The air conditioner droned in the background.

Damp, sticky…clothes clinging distastefully to already overheated bodies. Tempers flared as the heat rose.

The day had been hot; the night almost as hot.

Though right now, neither of the young men was concerned about the outside heat.

In one fleeting moment, their eyes met, with no barriers between them. The awkward, circling dance of advance/retreat between the silver fox and his dark companion was brought to a close.

A slow teasing smile, redolent with sultry passion was echoed in the smoldering jade eyes. Crimson hair clung damply against the long, elegant back.

Lust, desire, passion, ardor—all of the above were easily visible to the flushed and trembling youth laying next to him. Fear, excitement and anticipation at war within, revealed in his uneven breathing; breaking the calm stillness of the room. His leanly muscled chest rose and fell with each ragged inhalation.

"Sure's hot, ain't't?" Yusuke said with a nervous laugh. He squirmed as a long delicate finger glided lightly over his damp skin. Goosebumps trailing in its wake.

Heat stirring, desire building Kurama gazed down in satisfaction.

"You certainly are," he murmured softly, before stealing a hungry lingering kiss.