When Amara woke again, her mind was still fuzzy and her body ached pleasantly. A quick glance at the clock build into the wall next to the bed told her it was already the next morning. She yawned and shifted - stilling when she felt an arm tense around her waist, pulling her back against a firm chest.

Glancing over her shoulder, she met the sleepy dark eyes of Shisui. 'Morning,' she said lowly.

'Morning,' he mumbled against her shoulder, lips brushing against her cool skin.

'Didn't think you'd still be here.'

He raised a brow at her. 'Do you think I'm that shallow?'

'You started flirting with me within three minutes of meeting me. The fact that you continued to do it for the past two weeks, I chalked down to you just wanting to sleep with me. So now that you got what you wanted,' she trailed off with a slight shrug.

He was quiet for a long moment. 'Do you want me to leave?' he asked slowly.

She blinked, surprised, and shifted onto her back to be able to look him in the eye. She studied him for several seconds, then sighed lightly with a small smile. 'No.'

He leaned down and pressed a long, chaste kiss to her lips. 'Good. Because I don't want to leave either.'

'You're different from what I expected you to be.'

'In what way?' he asked as he absently trailed his fingers over her skin beneath the cover.

'You're not as... much of a dudebro as I assumed.'

'Dudebro?' he snorted. 'Should I assume that's someone who would sleep with you and leave before you wake up, despite having spent considerable time flirting and getting to know you over several weeks?'

'Yes.'

'A lot of experience with that, have you?'

'More than I care for.'

He hummed and leaned down, pressing his lips to the skin just above her heart. 'They must have been idiots. I wouldn't dream of leaving after how devastatingly beautiful you were yesterday. It's quite the ego boost to have been the one to cause it.'

She cleared her throat lightly and looked away as she felt a deep blush spring to her face at his words. 'Well, you were different from what I'm used to.'

'What do you mean?'

'You have sex... differently.'

He pulled back to look her in the eye, frowning as he thought back on the day before. 'We didn't do anything special?'

She snorted at his expression, covering her mouth with a hand as she tried to keep from laughing at his genuine confusion. 'You were just different.'

'How? In what way? It was just regular, vanilla sex?'

'You were,' she paused as she reached for the right words. She shook her head slightly when she failed. 'I guess you were just a lot more gentle than I thought you'd be. Even when you weren't, you were very... thoughtful, I suppose.'

He stared at her for a long while - and she stared right back. 'What kind of bad partners have you had?' he exclaimed in the end, making her burst out laughing. 'I'm serious,' he added, his own smile growing on his face.

'I know, that just makes it more amusing.'

The PA system crackled, causing them both to look upwards. 'Attention all personnel, this is Colonel Caldwell. Until further notice, all civilians are to remain in their quarters.'

They shared a confused look as the PA crackled once more. Amara reached over and checked her handheld computer, but saw nothing. 'I wonder what's going on. That didn't sound good.'

'I agree,' he said. He reached over and picked up his earpiece, slipping it on. 'Uchiha to Hatake. What's going on? Alright. Understood. Thanks. Uchiha out.'

She waited until he put it back on the bedside table before she spoke. 'Anything?'

'Seems like there's been an accident. We've dropped out of hyperspace to have it checked out, so it's just a precaution.'

'Why only the civilians?'

He shrugged slightly and brushed a hand over her hip slowly. 'This is a military ship after all.'

'What about you?'

'I'm not part of the crew so I'm technically still counted as a civilian until we reach Atlantis. My team lead told me to stay where I was, so,' he trailed off with a grin. He leaned down when she laughed at his expression and kissed her cheek. 'I'm afraid you're stuck with me.'

'How horrible,' she hummed and tilted her head to brush her lips against his lightly. 'Is this when you prove you haven't been slacking with your endurance training?'

'Why waste the opportunity?' he chuckled and shuffled around until he settled between her legs. 'But, if you don't mind, I'd like to test your own endurance as well. You know, to see if we're compatible.'

She laughed when he wiggled his eyebrows at her and pushed up on her elbows. She pressed a kiss to the corner of his lips. 'I'm looking forward to it.'

He reached down and moved his fingers over her core, raising a brow at her with a smirk. 'Already excited, I see.'

'Yesterday was fun, after all, but,' she said and put her hands on his shoulders, and promptly rolled them over, 'I dreamt about this,' she finished and wiggled her hips lightly.

Despite his initial surprise, his hands settled on her hips as a grin made its way to his face. 'Dreamt about me, did you?'

She leaned down, bracing her hands on either side of his head, and brushed her lips against his lightly. 'That's how good you fucked me.'

He groaned at her words and screwed his eyes shut as he hardened beneath her. 'I stand firm with my opinion that you shouldn't be allowed to speak.'

'You're definitely standing firm,' she grinned and rotated her hips again, sliding over his dick. She raised her hips just enough to reach down between them and guide him to her opening - sinking down on him slowly with a low moan. 'Definitely firm.'

'That's how hot you are,' he groaned, keeping his eyes closed as he breathed heavily.

Amara clenched her gut in response, sticking out her tongue playfully when his eyes snapped open with a low gasp. She smiled gently at the surprised laugh it caused. Then she slowly rolled her hips, causing them both to suck in deep breaths.

It didn't take long before the sensation took over and her hands settled over his on her hips, her head tilted towards the ceiling as she bounced on him. He gripped her with almost bruising force but didn't limit her. If anything, he reinforced her movements, pulling her down on him just a little harder - drawing deeper moans from her lips each time.

He matched the roll of her hips and thrust up into her, making her gasp and fall forward. She rolled her hips harshly as she braced herself on his chest. His fingers dug into her hips as she continued to move, hilting him in her over and over again. He cursed under his breath when she clenched around him.

'All personnel, prepare for impact,' Caldwell said over the PA.

Their eyes met, some of the lust-filled haze cleared from their eyes. He pushed up and wrapped an arm around her hips before he rolled them over in one smooth motion. Her hands found his shoulders as she yelped at the action. Before she was able to say anything, the ship shook harshly - her hands tensed as she gasped, her heart skipping a beat.

'It's okay,' he said, his voice thick with arousal. He leaned down and pressed a trail of kisses down the column of her throat. 'If it was something serious, they'd let us know.'

'Are you sure about that?' she asked as her spine arched when he moved again, baring her throat completely to him.

'Yes.'

A low whine left her as he continued to move. 'Okay.'

'I'll take over if you don't mind,' he hummed against her throat, making her breath hitch. 'You on top is not good for my endurance.'

'I don't mind,' she breathed as her legs slid further up on his hips.

A hand grabbed one of her thighs, holding her firm as he thrust into her deep and slow until her hips began to meet his movements. Her hands found their way to his torso, splaying over his chest greedily and nails lightly dragging over his skin. He shuddered at the action, his eyes darkening as he met her gaze.

When she bit her lip to muffle her sounds, he slammed his hips against hers with a growl - over and over until he hit that part of her that made her lips part with a shaky gasp. Her hands twitched on his shoulders, nails digging into him and he groaned at the feeling.

'All personnel, this is Colonel Caldwell, prepare for a full-system shutdown.'

'What's a full-system shutdown?' Shisui asked as he slowed down, breath in his throat.

'It's about to get really dark. They're basically turning the ship off and on.'

A handful of seconds later, the light died and the underlying hum of the machinery around them disappeared. Amara gasped as he gave a deep, but slow thrust. Her hands slid from his shoulders and grasped his biceps tightly. He dragged his hot tongue over her breastbone, slow and purposefully - making her shudder with pleasure.

The light returned and he pulled a face above her. 'I was hoping that would last longer.'

'It doesn't take long, despite the ship being so complex. It's actually really easy-'

He kissed her, chuckling against her lips. 'As hot as your intelligence is, I can't say I find mechanical engineering speak adequate dirty talk.'

She laughed, surprised. 'Sorry. I'll do my best to keep it to begging you to fill me up.'

He groaned and hid his face against the junction of her neck. 'Seriously. What even are you.'

'I quite like having this effect on you.'

He kissed her - hard and deep. She twisted her tongue with his as her hands moved through his hair, fisting in it when he sped up once more. She gasped against him when he reached between them and moved a finger over her clit, rubbing her faster and faster. She grabbed his wrist, pulling it from its place when she felt the knot in her stomach tighten.

'Not so fast,' she mumbled against him.

'But you look amazing when you climax,' he said, half of the syllables disappearing against her lips.

'All hands, this is Colonel Caldwell, we're going to give this another shot. Reinitiating total shut down... now.'

The light disappeared again and Amara trailed a hand up his arm, over his shoulder, to curl around the back of his neck. 'I thought you wanted to test my endurance,' she said and pulled him back against her.

He hummed as he slid against her, she felt the sound more than she heard it - but it was quickly pushed from her mind as she was overcome with the sensory input of his firm body moving against her curves. The air around them grew warmer, pushing in from everywhere as he continued to pump into her.

The lights flickered back on, but neither of them seemed to notice much. Amara's head fell back onto the mattress as she struggled to suck in air, hands firmly planted in his hair as he attached his lips to her neck.

'Yes,' she moaned. 'Oh, yes.'

He growled against her throat, the sound and feeling sending a fresh wave of heat into her already molten core. His hips jerked into her almost desperately as he panted against her. Feeling the knot in his gut tighten, he forced himself to slow down - using all his discipline to be able to pull it off. She whined headily in response, hips rolling as she sought that friction again.

'All personnel, this is Colonel Caldwell, prepare for system-wide shutdown.'

'You know,' she said, laugh simmering just beneath the surface as the lights disappeared once again. 'This is by far the most eventful sex I've ever had.'

'Can't say I disagree,' he chuckled into the darkness.

He gently raised her legs further up on his hips, sliding deeper into her. 'Oh god.'

'I'm in heaven after all,' he hummed against her jaw.

'You're lucky you're hot,' she laughed as she tilted her pelvis to receive his thrusts better. 'That was really lame.'

'Made you laugh, though.'

'I suppose it did,' she paused as the lights came back online, blinking against the harsh lights. 'Urgh, I kinda liked it dark.'

'How come?'

'Interesting change.'

'I'll keep that in mind,' he said as he sat up slowly. He brushed his hands down her thighs as he watch her intently, his fingers rubbing slow circles on her skin. 'Now, if you'll excuse me, I think I'm overdue on some of those lovely, loud sounds of yours.'

She clenched her gut, smirking when his breath hitched at the action. 'Come and get it.'

He mirrored her expression as he moved his hands to her ankles, grasping them firmly. She swallowed thickly as he spread them as far apart as he could and gave a shallow thrust, testing the angle. Her breath trembled at the feeling. His eyes never left hers as he began to move, almost painfully slow. She watched him just as intently, holding his gaze unwaveringly despite gasps and moans tumbling from her lips with every move.

'Oh my god, yes,' she groaned as he hit her just right, causing her eyes to see stars and her back to arch.

She braced a hand on the wall above her head as he chuckled and sped up, slamming his hips against hers faster and faster. He moved her legs to his shoulders, the change pulling a moan from her lips. Reaching down between her legs, she cried out the moment his fingers moved over her clit.

With his unrelenting ministrations and pace, it didn't take long for her voice to pitch higher, grow breathless with need. With a hand braced on the wall above her head and the other fisted in the sheets, her entire body bounced with each of his thrusts. He kept his eyes on her at all times, drinking in her parted kiss-swollen lips and her face contorted in pleasure, and her breasts responding to each move of his hips. It took it all in, burning it into his memory.

He felt her tighten almost impossibly hard around him, squeezing him as if her life depended on it. His own body reacted, responding in kind, and he rubbed her clit one final time and she exploded with a cry around him. The throbbing sensation around his dick sent him over his own edge, and his hips stuttered and jerked - burying him as deep as possible in her as he emptied himself with a low, drawn-out growl that sent a shiver through her still-spasming body.

She met him halfway for a long, deep kiss. Sliding her tongue against his almost lazily as the buzz in their minds dragged on. Gathering enough strength to move off her, he gently moved her legs to the side before he lay down next to her. He reached over and brushed some hair from her damp forehead, chuckling when she gave him a tired smile. She closed her eyes again as her chest heaved.

'You okay?' he asked once his breathing had calmed down.

'I'm great,' she sighed with contentment. She cracked open an eye when he rolled onto his side and gently moved a hand down her front as he pressed a kiss to her shoulder. 'What about you?'

'Never better,' he hummed and reached over to pull the cover over them again.

'So,' she asked after a quiet minute. 'Are we compatible?'

He chuckled and kissed her. 'I would think... quite perfectly.'

'Is that your way of saying that this isn't the last time?'

'Unless that's what you want, yes.'

She hummed playfully for a long moment before shuffling closer with a smile, giving him a sweet kiss as he wrapped an arm around her. 'Not quite yet.'

'That is not true,' Amara exclaimed with a laugh.

'It is,' Shisui defended, echoing her laugh. 'My team leader always bring a porn book with him, on any mission. I swear it's true.'

'How is that even allowed?' she asked and reached for the slices of cucumber on the tray of food he had managed to grab for them.

'It's not, but it's not like anyone is going to tell on him either.'

'General O'Neill would have a field day with that.'

'You can't tell anyone I told you that,' he added, pointing a cucumber slice at her.

'Mum's the word.'

He sighed heavily with a shake of his head before he leaned over and kissed her. 'That accent that slips through sometimes is just so freaking hot.'

She ducked her head slightly, a smile on her lips. 'I can't seem to get rid of it, no matter how much I try.'

'Don't,' he grinned. 'It's really cute. One of your parents is British, then?'

'No,' she replied, tucking some hair behind her ear. 'Both of them are, we moved to the US when I was about six, so now I have dual citizenship. American in school, but British at home. Can't really shake some of it.'

'How come you moved? And where?'

'They are both professors, but mum got a job offer at Harvard, so we moved for that. Dad got a research grant and worked long distance, and I... was not popular in school.'

He laughed, surprised. 'Is that your way of saying that you were a nerd?'

'Yes. Still am, but now I'm proud of it.'

'You should be,' he said and leaned forward again until their noses almost touched. 'It's hot as fuck.'

She fought a smile, unsuccessfully if his grin was anything go by. 'What about you?' she asked instead.

'Born and raised American. Dad's half Japanese, and mom's half Canadian though, so it's a bit of a mix.'

'Do you speak Japanese?'

'I do. Gramps taught me when I was still a kid,' he said fondly. 'He was always pretty strict with the traditions, so he insisted that I, and my cousins, learned the language even if our parents didn't necessarily agree. Well, mom did, but dad didn't really care either way. Didn't even want me to have a Japanese name.'

'What? Why not? It's a great name.'

'Why thank you,' he grinned. Then he shrugged and popped the cucumber in his mouth, swallowing it before he continued. 'Thought it'd be easier if I had a more American name. I mean, he's not wrong, there was some bullying growing up, but hitting high school kind of removed all that.'

'Puberty?'

'Yeah. Hitting six feet and joining the football team solved most of the issues.'

'I bet,' she mumbled. 'Being in the football team definitely seemed to solve everyone's problems.'

'What was that?' he chuckled and moved closer. 'Did I detect some bitterness there? A story even?'

She laughed lightly at his tone, pushing his face away when he came closer. 'I had to teach a few of them because they were lagging behind in class and even when they should have failed their tests, the teachers magically gave them passing grades and suddenly they could all play again.'

'Maybe they just learned more than you thought?'

'To the question, what is the name of the physicist that developed the theory of relativity, one of them wrote "that crazy looking dude" and got a pass,' she deadpanned.

A moment passed. Then he doubled over laughing, falling onto the bed next to her as he clutched his stomach. When he didn't stop after almost a minute, she reached over and grabbed the pillow, and promptly smacked him with it a few times. Which only made him laugh more.

He caught her wrists easily and pulled her down onto him, and used the momentum to roll them over. He grinned down at her as he pinned her wrists above her head.

'No need to resort to violence,' he chuckled.

'You better know his name.'

'Or what?'

'I'm instating an intelligence requirement to sleep with me.'

He snorted at her tone and leaned down to nuzzle the side of her face. 'You seem to enjoy an ex-football player though.'

'I believe I enjoy currently soldier more,' she replied easily. 'And a solider of your calibre should know his name.'

'I suppose I do since it's now a requirement to stay in this incredibly sexy genius's bed.'

'I'm not recovered enough to go again,' she said after a momentary pause.

'You sure?' he grinned.

'Yes. You're way too big to not be properly warmed up for and my body is still too tired.'

'Aren't you stroking my ego,' he hummed as he leaned down and kissed her. They kissed languidly for several minutes before he moved off her once more, gently pulling her back into a seated position. He gave her a last slow, deep kiss before sitting back on the stool. 'Less than a week until we reach Atlantis.'

'Nervous?' she asked, absently pressing a finger to her bottom lip as she watched him.

He swallowed thickly. 'You shouldn't do that.'

'Do what?'

He reached out and gently wrapped his hand around hers, pulling it away from her face. 'That is a sure-fire way of getting me to drop everything and jump you.'

'Oh.' She cleared her throat lightly, a blush growing on her face. When she spoke again, her voice was a little breathy and very heavy. 'Good to know.'

'And don't do that with your voice either.'

'So basically, don't do anything, is what you're saying.'

'Not my fault everything you do turns me on,' he replied easily, flashing her a playful grin. It faltered slightly when she mirrored it. 'What?'

She moved from the bed and easily slid into his lap, her chest against his as she shifted her hips until she could feel him press against her core. He screwed his eyes shut and forced himself to take a deep breath as she did. His hands slipped under the oversized shirt she had put on while he had gone to get them food, and pressed them against her lower back, unconsciously nudging her to shift her hips to settle fully over him. Which made him groan lowly.

She attached her lips to his jaw, trailing them down to his neck as her hands moved over his shoulders and back slowly. 'You know,' she said against him, making sure her lips moved again his skin as she spoke. 'We'll probably be very busy when we arrive in Atlantis, so we should make the most of the time we have being cooped up here.'

'I thought you said you were still tired,' he breathed, the hands on her back twitching as he struggled.

'Oh I am,' she hummed against his jugular, sending shivers through his body. 'You've fucked me thoroughly. To the point that I'm still tingling whenever I move. I can still feel you hitting me so deeply I see stars.'

'You're horrible.'

She laughed lightly and dragged her tongue over his pulse, feeling it jump. 'Do you want me to stop?'

His breath came in sharp exhales, his chest moving quickly against hers. His hands grabbed her hips firmly and ground her down into him as if to show her how much she was affecting him. 'Never.'