An Underground Bar

Kyuu lightly shrugged her shoulders, a lazy yet graceful roll of her shoulders. She lay down on her bed, relaxing against the silk as he continued to rub her back and shoulders, and happily sighed as hew started using his thumbs. She got comfortable and nuzzled her arms as she closed her eyes.

Manit kept rubbing, aiming only to cause her relaxation. He used his hands gently, yet forceful. He moved his hands back to her shoulders and massaged them again.

Kyuu sighed and nuzzled into her bed again. The silk against her body, and then the silk against the silk, made her feel amazing already. Add in that she was actually enjoying something that was going on, and well, her day was just about made by this. She could feel herself being lulled into another world, which she smirked at, since she had just been there. The dream world was calling to her, because she was utterly exhausted.

Manit started to massage softer. As he went soft enough he was barely touching her, he lay down next her and put his arm around here waist. He closed his eyes, still rubbing her back gently with one hand, and allowed himself to enter the first, shallow level of sleep.

Kyuu sighed again, finally allowing herself into that trance-like sleep she experienced when it wasn't noon outside. She saw her Mandy and herself running around, trying to catch Ankoku as she ran through the meadow, and then saw Bella and Luna running up to join their half-sister. Kyuu smiled in her almost-sleep, in some sort of peace.

Manit's hands stopped moving as he fell into the dream world, feeling safe in his surroundings. He dreamt of himself sleeping, the safest dream he could have. Only it was not on a bed. It was of a white, sandy tropical beach. He was on a black towel about 50 feet from the waves of the vast ocean in front of him. He was just in a pair of black swim trunks with yellow stitching and ties. In this dream he lay on his back, sleeping softly while a woman, who looked like Kyuu but he couldn't be sure, lay next to him, cuddling into his side.

Kyuu went ahead and left her dream, stepping into Manit's instead. That was when she looked down and saw his mind's image of herself, laying on a beach. Lovely, how the dream sun couldn't bother her eyes. She had on dark sunglasses anyway, her long white hair bound in a single braid. Her pale skin was exposed, though she would never darken. All she was wearing was a pale pink bikini, halter straps holding up the top. It was pleasantly warm, but not extremely 'My gods I'm melting' hot. She lightly stroked his chest. "This dream is not a bad one... Though I'm amused that you dreamt of me in the first place. Mortals are curious beings... How they dream of whom they love. Be it a curse or a blessing..."

The dream Manit awoke and leaned over and kissed the woman. All of a sudden the dream jumped ahead to darkness, still of the beach. Manit and the girl were gone but in there place was a large bonfire with several people around it. They were all singing, playing music and having a good time. This was what Manit wanted, a nice peaceful life. But no, he is a warrior. A man can dream can't he?

"Stop being depressed in your dreams and live a little..." Kyuu sighed a little, keeping them at the beach scene. She wanted to have some fun. She put them in a bit warmer attire, and then took his hand, pulling him toward the bonfire. In the glow of the fire, she wrapped her arms around his neck and pressed her body to his, marking to the girls of the dream realm that he was taken. "Relax and have some fun with me..." Kyuu smiled at him and stood on her tiptoes to brush her lips over his. When she opened her eyes again, they weren't at the beach, but in the pale moonlight of her back yard, on the patio with the pool and hot tub. The air was warmer though.

In the hot tub Manit closed his eyes and relaxed. His sore body being soothed by the hot water, and the cool night time air. He opened his eyes to see kyuu in the hot tub with him. Smiling, he slid over next to her.

Kyuu pulled one of her long, slender yet muscle toned, pale legs up and wrapped her arms around it, leaning her head down some at an angle of a seductive tilt. "You've got to stop acting like anything good that happens will bring pain. It doesn't. After all, you met me, shared my bed, and what's happened to be bothered by it? Nothing upsetting has happened. Stop living in fear and live in the moment..."