for an extended period of time. Constantly she was shifting a little, then breathing deeply trying to avoid feeling nauseus.. but then, a little moment after, the girl got to her feet and hurriedly staggered to the bathroom again, getting onto her knees again. Gasping and whimpering lowly, she was shaking and quivering a little. Once again the whole process was followed up with a glass of water. Shortly after she continued speaking..



"...I really was hoping I could finish this whole political mission business. I wanted to become a Jounin and join the ANBU. I never expected we'd be here for so long, nor that.. this would happen.. Though I will finish my mission with you here. Then we discuss what I can do afterwards. I don't want you doing strange things to protect me in a strange country. I-if.. " Looking rather confused as she was having a couple of tears in her eyes, it seemed that the professional and calm mask that she had been trying to keep had shattered with an amount of tears. Rubbing her eyes, she grunted frustratedly before somehow reelign herself back in. Worst thing was, this was only the beginning of her troubles.



"..If you got hurt because of me, I don't know what I would do. I've only just gotten a family again. I don't want to lose it so soon.. and I do believe you would act differently now than before, if something was to happen." With how he was already acting, she could only assume things would get even more critical if something was to happen. If they were ambushed, could she truly expect him to worry more about himself and believe that she was capable of protecting herself and what was growing within?.. Could she even truly believe that she would be unaffected enough to make the correct decisions, or would she be too worried to fight properly?.. It was strange thoughts.. For now, she merely returned to bed, lying down on her back and holding a hand over her head, trying to control the nausea. It was slowly getting better, and Yoshi was starting to understand the term... morning sickness.

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[Father 'Suke]

Her answers were all conclusive with that of pregnancy, he had no doubt that she was indeed pregnant that he didn't have to check with any fancy equipment about it. That was a relief to say the least given he'd have to summon the med labs here and that just wasn't what he wanted to do. So in the meantime he watched as she hurried off to the bathroom for a little while only to come back after a glass of water and continue describing things. He understood she didn't want to leave the mission so soon, rather he tapped his chin and then smiled to her as he thought up the perfect way for this to work in her favor.

“How about this then to make the political trips easier on you how about I change the condition of all the other places to you exceeding all expectations about this one? You wind up pulling that off the Jounin title will be yours and you can join AnBu after full recovery after the pregnancy. Given that will require some additional missions, I will have to take a gander through the files, you can do those with a shadow clone. Easily most are within our own territory.” He smiled, taking hold of this process as kindly as he could and making it become better for the both of them.

He didn't want to leave her vulnerable in any way, nor did he wish for her to be thinking that he'll jeopardize the two of them if they were ever caught in a fight. No, he had to do things his own way and as it were he did them with cautious regard to the situation. He saw her start crying and heading to the bedroom. He immediately followed and cuddled up next to her, laying a hand to her stomach and a kiss to her cheek as he whispered, “Everything will be fine and we as a family will never leave each other.” He meant those words, every one of them as they left his lips.

With a smile he held her close, gently as possible given how sore she claimed to be. He didn't want her to be in pain, that was the foremost of his thoughts while he stayed close to her. The pregnancy wasn't too far in but at the same time he wanted her to be happy and if she were never happy to be pregnant he knew ways to abort the pregnancy, but it was way beyond what his sane mind would do. No, he had the other less sane mind but that was never coming out. He would not wish that upon anyone at all. No matter what it was just the way he was for this condition.

[Yoshi [Lynx!]]

WORD COUNT: 360

TAGGED: @blackspire

TAGGED: LYNX

As Ryosuke came in to lie down besides her and hold her around the stomach, she placed her own hands on top of his, nodding tiredly at him. It all made sense. There simply wasn't a way, with how things had evolved, for her to travel around safely with him. The girl would be incredibly vulnerable, and there were those twisted and wicked enough to take advantage of such a situation if given the chance. Looking at Ryosuke while they were lying in bed, she needed to address this concern with him. "I do worry, slightly. We've been here, in the land of wind for long already, without making a move. Perhaps it would be best, the changes to the situation taken into consideration, if we got moving as soon as possible?.. Perhaps visiting the Sunagakure embassy would allow us to enter?.. I don't know if it makes much sense, but I would like to go home as soon as possible. I'm.. really not sure how to handle all of this yet. Its quite new.. I just hope I am ready to be a mother."

Stroking the back of his hand, she leaned in to plant a kiss on his lips, curling up against him in the bed. The girl was undoubtedly a little young to be a mother. Being an Onigami, her body also wasn't the same age that she was. There were plenty of reasons for her to be a little concerned with everything. It seemed that she wanted to protect herself, her children, and Ryosuke. Perhaps this was a motherly instinct slowly building up. One thing was certain, she wasn't quite herself currently, and who could really blame her for it?
...

"...Can I bother you to massage me?.. I really am hurting.." Heightened senses. It was strange to her, how she had suddenly become something close to a slave to her body. The changes were causing so many out-of-character situations for her. The girl had been tortured, yet this pain was bothering her. Such, such strange changes within her.

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[Father 'Suke]

The time spent here was already too long, far longer than 'Suke had intended and he only tapped his chin as he drew upon his thoughts for a moment. He spoke to the curled in Yoshi, “Just stay in this position, I'll do the rest.” The massage was going to give him time to think, think on the Sunagakure issue and the pregnancy of Yoshi. It was all drawing on him but he cleared it for a moment so he could massage Yoshi as she requested. He had to be delicate, firm, and most of all protective in this measure. Many things can turn a pregnancy bad, but he recalled reading in a book that some massage techniques can at least help the pregnant woman.

Techniques that won't pose any harm to the child. Sure Yoshi wasn't too pregnant yet, but that wouldn't stop 'Suke from being careful about the situation, already he was changed as an individual. First part of the massage was relieving the back pain and how he did this was simple really. With an unclenched fist on the side of her spine that faced upwards he massaged it from the neck and gently downwards from there. Once at the base of the spine he moved upwards on the opposite side to relieve the pent up pressures there as well. Ultimately he stayed clear of the spine itself with this technique.

Next was massaging the buttocks, utilizing a soft fist to gently rub into the base of her spine. He tilted her pelvis slightly for this while his fist massaged in and down yet avoided all contact with the tailbone as that would just create pain. Lastly he alleviated the tired legs of their pain, essentially rubbing the pouter part of the leg by meeting at the heel and moving upwards, finishing the massage once reaching where the thigh meets the buttocks. He avoided massaging the inner thigh all to help with the swelling as that was going to be the main concern later on.

While doing these three massages, he did not put pressure on her stomach and stayed clear of her pressure points. Given the advantageous knowledge of pressure points he knew just where to avoid. He also never massaged with a vigorous motion, always being gentle with slight strokes to Yoshi yet the massage taking frequent pauses to keep pain from being present, especially whenever there'd b a static movement from Yoshi in reaction to the massage. It is to be relaxing and not painful after all, and as such he did so with all the knowledge he held for her.

During the massage he did think about the mission, going to Suna's embassy and trying to get direction to go into the village from there onwards. Meet up with the Kage there and during the duration of this time they'd be on best behavior as such. 'Suke kept these thoughts flowing through his mind as he paid heed to Yoshi and never let her out of his mind completely during the massage or the thoughts that rambled his mind. “You feeling better?” His question asked with much concern for her yet at the end of the massage where he hoped it was to the fullest a better feeling than before.

[Yoshi [Lynx!]]

WORD COUNT: 360

TAGGED: @blackspire

TAGGED: LYNX

As Ryosuke instructed for her to stay lying down, she got herself comfortable, tilting her head angled to the side, keeping flat against the bed as Ryosuke got up behind her. What followed was a series of soft squeaks, sighs and even an occasional groaning moan. He could feel how she was slowly relaxing underneath him, as his methodical and gentle approach seemed to have hit absolute home. It was clear that her body was reacting to the change in hormones, and that her senses were more refined than otherwise. It came with the obvious downside of being incredible intolerant to pain. When Ryosuke was finished with his expert massage, she was just sorta lying there, completely sprawled oujt and unwilling to get up. "..Mm. Thank you dearest." From there it took her a few moments to muster the willpower to get up. From there, she casually walked over to their shelf to get on some proper clothes that they could begin the day. "..I'm sure it'll get better when I get used to being a hormonal monster." The girl said, with a clear humoristic tone. It seemed that, with his support, she was going to deal with everything just fine, and that even without being completely unbearable. Atleast, most of the time. 

Going into the kitchen, she cut off four slices of bread and packed it with peanutbutter and jelly, before smacking them together in the most divine of ways. Returning with two plates, she handed one of them to him. Confident, reassured, she knew that they could manage this part of their lives together. Even if she wasn't going to have full control over her body for the next while. Sitting down at their dinner table, after having placed two glasses and a bottle of ice-cold water, she started eating the sandwich while talking to Ryosuke.  "...So until we finish our trip here in Kaze, I'll try to push this whole pregnancy to the back of my mind. As long as we're not incredibly slow, we should be done in time. Then I can worry when we get home. On that note, I do have a good idea for how I can get a peek into their scrolls." Taking another large bite, she reached out to place a finger on Ryosuke's nose, smiling warmly to him. All his little oddities and strange things that he did. All the things that he forgot, that she casually remembered for him. All the things that she needed to be at peace. They complimented each other naturally, and she couldn't help but love him more and more every day. It was the kind of love that didn't need constant confirmation. All the small things they managed for each other was all that she could ever want in her life. Besides, she knew that herself and Ryosuke would be good to surprise each other with bigger things too.

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[Father 'Suke]

A hormonal monster, that is the phrase of which Yoshi was describing her self but 'Suke didn't see it that way at all. No, in fact he found it rather normal for her to be full of hormones given the pregnancy. Nonetheless, the two of them were going to have a family and that was more than he could ever ask for in life and death. She went to make sandwiches after his massage to her and he now only smiled kindly to her while eating a sandwich across the bed from her. She drank water while they ate... well that's an understatement. She drank a lot of water from his eyes.

He listened calmly and heard her speak of what the plan was. Push the pregnancy to the back of her mind while they did what they came there to do in the first place. He listened to her peck at a question and he soon smiled as he tuned in his mental radio for a series of frequencies to see if there was any communication chatter about their discussion right now. Once he was certain no one was snooping in while his mind ran though all known frequencies he spoke up, “Well I can't wait to see what your idea has to reap for its rewards. It will certainly be interesting I must say.”

Of course he knew she wouldn't fail him, just like how he didn't fail her. He was far too cared to her, but she deserved every ounce of love and trust he had for her. Ultimately he hoped to have her achieve her rank just by blowing him out of the water with surprise once she had the details of what was required for their venture as it were. He could only be certain of a few things after all and with that in mind he was already plotting a coarse for mindful awareness even further as it were. This was going to be a sandstorm of fun in his mind but needless to say they had to hit up the embassy as soon as ready.

[Yoshi [Lynx!]]

WORD COUNT: 360

TAGGED: @blackspire

TAGGED: LYNX

From there, the girl was falling absolutely silent. It wasn't that there was anything wrong, more that she had nothing further to share. Everything had been prepared and specifically packed for them to leave the hotel at long last. Even without Ryosuke helping, she had gotten mostly everything ready, because she knew they'd have to leave inside a few days. Either because she'd have to give up on following him into Sunagakure, thus travelling home, or because they would be leaving for the embassy, so that they could get this business over with. After having cleaned up the remainder of their food, empties the fridge, gone downstairs to pay for their stay, which for the record was ridiculously expensive, she returned to Ryosuke. "..The receptionist has informed me that we can have a temporary room at the embassy. Its unlikely that we'll have to wait for an extended period of time without any contact. I suggest we spend the time there, and get in contact with someone who can lead off the negotiations." Yoshi then said, looking at Ryosuke with her scarlet eyes. Affectionate, she was still ensuring their safety, and that they had a place to go, a next step to follow. The only thing that she couldn't do for him, was carry all their bags. They were far too large and far too heavy.. or she herself was far too small.

"..So whenever you're ready, I'll lead you there." Smiling warmly at Ryosuke, whenever he was ready, she would lead him out the door, out into the desert, and off towards their destination at long last...


[Exit if Ryosuke follows.]

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[Father 'Suke]

'Suke rose from the eating position, their discussion for the moment was over and ultimately he could not wait for her to be done and finished with this job at Sunagakure. Definitely he already knew that if he wanted to go to other locations then for diplomacy he'd require another liaison or just go about al this with a different tactic. It was just the way he was in the matter of things and as he moved about from the areas of the room to see if they forgot anything he also made sure things were cleaned up. They spent so much time here, he knew house keeping could handle most of it but he was a rather cleanly person.

After scouring and such, he hoisted the bags atop his shoulders and back to begin their trek out the hotel that played host for their stay. Certainly expensive the bill was, but then again their stay was prolonged, hopefully not for much longer. 'Suke followed Yoshi and smiled to her, his on blue eyes looking into her red ones, “Lead the way. I've everything we have and I'm certain this will not take much longer before we're back in our own country.” He was already having ideas for their home after all but now his mood relied on one thing, how well these negotiations were going to pan out.

[Exit]