Joined at the Hip

Working title: SenRare Pair Kagura

This caption was made for xXAlice-YakumoXx, who requested a caption of Ikaruga and Yumi from Senran Kagura.


I imagine Haruka and/or Katsuragi used her/their powers to poof Ikaruga and Yumi into an impenetrable inner tube, effectively trapping them together and intimately close.  Just because both of them are basically sexual predators doesn't mean they don't care!

As for why Ikaruga isn't a goddess in the middle of her quest for domination of the entire goddamn universe, after taking the best traits of her shinobi peers (Yumi included, in fact) and escaping the confines of the game and the PC it's stored on... well, I'm not really trying to maintain continuity, at least as far as these captions are concerned.  I suppose, if you really care about such things, then you can consider each caption to take place in its own universe, with continuity between them only occurring if explicitly mentioned.

The image I used is official art of Yumi (left) and Ikaruga (right) from Senran Kagura: New Wave, done by the series' character designer, Nan Yaegashi.  It was originally a card for the game.  The particular version I used is on Danbooru.

All persons depicted are fictitious, not owned by me (Senran Kagura and all characters depicted are owned by Tamsoft and Marvelous Entertainment), and above the age of 18.  I make no money through this image.

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TRANSCRIPT:

In an instant, Ikaruga and Yumi suddenly found themselves tightly pressed against each other, held tightly in place by a transparent inner tube.
"Ikaruga-san?!" "Yumi-san?!" the two third-years exclaimed simultaneously. Ikaruga chuckled.
"I, um... I apologize for violating your personal space so abruptly. However, I'm afraid it was not of my own volition to do so."
"Likewise. One moment, please--I believe I can resolve this predicament." Yumi grabbed a fistful of inner tube and pulled, in hopes of popping it.
"Ah, you might be onto something there," Ikaruga said as she attempted the same. A couple minutes of sustained effort proved fruitless, and the two women remained no less stuck.
Yumi chuckled. "Well, it seems we have been joined at the hip."
"By someone who wants very much for us to remain that way, apparently," Ikaruga added.  She found herself staring into Yumi's astonishingly beautiful pale blue eyes. She could make out her own reflection within them.
For that matter, she was just beautiful in general.  Ikaruga could see that when they first met, during the Shinobi Battle Royale, but she never before had the chance to be so close to her and take in all her grace and elegance.  Had she fought against her and not Murakumo in the Battle Royale, Hanzō National Academy may have been burned to the ground!
"Is something the matter, Ikaruga-san?  Is there something on my face?"
That was enough to snap Ikaruga out her daze. "What? No, not at all! I... I'm afraid I was just... distracted."
"Hm..." Yumi thought for a long moment. "Well, we *are* on vacation at a beach resort, a place where being distracted is more or less the entire reason to visit.  However, if I distracted you, then... hm.  I could be mistaken, as my experience in the matter is quite limited, but I wonder if what you're experiencing could be considered love.  Romantic love, I mean."
Ikaruga considered that prospect. "I can't really say I have much experience in that field myself, either. I've noted that, since we've entered this predicament, my heart has been beating faster, and I'm getting sweaty more easily than usual."
"In this state," Yumi pointed out. "We could be ambushed by enemies and be at a significant disadvantage.  And we're two warm bodies pressed against each other before a blazing hot sun."
"That's fair, but I don't think that's quite it. This may be a stretch, but I think I may enjoy being intimately close with you like this, even if I don't consciously realize it now."
"In other words... love?"
"I believe so," Ikaruga responded.
"Now that you mention it, I believe I am experiencing similar effects as a result of our sudden intimacy. Dare I say it... feels good, being so close to you."
Ikaruga smiled.  "Maybe... maybe being stuck like this isn't a bad thing, after all."
Yumi responded in kind.  "I agree."
"It's a little embarrassing, though, being stuck together like this.  What if someone else comes this way?"
"Oh, who cares about that?" Yumi replied bluntly, actually startling Ikaruga slightly. "Right now, all I'm interested in is you, Ikaruga-san."