Walking Alone.

[dai]

Daisuke was lying in the park on his back. His hands were behind his head has he used them as a pillow. He stared up at the sky that held clouds in it. It was one of the days was slacking off more so than he should. He smirked slightly to himself has he closed his eyes for a moment and allowed the fresh air brush up against his face and blowing his messy hair from his forehead. It was not very often that he was found just laying about like this and it was rare for him to have happy face about him.

Daisuke yawned slightly and sat up looking around. There was nothing for him to do today. Kosuke was out on a mission and that left him taking care of the Clan if a problem came up and going on a mission was out of the question unless it was a must that he had to go on it. He leaned on his elbows and grinned slightly. He could always go see some of his family, but remembering them was tougher than dealing with them personal. He pulled his leg to where it was bent slightly and glance at a little boy playing with his mother.

He grinned after a few moments and turned his attention away from the two. He did not like to be reminded that he had a mother, but at the same time could not remember her. He got up and dusted himself off and started to walk deeper into the woods of the park. He was not sure if he was going to run into anyone at this point in time, but it was better than watching the young play with their parents.

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Haruma took a deep, relaxed breath of the crisp air that seemed to inhabit the specific part of the woods she was in. This would be the perfect little spot to practice her singing, though really there was no need. Members of the Kyotesk family were beautiful singers naturally, and they did not require lessons or constant practice to keep their voices intact. They did however need to practice which songs activated what Genjutsu and how far each song would reach. Of course, none of her illusions were particularly painful, save for the Kyotesk family's secret jutsu. Now that was something scary. She had only used the illusion once, and even she was scared of what she came up with. For now she would definitely stick to something that was much easier to master, a jutsu that was meant for relaxing the mind instead of torturing it. With one final look around at the surrounding area, Haruma decided that she was completely alone. It wouldn't have been necessarily bad if someone was in the area, and she wasn't afraid of people hearing her voice or anything, but she didn't want anyone to accidentally fall under one of her illusions.

So, with a calm demeanor and one more deep, deep breath, Haruma pulled out two foldable fans from her robe and opened them. They would not help her with her singing at all, but Haruma instead wanted to hit two birds with one stone today and practice her dancing. While she sang, she would often dance to further the effect of an enchantress. This usually lured people in and calmed them, so she might as well practice it. As she opened her fans, she also opened her mouth and began to sing a high, wordless tune with plenty of inflection. This particular song was difficult, but its effect was to physically soothe anyone around her. It was originally made to boost the morale and spirits of teammates by creating the illusion that their bodies were growing slightly younger, and that they were being filled with energy. Since genjutsu normally wears on the mind for quite a while, this proved to be a very effective jutsu. But the song for it was so hard to get perfectly. However, when Haruma started, she could potentially hit all the notes with ease.

So as she sang, she looked at her open fans and closed her eyes. She was in the middle of a clearing that had a small brook running through it, so she had no fear of running into trees with her eyes closed. Not to mention the fact that her other senses were quite strong as well, and she would sense it coming. So, with the the reassurance of her safety, she leaped forward and began twirling about the clearing, waving her fans in a mystifying fashion. Her short white hair flapped about, and the longer more prominent attachments flowed even more gracefully. Her long, loose robe further propelled the enchantress effect in the way that it flipped about as she danced with elegance. And to top it all off, she activated her kekkei genkai. She suddenly felt a burst of chakra in her throat, and her eyes turned a bright green coloration as her skin tone turned to a charming pale hue. With the ability to disperse chakra over the wide area with her kekkei genkai on, now anyone who could hear her voice well enough would easily be afflicted by the Genjutsu. And because she was so adept at illusionary jutsu, it was doubtful that anyone inexperienced in the art of illusions would be able to simply wade out of it. And besides- who would want to wade out of a jutsu that revitalized you?

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Dai slowly walked through the trees and walked where he was going. He was not even sure where he was going at this point in time and he did not care either. He looked down at his clothing and reached up and pulled on his shirt slightly to get the wrinkles out of it. It was not something that he liked to see on his clothing especially when he was out in public like he was now. He looked around the trees and saw nothing that interested him at the moment. ”Aint this an odd day for myself….I have not found anything to do other than purposely dart away from the clan….suppose Kosuke will have a talking to me about that later.” He sighed to himself and ran a hand through his black hair.

It was not long in his walk, however, that he happened onto a voice in the air. He stopped in his tracks and looked around some. He was not sure where it was coming from, but he felt slightly different. He grinned slightly and closed his eyes. He knew slightly what it was and he was not to keen about it. He closed his eyes and debated with himself to release himself or feel the effects of the genjutsu. He started to become more relax for the most part, but he still had a hold of himself. If he felt like he was in any danger he knew how to release himself from it.

He slowly started to walk closer to where he heard the voice coming from. In a clearing he saw a younger female dancing with fans in a robe while signing. It was not every day that he saw this so he leaned against the tree he was in. He slowly placed on a smile on his face. He was not sure what to take from this just yet, but if this was a part of the genjutsu that he was okay with it for now. It was not like she was out get him. He was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. He folded his arms cross his chest and watched her. He was not sure if she saw him or not, but he did not want her to stop on his account at the moment. He rested his head against the tree. He nearly had the same eyes has his little cousin Hyosuke and he sported the same kind of weapons has him. His own tonfa was hanging on either side of his waist. After a few moments, Daisuke clapped slightly. He might have well made his presents known before she did attack him.

[eli]

Haruma admittedly found this whole process of dancing while performing her Genjutsu to be quite revitalizing. She was the type of woman who was into that whole relaxation thing. She found herself meditating very frequently, and whenever she wasn't on a mission, she would find a nice peaceful place to just sit and soothe herself. And it didn't just stop there- her abilities to relax those around her with her voice was actually quite useful. She was even called into the hospital a couple of times to soothe patients, which often she didn't even need her Genjutsu for. She was just the type of person who had a very benign speaking voice, and her knowledge in massage therapy certainly helped out as well. But her true passion definitely was in the music she created with her voice itself, and the relaxing effects it had on people. She was constantly singing, even if her kekkei genkai wasn't activated and she couldn't cast illusions. It was more of a hobby than anything else. A hobby that had become a useful talent.

As she danced, Haruma found herself disconnecting from the outside world. She was at peace with herself at the moment, and her senses weren't very alert. Perhaps that was a bad idea, because she soon heard clapping off to her left. She immediately stopped her dancing and her voice died down. In addition to that, she deactivated her kekkei genkai, resulting in her skin and eyes fading back to their normal coloration. She also felt her chakra system swiftly moving back to normal. That always felt good. But as her senses reactivated, she noticed that the one approaching her was a man, probably a bit older than herself. He was handsome, she would give him that, and he had quite a slender build. As he came closer, though, she noticed his eyes. She had seen those eyes somewhere before, they looked very familiar. And then it hit her. This guy was familiar in total- he was related to her pupil, Iwahashi Hyosuke. That meant he must be part of the Iwahashi clan. No wonder he was so handsome. Not that Haruma thought members of that clan tended to be good-looking or anything...

After identifying him mentally, Haruma smiled softly and closed her fans, letting them drop to the floor. "Well hello there, I didn't know I had an audience" she said with a friendly smile. "I'm Kyotesk Haruma. And if I'm not mistaken, you're a member of the Iwahashi family, correct? One of my pupils is Hyosuke." she continued, a smile still present on her face. Though normally people would be upset, it took a lot to make Haruma unhappy. She wasn't shy about her voice, so it really didn't matter to her that she had heard him. Perhaps this way she would get a bit of feedback, if the guy was as nice as he was handsome. She almost chuckled to herself as she thought about that. For whatever reason, her mind was encouraging her to be very flirtatious. That wasn't normal behavior, but she normally went with the flow of things that went on in her head. Perhaps for now, however, she would stick with a nice friendly tone. Might as well get to know the guy. He might actually have some useful insight on Hyosuke.

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Dai watched the girl after she noticed he was standing there watching her. He knew that she was not out to harm anyone and that he just happened on her by accident. He was not sure it was by accident now really. He was curious after all to find the voice he was hearing and that had washed over him. It was not like anything that he had heard before and he actually liked it. It was not every day that he ran into someone that was able to carry that tune and dance like how she did it. He had noticed while she was dancing that she was at peace with herself; something that he was not custom being himself around people that he had forgotten.

Dai watched her for a moment and he could not help, but to think she was attractive. It was not every day that he happened on a beautiful woman dancing in the woods in the middle of Konoha after all. ”So maybe today will not turn out to be that bad after all? Also gives me more of a reason to hide from the clan and any ANBU related things.” He noticed how she looked at him has if trying to place him to something. He closed his eyes to try and remember if he had ever seen her any place before, but he came up blank. He knew it would have become rather awkward if she remembered him and he had no clue who she was.

Dai’s eyes followed her fans to the ground and he smiled a bit more. He noticed how her eyes and skin color changed. It was not hard that it was either caused by the genjutsu or she had some sort of bloodline within her and he was guessing the last of the two. He was caught off guard when she commented on the Iwahashi family and his cousin Hyosuke. After a moment, he lifted his head off the tree bark and pushed his shoulder off as well. He placed one hand on his chin as if thinking about exactly what he was going to say to her or what he was going to do. The other hand slipped into his pocket and rested there. He had a little playful grin on his face and it was the first time in a while that he could remember being this playful to someone. Could have it been a result of the genjutsu that she had accidently placed him under? It was a good possibility.

He nodded slightly and pulled his hand away from his chin to only run it through his dark hair slightly. He glanced down at his shirt and then looked back up to see her still smiling at him. She had given him his name and how she knew he was a part of the Iwahashi clan. A clan that liked it secrets for the most part. ”You have guessed right about me, Kyotesk Haruma. I am Iwahashi Daisuke or nickname The Breeze within the family. As for little Hyosuke, he is the son of our clan leader and my……” He paused for a moment and closed his eyes. He was never sure how close Kosuke was to him in being cousins. He could not remember much about his own childhood. ”He is one of my cousins anyways…not sure…hmm which exactly. He actually said something the other day about finally being placed on a Genin Squad. It is nice to meet you.”

After he got done talking about his family he made a mental note to write down her name and anything else he thought was important down in his notebook. He was not sure what he would actually do without the thing to write down things in. He hated the curse that he held and knew one day Hyosuke would face the same curse. He pushed that out of his mind and focused on her. ”Sorry to interrupt your dancing and singing there, but I thought best to get out of your genjutsu by alerting you to my presence here before you ended up attacking me. If I may say so you have a lovely voice and your dancing is nothing I have ever seen before.” When he was speaking he had nothing, but a gently small smile on his face.

[eli]

As Haruma finished speaking, she took another moment to rack her mind for some background information on this guy. As she had already established, he was a member of the Iwahashi clan. Now that was fortunate. She had been having a little trouble with one of the junior members, Hyosuke, who was one of her pupils. She didn't have anything very bad to say about the kid, but she was a bit worried about his intolerance and odd sense of superiority. Perhaps this man in front of her had a little insight on the boy and his behaviors, because Haruma was genuinely curious as to why he acted so strange. And what was even more, Haruma could even question about Hyosuke's abilities. That would probably be the most important part of the conversation.

Looking up, Haruma noticed that the other seemed a bit puzzled as to what to say to her. He was silent for about a moment, merely moving his hands from his chin, to his hair, and to his pocket. And then she saw a cute looking grin light up on his face. Now that was a good sign. Shortly after this new facial expression, he began to speak. Haruma listened intently as the other introduced himself. Iwahashi Daisuke. She would have to remember that, though it wouldn't be hard. Apparently his alias was "The Breeze" which caused Haruma to release a very faint laugh. To her it seemed like a silly name, though she always knew the breeze as something comforting.

Later on in the sentence, he mentioned how Hyosuke was one of his cousins, and the son of the leader of the Iwahashi clan. He seemed a bit confused about which cousin of his Hyosuke was. Now that was a bit strange. Perhaps he didn't even know the boy that well. Furthermore, maybe he didn't even talk to her on a daily basis. That wouldn't surprise Haruma. If the Iwahashi clan was set up anything like the Hyuga clan, which she was a bit more familiar with, then relatives closest to the leader might go days without talking to distant relatives, though they might live in the same district. However, shortly after thinking this he mentioned how he had heard Hyosuke say he had been placed on a Genin squad. So they did talk occasionally, if nothing more.

Instead of reacting right away, she just smiled and nodded as he spoke, showing no more emotion than that. She began to wonder if he was affected by her Genjutsu- he seemed to be rather happy. Perhaps that was why he was so confused about some things, or seemed to be anyways. Though her genjutsu caused relaxation, when coming out of that relaxed state, one was a bit... well, dreamy would be a good way to put it. But then again, there were also plenty of other explanations. Haruma was constantly contradicting herself on an hourly basis, which is why she often meditated or tried various methods of relaxation. If she was not at peace with her mind, she would let herself ramble mentally and sometimes it gave her a searing headache.

Shortly after introducing herself, Daisuke seemed to let out an apology. Haruma merely tilted her head curiously as he began speaking, and once more, listened very intently. With a mother as strict as hers, Haruma had learned to be polite and deadly. But as of the moment she would remain polite. When Daisuke mentioned her voice, Haruma reflexively smiled in an expressed 'thank you', for it was something that she heard on a daily basis. However, when he complimented her dancing... well, that was an entirely different story. In fact, it actually caused a very slight red tint to appear on her cheeks. On a normal person it would have been hardly noticeable, but with someone as pale as Haruma, it stuck out like a sore thumb.

"Well thank you, Daisuke- if I may call you that." she started, not waiting for him to answer before continuing. "I.. well, that was actually my first time dancing, so thank you very much actually." she said, her glistening smile widening a bit. Now she was just acting weird. Might as well try to change the topic quickly. "Actually, if you don't mind, I have a few questions about Hyosuke. I know it sounds boring and such, but I just like to know things about my students, and how they act, and-" she stopped herself right there. She was rambling again. How embarrassing. "Well, in any case, I'd just like to know why he acts so... so intolerant sometimes. It seems as though he thinks very highly of himself. If that's the case, I'll have to break that ego, but I'd like advice from someone who actually knows him better than I do. Care to... help me?" she asked with a sweet tone to her voice. Gosh, that last part even sounded as if she was flirting.

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[dai]

Dai watched her for a moment before relaxing a bit around her. He was on guard now that the genjutsu was ended and he did not have to end it. He did not want to waste chakra and the feeling he got from it relaxed him to start with. He stepped a few feet closer to her, but not by much. He knew she had to be younger than him because she was not one of the people he really seen around the village nor in the academy either. This left him to wonder exactly how old she was, but he knew it would be rude of him to ask her without getting to know her better. He knew how his ‘sisters’ acted when he asked how old they were and that never went that well for him.

He titled his head when he saw the blush on her cheeks after her smile to thank him for his compliment towards her singing. He wanted to comment about the blush that spread cross her sweet looking cheeks, but he held his tongue. He kept his hands in his pockets for now has his headband tapped against his tonfa on his side as he walked towards the side for a brief moment or so.

He nodded slightly when she asked to call him Daisuke and before he could get anything out she started to say that it was her first time dancing. The smile on his lips spread even more. ”Better than what I could have done. I would have been tripping over my own feet. And you may call me Dai if you wish Haruma.” He had noticed that most Iwahashi had the suke at the end of their names and he decided to drop it awhile back. He was about to saw something else, but was cut off with her questions of Hyosuke. He listened closely and nodded. His eyebrow rose slightly when she used a flirtatious voice with him at the end. He chuckled slightly to himself and dismissed it.

”It seems you know of the Iwahashi clan, but not the ability what drives Hyosuke to be like that. It is very complicated.” He paused for a moment and closed his eyes. He knew full well how Hyosuke acted and carried himself and knew one day that would all come crashing down around him. He really had no one there when it started for him, perhaps she could help Hyosuke? Dai slowly turned his attention back to Haruma. ”As shinobi we are taught the bond between teammates are important and emotions will run through those bonds. Hyosuke is protecting himself from those bonds. He fears them because what he will have to lose to forge those bonds with his peers. There are not many of us left with our bloodline, but is something that the young fears and do not understand. I myself barely understand.”

Dai knew he would have to go into more detail about what he spoke about losing in order to gain. He was not sure if she would believe him or not about it. He also did not want to pull out his notebook to explain just yet to someone that he just met. ”At birth those that possess our bloodline have a sort of crimson rings in their eyes for a few hours and it fades. At birth Hyosuke had those rings and to the clan it is known has the Crimson Rings. Later in life the rings will activate when the user is in total emotional break down or someone close to them is highly emotional. The Crimson Rings caused the user to feel the emotions around them. They can also be used to tell a lie. Each time the Crimson Rings activates the user pays a great toll. It is more of a curse than a Kekkie Genkai.” He did not want to tell her just yet about the memory loss, but if she asked he would tell since he already told her about the eyes.

Dai shifted his weight for one foot to another until he was comfortable with standing more on his left side and leaned back slightly. ”I have known Hyosuke since his mother gave birth to him and I also know his little sister that is at the academy now. Hyosuke lost his mother when his sister was young and he barely remembers her has it is. All he has are stories of her told to him by his father.” He took a deep breath and closed his eyes.

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As she was speaking, Haruma noticed that the other visibly relaxed. She had a knack for recognizing that sort of thing, and it was actually quite helpful for catching people off guard. But of course, Daisuke wouldn't need to worry about anything bad coming from her. After all, she was the mistress of soothing, not someone who would typically harm anyone. Unless they were an opponent of course. Haruma's face and expression did not change as the other stepped a little bit closer to her. Her eyes slowly trailed down to his feet and back up as she visibly checked out his stance. It didn't seem too poised, or too relaxed either. More like somewhere in between, though with those hands in his pockets he wouldn't be able to react quickly if she had chosen to attack him.

She noticed that he nodded when she asked if he could call her Daisuke- but she had not really given her time to react. That was average for her, considering she could talk for hours. The perpetual smile that seemed to be present on Haruma's face during the whole conversation remained in place. However, Daisuke was a whole different story. If she was talented in reading emotions, she would be able to read him like a book. It was actually kind of cute, especially when he smiled. Speaking of which, he began to smile as he opened his mouth to speak.

He commented on his apparent inability to dance, and even added in a hint at lack of coordination. Haruma could hardly believe that, seeing that he was a shinobi. But, it was better to be modest and humble than cocky and arrogant. Next he clarified that it was fine to just call him 'Dai'. Now that was a thought. She had never really been a fan of calling people by their nicknames. She typically favored a more formal approach, though she made a few exceptions with certain ninja. Maybe she could also make an exception for him.

Once he had finished saying that, she had begun to ask about Hyosuke. She was actually very curious, for his behavior bothered her- it was not as calm as she would have liked it to be. According to Daisuke, some sort of ability caused Hyosuke to act the way he did. She tilted her head slightly as the smile fell from her face and her hands hung loosely at her sides. Apparently by forging bonds with other shinobi, Hyosuke would in turn lose something. Now that was a bit difficult to comprehend. She just couldn't understand what he would have to lose to have friendship. She had heard a phrase along the lines of "you must give up something to gain power" but other than that she honestly had no clue what to think. In any case, Daisuke told it as if Hyosuke actually genuinely feared making bonds with people. It was no wonder that he acted the way he did.

However, he did not give her enough information. What would he lose? Well, it wasn't long before he told her. It had something to do with their eyes apparently, which had crimson rings, hence the name of their kekkei genkai. When activated, the user suffered, and it was only activated when someone nearby was highly emotional or the user was them self.. now she would have to remember that. She didn't want Hyosuke being in any danger due to the careless actions of one of his teammates under extreme emotional stress. It sounded as if Haruma was the perfect instructor for him, however. By allowing him to connect with his spiritual self and create peace in his mind, perhaps he would be able to forge friendships and endure emotional stress after learning the best relaxation methods. And what was more, perhaps she could work on a Genjutsu that would specifically calm the effects of that kekkei genkai. She would have to think about it.

But what exactly did the user lose? That was what confused Haruma the most. And Daisuke gave little information that could be an answer from what he said next, though it seemed to be equally important. Daisuke had lost his mother at a young age. Haruma could relate to that pain a little, only she had lost her whole clan excluding her mother at a young age. Of course, she couldn't remember them, but all she had were stories of the clan's glory days as well. Now there was something interesting. The two actually had a bit in common, though Haruma really did not want to compare herself to him. But only because their personalities were so different. But there was no problem with that. She would set Hyosuke straight- it was almost as if she was born to be his mentor.

And as for Daisuke, well, the deep breath that concluded his little speech signaled that he was either feeling a bit of sorrow or stress, or a mixture. Maybe she would fix that. From afar, Haruma guessed that he was a short-ranged fighter due to the fact that he had short-range weapons hanging from his belt. Though people commonly didn't pay attention to it, those who specialized in taijutsu and other close combat tended to stress their muscles much easier than anyone else. He probably had a lot of knots in his back. Though this wasn't directly relevant to the situation at hand, Haruma definitely wouldn't mind exhibiting her massage therapy skills on him.

"I'm very sorry to hear that he lost his mother so young. But I see how he acts the way he is, if he truly fears that he'll lose something by forging bonds. I'll work on that with him. He's lucky that he got me as a teacher, considering I'm a relaxation and comfort specialist." she said with a smile on her face before thinking of how to introduce the massage idea. "And actually, that reminds me. Telling by your weapons there, I'd label you a close range fighter. I bet you have a lot of stressed out muscles. If you're up for it, I'd be willing to put my massage therapy skills to use for you. Free of charge, of course, but only because you're my pupil's relative." she said calmly, finally releasing her usual happy smile and replacing it with a smaller, more playful one. She was completely serious about it. And not only because she was doing it out of kindness. She wouldn't mind being able to get closer to this guy.

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Daisuke paid attention to her for a moment or so while he spoke of Hyosuke. He knew he had not given her all the information she was seeking from him about the boy, but that would come in time. There were not a lot of people outside the clan that really knew what a member with the Crimson Rings went through day by day and it was even harder for one to explain to an outsider of the clan. He knew the pain to lose someone close to him, but at the same time it was only his mentor that he lost when he was sixteen. His mother, father, and sisters he could not remember for the life of him.

He had seen her smile fall from her face and he did not like it that much. He took another breath. ”I left you with more questions than answers I suppose. I guess I need to change that.” He was not sure how to describe the memory lost to her or even show her that he held the same eyes has Hyosuke did. He pulled his hand out of his pocket and brought it over to his other shoulder. On the back of his shoulder he started to tap his fingers against his skin until he spoke again and he stopped.

”Imagine, if you will, where you start to lose things that you could remember clearly. Like a child playing with their father, mother, or siblings. Memories that are old just fade and even if you see the person nearly every day for the rest of your life, but you just cannot place where they are at? The Crimson Rings are a worse fate than death in some cases. The members that hold the Kekkie Genkai suffers from memory lost when they use their ability. Once activated we can force a lie onto those that are weaker than our selves, but that takes skills to perform. The worst part is when the Rings are activated because member feels an overflow of emotions from the people around them. Each time, even for a second, we lose something dear to us.”

Dai paused and realized that this was the first person that he was really telling this too outside of the clan. He tilted his head and watched her. She thought she could help his cousin out of this fate and it showed in her face at how worried she was about him. It was not hard for him to pick this up from her, but he was not sure how she would. Dai already decided to tell her a bit more, but that would wait for another time.

”He fears them because he does not want to lose the only memories of his mother that he has left and of his younger sister that he has helped to watch.” Dai spoke has if he knew what Hyosuke would go through if the Crimson Rings were activated. ”His attitude is the cause of this. He has everything to gain by making friends and bonding with them, but at the cost of what? It is an ill fate that the Iwahashi hold and one that some do not take lightly.”

Daisuke expression changed from sorrow and explaining to somewhat of a playful look when she mentioned that he was a short range fighter because of his tonfa that he held on his side. He knew now that he could not take her lightly and that she watched nearly every moment he made around her. He could not really see this has a bad thing for the most part just an interesting one. A smirk was on his face that did not seem like it was going to die anytime soon.

”You picked up the short-range combat from Hyosuke I suppose? However, I can attack from both mid-to close range. I do prefer close range combat, though. I am The Iwahashi Breeze for a reason and more than just a simple nickname I will assure you of that. That tale, however, is meant for when I get to know you better Haruma.”

He titled his head at her when she suggested that she used her massage skills on him. The upbeat smile was replaced with a playful one like his before. His own lips formed a soft, but mischievous look about them and his eyes followed suit right away. He was not sure what it was about the young beautiful lady that was standing in front him that made him act this way, but he was not shutting it out just yet.

He slowly crossed the distance that was between them. It was a good eight to ten feet that were between them at first. His hand that held on his shoulder dropped down to his side has he was nearly just two feet from her. He took one more step closer and stopped. His brown eyes slowly searched for something within hers before he spoke softly to her. ”You are different from most I met…Kyotesk Haruma…” He mostly repeated her name for his own benefit to remembering it later. ”I think, I will take you up on your offer…” His head was titled slightly to the right side and he looked like a innocent young man.

[eli]

This conversation with Daisuke was turning out to be quite profitable. She had learned just why Hyosuke acted how he did, which was something that had initially bothered her. However, now things had changed since she had gained a little insight on his motives. In fact, in her head, she had even come up with a viable solution. The only thing that bothered her at this point was that Hyosuke failed to mention what exactly it was that Hyosuke would loose because of his kekkei genkai, or, 'curse' as the other put it. And if the kekkei genkai affected him, then did it also affect Daisuke? She would inquire about such a thing later, however. Or so she thought. But it seemed as if Daisuke had read her thoughts, for he suddenly decided to tell her what he had meant. Haruma watched and listened curiously, her hands hanging at her sides. The long grey sleeves of the robe she wore stretched past her hands, and further enhanced her perpetual enchantress appearance. However, at the moment, she had no expressions on her face other than curiosity itself.

According to Daisuke, members of the clan would lose memories when their kekkei genkai was activated. Haruma almost frowned, but held it back and managed to keep her face as expressionless as possible. She didn't want him feeling uncomfortable or anything. But still- losing their memories. That was quite the setback. She would really have to work with Hyosuke on avoiding or countering the curse. From what she heard, it seemed the only use of the kekkei genkai was to force lies into the weak-minded. That would be a useful trick for persuasion or covert operations, but still, it was a large price to pay. Haruma tilted her head to the side, minor concern finally managing to flood into her visage. Why hadn't she heard of this before? She knew the clan kept to themselves, but surely such a kekkei genkai would be recorded somewhere. Who wouldn't want to find a cure to that?

Briefly after she had spoken about helping Hyosuke, he began to talk about him again. He feared Metsuki and Sachiko because he didn't want to become to attached to them, and that was the direct result of his distant and abrasive personality. She could understand that, though it was definitely sad. He proceeded to tell her how the Iwahashi had a terrible curse, and she had to agree. But shortly after he said this, his aura changed from a negative one to more of a positive, as she could tell in his face that he was feeling playful. It was as she was explaining that he was a short-range fighter. What was so funny about that? Apparently something, because then a smirk came onto his face as she finished speaking.

As she finished, he soon picked up and accused her from picking up the style of combat from Hyosuke. Which was... partially true. But it wasn't hard to tell when he had those weapons dangling at his side. Haruma couldn't help that she was a bit too meticulous about physical and emotional signs. He explained that he was the "Iwahashi Breeze" for a reason. Haruma couldn't help but giggle at that. It was such a silly name. She covered her mouth with her right hand which was shrouded in her sleeve as she laughed. He then mentioned that the tale of the 'Breeze' was for when he knew her better. So he was hinting that they were definitely going to be friends, huh? Well that was certainly a good sign. A sign that Haruma did not mind at all.

Shortly after he said that, she presented the massage idea. A playful look was on her face, and his expression soon followed suit. It was a cute little smile, but at the same time, it reminded her of a kid who had some sort of mischievous idea up his sleeve. In fact, looking a little closer, his whole face seemed to be riddled with some sort of a mischief. Hopefully that was a good sign.

Haruma noticed that Daisuke was starting to walk towards her. Instinctively, about twenty different escape plans ran into her mind. She mentally cursed herself for being so paranoid, but then just shut her eyes for a second and relaxed, pushing the paranoia away. She was able to do it with great ease. She was the mistress of relaxation after all. However, when he was only about two feet away from her, she could hardly keep a calm demeanor about her. She managed, but barely. And it became even worse when he stepped even closer than that and made eye contact. His eyes seemed to be moving about, searching hers, and he spoke at the same time. She could hardly listen while she was staring into his own eyes, but she managed to pick up important words. The most important being that he agreed to let her give him a massage.

Leaping at a chance to end the close moment, she grinned and twirled quickly to the side. "Good! I can't wait to rid your back of all those knots!" she said happily as she began to glide gracefully over to the river that was only about twenty feet behind her. Reaching into a small bag she had brought with her, she fished around and pulled out a large towel. In only a matter of seconds she had the towel flat on the ground right next to the river and she looked over to him. "Come on over and lay down! The river will really help you relax." she said, smiling happily. There were other things she needed to talk to him about, but first she wanted to get him comfortable and relaxed, because it was the best to talk to people when they were soothed. Well, that and she wanted to touch him. Oh! And that reminded her. She fished around for another towel and smiled, holding it out to him.

"I need you to change into this." she said, trying very hard to keep a mischievious grin off of her face. "You can go behind the trees if you want. I'll wait here. Just shed your clothes, fold them nicely, and wrap this around your waist. And then we'll begin when you lay down on the towel. Sound good?" she chirped happily, tossing the towel to him. It wasn't as if she was trying to get his clothes off, it was just... well, wearing only a towel during a massage was how she'd always done it.

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Dai watched her has she listened to him about the Iwahashi clan bloodline and everything. It sorta made him more relax around her and the tapping against his shoulder had stopped a few seconds later. He did not understand what made her different from the other females he had encounter in his life, but he was both comfortable and uncomfortable at the same time. He did not want to twist fates with her if he was just going to lose the memory anyways.

He was also glad that she accepted what he had told her about the rings and did not question them just yet. He was not she what laid in her mind and what she was thinking about him and Hyosuke, but he did believe that if Hyosuke had someone there to watch over him that his rings may not be activated anytime now. He did not like that the rings did to him and the look on the face of the woman that called him her son. It pained him every time he saw her face watch him. He was not blind to how the woman looked at him. Would Haruma look the same way?

Dai did the best thing for him; he pushed the thought about the clan and everything out of his mind. There was nothing at the point to keep them talking about the rings and for that he was grateful towards her. He was not sure how he was going to express that too her, but he looked calmer has she dropped the subject of the clan and he was not going to bring it back up just now. He would allow her to do that if she wanted. For now he was going to enjoy his time with this beautiful enchantress before him.

He had noticed her uneasy she got when he was only a couple of feet from her. He was not sure if this counted has a good thing or not, but he was not going to push himself closer to her. He knew when to back off and not send out the creeper viba. When he watched her eyes he saw playfulness and mischievous in them just the same as his. He smiled a bit more until she dashed off towards the side of him and over to her bag. He laughed when she said she wanted to get the knots out of his back. He never had a massage before and especially out in the woods like this.

He watched her lay the towel on the ground and he slowly walked over to her just in time for her to hold out another towel to him. He raised his dark eyebrows at her just slightly has she told him what he needed to do now. Undress out in the woods. It was never something that he ever consider doing and special not around a complete stranger like she was too him. He also knew that it left him every open to an attack from her or another person that might be lurking in the woods. He already trusted her with information about the clan and his smaller cousin. Could he trust her now?

He caught the towel when she threw it at him. He was still rather unsure about this, but slowly walked towards the tree and walked around it. He leaned against the tree and pulled out his notebook from his pouch. He slipped his hand back in for a moment and pulled out a pen. He turned to an empty page and started to write down her name and that she was Hyosuke’s sensei. He wanted to write a bit more, but he lacked any really information about her. ”I suppose that is for another time,” Dai muttered to himself. He slipped the notebook and pen back in his pouch.

After he was done taking off his clothes and placed the towel around his lower body. He folded up his clothes and placed his pouch and his tonfa on his shirt. He slowly walked out holding the pile of clothing in one hand and using his other hand to make sure the towel was not going to fall off him. He felt a bit embarrass, but he knew it would pass.

On his right shoulder was a mark of the ANBU of the village. If asked he could always say that he was a former member of the group. He had at least a four pack on his chest and his upper arms did hold muscles to them. He walked slowly over to her and the towel. He had a small goofy smile about him at the moment. He sat his clothing down on the ground slightly close to the towel in case he needed them fast. He did not want to be seen out in public with nothing, but a towel on. He made sure to lie down on the ground where he could see his tonfa, but they were slightly hiding behind the pouch. Tonfa he could replace….the notebook…was a different story.

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As Haruma handed out the towel to Daisuke, a list of his possible reactions went through her mind. The first and foremost being utter rejection. Most shinobi did not want to feel that exposed. However, considering he had opened up to her about the crimsons rings, something that most other people besides the Iwahashi clan didn't know of due to failure to record it, she guessed that he must trust her enough. The only other reason she could see behind the utter rejection idea was that perhaps he would feel like she was flirting with him or something. Well, in a way she was, but the massage excuse was a good idea. Hopefully he didn't suspect a thing- that would be embarrassing. And besides, it wasn't as if she was head over heels for him. But it wasn't often that one came across a handsome looking guy who showered you with compliments. Haruma was normally very modest, and it was easy to make her blush if enough compliments for given about the right thing. Ever since he stumbled into her life, he had been saying the right things so far.

But that was beside the point. The second and last reaction Haruma expected from Daisuke that she could think of in the three seconds before he would react was to act a little surprised, but go off and do it anyways. Most of the male jonin she knew weren't too shy about their bodies, though they weren't perverts either. She doubted Daisuke was too much of a pervert, so she ruled out the possibility of him rushing to get his clothes off. Telling from his personality, he would probably just hesitate a bit and then do as she told him. Haruma could already see them clicking in her head. A guy who complimented her and did what she told him to do. It was definitely a bonus in her book. The females in the Kyotesk clan tended to be a bit more demanding while the men were more laid-back. It seemed as though that was how this matching was happening. But Haruma quickly dismissed the thought of anything happening between them. Right now she should focus on the situation at hand.

And thankfully for her, the situation at hand decided to turn to her favor. She mentally thanked her lucky stars as Daisuke only quirked an eyebrow and slowly walked towards the treeline. That wasn't too bad of a reaction- it was actually what she predicted to happen, in contrast to the utter rejection idea that had raced through her head. Just as she had though, he had hesitated a little and then did as she told him to. Things were beginning to look good. If he just listened to her from here on out, perhaps she could soothe a few more things out of him. And with her hands going to work on his back and shoulders, he would probably be in such a state of bliss that he would be willing to tell her anything. She could even coax a few good answers out of him if she tried hard enough. Maybe even a good word about her.

Before he disappeared behind one of the trees, Haruma mentally swore that she would not peak. Instead, she would ready a few things for the treatment. Fishing around in her bag, she pulled out a small pot that seemed to have four sticks hanging from the sides of it. She quickly scooted closer to the river and filled the pot with water. Now for the more difficult part. She put the sticks into the moist dirt of the riverbank, allowing the pot to be elevated slightly. She then smiled to herself as she collected some stray twigs from nearby without even having to move and created a small stockpile of wood underneath the lifted pot. Then, pulling out a lighter that she had retrieved from her bag, she lighted the wood and it caught fire, slowly starting to heat the water in the pot. She smiled to herself, feeling accomplished already. The pot would play a key part in her massage therapy, but not until later.

Haruma looked up just in time to see Daisuke returning with his clothes in one hand, his other hand gripping the towel around his waist. She almost chuckled, but held herself back as her eyes lingered to his torso. He had toned abs, and despite what she had thought about him being too skinny, it actually seemed like he had a lot of muscle on his arms. She continued to stare, but soon caught herself after about seven seconds and mentally scolded herself, looking away. If he asked, she would make up something like 'oh, I was examining your aura' or something along those lines. As he placed his stuff down, she got a good look at his shoulder. He had the ANBU tattoo there. She blinked, a slight look of disbelief on her face. She didn't disapprove of it, but she was a bit surprised is all. She wanted to know if he was still in ANBU, but she would have to ask him later. Besides, it was a high probability that he wasn't- ANBU black ops members wouldn't reveal themselves like that without a good backup excuse or something.

As Daisuke lied down on the towel, a grin came onto her face. One he could not see considering she was behind him now. She reached into her bag again and pulled out three candles. She then stood, walking over to where Daisuke's head was and she placed them a small distance away, though making sure not to place any next to his clothes. She then one by one lit them, a smile on her face. "These are incense candles.. they will release a pleasant smell that will help your body relax." she said in a singsong voice before standing again and seeming to skip back to her bag. She was really in a good mood, especially because she had so easily persuaded the guy to let her give him a massage. Then again, not many people would pass up a free massage, and Haruma was a professional.

Haruma reached into her bag again, and this time pulled out some massage oil. She then stood up and walked over to his side, the one that wasn't next to the river, and put some of the oil onto her hands. "I hope this is a nice enough atmosphere for you. The smell of the candles, the sound of the river... I try to make it relaxing for my clients." she said, her inflection rising during the last part of her sentence. She wasn't exactly sure why she did that, but she waved it off and instead placed both of her oil covered hands onto his back. In slow, graceful motions, she began to rub the oil all over his back, shoulders, arms and sides. This was the easiest process and didn't instill much pleasure onto another, but what was to follow definitely would.

When she had finished administering the oil, she brought her hands first to his shoulders and widened her eyes when she squeezed down a bit. "Oh my god.. you are so tight up here, is this your first massage or something?" she asked, a bit astounded. "You may be the Breeze, but with knots like these, I find it hard to believe you can move around that easily. I can tell you this for sure, when I'm done, you'll be able to move a lot faster than before." she said as she slowly began to let her hands do work on his shoulders as she began releasing the tension with relative ease. She actually was surprised that his back was so tight. But it didn't matter too much- she'd rather it be that way. Because that way, she could have an excuse to stick around and massage him longer.

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Dai usually hide his ANBU tattoo when he was out in public without a long sleeve shirt on. Today, he was just caught off guard and did not have the wrap in his pouch to cover it. He would have to play this off has he was a former ANBU because they was the only ones that walked around showing it off sometimes. He did not care what the ANBU really said about things within it structure. He was taking the day off wither they liked it or not.

When he came back out his eyes scanned the area to see if anything had changed since he went behind the tree. He saw the pot that had the small control fire near the stream. He was slightly curious to why she had brought all this stuff so far into the woods at the park. It was like she was prepared for just about everything, something he found himself lacking in when he did not have someone reminding him about things. He knew there were some stuff he had to get done before Kyosuke came back from the mission, but still he was never this prepared for anything in his life. He liked to go with the wind most of the time, which was one of the reasons why he was so willing like this.

Dai caught her staring at his body and it made him want to smirk some. It seemed like he was having the same effects on her that she was having on him. He might have not dwindled in the female department often, but he did get the flirtatious girls every now and there. He would humor who ever set him up with them and go out on a few dates with them, but nothing ever developed between them. Haruma, however, was another chapter. He still could not place his finger onto why he had allowed himself to do this and told her about the Iwahashi. He even gave her, her own little page in his notebook something he rarely did for someone. To him the names and information in the books was just that and he mixed and match dates and people all the time. She was beautiful with her white hair and the chocolate brown eyes against her pale face. Dai said nothing and acted like he did not see her stare on him. He would allow her to have a moment to herself.

Once he lay down on the towel he could not see her face or what she was doing. He wanted to lift up and see what she was doing, but he felt that would be trying too hard and from what he heard about massages it was not what he wanted to do. He allowed his toes to move slightly and dig slightly into the towel under him. He slowly place placed his chin down on the towel and watched around her until he saw her feet close to his head. He listened to her when she spoke about the candles being there to help his body to relax. He nodded just slightly and moved his arms to his sides.

He listened to her move again towards her bag to get something else. He was not sure what she got this time, but he took a moment to close his eyes and focus his hearing to make sure no one else was around. Once he was sure that no one else was around, but them two he allowed his guard to be slightly lowered. His hit titled more to the right side. Before she got back to him he moved and mashed his black hair downwards towards his neck. The seal on the back of his neck he did not want her to see just yet. There were still deeper secrets inside the Iwahashi Clan.

He raised his head just slightly when she commented about the environment and the last part of her words. He heard the inflection in her voice at the last bit. He was not sure what to make of it just yet. She was after all a mistress of genjutsu. Before he had time to think he felt her hands on his skin has she smoothed over the cold liquid onto his back. He wanted to squirm like a little kid against her hands, but he controlled himself. Her touch alone sent a small chill up his spine, but it was unlike any other that he felt before. ”I….wanted to touch her back then…when I was agreeing to this…push some hair out of her face or something….if she was any other girl…I would have….why is she…so…mysterious too me….” He had started to tap his finger closest to her up and down slightly.

As soon as she started to squeeze down on his shoulders he noticed the changing in her pitch in her voice. Then she commented on how tight he was and asked if this was his first massage. He chuckled slightly and nodded some. ”I tend to get very busy most of the time….the other time…” He stopped himself before continuing the statement. Missions, dealing with the Iwahashi, training, and looking over the notebook as if it would redraw his memories. He had not given away that he suffered from the rings himself. What would she think about him then? She did ask about Hyosuke, not himself.

He chuckled more when she told him that she would get him to move a lot faster after the massage. He settled the side of his face against the towel and looked over to the river has she worked. He did feel his shoulders started to get loser. There was no lie about that and her touch just added to the experience for him. The tapping of the finger slowly died down and he closed his eyes and took in a deep breath. His face looked like it was also relaxing as if he was not trying to remain in control of himself.

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As she stared at Daisuke's body upon him moving out of the trees, a slight look up noticed that he was smirking. Great. She didn't mean to be that obvious, but staring did that sort of thing. After realizing that she had been discovered, she had mentally scolded herself and looked away. Now was not the time to be staring. So instead she focused on lighting incense candles once Daisuke had sat down. And shortly after that, she found herself massaging his back. Now this was cool. It had probably only been fifteen minutes and she already had Daisuke half naked on the floor in front of her. '...wow, that was a perverted thing to think' she thought to herself, though her hands never paused in loosening the knots in Daisuke's back.

As she began massaging, she realized that Daisuke had so many knots in his back. After asking if he had ever had a previous massage, she was answered by something she expected. He was "busy" most of the time. He soon went on to talk about why, but something stopped him. Now that was odd. She wasn't going to say anything about it now, but perhaps it would come up later in the conversation, because she was pretty curious. When people left her hanging like that, she tended to become more worried. But instead of letting all of those thoughts rush into her at once, she took a small breath and relaxed her mind, letting her hands glide across Daisuke's various muscles as she worked the stress out of them. Now was not the time to be worrying about such petty things.

When she told him he would be able to move faster, she heard him laugh quietyl and she couldn't help but smile herself. At least he was enjoying things, or so it seemed. Haruma watched as he shifted his head so that his right cheek was against the towel and his eyes were set on the river. That was a good thing, it was just what he wanted her to do. Relax. And he was using the river. How ironic that he was able to relax so simply and listen to her while his cousin seemed to hate her. Soon after, she heard him exhale deeply and peeked over to notice that his facial features seemed to be physically relaxing as well. Now that was good. It seemed as though this guy really did trust Haruma. So if he did, then she would have to ask him what he was about to say.

"I'm just curious, what were you going to say when you, well, suddenly cut yourself off?" she asked calmly with a smile, her hands never ceasing as they glided across his upper back. "You said you tended to get busy most of the time, then the other time... and then you stopped."

She said this in a benign tone, kneading her hands into his upper back before moving to get his neck. With one swift movement, she parted his hair that hung over the back of his neck and raised an eyebrow. 'A seal..? For what?' she asked herself. Perhaps it was private. She didn't want to seem like she was being pushy or anything, and to cover up her small surprise at seeing it, she just began massaging his neck normally as she would if the seal wasn't there. But nevertheless, her curiosity eventually got to her and she had to ask.

"I notice you have an ANBU tattoo on your arm. You don't have to tell me anything confidential, but I'm just curious if you're still in ANBU. You also have a seal I've never seen before on your back. What's its purpose?"

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Dai was more relaxed than he had ever been before that he could remember. He knew he had only lost memory of four people and he had never really felt relaxed around anyone like this before. He would have to admit that girl that had her hands all over his back had a gift that he never seen or felt before. The more she touched him the more he felt relaxed, but there was something that was going on inside his head that was telling him to brace for anything. It might have been the ANBU inside of him or the fact that he was never sure when his Crimson Rings were going to activate.

Dai let out a small sigh to himself until he felt her hands at the back of his neck. He was not sure what she saw, but he felt a bit uneasy at the moment and he tensed up some. The information about the Clan only was meant for those within it. He knew he could not tell anyone about the Guardian within the clan. He settled down when he did not hear her question about the seal.

He opened his eyes when she asked about when he cut himself off. His eyes glanced at the pouch for a second or so and closed again. He took in breath and exhaled it. ”Meditation.” It was a quick and easy answer and it was not completely false either. He meditated when he was staring for hours at the information inside of his notebook and it allowed him to think for the most part. He knew now that he would have to act the part of being relaxed and keep his wits about him. It was harder than it looked at the moment. Of course he had a few flings that never went anywhere and they was just that, but with her it was something more at the moment.

He sighed to himself to what came next. She was more observant than what he first gave her credit for. She had not only asked about the tattoo on his shoulder, but the seal under his hair. He took a moment to himself to think about the possible answers to give her. ”ANBU. Yes, I am still a part of the organization. As for the seal I am sorry, but I am not allowed to talk about that. Hyosuke does not even know the inner and outer of the clan yet.”

Dai twisted his head towards her and looked up at her the best he could. He did not want to force her to make him lay still, but he did want to see her for a moment or so. ”….May I ask…why…do you care so much?” He was just as curious has she was about him.