I had awoken. The images shown to me by my subconscious were nothing new...and are not details I shall bore you with.

Lying there, I felt beads of cold sweat clinging to my skin, my heart racing, and my breathing heavy. My eyes were wide open now. Yes, this feeling of awakening from a nightmare was certainly a familiar one...one which I will never be permitted to forget, it seems. There I was, trapped in the prison of my own cruel mind...my only chance of freedom lying peacefully by my side. The feeling of her lying there, resting against me was perhaps the only comforting thing I felt as I lay, trembling like a helpless, frightened child. I felt pathetic, and yet those honey-coloured eyes stared at me with such sympathy and even an attempt at understanding...but she never could. Nonetheless, it made me feel somewhat better that she tried...that was more than most would do, after all. I realised that I must have woken her when I, myself had awoken, and so I apologized, though I couldn't help but notice the quivering notes in my voice as I did so. She noticed also, and we remained in silence, the pity in her expression only becoming clearer with each second that passed us by.

Soon, I found that she had begun hugging me, kissing me, just trying to calm me down no doubt. In a way it was working as far as the nightmare was concerned, but a kiss from her was never something that could 'calm' me...in fact, it was something that only gave me more energy...seducing me, charming me, taming me, tempting me and driving me onwards to claim even more of what I felt was rightfully mine by now. Yes...that's what I felt inside. To me, she was mine. Nobody could change that...not even the one pursuing her and threatening her life. I had not forgotten about him...but there was nothing that we could do about him for now. We had no clues as to where he was, who he was, where his minions were, where the other Turks were...or even if they were still alive. Ah, yes: the Turks. Should they still be alive and Elena were to find them, would she want me still? Would she need me still? Perhaps not...maybe that's why in the back of my mind, I was wishing that they were dead...just so that I could keep her. In that moment, all of my selfishness rose to the surface, so that I was guided by what I wanted rather than by reasoning. Oh, yes, by now...all reasoning had gone...and it just so happened that what I had wanted at that moment was lying beneath me, trapped in my embrace, captured by that kiss, and lured to me by my will...

I pulled away, those eyes watching my every movement as though trying to determine what my next move would be. I remained close to her, resting my forehead against hers. What I would ask next, I asked from pure wanting...wanting much more than I felt I deserved, but wanting even so. When making my request, my heart pounded faster, my voice continuing to tremble from what I was about to ask of her. Would she accept it? Would she accept me? Or would she turn away once more? Perhaps I would confuse her...had I not previously stated that 'this' was something that I did not want yet...? Why was I unable to make my mind up? This wasn't like me...perhaps it was the effect that she had on me...

"E...Elena..." I paused, only to take in a deep breath. I had come too far to back away now... "Erm...I...this will sound strange, but...um...I...I want to...to touch you..."

Would she laugh again? Think of it as a joke and shrug it off as though I had not spoken? I merely watched, and waited.

"You're...already touching me, Vince!" Those words and the nervous giggle that followed them told me that she did not understand what I meant...the look in her eyes suggested otherwise. She knew...she knew perfectly well...but why did she not admit to knowing...? Even so, I continued trying to explain to her, feeling all the more uneasy with each word.

"Erm...that's not...that's not quite what I...I meant, my love..." What would I say next? What could I say next? I took another deep breath, and swallowed hard. Perhaps she pretended not to understand because she didn't wish to reject me? It was a possibility, I suppose...

"If you don't want that, then I...I won't...it's not as though I need to do it, I just...I..." I didn't quite know how to end that...had I lied to her just then? Was I unable to finish because the truth was that I did need it? In any case, it was up to her now. I awaited her response, almost wincing when I felt her trembling beneath me. I had scared her now...this...this wasn't what I wanted...I tried to reassure her and calm her, feeling that if I didn't, I would lose her.

"Elena? I...I've scared you now, havn't I...?" I feared that I was rushing her by speaking so soon...but her silence was rather unnerving. Thankfully, she spoke shortly after I had asked.

"No! No, you havn't! I was just thinking, that's all! So basically what you're saying is that you wanna have...sex...with me?"

I felt my cheeks warm somewhat after hearing her say it so bluntly...she could throw the word around so casually, and yet I had felt the need to try to explain what it was I wanted to do. "I...I suppose...yes, you...you could say it like that...erm...but...but please don't feel as though I am pressuring you...I...I'll only do this when you're certain that you're ready..."

"You know...Vince, it's ok. You don't have to worry, 'cause...I'm ready if you are."

What...? Had I heard correctly...? She was agreeing to do this...?

"Yeah. I'm ready." she confirmed once more, nodding once and smiling at me. She seemed so confident, but yet I still heard myself ask:

"Are...you sure this is what you want...?"

"Hm." she immediately replied, nodding once more. She had certainly surprised me...I had expected her to immediately refuse me request, but she had instead agreed with such confidence, and only a small amount of hesitation. It was almost as if she-...no...nothing. Nevermind.

Her skin was warm against my lips, which quivered as I touched against her, moving lower each time. I admit that I became much more nervous as my lips approached her breast, but she remained seemingly confident...she felt my lips trembling, and she must have sensed my fear when she had begun to gently stroke my hair in an attempt to calm me. Somehow, it had worked a little...when feeling those fingers run gently through my hair, I felt as though what I was doing was acceptable rather than completely wrong, and so found the confidence to continue on. I moved my fingers gently up her back, glancing at her to get her permission before proceeding to remove her bra, but she stopped me there.

"Hey...Vince. You done this before?" An unexpected question, but I suppose that in some ways, it was valid...

"Actually...no...erm...have you...?"

"Nope." That response surprised me...I had always thought that she and Tseng were together...yet they had never done this..?

"So you and Tseng never...?"

I knew that what I had asked was a bad question as soon as her smile vanished. She looked away, and I began feeling so cruel...it had been insensitive of me at the very least. I suppose I should have thought about it beforehand rather than just making an assumption...how would I have felt if she had asked me: 'So you and Lucrecia never...?' Yes, I...I suppose I understood why she had reacted in such a way...

"I...I'm sorry...I shouldn't have-..."

"No, don't...don't worry...haha...I must look so stupid, getting upset over what couldve been instead thinking about what 'is'."

What did that mean? When hearing the word 'is', my hopes were immediately tugged up from where I had previously buried them, and we gazed at each other in silence. I then asked the question: "And... what is, Elena...?" Would she say it? Did she truly consider us the same way that I did...?

"Us. We 'are'...aren't we?"

She...she saw us as a couple? After hearing those words from her, I felt my heartbeat quicken, and my eyes widen. In her eyes, we were together...I wished for it to stay that way. In that moment, I was all the more motivated to protect her...and to take her. After this, she would truly be mine...and I hers. With such a thought in mind, my nervousness faded, leaving me eager to continue with what we had begun so unsurely. In response to her question, I merely nodded, before proceeding.

After removing her last items of clothing with her permission, I simply gazed down at her, my fingers caressing her inner thigh, moving further upwards. I arrived at her entrance, only hesitating to check her expression. It was a picture of wanting and fear...rather like how I felt inside...but her pure pefection was what drove me onwards. The hardened rosy nipples, perfectly shaped breasts and gentle curves...I was indeed a lucky man...

Leaning down, I fastened my lips to one nipple and eagerly began sucking, shutting my eyes and penetrating her entrance with my finger. The pleasured moans that escaped her caused a shiver to rush down my spine, and even a groan to escape my own lips. I pushed harder with my finger, quickening it's motion as I bit her gently so as not to hurt her breast. She whispered my name, her eyes shut as she gasped, almost sobbing as she felt my finger cut her harder. This was my own way of torturing her...just watching her as she struggled beneath me, her breath quickening as she began approaching her climax. By now, she had stopped whispering, and I heard her groaning louder, begging me to go faster...harder...but I remained slow...just caressing her with my finger. She pleaded that I enter, but I resisted the temptation. I wanted to savour this...I knew what I was doing now.
She released another pleasured moan as I removed my lips from her nipple, slipping my tongue inside of her to replace my finger. Grasping her hips, I licked viciously,groaning as I felt her fingers amongst my hair. I continued, drinking the juices that she released, feeling myself become aroused to such an extent that it was almost painful...I needed to get rid of this feeling, but...just a little longer... Her body was trembling, and I knew why...she was on the edge now...just a little more, and I would have claimed her...but when my tongue left her, I felt myself pushed onto my back, Elena's fingers now teasing me...her lips gently touched against my waist, travelling down...and then it was my turn to groan in pleasure..she was torturing me, now...her tongue teasing my already painful erection and causing my such great joy that I couldn't hold in any longer...I felt it coming, but I wanted to be properly inside her when it did. I was now completely ready...I just hoped that she was, too. "This is going to hurt..." I panted, preparing myself, and her.
"I don't care." she replied, her breathing as heavy as mine. "Just...hurry..."
I nodded to show that I had understood, and took a deep breath. It would hurt her the most as this was her first time, but...I would do what I could to make the experience seem more comfortable if need be. With that, I plunged into her, penetrating her and eliciting a scream of what sounded like joy and pain mixed together. I waited, gently, kissing her lips, neck, breasts and nipples to calm her, whispering:"It's alright...don't worry...it's alright..."

"I...I'm bleeding..!" She was pannicking now, but I rubbed her shoulders softly to silence her confused sobbing and gasping. I softly explained how it was normal for that to happen whilst she recovered from any pain she was feeling at that moment. "Ok. Um...c-...carry on, ok?"

"Gladly..." Thrusting into her and biting down on her neck whilst my hand caressed her breast, I just listened to her moaning and gasping as she kept her arms around me. She continued to move herself in order to try and feel more, and I travelled deeper in, eventually hearing her moaning become louder, my name slipping from her lips as she cried out. It was a wonderful feeling knowing that I was the one making her feel this..
I had wanted this moment to last forever, but a sudden feeling of fatigue came over me when I heard her climax, her screams filling the room as her orgasm took her. I collapsed by her side, just pulling her into my arms and kissing her forhead gently, allowing her to regain her breath whilst I regained mine. I could have never imagined this moment to feel as brilliant as this, and yet it did...

"I love you..." she whispered for the first time, her eyes sliding shut and leaving me in shock. She...loved me?

Sorry for the bad description and things near the end. .;;; I'm just about to rush off to school, so...enjoy!