6 comments/ 5666 views/ 12 favorites Amber Moons By: Brandybeebee The sun had begun to set on another warm day which made the orange and yellow sky look pretty over the clear water. It reflected the beauty of the evening. In the time Kai had been here, it never failed to awe him. He looked around and saw small white figures walking in the distance. They were enjoying the ambiance of the peaceful scenery too but they did not approach or come his way and for that he was grateful. He stood on the decked balcony of his little beach cabin and turned back to the sea, mesmerised by the beauty of it all and the gentle ripples in the ocean. There were two amber moons in the sky, one of which was exceptionally large and seemed to sit on the edge of the horizon with its much smaller twin sat higher and positioned directly opposite the sun. There was only half an hour opportunity to see all three at the same time, on opposite sides of the world, before the imaginary see-saw tilted and the sun disappeared from sight and the moons rose higher until the following morning. Then the wonderful phenomenon would reverse and the moons would sink out of sight during the day and the sun would soar into the sky. The orange hue in the sky never fully disappeared. Maybe the moons had some kind of florescent amber stone that absorbed the sun's rays during the day, for it glowed its own special beams throughout the night. It made this world pretty shades of oranges, yellows and ambers that were gentle and relaxing on the eye. He waited for he knew she would appear soon. He turned his head and sure enough there she was, in her flowing white robe, rippling in the gentle breeze as she walked bare foot in the sand. Her dark flowing hair blew behind her in the wind. The fabric blew back on her body and he could see the outline of her figure as it clung to her. Her breasts were pert and pointed, her waist and flair of her hips toned and delightfully feminine. He enjoyed the sight of her as much as the sunset on this warm and peaceful world. She did the same as he had moments earlier. She stared out over the water in awe of the picturesque scenery before her. This time though, she turned and looked at him and smiled. Her beauty took his breath away before she walked over to him and climbed the three steps to his wooden decked balcony. "May I?" she asked indicating to one of the chairs. He nodded, pleased she had joined him. She sat on one of the chairs near to him. He smiled back and they both looked out at sea again. "You are a new arrival?" she asked. "Yes, only by a few days," he confirmed. "It's very peaceful here. It gives you a sense of well-being." He smiled, "Yes, I know what you mean." "Sometimes, we need that," she said, "To re-charge our batteries." "How long have you been here?" He enquired. "Some time," she smiled back at him. Again he was struck by her beauty and her deep velvet brown eyes. He was attracted to her and had been ever since he first saw her. He wanted to kiss her but he fought the urge for he didn't want to seem too forward. They watched as the water shimmered and the sun disappeared leaving the amber moons to cast its light over the beach. "The Amber Moons are beautiful," He commented to her. "Yes. Yes, they are," she whispered softly, then, "Time for me to go." "So soon?" he asked. "I'll visit again if that's ok," she smiled. She stood and as she left said something cheekily which made him wide eyed, "Maybe then, you will kiss me." He watched with an open mouthed, semi smile as she followed the same route out and disappeared from view. She had noticed him at long last! He lay back in the reclining chair, still smiling and shut his eyes. He soon drifted into a comfortable sleep. Suddenly, in his peaceful slumber, he became embroiled in a crashing nightmare of shouts, bright lights, loud noises and beeping sounds. Pain jolted his body and he began sweating and fighting for breath until he awoke again to the peace of the orange world. He turned to the twin moons and gulped in the air, willing himself to calm from his sweating panic. This had happened twice before. He felt confused and stared at the amber moons. As he calmed he felt a relief wash over him. He felt safe here. She was as good as her word. She visited and they talked, flirted and got to know each other a little better. He found she was a nurse on "The Coronas" spaceship before she had taken her break. Her name was Ariani and was an experienced and skilled field nurse. Her ship had been kept busy with the battles of the planets vying for control of territories. There had been and still were casualties on both sides. The Coronas was a neutral ship and would treat anyone diseased or injured that required it. He knew the battles well for he was a fighter pilot on "The Tarragon" and had flown sorties to quell the criminals and aspiring dictators. These elements seemed stubbornly determined to rid the areas of law abiding colonies and establish their own rule. Kai was proud to be a part of The Federation of United Planets. They had been appointed to help and restore peace in the areas infiltrated by these mercenaries and pirates who in turn were determined to disrupt any authorities who wanted to curb their corrupt and criminal activities. Sometimes they were hard fought battles and assaults had lasted days, even weeks. Other times, they were short lived and quelled within a few hours. One day, on one of her visits, he offered his hand and said softly, "I have this great desire to go paddling in the water, will you join me?" She smiled up at him and nodded, "I would love to Kai," and placed her hand in his. They walked hand in hand and barefoot to the water's edge and found it to be surprisingly warm and refreshing. She suddenly grinned at him and said excitedly, "Let's go in deeper." She grabbed both hands and pulled him in to the sea, laughing in glee. As the water began to lap around her body, the lightweight, white garment, began to swirl with the water and cling to her flesh. She moved away from him and splashed him with both hands. He joined in, laughing with her. Their laughter carried across the water. Both felt so happy and carefree. As they played, Kai saw the water seep into the material of her dress. It became more and more transparent. He could see her nudity through the crinkled wet material as it moulded to her body. Her dark pink nipples pointed out from her rounded paler pink breasts and pale brown areolas. He could see the hollow of her belly button in the clear water, her flared hips and the neatly trimmed, dark, vertical strip on her pubis mons. She had a small purple butterfly tattoo on the right side of her lower tummy and an incredible body. It turned him on and he felt the sexual pull simmer in his veins. She must have felt it too for she moved in closer, pulled him in close to her and kissed his cheek. He needed no further invitation and took her in his arms, bringing his lips to hers and kissing her thoroughly until she moaned. He held her close and dragged his lips along her cheek to her ear. Cheek to cheek, he whispered, "I'm going to make love to you." She groaned in his ear, running and bunching all her fingers in his hair and pulling his head into her. She nibbled on his ear and murmured, "I want you to." He lifted her up with ease. She wrapped her legs around his trim waist. He nuzzled and kissed her neck taking his time and with great care he teased the hollow at the base of her neck and then slowly relished her collar bone. He tasted the saltiness of the ocean mixed with her own unique scent. She stretched her neck and arched her back, thrusting her breasts at him. He caressed her back with one hand, whilst the other supported her bare buttocks. Then the hand on her back moved to grope and massage both her breasts. She was in heaven. His strong big hands caressing her skin made her shiver. Wet desire flooded to her pussy. Her body came alive, sensitive to his every touch, every caress and his soft kisses. She cradled his head and relished the silkiness of his hair in her fingers. Her senses were on full sexual alert. She offered no resistance as he pulled her dress up and off of her. She was delightfully responsive naked in his arms. He felt the heat on his washboard tummy from between her legs. He was sexually aroused and already hard. When she moaned in his arms his erection twitched with a need that surprised him. He pushed her back a little so he could quickly discard his T shirt. Still with legs wrapped around him, she helped to push it over his head, admiring his broad muscular chest and shoulders. Then he quickly undid his trousers and using his feet pushed them down and then off his ankles. She giggled as he balanced unsteadily to use one foot to bring his trousers up to his reach. He collected the clothes in one sweep around them and threw the clothes towards the shore where they bobbed in and out on the gentle tide. Both naked now, his full attention was on her again. He pulled her in close, kissing her again and felt the intimacy of their nude bodies pressed against each other. He walked forward, with her backwards, into deeper water until it reached their shoulders. The waves teased their heated bodies. He embraced her, holding her tight. She gasped when she felt the tip of his erection probe her labia, sliding softly between them, teasing the inner flesh of those intimate tender gates. He rocked slightly, letting the motion of the waves take them. He groaned into her neck as his cock began to swipe slowly between those lips. His knob was so sensitive to her softness. He positioned himself and burrowed his tip a little more into the folds of her vagina. She kissed him deeply and began to lower herself on to his cock. Her tight channel crushed on to his large shaft as he began to penetrate her slowly. Eventually he was fully inside her and she was impaled, right up to his sac. They both rocked slowly, feeling their bodies joined, letting the waves assist them. It was enticingly slow. He felt so big inside her while her body adjusted to his size. She felt so delightfully tight and wet on him. Both enjoyed the other and then hands began caressing and lips began kissing each other erotically. Kai let the moment take him. He allowed her to control their coupling but as their passion became stronger, the alpha male came forth and he took over. He began to thrust more and more until he grabbed her buttocks. He held her in place and fucked her in earnest. Grinding, forehead to forehead, they gasped for breath as their heated bodies mated. Kai slammed his rod into her depths, grunting in his lust driven state. The fire in his loins demanded to be satisfied. Ariani matched his need. She secreted her feminine, oily desire all over his cock as he moved in and out. She mewled as he drove deep and hit her cervix. She moved her own hips in circles, teasing her clitoris on his pubic bone and her breasts on his chest. It was made hotter by his hands restricting her movements and digging into her fleshy bottom. She was as wanton as him, a female in heat! Kai felt her desire. It turned him on, knowing he had fired that sexual hunger in her. He drove his cock into her, feeding her and his own sexual needs. The cooler water swirled around their heated bodies and touched them intimately, touching every crevice. It was a unique sensation and only served to titillate them more. Adriani felt her climax begin to build. She broke out in a sexual sweat, breathing harder. She ground her swollen nub even harder against Kai. She was filled with a selfish need now. Her sex was on fire, ready to erupt. Her breasts and nipples were swollen as his pectoral muscles flexed on her. Then she was there. She cried out as she tipped over into sexual fulfilment, clawing and reddening his back. Kai felt her convulsing body and the clenching ripples on his cock. He responded in kind and seconds later and after a few more strong thrusts, he jettisoned his semen into her creamed pussy. Growling in their mutual mating song, he sucked and bit her shoulder, marking her with his teeth. She was his woman. They surfed their orgasms together, feeling the excitement and pleasure rush, feeling their seed mingle and feeling the magic moment that tipped them from flirting friends to intimate lovers. Both were breathing hard as their orgasms eventually began to rescind, bringing them back to the sensual water that lapped and swirled around their bodies. It felt pleasant in the afterglow of the turbulence a few moments before. Kai kissed her thoroughly. He winced slightly from her vice like grip on his sensitive cock when he uncoupled from her. Both smiled as unplugged creamy cum released at the same time slowly floated its way to the surface of the water. Adriani pointed and giggled, "I think we made fish food!" "Well, I'm hungry for more." Kai teased her. He began to tilt her back. "Shshsh," he persuaded and he laid her out on her back to float, "Don't say anything, just trust me." She lay face up, eyes closed, and floating flat on the surface of the water. He kissed her gently. The water softly caressed her long hair as it floated out above her head. The lapping of the sea on her body was strangely erotic and relaxing. She enjoyed the content and warm glow of her sated body. Kai admired her feminine beauty as his eyes took their fill of her floating form. Her breasts bobbed on the water and her pussy broke the surface every now and then before sinking just below it again. It resulted in the water teasing her dark pubic hair and breasts. Kai purposely pulled her body in a slight zigzag fashion and then back and forth so the sea caressed her body. He enjoyed the effect it had on her. She sighed, enjoying the moment as he gently towed her back to shore by her feet. The water teased her intimately. Her breasts were peaked, her nipples were hardened pebbles and she felt the water teasing the heat of her swollen clitoris poking out from its little protective hood. She knew she wanted Kai again. When the water became too shallow to tow her any further, Kai scooped her up and began kissing her again. His fingers gripped her firmly, whilst he caressed her with his thumbs on her skin. Adriani kissed him back and slid seductively down his body as he loosened his grip to allow her to stand on her own, still in his arms. As the kiss subsided, he suddenly tripped her and as she stumbled, he held her off balance and lowered her and himself to the sandy floor near the shore line. She was pinned underneath him. "You did that on purpose," Ariani accused him. "Mmhmm," Kai agreed, clearly busy with kissing the pulse in her neck. "But you'll forgive me." "Wont," Ariani muttered panting hard. "Will," Kai murmured, teasing her more. "You'll see." He began to position himself to take her again, when a rogue wave hit them, covering them in bitty sand and depositing their clothes close by. "I think we need to take this inside or," Kai laughed, "we are going to get sand in places where we really shouldn't." He reached and scooped the clothes up at the same time. Ariani nodded and pushed him back, scrambled to her feet and shouted, "Race ya, last one back is a stinky zinger." "A what?" Kai chuckled. She bolted off in front of Kai and he watched her delightful buttocks wobble sexily as she ran. The back of her was covered in grains of sand that made the nude view very erotic and exotic. He suddenly wanted to see the front view too! Being stronger, he raced in earnest to see her. He over took her easily and ran backwards. He arrogantly watched her boobs bounce, grinning at her as she tried desperately to overtake him. He was so engrossed by her rhythmic swaying breasts and lovely winking pussy, he failed to check his path. He stumbled over a piece of driftwood behind him and fell heavily in the sand. She giggled in delight, ran passed him and triumphantly beat him to the cabin's balcony. "Loser," she goaded, "Kai's a Stinky Zinger," raising her fists in the air above her head and cheekily jumping on the spot in a Rocky celebration. Her breasts were stretched and bounced enticingly. "Oh it was worth losing. You should see what I see," Kai quipped back, throwing the clothes, higgledy piggledy, onto the balcony fence. He caught her in his arms and kissed her and caressed her till she was a quivering mass of sexual need. "Shower with this Stinky Zinger," Kai grunted, and lips still locked, he began to push her backwards inside and right into the shower cubicle. He flicked the water on and stepped back. Ariani gasped! She was stood right under the shower head when the cold water rushed through. It took a few icy seconds before it began to heat up to a more comfortable temperature. "You did that on purpose," Ariani accused him, shivering and goose pimpled. "Mmhmm," Kai agreed, now busy holding her there while foaming and washing her breasts with a tablet of soap. "But you'll forgive me." "Wont," Ariani muttered panting hard. "Will," Kai murmured, teasing her more. "You'll see." The soap was replaced with shower gel and both squirted some into their hands and simultaneously washed the sand and salty sea away on the other. They enjoyed the silky, foamy soap on their skin as they touched and explored each other's bodies. They tenderly washed and rinsed each other's hair, massaging their scalps, easing away the tension of the day and replacing it with a need to explore each other more. It was tantalising fore play. He rinsed her with the movable shower head teasing her body and washing away the last remnants of soap and sand before turning the warm water on himself. Then he slotted the shower head back and looked at her with naughty intent. The water continued to cascade down her body. He moved to her, pushed her back against the wall, lowered his tall muscular frame to a kneeling position and lifted both her legs on to his shoulders. She was pinned firmly against the wall, thighs sitting on his shoulders, with the warm shower water falling onto his back. His face was inches away from her beautiful trimmed pussy. He tasted her with one long slow lick. His ears burned the skin of his inner thighs. His tongue excited her. She groaned and realised with a thumping heart, she was totally at his mercy, exposed to him completely. She was exactly how he wanted her. Kai cupped and kneaded her bottom and began to kiss her pussy open mouthed. He pushed as much of her tender flesh into his mouth as he could, sucking and drinking her gently. She groaned, grabbed his head and thrust her hips pushing her groin into him. Delighted, he began to tongue her folds, ensuring he licked every inch of her outer pussy. He tasted her secretions as he upped her excitement. She drenched his tongue. Once his tongue was done, he let his fingers and eyes explore her. With his shoulders supporting her, his one hand opened her up from the top, over her thigh. The other came from underneath her, fingering her slowly at first, then curling up to stroke her G spot. Ariani groaned and moaned, circling on that magic finger. Kai loved her moans and moving hips. He moved to suckle her clitoris and his lips closed around the little nub, sucking it out of its protective hood and into his mouth. He circled his tongue on her intimately, driving her wild. She flooded his hand as he firmly finger fucked her and then she screamed her rapture as her second orgasm overwhelmed her body. Kai growled into her, drinking her up, tasting her ecstasy. His male pride glowed, knowing he had caused her raw sexuality unashamedly, to come to the front and ride his fingers and face to utter fulfilment. She became limp on his shoulders and only then did he remove his mouth from her pussy. Amber Moons He moved up and positioned her legs around his waist and pinned her to the wall by his body. "Time for my pleasure," he whispered in her ear. She smiled and heavy eyed, still in the aftermath of her powerful orgasm, she murmured, "Kai, I'm yours... Take me." Kai pinned her arms above her head with one of his hands over both hers. The other he used to guide himself to her entrance. Then he thrust, hard and fast inside her. He drove into her wet cavern like a hungry animal. He wanted her, he needed her and he was taking her. Again and again he bore into her. He moved his hands to her breasts, kneading them as he moved in and out. She felt delightful, exquisite and had completely surrendered her body to him. He felt a deep joy, an instinct to protect her and a lust for her that knew no bounds. He sawed back and forth and felt his balls tighten in the first signs his release was close. He hammered into her faster and moved one hand to around her neck, his other for her to suck on his finger. Then that wet finger went underneath her to touch her wet pussy and rim her anal star. She moaned, clenching her sex on his hard shaft. He thrust more, then with a roar, he shot his seed into the depths of her pussy. At the same time, he pushed his finger into her anal passage and kissed her passionately on her mouth. He smothered her shocked moan of his finger invasion in their kiss. He felt his semen rush up his shaft and shoot into the depths of her pussy, creaming and mixing with her orgasmic juices. It coated his embedded cock on its descent again. As they both calmed, they clung to each other. Their heart rates and panting breaths slowly lowered to normal again. Ariani looked at Kai and mouthed, "Wow" Kai grinned at her and nodded, "Wow back." He switched the shower to off, dried them both and then carried her to the bedroom. He laid her in the bed, pulled the covers up and cuddled her. Both content in each other's arms. "Do you believe in fate?" She asked He nodded. "I do. I had admired you for a few days and my heart leapt when you turned towards me. I'm glad you decided to join me and enjoy the moons." "I do too. I knew when I saw you, you were different and I wanted to be with you" she told him sincerely. "Stay with me here," he asked. "And when it's time to go, come back with me. Be mine." "I would love too," she giggled, then teased, "Are you proposing to me?" He laughed, "Well I wouldn't go that far... I was thinking my lover, to fit in with my harem, maybe my number 2 or if you are good you could work up to number..." The word "one" was muffled by a pillow hitting him full on in the face. They wrestled in full flirt play and when he had finally subdued her and pinned her to the bed, both were breathing hard again. The mood changed to lustful need and he kissed her seductively to continue their night of discovery, wonder and making slow exquisite love. Afterwards, they fell asleep entwined together in blissful, sated sleep. Suddenly, he was awoken from his contented sleep and torn from Ariani's arms. He fought to get back to her. He was once again embroiled in a crashing nightmare of shouts, bright lights, loud noises and beeping sounds. Pain jolted his body and he began sweating and fighting for breath. He was confused and confined. He didn't understand what was happening. Then his eyes focused on an unknown face, a hand was tapping his face. "Kai, Kai. Can you hear me? Stay with me Kai." He focused on her. "He's back with us, Guys," She said to some unknown people. She was dressed like a medic. "Talk to me Kai, let me know you can hear me." She said to him. "Yes, I can hear you," Kai answered, "Where the hell am I? I'm not supposed to be here. Where's Ariani? " He felt panicked. His heart was pounding. He was sweating and trying to pull the drips from his wrists. "Stop it Kai, Stop it. We thought we lost you there for a while. You are on The Coronas, a medical ship in the area. You were bought in with a number of casualties from District 9. Seems you had to crash land but managed to do so in a safe area. We managed to bring you in. You hurt your head and leg. You went into cardiac arrest and we had to shock you four times to bring you back. You will be sore for a few days but I think you will be back on your ship before you know it" Suddenly his head and right leg hurt like hell. "You are not kidding." He winced. "How long was I missing out there?" "A couple of hours at the most. Your pulse was weak when we found you. We responded to your may-day call almost immediately." "But, that's impossible..." Kai murmured. His visit on the Orange planet had been days, weeks even. The medic signalled for him to be taken to a ward to recover. As he was wheeled away, there were lines of casualties being treated or waiting for treatment. It was utter chaos until he reached the silent solitude of his allocated ward. A nurse was assigned to look after him. She fiddled around with some drips attached to him, asked some questions and filled in some paperwork. Then she left him in peace to sleep off the anaesthetic. He was back on the Amber Moons planet in his cabin packing to leave. Ariani was helping him with his bags. She helped carry them to the balcony and he embraced and kissed her thoroughly. His last image of her was her standing on the beach, dressed in her white gown with the Amber Moons casting their glow behind her. "Come find me Kai, don't give up on me," she smiled. And then she was gone and he woke up to the hustle and bustle of the hospital ward. "Nurse," Kai called out and when she approached him, "Do you have a nurse here called Ariani?" The nurse shook her head, "Not that I know of. I could check the staffing list. The Coronas is a big medical ship." "Please. I'd appreciate it. It is important to me." Kai gave her his most dazzling smile. It worked, for a few hours later, the nurse returned, off duty, with a computerised notepad with all staff names on that worked on or from the ship. They searched for her name, spelt in different variations and wildcard combinations. They found nothing and Kai began to think it was just his mind playing tricks. The nurse eventually left to go to her quarters and for Kai to get some rest and ponder if Ariani was just a dream after all. His stay on the Coronas had his injuries back on the mend. He spent two weeks having intensive therapy to help his leg work normally and scans on his head and heart showed he had had no lasting trauma. He had been lucky. Soon he would be preparing to return to his ship, "The Tarragon" Ariani was never far from his mind though. His nurse had told him he needed to walk and work his injured limb so had taken to walking around the ship and chatting to patients and staff alike. He was easily distinguished as a patient due to his white cotton pyjama clothing. All the staff wore coloured jumpsuits depending on their rank and expertise. It was on one of these walks that he met Frank, who was in charge of many tasks such as sterilising equipment, ordering supplies for the ship, ensuring the wards were kept clean and that all the robots and machinery were in top working order. They passed the time away and Kai would help him in some of his tasks. "Hey Kai, How's the leg today?" Frank greeted him at the coffee machine and asked with a pointed finger at the same time if he would like one. "Hi Frank, Its good, improving every day and thanks, white no sugar," Kai answered him. Frank hit the buttons and waited patiently as the cups dropped and filled for each. He handed Kai his drink, whilst his was being processed. "I am doing my rounds on the coma ward in a while. Think you could manage a walk to the depths of the ship?" Frank asked "I'm up for the challenge. Is it far?" Kai decided. "Just to the shoot, leads you right to the deck." Frank answered. "What do we do there? Kai asked "Press a few buttons to change the positions of the patients, check there are no amber or red lights. The docs do the rest." Frank led the way to the lift and it shot down at speed to the depths of the ship. They were soon on a deck overlooking suspended coma patients. There were about 50 in total and no beds in sight. They were held in place by various cables attached to their bodies and all wore white gowns for warmth and decency. Frank looked at a console that controlled everything in the room and pressed a few buttons. Some of the bodies slowly changed positions, tilting them to aid their recovery. "What do the Amber and Red lights mean?" Kai asked, remembering Frank's explanation from earlier. "The patients should all show green which means everything is as it should be. Amber shows the patient needs attention, equipment failure, maybe a change in drugs which the doctors deal with, or their vital signs have changed. They could be failing or they could be getting ready to wake up. Red means there are no vital signs and we need to remove the body to the mortuary." Frank replied and fiddled with more buttons reading the console. "They are all green today." He turned and smiled at Kai. "Do you know any of the patients?" Kai asked. "A couple I know. Sid over there came from the burns ward. He is in an induced coma while his skin heals. We chatted on the ward as he is a Floor Officer like myself but on another ship. He was in an explosion." Frank informed him and pointed out the patients. "Then there's Ani. She's been in a coma about 3 months now. She helped a community who had a contagious killer virus and helped to develop a vaccine for it. She caught it though and collapsed. She was vaccinated and is cured but she has never woken up. The doctors will make a decision soon on whether to switch her machine off." "And if they do?" Kai was interested. "Then she will either recover or wont," Frank said. He shrugged his shoulders. "I hope she does, she has the most dazzling smile. It's a pity, she has no family to watch out for her." Job done they were just about to leave the ward when an amber light began bleeping and flashing. Frank immediately returned to the console. "Well, talk of the devil," Frank exclaimed, "It's Ani!" Frank called the medical officer in charge and explained the situation to him. Frank listened to the instructions and followed them, clarifying and pressing various buttons on the console again. "Yes Sir," he finally concluded the conversation. He checked the console, "She's patient 34 - Ariani Newton," he spoke into the phone before ending the call. "Ani is Ariani?" Kai looked at him questioningly. Frank nodded and explained that Ani would be taken to a recovery ward due to an equipment failure. The programme would not reset to look after her adequately. There were no change in her vital signs that they could detect. They were still stable and nothing to indicate she was coming out of the coma. "But she's not listed as Coronas staff," Kai stated, puzzled. "She would be on the Patients list, not staffing personnel. I'm afraid, you'll have to go back to your ward while we deal with her," Frank smiled. "Of course. I know my way back. You carry on." Kai replied and pretended to make his way back. He hung around however, just out of sight. His heart was beating fast. Could this be his Ariani, he just needed to see her to know. After about 30 minutes, Frank came along the corridor with other officers wheeling a trolley with a patient on. Kai couldn't see her as she was obscured and covered by a sheet so he followed them to the ward and waited while they settled her. She was handed over to ward staff and Frank and his helpers left to resume other duties. Kai ventured into the ward and approached the nursing desk. He had chatted to the nurses before and he smiled. "A friend of mine has been bought in, Ariani Newton. They asked me to visit to see if I could help." He waited as they checked for her details and then showed him to a quiet side room. The nurse left him at the door and he stood there staring at the person in the bed. She was side on to him lying in bed. With a loud beating heart, he walked towards her and fully saw her face. It was her. It was his Ariani. He took her hand, stroked her face and kissed her gently. "I found you Ariani, I'm not giving up on you." He whispered in her ear. "Come home to me. I'm waiting." He visited her every day. He would tell her of his adventures as a pilot, his life when he was younger with his parents and brother and he would read stories to her. He would pace up and down to exercise his leg by her bed. He ate his meals with her and slept in an easy chair when tired just to be near her. Each morning and each night he would kiss her lips gently and then return to his own ward. Then one day, he was sitting by her bed with his head and chest fast asleep on her lap. He was holding her hand. Her eyes flickered and opened. She took a moment to realise she was in a hospital ward. She looked startled at the man on her lap but remained still. There was something familiar about him. She moved her hand and touched his face then flicked his nose to see if it would wake him. It did, he opened his eyes and locked with hers. He had such beautiful blue eyes. Kai wanted to grab her, rejoice that she had come out of her coma, but he refrained. He didn't want to scare or confuse her. He remained calm and quiet, although his heart was pounding. Kai smiled, "You did that on purpose," "Mmhmm," Ariani agreed watching him closely and said, remembering something vague in her memory, "But you'll forgive me." "Wont," Kai murmured. "Will," Ariani answered, "You'll see." And with that Kai rose up and tenderly kissed her. It all felt strangely familiar to her and although her memory was foggy, Ariani felt a feeling of contentment and for some reason unexplained, two amber moons reflecting over the sea suddenly appeared in her mind's eye. Kai pulled away and looked at her, "See I found you, I didn't give up." She looked at him a little puzzled. Everything seemed a little hazy, then smiled. She knew she was safe with him. "What?" Kai smiled, "What are you thinking? Tell me before I fetch the Doctor." "Would you believe I want ice cream and... I have this urge to go paddling in the sea and feed the fishes." she answered. Kai burst out laughing and said, he would arrange it all. He kissed her again and was delighted when she wrapped her arms around him and kissed him back. Both felt utter contentment being in each other's arms. They had found each other at last. And on the unknown Orange planet, the Amber Moons seemed to flicker and glow more brightly over the sea in that very same moment.