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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[pinupninja]

... I don't know.

[ninjamom]

... Then how about we just take this one day at a time?

[pinupninja]

Are you all right with that?

[ninjamom]

That's what I've been doing so far. It works just fine for me.

[pinupninja]

...

Sasuke, how long have you actually...

[ninjamom]

Ah... a long time. Somewhere along the line, my teasing stopped being teasing and started being something that I actually wanted.

[pinupninja]

... [ and she'd never taken him seriously. If this had been going on even during her stay with Kenshin... ]

[ninjamom]

Surprised?

[pinupninja]

You already know the answer, don't you?

[ninjamom]

It's pretty obvious.

[pinupninja]

How was I supposed to pick up anything from a poker face like yours?!

[ninjamom]

I know, I know. And for a while there, I didn't think it was even an option, so I just stuck to joking.

[pinupninja]

We were enemies. We both knew that. And even working as allies or within the same ranks, the risks...

[ninjamom]

There's always a risk.

The question is, are you willing to take it?

[pinupninja]

... I wouldn't have kissed you back if I wasn't.

[ninjamom]

Just making sure.

[pinupninja]

That's not like you to be unsure.

[ninjamom]

You have moments where it's hard to read your poker face too.

[pinupninja]

I'm a ninja, too.

... And I wasn't sure what to make of you.

[ninjamom]

I guess that's fair.

[pinupninja]

You always told me, didn't you? That I was too emotional for this.

[ninjamom]

[ He plants a light kiss on her forehead ] I really do think you're rubbing off on me.

[pinupninja]

Would you call that a bad thing?

[ninjamom]

It's gotten us this far, so maybe not.

[pinupninja]

Does this mean we'll have to tell yo-- Lord Shingen?