...yeah, *she admits, looking away*

*He grabbed her hand gently and hugged her.*

*tenses before wrapping her arms around him, returning the hug*

*He looked back up.*

"What a night..."

Yeah. Its pretty. *looks back up at the nebula*

*He kept his arm around her.*

Also, im sorry for how my mom acted towards you yesterday. She's been trying to play matchmaker since i turned 13.

"Damn. It's okay though.:

*puts her head on his shoulder* now what?

"I suppose we could tell your mother... if you want."

*He smiled at her.*

"Your half-dragon for is frickin' adorable."

*blushes* thanks.
(Im going to make her human form soon)

(In traditional japan women normally are already betrothed by 18)

(Huh. Also sorry for delay, as eating)

(Thats fine)

"So, what about telling Akane?"

If you don't mind, we can.

"I'm fine with it. Wonder how she'll react to finding out that my mate is now my *mate.*"

*laughs* yeah, but we're not THAT traditonal. Still funny, though.

"Just wanted to make that joke."

*He hugged her.*

*returns the hug, her arms wrapping around him* does that mean we're a thing now?

"Yep."

Alright. *rests her head on his shoulder*

*The nebula ended in a few minutes.*

*stands* i should be getting home. Its late.

"I'll walk you home again."

*smiles* thanks.

*He stood up and walked with her, holding her hand the whole way there.*

(Still using his crutch, respect the skill)

*At her home, Akane opens the door again*
(I highly respect lol)

"Good evening, ma'am."

(A): Hello again, Tyler. *notices the two holding hands and smiles knowingly* oh?

"Yep. May I come in again?"

*Akane nods, opening the door wider and stepping to the side to let him in*

*He entered with Kyra.*

Akane: Since when? *motions to their entertwined hands*

"Since tonight."

Akane: well, im happy for you two. Mostly happy you accept the fact shes a yokai.

"I think it's cute."

Akane: *smiles* good to know. And tyler, youre always welcome here if you want to hang out with kyra after school or need a place to crash.

"Thank you. Also, I love this kimono your daughter made for me."

Akane: so thats what all that racket was in my office. *glares playfully at Kyra before returning her gaze to him* it looks good on you. If i didnt know better, id think you were japanese.

"Besides the bright blonde hair, screwy teeth and dashing eyebrows?"

(His teeth are actually immaculate, I just wanted to make a "ye oim bri'ish ow'd yew know" joke)

Akane: not at all! Its the eye shape. Japanese eyes look half lidded and you cant see the crease. Besides, many samurais have blonde and platinum hair.

"So you say I have a samurai look?"

Akane: well, kind of, yes.

"Well, thank you."

Akane: youre welcome. And tyler, dinners almost ready if you'd like to stay for a while.

"What did you make?"

(I had to think real hard and i couldnt remember a single japanese dish soo...)
Akane: Ramen.

(I love Ramen, and this is underexaggerating)

"Hmm, sounds good."

(Me too.)
*akane motions for Tyler to sit down in the living room as she walks into the kitchen. Kyra sits down beside Tyler*

*He smiled and held her hand.*

*leans against him*

"Comfy, luv?"

(This time I meant it literally)

*nods* yeah.

"Good."

*He hugged her.*

*puts her head in his chest*

*He smiled.*

*looks up at him* my moms right, you could fool anyone as a samurai.

"Could I?"

Yeah. Though, i doubt anyone would believe a samurai is that cute under the helmet.

*He smiled.*

"Maybe I should dress up like one."

Where are you going to find the uniform and armor?

"Was hoping you could help me."

Well, my dad used to be one. Maybe his armor is in the attic somewhere.

"Let's check after dinner."

Alright. *puts her head back in his chest*

*Skip to when dinner is ready*

*akane sets a bowl of steaming hot noodles infront of the two and where she sits*
Akane: would you prefer to use chopsticks or a fork, Tyler?

"I fork, if you wouldn't mind."

*Akane gives Tyler a fork*

*He waited for confirmation that he could eat."

(Such a gentleman)
Akane: you dont need confirmation, hun.

"Are you sure? We don't call each other 'gents' around here without cause."

Akane: positive. Please, eat.
*Kyra in the background of the conversation already having half of her bowl ate*

"If you say so."

*He continued to munch.*

*after dinner...*

*He was sitting with Kyra on the couch.*

(You olay with cuddles?)

(Yeah, idc. Also heres the image of her father. Top is normal bottom is yokai. The reason hes not in the rp is because he was murdered by yokai hunters when she was 12) 9fi6aa.jpg (click to show) )
*leans against him*

"You're cuddly."

*shrugs* what? Youre warm. *wraps her arms around him, burying her head in his arm*

*He snuggled.*

*relaxes against him, her eyes fluttering close*

*He patted her back.*

*her mom smiles and puts a blanket over them*

*He thanked her and held Kyra.*

*falls asleep ontop of him*

*He fell asleep as well.*

*they wake back up at midnight*

*He checked his watch.*

"Dang..."

*He looked back at her and hugged her.*

*stirs, looking up at him* wha-?

"It's modnight, Kyra."

Oh. *sits up, rubbing her eyes*

"Did you sleep well?"

*nods* yeah. *remembers* hey, wanna check the attic for that armor now?

"Sure."

*gets off him and leads him to the attic* hope you don't have arachnophobia. *grabs a flashlight*

"I'll just slap the spiders."

*dumbfounded for a moment before walking up* okay then.

"Let's go then."

*in the attic, theres a bunch of boxes. But theres one box with 'Akito' written in sharpie*

"Is this it?"

*Looks over* maybe. *opens up the box. Sure enough, its black hakama pants (japanese baggy sweatpants) and a black yukata shirt (Japanese shirt that is normally tucked in the pants). Theres also the steel armor*

"Looks like it."

*holds it out to him* wanna try it on?

"Sure."

*He began removing each piece of clothing and armor from the box, and put each part off.*

*once he has the rest on, she puts the helmet on him* it fits you. Sure, the pants are long, but thats still cool.
(Her dad was 5'10")

"Nice. Now you have to teach me the etiquette, the stance, the fighting, and the language."

Youre really that commited? *laughs*

"'Evidently."

Well, im a little rusty on the fighting but i can teach you basic japanese.

"I can probably find an instructor. Can you do the etiquette and the language?"

Alright. But dont complain because its 10x worse than our ELA teachers rules.

"That's fine. I have a feeling I'll enjoy it more."

Trust me. You won't.
(Samurai training is more strict than military training hope you realize that)

"But you're my teacher."

Fine. First of all. *slightly slaps his back, straightening his posture* that.

"Posture. Jolly good. Though, can we not do this in the attic?"

(It would've been a crime if I hadn't used "jolly good")

Alright. oh, and you might want to get the armor part off before we go downstairs. its really heavy and the helmet obscures your vision, so i dont want you tripping and breaking your neck.

*He nodded and removed the armor, placing it in the box.*

*leads him back downstairs*

*He carried the armor.*

(Say they happen to pass by Akane... what then?)

(it's midnight. akanes asleep)

*in the living room*

(Right)

*He put the armor back on.*

*cant help but chuckle* you put the chest piece on backwards. *helps him switch the back and chest pieces*

"Well, I'm British."

*He adjusted the chest piece accordingly.*

*smiles* alright, alright. *looks up at him with a more serious expression* are you sure you want to do this?

*He nodded.*

*sighs* alright. but you better promise not to hate me after this.
(just forewarning, in the first couple weeks he will get hit with things like a stick- the really long ones that most people use to vault over water- or her hand because he MIGHT mess up or shes just fixing something like posture or stance)

(So we timeskip a few weeks)

(Alr. also they're doing it in her back yard)
*after the first couple weeks, his back is sore from her hitting him with that stick to straighten it*

*He sat in a lawn chair and rested his back.*

*sits beside him* told you it would hurt.

"Nonsense! My back is fine! I'm in cracking shape!"

(He goes into Victorian mode when he's hurt or aching)

Really? *pulls up his shirt to examine the damage. her face drops* dang it, I'm sorry, I didn't realize-
(lol. his back is bruised btw that's why shes apologizing)

"Again, I am unscathed! Now come, old chum! Let us continue training!"

No, you need a break. *feels bad*

"Why do you sound so down in the dumps, my friend? Is something troubling you? What has befallen that excellent mind of yours?"

*takes a picture of his bare back and shows him* I'm sorry, really.

"Poppycock! That isn't your fault!"

Yes, it is. I was the one who was hitting your back. I'm sorry, really.
(Like me, she apologizes WAY to much because she thinks people will be mad at her for the smallest stuff)

(Bro same I am now convinced we are the same person)

"Nonsense, old chap! I'm the one who agreed to this whole training thing! You're just following through! Nothing to apologize for!"

(lol prob just twins of the same mind)
You sure?

"Of course I am! So don't be such a worrywart!"

*He suddenly became aware of how he was talking.*

"There is something seriously wrong with me."

*laughs, hugging him* nothings wrong with you. You're just a little silly!
('and you cry when you have to leave the house but that's unRELATED!' idk if you know that audio lol)

(Not really)

*He Blinked, then seemed back to normal.*

"Well that was not normal."

*runs a hand through his hair* you wouldnt believe it but you did WAY better than my brother did with his first lessons.

"Well, I have a great teacher."

True. But I think its time you had a break, yeah?

"Maybe."

*He began removing the armor.*

*helps him remove it* You looks cute in the armor, by the way.

"Thank you. No cuter than your half-dragon form, though. Speaking of, mind if I see it again?"

*sighs in feigned exasperation. she looks around to make sure nobody can see and shifts to half-dragon form*

*He patted her head.*

"Just as I remember."

*pokes him with her tail*

(I've been wondering - should I give Tyler powers?)

*He swatted, but only out of reflex.*

"Stop it!"

No. *pokes him again*
(What kind?)

(Maybe magic, or you choose)

*He swatted again.*

"Why not?"

(Isn't her tail barb poisonous, or was that just for the DMC one?)

(HARRY POTTER? Also yeah it was only for the DMC one its harmless og)
Because I don't want to. *pokes his nose with it*

"Hey!"

(Why don't you choose? I was thinking some kind of Genesis, like Pyrokenesis or Electrokenesis, whoch should be self-explanatory)

(That would be cool. Choosing between being a mad Bakugo or a Pikachu/Denki is amazing)

*smiles, bending to his level* you shoul've known that when you agreed to date a yokai you would be dealing with mischief.

"Well, I have an idiot streak!"

I know, I know. *boops his nose with her tail again*

"Quit it!"

okay, okay. fine. *huffs in feigned annoyance and she slumps into her lawn chair, tail flicking as she crosses her arms over her chest*
(basically like a toddler pre-tantrum)

(I suppose Pyrokenesis is good)

*He smiled.*

"...maybe one more."

*pokes his foot with her tail*
(Ah, so Tyler is basically Bakugo now)

(Is Bakugo British?)

*He grabbed it and began hopping around.*

*yelps, jerking her tail away*
(No, Bakugo is a japanese fictional character from the anime My Hero Academia. he controls fire and has the tantrum of a war veteran)

(I know, I just couldn't remember)

*In his fit, he accidentally shot a fireball at a bush. He stopped jumping.*

"Oooh... did you like that bush?"

*slowly backs away* nuh uh, my moms gonna kill me if she sees that. that was her favorite Azalea bush!

"Dear sweet Jesus on a cracker!"

*He started panicing.*

*grabs a bucket, filling it with water from the Koi pond and throws it on the bush* HAHA!

"It's still singed!"

*uses a yokai healing ability* there. and don't throw a temper tantrum on my moms blushes, okay?

"Understood! Now, where's my normal getup? I'm gonna go to the market. I need some more tea."

(Let's also say he's begun the process of moving from his depressing studio apartment into Kyra's house. He sleeps in the attic (which has hence been cleaned of spiders) and has set up a TV and gaming system. It's basically a slice of London amidst their Japanese esthetic)

(Thats fine) Uh, should still be in the dryer but I think its dry.

*He went to retrieve the outfit.*

*waits outside*

*He came back.*

"Do you want to go with me?"

Sure. *shrugs*

*He nodded.*

"Let's go. Make sure to transform out."

*shifts back to human, following him*

*He held her hand as they walked down the market street. Multiple delicious scents and loud sounds bombarded their senses.*

*leans against him as they walk, looking around*

*A few street peddlers approached them and pestered Kyra especially.*

(They know Tyler, and they know he won't fall for their tricks, but Kyra is new to them)

N-No thanks, I'm fine.
(on Google it explains it as random merchants who offer their wares to housewives so idk)

(I meant street merchants as in telemarketer but pn the streets)

*They kept coming. Tyler helped fend them off, but to little avail.*

*clings to Tyler*

*He held her close.*

"We're almost there, just hold out a bit longer, and whatever you do, do not freak out. Londoners won't take kindly to a dragon in their midst. Ever heard the story of Saint George and the Dragon?"

No. I haven't.

"Well, he was this night, and according to the story, he killed a really big f**king dragon. So mind your head 'round these folks."

*her eyes widen slightly, barely freaking out* w-what happens if I accidentally shift?

"Oh... probably shouldn't have told you that. Sorry. Hopefully, they'd just get a bit pissy, but... well, pissy is a precious commodity these days."

("Pissy" as in minorly pissed off)

(ik)
Okay... *clings to his arm tighter*

*He held her closer. Soon, they ducked inside a teashop, where the scents of the different teas calmed her some.*

*looks around, her grip loosening*

"Just hang out by the herbal teas."

Alright. *walks over to where the herbal teas are, sitting down*
(ooh, could the shopkeeper be able to tell shes a yokai and have like this wierd psychic ability to see phantom objects- where in her humans form her tail and horns are there, they're just phantom and invisible?)

(Or he's just high on herbal tea and happens to make a lucky guess- but yeah, that's okay with me)

*The teaman (as I have named him) looked up and chuckled.*

(Teaman) "Ah, a Yokai. I was wondering why your friend seemed so stressed."