The thornless rose ((Kiki*Tsukiakara)) **mature**

Tsukiakara pulled his finger quickly out. “Umm so umm how have you been” He asked Shiro since it was months since Shiro went out for a job.

"Inroi?", Shiro asked and a vast disappointment was audible in his voice. Tsukiakara's question was totally out of place. "Oh for god's sake get dressed", Shiro snarled, rushing past them. He had been in a bad mood already but now, being reminded of Kikisu, he felt worse.

Seeing as how she was the only one who needed to be dressed, Inori pulled her clothes back on. "Hey, shiro-kun, kikisu-sama has missed you. She's in town, why don't you go visit her?" She asked, smiling.

Tsukiakara felt all ashamed. He was practically doing it in front of Shiro. Of course they both know that they’ve seen worse but still it was one of the few times that Shiro watched Tsukiakara actually want to do it with someone. He sat on the couch and sighed waiting for the other two to finish their conversation.

Shiro froze and turned around. "She is? Where?", he asked and felt like screaming from happiness and crying at the same time. Something inside him hurt thinking about her and he realized just how much he missed her.

She wrote down the adress and handed it to him. "Here you are." She smiled. "I'm sorry to startle you like that. Are you his roomy?"

Tsukiakara still sat on the couch waiting for the conversation was over.

"Somehow, yes...", Shiro mumbled. He moved to the door as though he was in trance, staring at the address without reading it. Could he even show up at her place like this? He was dirty and smelly from his job, his body was sore and he felt filthy and used. However, no matter how much he was ashamed of his appearance, he missed Kikisu so much... Slowly but surely he made his way to the address he had been given.

Inori sighed. "That really killed the mood lovey. Can we just get out of here?" she asked, walking into the living room and sitting down in his lap.

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Kikisu heard the door bell and opened the door. "Oh my god. Shiro!" She was crying as she hugged him. "Oh my God i thought you were dead. I missed you so much. You jerk!"

“It kind of did didn’t it?” He said kind of disappointed. He got up and grabbed his pack. “Are you all set?” He asked.

Shiro felt like the floor just disappeared beneath him, he did not even have the strength to put his arms around Kikisu, he just leaned against her and started crying. He had missed her so much and he had gone through so much since the last time they had met.

"Shhhh, I'm here Shiro-chan. Shhhh." She murmured and kissed his forehead. "Its alright."

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"Yup, lets go!" She said, grabbing her pack. "Which way?"

“This way. He said leading them out of the village and into the surrounding forest. Bird could be heard chirping in the trees singing peaceful melodies. “It’s kind of nice out here in nature.” Tsukaikara said.

Shiro could not stop crying but finally put his arms around her and pulled her close, holding her tight, as though he wanted to show her she could never leave him again. Although it had been him leaving. But she'd get the picture...

Kikisu led him inside, "Shhh, come on lets sit down." She held him close, not wanting to let go as well.

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"It is lovey. How long 'til we get there?" INori asked, holding his hand tight.

“Not that long but it will take longer to get to the lake.” Tsukiakara said continuing to walk. After about an hour, they finally arrived at what used to be Tsukiakara’s clan grounds. All that was left was the burnt wood that used to be apart of the buildings in the area. Weeds and grasses had grown out of the ashes of some of the grounds.

Shiro sat down next to Kikisu, trying to get a hold of himself. He could not just come here and cry like a little boy, he was a man now. Twenty years and still not matured the least bit, he thought and sighed to himself. "I'm sorry", he mumbled and wiped his face. "I... I missed you so much", he added and looked at her.

"I know Shiro-chan, I did too." She was crying softly. She looked him up and down. "You need a good bath and some new clothes love." She hugged him tight. "Let's go get you fixed up."

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Inori looked around. "Wow, I bet this used to be so pretty Tsu-Tsu."

“It was.” He said staring at it. “Come on there someone I want to show you.” He walked over to the graveyard section of the grounds. It was the one place that stayed intacted. There were two headstones laying next to each other. “Hi mom, Hi dad” He said as if they could hear him.

Shiro nodded. He was slightly nervous, he did not want her to see him naked. Especially not with all the new bruises and cuts and the new scars she had not seen yet. He hesitated following her but in the end he did, feeling awkward and stiff and out of place.

Kikisu got him in the tub, ignoring his scars and such. "COme on, you need to get clean." She muttered like he was her son.

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Inori smiled. "Hi guys, i hope you like the girl your son's picked out, cause I don't plan on leaving him." She said, wrapping an arm around his waist.

Tsukiakara smiled at what Inori said. “It was good seeing you again” He said to his parents. He then looked at Inori. “The lake is just over that mountain” He said pointing to a small yet significant mountain. “If we go a little farther we could make it my sunset tomorrow.”

Shiro nodded, he seemed very nervous and tried to hide the worst marks of his recent job from her with his hands or by turning away. A bite mark just above his hips and a second one above his intimate region showed clearly what it had been about.

Again, Kikisu ignored it all. When he kept squirming she said, "Stop it Shiro-chan! It doesn't bother me what you've gone through, I just want you clean!"

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Inori nodded and said, "Well lets get going then! I can't wait to go swimming with you!"

They walked until it got dark in which case Tsukiakara set up a tent and a fire for them. He also packed some marshmellows, chocholite and gramcrakers. “So how do you like it?” Tsukiakara asked about the camp that was prepared.