Sorry, this doesn't have a title yet... but I'd like C&C, please!! ^_^

*****

She knelt on the pristine white futon, sized for two. The pillows lay at
the head, the blanket half pushed down... A tsunokakushi, her head
covering, lay off to the side on a pile of white and red hued silks...

Her kimono was of pure white silk, threads of gold sewn in to make beautiful
patterns. A wide obi wrapped around her waist, forming an elaborate bow at
her back. New tabi graced her small feet. Hands placed in her lap, she looked 
up at him.

With a slight blush tinging her pretty features, she smiled up at him. Her 
face, a perfect oval, shone whenever she smiled. Small wisps of her hair 
trailed down around her cheeks... Her large, beautiful eyes gazed into his, 
full of love.

Looking down, he blushed as well. "I remember a time like this, so long
ago... Back when --"

Her finger on his lips, she shook her head and smiled. He sank down next to
her on the soft bedding.

He reached up and grasped her small hand. As he lowered her fingers from
his lips, the couple's lips touched... their kiss was soft and tender. So
gentle and tender was the kiss that it felt like the touch of a butterfly's
wings. Moving ever so slightly, her head tilted and their lips parted...
their tongues touched as their kiss deepened.

She felt her stomach tingling, her whole body melting as their kiss ended,
and another started... his arms slid around her and she leaned into his
arms.

As their lips parted, and they paused for breath, they gazed into one 
another's eyes.

Clasping his hand gently, she placed it to her cheek. Turning her head ever
so slightly, she brushed her sweet lips to his fingertips, trailing soft
kisses over his palm. Between kisses she whispered, "Ureshii...I love you."

He watched her, his heart pounding, his pulse racing.

It had been so long ago that they'd first met... 

And now, she was his. He bit his lip as he leaned down... his warm breath
blew softly against the delicate curve of her neck. With a soft sigh, he
placed a warm kiss on her smooth skin and whispered, "And I love you, too."

A shiver ran through him, and he slowly reached behind her and fumbled a
little at her obi. She smiled and her fingers undid the tie, holding the
obi in place. As she did so, it unravelled at his touch... pulling at it
he guided it till it fell to the futon, around her.

The kimono parted, falling open slightly around her body. Her smooth, creamy
skin tinged with a slight pink contrasted with the white silken material.
The curves of her rounded breasts rose and fell as her breath quickened,
the kimono slipping a little more. Only a hand in her lap held the kimono
to her body.

<N...naked under the kimono!> A gasp escaped his lips as he stared.

She looked up at him, her lips parted slightly. "Ryouga-sama..."

Hibiki Ryouga felt the blood starting to rush to his head, making him dizzy 
at the sight of her. Swallowing, his eyes he firmly raised back up to her 
face. He was not sure if he could handle this, yet. Reaching down to kiss her
again, he closed his eyes allowing the blood to subside. <No, I *can't* have
a nose bleed tonight ... not on our wedding night!>

She pulled back from the kiss first, and her eyes found his again. She stood
up, a graceful movement. Watching his eyes following her, she dropped her
hand... and shrugged out of the kimono.

With a gasp, he held on to his nose, his eyes wide at the sight of the
beautiful woman before him. She was petite, but her figure was wonderful.
Her breasts were full, tipped with pink, hardened nipples. Her waist was
slender, widening out to her hips... down to long, sexy legs. She was only
clad in her tabi socks.

He almost fainted. But suddenly, without warning, the blood was rushing
somewhere else.

She stepped up to him, and lowered herself back on the futon. They kissed,
this time with a little more passion. Her hands worked at his black montsuki 
and then his matching hakama... soon, her was only in a pair of boxers.
Her hands travelled along his torso, down to his stomach.... and slid back
up to his shoulders.

"Ah... Ryouga, touch me..." She whispered lightly in his ear, and shivered
as his hands brushed against her sides. Wrapping her arms around him, she
leaned back... and the two moved down on the futon, Ryouga supporting his
new wife in his arms as he guided her to the bed...

*****

He'd left the wedding with her on his arm. She'd been crying. In truth,
he'd felt like crying himself.

Seeing Akane and Ranma actually get married... it had affected him deeply.
She didn't need him. <Well, it's not like I ever told her how I felt...>
He gave a half smile to the girl with him. Sliding his arm around her
shoulder, she smiled back through the tears, and cried on his shoulder.

But he'd given up on Akane a long time ago, at their first attempted
marriage. Ranma would look after her, he'd care for her. If he didn't...
well, Ryouga would see to it that he'd learn never to neglect Akane again.

The two walked on together, Ryouga leading.

*****

The pair sat on a bench in the middle of an amusement park. Ryouga had given
up on trying to decipher a map a week ago. His companion wasn't sure if she
wanted to go home, allowing Ryouga to lead.

She sipped on a soft drink, and gazed across the almost empty park. There
were only a few people around, mostly those who worked at the park. It was
a quiet, humid summers day.

Ryouga searched his backpack, and pulled out a handful of 100 en coins.

"D...do...do," he stuttered, his face flushing slightly, "Do you want to
g-go on the ferris wheel with me?"

She looked up with a smile, "Yes, that sounds like fun."

With a relieved sigh, Ryouga and the girl walked to the ferris wheel steps.
Reaching behind, blushing even more, Ryouga grasped her hand in his. They
mounted the steps and paid for the tickets.

Soon they were on the ride.

It was beautiful. They rose up slowly, a stunning vista spreading out below
them. Oosaka Bay stretched out, the blue waves lapping at the shoreline.
Beyond the houses and buildings to the other side, mountains lifted up to
meet the blue sky. The blue and the green was so beautiful and perfect...

She squeezed his hand gently.

For Ryouga, the ride ended too soon.

*****

As they travelled, they talked. Sharing secrets, hopes and dreams, they walked
side by side.

*****

Sitting at a table, they laughed softly as they talked. She would look up and
smile at Ryouga every so often, her eyes filled with smiles.

"You are the first one to really know me." She tilted her head slightly as
she looked at him, "My family... well, my mother died when I was young. And
I haven't seen my father in... since I was young." She turned to look out
the window for a moment.

Quietly, Ryouga watched her and let her speak.

"Life was difficult. So far away from a real city... the country is no place
for a girl. Everyone was just so... so provincial. No-one understood me. Not
my family. Without friends, I had to turn to my family's art... that's all I
had ever done all of my life. That's all I really knew."

"I never saw my parents much." Ryouga sympathised with her, knowing how hard
it was to grow up alone. Maybe she'd had some people to look after her, but
it was still a hard life.

She nodded and blushed a little, "Gomen na sai... I did not think. Your
parents always get lost, too ..." She fiddled with her glass of water, "It
must have been very bad."

He nodded slightly. <But ... you are here with me, now. For that I am very
thankful... someone I can talk to, share with. Even if I can't say the
words. Thank you.>

*****

In the middle of the Japanese country side, Ryouga had pitched his tent.
A small camp fire blazed, sparks shooting up into the clear night sky,
disappearing against the back drop of stars in the heavens.

Each in a sleeping back, they lay on the ground next to each other and
looked up into the sky. The air was crisp, the two were silent. A full
autumn moon rose above the trees...

Silently, together, they shared the beauty of the night.

*****

Rugged up, the pair trudged through the new fallen snow. Their tracks 
stretched off into the distance behind them... Before them, the land was
blanketed in a layer of white.

Moving close together, huddled up against the cold, they walked on... soon
coming across a small sign.

[ Onsen ]

A trail, swept clear of snow, lead them down to a small, thatched building.
A little inn, nestled between two snow-covered hills.

Steam rose from behind the building ... the edge of a pool of steaming
water peeked out behind the inn...

The two smiled at each other, and continued up the path... to the inn and
to a hot relaxing pool in the snowy country side.

*****

Sitting on a matt, under a cherry tree, the two ate a small picnic together.
The cherry blossom petals floated down in a sudden spring breeze, swirling 
and dancing in the wind. 

Couples and families gathered under other trees, talking and eating. Cups 
of sake rested on the ground, people hoping for a petal to fall into theirs.

Ryouga talked, watching her laughing. He smiled as a few blossoms clung to
her hair, and reached out, brushing them away.

Close together, they blushed deeply. Staring into each other's eyes, they
drifted closer... and kissed ever so softly.

As they parted, Ryouga said softly, "I... I lo...lo-love you."

The playful wind blew past them, cherry blossoms floating between the two,
sitting under the beautiful tree.

"And I love you," she whispered back.

*****

Late that night, after the festivities were over, and the families had all
gone, Ryouga continued to sit with his beloved, by their cherry tree. Other
couples sat under the trees, the stars fading as the eastern sky started to
brighten.

"You've made me so happy," Ryouga said to her, as he lay back on their
blanket. "I don't know what I'd do without you."

She smiled down at him, and snuggled down against him, her head resting on
his shoulder. "I don't ever want to leave you..."

Ryouga closed his eyes, and held his breath for a moment. Then he looked
into her eyes, needing to ask her this.

"Please, will you stay with me for the rest of my life?"

An agonising moment, which seemed like a life time, passed... Ryouga's heart
was beating fast, so vulnerable and fragile...

The moment ended with him wrapped up in a tight embrace, "Oh, yes. I will, I
will!"

*****

Sliding off his boxers, she kissed him again and again, loving the feeling
of him against her. Their bodies were warm, but their kisses and touches
were gentle and tender. Ever so gently, Ryouga parted her legs, holding her
thigh as she wrapped her leg around his hip. Reaching down, she guided him
into her .... 

Ryouga and his wife made gentle love together. Holding each other close, they
moved to their special rhythm. He rocked against her slowly, easing his length
into her more with each motion, pushing slightly as something blocks his
path ... and then his entire length was buried inside her. Opening his eyes,
he looked down at her, seeing tears glistening on her cheeks.

They held their position, Ryouga's lips meeting hers as he whispered sweet
endearments and apologies to her. Before too long, she squeezed his arms,
and whispered, "Oh, Ryouga-sama... my wonderful husband."

Moving again, Ryouga held tightly to the pillows by her head. Both mesmerised
by the other, entranced at the love and pleasure they gave each other, they
danced their own, private dance together until their pleasure reached 
breaking point.

The woman's long hair trailed over the pillow... two pink locks showing up 
against her sweat-darkened hair. Small, downy feathers scattered over the
bed, through her hair from the pillow at Ryouga's hands.

They gazed deeply into each other's eyes, panting and sharing the warm,
wonderful after glow.

Sinking down, he laid his head on her breasts. She stroked his hair
gently and smiled, "Ryouga-sama... you make me so happy, Ryouga-sama."

He smiled up at her, "You're the only one who can make me smile. I love 
you..."

She gazed into his eyes for a moment, and then kissed his forehead gently.

"Ryouga-sama ... let's make love again."

A slow grin spread across his face, "Anything for you!"

"But this time, let's do it piggy-style!" said Hibiki Akari.

Ryouga face faulted.

*****

The End!