Even so, Uchiha Yin had no intention of letting her off so easily. If he did, he would never get the upper hand with her again.
He would gladly give way to her in other matters, but when it came to intimacy, he felt this was one place where a man ought to take the lead.
With that in mind, Uchiha Yin steeled himself. "If you know that kind of behavior isn't endearing, why do you still treat me this way?"
Uchiha Yin did not say the rest aloud, but the look on his face made his meaning clear.
Kurenai Yuhi saw his expression and felt more wronged than ever. Yet Master Yin's words seemed reasonable, and she could not think of a way to argue. It left her miserable.
Her tears flowed harder. "Master Yin, you know that isn't what I mean!"
The more urgently Kurenai tried to explain, the harder it became to say anything useful. She was furious with herself for being so foolish.
Seeing her like this secretly delighted Uchiha Yin, but he deliberately refused to understand her the way she wanted him to.
Frowning as though he did not understand, he said, "I know what you mean. I'm just not happy seeing that look on your face!"
As he spoke, his large hands closed around Kurenai's slender waist. He applied a little pressure and gave her clothes a gentle tug, then stopped without doing anything more.
That small, teasing gesture set Kurenai's nerves on edge. Before, she truly would not have known what Master Yin wanted her to do.
But she had talked it over with Rin Nohara, Anko, and the others before coming here. So even though Uchiha Yin had only given her a hint,
Kurenai already knew what he wanted. Her face flushed