Night time discussion[jj]

Looking around the room, the white haired girl sighed. She had been determined to clean up Aso’s house once she came back from the interview, but it seems that fate had other plans for her. It was now very late and yet not a single article of clothing had been picked up off the floor, she had instead been sitting by the window thinking about what had happened at the interview. Was Quora Tomaka right, should she really open up to more people? She wasn’t sure who she could trust, she didn’t even know if she could control Quora Tomaka’s power. Also, what was a ziamichi, that was what the man had called her before, hadn’t he? She would have to ask Aso about it, she had never heard of such a thing.

Sighing, her blue eyes gazed over to the bed, deciding to get some rest. Aso would probably be back soon, he had gone out some time ago. Walking over to it carefully, she sat down on the edge, swinging her legs over and crossing them under her as her eyes closed. Her breathing slowed down as she started to meditate, deciding that it would be best to get some of her one hour meditation done now. On her head a yellow sprite appeared, watching the entrance to the room carefully. Quora Tomaka understood just how much Aso meant to Aki, and it would make sure that everything went well between them. Well, hopefully it wouldn’t screw up things between them, but for right now Quora Tomaka was watching out for Aso so that it could alert Aki the moment he walked in.

"Ahhhh..."

Aso breathed out, finally back home as he opened the door wide, blinking as he entered, realizing that his legs were still covered in barriers. Crap... I need to get washed off... He thought tiredly to himself, blinking down for a moment at the blood that smattered his clothing, especially around where his arms were, blood that shot down into his shoulders as if his arms had been blown off or something similar. Boy am I glad to be home... He thought to himself as he took off his shoes, laying them gently by the door as he moved an arm, wincing at the sudden shot of pain that went through it. Man... I seem to have missed out on some sleep... He pondered to himself, shaking his head as he realized that at last it was time to take his disguise off for the day, reaching up as he grabbed the wig and pulled it off, the magic that enhanced his face to more masculine edges dispersing as he stood there with his birth face showing, the rest of his clothing disappearing in short order, leaving him only in his boxers as he lifted an arm up, yawning heartily, before wincing painfully once more from pulling his arm.

His body was painfully feminine, he had to admit, even though he was most certainly male. He reached a hand onto the door of his bedroom at last, and blinked his eyes closed as he opened it, stepping through the threshold with a yawn as he reached over, flicking on the light, planning to take a shower before curling up in bed to get the blood off of his shoulders that had seeped all the way through his shirt, as well as the smatterings off the stuff on his arms and legs. As he walked through, however, he suddenly stopped, blinking. ....That's right... He thought, his tired eyes meeting Maka's right on, standing there, covered in blood, wearing nothing but his boxers, an exhausted look on his much-changed face, his hair changed from green to brown, his energy signature exactly the same.

...I forgot Aki moved in...

Maka smiled and jumped in the air a couple of times as Aso walked in and looked at him. However, Aso looked like he had been working pretty hard today, so Maka opened a telepathic connection between itself and Aso. The squeaky voice of Maka flowed directly in to Aso’s mind though Maka didn’t alert Aki to his presence just yet.

“Hello there Aso, it’s just Maka. Would you like me to let Aki know that you’re back, or would you like to freshen up a bit before I get her up?”

Maka would wait for Aso’s remark, and if he wanted to talk to Aki right away Maka would go prod her to bring her consciousness back, otherwise Maka would wait until Aso showered and was ready before effectively waking Aki up.

Once Aki had gotten the signal from Quor Tomaka, she opened her eyes, looking around for Aso. When her eyes found him she would smile, looking him over completely.

“Welcome home Aso, how did things go?”

Her voice was soft and caring, her blue eyes staring in to his eyes. She slipped her feet out from under her and on to the floor, then standing up. Quora Tomaka did a small somersault in midair, and then his voice echoed through both of their minds.

“Alright, I’ll give you two some privacy. Aki, let me know when I can come out.”

With that, Quora Tomaka retreated to the very darkest corner of Aki’s mind, a place their conversation would never reach. The little illusionary sprite disappeared with a soft pop, and the two of them were left alone. Aki stood up, walking slowly over to Aso, looking in to his eyes, unsure of whether he would be okay if she expressed her feelings again, so she waited to see how he would react.

"Please wake her up now. I'd like for her to be able to see what I might come home looking like."

He asked the sprite simply, and blinked as Aki awoke, seeing her soft blue eyes looking up at his brown ones, blushing to himself slightly, embarrassed that she was now looking at the figure of him that was at its most brought down, his arms laying at his sides as she approached him. "Our platoon was assaulted by some who were obviously intoxicated... Not an unusual occurrence, though I ended up having to go harder than normal to keep the men safe." He said simply, his brown orbs glancing downwards, almost nervously, before seeing the sprite vanish, blinking.

...Well, someone's gotten a lot more courteous. Thanks. He thought to the sprite before the connection broke off and left him and Aki standing there, looking at her, a bit unsure how to proceed. He felt like every breath, even the movements of his fingers, he felt like he could feel the very bones twitching against one another as he locked eyes with her. "...Would you like to talk or wait for me to get cleaned up first?" He asked her, one arm reaching down and grabbing her hand, pulling it towards him gently to show that yes, he would allow her to show her feelings if she wanted to. He wondered if she was feeling as nervous as he was, and if she could feel this tension, feeling it stirring deep within himself as he looked at her, wanting to kiss the girl in all honesty but waiting, having to hesitate, and wait for her reply..

As Aso grabbed her hand, Aki moved towards him, wrapping her arms around him in a tight hug. Smiling happily, she planted a light kiss on his cheek, and then stepped back.

“You should probably go wash up Aso, I can wait.”

Sitting down on the bed, she waited while he cleaned himself up, smiling happily when he came back in. As Maka had promised, it didn’t come back out, waiting for her discussion with Aso to be finished. Maybe it was because Maka fed off her psychic energy or perhaps it had just needed time, whatever the reason was, Maka had become really courteous towards Aso. Well, whatever the reason was Aki was happy for this turn of events.

When Aso got back, Aki stood up, looking straight in to his eyes. Her cheeks were slightly red and she walked slowly towards him, stopping only when she could not take another step closer. She took his hand in her own as she looked up at him, a single tear trickling from each of her eyes. After a moment she flung herself around him, wrapping him in another hug.

“I love you Aso, I love you so much. Oh, um, wasn’t there something you wanted to talk about from before during the meeting with Kabuto?”

She seemed a bit flustered after this latest show of emotions, though she remembered something she had been meaning to ask Aso about.

“Aso, I’ve been meaning to ask you, what is a ziamichi? Kabuto mentioned it before, but I’ve never heard that term before…”

The male blinked at her embrace, not having really expected it and causing him to blink repeatedly. "Al-alright... I'll go wash up." He said, in a daze for a moment, before shaking himself, nodding his head as he took a step forwards, heading towards the bath. It didn't take long, and he soon was completely washed down and cleaned up as he stepped out, placing on the small nightshirt and pajama bottoms that he normally wore when he was resting. He soon got back, and when he did so he blinked at her as she looked straight at his eyes, wondering why hers were slightly red as she was suddenly very close to him. She took his hand and this caused him to look back at her, confused as he saw her shedding tears. He was about to move in a manner to remove them, but she then flung herself at him.

"I.. I.. I believe I'm starting to love you as well." He told her back, still slightly surprised, but hugging her back with some conviction, realizing how close they were. "Oh... yeah... That was just about what you had meant by your true feelings... Which I believe you have thoroughly expressed." He told her back, looking her in the eyes with his innocent ones. "A ziamichi... A ziamichi is any being with another being sealed inside of them." He explained to Aki, thinking for a moment. "Or has another being attached to them that isn't dominant in them... Like a human possessed by a demon or a shinigami with an iramasha sealed inside of them. You have another spirit within you, so you're a ziamichi with Iramasha host race wise." He explained to her, pausing for a moment and blushing as he realized how close they still were.

"Erm.. Though I do have a question to ask you back, are you really alright with this...? I know I barely look like a guy... And you might get made fun of if you stick around with me..." He explained to her, looking away slightly as he did so. He wasn't concerned about himself or what people did to him, as he could always defend himself. She, on the other hand... In addition, the cause of it would be himself, not her own actions. "...Alright...?" He asked her, looking into her eyes as he spoke...

Aki listened to Aso as he explained what a ziamichi was, and although it seemed slightly different from what she and Quora Tomaka were, they were very similar concepts. In fact, on a conceptual level it was the same thing, the only difference was whether the being was attached to the soul or to the psyche from what she understand. However, perhaps for Quora Tomaka, a being made entirely of psychic energy, they would naturally latch on to whatever they were closest to in nature. Well, it didn’t matter, She had Quora Tomaka within her, and that’s all there was to it. When she heard Aso’s question though, she smiled and shook her head.

“Aso, I don’t care a tiny bit that you don’t look like the manliest man alive. Real love needs to come from the heart, not the body. If others make fun of me, well that’s their own problem. I’m not going to run away just because someone might make fun of me. I love you Aso, and that’s all I need to go ahead with this.”

Slowly, holding his hand in hers, she walked over to the bed, sitting down on it. Looking down at herself, she realized she was still fully dressed from the previous day. Despite the fact that she only needed one hour of rest, it was probably a good idea to lay down for all eight. There wouldn’t be much she could do while everyone in the area was asleep, so there was no reason to stay up really. Sighing, she looked over to Aso.

“I think I’d better wash up and change myself; I hope you don’t mind lending me some night clothes. Unfortunately I don’t have any of my own…”

Her voice trailed off, and she looked hopefully towards Aso. She was really looking forward to spending a good long night with him, hopefully this would work out well.

... Aso was silent, thinking to himself. He could hardly believe that there would be someone who would accept like that, no matter what would happen to themselves. To him, that was a beautiful though, and as she took her hand into his, a deep blush consumed his face, though it was a completely honest one simply from his realization of how much she actually did care for him.

He sat down on the bed next to her, looking over at her as she looked down at her clothes. "Erm... Clothes... Right..."He muttered to himself, standing up as he opened a closet, most likely shocking Aki at the sheer amount of clothing that he had. "I like... theater a lot... so I have a lot of girls costumes.. um..." He informed her, looking slightly embarrassed as he reached in among the many garments, before finally pulling out a lovely purple nightgown. "Erm... I'm afraid this is all I have in the way of female sleepwear, though..." He told her, feeling slightly embarrassed as he did so, as the sleepwear was designed for appearance... not so much modesty. But, it was the best he could do for her as he laid it on the bed next to her, before sitting down on the bed himself.

... He was silent in his thoughts as she would go wash up, before he looked up at her once more. "Is there anything... that you want to do...?" He asked her, almost listlessly as his shoulder's slumped slightly, as he realized that he was really getting ot be rather tired...

Aki smiled as Aso brought out a purple night gown. While it could have done with being a bit more modest, it still was a lovely garment, and there was no way she was going to refuse it. Taking it from him, she shook her head happily.

“It’s fine Aso, it isn’t your fault. It’s more my fault, I’m the one who doesn’t have any clothes now…”

She stood up, taking the nightgown as she walked towards the bath. She took her time cleaning herself up, making sure every part of her body was as clean as it could be. Stepping out, she dried herself off with a towel, making sure she was completely dry before slipping in to the night clothes. Slowly she walked back in to the bedroom and over to the bed. Sitting down next to Aso, she leaned against his body, kissing him gently on the lips.

“You seem tired Aso, perhaps we should sleep? Or do you have enough energy to stay up a bit longer? I know I only need to sleep for one hour, but that doesn’t mean you have to push your body in order to stay up with me.”

She could feel a yawn coming on, and she attempted to stifle it, though she didn’t succeed. Smiling, she decided to lie down on the bed, waiting for Aso to move before pulling the covers over herself.

“Looks like I’m somewhat tired myself, I guess I’ve just been doing more than I used to, so perhaps I need more sleep now. Well, if you call what I do sleep.”

Giggling, she looked up at him, motioning for him to lay down next to her. Today sure had been a long day…

"Ah… alright… well… I'm sure everything will be alright, and I want you to know you're completely welcome here." Aso told her with a smile, feeling himself begin to relax as she sat down next to him, blinking as she leaned against him, before kissing him again, feeling like a shock of forked electricity was going down his spine. "..Sleep is fine.. But I wanted to make sure… you were comfortable.." He told her softly in reply, as he felt her yawn next to him, before blinking as she laid down, before deciding to close his own eyes and just fall unceremoniously backwards.

"Ah… feels relaxing…" He said softly, not caring about much right now and just wanting to be able to sleep, rolling as he heard her giggle, ending up right next to her as he reached out a finger, poking at her nose. "Poke." He said sleepily, even as his eyes began to close, his soft features looking at hers. …….she is very… very pretty… "...Aki… I think… I think I'm starting to fall… in love… with you….." He told her, very softly, his words nothing more than a ghost of a sound, as at last his orbs closed, his deep breathing heard from the small distance between them, his lips moving one final time.

"Goodnight…"