Hikari and Kiyoshi meet Rin Kage [private]

"Then...You wouldn't mind staying for a little while...? I'm not asking for a long time, just perhaps an hour. It's been so long since i've had proper contact with someone. Nobody in the village even knows i exist apart from the martial arts club and they see me as 'ms perfect' so they hate me..." She explained as she dared to glance up again, the 'symptoms' returning again.

"I'll stay however long you want. It's not like we really have anywhere to go." Kiyoshi said, finally nearing her house. "Hikari will be watching other places for any demons. She'll be fine on her own for a while."

She felt a huge weight off her shoulders then. "Thank you...I don't know why but i dont feel so alone when you're around...I'm not used to half of these emotions," She said with a slightly perplexed tone as she shook her head. "That sounds so stupid but its true,"

Landing silently on the ground, Kiyoshi laughed. It was low and alluring, and he turned his gaze onto her softly. "Not as stupid as you think."

She felt his gaze on her and tilted her head slightly to look up at him again. There were those eyes. Those eyes accompanied by that voice and laugh of his should be illegal. "W-What do you mean...?" She asked quietly, feeling as if all of the air had just flown right out of her chest.

"That's something you'll have to find out on your own," he said simply, with a teasing smile.

She frowned at him playfully. "C'mon! At least give me a hint? Or at least help me figure it out," She said as she tilted her head slightly. She still wasn't sure what all these feelings were but she knew that they were unique to Kiyoshi. Only Kiyoshi managed to trigger these symptoms.

Kiyoshi just laughed again, shaking his head. "I told you, it's something you'll have to figure out by yourself."

"You're an evil, evil man...Angel...PERSON!" She said as she stuck out her tongue childishly. It was all in good spirit but she was really determined to figure all of this out. Why did all of this come up when she was around him? She WAS going to find out, with his help or without it.

He mock flinched, pretending to be insulted. "That hurt my feelings..."

She moved about a little bit in his arms so she could straighten her back, giving him a kiss on the cheek. "Don't be such a baby," She told him with a grin, flicking him on the nose with her index finger. "Angels are meant be strong arent they?"

He grinned. "Not all of them."

"You have a damned sword!" She pointed out with a smirk. "So dont start the whole 'i'm not strong' thing cuz i'll prove ya wrong," She said as she stuck her tongue out again. "I'm lucky i've got a big, strong guy to protect me," She said with a snicker.

"Maybe I wasn't talking about myself," he smirked a little, finally setting her down onto the ground, and leaning his shoulders back, staring at her a little before giving her another confident smirk.

She gave him a playful glare and opened the door. She walked in and beckoned him inside. The living room was an alright size and furnished in a nice, homey way. A coal fire was situated around a couple of sofa's with a tv in the corner. A rug was in the middle of the room which looked furry and comfortable to sit on. "Make yourself at home. I'm gonna change out of these clothes. Dirt and blood isn't a good look for me," She smirked as she disappeared up the stairs.

Kiyoshi sat down on one of the sofas, waiting for Rin to return.

After a short while, footsteps could be heard descending down the stairs. Rin appeared at the bottom in a pale violet dress. It was very plain but it hugged her figure nicely and made her look very elegant. Her hair was tied in a long ponytail using a ribbon of the same colour. "It was the first thing i grabbed, what do you think," She asked with a nervous smile.

Dress:

Except only one ribbon and green eyes xD

Kiyoshi turned to look, and found his eyes widening slightly and his breath hitching in his throat. Covering it up very effectively, he managed to speak smoothly. "You look very lovely, Rin."

She blushed and smiled at him, finally clicking that her flushed cheeks wasn't a bad thing at all. "T-Thank you, Kiyoshi. This was my moms actually," She murmured as she made her way over and took a seat next to him, clearing her throat to take attention away from her cheeks.

He gave her a shy, cute smile. "Is there anything you want me to do?"

She shook her head slightly. "I-It's ok," She replied coyly as she got up, picking up the box of matches from the fireplaces and throwing a lit match into the fireplace. Soon, there was a nice, cozy fire roaring in the hearth. She sat down next to him, a little closer than before, but she never noticed. Or if she did, she didnt let it show.

He could feel her closer to him than before, and glanced at her out of the corner of his eye. She'd left no indication whether it was purposely, so he assumed it wasn't. Fighting a blush, he feigned tiredness, yawning convincingly along with sinking lower into the comfortable sofa, letting himself lean against her a little more. "Are you sure?" He'd even perfectly slurred his words, making him sound truly exhausted.

She looked across at him and didn't quite notice what he was doing. She smiled sweetly and nodded. "Unless there's something that you wanna do, i'm not too bothered," She said to him. She did notice that he was closer than before but her clueless side didn't quite register what he was doing so she just thought he was cold or something so she shuffled closer herself.

"Just talking for now is fine for me," Kiyoshi murmured lowly. He was battling within his mind, part of him just wanting to give in to the temptaion; to hold her closely and never let go. 'Stop it Kiyoshi!' He scolded himself.

None of this showed on his face, however. He'd had years of practice in controlling his facial expressions.

She nodded, looking into the fires hypnotic cinders. "Alright," She murmured breathily, getting a little drowzy watching the fire. Unknowing that she was doing so, she rested her head against his shoulder. Even when it DID register that she was doing that, she didn't budge. She didnt want to. He was comfy and she liked being around him.