9 Learning the ropes and bending some rules.

The mocha skinned woman was yelling something, he was not really sure what seeing as she was a Drill Instructor and was usually yelling. However, everytime she walked away, he stole a glance at the shapely sashay of her hind quarters. She had a natural swish to the way she stepped that the combat boots she had on seemed to accentuate. Under her Marpat, he could imagine those round melons slightly bouncing, a soft jiggle to the beat of his heart. He cut his eyes back to front as she turned, 'Why am I thinking about this now? It hasn't been that long.'

Kano focused on the wall of the stadium in the distance as DI Washington kept on. His thoughts strayed as she told them of their duties today, her commanding voice and presence guiding him. Her black combat boots morphed into four inch stilleto heels that stretched all the way up to the top of her toned calves. Fishnets traced her smooth shapely thighs before a black and shiny thong blocked his view of her inner heaven. A small patch of fuzzy hair peeked above the low slung bit of leather and led to a firm and athletic core before giving way to a corset as dark as midnight. Two bountiful breasts threatening to burst free at any second drew his eyes higher and let them sizzle under his heated gaze. Her mocha covered collarbone just begging to be worshiped by his lips. A soft neck that almost demanded to be nibbled and bit led up to a face that was sculpted by divinity, and those commanding eyes, filled with authority that he knew were only begging to be dominated in turn.

He snapped to as he heard her sultry tone yell, "Dismissed!"

Lafi took a step over to Kano and the two of them watched with hungry eyes as she walked away.

"Hoff, I could watch her walk for all time. The things I would do..."

"Funny, I was thinking whips, leather, chains and candle wax."

"Damn Hoff! You a freak under all that asian! Didn't know you was about that."

"To own her, even for one night, I would break any taboo." He shook his head once again as she rounded a corner, the spell of her junk filled trunk finally broken. " Come on, lets get to work before we get in trouble. I do not want to be one of the only recruits not attending tonight."

While the two of them began to move tables and make sure the area was clear, a voluptuous DI was leaning against the wall of the building that she had disappeared around. Her breathe was shallow and quick as her own thoughts were running wild. Her grin was evident as she listened to the words spoken about her, and if she had dressed down every recruit that had made a remark about her looks she would never have time to mold them into Marines.

Still, her thoughts were hard to quiet when it came to Recruit Hoffstedder. Something about his eyes, and his very presence just made her want to melt. He had changed since his accident, or maybe his little escapade only emboldened him to be more of himself. Unbidden, images of him standing over her kneeling, pleading form, begging him for his touch. She could almost feel the red sting of his hand on her ass. Her hands massaged at her inner thighs and began to work upwards before she caught herself. Stifling a groan of desire, she hurriedly moved off and away.

***

The day passed quickly and with little incident and Kano found himself alone amongst a field full of Marpat clad recruits. Kano took a sip of his cola and breathed a long sigh of pleasure. It had been a few weeks since he had last tasted a sugary drink, but this one, might as well have been the nectar of the gods. As he was about to take another, a strange scent tickled at his nose. 'Flowers... but not real ones... I know that scent. I have smelled it before. Herbal Essences shampoo.' He closed his eyes as he quietly recalled the words of power to cast <Arcane Trace> and started thinking of the blonde haired, blue eyed Vulf. She had that scent, but only barely when she was at the hospital with him.

If anyone were to look at his green eyes, they would see a faint purple light in his pupils. Thankfully, the sun was still going strong for another couple of hours and anyone would just assume it was a trick of the light. A smoky haze appeared close to the ground, like a purple tendril of fog, that zig zagged its way through the crowd. Kano smiled and grabbed two different sodas from the nearby container and began to walk along the smoky trail. A few twists and turns through the crowd and he saw her before he let the ability end. 'Nice, its already paying for itself.' Without letting himself be seen, he closed the distance and stood comfortably behind her, giving her a couple of feet so as not to scare her.

"So, come here often?"

Vulf jumped a little and turned to see who spoke with a definitely annoyed look on her face, which quickly changed to a mixture of surprise and excitement. Not one to let the moment pass, he held up the two sodas.

"Figured you could use some refreshment too."

She quickly accepted the darker of the two and grinned, her bottom lip barely catching in her teeth as she did so.

"Thank you. I wasn't expecting to see you here. But I am glad you showed up."

"And miss an opportunity to see you again? Never. I'd rather stay in a coma if those were my options."

She had to admit, the line was smoother than it should have been. Even her friends behind her swooned a little. He was definitely a smooth operator. In fact, anywhere else, she would have been worried about him, but here, in basic training, nothing could happen. So she felt safe knowing that even if she wanted to, he could not take it too far. Still, she found herself wishing they were anywhere else at that moment.

"Okay, well... " she had to clear her throat as she found herself unable to speak correctly for a moment. "Excited to catch the fireworks tonight?"

He winked at her and stepped a little closer, his voice coming out just a little deeper and huskier, just audible enough for her to hear. "Not the kind of fireworks I'd like, but they'll have to do."

Vulf quickly took a drink of the cold soda, just to cool her own jets a bit. He definitely knew how to play the game. His wink was a little overexaggerated, but that was probably because of his exotic face. "So, umm, you part Asian?"

Kano laughed and smiled at her genuinely, it was a wonderful smile in her mind, warm and open. "Yes, actually. Mom is Japanese. I'm Kano, Kano Hoffstedder. Unit calls me Hoff."

He took her hand and shook it, before bringing it up to his lips and gave it a kiss. 'You can call me whatever you want as long as you're screaming it.' He thought devilishly to himself as he looked into those baby blue eyes, watching the light dance in them. For a second, he wondered if she had heard his thoughts, as he watched a blush alight on her cheeks. If he could read minds, he would know that the same thought had been crossing her mind as well.

"Tiffany Vulf. Nice to actually meet you." She slowly retracted her palm. Not quite wanting to pull free, but not wanting to draw too much attention either. From the slightly tug of his fingertips, she could tell he did not want to let go either. Her brain scrambled for a way to keep the conversation going, almost needing to hear his voice. As she took another sip, an idea lit in her mind. "So, tell me. How did you know that this one was my favourite?"

Kano smiled and chuckled, "Actually, as much as I would love to play creepy stalker and say I just knew. I simply grabbed two at random and hoped one of them met your liking."

"Good call, and lucky you." She said as she playfully bumped her hip into his before turning and walking toward the bleachers that were set up. "Wanna sit with me? I kinda don't want to stand the whole time."

His body was on fire as her hip met his. He instantly wished it had been a different part of her hip, but he could allow that such things were not allowed in basic training. He swallowed audibly as his mouth went dry for a micro-second as he watched her plump rear sway as she stepped away from him.

"Yeah, sounds great. I mean, it cuts into my jetting around the world and meeting heads of state, but they are all stuffy anyway and I doubt anyone of them would be that great of company when compared to you."

She giggled at his ridiculous joke and even snorted at the end. Her hands covered her face, a mortified expression taking over. Her eyes went wide as she stared at Kano, trembling all the while. Yet, he simply leaned even closer and spoke into her ear, his voice barely above a whisper while his breath became a tickling sensation at her very soul. "And here I thought there was no way you could be any more cute."