Warning, this story should only be read by adults. It contains sexual content. I warned you. Also, this story is based on Dark Star #24, though you really don't have to be familiar with Dark Star to appreciate this story. Yeah, you know what I mean. Tags: [mf][waff] ===== Promise by John Evans Dark Star created by Chandra Rooney ===== Zellar knocked softly on the door. "Tenshi?" He opened the door and entered the dark room. As his eyes adjusted, he saw Tenshi sit up on the bed. "Zellar?...Zellar, is that you?" Tenshi got up and walked over to him, feathery wings furled, as he shut the door. "Yes." Tenshi embraced him, and he put his arms around her, feeling the warmth of her thin body through her silk dress. "Are you all right?" Tenshi was silent for a moment. "It's hard," she said softly. "There are so many things going on...I don't know what's...Sometimes I just want to run away. But you, you wanted me to stay, didn't you?" She pulled away from him, and looked into his eyes. Zellar felt an ache in his chest, as he saw the emotion in Tenshi's gaze. "Yes, I do," he replied, reaching up to stroke her soft pink hair. "I want to stay with you," Tenshi continued. Then her face became serious. "But you have to stay with me too." Zellar smiled. "Of course I will." "Really?" "Really...Tenshi, what's wrong?" Zellar brushed her soft hair away from her face, and looked in her eyes. "I just want you to promise," she said, gazing back at him. "...Of course," Zellar said. "Tenshi, I asked you to marry me...and then I stayed with you for centuries. Don't you think that's--" Tenshi put her fingers to his lips. "But I want you to say it," Tenshi she urged. "Please." Zellar looked at Tenshi, then pulled her against him, feeling his love for her well up inside him. "I promise to stay with you forever," he murmured in her ear. "I promise. Forever...I'll say it as many times as you want. I promise..." Tenshi shuddered in his arms. "Zellar...thank you. I love you..." "Shhh. It's okay." Zellar kissed Tenshi on the neck, and she snuggled closer against him. He ran one hand down her back, marveling at the delicacy of her form, and was rewarded with a soft sigh in his ear. Zellar suddenly felt an electric thrill run through his body, as Tenshi pressed her hips against his. After a delicious moment, Zellar felt Tenshi's fingers pulling at the bottom of his shirt, and realized he was blushing. "Tenshi--" She looked up, startled, and he felt his blush deepen. "I just--is this okay with you?" Zellar's heart quickened as Tenshi stared at him. "Zellar, what are you saying? Do you think I wouldn't want to--be with you?" A slight flush crept into the angel's cheeks. Zellar looked into his love's large, dark eyes, and knew he couldn't resist her any longer. He pulled Tenshi's body tightly against his, kissing her passionately, his hands reaching down to massage the soft curves of her bottom. Tenshi let out a low moan, breaking the kiss, and then reached down to pull his shirt up, and over his head. Zellar raised his arms, and the shirt was quickly whisked away and tossed into a corner of the room. Tenshi smiled at him, eyes twinkling, and ran her fingertips gently down his chest. Zellar closed his eyes to enjoy the sensation, sighing, and then became even more flushed as Tenshi's fingers found their way to his waist. He stood still, hardly daring to breathe, as she removed his pants and then briefs. He stepped out of the clothing, now completely nude, and only then looked down to see her reaction. Tenshi was kneeling in front of him, gazing at his body. Zellar felt himself become fully aroused, as he saw the mingled love and lust in her eyes. "Tenshi," he whispered. Tenshi looked up at him and smiled radiantly. Then her face took on a mischievous cast, and she leaned forward to place a gentle kiss on his erection. Zellar gasped as he felt her lips sliding along his shaft, sendind waves of pleasure up and down his spine. She giggled softly, then looked up at him again. Zellar smiled back, and reached down to push the straps of her dress off her shoulders. Tenshi stood, slowly, the dress slipping off her form, then finally dropping to the floor. Without underwear, she was completely revealed to Zellar's eyes, even more beautiful than he had ever imagined. The curves of Tenshi's body were soft, almost frail; thin, supple arms and legs, and a trim stomach. Her breasts were petite, but firm, and her hips were just wide enough to be beautifully feminine, drawing his gaze inward to the cloud of pink hair that matched the locks cascading over her shoulders. And as always her face, engraved on Zellar's memory for centuries, now alive, warm and smiling brilliantly for him. Zellar pulled Tenshi back into his arms and kissed her, slipping his tongue into her mouth. Tenshi met it with her own, making tiny sounds of pleasure. Zellar reveled in the feeling of Tenshi's body tight against his, her flushed breasts pressing against his chest, her hands roaming over his skin, her stomach rubbing against his, her warm folds streaking his manhood with wetness. After a few burning moments, Tenshi started to pull Zellar urgently toward the bed, and he followed eagerly...and was surprised when she guided him past her, onto the bed, pushing him down onto his back. Zellar lay back and watched Tenshi straddle his hips, an incredible surge of desire assaulting him as her legs parted over his manhood. "Zellar..." He raised his eyes to see her smiling as she undid her pigtails to let her pink locks flow over her shoulders. "I can't lie on my back, with these." She flapped her wings once. "It's okay, isn't it?" Zellar broke into a grin. "Tenshi...I don't care what we do or how we do it...just as long as we do it *soon*." Tenshi giggled, and blushed. Then she looked down, and took Zellar's hard shaft gently in her hands. She raised herself slightly on her knees, positioned him at her lips, and then slid slowly downward. Zellar felt as though something long shut up inside him had finally been released. As Tenshi engulfed him, warm and tight and wet, intense pleasure melted into him. Then the initial shock was past and she was riding him slowly, sending pulses of sensation deep into him. He saw her mouth moving, forming his name, and he realized he was gasping hers as well. He reached up to squeeze her breasts, and she threw her head back and let out a high-pitched moan. They moved like that for minutes, that felt like hours. Zellar lay back, panting and murmuring his lover's name, massaging her chest and moving his hips to meet her downward thrusts. Tenshi rode his manhood, gradually faster and harder, reaching between them to stimulate herself even further. The pace slowly quickened, both striving to reach that one moment, until Zellar felt heat building inside him and knew he was close. "Zellar..." Zellar focused on Tenshi's face. Her expression was desperate as she pumped against him. "Tenshi, oh, Tenshi," he moaned, eyes locked with hers. "Zellar, please...say it again." She reached out to stroke his chest. Zellar panted, unable to resist bucking his hips against her. "Tenshi...I love you..." Tenshi's face twisted even more. "Please..." Zellar stared for a long moment, then understanding broke in his mind. "I promise," he said. "I promise to be with you forever." Her expression released into radiant joy, which was just as suddenly replaced by passion. "Ahhh, Zellar, it feels..." She thrust furiously, wet slapping sounds filling the room. "This will seal our promise," Zellar said, intense warmth building inside him. "My gift, to you..." Tenshi cried out, and halted her motion. She threw her head back and spread her wings, and her body tightened around his. All Zellar's emotion, all his pleasure, all his feelings pulled together and then exploded out of him, filling Tenshi with his essence. She accepted everything he gave, pulling it out of him, their mingled juices spilling onto him, gloriously wet and sticky. They stayed, frozen together for one living instant, letting the intense feelings wash over them. Finally, after an eternity, Tenshi sagged with fatigue. Her wings dropped, and she fell gently forward onto Zellar's chest. Zellar put his arms around her and kissed her, then whispered in her ear, "I promise." Tenshi smiled, returned the kiss, then lay her head softly on his shoulder. ===== the end. ===== Author's note: Basically this is "What if that scene in Dark Star #24 had turned out a little differently?". I also wrote that chapter, by the way. I realize that this is a very male-viewpoint-oriented story. This is, well, intentional, because that was the only viewpoint I felt qualified to write. Dark Star is hosted by Beware the Radish, http://www.chaoseed.com/btr/ This story (no longer) hosted by ImproLemon John Evans jevans@alum.mit.edu 2/16/00 ===== Kurayamino opened the door. "Hey, Zellar, are you..." He trailed off, and stared into the room. Then, after a few moments, he closed the door again, chuckling and shaking his head. "I guess it figures we'd both get to score on the same night..."