Thread: Merging of the Worlds (Athene & Silverknight's 1x1)

Tayuya Kenshin ... Tayuya repeated the name softly, making sure to remember it. She then took the time to look up and better study the swordsman in front of her. Just as he had noticed red hair was relatively rare to see, this was mostly true with Tayuya also. She had never known anyone else who had red hair. And even from the ninja cards that Kabuto used to have, none of the shinobi or kunoichi had red hair which was ... interesting. So to see someone else with a very rare hair color was intriguing. His eyes were gorgeous and rather mesmerizing. Just those alone could make anyone forget he was a ronin, or some sword user as the blade attached to his hip suggested. O-Oi! The fuck are you going on about?! Don't be stupid like that ... Well ... I don't usually need saving or help of any kind. But ... thanks anyway. I definitely would have been left to die without a second thought if I were back home. It was a rather grim and depressing truth but she knew it was just that an honest to gods fact. No one would have tried to help her. Definitely not the blonde bitch who caused her demise in the first place, not the lazy Nara prick, no one. And yet with that being said and done, it helped her know the new life was something she desperately needed as opposed to merely wanting. When Kenshin left the room to get food, Tayuya embraced the brief silence that surrounded her. She took a few seconds to pat herself down, wondering if by some miracle her flute had reappeared in this new kimono that she definitely had not recalled dying in. Then again, it was a much better change than the ugly ass outfit Orochimaru used to make her and the others wear. So she definitely wouldn't complain. Of course not ... she inwardly cursed, sighing as she felt the flute was gone. Her teeth gripped her lower lip nervously. Her only weapon and real means of self-defense ... gone. Now what?! Argh! While it was true that she had insisted on starting anew, she would have preferred to do so with her flute. It wasn't something she often did but Tayuya did know how to normally play it without using genjutsus. That had been her original plan but now even that was ruined. A soft, defeated sigh passed her lips as Kenshin entered once more, this time with food. Thanks ... she muttered softly, sitting up so she had better access and the ability to better reach the onigiri. Gripping it in one hand, she raised the treat up and took a bite. It wasn't anything overly fancy but Tayuya was definitely not about to be picky. Food was food and she would count her blessings that she was able to eat let alone breathe. Granted, it was still a bit painful. But at least she could do so all the same. Waiting to finish swallowing her bite first, Tayuya paused, trying to figure out how to explain what she used to be. Well, she stated simply, I was a kunoichi. Now came the much more technical and difficult part. One who specialized in genjutsus or as you may better know them, illusions. Because of that though, I'm not good at melee combat like I'm guessing you are due to your weapon. The man who took me in - Orochimaru - made me one of the members of an elite squad known as the Sound Five. Our role for the longest time was to simply exist and train, all while keeping our existence hidden away from the other nations. When the right time came though, he forced us to retrieve the youngest surviving member of the Uchiha clan. An amused smirk now crossed her face as she realized the next set of information that had crossed her mind was true, I have no fucking idea if that mission even succeeded honestly. It'd be ironic if it didn't .. but really? Even if it did, the brat didn't seem like he would end up being ... cooperative with him. I'm guessing it was a lose-lose either way. Tayuya gave a small shrug, But I'm fine with that. Even if I shouldn't be ... I never cared for Orochimaru much. And the same was true the other way around. I saw it even if no one else did. He didn't care for any of us. We were just ... pawns. That's it, really. And that last mission was plenty of proof for that alone. As curious as she found herself about Kenshin, she couldn't muster the courage up to inquire about his background. Besides, she would likely need to finish eating first and focus more immediately on rest instead of pestering Kenshin with questions. Still, she wouldn't try to avoid any other questions he may have so she waited to see if Kenshin wanted to know anything else, eating in between the new pause that lingered within the room.