[Drabble, Summer Camp Week 3] Summertide 3/9 - Flushed

[Smarty Cat]

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Elemental / Sustaining / now this

Title: Flushed
Date Completed: June 30, 2008
Series: Gundam Wing
Genres: vignette
Rating: T, 13+
Warnings: a brief foray into sexual tension land
Pairing: 1xR (Heero x Relena)
Word Count: 300


Although he does not let it show, he is surprised by how easily she follows him and how readily she settles onto the sun-scorched grass beside him. He considers apologizing for the lack of a blanket but ultimately disregards the notion.

He would have his pride--

He freezes as, with a muttered complaint about the heat, she slips out of her suit jacket, revealing a lightweight camisole clinging to supple curves.

--just not much of it.

The dry blades of grass around them suddenly become fascinating. From the corner of his eye, he notices Relena shading her face for a sidelong look toward the slowly lowering sun. She catches her lower lip between her teeth, and his breathing quickens.

Without fanfare Relena pulls a small bottle from her bag and proceeds to slather its contents across her skin. The odors of coconut and other things that Heero cannot immediately name fill the air with a scent of summer that is unique to Earth.

He tries not to stare as she twists and contorts in an attempt to smear sunscreen on the exposed skin just below her shoulder blades.

"Heero, could you??"

Right. Sure. Don't forget to breathe.

As his hands close on her slick skin, he finds himself contemplating what it means to die and what it means to live. When he smooths his palm down her spine, he wonders briefly if his heart could survive the experience of her unclothed and willing in his arms.

He carefully maintains eye contact when she turns around. It only makes the tension worse.

And then it doesn't matter because her face is blocking out the sun?no, she is the sun, vibrant, blazing, life-giving?and her lips sear like fire when they touch his.

Heero decides survival and pride are overrated.

[HiFreak]

Separately the 3 pieces are good . . . together their amazing. Great Job.

[Morganeth]

that was beautiful! absolutely wonderful! love that ending paragraph with the description of Relena as the sun, it flowed so nicely! Love it!

[flipped]

short and honest.