[D4 LE] A Visitor (Hideo's Yurt) [Closed]

[Ide Amaya]

She accepts his kiss, leaning towards him so that she has to place one hand on the ground to brace herself.

[Seppun Hideo]

When the kiss ends, he brings his hand up to stroke her face gently, and looks her in the eyes as he asks "how are you feeling now?"

[Ide Amaya]

"Nervous," she admitted. "You are incredibly handsome," and she took his wrist, turning it to expose his forearm so that she could admire the way the muscles and tendons worked beneath the flesh.

[Seppun Hideo]

Hideo smiled, allowing her to admire and control his arm while his other hans is reaching to hold her other hand. "And you are very beautiful. You have no reason to be nervous Amaya-chan."

[Ide Amaya]

"Sometimes I think I have every reason to be nervous." She raises his hand to her lips, curling his fingers around her own and kissing his knuckles. "Do you know what Khulun-San said to me today? Apart from some ... interesting information about swords?"

[Seppun Hideo]

Hideo wasn't sure if he would regret asking or not, but she wanted to speak on the matter. "What did Moto-san say?"

[Ide Amaya]

"When I spoke of you, she answered: that is quite the catch."

[Seppun Hideo]

"You spoke of me to your kin?" Hideo was surprised, but touched "I would assume she was referring to my Imperial lineage. It is considered quite prestigious to marry into the line that directly serves the Empire. I would not think I am a much better 'catch' than the other men here otherwise."

[Ide Amaya]

Firmly, "first of all, to me, you are. There is no man at this ma-ai who could turn my head from you." She controlled herself after that, "and I do agree that she was referring to your bloodline, and it is for that I fear. That someone may simply wish to gain the status your name will give them."

Softening, "and I did speak of you, for they asked if there were any I was fond of, and there is only you."

[Seppun Hideo]

A smile grew on his face, and a small blush, at the woman's honesty. "I understand. It is why we...I need to ensure I score well enough to be able to choose. Because I want to choose you; I don't want to see you snatched away from me, nor do I wish for another to choose me, for while your kin are all honourable, they are not Amaya. They are not the woman that would create the perfect home, the woman who provides the warmest company."

He takes her hand, and places it against his chest.

"The one who makes this jump just by appearing at the yurt door. I will do whatever I can to be the one to pick you."

[Ide Amaya]

Her own heart thundered, and the contact of her fingers against his bare flesh was electric. She wanted more than anything for him to gather her in his arms, and to her surprise she found herself wondering what it might feel like if her skin was bare as well.

[Seppun Hideo]

He was unsure how to take her silence, and instead looked to her eyes as he spoke. "So please do not worry Amaya-chan. We will ensure that we leave here together."

[Ide Amaya]

She inches closer to him and touches his cheek, "thank you, Hideo-San, I..." Instead of finishing her sentence, she drops her hand and leans in to nuzzle against his jaw.

[Seppun Hideo]

Surprised again, he slips his arms round Amaya and pulls her close to him, stroking her back gently through the large loose kimono.

[Ide Amaya]

She curls up against him, and where he touches her through the fine silk makes her skin tingle, and somehow she thinks it is more intimate than if he touched her bare skin, but he has not touched her such and she thinks she's being foolish. She kisses his cheek and nuzzles against him again, "I think you like it when I do this."