I thought it would be nice to throw in a fun, silly, light hearted chapter into this whole dramatic mess I seem to be writing. Puh-lease lemme know what you think:-D
Reyes gasped when she finally found the pool. She was not outside long at all, but already her entire body was dripping in sweat, even though all she was wearing was her tiny black string bikini. She could not toss down her towel fast enough, pull her hair out of the ponytail it was in earlier, and plunge into the cool, dark water.

Reyes poked her head up from being underwater to see Ruka was on her way out to swim as well. It was midnight and the only light were the torches and gas lanterns laced along the arches that created a special courtyard just for the pool.

"Ruka-chan, I see you had the sense to get out of this heat as well."

"Oh yes, absolutely." Ruka took off her robe and stepped into the pool. She was wearing a white one piece strapless suit. It was simply but still sexy. The leg openings were cut high so they accentuated Ruka's long, slim legs quite nicely. Reyes playfully splashed Ruka as she eased herself in. After dunking her head she braced herself with the wall of the swimming pool.

"Hey! We should get Akatsuki out here. Ah, we left our windows open. Akatsuki! Get out here!" Ruka shouted for Kain. Reyes giggled.

"Yeah! Akatsuki! We're having a party out here, come on out." Reyes crawled out of the pool and called for him in the direction of his window. Ruka again was drawn to Reyes' body, which she decided was one of the most fantastic ones she had ever seen. Aside from the breasts, it was interesting to compare how lean and taught her midsection was, with definition in some of her abdominal muscles. Her hips and buttocks though were very fleshy and full but firm. The slight indentation the strings in her bikini made around the sides seemed to only accentuate the lusty juiciness that Reyes seemed to emit on a permanent basis.

Reyes stopped calling when she noticed Ichijo walk by. As usual Reyes smile beamed in the darkness.

"Takuma-kun, come on out and swim with us." Ichijo blushed, smiled but was silenced. Again, he was struck dumb and to intimidation by her body, now solely clad in her miniscule bikini. But now her curves were emphasized with wetness and the lights of the moon and lanterns.

"Um, yes, sure Reye-chan, uh, let me get changed." Reyes blushed and felt flushed with happiness that Ichijo would join them.

"Oh, tell everyone else to come out too. It is too hot to be cooped up inside." Ichijo nodded and headed off. When Reyes returned to the pool Ruka noticed she had a strange expression on her face.

"Are you alright?" she asked. Reyes looked at her surprised.

"Yes, of course. Actually, everything is great." She swam about. "What could be better? We are at such a beautiful villa, and with my dearest friends. Even in the midst of this hardship we have moments of fun and joy."

"Yes, we do." Ruka said softly in agreement. Reyes swam by her very close, causing Ruka to blush again feeling her leg brushed by Reyes'.

"Ruka-chan, remember when I told you about women really having all the power? I hope you didn't forget." Reyes approached Ruka to a point where their faces were beautifully and dangerously close.

"No, of course I did not forget." Ruka found herself being drawn into a small trance by Reyes' dark, sparkling eyes. She narrowed her eyes and found herself leaning into the beautiful Spanish vampire, their lips just barely brushing when out of the corner of her eye she saw Kain very casually leaning into the side of the entryway. Ruka blushed profusely and Reyes let out a cackling laugh. Kain decided seeing his fiancée and ex-lover together in that sort of situation was very titillating.

"Please, don't let me interrupt." He said with a shit-eating grin.

"About time you got here K-chan." He strolled to the pool with Ichijo and Aidou following behind.

"Where are Kaname and Sara-sama?" Ruka asked.

"Sara is asleep and I have no idea where Kaname is," Ichijo answered. With everyone in the pool, Aidou and Kain whispered something to each other and collectively dived under. The next thing one noticed, Kain was giving Ruka a wedgie and Aidou pulled the strings to Reyes' top. Both girls hooted and screamed, with Ruka splashing at Kain who was now in his own fit of laughter and Reyes top floating on it's own at the surface. Seeing that was almost a little too much for Ichijo. He didn't even look at Reyes all the night of the underground party when she danced on the podium.

"Excuse me for a second." Reyes turned around and attempted to put her top back on while in the pool. Slipping down below the water, a few seconds passed before Aidou was screeching and Reyes triumphantly surfaced with his swim trunks.

"Hahahaha! Ruka, catch!" She tossed them to Ruka, who was on the other side of the pool. She screamed but followed suit as she also had to laugh.

"Ok now, you girls are just being mean." Aidou was hoping it was dark enough to conceal himself under the water. Ruka decided to toss the trunks back to Aidou.

"Let's try to keep the pool clean, shall we?"


After coming out of a cold shower, Ruka flopped onto the bed wearing nothing but a look of exasperation from the heat. Even with the curtains drawn to keep out the sun the heat was stifling. Kain eventually joined her and started to kiss her belly.

"Akatsuki, I'm sorry it's just too hot." She said barely even moving.

"I knew you would say that, which is why I brought this." Ruka continued to keep her eyes closed, as if to say she had absolutely no interest in whatever Kain was going to whip out. However, a shocking sensation on her belly caused her to screech and sit up. She saw that Kain had placed cubes of ice on her, and they were already melting. Looking over at the night stand she saw he brought a whole bucket.

"Tell me that did not feel good," he dared her, licking away the excess water along her body. After getting over the initial shock, Ruka began breathing deeply from the depth of her chest as Kain draped ice over other crevices along her body, finding relief from the shocking coolness.

Closing her eyes, Ruka began to reflect. What an amazing experience this journey has been, beginning with the realization of her feelings for Kain, and now their voyage to Spain. This all accompanied a gradual awakening and liberation she felt. It was like she was really coming into her own, body and soul, and became more and more aware of it in her intimate connections she made with Kain. She never recalled feeling so alive and free and beautiful. Was it all these things intertwining?

Ruka let out sighs and purrs of contentment as Kain made his way to coating her neck and breast with the deliciously refreshing ice. Gripping one cube between his teeth, he teased her nipple to its full peak. She giggled from the tingling sensation she felt inside and out.

"Your voice drives me wild," Kain growled into her ear. "I cannot get enough. Every time I hear you moan, or breathe, I go crazy." Ruka really felt his cock swelling against her thighs. She wished that she knew more, more things that would rock his world, things that would send him to a plane of ecstasy.

Kain straddled his body over Ruka's, which enabled her to glide her hands down to his package and scrotum. Realizing how nice it felt when his hands were massaging and working into her, what she liked to call the "Doorway to the Goddess", she could only imagine it was just as pleasurable to him, maybe more so. It always amazed her how he barely asked her for anything, but that did not stop her from wanting to be a dynamo in his world.

Hearing him grunt in relief and pleasure in feeling Ruka's palms and fingers along his shaft sent chills down her spine. She too loved hearing him moan and gasp in pleasure to her touch. She turned to the side so that Kain could lay with her face to face. Ruka started to stroke him more, and he gently but firmly held onto the back of her neck as he breathed into the crook of her neck and shoulder. She could feel his back tense up with each movement of her hand.

That final thrust of release followed a muffled yell as Kain muttered a swear word or two. The expenditure of energy combined with the heat left him so exhausted, not even ice sprawling and melting across his chest was doing anything. He lay on his back next to Ruka, eyes closed, but not so asleep as not to be able to mutter "I love you" to his lady.