I've returned, peeps! Anyway, there's going to be a lemon in this chapter...just not with Ruby and Delta. Enjoy!

"Hah…," I sighed, feeling Ruby snuggle comfortably against my chest, a smile plastered on her face. The fluttering feeling in my chest ceased to relax as I smiled, stroking her hair as she cooed, "You're amazing…!"

"I'm not," I replied, "You are, Rubes."

"No, you are," she fired back, wrapping her arms behind my neck. I chuckled, rolling her to her side. Ruby giggled, wrapping her leg around my own leg, effectively squishing my now limp member against her body. My breath hitched in surprise as she nuzzled her face against my collar and said, "You're getting too tall."

…huh?

It was then that I took notice of how small Ruby was now.

Blinking in surprise, she looked up at me and caressed my arms. I kept my eyes on her as her silver orbs looked up at me. A smile still on her face, she then said, "Del…."

"Hmm?"

"...What're you gonna tell dad?"

Tai Yang? Oh…shit….

"Umm…," I murmured, looking away from her in nervousness and fear. Honestly, I had not thought about the consequences of talking with Ruby's dad beforehand. Was he a nice guy? Sure. But that was the least of my concerns since said man nearly beat my dad to a pulp in a practice match.

Still a little overboard if you ask me, but that's beyond the point.

"Well…," I replied, "I'll stand my ground if I have to."

"Huh?"

"Yeah," I continued, "I'm going to stand my ground to have you if I have to."

With that, Ruby sighed, repositioning herself so that she was hovering over me again. I followed suit, lying on my back as she brushed a bang out of my face.

"Besides that, the tournament's going to be a Mistral this year," she stated, "There's a lot of pressure on Beacon's teams; particularly yours."

"I bet," I replied, taking note of the necklace locket dangling from her neck. Reaching up, I stroked it, smiling as she continued, "They're all expecting big jumps from you guys. And guess what, so am I. Talk about pressure, huh…?"

"Hehe," I replied, "Then I'll be expecting big things from you too, Ruby."

With a grunt, I sat up, getting a groan of disagreement from her as I said, "I don't know when the others are gonna be back."

Ruby sighed, getting up herself as I handed her clothing to her.

A few minutes later, a knock on the door caught our attentions as I sat down on my bed, Ruby quick to follow as the door opened. Sierra then entered and said, "Hope you two enjoyed yourselves."

I blinked as Sierra chuckled, then moved over to her bed as I finally comprehended what she had said. I was about to argue before I suddenly found myself outside with Ruby. Blinking again, I turned around to see Sierra looking straight at me as she said, "I need to do some quiet study tonight. Go chill with Sword and crew, will ya?"

With that, the door closed.

I blinked in confusion and turned to Ruby, who did the same.

"…what the…?"

"Mm," Ruby hummed out, not knowing what was going on herself.

"…hah…," Sierra sighed out, sitting on her bed as Echo said, "Well, that seemed easier than it sounded."

"You're not the one freezing and moving shit, are you now," Sierra replied.

"True," Echo said back, walking up to her. Sierra looked up at his violet irises as he asked, "Door's locked, right?"

"It should be," Sierra replied, closing her eyes as Echo pressed his lips against hers.

Pulling away after the brief contact, Sierra then asked, "…how do you do it?"

"Hmm?"

"Like," she continued, "Focus on your team and sleep with all these girls? How do you do it?"

"Huh?"

Echo widened his eyes in surprise at the question.

"I mean," Sierra continued, "I barely ever have time for you…how do you do it? Heck, how does Ruby even do it?"

"Oh, that's what she means," Echo thought to himself. Smiling, he chuckled, then began laughing. Sierra frowned at his reaction, preparing to slap him until he replied, "I just don't pay any attention to it."

"Huh?"

"Sierra," he said, causing her to shiver, "There're things that we just need to…you know…not think about when we do other things."

"But-."

"No 'buts.' Just take your mind off of your leader duties…for a…bit…."

With that, he closed the distance between their lips again. Sierra blinked, keeping her blank expression on, comprehending what Echo had just told her.

"Take my…mind…off of…my duties…? Why?"

Pulling away again, Echo looked at her eyes, seeing confusion. With a sigh, he sat down next to her and continued, "You see...you've got to…well…I mean…when you have a family for example. Are you just going to keep in your mind your assignments and forget about your kids? Or even your future husband?"

"…No," Sierra answered straightforwardly, raising an eyebrow at what he was saying.

"Exactly," Echo continued, "So just forget about you being a leader for a bit."

"But-."

"Again Sierra," he cut her off again, "No 'buts.'"

Frowning, Sierra furrowed her brows in annoyance with him. Did she want to enjoy her time with him? Obviously she did. But she still had to focus on her duties.

"Hah…," Echo sighed, knowing that once she committed to something, she saw it to the end. Shaking his head in annoyance, Echo then pulled her into a hug and said, "…Maybe not now, okay?"

"…," Sierra grimaced, looking away from him as he stroked her silver hair.

"…Echo…," She whispered out, furrowing her brow as he said, "I still love you though, Sierra…."

"I love you so much," Echo continued, causing her to feel a blast of heat in her chest. Her heart slightly throbbed as he continued, "I really love you."

"…Echo…," Sierra whispered again as he kissed her neck.

Electricity shot through her, causing her breath to hitch as he continued to whisper to her.

"Echo…."

"I love you."

"Hnn…!"

Sierra felt her toes tingle as he licked her neck, her eyes closing on their own. Shrugging her shoulders again, she tossed her head backwards, opening her eyes as she stared up at the ceiling, her breath hitching again as he licked the rim of her ear.

"I love you, Sierra."

"Nnn!"

Sierra then felt his hands begin to wander around her stomach. Opening her mouth to say something, she the felt his hand trail back up to redirect her gaze. Her mouth met his again in an open mouthed kiss, catching her by surprise as he slowly slid his tongue into her mouth, causing her to close her eyes at the unfamiliar sensation of someone else's tongue on hers.

Echo suppressed a grin as he began exploring her mouth, slowly laying her down on the ground as she then gripped his arms, keeping him a steady distance away.

"Nn…mmm…," Sierra moaned out as she felt Echo grasp her right wrist, laying her arm down to her right, then the opposite. Cracking her eyes open slightly, she met Echo's violet orbs, suddenly feeling mesmerized by them as he parted with her, both of their breaths mingling with the others. Their mouths remained connected by a thin strand of saliva as Sierra's heart began to beat faster. Adrenaline began pumping in vast amounts throughout her system as Echo leaned down for another kiss. However, Sierra turned her face, denying him of it.

Blinking, Echo eagerly chased down his elusive target, first by kissing her cheek, then making his way to where her lips were, locking with hers once again as he coaxed her fingers to lock with his.

"N…no…," Sierra thought to herself, trying to keep her mind intact, "I…can't…!"

Attempting to resist again, she tried to push against him.

Echo pulled away slightly, allowing her to push him away, causing Sierra to open her eyes in surprise at how easily she had pushed him off. The adrenaline that was pumping through her system then intensified in sudden desperation as Echo then asked, "Not tonight?"

Suddenly, Sierra found herself pulling him back down onto her, smothering herself with his lips. She could feel Echo gladly comply as his tongue immediately invaded her mouth again, exploring it once more as she felt his larger body crawl over her. Furrowing her brow again, she began to lose all reasoning as he pressed his knee against her crotch, causing her to groan uncomfortably at her suddenly wet underwear.

"I…what…?"

Opening her eyes, she could feel Echo pull away, causing her to groan in disagreement as he asked, "Enjoying it?"

Unconsciously, Sierra nodded. She could hear Echo chuckle as he leaned back down, kissing her neck again. Her breath hitched involuntarily as the feeling of his tongue felt like static on her skin. She squeezed her legs together, pressing her thighs tightly around the obstruction between them as Echo chuckled and whispered, "Good girl."

"Good…girl…?"

"Hah…," Sierra breathed out, suddenly feeling him lifting the hem of her shirt. Widening her eyes, she slowly looked downwards, seeing him slowly hiking her shirt from her body as he removed his leg, opting to kiss her belly. Her hands traveled to his hair, gripping it slightly as he landed a kiss right below her belly button, getting a hiss from her as he said, "I want to dump my load…right in here…."

"Echo…no…," she breathed out, knowing that she wasn't on any birth control. Just then, he began traveling downwards, reaching the hem of her skirt as he quickly undid the button. Another burst of adrenaline pulsed through her system as Echo said, "I'm glad you don't wear spandex."

"N…no…," Sierra said, gasping as he kissed her belly again, slowly sliding the article of clothing down her legs. Shutting her eyes tightly, she could feel him shift, then the skirt leave her ankles as Echo whispered into her ear, "Help me here, babe."

Instinctively, she did what he wanted her to do, sliding her shirt off with relative ease.

Echo couldn't help but stare at Sierra's beautiful, curvaceous body as she quickly covered herself up, even though she was still wearing her undergarments. Reaching behind her back, he quickly undid he bra and slowly slid it off. He could tell she was still a virgin; she was stiff. Really stiff.

"Relax, babe," he whispered out, going to work on her mounds.

Sierra gasped, closing her eyes again at the unfamiliar sensation of having her breasts sucked on and licked. The toe curling sensation slowly began to turn her mind into mush as she gripped Echo's hair again, her head slowly leaning back into the pillow that was under it. She could hardly think anymore as she felt Echo's leg between her legs again.

"I…what…? What was I…? It feels…good…," she thought to herself as she gasped again, then groaned as Echo left her breasts.

"E…Echo…!"

"Shh…."

Sierra's breath hitched as he caressed her core through her now soaked panties. Her eyes shot open as her hands shot for his wrists, adrenaline shooting through her system once again. Partly in fear. Mostly in excitement.

"It's alright," Echo whispered to her, kissing one of her eyelids, feeling her grip on his wrists slowly slacken. Mentally sighing with relief, Echo began caressing her core, getting a hitched breath from her as he began rubbing it.

"Hnn! Nmm! Ngh!""

Sierra's back lifted off the bed, her breasts bouncing deliciously as her hands immediately shot to the pillow, gripping it tightly as Echo kissed her mounds yet again.

"Aha…," she moaned out, albeit quietly.

Echo looked up from his ministrations on her breasts, expecting more as she continued moaning.

"It feels…so…good!"

Sierra's sense of mind began to fall to the pleasure as her thighs clamped tightly on Echo's hand. Suddenly, she felt his hand inside her panties, caressing her core directly. Her eyes shot open as she let out an audible scream of surprise. Just what Echo wanted to hear.

"Sierra…," Echo breathed out, sticking two fingers into her vagina.

"Hnn! Ngh! Nngh!"

Being inexperienced, Sierra began writhing on the bed, gasping for air that her body was suddenly lacking as she suddenly felt what seemed like a coil begin to tighten up in her lower abdomen. Her quiet moans gradually began to grow louder as she gripped Echo's wrist once again, but in need instead of fear. Her toes curled involuntarily as her back arched off the bed once more. In the back of her mind, she could hear Echo whisper, "Cum for me, babe…cum for me…!"

Suddenly, the coil snapped.

Sierra brought her hands up to her mouth in embarrassment, covering up what would've been an audible scream.

"Mmph! MMPH! HNNNPPHH!"

Trembling, she furrowed her brow again, eyes shut tightly as she felt her body spasm, her tunnel rippling as the sensation ended just as quickly as it had begun. Suddenly, she found herself gasping for air at the surprisingly tiring activity she had just gone through as Echo said, "We're not done yet…babe…."

"E…Echo…," she groaned out, feeling his lips on hers as they sloppily kissed each other.

CLIFFY!