"This feels weird…" Akari muttered while Nagisa was sitting right behind her in her room with both his hands placed on her shoulder.

They have returned from their short sparing session after determining that Akari was physically ready to endure the change that was about to happen to her from activating her enhanced cells for the first time.

"It's really hard to explain how it works when you have don't have a general picture of what I'm talking about Akari." Nagisa shrugged slightly, "now please pay attention to the flow of your energy and let me concentrate."

"Sure thing, Nagisa Sensei." Akari chimed as she finally closed her eyes and tried to sense the flow of the energy inside her.

"Okay, I'm going to take control of the energy inside you and run a few full cycles with it. Try to remember the feeling and maintain it on your own after that." Nagisa chuckled quietly because of the way Akari called him, took a deep breath and said.

It didn't take long until Akari was beginning to sense how the energy that was calmly lingering inside her body was starting to move very very slowly.

"I'll start slow, it might hurt a little but bear with me," Nagisa warned before starting to slightly increase the pace of the cycle.

Once the entire flow was established and the cycle was completed, Akari started to feel the pressure coming from within. It was a strange feeling as if there was a vortex slowly expanding inside her body as Nagisa was going faster and faster.

But at the same time, she could feel how her senses were drastically improving. Even with her eyes closed, a rough picture of her surroundings was forming in her head. Noises that she usually never noticed or simply ignored since they were too insignificant started to echo clearly through her ears. She could even pinpoint each noise direction and distance with ease.

The feeling of Nagisa's hands on her shoulder was getting clearer, to the point that she could feel every single line on his fingers and palm. She could hear his calm and steady breathing as if his mouth was right next to her ear as well as his heartbeat that was getting louder, stronger and… slower?

Being too engrossed into the sound of Nagisa's heartbeat, Akari only noticed that Nagisa's hands had left her shoulder when the flow of her energy started to get unstable. With a sudden pain coursing through her body, all of her enhanced senses snapped back into their normal state as Akari let out a groan and her eyes shot open.

"W-what?" Akari yelped out in confusion when she tried to move her arms. Her entire body felt exhausted as if she had just been running for hours. She had completely fallen into Nagisa's lap while he was softly holding her and looking at her with a gentle smile on his face.

"You managed to keep the energy flowing for 3 entire cycles after I had stopped assisting you. That's amazing Akari." Nagisa told her while running his hand through her ponytail. "It took me more than a week before I could complete an entire cycle."

"Hehe, guess I'm just smarter." Akari teased Nagisa knowing that it had been two completely different cases for them. Nagisa had no one to guide him through his first cycles, he had to figure the entire path himself and slowly forcing his energy to move that way.

"Hmm? That won't do Akari." Nagisa suddenly said all seriously with a light frown on his face.

"Ehh? Did I do something wrong?" Akari asked slightly confused.

"No no, you did great, but there's no way you can be the smarter one Akari," Nagisa told her strictly.

"What?" Akari's brain wasn't following, why did Nagisa just get all serious because of a that? Hold on a second, did he seriously just told her that she was dumb straight in her face?!

"You know how they say that there has to be a smarter one and a better-looking one in a healthy relationship?" Nagisa asked her seriously. "If one person holds both traits than the relationship won't last."

"Ehh? But I want to be the smarter one!" Akari finally caught on and protested, "You can have the title of the better-looking one." She decided cheerfully.

"Which we both know is not true…" Nagisa deadpanned.

"Well, aren't you truly lucky then?" Akari asked with a teasing smile on her face, "That I would gift you the title of the one being loved by the smarter AND better-looking one."

"Wow, how generous of you." Nagisa had to chuckle seeing her childish behavior, "Really makes me feel like I should gift you a title in return." Nagisa said with a slightly evil grin on his face.

"Ehh? What would that be?" Akari asked subconsciously immediately regretting that she asked the second Nagisa's arms tightened around her waist.

"Let's see… the ticklish one? The one being tickled?" Akari's eyes widened in terror as she felt a shiver ran through her body as Nagisa softly ran his fingers across her flat stomach in the most loving way resulting in her letting out a cute yelp.

"Ehm Nagisa?" Akari asked carefully sensing that Nagisa had stopped just after that single stroke, "You love me right?" she asked in almost a pleading way.

"Of course I do." Nagisa chuckled as he gently pulled her up making her sit on his lab… right before he pulled her into his arms and locked her there with an iron grip around her waist with one arm. His free hand barely hovering above her stomach.

"That's I would do anything within my power to hear you laugh." Akari heard Nagisa whisper into her ear in the most gentle voice she had ever head right before he kissed her ear and simultaneously started to move his fingers along her waistline.

"Noahahaha! Stop Nagisa! Pleeeeeease! I'm sorry hahaha, I'm soooorry!" Akari screamed and she started to struggle helplessly to escape Nagisa's grasp. But with her body still being exhausted from before, her struggle was anything but pointless while Nagisa mercilessly dug his fingers into her soft sides.

Somewhere midway through, Nagisa's hand had somehow gotten under her tracksuit and shirt and had stopped tickling her. His arm around her waist was the only support that was preventing her from sacking to the ground not being able to gather a single bit of strength into her body while breathing heavily from trying to escape from Nagisa the entire time.

"Nagisa…" Akari tried to call out to break the silence but to her own surprise, her voice came out more like a moan than her usual speech.

Her call remained unanswered as she felt Nagisa moving closer towards her while brushing her hair, that was tied up to a ponytail, to the side with his face.

A tingle ran down her body as she felt Nagisa's, still steady but heavier, breath on the nape of her neck.

Ever since removing the tentacles, this spot had been one of the most sensitive spots on her body, which was partially the reason she had grown out her hair to cover it.

She had never told Nagisa about this, but it was obvious that he was very well aware of it, as he would usually avoid touching her there except when they were… in the heat of something. Even then, he would make sure not to touch her neck too often, until today that is.

Akari uncontrollably let out a quiet yelp when Nagisa's lips had lightly brushed her nape before planting a soft kiss on it and slightly tightened his arm around her waist again.

She could feel her own breath getting heavier as her eyes started to get teary while she subconsciously tried to break free from Nagisa by pushing his head back and loosening his hold on her waist. But somehow, she had put so little strength into the action that it simply turned into her caressing Nagisa's face while holding onto his hand on her waist.

"W-wait." her voice came out as a moan yet again when the kiss on her nape became more intense yet somehow still gentle. Apparently, this time her call had reached Nagisa but had the exact wrong effect. Nagisa's hand inside her shirt started to move along her slim waistline while his lips started to move around her neck very slowly as if he wanted to cover every bit of her skin while working his way up there.

Without Akari even noticing, Nagisa lips had already reached her chin while his hand wandered the entire way up and was now under her armpit. For the second time ever, Nagisa aggressively lunged after her lips and made her feel like a prey he had his eyes on again. Kind of similar to the way when they had shared their first kiss.

The kiss was unlike any of the kisses they usually had. Ever since they started dating, Nagisa had always kissed her with an immense amount of care and love. He was always so gentle and soft to make sure that she felt cherished. This time, however, she could sense another emotion just as intense as the love he had for her in this kiss, his desire.

Suddenly feeling the need to respond to Nagisa's emotions instead of just accepting them, Akari suddenly spun around, wrapped her arms around his neck and started to return the wild kiss in the same manner. Unlike last time where she as the prey had just tried to escape, this time Akari fought back against the predator. She wanted him to know that she loved him just as much, that she wanted him just as much as he wanted her.

The last thing Akari knew, she feet had left the ground the second she started to return Nagisa's kiss and they literally disappeared from the spot and were back on Akari's bed.

Akari laid on her bed with her face being bright red for the last 10 minutes already. And the sound of a certain someone taking a shower in the bathroom right next to her room wasn't helping either!

Whatever pain or discomfort she had felt was already gone when Nagisa had cycled his energy through her body a few times before she chased him into the bathroom.

- At least that dork didn't forget protection… -

Akari's mind was running wild, as she had no control of it whatsoever! The realization of her own thoughts made her face heat up even more.

YES, Nagisa had a condom with him! Where did he get it from you ask? That idiot actually reached into Karma's gift bag and secretly took one before going to bed in their hotel room! Right before the assassins appeared!

Akari threw both her hands up to cover her face and let out a suppressed scream. Just the thought of what they just did made her feel embarrassed, slightly happy as well, but mostly embarrassed.

Nagisa was standing under the shower while icy cold water was running down on him in the middle of a winter day and he barely managed to put out the fire that was burning him up from inside.

He was peacefully laying with Akari on her bed after doing… you know whatever they were doing. With him still trying to process what had just happened and Akari just lying silently next to him completely exhausted.

When he saw her frown slightly when she tried to move, Nagisa felt guilty and quickly took her hand to cycle the energy within her to speed up her regeneration. To his relieve, Akari already felt better in less than a minute. But as soon as Akari had recovered and had realized that they were still laying there without a single piece of cloth on them, she had immediately kicked Nagisa out of her bed and sent him into the shower, as her face instantly turned into a shade of a very ripe apple.

Before he entered the bathroom, he barely managed to see Akari staring at the condom that he had used with a strange look in her eyes. And if Akari wasn't stupid, which she clearly wasn't, she would've already figured out where it came from.

Letting out a dry chuckle Nagisa turned off the water after calming down a little more. Quite honestly, he regretted nothing. If he had another shot and he would still have snug that condom into his pocket.

- It was our honeymoon… -

He defended himself lamely before drying himself with his towel and putting on some more comfortable clothes.

After taking a deep breath, Nagisa opened the door to Akari's room again. She was still laying in her bed, her long silky black hair spread across the white bedsheet while the blanked covered her entire body only revealing a rough shape.

But that was more than enough for pictures of Akari from before to flash through Nagisa's brain before he quickly shook his head and sat down beside Akari's bed.

"Hey." Nagisa greeted softly while stroking Akari's hair, "How are you feeling?"

"Tired… and a little weird." Akari admitted openly.

"Weird?" Nagisa raised his eyebrows a little, "Want me to cycle your energy a few more times?"

"Wha? No!" Akari blinked a few times before refusing instantly, "That's exactly why I feel weird!"

"Huh?" Nagisa was startled by her response, "Is something wrong?! I'll go get Koro Sensei, I'll be right back!" he instantly jumped to his feet and was about to run off but noticed that Akari was holding onto his sleeve as if her life was depending on it.

"Damn it Nagisa! Listen to me!" Akari yelped desperately while still trying to cover herself with her blanket with her free hand. "Nothing is wrong with me physically alright? Or nothing is wrong that isn't natural…" she muttered the last part rather silently.

"I feel weird because I don't feel weird physically." Akari started to explain, "Or at least not anymore."

"…" Nagisa just looked at her with a helpless expression, he didn't understand at all.

"I was a little scared alright?!" Akari's started to blush again, "You always hear people saying how painful… the first time is for a girl. I not blaming you… you were really careful, but it still hurts… well, it hurt."

"…" the expression on Nagisa's face didn't change muss except that he was blushing as well now.

"That's why I said I feel weird…" Akari sighed and kept explaining, "I know it's stupid but the fact that it hurt a little made it feel real… now that I suddenly don't feel anything anymore it feels… unreal?"

"… You definitely are not the smarter one Akari." Nagisa spaced out at Akari's answer before understanding what she was saying and let out a hearty chuckle before he said, "You really think I wouldn't know to appreciate what you did because you ended up not facing the full consequences?"

"I know, I know… I already said it's stupid." Akari muttered silently while Nagisa leaned back down towards her.

"Akari. I appreciate every single thing you do for me." Nagisa smiled softly, "You're my wife, Akari."

"NAGISA! KAEDE-CHAN! LUNCH IS READY!" Nagisa's mother shouted from the kitchen downstairs the second Akari had opened her mouth to say something forcing the words back down her throat.

"Wow… the timing couldn't have been worse." the edge of Nagisa's mouth twitched a little before he burst into laughter. Akari had joined him just a second later.

"Go ahead, I'll take a shower first." Akari smiled while giving Nagisa a light squeeze on his hand.

"Alright, but don't make me wait too long." Nagisa nodded and gave her a quick kiss on her cheek before walking out of the room.

"Where's Kaede-chan?" Hiromi wondered when Nagisa came down the stairs on his own while she was setting the table.

"Here let me help." Nagisa offered while taking the empty bowls out of his mother's hands, "She's still taking a shower, she'll be here soon."

"I just got a package from the hotel you were staying at." Hiromi sighed and shook her head disapprovingly, "I can't believe both of you came back without taking your wedding gifts with you."

"Ahh… I was a little distracted." Nagisa laughed a bit sheepishly while he filled the empty bowls with rice. Naturally, he didn't tell his mother about the assassination attempt on them, so she just assumed that they had spent their last few days on the island and not in the secret facility.

"Oh, I bet you were." His mother was basically swooning, "Wasn't Kaede-chan just beautiful in her wedding dress."

"Yeah… definitely." A soft smile automatically appeared on Nagisa's face as the words came out of his mother's mouth.

"But I really need a word with Karma-kun." Hiromi suddenly remembered and a frown appeared on her face.

"Hmm? What happened?" Nagisa was slightly surprised, while Nagisa was gone Karma had actually come to visit his mother and Akari quite a lot so she was pretty familiar with him already.

"Since you two were not here just now, I thought I would sort your wedding gifts a little. I can't believe he thought it was appropriate to gift anything like that on a wedding!" his mother seemed really upset. "Even two bags on top of that!"

"Ahh…" Nagisa smiled wryly, "That's just his sense of humor, don't let that bother you."

- They did come in handy though… -

"Where did you put them?" Nagisa wondered subconsciously while placing a filled bowl on the table.

"You're not thinking of using them, are you Nagisa?" Hiromi glared at Nagisa with a stern look on her face, one that Nagisa hadn't seen for a very long time from her.

"Of course not!" he lied dryly, "Here give me your bowl." He quickly changed the subject.

"Good, because I got rid of them." His mother nodded while handing him her bowl, "If I didn't know him better, I would consider sueing him!"

"Haha, mom that's a little exaggerated don't you think?" Nagisa chuckled while sitting down on his chair after placing his mother's bowl in front of her. "Sure, it's a little rude, but it's just a harmless little joke."

"Harmless?! Not at all! What he attempted was practically murder!" His mother claimed angrily while pouring some water into Nagisa's cup.

"Murder?!" Nagisa's eyes opened wide as he thanked his mother and proceeded to take a sip from his cup.

"He's trying to murder my cute little grandchildren before they even have the chance to be born!" his mother was fuming, "Not on my watch!"

"PFFFFFFT keh keh keh! Oh god!" Nagisa slammed down his cup after chocking on the water he was drinking and was coughing furiously while desperately trying to regain his composure. "MOM!"

Hey hey… uhmm yeah, here the promised "special" chapter… ehh approximately a little bit more than a year too late? Sorry :S?

But yeah, I still can not promise a steady update schedule, but right now I will prioritize to finish "LA" first before working on "Dragons" again. I have left this story oh hiatus for way too long.

But yeah, back to the story, soooo I'm not exactly certain how the rating of stories works. After this chapter is this still considered as T rating or is this already a M rating? I mean I didn't write about the actual process so still T?

Let me know what you think, cause I'm really not sure about that. I don't really want to scare people off when I rate the story M, but I also slightly concerned if this chapter is still in range of a T rating.

And as always, thank you so much for your support, please review and I'll see you in the next chapter! ;)