Scarlet Love

Chapter 7 ~ Nosebleeds

-----Koujaku's POV-----

I was walking home from work and passed a small bar. It wasn't flashy or anything fancy but nice. I walked to the door and showed the bouncer my ID. He let me in and I ordered a scotch on the rocks. While I was waiting for my drink, I saw a familiar girl with black hair sitting at a booth by herself,  sipping her drink. I winked at the bartender and she gave me the drink for free. I guess today isn't so bad. I walked over to Scarlet, who was looking at the drunk karaoke girls. I stood next to the her booth and put my charm on.

"Is it okay if I sit with you?" I asked quite devilishly. She turned to look at me and her silver eyes met mine. "Of course, love" she said sweetly as she patted the seat next to her. My heart fluttered a little and I felt my cheeks heat up at bit. I sat next to her and she ordered a glass of whiskey and 2 shots of tequila. "Rough day?" I asked with a small chuckle. "You have no idea" she sighed "so why are you here? Did your posse of fangirls trouble you?" She said snarkly. I laughed at her tone "No, I just had a rough day too" I replied. Her drinks came and she handed me a shot of tequila. "To rough days" she announced as we clinked glasses and downed the shots. I hissed slightly at the burn.

After I took 5 shots of vodka and she downed 2 more glasses of whiskey, we were definitely drunk. We left the bar, arms linked and occasionally stumbling over each other. We ended up at her house. Once we were inside, I got a brilliant idea. "I'm gonna tickle ya!" I said in a sing song voice. She squealed and ran for cover. I chased her to her room and pinned her on the bed. Tickling her till she begged for mercy. After I think she had enough, I flopped on the bed next to her. Both of us panting from all the running and tickling. We laid down for a few minutes until she shot up and looked at me.

"I have an idea! Let's pay strip war!" She said. "Alright!" I exclaimed, clearly not thinking of what could happen. She grabbed a deck of cards and dealt them out. "1......2.....3...WAR!" We yelled as we flipped out cards. I lost so I took of my bracelets. We played again and she lost so she took off her socks, revealing the scar on her ankles. She continued to beat me until my jewelry was gone. Then we flipped and she lost, so her not wearing any accessories, she took off her tank top. I felt my cheeks heat up intensely.

"You like what you see?" She smugly teased me. Before I could reply, she sat down so I decided not to say anything. We flipped again and I lost so I had to take off my kimono. I'm confident in my body, with the wrappings on but I'm still nervous about the tattoos that I have. I looked at her and she was blushing bright red. I took this opportunity to tease her "You like what you see?" I said, feeling a little cocky. That cockiness was soon wiped off my face as she beat me until I was only down to my boxers.

"I think that's enough, let's go to bed now." She said as she put away the cards, crawled into bed, and pulled me with her. I didn't put up a fight. I get to cuddle with the girl I've grown to have a huge crush on. I laid my head on her chest, it was comfortable because of her..... chest pillows, and I wrapped my arms around her waist. And we fell asleep like that.

------nightmare--------

I was back at my old house. Blood was all over the walls and ground. I panicked. I looked around for my mother. I looked down at the sword I was holding. My hands.......... They had blood all over them...... I had blood all over my clothes too.

I opened the sliding door and saw the person who loved me most, on the ground and barely alive. She tried to call my name as I stood there in pure horror and sadness. Then all the life left her loving eyes.

------end of nightmare (sorry, I don't exactly know how to describe his nightmare)--------------------------

I woke up and squeezed the nearest thing I could. The guilt coming out in waves of tears. I felt someone move infront of me. I knew it was Scarlet so I pulled her close, burying my face in the crook of her neck and squeezing her around the waist. Feeling like a monster for killing my own mother. She ran her hands through my hair, the simple gesture helped calmed me down greatly. I felt so safe in her arms so I stayed there for a while, my face buried in crook of her neck.

She traced the scars and tattoos on my back with butterfly touches. I was still very sensitive on them and my body shivered out of the wrong type of anticipation. She moved to the un tattooed part on my back, tracing random patterns. To my displeasure, she moved to face me. I quickly looked down, not wanting to look her in the eye. Tears continuously fell and I couldn't stop them. I felt her gently cup my cheek. Her delicate thumbs wiped away my tears.

I placed my hand on top of hers and placed a small kiss on her palm. My way of thanking her at the time. I kept my hand on top of hers while she still rubbed my cheek lovingly. Making me feel better because I knew someone cared about me. And after a few moments, I finally built up the courage to look at her. Her grey eyes held, what I hope was, love and comfort for me. I wanted to kiss her right then and there but I didn't want to scare her.

She moved closer so our foreheads were touching. "It's been a rough day. Let's go to bed now love" she said lovingly. I nodded in response. We fell asleep like that, foreheads touching and wrapped in each other's arms, our soft breaths tickling each other's faces. 'I think I love her' was my last thought before I fell into a peaceful sleep.

~~~~~~morning timeskip~~~~~~~

I sat up in bed with a groan, holding my head in my hands and trying to get rid of the headache I have. I heard the door open only to reveal Scarlet. She handed me a glass of water and some Advil, which I gladly took. I looked at her to thank her but stopped to look at what she was wearing. She was wearing my kimono. VERY loosely tied. Her black bra was peeking out giving me a good look at her chest and her hair was slightly messy.

It looked like we had sex. My nose started bleeding at the sight of her so I slapped my hands over my lower face and shutting my eyes to try to save myself from embarrassment. She gracefully walked toward me and bent down so we were face to face. I opened my eyes and looked down, only for me to get a better view of her chest. I felt the blood try to seep out of my hand. She walked to the bathroom and bent down to get something and I got a great view of her butt. That made my nose bleed even more.

She returned and sat on the bed in front of me, slowly taking my hand off my face. I felt her take a damp towel and gently clean my face. I was blushing to the tips of my ears. After she was done with my face, she moved the slit wider to set the towel on her thigh. Which gave me a peek at her underwear. I managed not to get another nosebleed but blushed harder. Then she grabbed my hand and started cleaning it too. Once she was done. She walked back to the bathroom. Leaving me awestruck.

She finally walked out and sat next to me on the bed. She chuckled a bit "That was quite a show there". Then she softened her voice, "and you don't have to answer if you don't want to but, about last night......." She placed her hand on top of mine which made my cheeks heat up intensely. "Are you okay? If you don't remember anything, that's fine but if you do..... I don't care what you did, or what your past is but I want you to know I care about you."

My eyes watered at her words and I sighed "I don't know what came over me, but sorry for bleeding all over your towels." I said as I gave her a small smile. "I care about you too Scarlet. Thank you for helping me last night, I'll be okay." I spoke as a single tear rolled down my face. Before I could get it, I felt her cup my cheek and wipe the tear away. "Please don't cry. No one was to see such a handsome man cry." She whispered.

My heart swelled and I couldn't hold back anymore so I wrapped my arms around her waist and buried my face in the crook of her neck, saying a muffled thank you. "I'll always be here for you, Koujaku" She said as she hugged me back, speaking for only me to hear while she tracing small hearts on the clean skin on my back. We sat there for a minute, enjoying each other. She broke the hug and looked at me. "Let's go get something to eat. I'm hungry." And as if on queue, her stomach growled.

After giving me a heart attack in the living room and dodging an awkward question at breakfast with her, she walked me home.

To my surprise, Scarlet lived only a few houses down from mine. We stopped in front of my house and turned to faced each other. "Well since you live a few houses away from me, you can visit anytime you want just give me a heads up first" She smiled while grabbing my hand and putting her number into my coil. I hugged her and she hugged back. "I'll be sure to visit often" I smiled back at her and gave her a wink. I walked into the door, walking to my room and plopping on my bed, deciding to sleep away my slight hangover.