A/N: Disclaimer: Refer back to Chapter 1.
WARNING: OOC, LANGUAGE, LEMONS
Chapter 9: Fulfillment
Serph placed his hands on her shoulders firmly and there looked at her deeply, his eyes conveying to her what his words…cannot.
Argilla swallowed the lump that formed within her throat as she nervously returned his intense gaze…
Yes…his gaze was intense…alluring…inviting…
Tempting…
Serph held onto her shoulders firmly and from there, let his hands meander to the rest of her body…his eyes never breaking the silent yet deep connection between them.
Soon, he reached the zipper of her thick jacket, and without eliminating the eye-contact, pulled it down…In a matter of seconds, he removed it completely from her…
Argilla knew that she should do something…She should be panicking! She should be slapping him! She should be calling him names…She should be protesting…
But her body…had lain silent and obedient to the incubus before her. He had her under his spell…and it was strong…holding her mind and heart imprisoned.
Thus, she stood there, completely drowned within his silver pools.
Serph saw no sign of protest or of anger within her eyes…But he did see something else…He saw…want and desire.
Within her calm and warm pink eyes, laid the raging inferno of passion.
'Passion for me and me alone.' he claimed possessively within.
"Serph…"
The control that he had, the little control that he had been nurturing since their mission, had finally been extinguished at the sound of his name passing through her full and luscious lips desperately…
His control…his careful inhibition had snapped.
Giving into his long subdued desires, he slowly leaned down, closing his eyes, finally eliminating the contact between their eyes…
Argilla saw him lean…and this time, she welcomed him with open arms. Gone were the feelings of fear, embarrassment and doubt.
A second later, their lips met and there began their slow and sensuous kiss. She moaned in a soft sigh as she felt his soft and moist lips on hers…Oh how she had denied it for so long…She had denied even to herself that she had wanted him, justifying the feelings of want and love as mere instinct to protect…
But there was no justifying now…
She just simply let her emotions flow…just like the Aurora…
Serph held her face firmly, slanting his face towards hers, prying her lips open, his tongue eager to explore her wet and warm cavern.
He suckled on her lower lip slowly, sensuously, letting her know that he was, indeed, serious about what he was doing. He wanted her to feel the deep-seethed feelings that he had harbored for her for the longest of time within the deepest bowels of his persona.
Argilla clung to him, pressing her palms on his chest…She moaned as she felt his kiss…His kiss was slow…gentle…caring. She responded to him as gently and as careful, their tongues meeting, bonding…intertwining.
From his chest, her arms traveled over upwards and wrapped her arms around his neck, bringing him closer to her.
From her face, his hands meandered to her body and encircled her waist.
The two lovers had finally come out of their hiding. Denial was lost…and there was only acceptance.
Serph slowly pulled her down and she complied.
Soon, the two were bare…Serph saw as Argilla closed her eyes tightly. He leaned over her and whispered to her ear, "Why are you hiding?"
She slowly opened her eyes and met his eyes, "I…You're looking at me…" she trailed off.
He caressed her cheek as he continued to straddle her, "I always look at you Argilla…Always…"
"Serph…" she breathed out.
He smiled tightly, "I've always wanted you…from the very first moment we met…"
Her bright pink eyes mellowed and softened, "I've always thought…that I want to protect you…that was why I did everything and anything to be a part of your life…I wanted to be wherever you were. I wanted to be with you in whatever situation you would put yourself…" she explained to him in a painful expression.
He smiled and kissed her once more. Argilla responded and kissed him just as urgently…just as passionately.
His hands explored her body thoroughly, memorizing within his very skin…his blood, every contour and crevasse her body had, etching and imbedding it forever within his memory.
He wanted to know everything about her…
Everything.
His fingers traced her smooth skin, trailing it with burning fingertips. She moaned as he continued to touch her. He left her lips and let his lips meander, leaving only soothing and electrical surges and sensations on her skin in its wake.
His lips soon found her collarbone and then rested back up on her throat, making her groan even louder…
Argilla's eyes were opened, focusing on the dancing lights of the Aurora above her…wondering in awe and amazement as she saw and felt the correlation between what she was feeling for Serph…and the vision that she was witnessing…of how the lights danced and flowed effortlessly…
The lights…they were but a repertoire of unwritten stories…the notes of music yet to be played…
They were words from a song that were yet to be sung…
Serph slowly parted her legs and nestled himself in between…All of their feelings…all of their emotions of need, want…lust…and love…had all but culminated into one path.
The path of consummation…
His lips left her neck and he raised his head, letting their eyes meet, "Argilla…"
"Serph…" she responded feverishly, her eyes half-lidded with desire, and entrancement.
"I want you…"
"I want you too…" she responded, pleadingly…
He nodded and slowly entered her. She closed her eyes and moaned lightly as she felt him seated on the very throne of her universe…of her being…of her soul…of her emotions.
Serph moved in slowly, expecting the barrier…But he stopped as he realized that it wasn't there. He blinked…
"Serph…!" she openly moaned.
At that sound, the fires of jealousy slowly died within him. It didn't matter to him who had been her first…It didn't matter…All that mattered to him was that she was there, with him in that place at that particular time…
It was him that she had chosen to be with…
That was more than enough for him.
His hips then moved, his manhood deeply buried within her. She wrapped her legs around his waist as he moved fluidly within, hastening his gentle and slow pace…now becoming urgent…slowly evolving…Soon, he set a barrage of frenzied thrusts within her womanhood, heightening their passion.
Argilla moaned and groaned as the minutes ticked by, her eyes brimming with tears as nothing but happiness and fulfillment glazed her chest…her soul, her being.
He was the man she wanted to be with…And now, he was there, returning her feelings.
The two lovers continued to caress one another, unheeding the rest of the world around them…only the fires of their passion burned on that cold and chilly night…
They needed nothing else…They needed no one else to sustain their existence. They only needed one another.
Like the colors of the Aurora above them, their worlds…their universes had collided in sheer passion…Never fighting…never lashing out…but caressing one another…molding together to form one…
To unite…
To create…
And within, Nirvana had been born.
Serph collapsed on her. He panted heavily; but even as he did, he held her to him as tightly as he could. And she, in turn, encompassed his body in her warmth…
She finally let her tears fall…She had felt his essence within her body, surging, pulsing hotly…filling her with untold warmth and comfort.
She sniffed.
He immediately rose from her, and peered deeply into her eyes, "What's wrong?"
She sobbed, smiling, "I love you…You creep…"
His heart wanted to burst with sheer happiness. Long had he dreamed of such words to flow from her mouth. He had always told himself to cease his foolhardy daydreaming. He had willed himself to halt his silly schoolboy fantasies of her…
And he did…
But now, as he heard the words that he had desperately wanted to hear for too long a time, his inner feelings of fantasy and dreams were suddenly roused…
He felt young once more.
She had finally seen him worthy; worthy of her…and her affections. She no longer saw him as inferior…And from her words prior, he had finally come to understand the meaning, the motive behind her actions…
She had done those things…those things that he deemed as offensive and demeaning because she felt strongly for him. No more, no less.
He understood now…She never thought lowly of him…Not even once…
Now, there wasn't a shred of insecurity within his being. He now realized…that he had been the one who was a fool. He had long tried hard to prove to her his worth…only to realize now, that he needed not to…
Because…she had loved him the very first moment she met him.
"I love you…Argilla."
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Argilla awoke as her circadian rhythm had jumped. She knew it was morning already. Groggily, she felt for the person with her within the bag and saw she was alone.
The two had worked that night after their passionate dance and had moved their belongings to a more secure location.
They had moved into another room.
After all, no one wanted to stay in a room with a large hole on the wall caused by plastic explosives.
She chuckled.
'No one wants to make love within a room with a large hole either.' she inwardly snorted.
She slowly crawled out of the bag and there felt the warmth of the air around them. She was glad that he had been able to restore the heat within the facility.
She looked at herself and blinked; where were her clothes again?
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Serph walked back to their room. He had finished sending another transmission and had taken it upon himself to finish the work that Argilla had begun the previous night.
The day, so far, had been great. The sun was up and the winds were calm.
He had already finished sending the SOS in Morse code.
Well, there was nothing left to do but wait.
But at the moment, there were some other things that allured his attentions. Her. Yes. He wanted to know if she was awake.
He walked down the now familiar halls and entered the room that they shared. He smiled as he was greeted by her glowing visage.
"Hi…" she shyly greeted, her cheeks still having that faint pink tinge after their lovemaking the other night.
"Hello." he replied firmly, smiling.
The air fell silent.
Argilla was the one who broke it, "Serph…"
"Hm?"
"What happens now?" she asked truthfully, expectantly, walking over to him so that their hands found each other's.
He squeezed her hands and looked into her pink pools, "You become mine…that's all. And I…become yours."
She smiled and embraced him, "Serph…" she breathed out, content at his answer.
"Yeah?"
"I want…to go home…"
He sighed, "Me too."
She suddenly pulled away from him, gazing into his eyes, "Serph, I meant what I said last night…I love you."
He smiled, "I know. I love you too."
She smiled and there pulled away from him completely, "So, what's our itinerary sir?" she asked convivially.
He chuckled within; nothing had changed. She was still that headstrong woman…that smart soldier. In love or not, she hadn't changed.
He supposed…that that was the reason why he fell in love with her anyway…Her tenacity and her loyalty to herself was astounding…It was captivating…
"Well, first, we have breakfast. Then, we monitor the transmissions and monitor the readings of the scanners. I've set up a frequency so that we may intercept signals."
She nodded, "Right."
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It had been two days and three nights now since they had established themselves within the observatory.
So far, no signals had been intercepted. But the two were patient.
They knew how hard it would be just to get to their part of the world. And then, there was the fact that the people would first have to intercept their signals, comb the area and then get to them.
That was quite a journey by itself.
So, knowing that to be the case, the two waited. But of course, along with patience, there came slight anxiety. The generator would only have enough energy for another week, outmost and four days at least.
Well, he should find alternative fuel for it then. But there was no need to get overly worried. He was confident that he would be able to find a way. They just must take each day as it came. Just like today.
Serph adjusted his goggles over his eyes and Argilla raised an eyebrow, "Where are you going?"
He turned to her, "Hunting." he replied curtly.
"But…!"
He shook his head, "One of us needs to stay. You need to monitor the transmissions."
"But what about you!? It's dangerous out there!"
He chuckled, "I'll be careful. Don't worry about me." he told her.
He was right. He needed to go. But that wasn't what propelled her to do so though. He was strong. Yes…it was now he who had to protect her…
He had done that so many times that she had lost count. He deserved her trust, respect and her confidence in him. He had earned it.
She smiled at him and walked over to him, lifting his goggles momentarily and kissed him. A moment later, she pulled away, "Don't take too long."
He grinned, "I won't."
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Argilla sat in front of the control panel, still vigilantly monitoring the signals. She sighed; it had been an hour since Serph had left; it had been an hour since her last transmission.
She had better send another one.
Putting the headphones on her head, placing the mike by her lips, she spoke, "This is Antarctic Observatory. Can anyone read me over?"
She had continued to do this for over a few seconds…when suddenly…
"This is Drachma, over. We read you Antarctic Observatory."
Argilla paled; someone was out there! Someone had received their transmission! She suddenly broke into a smile, her heart pounding.
"This is Antarctic Observatory! This is Embryon member Argilla! Can you hear me? Over!"
"Argilla? Is that you?"
"Heat…?!"
"Where are you?!"
"Lock onto these coordinates!" she told her teammate excitedly, as she fed him their coordinates.
"Roger that."
"ETA?!"
"Two days. A day, if the weather holds."
"Roger that!"
"Any survivors?"
"Negative. Just Serph and I."
"Well, hang tight Argilla. We're coming. Out."
She smiled and sighed, "I'll see you in two days Heat. Over and out."
The transmission went dead.
She sat there on her chair for a while, letting silence reign supreme. She waited for a few more minutes until it suddenly sunk into her system. She beamed; they were saved! They were going to be rescued!
Serph was right…!
Gale really had issued a Search and Rescue operation.
She sighed and there snapped her attention back, "Oh! Serph!"
That's right! She couldn't wait to give him the good news.
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Argilla stood up as she saw Serph walk into the room. She ran to him, "Serph! They're here!"
Serph raised an eyebrow, "Here? Who's here?"
She chuckled, "Heat! Heat's here!"
He mentally frowned; Heat? Heat was here? What? What was she talking about?
"They've sent someone to find us! I spoke to Heat! He'll be here in two days!" she exclaimed happily, "We'll be rescued!"
Serph smiled, "Yeah. We will."
Argilla frowned and cupped his face, "What's up?"
He turned to her, "No! Nothing's wrong." He smiled at her tightly, "Two days. We need to prepare. Come on, let's eat. I'm beat." he said, walking away.
Argilla blinked; what just happened?
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Night had rolled in. The air was comfortable, and the two need not be in their arctic gear. Instead, they had donned their uniform.
Argilla, though, settled for the black undergarments of their uniform while Serph wore the entire Embryon ensemble.
Argilla gazed at Serph, who was sipping his hot coffee. He had been quiet since her announcement of them being rescued. It worried her a bit though. Whenever he was quiet like this, it meant that he was deep in thought…addressing a problem all by himself.
She frowned at that.
'Enough. This is getting really annoying!' she yelled at herself.
She even got the feeling that he was avoiding her! He wouldn't talk and if he would, he'd give her short and concise answers.
She growled and walked over to where he sat on the floor and took his mug from him. Serph raised an eyebrow, "What? What did you do that for?" he asked, flabbergasted and puzzled.
She pouted, "What's going on? You haven't been yourself since I told you we were going to be rescued!"
He blinked, "Haven't I? I haven't noticed…" he trailed off, hiding behind the guise of ignorance.
She snorted, "Come off it Serph. I know you better than that. Now, it's either you're going to tell me what's going on…or…I'll have to beat it out of you." she finished with a low growl, her pink eyes blazing, "Which will it be?"
Serph merely grinned like a Cheshire cat, "You sure you can take me soldier?" he asked huskily, suddenly grabbing her by the arms.
She snatched them away and pushed him so that he lay on the floor, on his back while she effectively straddled him. She now grinned at him and loomed over him like a wraith, her face mere inches away from his, "Oh yes…I think I can take you…" she replied, her voice just as husky.
Serph smirked and suddenly grabbed her shapely behind and cupped her rear firmly, holding her against him tighter, "There's only one way to find out…" he drawled mysteriously.
Argilla raised an eyebrow and opened her mouth to question him when she suddenly found herself on her back with him straddling her, pinning her hands to either side of her face with strong hands, his legs trapping hers, all the while playing a mischievous grin on his lips, his eyes twinkling in amusement, "Well, it looks like you haven't got what it takes to take me soldier." he taunted.
She growled and glared at him, quelling the blush on her face.
Serph saw that she was once more preparing to use that mouth of hers, spewing a barrage of words that dared interrupt him. Wanting to avert such a crisis, he cut her off and sealed her mouth with his.
She protested and spoke, shouted and yelled in his mouth but they were all muffled, as his hungry tongue raided her mouth.
He pressed himself tighter against her as he continued to kiss her passionately, letting her know just how he had been wanting her…
Soon, the fires of protest slowly faded away into obscurity within her as she now found herself responding to his arduous kiss…
Serph left her lips and trailed hot and wet kisses on her jaw-line, his hand freeing one of her hands so that he may pull the neckline of her undergarment away from her skin, allowing him to kiss the skin of her neck…
Argilla grunted and turned her head to the side, allowing him to kiss her properly…
Serph had the overwhelming urge to tear her apparel but he knew and realized that he mustn't. They were still in the Arctic after all…
With aching hands, he reached for her undergarment's zipper and slowly pulled it down, wanting her to reveal to him, the body that she hid behind the flimsy material.
She didn't disappoint him as she did.
He pulled back from her and just sat there, his eyes just feasting on the surreal visage right in front of his eyes…He took his time, slowly running his eyes over her deity-like appearance. His moment of silent contemplation was broken though as he heard his deity growl in apparent vexation.
"Would you stop looking at me?" she scoffed, "It's annoying…!" she hissed.
He grinned maniacally and loomed over her once more, "So what…? It's not like you could do anything about it at the moment…" he drawled, matching her earlier mocking tone with deadly precision.
She growled and grabbed onto the collar of his uniform, unfastening and unbuttoning it, "I'm not really interested in games right now." she said absentmindedly.
Serph watched her in amusement as she continued to try and undress him. She stopped and arched an eyebrow at him, "Well? Aren't you going to help me?" she growled.
"…"
He was thinking of doing that…but…he reckoned that he could make her wait for a bit longer. If she really wanted him, she would be willing to wait, right?
She growled again and pulled him against her so that their faces would near one another's, "Either help me or we're through…!" she threatened.
Serph blinked; through?
He looked into her eyes and saw undeniable passion and raw need. No. She was bluffing. Wanting to call the bluff, he got off her and walked away.
Argilla's blood ran cold. He was…walking away from her?
He didn't want to make love?
She growled as she picked herself up from the floor and stomped furiously at him, grabbing him by the elbow and spun him around, looking at him dangerously, "Listen here Serph! You've already gone too far!" she hissed, "You're going to finish what you started!"
"Or what?" he challenged openly, his eyebrow arching.
Argilla cursed herself. He was right. What could she blackmail him with?
Hm…
"Or I won't ever speak to you again!" she yelled.
Serph laughed at that, "Uh huh. Right. Then I suppose I'll just have to transfer you to a different platoon…and to another city…I can't have an uncooperative link in my team." he replied nonchalantly, waving his hand dismissively.
Argilla paled; he was calling her bluff…again!?
She growled and there collapsed on the floor, burying her face in her hands, sobbing faintly…
Serph froze as he heard her sob. Sob…? Argilla…never sobs…
He turned to face her again and saw her naked form on the floor, sitting with her calves tucked beneath her thighs, her legs drawn closed together.
He knelt down and there felt a twinge of remorse. He touched her hands and slowly pried them away, "Hey…I was just kidding…Don't do that…" he told her gently.
"No! Go away!" she told him childishly, snatching her hands from his and burying her face within once more.
Serph bit his lip; she was really serious wasn't she?
"Alright…"
"Alright what…?" she asked meekly.
"I'll let you do whatever you want." he told her, capitulating.
"You're just saying that…" she told him, sobbing harder.
Serph was beginning to panic, "No…! Really…"
He then sat on the floor and there, he pressed himself closer to her and pulled her to him, letting her straddle his sitting form and kissed her bare shoulder, kissing the skin lightly, "Really…I promise…"
She said nothing and he slid his hands behind her, tracing her skin on her back, lightly touching her spine.
"So…you'll…finish…?" she asked him meekly.
He suckled on the skin of her jugular and pulled away, "Yes. I'll finish."
She squealed and pulled away, a triumphant grin on her face, "Gotcha!"
Serph gave her a shocked expression. What just happened? Her face was clear and had no trace of tears. Instead, there was only the expression of victory written all over her face.
"You're easy Serph…!" she chuckled, "I didn't know that a woman's tears were all that was needed to get the strong and proud Embryon leader to give up!"
Serph made a face. So…it had all been a…ruse?
She chuckled and wrapped her legs around his waist. He groaned at the contact. She leaned down and kissed him feverishly, her hands on his shoulders. Now it was time…to get him to want her the way he made her want him.
Payback was a bitch.
Serph, recovering from her revelation to him, focused instead on the fact that she was straddling him tightly, kissing him with urgent fervor.
He could feel the tightening of his uniform…crushing him within. He needed to get out of them! Quick!
Argilla felt the apprehension within him as his kiss got more demanding, his tongue diving within her mouth wildly. His muscles tensed and roughly grabbed onto her and pushed her backwards, her back meeting the floor once more.
Still kissing her, his hands made for his uniform and started to undo it. Argilla aided him with uttermost tenacity and a profound sense of urgency.
Soon, he was free of the bondage of his vexing uniform. Argilla smirked within. She hadn't forgotten…
While he busied himself in kissing her and fondling her ever plump breasts, Argilla's hands glided through the ripples of his hard chest and his washboard abs, traveling downwards and grabbed his stiff length in her hand, gripping it tightly.
He immediately stopped kissing her and he groaned, giving her a pained expression, "A-argilla…!"
She grinned evilly, her eyes glinting, "Aa…What's wrong Serph…?" she asked with mock innocence as she stroked his length affectionately, moving her hand up and down in a rhythmic fashion before squeezing it tightly within her hand.
The euphoric and entranced facial expression that Serph had suddenly evaporated and he winced, groaning, as she squeezed him.
Argilla sped her strokes and there felt him tense even more in her touch and so, hastened her strokes even more. Serph supported his weight on her by being on his elbows and gritted his teeth as he felt himself drifting ever closer to the abyss of oblivion.
He was almost there…
His manhood twitched painfully as she continued to massage him…He was going to fall…! He was going to…!
Suddenly it was all over.
He gave her a face of pair agony and he whispered, "A-argilla…W-why…?"
She grinned evilly at him. She had stopped her ministrations just before he was about to fall into the embrace of bliss. And now, there he was, hanging on every move that she made.
And now, she relished on the anguish that he was currently feeling; anguish that was brought on by her and her alone. Only she could deliver him from such a hellhole.
"What is it Serph…?"
His mouth was parted and his lips quivered, his eyes glazed and filled with emotions. But he spoke not.
'Is it that, or he couldn't talk at all?'
"Argilla…Argilla…" he groaned, pleading, "Please…Oh God…please…" he begged painfully.
Argilla cackled within. The look on his face was priceless. It was one that she would be remembering for the rest of her life.
But still, the seeds of guilt began to grow within her. Perhaps she had been too hard on him…He was still trying to be a gentleman, even in the state of being in outmost distress and pain.
If he really wanted to feel release, he would have just grabbed her and eased himself on her. But he didn't. He was still hovering above her, waiting for her to give him permission. He had laid his emotions and his trust in her hands, willing her to do whatever it was she willed on them.
She appreciated that.
She really did…He still respected her.
She smiled warmly and nodded at him.
He blinked; giving her a puzzled expression. She nodded again, "Go."
That was all that he needed. He immediately buried himself in her and there set a barrage of frenzied pelvic thrusts within her world. Argilla groaned as she felt their bodies linked and connected.
The two panted heavily soon after as the heat in the room mixed with the body-heat that they were already emitting, sending the room to have a heat-wave. The air had grown heavy with moisture and nothing but their sounds of moaning pervaded.
Serph, on his elbows, grabbed her shoulders, holding her in place as he thrust within her even wilder still.
Argilla held onto him tightly, holding onto him desperately as if her life depended on it.
Serph growled a deep growl from his throat as Argilla's womanhood grabbed onto his manhood tightly, never letting him go.
His eyes were on hers and hers were on his. The two lovers gazed at one another, with both of their eyebrows furrowed in sheer concentration.
They continued to pant, beads of sweat forming on their chests and foreheads. Serph gritted his teeth and let out a growl as he felt his end nearing.
He moved even faster within her, burying himself within her up to the hilt. His thrusts became even wilder and more demanding as the seconds ticked by.
And like a passing daydream, the two crossed the threshold of the human world and entered paradise…
They screamed the other's names as they did, comprehending nothing around them but their own state of being.
Serph collapsed on her but held her tight, rolling them so that it was she who straddled him. He ran his hands through her bubblegum-pink hair, "Argilla…" he breathed out.
She chuckled, "Serph…" she responded.
He turned them yet again so that they lay on their sides, and there slowly pulled out of her. She groaned as he did.
He looked into her eyes and took her hand, kissing its back and spoke, "You were nasty…" he told her truthfully, pouting childishly.
She nodded, and chuckled, "I know."
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A/N:
Drachma: An ancient Greek silver coin.