Sous La Lune d'Octobre

*takes deep breath* I wrote this for my good friend Miss Ashes. I have no idea how the hell I managed to write something so sickeningly sweet. I know! It's all Die's fault! Apparently he thought that everyone should be introduced to my very elusive inner-romantic. Yeah..that's the ticket. Anyway..I was listening to The Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack while I was writing this, and being the complete dork that I am, was singing along the entire time. That's my favorite movie and I think the way Die sings along in the story is very sweet and what girl doesn't secretly want a guy willing to do something so cheesy? Also..I aoplogize in advance to all Toshiya fans. I honestly did that out of love. I believe he's quite handsome...it was just a very Die thing to do and I meant no disrespect by it. Lastly...the random song lyric towards the end is Through the Iris by 10 Years. Thank you and enjoy!


Die smiled as he knocked on his girlfriend Ashlee's door. He went over the list of special things he had planned for her in his head. Today wasn't just any other day; it was Halloween, and it happened to be her favorite holiday. He knocked again and waited for a few minutes before he chuckled to himself and dug the key to her apartment that she gave him out of his pocket. Sleepyhead. He opened the door and shut it quietly behind himself. Grinning, he rubbed his hands together and got to work on the first of many sweet things he was going to do that day.

He walked upstairs to her room, mindful of the tray he was carrying. Opening the door, he smiled at the sight that greeted him. She was cocooned in her blankets cuddling the Hide plushie he had bought her for their anniversary. He sat the tray down quietly and knelt down beside her bed. His hand reached out to caress her cheek.

"Ashlee...koibito...wake up" he whispered.

She batted his hand away and shrunk back, snuggling deeper into the covers. His smiled widened as he bent down so his face was parallel with hers and touched his nose to her own.

"Ash...wake up baby" he said a little louder as he nuzzled her nose.

She stirred a little, mumbling incoherently in her sleep. Her eyelids fluttered open and she was met with her boyfriend's face touching hers. "Die?" she asked in a confused tone, voice still thick with sleep.

He grinned and pulled back enough to place a quick kiss on her nose. "It's about time you woke up Sleeping Beauty."

She giggled and stretched, rubbing her eyes and glancing at the clock.

"Why are you here so early?"

"We're going to spend the day together" he said as he pulled her into a sitting position. "Now...how about some breakfast?" he asked as he turned and grabbed the tray, setting it on her lap.

She looked at the tray and then up at Die as she smiled. "Die! This is so sweet. No one has ever given me breakfast in bed before!" she beamed. She looked back down and noticed he had all of her favorites on the tray: juice, coffee, various fruits, and toast with chocolate spread. Suddenly she felt his breath against her cheek.

"That food isn't going to eat itself you know."

She turned and he flashed her one of his award-winning smiles that never failed to make her weak in the knees. She smiled at him and nodded as she began to eat. He plucked a grape from the bowl and popped it into his mouth as he crawled onto the bed and sat down behind her, scooting forward so her back was resting against his chest. His legs slid out around her as his arms encircled her waist. She sighed contentedly and he rested his chin atop her shoulder. She fed him a few pieces of fruit.

"Hey...wait a minute. Didn't you have practice today?" she asked him, raising her eyebrow.

"Yeah but I told Kao I was skipping out to spend the day with you. Surprisingly enough, he didn't seem to have a problem with it." He smiled and kissed her cheek.

"That's good. I wouldn't want you getting in trouble because of me. Who the hell practices on Halloween anyway?"

"Kaoru" they both said in unison before they burst out laughing.

Ashlee finished her breakfast and set the tray on the floor before reclining against Die.

"Hey little woman don't go getting all comfortable because we're going downstairs."

She turned to give him a questioning look. "Why?"

He smirked. "It's a surprise." He crawled out from behind her and helped her up. She moved to get the tray but he stayed her hand. "I'll get it. Just go downstairs and get comfortable on the couch" he said with a smile.

After he finished cleaning up, he walked into the living room and put a DVD in the player before he joined her on the couch. They curled up against each other in much the same position as before. She squealed and hugged Die when The Nightmare Before Christmas appeared on the screen. He ran his fingers through her hair as they watched the movie, thinking to himself how cute it was that small things like this brought her so much joy. He smiled as the song Jack's Lament came on and he started singing it to her. She whipped around in his arms with a smile so wide her face could've split in half. He really got into it then, putting on a theatrical performace just for her. After he was finished she turned all the way around and hugged him tightly. He pulled her against him so she was laying on top of him and he kissed her forehead. She snuggled into his embrace as they watched the rest of the movie. At the part where Jack finds Sally and they sing together Die started singing again. My dearest friend, if you don't mind, I'd like to join you by your side where we can gaze into the stars...Ashlee joined in when Sally did, lifting herself off Die enough so she could look him in the eyes while singing. He entwined their fingers together over his heart. ...And sit together now and forever. For it is plain as anyone can see, we're simply meant to be. As they sang out the final note of the song he leaned up capturing her lips in a soft but passionate kiss.

"You're my Sally" he whispered against her lips. "We should have Halloween on Christmas this year" he said with a playful smirk. When she looked up at him tear drops began to fall from her eyes. "Sweetie what's wrong?" he asked, voice wrought with concern. He reached up and wiped away her tears.

She sniffled. "I'm not crying because I'm sad. I'm crying because I'm so happy. This day has been perfect already and it's barely begun. I won't forget it. Ever. Thank you so much Die!"

"Honey you ain't seen nothing yet. There's plenty more where that came from."

"There's more?" she asked, surprised. "I don't think the day can get any better!"

"Of course there's more! I said we're spending the day together, I planned the whole thing out!" he beamed. He pulled her up and led her out to the kitchen where he had two pumpkins sitting on the table waiting to be carved. Her eyes lit up and she clapped as she ran over to the table.

"We're going to carve pumpkins?!" she exclaimed. He nodded with a grin and caught her when she jumped on him hugging him fiercely. He lifted her off the ground and spun her around once before moving them over to the table where they both began carving their pumpkins.

Ashlee smiled brightly as she surveyed her work.

"Lemme see" Die said. He stifled a laugh as she turned her pumpkin to reveal Squirtle from Pokemon. "Only you would carve a Pokemon pumpkin" he said as he chuckled.

"Oh yeah? Well what did you carve out of yours?" He spun it around and she knitted her brows together in confusion.

He shook his head disapprovingly. "It's Toshiya! Notice the teeth?"

She giggled as she thought of Toshiya's face appearing in the pumpkin. "And here I was expecting to see a penis when you turned it around."

He scrunched his nose up. "A penis?! Come on Ash, I'm more creative than that!" He smirked as he picked up a handful of pumpkin innards and threw it at her.

"Daisuke Andou!" she screeched and glared at him while pumpkin goo was slowly sliding down through her hair and dripping onto her shirt. Her glare softened when he smiled innocently at her. Damn that smile! He started to walk out of the room. "Where are you going?"

"It's a surprise" he called to her over his shoulder as he ran up the stairs.

"Ash can you come up here please?" he called down to her. When she reached the top of the stairs she saw him standing outside the bathroom waiting for her. He held out his hand and she took it as he opened the door to reveal a candle-lit bubble bath. The scent of lavender filled the room and she inhaled deeply. He kissed her and then whispered into her ear. "Go ahead and relax. I'll be downstairs." He smiled and placed a kiss on her temple before he departed.

When she came back downstairs, Die was setting bowls of candy on a table by the door. He turned to her and smiled. "The trick-or-treaters will be here soon." He opened the door for her and they went to sit out on the front porch to pass out candy. He chuckled when she almost tackled a little girl that was dressed up like Pikachu. After the last of the kids walked away, she turned to him.

"Die this has been the best day ever. It almost makes me wish every day were Halloween." Thinking back on today and how happy she had been, he felt the same way.

"Me too, but it's not over yet. I still have one more surprise for you. This one is the most special of all, well in my opinion anyways." He winked at her.

"What is it?" she asked curiously.

"If I told you it wouldn't be a surprise silly!" he laughed a little. "Let's get some hot chocolate." He brought two steaming mugs out into the other room. "Want to go look at the stars?" She nodded excitedly and he followed her out to the backyard.

She gasped at the sight that filled her eyes. The full moon hung above them, casting an opalescent shadow over the yard. Moon beams shot through the canopy of trees and touched down to the ground. It was as if the heavens had opened up and fell to earth. At the center of the yard was a bonfire. The flames danced with the moonlight, giving the surrounding area a subtle orange glow.

"Die, it's so beautiful" she breathed.

"So you like it?"

"No, I love it. I love you." She turned and stood on her tiptoes so she could kiss him. He returned the kiss while walking her closer to the fire. He broke away to bend down and pick up a blanket. She had turned away from him to look up at the moon. He slid the blanket up over his shoulders and then wrapped his arms around her, effectively cocooning them both inside.

"I love you too by the way" he whispered against her ear with a smile. She turned around in his arms so she was facing him and slid her arms around his waist. She looked up at him, her bright blue eyes shining in the moonlight. He loved her eyes, so full of adoration and love for him. He could probably stare into them everyday for the rest of his life and never tire of it.

// Cherish
Two circular views of blue with a grey shade
So captivating
More than you know //

He leaned down and captured her lips in a soft kiss. Her arms moved up around his neck as his tightened around her, pulling her against him as he deepened the kiss. His tongue darted out and slid across the seam of her lips and when she opened her mouth he slid it inside. Their tongues danced together a little bit before Die broke away for some much needed air. His hands slid under her shirt to stroke her sides. Ashlee had a feeling she knew what the last surprise was and it made her nervous and excited at the same time. He bent down and kissed her again before he moved away from her lips to trail kisses along her jaw and over to her ear. He nibbled and sucked on her earlobe then continued his path down her neck. His hand moved farther up her shirt and palmed one of her full breasts, eliciting a small mewl from her. He smiled against her neck as he reached back down and started lifting her shirt. She raised her arms so he could pull it off. He bent down and kissed her breasts as his hands moved behind to unclasp her bra. Once her breasts were freed, he wasted no time in taking a pink nipple into his mouth while his other hand massaged the neglected breast. He ran his thumb over her nipple and pulled on it gently. He switched sides before moving his head over to kiss down the valley of her breasts and further down to her stomach. He got down on his knees and his hands moved around to cup her ass, pulling her closer as his tongue dipped into her navel. She moaned softly and put her hands on his shoulders to steady herself. His hands deftly unbuttoned her jeans and slid them down so she could step out of them. He placed a kiss on her panty-clad pussy.

"Die!" she squeaked as he chuckled.

He looked up at her and smiled. "Yes love?"

She looked so adorable with the blush that adorned her cheeks. He hooked his fingers into the waistband of her panties and slid them down. Standing, he picked her up and laid her down on the mass of blankets he had placed on the ground. He stood above her admiring her nude body and the way the moon beams kissed her pale flesh.

"You're so beautiful koi" he said in a husky, astonished voice.

She held her arms out to him and he quickly divested himself of his own clothing. Her innocent gaze traveled downwards, landing on his manhood, and her eyes widened. How the hell is that thing going to fit inside me?! He chuckled at the look on her face.

"Ash..." Her head snapped up and he gave her a warm, reassuring smile. "Do you want to touch me?"

She bit her lip and nodded, her hand tentatively reaching out to him. She wrapped her hand around his cock and slowly slid it up and down. He bit back a groan as she repeated the action.

"See? It's not so bad. I think he likes you" he said with a laugh.

She giggled and continued to stroke him. This time he didn't even try to supress the groan that came from deep in his throat.

"That feels so good baby. You feel so good" he said thickly. Suddenly, he pushed her hand away and laid down over her, careful not to crush her under his weight. He bent down and kissed her deeply. "I want to show you how much I love you Ashlee. I know I don't say it nearly enough, but sometimes actions speak louder than words."

"It's okay, I'm ready. Make love to me Daisuke" she replied softly.

He flashed his beautiful smile at her. "As you wish." He moved so he could position himself at her entrance. "Try and relax because from what I hear this hurts like hell." She gulped and nodded. He caressed her cheek, trying to reassure her. "It won't hurt the whole time and I'll try my best to make it as painless as possible." With that he grabbed ahold of her hips and buried himself in her with one thrust. She cried out in agony, tears spilling from her eyes. Die winced and bent down, kissing her and wiping away her tears. "Sorry but it's easiest that way." She sniffled and moved her hips a little. He shivered at the feeling of her tightness surrounding him.

"I think I'm okay now" she whispered.

He nodded and pulled out a little then slowly pushed back in. He groaned softly and repeated the action. His cock all but demanded that he move faster but he ignored it. The only thing he cared about tonight was satisfying Ashlee.

"Mmm...Die...faster" she mewled beneath him. He was quick to comply. He moved down and suckled on her breast as he began thrusting in and out of her fast and hard. She moaned and threaded her fingers into his hair, arching up against him. He pulled back a little and then sat up completely, grabbing onto her hips and pulling her towards him as he thrust into her wildly.

She watched him, enthralled. The flames and moonlight caressed his features giving him an ethereal glow. She never thought he looked more handsome. She gasped as his thumb rubbed her clit. The fires of hell licked at her skin as she thrashed beneath him. "Die...I...I need..." she trailed off, not really knowing what she needed, only that she wanted more of it.

"It's okay baby..you're so close..I can feel it. Come with me" he said seductively as he laced their fingers together and drove himself into her hard. She moaned loud and tightened around him as she climaxed. Watching her face as she orgasmed sent him over the edge and he moaned her name as he hit his own release. He pulled out and collapsed next to her, breathing heavily. She reached out and started tracing random patterns over his chest.

"So how was it?" he asked quietly.

"Wonderful" she replied simply.

"Does that mean you're ready for round two?" he asked with a devilish smirk.

They spent the rest of the night making love to each other under the autumn moon.