Limitless (KNY X Reader)

Twenty-Five

The sky is a nice shade of gray, deeply contrasting the bright blue it had been the previous day and the day before that. There's dark clouds in the distance letting you know that a storm will soon be approaching. Despite this, you stand outside in your usual outfit, your haori gently swaying with the breeze that will surely get more intense as the storm rolls in. Looking away from the dark clouds you turn your gaze towards the man standing across from you.

"Are you ready?" You ask him, a small smirk on your face as the day you had patiently waited for finally arrived.

"Yes!" Kyojuro answers readily, his nichirin blade grasped in his tight fist as he prepares himself for the oncoming fight. He was cleared just the day before by Kocho to return to training and you made due on your previous promise to train him. He was admittedly quite hesitant when you told him to wield his blade instead of a bokken which is what's usually used when just training. However, when you explained your reasoning he couldn't help but give in.

You had told him that training with a bokken was completely pointless. Those are usually used by those who have little to no training at all so they can practice their swings and grip without risk of harm. Kyojuro is one of the strongest swordsmen and a Hashira so he has no need for beginner training despite his new disadvantage. Plus, training right away with his blade will make training go by a lot faster since he'll already be used to the weight of it again. It also helps that he can't harm you regardless of what he uses thanks to your infinity.

As thunder begins to rumble in the distance you start the training. His task is to try to land a killing 'hit' on you which is basically just him hitting the infinity near your neck. Any time his blade makes contact you'll pause and allow him to see where he struck so he can determine whether or not the technique was working. While he's attacking your only job is to dodge for now. Once he gets more comfortable and confident in his skills you'll up the training to attacking as well so it simulates a real fight.

You allow Kyojuro to make the first move. There's a determined glint in his eye as he stares at you, likely calculating how to attack. He has to keep in mind that everything on his left side is a blind spot now. He'll have to rely on instinct and his other senses should you try to use his blind spot to your advantage. He's seen how fast you are so he knows he'll need to react faster than he can think.

You barely blink before Kyojuro is in front of you with his blade swinging right at you. Immediately you dodge out of the way, moving to his left side which forces him to turn as he tries to keep his eye on you. Every time he gets close to striking you, you move just enough for him to miss. He knew training with you wouldn't be easy but he still expected to at least do somewhat decent against you despite his injured eye. You aren't even attacking him yet he finds himself struggling.

The two of you continue for hours, moving around each other like some sort of dance. You both move in sync with each other. He moves forward, you move backwards. You move left, he moves right. Each move is made with impressive fluidity as you both remain just out of reach of each other. Just as he finally manages to brush the tip of his blade against your infinity the sky opens up to release a heavy downpour.

Kyojuro lowers his sword, laughing in disbelief that the weather would interrupt the one attack that could've actually landed. Exhausted, he collapses to the ground, lying down as he stares up at the dark sky with his eye fluttering to keep the rain out. You join him on the ground as you deactivate your infinity in order to allow yourself to become drenched alongside him. The two of you lay like that for a while until you feel him shiver slightly next to you. It's then that you decide you should head inside before he becomes sick which would only make Kocho angry at the both of you.

Grabbing his hand, you teleport the both of you inside his room. He's shocked at the sudden change in scenery but says nothing as you tell him to get changed into something dry while you go to grab towels. As you exit the room, Kyojuro finds himself chuckling once again, finding the situation quite amusing. He never thought the two of you would end up soaked in his room, slowly drenching the tatami mats. Obeying your order, he gets up and removes his drenched clothes before changing into a yukata.

Reentering his room you find Kyojuro sitting on his bed, his chest showing through the loosely tied yukata. You shamelessly check him out as you approach him with two towels in hand, having already changed into your own yukata. He goes to grab a towel from you but you pull away before moving behind him. Kneeling on the bed you begin to run the towel through his hair as you dry it for him. He says nothing, admittedly too flustered to comment on the caring act.

"You did well today." You compliment as you massage his head with the towel. "You would've successfully landed a hit if it weren't for the rain."

"I'll be sure to land a hit quickly next time." Kyojuro reaches up, stopping you from continuing to dry his hair.

You tilt your head curiously as you wonder why he stopped you only to laugh as he grabs the other towel before scooting back on the bed and patting the spot in front of him. Sitting in front of him you allow him to give you the same treatment of drying your hair. It honestly feels quite nice. He's gentle as he runs the towel through your hair and as he massages it against your scalp. You could definitely get used to this.

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🤞TAISHO SECRETS🤞

🌌 If the rain hadn't interrupted Kyojuro's hit would've landed against the infinity by your neck which would've resulted in him winning his task

🌌 You thought it was nice just laying there with Kyojuro as the rain poured over the both of you. You would've loved to enjoy it longer but know it wouldn't have been a good idea with him being human

🌌 Kyojuro may or may not have left his yukata a bit loose on purpose

🌌 Kyojuro was enjoying you drying his hair a bit too much which is why he made you stop. He decided to dry yours instead since he wanted to return the favor

🌌 The two of you ended up falling asleep together after staying up talking about random things

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