Posted by Civilian Sinayda Nyx (Governor’s Aid) in Years Prior - Cardassian DMZ - Norvella Colony - When Titans Meet, Thunder Comes

Posted by Civilian Kenzo B’tren-Hyrushi (Governor) in Years Prior - Cardassian DMZ - Norvella Colony - When Titans Meet, Thunder Comes

Posted by Civilian Sinayda Nyx (Governor’s Aid) in Years Prior - Cardassian DMZ - Norvella Colony - When Titans Meet, Thunder Comes
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Kenzo looked at the fire for a long time, slowly sipping his tea before speaking. “We cannot continue the ruse we used last, that of you being my aide, and have something happen every time we arrive somewhere. Even the Federation would pick up on that pattern after a while. Do you have any ideas?”

Kenzo

She thought silently. What ruse would be an excuse for them to share a domicile and be seen around together? Smiling, just a bit at the thought that occurred, Sin took a sip of tea and licked her lips. “Well, there is the tried and true excuse that we are lovers. We don’t have to actually be intimate to sell that one, but a naked inspection of each other would help if we were to be questioned about it. Of course, you can continue to do your work and I can continue to do mine. We just need to make sure we are seen out and about together occasionally.” Another sip as she awaited the comments of the very polite and proper man only a few feet away.

—Nyx

Kenzo looked at her intently for a few moments and then said simply “I concur. With the ruse and the idea of the familiarity inspection. Shall we do so now? Or do you need time to adjust to the idea?”

Hyrushi

Sinayda, who was very comfortable with her body, had no qualms about disrobing in front of Hyrushi. It was the same thing as doing due diligence on any other ‘job’. Know your subject as well as possible. If they were going to act like lovers, they would need to be familiar with each others bodies. Nyx set her tea aside and stood to step away from the chair. “Let’s do this at the same time—it will feel less like a striptease that way.” Her smile was genuine, but fairly contained.

—Nyx

Kenzo smiled and said “Lovers tend to do that, though, correct?” and then he laughed. He stood up and faced her fully. “Before we begin, I want to tell you that I respect you, Sinayda. And I meant what I said… I owe you my life. Now then… shall we explore each other?” and he reached down and lifted his shirt off, revealing a well-toned frame covered in traditional Japanese tattoos, save for a strip down the center of his chest and below his elbows.

Hyrushi

Her brows raised in surprise. There had been no hint of ornamentation from what she’d seen up till now, but a good deal of his upper body was covered with it. Despite herself, she reached out to touch one of the figures tattooed on his chest. “How beautiful…” Fingertips delicately traced a line and felt the warmth of natural skin. The ink hadn’t caused any kind of distortion there.

Kenzo’s breath caught involuntarily at her touch, but there was something in it… something… right… about her fingers on his skin.

Realizing the intimacy of her exploration, Sin pulled her hand away. “Forgive me, I’ve never seen anything like this before.” With an lopsided grin, she reached for the hem of her shirt and pulled the rough material over her head. With no hair to offer a veil of modesty, she was bare to his gaze. The shirt dropped to the floor at her side.

—Nyx

His black eyes followed her exposed curves and he took a steadying breath. She was incredibly beautiful, of that there was no doubt. “There is nothing to forgive you for, Sinayda. You are free to touch me whenever…” and his hands went to his belt and undid the buckle and unfastened the snap and zipper, “however…” and he hooked his thumbs in the waist and pulled the pants down letting them fall to the floor so he was now fully exposed, “… and wherever you like.”

Her dark eyes travelled over him, fascinated by the pictures on his skin and the fact that while he was truly naked, he still seemed clothed.

His whole body- save for the arms below the elbow, ankle and below, including the more ‘private’ part of his anatomy. “This is my life story, Sinayda. All of me. I do not show this to anyone… even lovers have never seen all of this. You are the first… perhaps the only… to see me as I truly am.” he said softly.

Hyrushi

She didn’t know why a lover hadn’t seen all of him before, but understood from what he said that seeing him this way was an honor of sorts. He was truly laying himself bare for her perusal. Still naked from the waist up, Sin walked to Kenzo’s side and then around to the back to see how the artistic ornamentation continued. Her lips parted as she leaned close behind a shoulder to make out a small detail. He would feel her breath on his skin.

And feel it he did. His eyes closed and he exhaled slowly as her breath moved over his skin.

She wanted to run her hands over the pictures…over him, but he was still waiting on her to fulfill her part of the agreement. Standing in front of him again, she toed off her boots and quickly removed the socks, after all, she’d been ready to leave his home. While looking into the blackness of his eyes, Sin undid the closure on her pants and pushed them and her undergarment down, stepping out of the pants and scooting them aside with the discarded shirt.

Kenzo’s eyes traveled over her, taking in every curve and every detail of the woman before him.

Her skin was smooth and mostly unblemished. There was still a pink line along her side where the injury from the glass was almost healed, a round, nickel sized scar under her left breast from a projectile weapon and a two inch, V-shaped scar on the back of her left hip from a blade.

Nyx turned in a slow circle for him until they stood face to face once more.

—Nyx

Kenzo took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. “You… you are beautiful, Sinayda. Tell me…” and reached forward slowly and put his fingertips lightly on her hip. “Tell me about this one.” he said softly.

Kenzo

She turned just enough to bring the scar into his line of vision. “Something you should probably know about me—I have always been a fighter. Its as natural for a Rocqi female to be a warrior as it is for a Klingon female. My father taught me at a very young age. So, over the course of time I have been wounded many times. There have been dozens of scars over the years—ones that I don’t carry on my body anymore because I had them removed.”

“The reason I still have these two,” she touched them simultaneously and then ran a finger up her side over the pink line there. “And this one forming, is that I keep the scars until I am at peace with them and the way I got them. I learned as soon as I was out on my own that not many men want to lay with a woman who looks like she has survived a war.” Here, Sinayda shrugged. “This new one will be erased the next time I am at a medical facility that can remove it. I got it honorably and there is no need to remember it. But these…I’ve had them for seven years. My best friend betrayed me that day and shot me. When I fell, I landed on a device used in treating animal hides. We were in an outbuilding—he thought I was dead and no one found me for three days. It was a long recovery.”

She turned to face him now, her arms at her sides. “I won’t get rid of these until I see him again, or find out he’s dead.”

—Nyx

Kenzo nodded slightly as his black eyes moved over her body. “I understand. And I feel the determination in you. It is a formidable part of you, I think… that determination. I honestly don’t think I have met someone of such… resolve.” His eyes traveled up to stare into hers and he took a step closer to her.

“Scars or not… any man presented with the opportunity to be with you and who declined is a fool of the highest order. You are better off not having them. Your partners should be wholly vested in you, not scoffing at the sight of scars received helping those who cannot help themselves. I, personally, would find such markings more than appealing.” His finger traced the pink line on her side. “And I, for one, will remember this one removed or not.”

Kenzo

Her chin rose a little at his praise. “A warrior wouldn’t balk at the scars, but they are not welcome when I’m trying to seduce someone for information. They want to be titillated and enticed by a female who is non threatening and attractive. I’m sure you understand that.”

The feel of his fingertip along her side was very welcome. This was seduction of a different kind—a genuine one. She’d been attracted to Hyrushi from the moment she saw him in the light from the fire when she’d come in from the rain. But it had been business, so she’d tabled those feelings. But now? Now they were proposing to be seen as lovers by the people of his town. What better way to appear believable than to actually BE intimate?

“Will you let your hair down?”

—Nyx

Kenzo didn’t say anything, he just reached up and unfastened the holder on his hair. As soon as he did, ebony threads cascaded down, falling just past his shoulders. He took a step closer. One more step and their bodies would touch in a manner that would move them away from colleagues, away from ‘appearing’… they would become what was proposed as a facade. Kenzo knew that would make things different, perhaps too complicated… but he knew that the woman before him not only saved his life, but saved the possibility of a life outside the war… at least for a time.

Kenzo

His comments and nearness allowed her to reach out, without worry of rejection, to touch the thick, silky hair. Nyx pulled it gently toward her face and inhaled the scent, then closed the final distance between them and grazed his neck with her lips.

—Nyx

Kenzo’s eyes closed and he put his hands on her hips and pulled her all the way against him. He lowered his head and softly bit the side of her neck, and then began kissing on top of the bite. Kissing up her neck, his hand moved from her hip to her chin and he lifted her lips to his, kissing her firmly but with tempered desire. He slowly lowered his internal barriers slightly, letting his desire… affection… respect… and excitement flow gently from him into her through the kiss.

Kenzo

The connection was like nothing she’d ever experienced before. His emotions bathed her in a soft, almost questioning, embrace, holding her carefully as if asking if the contact was alright. Sin returned the kiss while her hands snaked around his waist to slide down the smooth skin of his back, eventually cupping his buttocks. ‘Permission granted’ is what her actions said. With a sigh of surrender, she opened herself to his abilities. If he could read her, he would feel her passion and satisfaction at the current moment—also trust, something Nyx was normally quite stingy with.

—Nyx

Kenzo kissed her more passionately and with more drive, but suddenly pulled back from her lips and the black eyes fixed onto hers. “Sinayda… will you… will you let me share all of me with you? That means sharing our emotions, surface and deep ones, through both of us. I would never do so without your permission… but I want to know all of you… and I want you to know me. It will be a very… intimate… connection. More than physical…” He reached down and scooped her up as he carried to the bed. “You can say no, but know that the offer is always there for you.” and he laid her down and climbed onto the bed over her, kissing her.

Kenzo

The question deserved thought. They had become close to each other in a short amount of time. It had to do with being able to read people and trust your instincts when they told you the person you were considering was worth investing in, personally.

As he lay her back on the low bed, Sin studied Kenzo’s face. How well did she want to know him? And how much did she want him to know about her? What they’d proposed was to become lovers to make their story believable to anyone that questioned the liaison, but secrets had never entered the negotiation.

“What if you learn something about me that changes your opinion of who you think I am?”

—Nyx

Kenzo smiled as he kissed her lips, then her chin, then slowly moved lower, interrupting his words with kisses and soft bites on bare and sensitive parts of her body. “I cannot… read thoughts… only… emotions… the same… I will share… with you… if you like.” He looked up at her and smiled. “Or I can rely on other skills to bring us closer…” and he grinned and moved lower…

Kenzo

The further he moved down her body, the less she was able to focus on anything other than sensation. “Yes…” Her voice was becoming breathy. “Use all of your skills…share everything with me.” And then she gasped softly and closed her eyes as he found the center of her.

—Nyx

Kenzo slowed his breathing as much as he could and slowly lowered barrier after barrier. Each time, their emotions became not more powerful… but less diluted. When the last wall came down, they could sense the purest form of the emotions flowing between them like strong waves on the shore. Desire… friendship… passion… affection… lust… trust… fear… excitement… anticipation… exhilaration… all of these and more washed over them as their bodies slowly became one and their voices echoed one another as they moved from proposed lovers to the real thing.

Sin responded to every move Kenzo made, her body rising up to greet his every advance while the delicate but delectable feeling of his silky hair trailed over her skin. Nothing was off limits as they opened themselves to each other. She’d never felt anything so perfect in her entire life before their joining. No doubts, no questions, no worries plagued either of them as they brought pleasure and acceptance to each other over and over again.

Hours… days?… time was confusing at the moment… Kenzo lay on his back on the sweat-soaked sheets. The blankets had long been thrown who knows where. He looked at the contrast on Sinayda’s unmarked skin on his colorful and decorated flesh. They were an interesting contrast in each other… but one that melded together with surprising ease.

Kenzo

Laying beside him, Sin basked in the flawless bubble of perfection that surrounded the pair. It wouldn’t last, life always made itself known eventually, but for a few seconds, it was the most exceptional she’d ever felt—the most understood and the most open. Turning on her side, she slipped a silky leg over his lower body and kissed his shoulder. “You keep surprising me. I’m looking forward to a future with you in it.” Then she kissed him deeply.

—Nyx

Kenzo smiled and said “Surprising is a good word, yes. And you do the same to me. And while I do not know what the future brings… I am very pleased that you are part of it.” He kissed her back, and kept kissing for some time before pulling back and saying “So what does this -” and he gestured back and forth between them, “- mean for you and your work? I don’t even know if the Maquis give you a say in what tasks they use you for.”

Kenzo

She combed her fingers back through one side of his hair, following it to the ends. “The Maquis know I operate most of the time on my own and as long as I do things that favor their side, they have no problem with that. Occasionally, they find me and approach me with a mission like the one you and I did. Ultimately, it is up to me to take it or not, but I haven’t turned one down yet.”

“This…” smiling, she copied the gesture he’d made a moment ago referring to the two of them and what had just transpired. “This is ours. It doesn’t belong to the Maquis or to those you work for. And the war won’t last forever. We simply do the best we can for the oppressed and enjoy what time we have together. Does that sound alright to you?”

—Nyx

“Just ours… it has been some time since I had anything just for me…” He looked at her and smiled and then kissed her deeply, passionately, channeling himself and her through their kiss again. “Yes…” he whispered, “… just ours.” and he rolled over onto her and the connection returned.

Kenzo

A couple of hours later, they fell asleep after expending so much energy, Sin woke to find Kenzo spooned against her back with one arm thrown over her waist. She allowed herself to enjoy a few minutes of the total and complete peace she felt with him and then moved his arm and scooted to the edge of the mattress.

“I think its time for a shower and some food. What do you say to our first public appearance this evening?”

—Nyx

In the state of twilight he was in, he barely felt her move, but her words came through. Looking at her naked form rise up, he smiled with a hungry grin, but nodded. “I think that would be a good idea. There is a small tavern in the town nearby. I know the Federation has an agent there feeding them information. I suspect the Dominion does as well.” and he laughed softly as he rolled over onto his back and put his hands under his head. “The way this war is going here? It could be the same individual.”

Kenzo

Sin smiled as she watched him watching her. “You know, this is the most relaxed I’ve ever seen you. I like it.” She made her way around the mattress on her way to the shower. “You’re welcome to join me. When was the last time someone washed your back?”

Leaving it at that, Nyx stepped out of his line of sight and a moment later, he would be able to hear water running.

—Nyx

Kenzo moved to the shower. It was an open one with no door, just stone floor and three stone walls deeply recessed. He watched as the water slid down Sinayda’s skin, and the sight visibly excited him as he stepped in and wrapped his arms around her. “To answer your question, it has been some time. How long for you?” and he reached for a bar of the local lye soap mixed with mint and lavender. He lathered his hands and then began rubbing the bar over her skin slowly, following it with his other hand.

Kenzo

Sin smiled with satisfaction when she felt his arms surround her. “It’s been far too long, I daresay.” Enjoying the slick feel of his hands on her skin, Nyx arched her back and reached up, letting the suds be spread over her breasts and neck before turning in his arms to face Kenzo. “I shouldn’t be the only one enjoying this…” With much anticipation, she lathered up her hands. “Turn around, please…” As he did, she noticed how the water made the ink under his skin more vibrant. The images were fascinating and as she smoothed her hands over his back, they peeked in and out of the suds.

—Nyx

Kenzo closed his eyes and let the feeling of her hands on his wet skin fill his mind for a bit before turning back and continuing his attentions to her. As his hands slid over wet, soapy skin he said “So is or was there a special someone in your life? And I do not judge. One’s decisions are one’s own. I am just curious about you.”

Kenzo

As her hands traced soap bubbles away from his skin under the steady flow of water, Sin spoke. “There have been a number of lovers, a few for business, but mostly for pleasure. Two…no, three held a special in my heart. Two of them still do, but we haven’t been lovers for a long time. As of right now, I don’t have a particular someone out there waiting for me.” Her hands slipped below his waist. “And you? Is there a mate somewhere waiting on you to return?”

—Nyx

Kenzo moaned slightly as his body responded to her touch. “No… no one. There has not been anyone in… some time. And as far as holding a special place in my heart, there was one. But she is far gone now.” and he put his hands on her buttocks and pulled her against him, kissing her deeply and moaning as her hands held onto him and his began explorations of his own.

Kenzo

A little while later, the two stood outside the shower, toweling off. Sin was still smiling at what a wonderful surprise Kenzo had turned out to be when she walked behind him to dry the excess water from his hair. “You really do have beautiful hair. It isn’t like mine at all. Yours feels like silk and is so very straight—it feels exceptional when it traces across my skin from above.” Nyx planted a soft kiss between his shoulder blades and then released Kenzo’s hair to fall against his dried back.

—Nyx

“Thank you. And I must say that the look of my hair across you as we… well…” and he grinned, “… is one of the more beautiful things I have ever seen.” He turned and put his arms around her, drawing her close to him.

“You are an exceptional woman, Sinayda. The most exceptional I believe I have even known. And I consider one of my greatest fortune’s to have met you, known you, and to be graced with your affections.” He kissed her gently and then said “Now, perhaps that late dinner at the local eatery is in order.”

Kenzo

She laughed. “I suppose, if we must.” How to look like she was being courted with only the unattractive clothing of the Maquis to dress in? She supposed she could leave the square vest at home and belt the shirt to show she had a waistline? Was that enough? She had no hair to coif, but there was a small pallet of cosmetics in her things. That would help differentiate from her regular look.

“I’m trying to think how I can pull off looking like a lover instead of a fighter. I don’t have those kinds of clothes with me. Do you maybe have a nice shirt I could borrow?”

—Nyx

Kenzo nodded and left, coming back with a soft, dark green shirt with subtle red embroidery at the cuffs and collar. “Here… se what you can do with that.” he offered. “And honestly, actions will be more remembered than dress. We play the part and it will work.” and he smiled and winked.

Kenzo

A few moments later, Nyx was ready, dressed in the shirt, pants and boots. She’d added some of the cosmetics to enhance her features, also to make her look softer and more feminine. A touch of perfume that she rarely wore finished the preparations and she turned for Kenzo to see. “This is as good as it gets tonight. I suppose I will need to invest in a few more ‘off duty’ outfits.”

—Nyx

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