His Tattoo

The darkness had fallen and Kei was on her way home. She passed by the staff buildings, where the most of the staff lived. It was just about 500 meters from Rosendal and very reserved. Kei still lived with her parents, but she had promised herself that she would live at Rosendale someday. As she passed, she saw that the light was on at C.L’s. He had his own place here. He wasn’t there that often. He proffered to sleep under the bare sky together with his mare. Outside Kei saw her, just as she predicted. The mare. She was not tied up, loose reins and the saddle on her back. This meant that C.L wouldn’t stay for long. The mare looked at Kei with her intelligent eyes. She neighed delighted, but she didn’t move.

Kei walked up to her. She was use to the mare now, and didn’t see anything scary about her anymore. The mare nibbled in her hair and breathed in it. Kei caressed her face while she was looking at the door.
- Do you think your master will take long? The mare nodded quickly. Kei smiled. As if the horse could understand what she had said? She left her alone down the porch. She knocked the door normally. She wasn’t afraid of C.L anymore. Not at all. She was always relaxed now days when they met. She knocked again, she didn’t want to burst in and surprise him. He would have to open, since he couldn’t tell her to come in. She sighed,
- C.L? Are you there? No sound, no nothing. She was bored and opened the door. C.L?

When she went through the door she stopped, utterly shocked! She froze in the door opening and just starred.
- So sorry! I’m so sorry! Kei was about to through herself out when C.L waved at her to enter. She hesitated, lingering in the door. She tried herself forward, putting a step inside the room. C.L didn’t react. After a few steps, and a closed door, she was inside of C.L’s temporary apartment. She tried to keep her gaze away from C.L, because she was a bit startled about his appearance. He had no jacket or shirt on, showing his bare skin against the light. He just stood there, by the mirror, looking. Kei noticed something on his shoulder and had to take a closer look.

A tattoo, formed as a circle, like ying and yang but it had some more details. She observed it. By some reason the shock was gone and she was relaxed again. She sat down on a chair and looked at C.L. He didn’t move, not until he heard the mare outside, snorting irritated. He glanced at the door.
- What are you doing here? Kei just had to ask since this was the first time she saw him here. C.L pointed to the shower with a steady finger.
-How long have you been here? He nodded with his head from side to side. She supposed that didn’t mean for so long. I guess you will sleep outside tonight also? As you always do… C.L nodded.
-How can you stand the cold? I mean, it’s late autumn, so it’s pretty cold. If your not sleeping with the Hototos of course, then you would be warm. C.L smiled at her through the mirror.
- Another one of your secrets? He shacked his head relaxed. He turned around and looked at her. He breathed out and sat down on a chair by the table together with Kei. She was on the one side and he was on the other.

- Have I told you that I don’t like tattoos? C.L grinned, but looked down at the table while he nodded.
- What about yours? Is it something special? She leaned forward with her elbows on the table. C.L looked at her with secretly eyes. She was convinced that he knew something she didn’t.
- Stop teasing! Tell me! C.L leaned back with his arms around his stomach. Is that the only one you have? C.L nodded. I think it’s nice. What ever it means… I like the markings. May I take a closer look?
C.L became stiff in his seat and looked close at Kei. He hesitated but nodded carefully to her.
She got up and walk to the other side of the table, bending herself over C.L’s back so she could see it. It was for sure a beautiful tattoo, although she didn’t like them in general. She avoided to touch C.L, but he reacted when her hair fell down on his back. He twitched in his seat and Kei drew back her hair and pulled herself back.

C.L took on his shirt, covering his muscular chest and back. Kei observed him thought the window reflection. The he took on his jacket and corrected the belt around his waist. Kei could see that he was wearing the same knife as always. He turned around to face her. Kei smiled and went for the door and C.L followed her. Outside the darkness was thick and Kei couldn’t see anything. They left the apartment and walked down to the black mare. She snorted irritated but went silent when C.L looked at her. He through himself up in the saddle, elegant, perfect. Kei went up to him, he offered his hand, she took it and he heaved her up in the saddle. He looked down at the mare and she looked back. They stood still for some seconds before the mare started to walk.

Kei was surprised when they had walked for a short while.
- No trot, no canter? C.L shacked his head and looked back at her and seemed to smile. The mare walked through the darkness, nothing bothered her. The cold wind blew in Keis hair and searched for a entrance in her clothes. She shivered slightly. C.L turned around and looked at her. She tried to smile, but it was hard. He held in the mare. He jumped off her, went for the saddle pack, pulled something up, mounted again and placed his cloth around her. She wrapped herself in it. While they where riding and she got her feeling back in her fingers, she could feel C.L’s hand holding hers. How long had he been doing that?

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Okay, now Im tired. I have drawn 5 pictures today

Hehe, C.L's back He have even more secrets the more we get to know him Damn, it's so frickin hard to draw men, but after allot of har work I think I managed it

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Tools & Info
Refference: Used Reference
Estimated time: About 2-3 hours
Tools: Wacom bamboo tablet & Photoshop CS
Layers: About 25 layers
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