CHAPTER 6: A Hot Item

The transport ship arrived back at Battlefield City around 10:00 at night. Fox and Samus got off, and, holding hands, walked to Samus's cabin.

"So, I'll see you tomorrow," Fox said, a bit awkwardly.

"Yes, you will." She said, giving him a quick kiss. "I look forward to it."

"Good night, Sam."

"Goodnight, Foxie." She winked at him, and disappeared into her cabin. Fox watched her go in, and he felt truly happy for the first time in a long time.

He made his way back to his cabin, which was dark, since he didn't leave a light on. He clicked the door shut, turned on the light, and screamed in surprise.

"You seem surprised to see me." said Mario, who was sitting calmly in an easy chair.

"You scared me, you idiot!" Fox growled. "What do you want?"

"I just wanted to know about the kissy-kissy huggy-huggy session at the movies, that's all."

Fox eyed him suspiciously. "How did you know about that?"

Mario grinned slyly. "I didn't. You just told me."

Fox, too exhausted to stay angry, flopped down on another chair.

"So can I assume that you two are a hot item now?" Mario asked.

Fox sighed. "I guess you could say that."

"See? What did I tell you? My plan worked to perfection!"

Fox chuckled. "Well, actually, I left out the part about grabbing her butt during the love scene. I thought that would be pushing it a bit."

"What?" Mario exclaimed, "But that's one of the most pivotal parts!"

Fox groaned.

Over the next few days, Fox and Samus spent as much time as they could together. They were rarely seen apart, and they often disappeared together for sometimes hours on end. (Just to show that I DO pay attention in college: This is the stage of romantic escalating interaction that Julia T. Wood calls "Euphoria," which comes right after Exploratory Communication. :-P F.H.) Sometimes, though, if Fox and Samus would be sharing a dinner table with someone else, or be in training sessions with each other and other people, it was very difficult for them to keep their hands to themselves, if you know what I mean.

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RYAN: He's the fox to her McCloud if you know what I mean.

COLLIN: Shut up, he's trying to tell us a story!

RYAN: He's spinning a yarn if you know what I mean.

DREW: BZZZZZT!

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That Friday night, Fox was walking Samus back to her cabin, and when they got there, Samus turned and whispered, "Want to spend the night with me?"

Fox was taken aback. "Well, umm…"

She put her hands together in front of her. "Pleeeease, Foxie?"

Fox grinned. "Sure. What the hell? Hehehe." Samus practically dragged him inside.

Five hours later, Fox opened his eyes. He was awake, but he was still exhausted from the prior, er, "events." As he had shortly found out, Samus had quite a bit of experience in physical pleasure.

"Hey," he whispered, nudging Samus, "You awake?"

"Mmm…" she said, rolling over and putting her head on his chest, "How you feeling?"

"Really, really good, but really really tired.

She chuckled. "I guess I gave you a workout, didn't I?"

"Yeah. But you know what? I love working out." He kissed her.

She laughed softly. "Come on, let's go to sleep."

"I thought you don't sleep," Fox said.

She squeezed him tighter. "I could get used to it."

They fell asleep together, both of them more in love than they'd ever been before.