The Rising

Coms

Hunter's eyes were focused on the instruments in front of him but he never used his hand that was securely wrapped around Damali's. 

his mind totally focused on the warmth from her hand that he didn't quite realize he was standing up. 

He blinked quite unsure how it happened before looking down at Damali who was just as confused as he was. 

"are you ok?' Damali asked in a slight whisper as Hunter shook his head trying to get ahold of himself. 

"Y...Yes I'm fine....." He muttered as he tried to clear his mind that was slowly muddling back up as it always did when Damali was around. 

Damali was next to stand her hands gently holding his head as she tried to rub his temple, key word tried. 

Hunter stopped her just as her fingers touched his skin, slightly scaring her before she was pulled into a tight hug. 

Damali was flustered for a moment before she returned his hug, her head burying itself into the crook of his neck his body shaking slightly. 

"Hunter" Damali's voice was barely above a whisper before she felt his voice vibrate through her from his head being tucked next to her shoulder "are you ok?". 

Damali shivered before tightening her grip on him, she was almost afraid to answer before she felt something strange tuging at her stomach. It was warm and cozy like a warm blanket was wrapping itself around her starting from her toes to her shoulders almost as if she was being cocooned in a large protective bubble. 

"I-I am fine, but why are you so scared?" Damali asked pulling away slightly so she could better look at him as he pulled away a little. 

His eyes where fixated on her face almost as if he was trying to memorize it. 

"I....You......" his voice was caught in his throat before he rested his forehead against hers gently almost willing her to understand the words that just refuse to come out of his mouth. 

Damali only blushed before she did something that he didn't see coming. 

She kissed him. 

Hunter froze for moment before he pulled her closer his hands gently cradleing her as he did, Damali on the other hand gripped the front of his shirt almost like a life line before she carefully pulled away.

Hunter was stunned to say the least but he was grinding like a fool, "I assume that was ok to do" Damali half joked as she nervously played with the front of his shirt. 

"Definitly..I mean...your...wow" Hunter whispered as he rested his forehead against hers. 

Damali blushed madly before she felt his kisses on her cheek and nose. 

"your adorable when you blush cyare" Hunter whispered before he gently lifted her head up so he could see her face a bit better before he kissed her as gently as he could with his heart thundering in his ears. 

He could feel her hands in his hair only a second later, slightly nudging his bandana as she combed through it with her long fingers. His mind almost resembled melting butter now as he felt her hands return to his neck. 

He almost had a small heart attack as he felt her hand resume its place over his chest, her lips gently pulling the string of reason free from his mind as a warm wave washed overhim. 

'rip' 

Hunter was pulled free from his super by the sound of cloth tearing. Damali who was also quite dazed and blinked a couple of times, completely confused. 

They where not standing in the middle of the room anymore, somehow Hunter had moved them to against the closest wall will Damali's legs wrapped around his waist. 

Then he realized what had ripped. 

her shirt had gotten caught between his hand and a lose bolt showing off the majority of her back and some of her midriff and a portion of her chest. 

Now it was Hunter's turn to blush as Damali felt her ruined garment. 

"I...Im so sorry, i didn't me-" 

Damali had silenced him with her hand before she looked at him with something strange in her eyes. Hunter was pulled back under her spell in a second before they returned to their heated makeout session his hand gently rubbing her exposed back. it felt like silk and velvet woven together and then was heated next to a fire. 

Then just as he was kissing her exposed neck he heard something that made him both curse and grip onto Damali slightly tighter. 

Damali blushed before she felt his shirt over her head and his soft kiss before the turned around to greet the intruder. 

the moment he did Damali had to hold back a gasp as she spotted the deep and slightly terrifying scars on his back. Her hand moved onits own accord, gently tracing a particularly nasty one as Hunter spoke. 

Hunter froze his body tenseing slightly  before he crossed his arms. 

The moment Kix left Hunter was holding Damali again his hands still gentle as he pulled them to his mouth and kissed them before pulling her into his arms and starting up another round of heated making out. 

Damali was tucked securely against him as he kissed her ear and throat gently when she heard the comms pannel go off. 

"H...Hunter" her whisper made him shiver before he felt her hand gently pull him back. "the comms unit" Damali muttered before he replied almost growling "they will call back". the moment he finished his words he kissed her deeply trying his best to stay at least a little more sane for a little longer. 

Damali on the other hand was having none of it and gently pushed his chest breaking the kiss and slightly breaking Hunters trance. 

"I should have shot the thing" Hunter grumbled under his breath before he kissed her once more and answered the call. 

Even though he had tried his very best to sound normal he knew that he would be hearing from Rex about his breathing problems. and it didn't help that he had decided to pull Demali into his lap halfway into the call and pepper her face in kisses causing her to giggle slightly. 

once the call was over Hunter resumed kissing her neck his hands gently cuddling her to his chest as he did. 

"you should prep for their arrival" Damali mumbled blushing as he rubbed another pice of her exposed skin. 

"I am, i expect they will be throwing me in the brig so I'm spending my time with you Cyare" Hunter mumbled back before he tucked a stray hair from her face. 

Damali blushed before she shook her head "that wont happen, they sent you to rescue us......didn't they" 

Hunter grew very quiet, choosing instead to play with the strands of her fire like hair. "Hunter" Damali half yelled scaring him a little "Why would you break the rules like that". 

Hunter blushed before he pulled her closer into another hug. 

Realization slowly dawned on her as he did this and tentatively hugged him back. 

"you are a big idiot" she whispered trying to hide the fear ringing through her voice. 

Hunter chuckled before he kissed her ear "what else is new". 

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