Title: Communication
Fandom: Full Metal Panic
Characters/Pairings: Sousuke/Kaname
Author: Starzki
Words: 300
Rating: T
Summary: They both realize that they're ready for the next step.
Author's Note: I'm planning on writing another new story for the FMP fandom set after the end of the entire series. I thought, to kick myself in the butt toward actually sharing it, I'd give a little preview. Here it is.

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"I think you're the most amazing person I've ever met," said Sousuke with a tinge of awe and reverence in his voice.

Head still lowered, Kaname chanced a peek upward, hopeful that his words were true. His eyes held their usual direct stare that would make her heart do flips in her chest, but this time there was something more. His eyes were filled with more emotion than she had ever seen, conveying compassion and reassurance.

Kaname straightened, crashing her lips into his. He smiled under her assault, cupped her jaw in his left hand to better angle the kiss into something softer, fuller.

After a few seconds, Sousuke realized that this kiss was very different than the elated small kisses from the day before. It was so much more than mouths and tongues and pressure and sensation. This was communication.

Years of emotions for Kaname that Sousuke had routinely tamped down began to rise to the surface. Desire, hunger, want, astonishment, and a deep, fearless love crashed through all of his defenses and made themselves known in their kiss.

Sousuke knew this because Kaname was reflecting those same emotions as her tongue twined with his and her breathing grew ragged.

There were no obstacles. There was nothing to prevent what both wanted, what both new was next. Even the fingers of Sousuke's right hand that were gently following the curve of Kaname's bare spine didn't tremble or hesitate as they would have previously. Neither was embarrassed that Kaname only wore a towel, and in fact, both felt it was still too much.

They were ready. It was time.

Or it would have been had Kaname's phone not chosen that moment to interrupt.

Both smiled into one another's mouth with mirth and frustration. Lunch with friends had almost been forgotten.

END.

AN2: This was originally written for the livejournal community fandom_bakeoff on June 28, 2012 for the "rise" prompt and also includes the secret ingredient "time."

AN3: As stated above, I'll be writing more story around this little preview. Also, as it is the time of LuxKen27's summer mini-challenge (which started all of my FMP drabbling to begin with), I'll be posting here on the drabbles a little more frequently. Hooray for FMP writing!