Board Thread:Konoha Logs/@comment-27993107-20160525142444/@comment-27993107-20160525142711

Mai woke up that morning feeling much better. It had been three days since she had found Alastor at his shed, and fallen ill. Her fever had raged on and off for those three days, making it hard to remember if the boy had visited her. Hiaate and his sister had told the girl that Alastor had brought her home after the storm had passed. Mai got up from her bed, dressed in a long sleeved turtleneck and loose fitting black pants. Out of habit she put on her belt and pouches with her ninja tools. Going down stairs, she made herself a cup of tea, then went to sit on the back steps to watch the sun rise. Her aura was different, instead of dark and distant it was bright and welcoming. Watching the sky she let a small smile touch her lips. “Even if he doesn’t want it, I am not going to let Alastor cut his ties to me. I will show him that bonds make you stronger, even if I have to die doing so.” She thought, the sun light now shining off her auburn hair and bright forest green eyes.

"Even if you die huh?" Alastor would've been above Mai leaning against her rooftops his feet hanging down swinging as he rested. Through Mai's recovery Alastor had been keeping a close eye on her hoping for a quick recovery. If Mai would've turned to the voice she would've seen Alastor's jet black hair flowing with the steady breeze that came over them, leaves flew around him as his teal eyes gazed over to Mai. He wanted to know what was he going to do, Mai seemed like the type of girl to never give up once her mind was set on something, that was one of the perks Alastor loved about Mai she never gave up now for this situation he saw how it could also be a bad thing. "So I've seen you've awoken did you eat something?" Alastor asked

“Yes even if I have to die.” Mai said, not turning to look at Alastor. Taking a sip of her tea, she shook her head. “Not yet. I was hoping to see you first. You see these past three days have given me some time to think. I have concluded that it’s not that you think I am a weakness. The reason you want to break our bond is because you are scared you will not be strong enough to protect me. You are scared I will die, just like your father. But I won’t die, because I have you to fight for, you see.” Now she turned to look up at him, her expression a surprise. Mai was smirking, confidence oozed off her and her will of fire burned brightly in her clear eyes. No one had ever been looked like that by Mai. This look was especially for Alastor. “If you think you can prove me wrong, go ahead, But I refuse to lose you so you are just going to have to deal with it if you don’t kill me.”

"Why must I have all the hard decisions, Mai I'm not going to kill you." Alastor said leaping off the rooftop landing down in front of her on his two feet making a loud thumb. Scratching the back of his head Alastor knew he should just leave it as it once was, that way Mai wouldn’t go on the deep in trying to find him with the result of her not eating and becoming unhealthy. "I’m just going to have to deal huh?" Alastor asked with a small chuckle hearing the bold words from Mai as she spoke up to him her voice was stern and determine something Alastor hadn’t seen in her eyes in a long time.

“Yeah. Though something else has been bothering me, it’s actually what helped me realize you were scared, and not weak. Why did you save me, if you really thought I was a weakness? If you really thought that then you would have left me out in the rain. You would have left me to die. So you are not weak because of the bond or tie we share, You are just afraid to let me to close. Am I correct?” She asked, her green eyes searching is own Teal orbs.

Hearing her ask him why did he save her and speaking about how she was right about the weakness of bonds Alastor shook his head, turning away from her gaze as he stared up into the setting sun. "Why did I save you? Because those who abandon their comrades are worse than trash." The wind blew heavily as Alastor spoke as this was one of his beliefs even if she did make him weak he was not going to allow a fellow comrade die over a small spat, his eyes finding it's way backs to hers after he spoke.

“I see…” Mai said as she held her hair out of her face. “Well then I want to challenge you. Train with me for a month, and if after 30 days you are not stronger, then I will admit that bonds are a weakness. However, if after a month you are stronger then you have to admit that bonds are a strength.” Mai said after the wind had calmed down. She was determined to show him he was wrong, and keep him in her life. Mai would not lose another person, never again. She kept her focus on the boys eyes, her own showing him she was completely serious and would hold up her end of the bargain if she lost.

"Oh, so a wager eh?" Alastor spoke over to Mai hearing her deal breaker something Alastor couldn't back down from, he really meant this much to her. Shoving his hands into his own pockets Alastor smiled raising his head up to the dusk sky,//I know, I have to take this wager don’t I? Or I'm going to end up looking like a punk and what do you know she picked a month the same amount of time till the exams. Oh what the hell!// Thinking deep within himself Alastor came to a decision he knew Mai would love seeing he was planning on accepting her offer on the bonds, if bonds made people strong why should he miss out on the special power? "Alright... You got yourself a deal." Placing out his hand out towards Mai offering a handshake towards her if she would take his hand Alastor smile would turn into a small smirk before saying. "Just one thing... This training it starts now!" Aiming to roughly tug her over towards him with his left hand only to bring out his right leg in another attempt to trip Mai down on the hard pavement, he never seen Mai in action so this should be rather interesting, from the trip Mai would take note that Alastor doesn't hold his punches for no one, not even her. If this was true and she indeed falls Alastor would say "I didn't hurt you too much did I Pumpkin?" Slowly making his way from her making about a ten feet gap between them Alastor began to stretch his arms and legs as the night sky shined above them, after he had finished his stretch he looked over to Mai. "So are you just gonna lay there all day? Don’t you got something to prove to me? Show me how strong our bond made you or just stay laying there your choice Pumpkin."

Mai was overjoyed when he accepted her offer. Placing her hand in his for a shake, she was surprised when he pulled her towards him, then tried to trip her. She had seen the smirk, and was able to avoid the leg striking out to trip her by jumping over it. Landing on her feet in a crouch, Mai drew two senbon attached to a wire string each, as she grinned at Alastor. “No you didn’t hurt me, and I would suggest not holding back, cause I won’t.” Mai said. She knew he hadn’t gone easy on her, but she wanted to make sure he knew she could take it. She was excited to spar with the boy, as she hadn’t seen him in action yet, and knew she could help him get stronger. It was just up to him to discover that. Hearing his next words, she simply threw the senbon as a reply. The wires would be hard to see in the darkness that was now around them, only the crescent moon and glittering stars giving them light to see by. She aimed the senbon on either side of the male, one at chest level and the other at knee level. When they passed him she would pull then to the sides, which would cause them to wrap around the boy’s shoulders and knees. If he hadn’t dodged, she would grin as they tightened and held his arms to his sides. She then would start forming hand seals. “I have everything to prove to you, Sugar”

"Senbons are so yesterday.." Alastor said darting towards her position it wasn't till the needles reached his radius when he bent his body back allowing the Senbons to pass over him as he stretched back so easily and stylish. Then as it passed him he noticed a small light reflecting off the wire which caused him to notice, "Hm, Let's see how you handle this!" Bending forward Alastor attempted to grab hold of the wires which allowed his chakra/bugs to now be one with the wire as he grabbed hold he aimed to pull her roughly over towards him pulling the wire connected to her. If this had happened Mai would've been now flying towards Alastor giving him the chance to send a shoulder ram into her chest aiming to knock Mai on her back, beneath Alastor. With his Kikaichū roaming around his entire body as he felt himself getting pumped for the battle placing his hand out towards Mai Alastor attempted to help her up. "Come on your gonna have to do better than that to beat me Pumpkin." Alastor would've said helping her up on to her two feet.

Mai would have growled inwardly, her expressionless mask back in place as she like to keep her enemies guessing, then she saw him avoid her senbon and go for the wire strings. Letting the string go, she avoided being pulled over and hit with a shoulder ram. Since she was already forming seals she changed the jutsu she was planning on using. Rat → Tiger → Dog → Ox → Rabbit → Tiger, “Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique” she said, as she exhaled the chakra she had kneaded in her chest. Eleven or so fire balls started randomly falling around the boy, or so it seemed. Mai had complete control over where the fire balls went. She made nine of the eleven fall in front of the boy, causing small creator, while the other two landed right behind Alastor. If he jumped back, he would be thrown forward by the blast of those two balls, and if he jumped forward he would be blow back by three in front of him. If he tried to move to the left or the right, he would be thrown the opposite way by the three fire balls on either side of him. Grinning she waited for the dust to clear to see which way he would have gone, and to see how badly he was hurt. Her fire would burn any bugs they touched, but only leave minor burns on the boy, if he had been touched by any of the flames.

Agh!" Alastor shouted seeing the flame balls coming towards him his eyes latched over to his bugs that where still on the move but for now he had bigger things to fry like himself. He raced off meeting the fireballs as they reached his radius not able to defend he was knocked back and caught in the fatal explosion. Smoke would've covered the entire field due to how many she summoned Alastor would've been breathing heavily with a smile on his face. During this time Alastor's female beetle would've been latched on to Mai due to him having it walk on her wire and go to her, the beetle would've began to eat at her chakra giving Alastor enough chance to send his combo. This Combo starts off with Alastor sending a furious right jab to the jaw line of Mai  his jab moving at a speed that his fist would appear as fleshy whips or blur. If this jab was connected the small jab would cause shatter hinges to Mai jaw. If this would hit Alastor would simultaneously lift his left leg aiming to hit an powerful side kick towards his foe's ribs the blow of this kick alone would knock the air out of his foe as the pressure of the kick if hit would send Mai tumbling back into the dirt.

Mai felt her chakra slowly being eaten at, and glanced down. Seeing the bug she would simply smash it. Looking back up at the cloud of smoke and dust she would be taken off guard by the sudden jab to her jaw. Hearing the bones in her jaw shatter, she would hold in the cry of pain and focus on the kick heading her way. Using her right hand, she would jump and grab his leg, staying there for a moment before used his leg as a bar and flipped backwards, stabbing him in the leg with another senbon attached to a wire sting with her left hand. If the senbon stuck in the boy’s leg she would land about ten feet away and tighten the string then gather her chakra in her chest. Forming the seals; Snake → Dragon → Rabbit → Tiger she would exhale causing fire to travel down the string and burn the boys leg rather badly. Going to a knee, Mai panted as she felt her chakra still depleting at a steady rate.

Yelling out as he felt her stab his leg. It caused him to bite his bottom lip till it bled watching his blood drip down onto the pavement Alastor already guessed there were wires attached. The moment she performed her hand sign Alastor would've tore the wires from his legs, smirking in a bit of pain channeling his physical energy before darting over towards her like a mad man! Seemingly completely wild and uncontrolled, but this was all just a part of Alastor personality of being a brawler at heart. He'd reach Mai in the speed of a blink, and once he'd arrived towards her position Alastor then attempted to launch a straight side kick towards her abdomen area! The force of this side kick was attributed to the speed and power behind it, as Alastor threw it as if he was going to strike through Mai a principle drilled into his Muay Thai training. The kick literally blurred Alastor leg from view momentarily, but Alastor wasn't underestimating Mai for even a second, as if the kick connected Mai would be knocked down to the ground. "You okay Mai? I hope this isn't too much.”

Mai sighed as the senbon was ripped out by the boy before she could perform her jutsu. Watching the male, she stayed in her knelt position, feeling weak and sluggish. Then the boy was upon her and sending a kick her way. Taking the hit to the side, she flew a few feet and landed on her side. Panting she waited for the world to stop spinning and for her lungs to take air in normally before she rose once more to a crouched stance and shook her head. “I am fine, it wasn’t too much.” She said, her voice a little breathless. She knew she wasn’t fully recovered from her illness, but she wasn’t going to tell him that. Smirking she looked down at the males feet where her last two wire strings had been set in a snare type trap. Pulling the wire strings, if he hadn’t noticed them, they would have tightened around his ankles. Grinning up at him she said, “Check mate.” If he did avoid her trap, then she would pull the wire stings back to her and put them away in her pouch, keeping her eyes on the male the whole time.

"What the! AGH!" Getting trapped within her wires Alastor was tripped up and out of gravity, his body would've slammed into hers knocking Mai on the ground if this would have happened they would of rolled around both of them getting stuck into the wire with Mai now on top of Alastor. Breathing heavy Alastor out of Chakra would've chuckled looking up to Mai pressing his hand against her cheek as he breathed out. "So I guess we're good now?" Alastor asked gazing into her forest green eyes lifting up his head just a bit to reach her face as he spoke there face now inches away from each other as Alastor said. "Have I told you how cute you look when you’re angry?"

Mai let out a startled gasp when the boy tripped and fell into her. Not having the strength to avoid his fall, she ended up rolling around with him and getting tangled in her own wire string. Pouting a bit, she tried to get loose, but the wire tightened more with every move she made, bringing her closer to the boy. Her hands were pinned between his chest and her own as her legs ended up on either side of the males hips, placing her in a very suggestive position. Growling she glared at the boy as he pressed his hand to her cheek. “You think this is funny? What happens if we get stuck like this forever?” She said, anger at herself lacing her voice. When he asked if they were good, she wanted to hit him over the head, her arm twitching as if to do just that, but since her arms were currently trapped, it was useless. A blush quickly dusted her cheeks as her anger fled when he lifted his face closer to her own, then said she was cute. Nod being able to speak she shook her head, causing auburn locks to fall and tickle the boys face. Looking down in to his teal eyes her own green orbs ventured to his lips before she snapped them back up, biting her lip at the thought of kissing him crossed her mind. “H-how do you suggest w-we get out of this?” She asked, her face turning a darker shade of pink.


 * H-how do you suggest w-we get out of this?: "How about we just stay here and do this instead." He would lean in towards her before he pressed his lips against hers, In between kisses Alastor felt right at this moment as the moon gleamed down on them from above. Alastor could feel the surprisingly sweet scented nectar coming from her other pair of lips. Whether it had a scent to it in reality or not, Alastor sense of smell was quite acute he could taste a very sinful scent coming from her body. Alastor used his right hand to brush through Mai's hair as he rested his hand on her neck as he kissed her deeply holding onto her as they laid tied up nothing else on his mind but this moment at hand, not when they would be free but will she return what she once did to him a few weeks ago remembering their first kiss and how she ran. Looking around and seeing their situation Alastor knew there was no were for her to run to.

Mai was shocked. She laid there with his lips against hers for several seconds before her body reacted on it’s own. Kissing him back she couldn’t help but enjoy the way his lips moved over hers, sending heat to weird places in her body. Letting out a small gasp, she let her eyes flutter shut, and just enjoyed the moment. She had never been held this way, as if she were precious and wanted. As if she meant something, was more than a toy or a weapon. Purring a little she gripped her hands in to fist, the pure joy of this encounter rushing through her in waves. These emotions were new, and she wasn’t sure whether to fear them or accept them and ride the waves. After several minutes of locking lips with the male, she gently pulled back and looked at his chest. “W-w-we really s-should get untangled, A-alastor.” She stuttered, her face and neck red in shade, and her lips plump from the kiss. She wanted to run, that was what she always did when she felt like she was getting to close to someone. It was what she was used to doing, but there was no way for her to escape. And if she was honest with herself, she had really enjoyed the contact of his body against hers, his lips against her own. Looking back up to his eyes she smiled a small smile, then her head went to rest next to his. He would be able to feel her heat racing, though he probably wouldn’t be able to tell she had fainted, right there on top of him.

Feeling her return the favor and kiss him back Alastor would smile in between kisses, she actually kissed him back it wasn’t more so the shock it was the fact how she responded to his soft lips. He'd thought she'd kill him for kissing her out the blue due to her dark past but this just proved how much she actually cared for Alastor it made Alastor think about their bond and how close they've gotten in so little time it made him think if he was actually stronger around her. And within the moment she fainted it took Alastor a few moments to notice. "Um..You okay Mai?" Alastor asked now poking at her head as it rested against his chest. "Pumpkin?" "Hello? are you there?" Alastor asked before noticing she wasn’t responding it made him chuckle before looking around the area seeing they were actually stuck. "Great..HELP?!" Alastor cried out as he begun to shift and move all night with Mai resting against him even when things were bad he couldn’t stop thinking about how Mai made him feel today.