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  "writing": "The sun had set hours ago but they continued to walk. Fortunately the moon was full so there was some light to see where they were going. Usagi wanted to press on until they reached the hot springs. They were on an incline path that was cut up the small mountain side. Usagi swore that they were close but Leo was starting to doubt that they would make it there before midnight.  \n \nJotaro had fallen asleep before the sun had fully set and Leo carried him, in a sling, on his back. He smiled to himself as he walked. Having the young bunny asleep, curled up against his carapace made Leo’s heart soar and made him wish he could have a child of his own. He was going to cherish the time he had with Jotaro to the fullest. \n\nThey rounded a cluster of boulders and the hot springs came into view. A small building was set among the rocks with fences running from it to surround the pools of hot water. Steam could be seen rising from the fenced in areas.\n\nThere were lights coming from within the building, which was a good sign that someone was still awake.  Usagi led the way up the path. “They are used to late travelers coming here during all hours of the night. Not only is this a hot springs but there is an inn here as well.” He smiled back at Leo and held up the bag of money. “We have enough to get a private room with its own pool, as long as one is available.”\n\n“That sounds nice,” Leo smiled. “I guess it was a good thing that we fell on some misfortune.”\n\nUsagi chuckled, “I’ve never been so fortunate in my misfortunes. Most of the time I end up losing money.”\n\nThey entered the building and Usagi paid the innkeeper for the night in a private room. As they were led back through the building, Leo looked around. It was a lot nicer than the other places they had stayed. The floors were swept and the paint on the walls was smooth. The art that decorated the corridors looked as if it had been purchased recently. \n\n“Is this place new?” Leo asked Usagi. \n\n“It has been here for several decades,” Usagi replied. “It is just well maintained.”\n\n“I can see that,” Leo said in awe. \n\nTheir room wasn’t large but it was clean with a shoji that opened up to the private pool. The servant moved about the room, preparing it for them. She lit a candle, opened the shoji and then unrolled the tatami. Once she was done she bowed as she backed out of the room, closing the door behind her. \n\n“This is nice,” Leo said. \n\nUsagi lifted Jotaro from the sling on Leo’s back and placed him on the tatami. “I don’t know about you but I am going to soak in the hot spring pool before I go to bed.”\n\n“That sounds nice,” Leo smiled and started to remove his clothes. He followed Usagi’s example and folded everything as he removed them. It felt good to remove the clothing. He had been wearing the same thing since he had arrived in Usagi’s world and it was in need of a good cleaning. \n\nUsagi got to work stripping Jotaro as he slept. Before Leo could ask how they were going to clean their clothes, Usagi collected them and placed them just outside the door. “They will be laundered and brought back in the morning,” Usagi explained. \n\n“Nice.” Leo watched Usagi make his way back across the room. It was the first time Leo had seen his friend undressed. The only thing Usagi had on was his undergarments and Leo found it a bit strange to see him that way. It made him look different. \n\nLeo glanced over at Jotaro, who was fully naked and saw that he did have a little tail. Leo couldn’t help the small smile that crossed his lips. He knew that Usagi was a great warrior but the thought of him with a cute little bunny tail made him seem a little less fierce. \n\nCarrying their swords, Leo followed Usagi outside. They sat down in the hot pool and Leo let out a soft sigh. Their swords were placed within arm’s reach and from where they were sitting they could see into their room and where Jotaro was sleeping. “I paid for two nights,” Usagi sighed and leaned back. “After what we have been through, I figured we deserved it.”\n\n“You’re not going to hear any complaints out of me,” Leo chuckled. “I could spend the whole three months here.”\n\nUsagi laughed, “We have been fortunate but not that fortunate. And besides, I need to get Jotaro back to his parents. It has been almost a year and it will take about a month to travel there. I told them that I would only take him for a year.”\n\nLeo felt his heart sink a little. “Really? I was kinda hoping to have him with us the whole time.”\n\n“I would love to be able to spend more time with him, but I gave them my word.” Usagi looked up at the stars. “When I found out that he was my son I was overjoyed and devastated at the same time. He has a good home and Kenichi is a good father to him. He is a good man for claiming Jotaro as his own. It would not be safe for him to stay with me.”\n\n“Maybe one day, when he is older, you can train him,” Leo offered. \n\nTurning his head to look at Leo, Usagi said, “It would not be proper for me to train my own son. I would go too easy on him. He needs someone who will train him, not mollycoddle him. He will train with my master, Katsuichi, when he is old enough.” Usagi sat up to check on Jotaro before turning back to Leo. “Speaking of training, you have expressed your desire for me to train you. Does that me you are willing to take on the role of a wakashu?”\n\nShrugging his shoulders, Leo shook his head. “I don’t know what that is.”\n\n“You do not?” Usagi tilted his head. “DO you not have them in your world? It is the stage in a man’s life that is in between childhood and adulthood. You are a little older than most start out but you have yet to reach the age of adulthood so you do qualify. To be honest, the clothes I have given you are traditionally those worn by a wakashu.”\n\n“I am here to learn all that I can from you, including the culture,” Leo said. “I don’t see any harm in carrying a new title for a while.”\n\n“It’s more than that.” Usagi turned towards Leo so that they could look directly at each other. “I will be your teacher in… everything.”\n\n“So… what?” Leo shrugged. “You teach me how to fight, how to behave, how to read, and write? Math? History? I only have three months. I don’t think we can cram years of samurai training into that short amount of time. ”\n\n“I agree, I cannot teach you everything.” Usagi nodded. “Those things are included in training but there is also the physical.”\n\n“Like… exercise?” Leo ventured to guess.\n\n“Sex,” Usagi stated flatly. \n\nLeo’s mind stopped working for a moment and he just stared blankly at his friend. The word echoed in his head until his mind was able to process what he had just heard. “W…what?” he managed to stammer out. \n\n“When a samurai master takes on a student,” Usagi explained, “they also, often, become lovers.”\n\nLeo’s head was spinning. He turned to look at Jotaro. “But…, you had sex with a woman. You’re not gay…. Are you?”\n\n“It’s… different,” Usagi answered, taken back a little bit. “The relationship I had with Jotaro’s mother was one of love. The one we would have is one of mutual companionship. It forges a bond between master and student that lasts a lifetime.”\n\nLeo turned to look at Usagi again. “So when you went to train with Katsuichi, you two had sex?”\n\nUsagi nodded, “Yes.”\n\nLeo was still having a hard time trying to wrap his mind around it all. “How old were you?”\n\n“A few months shy of Fifteen,” Usagi answered. \n\nAgain, it took a moment for Leo’s mind to process. “You don’t think that is, maybe, a little too young to enter into a sexual relationship?”\n\n“No,” Usagi shook his head. “Some girls are married by that time and already pregnant with their first child.”\n\n“Where I come from, that is too young,” Leo argued. “Way too young. You plan on sending Jotaro to the same master you had, when he comes of age, and they are going to have sex just like you did.”\n\nUsagi’s ears dropped. “I do not understand why you are getting so upset, Leonardo. This is the custom of my people.”\n\nLeo took a calming breath. He didn’t want to offend Usagi. It was just that when it came to children, Leo became defensive. He had to remind himself that he was in a different time and place. It was only in recent times that the age of consent was raised to eighteen. And even in his own world, there were still countries where children were being married off at young ages. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to offend you. Things are just vastly different where I come from. A sexual relationship between an adult and a child is frowned upon and scarring for the child.”\n\n“I wasn’t a child,” Usagi insisted. “I was young, yes, but not a child. Do you think that you were a child when you were fifteen?”\n\n“No,” Leo sighed. “I do not. But that doesn’t mean that I was mature enough for sex, especially not with someone who is much older.”\n\n“Maybe you still aren’t. It is not something you have to do.” Collecting his swords, Usagi stood and got out of the pool. “Not all do it. It is just an option. I am sorry if I had offended you with the offer. I am going to bed.”\n\n“Goodnight,” Leo said after a moment’s hesitation, he didn’t know what else to say. He watched Usagi dry himself, enter the room and lie down next to Jotaro. Guilt filled Leo. He didn’t mean to argue with Usagi. Resting his head on the rocks that surrounded the pool, Leo looked up at the stars. He had a lot to think about. \n\n….\n\nLeo woke up to the sound of Jotaro’s laughter. The morning sun was just starting to show over the horizon, its soft light lending a yellow hue to everything. The subtle smell of breakfast reminded Leo that it had been a while since he had eaten last. \n\n“Don’t let me go,” Jotaro begged. Leo sat up and saw Usagi with Jotaro in the small pool. It was clear that the small bunny didn’t know how to swim. \n\n“I’ve got you,” Usagi assured him. \n\nLeo stood up, grabbed his swords and made his way to the open door. Usagi looked up as Leo approached. “Will you check in the hall to see if our clothes are ready?”\n\n“Sure,” Leo nodded and then made his way back towards the other door. Sliding it open just enough to look out, Leo checked the hall. Their clothes had been set by the door in a neat bundle. After checking to see if anyone was in the hall, Leo reached out and collected their clothes. “They’re here,” Leo announced, returning to the pool. \n\n“Good,” Usagi smiled, pulling Jotaro close. “Let’s get out so we can get some breakfast.”\n\nLeo got himself dressed as Usagi toweled off Jotaro. “About last night,” Leo started and his heart pounded in his chest. “I’m sorry.”\n\n“Do not worry about it. Last night is behind us.” Usagi stood. “Will you help Jotaro dress while I dry off?”\n\nLeo nodded and knelt down as Jotaro walked over to him. As Leo assisted Jotaro with is kimono, Usagi removed his underwear and rung the cloth out. Leo looked up and his gaze moved over Usagi’s body. In the light of the day, Leo could see some spots in the fur where scars littered Usagi’s body. But it was not the scars that had drawn Leo’s attention. \n\nAs he watched his friend and the way his body moved it made Leo rethink Usagi’s offer. \n",
  "writing_bbcode_parsed": "<span style='word-wrap: break-word;'>The sun had set hours ago but they continued to walk. Fortunately the moon was full so there was some light to see where they were going. Usagi wanted to press on until they reached the hot springs. They were on an incline path that was cut up the small mountain side. Usagi swore that they were close but Leo was starting to doubt that they would make it there before midnight.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;<br />Jotaro had fallen asleep before the sun had fully set and Leo carried him, in a sling, on his back. He smiled to himself as he walked. Having the young bunny asleep, curled up against his carapace made Leo&rsquo;s heart soar and made him wish he could have a child of his own. He was going to cherish the time he had with Jotaro to the fullest. <br /><br />They rounded a cluster of boulders and the hot springs came into view. A small building was set among the rocks with fences running from it to surround the pools of hot water. Steam could be seen rising from the fenced in areas.<br /><br />There were lights coming from within the building, which was a good sign that someone was still awake.&nbsp;&nbsp;Usagi led the way up the path. &ldquo;They are used to late travelers coming here during all hours of the night. Not only is this a hot springs but there is an inn here as well.&rdquo; He smiled back at Leo and held up the bag of money. &ldquo;We have enough to get a private room with its own pool, as long as one is available.&rdquo;<br /><br />&ldquo;That sounds nice,&rdquo; Leo smiled. &ldquo;I guess it was a good thing that we fell on some misfortune.&rdquo;<br /><br />Usagi chuckled, &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve never been so fortunate in my misfortunes. Most of the time I end up losing money.&rdquo;<br /><br />They entered the building and Usagi paid the innkeeper for the night in a private room. As they were led back through the building, Leo looked around. It was a lot nicer than the other places they had stayed. The floors were swept and the paint on the walls was smooth. The art that decorated the corridors looked as if it had been purchased recently. <br /><br />&ldquo;Is this place new?&rdquo; Leo asked Usagi. <br /><br />&ldquo;It has been here for several decades,&rdquo; Usagi replied. &ldquo;It is just well maintained.&rdquo;<br /><br />&ldquo;I can see that,&rdquo; Leo said in awe. <br /><br />Their room wasn&rsquo;t large but it was clean with a shoji that opened up to the private pool. The servant moved about the room, preparing it for them. She lit a candle, opened the shoji and then unrolled the tatami. Once she was done she bowed as she backed out of the room, closing the door behind her. <br /><br />&ldquo;This is nice,&rdquo; Leo said. <br /><br />Usagi lifted Jotaro from the sling on Leo&rsquo;s back and placed him on the tatami. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know about you but I am going to soak in the hot spring pool before I go to bed.&rdquo;<br /><br />&ldquo;That sounds nice,&rdquo; Leo smiled and started to remove his clothes. He followed Usagi&rsquo;s example and folded everything as he removed them. It felt good to remove the clothing. He had been wearing the same thing since he had arrived in Usagi&rsquo;s world and it was in need of a good cleaning. <br /><br />Usagi got to work stripping Jotaro as he slept. Before Leo could ask how they were going to clean their clothes, Usagi collected them and placed them just outside the door. &ldquo;They will be laundered and brought back in the morning,&rdquo; Usagi explained. <br /><br />&ldquo;Nice.&rdquo; Leo watched Usagi make his way back across the room. It was the first time Leo had seen his friend undressed. The only thing Usagi had on was his undergarments and Leo found it a bit strange to see him that way. It made him look different. <br /><br />Leo glanced over at Jotaro, who was fully naked and saw that he did have a little tail. Leo couldn&rsquo;t help the small smile that crossed his lips. He knew that Usagi was a great warrior but the thought of him with a cute little bunny tail made him seem a little less fierce. <br /><br />Carrying their swords, Leo followed Usagi outside. They sat down in the hot pool and Leo let out a soft sigh. Their swords were placed within arm&rsquo;s reach and from where they were sitting they could see into their room and where Jotaro was sleeping. &ldquo;I paid for two nights,&rdquo; Usagi sighed and leaned back. &ldquo;After what we have been through, I figured we deserved it.&rdquo;<br /><br />&ldquo;You&rsquo;re not going to hear any complaints out of me,&rdquo; Leo chuckled. &ldquo;I could spend the whole three months here.&rdquo;<br /><br />Usagi laughed, &ldquo;We have been fortunate but not that fortunate. And besides, I need to get Jotaro back to his parents. It has been almost a year and it will take about a month to travel there. I told them that I would only take him for a year.&rdquo;<br /><br />Leo felt his heart sink a little. &ldquo;Really? I was kinda hoping to have him with us the whole time.&rdquo;<br /><br />&ldquo;I would love to be able to spend more time with him, but I gave them my word.&rdquo; Usagi looked up at the stars. &ldquo;When I found out that he was my son I was overjoyed and devastated at the same time. He has a good home and Kenichi is a good father to him. He is a good man for claiming Jotaro as his own. It would not be safe for him to stay with me.&rdquo;<br /><br />&ldquo;Maybe one day, when he is older, you can train him,&rdquo; Leo offered. <br /><br />Turning his head to look at Leo, Usagi said, &ldquo;It would not be proper for me to train my own son. I would go too easy on him. He needs someone who will train him, not mollycoddle him. He will train with my master, Katsuichi, when he is old enough.&rdquo; Usagi sat up to check on Jotaro before turning back to Leo. &ldquo;Speaking of training, you have expressed your desire for me to train you. Does that me you are willing to take on the role of a wakashu?&rdquo;<br /><br />Shrugging his shoulders, Leo shook his head. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know what that is.&rdquo;<br /><br />&ldquo;You do not?&rdquo; Usagi tilted his head. &ldquo;DO you not have them in your world? It is the stage in a man&rsquo;s life that is in between childhood and adulthood. You are a little older than most start out but you have yet to reach the age of adulthood so you do qualify. To be honest, the clothes I have given you are traditionally those worn by a wakashu.&rdquo;<br /><br />&ldquo;I am here to learn all that I can from you, including the culture,&rdquo; Leo said. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t see any harm in carrying a new title for a while.&rdquo;<br /><br />&ldquo;It&rsquo;s more than that.&rdquo; Usagi turned towards Leo so that they could look directly at each other. &ldquo;I will be your teacher in&hellip; everything.&rdquo;<br /><br />&ldquo;So&hellip; what?&rdquo; Leo shrugged. &ldquo;You teach me how to fight, how to behave, how to read, and write? Math? History? I only have three months. I don&rsquo;t think we can cram years of samurai training into that short amount of time. &rdquo;<br /><br />&ldquo;I agree, I cannot teach you everything.&rdquo; Usagi nodded. &ldquo;Those things are included in training but there is also the physical.&rdquo;<br /><br />&ldquo;Like&hellip; exercise?&rdquo; Leo ventured to guess.<br /><br />&ldquo;Sex,&rdquo; Usagi stated flatly. <br /><br />Leo&rsquo;s mind stopped working for a moment and he just stared blankly at his friend. The word echoed in his head until his mind was able to process what he had just heard. &ldquo;W&hellip;what?&rdquo; he managed to stammer out. <br /><br />&ldquo;When a samurai master takes on a student,&rdquo; Usagi explained, &ldquo;they also, often, become lovers.&rdquo;<br /><br />Leo&rsquo;s head was spinning. He turned to look at Jotaro. &ldquo;But&hellip;, you had sex with a woman. You&rsquo;re not gay&hellip;. Are you?&rdquo;<br /><br />&ldquo;It&rsquo;s&hellip; different,&rdquo; Usagi answered, taken back a little bit. &ldquo;The relationship I had with Jotaro&rsquo;s mother was one of love. The one we would have is one of mutual companionship. It forges a bond between master and student that lasts a lifetime.&rdquo;<br /><br />Leo turned to look at Usagi again. &ldquo;So when you went to train with Katsuichi, you two had sex?&rdquo;<br /><br />Usagi nodded, &ldquo;Yes.&rdquo;<br /><br />Leo was still having a hard time trying to wrap his mind around it all. &ldquo;How old were you?&rdquo;<br /><br />&ldquo;A few months shy of Fifteen,&rdquo; Usagi answered. <br /><br />Again, it took a moment for Leo&rsquo;s mind to process. &ldquo;You don&rsquo;t think that is, maybe, a little too young to enter into a sexual relationship?&rdquo;<br /><br />&ldquo;No,&rdquo; Usagi shook his head. &ldquo;Some girls are married by that time and already pregnant with their first child.&rdquo;<br /><br />&ldquo;Where I come from, that is too young,&rdquo; Leo argued. &ldquo;Way too young. You plan on sending Jotaro to the same master you had, when he comes of age, and they are going to have sex just like you did.&rdquo;<br /><br />Usagi&rsquo;s ears dropped. &ldquo;I do not understand why you are getting so upset, Leonardo. This is the custom of my people.&rdquo;<br /><br />Leo took a calming breath. He didn&rsquo;t want to offend Usagi. It was just that when it came to children, Leo became defensive. He had to remind himself that he was in a different time and place. It was only in recent times that the age of consent was raised to eighteen. And even in his own world, there were still countries where children were being married off at young ages. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m sorry. I didn&rsquo;t mean to offend you. Things are just vastly different where I come from. A sexual relationship between an adult and a child is frowned upon and scarring for the child.&rdquo;<br /><br />&ldquo;I wasn&rsquo;t a child,&rdquo; Usagi insisted. &ldquo;I was young, yes, but not a child. Do you think that you were a child when you were fifteen?&rdquo;<br /><br />&ldquo;No,&rdquo; Leo sighed. &ldquo;I do not. But that doesn&rsquo;t mean that I was mature enough for sex, especially not with someone who is much older.&rdquo;<br /><br />&ldquo;Maybe you still aren&rsquo;t. It is not something you have to do.&rdquo; Collecting his swords, Usagi stood and got out of the pool. &ldquo;Not all do it. It is just an option. I am sorry if I had offended you with the offer. I am going to bed.&rdquo;<br /><br />&ldquo;Goodnight,&rdquo; Leo said after a moment&rsquo;s hesitation, he didn&rsquo;t know what else to say. He watched Usagi dry himself, enter the room and lie down next to Jotaro. Guilt filled Leo. He didn&rsquo;t mean to argue with Usagi. Resting his head on the rocks that surrounded the pool, Leo looked up at the stars. He had a lot to think about. <br /><br />&hellip;.<br /><br />Leo woke up to the sound of Jotaro&rsquo;s laughter. The morning sun was just starting to show over the horizon, its soft light lending a yellow hue to everything. The subtle smell of breakfast reminded Leo that it had been a while since he had eaten last. <br /><br />&ldquo;Don&rsquo;t let me go,&rdquo; Jotaro begged. Leo sat up and saw Usagi with Jotaro in the small pool. It was clear that the small bunny didn&rsquo;t know how to swim. <br /><br />&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve got you,&rdquo; Usagi assured him. <br /><br />Leo stood up, grabbed his swords and made his way to the open door. Usagi looked up as Leo approached. &ldquo;Will you check in the hall to see if our clothes are ready?&rdquo;<br /><br />&ldquo;Sure,&rdquo; Leo nodded and then made his way back towards the other door. Sliding it open just enough to look out, Leo checked the hall. Their clothes had been set by the door in a neat bundle. After checking to see if anyone was in the hall, Leo reached out and collected their clothes. &ldquo;They&rsquo;re here,&rdquo; Leo announced, returning to the pool. <br /><br />&ldquo;Good,&rdquo; Usagi smiled, pulling Jotaro close. &ldquo;Let&rsquo;s get out so we can get some breakfast.&rdquo;<br /><br />Leo got himself dressed as Usagi toweled off Jotaro. &ldquo;About last night,&rdquo; Leo started and his heart pounded in his chest. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m sorry.&rdquo;<br /><br />&ldquo;Do not worry about it. Last night is behind us.&rdquo; Usagi stood. &ldquo;Will you help Jotaro dress while I dry off?&rdquo;<br /><br />Leo nodded and knelt down as Jotaro walked over to him. As Leo assisted Jotaro with is kimono, Usagi removed his underwear and rung the cloth out. Leo looked up and his gaze moved over Usagi&rsquo;s body. In the light of the day, Leo could see some spots in the fur where scars littered Usagi&rsquo;s body. But it was not the scars that had drawn Leo&rsquo;s attention. <br /><br />As he watched his friend and the way his body moved it made Leo rethink Usagi&rsquo;s offer. <br /></span>",
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