Yes He Does

"To be honest...I'm a little scared." Ash admitted, looking into Katrina's eyes.

"Scared?" She asked. She was frightened too, but Ash...he was never afraid of anything. He dashed into a burning building without a second thought. Scared was something she never envisioned from him.

"Yeah. I am worried that if we do this...you'll end up hating me." He said, his words trailing off.

"H-hate you?" Katrina asked in shock. "I could never...I wouldn't!" She exclaimed forcefully. "Didn't you hear me? I want you, Ash, like I never wanted anything else before! How could you think that?"

"You say that now, Kat." Ash said simply. "You say that while we're both in a hazy state of arousal. But later...once our heads have cooled...I can't help but think you'll regret doing this. Especially with me." His eyes were filled with a painful sorrow. "As your 'older brother'," He held up his hands to do air quotes, but realized the futility of it and dropped the casts back down and continued, "I should be taking care of you and I should always be in control of my actions. I...I don't want to betray your trust just because my body...and my heart...are saying otherwise."

"Oh, Ash." Katrina sighed. She wiped away some errant tears from her face. "Please trust me...I won't end up hating you. I could never hate you. Because my body, and my heart, are also saying otherwise." She leaned in closely and placed her forehead against his. "I love you, Ash. I love you so much. Not just as a friend. Not just as a sister. But with every fiber of my being."

"Seriously?" He asked weakly.

"I've wanted you to see me as a woman for so long, Ash. As someone whom you could share a romantic love. I have spent nights dreaming of your touch, imagining your mouth on my body, wishing for your naked body under mine." She paused and went red in the face, realizing how foolish she must sound. "I...I am completely infatuated with you, Ash."

"Since before we were family?"

"Yes. Although I may not have known it at the time, even then, I had fallen for you."

"Then...then I guess my worry is unfounded." Ash cracked a smile. "You would make love to a disfigured cripple like me?"

"I don't want anyone else." She said, and meant it. Ash leaned up and kissed her again. Their tongues entwined with one another and the greedily sucked on each other's mouths. The light kissing turned heavy quickly and they were soon panting from need. Ash finally pulled away from her, much to Katrina's chagrin. She whined disappointingly at the loss of his lips.

"Tell me again..." He said with a mischievous grin, "about how you used to spend your nights."

Katrina screwed up her face in annoyance. "You are such a pervert." She said. Ash laughed and leaned his head over to kiss her neck. Katrina gasped as she felt his lips caress the soft skin along her collarbone. Her hand flew up to back of his head, holding him steady. She closed her eyes and took in the pleasure of the soft suckling of her neck.

"Please...tell me..." Ash whispered.

"I...I...I would spend every night thinking of you." She said softly, slightly mortified that she seemed to be giving away her secrets so readily. "Especially if I couldn't sleep. I would pretend you were there in bed with me." She gasped again as Ash lightly nibbled the nape of her neck. "I...I would pretend you were kissing me and touching me and making love to me." She gulped and continued. "And I would play with myself and fantasize that it was you." She felt something hard rub between her legs and she moaned in want. "A-Ash?"

"Yeah, Kat?" Ash mumbled into her neck.

"I can feel something hard pressing between my legs." She whispers. "It's driving me crazy." She pulled his head back softly and looked into his eyes. "Can I take care of it for you? Please?"