The City That Never Sleeps || JazRine

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Jasmine could only breathe out and smile as she watched her little Raven take everything in, bit by bit. Clearly she was far too tired to go on an exploratory hunt driven by curiosity, as Jasmine first thought the girl would, as evidenced by how she left her bags lying on the floor and made a bee-line for the bathroom. She shook her head; wasn't like Rin to just leave her stuff like that. Then again it wasn't like her to sit through fourteen hour flights all too often either so the lioness figured Rin deserved something of a pass.

While Rin was busy going through her before-bed rituals, Jasmine kicked her shoes off and walked into the apartment. She walked down the steps from the entry hall and into the living room, completely skipping the kitchen where some pans were still left lying around. The girl made a mental note to clean that up when she woke up in the morning. Collecting all of their combined luggage, she easily carried it into a random corner and left them there. She'd rather not leave them lying around in any random place they could probably trip on and unpacking could definitely wait until later. People who unpacked the second they arrived to their destination - assuming something wasn't pressing them to get that taken care of - were very likely people who had yet to be diagnosed as criminally insane.

Jasmine gave herself a quick scan of the room as she put several of the pillows back where they belonged, as memory served. Nothing much had changed in this place over the years and it was clear that Nathan had taken good care of it regardless of barely ever being home. This was where the two of them had lived when Nathan was still looking after her way back when. After he left, Jasmine didn't linger for too long. An apartment like this one very quickly became too big for a twelve-year-old. Then again whether she should've stayed or not was a question she wasn't prepared to ponder on yet.

Her eyes immediately got caught by the many picture frames on top of the shelf above the TV. Humming to herself, she approached, taking one into her hands. A small smile formed on her lips when she saw the picture after having wiped the dust off of it. It was back when Jasmine was eleven or so and had been knee deep in her 'alternative' phase. She couldn't remember who exactly took the picture but it was a clear showing of how Jasmine and Nathan's relationship went. Jasmine, short, almost tiny, yet also with blue hair, was giving a crimson glare to a snickering Nathan, likely after a comment or two he dropped on her for her new style.

She shook her head as she put the picture back down, the smile still very much present on her facial features. There were so many memories in this apartment, both good and bad, she didn't know what to think. But deep down the girl could feel the warmth her heart exuded. She was home. She was finally back home where she belonged.

Yet the girl, at this particular point, was far too tired to relish in it. Plus her little Raven was waiting for her, even if she hadn't realized it herself. Jasmine very quickly went through her own preparations in the form of brushing her teeth and taking a quick shower, before slipping into nothing more than panties and a long and loose orange T-shirt. Sneakily, almost deviously so, she prowled into the bedroom where she saw Rin, already having passed out. The lioness' grin turned practically seductive.

"Oh sleep's going to have to wait, love~"

Jaz very carefully snaked herself under the covers from the foot of the bed, carefully climbing on top of Rin yet also making sure to make the girl very aware of the blonde's presence. Kisses, nibbles, bites and gnaws, all of it was used to get Rin's attention, and boy was the reaction she got after biting Rin's nect satisfying. She could barely hold herself back.

And what happened next... well, let's just say that's not something we can actually describe here.

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The next morning came very early. It was about eight AM when Jasmine woke up. Rin was still fast asleep, likely exhausted after the night prior... the thought made the lioness giggle, "Mornin', babe," she said, kissing the side of her little Raven's head.

Carefully as to not wake her lover up, Jasmine got out of the bed and head into the bathroom for another shower. Morning rituals didn't take too much of her time and before long she was in the kitchen in nothing but - again - panties and a T-shirt, yet a different pair this time around courtesy of having lost the last one. Soemthing about Rin and ripping underwear apart didn't really mesh together but was kind of hot at the same time. Huh.

In any case, Jasmine turned the TV onto a random channel and begun brewing coffee and getting some scrambled eggs made. Luckily enough the food in Jaeger's fridge still hadn't expired so at the very least they could have breakfast without having to leave the apartment. Now it was just only a matter of time before Rin woke up and by the time she did Jasmine would have a fully prepared breakfast ready for her plus some tea... just the way she liked it.

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"The fuck you mean 'starving you,' I'm literally making food as we speak," Jasmine said, a chuckle escaping her at the sight of the little Raven. It wasn't often that the lioness got to see Rin like this - it was more so that she was usually the one half asleep when she wakes up, not the other way around. Jasmine knew that it was Rin's first time on a plane, but goodness did the jetlag hit her girl hard. She almost felt sorry for her. Well... not sorry enough to stay away from her last night but based on the sounds she was making she clearly didn't mind it... too much.

Just as she had mentioned, Jasmine was in the middle of scrambling some eggs for the two of them, taking sips of coffee as she did so. She glanced over her shoulder towards Rin, snorting with some amusement at the image of her looking like a complete mess. Hair over the place, eyes still a food through sandman's door... and don't even get her started at how raspy Rin's voice was sounding. It'd be cute if it wasn't absolutely hilarious.

Eggs, bacon, some neatly chopped up sausage and dill - everything went into the mixture just to have some variety. Jasmine made sure to add just the right enough of spice as she flipped the contents in the pan to perfection. How she managed to actually flip scrambled eggs plus all the other stuff she put in there was anybody's guess, likely one of the world's biggest mysteries. But since Rin wasn't asking Jasmine sure as shit wasn't going to talk about it. Having fried the food enough, she served two portions - one for Rin, and one for herself. The larger portion went for Jasmine, of course. Not because she was selfish but because more often than not Rin ended up not finishing the food when Jasmine split them evenly and so the lioness always ended up eating Rin's scraps.

Add some peas and some more dill, some ketchup and bread on the side if she wanted it, and the food was ready. Kicking the refrigerator's door closed with her foot after having taken the ketchup out, Jasmine carefully made her way to the living room, carrying their dishes, their coffee, and all the other shit with her. Nobody could ever tell her spending time at Bayley's was a bad idea.

She sat down on the couch after setting the plates down, eyes glancing at the cartoons Rin's was watching. Ugh, she hated these new cartoons. Old ones were always better. Specifically the ones from the early 2000s... then again Rin probably didn't know them. "I'm not entirely sure," Jasmine replied, taking another sip of her coffee. "Like, I know Nat's working until the evening - girl couldn't get a day off to save her life. So we can either chill or go sightsee in Manhattan before heading over to Brooklyn. Your pick."

Jasmine, while eating, had taken notice of how Nathan had kept practically every little thing from their time together. The pictures, the old, dusty and barely working tech Jasmine used to work on, some early art work... hell, even the Les Paul gifted to her by Michael was still sitting in the corner. She had to get a second look at it - the damn thing was spotless and practically shining. She smirked to herself. Despite being the seemingly careless idiot he presented himself as, Jaeger could be quite the fucking care bear when he tried.

She turned to Rin, still not able to get over how positively miserable she looked, "How are you feeling, by the way? As bad as you look, or...?"

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"More like running one," Jasmine offhandedly mentioned, a short snicker leaving her as she chewed on her food. She skewered a large piece of bacon and shoveled inside her mouth with some peas and took a large bite of her bread before washing it all down with some coffee. God it had been a while since she made a breakfast like this. As much as she disliked American food for how much shit it had in it, often feeling like she was eating plastic, food in Japan wasn't much better depending on where you bought it. Don't even get her started on the bacon there. Felt like it was imported from the moon sometimes. In New York, though, Jasmine already knew all the places where to buy what and it was no surprise that Nathan had the same knowledge she did. The bacon was the exact one she'd buy and she recognized it not just by the packaging but by the taste alone too.

She glanced at Rin from the corner of her eye, humming to herself. "Well I'm sure they would've met us at the airport but I specifically didn't tell them when we'd be flying in. Honestly I figured both of us would be exhausted by the time we landed and as much as I wanted to see them I'm just as likely to punch Troy in the face for being annoying as I am to say hi to him. I'd rather not punch him in the face after a whole year, y'know?" The blonde explained, chuckling at the comment. Honestly Troy probably would've expected her to punch him, which made him even more likely to have tried to annoy the living crap out of her.

"Well, that and I think I have a little more practice with bacon and eggs than you do. If you haven't noticed that's what we eat when I cook on, uhh... 'good' days where I'm in a good mood," she explained and nodded sagely as if that gave more proof to reinforce her statement.  Before long the two of them had finished with their food and while Jasmine did the dishes Rin went over to take a shower. After doing the dishes, getting kissed and firmly grabbing Rin's behind for a few very enticing seconds, Jasmine herself went to the shower to get cleaned up.

Jasmine never showered for too long. Unlike Rin, the girl didn't linger under the hot stream of water for too long. Since she was already pretty much a heater through her own heightened body temperature, Jasmine very often took mildly-to-icy-cold showers, which never took too long. If she had things to ponder she'd do them while training. Showers were strictly to clean up. Well the other reason why Jasmine would stay in the shower for prolonged periods of time was if Rin would come in with her, but that should not be spoken of right now nor was this the case at this particular point.

After coming out of the bathroom after about five or so minutes, the girl, dressed in nothing but a towel, rummaged through their bags to find some clothes. Her outfit of choice consisted of a long long-sleeved black v-neck which she tucked into blue denim shorts, stockings, black boots and a brown leather jacket that she left unzipped and rolled up the sleeves of. After getting dressed she tied her hair up into a singular pony tail, put on the locket Nathan had gifted her, and the earrings Rin got her for her birthday. Some make-up was, of course, necessary. Not enough to really be noticed but just enough to make her eyes pop.

"Aight, let's head out, huh?" She asked, shoving her hands into her jacket's pocket and offering her arm for Rin to grab on to.

From Gramercy they went straight towards Midtown Manhattan, hitting a couple of spots along the way with Jasmine sparing no expense telling Rin about the many places she'd been in and the shenanigans she'd gotten up to. They passed by Gramercy Theatre and a story of how Michael had tried to perform there had blown up in his face. An audience of elderly people when he crashed a ballet performance with some heavy metal wasn't exactly what he was expecting but it was what he got, the fucking idiot. They passed by 23rd Street where they grabbed some coffee to go before heading into Madison Square Park. The place wasn't huge but it was nice and tidy despite New York being the, well... pile of shit that it often was. Tourists were bustling all around, some people peddling their wares, performers in one corner or another playing a wide variety of instruments. The two girls had spent some time looking through everything but, again, didn't linger long. Jasmine knew how tourist hazing went and she was sure as shit not letting Rin go through that nonsense. Better leave the place before some bum tries to sell a re-purposed Swiss Army Knife made for the bedroom.

After the park, they went down Broadway and through Koreatown, or K-Town, as Jaz called it. Ethnically speaking the place was mostly inhabited by Koreans and other type of Asian people, as the name would have suggested. Lots of food stalls were spread all around, most offering a variety of cuisine that would probably be more familiar to Rin as you'd see stuff like this pretty often in Japan, too. In the distance the Empire State Building could be seen through the gaps between the buildings and the lioness had quickly caught her little Raven staring at the building, later glancing back at the blonde with this can we go? please? please! type of look on her face. A snicker left her, "We will. But later. Come on,"

Regardless of any type of pouts from her little Raven, Jasmine dragged her over to Times Square where she stopped and admired the sight of the many lights, the many adverts, and the number of people that made downtown Tokyo feel small in comparison.

"So, what do ya think?" Jasmine would ask, glancing back at Rin with a small smile on her face.