Looking around, he finally saw her. She was sound asleep next to him and he tried to make out who she was. Then he remembered. He was with this woman last night...that night when he finally had the courage to propose to her.

And yet, something miraculous happened that night. Darken looked at her and gently touched her cheek, thinking what she must be dreaming about right now.

***

Phoenix Romanova threw her arms around him, smiling brightly. "Yes...of course I will."

At that moment, Darken felt a million things at once: fear, nervousness, but most of all, joy. He had never loved a woman so wonderful, so beautiful, and so astounding as her. He held her close to him, feeling his heart race. Then his body started to tremble.

Phoenix looked up at him, cocking her head to the side. "What is it?"

Darken fumbled to think of something to say. "I'm...sorry. It's just that I've never been so deeply in love with someone before. I never thought that someone would tolerate me enough to the point that they were willing to marry me." Then he paused a bit. "Phoenix...I..."

Phoenix placed a finger to his lips. "Shhh...don't say anything." She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him deeply and passionately. Darken held her up off her feet as he did the same, losing themselves in the kiss. He gently grazed his fingertips along her back and his fingers stroked the brilliance of her hair. Phoenix had her one hand behind his neck and the other in his own hair.

Darken finally broken their long kiss and stared into her deep violet eyes. "Have I told you lately that I love you, shiroibara-chan?"

Phoenix blinked at the question. "Just now." She giggled. Darken then lifted her into his arms and carried her into her quarters.

The room was quite different then the other ones in the estate within her realm. What Darken expected to be a crimson colored room, it was actually a warm brown. The room was lit by the many candles that circled around the bed. A shear gossamer drape surrounded the outside of the bed. He softly laid her into the bed and hovered himself over her. His wings sheltered the both of them, but mostly her.

Phoenix looked up at him with curiosity on her face. "Darken...what are you going to do with me?"

Darken smiled at her warmly. "Phoenix, you know the concept of two people making love, right?"

Phoenix shivered at the thought. "Yes..."

"Well...I would like to try some things on you and see how you react to them. If you ever feel uncomfortable or want me to stop, I'll stop. I love you so much, Phoenix. I don't want to hurt you, all right?"

Phoenix nodded her head, still trembling underneath him.

"What's wrong?" Darken asked.

Phoenix hugged herself. "I've...never done this before..."

Darken held her, comforting her. "It's all right. I'll take my time with you."

Then Phoenix blurted out a question. "Will it hurt the first time?"

Darken tried to think of an intelligent answer. "I can't guarantee that it won't."

Phoenix nodded. "Just...please be gentle with me, all right?"

"Of course I will." He gently kissed her lips. "I love you."

Phoenix smiled, trying to reinsure herself. "I love you too."

Darken kissed her again, but more passionately. He could feel the warmth of her body under him and her arms encircling the small of his back. He let his hands softly graze over her shoulders, her arms, then up to her breasts. Phoenix shuddered a little, not knowing how to react to his touch.

He then started to part her robe little by little and planted kisses on the nape her neck. He let his tongue lightly lick her earlobe and Phoenix trembled, moaning softly.

Darken opened her robe even more, letting the brilliance of her breasts overflow out of the fabric. His fingertips stroked the fullness of them and he massaged them a little. Phoenix gasped out, feeling his hands work on her breasts and she flexed her chest muscles, making them feel fuller in his hands.

Darken let his thumbs encircle her nipples as he panted heavily between her breasts. Phoenix held him close to him, feeling the heat of his breath upon her skin, her own breath quickening. Then he placed his mouth over one her nipples and vigorously lapped on it with his other hand playing with the other nipple. Phoenix gasped loudly with excitement, her body tensing underneath him.

Darken looked up at her, smiling. "You like that?"

"Yes..." Phoenix whispered. "I've...never been touched...like this before..."

"There's more," he whispers back.

Darken gently takes off the rest of her robe with his right hand and gently stroked her center, feeling the heat of her excitement radiate between her legs. His left hand was working on her breast while his mouth was lapping and sucking the other one. He let his teeth run over her nipple as he lapped on it, then having his lips clasp around her nipple. Then he pressed the tip of his tongue against her nipple, trilling on it.

Phoenix felt her mind swimming in these new sensations that Darken was giving her. She was becoming more and more excited with each touch and breathed fast and heavy.

"How do you feel?" Darken asks her breathlessly.

Phoenix didn't know how to reply at first, so she said the first thing that was on her mind. "Hot..."

"What do you want me to do?"

Phoenix thought for a moment, then said, "Don't...stop..."

"I won't..." Darken pulls Phoenix closer to him as he continued to kiss and suckle at her breasts. He could feel her tremble in his arms and could hear her pant and moan.

Phoenix held on tightly to him, feeling the heat of his mouth succumb her. She never thought she could feel such passions, such emotions...

Darken couldn't stop working on her breasts because he knew that it was driving Phoenix mad. She was becoming more and more excited, and the heat of her center was radiating.

But then, Darken thought of something. "There's something else I want to try with you, okay?"

Phoenix nodded, not knowing what else Darken had in mind for her. It was scary, but at the same time, exciting.

He lifted his head off her breasts and kissed them, one of each, then lowered his kisses down her stomach to her inner thighs. His wings held her legs open as he licked and kissed the inside of her thighs. He could feel her legs tense beneath his fingertips as he slid his hands over her center.

Phoenix looked down at him. "Darken, what are you...?"

"Shhhh..." Darken comforted her. "You'll see."

Darken started off slow by gently rubbing her folds with his fingers then over her pinkish jewel. He couldn't resist placing his mouth over it and gently sucking on it. Phoenix cried out as she felt his mouth work on her center and started bucking her hips out a bit.

"Ohhhh...Darken..." she murmured.

Darken smiled to himself, knowing that this was exciting her even more and lowered his mouth over her opening. Holding her legs apart with the tips of his wings, Darken let his tongue flick over her opening. Phoenix immediately gasped. Then he plunged his tongue into her opening, letting it move in and out of her. Phoenix couldn't help but buck her hips out wildly while grasping the edges of the bed.

Darken worked even deeper, harder, and faster into her center, his tongue lashing into her as far as it can go. Phoenix felt her body serge, feeling him making love to her with his mouth.

"Oh god..." she cried. "Please...don't stop...don't...ahhhhh!"

Then she couldn't handle it anymore. The muscles of her legs tensed as she unleashed her climax, crying out with each thrust. Darken hungrily drank of her ambrosia, tasting the sweetness of her. Phoenix's legs suddenly go limp and they collapse in a heap.

Phoenix started to pant, trying to catch her breath. "How'd you know to do that?" Her speech was scrambled as she panted, overwhelmed by what just happened.

"It was something I wanted to try out for awhile," Darken replied. "Did it please you?"

Phoenix nodded. "It wasn't what I expected from you, but yes, it was pleasing."

Darken smiled and holds her close to him. "I love you."

"I love you too, Darken."

They kiss again, letting passion overcome them. It was longer and deeper then the last kiss.

Phoenix breaks the kiss suddenly. "Darken, I want to try something myself."

Darken blinks in wonderment. "What is it?"

Phoenix starts to blush uncontrollably. "Could I...could I be on top, just for awhile?"

Darken laughs a little. "Sure. I don't see why not."

Phoenix laughs back. "Fine...see how I feel about you laughing at my ideas!" She suddenly grabs him around the waist and pins him down on his back. Darken lands with an "oof".

"Shows you," Phoenix jokes and sticks her tongue out at him.

Darken gets a hold of her tongue with his fingers. "Don't be sticking that out unless you're planning to use it."

Phoenix playfully bats his hand away. "Be careful what you say. You might get it."

Darken flashes a sly grin. "Oh really?"

Phoenix beeps his nose. "Really."

Darken starts to laugh. "Sorry hon, but you looked so cute when you blushed."

Phoenix blushes again. "Darken!"

"See! Just like that!" Darken laughs again.

Phoenix props herself atop Darken and hovers herself over him. "Remember who's on top." She winks.

Darken giggles. "What's that supposed to mean?"

"This..." Phoenix rubs her body against his, her nipples brushing along his chest. Darken trembles underneath her.

"Shows me to underestimate you," Darken breathes and kisses her passionately again. "What was it you wanted to try on me?"

Phoenix whispers in his ear. "I wanted to touch you..." She gently grazes her fingertips over his chest. Darken shudders hard and breathes out Phoenix's name.

Phoenix then plants small kisses on the nape of his neck, then lets her hands slide over his shoulders and arms, down over his chest and stomach. She could feel the ripples of his muscles and it only left her wanting to explore his body even more.

Darken tilted his head back, sighing in pleasure. Phoenix had a soft and gentle touch and knowing that she wanted to take control of him was deeply exciting him.

Phoenix kept on touching him, feeling the warmness of his skin. Then, as if by instinct, Phoenix takes her hair and lets it brush over his torso. She thought that since her hair was so long that she could do something with it. Darken deeply gasps underneath her.

"You like that?" Phoenix asks shyly.

"Ohhh...yes..." Darken says between moans.

Phoenix propped herself up, allowing her to see more of him. Then an idea occurred to her. She knew that when a man was excited, he would become erect. She didn't know what it meant until now.

Below her stomach was Darken's length, full and erect. She looked at it, puzzled at first, not knowing what to with it. So she did what she thought she should do. Taking her hands, Phoenix took ahold of his shaft, stroking it gently. She could feel it throb in her hands and somehow, she found it intriguing.

Darken gritted his teeth as he feels her touching him, then cries out as she worked faster and harder on his length. Phoenix found out that this was making him very excited and didn't want to stop. Both of her hands were gasping him hard and she moved them faster and deeper.

Darken thrusted his hips out wildly, panting loudly, his head thrashing on the pillow. "Phoenix..." he calls out.

"What is it?" she replied.

"I...don't think...I can hold...b-back..."

Phoenix pondered at his remark. Was he feeling the same way she did when he was touching her? She wanted to know. "Don't hold back, Darken...I want you to feel the same way I have..."

Darken grabbed ahold of the sides of the bed, bucking his hips. Phoenix worked on his length as hard and as fast as she could go.

"Phoenix...I can't...h-hold...can't...ahhhh...!"

"Don't hold back...please don't hold back..."

Darken cried out as his climax ripped through him. Phoenix could feel his seed flow on her hands. She looked at it curiously. Darken relaxed a bit and saw Phoenix looking oddly at her hands. He shot up from the bed. "I'm sorry!" he blurted out as he reached for a towel and wiped off her hands. Phoenix blinked at him as he hurriedly wiped her hands off.

"What...just happened...?" she asked.

Darken stuttered wildly. "It's...just that..y-you were m..making me e-excited..and...uh..."

Phoenix giggled suddenly. "I get it! You did the same thing that I did earlier, did you?"

Darken didn't understand her comment at first, but had an idea what she was talking about. "Yes, Phoenix...I did that too." He blushed a little.

Phoenix pecked his lips. "I'm happy..."

Darken smiled a bit. Phoenix was happy at the fact that she was able to pleasure him as well, even though it was her first time. He takes her in his arms. "I love you, Phoenix."

Phoenix smiles. "I love you too."

Darken and Phoenix kiss each other again, very passionately and for a very long time. Then Darken laid back, spreading his wings and having them encircle Phoenix's body as he pulls her atop of him. "Phoenix, the next thing I'm going to do to you might hurt at first..." Phoenix nodded.

Darken held Phoenix's hips over his and started to rub himself over her center. Phoenix gasped, letting herself to move her hips up and down his length. Her hand moved down and held it, letting the tip rub against her center.

Darken moaned deeply, his shaft feeling the wetness of her. He moved lower to her opening and let the head of this length gently move inside her. He wanted to go easy on her, not wanting to hurt her.

Phoenix cried out a little, feeling him move inside of her. She didn't know how to make of it...it felt odd at first, but equally pleasurable. Instinctively, Phoenix moved her hips, letting Darken's length move in and out of her.

Darken gasped with pleasure. He wanted her so badly, but he had to go slow on her. He moves a little bit deeper inside her, about halfway. He thrusts his hips out, wanting more of her.

Phoenix throws her head back, almost screaming. She never felt pleasure like this before. She wanted more. "Darken...please...further..."

Darken looked at her. "You sure?"

Phoenix nodded. "Yes...I want to feel all of you..."

Slowly and gently, Darken arches his back and fills Phoenix up to the hilt. His eyes shot open. God...she's so tight...! he thought to himself. It was to be expected though...it was Phoenix's first time, but feeling her tightness around his shaft was exciting him greatly.

Phoenix let out a sharp gasp, both in pain and in pleasure. Her body was not used to this intruder but it felt wonderful. Immediately, Phoenix thrusts hard and deep on him, feeling her excitement serge.

Phoenix's urgency came as a surprise to Darken. He didn't know that her passion was equal to his. So he meets her thrusts, still going gently inside her. But Phoenix wanted more. She wanted him badly. "Please...faster...harder..."

Darken couldn't take it anymore. His hands opened her thighs up even wider and his hips thrusted fast and deep into her. Phoenix panted hard and loud as she bucked her hips meeting his thrusts. She held onto his shoulders tightly, her fingernails digging in his skin.

Darken started to touch her breasts again, caressing and suckling them, wanting to excite her more and more. He could feel his own excitement growing in him. "Phoenix...PHOENIX...!"

"What...is it?" she murmured between gasps.

"I...don't think...I can't...h-hold back...much l-longer..."

"I don't think...I can either...ohhh, Darken...I...!"

And at that moment, Darken climaxes hard into her, grabbing her hips tightly. Phoenix does the same, thrusting hard and fast onto him, feeling him climax along with her. The both of them moved together again and again, until Phoenix's legs suddenly give out and collapses on top of Darken's chest.

Darken wanted to say something, but he was out of breath. So he let his actions speak to him and wrapped his arms around the small of Phoenix's back, stroking her hair. Phoenix was catching her breath, her head on his chest and her arms around him. She could hear his heartbeat, fast and strong.

"I love you, Darken..." she whispered.

"I...love you too...Phoenix..." he managed to say between breaths. His wings wrapped around her, sheltering her with the love they had just shared.

~FIN~
June 15, 1999