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Chapter 11: Dreams Are Just Dreams

Previously…

With his last thought, Data looked at the picture once more. With his elegant fingertips he touched Fenix's face and looked once more at Lore. He put the photo away and stared into the star scattered canvas, continuing his watch. The thought of meeting them excited him more than he ever thought possible.

Meanwhile, Lore and Fenix arrived at Risa. They were trying to get a rent out a room, but because of their visible age difference the woman was giving Lore some difficulty. Fenix stepped in, she played her 'sad orphan girl' card to her full advantage and sweetly spoke to the receptionist, "He is my warden, he's been kindly looking after me ever since my parent's passed away and he wanted to give me a chance to relax from all the suffering I've endured. I'm aware that the only rooms left have only one bed. He doesn't require sleep like most of us, and I'd feel much safer to be in the same room as him." as she held on to Lore's arm and giving the woman a sad, faint smile. "Oh, you poor thing, I'm so sorry I got the wrong impression. Here you go, dear. Here's the key." And the receptionist handed the key to Lore. Fenix thanked the woman and left with Lore, still having her hands on his arm. Lore tried his best not to smirk at Fenix's manipulation of the woman.

As they walked to their room, they had to contain their victory. Once they were in the room, Fenix burst out laughing, "I did it!" She grinned. Lore on the other hand, taunted her, "Tsk, tsk, Fenix. Deceiving people is not proper." She tilted her head in confusion with a quirked eyebrow, "Well, I wasn't exactly lying, either. My parents are dead." she defended in a sassy tone. Lore countered, "Altering the truth for personal gains is rather… questionable, Fenix. I don't condone that sort of behaviour. I think you deserve a punishment." he grinned deviously as he stalked closer to her. Fenix's eyes widened.What the hell, dude? You gotta be pulling my leg… She shrugged and defended, "Dude, cut me some slack. I got us a room now, didn't I?" Seeing Lore languidly yet intimidatingly nearing her, she backed up into a wall. "That you did, little fire bird." Lore kept stalking her until they were face to face. His face softened, his cobra yellow eyes pierced her purple eyes, then to her lips. Fenix blushed, averting his gaze and tried to slide past him. Before being able to take one step, with his palm he swiftly slammed the wall caging her in with his long arm. She looked at his face surprised, Lore grabbed her by her belt pulling her flush against him and kissed her fiercely yet slowly. He didn't want to frighten her but he saw this an opportunity, and opportunity to kiss her the way he wanted to for a long time, breaking the kiss, he demanded, "Fenix, use your tongue more." then captured her lips again as she yelped. Her hands instinctively touched his chest and moved to his shoulders to steady her legs, he slid his arm behind her lower back pulling her in close to his body. He held her steady as he kept kissing her senseless.

Their tongues danced sensually, she couldn't stop the soft mewl of pleasure that escaped her throat. Lore smiled into his kisses when he heard that wonderful sound coming out of her. Yes Fenix… I love hearing you make that sound. I want to hear more of it. He noticed her spike in body temperature, and her increased heartbeat. You're making it really hard for me to stop myself, little Fenix… His kisses moved down her jawline, her earlobe and down her neck. Her mewls became more pronounced. If you keep this up, I might not be able to stop myself, Fenix… even if you get too scared to continue.

Her eyes fluttered open feeling his erection pushing against her lower abdomen, realizing what this could lead to, she became overwhelmed and gripped his shoulders. Lore sensed her awareness, torn whether he should continue or to stop. He originally never had the intention of proceeding any further from the moment he kissed her but it was taking a lot of self control to stop himself. His grip on Fenix tightened as he slowly stopped kissing her neck. Taking her innocence into account, one last nibble on her pulse point which beat aggressively fast, and finished with a soft kiss where he had nipped. He grazed his lips up her neck to her temple and planted a kiss there. Still holding her close to his body, he whispered in her ear, "You took your punishment very well." and bit her earlobe one last time. He gave her some space while still holding on to each other. Fenix tried to speak, "Don't let go… I-I'm dizzy, um... Can you give me a minute?" Lore chuckled and kindly replied, "I'll give you all the time you need." I'll never let you go. I'll give you everything your heart desires, my Fenix... She rested her forehead on his collar bone and closed her eyes catching her breath. After a moment or two later, Fenix was able to stand her ground. She calmed down and changed the subject, "Hey Lore, do you want to go surfing?" asked Fenix. "Surfing?" Lore quirked an eyebrow."Yeah, I used to surf back in the day... what can I say?" She shrugged, "I'm a west coast girl after all. It's a water sport that you use a board that you stand on to ride the waves. How about we just go, it's easier to show you. I think you'll like it, it's a lot of fun." Fenix coerced. "Might as well. So far everything you recommended have pleased me so far." He replied as he lightly pinched her hip making her jump.

They left the resort and out to a secluded beach. Fenix taught Lore how to surf and he naturally caught on with ease. "Lore! You're nailing it!" She shouted and fell unceremoniously into the water as she failed to pay attention to her own waves. Lore laughed at her and Fenix grinned deviously as she flipped his board. He too, fell ungracefully off his board. The two got back on the board and drifted, "You're right, Fenix. This is quite enjoyable." Lore agreed. Fenix smiled in delight, "I thought you might like it. It's kinda like skateboarding, but on water." "Skateboarding?" She explained, "Yeah, back in the day it was called 'side-walk surfing', we're talking like back in the 1960's or something. Imagine a board like this but smaller, with four small wheels on it. One of these days, I'll have to show you, but we'll need a smooth floor to do that." He nodded, now curious about what this 'skateboarding' was all about. She tightened her knee-length border-shorts and began to skid through tunnels of water, flaunting her skills a bit and catching Lore's attention. This was something she was good at, it brought her fond memories of her past and added new ones this day. They spend most of the day surfing, eventually they returned to the shores when the skies burst into colours of orange, red, and purple. They stayed there to swim under the stars and the full moon then made their way back to the resort, back to their room.

Fenix and Lore took turns using the shower, getting rid of any sand that had dried off on their bodies. They changed into their sleeping clothes, reminiscing their day at the beach and having a few laughs. "Hey Lore, you know you can lay beside me, right?" nonchalantly suggested Fenix. "I see that you decided to take up on my offer." She tilted her head in confusion as he continued, "Well, I figured it was only a matter of time... I am programmed in multiple techniques." Lore suggestively ginned while maintaining eye contact with her. Her face instantly turned red as she grabbed a pillow and shoved it in her face as she groaned, "That's not what I meant..." Lore chuckled at her as he walked towards the bed and laid down beside her. She removed the pillow from her face after she calmed down. She asked Lore, "I think I had my fill of Risa already… There's so many people here. Is that bad?" Lore chuckled at that, "No. I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing. I'm sure you're aware of how I feel about people. We could leave tomorrow." She turned her head to Lore, "Only if you're okay with it." He turned his head to Fenix, "I wouldn't have suggested it otherwise." She flashed him a sleepy smile, "Okay, let's head out tomorrow." She agreed as she became sleepy. "Lore? Can we just stay like this tonight? I feel... I don't know… I just know that I like being close to you. I'll try not to make a habit of it." She asked gingerly. Lore smiled and demanded, "Start making it a habit." He then adjusted his body and pulled her body flush against his own. She snuggled into him, and softly spoke moments before succumbing to her slumber, "Thank you, Lore for... everything." Lore remained quiet as he gently massaged her head.I should be the one thanking you, Fenix… I didn't know what fun meant until you came along.He set himself to go into stand-by mode in five minutes. Then, he began dreaming.

In his dream, Lore was arguing with Fenix. "I was just being nice, Lore! I only helped Data out with the mechanics of his experiment! He's your brother for fuck sakes!" Fenix was defending herself. There were unshed tears welling in her eyes. "'I was being nice, Lore...'" He mocked her. "I see how he looks at you. He wants you." Fenix sighed in frustration as he continued, "And you don't even do anything about it. Might as well throw yourself at him." Spat Lore. "How could... how could you even say that? After everything we went through...? And Data is not like that!" She shook with pent up frustration and anger. He chuckled in sarcasm, "Data this. Data that. Data... Data... Data... Seriously, Fenix. You don't think I noticed how much you mention him?" He egged her on. "Stop it. I mean it, Lore." She warned. "Do you honestly think that he could ever please you as I have? Admit it, you need a bit of a monster in your man. After all, you're not exactly all human." he taunted her. "Stop it!" Her voice cracking as she yelled back. "Do it, Fenix! Show me the feral beast within you, my celestial queen!" He demanded. Fenix became quiet as her incisors and tips of her ears extended slightly, and grew a pair of horns. She clocked him in the face with her full force.

"Now that's more becoming of yourself." He triumphantly smirked as he stood back up and nursed his cheek. Then he hit her back, hard and escalated into a full Jeet Kun Do match between them. She was shooting beams of light at him. He took a hit of one full force and was thrown back, then ricocheted off the wall. Lore was grinning when he realized her attack inadvertently energized him as the wall behind crumbled and fell on him. He was loving this. Fenix on the other hand had pure fury burning in her amethyst eyes. Fist flying and kicks were getting thrown at each other. Lore couldn't help find her breathtakingly beautiful when she was beyond furious. He knew this wasn't the way to treat her, but he couldn't contain his jealousy. He knew his younger brother was pathetically falling in love with his queen and she wasn't aware of her own feelings towards him either. When he saw the opportunity, he grabbed her to pull her in close and kissed her fiercely and bit her lip, drawing blood. She roughly pushed him away, she lifted her left hand to touch her lips, stunned. He noticed a wedding band on her ring finger and looked at his own hand with a matching ring. She flew towards him and jumped on him, wrapping her legs around his waist and kissed him back with just as much force. Noticing his feet weren't touching the ground, he realized she and him were levitating as they continued their passionate kiss. Once they came down from the air, he slammed her into a wall, crumbling it as they kept feverishly kissing. They somehow ended up on the floor as they tore each other's clothes off. Fenix was on top of him as she kissed him senseless with the taste of copper lingering on their tongues, he lifted her up as he jumped back onto his feet and slammed her back onto the wall as he slid his manhood in her. She threw her head back with a growl, her eyes widened and they stared into each other's eyes with an undeniable, burning passion as he slowly started to bury himself to the hilt. Emphasizing with each thrust he reminded her that she belongs to him and only him. She was his Goddess and he was her God, the only one capable of properly pleasuring her. The way it's always been, the way it's meant to be. She responds to his touches and he fucks her against the crumbling wall as she moans louder and bites down on his neck. Her hands digging into his shoulders and pulling his hair, and her strong legs squeezing his waist like a death grip. Had he been a biological humanoid, he would've been dead. When he had a chance, he bit her nipple as he continued to assert his dominance. That's where his dream ended.

He woke up to see Fenix was awake and eating breakfast on the couch. She had horns... fangs… and pointed ears in my dream… She also had that burst of power and she flew!"Morning, Sunshine. Thanks for sleeping beside me last night. By the way, you totally make the best body pillow." She giggled and took another bite of strawberry shortcake. "How'd you sleep?" She sat cross legged in her pyjama shorts reminding him of his dream. He shook it off and replied, "Fine." Fenix blinked a few times noticing his dismissive behaviour but decided to brush it off. She finished her cake, stood up to go get dressed. Lore followed suit and put on his black sweater. He was still unsettled from his dream. Am I destined to become that way? Was that a warning? I was vulgar, manipulative... No. I will not become that. Dreams are just dreams. Then he lightly touched his lips, reminiscing the pleasurable part of dream he had. That Jeet Kun Do match... simply delectable. I can almost taste her blood. Oh, God help me! She was titillating. She will drive me mad as a hatter. All in due time. His thoughts were interrupted yet again by Fenix, the very woman he was fantasizing about. "Hey Lore! You ready yet? Let's go!" And the pair left for their Vulcan vessel and readied to leave orbit.

Back on the Enterprise, Geordi reported to Riker. "No luck, commander. The receptionist confirmed that Lore and Fenix checked in yesterday and checked out moments ago." "That means we just missed them. I don't understand how we couldn't find them yesterday. It's not that hard to spot these two..." Riker vented. "A white-skinned man in his mid to late thirties' with yellow eyes and a teenage girl with purple eyes would be hard to miss indeed." Data confirmed. Then he noticed something on his console, "There is a single Vulcan vessel in orbit, it is preparing to leave." Riker ordered, "Hail the vessel!"