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Who: Zack, Lightning, Xaon, Kiri, Vaan, Zack's parents.
What: A hunt and a swinger's night.
Where: The Binah, Rabanastre, Gongaga.
When: The course of a day.
Rating: NC-17 (Inter-species sex. It's cute, but it might not be everyone's cup of tea. :3)


Things seemed to have settled down after the drama of she and Snow passing out and everything seemed back to normal as Lightning lay in bed, on her front, the only thing she wore being the dogtags, that she'd recently acquired from her old uniform, around her neck and the sheet that covered her just to her waist. Her blonde hair covered her face for the most part, especially considering she was burried in the pillows, but she was perfectly content where she lay, even if she wasn't asleep anymore, thanks to a succession of Moogle curse words from Kiri after Xaon did something to annoy the small female.

Zack had already been up and around, it was early morning, and he had breakfast duty four days out of the week. Today, he was making pancakes, among the usual breakfast fare of chopped fruit salad, scrambled eggs, toast, and coffee. There was always water, but keeping juice on hand was a pain, as well as milk, as they tended to spoil quickly. They had liquor and wine, though! "Xaon~! Get in here and leave yer girl alone, s'almost breakfast time, and if yer dead, there ain't gonna be anyone t'eat yer share." he smirked, still in the process of flipping pancakes out of his skillet. Zack honestly enjoyed cooking, and was in a great mood since Lightning was okay again.

The Moogle wasted little time in skittering to the community room, whilst Kiri slammed her way through the rest of the airship and curled herself inside the engine to run daily diagnostics on it. Lightning, however, remained perfectly comfortable in bed, smiling against her pillow and stretching just a little, making a soft sound as she did. She always loved the days Zack did breakfast. She was a basic chef at best, only really able to make simple things, whereas Zack's breakfasts always seemed like a feast to her.

Zack had cooked more than enough since the first time, as all three of his crewmates had eaten their share, then looked to him for more. He'd chuckled, but they were serious, so he'd had to cook more. Now he just assumed they'd eat it all up. Patting his pilot on the head, he passed him a slice of apple, "S'not ready yet, just hide out in here. What'd'ja even do, tug her tail?" he smirked, stacking pancakes at least fifteen tall on two large plates by the time he declared breakfast ready, and sent Xaon off to the cargo bay to fill a jug with syrup from a set of casks they'd stolen recently.

As Zack called that breakfast was ready, Lightning finally dragged herself out of bed, slipping on a pair of Zack's boxers and one of his t-shirts before padding her way barefoot to the main room, yawning and rubbing her eye as she moved over to him, wrapping her arms around his waist from behind and nuzzling his back. "Mornin'," she grumbled, yawning a little more.

He chuckled, and turned with Lightning in tow, setting steaming pancakes on the table, and then a crock of butter to go with the already piled slices of toast. The eggs were mounded in a huge bowl beside a slightly smaller bowl of fruit, drizzled in simple syrup. He rubbed one of her arms, "How're ya t'day Lightnin'? Sleep good?"

"Yeah, until Kiri started shouting that Xaon's a fluff brained Mog with too much pompom and not enough sense. Whatever the heck that means," she mumbled, continuing to nuzzle his back. After a moment, the teen slipped away, seating herself at the table and toying with her dogtags, though the Crystal amulet had been added to that same chain, since she'd decided one necklace with three pendants was better than two. "Mmn~ how'd you sleep?"

"Better than I have inna bit. Guess all that stress aboutchoo and all the runnin' around knocked me out in the end." he chuckled, and set four glasses on the table, filling them with cooled water, and sitting down beside Lightning, as Xaon rushed in with the syrup. He plopped it on the table, and took a seat in his own chair, "Where's that engineer anyway? Still checkin' th'engines?"

"Probably. I think she's a bit ticked." Lightning mumbled, soon helping herself to her share of breakfast and eating as steadily as she could without choking. It was true that breakfast was the one meal she tended to eat just a little too fast and nearly always ended up inhaling something, rather than swallowing it. It was probably because she was young but she did tend to eat a lot less through the day if Zack cooked breakfast. Without a single word or squeak, Kiri slid into her chair and began on her breakfast, her blue pompom wilted down her back and her pink wings tucked tight against her silvery white fur.

Zack dished up his own food, then with a soft smile, he leaned over, and slid a whole strawberry onto Kiri's plate, having figured out that she liked them. The things were hard to get, and there weren't many in today's salad, which was mostly tropical fruits.. "Hey there fuzzy-lady." he didn't ask what was wrong, and got back to doctoring up his pancakes with butter and syrup. If she wanted to talk about it, Zack figured she would. But he could always try to put a smile on 'er face.

A smile came to one girl's face as Lightning noted how Zack would always make sure everyone was happy. The Moogle, however, simply looked at Zack, gave him a hint of a smile and continued with her breakfast. Lightning gave Xaon a quizzical look but said nothing as she ate. It almost felt like one of those family dinners back home when her mom and dad had argued and weren't speaking. An awkward silence aside from the sounds of cutlery and dishes.

Zack smiled back to Kiri, and raised his brows at Xaon when she wasn't looking. She must have been -ticked-. He really did wonder what the pilot had done to her.. hopefully it would pass. "S'good syrup," he ventured, licking his lips after half his meal was gone, "What kinda plant's it made from?"

Lightning sipped her glass of water, holding in laughter. It was a fault of hers. She'd always want to laugh when things got this awkward. Kiri blinked up at Zack, tasting the syrup and pausing to assess what plant it was. "...star fruit." And she was silent again. Lightning sniffed slightly, eating as quietly as managable before she leaned over to Kiri, whispered a few words and received a nod. As soon as that nod came, Lightning settled into her seat and continued with her meal.

"Star fruit? Really? What's a star fruit?" he had a puzzled look on his face, and an earnest expression when he asked Kiri that said he honestly wanted to know, he wasn't just trying to make her talk. He waited patiently, chewing the rest of that mouthful of food, and swallowing quietly.

Kiri scrunched up her fuzzy nose. "A fruit. It's yellow and shaped like a five pointed star. Common in places like Ivalice, Pulse and by another name in a place called Destiny Islands. Though there it's considered a ritual to share the fruit with your soulmate." As she spoke, Kiri's soft squeaky voice shook a little, but she managed to disguise it. Lightning finished up her meal swiftly before soon settling her chin on her hand, her elbow on the table, as she toyed with the rim of her glass. She was really curious as to what exactly caused Kiri and Xaon's arguement.

"Oh? Well, that's kinda cool." Zack cleared up his and Lightning's dishes, setting them on the counter and returning to his seat, "It's neat that we get t'find out all this stuff about.. well.. everywhere, y'know? If we stuck in one place, it might not be quite so good." he leaned back in his chair, looking up at the ceiling for a minute, then sighing softly. Kiri was usually much more talkative, and even when ticked off, she generally calmed down soon. Zack was worried, and it showed, but he respected them both enough not to order them to explain.

As soon as she'd finished, Kiri grabbed her dishes and set them on the counter, waddling off out the room and back to the engine room. Lightning hugged her knees, tucking her feet onto the chair. "Oooh~ Xaon. What'd you do? She's so mad!" She rested her chin on her knees, looking at the Moogle at the table with a curious gaze, though she was also very worried. Kiri was usually squeaking and shouting about everything in the morning. This was strange.

Zack just stayed resting against the counter, knowing the Moogle had no-where else to go. Today was dish duty for him. Zack had to cook lunch and dinner still, but he wouldn't be able to get anything done until breakfast was cleared up. "Yeah, sounds like ya did somethin' majorly bad, buddy." they were buddies, after all.

While they received no answer from the Moogle, Lightning shifted to stand. "Oh well. I'm sure she'll get over it. Maybe she's broody. Ever thought of -that-, Xaon?" And with those words said, Lightning stretched her arms up, making a slight sound as she did. "I have to shower. I smell like Nora..." She gave a soft laugh before heading out of the room and along to the bedroom. It did, however, make her realise Nora had an egg she was sitting. Maybe that Nut had worked...

When Lightning left, Zack wasn't so easily swayed. He crossed the room, and snatched the Moogle up by the fur between his wings, lifting him to eye-height, and taking him aside into a cubby. "Maybe Lightnin' knows, and you and Kiri certainly do, but cut me some slack, I'm a guy. I really have -no- idea what's happened." he wasn't being rough with Xaon, or threatening, he just had the same habit of picking him up that Lightning had with Kiri.

Xaon's big brown eyes narrowed and he crossed his fuzzy brown arms, scrunching his nose up. "Kiri's just ticked that I happened to be talking to your lady about relationship stuff. And, oh yes, the mad woman wants pups. Like that's smart!" He huffed at Zack, just because he was the only person in the room, and wiggled his feet. Lightning, on the other hand, was currently in the shower whilst Kiri was sat on the edge of bath, not looking at Lightning but squeaking angrily as she muttered about Xaon.

"Relationship stuff? Like what? You've got a good one with Kiri." Zack raised his brows, shifting his hold on the Moogle and setting the smaller guy up on his shoulder, leaning back against the wall. "I mean, Kiri and Lightnin' are friends, good friends from what I can tell, I don't see why she should be ticked. Babies, well, if ya said somethin' like 'No, that's stupid.', I can see why she's ticked. Gotta have an excuse that works, like, "The fool Zack's always taking us into danger, what if you get hurt someday?" or something?"

Xaon huffed again, resting his elbow on Zack's head and leaning his head against his fuzzy hand. "Well, I just... made a joke that... a foursome wouldn't be too bad." He huffed again, dragging his pompom down to toy with the string of it. "As for pups, well... maybe I did say 'No, that's stupid.' but it's still no reason to get so gosh darn upity." Xaon grumbled a little more.

Zack paused for a moment, brows rising, then knitting, then one going up. "Eh? Like, what, you me'n, Lightnin' and Kiri?" he had spoken on the subject of Moogles with Ashe, and it turned out that yeah, she was spot on about the men.. The man shrugged, and chuckled, "Well, yer right, it wouldn't be bad, as long as the four've us don't get weird about it. And yeah, callin' a gal stupid for wantin' to be a Mom is dumb, Xaon. Super-dumb, like.. Seeq dumb. If you don't want 'em, let her know gently, but if all that's stoppin' ya is bein' on th'Binah, well, there're other things we can be besides pirates."

Xaon's fuzzy brows raised as well as Zack said it wouldn't be bad and a slight laugh came out before he flopped his chin down on Zack's head, crossing his arms and burying his face in them. "Kupo... Feh, women. I've been with that silly old girl near on ten years and she still hasn't figured out I don't always mean exactly what comes outta my mouth." He gave a sigh, tugging lightly at a lock of Zack's hair. "It ain't the Binah or being a pirate that's the trouble. It's me! I'm not ready to be a dad. I'm no good with pups..."

Zack chuckled at the expression on Xaon's face and shrugged, "What? Kiri's pretty, and she's a dynamite engineer." was his way of complimenting Xaon's girl, "As for bein' a Dad, well, no-one's ready until they try it. My Dad always told me that he wouldn't'a had kids if it weren't for Ma. He's huge, and always complained that he was gonna crush me, or so I hear. Guess he was better than he thought. Trust the gal to make that choice, long as yer not fixin' t'eat the kids, I think yer good."

"I might eat 'em, if they're as noisy as their mother." With a shrug Xaon slid down Zack's shoulder and bounced to the floor, soon nudging a stool close to the sink and beginning to wash the dishes up. "Ah, I dunno... she's great but that makes me wonder what the heck a knock-out like her's doin' with a grouch like me." He shrugged, wiggling his tail a little before huffing his pompom out of his face. "Ahh... thanks for the help, kid, kupo..."

Zack laughed softly, "Hey, I wonder th'same thing 'bout why Lightnin's with me. Doesn't stop me from appreciatin' every day I get with 'er, though." he stood next to Xaon, and chuckled, "Besides, if the two've ya decided to have some kids, y'know Lightnin' and I'd be right there t'help out. I don't wanna lose my pilot, or my engineer, so you'd all have a home here."

"Thanks for that, kid--... Zack. I appreciate it." Xaon dried off his paws as best as he could considering the fur before offering his little hand to Zack for a handshake. He'd decided he'd have a talk with Kiri later about it all, when Zack and Lightning had made their way off on whatever mad-capped adventure that took their fancy today. Really, he did need to apologise for the hard words he gave his mate.

"Heh, what're friends for, y'know?" he shook Xaon's little paw, and smiled brightly. The idea of the four of them, well, being intimate had stuck in his mind, and would likely surface from time to time, curiosity being what it was, but Zack was happy where his life was just now. It didn't need spicing up, though if it were suggested to him, he doubted he'd deny any of the people that would be involved. "I'm gonna go get ready fer th'day. Think we're just floatin', but ya never know, maybe somethin' interesting's happenin'."

"Sure thing. Your girl's in the shower, ain't she? Go get her back clean, kid!" He was teasing, of course, but Xaon was pretty much the Moogle equivelant of Zack when it came to having a libido that just won't quit. At that, the small male went back to dish duty, making sure everything was washed up and ready for their next meal. Meanwhile, Lightning was still showering, working on her hair currently, while Kiri had finished her rant, thanked the teen for advice and for listening before heading to her engine room.

Zack waved at Kiri, smiling as always, as he passed her, "Engine's runnin' great, Kiri." and knocked on the bathroom door, idly thinking to take Xaon up on his advice, and maybe get clean to boot. He slipped in after knocking, "Mornin' gorgeous, how's th'water today?" it was another reason he could see eye to eye with Xaon and his 'joke'; Zack was pretty much insatiable in that regard.

"It's good, care to join me, country boy?" Lightning poked a hand out of the shower, wiggling sudsy fingers at him and smiling. She knew that most of their showers together ended up taking three times as long as when they showered seperately but she thoroughly enjoyed the time spent together in the shower. Especially if it meant she could spend just a bit of time with Zack, wet, naked and in private.

Zack laughed, "Care? I was hopin' to." he shed his light sleeping pants, and undershirt, stepping into the shower behind the blonde, and smiling sweetly, his glowing eyes roaming her body slowly. Okay, so he liked to ogle his girl.. that wasn't a bad thing, was it? Especially when she had looks that could kill! "Guess it doesn't matter how th'water is with a gal like you invitin' me in.."

Lightning gave a light chuckle, turning to face him and sliding a hand over his chest before giving a firm push to have him with his back against the wall. "I guess it doesn't, hm?" With a smirk, the teen tiptoed, leaning in to kiss him, her arms curling around his neck. "So, let me guess, you pried the truth from Xaon?" The teen chuckled and nipped his lip, smiling contently.

"Yeah, if ya can call it prying. I just asked him.. guess he didn't wanna bring it up 'round breakfast." he shrugged softly, and rested his hands on Lightning's slender waist, stroking her skin gently, "It's not exactly good etiquette to follow up 'foursome' with 'your ideas of parenthood are dumb'. It really doesn't work."

"Yeah, well, according to Kiri he's an old pervert who wouldn't manage a family if it landed on his head," she murmured, nuzzling at his neck, nipping his skin a little. "Hey, country boy, what's your opinion on kids, hm?" She nuzzled a little more, finding it nice to just stand up close to him and give him little bits of affection like she was. Lightning really did enjoy smothering him in tenderness every so often.

"Ah, well, he's about as big a pervert as I am." he shrugged a little, and smiled at her question, "Kids? Well.. I'd want a wife, first, and a place to raise 'em." he had the second one, the same as he'd offered it to the Moogles, but he only had a girlfriend, currently. "I dunno.. kids would be nice, someday. How 'boutchoo? Want any?"

"Mm... probably. In a few years when I'm not still classed as a teenager. When I'm married." Sure, she could've said 'When we're married.' but it might've seemed a little presumptuous. Besides, there was no telling what the future held. Of course she wanted the man she loved to be the father of any future offspring and currently the only person she loved that way was Zack, but she'd never force him into marriage. She knew that it was still early days, even if it'd been a good few months, over six she was sure of that, but it was still a bit soon to go picking out a wedding dress.

Zack was a country boy at heart, and in his mind he'd be marrying Lightning someday, but he also knew he was much older than she was, so when she was ready would be the time. He couldn't think of what else to say, so while rubbing her waist, he chuckled, "Ashe mentioned that moogles are about as horny as I am, all the time. A whole race of me's, sexually anyway.." he snickered softly.

"I feel sympathy and empathy for the females," she purred, laughing lightly. The teen leaned in for another kiss, nipping his lower lip. Admittedly, Lightning was probably just as horny as Zack, most of the time, and that probably helped with their relationship staying afloat. Since if she had a non-existant libido, she'd easily get annoyed at Zack for his advances. With her having almost as much of a sexual apetite as him, she often made as many advances as he did.

The man laughed a little, and shrugged, "I hear tell that the girls are the same way, with bodies that, er.. adapt, to their partners. The men'll just hump anything that sits still for too long." his hands slid to her backside, and he pulled her lewdly against him. Zack was thankful for her libido being as active as it was, as he didn't know for sure that he'd be so happy with a girl that couldn't keep up with him.

Lightning laughed and bit at his chest, leaving teeth marks if only to amuse herself. Since she couldn't exactly shock him in the shower. It'd fry them both and that wouldn't exactly be as pleasurable as it would were they dry. "Heh, now I get why Xaon said Kiri would be able to handle you," she laughed against his skin, biting a little more and sliding her hands over his sides.

Zack laughed a little, and blushed faintly, "Eh.. I've never been with a moogle, so I wouldn't know. It's all hear-say.." the bites to his chest made him shiver, and he gently yanked a hank of her hair to tilt her head back, and kissed her lips sweetly. It was good they were able to casually talk like that, it was a sign of the maturity each had, and shared. "I think what really set 'er off was the kids thing. Xaon doesn't think he'd make a good Dad."

As she was kissed, Lightning smiled up at him, half wanting to drag him off out of the shower and to the bedroom but she restrained herself at Zack's last words. "Yeah, it was... she was really pissed about that. She said it was like he didn't think her values or needs held any weight. I kinda see her point but I guess Xaon's just nervous. I would be too, I think..." She scrunched her nose up, running her hands down his chest.

"I set him straight on that.. he's just a grump sometimes. I mean, ya don't tell a gal in that way.. I can understand if he doesn't want any kids, my Dad was th'same way once, before Ma convinced him t'have me. Yer not ready t'be a parent until yer a parent. All ya can be is ready to be ready." he looked down at her, adoringly, kissing her lips again, very sweetly. "We don't know th'whole story.. like, was Xaon's Dad a good Dad, or does Xaon think he'll be bad at it 'cause his Dad was? It's somethin' they gotta work out."

Lightning smiled as she was kissed again, nodding a little. "You're right," she muttered, soon pulling him away from the wall and springing up, coiling her legs around his waist and her arms around his neck. It helped that she was small, compared to Zack, and agile. "Pay me attention. Just me, no one else." It was childish and selfish of her but she was mature pretty much most of the time. She was allowed some downtime to be selfish occasionally, especially when it came to Zack.

Zack blinked, and widened his stance a little to accommodate the blonde, laughing softly and smirking, "I would, but th'protection we'd need is five feet away in the second drawer.." he held her by her backside with one hand, and chuckled, "If I lean ya outta the shower, d'ya think ya can reach?" he nibbled her neck gently while she was clinging to him.

"I can!" She grinned at him, giving a purr to his attention to her neck. "Hey, you think we'll be like this when we're your parents' age?" Really, they weren't that far off Lightning's folks' ages, since it was customary to settle down as soon as possible on Cocoon, but she assumed Zack's parents were a good few years older than her own. As she was leaned out of the shower, the teen held him with her legs and one hand whilst the other worked, grabbing one condom before she tapped him on the nose with it.

Zack smirked as he was tapped on the nose, and drew her back into the shower, grinning, "Ah.. I dunno for sure. I know we'll still be happy, if nothin' else, whatever we decide t'do with out time." Zack's smile was infectious, and he flashed a big one at her, "We don't hafta settle down or nothin' 'till we're ready, so we should enjoy ourselves, huh?"

Lightning smiled back, resting her forehead against his as she let her gaze linger on his. "I don't know about you but I've found who I want to spend the rest of my life with, country boy," her voice was soft and she was smiling with a soft sincere look, rather than anything sultry or seductive. Right then, she wanted to just let it be made clear that she really -did- want to marry him someday.

"Oh, I know where I want the rest've my life t'be, and who I want it with." his tone was rich and warm, a blush heating his cheeks when she spoke of him in such a way. Marriage was a big deal where he was from, so it stood to reason that it was important to Zack, too.

She gave a light laugh, almost a nervous giggle, before leaning in to kiss him, keeping her arms and legs wrapped around her lover. She figured marriage would be something quite serious where Zack grew up, seeing as it was a country place with high morals but Lightning, too, thought marriage was a bigger thing than most Cocoonites did. Though, she wasn't aware of Snow's stance on that. The teen nipped at Zack's lip, curling her fingers in his black mane, her other hand grasping that rubber.

The black-haired man chuckled, and returned her kiss, freeing the condom from her grip and grinning, "You gonna stay like that, or am I gonna be able to get this on?" he pinched her bottom, "You could always lean over that way.." Zack was partial to many positions, though his favorite was still missionary. Seeing a lover's reaction was very good, to him.

Lightning grinned at him before slipping her legs to the floor and leaning against the wall, giving him quite a seductive smirk as she curled her hand around his prick, stroking it slowly. She knew they couldn't exactly get as much foreplay in as they could if they were in bed but she wasn't going to let this become a 'wham, bam, thank y'ma'am' sort of moment either, not that she thought Zack thought of her that way, of course.

Zack wasn't about to, either, but he didn't want to get really into it, then forget to put the condom on or something. Guys could do stupid things when horny. He tore the wrapper open, tossing it out into the trash, and slid it onto himself, enough that it wouldn't fall free, but leaving Lightning room to touch him. Then, freed, his hands moved to her, one moving to cup one of her breasts, the other dipping lower, teasing her with playful touches to her thigh.

The teen slid that condom further onto him with each stroke, making a slight soft sound as he touched her, her unoccupied hand teasing over his abdomen before it found his shoulder. The young girl leaned up to kiss him, her hand now stroking his entirely sheathed length and her leg lifting up to rest on his hip. "Mmn... I love you," she murmured against his mouth, smiling lightly as she did.

Zack smiled, groaning a little while she stroked the condom on, and slipped his fingers higher, gently pushing the first bit of two into her, his thumb brushing her clit, while he stroked her torso, "Heh, I love ya too, Lightnin'. Always will, I should add.." he nuzzled her neck when he felt her leg on his hip, biting softly.

A soft groan came out as his fingers and thumb touched her and Lightning closed her eyes for the briefest of moments before letting them open just slightly as she tilted her head to let him get to her neck better. Her hand continued to stroke him through the condom whilst the other kept a grasp on his hair now, her moans escaping softly every few seconds.

The ex-SOLDIER grinned, pressing his fingers into the blonde more firmly while he moved closer, pressing her against the wall with his body. There was nothing saying that once you had a condom on, you were to immediately get down to business.. Zack liked his foreplay, after all.

Lightning's head hung back, hitting the shower wall with an alarming thud that didn't seem to even register with her as a long moan crept from her, in response to his fingers. Though the pleasure was more than just note worthy, her hand continued relentlessly against his length. She liked Zack's foreplay, too, it seemed.

He was alarmed for a moment, but she didn't collapse, so it was okay. Moaning under his breath, he bit at her neck softly while moving his other hand lower, the fingers of his left hand toying with her clit, while his right hand moved to a more vigorous pace, thrusting his fingers up into Lightning, the water beating down on both of them in counterpoint.

"Nghh... yeah..." she moaned her approval of his actions, speeding up her hand against his cock, keeping her pace firm and steady. "Gods..." It always annoyed her that the word came out but Lightning tended to just ignore it when it slipped out. Her back arched and her skin flushed, the young girl cracked her eyes open again, looking up at Zack with a gaze that couldn't have been clearer if she'd said 'Come screw me, big boy.'

Zack wasn't dumb, so of course he got the message. With a little smirk, he took Lightning's hands off of him, and spun her around quickly, locking her arms against the small of her back, in one hand. With the other, he reached up to grope at her chest, nipping her neck, "Heh, no Gods here babe, just me.."

A slight squeak escaped that she gave herself a thorough mental kicking for as he spun her and held her arms in place. A moan slipped out as he groped her and Lightning's fingers curled into fists as she tilted her head back, resting it against him as she rocked her rear against his swollen member. "Hn, you'll do," she purred, smirking playfully at him and biting her lip a moment later, her lower body aching in antisipation.

He rocked against her as well, sliding his length up along her lower back, and the top of her butt, still rubbing his fingers along her breasts. Eventually, the hand fell low again, and skilled fingers teased her sex, while he bent her forward, pulling her back and onto him by her arms, pushing forward firmly with his hips, a low moan leaving him.

As he slid inside, stretching her just that bit that he did, the girl moaned just as low, her mouth hanging open as the shower beat down on them. Really, it usually ached to be in the shower too long, given her inate abilities, but she could hardly feel that kind of ache, as it was gladly replaced with an ache she quite enjoyed. Lightning drew her lower lip between her teeth and her brow furrowed as she rolled her hips.

Zack grunted a little when she rolled her hips, and pressed against her firmly for a time, before he shifted his grip on her arms to let her use them as she would, holding her waist for leverage. Almost immediately, he began to thrust against the blonde, his fingers rubbing gently to oppose the lusty, almost forceful lovemaking, though Zack wasn't the type to be too rough. He had just been without her for a time, and it was obvious by how quickly he'd leaped at the chance to be with her.

Lightning's hands pressed on the wall and she spread her legs a little more, moaning without a shred of embarrassment, her eyes closed tightly as he thrust into her. "Nghh... good... aahn... yes..." The teen had come rather a long way since meeting Zack and she really could appreciate the fact that if it'd been anyone else, she wouldn't have learnt the things she had with as much ease as she did. Clawing slightly at the shower wall, Lightning rocked back at each thrust, her sounds exhibiting just how she enjoyed it.

Zack was a conscientious lover, and loved to try new things. There wasn't all that much he hadn't done, moogles or not, but teaching it to someone as willing as his Lightning was a pleasure in itself. He continued to press her clit up against her pelvic bone, gentle but firm, leaning over her a bit while he continued to drive himself into the younger woman, his own moans just as unabashed. He really had no shame when it came to sex.

The young girl arched her back, reaching one of her arms back to curl her hand in his hair. "Mnh... Zack..." his name came as a moan in itself and she trembled in pleasure, using the majority of her strength to keep herself standing. "Aaahnn..." Her hand against the shower wall pressed harder and the teen moved back just as hard as he moved forward, making sure both of them had a thorough seeing to. "Nghh... harder..." It could've been said she was a tad masochistic...

A certain Blitzer had put it as the type who wanted to 'walk with a limp', at times. Zack was obliging, though, and shifted his grip again to hold her on either side of the waist, pulling her back hard against him, his startling strength going to that, and to holding her up. This couldn't be considered gentle at all, though the position was quiet enough, lacking in a headboard slamming into a wall, their moans and gasps drowned out by the shower.

Lightning groaned and her hands both found the wall, gripping it as best she could. Really, it was quite damn hard to stand when getting pummelled like this but Lightning just enjoyed it far too much to give up on it with moans and gripes about her legs aching or her groin hurting afterwards. In fact, this extra force had the teen closing in fast on her orgasm, and she quite expected a few minor ones before he was finished. Such was their way; he always tended to give her multiple orgasms.

Zack was prone to ego boosts, and knowing how he got her off tended to make him walk with a little bit of extra bounce. He didn't quite define himself by his sexual prowess, but it was always good to feel like a man. He continued to moan softly, watching Lightning's body move and jerk when his collided with her. Collided was a good term considering the force that he used when she started telling him to go harder. It was at that times that beds got broken, sheets got torn.. that sort of thing.

They'd yet to break their bed on the Binah but the first time they'd been this forceful, in Ashe's palace, that big old bed had creaked and groaned under the pressure. Lightning's moans increased and she panted harder, her eyes shut tight and sweat coating her skin where the water couldn't reach. With a sudden sound akin to a scream, the teen came, clenching tight around him as a few smaller tremors shuddered through her body.

He let off just a bit when Lightning clenched that tight, not wanting to tear anything, but as soon as her orgasm let up a bit and she relaxed a tad, Zack went right back at her. He hadn't gotten there yet, and knew that if he stopped, Lightning would have words for him, besides, he knew she liked it when he continued. He really wouldn't be able to take all that much more of it, if he kept going at that pace.

A few expletives fell from her mouth and Lightning groaned as he continued, her orgasm continuing for a few more moments before she could manage to breathe just a little more. The teen continued to move back against him, panting harshly and moaning so continuously that she was sure she'd end up with a sore throat. Her back arched a little and she pressed her hands hard against the shower wall, turning her head to look over her shoulder at him with lusty eyes.

He watched the blonde with a lusty, adoring expression, moaning as well as he continued to push up into her. It didn't take that much longer before he leaned forward, one hand on the wall, to support himself when his hips jerked against her, and he came, glowing eyes shutting tight, her name on his lips. Yeah.. he wasn't sure if this could be considered cleaner or what..

As he came, Lightning tightened around him, experiencing another orgasm a split second later, though it was smaller than her first. After a moment she wiggled her hips away and freed him from inside her, having to catch herself before her knees buckled. "Mmn... heh, it's always a good way to start a day," she laughed softly, stretching her slender back a little.

Zack nodded, and leaned back, eventually sitting in the shower. He removed, tied, and tossed the condom out into the trash as well, relaxing in the bottom of the shower and enjoying the impromptu view he had of his lover. "Heh.. you can say that again.. breakfast and a shower, can't think of a much better way."

Lightning laughed and simply let her legs give way, though she did it gracefully, sitting across from Zack, draping her aching limbs lazily over his thighs. "Mmn... I think that we should just go back to bed for today," she joked, leaning against the shower wall. After a moment more to slick back her soaking wet hair, the teen piped up again. "Or we could take a look on that noticeboard in the Sandsea in Rabanastre and get ourselves a hunt to do?"

Zack smiled at the first choice, then nodded at the second, "Yeah, we should get off th'ship and give those two some privacy, anyway. Think we can get an inside edge with Clan Centurio? It'd be nice if the mark info arrived by Mognet, don't you think? I haven't heard of them doing that, though, so I dunno.. Anyway, once we're done in the shower and ready to go, we can get down to Rabanastre."

The girl gave a nod, rubbing the back of her neck with a slight moan. "I'm not sure Ivalice has high-speed communication like that. I think airships is where their expertise lies." She settled into the wall before shifting to her feet awkwardly a moment later, giving a groan as her muscles demanded she paid attention to how they ached. "I think Vaan is in the Clan Centurio. He's pretty high up, too, as far as I've heard."

"Hmm.. well, maybe we'll be able to track him down. Th'kid's been a good help before, and he's our friend, maybe we can get the lowdown on all kinds of marks." absently, the man rubbed Lightning's belly, using a foot to turn off the water, holding her close. He knew too much water hurt the l'Cie, so he wasn't about to keep her in there, soaking.

As the water stopped, the teen gave rather a relaxed sound. "Mn... we should check Lowtown. Or the Aerodrome, since he seems to have an interest in airships," she suggested, soon kissing him softly before stepping out of the shower, grabbing a towel and wrapping it around herself. From there, she began brushing her teeth, resting her weight on her left hip.

"Yeah, we're welcome in Rabanastre whenever we like, long as we don't steal from th'Queen. Ain't good policy to steal from your home port, either." his mako-eyes rested approvingly on her legs, sweeping up her back, and he paused, frowning in thought, "How do you feel about being pirates, honestly? I mean.. we could be doing other things for a living, hunting monsters and making friends instead of enemies, and still piss Cocoon off."

"Well, either way, we'll have ourselves enemies. Pirates are enemies of bounty hunters. If we hunt marks then we'll be classed as bounty hunters." She spat toothpaste out before looking at him. "I like being a pirate, but really, it's not as if we're the cut-throat type. We're... our own brand of pirate." She chuckled before rinsing her mouth out.

Zack nodded, and smiled softly, "Yeah.. I try not to kill people." the Cocoon patrolship notwithstanding. He wondered if he should mention that to Lightning.. "Well, we could still be pirates.. but I was wondering if that's what we should be doing. We're not all that.. er.. capricious enough."

"Well, we could always be... I don't know, hunters and pirates at the same time? It'd be up to us. I mean, I don't know if we need to really label it." She gave a shrug before drying off a little more and heading to the bedroom, grabbing a clean pair of panties from a drawer and slipping into them. She slid on a black leather mini-skirt and a white corset-like top that had a hood but no sleeves then seated herself, slipping gloves on as she did.

Zack got up as well, dried off, and followed her into the room, "Yeah.. just, sometimes it's hard not to think of a label for things." he sat on the bed, draping his towel over his groin, as the door was open and he didn't want to freak out either Moogle. "Take me for instance. I like to think of myself as your Hero." he smirked playfully, looking over at Lightning, upside down.

Lightning gave a laugh and leaned over to kiss him on the cheek. "You are my Hero, baby. You always will be. Got it country boy?" Her smile was more sincere than it usually was and she couldn't help blushing. It was true that he was her Hero and it was nice to be a Hero's damsel in distress every now and then. Though, she wasn't always in distress. Lightning slipped her socks on before her boots then flopped to lay on the bed, propping herself up on her elbows and wiggling her feet in the air behind her.

Zack blushed gratefully, and smiled at her, "Mmh, thanks darlin', always makes me happy t'think that." he paused for a moment, looking a little pensive, then smiled again, kissing her cheek and getting up. He went to his dresser and slid quickly into his boxers and baggy black pants, then slid his sleeveless turtleneck on as well, tucking it in and cinching it all with his wide leather belt. Shrugging his suspenders and shoulder armor on, he chuckled, "Can't help but love the uniform from time to time.."

"You do look very sexy in it," she purred, smirking at him. Lightning rested her chin on her hands, watching him as her feet waved in the air. "It's a lot nicer than the uniforms from Cocoon. SOLDIER must be masters in style, too," she could've been playing, but her tone of voice didn't let out either way and the teen smiled slightly at him. "Well, whatever you wear looks good on you." Shifting to stand on the bed, she hopped down and kissed his scarred cheek before heading towards the door, fastening her weapon's sheath around her waist. "C'mon, sweetheart. We have a few monsters to hunt, hm?"

"Mmyup, once we hit Rabanastre t'see what's what. You think Xaon and Kiri've made up by now?" he smiled, and swung his Buster Sword over his shoulder and onto his back, letting it cling to the magnetic plate on the back of his harness. Then he followed her out into the hallway, patting her backside playfully, "Mmh, think I look best when you're draped on me, t'be honest."

Lightning gave a slight squeak as her rear was patted, laughing a moment later and curling her arms around one of his and nipping his bicep playfully. "I think you look best then, too," she murmured, nuzzling his arm for a moment before slipping away and heading towards the cockpit, to tell Xaon in person where they were headed. "I don't know. Maybe... though they're more childish than kids, sometimes..."

"Well, Moogles are funny little folks, sometimes. I don't think I'd want a Hume or Bangaa runnin' the ship like those two can, though. Xaon's got hands that can work the best outta this ship, and Kiri knows just how to make 'er purr." he really did like both of the fuzzy little people, "Hey, Xaon!" he poked his head into the cockpit, looking around.

Xaon turned his head for the briefest of seconds before giving a squeak to Kiri biting his large ear rather harshly. He swatted at his mate and looked at Zack quite sheepishly. "Something I can do for you, kupo?" Currently, his female was sat on his lap, smirking a little Moogle smirk at the Humes. Lightning had flushed positively bright pink and said nothing as she buried her face in Zack's back, pursing her lips tight.

Zack stood stock straight for a moment, mouth working silently, before he gave himself a visible shake. "A-ah.. er.. well.." he continued to stare for a moment, finding Kiri's smirk to be decidedly evil, like his Lightning's. "W-well, we were gonna ask if ya could set us up on a headin' fer R-Rabanastre.." he trailed off, trying not to let his mind wander. That would be bad.

Kiri was first to react and she tapped a few buttons on the console before looking right at Zack. "Done. Leave." Her tone was an order and whilst she might not've been the captain of the Binah, she still commanded respect as the oldest female. Especially when said female was in heat. Her pompom twitched and she set herself back on task, biting at Xaon's ear. Lightning simply gave a nod and tugged at Zack's arm. "Yes, ma'am," she murmured, hurrying out of the room.

Zack nodded and turned aside, going with Lightning, "T-thanks Kiri.." he was blushing furiously by the time the door closed, and he glanced at Lightning, raising his brows. "Well.. er.. I guess they made up, huh?" he rubbed the back of his head, unsure if he was ashamed to admit that he found Kiri's bossy tone to be quite fetching.

Lightning gave an awkward laugh and nodded slightly. If anything, that tone of Kiri's had even piqued Lightning's interest and it took her a moment to shrug it away. "Well... um... heh..." She wasn't exactly sure what could've been said now. At least they hadn't been naked, right? That might've just taken things too far. "Uhh... we... we should go say hi to Nora and Big Guy..."

"Yeah.. er.. maybe she had her egg?" he was still flushed, and shrugged as well, trying to get his mind on track, "Maybe we can take 'em on our hunt, if they're not too busy nesting. Get 'em some exercise, before Big Guy turns into Fat Guy."

The teen chuckled and nodded before making her way along to the Chocobo room. Slipping inside, she moved close to Nora, waiting to be pecked for lack of attention. Nora, however, just trotted close and bumped heads with the Hume, squawking happily. In her nest, an egg was bundled amongst the bedding and Lightning grinned, nuzzling the bird's beak. "Good going, Nora, good girl~!"

Zack, on the other hand, got pressed against a wall by a territorial, and affectionate, Big Guy, "Heeey buddy. Good work, eh? Gonna have us a Chickobo 'round here." he grinned, warbling at the large bird and rubbing his feathers. Eventually Big Guy let him off the wall, and Zack knelt by the nest, examining the egg with a critical eye. "See the lustre of the shell?" he looked to Lightning, and gently stroked the egg, which was warm to the touch, "It's really healthy, though it'll be a yellow. We didn't give 'em the right Nut fer a coloured one, but that's okay too. Might come out as a white, actually... depends on Nora's genetics. If whites are in her bloodline, it happens randomly, unless two whites are the parents."

Lightning gave a nod, leaning to look at the egg as Zack spoke, taking in the things he said and trying to follow what he was saying. It was difficult to keep it all in mind but she honestly tried hard. Sometimes, she was willing to admit when someone else knew more about something she really couldn't entirely grasp. Lightning liked that Zack knew about Chocobos. Since if Nora got sick, she'd have no clue what to do. However, said Chocobo gave an indignant hiss and barged Zack out of her way, fluffing out her feathers and standing over her egg with a warning grumble from her throat before she settled down in her nest, atop the egg, her loose feathers being picked from her plumage to line the nest further.

Zack was knocked onto his butt, and stared up at Nora with a smirk, "Not as sweet on me as ya are Lightnin', huh? S'okay, I was just checkin' t'see if it was gonna be okay." he stood, dusting hay off his pants, and looked around, taking a few Gysahl Greens from the hopper, and feeding his mount with a small, content smile.

"I think she was just worried you'd take it..." Lightning reached to pet her bird, only to receive a grumble and a nip. Wincing and withdrawing her hand, she smiled slightly. "I get it. Back the heck off." She chuckled and moved over to Zack, nuzzling his back with her arms curled around his waist, though her hand had began bleeding a little where Nora had pecked her, on her middle finger. "Think Kiri will be that grumpy with her children?"

"Maybe.. I don't think Kiri's quite as testy as Nora, though." he frowned at the mother-bird, and shook a Gysahl Green at her, speaking sternly to her for once, "You do -not- bite your handler, Nora." he pushed Big Guy aside, and tossed the food back in the hopper, "Bad~!" he knew how to handle Chocobos, and letting the nip slide would only let her think she ran the place. "Y'okay Lightnin'?" he took her hand, and frowned at the small wound.

Lightning nodded a little, wiggling her finger. "It's nothing really. Just a scratch." She gave a smile and glanced at Nora as the bird shook her feathers before standing. Nora strided across the room and nudged Lightning's face gently, almost apologetically before doing the very same thing to Zack, though she gave the smallest of coos when she got near Zack. "Heh, I think she's saying sorry..."

He held his stern look for a moment longer, after the nudge and the small sound, before smiling slightly, "Yeah.. well, she shouldn't be hurtin' us when she knows we're just takin' care've 'em. She can bite someone 'round to hurt 'em, that ain't bad." he patted the smaller of the birds, then waved his hand over Lightnings, focusing his magic on it, to speed her healing. Even if it was a small wound, he always needed the practice, but admittedly he was getting pretty good.

Her hand tingled for a moment and the wound soon vanished, leaving a small scratch on her skin in its place. Lightning nodded slightly. "I guess... but if anyone tried touching my baby without my permission... well, I'd break their jaw." She chuckled slightly, smiling as Nora nuzzled up against her, nudging their heads together. "I don't think I'd be one of those women letting everyone rub her belly if I got pregnant. You'd have one Hell of a hormonal mess on your hands, country boy."

"The difference bein' I'm a trained Chocobo handler; I know just what to do for 'er, if she wasn't such an ornery b-.. er.. bugger." he smirked, and stroked his mount's beak, "This one's a saint for puttin' up with it, but even if ya were a hormonal mess, well, ya gotta stop and think that maybe I'm lookin' forward t'that part've kids, too."

"Mm, she is..." Her gaze followed Nora as the bird soon retreated to her nest once again and Lightning looked up at Zack. "Idiot. I didn't mean you, Zack. Of course I'd want you to still want to touch me if I was as big as a house and carrying our offspring." She scrunched her nose up a little. "I just mean... I won't welcome random old ladies coming up and rubbing my baby through my abdomen."

"No, that's just weird. I never understood that. I mean, no-one comes up and rubs my package and says, "Aww, looks like you can make a million babies off one release~!" y'know? I get it." he laughed softly, and shrugged, "I was just checkin' the colour and lustre, among other things.. it's good to know beforehand if something's wrong with a Chocobo egg; most problems can be solved, as long as it isn't a stillbirth, before the hatching."

Lightning nodded a little before stretching her arms up and giving Big Guy a scratch behind his crest before shifting to sit beside Nora's nest, holding out some Gyshal Greens to the bird and receiving an appreciative coo and a head-bump. "Now, lady, you've got to let Zack keep an eye on your baby, okay? No more biting and no bullying Big Guy, got it?" Her voice came quite stern and the teen looked at Nora with a serious face, earning a loud 'Kweh!' from the animal and a nod that almost seemed like she definitely understood, making Lightning laugh softly.

"See, I don't get how people think Chocobos aren't smart. She totally knows what you're talking about, Big Guy too." the bigger bird had his head down, and bumped Lightning, warbling, while the ex-SOLDIER chuckled. "Even Big Guy's happy about this, though.. seems like we've got at least one little one on the way on the Binah."

As she was bumped, Lightning smiled at Big Guy, reaching to scratch at his feathers before settling down with Nora again. "I think these guys are smater than humans sometimes. At least they don't start wars or have racism or stuff like that. Unless white Chocobos and black Chocobos don't like each other?" She shrugged slightly, smiling as Nora nuzzled at Big Guy too. "If I'm right in my assumptions, Kiri will have Moogle puppies on the way soon enough." A smirk came and she winked at Zack. "Just leaves you and me, Tiger," she purred playfully.

"Nah, Chocobos get along regardless of breed. You'll usually find Greens with Greens, Reds with Reds, and so on, but that's only 'cause Greens can live better in hills and forests, Reds in mountains, Yellows on plains, Teal near rivers or ponds, Blue by the ocean, Blacks can fly, Whites are either the little kind like the one in Mideel, or the big purebred mounts Rabanastre has, or the Gold ones, which was pretty legendary, but I hear they can walk on water." he paused, the laughed softly, "What, you wanna have kids before gettin' hitched?" he looked incredulous.

A slight laugh escaped and Lightning nuzzled into Nora's side, smiling slightly. "Don't worry, country boy. I know what order things happen in best," she murmured, closing her eyes briefly. "Mmn... I want to be married at least six months, maybe even a year before having children. I'm pretty sure my parents would disown me entirely if I got pregnant and had a baby without being married," Lightning smiled and soon let out a laugh as Nora picked hay out of her own strawberry blonde hair. "Thanks, Nora."

Zack laughed, "Disown you, sure, at least you'd survive. I think Chrysta would castrate me, and choke me to death with it." he shrugged, and smiled to his partner, "Think we're almost there, yet?" he rubbed his chin, looking eager, "I wanna get goin' on this mark huntin' thing." Zack had always loved the monster hunting part of his SOLDIER career.

"Well, you can go check in on those guys if you want, but I think the couple I'll stick with for a while is this pair right here. At least they aren't desecrating the cockpit," she laughed and nuzzled Nora, finding the bird quite motherly when she wanted to be, considering how she was currently inspecting Lightning's hand where she'd nipped it, warbling at the teen.

"Yeah, like I wanna walk in on that? Kiri might be cute, but I don't think she meant 'Come back and interrupt me while I get freaky with the pilot.', and I like my organs where they are." he picked up a pair of heavy clippers, and bent to trim back Big Guy's wickedly sharp talons. "Nora looks like she needs to be trimmed, too.. They don't run enough, so this hasta be done." he made soft, comforting noises at his mount; he didn't much like his feet being handled.

Yet, when she saw Big Guy getting his talons cut, Nora brandished a foot and looked at Lightning expectantly. With a laugh, the teen grabbed another set of clippers and began to trim the female's talons down, though only enough to make it comfortable for her. "Well, I don't think Xaon would be too impressed if one of us walked in, either. He's getting it when he can, I reckon," she murmured, smiling as Nora bonked her on her head playfully.

"Not unlike a couple of pirates I know of." he laughed softly when Nora bonked the girl, and picked up Big Guy's other foot, humming softly. "Be careful you don't go too short, there's a vein in each nail that'll bleed and hurt if you clip too much off. You can clip it like that on purpose, and the vein will get shorter and shorter, which is good for race Chocobos, since they tend to break off their talons a lot." He could make a living ranching the birds.

Lightning gave a nod and, really, she did her best to ensure she wasn't cutting them too short or causing Nora any discomfort. The bird drew back her foot once it was done and offered the next one out, giving a kweh and yawning a big, beaky yawn a moment later. "Tired, girl?" She nuzzled Nora affectionately before settling down again. "Y'know, I think I've figured out what we'll probably do in our retirement age. We'll have a Chocobo ranch, right?" The teen gave a soft laugh, smiling lightly.

"Well, that's not too bad a life, hmm?" his mind went to his parents, and he rubbed his bird's legs gently, checking for any problems, "It's a long way off, but I know a ranch in Gongaga that I could get my hands on, if I wanted it." he looked over at the blonde with a slight smirk, "Someone's gotta look after th'place, since Dad ain't sellin'."

"Then, when your parents are too old to do it themselves, that's what we'll do. I think it's a good life, as long as we're happy together," she murmured, smiling lightly. If anything, the teen pretty much figured her life would be good as long as she still had Zack. "We've got a government to topple and a nation to release first, though." And at that, Xaon poked his head through the door. "Heh... hi, kupo. We're in Rabanastre. Figured I'd check to see if we're okay to dock in the Aerodrome."