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chizuru "would you jerks stop leaving me" yukimura ([personal profile] derepressed) wrote in [community profile] recountal2014-05-14 10:43 pm

falling;;

Three months later.
??? Catacombs, whatever the fuck this country is called.


It is so dark that Chizuru feels almost like the darkness is real, tangible, sentient and capable of exerting its pressure and it's a struggle for her to keep walking. She can't see a thing. The only indication she has that she isn't completely and utterly alone is the sound of Saitou's footsteps, the rustling of his clothing, and the soft sound of his breathing, and though she's sorely tempted to reach out and take his hand or hold onto the back of his jacket she can't bring herself to do it because that's too childish. They're here for a very specific reason and they don't have time to waste with her being frightened.

It's been three months since that fateful day at their headquarters, when they had lost nearly everything. It's been a few weeks since Souji's coughing had worsened, and four days since he had collapsed; they'd managed to find him shelter and a good doctor to watch over him, but it's clear that something is horribly, terribly wrong. Frantic research, hour after hour hunched over old medical texts had told them that what Souji suffered from was incurable.

But the doctor, also a student of old legends and myths, had said that there were tales of similar ailments being cured in the ancient past, but the knowledge of how to do so was... gone. Locked away. Buried forever with those who had known it.

...and so they had to try. The catacombs of this civilization lie deep underground and Chizuru doesn't know what they'll find here, but it's the best (the only) lead they've got and Souji's body isn't healing itself the way it should be, as a knight...

The knowledge that he is depend on them to figure this out spurs her onward even in the face of her anxiety. It seems so petty, to be afraid of the dark when Souji has so much more to fear.

Somewhere far ahead of them, there is the flickering of candlelighht. Chizuru sucks in a sharp breath and can't keep herself from reaching out to take Saitou's arm, her clutching his sleeve like he's all that's keeping her from breaking down. She wishes she were stronger, but it's hard. It's been hard ever since that day three months ago, and she is sure the cracks are starting to show.

Assuming he doesn't stop walking when she grabs onto him for comfort, they draw closer to that flickering candlelight and emerge in an underground chamber with a high, vaulted ceiling - the architecture seems so advanced that if not for the fact that it was all buried underground she never would have believed this was a place people lived in the past. At their feet is some kind of track - the tunnel leading in here from the surface had, at one point, merged with a tunnel belowground that some sort of vehicle must have traveled on in ancient times.

There are two winged statues at the center of the chamber, and the only light in the room comes from the flickering candles at their bases, flames burning bright despite the fact that there doesn't seem to be any living soul around to tend to them. The lights cast long shadows on the statues, which face each other and hold a sword and a scythe made of marble, the blades coated with what looks, to Chizuru's eyes, to be dried blood. She hopes she's seeing things.

Then there is a rustle of... something. Chizuru can't pinpoint where it comes from, but a flame flickers into existence at their immediate right and it's as though it set off chain reaction, braziers set into the walls lighting themselves of their own accord. As her eyes adjust to the light, she bites her lip and takes a look at their surroundings.

There are two levels, though there are no stairs; the balcony above them is, for the moment, out of their reach, as are all the openings above them leading out onto it. Across from them is another dark tunnel that the track at their feet runs into; she can't see very far into it. There are other passageways set into three of the four walls - one at the wall their backs are to, two at the wall on their right-hand side, and one at the wall they are facing. None of them are barred by doors, but peering more than a few feet into them from this location is impossible.

She surveys the room with unease, her gaze lingering on the statues and noting that there seem to be inscriptions of some kind at their bases, before she looks to Saitou as though he can tell them what they ought to do. It's so quiet they could hear a pin drop - which is unnerving, considering the way their surroundings had lit up of their own accord. She has the awful feeling that they're getting in over their heads.
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[personal profile] demarche 2014-06-15 10:41 am (UTC)(link)
Saitou is silent, simply staring at the statue of the reaper as he listens to the words being spoken in their minds before he finally turns back to look at Chizuru.

"Yukimura..."

The only change to his normal tone is the added plea seeking her opinion and of course her approval. Since it seems they have to give it together and singularly... It seems ridiculous to be having to offer something they aren't even sure is correct (there seems to be a very specific 'gift' desired.
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[personal profile] demarche 2014-06-16 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
Saitou gives a small nod at her conviction; if she is willing to then it's all that really needs to be known because he did come here with his decision set in stone for himself.

But, it still leaves the question of what exactly this 'goddess' is expecting exactly. "What, then, are we presenting exactly?" Because, as logical as it is if he were to think about it... he's not thinking anywhere down that path at the moment (because despite what he saw on the other altar and the demon's answer... well... it just doesn't come to mind ).
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[personal profile] demarche 2014-06-19 01:39 pm (UTC)(link)
It's all right, Chizuru, it could be worse... or no, it's pretty low when one is interrupted by an inanimate object.

Saitou glances away considering the riddle and the scenarios that have so far befallen them, considering and theorizing and adding the need information from Chizuru just hazarding guess in her musings. And while she is correct on her thinking, Saitou's expression shifts just slightly to look down at nothing in particular.

Finally, he speaks up but doesn't raise his attention, otherwise. "...You are seeking the act of compilation itself."
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[personal profile] demarche 2014-06-19 05:48 pm (UTC)(link)
"I will."

Saitou almost flinches at the sound of his own voice but they've come too far to back away now, especially with Chizuru consenting. However, he is unhappy, a strange pull in his chest that makes him wonder if he is submitting to a more vile act than simply sleep with the young woman next to him. It's taboo to touch a female comrade for such things, but to do it to Chizuru of all people and just after she experienced what she did in the last room. He is mentally preparing himself for this, his head lowered in shy acceptance of the situation even as the entire thing is already starting to unfold in his head and he feels just a little bit more awful that he can already so easily play this out in his head and, then...

Souji will have to deal with it should he find out. ( Hijikata, on the other hand. . . )
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[personal profile] demarche 2014-06-20 07:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Saitou glances to her hand and then to her as she tries to reassure him and there once again are several answers possible to give but nothing seems to be the perfect fit. Instead, his other hand reaches out over hers before he shifts enough to face her and pull her carefully towards him. It's different than he'd expected, for the first time seeing this in a whole new way and her being stripped bare is just...

. . .

...Cupping her face once she is close enough he drags her forward the rest of the way to lean down and press his lips to gets in a kiss.

The only pause is just before sealing it, a quiet whisper of "Don't worry about it" because he still isn't quite sure he knows what this is going to feel like or what else will happen during it they aren't aware of.

The only thing for certain is that if he's going to have sex with her, then he's going to make it as painless as possible in the process.
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[personal profile] demarche 2014-06-20 09:03 pm (UTC)(link)
He can't say he is surprised by the chill but it's just one more reason to do it this way. There's a lot of noise in his head, a lot of conflicting thoughts suddenly when he feels her return the kiss. This is so wrong to have her do this with him even if she was willing but there's too much at stake to do anything else. Because he understands if they refuse it isn't them simply walking away in failure.

And, yet, even still, all those reasons seem just to simply be benefits in addition to the main reason ( ...is this the result of following orders to never engage in such acts? That the second he is given this situation his hormones skyrocket? ).

One hand moves from her face to slip his arm around Chizuru's lower back in order to encourage her to lift herself and let him pull her into his and flush against him, keeping her from sitting just yet by lowering his hand further still.

The kiss itself he deepens and pursues a little further after a moment, opening his mouth to press his tongue to make her part her own and give him access inside to the heat of her mouth and the touch of her tongue.

So long as he doesn't think about it, Saitou insists, he can get through this without much hesitance and embarrassment on his part.
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[personal profile] demarche 2014-06-20 10:13 pm (UTC)(link)
It's a sweet sound to his ears and he wants to hear more like it from her. When she wraps her arms around him he uses it as a cue to loosen his hold to explore her soft curves, taking to move the length of her torso, the hand that had gone lowest curving around at her thigh before trespassing closer, fingers sliding along her rear before creeping towards between her legs, although he doesn't touch her anywhere there just yet. But he wants her to feel where his fingers are wandering, normally it would be to reaffirm she wants to do this, but now it's mostly to see if her body will react and become anxious in the anticipation.

Breaking the kiss finally to breathe he can't help but press his lips to the side of her mouth gently and then move to the edge of her jaw before going further slide his tongue down the length of her neck before kissing some of the flesh briefly. While he doesn't want to hurt her he can't convince himself them going slow and casual is the right way to do this—if he did, he feels he just might have been able to explore her body for hours in worship, to cover and leave every inch of her touched one way or another.

...This is difficult, with the way his mind is wandering from the reason for doing this and he curses himself mentally even as he starts to suck gently on the skin at her throat just above that heightened pulse.
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[personal profile] demarche 2014-06-21 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
"...You don't have to restrain yourself," he murmurs quietly against her skin as he lets his lips trail down further once releasing the skin at her throat. And normally, he'd never be able to say any of this even if it were true ( and it's so very true right now, in particular ) but there's just something driving him in this that it's quickly becoming that lust is directing him far more than he cares to admit rather than duty.

"...If you like it, I want to know." He should feel guilty—he knows he should feel guilty —and that he will later is a given but for now none of that is able to even brush upon inhibiting from his actions, especially not when his fingers run along her between her legs and pick up on that temperature and wetness.

So no, she doesn't have to keep herself quiet, he wants to hear more of her, wants to hear as well as feel and see her enjoying it and even as he sinks his fingers up into her, indulging to follow the source of that heat and fluid, he grimaces just a little at the feeling it sends through him, his other hand moving up to clutch at one of her breasts while bringing his mouth to suck at the erect nipple.

Hijikata and Souji are going to kill him for this, but he's not sure if he can stand to care by now even if they weren't doing this for a valid reason. Or, no, he cares but he wants her far more than he cares about their reactions. They don't have to know, do they?

It's a slow and gentle movement that his fingers sink a little deeper into her, obtaining a pattern of pulling back and then pushing in again to go just a little further each time,all the while he drags his thumb against her and forward to seek out her clit. Just the way she's responding has made him hard and the thought of getting to have her react more is just too tempting not to indulge in by continuing.

( they don't ever have to know. )
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[personal profile] demarche 2014-06-27 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
That's exactly what he wants to hear. Her desperate pleas and complete focus on him. Chizuru arching her back right into his fondling of her and the way she says his name as he touches her clit make him well aware of what and where he should focus for now. Saitou doesn't force the pressure to break through when he meets that resistance, merely tracing it lightly before pulling out and resorting to a few shallow thrusts before slipping out entirely.

He's about to move when he feels her hand tracing over his shoulder and then slipping under to brush against bare skin. And for him, her touch is like ice but in an alluring and enticing way and he goes to ease up on her, no moving to press her further into anything just yet. Instead, with his soaked fingers, he slides them forward to join his thumb in touching her, slowing to gentler pace and changing the pressure of how he touches her clit with each brush over.

A for his mouth he remains suckling her breast, working to keep the nipple stimulated and erect. Now it's idle pleasuring to keep her feeling it and wanting more but not so much as to completely overwhelm her from what she wants to do at this moment. And if unbuttoning his clothing is what Chizuru wants?

Saitou is not going to stop her.

But he does finally lift his head away from her breasts to bring his lips to her ear, kissing it affectionately before murmuring in gentle concern, "Did I hurt you...?" He did notice her flinch earlier (how could he not with her up against him and him with his hands over her like they have been and still are?) and while he doesn't feel he made any real mistake or error, he does want to make sure.
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[personal profile] demarche 2014-06-28 02:37 am (UTC)(link)
Saitou feels his cheeks heat as he lets Chizuru do as she wishes, and a slight shiver escapes him at her fingertips brushing particularly over his nipple. For him, he's never even wearing less than full clothing even when not in order garb, it's very hard not to be hyper aware of temperature change and touch. But her fingertips are no longer just ice but a strange mix of ice and fire and it makes it hard to think straight.

When she tries to pull them closer he moves but also realizes if she didn't notice before she should definitely now how hard he is in arousal. He glances away a moment, his blush deepening over that as well as her claim of desiring him (biologically it makes sense to him but emotionally—and emotion doesn't need to have a place here—it's difficult to comprehend ). Nevertheless he finally moves to adjust their positions, lifting his hand away from her clit as well to lay her down against the altar at one of the pillows, using the opportunity to discard the rest of his top that she had wanted removed before hovering over her and lowering to get closer as he tips in to kiss her jaw and then go back to her neck. Slipping a hand underneath her back he arches her up flush against him, wanting to feel to softness of her breasts and smoothness of her skin against him and all the heat emanating from her with it.

"I want you... more than anything, right now," his words are quiet and against her skin to make them even more only for her to hear. It's shyness of the confession as well as some lingering faint guilt (but it's being smothered by lust and the longer it tries to slip into the forefront of his thought); they are supposed to be doing this for Souji but is enjoying it a bad thing, then? Is wanting to take this woman and claim her tainting the reasoning? To hear her screams and moans and know it's his doing that is affecting her in such a way? It's shameful thinking and even moreso the it contains desire to see a partner of the order so shamelessly taken in by such things they are told to stay away from. Pleasures like this are distracting and instantly gratifying but it feels so good to touch her like this and hear her want him and feel her naked I touch and body against him. Carefully letting her back down he lifts his head to kiss her and passionately so.
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[personal profile] demarche 2014-07-06 10:16 am (UTC)(link)
Those words make his heart catch in his throat and it's the first time that he realizes her being his, even if only for a little while, is a desire stretching longer than this moment. They're taught well to ignore urges or to look at others around them sexually fulfilling, but with all the restrictions and being human, physical pleasures win out eventually somewhere in some way. And he's seen them most often fall to the forces of what they stand against.

He's not a complete stranger to this but the last woman he had touched wasn't like her. Chizuru is absolutely lovely, though—she surely can't understand how much so with her lack of self-esteem and manages to give an air of purity to a rather impure activity.

It's then that he shifts back letting his hands set her gently back against the altar, hands trailing down her torso and along to caress her hips and then thighs before proceeding to spread them wide open to expose herself more openly to him.

"Then, please, I... I want to touch... and... hear you, just a little longer," He admits shyly barely loud enough for her to hear as if someone else might be around to listen in. Regardless, he's not shy enough to stop himself: moving and trailing his hands down to keep her legs spread open he leans in and brings his tongue to run up against her clitoris rather than continue to touch her with his hands.
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[personal profile] demarche 2014-07-21 06:01 am (UTC)(link)
The sounds she makes are what push him to keep licking, to keep tasting that hot flesh and even go as far as to lick lower and let it slip and slide a bit forward into her opening in a mimic of what he's going to soon be doing to her only with his length. Because even if he didn't have to have intercourse with her, it's now beyond him doing anything but with the way she sounds and what it does to him. Her taste in his mouth helps little, either.

Finally, her pulls up from the wetness of her vagina, running his tongue slowly ( so slowly ) one more time over her swollen clit before he leans in once lifted to kiss her shamelessly, immediately sliding his tongue into her mouth as he fumbles with his pants to pull them down and expose his erection, only nothing the replied of having himself constricted from the clothing.

Breaking the kiss he speaks quietly to her even as he brings his hands back to grasp her thighs to once again spread her wide and keep her so, letting the tip of his cock brush against her folds. Feeling her fluids touch the tip of him makes his shiver a little, finding a need to force himself to not simply push into her right then.

"...I'm going to push inside and take you, now, Yukimura... if you'll let me."