In the Middle of a Fire while Standing in the Water

Chapter Two

Opened books were strewn about Sen's bedroom and paper with notes on the kotatsu. She kept healing tokens and a sheathed knife by her futon.

Sen sealed the shoji shut and turned to Mutsunokami. They embraced without words. Their hands and arms wandered up and down their lover's hair and robes. They felt muscles and bones beneath all their clothes. The scent of the forest and grit were on him. The fight outside the citadel was brief, yet left its mark.

"What happened out there, Mu-chan?" Sen needed him to tell her. Footage from afar couldn't capture everything.

Mutsunokami kissed her ear.

"Mikazuki lent us his power." It was the only way to describe it. Everything happened so quickly, from time travelling with Kashuu to finding Mikazuki and then confronting the final enemy. Their giant opponent struck and scattered the combined Ashina and Ueda squad. Hakusan used the last of his strength to heal Kashuu and Mutsunokami before collapsing. Mikazuki's sword and scabbard pulsed and a blue blaze engulfed Kashuu and Mutsunokami. When they ran, leapt, and struck the enemy, Mikazuki was with them. His whole being burned in that moment. Was that the power of a Tenka Goken? "Everythin' was hot and I knew where to hit 'em."

She'd wait tomorrow and ask him to recount the events; they'd be back home and report everything to the Time Government. This moment was for them, and no one else.

Sen stepped back to part Mutsunokami's red robe. After applying the healing token and damp cloth, his chiseled chest was clear of scratches and scrapes. The scars on his chest had been there since he manifested.

"Whoa, what're you lookin' at?" He snickered. "You wanna see more, Sen-chan?"

Sen nodded. She untied the armour on his shoulder and unfurrowed the knot that kept his pants up. His sword and gun dropped onto the tatami mat. His weapons gleamed on the floor; the moonlight was so bright behind the shoji's walls.

"You're hidin' a lot of goodies too." Mutsunokami smiled as he untied her red hakama and slipped it down to expose her legs. Her white robe remained. Her figure was outlined by her long black hair. It was straight and sleek. Despite everything that happened during the invasion, she kept up appearances.

Mutsunokami reached into her robe to grope her breasts. Sen pressed her palm over his hand as he squeezed and caressed her soft bosom. Sen parted her robe to bare her big pale breasts. Mutsunokami snickered. His calloused thumbs ran circles on her hardening nipples.

Sen shuddered as he latched onto one of the nubs. His tongue and the heat on his lips and mouth made her gasp from pleasure as he sucked. She placed her hands behind his head to keep him close to her bosom. His brown hair had grit on it; he had fought so hard against the revisionists. He squeezed her other nipple with his thumb and finger as he smiled on her big tits. It was so easy to get her off.

Mutsunokami latched off her nipple. It glistened with saliva in the moonlight.

"Heh, you want it bad, don't you, Sen-chan?" His hand wandered down her abdomen and stopped when he reached the hem of her white panties. "How should we do this?"

Wasn't it obvious? They wanted to take and give everything to their lover. Sen guided his hand into her underwear; they rubbed her folds and clitoris. Their fingers were soaked and the sound of squelches grew. Her wetness spread through her panties and glistened on her inner thighs. They hadn't touched each other like this since the Great Invasion started. Mutsunokami's arm muscles flexed as he pleasured her. With his fingers in-between her folds rubbing right on her clit, she'd come and grab onto his sleeve, unless he was stopped.

"M-Mu-chan." Sen pressed her hands over Mutsunokami's to still his movements.

Mutsunokami laughed lightly. He kissed her lips, neck, and collarbone. "What is it?"

"...I want to wear your robe."

That was an unusual request. Sometimes, Mutsunokami fucked her in his battle attire as they couldn't wait to couple. She only wore his blue robe once during sex as her usual clothes were soaked at the time.

"If that's what you want, I'll give it to you, Sen-chan." Mutsunokami slipped his garb off, exposing his chiseled chest and bandaged abs. Sen's powers gave him a human form and the clothes he manifested in. This red robe, with its pale shades of orange on the sleeves, had wavey patterns all over it. In his battle and casual wear, the water was with him; that element could carry him away to another land of new adventures. "So, are you goin' to take your clothes off before I put this on you?"

After Sen discarded her remaining garments and put his robe on, she stepped into Mutsunokami's embrace. The robe's sleeves hung loose as she lifted her arms. His hug warmed her back and his abs were hard against her belly, as was his clothed erection.

"Are you surprised, Sen-chan?" He laughed. He grinded his cock on her as he squeezed her ass. "If only you could see yourself, you look like a sun goddess."

The robe shimmered like fire in shades of red and orange with the moonlight on her. Sen couldn't take Amaterasu's place. She was only human. Though, according to legend, the Ashina family was descended from divinity.

"Are you ready for bed?" Mutsunokami asked.

Sen held his hand and took him to the futon. Mutsunokami lie back and slipped his pants down. He stroked his big erection as it straightened. Pre-cum squirted out and landed on his abs and bandages.

Sen was on top of him and placed a hand over his to stop his stroking. Their fingers were smeared with clear liquid.

"You want my dick all to yourself, don't you, Sen-chan?" Mutsunokami snickered. Her eyes were on his cock the whole time he revealed it; she couldn't resist something that gave her so much pleasure. She didn't have enough hours in the day to make love to him as much as they wanted, yet that didn't stop them from trying.

His cock was thick and warm as she ran her hand up and down it to coat it in lube. The moonlight highlighted how slick and ready his dick was for her.

"If we're lucky, I won't come the moment you take me." Mutsunokami snickered as he put his hands on her hips. His robe covered her outer thighs, but the opening showed her breasts, nipples, belly, and wet lower lips.

Sen lined his cock up to her entrance. His robe's sleeves cascaded down and obscured her hand and his erection. When she shifted and his cock was surrounded in a tight warmth, Mutsunokami gasped and tensed as she took him.

Sen stretched her arms out so the red orange sleeves flapped up and swept behind her. She grinded her hips on his once his whole erection was in her. Clear liquids seeped out her lower lips and her breasts quivered within the red robe.

"Sen-chan." Mutsunokami squeezed her hips. "Do you want to stay like this forever or are you goin' to start movin'?"

If she remained like this for hours, they'd return to their world in this state. It was best for them to finish before they were transported back. They should leave this world as they entered it: in a lover's embrace.

"Mu-chan..." His tanned chest and bulging, bandaged abs were bare before her; his nipples were hard. He chuckled at her wandering eyes.

"Go ahead and touch me, Sen-chan." Mutsunokami tensed his abs to show off the muscles' contours.

She wanted to touch him, she wanted to fuck him. She wanted to give and get as much as she could from her lover. Sen leaned down. Her big soft breasts pressed against his hard lats as she kissed him. Their lips parted and her tongue slipped in his mouth. Her fingers dug into his brown hair to push him closer. Mutsunokami squeezed her ass and clutched the robe on her back as he thrust his cock up and hit her sweet spots.

Sen broke the kiss to moan. Saliva ran down her chin and Mutsunokami's jaw. He smiled at what he did to her. She didn't reveal this side of herself, except with her lovers. The red robe glowed like a river of fire flowing down its sleeves.

"You're somethin' special, Sen-chan." Mutsunokami smiled as he continued thrusting his cock. She was so hot and wet, he couldn't, wouldn't stop fucking her. His balls slapped her lower lips as he gave her as much as he could. His hold on her hips kept her in place as he fucked her.

Sen tightened, arched her back, and pressed her belly on his abs as he gave her his big cock. It had been weeks since they coupled and her body responded by tensing around his erection. With each of his thrusts, their hips slapped and were soaked with their liquids. His biceps tensed as his palms pressed her buttocks together and his fingers sunk into her ass; he applied all his strength to fuck her.

Sen had to respond by giving him something just as good as he gave now.

"Mm, M-Mu-chan..." As heat ran through her, she shuddered and pressed her face on the crook of his neck. Her expression was hidden by her long black hair.

Mutsunokami slowed down, only rocking his hips now. He pressed her ass down so she had a good amount of cock in her.

"Huh, what is it, Sen-chan?" Mutsunokami snickered as she shook from pleasure.

Sen pressed her quivering hands on the futon and pushed herself up. Her big pale breasts rested on his broad tanned chest as her hair cascaded down and framed her flushed face.

"Do you have somethin' to say?" Mutsunokami's thumb touched her reddened lips. He'd kiss her there again and again and she'd use her mouth to suck his cock and other parts, but in this moment, she wanted to speak.

"I..." She lowered her brown eyes. "I want to show you how much I..."

"Hm?" His snort reverberated through them. He knew what she meant. "Go ahead, do whatever you want, Sen-chan. Just so you know, I'm goin' to come at any moment because of you."

He trusted her with his life. Despite the turbulence these past weeks, he loved her and all the things they did together; he'd never change their circumstances. If anything, the success of the Great Invasion proved her worthiness as a sage.

Sen straightened. She placed her hands over his; he never let go of her ass as his palm warmed her rear. She started riding his cock. Mutsunokami's amber eyes focused on her lower lips taking his erection's length up and down. Fluids seeped out and soaked his abs' bandages as she took him.

Mutsunokami grunted and leaned his head back on the futon. "I'm goin' to come soon."

Sen would ride him into oblivion and make him climax as hard as possible. She squeezed around his cock and rode him faster. Her breasts bounced to the rhythm of her fucking.

Mutsunokami's chest glistened with sweat as he heaved. He gripped the red robe and her hips - she tightened sharply around him with all their heat and fluids. He shut his eyes as his seed burst inside her, coating her inside, slicking his whole dick. He trembled all over: his thighs, abs, and arms flexed, tensed, and stiffened. His vision turned white with a light paler than the moon's. Then, everything went black and became sparkling stars. Mutsunokami's arms slipped onto the bedding and he gasped as his whole form went limp, except his cock. His muscles were laxed and slicked with sweat.

His semen seeped out between her lower lips and pooled at the base of his cock. The fluids that soaked into his waist bandages spread further down his abs. Sen's insides pulsed with his cock in her; he was still hard after all that.

"Mu-chan, can I continue?"

He opened his eyes. He snickered at the semen smeared all over him; she was overflowing.

"Come til you're fucked senseless like me." Mutsunokami slipped two fingers between her folds and rubbed her nub. Fluids ran down his digits.

Sen touched herself between her legs and rubbed circles. Her brown eyes and his amber ones watched each other as she finally came. She grinded her hips on his to take his cock as deep as possible. She trembled as heat deep within her burst; it spread all over her body and lingered tingling every corner of her. She waited for this release for weeks and clenched his cock as it happened. His big dick was always there to give her the most pleasure.

Mutsunokami yanked the red robe to bring Sen towards him. Their skin stuck to each other with all their fluids. Every breath, every heartbeat was felt against their chests as the red robe draped over them.

"Y'know, I don't mind visitin' new worlds so long as you're with me." Mutsunokami stroked Sen's long black hair.

In certain circumstances, this world, with its large moon, may be deemed beautiful. In the future, they'd explore it and be unafraid. Despite the uncertainty, they had each other. No force, be it the revisionists or the Time Government, could separate them.

"If we wash up soon, we can watch the moon," said Sen.

"Sounds good." Mutsunokami kissed her one last time before they parted.

They could sit on the engawa and watch as the moon vanished and the sun and stars returned. In the end, they had each other as companions to witness the wonders of the worlds.

Sun goddess Amaterasu is a key figure in Japanese mythology.