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🌸 you'll find me on my tallest tiptoes

⌛ Who: cloud & ayaka
⌛ What: cloud's moving!
⌛ When: early september
⌛ Where: kyoto
⌛ Warnings: they're gross

[ It has been a long day today, and Ayaka has all the energy for it. Coming from Tokyo, Cloud arrived very early with all his things so that he can move into a new home in Kyoto, just a couple of blocks away from the Kamisato Estate. Ayaka met him at the station and they headed right to the new home, a bunch of bento wrapped in furoshiki in tow, as well as boxes and bags and such.

It's been hours since their last break, Cloud fixing upstairs while Ayaka decorated what she could of downstairs. Low tables and cushions, rugs, flowers— she even arranged a flower pot just for Cloud! A simple gift to make his home look more beautiful. When everything looks fine? She'll go back upstairs to check on her beau. After all... she's been waiting for this day for months. Not just because of the promise he made her when they were in Nara, but because she made a promise to him, too.

And that promise is the last item she wishes for him to unpack. She has yet to see it herself, but she understands from the shop she bought this item from that it truly works. To make it work however, it will need Cloud's touch.

Seeing as it's almost lunch time, and she's already done downstairs? She decides to prepare their lunches, bringing out the bento, as well as plates to use. Their first official meal in this home! One more "first" to add to their list. ]

Cloud, my love— [ She peeks at him from the opened door to his room, both hands at the edge of the sliding board. Then she smiles, waving a hand at him at the same time. At the same time, her ponytail, already blonde, sways behind her as the windows are open and a breeze coming in. ] I thought we could have lunch now. It would be a good time for you to rest, too, don't you think? I can serve tea with our lunch, if you like.

[ Anything and everything for him, really. She's so excited and energetic today!! ^_^🌸 ]

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[ Oh! That is... unexpected, but most certainly appreciated. Does Cloud have a gift for her, then? He's the one who should be receiving gifts at this time, not her! But after her initial moment of surprise, she smiles at him, anyway.

Ayaka wonders what it could possibly be on their way up. She might own a lot of things, and the Kamisatos may have a lot of money, but Ayaka is a very simple young lady at her core. She's not someone who wants a lot of things from other people... Cloud needn't give her anything but his presence and his time. Anything else is a huge bonus.

It gets her heart racing just thinking about what it is Cloud wants to give her. Flowers? No... Not this time. It does not seem like it, especially if her only clue is it has been something on Cloud's mind for a while now. Then, perhaps something that he owns? A keepsake of sorts.

When they get to his room, Ayaka looks around and nods, quite content that Cloud has begun to make this more his own. There are some furnishings that don't quite seem like him, but that's okay! He got those with the house, anyway! ]

Ah, you left this since we went down when I called you for lunch. [ The chest, she means! Sitting down on the bed, she reaches for it to try and give it to Cloud. ] Is this something from your home?

[ Whatever she could have mulled over, musing what his gift could be, the answer would lie within the chest that she's reached for to try and give to him. Still standing at the foot of the bed, he retrieves it from his girlfriend with a nod and hum in thanks. ]

The chest isn't. I just bought this while I was living in Tokyo. [ It wasn't anything delicate. Not in the current state of what was remaining inside. Deciding he was going to join her, he sits at the edge of the bed and urges Ayaka to join him with a little "here", ultimately deciding to keep the chest between the two. Whether she stays put or moves up with him, it didn't quite matter anyway. ] I've told you about Materia, and how we equip it with weapons and armor to grant us magic.

[ She may not have expected anything from her beau beyond his attention and affections, but this conversation was easily shifting in the direction of that very Materia. And as he opens the chest up? A prism of glowing orbs glimmers between them, his assortment of various Materia that he came to this world loaded out with, and even some that had returned to him after the fact. Green, purple, blue, yellow...they're all very beautiful, and may have been seen slotted into his Buster Sword from time to time.

But was he planning on giving one of them to her? Which one would it be?! Perhaps an elemental spell to practice with? Something to augment her stamina even further? ]

We've been pretty lucky... Everyone that's come from my world is on our side. [ Even Sephiroth, perturbing as that still is to him from time to time. ] But if the wrong person knew what I had... [ A frown mars his lips, momentarily as he digs into the chest beneath the various Materia on top. ] Mm. Last thing I'd ever want is for this power to get used against the people I care about.

[ Which is why he retrieves a very special red Materia, holding it in the palm of his hand, and out for Ayaka to obtain. ]

Remember what we talked about at the top of Nara?

[ Ayaka moves to the foot of the bed, closer to Cloud. The chest does garner her curiosity, and when he opens it? There's a look of mystical wonder, as if Ayaka had just opened a treasure chest.

Yes... this seems suitably sophisticated.

She's still looking at the colourful orbs when Cloud asks her a question. That's when she looks at him again, and she tries to recall what happened in Nara. It was an unforgettable trip, after all! Now, when they had reached the top of Nara, Cloud said he went even higher for Zack. They also talked about photos and how she wished the ones they took were in colour. And-- yes!

Just like today? They discussed Materia. ]

Mm, I believe I do. You have made it clear that you are a powerful magic user.

[ It seems he is offering the Materia, so she takes it with both her hands, carefully holding it up closer to eye level so she can try and see what's inside. It feels... not heavy, but heavy at the same time. Ayaka doesn't need to be from Gaia to be able to tell this is an important piece of Materia. ]

[ Cloud will cut to the chase. It's not just any Materia. But one that, if anyone more malicious ventured into this world and was privy to the former SOLDIER's arsenal, ran the risk of being used against him. Against everyone he cared about. The people he loved. This wasn't treasure to be left buried for just anybody to come across. In the end? He doesn't want to have to use this, ever. Unless it was absolutely necessary.

For all intents and purposes...for his time in this world, however long he's allowed to protect this happiness he's made with the girl sitting across from him, ]

This is Bahamut.

[ and he's now a treasure of the Kamisato Clan. ]

Bahamut... [ Her eyes flicker over to meet Cloud's before her gaze falls back to the Materia. Slowly, her hands fall to her lap, cupped around the magical orb. ] The King of Dragons.

[ Was this what Cloud wanted to give her? She doesn't know how to use Materia, but perhaps it would be best, so that she could not use its power by accident. Because Cloud keeps it hidden though, she has to take great care of this, and she has to make sure no one else gets it, too. ]

I shall keep this safe for you.

[ She won't give it to anyone but him. ]

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[ He nods, intently so as his own pair of hands cup hers around the mythical Materia. To witness a summon be called forth to fight on your behalf was a true spectacle. Creatures that no doubt would fit into a myriad of legends old and new alike throughout Teyvat's history. ]

It'll be safer with you.

[ And she shall keep it for him. Until the day ever came that the Dragon King's power be needed. As she declares she'll hold it safe and sound, his smile comes back. It's a very important source of magic that's being bestowed upon her. But knowing that he's giving it up? Actually puts him at ease. No one would dare go after the Kamisatos with their position in this world, let alone ever assume they would have magic hailing from a different world. So he would like to think... ]

Best part of my life didn't start till I met you. [ His hands over hers gives a gentle squeeze. ] So this is my way...of protecting everything you've given me.

[ Hahah... her beau really is the sweetest. While she highly doubts he's just saying that, and actually means what he is saying from the heart, she also finds her heart fluttering due to his words. Words that would commonly be dismissed as flattery, but when it comes from Cloud, or because it's him saying it? How can Ayaka not believe in him? He has been kind and truthful whenever he spoke to her, after all. ]

This is an honour, to be given such a responsibility and a gift. I hope you know that, my love.

[ If he is giving her this to protect everything she has given him, then she must do what she can to continue giving him the best days of his life. It is due to his kindness and friendship that she has expanded her world, and he gave her a safe place to just be. Should he ask her of anything... she would grant it for him, for Cloud has given Ayaka the world and hasn't even asked for anything in return. ]

Thank you, Cloud, for letting me be a part of your life.

[ For a moment, she looks at him with a small smile, showing appreciation for today. But she can't stare at him forever, even though that would be nice! Focusing on the materia again, she says: ]

I should go put this in my purse. I have a place where I can keep it in my room, so there is no need to worry about me misplacing this.

[ Without what he's shared of his past to her, and the solace she's given him in her arms for shouldering those burdens, it would have been so much easier to pass off his words as flattery. His journey back home was still very young, and even if he couldn't fully wrap his head around what was to come should his destiny not veer off course, it was always going to be a quest of hardships and loss. More than what he'd already had to sacrifice alongside the others back in Midgar. He refused to bring any more of that back to this world... He refused to let that dream that haunted him upon their first night in Nara manifest. ]

[ "Thank you, Cloud, for letting me be a part of your life." ]

Hah... [ A hand lifts from holding hers, using it to carefully nudge the wooden chest further back on the bed so that it would no longer be partially in the way of them. Scooting in a little bit closer, close enough until they can bump legs, his softer smile grows into something more confident. ] That's my line.

[ As for the Materia, and putting it in her purse, ]

Okay.

[ He trusts her. And as far as he was concerned, if it stayed in the Kamisato household for the rest of their days spent here? He'd be happier for it. It meant that the peace they've been safeguarding wasn't so disturbed. Cloud will let her go do that...

...

Right after being unable to help it, staring right back at her and feeling the warmth of her hand in his, the powerful Materia still cradled in her hold between them when he leans in and takes a kiss. Softer, slower, no signs of wanting to leave as he returns to her the kindness, friendship, and awoken love that she's granted him in kind. ]

[ Ayaka will keep Bahamut safe... right after Cloud shows her yet more affection than she could ever ask for.

She likes this very much, if she were being honest. His touch, so soft and so gentle when it comes to her. Moments like these when it seems like he can't help himself and gives in to the desire to kiss her. Even up to now, she still feels shy at times. Even up to now, she finds that she needs to ask permission from Cloud if she could kiss him. Despite her shyness though, Cloud gives her confidence and strength, just as he always has. He makes her feel safe, tells her with his actions more than his words that kissing him right back as she does now is okay. She feels so safe that she shifts to sit closer to him, the mattress bouncing a little when she moves closer.

She would like to hold his hand, because loves doing it. That, she does not think she should ask permission for at this point. But she shall hold his hand later, when she has kept yet another piece of Cloud safe and sound.

And even though she does not want to pull away, she must. She has to, because yet again, she must confess: ] I love you very much, Cloud.

[ Nothing that he has given her will ever go to waste, she swears on her family's name. ]

I should keep this...

[ One last smile before she completely pulls away to get up. Her purse is not far from the bed, having put her belongings in Cloud's room before she went back down to fix and clean things up when they arrived. They can kiss more later. ^_^ Or because this is his first day at his new place, break the bed in... KAJDAJDJA ]

[ To see those words come out of her mouth, and not as part of her most affectionate term for him in "my love", sets his heart on fire in a way that he hopes no one would dare put out. Skipping a beat, he knows that she should put his gift to her away. Just as he should place his wooden chest down to the side for the time being. There'll be time to secure the Materia after. ]

Love you too, Ayaka.

[ As her weight leaves the mattress, his hand smooths over the spot in where she was sitting, watching her walk away to go and place the Summon Materia into her purse not so far from the bed. Using this time to gather his thoughts, Cloud does indeed get up to take the chest off the bed and put it over the side for now. ~~Nobody walk over there without knowing it, least you stub your toe. KSHJDFA~~ But watching her from behind as she sets his Materia away in her purse... ]

...

[ Yeah, sorry. Cloud was going to make good on his actions over words now. Just as she'd come to learn of him over these months of being together. Near silently, his feet pad across the bedroom towards her, at the same time as a warm breeze flows through the room and catches the curtains of his window. The scene is set, with only the faintest ambiance of the world around them as the two put a feather on the cap of their day.

His arms wrap around her from behind, settling around her waist as he doesn't shy away from letting her feel his strong, broader body draw her back to him. His hands aren't shy about splaying along her front, hugging her gently with a palm splayed across her stomach. His head bows down beside hers, the blond closing his eyes as he wordlessly cradles her in the comfort of his bedroom. ]

[ Ayaka feels it, for certain. She already feels safe inside these premises, even though she has only been here twice. Cloud's new home, she supposes, and in turn, it has become a safe space for her. What is more comforting, what feels much safer, and what feels like home to her are the arms that are wrapped around her now, however.

She lets out a soft laugh, closing her purse and letting it go onto the seat she's placed her belongings on. ]

I did not intend to take very long... [ Putting away the Bahamut materia, she means. She would have gone back to him soon enough! But if her beau is not content, and would not like to wait, then she should apologise for leaving him. ] Please forgive me if I took longer than expected.

[ Cupping one of his hands with her own, she guides it up to her chest, so that he may feel the beat of her heart and how fast it is racing. ]

I think... I like being held like this very much.

[ "I did not intend to take very long..." The instant that she apologizes, placing his hand up upon her chest, his palm remains settled there, not daring to move yet. Instead, he can feel the beat of her heart...the rate in which it was racing for him when she contents herself in his hold. So relaxed, was the taller swordsman, that he almost started to step behind her in a gentle swaying motion. Any further and he'd ask to join her in a dance for the first time. Always watching. Always keeping his eyes on her...

Yet every time he stepped up to meet her, it was always to steal away her breath with another kiss. Another step deeper into these feelings that had evaded him for much of his life. It's an outpour of emotions, the most tender smile that graces his lips when he shakes his head softly. ]

You didn't.

[ She wasn't taking long whatsoever. She didn't do a single thing wrong. She could take half the time and it wouldn't have changed the outcome. This time, Cloud speaks frankly. Heart, body, soul, physically, spiritually...whether he accepted everything or focused on just one name that sums it all up, ]

I just want you.

[ Faster, heart. ]

Cloud...

[ Ahaha... He really knows how to make her heart beat really fast. He really knows how to send her heart soaring.

How blessed she is to be in love, to be loved in this way. ]

Maybe we should rest. It's been a long day. [ If he wants her? She'll give her all the time in the world. She's his, after all. ] I would like to lay down next to you.

Hehe, just... look at you and be happy about our achievements today.

[ Cloud never wants to go back to not knowing what this felt like. How it felt to finally take that leap for someone who he cared so deeply for. The stars aligned here, and the path that Cloud awoke to has lead him into the embrace of someone that saw the most vulnerable side of him and helped lift him back up. And would continue to do so. ]

Good. Was just thinking the same thing.

[ Accentuated by his lips brushing against her cheek, tender little kisses being peppered there as his hand upon her chest grows more firm in its hold. Yet it's not a caress...just his hold of her tightening some for a moment before he thinks of letting go to take her to bed. Just looking at one another, listening to the sound of the world outside and the sanctuary they've created for themselves... It really didn't matter what or how they did things together. Not now. Not when all he can think of is just wanting her and showering her with the affection she deserves behind the safety of closed doors. ]

[ Safe. She feels so safe like this, so much so that she feels like such a different person in his presence. But perhaps it is because she's just grown accustomed to being the Shirasagi Himegimi around everyone else that she didn't really know who she was until she met him. Yes, that sounds about right. ]

It tickles... [ His kisses. The hairs on her neck have stood up already as he gives her one kiss after the other. Her cheek's gotten extra sensitive as it is. ] Shall we relax, then?

[ Ayaka lets out a shaky breath, her soft voice escaping her parted lips before she sets down both their hands so she can lace her fingers in his and walk him to his bed.

Tug tug :) ]

Mmhm.

[ Yes, relaxing sounds really good right about now. ...almost as good as the sound of her trembling breath, the catch of her parted lips when she tug tugs him towards the bed. Yet as their legs bump against the edge of the bed, coaxing them to let themselves fall back on the comforting mattress, her beau does well in tempering himself. Instead, one hand pulls away from hers, so he can settle around the back of her waist as he supports her down onto the bed. But this also means that the two of them weren't about to go flopping down side by side like this.

Not with the way he finds himself crawling on top of her, the one hand enlaced with hers holding tight as he pins it above her head. In this position, partway straddling her as he leans over her petite frame, spikes of gold and icy blue framing his face as his eyes lose some of that mako-infused luster for the color of hers...

They don't leave. They stay right where she promised him to always be. On her. ]

Beautiful...

[ He doesn't know whether to just roll to her side and start holding her, kiss her, or make her breath shake again. He just wants her. ]

[ It's so common to say now... "When you say and do things like that..." But Ayaka finds herself at a loss for words. Her lips are only slightly parted as she looks up at him. Did Cloud say something? He opened his mouth. . . but she can't hear. All she can hear is the thumping of her heart, how wildly it is beating while her entire being can't figure out if she's excited or anxious.

Or both.

She swallows, and it is in that moment that she's able to hear the sounds in the room again. Cloud's breath, his voice, the air outside... Ayaka ends up smiling softly up at her beau, canting her head as an invitation to... well, whatever it is he would like to do— to relax, to just look at each other like they said they would do, to lay down and close their eyes and just revel in each other's warmth... They could do anything, so long as he did not let go of her.

But only if he lets her say something, first. ]

I love you very much, Cloud.

[ Whatever he wanted to do? It was all going to come down to listening to his heart. And the very instant Ayaka said those once-sacred words, he knew what he wanted to do. Where he wanted to be. In the end, Cloud just wanted to be with her. No amount of Kizuna loosening his inhibitions could make his base desires deviate any way else. It only peeled away the layers of restraint he kept around his heart for when the time came for him to slowly slip down along her side, only letting go of her hand momentarily so he can get comfortable watching her on his side.

He slips his hand over the curve of her hip then, shuffling closer to her until he can feel the warmth of her breath against his lips, his eyes coming to a close when he tells her straight back, ]

I love you too, Ayaka.

[ No abridging down his feelings. He'll tell her as many times as it takes. As many times as she wishes it as long as he gets to revel in knowing he found her. Rather than kiss her just yet, his forehead gently rests against hers, feeling a tingling in his brain as his happiness only continues to grow.

How many times it's hit him today, he's lost count. But it bears repeating over and over. This wasn't a dream. They weren't imagining this. He wasn't on the other side of the railroad tracks anymore. ]

I finally made it.

[ Ayaka has never once questioned Cloud's reasons for wanting to move closer to her. It benefits her, and she could never dare ask him not to because it is what he wants. It is as she's said before. He's very sweet, and so very kind. It is why he has won her heart, even from day one. It is why she is devoted to support him, to be with him, and make his days better just as she's promised before over a phone call.

So now, with Cloud so close, his own heart practically melding with Ayaka's, what else is there to say? ]

Welcome home, Cloud.

[ Hehe... a soft giggle before she inches closer to place a kiss on his lips, her other hand running up and down his arm to let him know she's here for him, just as he has been with her. ]

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