Notes from VP: Okay, this is the chapter that earned the "M" rating. NSFW, all that jazz. So if you don't want to read this chapter or can't, you can guess what happened in the next chapter.

This is my bumper to give warning of the naughty.

In the morning Yuri found himself pressed against Kaede's back, hugging her to his form and breathing in her dark colored hair. He blinked slowly, smiled, and then closed his eyes again, desiring nothing more than to stay in bed with this lovely woman and let the world pass them by.

Eventually Kaede woke up and rolled over, facing Yuri and smiling sleepily up at him. She giggled.

"What is it?"

"Your hair is sticking up funny," she commented, reaching up and touching a strand that was horribly out of place. He smiled down at her and leaned forward, pressing his mouth gently to hers. She returned the affection and he sighed.

"Alright. Let us get some food before I show you the beach." He sat up, realizing his shirt buttons had come undone sometime in the night, and looked down at his bare chest. He did have some muscle, of course, Lunatic had to have a healthy and fit vessel of his own to operate while he was chasing sinners and fleeing from the Heroes. Kaede stared at him and his cheeks turned a bit pink. "What?"

"Your skin is like marble." She reached out and placed her fingers on his stomach, being rewarded with a low groan that passed his lips. She stared, wanting to slide her fingers along his abdomen. She did, feeling his skin quiver as his hands clenched into fists. "Is something wrong?"

Yuri smiled thinly down at her. "Kaede, you really are too pure... You are a young woman sleeping in the bed of a man, touching his bare stomach, and you do not realize the effects it has on the body?" Her glance darted down quickly, her cheeks turned scarlet, and she nearly fell out of the bed.

"I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to... Are you okay?" She looked a bit perplexed and Yuri shifted, trying to force himself to relax. She was so naive, so pure. It was both infuriating and exhilarating.

"I'll be fine. Go get dressed, I'll be downstairs soon." After Kaede left he took a cold shower, but it did not help the heat that was firmly settled in his gut. He groaned in the shower and hunched over a bit, handling the problem the only other way he could.

Kaede was downstairs in another dress, this one pink and black with lace along the edges. Yuri joined her after a half hour, his hair dry, wearing another button down that was not tucked in and partly open at the top, slacks resting comfortably on his hips. He resisted the urge to grab the woman and kiss her, choosing to instead busy himself in the fridge with eggs and cheese.

While Yuri started to cook Kaede called her father, letting him know she was still alright and telling him she and her friend were going to the beach today. He whined about missing her and lamented he wanted her home with him. She ended the call quickly and returned to the kitchen to watch Yuri cook with ease and grace. He felt her gaze on him and looked up.

"You're amazing in the kitchen," she said, just watching for a moment or two. The judge smiled and continued with the omelets he was making.

After breakfast they went down to the beach. The water was cold, the sand was dark, and they walked hand in hand, talking about their fond memories from over the years. Most of Yuri's were about eating a sweet dessert. Kaede's were of times with her grandmother.

Yuri's mother was under the impression her son was gone for the week on a school trip. He had made everything for her food-wise for a week and she could continue to blissfully live in her delusion without him. He idly wondered if she was alright, but he had cameras set up that were feeding into his phone and an alarm that would quietly sound if anything went wrong.

After the beach they read books near one another and then watched television. Kaede was curious to watch Hero TV and Yuri put his arm around her, feeling her cuddle up to him as they enjoyed their tea and watched the Heroes they both knew chase down criminals.

Kaede stared intently. She looked down into her cup, which had slowly been cooling, and sighed. The man next to her asked what was wrong. She finally looked up at him. "They try to catch you all the time, Yuri. What happens if they do?"

He searched her gaze and leaned down, pressing his mouth gently to hers. "They will never catch me, Kaede. Lunatic won't allow it."

She wasn't sure about that, but she wanted to believe him. She scrunched her nose up when she realized her tea was cold. Yuri smiled and his eyes glowed, as did the rest of his body. He waved his finger slowly and a small flame appeared. He placed it under the cup she held and she felt it warm up in her hands. Her eyes lit up and she beamed, seeing a new side to the fire that Yuri controlled.

"That's amazing," she breathed.

"You are easily amused," he said, leaning down to kiss her again. She eagerly complied.

That night Kaede dreamed. She dreamed of fire, of Yuri, and of desire. She gasped and woke up in bed, panting and realizing she had pulled her shirt most of the way up over her chest. She hastily adjusted it and looked over at Yuri, who was sleeping and thankfully didn't know what had just happened. She was still afraid of the large empty room and was sleeping in his bed again. She felt comfortable there and sank back down into the sheets, fidgeting and squirming. Finally it was enough and Yuri slowly blinked down at the young woman.

"Are you alright?"

"Ah! I'm fine, Yuri. J-just fine." Her cheeks were flushed and she was biting her lip. He stared at her, half asleep, and draped an arm over her stomach. Closing his eyes, he intended to go back to sleep, but her fidgeting was making that impossible.

"Kaede..."

"I'm sorry, I had a dream."

"A nightmare?" Eyes still closed, his brow furrowed. She was more like a child than he thought.

"N-no... a... a different... kind of dream." She said it in a way that piqued his interest and he opened his eyes just slightly, looking at the woman curiously. She breathed her next sentence, almost as if she was afraid to utter it. "You were touching me, underneath my clothes."

It was Yuri's turn to blush. He swallowed and his grip on her side tightened, but now he was wide awake. He spoke quietly in return. "I was? Where... was I touching you?"

She did not answer. Instead, she lifted his hand from her side, shifted his arm, and gently placed his fingers under her pajama top. She slid his hand up an inch or two and let him figure out where he had been touching her for himself. His heart pounded as he very hesitantly placed his hand upon her breast, slowly curling his fingers inward until he grasped her fully in his palm. She let out a soft cry, not of pain, but of pleasure.

He licked his mouth, desire glazing his eyes and making him need more. But he was no monster. He did wait a few moments before he spoke again, though, his voice low and husky. "Is that the only place?"

"No, b-but... you had both of your hands... u-under my shirt.. in my dream." Kaede's breath was growing quicker and the judge narrowed his eyes. He moved gently, shifting the two of them so his torso was pressed to her back. His other arm encircled her waist and his hand slid up, fingers brushing over her breast carefully. He heard her small sound that he took to mean pleasure.

His warm breath washed over her ear, followed by his mouth as he said, "Was it like this then?" He gently fondled the woman, rubbing his thumbs into her tips that hardened beneath the simple ministrations, hearing her gasp, feeling her heart pound beneath his long fingers. He held her close and didn't try to hide the heat that was rising between his legs, wanting her to feel what kind of effects she had on him. He pressed his mouth to her neck, just below her ear, and breathed her name. She mewled in response as he pinched her stiff buds and rolled them between his thumb and forefinger, her hips jerking suddenly. He could have kept fondling her for hours, but she was driving him crazy with her squirming. He whispered in her ear, pale lips against the warm lobe, "Tell me where else I was touching you, Kaede."

She moaned, his voice and his touch causing her nerves to stand on end and melt with desire, as she shakily responded, "B-between.. my legs..."

Yuri inhaled sharply. But he did not just venture down there like some foolish teenager. He continued to massage and cup her bosom, teasing her ear and murmuring nothing of importance into it. But he did finally ask, "May I touch you there?"

"Yes... oh yes, please.." The need was evident in her tone. Yuri took his time even still, savoring every time her skin quivered under his fingertips, each breath she drew in sharply, every sound she made. He slowly slid his hands down her stomach, splaying his fingers out and hesitating at her waistband. He asked again and she replied again, nearly begging him to do it. This was a power he had not expected to have, and it made the corners of his lips quirk up in mild amusement.

His hands slid beneath her pajama bottoms, one hand gently pulling her undergarments up as the other inched even lower. His arms were long and he rested his chin on her shoulder, touching over the nearly searing warmth that emitted from beneath her clothes. He licked his mouth, touching the soft fuzz that rested against her womanhood. He lowered his hand, sliding his finger slowly up between the folds between her thighs, hearing the moan that it earned him and smiling. She was sensitive to his touch and he liked that. He repeated the action, lazily dragging his finger up and down her folds just so he could hear her sweet mewling noises in response. He craved more though and found what he desired. A little dip in her folds and his finger was slowly pressing inside of her. Kaede's breath left her quickly and she trembled beneath his form.

Yuri stroked inside of her body with one long finger, feeling the silken wetness and exercising great restraint to not just let his desire run freely. He inched his other hand back up to her torso and resumed fondling her chest, breathing deeply and slowly as his partner squirmed. She was trying to push her legs apart but her clothes were getting in the way. Finally she asked to take them off. Reluctantly he pulled back, letting the chestnut haired woman undo the buttons on her shirt and slide her pants and underwear off. He gazed at her with longing, seeing her with merely an open shirt draped across her shoulders, her breasts barely covered by the fabric, firm tips pressing against the material. He sat behind her, sitting up with her in the bed and sliding his hands along her body, starting from her feet and ending with her hair. Kaede sighed and relaxed against the tall man with her, comparing his ashen colored skin to her light peach colored hue. She wiggled to push her thighs apart and he obliged, shifting and dropping a hand slowly down over her stomach to resume what he had been doing. As he slid his finger into her warm depths, he grasped her jaw and turned her head, leaning down for a heated kiss. His mouth was open and hers was too, their tongues meeting and winding as his finger started to move faster. She let out frequent moans and he held her neck gently in place, murmuring her name as he pressed a second finger into her opening.

"Ah, Yuri!"

"Kaede, you feel so warm..." He smiled, his eyes partly closed, and his irises glowed an electric blue. "But would you like to feel warmer?"

Her heart pounded as she nodded, trusting this man with her body in a way she never thought possible. He curled his fingers inside of her and she cried out, arching her back as pleasure snapped through her like a whip. He kissed her again and she felt it; the heat he was talking about. As his skin glowed blissfully warm fingers rubbed fervently inside of her, and she glanced down, seeing tiny licks of fire entering her when his long digits pressed into her. But it wasn't burning her, wasn't searing her insides or making her scream. It felt good.

"Yuri, how are you...?"

"I have great control over this fire... If I wished for it to burn you, it would. But I wish for it to warm you instead." He quirked a brow and she pushed a few strands of his ash colored hair from his face. He placed a gentle kiss to her lips and withdrew his slippery, sticky fingers. He hesitated. "Did.. you wish for me to...?" He couldn't even ask the question.

Kaede blushed but she nodded, looking almost sheepish. Yuri nodded and moved the two of them, laying his partner down on her back and running his hands over her body. He kissed her mouth, her chin, her neck, her shoulders... all the way down until he pressed his mouth to her groin. He continued on, down her thigh and leg, down her calf, to her foot... and then he worked his way back up. The woman beneath him moaned and shuddered in anticipation. Yuri leaned back and stood, shrugging his shirt off of his shoulders and hooking his thumbs in the waist of his pants. He slid them down, grabbing his briefs too, and stood before Kaede so she could see him, all of him. She admired him and then held out her hand. He took it and she pulled him close, leaning up and kissing the ghostly man. He returned it eagerly and moved to kneel over her, pressing her thighs apart and leaning down, lowering himself so that she could feel the warmth he provided and the firm pillar he was offering her.

Kaede wanted it. Yuri asked if she was alright with this and she said she was, she wanted to accept all of him.

All of him. Yuri's heart leaped. What did that mean about Lunatic? He was too scared to ask, especially at this critical moment. Instead he kissed her as he shifted, pressed his hips forward, and listened to his lover cry out. He waited for her to stop whimpering, surprised it had hurt as it did, and listened for her to say it was alright. She did and so he began to pull back, pushing into her warm depths firmly a few times. It was intensely pleasurable. He gasped and braced himself on his arms above her, staring down into her eyes as he moved within her. She reached up and he wrapped an arm around her shoulders, holding her against him as he moved a bit faster, her moans encouraging his pace to quicken. He pressed into her fully every time, his hips flush against her inner thighs, his muscular rod tensing and twitching inside the young woman that Kaede had become over the years. He dug his nails into her shoulder and groaned, feeling like he was going to lose all reason soon. But he refused to. He pressed quick, fervent kisses to her mouth and apologized as he moved away from her, quickly retiring to the bathroom and returning shortly after. His face was flushed, his hair was sticking up, and his chest rose and fell quickly. Kaede's heart jumped into her throat at the sight and she flushed a dark shade.

Yuri returned to her side, curling against her back and resuming his fondling of her, one hand at her breast, the other between her thighs. His mouth was on her neck, kissing and licking slowly, murmuring her name as he used two fingers to stroke and rub inside of her sweet entrance. He was starting to feel like he was losing his mind, but he was enjoying it all the same. He settled his mouth against her neck and bit her, sucking upon the flesh there, and he smiled as he heard her cry out. He squeezed her breast and pressed his fingers as deeply into her as he could, shuddering as he felt her body twitch and her hips buck. He slowly pulled away from her and breathed heavily, staring down at her glassy looking eyes and flushed features. She reached up and kissed him, pressing her bare body to his and cuddling with him like that for the rest of the night.

"I didn't mean to damage it, I made a total Wild Tiger out of myself." Karina blew bubbles in her beverage, pouting as Keith rubbed her back. The two were sitting with the other Heroes an ex-Heroes, all gathered in the quiet bar they frequented due to its privacy.

"Hm? A Wild Tiger?" Kotetsu looked up, wanting to feel proud that they had something named specifically after him, but her attitude made his heart sink.

"It's when we have to go see Judge Petrov because of damages," Nathan said, leaning against Antonio. Kotetsu sighed. He knew it. Not a good name.

"Well, I was supposed to go see him, but his secretary said he was on vacation for the week and I'd have to come back." Karina poked at the ice in her drink. "I didn't realize he took vacations."

Kotetsu sat up straight and Barnaby stiffened next to him. "A... week vacation? When did it start?"

"Hm? Oh, I dunno, I think a few days ago. He should be back next week."

Wild Tiger looked at his partner and said, very slowly, "You don't think Kaede's vacation is really..."

The others leaned in curiously. Kaede was a hot topic for gossip because she was Wild Tiger's daughter and had been infatuated with Barnaby for so long. Judge Petrov was a wealth of gossip because no one knew much about him. Finally Nathan spoke up.

"Oh do tell us, cutie, what about Kaede?"

Barnaby cleared his throat and smiled. "It's nothing. Kaede is just taking a week long trip with one of her friends from college before they return to school. I'm sure it has nothing to do with Judge Petrov."

"Oh Handsome... You can't be as dumb as Kotetsu." Nathan waved a hand, a sparkle in his eye. He loved drama, but he was also no idiot. He had seen how Kaede was reacting around Petrov that night and he saw how the judge had spent much of the evening watching her quietly. And she worked for him all summer? Oh this was just a harlequin romance novel and he knew how it'd end.

Kotetsu suddenly jumped up, clenching his hands into fists.

"That rotten gargoyle better not be hugging Kaede!"

Everyone stared at him. ...That was what he thought would happen? No one had the heart to tell him what people did on week long vacations alone.

In the morning Kaede woke up feeling tired, achey, and she had a pain in her neck. She touched her shoulder and found it to be warm, so she inched her fingers up and shuddered at the feeling of a warm raised area of skin. Going into the bathroom, she examined the reddish purple mark on her and flushed crimson. She felt an arm wrap around her stomach and a sleepy voice murmured, "What did you do last night, hmm?"

She blushed and tapped Yuri's hand. "Tsk, as if you don't know who did this?"

He kissed her cheek and smiled, narrowing his eyes. "Did you have a run-in with a vampire?"

They grinned at one another and shared a few heated kisses before getting dressed. Kaede felt like she was walking on air and Yuri looked happy. He smiled easily and laughed with his lover. They spent a good amount of time lounging around the house, talking, and exploring one another's bodies. At night they shared a bed and in the mornings they both sluggishly got going on the day. But time was ticking away quickly. With only a week, it felt like it was slipping by as if they only had a day.

On the last day they went their separate ways after a few warm, tender embraces. Yuri headed back to the city going one way, and Kaede went another. Kotetsu had spoken to his daughter and said he and Barnaby would be out getting food and shopping for something by the time she returned.

When she arrived at her father's apartment, Kaede was surprised to see Yuri standing nearby. She perked up and went over to him, smiling and saying nothing. He took her hands and kissed her fingertips, followed by her hairline, and finally her lips. "I wish you all the best of luck while you are at school, Kaede. I know you'll do well." He squeezed her hands and smiled at her. She wound her arms around his neck and kissed him, partly clinging to him. He lost his balance and they bumped into the door, his palm slamming against it to brace them as they shared just one more kiss.

Suddenly though, Yuri was lurching forward and curling a bit to hug and twist Kaede so she did not take the impact of the impending fall. The door was opening and Kotetsu stood there with Barnaby, both looking a bit confused, until they saw that Kaede's hands were in Yuri Petrov's hair and his hand was dangerously low on her back, both of their faces flushed.

"...Gargoyle!" Kotetsu growled and his eyes turned blue. He lunged for Yuri but the man was very light on his feet. He stood up, taking Kaede with him, and let her go as he sidestepped her father's fist. The two did that for a few moments until Barnaby lit up as well and grabbed the previously named Wild Tiger. He stared at Judge Petrov and the man solemnly returned the look. Kaede fretted and bit her lip.

When Kotetsu's power ran out he still tried to claw at Yuri's face and hair, but the man was out of his reach. Barnaby sort of dragged his partner into the apartment and raised a brow. "I think, Judge Petrov, you should come in. Kaede, you too." He moved aside so both of them could enter the premises.

Notes from VP: *fidget, fidget, blushing, worried what people will think of this chapter in particular.