Fic: Love
Pairing: Shuurei/Ryuuki
Disclaimer: The characters are not mine.
AN: Written for the Saiunkoku fic battle prompt Ryuuki/Shuurei. In bed together. Smut, please.

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Shuurei looked up as Ryuuki entered her bedroom on her last night as consort. She had come to care for Ryuuki, more than she could ever admit and the thought of the loneliness that he would face again once she left made her heart ache for some strange reason. She put down her tea cup as he approached. The smoldering look in his eyes made her tingle in all the right places.

Ryuuki pulled Shuurei up so that he could gaze into her eyes. She gasped at the emotions that she saw in his eyes, she only hoped that he was able to read the emotions in her eyes that she wasn't ready to verbalize. She nodded her head as she reached up to unpin her hair. As her hair fell down around her they both knew that this night would be their last together. Their times together could never be spoken off again but this last night was needed by both of them to face what the dawn would bring.

They met halfway for a kiss, their tongues tangled passionately, desperately even. Shuurei's hands grasping frantically on to Ryuuki's shoulders for balance as his hands found the back of her neck pulling her closer. When they finally came up for air, Shuurei turned around so that Ryuuki could help her undress.

Kissing the exposed skin that was revealed as he easing Shuurei's dress off her shoulders. As the fabric just pooled down around his consort's feet, he just stared in awe. He would never get tired of looking at her. Ryuuki was finally able to move when he saw Shuurei start to blush.

"Beautiful," he whispered as he turned her around and gently brushed his lips against hers. He walked her backwards until the back of her legs made contact with the bed. He lowered her tenderly down on to the bed, before shrugging out of his own robes. As he descended upon her again, he trailed kisses up her bare skin before finding his way back to her mouth. He settled in between her legs, as his fingers tried to engrave his consort's features into his mind.

Shuurei smiled as she pulled his face down for a kiss as he pressed into her. Ryuuki's passion for his one and only consort on their last night together increased triple fold, at the breathy little moans she was making. Shuurei wrapped her arms around Ryuuki, her eyes drifted shut in pleasure as he started to move faster against her. Hands roamed freely as their furious pace increased.

Afterwards, Ryuuki rolled onto his back pulling Shuurei with him. He absently started stroking her hair as she fell asleep wrapped in his arms. As the sun started to makes its way across the sky Ryuuki knew that he couldn't watch her leave this room, their room, for the last time. With a sigh, Ryuuki eased Shuurei off his chest. He lay in bed a few more minutes trying to regain his composure for the upcoming day before rolling out of the bed to quietly get dressed.

Ryuuki had made it all the way to the door, his hand was even on the door handle, when he found himself unable to turn the door knob. Something made him turn around for one last look at his sleeping consort, engraving the image in his mind. Before he realized it, he found himself standing next to the bed looking down at Shuurei's sleeping face.

With a sad smile he leaned over to move her hair off her forehead before pressing a gentle lingering kiss on her brow, "We love you, Shuurei. We love you enough to let you go so that you can fulfill your dreams."

With one last look at the woman who held his heart, he quickly made his way out of the room because he realized that if he didn't leave now he would never be able to.

Shuurei's eyes opened as she sat up with a gasp when she heard the door click closed.

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the end?