The nightly glow that filled Valak Mountain with a soothing and peaceful aura had faded. Another day has begun, the sun radiating through the near empty sky as two figures slept soundly.
Shulk woke up first and he looked down to see Melia still sleeping on his chest. He decided to let her sleep, running his hand through her hair as he watched the snow fall outside.
Melia started to stir after a few minutes. She sat up and stretched her arms as she let out a yawn.
"Hey, Angel. Good morning." Shulk said and gave her a small kiss.
Angel was a pet name that Shulk gave to Melia; He thought it would be fitting since the High Entia's wings gave them an angelic appearance, and Melia didn't seem to mind being called by it either.
"Good morning, Boo." Melia mused and leaned into him for a hug.
Boo was Melia's pet name for Shulk. She didn't use it that often, but it still made him blush when she did.
"Sleep well?" Shulk asked.
Melia gave a small nod and hugged him tighter.
"We should get moving soon. But let's eat first, I'm starving!" Shulk said.
Melia used another elemental to get a fire started for Shulk and began packing while he cooked. After they ate, Shulk helped her pack up what was left and they exited the cave.
"Where should we go from here?" Shulk asked.
"We could check if the captain repaired the ship yet and decide from there." Melia replied.
As they walked over the bridge and into Frontier Village, they could see the transport ship still underneath with a few High Entia soldiers around it. There was also a familiar looking Nopon watching them from the bridge.
"Shulk?! Melly?!" Riki jumped seeing the two walking towards the village.
"Did you miss us, Riki?" Melia smiled and picked him up for a hug.
"Riki always happy to see friends!" Riki said as he brushed against Melia's cheek.
Shulk leaned over the rail and watched the High Entia soldiers fixing the ship, "They look like they're having a bit of trouble."
"Funny clothed bird people been here since last night." Riki pointed out.
"We should see if we can lend any assistance." Melia said.
Melia put Riki down and he followed behind the two as they walked to the lower floor.
"Captain." Melia called.
"Empress!" He said and saluted.
"Having issues with the transport ship?" Melia asked.
"Unfortunately, yes. We were able to fix some of the problems ourselves, but it was in pretty bad shape when we arrived." The captain replied.
"Let us have a look, maybe we can help." Shulk suggested.
They walked closer and opened a few of the panels underneath the ship, revealing several rows of cylinders with pipes and wires hidden behind them.
"What's all this, Melia?" Shulk asked and pointed.
"These cylinders are used to store ether while the surrounding pipes and wires carry that ether to be converted into fuel. A few cylinders are low, but that doesn't appear to be the main issue. Maybe the problem is with the fuel combustion." Melia said.
Melia opened another panel nearby and a blast of heat and smoke escaped. A few minutes after the smoke cleared they could see all the damage sustained inside.
"Don't have to be an expert to know that's a bad thing." Shulk chuckled, "It's going to take some time to fix, but I'm pretty sure we have everything we need around the village."
The two held hands and walked around Frontier Village, stopping at several places along the way to collect extra parts. Shulk went right to work once they got back. After a few hours, he pulled his head out from the open panel and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"That should do it. Let's go find the captain." Shulk said.
They closed the panels and found the captain in the cockpit of the ship.
"We think we solved the issue, try starting it up." Shulk instructed.
The captain sat in the pilot's chair and put in the activation key, making a display screen in front of him flicker and light up. He flipped a few more switches and the interior lights turned on as a small humming noise came from the ship.
"So far so good. Let's see if it can move." The captain moved the throttle slightly and pulled back on the yoke, making the ship hover a few feet off the ground.
"And we're airborne." The captain grinned.
"Shulk and Melly make bird people ship work again!" Riki praised.
"Indeed they did. We are in your debt." The captain said.
"No problem. Now you guys can do what you need to do. Do you think you could take us to Colony 6 while you're at it?" Shulk asked.
"Of course. You're the ones who got this thing working, after all." The captain replied.
The rest of the soldiers boarded and the ship took off. Melia sat next to Shulk and looked out the window, while Shulk's eyes were darting across the entire ship.
"This thing is incredible!" Shulk said.
"It's not that complicated on how it works, really." Melia commented.
"Maybe to you guys, but technology like this was stuff that we could only dream of! Maybe you could show me more of how this works later on or any other High Entia tech?" Shulk asked.
"You and your obsession with machines." Melia joked, "I'd be glad to if we come across anything."
"Melly teach Riki to fly too!" Riki exclaimed.
"We'll have to see about that one, Riki." Melia giggled.
The ship landed outside the colony gates and the three stepped off.
"We'll leave after we resupply our ether from the mines. We'll come back and take you to Eryth Sea when all the preparations are made." The captain said.
Shulk, Melia, and Riki walked inside the colony and went to Reyn and Sharla's house.
Sharla opened the door and her eyes grew wide in surprise, "Shulk, Melia? You guys are back! Oh, you brought Riki with you too? Reyn, your little buddy came to visit you!"
Reyn heard Sharla calling him and came downstairs, "Furball? What're you doing here?"
"Riki knew Reyn would be sad without Riki around." Riki replied.
"Don't push your luck there, fuzz ball." Reyn growled.
"Be nice, Reyn, you know you secretly missed him. Anyways, what are you three doing here?" Sharla asked.
"Well, a lot has happened lately." Shulk started.
"Yeah, you guys flying around in a fancy ship didn't say that already." Reyn commented.
"Oh, you guys saw that?" Shulk asked.
"The whole colony did. You don't exactly see that many High Entia ships anymore." Sharla pointed out.
"We came across a transport ship in Makna Forest and refugees that were previously Imperial Guard in Valak Mountain. They are making preparations for the assault on Alcamoth and we would be heading for Eryth Sea when they are finished." Melia explained.
"That's great! But why would you come here, then?" Sharla asked.
"Well… we kind of needed a place to stay until then." Shulk answered hesitantly.
"You ain't gotta sound nervous about asking, you guys can stay here." Reyn assured.
"It's going to be a little tight on space with three people, though. You might have to stay in the living room, Riki." Sharla added.
"Riki small, Riki not take up much space." Riki said.
"Shulk and Melia, you two can stay in the guest room." Sharla said.
"I'm fine with that. I could really use a shower though, I've been neck-deep in that ship trying to fix it before we got here." Shulk said.
"Go ahead." Sharla replied.
Shulk kissed Melia's cheek and walked down the hall. Everyone else looked surprised and gawked at Melia, most notably Sharla.
"Did he just… are you two…" Sharla started.
Melia nodded and smiled brightly.
"Atta girl! I knew you could do it!" Sharla exclaimed and went over to hug Melia.
"There better not be any funny business going on if you two are going to be in the same room." Sharla realized as they broke apart.
Melia turned bright red, "Sharla! We just started dating, you know!" She cried and looked away embarrassed.
Two weeks went by since Reyn and Sharla let everyone stay with them. Shulk started to feel like they were overstaying their welcome and offered to take over some of Reyn's work to pay him back, which Reyn happily agreed to at the thought of less work. They all still hung out around the colony whenever they could.
Shulk let out an exhausted sigh as he opened the front door, he just got done with another shift for Reyn.
"I'm back!" He called out.
No one answered. He looked around and it seemed like everyone was out, except he could hear running water in the bathroom and figured someone was in the shower.
Well, looks like I have some time to myself. I know that isn't Reyn since he went out, guess I could work on his driver for a bit.
Shulk stopped at the doorframe to his room and looked back down the hallway.
Who's in there, anyways? Riki hates staying inside all day so he's more than likely out, and Sharla went with Reyn when he left too, didn't she? Guess that leaves only Melia…
He suddenly started to blush and shook his head as he realized where his thoughts were going.
No, not until she's ready.
Shulk went into his room and sat at his desk. He pulled some parts out of his bag and some tools from the drawer and started to work.
The sound of running water stopped and hot steam escaped as the bathroom door opened. Melia exited from it, she was fully dressed but her hair was down and slightly damp. She walked into their room and seen Shulk.
"Shulk? When did you get here?" Melia asked.
"Oh. Hey, Angel. I just got back." He replied.
She gave a small laugh and started to smile, while Shulk just looked confused.
"What are you laughing at, Melia?" Shulk asked.
"Oh, sorry. It's just that you look really cute in a uniform." She said back.
Other people in the defense force knew that Shulk wasn't an official employee and was just working to pay back Reyn, but they still told him he has to wear the uniform while he's there.
Shulk started to blush and shyly looked away, "It's not like this is your first time seeing me in it."
"So? I still think it looks cute." Melia walked behind him and put her arms over his shoulders. She kissed his cheek and leaned over his shoulder to see what he was doing.
"What are you making?" She asked.
"Just working a little on Reyn's driver. The weapon itself is back in the lab and they don't have all the tools I'd need here anyways, so I'm working on the smaller parts and can just add them on whenever we go back to Colony 9." Shulk answered.
Melia stayed leaned over Shulk and watched him work.
"You don't have to stay standing, Melia. You can sit down if you want, I should be done soon." Shulk offered.
"I'm fine. I was actually kind of interested." Melia replied.
"Well, if you want, you could help me work. Here, come a little closer." He said.
Shulk let Melia sit on his lap since there were no other chairs to pull closer. He leaned to the side of her and talked her through what to do.
Melia smiled warmly as they worked, Shulk noticed and looked up at her.
"Something on your mind, Angel?" He asked.
"Hm? Oh, it's nothing, Shulk." She spaced out and Shulk snapped her out of it, but she still had that smile and her cheeks were slightly red.
"Doesn't look like it. Come on, tell me." Shulk pressed.
"It might sound a little weird." Melia said nervously.
"Now I really want to know. I won't laugh or anything." Shulk said.
"Okay." Melia gave in and took a deep breath, "I know this is still Reyn and Sharla's house, but they've been out more since you've been taking over some of Reyn's work to pay him back. With how often they're gone it's almost like it's just us and our own place, I kind of like it." She admitted and started blushing.
Shulk smiled and Melia turned around to face him, thinking he was trying not to laugh.
"You promised you wouldn't laugh, Shulk." She gave a small glare even though she was still red.
"No, I'm not laughing. I just thought it was cute. You're thinking a bit fast there, but it still sounded cute." Shulk said.
Melia felt so embarrassed that she hid her face in Shulk's shoulder, "I know it sounded sudden, but we've already known each other for a while and…"
"I never said I was against it, you know." Shulk interrupted.
Melia lifted her head slightly so she could see him, "So I'm not sounding weird?"
"Of course not. We've already been traveling together for a while, so it doesn't sound like it would be much of a change. Besides… I like the sound of that too." Shulk admitted and blushed.
"You do?" Melia asked.
"Yeah, I do. We've still got some things to take care of, so we don't have to rush into that, but I'd be open to the idea after all that's over." Shulk said.
Melia beamed and hugged Shulk tightly.
"Our own place, just the two of us…" Shulk thought out loud.
"Alone…" Melia mused.
Realization slowly started to sink in as they broke apart. Their eyes met and they looked like they had the same thing on their minds, turning even redder the more they thought about it.
That same look Melia gave him at the reservoir reappeared on her face, "You know… we don't have to wait until then. We're home alone right now."
Melia put her arms back around Shulk's neck. She leaned down and gave him a soft, passionate kiss.
Shulk grabbed her by the waist and pulled her closer as he deepened the kiss. As if by themselves, his hands left her waist and started to travel around her slim body. They eventually reached the zipper on her dress and he pulled it down.
Melia sat back up and moved the straps off her shoulders, making her dress fall slightly and leaving her bra exposed.
Just the two of us… Home alone…
The thought and realization of it made her feel excited, even eager. Her train of thought was suddenly interrupted as she felt Shulk's hand slide up her dress and in between her legs. It made her jump a little and reflexively buck her hips, but she didn't stop him.
Shulk could feel Melia's thighs twitching as he moved his fingers. He looked up at Melia and grinned from the soft, quiet moans she was trying to hide.
"And just when I thought you couldn't be any more adorable." He teased.
Melia didn't say anything, looking so flustered that she probably couldn't. She looked down at Shulk and returned the grin as she reached behind her to unclip her bra.
Before Shulk could react, Melia grabbed him by his shirt and pulled him into an aggressive kiss. His eyes widened in surprise, but he slowly sank into it, returning the kiss and moving his fingers faster across her slit.
They broke the kiss and Melia put her hand behind Shulk's head, pulling him closer to her breast. Shulk lightly sucked on the tip as his finger slipped inside her.
"Shulk~" Melia purred and pushed him harder against her chest.
Shulk slipped a second finger inside Melia's folds as he continued sucking on her breast, moving them in teasingly slow circles.
"Mm~!" Melia bit back a moan, but the bucking in her hips made it clear that she was enjoying it.
Shulk's fingers stopped circling and he began to thrust them in and out of her.
"Shulk~!" Melia couldn't hold back her moaning any more. Her inner walls clenched around his fingers and precum leaked over them.
The wet noises were getting louder as Shulk's fingers thrusted harder and faster into her. Melia's body started to tense up, feeling her climax getting closer.
"Shulk, I can't hold it any longer~!" She pulled Shulk off her breast and kissed him passionately, moaning into his lips as she trembled and soaked his hand in her cum.
Melia broke the kiss and limply cuddled closer to him. She was still shaking slightly and panting, too exhausted to fix her dress or put her bra back on.
"So good~" She cooed, still trying to catch her breath.
Shulk took his hand out from under her dress and kissed her cheek, letting her stay on his lap for a minute to recover. When he tried to stand up, Melia pushed him back into his chair. She kissed his neck and moved closer to his ear.
"Now it's my turn to do something for you." She whispered and nibbled on his lobe.
"You're still tired, Melia. Don't be pushing yourself too-" Shulk was suddenly cut off as Melia pressed her lips to his.
Melia broke the kiss and gently caressed his cheek, "I'm fine, Shulk. Just lay back and let me do the rest."
Melia kept her hand at Shulk's chest to make sure he wouldn't try and stand up again. She leaned in for another kiss then moved down to his neck, feeling his heart beating faster as she kissed and left marks on the side of his neck. After she was done, she got off his lap and moved his legs farther apart. She sunk to her knees and in between his legs, completely out of sight from under the desk, then undid his belt and took off his uniform pants. She pulled down his boxers and her wings started fluttering as she placed her hand around his manhood.
I've imagined what our first time would be like before, but he's even bigger than I pictured him to be.
A look of eagerness covered Melia's face as she worked her hand from the base to the tip. Shulk started to relax from her touch and sat back in his chair like she told him to. She stroked for a little longer, feeling him getting even harder as his cock started to throb in her hand. Her thighs rubbed together as she felt a wetness re-emerge between her legs, and almost like it was without thinking, she shut her eyes and moved closer, opening her mouth and slowly working her way down his shaft.
"Melia~" Shulk let out a small moan and put his hand on her head as she bobbed up and down.
He tastes so good~
Melia's hand reached into her panties and she rubbed her clit, feeling her arousal building back up. She started to feel hot and like her mind was going numb as her lips moved further down. She took her mouth off his cock and a thin line of saliva trailed her lips as she moved her head away.
"I-it's really hot in here." Melia murmured. She took off what was left of her dress, leaving her panties the only thing still on.
"Staying under the desk probably isn't going to help that, maybe we should take this over to the bed." Shulk took her hand and helped her stand up, blushing even more at the sight of Melia's almost nude body on display.
They walked over to the end of the bed and Melia suddenly yanked Shulk by his hand and into a rough, passionate kiss.
Shulk let out a small yelp in surprise, but slowly closed his eyes and pulled her closer. His hand reached down Melia's backside, making a loud slap against her ass and giving it a firm squeeze as he deepened the kiss. Melia let out an excited moan from it as a small shock of arousal went up her body, even making her wings start to flutter again.
Melia broke the kiss and shoved Shulk onto the bed. He lifted his head up to see her, not even trying to hide that he was eyeing her up and down while he waited for her to come closer.
"You're not exactly the subtle type, are you Shulk?" Melia cutely giggled as she moved her hips, knowing exactly where he was looking.
"I just like what I see, that's all." Shulk grinned.
Melia blushed a little from his comment, "If you like it that much, I'm sure you'll love this."
Melia turned to the side and grabbed the edges of her panties, arching her back and slowly sliding them down as if she was doing it on purpose to tease him. They fell to her feet and she kicked them to the side, landing next to the desk by where her bra was. As she turned back to him, she grinned and moved her leg to block his view of her pussy.
"Okay, that's not fair!" Shulk pleaded.
Melia had this slight sway in her hips as she climbed onto the bed, still being careful not to let him see anything.
She climbed on top of him and cupped her hand under his chin, lifting his head as the two made eye contact, "You're in no position to tell me what's fair. There's only one part of me you haven't seen yet, but you're still half-dressed. You want to see more? You have to show me something, then."
Melia leaned down and kissed him deeply as she undid the buttons on his uniform top. She swung both sides of his shirt apart, biting her lip at the surprising amount of muscle he had. Her hands started at his abs and slowly made their way up his body.
"Certainly more than I was expecting for someone who claims to be brain-over-brawn." Melia commented.
"I guess it's from all the heavy equipment they have me work with at the defense force." Shulk murmured sheepishly.
Melia grinned as her hands worked their way behind his back, she dug her nails into his skin and raked them across his back.
Shulk made a small wince in pain, but he had this look on his face as if he liked it. He sat up and placed his hands on her hips, their eyes locked on each other as he leaned in closer to her.
"Wasn't expecting an empress to have such an aggressive side either." He teased.
"I don't see anything wrong with marking what's mine. You don't look like you're complaining either." She teased back.
Melia moved her lips closer and kissed him, deepening it as she felt him reaching to give her a firm slap across her ass. She nibbled on his bottom lip as they broke the kiss, then pushed him down again onto his back.
"Was this what you were waiting for, Shulk?" Melia's hand reached between her legs and she teased her folds to spur him on a little more, then lowered her hips and rested her bare clit against his cock. She started to move her hips back and forth, feeling small jolts of ecstasy shoot up her body from the friction on her clit.
"Enough teasing, Melia~" Shulk begged.
Melia sat up a little and lined the head of his cock to her entrance. She moved her folds apart and slowly sunk back down as Shulk's cock disappeared inside her.
"Ah~ Melia~!" Shulk purred as she moved up and down.
The sounds of their bed creaking became louder and Melia's breasts bounced freely as she picked up the pace.
"So good~!" Melia moaned breathlessly.
Shulk's eyes rolled back and he shuddered from the overwhelming feeling of lust filling him. He squeezed Melia's ass and thrusted back as she came bouncing down, slamming his cock so deep that he was practically hitting her womb.
"Shulk~!" Melia blurted out his name loud enough to be heard around the entire house. Her juices were squirting out as she leaned down, hiding her face by his collar bone and exhaling shakily.
"Are you okay, Melia? Was that too-"
Melia lifted her head and kissed him passionately, their tongues swirling around each other's as Melia buried Shulk's cock back inside her. She moved her hips around to hit her sensitive spots as she moaned into the kiss.
Melia started to feel light-headed and everything became a blur. She had this smoldering look about her as they gazed into each other's eyes.
"Shulk… give me more…" She begged breathlessly.
Shulk gripped her tightly around her waist and planted his feet into the bed. He pulled Melia in for another kiss and relentlessly thrusted in and out of her entrance.
"Mm~ Yes~! Oh, God, yes~!" Melia purred. She went limp and buried her face in his neck, moaning frantically by his ear while Shulk kept up his assault.
Shulk started to pant and slowed down the pace, completely exhausted as a thin layer of sweat sheened over his skin and highlighted more of his muscle.
"Don't stop, Shulk~ I'm almost there~!" Melia pleaded. She sat up and took over, her hips bucking like wild as his cock repeatedly disappeared back inside her.
"So good~… so close~!" Melia's moaning turned into needy panting as her pussy repeatedly clenched around his cock, about to climax at any second.
Shulk could feel his body tensing up as his eyes rolled farther back. He completely ignored his exhaustion, slamming his hips back against Melia even faster and harder than he was before.
"Melia~! I'm gonna cum~!" Shulk cried out.
Melia's whole body shook as Shulk took back over, dissolving into pure pleasure as her eyes rolled back.
"I'm cumming too, Shulk~!" Melia cried right before everything went to black. Her orgasm came crashing down seconds later, coating both her thighs and Shulk's cock in hot cum.
Shulk let out another moan as he felt Melia's juices run down his cock. He pulled out seconds later and tilted his head back as he stroked his cock, feeling a strong wave of pleasure hit him as his cum exploded out.
Melia wrapped her hand around his dick and kept stroking as she leaned in for a deep, passionate kiss, letting every last drop of cum out and completely finishing his orgasm.
They broke the kiss and fell next to each other on the bed, both of them still looking flushed and panting to catch their breath.
"That was… blissful…" Melia mused.
"It was… it felt amazing…" Shulk purred.
Melia rolled over and nuzzled closer to him, "I don't think we'll have another chance to do that again for a while. We're still temporarily living with Reyn and Sharla, after all."
Shulk put his arm over her and kissed the top of her head, "We'll see what happens. Now that you mention it, we should probably get dressed before they come back."
Melia wrapped her arms around him to keep him from getting up, "Do we have to do it right now?" She playfully whined.
Shulk gave a small laugh and hugged her back, "I'd rather be safe than sorry, Sharla would kill me if she seen us like this. Stay here, Angel, I'll be right back."
Shulk sat up and got off the bed. He cleaned himself off and changed into a black tank top and pajama bottoms.
"Anything in particular you want, Melia?" Shulk asked as he opened a drawer full of her clothes.
"Any pair of shorts out of that drawer is fine, and a gray top out of the one next to it. Could you bring me my towel from the bathroom so I can clean myself off too, please?" Melia asked.
"Alright, wait right there." Shulk replied.
Shulk left her clothes on the nightstand and went to get her towel. He handed her everything and looked back over at the desk.
"Oh, almost forgot what I was working on. Can't have Reyn seeing that." Shulk cleared off the desk while Melia cleaned off and got dressed. He looked down and seen Melia's bra and underwear still on the floor by his desk.
"Can't have Sharla seeing that either." Shulk chuckled and threw them in their hamper.
"Shulk, come back to bed already~!" Melia playfully whined again.
"Okay, okay. So needy." He teased.
"Oh, okay. I'll go back to my side then since I'm being too needy." She teased back and rolled over.
"Hey, don't be like that. Come here." Shulk climbed back into bed, giving Melia a hug from behind and kissed her cheek.
Melia cutely giggled and rolled back over, "I'll forgive you this time."
Melia nuzzled closer and Shulk cradled her under his arm, they kissed each other good night and went to sleep.