Chapter 74

"So the two of you are a couple?"

"Yeah." Hitomi nodded with a smile and interlaced the fingers of her right hand with Leifang's left. "For almost a year now."

"Wow." Mila blinked. "Just wow."

"Don't think too hard on it." said Tina, who was sitting beside Mila.

"Well it's not like we were really hiding it." Leifang brushed the fingers of her right hand against the glass in front of her. "Sorry if we shocked you there."

"Pshaw. It's not like it's any of our business. If you're happy that's cool." Tina waved them off and slapped Mila on the back. "Right?"

Mila flushed a little. "Sure, it's just a little strange imagining the two of you...Err never mind."

"Ah yeah. How's the sex?"

"Tina!"

The couple chuckled in unison. "Don't worry." Leifang said to Mila then turned towards Tina. "Hitomi here is...very attentive."

This made the German cough and blush a little herself.

"It's certainly something else." Leifang finished and took a sip from her drink.

It had been a few hours after their little stunt in the pool and the three other girls had left them already, leaving only the four of them sitting at a table near the bar.

"Oho, so how about-"

Mila interjected before Tina could ask another sex related question. "So how did you two get together?"

The German shared a look with her girlfriend and leaned back in her chair, placing their intertwined hands on her knee.

"Well how about I start when I realized that I liked her much more than a friend?"

Hitomi proceeded to tell them everything about how she had to deal with her growing attraction to Leifang, their accidental first kiss, the whole drama surrounding it, with Leifang telling them her point of view, and their decision to get together. They also went a little further and told them about their early relationship, leaving out certain details like what had happened in the Black Forest and simply calling it an accident, up until they confessed their love for each other during Christmas Eve.

"And the night afterward..." Leifang sighed with a smile on her lips, closing her eyes as she remembered everything. "It was my first time, so I was a complete nervous wreck. But Hitomi made it all go away."

"Ah how romantic!" Tina cupped her face with both hands and, after a few seconds of having a dreamy look on her face, started to frown. "I wish my relationships would be that way. But nooooo."

"What's wrong Tina, boy troubles?" Hitomi asked.

"Something like that. I never have a boyfriend for very long. I think the longest relationship I've had lasted six months. Being famous is rough, especially if it's both people."

"Oooh, anyone in particular?" Hitomi leaned forward, her curiosity piqued. It wasn't any day that you could ask someone from showbiz about other stars that she had dated. Even Leifang and Mila couldn't help but look curious now. Tina had the talent to avoid the tabloids when it came to relationships.

"Well," Tina put on mischievous smile. "There was Jacky a few years ago, but that one lasted only about four months. I was too busy with my tour and he's a famous racer so we didn't really get to see each other very often. But when we did...He was a very good boyfriend where it counted."

She gave all the girls a wink.

"Wait wait!" Mila butted in. "Racing star? Are you telling me you dated Jacky Bryant?"

"Yeah," she nodded. "Yeah I did."

"Wow." was the only thing Mila got out due to her amazement. Hitomi too was surprised. Now that was definitely a couple she didn't see coming. She knew of the racing star of course, he was occasionally on the news and seemed like an alright guy from the few interviews she saw. That he was also a martial artist was a plus too.

"How did you two meet?"

"At the time I was doin' a little bit of pit girl work for one of his teams sponsors. We talked a little, went on a few dates and well..." she winked again.

"Okay, now I have to ask. How did your father take that one?" Leifang asked. It was well known that Bass Armstrong could be very protective when it came to his daughter and her various endeavors, as was proven time and again when he entered the Dead or Alive tournaments.

"Funnily enough he was actually okay with Jacky and seemed really upset when we broke up." she shrugged. "Guess both of them being so into racing helped."

Hitomi figured that the fact that the well-known Blue Flash was also as big a family guy as Tina's father was might have helped bridge that initial gap that was always there between father and boyfriends. She should know, she knew from experience with her own father after all. Her boyfriends didn't have an easy time either, in fact Leifang was probably the one he warmed up to the quickest. Aside from Hayate, but that didn't really count if she wasn't even together with him, right?

"One more reason to become Governor. At least you're staying at one place so maybe you'll manage to get a stable boyfriend." Leifang said and emptied her glass.

"Maybe." Tina smirked. "Or perhaps I should try dating another girl too, seems to work out fine for you. How about it Mila, wanna date?"

Upon hearing that Mila turned as red as her hair and nearly chocked on her own drink. "I... no! I mean-I don't like girls- Uh not like that's a bad thing you two, but really I wouldn-"

"Relax," Tina slapped the dyed redhead on the back. "I was only kiddin'."

Hitomi and Leifang tried to hide their grins behind their hands, but didn't succeed very well, making Mila feel even more embarrassed.

"That was mean, you know?" Mila complained.

"I know, I know. Sorry." Tina put a hand over her heart but the smile on her face told them that she liked teasing the younger girl way too much. She then turned to the other girls. "This is getting boring, how 'bout we go to the casino and have some fun there?"

"Uh sure, fine by me. Leifang?"

"Sure, why not."

"Then it's settled, come on Mila, move your ass. I'm gonna teach you how to gamble!"

Said 'teaching how to gamble' didn't work out so well on Tina's part as soon after sitting down on the poker table she ordered a new drink, and another one, and one after that, causing her to be more than just tipsy now and giggling stupidly most of the time if she wasn't trying to convince the card dealer to do a sexy dance on top of the table.

Said card dealer was called Rio Rollins Tachibana, whom they had met on their previous stay on the island. She wore a stylish-looking dress suit and her hair was done in its usual short-haired style not unlike Mila's and that their hair color was nearly identical, apart from the parts in Mila's hair that she kept in their original black, could cause some people to mistake them if seen from behind.

"Been a long time, hasn't it?" Hitomi asked Rio after she had dealt the next round and had to fight a frown when she saw that her hand was pretty bad. "What have you been up to in the last two years?"

"Nothing major really. Same old, same old. Always in one holiday resort or another and doing what I always do." She lifted a card in emphasis and smiled. "And Zack was so generous to hire me a second time. Must've realized my talent in giving people luck."

"A walking lucky charm, huh?" Hitomi put three of her cards down to get new ones, which she promptly received and the German had to hold back from letting out a joyous shout as her hand had gotten considerably better, not noticing the knowing look that Rio gave her.

Next to the Karateka Leifang let out a yawn and folded. "I think I'll be heading to bed, are you coming?"

"No, I'm not tired yet so I'll stay a little longer. Don't wait up for me."

"Alright." Leifang leaned over, planted a kiss on Hitomi's cheek before getting of the chair and headed out of the casino. The brunette followed her with her eyes until she was out of eyesight.

"You two seem happy." Rio commented.

"We are." Hitomi said. "Well all things considered we are."

"Any problems?"

"Only one actually, but it's nothing I want to talk about on my relaxing vacation."

"I can understand that, after all who wants to think about the troubling stuff in the middle of paradise?" with a smile she turned to look at the other two girls. Her smile suddenly dropped. "Where's Tina?"

Mila, who was sitting beside Tina the whole time, blinked in confusion, turned her head and saw that Tina was indeed gone. "She was here a minute ago."

Oh boy. Hitomi thought as all of a sudden a familiar tune could be heard coming from the stage and she slowly spun in her chair. They really should have stopped Tina from drinking.

The American was currently busy giving everyone that was in the casino quite the show by demonstrating how nimble she was on the pole.

"Glad to see she's still as skilled as two years ago." Hitomi commented and all three girls couldn't take their eyes of their friend. Remembering something she pulled out her cellphone and took a few photos.

It wasn't a video, but she guessed it would do for Vik.

As soon as Leifang entered their cottage she cast out her hand to look for the light-switch and, after a few moments of fumbling around, turned on the light. She closed the door behind her and walked over to the bed, sat down on it and took off her shoes.

Alright, time to prepare. She thought and went into the bathroom to freshen up a little bit, taking off her clothes in the process and returning with nothing but a smile on her face as she walked to the closet and opened it.

She pulled out her suitcase, opened it and slipped her hand under some of her clothes until her fingers brushed against what she was looking for, recognizing it by touch alone. It was a black, completely see-through nightdress that she had bought especially for this vacation in hopes for a romantic night with her girlfriend. Looking through her things further she soon found the matching pair of stockings as well. In truth she was far from tired and just said it as an excuse to get back here, slip into this little piece and wait until Hitomi would get back, confident that it would entice her enough that sleep would be the last thing on their minds for a good while.

Putting everything on she put all her other things back into the closet, walked over to the door and turned off the light. She couldn't surprise Hitomi if all the lights were on, could she?

With nothing else to do the Chinese headed over to the bed and laid down on it to wait for her girlfriend to walk through the door and look upon her.

She really hoped that she wouldn't take too long.

The German breathed out a sigh and glanced at Tina, whose left arm she had currently slung over her shoulder and was all but passed out. Mila was walking on the other side of the American and had the right arm of the older girl over her shoulder.

After Tina had given them quite the eyeful she had nearly stumbled off the stage and managed to make her way back over to them, just to tell them that she was feeling sick. They practically carried Tina out of the casino right then and there to hurry into the nearest toilet.

And not a second to soon Hitomi thought as she remembered how Tina immediately after entering the toilet started to pray to the porcelain god. After that Mila and her opted to get Tina back to her room. Luckily they didn't have to walk long and as they entered the American's room Hitomi's mind flashed back to over a year ago when she had helped Leifang get back into her room too.

Funny coincidence She thought with a chuckle as they stopped in front of her room and turned to Mila. "Can you take care of the door? You're standing closer to the lock."

"Sure."

Hitomi passed the keys that she had managed to get from Tina to the Spanish girl and watched as the door opened, then helped the blonde onto her bed where she turned around a single time and fell asleep. The two girls left the room and closed the door.

"Well at least she can sleep. Though she's going to regret this tomorrow." Hitomi commented.

Mila yawned into her hand. "I think I'm going to hit the sack too. I want to get some training in tomorrow."

"Hmm, hey how about we meet up tomorrow? I did promise we would spar after all."

"Oh yeah, I totally forgot." Mila said.

"Let's meet up on Niki Beach then. Does around 9 sound good to you?"

"Sure." Mila smiled and nodded.

"Alrighty!" Hitomi said.

Both of them said their good nights and parted ways. Taking her time returning to the cottage Hitomi enjoyed the warm night's air and gazed a little at the stars up above.

Too bad that Leifang was most likely asleep by now or it would have been the perfect opportunity to watch the stars with her. Oh well, there is always tomorrow.

Once she arrived she unlocked the door and opened it as silently as possible, being even more careful as she closed it. She smiled when she saw Leifang lying on the bed, the moonlight shining through the open window, sleeping. Hitomi walked over to the bed and started to undress, dropping her things on the floor and making a mental note to put them away tomorrow.

She was in her underwear when she stopped at the bed and sat down on it looking at her girlfriend, who had her back turned to her, as she unclasped her bra and dropped it down besides the bed. Just then Leifang turned around and Hitomi's eyebrows shot up in surprise when she saw what Leifang was wearing, or better what she wasn't wearing.

A little bit too see-through don't you think? She asked in her mind and had to swallow when the moonlight hit her just in the right angle to make her look so innocent yet seductive at the same time.

Now she regretted that she didn't join Leifang when she said that she was going back. They might have gotten to have a bit of fun. But her regret was short-lived as Leifang let out a small groan and slowly opened her eyes, blinking a few times to make them focus.

"Hitomi." she said a little drowsily but she became wide awake again after she realized what she had said and sat up on her elbows, giving Hitomi an even better view of her body. "Dammit I fell asleep!"

"'Dammit'? I thought you wanted to go to sleep."

"I-uh," Leifang averted her eyes for a second but resigned and just said "Well that wasn't entirely true."

"I kind of figured now." Hitomi said and laid down beside her, smiling as she noticed how Leifang glanced at her chest. She never said it, but she loved that she had one body part that Leifang enjoyed, even if it was something as obvious as her breasts. "And what is the truth?"

Her brown eyes locked with Hitomi's and after a moment of silence she said "It's been quite a while since we really made love so," she placed her hand on Hitomi's arm and trailed her fingers up and down. "I thought that since we're here, alone in this cottage, with no one that could disturb us..." she trailed off.

"So you wanted to seduce me even after that stunt you pulled this afternoon?" Hitomi asked with obvious amusement. She laughed a little and crawled on top of Leifang.

"Yes I did." Leifang said, and flushed a little under her after Hitomi had said it so bluntly. In her mind it had sounded a bit more romantic. The Chinese placed her right hand gently on the brunette's cheek. "And like I said I kinda fell asleep waiting for you."

"Well consider me seduced but if you're tired we can just do it another time."

"No I'm alright," Leifang shook her head. "Got a little cat nap after all, so I'm fresh to go."

Hitomi let out another chuckle. "You're a glutton." She said and captured her lips in a deep kiss. Leifang tipped her head back into the pillow a little as Hitomi leaned forward and let her hand slide from the younger girl's cheek to the back of her neck, holding her where she was and making sure she wouldn't end the kiss too quickly while her other hand slid down Hitomi's back, cupping her behind. Their eyes fell close when Leifang decided to deepen the kiss even more, their moans intermingling as tongues caressed one another.

The German ran a hand over the older girl's silken clad abdomen, enjoying the feel of the fabric under her fingertips. But it needed to go away. As sexy as it looked on Leifang she wanted to feel her skin directly on hers now.

It really had been a while since they had made love for real. Sure they had the occasional fun romp like today to scratch the itch, but those were always quick, to the point and, well, fun. But to just spend the entire evening in bed, taking their sweet time without a care in the world and slowly working towards a mutual climax? It had kind of become a bit rare these days, with both of them busy.

She broke the kiss, using a bit more force to get out of Leifang's grip and sat back up, giving her girlfriend a tempting smile while caressing the hand that was currently on her butt. Leifang in turn bit her lower lip and giggled a little.

"Take it off."

"Uh uh." Leifang shook her head and whispered in an inviting tone. "You take it off me."

She didn't need to be told twice and pulled Leifang into a sitting position, grabbed the hem of her nightgown and pulled it up and over her head, the Chinese lifting her arms to make it easier for Hitomi. Leifang then circled her arms around the younger girl and pulled her close so that she could press nibbling kisses along the length of her neck while slipping her hands down to her behind again.

"Those," she gave Hitomi's panties a tug. "Need to get off."

"Gotta have some space for that." Hitomi joked and nibbled on Leifang's earlobe before the older girl let go and she could slide back a little to get some space. She debated if she should tease Leifang a little by taking her sweet time with her panties, but decided against it after seeing the want in Leifang's eyes and dropped them unceremoniously onto the floor.

Her right hand went to the back of her head and pulled her hair free from its ponytail, letting it fall free past her shoulders again. She crawled back towards her girlfriend like a cat on all fours. One of her hands gently went to one of stocking clad legs and caressed it, then slid her hands up and hooked her fingers around the hem, her knuckles brushing against the skin of Leifang's beautiful leg.

She slowly pulled it off the older girl's leg and wasted no time to do the same with the other one, only this time brushing her lips against the skin she exposed as her hands went down until she came to her foot. The nylon stocking soon was discarded as well and Hitomi leaned down, pressing a gentle kiss on the sole of Leifang's foot.

As her lips touched the sensitive skin the Chinese couldn't hold back and let out a small laugh that grew with every kiss that Hitomi planted on her toes. "Stop that."

"Hehe, sorry. But when we're like this I get the urge to kiss every single bit of you." Hitomi let go off her foot and crawled on top of Leifang.

"There are other body parts that want to be kissed, you know?"

"Guess I'll have to give them their due too."

"That's right."

They kissed once more, this time fast and hungry.

"You're driving me crazy." Hitomi told her in between kisses and let out a pleasant growl as the other girl raked her nails through her hair.

"The good kind?"

"The very good kind."

Still kissing Leifang pushed against Hitomi and flipped them over so that she was on top of her. The German didn't mind a single bit and used that opportunity to slip her hand behind her back and lightly run her nails up and down her spine. Leifang in turn broke the kiss and started to suck on her neck.

Her eyes closed for a moment in pleasure and, after opening them again, found her next target, leaning forward a bit. Teeth brushed against sensitive skin as she nibbled on the older girl's earlobe once again, sometimes flicking her tongue against it for good measure.

"Your ears are so gosh darn cute." Hitomi giggled and her tongue brushed against the small bump on her earlobe where she had once her ear pierced. "And I bet you would've looked even cuter with a pair of loop earrings too."

"I never should've told you about that on-" Leifang was cut short by a small moan that forced its way past her lips as Hitomi managed to lift her leg a little and brush a thigh between her legs, right against the warm wetness in between.

"Such a shame." Hitomi said and laughed when Leifang slapped her shoulder. The Chinese was biting her lower lip in an attempt not to grin herself. Hitomi used that to turn things around once again and take her place on top of her girlfriend.

"You know, if you like earrings so much just pierce your own damn ears." Leifang couldn't hold back anymore and laughed too.

"Who said anything about that?" Hitomi leaned forward and captured her lower lip between both of hers, gently nibbling it. "I want to see them on you."

"How selfish."

"Am I now?" Hitomi trailed her tongue down Leifang's body and circled one of her nipples with it before sucking it into her mouth, causing the Chinese to arch her back a little.

"Well maybe not entirely." Leifang breathed out and closed her eyes. "But you still won't see me with those earrings. I went out of my way to have every picture destroyed."

Hitomi released her nipple, saying "Meanie." and brushed her tongue over it one final time before letting herself be pulled back to be face to face with Leifang. She leaned forward until their foreheads touched and shared a smile with her.

"Love ya." Hitomi said with exaggerated cuteness and they burst out into laughter.

"Me too." Leifang flashed her a toothy smile.

"So you love yourself? What was that about selfish again?"

"Hitomi!" she received another playful slap, but this time directly on her behind.

"Grrr." she growled playfully and brushed her nose against Leifang's. "I like it when you're feisty."

"Dumbass."

They stuck out their tongues and giggled before looking deep into each other's eyes.

"Did I ever tell you that you have beautiful eyes?" Leifang asked.

"They aren't anything special. A lot of people have those in Germany and you know it."

"I wasn't speaking of their color. It's the spark you always have when you put your mind on something." Leifang cupped her cheek and smiled.

"Your eyes are beautiful too."

Leifang quirked an eyebrow waiting for Hitomi to say more. She didn't. "That's all? Pretty lame comeback."

They shared another small laugh. Hitomi then started to kiss her forehead and trailed her lips downward. Their lips met for one last time before Hitomi turned her attention to the next part of Leifang's anatomy on her to-kiss list. One by one she ticked off every single one until she had come to the one part that Leifang desperately wanted her attention directed at, saving it for last.

Hitomi halted for a moment, locking her eyes with Leifang's once more and just when the Chinese was about to ask if something was the matter the Karateka started to close in on her center and she closed her eyes shut, simply letting the feeling wash over her.

In that moment everything else was of no importance, even their worries back home dissolved into nothingness as they made love with one another, and the only thing going through their mind was how much they loved each other.

My favorite chapter right here. Hope you enjoyed it.
Until next week then.