Destiny A W A I T S, *Tagged for Chas.*

[Isper Skoro]

Sinkah seemed to enjoy the kisses, but when his tongue pleaded for entrance she didn't respond. Her pause automatically made him lean a little more into the kiss, insisting. After a few moments that seemed much longer, she finally did part her lips and let her tongue copy his actions. With out hesitation his tongue moved passed her lips, to explore the wet cavern, before it began moving along her own tongue. Inwardly, Isper laughed. He had just barely met this woman, only minutes before she had been ready to strike him down with her tail, but now what were they doing? What was even funnier, was how easy she had been to provoke. He had only, not insulted, but belittled how "desirable" she was a little bit, and she had turned to prove him wrong. That's what this was about, but for the moment, Isper didn't care.

Scorpio's hand that had been squeezing her thigh started to move upwards, as his teeth gently took her bottom lip in between them. It really had been a long time since he had been with a woman--too long. Isper couldn't even remember back to when he had been with a woman, but that was most likely due to his focus on the woman before him, rather than another distant woman in his past. He couldn't focus long enough to remember such distant things, nor did those distant things matter. He finally pulled his lips from her own, only for them to move to her right ear, as his hand that had been on her thigh went to cup one of her breasts. Isper was sure that he would take her, though he could feel that she still maintained her guard. He wondered how far he could go until that defensive side of her took over. Isper decided that he would start testing how far.

As he kissed the tender skin below her ear, Scorpio kept his one arm circled around her form as his other, that had been holding her breast, slowly moved downwards. He let his fingertips glide over the smooth skin of her torso, before reaching her center. His fingers, first stroked just outside of her entrance, still only testing to see how far he could push until she retreated. Maybe, if he was lucky, she would end up changing her mind, and not retreat. Maybe she wouldn't change her mind. Either way, this was at least something to amuse him for a little while, and a relief after his traveling.

[Sinkah-Ra Osiris]

Sinkah entertained the pleasurable twistings of sexuality for a long moment, indulging herself in the few moments that dribbled by like water through a crack in a glass. If they'd been anywhere but here, any place away from the chance of roaming eyes accusing her of sleeping with a common-blood, away from those who don't listen to the truth, she would have indulged further. But, the chances were far too great, even for her.

Sinkah pulled her lips from his as his palm grasped her chest, just far enough to speak. "Would you honestly cleave me in twain in such a place, for any wandering eye of Osiriis to see? To smell my blood, and tell him of me, of us? Would you satisfy your yearning to saddle the horse and risk harming the female you are about to claim as yours?"

[Isper Skoro]

"Would you honestly cleave me in twain in such a place, for any wandering eye of Osiris to see? To smell my blood and tell him of me, of us? Would you satisfy your yearning to saddle the horse and risk harming the female you are about to claim as yours?"

Would he? Maybe. Did he want to? Well, he didn't want to move, but by the looks of things, he would probably have to. If he tried to take her here, Isper had no doubt that she would probably try to stop him. It was never as . . . enjoyable when the other was unwilling. That was probably one of the reasons Scorpio had never understood rape of any sort. He supposed the whole reason for rape wasn't for the actual pleasure of it, but for the feeling of dominance. Isper didn't need to take an unwilling woman to assert authority. Isper again let his lips lightly brush against her own, as his hands moved to her waist, before removing her from his lap. His dark red tail moved to uncurl her own from about his waist. He glanced down at himself, seeing that by now, from soaking in the bath, most of the grime that had covered him from his journey was washed off.

"If you do not wish to couple in such a place out of fear of being caught by your great god," he started, his sapphire eyes becoming much sharper than before, as they bore into her, although his voice remained perfectly calm. "Then you should not be so forward in tempting a man with such seductive delights, Mistress Scorpion Maiden." He kept his eyes on her for a moment longer, before again rocking his head back into the warm water, to wash the rest of the filth that might still be in his hair away. When he was finished, Scorpio stood up and stepped out of the pool, picked up the dirty chiton that he had been wearing and dropped it in the water, before walking over to the grasses where he had been napping before. He quickly found his pack that he had been carrying with him, while traveling, and started digging through it. Isper pulled out a spare white chiton, that he had yet to wear. He was quick to put on the loose garment, and then move over to wrap the red himation about his shoulders lazily. He then crouched down near the pond and reached for the white soaking garment.

"Do you know of a place that I might be able to rest for the night?" he asked, as he washed the dirty chiton in Isis' healing waters. When he had gotten some of the dirt out, Isper wrung out the white garment, spread it out and then draped it over his forearm. The corners of his lips quirked up slightly, forming a small smirk as his blue gaze returned to Sinkah. "Perhaps, you might provide a place to rest my head?" he said, somewhat impishly.

[Sinkah-Ra Osiris]

As Isper drew himself out of the basin and stepped towards his pack. Nefti chortled faintly, and stepped slowly over to the man who set to putting that odd thin fabric all the humans stuck on their skin. He lifted his nose to the man, knowing that he wasn't as human as he looked. He'd listened to them talking, as he always did to protect his own not-quite-human human. He snuffled at his chest, and gave a soft chortle of approval. This one would do nicely as a mate for his precious Sinkah. He looked strong and brave, and would truly sire most wonderful colts.

Something in the back of his head, something fuzzy and heavy feeling, started to grow within his mind. He'd known it was there all night, and he'd passed it off as a rotten grain, perhaps a little of something he shouldn't've eaten. But now, it was starting to push aside his concentration, his mind.

Do not worry, Nefti. I have been watching and listening. I am Osiris, and I hath been listening. Deliver them to my lands once they have coupled, and I shall deal with their coupling. I will not slay them, I give you my bond as a god.

Just like that, the presence was gone. Nefti would obey; he had to, it was the Great Osiris, after all. If he had the power to speak to his mind, then he was a god to be obeyed.

"We can snag a hut in Min's lands," suggested Sinkah. It was quite a gallop to Min, then from Min to Osiris, but it would be manageable.

[Isper Skoro]

((Sorry for the really crappy post. ><"))

As Sinkah's horse snuffled at him, Isper automatically let his hand reach out towards the beast and lightly stroke down his nose. Scorpio flashed a short smile towards Sinkah, with a short chuckle. "Well, at least your horse seems to like me," he said lightly. He listened to Sinkah's suggestion and then gave a short nod. Isper didn't know where Min's lands were, but he supposed that he might as well go along with it. It didn't really matter where he was. Isper had just been charged with keeping an eye on the Egyptian gods, but his own god had never been specific about which god at which time or where he should be when he watched them. He could go where he pleased as long as he was in this land somewhere. He ran his fingers back through his wet hair with a sigh and then rolled up the wet, white cloth, before shoving it in his pack.

"How far is Min's lands?" he asked, not so much for any real valuable purposes, but more just out of curiosity. Absentmindedly, Isper's hand lightly brushed down the center of the horse's face again, petting it. "If its far, will your horse be able to carry us both? I could walk," he finished. That was how Isper had been traveling so far, or maybe he could use some of the water from the basin to help him travel. Water, being Scorpio's element, he could control it. Maybe he could some how ride it for a while before it evaporated when the heat came. Isper tied closed his pack and then slung it over his shoulder, before turning back to Sinkah.

"Well, how long to plan on staying in there?"

[Sinkah-Ra Osiris]

Following his lead, Sinkah drew herself from the basin, the milky white warm liquid flowing from off her chest. Her tail glimmered in the moonlight, the steel appendage clean from the exposure to the milk-water. The colder air struck her skin and turned her nipples hard, almost begging to be warmed up again. Her pale skin rose up with bumps, and made her shiver as she dashed closer to him to lean close tom him for warmth.

"It's not far from here..." she replied, glancing off in the direction. "About a ten minute gallop...Nefti can handle it. He's resilient. It's good that he likes you though, he's highly picky about what males get on his back, especially with those who he thinks are trying to claim me. He hasn't reared and whinnied at you yet, so he approves." That is, until her father gets to them, Nefti thought.

[Isper Skoro]

Isper's gaze followed Sinkah as she pulled herself out of the basin. His eyes lingered on her, picking out the details of her form, then noticing how goose flesh appeared at the temperature change. Then she was hurrying over to him. One of his arms automatically curled about her form as he finally looked in the direction that she had glanced, while answering his question. It was a shorter distance than he had expected. Isper chuckled softly when she said that it was good that the horse liked him. Scorpio had never thought that horses could be protective when it came to men who wanted to 'claim' their owners. Of course a horse could be protective of regular dangers, and the could certainly not like strangers, but he had still never heard of anything like Sinkah had described.

Scorpius glanced around, until he spotted her robe not far away. He picked it up and draped the one shoulder it had over her, before slipping on his sandals. "Do I have to dress you all myself before we leave?" he asked, in a half teasing manner. Isper crouched down and picked up one of her feet and slipped on her own sandal. He let one of his hands rest on her inner thigh as he planted a kiss on her leg. "I would rather be doing the opposite," he muttered as he picked up her other foot and slipped on her sandal. After standing up Isper was quick to have his hands on her waist and lifting her up onto the sandal, before jumping up and swinging his leg over the horse's back behind her. Scorpio's arms came around her to rest on her stomach.

"Lets not just sit here," he whispered, somewhat impatiently into Sinkah's ear.

[Sinkah-Ra Osiris]

"Eager to claim me?" she smirked as she was placed upon her horse, Nefti gladly holding their weight with ease. He wasn't a superbly strong horse, but both of them were on the lighter side of the race. He'd seen some very heavy looking humans in his time, and he'd hoped he'd never have to carry any.

Without a word of a command, he bolted off towards Min's lands. He hadn't been there in a long time, at least since he was a colt, before she'd bought him a couple years ago. He hoped though that his efforts to obey Osiris in the morning wouldn't be the disobedience to turn Sinkah against him.

**End of Topic. Plot continues in Min's Board.**