a/n: So here it is! And hopefully you'll all be appeased to know that this fic is coming to a close. Then it'll be a long time before I actually commit to a multi-chapter fic again lol I'll stick to one-shots for a while after this. Anyway! This is the long awaited lemon where things start to come together. Hope you all enjoy! Please review!

Disclaimer: I don't own RK or any of it's characters.

Shatter Me
Chapter 9:Intimacy

The Battousai was scowling. He was still in the lead, but he didn't know where exactly he was going to lead them. He didn't have many more ideas on where they could stay and be safe from Megumi's leader and her legion.

There were a few possibilities rolling around in his head and he examined them at length, weighing the pros and cons. He shook his head a few times as he mentally went through his list of people who owed him favors.

He finally decided upon an appropriate place and glanced back at the group. He cocked his head slightly as he watched Katsura and Megumi talk. He hadn't planned on having Katsura accompanying them, but he was dealing with it as best as he could. Katsura had a personality about him that made him a natural leader and the Battousai didn't want to give up his position as leader in their dysfunctional group.

Sano, too, seemed at his wits end with the man's charm. He was complimenting Megumi and asking about things he himself had never heard of. He assumed they were demon things. All he knew was he didn't like how Megumi was flashing dazzling smiles at Katsura at everything he said.

Megumi for the most part was enjoying the new addition to their little team since he helped keep her mind off of Sano. But somehow whenever a silence fell, no matter how short, she wondered about Sano. She wondered what he was thinking about. She wondered if she was on his mind as much as he was on hers.

They all stopped abruptly as the Battousai had stopped. "We're going to change directions," he informed them. "I have a contact at a tea house in Kyoto that owes me a favor. She will hide us for as long as she is able. It's not far."

Sano nodded, wanting to express his gratitude, but unsure as to how to do it. He knew he was sick of Katsura and desperately needed to talk to Megumi. He wasn't quite sure what he was going to say to her when he got her alone, but he figured that he could work that out later.

Megumi was glad to hear that their destination was not very far away because she was starting to get sick of the constant traveling. It gave her too much time to think, even with the distraction of Katsura's presence.

The Battousai led them a little ways down the path and into a small town. They took in the different buildings, wondering which one they were going to end up stopping at. It was a small tea house, just as he'd said. It didn't stand out among the other buildings, but rather it was tucked in so close that if they had not been looking for it they might have missed it.

A woman was standing outside it and gave a cry of happiness when she saw the Battousai. "Himura-san has returned!" she called inside. There was a quiet roar from inside and Megumi realized that the Battousai was well loved at this establishment.

"Sae-dono," he greeted, bowing to her. "I was hoping you could grant us a few rooms for a few days."

"Oh, of course! There's always room for you and any of your friends!" she exclaimed happily, clapping her hands together.

"Thank you," he answered.

"Well what are you waiting for? Come on!" She gestured for them to follow her.

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Megumi sighed as she tossed her dirty kimono aside and donned a fresh yukata. She sat down on the western style bed and thought about sleeping. She was definitely tired enough to fall asleep, but her mind was far to active to even contemplate such a course of action.

A soft knock at her door saved her from trying to find something to entertain her until she managed to quiet her mind enough to sleep. She stood up and went to the door. She slid the shoji aside to reveal Sano on the other side, still dressed for travel.

"Yes?" she asked, trying to keep her voice cool, but failing completely in light of her exhaustion.

"Hey, Meg. I just wanna talk," he told her stepping around her and into the room.

"About what?"

"Katsura," he replied, wincing slightly as he thought about him. "You got a few minutes?"

"Sure. What about him?" she questioned as she shut the shoji and returned to the center of the room where he was standing.

"How do you know him?"

"He's worked with Kaoru on several occasions. None of them particularly pleasant," she informed him, smirking a little.

"What?"

"Kaoru doesn't really like him, but he's useful so she has to play nice," she explained further. "I've known him my whole life."

"I see."

"Is that all?"

"I..." He picked around for something to say, not wanting to leave yet.

"What do you really want, Sano?" she asked, exasperated with his ill concealed attempts to make small talk.

"Aw, Meg, don't you see?" he blurted out, grabbing her arms.

"S-see what?" she asked, surprised by his sudden motion.

"I'm jealous!"

"What? That's stupid! Of who?" she shot back, trying to break free.

He let her go. "Of Katsura! Your relationship with him. How you can talk to him so easily, open up. Why can't you do that with me?"

"Sano, I don't-"

He let out a frustrated noise. "I never know what to say to you. You confuse me," he confessed.

Megumi didn't know what to say to that. He felt exactly the way she did. She didn't think it was possible. She held out a hand to- she didn't know what she wanted to do. She felt like she should console him or at least tell him that she knew what he was talking about.

"I've never felt this drawn to anyone before," he told her. "This is so crazy. I've only known you... what a week?"

"Something close to that," she conceded quietly.

"I don't know how to explain it, Meg," he said after a long pause.

She didn't know what to say; or rather, she didn't know how to say what she wanted to say. She opened her mouth a few times in an attempt to tell him that she understood what he was feeling, but always ended up closing it just before the words could escape.

"Can you say something?" he pleaded.

"I'm not sure I can," she told him.

He closed his eyes and shook his head. "Okay. That's fine. I just... I wanted to let you know where I stand." He made a move towards the door.

"Sano, wait!" she said, reaching out to grab him by the hand. "I know what you're talking about! I feel it too!"

With that said she pressed her lips against his.

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Sano didn't know what had come over her, but he was in no way complaining. Her lips were like everything he'd ever dreamed of and more. They were soft, despite the slight chapping, and oh-so heavenly. It took him a moment to get over his shock and respond, but when he did he wrapped his arms around her waist and allowed himself to fall into the kiss.

His tongue teased the seam of her lips, urging her to let him in- which she did readily. He didn't want it to ever end, but since they both needed air, the they had to separate, if only briefly. Megumi was panting softly as he pulled away. She brought her fingers to her lips, in utter disbelief.

She never thought she could feel so go, let alone with a human. But humans weren't as bad as she'd originally thought. She was coming to that conclusion rapidly. And Sano wasn't nearly as bad as she thought he'd be. If that kiss said anything, it said that he was in fact, very, very good.

"S-Sano-" she started, but he stopped her with a brief, "shhh," and claimed her lips again. There was more urgency this time. His lips were a little more desperate. They were still gentle, though, so she willing went pliant in his arms and let him hold her while her lips opened for him.

She whimpered softly when his tongue swept into her mouth for the second time, rubbing against hers. Her fingers wound themselves into his hair and she pulled his head down even closer to hers. His own hands slid down her back until they were resting on the curve of her bottom.

He tore his mouth away from hers again, but this time he sprinkled kisses along her jaw line and down her neck. She let her hands caress the back of his neck as she threw her own neck back to give him better access to all the places she longed for his mouth to worship. She was also making all sorts of noises in the back of her throat that she didn't realize she could make.

His hands slipped up her waist and cupped her breasts gently, causing her to moan anew. Her hands clenched in his hair where they'd moved back up twine into his chocolate strands. She bit her lip, trying to hold back her mewls. He pulled her yukata down and revealed her taut rosy nipples. His breath caught with need; he wanted to kiss each peak, to make her moan in pleasure.

Thought became deed as his mouth worked its way down from her neck to her collarbone, pausing to nip at it as it made its way to her breasts. He breathed on the first crest for a moment, causing it to harden even more, before pulling it into his mouth and caressing it with his tongue.

At the touch of his tongue, Megumi found herself unable to hold on to her cries any longer and let out a slow, breathy moan. He smirked against her nipple and grazed his teeth across the top before leaving it to treat the other nipple with the same lavish attention the first had received.

Her fingers tightened in his hair, holding him to her chest. She could feel the heat pooling in between her thighs and the touch of his mouth on such sensitive skin made that heat burst into a well fanned flame. She breathed his names through her parted lips and loosened her grip on his head. He lifted his lips from her breast and brought a hand up to brush her hair out of her face. He planted a few more scattered kisses on her face before tugging her towards her opened futon, his intent clear. He paused at the end of it, giving her time to decide if this was really what she wanted.

She nodded.

He needed no further encouragement and pulled her down onto the futon next to him. She made a move to pull at the ties of his yukata and he stopped her, smiling. "Oh, no, kitsune. Not yet," he murmured as he leaned over her to kiss her once more. "Have patience."

She made a small noise of disbelief before his mouth swallowed any other noises she might make. As he made love to her mouth, his hands worked on ridding her of her yukata completely. He managed to get halfway through the tie before breaking the kiss to focus his attentions on the knot at her waist.

She laughed softly when she realized what his trouble was then pushed his hands away and said, "Here. Let me." With that she took the tie from him and deftly untied it with ease. He shook his head and laughed softly before parting her now loose yukata to reveal her naked body to his hungry eyes.

"You're so beautiful, Megumi," he whispered as he bent his head and laid a wet kiss on her sternum. "So beautiful..." He started trailing his kisses lower till he was at her navel and paused to dip his tongue in the well of her belly button. She inhaled sharply, not expecting the feeling. Taking pity on her, he withdrew his tongue and continued his trek south until his face was even with her womanhood.

"Sano-"

"Shhh, let me love you," he persuaded as his warm breath drifted over her most sensitive region.

Her hands, which had been laying obediently at her sides, reached out to rest on his shoulders. She wanted to push his yukata down his arms at least, so she could feel his flesh beneath her hands, but before she could act he touched his tongue to the center of her and she lost her ability to think.

She tasted like heaven, was Sano's first thought as the taste of her filled his mouth. He rubbed his tongue up and down her clit, gently biting down here and there. After a moment he eased his tongue into her tight passage, pushing it in and out. And she was so responsive; she was lifting her hips to meet the thrust of his tongue and her hands were clenched on his shoulders. And the noises she was pulling out of her throat was making it hard for him to concentrate on her pleasure and not get up and just thrust into her like an animal.

He endured. He could feel the fine tremors running through her and knew she was close. He redoubled his efforts and pushed his index finger into her while his tongue returned to her clit. Her breath hitched in her throat and she danced on the precipice before finally teetering over the edge. She shrieked her completion and Sano gave her a few, final licks to help her down from her peak.

The first thing she did when she came down was reach for his yukata. It was time for that to go at last because Sano didn't try to stop her this time. She smiled, happy that she would finally be able to see him naked. He helped her finish taking it off, impatience making his movements jerky. When he was finally unclothed, Megumi took a moment to admire him before he leaned over her and kissed her.

She moaned into his mouth, sliding her hands up and down his strong back while Sano eased himself in between her thighs. He groaned when the tip of his member brushed against her womanhood. She broke the kiss to gasp at the sensation of him so close to her. It was wonderful. She arched her back, attempting to get closer and pull him into where she needed him most.

"Please," she managed to choke out. She wanted to feel him inside her so badly.

"My pleasure," he murmured. And with that he pushed his hips forward and into her. They both moaned their pleasure at the feeling of being one at last. He pumped in and out of her at a steady pace until he lost control over his movements. Megumi welcomed the change, embracing his savage nature as he made love to her. Each deep, hard stroke felt exquisite and she never wanted it to end. But already she could feel herself nearing her climax and gave a little whimper.

He hushed her and pumped harder, striving to drive her over the edge. He wanted to feel her convulse around him when she reached her peak. So he tried harder to please her. It worked. Once again he felt the tremors run through her body, a tell tale sign that she was close. A moment later she cried out her completion as her internal muscles clenched his member and pulled it in deeper. Sano found his own release in that moment, with her wrapped around him as tight as she could. His hoarse shout mingled with her dying cry as she fought for breath.

He collapsed on top of her and rest his chin on her shoulder. He couldn't talk. Not yet. It had all been so perfect. He lifted his head slowly to examine her face and see what she was feeling. Her eyes were closed and she had a smile on her face. He smiled in return, even though she couldn't see, and gently pulled out of her, causing her to gasp a little bit. He reached for the blanket and pulled it up around their shoulders and wrapped his arms around her.

He didn't know what the morning would bring, but he didn't want to think about it just then.

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