"Time can be our greatest enemy." The Mantis returned a melancholy smile touching his lips. He didn't push the topic any further though concentrating instead on the next.

"I won't say you're wrong, at least when it's a part for someone our age. In this case it would probably involve a lot of people you hardly even know as well." He pursed his lips thoughtfull. "Though I suppose I could set something up like we did for my sisters when they were younger."

"Oh?" Ishiyo stepped closer to him as they made the last major fold. "What sort of mischief was that?" She chuckled anticipating some wild tale from the Wasp.

He didn't step away, though the last fold had already been completed. "Trying to figure out my embarrassing past are you?" Hayato said an eyebrow arched questioningly.

"I suppose i should provide." There was a moments pause as he put his thoughts together. "The last big one was about four years ago? I was just about to leave for my first deployment and my sisters; did I mention they are twins? Were about to turn thirteen. My parents had done the usual big affair they put on for them, but I had something in my that was a little special."

"You see they were somewhat, I shouldn't say obsessed with the Mantis popstar band called BangBang, the members were quite dreamy or so I'm told. Of course they weren't coming anywhere near home in the immediate future so I decided I should try the next best thing. I managed to gather of a group of my friends." Some bribery might of been involved.

"And we put on a little performance of our own." He smiled warmly. "Dressing up as a popstar was easy enough. I do believe the five of us butchered the song and dance though. Still my sisters bad some fun with it, so it was worthwhile."

Ishiyo laughed at that, "...I am surprised they were not embarrassed. My thirteen yeah old self would have been mortified. But then again my thirteen yeah old self was a lot easieh to rattle then I am now."

"It as a kind act though, but seeing as you are here and not on the circuit as a BangBang coveh band. You-eh assessment of the performance must have been correct."

"They might of been a little bit mortified." Hayato admitted with a chuckle, his hand brushing hers as he made sure the tarp was firmly in her grip as he let go. "I suppose thats just part of our relationship though."

Moving overs to the cooler he closed the lid, turning her way to offer a playful scowl. "Personally I think i made a dashing Yoritomo Kenta; the bad boy with a heart of gold. Sadly the I seem to be the only one that shares that opinion."

He gestured towards the tarp and blanket. "Want to get those and ill get the cooler?"

Ishiyo blushed again at the touch, then folded the tarp over her arm and did the same with the blanket. "That seems fair." She smiled.

"Here I have confess I have not heard BangBang." She chuckled, "So I will just take you-eh word on it and assume you did make a good Yoritomo Kenta. I might also advise...a youngeh sistehs wrath can be slow and subtle. Maybe that is where theih marriage advice comes from."

That caused him to pause as he lifted the cooler in his arms, a small frown making its way onto his lips.

"You know, I think you might be right." He murmured after a moment. "It explains at least a few of the gifts they provided me on the way here too."

A soft sigh made its way from his lips, well there was nothing to do about it now. "You seem to have so experience in this though, do you have a older brother then, Daidoji-sama?"

Ishiyo just smiled wickedly and turned her back to make their way back to the vehicle. Then she glanced over her shoulder, and with feigned sadness, "Pa...Pa-Pa....why does big brother have...to....be....so mean." With a wink she was back to making her way to the jeep.

Hayato shook his head laughing, she was a naughty one. When had a mind, lifting the lid of the cooler and fetched out a piece of half melted ice.

Picking up his step to catch up with her, he lifted his hand in a quiet motion and attempted to drop the cube down the back of her shirt.

"I have two oldeh brothehs, Tsuruchi-san," Ishiyo suddenly turned, "And two oldeh sistehs. You have to do betteh then the ice cube trick."

"Do I then?" Hayato replied teasingly, placing the cooler on the ground do free up his arms. "You'll have to forgive me if I can't turn down a challenge."

Tossing the ice cube into the air, perhaps in an effort to catch her eye. He stepped forward a moment later closing the distance between them, his hand moving towards her waist and his face moving towards hers. Very much like he intended to steal a kiss.

That was not his intention though as she would likely notice as he instead made a grab for his jacket, as he side stepped past. Though his cunning plan would like only work if she froze for a moment and didn't move out of his way.

"Wait...what..." Ishiyo stumbled back and lost her footing, dropping the blanket and tarp as she went. Instinctively she grabbed for the nearest object and caught hold of the Mantis.

That was cheating. wad the thought flashed through his mind as his shirt was grabbed and he was pulled after the toppling Crane maiden.

He was fast enough to get his arms under him as he fell one sliding across her hip and the other landing by her head as he narrowly avoided burying his face into her bosom. He couldn't stop his fall completely though and she'd feel the pressure of his body against hers as he landed.

He rose slowly lifting his head away from where it had landed against the nape of her neck. Though he seemed temporarily at a loss of words as his grey eyes settled on hers.

"I...think you might betteh get off me now," Ishiyo had her hands on the Wasp's shoulders, "Not saying you are heavy peh say but this is uncomfortable...in a few ways." She blushed, "That was a bit rash of you."

Her head turned to the side.

A very large part of him wanted to turn the crane's face towards his and steal a kiss. That would be a disappointment to Masu though, and one simply didn't disappoint an origami dog. "That's probably for the best." He returned after a moment shifting to move off the crane woman and onto his feet.

Her hand was snatched by his as he rose, apparently he was intended to pull her up with him. "Rash it might of been, but it's my win isn't it?" He offered a bit of teasing to his tone.

Ishiyo accepted the aid and pulled herself up. Brushing herself off she picked up the blanket and tarp, "...I suppose so. Though the ice never made it to you-eh planned destination" She sighs and winces, "Ooof...still a little sore." Her hand comes up to assure the Mantis, "Nothing serious, still a bit bruised is all."

She blinks and then pulls out the two origami figures frowning, "...poor Masu and Nyan-kun did not fare as well as you or I." The Crane holds up the slightly crumpled paper dolls.

"Sometimes a bushi abandond their initial plan in the heat of battle. I suppose i didn't take into account you might actually think i'd kiss you though." He mused taking a second to dust off himself and straighten his clothing.

"Ahhhh..." his own lips move into a frown, and he moves to collect the two figures. "Bravely injured in the line of duty." If he got them, he'd try and straighten them as best he could, but it would ndver be a completely successful effort.

Ishiyo releases the origami to his care, her smile returns, "Well...I suppose they have a new story to tell at least." She keeps her hand open for a moment if he wishes to return them.

She blushes at that, "It was not really my first thought...I figured you were going to drop the ice down my front."

"The one of The rash Mantis, and the not very demure Crane Maiden?" He asked, raising an eyebrow as the Origami figures were returned to the Cranes waiting hand.

That came as a bit of surprise and a bit of color touched his own cheeks, and his eyes drifted down to her collar unconsciously. "I think trying to slip an ice cube down the front of your blouse would be a whole new level of inappropriate, even for me."

"I think I'll stick with narrowly avoiding stealing a kiss on our first date."

Ishiyo laughed, "Ah...yes it would, I was still thinking of dirty tricks a brotheh would do to his sisteh." Her face was red again. She carefully returns the origami to her pocket for safety and brushes her tunic off with one hand. "I guess I should have been thinking more...well never mind."

"Very daring of a Mantis, but the Crane girl is still sadly a Crane locked in her gilded cage of propriety." She laughs at that, but there is a melancholic feel to her voice.