Fire & Ice II: Age of Rebirth(private/mature/continued)

Kora felt his arm wrap around her and smild in her slee. "So warm..." she mumbled. Falling into a even deeper sleep.

Soara was surprised when Noel picked both options. As he appoached and sat nxt to her she lookd away blushing. "Um..okay..." she squirmed uncomfrtably as his body pressed against her. She made her body warmer than before. A his question and shrugged "i think so...my mom is a ice user dad fire. So that is te most plausable explanation.

Titus out a soft purr. He could smell her scent even better now. He leaned his head into hers nuzzling her with his nose. He was getting deeper and deeper into his sleep, but his tail was still wagging lightly. His good arm wrapped itself around Kora's body and legs came to lightly slide along her own giving her a nice warm blanket for the night.

"Hmm." Noel smiled thinking over his options. Naturally, he wanted the first choice. No matter how much he wanted to view Soara as normal she was still a demon. However, Noel found the 'flustered' version of Soara to be fun to mess with. She hadn't even bothered to answer his earlier question. "Well, I'm still cold so I think I'll take you up on that." Noel grinned and moved over towards her side of the fire. He sat down right next to her, his body lightly pressing into her own. "You're warm.." he whispered and slid his finger over one of her arms. "Yet cool at the same time. I noticed that when I was touching your hips." Noel blinked sounding a little perplexed by the the idea. "Would that have to do with your blood as well?"

Kora shivered in her sleep. The heat of Tiusattracted her body's attention. She scooched closer to him until se was snuggled up next o him. She was still sleeping though. "Mm..." she mumbled contently. His warmth immediatly warmed her body and she liked it.

Soara glaredat him. "I am not saying anything..." she mumbled. At the mention of heat Soara frowned. "Right sorry...fire then? Or you could absorb my body heat." She stuck her tongue out teasinghim. She then lit a small fire. Sure se wanted the secon choice but she wasnt going to say that aloud.

Titus closed his eyes. The breeze was light, but there was a slight chill in the air. He wasn't bothered by it though. He body, just like his dad's, was a natural heater. As he began to drift into a light sleep his body heat went up a little causing a smile to form on his lips. Despite the pain in his right arm he was pretty comfortable. Also, Kora's scent completely filled his nose from having her so close by. It made him feel even more relaxed.

"Am I wrong?" Noel smirked wanting to see how she'd reply. Once she found the cave he let out a soft sigh. At least they'd be protected from the weather. Noel moved in sitting across from Soara. It was cold. There must have been a draft coming from where deep inside the cave. Noel pulled his knees into his chest shivering. "Damn. If I had my clothes I could make a fire using some timber.." he frowned, his eyes closing as chills ran down his body. "Wait..you can fire cant you?" Noel blinked looking up at Soara. "How about a little heat hm?"

Kora turned on her side looking at his darkened form. "Goodniht to you too Titus..." she whispered. Closinghreyes she smiled. She didnt mind his rambling on about hings. In fact it made hersmile she knew itwas becase she was a girl. But that didnt boher her at all.

"Is that wha you think?" Soara raised an eyebrow at him. Then continued through the dark till she fund a small cave. After searching it for lie se smiled. "We can sleep here." She stated. Sitting down on the ground she groaned hating the fee of moist dirt and leaves on her butt.

Titus wasn't sure how he felt about her laughing at him. She had a beautiful smile and he loved the sound of her laugh, but somehow he couldn't help but feel embarrassed. He could tell that she had noticed how flushed his face was. Titus was hoping the darkness would help hide it. "Ermm..yea..." Titus whispered, his eyes still shifted away from her. "Um..well..g-goodnight." Titus whispered softly. He wasn't sure what to say to her. No..he wanted to say SOMETHING, but he also didn't wanna ramble. It was his blathering that had turned the waitress off he had been talking to off and why he had been given a fake number..

"Is that so?" Noel asked still following her. At her second statement he let out a soft chuckle. "I think you enjoy my eyes on you. But, if you really want me to stop that bad.." Noel teased and took his bright blue eyes off her. He was following a little closely now. He could just barely see the surrounding land around him and could make out only the trees that were closest around them.

Kora smiled "Like last time?" she asked looking at him mischeviously. Laying on the ground she sighed. She looked at TItus as he spoke laughing when he turned beat red. "What?" she asked smiling. WHen he finally got it out she chuckled. "Okay...thanks" she whispered back liking the feel of his hand on hers.

"I am working on it." Soara retorted. When he complimented her appearence again she blsuhed. "Stop looking at my ass..." she muttered. The idea of him pushing her up against a tree pleased her. She shook her head. NO! That shouldn't make her happy.

"No,but if you do fall I'll catch you." Titus chuckled and leaned his head against the back of the fallen tree trunk. He looked over at Kora wonder if she'd get cold during the night. His face instantly turned red as the thought of her clinging to him during the night popped into his head. "Erm..." Titus whispered, his facing turning a little brighter. God! Why was his face burning up so much? Everytime he opened his mouth to talk to his heart his heart began to beat a little faster. "Y-You...if you get cold...my body...is like a heater..." He muttered, his eyes shifting to the side. "See?" Titus whispered and grabbed her hand. His own hand was pulsing out a steady wave of heat.

"Well find us a place to sleep then." Noel replied softly. He watched her leave the water, his blue eyes once again moving over her body. He followed her out of the water, though at a slight distance. "This is so interesting.." he whispered, his eyes on her back. "I think I'd seriously jump you and pin you up against a tree if not for your tail and ears. You really do look human." Noel blinked and grinned a little. "You've got a nice ass too."

Kora shook her head. "No reason to really. I mean I've climbed them but never slep tin one." she explained. "I am extremely worried about falling." she looked at the tree he had found. This seemed good enough for her. She sat on the ground where he had indicated. "This is much better. I won't fall from here." she laughed.

Soara blushed when he said he had noticed her staring. "That isn't why..." she nsapped defensivly. "We will wait them out. I am not traveling around in the nude." she shook her head disgusted at the idea of it. Thee was no way she could do taht she was already uncomfortable. "I agree much comfier. As for where to stay I have no idea. Not the stream animals may come here for water." she pointed out stepping out of the stream.

"Oh...I guess you've never slept in one." Titus blinked looking back at her and then up towards the branches. "Well normally I just spread my body out. I find a strong branch and just..hang there. Hm..but if you're worried about falling.." Titus muttered and looked around some more. A smile then formed on his lips. He spotted a very long tree that had fallen. He walked over to it and patted the ground next to him. "This should due for tonight." he smiled and slowly eased off his black jacket. He winced feeling a surge of pain spreading through his arm and shoulder.

"Oh?" Noel blinked giving her a small grin. "So you think we're attractive do you? Well I suppose that explains why you stared at me so much when we first met. I simply thought at the time you had never seen a human though." Noel laughed and took another step back to stretch his toned arms over his head. "So, I guess we should find a place to sleep hm? Hopefully by the morning the ogres will be gone. If not we have two options. We can either wait them out or we can move on. Though..." Noel paused and looked down at himself. "Well I dont really have a problem walking in the nude...but I feel uncomfortable when I'm not in my battle clothes."

Kora follwoed closely behind Titus as he held her hand. She knew that the forest wasn't a ideal hiding spot. However seh didn't see any better options. "A tree? How will we stay up? What if we fall?" she asked clearly worried about it.

Soara slowly opened her eyes as he backed away. She missed the feel of his body and touch. At hsi question she smiled. "Because...they are some of the most beautiful and mysterious creatures on the planet. I personally liek the form its easy to use and a lot more attractive than some animal." she explained.

Titus led her by the hand across the field. It was a change to just walk casually instead of rushing through the woods. Titus looked around when they reached the edge of the clearing. He would have preferred to find a cave or something to sleep in. "Hmm not much here." he sighed, his eyes shifting about the terrain as he held Kora's hand tightly. He could see everything even though it was pitch black outside and the only light around were the stars above them. "We might just need to pick a tree to camp in."

"So its true.." Noel mumbled. He had fought a few demons and had seen what a 'true' form could look like. Pulling back, he tilted his head to side giving her body another once over. "Tell me, out of all the forms you could choose to hide in, why a humans?" Noel asked softly. There wasn't 'as' much ice in his voice this time. He was actually talking to Soara normally, like he would to any other girl.

Kora looked at Titus as he practically yelled the word. "Calm down there you crazy." she teased. Taking his hand she stood. "Sounds good to me. No guarentee that it wil turn out well." she stated. "True this is a little exposed." she agreed starting towards the woods more.

Soara shivered as his hands traveled over her body. "Is that so? Well I haven't used it in awhile." she said. "That form is hard to get to and control." she explained. At his question she smiled. "I would look like a mix between a giant cat and a giant wolf." she replied. Feeling his hands on her butt she stared at him not sure what his intent was.

"Pizza??" Titus blinked. He had never heard of it before, but it sounded good. Titus wasn't a picky eater either and was willing to try just about everything. "Hm well we'll have to see if we can find the ingredients later. I wanna try it." he smiled and slowly rose to his feet. He moved his bandaged arm a bit to test what he could do with it. Sighing softly, he turned to Kora offering her his good hand. "Well now that I can at least move a bit lets find a more secure place to sleep for the night. This field is too open even though the grass is pretty high."

"Well..." Noel mumbled stepping in closer. "I'm just curious about what the inner you looks like. This...This thing that stands before me is a shell right?" he asked as he slid both his fingers down the curves of her waist. "The reason why the more powerful demons take human form is to conserve energy right? You do this because your true form contains too much power. So, I'm curious. If I were to strip away your shell...what would the real you look like?" Noel asked softly. His gently fingers rolled over her hips and along her butt feeling where her tail was attached. He was truly amazed. Must her body really did look and feel human.

Kora didn't thinkt hat her answer was awkward but she coudl tell that Titus did. "Sorry...I didn't mean to make it awkward." she stated. "I do remember one thing fromw hen I was younger. My mom made this thing...called pizza I think. That was so good. I still remember how to make it but I don't have the ingredients." she explained. "Going itnot he market though sound nice." she smiled.

Soara looked at the water as Noel began to approach her. "Wha- what are you doing?" she managed to ask. Feeling his hands on her face she closed her eyes allowing the sensation to flow through her. She missed a soft touch like this, the type Jann used to do. "I am a mixture..." she muttered in response. She felt his eyes on her as she opened her own. God she loved how brilliantly blue his were. "About what?" she asked huskly.

"Oh..." Titus replied softly. He felt that the conversation had reached its awkward point and wasn't sure what to say now. "Um..well the capital gets a wide range of exotic fruits delivered into the city each day from all corners of the south. Maybe I could take you into the market place sometime." he offered and laid back down. His pain was subsiding, but there was still a bit of soreness in his arm.

"You're blushing princess." Noel replied softly as he slowly began to advance towards her. "Getting shy are we? One minute you're nice and cool and the next your face is turning as red as a tomatoes. So, which one are you? Are you cool and composed or are you the shy type?" Noel asked with a slightly seductive grin on his lips. He got a kick out of seeing Soara squirm and really loved teasing her. "Its really mysterious.." Noel mumbled as he came to a stop right in front of her. He reached out, his finger tips very gently tracing over the features of her face. "I've seen many demons and I know that the most terrifying sort is the kind that can masquerade as a human. You fit that type. The skin on her cheeks is soft. You're entire face looks human minus your eyes, ears, and fangs." Noel whispered as he began to slid his finger slowly down her neck. His eyes took in her body even as she covered her breasts. "I'm curious..."

Kora could tell she wasnt going to get anywhere with this. "Okay..." she agreed to drop th subject fornow. It was clear that titus was a very stubborn person. Whn he asked about her favorite food she shrugged. "In all honesty i havent had a lot of difere.t foods." She stated. "I like fruit i guess...and meat..."

Soara felt Noel's eyes onher and squirmed awwardly."right...yeah we have heard of men like tat dont worry." She assured him. She knew her father had found severa ndhd them killed to protect the kids. When he statedto talk about her breasts she blushed. "Its hrd not to get more comfortable when you are on top of me naked for several hours." She etorted. She covered her breasts blushing hard. "That isnt your buisnes!" She snapped.

"It doesn't matter. She was warned and she ignored the warnings time and time again." Titus answered feeling a little annoyed now. "C-Can we change the topic?" he asked softly and sat up. He was really enjoying Kora's company and didn't want the topic of Soara to ruin in. "Why dont you tell me...um..hmm lets see...oh! Tell me what your favorite food is."

"I see." Noel replied softly and turned back around. "Be careful. I once encountered a man dressed in white with long black hair tied into a ponytail. He came to one of our bases, demon slayer bases. There was something odd about him. He said he was study hybrids and wanted to know if we had any record of demons breeding with other species. Well, I'm sure it didn't mean anything." Noel stated with a wave of his hand. Then for the first time, he turned to face Soara fully. "Now here's another question princess. Have you gotten more comfortable around me?" Noel asked and pointed. He wasn't sure if she was aware, but when she had stood the water had completely washed the mud of her breasts. "Those are nice. What are they, Cs?" Noel asked with a crooked grin.

Kora felt bad for he two siblings. They needed to get along and she knew that Soara loved Tius. "I know she does..." she whispered. She sat up slightly. "The tools to killing your fathr? You surethat wasnt a mistake i saw how much she loved him." She replied. She found it hard to believe that any daughter could do that.

Soara turned raiing an eyebrow at his question. "I knew it would come up eventually..." she mumbled. "Yes i am...and i am not sure...that is our guess though. My mother and father though are both super powerful." She added.

"No its fine." Titus whispered softly and waved his hand. "I doubt she loves me though. I've put her through too much these past 17 years." Titus mumbled softly and closed his eyes letting out a very heavy sigh. "Oh well. Maybe one day we'll patch things up. Though...I'm pretty sure making things right will depend on whether or not my father lives or dies. I dont wanna blame her...but I just cant help it. She practically handed our father's greatest enemy the tools to kill him."

"Hey.." Noel called, his back still facing her. He had already cleaned himself but enjoying the warmth from the water. "So are you like some sort of hybrid? Your father is a wolf and I know that your mother is a neko. I recognize the difference in body shape. I'm curious...is that why you can use so many elements?" Noel asked softly and only slightly turned to face her. His face was still cold, but his eyes had softened a bit.

Kora smiled at the story Titus told. "That sounds fun..." she whispered in reply. "I dont think you should hate your sister... she mutered. "I...i dont know what she did and i dont think it matters...she loves you i know you dont see it but i do. She wats you to love her more than anything. And your words hurt her...sorry i know its not my buisness..."

Soara didnt notice Noel's stares. Finally she stood washing away the rest of the mud. Hereyes scanned over his body. He was so well built she just wanted to jump him. She blushed turning away. She squeezed her hair to get the water out of it. Her ears shook as well.

"Yeah..its pretty nice.." Titus replied softly and shifted his gaze up towards the sky. "You know, one time when I was small my dad took Soara and I camping. It was a complete disaster! I couldn't control my fire so I ended up burning the food and Soara couldn't control her water so she nearly put the entire camp under water after my father had asked her refill the canteens. It was awful..but..it was really fun.." Titus whispered, his smile fading now. "I think that I'd give anything to go back those times when our dad was healthy..and..when I didn't hate my sister."

"Impressive." Noel stated and entered the water. He let the running stream wash the mud off his feet and legs first. He was about to enter deeper when he noticed that mud was washing off Soara's body as she floated. Her breasts were still covered and womanhood were still covered, but only partly. Shaking his head, Noel entered the water till it came to just above his waist. He caught himself looking in Soara's direction again, but then turned his head finding something..anything to look at instead of her. "No...I cant start seeing her as a regular girl. She's a monster inside. I have to remember that.."

Kora giggled at his comment. "Most people dont like being tasted." She pointed out. "I didnt know they werent all in the army." She stated. Looking at him as she felt his eyes on her she smiled "This is nice...the stars and open air...in the army we are forced into tents and hidden..."

Soara lookedover at Noel "i can use a little wind and earth as wel. So can Ama but she has mstered them i havent yet." She explained. Then began to floaton the stream enjoying the warmth she had made. "You cming in?" She asked lazily.

"Haha well I dont blame you at all." Titus laughed softly. Kora wasn't the first girl to mention how hard she'd scrubbed. "Well..." Titus blinked, his eyes shifting off again. "He's not really in the army. Only I am. The men I brought with me are mercenaries. We've done a few jobs together and have become pretty close. The big guy is creepy, but he's scary strong and a really good fighter." Titus explained and smiled as he turned to face her once more. "I'll keep him away from you we return. Now that I know you dont like being tasted that it is." Titus chuckled. He honestly couldn't remember the last time he had laughed so much.

Noel followed closely behind her. When she found the water he clapped his hands softly. "So you do have some use." he smiled, though paused and blinked as she began to heat the water. "Wait..so you can use fire and ice? Thats...strange. Most of the demons I've fought can only use one element. Its rare to encounter one who can use two."

Kora noticed that Tius had moved closer but didnt back away. "It is. Good thing. I didt really want to be ate alive." She replied. At the mention of him licking her leg shemade a face. "I scrubbed so hard and it still feels gross..." she muttered. "That guy was messed up. I dont know how he got into aarmy."

Soara decided to back off the subject as he as starting to et angry at her. "Whatever you say..." she retorted. As he pulled away she sighed. The closeness had been kin of nice. At the mention of washing she nodded. "Yes sir i can find us some water." She stated sniffing the air slightly. She then started through the woods till they reached a small stream. Se waked right in heating the water wit her hands.