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The first time it happened, Mari hadn't really known what had been going on. Ace was in front of her all of the sudden, a slight smile on his face before he was pushing her into her room and kissing her. She liked kissing, had known she wanted to kiss him since he came aboard and had been actively trying to find ways to make it happen since he joined but it hadn't happened yet.
To have him make the first move, she was delighted beyond words and made sure to reciprocate. Only ending up slightly disappointed when all of the sudden Ace stopped kissing her and snored. She knew about his narcolepsy so she couldn't really blame him, even more so as Ace took his medication rigorously.
"What am I going to do with you", she sighed as she helped Ace settle on her bed and left him sleeping there.
In the morning he was gone and for a second she believed it all to be a dream. Slightly annoyed by it, Mari let it go and figured that if it had been real it would happen again.
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The second time it happened, she had just gotten out of the shower and hadn't been wearing much more than a towel around her when she opened the door. Grinning when Ace stood there with a grin on his face as well, stepping inside of her room and kissing her.
Mari moaned as she could feel Ace's hands start to wander. Over her arms and back, down to her ass which he squeezed with vigor. Back over her stomach and her boobs. Pushing the towel down so he could touch her, so his hands could caress and discover her chest. Find out what made her moan or gasp, if she liked it when he played with her nipples (she did) or if she was more than a handful once his palm came to cover the whole of her breast.
"Fuck... Ace", she whispered as he grinned before kissing her again.
Letting go of one of her breasts to push the towel down and on the floor. His hand following until it was making it's way south. Over her stomach and hips, until his hand reached her core and went to explore there too. Feather light touches that drove her insane when he explored.
Moaning at the feel of it, Mari's breath hitched when Ace reached in between her folds to her clit. Slowly, carefully touching it until she was shuddering against him from the onslaught of pleasure. Whining when he pulled back, only to press a finger inside of her, exploring her cunt so well that she couldn't do anything but wrap her arms around his shoulders and hold on. Moaning up a storm and clutching him close as he played her until he came. Once she did, he slumped over and was asleep once more. Like before, he wasn't there when she woke up.
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The third time it happened, she had been in the progress of undressing. Recognizing Ace's haki, she had called for him to come in. Not even caring that she was bare from the waist down.
Ace didn't seem to care either, with the way he stepped closer before sinking to his knees in front of her. Caressing her legs as he pushed her to lay down before diving in as soon as he had her legs pushed apart. Her cunt was dripping the moment Ace entered, but even she hadn't expected him to just start eating her out like that.
"Aah, Fuck... Ace... Fuck!"
She wasn't able to say much more, her hands tangling into Ace's hair as his tongue licked over her slit before pushing in. One hand coming down to rub in circles around her clit as he kept on eating her out. It was amazing, with part of Mari being annoyed that Ace had to have a quite a few lovers to be this good at giving head. Yet, on the other side, the mere feel of it was pushing her closer and closer to the edge.
Gasping as he pushed her so close to the edge as his fingers and tongue sped up. Making her see stars as she clutched at his hair and came. Despite not thinking she could, apparently she could squirt if it was the right partner helping her there and Ace was without a doubt the right partner with how well he could play her.
Laying there, Mari wasn't even surprised when Ace pulled back slightly only to collapse before his snores started echoing in her room. Sighing, she helped him off of the floor and into her bed before going back for another shower and getting ready for bed. As usual, Ace wasn't there when she woke up.
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The fourth time it happened, Mari had been in her office when Ace found her, a dreamy look in his eyes that had her hot and bottered in a second. Even more so as he closed and locked the door behind him, standing in front of her in a second and taking a hold of her to pick her up.
Giggling, she wrapped her arms around his neck, "What's going on, handsome?"
He didn't answer, instead he pulled her even closer and kissed her sweetly. As she moaned, he used that time to push his tongue into her mouth and devour her.
Clothes started coming off not long after that, with Ace setting her down on the edge of her desk and taking his time getting her naked before he stripped himself of his clothes. Mari licked her lips as she saw Ace in full for the first time, moaning softly at his erection and the way she couldn't wait to have that inside of her.
Ace seemed to be of the same mind, as he placed his hands on her hips and pulled her forward so she could stay seated on her desk and he had the room to step in between her legs before taking a hold of his cock to line himself up.
Nodding, Mari moaned at the feel of it just brushing against her folds, "Please..."
A cocky grin appeared on Ace's face which was all she needed before knowing he would be thrusting in, and he did. Settling inside of her in one fluid motion. Enough that her breath caught in her throat before she moaned at the feel of him inside of her.
Scrambling for something to hold onto, Mari dug her nails in Ace's shoulders as he started to move, fucking her so well, bring her pleasure the likes she never had with any of her previous lovers. It was everything she could want which is when he came, she hugged him closer.
"Please, stay, this time", She whispered as she came down from her high.
Ace nodded against her chest, which was enough for her to lead them to her bedroom and for sleep to take her. Only to wake up in the morning without Ace being there. She was hurt, didn't understand what was going on and if this had all been a way for him to get off. He was young, had that been the case?
Shaking her head, Mari got ready for another day, figuring she'd deal with this later after making sure the Moby was well on course and would be able to sail until their next rest stop.
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The only thing that hurt more was that Ace didn't even remember the following morning. She would go and look for him, ask him what that was about and have him blushing to the tips of his ears as he mentioned nothing like that even happened. He couldn't look her in the eyes either and that seemed to be where she was having the most trouble with. So, she rejected his advances the next time, closing the door in his face and shaking her head as he kept on knocking. She would not be used again, not after the heartache the last time for her.
When the knocking changed all of the sudden, she did go and open the door, to see Ace standing there with this defeated look on his face, "I... I'm so sorry, Commander."
The fact he was calling her commander had Mari on edge, Ace never called her by her title. So what was it that had happened to make him do that. Tilting up an eyebrow she waited on an explanation and was blown away by the fact that Ace had an additional manifestation of his narcolepsy, he would engage in sexsomania which is what happened with them.
"I am so sorry, I didn't mean for this to happen and least of all without your consent. Gods, what you must think of me", he whispered, looking miserable the whole time. Not even looking up at Mari as he said it.
Sighing, she took a hold of his hand and pulled him inside of her room, "I'm not mad about that, Ace, in fact I was happy you made the first move as I had no idea how to go about it -yoi. But it was the fact you didn't remember, that you seemingly pretended like nothing happened that had me mad and ignoring you today."
She goes on to say that it was very consensual and if anything she should be apologizing for not seeing that Ace was sleeping when they had those encounters.
To her surprise, Ace shakes his head, "You wouldn't see it, I have been told no one sees it unless I point it out. This isn't your fault, I should have locked my door or something not whatever this was that happened."
He looks so miserable, before Mari tells him what did happen and how much she enjoyed it. Adding that she feels bad as he never did consent to this, so she's at fault here too. Ace looks up in surprise as soon as she said it, "I... Those weren't dreams?"
Blinking once, Mari shook her head, to which Ace moaned, "I dream about you all the time, but I figured they were just that; dreams."
A pout forms before he sighs, "I wish I could consciously do that, I'm sure we'd have fun."
Mari giggles, "Well, I'm game if you are -yoi. This might not be the correct way of doing this, but we have been sleeping with each other for a month now, who is saying we need to stop?"
He looks so excited at that, so Mari pulls him close and kisses him. Noticing in that moment that an awake Ace kisses very differently. She can't wait to see what else is different, no matter how long she had to wait. A large part of her is just happy that nothing about this was about getting off or Ace playing with her feelings. If anything, it had been his subconsciousness acting on the things he had been feeling but not been able to express.
Neither of them is seen until late in the evening, both with disheveled hair and a huge grin on their faces. Holding hands as the rest of the crew are made aware that something happened between the two of them (to the joy of almost everyone who had been forced to deal with the unresolved tension and bitching from both of them about how nothing would happen there).