beast and the harlot [akira]

"Aww. Well, that's not any fun." Rei pouted at her. Yeah, maybe it was a little dangerous, but hell, what was worth doing was often dangerous. "Well, you have to loosen up and have some fun or stressing out about everything might damn well kill you."

Rei considered that for a moment. "I would take the blame, you know. What's he going to do to you if it's my fault anyway?" She shrugged. "Frankly, I couldn't give two shits if Ryou gets mad at me. He's pissy all the time anyway." To her, at least. Perhaps that was because she often tried to piss him off, but eh, that wasn't the point.

"Get your skinny ass back over here and sit the fuck down. You look so tense, it can't be good for your health, y'know." Rei wasn't exactly a masseuse or anything, but she could give a damn good back rub, if she did say so herself. She didn't care too much what Akira's opinion of that would be; she was determined to get her to relax, even if it was just a little bit.

"So, Akira-chan... What else do you like to do?"

"Okay. Now, if you try to get away from me, I swear to Jashin that I'll kick your ass." She pulled Akira close and began to methodically rub the woman's back - through her clothes, of course. She imagined that, if she even thought about putting her hands under Akira's hoodie, the woman would have a shit fit. "Try to relax. I promise you'll feel better."

Rei was beginning to get a few ideas about how to loosen Akira up... but she knew the damnable woman wouldn't go for any of them. Feh. That was the problem with people, they were never any fun.

"Fucking hell, Akira-chan, really? That's all you do?" Rei was a little incredulous, and - in her mind - quite understandably so. Not only was she a member of ANBU, but she led a Clan, and still had time to fuck around and do all sorts of stupid shit in the name of entertainment. But Akira hasn't even relaxed with a book in a month? That was crazy. "You work too damn much. That's why you're not any fun."

Rei considered that for a moment. "Well then. After I'm done rubbing your back, let's go shopping, if anywhere you like to shop is open."

"You need to try not being busy sometime. It's pretty fun, I promise." Rei cracked a grin when Akira shivered under her touch. Heh, she might get somewhere with the woman after all. Kneading her stiff shoulders, Rei leaned in to murmur in her ear. "Seriously. You have to find a good way to relax, Akira-chan~"

She was a little hesitant to give life to any of the ideas she had had - it just wouldn't do to alienate the younger woman when she had finally gotten her to give friendship a shot - which was quite unusual for Rei. Normally she would just do it and say fuck the consequences.

A brow rose when Akira discarded her hoodie. Damn, I must have magic fucking fingers.

"Feh. How the hell should I know? I don't shop." Her tone was light, less hostile than it usually was; although her intention had just been to get under Akira's skin, she'd found herself having quite a bit of fun spending time with the woman. And that? Well, it was.. interesting.

"I'm sure you don't have the worst luck. If you had the worst luck, I would have given you plague already, and then sat here and pointed and laughed while you writhed around in agony."

"You poor thing." She really did feel a touch of sympathy for Akira; despite her usual attitude, and her reputation of being heartless, Rei wasn't entirely uncaring. "Why do you have trouble sleeping?" Sure, it wasn't really her business - but then again, most of what she had pried out of the woman in the past while wasn't any of her business either, and look how well that had gone.

"I wouldn't really give you plague. Probably," Rei assured her, although she was pretty sure Akira hadn't been worried about the possibility in the first place.

Akira was finally starting to relax a little, and that made Rei feel pretty damn good about herself. Normally she caused chaos and irritation; it was a nice change to make someone feel good for once. Finishing up the back rub, Rei pulled Akira into a hug. "Next time you've got a free day, let's do something, okay?"

She could tell the woman was tired - with the way she worked, Rei wasn't surprised - so she wasn't going to bug her for much longer. But - just because she had to do something inappropriate, or Akira might get the idea that she was somehow a changed woman, Jashin forbid - the woman cracked a mischievous grin and groped Akira's bosom. "Goodnight, Akira-chan~"

Then she released the younger ANBU and hurried away, all the better to escape whatever the woman's reaction was going to be.