Reunited [p]

[Wolf of the Falls]

The wind blew lightly as Axel sat on one of the great tree boughs that sheltered Takigakure watching the lights flicker as the night life thrived. It had been so long since he had seen his village alive and bustling. Although his thoughts were clouded with what he had learned and of Rosaline, it had been so long since he saw her he wondered if she even remembered him let alone held her feelings she once had.

Axel's gaze drifted to the Kage's tower in the distance, figuring that his message had already been received and that she didn't come because her feelings had changed. A deep sigh permeated the silent night's dull breeze, if she didn't care anymore there really was nothing to tie his world together any more. All that would be left was the abyss and oblivion, no one would remember a failed kage, or a lost genin.

[Natsy]

Anxious Message, disappointing response.. //Enter Messenger Animal The same animal that had delivered the message to the tower flew toward Axel as he awaited for Rosalie to show up. Unfortunately he would be disappointed for the former Takikage was needed elsewhere. The animal would produce a note which was written by the Godaime herself in her elaborate handwriting: By Beloved Axel I am astounded and extremely happy that you are alive! I cannot properly form the words to express just how truly happy I am… I thought you dead! Unfortunately I have to leave the village with the new Takikage for a brief meeting. And as much of a bastard as he is, I cannot afford to lose the alliance with Yukigakure. But please wait by our fountain for me. I promise not to be too long. Think of me Your Rosie. //exit messenger animal

[Wolf of the Falls]

The news was reassuring and dissapointing at the same time but he wasn't about to let it go now. Stroking the messenger bird's feathers before letting it fly, Axel would stand to his feet and turn to run towards the end of the branch jumping from it and just before he hit the ground a flash of orange and white caught him, riding on Exccel's back he would race out of the village like an orange and black comet.

/exit

[Natsy]

After All These Years Should I be angry at Axel for showing up without a message or any kind of indication that he was still alive? Yes. Should I be nervous to see Axel? Yes. But was I ready to speak with him just yet? No. I recall the letter he had sent me earlier in the tower, just moments before I was told I was no longer running this village. Pain shot through my chest to the point when tears threatened to take hold and cloud my vision. I loved my village so much and to be cast away like trash felt worse than receiving an arrow to the side or being injured in any battle. When I had found out that Axel was dead, I felt crushed and defeated. My only love had been taken away from me without warning and without notice. I simply could not find him. I missed him more than anything, and still missed him when I met Ace. Sure, the Yukikage was in another village, but I felt that my heart would fly there for him. It truly sucked to love two guys at once. Sigh, what am I going to do? As I approach the fountain and take a seat, I clasp my hands together and stare down into the water, my thoughts in chaos. I was so indecisive that staring at my own reflection made me sick. My long ginger red hair was left loose, which cascaded down to my waist. The waviness created a curtain around my shoulders and the tips were floating around in the water of the fountain, but I didn’t care. My heart shaped face glowed in the sunlight, the black rhombus sitting in the centre of my forehead stood out against my sun-kissed tanned skin while my purple-plum coloured eyes were bought out by the rhombus darkened. I had chosen to wear a rose coloured off the shoulder kimono with a black sash tied around my waist. My footwear consisted of a pair of brown geta beneath white ankle socks. Many would call me beautiful, elegant even but today I felt different. I had not bought any of my weapons, I was a weapon on my own; people just didn’t see that behind the pretty face and feminine features and body. Little did they know that I was close to lifting over 100 tones. A cruel smile crossed my full pink lips as I stared into my reflection, I knew that despite my looks, I could kill as easily as I can blink. Just where was my Wolf of the Falls ? Post Number: 144 Byakugō no In charges: 30

[Wolf of the Falls]

After the embassy Axel wasn't sure what to think, she seemed more distraught at seeing him than happy. Like it would've been better if he had stayed dead rather than escaped to find her once more. The thought had frozen him to one of the nearby rooftops of the concealed fountain as he looked over her beauty, from the way the kimono clung to her skin to the color her hair turned when it dipped into the water. She had grown into a gorgeous woman yet he still looked the same way he always had, the experiments having halted any growth in the past two years, in fact it could be argued she looked older than him now.

With a quiet sigh the Inuzuka would stand up and the red cloak the protected him would shift to fall around his black clothes while he moved back towards the other end of the roof to hop off, the enhancements in his legs nearly canceling the fall entirely. From there he would move around the corner onto the path towards the fountain looking ahead with the first hint of fear since he had saved Rosalie from the deranged mechanist.

With her seemingly lost in her thoughts he would sit beside her touching her hand. "Rosie?..."

[Natsy]

Axel At the sound of Axel’s voice, my body flinched. My head turned upward to gaze upon the red haired shinobi whom looked as if he hadn’t changed since the last time I saw him. Back at the Embassy I didn’t exactly get a good look at him despite I stared, shocked into place. It was like seeing him, yet not seeing him. His hand upon mine felt warm despite his clan’s abilities but strangely I do not remove my hand from his. “Hey Axel,” I say gently, giving him a once over before allowing my eyes to scan his surroundings, obviously searching for Rey, Exceel and Hime. The hand that was beneath Axel’s turned over and my fingers laced through his and a soft smile toyed my lips. Axel really hadn’t changed since the last time I saw him. Well maybe his hair was a bit longer, he didn’t seem the type to cut it – secretly I thought he thought his best feature was his hair. But I loved his eyes. “What..” I gasped, struggling to finish the sentence without ending up in tears – I could certainty feel them coming along, but held them at bay with more strength than I could truly carry. But was it enough? “What.. happened? Where were you? I thought you.. died?” I choked out, those nine words felt like they were laced with lead as they left my mouth. They sure sounded like that too. Post Number: 145 Byakugō no In charges: 31

[Wolf of the Falls]

Her body noticeably flinched at his touch making his gaze lower to her thin fingers, as she looked at him her eyes seemed vacant as if her mind was elsewhere until she spoke greeting him while glancing over him before their surroundings, he guessed she was searching for his pack. “They're home, I wanted it to be just us.”

Axel could feel her hand turn before her fingers laced through his own holding on as she smiled soft. He couldn't help but return it, her smile had always been so radiant like the sun to his moon though in that moment his own blue green shimmered a bloody red. As her lips parted and he heard the choked sound come out the glow disappeared as he saw the shimmer of liquid in her eyes and reached up to hold her cheek as if to wipe her tears. She spoke again her voice coming out in short quakes as she asked what happened to him.

As his gaze fell to their hands he moved closer closing the distance to hug her shaking body pulling her against his body feeling the difference in size now. His lips would kiss her neck then ear as he exhaled and she could feel a shudder run through his own body. “I... I was captured... By a group of scientist in the Land of Snow...”

The memories of black wire and crimson blood washed across his mind as he pulled back enough to look up into her eyes. “They cloned me... they used me to perform augmentations and test their effects. I broke out and got away to come back but I couldn't find you... I went back to find out why and get revenge... They were trying to perform some ritual on me, the clones were mutilated with black wire sticking out of their bodies from parts of their bodies that looked like they had cut parts of their bodies off then reattached them.”

His gaze by now had fallen to the strip of stone between them his body shaking visibly more as his voice now came out as a choked whisper. “I don't even know if I'm me anymore... or another clone that was created...”

[Natsy]

Tortured Souls It was evident that my saddened mood was causing unease within the wolf man, he cupped the side of my face as I struggled to get the words out, and then hugged me. Oh, how long have I wanted a hug from him, just to feel his warmth against my skin and to feel the shelter he had always provided with him simply being there. For a moment I forgot about everything else and simply allowed my body to simply fall against his. It felt as if he needed that hug as much as I did. But as he went into his story about his disappearance, I continued to hold him close to me as he spoke against my neck. I honestly didn’t want to let him go in fear that it will be the last time. He spoke of being captured and mutilated by a group of scientists located in Yuki no Kuni. My eyes closed at the sound of his voice, yet my heart sped up at the words he spoke. Axel spoke of wires and clones and the horrible, torturous things they had done to him; it sounded like they were testing these clones before performing the finishing product upon him. Yet Axel wasn’t sure whether he was the real him, or simply another mutated clone. I continue to hold him, listening carefully to his voice, the way he breathed and the way he body felt against mine. This was no clone, this was no mutation, I knew this from within somehow. But he had pulled back and was staring down at the ground between us. I wasn’t happy about him pulling away, but suspected that he needed a brief moment of space. “Axel, you are no clone.” I said matter of factually. “A clone would not have been able to feel emotion, or anything; look at you you’re trembling like a frozen leaf. Yet you’re a Kaishin, you don’t tremble you feel,” I said, moving closer to him. “If you were a clone, I would have noticed.” I said softly, reaching out to him again. Anger laced my voice, yet I was not angry with him. I was angry about what had happened and the fact that as Takikage at the time this whole time.. I had been powerless to stop this. I just simply didn’t know. My hand gently combed through the right side of Axel’s hair as I stared directly at his face. “What happened to the scientists.” It wasn’t a question, but a demand. If Axel had failed to do anything to them, I will. For him. Post Number: 146 Byakugō no In charges: 31

[Wolf of the Falls]

Without a bit of surprise, she held onto him until he pulled back a bit and then spoke to him saying he wasn't a clone at all but a clone wouldn't feel like he was, despite the fact that he was a kaishin he started to tremble. She then moved closer to him she would know if he was a clone.

Her declaration made him smile small as a single tear fell down to her hand as she held his cheek. Although her next words dripped with venom and even if he didn't know her the rage she was feeling was palpable as she asked what happened to the scientists demanding the information which made him smile proud of her strength but it was bittersweet as his eyes lowered to her lips not sure how she would feel about his answer. “I... I slaughtered them, ripped the flesh from their bones until their bones were picked clean...”

After saying what he had done he wasn't sure what she would think and his trembling hand stayed on her waist while his other hand reached back into a pack on his waist pulling out a journal before he set it down on her lap. “I went back to find out what happened and found this, it's a detailed account of every attempt at the ritual as well as the procedure itself, but I don't understand the medical stuff.”

If she hadn't recoiled in fear or disgust he would gently lift her onto his lap hugging her and resting his head on her chest, now that she was too big for him to rest his head on her shoulder like before, taking in her warmth and scent while giving her a moment to thumb through the journal.

[Natsy]

Brief Solace Axel’s reply was satisfying, yet upsetting at the same time. Satisfying because those guys got what they deserved, and I had a crueller fate in mind for them. Upsetting because my abilities as a medic went against what I felt and the fates that those scientists had faced. I nodded, without speaking. Axel may take this as shock of disgust, but I felt neither, I just simply didn’t know what to say. But he continued to tremble and I hated it. But as he reached back to retrieve something, I lean backward to give him room, the movement causing more of my hair to dip into the fountain. But Axel had placed what looked like a book upon my lap before drawing me onto his lap. I allow these movements and picks up the book before noticing that it is a journal of some kind. Axel even stated my suspicions. “So what they were attempting to do to you were rituals?” I asked, opening the journal and flipping through the pages. The ritual was indeed very interesting. It seemed like a useful ability, yet in a way it was a little repulsive to have organs removed and reshaped just to accompany what the ritual was providing. I do not read the entire journal. The notes written in there were unpleasant, but the overall ritual was interesting in all honesty. But Axel did not understand the medical jargon written throughout it. “It sure looks as if it was very well documented,” I said, flipping through more of the pages and skimming some of the text, “basically each of these entries are logs for each attempt they made on.. well yeah. The details show the vitals of the target and what was required. “So they were attempting to insert wire into the body of a subject and remove their organs while keeping them alive, but all the organs minus the heart are removed and replaced by thinner wire-like ones if I am reading this right.” I explain, grimacing at some of the words written down here. And to make things worse, the subject in question was Axel. I flipped through most of the pages until I found the actual ritual and began reading that with interest. It was gruesome, yet if completed successfully, it would be extremely beneficial for the recipient. Post Number: 151 Byakugō no In charges: 32

[Wolf of the Falls]

While she wasn't upset she didn't seem pleased at what he had done either but he couldn't blame her, he was a murderer now. She let him hold her as she began to thumb through the journal, explaining the parts of the ritual he knew of from reading it himself but he guessed that the medical jargon was just parts of the procedure which did nothing if explained regardless. Although as she reached the details of the ritual itself she focused into it more and as he looked up at her eyes he smiled small loving her avid concentration. "Beautiful, smart, sexy, and a reader."

He would speak softly into her chest but he had no doubt she could hear him as his hands came to rest around her waist tracing her tight curves feeling just how much she had grown. "Do you remember what I said about impulse?"

The words would seem to hang in the air as he looked up into her plum eyes while his own would glow red and his pupils would become slitted; his claws and hair would follow next as he reached up to hold her cheek his claws brushing her smooth cheek before her would pull her down pressing his lips against her own soft lips.

[Natsy]

Impulses & Desires A bright red blush crept up my neck and flooded my cheeks as Axel gave his compliment. I turn my head from the book, shutting it as I did so and smiled down at him just moments before he asked about impulse. Impulse, yeah I remembered alright. It was the subject we were talking about before we had the most magical night of our lives. The blush in my cheeks deepened and I nodded, returning his kiss. “Impulses and your wolf-like nature. How could I forget? Have you learned any new tricks while you’ve been away?” I ask, a teasing note in my tone. Despite I was seated upon his lap it would take a swift movement to shift and position both legs on either side of Axel so that I straddled him to the fountain’s edge. He would now be supporting both of our weight while my arms circled his neck and the book was held in my left hand. The grip was loosening, but I pulled back slightly, my hair fanning the pair of us and obscuring our faces from view. Since the wind had picked up, my hair had sheltering qualities, but if it started raining, we would be right back at where we were the first time. Speaking of first time, I leaned forward again and kissed Axel before pulling back one more with a sly grin. The weight I was putting on him would increase until I pushed forward once more, gripping Axel’s neck gently and pressing myself further into him. As my lips collided with his again, this time with more force and hunger, the book was flung over my shoulder, the object hitting the ground followed by my geta which had slipped off my feet as I continued pushing Axel forward into the kiss. Within a few minutes I knew it wouldn’t matter if it rained, because we were both in the water like just last time. However, should Axel remain beneath me in the fountain, I would continue to kiss him, not caring about the water, the sprinklers or any spectators. My entire attention remained on him. It had been so long since I had felt his touch, or seen his eyes and hair grow fierce whenever he was having an impulse. I missed those moments about him and was desperate to see what we have been missing on throughout these years. I just hoped that he didn’t freeze the water out of fright. Post Number: 152 Byakugō no In charges: 32

[Wolf of the Falls]

The flush of her skin made his aura heat up in response missing her as she teased him after the kiss. "Mmm, nope, I haven't been around my owner for her to teach me."

His lips would lift into a playful smirk as she moved straddling him feeling her arms as they slipped around his neck and her hair would form a curtain around their faces. The light of his red eyes creating a faint bit of light as she smiled again leaning in kissing him once more before pushing into him making her weight press harder feeling the thin material of her kimono as she kept pressing with each kiss and he smirked into the kiss and as he leaned back a pop like a water balloon went off.

As the water surged up behind him and over him creating a frozen construct halfway between a bubble and a throne as he laid back into the ice pulling her with him using the fall to kiss her harder sure that she could feel the imprint of his fangs behind his lips. Feeling the same hunger in her that was growing in him he would rub up her back into her hair softly gripping it just enough for her to feel it but without pulling it.

[Natsy]

Making out in a Fountain My owner. The words he had spoken were playing over and over in my mind as the ice formed over the fountain’s splashing water to form a basin-like chair that hugged around Axel’s body. I felt the hard jerk my body took as I landed upon him and it. The force of it forced me into Axel’s embrace – and kiss – all the harder. In fact, the sharpness of his fangs pressed against my lips and rubbed against the bones of my teeth. I did not break the kiss through, rather I moved my hands so that I pulled Axel’s back forward and into me, forcing us both into a sitting position. I felt the gentle tugging on my hair as he grabbed a fist full of it. It didn’t hurt, in fact it excited me further. Finally breaking the kiss, I pulled back, desire in my eyes along with the heat, longing and frustration that I had felt at his absence. I wanted him right now and almost forgot the fact that we were in a public place in the middle of town. I could hear no chatter or sounds indicating that people were nearby, but that wouldn’t stop them from walking onto the scene and seeing two lovers playing around in an iced-up fountain. “Whose house is closer?” I breathed, gripping Axel’s clothing from behind as I continued to cling to him. I loved how his body fit so snug into mine and wanted nothing separating us. Those clothes needed to go and fast. Post Number: 153 Byakugō no In charges: 32

[Wolf of the Falls]

As she fell into his lips he would lick at her own groaning low as she pulled his body into hers. Although as she pulled away he would rub her neck looking over the curves of her body feeling the heated haze between them as arcs of electricity hung in the air. Although as she asked whose house was closer it brought a smile to his lips remembering her ask the same question their first time.

"Still Mine." While his hands traced the curves of her body until they came to gently grab her rear he would lift her slowly standing up with her before setting her on her feet to grab her geta and the journal before picking her up once more bridal style holding her tight before jumping up to the roof and following the same path to his home that they had taken the first time every step retracing the path of their first night.

As they arrived it was unusually quiet but as Axel glanced at the shadows of the house he could tell it was their hunting time. While he guided her inside to hie bedroom he would giver her a bit of time to look around and get her footing back while he took off his cloak and jacket revealing his features to her since he had been covered during the time they were together.

"I may have fibbed a little, I did learn one new trick." With a wolfish grin he would create strings of chakra connecting his fingers to her kimono while he undid with a few subtle curves of his hand.

[Natsy]

Déjà vu In a matter of seconds, Axel had me standing and retrieving my geta and the journal I had so carelessly tossed aside before leaping into the fountain. But the moment I picked up the journal and the geta were on my feet, a startled squeal escaped from my lips as I was swept off my feet and into Axel’s arms. Being carried bridal style in the same direction to the same house in the same manner as the last time send my mind into a whirling array of memories. A trip down memory lane had me grinning and laughing the whole trip back to Axel’s home. It had taken a few minutes to arrive there and with the house being so silent, I glanced questionably at Axel whom seemed unbothered by his wolves not being present. Perhaps they were asleep or out hunting? I remembered his home clearly, it looked the same as it had the first time he bought me here. The only difference was that neither of us were really wet. Once my feet were set upon the floor in Axel’s room, I kicked off my geta while Axel spoke of new tricks. The moment his chakra flared to life, I knew this was going to be a very interesting encounter. Once the offensive fabric was removed from both of our bodies, I threw myself into his arms and embraced the long afternoon ahead… Fade to Black Post Number: 155 Byakugō no In charges: 33