Stronger

"You make me stronger than I have ever been, love. You know that right?" Cam asked as he lay in Hunter Bradley's arms after a rough sparring session that ended up with them making out on the practice mats.

"You're naturally strong on your own love. It's you who makes me strong" Hunter said as he shifted his boyfriend so he could kiss him. Cam leaned into the kiss returning it with a passion that had not been there a few months ago, a passion that only Hunter could awaken in him.

Cam chose to ignore the way what he had said had been turned around on himself and enjoy one of the few quiet moments he got with his boyfriend, the first time in two weeks in fact. Being head teachers at their respectable schools did put relationships in the backseat of their minds from time to time.

"We are strongest with the one's we love" Cam said as if quoting from memory, his eyes looking far away as if in a time that did not exist for him, only to be visited in dreams.

"Miko?" hunter asked quietly referring to Cam's mother.

"Yes. I found the line among her journals that dad gave me a while back. It stuck." Cam said as he drew a shaky breath just remembering that memory.

Hunter chose not to say anything and ran his hair through his Japanese lover's hair offering him a silent comfort that no one else could or rather had bothered to give him.

Cam let out a ragged breath he was the Sensei's son he had to appear strong, even if his mother refused to let him learn the art of the ninja, though it would be odd for a samurai to learn the art of a ninja although it would be good diversity. Cam shook his head such thoughts had no place in his mind this night.

"I'll be here for you forever Cam, take your time" Hunter said quietly as he stroked Cam's ebony hair.

"I know and I will not make you wait forever." Cam said as he gave Hunter a light kiss and then rolled over so his back was touching Hunter's bare chest.

Hunter just smiled to himself and wrapped his arm around his samurai and feel into the first good night's sleep since his parent's died.