The Snow Ashikabi

Kaede

"Look lady, I don't make the rules! I'm just doing my job, and that happens to be towing away this car."

The kick-off competition for stage 2 was finally complete. Uzume was mine, and in the process I had somehow become the Ashikabi of the West. However, I now found myself in a dilemma. In my excitement, I ended up getting carried away spending the night with Uzume. 

I can't complain about that, it was a marvelous evening. The problem is that I didn't even think about returning to my car until the next morning. Leaving my car in the middle of the road was not a good idea. As karma would have it I was now paying the price for that oversight, because my car is now being towed away.

"Can you at least tell me where you will be taking my car? It's my only means of transportation, so I have to get this shit sorted sooner rather than later." 

"The impound lot is over in Kita, block 17." I closed my eyes deep in thought for a moment, I'm certainly not too familiar with the kita district. But what I do know, is that it should be about 30 blocks north east of my location."Wonderful…" I thought. Without another word the tow truck driver finished putting my car onto the bed of his truck. Quickly hopping in and driving away.

"Saya!" Uzume yelled in her angelical voice.

"Yes Uzume?" I said with a renewed grin on my face, after remembering what transpired last night.

"Hop on my back! We need to follow that truck!" Uzume says as she kneels down in front of me, her hands motioning for me to hop on her back. I jumped at the opportunity without hesitation. Partly because I want to get my car back, but also because I wanted to hold Uzume in my embrace once more and be close to her. 

She wasn't in her battle gear. Instead, she was wearing a tight, pink, long sleeve shirt with purple sleeves, and a pair of tight blue jean shorts that stop just above her knees. A large yellow star with an orange outline adorned the front of the shirt. The way the clothes are hugging her curves is enough to awaken a primal desire within me. And now, as of this moment my body was pressed up against those very curves, making it impossible to remain calm. 

The feeling of her body against mine is undescribable, everything about her is perfect! Her body, the feeling of her long, silky, brown locks as they brush against my skin, the smell of her hair as she holds me in her arms. It's intoxicating all of my senses. I wish this moment would never end. 

" I know I said it multiple times since last night, but I'm sorry. I took way too long to find you."

"I said it's fine, I love you and all that matters is that I'm with you now." 

I press my body closer to Uzume as I Iook over at Kazehana who was still with me and my girls. Then my mind goes back to what she was saying right before west-san interrupted us. Her words, " I think my body is having a reaction to you." 

As the words ring in my head, I can't help but say." Kazehana?"

"Yes Saya?"

"Last night before the battle with Nishi, you said that you were having a reaction to me. When I asked if that meant you were going to become my Sekirei, you said it was complicated. You were about to say something else and then he showed up."

"Ahh yes, well it truly is complicated. I have only ever had that kind of a connection with one person in my life. I worked up the courage and asked him to be my Ashikabi, but he rejected me. The only person I have ever loved told me he didn't have time for the trivial matters of being my Ashikabi."

"Let me guess, the one you asked was Minaka. Rumors floated around about it shortly after you left, but nobody could ever confirm if they were true."