A/N: I've had this story typed up for awhile now but haven't figured out if I want to keep it five chapters or expand it to ten. This first chapter feels really raw and for some reason, I'm surprised at how well I felt like I pulled it off. This is definitely a couple I'd like to type more of if I had better ideas for.

Who will you share your bed of roses with?

"Tesla!"

Damnit! Lady Harribel was going to be mad that she was out this late without her authorization and without either SunSun or Apache with her. But she just had this gut feeling. Some kind of gut feeling that told her she should be out here looking for him. She had all of Los Noches to look through though and the place was like an endless desert. Where the hell would she start looking anyways? Where the fuck was there even a starting point?

Sighing, she paused slightly in her journey and glanced back to the palace-like structure behind her. She would only be gone for a few hours at most and be back by sunrise. It's not like it was going to be something major if she decided to take a midnight stroll to cure a case of insomnia- that was going to be her story for it anyways, should anyone become suspicious. But then again, knowing half the people around here, they didn't give a shit about what was going on. Lady Harribel might be a bit concerned and curious but it wasn't like she was going to pry into her business- unlike Apache and SunSun who would be more than willing to make her life hell over it. She had no worries about running into any of the other Espadas; they kept to themselves for the most part and the few interactions they did have were with one another and usually had to be monitored or broken up. She honestly couldn't see how Lady Harribel could stand being around the male Espadas for so long without having the need to hurt one of them- although she had came fairly close to putting a few of them back in their places.

But she didn't come out here to think about Lady Harribel or the other Espadas. She came out here to find him, if he even was out here. She had picked up on his energy a few moments ago but the signal had been faint and she wasn't even sure she had caught the correct direction of it. Being outside in the open now…there was a vast landscape around her that offered different varieties of where he had gone. There were a few caves off to the East or maybe the flat lands to the West; in the North, there was a couple of deep gorges to be played in and in the South, it was possible to test ones strength in the crumbling mountainsides. Or maybe he was just caught up somewhere behind the sand hills and dead tree limbs. A quiet, almost aggravated sigh left her lips as she shifted her eyes to try and catch any sort of movement aside from the roaming sand winds. There was nothing out here to help her. The frequent nighttime sand storms blocked out a majority of her vision and disrupted her from even picking up on a scent. If she was going to have to do this manually, then so be it. It's not like she had anything else planned for the night, not to mention she was the one who had drug herself out into the open like this.

"Where are you?" she whispered as she slowly walked along the tumbling sand hills; each footstep sunk slightly into the unsettled sand as she glanced back to see the path she had carved out for herself. It would all be gone in a few minutes, but it was nice to think there would be a clear path to follow on the way back. But this was Hueco Mundo… there was never a clear path to follow.

She should try calling his name again but that would attract the attention of anything and anyone around and at this hour, she didn't feel like dealing with them. Why the hell couldn't she make up her mind? If she came all the way out here then she should disregard anything that got in her way; she shouldn't be standing here complaining about it.

"There you are! Do you know how long I've spent looking for you?" she spoke; her tone on the edge of scolding as she watched as the blonde-haired man turned slightly at her voice. "You know, it's not easy trying to track someone down in this godforsaken desert of a place."

He narrowed his eye slightly at her words and watched as she set her hands on her hips in a dominating, defying gesture. Her white skirt billowed slightly in the wind as she continued to close the space between them; long, dark Amazon legs cut out her path as wide hips rolled with every step. "I apologize for the inconvenience. I wasn't even aware I was lost."

She arched an eyebrow slightly at his unusual tone; it wasn't sincere but it wasn't entirely rude either. But she noted how he seemed to roll the words clearly and hint that he wasn't at all inconvenienced by her appearance. "What are you doing all the way out here?"

"I needed to go for a walk and somehow ended up out here." he answered; looking back out to desert around them. "I just haven't found a reason to go back just yet. But why are you exactly here? Did you come all the way out here to find me?"

"No I came out here because I thought someone was tapping on my window." she replied sarcastically; letting one hand fall away from her hip to brush fingertips against her thigh. "I just… I guess I had a gut feeling to come out all this way. I can't really explain it."

He sighed quietly before he carefully took her hands into his own; wrapping those cinnamon fingers between his leather ones. "So you felt the need to chase it?"

"Just maybe." she whispered. "But maybe… I felt the need to chase it down and suffocate it."

He didn't resist to the way she moved her body to cover his own as her hands worked to remove his uniform. Fingers tugged away the white material from his pale flesh as her darker lips continued to strike and tease his own; the tip of her tongue wanting and needing to engage him in a corrupted sexual encounter. The thin material slipped away easily and exposed his skin as he helped her dispose of the uniform top and let it slide out of sight. One hand grabbed at the back of her neck as he pulled her down on top of him and made the first move to pleasure himself in her mouth; his tongue engaging her own as the soft embrace hardened in just a few seconds. She moved to tangle her fingers in his blonde hair as she allowed herself to fall fully against his broad figure; using her body weight to toughen the embrace as she forced his head back and gave herself the upper hand. He seemingly surrendered himself to her and allowed her to have full control as her tongue continued to ravish his mouth. His quiet nature was proven as she could barely even get a moan to stroke from his chest but this only challenged her further to work harder for it. Fingers tightened slightly in his hair as she pressed her hips down into his own; grinding them slightly to hear just that small vibrate of his vocal cords. That was exactly what she wanted. She wanted to hear her prey cry out when it was caught.

Like it was the kiss of death, she eagerly drained him of any remaining oxygen and held him over till she had to draw away; the faint light-headedness caught up with them as they gasped madly for fresh air. She could hear his breathing shift and jump slightly as his chest jerked with each breath. Carefully pushing herself from the support of his body, she balanced well on her knees and continued to softly caress his lips with her own; carelessly embracing them when needed. Her hands moved to strum along his throat before they pressed fully against his firm sternum; feeling the light jumps in his breathing, she moved to lower her hands and find the cause. His fingers tangled in her thick locks as he carefully supported her and allowed for only their lips and tips of their tongues to touch. He could feel her warm touch drop to the rough shape of his ribcage and felt most of it shift painfully underneath her hands. A sharp inhale gasped at his lips as her fingers prodded the broken and bruised pieces.

"How recent are these?" she questioned softly; moving her hands to a less painful area of his body.

"Going in two hours now." he answered.

She was almost desperate to say something but they had had this argument before and had gotten nowhere in it. Things weren't going to change overnight or even at all, knowing how Nnoitra was, but that didn't stop her from at least hoping it would. Dipping her head down, she buried it into the curve of his neck and gave in to his body once more; laying down so that she rest completely on top of him. His hands came up and rested gently on her back as he wrapped her in his arms and cradled her against his chest. His scent was covered by sweat and blood with a hint of mild hurt and pain; something she had picked up early on in this kind of commitment.

He used his body to slowly roll her over onto her back so that he now covered her instead. His lips caressed her own as fingers carefully tangled in her thick locks; the tip of his tongue seemed to dance on her lips and seduce them to follow him. She followed easily into his motion and allowed herself to be pulled into his kiss; her hands cradled his jawline as she traced the teal marking on his right cheek with the flat of her thumb. The embrace was slow and gentle as they both did their best to reduce the amount of physical lust that seemed to curl their bodies in towards one another. It was a battle they were both fighting and losing simultaneously.

"I would hate to say we really shouldn't…" she started.

"Then don't."

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He felt perfect inside of her. The friction of his body moving against her own as his hips gave gentle rolls between her thighs; each thrust aimed perfectly to please her as he rubbed back and forth across her sensitive walls. Her entire body shuddered as he pushed inside of her once more; her body constricting at first before it willingly gave into his presence. She needed this; she wanted this. She loved hearing him pant as her body offered the warm sanctuary he desired; to feel his body move in perfect time with her own as he gave her perfect thrusts one after the other. Her fingers clawed at his shoulders; pulling flesh away to little or no concern from him. His hands dug into the stiff mattress underneath them, that rocked and squealed with every heavy movement that generated a thick layer of sweat for the both of them. He tucked his head down by her shoulder as her fingers ran through his blonde hair; giving up on the already bloodied marks that cursed his back, neck and shoulders. His breath was so hot against her cinnamon flesh as she ran the tip of her tongue along the curve of his ear; listening to him groan as she let out a much cooler breath against his flesh. She could feel his hips starting to grind down against her own a bit more as each thrust came deeper inside of her. Her fingers cradled the back of his skull as she panted heavily in his ear and felt her body fall so close to climaxing she could already feel her muscle closing together.

His motions slowed purposely as he could sense her oncoming release and wanted to drag the moment on. Part of her hated him for it and part of her wanted to do the same because she knew the moment it was over… he would have to leave. And if there was anything more she wanted right now, it was to have him with her for longer than just the night. She pushed her lips against his own and teased him with the open-mouth embrace, something he seemed to both enjoy and hate at the same time. He moved his hands to caress her face as his body lowered completely against her own. Fingertips softly traced circles into her skin as he endured their embrace for as long as oxygen would allow them to.

"Tesla…"

"I know…" he whispered.

"Let me say it." she replied as she moved her hands to cup his jawline. "I love you."

He carefully leaned down and pressed the cool bone of his hollow piece against her warm forehead; his eye never once leaving her own. "I love you too."