I flopped onto the ground exhausted, training was way too tiring. My eyes fluttered closed and I revelled in the feeling of being connected with Senketsu. A voice rang out in my mind, "Ryuko, are you okay? Your heartrate is abnormally high?" I gulped, dammit I forgot he could read me when we're synchronised. "Yeah, yeah I'm fine. No need to worry Senketsu" I hoped he would buy it or at least drop the subject because I did not feel up to explain what I felt, because hell I even I don't know. He hummed, not really accepting my answer to my apprehension. "You don't have to lie to me, Ryuko, you ca-" he went silent. "Senketsu? Senketsu what happed?" I started to panic, why wasn't he answering? "Senke-" I started before his frantic voice cut me off. "Ryuko I don't know what's happening, something's happening!" I was about to ask him what he was talking about when his form abruptly contracted. I winced, his suspenders dug into my skin painfully and I cursed. I frantically clawed at the skin-tight material to no avail. Finally, Senketsu's form loosened and I shot up, gasping and sucking in large portions of oxygen. I felt the material ripple across my body and shivered, bracing myself for another round. True enough to my expectations the various straps and scraps of what I thought to be spandex pulled tight against my skin and I bit my lip to keep in a scream. A small stream of blood found its way into my mouth from the new gash in my abused lip and I mentally cursed my…slight…pain kink for my body's (thankfully) subtle reactions. I just really hoped that Senketsu didn't know that my toes where curled 90% in pain but 10% in pleasure or how my breath hitched oh so slightly when the material puled roughly over my breasts or nether regions. When the pain relented I wasted no time in desynchronising, clumsily pulling Senketsu's top over my head and slipping his skirt down my legs. My limbs where shaking painfully as I hugged Senketsu to my chest. I may not be experiencing it anymore but the expression on his face made it clear he still was. "Senketsu can you hear me?" I asked concernedly. "Y-yes, nghh" he grunted out and my heart clenched in worry. I rubbed soft circles in the spot beneath his lapels where I knew he liked it, "Are you okay? Is there anything I can do?" there was silence. I wrung my hands, I was scared. Senketsu was my everything, he was all I had and I had already nearly lost him once.

I was pulled abruptly out of my worries as a bright light engulfed me. I clenched my eyes shut and after a while the kaleidoscope of colours subsided and when I blinked them open I seemed to be entangled in what appeared or felt to be another…human? I blinked once, then twice looking at the person in front of me. He (was it a he?) looked to be too overwhelmed to notice my stare. I removed my hands from around his back and put it on his cheek, pulling and prodding at his face curiously. "...yuko, Ryuko?" I lurched in surprise, pausing mid-poke "Uhh...Senketsu?" he smirked tiredly "Hi" he said lamely. For once in my life I was silent, still not quite believing what had just happened. While I had always been able to hear him it sounded different this time, hearing his voice now seemed so real and too good to be true. "You're um…you look like a human…" my brain was working overtime at processing this occurrence and I swallowed a lump in my throat, ignoring the tears pricking in my eyes in favour of looking him over. He had spiky blue and red hair that looked much like mine during our synchronisation and an eyepatch over his one eye. The other eye, I realised, was just as beautiful in human form as it was in his normal form (Which was, for your information, breathtakingly beautiful). His skin had a slight blue tinge to it and I noticed that there seemed to be what looked like tattooed red stripes running across his body.

My bottom lip trembled and I moved to bite it, wincing once I was reminded of my previous brutality towards it. "Ryuko, why are you crying?" I sniffled and realised that my traitorous eyes were indeed leaking tears despite all my efforts to prevent it. Unable to help myself I flung my arms around his neck and buried my face in his shoulder. I smiled when I felt him return the hug. This was definitely too good to be a night I had lain awake wondering what was to become of Senketsu and I. I never wanted him to leave and just the thought left me reeling. "Hmmmmph, hmhmmm" "You do know I can't understand a word you are saying?" I blushed, embarrassed, and pulled back. "I'm sorry, it's just I n- you know what it's fine, never mind" and with that I leant back into his embrace, I was going to take advantage of whatever this was while I could.

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Okaaaaay, first new chapter up. Decided to take this version a bit slower and build up suspense and tension. Hope you enjoy, Love Lilith