Dark Empire, 'The Chornicles of Dajorin

Keisotsu Yuyrin looked around him as the others stood with him waiting for Fii to arrive with Traitorin. In truth the Silver Tiger wanted nothing more than to go inside and find the one he loved more than anything. He ran a hand thru his long silver hair, messing up the chocolate brown strips that flowed thru it more so then the wind had already. His silver ears bearing the same markings twitched as he listened to the sound of night life coming into being. And yet all he could think about was visions of soft creamy skin, with long deep auburn hair kissed with golden highlights. Warm hunter green eyes and a beautiful athletic build that still held all of those soft curves that announced her as a very attractive woman…in truth all he wanted more than anything was to go into the castle find her and tell her how very sorry he was. He hadn’t meant to leave her like that, but Lord Traitorin had come to him a couple of months ago and asked him to travel and find his missing son with a small party. At the time he had been ensnared with his ‘heat’ and had been given something for it. But it was just after….just after he had told her that he loved her. And then to leave without a word… or any indication that he would be back.



Kei was not foolish by any stretch of the imagination he could only hope that she forgave him and was not foolish enough to think that she had not possibly fallen in love with another. No, in truth all he could truly hope for was her happiness. He looked about running a hand through his silvery white hair disrupt the faded chocolate stripes a moment again before flickering his soft cat-like ears around. His tail swished idly behind him, as he nonchalantly sniffed at the air as if to try to find her scent….if even for a moment. He glanced up as the Dragon Lord came out and dismissed them allowing them to call it a night.



He walked down the halls lost in thought before stopping before is room. Taking a deep breath he turned and instead knocked on her door, since her room had last he knew been across the hall from his, after a moment or two with no answer he assumed she was asleep and entered into his room, lighting a fire in the fire place he walked over and sat down on the bed thinking that he would find her in the morning and attempted to rest a bit.



Naiya sighed as she made her way to the kitchen having left Ryuu’s room in favor of getting some warm milk and heading back towards her room. She loved the dragon she was seeing…well sort of, but not nearly as much as she loved the Gatan…who had disappeared with a large part of her heart. It was because of him nights like these were hard to find sleep in. Hard for her to get any rest while she thought about him and yet she could not shove him from her heart, for he was the one who she…..loved.



Unable to get any rest with his thoughts being consumed with needing to see her he got up and began walking the halls taking the familiar paths back towards the Castle’s kitchen. It was late and he didn’t want to bother anyone but the closer he drew the more his ears perked up. Her scent…he could clearly catch her scent and yet…even still as he walked into the kitchen he stared. There she was wearing a loose tunic and breeches, standing before the stove heating up some milk and looking so very lost in thought. He spoke breaking the spell he was in for the moment as he looked at her. “Naiya.” Kei breathed softly trying to figure out if it was really her…if the fates were being nice enough to allow him this chance to see her and at least tell her how very sorry he was.



Naiya heard someone say her name, but it was a voice she knew as well if not better than her own as she turned around to face him her hand reaching out on instinct more than anything else as a flurry of emotions crossed over her deep green eyes. Anger, sadness, sorrow, love, guilt…just to name a few that danced in them. As if no one emotion could settle for the moment as she simply reacted. Her hand wrapping around the handle of the pan that held the milk barely sparing it a passing thought as it went flying. Through the air to hit the wall next to the Silver Tiger Gatan’s head with a resounding clang; she had impeccable aim. “Keisotsu Yuryrin you bastard!” she yelled torn between all of those emotions although her voice settled quite nicely on angry for the moment.



He flinched and yelped as the pan hit the wall next to him. He knew her aim was perfect and that she had missed, on purpose for that he was thankful. But his ears were pinned back, between the loud sounds so close to them and the anger she was showing him, he was cautious. Holding his hands up before him; in a ‘take it easy’ gesture….he really didn’t want to get into another tussle with her, and this one he was sure she would win. “Naiya…I can explain….” He said debating wither-or-not running from the room was the best course of action. If she was this angry he was no match and he knew it. She’d get him this time and he couldn’t say he hadn’t earned it.



“You left. You told me you loved me…and then you left…you…LEFT!” Naiya said in anger her voice shaking as she stood there on the verge of tears. But it was clear, so very clear that it was more than that. It was killing her inside that her tiger was here now and she wanted nothing more than to hug him to hold him close….and she couldn’t…”My father died…I buried him…two days before we met. Then…you happened to me, and you…made me fall for you… and then YOU LEFT ME!!!” She said breathing heavy as she looked at him. “Without a single word…just left…Do you have any idea what that did to me?” Naiya could feel it, starting slowly inside her heart, and crawling outwards. A softness inside of her that refused to stay angry with the Gatan before her, and that ate away at her anger. Melted it away as she looked at him and could see how much his actions pained him as well. How much he wanted nothing more than to make it up to her, and she knew….in her heart that she didn’t deserve it. Not now.



He closed his eyes. “I wouldn’t have if I had a choice.” He said as he opened them again lowering his hands. “Lord Traitorin sent out a group of us to find his son. He believed he might be in danger and that time was of the essence. He asked us to leave right away to find him. I didn’t have time to get to you. But believe me my thoughts were always on you,” He said as his ears tipped back and he took a deep breath. “All I wanted was to come back here to see you again.” Kei looked down and shook his head. “I should have written to you I know that….but I was afraid that if you responded even once…I’d turn and come back. I’d fail Lord Traitorin, I never meant to harm you.”



She shook her head, wanting desperately to refuse to forgive him. He’d hurt her by leaving. He broke her…she just stayed in the castle, as Traitorin had given her permission to and focused on her alchemy studies…but even that couldn’t keep her mind off of the Gatan. She hung her head and slowly sank down to the floor, her back against the cupboard doors behind her. “I’ve missed you…I’ve dreamt every night that you’d come back like this…and even when I start to think you won’t…when I begin to think I should let go and move on…I just can’t. I couldn’t…” She said in a low whisper as if not sure wither or not she was speaking to him or herself. “I should hate you…I should…I should…” She repeated again and again. Covering her face with her hands to hide the tears that threatened to fall with the emotions that bubbled to the surface…



He moved to kneel before her. “I would not blame you if you did.” He said softly his northern accent putting deep richness to his voice a sincerity that he truly felt and was echoed in his words. “I have no right to be forgiven. When I told you that I loved you I meant it, and still do.” He took a deep breath and sat down opposite her. “Naiya, I…” Trailing off as he tried to think of words to say, and they failed him. Kei was self taught in common so some words failed him and he was not sure if he would be able to get across what he was thinking and feeling, that he understood she had every right to be upset with him and accepted it for what it was. “If you want me to leave you alone right now I will, whatever you want Naiya, just say it.”



“I don’t know….” She answered him her own soft bell like voice holding the edge of her ears to it. Shaky at best she tried to collect herself and her thoughts, which were for the most part failing her. What was she to do? He was here, right in front of her, and she had cheated on him, cast him off for dead, or lost to her and gone with Ryuu even when her heart told her to wait for him, that he would return for her. Her dreams telling her as much, she knew that, she was a Druid and they often saw truths in dreams and hers always told her that he would return but she had been unable to wait. Wanting to fill the void he had left behind and now? Now he was here and she was torn. “I don’t know what I want…I want...I want you…and I don’t want you to leave. I want you to stay. I’ve always wanted that. But…I …I don’t know what to do Kei.” She said struggling to speak, to find the words to tell him what she had done.



He looked at her quietly then leaned forwards and kissed her gently on the lips. “As I told you whatever you want of me you can have it.” He said looking lovingly into her eyes. “I won’t ever leave you not for good as long as I have a say in the matter. As long as you want me Naiya I’m yours.”



She just stared at him, the tears still falling slowly down her face as they had been for the past few moments. Each one tracing slow lines down, she was surprised and confused after such a gentle kiss on the lips. “…Kei…” But her heart seemed to know better than the confused state of her mind as she fell into him hugging him tightly. Naiya held on for dear life as if he would suddenly fade and disappear as if he was nothing more than a dream again and that she would wake up and find him gone. She closed her eyes though for she had him, she had her Gatan back, then leaned up and kissed him again, as she had done so very many times in her dreams.



She broke the kiss with a small sob before burying her face in the crook of his neck. “I love you…” she whispered brokenly, crying openly now as she clung to him. “I’ve always loved you…and…I’m sorry…,” her voice was getting a little hoarse with the tears, as they racked her frame. How could she have ever doubted that he’d return… “I never stopped loving you, but I was lonely, I was sad….I met someone else…I don’t…I don’t know what to do.”



He wrapped his arms around her even as his ears twitched back. He had a feeling this might have happened. He had left without a word and he could not expect her to think he had not abandoned her. Left her for good, he knew something like this might happen and had prepared himself for it although it didn’t hurt any less. “It’s alright Naiya.” He said his deep brassy voice echoing softly in the kitchen a warm crescendo to the silence and her tears. “I hurt you; I don’t expect that things wouldn’t happen while I was gone. All I want is your happiness. “He said as he carefully choose his words so that his meaning would not be lost or misunderstood, the gods knew she had suffered enough because of him. “If it’s with him then I will always be here for you. But all I can tell you is to follow your heart.”



“I know…what my heart wants. I just…I don’t know how to tell him.” She spoke in soft sad tones her bell like voice a barely audible whisper compared to his brassy ones. “He’s been very good to me. I think…I think he’s always known, that I’m still in love with you….and yet he tries so hard to help me past it….But…,” she paused only a moment to look up into his own silvery blue eyes looking into their depths as if all the answers laid in the tigers eyes as they had always and up until now. “Could you still want me…after I’ve been with someone else?”



It was like a stab to the heart to hear that, but he couldn’t expect anything less. He didn’t know what she had been through and could not pretend to know. Kei looked at her a moment before gently tipping her chin so that his silver blue met her hunter green eyes directly. “I want to be with you. Nothing else matters to me. Things happen in life, I want you regardless.” He said as he pushed aside his own feelings of hurt. After all it was his fault for not saying anything when he left. She had a right to go one with her life he could not expect her to stand still for him. “I love you Naiya and that does not change how I feel about you.” He said softly to her. “It never will.”



Getting lost in his gaze for a few moments she finally nodded and spoke, as if to break the mood and the spell she felt herself falling into so easily with the tiger. “We should…get off of the floor…” she said quietly into the room in a soft tone feeling a bit calmer now. It was strange…there was all of this time that had gone by, several months since last she had seen him. But being here with him right now it didn’t feel like any time had passed at all. Seeing him again, her love for him was just as intense and undeniable as when she last saw him. How could she ever explain this to Ryuu? It was true she cared deeply for the dragon but it wasn’t this, it wasn’t the same. Not like it was for Keisotsu. Her love for Kei had never stopped or lessened over time. They had a saying among the Druids, that one could find there one true soul mate, the one that they were meant to be with no matter what and she knew it was this Gatan before her. It was why she had pulled away from Ryuu so much in the past, isolating herself in her study, falling into melancholy moods, like tonight…to be literally thinking about the Gatan and have him appear before her. She could not help but wonder if she was dreaming.



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A few moments later having cleaned up the spilt milk and heading out towards the hall they walked hand in hand, with Naiya leading the way, Kei honestly had no idea where they were going but that was fine with him as his tail swished and danced in the air behind him. His silver blue eyes looking about the halls of the castle he had not been in for what felt like such a long time. He walked hand in hand with her, wherever she wanted to go was fine with him he didn’t want to leave her side.



She looked at Kei’s hand within her own and then at him, slowly sliding her hand from his to the crook of his elbow. “I want to show you something…” She said finally breaking the silence between them.



She led him down through the halls before entering a room which held meaning to her. She walked into her lab which didn’t seem like all that much. It has its station to the left that felt very cold and scientific, but then there was a large elegant oak table on a large, plush area rug with books and charts strewn across the tabletop. Most of the books were her father’s old journals. Beside that there was another plush carpet beneath a large sofa that faced the fireplace. It was all in a small rectangular room, but it made it cozy and warm. Comfortable for her to work and fall asleep in…. Days and nights when Kei was so heavily on her mind and in her heart that she couldn’t see Ryuu due to guilt of loving and thinking of another man….



Kei looked around the room and shook his head. “This is yours? Incredible.” He said lightly. To him the room was a lot; his eyes took in everything including the fire playing brightly off to the one side. Bright curiosity glittering in his eyes as his ears twitched. But mostly it was that the only scent he could pick up in the room was hers….and hers alone.



She nodded, “Yes….” She said looking around as well. “I came here…when I wanted to be alone …with you.” She said simply, clearly he’d know what she meant. She then looked at him and tilted her head a little at that curious glitter in his eyes. “What?” She asked quietly, not sure what was so entrancing about the fire….



He blinked and felt a blush coming into his cheeks both at her words and that she had caught him staring off into the fire. He tugged gently on her hand an led her into her own lab looking around. “It’s just that this is yours. I don’t really notice any other scents in here.” He said softly looking around. “And that’s what interests me. What you’ve been working on, the fire, that’s roaring everything about you.” He looked away from her; he had always been honest with her and that wasn’t about to change.



Naiya noticed the blush and blushed faintly herself following him around as he led her on his own little tour of her small lab/study. “Well…I don’t really let anyone else in here. This is just for me. It’s like a sanctuary. Even if I can’t get any work done, I can think in here, sleep, cry….dream….pretty much everything.” She admitted. He already knew she came here to think of him in private. She turned over one of her father’s journals. “I‘ve been trying mainly, though to figure out what he was working on….trying to finish what he started…but I’m not good enough yet.” She glanced at Kei out of the corner of her eye. I wonder…if he’s thought of us….that way….while he was gone…I know I have….gods. I regret that night….everything I didn’t do….and should have.



He looked at her a moment then looked away. “I shouldn’t have left.” He said softly the normal playful banter gone from his voice as he looked about the room. “The nights were the worst. I couldn’t sleep.” He let go of her hand as he stepped up to the table and looked down at everything there. “If I did, the… dreams were of you and the heartache in the morning was just too much. I never forgot your scent. I never pressed things that night because I couldn’t bear the thought of hurting you…” he said in a low tone. “But there isn’t a moment I didn’t long to hold you in my arms again. To be with you….to belong solely to you.” He said in a low brassy tone….almost as if afraid to speak.



She looked at Kei silently after a few moments of silence between them; she had this…odd feeling as if she was being tracked herself. But she brushed if off. “I know…you didn’t want to hurt me…I didn’t want to get hurt. Sometimes I thought it was really good we didn’t do that, because suddenly you were gone. Maybe it would have hurt more had we done more that night….but then there’s a part of me that regrets not being close to you that night, and if I could go back…I would have. I wanted you to be the first….I truly did.” She said her soft bell-like voice holding notes of infinite sadness.



He looked at her, “the pain probably would have been worse.” He said softly his baritone cutting through the air as he took a step closer to her and gently wrapped her up in a hug, letting his chin lay lightly against the top of her head. “I’ve thought about that as well. I don’t know if I could have stood being away from you even a moment then. It was painful the way we parted, I don’t want to think about it that way,” He said as he closed his eyes. “But there’s not a moment, I don’t wonder what would have happened if things had gone differently.”



She closed her eyes and just rested against him as he held her, he smelled so good, just as she remembered…and his arms fit perfectly around her the way they hugged her just right. She knew it was an impossible wish, but she never wanted him to let go again. She opened her eyes and blushed deeply; starring over his shoulder as she rested her head under his chin as he spoke of…wondering what might have happened. “…Kei…” she said softly in a low quiet tone, blushing deeper and glad he couldn’t see it the way they were standing, her fingers playing with the black of his shirt nervously, just curling around the fabric.



Kei could hear her heartbeat pick up and looked down at her, before gently lifting her up and walking over to sit down on the rug with her in his lap. Still holding her gently in his arms... “I already told you. Whatever you want of me, it’s yours.” He said in a low husky baritone, the playful loving tones he was so known for shining through.



She blinked a few times, confused as Kei lifted her up and carried her to the rug in front of the fireplace. She blushed as he held her on his lap and kissed her. “I want to know what you want too Kei…I don’t want to be the only one deciding things…” She protested quietly, studying his eyes almost in a daze from that kiss.



He smiled. “What I want?” he asked softly playfully. “I want to stay like this, I want to hold you and never let go.” He looked at her and reached up to play gently with her hair. “He looked at her and reached up to play gently with her hair. “I want to stay like this forever if possible,, if you want more of me, anything you want I want to give it to you.” He shook his head and looked into her eyes. “I want you Naiya, just the way you are. I don’t think I can put it all into words….”



Her eyes shimmering a little before she closed them; then slid her arms around Kei’s shoulders, kissing him again, a few tears slipping past her eyelashes and down her cheek. The kiss slowly became more tender and deeper as though a silent invitation for more.



Kei gently deepened the kiss on his own end, sliding his arms around her and holding her gently to him. Letting his fingers play against the fabric of the shirt she was wearing. Feeling the smooth material move and slid along her skin.



Having broken the kiss she; sighed a little content as she rested there in his strong gentle arms. “I’m so glad you’re here.” Nai breathed softly feeling those tears spill forth stinging her eyes a bit they were happy tears, for her was real, this was very much real.



He was smiling as he nestled closer to her…. “I’m…glad to be here with you.” He said softly in answer to her comment to him. His fingers coming up to play gently in her hair, he could scent her tears, although that same scent told him that they were not sad. He ran his fingers lovingly through her soft silken hair; there was no hurry in him to move to pull away from her at the moment. Wanting to stay, right where he was….



Moving a little her body inching along his, and shifting slightly… “Never leave me Keitsotsu.” She begged of him, quietly softly she couldn’t handle a second time, couldn’t go through it again. Next time he had to leave, was asked to go on a journey she would go with him no matter what, anyone said or did to stop her.



Looking down at the top of her head he took a deep breath; closing his eyes a moment he spoke sincerely. “I don’t intend on it.” He answered her softly and he didn’t. He didn’t intend on leaving her again but it wasn’t something he could control was it?



“No…not good enough…” She said as she looked up at him, her voice quiet in the room, desperation to it unlike any other. “Promise me…Promise me Kei. I need you too….” She said softly her fingers biting into his arms as if to hold onto him for dear life. As if she let go he’d suddenly disappear on her again despite the fact that she was currently sitting in his very warm and comfortable lap.



He could hear the faint tremors in her voice, his soft ears twitching as he closed his eyes. How did one promise such a thing? When anything could happen between now and then? But it was a promise he would make and do everything in his power to keep. He didn’t speak in common for common, held meaning but scared oath to him. It was not the language of his people. “Selem sa vi.” He said in his tribes’ dialect, a soft smile gracing his features as he spoke the words which rolled off of his tongue, then repeated them in common for her. “I promise, I swear.” And oath spoken among his people was kept, and he had sealed that promise with that phrase, the sworn oath would be kept by him. He would never disappear on her again not if he could help it….



Her heart skipped a beat, hearing his native tongue. It warmed something inside of her; she found in that moment that she loved the sound of it. When he spoke it, it sounded much more natural flowing from his lips, like a deep rich wine, a fine sound that washed over and through her. The smile that graced her features could be seen in her eyes as she looked upon him. “Thank you.” She said quietly into the room knowing that those sharp ears of his would pick it up. One of the virtues of loving a Gatan, he could hear her. “Ruan tsuil Llonann se an croi” She said to him in her own native tongue, the language of the druids a long forgotten race of gifted humans. “I promise to stay with you too…” She said softly before closing her eyes and kissing him tenderly, as if to seal the promise with a kiss.



He smiled faintly as she spoke the words and thanked him; he shook his head as he looked at her, having returned the kiss. “No, it should be the one thank you Nai.” He responded softly to the warmth in the room with her presence so very close to him. “For giving this foolish Gatan, a second chance,” He paused as his gaze took her in. He truly did feel like he was the world’s greatest fool for leaving her. For doing what he did. But it had been asked of him by the Dragon Lord, he believed then as he did now that it had been an important undertaking. But even with that knowledge he still felt horrible about it. Kei returned her sweet kiss, everything he did so very gentle with her, his tail playing lightly against her legs.



Smiling she broke the gentle kiss enjoying the feel of his tail running along her legs. “We…shouldn’t stay here all night.” She spoke quietly as if afraid to break the mood, to shatter the warm loving atmosphere they were currently in. Though truth-be-told she didn’t want to move just yet. The problem being the gentle warmth and strength of the Gatan’s arms there were sure to lull her to sleep on the floor, which was a guaranteed way to wake up stiff and sore in the morning. The floor would not be nearly as comfortable as a bed, of that she was certain.



He nodded slowly not in any real hurry to move, although he spoke none the less. “I know…but forgive me. I’m a little reluctant to let go yet.” his voice was low and playful as he held her close to him.



Smiling as she glanced up at him. “Forgiven because I feel the same way.” She said with a contented sigh.



He sighed, as his tail swished idly in the air near them, there was truth in her words and withers or not he wanted to admit it they really did need to move to a more comfortable place. He stood lifting her with him and once again linking arms with her began to walk towards their rooms. It didn’t matter to him which one as long as he was with her.



She linked arms with his as they headed out. She leaned in so that she was hugging his arm as they walked. “Let’s…go to your room….Keisotsu.” She said quietly to him.



He glanced down at her and smiled. “Sure.” He said lightly in a playful tone leading the way back down the hall that housed their rooms. He had guided them from the lab/study down the halls, his tail slowly swishing in the air behind him. Naiya made him truly happy, to have hr with him, this second chance meant the world to him.



Blissful…and distracted from everything else while with Kei…Naiya found she couldn’t stop watching him, with soft warm eyes. They walked back to his room, in truth she couldn’t wait to get there and once again feel his strong arms wrap around her. To be held close like before. Smiling as they reached his room and Kei reached for the bronze door knob pulling the large wooden doors open. She slipped in just ahead of him, and looked around. Glad to see that he had already been here and lit a fire in the fireplace to take out the evening chill. It’d been quite some time since last she had stepped foot in his room…Naiya paused. She had come here so many times in the past, hoping each time that he would be here. She stopped after a while; because each time she opened the door and he wasn’t…it was simply far too painful. Now though that could all be in the past…Keisotsu was home.



He smiled as she slid into the room before him as he closed the large orient door behind him. He looked at her having trapped most of the warmth within the room. Walking up behind her as she stood there in the center of the room and gently wrapped his arms around her from behind pulling her slender frame to him holding her close…. He moved burying his nose in her soft gold tinted auburn curls, just to breath in her scent; the scent of snow and winter pine. He just wanted to hold her a moment, although they had all night that simply didn’t feel like long enough to him.



Surprised by the sudden hug, but quickly melting into the strength of his arms around her. She smiled as she rested her head on his shoulder. Feeling him rest up against her as well, she brought her hands up to wrap them around herself so that she was holding his arms to her, while she closed her eyes. A happy sigh left her lips, not at all minding the fact that he wanted to hold her like this. In fact it made her heart flutter in her chest.



Kei sighed content as he continued to inhale her sweet, sweet scent. He didn’t want to let go of her, the way her body fit next to his as he held her just felt so very right to him.



Turning she hugged him feeling his arms slide around her slender waist as she leaned up and kissed his neck softly a few times. “I love you so much Kei…” She said softly against his skin, wanting to stay in this moment, wanting to be with him and let him know how she felt. “Everything feels so perfect with you.”



Smiling he hugged her a little closer, a faint purr starting up as he heard her words spoke so softly to him. “I was just thinking the same thing…” he whispered gently to her, closing his eyes a moment he moved then, leading her over to the bed so that he could sit down and hold her in his arms more completely.



She sat down on the edge of the large bed still smiling, sliding her slippers off she; looked up at him lovingly before moving completely onto the bed so that they could snuggle together. She laid there watching the great tiger, a part of her still thinking this was some fantastic dream.



He moved so that he was lying next to her, pulling her close into his arms again. Even as he felt her arms slide around his waist as they snuggled up to each other. Kei’s tail moved to curl up over her legs brushing them lightly thru the material of her pants. “Gods how I’ve missed you…”



She smiled and nodded as she pressed her forehead lightly to his. She looked into his beautiful snow kissed eyes and felt the smile tug more at her lips. “I’ve missed you too.” She whispered before closing her eyes and slowly kissing him again. Nai was simply unable to get enough of being so close to her tiger.



As their foreheads touched he returned the kiss, bringing his arms up around her. One hand gently traced her back in slow rhythmic circles, the other coming up to gently tangle his fingers in her long soft hair.



She smiled into the kiss, deepening it out ever so slightly, but keeping it tender and loving all the same. That it was making her heart race. She loved everything about him. Everything he did, and his touch alone soother her through and through. ‘Oh Keisotsu…’ she thought as she ran her hands lightly up and down his back in turn.



He held her gently to him, meeting her with the same passion behind the kiss that she bestowed upon him. His tail unconsciously bouncing on the bed just being with her breathing in her scent, and hearing her voice made him happier than anything else in the world. He didn’t need power all he needed was her love, her attention, and to be here with her. Everything else was minor compared to that.



She could feel his tail slowly thumping the bed, over and over again. She broke the kiss, loving the fact that he was this happy. That she was the reason for that low soft purr and the movement of his tail. Because that was how he made her feel as well, only she couldn’t show him as easily as he could her. She couldn’t purr for him, nor had a tail that would wag a little with her happiness. Nai slide her hands up under his short loving the feel of his heated skin, the feeling the smooth velvet of his back directly.



He moaned as she lightly ran her hands along his skin, looking down at her and smiling as he ran his hands along the small of her back. He tipped his fingers ever so slightly so that just his claws ran lightly across the material there.



She shivered in delight and nestled her head under his chin. His claws….felt so very good running like that along her back; She continued to rub his back as well, tracing her way down to pet his tail; running her fingers over the soft fur that she found there.



Kei slowly traced up and down her back, although when she reached his tail she shivered in delight his purr picking up in volume a little, what she was doing to him seemed so very easy for her, her slightest touches could invoke purrs of delight out of him.



Naiya kissed up to one of his fuzzy ears. “I love that purr…” She whispered silkily against it. She could feel the vibrations of it going right through her., soothing her and exciting her all at once.



He chuckled at her words and looked upon her lovingly. “I’m glad.” He mused softly when she kissed his ear, causing it to twitch he ducked his head just after and let his ear bounce off of her skin, feeling her just a hairs breath away from the fur there.



She smiled finding his reactions to things she did so cute. She brushed her lips against his fuzzy ear again, giving it a few more tender kisses before moving down to kiss him on the lips. “Hmm…liked that?” she asked in a warm teasing tone.



His purr rumbled deeper in his chest as he looked at her opening his eyes after.” Yeah” he said although with the rumbling from his purr he wasn’t sure if it sounded quiet right. He kissed her again, savoring all of the little things. Until he had met he had never really found a reason to purr like this, to be this happy. She brought out all of those things in him. “Well…” He mused in a teasingly soft tone as he broke the kiss for a moment. “Naiya, you can honestly say….that none prey has ever gotten away from you.” He mused as he met her eyes lovingly. “I can’t deny you anything.”



The ranger smiled and started laughing. “I hadn’t thought of it that way….but you’re right.” Naiya mused looking at him. “I’m just really glad though, that my last chase ended with you and me…like this.” She answered him as she continued to pet his tail knowing just how good it felt for the Gatan.



Kei couldn’t help but smile as he looked at her. “So am I.” The purr rumbling deeper and deeper still as she continued to play with his tail, Kei moved to nuzzle along her neck, burying his nose against her smooth skin more than content at the moment.



They spend a while tracing each other’s frames the feel of his claws as he gently traced over her skin and brought about pleasant shivers, Naiya moaned and couldn’t help but smile, she was beginning to think that there wasn’t anything that Kei could do that wouldn’t feel this wonderful, this breathtaking. It was like he knew where to touch, and how to touch her. He was starting to put thoughts back into her mind; albeit they were very, very naughty thoughts and longing. She wanted to be with him, wanted to feel him all of him. She laughed softly against his ear. “You know….just what you are doing to me don’t you?” She more stated then asked him. Although he wouldn’t her complain, not once for she loved what he was doing to her.



“Hmm…” he hummed, moving slowly along her jaw-line before kissing her lightly on the lips playfully between each tender kiss he spoke. “No….No idea…” He mused as he kissed her yet again, each soft playful and gentle. “And what would that be…?” his tone remained playful as he moved down along her jaw-line, laying out gentle nipping kisses.



She could help but laugh sweetly as she tilted her head a little, his kisses moved along her jaw-line felt oh so wonderful. “Oh I think you know….making me feel…so good.” She mused softly as her fingernails traced there idle patterns along his chest.



“Mmm….” He mused with a soft laugh, rolling his eyes upward to look upon her even as he continued his playful exploration of her skin, any that was open to him. “In that case…I believe I do.” He whispered before moving back up to once again capture those sweet lips of hers in a kiss.



She caught his face playfully between her hands mirroring his own playful manner. Naiya moved her free hand, the one not holding the mighty tigers chin and poked him playfully in the ribs a few times. “I knew you knew,” she said softly in a playful accusation; before she allowed him to reach her lips to return the kiss… She smiled as they rolled so that she was laying on-top of him, happily lying there and looking at him. “This is…perfect.” She said softly bringing her hands up to tangle in his soft hair close to his ears.



Purring his soft ears twitched feeling her fingers so close to them. “Mm, I thought so too…” He said as he slid her shirt up just enough so that he could run his fingers over her back without the interference of material.



She enjoyed this new position; could really feel his purr in his chest while she lay on him like this. It was funny how that purr could make her feel so wonderful inside. How he in general made her feel. It was a wonderful warm and loved feeling that she adored. Noticing his ears twitching; she slowly moved her fingers through his hair to softly caress them. The feel of her shirt moving against her skin made her shiver as she kissed him savoring the feel of his touch.



He felt his purr deepen out to such a point it was rumbling right thru him, her fingers moving through his hair, he laid his hands down on her back, then ran them up and down tracing all of her gentle curves wanting to feel every inch of her. He simply couldn’t get enough.



She broke the kiss and smiled. “Kei….” She breathed sweetly, slowly sitting up so that she was straddling his waist; her small hands resting on his broad muscular chest. She looked down at him; her eyes sparkling happily as she moved her hands up and grabbed the bottom of her shirt before teasingly slow began to inch it up over her head. Before dropping it on the floor, not wanting anything to interfere with his roaming hands…



He caught her waist gently in his hands holding her still a moment and letting his eyes travel longingly towards her face. He couldn’t hide the heat, desire or love that he felt for her from them nor did he try. His gaze took in every inch of her frame, he wanted to remember Naiya, wanted to engrave everything into his heart. He never intended to leave her, however he wanted to remember her like this in this moment of time.



She could definitely see that he liked what he saw, and that made her blush adorably. She slowly learned forwards as she kissed him deeply her hair fell about them in silken waves to brush against his cheek before pooling on the bed around him.



He returned the passionate kiss, letting his hands slide up her sides gently savoring the feel of her silken skin uninterrupted by anything beneath his fingertips.



She deepened the kiss even more as she felt Kei’s hands roaming along her skin. Her fingers slowly tensed around the fabric of his shirt, tempted to take his off as well, while teasingly slow she began to work it off of his body.



Moaning at her touch and feeling his shirt slid up as he returned the deep kiss. With her hands brushing lightly against his skin he had to break the kiss to gasp for air. “Nai…” he breathed in a low sweet husky tone. He could ask her the same thing….did…did she know what she was doing to him?



Naiya knew that look in his eyes. “Oh I know….” She whispered as though she could read his mind. Softly brushing her lips against his again before pulling back enough to tug his shirt over his head and off; dropping it to lay forgotten on the floor with her own. Then quickly cupped his face between her hands and kissed him deeply once more.



Returning the kiss sliding his hands over her back and letting his fingers dip just teasingly below the waistline, before slowly they came back up her back. He was purring so very deeply again and she didn’t have to do much, to get him going and keep him there.



Shivering as a smile graced her features when she felt his hands slid up and down again. She broke the kiss and moved off of him slowly dragging her fingertips down his muscular body while placing soft kisses down the middle of his chest. Trailing them down to his flat muscular stomach she worked his pants down and off of him. Her own followed quickly after adding into the now forgotten pile lying on the floor, as she moved slowly over him again, savoring the feel of his velvety skin without any clothes between them.



Moaning as she kissed her way down his sensitive skin his hands sliding up her back as she moved down and once again he was looking at her. Studying every inch of her, as he felt heat creep into his cheeks… “Wow” he breathed softly.



Blushing deeply she looked at him again, she wasn’t sure what came over her just now; but she couldn’t get enough of Kei. She wanted to show him just how much she loved being with him. “Yeah?” she mused in response to his ‘wow’…wanting to be absolutely certain he really was enjoying everything.



He smiled as he looked at her. “Yeah…wow…” he repeated as he studied the woman he loved, while she sat on him. All of her gentle curves before him, his hands came up to rest lightly on her thighs. “And I don’t think ‘Wow’ does you just either.” He mused.



The heat that stained her cheeks was incredible. “Kei…” she whined playfully like the nineteen year old love smitten girl that she was. She laid down on him once again and pet his ears, running her slender fingers lovingly thru his hair and occasionally kissing him quite a few times. “Mm…I want to stay up all night…just doing this with you.” She protested sadly.



He moaned and tilted his head playfully feeling her slender fingers play with his sensitive ears. His fingers playing against her back and down over her slender hips. “Nai..” he half purred half whine, she was torturing him sweetly…but he wouldn’t have it any other way.



She felt a chill of delight go up her spine, which felt absolutely incredible…just from the way he said her name alone. She slowly lifted her head and looked down at him, her feelings for him shinning in her eyes. “Do you want me Kei?” She asked in a low sweet sultry tone.



He looked at her his heart beating quickly in his chest, his gaze taking her in. “Yes…” he breathed in answer to her question, his voice low full of love need and desire. Looking up at her he did want her. H wanted to be as close to, her as he could be forever, his hand paused on her hips as his gaze took hers in. “Very much so…”



Smiling warm and inviting she nodded. ‘I want you too.” She said in a low soft tone before she slowly moved against him in a way that she was sure would excite the Gatan. And from there it wouldn’t he difficult for them to just join together….



He moaned and shifted his hips, his head falling back as; he spoke or rather gasped one word, a name in particular. “Naiya…” he looked at her his fingers tensing lightly on her hips, his breathing picking up pace, she certainly had him wrapped around her little finger. Kei groaned when she suddenly joined them, as he felt them come together and looked at her tenderly his hands playing gently against her slender hips.



She moaned a low sweet moan as she looked at him, feeling his girth, while lying down on him. She slowly kissed along his chin, than slowly started a gentle rhythm feeling the pleasurable friction as she moved her hips back and forth. The feeling bringing a faint blush to her cheeks…Another moan left her lips as she moved to kiss him a few more times softly and quickly chaste. Before ending it with a long deep passionate kiss, her hands slid down his side coaxing her tiger’s long tail out from beneath him. Wanting to feel the soft fur against her skin…



He purred as she kissed his neck and whole heartedly returned the kiss she gave him. Meeting the sweet passionate kiss with equal passion of his own, he moved his tail helping her pull it free from beneath him, and moaned as she moved above him, breaking the kiss his own movements matching her sin a gentle rhythm. He ran his tail against her leg purring deeply. He watched her sit up, making her movements more intense now that she was taking even more of him, his own hips moving in a steady rhythm matching her own pace, his breathing deepening out as she moved, his purr deep and resonating eyes closed slightly as he took a deep breath. “Gods…Nai.” He breathed in a low husky tone. Feeling things in his lower regions getting much hotter, and beginning to tense up, she was bringing him so close, so very close he could feel it. If the low moans he was letting out where any indication. His hands rested on her hips, his fingers bending in so that his claws rested lightly against her skin during their intimate dance.



Her movements became even more hurried as she sensations where all the more intense. She could feel herself quickly building towards that sweet moment of release. Quite sure from the sounds he was making the way those claws of his were pressing into her hips….which frankly excited her to no end; he was pretty close to his as well. “Ke..Kei...” she moaned struggling to get in a decent breath. Between her moans and gasps, her hips rocking, dancing against his intensely until; she finally tensed up. Crying out in pure ecstasy, her head thrown back shoulders bowing backwards as wave after wave of pleasure washed over her…



He felt her release which was all it took to bring him over that edge. He cried out beneath her, the purring growl leaving his throat even as his fingers tensed despite his best efforts to keep some sort of control…



She felt his release, the moment it happened and shivered in delight even as she went through the throes of her own orgasm. A sensation that she couldn’t put into words, couldn’t’ even begin to describe washed over her, it was so very mind-blowing. Then a sharp pin-prick of sensation; something sharp and clear in the middle of all of it against her hips, helping to ground her a little she winced feeling his claws dig into her tender skin a little knowing that it was instinct and the fact that he was reeling from his own climax…despite that she let out a small ‘ow’ like sound…



His eyes focused sharply when she said ow. His hands fell as did his ears even as he was still reeling from his own release, and closed his eyes. Turning his head as he laid there trying to relearn to breath. What he had feared then…happened now. He hurt her, the scent of her blood a sharp crescendo to that of their love making. “I…I’m sorry.” He breathed his voice still husky but low, the playful tones almost gone as fought to regain control of his breathing. His ears couldn’t be more flattened to his head. It hurt terribly to think he hurt her even a little.



Her senses returned to her, even as she continued to breathe heavily, her chest heaving from the mind-blowing release. Naiya looked down at him and shook her head…. “Hey…” she said a bit breathlessly, taking his chin in her hand; she turned his head to face her. Her other hand resting on his chest as they were still joined and she was still focusing on relearning how to breathe…” Don’t…do that…I’m fine…really. I’m great…” She whispered breathlessly obviously still out of breath and very much dazed from the total euphoria of him mating with her. Naiya had suffered far worse than a few claw marks, though she did have to admit…they stung.



Looking up at her his breathing still heavy, as he cupped a hand over hers…. “Alright.” He said softly between gasps for air. She had turned his world upside down and inside out in one night.



“Okay.” Nai said in affirmation and smiled. Slowly she moved off of him and practically collapsed beside him. Nestling up to him and feeling weak all over….and it felt great. The pain of his claw marks was no more than a faded memory, for her at least. Although he had agreed to let it go she couldn’t be sure if he really would or if he would silently keep beating himself up over it.



He took a deep breath as he looked at her. She had told him ti was alright, but he still felt horrible about it. As he held her close he curled up around her a little, just wanting to feel her warmth at the moment and know she was alright. Feeling terrible that he hurt her even a little…



Sliding her arms around him in return, she snuggled up to him more as he curled up around her. Naiya rubbed his back gently in a soothing manner before reaching down to pull up the blankets to cover them both. She was aware now that he was still feeling guilty over hurting her. “I’m fine Kei.” She whispered to him in a soft soothing tone. “I love you.”



“Really…” He asked as he opened his eyes and looked at her, he hadn’t meant to sound so kittenish at the moment although after that he did relax against her, holding her close to him as he closed his eyes and breathed in her sweet scent. “I love you.”



She smiled and continued to trace her hands lightly up and down his back. “I don’t want to go to sleep.” She protested softly to him, clearly because she wanted to make sure this wasn’t some dream that she didn’t want to wake from.



He tipped his head his ears twitching slightly having a feeling as to why she was protesting going to sleep. “I’ll be here when you wake.” Kei said gently to her. He wanted to let her know that this was real. That he would be here when she woke up, and for him that she would be there when he did.



She slowly opened her eyes, tilting her head a little so that she could look up at him a small smile in place. “Okay.” Nai said quietly then laid her head down on his chest…as sleep seemed to overtake her senses.

 

((A/N: This is something I\'m working on, and I would love feed back, if it\'s something you\'ve enjoyed reading. I\'m thankful if you take the time to let me know what you think, but if not there\'s no worries. ~Fai.))