[fic] Scarlet (HaruToki4)
Title: Scarlet
Fandom: Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 4
Pairing: Asvin/Chihiro
Rating: PG-13ish
Disclaimer: Owned by Mizuno-sensei, Koei (you bastards), and Ruby Party.
Warnings: Spoilers for Asvin's entire path, including the extra scene of his on the gen ending.
Scarlet
Chihiro tried to move quietly down the wide stone corridor, but her footsteps echoed back at her regardless. She felt a nervous premonition, though for no real reason she could explain. Upon arriving at the door to Asvin's chambers she found it ajar. Taking a deep breath to steady her nerves, she knocked on the thick wood and slipped inside. "Asvin..?"
Fire-hued light from the setting sun streamed in through the window and painted the room in soft oranges and reds. Stepping past the doorway, she looked around for Asvin. The air in her lungs left in a startled whoosh as Chihiro caught sight of her husband lounging on his bed across the room. His cape and the layers of protective gear he usually wore when outside had been discarded for a simple, flowing white shirt that he had not bothered to button up all the way. Dark skin stood out in stark contrast to the material and made Chihiro blush as her fingers itched to run along its smoothness.
"Are you just going to stand there all night?"
Asvin's amused voice shocked her back to reality. Rather than cause an argument she let the comment drop without retort and moved closer. "You left a message for me to meet you here tonight?"
Something between a smile and a smirk curved his lips. "We finally have an evening to spend together, uninterrupted, as husband and wife. Shouldn't we make the most of it?"
Warning bells started to go off in Chihiro's mind as she recalled a similar expression on his face just before he took her away for their "private" wedding after the end of the war. Shifting uneasily from one foot to the other, she asked, "What do you mean by that?"
Intense but warm eyes softened while he gazed up at her. Asvin rose into a sitting position and extended a hand to her. "Come, I have something I want to show you."
Chihiro reacted without thinking and knelt down onto the bed before awkwardly crawling up the huge, soft mattress and placing her hand in his. Belatedly she realized they sat next to each other on his bed, and though she reminded herself that they were married she could not keep color from rising in her cheeks. In the hope of keeping him from noticing she replied, "What is it?"
"You'll take all the fun out of it if you rush it," Asvin chided lightly as he reached beyond her and pulled a simple but finely carved wooden bowl out from behind a pile of pillows. "But, since we only have so many hours to spend with one another I suppose getting right to the point would be a good thing."
Chihiro looked inside the dark, fine-grained wood and saw small, deep red seeds. "These are... pomegranate seeds?"
Surprise shone on Asvin's face before a slow grin took over his expression. "Oh, so you already know this fruit?" He picked up a few of the scarlet seeds in one hand. "That saves me the explanation."
Confused as to why something such as a fruit would be so important, Chihiro tilted her head to one side. "I know what a pomegranate is, but I've never eaten one before. They're not native to Ja... where I grew up. What are they like?"
"Why don't you try it and see?" Asvin raised the seeds between his fingers toward her mouth. When her lips remained closed he pouted faintly. "You're going to have to open your mouth to eat them, you know."
Chihiro felt the blush return. "I can feed myself," she answered defensively, flustered as she reached into the bowl and gingerly picked up a single seed and admired its dark hue in the evening light. "They look like jewels. It's almost a shame to eat them."
Asvin shook his head and ate the fruit already in his hand. "What would be the point of having them if you don't enjoy them?"
Giving him a chiding look Chihiro popped the seed into her mouth and bit into it. Her eyes widened as the tart but sweet juice poured over her tongue. "Ah, these are really good!" Before Asvin could stop her she scooped up a few more and ate them as well, her eyes closing briefly as she savored their flavor. "Kind of sweet, but they have a bit of a sharp tang, too." Chihiro's eyes lit up as she guessed at Asvin's intention. "Did you prepare this to show me something new?"
A laugh was not the answer she expected. Asvin picked up a seed and took her hand in his. While Chihiro watched, unsure what he meant to do, he used his thumb to crush the juicy bit of fruit into the palm of her hand. Startled, she let out a slight exclamation of surprise that changed into a gasp when he raised her hand and licked the trickle of crimson that had spread across it. "A- Asvin!" she scolded, somewhat scandalized.
The chuckle he responded with sounded less like amusement and more like a promise of things to come. "If I hadn't cleaned the juice away then it would have stained your beautiful, pale skin." His smirk told Chihiro that this, not sharing the fruit with her, had been his plan all along. The thumb ran teasingly along her inner wrist and made her shiver. She watched warily as Asvin's long fingers pulled the bowl of seeds right next to his hip with the sneaking suspicion that their night together would last at least as long as the fruit held out.
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A second part for this story actually exists in my mind, but I'm not gonna write out the pr0ny stuff unless people really want to read it... >_> No icon, I is fail!
Fandom: Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 4
Pairing: Asvin/Chihiro
Rating: PG-13ish
Disclaimer: Owned by Mizuno-sensei, Koei (you bastards), and Ruby Party.
Warnings: Spoilers for Asvin's entire path, including the extra scene of his on the gen ending.
Scarlet
Chihiro tried to move quietly down the wide stone corridor, but her footsteps echoed back at her regardless. She felt a nervous premonition, though for no real reason she could explain. Upon arriving at the door to Asvin's chambers she found it ajar. Taking a deep breath to steady her nerves, she knocked on the thick wood and slipped inside. "Asvin..?"
Fire-hued light from the setting sun streamed in through the window and painted the room in soft oranges and reds. Stepping past the doorway, she looked around for Asvin. The air in her lungs left in a startled whoosh as Chihiro caught sight of her husband lounging on his bed across the room. His cape and the layers of protective gear he usually wore when outside had been discarded for a simple, flowing white shirt that he had not bothered to button up all the way. Dark skin stood out in stark contrast to the material and made Chihiro blush as her fingers itched to run along its smoothness.
"Are you just going to stand there all night?"
Asvin's amused voice shocked her back to reality. Rather than cause an argument she let the comment drop without retort and moved closer. "You left a message for me to meet you here tonight?"
Something between a smile and a smirk curved his lips. "We finally have an evening to spend together, uninterrupted, as husband and wife. Shouldn't we make the most of it?"
Warning bells started to go off in Chihiro's mind as she recalled a similar expression on his face just before he took her away for their "private" wedding after the end of the war. Shifting uneasily from one foot to the other, she asked, "What do you mean by that?"
Intense but warm eyes softened while he gazed up at her. Asvin rose into a sitting position and extended a hand to her. "Come, I have something I want to show you."
Chihiro reacted without thinking and knelt down onto the bed before awkwardly crawling up the huge, soft mattress and placing her hand in his. Belatedly she realized they sat next to each other on his bed, and though she reminded herself that they were married she could not keep color from rising in her cheeks. In the hope of keeping him from noticing she replied, "What is it?"
"You'll take all the fun out of it if you rush it," Asvin chided lightly as he reached beyond her and pulled a simple but finely carved wooden bowl out from behind a pile of pillows. "But, since we only have so many hours to spend with one another I suppose getting right to the point would be a good thing."
Chihiro looked inside the dark, fine-grained wood and saw small, deep red seeds. "These are... pomegranate seeds?"
Surprise shone on Asvin's face before a slow grin took over his expression. "Oh, so you already know this fruit?" He picked up a few of the scarlet seeds in one hand. "That saves me the explanation."
Confused as to why something such as a fruit would be so important, Chihiro tilted her head to one side. "I know what a pomegranate is, but I've never eaten one before. They're not native to Ja... where I grew up. What are they like?"
"Why don't you try it and see?" Asvin raised the seeds between his fingers toward her mouth. When her lips remained closed he pouted faintly. "You're going to have to open your mouth to eat them, you know."
Chihiro felt the blush return. "I can feed myself," she answered defensively, flustered as she reached into the bowl and gingerly picked up a single seed and admired its dark hue in the evening light. "They look like jewels. It's almost a shame to eat them."
Asvin shook his head and ate the fruit already in his hand. "What would be the point of having them if you don't enjoy them?"
Giving him a chiding look Chihiro popped the seed into her mouth and bit into it. Her eyes widened as the tart but sweet juice poured over her tongue. "Ah, these are really good!" Before Asvin could stop her she scooped up a few more and ate them as well, her eyes closing briefly as she savored their flavor. "Kind of sweet, but they have a bit of a sharp tang, too." Chihiro's eyes lit up as she guessed at Asvin's intention. "Did you prepare this to show me something new?"
A laugh was not the answer she expected. Asvin picked up a seed and took her hand in his. While Chihiro watched, unsure what he meant to do, he used his thumb to crush the juicy bit of fruit into the palm of her hand. Startled, she let out a slight exclamation of surprise that changed into a gasp when he raised her hand and licked the trickle of crimson that had spread across it. "A- Asvin!" she scolded, somewhat scandalized.
The chuckle he responded with sounded less like amusement and more like a promise of things to come. "If I hadn't cleaned the juice away then it would have stained your beautiful, pale skin." His smirk told Chihiro that this, not sharing the fruit with her, had been his plan all along. The thumb ran teasingly along her inner wrist and made her shiver. She watched warily as Asvin's long fingers pulled the bowl of seeds right next to his hip with the sneaking suspicion that their night together would last at least as long as the fruit held out.
~~~
A second part for this story actually exists in my mind, but I'm not gonna write out the pr0ny stuff unless people really want to read it... >_> No icon, I is fail!