Ninja Assassin: Attraction

by Sally Keira

  These concerns were short-lived because the faceless Sensei gained their full attention through his next loud speaker announcement.

  "Lawso, nice to see you looking well rested. So, today you will train the group in how to shoot accurately, whilst running full pace at a target. Lawso, you will cover both close and long range shooting using live ammunition. I have left six M4 carbine firearms and 500 silhouette target sheets in the weaponry room. You will find a nail gun to assist you in securing your targets to some trees. At the end of the day you will report back to me as to how many further lessons your opponents will need. Now, how long do you require to set up your lesson?"

  Lawso stood thoughtful for a moment.

  "Probably about three hours,” he shouted out.

  "I will give you two hours. Everyone else may have two hours free time," the faceless Sensei replied sternly, before switching off the speaker system.

  Lawso sighed before jogging off toward the weaponry pagoda.

  Kaiya smirked behind his back. The bath pool was where she would head off to now, to enjoy her small amount of free time. Kazuo probably needed a bath too but he could wait until she was done.

  ***

  Two hours later Lawso gathered the opponents outside the western wall of the dojo, in an open area near the tree line. He brought them over to where he had nailed target sheets to some trees. The target sheets each had the same outline of a person on them. There were several zones marked out over the top, so they could determine how accurate their shots would be.

  "Ok kids, I want you to all keep your M4 in semi-automatic setting today. I'm only interested in single rounds. No aiming at each other. Kaiya or Anton, I mean it. I want absolutely no messing around with live rounds in my lesson. I want to start with observing how accurate you all are from close and far range, shooting from a stationary position. Once I've got a baseline from you all, we'll work on shooting from walking pace for the morning. After lunch we'll pick up the pace to a run. Then finally I'll take you all one at a time through an obstacle course that I set up earlier. Any questions before we get started?"

  Lawso seemed pretty damn sexy to Kaiya, the way he was taking control of the group. He was also sounding very serious right now and was probably not one to mess with when he was in charge. Kaiya could not help herself though, she just had to make an attempt to undermine him, to see how he would respond.

  "Actually, yes. How accurate are YOU at shooting long range at a run?"

  Kaiya was of the opinion that it was more effective to stop and take a concentrated aim at a target, if you really wanted to hit them from a distance.

  Lawso raised his eyebrows at her, stepped forward into her space, and smiled smugly down at her from his tall height.

  "Yoshito, please answer Kaiya's question," Lawso said.

  Yoshito laughed before he answered. "Kaiya, remember that first challenge we were in? I was running with you draped over my shoulders and Lawso was running at full pace behind me. As I was reaching the dojo, he'd closed the gap to about 150 metres in this clearing and was still closing in on me. Lawso had one chance at a shot before I got inside. Lawso's shot landed on you Kaiya, but that was just two centimetres from my neck. And it wasn't even sunrise yet."

  Lawso appeared satisfied by the look of comprehension crossing Kaiya's face.

  "You'd like a demonstration would you, Kaiya?" Lawso continued smugly. "Keep that target clear."

  Lawso pointed at one of the trees with a target on it and the others stepped well away. Lawso took off at a jog, until he was a good 150 metres away at the far end of the clearing. He turned toward the tree and loaded his M4 with a click. His focus narrowed, and he started running full pace toward the tree, taking aim. Six rounds fired before he slowed to a jog again. When he reached the tree he ripped his target sheet off the bark and brought it over to them. There were three deadly accurate bullet holes in the middle of the target's head and another three had landed accurately in the middle of the target's chest. Satisfied that he had impressed them all, he scrunched up the target and threw it playfully at Kaiya's chest.

  "Alright, Lawso," she said. "Show me how to do that!"

  The men all laughed at Kaiya's eagerness to increase her deadliness.

  “With pleasure. Welcome to my version of accelerated SAS training 101,” Lawso joked.

  Lawso ended up training them all for four days straight, making as much use of the daylight as possible. They were all reasonably good at shooting accurately at a full running pace by the time he was finished with them. His opponents were not really that hard to train to run and shoot. They were all already deadly accurate when shooting stationary, over both long distance and close range.

  Lawso remained serious and focused during his teaching. However, Kaiya did catch him watching her frequently when he thought she was not looking. Each time Kaiya finished shooting her way through Lawso's solo obstacle course, he pulled her into his arms and kissed her. They locked lips for only a few minutes each time, knowing the others were waiting for them to return. The stolen kisses were a tease, wearing down what little remained of Kaiya’s resistance to Lawso’s advances.

  On the final day of Lawso's target training, Lawso planned to take Kaiya through his final obstacle course last. The men could finish first and use the hot spring bath together, and be out of his way. When he finally got Kaiya alone, he hoped to seduce her. The tension had undeniably been building between them. He knew how to read women and was confident that Kaiya wanted him too.

  At the end of the day Yoshito, then Kazuo, breezed through the final solo obstacle course and were dismissed to use the hot spring. After that, Satoshi mastered his final run through as well, and walked back to the clearing with Lawso. They were expecting to find both Anton and Kaiya waiting for their turns, but Kaiya was there alone.

  "Anton said to tell you that he has gone to do a ‘shit’ but will be back when he is done," Kaiya explained.

  Satoshi gave Lawso a knowing look as he departed toward the dojo, laughing.

  Lawso turned toward Kaiya, trying to hide his disappointment that he could not take her through his obstacle course last.

  "Come on, beautiful,” Lawso said. “Let's see what you've got on your final run through. I'll run through behind you, watching your hot ass as you shoot."

  Kaiya playfully punched Lawso in the shoulder.

  “What sort of instructor are you, blatantly flirting with me?” Kaiya asked.

  “What’s wrong? Afraid you can’t keep your focus while I’m watching you?” Lawso teased, deliberately looking her up and down with appreciation.

  “Watch all you like,” Kaiya said, turning her back on him. “I enjoy running away from you.”

  “And I enjoy chasing you,” Lawso said, shooting her a seductive smile when she looked over her shoulder at him with her eyebrow raised.

  Kaiya’s response was to cock her gun and take off, whether he was ready or not. The sound of Lawso running behind her did not put her off in the slightest. In fact, Kaiya easily achieved her most accurate run through of Lawso's forest obstacle course yet. When she finished, she turned toward him panting and grinning.

  Lawso grabbed her hips and smiled down at her. "Not bad, Kaiya. I hope I don't regret teaching you to shoot like a SAS soldier.”

  Before she could consider his comment, her breath caught as his delicious mouth descended towards hers. And what a kiss it was!

  Lawso’s lips pressed against hers in expression of raw desire.

  “These weeks of wanting you, is driving me crazy,” Lawso breathed against her mouth.

  His large hands were still cupping her hips as his lips rubbed and nipped hers, in playful demonstration of his need for her.

  “Mmmm,” Kaiya moaned softly as Lawso’s tongue demanded entry to her mouth.

  Their exchange of passion commanded Kaiya’s full attention and she could not get enough of him. Kaiya barely noticed Lawso disarm her of her firearm, tossing it on the ground. She barely noticed him
lift her up under her butt. He manually spread her legs around him, pressing her back against a tree. Kaiya was lost in the moment. She liked the way his tongue was stroking hers. She liked the feeling of straddling his hips, with his hard cock nudging between her legs through her pants. Her fingers tugged through Lawso’s sandy blond hair in wild abandonment, whilst her mouth kept pace with his.

  "Kaiya, I want you," Lawso murmured, his tone heavy with need.

  Her response was a teasing laugh, silenced by his hungry lips slamming back against hers.

  “Admit you want me too,” Lawso demanded.

  “I do, but-”

  Lawso was kissing her again, more urgently. Insistently. Seductively. Kaiya knew she wanted things to go further too. But not here, not when they would be interrupted. But it was hard to stop.

  It took her several minutes to find the resolve to pull away from his alluring mouth.

  “You still have to go back and run Anton through your obstacle course,” Kaiya reluctantly reminded him.

  “Stuff him!" Lawso exclaimed and continued kissing her.

  Kaiya put a knife to Lawso's neck. "That pig of a man is not walking in on me going at it."

  Lawso disarmed her of her knife, only succeeding to do so because Kaiya let him.

  “I just want a taste of your breasts before we leave,” he smiled persuasively at her.

  “But-”

  Another kiss silenced her resistance. Lawso lifted her shirt up and reached behind her, quickly undoing her black bra and pushing the cups up out of his way.

  "Lawso!" Kaiya only half-protested, as her two perfect rounded breasts with little hard nipples plunged free into his hands.

  "Fuck, they look as perfect as they feel!" Lawso exclaimed.

  Without hesitation, his mouth sought out a nipple and sucked.

  “Oh god,” Kaiya moaned, as she arched her back to give him more access.

  “Mmmm,” Lawso said. “So perky and suckable.”

  Lawso’s mouth was warm and wet against her nipple. He hungrily tasted the other one, earning another moan from Kaiya’s mouth. His mouth and hands continued exploring Kaiya’s breasts. He was a hungry animal and she was his willing prey. She could not help pressing her lower body harder against him. His seduction was difficult to resist. In fact, resistance could not be further from her mind. Kaiya needed him to fuck her now.

  Somewhere in the distance they heard Anton calling out. Both of them groaned in disgust at the interruption. Lawso reluctantly released Kaiya, slowly letting her slide down his legs until she was on her feet again. Kaiya stepped out of his hold, frantically adjusting herself.

  Kaiya collected her gun and knife from the ground.

  "Enjoy your erection with Anton," she smirked at Lawso, as she turned in the direction of the dojo.

  Lawso silently watched her petite curvy figure retreat, with a look of unquenched hunger in his blue eyes.

  Chapter 7

  Over the next few days it was Satoshi’s turn to lead a group lesson. The opponents followed him into the forest, where he instructed them in building traps, to both catch and take out opponents. Kaiya thought that Satoshi's contraptions were incredibly clever. He mostly used rope, vines and branches in his designs. She was impressed to learn how well he blended them in amongst their environment.

  Lawso did not get much more opportunity to get Kaiya alone. He would sometimes grab her butt when the others were not looking. Or shoot her a suggestive glance across her body, making her feel flustered. He was amused by Kaiya's response to his behaviour, because he could tell she was getting just as wound up as he was. Seeking her out of an evening whilst she was in the bath or her room, would be too obvious to the others. He was also uncertain of when and where the Sensei would be watching. Part of him was enjoying the anticipation of what would happen next between them.

  At the end of the third day of Satoshi's teaching, Satoshi declared that his lesson was completed. They were all in good spirits as they headed back to the dojo together. The opponents were always satisfied to add more useful skills to their deadly repertoire. Kaiya lagged behind chatting to Satoshi about one of his branch flick traps. They barely noticed the others cease talking up ahead when they entered the dojo. Kaiya and Satoshi found the other opponents all staring silently at a woman sitting in the middle of the courtyard.

  The woman sat on a red pillow with her legs crossed, back straight and eyes closed. She was a middle-aged Japanese woman with long greying hair, but a thin and sleekly muscular body. The woman was dressed in a long forest green coloured kimono top and dark flowing pants. Her traditional geta shoes were placed beside her. The woman was sitting in a large circle of seven more pillows, three blue pillows to her left, three blue pillows to her right and another red pillow opposite her.

  Kaiya was the first to move. She strode over and sat on a blue pillow to the woman's right. The woman smiled with her eyes still closed. The others each followed suit and sat on a blue pillow. Except for Anton, who took the red pillow opposite the woman, leaving a blue pillow vacant. Once they were seated some loud meditation music switched on via the speaker system.

  A strong looking, middle-aged Japanese man with a stern face and greying beard, stepped out into the courtyard from the southern pagoda. He was dressed in a burgundy coloured karate gi with a black belt and black Adidas dojo shoes. The man strode around the circle, staring at Anton with an intimidating expression, whilst shaking his head. Anton caught on quickly and scrambled over to the remaining blue pillow, so that the man could sit in his position. When the man sat on the red pillow, he crossed his legs and straightened his back, with his eyes closed.

  Kaiya, Kazuo and Yoshito kept their eyes closed looking peaceful, mimicking the older man and woman in meditation. Satoshi and Lawso tried to look focused but exchanged amused glances from time to time. Anton mostly sat frowning with his head down, staring at the dirt in front of him. After the music eventually ended, they all continued sitting unmoving for several minutes more, waiting for something to happen. The woman spoke first, greeting them all by name, one by one in Japanese.

  "Good evening opponents. My name is Sensei Aiko. I am aware that two of you have already met my husband, Sensei Shinji. We have been observing you over these past weeks and we are very pleased with your progress. We have decided that it is time for us to be more present in your training now.”

  After completing her introduction, she also repeated herself in English, mostly for Anton’s sake. Lawso’s Japanese was improving the more time he spent with his opponents. Anton, however, clearly put in minimal effort to learn Japanese.

  “Kaiya, you were first to sit beside me so I would like to challenge you first. If you are able to achieve a strike against me within three attempts, you will train with me tomorrow,” Sensei Aiko said.

  Sensei Aiko rose and walked into the middle of the circle barefoot, wrapping a blindfold around herself. She gestured in Kaiya's direction. Kaiya rose and stepped into the circle facing the older woman.

  "Begin," the older Japanese woman commanded.

  Kaiya feigned a punch to the left and sent a swinging kick upward with her right foot. Sensei Aiko briefly moved a hand to block the anticipated punch. However, she swung her body around to redirect her hand, in time to catch Kaiya's foot. Sensei Aiko held onto Kaiya’s foot and slowly applied pressure over Kaiya's leg.

  “Ahh!” Kaiya gasped. “I yield.”

  "Your leg would be broken now," the woman told Kaiya.

  She released Kaiya who dropped to the ground in frustration.

  "Again, Kaiya," the older woman commanded.

  Kaiya jumped up and stalked Sensei Aiko with determination. But before she could make her next move, the older woman took her down with a series of kick combinations.

  "Your hesitation is noisy," the older woman brutally told her.

  Kaiya begrudgingly picked herself off the ground again. The woman barely said "begin" again and Kaiya attacked. She threw herself into a cartwheel t
urning on her landing and swiping her foot around, curving downward until she connected with the older woman's foot. The woman fell forward, but surprised them all when she flipped over into a standing position before she hit the ground. Sensei Aiko removed her blindfold, smiling at Kaiya.

  "You are most dangerous, Kaiya, when you use your instinct and unique gymnastic inspired movement, well done. You and I shall train together tomorrow. I was also gymnast trained prior to learning Ninjutsu in my younger years. I am pleased to meet another of my kind. I have been looking forward to developing you, and I will teach you to use your size further to your advantage."

  “Thank you, Sensei,” Kaiya bowed her head in respect and they both stepped back to sit on their cushions in the circle.

  Kaiya was thrilled that she had gained Sensei Aiko's respect. Kaiya was not about to admit that she had no idea where she had pulled that move from. Lawso was watching her with a look of what seemed like admiration on his face.

  Sensei Shinji spoke next, in the commanding voice they had grown used to over the past weeks. He rose and stepped into the circle, as he spoke.

  "I have left a series of weapons on the steps of the southern pagoda. You will each challenge me one at a time with any weapon of your choice. We will continue until one of you is able to win not a strike but a round. Whoever that is will gain the honour of being trained by Sensei Aiko tomorrow with Kaiya. The rest of you will train with me. Anton you are up first."

  Anton walked over to the steps and returned bearing a long timber quarterstaff pole. He stood inside the circle staring determinedly at the older man. Sensei Shinji stood with his legs slightly apart and his hands in fists at his side. Sensei Shinji bowed his head and Anton reciprocated.

  “Begin,” Sensei Shinji commanded.

  Anton held the quarterstaff in the centre and swung one end at Sensei Shinji, who easily ducked. The other end of the staff swung quickly back at Sensei Shinji, who blocked it between his hands. Sensei Shinji pushed the end of the staff that he had caught toward Anton, causing Anton to twist his body to the side. Sensei Shinji swept Anton's feet out from beneath him before he was able to turn forward again.