Intimacy
A/N: I'm boosting the rating because of this chapter. Sorry.
~M.J. Hulk
The next evening, after some minor adventures in the Whale Cave, the group was again relaxing in the living room of their house. Ryu and Katt were cuddled together, now that they didn't have to keep their love a secret any longer. Nina was watching TV, Jean was tuning his mandolin, and Sten and Bow were playing head-to-head Tetris. They also had a new friend, Bleu, the magician. She had joined them after expressing her distaste for the magic school. As of right now, she was asleep.
At 11:30, Niro marched into the room. "All right, children, lights out! Time for bed!"
"Awww…" was the general response.
"Come on, up to bed or I'll keep you all from your adventures tomorrow and make you paint my bathroom!"
With many grumbles, Nina, Sten, Bow, and Jean trudged up the stairs. Ryu, however had other plans.
"Wait here a sec," he told Katt. He approached Niro. "Hey, old man, come here a sec."
"Whaddya want, sonny?"
Ryu grabbed Niro and stuffed him in a closet, then closed the door and bolted it.
"What are you doing?" came the muffled voice. "Hey! It's dark in here! And I'm surrounded in goose feathers! Wait… these are pillows! Hey well, sleep is sleep. Zzzzz…"
"What are you doing?" Katt asked, dumbstruck. Ryu plopped himself down next to her.
"Well, Kattie, we're all alone now, aren't we?"
Her eyes widened, and she smiled. "Aren't you just the cleverest little thing? So…? Now that we're alone, what do you want to do?"
He moved closer. "Whatever you want to do."
She put both arms around him. "Do you know what I want to do?" she purred.
"I think I do." he whispered.
Their lips crashed together. Ryu pushed her down on the couch as the kiss spun out of control.
"Ryu… I've been waiting so long…" Katt whispered.
"Shh…" He put a finger over her mouth and kissed her again, running his hand through her hair. She returned the kiss, and purred contentedly. The kissing and holding seemed to last forever. In those moments, all they asked for in the world was for it to never stop, for these feelings to never go away.
Katt pounced on him, pushing him down. They kissed again.
"Ryu…?" she whispered, gasping.
"What?"
"Make love to me. Please."
And he took her, made her his, and she never knew love could feel this divine. She let herself go limp in his arms. When it was over, they kissed for hours, and then he took her again. The whole night was theirs.
Ryu groggily opened his eyes. It was still dark. Katt had practically dragged him up to her room, where they had fallen asleep together, after sharing their feelings once again. He smiled as he saw Katt asleep on his chest. He was really in love with her. He knew now beyond all doubts that he belonged with Katt Chuan forever.
He shifted his position, and then shielded his eyes as an incredibly bright glow filled the room. He noticed it was coming from Katt's shoulder. He reached his hand towards it, and found the Dragon's Tear resting there, glowing brighter than the noon-day sun. Now, they belonged to each other.
