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Crossing Stars

Chapter Sixteen: Sore

Kagome cried out as another wave of pleasure washed through her. She felt Touya shift as he increased their pace.

The water from the shower had long since gone cold. Yet even the frigid temperature couldn't stop the heat coiling between her legs.

Her partner jarred his hips as he began to shake. Kagome lifted herself in order to make it easier for him to move within her.

Touya hadn't lied when he said that he wasn't going to let her sleep. He'd kept her up for the entire night and refused to let her rest for even a few minutes. By now it was likely close for them to head to work.

She shivered as his thrust grew more urgent and the familiar warmth of his release rushed through her. The sensation alone caused her body to react, sending her into one final orgasm before she went lax against his grip.

She felt Touya give a few more half-hearted thrusts before he finally withdrew from her.

"I don't know if I can walk." Kagome shuddered as the last shocks of their shared release ran through her system.

Touya held her against the wall of her shower. He rested his forehead against her shoulder, the heat of his breath pulsed against her skin sensually.

"Guess that means that I've done my job right." His shoulders trembled as he laughed.

She could confidently say that her night with Houjo couldn't even begin to compare with what Touya had just given her. Size difference aside, Touya knew exactly how to bring the most pleasure out of their sex and wasn't afraid of trying different positions. To call sex with him wild would be an understatement.

"I think I'm calling out today." Kagome shivered when Touya shut off the water. The faint breeze from the cooler air outside the shower brushed past them.

He carried her effortlessly towards the bedroom and deposited her on the mattress.

"I'll order us some food." He pointed at her in a teasing manner, "You stay right there. I'm far from done."

"Don't you have patrols to do today? I wouldn't want to keep you from finishing your work." She crawled beneath the sheets and comforter of her bed. By now his scent had permanently etched itself onto her skin and she couldn't help but feel comforted by it.

Unlike her night with Houjo, she wanted more. She just wasn't sure if her body could handle it at this point. Touya had far more stamina than she'd anticipated. How he wasn't drop dead tired, she would never know.

His expression suddenly turned serious, "I'll take care of that but I meant to tell you yesterday. I got a call from Houjo. I'm sure you can guess what it was about."

Kagome sat up straight in her bed. She instinctively clutched her sheets to her chest.

He did not call their local hero because she broke up with him and blocked his number, did he?

"I didn't want him knowing where you were staying so I just told him that I'd do a sweep and report back. All I'm planning on telling him is that you're fine and have no desire to talk to him." Touya folded his arms over his chest, "Will that work for you?"

Her brows furrowed at the thought.

"Before I answer that, would you tell me exactly what he'd said?" She peered up at her partner, "Please?"

Something about this wasn't sitting right with her. How did Houjo always manage to get everyone on his side? Her mother was easily swayed so she could reluctantly understand her perspective. She just wanted to be accepted and she'd had a fantasy built up in her head about her and Houjo marrying. Grappling with reality had never been her mother's strong suit. Her real question was why people she'd called her friends had been so easily swayed by him.

Touya cast her a pointed look before he sighed.

"For starters, he called you his fiancée." The man began, "He also implied that you were having emotional problems."

Fury rushed through her veins.

He did, did he?

A sharp smile pulled across her lips. Well two could play at that game.

"Hey Touya, you remember how you told me to be more assertive?" She asked.

His lips curled into a slight smile, "So you want to bury him and hide the body, or do you just want to incinerate his pride?"

Kagome grinned back at him, "Let's just eviscerate his pride. There's no need to violate the law."

At least no reason for them to yet.

Touya crawled on top of the bed. He placed his palms on the mattress on either side of her hips.

"One problem, kitten." He went back to using his new favorite nickname for her. "How're you going to talk to him if you can't even stand?"

He captured her lips in a searing kiss as his penis pulsed against her thighs.

If she didn't know any better, she'd say that he was trying to go for round thirty.

Kagome circled her arms around his neck, "I mean I've got a hero right here that can help me. Besides, I have tried using these legs yet."

She felt his smirk widen through their kiss.

"If you say so," He nipped at her bottom lip possessively, "But don't say I didn't warn you."

He leaned back and offered her his hand to help her up.

Kagome struggled. The soreness in her thighs, legs, back and everything else made it difficult for her to hold herself upright. Touya curled an arm around her waist as he used his other hand to steady her.

"Careful now," He teased. "You might just fall for me."

She found herself laughing at his particularly cheesy joke.

"I think you fell first, mister." She shot back at him just as playfully. The soreness between her thighs certainly seemed to prove her observation.

Eventually she was able to regain her balance. She still wasn't quite able to walk straight, but she could at least walk.

"We could stay home today." He wrapped his arms around her waist. "We missed out on the 'Netflix' part of our date last night."

Kagome ducked her head when she'd felt his teeth nip at a sensitive area of her neck.

"We can do the Netflix thing after work. I need a chance to recover, you know." She hobbled her way over to the closet. Touya's laughter at her attempts to dress herself echoed loudly in her ears.

She must've looked ridiculous but there was nothing that was going to stop her from confronting Houjo today. She wanted to end this situation as soon as possible. That way there would be no doubt in his mind or anyone else's for that matter that they were done.

Kagome blinked as she checked her drawer for her favorite bra. She had it on yesterday and she knew that Touya had taken it off of her, but where had he put it?

"Have you seen my bra?" She checked the floor as she asked.

She could feel his eyes raking over her as she leaned forward on her knees in an attempt to check beneath the bed.

"You mean the one hanging from the ceiling fan?" He laughed once more.

Kagome sat up quickly, banging her head on the side of the bed frame in the process.

"Ow," She pressed her palm to the injured area.

"Here," Touya swiftly approached her. His smile had faded to a subtle look of concern. She felt his hand carefully move her own out of the way before something cold emanated from his palm.

"Is that ice?" Kagome glanced up at him curiously. She'd known that he'd had a fire quirk, but not an ice quirk too.

Touya really was a jack of all trades.

His smile turned wry, "My ice isn't very strong. The reason I designed my costume to be so tight is so that I can circulate my ice quirk through my body efficiently. It keeps me from overheating since I inherited a resistance to ice rather than fire."

She could sense that there was more to his power that he didn't wish to discuss so she swiftly changed the subject.

"Think you could help me get it down?" Kagome gestured to her bra.

It was hanging precariously from one of the blades as it swung round and round. The image alone was comical enough, but seeing Touya bang his head in said blade when he tried to grab it made her laugh.

"Oh so that's funny huh?" He grinned at her, twirling her bra around his index finger.

"Just a little," She smirked back at him.

Touya held the garment far out of her reach, "Guess you're not getting this back then."

"So petty." Kagome laughed even louder, straining on the tips of her toes to grab the bra from him. Her partner simply held it higher.

"I haven't even shown you anything yet, kitten." He tossed the bra over his shoulder once more and she felt his hands encircle her waist.

She hardly blinked before he was on top of her.

"I take it we're not going into work, today?" Kagome hitched one of her legs over his hip while he aligned himself to her.

"I'll let you figure that out." His voice was low as he began nipping and biting at her shoulder.

Kagome gasped at the familiar intrusion of his sex pushing within her.

It seemed as if she wouldn't be getting out of bed for the foreseeable future.

Kagome curled herself around Touya as he increased his pace.

Not that she minded in the least.

What was one more day of making Houjo sweat it out?

She already had everything she needed right here.

A/n: Ya'll send me luck. First the Derecho then Beryl and now we've got Francine coming. The world must be angry XD. But seriously, I should be able to post so long as phone service doesn't go down. I do most of my writing on mobile anyways. Not worried about the storm yet since the eye will be in the Gulf. So we'll see how electric holds up this time. Just wish me luck that we don't have to replace more shingles after this. XD