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Nightshift 33: M21-M30 Hallway

[from dinner post]

... the doctor sounded tired. Shawn wasn't sure if he preferred that voice or the more youthful one in the second announcement but either way, he figured, this guy's still fucking nuts.

Talk about Sci-Fi gone wrong. Gus would've loved this, even if Shawn knew the other wouldn't have been able to stop shaking in his slippers long enough to go into full dweeb mode. Shawn committed both announcements to memory-- just because authenticity sounded verified, it didn't mean he could trust anything that was being said especially when it involved so-called advanced technology, a "shield", and some kind of super hacker. Hackers, honestly. If the act didn't involve Angelina Jolie in any way Shawn just wasn't interested.

He held pushed at the prematurely opened door, looking out into the dark hallway warily. Pulling back in, he cast an almost-cautious grin at Peter. "After you...?"

Like he was going to go out there first. Yeah. Right.

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"No, I suppose I can't." In a rare pleasant mood, and not feeling particularly bothered by Shana's affection and attention, Valyn tossed his shirt aside. They had a bit of time before Shadow arrived, after all, and there was no need to allow it to be wasted by sliding into bickering. "Take advantage all you'd like, then."

He sat across from her on the other bed, nodding. "It may be worth it. It was a confusing broadcast, and I feel we're missing something, but if we've guessed correctly...."

"That could be a dangerous permission to give me, you know," she pointed out with a mischievous grin, eyeing him across the room, before bounding up and moving to sit beside him. She looked up at him, shooting him an innocent expression. "It's easier to take advantage of you when you're not all the way across the room," she explained, smiling up at him angelically.

Valyn shook his head. "I suppose it is. I did mean visual advantage, you know. But I imagine you'll argue that I didn't specify, and therefor can't complain."

He knew there wasn't any point to it, anyway. Shana was, he suspected, more stubborn than he was. And he truly was tired of fighting with her constantly, and having to talk awkwardly about things he didn't like talking about.

It was probably easier, at this point, to flirt and tease and simply make her happy.

"But I will remind you that the rest of our group is on their way. So whatever advantage you intend to take, be certain it won't take very long."

For a moment, Shana stared at him in stunned disbelief, certain she couldn't have heard him correctly.

"Did you hit your head today?"

Valyn shook his head again. "No." He turned and decided to be honest. "I'm just tired of fighting and arguing and running round in circles. And... I'm sure you are, as well."

"Just a little," she answered honestly, staring up at him with wide eyes. She tried to think of something to say, some response, but her brain was running in giddy little circles at his sudden change of opinion.

Oh, the hell with talking!

Shana reached up, tentative, trailing her hand a long his jaw, her fingertips brushing lightly against his skin. This was all new to her, unexplored territory, and despite knowing the basics of what was supposed to go on between a male and female, she still wasn't entirely certain how one went about getting to that point. Or if they even had time before they got interrupted again.

....Gods, she hoped Shadow walked slow tonight.

Gathering her courage, she leaned up towards him, her green gaze dropping from his eyes to his lips and she licked hers unconsciously as she hovered, uncertain, waiting to see if he would really let her do this. If she really could now that he'd allowed her this chance.

"And I know... well, you're stubborn than I am." Valyn chuckled, letting her touch him and lean in. He was grateful she paused, because despite the fact that he'd accepted he could do nothing, this was still his sister. And that conditioning was still within him, strongly.

But what did it matter? He wasn't intending to sleep with her, after all.

"It's alright, Shana." Because he knew he'd pulled away from her so many times, she had to expect it. Instead he closed the distance between them, pressing his lips to the corner of her mouth.

Shana whimpered softly against his lips, surprised that he'd been the one to close the distance, the one to initiate the kiss. Her lips parted against his - eager and hesitant at the same time. Butterflies all but exploded in her stomach, causing it to flip in nervous glee as her hand dropped to his shoulder to steady herself against him, fingers catching in his hair.

Valyn moved in, placing his arms gently around Shana as he kissed her softly. She was innocent, after all. And it was safer this way, tender close mouthed kisses as he held her lightly.

Though Shana seemed eager to move things beyond the realm of innocent.

"There's no need to rush," Valyn told her, pulling away for a moment and smoothing back her hair.

"I was afraid you'd come to your senses and change your mind," she admitted breathlessly, gazing up at him with dark eyes, trying to calm the way her pulse pounded in her ears.

"Shana...." Valyn stroked her hair, tucking it behind her ears. "I'm with you on a bed, kissing you, in a state of undress. The chances of me changing my mind are very slim right now. I...don't intend to take you bed this evening, I hope you realize, but I'm not about to push you away."

"What about another evening?" Shana countered with a hint of impishness returning. She didn't give him a chance to reply right away, though, leaning in once more to press her lips against his, a more chaste kiss this time, but still the funny feelings in her stomach fluttered just as excitedly.

"Mmm." Valyn continued to kiss her, small, soft kisses as he ran his fingers through her hair. "Don't...rush me, Shana," he warned, his tone kind. "You know we can't... go to bed together in this place."

There was no way to prevent her from getting pregnant, and they couldn't take that chance. Even if she weren't related to him, they couldn't take that chance.

"But that isn't all there is," he promised her, as an after thought.

"It isn't?" Shana murmured, sounding a bit dazed as she leaned into the touch, shivering slightly in pleasure at the sensations that sent grazing along her nerves.

Valyn had to chuckle, kissing the corner of her lips. "No, not at all." Gently, Valyn moved, picking Shana up and laying her back on the bed. "There...is so very much else, Shana," he told her, laying down next to her.

"I was getting a crick in my neck," he told her. "Besides, it's more comfortable this way."

"It is," she agreed, her cheeks flushing as she gazed up at him, licking her lips in nervous anticipation as she watched him curiously. "What else is there?"

She resisted the urge to pinch herself to make sure she hadn't fallen asleep in her room after dinner and this wasn't all the result of her chocolate cake.

Valyn moved so he was against her, and once more moved to brush her hair out of her face. "Ah... use your imagination," he said, flushing a small bit. He couldn't just come out and tell her. But he brushed his fingers against her waist, trailing them over the material of her shirt and the skin beneath.

"Maybe we can find you a book," he added, kissing the tip of her nose teasingly.

Shana shivered and managed the closest thing to a scowl that she could currently manage. Which wasn't very much, when he was touching her and it was making her want to squirm. Although she couldn't decide if she wanted to squirm away or closer. She tried closer, just for the heck of it. Besides, who knew when Valyn would take leave of his senses like this again?

"I don't want to learn this from a book!" she chided, a slightly petulant tone in her voice as she lifted her arms to twine about his neck, tugging him down closer against her.

"Well you'd do far better learning from a book than learning from me," Valyn pointed out, dipping to kiss her lips once more. "But...touching, Shana." That was the best he could manage, as far as explanations.

"And...kissing."

"But I want to learn it from you," she murmured against his lips, her own parting as she kissed him back, silent pleading behind the movements as she curled against him invitingly.

"Show me?" she whispered, her dark gaze flitting up to meet and hold his own.

"I'm not a very good teacher, Shana." Valyn settled in comfortably beside her, pulling her too him. She was warm and soft and against his precautions, he responded to her. And he knew she could feel it.

"Not now," he said, gently, holding very still. "We have... too much else to do."

"They're not here yet," she murmured, letting him pull her close to her. Without his shirt, she had the freedom to be able to lean in, pressing her lips to his pale throat. She'd wanted to do that for a while, longer than she could even think to admit, even though she hadn't even known it until now. "Just until they come? Please?"

"Shana..." Valyn sighed, closing his eyes at the feel of her lips on his throat. "Once we begin... it's very difficult to stop. Until... we're finished. I've already...."

He trailed off, helpless. But surely she knew, understood that much. She could...feel him, after all.

Much to his embarrassment.

Of course she could feel him. Although it took her a moment to realize what it was.

Shana flushed, drawing back slightly, dropping her gaze in awkward embarrassment as she tried to think of something to say.

Glancing up, she met his gaze tentatively once more, searching his face. "There's not enough time?" she questioned, her cheeks flushed from far more than just embarrassment, her eyes dark.

"Not if we're going to do anything properly."

He supposed they could rush, but why on earth would Shana want it to be like that?

"This... I understand you're full of feelings, and you want to explore them. I..." he glanced down as she had, and flushed in turn himself. "Trust me, I know. But rushing into it and denying ourselves the chance to take our time and enjoy one another...."

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