Ken couldn't help but smile as he read the note while snuggling his new spouse in his arms. "That is..." Words just suddenly escaped the young brunette's mind. Here before them was everything the pair had ever wanted. A dream come true. Freedom, independence, a chance for a normal death free life. Ken's eyes misted slightly from the touching words of the two secretaries feeling not only the respect they had for the pair, but over the years the love they'd developed for them as well. As happy as he was to read the words, and the thought of being free from the yolk of an assassin's life, he sighed sadly despite of it. Gingerly he pulled the paper from Ran's hands and folded it up, placing it in the breast pocket of Ran's jacket. "As much as I would love to... our job isn't finished. My job isn't finished." With a tender hand, Ken tipped the redhead's gaze to his own. "I hope you understand. I'm not ready for this. I love you more than... than..." he chuckled softly, "... soccer, but I can't leave yet, and I don't know when or if I can ever tell you when I can. Weiß is more than just a job, it's part of who I am and-"

Moving his hand up, Ran simply placed a single finger on Ken's lips to cease his babble before covering them softly with his lips, his tongue dancing lightly along his before pulling away. Leaving his hand touching his face, he slid it to touch his palm to his soft cheek, just cradling his face gently as he looked at him. "I understand, Ken. I am in no rush to leave Weiß... our friends. There are still things for us to do and things we cannot leave unfinished. They will understand that." Pulling him close to kiss gently and just enjoy one another's closeness, the redhead continued stroking the soft lines of his spouse's face, "We have all the time in the world." Lounging back on the bench in the cabin of the limousine he pulled Ken to settle in front of him, just holding him against him as they stared out the window at the delicately falling snow in the dark night.

As the limousine made its way further towards the cabin deep in the woods near the base of Mt. Fuji, Ran perked up a bit, easily recognizing the scenery he had traveled by a thousand times when younger. "Oh she really outdid herself now... Again."

The younger male turned in the redhead's embrace perking up with him at the foreign landscape. "What is it? What did she do this time? Where are we?" Ken scrambled off Ran's lap momentarily to peer out the window, boyish delight etched on his face in the dawning light of the day filtering into the tinted limo windows. A becoming blush on Ken's cheeks from increasing heat of their building passion. The sweet giddiness of the moment ever apparent in his aqua eyes as he turned to look at his spouse a look of wonder on the younger man's face.

Smiling softly and just watching his love's childlike enthusiasm for a moment, Ran slid across the seat. "I am not used to coming from this angle but just watch that ridge..." Directing Ken's eyes, the redhead sighed softly and stared out the window. The sun's early rays were slowly kissing the world was it rose over the snow blanketed forests surrounding the towering mountain in the distance, the entire world around them covered in perfect innocent white bathed in gold with snowflakes steadily but gently falling to cover more of it. The city was far behind them, leaving only the brilliance of the natural world Ken so delighted in. It was utterly perfect. But the best was yet to come. As the limousine made a turn slowly on the roads a large winter cabin rose above the treeline, first the sharply slanted roof and stone chimneys of the ... well to be honest, not-so-mini-estate. The conifer trees around had snow hanging on their branches as well as the white blankets on the rooftop, making it look like something from a winter fairytale book. As they drew closer, there were even perfect little icicles hanging from the roof overhangs. "It's... bigger... than I remember. I thought when you returned to a place you frequented as a child it was supposed to be... smaller in your eyes." Shaking his head in utter disbelief, the male released a soft chuckle. "Oh what did Aya do now..."

Ken smiled at Ran's soft laugh. The sound though more frequent now than in past years, was always a sound that sent a thrill of joy through Ken. Especially when it was just the two of them. Glancing at his spouse, he returned to his lap cuddling, loosing himself in the warmth of his lilac gaze. A gaze which mirrored the current color of the dawning sky. His eyes always reminding the younger male of this moment of the day and new beginnings. And this was indeed a day for new beginnings. The first day of a new year, a new home, a new life. The delight in Ran's eyes was enchanting and made him fall even more in love with the redhead. With a sigh of surrender, Ken succumbed to the sweet touch of Ran's lips dropping his head to capture the male's lips almost as if he couldn't help it. After a moment or two of his kiss, a breathless Ken pressed his forehead to the other male's. "What is it? What did she do? What is this place?"

Holding the man close to him as the limo continued inching carefully up the final part of the snow-covered mountain pass, Ran dropped a few more kisses on those warm lips before speaking once more. As he did, his eyes glanced out the window every so often at the winter cabin as they drew ever closer. "This is a winter home my family used to own. We would spend more Christmas holidays here, away from the city and just with one another. It was one way kaasan could get tousan away from his phone and pager so he couldn't ever be called into work on holidays which were the main times we could get away from everything but one another."

Still keeping the brunette... god it still amazed him, his spouse... curled against him, he leaned forward to look out the window. When his breath fogged the window he reached up to rub the moisture from the limo window, the dawning light giving a touch of innocence to his face, making the once hard and bitter assassin look like a child waiting to go play in the snow. "It's bigger now though... the base size is the same but the second story wasn't always there. I actually haven't been here in awhile... Aya had been busy with her own Crasher group, medical school, planning the weddings... and it didn't seem right to come without family." Glancing over to meet Ken's bright gaze, baby blue in the early morning light, he smiled softly and covered his hand with his. "I'm glad you are finally here to see it as well, Ken Hidaka-Fujimiya."

Ken squealed and threw his arms around Ran's shoulders and kissed him fiercely, pressing his body tight against the other male's. He didn't even notice that the limo had stopped or that their bags had been carried away while they kissed deeply. It took the polite yet annoying tapping on the window to pull Ken away from Ran long enough to realize his surroundings. Leaping from his husband's lap, Ken moved to the door and climbed out standing in front of the limo as he just looked up at the huge sprawling cabin. "Wow. This is huge." He turned his head to look back at Ran. "Wanna give me the grand tour or are you just gonna drag me off to bed and demand your husbandly rights?" A light wink was given to the redhead enough cheer and promises of erotic delight in the simple gesture to raise a rocket. And he hoped it did.

The redhead shivered faintly at seeing that sweet aqua eye drop into a wink, feeling a wave of warmth move through him even with the lightly falling snow around them. He took Ken's hand in his and brought it up to his lips, just wanting some part of that beautiful male touching him at all times even in the simplest gesture. "I suppose we could have the grand tour..." Blushing faintly at the thought that ran through his head, the newly married man leaned closer to whisper in his ear, "When we go through the house and 'christen' each room..." A soft kiss was placed on his earlobe before he drew away, light snowflakes falling and melting on his hair to glisten the scarlet strands in the early sunlight. A violet eye dropped into a wink as he held his hand in his and moved to the door, the limo driver already set their bags just inside the doorway.

"Well in that case." Ken hopped up and flung himself into the cradle of Ran's arms clasping him firmly about his neck while he tipped his own toward the delicate ear nipping at the golden hoop there teasing the soft flesh with his tongue. "Your home... you show me around. Let's see how long you last..." He murmured softly into his ear whispering erotic tidbits while nuzzling and licking the well known erogenous zones there, fingers curling into the soft hair at the nape of his neck.

A trembled moved through him as he felt soft lips and tongue move over the soft skin of his ear but never once did Ran's hold threaten to drop the male to the snow frosted porch they had moved to. His arms slipped about the brunette as he whispered sweet nothings and erotic imagery of their honeymoon that had been dancing in his mind all day, the two walking easily over the threshold of the winter home of the Fujimiyas. "Let me see..." he said, bumping the door shut with his firm backside as he walked through the house, looking it over with soft lilac eyes. It had been a place of relaxation and tender moments with those he cared for most in the world.... that would never change. Now he got to share it with his newest family member.

"To your left is the jacket closet, down that hall is the kitchen. This we're moving through is the sitting room," he said, giving the man the grand tour in quick tones as he headed through the house to the new stairwell, leading up. "Out through those doors is what looks to be a newly installed hot tub. Now upstairs...." Shifting him in his arms slightly to better accommodate him as they ascended the steps, he continued up. "It would appear that Aya had the upstairs built to look like my old home. This is the living room, that room we just passed was my old room, this one right here is Aya's room and down this hallway..." He continued on bumping a door open to enter the largest bedroom and Ken soon found himself tossed gracefully on the bed. "Is the master bedroom and honeymoon suite." A wickedly handsome and seductive smile traced his lips as he stood at the foot of the bed for a moment staring at his love, the smile growing to pull his rosebud lips up to expose sparkling ivory teeth. The smile was everything Ken may have ever hoped it to be. Utterly devastating. After just staring at Ken sprawled on the bed for a few moments, he pounced onto the bed to sprawl out beside him. His fingers reached out to cup the man's face before his lips moved to claim his in a sweet embrace. "End of tour."

There was a puddle of Ken goo, which was once the form of Ken Hidaka on the bed. Not really just that Ken had utterly melted under the devastating allure of the full smile given to him. It was rare indeed to see the sweet dimples on Ran's face and the thin lines of his eyes widening in joy and innocence. It was truly a sight to behold and something Ken cherished above all things in the world. Even the more common half smiles were sweet in their own way having been denied them for over two years. Yet behind that full wattage smile was a deep erotic heat which burned to his core and inflamed the passionate embers which had been smoldering all day. Feeling suddenly encumbered by their clothing Ken lifted his hands to divest his spouse of his smashing tuxedo. "Impressive tour, love." He winked playfully before lifting his head to capture those delicately pale lips. "I do so appreciate your rush to show me the master suite, though."

Slender hands moved over the brunette's broad chest as they kissed softly, even with their rising passion at finally being alone with one another there was a sweetness to their movements that spoke of timeless love. No rush to see one another unclothed though they dearly loved the sight of one another's bodies, now fully belonging to one another. The redhead left his eyes open as he kissed his spouse to meet his aqua gaze, having pulled him close against him while he was nearly swooning. A soft smile played on his lips between kisses, his mouth moving down to trace the chiseled lines of Ken's jaw as their hands worked over one another, easily removing and dropping to the floor the jackets vests and shirts of the purest ivory, leaving the golden and magnolia skin pressed close. "I've been waiting to be alone with you all night since I first saw you on that altar waiting for me, beloved... We can do a more complete tour later, after we each claim our husbandly rights." Dropping a soft kiss to the male's nose, Ran slipped his arm about his waist to pull him fully against him, trembling against his warmth as their chests pressed and skin rubbed together.

A low purr buzzed in the back of Ken's throat as he rolled them over, his own back pressing into the mattress. His hands roamed over the slender and lithely muscled plains of Ran's back. The silky smoothness of his skin always fascinating under his roughened palms. He just loved touching the male, loved the heat of his body pressing him to the mattress, or whatever surface they found themselves making love on. Ken's head tilted as he deepened the kiss, lips moving ravenously over Ran's, his tongue probing deep into the naturally sweet confines of his mouth.

As much as they'd made love in the months they'd become lovers, tonight felt different. With every touch between the two not only seemed to bring forth moans of delight and passion, but there was a deeper feeling of intimacy. A new trust was there. Fear was gone. The marriage having finally been performed small fears that had been niggling at the back of Ken's mind about Ran suddenly changing his mind simply vanished. For the first time in their love making, Ken felt completely free to express his adoration of the male, and express it in any way Ran would allow him to.

Low sighs of content came over Ran's lips as he pressed his mouth against his husband's in sweet kisses, the same feelings of tranquility and trust flowing over him. The same sense of fear gone with their wedding vows still echoing in his mind. The fear that Ken would realize that Schuldich had been right about him, or the fear that one day his bliss with Ken would end because he would realize he deserved so much better than a man who'd once only desired the brunette's body whether he fully wanted to give it or not, a man who now every day tried to make it up to him even though he'd been long ago forgiven for any crimes against one Ken Hidaka. They were now fully committed to one another and Ran knew how his love was about lies and betrayal, how he was about promises and commitment. They were fully belonging to one another... there was just one last boundary to cross, one last demon of the past to release from its confines in the back of Ran's mind so it would no longer plague him and make him fear.

"Ken..." he whispered softly, pulling his lips away from his to let his face hover above his to have their eyes meet, the soft gems of turquoise and amethyst. He let his body press down a bit more on Ken but didn't yet settle between his legs as he did before coupling, still staying above him with one hand pressed into the mattress above his shoulder. Just letting the man's hands skim over his skin adoringly, touching the faint scars there on his skin from his days with Schuldich, knowing what had brought them but never once did Ken make Ran feel as dirty as Schuldich had when he touched his skin, inflicting those marks. A soft blush touched over his cheeks as he rubbed their bodies lightly together, letting his hand rest on the curve of Ken's hip, his fingers rubbing over the fabric of his pants as they now hung low on him, both their flies undone and arousals brushing as they came free of their confines. "I want to ask you something..." A soft kiss was placed to the tip of the man's nose, soft lilac eyes staring down at Ken in pure loving trust.

A curious light gleamed in Ken's eyes as he looked up, tilting his head sweetly. They fluttered briefly as another wave of passion flowed over him centering around their pressed groins and blooming like springtime over his skin, sending it aglow with a light sheen of sweat. He shifted beneath the male settling him familiarly between his legs, ready to receive him when the waiting and teasing got to be too much and they both needed that final release. His hands roving his back slipping just beneath the waistband of his undergarment just brushing the tops of his buttocks. He'd never once ventured lower and out of habit he still didn't, out of love and respect he had for Ran and his ordeal. He'd never once touched that area since that night when he'd bathed him and treated his wounds. Never once had he asked to be anything other than the receiver in their lovemaking. Ken had never felt the need or want to bring it up, just assuming Ran would forever be uncomfortable being uke. And he was fine with it. Ran was a kind and gentle seme, and utterly loving and tender such a change from their first couplings before the incident, and he was looking forward to it now when Ran would take him not as his lover, but as his spouse.

Hence now why Ken was looking at him curiously. Ran had never made and requests before their lovemaking other than passionate pleas to edge him to orgasm. Never before. A bronzed hand rose to cup the porcelain softness of his cheek as he smiled. "What is it? You know I'll do anything for you."

A tremble moved over Ran's form at the tight touch to his backside, his eyes staying open to stare at his spouse as he arched closer against him, their bodies pressing tighter. As his love shifted to settle Ran between his legs, the redhead lightly shook his head and slipped his arm about the man's waist. Lifting him from the bed he rolled a bit to change positions, having the brunette now atop him. Moving his hands once more, he laced them about Ken's neck to draw him down close for a sweet tender kiss, expressing all the devotion and trust he had in the male in that soft embrace of their mouths.

Nimble elegant fingers trailed over the broad back and over his sides, Ran's eyes never closing as he felt Ken's weight press him into the mattress. He knew that would only bring about the old nightmares and fears in his mind, images that he knew could only be dispelled by Ken claiming with his love what Schuldich tried to ruin, something that should be so beautiful and intimate. Once that final barrier was gone, that one final fear gone, nothing could ever stand between them, nothing would ever be held back.

Pushing away the tiny nervous shivers that moved through his pale form, Ran shifted his legs apart and wrapped one up to rub his heel along the back of Ken's calf, an almost innocent look of desire in his deep winter sky eyes. "Make love to me, Ken Hidaka-Fujimiya."

Ken was stunned. He blinked a few moment groaning softly at the feel of Ran tugging his hips closer, bared arousals rubbing suddenly caught between each other and the cloth of their pants. He licked his lips as his eyes fluttered closed for a moment, trying to regain control of the flurry of emotions that surfaced at the single comment. He turned his gaze slowly back to Ran and nodded, a warm smile playing over his lips. "Nothing would make me happier, Ran. You have no idea how long I've wanted to... But I... never knew how to ask. Before the.. you know.. I wouldn't have dreamed of it. Afraid you'd laugh at me. After well... I just wasn't sure." As he spoke he removed Ran's pants and tossed them aside, taking a moment as he always did to admire and seemingly worship Ran's body. Feather-light kisses starting from his ankles danced up along his body stopping at his hip before kissing a trail down to his groin, a light kiss placed on the swollen head of Ran's arousal. Ken rolled off momentarily and stood at the edge of the bed, pulling off the remains of his attire. He walked over to a drawer and rummaged about, knowing Aya wouldn't have missed little necessities within the drawers. Finding what he wanted he palmed the small bottle of lotion in his hand and walked back to his spouse putting it in his hand as he kneeled between his legs. "I've never... done this before, Ran, I want to be perfect for you." He smiled as he pulled the redhead to sit up settling him on his lap. "Can you... help?" His eyes glanced down at his arousal and the lotion in Ran's hands taking it in his as he squirted a small pool in his own hands and rubbed them together, slickened fingers moving over his hips and around his backside teasing the entrance lightly. His eyes though, never once left Ran's face as he prepared him with a loving touch.

"You will be perfect, just like you've been perfect and patient through this entire ordeal. Everything you've ever done for me is perfect, nothing will ever change that. So long as I can feel your love behind your actions, you'll make me the happiest man in the world no matter what. I love you, I fall more in love with you every day." Low moans escaped Ran's lips as he felt those full warm lips trail up his body, his spine tightening at the soft kiss to his erection. Schuldich had never once attempted to pleasure him, and for that he was so glad, that was something that was Ken's and Ken's alone. Settling in the man's lap he moved his legs to wrap about the male's slender waist, his own eyes never leaving Ken's and not seeming to desire to. His fingers rubbed the lotion in his palm to coat the long digits, wanting to warm it before he moved his hand to curl about his thick golden arousal. Using the same gentle strokes that Ken did on the tender cleft, he moved his hand over the bared hardness, his body arching close to the teasing fingers. "Mm, just like that, darling... just like that..." Gasping again he ran his thumb over the moist tip, spreading the droplets already on his spouse's arousal down over the shaft along with the sweet musk scented oil. "You don't know... how happy it makes me to be your first Ken. I wish it could have been you... but it won't matter. You'll be the first to ever make love to me, koi, that's all that matters."

For a few moments more he continued the soft gentle strokes to his backside, slipping a couple fingers into the tight heat as he tipped his head forward and kissed him softly. A sigh of Ran's name on his lips before they met. Ken felt his body straining from Ran's touch. The feel of those silky fingers curling about him bringing him pleasure just as he sought to give Ran his.

Opening his eyes he looked deep into Ran's his hands moving to his hips lifting him, tilting his hips up. An arm wrapped tightly about the slender waist of his spouse, his other hand moving to his own groin to lift the hands off him, bringing them to his lips, kissing each finger sweetly, before palming his cheek. "I love you, Ran Fujimiya-Hidaka." Smiling softly he pressed his forehead against his husband's and slid into the awaiting warmth of his body. Ken bit down hard on his lips, the new sensation of being within the man he'd loved for what felt like the entirety of his life was new, and wonderful, and better than anything he'd ever felt before. It paled in comparison to his most joyous events in his life. Everything else fell away as he slid deeper, the years of pain and loneliness coupled with regret, the rage, the anger. Everything that had ever stood in the way of this moment fell away at last. Ken felt something deep within his soul break. The final wall that kept him from Ran fully crumbling in pile of dust and emotional rubble. This final union signifying a whole new life for them, a life committed to one person and one person only. Yes he was still Weiß, but now... he and Ran were no longer separate beings, for the first time in their relationship he felt truly with him, and part of him. This was what he'd been seeking this utterly divine completion of his soul.

Soft spoken 'aishiteru's fell from Ran's lips as he felt the thick arousal penetrate him, just wanting to let Ken be aware of just what he meant to him, and attempting to remind himself of who he was with. Even with the lubrication the feeling of Ken pushing into him sent a wave of fiery pain through him but he stayed staring into the jeweled depths of his lover now husband, letting the calm ocean blues soothe away the pain until all he felt was the blissful pleasure of their lovemaking, of finally having his beloved on the giving end of this timeless act. They stayed still for a few moments to let the redhead adjust to his spouse being buried in him, and as they stayed there simply locked together, he left his forehead on Ken's, breathing out his name and professions of love, his warm breath brushing across Ken's own lips between soft wet kisses. Lifting his arms up he laced one about the other male's shoulder and let his other hand rest on the broad planes of his chest, rubbing over the smooth muscle and thrilling in the feeling of his escalating heartbeat under his hand. Using his body as a brace, he lifted himself up slowly before pushing down, starting the easy rhythm of their lovemaking. As he moved up and down on his love's length, he groaned softly and tipped his head back, the act sending pleasure through him he never would have truly imagined possible from his cruel introduction to being uke by the Schwarz telepath.

His hand moved along the golden skin, rubbing the man's shoulders and arms before curling his fingers into the soft brunette strands at the nape of his neck. "Now you know... the pleasure you always gave... to me... oh Ken, my Ken..." he whispered out in hoarse tones, bringing his head back up to stare into teal eyes. For a moment he remembered doing this in a far less personal position with Schuldich, when the telepath had told him to attempt to enjoy it and he had, imagining it was the golden arousal now deep inside him that had been pushing and pulsing inside him. "You feel... so... good, Ken... Perfect... just as I knew you'd be.." Smiling softly he brought his lips to Ken's, moving the feather-soft petals of flesh over his spouse's mouth. Everything he could have ever imagined paled in comparison to this, the actual act, the heat of his beloved's body on his. "Mm, my Kenken... yours, yours, no one else's..." Each word was punctuated with a soft kiss to his lips, his arm tightening around him and his hand pressing flat over his chest as if claiming the brunette's heart and giving his own over completely.

The minutes dragged on the rest of the world seeming to fade away, only aware of each other and the perfect setting of the dimly lit room, and the winter landscape beyond the window. Minutes which ticked by slowly as Ken moved easily and naturally within his spouse's body, taking and receiving pleasure as he'd always been lucky enough to receive and give to Ran when their positions had been reversed.

Throughout their hours together Ken had moved them to lay out with Ken driving slowly into the redhead lying prone on his back. The weight of his legs around his waist pushing him deeper. Ken had pulled out briefly to bath loving kisses over Ran's body focusing on the damp gleaming tip of his arousal and the slickened entrance of his backside. Pushing his tongue in and out slowly easing any pain he had caused. The both of them moving slowly taking time in reaching climax. After bringing him once more to the brink Ken rolled onto his back and pulled the male on top of him, impaling him once more, driving deeply into him adding a slight twist on his strokes for heightened pleasure.

As they neared their climaxes hours later, both bodies soaked with sweat, pooling sweetly in every crevice of their bodies, Ken's mouth found Ran's arousal ready for release still pushing deeply within him. Ken suckled him adoringly worshiping the flesh in his mouth while he delivered as much pleasure using both his mouth and body pulsing deep against Ran's core. He wanted his beloved to collapse and quiver with pleasure as he'd done to him so many times since consummating their relationship back at the spa so many months ago. He wanted Ran's release to be perfect.

Rocking slowly and easily atop Ken's form, Ran's soft moans filled the air, turning more to pants of breath and low whines in the back of his throat as his body approached its final breaking point in its pleasure. A soft smile played on his lips in between his lips parting to draw in air and cooing in pleasure, as he gazed down in utter adoration to his brunette spouse suckling him to full climax even while their bodies remained locked together. The former soccer player always had been flexible... His pale trembling fingers were laced tightly into Ken's hair, cradling his head tight against him as he thrust lightly into his tight mouth and rocked back and forth, feeling more and more ripples of pleasure travel up his spine as his body approached climax. Alabaster skin was flushed a pale pink like a china rose as every nerve in his body tingled, the pleasure he'd been blessed with over the past few hours unsurpassed and never once met.

Just as he'd done to the younger man months ago at the spa, overloading his body with pleasure and release after blissful release, Ken had done the same today. Playing his love's body like a perfectly tuned instrument, strumming every bit of possible pleasure known to man into him, bringing him towards climax time and time again but prolonging that final release, wanting Ran to take as much pleasure as he possibly could. The redhead cooed and moaned in exquisite pleasure the entire time as Ken pleased him with every part of him, gasping out for air as he felt the sweet wet tongue push into him, something he'd never imagined would be so wonderfully good. Tears of nothing but pleasure had wet the pillow as he'd lay stomach down on the bed, his body arching and shivering as he mewed and purred like a pampered kitten. After not too long all thoughts of Schuldich and the three days of utter Hell he spent in a filthy bed with him vanished, just as Ran had hoped they would, as he explored this final territory of love with Ken. Every motion was backed by the tender love and emotion between the two, the similar acts completely different and incomparable simply because of the reasoning behind it. All Ran could hear was his beloved's honeyed voice crying his name softly and his own deep voice joined with it, letting the gentle and loving act wash away any walls separating them, rinse the residue of any fears of intimacy still remaining in Ran from his days eight months ago. All that remained was the enjoyment of this act, made even more perfect with the years and years that he'd loved this man and wanted to be with him, just like this. Holding nothing back and giving themselves to the other fully.

Arching his body forward he pressed himself further down onto Ken's length and curled his arms tighter about his head, letting his fingers stroke over the soft hairs on the nape of his neck. Soft kisses were placed atop Ken's head between moans, his entire body trembling in orgasm as his arousal pulsed between soft lips. Thick trails of creamy liquid escaped the tip of his arousal into the waiting mouth, the redhead continuing to rock as he felt every droplet suckled and licked up, his body so racked with pleasure the orgasm kept washing over him, letting him feel the culmination of every kiss and soft caress over the past few hours once more. Never once did he pause in his easy rocking atop the man's golden form, thrilling in the feel of him buried inside him, every vein on that organ he bathed in worship nearly every time he saw it pulsing against him to send more trembles and shivers through him.

Ken's release swiftly followed as he saw to his spouse's, savoring every succulent drop of passion from his softening length. It was with a sudden and deep groan, bringing Ran's lips to his, that his own erection twitched and spasmed inside his beloved, pouring the physical evidence of his love and adoration for the male above him.

After a few minutes of simply kissing, holding, and idle stroking while still buried deep with in the male, Ken lifted the slender male off his flaccid organ with a soft sound of wet slippery skin against skin and curled Ran into his embrace simply inhaling the natural scent of his husband and the heady and distinct aroma of their love making. He watched in silent fascination as the early morning light streamed in from the window caressing the opalescent skin of the redhead with its soothing light, bathing him in quiet divinity, highlighting the sheer perfection of the man he'd fallen so desperately in love with so long ago. He passed a hand over Ran's alabaster cheek brushing the sweat soaked cranberry strands of hair from his aquiline features and tipped his head up to meet his lips for the sweetest of post-coital kisses. A smile chased the kiss, along with the familiar sparkle of his aquamarine eyes. "I love you, Ran."

Curling his arms about the man, Ran let one hand stay resting on his chest, idly trailing his fingers through the cooling layer of sweat covering the golden skin which glowed with the brilliance of the rising sun as the early sunlight still spilled in through the window near the bed. Nuzzling his head against the man's shoulder and into his neck, he met each soft kiss with his own love and adoration of the younger assassin present in the soft embraces of lips and tongue. His own soft lilac gaze which mirrored the earlier sunrise stared deep into his mate's eyes, the soft marina depths showing the oceans of tender emotion that Ken held for him. "And I love you, Ken."

Melting at the breathtakingly beautiful smile that was all Ken Hidaka-Fujimiya, he curled up tighter against his form, nuzzling his face into the curve of his neck to lick at the sweat on his skin with a soft smile. The sweat from their passion and the heat between the two that all could feel like a tangible force... the taste from their lovemaking. Nothing else could ever be as sweet. Save Ken's lips which Ran touched his to once more before trailing to lick the sheen of swat from his jawline. "That was so perfect, beloved... as I knew it would be." Tightening his arms about him, he drew his lips from his face and laid his head on his shoulder, content to take in the man's natural aroma hanging in the air and lay against his warmth. "Thank you so much..." Sighing softly in complete ease and comfort, he didn't even know himself just how much the thank you was for. Where Ken had to simply forgive to say goodbye to his demons of the past, Ran's demons and fears had to be chased away with the power of their love, the only thing that had ever been able to assure the redhead that everything would indeed be all right after his ordeal.

They remained in silence curled under a heavy fleece blanket for a few moments falling into a light easy half slumber, more induced from their lovemaking than actually tiredness from having been up the entire night. They cuddled each other happily delighting in the feel of each other, loosing themselves in the bubble of wedded bliss they were firmly circumscribed in. In response to Ran's thank you Ken merely smiled and kissed him, shifting them so he lay against Ran, curling up happily in his side. A bit more comfortable of a position considering their differences in height.

Stirring lightly Ken rolled his head and rested his chin lightly on Ran's chest and smiled. "Hey Hidaka." He smiled cheerily simply gazing up at him emotions plainly visible in his perpetually youthful visage. "Have you ever thought about having kids?" He kissed his chest lightly, idly brushing a nipple. "I don't mean now. Like in the future. Adopt or something. You're really great with them. I watched you with that girl. What was her name? I didn't really know you knew any kids. I thought I was the only kid magnet."

Moon pale eyelids fluttered open over lavender eyes blurry from sleep as Ken came awake from the their light slumber, his chiseled features soft from the after glow of their lovemaking and the sleep still over him. Smiling back softly at the male's exuberance and his true new last name, Ran lifted a pale hand to stroke through the dark strands falling over Ken's eyes idly, just enjoying brushing his fingers through the dark silk of his hair. "I never really thought about it... never imagined I would be in any type of situation where I would be able to raise them." The smile stayed tracing his lips as he leaned forward to kiss the man's smooth forehead. "You'd be such a wonderful father and spoil any child near you rotten... any child would be so lucky to be parented by you."

Leaning forward he nuzzled his cheek against the soft golden planes of his face, pressing a soft kiss to the man's cheek before lounging back again on the pillows. "I don't know many children... just a few from the hospital. The girl was Yamada Miyu. She was a patient at MagicBus at the time we had that human chess mission. She had a brother, Yamada Jun, who was... one of the losing 'contestants' a few matches before they sent me to play."

Now Ken had even more reason to hate that mission. He'd never really thought of how many innocent boys had left behind families. The sweet charming blind girl touched something in him at the wedding and now he understood why. Like Ran, like himself... and like the others of Weiß. She'd had her life dramatically altered at the hands of Takatori and SZ. She was another one of their ilk, and it angered him that one so young had had to go through that. He idly wondered how many more of them like her there were.

Dropping a kiss to Ran's head he smiled softly. "I didn't think you had it in you, then. For a long time I thought all you cared about was Aya. I'm glad to know I was wrong. You always continue to amaze me, Ran. Always. What is she up to now? You still keep in contact with her?"

"I know... It was easier to be the heartless prick in appearance at all times so it wouldn't surprise anyone if I ever had to be so on missions... Also no one wants to be close to the cruel frigid one, so no one could hurt me..." Tilting his head up, he brushed a kiss over Ken's sweet lips, nuzzling his mouth against his before settling back once more. "I've kept in contact with her over the years. After the mission I arranged for her hospital bills to be paid and to be sent to one of the best orphanages, which she could also attend a noteworthy school for the blind nearby." Closing his eyes, he allowed thoughts of the past to flood over him, thoughts of the reception, all while cuddled closer to the warming presence of his spouse, very much reminded of his blissful present even with thoughts of the past going through his mind.

Tracing his fingers over the man's chest, touching every line of his rippled muscle, Ran let his fingers wander up to brush over those soft pink and full lips he adored seeing stretch into a charming smile, just for him. "Ken... at the reception, why didn't you follow tradition and do the cake mushing even though I said you could? I wouldn't have minded... really."

He couldn't help but blush. A soft sheepish smile curved along his lips making him look younger. He could almost predict the effect his next words would cause. With a light groan he pulled Ran from his side to rest fully on top of him, shifting and bending his legs to fit the male comfortably between them. Fingers stroked idly over his arms as he looked up at Ran's cherished face before he began. "Well. I know you wouldn't have minded. But I would have. You've been through so much humiliation and degradation, I didn't want to be the cause of any more. Even if it was so small a thing and perfectly within my rights to do so. I know it's not so big a deal to mush cake in your face, but... you would have been embarrassed. I know it's an okay kind, but... well. I don't want to cause you any embarrassment on purpose in front of all those people. In front of Aya, Yuushi, Omi and Youji is one thing, they're family, but everyone else? Nope. I know how you hate being teased and I know some people other than Omi, Youji, Aya, or Yuushi would have jumped at the chance, and I didn't want them to. Does that make any sense?"

Smiling softly, pale fingers moved to cup the man's face between his palms, leaning down to kiss him gently and deeply even as Ran shifted his hips to slowly push into his spouse's body, the younger male able to guess the reaction to his word's perfectly. He let one hand move from his cheek to trail down the muscular body, wrapping about Ken's waist to hold him close as he started the relaxed process of making love to him to display his appreciation for him, to express what couldn't be put into adequate words. Keeping his face close to him, his lower body started to slowly move against him, in and out, low sighs of pleasure falling from Ran's lips. "You don't even know how perfect you are, Ken... You've had the utmost consideration for me in every way, even for the smallest things..."

The hours ticked by in which they made love once more, moving effortlessly against each other. Sometimes speaking, sometimes just listening to their breathless moans. When they spoke they made goofy off the wall plans for the future as if their lives as assassins weren't an issue. They were silly dreams borne of the joy and happiness they felt in each other's arms. Sweet words and touches rained down on the two from the other, each touch, kiss and caress sweeter than the last, building to a crescendo of nothing but the purest of sentiments and words.

As they crested once more together over the walls of ecstasy, they collapsed into each other amidst a tangle of limbs and shared breath. It was well into the afternoon before they drifted off to sleep still intimately locked within each other, unable to discern where one ended and the other began. Finally the circle had been completed, not just as the symbol of the bands they wore on their fingers but in everything. Every ounce of themselves belonged to the other for eternity. In the room at that moment was Heaven on Earth. Where everything aligned to perfection and nothing could penetrate it.

It was early evening when Ken finally stirred from his slumber. A lazy boyish smile playing on his lips as he glanced at the beaming visage of his spouse. He curled happily against the taller form and dropped a leisurely kiss upon his chest, before meeting his gaze once more. "Hi."

Smiling softly at him, Ran lifted his wedding banded hand from where it rested on the broad bare shoulder, letting it run through the thick tousled strands of chestnut. His eyes lazily watched the pale moonlight falling through the window glinting on the ring as his pale fingers disappeared into the dark strands. He'd been awake for nearly an hour, just watching the other male sleep contently like a child against his side, his lower lip puffed out and his fist held close to his mouth. Seemed his darling one had once been a sleeping thumb sucker as a child. As the two has slept their bodies had unlocked from the intimate coupling to just rest near one another, the younger male using the redhead's chest as a pillow. As he'd watched him in slumber many thoughts had gone through Ran's head, many of how far they had come, remembering one night in particular years ago when he'd just watched the brunette sleep, almost jealous of a pillow he clutched against him as Ken now held to his spouse.

"Konbanwa," he finally answered after just staring in comfortable silence at the other man, leaning forward to press a soft kiss to his forehead before glancing out the window. Eyeing how far the moon had risen, he turned his gaze back to see the starlight twinkling in Ken's aqua eyes. "Mm, can you believe twenty-four hours ago we were both getting ready for our wedding? I think about now Aya was tapping her foot as she does when impatient and nervous, wondering if she was going to have hunt someone down if I was stood up." Running his hands from man's hair, he trailed a finger down the fine bridge of his nose. "Wherever did you go before getting ready? Aya was getting worried. I wasn't. I knew you'd show up."

"Um..." The younger male pushed himself to a seated position and grabbed the pillow, hugging it gently to him in a child-like move for protection. He looked back over his shoulder at Ran a look of worry and fright in his clear eyes. "I went to the cemetery..." He turned away and looked at the pillow, specifically his fingers which were picking away nervously at a seam in pillowcase. "To see Schuldich." There was a twinge of guilt in his voice, which wavered a bit boyish fright that threatened to give way to tears.

The redhead's insides went cold for a moment at the mention of Schuldich, making him instinctively draw closer to Ken's warmth even as he seemed to draw away. Shaking it off he reached out his hand to trail his fingers lightly down his love's spine before sitting up. The look in Ken's eyes made any anger or betrayed confusion flee from his eyes, leaving only curiosity in the lilac depths. Sitting behind him, he reached his hand around the male to settle over his, the moonlight from the window shining on the rings on their entwined fingers. Stroking his pale fingers along his, he made no move to turn him back to face him, just staring at his slightly turned profile in the darkened room lit only by the starlight outside. "Why..." he simply asked, no accusation or order for an answer, just a curious query.

"I... couldn't start my life with you, with so much hate inside me." He squeezed Ran's hand tightly as if he were afraid the man would go. Partially convinced of it himself. "I had to tell him... That I didn't hate him. Him nor Kase or the boy I once was who loved Kase to distraction and never told him. I went to his grave too... and mine. I had to thank Kase for making me who I am now... for starting the chain of events which led me to you. For being the one to end his life and preserve the memory of the boy I loved and the boy I was. I had to... bury my demons."

"I understand, Ken..." Soft lips touched softly and Ken's shoulder, trying to still the faint shaking he could see that had moved over the strong golden form. Ran squeezed his hand back to reassure him before unclasping their hands. "Stay here for a moment, I'll be right back." Slipping off the bed, one of the sheets was pulled off as well and tucked about the redhead's waist as he moved across the room and out to go downstairs to where their bags had been left. He was gone only a few moments and returned still wearing the sheet somewhat toga style and carrying a thick black leather bounded book that he'd packed before getting into his suit the day before. Crossing the room in a few easy strides, Ran set the journal in front of Ken onto the pillow he still held. "Here..." he said, glancing down to the pages as he opened it to the most recent entries he'd been working on before slipping into his ivory suit, brushing aside a crimson ribbon which was a page marker. "You weren't the only one thinking about him before our marriage. It's actually a bit of a...relief to know that I wasn't the only one either." Looking back up, deep violet met with clear aquamarine and Ran smiled a little for the man he loved so dear, putting the journal he'd written faithfully in for years into the man's hands.

Flipping the pages to the date of their wedding, Ken let his eyes roam over the words on the page. He felt the warmth of Ran's words creep back into the parts that had gone cold from fear and shame. The tears that had been threatening to fall moments before fell unabashedly now, but for other reasons. Call it a purging if you will. Finally able to share his deepest secrets and fears with this person and who also felt that same will to share with him. His head found the pale slightly bony shoulder of his spouse and relaxed. He sat there a few moments in the comfortable silence, their breathing falling naturally into the same rhythm, feeling the rush of his blood moving at the same rate as his. Everything suddenly felt right.

Closing the book gently, he let it rest in his lap, tracing the golden embossed letters on the front. 'Fujimiya Ran' He smiled softly. "You need to start a new one for our new life together, Fudaka."

Moving over across the bed to sit beside him, he slipped his lean arm about his waist, trailing his fingers over the bottom curve of his back just over his backside. His other hand rose to wipe away the tears and stroke his cheek softly, staying in the silence with him and feeling the same perfect joining as every possible final barrier was lifted. "There's one with Ran Fujimiya-Hidaka embossed on the cover sitting at home in my lock box. Waiting for me to get home to our bed... I figured anything I wrote on our honeymoon may turn into something Youji would try to steal and print in Penthouse." Blushing softly, he pressed a kiss to the man's temple, taking hold of his hand once more. "Let's go, Hidimiya, I haven't eaten since our wedding cake and you still need a proper tour."

Ken's eyes sparkled with mischievous delight as he rose out of the bed fully naked and stretched with the feline grace of the animal he was named for. "Sure. We can christen every room as we make the rounds." He padded lightly of the room uncaring of his nude state and lounged against the wall in the hall outside their bedroom, waiting for Ran to emerge so they could truly begin their new life together.