[10] Watchtower

[Reijin]

They walked for a few minutes until they were a bit away from the watchtower itself. Reijin found himself constantly looking over his shoulder towards the angel that was once more perched at the top of the tower. He wasn?t sure where the other angels had vanished too. He looked at Akira as they walked, and realized that she seemed to be quietly speculating something. He cleared his throat a moment before speaking. ?So where are we going??

?Nowhere in particular,? she replied. ?I just wanted to get out for a bit. My sister has been a bit protective of me since I came back, and as much as I am glad to see her, I need some air.

Reijin nodded. ?So tell me more about this fire ability. Pyrokinesis, I believe you called it.? He looked at her from a side glance. ?You don?t seem like you are the type that Brim would be after.?

She responded with a level look ensuring that she had his attention. ?You haven?t seen me fight.? She turned back to her path and gingerly stepped along the dirt. ?I am very good at what I do.?

?And what is it that you do??

She sighed for a moment. Her face seemed as if she was nearly at a loss for words, and then she hardened. ?Whatever I need. I can?t really give details. Suffice it to say that I am very strong with my abilities.?

The Saiyan found himself nodding. ?Fair enough. If there is a fire manipulation ability, is it safe to assume that there is an opposite? Ice?? He saw her nod even through the darkness, and he smiled. ?I take it that Katel uses that then??

?No,? she answered. ?I control both elements myself.? She made a flourishing gesture at her icy clothing and flashed him a cool smile. ?She has her own style to follow.?

Reijin stopped for a moment. She noticed and stopped alongside him, but then he shook his head clear of strange thoughts and stepped forward once more. ?Why did Brim take control of you and not your sister?? he continued as if nothing had happened.

She shrugged. ?I don?t know. Are you planning on giving me an inquisition while we are out here?? Her voice began to betray an obvious irritation.

He drew in a breath of air, and allowed it to recede. ?No. I was simply making conversation.? He snapped his fingers for a moment, channeling a spark of Ki into them. He managed to attract the attention of Akira, but that was all. He snorted in agitation. ?So why fire?? he finally asked, returning to the questions that drove him.

She gave an annoyed sigh. ?Fire is the element of emotion. It thrives on passion, on the desire for action.? She shot him a hard look. ?I?m starting to believe that you are more suited for ice.?

His lip curled at the side in an almost laughing manner as he gave her another side-glance. ?Why is that??

?In fire there is the spark of chaos and destruction, the seed of life. In ice there is perfect tranquility, perfect order, and the silence of death,? she whispered. Her eyes glazed slightly, and then she smiled. ?That is what I was taught upon my training.?

The raven haired youth pulled his cloak a bit tighter around himself as he felt a chill of air blow through the forest. ?I guess I see why you feel I?m more suited to ice. Trust me; it?s through sheer training alone. Saiyan instincts are hard to overcome.? He noticed as the air drifted by that she pulled her arms around herself in an attempt to huddle herself for heat.

Reijin sighed, remembering something that Videl had tried to get into his head, and he reached up, removing the clasps of his heavy cloak, allowing it to drop into his hands. He then wrapped the cloak around her, achieving an almost surprised gasp from her as he did so, and then he found her wrapping it tightly around her scantily clad body. ?Thank you,? she mumbled.

He simply nodded. ?So why did you not use your fire to warm yourself?? His armor was enough to keep him warm, although he still felt the need to pull his cloak around him through sheer habit. Perhaps the lack of weight would do much for him.

?I felt no reason to.? Simple words were spoken, granting the warrior another opportunity to nod. It was an acceptable reason, he assumed. He suddenly stopped walking as they entered a small clearing in the woods.

?Show me your fire,? he spoke, strengthened by his resolve.

She looked at him, taken aback, as she stopped her stride nearby. Then she laughed and shook her head in fervent denial. ?No, you?ve seen my fire enough. Show me yours.?

Reijin?s brow furrowed and he looked caught off guard. Suddenly a sly smirk crossed his lips. ?How about this? You show me yours and I?ll show you mine.? It was a fairly common human saying that he?d heard while on Earth with Videl, though he was sure that it was usually meant in ways that he was unfamiliar with.

She giggled a bit and sat down against a log. ?I believe that you are trying to move along quite fast, Saiyan.? She saw his puzzled expression and realized that he was not aware of how she had interpreted his comment. Her face went a bit expressionless as she blushed, and she chose her next words wisely. ?Take a seat. I want to see what you are able to handle for now.?

He nodded and sat down next to her. She motioned to him in a way that he could only assume to be to enter meditation as he was used to. He sighed, calming himself, forcing out all emotion from himself as he glided through the steps for meditation easily. His training helped him through, knowing to not try to even relax the faintest of muscles, knowing that every minute twitch would betray the total state of relaxation he was to enter, even if those twitches were the result of an attempt to quell any muscular action.

After a few moments he felt himself sitting in a pile of leaves, his aura slowly creeping up around him. He felt it interweaving naturally around him, almost defensively, as his spirit twined its way throughout his entirety, making sure to leave no portion of his surroundings untouched. He could feel everything nearby in the most accurate of detail. He felt Akira sitting nearby, taking care to not contact her aura in anyway. She seemed to be thinking, as if curious about the Saiyan, but in ways that he could not quite interpret.

His breath seemed to escape his lungs softly, without betraying his silence through sound, and collecting before him in an eerie cloud of mist. The boy barely took notice of this as his thoughts began to shape themselves around the manipulation of his Ki. Like a living serpent, it began to slide throughout every portion of his body. Reijin could feel a warm presence begin to take shape deep inside of his core as a soothing massage of power radiated from his chest, spreading and working its way through every vein along his body. Reijin knew personally that those were not veins that his Ki was traveling along, but leylines. His training from Kasumi was always accounted for, and despite her lack of assistance in his goals, he nearly felt sympathy for having killed her.

Banishing his thoughts from a darkened veil, he continued to feel his aura desecrating everything around him. Each leaf that fell felt as his to command, to the point that through sheer Ki control alone he could cease its fall in ways similar to his using of Telekinesis. There were always multiple ways to go about solving any situation. It was his job to simply find and be the quickest, most efficient method of doing so. It was a trait the entire Saiyan race seemed to be known for, and the introduction of the human desecration to their species was something that brought along an eradication of this tactical efficiency.

Finally, knowing why he was here, he attempted once more to channel fire. He allowed the wisps of energy to course through the leylines of his body, exiting through pores unknown to physical flesh and to surround around his arms. He thinned his Ki once more in an attempt to somehow force the atoms of the sky around him against each other quickly enough to cause some form of friction, as if to strike a match. He had been thinking very deeply about this from the moment that he had seen her use it, and this seemed the proper course of action. He found his efforts useless however, as he did nothing more than attempt to push water within a rushing river.

Finally, began to allow himself to slowly drift his eyes open. Almost intercepting his final acceptance at failure, Akira?s presence suddenly engulfed him. Before his eyes actually opened, he found himself overwhelmed by the feeling of her all around him. He tried to open his eyes, and yet he could see her pushing him forcefully to the ground, pressing her finger to his lips. He opened his mouth to make a sound, to forcefully ask her about whatever was happening, but he could not do so.

She never made a sound as her lips connected to his, cool lips touching his and sending vibrations of ecstasy throughout his deepest entity. He shuddered, not having felt a touch like this in a long time, and her lips engorged themselves upon his, taking him in deeply as he found himself kissing her with a passion that he?d not seen? His mind, at a loss for words, simply trailed off at that moment, not allowing him to complete his thought. He found himself being pushed to his back, the air around them growing noticeably warmer. Her soft hair fell around him, raining down his cheeks in flowing waves of torment, each touch sending a sensation reverberating throughout his spine.

A soft gasp exited his lips for a moment, and he realized that he was losing control of himself. He finally simply banished his meditative state, no longer caring. He cared nothing for his silence and tranquility at that moment. A roaring furnace had ignited within him, and he simply needed release. His fingers clutched tightly around her arms as he kissed her madly, feeling her hands digging into his back. Reijin nearly cried out as she pressed her body up against his, moving slightly and sending a rocket of energy through him, causing him to shudder once more. Her tongue found its way into his mouth and he gladly took it in, responding in kind. He felt her hands slide up to his cheeks and begin to run alongside them, holding him tightly within her grasp.

Passion coursed through every vein, banishing his Ki down until it suddenly exploded around him without his control able to contain it. It burned brightly around him, and yet the Saiyan seemed not to notice. The only thing he cared about was the woman in his grasp. He slid his hand up her back, sliding his nails into her skin as he heard her emit a muffled scream, her voice dampened by their interconnected mouths. He began to slowly pull the shirt along her body up, revealing flesh upon more flesh. He felt her hands work alongside his, beginning to do the same as they seemed to find nearly hidden clasps on his arm and releasing them, opening the armor at the sides before quickly touching similar clasps along his shoulders.

He realized that they were lying on his cloak, spread widely around them and he wondered how it had ended up beneath them. The back of her upper clothing had split down the center, hanging loosely from her shoulders while still covering her front as she pulled back away from him. Reijin?s eyes met hers in a moment of fiery passion and she giggled suddenly. He took a deep breath, fighting desperately to calm himself, and suddenly realized that she was looking all over him. He allowed his gaze to follow hers until he realized that he had a strong burning flame surrounding his body.

Quizzically, he held up his hands before him. This was no aura in an inflammatory appearance as he was used to? This was something different, something new altogether. It was? ?Fire,? he gasped. He suddenly looked at her, seeing her biting her lip impishly and he regained control of himself quickly. The strange feelings suddenly receded around him and he jumped up quickly, noticing the flame vanish around him as soon as he gained control of himself. He began to quickly clasp his armor back together as she idly watched him move around almost dancingly before he finally spoke, having to clear his throat to make room for the words. ?I have to have water,? he finally expelled.

She sighed, nodding as she curled her arms around her knees, her back still exposed as her upper clothing hung between her shoulders and enclosed legs. ?There?s a small stream nearby.? She motioned with her head and Reijin realized that he could actually hear the water running. He nodded his appreciation and immediately ran as quickly as he could in the direction of the water.