Chapter 7

"Kuon... Kuon..." She gently shook the sleeping male.

He groaned as he rolled over. "What time is it?"

"Time for breakfast. It's five. If we want to make it to Marshtide Watch before nightfall, we need to get back to Yuki and Kanae soon." She told him as she snuggled into him.

He chuckled and wrapped his arms around her bare body. "You're not giving me very much incentive to get out of bed, Koi." He nipped the swell of her breast and his hand slipped down to explore her deliciously moist femininity.

Her breath hitched and she hungrily kissed him, gently swiping her soft tongue against his. "Mmmmm, just once more..." She panted. "Then... We... Have to... Leave."

He chuckled. "I can work with that." He pinned her to their bed, nipped her waist and disappeared beneath the sheets to enjoy her taste and tease her into a frenzy until she begged him to take her once again.

In his muddled mind he felt that if he died at that very moment he would die happy with her warmth surrounding him. Her athletic, lithe body wrapped around him. Her legs wrapped tightly around him and he, buried himself deep within her, feeling her pulse around him and screaming in ecstasy. It was music to his ears and it pulled him to the edge. "Oh god, you feel so good." His strained voice breathlessly growled.

"Ah... Kuon... Oh... I'm... Oh... Don't stop! Oh My...!" Her thighs tightened and he felt her pulse around him pulling him further into the abyss.

He growled in pleasure as their release came and the relief that washed over them that came with it. "Oh... Wow, that was... that was just wow, Kyoko." He rolled to his back and pulled her on top of him.

She giggled and kissed him. "Kuon... We have to go. I want to eat breakfast and we need to reach Marshtide Watch before dark. You know how the Swamp of Sorrows is at night and we'll be traveling over ground with Chiori and Sho." She reminded him.

He groaned. "Alright Babe." He swatted her backside as she left the bed to get cleaned up and dressed.

Juli fell to her knees as she watched the black drake lift off and soar above the clouds over Stormwind. They had just missed them.

"Sweetheart... it's okay. Mathias said we can send them a message. Maybe even catch up to them." He tried to get her spirits up.

"Kuu... They have a drake... We do not. How are we supposed to catch up to them?" She sobbed.

Kuu pulled her into his arms. "We'll send a message and wait for them to respond. If they're flying on a drake, they can obviously take care of themselves. It might take us awhile to meet up with them, but we will." He kissed her temple. "For now... We stay here and train. We can't have the kids outdoing us, now can we?" He chuckled and wiped a tear from her cheek.

Julie nodded silently.

"It's all settled then. I'll meet you two at the training grounds in Elwin." Lory announced to the couple as he mounted his Deathcharger. "Ruto! Let's go!" He called out and the ghoul followed.

"Alright, you go let Mathias know and I'm going to go pick a few pockets." He smirked.

"Kuu! Don't you dare do that in Stormwind! We don't need that kind of trouble." She scolded.

He sighed. "Fine, I'll see if I can find a gnoll or, bandit camp to rob." He kissed her cheek and disappeared.

Juli stood there and shook her head. "Well... At least Kuon is a hunter with battle experience." She sighed. He would be safe. Now all she had to worry about was the Rogue and Death Knight she felt responsible for.

The six sat surrounded the table next to the hearth, discussing their travel plans over breakfast. It was decided that they would travel through Deadwind Pass to the marsh and do their best to avoid the Horde encampments along the way. If they stuck to the road, they would be safe most of the way. If they ran into trouble Kuon, Kyoko and Kanae would do the fighting and Sho would hang back and make sure that Yuki and Chiori could safely support them. Kuon and Kyoko would send their pets ahead of them a little to make sure the road was clear and warn them of any trouble before it came to pass. Hopefully it would help them avoid any Horde or, Dragonkin and they could make it to their destination with minimal trouble.

Kuon groaned and glanced at Kyoko. "Koi... You do realize we may have to stop in Bogpaddle for provisions, right?"

Kyoko sighed. "Yeah, I know."

Sho and Chi looked at them for an explanation.

Yuki leaned in. "Goblins like anything that resembles gold, so do dwarves. We try to avoid Ironforge and anywhere that may have Goblins. They tend to be attracted to Kyoko because of her eye color and it causes problems." He explained.

Sho laughed and shook his head. "Only you Kyoko. Only you." He said with a smile. He turned to Kuon. "I guess we'll just have to make sure they feel intimidated enough to stay away."

Kyoko and the girls rolled their eyes. "Oh! Sho, Chiori! I brought you some special armor that I was saving. It may help. I'll grab it for you after breakfast and you two can change before we have to set out for the day. Chiori, yours is specifically made for a priest and Sho... You wanted to look more intimidating?" She smirked and Kuon chuckled. "This new armor will definitely do that."

"Thank you Kyoko." Chiori smiled and thanked her quietly.

Sho looked at the couple surprised and Kuon nodded at him. "Thanks guys, we really appreciate it."

"No problem. Glad to have you with us." Kuon smiled and grabbed another helping of breakfast. His appetite had grown with him after they had come to Azeroth. He wasn't sure if it was the environment, the exercise from constantly fighting one thing or, another or, just his wife's good cooking. Maybe it was a combination of everything.

Lory hummed with delight as he scarfed down the meal that Juli had provided after their morning training session. He had forgotten how proficient of a cook she had been with Azerothian ingredients.

"Haaahhh... How much I missed this My Love." Kuu purred to his wife. "Your Kaldorei Spider Kabobs are to die for." He praised as he grabbed another and tore the meat from the little skewer.

She giggled as she rolled another little fireball in her hand and heated up her Goldthorn Tea. She took a deep sip. "I had forgotten how delicious some of the foods and drinks were here. Cooking in Earth's realm is so frustrating when you've cooked in Azeroth most of your life." She sighed into the steamy mug.

Lory leaned back against the tree they were sitting under and took another drink of Dwarven Ale from wineskin he had filled with it and sighed. "Do you ever miss this? You know, just being here... Being free from the worries of the Earth Realm?" He asked with his eyes glowing their eerie blue Death Knight color at his friends.

Kuu chuckled. "I sometimes miss taking what I want and the feel of an Orc's blood flowing over my hands as I cut it's throat."

Lory glanced at Juli.

She looked up and sighed. "Alright, I admit it. Had I not been able to portal back... I would probably miss it terribly." She looked down at the cooking fire they had made. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you... I didn't realize how much you missed home." She told them in a quiet voice filled with shame.

Kuu smiled softly. "I don't miss it so much that I would want to be without you dear. I would also feel too guilty about living here without making some kind of contribution." He told her as he sat next to her and pulled her into his arms.

Lory smiled. "Well, I certainly don't regret leaving here. I wouldn't have Kouki, Maria or, Ten in my life had I not and I'm certain Ruto wouldn't have had another chance to live as a normal human. At least as normal as he can be. You did give us that much Juli. I don't regret it one bit. I was happiest in my life as a Paladin and Arthas took that away. You were able to give a little bit of my humanity back to me when we left." He stood and bowed to her. "And for that I can never thank you enough, sweet Juli."

Kuu groaned. "Alright you damn scoundrel, that's enough flirting with my wife." He scolded.

Lory smiled mischievously. "I only speak the truth." He told him in a teasing tone and sat back down against the tree again.