As the movie finished, Kyo allowed his eyes to return to the girl in his arms. He hadn't felt her move in a while, so wasn't really surprised to find out she'd fallen asleep sometime in the last hour. She looked so peaceful and sweet. Her lashes made delicate shadows on her cheeks, and her lips were slightly parted in a smile. She was always smiling then, even in her sleep. He'd wondered about that often.
His attention fixed on her lips. They looked so soft and inviting. Plump and rosy, like a peach that yearned to be picked. Would he dare? Dare to kiss her? She was sleeping, she need never know…
He turned her a bit, to have better access to her lips, and slowly brought his head down, his eyes fixed on hers to make sure she didn't wake up. Kyo brushed his lips against Tohru's, a mere butterfly's touch. But seeing she didn't wake up, he dared a bit more and pressed his lips more firmly to hers. They softened and she sighed a bit. Startled, he lifted his head and observed her carefully. No, she was still sleeping. Only a bit more then… Kissing her softly once more, he dared to trace the seam of her lips with his tongue, to explore the smiling corners of her mouth, couldn't resist tasting this piece of heaven. To his surprise, her lips parted of their own, allowing him access to an even sweeter world. He delved in, exploring her mouth, the sharp little teeth, smooth palate and tongue. Her mouth opened wider, responding to him, and her tongue joined him in a dance as old as time, dueling a bit, taking control at his surprised retreat and doing some exploring of her own. Soft whimpers escaped her, her senses and instinct taking control of her body in her sleep. She tried to move closer, but Kyo took care to keep her far enough from him so he wouldn't transform just as he was finally living a dream.
His hands moved of their own volition, running over her arms, her back, and coming back in front, smoothing over her taut stomach and creeping higher till he could feel her breasts brushing them. They stopped there and he immersed himself in the kiss that was becoming hotter by the moment. Her arms had somehow stolen across his neck and she was trying to press herself fully to his body, not conscious enough to realize he would change if she did that.
Losing a battle with himself, Kyo let his hands wander up and cup the full globes of her breasts, squeezing them gently. Even through her clothing, he could feel her sweet nipples puckering, seemingly begging for his touch. He pinched them lightly and a groan resonated deep within her as she thrust her chest forward, wanting more of his touch. Captive of his feelings, he murmured words of love to her as he left her mouth and traced a path down her jaw to her neck and the sweet hollow there, lapping at her running pulse the way a cat would, sucking gently on her delicate breastbone. His hands continued their gentle torture, finally slipping beneath her shirt to explore the soft skin directly. He lifted it up and gazed rapturously at the quivering flesh temptingly encased in a web of lace. His face sank down and he pressed it between the twin globes, absorbing her warmth and sweet smell. Nuzzling her gently, he took a begging bud between his lips, laving it with his tongue through her bra and nipping softly before sucking on it strongly. He couldn't hold back the soft purring that was coming from his throat, as one of his hands kneaded her other breast.
So caught up was he in the passion he was experiencing that Kyo didn't notice the slight stiffening of the body he was so eagerly exploring. Tohru had finally come awake when he'd started suckling at her breast. Up to now she'd thought she'd been dreaming. A dream she didn't have frequently, but often enough not to be surprised at the feelings and thoughts she was having. But the mouth pulling at her breast seemed to tug down to her most intimate places, and her dreams usually didn't go that far. The shock of it brought her awake.
For a few moments she just enjoyed the feelings that were coursing through her. Her blood felt like fire in her veins and she was getting wetter by the second. God that felt good. She opened her eyes and stared at the head bent over her. She could make out an expression of intense pleasure and concentration on his face. As if he'd never known such intimacy and was taking every moment as though it was special and sacred. She finally couldn't resist anymore and plunged her hands in his hair, pressing him even closer to her breast.
He looked up at that, coming out of his pleasure induced trance. Red eyes met brown in a look that seemed to go on forever. Confusion, love, hope, excitement, fear… all were present as the two stared at each other, trying to express everything they'd felt for so long but had never gotten the courage to say. As Kyo was still cupping her breasts and teasing her with his mouth, passion soon overtook them, and he returned to the matter at hand, pressed there by a very willing Tohru.
Now that he knew she was awake and willing, his hands became bolder, moving down to her stomach, stroking the silky skin he found there. She shivered under his touch, her body seeming to flow like water, following where his fingers led. His hands skimmed the curve of her hips, the womanly curves making him groan in approval. Kyo then slid his hands down her legs, liking the feel of her skin, so different from his. The feelings welling up inside him just had to come out and he tore his mouth from her, whispering:
"Tohru, you can't imagine how good this feels, to be able to touch you like this. I never thought it would feel like this. I care for you so much. You're so beautiful… in every way."
"Oh, Kyo, I've wanted you to touch me and me to touch you for a while now too. Uo ad told me it would be nice, but this… is beyond nice. Please, don't stop!"
She pulled his mouth back to hers and kissed him. This kiss was special to both of them, as it was truly conscious, revealing feelings that had been there for a while, but that neither could find the courage to express.
Tohru kept forgetting that she couldn't embrace Kyo though, and that soon became a problem for him. It wasn't easy fending off her arms and bestowing all the attention he wanted to on her at the same time. Although he did want to continue experimenting later on, he didn't have the concentration to do so now.
"Haa! What!?" Tohru exclaimed as she felt herself being lifted off Kyo's lap. He had taken her by the waist and, raising her off him, sat her on the table, before getting on his knees and moving between her legs. He could continue kissing her without fear of transforming now.
"Now… isn't this better?" Kyo's voice was rougher than it usually was as he examined the woman in front of him, taking in her disheveled appearance. She looked like a woman well loved, and he had put that look on her face. His mark was on the tender flesh of her collarbone and his smell surrounded her. Possessiveness surged through him and a groan escaped him as he thought of all that was left to explore.
Tohru, who had also been busy with her perusal of the attractive form of the man resting between her legs, openly admiring the strong arms and defined body, raised her eyes to his when she heard him groan. The look of passion and possessiveness in his eyes had her completely flustered and a becoming blush spread from her breasts to her cheeks.
"Oh! Hmm… Yes, of course! Much better! But… Kyo… Why are you holding down my arms? I want to touch you…"
"Heheh… I want that too, but we wouldn't want me to transform at a bad moment now, would we?" A gleam was in his eyes and a leer on his face as he said this. He was imagining what a transformation at a wrong moment could interrupt, and wasn't thinking so much of the awkward moment that would entail as of the thing it would interrupt. Tohru's face was now beet red as she followed his train of thought, her attention wandering from the look on his face to the very obvious bulge in his pants.
"Right! That's true! We definitely wouldn't want that! But… I wish… hmm… no, I shouldn't… forget it… kiss me, please."
Kyo obeyed her, but he could tell her mind was somewhere else. She probably wouldn't get back to him until after she'd talked about it. Sighing a bit, he stopped kissing her.
"No. Tell me. What's the matter?" Kyo made an effort to give his attention to Tohru, sensing she was hesitant about something. "You can tell me anything, you know that. Talk to me…"
"Kyo… I... I… I never thought I would feel this way, do these things. I want to see more of you, touch you and… hold you. But I can't, I can't hold you… Oh Kyo, how I wish I could banish this curse from you and everyone in your family! I would hold you for so long… I…"
Tohru now had a catch in her voice and tears in her eyes. The passion had been set aside for the moment, replaced by a despair and a sadness that were never far from the surface. All of Kyo's horniness vanished in an instant when confronted with Tohru's tears. He had forgotten what his life was really like, the curse that plagued him and his family. Or at least, he head forgotten the horrible feelings that usually haunted his heart and soul. A frown pulled his brow, his eyes filled with shadows and a lone tear made its way down his cheek, unnoticed.
"Damn it, Tohru… Why'd you have to go and think about that? Why now? I wanted to forget for a while. Just spend some time with you and not think about it. Why?"
Instead of filling with anger as was usually the case, his voice dropped to a whisper as he finished talking, the pain and torment he felt too much for him to express with anger. His slim frame was racked with deep sobs he couldn't control and his hands had clenched on Tohru's legs, his link to the sweet moments they had shared.
"Oh Kyo… I'm so sorry! I didn't mean for it to end like this. I wanted it to go on! But… it crossed my mind and it wouldn't leave and then you told me to talk to you and so I did and then… and then… I'm sorry!"
Tohru was now crying in earnest and couldn't control herself. Kyo's hands tightened on her thighs and she let out a small gasp of pain. He immediately let go, angry with himself for having hurt her in his pain. But before he could get up and leave, Tohru seized him by the shoulders and, pulling him closer, wrapped her arms around him and buried her head in the crook of his neck, taking care not to bring into contact any other parts of their bodies.
"No! Don't leave! Stay with me! I don't want to see you in pain like this! I promise I will find a way! I'll find a way to break the curse so I can truly hold you in my arms. You and all the others! I promise I'll do it!"
The love Kyo felt for her grew then as it never had before. Her promise to him, even though it could never be realized, was the most beautiful thing anyone had ever told him.
"Tohru… my sweet, sweet Tohru… how I wish it could be true…" Kyo whispered, as he folded his arms lightly around the weeping girl.
Neither of them had noticed the shadow that had been standing in the doorway for quite a while. As they gave in to their love and pain and held each other tenderly, the shadow left, wandering out the house, thinking about what it had just witnessed.