Zero Justice 10

Episode 10- Live In The Moment

Zero smells the scent of hair, skin, perfume, and sweat as he opens his eyes. Inoko lays next to Zero with her head on his chest, both still wearing no clothing. A dark blue sky is in the air with a small hue of orange. Zero doesn't think, and simply begins to lightly run his fingers through the hair of Inoko as she sleeps. Inoko releases a loud snore, which makes Zero amused on the inside. For a moment, there is nothing. For a moment sadness, happiness, and anger do not exist.

Zero hears rustling in the grass around them. He can smell the scent of rust and metal. The smell of blood rushes into his nose. Zero grips Inoko tight and rolls as a blade with three sharp edges flies and lands on the area he just rolled away from. The blade gets jerked back by a solid steel chain attached to it. "What's happening!?" asks Inoko, who was abruptly woken up. "Bandits", replies Zero. Zero quickly grabs the dress of Inoko and his own pants with one hand and holds Inoko with his other hand, then brings Inoko to her feet. Zero faces his back towards Inoko. "Quickly, hold onto my back", demands Zero. Inoko quickly reaches out in front of her and wraps her arms around the neck of Zero. "Okay, what's the next move Zentaro!?" shouts Inoko. For a moment, Zero is shocked to hear Inoko adapt to the situation so quickly. Zero, with Inoko on his neck runs in the opposite direction of the blade attack. "Back to town", responds Zero, "We need cover and a way to fight back". "Let's do it. I trust you!", replies Inoko. The words surprise Zero. Nobody has ever trusted him with anything, let alone their life. Zero thinks to himself, "Not this one. No matter what happens, she cannot die".

Zero is careful not to reveal his dragon abilities. He has to protect his new treasure as a normal man. Zero runs, slightly tapping into his dragon strength as the tri-blade misses him after being thrown again. "Can't disappear", Zero thinks to himself. Zero abruptly brakes, sliding his feet on the ground, then dashes to his right side as the blade is thrown again and misses him. "When I disappear, I've never taken anyone with me. I'm not even sure if I can", Zero thinks. Zero uses some of his strength and executes a hard dash towards the town. The hair on Inoko's head flies wildly behind her. "How are you this fast!? Are you a trained warrior!?", asks Inoko. "No, I just eat a lot of vegetables", responds Zero. Inoko laughs loudly as the two enter Creston fully naked. Inoko stays clinking onto the back of Zero as he creeps through the morning town through the alleyways. After reaching a dark and isolated alley, Zero kneels and sets Inoko down. "They can't find us. Put on your clothes", says Zero. He then thrusts the clothes on the chest of Inoko. Inoko grabs her dress and drops it on the ground. She then bites her lower lip lightly. "What are you doing!?" asks Zero in a whisper. "Improvising", says Inoko. Inoko then reaches out and touches Zero. She wraps her arms around his neck and gives him a passionate kiss. Zero responds in kind and moves forward until Inoko is pressed against the alley wall. Inoko jumps up, wrapping her legs around the waist of Zero. Inoko takes her left hand and feels below Zero. She feels her goal and begins to move her hand back and forth, stroking Zero. Inoko smiles harder then kisses Zero harder. Zero lifts Inoko a bit higher, then lowers her as he feels himself entering her. Bandits race past the alley way as the two continue.

Moments later, Zero and Inoko emerge from the alley with Inoko only wearing her dress, and Zero only wearing his pants. Zero looks around and notices a building with large wooden letters centered in front followed by smaller letters reading: "PARADISE INN. Love Is Full But Rooms Are Available". "There is a place we can go!", shouts Zero. "Wherever it is, let's go Love!", responds Inoko, seemingly without a care in the world. Zero grabs her hand and runs towards the building. They stop running at the alley on the left side of the Inn. "Do you trust me?", asks Zero. Inoko smiles and kisses Zero on the cheek. "Yes", she quietly says. Zero runs around the large building leaving Inoko in the alley. He reaches the opposite end of the building and sees many windows leading to rooms within the building. Zero leaps from window to window until he spots an unoccupied room on the second floor. Zero teleports into the room and unlocks the window from the inside. He then grabs the sheets off of the bed and ties them in a knotted line. He ties the sheets to a heavy and luxurious dresser in the room. Zero opens the windows and throws the other end of the sheets through the window. He leaps out of the window, lands safely on the ground, then runs back to the other end of the alley. He spots Inoko but she isn't alone. A bandit is swinging a tri-blade on a chain and slowly inching towards Inoko. Sensing danger, Inoko extends her right arm outward. Before she can say a word, she is grabbed by Zero as he runs out of the alley while holding her in front of him.

Zero quickly makes his way to the sheets he left hanging. "Hold this and don't let go!", commands Zero. Inoko nods and grips the sheets tightly. Instead of jumping, Zero climbs the building quickly to the second floor window, then immediately grabs the sheets and pulls them up quickly. Inoko flies through the window and crashes into Zero, leaving her on top of him. Inoko laughs hysterically and Zero follows behind with a low tone of laughter. Still on the top of Zero, Inoko throws her dress off and feels his familiar face, then leans down to kiss him. Zero rubs his hands slowly down the back of Inoko. Zero then puts both hands on the waist of his pants and maneuvers to remove them with Inoko still on top of him. The chandelier in the room sways back and forth as the morning sun further rises.