Chapter 204 - Roller Coaster
Chapter 204 – Roller Coaster
"Hey, Shino!"
"Shino!"
"Shino!"
"Wake up dammit!" Sumi hissed slapping Shino across the cheek.
He jolted awake instantly, holding his red cheek with Sumi's hand imprint.
"OUCH!!!!" he roared.
"What the hell did you do that for!" he hissed.
"Well you were passed out, out in the open, an inconvenient place to take a nap don't you think!" she said sassily.
"What?" Shino said dumbfounded.
Looking around the cluster of trees, he held his head in confusion.
"I don't understand"
"What don't you understand, you were napping out here, go figure," Sumi said with an eye roll, rising to her feet.
'Strange… I don't remember getting here or falling asleep… was I that tired?' he thought with shaky eyes, but there was this lingering feeling, a feeling that something was certain, he couldn't explain and why was he feeling pity? Was he concerned for someone or more felt someone's sadness? he couldn't explain it.
"Hey, Shino!" Sumi yelled smacking his arm.
"Hey will you stop hitting me!" he retorted.
She rolled her eyes.
"As soon as you stop getting lost in your head" she hissed.
Shino rise to his feet.
"No I'm not!" he protests.
"Yes you're!" she retorted taking a step closer.
"I just don't remember getting here, but I know I was out here… I just can't explain it" he said looking away.
"Well that's fatigue for you, a pain in the neck" she states turning to leave.
"Wait, where are you going?".
"Um continuing my stroll before I found you embracing nature"
"Do you ever stop doing that?"
"Doing what? she said with a frown.
Shino sighed.
"Forget it!" Shino said walking past her.
"Hey!" she called.
"What!" he hissed facing her.
She quickly looks away.
"Nothing" she murmured.
Shino sighs knowing she was inching to say something.
"What is it Sumi?"
"Your arm" she began biting her bottom lip.
Shino raised his prosthetic arm knowing she was referring to it.
"I-It looks so real" she stammers not knowing to what say.
A faint smile found Shino's lips.
"Thanks to Hiro and Ten for making it possible… it's like a blood weapon, an arm powered by my blood, that's why it's so real" he said, moving his fingers with ease.
Unexpected for Shino, Sumi took his hand, feeling it with both of her hands, rubbing on it.
At the action, Shino's heart slammed a loud beat, warmth flushing to his cheek.
"It feels so warm," she said with a smile against her lips.
Shino's eyes trembled, watching her observe the arm, it sought of fascinated her by the looks of it.
"Yes it is," he said not taking his eyes off her.
At his words Sumi raised her head, their gaze meeting, locked for what seemed like minutes.
Unable to resist, Shino slowly moved his hand to cup her cheek, Sumi stood stiff as he did.
He leaned downwards in impulse, Sumi's eyes went wide as Shino's lips pressed against her gently, her breath caught as her eyes trembled, her brain action shut at that moment, she couldn't think, neither did she move.
Shino deepen the kiss, she instantly pulled away grabbing his collar like she was ready to assault him.
"Sumi?" Shino said gulping, realizing what he has done, he just went ahead and kissed her without considering her feeling, he was an airhead.
"I'm so sorry… I shouldn't ha-"
"You're so annoying!" she yelled with heated cheeks, going on her tiptoe and then smashing her lips on his.
Shino's eyes went wide at the sudden action, he didn't expect that either way, he smiled closing his eyes and deepening the kiss, he wasn't an expert neither was Sumi it was all too a newfound experience for them, but they seemed to get a hang of it and letting their instinct take over.
Shino just went ahead allowing his mouth to roam her, wanted so badly to hold her but he just kept his hands glued to hers against his shirt collar, he didn't know the exact next move to take, and he was sure she didn't but he knew he wanted their mouths and lips to keep touching.
Sumi instantly pulled away for air, taking deep breaths, Shino did too, as their gaze met Sumi shyly looks away as her face turned red, she looked down but so suddenly regretted she did.
Shino noticed her stare and the realization struck him, no wonder he felt so good. Blushing all shades of red he quickly backed her, Sumi did too.
"We should head back" he suggested.
"Yeah, sure great idea" Sumi cleared her throat.
"Um, Su-"
"It's so late, we're moving out tomorrow, I gotta go, a lot to things to do," she said in a shrill tone dashing out.
Shino smacked his forehead with his palm.
"Stupid!"
***
Haya giggled at Ten's funny antics, on the way they cross paths with Shino.
"There you are, did you and Yuki find Hiro yet?" Ten asked.
Shino froze at Ten's question.
"Yuki and I went to look for Hiro?" he said puzzled, he didn't remember any of that.
"What are you saying, you left me to look for Hiro," Ten said pouting.
Shino's eyes narrowed. 'Did I?'
"Hey guys" Kaneki called walking towards them.
They turned to him.
"Ryu and I thought of something before we move out tomorrow," Kaneki said with a smile against his lips.
Ryu nods grinning.
"And what's that?" Shino asked.
"Camp night!".
Ten and Haya looked at each other, they shrugged.
***
You could hear a faint waterfall, a small pool of water in view, along with some remnants of it between some rocks close to it, flowing down to the pool.
Hiro placed his blistered hands in it, he hisses from the sting, he may be a bio-genetics but surely he could still feel the aftermath of wielding his sword for so long.
His sword fully transformed was lying against a tree.
Hiro used the back of his hand to wipe the beams of sweat against his features, before putting his hand back in the cold water, the wounds were already healing but still hurt like hell.
"Been training I see" Anzai's voice came in from behind.
Hiro quickly rose to his feet turning.
"General Anzai!".