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"Don't worry about it," Zane said as he threw the towel in the air. Performing a single seal, the clone dispersed in a cloud of smoke. The rag started falling slowly down towards the floor when suddenly, a hand reached out and grabbed it just before it fell. Slinging the rag over his shoulder, the REAL Zane Hajime looked over at the girls. He was analyzing everything that the clone had witnessed and simply sighed. "Well...I'm here if you want to see my blood," Zane chuckled.

Zane let himself practically be tackled by Etsushi, his back pressed against the wall as she suddenly pulled out the kunai. Zane could feel Etsushi's body pressing against his, her skin atop of his skin. They were so close, that he could smell her scent...the scent of blood that was already on her. Zane looked into her eyes, her shining and lustful eyes and saw himself in them. "Will that satisfy you? To see my blood running down the tip of your kunai?" Zane asked her with a sigh. It's not like the girl can actually hurt him after all the experimentation that he's done to his body, and if it'll actually satisfy her, then by this point Zane was willing to try anything.

Zane smiled childishly at Etsushi as she cocked her head to the side. He was starting to feel cold now, probably from the touch of her cold skin. His back was still pressed against the wall as Etsushi began trailing her fingers against his skin. It was surprisingly a rather soft touch, and he couldn't help but like it. The touch was rather soothing, something Zane had not expected. As she began purring towards him, he simply cocked his head to the side as well. "Oh...a funny feeling? Enlighten me...how exactly is it that I make you feel? Why do you want it to go away?" Zane asked curiously.

"Happiness?" Zane asked her, quite shocked at her choice of words. "Well why don't you let that feeling take you? It's so much better than the depressed emo mood you always seem to be in," Zane told her. "See, I don't think killing me is such a good idea," Zane began. "If you kill me, then you might feel worse about killing the one person who is more than willing to protect you, to keep harm from happening to you so long as you call Suna your home. If you kill me, then you will forever be hunted down until you do die. But if you don't kill me, then you might actually have a chance at living a full life and have someone that you can rely on," Zane told her as her finger was on her top lip. Then for whatever reason, Zane couldn't hold it back anymore. As much self control as he had himself, he couldn't help the lustful attraction that he had towards her...and not only that, he actually has come to enjoy her rough personality. Maybe there was something psychologically wrong with him as well. Zane grasped her shoulders and pulled her closer to him, her face brought close to his for a second before his lips touched hers. He could feel her cold lips atop of his own, it was an amazing sensation to say the least.

"Agh..." Zane said, feeling the kunai plunge into his shoulder. Blood splashed out of his shoulder and down his robe as he looked down at his shoulder and then back at her, still with the same smile. "Well, that's not exactly how I pictured that," Zane commented as he removed the kunai from his shoulder, the tip of it marked with his blood. Zane walked closer to her, slowly, before strengthing the kunai out with the handle facing her. "Your kunai," Zane told her as he offered it to her. She had now seen his blood, and the kissed that they just shared...well, he didn't know how she felt about it. The fact was, Zane extremely enjoyed it. Maybe letting yourself go from self control wasn't so bad.

In all his life, Zane has never been so interested in anyone than he was with Etsushi. He has met many shinobis in his life, enemies, friends, allies...but never has he met someone like her. Maybe that was why he was so attracted to her, in both a medical viewpoint and as a man. He did not pull away from her when she pressed her lips against his wound, nor did he cringe. He's suffered much worse than that. As he was pulled to the ground, he could feel Etsushi's cold embrace and compared to the scorching heat of the weather, it was very soothing. He let his arms be wrapped up by her, even though he could heal it fully within seconds. It had been a long time since anyone has treated his wounds that he sort of liked it. As she leaned forward, her lips brushing against his, he smiled. "Well...I'm glad that it tasted nice," Zane chuckled, wondering exactly what is it that made the taste of blood so appealing. "Was I able to satisfy you?" he asked curiously.

Zane still felt Etsushi's arms wrapped around him, and he found his arms wrapping around hers. It only felt natural to do so. He was glad that he was able to make at least one of his villagers happy, considering the fact that had come back to such chaos. As he watched Etsushi closely, he noted all of her facial expressions, and then looking at her pale eyes that were staring right back. "You know...everyone seems to think that," Zane told her. "Luo, the Mizukage and my best friend, said the very same thing to me on the first day we had met. I don't know, I guess I put a lot of faith on my shinobis," Zane smiled, as he refered to the fact that he puts a lot of faith in Etsushi. "I've said it before, and I'll say it again. As long as you call this place your home, no harm will ever come to you, I will keep that promise till my dying breath," Zane told her. Chihiro was a different story, he chose to not call this place his home...therefore he was out of Zane's protection. Everyone else, he will die before he lets them get hurt.