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Fourteenth Prayer: A Rekindling. [Video/Action]

[It’s been a while since Rei could even find the time to make a broadcast over the network, and given her encounter with Anakin Skywalker the last time she’d offered to do flame readings she’s not going to be offering that today. Instead, she’s got a question, and now that her leg has gotten back to normal, there’s also a bit of housekeeping to take care of before some very, very important plans happen. As well as some admissions and requests to take care of.

So, early in the day, she addresses the journal with a forced smile, because one the questions is a little embarrassing. Normally she’d probably have just talked to Yukiko and Yu, but the Inaba teenagers have both seemingly departed now…which directly relates to the other subject at hand, in fact. Ami being gone didn’t help, of course.]

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Hello everyone, this is Rei Hino. I’m afraid to say that most of the people helping me tend to Tsukino Shrine have departed Luceti. If there’s anyone who has free time and would be willing to help me maintain it, I would really appreciate the help. Some of the work that needs to be done simply needs more hands to be done. I’d be willing to repay anyone willing to help with things I’m able to make. If you’re interested, please let me know either here at the shrine or through the journal.

And secondly, I was wondering if anyone had some insight on some exercises for getting back a leg into shape after an injury? My leg was hurt badly recently, and I’m still a little shaky at times, enough so that I’m not comfortable with normal physical activity beyond walking. I don’t want to strain myself, but I would like to get back to normal as quickly as possible.

Thank you in advance for any help or advice.

[And then she closes the journal out.]

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[Later in the day, Rei heads out to visit two very specific people. Raine Sage and Fayt Leingod can expect visits. Raine by Sailor Mars, and Fayt by Rei herself.

After that business is taken care of, Rei hits the shops and starts to gather up some things. Clothing, boxes of food, board games, and pastries in addition to food stuff and a bottle of wine. All the things one needs for an evening alone with her special someone.

And by nightfall, Rei’s got Tsukino Shrine all prepared for her promised evening with Fenimore. Some food, a present, futons, and all the things they might need for the next two evenings. Hopefully it will be a peaceful, uninterrupted night!]

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[...Breathe, Fenimore. Breathing is good and necessary. She almost feels a little overwhelmed -- the circumstances here are different from any other time she's done any flirting -- but it isn't a bad kind of overwhelming. It's...exhilarating.

Though she does hope she's not so close to overwhelmed that she's actually in over her head and this ends up being more like Rei calling her bluff. She may be resigned to the fact that she's not going to be as smooth as she'd like to think she could be (maybe one day, when this isn't so new), but she still doesn't want to completely fall on her face. She takes a moment to collect her thoughts, which are trying to scatter, first.]

Well, I think I can...do that. I've never tried being persuasive like...this before, but -- I'll do my best.

[She pulls a face over the way she ended that, though with Rei's head against her shoulder, Fenimore's the only one who will notice the grimace. "I'll do my best" is not exactly a line from which seductions are written. The expression is short-lived, and she takes advantage of the relative position of their heads to speak directly into Rei's ear, her voice low.]

Maybe I'll do it with words. I'll tell you how amazing you are, how much I -- want you, how I want to feel every last part of you. I'll tell you what I want to do to you with my hands, with my lips, and...stuff.

[...She tries not to pull a face at herself again and it takes her a second to continue. "Stuff," really? When she does, she moves a hand to the edge of the blanket Rei used to cover herself, curling first one finger, then two, around the edge and slightly underneath it, against Rei's skin.]

Or maybe [she lowers her head a little, so that her mouth is on level with Rei's neck rather than her ear; she has to speak a little louder to be heard there, but she keeps her voice still lower than her usual speaking tone] I'll -- persuade you by actions, a-and show you what I want to do.

[She places a kiss on where she thinks Rei might be particularly sensitive. It's kind of guesswork, though, since she's not had enough time to exactly map this out, so she might be wrong. She then returns to speaking next to Rei's ear, though her voice is a bit squeaky as she continues.]

Or maybe I'll do both.

[Okay, well she hadn’t quite expected that to be Fenimore’s reaction, but she definitely appreciates it. Rei smiles fondly, not at all wanting to call her girlfriend’s bluff, and not at all put off by the awkwardness of it. Being completely honest, just having someone willing to say those things is enough to get her a little hot and bothered. And to have someone say them genuinely? Well, she knows just where her passionate side would take that. The voice in her ear has her closing her eyes, fretting her lip a little, slightly intoxicated by the sensation again. Odd wording or not, it’d have the desired effect.

The kiss sends a shock of pleasure through her, a faint shiver jingling through her entire boy. Sucking in a breath, she replies somewhat breathlessly.]

I…think I’d like you to try that.

[Wait…no, that’s not right.]

I…I mean…I know I would. Because if you weren’t willing to try and seduce me…t-then I think I’d have to do it right back to you.

[Rolling her head back, she peers over at Fenimore, trying to manage a sultry smile and really failing…but maybe it’s a cute failure?]

Tell you how much I want you…and…touch you where you want to be touched. All…of that. [She reaches up, curling her fingers around Fenimore’s before turning more fully to kiss her gently.]

And…after…we’re through? I’ll show you how much I liked it by cooking you breakfast, and washing your back at the spring.

[Maybe one day, after they've had more experience with this, they'll look back at the clumsy parts of their attempts at seduction and laugh. Or maybe wince. But, right now, Rei's words are having the desired effect on her, her breathing becoming shallower. Even the failed sultry smile isn't entirely unsuccessful...although, yeah, it's more cute than sultry. But she can appreciate the intent behind it, especially when everything else already has her rather turned on.]

I...wouldn't mind if you did.

[She shakes her head slightly and corrects herself, going for something more honest.]

No, I mean -- I would be happy if you did, though...I don't know if I would do very well at playing hard to get if you did s-seduce me. [She looks away just a little.] Or...at least, I wouldn't be able to right now.

[She is basically 90% gotten at this point, and her restraint is pretty low. But, after that embarrassing admission, she returns to looking Rei in the eyes.]

I like those plans for...after. [Even if she doesn't have quite the same cultural context for washing each other's backs, she certainly isn't against the idea.] And I'll be sure to return the favour -- though I guess returning it for the breakfast will have to wait for...next time.

[Even just saying the idea of there being a next time thrills her. She attempts a sultry smile of her own, though it's doubtless as failed as Rei's was. Her voice is a little shakey, but she attempts to sound as provocative as she can (which...probably isn't much, but she's learning).]

But first...I should earn it, shouldn't I?

[Oh, they definitely will wince at some point. Rei almost is doing that now, as she mentally analyzes everything she says. It's awkward, but still, even with that it's a lot of fun. All this talk of doing things that other people have always seemed to take for granted and she'd never considered. It still surprises her just how open she's become, but it's easy to chalk that up to how Fenimore excites her.

Leaning into the blonde, she wraps her arms even more tightly around her, pulling them together.]

Well...I suppose...I'd be hard pressed to play hard to get now either, given this compromising position you've got me in. But...I could make an exception to that rule for one morning, I think.

[A pause, and she leans in again, kissing her girlfriend's cheek as she tries to mimic that husky tone she's seen in movies.]

Or...we could always just go directly to the bath. I could get us there in a heartbeat. And we could get cleaned up...together.

[Really, it wouldn't take much effort to change the venue...and the intimacy of bathing together would be just as stimulating and rewarding. At least, that's how she feels, given her cultural context. But...then they are still in bed...and there's been a lot of talk of seduction.]

[If Rei couldn't teleport, she would have been reluctant to go along with the suggestion, no matter how short an interruption going there might be. Her self-control is pretty tenuous as it is, especially now that Rei is holding her more tightly and speaking in that husky tone. But while bathing together doesn't have the same cultural significance to her, being in and around water in general has enough importance in her culture to make it an attractive option as well.]

We could do both? But I don't mind going directly to the bath, as -- as long as you know that I don't intend to...l-let up on you, wherever we are.

[She gives Rei a kiss on the cheek in return to punctuate the sentence. It seems her first intentions around stimulating, rewarding intimacy don't have much to do with bathing -- unless Rei disagrees, she feels that the bathing can come after.]

I...wouldn't want you to.

[Rolling over now, she ends up on top of Fenimore, and pins her girlfriend's arms down to the futon with a little laugh. Leaning in, she kisses her even more deeply, but doesn't let it linger too long.]

We can do bathe now, and come back here to eat afterward. That way we'll have the pools to ourselves. They'll be deserted this early in the day. What do you say?

[She looks caught off-guard at suddenly being pinned, but she starts laughing herself before it gets cut off by the kiss. It certainly wasn't an unhappy surprise, and she squirms slightly beneath her, very much raring to go.

The mention of them being deserted gives her pause, though, and she looks and sounds concerned.]

Are...are you sure no one else will be there?

[She hadn't thought about other people being at the baths. She might be willing to let Rei see her naked -- and, even then, she's not 100% comfortable about her scars even when it is Rei -- but she is far, far from comfortable enough for anyone else to see the scars. ...And then there's the obvious reasons why she wants privacy right now.]

If you are sure, then it does sound like it would be wonderful, but I wouldn't want to get...interrupted.

Oh, if anyone so much as tries? I'll turn them into a toad.

[Rei's smile widens, and she hops up, already beginning to trace the teleportation sigil with her fingers.]

I won't let anyone get in the way of our bath...but I'm sure nobody will be. I always go early in the morning so I don't have to deal with anyone. The only other person who does that is Ami-chan, but she's out of the enclosure right now.

[The idea of Rei turning someone into a toad makes Fenimore giggle and her concern melts away, both from hearing that Rei's been up there often enough and from trusting that Rei will protect them with toadification. (She tries not to think too much about being glad that Ami isn't in the enclosure right now.)]

That sounds like enough precautions to me.

[She adopts an innocent look as she watches Rei trace the sigil.]

Do you and Ami usually go together? I wonder if I should go to the baths early myself someday and...surprise you if you're alone.

Oh, no, we don't. She's...very busy with the clinic and her boyfriend. So I tend to let her have her space.

[Another smile, and the sigil is complete. All it needs now is a bit of power...and poof! They're in the changing room!]

But I usually come on Mondays and Thursdays.

[Fenimore still finds teleporting disorienting, even if she's had years to get used to the stationary teleporters and it's not her first time in Rei's teleport. Just being in one place and then suddenly another is really weird, so it takes her a moment to respond as she regains her bearings. When she does, though, her disorientation melts into a grin.]

Well, then. I'll have to keep that in mind. I might be able to make good use of that information.

[She'll have to get up early, since she can't teleport herself -- she'd have to walk to the one in the Rec Centre if she wants to actually make it a surprise for Rei -- and she mightn't be able to go every time, with Sophie to look after. But she is quite taken by the idea. She stands and holds out her hand to Rei.]

But for today, it seems that we don't need to worry about the changing room. Shall we go?

[Since, without the futon, she doesn't have anything to cover herself. It's embarrassing at the same time as being exciting, but also a little strange. She's spent nearly five years avoiding being naked as much as possible, even trying to limit it when she's alone. And yet here she is, in this ostensibly public place -- abandoned and private though it might be right now, it's different from the clear privacy of a bedroom. Last time she'd come to the hot springs, she'd been fully clothed and surrounded by people wearing much skimpier bathing suits than she'd expected to feel comfortable wearing ever again. So there is a strange feeling to this, in the back of her mind.

...But most of her attention is on the exciting parts, especially since Rei isn't much less naked whether or not she teleported the blanket she'd wrapped around herself along with them.]

[Rei is very much naked, and very much unconcerned with it, honestly. She takes Fenimore's hand and starts to pad into the girl's bathing pond, heading for the pre-bath shower.]

A quick rinse, then we'll be all ready to go.

[Because even naked, with her girlfriend, and flush from afterglow? Rei is still every inch a proper Japanese lady. Getting into the water without rinsing off sweat was absolutely, positively unthinkable!]

[Fenimore's initial direction was towards the water, unaware of Japanese bathing etiquette, but when Rei changes direction, she follows after a couple of steps.]

Oh, I didn't realize you meant a shower.

No no.

[Rei waves a hand to correct Fenimore, reaching for sponges.]

You take a quick shower to rinse yourself before getting in a public bath, so you don't dirty the water. It's Japanese etiquette, at least.

Oh. [She glances over at the bathing pond] I hadn't thought about it, but that's a good idea.

[The bath here mightn't be entirely without fresh water circulating, but it did seem more likely to have the water stick around more than in a river or a bathtub. She looks back to Rei and tries to follow her lead in case she misses out on any other etiquette, starting by reaching for a sponge herself -- something she's also not used for cleaning herself before, but it seems easy enough to figure out.]

I guess that's another good reason to come with you before I tried to come as a surprise.

Well, maybe. At least this way you're learning the proper way to do things.

[She smiles warmly and just goes about a quick shower, washing quickly and running the sponge along her skin after dipping it in some soap. The whole affair takes about two minutes and then she's stepping out, waiting for Fenimore before going to the pool proper.

[While she doesn't take much longer than Rei to wash, Fenimore is a little later in finishing: in part because she waited to see whether there was anything specific that Rei was doing, and in part because she got a little, uh, distracted at first when watching Rei. But she catches herself and returns her attention to washing herself, stepping out about a minute after Rei.]

It's better to learn the proper ways first. I -- we can figure out the...the improper ways after.

[She'd like to think that she'd do some extravagant gesture to accompany that statement, like perhaps even literally sweeping Rei off her feet and carrying her to the bath, but that's a bit beyond her current boldness. She is bold enough to sneak in a quick kiss on Rei's cheek to try to convey what she meant by "improper," though, before starting to walk towards the pool.]

[Rei purrs deep in the back of her throat at the kiss, returning it and sliding an arm around Fenimore's waist as they enter the warm water. Shuddering with delight at the warmth of the pool, she heads towards one of the underwater benches and sinks down to her neck in it.]

Improper ways sound like a lot of fun. Maybe you'll be able to help me come up with some new ways to act...improper...soon.

[She feels a shiver down her spine as she hears the purr. She settles in next to Rei -- well, with the arm around her waist, it would be harder to not but she would have done so anyway -- and nestles her head against Rei's shoulder. Both the contact and the warm water of the bath feel wonderful, and she's very glad Rei suggested this. It was a good idea. She slips an arm around Rei's waist in return and looks up at her from her place on her shoulder.]

Are you asking me to be creative, dear? I might be able to do that.

[She...hopes, at least. Her knowledge of such things is somewhat limited and thus so is her ability to be creative, but she's definitely willing to give it a try and some thought.]

[Rei looks over nodding slightly. Creative would be something she'd very much like Fenimore to be. The more creative the better.]

Oh yes...yes I am...

[And then she kisses Fenimore again with a somewhat too exaggerated wink.]

[Fenimore giggles at the wink, but she tries to adopt a serious expression as she swings herself around to straddle Rei, kneeling on the bench and draping her arms over Rei's shoulders. She mostly succeeds at keeping her expression serious, though she can't keep a small smile from edging into it. She brings her face in close to look deep into her girlfriend's eyes, looking down slightly -- the positioning has Fenimore the taller one this time, though the difference is about as slight as it normally is the other way around. She manages to add a little huskiness to her voice as she speaks, with only a hint of nervousness.]

Your wish is my command, my love.

[She doesn't diverge much at the opening, bringing her lips to meet Rei's. She has plenty of time to include some creativity.]

[Rei gazes up at Fenimore, as mystified as only a lovestruck teenager can be. Her lips part in a sigh of contentment as she kisses back, arms reaching to slide around her girlfriend's hips. Oh...yes...this is exactly the sort of thing she had in mind when she said creativity. Something new, and something definitely exciting.]

I...would say you're the mind-reader here, not...me. [Because you're giving her just what she wants!]

[Fenimore's small smile grows, thrilled by the effect she had on Rei and relieved that she hadn't messed it up.]

If I am, it's only with you -- maybe that's why you're always on my mind.

[Maybe later, she'll realize how cheesy what she just said was, but she's much too in the moment for self-reflection. Rei's reaction was more than enough encouragement to continue trying to be creative, and the combination of the reaction and memories of when Rei had briefly pinned her has given her an idea of how she might do so.

While beginning another kiss, she shifts slightly to retain her balance as she reaches around behind herself and gently guides Rei's arms off of her hips -- with some reluctance, admittedly. The touch is electrifying, but she wants to see what Rei's reaction might be if she stops her from returning the favour as she ministers to her. ...Not that Fenimore is sure she'll be able to hold out any better than Rei might, currently, with how new and exciting everything about it is, but it's worth a try.

She doesn't explain her intentions for the moment, and she also tries another small avenue of creativity by softly nibbling Rei's lower lip for a moment before returning to the regular kissing.]

[Well...Rei is a little confused about why, but if that's how Fenimore wants things, then she'll definitely acquiesce. There's not really much she can do or say, but every touch is a delight, and each nibble is enough to send a shock through her system.

You've got her completely captive, Girlfriend, as there is no way in hell she's even attempting to get away. She's too curious about what'll come next...and how delicious it will be. What do you do with your very own Sailor Soldier?]

[Drive her wild -- or, well, that's the plan. She's not entirely sure this will work, but that is the danger of being creative, even if it seems Rei has been pleased with what she's tried so far. And if it doesn't work, she's pretty sure they won't be short of other options.

She slows for a second, momentarily uncertain due to Rei's slight confusion, but she soon picks back up on her attempts to act a little more dominant, her kissing turning a little rougher than usual as she moves from Rei's lips to the rest of her body, to the point of nearly leaving a hickey on Rei's neck, though she stops herself short of actually leaving a mark. She is considering perhaps leaving one somewhere more easily concealed if Rei doesn't dislike the somewhat less gentle displays of affection (though she really should ask before doing so). She continues to hold Rei's wrists, in part to keep her girlfriend half-pinned down and in part to keep her balance as she shifts her weight over Rei's lap to counterbalance her lips moving lower. She is starting to indicate that she might start doing more with her hands in a bit, though, as she pulls Rei's hands closer to her body so that she can reach out with a finger to lightly brush her girlfriend' ships without letting go of her girlfriend's wrists.

As she does move lower, her face begins to dip below the waterline and, after a moment of breathing in the water, her hair begins to glow a light blue. This might be a surprise -- she's definitely told Rei she can breathe underwater, but it's less certain whether she mentioned the hair glowing. If Rei asked for details about being Ferines, it might have come up, but even then, this is the first time Fenimore has shown the effect, for lack of other opportunity.]

Edited 2014-08-30 07:41 (UTC)

Fourteenth Prayer: A Rekindling. [Video/Action]

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