Re: Black Ops [Keiko/Kokoro]

Sun Jan 26, 2020 4:54 am

Kokoro

"Yeah, it's a little hard... But I think if we do it together, we'll have it down in no time."

Kokoro was so glad to see Keiko smile like that, that she honestly couldn't even describe it. She didn't know what it was, whether it was just this setting, or how fulfilling it was to help someone, or just...just everything. But she knew she was happy right now, right here. So caught up in this moment was she that she just kinda kept on going.

"There's only a couple clouds, most of them are really wispy and short, but one sorta looks all coiled up like a worm or a snake or somethin, but maybe it's just how it looks from here. There's a couple birds in the tree that look like they're building a nest, they're blue, one has a black beak and one has a grey beak. You-"

Hm. Kokoro paused for about half a second, but she pushed forward. She'd promised.

"...You're smiling, Keiko. A big smile, one that looks so so so so happy. It's really pretty. I don't know enough words to tell you how pretty it is."

Sun Jan 26, 2020 1:41 pm

Kuchiki Keiko

It seemed like the things Keiko was saying were right. At least, they were coming across in a positive way. Yeah... Ulv did say to ask for help, and be willing to do things with people. Not just to take it on herself. She still wasn't the most keen on doing things with others--accomplishing her goals with her own hands seemed like the most satisfying. But, being with Kokoro, it always seemed to give her some perspective. Keiko wanted to extend her hand out to her, be of help. Go through this journey of growth together with her, and it was only fair--as a matter of equivalence, of course--for Keiko to accept the same help.

Then they were back to the scenery. Kokoro kept describing the scene, and Keiko continued to listen. Her head progressively started to move less and less, and the descriptions became less exciting, and more of a lullaby. Being in her arms, listening to the voice of someone that seemed to genuinely care--it was comforting. Even more comforting than when Ulv did one of her secret techniques. It seemed like Ulv always knew what to say to her, but Kokoro always knew how to make her feel.

If it wasn't for the whole eye situation, it could be said that Keiko's eyes were growing heavy. She put her head back onto Kokoro's clavicle, the woman's words turning from Keiko's imagination into her dreams. The girl's breaths started slowing, turning soft and delicate as they puffed onto the woman's neck. Practically as sleeptalk, Keiko whispered out one last response, a small smile left over on her face.

"Mmm.. Koko-... suki... "

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Sun Jan 26, 2020 2:06 pm

Kokoro

It almost caught Kokoro off guard, feeling Keiko rest against her like this. But she liked it, she really really liked it. Nothing the girl had felt in a long time had been so rewarding, and if not for knowing how much she needed to keep a good hold on Keiko, she might have started giggling and fidgeting like a schoolgirl. She wasn't sure why-

Oh gosh, oh, um, mm, hm, well, that's not- Is that what Kokoro wanted to hear? She wasn't...she wasn't unhappy about it. Not at all. She felt tight in her chest, but not in a sad way, not the same way as when Yugiri left. It wasn't like that, but she wasn't, you know, she wasn't into girls like that, even if she was blushing right now, a lot, and still definitely doing nothing but just holding Keiko close and-

"I like you too."

It just came out she didn't even mean to say it she just thought it and she was caught up in trying to get all this scenery out of her head and into words that she didn't think to stop herself. But, like, if it was there, then didn't that mean she was thinking it, but she wasn't into girls so that didn't make sense, but, just... She said it. She didn't wanna unsay it either. Taking a few very deep breaths to collect herself, Kokoro made sure her footing was firm before she began the trek back to the Kuchiki manor. Her mind might have been racing, but that desire to protect Keiko, that push to make sure she was happy and safe and- and all that! All of that kept her focus firmly on sneaking back in, and frankly, she probably wasn't even aware of just how good her stealth had been.

As she finally made it once more to Keiko's room, she set the girl down into her bed as if she were the gentlest thing on Earth. She didn't want to wake her up or, or make her uncomfortable when she was asleep, and so she spent...a rather long amount of time just making sure everything was right. She tucked her in, straightned out her hair a little bit, just whatever seemed like it needed doing.

"Okay, um... Sleep well, Keiko."

Kokoro thought about the last time they'd been in this situation, and she could feel her face heating up at the memory now. It hadn't been like that!! She'd just, you know, been giving her a little comfort, it was good to get a kiss when you went off to bed, it wasn't romantic! And, well-

Well, Kokoro didn't know if this one was too. But nevertheless, she leaned in to give the girl before her a kiss on the forehead, and a very quiet 'good night.' She took a very deep breath, thinking about how she'd get back out, and remembered what Keiko said as she looked back at the flowers she'd brought. Wouldn't be smart to leave those if she wasn't allowed to have them, so Kokoro grabbed them as she headed for the door.

She had a lot to think about. Maybe she'd talk to Arkin, he was a smart guy.