Prompt: N/A

Plot: In the mist of war, they sought comfort in each other.

Rating: M

It was moments like this that Rashel cherished.

Her hair splayed out in a halo of black silk, body bare and wantonly aching for the man above her watching her with his eyes.

His eyes that were saturated with darkness and full of insatiable hunger and lovingly taking in every dip and every curve that made the hunger inside him increase ten-fold.

It was moments like this where they weren't tangled in a spar of sweat and personal gain. Moments like this where they weren't tangled amongst their enemies on the battlefield draped in blood and glory. Where there was no rush, no worry on either of their minds. Here, there was no need to hope against hope that they both came out of this alive.

This was war, but unlike the war raging outside there was no consequence for loss.

Moments like this where it was just Rashel and John.

Rashel who reverted from being the Cat to being a mewling kitten.

John who reverted from being the dreadful Quinn to being a love-struck boy.

"John," she gasped and wrapped her legs around his torso as she felt his fingers tease her where she wanted him, where she needed him the most. His lips planted kisses along the curve of her neck, his fangs gently grazing her skin leaving light delicate marks along the way. Rashel moaned and wove her arms around him, his back becoming her anchor as she dug her nails deep in the skin of his back as he hit a particular spot.

Rashel felt him smirk against her chest, his laugh breathless and teasing. She huffed and wrapped an arm around his neck to bring it down towards lips crushed against hers in a heated kiss, need and longing coating her tongue.

John pulled his fingers away and Rashel whined pulling her lips away ready to voice her displeasure.

He grinned and with a thrust of his hips, she snapped her eyes closed and let out a breathy moan.

In moments like these, John savored her.

Because he knew moments like these would disappear the moment they reached their peak.

Their blissful moments will suddenly weigh with the ugly truth that was the real world.

No longer would it be Rashel and John, rather The Cat and Quinn.

Their soft touches will be nothing more than violent punches and bloody firsts. Words full of teasing mischief will become nothing more than biting words and stern commands.

The war for pleasure will become a war of power.

Their moments will no longer be theirs, rather they will be shared in the eyes of others.

Which is why these moments weren't only about satisfying their carnal hunger, but to satisfy their need for one another in silence.

John groaned as he felt Rashel tighten around him. They will reach their peak soon and he wanted to savor the moment a little longer.

"John, I love you." The breathlessness in her tone, the love in her eyes made his heart clench.

"Rashel, I love you too." He gently placed a kiss on her lips and buried his head against her neck and forced one more thrust before they both became undone in a heap of sweat and tangled limbs. Rashel let out a breath and he pulled away letting himself lay next to her and bringing his arm to pull her closer against him.

She pushed her silky hair to the side and further buried herself into his side until her head lay against his chest.

He kissed the top of her head and fiddled with a strand of her midnight locks.

"If only we had more time."

"More moments like these." She hummed in agreement and kissed his chest. Maybe they didn't have all the time in the world, but they would always have moments like these to cherish.

Quick authors note: I'm not going to lie, I wasn't feeling inspired or particularly happy enough to write something within the end of February. Work was stressing me out and the stress and lack of a competent boss just broke me down and left me depressed.

But now I've gotten back into the flow and ideas are popping around in my head. And so, boom: I'm back at it.

Thank you so much to you wonderful reviewers and I hope you've had patience to deal with me.

Love you guys!

Also, I wasn't a crazy fan of this one-shot, but I promise the other one is gonna be wayyyyy better.

Who knows, it might be a continuation of Wait A While ;)