Between the Sheets
His ashes sleep inside her pocket, indefinitely encased in a vile of silver to keep them safe, and whenever she's lonely she pulls them from their slumber to press against her face.
He's with her then, the memory of his sturdy frame and moonlit skin as he grins at her from between their sheets.
She brushes a fly-away hair from her face and smiles shyly at him; embarrassed, and falls into his naked embrace when he reaches out for her.
They mend into each other then, their bodies slowly rolling together in a continuous lacework of heartbeats and skin, and once they've settled he rests her back into his infinite warmth and kisses her with wide, open smiles.
She responds to his honest love with delighted little giggles and kisses of her own, idly running her fingers through his silver hair as it tickles her face.
He stares down at her beauty, his lean frame cradling her delicate form, then slips down to kiss her nose and lips before pulling himself from her kind hands.
Her wine-colored orbs stare questioningly at him, but before she can speak he traces his nose down the middle of her beautiful, life-filled belly and beams a radiant smile when he feels their child kick.
"Koishiteru," he confesses, and then she's crying and smiling all at the same time.
He kisses her tummy and blows a sweet raspberry onto it, wishes their child a restful sleep, then pulls up to rest beside his sleepy wife.
They share another lingering kiss, pulling apart breathless and stated.
"Koishiteru," Zero repeats, his lilac eyes brimming with love as Yuuki stares at him wide-eyed and innocent.
"Koishiteru," she says, breathless from the weight that's been lifted from her chest, and goes to press the palm of her hand against her lovers cheek—except that her touch doesn't reach him.
The pureblood's amber-colored eyes soften in realization; it was just a vision, a self-inflicted love-haze conjured up to numb her aching heart.
There's no one to roll between the sheets with, no lover or child to kiss, just a continuum of time and vile full of ashes.