After their little moment in the galley things had gotten a bit awkward. Both Sanji and Shion knew where the relationship was headed next but both weren't really ready to take that step. So they fell into the comfortable routine of daily duties, late night conversations and ...when able... nights out in the towns and villages the ship stopped at. Shion forgot how much of a romantic Sanji could be and how much she loved dancing with him. Each time they ended up back one the ship, kissed each other good night and headed into their cabins. Franky's secret 'Me time rooms' or 'Make out rooms' if you were calling them by their 'adult' names, might have some appeal (Thanks god for the ships pervert) but neither was sure how to broach the subject.
Shion dropped her overnight bag in the corner of her room. She'd give Nami credit, this little Inn she'd chosen not from the docks was pretty. They'd stopped over at this quaint and quiet little harbour, Franky had decided that since it would take the Log Pose 3 days to set that he'd get some revisions and repairs out of the way. Nami had chosen the nicest Inn in town, handed everyone keys to rooms, enough money for the stay and told them to go enjoy themselves. As much as they loved hanging out with each other...they also needed time to themselves, so the break was appreciated. Shion flopped onto the single bed in the room with a sigh, she'd spent all day exploring around town, it was a fair size for being so laid back. Shion propped herself up as the door opened, curious as to who else could have a key to a room with only one bed. Part of her was wary but the feeling quickly vanished as Sanji entered.
Sanji looked down at the key in his hand then again at the door...yep it was the right room. "Do you... have the right room?"
Shion sat up, reaching for her key. "I got in here with it so I hope so." She checked the key, "19?"
Sanji looked at the door again, "Yep, it's 19."
Shion stood up, "Huh, odd. Nami didn't mention anything about sharing rooms."
"I could go talk to the desk staff. I'm sure there's another room."
Shion shook her head. "I overheard them telling other folks they were booked solid." She grinned, "Looks like we're sharing."
Sanji came in and closed the door. "Are you sure? I mean I'm sure Robin-chan or Nami-swan won't mind switching with me."
"I think they had other plans." Shion shrugged, she and Sanji were not the only ones to be rekindling a past relationship...though she suspected the other couples had gotten farther along then they had. "It's not that bad, I mean the bed it big enough for both of us." She flopped back down. "The bathroom has a door to."
Sanji chuckled. He really hadn't wanted to change but was enough of a gentlman that if Shion had wanted the room he'd have found a way to make it work. "Alright."
Deciding to order room service instead of going out they fell into small talk about their day. When they got ready for bed that night both realized a problem. Neither of them had planned to have a room mate, which meant Sanji only had sweat pants and Shion had a t-shirt and underwear. Both stared at the bed, mildly uncomfortable with the turn of events. Sure they liked one another but sharing a few kisses and sharing a bed half naked were two different things, especially given the nature of their moments together lately. Shion tried to think of things that would not make her blush while Sanji turned down the sheets. It took some shifting but they found a semi-comfortable position with their backs to one another.
Sanji lay awake, his heart racing as he tried to think of other things then the woman behind him. Anything to keep his blood from going places he as not totally comfortable with it going at this point. He knew where this relationship was eventually heading, it was clear as a sunny day, but he did not want to rush things...not until he knew Shion was 110% comfortable with the idea. Shion's shifting to find a better position was not helping. Franky's underwear...just think of Franky's underwear...that always helped. All his efforts flew out the window when Shion sighed and turned, curling against his back. All that carefully controlled blood went straight south at the feel of her breasts against his back, her hips and legs pressing against his, her breath on the back of his neck. Sanji could almost feel her brain turning as she seemed to be thinking about something, he could see in his minds eye Shion bite her lip as she often did when she was concentrating.
Shion felt Sanji's breath hitch when she turned and pressed close. She'd be a liar if she said having him so close, feeling him beside her, was not having an affect on her. All she could think about were his lips and hands as he held her...kissed her. She knew exactly where this relationship was headed but did she have the courage to go through with it? She pressed her hands on his strong back. Shion thought about it for several long minutes then said quietly "Sanji?" he hummed a response. She bit her lip for a moment then leaned into his ear, "Make love to me?"
Sanji could not believe the words he was hearing, a dream come true. He turned, propping himself up in hand "Do you know what you're asking?" He saw Shion's silouette nod. "And you're sure this is what you want?"
"Yes." Shion's body responded differently then her words as she stiffened when his reached out and brushed her hip.
"There's really no subtle way to ask this so...is this the first time?"
"The first time with someone I care about." Shion admitted.
Sanji blinked at that. "What do you mean?"
"I don't really want to talk about it but," She paused, he gave her time to gather courage to say whatever she was going to say. "Let's just say it's not something I'm totally proud of and you were my first kiss."
Sanji reached out and brushed her cheek, she shivered under the light touch. What kind of man didn't even kiss a girl on her first time. "Were you hurt?"
Shion snorted. "I'm a woman... the first time always hurts. But if you're asking if I was forced then no. It was consensual, not as pleasurable as I am told it can be but it I went into it willingly."
Well that was a relief. "Then I have to ask again...are you really sure? Because if we do this, there's not taking it back."
"Sanji I trust you and if it's with you I'm alright with it." Shion leaned in, bringing her hands up to wrap around him. Kissing his neck. "I love you" She said it so softly Sanji was almost sure he misheard.
"What?" He asked, he had to be sure.
"I love you." Shion said again and there was no mistaking it. "If you're not ready to take this step then I can wait but...I want to do this with you. I just want you to know that."
Sanji smiled into her hair. "I love you to." He told her, kissing her as he rolled her under him. "And I want to do this with you to." he grinned at her blush, visable in the moonlight. So cute!
Shion put her arms around his shoulders, kissing him.
"Nothing you don't want to do." Sanji promised as he trailed kisses down her neck.
"Same to you" Shion breathed. "Only as far as you're comfortable with" she said remembering he'd had past trauma. Though she still wasn't totally sure what it had been.
Sanji grinned against her skin. Hands sliding up her shirt. "oh don't worry about me. I've been wanting this a long time" he chuckled. Making her breath hitch as the vibration on her skin.
"Sanji" shion moaned. Letting him set the pace from there.
Shion dropped her overnight bag in the corner of her room. She'd give Nami credit, this little Inn she'd chosen not from the docks was pretty. They'd stopped over at this quaint and quiet little harbour, Franky had decided that since it would take the Log Pose 3 days to set that he'd get some revisions and repairs out of the way. Nami had chosen the nicest Inn in town, handed everyone keys to rooms, enough money for the stay and told them to go enjoy themselves. As much as they loved hanging out with each other...they also needed time to themselves, so the break was appreciated. Shion flopped onto the single bed in the room with a sigh, she'd spent all day exploring around town, it was a fair size for being so laid back. Shion propped herself up as the door opened, curious as to who else could have a key to a room with only one bed. Part of her was wary but the feeling quickly vanished as Sanji entered.
Sanji looked down at the key in his hand then again at the door...yep it was the right room. "Do you... have the right room?"
Shion sat up, reaching for her key. "I got in here with it so I hope so." She checked the key, "19?"
Sanji looked at the door again, "Yep, it's 19."
Shion stood up, "Huh, odd. Nami didn't mention anything about sharing rooms."
"I could go talk to the desk staff. I'm sure there's another room."
Shion shook her head. "I overheard them telling other folks they were booked solid." She grinned, "Looks like we're sharing."
Sanji came in and closed the door. "Are you sure? I mean I'm sure Robin-chan or Nami-swan won't mind switching with me."
"I think they had other plans." Shion shrugged, she and Sanji were not the only ones to be rekindling a past relationship...though she suspected the other couples had gotten farther along then they had. "It's not that bad, I mean the bed it big enough for both of us." She flopped back down. "The bathroom has a door to."
Sanji chuckled. He really hadn't wanted to change but was enough of a gentlman that if Shion had wanted the room he'd have found a way to make it work. "Alright."
Deciding to order room service instead of going out they fell into small talk about their day. When they got ready for bed that night both realized a problem. Neither of them had planned to have a room mate, which meant Sanji only had sweat pants and Shion had a t-shirt and underwear. Both stared at the bed, mildly uncomfortable with the turn of events. Sure they liked one another but sharing a few kisses and sharing a bed half naked were two different things, especially given the nature of their moments together lately. Shion tried to think of things that would not make her blush while Sanji turned down the sheets. It took some shifting but they found a semi-comfortable position with their backs to one another.
Sanji lay awake, his heart racing as he tried to think of other things then the woman behind him. Anything to keep his blood from going places he as not totally comfortable with it going at this point. He knew where this relationship was eventually heading, it was clear as a sunny day, but he did not want to rush things...not until he knew Shion was 110% comfortable with the idea. Shion's shifting to find a better position was not helping. Franky's underwear...just think of Franky's underwear...that always helped. All his efforts flew out the window when Shion sighed and turned, curling against his back. All that carefully controlled blood went straight south at the feel of her breasts against his back, her hips and legs pressing against his, her breath on the back of his neck. Sanji could almost feel her brain turning as she seemed to be thinking about something, he could see in his minds eye Shion bite her lip as she often did when she was concentrating.
Shion felt Sanji's breath hitch when she turned and pressed close. She'd be a liar if she said having him so close, feeling him beside her, was not having an affect on her. All she could think about were his lips and hands as he held her...kissed her. She knew exactly where this relationship was headed but did she have the courage to go through with it? She pressed her hands on his strong back. Shion thought about it for several long minutes then said quietly "Sanji?" he hummed a response. She bit her lip for a moment then leaned into his ear, "Make love to me?"
Sanji could not believe the words he was hearing, a dream come true. He turned, propping himself up in hand "Do you know what you're asking?" He saw Shion's silouette nod. "And you're sure this is what you want?"
"Yes." Shion's body responded differently then her words as she stiffened when his reached out and brushed her hip.
"There's really no subtle way to ask this so...is this the first time?"
"The first time with someone I care about." Shion admitted.
Sanji blinked at that. "What do you mean?"
"I don't really want to talk about it but," She paused, he gave her time to gather courage to say whatever she was going to say. "Let's just say it's not something I'm totally proud of and you were my first kiss."
Sanji reached out and brushed her cheek, she shivered under the light touch. What kind of man didn't even kiss a girl on her first time. "Were you hurt?"
Shion snorted. "I'm a woman... the first time always hurts. But if you're asking if I was forced then no. It was consensual, not as pleasurable as I am told it can be but it I went into it willingly."
Well that was a relief. "Then I have to ask again...are you really sure? Because if we do this, there's not taking it back."
"Sanji I trust you and if it's with you I'm alright with it." Shion leaned in, bringing her hands up to wrap around him. Kissing his neck. "I love you" She said it so softly Sanji was almost sure he misheard.
"What?" He asked, he had to be sure.
"I love you." Shion said again and there was no mistaking it. "If you're not ready to take this step then I can wait but...I want to do this with you. I just want you to know that."
Sanji smiled into her hair. "I love you to." He told her, kissing her as he rolled her under him. "And I want to do this with you to." he grinned at her blush, visable in the moonlight. So cute!
Shion put her arms around his shoulders, kissing him.
"Nothing you don't want to do." Sanji promised as he trailed kisses down her neck.
"Same to you" Shion breathed. "Only as far as you're comfortable with" she said remembering he'd had past trauma. Though she still wasn't totally sure what it had been.
Sanji grinned against her skin. Hands sliding up her shirt. "oh don't worry about me. I've been wanting this a long time" he chuckled. Making her breath hitch as the vibration on her skin.
"Sanji" shion moaned. Letting him set the pace from there.