I've deleted the previous chapter two that was eleven, Cold Dessert. I shall add it again when done. Please read the new chapter two and chapter three if you can.

3. Sex on Fire

Rating: T

Genre: Romance

Characters: Saago/Yakumo

Warning: PG16, nothing graphic, but entirely implied. Just read the title.

There was a rustling of the blankets, a quick breath through parted lips, and a flurry of motion as a pale hand reached up to caress rosy cheeks, thin lips pressed against her cherry full ones.

"Shhh," he breathed into her ear, soft as a feather falling, "Someone's awake." The couple held their breath, which was quite difficult when their lungs were already demanding more air. Time seemed to stand still as the two strained their ears for any other sounds hidden by the chirping crickets and nighttime melodies.

There it was, the tiny shuffling in the direction of Kutall's tent and a grunt of effort, then a sigh. They stayed quiet a bit longer, the aqua-haired man holding a slim finger against the brunette's quivering lips.

"Move over, Rei!" came the agitated whisper of said kitten's brother. There was a groan in response and a muttered "Finally" before things quieted down a bit. In a few moments, the steady breathing of both brothers joined the symphony of the night.

"There," he finally breathed, looking down at the woman lying on his chest. "Now where were we?" He smiled, drawing her close, his hand sneaking beneath her thin nightshirt to rub her back.

"Saago," she breathed, still as quiet as a breeze to keep her voice inside her tent, absently tracing unseen patterns across his bare chest, "not tonight. Too much is going on, and Mushra almost caught us last time."

She frowned, her lips drawn downward into that cute face that he knew meant she was thinking hard about something. He kissed the top of her head, still rubbing her back as he let her solve whatever it was.

"Is this okay?" she asked quietly, hiding her face against him, her heart hammering against her chest hard enough that he could feel it though his own.

This wasn't so unexpected; he was actually wondering when she was going to voice the concern at all. He rolled over to where she laid beside him and moved down to where he could face her, pulling the pillow down for both of them. She looked up at him, her sapphire eyes sparkling like stars in the dark, her cheeks turning more flushed as she waited for his answer.

Saago could only smile as he leaned in, his nose touching hers, "Only if you want it to be, my angel."

Her eyes didn't meet his again, but he saw the small smile she tried to hide with the edge of the blanket. Watching her drift off to sleep, he whispered "Another time then." Little did he know that the human's dreams mirrored his own, deeply consumed by what's to transpire.

He found her absolutely gorgeous: soft open lips that quivered in the slight chill; her knuckles, pale and tense, clutching the tangled blankets beneath her; the rosy blush that spread from her cheekbones to her supple chest and how it caused her silky brown hair to stick to her skin in a tangled mess; and most of all her eyes, blue as the sea itself, lit with a fire that seemed to burn to her bones. It was amazingly beautiful! Her eyes were clenched shut, her chest heaving as she drew in each gasping breath, but he caught the smile that pulled at her parted lips. The sun was coming over the horizon outside, its orange light spilling in through the open curtains and bathing them in its light.

He leaned down, tasting the salty skin of her neck before capturing her lips again with his own. She responded, still soft and gentle with her lips as their first kiss. She brought her soft hands to his face, slender fingers lacing through his dark-cyan hair, damp with sweat, her heart pouring into the gesture.

As they pulled away, he noticed a bit of worry in her eyes, the way they darted from his lips to his eyes, her brows furrowed in thought.

"Is it still bothering you?" he asked sweetly, laying down beside her and wrapping his arms around her bare back.

"When I get to Shinzo . . ." she began quietly after a long pause, her voice slightly hoarse from her frantic moans from earlier. "Do you think that we can . . . stay like this? Together?"

Saago rubbed her back thoughtfully, thinking carefully through the problem. All was silent for quite some time, save for their breaths as they steadied out. Yakumo had been nuzzling his bare chest, comforted by his presence and genuinely grateful that he put so much thought into the problem that plagued her.

Finally, he leaned back to look at her face, pulling the covers over her bare shoulders to warm her as he looked straight into her eyes, ocean blue meeting sapphire.

"In the end, if there's no way, I won't care," he said softly, smiling at the confused look that flashed in her deep blue eyes. "If it's not forever, if it's just for this night, it won't bother me. You, us, this," he motioned to her arms wrapped around his waist, "life, everything – It's still the greatest."

She smiled up at him a bit tentatively with a tiny nod, hugging him tighter as she spoke into his chest. "I want it to last, us, that is; but if we can't, I think I'll always be grateful for this."

He smiled, glad that she understood. He wanted it to last so badly; he was practically drunk on her and the way she made him feel. She was so gentle and soft, but held a type of will that stirred up the ocean inside of him into a squall of passion and emotion. Her inner fire made him boil in a pleasant kind of way, the feelings constantly rolling over themselves to create a warm steamy feeling in the pit of his stomach. Though, he knew that it was because she made him feel like this that he could let her go. It was almost like gambling – even if things didn't work in the end, he still had fun getting to that point.

He leaned into her ear, whispering in a low tone, "You know, it may be a lot of trouble, but I think it can work. It doesn't hurt that, even for a human, your sex is on fire."

A crimson blush fired up across her face, her eyes wide and shocked, before she buried her face into his chest so that he couldn't see her expression. He chuckled, combing his fingers through her hair, and tilted her head up to his own to claim her lips.

He deepened the kiss quickly, all his emotions pouring out through his lips and into her, his body crying out for her as he set out to prove to her just how right he was.

Next on the tracklist, Use Somebody. Please review! Tell me what you think.

~Mushraluvr