"We should have sex."

Kido nearly choked on the water he was drinking, half of it came spilling out of his mouth anyway, and Ikki laughed at the display as if she had nothing to do with it. He took a moment to wipe his mouth with the back of his hand, and gave her a startled look.

"I'm sorry, I think I'm imagining things, because I could swear you just said you wanted to have sex."

"You're not imagining anything." She replied with a grin at seeing his reaction. "I think I'm ready."

And because it was Ikki, she had no qualms with just coming out and saying what she thought and wanted. He internally sighed, well at least he wouldn't have to guess with her.

"Are you sure? I don't want you doing anything you regret."

"Of course I'm sure, I was talking to my dad about it-" Kido went pale at this and had the sudden image of a very angry Tenzin paying him a visit, running through his head. Ikki laughed at the look of terror on his face. "I am totally joking! But seriously Kido, the way you keep hesitating, some would think you didn't want to be with me."

"No I do want to, I definitely do. I'm just…"

"Scared?"

"Yeah."

"Me too," She looked down shyly, fiddling with the ends of her hair. It had grown out to reach her shoulders now. "But I also know that I want to do this, and I know that I cant let the fear stop me."

"I'm just afraid I'll do something wrong." Her face softened at his concerns, and she grabbed one of his hands, placing a gentle kiss to his knuckles.

"As long as it's us together, everything will be alright. We're both new at this, there are bound to be mistakes, but I can't think of anyone I'd rather make those mistakes with."

They smiled at each other as he brought his other hand up to rest on the back of her neck, drawing her in for a kiss. It was a soft kiss, and he took the moment to savor her lips against his. She broke off after a moment to grin slyly at him.

"So Kido, the age-old question, my place or yours?"

He had the entire walk to his apartment to contemplate what they were about to do, he felt the nerves taking over, and could swear his palms were sweating, but Ikki had yet to relinquish her hold over his hand. She chatted nervously beside him, and he was only half paying attention to her ramblings.

Finally they reached their destination, and the climb up the stairs seemed longer than usual. Especially when his breathing was coming out quicker. After he led them into the apartment, he stood there nervously, watching Ikki inspect the room as if she had never been there before.

"So…do you want something to drink? I have juice if you're interested."

"I'm fine thank you."

"Oh okay…um well I guess we could-" She walked over to capture his lips with hers, effectively silencing him. He took to the distraction gratefully, placing his hands on her hips and drawing her in closer.

Her arms wound around his shoulders, clutching at his back. Her mouth opened up to him, and he tentatively deepened the kiss. They had kissed like this before, this was familiar ground, Kido took his time, allowing them to sink more comfortably into their emotions.

He had always loved kissing her, the feel of lips, tongue, and soft breath against his face had him sinking into her. It always amazed him that such a simple act could melt him into a puddle of goo.

Ikki slowed the kiss, softly pecking at the corner of his mouth before pulling back and smiling at him, her eyes shone and glittered, Kido decided her eyes were his favorite color in the world. Her hands drew across his face, tracing his features, and he closed his eyes at the comforting gesture. As nervous as he was, he couldn't help but feel the thread of anticipation, because it was her.

She stood on her toes to kiss each of his closed eye lids, continuing a trail of kisses down his cheek, across his chin, to rest her lips beneath his ear. They stood like that for a moment, simply savoring the embrace.

He tilted his head to rest against her forehead, allowing the scent of her hair to overtake his senses. Her arms tightened around him for a moment before drawing back to meet his eyes with her own. He could see his own emotions mirrored in her gaze.

"Are you ready?" Her soft voice broke the silence, and nearly startled him. He nodded and allowed her to tug him in the direction to the bedroom.

She motioned for him to have a seat on the bed while she turned to close the door behind them. There was no one else in the apartment, so he suspected she did this as a distraction, to gather her thoughts.

When she finally turned to face him, she stood taller with more confidence. This was the Ikki he was used to seeing, until she reached for the tie of her robes and undid them, allowing the outer robe to fall to the floor.

His mouth went dry and he lost the ability to think clearly, something she took great pleasure in, if her grin was anything to go by. She continued removing her clothing slowly, making sure his eyes remained fixed on her at all times. Finally she was left in only her undergarments.

He thought he should move or talk or do anything but sit there and stare, but he couldn't get his body to do what he wanted, and besides watching Ikki stalk closer to him was a much better use of energy.

She brought her knees up to the bed, straddling his lap. Her fingers threaded through his hair, tilting his head back, and lowering her mouth to stroke along his lips.

He was unsure where to place his hands with all of the bare skin, Ikki grinned against his mouth and grabbed his hands to position them on her waist. The heat of her skin had his breath coming in quicker. He was going to lose his mind before this night was out.

Her tongue slipped out to lick across the seam of his lips, causing a gasp to be released. A shock of heat streaked down his spine and pooled in his belly, he felt his body begin to respond to her actions, and became embarrassed by her proximity and the evidence of his arousal.

He began to shift back, hoping to ease himself away before she became aware of his reaction, but before he could get very far she pushed against his shoulders, causing him to lay against the bed. She sat herself fully at the base of his belly, and hiss breath hissed out at the sensation of her weight on him.

"Well Kido, are you gonna make me do all the work?" She grinned as she lowered her head to nip at his collar bone. Her challenging gaze had his stubborn side coming out. He grinned in return, grabbing her hips and rolling her under him, laughing at her shriek of surprise.

Her giggles floated through the room, and he took a moment to appraise her. With her hair splayed out and her body nearly bared before him, he marveled at his luck to have Ikki, here with him, in his bed.

"What?" She questioned his contemplative stare. He shrugged in response.

"You're just beautiful." She blushed at his compliment, and he leaned down to nuzzle against her cheek. Kido kissed her forehead, and brought a hand up to stoke against her temple. "It's true, sometimes I can't even believe how lucky I am."

He kissed her once more before lifting himself up, tugging on the bottom of his shirt. Ikki laughed as the garment got stuck on his head, after a few minutes of fumbling, she assisted him in tugging the fabric free. He flung the fabric to the side in irritation, she giggled and kissed him on the nose, easing his ire.

He slipped out of his bottoms, managing to avoid another clothing spectacle. She leaned back against her elbows watching him, chewing on her lower lip. He grinned at the heat in her gaze. He started to move toward her, but she stopped him with a hand on his chest.

"I'm no expert, but I think it might work better if you remove all of your clothes." She said indicating his undergarments. His face fired up in a furious blush.

"I can't take them off while you're watching!" She scoffed and rolled her eyes at his bashfulness.

"I'm gonna be doing a lot more than just watching here pretty soon, so man up and get rid of 'em!" She gave a stern look and folded her arms over her chest. He was amazed how she could look so scary and so sexy at the same time.

He mumbled a "Yes ma'am" and moved to fiddle with the edge of the cloth. He glanced over to see her watching him expectantly, and he blew out a breath. Figuring it would be best to just get it over with, he dropped his underclothes, and stepped out as quickly as he could, his foot getting caught on the offending material, so he was forced to do a hop dance to free his leg.

He didn't feel very seductive after that display of acrobatics, and almost wished for Skoochys abilities so he could open up the earth and escape. But all he could do was stand there with his face buried in his hands, hoping that Ikki wasn't dying from laughter.

When he didn't hear any sounds coming from her, Kido lifted his head to glance over at the bed. Although she did look amused, and she had one eyebrow raised at his showcase, Ikki simply shook her head and crooked a finger at him, motioning him over to the bed. Well he certainly wasn't going to deny her is she wasn't kicking him out of the room.

Easing himself over her body, she leaned back to rest against the pillows, accepting the kiss he offered her. It was simple and passionate, a catalyst to get back into the previous mood. He could feel her eyelashes flutter against his cheek, as she deepened the kiss. It soon turned into a battle of lips and tongue, She tugged at his earlobe between her teeth and he sucked at the juncture of her shoulder and neck.

Her breathing turned into a series of gasps and hisses, threading her fingers through his hand and leading him to the clasp of her breast bindings. He broke off to search her eyes. Nodding in affirmation, she assisted him with the initial unwrapping, allowing him to continue when she was sure he could manage on his own. All the while she studied his face, and delighted in the joy that lit up his features when she was bare before him.

Well now he could certainly relate to the male fascination with the female anatomy. He brought a trembling thumb up to brush against her nipple, and delighted in the soft moan she let out in response. Encouraged by the noise, he lowered his head to place a series of kisses around each breast, leading a trail down her sternum and right below her ribcage, on the soft skin of her belly. All the while he toyed with the edge of her last remaining piece of clothing. While she was distracted he tugged them down her legs, unable to look away from the newly revealed skin.

He glanced up to see her hesitant face, and flushed cheeks. Kido kissed her in reassurance, cupping her face in his palms. She smiled gratefully against his lips, and tilted her head to encourage the kiss along. Her hands trailed up and down his back, stoking the fire burning in his belly.

She spread her knees apart, cradling his body against her hips and he took this as the go-ahead. Positioning himself at her entrance, he gave her one final kiss before pushing forward, as gently as he could manage.

Her head tossed back, and her eyes clenched shut. Ikki gave a short moan of pain, and the sound nearly had him calling the whole thing off. He moved to retreat but her arms wound around his shoulders before he could get too far.

"No, stay where you are."

"But I'm hurting you!" She shook her head in reply.

"I'll be fine just…just dont move okay." He nodded and buried his nose against her neck, silently berating himself for causing her pain.

Slowly her shoulders began to relax, and her hips moved against him experimentally. He hissed and she grinned at the sound, repeating the motion to coax more noises out of him. The combinations of heat, slick, and friction had Kidos head reeling. This was amazing! He thrust against her and the feelings intensified.

She began letting out tiny moans whenever he tilted his hips in such a way, so he began repeating the process more often to drag these sounds from her. She felt incredible, he could hardly get enough of her.

He wasn't going to last long, he realized with panic. Attempting to pull himself away from the edge was about as effective as waterbending a mountain, so Kido fell over the edge in a series of quick thrusts and bursts of intense pleasure.

Collapsing against her body, he gave an embarrassed groan into her skin. This was probably the most mortifying thing he had done all night. Berating himself for going too quickly, and not taking care of her first, he moved to pull away, but once again she stopped him from retreating. He started to protest but she shushed him.

"Did you like it?" She asked with a sly glint in her eyes.

"I thought that would be pretty obvious." He replied in an embarrassed tone. She giggled and the sound had his arousal stirring again, when he could feel the vibrations from within.

"Would you like to do it again?" Leaning down to nibble on the skin beneath his ear, she shifted her hips taking care to keep him inside her, and clenched. He felt his body respond almost instantly.

"Oh by the spirits, yes!" He captured her laughing mouth in a searing kiss, and she moaned at the heat behind it.

Moving slower this time, he took greater care to pay attention to the arch of her back, and the different sounds she made when he moved. Judging what she liked by the thrust of her hips against his. The pleasure was still great but not as consuming, now that the edge had been taken off.

Her breath came out in harsher gasps, and she dug her fingernails into his back, marking little crescent shapes into the skin. Kido could heal those later, he just wanted to watch her unwind. It was incredible to see her like this, losing control and knowing he was the one behind it. When she started moaning his name, he was afraid he might lose it again. But Kido was nothing if not determined, so doubling his efforts, he was rewarded by a tightening and a series of pleasured moans.

He didn't last longer than she, cresting with the waves of her release. After the pleasure had subsided a bit, he flopped to the side, tugging her closer. She was still boneless and relaxed, so she came without resistance, cuddling under his arm. Both of their hearts had yet to stop racing and their pants for breath were nearly synchronized.

"Whoa." He whispered, unable to get any words out. But she nodded her head in agreement, flashing him a grin.

"Why didn't we do that sooner?!"

"Because I was terrified and I have no idea WHY!" She giggled at his response and moved her head up to study his face. He brushed aside a piece of stray hair, allowing his fingers to linger against her skin. "Thank you Ikki?"

"For what?" She asked.

"For everything, for you." Her grin overtook her features at his statement.

"You get sappy after being intimate, thats good to know."

"What are you talking about?! I'm always sappy." He ran his fingers along a particularly ticklish spot on her ribcage, delighting in the sounds of her laughter.

She finally managed to pin both of his hands above his head. Leaning down to brush her lips against his own, she mumbled into them "I kinda like sappy, I guess I'll just have to keep you like this forever."

"Ikki, you can have me anyway you want me." He winked and she rolled her eyes at his statement.

"Alright now were crossing over from sappy into cheesy." Settling against his side again, she let out a long yawn. "You really wore me out, well done sir!"

"Well thank you ma'am I take pride in all of my abilities." She grinned again, and stroked her finger across her chest leaving a trail of goosebumps. "Go to sleep Ikki, I want you well rested for tomorrow."

"Why so we can do this again?!" He began stuttering a response and she laid a finger against his lips effectively quieting him. "I'm only joking Kido. Of course we'll do this again, and many more times after that. I'm afraid I've become rather attached to you. Now go to sleep!"

He chuckled, and maneuvered the sheets to cover their rapidly cooling bodies. He had a had a hard time keeping his eyes open, but he was determined that she fall asleep first, delighting in the way she drifted of into her dreams.

Following after her, his last thoughts were on his wishes to always be able to watch her fall asleep.