#guest muse: Jun

[crystalized-moonlight]

"Who the fuck eats ice cream from a dirty ass floor? Ya nasty."

"Any ice cream is good, man! Once I ate ice cream from-"

"DON'T YOU EVEN GO THERE, ALFRED!"

"Eating dirty ice cream from dirty floor is gross."

"WHO IN THE FU- You know what? Not going to bother."

[hazz-a-bear]

ELEVEN A.M, wen junhui

♡⸝⸝ Jun is a little insane and a little unstoppable when it comes to you. Even if it's eleven in the morning and all the windows are open in your kitchen. Especially when it's eleven in the morning and all the windows are open in your kitchen.

MDNI // 18+

.ᐟ nsfw. minors do not interact please. fluff. established relationship. jun being the hottest boyfriend.

a/n: jun is the silly little gorgeous hot boyfriend that we all need. please leave some feedback and tysm for reading <3

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You're putting away the guest plates you took out yesterday back in the pantry when Junhui saunter his way into the kitchen. You briefly turn around and send him a smile as he hops onto the counter, a mischievous glint in his eye and a big grin on his face that makes him look younger than he is.

Without paying attention to the boy behind you, you continue to indulge in the task, now moving on to the glasses lined up on the kitchen counter. You can feel Junhui's eyes watching you pace as he sits, hands folded in his lap and legs kicking back and forth.

He really looks like a little kid, you muse in your head, waiting for his mom to be done with chores to be picked up and coddled for the rest of the day. Watching Jun sit in silence with his giddy eyes following you, you can't help the urge to sneak a fleeting kiss on his cheek when you pass by him on your way to the cupboard on the far corner.

"Hi pretty" You wink at him, flailing at the way his lips immediately pull into a smile that lights up his whole face. "What are you up to?"

Without waiting for an answer, you turn away with the two glasses clutched in your hand, hoping to continue with your chore. But of course, Jun has other plans of his own.

Jun is fast and sharp with his movement, hands snapping into action like lightning. Without letting you walk away, he quickly reaches your waist to pull you back against the counter to stand right between his legs.

"Woah, baby" You try to stay upright on your feet, simultaneously trying not to drop or slam the glasses down on the granite. His sudden movement knocks the wind out of you as you take a movement to steady your frame.

"Jun, be careful" You scold softly, trying to turn away but as expected, Jun's hands around you tighten to keep you in place pressed up against him.

Jun is quick to pry the two glasses out of your hands, carefully leaning away and reaching to put them on the other side of the counter. You watch with amused eyes as he turns back to you with a familiar look in his hooded eyes. His ankles sneakily cross behind your back, heels knocking to the back of your thighs and pushing you against the edge of the counter. And in record time, Jun's hands are gripping the sides of your shirt.

"Jun,"

His mouth is hot when he pulls you into a kiss, not even waiting for you to be done with your words. Jun's hands slither up to hold the sides of your neck as he presses his lips on yours in a searing kiss, lips harsh against yours. Your hands, almost out of pure instinct, come up to the back of his head - one stopping at his nape and one reaching to tangle through the soft strands of his hair.

"Baby...been wanting you" He whispers into your lips, not quite pulling away enough to stop them from brushing against yours. "So bad, yn. So bad"

Without wasting a second or even waiting for a reply, his thumb is lightly pressing down on your lower lip in a silent plea.

When you tilt your head to the side and part your lips, it's a field day for him. Jun's hands tighten around your torso, crumpling up the t-shirt in his fingertips while he sucks at your mouth. His lips are folding around your own in a familiar hug, teeth grazing the delicate skin, and unapologetically biting down.

You hiss at the sharpness but Jun doesn't back away. He keeps kissing you, fingers holding you by the back of your nape as he lets his breath out in feathery sighs. Your hands fall to his thighs bracketing your frame, clenching against his skin. You move your hands back and forth, fingertips grazing his skin from where his ridiculously short shorts have ridden up. Jun's breath hitches as you give an experimental tug, pulling him against you, and making his hand shoot up towards your hair.

He gives a meaningful pull at it, making your head tilt backwards with a sharp intake of breath.

"Baby, please?" Jun is almost whining in your ear, an edge of clear desperation dripping from his voice. It's a tactic of his to coax you into his shenanigans all the time, helplessly whining and groaning in your ear until he's got what he wants. After all, he knows you can never say no to him when he peers at you through his eyelashes with just the right amount of fuck-me eyes and mouth set in a cute pout.

"Fuck, Jun. Right now?" You mutter hastily, feeling conflicted over the fact that it's eleven a.m, definitely not a good time to fuck in the kitchen with all the windows open, and the fact that he's looking at you with the most sultry eyes ever, almost drooling already.

"Please, sweetheart. Let me make you cum. Please?"

And of course, how could you ever turn him down a breathtaking man with brown eyes who's looking at you like you hung the stars for him, begging, whining to let him give you an orgasm? (And a really fucking good one at that)

"Fuck, Junnie. Okay," You groan, not surprised at yourself for losing a game you weren't even trying to win "Fine, baby. Go on"

Like a switch is flipped somewhere in his brain, Jun is pulling you back into him with a sense of urgency, one hand buried in your hair and one inching under your t-shirt. His mouth latches onto the side of your neck, mouthing at the spot just under your ear which he knows has an effect on you.

"You look so pretty" You try not to melt at the way he moans without even being touched "So pretty, my baby. Wanted you since the morning"

When Jun pulls back, mouth parted and hair dishevelled, an involuntary whine leaves your mouth. There are rays of sunlight that filter through your kitchen drapes and fall on him, making him look like a dream right there in front of you.

Jun hops off the counter before he slips behind you, skillfully trapping you against his frame and the granite as he plasters himself onto your back. His mouth is immediately on your shoulder, hands coming up to caress the skin of your arms as he nibbles on your skin. You try not to shudder and fail when he softly drags his fingertips along your arms.

You register the feeling of Jun's right hand skimming down your front as the other inches past the material of your t-shirt. His fingertips are cold against your skin, making you sigh and drop your head forward at the contact. Jun's mouth skillfully works at your skin, cat-like teeth sinking into you a little too hard and making your fingers curl against the counter.

You try not to cry about how he works a little slower than you prefer, taking forever to hook his fingers to the band of your shorts. His mouth is hot and languid on your neck, pressing feverish kisses, kitten-licking every patch of skin available at an agonizing pace.

For someone who was almost tearing up out of neediness, he seems to be taking a god-awful time with his actions.

"Jun, please- just, hurry up. Hurry up, Please." You have no time to be embarrassed about how pathetic you sound.

When Jun grinds into you from behind, it has you doubling over the counter, eyes clenching in bliss. It's almost scary how a single press of his hips against yours has your mouth dropping and knees buckling under you. You can clearly feel the way he's straining against his shorts, slotting himself against your back like he was made to fit into your frame.

You have never been loud during sex - Jun prides himself in being the vocal one out of the two of you. But when he's taking a little too much time sparing no attention to where you need him the most, you can't help but let a low whine slip past your lips.

"I'm sorry, baby" He mumbled with his lips shaped to a pout. "'M sorry, I got you. I got you, sweetheart"

And get you, he did.

Once Jun's hand slips past the band of your shorts, he lets it rest against your pelvic bone much to your frustration. His other hand is reaching up to hold you by your jaw as he turns your head to plant his lips on yours. The kiss is hot - open-mouthed, messy with teeth clanking together and lips glistening in spit.

And when Jun finally lets his middle finger dip between your folds under your underwear, you keen. He sighs and lets his hips grind into yours as he runs his finger along your slit, slick with your arousal.

"So wet for me" Jun's clearly the better dirty talker out of you. "You're so good to me. It drives me insane, baby. Insane."

You shudder as he continues to move his finger back and forth, blatantly ignoring your entrance and your bundle of nerves that tells you he isn't done being a menace for the day. In a fleeting moment, the pad of his middle finger is dipping inside, ripping a heavy sigh out of you. Jun's other hand tightens around you instinctively as you lean forward, holding you tight to his front.

"Wanna take my time with you" He mumbles in your ear, his fingers gone and returning to moving against your folds as quick as they came.

"Jun, don't-"

"Don't what, angel?" You can almost see the goddamn smirk painted on his lips. Maybe his eyebrows are even pulled up in mockery. This fucker. "Don't touch you? I don't think you want that"

"No, no, no. God," You whine out of frustration "Jun, no. Just- fuck"

Your thoughts come to a screeching halt as Jun dips his finger inside your entrance, this time reaching up to his knuckle in one stroke. He holds you flush against his chest, trying to keep your frame upright as your fingers clench on the edge of the granite.

His finger stills inside of you before he pulls out a little, immediately pushing it back inside, making you tremble.

"Such a good girl for me, aren't you sweetheart?" He sighs. "Always so good"

Another digit prods at your entrance, slipping right beside the first one as Jun pushes them in. The drag of his callused fingers against your walls is guttural, making your head fill with a sensation of pure static and nothing else. His fingers keep pushing into you in a rhythm, two at a time before he's crooking them at an angle, trying to find the spot that would make you wither against him. And when he finally does, he lets his fingers grind into the soft spot without a second thought, making a literal course of electricity run through your body.

"Fuck" Your voice breaks on a swear as Jun holds you up from face planting into the counter, arm tight around you and hips caging yours. He doesn't slow down his pace than it already is, continuing to make you flail in his hold.

"Feel good?" You try your best to muster up a nod as he mutters hotly in your ear.

The more Jun continues to plunge his fingers into you, the louder the sounds that echo through the room. With every push of his fingers against your walls, there's a pornographic sound of squelching. Something that had always turned you on was just the pure noises that came with sex- whether it's Jun muttering the filthiest words known to man in your ear like it was second nature, the sound of wetness as he works on opening you up or the sound of skin against skin as he feverishly pushed his hips into yours - it had always given you a rush of arousal more than anything. And Jun was no stranger to your little liking. So you guess he knows exactly what he's doing when he continues to whisper in your ear.

"You hear that, baby? That's how much you wanted me, no?" He muses. "Is that it?"

You struggle in his hold, twisting and turning as if you want to get away when actually you want nothing more than to curl up into him a little more. After dragging his fingers against your walls for the nth time, Jun slows down as he presses his lips to your cheek.

"Hold yourself up for me, sweet" He mumbles, followed by a soft press of lips to your temple "Hold tight. I'm gonna let go, okay?"

And as soon as he's deemed you're not going to topple over into the granite, holding yourself up against it with steady hands instead, his other arm immediately slips away and into your shorts. And,

"O-oh my god, Jun-"

You almost whimper at the feel of cold fingertips against your clit, in contrast to your skin that is burning with want, want, want. And Jun, being the menace he is, circles his fingers at an upsetting slow pace. If there was anything that brought you closer to an orgasm than Jun's fingers, it was Jun's fingers on your clit and this was a very well known fact to him.

You let your mouth drop, a shuddering moan slipping past your lips. The rare sound of you voicing your pleasure only seems to only fuel Jun more, speeding up his fingers and frantically letting his fingertips rub against your skin.

"There we go, angel. There we go" He sighs in your ear, words slurred. "My perfect girl"

The sound of your arousal is louder as Jun works both of his hands. One hand knuckles deep in you and the other rubbing against your clit at a perfect speed. He pants in your ear, hips unapologetically pushing against your back from behind as if he's physically unable to contain himself. Your arms give you underneath you and you catch yourself with your forearms on your counter as you feel yourself nearing the edge.

"Are you close, baby? I've got you, okay? Let me know"

You cry out at the pleasure that's shooting up your body, dropping your head forward. Your hair is sticking to your damp neck, wet from where there's a sheen of sweat on your skin.

You hear him groan behind you, trying to keep up with thrusting his fingers inside of you with an even louder sound of arousal as your walls tighten around his fingers. The noises around you - his fingers inside you, the deep sighs that fall from your mouth, and the way Jun cries into your neck - are lewd, downright filth. And god it's so hot.

"You're close, aren't you?" He pants. "Give it to me, baby. I've got you. I love you, sweetheart. I love you"

You feel the familiar pool of bliss settle deep in your gut, burning and itching to be released as Jun continues to work on you. Your eyes are closed and your mouth drops in a silent cry from all the stimulation but you hold yourself back a little more, wanting to linger on the edge a little bit more.

But of course, your boyfriend is hellbent on bringing you to the brink of pleasure with the hopes of tipping you over. The need to tease you and dangle your orgasm over your head is long gone. So when he grounds his fingers into you and circles your clit for a last time, you let your toes curl and clamp down on his fingers.

"Jun, Jun, Jun" You cry out, hand coming to hold his forearm against your front. "Fuck, oh, f-fuck-"

Jun doesn't stop as your release washes over you, pressing even closer to you as you ride out your orgasm. You throw your head back, curling against him as he presses his lips to your temple. He continues to move, opting to fuck your orgasm out of you and keeping his fingers on you until you have to physically pry him away.

Even as you come down from your high, he doesn't let you go. Crowding you against the counter, he brings up a hand to turn his head towards you. Holding your jaw tight, he presses his lips into yours before you can even take a breath that's slipping from you. He pulls away with hooded eyes, ragged breathing matching yours and voice coming out in a low rasp as he suggests,

"Let's move to the couch?"

thank you.

[pocket-sized-lawyer]

((like for a one-three liner starter! specify if you want jun, rei or guest muse yuri please!

i'm gonna keep them short because larger rps scare me rn LMAO))

[yandere-writer-momo]

Heart Shaped Wound:

Chapter 46

Author’s note: ENJOY! I’ve had the craziest week and it’s been difficult for me to envision chapters for this story. My muse for Zaria turned out to be a pathological liar that lied about their entire life (moving to a new city, you don’t know people but shame on me bro). I should’ve questioned things more but there’s no use being upset over spilled milk.

But the show must go on!

TW: Drug usage mentioned! Addiction addressed in this chapter.

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    (Your name)’s Monday class went without a hitch. Her students were surprisingly well behaved, besides Satoshi and Yuki arguing here and there. She believed it was over something minor… at least she hoped.

   “Karate sensei!” (Your name) smiled as Satoshi shot up from his desk to run up to Katsumi. (Your name) noticed something was different about Katsumi…

      “Katsumi? Did you get a hair cut?” (Your name) asks the karateka who blushes as runs a hand over his fresh fade.

       “I did get one actually... do you like it?” Katsumi asks with a smile as he shyly glanced to the side.

       “You look very handsome.” (Your name) complimented him with a smile. (Your name) then turns around to gather up Satoshi’s belongings for him. Satoshi clinging to her cardigan with a laugh.

       “You’re such a mom, sensei.” The boy laughs as (your name) hands Satoshi his backpack that now had everything in it.

       “Now you can’t say you forgot your homework in your desk.” (Your name) beams, her hand ruffling Satoshi’s hair.

       Katsumi’s breath hitched at the sight. A stir began in his groin at the thought of Satoshi being his and (your name)’s kid. Would she be a good mother? Would she want children?

       Katsumi could feel himself slip into his imaginations as he imagined (your name) looking up at him with a swollen stomach. Her hands holding her belly as she took care of her students… Katsumi really desired that life with (your name)… that beautiful, domesticated life. They’d get married and have four children-

      “Katsumi?” (Your name) asked as she grabbed the karateka’s hand, drawing him out of his delusions. “Are you alright?”

       Katsumi gasped with a blush, his hand now gripping (your name)’s with a light squeeze. “I’m sorry… I…”

        (Your name) smiled as she waited for Katsumi to finish his sentence.

      “I just think you’re so beautiful…” Katsumi complimented (Your name) with a bright smile.

     The kindergarten students around them began to whisper. 

   “They’re in love!” Satoshi boasted to Yuki who had her arms crossed.

    “Nope.” Yuki argued. “She likes them big and scary.”

       Katsumi and (your name) smiled at each other before gathering up their students.

      “I’ll see you around, (your name).” Katsumi’s ears turned pink. “Maybe… later?”

      “Possibly.” (Your name) smiled at him. “If you really want to see me-“

      “I always want to see you!” Katsumi puts a hand over his mouth in embarrassment for being so loud. “Sorry. I didn’t mean to be so loud…”

      “It’s okay. You just got a little excited was all.” (Your name) laughs with a bright smile. “I’ll see you around.”

     “Yes… I’ll see you later.” 

     (Your name) continued cleaning up her classroom to drown out the excited chittering of her students. 

      Katsumi cast one last look back at (your name), his cheeks reddening when his desires flickered before him briefly. He imagined her with a swollen belly again… He wanted her to marry and have kids with him already…

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       Once (Your name) finished up cleaning her classroom, she heard the door open.

       (Your name) smiled at the guest, her eyes widening when she saw Jun standing there. His usual cocky smirk on his face.

      “I made sure none of the kiddos were around. Or your little gangster boy toy. Or the guy with the bushy eyebrows. Or the giant blonde pit bull.” Jun answered all of (your name)’s questions before she even asked them. 

      Even after all these years apart, he could still read her mind… was she that obvious with what she was thinking?

     “Don’t worry, I work taint your reputation.” Jun gave (your name) a big smile. “Or get myself beat up in the process.”

       “I appreciate it.” (Your name) smiles at him. “You have always been so considerate of me…”

      “I’d hope so.” Jun laughs. He places his hands in his pockets and he struts over to stand in front of her. She can feel his body’s furnace like warmth from his proximity. “You’re the woman I love more than anything in the world… you know that right? That I never went a minute without you on my mind?”

         (Your name) blushes when Jun grabs her hand and gives it a kiss. His cognac colored eyes glancing up at hers as his lips lingered on the back of her hand. 

       “Oh how I’ve missed you, meu amor.” Jun pulls away with a sigh. “I can walk you back to your humble abode and then I can lead us to our date.”

       “How charming, meu querido.” (Your name) flirts with the suave man. Two can be smooth. “Let’s go.”

       Jun smirks as (your name) takes his hand in hers. Her small hand giving his large one a squeeze. Their hands were still a perfect fit…

      “Let’s go.” (Your name) smiles. 

      Jun smiled back. He was excited to start anew with (your name)… but at the same time, he knew her digging up the truth on her best friend was going to hurt. It was going to hurt so much, but Jun knew he couldn’t shield (your name) from the truth forever… she needed to learn that Zaria wasn’t actually her friend.

      Jun would be there for (your name) to cry on if it all hit the fan. And he swore if Zaria became physical with (your name), he’s hitting her. He doesn’t care that Zaria is a woman, he would. 

      The things she did to (your name), the manipulation was going to finally come to life.

      Jun glanced at the letters stuffed in his bag. Thank goodness he kept the physical truth or (your name) would never believe what she’s about to uncover…

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       Jun and (your name) made it to her house. (Your name) opening the door to see Zaria on the phone with her family. Jun motioned for (your name) to enter the house.

      “I’ll be here in the porch if you need me.”

       “Just give me a bit longer, I swear I’ll get the money from her. No she doesn’t know that I got fired-“ Zaria turned her head to see (your name). The young woman scratching the back of her head nervously since she was caught in conversation. “I’ll have to let you go, my roommate is home.”

       Zaria hung up the phone before greeting (your name). But the other woman didn’t want to greet her.

      “Who were you talking to?” (Your name) asked as she slowly approached Zaria like a lion stalking prey. “You’re not… you’re not sending money to your family again, are you?”

     “No, I’m not.” (Your name) looked into Zaria’s blue eyes with a glare. Zaria nervously shifted her gaze.

       “You’re lying… why? Why are you sending the money I give you for necessities to your family? You said you were done with them. We’re supposed to start a new life here in Japan-“

       “I only came here with you because I was broke in Brazil!” Zaria covered her mouth in shock at her outburst. Her cheeks flushing red at the realization of what she just admitted. “I didn’t mean-“

       “Did you only come here to mooch off me?” (Your name) softly asked. “Or was it for new men to sleep with-“

        “You mean men you want to sleep with?” Zaria accuses. (Your name) is surprised by the sudden outburst. “I’ve always been the one that has men all over her but somehow, they chose you over me. I don’t understand it-“

       “Are you not happy for me?” (Your name) asked as she crossed her arms over her chest. “You’ve always wanted me to get a boyfriend-“

       “Not an attractive one!” Zaria hisses out, her true colors shining through. “Hanayama is fine. He’s ugly and scarred. But Jack and Katsumi? You’re hogging all the hotties. It’s just like back home. You always had the hottest guys-“

       “But I was with Jun-“ (your name) froze in realization. Zaria couldn’t have… she couldn’t possibly have been behind… “You helped my mom didn’t you?”

      Jun enters the house to try to diffuse the situation at hand. Zaria’s eyes widening when she saw Jun.

       “You’re seriously going to believe a criminal over your best friend-“

       “Zaria, I knew before I left for Brazil. I just didn’t want to accept it.” (Your name) sighed. “I had suspicions but your behavior confirmed everything I need to know…”

       (Your name) stood in front of Zaria. “I think you need to go back to Brazil.”

      “What? You can’t do that-“

       “Zaria, I own this house.” (Your name) sighed. “You’re not even paying rent or anything. I’m giving you two weeks.”

      “How am I going to afford going back-“

       “I’ll buy you a ticket. Don’t even worry about that.” (Your name) hissed. “It’s always money and men with you… I’m disappointed in you is all. Even when you’re confronted you still lie.”

       Jun grabs (your name)ms hand for reassurance.

        “(Your name), you don’t mean this-“

        “I do. Start packing your things. Two weeks is the deadline but I can always move it to be earlier. Be grateful.”

       (Your name) then sauntered to her room and shut the door. The young woman sliding her back against the door until she was sitting on her floor.

      What just happened?

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Author’s note: drama go brrr. Thanks for the patience! ❤️

[shining-gem34]

💙[from kafka for HMM surprise me! >:D]

Kisses from my muse || Accepted @grislyintentions from Yinyue Jun

"Send 💙 for an accidental kiss"

In the short time Yinyue Jun got to know Kafka, he is well-informed enough about her obsession with coats. He isn't certain if the Luofu will have the style she is looking for. Nonetheless, it won't hurt to find a gift for her. After all, it is the thought that counts, no?

Hm? Why is he looking for a gift for Kafka?

My, a little secret won't hurt anyone, will it?

First off, Yinyue Jun will make a visit to the textile shops and browse through their wide selection of fabrics. He'll need to bring his guest along to see her reaction before making his purchase. Thankfully, his schedule for the upcoming week is almost (if not eerily) blank.

Odd, but he'll take advantage of his brief freedom.

At one of the best textile shop in the market, Yinyue Jun already made a few choices based on Kafka reaction and his observations. She prefers fabrics with a magenta hue with an occasional white or black. For coats, she prefers leather overall. But with the surprise the High Elder had in mind, he chooses lotus silk fabrics and soft cotton.

"For the Luofu current summer, silk will be more to your liking. However, it can be worn in any occasion. It is a luxurious material weaved from lotus stems. Now, do you prefer this shade of purple or-"

What Yinyue Jun didn't realize is how close Kafka is until their lips brush against each other. His teal green eyes went wide in shock. It takes a few seconds for his brain to process what happened before he pulls away. The High Elder immediately puts back his mask of calmness; appearing stoic as ever.

There wasn't even a hint of blush on his cheeks.

"My apologizes, Miss Kafka. That was unintentional."

[yaseinohyena]

non-sexual acts of dominance

@memoriastellarum x [ possessive ] your muse resting their hand on mine’s leg or the small of their back while they’re sitting beside each other . From Kaname...

A somewhat awkward smile fixates itself to Jun's features from his seat upon the bench. Nothing wrong with the two of them heading out to the park together, but at the same time, might have been better to be more cautious of their official decision on where to go. It's not common to get disturbed while outside of work, but it's never that these moments never present themselves at any point.

Kaname needed a break -- or well, Jun dictated on them taking a short break. They'd been out for the day, so he decided after a while to take a break in the park. That's where the mistake potentially laid itself out. A potential fan happened upon them; he assumes. She means no harm by any means, simply sparking a conversation between them as if stumbling upon someone she excitedly knows. Problematic if anything takes upon a different turn for sure, but Jun hardly anticipates it due to them being in public.

She appears to reach forward, a question of potential grabbing a drink, in a manner like he imagines seen in the manga he reads. Jun stiffens up in his seat with sensation of a hand upon his leg. Lean of a weight against his side in the process. Almost as if they think their presence at his side had gone unnoticed at all, so they wish to allow their presence to be known. Not that Jun quite understands the reasoning. Slight shift of his gaze toward the other boy. What're they doing right now? What's the point of touching him all of a sudden? It also appears to have caught the attention of the guest.

Back to his awkward smile. "Ahaha... Though, I am quite happy you could recognize my face and wish to meet up, I am presently busy for the day. We stopped for a short break. Thank you for taking the time to voice your delight. I hope you can come visit us at our next fan meet-up or during our next Live."

A rather confused look upon her features before she gives a more polite nod with a small bow before heading off. Hand raises to wave her off before head turns to fully plant his attention upon Kaname -- practically clinging onto him at this point. Sigh with a shake of his head.

"Why are you holding onto me? Your hand suddenly on my thigh surprised me, and I wouldn't be surprised if she noticed it too. I hardly had time to keep myself calm after that. You know, I wasn't going anywhere since I promised to spend the day with you. You don't need to hold on anymore, and we can be on our way. I was thinking, if you're even interested, we can stop by the arcade on the way back."

[jimbleswrites]

Nora, the Sole Survivor

Chapter 6: Sanctuary, Rebuilt

The walk back to Sanctuary was more lively than my initial walk. Between Preston and Sturges talking to each other about the long trip and Marcy and Jun tending to Mama Murphy, there was a source of chatter the whole trip. The dog even followed us back, although no one knew if he was a stray or not. Even Moe and I had a talk about some of the things I hadn’t been sure of. It turns out ghouls weren’t the only new species of human, there was another race of ‘super mutants’ that evolved somehow. They were very aggressive, not very smart, and constantly attacked settlements, looking for ‘green stuff’, whatever that meant.

Diamond City, on the other hand, was a large city in the heart of old downtown. Apparently the biggest in the Commonwealth and one of the oldest still surviving. Moe talked about it with scorn, but I thought back to what Mama Murphy had said about ‘a neon heart in a big city’. Maybe Diamond City was the big city she meant? I decided to help the group settle, and maybe Mama Murphy would be able to clarify once she woke up.

We walked past the red rocket station as we walked, with night falling just as we hit the bridge before Sanctuary proper. Preston finally broke off from Sturges, coming up to join Moe and I in the front. “So this is it. Hopefully no one has set up camp here.” Preston looked forward, the wood creaking as we started to cross.

“Yeah, the neighbors are terrible. An ornery old robot and a human ice cube.” Moe laughed as he punched my arm.

I laughed with him. “Yeah, I’ve lived here for a while. But you’re free to set up home wherever works best for you.” I explained to Preston, who seemed confused.

“I thought no one had set up here past Concord. Guess our intel was wrong.” Preston mused. Codsworth was hovering around, trimming hedges until he noticed us.

He waved as we got closer. “Good evening, Nora! You’ve found some friends out there!” His voice was as chipper as ever.

“These people are looking for a new place to settle. Codsworth, I don’t suppose you can help them get set up for tonight?” I asked.

“Of course, ma’am. Please let me help!” He rushed off, coming back with some sleeping bags and guiding the group towards the house across from mine.

We set up sleeping bags and mattresses where we could, and everyone got a little food from Codsworth’s stash. All of them were tired from the day and decided to sleep for the night. Soon it was just Moe, Codsworth, and I sitting on a curb outside in the chilly night air.

“It will be lovely to have people here again after so many years!” Codsworth cheered. “But I do hope your quest was successful in finding more information about Shaun, Nora.”

“It was… something.” I sighed. “The world is so different now.” I looked over to Moe. “About Mama Murphy, are psychics a common thing now?” Mama Murphy’s words kept rattling around in my mind.

Moe shrugged. “The radiation has done a lot since you got frozen. Plenty of unexplainable things happen all over. I mean, I shouldn’t even be alive. I wouldn’t worry too much about some old lady muttering random words though.” He yawned through the sentence. “Get some sleep, and you can figure out the rest tomorrow.” He patted my shoulder as he got up, walking back into the guest home.

Codsworth’s eyes whirred as he watched Moe walk away. “That ghoul seems oddly familiar.”

I chuckled to myself. I looked up at Codsworth. Him and Moe were the last ties to the pre-war world I knew. “Codsworth… are you going to be ok if I take a longer trip?”

Codsworth nodded, his center eye moving while the others kept watch. “You’ll find that I can deal with these guests with the best of them, ma’am.”

“No, I mean… I have to go find Shaun. And I may not be back for a long time…” I spoke slowly, processing the full extent of the trip I was planning to take.

“You've no idea the horror these past two centuries have wrought.” Codsworth suddenly interrupted. I looked up at him, all his eyes staring back into mine. “The initial destruction, not knowing if you and your family were all right. It was a relief just to find the entrance intact!”

I teared up a little. “I'm so sorry, Codsworth. It was so sudden. Not even time for goodbyes.”

“I understood completely. Family safety first above all else.” Codsworth continued. “And yes, while it was hard at first, I was able to eventually move on. At first it was work, busying myself day and night, and believe me, there was plenty of it.” He gestured to the trimmed dead hedges of the suburb. “But eventually, the work became light chores. What truly saved me was my memories. Memories of you and the hubby, and young Shaun. Of your love and kindness.” His voice changed from his neutral tone to a softer joyful one. “I soldiered on, fueled by hope that one day, if not you and the husband, that Shaun, or perhaps Shaun's children would one day emerge.”

“You don't regret it? All the waiting?” My tears flowed as I spoke. I couldn’t imagine the wait of 200 years, and the idea that Codsworth stayed here the whole time, with only a vague premise that maybe someday someone would come out of the vault made me feel terrible.

“Never! If you ask me, it was worth it. All 200 years!” Codsworth sounded happy, and gently put his claw on my shoulder. “I just wanted you to know how much I consider you family. I may be a mere robot to some, but I do hope you've come to see me as more.”

“I consider you to be family, too, Codsworth.” I cried. “That’s why I… I…”

“You don't have to say anything, mum. I just... felt you should know what you've come to mean to me. So you can imagine the distress I felt when the bombs fell, after you fled to the Vault. And when you returned, I was overjoyed! I admit I ran a full diagnostics scan just to make sure I wasn't malfunctioning.” His tone was serious and concerned. “But the news. The news of Nate and Shaun. Believe me when I say, it takes a true hero to live through that.”

“I'm no hero, Codsworth. Believe me.” I thought back to the raiders I killed. The absolute violence that this world needed of me. 

“In such a bleak world as this, think of all you've witnessed, and all you've done. But you, Nora, you have remained the very model of what humanity should aspire to be.”

I looked at the guest house. There were a group of people there that I helped today. They may have died if I wasn’t there. I wouldn’t call myself a hero, but maybe I did some real good today.

“You don’t want to leave, but Shaun won’t find himself out there.” Codsworth spoke. “I have the utmost faith you will find him out there. I will do my best to take care of our guests, and you are welcome to come back whenever you need.”

I hugged Codsworth, awkwardly wrapping my arms around his waist. There was a pause, then Codsworth put his claw on my back. “I’ll stay here for a few days to help them settle in, but thank you. For everything.”

“Of course, ma’am.” Codsworth replied. We stayed out for a while, watching the stars from the ruined curb, enjoying each other’s company.

***

The next few days were busy ones. I offered to help the group set up, and they had some big plans to make this place a home. Today was all gardening, expanding from the two mutfruit trees Codsworth had to several different types of flora. Corn, razorgrain, tatos, carrots, and melons from the group's pack were planted into the ground, and slowly we built a full garden in the backyard of the guest house. Most of the flora I saw was a little off but alright, but the tatos really weirded me out. The outside was like a tomato, but the inside was brown and starchy like a potato. No one really seemed to like them, but they grew very quickly so nearly all farms in the commonwealth had them growing.

After that, it was all about building a water purifier. Sanctuary already had a river nearby, so Sturges came up with the idea of building a purifier on the river itself to save space. We managed to gather enough raw materials to build it, and I found myself and Moe connecting pipes while the others worked on the water tank and supports.

“Any thoughts on what’s next, Nora?” Moe asked while threading on some nuts on the bracket.

“Well, I was hoping to get Mama Murphy to clarify what she meant.” I looked over to Mama Murphy, sitting on a chair overlooking the river. The dog laid at her feet, watching the people working. “But she hasn’t really said anything.”

“I mean, Diamond City is the biggest place around. I think that’s probably the only place that fits ‘a big city’ around here.” Moe explained.

“I think so too. Probably set up everyone tonight and head out tomorrow morning.” I agreed.

“We should stop by Concord again too. See what’s left over that we can take with us.” Moe added.

I couldn’t say that I was comfortable looting bodies yet, but Moe was right. We’d need more ammo and more armor wouldn’t hurt either. “Yeah, and I’m sure that any larger stuff could get lugged back here.”

“Glad to see we think alike.” Preston interjected. He sat down next to me. “Just came by to thank you two for helping us again.”

“You’re welcome.” I remembered something. “I wanted to ask a favor, as long as you’re all settling in here.” I pointed over to Codsworth, who was cutting metal with his buzzsaw for the water tank. “Codsworth means a lot to me, and if you could just watch over him while I’m away.”

“Of course. He’s been a great help since we got here.” Preston smiled. “How long has he been here?”

I remembered getting Codsworth from the store with Nate a couple months after Shaun was born. “He’s been here since the bombs dropped.”

“Really?” Preston narrowed his eyes. “I don’t mean to pry, but he was talking about you earlier and mentioned you before the war. Did you mess with his memory at all?” He laughed as he continued. “I mean, obviously you weren’t around before the war.”

Moe flashed me a smirk. I sighed. “No, he’s right. I bought Codsworth before the war. I lived over there, a long time ago.”

Preston laughed again, then paused on seeing my face. “Come on, I mean, you’re not a ghoul or anything. There’s no way you’re pre-war.”

“I was frozen in a vault until a few days ago.” I stated.

“Nearly 200 years on ice.” Moe added.

Preston looked in awe. “I… That explains why you looked so confused when we talked. And why you were so comfortable around a pre-war ghoul.”

“Hey, be nice.” Moe snarked.

“It’s been a transition for sure.” I shrugged. “But I feel like I’m finally getting a grip on how things work.”

“You said you were going away. What’s out there you need to find?” Preston asked.

“My son. He was taken away and I need to find out what happened.”

“Wow, that’s a lot.” There was a pause. “Listen, not to add on to your journey, but could you do me a favor?”

“Depends.” Moe responded. I looked at Preston for more information.

“Just past Concord, there’s a little shop in a Drumlin Diner. I got a call for help for the minutemen. No specific details, just needing help. Thing is, no one has responded yet. I think I might actually be the last minuteman, and I can’t abandon these guys while they still need help. Would you be willing to stop by and help?”

“The diner next to the drive-in?” Moe asked. Preston nodded. Moe put a finger to his chin in thought. “It’s on the way, but the boss will have to decide.”

“Of course we can.” I nodded.

Preston sighed in relief. “Thank you. Trust me, I’ll be back on the grind after they’re all settled here.” He clapped my back as he walked back to the others.

“Boss, huh? That’s a fun title.” I teased Moe.

“Hey, you technically pay me to watch your back.” Moe countered. “Now, hurry up with those, looks like they’re ready to set up.”

I looked over to see them moving things towards the river. Moe and I grabbed our supports and walked down to join them. Despite the non-stop labor today, It was the best I had felt since I was unfrozen. We managed to get the purifier set and running, so food and water were set. I told the group that afternoon that we were heading out, and they gave Moe and I the spare rations they had in thanks for all our help. 

I was packing my bag for the trip when the dog came up and barked. I tried to pet him only for him to knock my hand away and look towards the river. I looked to see Mama Murphy still watching the running water. The dog wanted me to check on her, I guess? I walked down, eventually standing to her. She was still watching the water, wrapped in a blanket.

“Hey, Mama Murphy.” I crouched down next to her chair. “The dog wanted me to check on you.”

“Dogmeat.” Mama Murphy whispered. It was the first time she had spoken since she talked to me at the museum.

I looked at the dog, curled in Mama Murphy’s legs. I guess Dogmeat is what she named him.

“Right, Dogmeat. Are you feeling better now?” I asked.

Her voice was soft, like she still felt weak. “The Sight really knocks me out. But I need to tell you more about the journey.” She whispered.

“Please, tell me what you know.” I wanted all the info she could offer me.

“Diamond City holds answers, but they're locked tight.” Her eyes opened wide, suddenly talking at a louder voice. “You ask them what they know, but people's hearts are chained up with fear and suspicion. But you find it. You find that heart that's gonna lead you to your boy. Oh, it's... it's bright. So bright against the dark alleys it walks.” Her eyes shut, her voice lowered as she continued. “That's... that's what you need to do, kid. Follow the signs to the bright heart.”

She began snoring softly, apparently tired from her Sight. I sat on the ground next to her. Dogmeat moved from Mama Murphy to my side, lying next to me. I pet Dogmeat as we watched the water moving, feeling better than ever about my journey ahead. 

[the-silver-peahen-residence]

||Drunken Playtime: Round two Kai and Rex||

Hi dears, this is a drabble request for a friend but this is the second one involving the couple: The demon werewolf with the flamed phoenix. Now, like I said this is a drabble from the meme when one of the muses is drunk and sending a text. So this is the second drabble. I already written the first one.

~~Drabble summary~~

Rex was bored one night hanging out with Jun while waiting for his phoenix to come back home from a mission. However, when waiting, he saw Jun finding his husband's secret Snow Blossom Sake he hides from him and others. He heard it was pretty strong, it's strong but he can take it. So he joins Jun still drinks a bit or a lot. Now after a bit, when Kai gets the text messages, he has to be careful before his eager werewolf tries to catch him. Will Kai get through or will he become caught by his husband? Read to find out.

||Warning||

~Nsfw is present in this drabble.

~Playful teasing is present

~Little game of cat and mouse

((Guests in the drabble))

Kai Shiranui belongs to my friend or sensei mun @dark-hybrid-ninja

Rex oxford Mills belongs to me

((Their will be grammar mistakes and errors but this was written for fun. So just wanted to let you know. With that said, please enjoy))

It seems Hiruko had Jun busy or distracted after what happened however, now it was his turn. He knew his husband Rex was going to be either waiting for him or pounce on him. He gets to the back door but carefully opens it seeing the kitchen was quiet.

Maybe Rex was sleeping the sake off?

No. Knowing his husband, he either is waiting somewhere and planning. Rex was one sneaky husband. Kai enters the house and tries to get upstairs to the room. If he gets up there, he will be safe for that time.

"Alright, just need to head to the living room and then I should be good." He said going to the living room. However, as soon as he got close, he felt something. Kai jumps back to look but his face was flushed. Rex was standing there but he was growling just looking at his husband hungry like.

"Welcome home my precious phoenix.....I been waiting for you so long.." He wags his tail but Kai looks to him with arms crossed. Yeah, he was drunk or maybe he isn't since he's a werewolf demon.

"Yes, I'm home...even though you seem to be okay my love." He said but Rex looks to him to smile.

"I'm fine..but....I do wish to....cuddle with my husband.." He takes a step but Kai steps back already knowing he had to try to run since they were going to play a little game.

"Hmmmm, that sounds tempting but remember what I said? You have to catch me first. If you do, then I'll give you all the cuddles in the world.." True, a tempting and dangerous offer for a hungry husband. But Rex was smart knowing his Kai was. He only licked his lips now itching to play.

"You teasing little minx.....already trying to get me more excited than I already am?" he quickly moves but Kai dodges to get on the other side looking at him. Rex was still pretty quick while their eyes met.

"I'm not that tempting.....I do try to behave even if it involves making you blush..." He mutters but only sees him chuckle loving it. He was drunk a little and yet, he was more drunk of catching his hubby and playing with him all night long.

Now it seems it's a race or the start of one. Seeing Kai ready to run, Rex looks to him. "You know you'll not get far. If I catch you, I'll enjoy eating that cute ass of yours." He teased but Kai looks to him.

"Depends if you catch me." He whispered but he saw Rex quickly try to grab him for Kai to dodge him. He now runs off into the living room only to get blocked off. Rex got in front of him but he jumps over now running away from the naughty heated werewolf demon husband. He saw his hungry expression only to dash by him or jump over him as Rex was giving chase. He saw he has gotten better in his movements which was impressive to Kai.

He runs up the stairs with Rex hot on his tail. He was close to the bedroom door, trying to hurry towards it but he sees it up ahead! He saw Rex trying to pounce on him. Kai saw but he dodges with a light smile on his face almost teasing his husband.

"Seems you got to be a little quicker love. I thought you wanted to have a little meal? Were you just joking around?" he teased at the bedroom room about to open it and heads inside.

Kai gets to their room locking the door but he smirked feeling happy. He won and got here before Rex did. Seems his speed was in need of work. "Well, I won it looks like. Oh well, I'm sure he will do better the next time." He chuckled about to turn to get washed up until..

"Is that so love?"

Kai stops but looks at the door seeing it's still locked but as he tries to head towards it something gently tackles him to the floor on his knees. "You know, your pretty sneaky but even your puppy can learn new tricks." Rex growls holding his cutie down that Kai struggles.

"Wait a second, how did you-"

"Being a demon werewolf can teach you new things..even when making copies with your own shadow....but seems your pretty good too...hmm?" he chuckled to grind against him as Kai twitches feeling something hot and hard poking him.

"But as you said, I saw you made a effort..so maybe I can reward you....as you do with me." He purrs but he sees Kai shaking blushing a little bit. Yeah, this was going to be something.

~~~~~~~~

A black werewolf tail was wagging left and right, along with whimpers and muffled yelps. Rex was on his knees but he was pushing his tongue into his husband while eating him out. Kai was shaking on his knees, trying to get away from his sneaky husband but he gasped being spanked to be still.

"Ahhhh....nugghh...n..naughty werewolf..y..your...nmmmm..." He felt his fingers spreading him out but he only keeps thrusting his fingers in and out before pushing his tongue into him. Another yelp leaves Kai's lips to grip the bed.

"Mmmmmmm........." He always loved having fun but it was better knowing Kai didn't mind. He loved this sort of thing knowing he was squeezing his ass pulling him close.

"....hhaa hhaaa Rex..w..wait a second..mmmmm.....your fingers are going in d..deeper..ahhhhh I can'...can't....." he threw his head back feeling his tongue now pushing into him deeply with his other hand pumping him.

Rex had to move to pant, slamming his fingers into him. "It's fine. Go ahead and let it out. It's adorable seeing you cum for me." He pushes his fingers in deep that Kai cries out feeling his body aching to fall forward. He twitched biting his pillow with his hips bucking back.

"Mmmmm!! mmmmm!! mmmmmm!!!!"

"That's it..your almost there..go ahead and cum for me. Let me see you cum all over your sheets love." He keeps teasing and thrusting his fingers. Rex needed to see this. He wanted to see this!!! Even if Kai tired to hold it he couldn't letting the pillow go screaming out in a daze.

"Ahhhhh!!!!!!" He came right there hard on the sheets twitching as he tightens around his fingers panting. It felt good when he did this but he only falls forward still cumming when Rex licked his lips.

"Good job..you came so much..." He teased slowly stroking his ass with both hands while getting a whimper but he squeezes his ass. "But we are not done yet.." .he teases now looking to him. He pulls him back but now grinds in between his ass to let him feel his arousal. Kai's eyes widen but looks back shaking to see his cock throbbing in want.

"............"

"Remember, I did reward you..now I want it for catching my prey...." He said slowly grinding hearing Kai hiss and moan feeling hot.

"Youuuuu n..naughty little mmmmm......" He wanted to say but he was shaking to feel Rex hug him against his chest till he suddenly slams into his hole. Kai screams again with eyes wide shaking as he came again. It felt hot but he twitched panting.

"Grrrrr and still so tight inside too..." He whispered before he begins thrusting hard into him hearing Kai's weak moans as he was hearing the claps of skin.

"Ahhhh ahhhh Re..Rex...s..so hard and d..deep....your s..so deep.....mmmm..." He knew he should punish his husband for this and maybe cheating a little. He was hiding in the bedroom and had a copy chase him. Well, it was smart he'll give him that but he was moaning and gasping not able to think right now. His husband was thrusting into him deeply and he only flushed red to still cry out to looking up.

"Ahhhh!!! Ahhhhh!! M..Morreeeee.....g..go more!! I need m..more!!" he begs of him but Rex only pulls back to lay down, thrusting up harder into Kai as he was twitching moaning out from the feeling of being full.

"I will be sure to give you more. You'll get every bit.." he growls still slamming upward into him that he was shivering feeling his body burning. His hands caressing his chest as Kai panted.

"Ahhhh ahhh ah ah ah AH AH AH!!" His face was flushed red, hidden within the darkness of the room. Drool running down his chin with a thin layer of sweat showing. It felt good! It was way too good even if his husband was showing no mercy on him. He arched his back crying out in pure pleasure.

Seeing and hearing how Kai cries out like that, shaking and twitching only got Rex more excited to grab his wrists to slam upward harder and faster that he was quicker.

"Ahhhhh!? T..too fast! Too fast!!" He moans bouncing on his cock to close his hands into fists. Rex didn't mind but he only keeps going now growling loving the noises.

"it's not too fast. You always did love it rough. You do don't you?" he asked even Kai was panting twitching.

"Ahhh mmmmmmmm I..I doooooo f..fuck! I do love it rough! I love w....when your s..so rough with me. Please go r..rougher. Make me scream your name and c..cum! Make me cum!!" he begs but Rex only panted doing just that.

"As I said, I will. I'll make sure you get every inch, every drop. But don't worry this is only the first round. I plan on making you mind all. night." he whispered still moving and yet he did keep to his word. He didn't stop nor slowed down. He made sure Kai savored this little reward/punishment. Rex knew he did.

[the-letter-horror-lover]

Katsuyu's Mission by katydidqueen

Anime » Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Rated: T, English, Drama & Romance, Boruto U., Mitsuki, OC, Sarada U., Words: 10k+, Favs: 1, Published: Jun 17

Chapter 1

The world needs healing, Katsuyu hummed to them. It's time for you to help people find their way again. The Shikkotsu Forest is known as one of the three sage regions and is home to Katsuyu, the giant slug. While many shinobi visit sage regions to obtain sage abilities, a precious secret are the special humans who have been raised in these regions. Katsuyu may be the only facilitator of this practice - she happily adopts abandoned babies who have been left nearby and raises them to be good to others and good to the Earth. As a healer, she passes numerous skills and beliefs onto her children, who typically acclimate into hidden village societies later in life.

This time is different, though. Katsuyu had become worried for generations at the state of nature in many lands. The Sixth Hokage did great things for the world in encouraging technological advances, but too many companies and people became irresponsible with resources because of this new freedom. She had begun raising children long ago to be a special task force - protectors of the lands of the Earth. Now was the time for them to disperse to every corner of the world and reveal their true identities, to help propel everyone to a better future.

Sen went to the academy in the Genjutsu Tree Village where she successfully graduated years ago. Katsuyu summoned her back to Shikkotsu for help in organizing this operation - Plan Gaia, as some of them began calling it. She was assigned to Konoha, the Hidden Leaf Village. Katsuyu felt the village was likely to be amicable so Sen would start off alone and see how it went. Her plan currently was simple: meet with the Hokage, evaluate the nearby lands, and develop future action plans for the village's development.

Donning the widely-known Hidden Leaf headband, she prepared to leave Shikkotsu to begin yet another new journey. Bidding goodbye to many of her friends, she felt her spirit seep through the nearby trees, only to let her glide into existence in Konoha.

Team 7 were called to the Hokage's office for a sudden mission. They were simply informed that there was a new arrival to the village who needed assistance. The type of assistance wasn't specified yet, so they were going in largely blind.

"Your dad didn't say anything about this to you before today?" Sarada asked Boruto.

He huffed. "No, although it's not like he's good at remembering to tell me things. It's probably something new that came up."

"Must be important if Lord Seventh himself is involved," Mitsuki mused.

Sarada nodded. "You're right, Mitsuki."

The trio arrived at the Hokage's office, knocking on Lord Seventh's door when they arrived. After a quick "Come in!", they entered.

They noticed a young woman seated across from the Hokage. She had a smile on her face, highlighting the freckles covering her nose and cheeks. Bright green eyes popped against her warm, medium skin tone and dark gray hair, which was pulled back in a curly ponytail. She wore a simple black, long-sleeved crop top, black shorts, and knee-high shinobi sandals, as well as the standard Hidden Leaf headband and shinobi vest.

"Team 7, this is Sen. She's a special guest," Naruto began.

"But she's wearing our headband and uniform. Is she not from here?" Sarada asked.

"No. Sen is one of a small group of very special ninjas. She was raised by Katsuyu in the Shikkotsu Forest," Naruto told her.

"What? How is that even possible?" Boruto exclaimed. While he and his dad exchanged brief banter while they were arguing over the technicalities, Mitsuki observed Sen.

He wasn't familiar with his reaction to her. The first thing he thought was how blindingly pretty she was. He's no stranger to noticing pretty people, but looking at her just made him feel calmer and happier. She met his eyes while the two men were arguing off to the side.

"You have sage energy," she stated.

Mitsuki nodded. "How could you tell?" Naruto and Boruto stopped their blabbing, both because Sarada had gotten involved, and because they wanted to listen in on this new exchange.

"Those of us raised by Katsuyu learned a lot of things. We're very in tune with natural energies and chakra - sage energy included," she smiled.

"Do you have sage abilities, too?" Sarada asked her.

"Yes," Sen said. "But that was obtained through training. Not every ninja, even those raised by Katsuyu, can manage sage mode. I specialize in working with nature and healing," she finished.

"And that brings us to why Sen is here," Naruto segued. "Katsuyu has been aware of the environmental impacts humans have been having. Growing populations and booming industrialism are leaving tons of land decimated, and these things really hurt the great sages, as well as people. Katsuyu has been worried about this for a long time and has trained many great shinobi to work with villages to help correct some of this damage. Sen is our representative!"

"So you're a shinobi? But did you graduate from our academy?" Boruto asked.

Sen shook her head. "No. I attended the Genjutsu Tree Village."

"How did you even get there? It's so hard to make your way there!" Sarada exclaimed.

"Not impossible though," Naruto giggled, remembering a past adventure that led him to that same village.

"I have gained the ability to travel in nature," Sen said.

"Could you clarify?" Boruto sighed.

"Hm… I can teleport using plants, mostly, but sometimes water, too," she said.

"Fascinating," Mitsuki smiled.

Naruto clapped his hands. "Back to the mission," he emphasized. "You all will assist Sen as needed and make sure she stays safe, if that is ever needed."

Team 7 nodded. "We can do that!" Sarada stated.

Sen stood and bowed. "Thank you! Could we get started on one of my tasks?" she asked them.

"Oh, of course," Sarada told her. "What do you need to do?"

Sen pulled a notebook from her pocket, looking at something. "Could you take me to the highest point in the village so I can take a first look at things?"

The team readily led Sen to the top of the Hokage carvings in the cliff at the edge of the village. Sen silently perched and pulled out a notebook and pencil, scribbling things while she stared around the trio stayed back, chit chatting while they awkwardly wondered what they should do.

"Does she need help?" Sarada whispered.

"I mean, I think the only thing she'd need is escorting to new places, right?" Boruto said.

Mitsuki smiled. "I'd expect she'll ask if she needs anything."

They sat down, pulling out a few snacks to munch on while silently chatting. Sarada kept countering Boruto's stupid comments, beginning to blush, while Mitsuki watched Sen from time to time. She was moving along the cliff to observe more of the village and eventually turned away from the village, taking a look at the sprawling forest on that side of their town. Mitsuki saw her sign a jutsu, presumably to have her vision extend farther than it usually would. Soon after she turned back to them and smiled.

"Okay, I'm done for today. Do you all know where my housing is?" she asked, flipping to a different page that listed an address.

"Yeah, I think that's down the block from Mitsuki, right?" Sarada said.

Mitsuki nodded. "Yes it is. I can take you there."

The group parted ways, Mitsuki and Sen quickly making their way to town, then walking to the housing district that Mitsuki lived in.

"Where are you from?" Sen asked him.

"A lab!" he chuckled. "My parent created me."

"Oh, cool," Sen mused. "You know, that's something that's being studied now. To help parents who can't have a baby on their own."

Mitsuki nodded. "I'm sure my parent is helping with that. How did you end up being raised by Katsuyu?" he asked her.

"Katsuyu said my mom was unwell," she began. "I don't know if my dad was in the picture, but Katsuyu said I was left in the forest as a baby as some sort of offering by my mother to the forest spirits. Katsuyu took me in, and she said a few months later she found my mother dead deep in the forest. Probably got lost and didn't know what she was doing," Sen shrugged.

"Oh, that is tragic," Mitsuki frowned.

"It's okay, death is a part of life, and now my mother's spirit can be free," Sen smiled gently.

Mitsuki stopped at a small block of apartments and pointed to the door on the bottom floor, farthest left. "That should be where you're staying. I'm in the building down there, by the flower shop," he said, pointing to his right down the road.

"Thank you Mitsuki," Sen bowed. "I don't think I'll need any help from you all tomorrow, but I'll get ahold of you if I need to."

"Do you have our contact information?" Mitsuki inquired.

She nodded. "Lord Seventh gave me your call numbers and emails, thank you."

Mitsuki waved, walking away. "Have a good night."

"You too!" Sen waved back. He's really nice, she thought to herself as she entered her apartment and got ready for bed.

Sen woke up fairly early, usually rising and setting with the sun. She reviewed her brief notes from the day before. Konoha has plenty of industry popping up, but most of it seems to be outside the city limits. She had heard of the Nara clan's research labs and a few companies with manufacturing nearby. Her top priority here was checking out the electronics manufacturing, chemicals research, and how they were resourcing and disposing of materials for those fields.

There was a knock at the door and she got up to check the peephole. She was greeted by the faces of Team 7, Boruto with a goofy grin on his face and Sarada holding a box of muffins. Sen opened the door.

"Good morning!" Boruto exclaimed.

"We brought breakfast," Sarada sighed, rolling her eyes at Boruto.

"Thank you all," Sen smiled. "Would you like to come inside?"

They gathered around the plain kitchen table that was provided in the furnished apartment. A simple couch, radio, dining area, and kitchen appliances were provided in the main portion of the apartment, while the bedroom and bathroom also had some basic staples. Boruto immediately dug into some food, Mitsuki took half a muffin, and Sarada waited while Sen took a muffin herself.

"Do you have a game plan for today?" Sarada asked her.

Sen nodded. "I need to get some soil samples from around town and then will probably need to stop by Nara clan's laboratories to do some testing," she said.

"Oh, we can get Shikadai to help you get clearance at the labs," Sarada let her know, now also grabbing a muffin.

"Perfect. Then I'll just be making my way around town today. I have a map so I shouldn't need assistance, but you all are welcome to join me," Sen offered.

The team readily agreed, as they didn't have much else to do currently, and they all chit chatted a bit. Sen noticed Mitsuki wasn't always the most talkative - he spoke quite formally, although he seemed happy. He was the tallest of the group and seemed almost swallowed up by his clothes - a large dark blue kimono shirt with a weapons belt at the waist and blue pants. He had bright yellow eyes and sharp features that contrasted with his messy hair.

Boruto was a bit shorter with a lot of features similar to Lord Seventh. His eyes were bluer, his hair longer, and he wore more black than his father. Sarada was a little shorter than Sen and had medium length dark hair, red glasses, and wore a dark blue long shirt and white pants. Remembering the Uchiha crest on Sarada's back, Sen perked up.

"Oh! Sarada! Your mother is Sakura, right?" she asked.

"Um, yeah," she smiled. Then recognition lit her face. "Oh yeah! You grew up with Katsuyu! Have you met my mom?"

"No, but I'd be honored if I could sometime during my visit," Sen blushed.

"Are you a healer?" Mitsuki inquired.

Sen nodded. "Yes, Katsuyu teaches everyone healing. So I have some skills in healing, in addition to earth nature jutsus and working with chakras among nature."

"Chakras among nature?" Boruto asked, muffin filling his mouth.

"Yes. Every living thing has some sort of chakra. Some people argue chakra is an extension of the spirit," Sen said, her eyes getting dreamy. "So you can communicate with it if you try hard enough."

"Similar to sage jutsu," Mitsuki said. "But that's when you're drawing chakra from the environment."

Sen nodded. "I can expand on that power and establish a two-way relationship with nature."

"Oh, doesn't Shino sensei's clan do that with bugs?" Boruto asked.

Sarada nodded. "The bugs feed off his chakra and work with him."

"Yes, that's the other half of it," Sen continued. "I can give chakra or take chakra with the environment. In fact, that's part of why I do what I'm doing. Without a healthy environment, people will get sick, weak, and eventually societies will fall."

Mitsuki cocked his head. "But not everyone uses chakra from the environment."

"Everyone does to a tiny degree without knowing it. But chakra is also an indicator of health in the area, and humans unknowingly interact with chakra from nature everyday. It can help ninjas knead chakra quicker, as some sort of a subconscious supporter," Sen told him.

Mitsuki nodded. She's quite smart, he admired. "How do you know all of this?"

"Katsuyu," Sen smiled. "She knows quite a bit. She takes in orphans often and decided some of us could be protectors of the world - at a different level than most shinobi."

The team seemed satisfied with this new knowledge and soon finished the muffins. They began to head out the door, Sen leading the way with a map. Mitsuki walked beside her and glanced at the marks on the paper. "Which one do you want to visit first?" he asked.

Sen pointed at the one nearest to them currently, directly ahead but on the outskirts of the village. "This one. It should be one of the ninja tool assembly facilities."

Mitsuki nodded. As Sen put the map away, her arm bumped his. He drifted away from her a bit, feeling his face get warm. I hate when I get like this, he mused. He'd had a few crushes and always found them distracting. The first time it happened he had to reach out to Orochimaru, worried he was getting sick. "Oh, Mitsuki," Orochimaru grinned. "This is just your first 'crush' - romantic affection towards someone."

It does make sense though. She is pretty and smart, and seems very unique. He internally shook his head, willing his mind to stop drifting. I'm on a mission. No distractions.

They soon arrived at the facility and Sen found a senior employee to speak with. They all went on a tour of the assembly line and other departments in the large facility, Sen asking questions and taking notes along the way. "Am I able to take some soil samples from around the factory?" she asked.

"Definitely," the employee told her.

Once outside, Sen put away her notebook and pulled the small backpack she'd been wearing off of her back. A kit was inside with some tubes and small tools, presumably for collecting samples.

"This stuff is pretty boring, so you don't have to hang around if you don't want to," Sen smiled.

"It is almost lunch time," Boruto noted.

The group decided to head out while Sen continued her work. Later in the day, she texted them - she'd be continuing her sampling for the rest of the day so she'd see them the following day instead.

Chapter 2

Mitsuki sat on the roof of his apartment complex, doing his routine check-in with Orochimaru, and then enjoying the night sky with his snake and his cat. The weather was nice this time of year so he could easily spend hours here. Looking at the road he saw Sen returning to her apartment down the block. He frowned. Unless she had returned throughout the day, she'd been out working for hours and hours. She was carrying a box and had a larger pack on her back, so he hopped down the road to her.

"Sen," he said.

She looked at him. "Hi, Mitsuki. What are you doing out?"

"I'm wondering the same thing about you," he frowned. "Have you been out this whole time?"

Sen felt she might be blushing. He looked and sounded genuinely concerned. She felt even worse because not only had she been out all day, but she had barely eaten. Once she began working she just couldn't stop.

"I stopped by a few times," she assured him. "Could you hold this?"

He nodded, taking the box as she fished out her key. She entered the apartment, beckoning him to follow and set the box down. Mitsuki sighed. Her living room was already covered in boxes containing various samples, all meticulously labeled. "You were working all day," he said.

"I have the town divided into sections to work through and I got a lot done… so I decided to do a few sections today," she shrugged, grabbing the box on the ground and her backpack and sitting down to begin sorting those samples too.

Mitsuki walked over to her, crouching next to her and placing a hand on her shoulder. "Sen, it's going to be late soon. You should sleep," he encouraged.

She slumped slightly. "Yeah, I guess I should."

He stood, helping her up and heading to the door. "We'll see you in the morning."

Sen followed him to lock the door behind him. She lingered in the doorway. "Thanks, Mitsuki. I'll see you then," she smiled.

Mitsuki went home to get ready for bed himself, shaking his head at the sheer amount of work it looked like Sen had done. She's probably worse than Sarada.

Sen, in her apartment, managed to talk herself out of continuing to work against Mitsuki's request and instead laid down in bed, promptly falling asleep.

The next few mornings followed a similar routine: Team 7 met up at Sen's apartment and went with her to the next location, then they usually left around lunchtime. Mitsuki was happy he didn't have to scold Sen about working too much since that first night, since he at least didn't see her arriving home too late.

"Okay, who was this Nara clan friend of yours?" Sen asked the team one day.

"Oh, Shikadai. He said they'd be able to let you run some samples no problem, we can meet up today," Sarada smiled.

They met up with him at their usual burger place, each member of the team plus Sen carrying a crate of samples.

"Shit," Shikadai scoffed. "How long are you going to need a lab?"

Sen shrugged. "No clue, depends on how easily the testing goes. I'm Sen," she smiled.

"Shikadai," he said, nodding. "This way."

They walked a few blocks to a large gray building. It was labeled "Nara Labs."

"The Nara clan is known for their intelligence, so they're largely found in the STEM fields. This lab was named in honor of them, as it was founded by some of the family years ago," Sarada told Sen.

Shikadai led them to a room with a variety of testing equipment. They all set their crates down on the counters and stepped back. "Well, all I'll be doing for a while is testing these soil and water samples I've collected from in the city and outside the city," Sen said. She pulled out a scroll from her backpack, which she now practically always wore, and unrolled it on a clear portion of the counter. It showed a few maps of different regions of the area, all with color coded markers that corresponded with the colors found on the individual pallets of samples.

"This is gonna be a lot of data," Shikadai whistled, looking at the map himself. "Even I'm impressed."

Sen cocked an eyebrow at him. "I'm glad to hear you're impressed?" she half asked, half asserted.

"Oh, sorry, I didn't mean it in a bad way…" he said, scratching the back of his head.

Sarada elbowed him. "He's used to being aloof, he forgets it makes him look like a jerk most of the time."

Shikadai grimaced, Sen chuckled. She turned to take in the lab, considering where to start. "Well, I'm about to do even more monotonous work, so I shouldn't need any assistance for a while," she let them know. "I'll give you a text if anything changes though."

Everyone nodded, getting ready to leave. Mitsuki stopped before exiting. "Don't forget to eat, and don't stay too long," he warned.

Sen nodded. "Yes, sir," she joked.

After hours of work, she heard a knock at the door. Looking at the clock she realized she needed to grab some lunch. She walked to the door and opened it, only half surprised to see Mitsuki. His arms were crossed. "Have you eaten?"

Sen sighed. "No, I was about to."

He looked at her still in her protective equipment and the machines still running on the counter. "It doesn't look like it."

She returned to her work station. "Everything is just running for a bit, I can leave it and go eat. Let me get ready, it'll be just a minute."

After returning to her normal wardrobe she began walking out the door, Mitsuki leading the way. He continued walking in front of her so she just followed him. They eventually arrived at a small eatery that looked like they had salads, sandwiches, and tea. "Is this okay?" he asked her.

"Oh, definitely," she said. They grabbed a table outside and she ordered green tea, a small salad and a soup and sandwich.

"I'll just have hibiscus tea," Mitsuki said.

"Did you already eat?" Sen asked.

He shook his head. "Yes, because I had lunch at a reasonable time. Then I realized you probably hadn't." Sen ducked her head at being chastised. Their tea and food arrived quickly and Sen immediately got to eating - a refreshing pomegranate salad, a well-seasoned potato soup, and a great veggie sandwich. She offered some of everything to Mitsuki, who politely declined.

He chuckled to himself. Seeing her eat almost reminded him of his snakes who could unhinge their jaws to eat. Would that be rude to say? he pondered. He continued sipping his tea quietly. "We'll be having a training session tomorrow, if you'd like to join us," he said. "It might be good to take a break from your work."

Sen nodded, leaning back in her chair. "Yes, I could use some exercise instead of staring at dirt and water all day."

Mitsuki walked her back to the lab, and after thanking him, they went their separate ways again. He let her know where the team's training session would be before leaving, and found that he looked forward to seeing what she was capable of.

Sen got to the training grounds, wearing her typical black clothes, but instead of her usual shirt she donned a t-shirt and thin forearm guards. She also had thin shin guards on. Sarada greeted her as she approached. "Hey! What's the gear for?" she asked.

"My favorite fighting is close quarters. Usually hand-to-hand combat. If I ever go out on missions, I wear these to help," she smiled. "They are also great for storing small weapons or tools."

The guys were off to the side, sparring a little bit. She saw Mitsuki smiling while easily countering Boruto's moves, his shirt opened up a bit along his chest to reveal lean muscles. Sen looked away quickly, continuing to talk to Sarada.

"That's cool!" Sarada said. "Want to do some sparring, then?"

"I'd love to," Sen told her.

The girls found a sparring circle and got situated. The guys took a break, grabbing some water and sitting on the sidelines. "I won't use my sharingan, to make it a bit easier," Sarada smiled.

"I don't care either way," Sen winked.

Sarada's brow furrowed, but she paused and then ran in for an attack. They exchanged a series of quick blows, Sen mostly blocking to start off with. After a minute or two she began offensive blows here and there - Sarada was annoyed to notice that Sen tended to hit a lot of sensitive spots, like near her kidneys and the front of her pelvis. Sen wasn't hitting hard enough to cause concerning damage but Sarada could tell she was a medical ninja due to this fighting style.

Sarada jumped back after a few minutes, pausing. "Alright, you are really good. How about we take it to the next level. I'll use my sharingan, and we can use jutsu to supplement our hits."

Sen smiled. "That'd be great!"

"Go, Sarada!" Boruto rooted.

Sarada's eyes turned red and the girls centered back in the ring. Sen waited for Sarada to make a move.

"What, do you never make the first move?" Sarada taunted.

Sen shrugged. "I figured you have an aggressive enough fighting style that you usually go first." The guys laughed on the sidelines at that.

Sarada blushed. "Well, then change it up."

Sen knew Sarada was waiting for her to determine a move so her sharingan could be used to her advantage. She decided to start slowly then - making her moves easy so Sarada could easily predict what she was doing.

Sarada wrinkled her brow again. This is too easy. She's obviously not trying. Not long after that thought, Sarada figured out why Sen was letting her get comfortable. Her sharingan became overwhelmed with bundles of bright lights surrounding Sen. Instead of any singular paths of action she could follow, it seemed infinite options were being read so she couldn't tell what Sen was doing.

In Sarada's brief pause, Sen was able to begin striking again. "Why'd Sarada pause, why isn't she blocking?" Boruto exclaimed.

Mitsuki frowned. "I don't know yet."

Sarada's eyes widened as Sen went in to strike, punching her in the side, elbowing her on the side of the head when she leaned over, and kicking her in the chest to knock her onto the ground. Sarada landed with an "Oof!" and just looked at Sen for a moment. "How did you do that?" she asked.

Sen smiled, putting a hand out to help Sarada up. "That's what it looks like to the sharingan when I begin working with nature's chakra."

Sarada's sharingan disengaged and she took Sen's hand to stand up. She was in student mode now - amazed and wanting to learn more. "Could we train more together, to see if I can find a way to see through that?"

"Of course!" Sen laughed.

"I get a turn to fight Sen," Boruto said, raising his hand.

Sarada sighed. "Boruto, you're probably the worst at hand-to-hand combat."

"Ooh, can we use hand held weapons instead?" he asked Sen.

Sen shrugged. "Sure, this is training for me, too."

This time Boruto and Sen took their places at the center of the circle. Boruto got into position, a kunai drawn. "Bring it."

Sen placed her hands on the tops of her forearm guards and linked her index finger through a ring that was on them, pulling out two curved, short daggers. They were a bit longer than the total length of her hands and the entire dagger curved, blade and handle. They seemed to be solid metal and also had a finger hold. The inside of the blade was razor sharp with a jagged point at the end, but the back of the blades were blunt.

"These double as weapons and supports in my braces," she explained. "I was gifted them by a golem."

"By a what?" Boruto asked. While he was distracted, Sen ran forward. While running she went to knee him in the hip, which he dodged, so she kicked her leg backwards towards him. She barely hit his side, but it was enough for her to complete a flip and turn back to him. He was alert again and smiling.

Boruto ran forward this time and they began exchanging blows with their weapons. Boruto had drawn a second kunai - Sen was so far successfully knocking the blades aside, and went in for a hit. She used the blunt side of her blade to strike downwards onto Boruto's hand while she twisted the kunai in his other hand with her dagger, using the jagged edge to catch the handle and pull. One kunai on the ground, she kicked at Boruto's side before he could get his other kunai up. He grabbed her leg with his now free hand, swinging her around and throwing her.

She managed to stop her rolling before she was out of the ring and immediately ran back at him. They continued their sparring, one kunai against both of her daggers. When she tried the same trick to disarm Boruto's kunai again, he had already learned - he yanked back as hard as he could, pulling Sen's dagger with him and disarming her of one weapon.

Boruto smiled and Sen immediately jumped at him while he felt like he had the upper hand. She wrapped her arms around his neck and shoulders and used her momentum to swing her legs and body behind him, kicking the back of one knee with her foot. He fell sideways and grabbed onto her, trying to throw her again but instead causing them both to roll. In this scuffle, Boruto dropped his kunai but Sen kept her dagger looped on one finger, so she still had a weapon.

When they stood up again, Boruto was poised for hand-to-hand combat, but then he saw Sen still had one dagger. "Aw, man," he huffed.

"Did you want to keep going?" she asked.

He tried to act nonchalant. "No, this was a close quarters weapons match. I'm completely disarmed, so I guess you won this time."

"You almost had me though," she said, pointing the dagger at him with a gentle smile.

Sweaty and panting lightly, Sen grabbed some water with the team. She and Sarada chatted about theories for seeing through Sen's chakra connection while Boruto and Mitsuki discussed what other training they should do.

Sen excused herself after getting hydrated and moved to an area of the training grounds to work on some acrobatics and flexibility. After that she planned on practicing some more weapons work. Sarada did some fancy shuriken work for a while, and Boruto and Mitsuki decided to spar with each other.

Sarada and Sen ended up training together again, combining their skills to come up with new shuriken work and eventually trying other weapons too. Boruto and Mitsuki stopped their sparring for the day and sat and watched.

"Why can't we be as flexible as them?" Boruto huffed.

"Work a bit harder and you can do it," Mitsuki smiled.

"You're one to talk, you're practically elastic," Boruto countered.

Sen's phone pinged. She paused, pulling it out and looking at the message. "The results on some of my samples are in. I have to go to the lab," she said, already packing up to leave.

"What? What's so important you have to go now?" Boruto whined.

"Some of the results are a bit worrying," she said. "I have to figure out exactly what it means."

"Do you want us to come with you?" Mitsuki offered.

"No, I'll need to focus and this is a one person job for now. Keep your phones on you though, in case I need something…" she mumbled, already deep in thought as she ran off to the labs.

Sarada sighed. "At least we got some good training in with her," she said. "Do you think we could convince her to stay and be our team's medical ninja?"

Mitsuki shrugged. "Possibly."

Boruto smiled. "Yeah!"

Chapter 3

Sen put her head in her hands. Harmful chemicals had already begun entering the aquifer in the area. Thankfully levels were still pretty low, and the aquifer was quite full which helped dilute contamination, but there were heavy metals detected that concerned Sen greatly.

She would need to meet with Lord Seventh and many of the village's industry executives. They needed to nip this problem in the bud immediately. Gathering her papers and using her phone to email Lord Seventh, she walked out the door of her lab and bumped into Mitsuki.

"Oh! Sorry!" she exclaimed, jumping a little.

"No, I'm sorry," he responded, stepping back. "I, uh… we were worried something was wrong. You looked concerned."

"You'd be right…" she began. "Here, I'm heading home. Follow me." She began walking and continued her email, finishing it and sending it. "Alright, yeah I got the results of some of my water samples. There are some concerning chemicals in it, so I have to meet with Lord Seventh and a lot of company executives to prevent it getting worse. It'll probably be a big hassle."

They made their way out of the lab and were walking through town to their apartment complex. "Well that is concerning," Mitsuki mused. "Is it in drinking water?"

"Probably. It's from the aquifer and rivers nearby. Some of that is used in farming, some in drinking water, and so on. And people swim in the rivers too. I think we'll be able to reverse the damage and prevent more - it's not too bad yet," she finished with a smile.

They got to her apartment and she opened the door, welcoming Mitsuki in. She threw her stuff down on the dining room table. Mitsuki was happy to see the living room was clear of a number of the samples, but didn't miss the stacks of papers on the coffee table and dining room table. He noted that the sun was setting and he looked at Sen. "Would you like to come to one of my sitting spots, to relax a little bit?" he asked.

Sen sighed, her shoulders sagging. "That sounds amazing."

They made the short trip to the room, sitting on the corner that faced the hokage carvings. She let her feet dangle off the edge of the roof, leaning back on her hands. Mitsuki sat cross-legged, putting his arms out in front of him on top of his lap. A white snake slithered out of his sleeve.

"Oh my god, that is so cute!" Sen smiled. She leaned over to the snake and stared. "Can I say hi? Is this a summoning creature?"

Mitsuki chuckled. "This is… a familiar? I'm not sure. Not a pet, but not something I summoned," he said. "A present from my parent. Yes, he is very friendly, you can say hi."

Sen immediately ran a finger lightly over the snake who immediately perked up and slithered towards her. She picked it up and watched as he wrapped around her arm and nestled up along her neck. "Awh, so friendly."

Mitsuki smiled. He couldn't help but feel his heart flutter a little bit - Sen was unapologetically happy about the simplest things, and seemed to love seemingly unlovable things. "Many people are afraid of snakes. Are you afraid of any animals?" he asked.

She shook her head no. "I have a healthy respect for many animals - especially anything venomous. But I'm sure you relate, with sage jutsu, that your connection with the world shifts. Everything seems more connected," she whispered, rubbing the snake gently. It seemed to be snuggling up to her as much as a snake could manage.

"I can understand that. Do you want to know a secret?" Mitsuki asked. Sen nodded yes. "I have to admit, I'm afraid of scorpions."

Sen laughed. "They can be tricky!" she said. "Did you have something traumatic happen?"

"No, they've just always intimidated me… I've also seen them kill snakes, which I am not fond of," he huffed.

Sen giggled. "It's cute you're so protective of such a fearsome predator." She was fond of that, though - so many people hated things, but Mitsuki found something unlovable worth protecting and caring for. The little snake on her arm was also cute enough that she couldn't help but feel like Mitsuki was somehow better thanks to it - it seemed well cared for and loved, so she knew Mitsuki took good care of it.

Mitsuki visibly blushed. "Everything has a weakness," he said, clearing his throat. They sat for a while, watching the sun set. Sen seemed to have relaxed quite a bit, and neither of them found the silence awkward - it was comforting, having someone there with no pressure to talk. Before long the sky was turning dark and stars were coming out.

Sen took a deep breath inward. "I love nighttime. I especially love when the air changes - it gets cooler. You can taste it," she said quietly, unusually poetic.

Mitsuki looked at her and raised an eyebrow. "Yes, I suppose you can. I had never thought much of that." He saw Sen shiver slightly and sighed. "You're getting cold. I can walk you to your door."

They got up and as promised, he joined her in front of her apartment. She begrudgingly passed her new snake friend back to Mitsuki. "Thanks for the nice evening," she smiled at him. She paused, looking like she might say something else, before leaning forward and giving him a hug.

He was surprised but then readily returned the hug. Her head leaned against his chest, shoulder height, and she gave a slight squeeze before letting go. He couldn't quite place what she smelled like, but it reminded him of the forest in the summertime.

She stepped back and smiled nervously. "Goodnight!"

Mitsuki smiled, blushing again. "Goodnight, Sen. I'll see you tomorrow." He turned and left, and Sen smiled broadly at his comment. I didn't make plans for tomorrow. I guess I'll see him sometime though. She went to bed, having a hard time containing the small bundle of warmth that brought her excitement, and slept well.

Team 7 got a text from Sen early in the morning, before Mitsuki could even arrive at Sen's door like he had planned. Meeting at the Hokage's office in one hour. Sen had already left when Mitsuki stopped by her apartment and he headed to the Hokage's office to meet with the team.

When the trio headed inside, Sen was already there, and some gentlemen in suits were seated at a conference table with Lord Seventh. Sen appeared to have some data sets prepared and had an unusually stern look on her face.

"I wonder if things have gotten off to a bad start?" Sarada whispered to the guys. The trio took their seats towards the back end of the table.

Once everyone had arrived, Sen immediately got down to business. "Thanks for meeting with me quickly. I'm here to evaluate, monitor, and improve the city's natural resources," she began. "After thorough sampling of soil and water resources in and around the city, I have found unacceptable results."

Team 7 were slightly taken aback. They hadn't heard Sen be so assertive before, and while she still was composed and business-like, they were concerned she could move into being angry easily.

One of the executives scoffed and Sen turned her gaze onto him. "Did you have a comment, or were you clearing your throat?" she asked.

He met her gaze. "Unacceptable results? What does that even mean?"

"That's clearly what the next part of my presentation will touch on," she deadpanned. He sat back with his arms crossed. "Many contaminants were detected, but the most concerning is the presence of heavy metals. These elements build up in humans' bodies and create a number of problems - loss of mental function, loss of physical abilities, and so on. Many of these metals will never leave the body." She pushed a large paper to the center of the table. "Here are key notes from my data regarding chemical levels, and medical notes regarding the human impact they have when consumed."

"How much of this water is being consumed by citizens?" another man asked.

"The estimate I was given from managers at the water plant was 85% of the citizens' drinking water is pulled from this aquifer that also interacts with the nearby rivers. These samples are all associated with drinking water, in addition to being used for bathing, recreation, farming, and so on," Sen said.

The team sat back, observing this other side of Sen. Mitsuki was both impressed and felt himself drawn to her even more. He was frustrated with himself at the level of excitement he felt watching Sen in her element here. She was currently leaning forward with her hands on the table, addressing the second question, and he admired her hips, her waist, the lines of muscles visible along her stomach and arms… Mitsuki tried centering himself again. This is a business meeting. This is a mission. Stop.

"She's kind of scary," Boruto whispered to Sarada.

Sarada looked proud. "She's doing her job."

Sen finished some conversation with the second questioner and continued presenting her findings. At the end, she had a general proposition. "The problem isn't the worst it could be right now, thankfully," she let them know. "However, it can either get worse or it can get better. If it gets worse, you're looking at sick citizens and a lack of water. If it gets better, you'll have even healthier citizens and keep your water resources intact. You all need to develop better waste disposal methods. Ideally, neutralizing waste and locating areas for disposal that won't interact with water resources."

The first businessman piped back in. "That sounds expensive."

Sen looked at him. "That's not my problem to figure out. Medical costs for lead poisoning are pretty expensive. So are the lawsuits that you could face if people do start getting sick."

He slammed a fist on the table. "Who are you to accuse us of this?"

"I'm a scientist who has data," she asserted. "I don't care who of you is the source of this - as far as I'm concerned, it's human development and industry as a whole's fault. So you all need to work together to not only solve this problem, but prevent future ones, or else you could be the source of the downfall of Konoha in future generations."

Naruto finally stepped in. "Listen, we can work on some plans to work things out," he said. "It's really no problem, especially with Shikamaru and his family if they're able to help brainstorm solutions."

Shikamaru chewed a toothpick. "Yeah, we probably should."

Sen bowed to him. "Thank you, Lord Seventh. I'm trying to ensure the village's health and prosperity for a long time. I can advise and direct, but ultimately it is up to all of you and other village leaders to make a better world for your children."

After some more discussion, they decided the CEO's would meet with Naruto and other officials to determine potential plans of action. They'd then call on Sen to review and advise on these. Sen bowed and immediately headed out the door.

Team 7 got up quietly and left to follow her. She seemed to be walking very briskly. "Hey, wait up!" Boruto called.

She didn't stop walking and eventually ran off. They continued following her and eventually were led to the training grounds. Sen had already started on beating up one of the training dummies, grunting with effort.

"Whoah, what's wrong?" Boruto asked.

"It's it obvious?" Sarada sighed.

"That one CEO, right?" Mitsuki guessed.

Sarada nodded. "That's my bet."

"He's the head of the main pharmaceutical manufacturer here," Sen grunted in between hits. "I couldn't say definitively, because not enough data… but I can guarantee he's the primary contaminator of the water. And he's a huge asshole, obviously."

While Sen had been attacking the dummy the wind was picking up. Although the team wasn't sure it was the wind - it seemed the trees and grass were just swaying. Sarada activated her sharingan and noticed huge amounts of chakra flowing to and from Sen. "Oh my god," she whispered.

"What?" Boruto whispered again.

"She's making the forest move," she gapes.

Mitsuki looked around. "Yes, there's no wind," he noted. "And the shaking is getting a bit worse."

Sen finished her beating with a series of hard kicks, cracking the dummy in multiple places, and yelling as she ended her attack. After sighing the forest seemed to still significantly. Sarada confirmed the chakra flow had decreased. "It looks like her connection to the world includes emotions," she said.

Mitsuki walked to Sen. She had sweat all over her forehead which he dabbed away gently with his sleeve. "Do you want a hug?" he offered quietly. With a small nod of her head, he wrapped her up in a gentle embrace. She returned it lamely and sighed into his shirt. He smelt like fresh air and it felt like she fit perfectly against him.

She pulled back after a moment and looked at Sarada and Boruto. "Sorry. I just have already spoken to a bunch of those executives and the pharmaceutical guy is horrid. I'd bet he's probably even evil," she said. "The type of person to not care about a few kids dying so long as he makes a buck."

Sarada and Boruto walked over to them, Sarada giving Sen a hug too. "It's okay Sen. It's amazing you're willing to protect our village so wholeheartedly when we're not even your home!" she said.

"Everywhere is my home, Sarada," Sen said. "I might not know everyone here or even know my way around, but everything and everyone is connected. Everywhere is home, everyone is family."

Boruto laughed and lightly punched Sen's arm. "You're sounding like my dad!"

The team chuckled at that and decided to go out for a quick drink to try and unwind.

They found a quaint bar and huddled in booths at a table. Sarada and Boruto sat on one side and Sen and Mitsuki sat on the other side. They shared a pitcher of a new cider the bar had on tap. After a few drinks they all were comfortably bubbly.

Sen found herself leaning gently against Mitsuki. He had a gentle flush to his cheeks as he loosened up a bit, chatting more freely with everyone. The conversation was currently on plans to go swimming at a remote watering hole something that week and he and Sarada were deciding when to go. Boruto was chiming in with ideas about fishing while they were there, but the others seemed decidedly uninterested.

Sen didn't realize how tired she was until she was finally sitting and unwinding. She was regularly pulling long nights but still waking up early and was relying too much on pulling additional energy from her surroundings. At night, to make up for it, she'd discharge equal amounts of chakra, leaving her extra tired. She didn't realize she was leaning quite heavily on Mitsuki and eventually her eyes started drooping as she dozed off. When her head finally lolled to the side, landing on Mitsuki's shoulder, he finally noticed her leaning on him.

He smiled gently and managed to put his left arm around her, propping her in the booth so she wouldn't fall off of him and could sleep somewhat comfortably. Sarada grinned. "You like her, don't you?" she whispered.

Mitsuki turned even redder. "Be quiet, she's sleeping."

Boruto and Sarada giggled between themselves, looking mischievous. Mitsuki knew they were planning on using this against him. "Everyone knows you like each other but are too stubborn to admit it," he whispered back.

He watched happily as the pair scoffed, immediately over-defending themselves and making a point to turn away from each other. Eventually the trio couldn't help but laugh. The laughter jolted Sen awake and she looked around. Realizing that Mitsuki was practically holding her, her face turned a warmer color. "Oh my god, I'm so sorry," she sputtered, covering her face.

"Don't worry, he didn't mind," Boruto laughed.

"Uhg, I didn't realize I was so exhausted… I should probably get home." She grabbed some money and put it on the table to cover her part of the pitcher, getting up from the booth.

Mitsuki put some money down too and slid out. "I'll walk you home," he offered. "Sarada and Boruto are having enough fun anyways," he shot at them.

Sarada and Boruto bickered with Mitsuki again but did seem to scoot closer to each other as Sen and Mistuki began leaving. Sen was ahead of him and he jogged to catch up. He was smiling her way, noticing she still seemed embarrassed and a little unbalanced.

"I'm so sorry, I can't believe I just fell asleep, you should've just woken me up!" she said, pushing him and giving a small hiccup.

He laughed readily, shaking his head. "It was no trouble. We all know how hard you've been working. You deserve sleep when you need it." Sen stumbled a little bit and still seemed dizzy when she steadied herself. Mitsuki walked closer to her, wrapping an arm around her waist. "Here, I'll keep you steady," he whispered.

She felt herself get even hotter in the face. "I'm not drunk…" she insisted, but didn't pull away.

"I know, but you're too tired," he cooed back.

Sen sighed and let herself lean against him. He was warm and cozy. She had to make sure she didn't start to drift off to sleep while they were walking. Uhg. I've really worked too hard.

Mitsuki slowed to a stop. "You're hardly able to walk. Here, get on my back." He finagled her around and began carrying her piggyback. She just rested her chin on his shoulder, feeling defeated.

"Thank you, even though this is pathetic," she mumbled.

"It's not pathetic. You said everyone is your family. So we'll take care of you," Mitsuki murmured. Sen didn't remember the rest of the walk, but vaguely remembered Mitsuki asking for her apartment key, and then him tucking her into bed. She woke up in the morning still in her clothes and found her key had been slipped back under her locked door.

"Quite the gentleman," she chuckled to herself.

Chapter 4

"So, how was last night?" Boruto asked, raising an eyebrow at Mitsuki. They were at a park not far from the Academy. They had helped with some training exercises that day and were taking a break.

"It was fine," Mitsuki stated. "How was your night?" Mitsuki sang.

"Nothing new, same old stuff!" Boruto huffed. "Did you and Sen, I don't know, do anything? It's been forever since you've had a date or anything."

"Boruto, you saw how tired she was. No, I got her home and she went to sleep," Mitsuki chastised. "At least I have self restraint and don't go after every woman who gives me attention."

"Yeah, if you did, you'd be busy…" Boruto grumbled. Even sitting at the park he could see some women passing by, eyes on Mitsuki. You'd think his weird blue skin would freak them out, but I guess not.

Mitsuki sighed again. "What is Sarada doing today?"

Boruto shrugged. "No clue." A glare from Mitsuki and Boruto broke. "Okay, she just said she'd be shopping or something." A ping on Boruto's phone came through. "Oh, this is her. She's wondering where we are." He typed a reply and put up his phone.

A few minutes later, Sarada's voice could be heard approaching. "Hey, guys!" She was waving and had her mother and Sen in tow. They all met up and exchanged greetings.

"I see you finally got to meet Sakura Uchiha," Mitsuki smiled at Sen.

"Yeah, and she's just as great as Katsuyu said!" Sen beamed. Sakura blushed and Sarada made a face.

"What are you ladies doing today?" Mitsuki asked the women.

"Shopping mostly," Sakura said. "Sen doesn't have much and it seems she'll be here a while."

"Oh. Dad didn't mention how long she'd be here during our brief, did he?" Boruto said.

Sakura nodded. "We'll be working together more, actually. Her research would affect children a great deal so we want to make sure the children's center is in the loop."

They chatted a bit and Sarada managed to convince the guys to come with them to the grocery store nearby before they had to go back to the Academy. Walking through the aisles Sen just grabbed a few things for her basket while Sarada and Sakura filled a cart. Boruto occasionally threw something into their cart too, Sakura chastising him and threatening him with action from Hinata. Sen smiled at their bickering. Mitsuki was laughing along with them and would sneakily return items Boruto placed in the cart back to the shelves using his soft expansion jutsu. I definitely couldn't take him in hand to hand combat, she thought begrudgingly.

She had to grab things from the other end of the produce section and she heard some women talking nearby. "Look at him," one was whispering. "He's so handsome."

"Yeah, his hair is cute but his face is manly and his body is probably hot," the other responded.

Sen looked around and saw they were looking at Boruto or Mitsuki. Listening further, it seemed they meant Mitsuki. "I've never seen someone with blue skin. What type of shinobi do you think he is?" one said.

She made her way back towards the group after grabbing what she needed. They were able to check out soon after and the guys made their way back to the Academy while the women headed back into town.

"So… Mitsuki, right?" Sarada asked Sen.

"What exactly about him?" Sen blushed.

"He's nice, right?" she pushed.

Sen sighed. "Yes, he's super nice. Very polite."

"And…?" Sarada waited.

"And what?"

"Do you think he's cute?"

Sen cleared her throat and felt her face warm up. "He is good looking, yes. You hear other people talking about him too, you know it's not an uncommon thought."

"Mitsuki is hot real estate with the young women here," Sakura threw back. "Except for Sarada of course. Her type is more… blonde."

"Mom!" Sarada hissed. "We're talking about Sen here!"

Sakura laughed. "Mitsuki seems like a really great kid. Did you know his dad is Orochimaru?"

"No, I didn't," Sen mused. "That does make the snakes make more sense though." And he's probably super strong too.

"What happened last night?" Sarada pushed.

Sen hung her head. "He carried me home. I was just so tired, so he insisted and picked me up on his back!" she laughed.

"That's such a thing he'd do," Sarada laughed. "He's gotten better about social queues, but he still doesn't care about anything if he wants to help someone. He learned that from Boruto"

They kept talking while walking and finished up their shopping for the day. On her way back home, Sen was passing the Academy and saw some adult shinobi running drills outside. It was a warm summer day and many of them had removed their shirts or were wearing shorter clothes than normal. A pale, tall figure caught her eye - Mitsuki was among them, his shirt removed. She was far away so she gladly let her eyes linger a bit longer than she normally would, appreciating his athletic build. He wasn't bulky but was broad shouldered and thoroughly muscled. Shaking her head a bit she walked on, admittedly letting her thoughts wander around Mitsuki a bit more.

Over the next two weeks Sen was in and out of meetings. Many of the business executives were dragging their feet or outright opposing changing their waste disposal plans so she felt little progress was being made. They were also experiencing a hotter than average year, and some wildfires had sprung up in rural areas. I wonder how the others are doing, she thought, in reference to the others Katsuyu had sent off.

She still spent a lot of time with Team 7 and was able to spend even more time with Mitsuki. They met up on the roof most nights to sit and enjoy the sunset, sometimes sharing snacks or dinner. She was glad that they were now comfortable enough with each other to usually sit with arms touching, even though neither had pushed any further than that.

Today the team was finally going to the swimming hole in the forest and Sen was walking to Mitsuki's apartment so they could meet up with Sarada, Boruto, and possibly some of their other friends. She had made sure to pick up a swimsuit when she was shopping with Sakura and Sarada the other day and was happy with her choice: dark green high-waisted swim bottoms with strappy sides and a black bikini top. She was wearing a loose tank top and some shorts over them for now, her hair pulled back in a loose bun and carrying a bag with a towel and water.

She knocked on Mitsuki's door and yelled, "It's Sen!" He opened the door shortly after, lacking a shirt. He had dark gray swim trunks on but seemed to still be grabbing things.

Sen blushed but stood her ground. "Need a few more minutes?"

He smiled. "Yeah, sorry. Mikazuki was demanding belly rubs." His little cat was in the center of the apartment, looking quite smug. "I lost track of time."

Mitsuki beckoned Sen in and she beelined to Mikazuki. The cat gladly accepted the attention she offered it. Mitsuki finished grabbing a white shirt to throw on, grabbed his towel, and they left once he got his shoes on.

They chit chatted while they headed to the village entrance to meet with the others. He walked slightly behind her and he couldn't help but look at the straps he could see poking out from under Sen's tank top. He briefly wondered what she would be wearing today and if he could keep from staring.

The group met up and was ready to head out soon: Team 7 was joined up by Shikadai and Chouchou. Sen introduced herself to Chouchou and said hi again to Shikadai, who was pointedly less astute today.

"I love seeing another deep skinned beauty," Cho-cho purred to Sen, linking her arms with Sen and Sarada. "Let's get some sun, hunnies!"

They hiked about an hour out of town to the swim spot. Sen was glad to note that the entire walk out was spotless. The townspeople seemed to take care to not litter or dump inappropriately, at least in this area. Everyone got their towels situated and while the girls applied some sunscreen, the guys immediately stripped to their trunks and ran towards the water.

"If they get burnt, it's their own fault," Sarada muttered.

The girls got down to their swimsuits, Sarada wearing a deep red two piece with a high necked top and Cho-cho wearing a cute pink two piece with some ruffles strategically placed to accent her curves. They worked on getting sunscreen on each other and noticed the guys trying to be sneaky and watching.

"Keep staring like that and we'll make your drowning look like an accident!" Cho-Cho threatened, shaking her fist. The guys swam away, yelling.

The girls made their way into the water next and the group happily swam around. Sen figured out how deep the water was and hatched a plan. She got out of the river and began climbing a small cliff that was on the bank. It was about twenty feet tall and bordered one of the deeper parts of the swimming hole, so she wanted to do some cliff jumping. When she made it to the top, she realized Mitsuki had followed her up.

"What are you doing?" he asked, standing next to her.

"Cliff jumping," she grinned. "You find deep water, you find a cliff, and you jump!"

"Oh," he said. "I've never done that before."

"Well, you can now," Sen smiled. She was already feeling courageous, so she grabbed his hand and began pulling him forward. They started running towards the edge and Sen called out, "Jump… now!" They propelled off the edge of the cliff, their arms up in the air and Sen with her legs straight out under her. Mitsuki was flailing his legs a little, but they both still had a successful landing in the water.

They were still holding hands through the fall and kept doing so underwater. Sen looked at Mitsuki underwater and smiled. He was looking at her too and returned the smile. Looking up, he began swimming to the surface, gently pulling her along.

Breaking the surface they were greeted by their friends laughing. Everyone took multiple turns jumping off the cliff through the afternoon, eventually doing some trick dives. They decided Sen was definitely the best, able to do perfect straight dives as well as some fancy flips and twists. "I love being in the water!" she exclaimed.

"Hey, Sen, didn't you say you could sometimes use water and stuff to like teleport?" Boruto asked while they were all bobbing in the water after another round of cliff diving had concluded.

"Yeah, sometimes. If the water has enough micro-organisms I can blend chakra with them and transport. Wanna see?" she offered.

They said they did, so Sen concentrated and wove a few signs, then dipped her hands in the water. They all watched as she half-dissolved, half-melted into the water. Boruto put his face in the water to see if he could see her anywhere, but to no avail.

Sarada used her sharingan to look around. "Oh my god, I can see her I think. It's just a bundle of vivid chakra in the water." Sarada began laughing briefly, and before anyone could ask what she was laughing at, Sen swam up from underwater and jumped on Cho-Cho.

"Gotcha!" Sen giggled. Cho-Cho was only briefly startled, then grabbed Sen and dunked her underwater.

The group wrapped up as dinnertime came nearer. They'd return to town to eat together, then head home. To no one's surprise, all of the guys were already looking sunburnt. "That's going to hurt tomorrow, and you all deserve it," Sarada chided.

Shikadai and Boruto were pink and Mitsuki was a light purple. Sen looked around, then told the guys to wait before putting their shirts on. "Hah, that's what any guy would want to hear," Boruto smirked. Shikadai elbowed him in the side.

Sen stepped into the forest briefly and plucked some sort of stems. She returned and ripped them in half. The center had some creamy sap. "These can help with sunburn and moisturizing the skin," she said. "We can get your backs and then you can do the rest yourself."

Cho-Cho helped Shikadai, Sarada helped Boruto, and Sen helped Mitsuki. "That feels nice," Mitsuki sighed. "Did you get burnt?"

"I don't think so," Sen said. "We were smart and put sunscreen on throughout the day."

"Let me check at least," he said, when she was done coating his back. She turned around and he faced her back. Before she could pull her hair to the side, he gathered it and put it over her shoulder. He placed his hands on her shoulders and over-exaggerated taking a serious look at her back. "Hm. Yep, not burnt."

Sen laughed, turning back around. She handed him the other half of the stem. "Here, don't forget your shoulders." While Mitsuki took care of his own wounds, she got dressed. It looked like Boruto was being stupid again as Sarada was hitting him with one of the stems while Shikadai and Cho-Cho watched.

"We are 25 years old and you still act like a 5 year old!" she chided.

"Sarada, that's not how you put the sunburn stuff on!" Boruto cried. That prompted her to hit him harder.

After they finally got Boruto and Sarada to cease their violence, they headed back to town and ate at a burger and shake shop. Everyone devoured their burgers, fries, and milkshakes, then began to head their separate ways to go home. Sen and Mitsuki walked together like usual, but before walking, Mitsuki looked at Sen. He hesitantly put his hand out, linking a finger to her hand. When Sen moved her hand closer to his he smiled and intertwined their fingers. Their walk home was quieter than usual, but they both smiled the whole way.

Mitsuki walked Sen to her door like usual and continued holding her hand at the fingertips when he faced her to say goodbye. "I had a lot of fun," he told her. "I'm glad you're here with us."

She blushed. "Me, too. If you need any more help with your sunburn, let me know," she giggled. His cheeks had a hue of purple where the sun kissed his face, making him look a bit younger than he was.

He squeezed her hand and turned to walk back to his apartment, smiling at her a little longer before walking off. Sen entered her apartment and laid down in bed. She couldn't contain her giggles any longer and laid in bed, reminiscing about the day.

[aureatecore]

“I heard someone mention golden eyes, so in my neverending thirst for Ho-sama the personification of Darkness, I came here.”   

“...I think you took a wrong turn somewhere, this is a light... place. A place. of light.”   

“...well fuck. I didn’t know we had those anymore.”

[theotherredeyedmaster]

"Manjoume, Manjoume, Manjoume... The secret. Is being polite.”

“Actually, it’s really not much of a secret at all. But, I suppose, with a personality such as yours, it is unsurprising that this even being an option hadn’t crossed your mind.”  

"The hell are you on about?! I don’t even want any stupid headpats! Don’t fucking touch me!”

[generation-next-duelists]

Rules have been added but i’m edited / adding onto later-

Muses i’m thinking of adding:

[dreamersheart]

This is the Native American horoscope, below are their meanings. This astrology isn't as well know as the Western and Oriental Astrology but still very relevant.

Otter: Jan 20 - Feb 18

A little quirky, and unorthodox, the Otter is a hard one to figure sometimes. Perceived as unconventional, the Otter methods aren't the first ones chosen to get the job done. This is a big mistake on the part of others – because although unconventional, the Otter's methods are usually quite effective. Yes, the Otter has unusual way of looking at things, but he/she is equipped with a brilliant imagination and intelligence, allowing him/her an edge over every one else. Often very perceptive and intuitive, the Otter makes a very good friend, and can be very attentive. In a nurturing environment the Otter is sensitive, sympathetic, courageous, and honest. Left to his/her own devices, the Otter can be unscrupulous, lewd, rebellious, and isolated.

Wolf: Feb 19 – Mar 20

Deeply emotional, and wholly passionate, the Wolf is the lover of the zodiac in both the physical and philosophical sense of the word. The Wolf understands that all we need is love, and is fully capable of providing it. Juxtaposed with his/her fierce independence – this Native American animal symbol is a bit of a contradiction in terms. Needing his/her freedom, yet still being quite gentle and compassionate – we get the picture of the "lone wolf" with this sign. In a nurturing environment the Wolf is intensely passionate, generous, deeply affectionate, and gentle. Left to his/her own devices the Wolf can become impractical, recalcitrant, obsessive, and vindictive.

Falcon: Mar 21 – Apr 19

A natural born leader, the Falcon can always be looked upon for clear judgment in sticky situations. Furthermore, the characteristics for this Native American animal symbol never wastes time, rather he/she strikes while the iron is hot, and takes action in what must be done. Ever persistent, and always taking the initiative, the Falcon is a gem of a personality to have for projects or team sports. The Falcon can be a little on the conceited side – but he/she is usually right in his/her opinions – so a little arrogance is understood. In a supportive environmental the Falcon "soars" in his/her ability to maintain passion and fire in relationships, and always remaining compassionate. Left to his/her own devices, the Falcon can be vain, rude, intolerant, impatient, and over-sensitive.

Beaver: Apr 20 – May 20

Take charge, adapt, overcome – this is the Beaver motto. Mostly business, the Beaver gets the job at hand done with maximum efficiency and aplomb. Strategic, and cunning the Beaver is a force to be reckoned with in matters of business and combat. One might also think twice about engaging the Beaver in a match of wits – as his/her mental acuity is razor sharp. The Beaver has everything going for him/her – however tendencies toward "my way or the highway" get them in trouble. Yes, they are usually right, but the bearer of this Native American animal symbol may need to work on tact. In a nurturing environment the Beaver can be compassionate, generous, helpful, and loyal. Left to his/her own devices the Beaver can be nervous, cowardly, possessive, arrogant, and over-demanding.

Deer: May 21 – Jun 20

This Native American animal symbol is the muse of the zodiac. The Deer is inspiring lively and quick-witted. With a tailor-made humor, the Deer has a tendency to get a laugh out of anyone. Excellent ability for vocalizing, the Deer is a consummate conversationalist. This combined with his/her natural intelligence make the Deer a must-have guest at dinner parties. Always aware of his/her surroundings, and even more aware of his/her appearance, the Deer can be a bit self-involved. However, the Deer's narcissism is overlooked because of his/her congeniality and affability. In a supportive environment the Deer's natural liveliness and sparkly personality radiate even more. He/she is an inspiring force in any nurturing relationship. Left to his/her own devices the Deer can be selfish, moody, impatient, lazy, and two-faced.

Woodpecker: Jun 21 – Jul 21

Woodpeckers are usually the most nurturing of all the Native American animal symbols. The consummate listener, totally emphatic and understanding, the Woodpecker is the one to have on your side when you need support. Of course, they make wonderful parents, and equally wonderful friends and partners. Another proverbial feather in the Woodpeckers cap is the tendency to be naturally frugal, resourceful, and organized. In a nurturing environment the Woodpecker is of course caring, devoted, and very romantic. Left to his/her own devices the Woodpecker can be possessive, angry, jealous, and spiteful.

Salmon: Jul 22 – Aug 21

Electric, focused, intuitive, and wholly creative, the Salmon is a real live-wire. His/her energy is palpable. A natural motivator, the Salmon's confidence and enthusiasm is easily infectious. Soon, everybody is onboard with the Salmon – even if the idea seems too hair-brained to work. Generous, intelligent, and intuitive, it's no wonder why the Salmon has no shortage of friends. This Native American animal symbol expresses a need for purpose and goals, and has no trouble finding volunteers for his/her personal crusades. In a supportive environment, the Salmon is stable, calm, sensual, and giving. Left to his/her own devices, those that bear this Native American animal symbol can be egotistical, vulgar, and intolerant of others.

Bear: Aug 22 – Sep 21

Pragmatic, and methodical the Bear is the one to call when a steady hand is needed. The Bear's practicality and level-headedness makes him/her an excellent business partner. Usually the voice of reason in most scenarios, the Bear is a good balance for Owls. The Bear is also gifted with an enormous heart, and a penchant for generosity. However, one might not know it as the Bear tends to be very modest, and a bit shy. In a loving environment this Native American animal symbol showers love and generosity in return. Further, the Bear has a capacity for patience and temperance, which makes him/her excellent teachers and mentors. Left to his/her own devices the bear can be skeptical, sloth, small-minded and reclusive.

Raven: Sep 22 – Oct 22

Highly enthusiastic, and a natural entrepreneur, the Crow is quite a charmer. But he/she doesn't have to work at being charming – it comes easily. Everyone recognizes the Crow's easy energy, and everyone turns to the Crow for his/her ideas and opinions. This is because the Crow is both idealistic and diplomatic and is quite ingenious. In nurturing environments this Native American animal symbol is easy-going, can be romantic, and soft-spoken. Further, the crow can be quite patient, and intuitive in relationships. Left to his/her own devices, the Crow can be demanding, inconsistent, vindictive, and abrasive.

Snake: Oct 23 – Nov 22

Most shamans are born under this Native American animal symbol. The Snake is a natural in all matters of spirit. Easily attuned to the ethereal realm the Snake makes an excellent spiritual leader. Also respected for his/her healing capacities, the Snake also excels in medical professions. The Snake's preoccupation with matters intangible often lead others to view them as mysterious, and sometimes frightening. True, the Snake can be secretive, and a bit dark – he/she is also quite sensitive, and caring. In a supportive relationship the cool Snake can be passionate, inspiring, humorous, and helpful. Left to his/her own devices, the Snake can be despondent, violent, and prone to abnormal mood swings.

Owl: Nov 23 – Dec 21

Changeable and mutable as the wind, the Owl is a tough one to pin down. Warm, natural, with an easy-going nature, the Owl is friend to the world. The bearer of this Native American animal symbol is notorious for engaging in life at full speed, and whole-hearted loves adventure. This can be to his/her detriment as the Owl can be reckless, careless, and thoughtless. Owls make great artists, teachers, and conservationists. However, due to his/her adaptability and versatility – the Owl would likely excel in any occupation. In a supportive, nurturing environment the Owl is sensitive, enthusiastic, and an attentive listener. Left to his/her own devices, the Owl can be excessive, overindulgent, bitter, and belligerent.

Goose: Dec 22 – Jan 19

If you want something done – give it to the Goose. Persevering, dogged, and ambitious to a fault, the Goose sets goals for accomplishment, and always obtains them. The goose is determined to succeed at all cost – not for the approval of other – but those with this Native American animal symbol competes with his/her own internal foe. Driven is the watchword for the Goose's dominating personality trait – which makes them excellent in business and competitive sports. When tempered with supportive, nurturing family and friends, the Goose excels in all things he/she attempts. In a loving environment the Goose can be very passionate, humorous, gregarious, and even sensual. However, lead to his/her own devises, the Goose may fall into obsessive or addictive behaviors that will inevitably be his/her demise.

[pocket-sized-lawyer]

((just a reminder that both my muses are lgbt! rei is a lesbian who uses she/they pronouns, and jun is pansexual and uses he/they

and guest muse yuri is a he/him ace aro trans man))

[serenityseventeen]

♫ Individual Members Masterlist 2:

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This masterlist does not repeat what other masterlists already have

Consists of ONESHOTS, IMAGINES, AND SCENARIOS

Stories with more than one part are in numbered order (from left → right or from top ↑ to bottom ↓)

❥ = my personal favs

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All members individually:

↳ S.Coups | Jeonghan | Joshua | Junhui | Hoshi | Wonwoo | Woozi | Minghao | Mingyu | Seokmin | Seungkwan | Vernon | Dino

(1/13 requested) Vampire Boyfriend Series - what vampire!seventeen would be like as your boyfriend & as vampires in general

↳ The Letter Box

Love & Letter: To The Thirteen Boys I've Loved Before - inspired by "To All The Boys I've Loved Before" by Jenny Han.

You find a letter box consisting of thirteen letters you never sent to thirteen boys that you've fallen in love with and reread them.

S.coups:

↳ "Hours"

(request) both of you forget it's your birthday but he finally remembers

↳ "Because I Love You" ❥

(request) you flinch because of an argument with him and he feels guilty, telling you to slap him in return for making you flinch

↳ "Sulky" (ft. Jun & Mingyu)

(request) you visit him during practice and talk with Mingyu and Jun, causing him to get sulky and jealous

↳ "Kkeke" (ft. 1997 liners - Mingyu, DK, The8)

(request) you and Seungcheol like each other. You are friends with the 1997 line and they are always teasing you two about it. When they leave, Seungcheol confesses and asks you to date him.

Jeonghan:

↳ "Reassemble"

(request) after you flinch during an argument, he goes into the bedroom when your friends come; after your friends leave, you go to check up on him

↳ "The Other Side of the Door"

(request) Songfic: "The Other Side of the Door" by Taylor Swift - you two have an argument & you hate him but at the same time, need him so bad

↳ "Love Poem" | "Love Poem 2" (ft. Svt members)

(request) You are the princess of the Caerat Kingdom and Jeonghan is the prince of the Svuentin Kingdom. You two get arranged for marriage since birth but as the wedding day ticks closer, you find yourselves truly falling for each other.

↳ "I'm Jealous" (ft. Joshua)

(request) he gets really jealous when you get partnered up with your coworker for a three-legged race. extremely jealous.

↳ "I want to kiss you" (ft. S.Coups)

↳ "I want to kiss you, because I love you" (ft. S.Coups)

(request) you tell him that you want to kiss him seriously but you two are just friends...

Joshua:

↳ "I Like You" ❥

(request) you two are cafe workers and you like him and you finally confess to him

↳ "Gifted"

(request) you see his large hands and compare them with yours

↳ "Wonder" ❥

(Combined request) song fic: "Wonder" by Shawn Mendes - you two are friends but he keeps wondering what it's like to be loved by you, which leads to him unexpectedly kissing you

↳ "060421"

(request) you are sick and joshua takes care of you

↳ "Flutters" (ft. Svt members) ❥

(request) you and Joshua like each other but are too shy to confess. One day, you two get stuck in an art supply storage closet and slowly confess your long term crushes

↳ "Fine" ❥

(request) you break up with joshua... :(

↳ "A Sweet Winter Night" ❥

(request) it's a cold winter night and you spend it sweetly cuddling with your boyfriend while eating yummy snacks and drinking hot chocolate (ft. Your first kiss w/ him + a bit of teasing the gentle sexy)

Jun:

↳ "Just For Kisses" (ft. Woozi)

(request) because of a collab, you and jihoon have to spend a lot of time together talking about music, making your boyfriend, jun, jealous.

↳ "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" ❥

(half requested) a fluffy break-day with a clingy Moon Junhui.

↳ "From a Small Glance"

(requested) you are exhausted from performing and no one notices except jun and he gets worried

↳ "Brother"

(request) brother!jun helping you with your homework

↳ "Special Boy" (ft. Hoshi & The8)

(request) You go to Jun's dorm and help him unwind after he had a hard and long day at practice (ft. Cuddles)

↳ "It's Okay"

(request) you get into an argument with your dad on the phone and Jun calms you down

Hoshi:

↳ "Horanghae 호랑해" ❥

(request) you two argue because it seems like he likes tigers more than you

↳ "Close To You"

(request) he gets a bit jealous and protective so he becomes clingy, handcuffing you two together

↳ "Dispatch's New Year's Couple"

(request) you are the oldest in your group and care a lot for your members and is afraid of creating a scandal that could harm the group. your members and boyfriend, soonyoung, comfort you.

↳ "Moonstruck" | "Moonstruck 2"

(request) you are a servant, working as the stable girl in the kingdom of Svuentin. You're best friends with prince Chan and one day, his brother, prince Soonyoung, comes into your life and starts to like you.

↳ "Spider" (ft. SVT Perf. Unit)

(request) you are on an idol survival program and for a performance, you decide to perform 'spider' by Hoshi, not knowing that he's a guest judge. (ft. A bit of feelings being developed)

↳ "Human" (ft. The8)

(request) Soonyoung is stressed and practicing really hard so Minghao calls you to go and help calm Soonyoung down.

Wonwoo:

↳ [12:07 am] with Wonwoo

↳ "A Warmer Valentine's" ❥

Because you have no lover, you also have no plans for Valentine's day. Your friend, Wonwoo, reveals that he does have plans for the day though. The next day, on Valentine's, he shows up at your door.

↳ "Heartstrings" | "Heartstrings 2"

(request) It's 1993 and Jeon Wonwoo is forced to study classical music by his parents. He meets you, the orchestra club's double bassist and begins to love music as he learns with you. He also begins to love being with you too.

↳ "UwU"

(request) you always call him 'baby' or by his name so one day you decide to call him something new, something like "oowoo"

↳ "To My Growing Child" (ft. Mingyu) ❥

(request) you two are shopping with Mingyu and his girlfriend and Wonwoo mentions that he's glad you aren't pregnant when you secretly was (this if fluffy)

↳ "Warmth Amidst The Snowy Night" ❥

(request) it's a snowy night and he is staying over. you notice that his hands are shaking from the cold and give him a back hug to warm him up.

↳ "Goal" (ft. S.Coups)

(request) you make a goal to win in an activity but everyone but you wins in an activity so Wonwoo decides to purposely lose so that he could see you happy

↳ "Beauty of Colors" | "Beauty of Love" (ft. Mingyu)❥

(request) soulmate au: everyone is born in a black and white world until they meet their soulmate. You and Wonwoo meet and your worlds burst with color. As you two hang out, you two fall in love.

↳ "Just Friends?" ❥

(request) your friend Wonwoo has never been on a date and asks you to go on a date with him as a friend but you try to make it realistic, causing him to see you differently as a woman

↳ "Starry Sea in a Healing Cocktail" ❥ (1)

↳ "Peachy Romance by the Blossoming Waves" (2)

(request) You're on vacation in the seaside and every morning, you get tea from the lounge bar, being run by the bartender, Wonwoo. He always greets you with sweet words and asks why you aren't smiling. Now, it's your last day on vacation.

Woozi:

↳ "My My My Darling" ❥

(request) while cuddling, you tell him how much you love him

↳ "Bonkers"

(request) you two are idols and are dating; he accidentally posts a photo of you two on his public Instagram account instead of his private one

↳ "Like Father, Like Son?"

(request) dad!jihoon: he takes care of his son alone for the first time

↳ "Muse"

(request) Woozi is staying up late trying to write lyrics while he's in writer's block so you go to the studio and tell him to go to sleep, ending up with you two sleeping on the couch

↳ "Hand-obsessed"

(request) you love Jihoon's hands so you cuddle with them, hold them, kiss them, and compliment them

↳ "Your Choice"

(request) You see your ex-boyfriend again and feel a bit of longing toward him. Your current boyfriend, Jihoon, notices this and decides to tell you something.

↳ "Moonlight in Unit 0526" (1) ❥

↳ "Sunshine in Room 0922" (2) ❥

(request) Jihoon is a ghost hunter, he could see ghosts for an hour and he uses this ability to send ghosts to the spirit realm. One day, in apartment unit 0526, he meets you, a human-like ghost who's been stuck in your lonely and cold home for who knows how long.

The8:

↳ "Faults"

(requested) you and Minghao get into a sort of silent argument and you flinch when he points at your phone + both of you fluffily comforting each other afterward

↳ "Galaxy in his Eyes"

(request) being clingy and fluffy; after two weeks apart, Minghao finally comes home and is clingy and cuddly because he missed you and loves you

DK:

↳ "Crazy"

(request) you and Seokmin are friends (he has a crush on you) and he invites you couple bungee jumping

↳ "Perfect: What It Means To Be A Singer" (1)

↳ "Perfect: The Process of Becoming One" (2)

↳ "Perfect: Imperfection Makes Perfection" (3)

(request) You and Seokmin are always in singing competitions, fighting for the first place. Suddenly, one day, Seokmin asks to sing for you, changing your relationship with him.

↳ "Idyllic" ❥

(request) You and Seokmin met through a mutual friend and enjoy watching musicals together as a hobby. One day, Seokmin invites you to watch "Marie Antoinette" with him but truthfully, he wants to confirm whether or not he likes you romantically.

Mingyu:

↳ "Criminal: Ruthless" ❥

(request) mafia au: you are captured by a mafia family as a hacker and he saves you

↳ "Cool" | "Cure"

(request) mingyu x doctor!reader; he gets injured and you care for him a bit. He likes you and thinks you are cool.

↳ "Reunion"

(request) you go to a high school reunion and see your former school crush and just as you were about to leave out of boredom, he stops you and you two talk.

↳ "Little Bits"

(request) Mingyu is your boyfriend and has never kissed you longer than a peck. You ask him why.

↳ "Off To School"

(request) dad!mingyu sending his twin daughter and son to school

↳ "Do You Know My Heart?" (ft. Hoshi & Dino)

(request) You like Mingyu and you are his makeup artist. You get switched and become Seungkwan's makeup artist, causing Mingyu to realize his feelings.

↳ "Maybe I Love You" (ft. Svt members)

(request) You two are childhood best friends and he is busy with work so you hang out with the members. After promotions, he wants to hang out alone but you two end up hanging out with all of the members...

↳ "I Like You Better"

(request) Mingyu, your boyfriend, sees that you have the vocalist of a rock band you like as your lockscreen instead of him.

Seungkwan:

↳ "Second Life" (ft. Joshua) ❥

↳ "Second Life 2" (ft. Svt members) ❥

(request) reincarnation fic: You and Seungkwan are in love during the great depression but you both die in a house fire. You two get reincarnated and you remember everything but he doesn't.

↳ "Beautiful Night" ❥

(request) you write a suicide letter but stop halfway; your boyfriend, seungkwan, finds the letter and immediately goes to find you

↳ "Thrice is Fate" ❥

(request) You never have a consistent schedule when it comes to visiting the cafe. However, you meet a guy in the front of the cafe by chance, but then you meet him again by coincidence. Would you meet him for the third time?

Vernon:

↳ "Sweetest Thing" ❥| "Sweetest Thing 2" ❥

(half-request) he is being tailed by a journalist and reporter and you help him by offering some strawberries...

↳ "Care"

(request) you are not feeling well after surgery and he comes to try and take care of you but you refuse because you don't want to be a bother

↳ "Just Ask"

(request) you two go on a date and you notice that he wants to hold your hand but doesn't (he's been wanting to for the whole day)

Dino:

↳ "LOVE"

(request) Chan likes you like crazy but you don't want to love him because you think of yourself as a burden and you think that he won't like you anymore once he knows you better

↳ "The Arcade Date" ❥

(request) going on a date with your boyfriend, Chan, to the arcade, competitively playing games, and making sweet, fluffy bets

↳ "Significance" | "Significant"

(request) you never really celebrated your birthday, on your birthday one night, you meet a man who is busking and he asks if it is anyone's birthday today (February 11th).

↳ "Promise for Eternity" ❥

(request) Chan on his wedding day with you.

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[panvani]

Mochizuki Jun The Case Study of Vanitas Anime da Vinci Interview - pt. 1 -

An interview with MochiJun about Vanitas was uploaded to Anime da Vinci, and while I’d seen a lot of partial translations, I haven’t spotted a full one. This is my attempt. Corrections and suggestions are gladly accepted. The link to the original is at ddnavi, appended with interview/808972/a/. Since the interview is pretty long, I’ll be breaking it up into three parts.

The opening paragraphs of the article are just the same summary/promotional lines from every other official Vanitas source, so I won’t bother translating them again.

To summarize its contents: Mochizuki talks about inspiration for Vanitas and her time in Paris, how she wants to make people want to go to Paris, and a little spoiler.

She conceived the character of “Vanitas” during her first trip to France...

- Please tell us the details of how The Case Study of Vanitas was born. What kind of idea created this work?

Mochizuki Jun: Aahh, how far should I go back... ahaha...? For my next work [after Pandora Hearts] I’d been thinking, “I want to draw either vampires or a school setting~” and I conceived the character of “Vanitas” during my first trip to France. While sightseeing in Mont Saint-Michel, I mused on drawing “the story of a single vampire who’d watched over an island for something like one hundred years.” Everything else about The Case Study of Vanitas came from that one idea, and the general forms of Vanitas and Noé were born there.

MJ: There were a ton of things I thought about doing for my new serialization after Pandora Hearts, like increasing the number of romance and battle elements. With regards to battle scenes... to be honest, when I was drawing Pandora Hearts, the head editor told me to cut down on them since “you kind of suck at this,” and I wanted to give up. I started thinking, though, like “I don’t draw them so of course they suck! If I drew them more, they’d be good!” and frantically studied to improve with every volume. I have to get way better at anatomy and the composition of fight scenes in comparison to my last work... is what I thought.

- What drew you to vampires in particular? If there are any vampire stories you especially like, please tell us.

MJ: I don’t remember exactly what the first vampire I ever saw was, but when I was little I was really impacted by the movie Interview with the Vampire [based on the novel by Anne Rice.] When I watched it, I was captivated by the tragic and fleeting existence of vampires, as well as the blood sucking scenes, so those ideas were planted firmly in my mind. Plus, it probably had an effect on my fondness for stories with a dynamic between a young man and a girl. This is a little off-topic, but it’s actually where I got the name for the Crimson-Shell protagonist. [The two main characters of Interview with the Vampire are Louis du Pont, a young vampire man, and his adoptive daughter Claudia.]

- Why did you choose to set the story in 19th century Paris? What sort of impression did your first visit to Paris leave?

MJ: Paris was the first place I’d ever visited outside of Japan, so I thought it was huge. I’d been invited as a guest to Japan Expo, and my heart wouldn’t stop pounding the entire time I was on the plane. Everything I saw seemed so new. Noé and I shared our kind of joy for Paris.

MJ: Since then, when taking personal trips overseas, I’d pay really frequent visit to this on-site publishing house in Paris. Their accompaniment for every question or problem I had when it came to any aspect of French culture was really helpful. Since I’d been so blessed to have them, I was able to go into writing ready, thinking “yeah, I’m gonna draw a manga set in France!”

- Yamaguchi Ryuu-san, who got his start designing for Final Fantasy, produced some fantastic drawings of the Paris Catacombs and Notre Dame Cathedral for The Case Study of Vanitas. That being said, it’s interesting how your Paris has not the Eiffel Tower, but a huge “Tower of the Sun” in construction to conflict with the real Paris. Please tell us about any difficulties you’ve experienced when drawing Paris.

MJ: I’m always troubled by the balance between “where I should stay true to the Paris of this time,” and “where I should create a false Paris.” I’d be super happy if this manga made someone take the chance to go to Paris. So, I had a strong passion to invite favoritism for Paris, and wanted that “the manga backgrounds should be the same as Paris!” There are falsehoods in my Paris, but the designs were taken from the real, present day world.

- With such names as the unresolved Beast of Gévaudan Incident, the Marquis de Sade, and Dr. Moreau, never before has Paris been made to adopt such an uncanny and bewitching atmosphere. If you have anything that might be a little bit of a spoiler, please let use hear it.

MJ: The Paladins of the Catholic Church draw their motif from the legend of Charlemagne. The characters from Vanitas aren’t actually the same people as those in the legend, but I like to play around with the shared relationship dynamics and character traits. [”Paladins” refer to the twelve highest ranking Knights of Charlemagne from French mythology collected in what is known as the Matter of France- the most famous of these stories is called the Song of Roland.]

MJ: Then, all of the Malnomen have their motifs taken from fairy tales or famous works of fiction [i.e. Loup Garou, based on Little Red Riding Hood, and Naenia, based on the story of Faust.] At first I thought “well, it’s set in France, so I’ll limit myself to stories documented by Charles Perrault,” but by the second volume I’d expanded my boundaries to the Brothers Grimm and was getting my hands on other stories too.

Pt. 2 here.

Pt. 3 here.