Author's Note: It is all smut, so if you don't want to read that, sorry.

Chapter Twelve- Another Gift

"I love you, Shinji, and I trust you: that's why I married you. I've waited so long for this. I've dreamt of it for so long, and I know you'll take care of me."


"You can make it go away, at least for tonight."

Those words would have been enough to motivate Shinji to stop the whole world for his wife. His love, his Ren, was in distress and she needed him in the most carnal way possible. And who was he to deny his wife that comfort?


Ren couldn't help but grin as Shinji locked the door to the room. They had forgotten to do that once, and that was the one time that they really should have done it. Needless to say, one of their poor comrades didn't knock before they barged into the couple's room, and well… Hiyori couldn't look either of them in the eye for a month. At least they had a good laugh about it later on.

She was also so glad that she had a husband that put so much passion into their relationship, and that passion was evident as Shinji caught her lips in another searing kiss. That one kiss was enough to make her forget what those two Arrancar looked like, and as their tongues danced against each other, she forgot what the hell an Arrancar even was. Shinji always had the ability to kiss her senseless, not only because he was just so damn good at the act itself, but also because he put so much emotion behind every kiss, and he always held her so close and securely when he kissed her, like she would disappear if he ever let go.

Shinji was quick to unfasten the buttons of the shirt that Ren was wearing, and as it fell to the ground he couldn't help but let out a content sigh. His wife was breathtakingly beautiful, and as she stood there in nothing but her underwear, laden with want, no, need for him, she couldn't have been more beautiful. She slowly took a few steps away from him, beckoning him to follow her as she found their bed and slid up the mattress. Shinji wasted no time in joining her, connecting their lips once again as he crawled up the bed to meet her.

As he settled between her legs, Ren lightly traced her fingers down Shinji's chest, as if she were trying to memorize every contour that his torso bared, and her feathery touches were enough to send chills down his spine, especially as she continued to trail further down his body. She only stopped once she reached the waistband of his pants, and even then she just barely edged her fingers under the rim and continued to tease him until she finally undid the button and zipper of the offensive piece of clothing. Shinji didn't give her time to tease him anymore; before she could even try to edge his pants off his body, Shinji hastily lifted Ren off of the bed just enough so he could reach behind her to undo her bra, and once the clasp was disconnected, he practically tore the garment off of her.

He couldn't help the moan that escaped him as he gazed at his wife in nothing but her panties. Sure, her breasts weren't the biggest in the world, but they weren't the smallest, either, and they were perfect to him. Even after all the years that they had been married, he couldn't get enough of the perfectly rounded and soft mounds, and he doubted that he ever would.

It was Ren's turn to let out a content sigh as Shinji began to kiss his way down her neck, only stopping at the juncture between her neck and shoulders so he could torment a particularly sensitive spot that she had there. She flat out moaned when he gently bit the spot, soothing it with his tongue before he continued on his journey down her body. As he kissed his way down her sternum, it was obvious what his next targets were, and Ren was fidgeting from anticipation. Once Shinji reached her breast, he didn't give her what she wanted right away. He started out slow, like he always did, and he planted lazy kisses all around her breasts and let his tongue out so he could get a small taste of the soft flesh a few times before he finally made his way to one of her nipples. He kissed around the sensitive peak and brought his hand up to gently caress her free breast. As he finally took one of the rosy buds into his hot mouth, he kneaded the other breast with just the right amount of pressure, and Ren slowly became putty in her husband's hands.

His mouth was so warm against her cold skin, and once he took her nipple into his mouth and laved his tongue against it, it felt like sparks of electricity were firing off throughout Ren's body, and they all had a common destination. She was already so wet for him, but Shinji didn't seem like he was going to give her relief any time soon. She found a glimmer of hope though, as he slid his free hand to the waistband of her panties and began to slowly pull them down her legs. Once he tossed them to the side, he rubbed his hand up her smooth leg and left it at her hip before his mouth left her breast. His pace was much quicker this time as he left a quick trail of kisses down her stomach, and once he reached his destination, Shinji saw just how ready Ren was for him.

He chuckled at her, but Ren didn't have any time to retort before he gave her folds a slow, tentative lick. She knew he was teasing, because if there was one thing that she knew about her husband, it was that he had no shyness whatsoever when it came to sex. He was just holding out on her, and while part of her loved the anticipation that was building in her, another part of her yearned for the released that only Shinji could give her. He seemed satisfied by the frustrated whimper that she let out though, because as soon as the noise came out of her throat, Shinji didn't hold back on her anymore. He gave her opening a small amount of attention in passing, but his main target was the little bundle of nerves that he knew would drive her crazy. He planted a small kiss on the bud before he started to trace slow circles around it with his tongue. On airless moan escaped his wife before her hips jerked against him, and with a satisfied smirk he grabbed her hips and held them against the bed.

Ren knew she wasn't going to last long when her husband finally started to give her sex the attention that she so desperately needed. She was already falling apart even though he had just teased her, but when he dragged his tongue against the sensitive bud, she almost lost it right then and there. Oh, she blessed the day that he got that piercing… He swirled his tongue over her clit a few more times, helping to build the fire that was burning deep within her belly, before he clasped his lips around it and gave it a light suckle. His tongue was back on her in seconds as pleasurable electricity started to flood through her body and her hips bucked harshly against his hands as moans fell out of her mouth at a growing volume, but right before she reached the peak of her ecstasy, Shinji pulled her away from her, leaving her high and dry.

"Oh, you bastard," she groaned, breathing out deeply as her back fell back down to the bed.

"I'm sure you'll make me pay for that later," Shinji chuckled, hovering back over her. He leaned down and gave her a slow, passionate kiss, as a sort of armistice. It just made Ren's situation even worse though, because she could taste herself on him, and that just made her writhe against him yet again because it reminded her of what he just did. Without warning, Ren hastily pushed Shinji's pants and underwear down his legs, using her own legs to push them off completely. Ren leaned up to smash her lips against his, distracting him as she eased her hand down to grip him. He groaned into her mouth and shuddered as her fingers wrapped around his shaft.

Ren let out her own groan once she felt how hard he was, and she couldn't handle it any longer. She needed him right at that moment, and she had a feeling he needed her just as badly.

"Please, Shinji," Ren whimpered, and he was far from making protests to her request. He stared down at her face as he lined himself up with her entrance; he wanted to see the look of bliss in her eyes once he finally gave her what she wanted. And once he pushed through her folds and entered her, he got just that. Her eyes glazed over; her pupils dilated even further and her eyes turned an even darker burnt orange than they already were. Her lips parted beautifully as a noise of sheer pleasure and joy came out of her, and her back arched as they were finally connected.

Ren's silken walls were constricted tautly around him; she always took him so perfectly. He could never quite wrap his mind around how amazing she felt, even after all the times that they had been joined in coital bliss together, but he would leave that thought for later. Right now, he was going to focus on bringing the woman he loved to the peak of her ecstasy.

Shinji quickly leaned down and caught Ren's lips with his own right as he started to begin his rhythmic movements within her. Ren tried to kiss him back, but that was difficult to do since with every thrust she felt the overwhelming urge to throw her head back in ecstasy. She knew that neither of them would last long, but she was going to ride it out for as long as possible. With all of the willpower that she had left in her, Ren started to lift her hips up so she could meet Shinji thrust for thrust, allowing him to penetrate even deeper. His groans were like music to her ears and they caused the heat in her belly to grow even hotter.

"Shinji," came her broken moan. "I can't…hold on…much longer"

"Just a little longer, baby," he assured her, and she could tell by the way his voice was breaking that he was being truthful. His thrusts were becoming more and more erratic, and as his pace increased she was drawing closer and closer to the edge. She held onto him tightly, lightly dragging her nails down his back in the process to urge him on.

It wasn't long before the fire coiling inside her was too much for Ren to handle. With one final cry of her husband's name, all the built up tension in her body just snapped. She threw her head back in bliss as wave after wave of pleasure flooded through her, and her body trembled against Shinji's. It was amazing that she didn't wake the whole warehouse up with her cries, but stranger things had happened.

Her walls clenching around him was just too much for Shinji. With a few more thrusts, he was able to find his own release, and her body milked him for all that he was worth. He continually groaned her name as he came down from his sexual high, and before he even realized it, Ren had leaned up to place a small, chaste kiss on his lips.

"I love you," she muttered breathlessly, leaning her forehead against his and looking straight into his eyes.

"You're gonna kill me one of these days, you know that, right, Ren?" he replied, his voice just as breathless as hers. She chuckled at his remark.

"Like you would complain," she breathed.

"No, I would not," Shinji agreed. "Fuck, I love you, Ren."

"I know you do, chief," she chuckled. "Thank you for that, by the way."

"Pfft, no need to thank me," he smirked. "I enjoyed that just as much as you did."

"I'm sure you did. But thank you anyways, because I feel a lot better now."

"Well, anything I can do to help."

"So how about we finally call this day over, huh?" Shinji only chuckled in agreement, and with one last kiss he gently eased out of her. She let out a disgruntled sigh, missing the feeling of him already, which just made him chuckle again as he laid down on the bed and pulled her against him. She may have felt a little indignant at his chuckle, but she didn't let him know that. Instead, she just laid her head against his chest and tangled her legs with his, trying to get as close to him as possible before exhaustion finally took over and she fell into a deep, content sleep.

Shinji was exhausted, too, but he stayed awake a little while longer to make sure that his lover found the slumber that she so desperately needed. He just watched her for some time, watching as the breaths that came from her parted lips evened out and her body finally stilled for the night. It was in moments like this that he found true happiness, when he could just stare down at the love of his life and let the realization hit that she was his, and that he was hers, and that he would be damned if he let anyone take that from them. The last thoughts that went through his mind before he finally wandered off to sleep were peaceful ones, ones that revolved around the woman that was currently using him as a pillow. Thoughts of her also plagued his sleep, and that was something that he would never complain about.

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