CHAPTER 37:
Snake Eye's felt his heart surge within his chest the instant Isabella's soft mouth found its way back to his-and quite freely so, he might add.
Indeed, even though she lied stretched out beneath him, there was a newfound boldness about her. And Snake Eyes' loved it.
Her lips succulent lips swiftly had him under a spell as they moved perfectly with his, first teasing his upper lip before nibbling his bottom. At once, his body grew rigid with a burning need that now had his black pants feeling a little too tight for his liking.
The Black Ninja found himself shifting in slight discomfort, taking care as he moved the pillar of muscle that was his leg from its spot beside Isabella's hip to a much more suitable location-between her thighs.
Isabella's body jolted. Whether he had meant to or not, Snake Eyes' knee had brushed against her center in just the right way with the right amount of pressure that sent a pleasant wave of sensation shooting up to her core. Her lips drew back and a sharp breath of air slipped past her teeth which she immediately clenched seconds later.
The young woman, with her arms still above her head, flexed her hands into two tight fists. An unmistakable throbbing had settled in between her legs.
Antsy and aching, Isabella did the only logical thing she could think of. Drawing a knee up, she hooked her leg around the back of Snake Eyes. Latching on tightly, Isabella pushed against the black clad ninja and gave a powerful jerk of her hips, rolling them together.
A second later, their positions were reversed and she had him pinned by the shoulders beneath her; not caring for an instant when her curtain of long strawberry blonde hair fell loose about her face "Snake..." The young woman started to scold but her voice soon cut off.
Hovering over him now, Isabella found herself staring down into his handsome face, meeting his dark blue eyes that reminded her so much of the bottom of an ocean-deep, mysterious...intriguing.
For a long moment, all she could do was stare, completely transfixed by him. Moving her hands from his shoulders, Isabella trailed her palms down over his chest till they found the swift thudding of his heart that was keeping time with her own. She could feel everything-every breath he took...the solidness of his body against her...
"Ummm..." What was her point again? Her mind literally had gone blank...
As if sizing him up was going to provide an answer, Isabella's eyes flickered down. Certainly it had nothing to do with the wonderful rippling contours of his body that were contracting beneath her touch...
" Lovely..."
Still not use to hearing the rich, smooth baritone of Snake Eyes' voice, Isabella brought her startled gaze back up to his face and found the man watching her with a look of utmost male appreciation.
In a haze, the woman blinked, not following, "What is?" she breathlessly asked back.
To answer her question, Snake Eyes raised a hand and allowed his fingers the liberty of trailing down Isabella's open neckline, bringing her attention to the three top buttons of her blouse that had managed to come undone while he caressed the exposed valley of skin between her breasts. His deliberate touch left her flesh tingling as it flushed a gentle, heated pink. "You."
It was such a straightforward response that Isabella's cheeks reddened ever so gently while she remained silent.
"So warm...and soft." Snake Eyes continued on while his eyes followed his fingers as they began tracing their way back up till Isabella's body shivered beneath his hand.
"You are..." the woman took a moment to think of the right word, "...very forward."
A half smile tugged at one of the corner's of his mouth as Snake Eyes' fixed his gaze upon Isabella's face once more, "Oh this is nothing compared to what I should be doing..."
Isabella gave a derisive snort, "Which is what, exactly?"
Snake Eyes' smile widened softly, "Do you really wish to find out?"
Her heart , which was now pounding with anticipation inside her chest, was making it very difficult to keep a steady head, "Well...yes." she answered honestly, "...but I don't think..."The second those words left her mouth, Isabella found herself silenced by Snake Eyes' hand.
"Hush..." his voice had lowered sensually as he issued the direct order, "...no more thinking..."
Isabella found herself swallowing as her body naturally tensed with a strange expectancy once the black clad ninja slowly removed his hand, "What would you have me do instead then?" she demanded quietly as a tiny unsure frown pulled down on her mouth.
Keeping Isabella situated on him, Snake Eyes sat straight up with ease till he could move his head down over by her ear to speak his last words in a husky whisper. "...be mine." His hot breath tickled the woman's jaw line for but a moment before he dipped low, allowing his petal-soft lips, warm and moist, to meet the curve of Isabella's neck.
Like her body had been struck by invisible lighting, Isabella's head dropped back, emitting a sweet gasp of surprise her body arched forward just enough to cling tightly to Snake Eyes' shoulder's for support as he carried on, undaunted with his ministrations. If she had been standing, surely her knees would've given out.
With every nip of his teeth, every kiss...Isabella's insides were melting from the simple pleasure of it all. "Do..." A deep shudder shook her body as a sigh slipped past her lips. Snake Eyes' had taken advantage of Isabella's arched back and was already working his way down her throat till he was planting kisses across the tops of her breasts.
God, the tension that was building inside of her was starting to become uncomfortable-she throbbed...ached...she needed. Releasing an exasperated groan, Isabella's hands came up, lacing her fingers through Snake Eyes' short hair so that she could pull his head away just enough to fix him with a challenging glare, "...are you really even giving me a choice here?"
Sliding his hands beneath the back of Isabella's legs that rested on either side of his hips, Snake Eyes chuckled against her skin. "No." he answered while shifting himself to his knees so that he could rock forward and get back on his feet.
Once he had himself standing, Snake Eyes lowered Isabella to her own feet before him, letting her body brush down his entirely while his hands started reaching for the neckline of her blouse.
Surprisingly, Isabella's mouth had curved gently at the possessive answer as she watched him with lightly narrowed eyes, "You arrogant bastard..."
Meeting her gaze, his fingers paused for a moment as a single brow arched itself with amusement, "Think so?" he replied smartly .
It didn't require a lot of strength from him...hardly any at all. All it took was a firm tug and Isabella's navy blue blouse was torn right down the middle- buttons popped and were scattered all across the floor, rolling to a stop at their feet.
Isabella had barely glanced down at the now ruined shirt that was partially hanging off her body before Snake Eyes' hands found their way onto her bare waist almost instantly and pulled her flushed against him.
In return, Isabella's hands found their way onto the man's broad chest, all the while shaking her head at the towering ninja that was holding her close, "Was that necessary?" Though she tried keeping her tone as chastising as possible, she couldn't deny the hot rush of desire that overtook her when Snake Eyes' tore her blouse Who could blame her? It was a wickedly delicious turn on.
Snake Eyes flashed a grin that revealed a soft dimple in his cheek while his teasing blue eyes twinkled down on her, "Maybe, maybe not." he answered. Gliding his hands down to the woman's hips, the ninja slipped his thumbs underneath the denim material, "...nonetheless...it was pretty fun."
"Fun?" Isabella repeated the word with an amused laugh, "Snake...you can't go ripping my clothes for the fun of it."
"Oh yeah?" Smiling, the black ninja's head lowered and easily captured Isabella's still parted lips before she could speak another word and instead used his distracting kiss as the perfect opportunity to finish pulling the ruined shirt off her shoulders and down her arms till it fell forgotten on the floor.
Breaking the kiss for but a second, the black clad ninja lips found her left earlobe and gently nibbled it with his teeth, leaving Isabella shivering in his arms with a flaming aspiration. "Watch me."
Turning them both around, Snake Eyes' guided Isabella backwards till finally the back of her knees came into contact with the foot of her bed. But before he allowed her to sit, with quick fingers, the ninja undid the fastening of Isabella's jeans which he proceeded to push down and off her hips till they fell around her ankles.
Stepping back, Snake Eyes took a moment to appreciate the enticing site of Isabella standing in just her bra and panties in front of him before he started working his own clothes off his body next.
In a couple swift movements, the Black ninja was discarding his black protective shirt upon the ground, right by his feet- leaving his chest completely bare.
Seeing him...the exposed him, for the first time, Isabella's eyes widened with awe, completely forgetting just how uncovered she already was to him. Even underneath all that black padding from his suit, this man truly had the body of a Grecian God. He looked as though he had been sculpted out of marble himself-every detail from his washboard abs to his powerful biceps and forearms was simply perfect.
Isabella had to take a steadying breath of air as her eyes trailed down the broadness of his shoulders, to his pectorals as they finished skimming the expanse of his torso before stopping at the waistline of his black combat pants.
"Ummm..." Caught up in his beauty, Isabella nearly jumped when Snake Eyes suddenly closed the distance off once more and drew her delicately clad form into his arms. When she felt his warm skin against hers for the initial time, the full weight of the moment settled in. And Isabella found herself a tiny bit nervous amongst her body's excitement.
"You're trembling..." Snake Eyes murmured soothingly.
Isabella raised her eyes to his and offered a tiny smile, "There's a lot that's processing..." she answered. Which was incredibly true. The sheer desire for this man that was now coursing through her very veins, was surely taking its hold on her, leaving all thoughts and ideas in a heavy haze of lust.
Everything about Snake Eyes at this moment just radiated sex, from the strength in his body to the way he moved. Isabella had never known a man that had such a strong and primal effect on her until Snake Eyes. And her body now knew it just as clearly as her mind had accepted it- there would be no more fighting it...she just had to have him. Now.
The black ninja chuckled, shaking Isabella from her personal thoughts, "Ah...I see. And is that in a good way or...?"
The young woman rolled her eyes before she boldly reached up and snaked her arms around the back of Snake Eyes' neck. "Just freaking kiss me, ninja boy." After giving him a direct order, Isabella rose up onto her tip toes and using her herself as leverage, the young woman tried pulling the black ninja down to her mouth.
To her complete and utter astonishment however, Snake Eyes caught Isabella firmly by both her wrists and unwound her from his neck, keeping her at a distance with a knowing chuckle, "Easy." he told her.
Isabella's jaw practically dropped. Easy? She didn't want easy. Easy was the last thing on her mind. The young woman squirmed in silent protest against his hold, arching her back till her breasts strained themselves against the black lace of her bra.
Still, Snake Eyes' decided he wasn't going to ease up just yet and continued holding Isabella at bay just inches away.
What the hell was this man doing, Isabella found herself asking as a frown started pulling down on her mouth. He was the one who had initiated this...and now that she found herself ready, he stops her? Oh, she felt as though she could yell this very second. Shifting on her two feet, Isabella unconsciously rubbed her thighs together and found herself anticipating what it would feel like to have Snake Eyes in between them.
Why is he keeping his hands on her wrists? He really should be putting them-
"Bella..." Snake Eyes' voice was low, a deep and amused rumble in his solid chest. If listened to very carefully, a sliver of a faint accent could be heard but it was impossible to place.
The young woman arched a suspicious brow as the frown on her face deepened, "What?"
Before Isabella could blink, the Snake Eyes dropped her wrists and swept her right up in his arms. He handled her as if she was weightless, taking care as he then proceeded to climb onto the bed before gently placing the young woman back on the pillows alongside him. "You're almost ready." There was just one more thing he needed before he could continue this...
"Almost ready?" Isabella repeated the words like she couldn't believe them one bit. This man had to joking. Her wickedly hot body was screaming for his attention. Her core already blooming for him.
Snake Eyes' smiled, "Mm-hmm..." the ninja bent down over her and could feel the fast but gentle pants of her sweet breath against his face. Then, he teased Isabella's mouth with a brief kiss before pulling away to watch her reaction.
The young woman dropped her head back and opened her lips, moaning softly with her frustration as her thighs clamped tightly together as if they thought it would help ease the ache that lied between them "You...cruel, smug son of a gun..."
"Tisk-tisk...back to the name-calling, are we?" Snake Eyes returned with a warm laugh and shake of his head.
"Damn straight, we are!" Isabella threw back, her eyes flashing with her dissatisfaction. Groaning, Isabella reached up and covered her eyes with the palms of her hands, "I can't take much more of this suspension..." her voice sounded almost pleadingly now.
Dropping her hands, she jabbed Snake Eyes' in the center of his chest with a pointed finger, "If you're going to do something about..." she quickly gestured to her skimpily clad body, "... then do it! Otherwise, if you're just here to play with my emotions and watch me squirm..." Isabella started scooting for the edge of the bed. "Then you're going to find yourself-"
Not allowing her to finish the sentence...or get away, Snake Eyes pulled the young woman back to him before pinning her in place with his upper body as he braced himself over her by his muscled arms. "Tell me what you want, Bella...and I'll put an end to this torment."
Well that's more like it.
Catching Snake Eyes' face with both hands, Isabella's eyes narrowed gently as she dragged the words out slowly, "I want you, Snake Eyes."
The Black ninja released a liberating sigh. "That's all you had to say."
Just from her speaking those words alone, a sudden look of hunger appeared on Snake Eyes' face that Isabella noted almost immediately before the man swooped in and captured her lips with his mouth.
She gave an encouraging gasp of pleasure as he dropped kisses along her jaw line before running the tip of his tongue down the curve of her neck.
This time, when Isabella thrust her breasts out like an offering, Snake Eyes instantly slid a hand onto her smooth, warm skin. Her belly was flat with tiny ripples of defined muscle, and he spanned it with his hand, filling the space between her hip bones before gliding the tips of his fingers up her navel till they were tracing the edges of her black lace bra.
Greedy wasn't a word Snake Eyes particularly enjoyed but dear God, how he was greedy for this woman right now. Unable to help himself, he cupped the creamy swells with his hands. Her breasts filled the palms of his hands nicely, her nipples budding underneath the soft lace.
There weren't a lot of times he could recall where his self-control got compromised-until now. Something inside him just snapped. He had to know the rest of her. Reaching into a side pocket, Snake Eyes' pulled out a switch blade. Slipping the knife's tip carefully between Isabella's valley, he cut through the bra's front closure and watched with satisfaction as the undergarment snapped back, freeing her perky breasts.
It took only a moment for him to tuck the blade off to the side before his head dipped down and he latched onto one of Isabella's pink nipples with his lips, drawing the peak into his mouth. The young woman gave a sharp, pleasing gasp as he suckled, spending a few moments on one breast before switching to the other.
"Oh Snake..." Isabella breathed out with her eyes closed as she relished the sensations that were overwhelming her body.
Snake Eyes shifted his body and stretched out on top of her much smaller form, falling right in between her legs-the place where she had wanted him the most. She absorbed his weight with a throaty sigh, as her hands laced themselves back into his hair, cradling his head as he continued worshiping her breasts with his mouth.
He wanted to kiss her lips again...but something in him was way past the basic tenderness of lovemaking. And judging by the way Isabella responded to him so swiftly and directly herself, he could guess she was feeling the same way. Their need for each other was becoming too urgent to keep denying. So Snake Eyes' started moving down her belly.
When he reached the lacy waistline of her panties, he slowly drew them off her long, smooth legs before tossing the flimsy material aside. Without even touching her yet, Snake Eyes could feel himself already nearing his climax-he could feel his release already poised in his shaft, waiting anxiously as his body began shaking lightly with the primal need to take this woman right this very second.
But before that...there was something he simply had to do first. He had to taste her.
Slipping his hand between her legs, he found her so hot and wet for him that a faint growl ended up escaping from his lips before he proceeded by pressing heavy kisses over her hips and across the tops of her thighs. When his head suddenly dipped in between her legs, Snake Eyes' found himself kissing the softest of her skin, "Sweet Jesus..." he thought to himself as this woman's essence filled his mouth. She tasted just like honey.
Keeping one hand tangled in his hair, Isabella brought her other one up to her mouth where she bit down on its back to silence her cries as Snake Eyes' drew her core into his mouth. The tightening in her womb was unbelievable now- a budding, a delicious blooming as if some rare, exotic flower inside of her was finally opening its petals. Unfurling, uncurling, the feeling built inside Isabella with every kiss and flick of Snake Eyes' tongue until at last, she came for him, over and over again until Snake Eyes himself couldn't fight his own need any longer.
Pulling back, the ninja nimbly undid his pants and shrugged out of the thick black material in just a few moments. And then without hesitation, he covered Isabella's body with his own once more.
Though Snake Eyes' had finally granted her release, Isabella wasn't quite satisfied just yet and she helped guide Snake Eyes' to where she knew they both wanted him to be by wrapping her legs around his hips.
His head dropped back with a quiet hiss as her heat burned his erection. Using what was left of his strength, Snake Eyes' pulled back to stare down into Isabella's face.
"Don't stop..." she breathed beseechingly, "...I need you, Snake."
Well that did it. He was gone. Snake Eyes' dropped his head into the hallow of Isabella's neck, all the while slowly drawing his hips back. The tip of his shaft slid into place beautifully before he fully sheathed himself in her body with one powerful stroke.
Together, he and Isabella cried out in ecstasy as their two bodies became one.
Bending down, Snake Eyes kissed her on the mouth tenderly; his mouth coaxing hers with gentle caresses. When he pulled away, to stare down into Isabella's lovely face, he moved slowly; carefully at first, judging her reaction by the look in her eyes. When she smiled in response, she also raised her hips ever so slightly to allow him better movement.
Snake Eyes' closed his eyes and groaned her name, relishing the way her velvet heat gripped his length flawlessly before he possessively dragged Isabella closer, claiming her for his own as his body buried itself in hers over and over again; intent on sating what he knew would become an insatiable hunger for this one woman.
Isabella drew a sharp intake of breath, followed by a soft moan, at the awareness of Snake Eyes' moving inside of her-filling her completely.
The black ninja groaned once more as he continued dragging himself over her; savoring the feel of her skin, her softness, how small she was compared to him. The flames of desire licked along his skin and roared inside his belly. His muscles started contracting, flexing; oh, how he needed her. So very much.
As his pleasure intensified, Snake Eyes drove harder; seeking relief in the only way that he could as the fire inside him built into a flaming conflagration; turbulent and out of control. His breathing grew deeper with more stridency and depth. His body showed every ounce of power and strength he had as his movements grew stronger and faster still.
And Isabella could only cling to him as she saw his need, his burning for her while he took her own pleasure to towering, new heights. Beads of sweat lightly coated their bodies as her hips found his rhythm and she rocked with him in perfect time, gasping out loud every time Snake Eyes would thrust deep inside of her. The familiar tightening in her womb was building faster this time.
Unable to help herself, her body arched against him and suddenly, that beautiful blossom deep inside of her exploded once again, splintering into a million fragments of color and bright light till she was crying out from her shattering release as her body was left trembling from head to foot.
Feeling Isabella's body convulse deliciously around him, with one, final deep thrust, the Snake Eyes' felt as if he had been struck with lighting; shoots of light and pure ecstasy rocketed through his entire being, making it impossible to hold in the cry.
He called out Isabella's name just before spilling his seed into her body, then quietly, he subsided into a muscled mass of tremors. His arms wrapped themselves protectively around her form as shudder after shudder ran through his frame, right into hers. As they quietly caught their breaths from their steamy lovemaking session, Snake Eyes' carefully withdrew from Isabella, and rolled them to their sides. He held her close as he leaned down to bury his face into the crook of her neck- delighting in feel of her satin skin, her scent before he found her pulse which was still beating excitedly and covered the spot with his lips.
'You..." he started speaking breathlessly as he pulled away to stare intently into Isabella's turquoise eyes. Her hair was messy and tangled, her skin rosy and mouth swollen, "...you're irrevocably mine now."
The young woman arched an amused brow at such a possessive claim, "I am?"
Bending down, Snake Eye's planted an adoring kiss upon her forehead and then nose, "Yes, you are...and I have no intention of ever letting you go." He kissed her sweetly on the lips as if proving his words.
Isabella really liked the sound of that. But her eyes swept low in thought, "You know...nothing can guarantee that we'll always be kept together..." A military life is always unpredictable.
"Well then..." Snake Eyes caught Isabella's chin with his pointer finger and thumb and forced the young woman to raise her gaze back up to his, "...you'll just have to promise to always come back to me, won't you?"
Hearing those words, Isabella started to smile and opened her mouth to respond. But before any words could come out, a loud knock sounded just outside her door drawing her attention away from the naked ninja beside her.
"Yo Bella?" It was Ripcord, "You in there girl?" he asked, "We've been looking everywhere for you... and I uh...also don't suppose you may also know the whereabouts of Zen Master?"
Naturally, Isabella glanced back at Snake Eyes and found the man glaring at the door.
Reaching down into the folds of the bed-covers, he located his switch blade from earlier and in one fluid motion, hurled the knife at the door with immense accuracy . It sunk, hilt-deep, into the center of the wood. Following the splintering sound that the knife made as it struck home, was Ripcord's embarrassingly girlish squeal as he soon found himself staring at the large crack in the door with a blades tip peaking through at him.
"You know what? Never mind...I'll just check back in later...damn!" Ripcord's fading voice announced as he walked away.
A laugh bubbled out of Isabella's mouth as she fixed Snake Eyes' with a teasing glare, "You know, you going have to fix that door..."
The black ninja grinned softly, "Later..." he replied as he reached out and tucked a loose, wavy strand of hair behind Isabella's ear, "...now...you never gave me an answer..." he reminded. "Will you always come back to me?"
After a couple seconds, Isabella slowly smiled, "I will if you will." she returned. Pulling her close once again, Snake Eyes captured Isabella in a passionate kiss as the two of them settled down underneath the sheets.
If there was ever such a thing as finding nirvana, Snake Eyes would bet his life that he just found it.
