It Calls To Me...

Posted on Sun Nov 12th, 2023 @ 6:22am by Lieutenant Nicholas Reece [Reece] & Lieutenant Cassia Cavendish

Mission: MISSION 0 - History Speaks
Location: USS Elysium, Lieutenants Cavendish and Reece's shared quarters
Timeline: 7.11.2397 Late at night
1072 words - 2.1 OF Standard Post Measure

Ever since he returned from the away mission, Nicholas hadn't been quite himself. He had seemed a bit distracted at times, and had used every reason he could to get close to the device that had been brought back to the ship. Finally, one night, while he and Cassia were sleeping in their bed, he started to dream about the device and the images it had made him see.

His tossing and turning work Cassia and she rolled over and looked at him. After a moment, she reached out and shook him gently. "Nick" she said softly. "Imazadi, wake up.." she shook him again.

Nicholas startled awake. "Wha...? What's happening?!" His mind was racing as he looked around the bedroom, his eyes finally landing on Cassia's. "What's wrong?"

Gently Cassia bushed his hair from his face. "You were having a bad dream love" she replied. "You were tossing and turning. "

A look of confusion briefly crossed behind Nicholas's eyes. Then he seemed to be trying to remember something. "It was...calling to me..."

"What is?" Cassia asked puzzled. "Nick? What is calling you Imazadi?"

Nicholas seemed in a daze. He slowly stood up, as if he didn't hear Cassia's question. A soft grin suddenly filled his face, and his features took on the appearance that he might be high. Moving over to the nearby chair, he picked up his robe and put it on. "It calls..." he said softly, as he started towards the door leading out of their quarters.

Cassia cursed and swiftly followed him from the bed, only she didn't grab her own robe as she got in front of him. She placed her hands on his chest and focused her thoughts. ~Imazadi~ She sent even as she physically pushed back.

For a moment he didn't seem to hear her, as he continued to wstep forward. Then, he paused, his brows furrowing as a look of confusion crossed his face. Looking down into her face, his eyes seemed to alternate between focusing on her and unfocusing. "What...?" He suddenly realized where they were. "What's going on, Sweetheart?"

"You tell me" She said softly. "You were almost catatonic and heading somewhere..."

Reaching up to run his right hand through his hair, Nicholas seemed to he disturbed by this news. "I...don't remember..." He blinked a few times, even looked off to the side, as if raking his memory for any shed of illumination to explain his behavior.

Then he thought he had something. While still looking down to ris right, he softly said, "The light..." he then lifted his eyes back up to Cassia's. There was a growing sense of urgency behind his eyes. "The device we brought back from that station....I think...I think it did something to me."

Cassia nodded. "Okay, lets go back to bed love, you need the sleep."

Nicholas nodded, though his mind was still trying to process things. He let Cassia guide him back into bed, removing his robe along the way. Once they were back under the covers and she was wrapped up in his arms again, he spoke softly. "Cas? I have a very bad feeling. Something is coming. Something that is going to hurt a lot of our friends and shipmates."

"I have been feeling that for the past few months as well," Cassia replied softly as she snuggled down beside him.

"So long as there is a breath in my body, Imzadi, I won't let anything happen to you!" He kissed her fiercely, then hugged her to his chest tightly, loosening his grip after a few beats.

"I know" She whispered in his ear as she nuzzled his neck after their kiss. "Its always something I know about you."

Feeling his beloved's sultry voice in his ear, and her warm breath on his skin, envigorated Nicholas. Rolling them over, putting Cassia on her back as he lean on his side, looking down at her, he lowered his mouth to her neck and started to gently kiss and nibble on the spot he knew aroused her. As he did that, his right hand started to slowly slide over her body, fist up to her breasts, then slowly down to her thighs, where he started to gently tease her with his fingers.

Cassia gave a soft breathy moan as she let her own hands roam his back and chest. He drove her crazy and while their reunion had been slow, since their arrival in this new galaxy they had returned to their old ways.

Nicholas may have done many things wrong over the past few years, however, loving this woman had never been one of them. She had been his bright, shining star before he had been pulled away on his last assignment. During his imprisonment and torture, her memory had been his rock to hold onto. Now that they had been reunited, he would never leave her side again, and he would spend the rest of his days showing her just how much he loved her.

Cassia tugged at his shoulders. "Nick" she moaned. "Gods you are driving me nuts again!"

Hearing the heated words of his beloved, Nicholas smiled hungrily at her. He then pulled his hand clear of her and moved to kneel between her spread legs. "I will gladly do so for the rest of my life, Imzadi!" He then lowered himself down upon her and the pair spent the next several hours, devouring one another.

===0647 hours===

The pair of lovers clung to one another as they collapsed back onto their bed, the sheets twisted and wrapped around their sweaty bodies. "Where...where did you learn to do that?! He asked as he gasped for breath, a huge, drunken grin on his face.

She laughed softly and snuggled closer. "I read about it." Cassia replied in his ear. "Will you be able to sleep now?"

Nicholas let out a ragged chortle. "Imzadi, you have worn me out for tonight, I might just sleep for a week to regain my full strength." He yawned after he finished speaking, adding credence to his words.

"Good" She whispered and closed her own eyes, letting sleep claim her. She slept a lot better with him beside her.

After feeling the love of his life slowly drift off into sweet unconsciousness, Nicholas gently kissed the top of her head, then closed his eyes. In moments, he too was fast asleep.

~OFF~