A/N: Sorry to keep you guys and gals waiting. I do apologize, and, to show you how much I'm sorry, I'm gonna post 2 chappies!

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Chapter Five: Sensuous

Roux wakes up early on his boat, once the party had finished, and it had gone on for a while, he'd packed what he had onto his boat in preparation for leaving the next morning. After leaving him amongst the trees you hadn't seen him, and now you are asleep, not needing to see him, but he needs to see you. Taking a break from checking his packing, he comes down to the boat he knows you're in, gently coming aboard as to not wake you, he watches you sleep for a moment before putting a daisy in your blond hair, and leaving. A few minutes later, you wake.

Roux unties the strings of boats and they slowly drift down the river. As the penultimate boat passes yours, you step up on deck with your guitar over your shoulder, and a bag in your hand, the rest of Roux's family are sleeping soundly, as you step onto the last boat and quiently walk from boat to boat until you're on the first one, where Roux is standing, looking ahead. You approach him, he doesn't hear you or see you until you step up to his side, holding the daisy in front of him. He turns around, smiles, and hugs you tightly, you drop your bag and hug him back. As you hold him, you realize that you do trust him to stay, and not to return to the heart of Vianne, and all the feelings you have for him are multiplied, and you'd trust him with your life.

Two nights further down the river, you're laying on your back with Roux, on the first boat, gazing up at the stars.

"What sun sign are you?" you ask, cuddling up to him.

"What?" he answers, confused.

"When were you born?" you ask, simpler.

"Beginnin' of September," he replies.

"So you're Virgo, like me," you say.

"Is this another one of those fortune tellin' things?" he asks, you nod and point towards the sky.

"You see that bright star there?" you ask, he moves his head closer to yours to see your eyeline, he nods. "That's part of Virgo, the other stars are duller so you probably won't recognise the pattern unless you know what you're looking at."

"So what does that tell me I'm like?" asks Roux.

"Well," you begin. "You're stubborn, possessive, narrow-minded, obstinate."

"But you're all these nasty things too?"

"Yup, also, patient, trustworthy, and sensuous," you relay some good Virgoean traits.

"Sensuous?" queries Roux, lying on his side he tucks a strand of hair from your face behind your ear, you stare up at him into his chocolate eyes.

"Very sensuous," you reply as he leans down and kisses you passionately, running his tongue over your lower lip, then kissing your neck, shoulders, and what's exposed of your chest. You slide your hand from his hair, to his waist. And he begins to move his own hand up your leg, moving your skirt up as he does so, stroking your thighs.

"You know," he begins, breaking away. "This really isn't the best time for this." You sit up, thinking you'd done something wrong. He gives you a reasurring look. "Boats are kind of rocky, and it'd be obvious to everyone sittin' in the boat behind this one, what we're doing. And y'know it'd be better, if we wait." He wraps an arm around you, and gives you a protective kiss on your forehead.

"Sure," you agree. You look sideways at him and smile to yourself. "You know, Virgo's are afraid to take risks too," you say, flirtatiously.

"What?"

"Virgo's are always afraid to take risks, they're not daredevils, they're worried what other people will think."

"The only people I care about what they think, is, you, and the guys on that second boat back there. But, I guess most of them will be asleep by now," says Roux. "So, maybe, if we're discreet, we could have a little bit of fun."

"Sounds great."