Sero stood under a canvas with a couple of the lead foreman. The major necessities where built and now it was time for him to find himself somewhere other then the Administration building to reside. After all placing the Osada Fortress now when Kiri was nearing its half way point would once more provide a sense of authority. The closest thing to royalty at this point was the Osada. Kiri was known for respecting only power and for some time now Osada had stood at the height of power. Much was expected out of the youth of the clan and its weak members where disowned into smaller houses. But the fortress would be the one place that could survive they're power.

The Osada where destructive at the best of times. Each mastering some form of fighting technique and utilizing it as a lethal weapon. By making the building from marble it became a shield against they're power. No use in having a home if you where going to blow it up. The green marble had arrived in a shipment paid in full already and was now under way. The Osada tombs had been moved already to be under the Fortress. He could not have the graves desecrated. Nor would he want his grave disgraced at any point. He frowns at that and points to the four corners and then draws a circle around the entire building. A moat was old fashioned but effective. Cutting off the majority of short range heavy attacks. The roof designed to be a battle station. a platform for a counter attack. The top of the roof would be fenced in so that it would be slightly more difficult to breach the defense line. It was rudimentary but effective enough to be called a defense. Still the amount of marble was extensive. It had already been a few days since the construction began.

His eyes are drawn to the side as a flash of pink appears in his vision. Kei had insisted on aiding with his responsibilities so he had invited her to supervise the construction of they're home. She had a bright mind so he could rely on her to see any flaws in the blue prints or any flaws in the construction. Even though she was young he expected her to be able to take control easily enough. after all he wouldnt ask for responsibility and then shirk it. He smiles and watches her for a time.

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It was one of those rare days when it was sunny in Kirigakure no Sato. There was hardly any mist surrounding the area. The place was warm and hardly humid, which was also rare for the Hidden Mist Village. All in all, it was a beautiful day. Kei would have liked to spend it doing any sort of leisurely activity, but alas, there was worked to be done. Not only that, but she had promised Sero that she would help with anything and everything he could. Of course, it had been her other half that had uttered the actual words, but she meant it on behalf of both of them. It had taken a while for Yin to finally let her take control for the time being. After a prolonged discussion that ended in a terrible headache for the both of them, the darker half finally relented and let Yang take control. Sure, she had achieved such a thing after yelling and throwing a tantrum for hours, but she was both happy and satisfied. Nevertheless, that little stunt had cost her a full night's worth of sleep.

In any case, it was well worth it. Now the young girl was tasked with supervising the construction site. She had yet to notice Sero, standing a few feet behind her. He was concentrated in what she had to do, ordering the construction workers around to the best of her ability. The sun reflected off of the skin on her shoulders, giving her warmth. The young girl wore a black summer dress, one that she used only when she was sure that there wouldn't be any sort of training involved in the rest of the day. Sure, this little job was tiring as well, but there was no need for her to wear her battle attire. She shaded her eyes from the bright sun using her hand as she tried to get the workers to understand what he was trying to communicate. Of course, none of them knew sign language, which made things harder for the young girl. She had been at this for hours as the men failed to understand why Kei couldn't just speak. She was getting frustrated and on the verge of throwing a tantrum. She clenched her fists and glared at the men. She felt like beating them over the head with whatever nearby blunt object that she could find. This wasn't getting them anywhere. Kei shook her head fervently, trying to explain once again that the mote wasn't large enough and that they were placing the marble on the opposite side of where it should be. Again, she failed.

Sero smiles to himself at Kei's antics and shakes his head. really she was kind of cute doing that but all in all the men didnt understand sign language. It wasn't to surprising as it wasn't exactly a job requirement but alas he needed to assist her in this. He had been aware when he had finally woken up that she had gotten very little to no sleep. The weather was good for construction but the lack of fog made him feel a little vulnerable. After all he was so used to letting it cloak him from the eye's of others that forcing himself to be prominent was odd. Still the situation was escalating And he would have little to no choice but to act.

Sero moves over to Kei and presses his warm body to hers from behind. A hand holding something slides over her shoulder and places something over her breasts. As she looks down she would notice a clip board with a dry erase front and a marker. He knew the reason for her lack of communication and knew it meant her other personality had finally resurfaced. He kisses the top of her head and his cold grey eyes look over the men.

The men go quiet under that gaze as one of them shivers. No one meets his eye as he looks over them all. He was feared for his capabilities by the Kiri workers and creeped out the Konoha workers. It was never wise to displease him as had been made prominent last week over a drunken brawl. Sero had sent in a genin to handle the situation and one of the workers had been hospitalized. It was troublesome but it was known if Sero had to act that bad things would happen. still he had decided to leave others in charge of the other construction area's. Each of them where Shinobi an he expected them to act like it.

Stepping away from Kei he turns back to his blue prints and begins editing a couple of things, Having given her a proper way to communicate. It was up to her now to voice her opinions and get things done right. The workers wouldn't dare disobey her with Sero so nearby. It was kind of like insurance on her behalf.

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Kei was startled as Sero came up from behind her. She blushed a scarlet red color. She hadn't noticed him there until now. However, once she recovered from the shock and the small surprise, Kei smiled brightly. She had missed him, even though they hadn't been apart for very long. They were sharing a house at the moment, after all. She couldn't avoid him even if she wanted to, not that she ever would. She was much to attached to Sero to do so. He made her happy and that as something that she would never want to give up. She could only hope that she was able to make him as happy as she was. Kei - at least this side of her - had always dreamed of having a family. The thought of having one with Sero made her happpy. Albeit, it also made her cheeks turn a distinct shade of pink as she looked at him from the corners of her eyes. She gripped the clipboard and turned around to embrace Sero and press a kiss on his cheek. This was wonderful! It was exactly what she needed. Now she could communicate with the workers perfectly!

The young girl began to scribble with the marker as Sero walked back to his blueprints. Kei would turn to stare at him every once in a while. If he ever noticed her looking, she would blush and quickly turn away to keep on scribbling nervously. "Move the white marble over to the other side. Keep the furniture in the storage for the next couple of weeks until we're done here and we clean up the dust from the construction. Those metal thingies should go over on the other side of the empty moat," She finished writing. Her handwriting was difficult to understand, but it was legible. She smiled, showing it at the head worker who simply gave her a confused look as he stared at the board for a few awkward seconds. Kei assumed that he was just reading, however... "Miss, I'm sorry to say that none of us can read." Kei's eye twitched. She was a single step away from throwing a wild tantrum. This was the definition of frustrating. She let out a couple of strangled noises of frustration, gripping the board tightly. She almost snapped it in two. "Let me take over," She heard a voice in her head. Her other side, no doubt. Kei became aprehensive to her other side. She wasn't about to give up the little time she had with Sero. "I'll switch back after this is over," Said Yin. Kei could feel her other half roll her eyes. Kei looked at the guards for a moment and then back as Sero. After a few seconds, she sighed and gave in.

With a single handsign, Yin was now in control. "Listen up!" She called to the workers, who were both surprised and shocked that she was now yelling. "Move the white marble over to the other side. Keep the furniture in the storage for the next couple of weeks until we're done here and we clean up the dust from the construction. The beams should go over on the other side of the empty moat," She instructed. They kept on looking at her sudden change. Kei was very much used to these looks. She got them all the time during her years in the Academy. "What are you waiting for? Go!" She yelled again. The workers snapped out of their temporary daze and kept on doing what they were meant to do. Kei sighed. She was done for a little while, now.

Sero nodded slowly while directing them where each resource could be stored during the time it was there. In order from when it would be used and how dry it needed to stay to prevent any molding. He directed each of these things while keeping a veteran Kiri construction worker in charge. The man would have far more experience them him with building such things. Sero just had to keep them safe, housed and fed. Not to mention payed. That part was cutting it close but paying the workers was a thing that meant decent work would be done. That and they kept blowing it on drinking and gambling anyways so it fed itself back into Kiri as they stayed.

He turned away as he heard Kei's voice. He knew instantly that Yin was back out but he made a point of never mentioning which personality was out. It was complicated with her but he knew if he started to show any preference for either side then half of Kei would be torn up. and that would complicate things endlessly. Instead he waits until she was done and moved over to her again. Before speaking quietly in her ear.

"Don't let these men frustrate you love. Come. We should be going. I need you to be with me on my projects so I can show a fair hand. After all you are the only one can guide me by the hand."

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Kei sighed. Her posture visibly slumped as the workers went off to follow orders and finish rebuilding the Osada Fortress. She was rather tired of the wholre rebuilding ordeal. She was caught off guard when Sero came up from behind her and began whispering in her ear. Chills ran up her spine, her stomach tingles as her breath caressed her skin. It was hard to get used to having him this close to her. Nevertheless Kei smiled at his words, at the fact that he wanted to keep her by his side. But a promise was a promise, she would have to switch back to Yang shortly. Of course, she wouldn't do so just yet, not before she could press her lips to his for a brief moment. After doing so, she would speak.

"You don't exctly need my guidance. You've been doing a wonderful job on your own, Sero. However, if my being with you has any use, I'll follow you," She said, shrugging and making herself sound uninterested. But now that she had spoken, she would have to switch back. With a single handsign, the markings on her face changed, making it obvious that Yang was in control once again. The young girl extended her hand to Sero with a bright smile on her face. "Can we go get ice cream first?" She said, using sign language, of course.

Sero chuckled as the hand sign was made. She always acted tough but he had seen a side to her as soft as any other. Really it was interesting to see how much the two had in common. Still the lips pressed to his made him feel as if he where soft to the touch. Like his muscles where relaxing and he was safe as could be.

Still when the personalities change he kisses her on the lips again. His lips where hot to the touch but not scaldingly so. He nods slowly as she makes her sign language. His eyes taking in each movement as it filters through like a picture book in his memories. He had not just read a book on hand signs but had memorized every last book he could find. So he nods and turns wrapping an arm around her waist as they go to find some ice cream.

A kiss on the lips was a very nice way of being greeted. Kei closed her eyes as she pressed her lips to Sero's. As always, he was warm and comforting. Once they parted, Kei smiled and clapped her hands together. It was impressive how easily she could go from being frustrated to being in such a good mood only with the promise of something sweet. She was pretty much jumping up and down until Sero placed a hand over her waist. Now, this side of Kei often found it difficult to react to these things. Unike her other half, she was oblivious to mosly anything that had to do with romance and the like. She was far less confident in these matters and therefore had a little more trouble reacting. She would often just blush and turn to the side so as to avoid being embarrassed. Hesitantly, she reached for the hand that he had wrapped around her and laced her fingers with his. She still avoided eye contact, burying her head in his chest. She ran the sentence that she wantd to say through her head a couple of times, debating whether or not to say it. She looked at Sero briefly before once again avaoiding eye contact. "We should... go on a date some time," She used her free hand to say and almost instantly regretted it. Her face was a deep color of red, now.

Sero contemplates her reactions. She was actually slightly more difficult then Yin in a way. She wanted the same things but was never eager to take them. This confused Sero beyond belief. In his mind if you wanted something then you just needed the power to take it. Of course this made the whole country a very lucky group as he was not one of material needs. If he wanted something here then not a single soul there was nearly powerful enough to stop him.

He looks down at her blushing face and reads her fingers. He contemplates a moment on what a date was. The books he had been reading where not very clear on dating and the definition in the dictionary suggested they where already going on one. Did she perhaps intend to say that she wanted to create a new day on the calendar? That just seemed unlikely. So he kept thinking on it until his brain hurt and he decided to just speak up and clarify.

"I thought us going out together for a treat was a date."

Kei shook her head. No, that wasn't exactly a date. If just being together could be considered a date, then they had gone out on hundreds of them. No, that wasn't quite it. She shook her head though mostly to herself this time. Well! Might as well try to explain. She was better at this than Yin was, or at least she was far more patient than her other half. She stopped walking for a moment so that she could stand in fron of Sero to explain properly. She was immersed in her own thoughts for a moment. Let's see... how to explain this. "Well, a date is usually more romantic and planned out. You put a lot of effort into it to make the other person happy!" She moved her hands enthusiastically in what she thought was a wonderful and accurate explanation. It was sweet and simple. However, she might as well give him a few examples. "It's doing something that the other person likes to make them happy!" She continued on, letting her guard down for Yin to intervene for a brief moment. "Don't forget to mention that it usually ends in sex," She said. Off guard, Yang repeated what her other side had whispered. "And they usually end in sex!" Oh God, what the hell had she just said? She blushed crimson red and almost went into shock. That was something that she hadn't meant to say. Now she felt both awkward and embarrassed, to the point where she wanted to run away like the little girl she was. In her mind, Yin laughed loudly.

Sero nods slowly as a picture of a date was forming in his head.Something each person liked. In the picture in his head the two of them where sitting at a candle lit dinner surrounded by flower petals. She was giggling and enjoying her food and Sero was smiling while slowly picking at his. Out from behind a tree stepped three assailants and they attacked. Sero made quick work of them and Kei helped burn them alive. My a date must be fun. Then they preformed the sex which in his mind was some sort of blood ritual and she was pregnant.

He smiles to himself a little coldly and looks to her nodding again. before moving forward and taking her hand softly. and then speaking.

"well then I shall have to make some arrangements. after your ice cream."

If Kei was blushing before, Sero's comment made her want to go crawl into the unfinished moat and burry herself alive in it. She kept her eyes fixed on the ground. She refused to move. Did he.. Did Sero want to have sex with her? She was... well, she didn't quite know how to react to that. She did love him, and she was sure that he loved her as well. She supposed she was ready to take that step but still... It was a little sudden. She slowly lifted her gaze to look at Sero. He seemed... oddly calm, to be honest. It was strange. It also made Kei feel even more embarrassed. "I bet you he doesn't even know how sex works," She heard Yin say, sounding unamused. She was far more comfortable with the subject than Yang was, but having the more innocent side of herself explain these things was far too priceless for her to want to intervene.

Kei hesitated, but she could feel her other half pressuring her to ask. Her hands moved almost automatically. "Do you know how sex works?" She managed, though she still avoided eye contact to spare herself any more embarrassment than she already had on her hands. Her heartbeat was racing as she stood in front of Sero, completely still while she waited for his answer.

Sero blinked and tilts his head at her hesitation. Women where confusing to him. Amaya tended to speak her mind and her mine was usually sadistic. After all she had genetically created a child he would describe as a permanent clone of two separate DNA's. Still he paused as he waited and watched her.

She makes the hand signs and he pauses in his thoughts looking confused. Had she not expected him to do his research after the last conversation? He had begun looking through techniques in the libraries and found a scroll of a forbidden jutsu. It had been defined with two words."the sex". He moves forward and tilts her chin up. looking into her eyes figuring she might like the eye contact before he spoke.

"Of course I do. You must bleed out a criminal who has taken at least the life of one male and one female and a child. Then you draw a specific symbol on the floor with it. Have the woman lay on the symbol and focus half the chakra of both a man and a woman into the blood. And then the reincarnation of the first of both bloodlines will be born as a child."

Kei's eye twitched. She was going to have to... no. Hell no. She had to explain th whole concept of sex, didn't she? She culd feel herself panicking, but took a deep breath. Ok... How to start... "That's... completely wrong," She signed. "I don't even know where you got that from," She said. She was rather shocked at his interpretation of how humans reproduced. He had a wild imagination, she had to give him that. "Sex is..." Ok, now she had to rewind back to when her father had explained where babies came from. What was it that he had said again? Ah yes. "When a man and a woman - and sometimes two men or two women - love each other, they start to get... intimate. This... This involves getting naked and.. um... touching each other." Kei paused briefly. This was difficult to explain. She could pretty much hear her other half laughing out loud in her head. Now on with the explanation. "This usually brings... um... pleasure. People say it's fun. I don't know. I've never done it before." She was rambling now. It was hard to stay on track with these things. Kei was still blushing madly. The last part, the conclusion to the entire explanation, she said it as if it were just one word. She really didn't like speaking in graphic terms. That was best left for Yin. "And then the penis goes into the vagina and that's what's strictly called sex." There. She was done. She could go off and die in a hole, now.

Sero nodded slowly as she told him he was completely wrong. It bothered him that his studies had been fruitless after all. So when he see's her about to continue he takes out a notepad and pen and begins to scribble down notes as she speaks. He begins to write down idea's and includes to find the 'pleasure touching spots' the next time he tortured someone.

He looks back to her when she says the last spot. Most of what he had read about those spots had been about infections and diseases. That and the male penis was an excellent thing to put into boiling water for information. He looks confused a moment at that. The vagina was big enough for the tube like shape of a penis? It seemed so basic. Still he nods again. He could tell she was flustered but he was curious.

"So by touching those two pieces of flesh together it makes babies. Does the penis detach and grow into a child at this point? How does the male Urinate after wards. Will there be pain involved?"

And there went whatever was left of the nervous wreck that was Kei Niidashi. Lovely. The girl was pretty much frozen and unable to answer any more questions. Well, nothing left to do but to change personalities now. With a single andsign, Yin was back. "You broke her," She began, momentarily setting the subject of conversation aside. "She's pretty much reduced to a babbling mess. And you're going to have to fix that. Hell, she won't be able to look you in the eye for a week!" She said, slightly annoyed. "But moving on, now. Yes, rubbing those two pieces of flesh together makes babies. But some people just do it for shits and giggles. It's meant to be fun and it supposedly feels fucking awesome. No, your penis doesn't detatch. You just secrete this white liquid called semen. Doing so is called an orgasm. Yes, there is pain involved, but only for my and that's because I'm a virgin. It stops hurting after the first few times." She explained. All the while, she sounded quite nonchalant.

Sero blinks as the tattoo just switches sides and she starts speaking. It was very informational. In fact he finishes up his page of notes and feels satisfied enough to pocket the book. Before nodding and continuing to buy Ice cream. He get his as strawberry and lets her order one as well before paying the nice old lady. It was then that it struck him and he turns to the old lady. He needed to confirm the information this time through. So he speaks with a nonchalant normal tone of voice so everyone in the line for ice cream or other such treats could hear.

"Excuse me Ma'am. I respect the elderly for the experience they might have and assume by your age you are not a virgin like my lovely companion. Is sex fun for you?"

Kei wasn't really a fan of ice cream. Ok, that was sort of a lie. One half of her was, the other wasn't. This half particularly preferred spicy food rahter than sweets but meh. It was Sero's money so she wouldn't complain. She ate from her ice cream cone happily, licking the melting drops of the caramel flavored sweet. She was satisfied with this outcome. She got to spend more time with the man she was in love with while her other half huddled in a corner of her mind, rocking herself as she hugged her knees to her chest. That would last a while. Oh well, she wouldn't complain at all. She looked at Sero from the corner of her eye and smiled. He really was such a kind and gentle person, striking up a conversation with the old woman behind the counter, asking her if... Oh hell no. Kei snapped. She went over to the man and proceeded to kick his shin as hard as she could. It was hard enough to cause a major bruise, maybe even a crack in his bones. "Ma'am, please ignore him completely, his mother never taught him what "having filters" means," She said as she proceeded to drag Sero out of the shop by the collar of his shirt. "No! Bad Sero! You don't get to talk about sex like it's the fucking weather, understood? That's something you talk about to me and to your closest friends while you're drunk," She scolded as they stood in the middle of the road, now. Kei sighed and continued eating her ice cream. She grabbed Sero's hand in hers. She wodered if he would be hurst by what she said or if he would just accept the information and carry on.

The look on the woman's face of astonished indignation was explained shortly there after. A kick to his left shin seemed to bring some notice of possible damage so he relaxed it automatically to flow with the blow. In the process avoiding any real damage. He turned rapidly expecting an enemy to be there his hand already poised to fry them on the spot and block any incoming when he saw an enraged kei. It took him a moment to realize she was speaking while reaching for his collar.

He follows her outside willing his ice cream having melted into a puddle the instant he had been attacked as he pulsed out his chakra. One of the kids in the line had passed out from the pressure. He now stood outside with her and was reminded that in front of a dangerous enemy one acted injured to seem less dangerous then they where. so he gave himself a bit of a limp as she explained how things worked. He hesitates a moment before speaking.

"But I only have one friend and I dont drink."

Kei kept on eating her ice cream as she glared at Sero. She sighed before answering to his complaint. "You can talk to that one friend of yours about it, then, preferrably not in full detail, but that's up to you. Other than that, whatever we do should be kept between you and me, got that?" She said before turning around. She grabbed his hand so that they could keep on walking, all the while eating her ice cream. "Also, Sero, you should be careful where you use your power. You made a three year old kid pass out. If you want the people of Kirigakure to respect you as a Sannin, you'll have to be a little bit more friendly with the general public, ok?" She said. Of course, she wasn't asking him to change. They had already had that conversation before. She was in love with him the way he was. But if he wanted to avoid more trouble in the future, well, he would have to show a different side of him to the people of Kiri. Something told her that any such change would rely almost entirely on her. "Here, we can share what's left of my ice cream," She said, offering some to Sero as she started lieading them back to the Administration Building, where they were temporarily staying.

Sero was somewhat unsure of what to do with that. But for now he needed to plan on some romance. And apparently not his own twisted version of it. Still he smiles and leans down to kiss her forehead. His arms reaching around her and just holding her for the time being. He figured this was difficult for her so he just holds her. Before speaking just loud enough for her to hear.

"I don't even really like Ice cream hun. I came here because you do. And I want to spend time with you. I know I am frustrating but please just put up with me."