Deadly Rendezvous - Interlude

           The strange noise was getting closer...
           There! An ugly, battered old speeder, soaring over the mountaintop!
           Proteus jerked Jubilee back into the shadow of a large tree and clamped a hand over her mouth. Hold still! he telepathically hissed as she struggled, trying to free herself. If ye don't move, they might not see us!
           "Kevin!" Her muffled voice sounded more alarmed than outraged. "You've gotta change or they'll see you!"
           They were pressed so tightly together that she could feel his belt buckle digging into her spine. She frantically groped between them, trying to activate it. Something hot and hard filled her searching hand, and Proteus gasped in shock. That wasn't it...and she could feel her cheeks burning as she quickly reached higher.
           There...press on the glowing gemstone in the center...and Proteus's brilliant golden haze faded away. Just in time, too, as the speeder seemed to hesitate for a moment before moving away again.
           It hadn't seen them...they were safe!
           She started to pull her hand free, then froze. Another shape was soaring into view! And this one was stopping for a closer look at the tree-studded hillside, she'd swear it! She caught a confused glimpse of whirling energy as the creature hovered, slowly turning in a tight circle, scanning the uneven terrain. Embarrassment or not, she didn't dare move!
           Behind her, Kevin's breathing quickened, and his large hands tightened over her waist and mouth. She was suddenly, vibrantly aware of his lean body pressing against hers. And something else, jutting against her quivering palm...
           The energy globe was moving on, but she barely even noticed. Her hand was still trapped between them...and now she knew what that long, pulsing bulge was! Another flush of heat instantly burned her cheeks.
           "Jubilee..." Kevin's hoarse, strained whisper sent a jolt of electricity racing through her veins. Her fingers were twitching, aching to reach out and explore it...but she didn't dare!
           Shuddering, he slowly released her. She quickly stepped away, averting her face to hide her flushed cheeks. She'd only meant to activate the belt, not him!
           Oh, aye, ye've done that well enough! he wryly responded, telepathically inserting the thought into her mind.
           "Kevin!" she gasped, exasperated. Bad enough that he should 'hear' her at such an embarrassing moment, but to respond to her most private thoughts!
           "Shhh!" He laid a gentle finger against her lips, quieting her, as he cautiously glanced around. "There may be others followin' 'em!"
           'Sides, he added with a teasing grin, what makes ye think I'm complainin'?
           His habit of implanting thoughts directly into her mind could get downright unnerving--especially right now, when she was secretly half-hoping that someone else would follow, so that he'd hold her close again! She'd never felt anything like that before in her entire life, and just touching it had made her feel so...so weird inside! All tingling and shivery, like she was feverish!
           Was he feeling the same way? She could see the way his jeans were jutting out right there, where she'd accidentally touched him. Maybe that was why he was still breathing so fast!
           And they were all alone out here, with no one to interrupt them or...
           New awareness seemed to light Kevin's dark eyes as he stared at her from the shadows. He was feeling the same thing, she just knew it!
           "Jubilee?" He had to swallow hard before he could make his voice work properly. "Mebbe...mebbe we'd better git goin'," he lamely suggested, gesturing up the steep slope. "It's gonna be dark soon an' all..."
           Dark...
           Jubilee's pulse began to race at the very thought. All alone in the dark, just the two of them...
           He was trying to stifle that fierce hunger, and she knew that she'd better do the same, at least for now. Those guys in the speeder had looked mean!  Didn't matter what planet you were on, bad guys still looked like bad guys. And she'd bet anything that they knew where her teammates were!
           Maybe now, while they were off at the Nexus dome, she and Kevin could find their hideaway and rescue the X-Men. And maybe then her teammates would admit that she wasn't a little kid anymore, and give her some more freedom!
           "Yeah, c'mon," she sighed.
           She'd never felt so torn with conflicting emotions before! She did want to find them...but was it really so wrong to hope for one night alone with Kevin first?
           He mustered an encouraging smile, and reached for her hand. She'd always been able to sense his thoughts and emotions better when they were touching...was that what he wanted? Was he trying to 'path what he was feeling right now? 'Cause she sure was picking up on it!
           She'd half-expected him to Proteus-charge again and loft them up to the crest of the mountain. That'd be faster than hiking up the old-fashioned way...
           "Whatever that orb was," Kevin whispered, automatically responding to her thoughts, "I think mebbe it sensed my mutant energy, an' that's why it hesitated. If I stay 'turned off,' mebbe they won't find us as fast."
           'Turned off'--Jubilee nearly burst out laughing at his reflexive choice of words. She'd never been so turned on before in her entire life!
           But he had a valid point. And at least if they took the long way up the hill, they'd have more time together before the X-Men started treating them like little kids again, and separated them.
           Jubilee tried to keep that thought ultra-private, but Kevin still caught a trace of it. Aye, there's that, too, he wryly conceded.
           Then a bewildered frown darkened his youthful features as he shook his head in blank confusion. What's happenin' t' us, Jubilee? I've ne'er felt like this afore!
           She could feel the hunger pulsing through his fingers into her body, and it was driving her crazy! How much longer could she force her feet to move, plodding up this dumb old mountain, before she went totally nuts? Her whole body was tingling, trembling, on fire! Couldn't he feel it?
           She slanted a quick, shy glance in his direction. Yeah, he was going crazy, too...she could see it in his tortured expression and the way his faded jeans were so tight across his lean hips!
           Now she knew what Banshee had meant by 'a tilt in his kilt'! Good thing he didn't know she'd overheard him that night when he and Moira were down on the beach! She hadn't meant to spy on them--she'd been heading down for a late-night swim! They must've had the same idea, only they hadn't been swimming when she'd seen them! And she'd been so fascinated by the sight of their naked bodies shimmering in the moonlight that she hadn't been able to look away!
           Once again, Kevin picked up on her thoughts with disturbing ease, and she could feel him sifting through the provocative memory, savoring it. Aye, they like t' slip away whene'er they can, he nodded. I've seen 'em down there a time or two, meself.
           "I wonder..."
           Then Jubilee gasped, appalled by what she'd almost said.
           Kevin had no trouble finishing the thought for her. Ye wonder what it's like?
           His eyes burning, he suddenly stopped and touched her flushed cheek. A jolt of liquid fire instantly swept through her shuddering body. That's what they felt, he offered, his mental voice husky with suppressed yearning. I couldn't help overhearin', they were broadcastin' so loud!
           Oh, dear God, she couldn't take anymore! Jubilee stifled a ragged moan as she clenched her fists, struggling for control. Her legs were shaking so badly, she could hardly even stand! "Kevin..." she gasped, closing her eyes. "I'm going crazy!"
           Aye! he hoarsely 'pathed. An' ye're not the only one!
           She could feel him clamping his unruly memories back under control...and slowly, gradually, the fiery sensations began to fade.
           A soft sob of longing escaped her. She wanted it again, wanted to feel that shivery ecstasy coursing through her belly and shimmering through her veins until the whole world exploded around her!
           Kevin's hands were curled around her face, running through her short dark hair. Was he going to kiss her?
           Oh please oh please oh please...   Of their own volition, her thoughts swirled in crazy, dizzy circles. Please, Kevin, make it like what they felt...
           But he was already stepping back, warily scanning the sky. "C'mon!" he whispered, tugging her toward the shelter of a large overhanging rock. "I think they're comin' back!"
           Dazed, she numbly followed him into the dark shadows. A loud, discordant buzzing filled the air as the battered speeder zoomed back overhead, barely clearing the treetops. Then it was gone again, fading into the distance.
           Several long minutes passed as they huddled in the shadows, intently listening. "I think they're gone again," Jubilee finally whispered. "C'mon, let's go see!"
           The woods were silent as they crept out and peered around. No speeder, no hovering energy orb. Reassured, they slipped through the thinning trees...then stared around in wondering horror.
           The mountain fell away at their feet in a sheer, unscalable cliff. "Oh, not again!" Jubilee groaned, glaring at the distant horizon. "And look at all those islands! They could be anywhere!"
           The vast ocean stretched out before them, a mysterious green in the fading light, as far as they could see. Dozens of large islands dotted the rippling waves, offering a veritable paradise for smugglers and pirates.
           Or lovers.
           Behind her, Kevin's mood altered slightly as he came up behind her. "It looks almost like Muir Island at sunset," he murmured in her ear. "D'ye think they're missin' us, Jubilee?"
           Jubilee soberly turned around and met his worried gaze. "I think they're gonna send someone after us as fast as they can," she admitted. "We're gonna have to move fast if we want to find the Sphinx Team before they do."
           He was stroking her cheek again, his fingers gentle and...well, she didn't know exactly how to describe it, except that she liked it a lot!
           And suddenly she realized that he wasn't thinking about the X-Men at all. He was thinking about the pretty sunset, and the stars overhead, and the soft rolling surf beneath them...
           Another wild burst of excitement rippled through Jubilee's slender body. Now she knew why she'd had to risk traveling through the portal!
           It wasn't for her teammates--they'd be okay, no matter what had happened to them!
           It was for Kevin.
           Because this was the only chance they were going to get.
           And she meant to make the most of it.
           Smiling, she leaned up to kiss him. Never mind that neither of them had been kissed before--they both knew what to do from watching Sean and Moira.
           And before the night was over, they were going to learn everything else, too!
           For just a moment, Kevin seemed up hesitate. Then his arms curled around her, drawing her close. She could feel the fire burning through him as they pressed together, straining to melt into each other's bodies right where they stood.
           Somehow that big rock was sheltering them again...had he 'ported them there while she was distracted?
           And what a sweet distraction! Panting with eagerness, Jubilee stretched up to kiss him again. She'd never dreamed that anything could feel this good!
           Kevin softly groaned. Jubilee...   His frenzied thoughts sparked an answering flame deep inside her as his mouth captured hers again and again. Darlin', I need ye so...
           He was eagerly tugging at her blouse, and then her lacy bra...and glorious ecstasy rippled through her in hot waves as his long fingers covered her tingling breasts. Moaning, she arched up to meet his open palms. Their tongues tangled together in erotic counter-play as he pressed her down on her sleeping bag.
           She didn't stop to wonder how he'd gotten it from her survival pack and spread it across the ground...he was Proteus, he could do anything!
           And oh, it felt so good as he nudged her knees apart, thrusting against her with desperate urgency. Right where he belonged, hot and hard and surging with fiery yearning...
           His clothes were already gone--had he 'pathed them away? But he was undressing her with his hands, slowly and deliberately, driving her absolutely crazy! His warm fingers seemed to burn a trail down her flat belly as he tugged at her shorts, and they slid away with a soft whispering sound. Then her silky panties...
           ...and now, finally, they were pressing together, body against body, hard against soft, thrusting, surging, melding together in a timeless rhythm as ancient as the stars far above them...
           Sobbing, Jubilee clung to Kevin's wide shoulders as he moved above her, his head thrown back in blinding ecstasy. On and on, wave upon wave of indescribable ecstasy, growing, swelling, exploding...
           Jubilee!   Kevin's desperate cry seared her very soul as they merged, mind into mind, soaring away on shimmering clouds of honey-colored bliss. Jubilee!

• • • • •

           "I never knew it could be like that," Jubilee whispered, her clear voice muted with wondering awe. "Even what you showed me between Banshee and Moira..."
           Kevin pressed a warm, loving kiss against her soft throat. Aye, they've a deep emotional bond, he conceded as his hands glided over her quivering body, stirring the flames in her blood yet again. But they'll ne'er match what we've got.
           Mind to mind, soul to soul...bonded forever...
           The words echoed in Jubilee's mind like a solemn litany. Soulmates, like the Professor and Lilandra...because they shared more than just their hearts. No matter what the occasion, no matter how dire the crisis, they would always be together. Two bodies sharing one mind, one heart, one soul.
           The implications were sobering...yet oddly heartening. Let the X-Men separate them when this mission was over! It wouldn't matter, because a trivial thing like distance could never keep them apart again.
           Time difference is gonna be wretched, though, Kevin teased, his eyes gleaming with suppressed laughter. They'll never ken why I'm up all night an' sleepin' all day!
           Speaking of 'up'...
           Jubilee felt the echo of a warm tingle race through her veins. They were pressed so tightly together that she could feel Kevin's passion rising again, hot and hard against her naked hip. "Then we'll just have to arrange for you to permanently join the team, won't we?" she breathed against his mouth. "'Course, then you'll really be 'up' all night..."
           A husky groan escaped Kevin as he kissed her into silence, and his eager hands began mapping the contours of her trembling body. Softness met his searching fingers, a satiny warmth that he'd only dreamed of before today.
           His precious Jubilee...he'd move heaven and earth to stay by her side...
           She was exploring, too, emboldened by his fierce hunger. And now she could stroke that hot, hard bulge jutting up between his lean thighs! Only it wasn't just a bulge anymore, it was a hard, pulsing shaft that seemed to burn in her hands like liquid wildfire!
           Kevin's startled gasp echoed in tandem with hers as she felt the pleasure coursing through his hardened body. He'd touched himself before, she could half-sense the memory in his mind as he began to gasp for breath and arch up beneath her curious fingers. But he liked it a lot more when she touched him!
           Would he like it even better if she...kissed him?
           Well, she had wanted to learn everything tonight!
           Before her courage failed, she bent over him and hesitantly ran her tongue along his quivering length.
           Kevin jerked in shocked surprise.
           He did like it, she could feel the sudden surge of ecstasy that rippled through him!
           She tried again. And this time she daringly curled her tongue all around the crest, caressing him with her warm breath.
           Oh, lordy, it was almost as good as when he'd been inside her!
           And that was just where she wanted him right now--hard and deep inside her, pulsing with uncontrollable energy! Even unskilled, they'd shared such glorious ecstasy...
           Long shudders swept Kevin's lean frame as she stroked his throbbing shaft with her fingers and tongue, just the way she'd seen Moira doing to Sean. And he was reaching for her, trying to pull her beneath him...
           ...but she wanted to try something different.
           Before he could protest, Jubilee straddled his arching thighs and cautiously lowered herself down. Fiery heat seared her own sensitive flesh with incredible pleasure as she rocked back and forth, deliberately teasing him.
           A little further, and a strangled moan escaped him. Jubilee, ye're drivin' me crazy! he 'pathed, and even his mental voice sounded hoarse with longing. Of their own volition, his hands rose to cup her small breasts, caressing her with fierce urgency.
           Jubilee grinned. Now you know what you were doing to me earlier! she retorted.
           Before he could muster another incoherant protest, she suddenly sank down on him and curled her thighs tightly around his. Blazing heat instantly erupted through her entire body as he arched up to meet her, and the ecstasy began all over again.
           Harder...deeper...bodies merging, sharing, splintering into indescribable fragments and then reuniting even more tightly bonded together...higher...higher...
           "Now!" Jubilee's frantic cries suddenly echoed through the dark, star-studded night as yet another brilliant explosion rocked her slender body. "Kevin, now! Love me harder...yes...yes! Ohhhhhhh..."
           And his answering moans of ecstasy mingled with hers as the entire universe erupted into dazzling colors around them...and then slowly, gradually faded away into blissful oblivion...

• • • • •

           "Kev?" Jubilee mumbled, her voice slurred with fatigue.
           I'm here, luv, he assured her in a tender mental whisper that brought a drowsy smile to her lips. I'll not be goin' anywhere, ye can count on that!
           "Mmmmmmm..." She tried to force her eyes open as he shifted nearby, and dried leaves rustled. But the effort was too much for her, and she settled back down with a weary sigh. I'll take second watch, she half-heartedly 'pathed. Promise you'll wake me?
           Kevin cast a cautious glance around, then laid a gentle hand on her forehead. Go t' sleep, luv...
           His soft, soothing telepathic whisper echoed in her mind as darkness enfolded her again, drawing her down into a deep, peaceful sleep.
           Nodding in satisfaction, he tugged a light cover over her limp body, then took his place at the entrance of their makeshift cave. The second of four large, luminous moons was glowing overhead.
           Later, when Jubilee was fully rested, he'd allow her to wake up again. Until then, he'd guard her as a man should guard the woman he loved--with his very life.

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