Ominous Amity

[Yen Wang (Burai)]

It was that time of the year again. “To day is our anniversary..” Burai was walking toward the outskirts of the city; where all the ‘fun,’ happened. Burai was oddly quiet. Anrui wasn’t with him, the sun was beginning to set. A sigh escaped his lips, as he took a moment to gaze up into the auburn sky. “The sky was the same color..on that day too.” He quiet thought back as he and the band of pirates he was with raided the unsuspecting town. Burai began to walk as the memories unfolded before him.

Burai shook them from his mind and made his way to a raunchy inn. The place was full of promiscuous women and men. He caught eye of a few men who he saw the other day with their wives. They were behaving rather poorly with a group of women, who he noticed weren’t their wives. Burai sat down the table that was the furthest in the back. He waved at inn keep and ordered a few meat buns, rice balls and sake bottles.

He placed his head on the table. As he closed his eyes the memories began to circulate through his mind. This time, the memory was of Burai standing before Anrui swearing that he would protect her, even if it cost him his life. Burai smiled, “That little girl, may have calmed this beast.” He opened his eyes. His order of sake, rice balls and meat buns were on the table.

Burai sat up and put a rice ball in his mouth, and chewed eloquently. “Hmm, I wish I could get into something this evening..I need something to preoccupy my mind.” He swallowed the rice ball after he chewed it enough. Burai poured himself a cup of sake and brought the cup to his lips and enjoyed the liquor.

[Nohime]

Nohime sighed to herself as she returned to Nan Pi. There was no real reason for her to come back. She simply heard there was a party going on and, with her indecision still on her mind about which kingdom she was going to join, she figured she may as well try and have a little fun. She arrived at an inn, and boy did she get more than she bargained for. There were many people here, drunk as skunks. She actually had to hold her hand up to her nose to not inhale the noxious stench of the alochol.

She scanned the room for anyone that looked remotely familiar and before she knew it, she discovered him. Shigure Burai, the one she had met when she was here last. She couldn't help but scowl a bit. Was this the inn he planned to take me to that day? He'd better hope not. With that thought in mind, she casually approached him before deciding that she would simply sit a few seats down from him rather than right next to him.

She ordered a rice ball, but that was it. She didn't feel like getting drunk that night. She wondered to herself about why she was even here. There was no reason for her to return here just yet. Oh well, maybe she could try and have a bit more fun...she needed it.

[Yen Wang (Burai)]

Burai was enjoying his sake when he saw an elegant woman enter the inn. “Lady Nohime?” He was quite surprised to see her in a place like this. She looked oddly out of place but at the same time, she looked fitting. This caused him to smiled as he finished his cup; placing it firmly infront of him on the table. She walked into the room with her hand up to her nose. Burai found that unnecessary, but quite humorous.

Her eyes seemed to lock on to him, and soon she came and greeted him with her presence. “Good evening, Lady Nohime I didn’t know expect to see such flower, in a tore down place like this.” His eye brow rose as he saw her sit down further away from him. He paid it no mind, he was here to cut loose and take his mind off of things.

Burai poured himself another cup of sake, as he filled his cup he looked over at Nohime. Do you drink? Once his cup was full he pulled another cup closer to his. “That rice ball alone won’t do anything, you need to unwind and drink with me!” He continued, hoping that this would sway her in the least bit to drink with him.

[Nohime]

Nohime at first acted like she was repulsed by the very idea of drinking with him. However, soon her scowl softened to a soft smile. She slowly reached for the other cup that he had pulled closer to them and filled it with the warm sake. She held it in one hand and lifted it off the counter. She then looked him straight in the eye before saying "And what, prey tell, could you possibly gain from me drinking with you?"

She held the cup in her hand, but didn't bring it any closer to her lips. She was listening intently for just what his explanation could be. In her mind, he was undoubtedly looking for...ahem...an escort, in a sense. She wasn't quite so willing to do so, if that was what he had in mind.

[Yen Wang (Burai)]

"What possibly could I gain.." He said slowly, frowning lowly his eyebrows, as he thought. Many things came to mind, most of those things he wasn't going to mention. "Sake is taste better when you are in the company of others. Especially when your company is you."

Burai grinned and casually brought the cup to his lips, and a moment he brought the cup down from his lips and reached out for a meat bun, once his hand was over it. He grasped it with his index finger and his thumb. "Out of everyone here you chose to seat near, me I am quite honored." He said in a cocky tone. He teased her bit, but he saw it as harmless fun.

Truthfully he was feeling rather lonely on this day, but he would keep that feeling deep within him. Besides a beautiful woman could mend almost any wound.

[Nohime]

Nohime rolled her eyes. She knew that he was hiding more personal thoughts behind that sentence. He was definetely trying to flatter her at first, and then his second sentence was clearly a teasing remark, but she took no offense. She was quite accustomed to teasing. She rather enjoyed it, in fact, she was going to try a bit of her own womanly wiles just for fun. She scooted a little closer to Burai and placed her free hand on his thigh.

"So all you want is just someone to drink sake with?" she asked in a seemingly sweet and innocent voice. "You weren't thinking of anything else?" This was perhaps going a bit too far, especially since the man she was teasing was probably a little tipsy by now. Oh well, she knew how to defend herself, should the need arise.

[Yen Wang (Burai)]

As he picked the meat bun up off the plate. Nohime scooted closer to him and placed her hand on his thigh. The tone in her voice was pleasing, and most satisfing. Burai slowly brought the meat bun to his mouth and took a small bite. Quickly swallowed, "Your hand has magically found its way to my thigh. Not that I am complaining." lowered the meat bun and put it next to his cup.

Burai mind was somewhat aloof, normally he would be able to fend off such charms, but the sake put an end to that. "The things I'm thinking of? My lovely wildflower, you couldn't handle what is going on in my mind." He said with a devilish, sly grin. He sat back and stared at Nohime. Burai could feel his primitive desires leading him to temptation. "I will have to advise, do not begin what you can not finish.."

[Nohime]

Nohime grinned evilly as he...basically admitted that he was thinking naughty thoughts. She pulled her hand away before locking onto his eyes with her abyssal violet eyes. "So, you are a bad boy, aren't you?" she joked in her normal tone of voice. As soon as she finished her sentence, she dumped the cup of warm sake on his crotch. After the cup was empty she slowly started to stand up. "I'm sure you won't be thinking those kinds of thoughts about me anymore. I'm sure now whenever my image graces your mind's eye, you will wish we had never met. As do all men who can't have me."

She almost regretted doing that. She did like him as a friend. She also found him somewhat attractive. She almost wouldn't mind giving him a chance, but for now, she wanted to see his reaction. If it was what she expected, she wasn't quite sure what she would do, but there was always a chance for a different outcome.

[Yen Wang (Burai)]

Burai listened to her as best as he could, and got up aburptly and poured a cup of sake into his crotch. The warm wet texture travel south and managed to soak most of his pants.The feeling was rather inviting, if it was cold. It probably wouldn't have been so enjoyable He looked up at Nohime and frowned. "Terrible way of to waste sake." Burai couldn't understand why someone would do such thing.

Burai didn't like being made fun of, but with the sake, in his system, made him somewhat lenient. "Every rose has its thorn." He said removing his pants, once they were off he folded them and placed them beside him. "I'm rather hurt. you would do something like that. I thought you were elegant. I a guess that your right that wonderful image of your's is ruined.." Burai adverted his eyes to the table and grabbed his meat bun and shove it into his mouth. Thinking back about their friendship. "I guess we were never friends, huh? I will remember not to be so trusting to such a pretty face." He let out a long sigh, as memories crept back into his mind. this incident only add to the depression.

[Nohime]

Nohime sighed. Though he didn't quite have the reaction she expected, it was close. She quickly whirled around and sat back down in beside him. She looked at him square in the eyes yet again. "Don't be so dramatic," she hissed. "Can't you tell when a woman is teasing?" She then scoffed to herself. "And here I was planning on giving you a chance." She then whispered "Not your little rebel forces, mind you. I meant you personally. I don't think you and I could have a lasting relationship, but it would have been fun to have a rotten go of it, but it seems that you'd rather hate me for a silly gesture."

She was really laying it on thick. She was trying to make him feel bad, but she still wanted to be friends with him. It was just hard to admit it. Suddenly, that was when she noticed what he had just done. She saw that he had removed his PANTS! She couldn't believe that he had done that. She quickly turned away, hiding her now blushing face. Don't get her wrong, she wasn't shy. Not by a longshot. But to do that in the middle of a public place? It was just strange to her.

[Yen Wang (Burai)]

Burai rose his head abruptly, listened to her words. “Your jokes are rather cruel.” He said watching her shy away. He gathering himself and stood up. He wasn’t shy about his undergarments, but it seemed as if everyone was in shocked. “Hmm…Yes gaze upon a true man!” Turning around pointing at various on-lookers. He turned his attention to Nohime. “What is stopping you with this plan?” There was a sake bottle in front of him, on the table where he stood. That covered most of his lower half. Burai could feel a cold draft sweep by between his legs. He let out a sigh of relief and smiled.

“Lady Nohime, please don’t forget what I said about those rebel forces, and if you get me another bottle of sake, I will forget about tis incident.” He sat back down and folded his legs. “Let’s try to enjoy ourselves, the night is still young. You’re looking more enchanting by the second!” Burai flashed her an enticing grin, hoping she would take him up on his offer.

[Nohime]

Nohime shot a glare up at Burai. When he said that she was looking more enchanting by the second, she couldn't help but feel as though he was saying that the more he got drunk, the prettier she looked. To her, that was somewhat insulting because she felt that there was no way for her to become more beautiful. Still, she said nothing, though she definetely wanted to, and snatched an unopened bottle of sake from a nearby table. She plopped the bottle down on the table top. "Drink up, little boy," she said in a taunting tone. "You'll need all the energy you can get. That is, if I decide to go for you." Again, she was teasing. She was a bit nervous about doing this. After all, she was hoping to marry someone and, no offense to him, but Burai didn't seem like the type she would marry...

[Yen Wang (Burai)]

Burai felt a slight warm fuzzy feeling taking over him. He couldn't tell if this was the alcohol, or Nohime. Whatever the chance he enjoyed it. She glared at him after he made his comment. "Don't make such a face, it will give you wrinkles, but I must admit, that glare is quite capitvating I will have to be sure not to gaze into your eyes. Or I might get lost in them forever." Burai said in a sly tone. "Which might now be a bad thing." he muttered.

He watched her 'snatch' another bottle and put it down swith some force on the table. "Well, I should be happy she is taking me up on my offer, but part of me, tells me to thread lightly." He gave her an uneasy smile. "Little boy? I am not the men over yonder. Who can't control themselves. When it comes to stamina, there is no other that can match me" He said giving her an impish smirk.

Burai took the unopened bottled and quickly opened it; pouring himself another cup of sake. "Don't be so tense, loosen up." he said sliding the cup towards her.

[Nohime]

That was almost the last straw with Nohime. Burai telling her that she would get wrinkles?! She could have killed him right then and there for that statement! How dare he say that? However, he did leave her another opening to make fun of him when he was stating that he was more of a man than most. She giggled to herself before lightly tracing her index finger around his bare kneecap. "You might be able to control yourself to the point of not taking a woman there and then, but you're still a little boy who takes his pants off when his parents aren't looking."

She found that to be funny. She wasn't sure how he would take it, but it was a humorous joke at his expense. She hoped he would take it lightly, after all, he was a bit drunk at this point...she assumed. He had to be if he thought she was going to take a sip of that sake. She looked up at him again as the cup settled in front of her. She tried to look angry, but she couldn't hide the slight smirk that began to form as she teased yet again. "I'm not drinking that, there's no telling what you put in there."

[Yen Wang (Burai)]

Burai gazed at her while she traced his kneecap with her finger."It takes a real man, to take off his pants in a public place, my parents are wise not to look." Burai said with a light chuckle, "But, I don't know if it would be wise for me to indulge in all my desires and fall into temptation."

Burai looked down at the cup, and raised his right eyebrow. Then looked at Nohime. "The only this I put in it was my enticing charm. you're not going to let this little boy drink all alone are you?" He gave her a playful frown and reached out for another meat bun. "If you don't I understand." He said before he placed it in his mouth and chewed.