Tattooed - yata x oc -

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Asuka returned to her human form, once again taking her seat on the stool behind the counter. The raven haired girl sighed and leaned forward on her elbows.

"So, you believe me now?"

Yata nodded, "Yea, sure. But if you're a king what's your color?"

"Black, the unknown. " Asuka grinned crazily, tapping her fingers on the surface of the bar.

"So you're the black king, the unknown king, and a strain. And clan-less. Why?" Yata asked, furrowing his brow in confusion. He leaned on his elbows as Asuka started to explain her situation to him.

"I was born with both powers. I'm an orphan so I can only assume my king powers were given to me by one of my parents or someone close to them. I don't know why I can transform into a crow with my strain powers, its a bit ironic, but I like it and I've been able to make it my own. From the little information I can find the black king has always had a role in the shadows.

Black kings have all been strains for whatever reason. Every one of them has been sold to another king as a tool. Our power is shareable to an entire clan if we have a bond with one member, and the power will only be greater if the strain has a bond with that clans king. That bond can be anything from clanship to friendship to marriage, and it can be forced.

The reason black kings are called unknown kings is because when that power is shared the flames become one color. The color will be the dominate kings color. I'll use the reds and blues for example. If the blue king was a strain and had a bond with the red king the shared power would be red because the red king is more dominant, or visa versa depending on the situation.

Though, I did read that both powers can keep their colors if the relationship is formed with both users seeing each other as equals. But that was a one time occurrence since every black king since the existence of kings has been sold as some tool."

Asuka fiddled with the ends of her hair, twisting them into knots and twiring it around her slim fingers. She was pale as paper, dotted with freckles and scars.

"So, basically the whole reason people don't know the black king exists is because you've been treated as property and forced to submit your power to every other king? All of the kings?" Yata mused, dumbing down the information as best he could.

The girl in front of him nodded, "That's the bones of it, yeah. Every king but the red king. The red king has never bought a strain or the black king in all of recorded king history. The blue king has bought the most alongside the colorless king."

"Damn."

Asuka hummed, slumping into the counter as if she was trying to become one with it. A silence fell over the tattoo parlor, disrupted by the quiet music playing and the loud hustle and bustle of the outside world. Soon the rather loud grumble of hungry stomach caught Yatas attention. The tips of Asukas ears flushed a dark, embarrassed red. Yata chuckled and rolled his eyes. He grabbed his phone and checked the time, ignoring the unread messages.

"Got any dinner plans?" Yata asked, watching in amusement as the dark haired girls head snapped up. Her eyes were bright and a smile tugged on her lips.

"No, do you?"

"Wanna go get somethin to eat? I know this fuckin amazing ramen shop close by." Yata replied, folding his beanie up before he shoved it into his pocket. He locked eyes with Asuka as she nodded excitedly, smiling at her enthusiasm.

"Let me get the keys and locked up and then lets go!!" She bounced as she walked, a happy spring in her step. Yata could keep a smile off of his own lips as she grabbed a set of keys.

When they both had their boards in hand and the shop had been locked up tightly they were on their way. Laughter trailed after them like a dog. Hair and joking jabs were whipped in the wind as the two skaters dodged people and architecture. An unspoken game of who could pull off the most intricate trick had begun as they skated down the dimming street. The sun was setting slowly as the two made their way to the restaurant Yata had spoken fondly of, dying the sky shades of orange and pink.