Amoare's Present

[Memorie]

P'resh gritted his teeth against her touch, as teasing as it was. Her slender fingers flitted underneath his pant's line, and her thumbs rubbed his muscles into obediance. "No, lady, I would most certainly not," he said, turning and looking her. The place where her lips had been on his back tingled and he rolled his shoulders a little to relax the tension that had jumped into them when she had rubbed his belly. Eyes twinkling brightly, he lifted his chin high enough so that his lips evaded her height, but he still wrapped his arms around her. "Where do you plan on sleeping tonight, Amoare?" he asked, still facing the ceiling of the weyr.

[E]

It was now her turn to pout as P’resh turned his lips skyward, as if her height was already a disadvantage. Finding his chest now in front of her, she decided that if she couldn’t kiss his lips she’d kiss everywhere else she could. “I thought I’d sleep here with you again…” she said to his chest.

Running her left hand around to his back again, her right wandered upwards till it could feel his heartbeat. Kissing his collar bone, she glanced up before making a line of kisses down next to her hand. “Why won’t you kiss me?” she finally pleaded looking back up to his face.

[Memorie]

"Okay, that's fine, he told her. Hearing her words, he looked down at her. "Oh sweeting," he said, "I'll kiss you. I was only jesting," he said, looking to her and bending to kiss her. "I'm sorry, love."

So I don't have to leave again tonight? Kaunth interrupted.

No, you won't, bronze friend, P'resh told him, eyes fading out of focus to talk to his dragon. Kaunth sighed sleepily and almost began snoring. P'resh looked at his love.

"He's happy that he doesn't have to fly anymore," he told her.

[E]

Amoare sighed contently as she found his lips once again on hers. She had been worried there for a moment. Returning the kiss with a sigh, she leaned against him finally feeling the weight of the day. It had been a long one. “I’m glad I don’t have to trouble him again. He has to put with a lot with me visiting you doesn’t he?” she asked curiously.

Moving to the bed, she sat down and ran a hand gently down the length of the feline now asleep in the furs. A yawn found its way up to Amoare and she let it out without a second thought. What thought was in her mind, however, was that she’d have to sleep in pants again that night. Down in the barracks she had some shorts that men used as undergarments. She found them perfect to sleep in. The thought of pants again tonight made her sigh.

[Memorie]

"He doesn't mind, Amoare," P'resh told her. "He'd let you know if he did." Noticing that she was still in long pants, he turned to his bureau and opened the top drawer. While taking out a pair of loose shorts, he said, "I'm guessing by the sound of your sigh that you do not like to sleep in pants," he said. He handed the shorts to her. "Here. They're too small for me," he said. Turning back to the chest of drawers, he pulled out a pair of calf length pants. P'resh himself liked to sleep in the nude, but he didn't think Amoare would appreciate that too well. He departed for the washroom, asking her to stay in the bedroom.

While he changed, he considered his good fortune. Here was a girl who knew that he was not the kindest man in the Weyr, and yet, she wanted him above all others. She liked his dragon, and she was a gold candidate, which would suit Kaunth just fine if she did Impress a gold. Kaunth had never flown a gold before, so the experience would be new for both of them. It seemed like everything was clicking into place.

"And that's how you know you're doing the right thing," he murmured to himself. He went back into the other room and laid on the bed with her.

[E]

As soon as P’resh left, Amoare stood and untied her pants, letting them fall to the floor in a heap. Kicking them away she pulled on the shorts. Finding that they bearly hung on her hips, she moved to the looking glass and glanced at her appearance. The overly large shirt covered all but two finger widths of the shorts, concealing the fact that they were obviously too large for her.

“For some reason I doubt these were too small for him…” she muttered to herself as she moved back to the bed. Climbing in, she was careful to not disturb the sleeping cat. He was, however, taking up the majority of the pillow, which wouldn’t work. Moving him slowly till he laid against her stomach, she laid an arm across him and tucked the other arm beneath her head as she laid on her side.

She was nearly asleep when she felt P’resh finally climb in after what seemed like eternity. Letting out a soft ‘mmm’, she backed up a little until her back was pressed against him. Effectively lacing her smooth legs with his, it was only moments before she was fast asleep.

[Memorie]

P'resh smiled when he felt her back up to him. Her legs entwined with his own and she fell asleep.

She must have been tired, he thought.

Will you leave me alone? the dragon said. P'resh held back a laugh. He didn't know he'd been thinking so loudly. Kaunth snorted, his mental voice fogged with sleepiness.

P'resh stroked the cat for a few seconds, and then laid his arm across her side and closed his eyes. Fatigue soon overtook his senses, and he, like Amoare, was quickly asleep.