Cyborg 009 Fan Fiction ❯ Ad Astra ❯ Chapter Two ( Chapter 2 )

Ad Astra

By: Wildfire Sky

Yea, once I hit ten reviews for this fic, I decided that it would be in everyone's interest to continue this fic...so I am. Forgive me, but this will slow down my updates over all because now I'm juggling three fanfics, three fanfics that will soon escalate to four. See, I'm also posting on mediaminer.org (visit this site) and adultfanfiction.net (visit this site only if you are 18 or older and/or mature enough. It is practically ALL lemons...hardcore lemons...).

But besides that, please enjoy this!!

A/N: There is some sexual description in this, but I decided that I would not include a lemon in this tale as I said I would in the first chapter. So forgive me if you wanted one, but the lemons I write might soil this perfectly good story. So I'll stick with mild limes for now. Thanks!!

Ad Astra

Chapter Two

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Joe woke up the next morning, curled up beside the sleeping form of Francoise, his arms wrapped around her soft body. He stared at her mane of golden locks, bringing up a hand to gently brush it from her neck. He ran his fingers through the silk strands, admire the feel of it. He glanced down at her before lifting some of the hair to his nose, inhaling the scent.

Flowers...she smells like a field of flowers...Joe sighed in content, She's so beautiful...

Pulling the hair further from Francoise's neck, he slowly lowered his lips to the nape of her neck, planting a butterfly kiss on the sweet skin there. Francoise shifted against her body closer, tilting her head and exposing more flesh to his searching lips. Joe quickly took advantage of the position.

He propped himself up, supporting his body with one hand as he pulled his arm from around Francoise. The young woman moaned in protest, her hands moving to stop his own from leaving. Joe chuckled, gently pulling his hands from her grasp. Still sleeping, Francoise rolled on to her back, giving Joe a clear look at her full naked breasts, lavishing in the warmth underneath him.

They had finally done it last night...made love to each other for the first, and hopefully not last, time. The feel of her skin beneath his own, her gasps and moans as he moved against her, rocking her body with his, making passionate, sweet love to her. He didn't know...didn't care if she would stay with him forever, but what he did know was that in that moment of time, they were in love and he was with her.

The sweat that glisten her body...the feel of her hands running through his hair...her legs wrapped around his waist...her thrusts meeting his own frantic ones...her lips on his...and then...when they finally released...the look on her face as her entire body stiffened and her eyes snapped shut, the harsh cry of pleasure and completion that matched his own strangled moans.

Francoise shifted again, her body now strategically placed beneath Joe. The Japanese boy shifted so his hands were on either side of her body, his own form hovering above hers. He wanted to make love again...feel the feelings that he had last night. He could feel his body shaking with anticipation as he stared down at her slightly parted lips, wanting nothing more than to pull her against him and capture her lips in his once again.

Joe ran his fingers down the side of her cheek, moving down to her chin and gently tilting it upwards. Francoise sighed in her sleep, unconsciously licking her lips. Joe ran a finger over her moist mouth, chuckling as her tongue darted out, licking it and drawing it into her mouth.

"Joe..."

Said man smiled widened. She's dreaming about me...

Joe lowered his face down, removing his fingers and putting his mouth in their place. Francoise readily accepted him, fluttering between consciousness and sleep. Her arms came up, wrapping around his body and pulling him close, her hand coming up to his hair. Joe ran his tongue over her lips, coaxing them apart.

Francoise sighed, opening her mouth to his wants. The kissed deepened as Joe's hands went around to her neck, arching it back. His lips moved from her mouth, kissing a trail down her chin to her throat. He drew the honey sweet flesh into his mouth, licking it, caressing it with his tongue.

Francoise shifted, groaning half in sleep and half in pleasure as her eyes fluttered open. She could feel Joe's breath on her skin and her fingers tugging at his hair as she struggled to find wakefulness. Her fists tightened, causing Joe to grunt in protest. Her Japanese lover pulled away; looking up at her as he rubbed the top of his head.

"Ow..." he grinned, "I guess I shouldn't wake you up like that anymore."

Francoise blinked, rubbing the sleep from her eyes, "Where are we?"

Joe rolled off to her side, propping his head up with one hand as he looked at her, "In Dr. Kazumi's house...in bed."

"Um?" her eyes glanced over his hard body exposed to her roaming eyes. Suddenly, realization hit her full force, "D-Did we actually...?"

Joe smirked, nodding happily, "Yea we did, and I'll be honest with you, I have absolutely no regrets about any of it."

"But how could..."

"I don't know," Joe's eyes lowered from her face, taking in her body, "I suppose...Black Ghost didn't take away everything from us." A low chuckle escaped his lips, "I'm grateful for it...aren't you?"

Francoise groaned, closing her eyes as her hands began to slip underneath the covers, "I'm so sore...what did you do to me?"

"We had sex almost four times last night." It sounded disgusting even to Joe, to hear him speak like this...like a man utterly satisfied with his body and the body he had taken. But, it was true...he couldn't deny it, his body wouldn't let him. He had been satisfied and he wanted more. And that feeling, in and of itself...was wrong. He knew he was better than this...so why, oh why, did he feel such a powerful craving for love and sex?

Francoise was watching Joe. Watching as his entire being seemed to fall plummeting to the floor. She saw the sadness envelope his emotions as his eyes seemed to stare straight through her...unseeing, yet seeing everything.

Joe was ashamed of himself. He remembered how they had come to this point in time. They had just walked in from the beach, and the other cyborgs were sitting around, drinking and laughing, all of them drunk, even Gilmore and Kazumi. Jet had commented on something about him and Francoise...they took a bottle of wine and two glasses and went up stairs, just to 'talk'.

But then...then he found himself on top of her, the empty wine bottle rolling across the floor, the half empty glass in his hand, Francoise panting beneath him. He had down the rest in one gulp before tossing it away and kissing her, ripping at her clothing until they were both naked. The sex had been rough that first time, rough and frenzied as they worked the disabling alcohol from their systems.

But even after taking her virginity...after racking her brutally...the poisons of street life in Tokyo would not let his lust subside and be pushed away. It would not let him be satisfied with this one time. He wanted to take her again...and again...and again...

And he had.

"I'm disgusting..." he mumbled to himself, closing his eyes, "I truly am disgusting."

He could absently feel Francoise stroking his hair lovingly, "You're not disgusting, Joe. You did...what any man would..."

Joe pulled her hand from his hair, pressing his lips against the palm, "How can you say that after what I did to you? Aren't you ashamed of me?"

Francoise sighed, "I hope you won't make these mood swings a habit of yours, Joe Shimamura." She nuzzled closer to him, gently pressing her lips to his chest. "And if you're that worried, I'm not ashamed...in fact, from what I can remember it was quite enjoyable."

"Really?"

"Yes."

Joe's heart swelled with pride. In the past, he had never woken up to a woman telling him that she truthfully enjoyed herself. Mostly his experiences were just flings, but this time...this time he was playing for keeps. Francoise was never going to leave him...she would stay with him or he'd die trying to keep her.

Joe wrapped his arms around her, pulling her on top of his body. He stared into her deep blue eyes lovingly, trailing his fingers through her cascading locks. "Francoise...would you ever consider staying here in Japan with me?"

Francoise blinked in surprise, "What? With you?"

The tone of her voice made Joe's heart sink. He took it too fast...this was only their first night and even that really didn't count. They had been drunk...he needed to back out before things got too bad.

"I...I know that this is kind of a spur of the moment type thing but..." he looked away, "I was just hoping you'd consider living with me here."

"Joe, I..."

"Even though I don't have much education...and I might not have a well paying job..." he turned his ruby eyes to her face, "But I'll always love you, no matter what hardships we may hit. As long as you're with me, we can do this."

Francoise sighed, laying her head on his chest. She listened to his rapid heartbeat, felt the rise and fall of his stomach, "You're scared..."

His chest jerked with laughter, "Out of my mind."

"What are you scared about?"

Joe fell silent. Tell her you idiot...

Francoise sighed, closing her eyes, "Tell me why your heart is beating at a million miles per hour. You're our fearless leader so why are you so scared all of a sudden."

Tell her goddamn it!! Tell her before you lose the chance!

Joe exhaled roughly; gripping her shoulders and bringing her face up to his own. He pressed his lips against her earlobe, "I'm scared that you'll say no and I'll lose you forever."

Francoise gasped as strong arms enveloped her body. She could feel his hot tears running down the side of her face.

"I'm scared that once this moment is over, you'll go back to France and forget about me. You'll marry someone else...have his kids...live with him and die happy. But me...I'll go back to the beginning...living off the streets, going to shelters to eat my meals, never catch any woman's eye...live a miserable, lonely life and die without a heir or a wife...nothing but a forgotten memory who no one will morn." He pulled her closer, "Would you know I even died, Francoise? Just some poor, pathetic man who collapsed on the sidewalk some cold winter day...just another body out of the way. Tell me...would you come to a funeral that probably wouldn't exist?"

Francoise tried to hold back her own tears, "Why are you saying this to me, Joe?"

The Japanese youth sighed miserably, "I was born on the streets...and I'll die on the streets. But you...maybe you could change that for me. Help me and better me..."

Suddenly, the tears stopped flowing. Francoise frowned, pulling away from Joe and shaking her head. "No."

"What...?"

The French woman shook her head again, "I said, no. I won't do it."

Joe's heart clenched in his chest. Did this mean she really didn't love him like he thought? Was she really going to deny his the one thing his heart craved the most? The depressed Japanese youth bowed his head miserably, pushing himself away. He sat down in the edge of the bed, his head in his hands.

Francoise sat up, covering her naked body with the bed sheets, "Joe, you have to understand what I'm saying..."

"No, no I understand," Joe whispered, "I don't blame you either. I mean, who'd want to be with some uneducated street rat? You'd be better off going to France and living there."

Francoise crawled over, wrapping her arms around Joe's shaking body, "Wait a minute, that's unfair that you'd think I'd just abandon you like that!"

"But you said..."

"I said that I wouldn't help you improve your life and make it better," she kissed the back of his neck, "That's something you have to do on your own. But I will stay with you here in Tokyo...no matter what happens to us, I'll stick next to you."

Joe lifted his head, "You will?"

Francoise sighed, putting her head on his shoulder, "Yes."

A smile slowly crossed Joe's face and he placed his hand on top of Francoise's, "Thank you, Francoise."

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GB looked up from his setting the dinning room table as Joe sauntered into the room, yawning and stretching. The red-eyed cyborg nodded a greeting at the staring British actor as he poured himself a cup of coffee.

"I take it you had a good sleep last night, 009?"

Joe blushed slightly, "Yea...I, uh, had one hell of a dream..."

The Japanese boy turned away and sat at the table, missing the glint in 007's eyes as the cyborg walked over, hovering above the relaxing boy. A sly grin slowly spread over his face as he bent down next to him.

"I'm glad to hear that someone did...must have been some dream!" the actor sat down across from Joe, "I mean, the noises that were coming from your room! Golly! Kept me awake all night!!"

"Hum?" Joe grunted into his cup, trying his best to ignore Great Britain. But the actor would not be put off so easily. His smirk grew as he leaned closer to Joe.

"I hope you didn't keep 003 up too late, my friend..."

Joe nearly choked on his drink, sputtering the liquid from his shocked mouth. Avoiding GB's eyes, he absentmindedly brushed hot coffee from his shirt. "I...uh...I wouldn't know how she, um, slept, 007...she was in her room last night."

"Yea, I guess your room is hers now," 007 said, staring up at the ceiling, "After all, it's not like she won't be in there every night from now on..."

The look of horror that passed over Joe's face was priceless and GB found himself praying for a camera. This was just too good an opportunity to pass up! Everybody knew that they'd slept together last night...from the noises that they made it was pretty hard not to! But he didn't want to let on...not just yet...might as well remain playful until he pushed his leader's temper.

Standing quickly, 007 stretched his arms over his head, groaning slightly as he peeked at 009 from under lowered lids, "Hum...maybe I'll go and check on 003 right now...see if she's up and ready for breakfast."

Instantly 009 was on his feet, placing his body between GB and the doorway. "N-No! That won't be necessary...I'll wake her up later!"

"No I insist! Please, you just sit down here and wait."

Joe moved back, blocking the doorway with his body, "007, please don't..."

Without any warning, GB transformed into a mouse, darting between 009's legs and under the door. He squeaked with laughter as he heard 009's muffled curses...he had only a few moments before 009 accelerated ahead of him and got to Francoise's first. He would not let that happen.

Morphing into a cheetah, he bounded up the stairs, skidding to a halt in front of Joe's room. Without so much as a knock, he jerked open the door and stumbled inside seconds before he felt a rush of air, signaling 009's speedy arrival. He slammed the door shut, locking it before Joe could get in.

"007!!"

The actor whipped around, spying Francoise on the bed, covering her exposed body with the sheets. He nodded at her, ignoring the pounding from the other side of the door.

"Morning 003! Have a nice sleep?"

The woman blushed, the heat rising to her cheeks like a storm. She wrapped the bed spread around her body tighter, staring at 007 accusingly. "Where is 009?"

GB motioned behind him, "On the other side of the door."

"007 you open up this damn door right now!!"

007 grinned mischievously as Joe's angry voice filtered through the wood, "See?"

Sighing, Francoise threw her legs over the side, standing up and crossing to the doorway, the sheets still tucked around her form. She sent the smiled Britain an exasperated look before unlocking the door and opening it.

"Damn you 007!! I'm gonna..." Joe froze instantly, his fist half raised in the air. He quickly lowered it, he face turning a light red, "G-Gomen nasai Francoise! I didn't mean to wake you up again..."

The French woman kissed Joe's chin, a sigh escaping from her lips, "You didn't...he did."

GB waved from behind 003, ignorant to the dark look that crossed over Joe's face. A look that promised much pain and death. Inching past the two, GB gave Joe a rowdy thumb up and a wink, "Don't do anything I wouldn't now!"

Joe made a grab at him, but hit nothing but air. Groaning in annoyance, he closed and locked the door before they could be disturbed any further. He wrapped his arms around Francoise, nuzzling her neck.

"I'm going to kill that man some day..." he grumbled against her neck, his lips lightly brushing over the skin.

Francoise giggled lightly, wrapping her arms around the young man's strong waist, "You know he was only joking, Joe..."

"But that was still extremely rude of him to come barging into our room like that!"

"Our room?"

Joe grinned nervously, "Well, 007 had mentioned it...and it didn't sound like a bad idea..."

Francoise pressed her lips to Joe's, silencing his nervous rambles. She brushed the hair from his eyes, revealing his hidden orb. "It's a wonderful idea, Joe," she said cupping his cheek, "In fact; I'll move my stuff in after breakfast."

Joe nodded and watched her silently as she walked away and into his bathroom. It wasn't until she firmly closed the door behind her that the blunt of her words hit him full force. Suddenly, he found himself breaking out in a dry sweat as he rushed over to the door, knocking on it timidly.

"Uh...Francoise? What did you mean by your 'stuff'? Are you talking about...about the girly kinda stuff? That stuff? Francoise...? Francoise!"

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The French woman cupped a hand over her mouth, trying to stifle the laughter that threatened to break out. She knew what 'stuff' he was taking about...but he still seemed a little green in the relationship for that just yet.

She turned on the bath water, filling up the tub as she dug underneath the cabinet, pulling out a box of aroma therapy candles. She had no idea why Joe would have such things in his bathroom, but it made sense that even a guy like him would want to relax and clear his mind ever once and a while...especially since he was the leader of a group of cyborgs who spent the majority of their time fighting evil and trying to foil the plans of some sick bastard all the while trying to maintain their humanity...yea...he might need some candles.

Francoise opened the box, pulling out a wax candle and sniffing it. Vanilla...the smell itself was relaxing. She lit and placed the candles around the tub before sliding into the steamy water. She gasped at the heat, gently lowering herself in, trying to adjust to the warmth. Soon she was in neck deep suds, lying back against the side of the tub and enjoying the peace of mind that was temporarily granted to her.

Now if only I had a good book and some chocolate covered strawberries...that would make this perfect. She blushed as another thought made its way into her mind, It would be even better if Joe was in here with me...

She made a mental note to invite Joe next time to bathe with her, but right now, this was 'her time' and she didn't feel like sharing it with anyone...not even her handsome lover. Sitting there, letting the warm water run over her body like a smooth silk blanket, her mind drifted to last night.

Was what I felt last night real? She thought timidly, He really loved me, but...can I return that love like he wants?

Joe wanted a strong woman to stand by him and love him at any cost...but Francoise didn't think either of them was ready for something along the terms of marriage. It was too soon for them...she would stay with him, yes...but for now, that was all she would do. If she found another man out there, would she go with him or stay with Joe?

I'll stay with him until he can fend for himself...then we'll see. She nodded to herself. Yes, she'd take it one step at a time, no matter what she promised before hand. She would love him yes, and be with him, yes, but the moment that feeling changed for the worse and he was capable of living on his own, she would return to France and make her own life there.

She knew that time would come eventually...he might find another, or it could be the other way around, but she knew that eventually, his eye would be taken by another and one of them would be left to fend for themselves.

"But can I really just let him go like that?" she asked herself, staring up at the ceiling, "Could I really just abandon him even after all this time?"

If I have to, then yes. And that is a promise to myself!!

Her mind set, Francoise shifted her body until she was comfortable, and allowed her eyes to close, enjoying the feel of the water and the vanilla smell of the candles as her mind swept her off into her dreams.

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Tada!!! Looklooklooklook!! I actually wrote another chapter to it!!! I told you I wouldn't just leave it hanging!! I'm so happy with myself, and what's even better is that I can do my infamous Review Responses!! Oh, I hope you'll pardon some of the limeyness in this...can you believe I wrote all of this in about two days? Not too bad if ya ask me!!

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