A Tale of Dragons: Tanz do Iiz ahrk Yol
Chapter: 37
The foreseen Union
To stand where I stand today, looking back at the past, I could never have foreseen this future. When I had fought and killed my first dovah, my first dragon, I never would have guessed that it would take me down this path. I've seen so much, met so many, and I don't think my journey through this world is even near its end yet. And the person I have become, I've changed so much. I've let this world and its inhabitants shower me with their influence and because of that, I am who I am. I've saved lives, I've taken lives. Given to those who needed it more than I did, even when I thought I had nothing. And I have stolen from those I thought wouldn't need it, I've brought shame on others to fill my own pockets.
But as time passed I became the one with influence over others, the tables did change. And with that came a responsibility, a duty that not many would take. I've learned that perfect is a fiction, and that it will never be achieved, at least during my stay on Nirn. But I have seen what comes as close to perfect as possible, I've been blessed to know what it looks like, what it feels like.
And I am thankful for the things that have happened, the good and the bad, for without it I wouldn't be able to stand where I stand now, right before her, ready to ask the biggest question of my existence.
With a shaking hand, Khara reached to one of her many pouches that hang on her belt. Her finger came in contact with the desired items and she carefully grabbed them, letting her palm act as a shield for the rings. She slowly brought the hand between herself and Serana. She was ready to speak, to let the words leave her, but it was so very difficult.
Her aspects tried to help her the best they could, the wolf was frozen. Khara's eyes fell to the ground as she took a few steps to the side, and then towards where all the blankets and pillows laid, ready to offer their comfort to whoever were willing to accept it. She swallowed and turned around, meeting Serana's gaze once more.
And Serana kept her silence, for she too was finding it hard to speak, to think or even move. But that didn't make it any less obvious that the wolf was having an even harder time. She could see that Khara was afraid, scared, but not unsure. Whatever the wolf was planning, it was something that she wanted dearly. And to see her lover in such a struggle gave Serana the strength needed to speak, to try and make the situation seem less frightening. "You've showed me the skies and the sea of stars beyond, you've shown me the lights that moves like waves on the ocean, you've shown me this and it's beautiful,-" She took the smallest of steps, coming closer to her wolf. "You can cross that off your list." She said with a smile which grew in size when the wolf released a small laugh. "So what's next?" Serana asked, eyes glued on the woman before her.
Khara's smile weakened, but still remained on her lips. Her eyes fell down to the side as she spoke softly, for she knew that she just needed to get this over with. Once the words were spoken, then it would be so much easier, she was sure of it. "Me, hopefully, taking an arrow in the knee." She said, but her words were low and quiet, and they were also weak, filled with fright and worry. But as those feeling entered her, she felt how her dragon and wolf aspect battled with them. Look at her, goraan gein, her dragon whispered, knowing that if the wolf would only look into those orange orbs of the purest light again, that she would see that there was nothing to be afraid of, nothing to make her doubt herself.
And sure enough, Khara managed to hear her dragon's words. And she allowed herself to see those eyes again. It was clear that Serana had heard her words, because she was looking at Khara with a look of disbelief, like something wonderful was about to happen. And to see that look on her lover, to know that she was the cause of it, it gave her all the strength needed to do the following.
She swallowed as she stood straighter, she breathed as she became calmer in her mind, but more excited in her heart. She squeezed her hand which were holding the jewelry and she nodded to herself. With the beat of her heart strong in her ears, she slowly descended down on one knee, because she was doing this the proper way. And as she moved down, she wondered if someone had casted a spell that bends time, for she felt like it took whole minutes before she felt the stone floor against her knee. She inhaled deeply as her eyes were still locked onto Serana's eyes, and while looking at the women in front, she slowly brought her hand higher.
Her shout had removed all the wind, but she still found it hard to move her hand. It felt like the rings were heavy as stone, like they had been enchanted. But she was strong enough, and when the hand were where it needed to be, then she finally spoke, breaking the silence. "You make everything worth it." Simple, short words, yet heavy for those who knew the meaning behind them. "Every day, every action, you make it all worth it." She swallowed, because she felt like she needed to say more. "And you're my sun, my dusk and dawn, my end and my beginning. I would do anything and everything to keep you, fight endless foes to protect you, and go where ever is needed to please you. Just being with you gives me something that no one else could ever offer, when I'm with you I feel safe." She released a short chuckle. "Even when I lose to you, it still feels like I'm winning, that's how you make me feel." It…It didn't feel like enough, but if the wolf were to describe all that Serana meant to her, then they would be stuck in this tower till the end of time.
Khara saw how Serana's eyes were holding tears within them, along with endless amount of emotions and words. She saw how she was struggling to breathe, to stand still. She thought that she would do the woman a favor and just say it already.
"Serana,-" Her name, rolling of the wolf's tongue. Her name sounded like nothing she had ever heard before. Khara's voice made it overflow with meaning, with affection, devotion. Her mind were struggling to keep up with her thoughts, and the result of that was her not being able to keep them to herself for much longer. "Will you do me the honor-" It was like a storm inside her head, she couldn't hold her thoughts back. "And let me-." It just slipped.
"Yes." She froze, eyes watery as her breath were uneven. She was shocked over that she had just interrupted Khara, and that she had done it in this very moment.
The wolf too was shocked, but not for the same reason. She couldn't help but form a smile as she looked at Serana with a surprised expression. "I didn't get to finish." Serana saw her smile, she knew it. She was far from being angry at the woman, she could never be angry at her.
Serana placed a hand on her hip as the other came up to cover her mouth. With closed eyes she spoke. "You were too slow." She didn't know what else to say.
Khara let out a nervous laugh. "Are these things supposed to be rushed?" She asked as she tilted her head, trying to see if she could get Serana to open her eyes again.
She moved her hand that was covering her mouth a little. "I don't know…Just, just ask me again." This is embarrassing.
Khara saw that Serana too was finding this hard, perhaps they shouldn't try and do this like others do, perhaps they should do this the way they would? Khara rose up and took the step needed to stand directly before Serana, only a few inches between them. One hand placed itself on Serana's shoulder as it made its way down to her hand, reveling in the feeling when their skin came in contact as it took a hold of the hand. Khara then brought her other hand, which were holding the rings, and brushed her finger against Serana's cheek. "Dii lokal, we'll make it simple." She whispered as her forehead met Serana's. She felt Serana's other hand fall to her side and could now feel the woman's breath mix with her own.
Simple, how? These things were never to be simple, how could it be, what did her wolf mean by those words? Serana opened her eyes, and when she met non-glowing blue looking back at her, then she knew that she couldn't hide anymore. And she wondered what the wolf meant, and she was about to speak, but Khara beat her to it.
"Marry me." Oh, that's what she meant. It was simple, for she only needed to say one word. One short, simple and not at all complicated word. She just needed to open her mouth and let it out, she wanted this too. She wanted every morning to be filled with the wolf's scent and every night to be brimming with the wolf's warmth. She wanted it all, everything that the wolf could offer her, she wanted it. And Serana did hear what the wolf had asked, but she heard it in another way.
Let me hold you when the nights are cold and let me cherish you when the days are warm.
Let me shower you with loving actions and drown you with words of the utmost affection.
That is what she heard within those two words, that is what she saw, what she felt. And just like the question, the answer too was simple. "Yes." She said slowly, letting the words flow around them.
And Khara wasn't answering or saying anything for that matter, the wolf simply stood still. Her eyes widened a little bit, and if Serana hadn't been standing so close, then she wouldn't have noticed. Nothing was moving, the wolf stood still like she had been consumed by ice. But then, something happened. Khara moved her head back a little, still keeping their eyes connected. Her lips trembled at they struggled to form a smile, but her smile was fully there when she felt cool lips connect with hers.
Her hold on Serana tightened as their kiss turned more passionate, she couldn't remember if they had ever kissed like this before. They've had sweet kisses, hungry ones, soft, careful, uncertain, hard and delicate ones, but nothing quite like this one. It was familiar yet unknown. There was something new about it, but the wolf couldn't find the correct words to describe it. When she felt a smooth hand caress her neck, she smiled even more because Serana had given her answer. "Yeah?"
Serana smiled into the kiss too, how could she not? She hummed and broke the kiss as she nodded eagerly. "Yes,-" Another kiss. "Definitely,-" One more came. "Of course!" She laughed, they both did. She was wondering if it was possible to become paralyzed by just emotions alone, and if so, then she was sure she would fall down any minute now. And she wasn't worried about it, not in the slightest because she knew that her wolf would catch her if she did.
They weren't really kissing anymore, their lips just touched as they released laughs and chuckles. Serana placed her hands on the wolf's shoulder as she gently pushed her down onto the blankets, and as Khara sat down, Serana got on her lap.
Before they got lost in another dance by their lips, Khara remembered something, she still had the rings in her palm. "Wait." She whispered. The rings weren't where they should be, and the wolf needed to fix that.
Serana used her fangs to gently bite down on the wolf's lower lip as she moved back the slightest. "What?" She husked.
Khara inhaled deeply, eyes closed as she gathered herself. Those fangs made her words come out all wrong. "Wings." Is what it sounded like.
Serana stopped her games and pulled back. She looked at Khara with confusion as she had no idea why the wolf had just said that. She saw that Khara inhaled deeply before speaking again.
"Rings." She managed to say the words right this time as Serana's fangs were no longer on her. She still saw that Serana wasn't really with her on what she was talking about, so she brought her hand up between them and opened her palm, revealing two identical rings.
Khara's eyes were stuck on Serana, as Serana's eyes were stuck on the rings. She felt there was no magic within the jewelry currently resting in a warm palm. "No enchantments?" She asked, her lips supporting a small grin.
The wolf hummed before speaking. "They're symbolic." Khara said as she slowly reached for Serana's left hand. With great care and precision, she placed the ring on her forth finger. She smiled when she saw how perfectly it fitted, it was like it was meant to be. And when Serana did the same to her, well, something in her heart just exploded because this was something she thought she would never have the pleasure of doing, or at least that is what she would have thought before she met the woman before her.
With words unspoken, feelings on display and the silence around them, they both held onto the other. Serana hugged Khara as the wolf leaned back against the wall and they were quiet for quite some time. They held each other, reveling in the feeling of having the other close. And as time passed, they still sat still. Serana had moved so that she could lean back on Khara, a position that felt divine due to her wolf being so incredibly warm. Her eyes followed the waves of light while Khara rested hers. They talked and enjoyed a few cups of sweet mead and elegant wine as they sat an enjoyed the view.
"How many do you think there is?" Serana asked as her eyes moved from star to star.
Khara turned her head to the skies and wondered, it was quite the question. "Probably more than there are sand grains in the Alik'r Desert." When she heard no response from Serana she moved her head a little. She saw that Serana was looking at her own hand, the one that held the new ring, but also the one that was missing a finger. She couldn't tell what Serana was looking at, or maybe she was looking at both? And she couldn't see the woman's face, she didn't know if Serana was smiling or not, and it made her wonder.
Carefully she moved her left hand over to Serana's. When she was close, she moved it under the woman's open palm and stretched out her fingers, giving the illusion that Serana's hand still had all its parts.
The action was given a response, Khara was rewarded with a warm laugh. "You're too much at times." Serana said amused as she grabbed the hand and leaned her head back, eyes closed as she let the scent of fire enter her senses. She wondered if what they had just done was real in the eyes of the Gods. "Do you think the Gods approved of our little ceremony?" She asked with a slight smile as she felt Khara's nose against the back of her head.
"I have no idea, the Gods demands so much from us, from mortals." Khara said with honesty, she didn't know if the Gods had even seen what they had just done, but a small part of her hoped so.
Serana snuggled further into the warm embrace that her wolf offered. "You're right, it makes me wonder if we are the ones with the real power, you know?"
Khara tilted her head, something she so often did when she was confused or didn't grasp what the other was saying. "Explain?" She asked.
"Of course. I mean, the Gods demand us to pray to them, deliver them gifts and offerings and even sacrifices. They ask so much of us, it's almost like they depend on us." Serana explained. "It just makes me wonder if we, the mortals, are the ones with the real power." She said in a low voice, she was almost whispering, making sure that her words only reached the wolf's ears.
Khara smiled as she looked at the view, she squeezed around Serana as she spoke. "Don't let the Gods catch you saying that." She joked.
Serana chuckled. "Why do you think I'm whispering?" She was so comfortable in this moment. They had cried and laughed, talked and wondered, but there was still one thing that was missing and Serana knew what it was. "Is it time for the last part?" She asked.
Khara beamed over those words. "If you want. I'd love it, but you don't have to." The wolf assured, for she didn't want Serana to do something that she didn't want to do, but she was sure the woman had no worries of it.
"I don't mind. After all you've done, I feel like I have to do something too. But…I also want to." She said with a smile, the last time she had sung was such a long time ago, a time from when she was only a child. "However, I don't think I know any songs that fits with this moment."
"That's not important." Khara said. "Choose one that makes you feel something. If you feel the need, then change a few words."
Serana's smile fell when she remembered a song from her childhood. It could work, in a way. "I have one…But it's a sad song, a story, but it's beautiful." This song is one she heard when her parents were still somewhat decent people, it was from a good memory of hers. She cleared her throat before starting.
"Life is like a road, you'll get lost at times
But keep your cool, and your fire bright
Get yourself a home, so you can be alright
And take control, and hold on tight."
Her voice was low and fragile, filled with unheard thoughts and feeling from a past almost forgotten. The way the words left her lips made the wolf stop all her other thoughts because she needed all of her focus to be on the sound of Serana's astonishing voice, she never would have believed that this is how she sounded when singing, it was so very fascinating.
"For life is like a road, and you'll get lost at times
And you'll get hurt, and learn from thy
Feelings and failures
Anger and hate
Love and caress from a dear one's embrace."
She closed her eyes and leaned her head against Khara's shoulder. Her voice gathering the strength to empower the words as she sang.
"So come to my side, 'cause you said you were coming
You hold on so tight, I can't keep it from falling
It's over now, can you see the light?"
She let the memories of the song fill her mind. And she remembered who had sung it so long ago, it was from a soldier who had lost his wife and only child, a man who had nothing left but to fight.
"I take off your love, I shield my emotions
I strengthen myself for I know what is coming
I will fight for you, I will remember you."
She remembered the look on his face when he had sung this song to her and her parents. His eyes were filled with grief and his voice was filled with anger.
"I sharpen my blade, I take on my armor
I'll march to the war, and I'll fight for our honor."
She remember that he had said that he was going to battle, and that he had no desire to return from it because he whished to be with his beloved family once more.
"I fall to the ground, the coldness is coming
I bleed from my heart, 'cause my weakness is humming.
I'll meet you there, where there is no fear
In the afterlife, my dear."
She opened her eyes and realized that her eyes were watery, for she remembers the man coming inside the castle to sing and she remembers seeing him leave, but she doesn't remember seeing him return. He was a tall and strong Nord, and from what she remembers, he was also a kind man. She didn't understand his song when she was a child, but now…Now she can see it, feel it and understand it better than most.
"Where did you learn to sing like that?" The surprised voice of Khara asked. "And that song, it was…It was like it was alive, beating and breathing around me as you sung it." She was at a loss of words, she didn't know what else to say. A song with such strong and rich words had never passed the wolf's ears before, and to have it sung by Serana made it even more memorable.
"I used to sing when I was little, when I thought life was one long journey of everything but hardship. And for the song, I heard it long ago by a soldier." Serana told her.
"It was beautiful. You and the song." She would make sure to remember the lyrics and see if she can't make the Bards College write it down, for it was truly amazing and it deserved to be known. "Makes me want to marry you again." She mumbled as she snuggled into Serana's hair.
Serana snorted as she turned her head to the side, she wanted to see those eyes. And when she turned, Khara gave her enough room to see those blue orbs of hers. To just look at each other made their stomachs flutter, made their throats feel dry. They felt how their skin screamed at them to be reunited, how their hands needed to hold the other's, how their lips trembled at being so close, yet not close enough to do their delicate dance that they had gotten so exceptional at. Everything that was them demanded to feel the other.
"How about we travel to Solitude?" Khara offered, the thought of being back home with Serana sounded incredibly good in her mind.
Serana was wondering if the name of the capitol of Skyrim was cursed by something or someone, because every time they had mentioned it in the past, something had come up. But the look Khara was giving her told her that this time, if something happened, then the world would have to just wait. "It's about time, isn't it?" She whispered back.
Khara smiled as she nodded, it was about time.
As they walked through the streets of Solitude, Khara noticed all the eyes falling to Serana's hand. Her ring was well visible, and it shone like the brightest star on the night sky. It filled her with delight knowing that those people could look all they want, but never do anything about it. Serana was hers, absolutely, wholly and fully hers. And even though she had her own hands in her pockets, hidden from view, she saw how those eyes didn't linger once they spotted the ring on the woman's hand. It was like a warning, like a sign that said off limits, Khara smiled and shook her head at herself. It just, it felt amazing.
They hadn't called for Odahviing once they decided to get to Solitude, for once, they wanted to travel on foot and horseback. There was just the feeling they both shared that did it, they knew that they had more than enough time, they didn't need to rush. For once, time was on their side, it was an ally, a friend.
To travel through Skyrim is something that they had both done many times now, yet there was something different this time around, it felt different, but in the most wonderful way. Everything was enhanced for them. The flowers that had been spotted shone with the brightest colors, and their scent was like a delicate touch to their noses. Skyrim, which were normally so grey and filled with dread had completely transformed in their eyes, the land itself seemed like it had been enchanted by the most powerful mages known to Nirn. It was the same, but they saw it with new eyes, and that made all the difference.
And so here they stood before Proudspire Manor, their house, their home. The lock was swiftly defeated by the wolf and when they were both inside, secure and safe, they exhaled. They locked the door and got their armor and weapons off. They had spent most of the night and day traveling, and so the sun was setting once more. Khara walked over to a window and admired the color that the sky endorsed. To just see that color on the skies made her heart swell, for she knew where else she could find it.
Serana placed her sword next to Khara's on the table and looked to where the wolf stood still. She could see how the wolf's lips were supporting the smallest and most delicate of smiles. She could see how the faint glow in Khara's eyes faded as she continued to admire the outside. And that, that made Serana just fall that much more for her wolf. She guessed that the setting sun affected Khara just like blue lights affected her, they were both forced to pay extra attention to those colors as it held so much meaning to the both of them.
Her eyes then fell to a bucket close to the door, it was filled with letters. She saw how there was a small whole on the door, which is where the letter must have come from, that or the person who delivered these letters has the key to the manor. There were a few of them, around ten perhaps? She grabbed them and walked over to the table where she placed them. "You sure are popular." She mused as she counted the letters.
Khara turned to her and spotted the little pile of paper, the sight alone caused her aspects to growl, but the wolf had a master plan to fix this. She walked over to deal with the letters, to make herself and her aspects calm down. "There are probably one too many jobs written down on them…" She said as she now stood next to Serana.
"Yeah, we can deal with them?" Serana asked, she didn't want to, but she knew that Khara found it hard to not offer her aid to those who needed it. And she was sure that at least one of these letters contained just such a plea.
"Oh, I'll deal with them, don't you worry." Khara said as she grabbed Serana's cloak that hang over a chair and placed it over the letters. "There, all gone." She said pleased with herself. No piece of paper were going to interrupt them this time, no matter who it was from. She turned to Serana who was looking like she liked the wolf's actions. "Bath?" She asked, they could both need it, and her legs felt a little sore due to all the walking they had done and her back wasn't doing much better. Taking a warm, long bath would be good for them and feel fantastic, if not amazing. But not only would it feel good, but it would also help recharge them. For they were tired and their muscles could use a break.
Serana practically dragged Khara down with her and into the room which held the warm water that would soon embrace them with its warm touch. And when they entered it, they felt a shiver flow through them, because the feeling of the water caught them off guard, it was divine. They sat down in the corner, where they had sat before, and Khara's head found Serana's shoulder as they both enjoyed this first part of their little vacation. They were back to their little bubble, their little part of the world.
Minutes turned into hours and they were yet to get tired of the water's warm embrace. "How long…" Serana mumbled, how long would they stay here, in Solitude?
Khara smiled lazily. "Till we get bored." Khara answered as she placed a kiss on Serana's neck. "We've done so much, we deserve this." She reasoned as an arm found its way around Serana's waist.
Serana's smile turned into a smirk over hearing the wolf's words. "The world will be fine without us for a few days." She added as she turned her head a little more towards Khara. The wolf moved her head a little a she was now fully worshipping that wonderful smooth, cool skin.
Khara released something between a hum and a growl. "My thoughts exactly." Her hand traveled higher. Her nose followed Serana's jaw before going higher so that their lips could meet. And as their lips met, Khara inhaled sharply through her nose. This was something that would never change, the electricity that could be felt. It was like a bucket of ice-cold water, it woke her and her body up. She felt refreshed and recharged. And with that came the possibility to do so much, so many things and acts of devotion, of love. So many different things raced through her mind, so many different pictures of her and Serana, caught up in intimate acts and positions.
Khara didn't know if their marriage was real in the eyes of the Gods, and she didn't even bother to care about it. For her and Serana, for them they were married, bond together for all eternity, and that was more than enough. "There are so many things I wish to do to you right now…" She husked as she got lost in her feelings. "So pardon me if I try to make all of them happen at once." Her words must have activated something in Serana, for she kissed her back more deeply now.
Serana moved her lips from Khara's and dragged them over to her ear, making sure to take her sweet time in doing so as she placed wet kisses along the way. "You can do whatever you want,-" She gently bit and tugged the wolf's earlobe. "Just know that if you have your way, then I will have mine." She whispered, and it didn't sound like a warning any more than is sounded like a promise, and that caused a feeling of excitement to enter the wolf.
Khara shivered, words had never been spoken with such intensity. The feeling alone demanded Khara just ravage the woman here and now, but she had other plans. What she was about to do to Serana could never be done with haste, and so she had to calm her more animalistic urges for the moment. She couldn't think of it anymore, she needed to say it, to do it. "I want to take you upstairs,-" She gave Serana a few more kisses before remembering that she was in the middle of a sentence. "And I want to make love to you, my wife." I want to worship you, to send you to the most wonderful places, to give you the most wonderful feelings I can offer, Khara continued in her mind, and with her being so focused on Serana, she managed to let the thoughts slip her mind and enter Serana's.
And upon hearing those unspoken words Serana's heart grew in size, her thoughts and desires of having the wolf struggling to breathe underneath her vanished and was replace with something else, something much more tender. And she was about to act, but she then remembered that Khara had spoken first, and so she would let her wolf have her wish, she would always let her have her wish.
It humored her how easily she could distract her wolf with a few touches alone. "Keep your eyes closed." She whispered and she knew that the wolf would obey.
With a smirk on her lips she climbed out of the bath, for if she stayed, then she knew that they would never make it to the bedroom. She didn't even bother to grab a towel as she knew that all the windows up to her destination were covered. She let her eyes fall on Khara one last time before she left the room. "I'll be waiting." She said seductively.
And blue eyes popped open over hearing the words. Her ears picked up the sound of wet feet climbing the two sets of stairs. With a grin on her lips she climbed out of the bath. She however, did grab a towel and dried off before leaving the room. As she got closer to their bedroom she felt how her fingers failed to hold the towel around her warm body. She felt how her heart prepared itself for the feelings it would soon receive, and offer.
And when she finally got to the bedroom she spotted Serna right away, wrapped in a thick blanket. "Why are you under there?" Khara laughed out as she got closer.
"I didn't really think it through, I got cold." She answered as she shrugged her shoulders, a sweet smile at her lips as she spoke.
Khara hummed as she entered the bed. "I can help you with that." She said as she leaned down, Serana had already moved the blanket and were welcoming the woman with open arms.
Serana felt the warmness from Khara's body settle in her bones, it was a feeling she hoped she would never really get used to, for every time that it happened, it caused her to feel a shiver of pure bliss enter her.
Their lips met yet again, and Khara's warm and dry skin felt like fire against Serana's cold and wet skin, but it didn't hurt in the slightest, it never could. It only caused that flame deep within to flare up, demanding more to fuel it, and both knew just how to do that.
And when Serana felt that warm body press a little harder against her, she felt that shiver travel to her lower stomach, and there it stayed for now, teasing and promising what feelings she would be rewarded with is she could reach it. She felt how her own body responded to the wolf's actions, and it was surprising to see and feel just how well Khara knew her body. Every touch were perfectly timed, not too long, not too short. The right amount of pressure at all the right places, and to feel the wolf's breath against her skin made her body prepare itself for the next impact. She felt how her own legs weakened as that feeling in her stomach increased. And just before she was about to do something, say something, Khara placed a hand on her cheek.
She kissed her more deeply now, but also with more desire than before. She could feel a hand close to her thighs and how it moved them apart. And as the hot breath left her lips and moved down to her throat, Khara pressed her thigh against her most delicate part. And if Serana wasn't too busy holding onto Khara and moaning, then she would have praised the wolf for being able to build her up like this. She just made sure to remember to reward Khara with something later, because right now, she was unable to think of the future or the past for that matter, she could only focus on the here and now.
Khara continued the slow yet strong movement of her leg as she sucked over Serana's pulse point. The smell of their arousal only caused her to double her efforts, she wanted Serana to feel how she made her feel, she wanted to try and repay her for the blessed feelings she made the wolf feel. And with all of her focus on the other woman, she felt herself release a warmth, one that was only for Serana. "I love you." She husked as she moved her thigh and replaced it with her hand. "I love your body and how it responds to mine." Her finger came in contact with soft, wet flesh. It filled her with want.
"Khara." Serana gasped her name, but failed to let other words leave her. She could only hold on as the wolf had her way.
It felt wonderful to know that she was the reason for her name to be said in such a powerful way. She entered Serana and used her entire body in aiding her hand to make Serana feel like she is floating. "I love your mind and how it works." Her lips followed the thin skin above Serana's collarbone.
She could feel how Serana was beginning to squirm beneath her, and she knew well what it meant. She would never grow tired of this, of being this intimate with the woman she loved. There was always something new and exciting, yet also something old and familiar. To be able to explore the other in such a way, it made her heart swell at the amount of trust they had placed in each other. Trust like this is like a golden key to one's heart, it's so strong yet easily shattered. It's so pure yet easily blemished, as strong as the howling wind. There's no doubt about it, it is truly what Khara had ever wanted. And the feeling of knowing that Serana had given it to her, it made her explode.
She moved her fangs over to a cool neck before sinking them down into the flesh. At the same time her thumb found its place on Serana's most sensitive part as she also let those warm feelings of love hover around them. She was doing everything she knew she could do that showed how she felt. She could only hope that Serana could feel the size of it, and by the sound of the deep, strangled moan she was releasing, it made Khara sure that she felt it, all of it. The wolf also received the feelings that Serana was currently handling within her, but the wolf was strong and she wouldn't let it distract her.
And with all of her actions combined, Serana was well on her way to paradise. Her flame was released, her body was filled with an exploding warmth and her heart was welcoming the endless amount of waves of pure ecstasy that pumped through her body. This was different from before, because they had made love before, they had felt absolutely beyond wonderful before, but this? This was different. She felt like she had run for miles, yet her feet felt fine. Her breath was struggling to inhale enough air, and the electricity that she felt? It was nowhere near close to ending its tour throughout her body. Her legs shook when the feeling entered them, something that had never happened before.
As she slowly came back to her senses, she could feel the move of warm lips against her cheek, slowly bringing her back to her wolf. With the little strength she had left she rolled them over, she pressed her body against Khara's as she found the warm and comfortable skin that was the wolf's neck. There was so much she wanted to do, so much she needed to do, but she lacked the energy. Her spirit was willing but her flesh was weak, but luckily for her, she knew just how to get the energy needed to continue. And as if Khara knew her thoughts, the wolf turned her head to the side, offering her all the room she would ever need.
She let her fangs sink into the wolf's neck, and she savored every sip of blood that entered her mouth. She savored it like it was the very last meal she would ever have, but she didn't do it because it was her last, she did it because she knew just how delicious it would feel for the both of them. She used her tongue, her lips and her entire body as she drank. She let her hands caress the warm skin as she fed, and by the moans she received, she knew she was doing it right.
She thought that she had forsaken these feelings when she had become a vampire in the way that she did all that time ago, but it would seem that all of her pain, all of her hardship and struggles had been rewarded when she had met Khara. If she didn't know better, then she would have thought that the Gods themselves had given her the wolf, but she knew that what they had was something the Gods had no power over. This was all them, all her and her lover.
She wanted to express how she felt, in more ways that she thought possible. She wanted to say it, to speak the words, but Khara was always the better of the two when it came to words, but she gave it her best shot. She removed her fangs and made the flow of blood stop. "To have my memories stripped from me, to have you taken from my mind…-" She furrowed her brows over the pain it caused to think of a future without Khara in it. "It was the scariest thing I have ever experienced." But that pain was quickly replaced with pleasure and happiness. "But where my mind was lacking, my body filled in the blanks." She fully relaxed in the wolf's embrace. "I still remember how your skin felt against my own and how you always shiver when I do this." She let her fangs run over the abused skin and sure enough, the wolf shivered over the feeling. Serana smiled as she continued. "And I remember how your heart skips a beat when I do this." She pressed herself harder against Khara, making the wolf's heart increase its speed. "Or how your breath hitch when I do this…" She let a hand travel over to Khara's breast. The wolf responded to all of her actions as she remembered and that alone made her move back and kiss her wolf senseless, something that she was so very good at.
She wanted to repay the wolf, but at the same time she wanted to have both hands roaming the warm body under her. She moved one of her legs to go under one of Khara's while the other went over the wolf's other leg. With a hand she moved the wolf's leg over her waist. "Keep it there." She husked into Khara's ear.
And Khara nodded as she released a whimper, she knew what was about to happen. They had done this once before, and it was one of the most incredible things they had ever done while being together like this.
Serana felt like she could go on forever, she had all the energy she could ever need, and what better way to use all that energy but on her wolf? She lowered herself fully against Khara, letting all of their parts meet.
And just like their previous act of affection, this too was filled with slow, gentle movements. Movements that needed to be executed with such care and precision to fulfill the desired reaction. Serana handled her wolf like she was the most delicate thing she had ever touched. Every touch created a reaction, ever sound were answered and when their eyes connected, all of those things became more intense for the two.
Serana had always wondered what happiness was, what was the perfect words to describe it. And in this very moment, she knew the word that would perfectly capture the meaning. Time, time was happiness. That after all of the tings that needed to be done, to know that there was still more than enough time to do as she wished, and with whom, that was happiness to her. To be able to lay next to Khara, knowing that they could do so for as long as their hearts desired was happiness. And upon finding this out, she moved her body harder against her wolf.
To lay underneath the one person who is everything to her, to be able to just lay as still as possible and receive all of these sensations, feelings and passionate thoughts made Khara wish that she never had to leave. She wanted to force time to stop so that she could relive this moment until she could no longer breathe. The flame deep within her was about to spread throughout her body like wildfire, she had no power over it, it was all in Serana's hands. She had given her all to the woman over her, and if given the chance, she would have done it all again, and again and again until time ceased to stop.
This right here, what they had was something that Khara had feared for most of her time in Skyrim. To become so entranced with another person, that was her biggest fear for a long time. She would do anything for Serana, anything. She would climb the highest mountain, travel the longest road, sail over the widest sea and stop at nothing to do as her lover wished. No nation nor army could keep her from doing it, she knew it in her heart.
The feel of having cool hands and lips on her made that flame release it's hidden power. And for a time, Khara thought that she had become paralyzed, for she could not feel her legs. But as she opened her eyes and looked deeply into those orange glowing eyes, she was slowly brought back to her senses.
Their legs were entangles due to the need to be as close as possible. Their arms held onto the other like there was an invisible force just waiting to pull them away. Their chests laid against each other as their hearts beat in their own little rhythm and their minds were filled with so many thoughts that they had no chance in speaking them out loud, it would take too long.
In this moment, in this very bed inside this building, they were home.
Dovahzul Translations:
Khara: Dii lokal. – My love.
My opinion on the Chapter and info:
I have an idea of how to involve the civil war into the story, it may be the next thing that comes after the girls are done in Solitude. Still working on the next questline, but I'm progressing with it. As for this chapter, I didn't feel like it would be right to have a priest or another person or dovah to marry the two of them. Just like everything else, I want them to do it their way, and for me this was the way to do it.
I tried to find a decent song for Serana to sing, but found none so I just made one myself. I'm looking forward to the next chapters as I have a lot of ideas for interesting dialogue between a few characters. Over the last few days I've felt the need to revisit Markarth increase, so perhaps after the civil war have been written I can take the story in that direction and hopefully by the time that's done, the next questline will be ready to go.
Thanks guys and gals for reviewing, it's awesome that you do it. And for this story to be over a year old….I mean just WOW it's so cool that some of you have been with me from almost the beginning. This whole story started as some to do in my free time, but it had turned into something much bigger. Thank you.
-Zep