Six Years

Kana leaned back in satisfaction as Izo shut his eyes and groaned softly. Kana stretched then lay beside the major. He ran his hands over Izo’s shoulder and Izo sighed.

"I love what you do to me, sir. I missed you when I was at home," Izo said as Kana kissed his neck.

"Be aware that this may be the last time I do anything to you. I could quite easily die tomorrow," Kana said as he ran his hands over Izo’s hair. Izo turned and looked at Kana and sighed.

"I would hope you don’t die. You’re the master trainer. You taught me how to fight."

"I simply improved you. You already knew how to fight."

"Well the kid’s got a fighting spirit. That’s worth something...mmmm. That feels good," Izo said as Kana rubbed his shoulders.

 "I’m just trying to get you relaxed, major. There’s a long day ahead of us," Kana replied then kissed him again and Izo shut his eyes. He felt the general’s tongue deep in his throat and sighed. Kana drew away and smiled down at Izo.

"Thanks for being there," he said and Izo raised his eyebrows.

"I don’t understand but I’m not going to worry about it now. Good night, sir," Izo said and closed his eyes.

Lee opened his eyes and stretched. He looked around for his mother stood up. Where had she gone? He stood up and walked towards the bathroom. He took off the shirt his mother made him wear the previous night and shrugged his shoulders. It was strange not to feel the extra weight of his wings on his shoulder blades, he noted as he looked around for the bath. What he found instead, was a shower consul in the corner of the bathroom. He sighed in disappointment and reluctantly took the remainder of his clothes off.

"I wonder what Ryo is going through," he said to himself as he stepped into the consul and turned on the tap. He willed himself to become natural and he flexed his wings as droplets of water hit them. It felt so good to actually be himself. He ran a clawed hand over his pointed ear and then brought it down and picked up the soap. He wondered if his father and Niezon had ever taken a shower together and if they had, what had they done? He suspected that they had done more than getting themselves clean but what exactly they did, he was not sure of. He ran the soap over his body as he thought, wondering if Ryo would think about him in the same way. He rinsed himself off then shook his violet wings sending water droplets everywhere. A soft tap at the door made him alert and he sniffed the air for signs of potential danger. He recognized his mother’s scent and stepped out of the consul to open the bathroom door. Asuka looked at him and sighed.

"What happens if you get attacked in the bath? You can’t switch forms quick enough," she said as she handed him a towel. He spread his wings and shook them. Asuka wiped her face and glared at him.

"I’m sorry, Mother. I was tired with being human. Looking human, I mean. I wanted to be myself for once. I can be normal in the bathroom, can’t I? I can’t be anywhere else," Lee said and Asuka nodded her head.

"You’re right. When you get older and have your own place, you can be yourself any time you want."

"I’m going to like that."

"But right now you’ve got to switch to your human form. It’s almost time to eat."

Lee reluctantly changed forms and Asuka smiled. She knew he would get used to it eventually. She patted his shoulders and he glanced at her.

"It’s only going to be like this until the whole mess at the castle is resolved," she said. "I’m sure Kana and Ura are working hard to prepare Ryoshan."

"I just hope he still has room for me," Lee said as he got dressed.

"Lee, just take things with Ryo as they happen, okay?"

"Okay."