Ten minutes later.
Inside a suite at an upscale, private inn in Konoha.
Thud!
Hyuga Mie suddenly exerted her strength, pinning Uchiha Lei firmly against the cold wall. She rose onto her toes and tilted her head up without hesitation to kiss him!
The instant their lips and teeth met, a tingling current shot through their limbs, stirring endless ripples.
Uchiha Lei snapped back to his senses. His long arms abruptly wrapped around her slender, supple waist, and he lifted her into his arms.
Hyuga Mie wound her arms tightly around his neck. Her pure white eyes brimmed with burning love and infatuation as she gazed unblinkingly at her lover, so close to her.
He walked step by step to the bedside.
Thud!
They fell together onto the soft bed, the mattress sinking sharply beneath them as the sheets flew into folds.
Swish!
The curtains closed completely, shutting all outside light from the dim room. Only their rapid, intermingling breaths echoed through the enclosed space.
The narrow bed could not contain their tender entanglement.
They rolled from the bed onto the soft carpet, moved from the carpet to the window, and finally leaned against the cold wall, locked in a tight embrace.
Hyuga Mie's back pressed against the wall, her delicate hands gripping Uchiha Lei's shoulders so tightly that her fingertips nearly dug deep into his flesh.
"Lei... Lei..."
She murmured his name again and again. Her voice gradually went from high and heated to low, hoarse fragments, leaving only the softest gasps lingering by his ear.
Only late that night, when both were utterly exhausted, did they fall back onto the bed in each other's arms and sink into deep sleep.
Clear moonlight spilled through a gap in the curtains, gently covering their entwined arms in utter stillness.
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