Black Bull Headquarters

"Well... yeah. They come in fake. Everything comes in fake," he asserted. He'd never experienced this for himself, but magic could do a great many things, and certain types of individuals had certain... strange applications. Not much to his surprise though, he could not claim anything upon Hikage's form was false. Her claims though, involved a strange sensation she'd allegedly been having since their battle in the entrance exam. Her explanation of this started getting a rather clear point across to Leonis, and he was quickly surprised that he hadn't started catching onto this earlier, especially given their most recent interactions. "Wait. Hang on. I just thought of something..." At long last, it was upon him, and he came to realize in looking down that he had yet to release the girl's hand as well. "Are you trying to say you're into me or something?"

The idea that everything came in fake, she couldn't help but be a little confused. But she supposed someone modifying their body could be less of a problem potentially than she'd ever given any thought to. "Sou ka..." she murmured at the idea. Though she knew herself to not be using magic to modify her physical features, she wondered what would have made him feel the need to test that idea. Beyond this though, the lad seemed to understand what she was getting at as far as her feelings in the situation surrounding him were concerned. His question was one she had to think about, being 'into him' wasn't at all something she'd considered, but in thinking about how she felt around him, and it not being as simple as wanting to fight him. "Hai." Her single word choice was about all that was needed for this moment as she looked down at their still grasped hands and realized that she didn't mind this at all, and in the present moment didn't simply want to fight and crush him either. "Is that weird?"

Apparently, he was right in his assumption. Hikage had some form of interest in him that went beyond the battles they had against one another, and it seemed to have gained a spark to push it forward, so to speak, just before they were run out of the building by Heero's intimidation. Now they were here in the forest, hands clasped, and blood congealing on Leonis' end. Hikage went on to ask if these truths were weird. Leonis began to laugh because of this, mostly because it was just as weird that she would ask whether it was weird or not. "Of course it's weird," he said. In spite of this claim, his grip on the girl's hand tightened. He was coming to realize that she may not have been alone in this attraction. He'd seen other battle maniacs before, but none were quite so interesting as this one. Besides, he obviously had a few interesting notes to jot down about this one visually. "I guess I'm into that though. So... I guess I'm into you too. So, what's the plan then?"

Hikage found herself in a strange situation. She had just admitting to having an attraction to the ash-blonde lad that wasn't all about potentially maiming him. Soon enough, Leonis was laughing about the girl's question and stating that it was indeed strange. But he didn't let go of her hand and instead squeezed it. She thought of how best to interpret this and like everything else, went along with her gut. Surprisingly she didn't have to deal with that alone, because Leonis had more words for her. He apparently enjoyed her strangeness and beyond this enjoyed her as well. "Sou ka... I wasn't expecting that," she said. "I think you should get fixed up, you took a lot more blades than I normally put into one person," she said plainly. "As for us, I want to kiss you again or fight you... tingles." Hikage was quite serious about both of these things, but she knew her face was usually passive though her eyes sparkled happily.

"Well I wasn't expecting you, so... I guess it all works out," Leonis added to the point already made by Hikage. He entertained the thought that he probably should have considered this for longer, but it only felt right to roll with the moment at this point. It was suggested that he get himself fixed up. True enough, his injuries were severe enough that he would have been temporarily out of commission without magical augmentations. Speaking of magical augmentations, mention of this caused Leonis to reach into his pants with is left hand. From within, he pulled out a small disk. Leonis activated this tool to eject its top and bottom sections, which caused it to create a canister to be the root of a spell. A much larger version of the same magic cylinder appeared around himself and Hikage. This field of sorts would gradually work as something which greatly advanced their natural healing ability, as some healing magic spells would do. Moments after activation, Leonis felt the effects kicking in on his injuries already. "There, we'll both heal up from this over time," he said while leaning his back against the tree, letting gravity drag him down to a sitting position. "I'm out of juice to fight. I used a lot of magic in those last two, and this is gonna drain me almost dry. So..." As he spoke and slid toward the ground, he tugged on the hand he still held. If he had his way, he would see to it that the girl joined him against the tree. "Settle?"

Hikage seemed to accept this lad's acceptance of her. Beyond this he used a strange device that created a magical field around them. Doing this, she opened and closed her unoccupied fist a couple of times, feeling a couple of the burns she'd already suffered starting to feel less and less like burns. She was rather happy about it. Leonis explained they'd both heal from this and allowed himself to fall down the length of the tree he'd been leaning against. "Arigatou..." she said about the healing bit of this. She was more than a bit wary about the idea of letting their new Vice-Captain heal her given it would lead to something unpleasant. Beyond this the lad said he couldn't fight anymore and that this plus their previous fights added to this. "Settle?" she questioned as she allowed herself to be dragged down as well, still not letting go of this lad's hand. "Okay..." she said seemingly amused, and for the first time since she'd originally been seen she allowed herself to relax next to Leonis.

Leonis easily began relaxing against the tree trunk. Hikage was apparently content to keep hold of his hand as she descended to ground level with him. Just the same, she took up a space beside him against the tree. Tugging once more on her hand, he aimed to also rotate and lean toward the girl. It was interesting enough that she was so suddenly without the great deal of animosity he'd been adjusting to in this day thus far, but he found it more interesting yet that they had even reached such a state as this, and on their first day knowing one another to boot. Leonis brought his face before that of the green-haired lass, and once there, he spoke through his own fixated gaze and words alike. "Oi. Times like these... people start getting used to this kind of stuff, right?" he asked, though it was at least partially rhetorical, as he then took the initiative and pressed his own lips against Hikage's this time around.

Hikage found herself against the tree that Leonis was against which was probably what the lad intended. She wasn't as battle ready as she seemed to be this day, and after getting to know this lad, she'd managed a reasonable level of friendliness. Soon she was tugged against once more and Leonis rotated himself towards her, and she found herself facing this lad's rather intense glare. More intense than that, was this man's next action which forced his lips against hers. Though Hikage had done this herself sometimes in the moments leading up to this, she hadn't ever had someone try to kiss her before this very moment. It was true that this was something she should likely be getting used to, as such her own lips would soon purse as she aimed to meet this gesture. She wouldn't break from it either, and strangely it worked to help quell the strange feelings she'd so recently developed.

A single moment became several seconds. The passage of time became somewhat noticeable before Leonis decided to have his lips part from Hikage's. This separation was slow, as if nearly unintended at first. He took pause and stared into the girl's face. Many things went through his mind, including what he would be facing in his immediate future if he forged a connection with this commoner. Leonis was never the type of royal to care much for the difference between nobles and commoners, but he knew the vast majority were. However, he didn't really care about that either. In the end, it was just another obstacle to be overcome if this even went anywhere. "You're a commoner," he said to Hikage. Following a brief pause, a grin broke out over his face. "If we keep this going, we could end up fighting off a lot of nobles who have something to say. We aren't in this for the same reason, but I kinda like that. I know you do too."

A moment evolving into another, and it would seem to suit Hikage as it was. When Leonis pulled away, it seemed almost accidental and it would have been immediately followed up by Hikage closing that distance herself if she hadn't caught a peek of the lad staring at her. Whatever he was thinking the intensity of his gaze gave her pause and when he spoke again, it was to say something she knew and understood. "Hai." there was a blank quality to this girl's face that most would have found unnerving, but instead, a grin spread across Leonis'. She waited for his next words and they seemed to speak of the future a great deal more than one would have expected for two young people who'd just met each other. "Sou ka, we are after different things," she said seeming to understand. "But if hanging out with you means strong people will want to fight me more... that makes me want to do it even more." She didn't truly care what anyone else thought of her, and if Leonis didn't mind it meant absolutely nothing to her. She shifted her person aiming to find herself in the lap of this blonde haired young man still speaking strangely of the future. "You fight me. we'll fight them... I'll help you reach your goals." she mentioned as she pressed her lips against his forehead. "I want to see how far you'll take it, so I won't worry about anything, and beat those people when they come to us." There was a sparkle in her eyes at the idea of fighting for any reason which was weird.