Dark Nation: Sasuno'o's Palace ~ Lucidity

Tsukaia danced tirelessly, wreathing a cloud of pink flames around her slender form. Her clothes were dark and lightweight, prompting easy movement and fluid grace. Petal-like orbs wrought themselves from the fire, also emitting a fragrant scent reminiscent to blooming roses. This was Tsukaia's favorite part of training. The scent was meant to calm her, keep her level-headed under battling circumstances, and the enemy distracted. It was during practice she felt most at ease.

She breathed in deeply, then shot a deadly, crimson bolt toward the wall. The wall erupted in a blanket of red-hot scarlet, fire. The gray stone sizzled, reddened and blackened. A permanent imprint of her strength. The sweet, sweet, candy scent of roses and ash.

Would Susano'o be pleased with how far she'd progressed, she wondered. Pondering this, she pulled her sword from its sheathe, the thin, metallic blade gleaming in the dimming light. Sword practice, but with whom?

Tsukaia just sighed and imagined an opponent. Narrowing her eyes as she danced with the blade once more, swinging it in high arcs over her head.

Sasuno'o walked up behind her and started to adjust her stance. "You must look more fierce" he said "Be proud of your bending....show you're ferocity and your will to fight." He bent down in a stance next to her showing her how it was done. As he got out of the stance she stood up and looked at him. He smiled at her and put his arms around her "You're a magnificent bender...strong and powerful....your style is unique...it's intruiging" he said kissing her. "If you want I can train with you....unless you want to skip the warm up and go on....to our 'work out'...if you want of course" he said staring lovingly at her.

"How's about..." Tsukaia purred, gazing promiscuously at him. "We warm up a bit," she dropped her sword as she said this, and leaned against him. "Then, we get right down to the real excercise." She giggled, planting a delicate kiss on his collarbone.

Sasuno'o smiled as he kissed her back, he moved his hand to the thread that held her dress together. As they slowly moved towards the bath making out as they went. By the time they got there they were ready to hop in, as they got into the warm water, the monkey servant placed the wine and two glasses at the edge of the tub, spread some rose petals on the surface and left closing the door behind him. Sasuno'o started to kiss Tsukaia's neck "I never tought loving someone would ever be as fun as loving you" he said.

"Love is fun," Tsukaia told him, almost disbelieving what she was saying. Susano'o was the first (and only) person she really loved this way. She'd had past boyfriends, but she mostly just used them. Susano'o... Susano'o refused to be used, and that excited her.

"You just... have to do what comes naturally." She placed a flutter of kisses down his neck and to his collarbone, gazing up at him sensually with half-lidded eyes. "Me? I've always loved you more than anyone else."

Her snowy hair billowed out in the water, creating a cloud of silver amongst the petals. "When this mission comes along," she said, breath blowing out over his skin. "I'm still allowed to contact you... aren't I?"

"Of course..." he said kissing her back "You can contact me anytime...if you ever need me call me....infact...if you want to keep doing this....I can sneak into the palace at night and see you...." Sasuno'o continued to kiss her, he moved his hands stroking her curvacious body, the feel of her smooth skin was so sensual it made his heart pound. He kissed her again and again, she was really good at this, she must've really loved him, then again he knew how she felt. "I've loved you my whole life too....I've just....been to afraid to ever tell you...because of what the others might think.....I'm glad I did though" he said kissing her more passionatley. "Well I'm not sure what comes naturally....I've never done this before....but you make it feel natural" he said kissing her more.

Tsukaia smiled and leaned closer, so close their lips were milimeters apart. "I will follow you no matter what," she promised. "I've fallen more in love with you today. I feel more close to you than ever before. Together, we shall conquer the world." Her eyes clouded, as if she imagined their reign together.

"But, for now," she said huskily, becoming conscious to him once more. "We'll take it one step at a time... I think I'm ready to... retire, My Lord. What do you say?"

Sasuno'o smiled at her kissing her one last time. "Of course, your mission starts tomorrow....so lets take it slow and make tonight count" he said. They walked out of the tub and ran to their room. They jumped into their bed and covered themselves with the sheets. Sasuno'o started to kiss every inch of her body slowly from her neck to her hips. "I swear I'll love you beyond death" he whispered in her ear.

Tuskaia grinned at him, then her expression turned aplogetic. "Susano'o..." she said. "I don't want you sneaking in at night to see me. You might get caught... and I am likely not skilled enough to hide your constant presence in my life, okay?" ((OOC: I meant to say this in my previous post, but I forgot.))

She smiled faintly, but her heart thudded longingly in her chest. "I will miss this dearly. I love you."

Sasuno'o kissed her again "I love you too" he said. He didn't want to say anything now, but he would probably sneak in anyway. Sasuno'o smiled at her as he kissed body again. The next thing he knew, the rays of light were peaking through the window. He woke up and looked for Tsukaia, she was getting dressed. As he looked her her slender form slowly get dressed he smiled. "Good morning" he said sitting up in bed.