Azure Phoenix, Chapter Six

Story by BrotherFluffy on SoFurry

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#6 of The Azure Phoenix

At long last, Chapter Six! Now that they've clarified the status of their relationship, it's time for them to catch the next criminal on their list. But little do they know that he's on a highway. A highway to the...DANGER ZONE!

Once again, thumbnail lovingly done by the incomparable Wolfkidd(http://www.furaffinity.net/user/wolfkidd)


The traffic surrounding Delta Serpentis was as busy as it ever was, the constant stream of transports going to or leaving the planet leaving lines of light that was visible even from a distance. Normally, I'd be part of that long-ass line, waiting for hours to get clearance to land at one of the bustling mining ports dotted across the planet. Instead, I'm slowly gliding past them, searching for our newest quarry...

"Anything on sensors yet?" I called back to Zuri, seated at the sensors/communications station located directly behind me. While the pilot's seat has more than adequate sensors and communications equipment, it's pared down to prevent the pilot from being overloaded by information.

"Nothing yet," she replied, the concentration evident in her voice. "He may have already managed to make it on-planet."

"If we're as close as you think we are, there's no way. Not unless he tried to set down elsewhere and risk triggering the in-system defenses." To prevent claim jumpers and smugglers from setting down in a remote mining area to strip an area of its precious metals, the whole planet was rigged with sensor buoys that alerted local defense forces when triggered. If you got caught, the cost was pretty severe-any cargo you had, at minimum, and more often than not, your whole ship was forfeit. End result: only the foolish tried to skip the line.

"Hang on," Zuri said, her tone more alert, "Looks like a ship up ahead is drifting out of the queue. Tagging him on your HUD." Red brackets flashed up both on my display and on the sensor board.

"Got him. Don't look at him too hard, don't want to spook him." I glance down at my sensor board to get the basic information on our potential target. "Looks like an Orchid-class yacht. Same type as your guy. Has traffic control noticed him drifting yet?"

"They just pinged him. He claims he's having engine trouble, can't hold in the traffic pattern and that' he'll have to just put in for repairs at one of the orbital stations."

"Any truth to that?"

"I'll have to look hard," she warned. I glanced down at the range between me and the yacht. If he got spooked, I'd still be able to close with him before he managed to go to full speed.

"Yeah. Go ahead and look. And strap yourself in." A quick flick of a switch and I set the communications to ship-wide. "We're closing in on a possible target. Strap in and suit up. Dropping emergency bulkheads." I close the channel and put action to words, activating the bulkheads, compartmentalizing the ship in case things get hairy. Around me, I could hear the muffled thuds of the pressure doors dropping into place and sealing shut. As a last precaution, I double-check the straps on my chair.

"Beginning scan now," Zuri announced. There was a moment's silence as she waited for the sensor return, then said, "How come you don't wear a pilot's suit in case of emergencies?"

I shrug unconsciously, "Captain goes down with the ship."

"Bit macabre, isn't it?"

"A bit. But the Phoenix doesn't have quick eject system installed. So if something goes wrong fast, I've got no chance of getting to the escape pod."

"Still..." she trails off as the data begins scrolling across her screen. "Ah. Looks like his engines are just peachy. Also, only one lifesign on board and his ID matches one of the known aliases. I think we found our man." Ahead of me, the aft end of the yacht flares to life as the bounty slams the throttles to full.

"I'm inclined to agree. He's running," I said as I slam the throttle forward, pushing the four massive engines to the maximum. The ship rumbles and shudders slightly as she's put through her paces, chasing after her prey. The yacht suddenly breaks to port and rolls over, burning hard for the planet. I stay on him, matching my quarry move for move, coaxing every bit of speed and maneuverability from the Phoenix. Even if this guy had managed to upgrade the yacht, it still wouldn't be able to compete with the baseline stats of the Phoenix's class. "Get a message out to the authorities, let them know we're about to breach the atmosphere and set off the buoys in pursuit of a wanted fugitive."

"Copy that." I tuned out her communication, focusing on my displays and the ship ahead of me. It came up on its angle of descent, fire licking at the underside as it began to enter the atmosphere. A glow began to suffuse my cockpit as the Phoenix followed suit, cutting off my visuals and forcing me to track him using only the sensors. An automated alert flashed across my screen, warning me that I'd just violated Eridani airspace and planetary security forces were en route. Hopefully Zuri had gotten that warning out, otherwise this'd be a three way chase and could get real messy, real fast.

After several long seconds, the glow began to fade away and I found the target with my naked eyes again...just in time for me to see the flash of weapons fire! The ship shuddered under the impact of several laser blasts, the shields shimmering for a brief second with each hit. He hadn't done much, the shields still showing that they're holding steady, but if I let him keep whittling me down, he would eventually get something important. I rolled out of the way, and dropped below him, seeing if the fire would track me or if it was a fixed firing arc.

"What the bloody hell, I read only one person on there!" Zuri cried out.

"He must have automated defense turrets on that thing," I replied, looking up at the underside of the yacht, waiting to see if more fire followed. None did, and when he quickly tried to flip the yacht over, my suspicions were confirmed. "Not very good ones, either. He's got a pretty good blind spot-hang on," I paused as I rolled the ship over, staying right in his blind spot. Now he was inverted while I had managed to be level with the horizon, and I wondered just how good his inertial dampers were. "As I was saying, he's got a good blind spot here, and I don't think he'll be able to shake me. Any suggestions on how to bring this guy down? I doubt he's going to come quietly."

"Huh. I guess you two have something in common," Zuri quipped, and it took me a second to get the double entendre.

"Oh, for the love of-... Is now really the best time for that?"

Zuri's laughter echoed through the cockpit, "Oh, the only bit I regret is that I can't see the look on your face!" After managing to get her laughter under control, she said, "Contract pays more for alive, but if we've got to take him down, do what you have to."

I shrugged and dropped back, still staying out of his firing arc while I activated the ship's weapons. A quiet rumbling filled the cockpit as the four tachyon cannons slid out of their recessed ports, locking into place with a clang that reverberated through the whole ship. "Weapons hot," I announced, settling the crosshairs over the yacht's brightly burning engines. With the squeeze of the trigger, all four cannons barked, brilliant blue-white fire splashing against the shields. I raised the nose and fired again, this time sending two shots just over the bow.

"This is Denryk Barsuk with the Colonial Bounty Authority," I declared into an open channel. "Power down your weapons and land immediately. This is your only warning."

His response was to dive nearly straight down, and I had no choice but to follow him, the engines whining with the strain as we plunged toward the ground. Looking ahead, I saw what he was doing-he was diving toward a large mountain range, no doubt thinking he could lose us in those canyons and valleys. A confident grin settled on my face, knowing that he had already lost.

The yacht pulled up just in the nick of time, missing the treetops by mere meters, rustling their branches with his exhaust as he tried to disappear at the first bend. Not about to let him get away so easily, I matched his maneuver, although the Phoenix's hull groaned at the abuse I was heaping on her. I whispered a quiet apology to her and slammed the throttles to full, hurtling after our quarry. Ahead, I caught the flash of the yacht as it disappeared around another turn, zigging and zagging in a desperate attempt to lose me. The Phoenix rolled, banked, and roared around every mountain and cliff, practically dancing for me. I was losing myself in the moment, enjoying the chase. As much as I enjoyed a nice, quiet run, moments like these, when I was putting both my ship and myself to the test, were the moments I lived for. Pushing the envelope, taking it as far as we could go. And with every turn, we grew closer and closer. At first, the yacht was there for just a brief second, a flash of white and grey and then it was gone again, hidden behind a mountain. Now, he was always in my sights, the reticle in my HUD jittering so close to a lock.

In one last desperate attempt to lose me, he dove down, scraping the treetops and hoping I wouldn't follow. I didn't. Instead, I pulled up, rolling the ship over and diving down on him, my guns blazing. Shot after shot struck the bow, splashing off of his shields until, with a flash, they failed, and the quartet of high-energy beams savaged the yacht. Smoke poured out of the front of it, and unable to see clearly, he dove into the trees, crashing and burning. I pulled out of the dive, spinning around in a victory roll before throttling back the engines and bringing us back around.

"I can find a safe place to land, or do you want to rappel down now?" I asked, looking behind me to see Zuri's armored form already headed towards the exit.

"We'll go on ahead," Zuri said, "Once we're clear, set down where you can."

"Copy that."

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Everything else went smoothly. Well, as smoothly as could be expected. As soon as I had dropped Zuri and her team onto the crashed yacht, the defense forces arrived. Zuri took the fugitive into custody just in time for the bounty to count as hers, and not theirs. They still took the prisoner, as he was banged up pretty bad from the crash, might have to have a couple of limbs replaced. I tried to feel bad, but at the end of the day, it was hard to feel any pity for a guy who used to finance an inter-system slavery ring. The only downside was that we couldn't leave until they had finished processing him and wiring the payment to the Bounty Hunter's Guild. Although Zuri didn't look at that as a downside at all.

"Mountain climbing?" I asked, incredulous. "You want to go mountain climbing?!?"

"No, silly," she laughed, shaking her head. "Just a hike up the mountain we're parked next to. It's not going to take all day to get up there."

"Yeah, but we'd be coming back down in the dark," I countered. "Not a fan of going anywhere in pitch blackness."

"Oh, I never said we'd be coming back tonight..." she grinned, and it finally dawned on me what she was getting at.

"So...just camp out under the stars tonight?"

"Now you're getting it, loverboy. There's no wildlife out here, weather is supposed to be clear and cool, and I've got a nice, comfy bedroll that's big enough for the two of us," she trailed a hand over my shoulder, caressing me softly as she leaned down to whisper into my ear. "Just think about it-you, me, under the stars and nobody around for kilometers."

A shiver ran up my spine as I pictured it; it was a very tempting idea. One I certainly was not about to say no to. "Do you honestly think I need any more convincing beyond that?"

Zuri hummed thoughtfully, "Not really. I'm pretty sure I'd be able to convince you to go no matter the weather. Just need to assure you that I'd prepared for it."

My arm wrapped around her waist, pulling her closer. "You're an enticing contradiction, Miss Amaka. You seem to be all spontaneity and brash decision when, in reality, you've analyzed and planned for every scenario."

"I do all the planning so I don't have to worry about it later. I can just enjoy the moment and if something comes up, I'm ready for it." She grinned down at me, "And it's fun to watch you panic just a little bit."

"Oh, it is, is it?" I tried to give her my best offended look, but it was hard with the corners of my mouth turning up in amusement.

"Just a teensy bit," she confirmed, holding her thumb and forefinger out. "Little bit of fun."

"You know, one of these days, I will have my revenge."

"Mmm, I can't wait to see what you've got in mind, loverboy," she whispered into my ear and playfully nibbled on it. A shiver ran down my spine, and I tried to keep my composure. "Now c'mon, let's get packed and on the trail before we lose the daylight."

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Several hours later, we found ourselves at a little outcropping near the summit of the mountain. It was large enough for use as our camp site, and since it looked like the only way we'd be able to reach the summit from there would be to climb, we decided to set up there. While Zuri set up the bedroll, I began to unpack the portable heater and a medium sized pot so I could get started on making dinner.

"And what've you got planned on the menu tonight, hmm?" Zuri asked, glancing over at me as I threw the ingredients into the vessel.

"Just gonna make a boil," I answered, rummaging around in my pack for the salt.

"What, just boil water? When I said I like things between us to stay steamy, that isn't what I had in mind, loverboy." she teased, and I looked up at her with a scowl. She batted her eyes at me and simply gave me a mischievous, unrepentant grin.

"Ha ha," I replied sarcastically, "You know what a boil is."

"Actually, I haven't," she said, all teasing gone from her voice.

"Wait, really? You've never heard of a boil? Crab boil, lobster boil, seafood boil, any of that?"

"Not a one."

"Huh," I mused. "Okay, well, a boil is water, corn, potatoes, seasoning, and then seafood of some description, usually shellfish." Zuri cocked an eyebrow at the list, glancing over at my pack.

"And you brought all of that with you?"

"Well, yeah. We gotta eat. Boil's relatively easy to make, just put the ingredients in, get it heated up and then just wait for it to cook."

"I thought you'd bring something like ration bars. Or sandwiches."

"For starters, only when I'm starving will I voluntarily eat another ration bar. Sandwiches are a good idea, but for a romantic night with a beautiful woman underneath the stars? Oh, no. Something more is needed. Ah, here's the salt!"

Zuri finishes setting up our accommodations for the night and sits down, stretching out against a large boulder. Her blue eyes wander over me, watching me work as I toss in the ingredients. I tried to ignore it, but somewhere between the saffron and the Novan lobster, I couldn't let it go unremarked. "What?" I asked.

"Oh, nothing," she said with a soft smile on her face, "Just enjoying watching you work. You really go all out for a girl, you know that?"

A sheepish smile crossed my face as I placed the lid on the pot, and set the heater to the correct time and temperature. With that task done, I sat down next to her, my arm wrapping around her waist as her own draped over my shoulders. I tried to come up with something witty or clever, but nothing came to mind at that moment. "I try," I finally said with a slight shrug of my shoulders. Smooth, Denryk, smooth.

"You're a good man, Denryk."

"Thanks," I looked up at her, meeting her gaze. I could get lost in those blue eyes of hers for days. I probably would have, if it weren't for what happened next.

The sound of snapped tree limbs and something crashing through the underbrush got our attention. I quickly disentangled myself from Zuri, my hand going to the holstered pistol I was carrying. "I thought you said there wasn't any native wildlife out here?" I hissed quietly, drawing myself upright.

"There isn't," Zuri confirmed, a worried tone creeping into her voice. "Where are you going?"

"To check it out." With a deep breath to steady myself and to try and calm the rising anxiety, I made my way around the bend to where I'd heard the noises. My ears were perked up, and I could feel the old survival instinct from my SERE training kicking in. I hated it. The fear, the uncertainty, the feeling of being hunted. All of it came bubbling right back up, and I tried to force it back down. I was sure there was a perfectly reasonable explanation for the noise. I hoped. But until I found out what it was, I wouldn't be able to relax. It didn't take me long to find the spot where the noise had been made-several saplings and other bushes had been knocked aside or knocked down by a small boulder, no bigger than a medicine ball. A quick search of the area revealed a chunk of rock missing from the path we had taken to get up here. Satisfied that it wasn't some sort of undiscovered wildlife or imaginary soldiers coming to capture me, I holstered my pistol and made my way back to camp.

Zuri was waiting for me, arms crossed over her chest, her expression somewhere between worry and annoyed. "Everything alright?"

"Yeah, yeah," I nodded, "We must have loosened some rocks on the way up."

"I wish you'd believe me when I said nobody's out here..." her voice trailed off as she looked at me intently. "Are you okay?"

"Fine, fine," I waved my hand dismissively, hoping she wouldn't notice.

"You're trembling." Crap. Her hand grabbed mine, feeling it shake ever so slightly. "Come here and sit down." It wasn't a question. I let her lead me back to the bedroll and sat down. Zuri sat next to me, her stare burning into me, her hand not letting go of mine. "What's wrong?"

My mouth opened and shut as I tried to come up with one deflecting statement after the other, only for them to die on my lips as I saw the look on her face. I wasn't about to lie to her, and I know she wouldn't be deterred from finding out the truth. But I didn't want to tell her the truth, at least, not yet. In the end, her gaze won out.

My head lowered, and I stared down at my knees-I couldn't bear to look at her as I spoke. I didn't want to see her reaction. "SERE training was...hard on me. I'm short, I've always been chubby. Not as much then as now, but I still had a gut, and a lot of the instructors figured I'd be an easy catch. They hunted me mercilessly. Day and night. I had to be on alert at all times, almost to the point of paranoia. But it saved me on multiple occasions, barely escaped by the skin of my teeth more times than I could count. Managed to last the full two weeks before we had to surrender. Showed them. But it's never...really left me. Anytime I'm out in the woods, any noise, rustle, anything, makes me nervous, anxious."

"Denryk...why didn't you say anything?" Her voice was soft, free of any judgement or scorn. I still didn't look up.

"I wasn't ready to talk about it. And I thought, since nothing was out here, that I'd be able to just enjoy nature with you. I'm sorry."

"For what? Love, you've got nothing to be sorry for. I said I would be here for you, and I meant it." Her hand brushed across my cheeking, running down my hand to stop at my chin and gently direct my eyes back to hers. In them, I found no judgment, mockery, or disappointment. Just acceptance and concern.

"Thank you, Zuri. You're a good woman."

"Damn right I am." We laughed together at her quip, the humor helping to break any awkward tension between us. I took her in my arms and kissed her tenderly, my beautiful hyena returning the gesture in kind. Our impromptu make out session was broken up only by the sound of the timer going off, announcing that dinner was ready.

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"So that was a seafood boil, huh?" Zuri asked as she set her bowl to the side, leaning back against the rock to look up at the night sky.

"Yep. Went with a traditional Jannesport boil. Other places use different kinds of seafood. What'd you think?"

"Bloody good is what I think. One of these days you're going to tell me how you learned to cook this sort of thing."

"Oh, that part's easy," I said, setting my own bowl aside and snuggling up next to her. "I learned this one from my mom, who learned it from her mom. It's an old Earth dish, but it was updated with Terra Novan fish. Even with the money we've been pulling in, I don't think we could begin to afford something like Maine lobsters."

"Yeah," she agreed absently, her powerful arm wrapping around me again. "Never had much from Earth. Too expensive, and the taste isn't all that different from-ah, look! It's beginning!" She pointed up at the sky, my eye following her finger to the ribbons of color beginning to dance above us.

"Oh, wow," I whispered. "It's beautiful!" The night sky was suddenly alight with blues, greens and purples, all swirling and mixing together, obscuring the stars in the sky and bathing the ground in a wondrous mix of colors. We watched it for several minutes, no words needed to be spoken, simply enjoying each other's company and the spectacular view.

Eventually, however, I did turn my attention to the other spectacular view sitting next to me, my hands running along her midsection, fingers caressing her toned abs through the soft fur.

Of course, Zuri noticed this sudden shift in my attentions, her own hand moving up my arm, fingertips tickling the fur. "Mmm...bored with the light show, are we?"

"Just wanted to focus on the other natural wonder here," I answered, earning a sultry laugh from my partner.

"Very smooth, loverboy." Her reply was punctuated by a soft gasp as my hand slid up her t-shirt to cup her breast. She squirmed slightly in response to my touch, her thighs squeezing together. My finger teasingly traced the outline of her nipple, toying with the silver barbell running through it, and her squirming increased. Her hand grasped my shoulder tightly before she pulled back, peeling off her shirt and tossing it away. Her large breasts were now exposed to the cool night air, although I imagine the hardness of her nipples had little to do with temperature. Not wasting any time, I leaned down, kissing and caressing her breast, my hands teasingly running over the underside of each while my mouth planted kisses on her nipple. I took one of her hard nubs into my mouth, my lips gently suckling on it while my tongue delicately traced around it, teasing her piercing again.

Zuri's moans began to fill the night air as her hand rested on the back of my head, gently massaging my scalp. Her hips began to roll and buck of their own accord as I continued to suckle and knead her breasts, and I looked up to see her lost in pleasure, her eyes half-shut and clouded with lust. With a pop, I released her nipple from my mouth, only to shift over to the other one, circling her areaola with my tongue before latching on. My other hand slowly travelled down her stomach and found the clasp to her belt. After some initial fumbling, I managed to undo the clasp and unzipped her pants. My hand slid beneath her pants, and her panties, gently sliding over her sex to feel just how wet she already was. I released her other nipple and grinned up at her as my finger found her clit, slowly rubbing it. Another gasp and a moan escaped her lips as she smiled back at me.

Her smile half-died when my fingers hooked around the waistband of her pants to pull them down, her hands grasping mine. "Ah ah ah, loverboy..." she admonished, shaking her head.

Normally, I would have let her, but not tonight. Tonight, I wanted to please her in my own way, at my own pace. "Please," I implored, "let me worship you."

The smile returned with those words, along with a quiet, sultry, laugh. "You've got a silver tongue in your head sometimes, loverboy. Go on, then. Put it to good use."

I smiled back and tugged her pants off as she lifted her hips, taking her panties with them. They were quickly tossed in the same general direction of her shirt and forgotten for the rest of the evening. Zuri leaned back in repose, spreading her legs for me while her fingers roamed around her sex, teasing me as she spread her lips wide. Every single time I saw her like this, it never got any less breathtaking or beautiful. "Goddess..." I breathed as I lay between her thighs, slowly kissing my way up them, feeling her powerful muscles twitch and shudder beneath my touch. When I finally reached her pussy, I could see it was dripping wet, her nectar glistening in the moonlight. The heady aroma was also beginning to fill my nostrils, driving me wild. Firmly grasping her thighs, I dove between them, my tongue parting her folds and sampling her juices. As my tongue slowly ran along her sex, Zuri cried out, her hands grasping mine tightly as her whole body stiffened.

My tongue continued to lick and tease her as my hand moved over her pubic mound, fingers finding her clit. Zuri cried out my name again, and I moaned in reply, the vibrations from my mouth sending another wave of pleasure through my beautiful hyena. Her hips bucked against my mouth, smearing more of her fluids over my face, and I could feel her hands leave mine. I spared a quick glance up and saw her hands had left mine to rub and squeeze her breasts, tugging at the silver piercings. My tongue slipped out of her, giving her pussy one last lick before turning my attention to her clit, my fingers sliding inside her, searching for her g-spot.

Judging by how quickly she responded, I'd say I had founded it in relatively short order. Zuri practically writhed beneath me, her hips rolling and bucking as she moaned and whimpered. "Nnnngh...f-fuck! R-right there, loverboy! Right there! Fuck...mmmm...I'm...I'm..." No other encouragement was needed. I focused all of my attentions on those sensitive spots, and within seconds, she had gone over the edge. With a powerful cry that echoed across the mountainside, her back arched and her thighs clamped down around my head, her body shuddering and shaking as she climaxed hard.

I continued to pleasure her, licking and rubbing as long as I could to work every last drop out of her. When she finally fell back on the bedroll, utterly spent, I finally relented, withdrawing my fingers from her and licked them clean as I climbed up next to Zuri. I gently kissed and nuzzled at her neck and cheek as she came down from her orgasm, her breathing hard and heavy. A satisfied smile was on her face, but I knew she wasn't done, not yet.

Once she had caught her breath, she turned her head, her lips meeting mine in a passionate kiss, her arms wrapping around me tightly. I responded in kind, our tongues sliding over each other as we explored our passion, her naked body pressed against mine. When we finally broke from our kiss, she leaned back to look me over. "You're overdressed, Captain," she remarked. Still in my t-shirt and pants, I shrugged sheepishly. "I didn't want my undressing to get in the way of worshipping you?"

Her eyebrow arched as she gave me a playful look. "You know, that won't get you everywhere. Besides, the worship service has concluded, time for you to get naked."

I didn't need to be told twice. I quickly slip my shirt over my head while Zuri works at my belt, unclasping it and unbuttoning my pants. My ever-eager lover quickly pulls them off of me, leaving me nude and fully erect beneath her hungry gaze. She grins up at me, and already a shiver runs up my spine, my shaft twitching in response at the anticipation. Her hand slowly closes around my cock, and she begins stroking me slowly, the ball of her thumb rubbing the underside of the head. My hands grab the sheets, my hips bucking into her hand as her touch sends a wave of pleasure through me. I let out a long, low moan, leaning my head back for a moment as I savor the ecstasy. Her eyes never leave my face, however, studying me, watching how much pleasure she is giving me, how aroused I am. Her confident grin says it all, and it only serves to arouse me further.

The only time she breaks her gaze is when she leans her head down, running her tongue along the underside of my shaft. I shudder again, moaning her name as my cock jumps and twitches, a jet of precum spurting directly onto my lover's waiting tongue. She looks back up at me and grins before taking all of me in, surrounding my shaft with her warm, wet mouth. Another moan is drawn from me as I squirm beneath her tender ministrations, my hips slowly rolling in time with her head as it bobs up and down on my member. I can feel another jet of precum coaxed from my shaft as she greedily swallows it down. I try and put things into words, but all that tumbles from my lips are moans, whimpers, and her name.

Zuri eventually releases my cock from her mouth, giving it a playful peck on the head before she straddles me, lining herself up with my shaft. I place my hands on her hips as she guides herself down, slowly sinking onto me, feeling me slip inside her. We both moan as she feels me filling her up, and I feel her warm, tight walls beginning to clamp around me, squeezing and milking me eagerly already. I feel her hips meet mine and we stay hilted for a while, simply enjoying the feeling of each other. Zuri leaned over me, kissing me hungrily as her hips begin to move up and down on me, her inner muscles contracting around me as she lifted up, trying to draw it back inside, and then again when she lowered back onto me, clamping around my cock, pressing tightly against it. I moan into our kiss, and she moans back as my hands find her breasts, fondling and squeezing them, tugging at the piercings. Her hips begin to move faster, and I begin to thrust in time with her movements, matching her stroke for stroke.

We whimpered and moaned into each other's mouths as we continued to make out, losing ourselves entire to the passion of the moment. Eventually, I could feel my climax building, and to a point where I couldn't hold back. "Z-Zuri...I'm-" I whispered breathlessly.

"M-me too," she cut me off, pausing to let out another whimper. "Just let go, Denryk..." She leaned down for another heated kiss, our hips slapping against each other with wild abandon. Surprisingly, she came before I did, hilting herself and letting out another loud cry as she came hard, her pussy spasming and milking my cock for all it was worth. The sight of my love orgasming, along with the feeling of her around my shaft sent me over the edge as well, and I gripped her hips tightly as I came, my shaft pulsing as I shot my hot, sticky, seed deep inside her.

We held each other, shuddering and convulsing as we each came hard, and I could feel my cum beginning to overflow and run down my cock. Once we had come down, we collapsed onto the bedroll, petting and caressing each other, exchanging sated, soft kisses. Zuri glanced upward and smiled as she saw the night sky.

"Still going on up there," she remarked. I looked and saw the sky was still alight with the cosmic illumination and nodded.

"Mhm. The second most beautiful thing out here tonight."

"Flatterer."

We laid like that, held in each other's arms as we watched the sky light up in bold, vibrant colors until, at last, we finally drifted off to sleep.