LOVE ON THE RUN ^{© 2003-2005 DataLoreFiction}

By Lessa and Takara Soong

Chapter One

She saw him enter the bar from twenty meters away, but it was almost as though the gods of Risa were screaming in her ears as she looked at him. Just the way he moved was enough to convince her that she had to meet this tall, golden skinned man with the devilish smirk on his face. She slid off the stool she had been sitting on and made her way through the crowd all the while brushing off the attempts of the men who tried to impede her progress until she reached the place where he was standing and studying a fat Lizarian. His long, lean body caused her to lick, then bite her lips as she forced herself to just look at his perfect ass and not slide her hand over it. The fat Lizarian made his way over to the man of her desires and they seemed to be conducting a transaction of some sort.

~ Lizarians, ~ she thought, ~ I hate Lizarians, especially that one. ~ She finally reached her destination and slid herself between the two men making sure to brush herself against the golden one.

She leaned over and whispered in his ear, "Don't trust him. He'll cheat you."

She smiled before turning to flash an empty smile at the Lizarian, who returned it in kind. The golden toned man grabbed her arm with an ironclad grip and pulled her just to the side.

"And you believe I should trust you instead?" He took a moment to look her up and down. "Or do you think you have something more interesting to trade?"

"I'm sure you would like what I have to offer much more than anything he could sell you," she smirked.

With that, he turned to the Lizarian and announced, "We're done." He turned his attention back to her. "Why don't we find a table and discuss the matter further."

"Why don't we find a bedroom and not discuss it at all?" she countered.

A smirk was now on his face as he took her arm and led her away from the smell of the Lizarian.

"You may call me Lore and you were correct, you do have something more interesting to trade."

"I’m living at a place close by. We can go there. It will be much more private. And you may call me Ja’hara."

They walked the short distance to her quarters. As soon as they came inside, Lore quickly surveyed the surroundings. The place was adequately appointed and tastefully decorated in a Klingon related style, but that meant should she misbehave, Lore would have no trouble finding something handy to make her behave!

She took her hand and placed it firmly on the back of his head, pulling him closer.

She whispered mischievously in his ear, "Are you ready to get down to business, Lore?"

"You have no idea how ready. My father didn't make me fully functional for nothing." Lore beamed and decided to let her lead...for the time being. There would be time to educate her in what he liked if she failed to pick it up on her own.

"I'm looking forward to finding out how fully functional you are. It looks like you will be here for some time. It's getting a little warm, don't you think?" Ja’hara purred. She undid the coat he was wearing and began to run her hands over his chest, up to his shoulders, pushing the coat off his lean frame so it fell to the floor.

"I do like women who know what they want and aren't afraid to ask for it." With a grin, Lore kicked the coat aside, grabbed Ja’hara and lifted her effortlessly. "The bed, where is it?" he asked, keeping the eagerness out of his voice.

Ja’hara put her arms around Lore’s neck and shifted her body so her legs wrapped around him. She pointed towards the bedroom and then kissed him passionately. He responded with equal passion and slowly made his way across the room, his hands grasping her butt.

Once they were in the bedroom, Lore fell with her onto the bed. As he began to hastily remove her clothing he said, "Good thing you look to be in good shape, I'll try not to damage you... much," and grinned with glee.

"I can take whatever you have to give," she assured him, smirking back.

Lore removed most of her clothing so all that remained was the lacy bra and thong she was wearing. Its color was close to the same shade as Lore and he liked that. Ja’hara reached over to assist Lore in the removal of his clothing. He decided to get in her way a bit. She was almost naked and he wanted to get this started. Crushing his mouth to hers, he kissed her deeply, almost savagely. His tongue danced and dueled with hers. His hands were everywhere at once. She was having trouble remembering she had been trying to undress him, but as the evidence of Lore's arousal was being ground into her, she was reminded. She practically tore off his shirt and reached down to release him from the rest of his clothing, pushing his pants down first with her hands, then raising her feet to wrestle them to the floor. Lore lay before her in all his glory. Ja’hara pulled him closer to her.

"The fun has just begun,” she whispered.

"YOU don't know the half of it!" he bragged and resumed the oral attack.

He pulled back just for a second and tore off her bra and the thong.

"Have you ever been taken by an android before?" he asked, with a gleam in his golden eyes.

"I haven't. My, but you are an arrogant one, aren't you?" she grinned. "I hope you’re as good as you think you are."

"I am," Lore replied. Once again they started their oral feast.

"Get on your knees," he ordered after several minutes of hot kisses.

She looked at him doubtfully, but paused only a moment before complying. Lore wasted no time in penetrating her with his impressive length. He doubted she had ever been with a man as ‘gifted’ as he and he knew how to use this gift well. She was startled when he lifted her back on her knees as he sat back on his feet and held her by her waist and chest, pulling her back against his chest. She was shocked he could still find leverage in this position, but he somehow did! His rhythmic thrusts and deep penetration felt so good to Ja’hara. ~ He IS good, ~ she thought.

Lore too was surprised at how easily her vagina had accepted his penis. No other woman had been able to accept his gift completely but he didn't know about the Klingon she had previously been with. Lore realized she was going to be a bigger challenge than he had originally estimated. But he did so love a challenge and so rarely found one worthy of his talents...in anything. He nibbled on the back of her neck and alternately sucked in places as well. This may leave a mark, but it would not be the only one he left on her body, so he was unconcerned.

After several moments in this position, Lore pushed her back on her knees. He wanted to make sure he established who was to play the dominant role in this little game. He continued thrusting and with each motion he tried to get deeper and deeper inside her. He could tell from her moans she was enjoying his efforts so far.  And so was he. Lore had not had much of a chance for recreation in the past years, since he had to stay one step ahead of Data, but if Ja’hara was sturdy enough, Lore just may have to take her with him the next time he had to move on. Lore allowed any thoughts of his do-gooder brother to fade and focused on the pleasure inputs surging across his neural net. ~ Oh, yes. This is going to be good! ~

It wasn't much longer before he saw her body start to quiver. Her moans grew louder. "Harder, harder!" she ordered him.

Lore complied with her instructions. Ja’hara groans and moans had an affect on him. He was surprised by this, but not displeased. She rose on her knees and arched her back. Pulling tighter on her hips, he jammed into her as hard as her organic frame would allow without breaking. That was it, yes. Her cries were subsiding, but as Lore came to his peak, she was crying out louder again.

"Don't stop, don't stop,” she cried out.

~ Damn she is sturdy! ~ he thought, which meant all the more fun they could have. He continued his deep thrusts. He wanted to see how many orgasms she would have before she collapsed from exhaustion. No woman had the stamina to go past two in Lore’s experience. He felt his control slipping as he went over the edge and cried out with his own orgasm. He wondered if the room was soundproof since she too was crying out again. She took him all and took him until the end and wanted more. After he withdrew from her dripping vagina, she turned as if to lie down on the bed. ~ Maybe she isn't a strong as I thought, she's already.... ~ Before he could finish his thought, Ja’hara threw her arms around his neck and pulled him down on top of her. She kissed him with great energy.

"You're not finished yet, are you?" Ja’hara teased.

"Unlike an organic male...I don't require time to recover. I can go for as long as you can and beyond that. I don't need rest or sleep or even food. How long can you go?"

He gave her one of his prized smirks and walked his fingers down between her legs and fingered her roughly. He smiled and returned her kiss.

"That is something you will have to find out yourself,” she laughed. "As for food..." She smiled, got off the bed and walked out of the room. She returned moments later with a large bowl of whipped cream. She sat back down on the bed. "Food can be fun," she grinned.

She pushed him back on the bed so he was lying on his back, took a large dollop of the whipped cream and spread it on his chest. Lore grinned and watched her work her way around his chest with her tongue, cleaning up the mess she had made of him as she went along. She had cream on her chin, cheeks and nose. It was amusing and oddly alluring at the same time. Lore grabbed her face between his hands and pulled her into a fierce kiss. The cream tasted good. What was left of the cream on his body transferred to hers and now it was his turn for this luscious treat. He continued to kiss her firmly and then used his tongue to clean up the cream still on her face. She smiled at him while reclining on the bed. She put her hand in the whipped cream and rubbed it on her ample bosom.

"Oh no!" she said as innocently as she could, "I spilled."

"I may be doing that again soon too, but it won't be the same kind of cream."

Devouring her breasts and the cream that covered them was no torture. Trying to keep himself out from between her legs was torture, but a sweet torture. Once he had cleaned up the cream from her chest he moved steadily upward, kissing and sucking on her neck, slowly making his way to her wet lips. They again kissed passionately. His resolve to stay out from between her legs was losing steam, but his erection was not. Seconds from the breaking point, Lore was distracted by her hand reaching down to stroke him.

"Do you taste anything like cream?" she teased.

She pushed him over onto his back and made her way to his rock hard penis. He was surprised, again pleasantly, that she was able to take its entire length in her mouth. She raised and lowered her mouth firmly on his shaft while playing with his balls at the same time. Lore lay back to enjoy the sensations he was experiencing. The sight of her orally fucking him was an enticing one. The feel of his head hitting the back of her throat was exceptional. She looked up every now and again to meet his golden eyes with her dark ones. Her body was almost too perfect to believe she had not been constructed by his father. But then, dear old dad wasn’t bright enough to think of building himself the perfect woman...or his sons mates.

Of course, if dear old Often Wrong had built a mate it would have been for that do-gooder Data and she would have been nothing like this. He couldn't help but smirk as he knew Data would never have been able to handle Ja’hara like he was. She was too good at being bad for Data to even know where to start. Lore doubted Data had even tried to entice a female to bed in his whole worthless life. Too busy "serving" StarFleet and hunting his evil twin. Maybe if Data caught up with Lore while he still had Ja’hara with him, Lore could throw her Data's way. Maybe Lore would even stay long enough to see his brother completely befuddled. If anyone could take some of that do-gooder attitude out of Data, he was sure Ja’hara was the one.

~ Definitely have to keep her around for a while, ~ he decided. He was jarred from his thoughts by the intense pleasure she was providing. She certainly knew what she was doing and he seemed certain she had no limits to what she would try. He moaned his approval as she continued to busy herself.

He hoped she didn't tire of this easily or suffer from a short attention span, because this was too good to rush. Lore wanted to prolong this for as long as he.... he was going to cum again. He felt the intensity building sharply and quickly. And Ja’hara seemed to sense his mounting pleasure as she was pumping him harder and faster. Her caresses of his balls were so firm it would have caused a human male to scream, but Lore loved it! He let out a loud moan and exploded in her mouth. She swallowed hard and began to lick up every trace of his cum that had escaped her and then she kept going. She wasn't going to stop now. A human male would have drooped in her hands within moments but Lore was an android and she wanted to test his limits as much as he wanted to test hers.

If Lore softened momentarily, Ja’hara didn’t notice. He remained rock hard and even with the taste of his delicious cum in her mouth, her mouth watered at the thought of having him all night long! Not needing sleep, did he need to recharge or something like that? How long could he go? How long would he want to? She continued devouring his penis, introducing new tricks and teases she had not yet subjected him to. They were working. His moans became louder and more intense. She decided that if his stamina equaled or was greater than her own that she might keep him around for a while. She still had so much she wanted to do and for him to do to her. He was grabbing at the bed sheets and they were tearing. His strength was something she wanted to know more about as well. He almost sounded like he was in agony again but she somehow knew this meant he was again loaded and ready to fire.

She continued firmly pumping his shaft with her mouth. He couldn't take it much longer. His hair-trigger was about to go off. Once again he came in her mouth and once again she relished every drop of his semen. It had a distinctive flavor to it that tasted so good. She again licked up all she could while staring up at his golden eyes. She smirked at him in a manner than seemed familiar to him. She had just finished the last stray drop and sat up on her knees. Lore sighed with momentary contentment, only to sit up and grab her down with him the next moment.

 "I hope you're not full, yet," he said, returning her smirk.

Before she could answer, he crushed her mouth to his. His hands moved down her body until he reached her legs. He maneuvered her so she was still facing him but she was now sitting between his legs with her legs draped over his. Using his strength he grabbed her ass and lowered her onto his still hard rod. She wrapped her arms and legs around him. His hands were still on her smooth, firm ass. He squeezed it firmly as he assisted her in the motions of passion.

Shock raced through Lore's neural nets. Passion? He usually thought of this as sex or lusty activities. He laughed to himself. Lust was in the list of synonyms to that word...this encounter was no different from any of his other encounters. Sure, she was better looking than most and she had impressive stamina...but that didn't mean anything. He pushed the stray thought aside and refocused on penetrating her with his shaft.

In the short time they had been together they had already synchronized their movements. As Lore raised and lowered her, Ja’hara leaned back just enough so her breasts would sweep across his waiting lips. He delighted in bobbing for them. Her balance was good, so he could hold her with one arm and maintain their motion, while using the other arm to pull her closer. He wanted a better chance at those beautiful globes. He tickled and teased them with his tongue and then took one firmly in his mouth, sucking voraciously. The throaty moan that escaped her was evidence she was thoroughly enjoying herself. The sensations she felt above and below her waist were wondrous. She closed her eyes tightly as she reached the point of no return. She pulled his head tighter against her chest, with her breast still in his mouth. Good thing he could live without breath for a time...he tried not to grin as his actions brought her to completion as he wanted to follow her as soon as possible. The servos in his groin tightened and he felt that wonderfully urgent feeling that always preceded his climax.

She lifted his head and pressed her lips against his. There was urgency in their touch. The more she came, the tighter his servos became until finally he could not hold back any longer. An evil sounding laugh escaped his lips as he exploded within her. She stopped her kiss and found herself laughing with him. It was not a laugh of amusement, but of decadent pleasure. The waves of lust slowly faded and they found themselves looking into each other’s eyes.

"I have some business I need to take care of,” he announced. "Tell me what you know about that Lizarian and why you said he was going to cheat me."

She told him of the shady dealings of the Lizarian called Durga. How he overcharged for his goods and had a reputation for pulling a rip-off. Lore knew he could handle Durga without a problem. He dressed and headed for the door.

"I'll be back in 35 minutes. Be ready!"

Ja’hara grinned as Lore exited the room calmly. What could she have ready for him in 35 minutes...what indeed, she thought as her full lips curved into a confident smile.

Lore was disappointed. He had found the Lizarian with little difficulty, but had been forced to allow the irritating life to continue instead of killing him like he so richly deserved for trying to cheat LORE!

He stood in front of the entrance to Ja’hara's room and tried to put that scum out of his mind.  When he entered her quarters she was nowhere to be found. This did not improve his mood. Then he saw a message on her computer's view screen. It read, "Come to the roof". He quickly found a lift that would take him to the roof. When the doors opened he was surprised to see a secluded garden area complete with a small waterfall, lush grass and a small pond. He finally found her lying on her stomach on a blanket. She was wearing a thong bikini while she soaked up the rays from the sun above. He couldn't help but stare at her firm, sexy ass.

"Good, you found the place," she said without even looking at him.

Lore hoped she hadn't planned on keeping that bikini intact, since he was still in a...mood that caused him to want to be bad. He wanted to rip and tear and shout and he also wanted to fuck her up one side and down the other, damn but she had a nice ass! And he wanted his hands on it! NOW!

“Are you just going to stand there? I'm not out here to get a tan,” she said a little impatiently.

Lore had left his coat in her quarters so he only had to contend with a minimum amount of his own clothing. He pulled his shirt off as he made his way to where Ja’hara lay. She was still on her stomach and her ass still looked so good. He left his pants along the walkway and was completely nude when he reached her. Lore knelt down behind her, grabbed her by the hips and raised Ja’hara to her knees so he could pull off her thong. The almost insignificant top followed a second later and he was inside her a second after that. He took note of the small bruises that could be seen on her incredible body, knowing they were obviously from their recent pairing. It excited Lore to see marks of his lust on her. He wanted to mark her as his. She was his to play with until he tired of her.... his!

His penetration of her became deeper and stronger with each thrust. He held her firmly from behind, so firmly he could see an outline of his hands on her skin when he shifted his position ever so slightly. The outdoor environment heightened the pleasure so it didn't take long for either of them to climax the first and second times. He started to withdraw his penis from her as he had something new in mind.

"I don't know who you are but you're even better than the guy I was with earlier,” she announced still having not looked back.

He was stunned. "What!" he exclaimed only to be met with her laughter. She turned onto her back and smiled at him.

"Are you saying you allow complete strangers to fuck you all the time?" Lore asked, not so sure that she didn't.

"Come now, Lore. Were you hoping for someone more demure? Someone sweet, innocent and easily swayed by your charms?" She laughed here, but continued. "You're good between the sheets but you are severely lacking in charm."

Lore's eyes went wide.

She motioned him closer and whispered "For the record, you are the only complete stranger I have allowed to fuck me. The others...I knew to varying degrees. And I knew it was you as soon as you came through that door, I can smell your scent from 100 meters and it makes me wild." For probably the first time in his existence, Lore was speechless. Ja’hara laughed again and pulled him down on her.

"Are you saying I smell? What do I smell like to you?" he asked, curious as soon as he overcame his shock. No one had even mentioned this before. She had a scent to her, but most organics did. She was running her hands through his hair and pushing against his groin, working up a reaction from him.

"I have a very acute sense of smell,” she told him matter-of-factly. "You have a unique taste and scent, Lore and now they have been mixed with mine to make them even more unique. You will never be able to hide from me," she smirked. He realized that notion had its good and bad points.

He wondered, absently if Data would smell, to her, the same. He nuzzled her at the neck and inhaled. She smelled like a female...it was a nice scent...less annoying than most...true his acute...most likely more acute than hers, sense of smell could pick her out of the room too, but he was not used to having the tables turned. He ran his hands down to her ass and gave it an almost bruising squeeze as he thought about this.

He began to wonder if their meeting earlier had not been quite so chance as he believed. ~ Is there such a thing as fate? Now I'm starting to sound like Data, ~ he thought. Lore decided he had thought enough about this subject for now. It was time for action once again.

The reaction she had been trying for came into being. He wasted no time in penetrating her and it seemed that their earlier session had only whet her appetite for more. Ja’hara let out a shocking laugh as Lore entered her and began his thrusts. The frightening gleam in her eyes excited him beyond words! She wanted more and more from him. He had never used this many techniques on one partner before. He liked watching her reaction each time he instituted a new selection from his sexual program. He was still using his level four techniques but Ja’hara was certainly a candidate for level five. He continued his thrusts bringing her closer and closer to climax. He pushed it to level five as he took a breast in his mouth. He teased her with his teeth and thrilled in her loud and eager response. She began to shout his name. That did not happen often either. She grabbed his face and glared at him for a moment before kissing him and then throwing back her head in orgasm. Her orgasm was so powerful she couldn’t speak, only gasps of ecstasy escaped her mouth. Her whole body shook from the intensity of her joy. Whatever he had done, she liked it - a lot. Lore released himself from her and lay beside her enjoying the view. He liked how the sun reflected off the sweat that was covering her body. He ran his hand over her flat stomach and began formulating different scenarios on how he was going to get her to leave this planet, to come with him, to be his.

"Do you have a ship?” she asked.

For the second time in one day, Lore was speechless. Was she a telepath? He had never run across anyone who could read him. Well, Betazoids could sense his emotions, but his thoughts were harder for them. But this woman...could she..?

"Yes, I have a Topin freighter about five kilometers from here...why? Someone you have to meet?" Lore laughed inwardly...he had to be himself and he was no good at sounding that eager.

She smiled. "I've always wanted to go to Risa, Pacifica, so many places. I've met so many different species on this planet but I have never been anywhere but here." Ja’hara had traces of both anger and sadness in her tone.

"So you fuck men to try to get off this planet?" Lore asked, now unsure of her motives for seeking him out.

"Is that a problem? After all, it is a form of payment. I like barter, don't you?"

She raised her eyebrows at him and ran a hand down his chest and grabbed hold of his penis. She fondled him for a moment and then, keeping eye contact with him, scooted down to take him in her mouth. She wrapped her mouth around the head of his penis and slowly began to work her magic. She kept watching him to gauge her craftsmanship. She could tell he was enjoying her pleasuring but not as much as before. She stopped.

"Did I do something wrong?" she looked puzzled.

Lore just stared at her. He wasn't used to this. He was the one who used people to get what he wanted. Did this mean nothing to her except one-way passage off this dump of a planet? Why did this even matter to him? It was the last question that surprised him the most.

"I don't like being used!" Lore stated, his voice infused with irritation.

"So, it's okay for you to do to others, but not okay for them to do it to you? Please Lore, I don't believe that's what is bothering you. Using and being used is all part of the game and you play it well, I can tell."

She was right but how did she know so much about his usual modus operandi so quickly. Besides this was different. He didn't want to just use her and throw her away like he had to so many in the past. He wanted her. She was puzzled and a little surprised by his reaction.

"You want more, don't you? You want me but not for a few nights of pleasure. You want more." There was a hint of astonishment in her voice.

"Don't go reading more in to this, woman, but I..." he couldn't bring himself to finish that sentence. He couldn't think of anything to do. How the hell had this happened?

He just grabbed her and rolled her under him to kiss her again until he could think straight.

Ja’hara smiled at the thought that someone might actually want her and possibly for more than just sex. Her experiences with the males of this planet had not been great. She had been used many times and had become tired of it. She had decided to be the user instead. She thought she was immune to feeling anything but bitterness towards men but Lore was...different. Ja’hara had to think about this but not now, later. His kisses were like fire on her lips, she couldn't think about anything else but Lore and the pleasure he was giving her.

Lore's hand ran over her body as he kissed her. He moaned as her hands danced across to pull him close by grabbing his ass. He pulled back and looked at her for a second. He touched his nose to hers once and then seemed to be nuzzling her. He grinned and began to nibble at her neck.

"You're coming with me when I leave. If I have to bring you in chains, I will," Lore told her between kisses.

Ja’hara grinned. Maintaining dominance, she decided, but she could read between the lines.

"As I have no choice in the matter, take me. I'm yours,” she whispered. They continued their passionate embrace. A warm, gentle rain had begun to fall.

"Do you want to go in?” he asked.

"Later," she responded and pulled Lore closer.

They were both soaked, but wearing pleased smiles when they returned to her room an hour later. Ja’hara grabbed his hand, pulling him along and Lore could think of no good reason to pull his hand away. Once in her room, she began to throw things in a bag she had tossed on the still unmade bed. Lore sat on the bed and had to stop himself from repacking her bag in a neater fashion. Even the brief period of time Lore had spent with Data must have been too much.

For someone who was leaving and not coming back, possibly forever, she didn't pack much, some clothing and a few personal items. Ja’hara dried off quickly and reached for the dress she had left on the bed. Lore was dressed now too but he was unsure what her hurry was. He had wanted to spend more time in her quarters before leaving.

"Let's go," she said, "Kuras will be back soon."

She threw the bag at him and pulled him towards the door with the other hand. Lore got to his feet, but before they got to the door he stopped. He was not afraid of anyone, so if this guy showed up now, Lore would just make sure he was toast. But Lore wanted to know who this future piece of toast was first.

"Ja’hara, just who the hell is Kuras?"

"I slept with him – once," she emphasized. "And now he thinks we've mated or something. Klingons, they only understand their ways."

Lore wondered how many partners she had been with and where exactly he stood with her. Was he an escape for her or was it more? And why the hell did he so badly want it to be more? It wasn't important. Lore grabbed her hand and opened the door to lead her out. But in the doorway was a mammoth of a Klingon blocking their exit.

"Release her, she is my mate!" the giant’s voice reverberated off the surrounding walls. Lore was not even phased.

"Not any more she isn’t. But, please, feel free to fight me for her. I need a good laugh."

"Laugh at this," scowled Kuras and he pulled a Kut`luch from its sheath and held it towards Lore. "I will kill you...whatever you are."

Lore laughed. This so enraged the Klingon he swiped the sharp blade of the Kut`luch at Lore. Lore grabbed Kuras' wrist and squeezed until the Klingon screamed in pain and dropped the Kut`luch to the floor. He pushed the Klingon against the wall and wrapped his hand around the neck of Kuras, slowly raising him from the floor. He held him there for a moment and then threw Kuras across the room. The Klingon landed in a heap and didn't move. The only sign he was still alive were the whimpers of pain emanating from him.

Lore turned to Ja’hara, "Let's go."

He took her hand and pulled her from the room. Ja’hara was impressed. Not only with Lore's fighting skills but the fact he was willing to fight for her.

"You look like you enjoyed that," she commented as they passed the unmoving giant.

"I did," Lore assured her. "Will there be any others I need to fight off? Anyone more challenging?" Lore turned to grin wickedly at her.

“We could look some up if you want," she offered.

"Maybe the next time we're here," Lore promised and pulled her into the lift.

They stood silently in the lift. He was still holding her hand. She liked it. She knew humans held hands to show affection but did androids or was he holding her so she wouldn't get away, like she would even try. She looked forward to the adventures that lay ahead with Lore. She rested her head on his shoulder and sighed. Ja’hara’s simple display of trust and what seemed to be affection had a profound affect on the android. He almost recoiled from her he was so astonished by this. She meant nothing to him, Lore told himself firmly. NOTHING. She was a dalliance, a fling, a tryst. NOTHING MORE. But if anyone laid a hand on her again, they would surely die by his.

They made their way through the city streets until they reached Lore’s ship. As the door slid open, Ja’hara took one last look at her surroundings and turned to Lore, kissing him lightly on the cheek. She wasn't going to miss this place. She looked forward to what the future held for her...for them?

Lore tossed her bag in a small, unused looking room on the way to the bridge, or could it really be called that? The ship was not very big, but as long as it got them off this forsaken planet, it was big enough. Lore pointed to a chair and told her to keep an eye on the warning systems. There had been some things acting up of late. She nodded and watched him move with confidence and control as he took his own seat.

"Any place you want to go, Ja’hara?" Lore asked, beginning the start up sequence.

"Anywhere, just out of here!"

"All right, I do have some business on Dessica II that I need to take care of..."

"Dessica II! That's almost as bad as here."

He smirked at her. "How's Risa sound?" and he leaned over and kissed her.

They were soon on their way. She began peppering Lore with questions about the set up of the ship's controls, the warp capabilities, weapons and other ship's systems. She was full of surprises.

"How do you know so much about starships for someone who has never left her planet?” he asked.

"Plan C was to steal a ship to get off that rock. Have to be able to pilot it for the plan to work. Don't worry, I'm not going to steal yours."

"You wouldn't be able to unless you can break a lockout code forty-two characters long." He flashed her one of his best smirks and returned his attention to flying the ship. "This will take a while. You may as well get some sleep if you want," Lore advised her.

She walked to the room Lore had thrown her bag in. The room and its furnishings were typical of a ship of this type - dull. There was a bed, a small table with two chairs, some built-in storage areas, a replicator, all the necessities but that was it. Definitely needs a woman's touch, she laughed to herself as she unpacked her bag but still she liked it. It felt right somehow to be traveling on this ship with an android she barely knew. She sat on the edge of the bed trying to decide what to do next. She went to the replicator and input a pattern. Soon sitting on the pad was a silk nightie. She wasn't tired but she did have another feeling overcoming her. She changed into it and went back to the door.

She leaned against the frame of the entrance, "Lore, does this ship have auto helm control?"

Lore's eyes widened even before he turned his head to look at her. His sexual program was attempting activation. He turned to look at her and his breath caught. Fully dressed, totally naked or scantily clad, the female was...attractive. Her perfect breasts were showcased by this skimpy outfit and her long, shapely legs...were incredible.

"It sure as hell does," he said. Touching two places on the panel he rose from his seat and smirked "Shall we?"

She waited for him at the entrance to the living quarters. She pulled him to her and they shared a burning kiss. He lightly ran his fingers down the nape of her neck to her exposed cleavage. He swept her up in his arms and carried her over the threshold of the room and to the bed. ~ Carried over the threshold? ~ he thought. ~ Isn't that a human ritual when two people... ~ He lost his train of thought in the passion of her lips. He gently placed her on the bed and removed his clothes before joining her. This trip to Risa might not take as long as he had thought.

"Did you have this much of an appetite for sex with your other lovers? Is this what organics call insatiable?” he asked, looking over her delectable body.

She brought his mouth back to hers and kissed him as hard as she wanted to.

"Do you really want to know?" Ja’hara asked, running her fingers over his smooth chest.

Lore wasn't sure if he wanted to know about her other lovers and how they made her feel. When he did think of her with someone else he felt something. He wasn't sure what the emotion was as it was new to him. He would analyze it at another time. Right now, he had more important matters to attend to. He looked into her beautiful eyes.

"No," he finally responded.

"Then maybe this would be a good time to kiss me and then fuck me. You remember how to do that, don't you?" she teased. "Insert tab A into slot B."

"That sounds like a description my brother would use. But, yes my whore, I remember." He grabbed her ass and squeezed it tightly as he said this. Her eyes got very wide at the word "whore". "I mean that in the nicest sense of the word," he assured her, kissing her jaw.

She pushed at him and turned on her side away from him. He could see tears glistening on her cheek. This wasn't what he had expected.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to upset you. I..." He wasn't very good at apologies since this was actually the first time he had felt the need to apologize for anything. He rolled her onto her back and gently kissed the tears away.

"Why do you think I was so desperate to get away from that place. Do you have any idea what I was going to be forced into now that I’ve reached sexual maturity?" He quickly accessed all he could on her planet’s customs. He now knew why his remark had cut her so deeply.

"I'm sorry. I won't let that happen to you. I promise." And he meant all of those words.

"I don't ever want to go back to that hellhole. And I won't let you put me in that role somewhere else!" She sniffed and turned her head away from him again.

"I said I won't and I meant it, Ja’hara," he said firmly. He took hold of her chin and looked deeply into her eyes. Keeping her from turning her chin away again, he lowered his mouth to hers. She resisted for a moment, stopped resisting and finally participated in the kiss. Her arms went around him, pulling him harder against her.

She felt safe in his arms and it was a feeling she had rarely experienced in her life.

"I haven't been with as many men as you might think," she whispered. "And you are my first real lover." He gently wiped the last of her tears from her cheek and kissed her tenderly on the lips.

He felt a strange tightening...but this time it was in his chest.

"What do you mean? Real lover?"

Was she saying what he thought she was saying? Did he want her to be saying what he thought she was? What was this new feeling...joy...or panic?

"You are the only one I have wanted to kiss me, to touch me, to be in me. The others..." her voice trailed off. "When I first saw you I knew you were different Lore and I don't mean because you're an android. I like being with you. I want to be with you."

"I want us to be together too," he whispered. He almost couldn't believe he was saying that. He had only ever cared about himself and now this woman had come into his life. He was experiencing emotions he didn't even know he had because of her. He kissed her gently on the lips. He wanted to make love to her. For the first time in his existence, Lore wanted to make love.

But how did he do that? How did it go from being sex to making love? Did this mean he was falling in love with her? Ja’hara's hand came up to his face, touching him gently. He had pulled up to look at her again so she had the room to study his face. She ran a finger over his left eyebrow and following the downward curve, caressed his cheek. Coming back up, she ran her finger down his nose and grinning, lifted to quickly kiss the tip. She then took both hands and traced the outside of both of his ears, lacing her fingers together behind his head, she pulled him back to her for a kiss that was different from the others they had shared.

Different but wonderful. Falling in love was not something he thought he was capable of but now he was actually open to that very possibility. But could she love someone like me, he wondered. He processed memories from his past and wondered if anyone could truly love him once they really got to know him.

"Lore, there is something I need to tell you. There have been many events in my life that have shaped who I have become. I can't change any of that. I'm no angel and I never will be. I have done some...questionable things in the past, some I regret, most I don't. It was a matter of keeping my sanity, of survival. I hope you can understand that and won't hold my past against me."

"I won't as long as you won't hold mine against me. Besides, I like a woman who has a bit of the devil in her. Much more interesting to be with."

She thought about that one.

"A bit of the devil." She grinned. "Yeah, I think you could say that about me."

Lore gave her a halfhearted smile. "Good, because I have much more than a bit of the devil in me. I don't think I can change that either. If you can't accept it, this isn't going to work." Lore's eyes locked with hers as he waited for her response.

"I think we sound like the perfect team." She laughed. She pulled him to her again and kissed him lightly on the lips. "Partners?"

"Partners!" he responded.

They began to make love again. Sex with Ja’hara was great, he thought, but making love to her is even better. It was so strange, different, but wonderful. They moved slower. They kissed tenderly. They touched to please the other. Lore felt like he had discovered a whole new world he never suspected to exist. Her touch excited him and comforted him at the same time. He found himself smiling...grinning and laughing. He didn't smirk, he smiled. When they had finished and she was in his arms, he kissed her forehand and whispered words that before today, he had not known the meaning of.

"I love you, Ja’hara."

His words surprised her but what surprised her even more was she believed him. She turned to look Lore in the eyes. She felt so content in his arms. She brushed her hand against his cheek and gently kissed him. "I love you too, Lore," she whispered as she wrapped herself even more tightly in his arms.

Her words had a profound affect on Lore's system. He was experiencing so many emotions at one time he was having problems processing them all. The one thing he did understand for the first time in his existence was how lucky he was to have found her. All other considerations would, from this day forward, take a backseat to Ja’hara. Nothing would be more important...well, except for himself, of course...mostly.

Even this caused Lore confusion. He was finding areas where he wanted to place her even above himself. He felt himself start to panic again, but Ja’hara seemed to sense his inner turmoil and brushed her lips seductively against his.

"I'm going to make you happy, Lore. Very happy," she murmured and kissed him.

"You already do," he smiled, "For most of my existence I have been alone. I had never felt the need to be with anyone until I met you. I don't want to disappoint you."

"You won't. This is so new for me too. So many emotions I had hidden away to survive are flooding back. I know that whatever the future has in store for us we'll be okay if we face it together."

He liked how that sounded. He wanted to keep holding her forever, to make love again and again. He kissed her again. A voice from the computer startled them both. "Destination: Risa. Estimated time of arrival - thirty minutes."

"Now the fun begins!" Lore told her with a final kiss before they got dressed...slowly, and made there way back to the controls to land the ship. They received permission to land and did so.