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Rikku gasps with thrill & shock into the kiss as Naruto grasps her hip. Spurned also by the ninja's moan she heightens the play of her tongue, diving it into his mouth to lick beneath his tongue then explore the other crevaces to be found there. Her chest rises & falls sharplya against his as her breathing becomes more & more sharp. She can feel his hearbeat pounding beside hers & Rikku feels she could be blown away should a wind come by.


What could she possibly say? Should she try to say everything would be fine? To tell him of her lost want now? No. Neither seemed quite right.

Relm touches the back of Keme's hand lightly with just one finger. "You did the right thing... the only thing you could have done." The words sounded so pathetic & useless to her, but at least there was none of her usual cryptic responses. She ached with pain for him, not understanding how happiness could pass him by. "I... I think I'm a bit jealous of them myself." She let out a heavy breath, not really a sigh. "I don't know how you've dealt with this... seeing this someone. I don't think I could... I know... I hid..."

She sighed. "I wish I knew what to tell you Keme, to make you feel all right. All I know is that you deserve happiness."

She whimpers happily, arching & turning to give Naruto better access wherever his lips seem to stray. She presses against him as much as she can, her hands dancing erotically along his bare back, shoulders, sides. She shivers happily that his torso is bare, almost as if this is a new revelation to excite her anew.

Then as one of his ears comes dangerously close her her mouth Rikku tilts her head to nibble the rim gently; her excited breathing an arroused sigh into his ear.


"I hurt me." Relm did not look at him, but neither did she move her hand. First she looked at her other hand, clasping her paintbrush in her lap. She really should have put it away. Then her gaze looked out over the field. "I... I painted a picture in my mind of what someone was like. Blondie & I had been looking through the Audio Roster to find potential lady friends for the Old Man when he caught my attention. Seemed like an interesting... attraction. I had figured out how it would all work out." She made a sound like a shot of harsh, reprimanding laughter. "Foolish, right? Then I went out looking for him. I found him. Practically congradulated myself at succeeding too."

Again that laugh that was not. "Only it was not someone, but someones. Seems like he had a darker twin with him. But both were a bit... darker I guess than I was anticipating. And the thoughts they stirred to the surface..." Relm flushed, both remembering & wondering how much she dared say.

She looked back at her lap. "Well let's just say had they chosen the darker one's obvious intentions instead of letting me go I am not certain I would have fought them." If possible her flush deepened, spreading to the tips of her ears & down her neck.

"I brought it upon myself, I know that. It's just... I still kind of want..." Sighing the artist cast her eyes upward, not really seeing anything. "I don't even know what I want anymore. Aiden's with Lainey, I've no purpose in getting him hitched anymore... Rikku has Naruto - whether she sees it or not... but I.... I who thought I would blaze forth & get what I want? I have nothing. Nothining to drive me but my art. No goals... no wants to persue."

"So I hid myself in my studio... only coming out today. I had to convince myself that I'd never find a new purpose surrounded by paints & canvases."

Leaning into each of his kisses, licks, & nips the Al Bhed is floating on a sea of heightened feeling. The way he speaks her name, then to feel him shiver... She shivers in kind & tries to pull him even closer to her. Her hands skim his body as if to warm, thoug hon some level she knows he does not shiver from cold for the flame that sparks wherever their bare bodies touch. She gasps in exstacy as Naruto nibbles & licks the latest target of his ministrations. "Ahhh!" Rikku tits her head away to better bare the spot for him to attend.

Slowly she raises one booted foot -her skirt bove her thighs from the wrapping of their tails- & swings it around Naruto's leg gracefully. "oh, 'Ruto..." She breathes happily.

Relm looked into Keme's brown eyes, seeing the truth in them. "I... I believe you." For belief was hard for her right now, but this... this was easy. "I also want to help you... to see you happy, knowing that you will hum always." She gave him a teary smile. "We are kindred spirits of a sort, are we not?" Lightly she squeezed her hand in his. "Maybe... Maybe someday soon we will both find our happiness."

She did feel better to have talked about it. And now... now there was a flicker of hope in her heart again.

Rikku gasps with surprised pleasure as his hand trails long her bare thigh until her leg is caught & held fast. Coupled with the continued attention at her neck & Naruto's own shuddering body the Al Bhed trembles with excitement. Her body vibrates with feeling & she rubs the front of her yellow thong against him while clinging to his back. Rikku wants to show him everything she his feeling, to let Naruto know what is in her heart for him. Three little words that the thief can not yet admit to herself. Without acknowledging the crux of the matter her body is left to explain for not only itself, but her heart & mind as well.

As she reaches a gloved hand to the base of her best friend's head to hold it in place, Rikku does not appear to mind this way of emotional expression in the slightest.

"We'll help each other." The artist agreed, smiling with more happiness than she had felt for quite some time. Her eyes slip tranquilly shut as Keme begins to hum. Relm knows that he too feels better for the talk by the sound & her heart is gladdened.

She leans back slightly till their shoulders touch, simply enjoying the new sense of peace that has come over her.

She had almost been expecting this & smiles even as she mews in disappointment. Shifting slightly Rikku slips from the ninja's hold, trailing her fingers down his bare chest as she lowers herself to a squatting position. Kneeling would put her too low for what she intended to do. Her hands grip tightly Naruto's fur and skin just above his pants as she begins to tenderly kiss the symbol on his stomach with all the love that is in her heart. As well as she is able, Rikku follows the same path their hands had the other day -not permitting him to move nor deter her.

When she is finished Rikku makes a trail of kisses directly up his chest as she rises slowly. She pauses only to nibble lightly in an arc across Naruto's collarbone before continuing her way up his neck, then under & around the chin before kissing Naruto lovingly on the lips. She smiles up at him, her deep green eyes languid with love & adoration. Slowly she lowers her head, resting her cheek on his bare shoulder in dreamy contentment as she breathes in the heady scent of him. Of them.

With a happy sigh she runs her ungloved hand lightly over the fur of his torso as she hugs herself gently against him. "I love... when you take your jacket & shirt off, 'Ruto."



Listening to Keme switch from humming to singing Relm is enraptured. The lyrics were so inspirational... Relm had a hard time understanding how the hummingbird could ever feel down listening to that playing. For that matter, how could she feel down listening to "C'est la vie" either? Except that she was unable to... but then he had felt the same.

Relm sighed gently as her thoughts returned to a peaceful state. The artist raised her brush, painting a half formed story of his song in the air before them. No image had enough magic woven in to last long. They formed shimmered & faded with the song, lending to the ethereal quality of the night & location.

Relm can feel her companion's mood improve, & her heart lightens. She almost does not see the winged shadow dip in front of the light of the moon until it is angling in to land in the small clearing.

The angelic kitsu was starting to tire. He had checked the Audio shop for the two missing females. In circling the surrounding forests he caught sight of a familiar red beret & altered his course. "Relm! Lass! There you are! I've been looking everywhere for you lass!"

The ladies-kitsu noticed Keme & laughed heartily. "Ah! I should have known lass! Lovely place for a midnight tryst, I must say." He winked laughingly at the hummingbird audio. "There's something about a furred lass in clothes that makes her somehow more appetizing, isn't there?"

Relm flushed crimson, whether from embarrassment or anger was hard to tell. "AearHwesta..." She began through clenched jaw, her fingers tightening around her brush. "What do you want here, Lover-boy? There's no lady kitsusagi here for you to ensnare with your gilded tongue."

"Why I've been sent to gather you & your lovely sister home of course! Since you left your communicators on local..." He eyed Keme meaningfully as if seeing why that might have happened. "Where is Rikku, lass?"

Seeing a way to send the lewd angelic off Relm seized the opportunity. "Likely she's at the pond with Romeo, that direction." She pointed forcefully with her brush. "Let me say farewell to Keme & I'll join you."

"Keme, is it? Pleasure to meet you." The kitsu bowed lightly, seemingly at odds with his previous behavior. Then we winked. "Don't be taking too long about it, lass. I'm to have the Weasleys come to magic you home once you're both found."

With a nod to Keme & a flick of his wings he was airborne & zooming the direction Relm had indicated. The artist sighed. "Sorry about that." She said to Keme, a wry smile on her lips. "Lover-boy's not known for his tact & thinks everything is of an intimate nature."



At the lake Rikku purrs into the ninja's side, simply happy that they are together. Her fingers spin lazily at the edges of his symbol. Her body slowly starts to revert to what Rikku has come to accept as her 'being around Naruto' feeling. "I love being with you like this too, Naruto. I love being with you in any way."

"Now isn't this cozy?" A familiar voice broke Rikku's pleasant thoughts. She spun her head to see AearHwesta, a smirk on his white & blue face as he glanced at the half clad audio holding his sister & the strewn garments on the floor. "I'd wager I've arrived either just before or just after something very steamy occured." He winked at the ninja. "Good job, mate!"

"AearHwesta!" Rikku exclaimed in shock, her face fur looking pink from the flush of her skin underneath.

"Sorry, lass. I'm just the messenger boy. Time to go home. So say goodnight to your lover & I'll have Fred & George pop in to take you home."

"Naruto's my best friend! Not my lover!" The Al Bhed cried defensively. The Angelic kitsu raised a brow, pausing in his call home. "HahaHa! If you say so, lass. I know the signs... you tell yourself whatever it is you want to believe. AearHwesta knows better."

Then he murmured gently, eyes twinkling. "Although when you do admit your feelings I'd suggest telling Trel strait off. Once your feelings are made plain she'll likely let you stay out all night if you like." He swished his tails meaningfully, but the whole conversation was lost on Rikku. Chuckling the kitsu returned to give the location to the girls' 'rides'.

Rikku turned teary eyes at Naruto. "I guess I'll have to be going." She sniffed sadly, clinging for one last hug.

"You can count on that, Hummer!" With a grin, Relm shook his hand as if sealing a deal. "I still feel lost, but just knowing I have a friend in you I'm already happier."

She started walking the direction AearHwesta had gone, picking up her book on the way & not really hurrying. The artist is not surprised to come across the lovebirds saying their goodbyes, though the kitsu's lack of teasing them is a bit of a shock.

Rikku closes her eyes when she feels the ninja's lips on her forehead. She wants to tell Naruto that her bed would sound so much more inviting if he were there with her, but AearHwesta being near stills her tongue. "Really, really soon." She agrees with soft fierceness, then leans up to kiss his lips gently.

AearHwesta chuckles, sharing a glance with Relm. The artist rolls her eyes. "Incoming folks!"

In a clear spot away from the others two identical talaye appear "Someone called for instant transportation?" They jest while taking in the situation. "Fred & George Weasley, mates. Pleased to meet you. Now we must spirit our sisters away."

Giving Keme a happy wave Relm heaves her book & sits astride Fred's back. She knows he will not be carrying her, per-say, but it makes her feel more safe to be close to the tala wizard for apparating.

Knowing she cannot wait any longer Rikku's fingers linger on Naruto's fur as she draws sadly away. "I'll miss you, 'Ruto. I always miss you." Then with more bounce than she feels she hops onto George's back & gives the ninja & his brother hyper little waves.

"We're off, mates!" With matching flicks of their wands, the four were gone.

AearHwesta grinned pacing between the two males. He paused before Naruto, eyeing the ninja thoughtfully. "Come, lad. Don't be glum. Lasses be funny creatures. For the record, she speaks of little else but you at home. Right annoying." He winked at the two audios as he flapped his wings & took to the sky. "Be seeing you around, lads!"