Chapter 3- Strong Heart

She didn't know how it happened. Or how long they had been standing there as they were.

Clutched together.

Adam rubbing her neck, her back.

Maybe it was just pure instinct that led them to join their lips again.

Or maybe it was just simply pure, hot lust.

For whatever the reason was, that was where they were now. In this moment in time.

Stuck together in a kiss so passionate, it seemed to melt the marble off the tile walls.

Teela felt the desire running through her body. Burning her veins from the inside out, and she glorified in it. Never in her life had she ever felt more alive.

She could feel the raw strength in Adam's embrace as he held her close, devouring her mouth.

Owning her.

She felt a jolt at the thought. And slowly pulled back to stare in amazed wonder into his clear blue eyes. The raw lust she saw in his eyes was almost her undoing.

Almost.

Adam stared at her, gazing in her eyes, as if fascinated, by what he saw in them.

He had always known it would be good to kiss her.

But he never knew it would damn near kill him.

His heart was racing so fast, he was sure it would leap right out of his chest, and simply leave him behind.

Bringing his hand up, he softly trailed a finger down the side of her face.

"Teela."

He groaned huskily as he pulled her into another bear hug. This one a bit softer. He simply held her, and silently willed his racing heart to slow down.

She resisted the urge to lean fully into it. Instead she closed her eyes and asked him the question that had been scaring the hell out of her since the night before.

"Adam. What are we doing?"

She asked softly.

So softly, he almost didn't catch it.

He felt himself get all warm at her innocent question.

Elders, how to explain it to her, when even he didn't understand it all?

How did he tell this strong, beautiful, capable woman he had been in love with her since he was sixteen?

He felt a moment of apprehension at the thought, but brushed it aside.

He swore if he ever got the chance, he wouldn't hesitate to make her his.

Well here was his chance, and he certainly wasn't going to blow it.

He pulled back this time and once again peered into her green orbs.

Swallowing hard.

"Teela, baby, I Lo…"

BADOOOM

The explosion rocked the whole of the palace. The very floor seemed to buckle under them, and Adam clung to Teela. Curling his body like a ball protectively over her slight frame.

Shielding her as they fell. His shoulder hit the floor first. A painful spike flooded it. But he barely registered it. They were both back on their feet. Years of training taking over.

Adam raced over to her terrace, peering out at the sky and swore loudly.

"What is it?"

Teela demanded as she scrambled for a look out the window as well. Just in time for Adam to shove her backwards as a beam of light came precariously close to her head.

It singed the wall by the patio doors.

"Elders, Adam, their everywhere.' Teela yelled out.

The morning sky was filled with Sky sleds.

Filled with impending death

Filled with the enemy.

She couldn't tell if it was Skeletor, The Horde, or a combination of both. Or if it was even them. She had never seen the Gray and Silver armor that the attackers were wearing before.

"We have to find my parents and your father now!" Adam commanded as he grabbed her hand.

Wrenching the bolt on her chamber door. He slammed it open, and they race off.

Hand in hand. Through the smoke billowing through the castle, towards the throne room.