Ninja shenanigans

[pinupninja]

[ there are very few fights where Kasuga has found herself backed - no, slammed into a corner, and she's loath to admit it, but without Sasuke, she can't confidently say she would still be alive.

But she is, and he is, and although their opponent still lives, he's doing so at a safe distance-- far enough for Kasuga to dazedly drag herself up against a nearby tree and fumble for her medical kit. Sasuke-- she'd lost sight of him, and she leans back against the trunk with a ragged breath before she turns her head to see if she can spot him now. ]

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[ninjamom]

[ Sasuke is nearby, limping to a tree of his own. He looks rather like he's seen better days- various cuts and scrapes aside, one arm is hanging awkwardly. Dislocated shoulder, he thinks, because it doesn't feel like a break, even if he did get tossed around pretty good. He leans heavily on the tree, and swears under his breath when the motion jars his shoulder. ]

[pinupninja]

Sasuke-- [ okay, she'll push herself up and forward. She's limping herself, favoring her left leg, but she disregards the discomfort for now and focuses on making her way to his tree. ] You need to set it back in place.

[ninjamom]

That would be ideal. [ He was going to say something snarky, but he just doesn't have it in him. ] Give me a hand?

[pinupninja]

Brace yourself. [ he'd been the first to help her pop in a dislocated shoulder; her gaze is steady now. ]

[ninjamom]

[ He does so, nodding once ] Ready when you are.

[pinupninja]

[ her movements are brisk, business-like as she rotates his arm to draw it back into its socket before she pushes it into place.

Her eyes, however, are clouded with concern. ]

[ninjamom]

[ He gamely bites his tongue, letting out nothing more than a sharp hiss of breath when the limb pops back into place. He can see that concern, and something in him wants to give her as little to worry about as possible. ]

How's your leg?

[pinupninja]

I can still walk on it. [ she glances at it, almost dismissively. Kotarou had narrowly avoided crippling her, but she can't complain. Slashes aside, being able to move is promising. ] I just need to clean it.

[ninjamom]

Let's have a look. Sit down.

[ Never mind his own wounds. He'd get to those. ]

DAY AFTER

[pinupninja]

[ Kasuga has been accustomed to days of peace, of sitting beside Kenshin and basking in his presence. Her idle days now consist of listening to Shingen and Yukimura scream at each other, and she's vastly more comfortable busying herself with missions.

But no, today, she's stuck pacing on the roof. ]

[ninjamom]

[ Sasuke is just sort of suddenly there- as he tends to be, as a cloud of dust coils up from below, and Yukimura can be heard prying himself out of a crater on the wall. ]

It's never dull around here, is it?

[pinupninja]

You must do construction daily.

[ninjamom]

You have no idea.

[pinupninja]

No, our buildings usually stayed standing.

[ninjamom]

You know they demolished the whole compound once.

[pinupninja]

... Is that something you should be saying so cheerfully??

[ninjamom]

[ He shrugs, perching on the edge of the roof ] It's absurd, but you get used to it.

Time once agian for another new thread.

[ninjamom]

[ If he's noticed that she goes looking for him more, which he almost certainly has, he hasn't remarked on it. He just enjoys their time together. He still teases and annoys- it would be weird if he didn't- but there's something gentle in the way he looks at her when he thinks she's not paying attention.

Tonight, however, he can be found alone on a rooftop. The night is clear, and just a little cool. He's just... sitting. Looking at the stars. ]

[pinupninja]

[ there's a little whoosh of air and a near-silent thump as Kasuga lands behind him, quietly observing before speaking up. ]

I didn't think you were the type.

[ninjamom]

[ He glances back at her ] I don't really do it often, but sometimes it's a nice way to decompress, you know?

[pinupninja]

We all have our own methods. [ she'll step forward to join him. ]

[ninjamom]

What do you do, then? [ He has no objections ]

[pinupninja]

Nothing you can do at night.

[ninjamom]

Do I want to know?

[pinupninja]

... I like looking at the flowers! Don't get any strange ideas!