Forevermore

Serenity's eyes fluttered opened, awakened from her slumber by a stray sunbeam falling on her face. She let out a soft yawn, a smile crossing her lips when she turned her head to the right. On the other side of the bed, Helios – my husband, she thought with unbridled glee – still slept, his bare back turned toward her. A week had already passed since their wedding day, yet the simple thrill of waking up every morning next to the man she had literally loved before she was born had yet to lose its novelty.

She hoped it never would.

Scooting over to bridge the small gap between them, Serenity wrapped an arm around his mid-section and pressed herself against his back, his naked skin warm in the faint chill of early morning. "Helios…" she lightly trilled in his ear.

He let out a soft hum, yet his eyes remained closed to the world.

"Helios…" Serenity tried again, kissing the tiny lone freckle on his shoulder blade. "It's morning, sunshine. Time to wake up."

Finally stirring from his slumber, Helios slowly opened his eyes, blinking a couple of times before craning his neck to look back at her.

"'Morning, sleepyhead," she teased, for it was the first time since they first began sharing a bed that she had managed to awaken before him. Centuries of waking at the crack of dawn to perform his morning prayers at the shrine had conditioned Helios's body for early risings, but lingering jet lag due to traveling from Elysion to Crystal Paris for their long-awaited honeymoon must have thrown off his natural circadian rhythm.

Helios smiled as he rolled over on his back. "Good morning, milady," he said, a pleasant shiver running up her spine at his new pet name for her. "Did you sleep well?"

"Mmm, I slept amazing." Serenity snuggled against him and angled up her head, letting out a soft moan as his lips brushed against hers in a sweet kiss. "You?"

"Yes, I had a very good night's rest…"

Serenity frowned. "But?" They had known each other long enough for her to discern when Helios wasn't telling the whole truth. He very rarely outright lied, but his voice always took on a certain tone that indicated when he was hiding something.

He glanced away, picking at a loose thread on the hotel's luxurious white and gold brocade blanket. "It's nothing. Don't worry about it."

"It's obviously something." Serenity sat up, propping herself on her elbows. "Tell me. Did you have a nightmare? Did I kick you in the middle of the night?"

"No, nothing like that."

"Then what, Helios?" she asked. "Come on, if it's really nothing, then you should be able to tell me."

"It's just…" He sighed, turning over on his side. "Were you aware that you talk in your sleep?"

"What? No, I don't!" she exclaimed. "If I did, Diana would have mentioned…"

Serenity's voice trailed off. When she was younger, her guardian cat used to sleep in her room almost every night, but as the both of them grew older, Diana started sleeping in her own bedroom next door. At the time, Serenity simply assumed she wanted her privacy – to be honest, she had been a bit relieved herself when Diana decided to stop sharing a bed with her, giving her the opportunity to explore her budding sexuality – but what if the reason was actually because of her sleep-talking? "Do I really?"

He held up his hand, positioning the tips of his thumb and pointer finger a couple of centimeters apart. "Only a little. You stopped once you fell into deep sleep."

"Oh, my god, I'm so embarrassed!" Mortified, Serenity flipped over on her stomach, pulling the blanket over her head and burying her face in her pillow. Oh, why hadn't Diana warned her? When they got back to Crystal Tokyo...

"Please, don't be," Helios said, gently pulling the blanket away from her head. "I think it's endearing."

She turned her head slightly, one eye peeking out from behind the curtain of messy hair covering her face. "Really?"

Pushing back some of her hair so she could better see him, Helios gave her a reassuring smile. "Really."

"Do I do it every night?" Serenity asked, fully lifting up her head.

"No, last night was the first time I noticed."

"Good." She sighed, glad to hear that. At least it was only an occasional happening; Serenity didn't want to keep him up every night with her unconscious ramblings. But her relief was short-lived, her eyes widening as she started to wonder what secret thoughts she might have revealed in her half-awakened state. "So, um, out of curiosity, what exactly did I talk about last night?" she asked in as casual of a voice as she could manage, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear.

"Oh, uh…" Helios again refused to meet her eyes, rubbing the back of his neck as a faint blush colored his cheeks. "I...don't quite remember," he said in that same tone of voice as before.

Serenity turned back over and gave her new husband a look. "Helios, don't lie to me. You know you're not very good at it. Come on, tell me, what did I say? I want to know. It can't be that bad...can it?" she asked, her heart beginning to race when he didn't immediately rush to reassure her that it wasn't.

Oh, no. It really was that bad?

"Well, to be honest," Helios said after an unnecessarily long pause, "most of what you said was complete nonsense, stuff like wanting to live in a castle made of strawberry ice cream and things of that nature."

"Seriously?" Serenity relaxed upon hearing that, laughing and rolling her eyes as she fell back against her fluffy pillows. Was that all? Having silly fantasies was no reason for Helios to make her worry like that! The way he was acting, she had begun to fear her old alter-ego Black Lady had made a reappearance or something. Helios hadn't known her back then, of course, but she had confided in him about that horrible time in her life and her concern that Black Lady was still lurking somewhere in the dark corners of her unconsciousness, just waiting to reawaken with the right trigger.

"But, um…" Helios lightly cleared his throat. "Sometimes you would say things directly to me, too, like we were having a conversation."

"What do you mean? What kind of conversation?"

"A…" His Adam's apple bobbled up-and-down his neck, Helios's cheeks glowing even pinker than before. "A sexy one."

"O-Oh?" Her cheeks warmed as well, even as a strong tingling of arousal caused her to squirm underneath the blankets, her bare legs rubbing together. "Like what? Give me an example of something I said."

"Milady, I…"

"Please?" Serenity reached over, tenderly brushing back a lock of hair that had fallen over his golden eyes. "I really want to know..."

"Okay," Helios acquiesced at last, shifting positions so that he was fully laying on his side. He rested his head on his pillow, and even though they were the only two people present in the room, he lowered his voice to the point where Serenity needed to scoot closer to him to properly hear, their noses only centimeters apart. "I don't remember the exact wording, but… You sounded really turned on, and you wanted me to...touch you."

"Where?" she breathed, following his example.

"B-Between your legs."

Longing for him to do just that, her clit began emanating a dull pulse in response to his words, and Serenity sucked in a breath, almost wishing she had been conscious during the "conversation". She wouldn't have minded at all if he had awakened her and followed through on her sleeping self's desires, to be honest, especially if she had been as turned on as he claimed she sounded.

Then again, there was nothing stopping them from recreating the scenario… Getting an idea, she rolled over on her back and reached for Helios's hand, his eyes widening in surprise.

"Milady?"

"Here?" Serenity spread her legs apart underneath the silken sheets, then slowly guided Helios's hand toward her mound. She was already becoming slick with arousal, her heartbeat racing in anticipation. "Like this?"

"Yes," he said in a slightly firmer voice, losing some of his previous inhibition.

"What else?" she asked, staring straight into Helios's golden eyes.

"You wanted me to rub you...like this…"

Taking two fingers, he began swirling the tips over her sensitive clitoris with a feather-light touch. Serenity let out a soft gasp, a tiny shock-wave of pleasure shooting through her.

Shifting even closer toward her, Helios brought his mouth right next to her ear, his fingers continuing to work their magic down below. "And you wanted me to kiss you, like this," he murmured, his lips tracing the shell of her ear before finding the spot directly behind her earlobe that always drove her wild with desire.

It was no different that time. Serenity let out a vocal moan, craning her head to the side to give him better access. Helios's mouth trailed down her neck, lightly sucking on the delicate skin – not anywhere near hard enough to bruise, but enough to draw even louder moans out of her, encouraging him onward.

Helios continued down to her clavicle, tracing the outline of her collarbone with his wet tongue. As she murmured his name, he removed his fingers and positioned himself between her legs instead. Serenity's protest at the sudden loss of contact was cut short when he lowered his mouth to her right breast, swirling his tongue over her nipple while using his thumb to do the same with her other breast. Another gasp escaped her lips, and she threw her arms back over her head, reveling in his gentle touch.

Helios spent some time playing with her breasts, alternating between licking, suckling, and fondling her nipples between his fingers until they were hard to the touch. He then brought his mouth back up to hers, Serenity eagerly parting her lips as he slipped his tongue inside. She wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him closer against her body, rolling her hips in subtle encouragement.

Helios, either oblivious or choosing to ignore her signals, once again started to kiss his way down Serenity's body, his hands caressing her feverish skin. Across the outline of her jaw...down her neck… Serenity gasped as he made his way through the valley between her breasts, his fingers brushing against her nipples.

But his journey didn't stop there. His mouth continued to travel downwards over the soft rolls of her stomach, his breath warm against her skin.

"Helios? Did I…" Serenity swallowed, propping herself up on her elbows once she realized where he was ultimately heading. "Did I ask you to do this, too?" If so, her sleep-talking self was much bolder than her fully conscious self. She'd been wanting to ask Helios to go down on her ever since their wedding night, but she had yet to work up the nerve to bring up her secret fantasy when everything was still so new to them.

Helios stopped mid-kiss, lifting his eyes to look up at her face through his full lashes. "No...but I want to," he admitted, somehow managing to sound both sweetly innocent and incredibly sexy at the same time. "May I? If you'd rather I didn't…"

"No! I mean, yes, I do want you to...if you don't mind," she said. "But I haven't bathed yet, so if you don't want to right now, I –"

Her breath hitched in the back of her throat as Helios resumed where he left off, undeterred.

Casting aside her self-consciousness, Serenity inhaled a deep breath and spread her legs even wider for better access. He continued to make his way down her stomach, alternating between sweet kisses and almost lascivious licks. She sharply inhaled as the tip of his tongue briefly dipped inside her navel, her fingers grasping at the sheets.

The closer his mouth came to her center, the faster her heart began to pound in anticipation. Still propped up on her arms, Serenity rolled her head back, staring up at the fancy chandelier hanging overhead. Sunlight from a nearby window refracted off the dangling tear-shaped crystals. In an effort to relax, she watched the prismatic light dance across the ceiling, a rainbow of colors dotting the white surface.

Serenity could no longer see, but she could feel when Helios reached his final destination, murmuring something she couldn't quite make out before running the tip of his tongue along her slit. Lifting up her head, she let out a ragged gasp.

"Okay?" he asked, once again looking up at her. His bangs had fallen over his forehead, partially obscuring one eye.

Whimpering, Serenity could only nod in response.

He repeated the action several more times, Serenity lightly biting down on her bottom lip as she stared at his head between her legs to watch. It was by far the most erotic experience of her life, but… "Maybe… Maybe use more of your tongue?" she suggested.

"Like this?" Rather than using only the tip, Helios switched to using more of the flat part of his tongue, dragging it agonizingly slow over her slick folds.

Serenity moaned, sinking back against her fluffy pillows. Yes, that was better...much better. Bringing one hand to play with a hardened nipple, she buried the fingers of her other hand in his soft, silver-white hair and lightly tugged at the strands. She was rewarded when Helios let out a low moan of his own. He took a moment to glance back up at her, his lips glistening with her arousal, before he returned back to work.

Oh, God… That look he had given her… Serenity hadn't even known he could make such a face. Her cheeks burned, the flush making its way all the way down her body, and her breathing became more erratic as a familiar pressure built up inside her, threatening to burst.

Just when she was about to find her release, however, Helios pulled back and began landing soft, open-mouthed kisses on the inside of her thighs. Serenity resisted the urge to whine, unaware her new husband could be such a tease.

"Helios, please," she begged, relaxing her grasp on his hair. She was near panting, her chest rapidly rising and falling. "I need –"

"This?"

Rather than the licking technique he had employed before, Helios sealed his lips over her throbbing clit and began to lightly suck on it, the sensation more intense than anything she had ever experienced before. Serenity brought a hand to her mouth, choking back the scream forming in the back of her throat. If that wasn't enough, he added his tongue back into the mix, flicking the tip over her nub in a steady rhythm that brought her excitement to even greater heights, if that was even possible. The previous orgasms he had given her had been nice, but she could tell this one would be her strongest yet. It didn't take much longer for her to reach her peak, waves of ecstasy crashing over as she cried out.

She was still breathing heavily as she recovered from the high, her blissed-out body feeling as if she was floating on a cloud. Helios shifted positions so that they were face-to-face, him laying on top of her. His erection pressed in between her legs, yet he ignored it, tenderly looking down at Serenity.

"Did you enjoy that, milady?"

"Yes." Smiling, Serenity brushed back his bangs. "Very much so," she admitted once she managed to catch her breath. "Where did you…?" Never in her wildest dreams had she expected him to try something like that without her prompting.

An adorable blush crawled over the bridge of Helios's nose. "I, uh, might have read a book or two the night before the wedding."

"You did?" she asked, curious about what else he might have learned.

"I didn't want to disappoint you." He lowered his gaze. "I know I'm not the most...worldly of men, and you were so kind and patient to wait even though I know you probably would have preferred otherwise…"

"Oh, Helios…" She reached for his left hand and kissed the golden band engraved with roses that adorned his ring finger, almost identical to her own. "I never cared about that," she said. "All I ever wanted was you, no matter how long the wait."

"You have me," he whispered. "I am yours and you are mine, forevermore."

Those were the words they had vowed when exchanging rings, an eternal promise of love and fidelity.

"I am yours and you are mine, forevermore," Serenity repeated in turn in an equally soft voice before they once again claimed each other's lips for their own, Helios pinning her underneath him.

Before things got too heated, though, Helios pulled back, letting out a sigh as he glanced over at the alarm clock on the bedside table. "We should probably start getting ready," he said, climbing off of her and reaching for the super-soft terrycloth robe laying on the floor from the night before.

Sighing, Serenity moved to a sitting position. "Do we have to?" she asked, lips curling into a pout as she wrapped her arms around her knees. She'd much rather spend the rest of the day naked in bed...

"We have that private tour of the Louvre in a couple of hours, remember?" Helios pulled his arms through the sleeves of the robe. "You've been looking forward to it for days."

Her eyes widening, Serenity tossed the blankets aside. "Oh, I nearly forgot!" If anything was worth getting out of bed for, it was the opportunity to see some of the most incredible pieces of art ever created, up close and personal. Visiting the Louvre was one of the main reasons she had wanted to honeymoon in Crystal Paris in the first place. Her parents had taken her once, ages ago on some diplomatic mission, but she had been too young to really appreciate the visit at the time. Serenity stood up and grabbed Helios by the hand, leading him toward the en-suite bathroom. "Come on!"

"M-Milady?"

Stopping at the door, she turned back around, one hand resting on the ornate crystal doorknob. "Let's shower together," Serenity said, brushing her lips against his in a teasing kiss before her eyes drifted downward. He had yet to tie the belt of his robe, his erect cock still on full display, more beautiful than any work of art. She licked at her lips, getting an idea as she turned the doorknob and stepped back into the marble bathroom.

"I want to return the favor…" she said, beckoning him forward with her finger.

Wordlessly, a blushing Helios followed her inside, the door clicking close behind them…

AUTHOR'S NOTES: I hope you enjoyed the story! This was written for Week 1 of floraone's Sailor Moon Smutember event, inspired by the theme "You Talk In Your Sleep".

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