Long time no read ;)
Sorry for the wait guys. Stuff's been happenin'
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There he was again in the middle of the dojo, waving and moving his katanas in many unique ways, hearing as each swipe Leo made slice the air thin. You watched intently as he carefully moved along smoothly in his footsteps, focusing on the movement of his blades and feet and body. It was entertaining to watch, not just because it looked awesome but Leo looked amazing as well; whenever he flexed his arms you could see the muscles tighten and glisten under the light from the water trickling down the scales of his arms. You bit your lip at the sight and shake your head, because now you're getting all hot and bothered by it.
"Enjoying the view?" you finally hear him say. You look up at his eyes to see him smiling at you from the middle of the dojo, swords dangling at his sides. Chuckling, you nod your head slightly and shrug.
"Maybe. . . It's kinda hard not to stare."
Leo chuckled softly and lent out his hand for you to accept it, and when you did he pulled you up from the ground and into his chest. You instantly felt his free arm wrap around your waist while his lips landed on the top of your head, you arms then instantly wrapping around him to touch the tip of his shell. Leo released the kiss and looked down at you, his hand brushing your hair out of your face.
"Let me go clean up and we can watch that movie." he said as he made his way for the weapon rack. You nodded and waited for him to walk by, his hand brushing slightly on yours as he passed.
But before you followed him, your eyes caught his two katanas sitting on the weapon rack, ready to used once again. You couldn't stop yourself; your hand reached for the hilt of a blade and your fingers wrapped around the blue fabric that Leo had wrapped around it. It was so light, you remembered from last time.
Leo hadn't heard you follow him out the dojo, so he returned and poked his head in the room to find you somewhat in the middle of the dojo messing with one of his katanas. Instead of going after you, he decided to watch.
You figured after watching Leo train so many times you should have learned a few moves from him. Arms tucked, knees locked and feet apart, you began the basic maneuvers of twirling the blade slowly and carefully in your hand while focusing your mind on your next stepping. It surprised Leo at how agile and gracious you were at handling his weapons; there was a chance here in front of him.
You continued to wield the blade in many ways, shuffling your feet in many positions and keeping track of your movements; everything flowed easily and it made you feel proud. If only Leo could see you now.
Then it came to you; maybe training would be a good idea. Leo can't always be there to protect you and you knew that, so to you this was a good idea. To know self defense in case you ever need it, you new know what might happen when you're alone.
You then heard footsteps approaching from behind you. You swiveled around to see Leo looking down at his blade in your hand.
"I can tell something is on your mind." he said, smiling. Leo went to rest his hand on your shoulder, the contact making you shiver.
You gave him back his blade and sighed. You were hoping he'd say yes to this idea.
"I just. . . got to thinking." you say slowly. "What would you say if. . . I wanted you to train me?"
Leo didn't speak automatically, he took it into mind of what you were asking him. He knew this would be a lot of work for you since you had never practiced any ninjutsu before, but if you were serious about this than he would be more than honored to train you. His head tilted a bit as he lightly touched your cheek.
"I'd say I might be interested. . . if you told me why you want to train."
Leaning into his palm, you speak softly.
"You're not gonna be my protector all the time Leo. It may be useful some day to fight back and come out unharmed. Please."
Leo agreed that you learning self defense would come in handy someday, and he hoped that it wouldn't be any time soon, but you were right. Maybe it was a good idea for you to know some basic self defense moves.
You were his first student.
Cracking a smile, Leo gave you back the sword you were previously using moments ago.
"Alright. We can start now." he says as he walks past you and to the middle of the dojo. You watch as he gains his stance and readies himself.
"You're gonna. . . fight me now?" you say, your voice cracking a bit. You figured some tutorials or basic maneuvers, but no. Leo was getting you right into it.
"You wanna learn how to fight don't you? Well, you've gotta be in a fight first."
Suddenly a wave of regret came over you, sweat beginning to form on your forehead. You had figured some tutorials, him showing how to take your stance and following certain movements, but no he was putting you right in the middle of battle. And he sounded if he wasn't going to be easy on you. You swallowed the lump in your throat and mimicked Leo's stance.
"Ready?" he says coolly.
"No, not really."
It didn't matter; it was lightning fast of how quick Leo was, he was inches from your face and you barely had any time to react. Your quickly lifted the katana high above your head and managed to block off Leo's blade, the metal scraped across each other and stung your ears. His eyes were so focused on you that it actually frightened you a bit. You pushed off his blade with a might of strength and straddled backwards so that he didn't have a chance to strike you; but it seemed that your effort didn't work at all. Leo was beside you again in no time and his hand reached for your wrist.
Effortlessly Leo twisted your arm so that you dropped the blade or else your arm would have snapped in two. Your face twisted in pain and you kneeled over, about to beg Leo to stop. But he did it on his own and took this as a chance to get you close to him.
With his hand still holding your wrist, he twirled you back around and pulled you close to his chest. You softly bumped into him and met his graceful stare.
"You really need some practice. You'd be dead by now if you were up against a Foot member."
"No kidding." you huff. "You know, I was expecting some basic moves. Keep your arms tucked, knees bent, don't do this, do it like that. But no, you just did this for fun."
Leo snickered, that smile of his making his way to his lips. If it wasn't him and was someone else, you would have been kicking them in the shins for the way they twisted your arm like that; it hurt! But your boyfriend was just making a point. This was going to take time and dedication, weeks or maybe even months before you know any kind of move. Meditation, reading, practice, this was all going to take out time for anything else that you wanted to do; if you wanted this you had to commit.
"Baby, I'm just telling you this isn't going to be easy. Even if it is just little stuff. It takes time." Leo says as he inches closer to you.
Letting out a low breath, you nod your head slowly and look up at him. He was so close to you. . .
"I know, but. . ."
You sigh. "You're not always going to be there to protect me Leo. If something ever does happen to me, I want to come out of it alive so I can see you."
Smiling, Leo gently kisses your forehead and wrapped his free arm around your waist.
"You're right, that would be nice." Leo says as he chuckles before planting another kiss on your cheek. He takes in the smell of your hair and lingers there for a moment to soak in your scent and rests his hand on your back.
You felt Leo rest his head on your shoulder.
"I'll train you (y/n)." he said, picking up his head. "Only if you kiss me."
Smiling and chuckling softly, you nod your head and bring his face slowly closer to yours. His lips gently and sweetly meet yours.
Your training had just begun with a kiss.