A/N: Mwhahahah! For those you who thought something happened between Mika and Nick in the shower - sadly mistaken. Hahaha..I am not writing lemons yet...this is my first fic. But there is a lemony part coming up next but I leave it all up to your imagination. Have fun. ^_^


"I don't feel like riding in a car tonight Mika. We've been driving for almost three days." Nick sent puppy eyes over at her when he stopped eating. He whined a little to add to it.

"You're such a baby sometimes Nick. We've slept nearly the whole time we've been here so you can't possibly need to rest anymore." She forked some of Nick's steak into her mouth after he slapped at her hand.

"Don't steal my food! I don't feel like running from you're coward of a friend Mika. It makes me want to do something dangerous."

"Look, I've got this apartment in the next town. No one knows about it but my friend so we can stay there for a lot longer than we can in a hotel." She rose to throw her box away then stretched as she spoke. "So quit your bitching and let's go already."

Nick got up and tackled her down to the bed. When she began to squeal he tickled her until she laughed. "Don't you tell me what to do honey." Leaning down, he nipped her bottom lip then rolled off of her.

She gave him a playful shove before getting up to pack her things. "Just come on so we can go you brat." When she finished she took some money out and put on her shoes. She brought her bag out and set it in the car. She waited until he dragged his things out to lock the door. She handed him the keys and the money. "Go pay for the room and I'll handle this."

Nick pinched her butt before walking away, earning a slap on the back. She pulled up to the office just as he came out and he quickly hopped in. "Lets go honey." He smiled at her and lit a cigarette when she drove off.

"You sure do smoke a lot." She took the cigarette away from him for a moment to take a drag. He gaped at her and reached for it, whining again. She laughed and held it from him.

"Hey! Give it back, you need to concentrate on driving not on keeping my cigarette from me!" He leaned over and snatched it from her and put it back in his mouth.

"Why do you always carry that cross Nick?"

He looked at her as a smile spread slowly over his face. He took a drag from his cigarette and blew the smoke out in her direction, eyeing her coolly. "That's my secret honey. I might let you know later." In fact, he planned on using it on Bronze when he had the chance.

She shrugged and drove on in silence. He stared at her, wondering why she had turned so shy in the shower. She should have been used to a man hopping in the shower with her, taking a good look at her body. She was beautiful, what man didn't take the chance to look at her? But Mika had acted as if it was all new to her at first. She relaxed a bit afterwards to let him wash her but there was still something odd about her behavior. He wanted to take things slow for a while so it didn't seem like he was trying to take advantage of her. But damn it killed him to wait.


They arrived at her apartment early the next morning after they stopped for some breakfast. Nick munched on a donut as he dragged his Cross and bag into the room.

"I've got no food so we'll probably have to go out and buy some later. But right now this will do before I get some sleep." She smiled at him then sat on the couch to eat her food.

"Pretty snazzy place you got here." The paintings on the wall were of sunsets, clouds showered with the sun, the moon sitting in a clear sky with millions of stars. "I get the feeling you like to look up at the sky."

She nodded and smiled at him again. "I just find it so beautiful for some reason. I like tigers a lot to so that's how my room is decorated. I've only got one bedroom again, so you can sleep on the couch." She rose to throw her cup away in the kitchen and see how empty the refrigerator was.

Nick stood in the opening between the kitchen and her living room. He pulled out a cigarette, lit it and watched her as he took a drag. "Why are you afraid to sleep with me?"

She stood up and turned to face him. "What are you talking about?"

"I've already slept in the same bed as you Mika. Why would I sleep on the couch now? You're afraid of something."

"I'm not afraid of anything." She pushed her hair behind her ear and got a glass of water. She placed her cup in the sink and walked towards Nick to go to her room.

"I've learned that you hide things, especially your fears because you try to be so strong." He followed her out and stopped her in the hallway. Trapping her against the wall between his arms, he leaned forward so their faces were inches apart. "You were afraid to let me see you naked, almost afraid to let me touch you. Did someone rape you Mika? Did Bronze rape you? Something has you afraid of the idea of sex."

She pushed him away and glared at him. "No one raped me Nick and I'm not afraid of sex."

"I think you're lying. Why don't we see then?" He took his cigarette out of his mouth and wrapped an arm around her waist to pull her against him. Then he kissed her as he led her the rest of the way down the hall to her room. He quickly found something to put his cigarette out in so he could use both of his hands on her body. When she didn't resist him, he pushed her down on the bed and began to undress her. She moved hesitantly, still making him wonder what she was hiding, what she was scared of.

Nick pulled his own clothes off as he watched her. She stared at him and he expected to see anticipation, excitement. Maybe female satisfaction, but he saw none of that. He leaned over her and wrapped her legs around his waist. He stopped as he felt her body go tense and stared into her face. Puzzled, Nick tried to figure out what was wrong. Then it hit him. She couldn't...she wasn't...shit!

"Mika you haven't...are you a..a virgin?" She looked away and nodded her head. She was untouched, was all Nick could think. He would be the first and he was rushing things. "Why didn't you tell me?" He rubbed a hand over her cheek.

"I- I didn't want to...I don't know."

He leaned down and kissed her lips gently. "I'll try not to hurt you to much, honey. I'll go slow and show you some neat things." He smiled at her, trying to reassure her. He kissed her again and didn't realize he made a promise to himself to be the first and last to touch her. (A/N:Let your imagination run wild ^_^)


When Nick woke the next morning he found that Mika was still sleeping. Because she lay across his chest, he stroked her back idly, enjoying the feel of her soft skin. Oh how he did enjoy the feel of her skin, he thought with a small grin. Her body was quite nice. In fact....he rolled her over on her back and settled himself between her legs. He would enjoy again how her body moved in response to his. He slid himself into her just as she awakened. She let out a small cry and focused on him as he began to move. He grinned at her as he leaned down to kiss her.


Mika yawned as she came out of her bedroom. Nick was sitting on the couch enjoying a cigarette and listening to the radio. "Where's breakfast?"

Nick blinked at her. "Unless you know magic honey, there is no way I can make something out of nothing."

"Oh." She laughed. "I forgot about that. I'll get dressed and we can go out to get breakfast. Then we'll stop at the store to stock up this house with some food." She yawned again and stretched as she walked into the kitchen to get some water. As she drank she checked the cabinets. "It really is empty in here."

Nick came up behind her and wrapped an arm around her waist. "Dance with me honey!" He whirled her into the living room and spent her in a circle.

She laughed and held on to him. "Nick, let me go. I need to get dressed so we don't starve."

He ignored her and sent her spinning again, singing the lyrics of the song. "You're such a good dancer honey." He let her because he was hungry. "Now hurry up, I'm already starving."

She walked away and sent him a look over her shoulder that made him want to jump back in bed with her. "Whatever you say."