A/N: Huge citrusfest alert for this chapter and the next. :) In order to keep this chapter from getting massively too long (22 pages and still writing) I have had to split it into two chapters. So I apologize if it leaves you hanging, but at least you will have another one to look forward to fairly soon. ;) Next chapter's title will be "To Turn Your Tears to Roses" which completes this chapter's title, and is taken from a song called "Whispers in the Dark" by Skillet. I'll post the full lyrics and a link to the song over on my blog, it works wonderfully for these chapters and this story.

Chapter Ten: "My Love Is Just Waiting..."

Zero tilted his head, tongue teasing Kaname's teeth and fangs as he tasted the other's mouth, savoring the smooth, velvety surface on the inside of the pureblood's lower lip. His fingers combed through Kaname's hair and then down his shoulders, sliding effortlessly under the silky robe and pushing it slowly off his lover's shoulders.

He broke the kiss, letting his head fall back to rest flat on the bed again long enough to admire Kaname's perfect, pale body as the robe slid down the pureblood's arms to his elbows, revealing strong but slender shoulders. It would have been embarrassing to him to admit it, but he found Kaname's shoulders incredibly sexy for some reason. Especially when his shirts slid down them like the robe was doing now, making it seem as if the cloth was gently worshiping his lover's soft, touchable skin as it slid away, revealing the pureblood bit by bit before the hunter's eyes. It was like un-wrapping the most delightful of presents, and it was his. His to explore, and to adore. That thought still left him with a certain amount of awed wonder, even after all this time.

Zero groaned softly in his throat, the sound rumbling like a purr of appreciation. His hands slid back up to grip his lover's pale shoulders and he pushed off against the bed with his legs and elbows, flipping them over and easily tumbling Kaname beneath him.

Kaname's dark hair fanned on the bedspread around his head as he smiled up at Zero, shivering softly when the hunter dipped his silver head and kissed the brunette's shoulder, licking and caressing the smooth skin slowly. The hunter's hot mouth followed a meandering, invisible line from the outside curve of the shoulder inward, spreading tantalizing kisses across pureblood's collarbone.

"I might have a present for you..." Zero murmured against Kaname's skin as he adored it with his lips and tongue.

Kaname raised an eyebrow, a little surprised and curious. "Oh really?" he returned a bit breathlessly, running his hands through Zero's hair and savoring its wiry softness. "Does it come with a receipt?" he teased, the grin in his voice obvious.

Zero chuckled against him and lifted his head, pinning Kaname's hands to the bed on either side of him for a moment. "No, but if it works out, I don't think you'll want to return it." He wanted to tell Kaname about what had happened tonight with Khang, but he didn't want to get his lover's hopes up until he knew if it would come to anything or not. "I'm not sure about the delivery, but if things come together, you'll get it tomorrow morning," he said simply, enjoying the chance to be the mysterious one for once.

Kaname looked intrigued and smiled, fingers curling through Zero's hair again as soon as the hunter released him. "Oh, it's a surprise, is it?"

Zero lifted his head long enough to nod. "Yup," he said simply, indicating that the pureblood would get no more out of him on the subject just now. His hands slid down to Kaname's sash, undoing the loose knot and easing the robe completely open. The hunter felt his heartbeat speeding up.

Kaname's usual style of dress meant that he wore a lot of high-collared, long sleeve shirts and slacks. They looked wonderful on him, naturally, but also covered almost all the body beneath. Maybe that was part of why Zero especially loved the act of peeling his clothing away – Kaname was often wearing so damn much of it. Ties, suit coats, vests, shirts, undershirts... he didn't even remove his shirt or undress enough to go swimming unless they were alone. It was almost like he was hiding his perfection away from the prying eyes of the rest of the world. They did not get to see it, but Zero did. There was something exotic about finally being able to strip the graceful brunette down to his skin, to where there was nothing at all between them but the flesh and blood frames that carried their entwined souls and their raggedly beating hearts.

Right now, though, Kaname wasn't wearing much at all, and Zero was quite pleased to find his lover completely naked beneath the silky robe. His amethyst eyes darkened a shade in arousal as his hands glided across Kaname's sides, feeling the way the pureblood's breathing was already beginning to accelerate. The strong and yet somehow delicate ribcage expanded and contracted swiftly under the hunter's fingers as the pureblood was laid naked under his lover's gaze.

Kaname shivered softly at the chill. Only the chill. Only that, he told himself firmly. The chill was from within, however, more than without. If he wasn't careful, he was going to break out into a cold sweat. His body felt uncomfortably frigid, but Zero's gaze was warm and enticing.

The ex-human slid quickly out of his boxers and straddled his lover's thighs, kneeling over him. Kaname wrapped his arm around Zero's back and pulled him close, burying his face in the damp silver hair to muffle the too-rapid cadence of his breathing. He inhaled Zero's fragrance deeply, almost desperately, willing himself to become lost in it. He wanted Zero so much. He wanted to want Zero so much. He wanted to not be afraid.

Zero's hard, warm body felt burning hot against the almost unnaturally cool skin of the pureblood's inner thighs as it pressed against him before sliding higher and brushing smoothly against the pureblood's own chilled, but hardening body. Kaname gasped softly when that fiery firmness slid lengthwise against his own. The sweet ache in his gut turned into a tense knot of yearning and he pressed his hips up, pushing against Zero.

Zero exhaled with a soft hiss as their bodies touched, flesh sliding on flesh and sending pleasure tingling through him. Kaname was so cold in his arms. The pureblood's body temperature naturally ran a little lower than the ex-human's, but it seemed even more pronounced tonight. There were faint goose bumps on the graceful, pale arms and the lithe body trembled slightly under him. Even the pureblood's hardening arousal was cool and smooth as it pressed urgently up against his shower-damp body. The coolness of the beautiful, milky skin gave the fleeting, exotic impression that Kaname might have been a statue of unearthly beauty, carved from the most exquisite ivory and coming slowly to life under the hands of his Pygmalion. Kaname's soft, shuddering gasp, as if inhaling for the first time, complimented the ephemeral illusion.

Realistically, Zero assumed that the room was colder than he realized, since his body was still warm and toasty from the hot shower. He pressed closer to Kaname, gathering his lover more fully in his arms and covering as much of his skin as possible, trying to heat the chilly body with his own and protect Kaname from the cold.

Zero's warmth burned pleasurably into Kaname's cold frame, seeping into him and making him shiver harder, but from enjoyment this time. He all but burrowed into that warmth, his breath coming a little easier as Zero held him close.

For a little while, the couple allowed themselves the languid, breathtaking luxury of lying flush together and feeling every curve and angle of their bodies against one another, some soft, some hard... and some getting quickly harder by the minute. They rocked slowly in unison, mouths trading slow, exploratory kisses as they let the heat pooling between them grow gradually hotter and hotter. Their firm lengths pressed and rubbed, teasing soft moans and warm shivers from both bodies, tingling with the promise of things to come.

Slowly, Zero could feel Kaname's body warming under him, flushing, blood rushing enticingly to the surface of the pale skin. The pureblood's soft sounds of enjoyment coaxed forth an even hotter flame inside the hunter.

Kaname kissed the side of Zero's neck, licking and sucking skillfully while his long fingers played with the hunter's earrings, his nails lightly brushing the sensitive skin behind the ex-human's ear, almost unconsciously tracing the blood seal he had placed there some years ago. This was Zero. His own dear, wonderful Zero. He had nothing to fear. Nothing. Kaname held onto that like he held onto Zero. Tightly. Very tightly.

Zero's breath caught in his chest and came out in a shuddering exhale against Kaname's ear. The seal was very sensitive to Kaname's touch, as was his bite area, which Kaname was exploring with lips and tongue and the dual sensations sent gut curling shivers of excitement through his body.

Kaname's hand slid between them, capturing Zero and playing with him skillfully. Too skillfully, if Zero didn't want to let this happen too quickly. Groaning and smiling, Zero caught Kaname's wrists and pulled them up over the pureblood's head. "Ah, ah, ah... behave now," he teased huskily. Tugging the sash free of the robe Kaname had been wearing, which was still trapped partially under the pureblood, Zero used the silk cord to tie his lover's wrists together, knotting it tightly and then finishing it off into an absurdly flouncy little bow.

Giving his lover a playful, tender smile, Zero kissed Kaname on the nose. "There. Much better." That particular smile and this kind of beautiful attitude was somewhat rare for Zero. He was obviously feeling very comfortable and confident. Kaname would have done anything to protect that confidence and to not see that lovely little smile disappear. Including smiling back and pretending that a cold, hard chill had not zinged down his spine at the sensation of being bound.

Normally, he loved this kind of play, something Zero knew quite well. It wasn't as if Zero was even being terribly serious about it. Kaname could have wriggled out of the "bonds" without exerting himself much at all, but of course he wouldn't because this was how Zero wanted him. No, there was nothing at all sensible or logical about what he was feeling. Yet for one horrible moment the flimsy silk cord around his wrists felt like chains, and the man leaning over him was not silver-headed and smiling adoringly, but dark and smirking.

Kaname clamped his eyes shut, biting his lip and managing to turn his unintentional whimper into a moan, writhing under Zero to hide the true sensation he was battling. "Tease..." he panted. His chest was hammering and his skin felt clammy. Go away, just go away! Kaname almost pleaded with the demons in his mind. He mustn't let Zero sense what he was feeling. Zero was too cautious, too serious and frankly, too considerate. If he noticed Kaname's unease he would think he was doing something wrong and pull back, the seductively playful mood would be spoilt and the pureblood would really feel like crap.

"Patience is a virtue, they say," Zero teased back, kissing Kaname soundly. The pureblood's eyes flickered open again, happily drowning in the silvery amethyst depths gazing down at him. There was such love in those eyes, and they could belong to no one but Zero. It helped drive the other images away.

"Virtue isn't really the first thing on my mind right now..." Kaname murmured back with a dry look. The reassuring banter helped him too.

Shifting, Zero slipped his knee between Kaname's thighs, parting them a little and pressing his arousal against the smooth, angled jut of the pureblood's hipbone. He kissed the hollow of Kaname's throat before bringing his other knee over to join the first, swiftly spreading his lover's legs open with his own. His strong, softly callused hands caught under the pureblood's knees, pushing Kaname's legs apart and back, holding them spread deliberately wide as he leaned over him.

Kaname's knees bent instinctually, his feet curling behind Zero's thighs, heels resting on the hunter's calves. As Zero's hand slid down the inside of his thigh and the hunter's mouth worked its way over to lavish attention on an aroused, pale pink nipple, Kaname felt his pulse hammering in his veins. If only it had been entirely from arousal.

Kaname closed his eyes tightly again. It should have been. Dear God, it should have been. He loved it when Zero touched him like this. A soft little groan of pleasure caught in his throat as the hunter's skilled fingers slipped into his cleft and one thumb rubbed enticingly against his entrance. Zero wasn't trying to enter yet, just rubbing slow, promising circles against the tight ring.

The pureblood felt his muscles tensing, his stomach trembling in arousal that was intensified by unease. His heart was pounding so loudly in his ears he could hardly hear. He thought he smelled almonds and anise... but that was not Zero's scent, it was... it was someone else's. His mind was playing tricks on him. His stomach lurched.

Kaname's eyes flew open again quickly and he looked around, forcing himself to take in small, mundane details about the walls and the ceiling in order to keep himself grounded in the present. The ceiling was textured, sand in the paint making a graceful, sweeping swirls across the broad expanse. His eyes traced the cloud-like curves slowly, trying to find calmness in distraction. There was no reason this should be different than the hundreds of other times Zero had made love to him. No reason at all... but it was. Because unlike almost all the other times... Kaname was afraid. He didn't want to be. There was absolutely no reason for him to be. But he was.

He was quite aroused, but his stomach felt like a raw bundle of nerves and he desperately didn't want Zero to pick up on that. He knew the hunter wanted him, and after what had happened earlier, after what he'd done, Kaname would be damned before he wimped out on him again. He would not and could not deny Zero this. He didn't want to... but he was finding it impossible to relax and was only making himself even more tense the harder he tried to force himself to stop feeling that way.

The stupid part was that when it came down to it, his biggest fear was actually of being afraid. It wasn't as if he was afraid Zero was going to hurt him after all, that was ridiculous. Zero was being very tender and playful with him and besides, he would have welcomed anything Zero wanted to do to him so long as it pleased his lover. No, he was frightened that he was going to react in some way that would make Zero suspicious and either lead to questions he didn't want to answer or rekindle their unpleasant arguments from earlier. Kaname desperately didn't want that, nor did he want the past to intrude on their relationship like this. It was frustrating and incredibly stupid. Every moment that he couldn't simply relax and give himself to Zero like he wanted to drove his anxiety higher, which made it even harder to relax, which made him even more anxious, which... created an idiotic, vicious cycle wherein he was freaking out because he was freaking out.

Kaname was doing a good job of masking his fear, but Zero could feel the tension in his lover's muscles. His ministrations were meant to start relaxing his partner, but seemed to be having the opposite effect. He lifted his head from the pureblood's pert, flushed nipple and gave Kaname a soft, quizzical smile.

Kaname saw his head coming up in enough time to completely hide whatever struggle might have been showing in his eyes, carefully replacing it with only desire so that Zero saw nothing amiss.

"Relax, Kaname... you're so tense," Zero murmured, continuing to stroke Kaname's entrance while at the same time wrapping his other fist around the pureblood's arousal, giving it a couple of slow pumps to encourage the reaction he was looking for.

Kaname gasped softly, pale neck arching as his head tilted back, lips parting to reveal a sinfully enticing glimpse of his partially unsheathed fangs. Kaname tended to get aroused everywhere at the same time when Zero was touching him. The pureblood breathed raggedly through his mouth for a moment. The reaction at least was as it should be. There was no hiding the honesty of how hard his pulsing flesh was in the hunter's hand or of how much Zero turned him on. If only he could just focus on that and not think about anything else.

Kaname smiled breathlessly up at the ceiling before his dark gaze leveled with Zero again. "Why don't you make me?" he murmured, using the light, playful challenge to hide the fact that he still couldn't make his muscles stop tensing up and his gut stop clenching every time Zero touched him.

Zero grinned back. Damn, but his lover was gorgeous. Lying naked on his back on Zero's bed, dark hair fanned on the quilt, elbows slightly bent, wrists crossed over his head and bound with that silly crimson bow, legs spread invitingly... Kaname was an irresistible picture of desire that made Zero's blood positively throb in his veins.

"Maybe I will," he retorted. He crawled off of his partner to retrieve the lube from nightstand drawer, and Kaname momentarily closed his eyes, breathing deeply and willing himself to get a freaking grip before his lover returned.

Zero rooted around in the drawer for a moment before he found the tube. It was silly that picking it up and twisting the cap off still made him feel kind of awkward and embarrassed, even after all this time. He left the cap on the dresser, but took the tube with him as he crawled back across the bed.

He found Kaname lying where he'd left him, eyes closed. A soft smile played across Zero's lips. Kaname must still be really tired. Usually he was all over Zero while the hunter went for the lube - touching and kissing him and murmuring embarrassing things meant to make his partner flush. Zero figured that Kaname's weariness and stress were probably why he was so tense. It was going to be tricky trying to make love to him without causing a lot of pain when he was that tight, especially since Zero was currently feeling very ready. He knew once he got into that tight heat, he wasn't going to want to stop or take it slow. He had some playful punishment in mind for his lover, but Kaname had been acting so strangely vulnerable lately that he didn't want to physically hurt him, even in a pleasurable way. He was mindful of the fact that Kaname never spoke up or said anything if he was accidentally too rough, which meant he'd better try to help him relax a little before things went much farther.

Setting the tube down on the bed, Zero gently took Kaname by the shoulders again and rolled him onto his stomach, kneeling over his legs and straddling his hips.

Kaname had actually not sensed Zero's approach or even noticed the dipping of the bed because of the turmoil he was trying so hard to hide. His eyes shot open as he suddenly found himself being rolled over, the firm pressure of Zero's body against his back pinning him on his stomach. For a moment panic engulfed him, shooting spears of ice through his insides. Only his quick reflexes allowed him to check his first reaction in time to keep from thrashing or resisting. Since he was already facing the bed, Zero thankfully couldn't see the fear that darted wildly through his dark eyes before he could quickly lock it away once more.

Kaname's pulled his bound hands partially under him so that they were under his chin instead of stretched quite so vulnerably over his head. His fingers curled into the covers, his lungs heaving softly as he tried to grab back onto his control and not give away that he was feeling anything other than eager. He groaned softly and yes, he had to admit it, he'd faked that one. His heart was in his throat and he didn't feel very aroused at the moment, damn it all. The sudden jolt and the uncomfortable vulnerability of being trapped on his stomach had all but completely softened him, but at least the bed hid that, thank God. Hopefully Zero would let him stay pressed against it and wouldn't reach around or notice the problem he was having before it righted itself.

Kaname's pale cheeks flushed warmly, however, as the 'problem' persisted. It was a humiliating thing to have happen right in the middle of sex and barring when he'd drugged himself the other night it had never been an issue for him before. Just thinking about Zero was usually enough to get him going, but now not even the hunter's hands running up and down his back and sides, the warm kisses Zero was laying along his spine, nor the firm feel of the hunter's erection rubbing teasingly along the dip where his cheeks met could re-kindle his fickle body's interest. Crap, crap, crap! Of course, the fact that he was panicking about it was probably hindering him too.

Zero's strong fingers caressed his ribs once more and Kaname sighed softly, purring as he knew he should, as he usually would. Please don't lift my hips, please don't lift my hips. He found himself briefly thinking that girls had an unfair advantage in some ways... you couldn't tell so easily whether they were aroused or not. The weird thing was that he was aroused in a way, his body was still hyper aware of Zero's nearness and his stomach swirled, but he just couldn't seem to get hard again damn-it-all-to-the-most-humiliating-hell.

Performance anxiety was not something he was used to worrying about at all, and he felt both strange and stupid. Kaname arched languidly, rolling his body a little against Zero, rubbing against him while carefully keeping as close to the bed as possible. He felt the hunter twitch against his backside. His lover was obviously experiencing no issues for his part. Maybe if he could just fake it good enough, and Zero was suitably aroused, he wouldn't notice.

Fortunately, Zero was ignoring Kaname's more problematic regions right now. Presently, Kaname felt the hunter's warm, strong hands pause their exploration and grip his shoulders. Kaname tensed, half expecting Zero to be preparing to just take him or something, but that was not the hunter's intention. Instead he kneaded the pureblood's tense shoulders slowly in his strong grip, fingers and thumbs pressing and rubbing, working their way out from Kaname's neck, down his shoulders and then across his back.

Kaname felt himself let out a shaky sigh of relief as he realized that Zero was just rubbing his back. the sound caught in his throat and turned into a little half choke that he instantly regretted, but fortunately Zero misread it. The hunter pressed his lips gently to the nape of Kaname's neck as he continued to massage him, trying to work some of the knots out of the pureblood's overly tense body.

"Shh... there's no hurry," he murmured softly against the other's skin, having mistaken Kaname's sound for one of impatience. "You said make you... so..." Kaname could feel Zero's slightly devilish smile against his spine. "You'll just have to wait." The warm voice was a honeyed hum as the hunter's moist lips traveled across his scapula, strong fingers tracing the angular jut of one shoulder blade before curling beneath it and lifting, trying to get the muscles to release. "Relax..."

Zero's hands were very strong and seemed to find all the right places as they attentively massaged and rubbed the pureblood's deceptively slender but well muscled back. This was, of course, why he had rolled Kaname onto his stomach in the first place. He was very aroused and he assumed Kaname was too, but his lover really did appear to need a little unwinding before they continued, and anyway, it was a bit of pay back too. Kaname usually hated it when Zero got him worked up and then made him wait.

Kaname did find himself relaxing under Zero's attentive hands and ironically, this was one time he didn't mind being 'tormented' in this way at all. What the hunter was doing felt good, really good. He didn't have to fake a sigh of contentment as Zero rubbed down either side of his spine with his knuckles and thumbs. Zero did not hurry, taking his time until he could finally start to feel Kaname responding under his hands.

Feeling the tension bleed out of him both because of Zero's massage, and because of the tender love the hunter was showing him by taking the time to do this, Kaname felt like he was contentedly melting into the bed. He was finally starting to feel a little welcome tingling pooling in his groin once more now too. Not quite arousal, but it was getting close. "That's really good," Kaname murmured in a deeply grateful tone. "You have the most amazing hands."

Zero smiled, pleased both at how well Kaname was relaxing and at the compliment. "Mmm... amazing huh? I like the sound of that..." he replied, shifting his knees between Kaname's legs again and pulling back on the pureblood's graceful waist, urging him to rock up a little so he was resting on elbows and knees, his backside elevated and presented very nicely. Zero rubbed Kaname's lower back with one hand while teasing his entrance with the other, probing it more meaningfully this time until his thumb penetrated the guarding ring and slipped inside. He massaged slowly, wringing a soft groan from his partner before he pulled out and replaced the digit with his well lubed index and middle fingers.

The warm, slick fingers eased their way in all the way past both knuckles and Kaname's warm breath trembled against the rumpled sheets. He was no longer remotely cold, and now felt so warm that perspiration glistened on his brow. He groaned softly, hesitantly spreading his knees a little further apart as Zero probed and prepped him. Wild butterflies were throwing themselves against the inside of his gut and by this point he almost couldn't tell if it was from anticipation or apprehension. Maybe both at the same time.

Zero took his time prepping his lover. He burned pleasurably in anticipation as he added a third finger, watching them slide meaningfully in and out of the pureblood's beautiful body as he stretched him. A small shudder wracked the hunter. He wanted and needed Kaname so much by now that he almost couldn't breathe and he certainly couldn't wait much longer.

He continued thrusting in and out with the fingers of one hand while his other slid around Kaname's slender waist, dipping down between his legs before Kaname could realize what was happening or think of a way to distract him. The pureblood tensed as Zero's warm fingers found out his humiliating little secret and he felt his cheeks flame hotly. His bound hands snagged a nearby pillow and pulled it close. He momentarily pressed his burning face against its coolness. Crap.

Zero's eyebrow raised in surprise as he felt Kaname's only semi-turgid flesh, cupping it in his palm and pleasuring it with firm but gentle strokes. "What's this? I relax you a little too much?" he teased, smiling against the back of Kaname's shoulder. The slicked fingers inside Kaname pushed deeper, brushing sensitive nerves and making the pureblood inhale sharply against the pillow.

Kaname raised his head and scowled, doing a good job of hiding his embarrassment. "Can you blame me? You're putting me to sleep here," he teased back with a mock yawn, although it was obvious how much he had enjoyed the hunter's gentle attentions.

"Oh?" Zero's fingers plunged ruthlessly deeper, twisting and scissoring in a way sure to get his lover's attention. Given the pureblood's taunting tone, he deciding that Kaname was just playing with him and trying to present reasons for the hunter to "punish" him as they'd been teasing about earlier. Kaname often liked to play the naughty roll in order to coax and provoke Zero, who was generally the more hesitant half of their kinkier encounters.

Kaname arched slightly, sucking his breath in again at the sudden sensation. A moment later the fingers withdrew completely and he felt the loss sharply.

"Guess we're going to have to fix that then, huh? Don't want to put you to sleep..." Zero smiled adoringly, giving his lover's rear a sharp little smack with his palm. Damn, Kaname made an incredibly enticing site sprawled on the bed like this, pale legs spread, slender hips raised as if begging to be taken. Gripping his lover's hips with both hands and lifting them a little more, the hunter took that invitation, pushing swiftly and suddenly into the body under him. It seemed pretty obvious that Kaname wanted him, and he didn't expect it to take much encouragement for his body to start showing it again.

Zero felt elated fire ripple through his nerve endings as he finally allowed himself to find blissful sanctuary inside his lover's body. Kaname felt incredible and the hunter groaned in strained ecstasy.

Kaname had been well prepped and Zero wasn't overly rough with him, but he wasn't going slow either as he pressed vigorously into his lover's tight heat, urgently coaxing and demanding that Kaname take all of him as quickly as possible.

Kaname gasped audibly, grabbing the pillow he was leaning against and holding it tightly as Zero's wonderfully hot, hard body forced its way into his. He pressed his face against the back of his bound hands as his body stretched to accommodate, breathing so swiftly he was hyperventilating. His stomach was doing summersaults.

Zero felt good, he felt right... but it was damn weird to be feeling this sensation without the usual craze of heated desire that usually accompanied it. It hurt a little, but not in any very terrible way. More distracting was the utter strangeness of really being so very aware of the hard length filling him. Usually he was so busy wanting Zero to go deeper and hit the sweet spots inside him that he didn't think much about it. In his current state however, he was keenly aware of every motion and sensation as the blunt hardness plumbed his hidden depths. He was able to feel it when Zero reached as deep as his fingers had been able to travel and the lube started to wear thin, skin catching on skin and increasing the friction. Zero's soft, agonized hiss of pleasure as he pushed harder into the obviously intoxicating resistance was a beautiful sound to the pureblood.

He shifted his hips a little on the pillow, getting his knees a little further under him and spreading his thighs wider in an effort to ease the penetration. Zero's strong hands gripped his sides and Kaname could feel the eager tremble in his lover's body as the hunter found intense pleasure in their coupling. Zero's hands were slender but so wonderfully strong. Kaname loved them. He loved the way they could be both soft and hard at the same time. Loved the exotic feeling of the lightly callused palms and fingertips brushing against his own supple, unblemished pureblood skin which was incapable of building and retaining things like calluses.

The discomfort of the rapid penetration increased significantly as Zero neared full sheath, but the ex-human's enthralling little gasps and moans of ecstasy helped ease the anxious, panicky fluttering inside the pureblood a bit. This is what he wanted. He wanted to please Zero, and he wanted desperately to remember that it was Zero behind him.

"Tell me I belong to you..." Kaname groaned softly, begging. He needed to hear Zero's voice, he wanted the hunter to talk to him.

Zero smiled tenderly, his breath coming ragged and short as Kaname's body obligingly swallowed him whole and he sought complete penetration. He kissed the back of Kaname's shoulder, his lips trembling a little. His hands slid up Kaname's sides, gripping the pureblood's shoulders for leverage.

"You... belong... to... me..." he murmured obligingly, his voice laden with heat and adoration, each word punctuated by a series of deep, decisive thrusts that took him as deep as he could go. "Ah..." Zero moaned as his hips pressed flush against his lover's backside and Kaname's body tightened around him. There were no words on earth that could describe that incredible feeling.

Kaname panted softly, his every sense tingling with awareness of Zero's body and the completeness of their joining. It didn't matter at this point whether he was aroused or not, he was still enjoying this for the intimacy of the act and because of the pleasure Zero was so obviously experiencing. Actually, in a weird way it was kind of hot - this oddly crisp awareness of what was happening, this ability to really see, feel and observe what Zero was like as he made love without a cloud of sensation coloring his perceptions.

"Make me believe it," Kaname groaned breathlessly against the pillow he was clutching, his heart still thudding in his ears, his fingers digging into the soft pillowcase. Zero's grip on his shoulders was tight enough to make his arms and fingers tingle. While his odd detachment was pleasurably unique to a certain extent... he didn't want to feel too disconnected. He needed to know this was happening to him. That Zero was making love to him. That Zero wanted him. "Please Zero... I want to be yours."

A strangled groan answered him and Zero pulled his hips back before thrusting fully in again in one swift motion. Kaname leaned forward slightly, unintentionally pulling away from the stinging sensation of the motion even though he didn't really want to. Fortunately, Zero didn't let him, his hands tightening on Kaname's shoulders and dragging the pureblood back to him firmly.

The brunette whimpered encouragingly and Zero repeated the motion again, and again. His actions were slow and purposeful. Each stroke was breath-stealing hard and complete, but he wasn't thrusting into his lover with wild abandon. Instead he would pull back, almost all the way out, leaving Kaname's stretched passage tingling and aching slightly from the last hard thrust. Then he would stay there until Kaname was nearly squirming, body tense and trembling as it anticipated what was coming, feeling he was going to go mad waiting for the next stroke. Then Zero would push forward again with all the strength of his lean, muscular frame, driving into his lover's body all the way to the hilt. After that he'd pause again, letting Kaname feel how fully he was filled and appreciate how completely he was being claimed before repeating the whole procedure. Zero was being unusually deliberate about his possession of the pureblood's body, as if he was indeed trying to make the point Kaname had requested.

"You are mine," Zero whispered against his the back of his lover's neck as he leaned forward over him, shifting a little to allow him even more control over his motions. The hunter's voice was both adoring and possessive in a way that made Kaname's insides flutter warmly. They both knew it went without saying that the same was true in reverse.

"Always and forever," the ex-human's panted vow was soft, but sincere. "And tonight, my dear, I am going to make love to you..." Zero struck deep, grinding against a very sensitive place inside Kaname and the pureblood gave a lovely little groaning yelp of appreciation. "... until you can never ..." Zero did it again and Kaname clutched harder at the pillow, nerves sparking intensely and feeding a very welcome fire back to his groin. "... ever..."

"Ahh!" Kaname pressed his face against the pillow, sensation flowing though him like electricity.

"... doubt it again."

Kaname could feel the shower damp ends of Zero's short hair brushing against the back of his shoulder. He trembled and moaned softly, his fingers digging desperately into the pillow each time Zero claimed him until he'd punctured it and could feel the softness of the feathers inside under his touch. Oops, he was going to have to get Zero a new one. His pulse hammered in his ears. The strange beauty of being so fully at Zero's disposal was, ironically, starting to finally turn him on. The intensely perfect way Zero was hitting his sweet spot each time he thrust forward certainly wasn't hurting either.

The pureblood whimpered a soft, ecstatic curse as Zero continued the incredible, torturous motions relentlessly, spending a good several minutes focusing on letting Kaname know just how much he belonged to him. Finally, Zero's motions started becoming less deliberate and more urgent as his own pleasure began building past bearable.

Zero started thrusting faster and more rhythmically as desire overtook him. Kaname felt one warm hand trailing down his stomach towards his groin, obviously intent on making sure that his lover was enjoying himself too.

Kaname was aroused now, but not as fully as usual, so he released the pillow he was holding and reached down, quickly arrested that searching hand before it could find its goal. He was kind of self conscious and the last thing he wanted to do was send Zero the message he wasn't enjoying himself. He was, no matter what weirdness was up with his body.

"No... I only want to feel you inside me," Kaname panted seductively, pushing back into his lover's urgent rhythm. He brought Zero's fingers to his mouth, sucking on them erotically, mimicking the hunter's motions as he rocked within him.

Zero couldn't very well find any objections to that desire and Kaname was pleased to feel the hunter's arousal jerk and twitch within him, indicating how much what the pureblood said had excited him. "Kaname..." Zero whispered his name like something between a curse and a prayer as his motions became even rougher and more urgent, his burning need apparent and, to Kaname, completely breathtaking.

The hunter was lost. Kaname felt so good, he fell so perfectly into his lover's rhythm and the teasing, seductive swirl of that skilled tongue on his fingers was just about the last straw. Zero pressed his eyes close as molten fire welled in his gut and fists of pleasure tightened spasmodically inside him. He cried out almost soundlessly, gasping, his body jerking as he crested. His hips slapped urgently against Kaname's round, perfect rear and he accidentally pushed his fingers just as deep into Kaname's mouth.

The pureblood gagged slightly, but quickly caught himself, swallowing around Zero's fingers and sucking on them as Zero shuddered and cried out against his back. Kaname craned his neck around so he could get a glimpse of his lover's face. Zero was beautiful when he climaxed. Kaname felt the radiant pleasure of his partner's bliss wash over him like a warm wave. It was silly maybe, but it made him feel proud and worthwhile somehow, that Zero could take such pleasure in being with him.

Zero collapsed against his lover's back, his warm, heavy head resting between the pureblood's shoulder blades, panting breaths brushing his skin. Kaname remained on elbows and knees, shifting just a little in order to better support them both as Zero's weight settled on him. The hunter was still inside him and did not appear in a hurry to move. Kaname felt something warm trickling down the inside of his thigh and smiled faintly. It was a little embarrassing, but at the same time he liked the tangible evidence of his beloved's pleasure.

After he seemed to recover a little, Zero started stroking his lover's sides and hips with slow, lazy enjoyment. The hunter murmured soft, inane compliments that would have embarrassed him at any time, outside the incredible afterglow of their lovemaking and Kaname enjoyed basking in his lover's adoration. Presently the pureblood chuckled.

"You know, I really like it when you come back from a hunt..." he teased softly.

"Twit," Zero retorted.

Kaname pressed his hips back a little. The hunter was still hard and Kaname doubted he was completely done. "Look who's talking."

Zero chuckled, his hand sliding down across Kaname's stomach. The touch turned tentative as it reached his manhood and Kaname resisted a sigh. He could almost feel the hunter's sudden frown as he gripped Kaname's semi-erect flesh a bit accusingly, noting the lack of stickiness anywhere about. He pulled out of Kaname and rolled the pureblood onto his back, giving him a somewhat reproachful look, or at least as reproachful as he could manage when his senses were still sparking with bliss and he felt almost idiotically happy and satisfied.

"Kaname..."

Kaname could tell he was about to either get a lecture on speaking up if he wasn't having fun or else have some very inconvenient questions posed. Neither option appealed to him at the moment, so he smiled up slyly at Zero instead. "I know..." he purred, threading his arms around behind Zero's neck and wrapping his knees around the other boy's hips. "You're not doing very good so far, are you?" He leaned up and bit Zero's ear lobe teasingly, playing it between his teeth. "I expect you to try a lot harder. I thought you were supposed to be punishing me, after all..." he pretended to pout.

"Try harder, huh?" Zero retorted, raising his eyebrows, convinced now that Kaname was just messing with him. The pureblood was really asking for it. "Well, now that you mention it, our location is hardly as... unusual... as it was earlier." Zero straightened up, getting off of Kaname and then off of the bed.

Kaname rolled onto his side, looking at his lover quizzically and wondering what he was up to.

"Come on," Zero beckoned for his lover to follow. "We can't exactly find a public restroom around here, but let's try some other locations and see if they do it for you." His mischievous grin warned Kaname that he had plans.

"Okay..." the pureblood said slowly as he brought his bound hands down in front of him and slid off the bed to join Zero, not quite sure what his lover had in mind.