If I went down the mountain to find a doctor we'd never get back in time. All I can do is bet on his strength. Master--!!(That night, at Shishio's hea...quarters.)Soujirou: I'm back!Yumi: Boy!Soujirou: What's wrong? You're all red.Yumi: Where have you been!Soujirou: Where? Well, everyone's stuck in this cellar and getting all depressed. So I thought, why not buy some Kyoto treats for everyone?Yumi: And that took you three days?Soujirou: What would be best? I just couldn't decide. (Yumi smacks her. Her swelling breasts were pushing up and out against the fabric of her dress; a light weight cotton, knee length dress. I could see the outline of her bra against the fabric as we finally were but a few feet from each other. As our eyes met, the instant bond between us was undeniable.Without speaking a word, not knowing each others' name, I reached my hand out to her. As she took my hand, both of us knowing that this was meant to be, we silently walked away from the sidewalk. Slowly walking. Or I might find my mate. No, check that. I have already found him. I might make him mine.We went into his apartment. He was acting nervous, probably because I'd sat so close to him on the way home from the restaurant. When we got inside, I locked the door behind us, smiled, stepped forward. I put my arms around his neck and said "I hope I'm not misreading this," and I kissed HIM.This is where it all comes apart, I thought. He could push me away or he could return the kiss. He kissed me back. We. Tim took out his stopwatch and they settled down to observe and make notes. By the time two hours had passed, it was clear that the new timing action they'd created for their special 'sauce'... the 'formula', they called it now... was working splendidly. They would have to return periodically to observe the guinea pigs, but so far it seemed as though the formula would work over a twenty-four period, going on and off approximately every two hours. In a few days it would be ready for testing on a.