War And Peace
Chapter 14
He woke groggily and silently cursed the sun that shone in his eyes. Zechs pulled the sheets that were wrapped around his body away and stood up. He walked to the window and looked out over the base. Already soldiers and personnel were out and about, a scene that prompted him to look at the alarm clock. Zechs paled when he saw the time and hurried to the bathroom. He had never slept this late before he realized as he roughly scrubbed his hair and body. He barely heard the knock on his door over the running water and sighed as he stepped out of the shower. Wrapping a towel around his body he walked toward the door. He opened it and was surprised to find that it was Noin. “Noin,” he started to greet her but was stopped mid-sentence when she pushed him back into the room. “What are you doing,” he laughingly asked her when she turned and shut the door. He watched as she bit her lip, glanced across the room and blushed. Zechs couldn't stop the smile that appeared on his lips and moved towards her. It was then that he felt the towel that had fell from his body. He felt his face redden when he realized that he had answered the door naked. Zechs reached down and snatched the towel from the floor and wrapped it around his waist. “Thanks for the warning,” he chuckled softly as he looked at her. He felt somewhat unsettled by the fact that she was in full uniform and he was clothed only in a towel. Zechs felt something brush against his chest and looked down at the small hand that was pushing strands of his hair back over his shoulder. Her touch sent shivers of pleasure throughout his entire body, causing a low heat to spread and settle in the pit of his stomach. Zechs sighed softly as his pulse quickened.
Noin saw the interest and desire in his eyes and smiled up at him. She allowed his strong arms to wrap around her and pull her against him. His chest was still damp from his shower and wet heat seeped through her clothing. Noin felt the arms around her tighten, silently begging her to look up, and she raised her head a fraction. At once her lips were caught in a warm embrace. She moaned as she felt his tongue ease past her lips and twine with hers. It had been so long since they had last kiss and it felt too good to hold him. Noin shuddered and pulled away, her breath coming in small pants. “This wasn't what I came here for,” she whispered quietly against his muscular chest. “Well I'm not sorry it happened Noin… what do you need,” she felt his breath hot against her ear. “I thought, perhaps, that you would like to come with me to gather the remains of Gundam 01,” she whispered, pulling away and looking up at him. He smiled at her, “You know me too well Noin,” he said softly and Noin stepped forward and kissed him. Noin pulled away long enough to whisper, “I know,” and pressed her lips back against his. She forced her tongue into his mouth as she felt his hands on the buttons of her jacket. Treize's face flashed in her mind only once but she ignored him and gave herself over to Zechs.
Zechs gasped as her hands moved to his chest and, lower, between his legs. In all the time they had been lovers she had never taken such an active role in their lovemaking and Zechs was unsure of what to do next. He moaned loudly as he felt his back hit the wall hard and her teeth clamped down on his lip. Her lips left his then and he arched his neck as she began placing hot kisses along the line of his jaw and ear. Blood pounded in his ears and Zechs knew that he was losing control. Placing his hands on her clothed hips he groaned hotly, “Noin let me please you.” His only reply was a gentle tug of his earlobe and a faint “no”. Zechs grit his teeth as her kisses trailed down his neck and tightened his grip on her hips. He pressed her up against him and rolled her onto her back. He smiled down at her as she looked up at him in shock and teasingly unsnapped her pants. “Zechs,” she whispered softly as he dipped his hand into her pants and cupped her gently. Despite the barrier between them he could feel the heat emanating from her and the memory of how she felt inside made him groan.
Noin arched her hips and rubbed against the hand cupping her. She opened her eyes in surprise when he removed his hand and looked at him. “What's wrong Zechs,” she asked breathlessly as he lowered his head and kissed her neck gently. He was silent as he pushed her jacket from her shoulders and Noin shuddered as the cool air of the room hit her heated skin. She kissed him as he pulled her to the floor and knelt down beside her. She felt his lips against the side of her breast and closed her eyes. Noin tangled her fingers in his hair as his lips closed over one of her nipples. She moaned in pleasure as his teeth raked over her hard flesh and arched her back when he bit into her lightly. Noin gasped in shock as a loud ringing noise pierced the silence of the room. She looked down at him, expecting him to go answer it and was surprised when he continued as though he had heard nothing. “Zechs,” she questioned softly as she tried to sit up only to be pushed back down. “Let it ring,” he whispered huskily against her skin as he trailed his lips down her stomach. Noin closed her eyes as she felt his hands on her hips again, pushing the form fitting pants down her body. She bit her lip as his lips followed and gasped as his tongue darted past the elastic of her underwear. Noin reached her hand down and tugged at the only barrier between them. “Zechs I want you now,” she groaned as he gently tugged it away. She smiled as he leaned up and kissed her. “Noin,” she felt him breathe against her skin as he placed soft kisses against her neck, “are you sure?” Noin tugged his face up to hers and kissed him. “I dream of how you feel inside me at night Zechs,” she whispered, her lips brushing against his, “I'm sick of dreaming.” She watched the effect her words had on him as he closed his eyes and groaned. Noin tangled her hands in his hair and whispered, “Make love to me Zechs.”
Zechs looked down at her, the need in her eyes, and smiled. He spread her thighs with his hands and knelt between them. “Noin,” he sighed softly as he entered her and shuddered as her tight heat clenched at him. The feelings that haunted his dreams threatened to push him over the edge and Zech fought to control his body's reaction to her. He looked down as he felt her hips arch and her legs wrap around his hips. The look on her face told him all he needed to know and he pushed deeper within her. Zechs looked down at her as he thrust into her, her hungry noises filling his ears. Sooner than he thought possible, her back arched and he groaned as her muscles clenched him tightly. Zechs bit his lips and held himself back, waiting for the intense pleasure to pass. He looked down; her loved the way she looked when she came. He found the way his name came in pants from her lips and the faint blush that stained her cheeks beautiful. Zechs blinked and saw her watching him. “What's wrong love,” she asked as she arched her back and stretched. “You are so beautiful,” he whispered as he leaned down and kissed her. He thrust inside her gently and groaned as she twined her tongue with his. He gasped when she released him and leaned her head back against the floor. He watched as her neck arched with every push he made into her body and listened to her soft moans as they filled the room. Zechs groaned as he felt her nails rake down his back. “Gods Noin,” he groaned as she cried out his name and came. He kept thrusting into her body, increasing his pace as she coasted down from her orgasm.
Noin opened her eyes and moaned his name when she felt his head come to rest against hers. She shuddered as he whispered how good and incredible she felt to him. She could feel her body tightening as he deepened his thrusts and she threw her head back against the rough carpet. “Zechs,” she panted hotly and moaned when his lips covered hers briefly. “Come again for me love,” he breathed against her cheek as he gripped her hips and Noin couldn't have stopped it if she tried. She gasped as she came and arched her back. The pleasure was mind-blowing and Noin moaned as everything went black. When she came to Zechs was still inside of her, kissing her gently. “Are you all right Noin,” he whispered when he saw that she was looking at him. “Amazing,” she sighed and kissed his temple, groaning softly as he moved away from her. Noin smiled when he pulled her to his side and she rested her head on his chest. “When did you want to look at 01's remains,” he whispered against her hair and Noin looked up at him. “We can go whenever you want Zechs,” she smiled and leaned her head back against his chest. She felt him sigh and pull her closer. “Lets lay here awhile,” she felt him whisper against her cheek as he bent his head down and kissed her.
He opened his eyes and groaned when he realized that his arm had fallen asleep. He looked down and grinned; waking up next to her naked body was a sight that he knew he would never be able to get enough of. He felt her hand wrap around his waist and smiled; they could lay here a bit longer. Zechs had just closed his eyes when he heard a loud knock on his door. “Shit,” he cursed softly and shook Noin awake. “Noin, love, someone's at the door,” he whispered and pulled her to her feet. Her hair was mused and they both looked like they had just spent the afternoon in bed. He watched for a moment as she searched for her clothes before stopping her. “Noin go take a shower,” he said huskily, the sight of her naked body already effecting him. He laughed softly when she gave him an offended look. “I didn't mean it like that Noin… If it's who I think it is I'm not going to be able to lie to him and as long as he doesn't see you we'll be ok.” Zechs leaned over and kissed her gently before slapping her behind. “Now go get your ass in the shower and I'll join you as soon as I can get rid of our visitor.” He watched as she walked to his bathroom before pulling on his white uniform pants. He walked to the door and swung it open. Just as he thought it was Treize that stood at his door. “Well Zechs, is there any reason why it took you over five minutes to answer the door?” Treize asked as he invited his self in. Zechs glanced at his commander's turned back and rolled his eyes. He heard the shower running and waited for Treize to comment on that as well. He was not disappointed. “Oh, do you have a guest,” his old friend asked as he bent down and picked up Noin's bra. Zechs paled and glanced around to make sure that Noin had not missed anymore of her clothing. He looked up as Treize cleared his throat, “Well do you Zechs?” Zechs sighed and snatched the lacy bra from Treize's fingers, “Yes.” He threw the undergarment onto his couch, “What do you want Treize?” Treize looked at him, his eyes glittering, “I wanted to make sure that you were al right after that battle… if I recall correctly you were seriously injured the last time you piloted the Tallgeese.” Zechs looked at his long time friend and sighed, “Am I never going to be allowed to live that down. The Tallgeese is a machine like no other.” He felt his friend's hand on his shoulder and looked at him. “Zechs I don't mean to pressure you, I just want you to live up to your full potential.” Zechs turned away and sneered, “You mean my potential in battle or my potential to convince my own men to kill themselves?” He waited for their old argument to flame up and was surprised when Treize kept silent. He watched as his commanding officer walked to the door. Treize turned to face him as he opened the door, “I didn't mean it like that Zechs. You know you don't have to stay with Oz, or me for that matter, if you feel that way. As I told you before, you are free to do as you see fit.” Zechs watched as Treize slowly shut the door and sighed. He hated when Treize was right. Zechs didn't know why he wanted to stay with Oz; he supposed that it was merely his loyalty to Treize that had prompted him to stay, that and his desire to end the war. The sound of water being turned off pierced through Zechs' dark thoughts and he smiled as he walked toward the bathroom.
Noin ran the towel down her body and threw it over the bar. Damn him, she thought silently to herself as she struggled to put her clothing back on. She jumped when she felt warm hands on her shoulders and turned to see Zechs staring down at her. “I'm sorry I kept you waiting so long Noin, but that was Treize and I didn't want to be rude.” Noin shrugged as she snapped her pants, “Don't worry about it. You're the one who is going to have to take a cold shower not me.” She stared in amazement as Zechs threw his head back and laughed loudly. She wasn't used to seeing him laugh like that and the sight made his already handsome features glow. Noin couldn't help but smile at him and gasped when he quickly turned her around. She sighed happily when he pulled her against him and kissed her ear. “After seeing you like this its just as well you used all the hot water,” he breathed against her skin. Noin rested her head against his as he held her. After a few moments she pulled back, “You better go ahead and get ready if we are going to gather 01's remains.” She felt Zechs sigh as she turned and undid his pants. “Are you going to need any help,” she whispered huskily and chuckled when Zechs groaned, swatting her hands away. “Go ahead and get our transportation ready. I'll join you in ten minutes,” he said before leaning over and kissing her. She left him to take his shower and blushed when she found her bra draped over the couch. Treize must have found it, she realized as she pulled it on. Noin yawned and buttoned up her uniform jacket. She walked over his COM unit and accessed it. The control tower answered immediately and she secured a jeep and a cargo truck for them to use. Noin smiled in the direction of the shower as she left his room. She prayed that nobody was looking as she shut the door and made her way towards the base's supply wing.
Zechs walked silently to the supply wing and stopped when he saw Noin. He leaned into the shadows and watched as she ordered the various troops to load the supplies onto the truck. It shouldn't surprise him that he should love such an amazing woman, since he despised the weak, but it did. She was also the reason he didn't regret joining the military, for if he had not he would have never met her. Zechs straightened up and scolded himself for acting like a lovesick puppy. He walked toward her and reprimanded one of the soldiers who saw fit to slouch around. He was at a loss of how some of these men made it through basic training much less the rigors of military life. He almost smiled when he saw how her face lifted at the sight of him but frowned instead. “Is everything ready Noin,” he asked dispassionately as he looked around him. “Yes sir,” she said sharply and Zechs sighed, “Then lets go.” The ride to the sight was silent and Zechs gasped inwardly at the sight that greeted them. The ground was covered in debris and silently he wondered how in the hell they were going to find the gundam's remains. Then he saw it; a huge piece of the mobile suit loomed over them as they stopped the jeep. All around the ground pieces of gundanium lay scattered and Zechs climbed from the jeep. “Load it onto the truck now,” he shouted and watched as the Leos lifted the damaged suit and the bigger parts onto the cargo truck.
Noin spoke quietly to one of the technicians and walked toward Zechs. “We've collected what we could, but the important parts have all been destroyed,” she said quietly and turned to watch one of the Leos place the gundam's beam cannon onto the truck. “I thought so. That's why he self destructed,” she heard Zechs verify and glanced at him. She was worried by the look on his face and tried to make light of the situation. “Even gundams can end up as mere scraps of metal, or rather scraps of gundanium,” she joked lightly and sighed when his face remained vacant. “This gundam design was based on the Tallgeese so the fundamental technology for the Tallgeese should be applicable,” he commented softly as he looked at the scraps of metal on the truck. Noin was surprised by the statement and twisted her face around to look at his, “Colonel?” His reply was spoken so softly that she had to struggle to make out his words. “Yes Noin, would you mind if I took this gundam with me to the Lake Victoria base?” She watched as he moved forward. “Huh, are you planning to fix it,” she asked as he bent down to pick up a piece of the machine. He confirmed her suspicion as he examined the scrap of metal. “Why bother,” she asked curiously, wondering what the hell he was thinking. She looked down at him as he stared at the ground. “Perhaps I'm just preoccupied with that pilot,” he replied simply and Noin cocked an eyebrow at him. She had seen the explosion and no one could have lived through it. She didn't realize that she had spoken her doubts aloud until Zechs voice filled the air. “I just have this feeling that he's alive. It's pretty well impossible after that explosion,” he admitted softly and she looked intently at him as he looked up at her. “But I honestly hope that he is alive. As a fellow mobile suit pilot he was someone I was destined to do battle with,” he continued and she understood now why he wanted to repair the gundam. The memory of him telling her about his fencing match with Pagan, his servant, came to mind and she touched his shoulder briefly. “I understand Zechs, feel free to use Lake Victoria's resources for whatever you have in mind,” she said softly and walked back to their jeep.
Zechs stood back up and watched her form disappear into the vehicle. She understood him so well, he thought as he dusted off his pants and went to join her. He was anxious to get back to the base and analyze what was left of the gundam.
