Along his skin were several old scars… each holding a tale which seemed to corroborate the story he told her just last night. He worked to find dangerous artifacts and contain or destroy them.
Each tale told looked more harrowing than the last until she saw the one along his neck.
'Was that the one that came from being sentenced as a heretic?' Asia wondered as she lost herself to examining every single detail before her. 'After all… my hero would have to be healed.
I have to know as much as possible to do my best.'
It was sound reasoning… had she not been spying from his door watching his every movement entranced by the sight.
Ritsuka's bounded field was flawed but due to it blocking out sound he didn't even notice the cute nun watching every stretch of his limb and bend of his body.
The time came to an end all too soon as Ritsuka started to stand up. Asia rushed off to the bathroom before he could notice her.
Once inside she tried to relax her breathing as she got ready to take a shower. Placing her clothes to the side of the hamper and out of sight she entered the shower. That was when she heard the knock.
"Anyone in there?" Ritsuka called out… to no answer.
Asia was a bit too shocked to answer and decided to keep quiet. She didn't even know how to react if he actually came in to the bathroom. The knob started to turn.
'I didn't lock the door!' Asia mentally panicked but kept quiet. She didn't know why since she was completely panicking.
Through the shower curtain she could see his silhouette as he placed his clothes on the counter. She was certain that he would see her clothes… until she remembered she placed them slightly out of sight and behind something.
Panicking some more she grabbed the curtain and waited until he was about to step in.
He turned on the water first getting it into a decent temperature only but she stifled her yelp. The curtain opened on one side and Asia carefully hid outside of the curtain. She thought she was in the clear… until Ritsuka fixed the curtain so water wouldn't fall out.
Asia stood stock still as did Ritsuka as they stared at each other. Shock painted their expressions and it took a few seconds before they quickly turned around to stop from staring at each other.
"I'm sorry! I just knocked and didn't hear anyone in here so I just- " Ritsuka started belting out keeping his head from turning around.
"I'm sorry! I didn't know what to do and I panicked! I just- " Asia yelled back at almost the same time.
The two shyly turned to each other then turned back when they realized that they were still in the shower… still undressed.
"Um… um… I can wash your back for you… " Asia offered clearly still trying her best to keep calm and failing.
"I… ahem, I don't mind but… are you comfortable with this?" Ritsuka called back still not turning around. "I mean, I haven't really earned something like this."
"You protected me from that bad guy. I think washing your back is fine… right?" Asia mentioned right up until she tried to turn around and almost fainted.
Ritsuka reacted and turned around grabbing her before she fell. His arms were around her. Strangely, her hair landed in just the right way that it covered the more sensitive parts of her chest.
"Maybe… I should get out for now." Ritsuka smiled at her.
"No!" Asia immediately grabbed onto Ritsuka to keep him from getting out. "I need to talk with you and this is the most private place."
It was awkward. Not that either was unattractive but more due to the fact that their first one on one without having to worry about anything bothering them and it was in the shower. Unfortunately for both of them they were both very awkward about this.
They had let the tub fill by accident and since the water was murky enough they had sat down… in a very small tub.
Asia was resting her back against his chest while he kept his arms off to the side on the edge of the tub. She hadn't moved an inch since she felt that thing poke her hip while they had sat down.
It was worse though since they were both too polite for their own good that they just continued on like it was normal even though both their faces were flushed, Asia more so than Ritsuka, who looked more accepting of this outcome.
Asia tried to figure out what she wanted to talk about. It was tough as the heat from the tub made her want to pass out. When it looked like she would Ritsuka would wrap his arms around her waist to keep her from sliding into the water.
She wanted to get to know her hero better… she just didn't expect something so intimate to happen barely a day after they met. She didn't even think a situation like this would happen since it seemed like Ritsuka was Rias'.
"Um… I wanted to ask you… something." Asia finally managed to get out.
"Go ahead." Ritsuka answered as his hands grabbed back on to the edges of the tub.
"Rias asked me something important but I didn't want to answer right away. I wanted to know what you would think." Asia answered as she instinctively laid back. She was too lost in her thoughts to realize the position she was in.
"Was it the Devil thing?" Ritsuka brought up as Asia turned to look at him.
"Yes! How did you know!?" Asia was taken aback as she turned around kneeling so that they would be eye to eye while her hands rested against his chest.
"She asked me beforehand. I'm not sure what you want me to say about it though." Ritsuka answered their taboo long forgotten.
"It's just I… I don't know what to choose." Asia turned around once more leaving back against his chest. Her eyes looked tired and she seemed to almost curl in on herself.
Ritsuka had to wrap an arm around her again just to stop her from sinking into the water.
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