Nicotine

Vala breathed in deeply, enjoying the sounds of the forest around her. She stared upwards at the thick branches that served as a roof to their current hideout. It was one that was well hidden and hard to access. It was one place where she felt truly at ease.

She turned her head to look at her partner in...everything. Daniel was seated on the other side of the enclosure, busying himself with cleaning their weapons. His hands worked at an experienced pace as he disassembled one of the guns. He was a true work of art when he got into something that let him focus his thoughts and think through past mishaps carefully.

Daniel looked up at her, giving her a cute little half smile. Vala felt she could melt at the sight of it. She smiled in return, and he returned his focus back to the work his hands were doing.

Vala sighed. She turned onto her side, paying no mind to the fact that her completely undone shirt would not be able to cover her as she laid that way. She reached out and began to root through Daniel's bag purposely.

Daniel watched her with a smile, knowing what she was looking for. She 'yes'-ed quietly as she connected with her target. Her hair cascaded around her face as she leaned in closer, her hands pulling a small pouch from his bag.

Vala smiled as she removed one brown cigarette from the pouch, along with his matches. She placed it to her mouth, pulled a match from the container, struck it against the log she was reclining on, and put the flame to the cigarette. And she did it all with an expert's air, fast and fluid.

Vala dropped the pouch and matches on top his bag and wrapped her fingers around the cigarette as she moved to lie on her back once more. Her eyes closed with pleasure as she took a long pull with her lips. She took it out of her mouth, and exhaled the smoke.

"Perfect." She sighed, watching the burning end.

Daniel stood slowly, leaving the weapons for a little later. He knew it was dangerous to leave them lying there, so close to the hideout's entrance, disassembled. But they weren't the only ones - they were just the only ones in the open. He moved around the enclosure, stoking the fire up a little, taking care of a few things. He finally made his way over to Vala on their makeshift bed.

On her back, she stared up at him with a dreamy smile. Her shirt was back in place, though it remained undone. The tan material barely covered the swell of her breasts, and Daniel's blue eyes trailed from her grey ones down the length of skin the open material showed. He skimmed them over her panties and down her legs to her knee high, dark brown boots. Vala was a symbol of pure sex when she was so relaxed.

She continued to smile as he pulled the cigarette from her mouth. He took a drag from it himself.

"These are mine." He growled playfully, smoke coming from his mouth with the words. Vala just smiled up at him, bringing her arms up to rest behind her head. Daniel's eyes flicked to her chest momentarily as the material there stretched farther, exposing a little more. "You need to get your own." He pointed at her, the cigarette between his fingers.

Vala pouted. "But yours are so much better."

Daniel turned and moved away, heading towards the area where they kept their rations. He was gonna let her pout for a little while.

Vala sat up with a huff. "You know how hard cigarettes are hard to come by. I think they're almost as outlawed as we are! Daniel, look at me."

Daniel placed the cigarette in his mouth, and looked at Vala over his shoulder.

"You have better contacts then me!" She sighed as she flopped back down. Daniel just looked at her a moment before he moved back to her, holding a bottle by the neck. He stared down at her, taking a sip from the bottle. The burn down the back of his throat was welcoming. He took another drag from the cigarette, blowing the smoke out as he leaned down and captured her mouth in a sensual kiss.

Vala brought her hands to cup his face. He pulled away too soon for her liking, and she blew out a raspberry in response.

Daniel sat down on the edge of the makeshift bed beside her. He smiled at her. "I'll get you some cigarettes." He brushed his fingers holding the cigarette along her jawline, before returning the butt to her mouth. The bottle tapped his lips again as he went to stand up.

Vala wrapped her arm around his waist. "I don't think so, bucko."

Daniel moved to straddle her body. He braced his arms on either side of her head, the bottle coming to rest beside her face. "I have weapons to clean, doll."

Vala grinned evilly, one hand snaking under his shirt hanging loosely off his shoulders. The other pushed against his crotch aggressively. Daniel moaned, closing his eyes. He dropped his head down against her neck as she continued to caress him.

Vala turned her head, nipping at his ear playfully.

"So do I." She growled in a low, dominating whisper. She took a pull from the cigarette as she moved her other hand to start undoing Daniel's belt. It gave him enough time to gain enough will power to pull his head up. He put his weight on one arm, and used his other hand to pluck the cigarette from her lips a second time. His lips pulled the final drag from the butt before he tossed it to the ground.

Daniel exhaled quickly, turning to take Vala's lips in another kiss. She finally undid his complicated buckle, and slid her hand into his pants.

Daniel groaned into her mouth. He managed a laugh as Vala's hand went to work

"I'm gonna...need...another cigarette..." He gasped loudly as she explored familiar territory down under. "By the time we're done."

A/N: Gotta love this darker storyline. Bunnies are definitely loving it!