The Daily Adventures of Zash

[Valkyrie]

EOS Nomad

Zach led her further into the apartment, making her giggle. He told her to have a seat on the couch, which she did. He leaned down to kiss her, his hand wandering down her body, and she closed her eyes, expecting him to be on top of her at any moment. But instead, she felt him pull away. Her eyes opened.

"I'll be right back."

She crossed her legs at the knee, rethinking making this whole dessert suggestion. She wanted his hands on her, and now. She could see that he was already standing at attention for her, so how he could walk away was beyond fathoming. But at least she could tell he was having difficulty, the clanging and banging from the kitchen proof that he wasn't taking things as calmly as he appeared. And that made her smile.

"Do me a favor and hold this, will you babe?"

He handed her the pint of ice cream, and she took it with a smirk.

So that's how he was going to play it.

He sat down next to her, and she just looked at him, expectantly, waiting to see what he was going to do. He took hold of her ankle and pulled it across his lap. She raised an eyebrow at him, and then her eyes closed briefly while his hand slowed moved back up her leg. She wanted those fingers to touch her, followed by another of his appendages, but neither did. Instead he put the spoon he held into the ice cream and held it out for her to take. Which she did, and it was delicious. She licked her lips, about ready to throw the ice cream across the room and jump on top of him. But then Zach did the most extraordinarily sexy thing: he drug the next spoonful of the ice cream down her chest, between her breasts, and down the length of her stomach. She shivered at the coldness on her bare skin, and then shivered again as his mouth licked its way down her body, lapping up the melting ice cream.

"Ohhh...Zaaaaaach..."

She sighed out with pleasure, his mouth finally on her. But then he stopped, and gave her another bite, which she took. But then his mouth pressed against hers, infinitely sweeter than the ice cream itself. Her free hand went to the back of his head, not wanting him to stop the kiss. But she wasn't the one in control. She felt the ice coldness on her nipples, making them hard. She moaned as his tongue found them, licking the stickyness from them. Another bite for her, which she could hardly swallow, so worked up was she, her hips already starting to move in anticipation. She watched his eyes, as he teased her with the next bite, putting it into his mouth and then sinking his head between her legs to kiss her thigh.

When he moved from her thigh to her most sensitive areas, she gasped, his cold mouth sending new sensations through her. He passed her the spoon but she tossed it aside, shortly followed by the carton of ice cream, her hips moving against his mouth, the rest of her body squirming with the things he was doing to her. The way he was tasting her, licking and sucking, it was driving her mad with pleasure. Her hands went to the back of his head, in his hair, hardly able to stand his mouth on her a second longer but feeling like she'd die if he pulled away too.

Finally, her back arched, her breathing reduced to panting, and she just kept saying his name over and over, faster and faster as the pressure built inside her until finally her body jerked and she came, a tingling wave of heat spreading throughout her entire body. She grabbed at his shoulders, pulling him up, wanting his mouth.

"I need you...inside me..."

Her mouth pressed against his, her tongue tasting the sweetness of her mixed with the ice cream. She waited for him to move her where he wanted her, knowing that tonight, he was the one in control.

 

[Orion]

EOS Nomad

Her legs spread out easily before him, and it was even better than he fantasized. Right when he started, she could barely hold still for him, and it made him smirk. He heard the spoon clatter to the floor, and something else too, but it never distracted him from dessert. He savored her, a much better treat than ice cream, but at least he'd made an attempt to give her what she'd asked for. He didn't think she minded his detour from eating ice cream off her stomach.

Her hands were in his hair, as he slipped his tongue inside and spent some time there. She was so hot there, he almost wanted to stop and chill his tongue again, but the way she writhed, he was fairly certain if he even paused, she might riot. He felt his way up her body, his hand and arm clamping down on her torso, so he could hold her still, lest she squirm her way right off the sofa. Then he moved his lips up again, lapping at her with his tongue, sucking as if he had a fast melting ice cream cone, and then he found the spot that always made her wriggle the most. Her back arched, and he slid his free arm underneath her hips, lifting her up against his mouth. She started to repeat his name, and the pitch of her voice was climbing higher.

"Mmmm.... mmhhhmmmm...."

He answered, and she nearly exploded as she came. She was so very wet, and his cock positively ached with anticipation, as she pulled on his shoulders, telling him she needed him inside her, which was particularly excellent because that was right where he wanted to be. He finally released her body, allowing her to move again, and her mouth attacked his in earnest. He liked her legs where they were, on his shoulders, so he held them there, as he moved to be on top of her.

He entered her quickly, deeply, and it felt so good, he just couldn't hold himself back any longer. He'd thought he was going to take it slow, but that idea went out of his head as desperation washed over him. He smashed his hips against her, again and again, as if it was the only answer for the ache in his loins.

"Ah, Ash, Ashley...."

He groaned. It was all he could say. He didn't have a coherent thought right now. He could feel the build up in her body to, expanding his own sensations, and he reached a fever pitch, moving faster, harder. She was getting loud again, and her body grew tighter, until her waves started to crash over him again, which was the greatest feeling of all. Then, finally, the blessed release that made him shudder with the flood of satisfaction, and he moaned.

 

[Valkyrie]

EOS Nomad

She finally had his mouth on hers, but he had kept her legs thrown over his broad shoulders, so she knew what was coming. She gasped as he plunged himself inside her in one smooth, deep, motion.

"Oh fuck."

She needed him badly, needed to feel him inside her, to make her come again. He felt so damn good - her eyes rolled up into the back of her head, her hips rising to meet his hard thrusts. Again and again he thrust inside her, making her whimper and squeel, her body completely at his mercy.

"Ah, Ash, Ashley...."

He was saying her name, and it was as if her body heard his call, his movements bringing her so close. She moaned, then started to cry out, louder and louder as he touched her in exactly the right spot, the one he knew would drive her completely insane. She tried to hold back, but she couldn't, sure that if she didn't come she would die. She felt her body squeeze around him and then it was like water breaking over a dam, and then the clenching low in her abdomen, the shuddering and jerking over and over again. And then he came, and it was like they were in one mind, his body completely in sync with hers.

In a daze she moved her legs off of his shoulders, but pulled him to her, wrapping her arms around his back and keeping him on top of her. She wanted to feel him, touch him with as much of her body as possible, have him as close as possible.

"Don't leave me...don't ever leave me..."

 

[Orion]

EOS Nomad

He was moving slowly now, dizzy with pleasure, a smile on his lips. He let her legs down gently, and she pulled him in close. He laid his head on her chest, listening to the music of her heart beating. She held him, and he slid his arms underneath and around her. If they never moved from this spot, he thought that'd be perfectly fine with him.

Ash: Don't leave me.... don't ever leave me...

He stirred, picking up his head so he could kiss her.

"I wouldn't even think of it. I'm gonna take you with me everywhere. Quit your job baby, we'll tell everyone you're my new personal assistant."

He said through a smile, and pulled her body with him as he started to get up. He carried her into the bedroom and laid back down again, beside her now. He reached for the phone, called down to the front desk, and asked Ralph to order him a couple of pizzas. Meat lovers, and the works, and the pineapple BBQ one. And also cheese sticks. And hot wings. There, now they wouldn't starve. He tossed the phone back on the night stand, and started to caress her skin again, not ready to stop touching her.

"I love you,"

He told her, in case she'd forgotten, and then he kissed her to prove it.

"You're the best thing that ever happened to me."

 

[Valkyrie]

EOS Nomad

She held him against her chest, never wanting to let him go. His arms slid around her - he was her safe haven, her protector. She begged him not to leave, not now, not ever. He lifted his head and kissed her mouth.

"I wouldn't even think of it. I'm gonna take you with me everywhere. Quit your job baby, we'll tell everyone you're my new personal assistant."

She smiled at that.

"Consider my job history."

She had only done it as a means back into Hellfire. Now that she didn't have any reason to go back there, or any desire to? Spending her days trailing Zach around sounded just fine to her. He started to get up, lifting her from the couch and carrying her laughing into the bedroom. He laid her on the bed, and lay down beside her. He ordered them food, and lots of it, but then he was touching her again. She rolled onto her side so she could face him,

"I love you."

He kissed her, and she smiled, closing her eyes. She felt like she was in a fairy story - too good to be true. She reached out to run her hand down his chest.

"I love you so much."

"You're the best thing that ever happened to me."

She wasn't used to someone speaking to her like that, and she was still taken aback when he did it. And how could that be? He hadn't led a sheltered life, he was wonderful, loving, strong - how could he say something like that and mean it. He had given her so much, she couldn't possibly return even one tenth of that back to him.

"You saved me, Zach. I wasn't alive until I met you."

She ran her hand over his arm, up to his shoulder. There was something else that she wanted to say, but she avoided eye contact with him for a moment, not sure how to say it. Finally she looked into his eyes.

"Zach, I- I love you. And I want to make sure you know- I mean, I know when we do things together, we usually end up having sex after. Or during. Or before we start. But I want you to know. It's not that. That's not why I love you."

 

[Orion]

EOS Nomad

Ash: Consider my job history.

Zach's eyebrows threatened to leap off his forehead. He hadn't thought she'd really agree to quitting her job for him.

"Wait, are you serious? Because sometimes your sarcasm is really subtle."

He had made the suggestion without thinking it through, but suddenly his mind was running away with the idea.

"I'll be one of those guys who sleeps with his assistant. Charlie will have a fit with the sexual harassment liability. Oh Gods, you'd be bored to death by my work. And damn if I don't already have an assistant -- don't worry though, he's married. OH BABE!"

He exclaimed excitedly.

"I KNOW what to do, I can hire you on as my personal bodyguard. I'll pay you whatever salary you want! You won't have to take phone calls or manage my schedule or pick up my dry cleaning or do anything except watch my ass."

She laughed as he took her carried her into the bedroom -- did that mean yes? He ordered dinner, and got that task out of the way, then when sought contact with her again, and told her he loved her. She returned the sentiment, and they kissed. Her hands on him, the way she touched him, gave him a warmth inside. When he told her she was the best thing that had ever happened to him, she seemed surprised.

Ash: You saved me, Zach. I wasn't alive until I met you.

"I saved YOU?? I think you've got that backwards."

He replied, reaching to touch her cheek, her jaw, her lips, her collar bones.

"After everything recently.... with Haleigh, and Ava, and Persephone..... plus Rose, what happened with Jake, and the Amazons, I don't know if I'd have ever truly recovered from all that without you, Ashley. That nearly destroyed me. Those were the worst days of my life. And that night, at the infirmary? You saved me. Isis healed my body, sure, but you healed my soul."

He was trying to find her gaze, but she wouldn't quite look him in the eyes. He ducked his head down to catch them, and then she locked eyes with him.

Ash: Zach, I- I love you. And I want to make sure you know-

"I DO know it.... I can feel it, remember?"

He assured her, but she wanted to clarify furthermore.

Ash: I mean, I know when we do things together, we usually end up having sex after. Or during. Or before we start.

"Case in point, today."

Ash: But I want you know. It's not that. That's not why I love you.

He kissed her lips softly.

"Well, good, because that's not why I love YOU either. Truly, I love having sex with you -- it's the best sex I've ever had -- but I love you because of the way you make me feel, all the time, not just when we're naked."

 

[Valkyrie]

EOS Nomad

"Wait, are you serious? Because sometimes your sarcasm is really subtle."

She gave an almost imperceptible shrug.

"Hellfire made me take this job as punishment. I don't exactly need it anymore."

"I'll be one of those guys who sleeps with his assistant. Charlie will have a fit with the sexual harassment liability. Oh Gods, you'd be bored to death by my work. And damn if I don't already have an assistant -- don't worry though, he's married. OH BABE!"

Wait a minute, work?

"I KNOW what to do, I can hire you on as my personal bodyguard. I'll pay you whatever salary you want! You won't have to take phone calls or manage my schedule or pick up my dry cleaning or do anything except watch my ass."

"Good, cause I'm not doing any of that work stuff. Though I do like watching your ass."

He picked her up, way too excited about this line of questioning, which she put down to a sex high, and carried her into the bedroom. She couldn't help but laugh at the gesture. He ordered dinner for them, knowing all her favorites, and then he got amorous again, telling her he loved her and lots of other wonderful things. And she tried to tell him how much he meant to her. He was touching her lightly, and his fingers felt like they had electricity running through them, right into her.

"After everything recently.... with Haleigh, and Ava, and Persephone..... plus Rose, what happened with Jake, and the Amazons, I don't know if I'd have ever truly recovered from all that without you, Ashley. That nearly destroyed me. Those were the worst days of my life. And that night, at the infirmary? You saved me. Isis healed my body, sure, but you healed my soul."

"I hate seeing you hurting."

She cleared her throat, looking away, remembering the way she had gone in there, into the Infirmary, offering herself to him, before she quite knew how his power worked. And he had told her, he didn't just want her for sex, like pretty much every other guy she'd known ever. But she needed him to know that she felt the same about him. She finally met his eyes, telling him that she loved him.

"I DO know it.... I can feel it, remember?"

Sometimes she did forget about that. But then she told him, that she didn't just love him because he was amazing in bed.

"Well, good, because that's not why I love YOU either. Truly, I love having sex with you -- it's the best sex I've ever had -- but I love you because of the way you make me feel, all the time, not just when we're naked."

"We are naked a lot though."

A small smile played on her lips and she leaned over to press them against his.

"And you are really super fantastic in bed."

She jumped up suddenly on her hands and knees.

"Now, tell me - can we eat in bed or is it 'not a cafe' either?"

She gave him a very serious look which desperately threatened to crack into laughter.

 

[Orion]

EOS Nomad

Ash: Good, cause I'm not doing any of that work stuff. Though I do like watching your ass.

"Well, then you'll never have to work again. And you'll get paid an obscene amount of money."

He replied, and then they talked candidly about how they loved each other, and why. Dinner was on the way, and they had a chance to just relax, and be together, with no distractions. Zach's hand continued to make long, soft strokes on her skin, moving up slowly from the outside of her knee, traveling the length of her thigh to her hip, then up her waist.

Ash: We are naked a lot though.

"Hey, you're the one who outlawed pajamas. NOT that I'm complaining..."

He said, drawing his knuckles down her arm, staring into her eyes with his head propped up on his hand.

Ash: And you are really super fantastic in bed.

"So you aren't complaining either, then."

He said with a self-satisfied smirk, after answering her kiss. She startled him by jumping up suddenly.

Ash: Now, tell me - can we eat in bed or is it 'not a cafe' either?

He laughed good-naturedly and gave her a dramatic roll of his eyes as she teased him.

"Well our carefully crafted plan to stay in bed and snuggle forever would be quite dashed if I didn't allow eating, wouldn't it?"

He asked her, licking his lips as he watched her intently. She was up on her hands and knees -- literally anything could happen. He reached behind him for the remote control, and held it out to her.

"I picked dinner, that means entertainment is up to you, my love."

 

[Valkyrie]

EOS Nomad

Zach was running his fingers over her skin, and it made her feel like a cat he was petting. She resisted the urge to purr. If he kept that up, it wouldn't be pizza he was eating in bed. She commented on the frequency that they wound up together naked, and he put it all on her no pajama rule - not that he was complaining.

"It's such a time saver, really. Otherwise it's: on, off, on, off - and with those buttons? Who needs it?"

She was thinking about mozzarella sticks, when a thought occurred to her, and she nearly pounced onto Zach. She asked him if they were allowed to eat in bed, or if it was like his car.

"Well our carefully crafted plan to stay in bed and snuggle forever would be quite dashed if I didn't allow eating, wouldn't it?"

"Well, good. I'm starved."

She sat back on her haunches, watching him, watching her. And then he held out the remote control.

"I picked dinner, that means entertainment is up to you, my love."

"Oh."

She took the remote, not really knowing what to put on. She thought about what Zach might like, but mostly she just knew he liked Star Wars. (And they were not watching that again.) She started flicking through the channels, of which there were about a million. She stopped on Gladiator. Turning to Zach she raised an eyebrow.

 

[Orion]

EOS Nomad

He smirked as he listened to her make her case against pajamas, that they were saving time and effort by just not bothering. Well, that was probably true. No sense in debating it with her, when he rather loved to see her naked any way. She popped up and asked him about eating in bed, which he had no objections to doing, quite opposite from the way he felt about McDonald's in his imported Italian sports car.

For a moment they just stared at each other, as if they were both considering another round, and then he offered her the chance to pick what they'd be watching, which really meant she'd pick the background noise, because they never made it through a movie without making each other horny somehow. A respectably sized, wall mounted flatscreen across from the foot of the bed powered on. There really was an oversaturation of choices available, and he did not envy her task. After some channel surfing, she found a movie that had just started. Roman cavalry was riding past scorched fields, and legions of foot soldiers. Zach recognized the film immediately. Ash cast a look back to see if he was down for it.

"Strength and Honor."

He answered in his deepest tone, with a momentarily furrowed brow, serious looking. Then he smiled, rolled onto his back, and pushed a pillow into a supportive position. He held his arms open and invited her to lay herself against him, pulling the comforter over their legs. The opening battle scene was as riveting as ever.

"Sword fights are so awesome."

Then Commodus showed up.

"This motherfucker right here."

Zach grumbled, because as far as villains went, this dude was up there high on the most despicable list in Zach's book. Zach's fingers traced up and down Ashley's spine a bit, then played with her hair a little, as he just enjoyed the feel of her in his arms. The pizza delivery could not have arrived at a better time. Maximus had just fought off the Praetorians and escaped execution, and was riding his horse hard for home. Zach volunteered to get the door, and told Ashley not to worry about pausing it. He loved this movie, but he didn't like watching the part where Maximus gets home to find his wife and kid dead. Ugh, that was brutally heartbreaking. Zach kissed Ashley's forehead and slid out of bed.

In keeping with the no-pajama ordinance, Zach grabbed a towel from the bathroom to wrap around his waist so he could answer the door. He had the delivery kid put the pizzas and whatnot on the bar top, so Zach himself could find his pants out in the hall and grab his wallet to pay. He scooted all the rest of the clothes and boots into the foyer of his apartment with his foot and ignored the knowing look on the teenager's face. He settled the bill and then scooped up the boxes and set them on the large cedar chest at the foot of the bed, then hung his towel on the bathroom door knob and went back to the kitchen to get plates and napkins and more importantly, beer.

 

[Valkyrie]

EOS Nomad

Ash looked to Zach to see if he approved of her movie selection.

"Strength and Honor."

She grinned broadly, and watched him lay back. The smile stayed as he opened his arms to her, and she curled up against him, ready to watch some awesome killing.

"Sword fights are so awesome."

"They really are."

She sighed, thinking about what it was like.

"So few people know how nowadays though."

When the villain appeared, Zach made his opinion known.

"This motherfucker right here."

She nodded, her voice filled with contempt.

"His men would have killed him long before this. Coward."

She stretched a little as Zach's fingers stroked her spine, her own playing with his chest hair, and every so often her mouth kissed his chest, just because she could. Zach slid out of bed when the pizza arrived, and brought the mass of food back into the bedroom. She appreciatively watched him remove his towel and go out again. She reached in one of the bags and pulled out a mozzarella stick, innocently munching on it as Zach returned with plates, napkins, and beer.

"Are you trying to get me drunk, Ambassador?"

She grinned, accepting a bottle from Zach and taking a long sip to wash down the fried cheese. She grabbed some pizza and sat back with Zach, next to him this time, but opted to rest her head on his shoulder. Then she pointed towards the screen; Maximus was refusing to show the gladiator master, Proximo, how well he fights.

"Maximus is stupid here. He knows how to fight, he should fight. They will just kill him if he doesn't."

She took a large bite of her pizza.

"Better to die fighting."

 

[Orion]

EOS Nomad

Ash: They really are. So few people know how nowadays though.

"Probably just the re-enactment crowd."

He said, and then he recalled her fighting the Purifiers, and how amazing she'd been. That was the night they'd first kissed. He smiled at the memory.

"You probably never get anyone to practice with. I'd spar with you, if you taught me how."

He offered, and then the villain made his first appearance, which prompted a grumble from Zach. He felt Ash nod against his chest.

Ash: His men would have killed him long before this. Coward.

"I'd have killed him when he started talking shit about my wife, but then this would be a much shorter movie. Maximus gets him in the end though, so it's worth it."

The food arrived, giving Zach an excuse to miss the part of the movie that was always hardest to watch for him. When he got back with the beer, she was already in the cheese sticks. Zach handed her a bottle.

Ash: Are you trying to get me drunk, Ambassador?

"Maybe."

He replied with a dirty smile. He shifted the pillows around one handed so they could sit up against the headboard to eat, then piled up his plate and got situated again.

Ash: Maximus is stupid here. He knows how to fight, he should fight. They will just kill him if he doesn't.

"Yeah, but he just lost everything that makes life worth living. Perhaps he wants to die."

Ash: Better to die fighting.

"True."

He said, and they ate as they watched the first big battle in the colosseum. It was epic, and even though the gladiators were supposed to lose the battle, the hero rallied his fellow slaves and were victorious. Zach drained his beer and went to grab the next round in between fight scenes.

"Ooh yes, this is the one with the tigers."

He said, when he got back to see what part they were at.

 

[Valkyrie]

EOS Nomad

They talked about swordfighting a little bit, with Ash saying how people didn't really learn it anymore.

"Probably just the re-enactment crowd."

Ashley scrunched up her face.

"Yeah...and even then...they pretty much just pretend."

"You probably never get anyone to practice with. I'd spar with you, if you taught me how."

"Really?"

She raised her eyebrows at him. She generally didn't practice - not putting the effort out unless someone was actually attacking her. But it would never have occurred to her that anyone would actually want to learn from her, in something that really wasn't all that useful to them. It was one thing for someone to want to see if they could beat her, but that wasn't Zach. He just wanted to help.

She seemed to have made a good movie choice, because Zach seemed pretty invested in the characters, his dislike for the villain readily apparent. Ash commented that in real life, his men would have killed him since he was such a shit leader and fighter.

"I'd have killed him when he started talking shit about my wife, but then this would be a much shorter movie. Maximus gets him in the end though, so it's worth it."

She liked that he felt so strongly about defending his woman - it was a very Norse thing to do. She kissed his cheek.

"You are lucky I have seen this before."

Zach got the food, and they sat together on the bed, eating and watching. They talked about the main character's initial refusal to fight, and how it was better to die fighting than to just lay down. They watched the slaves' first fight, and then Zach went to re-up their beers. When he returned, he was excited for what was coming onscreen.

"Ooh yes, this is the one with the tigers."

"Pfft - didn't the Romans have anything better to do than kill animals for sport? I mean, I know the tigers are supposed to eat the people here, but still. None of those people watching ever killed an animal because it was trying to kill them. No wonder they lost their empire. Lazy fucks. I bet their soldiers one day were like, 'Why are we risking our lives for these assholes? Let's go live with the Celts.'"

She took another long drink of the fresh beer, and went to get the styrofoam container of wings, setting it in her lap.

"I think I remember a story actually about a disappearing legion. They probably just had enough."

She dipped a wing in the blue cheese and took a bite.

 

[Orion]

EOS Nomad

Ashley seemed surprised when Zach offered to spar with her. She'd need to teach him how, though, because Haleigh had only ever introduced him to knife fighting, and weapons of convenience, stuff he'd likely encounter. Haleigh knew how to use a sword, he suspected, but had never shown him. So when Ashley asked him 'really?', he nodded excitedly.

"Well yeah, of course, as long as you promise not to cut off anything important when I make a rookie mistake..."

He joked. Then he accidentally almost spoiled the ending, without realizing it was possible that not everyone had seen this film. She kissed his cheek and told him he was lucky she'd already seen this movie before.

"Oh, I'm a lucky man, without a doubt."

When he came back with fresh beers, he was excited to see the tigers scene. They were beautiful beasts, truly, and added an extra element to the fight between the hero and the old retired Gladiator he was pitted against.

Ash: Pfft - didn't the Romans have anything better to do than kill animals for sport? I mean, I know the tigers are supposed to eat the people here, but still. None of those people watching ever killed an animal because it was trying to kill them.

"I doubt any of those spectators ever had to fight to the death to survive either. It was just bread and circuses for the mob. They didn't care what happened to the slaves, they just wanted a distraction from their own struggles."

Ash: No wonder they lost their empire. Lazy fucks. I bet their soldiers one day were like, 'Why are we risking our lives for these assholes? Let's go live with the Celts.

Zach nodded in agreement. He'd grown up in Italy until he was ten, and had been very interested when his History tutor covered the subject.

"Yeah, I bet there was some resentment from the men who had to lay their lives on the line, when the empire started to get really decadent. They lost their empire because there were a bunch of crooks in politics, and they stopped serving the interests of their people. It became about the empire, and protecting their own hold on power, and profiting from the slave economy. That, and they devalued their currency until the soldiers realized they were getting ripped off. We ought to learn from their mistakes."

Ash: I think I remember a story actually about a disappearing legion. They probably just had enough.

Zach finished off a slice of pizza, and nodded in agreement. Then he realized she was not referencing some history book she'd studied, but her own actual memory of that time. That was so incredible.

"I bet you were drop dead GORGEOUS in a toga. My legendary woman, maybe I can get you to dress up in one for me sometime. Oooh, or even better, some Viking armor, all fur and leather and steel. Gods, Valkyrie..."

He said, as he eyed her lustily and imagined the sight. Actually, he had a recurring dream about it, one of his all-time favorites. And here she was, in his bed, eating a chicken wing naked. Yeah, he was one lucky son of a gun.

 

[Valkyrie]

EOS Nomad

"Well yeah, of course, as long as you promise not to cut off anything important when I make a rookie mistake..."

She leaned over and kissed him.

"Don't worry, it'll be just like the movie - wooden swords. I need to protect my property."

She smirked at him, then laughed. You didn't just start out waving a razor sharp blade around. They started talking about the lazy Romans and how they lost their empire.

"I bet you were drop dead GORGEOUS in a toga. My legendary woman, maybe I can get you to dress up in one for me sometime. Oooh, or even better, some Viking armor, all fur and leather and steel. Gods, Valkyrie..."

"Togas were before my time, babe. The Romans were long gone. Not that they ever conquered the North. I did see some ruins though, in Northumbria."

She tossed the wing bone back in the container, and licked her fingers as she climbed on top of him, straddling his lap. She linked her arms around his neck.

"But I will dress up however you want."

She pressed her lips against his, her tongue sliding into his mouth.

"I'm surprised you never asked to see my wings."

 

[Orion]

EOS Nomad

Ash: Don't worry, it'll be just like the movie - wooden swords. I need to protect my property.

Zach smiled at that. He stopped himself from making any lame sexual puns about a wooden sword.

"Well in that case, it should be fun."

He said, and they kept the movie commentary going as they watched and ate dinner. Now that Zach had a chance to eat and recover, he was starting to watch the movie less, and her more. The idea of her in a toga piqued his interest.

Ash: Togas were before my time, babe. The Romans were long gone. Not that they ever conquered the North. I did see some ruins though, in Northumbria.

"Oh, right..."

He said, and then he improved on his idea, remembering a recurring favorite dream of his.

"Oooh, or even better, some Viking armor, all fur and leather and steel. Gods, Valkyrie..."

He suggested, his gaze traveling her body. He licked his lips, reminding himself that it'd be rude to try to seduce her while she was still eating. And then she climbed onto his lap, and put her arms around his neck. His body began to respond immediately, and he put his plate on the nightstand next to his beer, wiped his hands on his napkin, and cast it aside.

Ash: But I will dress up however you want.

He moaned gratefully into the kiss she laid on him, his hands going to her waist. His pulse quickened, rushing the blood flow where he needed it to be. He was already sporting a partial. He answered her kiss with his tongue, as his hands caressed her back.

Ash: I'm surprised you never asked to see my wings.

She said, when they stopped to breathe. Zach's eyes lit up.

"Oh, can I??"

He asked hopefully.

 

[Valkyrie]

EOS Nomad

She could tell the life of this movie was about to be brutally cut short - once Zach started talking costumes, they were going to fuck, one way or another. Plus the way he kept looking at her...and licking his lips...she knew he had to be getting hard again. Which is exactly what she had been waiting for.

She got into his lap, appreciating the fact that they weren't wearing pajamas which would only get in the way of her feeling him rising against her. She told him she'd wear any costume he wanted. She gave him a heated kiss, and felt his hands go to her waist, then move up her bare back.

"Just let me know if you want it historically accurate or more...porn star."

They kept kissing, a mass of lips and tongues, but when they parted, it occurred to her that he'd never asked her for a very particular outfit.

"Oh, can I??"

"Well..."

She started to slowly kiss his neck, and then his chest, and then she looked back up into his excited eyes. God his eyes were beautiful.

"They're only really supposed to come out when I'm taking a soul, but I can do it other times. Though it takes a lot out of me. I'll probably need a nap after."

She was playing it off like it wasn't a big deal, but the truth was, she had never shown a mortal that she wasn't taking to Valhalla before. But first... She reached down between them and stroked him, coaxing him the rest of the way out to play. She pressed her mouth against his, then slid her hands up his chest to his shoulders, while her hips started to move against his increasing hardness.

And then she paused and locked eyes with him, then closed them and bowed her head slightly. The black wings unfurled behind her. She opened her eyes, studying his face for a reaction. She reached down then, guiding him inside her, and began to move slowly above him, her wings spread behind her.

 

[Orion]

EOS Nomad

Ash: Well...

She said, and then her lips were on his neck, making his skin tingle. Her mouth went to his chest, thrilling him further as she shifted in his lap. Why hadn't he thought to ask about her wings? He was excited about the idea now.

Ash: They're only really supposed to come out when I'm taking a soul, but I can do it other times. Though it takes a lot out of me. I'll probably need a nap after.

"Oh, hey, you don't have to babe, OH--"

He'd started to reason with her, to take the pressure off, because he wanted to see them, but not if it was something stressful or taxing to do. Then she took a hold of him, and he forgot what he was even saying. He looked down to watch, and she kissed him again, running her hands up his body while she pressed her hips against him, and he felt as hard as stone.

Then she caught his eyes, and lowered her head. Underneath his fingertips, he felt something move like muscles on her upper back, and he drew his hands back a bit. They rose up behind her, black like a raven's wings, with a magnificent shine. They were divine. He touched them gently, one hand on each, astounded. Her wings slipped through his fingers like silk, and spread out behind her. She reached down again, and put him where she wanted him.

"Ashley...."

He said, brushing her hair back, holding her face with both hands, and finding her gaze with his.

"You are exquisite."

He said, and kissed her deeply. Her hips moved on him, and he moaned, dropping his head back against the headboard. He watched her ride, in all her glory, and then he couldn't lay back a second more. His hands were everywhere on her body, his beard brushed her skin as he kissed her neck and shoulders, his tongue found a nipple, and then the other, as he rocked his hips to meet her rhythm.

 

[Valkyrie]

EOS Nomad

She had a moment of panic, wondering if she had been too hasty in bringing up her hidden appendages. She wanted to show him. But what if it scared him, or grossed him out, or he thought she was a freak. So she kissed him, ran her hands all over him, made him need her. And then she showed herself to him.

The black wings unfolded behind her, and she opened her eyes to see if he was afraid, or sickened, or any of the other terrible things going through her mind. But he was none of those things. He touched the feathers gently, and it was as if he had touched her deep inside. His reaction was perfect, he was perfect. He looked at her with a mixture of awe and love that made her heart want to burst. And she had to have him - fully, completely. She guided him inside her, her lips parting as she felt him touch her, her breath hitching in her throat. He pushed her hair off her face, holding it with both hands so she had to look into his eyes.

"Ashley....You are exquisite."

She smiled, a mixture of relief and joy, and his face came towards her and his mouth kissed hers. She began to move, and Zach's head fell backwards with a moan. She rode him, rolling her hips against his pelvis, feeling him so hard and so large inside her.

"Oh Zach..."

Her hands which started on his chest moved to her own breasts, body rippling with movement as she danced around him. But her eyes always stayed on his, because this was a dance for him. For only him.

Zach sat up, kissing her neck, her shoulders. She gasped and then moaned as his tongue lapped at her nipples, the flesh hardening at his touch, deepening her desire. She attacked his mouth hungrily, her hips never slowing, his meeting her every movement. She pressed her breasts against his chest, her hands sliding around to his back to hold him against her as they kissed. When she pulled away, she was gasping for breath, her movements coming faster, pressing him deep into her over and over.

"I'm coming babe, I'm coming-"

And she did, feeling like something hot had burst within her, stretching outward to the tips of her fingers and toes. She cried out with it, her body squeezing his cock inside her, shuddering every time they moved. She pushed him backwards so he was lying down on the bed, and she pressed her chest down against his, holding his gaze as she continued to ride his dick, making noises of pleasure. She pulled her wings in, encasing the two of them within their folds, feathers touching Zach's bare skin. Her mouth found his again as she slammed him hard inside her over and over, faster and faster, needing to feel him come beneath her.

 

[Orion]

EOS Nomad

The way she moved on top of him was hypnotic. The way her body reacted to his kiss, the way she gasped and sighed and said his name, it all had him entranced. She pulled him in close, her arms around him, intensity in her lovemaking. Her lips sought his eagerly, and he was there, but then she broke away breathlessly, telling him she was coming.

He pushed his right hand up her spine and between her wings, amplifying her emotions in the stroke and then cradling the back of her head before he covered her mouth with his, kissing her as if he were trying to taste her ecstasy as much as he felt it.

Then her hands were on his chest, pushing him back, and he was reluctant to lay back, because he didn't want any space between them. He did lay back, though, when she pressed her whole body against him, and laid on top of him, continuing to roll her hips against him. With each oscillation his hands went to grab her ass and push down, then reached for the backs of her thighs and pulled, making the strokes as long as they could be, and each time they slammed together he lifted his hips, trying to give all of himself to her.

Her wings drew down to envelop them both, increasing the intimacy even more, and when they touched his skin, Zach's powers sparked and pulsated, radiating adoration that could no longer be contained. She kissed him then, and his passion erupted like a volcano as he came, and he forgot how to speak English.

"Io sono la tua, Valkyrie, per sempre, il mio amore."
(I am yours, Valkyrie, forever, my love.)