Formally meeting Miss Saito

Skyler closed his eyes as he thought about what Wuoliffside and the others were doing. 'If the trend continues, they'll be out looking for me. I hope they are all right.' He was left in silence for a few more minutes before a single knock was heard at the door. Aiko's voice was heard from behind the door. "Skyler, may we come in? Miss Saito is here to see you." He smiled slightly. "Sure, come on in. I would let you in, but I've found that I am simply way too attached to this bed." There was a soft giggle behind the door. Halfway through the giggling, the door began to open.

Skyler's eyes widened slightly upon seeing who Miss Saito looked like. 'Huh. She looks amazingly like Taki from Soulcalibur. I wonder if she was the model for the character.' His eyes ran along Miss Saito's form. Upon her feet were zori sandals and tabi socks, but covering her body was a beautiful black silk kimono with crimson red flowers along the sleeves and the base near her feet. She glanced at Aiko. "Why is Skyler bound to this bed?" Aiko flinched and bowed her head twice. "We didn't want to have him escape after all the effort we put into bringing him here."

Skyler watched in silence as they continued to talk. Miss Saito shook her head slightly with a soft sigh. "Unlock the chains. Skyler is my guest. Not a prisoner." That was when she leaned in closer. Her eyes were clearly focused on his neck. "Did you remove his collar?" Aiko shook her head. "N-no, Miss Saito. Skyler said it simply vanished." Miss Saito's eyes amusedly gazed upon him. "Is that right?" During this time, Aiko unlocked the chains around his wrists and ankles. "I'm the only one to have entered this room since his initial arrival. I haven't seen any evidence to the contrary."

Skyler sat up, rubbing his wrists then his ankles. Miss Saito sat down beside the bed while gazing upon him. "Leave us. I wish to speak to him in private." Aiko bowed her head slightly before leaving the room. His eyes watched Aiko as she left. Miss Saito followed his gaze. "Miss her already?" His eyes gazed at hers, but he soon looked away. He wasn't used to someone staring at him so intensely. "No, it's just strange is all." He gently tapped his fingertips together, starting from his pinky to his pointer finger, a few times. "I don't know why I'm here or anything else for that matter. She's the only one I've met so far."

Skyler glanced at Miss Saito before looking down at his hands. "Who are you? Why am I here? And will I be able to see my..." Now that he thought about it, could he really call them friends? No, that would be rather presumptuous of him. He moistened his upper lip before continuing his sentence. "acquaintances soon?" Miss Saito puckered her lips. "Did I leave no impression on you, Skyler?" He blinked, slightly confused. "I'm sorry, Miss Saito. I am pretty sure I would remember meeting a beautiful woman such as yourself. Are you sure you aren't thinking of my brother, Matt?" He had been mistaken several times as his brother, so he was used to this sort of thing happening.

Miss Saito bottom lip began to quiver as she spoke. "I taught you one of our secret techniques, Shadow Dance and you even flicked my clit upon mastering the lesson. I know I'm not crazy. By the will of Gaia, I know it happened, dummy." Skyler's jaw dropped slightly. "??" His mind went blank for a split second before he shook his head. "You mean that was real!?" He glanced down before looking off to the side then back over to her. She was blushing bright red while pouting.

Skyler swallowed gently before moving his hands back onto his lap. "Is that really you, Taki?" Taki nodded her head slightly. "Y-yeah, but I can't believe you made me say that." They both were blushing bright red. He started to tap his fingers again against one another like before, but twice as fast. "Oh, um. S-sorry about that. I didn't think it was real. So, um, I went for something I wouldn't normally do." He bowed his head to her. "I shouldn't have touched you like that. I'm so sorry."

Taki let out a soft huff. "I'm not worried about that. I'm upset that you forgot about me." Skyler's head rose before tilting slightly to the right. "I didn't forget. I, I just didn't think you and this place were real. I was brought here when I accepted learning that skill from a book. That's mainly why I thought it wasn't real." She lifted a brow. "From a book? Books don't do that. There must be a better explanation than that. Does this better reason have anything to do with your **** collar vanishing as well?" He looked off to the side, but didn't say anything.

Taki slightly grinned. "I see. You're even more special than I thought." Her eyes glance toward the sky. "Gaia must of wanted us to meet. I wonder if we were destined to be together. What do you think?" Skyler's cheeks reddened. "I, I wouldn't go that far. I can't vouch for Gaia's will. Not that I wouldn't be very lucky if that were so." She bit her bottom lip. "Since you already know who I am. Let's get to the why you are here." She reached out her right hand to his left thigh. "I wanted to see you again." He looked up into her eyes. "Oh?"

Taki was blushing a bit more as she said the following under her breath. "I was thinking it might have been a dream too..." Skyler leaned in slightly. "What was that?" She shook her head. "Nothing." Her fingertips trailed along his thigh. "Now that you're here and free of that **** collar. Would you like to go on a walk with me?" He blinked before his eyes widened. "Right now?" He glanced down at himself. He was still clad in the crimson silk pajamas he awoke in. Her cheeks reddened before looking slightly away. "I'll send Aiko to bring you your clothing. I swear, she is so forgetful sometimes..."

Taki stood up, brushing herself off before smiling. "When you are ready, I'll be waiting outside." She said, soon heading out the door. He could hear her speaking to Aiko, but he couldn't make out what they were saying. He began to wonder if what she had told him was the whole truth or not. If not, he might be able to discover the truth on their walk, right?