Despite her bored attitude, there was a sense of impatience in the girl. This was most apparent when she had a hot beverage to consume. In her eagerness to drink up what she called the elixir of life, that is, coffee... She burned her lips, her tongue, and her throat. She closed her eyes shut tight and smacked her lips together, glumly setting her cup on the table. Akira was unwilling to betray any reaction which would prove that she was a silly, impatient child. Tsuru probably didn't notice it though, as he pulled himself off the couch and into a seated position. She watched him carefully as life seemingly coursed back into him, but the slumber never quite left... Maybe she really ought to employ some other tactics of negotiation for him to take the bed, her usual bullying perhaps.. In her head, it seemed logical to blame to excessive activity and the lack of proper rest for the state that Tsuru seemed to have slipped into. Gone was the morning brightness, that warm smile, which felt like it out did the sun itself. They'd sort of reversed roles. Lately Aki, who despite her late night strolls, was the one who woke up the other... She fondly remembered the days that it used to be the other way around.

As expected, she had to reassure of her intent before he agreed. He sat up straighter as he shook his head, before Aki went on to explain. It was strange, because his violent denial of shirking his duties, was not directed towards just the one suggesting it, that is, Akira... But also seemingly himself, like somewhere in the recesses of his mind, he wanted an out too, but was fighting with himself to not neglect what was expected of him. Maybe she was reading too much into it. At least there was no major argument, which was surprising actually, because Tsuru spoke his mind when he was not convinced of something, this too was indicative of her hypothesis, today she was met with silence. He smiled at her... but it was like a ghost of what she'd seen before. It didn't look like Tsuru himself knew the difference. She let a crease form between her eyebrows, but the lack of time wasted on arguments, had to be a gift right?

But there was something so defeating about it. She didn't let it bring her down though, drawing strength from the perfection of the day outside. 'Ok! Good.' she stated, before gulping down her coffee, ignoring the scald and sting it left behind inside her mouth and down her throat as he went to attend to his morning errands. Aki swiftly made two sandwiches and left a glass of milk with an apple on the table, before following suit. They scarfed down their breakfast together, and just as she was about to state that he could use the training to familiarize himself with the new weapon, he said he wanted to leave it behind, with a sort of uncharacteristic dislike towards it. 'Er... Ok.' she said. She wanted to say more, but she held it back and nodded instead when he suggested they go somewhere quiet to train. 'Mhmm...' she agreed simply. There was dialogue that the two needed to engage in, that communication, their coordination was as precious as any training that they could embark on to hone their skills, and it seemed to be in jeopardy, because they'd both left things unsaid.

Perhaps Tsuru wanted that, he wanted to peace to open out and discover himself, Aki wanted to join him on that journey, the one that she went on ever so often herself. Only as they walking did she notice the implication the words could have. Her own cheeks took on a red hue, but the lunar mage assumed that only she had the habit of reading into words... If only she'd seen the reflection of the crimson shade on the healer's face. They'd finally find themselves in the typical clearing between trees. She liked the unruly natural environment, much better than the manicured gardens. Suddenly, where they were hardly mattered, this echoed of the very first time they trained together. She laughed softly as she drew the parallel. 'Doesn't this remind you of our very first training together?' she asked plonking herself onto the grass.

Once again, Akira was reminded of how different things would have been, if she and Tsuru had not forged the bond that they had. She would have been impatient and sassy, her usual touch-me-not attitude. So much was similar as they finally arrived at the scene, and yet so much was entirely different. It was funny, as the moment incited philosophical thoughts of change and growth in Aki's mind. The permanency and consistency of change in an environment that when through the same growth that a person did, but the difference in rate made it look like time stopped for her. Like barely anything had changed in terms of the location, since the first time they accidentally wound up training together, but the two had changed so much as individuals...

'Wow... Out of everything, you choose to point that out!' she exclaimed with an exaggerated exasperation. 'I'm much better now though...' she mused on a lighter note. Glad, that he was at least engaging in dialogue. It reminded her of the fact that her brooding must have been far tougher to handle than Tsuru's seeming downtime. She was used to shutting off from people and dealing with Tsuru who was willing to communicate just seemed so much easier. Maybe she'd learn to channel her emotions into logical words too, maybe she'd stop fearing her emotions to take control and make her magic go all haywire. 'And I still have you to help me I guess.' she added, softly, her voice more genuine this time as she cracked a tentative smile towards the healer.

They sat in silence for a brief bit more. She was fine with it, to her silence between them was as comfortable as conversation. Just Tsuru's presence was enough. The girl played with a blade of grass, the scenery around was too beautiful for her to shut her eyes. She did draw in long deliberate breaths though, which seemingly generated a peaceful life force inside her. After sometime her partner broke the silence. She chuckled at that idea, she didn't mean to make fun of it, but she'd never vocalized her intent to the magic inside her before. 'You mean like as our magic for stuff?' she said, still grinning. Her soft giggles were like a trill of a bell. His eyes were closed, she lay back into the grass, now looking at the sky up ahead. As she hummed trying to humor him and ask her magic for things. She held a hand up, flat beside her. 'A ball to play with, would be nice...' she thought. She'd often been able to create shapes that resembled things... It was to no avail, although she did feel a certain energy concentrate in the middle of her palm.

He broke her concentration by asking for details about the frightful night. She'd slowly made peace with it, but the sudden reminder made her go a little rigid. 'Er... Its strange...' she started. If she needed him to communicate, she'd have to extend the same trust and courtesy to him. 'Remember that guy, Fenrir...?' she asked. She cleared her throat before adding something that she hoped would imply meaning, quite simply. 'He's a lycan.' It was likely that just that wasn't enough for her dramatic reaction, but she'd wait for him to ask more pointedly. Instead, he asked her if she saw something. She hadn't seen anything that was worth mentioning. 'What do you mean? I see a cloud that is shaped like a spoon...' she said, finding his question strange and giggling some more as she curiously wondered if she could get that energy that she'd conjured to create a ball.

Then, Tsuru... the kind Tsuru who probably thought his new demeanour was a burden, sought to partake in the lively day and suggested that they play a game. 'You mean you'll catch me just by my sound or something?' she said pulling herself up, onto her knees betraying a little excitement. 'I'll tell you, I'm really soft.' she added, as she silently crept up onto her haunches and then got up. 'I'm game!' she exclaimed, before going as far as to settle her breathing, so it was softer.

There was a tinge of annoyance in Tsuru's voice. He wasn't a demanding being and Aki wasn't talkative, they co-existed, well perhaps a bit more than that now, but she often forgot to relay encounters to him. It just didn't' strike the girl to share with him the details of certain encounters. Rarely was it a deliberate decision, in the case of Fenrir however, it was. 'Well... I didn't want to worry you...' she said smiling, she took his accusation easy, it was fair that he probably wanted the details. She still wasn't sure whether he was ready for those details though. 'Well... yeah... you could say so.' she said in a slightly uncertain and a sort of sing song voice, clearly trying to avoid having to divulge more and displaying her guilt about it. 'It isn't too important, he is fine... I am fine. He was just struggling a little bit with his magic and with him being a Lycan, I think...' she said, adding enough detail to prevent too many pointed questions. She sighed softly, and swallowed that wad of fear mingled with guilt. As her mind allowed images of that day to flicker in in her head. She clenched her eyes shut briefly, allowing them to come and then pass...

Once the game began, though she was so sure Tsuru had no way of getting to her she walked in a different direction and then began working on trying to create that light ball again. Soon flickering flecks formed in her palm. She wasn't sure what the light was capable of in this raw form, she wasn't trying to channel the magic into any kind of a weapon, which is what she usually did. There wasn't any great intent that she channeled into it either, for the moment she just wanted to employ the magic to make a ball to play with. Eventually she got so focused on that, she almost forgot about the game. She would walk around a little as her fleck grew into something that resembled a tiny table tennis ball and she'd toss it from hand to hand. It turned out it float and follow the motions of her hand too. Interesting she thought. Till finally she realized Tsuru could see it too, even though last she checked he had his eyes covered. 'Are you cheating?' she asked teasingly before adding that she wasn't quite sure what he meant. 'And what do you mean, I think its just a ball of light.' she said.

Within moments though, she felt Tsuru charge at her, she was going to charge away, assuming they were still playing but he pushed her to knock her away. Considering that she was just about ready to dash she dashed in the direction of the push, while he dashed toward the other side. Her light ball exploded somewhere between them. When the dust settled she checked for Tsuru. 'Woah, I didn't expect that.' she said... sighing softly. 'Pretty cool though, you alright?' she confirmed peering at him...

Once he'd convince her that he was doing ok, she'd let him know that she'd like to explore this energy ball some more, perhaps play around with how far it can go and how much she can pack into it. A ball that she could control with her hand, seemed like a pretty good weapon in her arsenal, along with her gun and the weapons she usually created. While playing around, she would ask, how he was able to see the ball and her, despite the blindfold. She'd practice slowly perfecting the way the ball followed her palm, rather small movements from her were required to make it travel pretty fast. It basically went from one place to another at the pace of a usual spell, based on where her palm was pointing. Pretty nifty indeed. She was happy with it....