Hydrophobic Romance (malin & Aise)

[Myn]

Aesha Phantigris (15) 5’3”​

Padding quietly down the crowded school hallways, Aesha let out a nervous sigh, unbelieving of what she’d just been told. An island resort. Out of all the places they could have gone for their school trip, everyone had chosen to ferry their way to some tropical sweaty island during their spring break. Accomodation and board fully paid, there wasn’t a single student in the school who could resist such a tempting offer. The funds had been saved up over five years, and intended to take the whole school, from the super-intendant, right down to the cleaners. Apparently the principal of the school had connections with owner of the resort, and had managed to secure the facility for the entire duration of spring break.

As she walked alone to the cafeteria, it was all she could think about. And the people around her seemed to be the same, albeit, their thoughts were cheerful and filled with excitement, whereas Aesha’s thoughts were clouded in a thick black cloud of despair. She hated water. Absolutely hated it. There’d even been a time when she was younger when she’d been repeatedly hospitalized over dehydration as she simply refused to drink anything. And while she resentfully bathed daily, she generally only used a bucket full of water like some primitive human, opposed to using the convenient shower that stood right beside her.

She didn’t want to go. But she didn’t want to be left behind. The only thing she did want to do was decide on which option to sacrifice, but torn between her friends and her traumatized past, she simply couldn’t choose her friends, else she risk embarrassment. The last thing she needed was to be labelled a feral animal again. Her panic attacks had calmed down over the years, but even the thought of harming her friends, or even her fellow peers during her uncontrollable rampaging scared her.

Arriving at the cafeteria, she started walking slowly towards the counter, her mind filled with possible complications, she hadn’t been watching where she was going.

 

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RE: Hydrophobic Romance (east & Aise)

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Ren Katari(18) 5'10"​

The cafeteria was as loud as ever and Ren's ears twitched from the influx of noise as he exited the line with his food. The last of his money for the month had gone towards his meal, and he was starved after having both P.E. and swim practice in the mornings. The month rotations meant that the women's team got the pool after school so the males had been stuck with the much crappier morning schedule. the smell of the hot chicken almost made him drool and it kept almost all his attention. He had filled his water bottle not having enough money to get the hot lunch and a drink, but felt excited for the meal either way.

His thoughts had been so preoccupied with lunch that in a way he had actually missed the announcement that they were finally going on the spring break trip, and he was probably the only student who wasn't talking about the two week vacation. Not that he didn't know it existed he and the rest of the swim team had helped with fund raising for the last few years, and he did have it marked down in his agenda, it had always just been so far off into the future that he didn't worry about it.

As he caught another whiff of the meal teasing him he was cut back to earth. His eyes and mind seemed to be soly focused on the food instead of the world around him, and he forgot the first rule of the cafeteria, "Look before you eat." The bump knocked the trey out of his hands his eyes went wide as he watched his food, fall quickly and suddenly despite the tight grip he thought he had. His water bottle was open and it seemed all time had slowed to a stand still as the hot lunch hit the floor, and the water bottle collided with the young Neko water spraying them both as it fell.

Ren's ears drooped his tail fell dead against the ground for a moment it was like staring at a funeral. His food the source of all good and wonder in the universe was gone, and instead there was a bitch, a cute silver haired, young woman that he could take his frustrations out on. "Hay why don't you watch where your going!" he said quickly and bitterly, with no money he would have to wait till he got home to eat, and that was too far away to actually get food and come back.

 

[Myn]

RE: Hydrophobic Romance (east & Aise)

Aesha’s mind had wondered back to elementary school, the darkest days of her life when she’d avoided everyone and anyone at all costs. She always got to school five minutes late, afraid of meeting someone in the morning, and she’d begged her teacher to give her daily detention in a secluded room that was off limits to other students. As for after school, she’d always be the first one out the door. Her feet sprinting down the hallway when the kids that really hated school had barely put down their pens. School was the embodiment of her fear…. That wasn’t right, it wasn’t the school. She didn’t mind her teachers, the building, not even the boring stacks of textbooks. No, what scared her were her fellow peers. Boys and girls who were still too young to understand how much suffering they could cause. An innocent torture that only a child or the mentally insane could achieve. At first it had been because of her tail. She’d lashed out when one of the boys had tried to pull it off, thinking it would be easily disattached, she hadn’t hurt him too badly, a simply scratch a bandaid would heal within a week, but she’d scarred the boy’s ego, and ever since him and his friends had chased her around the school. It would have been fine if the teachers had intervened, Aesha herself had begged them desperately to help her, but each time they’d just smile at her and tell her to stop making a fuss over nothing. And because of it, she’d developed the dark brooding mentality that the only person she could trust and depend upon was herself.

Her mentality had worked wonders for her academically, ignoring her teachers in class, and constantly reading ahead, she couldn’t depend on the teachers for her safety, so why would she think they had anything else to offer? Her attitude didn’t sit with the faculty, and as the years passed, some of the teachers even started joining in to torture her. And she was certain her own teacher had dealt a hand in the events that transpired during her last year. She’d been asked to stay behind after class, her teacher making her sit quietly as if she were in detention for a whole thirty minutes, not saying a single word before she got up and left the classroom, just as several of her classmates rushed in dragging her by her hair across the halls before tossing her into the boys toilets. Her head held down in a basin of filled with dirty water, her classmates had laughed and jeered as she begged them to stop. They’d yank her head up every few seconds to let her breath, before shoving her face in the foul tasting water, the unpleasant liquid burning her eyes, and filling her mouth and nose. It felt like an eternity, before she’d finally managed to fall unconscious, her body slumped against the dirty floor of the school toilets until the cleaner arrived and rushed her to hospital the following morning.
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She cold unpleasant shiver ran down her spine, her eyelids moistening as she recalled the events. She’d recovered significantly over the past three years. Her parents had been outraged and had quit their jobs and life just to move across state and start up life anew in a much more friendly environment. Her family was pretty much broke, her father quitting his job as a manager for a renown company and working as a common cleaner at her school and several others, just to make sure that the tragedy of her past wouldn’t be repeated in highschool.

Her mind had wandered completely, and when she suddenly felt something collide with her, it took several moments before she remembered she’d been standing in the school cafeteria. Though even that simple fact vanished from her mind as food hit the floor, and an open waterbottle sprayed both her and her assailant. Though most of the water had splashed on her, her hair dripping wet as the water trickled down her face, and down to her uniform. The white fabric going slightly transparent to reveal her striped bra.

She didn’t say anything, her golden eyes staring blankly at the figure before her. She couldn’t think properly. The cafeteria had fallen silent, and Ren’s voice echoed rather loudly, but even then Aesha didn’t catch a single word, her body shivering violently as her mouth opened and closed like a fish out of water. Her white tiger ears flicked off a few droplets, the gesture one of clear distress, before tears streamed down her face. Her eyes wide with shock, before she collapsed against Ren. Her mind shutting down completely as her elementary days seemed to make a return. Her mind didn’t even register the chance of it being an accident.

 

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RE: Hydrophobic Romance (east & Aise)

Ren had wanted to yell and cuss at the woman who had caused his lunch to spill, but he stopped looking at her face her eyes had already started to water, and at first he had thought that he had been to loud on the girls ears. He waited for her to speak as she opened her mouth, but no words ever came instead she started to cry and then Suddenly he was holding the weight of two people. He had been caught off guard, and stumbled for a moment but she was surprisingly light and he managed to catch himself.

He stood upright holding her body up so that she didn't end up covered in his lost lunch. His anger replaced with confusion as she dripped water onto him, and his shirt became wet as it pressed against hers. He was caught dumbfounded for a moment. He didn't know why she had collapsed but he held her upright and he knew that eyes were starting to drift to them. He wasn't sure why she collapsed, and he certainly didn't think that it was the water. He shook his head knowing that he couldn't stand in the middle of the cafeteria with a woman in his arms so after a moment of shock he finally picked her up.

She wasn't that heavy, but he found it awkward to carry her bridal, so instead he turned, and put her on his back. She was light, and that was certainly a good thing. he picked up his water bottle and carried her. The thought of the lunch he had lost wasn't gone from his mind, but curiosity and concern had gotten the better of his hunger, as he carried her towards the nurses office.

His tail had to fight a loosing battle against hers as he carried her on his back. Swinging and batting at each other as he walked it felt awkward to have anyone on his back. and as her wet clothing pressed against his shirt he felt extra awkward especially since her shirt was practically see through sure he couldn't see anything past her bra, but he had never had a girl friend in his life (though not for a lack of trying) and holding a women against his body even in this sense caused him to blush a light red, his ears perked up and his tail constantly swayed batting against hers as he was agitated.

Walking into the nurse office he was finally able to put her down, as he explained the situation. He then took a near by chair and insisted that he stay with her out of concern for a fellow student, but at this point it was the reason why she had fainted that he wanted to know. curiosity was biting him, and he wanted to know why she had been so strange.

 

[Myn]

RE: Hydrophobic Romance (east & Aise)

They were after her again, those malicious smiles and hateful eyes that wanted nothing more than to make her suffer. Her nightmare was about to start all over again. They were going to make her suffer the same way she had in elementary school. They hated her. They wanted to torture her. They were going to make her suffer. She didn’t want to suffer. She hated them. They loved the look on her face when she was suffering. They were going to have their way with her…… She wanted to die.

Her mind was filled with fear as she slipped into unconsciousness, her eyes hadn’t even registered who her assailant had been. Though if they had, she might have been somewhat relived to find it to have been a fellow Neko. Or maybe she would have fallen deeper into despair knowing that even her own kind had turned against her? There really was no way of telling.

Spiralling into a bottomless abyss of despair, she had started considering how to end her life. She couldn’t endure the suffering from elementary all over again, so if it came down to it, she might as well kill herself and deprive her bullies the satisfaction at least. Death seemed to be the only way out, and the more she thought about it, the more appealing it sounded. If she died, her father could go back to working jobs that were worthy of him, and her mother wouldn’t be worried sick each day when she returned from school. Her friends probably didn’t even like her anyway. And it wasn’t like her life was worth much anyway…..

She paused, her thoughts being forced to a halt as she suddenly felt an unfamiliar warmth engulf her, her arms draped over Ren’s shoulder, she subconsciously tensed her muscles into a clumsy embrace around Ren’s shoulders as he carried her to the nurses office. The warmth of another human body assuring her that she wasn’t alone. She couldn’t help but nuzzle her face affectionately against Ren’s back. An approving purr escaping her lips as her dark thoughts started clearing away. Her mind finally starting to function properly. She wasn’t the same girl that had cowered in fear anymore. She was smarter, stronger, she had family, friends, even teachers she could rely on if it came down to it. Surely her friends would stand against her bullies, and her father had infiltrated the school predicting that this would happen again. But for some reason their aid seemed trivial when compared to the broad firm shoulders that supported her weight…. A certain strength emanating from them. She pressed her modest breasts against the firmness, grinding her body slightly against Ren’s back with each step he took. He didn’t reject her, and that was all Aesha needed to be assured that everything was going to be okay. Her lips twitching upwards, she slowly allowed her mind to slip into unconsciousness once again.
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Her golden eyes fluttered open to the sounds of the school chimes ringing. Confusion filling her mind as she took in the unfamiliar white ceiling, and feeling of the bed which felt quite different to her own. “Nrghhh” she groaned, shuffling around beneath the sheets, trying to get the kinks out of her body as she twisted around for a few seconds. The lights of a setting sun beaming into the room, she had no idea how long she’d been asleep, but apparently the chimes which had awoken her had been the chimes which indicated the end of a school day.

Her mind slowly started filling in the blanks, her ears flickering energetically as she picked up on the sounds off hundreds of students standing up and walking down the hallway, heading home for the day, she couldn’t yet remember why she’d been sleeping in such a bizzare place, but she had to get home quickly before her mother started worrying again. Lifting herself up into a sitting position, she raised one hand high above her head, the other behind her head and against her shoulder, her small breasts pushing outwards stetching the last bit of discomfort from her body. “Ahh” she moaned pleasurably, her eyes narrowing with approval as a refreshing sensation washed over her. It’d been years since she’d taken an afternoon nap, and despite the circumstances which had transpired earlier, she couldn’t deny how pleasant it felt.

Feeling rejuvenated, her golden eyes opened up again, scanning the room to determine where she was, her attention immediately came across the seated Ren, her eyes widening in shock and embarrassment as she realized she’d been being watched the whole time. “W-Who are you? Get out of here” she blurted out, feeling that her personal space had been violated.

 

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RE: Hydrophobic Romance (east & Aise)

Carrying her had caused Ren several tense moments, as her breasts had pressed against her body and he recalled the feeling it had put him on edge. The honest truth was that had been the closest he had ever been to another woman that wasn't directly related. and the feeling of her grinding against him as he had carried her had been evocative and almost uncomfortable to a point. Still be when he had put her down onto the bed she had been calmer.

Curiosity still raved in Ren's mind, but as time ticked on further and further his mind ended up drifting. His school classes seemed forgotten about and he ignored the bells as lunch time ended. demanding that he stay with the student even when the nurse had already told him that she was fine. He had watched her a lot during the next two hours or so. His mind constantly drifting back to why she had fallen unconscious. it seemed so weird. she had knocked food out of his hand he had yelled, and she had fallen over, wet and unconscious. His mind reached for the answer but their didn't seem to be any, and eventually he gave up. instead he focused on what he could discern from her physically. She was a neko, and that was honestly kind of weird to Ren. He had always been a black sheep as far as neko stereo types were concerned after all what neko actually wants to be on the swim team? to his knowledge only him.

In his youth Ren had always been more comfortable around his human friends then the few Neko's he knew around his town. For him something like catch the tail had been mindless rough housing game like tag or king of the hill, and he had spent most of his youth emulating his human friends. When he had taken a liking to swimming in his youth it had been because of his younger friends who were always using the local water park, and although this had lead to some darker times, it had also been what made him unique. Sadly it's also what made him unpopular with women. Ren viewed himself as more human then neko, and so he had usually tried to go for Human girls, this however only ever got him rejected as young teenage girls were always so judgmental, and his ears and tail made him stand apart from other boys. Of course there had been one or two Neko girls that had a crush on him, but they had only ever wanted the cute athlete boyfriend, and he had found it so hard to actually find common ground with them that he eventually gave up.
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Ren was snapped to reality by a loud yawn, and the noises of students leaving for home. aparently he had missed the actual bell as he looked at Aesha her long silver hair and ears seemingly cute in the evening sun, but he snapped out of that thought as she actually addressed him, and he remembered that this is the same woman that caused him to go most of the day without eating. He was supposed to be furious with her, and yet he had ended up just concerned.

as she spoke and asked who he was, and then told him to get out in rapid succession his mouth opened and for a moment he gaped, his mind not quite quick enough to come up with a comeback right away, before his ears pinned back slightly. "Hay! How is that fair? after I carry you here from the cafeteria all you say to me get out? My name is Ren, and you owe me a lot more then that!"

Ren breathed quickly for some reason he felt like he was under attack. or maybe it was just the fact that he was still sore over his lunch, but he certianly felt like he deserved more then who are you, and get out. His eyes twitched lightly and he refused to move. He realized that the situation was creepy and didn't look good for him at all, but to add to his defense he scoffed a little. "Like a lunch for instance... you destroyed mine after all."

 

[Myn]

RE: Hydrophobic Romance (east & Aise)

Her golden eyes narrowed angrily at the sight of the man, her body on edge as he just sat there staring at her stupidly in disbelief, her animalistic instincts were telling her to pounce, if she acted now she might be able to knock the man over and scare him off, though whether she had the strength to knock over someone so tall and built was something her mind hadn’t quite registered yet. Her hand infront of her face as she prepared to pounce, she almost resembled a boxer standing in a ring as her tail flickered dangerously behind her.

“Get out” she repeated, thinking that the man hadn’t heard her, she didn’t want anyone around when she slept, especially not a man. Men were cruel, evil, sadistic. They’d chase her around and….. she didn’t know why her old beliefs were springing up inside her mind. She’d thought she’d overcome her fear of them a long time ago, but apparently the sentiment had merely been laying hidden within the depths of her mind.

Her words seemed to be enough to shock the man out of his trance, his words sounding harsh to her ears, her opinion of him didn’t improve in the slightest, “Hello Ren, now get out” she repeated. Sounding as unfriendly as ever, she’d tell him the same thing as many times as she needed to. Men were dumb and never understood things the first time ‘round anyway. She didn’t remember anything about a cafeteria, nor anything about owing someone she’d never seen before. The only part that did concern her was his declaration that he’d carried her. She didn’t remember coming here, so that at the very least must have been true.

Her eyes widened when the thought struck her, her head looking down at herself as she quickly started patting her shoulders, stomach and arms trying to discern if anything was out of place. Finally reaching her hand down her back, she was relatively satisfied that she hadn’t been pranked on. There were no ink markings, nothing was torn, and there wasn’t a childish ‘Kick me’ note stuck to her back. Feeling slightly assured she let out a sigh of relief, her eyes travelling back once again to Ren’s figure.

It wasn’t until now that she finally noticed the pinned back ears, and swishing tail behind the man’s back. A look of surprise and recognition crossing her face, golden eyes softened a bit, feeling more relaxed now that she knew that the man wasn’t a human man. He didn’t mean her harm…. Surely?

She fell silent, observing the man carefully, her curiosity had been piqued, she didn’t think a neko would lie to her, and she could sense that the emotions of contempt he showed were genuine. But what contributed most to her relaxing was the fact that she vaguely remembered heading towards the cafeteria. Which meant that maybe she did owe him?

Just as her opinion of Ren was starting to make a comeback, the mention of lunch caused her to tense up, her eyes narrowing as she started recalling the events that had transpired in the cafeteria. A faint hiss growing louder by the moment as she realized just who, or rather what Ren had done to her. “Get out!” she shouted angrily, her anger now multiplied by the amount of trust she’d started placing on the man. She shook her head angrily, her eyes falling upon a first aid box beside the bed, she didn’t hesitate at all as her fingers pounced over, grabbing the unlatched box and hurling it at Ren with murderous intent. The medical box, sprung open mid air, bandages, pills, and an assortment of other medical supplies splitting off and turning into multiple projectiles. What Aesha hadn’t know was that the medical box also contained a pair of steel scissors, the metallic blade seemed to glint mockingly at her as it flew out of the box, digging into the wall, mere inches from Ren’s head before it too clattered to the floor.

 

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RE: Hydrophobic Romance (east & Aise)

Her insistance that he left was not what he expected of the girl, but it was the anger of her tone after the mention of his lunch that he was surprised by, it had seemed that just as she was starting to rethink her ideas she went balistic, and in her anger even hurled projectiles at him. He sheilded his eyes his ears pinned down his tail straitened in anger as he swatted the box out of the way and felt the heavy collision of it and several other times against his skin, none of them were heavier then the box its self, but he grunted still from the feeling of smacking the box out of the way. it wasn't untill after the shock of the strike did he see the scissors and the slight dent of the wall that really could have been his face or ears or really anything.

He blinked for a moment unsure of what had just happened looking at her and then to the danger he had been in, and then back to her. "Who the hell throws medical supplies?"

It was an odd question to voice considering she clearly just had. But his mind was going over the worst case scenarios now, and he quickly checked that their hadn't been anything else in the box like a seringe or needles finding his body still intact he breathed in and then returned his glare to her. He matched her his with one of his own a low growl in his throat as he looked her over. He wasn't too sure if he would or could hit a girl, but he had never backed down from a fight and he wasn't about too.

"Are you insane? You bump into me, cause my lunch to go flying, and then you throw a box with that in it at my face?" He said quickly pointing to the scissors. He was still fluxed for trying to come up with words about how stupid a move that was. All of this had been over an accident because he hadn't been paying attention, but at the same time her reactions were off the charts, and suddenly he remembered the judgmental status of women. It seemed only right that she was passing judgement on him just like anyone else would, it was typical of her gender.

He rose from his chair a few pills and other depress falling from his shirt and clothing as he did. "You want me to leave fine I'm leaving." He said coldly he didn't want to strike her, and it wasn't backing down if he removed himself from the situation. He began walking towards the door. class was over for the day any way. his tail seemed to flail in anger annoyance as he walked his pinned back ears showing his stress. He looked at her one last time as he grabbed the door handle and for a moment he waited encase she had anything else to throw at him.

 

[Myn]

RE: Hydrophobic Romance (east & Aise)

She’d done it again, she’d let her fear and anger take ahold of her, and she’d nearly done something terrible to the young man before her. A flash of regret and guilt flashed across her face for just a brief moment, her eyes lowering to her now fidgeting hands as her ears flattened against her head, “S-so-“ she was about to apologize, when Ren exploded. His angry voice striking at her sensitive ears, the apology vanishing down her throat as she glared back at him angrily.

“How was I supposed to know there’d be anything dangerous in there?” she shouted, not caring who heard, “I’m not the one that left the stupid box lying around with the lid open, go yell at someone else!”

She knew that her claim made little sense, no one in their right mind would have been able to predict what Aesha had done. And she knew in her head that it actually was her fault…. She just didn’t want to admit it, and now that she’d gotten him started, there really was no way to shut her up without using extreme measures. “Fine, I’m sorry, I’m sorry I missed, and that the blade didn’t hit you square between the eyes!” she spat, her mind was screaming at her to stop, she didn’t mean any of it, and while she didn’t show it, she was possibly more relieved than Ren that the scissors had missed him.

She paused for a second to catch her breath, Ren clearly had lost interest in the argument, his lips twitching angrily before he scoffed at her remarks and started heading for the door. Aesha however wasn’t done insulting him yet, she had to keep going else Ren think her weak and take advantage of her. “You’re the one that bumped into me! If anything you should be grovelling on the floor for my forgiveness” she yelled, genuinely believing that Ren was completely at fault with that incident, she’d completely forgotten now that Ren had bothered to take care of her when she’d fainted.

She didn’t know if Ren had figured out her lack of resistance to water, but if she’d collapsed in the cafeteria, amongst hundreds of students, perhaps someone else had? And out of those who had picked up on it, how many were willing to use it against her? The thought scared her to no end. It’d been horrible in elementary school, but now that those boys were bigger and stronger, there was no telling what they were capable of. Though there was no doubt in Aesha’s mind that she wouldn’t survive this time.

“Get out….” She mumbled unclearly, her anger now being taken over by her fear, she didn’t want Ren around to see her weak side. “Don’t make me say it again….” She grumbled noticing Ren still by the door. Her voice quite clearly conveying her dislike towards him.

 

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RE: Hydrophobic Romance (east & Aise)

Ren sighed he knew that she couldn't have known about the sharp items, but it was a medical box, and she had thrown it, so he wasn't about to appoligize for being her target practice, but for some reason the look on her face told him that he had shot to anger too soon, and now he had missed his chance to actually say anything, and fix this situation.

Hearing her say that she was sorry she missed, he gave up there was no way to fix this at least not today. he opened the door as she told him to get out, and he realized that he didn't even really know her name. He turned defeated, his tail falling to the ground his ears dipping low his shoulders relaxed and he breathed heavily before leaving passing a confused nurse who had been attracted by the heated conversation. turning he spoke one more time "I don't even know your name, so how can i grovel?" he said bitterly finally walking away she wouldn't need to tell him to go again.
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She was right she couldn't have known about the more dangerous things in the box, but she still shouldn't have thrown anything. He was confused and as he turned to leave he couldn't figure out what had happened. He could no longer remember who had bumped into who, or who had suffered more from their lunch time encounter. His stumach growled as he shut the door behined him lost in a world of confusion. He still didn't know why she had fainted, nore did he know why she had been so hostile. all that had happened was that some water got spilled, and then she had fainted. the gears of his mind were tired, but it finally clicked after he had left school grounds could the hole reason this had started been the water? He blinked confused not understanding what that even meant.

Going home was just a long commute and when he finally got to eating he found himself uninterested in the food he had made. he spent the majority of that night tossing and thinking, unsure of why he couldn't get the silver haired Neko out of his mind. She was afraid of water? how did she function? he found himself curious to know how she bathed if that was the case and part of his perverted mind conjured up an image of her with wet wipes, and nothing else... it was an odd image and one he quickly banished from his mind. He refused to think that she was at all attractive after the way she had acted. She was just another judgmental women with her own set of problems. Hell he would probably never see her again! and if he did, then... he thought of appoligizing to her but that only brought back the immaturity and anger.

Eventually giving up on food with his mind constantly waging a loosing war against this woman in his thoughts. he discarded his clothing taking off his shirt to reveal his hardened athletic upper body discarding his pants and even his underwear showing his lightly tanned body as he crawled into bed the soft sheets helping ease the tension in his body. However even here in his bed he found himself at war with his mind. "Okay ill find her and appoligize! is that what you want to hear?" he practically yelled at himself wanting to just do anything but focus on Aesha.
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Sleep was uneasy, and he awoke the next morning long before the sun rose. going through a morning ritual of dressing, eating, and brushing his teeth. He didn't feel awake but by the time he was back on the road to school the morning was starting the birds were alive with the dawns choir and the sun was starting to show its self brightening the sky. The crisp air helped him as he walked to the trains that would take him to school. and he stretched his arms yawning slightly. He would have a much clearer head once he was in the pool.

 

[Myn]

RE: Hydrophobic Romance (east & Aise)

Aesha didn’t know how long she’d been sitting there, the sun had set, and it wasn’t even clear if anyone from the school’s faculty had stayed behind on campus as school had ended hours ago. The cleaners had dropped by, given her a wry smile and left about an hour ago nodding their heads when she lied to them that she was told to wait here by the school nurse. The nurse herself had only showed up for a few minutes after Ren had departed, saying that she had some business to take care of before disappearing from the school in her flashy red Toyota.

Sitting upright in bed her eyes gazed outside at the starry sky, her tail swishing from side to side as she enjoyed the serene silence of the night. Her ears kept flickering with her tail, trying to pick up any indication that someone was still around, but to no avail, the only thing she could hear were the sound of crickets, and the occasional car that drove off in the distance. She hated the dark. Her ears told her there was no one waiting for her in the darkness, but her eyes kept playing tricks on her. Ghosts, demons and vampires didn’t scare her, it wasn’t anything childish like that. What Aesha was scared of was humans. Humans that laughed, jeered and grabbed her roughly without any concern for her discomfort.

She wanted to leave, here parents were probably worried sick right about now. But her mobile was upstairs still in her bag, and she didn’t dare leave the nurses office. She’d crept up to the door several times, but each time she did, she thought she saw shadowy figures looming in the corners, grinning at her sadistically, their malicious intent scaring her so much that she couldn’t take a single step out the door. She thought she saw Ren standing by the door a few times. Glaring at her hatefully, before the shadow disappeared without a trace. She knew it was silly, but the more she thought about it, the more she started believing that Ren was out there, somewhere in the school, waiting for her to come out so that him and his friends could get revenge.

Hence she’d given up, undoing the top buttons of her school uniform and slipping her skirt off, she sat alone in the deserted sick bay, waiting for someone to come and find her. Thought the likelihood of anyone coming back to find her seemed more and more impossible with each passing tick of the clock. Resigning herself to spending the night, she lay back down in bed, undoing a few more buttons before closing her eyes, and rubbing the side of her face against the rather uncomfortable pillow. She’d leave first thing tomorrow morning when the sun was up. First thing in the….. her mind started drifting off into sleep even as she tried to plan what she was going to do.
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Aesha growled angrily as the sunlight beamed into her face, the unpleasant smell of hygiene filling her nose as she grouchily propped herself up in bed. Her eyes wondering around the room confused. She’d never been one for early mornings, and her mind was always a bit blurred after waking up. Rubbing the sleep out of her eyes, it took her a few minutes before she finally recalled enough to get moving, her skirt lying on the bed adjacent to hers, she reached out, letting out an annoyed grumble when she couldn’t quite reach it.

Reluctantly she draped the bedsheet around herself, slowly making her way towards the other bed, everything seemed fine until her feet caught on the sheets draped around her. The act causing her to lose her balance, she quickly reached out, grabbing the closest thing she could, which just happened to be the curtains that separated one bed from the other so that sleeping students could have some privacy. Unfortunately for her, they weren’t exactly made to support anyone’s weight, and the metallic rangs came loose off the hinges, falling down to earth in slow motion before a loud screeching “Clang” echoed through what Aesha assumed was still an empty school. Or so she’d thought until she suddenly heard the sounds of running feet coming down the hallway.

 

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Ren had been the first to arrive at the school his commute to the pool taking him past the nurses office for a moment he wondered what had become of the silver haired neko from the night before. His tail twitching in both irritation and guilt as he thought about her again. He stretched and hoped that he could find her again, but their was no way she was actually here or so he thought.

He had been a hall down the way almost at the door to the court yard to cross over to the school pool, when he heard the loud clang. His eyes widened his tail shot up. That noise had come from the nurses office, and he turned on the dime and started running. He didn't know why he just didn't feel comfortable not running towards the noise. how had anyone still been here? The swim team, and a few other activities would start in an hour, but until then students weren't technically supposed to be here.

He opened the door to the nurses office and his eyes were immediately drawn to the large pile of sheets and curtains which had covered a student. He couldn't even tell it was Aesha as he approached to help. "Hello?"

his first thought was of course that someone had broken in here to sleep, which he doubted the night staff locked up, and the morning cleaning staff unlocked the place, so their was little chance of that. still he approached with caution. His hand lifted the curtain and he stepped back with surprise to see the white haired neko from yesterday. "What are you doing here!" he blinked his mind not making connections that she had never left.

In his shock of finding her he didn't even really realize that she was in her underwear, or that he looming over her personal space. his tail flicking side to side as he tried to think of something to say, eventually after a moment he held out a hand to help her up. "Are you hurt?" he asked, his voice holding no malice from the day before, but rather concern.

He had yet to realize that she was practically naked under her sheet, and was actually kind of happy a small smile on his face. To him this was perfect he could put his guilt to rest and leave for swim practice, and then he would never have to deal with her again.

 

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Cursing quietly under her breath as the crashing sound finished reverberating and adding to her migraine which she’d acquired after sleeping in an unfamiliar bed. She let out a frustrated sigh before leaning upwards to grab her skirt, her hand outstretched, her fingers had just touched the tip of her skirt when she winced in pain, her fingers quickly recoiling back to cover her bruised ankle. Apparently she’d hit it against something when she’d fallen, most likely the foot of the bed. And while it wasn’t twisted or anything, it’d probably hamper her from moving around for a few more minutes before the pain finally soothed away. “Great, just great….” She mumbled unhappily to herself, picking up the curtain rungs closest to her and throwing it unhappily a few feet away from her, the metal hitting the floor once more just as the door to the nurses office slid open, the sudden arrival causing Aesha to panic, and quickly rub the bedsheets over her head.

If one word could be said to describe her actions, it was childish. They both knew that covering her head with a sheet wouldn’t make her disappear, and she’d be surprised if anyone in their right minds would not at least check to see Aesha’s face. Reluctantly, she slowly opened a peephole by parting the bedsheets wrapped over her head. A single golden eye glinting between the gaps, eyeing the intruding brunette with suspicion. “What do you…” she started, her voice trailing off as her curious eye, widened with surprise and shock. The bedsheets immediately slipping off the top of her head as she poked her head out for a better look. “R-Ren?” she asked, her voice trembling as she was slightly afraid that his friends would be waiting to jump out at her from behind the door. She quickly focused her senses, her body relaxing a bit when she realized that her suspicions were unfounded as there didn’t seem to be anyone in their immediate vicinity.

“What does it matter what I do?” she snapped back, her mood flaring up once again as she didn’t feel Ren had the right to question her. “I… I just forgot something here yesterday…” she lied, her eyes sliding off to the side as she tried to act convincing. The bedsheets had completely slid off her now, her exposed blue and white striped bra, and matching underwear in plain view, Aesha didn’t pay it any heed, thinking more about how silly she must have looked, a leg sprawled out on the ground. She was nearly tempted to ask for a hand up so that she could at least get off the cold floor, though seeing as how his hand was already outstretched, she reached her small petite hand out, her eyes filled with distrust as she leaned over to grab his hand, their hands were a mere inch from contact, when she flinched, her hand floating without a destination in mid-air as she noticed the strange smile on Ren’s face. “What’s so funn-“ she started to ask, thinking Ren was just enjoying standing over her. Her eyes followed his gaze, looking down at her less than adequate breasts, and fleshy smooth thighs, her eyes immediately flashed with anger, her hand lashing out and latching on to Ren’s wrists as she dug her nails in his arm, twisting her hand a bit before pulling her hand away swiftly. A look of pure hatred on hatred on her face as she quickly wrapped the bedsheets around herself again. “Asshole” she spat, backing away slowly using her good leg and hand.

 

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Ren nodded hearing that she forgot something, and for a moment he actually would have believed it as she started to take his hand his eyes were too focused on her face to really notice her body. She was right to be snippy, but when he did realize what was going on it was too late, and he winced in pain as she scratched his wrist. her nails digging deep and even drawing some blood as she cut him. Wincing he cried out in pain and quckly recoiled his hand with a light hiss at the back of his throat, and it was at that point that he really took in her appearance. He felt like an idiot to not realize she had been almost naked up until now, and his face flushed with a look of both confusion and pain, but watching as she Scrambled away from him he averted his eyes away from her body. the image of her in the striped bra and her smother thighs was actually something he liked, and if the circumstances were different he would have thought of a complement to give her.

Breathing and not wanting to make the situation worse he turned his back to her while she called him an asshole. It was now that he was starting to get impatient with her his tail flicked mildly from side to side, and he didn't know what he could say. Holding his wrist he just kept thinking about how much her nails had actually hurt, and that she didn't have the right to treat him like this. It wasn't his fault she had taken off her clothing, and he had never done anything to her except try to help. Still it was this bizarre situation where he had just been looming over a half naked girl. his ears drooped back, and he tried a new approach putting his arms up so she could clearly see them, he decided to ignore his anger swallowing it back. He had tried anger yesterday and it had only made him fixate on the conversation this time he could try reason. "I am trying to help you." He spoke through a more than annoyed tone.

"I have met you twice as of now, and I have only wanted to help both times, and yet this is what i get." he twisted his wrist to show the scratches, and small amount of blood that was going down his wrist. He laughed slightly at the next thought that his head voicing it immediately. "And what is funny... is I still don't even know your name. To me your just this crazy silver hared neko, but I've taken more physical abuse from you then most of the other guys on the swim team, and you are just." He let out a loud frustrated sigh as he tried to think of a way to not insult her. He wanted too, he really wanted too, but anger and annoyance had caused a lot of problems already. It was time to let reason and calmness cause problems of their own. "Frustrating, but your also hurt, so can I help you?" By the end of his question some of the tension had left his body. he was still angry and still didn't really know what was going on, but knew that for the moment she needed help.

His arms still up he turned slowly around unsure of what would happen again, but this time he didn't extend his hand she had lost that privilege when she had struck him. Now he would need to wait for her to extend her hand if she even wanted his help. He looked at her but kept his eyes slightly averted trying to make it clear that he wasn't trying to look at her body. frankly as cute as he found her small but frankly cute breasts, and exposed thighs those were not the images he wanted to focus on, and would only bring more problems down the line. He was doing his best to not reject her like the women from his past so often did. So far however she had shown herself to be judgmental, and annoying which were harsh blows considering how cute she actually was.

 

[Myn]

RE: Hydrophobic Romance (east & Aise)

She’d done it again, she’d lashed out without thinking, and once again her mind was overcome with guilt and self-loathing as she realized she couldn’t control herself. It was like her mind had reverted to when she was a cub, her emotions flowing out whenever and wherever she felt them. She thought her temperament had gotten better over the years, but there was just something about Ren that put her on edge, the piercing sea blue eyes causing her to act much more emotionally, much more irrationally then she usually did. Even as Ren turned his back to her to avoid further conflict her eyes narrowed, and her snow white tail flickered dangerously, indicating the foul mood she was in. She had to say something rude, something that’d set Ren off if she wanted him to turn around…. Though she didn’t know why she wanted him to turn around, she figured it was just the fact that she didn’t like being treated as the weaker or more inferior of the two. Wanting to drag Ren down to her spite-ridden level.

She knew it wasn’t Ren’s fault, after thinking about it for a night, she recalled how spaced out she’d been in the cafeteria, and it was quite possible that she’d walked into him. And although she had no intentions of forgiving him for splashing her with water and lighting up her phobia in the public eye, she did feel a bit guilty about how she’d treated him yesterday. She’d even decided to apologize for her actions yesterday and withdraw her harsh comments, but it seemed like she was doomed to lose her temper with him each time she tried to see the brighter side to him. “Help me what? You sick pervert” she shouted back, her tongue running off and speaking up before her mind had a chance to register what she was saying.

She wasn’t stupid, and even if she was, Ren seemed to make no effort in hiding his hostile and growing irritation at her actions, and Aesha in turn was starting to think that Ren was stalking her and popping up at the worst possible times just to cause her grief, it was a silly thought, but in her current state, there was no telling what she could make herself believe. Even as Ren tried to be civil and at least seem friendly, she couldn’t help but grumble her dislike and contempt towards the fellow Neko. “Two times too many.” “Help with what? Sicko” “You deserve everything you…..” she was able to hold in the last comment, albeit not by much but she hadn’t made the same mistake as yesterday by wishing ill upon him outright, not just yet. Though that was probably due to the sight of blood dripping from his arm more than the self-control Aesha had slapped together. The sight of a raw injury enough to push her sense of guilt over her fury.

Her body flinched when she was called crazy, the words reminding her of several year ago when she was called crazy by her peers and teachers alike, if there was one taboo word to use around her, it was ‘crazy.’ As it quite possibly would make her go crazy. But the crimson fluid still oozing out of his arm caused her to calm down, her eyes nearly tearful as she pulled the sheets down around her neck, careful to still conceal the rest of her body before she stretched out a hand. Not to ask for help, but to ask for Ren’s hand for different reasons. “Show me your arm, I want to make sure it’s not fake blood” she snapped rudely, knowing full well that it was a real injury she’d just inflicted herself, she didn’t want to admit she’d been in the wrong and had overreacted, her voice had come off hostile, but sensing her own mistake she lowered her golden eyes, blushing a bit as she was forced to sound out a sign of weakness. “P-Please show me your arm…. Ren” she mumbled unclearly, not sure if the Ren had understood a single word.

 

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Ren blinked at her harsher words. Help her with what? She had just revealed that she couldn't stand on her own, and the day before she had collapsed into his arms! He took offence to her saying two times to many as it reflected his own point of view, and she seemed to be implying that he was a stalker which he could honestly kind of see concidering he had the tendancy to show up at bad times, but he wasn't stalking her. He hardly wanted too be here so why would he stalk her. Instead of responding however he just let out a sigh unsure how he would fix the problem here or really if he even had too. It was his guilty concous that kept him in the same room as her, he rememberd how she had looked at him when the water bottle had been knocked over. so terrified, so alone, and part of him wanted to help with that, but she was making it so very hard for him. "Currently it seems to be help you walk or maybe you like being on the floor." he said as he rolled his eyes.

When she demanded to see the injury wasn't fake his ears spiked slightly. She had just inflicted the injury and now she was demanding to know that it was real? what she had to confirm that he was in pain? He bent down and looked into her golden eyes as they lowered. this was a side of her that confused him. up until now the idea of her using a word like please had been a strict impossibility, and it gave him a slight amount of hope that she wasn't as crazy as she acted. Slowly he outstretched his hand. He wasn't sure why he was even doing so his mind was actively telling him that she was just going to attack him again, but the tears that formed in her eyes showed that shse did regret her actions.

It was odd to think that during all this the thing that had escaped was her name, but that now seemed like an impossible goal. The silver haired neko as he had come to know her was simply tight lipped. He showed her his wrist putting his hand above hers. The wound was still very fresh, but it was thankfully shallow. She had only torn the first layer of the skin, and the red seemed to clash against his tanned skin. He dared not move any closer and he was careful to watch her ready to pull away at the slightest sign of attack. His ears twitched showing just how nervous he was. He could take another cut, hell she only weighed like 90 or so pounds if he wanted he could probably toss her around the room, but he was better then that. he was already determined to not hit a girl. "Now I want you to know... I am not here to harm you. Okay?" it was odd having to say that considering that she had been the one constantly causing him harm, but he had chosen the path of calming her down. If he was nervous it was because he didn't know what she was going to do.

He looked around lightly seeing the skirt on the bed, he reached over with his free hand taking it and passing it towards her. Perhaps if she was cloathed they could have a real conversation. It made sense and he made sure to move slowly and avert his eyes once he had passed her the skirt. It wasn't that he was expecting her to put it on, it was that he was trying to show as much good faith as possible. "You are probably gonna need this." he said quickly. His face blushing slightly out of having touched a womans skirt. He didn't even know why he was blushing but it was probably the absurdity of everything that was going on.

 

[Myn]

RE: Hydrophobic Romance (east & Aise)

Aesha wasn’t sure why she felt guilty over what she’d done. In her mind her actions even now seemed completely logical, she’d seen her naked!... Well not quite, but surely a little scratch was a petty price to pay in comparison to what Ren had gotten an eyeful of….? Or perhaps it wasn’t good enough, and Ren, just like all her friends would make fun of her small underdeveloped body?.... The thought hurt. Not because she had any sentimental attractions to the Neko male, but because she’d always had a slight complex regarding her physical appearance. Even now, she was undoubtedly the smallest girl in her year, and quite possibly the school seeing as how teachers often asked her if she was a freshman, or even if she’d somehow wandered onto the campus.

She’d have been fine if Ren had refused her. It’d be more fuel for her to blast him with if it came down to a more psychological confrontation between them. But although she’d told herself she’d have been fine with rejection, her lips twitched upwards slightly when Ren cautiously stretched his hand out, reluctantly, yet gently placing his hand on hers as the Aesha leaned forward. She knew that the injury was real. But she knew Ren wouldn’t take her apology well unless she held him in place.

Pressing her fingers gently around Ren’s much larger hands, her soft grip nearly seemed feeble in contrast, but the look of determination, embarrassment and guilt circling behind her golden eyes propelled her onward. Brushing her long shimmering silver hair behind her ear, she leaned her head over his arm, sniffing the injury like a common animal, the strange yet pleasant scent sparkling an animalistic hunger inside her. It wasn’t sexual in anyway, but the scent of blood always made her crave a nice juicy steak. “You deserved every little bit of it…. But….. “ she trailed off deep in thought, before she whispered inaudibly to the human ear “Sorry….”

Lowering her lips to the wound, she bit her lip hesitantly one last time before opening her mouth slowly, a cute little pink tongue poking between her moist lips, before it darted out, swiftly lapping at the wound once, smearing the blood against Ren’s skin. She thought she felt Ren trying to pull his hand away, but she only gripped harder, leaning her head in more as a few strands fell to either side of her face, spider-web like strands flowing down as she licked her lips. “Stay still” she commanded briefly before sticking her tongue out again, much slower this time, as she slowly began to press her tongue against the wound, mopping up the blood and coating it with a thin film of clear saliva. The faint blush on her face did show that she was embarrassed by the gesture, afterall she’d never so much held another guy’s hand. Nevermind actually licking them. It felt strange, wrong even… something she’d never experienced when her parents had done it to her when she was a cub.

Her eyes narrowed again, her white striped tail flicking from side to side with excitement as she started getting into it. Her mind starting to cloud over, possibly from the consumption of blood, or perhaps something else inside her had finally given way. There wasn’t anymore blood to cleanup, the raw punctured skin having pretty much sealed itself up already her job had been done… but she kept licking, her golden eyes peering needily up at Ren as she slurped rather seductively along the swimmer’s arm.

 

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Ren's ears twitched as he heard her say sorry, a human possibly would have missed it, but ren's ears were much sharper, and the Neko blinked as he watched her head lower and she started to lick. at first he tried to pull away, but was only chastised by her when he did. Watching her eyes he could see that she was almost pleading with him, and slowly he started to trust her to not just bite him. He had never had any experiences of his own when it came to women, but slowly as she started to lick at his wound he shifted uncomfortably his body becoming aroused by her actions.

His tail moved in quick confused and excited motions. As he himself leaned forward he still didn't even know her name, and yet as she looked up at him giving him a needing glance he was unsure of how to react. He didn't want to run away, but her actions held him as confused he wasn't sure what she was doing, but he was sure that he liked it. He winced lightly as she licked the more sensitive area of his cut, but at the same time enjoyed the feeling of the light sting and her tongue. He looked at her for a long moment as he let her continue to lap at his arm soon any trace of blood was gone, but she had continued to lick his body enjoying the feeling.

Ren leaned forward he didn't know what to expect from a woman who had cut him, and then started to lap at the wound. He still didn't even know her name but he put his free hand on her chin pushing her up slightly away from his wrist, his athletic build easily enough to hold her head in place as he stole a kiss from her lips. He was caught in the moment, of this woman he hardly knew acting seductively, and he didn't know what else he should do. He had never kissed anyone before, and he could taste the sharp matalic tang of his blood on his lips as he pulled away looking into her eyes an equal part mix of confusion, lust and concern in his eyes.

It wasn't just concern for her anymore. He wasn't at all sure how she would react as he let go of her chin. he didn't even know her name, but something about the way she had looked at him with her golden eyes had put him on edge. Somewhere in the back of his head he knew that the clock was ticking, but at the same time he didn't care at the moment. "Apology accepted." was all he could think to say as he pulled back.

His face became flushed after he realized what he had just done. He had just taken his first kiss with a woman he didn't even know the name of, and he felt it was far too late to ask her name now. His tail flicked lightly in either direction still looking at her, he wasn't sure what her needing eyes meant, and something doubted that it was over yet. Part of him wanted the silver haired neko in ways he had only ever seen on the internet now. from her flushed needing eyes, to her cutely sized body she may have been the smallest he had seen around, but he found her to be cute, and she was half naked, but it would be up to her to tell him how far he could go, and he wasn't even sure he would get away with the kiss.

 

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RE: Hydrophobic Romance (east & Aise)

There was something about the metallic taste that got her going, probably something to do with the fact that it reminded her of a scrumptious steak, but she felt something more, something that appealed to her senses more as she continue to slither her tongue over the raw wound, her body letting of sexual pheromones while she purred softly, indicating her growing arousal. She’d never felt like this before, and it confused her to no end. But her mind didn’t seem to care, and if it did, it wasn’t enough to stop her. A faint smile appearing on her lips as she felt Ren giving up his resistance and excreting a strong scent similar, yet nothing like her own.

It felt strange in a sense, sitting here, in the nurses office, alone together in the school building a good few hours before students would start arriving. And while she didn’t trust him in the slightest, she couldn’t pull away. Her mind kept telling her that he’d seen her naked, so he at least owed her this much…. Though despite her attempt to legitimize her actions, she honestly had no idea what she was doing. All she could think about was the warmth of the hand before her. Hell, she barely even remembered who the hand belonged to!

It was out of pure instinct that she suddenly turned her head to the side, brushing her long silver strands of hair to the side before she affectionately started rubbing the side of her face against his hand. Her soft cheek and quiet purring indicative of the state of pure bliss she was currently experiencing, she was happy…. But she wanted more, she wanted something more intimate, something more manly, strong and firm… but in her current state of mind she couldn’t think of what that something was, hence settled with the thought of displaying her affection, hoping that even if she didn’t know, Ren would.

And sure enough, it didn’t take long before she felt his firm hands gently take her by the chin, tipping her face upwards to meet his deep green eyes, she couldn’t help herself, her golden orbs filled with hope and desire as she let out a cute perverted little mewl of submission. Her breathing and heart rate skyrocketed as Ren’s face slowly started leaning over, part of her wanted to rise up and meet his kiss, but the grip Ren held over her chin prevented her from moving much, and she wasn’t even sure that what she wanted was a kiss yet…. Though when the tip of Ren’s lip touched hers, she knew that it was close enough to what she wanted. Her mouth parting slightly as she suckled gently on his bottom lip, her tongue poking out and caressing the bottom underside of his top lip. She’d never felt anything this good before, and while she’d fail to notice a taste initially, the taste or Ren’s mouth quickly filled hers, the taste driving her further into the depths of pleasure, she started shifting her legs uncomfortably, rubbing her thighs together to get the friction and pleasure she so badly craved. Even as Ren began to pull away, she leaned in further, unwilling to break their physical connection, though eventually she gave his lips one last lick before reluctantly pulling away.

She sat there mesmerized for a few seconds, her mind finally breaking free of the drug that had afflicted her, she didn’t quite know what she’d been doing, but as the seconds ticked by, her mind slowly started registering the events that hand unfolded. Her golden eyes blinking several times in disbelief as it tried to make sense of everything… the pieces rapidly falling into place before her eyes opened wide in shock.

Without wasting a single second more she quickly kicked against the floor with her good leg, leaping back a feet or two before landing clumsily, her leg hurt, but it wasn’t any amount of pain she couldn’t endure as long as she supported most of her weight on her good leg. Eyes narrowing, and ears pressed flatly against her head, she hissed angrily as her hands and knee’s on the ground poised to strike while her tail stood up straight like an antennae in the air. “What the hell do you think you’re doing?” she snapped, intentionally ignoring the fact that she’d been the one to initiate the whole thing, she’d started the licking, but that wasn’t synonymous with permission to take her first kiss.

Raising a hand to her mouth, she tentatively traced her lips with a finger, her mind still not wanting to believe that she’d lost her first kiss to someone who she barely even knew. Hell she didn’t even trust Ren enough to give him her name, and here he was taking a kiss! Her first kiss!.... She couldn’t get over the fact how suddenly she’d lost it. She’d always dreamed her first kiss to be with some handsome neko, who not only looked good, but had the heart and brains to match….. Well…. She supposed Ren was good looking, and a Neko, but the brains aspect was something she’d started doubting, and the heart….. well he might as well not have had one for all Aesha could tell. It would have been better if it had been romantic, or even if they’d been dating for awhile. But the floor of the nurses office was hardly romantic, and she’d only seen Ren for the first time yesterday

Her lip quivering at the loss, she wanted to harm Ren fatally, to make him pay for what he’d done. But the more she thought about making Ren suffer, the more she was reminded how good his lips had felt when pressed against hers. She couldn’t hold his gaze, her eyes wandering from to the side, looking at everything and anything besides Ren, as a fierce blush started taking over her face. “You owe me…” she whispered quietly, her mood flustered, but somehow calm at the same time as she slowly pushed off the ground back into a seated position, her back resting against the bed frame as she cocked her head backwards, resting it against the mattress.

 

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RE: Hydrophobic Romance (east & Aise)

Ren felt every second of their Kiss his regret fadded as he pulled away, she had seemed into it, and a moment later he was stairing at her with contention in his eyes. He had a deep pur emanating through his body his tail swaying happily his ears perked, and his eyes locked onto hers, but slowly as the time passed he watched her reaction leave the state of affection and enter into anger. she jumped back even farther then she had before and he winced lightly as she landed on her bad ankle, that couldn't have helped the situation much as she hissed at him.

What had he been thinking? The question struck home and he quietly noted that he hadn't been thinking at all. He had just wanted her and taken actions into his own hands to assure that he could take her lips as his own. He blinked realizing just how selfish his motives for the kiss were, and his face flushed with regret as she seemed more then ready to strike out. "Well you enjoyed it." he spoke defensively, but the claim that she had enjoyed having her mouth stolen was a poor defense one he really doubted would hold up in quart.

He sighed his ears deflating knowing that she was right. He couldn't run from her not after what he had just done, and she was right he did owe her. He had seen her practically naked, stolen his first kiss from her, and he couldn't say he regretted either of these actions only her reactions. Sighing deeply he looked at her. "Fine I am in your debt." he some how knew that this was only going to lead into trouble for him.

"But how can I serve you if I don't even know your name." As he spoke he pushed himself against the same bed as her his eyes still looking at her as he turned slightly but leaned on the mattress. So he was in her debt now? For what? a small peep show and a kiss? His mind backhanded him for thinking like that but so far he had no reason to trust or even like this woman, and she was claiming that he owed her. In his mind after all the injuries and confusion they were probably even by now but he dared not correct someone he knew was irrational at the best of times.

He wanted to hiss and fuss at her attitude, but instead he got quiet and looked over the events of the kiss. He didn't feel guilty and he knew she had enjoyed it, but of course he didn't say anything past what he already had. the idea of he had to be in her debt made him laugh slightly. Still he could use this to actually learn about her, and of course the biggest question was what she would have him do. He didn't like the idea of being her eternal servant just because he kissed her.

"I am not gonna be your personal slave." he said quietly in almost a hush mumble. she would have to choose one task that he could actually help with, and he was going to make that very clear. "You get one request." he said not to be taken lightly. he didn't know what she had in store for him, but he was hoping that it wouldn't take to long. The idea of having to suffer and be in her presence for days annoyed him, and he pulled his water bottle from his back pack taking a swift drink to calm his nerves before putting it on the ground.

In all that had happened he had forgotten his theory about her being hydrophobic, and ended up pulling out the very thing that had started these last two days of hell. filled to the brim with ice and water he was relaxed for the moment as he took a cold refreshing drink letting out a refreshed mew as he did. stupidly he even held out the water bottle for her to have some. "Want some?" he asked thinking it would be rude to not offer it too her.

 

[Myn]

RE: Hydrophobic Romance (east & Aise)

“Like hell I did” she snapped, her face going from bright red, to an angry red as Ren tried to shift the focus on her. She hadn’t enjoyed it, there was just no way she could enjoy something so vile with someone so…well, infuriating? The pain shooting up her leg only pushed her further down the wrong path, her mood turning from sour to pure hostility, she’d make him suffer for what he’d done, she’d make him do something so inhumane that he’d never be able to show his face around her ever again. She knew what she wanted now, all she had to do now was work out how to get it.

Aesha only nodded, the flames of anger still burning behind her golden orbs. At least he’d admitted to owing her. If he’d denied that, there was no telling what Aesha would have done. An image of her picking up the bed behind her and hurling it across the room flashed through her mind for a second, but while she wasn’t as weak as she looked, she wasn’t quite strong enough to life a bed all by herself, hence the image that flashed through her head was nothing more than fantasy, and therefore was quickly dismissed.

“Hmph, as if I’d tell you my name, no telling what you’d do if I gave it to you” she hissed, her temper flaring up again, “Last thing I need right now is some stalker neko turning up on my doorstep” she spat, implying that Ren would somehow use her name to track down where she lived. “If you want to know it so badly, you’re going to have to earn it” she added arrogantly, slightly encouraged by the way in which Ren had accepted the idea of granting her one wish.

Raising a finger to her mouth in thought, she tipped her head to the side trying to work out something that’d make Ren suffer, something that’d scar him for a long time. Something that…..

Her mind froze, and her eyes widened in shock, her flushed face immediately drained of blood and going a pale white as Aesha shook her head fearfully. Try to move away, but any progress she might have made was harshly prevented by the steel bedframe pushing painfully into her back. Ren’s arrival had been so shocking, and the kiss so mindblowing that she’d completely forgotten that this was the same man who was planning to torture her. “G-get away” she whispered, this time too quietly for even Ren’s sensitive ears to pick up, the neko seemed too busy enjoying his ice cold beverage anyway.

She thought she’d overcome her fear of contained water, and had it been anyone else she’d probably have just frowned with irritation at the gesture, but Ren was different, he’d splashed her with water yesterday, so there was no telling what he planned to do today. Her illogical mind suddenly pieced the fact and Ren’s appearance together. He’d turned up not to embarrass her but to torment her. It’d explain how he’d walked in at the most inappropriate time, the kiss, and now the blatant threat of dousing her with water. Her mind snapping as Ren offered her a drink, she grabbed the sheets wrapped around her and tossed it towards Ren, creating a temporary veil between them as she quickly ducked under the bed spinning her head around before crawling over and curling up in the corner so that her head was grinding painfully against the wall. Her body was trembling violently as she started simulating in her mind what could happen next. Her tail tucked between her legs and her hands covering her ears and blocking out any sound. The silence scared her, but the possibility of hearing Ren trying to blackmail her scared her even more.

 

[east]

RE: Hydrophobic Romance (east & Aise)

Ren sighed as she continued her power trip, and noticed that she seemed to be a step away from evil laughter, but then as he offered her something as trivial as a drink everything changed, and he found himself under the covers that had been thrown over him. He blinked just thinking that it was only water, and yet her reaction had clearly put another dent in their meetings. Thinking back to it, water had been the cause of all the problems he had to deal with lately.

Putting away the water bottle as he pulled the covers off keeping them like a robe, he blinked unsure of what had happened. In truth he only had a theory about her hydrophobia which he guessed was now confirmed. He wasn't trying to torture hero in fact most of this was a miss understanding, though he had the feeling that this time it had saved him from something rather humiliating.

The thought of using water against her, to lord over her head did occur to him, and from the way that she treated him it was actually appealing suddenly he could have a slave to do every part of his will or else he could simple throw some water her way if she tried to protest. the thought was a fantasy, and in coming up with it he disgusted himself slightly. every single one of her reactions had been true fear and although she was arrogant to tell him that he had to earn her name, her wispier of fear had been enough for him to put away his water bottle.

Ren crawled under the bed not sure what he could say just looking at her for a moment she had told him to get away, but he hadn't followed any of her other orders. "Your afraid of water?" he asked genuinely confused for a moment. "I had a small suspicion but i didn't really know for sure."

He crawled up to her the bed brushing against his ears and finding the space far too small for his larger body. He didn't touch her but instead stayed close. A thought hit him before he even knew what he was saying. "Thats it! I can help you. I will help you get over your fear of water as my way to repay you." His eyes suddenly bright with optimism.

He couldn't leave her while she seemed so scared of something as simple as a bottle of water, and water was his element. He was on the swim team so that gave him after hours access to the school pool for free. So really who could possibly be better suited to help her with a fear of water? He extended a hand knowing full well that she was still hostile, but he had to go with the gesture any way. "That is how I can repay you." he said quietly, "By making sure that water can't hurt you anymore."

That was a dumb thing to say in his mind, water was an element of nature it couldn't really hurt anyone unless they mistreated it. He slightly wondered how her fear of water had come into existence, and maybe it had to do with her hatred of men, but that was a story he wouldn't be hearing at least not right now. In fact he had very little idea of what to expect right now. But his hand was outstretched with a chance for her to do something about her fears, and he had a bright optimistic smile, even though on the inside he fully expected his hand was about to be shredded, or his face about to be kicked in.

Crawling under the bed in hindsight was not one of his smartest moves. Still his tail brushed against the top of the bed as waited. And their was a part of him that really didn't mind the view he was getting right now. even though she was curled up she was still in her underwear and Ren did seem to have a vast streak of perversion in him. He also admitted to himself that this was a stupid way to repay her it could take months to get her over such a horrid fear, it meant that they would have to remain in contact, and work together. It meant trust which didn't exist on either side, really he was the best and worst possible option for this as he didn't want to spend months of his life with the silver haired neko who was constantly driving him crazy.

 

[Myn]

RE: Hydrophobic Romance (east & Aise)

Being significantly smaller then Ren Aesha didn’t have much trouble slipping under the bed. In fact she was rather accustomed to small crowded spaces, especially under beds, as it was one of her favorite hiding spots when she felt insecure and threatened late at night when the nightmares wouldn’t leave her alone. She wasn’t afraid of water, water couldn’t possibly do anything to her. She just didn’t like it…. She really really really didn’t like it. That’s all there was to it. Not in a thousand years did she intend to admit to Ren that water stimulated her mind into recalling horrifying experiences she’d rather forget.

“I’m not afraid of anything!” she responded angrily, on the verge of tears, her tail tucked firmly between her legs as she glared at Ren with moisture collecting on her eyeslashes, her golden eyes flashing with fear and discomfort as she considered the possibility that Ren would pull out the water bottle again if she pissed him off too much. Though figuring she might as well try, she continued her insistence, hoping that her repeated refusal would convince Ren enough not to get the hint. As far as Aesha knew, Ren hated her and wouldn’t hesitate her at all if it came down to it.

“I said I’m not afraid!” she was nearly crying now, mistaking the smile for a fake one that concealed a mischievous wicked grin that intended to drag her out, only to torture her, she shook her head frantically. “You can repay me by disappearing, transfer to a different school or something, I don’t want to see you ever again” she spat desperately, knowing how stupid and futile her request was, but even then she couldn’t prevent herself from hoping Ren would just leave.

Her hopes were in vain though as Ren reached a hand out, scaring Aesha into a frenzy her head immediately lifting up to back away only to bump harshly against the metal frame of the bed causing her to literally cry out in pain. “I said I’m not afraid! Are you deaf or something don’t come near me” she shouted her hand lashing out once again to shred Ren’s hand into mince, the fear in her eyes much like that of an animal that had been cornered.

Her nails were less than an inch away, when her hand stopped, in fact her entire body locked up as if she’d been magically bound. A look of confusion fluttering briefly over her face. Her heart rate was as fast as ever, but she could feel the cold fear ebbing away from her body, only to be replaced with an uncomfortable heat. Her cheeks flushed, while a burning sensation suddenly flared on her lips, causing her hand to immediately retract and cover her mouth with both hands. The crazed look in her eyes dying out and finally being replaced with the cautious glare once again. “I didn’t scratch you” she stated carefully as if it were an extremely important detail. “That means you’re not going to k-ki… do that to me again right?” she asked wrinkling her nose in distaste.

 

[malin]

RE: Hydrophobic Romance (east & Aise)

Her persistence in saying that she was unafraid only assured Ren that she was in fact afraid. Though he was surprised to see the extent of her tears, and regretted that he was seemingly menacing this poor girl. His ears twitched with a pang of regret, and he watched as she acted out yet again, he was ready for her to scratch him again, he braced his eyes closing as he saw her swipe heading for his exposed hand, braced for the inevitable case of deja vu.

But the strike never came. His ears twitched, along with his nose, and a small uncomfortable motion of his tail as it uncurled from his body relaxing slightly, as his eyes opened slowly one then he other, as he saw her hand stopping a few inches away from his. He blinked seeing a more caution oriented version of the Silver haired neko, and hearing her question. He sighed he was still under the impression that she had enjoyed their kiss but didn't want to admit too herself which was fine by him.

He shook his head. Retracting himself from under the bed. His body was too cramped from being under the tight space that he couldn't answer her properly and he let himself stretch out on the ground next to the bed. He wasn't away from her however, at this distance he was probably an arms length away from her face. His eyes looking towards hers as he laid out on his stomach "I am thankful." he said about her comment of not scratching him a second time.

His voice came with a sigh of relief as he tried to earn what ever he trust he could from the neko. He breathed giving himself time to think of how to speak to her. "No I won't kiss you again." He said with a roll of his eyes. He had enjoyed the kiss, but now wasn't time for that argument. He chose his words carefully as he bit his lip. "I didn't know about the water bottle, I am sorry." He said calmly, all of their interaction's had been negative so far because of the water bottle, and the one time he honestly thought he was making some progress he had offered her a drink.

"I don't want to hurt you." His voice was small, slightly exhausted, but also friendly. She was really the first of his kind he had honestly tried to interact with aside from his parents. He wanted to know more about her, and yet for some reason all he had done is traumatize her.

 

[Myn]

RE: Hydrophobic Romance (east & Aise)

Aesha watched carefully as the bigger feline slowly pulled himself away, a somewhat relieved look in the mans eyes as he saw his arm hadn’t been shredded, she didn’t miss how he rolled his eyes though, but what had really upset Aesha wasn’t his actions, but his blunt statement. Her hand lifting up to her eyes and scrubbing furiously to ward of the sharp sting of pain that striked at her when Ren stated he wouldn’t kiss her again.

She wanted to yell at him, but she didn’t know what to yell at him about. She couldn’t exactly ask him ‘why not.’ As that’d make it sound like she wanted him too…. Did she? Certainly not. The kiss had been warm and comforting, but even Aesha knew what a kiss symbolized, and she certainly didn’t want to get intimate with this annoy brutish cat.

Glaring fiercely at Ren for a few more moments she edged a bit closer to the edge of the bed. Keeping her ever cautious eyes firmly on Ren, almost as if daring him to move. “I’m not afraid of your stupid water bottle” she mumbled unhappily, continuing to ramble her lies as she approached Ren. Her face now less than a handspan away from Ren’s head.

Tentatively reaching her hand out she tugged on the hem of Ren’s shirt lightly to get his attention. A slight gasp of surprise escaping her as the head suddenly rolled over to face her. She shifted her eyes nervously to the side, uncertain how her question would be interpreted. “W-was it… t-that bad?” she asked carefully placing a finger on her lips and tracing them lightly with the side of her forefinger. Everything had happened all too quickly, and she hadn’t even been prepared for the kiss. And having been the first kiss she’d ever had with someone, she was pretty sure she’d screwed something up. She didn’t care if Ren enjoyed it or not…. Or at least that’s what she kept telling herself. But the thought that she might be a lousy kisser sort of stung. And for Ren to outright say that they wouldn’t be kissing ever again seemed like the harshest words he could hurl at her right now. Not only had his taken her first, but he’d also indicated a lack of appreciation… err regret towards taking it.