No alcohol yet. Fine..... Okay, maybe just a little bit. Zuko smirked as he looked around the throne room for the bottle of gin he had been sipping from. After ten minutes of searching he grew quite frustrated and then had a moment when he realized why he couldn't find it. He had brought it to his room the night before to drink while he was answering his emails from Katara. Figuring he could risk leaving the room unsecured he padded down the halls to his bedroom and opened the door.

Hearing the door open, Ginny shifted her weight, smirking to herself as the handcuffs locking her to the headboard rattled softly. "Hallo, love," she called out.

Hearing her voice, he practically had a heart attack, the door slamming open as he jumped. "Wha--When...!!!" Though he fell completely silent when he saw her, and he was glad he had not been drinking or else the bottle he would've been holding would've dropped to the floor and shattered at that moment.

Her smirk widenened. "Zuko. Happy birthday."

Without another word he stepped towards her and leaned down to run his hand along her stomach as he captured her lips in a heated kiss.

She smiled against his lips as she kissed him back, lifting one bare leg to run her toes down his side and around to the back of his leg.

He broke the kiss slowly so he could tug off his shirt and toss it to the opposite side of the room. Licking his hips as he stared at her through heavy lidded eyes, he undid the fastenings of his pants and stepped out of them. Panting softly, he climbed onto the bed and straddled her, running his hands down along her torso. "You're so...hot...."

"Mmm." The smirk returned. "I try."

Face reddening, he let his hands wander up to cup her breasts, rubbing the nipples with his thumbs. Murmuring softly, he bent down to kiss along her jawline up to her ear and nipped at it. "You're wonderful."

She shivered, her arms jerking involuntarily against the cuffs. "Kiss me again?" she asked.

No need for a verbal response he kissed her hard, forcing his tongue into her mouth. All the while he continued ravishing her breasts with his hands, his hips pressed hard against her.

She sighed happily and kissed him back, running her tongue along the roof of his mouth as she twined her legs around his.

He pulled back from the kiss to catch his breath, panting heavily against her lips. Groaning softly, as his groping became rougher, he licked around her ear and huffed hot air against it. "Stunning...." he whispered in a low, lust-filled, tone. "Absolutely stunning..." His hands left her chest to feel along down her waist and stomach. "Mmmm... You've got me so hard babe..."

She licked her lips and looked at him through heavy eyelids. "What are you... waiting for, then?" she asked, her breath starting to come a bit heavily.

His eyes flickered and he smirked, lowering his hips slightly to rub it against her. "You want it?" he asked dangerously, huffing hot breaths and swirled his tongue around the shell of her ear.

"When don't I?" she rejoined with a wicked grin, arching her back into him.

"Mmhmm...." he huckled low in his throat, kissing down to her neck and all the way to her shoulder. "Such a slutty thing to say... I love it...." He bit into her shoulder hard enough to leave a mark and then leaned to brush a light kiss against her lips. "Tell me how bad you want it and I may just give it to you." His hands found her hips and he picked her up a bit, pressing the tiniest amount into her as he groped her backside.

She bit back a moan, arms straining against the cuffs again. Normally the comment would have angered her, but right then she couldn't bring herself to care. "H--how?" she stuttered.

"Beg for me, my love," he whispered against her lips. "Beg for me to take you."

"Please," she whispered, still straining against the handcuffs. "Take me... I'm yours..." She arched her back again, trying to press herself closer to him.

He moaned as he thrust into her, pressing his lips hard against hers. "Mine," he groaned softly, lifting her hips to get as much in as possible. "All mine...." he nipped at her bottom lip.

She made a sound just barely too soft for a scream and kissed him back hard, wrapping a leg around him in an effort to pull him as close as possible. "Move, damn you," she hissed when he broke the kiss, the handcuffs rattling loudly as she fought against them.

In response he grunted, spreading her legs farther and bringing her knees higher as he slammed hard into her. Moaning softly, he licked his lips and gave her sloppy, rough kisses. "Feels so wonderful...." he murmured between kisses. "Love you so much....." His hands slid up from her legs and hips to claw at her sides and rake his nails along her stomach as he thrust into her.

She threw her head back and did scream this time, moving her hips as best she could without anything to brace herself against. "Love you," she said, and bit down hard on his bottom lip.

He moaned loudly into her mouth, feeling her clench tight around him. Sweat beading along his back, he held her hips in place as he slammed forcefully into her, much rougher than he ever did before. He broke the kiss to pant heavily against her lips. "Going to...going to..." he murmured.

She screamed again and wrapped her legs around him more tightly, struggling to maintain some semblance of control over herself. When he pulled away she managed a nod of acknowledgement, breathing heavily herself.

He cried out as he came, digging his nails into her skin and bit hard into her shoulder. His hips thrust hard and he slowed before pulling out. Panting, he kissed along her shoulder and neck.

His release pushed her over the edge and she cried out with him, her entire body shuddering. She lay quiet for the time being, her heart rate slowly returning to normal.

"Love you," he whispered, nuzzling against her neck as he relaxed against her. His hands smoothed down her sides and thighs in a comforting manner.

She smiled, tilting her head to press a kiss to his temple. "Love you too."

"How was that?" he asked quietly as he sat up a bit and dropped a kiss to her forehead.

"...Wow," she managed after a moment, a slightly ridiculous smile making its way across her face.

"Want me to get you out of these?" he tugged at the cuffs chaining her to the bed.

"Please," she said, her voice dry, though she was still smiling. "Key's over there, by your real present," she added, motioning with her chin to the bureau on the other side of the room... where there was indeed a large box.

"Allright," Zuko nodded and slid off the bed to get his pants back on. Once semi-clothed he padded to his bureau and took the key in one hand and the box in the other. When he climbed back onto the bed he put the box to the side as he unlocked the handcuffs to set her free, then set the box in his lap and opened it. "Cute!" he shrieked with delight when he pulled out what was inside.

Once he had unlocked her she sat up, rubbing at her wrists. She folded her legs underneath her and sat watching him, not particularly caring that she was still completely naked. "That was a good choice, then?" she asked him, amused at his reaction.

He practically squeed as he opened the cage and took the little critter out. "It's called a hamster, right?" he asked as he held it in his hands and giggled at its twitching little nose.

"Yes, it's a hamster," she said, laughing. "He hasn't a name, so you can call him whatever you'd like."

"Hmmm...." Zuko thought long and hard for a moment, staring at the small animal intently. "Pez," he decided. "Short for Pezuzu."

"...Pez," she said after a moment. "Why not, he's your pet." She leaned over to pet the fuzzy little creature with one finger.

"First thing it came to mind..." He said with a shrug, smiling down at it as it tried to scurry up along his arm. "Maybe it's because I read about it somewhere today. Some sort of candy."

"All right," she said, raising an eyebrow at him, and kissed his cheek. "Good birthday, then?" she continued as she unfolded a blanket from the end of the bed and wrapped it around her.

"Oh yes," he replied, putting the hamster back in its cage so he could lean over and brush a kiss against her lips. "Very nice."

"Glad you enjoyed it," she said, smiling and snuggling up against his side.

"Thank you," he said softly, kissing her on the cheek.

"I just want you to be happy," she said quietly, laying her head on his shoulder.

"I'm always happy when I'm with you," he wrapped his arms around her and pulled her into a tight embrace.

She climbed up into his lap, smiling to herself. "Love you," she said.

"Love you more," he replied, brushing his lips lightly against hers. Smirking, he reached to the nightstand and grabbed the bottle that still sat there. "Drink now?"

"Oh..." She hesitated. "I would, but... I promised Maru I'd go see the babies tonight, and I rather need to be sober for that."

"S'alright," he smiled and nuzzled against her neck. "Have fun.... Just don't go there naked."

She spluttered. "That wasn't quite the plan," she said, climbing reluctantly off of him and crossing the room to pick up a long red dress robe from where she had draped it over a chair.

"Good," he said, leaning back and taking a swig from the bottle in his hand. "'cause I like being the only one who gets to see you like that."

"And besides which it would likely traumatise poor Maru," she said, tossing the blanket over the chair and stepping into the skirt.

"A sandwich traumatized him," Zuko pointed out with a grin. "I think your boobs are less of a threat."

"Funny," she said, pulling her hair out of the neck of the dress. "Very funny. He's my brother, Zuko, I would not blame him in the slightest for being traumatised."

"..." Zuko thought about this for a moment. "I saw Azula's tits and nothing happened. Maybe sensei's just weird."

"Uh-huh. Well." She crossed back over to the bed and reached out to brush Zuko's hair back from his face. "I'll see you later, all right, love?"

He put the bottle down so he could cup her face with both hands and pulled her in for a gentle kiss on the lips. "Alright," he nodded. "Later."

"Mmm." She kissed him back, smiling. "Happy birthday, my heart."

"Thanks," he beamed. "For everything."

"Of course." She pulled her wand out. "I love you."

"Love you too," he winked and took another swig from the bottle.

"Bye," she said cheerfully, and Disapparated.