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Ishira sighed, yes it was just an action.. Nothing added to it and hell it wasnt like Neko to add anything to it.... But he did. She shook her head suddenly. No, no, no. She didnt want the questions to consume her again. Hell, if anything, Neko was probably trying to test her again, to see if the action would cause her to stray or something. It wasnt really the action though that left her this way... If she controlled herself, she could think of the action as practically nothing but a chance to release. It meant nothing to her or him... But something said differently. Oh such a confusing web.

Complications, she had said there would be some, but never expected it to come from either him or her. He had confused her by tangling things within the action, doing certain things that only a partner would do if he truly cared, or possibly loved the other. She felt her body excite as she her thoughts went back, and she again shook her head. An action, just an action. She reminded herself, though she couldnt say she would never want to do that action again... Ishira had enough, her mind wasnt focussed like it should and she needed to do something. She pulled her messed up hand from its crook, feeling cold air replace and tickle her sore parts. The heat had been nice, but she couldnt just sit there anymore. She shifted, making it easier for her to get up by leaning on her legs and using her arms to balance her. She stood up painfully, her body lightly shaking in protest. Using her good hand she started wiping away the dirt from her before going to her cloths and grabbing the cloth that she had wrapped her arm in. Before, she had her arm wrapped up, keeping the pain from controlling her in the action, and some how it had worked very well.

Ishira wrapped her arm in the red fabric, using her teeth to help tie the ends. She looked among her clothes, knowing that her skirt and decorative fabric were the only things without blood on them, and well the black obi didnt smell of blood. Sighing she dressed herself, tying the skirt to her hips and then binding her breast with the fabric. It was wide enough to cover her breasts and more, going inches under them. She held it in place and grabbed her obi, a bit surprised that her wrap on her arm was working well. Each bend of her body caused her to ache though, which made her narrow her eyes and bite her bottom lip. She yipped suddenly, dropping her obi as her lip stung. She had forgotten that she had drawn blood on them, among other things. She must had been licking her lips alot because now the wound was swore. She lightly touched them with the tips of her fingers and then leaned back to the obi. The lip was only a bit swollen... But it bugged her.

Holding her fabric in place she messed with her obi, trying several times to tie it. She had failed quite a few times, but now she was almost done. She flipped the obi one more time and the tucked its extras under the belt. Moving it, it tightly clung to her body with protest as she turned the bow to her back. She didnt mind the the other fabric turned as well because it had the same design all around it, and at least it hid were the fabric had ended. The obi covered half the the fabric from view, and tightened around her chest. With a few adjustments, the top of her chest became visible mounds that would serve her justice. It was like her purple outfit, except her hakama was an opened sided skirt that was held together on her hips by strings.. And her lace was a fabric that neatly wrapped around her twice with the patterns of blossoms. Ishira grabbed her sleeves and slipped them on, tightening them above her elbow and wrapping their extra fabric around her biceps. She could smell the blood on them, and in the lighter reds, she could see the stains. She wasnt sure whos blood it was though, hers, or Nekos? A shiver again went up her spine and she grabbed the half kimono. For now shed use it as a coat.

Ishira turned to the water and walked to its edge. What to do what to do... Well she needed to distract herself... Maybe she could test out this human body? How though? She wondered. Looking around she saw the waterfall and took in a deep breath. She filled her lungs with the fresh air that always seemed to follow a large waterfall like that and became nervous. Well, she had trained there when she could use her hikari.. To keep herself still in the violent currents that is. But she had little to keep herself still now... But she could practice the whole not breathing thing under stress. Ishira nodded to herself, ok that would do it wouldnt it? She started walking the edge of the lake, heading to the rocks that peaked out of the water and too a possibly deadly situation.

Ishira didnt have the hearing she had when she was her fox, so the waterfall kept her from hearing Neko yell out. Her crimson eyes looked at the water with a bit of fear. This wasnt going to end well but she wanted to get the technique right, and be able to call it when ever she needed without the chance of screwing up. This maybe the best way to do it... Because the worse thing that could happen in the currents, was that she could drown. She didnt take note that breaking anything would be serious. Ishira jumped from rock to rock, trying to move to the center of the lake. She slipped a few times, her feet ending up in the water time to time as she clung to the rock with her hands. She wanted to get closer, towards the center where she knew the current was fast.

Ishira got to the rock that she had smashed into earlier when Neko had surprised her. She panted a little as she stood straight and looked down at the water. She would have been looking at the waterfall, but it wasnt the thing that was going to most likely hurt her. She didnt take anything off, each cloth on her would act like a weight when wet. Moving to the edge of the rock she took in a deep breath and pushed off of it, diving into the water.

It was cool, refreshing, not freezing like before. The water surrounded her calmly for only a few seconds. When she couldnt feel the rush of her dive anymore, she kicked and opened her eyes to look around her. So calm... Why? And then she moved too far. It was like something hit her in the side, and she tumbled in the water. She didnt stop until her shoulder and already busted arm slammed into the side of a large rock. Something snapped, making her scream out the air that was in her lungs. A panic rushed over her as she was dragged down, deeper into the water.

The current seemed to weaken the further down she was pulled. It gave her enough time to think and start the technique that Neko had been teaching her. This time it seemed like a slow build up, her mind concentrating on it until and rush of water grazed her or pushed her into something. She had thought that all the air was gone from her until she was slammed against another rock, and bubbles escaped her mouth. It wasnt until the burn in her chest started that she finally tapped into her Soul light. It was a temporary relief, but she was still being thrown this way and that.

It was hard to concentrate on replenishing what she was using. Her mind would start on it, and then shed hit a rock, or maybe the ground? Either way, she was bouncing off it, her body becoming battered quickly. What sucked the most was the smaller rocks. The ones that swirled through the currents and hit her as they passed, and the ones that were stationary, but not as big as her. She hit one of those, as something cracked her above her eyebrow. A splitting pain dazed her momentarily before she felt one of her ribs crack against the impact. She couldnt scream, because she was thrown again into a rock twice her size, her back hitting it first. She had a moment to cover her head as it flung back. Using her one good arm, she protected herself, bruising her knuckles almost instantly. She could feel herself weaken, and she cursed. She needed to concentrate...

Ishira was pinned against the rock. She opened her eyes, watching for anything that would hit her as she dug into herself again. She pulled the power out again and focussed on making a steady cycle so that she replenished herself before getting too weak. From time to time something would hit her, but as long as it didnt hit her now broken arm or cracked ribs, she was able to ignore it. Ishira narrowed her eyes, she would never get this chance in battle so she shouldnt give herself it now. She struggled, flipping herself over and going with the current again. This time she faced what ever this line would take her too, which gave her the opportunity to dodge the smaller rocks and push off of the larger ones. It felt like she was flying, but underwater this time. She smiled, keeping in check that she was using the technique properly as the rode out the current. It weakened suddenly, which made her look around and try to position herself in case another current took her, but nothing did.

Ishira stay there, motionless under the water and realizing she was probably far away from the waterfall now. The rock she had hit had to have been on of the ones she had used to jump over to the water fall. She could still feel the small pulses that went through the water as the waterfall crashed to its surface, but that did truly mean she was far away. The water barely moved her, but cold waves hit her back. It was then she realized her kimono was gone. Rolling her eyes, she kicked to the surface, breaking the calm. She took in a deep breath the moment she felt the air and then coughed. It wasnt as bad as last time, a few coughs and she was done. Her throat wasnt dry, and her muscles didnt ache or scream out in pain like last time. Ishira turned herself, wincing at the pain shooting up her arm, and the stab in the her chest. She looked to the waterfall, that seemed so far away now, and sighed. Howd she get out of that alive?

Ishira jumped slightly from his voice, as she was walking out of the water. She had been looking down, watching each of her steps, and hadnt heard him. Parts of her hair had freed itself and taken place in her way of sight, water dripping from them. She reached over, grabbing her braid and nervously undid it. She wasnt nervous about what had happened, in fact none of that was even going through her mind. Her body was simply telling her that something was wrong, causing what seemed like butterflies to flutter around inside her. Her cloths clung to her, making it difficult to walk as she came further and further out of the water. They were heavy, and her obi was rubbing right on the edge of her cracked rib.

"I slept a bit.. I just woke early and decided i wanted to get this down." Her voice started to shake, as her skin was going slightly pale. She couldnt feel her arm that had been broken, but it was to her side and back, slightly hidden. She really didnt want to bug him about it at all considering all that he had done for her recently and-. A warm think liquid run down the side of her face. Ishiras thoughts stopped, and she scrunched her brow. A sharp pain went from the front of her head, to the back, as if a needle had been pushed through her skull. Her hand that had played with her hair was now up and touching the liquid, moving up its trail until she found the cut right above her right eyebrow. It stung to touch and she lifted her hand away to look at it. Blood, great... Well how long had she been bleeding then? Hell, well that screwed over acting like nothing had happened.

Ishira licked the blood from her finger tips and went to shrug. Pain from both her rib and her arm stopped her though and she had to take a large breath before she could relax. It irritated her rib, causing the breath to be shaky as it when in and then out, but that was only crack, not broken. She licked the last of the blood off her hand and then looked at him, watched him carefully as he approached her. Considering what had happened before, she wondered if shed get any answers from him...
"Im not lightheaded yet, and the worlds staying still so i think im fine." She knew she wasnt, but it wasnt the cut that was bugging her. She gave him a smile before cutting the distance between them but stepping foward and almost stumbling into him. "But i guess the training still has its downfalls..." An excuse, for now.

Ishira backed away a step, her head slightly bowed as she shook her head.

"Dont waste the energy, you said i needed to work through the pain, and i will. As it is, your hurt as well so you need your strength." She looked at him through the waves of her wet bangs and gave him a short smile. "I only stumbled, ill be fine... " She insisted, and then tried to walk around him, to go to her things where she could at least change into some dry clothes. Stubborn, as always she drove her mind away from any sign of pain and focussed on the tasks she wanted to do.