Back from the DEAD*

I let my hands drift to her waist, pulling her even closer. "Home," I murmured, the word foreign and sweet on my tongue. "I never thought I'd have one of those again."

Saeko pulled back just enough to look at me, her eyes dark and serious. "You do now," she said softly. "With me. With all of us. No matter what happens out there, Kai, this is where you belong."

Unable to find the words, I leaned in and kissed her instead. Saeko made a soft, needy sound against my mouth, her fingers curling into the hair at the nape of my neck.

We stumbled backwards into the room, our lips never parting. Dimly, I registered the click of the door shutting behind us, the soft thump as Saeko's back hit the wall. But I was too lost in the taste of her, the feel of her, to care about our surroundings.

I pulled back from the kiss, just enough to look into her eyes. They were dark with desire, a mirror of my own. But there was something else there too - trust, vulnerability, an unspoken invitation.

I accepted it with my body, my actions. I spun us around, pressing Saeko against the wall. She gasped at the sudden move, the sound sending a thrill down my spine.

"Kai..." My name fell from her lips like a plea, a prayer.

"I've got you," I murmured, my mouth finding the sensitive spot just below her ear. 

My hands were everywhere, mapping the curves and planes of her body like I was committing them to memory. Saeko arched into my touch, her fingers digging into my shoulders, urging me closer.

I obliged, pressing against her until there was no space left between us. I could feel every inch of her, every racing heartbeat, every shaky breath. It was intoxicating, overwhelming in the best possible way.

Dimly, I was aware that we were still fully clothed, that we'd barely made it past the threshold of the room. But I couldn't bring myself to care. All that mattered was Saeko, the feel of her under my hands, the taste of her on my tongue.

I broke away from her neck, trailing kisses along her jaw, her cheek, the corner of her mouth. Saeko made a frustrated sound, trying to capture my lips with hers, but I evaded her, teasing.

"Patience," I whispered, nipping lightly at her bottom lip. "We've got all night."

"I don't want to be patient," Saeko growled, and the raw need in her voice sent a bolt of pure lust straight through me. "I want you, Kai. Now."

I couldn't resist her plea, the raw desire in her voice. In one swift motion, I hoisted Saeko up, her legs instinctively wrapping around my waist as I carried her towards the bed. The purple yukata rode up her thighs, giving me a tantalizing glimpse of the creamy skin beneath.

I laid her down on the soft mattress, taking a moment to drink in the sight of her. Hair tousled, cheeks flushed, eyes dark with want... she was a vision, a goddess, and she was all mine.

I reached for the tie of her yukata, my fingers steady despite the hammering of my heart. Slowly, reverently, I unwrapped her, letting the silk fall away to reveal her body inch by glorious inch.

Saeko watched me through hooded eyes, her breath coming in shallow pants as I explored her newly bared skin with my gaze. When I finally met her eyes again, the heat, the hunger I saw there nearly undid me.

"Kai..." She reached for me, but I caught her wrists, pinning them gently but firmly above her head.

"Not yet," I murmured, my lips brushing the shell of her ear. "Let me take care of you first."

Saeko shivered, her body arching off the bed as if seeking my touch. I obliged, my mouth trailing down her neck, across her collarbone, mapping a fiery path to the valley between her breasts.

I took my time, lavishing attention on each perfect mound, teasing with lips and tongue and the barest graze of teeth. Saeko writhed beneath me, her fingers clenching and unclenching in the sheets, soft moans and breathy sighs falling from her lips like music.

"Please, Kai... I need..." Her words dissolved into a gasp as I closed my mouth over one rosy peak, sucking hard.

I released her with a wet pop, glancing up at her through my lashes. "What do you need, Saeko? Tell me."

She looked at me, her gaze molten, searing. "You. I need you."

The words, the blatant desire in them, sent a bolt of pure fire straight to my core. But I tamped it down, determined to draw this out, to make it last.

I continued my journey down her body, mapping every dip and curve with my lips, my tongue, my hands. I discovered the spots that made her gasp, the ones that made her moan, filing each one away like a precious secret.

When I finally settled between her thighs, Saeko was trembling, her skin flushed and dewy with anticipation. I took a moment to just look at her, to marvel at the sight laid out before me like a feast.

Then, with a wicked grin, I lowered my head and set to work.

Saeko cried out at the first touch of my tongue, her hips bucking off the bed. I held her steady, my hands splayed across her stomach as I explored her most intimate places with single-minded focus.

I alternated between broad, flat licks and delicate flicks, circling her clit, teasing her entrance. Saeko's hands flew to my hair, her fingers twisting in the strands, trying to guide me where she needed me most.

But I resisted, keeping my pace slow, maddening. I wanted to draw this out, to push her to the brink again and again until she was mindless with need.

And from the increasingly desperate pitch of her moans, the broken pleas falling from her lips, I knew I was succeeding.

"Kai, please... I can't... I need..."

I hummed against her, the vibration making her whole body jolt. "Let go, Saeko," I murmured, the words muffled against her slick flesh. "Let me see you come undone."

As if she'd just been waiting for permission, Saeko shattered. Her back bowed off the bed, a high, keening cry tearing from her throat as her release crashed over her in wave after wave of pulsing ecstasy.

I guided her through it, my mouth gentle now, coaxing out every last shudder and aftershock. Only when she collapsed back onto the mattress, boneless and sated, did I finally relent.

I crawled up her body, pressing tender kisses to her hip, her stomach, the valley between her breasts. When I reached her face, Saeko captured my lips with hers, kissing me deeply, tasting herself on my tongue.

"That was..." she panted when we finally broke apart, "incredible. You're incredible."

I grinned, nuzzling into her neck. "We're just getting started, love. I plan on using every inch of you tonight."

Saeko's breath hitched. "And what about you? What do you need?"

I lifted my head to meet her gaze, letting her see the raw, unbridled desire burning in my eyes.

"You," I said simply, echoing her earlier plea.

Saeko's eyes darkened, her pupils blown wide with a matching hunger. "Then take me," she breathed, her hands sliding up my arms, over my shoulders. "I'm yours, Kai. All yours."

Those words, the complete surrender in them, unleashed something primal in me. With a growl, I claimed her mouth in a searing kiss, my tongue delving deep, staking my claim.

At the same time, my hand trailed down her body, slipping between her thighs. I groaned into the kiss as I found her wet and ready, my fingers gliding easily through her slick heat.

Saeko mewled, her hips lifting to meet my touch, seeking more. I obliged, sinking two fingers deep inside her, reveling in the way her inner muscles clenched around me, trying to pull me deeper.

I broke the kiss, panting harshly against her lips. "God, Saeko... you feel incredible. So tight, so perfect..."

She moaned, her nails digging into my shoulders, her hips rocking in time with the thrusts of my fingers. Our eyes locked, a moment of perfect understanding passing between us. Slowly, I entered her, our bodies joining in a dance that was both familiar and endlessly thrilling. Saeko gasped into my mouth, her legs wrapping around my waist, drawing me deeper.

We moved together, our rhythm unhurried, a slow build of pleasure that made my toes curl. I poured my love into every thrust, every touch, every whispered endearment against her skin.

"Kai," Saeko breathed. "I love you. I love you so much."

"I love you too," I murmured back, punctuating each word with a deep, rolling thrust that made her eyes flutter shut in bliss. 

We rocked together, our pace gradually building, the coil of pleasure winding tighter and tighter within us. Saeko met me thrust for thrust, her hips rolling, her inner muscles clenching around me like a silken vice.

I could feel her getting close, her breathing turning ragged, her nails digging into my shoulders, her heels dug into my backside, urging me on, demanding more, harder, faster. Determined to bring her over the edge first, I snaked a hand between our sweat-slicked bodies, finding the sensitive bundle of nerves at her core.

"That's it, love," I growled in her ear, feeling her start to tighten, to tremble on the edge of release. "Come for me. Let me feel you."

And with a final, shuddering gasp, she did. Her back arched off the bed, her head thrown back in ecstasy as pleasure overtook her in crashing waves. The sight of her, the feel of her pulsing around me, was my undoing.

I buried myself to the hilt, emptying myself inside her in hot, pulsing sucessions. Saeko held me through it, her arms and legs wrapped around me, making sure none of me escaped her. 

For a long moment, we just clung to each other, riding out the aftershocks, savoring the feeling of being so intimately connected. Then, reluctantly, I rolled to the side, gathering Saeko into my arms as I went.

She came willingly, curling into me, her head on my chest, her body fitting against mine like two pieces of a puzzle. I ran my hand up and down her back, feeling the rapid beat of her heart gradually slowing to match mine.

"I love you," I murmured into her hair, the words coming easily, naturally.