Mukuro Ikusaba

Turning around, Shuichi and Maki found Mukuro Ikusaba standing on the park trail in heavy combat boots, camo-print pants, her usual black gloves, and a black sleeveless shirt that exposed the grey sports bra she was wearing underneath. She also had a small black duffle bag over her shoulder filled with towels, water bottles, weights, and other workout equipment. “I was wondering where you two got started.”

“Mukuro!?” Shuichi gasped in shock while Maki silently glared at the uninvited woman. “What are you doing here?”

“Isn’t obvious? I’m here to work out with you.” Mukuro walked over to the tree Shuichi was standing under and placed her workout bag next to his and Maki’s. “Maki mentioned yesterday that you work out here every night. I need to exercise too, so I thought I might as well join you two. You don’t mind, do you?”

“O-of course not! I owe you my life, after all; letting you exercise with us is the least I can do to repay you,” Shuichi replied. “What about you, Maki? You’re okay with it too, right?”

The ex-assassin didn’t reply at first, instead just staring at Mukuro. There was a hint of anger behind her eyes, but it was clouded by indecision and other conflicting emotions as well. After a few moments, though, she turned away and finally spoke.

“Fine. It’s not like I can stop you,” Maki told Mukuro. “This is a public park, after all.”

“Thank you for accepting me.” Mukuro gave a deep bow. “Now then, you were just about to start your stretches, I believe?”

“Uh, yeah, we were,” Shuichi replied. “It’s best to get limbered up before this kind of thing.”

“Of course,” Mukuro replied as they all began loosening up their muscles.

“So, uh… how are your sisters doing?” Shuichi asked to try and start some small talk.

“They’re both doing well,” Mukuro replied. “They both took most of the day off today and spent hours playing video and board games together. Ryo always won, as usual, but I think Pandora secretly likes being defeated like that.”

“Games? That sounds… surprisingly wholesome,” Shuichi replied, stretching his calf. “Did you join in with them at all?”

“No, I spent most of my day running our store,” Mukuro replied. “I never really enjoyed playing those kinds of games with my sisters anyways. The result is always the same with Ryo, and Pandora just gets bored when I try to play with her. When Ryo and I spend time together, we’re usually out in nature or playing with animals. As for Pandora… well, I suppose I play games with her too, but they aren’t what you’d call… traditional.”

“Well, it’s good to hear that you spend some quality time with them,” Shuichi said as the three limbered up their backs now. “It sounds like you three are really close.”

“Yes, we definitely are, but we didn’t have much choice but to be,” Mukuro explained. “We were all orphaned at a young age, so for a long time we only had each other to rely on. I wouldn’t still be here without them, and they wouldn’t be here without me.”

“Is that why you first became a soldier? To support them?” asked Maki, breaking her silence.

“That’s right; it was with the money I made as a mercenary that allowed Pandora to start selling clothes,” Mukuro replied. “Though, I have a feeling I would have ended up in that line of work regardless of our situation. Fighting has always just been something I was good at doing.”

“Tch…” Maki looked away, annoyed.

“What about you, Shuichi? Do you have any siblings?” Mukuro asked curiously.

“No, I’m an only child,” he replied. “I grew up around-“

“Are you two going to just stand there and trade life stories all night?” Maki interrupted. “Or are we going to start exercising?”

“Ah! R-right!” Shuichi led the two women back to the trail that circled the park. “We’ll jog a few laps as our warm-up, and then we’ll move onto sit-ups. Does that sound good?”

“Of course,” Maki replied, her eyes fixed on Mukuro.

“I have no problem with that,” Mukuro replied, returning Maki’s gaze.

“Alright, get ready… and go!” Shuichi took off jogging down the concrete park path, doing his best to pace himself so he didn’t tire himself out too early. It only took a moment for Maki and Mukuro to catch up, and for a few minutes they jogged side by side through the park together, forming a perfect line.

But, halfway through their second lap, Mukuro started to go a little faster and became one step ahead of the group. It was a subtle shift, one that Mukuro might not have even done consciously, but Maki noticed it almost immediately. So, the ex-assassin increased her speed as well until she was two steps in front of Mukuro. There was no way the ex-soldier wasn’t going to notice that, and she promptly sped up until she was three steps ahead of Maki. This vicious cycle continued until the two were both sprinting through the park at near-supersonic speeds, dust trails following behind them as they each refused to yield to the other.

“H-hey, girls! W-wait up!” Shuichi tried to keep up with the two at first, but he found himself **** to stop and rest after only a few moments. Then, as he was resting, Maki and Mukuro suddenly lapped him; and then again, and again, and again, until they were over a dozen laps ahead of him. “H-hold on a second… S-stop!”

Maki and Mukuro both came to a screeching halt in front of Shuichi.

“I think you two… have run enough for now,” Shuichi panted. “Please… just go rest for a minute while I finish my warm-up, okay?”

“Very well…” Maki walked back over to the tree where they left their bags and sat down onto the grass. Mukuro did the same, though her spot was a good two feet away.

“… so what was that about?” Mukuro asked after a few moments of awkward silence. “Why did you start racing me all of a sudden?”

“What are you talking about? You’re the one who started that,” Maki replied, the bitterness in her voice just barely disguised. “But, if for some reason you can’t handle working out with us, you’re free to leave whenever you want. The exit to the park is right over there.”

Mukuro’s eyes narrowed. “Thank you for your concern, but I’m not the one you should be worried about keeping up.”

“Alright… I’m back!” Shuichi said as he arrived back at the tree, reaching for his water bottle for a good drink. “Now, let’s get started on those sit-ups, okay?”

“Got it.” Maki and Mukuro both kept their eyes on each other as they got into position and began crunching their abs. They went slowly at first, but just like with their jogging things quickly escalated into a race between the two to see who could sit-up the fastest. When Shuichi finally finished his 100, Maki and Mukuro had both completed 400. The same thing happened for the rest of their exercises as well, from push-ups, to chin-ups, lunges, jumping jacks, everything. And, of course, they wound up leaving Shuichi in the dust each time, panting and exhausted whenever he even attempted to keep up with them. By the time they finally finished with their workout, Shuichi found himself lying on the ground, a weak, sweaty mess. Maki and Mukuro, on the other hand, still didn’t even look tired. Shuichi didn’t feel too bad about this fact, though; he had a feeling that no human man could have kept up with them anyways.

“Okay… I think… that’s enough for one night.” Shuichi slowly picked himself up off the ground. “Thanks for coming by and working out with us, Mukuro. I’m sorry if we didn’t get the chance to talk much, but I hope you still had a good time.”

“Don’t worry, Shuichi, I enjoyed myself plenty.” Mukuro took out her black water bottle and took a sip from it. “Plus, there will be plenty of time to talk tomorrow,” she added, earning a subtle glare from Maki.

“Oh, right, about that. I was going to bring this up earlier, but I’m actually going to a Black Cherry concert tomorrow night so I can talk to the woman who gave me a Kibofil overdose. Hopefully I can help make sure she doesn’t do that with anyone else,” Shuichi explained. “Is it okay if we work out at 7 tomorrow? And only for 45 minutes or so?”

“That’s fine with me, but are you sure you don’t want me to go to the concert with you?” Maki asked. “I mean, I’m not that into rock music, but I can help make whoever poisoned you listen to you. I can be very… persuasive when I need to be.”

“As can I.” Mukuro unsheathed her oversized hunting knife.

“Th-that’s okay, it’s just going to be a friendly conversation! Besides, Rantaro only had one extra ticket, so I’m afraid taking guests isn’t an option.” Shuichi said as he picked up his water bottle for a drink, only to find it empty. “Ah, darn it… I should have brought more.”

“Don’t worry, I’ve still got plenty.” Maki handed Shuichi her own pink water bottle. “You can have some if you want.”

“Actually, I think he’d much rather have mine.” Mukuro stepped forward and placed her bottle into Shuichi’s other hand. “Mine has ice in it, so it’s still cold.”

“But my bottle has an electrolyte drink in it, so it’ll rehydrate him better.” Maki pressed her bottle into Shuichi’s hand even harder.

“I washed my mouth before coming here,” Mukuro countered, her eyes locked with Maki’s.

“I think I saw her backwash, Shui-“ Maki began to say.

“G-girls!” Shuichi interrupted before the two women knocked him over with their bottles. “Look, I’m really thirsty, so… can’t I just have some of both?”

“… fine,” Maki and Mukuro both said as they let their bottles go.

“Ah… that’s better.” Shuichi drank as much as he could from both bottles and wiped his mouth. “Thank you both so much.”

“No problem, Shuichi,” Mukuro said, putting her bottle away. “I suppose this is goodbye for now then.”

“Yeah; so long, you two,” Shuichi said. “I’ll see you both tomorrow at 7, okay?”

“Yeah…” Maki walked up to Shuichi and, without warning, gave him a soft kiss on the lips, making sure her head was angled so that Mukuro had a perfect view of their lips touching. “See you tomorrow, Shuichi.”

Shuichi blushed and turned to head back to his car, but he was interrupted by Mukuro’s voice.

“Wait, hold on a second,” Mukruo spoke up. “Shouldn’t I get a kiss as well?”

“What?!” Maki gasped. “What are you talking about? You just met him.”

“I haven’t known Shuichi that much longer than you, you know. Plus, we’ve already shared water bottles, so we’ve already ‘swapped spit’ once already,” Mukuro pointed out. “So if you can kiss him as just a friend, then I see no reason why I can’t as well.”

“Well, I, uh… guess I shouldn’t be biased towards my workout partners…” Shuichi said nervously, giving in to Mukuro’s expectant eyes. “I suppose there wouldn’t be anything wrong with kissing you too… but just as friends, right?”

“Just as friends,” Mukuro assured him as she walked over to Shuichi. She then leaned forward and closed her eyes, pressing her soft, plain lips against his. But, while Maki went in for just a peck, Mukuro stayed for much longer, massaging her lips against Shuichi’s mouth as her gloved hands gently caressed his sides. It wasn’t a sexual kiss, but it was very sensual, giving Shuichi plenty of time to familiarize himself with Mukuro’s warmth and feel. He could just barely taste Mukuro’s lips as well, sending a shiver through his spine. The ex-soldier squeezed Shuichi’s sides as if to reassure him, before finally letting him go.

“Thank you, Shuichi. That was… surprisingly nice,” Mukuro said. “I will see you tomorrow night then.”

“Wait!” Maki suddenly latched herself onto Shuichi’s arm. “I decided that I want another kiss!”

“Uh… sure, if you really want-“ Shuichi began to say, but he never had the chance to finish his sentence.

Maki shoved her mouth into Shuichi’s with an almost **** fervor, rubbing them roughly as her breasts pressed hard against his chest. Shuichi gasped and moaned into her mouth as she clung to his body, arms wrapped around his chest and her bare right leg pressed against his side. After a few moments of this, Shuichi felt Maki’s tongue press against his lips as well. Shuichi let her in and her tongue immediately took advantage of the situation, swirling around the inside and making his cheeks bulge. Then, as her tongue coaxed his to explore her mouth, Maki took hold of Shuichi’s hands, placing one on her chest and the other underneath her skirt onto her raised thigh. Once his tongue was inside her mouth, she sucked on it hard, nearly sucking the wind out of his lungs as she made sure they both got a good taste of each other.

Then, she finally let Shuichi go, leaving him panting even harder than he had after he was exercising.

“Ah… that was… a nice kiss, Maki…” Shuichi said, wiping the copious saliva that had gathered on his mouth during the kiss.

“Don’t mention it,” Maki replied, trying to be humble in that way that made it clear she was trying to impress someone.

“Hmm… yes, it looked like a good one, but now we’re unbalanced again, aren’t we?” Mukuro stepped forward and placed her hand onto Shuichi’s chin. “We’re going to have to fix that.”

“I… I guess we can-“ Shuichi said before he was once again silenced by a woman’s lips.

The restraint that Mukuro had during their first kiss was completely gone now, and she attacked his mouth with all the passion she could muster. Her tongue wasted no time entering his mouth, dominating his tongue to make sure he knew who as boss while still treating him gently enough to give him pleasure as well. Then, she began to suck so hard that Shuichi nearly felt his ears pop, and his legs began to shake. But, just before he thought he was going to fall over, Shuichi felt Mukuro’s hands wrap under his rear and lift him off the ground. The next thing he knew, Shuichi’s legs were wrapped around Mukuro’s muscled stomach, and he found himself pressed even harder against her body as she continued lovingly dominating his mouth. Shuichi’s substantial blush grew even brighter as he began to realize just how toned Mukuro’s body was, and how amazing her breasts felt when they pressed against his chest.

“Dammit… that’s not fair. Why did she have to be born with those things when I all I have are… these.” Maki thought to herself, looking down silently at her chest as Mukuro’s kiss dragged into its fourth minute. “Well, if she’s not going to play fair, then neither am I.”

Mukuro and Shuichi both had their eyes closed as they continued to kiss and hug each other’s bodies, so they didn’t notice that Maki had walked over to them until she grabbed their shoulders and leaned forward. Catching the two off-guard, Maki pressed her mouth against the sides of their lips and managed to separate the two. She then promptly took Mukuro’s place on Shuichi’s lips, slipping his tongue into his mouth and enjoying his taste once again.

“Hey! I wasn’t finished!” Mukuro complained, still holding Shuichi up.

“What’s the matter? Can’t handle me?” Maki asked as she slurped Shuichi’s saliva. “Well, you can always leave if we become too much for you.”

Mukuro just grimaced for a moment before diving her face back towards Shuichi’s, her lips planting on the left side of Shuichi’s mouth. Her tongue swiftly muscled its way past his lips, but this time there wasn’t just one tongue there waiting for her. Maki’s tongue was still there, and it attempted to **** Mukuro’s back out the instant it entered. Shuichi’s cheeks bulged obscenely as the two battled for dominance in his mouth, each trying to lick Shuichi’s tongue and mouth more than the other. Shuichi, for his part, could do nothing but moan into their mouths at the onslaught and grip Mukuro’s body even tighter. Under this intense stimulation, it was impossible for his shaft to not grow hard, and soon it was pressing against Mukuro’s muscled abdomen. Mukuro quickly noticed this and tried to reach for his cock to stroke it. But, this caused her to lose her grip on Shuichi and, with Maki’s added weight, she promptly lost balance and the three tumbled onto the grass nearby.

“Wow… that was… w-wow…” Shuichi was at a loss for words as he stared up into the sky.

“I’m sorry about that, Shuichi – someone made me lose my balance,” Mukuro apologized next to Shuichi. “Please, allow me to make it up to you.” She reached towards Shucihi’s groin and began to massage his hard cock through his pants.

“Please; you’ll just wind up making another mistake,” Maki cut in, her hand joining in on rubbing Shuichi’s long pole. “If anyone is going to make him feel better, it should be someone who knows what they’re doing.”

“G-girls!” Shuichi interrupted. “I-if we’re going to do this, could we please do it somewhere… more private?”

Maki and Mukuro both looked around; while no one else seemed to be in the park at the moment, someone could still walk in on them at any moment.